SATB choir with Piano
SKU: HL.48186489
Composed by Composers
Various. Leduc.
Softcover. 98 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL30757.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48186489).
UPC: 888680832667.
6.75x9.75
inches.
“AL
30 757 ' French Music for
Mixed Choir Those who
love choral singing often
lament not knowing how to
go about finding, among
the heaps of scores
written for multiple
singers, the rare gem
whose discovery would
intensify the enjoyment
of singing together. What
unknown treasure might
bring a programme the
touch of originality that
makes it stand out? As
the fruit of long and
hard research on the
subject, this anthology
of French pieces for
choir is one we hope will
go down in history. The
first section is made up
of original works written
for choral ensemble:
Gabriel Fauré's
Op. 35 Madrigal exhales a
melancholy sensuality
that is shared to some
degree by Reynaldo Hahn's
Rondels ' and within this
Renaissance pastiche lies
a real masterpiece,
'Gardez le trait de la
fenêtre'. Le Ballet
des ombres, written by a
young Berlioz, drinks
from the whimsical source
of Romanticism (Herder).
The second section
assembles choral
transcriptions of
melodies ' such as Beau
soir by Debussy and Deux
Prières by Milhaud
' along with excellent
arrangements like 'Choral
inappétissant'
extracted from Satie's
piano in Sports et
divertissements. A
treasure trove of pure
delight.&rdquo.
