Informationen zu "Amy Beach Children's Album Op. 36 for Piano Piano Solo"
Verlag: Spartan Press Music Publishers
Verlagsnummer: SP1431
EAN: 9790579984313
ISMN: M-57998-431-3
Beschreibung
Born in Henniker, New Hampshire, Amy Beach is best known as the first female
composer to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra (the 'Gaelic'
Symphony in 1896) and being the first US classical composer to achieve
success without European study. She made her concert debut as a pianist in
1883 and her earliest published compositions date from the same time. She
curtailed her performing career in 1885 after her marriage, in accordance
with her husband's wishes, and focused on composition. She resumed her
performing career in 1910 following the death of her husband, including a
tour of Europe performing her own music. On her return to the US she divided
her time between the MacDowell Colony, New York City and Cape Cod producing a
large volume of work. By the time of her death in 1944 she had over 300
published works. Children's Album Op. 36 dates from 1897 and is a five
movement work consisting of pieces in a dance format. The Minuet, Gavotte and
March are inspired by the Baroque suites that she loved, whereas the Waltz
and Polka give a nod to contemporary dance styles of the age.
