Symphonic poem

11 articles related to Symphonic poem:

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   Xylophone

   Danse Macabre: skeletal images in Saint Saens' iconic xylophone

   The concept of the Danse Macabre (literally meaning the Dance of Death) dates back to the Medieval period when European…

   March 22, 2021

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   Nature Sounds

   8 orchestral pieces depicting thunderstorms

   Of all the meteorological phenomena, thunderstorms are perhaps one of the most imposing forces of nature, so it is not…

   August 23, 2020

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   Orchestra

   The Oceanides: the deeply impressionistic tone poem by Sibelius

   The magnificent mythology of ancient Greece describes the Oceanids as water nymphs whose life and functions are…

   June 10, 2020

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   Orchestra

   Franz Berwald: iconic composer of Scandinavian Romanticism was forced to earn a living as an orthopedist

   Franz Berwald was a Swedish composer whose works were not particularly popular during his lifetime but who, decades…

   January 29, 2020

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   Violin

   Ernest Chausson as the first promoter of nascent impressionism

   Ernest Chausson was a composer who, despite his rather humble body of work, still played a crucial role in the history…

   December 29, 2019

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   Orchestra

   Sommernacht poem found its composer in a Swiss romantic after a century

   Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) was a remarkable Swiss composer during the first half of the twentieth century. In contrast…

   September 20, 2018

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   Orchestra

   The most performed contemporary composer grew up with Bob Marley music

   Jennifer Higdon is a contemporary composer and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Awards. According to a recent…

   July 9, 2018

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   Orchestra

   Im Sommerwind is an atypical work of the typical modernist composer

   Austrian composer Anton Webern rose to fame as a member of the Second Viennese School, a prominent movement known for…

   July 1, 2018

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   Orchestra

   Bernini's famous fountains are filled with Respighi's music

   Fontane di Roma is a symphonic poem written by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi in 1916. It depicts Rome’s…

   May 6, 2018

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    Orchestra

    Peaceful sound for troubling times in The Lark Ascending

    Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending is a contemplative and tender tone poem composed as a reaction to George Meredith…

    March 19, 2018

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    Orchestra

    Walks along Moldau river ended in the greatest symphonic poem of all time

    Bedřich Smetana conceived a series of orchestral pieces based on the legends and landscapes of his homeland entitled Má…

    March 14, 2018