MUSI 1001 Lecture 8: l8
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Originally intended for the concert hall and not designed to precede an opera or play. Examples: tchaikovsky: the 1812 overture, mendelssohn: hebrides overture. Music to be inserted between the acts or during important of a play to add an extra dimension to the drama. Mendelssohn: incidental music to a midsummer night"s dream. Allowed greater tension to be placed on the strings. Invented by the steinway company in new york. Shifted the keyboard so the hammers would not strike of a particular pitch. Allowed the instrument to play a softer dynamic. Sustaining pedal: allowed some strings to sound while others were being struck. The transformation and reduction of an orchestral score, and a piece of orchestral music, onto the great staff for playing at the piano. Allowed the listening public to hear the major works of the great composers. Purpose: to capture the essence of one single mood, sentiment, or emotion. Known as the (cid:498)poet of the piano(cid:499)