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Joseph Haydn
…Haydn’s music was his use of humor. He cleverly crafted musical jokes that played with the audience’s expectations, like in his Symphony No. 94, the ‘Surprise’. The sudden loud chord…
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Gioachino Rossini
…sacred music as well as delectable miniatures for both piano and voice, which he humorously called “sins of my old age.” Rossini was eventually buried in Paris’ Père Lachaise cemetery….
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Andante from Haydn’s Surprise Symphony No. 94 in G Major
…his earlier Baroque-style compositions to the polished and lyrical works of the classical era. The movement is renowned for its unexpected loud chord at the beginning, displaying Haydn’s good-natured humor…
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Satie – Gymnopédie No. 1, Played by Pierre-Yves Plat
…He even dances and plays the high notes with his toes. Pierre-Yves Plat creates a blend of humor and fantasy, combining classical and jazz music in a truly entertaining show….
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Mozart – A Musical Joke, K. 522 – 3rd Movement
Mozart’s “A Musical Joke” is a humorous composition intentionally filled with clumsy and repetitive elements to parody incompetent composers. The piece has four movements and was entered into Mozart’s catalogue…
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Mozart’s A Musical Joke, K. 522 – 4th Movement, Presto
Mozart’s “Ein Musikalischer Spaß” is a composition known for its intentional humor and satire. It was entered in Mozart’s catalogue of works in 1787. The music features clumsy and repetitive…
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Mozart’s A Musical Joke, K. 522 – 1st Movement
Mozart’s “A Musical Joke” is a composition known for its humorous and satirical elements. The piece was written in 1787 and features obtrusively clumsy and repetitive composition, as well as…
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Jacques Offenbach
…Helene (1864), La Vie parisienne (1866), La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein (1867), and La Perichole (1868). These works, filled with risque humor and satirical barbs, became internationally renowned. Association with the…
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George Frideric Handel
…sense of humor and strong determination, attributes that endeared him to audiences and contemporaries alike. From his humble beginnings in Halle to his final years in London, George Frideric Handel’s…
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King Arthur by Henry Purcell – Performed by La Fenice & Vox Luminis
La Fenice and Vox Luminis perform Henry Purcell’s King Arthur. The semi-opera tells the story of the battle between King Arthur’s Britons and the Saxons with humorous undertones. Purcell’s music…
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Erik Satie
…sense of humor. His legacy, however, lives on in his music, continuing to inspire musicians and audiences alike. Erik Satie’s life and career were marked by a constant search for…
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Sibelius – The Tempest – Suites 1 & 2, Op. 109
Sibelius: The Tempest (Suites Nos. 1 & 2), Op. 109 0:00 The Oak-tree 3:16 Humoresque 4:26 Caliban’s Song 5:50 The Harvesters 8:07 Canon 9:45 Scene 11:18 Intrada – Berceuse 14:57…
