Paul Pierné (1874-1962)

Nationality: French

Born: June 30, 1874, Metz Died: March 24, 1962, Paris (age 87)

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Fantaisie pastorale

(for oboe and piano)

Published: 1935 (age 60-61)

Dedication: à mon ami Monsieur Louis Bleuzet

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Nationality: French

Born: August 16, 1863, Metz Died: July 17, 1937, Ploujean, Finistère (age 73)

chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
fantasia, fantasy, fantazy, fantazia, phantasy, phantasie, fancy, fantasie [G], fantaisie [F] —generally, a piece of music favoring a free flight of expression over strict adherence to formal rules; suggesting an improvisational character. However, there are at least two more specific historical meanings: 1) the fantasia/fantasie/fancy of English Renaissance viol consort music and 2) Cobbett's Phantasie, an early 20th century form of single-movement chamber music inspired by the Renaissance fancy with the goal of stimulating new English chamber or "consort" music.
pastorale, pastoral—referring to the bucolic setting of shepherds, the countryside and an idealized relationship to nature