Integral of Pianoforte Sonatas
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Title:
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Integral of Pianoforte Sonatas |
Otros títulos:
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Sonatas Completas para Pianoforte |
Intérprete/ Colaborador:
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Etienne Nicolas Mehul; Brigitte Haudebourg |
Código CDU:
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Mehul.01 |
Forma Musical:
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Sonatas (Piano), Pianoforte |
Abstract:
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Méhul was the greatest French symphonist before Berlioz and an important and prolific composer of opéras comiques. His musical style came out of Gluck's tradition of opera and Haydn's and early Beethoven's tradition of choral and instrumental writing. Méhul went beyond these influences, though, particularly in the realm of orchestration. His use of large forces and novel and striking effects anticipated Berlioz. The more colorful aspects of his instrumentation were always a result of the drama of the opera and never gratuitous. Méhul also developed certain other techniques such as the reminiscence-motif, which was to have a great influence on Weber and, later, Wagner. His harmonies could also be striking and unusual, but were generally less effective on a larger scale, where he remained quite conservative.
Méhul's only important teacher was Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, with whom he began studies in 1779. During the next decade, he produced two sets of piano sonatas and taught keyboard for ... |
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