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An art song is a Western vocal music composition, usually written for one voice with piano accompaniment, and usually in the classical art music tradition. By extension, the term "art song" is used to refer to the collective genre of such songs (e.g., the "art song repertoire"). [ 1 ]
Sechs Lieder (Six Songs), Op. 68, is a collection of six Lieder (German art songs) by Richard Strauss. He composed them, setting poems by Clemens Brentano, in 1918 for soprano and piano, and orchestrated one in 1933 and five in 1940. The piano version was first published by Adolph Fürstner in Berlin in 1919. They are also known as Brentano Lieder.
"Beau soir" (French for Beautiful Evening, or Evening Fair), L. 84, is a French art song written by Claude Debussy, first published in 1891. It is a setting of a poem by Paul Bourget . Lyrics
A video of a Blue Valley Northwest string quartet playing Usher’s hit song caught the attention of Apple Music, sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show.
Fanfare for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy, (for the inauguration of John F. Kennedy) for Orchestra (1961) Fanfare II, (for the 25th anniversary of the High School of Music and Art) for Orchestra (1961) Symphony No. 3 Kaddish, for Orchestra, Mixed Chorus, Boys' Choir, Speaker and Soprano Solo (1963, revised in 1977)
The highest point of the English musical "Renaissance" began around 1900, and many great art songs were composed in England before the First World War. A second great era for song composition occurred between the wars, in the years 1920-1938. [3] Benjamin Britten. Primary English art song composers in the 20th century. Ralph Vaughan Williams ...
Der Sturm (The Tempest) for chorus and orchestra, after Heinrich Heine (1913) Passover Psalm, Op. 30, hymn for solo voice, chorus and orchestra (1941) Prayer, Op. 32, for tenor, women's choir and organ (1941) Tomorrow, Op. 33, tone poem for mezzo-soprano, women's choir and orchestra, from the movie The Constant Nymph (1944)
American art song composition continues to be lively and strong in the early 21st century. Commissions from well-known singers have added a number of new works to the repertoire, and composers such as Tom Cipullo , Ricky Ian Gordon , Daron Hagen , Jake Heggie , Lori Laitman and John Musto are establishing themselves as the current generation of ...