Frank Martin, a Swiss composer, developed a personal variant of Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique around 1932, but unlike Schoenberg, he did not abandon tonality.
Composition History
André Jolivet composed Chant de Linos as a competition piece for the Paris Conservatory in 1944, later replacing the original flute and piano version with one for flute, harp, and string trio.
Performer Biography
The Pavan-Canale Duo, formed in 2009, has won numerous national and international competitions, including the 'Premio Nazionale delle Arti' and the 'Gaetano Zinetti Chamber Music Competition'.
Composition History
Pierre Boulez's Sonatine was commissioned in 1946 for flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal, who never played it due to his strong dislike for the work.
Composer Biography
Robert Muczynski, an American pianist, teacher, and composer, made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1958 performing his own compositions.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Olivier Messiaen, a French composer, had a lifelong interest in ornithology and birdsongs, considering birds an icon for freedom.
Compositional Technique
Boulez's Sonatine uses a twelve-tone system, but uniquely groups the twelve tones into sets of four, five, and two, rather than a complete statement of all twelve.
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