Schumann basically invented the modern piano quintet as we know it (piano + string quartet) with this work: And of course, outside of its use as a solo instrument, the piano still remained a chamber music standby in ensemble performances. This kind of music was present in the Classical period, but it didn’t flourish until this time where Schubert took the idea and ran with it:īrahms, Bizet, Mendelssohn, and others got in on the action, too. These were simply piano duets where two people played on the some keyboard (or on separate keyboards if necessary). No, we didn’t suddenly get an influx of four-armed piano players (although I’m sure some of them wish that were possible!). One interesting development in the piano repertoire was music for piano four hands. Here’s a piece that you might recognize from orchestral literature, in its original form: The period is also characterized by a strong emphasis on music that was inspired by literature and art. Of course, other composers tickled the ivories as well, with Robert Schumann perfecting the art of miniature writing: Between Chopin and Liszt, the piano player as nineteenth century “rock star” was born, and they even performed some of the very first piano recitals. If you ask even the most casual classical music listeners about piano repertoire, 9 times out of 10, they’ll mention this:Įven if you don’t know Chopin’s name, you probably recognize that piece! Or how about this one? If none of those, you have to know this tune! And if not Chopin, surely this guy is on… your… list?:Īnyone who’s seen Who Framed Roger Rabbit is definitely familiar with the end of this rhapsody. And then you have the Brahms, which is lush and emotive, with long musical gestures and plenty of dynamic contrast (in musician speak, basically lots of fluctuations in volume).Īnd if the piano became kind of a big deal in the eighteenth century, it was huge in the nineteenth century. The Mozart has a certain rigid simplicity to it - can you hear it? The phrasing is regular, and the mood is fairly light and bouncy. Just compare this Mozart Piano Trio to this one by Johannes Brahms: Known as the Romantic Era, the nineteenth century was all about emotion, which the music of the time strongly reflected. Now, we reach our proverbial Bronze Age as we explore chamber music in the nineteenth century.
Fox” and “Moonrise Kingdom,” Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life,” the final two “Harry Potter” films, and “Zero Dark Thirty.Thus far, we’ve seen the origin stories and the next generation of our chamber music superheroes. READ MORE: ‘Rogue One’ Trailer: A New Team (And An Old Foe) Assemble In New Look at ‘Star Wars’ Anthology Filmĭesplat has been nominated for eight Oscars in total, winning one for his score for Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” He also contributed scores for two other Anderson films “Fantastic Mr. The reshoots apparently altered the scoring calendar and Desplat was no longer available for the position, so Disney hired Giacchino to take over the role.
Gareth Edwards’ “ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” the first standalone “Star Wars” film in the long-running franchise, recently went through extensive reshoots spearheaded by director Tony Gilroy in order to clarify story and tone. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will swap out original composer Alexandre Desplat for Michael Giacchino per those reshoots just three months ahead of the film’s release.
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