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Encyclopedia > Petite symphonie concertante

The Petite symphonie concertante is a work of the Swiss composer Frank Martin, which is one of the few post-classical-era examples of the pure sinfonia concertante genre. It features multiple soloists, as do the works of Mozart and Haydn in the genre. Scoring: harp solo, piano solo, harpsichord solo, two string orchestras. Frank Martin (September 15, 1890 – November 21, 1974) was a Swiss composer, who lived a large part of his life in the Netherlands, but always remained famous in Switzerland. ... Sinfonia concertante is a musical form that originated in the classical music era, and is a mixture of the symphony and the concerto genres: It is a concerto, in that it has one or more soloists (in the classical music era usually more than one). ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... (Franz) Joseph Haydn (in German, Josef; he never used the Franz) (March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was a leading composer of the classical period. ...


Intended for the revival harpsichord with 16' stop, etc.


It was composed in 1944 and bears the opus number 54. It has been by far Martin's most popular work, and it is still heard regularly in concert. 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...


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