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Élégie (Massenet)
An elegy is a poem of mourning. Elegy, Elegie, or Elegies may also refer to: Art *Élégie, a painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau Literature * Any poem written in elegiac couplets * ''Elegies'' by Propertius (ca. 50-15 BC) * ''Elegy'', a 1586 poem by Chidiock Tichborne * "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard", a 1751 poem by Thomas Gray * ''Elegy'', the opening poem in Leonard Cohen’s first collection Let Us Compare Mythologies from 1956. Film and television * Elégia, a 1965 film by Hungarian director Zoltán Huszárik * ''Elegy'' (film), a 2008 film by Spanish director Isabel Coixet * "Elegy" (The Twilight Zone), an episode of ''The Twilight Zone'' * "Elegy" (The X-Files), an episode of ''The X-Files'' Music Classical *"Elegy", Russian song by Modest Mussorgsky *''Elegy'', by Elliott Carter * ''Elegy'' (Corigliano), by John Corigliano *''Elegy'', by Hubert Parry *''Elegy'', for guitar by Alan Rawsthorne * ''Elegia'' (Madetoja), Op. 4/1, a 1909 composition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elegy
An elegy is a poem of serious reflection, and in English literature usually a lament for the dead. However, according to ''The Oxford Handbook of the Elegy'', "for all of its pervasiveness ... the 'elegy' remains remarkably ill defined: sometimes used as a catch-all to denominate texts of a somber or pessimistic tone, sometimes as a marker for textual monumentalizing, and sometimes strictly as a sign of a lament for the dead". History The Greek term ἐλεγείᾱ (''elegeíā''; from , , ‘lament’) originally referred to any verse written in elegiac couplets and covering a wide range of subject matter (death, love, war). The term also included epitaphs, sad and mournful songs, and commemorative verses. The Latin elegy of ancient Roman literature was most often erotic or mythological in nature. Because of its structural potential for rhetorical effects, the elegiac couplet was also used by both Greek and Roman poets for witty, humorous, and satirical subject matter. Oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elegia (Madetoja)
''Elegia'' (In English: ''Elegy''; occasionally with the Finnish subtitle ', or ''Sadness''), Op. 4/1, is a composition for string orchestra by the Finnish composer Leevi Madetoja, who wrote the piece in 1909 during his student years. On 10 January 1910, Robert Kajanus, chief conductor of the Helsinki Orchestral Society, premiered the ''Elegia'' to great acclaim, with the piece described as the "first master work" of a budding "natural orchestral composer". Madetoja subsequently designated the ''Elegia'' as the first number in his four-movement ''Sinfoninen sarja'' (''Symphonic Suite''), Op. 4, which the Helsinki Orchestral Society performed in its entirety under the composer's baton on 26 September 1910. The suite's three other numbers are virtually unknown, and the ''Elegia'' typically is performed as a stand-alone concert piece. Stylistically reminiscent of Tchaikovsky, it is, to date, Madetoja's most recorded and well-known orchestral composition, as well as the most enduri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elegy (band)
Elegy are a The Netherlands, Dutch power metal band, founded in 1986 in Eindhoven. Their music is characterized by the fusion of power and progressive metal, which made them the pioneers of the 'progressive power metal' subgenre. The band was plagued by a continuing changing roster, which counts in the current line-up only one founding member. Elegy have currently suspended any recording or live activity. History The band was formed in 1986 by guitarists Hank van de Laars and Arno van Brussel, who recruited the first stable line-up of Elegy with vocalist Chris Terheijden, bassist Martin Helmantel and Bert Burgers on drums. In 1986, the new band won a competition organized by the German magazine ''Metal Hammer'' and Polydor Records and recorded their first demo ''Metricide''. After recording their second demo, ''Better Than Bells'', the band had already become known enough to tour with Angel Witch, Paul Di'Anno’s Battlezone, Hellion (band), Hellion and King Diamond. The following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Thalben-Ball
Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball (18 June 1896 – 18 January 1987) was an Australian organist and composer who spent almost all his life in England. Early life George Thomas Ball (he later took the additional name of "Thalben") was born in Sydney, Australia, where his father George Charles Ball had gone for business. His mother was Mary Hannah (née Spear). He had a younger brother. His parents were both of Cornish origin. He studied organ and piano at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London, which he entered at the unusually young age of 14. The level of his talent can be gleaned from the fact that he played the solo part in the first performance by an English-trained pianist of Rachmaninoff's famously difficult Piano Concerto No. 3. This event occurred in 1915 at the RCM, when he was aged 19. Career After graduating from the RCM the young man was asked to deputise as organist at London's Temple Church by its then organist, Sir Henry Walford Davies. In 1923, he succeeded Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FP (Poulenc)
This is a list of works written by the French composer Francis Poulenc (1899–1963). As a pianist, Poulenc composed many pieces for his own instrument in List of solo piano compositions by Francis Poulenc, his piano music and chamber music. He wrote works for orchestra including several concertos, also three operas, two ballets, incidental music for plays and film music. He composed songs (''Mélodie, mélodies''), often on texts by contemporary authors. His religious music includes the Mass (Poulenc), Mass in G major, the Stabat Mater (Poulenc), Stabat Mater and Gloria (Poulenc), Gloria. Overview The composer had written a catalogue of his works in 1921, which is reproduced in Schmidt's book. According to this list, the first noted piece was in 1914 ''Processional pour la crémation d'un mandarin'' for piano, now lost or destroyed. Poulenc completed his last work, his Oboe Sonata (Poulenc), Oboe Sonata, in 1962. Piano, chamber music and songs As a professional pianist, Poul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élégie Pour Cor Et Piano
''Élégie pour cor et piano'' – Elegy for horn and piano – FP 168 is a short, one-movement work by the French composer Francis Poulenc, written in memory of the horn player Dennis Brain, who died in 1957. It was first performed in January 1958. Background and premiere Poulenc had a profound admiration for the British horn player Dennis Brain. When the latter died in a car crash in 1957, aged 36, Poulenc composed the Élégie as a tribute. Unsure of the capabilities of the solo instrument, he sought the advice of the horn player Georges Barboteu before completing the piece. The Élégie was premiered by the BBC in a broadcast on 17 February 1958, played by Brain's former Philharmonia colleague Neill Sanders, with the composer at the piano."Poulenc's Elegy for Dennis Brain", ''The Times'', 8 February 1958, p. 3 Structure The work typically takes between nine and ten minutes in performance. It is unique in Poulenc's oeuvre in opening with a 12-note tone row. Although Poulen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Kaspar Mertz
Joseph Kaspar Mertz (in hu, Mertz János Gáspár) (17 August 1806 – 14 October 1856) was an Austro-Hungarian guitarist and composer. Biography Caspar Joseph Mertz (baptised Casparus Josephus Mertz) was born in Pressburg, now Bratislava (Slovakia), then the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary and part of the Austrian Empire. He never used his full name when performing or on his publications, preferring only the initials "J. K.". The name "Johann Kaspar" first appeared in the German guitar journal "Der Guitarrefreund" in 1901 and since that time has been incorrectly repeated. In 1900 J. M. Miller used the name "Joseph K. Mertz" for his publication of three previously unpublished manuscripts of Mertz in ''Three Compositions For Guitar''. He was active in Vienna (c.1840–1856), which had been home to various prominent figures of the guitar, including Anton Diabelli, Mauro Giuliani, Wenceslaus Matiegka and Simon Molitor. As virtuoso, he established a solid reputation as a per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elegies (William Finn)
''Elegies'' is a song cycle by William Finn about the deaths of friends and family and is a response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. ''Elegies'' premiered at Lincoln Center in 2003 and has been performed in many other venues. Productions The song cycle premiered at Lincoln Center, the Newhouse Theater (New York City), running from March 2, 2003 to April 19, 2003. Directed by Graciela Daniele, the cast starred Christian Borle, Betty Buckley, Carolee Carmello, Keith Byron Kirk, and Michael Rupert. The production was recorded nearly complete and released on compact disc by Fynsworth Alley (distributed through Varèse Sarabande). Themes Most of the songs were composed in memory of Finn's friends, several of whom died of AIDS. Three songs deal specifically with the passing of his mother, Barbara Finn. The final set of songs deal with the collapse of the World Trade Center and its emotional aftermath. In a review of a regional production in 2004, the reviewer wrote: "Never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élégie (Stravinsky)
''Elegy'' is a composition by Igor Stravinsky for solo viola composed in 1944. It was dedicated to the memory Alphonse Onnou, the founder of the Pro Arte Quartet. The score bears no time signature, but the metronome marking sets the tempo at = 56. The opening section is in the style of a chant above a rippling accompaniment. The middle section contains elements of a fugue, though there are never more than two independent voices. After its climax, the ''Elegy'' closes with a recapitulation of its opening. The viola is directed to play with mute throughout. The piece can alternately be played by a solo violin pitched a fifth higher. Choreography ''Elegy'' was later choreographed as a neoclassical ballet by George Balanchine. He made three versions of the ballet, premiered in 1948, 1966 and 1982 respectively. The first version, a pas de deux, premiered on April 28, 1948 at the City Center of Music and Drama, during a Ballet Society performance, with dancers Tanaquil Le Cler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Compositions By Edward Elgar
The table below shows all known compositions by Edward Elgar. Compositions Works are shown in opus number order (Opp. 1–90), followed by those without opus number, in date order (1867–1933). The list includes incomplete and unpublished works. Notes References * * * * * External links * * {{Portal bar, Classical music Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestr ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elegies (Busoni)
''Elegies'' (german: Elegien), BV 249, by the Italian composer Ferruccio Busoni is a set of solo piano pieces which can be played as a cycle or separately. Initially published in 1908 with six pieces, it was subsequently expanded to seven by the addition of the ''Berceuse'' ( BV 252). Kindermann, pp. 231-234. The set of seven takes just over 40 minutes to play. Sections of the work The seven pieces are titled as follows: :1. ''Nach der Wendung'' (''Recueillement'') After the Turning" (Contemplation):2. ''All' Italia!'' (''In modo napolitano'') To Italy!" (In a Neapolitan Mode):3. ''Meine Seele bangt und hofft zu Dir'' (Choralvorspiel) My soul trembles and hopes of thee" (Chorale Prelude):4. ''Turandots Frauengemach'' (Intermezzo) Turandot's Zenana" (Intermezzo)">Zenana.html" ;"title="Turandot's Zenana">Turandot's Zenana" (Intermezzo):5. ''Die Nächtlichen'' (Walzer) ["The Nocturnal" (Waltz)] :6. ''Erscheinung'' (Notturno) ["Visitation" (Nocturne)] :7. ''Berceuse'' ["Lulla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élégie (Fauré)
The ''Élégie ( Elegy)'', Op. 24, was written by the French composer Gabriel Fauré in 1880, and first published and performed in public in 1883. Originally for cello and piano, the piece was later orchestrated by Fauré. The work features a sad and somber opening and climaxes with an intense, tempestuous central section before returning to the elegiac opening theme in C minor. Composition In 1880, having completed his First Piano Quartet, Fauré began work on a cello sonata. His frequent practice was to compose the slow movement of a work first, and he did so for the new sonata. The completed movement was probably premiered at the salon of Camille Saint-Saëns in June 1880. The movement, like the quartet, is in the key of C minor. Whether the rest of the sonata would have been in that key is unknown: Fauré never completed it, and in January 1883, the slow movement was published as a stand-alone piece under the title ''Élégie''. The first performance of the work under its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
