Brahms had already announced his ?retirement' from composition when in the spring of 1894 he played chamber music with the cellist Robert Hausmann and the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld. This encounter apparently renewed his enthusiasm for Mühlfeld's much admired playing and inspired him to write two clarinet sonatas in the summer of the same year. Brahms conceived an alternate version of the works…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The suites are the very core of cello literature, with their timeless beauty accompanying cellists from their student years throughout the height of their professional careers. Considering the works’ significance, the great number of editions in existence is not surprising. However, the composer’s autograph has not been preserved and is considered lost. This circumstanc…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. The two Rondos op. 51 were written independently of one another and only later consolidated into a single opus by Beethoven’s publisher. The first of these works from 1797 quickly became popular on account of how it combines simple, catchy melody with surprising modulations and expressive, dramatic eruptions within a compact form. With its moderate degree of difficulty, t…

Par BULLA STEPHEN. Fresh and creative arranging are hallmarks of Stephen Bulla’s work. You’re certain to appreciate his compositional skills as your band prepares A HOLLY JOLLY HOLIDAY for this year’s winter concert. Lots of variety in the percussion section makes this piece glisten with holiday fun. The ingenious intertwining of Jolly Old St. Nick, The Holly and the Ivy, and some other well known…

Brahms had already announced his ?retirement' from composition when in the spring of 1894 he played chamber music with the cellist Robert Hausmann and the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld. This encounter apparently renewed his enthusiasm for Mühlfeld's much admired playing and inspired him to write two clarinet sonatas in the summer of the same year. It remains unclear when exactly Brahms drafted vio…

Since the 1980s scholarly research into Reger has built up a picture of the diversity, complexity and variety of Reger's work and shown that the composer was the first to depart from the supposed logical evolution of music history. In the musical scene, on the other hand, ideas prevail that are clichéd and based on a small canon of works. This is now about to change.Since the beginning of the twen…

Full Score. Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. The premiere of La Bohème took place at the Teatro Regio in Turin on 1 February 1896. Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica based their libretto for this opera on Scènes de la vie de Bohème by Henry Murger. It took Puccini only a fewmonths to complete a score brimming with wonderful melodic invention and orchestrational genius. The music is a surprisingly supple and se…

Le 'chat et de la souris chasse' a été une partie de la culture folklorique et populaire depuis l'époque des pharaons de l'ancienne Egypte. Au fil des siècles, la chasse a servi comme une métaphore de la relation de suspense et parfois en alternance entre le chasseur et chassé. A l'époque moderne, l'histoire a été joué des centaines de fois dans des dessins animés populaires, souvent accompagnée d…

Dans cette vidéo l'auteur nous indique qu'il est surpris d'être à son niveau, car là d'ou il vient, il a appris à jouer sur des oreillers et tout autre surface, et cela lui a apporté sa technique totalement unique qu'il a appris à développer et à travailler d'une manière méticuleuse. Il peut expliquer, ralentir et démontrer son type de jeu et le concept du temps qui a dérouté bien des batteurs dur…

10 Pièces pour piano et pisteUn univers envoûtant pour les jeunes pianistes - ou les pianistes jeunes dans leur tête ! - désirant s'aventurer hors des sentiers battus. Flirtant avec les sonorités des musiques acousmatiques et techno, la piste électronique est un compagnon partageant un voyage musical dans lequel l'imaginaire est sans cesse investi.De la féerie scintillante de Poudre de Lumière à l…

Par ANDERSON LEROY. Leroy Anderson\'s \'Sleigh Ride\' is a holiday favorite, and this setting for advanced piano duet gives it a fresh twist. It begins with Anderson\'s jingling melody and some musical banter between the primo and secondo players, and then launches into a series of variations that take the listener on a journey through a variety of styles---from gently swirling, impressionistic ar…

Par SAKAI ITARU. Séjournant au coeur des Alpes japonaises, Itaru Sakai est surpris par le doux parfum et les couleurs des fleurs. Il se laisse inspirer par la beauté harmonieuse qui se révèle devant ses yeux. Débute alors le délicieux festival des fleurs alpines. La conversation est animée. Un solo de xylophone apporte une touche de légèreté, une valse fait virevolter le développement, puis vient …

Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are perhaps the most thrilling young duo performing today, offering adrenalized classical concerts that are revolutionizing the piano duo experience for the 21st century. Described as 'Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers transposed from the dance floor to the keyboard' (The Southampton Press) and 'the intense synchronization of genius' (ThirdCoast Digest), Greg and L…

Par DAUGELA KAZYS. Le piri piri est un piment plein de feu originaire d'Angola et adopté par les Portugais, qui l’utilisent pour épicer presque tous les plats. Surpris par le piquant ( hot ) de ce petit piment dont il faut user avec beaucoup de modération, Kazys Daugéla en eut le souffle coupé mais s’en inspira pour composer cette petite oeuvre pimentée ( spicy ). / Niveau : 3 / Musique légère o…