Hugh Wood's Ballade Op.57 for Piano was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and first performed by Joanna MacGregor on 7th June 2012 at the Guildhall Bath as part of the Bath International Music Festival.'The music of Chopinis a revelation which came disgracefully late in my life. To admire is one thing; to try to emulate is quite another: and all that I have borrowed here is a title. Perhaps memories of Joanna MacGregor performing the FourthBallade very beautifully long ago played a part in the naming. But to define what a Ballade should or should not be is quite beyond me: after all Chopin and Brahms both came to quite different conclusions. I just like theold rather poetic word.A fanfarish beginning ends in a falling arpeggionic cascade which will recur in varied form at turning points throughout the piece. A major third emerges to become the accompaniment to the mainlyrical melody which becomes more and more decorated until it ends with a second cascade. The tune resumes more urgently against an undulating semiquaver accompaniment. A bigger climax suddenly gives way to a reminiscence of oneof the opening figures and then introduces alla recit. a new motif. But immediately the main melody continues this time getting gradually calmer quieter and sweeter until the new motif takes over in a passage of 6 and ismore fully worked out.From very high up the opening fanfares are heard in the distance and a faster tempo brings a more vigorous passage culminating in the biggest and most climactic of the cascades. This might be theend of the piece but it is not. A sequence of soft velvety chords rises up eventually to reveal the original major third. Four phrases of the opening melody are then heard over it in their plainest form.' - H.W.

This ballad will take you to the countryside of France where a genuine peace prevails. Picturesque villages and magnificent vistas in a musical way to show you this magnificent musical tribute to La France. An attractive sonorous melody is the basis for this composition using a effective instrumentation.

This ballad will take you to the countryside of France where a genuine peace prevails. Picturesque villages and magnificent vistas in a musical way to show you this magnificent musical tribute to La France. An attractive sonorous melody is the basis for this composition using a effective instrumentation.

[Ballade F-Dur Opus 38] / Classique / Postface : Catherine Massip / Fac-similé /

Par NORRIS TOMMY. This book contains 30 traditional to modern Celtic tunes arranged in either simple melodic lines with suggested accompaniment chords, or stand-alone melody/chord solos. From rollicking reels and jigs to tender ballads, these Celtic Gems will appeal to the intermediate to advanced mandolinist and their audiences. With a little imagination, the up-tempo melodic tunes could be effectively rendered with drums and electric bass a la Pentangle or Fairport Convention; conversely, three or four of the solo arrangements would provide a tasteful set within a mandolin recital. Take your pick! Presented in standard notation and tablature in mandolin and guitar-friendly keys, these settings provide a masterclass in 4-course instrumental arranging. The author?s online recording of each piece is included with this stellar collection. Includes access to online audio. / Date parution : 2021-12-09/ Tablatures / Mandoline

Dans sa Fantaisie Ballade pour harpe à pédales, unique Å“uvre connue de l’auteur pour la harpe Érard solo, La Tombelle n’emprunte pas directement son thème principal à un chant traditionnel précis, mais nous joue l’artifice d’écrire une musique dans l’esprit des ballades anciennes. Le sens de ballade à privilégier dans cette partition est celui de la vision qu’en donne le xixe siècle avec une forme plutôt libre (ce qu’accentue le terme « fantaisie ») et aux accents parfois mélancoliques. Bien que la mélodie principale de cette pièce soit formée de trois phrases musicales, comme le nombre de strophes de certaines ballades médiévales, il manque ici un envoi récurrent qui pourrait démontrer un hommage explicite à la forme poétique prisée par Machaut ou Villon.
La présente édition se fonde sur un brouillon autographe non daté, sauvé de sa lente mais certaine destruction dans un sombre grenier, demeure de colombidae plus amateurs de roucoulements que de musique, pour être placé aux archives du diocèse de Périgueux et Sarlat. Le manuscrit, malgré l’écriture claire de La Tombelle, possède un certain nombre de repentirs ainsi que des indications sur le fonctionnement de la harpe à pédales. Quelques oublis ont été corrigés ainsi que certaines précisions concernant les changements de pédales. Concernant les deux glissandos que comporte la pièce (mesures 92 et 151), le compositeur a noté sous la portée les « sons homophones ». Le premier correspond donc à une septième diminuée (la-si #-do-ré #-mi b-fa #-sol b) et le second terminant l’œuvre, à une échelle pentatonique (sol-la-si-do b-ré-mi-fa b).
/ Partitions classique / Ensemble et orchestre / Conducteur / Symetrie

A Lyke-Wake Dirge - A Border Ballad Op. 110 a - a choral classic by Vagn Holmboe for SATB Choir A Cappella. 'The Lyke Wake Dirge is a moral ballad from the border telling the story of what will happen to the soul after death. If he has never given shoes and stockings to the poor then the 'whinnes' will torment him and pierce him to the bone. If he has never given food and drink to the poor then the fire of purgatory will burn him to the bare bone. However if he has done all these good works then Christ shall receive his soul.'

The birth of Philip Sparke’s second son Benjamin was the inspiration for composing Ballad for Benny. A short calm introduction leads to the main ballad theme a gentle waltz melody. Following the work’s climax in which the complete band plays the main theme the sound fades and the piece ends in calm and serenity.

The birth of Philip Sparke’s second son Benjamin was the inspiration for composing Ballad for Benny. A short calm introduction leads to the main ballad theme a gentle waltz melody. Following the work’s climax in which the complete band plays the main theme the sound fades and the piece ends in calm and serenity.

The birth of Philip Sparke’s second son Benjamin was the inspiration for composing Ballad for Benny. A short calm introduction leads to the main ballad theme a gentle waltz melody. Following the work’s climax in which the complete band plays the main theme the sound fades and the piece ends in calm and serenity.