Bohuslav Martinu

Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) was a prolific Czech composer writing many large scale works. The composer moved to Paris in 1923 where he began experimenting in a variety of composition styles. Sonatine for Trumpet and Piano was composed in 1957 and is adaptable to both the B flat and C Trumpet. Martinu himself was a violinist but he liked to experiment and the mid-1950s saw him move to Nice in France where he began writing Sonatas for wind and brass. Sonatine for Trumpet exemplifies the composer's influence of Stravinsky Debussy and jazz music. The piece is excitingly virtuosic in its use of flutter tonguing complex rhythms chromaticism and ensemble between the Trumpet and Piano. As a varied substantial work for the Trumpet repertoire Martinu's Sonatine is essential to the advanced trumpeter.

La référence AL24920 de l'éditeur Leduc dont l'auteur célèbre est Martinu, qui a pour titre Pastorales:6 Pieces, a été écrite et composée pour Violoncelle et plus particulièrement pour Violoncelle Et Piano. Cette partition musicale appartient à la catégorie Classique. / Violoncelle Et Piano / Partition

pour hautbois avec petit orchestre-In the concertante Oboe repertory this Concerto by Martinu has established itself as a work of the first order alongside the concertos of Mozart and Richard Strauss. The present edition was the occasion for returning to the work's sources mainly the composer's autograph manuscript but also among others the scores used during the lifetime of the composer by early performers such as Tancibudek and Lady Eveyn Rothwell Barbirolli. This arrangement for Oboe with a Piano reduction of the orchestral material by Yann Ollivio with critical commentary and foreword by Maurice Bourge and Guy Porat.

Composed by the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinü in 1930  Suite Miniature is a chamber work for Cello and Piano that lasts 10 minutes and 30 seconds. The difficulty for Cello is considered as medium and for the Piano easy to medium. Suite Miniature is divided in seven sections: I. Moderato II. Poco andante III. Poco moderato IV. Andante V. Poco allegro VI. Allegretto VII. Moderato Good for recitals this piece is really melodic and cheerful with some parts quiet and others quite energetic. BohuslavMartinü(1890-1959) also wrote 13 other ballets 15 operas and 6 symphonies and some orchestral and chamber music.

Martinu’s Nonet No. 2 was composed in 1959 the final year of his life. It was commissioned by the ensemble Czech Nonet which premiered the piece at the Salzburg Festival and it appeared in print posthumously in autumn of that same year.The principal source for this edition was Martinu’s autograph score. A photo-reproduction of the autograph with handwritten entries by the performers was used as a reference source as well as the first edition which includes several amendments made by the Czech Nonet and authorised by the composer. Also taken into account were the corrections found in the correspondence between Martinu and violinist Emil Leichner the ensemble’sartistic director. Unlike the version in the complete edition the clarinet part has been transposed for the clarinet in B-flat.First Urtext edition based on The Bohuslav Martinu Complete Edition IV/4/1 (Chamber Music for 6 9 Instruments I)Foreword by the editor (Cz/Eng/Ger)

Composed in 1956 by Bohuslav Martinu the Sonatina for Bb Clarinet and Piano is a neo-classical piece. This work to be played as a single movement has been written in three different sections: Moderato Andante and Poco Allegro. The rhythms are reminiscent of a Polka and a March and the piece contains unexpected syncopation. Being one of Bohuslav Martinu‘s later works it was written in New York after he spent some time in Paris. Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) was a Czech composer and a violinist. Even though he was interested in different style including Romanticism Jazz and Expressionism he wrote mainly neo-classical pieces including 16 symphonies 14 ballets and 15 operas.

Composed by the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinü in 1927  La Revue De Cuisine is a ballet initially created for a sextet. This score was reviewed and tailored for an Orchestra. This ballet talking about the life of kitchen utensils is divided in ten sections: 1. Prologue (Allegretto) 2. Introduction (Tempo de marche) 3. Danse du moulinet autour du caudron (Poco meno) 4. Danse du chaudron et du couvercle (Allegro) 5. Tango (Danse d'amour. Lento) 6. Duel (Poco a poco allegro. Tempo di Charleston) 7. Entracte (Lamentation du chaudron. Allegro moderato) 8. Marche funèbre(Adagio) 9. Danse radieuse (Tempo di marche) 10. Fin du drame (Allegretto) The story focuses on the marriage of the Pot and Lid which is put at risk by the Twirling Stick and the music features some strong jazz influences. Bohuslav Martinü(1890-1959) also wrote 13 other ballets 15 operas and 6 symphonies and some orchestral and chamber music. Instrumentation: Clarinet Bassoon Trumpet Violin Cello Piano.

kleine Stücke für Klavier-This cycle of Piano pieces occupies an exceptional position among the other compositions from Bohuslav Martinu's early period. In view of the musical and aesthetic challenges this work presents the cycle Puppets goes beyond the other pieces from this period which broadly speaking are didactic in nature and designed for the purposes of study. Martinu wrote the cycle between the years 1912-1925 and during this time he reworked and changed the pieces to the extent that Puppets I chronologically comes after Puppets III which is the earliest in the series. The third book (Puppets I) dates from 1925 and contains fiveshort pieces: Columbine Dances The New Puppet The Shy Doll Fairy Tale and finally The Puppets' Dance. Puppets I-III are a joy to play while providing a worthwhile source of study material and are an essential part of the repertoire of young pianists. All three books are published in new revised urtext editions edited by Ales Brezina. Poh?dka?is included on ABRSM Piano Grade 6 syllabus 2017-2018

Despite the extraordinary significance attributed to Bohuslav Martinu's 14 short Piano pieces entitled Puppets surprisingly little is known about the exact time and circumstances of their composition. It is however certain that these are the first works by Martinu which transcended his initial attempts at composition and they quickly found a publisher. Thanks to their lasting popularity particularly with young pianists they were published in numerous editions. The pieces take the characters of Italian commedia dell'arte as their theme: Pierrot Colombine and Harlequin. Also included are dance and ball scenes as well as scenesfrom the 'private lives' of the puppets. The three editions of Puppets were composed between 1912 and 1925 in reverse order. The works all differ from one another beginning with different aesthetic starting points and ending with Piano writing which gradually matures. Now the cycle is published for the first time in one volume. Martinu's Puppets now available in a collected edition- all three editions in one volume- newly revised based on available sources. New fingerings by Giorgio Koukl - preface and Critical Commentary by editor Ales Brezina (Cz./Ger./Eng./Fr.). Pohádka is included on ABRSM Piano Grade 6 syllabus 2017-2018

Bohuslav Martinu's Vigilia for full Organ completed and edited by Bedrich Janacek.