The first part of this musical work is satirical in theme, as seen in sections entitled The Dandy, A Pale Laundress, and A Chopin Waltz, but the second part descends into a nightmare vision, and includes the sections Night, Red Mass, Song of the Hangman, and Decapitation.
The first part of this musical work is satirical in theme, as seen in sections entitled The Dandy, A Pale Laundress, and A Chopin Waltz, but the second part descends into a nightmare vision, and includes the sections Night, Red Mass, Song of the Hangman, and Decapitation. Scored for voice, flute or piccolo, clarinet, violin or viola, and piano, its composition was suggested by the actress Albertine Zehme, who sent the composer 50 poems by Albert Giraud, of which 21 were set to music. FTP, what is this song cycle about a character of the commedia dell'arte by Arnold Schoenberg?
The first part of this musical work is satirical in theme, as seen in sections entitled The Dandy, A Pale Laundress, and A Chopin Waltz, but the second part descends into a nightmare vision, and includes the sections Night, Red Mass, Song of the Hangman, and Decapitation.
Pierrot lunaire (or Moonstruck Pierrot)