Classical Composer: | Chabrier, Emmanuel |
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Work: | 10 Pièces pittoresques |
Year Composed: | 1881 |
Duration: | 00:22:00 |
Work Category: | Instrumental |
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Emmanuel Chabrier's Dix pieces pittoresques of 1881 subtly conceal the art that went into their creation, making of them much more than conventional salon pieces. The opening Paysage (Landscape) has echoes of Spain. It is followed by the gentle Melancolie and the rapid, vigorous and impetuous Tourbillon. Sous-bois moves into a woodland scene of Manet, while Mauresque adds a touch of contemporary orientalism. Idylle has a beauty all its own, regarded by some as the very heart of the set. It is followed by a hearty Danse villageoise and a romantic Improvisation. The pieces end with a Menuet pompeux, later orchestrated by Ravel, and a Scherzo-valse, a whirling tarantelle of a work. The ten pieces, innovative as they are in many ways, are not, in spite of their general title, pictorial, but pure music, with individual titles that do little more than suggest a mood or genre.
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