Toccata for percussion instruments
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Toccata for percussion instruments is a pioneering 1942 concert work by Mexican composer Carlos Chávez that helped establish percussion ensemble music as a serious concert genre.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert work
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percussion ensemble piece ⓘ toccata ⓘ |
| composer | Carlos Chávez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYearApproximate | around World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| creator | Carlos Chávez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decadeComposed | 1940s ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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percussion ensemble music ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
acceptance of percussion ensemble as a concert genre
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development of percussion ensemble repertoire ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Toccata for percussion instruments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | percussion ensemble ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementStructure | three movements ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early 20th-century work for percussion ensemble alone
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helping establish percussion ensemble music as a serious concert genre ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century percussion repertoire ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| scoredFor | percussion instruments only ⓘ |
| style | modernist ⓘ |
| uses |
complex rhythms
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contrasting timbres of percussion instruments ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1942 ⓘ |
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