Arabesque (piece of music)

The arabesque (from French , also: arabesque ) is originally an oriental ornament (an ornament, see arabesque ).

The term is used in music, among other things, as a cheerful, flowery, delicate piece of music composed especially for the piano , which is not bound to any form . For example, Robert Schumann ( Arabeske op. 18 ) and Claude Debussy ( Deux Arabesques ) wrote arabesques.

literature

• Barbara Boisits: Arabesque. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .

See also

• Arabesque (genre)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Bibliographisches Institut GmbH: Duden | Arabesque | Spelling, meaning, definition, synonyms, origin (accessed on Jan. 23, 2013)
2. ^ ^{A b} Oxford University Press: Arabesque in Oxford Music Online . In: The Oxford Companion to Music (accessed Jan. 23, 2013)