More composers of Programme music:
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), e.g. the song: Les Grands Vents Venus d' Outre-Mer
Claude Debussy (1862-1918), e.g. choir and orchestra: Le Printemps / Salut Printemps
Modest Petrowitsch Mussorgskij (1839-1881), e. g. Pictures at an exhibition, "Bilder einer Ausstellung"
In contrast, absolute music does not accept such allusions.
Follow these links to read more about this topic:
English: www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0019055.html German: www.klassika.info/Begriffe/Programmmusik/
Exercise:
- Discuss which instruments you would select to imitate wind.
- What roles do the different instruments in a big orchestra play if you imitate a storm?
- Should music convey non-musical contents?
Click here to listen to a piece of music:
http://www.classicalarchives.com/debussy.html
Please select from Debussy's works the following section: *Preludes *Preludes Book 1 and then listen to: Le vent dans la plaine (D. Worrall)
Can you hear the wind?
Or choose this link:
http://www.classicalarchives.com/artists/bachauer.html
and listen to No 7. Ce Qu'a vu le vent d'ouest (What the West Wind Saw) (play for free)
What different aspects can wind have?
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