Beethoven wrote his Trio in G major, WoO 37 (1786) for flute, bassoon, and piano.15/15-17), a combination for which Carl Maria von Weber also wrote one work (op. Haydn wrote three trios for flute, cello & piano ( H.Some rather rare combinations of instruments have nonetheless inspired a few outstanding works. Such performances restore the sonic balance the composer would have expected, and have proven popular. The earlier trios are now frequently performed and recorded using authentic instruments, of the kind for which they were originally written.
Certainly by the mid nineteenth century, all three instruments had been modified to have a very powerful sound, and each can hold its own in a modern ensemble. The new idea of equality was never implemented completely the extent to which it is realized varies from one composition to the next, as well as among movements within a single composition. This is seen, for instance, in Beethoven's trios, and was likely in part the result of the increase in the power and sonority of the piano that took place during Beethoven's career, making it more feasible for the piano to play independently in an ensemble. With time, a new ideal of piano trio composition arose, in which each of the three instruments was supposed to contribute equally to the music. Mozart's earlier trios are also rather dominated by the piano part. It is thought that this practice was quite intentional on Haydn's part and was related to the sonority of the instruments of Haydn's day: the piano was fairly weak and "tinkling" in tone, and benefited from the tonal strengthening of other instruments. The cello part is very much subordinated, usually just doubling the bass line in the piano. The violin only plays the melody a certain amount of the time, and is often doubled by the piano when it does. The piano trios of the Classical era, notably those of Haydn, are dominated by the piano part. Many of these individual works are popular on concert programs, for example Suk's Elegie.įor individual articles treating works for piano trio, see Category:Compositions for piano trio. 44.Īfter the classical era, works for piano and two instruments continue to be written which are not presented as in the sonata tradition, or are arrangements of other works. These include single movements as well as sets of variations such as Beethoven's Variations on ‘Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu’ Op. Thus a large number of works exist for the arrangement of piano, violin and violoncello which are not generally titled or numbered as piano trios, but which are nonetheless part of the overall genre. For example Beethoven transcribed his first two symphonies for piano trio. In the Classical period, home music making made the piano trio a very popular genre for arrangements of other works. Piano trios that are set in the Sonata tradition share the general concerns of such works for their era, and often are reflective directly of symphonic practice with individual movements laid out according to the composer's understanding of the sonata form. With the early 19th century, particularly Beethoven, this genre was felt to be more appropriate to cast in the four movement form. Initially this was in the three movement form, though some of Haydn's have two movements. Works titled "Piano Trio" tend to be in the same overall shape as a sonata. The term can also refer to a group of musicians who regularly play this repertoire together for a number of well-known piano trios, see below. It is one of the most common forms found in classical chamber music.
Lalalala A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, usually a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group.
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