In art, a dedication is the creation or attribution of a work of art as a
tribute to or in honor of a person, place, or thing. The dedicatee may be the
commissioner
A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something).
In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
, conductor, premiere performer or musical ensemble, or patron. The work may be
memorial
A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or works of a ...
.
In music, examples include many of
Beethoven's works, such as the
Piano Sonata Op. 109, dedicated to his friend
Antonie Brentano
Antonie Brentano (28 May 1780 in Vienna – 12 May 1869 in Frankfurt), born Johanna Antonie Josefa Edle von Birkenstock, known as Toni, was a philanthropist, art collector, arts patron, and close friend of Beethoven, being the dedicatee of his " ...
's daughter Maximiliane.
In literature, examples include
Vladimir Nabokov's dedication of works to his wife
Véra.
See also
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Concert program
A concert program is a selection and ordering, or programming, of pieces to be performed at an occasion, or concert. Programs may be influenced by the available ensemble of instruments, by performer ability or skill, by theme (historical, progra ...
References
The arts
Dedication
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