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Topic: wut music period is this? (Read 1759 times)

pianobubbles

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wut music period is this?

on: July 30, 2004, 09:47:50 PM

hi, does this piece count as early contemporary?:

Le Papillon(the butterfly)Etude de concert by calixa lavallee.

thanks

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tickledivory

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Re: wut music period is this?

Reply #1 on: August 04, 2004, 05:08:12 PM

According to Bakers Biographical Dictionary of Musicians Calixa Lavallee was born in Quebec, 1842 and died in Boston, 1891.

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Hmoll

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Re: wut music period is this?

Reply #2 on: August 04, 2004, 07:03:18 PM

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hi, does this piece count as early contemporary?:

Le Papillon(the butterfly)Etude de concert by calixa lavallee.

thanks

Contemporary music is music written by living people, so there is no such thing as "early contemporary." It's either contemporary or is isn't.

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