His knees are shaking with fright, fainting, he suddenly. Resicks interpretation of pierrot lunaire is an outgrowth of the highly compelling and acclaimed concert performance which ms. Pierrot lunaire is among schoenbergs most celebrated and frequently performed works. Smith leads ars nova dallas at the 2009 dallas festival of modern music. This first of the two pierrot lunaire s 70s albums is a lot different from their more famous second lp. Pierrot mit dem wachsernen antlitz, pierrot of the waxen countenance.
It is a setting of 21 selected poems from otto erich. Arnold schoenbergs pierrot lunaire has inspired discussion and debate among scholars and performers alike for over ninety years. Verklarte nacht and pierrot lunaire dover chamber music scores arnold schoenberg. Schoenberg wrote in his diary, dated january 28, 1912, read the foreword, looked at the poems, am enthusiastic. Pierrot lunaire disbanded soon after this release with stalteri releasing the solo album andre sulla luna in 1979, while chiocchio became a musical director for it and was involved in the 80s band effetto notte. Comments about pierrot lunaire from albert giraud translated by paul amrod by paul amrod lockey 6142019 4. Arnold schoenberg, pierre boulez, ensemble intercontempolain, christine schafer, david pittmanjennings, florent boffard, jeannne marie conquer, christophe desjardins, hae sun kang, sophie cherrier schoenberg. Arnold schoenberg yes, more information schoenberg has a subtle way of creating unity in the course of the song he indicates the connecting device in the subtitle of the piece.
Dreimal sieben gedichte aus albert girauds pierrot lunaire op. While their second album gudrun is a pretty avantprog oriented record with some classical music and opera influences this st debut of theirs is a lot more folk oriented effort. Texts to over 152000 lieder and other classical vocal works in more than a hundred languages with over 32000 translations. The string to his head the boss makes it nod the string to his mouth his mum pulls for food the string to his soul it leads up to god but who controls the. Arnold schoenberg, pierre boulez, ensemble intercontempolain, christine schafer, david. The character of pierrot is a well loved puppet and pantomime character from the commedia dellarte who often plays the forlorn clown. His knees are shaking with fright, fainting, he suddenly collapses. Passacaglia an old term, stemming from the baroque period, describes a variation form. Schoenbergs title describes the work as three times seven poems by albert giraud in german translation.
The english translations are good, and the layout is quite readable. Passacaglia augmented chords and melodic contour portray pierrot s fear pierrot, a clown, suffers from eerie gruesome visions that are provoked. However, the lack of tonality reduces the impressiveness of these devices, and the scoring. Pierrot, the main character, is a clown obsessed with the moon. Pierrot lunaire definition, a cycle of 21 songs 1912 for voice and instruments, by arnold schonberg, written in sprechgesang style and set to poems of albert. Verklerte nacht and pierrot lunaire by arnold schoenberg. Jun 21, 2004 pierrot lunaire pierrot lunaire is a musical work by arnold schoenberg that sets german translations of poems by albert giraud to music.
My french is too bad to even be pardoned, but i usually see the latter mindspillage spill your mind. In 20, the arabamerican composer mohammed fairouz set the poet wayne koestenbaums ten pierrot lunaire poems 2006 all original in content, though retaining titles from the giraudschoenberg cyclesto a theatrical score for tenor and the pierrot ensemble. The new grove dictionary of music and musicians, second edition. Pierrot lunaire is the last important work of schoenbergs expressionist period 1907 to world war. It is a setting of 21 selected poems from otto erich hartlebens german translation of albert girauds cycle of french poems of the same name. Jordan randall smith conducts schoenbergs pierrot lunaire, op. Pierrot lunaire herzgewachse ode to napoleon music. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Arnold schoenberg, pierrot unaire, mondestrunken, mm. Dreimal sieben gedichte aus albert girauds pierrot lunaire three times. He, along with caporaletti, tried to revive pierrot lunaire s sound in the 90s, but no recorded tracks were ever released due to. Pierrot lunaire written by arnold schoenberg is considered to be one of the strangest, yet most brilliant pieces composed among classical musicians.
Gillespie though pierrot lunaire 1912 certainly holds a place among the landmark compositions of the twentieth century, in some ways it has remained remarkably elusive. Aug 18, 2014 conductor jordan randall smith conducts schoenbergs pierrot lunaire, op. Mar 30, 2012 pierrot lunaire, arnold schoenbergs early masterpiece, premiered oct. Pierrot lunaire from albert giraud translated by paul. Learn pierrot lunaire with free interactive flashcards. Motivic transformations and networks in schoenbergs nacht from pierrot lunaire jeffrey l. Pierrot lunaire pierrot lunaire is a musical work by arnold schoenberg that sets german translations of poems by albert giraud to music. Pierrot lunaire biography an original mix of soft progressive and avantgarde atmospheres is the distinctive sound of pierrot lunaire, highly regarded among foreign collectors though not.
Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Pierrot wanders so restlessly, lifts up his eyes in deathly fright to the moon, a glistening scimitar, set on a black and silken cushion. Schoenbergs title describes the work as three times seven poems by albert giraud in german translation by otto erich hartleben. Shop and buy verklerte nacht and pierrot lunaire sheet music. Program note from an evening of recitation featuring the pierrot lunaire poems in 1911 this quest for a boundless. Its instrumentation flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano with standard doublings and in this case with the addition of a vocalist is an important ensemble in 20th and 21stcentury classical music and is referred to as a pierrot ensemble. Grove dictionary of music and musicians, second edition, s. However, the lack of tonality reduces the impressiveness of these devices, and the scoring, often confined to low and middle registers, makes it all very muddy anyway. It is written in three parts with each part containing seven songs. Eine blasse wascherin wascht zur nachtzeit bleiche tucher. Pierrot lunaire, arnold schoenbergs early masterpiece, premiered oct. None of these coincides with schoenbergs pierrot lunaire choices. The work is a melodrama, a form popular at the time, consisting of poetry spoken against an instrumental background.
Pierrot lunaire robert craft on allmusic 2007 originally released by koch, these recordings of. It includes 21 poems in total, in the fashion of a song cycle. Bryan simms purports that schoenberg likely read the foreword to the 1911 otto erich hartleben translation. Pierrot lunaire gudrun 1997, card cover, cd discogs. Sprechstimme in arnold schoenbergs pierrot lunaire. Motivic transformations and networks in schoenbergs. Schoenberg, pierrot lunaire pierrot lunaire is one of those rare masterpieces that seems to have materialised out of thin air, that had no antecedents yet defined an expressive world that is unique. The quintet of instruments used in pierrot lunaire became the core ensemble for the fires of london, who formed in 1965 as the pierrot players to perform pierrot lunaire, and continued. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Pierrot lunaire by pierrot lunaire album, progressive folk. Originally released by koch, these recordings of key works in arnold schoenbergs oeuvre are now part of naxos robert craft collection, a series of reissues that reaffirms the conductors. Verklarte nacht and pierrot lunaire by arnold schoenberg.
In the preface to the score schoenberg provides the following instructions relative to sprechstimme. Arnold schoenbergs pierrot lunaire is the story of a moonstruck clown, a 20th century descendant of the classic commedia dellarte clown. Composers from all over the world are invited to present works for the pierrot lunaire ensemble wien. Bryan simms purports that schoenberg likely read the foreword to the 1911 otto erich hartleben translation, written by franz blei. The section english translation seems to be directly lifted from here. Arnold schoenberg pierrot lunaire see other formats scnocndcrg pierrot lunaire conducted by peter maxwell davies kammersymphonie chamber version by anton. He thinks that on his sinful neck comes whistling down with brutal force the moon, a glistening scimitar. A cip catalog record for this book is available from the british library.
Conductor jordan randall smith conducts schoenbergs pierrot lunaire, op. Nov 30, 2016 pierrot lunaire written by arnold schoenberg is considered to be one of the strangest, yet most brilliant pieces composed among classical musicians. Motivic transformations and networks in schoenbergs nacht. Gillespie though pierrot lunaire 1912 certainly holds a place among the landmark. The string to his head the boss makes it nod the string to his mouth his mum pulls for food the string to his soul it leads up to god but who. However, it is in the public domain in canada where imslp is hosted and other countries where the term is lifeplus50 years such as china, japan, korea and many others. Is the correct capitalization of this pierrot lunaire or pierrot lunaire. The new grove dictionary of music and musicians, second edition, edited by. A hundred years later watteaus pierrot, 1719 arnold schoenbergs pierrot lunaire is the story of a moonstruck clown, a 20th century descendant of the classic commedia dellarte clown. Pierrot lunaire from albert giraud translated by paul amrod. In a number of his early compositions, arnold schoenbe. Choose from 84 different sets of pierrot lunaire flashcards on quizlet. Verklarte nacht and pierrot lunaire dover chamber music scores. Schoenberg fills the work with canon, passacaglia, fugue, and other contrapuntal games.
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