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Szymanowski, Karol Maciej : Maski "Blazen Tantris" Op.34-2

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Music ID : 21429
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:pieces
Total Playing Time:6 min 00 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Otsuka, Moe

Last Updated: August 23, 2023
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

Many of Szymanowski's piano works are considered to have connections with literature.

The Masques suite, which includes "Tantris le Bouffon," is one such example.

Masques consists of three pieces: "Shéhérazade," "Tantris le Bouffon," and "Sérénade de Don Juan." Among these, there is a view that "Tantris le Bouffon" derives its title from the play of the same name by the German writer Ernst Hardt (1876–1894).

Each expressive nuance in Szymanowski's music, such as sonorities that seem to foreshadow a tragic conclusion or successions of dissonances that portray the uneasy sentiments of the narrative's characters, can be interpreted in conjunction with literary themes.

It is also a highly intriguing work as an homage to the music of Debussy and Ravel, whom Szymanowski is believed to have encountered the year prior to commencing its composition.

An ideal performance would evoke a sense of primary colors and a sensual enactment of the narrative.

Writer: Otsuka, Moe

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