12 Piano pieces for Grade 7-8 selected and edited by Patrica Carroll. The French Influence is a brilliant collection of unique pieces by more or less-known French composers. Contents: Le coucou(The cuckoo) (Daquin) Feuillet d'album (Album leaf) (Chabrier) Ballabile (Dancing) (Chabrier) Romance sans paroles (Romance without words) (Fauré) Où l'on entend une vieille boîte musique(Listening to an old musical box) (Séverac) Chant sans paroles (Song without words) (Lack) Chanson de mai (May Song) (Godard) Cinquième nocturne (Satie) Le petit berger (The little shepherd)(Debussy) La fille aux cheveux de lin (The girl with the flaxen hair) (Debussy) Valse romantique (Romantic waltz) (Séverac) and Gavotte (Saint-Saëns).
SKU: HL.50602925
SKU: BT.ALHE31122
English.
French composer and teacher, Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was a prolific composer of the 20th century as a member of 'Les Six'. His compositions remain highly regarded, Sonata No. 2 for Viola and Piano being no exception. Milhaud'scompositions are influenced by jazz and polytonality, as exemplified in Sonata No. 2. Composed in 1944, Sonata No. 2 for Viola and Piano is an alternative, exciting sonata made up of three movements - 1) Rural, 2) Dramatic, and 3)Rough. Milhaud makes use of variation in articulation, complex rhythms, chromaticism, accidentals, harmonics, altering tempos, variation in dynamics and a wide tessitura, amongst other aspects. Milhaud's Sonata No. 2 for Viola andPiano is essential to all advanced violists seeking modern and exciting repertoire.
SKU: HL.49002680
ISBN 9780901938039. English.
Ballet an its Music traces the influence of the outstanding personalities in the world of ballet from the seventeenth century to the present day. The development of dance-technique and ballet music is followed from the courtly and peasant dances of the High Renaissance through to contemporary productions. The author deals in detail not only with the great choreographers, past and present, but also with the composers whose names are especially linked with ballet and who have made a significant contribution to music for the dance. She combines a historical narrative with a perceptive treatment of world-famous Schools and Companies. Ballet and its Music is copiously illustrated with photographs and engravings. A special feature of the book is the collection of music extracts from many famous ballets, arranged for piano solo, which will make it particularly attractive to the student an amateur musician. Althrough primarily intended for young people embarking on a study of ballet, the wealth of information contained in this book will make it a stimulating and invaluable guide for readers of all ages.
SKU: CY.CC2404
Paul Marie Theodore Vincent d'Indy was born in Paris into an aristocratic family of royalist and Catholic persuasion. He had piano lessons from an early age from his paternal grandmother, who passed him on to Antoine Francois Marmontel and Louis Diemer. His main influence was Cesar Franck.
SKU: HL.14030961
ISBN 9788759857458. English.
Score of the Danish Composer's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra written in 1996. Bent Sorensen writes: 'The title of this piano concerto came, as usual, very early to me, when my thoughts about the work had started to circulate, but before 'real' music was written down. I held on to the Italian title, even though its association with Vivaldi had no influence on my music, and even when German, French, English, and Danish titles covering almost the same content -'Nachtmusik', 'Nocturne', 'By Night', 'Om Natten', were just about to get the upper hand. The piano concerto has, then, in my opinion, something to do with night, but to describe this further is at least as difficult to me as it is to defend the final Italian title against those which were rejected. The Piano Concerto is in two movements. The first, swarming, is perhaps the mystery of the night, and the second perhaps the dreams of the night; with this, however, I have already given the concerto a more programmatic content than I can defend. Each movement ends with a cadenza and perhaps the last of those - the ending of the work that is - is inspired by a sequence from Bruce Chatwin's wonderful book 'The Viceroy of Ouidah': Or the Amazons howling. 'No, No, No. It was not the leopard that killed him. Not the buffalo that killed him. It was night. Night that killed him!'.
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Paul Marie Theodore Vincent d'Indy was born in Paris into an aristocratic family of royalist and Catholic persuasion. He had piano lessons from an early age from his paternal grandmother, who passed him on to Antoine François Marmontel and Louis Diemer. His main influence was Cesar Franck. These three pieces were some of his many works for Piano. Opus 33 was inspired by a trip to Bayreuth, the musical home of Wagner and the Black Forest region. Opus 33 no. 1 from 1889 is titled ? with no explanation of itself. Opus 33 no. 10 is titled Lermoos, which is a delightful skiing village in Austria right on the border with Germany. Germany's largest mountain is in perfect view, possibly giving the movement its spirit. Opus 28 is a Serenade for Violin and Piano published in 1900. It is lithe, subtle and lyrical.
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UPC: 888680795252. 9.0x12.0x0.046 inches.
Initially composed in 1907 for bass voice and piano, Habanera by Maurice Ravel was transcribed for Bb clarinet and piano for this edition. Based on a Cuban Contradanza, it features a special habanera rhythm and is generally performed with sung lyrics. In this edition, the clarinet is a substitute for the voice. While composing this piece, Maurice Ravel was also working on two pieces with Spanish influence: The Spanish Rhapsody and The Spanish Hour. This edition, which can be used for recitals and exams, will enlighten clarinet players. Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) is a French composer is famous for his Impressionist contributions. He wrote numerous pieces, including Daphnis and Chloé and the famous Bollero.
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As an orchestral conductor, Victor de Sabata was indisputably one of the leading musical figures of his day. With this edition, we hope to draw light upon the little-known but extremely interesting fruits of his second career, that of composer, with his Tre pezzi per pianoforte (Three pieces for piano), which bring together the influence of Early Twentieth-Century French repertoire with an unheard of originality.
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UPC: 888680906979. 9.0x12.0x0.068 inches.
Initially composed in 1907 for Bass Voice and Piano, Habanera by Maurice Ravel was transcribed for Trumpet and Piano for this edition. Based on a Cuban Contradanza, it features a special habanera rhythm and is generally performed with sung lyrics. In this edition, the Trumpet is a substitute for the Voice. While composing this piece, Maurice Ravel</I> was also working on two works with Spanish influence: The Spanish Rhapsody and The Spanish Hour. This edition, which can be used for recitals and exams, will enlighten Trumpet players. Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) is a French composer is really famous for his Impressionist compositions. He wrote numerous pieces, including Daphnis and Chloe and the famous Bollero..
SKU: FP.FPT05
ISBN 9790570504275.
Thomas Pitfield had a gift for memorable tunes, often couched in somewhat French-sounding harmonic and decorative idiom. He admired Vaughan Williams, Grainger and Delius and their influence can be felt in his works.This second violin sonata has been long unpublished, but is now released by Forsyth Publishing to mark 25 years since his passing in 1999 and the publication of a new biography of his life.