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A lively piece, free in form, often used to show musical skill Cavatina: small instrumental tone: A simple melody or song Coda: tail: The end of a piece Concerto: concert: A work for one or more solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra Concertino: little concert: A short concerto; the solo instrument in a concerto Concerto grosso: big concert
Louis Spohr: Potpourri for Clarinet and Orchestra on themes by von Winter in F major, Op. 80; Carl Maria von Weber: Grand potpourri for cello and orchestra, Op.20; Johann Strauss: Potpourri Quadrille; Ernst Krenek: Potpourri, Op. 54 for symphony orchestra; John Philip Sousa: Carmen grand potpourri de concert; Giacomo Meyerbeer's L'Africaine ...
Potpourri No. 4 in B major, Op. 24, by Louis Spohr, was completed in 1808. The work was one of several compositions that Spohr, a noted violinist, wrote to provide a virtuoso encore when performing more serious chamber works such as Beethoven 's Opus 18 [ 1 ] string quartets.
Italian music has been held up in high esteem in history and many pieces of Italian music are considered high art. More than other elements of Italian culture, music is generally eclectic, but unique from other nations' music. The country's historical contributions to music are also an important part of national pride.
Carl Bajandas, a sculptor, an instrument builder, took the lead and built 10 intonarumori instruments. Meanwhile, experimental composer, music technologist John Ozbay, has been asked to compose for the intonarumori instruments. [8] [9] The performance took place in Carnegie Mellon University's Kresge Theatre on April 4, 2013. Followed by ...
The archlute (Spanish: archilaúd, Italian: arciliuto, German: Erzlaute) is a European plucked string instrument developed around 1600 as a compromise between the very large theorbo, [1] the size and re-entrant tuning of which made for difficulties in the performance of solo music, [2] and the Renaissance tenor lute, which lacked the bass range of the theorbo.
Bontempi is an Italian musical instrument manufacturer, best known for producing low-priced, [1] [2] plastic-cased chord organs: small keyboard instruments in which the sound is produced by air being forced over reeds by an electric fan.
The National Music Museum has two Maggini instruments in its collection. One is a bass viola da gamba. The other is a violin. [3] The 18th-century European violin virtuoso-composer Ivan Mane Jarnović played a Maggini violin. A genuine Maggini violin ranges in value from $200,000 to $2,000,000. [4]