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Encyclopedia > Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments

The Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments was written by Igor Stravinsky in Paris in 1923-1924. This work was revised in 1950. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Russian: Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский, Igor Fëdorovič Stravinskij) (June 17, 1882 – April 6, 1971) was a Russian composer, considered by many in both the West and his native land to be the most influential composer of 20th-century music. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... {{year nav|1939 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...


It precedes the Symphony for Wind Instruments by four years, which he composed upon his arrival in Paris after his stay in Switzerland. These two compositions are of the period known as neoclassicism, thus departing from the composer's previous Russian style of the famous Rite. Neoclassicism in music was a 20th century development, particularly popular in the period between the two World Wars, in which composers drew inspiration from music of the 18th century, though some of the inspiring canon was drawn as much from the Baroque period as the Classical period - for this reason... The Rite of Spring (French: Le Sacre du printemps; Russian: Весна священная, Vesna svjaščennaja) is a ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. ...


This concerto numbers among many works for piano written about the same time to be played by the composer himself. This is also true of Capriccio for Piano (1929), his Sonata of 1924 and his Serenade in A Major (1925).

Contents

Form

The work is composed of three movements and lasts approximately twenty minutes.

  1. Largo - Allegro - Più mosso - Maestoso
  2. Largo - Più mosso - Tempo Primo
  3. Allegro - Agitato - Lento - Stringendo

Orchestration

The orchestra is scored for two flutes, a piccolo, two oboes, a cor anglais, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, four trumpets, three trombones and a tuba accompanied by cymbals and three violoncellos. Although combining winds and piano was unusual at the time, the form had been explored earlier in the twentieth century and would be explored later. Stravinsky commented on the scoring as follows: The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... The piccolo is a small flute. ... The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... The cor anglais, or English horn, is a double reed woodwind musical instrument in the oboe family. ... Two soprano clarinets: a Bâ™­ clarinet (left) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ... A Fox Products bassoon. ... Horn may refer to: horn (anatomy), a hollow, pointed projection of the skin of various animals Horn, Austria horn (diacritic), a diacritic mark used to indicate that a normally rounded vowel such as o or u is to be pronounced unrounded horn (instrument) horn, a slang term for any wind... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba. ... The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... The tuba is the largest of the low-brass instruments and is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the ophicleide. ... Sabian Paragon cymbals 10-Inch (25 cm) AA Splash Cymbals (Fr. ... Alternate meaning: Cello web browser A cropped image to show the relative size of a cello to a human (Uncropped Version) The cello (also violoncello or cello) is a stringed instrument and part of the violin family. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ...

“ "The short, crisp dance character of the Toccata [the first movement], engendered by the percussion of the piano, led to the idea that a wind ensemble would suit the piano better than any other combination. In contrast to the percussiveness of the piano, the winds prolong the piano's sound as well as providing the human element of respiration." ”

Premiere

The concerto debuted under Serge Koussevitzky at the Opera of Paris on May 22, 1924 under the direction of the composer, who played the piano. Koussevitzky had requested of Stravinsky such a work.[1] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ...


Trivia

There are many influences on this work, including the Chamber Concerto of Alban Berg and the first movement of the second piano concerto of Béla Bartók. Portrait of Alban Berg by Arnold Schoenberg, c. ... Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. ...


References

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Notes

  1. ^ Boosey & Hawkes. Stravinsky, Igor: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments (1923-24) 20'

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