Les sylvains, Op. 60

Composer: CHAMINADE, Cécile
  • Chaminade’s piano character piece Les sylvains (The Fauns) was first published in 1892.1
  • Listen for: this piece is structured around two contrasting themes, with contrasting textures: a lyrical theme in the piano’s lower register, and a more sparkling theme in the piano’s upper register.2
  • Chaminade’s fame and financial success as a fin-de-siecle composer rested mainly on music intended for domestic music making and the salon, particularly songs, and piano character pieces like this one.3

Sources

  1. “Les Sylvains, Op. 60 (Chaminade, Cécile),” IMSLP, accessed June 24, 2021, https://imslp.org/wiki/Les_Sylvains%2C_Op.60_(Chaminade%2C_C%C3%A9cile).
  2. Calum MacDonald, “Les sylvains, Op. 60,” Hyperion (1996), accessed June 24, 2021, https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dw.asp?dc=W5311_GBAJY9684603.
  3. Marcia J. Citron, “Chaminade, Cécile,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed June 23, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000005388.

Cut IDs

23241