Feu d'artifice
Feu d'artifice, Op. 4 (Fireworks, Russian: Фейерверк, Feyerverk) is a composition by Igor Stravinsky, written in 1908 and described by the composer as a "short orchestral fantasy." It usually takes less than four minutes to perform.
Composition
Stravinsky composed Feu d'artifice as a wedding present for Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's daughter Nadezhda and Maximilian Steinberg, who had married a few days before her father's death.[1][2] Feu d'artifice helped develop Stravinsky's reputation as a composer, although it is not considered representative of his mature work. The work has some hints of bitonality but is for the most part similar in style to that of Rimsky-Korsakov who, at the time, was his teacher and mentor. It has the form of a scherzo but is still labeled "orchestral fantasy" because of its short length.
Alexander Siloti conducted the premiere on 6 February 1909.[3] The accepted story is that Stravinsky got the commission from Sergei Diaghilev to write The Firebird (1910) in part because Diaghilev heard this piece of music and was impressed with its orchestration.[1][4] However, Diaghilev had already commissioned Stravinsky to orchestrate two pieces of Chopin (the Grande valse brillante and Nocturne in A flat) for the ballet Les Sylphides.[5]
Instrumentation
The work is scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes (2nd doubling cor anglais), 3 clarinets (3rd doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, 6 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 percussionists (cymbals, bass drum, triangle, and glockenspiel), 2 harps, celesta, and strings.[3]
References
- ^ a b Huscher, Phillip. "Fireworks, Op. 4" (PDF). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Magnum, John. "Fireworks (Igor Stravinsky)". LA Phil. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ a b "Feu d'artifice". englisch. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "Fondation Igor Stravinsky | Biography". Fondation Igor Stravinsky. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Richard Taruskin: 'Stravinsky and the Russian Traditions', Volume 1, p.579.
External links
- Feu d'artifice: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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Discography
musical dramas
- The Nightingale
- Renard
- The Soldier's Tale
- Mavra
- Oedipus rex
- Perséphone
- The Rake's Progress
- The Flood
- The Firebird
- Petrushka
- The Rite of Spring (discography)
- Les noces
- Pulcinella
- Apollo
- The Fairy's Kiss
- Jeu de cartes
- Danses concertantes
- Scènes de ballet
- Orpheus
- Agon
- Symphony in E♭
- Symphony of Psalms
- Symphony in C
- Symphony in Three Movements
- Scherzo fantastique
- Fireworks
- Funeral Song
- Four Études
- The Song of the Nightingale
- Circus Polka
- Ode
- Scherzo à la russe
- Greeting Prelude
- Movements for Piano and Orchestra
- Variations: Aldous Huxley in memoriam
- Canon on a Russian Popular Tune
- Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
- Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
- Violin Concerto in D
- Concerto in E♭ ("Dumbarton Oaks")
- Ebony Concerto
- Concerto in D
vocal
- Pastorale
- Pribaoutki
- Berceuses du chat
- Abraham and Isaac
- Elegy for J.F.K.
- "The Owl and the Pussy Cat"
- Zvezdoliki
- Ave Maria
- Babel
- Mass
- Cantata
- Canticum Sacrum
- Threni
- A Sermon, a Narrative, and a Prayer
- Requiem Canticles
pianola
- "Tarantella"
- Scherzo
- Piano Sonata in F♯ minor
- Four Études
- "Valse des fleurs"
- Three Easy Pieces
- Five Easy Pieces
- Étude for Pianola
- Piano-Rag-Music
- Les cinq doigts
- Three Movements from Petrushka
- Piano Sonata
- Serenade in A
- Concerto for Two Pianos
- Tango
- Sonata for Two Pianos
- Two Sketches for a Sonata
music
- Three Pieces for String Quartet
- Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet
- Lied ohne Name
- Octet
- Duo Concertant
- Elegy
- Septet
- Epitaphium
- Double Canon (in Memoriam Raoul Dufy)
- Bluebird Pas de Deux (from Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty)
- Monumentum pro Gesualdo
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- 4382 Stravinsky
- Igor Stravinsky (river cruise ship)
- Stravinsky (crater)
- Stravinsky Fountain
- Stravinsky Inlet
- Earnest Andersson
- Ernest Ansermet
- George Balanchine
- Ballets Russes
- Nadia Boulanger
- Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (film)
- Jean Cocteau
- Sergei Diaghilev
- Samuel Dushkin
- Arthur Lourié
- Monday Evening Concerts
- New York City Ballet
- Pierre Monteux
- Neoclassicism
- Petrushka chord
- Psalms chord
- Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
- Werner Reinhart
- Serialism
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