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Joseph O'Kelly: En 1795 (Intermède-Gavotte), Op.52

202 views · Published 5 October 2016 · 2:18 · Indexed 22 October 2026

Channel: PSearPianist · 2016 · Music

Phillip Sear plays an evocation of the time of the French Revolution, inspired by a history painting, by the Irish-French composer Joseph O'Kelly (1828-85).
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Joseph O'Kelly (1828-85)—born Joseph Toussaint Kelly—was a French composer of Irish origins. He studied with Kalkbrenner and GA Osborne (he of 'La pluie de perles' fame). O'Kelly worked for a piano company in Paris, and as a composer wrote mainly piano music and songs, but also stage and choral works. A detailed account of his life and work can be found at t.ly/7otm . The title of this piece is derived from the painting 'En 1795', by the dedicatee of this piece, the French artist Jules-Adolphe Goupil (1839-83), who specialized in genre and history paintings, particularly of the period of the French Revolution. An engraving of 'En 1795' appears on the cover page of the score. The painting was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1875, where it won a first-class medal, and was reproduced in the journal 'l'Univers illustré' in 1876. It depicts a lady in a very elaborate costume with a large hat. You can see a reproduction of the painting here: http://bit.ly/2dFBYJK . Although written in pseudo-18th century style, the piece has harmonic shifts reminiscent of Chabrier.

Thumbnail image (a different image of that period?) created with Wombo Dream ( t.ly/zhJa ).
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Joseph O'Kelly: En 1795 (Intermède-Gavotte), Op.52

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