Medium Voices and Piano
SKU: BT.ALHE30793
Voix Moyennes Et
Piano-Recueil.
Composed by Gabriel
Pierne. Classical. Book
Only. 96 pages. Heugel &
Cie #ALHE30793. Published
by Heugel & Cie
(BT.ALHE30793).
French.
G
abriel Pierné
(1863-1937) was a French
composer, conductor and
organist. Despite being
predominantly remembered
as a conductor,
his Trois
Chansons De
Métiers&n
bsp;remains arecognised
piece in the Vocal
repertoire.
Pierné studied at the Paris
Conservatoire before
taking up the position of
chief conductor for the
concert series, Concerts
Colonne in 1910. He
remained in thepost until
1933, and during this
time, he notably
conducted the world
premiere of Igor
Stravinsky's The
Firebird.
Pierné
composed for a variety of
instruments. Trois
ChansonsDeMétiers<
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for two vocal groups and
contains many
characteristics typical
of the French style, such
as lyrical melodies, a
significant amount
performance directions,
flourishes of
semiquavers,chromaticism
and many changes in
dynamics. Tr
ois Chansons De
Métiers,
1) The Tailor, 2) The
Shoemakers, and 3) The
Rope Maker, is a varied
piece, essential to the
repertoire of aspiring
choristers.
