Karlheinz Stockhausen was a seminal figure in post-1945 Modernism and one of the most experimental and progressive composers of the 2oth century. However sadly most of her work was never played by anyone other than Schumann herself, and she remained in the shadows until her was rediscovered in the 1970s. 45 Alceste: Not performed A masque which was written for an unproduced play by Tobias Smollett. 44 Comus: June 1745 Ludlow Castle, Shropshire Three songs and a trio written as part of a private arrangement of John Milton's masque Comus.
Learning to compose in childhood she went on to write a wide range of music, from Lieder and fugues to chamber and orchestral works, each expressing her distinctive style of composition. An arrangement, by an anonymous composer, of music from Handel's opera Rodrigo. Clara Schumann (1819-1896)Ĭhild prodigy, sought-after concert pianist, mother of seven surviving children, Clara Schumann was also a burgeoning composer in a male-dominated musical world and was often seen more as her husband’s helper than a composer in her own right. Robert Schumann was best known for his piano music, Lieder and orchestral works, with much of his music inspired by literature and poems. Fusing literary and musical thinking was central to his philosophy. He championed younger composers, especially Brahms, and helped the reputation of others such as Chopin and Mozart. Robert Schumann was not only a turbulent genius he was a forward-thinking intellectual, wielding a literary pen as sharp as his musical one. His influences include composers Johann Jakob Froberger, Johann Caspar Kerll, Girolamo Frescobaldi and Alessandro Poglietti, and his music enjoyed great popularity during his lifetime. With over 200 pieces to his name, he played a significant part in developing the chorale prelude and fugue. Pachelbel (1653-1706)īorn in 1653, Pachelbel is particularly known for his organ music. However, she didn’t allow this to discourage her and over her lifetime Fanny Mendelssohn penned 460 pieces, including the Piano Trio in D, Quartet in E flat and a Piano Sonata in G minor, as well as many exquisite songs and a piano cycle, Das Jahr. So, while her brother Felix travelled Europe with his compositions, Fanny stayed at home. The daughter of a bourgeois German family, Fanny Mendelssohn displayed great musical talent from a young age and although she was encouraged to write and to play, her family did not believe music was a respectable career for a young woman.
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