Anaïs Crestin

Estelle Revaz, Anaïs Crestin – Inspiration populaire (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:17 minutes | 1,10 GB | Genre: Classical
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Folk music and dance have always been a source of inspiration for art music, as they remain in touch with the souls of people. Nevertheless, the tendency of composers towards a universal musical language has significantly diluted the character of ethnic features that they contain, a phenomenon that is especially noteworthy in Europe. In the 18th century, the artistic tendency to emphasize exotic colors and charms arose. Composers began to make use of foreign folklore to spice up their works with unusual sounds, for example the Rondo alla Turca in the Piano Sonata in A major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. At the same time, there was also an increase in nationalism politically, and each country, each ethnic group also aspired to distinguish itself from its neighbors with its own music. This trend is often an expression of the desire for emancipation of oppressed people. The rules of classical music, until then strictly standardized, now had to integrate the properties of melody and rhythm of folk music, be it in tonality, meter or construction. If this emergence of popular inspiration is related to social developments, it can also touch the listener more directly. In addition, it gives the composers, who are sometimes far from their homeland, the opportunity to remain connected with their cultural roots, as we will see with Alberto Ginastera.
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