Born in Nottingham England in 1862 Edmund Severn moved to the United States at the age of four along with his family who settled in Hartford Connecticut. Severn began to study the Violin with guidance from his father who taught the instrument professionally. He later studied with Franz Milcke and Bernard Listemann concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra before moving to Berlin to study bowing technique under Emanuel Wirth the first assistant of Joseph Joachim at the Berlin Hochschule. As a composer Edmund Severn wrote mainly orchestral music as well as many pieces for the Violin including a concerto; he also wrote three stringquartets.To this day the Polish Dance for Violin and Piano has remained Severnâ??s most famous work. The piece is arranged here by Alan Arnold for Viola and Piano.

16 Famous Concert Pieces for Viola and Piano. Par . La collection 'Best of Viola Classics - 16 Famous Concert Pieces' pour alto et piano présentée par Schott contient une sélection d'œuvres qui peuvent accompagner chaque élève pendant de nombreuses années de cours d'alto. Le volume contient des compositions allant de l'époque de Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) à celle de Volker David Kirchner (1942-2020), offrant ainsi un matériel de jeu allant de la période baroque au XXe siècle. La collection, qui comprend un répertoire connu et des pièces rares, est idéale pour les cours et les concours, ainsi que pour les récitals et les concerts. / Niveau : Moyen / Date parution : 2023-09-13/ Recueil / Alto et Piano