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Critical Reception
A 1907 US tour brought Chaminade popular acclaim but also sexist reviews, leading to her music being accused of being either too feminine or too masculine.
Composition History
Chaminade's Piano Sonata, Op. 21, the only one she ever wrote, is dedicated to her brother-in-law, the composer/pianist Moritz Moszkowski.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Chaminade deliberately composed large-scale works like ballets and an opera to demonstrate her technique and compete with male colleagues.
Composer Biography
Cécile Chaminade, born in Paris in 1857, began composing her own music at the age of ten after starting piano lessons with her mother.
Composition History
Chaminade's father refused to send her to the Paris Conservatory to study among men, so she received private lessons from Conservatory faculty.
Critical Reception
After Chaminade's death, her music was unfairly generalized as 'salon ephemera' for amateurs, despite many pieces being virtuoso works.
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