Danse Macabre Pour Violoncelle Et Piano

La Danse macabre est l'une des oeuvres parmi les plus célèbres de Camille Saint-Saëns et du répertoire symphonique français en général. Dès sa création le 24 janvier 1875, l'oeuvre s'établit durablement comme un incontournable succès. Les transcripteurs-souvent de grands noms-s'emparent bientôt de cette Danse, et les versions pour instruments divers se multiplient. C'est à Giuseppe Gariboldi (1833-1905), flûtiste virtuose et compositeur d'origine italienne installé à Paris, que Durand demande une multiple transcription de l'oeuvre, réinventée par le transcripteur, pour flûte ou cornet à piston ou violon ou violoncelle et piano. Voici donc ici republiée cette Fantaisie-transcription- ainsi qu'elle fut originellement sous-titrée-dans sa version pour violoncelle et piano. / Violoncelle Et Piano

Favourtie French Melodies-In creating these dozen arrangements I am unashamedly cherry-picking from a long and rich seam of French music. I feel confident that younger players and those relatively new to the cello will enjoy my selection. Forgive my tongue-in-cheek title for the book French Baguettelles (I'm half French so I don't feel too guilty!) for the music herein has more than a hint of garlic about it. Although there are certainly serious overtones to one or two pieces there is a healthy dollop of silliness to lighten the mood. Apart from Sur la Pont d'Avignon which was reportedly written in the 15th century Frère Jacques which was a popular 18th century song and Tambourin which wasin all probability also written in the 18th century (Gossec did however live well into the 19th century) all of the pieces come from composers who lived in the Romantic period. Ravel and Debussy were of course known for their impressionistic colours though for the most part it is the accompaniments which reveal this characteristic most fully. I have endeavoured to keep the piano parts playable by mere mortals conscious of the fact that cello teachers may not possess a virtuosic piano facility but may nevertheless wish to turn their hand to accompanying pupils for concerts festivals exams etc. Many of the pieces were originally written for the piano either in its solo capacity (Ravel's Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte Chabrier's Idylle Satie's Gymnopedie 1 Debussy's La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin) or in duet form (Fauré's Berceuse from 'Dolly Suite'). Three orchestral pieces Bizet's L'Arlésienne Offenbach's Can-Can and Saint-Saëns's Danse Macabre lend a welcome dramatic overtone to the book while Franck's exquisite Panis Angelicus originally conceived as a choral piece rounds off the selection admirably. In the main it is the cello's capacity for lyricism that has steered my choice of music so really open up your sound and enjoy yourself with these ageless melodies.I wish you bonne chance!Baguette: a thin loaf of