Par REICHA ANTOINE. Natalie ou La Famille russe est un opéra en trois actes, sur un livret de Jean-Henry Guy, créé le 30 juillet 1816 à l’Académie royale de musique de Paris. L’œuvre connut une série de six représentations seulement. Malgré une renommée internationale de compositeur instrumental bien établie, Antoine Reicha n’eut pas beaucoup de succès auprès du public parisien en tant que composi…

La légende autour du destin tragique du héros de la Rome antique Coriolan sert de support à l'oeuvre. Beethoven se basa sur la tragédie éponyme, très populaire à Vienne à son époque, du poète autrichien Heinrich Joseph von Collin, mais n'écrivit l'ouverture qu'en 1807, alors que la pièce avait été retirée de l'affiche depuis belle lurette. Le compositeur n'avait visiblement plus l'intention de fai…

Par SOLIS MICHEL. La musique d'Henri Tomasi - l'un des derniers grands compositeurs lyriques du XXe siècle - vibre de ses sonorités chaudes et colorées dans le monde entier. Aujourd'hui, de New York à Rome, de Tokyo à Amsterdam, Barcelone ou Prague, son Concerto pour trompette, ses Fanfares liturgiques ou encore ses oeuvres engagées et inspirées par les auteurs majeurs - Camus, Giono, Lorca, Milos…

Arr. Ron Sebregts. For many years Enya has been selling as many records as pop goddesses like Madonna and Britney Spears. But it was the events of September 11, 2001 that truly brought this Irish singer to the world stage with CNN broadcasting her ballad Only Time with the tragically dramatic images around the World Trade Center in New York. Ron has arranged this moving song in his own familiar cr…

Piano and Vocal arrangements of every song from Eva Cassidy's posthumous anthology album, Songbird , complete with full lyrics and guitar chord boxes. Classified in genres ranging from Jazz to traditional R and B, Eva Cassidy effortlessly blended styles with her rich, natural voice creating sublime beautiful songs. This album contains a fantastic mix and exemplifies her fantastic voice. Despite he…

Volver was originally composed by the man whose name is more closely associated than any other with the tango genre, singer/composer Carlos Gardel (1887/1890 - 1935). His birthplace and birthdate are both uncertain and are fiercely debated between France and Uruguay, but he grew up in the Abasto section of Buenos Aires and subsequently became an Argentine citizen. He introduced tangos into his rep…

Par MOUSSORGSKY MODESTE. Widely considered the most important of the Russian nationalist composers, Moussorgsky finished relatively few works in the course of his tragically short life. His unorthodox techniques made a considerable impression on later composers. A Night On Bald Mountain, is a brilliant example of Moussorgsky's unique sense of theatrical effect, and was completed and orchestrated b…

This is an updated edition of Francis Poulenc's 1962 work Sonata For Oboe And Piano, edited by Millan Sachania. Featuring the full score and a separate Oboe part, this exclusive edition also includes a download card, giving you instant online access to demonstration and accompaniment tracks.Originally completed in 1962, Poulenc's Sonata For Oboe And Piano had been brewing in his mind for at least …

This is an updated edition of Francis Poulenc's 1962 work Sonata For Clarinet And Piano, edited by Millan Sachania. Featuring the full score and separate Clarinet part, this exclusive edition also includes a download card, giving you instant online access to demonstration and accompaniment tracks.Originally completed in 1962, Poulenc tragically passed away before it could be definitively engraved,…

Guitar tablature and standard notation arrangements of all the songs from the late Washington DC songstress's anthology album, including lyrics and chord symbols. Ranging from Jazz to traditional R and B, her career was tragically cut short by melanoma in 1996. Songbird has become Eva Cassidy's legacy, featuring traditional, familiar songs including Fields Of Gold, Autumn Leaves, Songbird, Time Is…