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| Composer : | Mertz, Johann Kaspar (1806 - 1856) | ||||
| Instrumentation : | Guitar solo (standard notation)9 other versions | ||||
| Style : | Classical | ||||
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| Publisher : | Lewis, Alastair | ||||
| Copyright : | Copyright © 2011 Alastair Lewis | ||||
| Added by alastair-lewis, 25 Sep 2011 Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) was a lyrical guitar composer who worked in the 19th century. This guitarist was born in Pressburg (present Bratislava, Slovakia) and married a pianist Josephine (née Plantin). They resided in Vienna, Austria where Mertz had a loyal following. He performance prowess was of the highest order and was welcomed in Berlin (Kingdom of Prussia) and Dresden (Kingdom of Saxony) to concertize. There were also further tours to Poland and Russia. The term 'Nocturne' first appeared in the 18th century, it was derived from a French word meaning "nocturnal". It was used for musical works of multiple movements, and the music was generally intended to be played for evening parties. The more familiar form of a Nocturne is as a single-movement character piece for solo piano. These pieces which became popular in the 1800s were first composed by the Irish composer John Field, who is regarded as the father of the Romantic Nocturne. Stylistically the music featured a cantabile melody over an arpeggiated accompaniment in the left-hand similar to that found in guitar music. This free sheet music is for solo guitar. Mp3 recording from youtube is performed by Julie Sheet central : | Trois Nocturnes (14 sheet music) | | |||
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