Amy Beach, an American composer, was a child prodigy who could sing melodies at age one, composed at four, and debuted as a pianist at seven, possessing absolute pitch and synesthesia.
Compositional Technique
In her "Fantasy Triptych," Natalie Klouda experimented with ciphers and musical quotations, inspired by the lives of Clara and Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms.
Composer Biography
Amy Beach was a self-taught composer and, during her marriage, limited public performances to charitable causes while intensifying her compositional work and involvement with the Boston Suffrage Movement.
Composer Biography
Clara Schumann, a child prodigy, gave her first performances at age nine, played for Goethe, knew Liszt and Paganini, and published her first pieces at ten or eleven.
Composition History
Natalie Klouda's "Fantasy Triptych" was commissioned in 2014 by the Monte Piano Trio to be premiered alongside works by Clara and Robert Schumann and Brahms.
Album & Artwork
The album title, "Triptych," was inspired by Natalie Klouda's composition and summarizes the CD's concept of tripartite diversity across centuries, countries, and biographical periods.
Cultural Impact
Amy Beach was part of the 'Boston Six,' a group of composers aiming to establish an independent American music tradition, and was the most successful American female composer of her time.
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