| Three Miniatures, Op. 42. Clarinet & Piano Clarinet and Piano Clifton Edition
Clarinet and Piano SKU: ST.C143 Composed by Alexander Glazunov. Wind & br...(+)
Clarinet and Piano SKU: ST.C143 Composed by Alexander Glazunov. Wind & brass music. Clifton Edition #C143. Published by Clifton Edition (ST.C143). ISBN 9790570811434. Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865-1936) trained under Rimsky- Korsakov and became the most illustrious Russian composer and conductor immediately succeeding Tchaikovsky. Glazunov’s close affinity with the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, of which institution he would later become Director for more than two decades, placed him ideally to assist in the Institute’s transition to the Petrograd Conservatory in the immediate wake of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. For the last six years of his life, Glazunov left the USSR, feeling hemmed in by propagandist restrictions and at the same time out of kilter with the Modernist movement.
He lived in exile for a time, touring the USA, before eventually settling in Paris, though his stoical brand of Russian Romanticism never waned. Despite being partly remembered for having taught Shostakovich, Glazunov was never known as a revolutionary composer, more inclined to align himself with 19th century ideologies than with the thrusting new compositional paths forged by Prokofiev and others. Indeed, the nationalistic movement so successfully espoused by Balakirev found a new energy in Glazunov’s hands, and he discovered an opulence of scale which leaned more in the direction of Borodin.
There can be no doubting Glazunov’s technical mastery, which successfully drew together contrapuntal, lyrical and virtuosic skills, and which were admired by the likes of Liszt. Glazunov steered a steady course at a time when it was most sorely needed; one need only hear the marvellous Violin Concerto in A minor to experience the full power and authority of his writing, though he possessed an enviable touch with more intimate forms too, such as those readily to be heard in these three charming Miniatures Op.42, originally composed for piano. Clarinet and Piano Transcribed by Mark Tanner Grades 6 & 7 (Trinity Grades 6 & 7 syllabuses) Former Spartan Press Cat. No.: SP1360. $23.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Three Miniatures, Op. 42. Flute & Piano Clifton Edition
Flute & Piano SKU: ST.C142 Composed by Alexander Glazunov. Wind & brass m...(+)
Flute & Piano SKU: ST.C142 Composed by Alexander Glazunov. Wind & brass music. Clifton Edition #C142. Published by Clifton Edition (ST.C142). ISBN 9790570811427. Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865-1936) trained under Rimsky- Korsakov and became the most illustrious Russian composer and conductor immediately succeeding Tchaikovsky. Glazunov’s close affinity with the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, of which institution he would later become Director for more than two decades, placed him ideally to assist in the Institute’s transition to the Petrograd Conservatory in the immediate wake of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. For the last six years of his life, Glazunov left the USSR, feeling hemmed in by propagandist restrictions and at the same time out of kilter with the Modernist movement.
He lived in exile for a time, touring the USA, before eventually settling in Paris, though his stoical brand of Russian Romanticism never waned. Despite being partly remembered for having taught Shostakovich, Glazunov was never known as a revolutionary composer, more inclined to align himself with 19th century ideologies than with the thrusting new compositional paths forged by Prokofiev and others. Indeed, the nationalistic movement so successfully espoused by Balakirev found a new energy in Glazunov’s hands, and he discovered an opulence of scale which leaned more in the direction of Borodin.
There can be no doubting Glazunov’s technical mastery, which successfully drew together contrapuntal, lyrical and virtuosic skills, and which were admired by the likes of Liszt. Glazunov steered a steady course at a time when it was most sorely needed; one need only hear the marvellous Violin Concerto in A minor to experience the full power and authority of his writing, though he possessed an enviable touch with more intimate forms too, such as those readily to be heard in these three charming Miniatures Op.42, originally composed for piano. Flute and Piano Transcribed by Mark Tanner Grades 6 & 7 Former Spartan Press Cat. No.: SP1343. $23.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Three Miniatures, Op. 42. Alto Sax & Piano Clifton Edition
Alto Saxophone & Piano SKU: ST.C144 Composed by Alexander Glazunov. Wind ...(+)
Alto Saxophone & Piano SKU: ST.C144 Composed by Alexander Glazunov. Wind & brass music. Clifton Edition #C144. Published by Clifton Edition (ST.C144). ISBN 9790570811441. Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865-1936) trained under Rimsky- Korsakov and became the most illustrious Russian composer and conductor immediately succeeding Tchaikovsky. Glazunov’s close affinity with the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, of which institution he would later become Director for more than two decades, placed him ideally to assist in the Institute’s transition to the Petrograd Conservatory in the immediate wake of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. For the last six years of his life, Glazunov left the USSR, feeling hemmed in by propagandist restrictions and at the same time out of kilter with the Modernist movement.
He lived in exile for a time, touring the USA, before eventually settling in Paris, though his stoical brand of Russian Romanticism never waned. Despite being partly remembered for having taught Shostakovich, Glazunov was never known as a revolutionary composer, more inclined to align himself with 19th century ideologies than with the thrusting new compositional paths forged by Prokofiev and others. Indeed, the nationalistic movement so successfully espoused by Balakirev found a new energy in Glazunov’s hands, and he discovered an opulence of scale which leaned more in the direction of Borodin.
There can be no doubting Glazunov’s technical mastery, which successfully drew together contrapuntal, lyrical and virtuosic skills, and which were admired by the likes of Liszt. Glazunov steered a steady course at a time when it was most sorely needed; one need only hear the marvellous Violin Concerto in A minor to experience the full power and authority of his writing, though he possessed an enviable touch with more intimate forms too, such as those readily to be heard in these three charming Miniatures Op.42, originally composed for piano. Alto Saxophone and Piano Transcribed by Mark Tanner Grades 8 (Trinity Grade 8 syllabus) Former Spartan Press Cat. No.: SP1364. $23.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Complete Piano Works Piano solo Breitkopf & Härtel
Piano SKU: BR.EB-9450 Sonatas, Individual Piano Pieces, Variations - U...(+)
Piano SKU: BR.EB-9450 Sonatas, Individual Piano Pieces, Variations - Urtext. Composed by Dame Ethel Mary Smyth. Solo instruments; Softcover. Edition Breitkopf. Romantic; Late-romantic. Sheet Music. 96 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 9450. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-9450). ISBN 9790004189276. 9 x 12 inches. It is quite amazing that the piano works of the English composer Ethel Smyth had remained unpublished until 2003. All of them were written during her Leipzig study years after 1877, a period that Ethel Smyth herself described as the happiest time of her life. In Leipzig, she met such musical giants as Brahms, Clara Schumann, Dvorak, Grieg and Tchaikovsky. It should come as no surprise that these encounters left stylistic traces in Ethel Smyth's piano oeuvre.Smyth wrote the three piano sonatas in 1877, yet they are stylistically diverse: Smyth raced through a kind of musico-historical evolution. Her point of departure was Haydn and Mozart, who clearly inspired her sonata in C major. It was followed by the impassionate sonata in C sharp minor, which was inspired by the actress Marie Geistinger. The two-movement fragment in D major, reflecting Ethel Smyth's admiration for Brahms, concludes the sonatas.Most of the other piano pieces borrow their atmosphere and titles from Baroque models (dance movements, genre pieces) and are technically undemanding. They have been arranged in this edition in order of progressive difficulty.
It is quite amazing that the piano works of the English composer Ethel Smyth had remained unpublished to this day. She wrote all of these pieces during her years of study in Leipzig, after 1877. $61.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
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