Curating Music History: 1st and 2nd Arabesque (Debussy)
Debussy (1862-1918) was considered the the first and most influential of the French Impressionist school. I have already written about him here and so I won't repeat myself!
However, I will write a bit about these two little pieces. These pieces are descriptive pieces and they are describing the whirling and looping visual designs that are known as Arabesques. These designs were first used in Islamic designs from the 9th century and then appeared again in Western Renaissance designs many centuries later!
As you can see, Debussy has tried (successfully in my ears) to imitate in sound the visual designs and patterns of the past.
In this set, there are two Arabesques of different character. With the first being more sombre and graceful, and the second being a more playful and whirlwind character. Both pieces are light in texture and feature musical devices to help evoke the looping and circling that is conveyed in the visual designs.
The Performers
Unfortunately, the performer wasn't credited on this YouTube video. However, it is one of the more beautiful performances of this piece that I've heard! So a mystery genius of the piano!
Previous Curating Music History posts
Last movement from 6th Brandenburg Concerto (JS Bach)
Last movements from 2nd Sonata in a minor (Westhoff)
Last movement from Brahms Violin Concerto
Finale from 4th Symphony (Tchaikovsky)
Last movement from "Jupiter" Symphony #41 (Mozart)
Overture to Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)
Histoire du Tango: Cafe 1930 (Piazzolla)
Last movement from Violin sonata 2 (Prokofiev)
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Britten)
'Sonata in d minor for violin and continuo" (Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre)
'Sonata duodecima' for Violin and Continuo(Isabella Leonarda)
Chaconne from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (Lully)
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Since you like Debussy, you NEED to watch this:
OMG! That was too good! I can't stop laughing... it hurts!
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Arabesque is also a position in ballet - which also has a first and a second iteration (among others). In French arabesque means "in Arabic fashion" - so makes sense with the above.
Here is a first arabesque
And Second Arabesque
Thanks for a lovely post with lovely music and education as to the origins of the word Arabesque.
Oh yes! I completely forgot to write about that! Thanks for pointing it out!
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