Bizet regarded it as too imitative in style, and it does have touches of Gounod, Mozart, Rossini, and even Offenbach. Yet this symphony has such melodic charm, vivacity, and control of musical structure and orchestration that it ranks as a masterpiece of teen-age creation.
Bizet's operatic career began less spectacularly with the composition at the age of 18 of a one-act comic opera entitled Le Docteur Miracle. After arriving in Rome he wrote a second comedy, Don Procupio Both pieces are rather Italianate in style, mildly attractive, but of no great consequence except as giving an early indication of theatrical talent.
After Bizet returned to Paris, he earned a living by giving private lessons and doing hackwork for publishers. It is possible that he might have had a career as a pianist, for he was by all accounts a remarkably fine player, applauded by Franz Liszt himself.
Bizet had no desire, however, to perform publicly, choosing rather to devote himself to composition. From traditional Japanese folk music to mysterious Spanish popular songs, opera has long been drawing on national music to explore 'exotic' cultures and celebrate national traditions. Accessibility links Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to search Help. Home People Georges Bizet. How do you complete an opera when its composer has died before finishing it?
At the age of seventeen, Bizet also wrote his own full scale Symphony in C Major. Bizet competed for the prestigious Prix de Rome in both and in The award was not given in due to unsatisfactory entrees, however, in , Bizet would win the award. Bizet spent the next five years of his life reaping the benefits of the grants that he received due to the award.
See more Bizet Music. See more Bizet Album Reviews. See more Bizet Guides. Discover Music. Bizet: 10 facts about the great composer. A child prodigy Georges Bizet was born in Paris on 25 October
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