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…

Description The greatest French organist of his day, Widor (1844?1937) composed 10 organ symphonies?actually solo compositions usually consisting of 6 or 7 short movements, that treat the organ as a kind of self-contained orchestra. Series II includes Symphonies 6-8, Symphonie Gothique and Symphonie Romane, frequently performed today. Also includes a glossary of French terms. Songlist Symph…

Par ROBIN JEAN-BAPTISTE. This work for organ duet by the French organist Jean-Baptiste Robin was written in 2014. Agartha is a legendary kingdom that would be connected to the five continents through an extensive network of underground tunnels. This work for organ duet by the French organist Jean-Baptiste Robin was written in 2014. Agartha is a legendary kingdom that would be connected to the five…

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…

In 1774 Gluck had committed himself to supplying six stage works to the Académie Royale de Musique in Paris. This job he fulfilled partially by reworking works which had already been premiered in Vienna, such as 'Orfeo ed Euridice? (BA 5845-90).In the case of 'Alceste? which was premiered in 1776 and which was the prototype of the so-called reform opera, the composer created a completely new versi…

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.

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…

Concerto Solo no. 1. Par ROUGNON PAUL. French composer, pianist and teacher, Paul Rougnon (1846-1934) studied at the Paris Conservatoire under many prolific musicians of the time, including Cesar Franck. Rougnon 's composition catalogue is extensive, with many works remaining popular to this day, including his First Concert Solo for Trumpet or Cornet and Piano. The date of composition is unknown, …

Description This French composer and pianist was one of Les Six , a group of French composers who subscribed to the aesthetic ideals of Erik Satie. The spontaneity and lyricism of Poulenc's style are best adapted to small forms such as this terrific sonata for Piano Duet. Songlist Final Prelude Rustique Sonata:

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…

Par PHILIPP. Exercices De Moyenne Force, Op. 50 is a set of fourteen exercises for intermediate pianists by Isidor Philipp. This volume will help the players to gain in flexibility and dexterity. It focuses on some special aspects: the independence of eachhand, the use of five fingers, the scales and arpeggios, the octaves and the double notes. Isidor Philipp (1863-1958) was a French pianist and c…

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par BYRD WILLIAM. The Battell was written during the late 14th Century when England was in a mood of national celebration after victory over the Spanish and French Armadas. The movement which Byrd called Marche Before The Battell became known as The Earl of Oxford?s Marchand it appears with that title in an early manuscript copy of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. Written while B…

This book focuses on the key elements of Django Reinhardt's style of Gypsy jazz or 'jazz Manouche'. Author Stephane Wrembel gained his impressive knowledge of the style through years of experience jamming with French Gypsies and studying with masters of the style. Wrembel acquired his skills entirely by ear and has taught scores of musicians worldwide using the method that appears here in text …

Pour Violoncelle Seul. Par APERGHIS GEORGES. Performance instructions in score in French. Performer required to whisper in French./ Répertoire / Violoncelle