The first snowfalls have arrived. Many piano composers lived in areas that experienced snow, which inspired the following pieces.
Claude Debussy’s "The Snow is Dancing"
from Children's Corner is a famous piece that captures the
image of dancing snowflakes. Debussy also wrote a piece called "Des Pas
Sur la Neige" (Footprints in the Snow).
Frédéric Chopin’s Étude Op. 25, No. 11, nicknamed
"Winter Wind," is a technically demanding and dramatic piece.
Franz Liszt’s transcendental étude "Chasse-neige"
(Snowplow) depicts a heavy snowstorm.
John Cage’s Winter Music evokes a frozen
landscape.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s twelfth piece from his
suite The Seasons, "December (Christmas)," captures a
wintery atmosphere. His Nutcracker ballet suite also includes
well-known winter scenes.
Franz Schubert’s song cycle Winterreise (Winter
Journey) includes songs that deal with the hardships and emotions of a
winter journey.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Der
Schneemann (The
Snowman) is often included in lists of winter-themed classical music.
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