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The accordion concerto has its origin in the twentieth century, following examples as the much older piano concerto or the violin concerto. The instrument accordion developed to a full concert instrument, more and more composers started composing for this instrument, also for accordion and orchestra. In 1937 the first concerto for accordion and ...
Included within this group are: Paul Hindemith (Concerto for Trautonium and String Orchestra in 1931), [21] Andre Jolivet (Concerto of Ondes Martenot in 1947), [22] Heitor Villa-Lobos (Concerto for Harmonica in 1956), [23] [24] John Serry Sr. (Concerto in C Major for Bassetti Accordion in 1966), [25] [26] Astor Piazzolla (Concerto for Bandoneon ...
The accordion was spread across the globe by the waves of Europeans who emigrated to various parts of the world in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The mid-19th-century accordion became a favorite of folk musicians for several reasons: "The new instrument's popularity [among the common masses] was a result of its unique qualities.
In 1941 Galla-Rini also composed his Accordion Concerto in G Minor (no. 1), and premiered it with the Oklahoma City University Symphony Orchestra on November 15, 1941. Since then there have been more than 39 performances of this concerto in the United States as well as additional performances in England, Finland, Norway and Canada. [1]
The following is a partial list of concertos by Joseph Haydn (1732–1809). In the Hoboken catalogue of Haydn's works, concertos for most instruments are in category VII with a different letter for each solo instrument (VIIa is for violin concertos, VIIb is for cello concertos, etc.).
The composition is written in the traditional concerto form of three movements but without orchestral ensemble. It was the composer's intention to illustrate the vast orchestral tonalities and harmonic flexibility of the free-bass instrument by showcasing its potential as both a solo instrument as well as an orchestral entity.
Atom Accordion Quintet; Martin Lichtfuss (1959) K*tzbühel - eine Patriotische Huldigung (2008) Martin Lohse (1971) Concerto in tempi (2012) Grégoire Lorieux (1976) Description du blanc (b) (2011) I-Tsen Lu. Jenseits, im ungewissen (1996) Ray Luedeke (1944) Tango Dreams, for accordion and string trio; Torbjörn Lundquist. Bewegungen (1966)
The 30 concerto performances Petric gave across North America and Europe between 1995 and 1997 speaks to the importance of these commissioned works in the musician's career. [5] These commissions include concerti by composers like Peter Paul Koprowski (1994), [ 6 ] Omar Daniel (1998), [ 7 ] Denis Gougeon (2004), [ 8 ] James Rolfe (2005), [ 9 ...