Grande Valse Brillante (Chopin)
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The Grande valse brillante in E-flat major (The Brilliant Grand Waltz), Op.
18, was composed by Frédéric Chopin
in 1833 and published in 1834. This was his first published waltz
composition for solo piano. However, prior to 1834 he had written at least sixteen waltzes that were either destroyed or eventually published posthumously.
Chopin also gave the title Grand valse brillante to the next three waltzes in the Op. 34 set, published in 1838.
In 1909, Russian composer Igor Stravinsky
made an orchestral arrangement of this waltz for Serge Diaghilev's ballet Les Sylphides
.
Opus number
An Opus number , pl. opera and opuses, abbreviated, sing. Op. and pl. Opp. refers to a number generally assigned by composers to an individual composition or set of compositions on publication, to help identify their works...
18, was composed by Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....
in 1833 and published in 1834. This was his first published waltz
Waltz
The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...
composition for solo piano. However, prior to 1834 he had written at least sixteen waltzes that were either destroyed or eventually published posthumously.
Chopin also gave the title Grand valse brillante to the next three waltzes in the Op. 34 set, published in 1838.
In 1909, Russian composer Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ; 6 April 1971) was a Russian, later naturalized French, and then naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor....
made an orchestral arrangement of this waltz for Serge Diaghilev's ballet Les Sylphides
Les Sylphides
Les Sylphides is a short, non-narrative ballet blanc. Its original choreography was by Michel Fokine, with music by Frédéric Chopin orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov. Glazunov had already set some of the music in 1892 as a purely orchestral suite, under the title Chopiniana, Op. 46...
.