SKU: BT.DHP-1084452-140

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

The melody of Fascination was composed in 1905 by Dante Pilade“Fermo“ Marchetti. In the 1930s it was successfully performed inFrench and English and in 1957 it again became famous when itwas used in the soundtrack of the American movie Love in theAfternoon. This piece has been loved by many generations andToshio Mashima’s arrangement will without doubt bring joy to allmembers of your audience!

De melodie van Fascination werd al in 1905 gecomponeerd door Fermo Dante Marchetti. In de jaren dertig werd er zowel een Franse als een Engelse tekst op gezongen. In 1957 werd het lied opnieuw bekend doordat het werd gebruiktvoor de Amerikaanse film Love in the Afternoon, met onder anderen Audrey Hepburn en Gary Cooper. Daarna bleef ¬Fascination opeenvolgende generaties fascineren. Toshimo Mashima’s bewerking is daarvan een fraai bewjs.

Die Melodie von Fascination wurde schon 1905 vom U-Musik-Komponist Dante Pilade Fermo“ Marchetti komponiert. In den 30-Jahren wurde sie erfolgreich auf Französisch und Englisch gesungen und erreichte 1957 erneut großen Ruhm durch den amerikanischen Film Love in the Afternoon und mehrere darauf folgende Aufnahmen. Fascination, das tatsächlich schon mehrere Generationen fasziniert hat, wird auch in Toshio Mashimas Blasorchesterbearbeitung überzeugen!

En 1904, Dante Fermo Marchetti (1876-1940) compose son plus grand succès, la valse lente Fascination (sous-titrée « valse tzigane »). Dans les années 30, Maurice de Féraudy écrira un texte français pour accompagner la musique. C’est néanmoins dans sa version anglaise que la chanson connaîtra un immense succès en 1957, après avoir été intégrée dans la bande originale de la comédie romantique Ariane (Love in the Afternoon) avec Audrey Hepburn et Gary Cooper. Fascination a fasciné des générations d’auditeurs. L’arrangement de Toshio Mashima est aussi délicieusement charmant que la version originale.

SKU: XC.HSO1902

UPC: 812598030440. 9 x 12 inches.

Fascination is a tuneful work that gives every section in the orchestra an important part to play. This piece will be good for teaching spiccato bowing techniques with your students. Typical of composer Larry Clark, Fascination is well-scored with moments of lush harmonies. Students will want to play this one again and again!

SKU: LM.27430

ISBN 9790230974301.

Strauss, Dis-moi tu, dis-moi toi... - Auric, Moulin Rouge - Barcelata, Maria Elena - Greensleeves - Gainsbourg, La Javanaise - Marchetti, Fascination - Chabrier, Espana - Offenbach, Valse de la Gaite Parisienne.

SKU: FP.FPT06

ISBN 9780951479544.

Endless Fascination brings together Thomas Pitfield’s most significant autobiographical writings, new critical essays reappraising his work, and the recollections of family, friends, pupils and colleagues. It is illustrated with portraits, musical examples and over 100 reproductions of his art and craft works, supplemented by a CD of music by the composer and his acquaintances.

Thomas Pitfield (1903-1999) was born in Bolton, Lancashire, into a conventional and narrow-minded working-class family. Drawn to music and driven by a compelling urge to compose, he overcame initial setbacks and lived according to principles he worked out for himself, maintaining a modest and honest lifestyle directed by the precepts of vegetarianism and pacifism, and keeping faith with his innate gifts to make a living and a home for himself and his like-minded wife Alice. He became a notable and prolific composer who enjoyed numerous performances and broadcasts of his works, especially in the North West region of England, some by leading artists such as John Barbirolli, Vilém Tauský, Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, John McCabe, and Ronald Stevenson. His music, often written for specific occasions or performers, was typically light-hearted and small-scale, with frequent reference to folk-music; larger-scale pieces included two piano concertos, concertos for violin, cello and recorder, and more than a dozen stage works. He was also an artist, craftsman and poet (with an enthusiasm for nonsense verse), whose work reflects the revival of interest in the arts and crafts during the first half of the 20th century. Running as a thread though everything he did was his unswerving love for the natural world and in particular the beauty of trees.