Fancies I (Collection)

Un aperçu vif, varié et polyvalent de musique pour piano du XXe siècle. Une superbe collection de pièces écrites pour les jeunes compositeurs célèbres et oubliés, nouvelles et anciennes, d'avant-garde et de la vieille-garde. / Piano / Partition

Cello part and Piano part The seven pieces for cello in this collection are of a slightly more challenging level of difficulty than those of Fiddler's Nursery which like Fiddle Fancies have been transposed and edited for young cellists by noted teacher Wendy Max. As ever Carse fits the solo and accompaniment together to make a complete musical picture testing both the player's technical skills and imaginative gifts. The seven pieces encompass a variety of moods and styles ranging from the tranquillity of Sweet Sorrow Bluebell Chimes and Sadness to the exuberance of Swinging Hopping Dance WaltzSteps and the ever-popular Frog Dance.

Four ornithological fancies-Four short works for unaccompanied saxophone all of which have an ornithological link.

Edward MacDowell was one of America's first and most important native-born composers. Smaller piano works have enhanced MacDowell's reputation more than any of his other compositions. He was a miniaturist and his small works are naturally imbued with sparkle and a charming romantic atmosphere. This early collection of piano pieces was written while the MacDowells lived in a small cottage outside of Wiesbaden Germany. Legends elves and love of nature permeated these character pieces. 'An Elfin Round' is a Federation Festivals 2016-2020 selection.

Rants and Reels Flings and Fancies - Music of the British Isles. The In Style! series is an eclectic collection of original intermediate to late intermediate Piano solos that highlight the artistry and technical skills of the advancing Pianist. Each book within this series focuses on a particular genre of music providing students with a wide range of pieces that permeate a specific style. These original compositions are innovative sophisticated and pianistic and will serve as a wonderful facilitator in choosing performance pieces for recitals or pieces for personal enjoyment.

From Fancies Pour Piano-This Sérénade is the first of 7 pieces collectively called 'Fancies' originally written for piano in 1915.Gabriel Marie Grovlez (1879-1944) was born in Lille Northern France in 1879 and died in war-torn Paris in 1944. From among his teachers who include Gédalge and Lavignac Fauré must surely rank as his strongest influence and this is readily heard in his small but significant oeuvre of solo piano pieces as well as his music for stage and chamber ensembles. Interestingly most of the piano music was published over a period of around a dozen years (1907-1919) and in the lull between these works and his Impressions (two pieces) of 1934 Grovlez wascompositionally preoccupied with songs and chamber pieces many of which languish patiently on the shelf awaiting a wholehearted appraisal. There is as well as his notable penchant for elegance and poetical lyricism a considerable wit to enjoy too (take Les nes The Donkeys from L'Almanach aux images for example) and indeed the fact that Grovlez's middle years were spent fulfilling the duties of assistant conductor and choir leader of the Opéra-Comique seems especially revealing of the man's musical personality and capacity for successfully intertwining serious and less serious genres.Grovlez was quite a cosmopolitan character; besides making a notable mark in his native country (he was latterly a professor of chamber music at the Paris Conservatoire) he travelled to the United States and Africa as well as across Europe. Although we tend to remember Grovlez today for his influence primarily as a composer in the mould of Fauré or Debussy bringing a quirky quality to some of his writing more than occasionally reminiscent of Poulenc it was as a conductor that Grovlez initially made an impact. Moreover we should not overlook the fact that he gave the inaugural performances of some highly treasured works by the likes of Ravel (Ma Mère l'Oye) and Fauré (Dolly Suite) a piano duet which has earned an especially important