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Fauré - Morceau de Concours
Sheet music for violin
| Alt. Title: | Morceau de lecture |
|---|---|
| Info: | Gabriel Fauré was professor of composition at the Paris Conservatoire in 1896, and the great flutist Paul Taffanel, who also taught there and was a great friend of his, asked him for a concours composition, which turned out to be the famous Fantaisie, Op. 79. For the same occasion Fauré also composed a brief sight-reading piece titled “Morceau de lecture”, that would provide a good test of musicianship. “Morceau de lecture is a mere arabesque dutifully spun out in the requisite scales, arpeggios and mordents, the apt execution of which demonstrates proficiency. This functional exercise plays out slowly over a spare piano accompaniment for about a minute and a half. |
| Date: | 1898 |
| Artist: | Gabriel Urbain Fauré |
| Born: | 12 May 1845, Pamiers |
| Died: | 4 November 1924, Paris |
| The artist: | French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. |
| Instrument: | Violin |
| Key: | D major |
| Range: | A3 - D6 |
| Time signature: | 3/4 |
| Tempo: | 44 BPM |
| Duration: | 1:19 |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Style: | Classical |
