Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's work is associated with the 'Empfindsamer Stil' or 'Sensitive Style,' characterized by dramatic devices, an emphasis on melody, and sparing use of older contrapuntal techniques.
Composer Biography
Friedrich Kuhlau, a composer important in the flute world, lost much of his unpublished work when his house was destroyed by fire in 1831.
Instruments
Theobald Boehm (1794-1881) designed the modern flute key system, which made the instrument truly chromatic and capable of playing in all musical keys.
Instruments
In 1935, the William S. Haynes Company created a platinum flute played by Georges Barrère, a peak in experiments with exotic metals for the instrument.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Doppler brothers are seen as precursors to the modern flute and an inspiration for the virtuoso French school of flute playing.
Composition History
The Doppler brothers, Franz and Karl, wrote the Rigoletto-fantaisie, Op. 38, reflecting the mid-19th century fashion for transcriptions of popular opera melodies.
Composer Biography
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the second son of Johann Sebastian Bach, was considered the leading keyboard player of his era.
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