Humoresque

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This article is about the musical genre. For the 1946 film, see Humoresque (film). For the 1920 film, see Humoresque (1920 film).
Dvořák's Humoresques, Op. 101, No. 7
Arranged for viola and piano by Elias Goldstein, performed by Elias Goldstein (viola) and Monica Pavel (piano)
Tchaikovsky's "Humoresque" Op. 10, No. 2
Tchaikovsky's "Humoresque" performed by the United States Navy Band Symphony Orchestra in 1955
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Humoresque (or Humoreske) is a genre of romantic music characterized by pieces with fanciful humor in the sense of mood rather than wit.[1] The name refers to the German term Humoreske, which was given from the 1800s (decade) onward to humorous tales.[2]

Notable examples of the humoresque style are Schumann's Humoreske in B-flat major (Op. 20, 1839), and Dvořák's set of eight Humoresques (Op. 101, 1894), of which No. 7 in G-flat major is well known.[1]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Randel, Don Michael (1999). The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-00978-9. 
  2. ↑ R. Grimm. Begriff und Gattung Humoreske. Jahrbuch der Jean Paul Gesellschaft, 1968.


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