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Arabesque (classical music)

The arabesque is a type of music which uses melodies to create the atmosphere of Arabic architecture.

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Etymology

The word "arabesque" is derived from Western ideas of Arabic music, which were highly embellished. In actuality, arabesques and Arab music are not closely related.

Notable arabesques

The most well-known are Claude Debussy's Deux Arabesques, composed in 1888 and 1891, respectively.

Other composers who wrote arabesques include:

  • Robert Schumann: Arabeske in C, Op. 18
  • Jean Sibelius: Arabesque, Op. 76/9
  • Moritz Moszkowski: Opp. 15/2, 61, 95/4 and 96/5
  • Cécile Chaminade: Opp. 61 and 92
  • Edward MacDowell
  • Anton Arensky: Op. 67
  • Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller: Op. 100
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and
  • Bohuslav Martinů: Seven Arabesques for cello and piano (1931).
  • Harold Budd: Arabesque 1,2&3 (2005)
  • Louis Vierne: Arabesque, Op. 31

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