SKU: FG.55011-906-2

ISBN 9790550119062.

Harri Wessman's Summer Variations for viola and piano (1998) exploites the rich and romantic sound of the viola and enjoys the many shades of summer days. It is dedicated to violist Yuri Gandelsman, who premiered the suite with Risto Lauriala 15th June 1998.

Duration: c. 11'

Movements:
1. Summer theme
2. What is this?
3. Pizzicato
4. Con sordino
5. Stile concitato ostinato
6. Tango
7. Finale

Harri Wessman (b. 1949) is interested in all aspects of music that may be expressive, without in any way ignoring the possibilities of melody. He himself describes his harmonic method as a kind of contrapuntally treated jazz harmony. Wessman is particularly preoccupied with the ability of music to express emotions, an interest which has led him to study the so-called doctrine of the affections and the musical rhetoric of the baroque era. His Eine kleine Figurenlehre for wind quartet and piano is a playful application of a set of baroque musical figures.

His output is dominated by chamber and vocal music as well as a number of concertos for various instruments such as the Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra and the Serenade for Piano and String Orchestra. During recent years pedagogic music has become a more and more central area in his output with an emphasis on creating repertoire for budding musicians, from beginners to young professionals. He has even tailored some solo and chamber works for young musicians that he personally knows: e.g. Five Trombone Pieces for Minna Kajander (1992), Five Horn Pieces for Jenni Kuronen (1993), Five Piano Etudes for Tiina Karakorpi, Five Trumpet Pieces for Alevtina Parland and Five Double Bass Pieces for Amanda Thieme. Other chamber and solo pieces include Pan and the Nymph Pitys (1979) for flute and guitar, Three Caprices for Konstantin Weitz (1994) for solo violin and Capriccio for wind ensemble (1989).

SKU: BT.DHP-1175828-401

ISBN 9789043153027. English-German-French-Dutch.

April: the beginning of spring, joyful melodies for young violists.
Composer Pascal Proust has many years of experience as a musician and music teacher. His work includes several hundred compositions for the most diverse instrumentations. He wrote Avril for violists with an ability of approximately 3 4 yearsâ?? experience. He paid special attention to an easy-to-follow, attractive musical style. Avril is an ideal performance or competition work for young musicians.

April: het begin van de lente, vrolijke melodietjes voor jonge altviolisten.
De componist Pascal Proust kan bogen op een jarenlange ervaring als muzikant en muziekdocent. Zijn oeuvre omvat honderden composities voor de meest diverse instrumentaties. Hij schreef Avril voor violisten die ongeveer drie tot vier jaar les hebben gehad, waarbij hij speciaal aandacht heeft besteed aan een makkelijk te volgen, aantrekkelijke muziekstijl. Daardoor is Avril een ideaal voordrachts- of wedstrijdstuk voor jonge muzikanten.

April: Frühlingsanfang, fröhliche Melodien für junge Bratscher.
Der Komponist Pascal Proust kann aus seiner langjährigen Erfahrung als Musiker und Musikpädagoge schöpfen, sein Oeuvre umfasst mehrere hundert Kompositionen für verschiedenste Besetzungen. Er schrieb Avril für Bratscher mit ungefähr 3 4 Jahren Unterrichtserfahrung und legte besonderes Augenmerk auf einen leicht verständlichen, attraktiven musikalischen Stil. Dadurch eignet sich Avril ideal als Vortrags- und Wettbewerbsstück für junge Musiker.

Avril : le début du printemps, des mélodies joyeuses pour les jeunes altistes.
Le compositeur Pascal Proust puise volonté dans son immense expérience de musicien et professeur de musique - son catalogue dâ??Å?uvres englobe plusieurs centaines de compositions pour divers instruments. Il a notamment écrit Avril pour altistes ayant environ 3 4 années de pratique, dans un style musical accessible et coloré. De ce fait, Avril est la pièce idéale pour tout examen ou audition de jeunes musiciens.