Variations on a Nursery Song
Ernst von Dohnányi (arr. John P. Paynter, ed. Grymes)
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Subtitle: For the enjoyment of humorous people and for the annoyance of others
This work bears the designation Opus 25.
General Info
Year: 1914
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manuscript
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
The Variations on a Nursery Tune, Op. 25, is a piece for piano and orchestra by Ernő Dohnányi. It is subtitled "For the enjoyment of humorous people and for the annoyance of others."
Written in 1914, it captures the spirit of Romanticism, and manages to delight and enthrall in its sparkling piano writing and lush orchestral textures, and its wit in the treatment of the theme – the French nursery song Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman, otherwise known as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Like Dohnányi, Mozart also wrote variations on this nursery tune (K. 265/300e).
- Program Note from Wikipedia
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Performances
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- University of Southern California Thornton Wind Ensemble (H. Robert Reynolds, conductor; Kevin Kitz-Gerald, piano) – 28 October 2016
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Andante and Rondo (arr. Harding; ed. Wiley) (1909/1978)
- Variations on a Nursery Song (arr. Paynter; ed. Gryme) (1914)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Ernst von Dohnányi." Accessed 3 November 2016
- Personal correspondence with University of Southern California, 3 November 2016
- Variations on a Nursery Tune (Dohnányi), Wikipedia Accessed 3 November 2016