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English: A chamber arrangement from the ballet The Creatures of Prometheus by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed in 1986.It's an example of the range and tone quality of the basset-horn, an instrument primarily used during the classical period; the piano and oboe are also used.
The ballet is an allegory based on the mythical story of Prometheus, who stole fire from Zeus in order to create mankind from clay.In the ballet, Prometheus finds mankind in a state of ignorance and decides to introduce the ideas of science and art to them, largely based on Beethoven's own support of the Enlightenment movement.
The theme was a favourite of Beethoven's. He had used it in the finale of the ballet music he composed for The Creatures of Prometheus (1801), as well as for the seventh of his 12 Contredanses, WoO 14 (1800-02), before being the subject of the variations of this work and of the later symphony. [1] It begins thus:
In music, Op. 43 stands for Opus number 43. Compositions that are assigned this number include: Atterberg – Aladdin Beethoven – The Creatures of Prometheus Chopin – Tarantelle
1960 Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus - Excerpts; 1960 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 Pianist: Sviatoslav Richter; 1960 Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 11 Pianist: Gary Graffman; 1960 Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 Cellist: Gregor Piatigorsky
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IMSLP logo (2007–2015) The blue letter featured in Petrucci Music Library logo, used in 2007–2015, was based on the first printed book of music, the Harmonice Musices Odhecaton, published by Ottaviano Petrucci in 1501. [5] From 2007 to 2015, the IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library used a logo based on a score.
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