Humoresque
Dvořák's Humoresques, Op. 101, No. 7
Arranged for viola and piano by Elias Goldstein, performed by Elias Goldstein (viola) and Monica Pavel (piano) Tchaikovsky's "Humoresque" Op. 10, No. 2
Tchaikovsky's "Humoresque" performed by the United States Navy Band Symphony Orchestra in 1955 | |
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Humoresque (or Humoreske) is a genre of Romantic music characterized by pieces with fanciful humor in the sense of mood rather than wit [1].
History
The name refers to the German term Humoreske, which was given from the 1800s (decade) onward to humorous tales [2]. Many humoresques can be compared to a gigue in their dance-like qualities, and many were used as dance music from the 1700s onwards.
Notable Examples
Notable examples of the humoresque style are:
- Schumann's Humoreske in B-flat major (Op. 20, 1839)
- Noel Rawsthorne's Hornpipe Humoresque (for organ, based on the Sailor's Hornpipe and including parts of Rule Britannia and the Widor Toccata)
- Dvořák's set of eight Humoresques (Op. 101, 1894), of which No. 7 in G-flat major is well known.[1]
See also
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References
- 1 2 Randel, Don Michael (1999). The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-00978-9.
- ↑ R. Grimm. "Begriff und Gattung Humoreske". Jahrbuch der Jean Paul Gesellschaft, 1968.
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