Brief arrangement of first movement of Hummel's Mandolin concerto for hammered dulcimer скачать в хорошем качестве

Brief arrangement of first movement of Hummel's Mandolin concerto for hammered dulcimer

I first heard Hummel’s Mandolin Concerto at the age of 22, and the melody stayed with me for weeks. It is a beautiful example of late Classical style—one cannot help wishing that Mozart himself had written a concerto for the mandolin. Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837) was an Austrian composer and child-prodigy pianist. He studied with both Mozart and Haydn, and later became a close friend of Schubert, who dedicated his final three piano sonatas to him. In 1804, Hummel succeeded Haydn as Konzertmeister to Prince Esterházy. He was also an important early advocate of composers’ rights, helping to establish modern ideas of intellectual property and copyright. Hummel wrote extensively for piano, orchestra, and chamber ensembles, including concertos and a significant body of guitar music, though he composed no symphonies. Chopin admired Hummel and frequently performed his piano concertos. Schubert’s Trout Quintet is thought to have been influenced by an earlier work by Hummel. The mandolin, tuned like the violin, rose to prominence in classical music during the eighteenth century. Its popularity was boosted when the Vinaccia family of Naples replaced gut strings with steel, giving the instrument greater projection. Combined with its tremolo technique and versatility, this made the mandolin particularly appealing to audiences. In the nineteenth century it became a fashionable, portable, and accessible instrument, well suited to amateur musicians. By the late nineteenth century, mandolin orchestras had sprung up across Europe and America, performing light classical repertoire and often modeling themselves on symphony orchestras. The hammered dulcimer produces a sound similar to the mandolin’s, though with greater sustain—an advantage or disadvantage depending on taste. I leave it to the listener to decide which is more pleasing.