Piano Accompaniment; Violin SKU: HL.14041762 Violin and Piano. Com...(+)
Piano Accompaniment;
Violin
SKU:
HL.14041762
Violin
and Piano. Composed
by Helen Grime. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Softcover. Composed 2011.
12 pages. Chester Music
#CH79508. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14041762).
9.0x12.0x0.071
inches.
'Romanc
e for violin and piano is
a short, reflective piece
that exploits the lyrical
qualities inherent in the
combination. Originally
written for a very young
but talented violinist,
Romance travels through
numerous moods andcolours
within a continuous
musical development of
the opening material. At
first gentle and
reflective with
increasing dramatic
outbursts outlined by the
violin sforzandi and
parallel sixths in the
piano writing, numerous
shortsolo passages in
both instruments
culminate in a fiery
climax. Quickly subsiding
into the calmer yet now
more melancholy strains
of the earlier stages of
the piece, the ending is
somewhat incomplete. This
seems to suggest
acontinuous turn of
events alluded to in the
music.' <
em> &nbs
p;  
;
- Helen
Grime
Born in 1981,
Helen studied oboe with
JohnAnderson and
composition with Julian
Anderson and Edwin
Roxburgh at the Royal
College of Music. She
graduated from the BMus
course with First Class
Honours and completed her
Masters with Distinction
in 2004. From 2005-07,
Helenwas a Legal &
General Junior Fellow at
the Royal College of
Music. In 2003 she won a
British Composer Award
for her Oboe Concerto,
and was awarded the
intercollegiate Theodore
Holland Composition Prize
in 2003 as well as allthe
major composition prizes
in the RCM. In 2008 she
was awarded a Leonard
Bernstein Fellowship to
study at the Tanglewood
Music Center where she
studied with John
Harbison, Michael
Gandolfi, Shulamit Ran
and Augusta Read
Thomas.Helen has had
works commissioned by
some of the most
established performers
and organisations
including ENO, London
Symphony Orchestra, BCMG,
Britten Sinfonia, BBC
Scottish Symphony
Orchestra and the
Tanglewood Music
Center.Conductors who
have performed her work
include Daniel Harding,
Oliver Knussen, Pierre
Boulez and Yan Pascal
Tortelier. Helen is the
2010 recipient of the
Lili Boulanger Memorial
Fund and Associate
Composer of The Halle
from the.
the Piano. Performed by Idil Biret and Valery Lloyd-Watts. By Frederic Chopin. ...(+)
the Piano. Performed by
Idil Biret and Valery
Lloyd-Watts. By Frederic
Chopin. For Piano. Piano
Collection. Masterwork CD
Editions. 0. Masterwork.
Book and CD. Published by
Alfred Publishing.
Composed by Juliette Marie Olga (Lili) Boulanger (1893-1918), arranged by Jean F...(+)
Composed by Juliette
Marie Olga (Lili)
Boulanger (1893-1918),
arranged by Jean Francaix
(1912-1997). Set of
performance parts for
piano duet. With standard
notation. 18 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard.
(Original Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 2). By Georges Boulanger (1893-1958)....(+)
(Original Works for
Violin and Piano, Vol.
2). By Georges Boulanger
(1893-1958). Score and
Parts. String. Softcover.
72 pages. Sikorski
#SIK1377. Published by
Sikorski
Orchestra violin, piano SKU: CF.B3470 Composed by Julia Perry. Set of Sco...(+)
Orchestra violin, piano
SKU: CF.B3470
Composed by Julia Perry.
Set of Score and Parts.
26+13 pages. Duration 17
minutes. Carl Fischer
Music #B3470. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.B3470).
ISBN
9781491159460. UPC:
680160918058.
The
awardee of two Guggenheim
fellowships, Julia Perry
studied composition with
Luigi Dallapiccola and
Nadia Boulanger, and
conducted her works on a
tour throughout Europe
with the Vienna
Philharmonic and the BBC
Orchestra. She would
become one of the first
African-American female
composers to have an
orchestral work performed
by the New York
Philharmonic. Although
she had an auspicious and
promising career in her
early life, it was
tragically cut short by a
series of strokes leading
to partial paralysis and
eventually, her death, at
age 55 in
1979.Perry’s
catalog is widely varied,
featuring thirteen
symphonies, numerous
chamber and solo works,
pieces for band, choral
and vocal music, and four
operas. Her Violin
Concerto, completed in
1968, shows the influence
of Dallapiccola’s
teachings: sharp harmonic
dissonances organized
around specific pitch
centers, short repetitive
patterns that establish
significant musical
materials, and
contrapuntal textures.
Her fastidious
performance markings in
the solo violin part
indicate her profound
understanding of the
instrument. Angular,
muscled, and sparkling by
turns, this piece is a
sophisticated entry to
the serious violinist's
concert repertoire.There
is no evidence or
documentation that the
Violin Concerto was ever
premiered or performed
during her lifetime,
despite the fact that the
composer prepared a full
score, piano reduction
and orchestral parts.
Regrettably, this is the
case with the majority of
her works composed in the
final decade of her
life. What is
extraordinary about Julia
Perry’s musical
career was the
astonishing success she
attained in her early
years. In her youth she
studied piano, voice,
violin and cello. She
began to compose in her
teenage years, her first
publication being a
choral work in 1947 by
Carl Fischer. Her Stabat
Mater was published in
1951 and would become one
of her most often
performed pieces, with
performances in Europe
and the United States. In
1953 she was awarded a
Guggenheim fellowship to
study with the Italian
composer Luigi
Dallapiccola, first at
the Berkshire Music
Center in Tanglewood,
later in Florence, Italy.
During this time, she
also pursued studies with
Nadia Boulanger in Paris
and was awarded a second
Guggenheim fellowship.
She studied conducting at
this time, touring Europe
in 1957 to conduct her
own works with the Vienna
Philharmonic and the BBC
Orchestra. During her
European sojourns, she
learned and mastered
French, German and
Italian. She would become
one of the first
African-American female
composers to have an
orchestral work performed
by the New York
Philharmonic.Perryâ€
s circumstances would
change dramatically once
she reached forty years
of age, having returned
permanently to the United
States. At some point in
the spring of 1970, she
suffered the first of two
strokes that would
paralyze her right side
and confine her to a
wheelchair for the rest
of her life. Nonetheless,
she continued to compose
and to promote her works
with publishers and
conductors. A second
stroke contributed to her
death in 1979 at age 55.
She likely endured harsh
ethnic and gender
discrimination in the
course of her career, and
her later years would
witness a period of
extreme civil unrest.
These matters and the
significance of music in
her life are undoubtedly
what led her to say,
“Music has a great
role to play in
establishing the
brotherhood of
man.â€Perry’s
catalog is widely varied,
featuring thirteen
symphonies, numerous
chamber and solo works,
pieces for band, choral
and vocal music, and four
operas. Her Violin
Concerto, completed in
1968, is indicative of
the influence of
Dallapiccola’s
teachings: sharp harmonic
dissonances organized
around specific pitch
centers, short repetitive
patterns that establish
significant musical
materials, and
contrapuntal textures.
The work is a single
movement of 392 measures
organized around three
alternating tempos: Slow
(Å’ = 60), Moderate
(Å’ = 84) and Fast
(Å’ = 120). The
opening thirty-measure
cadenza for the solo
violin introduces most of
the thematic material for
the piece. The
orchestration commonly
features antiphonal
writing between
orchestral groups, for
example, strings
alternating with brass,
or strings alternating
with winds. The harp and
piano generally appear as
solo instruments, rather
than as members of the
orchestra. Her fastidious
performance markings in
the solo violin part
indicate her profound
understanding of the
instrument.There is no
evidence or documentation
that the Violin Concerto
was ever premiered or
performed during her
lifetime, despite the
fact that the composer
prepared a full score,
piano reduction and
orchestral parts.
Regrettably, this is the
case with the majority of
her works composed in the
final decade of her
life.
(Original Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1). By Georges Boulanger (1893-1958)....(+)
(Original Works for
Violin and Piano, Vol.
1). By Georges Boulanger
(1893-1958). String.
Softcover. 36 pages. Hal
Leonard #SIK1376.
Published by Hal Leonard
Trumpet and Piano SKU: IM.3946 Composed by Juliette Marie Olga (Lili) Bou...(+)
Trumpet and Piano
SKU:
IM.3946
Composed by
Juliette Marie Olga
(Lili) Boulanger.
Arranged by Loren Stroud.
Score and Parts.
International Music Co.
#3946. Published by
International Music Co.
(IM.3946).
Three songs of
exquisite beauty and
arresting harmonies. For
B flat trumpet and piano.
Contents: Elle est
gravement gaie, Nous nous
aimerons tant; Les lilas
qui avaient fleur.
SATB Choir and Piano SKU: HL.50562190 SATB chorus. Composed by Jul...(+)
SATB Choir and Piano
SKU: HL.50562190
SATB chorus.
Composed by Juliette
Marie Olga (Lili)
Boulanger. Editions
Durand. Classical. Part.
Composed 2001. 12 pages.
Editions Durand #DF15290.
Published by Editions
Durand (HL.50562190).
Composed by
Z. Randall Stroope.
Duration 3 minutes, 19
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CM9768. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CM9768).
ISBN
9781491160343. UPC:
680160923298. Key: G
major.
English.
About the
WorkThe text of this work
is most often attributed
to Ralph Waldo Emerson,
although it doesn't
mirror his style, and no
research credits an
essay, book or letter
with its source. Other
individuals are
occasionally suggested as
possible authors, but
equally unsubstantiated.
Even whether the textis a
poem or a quote seems
unclear. But there is one
thing that is without
question: that this
beloved text has inspired
countless people and
contributed toward a view
of the world through eyes
of hope, resilience,
courage, beauty, and joy.
Music for this text
flowed more easily than
about any text I have
ever set. It has an
emotional connection that
is mystical, and after I
read it for the first
time, I immediately sat
down and wrote this work
without stop.Rehearsal
NotesIn many cases, art
is more expressive and
reaches a wider range of
human emotions when
multiple artistic fields
are fused together. Such
is the case with choral
music: the intertwining
of literature, music, and
very often dance, visual
arts, and more. The story
in choral music is often
quite specific, much like
film scoring. At times,
the music is the picture
frame (score) around the
picture (text), while at
others the music is the
leading
dramatic/emotional
impetus.In the present
case (My Farewell Wish),
the text is sincere,
innocent, heartfelt, and
earnest. By all accounts,
the message is
altruistic, expressing
selfless desire for
another's present/future
happiness. Capturing this
message has a strong
reliance on the
performers to not only
carry the emotional
intent of the moment (a
phrase of text or a
measure), but the the
energy and continuance of
the message
throughout.The use of the
[o] vowel functions
almost as instrumental
interludes or
underpinning of strings.
The conductor may use the
[o] as indicated in the
score, or a [u] vowel, a
hum (with [o] as the
vowel inside the mouth),
or all three at different
times for different
reasons. In an acoustical
performance (no mic), the
soloist and the ensemble
are a reflection of each
other's natural sound.
And, even gentle, warm
solo voices should have
no trouble projecting.Two
final thoughts: 1) the
obbligato or added voice
or two on high passages
(m. 66) or a single note
(final chord) will be
best delivered by
lyrical, pure voices with
demonstrated control; and
2) the metronome marking
of 80 bpm (mm.
1–81) was strongly
considered and should be
followed.About the
ComposerZ. Randall
Stroope is an American
composer and conductor.
His composition teachers
were Normand Lockwood and
Cecil Effinger, both
students of the Nadia
Boulanger, the famous
French teacher (and
student of Gabriel
FaureÌ). Randall is
the artistic director of
two international summer
music festivals, is an
Honorary Board Member of
the NationalAssociation
of Italian Choral
Directors, and has
conducted in 25
countries. He has
directed over 40 times at
Carnegie Hall, and is a
frequent conductor at
other prestigious concert
venues. Randall has 190
published works, and his
music can be heard on
Spotify, YouTube and
other platforms,
including his website
(www.zrstroope.com).
Composed by Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989). Edited by Christopher D. Lewis. Music S...(+)
Composed by Lennox
Berkeley (1903-1989).
Edited by Christopher D.
Lewis. Music Sales
America. Classical.
Softcover. 16 pages.
Chester Music #CH84810.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14048181).
(Voice and Piano) SKU: HL.48186485 Composed by Nadia Boulanger. Leduc. So...(+)
(Voice and Piano)
SKU:
HL.48186485
Composed
by Nadia Boulanger.
Leduc. Softcover. 32
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL30752. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48186485).
UPC:
888680948559.
9.0x12.0x0.164
inches.
Nadia
Boulanger: Melodies,
volume 2 (AL 30 752) A
student of Gabriel Faure
and Louis Verne at the
Paris Conservatoire,
Nadia Boulanger
(1887-1979) owes her aura
to an exceptional
teaching career spanning
nearly 75 years, during
which she trained the
most illustrious
musicians, from Copland
to Glass not to forget
Bernstein or Gardiner. In
the past few years, her
creative work, long
considered negligible,
has finally been escaping
from oblivion thanks to
the untiring work of the
Centre Nadia et Lili
Boulanger, directed by
Alexandra Laederich.
Melodies, Vol. 3 Voix moyenne, Piano SATB A Cappella Leduc, Alphonse
Medium voice, piano accomaniment SKU: HL.364078 For Voice and Piano(+)
Medium voice, piano
accomaniment
SKU:
HL.364078
For
Voice and Piano.
Composed by Nadia
Boulanger. Vocal.
Softcover. Alphonse Leduc
#AL30866. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.364078).
ISBN
9781705133293. UPC:
840126957396.
Third
volume of original
hitherto unpublished
songs by Nadia Boulanger
for medium voice and
piano (Extase, Aubade,
Allons voir sur le lac
d'argent, Ecoutez la
chanson bien douce, Ilda,
Mon coeur, Mon ame, Un
grand sommeil noir, Poeme
d'amour, La Sirene).
Alto voice solo, SATB choir, Piano SKU: CA.2110100 Composed by Juliette M...(+)
Alto voice solo, SATB
choir, Piano
SKU:
CA.2110100
Composed
by Juliette Marie Olga
(Lili) Boulanger. Edited
by Michael Alber. Sacred
vocal music, Hymns.
Sacred vocal music,
Hymns. Full score. LB 24.
Duration 5 minutes. Carus
Verlag #CV 21.101/00.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.2110100).
ISBN
9790007187798. Language:
French/English. Text:
Delavigne,
Casimir.
First
critical edition.
Together with Debussy,
Ravel, and Dukas, Lili
Boulanger was one of the
most important
representatives of
impressionism. Despite
her short life of just 24
years, she developed a
distinctive personal
style, and composed a
huge variety of works
including songs, piano
music, operatic scenes,
and choral music, all
with great inventiveness.
The Hymne au soleil (Hymn
to the sun) for mixed
choir, alto solo, and
piano, was written in
1912 to a poem by Casimir
Delavigne. In ecstatic
layers of chords the sun
is acclaimed; through its
power it brings the
colors of the earth to
light anew. The edition
contains both the
original French text,
with a singable English
translation
underlaid.
Tenor Voice Solo (Chorsoli), SATB Choir, Piano (Org) SKU: CA.2110205 Comp...(+)
Tenor Voice Solo
(Chorsoli), SATB Choir,
Piano (Org)
SKU:
CA.2110205
Composed
by Juliette Marie Olga
(Lili) Boulanger. Edited
by Michael Alber. Sacred
vocal music; use during
church year: Christmas;
occasions: Psalms. Sacred
vocal music, Christmas,
Psalms. Choral Score. LB
36. 12 pages. Duration 4
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
21.102/05. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2110205).
ISBN
9790007187781. Language:
French/English.
Fir
st critical edition.
Together with Debussy,
Ravel, and Dukas, Lili
Boulanger was one of the
most important
representatives of
impressionism. Despite
her short life of just 24
years, she developed a
distinctive personal
style, and composed a
wide variety of works
including songs, piano
music, operatic scenes,
and choral music, all
with huge inventiveness.
In 1916, in the middle of
the First World War, the
composer learnt that she
was ill and had only a
short time to live. Her
deep religiosity gave
rise to works including a
setting of Psaume XXIV
(Psalm 24). In the
version published here
for mixed choir, tenor
solo, and piano/ organ,
this is a particularly
powerful setting of the
psalm and an impressive
work for inclusion in an
Advent church service.
The edition contains both
the original French text,
with a singable English
translation underlaid.
Score available
separately - see item
CA.2110200.
Tenor Voice Solo (Chorsoli), SATB Choir, Piano (Org) SKU: CA.2110200 Comp...(+)
Tenor Voice Solo
(Chorsoli), SATB Choir,
Piano (Org)
SKU:
CA.2110200
Composed
by Juliette Marie Olga
(Lili) Boulanger. Edited
by Michael Alber. Sacred
vocal music; use during
church year: Christmas;
occasions: Psalms. Sacred
vocal music, Christmas,
Psalms. Full score. LB
36. 20 pages. Duration 4
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
21.102/00. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2110200).
ISBN
9790007187774. Language:
French/English.
Fir
st critical edition.
Together with Debussy,
Ravel, and Dukas, Lili
Boulanger was one of the
most important
representatives of
impressionism. Despite
her short life of just 24
years, she developed a
distinctive personal
style, and composed a
wide variety of works
including songs, piano
music, operatic scenes,
and choral music, all
with huge inventiveness.
In 1916, in the middle of
the First World War, the
composer learnt that she
was ill and had only a
short time to live. Her
deep religiosity gave
rise to works including a
setting of Psaume XXIV
(Psalm 24). In the
version published here
for mixed choir, tenor
solo, and piano/ organ,
this is a particularly
powerful setting of the
psalm and an impressive
work for inclusion in an
Advent church service.
The edition contains both
the original French text,
with a singable English
translation
underlaid.
By Juliette Marie Olga (Lili) Boulanger (1893-1918). For Violin and Piano. Strin...(+)
By Juliette Marie Olga
(Lili) Boulanger
(1893-1918). For Violin
and Piano. String -
Violin and Piano. Faber
Edition. Masterwork.
Published by Faber Music
Voice and piano - advanced SKU: HL.49017577 On poems by Auguste Villie...(+)
Voice and piano -
advanced
SKU:
HL.49017577
On
poems by Auguste Villiers
de l'Isle-Adam, Emile
Verhaeren, Charles
Baudelaire, Rene-Francois
Sully-Prudhomme.
Composed by Emile
Naoumoff. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Vocal. Composed
2004-2006. 28 pages.
Duration 18'. Schott
Music #ED20388. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49017577).
ISBN
9790001152204.
9.0x12.0x0.1 inches.
French.
These songs
by Emile Naoumoff are
squarely in the tradition
of French lied
composition such as by
Gabriel Faure. Here,
Naoumoff chose texts by
late 19th-century French
lyricists: Auguste
Villiers de l'Isle-Adam,
Emile Verhaeren, Charles
Baudelaire and
Rene-Francois
Sully-Prudhomme.In their
elegance and suppleness,
the four songs sound
typically French. As they
are all easy to sing and
have not been composed
'against' the voice, they
are perfectly suited for
both music lessons and
concert
programmes.Naoumoff was
born in Sofia in 1962. At
the age of eight, he
began his career as a
pianist and composer; he
was a student of Nadia
Boulanger for ten years
until her death. At the
age of ten, Naoumoff
composed and performed
his own piano concerto
under the direction of
Yehudi Menuhin. He then
received numerous awards
and prizes and gave
performances as highly
acclaimed pianist. Today,
Naoumoff lives and works
as an associate professor
at the School of Music of
the Indiana University at
Bloomington. He gives
master classes in the
USA, Europe and Japan and
is director of a music
academy.