SKU: A0.1389693

Composer: Burgmüller 
Song: 25 Leichte Etuden La chasse op.100-9 
Orchestration: Tenor Sax & piano 
Key: C major (Sax inB♭) 
Level: Beginner to intermediate (level varies by individual) 
Part music included

I arranged a piano practice song so that it can be played on Tenor Sax and piano. It is also a nostalgic song for piano lovers. Please take this opportunity to try it.

SKU: A0.1043254

This lovely and expressive arrangement for tenor saxophone and piano of the beloved Sebastian Temple hymn will make a welcome addition to any church service, concert, or recital. Although offering a more colourful harmonic palette, this arrangement maintains the simple beauty of the original hymn. Anthony Giamanco is a member of ASCAP. His many piano, organ, choir, and chamber works are in the catalogs of numerous publishers including GIA, Shawnee Press, Alfred, Augsburg Fortress, Lorenz, and others. His pieces can also be purchased through Sheet Music Plus, Sheet Music Direct, Sheet Music Marketplace, and JW Pepper. Anthony's music may also be purchased on his website, anthonygiamanco.com, on SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/tony-giamanco), and on his YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC09EezLz7GUoMhNrc5Y8jBg) Contact info:tony@shalomlife.org.

SKU: A0.551510

1. Morning Mood, 2. Ase's Death, 3. Anitra's Dance, 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King

Grieg Background

In the first place, Edvard Grieg (1843 –1907) was a Norwegian composer as well as a concert pianist. As a matter of fact, most music historians consider him one of the foremost Romantic era composers. Consequently, his music is part of the international standard classical repertoire. Grieg moreover used Norwegian folk music in his own compositions.  Consequently, he ushered Norwegian music to transnational consciousness. Furthermore, he forged a national musical identity for Norway. It is important to realize that he did this in a manner similar to Jean Sibelius in Finland, and BedÅ™ich Smetana in Bohemia.

Legacy

Grieg is celebrated in the city of Bergen. For example, the city has erected numerous statues depicting Grieg. Specifically, the city has named a concert hall (Grieg Hall), a music school (Grieg Academy) and a professional choir (Edvard Grieg Kor) after him. As a matter of fact, there is also a museum located at his former home in Troldhaugen.

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (Op. 46)

Grieg wrote incidental music for the purpose of illustrating a play by Ibsen known as Peer Gynt. The play includes, in particular, the famous selection entitled, In the Hall of the Mountain King. In this composition, Grieg indeed depicts the exploits of the scoundrel, Peer Gynt. In one famous episode, for example, Peer steals a bride at her wedding. For this reason, the people chase him, but soon Peer falls, thereupon striking his skull on a boulder. He wakens forthwith in a highland bounded by angry gnomes. Consequently, the music of In the Hall of the Mountain King represents the mad gnomes taunting Peer. Therefore, each time the theme repeats it gets louder and faster. In the end, Peer surprisingly escapes from the mountain.

Holberg Suite and Misc. Summary

It must be remembered that Grieg originally wrote his Holberg Suite for the piano. In other words, he only later arranged it for strings. Further, Grieg composed by and large many songs with lyrics by famous writers such as Heine, Goethe, Ibsen, Hans Christian Andersen, Rudyard Kipling, and others. On balance, Norwegian pianist Eva Knardahl recorded altogether Grieg’s whole piano catalog on LP in 1980. These recordings were released again on CD in 2006. In any event, Grieg himself performed and recorded the bulk of these pieces toward the end of his life.

SKU: R0.49567