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Debussy c. 1900 by Atelier Nadar (Achille) Claude Debussy [n 1] was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at ...
The Mushrooms Going to War, for voice (bass) and piano (1904) Conductor and Tarantula, for voice and piano (1906) Lost. Faun and Shepherdess, for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, Op. 2 (1907) Pastorale, for vocalise soprano and piano (1907) Stravinsky created an arrangement of this piece for soprano and four woodwinds in 1923, and arrangements for ...
Swiss Miss, (1926) arrangement of a song from Lady, Be Good. Machinery Gone Mad, (1927) unpublished. Blue Monday, (1927) a piano suite based on Gershwin's one-act opera of the same name. Merry Andrew, (1928) arrangement of a dance piece from Rosalie. Three-Note Waltz, (1931) Also known as Melody #36.
Columbia Anthem (unison chorus with piano, later arr. by Herbert for orchestra and band, 1898) Eventide, op. 20 (for male chorus) (from Wanderer's Songs) O'Donnell Aboo! (1915) Orange, White and Blue (Written for ceremonies in 1916, in commemoration if the landing of the first Dutch settlers on Manhattan Island, May 4, 1626. The orange, white ...
On a piano, played with the soft pedal depressed Due corde: two strings: On a piano, played with the soft pedal depressed (For why both terms exist, see Piano#Pedals.) Tre corde or tutte le corde: three strings or all the strings: Cancels una corda Glissando: gliding, glossing: A sweeping glide from one pitch to another used for dramatic effect ...
The clavichord is an example of a period instrument.. In the historically informed performance movement, musicians perform classical music using restored or replicated versions of the instruments for which it was originally written.
American avant-garde composer John Cage (1912–1992) began composing pieces for solo prepared piano around 1938–40. The majority of early works for this instrument were created to accompany dances by Cage's various collaborators, most frequently Merce Cunningham. In response to frequent criticisms of prepared piano, Cage cited numerous ...
Sei pezzi per pianoforte. The Sei pezzi per pianoforte [note 1] ("Six pieces for piano"), P 044, is a set of six solo piano pieces written by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi between 1903 and 1905. These predominantly salonesque pieces are eclectic, drawing influence from different musical styles and composers.