Gabriel Faure Essay

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Gabriel Faure was a French Romantic Composer, pianist, teacher and an organist. He was a very influential composer and his style of composition influenced many of the 20th century composers. He was one of the most prominent French composers of his era. Faure was known as one of the French master of the art song. He was awarded a scholarship to École de Musique Classique et Religieuse. His tutors respectively included; Clément Loret, Louis Dietsch, Xavier Wackenthaler, Saint-Saëns and Niedermeyer. Faure took up the post of an organist at the church of Saint-Sauveur at Rennes in Brittany. After the Franco-Prussian war Faure left France and took up teaching in Switzerland.

Automne forms part of a 19th century collection of three songs by Faure. Automne follows a ABA compositional form. Automne incorporates a driving piano motif, which throughout the entire piece remains rhythmically constant. Automne is a song of intense sorrow and regret. The left hand of the piano …show more content…

Is one of Heads more popular vocal works. This song is from a collection of works; Songs from the Countryside. The ritard in a the opening system and then a quick follow by the a tempo marking creates vivid word painting and puts emphasis on the lyrics money. The intensive use of accents and use of textual markings of this composition make it a great example of a 20th composition. In this case the dynamic and textual markings poses a great dimension of context as instruments were at this time capable of almost anything. A definite characteristic of the 20th century and a characteristic of this piece is the variety in mood, textual markings and accents on majority of the notes.

All in all Money O is a virtuosic piece that contains lively elements and constantly challenges the performer. This song is a great example of compositions composed in the transition period from the heavily 20th century influenced music to the more common pop music today. Money, O! Is a inquisitive musicians

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