The music for this setting of Teasdale's poem highlights the tension in the text between the beauty of nature and the violence human beings inflict on themselves. In the closing measures of the piece, the composer restates the opening line of the text to reinforce the cyclical patterns in nature: despite humanity's penchant toward violence, the rain will come and spring will begin again. / Choeur …

Par CHYRZYNSKI MARCEL. In 2017, after my monographic concert organised by the Polish Music Center in Los Angeles, I hired a car and drove to Las Vegas. However, I didn’t take the interstate highway, the quickest and most used road, but followed an acquaintance’s advice and headed up the picturesque old route through the Mojave Desert formed partly by the famous Route 66. The Mojave Desert made an …

1001 Nights in the Harem. Par SAY FAZIL. 'My Violin Concerto consists of four movements whose inspiration is loosely connected with Scheherazade’s One Thousand and One Nights. The first movement is set inside the harem; a variety of women from the harem are introduced, each with her own different personality. The second movement is a frenzy of dance – in effect a party night with an abundance of d…

Par STING. A collection of 18 songs from one of the UK's most important, unpredictable and talented solo artists, all arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar. Front-man, bassist, singer, songwriter, film star, activist and cultural critic, Sting's career has been built upon integrity and purpose. His singles reflect his life, times and surroundings in a way that is always candid and beautifully evoca…

Par LORIOT CHARLOTTE. Lorsque l’opéra-comique apparaît au début du xviiie siècle, il est apparenté à la farce et à la comédie. Cependant, les travaux consacrés à l’étude du genre soulignent l’ambiguïté du terme « comique » : en effet, si le caractère comique semble initialement constituer un trait définitoire, l’évolution de la forme suggère bientôt une redéfinition voire une éviction du rire. Ce…

Au soir de sa vie, Jean Langlais a voulu fixer ses souvenirs sur cassette et raconter les différents épisodes de son existence : son village natal, La Fontenelle, ses études à l'Institution Nationale des Jeunes Aveugles puis au Conservatoire de Paris, ses prestigieux professeurs, André Marchal, Marcel Dupré, Paul Dukas, Charles Tournemire, son amitié avec Olivier Messiaen, son parcours de composit…

St. Michael. Par BOURGEOIS LOUIS. The French composer Louis Bourgeois lived from c. 1510 to 1560. Bourgeois was cantor in Geneva and, commissioned by John Calvin, he composed melodies for metrical (rhyming) versions of the psalms. After completing about a hundred one-part psalms, he made some four-part arrangements, which were denounced and even resulted in his imprisonment for a day. Later, Bourg…

Par COURT DOUGLAS. Celebrate the spirit of youth! TAKE CENTER STAGE is a fresh, exciting new offering from Curnow Music Press. The energetic opening and first theme supported by an invigorating rhythmic undercurrent perfectly balance the 'cantabile' middle section. They lead relentlessly to the exhilarating conclusion. As always Douglas Court's music includes enjoyable parts for every player in th…

Par PAUSET BRICE. Erstarrte Schatten (Symphonie VI) pour orchestre, six voix solistes et électronique, clôt le triptyque entamé par Der Geograph (Symphonie IV) pour orchestre avec piano principal, et Die Tänzerin (Symphonie V) pour orchestre. L'appareil orchestral est identique pour les trois pièces du cycle. Dans chacune des deux pièces précédentes, il s'agissait de faire entendre une musique con…

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Written in 1966, Arnold drew on a more personal inspiration for these dances rather than folk music. Transcribed by Ray Farr, the music depicts the fishermen, farm workers and tin miners native to Cornwall going about their lives - it also includes a brief visit to the local Methodist chapel for a Sunday morning sevice!/ Répertoire / Brass Band

Par RENESSE ROBBERT VAN. Ce livre est destiné pour les joueurs d'ukulele qui avaient peu d'expérience avec leurs instruments, mais souhaite augmenter leur capacité musicale, ainsi que pour les guitaristes qui veulent améliorer leurs compétences d'accompagnement sur les cordes triples de la guitare. Il existent de nombreuses méthodes excellent ukulele d'introduction, ainsi que dictionnaires chord i…

Les Caprices de violon rouge (durée: environ 10 minutes) proviennent de la musique de John Corigliano pour le violon rouge, qui a reçu l'Oscar 1999 de la meilleure musique originale. Les Caprices ont été composées spécialement pour Joshua Bell. ' Ces Caprices, composés en conjonction avec le score pour François Girard film le violon rouge, prendre un thème inspiration troubadour, spacieux et il va…

Opera in three acts. Par STRAWINSKY IGOR. New edition of Stravinsky?s largest work, his only full-length work for the theatre, and his first major work in English. It also represents the culmination of his neoclassical years, after which he started to rethink his musical language. Inspired by an exhibition in Chicago in 1947 of a series of Hogarth prints, the depiction of the ironic progress of th…

Par MARSH LIN. Show us a Song! offers a truly immersive approach to singing that embraces music, drama, movement, staging and performing - the Lin Marsh way! Structured around ten original songs on a variety of school topics, this book off ers teachers a treasure chest of ideas and activities to develop musicianship, creativity, literacy, and general knowledge and understanding. Each song comes wi…

Par BURNETTE SONNY. This Ain't Your Grandfather's Stinkin' Rondo was composed for the Osland Saxophone Quartet, based out of Lexington, Kentucky. It features the predictable return of the 'A' section sandwiched between contrasting sections... perhaps in a slightly more jazzy setting than grandfather was expecting, not to mention the improv section in the middle. Scored for SATB quartet./ Répertoir…