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Igor Stravinsky
…tales. However, his most important work from this period was “The Wedding,” a ballet-cantata that combined Russian village wedding songs with Stravinsky’s unmistakable flair for modernist orchestration. The French Period:…
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Max Bruch
…moved to Berlin, where he met leading figures of the time, such as von Bülow and Taubert. He subsequently relocated to Mannheim, where he composed significant works like the cantata…
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Sergei Prokofiev
…sought to create music that would resonate with the Soviet people. He composed several works, including the massive Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution. Despite facing political…
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Felix Mendelssohn
…academy in 1819 and started composing incessantly. In 1820 alone, he composed a violin sonata, two piano sonatas, several songs, a quartet for men’s voices, a cantata, and a short…
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Jules Massenet
…his own. His non-vocal output, which includes concert suites, ballet music, oratorios, and cantatas, is equally noteworthy. His Méditation réligieuse from Thaïs, a violin solo with an orchestra, and his…
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
…the Passion, numerous cantatas, litanies, motets, and other liturgical pieces. His works from this period also included two oratorios, Die Israeliten in der Wüste and Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu,…
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Max Bruch – Frithjof, Op. 23
Max Bruch’s Frithjof is a cantata for soloists, chorus, and orchestra. It depicts the story of Frithjof, a legendary Norse hero, and his love for the princess Ingeborg….
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Debussy – L’enfant Prodigue, Performed by Camerata New York Orchestra
C. Debussy – L’enfant prodigue, cantata in one act performed by Camerata New York Orchestra. Featuring soloists from Mannes School of Music and dancers from Harlem School of the Arts….
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Claude Debussy
…places such as France, Switzerland, Italy, and Russia. These travels greatly influenced his musical style, particularly his exposure to Russian composers and their works. In 1884, Debussy’s cantata L’Enfant prodigue…
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Gioachino Rossini
…symphonies, numerous cantatas, and a handful of oratorios and chamber music pieces. Final Years and Death After moving back to Italy, Rossini spent the remaining years of his life writing…
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Jauchzet, Frohlocket! from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio – BWV 248
Netherlands Bach Society presents the first cantata from the Christmas Oratorio by J.S. Bach.
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Classical Clips Top 10: Christmas Edition
…melody is shared with the Christmas carol, “What Child is This?” 9. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring by J.S. Bach This beloved work by Bach is from an Advent cantata…