Finale
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Finale may indicate the final movement of a sonata, symphony, or concerto or of another piece of non-vocal classical music which has several movements, or a prolonged final sequence at the end of an act of an opera or musical theatre work.[1] "The rondo is the form par excellence used for final movements, and...its typical character and structural properties accord perfectly with those thought desirable in a sonata finale of the early nineteenth century."[2] Carl Czerny observes, "that first movements and finales ought to—and in practice actually do—proclaim their contrasted characters already in their opening themes."[3]
Finale may also refer to:
[edit] Pieces of music
- Finale (album), a 1977 album by Loggins and Messina
- Finale B, a song from the rock opera Rent
- "Finale", a song by Anthrax from State of Euphoria
- "Finale", a rapper from New York
- "Finale", a song by Bikini Kill from Reject All American
- "Finale", a piece of film music by John Williams from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack)
- "Finale", a song by Patrick Wolf from The Magic Position
[edit] Places
- Finale Emilia, a municipality in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Finale Ligure, a municipality in Liguria, Italy
[edit] Other uses
- Finale (film), a 2009 film
- Finale (software), a music notation software
- Season finale, the last episode of a single season of a television show
- Series finale, the last episode of a television show
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
- ^ John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, ed. (1890). A Dictionary of Music and Musicians: (A.D. 1450-1889), p.523. Macmillan and Co. [1]
- ^ Talbot, Michael (2001). The Finale in Western Instrumental Music, p.2. ISBN 9780198166955.
- ^ Talbot (2001), p.2&1n1. Cites: Czerny, Carl (c.1848). School of Practical Composition, Vol.I, p.67-69.
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