Piano Solo SKU: HL.51481158 Piano Solo. Composed by Sergei Prokovi...(+)
Piano Solo
SKU:
HL.51481158
Piano
Solo. Composed by
Sergei Prokoviev. Edited
by Norbert Gertsch. Henle
Music Folios. Classical.
Softcover. 48 pages. G.
Henle #HN1158. Published
by G. Henle
(HL.51481158).
UPC:
196288209164.
9.0x12.0x0.172
inches.
Prokofiev
did not compose his
Visions fugitives â?? 20
â??fleeting visionsâ?
â?? in one go, but in
clusters between 1915 and
1917, immediately before
the Russian Revolution
that compelled him to
leave his native country
in 1918. We know from his
diaries that at least
some of them owe their
existence to
extra-musical impulses.
Thus several pieces were
inspired by people close
to him. Others impart his
emotional reaction to the
political situation with
its menacing brutality.
According to his own
statement, for example,
no. 19 â??was inspired
by the events of February
1917 in Petrogradâ?,
during the Revolution's
first phase. Technically
the pieces are not too
demanding, and are also
often used in teaching.
They now appear for the
first time in an Urtext
edition that considers
all the musical sources
created during the
composer's lifetime. In
his preface, Prokofiev
specialist Simon Morrison
provides biographical
context for the genesis
of this fantastic piano
cycle.
About Henle
Urtext
What I can expect from
Henle Urtext
editions:
error-free, reliable
musical texts based on
meticulous musicological
research - fingerings and
bowings by famous artists
and pedagogues
preface in 3
languages with
information on the
genesis and history of
the work
Critical Commentary
in 1 ? 3 languages with a
description and
evaluation of the sources
and explaining all source
discrepancies and
editorial
decisions
most
beautiful music
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pages, and cues where you
need them
excellent print
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binding
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world-wide
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exclusively for Urtext
editions)
Sleigh Ride 2 Pianos, 4 mains - Avancé Alfred Publishing
(A Holiday Excursion for Two Pianos). Composed by Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). Ar...(+)
(A Holiday Excursion for
Two Pianos). Composed by
Leroy Anderson
(1908-1975). Arranged by
Greg Anderson. For Piano.
This edition: 2 copies
required. Book; Duet or
Duo; Piano Duo (2 Pianos,
4 Hands). Anderson and
Roe Duos and Duets.
Christmas; Holiday Pops;
Light Concert; Recital;
Secular; Standard;
Winter. Advanced. 16
pages. Published by
Alfred Music
(A Medley of Waltzes Made Famous in Disney Films). Arranged by Greg Anderson. Fo...(+)
(A Medley of Waltzes Made
Famous in Disney Films).
Arranged by Greg
Anderson. For Piano. This
edition: Piano Duo (2
Pianos, 4 Hands). Book;
Duet or Duo; Piano Duo (2
Pianos, 4 Hands).
Anderson and Roe Duos and
Duets. Form: Medley. Pop;
Recital. Advanced. 28
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
((Chinese Drum)). By Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962). Arranged by Greg Anderson. For ...(+)
((Chinese Drum)). By
Fritz Kreisler
(1875-1962). Arranged by
Greg Anderson. For Piano.
Book; Duet or Duo;
Masterworks; Piano Duet
(1 Piano, 4 Hands).
Anderson and Roe Duos and
Duets. 20th Century;
Masterwork Arrangement;
Recital; Romantic.
Advanced. 16 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
Score & Parts Cello SKU: HL.51481132 For Violoncello and Piano. Co...(+)
Score & Parts Cello
SKU: HL.51481132
For Violoncello and
Piano. Composed by
Jean-Louis Duport. Edited
by Norbert Gertsch. Henle
Music Folios. Classical.
Softcover. 42 pages. G.
Henle #HN1132. Published
by G. Henle
(HL.51481132).
UPC:
840126989656.
9.0x12.0x0.35
inches.
“More
than 20 years ago I was
called upon by friends,
artists, and aficionados
to write about fingerings
for the
violoncello,â€
then-famous Berlin
cellist Jean-Louis Duport
thus opens his
“Essai†from
1806, dedicated to
“Professeurs de
Violoncelle.†His
methodology
revolutionized cello
technique, and the 21
etudes printed in its
appendix are still
regarded today as perhaps
the most important set of
studies for all budding
cellists. Modelled after
the volumes of etudes for
violin, Henle is also
issuing the Urtext here,
together with all
original fingerings and
bowings, while also
offering alternatives by
the famous cellist and
teacher Wolfgang Emanuel
Schmidt. This edition
also offers a second
cello part provided by
Duport for
accompaniment.
About Henle
Urtext
What I can expect from
Henle Urtext
editions:
error-free, reliable
musical texts based on
meticulous musicological
research - fingerings and
bowings by famous artists
and pedagogues
preface in 3
languages with
information on the
genesis and history of
the work
Critical Commentary
in 1 – 3 languages
with a description and
evaluation of the sources
and explaining all source
discrepancies and
editorial
decisions
most beautiful music
engraving
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pages, and cues where you
need them
excellent print
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binding
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By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Arranged by Greg Anderson. For Piano. This...(+)
By Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750). Arranged by
Greg Anderson. For Piano.
This edition: Piano Duo
(2 Pianos, 4 Hands).
Book; Duet or Duo;
Masterworks; Piano Duo (2
Pianos, 4 Hands).
Anderson and Roe Duos and
Duets. Baroque;
Masterwork Arrangement;
Recital. Advanced. 32
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
Piano - Grade 3 SKU: FA.MFGT056 Composed by Germaine Tailleferre. Piano M...(+)
Piano - Grade 3
SKU:
FA.MFGT056
Composed
by Germaine Tailleferre.
Piano Music by
Tailleferre.
Classical : Modern.
Score. Musik Fabrik
#MFGT056. Published by
Musik Fabrik
(FA.MFGT056).
Revolutions-Etude. Composed by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849). Edited by Emil von S...(+)
Revolutions-Etude.
Composed by Frederic
Chopin (1810-1849).
Edited by Emil von Sauer.
Arranged by Emil Sauer.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Einzelausgaben (Single
Sheets). Classical.
Composed 1831. Op. 10,
No. 12. 12 pages. Schott
Music #ED09574. Published
by Schott Music
Piano Accompaniments by Irving Schlein. By Unknown. Piano/Vocal/Chords Songbook ...(+)
Piano Accompaniments by
Irving Schlein. By
Unknown.
Piano/Vocal/Chords
Songbook (Arrangements
for piano and voice with
guitar chords).
Softcover. 184 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard.
Cello SKU: BO.B.3726 Composed by Melani Mestre. Published by Editorial de...(+)
Cello
SKU:
BO.B.3726
Composed by
Melani Mestre. Published
by Editorial de Musica
Boileau (BO.B.3726).
Written in
2001, this work was
conceived by the need to
enlarge the repertoire of
works for solo cello, an
important goal since the
repertoire of such works
is limited. Most cellists
are limited to
performances of such
well-known solo works as
the Suites of Bach,
written almost 300 years
ago, as well as other
classics of the genre by
Max Reger, Zoltan Kodaly,
Benjamin Britten, Gaspar
Cassado, Enric Casals,
etc.
The
intention of the Suite
Exotique is to
revolutionize the concept
of the Baroque suite by
transforming the suite
into a collection of
modern dances, which are
both contemporary and
widely recognized today.
Thus, the dances of the
Baroque suite, such as
Allemande, Courante,
Sarabande are substituted
for the Tango, Milonga,
Blues in such a way that
the traditional formal
structure of six
movements of Baroque
dances is modernized by
rhythms and contemporary
styles which coexist in
the Modern world, but are
separate from and do not
pertain to those works
which are normally
considered to belong to
the realm of cultured
music.
Apart
from the fusion
represented by the
mixture of a Baroque
genre with modern, urban
musical language found in
this work, the subtitle
exotica is appropriate
due to the originality of
writing such a work for
cello solo. This work
allows the interpreter to
explore and take full
advantage of their
technical, artistic and
expressive
abilities.
This
work establishes a total
symbiosis between the
instrument and the
evolutionary
transformation of its
musical language which in
turn creates a style
adapted to the expressive
requirements of the work
itself. The specific
techniques and qualities
of the cello are placed
in service of the
required style and
concept of each movement
of the Suite. At the same
time those stylistic
characteristics are
transformed and adapted
to the particular
characteristics of the
cello and taking full
advantage of the
instruments polyphonic,
sonic, aesthetic
qualities as well as its
timbre.
The
Suite Exotique was
premiered in August, 2003
during the International
Music Festival of Ibiza
by the Russian cellist
Svetlana Tovstukha.
String Quartet (Score) SKU: HL.14023668 Composed by Michael Nyman. Music ...(+)
String Quartet (Score)
SKU: HL.14023668
Composed by Michael
Nyman. Music Sales
America. Classical.
Score. Composed 1993. 22
pages. Chester Music
#CH60865. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14023668).
ISBN
9780711932975.
9.0x12.0x0.095
inches.
String
Quartet No.3 was written
for, and first performed
by the Balanescu Quartet,
February 1990 at the
Queen Elizabeth Hall,
London. Duration 16
minutes. Instrumental
parts are available on
sale. Quoting composer:
In the summer of 1989 I
composed a choral work,
Out of the Ruins, for
Agnieszka Piotrowska's
BBC2 documentary which
dealt with the physical
and emotional responses
of some inhabitants of
Leninakhan to the
earthquake which
devastated Armenia the
previous December. When
he heard the recording of
the work that I made with
the Holy Echmiadzin
Chorus under the fervent
conducting of Khoren
Meykhanejian, Alex
Balanescu suggested
turning Out of the Ruins
into a string quartet.
There seemed no reason or
opportunity to do this
until I felt the need to
add to the intensity of
my experiences in Armenia
the no less profound
experience of witnessing
the images of the
Romanian revolution on
television during the
later part of December
1989. The compositional
procedure was as follows:
to take Out of the Ruins
as a template on which
the Romanian vocal or
instrumental music would
be superimposed, quite
often stretched into new
intervallic shapes though
the demands of the
completely performed
harmonic structure.
Harp SKU: UT.MAG-221 Composed by Martin-Pierre Dalvimare. Edited by Anna ...(+)
Harp
SKU:
UT.MAG-221
Composed
by Martin-Pierre
Dalvimare. Edited by Anna
Pasetti. Saddle
stitching. Magadis.
Classical. Ut Orpheus
#MAG 221. Published by Ut
Orpheus (UT.MAG-221).
ISBN 9790215318625. 9
x 12
inches.
Martin-Pier
re Dalvimare, born in
1770, in Dreux
(Eure-et-Loir), from a
distinguished family,
learnt music as an
entertainment art, and
was obliged to make it a
resource for his
existence, after the
troubles of the
Revolution in 1789. He
had acquired a remarkable
talent for the harp; when
he arrived in Paris he
made a very good
impression. Then, man of
the world, knowledgeable
in many fields, which is
rare for a musician, he
was welcome everywhere,
and very soon came in
friendly terms with some
of the most renowned
artists and men of
letters of his times. The
marriage certificate of
the poet Legouve (15
pluviose of the year XI,
or February 1803, 12th
municipality of Paris),
shows that Dalvimare was
one of his best men and
that at the time he was
thirty-two years old. He
became harpist of the
Opera in the year VIII
(1800), and was
definitively confirmed in
the month of fructidor of
the year IX. At the time
of the institution of the
emperor Napoleon's
private music, M.
Dalvimare was appointed
as his harpist. In
September 1807 he
obtained the title of
harp master of the
empress Josephine. A
lucky change of his
fortune allowed this
artist to renounce to
practise his talent for
living, he resigned from
all of his positions on
March, 12th, 1812, and he
retired in Dreux, where
he still was living in
1837. For a peculiar
weakness, he does not
like to speak about his
artist career, which had
been entirely honourable,
and he would like to
forget his success too.
His first composition was
a symphonie concertant
for harp and horn, which
he composed with Frederic
Duvernoy, and published
in the year VII (1798);
notwithstanding, he
counted as his first opus
a collection of romances
with accompaniment of
piano or harp, which he
later published with
Pleyel.
In 1809
Dalvimare composed, for
the theatre Feydeau, a
one-act opera-comique
called The Marriage for
Imprudence. The music was
weak; the work did not
succeed, and people used
to say that the greatest
imprudence had been the
one of the authors who
had it performed.
Nevertheless, the score
of this opera was
published in Paris by
erard. (Francois-Joseph
Fetis).
Chorus (with soloists) and piano (solos: SSSAAABarBarB - choir: SATB - 1(picc).2...(+)
Chorus (with soloists)
and piano (solos:
SSSAAABarBarB - choir:
SATB - 1(picc).2.2.2. -
2.2.0.0. - timp - cow
horn - str)
SKU:
BR.EB-8911
Drama
in 3 Acts. Composed
by Andre-Ernest-Modeste
Gretry. Choir; Softbound.
Edition Breitkopf. Opera;
Music theatre; Classical.
Piano/Vocal Score. 160
pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #EB 8911.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-8911).
ISBN 9790004185773.
7.5 x 10.5
inches.
Duration:
full-length Persons:
Wilhelm Tell (T) his wife
(S) young Tell (S) Marie,
his sister (S) Melchtal
(Bar) Melchtal's son(T)
Gessler (Bar) 2 men of
the people, soldier (BBB)
tavellor (T) tavellor's
wife / tavellors' young
children / Surlemann /
old man / 2 officers/ 2
soldiers (speakers)
choir: SSATB/SSS/ATB
orchestra: 1(Picc).2.2.2.
2.3cornet.2.0.0.
timp.small drum str
Althoug Gretry cannot
escape the shadow of
Wagner and Verdi, there
is a clear trend favoring
a reevaluation of this
composer. The opera was
greeted with exceptional
enthusiasm in Paris in
1791, during the French
Revolution. The Swiss
freedom fighter was
already a well-known
character there nearly 15
years before Schillers
drama. A number of arias
from Gretrys opera even
survived the success of
Rossinis work of the same
name of 1829.
Concert Band - Grade 1 SKU: AP.BD9669 Composed by William Billings. Conce...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 1
SKU: AP.BD9669
Composed by William
Billings. Concert Band;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Belwin Beginning Band.
4th of July; Classical;
Patriotic; Summer. Score
and Part(s). 134 pages.
Duration 1:51. Belwin
Music #00-BD9669.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.BD9669).
UPC:
029156213195. English.
Scored by Michael
Story.
This famous
melody became very
popular during the
American Revolution and
was first published in
1778 as a patriotic hymn.
It served as the
unofficial national
anthem during that war.
Michael Story infuses
this tune with satisfying
harmonic structuring and
presents it in a version
playable by the youngest
band or ensemble. A most
satisfying and
sophisticated
presentation. (1:51).
Boy
Soprano, Soprano, Tenor,
Flugelhorn, Mixed Chorus,
and Chamber Orchestra
Study Score. Composed
by Harald Weiss. This
edition: Paperback/Soft
Cover. Sheet music. Study
Score. Classical.
Softcover. Composed
2008/2009. 188 pages.
Duration 100'. Schott
Music #ED20619. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49018099).
ISBN
9790001158428. UPC:
884088567347.
8.25x11.75x0.457 inches.
Latin - German.
On
letting go(Concerning the
selection of the texts)
In the selection of the
texts, I have allowed
myself to be motivated
and inspired by the
concept of 'letting go'.
This appears to me to be
one of the essential
aspects of dying, but
also of life itself. We
humans cling far too
strongly to successful
achievements, whether
they have to do with
material or ideal values,
or relationships of all
kinds. We cannot and do
not want to let go,
almost as if our life
depended on it. As we
will have to practise the
art of letting go at the
latest during our hour of
death, perhaps we could
already make a start on
this while we are still
alive. Tagore describes
this farewell with very
simple but strikingly
vivid imagery: 'I will
return the key of my
door'. I have set this
text for tenor solo. Here
I imagine, and have
correspondingly noted in
a certain passage of the
score, that the
protagonist finds himself
as though 'in an ocean'
of voices in which he is
however not drowning, but
immersing himself in
complete relaxation. The
phenomenon of letting go
is described even more
simply and tersely in
Psalm 90, verse 12: 'So
teach us to number our
days, that we may apply
our hearts unto wisdom'.
This cannot be expressed
more plainly.I have begun
the requiem with a solo
boy's voice singing the
beginning of this psalm
on a single note, the
note A. This in effect
says it all. The work
comes full circle at the
culmination with a repeat
of the psalm which
subsequently leads into a
resplendent 'lux
aeterna'. The
intermediate texts of the
Requiem which highlight
the phenomenon of letting
go in the widest spectrum
of colours originate on
the one hand from the
Latin liturgy of the
Messa da Requiem (In
Paradisum, Libera me,
Requiem aeternam, Mors
stupebit) and on the
other hand from poems by
Joseph von Eichendorff,
Hermann Hesse,
Rabindranath Tagore and
Rainer Maria Rilke.All
texts have a distinctive
positive element in
common and view death as
being an organic process
within the great system
of the universe, for
example when Hermann
Hesse writes: 'Entreiss
dich, Seele, nun der
Zeit, entreiss dich
deinen Sorgen und mache
dich zum Flug bereit in
den ersehnten Morgen'
['Tear yourself way , o
soul, from time, tear
yourself away from your
sorrows and prepare
yourself to fly away into
the long-awaited
morning'] and later: 'Und
die Seele unbewacht will
in freien Flugen
schweben, um im
Zauberkreis der Nacht
tief und tausendfach zu
leben' ['And the
unfettered soul strives
to soar in free flight to
live in the magic sphere
of the night, deep and
thousandfold']. Or Joseph
von Eichendorff whose
text evokes a distant
song in his lines: 'Und
meine Seele spannte weit
ihre Flugel aus. Flog
durch die stillen Lande,
als floge sie nach Haus'
['And my soul spread its
wings wide. Flew through
the still country as if
homeward bound.']Here a
strong romantically
tinged occidental
resonance can be detected
which is however also
accompanied by a
universal spirit going
far beyond all cultures
and religions. In the
beginning was the sound
Long before any sort of
word or meaningful phrase
was uttered by vocal
chords, sounds,
vibrations and tones
already existed. This
brings us back to the
music. Both during my
years of study and at
subsequent periods, I had
been an active
participant in the world
of contemporary music,
both as percussionist and
also as conductor and
composer. My early scores
had a somewhat
adventurous appearance,
filled with an abundance
of small black dots: no
rhythm could be too
complicated, no register
too extreme and no
harmony too dissonant. I
devoted myself intensely
to the handling of
different parameters
which in serial music
coexist in total
equality: I also studied
aleatory principles and
so-called minimal music.I
subsequently emigrated
and took up residence in
Spain from where I
embarked on numerous
travels over the years to
India, Africa and South
America. I spent repeated
periods during this time
as a resident in
non-European countries.
This meant that the
currents of contemporary
music swept past me
vaguely and at a great
distance. What I instead
absorbed during this
period were other
completely new cultures
in which I attempted to
immerse myself as
intensively as possible.I
learned foreign languages
and came into contact
with musicians of all
classes and styles who
had a different cultural
heritage than my own: I
was intoxicated with the
diversity of artistic
potential.Nevertheless,
the further I distanced
myself from my own
Western musical heritage,
the more this returned
insistently in my
consciousness.The scene
can be imagined of
sitting somewhere in the
middle of the Brazilian
jungle surrounded by the
wailing of Indians and
out of the blue being
provided with the
opportunity to hear
Beethoven's late string
quartets: this can be a
heart-wrenching
experience, akin to an
identity crisis. This
type of experience can
also be described as
cathartic. Whatever the
circumstances, my
'renewed' occupation with
the 'old' country would
not permit me to return
to the point at which I
as an audacious young
student had maltreated
the musical parameters of
so-called contemporary
music. A completely
different approach would
be necessary: an
extremely careful
approach, inching my way
gradually back into the
Western world: an
approach which would
welcome tradition back
into the fold, attempt to
unfurl the petals and
gently infuse this
tradition with a breath
of contemporary
life.Although I am aware
that I will not unleash a
revolution or scandal
with this approach, I am
nevertheless confident
as, with the musical
vocabulary of this
Requiem, I am travelling
in an orbit in which no
ballast or complex
structures will be
transported or intimated:
on the contrary, I have
attempted to form the
message of the texts in
music with the naivety of
a 'homecomer'. Harald
WeissColonia de San
PedroMarch 2009.
SKU: HL.49019159 Geschichte - Stile - Praxis - Industrie. Composed...(+)
SKU: HL.49019159
Geschichte - Stile -
Praxis - Industrie.
Composed by Kai-Erik
Ziegenruecker, Peter
Wicke, and Wieland
Ziegenruecker. This
edition: Paperback/Soft
Cover. Book. Edition
Schott. The standard work
in a fully revised and
updated new edition.More
than 500 new entries
covering the record
industry, styles of music
and musical instruments.
With recommendations for
further reading,
illustrations and notes
on music. Classical.
Softcover. 832 pages.
Schott Music #ED20017.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49019159).
ISBN
9783795705718.
6.75x9.5x1.662 inches.
German.
'Handbuch
der popularen Musik' is a
standard work which is
aimed at music lovers and
experts alike. In
addition, it tries to
both satisfy the
listeners' and fans' need
for information and
provide performing
musicians, music editors
or music teachers and not
least students of
corresponding fields of
study with a compendium
for consultation
purposes. Containing more
than 1,000 entries, this
book examines the forms
as well as the
historical, cultural and
economic background of
popular music, including
the whole range from pop,
hip-hop and electronic
dance music via rock,
jazz, blues, folk and
world music to chanson,
musical, wind music and
folk song. The book deals
with current and
historical developments,
techniques, instruments,
the various aspects of
practical music-making
and the basics of music
production. The fully
revised new version of
this handbook takes into
account not only the
effects of the digital
revolution on the
production and
circulation of music,
from on-line services to
mobile music, but, by
including company and
label portraits, the
defining role of music
history in past and
present times as
well.
Boosey
& Hawkes Choral
Treasury. Composed by
Leokadiya Kashperova.
Edited by Graham
Griffiths. BH Secular
Choral. Classical.
Octavo. 16 pages. Boosey
& Hawkes #M060135583.
Published by Boosey &
Hawkes (HL.48025132).
UPC: 196288091417.
7.25x10.25
inches.
A setting
of pastoral verses of
Polonsky dating from the
last two decades of the
composer's life, after
her withdrawal from
musical life following
the Russian Revolution.
Leokadiya Kashperova
(1872-1940), hitherto
consigned to a footnote
in musical history as
Stravinsky's piano
teacher, is undergoing
rediscovery. A double
graduate of the St
Petersburg Conservatoire,
she emerged as a virtuoso
pianist and composer in
the romantic tradition.
She was associated with
some of the great
musicians of her day,
including Balakirev and
Auer. She performed in
both Germany and the UK
in the 1900s, but her
career petered out after
1920. The pencil
manuscript of Evening
& Night was
discovered in the Russian
National Museum of Music,
Moscow. Although separate
and self-contained it
appears that the composer
thought of the two songs
as a pair. The work has
been edited for
performance by Graham
Griffiths as part of the
Kashperova Edition.
Concerto No. 7 Flûte traversière et Piano Transatlantiques
Flute, Piano SKU: HL.14040503 Flute and Piano. Composed by Francoi...(+)
Flute, Piano
SKU:
HL.14040503
Flute
and Piano. Composed
by Francois Devienne.
Music Sales America.
Classical. Piano
Reduction. 60 pages.
Editions Musicales
Transatlantiques
#ETR001186. Published by
Editions Musicales
Transatlantiques
(HL.14040503).
UPC:
884088885472. 9x12
inches.
Fran
çois Devienne
(1759 - 1803) was a
French flutist and
composer, as well as a
founding professor at the
Paris Conservatory, which
was established in 1795.
During his lifetime,
Devienne
composed over 300 works,
most of which were scored
for Wind Instruments.
Devienne
belonged to a line of
French flutists and
composers who, over a
period of a century, had
adopted a German
transverse Flute and made
it a quintessentially
French musical
instrument. He followed
the path of predecessors
such as Michel de la
Barre and Michel Blavet
in establishing a French
school of Flute playing
and composition.
Devienne
wrotehundreds of works
for the Flute, as well as
a renowned tuition
manual. His 7th
Concerto is
thought by many to be the
best of the dozen or more
concertos that he
composed during his
lifetime. This concerto
was composed in or around
1787, shortly before the
French revolution. As in
Mozart's later works, the
passions of the time can
be clearly heard -
particularly in the
vigorous opening theme in
E minor. In contrast to
the stately Allegro, the
theme is gentle and
lyrical, yet intriguing,
with the Flute almost
mimicking bird
call.
Concert Band - Grade 1 SKU: AP.BD9669C Composed by William Billings. Conc...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 1
SKU: AP.BD9669C
Composed by William
Billings. Concert Band;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Belwin Beginning Band.
4th of July; Classical;
Patriotic; Summer. Score.
12 pages. Duration 1:51.
Belwin Music #00-BD9669C.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.BD9669C).
UPC:
029156213201. English.
Scored by Michael
Story.
This famous
melody became very
popular during the
American Revolution and
was first published in
1778 as a patriotic hymn.
It served as the
unofficial national
anthem during that war.
Michael Story infuses
this tune with satisfying
harmonic structuring and
presents it in a version
playable by the youngest
band or ensemble. A most
satisfying and
sophisticated
presentation. (1:51).