Classical Composer: | Schmidt, Franz |
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Work: | Notre Dame, Op. 2 |
Year Composed: | 1904 |
Instrumentation: | [2, picc,2,2,2, contrafagott] – [4,3,3,0] – [timp, perc] – [2 hp] – [str] |
Publishers: |
Josef Eberle Universal Edition |
Duration: | 00:07:00 |
Period: | 20th Century |
Work Category: | Orchestral |
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Introduction, Intermezzo and Carnival Music were from Act I of Schmidt's opera, Notre Dame (1904), based on Victor Hugo's novel, Notre Dame de Paris. The opera Notre Dame faced difficulties and, following various struggles, it was not accepted for performance until 1914, ten years after its completion. It was first produced at the Vienna Court Opera on 1 April 1914. Events in the opera are suggested in the orchestral excerpts, with recourse to something of a Hungarian gypsy style in the Intermezzo, a picture of Esmeralda, the girl who plays a central part in the story. Schmidt's romantic language is almost completely developed by this point, with little hint of the baroque influences to be found in his First Symphony. In their place are distinctive and well-established abilities in harmonic invention, broad sweeping lines, resourceful orchestration and an expansive emotional range. Schmidt's strong sense of musical unity is also in evidence with disparate sections of his opera coming together with ease while also providing a work of variety.
Writer: Adam Binks
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