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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert work
percussion ensemble piece
toccata
composer Carlos Chávez NERFINISHED
compositionYearApproximate around World War II
countryOfOrigin Mexico
creator Carlos Chávez NERFINISHED
decadeComposed 1940s
genre classical music
percussion ensemble music
hasInfluenceOn acceptance of percussion ensemble as a concert genre
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
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
contrasting timbres of percussion instruments
yearComposed 1942

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Carlos Chávez notableWork Toccata for percussion instruments