IX Variations: Piano Solo

Von Joseph Woelfl

Based on the terzetto 'Pria ch'io l'impegno' of Joseph Wiegl's light opera 'L'Amor Marinaro', Woelfl's theme and nine variations were composed to meet the insatiable public demand for popular works. A direct contemporary of Beethoven with whom he was often compared, Woelfl received his early education from Leopold Mozart and Michael Haydn and was regarded as one of the leading piano virtuosi of his generation.

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Dem Terzett 'Pria ch'io l'impegno' aus Joseph Weigls leichter Oper 'L'Amor Marinaro' zugrunde liegend, wurden Wölfls Thema und neun Variationen komponiert, um die unersättliche öffentliche Forderung nach populären Werken zu befriedigen. Wölfi, der direkter Zeitgenosse Beethovens war, und mit diesem auch oft verglichen wurde, erhielt seine frühe Ausbildung von Leopold Mozart und Michael Haydn und galt als einer der führenden Klaviervirtuosen seiner Generation.

• Sprache: Deutsch
• Herausgeber: Books on Demand
• Erscheinungsdatum: 11. Apr. 2022
• ISBN: 9783754365335

Buchvorschau

Preface

The tradition of extracting themes from popular stage works to be used as the basis for theme and variations for chamber instruments, really begins with the ability to mass produce sheet music economically in the 1790's, when a number of great publishing houses were established using the new state of the art lithographic printing process. Pieces like the 9 variations or ‘IX VARIATIONS sur le Terzetto Pria ch'io l'impegno de l'Opera l'Amor marinaro pour le Forte Piano composées et dediées a Mademoiselle la Baronne Nanette de Lezzeny. No.1' to give it its full title, were composed with the public appetite for