Toccata on L’homme armé
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Toccata on L’homme armé is a virtuosic contemporary piano work by Marc-André Hamelin that reimagines the Renaissance tune "L’homme armé" with extreme technical demands and modern harmonic language.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano composition
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toccata ⓘ |
| basedOn | L’homme armé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
contemporary piano repertoire
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piano toccatas ⓘ works by Marc-André Hamelin ⓘ |
| composer | Marc-André Hamelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | no widely known dedicatee ⓘ |
| form | toccata ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| harmonicLanguage | modern ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
L’homme armé mass tradition
NERFINISHED
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Renaissance music ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex rhythms
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rapid passagework ⓘ thick chordal writing ⓘ wide leaps ⓘ |
| period | 21st century ⓘ |
| reimagines | Renaissance tune L’homme armé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
advanced piano technique
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endurance ⓘ high finger velocity ⓘ strong rhythmic control ⓘ |
| style | virtuosic ⓘ |
| technicalDifficulty | extreme ⓘ |
| texture |
contrapuntal
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dense ⓘ |
| usesMelody | L’homme armé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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