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219 See also: Great Service 52–53 ■ St. Matthew Passion 98–105 ■ Elijah 170 –173 ■ The Ring Cycle 180 –187 ■ A Child of Our Time ...

220 I AM A SLAVE TO MY THEMES, AND SUBMIT TO THEIR DEMANDS FINLANDIA (1900), JEAN SIBELIUS O ut of all the musical nationalism t ...

221 See also: The Bartered Bride 206 ■ Pictures at an Exhibition 207 ■ Peer Gynt 208–209 ■ Dvorˇ ák’s Symphony No. 9 212–215 ■ A ...

222 See also: The Bartered Bride 206 ■ Pictures at an Exhibition 207 ■ Finlandia 220–221 ■ El sombrero de tres picos 223 ■ Appal ...

223 See also: The Bartered Bride 206 ■ Pictures at an Exhibition 207 ■ Finlandia 220–221 ■ Iberia 222 ■ Appalachian Spring 286–2 ...

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A s the 19th century drew to a close, composers began to realize that they were facing a crisis point. Wagner had undermined ton ...

completely atonal, without reference to any key. The difficulty of creating a cohesive structure led him to develop a system of ...

228 I GO TO SEE THE SHADOW YOU HAVE BECOME PRÉLUDE À L’APRÈS-MIDI D’UN FAUNE ( 1894 ), CLAUDE DEBUSSY C omposed between 1891–189 ...

229 shape of the poem, as well as the scenery so marvellously described in the text.” In the poem, a faun awakens from an aftern ...

230 (above which an oboe plays the four chromatically rising notes of the “desire” motif). Debussy’s chord, however—shimmering a ...

231 sometimes considered less technical than other genres, Debussy’s experimentation with rhythmic techniques shows that atmosph ...

I WANT WOMEN TO TURN THEIR MINDS TO BIG AND DIFFICULT JOBS THE WRECKERS ( 1904 ), ETHEL SMYTH US_232-239_Dame_Ethel_Smyth.indd 2 ...

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234 W omen were writing opera from the form’s first days. The earliest known opera by a woman, La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall’i ...

235 Two composer sisters, Nadia (left) and Lili Boulanger, pose together in Nadia was also an influential teacher, whose studen ...

236 WOMEN COMPOSERS looting and their faith. Mark has been secretly lighting beacons to warn ships off the rocks. When the villa ...

MODERN 1900 –1950 237 British character in its setting and themes. The hymns and other choruses sung by the villagers, for insta ...

238 FEMALE COMPOSERS Female conductors Only in the 20th century did women begin to conduct orchestras. When the role emerged in ...