These words of this carol, full of colours and rich in symbolism, are from the Cherry Tree Carol , a popular folk carol telling a legend which goes back at least as far as the Coventry Mystery Plays. The piece received its first two performances on the same day, by Robinson College Choir and Clare College Choir, in Cambridge, and was later recorded by Robinson College Choir, conducted by Timothy B…

The present reduction derives from the critical edition of the score of La Gloria e Imeneo, published in this catalog. The opera belongs to a group of the so-called 'French serenatas' by Antonio Vivaldi, namely a series of works composed and performed between the mid-1710s and mid- 1720s of the eighteenth century in celebration of important recurrent and non-recurrent events relating to the Kingdo…

Par RAVEL MAURICE. Ravel brought to the art of the song that distinctive fusion of classicism and the modern spirit that characterized all his musical works. This superb collection includes many of his most admired and performed songs and song cycles. Reprinted from authoritative French editions and with new English translations of the original French texts. Edited by Arbie Orenstein./ Répertoire …

Trilogie Sacrée. Par BERLIOZ HECTOR. The history of the composition of the oratorio is odd: the kernel of this three-part work were the movements from the middle section, the “Flight to Egypt, ” which Berlioz composed on a whim in 1850 and which he passed off as the work of a baroque composer whose existence he himself had invented. In 1854 the triptych, which was completed with the parts entitled…

Following on the success of her two operatic works for children and teens - Douce et Barbe Bleue, Les Fables Enchantées, Little Thummie and Cendrillon (based on Perrault), as well as the adaptation of Maupassant's short story The Dumpling (2014) - Isabelle Aboulker once again hits the bull's eye with Myla And The Boat-Tree, a commission from the Villecroze Music Academy. In 2015, this musical tale…

Par TOMASI HENRI. Published in 1953, the Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra was composed by the French composer, conductor and winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1927, Henri Tomasi (1901-1971). This concerto was dedicated to Ulysse Delécluse (1907-1995), a French Clarinettist known for his transcription of 'Quinze études' by J. S. Bach for the clarinet. Each of its three movements were chosen to…

Par FAURE GABRIEL. A splendiferous and beautiful song for Soprano Voice and Piano accompaniment by post-romantic French composer Gabriel Faure. In French with English and Italian translations, this is a sensitive and moving song with an elegant melody typical of the composer's refined style./ Répertoire / Soprano ou Ténor et Piano

Par GLERUP RUNE. As premiered by the virtuoso French string quartet Quatour Diotima in Copenhagen in October 2018. As premiered by the virtuoso French string quartet Quatour Diotima in Copenhagen in October 2018. / Date parution : 2020-04-11/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

The French titles and tempo markings in this four-movement, twenty-minute-long trio point to the composer's particular affinity to French culture. The 'Prélude? is followed by an impressive 'Invocation?, an homage to Schlee's highly regarded former teacher Olivier Messiaen in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his birth. This movement, composed somewhat earlier than the others, was the depa…

?Les Fêtes de l?Hymen et de l?Amour? was performed on 15 March 1747 on the occasion of the second marriage of the Dauphin Louis Ferdinand de Bourbon and Maria Josepha of Saxony in the Manège de la Grande Écurie in Versailles. This second collaboration between Rameau and Cahusac makes use of the ?ballet héroïque? genre, usually known today as ?opéra-ballet? based on various story lines which run in…

Belle Nuit, Ô Nuit d'Amour (Barcarolle) (à 2 voix Soprano et Mezzo-Sop. ou Contralto). Par OFFENBACH JACQUES. Les Contes D'Hoffmann or The Tales of Hoffmann is an opera fantastique by Jacques Offenbach, based on three supernatural, gothic tales of German author E. T. A. Hoffmann. Appearing as the protagonist, E. T. A. Hoffmann was a world-renowned author of fantastical and supernatural short stori…

Complete scores of three orchestral favorites by vastly influential modern composer. Among the most popular, most recorded, most performed works in the repertoire. Innovation, texture, shimmering impressionism. Reprinted from early French editions. New Contents, Glossary of French musical terms.

Voix Moyenne Et Piano-Recueil. Par POULENC FRANCIS. Poulenc 's five songs, Poèmes De Ronsard were composed in 1925 during the post-war euphoria. The cycle is essential to aspiring, advanced vocalists of the French art song. Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) was a highly prolific composer, and remains popular to this day. Poèmes De Ronsard was composed towards the beginning of the composer's career, base…

19 Pieces by French Composers in Progressive Order - Upper Elementary Level. This five volume series, at five levels of difficulty, compiles carefully selected music for piano students by various French composers, much of which will be new to many teachers, allowing for fresh discoveries. Each volume is in progressive order, and includes composer biographies. 'Points for Practice and Teaching” ill…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Of all his early chamber works, the 'Nocturne' is most clearly by the mature Vaughan Williams, almost anticipating the influence of Ravel which followed his lessons from the French composer in 1908. In the veiled beauty of its highly chromatic harmonies we hear already the tone-poet of the slow movement of 'A London Symphony', while in the fleet-footed 'Scherzo' there i…