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1869 In Music
This article is about music-related events in 1869. Events *February 28 – The premiere of Brahms' ''Rinaldo'' took place in Vienna at a concert of the Akademischer Gesangverein. The composer conducted, with the tenor Gustav Walter, a student chorus numbering 300, and the Court Opera orchestra. * April 3 – Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto is premiered at Copenhagen's Casino. * May 25 – The Vienna State Opera is inaugurated with a performance of Mozart's ''Don Giovanni''. * September 22 – Richard Wagner's opera ''Das Rheingold'' debuts at the Königlich Hof- und Nationaltheater in Munich. * Approximate date – Start of "golden age" of flamenco. *Tchaikovsky completes the initial version of Romeo and Juliet. It will be revised the next year and in 1880. Published popular music * " The Little Brown Jug" by J. Eastburn Winner * "Now the Day is Over" w. Sabine Baring-Gould m. Joseph Barnby * "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me" attributed to T. Brigham Bishop (possibly w. Billy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The performance is typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor. Although musical theatre is closely related to opera, the two are considered to be distinct from one another. Opera is a key part of the Western classical music tradition. Originally understood as an entirely sung piece, in contrast to a play with songs, opera has come to include numerous genres, including some that include spoken dialogue such as '' Singspiel'' and '' Opéra comique''. In traditional number opera, singers employ two styles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamey
''Islamey: Oriental Fantasy'' (russian: Исламей: Восточная фантазия), is a composition for piano by Russian composer Mily Balakirev written in 1869. Harold C. Schonberg noted that ''Islamey'' was "at one time…considered the most difficult of all piano pieces and is still one of the knucklebusters." Its difficulty has led to the creation of numerous ossias (alternative passages) and made it popular as a virtuosic showpiece. Composition Balakirev, a committed nationalist whose music was influenced by Russian traditions, was inspired to write the piece after a trip to the Caucasus, as he relates in a letter: ...the majestic beauty of luxuriant nature there and the beauty of the inhabitants that harmonises with it – all these things together made a deep impression on me... Since I interested myself in the vocal music there, I made the acquaintance of a Circassian prince, who frequently came to me and played folk tunes on his instrument, that was something l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mili Balakirev
Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (russian: Милий Алексеевич Балакирев,BGN/PCGN transliteration of Russian: Miliy Alekseyevich Balakirev; ALA-LC system: ''Miliĭ Alekseevich Balakirev''; ISO 9 system: ''Milij Alekseevič Balakirev''. ; – )Russia was still using old style dates in the 19th century, and information sources used in the article sometimes report dates as old style rather than new style. Dates in the article are taken verbatim from the source and therefore are in the same style as the source from which they come. was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor known today primarily for his work promoting musical nationalism and his encouragement of more famous Russian composers, notably Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. He began his career as a pivotal figure, extending the fusion of traditional folk music and experimental classical music practices begun by composer Mikhail Glinka. In the process, Balakirev developed musical patterns that could express ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Brigham Bishop
Thomas Brigham Bishop (June 29, 1835 - May 15, 1905) (usually referred to as T. Brigham Bishop) is best known as an American composer of popular music. Various disputed claims have been made by Bishop and others that he authored, or at least contributed to the authorship of, a number of popular 19th-century songs, including ''John Brown's Body'', ''When Johnny Comes Marching Home'', and ''Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me''. Bishop later had an infamous career as a Bucket shop (stock market), bucket shop proprietor, among other schemes. Background Bishop was born in Wayne, Maine in 1835,(11 June 1905)Extraordinary Career of Florida Bank Wrecker ''Pensacola Journal'' and began studying music in Providence, Rhode Island when he was 16. In 1864, he founded a minstrel show in Chattanooga, which lasted until Lincoln's assassination.Andreas, Alfred ThomasHistory of Chicago, Vol. III p. 664 (1886)William L. Slout]Burnt Cork and Tambourines: A Source Book of Negro Ministrelsy p. 46 (2007) Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me
''Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me'' or ''Shew! fly, don't bother me'' is a minstrel show song from the 1860s that has remained popular since that time. It was sung by soldiers during the Spanish–American War of 1898, when flies and the yellow fever mosquito were a serious enemy. Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album ''Join Bing and Sing Along'' (1959). Today, it is commonly sung by children, and has been recorded on many children's records, including '' Disney Children's Favorite Songs 3'', performed by Larry Groce and the Disneyland Children's Sing-Along Chorus. Composition The song became popular on the minstrel stage in 1869, and several claims have been made for its composition. An anonymously written 1895 New York ''Herald'' article on the history of minstrel show dancing gave this history: Theater historian Eugene Cropsey also credited Dan Bryant with introducing the song to the public in October, 1869.Cropsey, Eugene HCrosby's Opera House: symbol of Chicago's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
