The first 4 bars of Menuet sur le nom d'HaydnPlay
Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn is a minuet for solo piano written by Maurice Ravel in 1909 to mark the centenary of Joseph Haydn's death.[1]
Menuet voor piano, 'Menuet sur le nom de Haydn' Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Componist: Maurice Ravel. Maurice (of Joseph-Maurice) Ravel (Ciboure, 7 maart 1875 – Parijs, 28 december 1937) was een Frans componist van Zwitsers-Baskische afkomst. Hij geldt als een van de voornaamste componisten van de 20e eeuw en, met zijn oudere landgenoot Claude.
Description[edit]
The piece is only 54 bars long and lasts for about a minute and a half. The theme is based on Haydn's own name as a five-note motif. The letter H represents B natural, A and D representing their respective pitches, Y as D natural and N as G natural. In the score, the use of this motif is marked using their letters including several inverted and retrograde versions.[2]
History[edit]
This work came about as a result of a commission by the Revue musicale mensuelle de la Société Internationale de Musique.[3] In total, six composers were commissioned: Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy('Hommage à Haydn'), Vincent d'Indy ('Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn'), Paul Dukas('Prélude Élégiaque'), Reynaldo Hahn('Theme Varié sur le nom de Haydn'), and Charles-Marie Widor('Fugue sur le nom d'Haydn').
Each composer was given the same task: to write a piece based on the musical equivalent of Haydn's name.
References[edit]
- ^Selected Piano exam pieces. The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. 2009–2010. pp. 24–25.
- ^'Allmusic Guide to Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn'. Allmusic. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^Soucy, Jean-Phillipe (2009). Six French composers' homage to Haydn: An analytical comparison enlightening their conception of tombeau (Master of Arts thesis). eScholarship@McGill.
External links[edit]
- Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn (Ravel): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- 'Ravel - Menuet sur le Nom de Haydn (Performed by Álvaro Campos Jareño)'. YouTube. 11 February 2014.
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