Chamber Music Cello, Piano SKU: PR.114423720 Composed by Andrii Dido...(+)
Chamber Music Cello,
Piano
SKU:
PR.114423720
Composed
by Andrii Didorenko. Set
of Score and Parts.
Duration 10 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-42372. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114423720).
ISBN
9781491129487. UPC:
680160690404.
POSTC
ARDS FROM UKRAINE is a
charming-yet-fiery suite
of six character pieces
reflecting the culture
and music of
Didorenkoâ??s homeland.
The work was composed in
early 2022 following the
invasion. Movements 2 and
3 are inspired by folk
music with the piano
imitating sounds of the
bandura, and the other
four movements are free
settings of authentic
folk melodies. More
and more in recent times,
I turn to the musical
heritage of my native
Ukraine for inspiration.
Shortly after the start
of the war in Spring
2022, my friend and New
York pianist Evelyne
Luest approached me with
a suggestion to compose a
piece based on Ukrainian
folk music. As I began to
research authentic song
and dance styles, I was
immediately drawn to
their soulful melodies
and stirring rhythms.
Postcards from Ukraine
came into being in just
under a month.The second
of these six pieces is
written in the style of
duma, a sung epic poem
recited by itinerant
bards, accompanied on a
bandura; strumming on the
high piano strings
imitates the banduraâ??s
sound. In the third
piece, an ostinato bass
is another impression of
bandura playing, while
the cello references
Carpathian dance tunes.
The other four pieces are
my interpretations of
true Ukrainian folk
songs, typically sung a
cappella by a womenâ??s
choir, from small
villages that keep their
vocal traditions
alive.
Cello and Piano (CELLO/PIANO) SKU: HL.48187593 Composed by Francis Poulen...(+)
Cello and Piano
(CELLO/PIANO)
SKU:
HL.48187593
Composed
by Francis Poulenc.
Heugel. Post-1900.
Softcover. 8 pages.
Heugel & Cie #HE31361.
Published by Heugel & Cie
(HL.48187593).
UPC:
888680984359.
9.0x12.0x0.048
inches.
“Born
in Paris in 1899, Francis
Poulenc soon became a
notable composer and
pianist. His Serenade,
originally composed in
1925-1926 for Voice and
Piano, met much success
as part of his Bawdy
Songs. Therefore, it was
well-received when
Maurice Gendron
transcribed it for Cello
and Piano. Poulenc, as a
member of Les Six,
composed music in a style
contrary to that of
Richard Wagner and
impressionists Claude
Debussy and Maurice
Ravel. Serenade reflects
the composer's
contrasting style, making
use of a 6/8 time
signature, double stops,
variations in
articulation and wide
range on the Cello. Being
an imaginative and
evocative composition,
Serenade, transcribed for
Cello and Piano, is a
pleasurable addition to
the
repertoire.â€.