Details
- Instrument:
- Baritone Saxophone
- Ensembles:
- Woodwind Trio Woodwind Ensemble
- Genres:
- Medieval
- Publishers:
- jmsgu3
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Instructionals:
- Contest, Festival
- Level:
- Early Intermediate
- Artist:
- James M. Guthrie
- Arrangers:
- James M. Guthrie
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 12
SKU: A0.1271294
Composed by Solage. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Chamber,Contest,Early Music,Festival,Historic,Medieval. 12 pages. Jmsgu3 #863691. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1271294).Solage's Fumeux fume is a three-voice rondeau that is considered significant in music history for several reasons:
Experimental style: Fumeux fume is an example of Solage's experimental style, which linked text and music together in terms of form or meaning. The piece is known for its extravagantly chromatic sound, which was unusual for the time. It also contains some of the lowest tessitura vocal writing in any music of the period.
Cultural significance: Fumeux fume is about a Parisian literary coterie known as the Society of Fumeurs, or 'smokers'. The lyrics describe a smoker who "smokes smoke" and "steeps his thoughts in smoke". The piece is significant because it provides insight into the cultural practices of the time and the role of smoking in society.
Musical subtilitas: Fumeux fume is also significant because it demonstrates Solage's musical subtilitas, or subtlety, in his tonal language. The piece is complex and requires careful analysis to fully understand its structure and meaning.
Overall, Solage's Fumeux fume is an important piece of music history because of its experimental style, cultural significance, and demonstration of Solage's musical subtilitas.
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- ArrangeMe:
- jmsgu3
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Instrument:
- Woodwinds Saxophone Baritone Saxophone
- Artists:
- James M. Guthrie
- Ensemble:
- Woodwind Trio Woodwind Ensemble
- Publisher:
- jmsgu3