Par MARTIN FRANK. Swiss composer Frank Martin was exposed to the two folk songs during a trip into the mountains, and was immediately taken with them. He took pains to transcribe the verses and melodies, then wrote piano accompaniments to complete the settings. The two songs, Chanson de métamorphoses and Il faut partir pour l'Angleterre, are lighter fare from Martin, but fine additions to the voca…

Par SCULTHORPE PETER. 'Tailitnama' is an Aboriginal totemic centre in Central Australia. The text for this work consists of four verses, in the Aranda language, from a rock wallaby song associated with the area. The verses concern the glowing of the mountains, the coming of dawn and the singing of the Ilbirbia bluebirds as they soar to the sky. Roger Covell describes the piece as borrowing 'from a…

for two guitars in three movements. Par LE GENDRE DOMINIQUE. Composed for two guitars, this suite in three movements was inspired by a trip to northern Chile with two close friends whose lives have been dedicated to Human Rights activism and to whom the suite is dedicated. Each of the three movements evokes the spirit of the place where the music locates itself. The first movement, Tongoy Sea capt…

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 …

Trois mélodies pour ténor et piano. Par ABOULKER ISABELLE. Être heureux ou ne pas l’être est un recueil de trois mélodies pour ténor et piano composé par Isabelle Aboulker sur des textes de Pierre de Ronsard, Jean de La Fontaine et Octave Mirbeau. « À la désespérance profonde d’Octave Mirbeau devant un paysage de montagnes, j’ai opposé la philosophie souriante de Jean de La Fontaine et la leçon de…

Par CURNOW JAMES. In the beautiful mountains of the Peak District nestles thesmall, quaint village of Taddington. From the openingfanfare to the lyrical middle section James Curnow’sTaddington Square portrays the beauty of this village, its people and the rugged surrounding countryside. / Niveau : 1.5 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Cette partition contient 66 pièces créées pour le piano par le compositeur norvégien Edvard Grieg entre 1867 et 1901. Réimprimé de l'édition bien fondée de C.F. Peters. Techniquement peu compliqué et raisonnablement facile à maîtriser, ces pièces lyriques ont été des favoris des générations des pianistes, amateur et professionnel. Contenu :
8 Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 (dedicated to Betty Egeberg)…

Par BARR STEPHEN. The four movements of Monuments of the West, played without pause, are intended as a series of images evoking the scenery, distinct character, and frontier beginnings of four of America's greatest National Parks: Yellowstone, the Rocky Mountains, Death Valley, and the Grand Canyon. Composed for the unique combination of Flute and Tuba-Euphonium quartet, this work was written for …

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This major concert work cosists o five movements. 1st movement: La Laguna del ShimbeSituated high up in the Andes mountains in Northern Peru are the Huaringas, a group of lagoons in isolated and mysterious surroundings. The water has healing powersand for centuries traditional healers have settled there in small villages. From far the sick come to the Huaringas to be treated…

Arranged by Albert Loritz, 'Turkish Dance Melodies' features five saxophones having a festive Oriental party. Playing interwoven melodies and sounds while imitating Turkish tunes, they take both performers and audience to the Bosporus, Black Sea and into the mountains of Anatolia. / 5 Saxophones

Par CURNOW PAUL. This exciting work reflects the panoramic beauty of the mountains, deserts, lakes, streams and open range of the Wild Old West. It presents the rhythmic heartbeat of the early settlers and the energy they needed to survive and prosper. / Niveau : 1 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par CURNOW JAMES. In the beautiful mountains of the Peak District nestles thesmall, quaint village of Taddington. From the openingfanfare to the lyrical middle section James Curnow’sTaddington Square portrays the beauty of this village, its people and the rugged surrounding countryside. / Niveau : 1.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Full Score. Par SCHIFRIN LALO. The songs and dances of the Americas, born in the mountains, jungles, rivers, and plains, under the shadow of pyramids and temples, nourished by the winds and the ocean waves of adventur, courage, suffering, and endurance, finally grew up in the cities of the New Continent. And, ironically, they conquered the collective soul of the whole earth. This concerto was insp…