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Chamber Music English Horn, Oboe SKU: CF.WF229 15 Pieces for Oboe and ...(+)
Chamber Music English
Horn, Oboe SKU:
CF.WF229 15 Pieces
for Oboe and English
Horn. Composed by
Gustave Vogt. Edited by
Kristin Jean Leitterman.
Collection - Performance.
32+8 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #WF229. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.WF229). ISBN
9781491153789. UPC:
680160911288. Intro
duction Gustave Vogt's
Musical Paris Gustave
Vogt (1781-1870) was born
into the Age of
Enlightenment, at the
apex of the
Enlightenment's outreach.
During his lifetime he
would observe its effect
on the world. Over the
course of his life he
lived through many
changes in musical style.
When he was born,
composers such as Mozart
and Haydn were still
writing masterworks
revered today, and
eighty-nine years later,
as he departed the world,
the new realm of
Romanticism was beginning
to emerge with Mahler,
Richard Strauss and
Debussy, who were soon to
make their respective
marks on the musical
world. Vogt himself left
a huge mark on the
musical world, with
critics referring to him
as the grandfather of the
modern oboe and the
premier oboist of Europe.
Through his eighty-nine
years, Vogt would live
through what was perhaps
the most turbulent period
of French history. He
witnessed the French
Revolution of 1789,
followed by the many
newly established
governments, only to die
just months before the
establishment of the
Third Republic in 1870,
which would be the
longest lasting
government since the
beginning of the
revolution. He also
witnessed the
transformation of the
French musical world from
one in which opera
reigned supreme, to one
in which virtuosi,
chamber music, and
symphonic music ruled.
Additionally, he
experienced the
development of the oboe
right before his eyes.
When he began playing in
the late eighteenth
century, the standard
oboe had two keys (E and
Eb) and at the time of
his death in 1870, the
System Six Triebert oboe
(the instrument adopted
by Conservatoire
professor, Georges
Gillet, in 1882) was only
five years from being
developed. Vogt was born
March 18, 1781 in the
ancient town of
Strasbourg, part of the
Alsace region along the
German border. At the
time of his birth,
Strasbourg had been
annexed by Louis XIV, and
while heavily influenced
by Germanic culture, had
been loosely governed by
the French for a hundred
years. Although it is
unclear when Vogt began
studying the oboe and
when his family made its
move to the French
capital, the Vogts may
have fled Strasbourg in
1792 after much of the
city was destroyed during
the French Revolution. He
was without question
living in Paris by 1798,
as he enrolled on June 8
at the newly established
Conservatoire national de
Musique to study oboe
with the school's first
oboe professor,
Alexandre-Antoine
Sallantin (1775-1830).
Vogt's relationship with
the Conservatoire would
span over half a century,
moving seamlessly from
the role of student to
professor. In 1799, just
a year after enrolling,
he was awarded the
premier prix, becoming
the fourth oboist to
achieve this award. By
1802 he had been
appointed repetiteur,
which involved teaching
the younger students and
filling in for Sallantin
in exchange for a free
education. He maintained
this rank until 1809,
when he was promoted to
professor adjoint and
finally to professor
titulaire in 1816 when
Sallantin retired. This
was a position he held
for thirty-seven years,
retiring in 1853, making
him the longest serving
oboe professor in the
school's history. During
his tenure, he became the
most influential oboist
in France, teaching
eighty-nine students,
plus sixteen he taught
while he was professor
adjoint and professor
titulaire. Many of these
students went on to be
famous in their own
right, such as Henri Brod
(1799-1839), Apollon
Marie-Rose Barret
(1804-1879), Charles
Triebert (1810-1867),
Stanislas Verroust
(1814-1863), and Charles
Colin (1832-1881). His
influence stretches from
French to American oboe
playing in a direct line
from Charles Colin to
Georges Gillet
(1854-1920), and then to
Marcel Tabuteau
(1887-1966), the oboist
Americans lovingly
describe as the father of
American oboe playing.
Opera was an important
part of Vogt's life. His
first performing position
was with the
Theatre-Montansier while
he was still studying at
the Conservatoire.
Shortly after, he moved
to the Ambigu-Comique
and, in 1801 was
appointed as first oboist
with the Theatre-Italien
in Paris. He had been in
this position for only a
year, when he began
playing first oboe at the
Opera-Comique. He
remained there until
1814, when he succeeded
his teacher,
Alexandre-Antoine
Sallantin, as soloist
with the Paris Opera, the
top orchestra in Paris at
the time. He played with
the Paris Opera until
1834, all the while
bringing in his current
and past students to fill
out the section. In this
position, he began to
make a name for himself;
so much so that specific
performances were
immortalized in memoirs
and letters. One comes
from a young Hector
Berlioz (1803-1865) after
having just arrived in
Paris in 1822 and
attended the Paris
Opera's performance of
Mehul's Stratonice and
Persuis' ballet Nina. It
was in response to the
song Quand le bien-amie
reviendra that Berlioz
wrote: I find it
difficult to believe that
that song as sung by her
could ever have made as
true and touching an
effect as the combination
of Vogt's instrument...
Shortly after this,
Berlioz gave up studying
medicine and focused on
music. Vogt frequently
made solo and chamber
appearances throughout
Europe. His busiest
period of solo work was
during the 1820s. In 1825
and 1828 he went to
London to perform as a
soloist with the London
Philharmonic Society.
Vogt also traveled to
Northern France in 1826
for concerts, and then in
1830 traveled to Munich
and Stuttgart, visiting
his hometown of
Strasbourg on the way.
While on tour, Vogt
performed Luigi
Cherubini's (1760-1842)
Ave Maria, with soprano
Anna (Nanette) Schechner
(1806-1860), and a
Concertino, presumably
written by himself. As a
virtuoso performer in
pursuit of repertoire to
play, Vogt found himself
writing much of his own
music. His catalog
includes chamber music,
variation sets, vocal
music, concerted works,
religious music, wind
band arrangements, and
pedagogical material. He
most frequently performed
his variation sets, which
were largely based on
themes from popular
operas he had, presumably
played while he was at
the Opera. He made his
final tour in 1839,
traveling to Tours and
Bordeaux. During this
tour he appeared with the
singer Caroline Naldi,
Countess de Sparre, and
the violinist Joseph
Artot (1815-1845). This
ended his active career
as a soloist. His
performance was described
in the Revue et gazette
musicale de Paris as
having lost none of his
superiority over the
oboe.... It's always the
same grace, the same
sweetness. We made a trip
to Switzerland, just by
closing your eyes and
listening to Vogt's oboe.
Vogt was also active
performing in Paris as a
chamber and orchestral
musician. He was one of
the founding members of
the Societe des Concerts
du Conservatoire, a group
established in 1828 by
violinist and conductor
Francois-Antoine Habeneck
(1781-1849). The group
featured faculty and
students performing
alongside each other and
works such as Beethoven
symphonies, which had
never been heard in
France. He also premiered
the groundbreaking
woodwind quintets of
Antonin Reicha
(1770-1836). After his
retirement from the Opera
in 1834 and from the
Societe des Concerts du
Conservatoire in 1842,
Vogt began to slow down.
His final known
performance was of
Cherubini's Ave Maria on
English horn with tenor
Alexis Dupont (1796-1874)
in 1843. He then began to
reflect on his life and
the people he had known.
When he reached his 60s,
he began gathering
entries for his Musical
Album of Autographs.
Autograph Albums Vogt's
Musical Album of
Autographs is part of a
larger practice of
keeping autograph albums,
also commonly known as
Stammbuch or Album
Amicorum (meaning book of
friendship or friendship
book), which date back to
the time of the
Reformation and the
University of Wittenberg.
It was during the
mid-sixteenth century
that students at the
University of Wittenberg
began passing around
bibles for their fellow
students and professors
to sign, leaving messages
to remember them by as
they moved on to the next
part of their lives. The
things people wrote were
mottos, quotes, and even
drawings of their family
coat of arms or some
other scene that meant
something to the owner.
These albums became the
way these young students
remembered their school
family once they had
moved on to another
school or town. It was
also common for the
entrants to comment on
other entries and for the
owner to amend entries
when they learned of
important life details
such as marriage or
death. As the practice
continued, bibles were
set aside for emblem
books, which was a
popular book genre that
featured allegorical
illustrations (emblems)
in a tripartite form:
image, motto, epigram.
The first emblem book
used for autographs was
published in 1531 by
Andrea Alciato
(1492-1550), a collection
of 212 Latin emblem
poems. In 1558, the first
book conceived for the
purpose of the album
amicorum was published by
Lyon de Tournes
(1504-1564) called the
Thesaurus Amicorum. These
books continued to
evolve, and spread to
wider circles away from
universities. Albums
could be found being kept
by noblemen, physicians,
lawyers, teachers,
painters, musicians, and
artisans. The albums
eventually became more
specialized, leading to
Musical Autograph Albums
(or Notestammbucher).
Before this
specialization, musicians
contributed in one form
or another, but our
knowledge of them in
these albums is mostly
limited to individual
people or events. Some
would simply sign their
name while others would
insert a fragment of
music, usually a canon
(titled fuga) with text
in Latin. Canons were
popular because they
displayed the
craftsmanship of the
composer in a limited
space. Composers
well-known today,
including J. S. Bach,
Telemann, Mozart,
Beethoven, Dowland, and
Brahms, all participated
in the practice, with
Beethoven being the first
to indicate an interest
in creating an album only
of music. This interest
came around 1815. In an
1845 letter from Johann
Friedrich Naue to
Heinrich Carl
Breidenstein, Naue
recalled an 1813 visit
with Beethoven, who
presented a book
suggesting Naue to
collect entries from
celebrated musicians as
he traveled. Shortly
after we find Louis Spohr
speaking about leaving on
his grand tour through
Europe in 1815 and of his
desire to carry an album
with entries from the
many artists he would
come across. He wrote in
his autobiography that
his most valuable
contribution came from
Beethoven in 1815.
Spohr's Notenstammbuch,
comprised only of musical
entries, is
groundbreaking because it
was coupled with a
concert tour, allowing
him to reach beyond the
Germanic world, where the
creation of these books
had been nearly
exclusive. Spohr brought
the practice of
Notenstammbucher to
France, and in turn
indirectly inspired Vogt
to create a book of his
own some fifteen years
later. Vogt's Musical
Album of Autographs
Vogt's Musical Album of
Autographs acts as a form
of a memoir, displaying
mementos of musicians who
held special meaning in
his life as well as
showing those with whom
he was enamored from the
younger generation. The
anonymous Pie Jesu
submitted to Vogt in 1831
marks the beginning of an
album that would span
nearly three decades by
the time the final entry,
an excerpt from Charles
Gounod's (1818-1893)
Faust, which premiered in
1859, was submitted.
Within this album we find
sixty-two entries from
musicians whom he must
have known very well
because they were
colleagues at the
Conservatoire, or
composers of opera whose
works he was performing
with the Paris Opera.
Other entries came from
performers with whom he
had performed and some
who were simply passing
through Paris, such as
Joseph Joachim
(1831-1907). Of the
sixty-three total
entries, some are
original, unpublished
works, while others came
from well-known existing
works. Nineteen of these
works are for solo piano,
sixteen utilize the oboe
or English horn, thirteen
feature the voice (in
many different
combinations, including
vocal solos with piano,
and small choral settings
up to one with double
choir), two feature
violin as a solo
instrument, and one even
features the now obscure
ophicleide. The
connections among the
sixty-two contributors to
Vogt's album are
virtually never-ending.
All were acquainted with
Vogt in some capacity,
from long-time
friendships to
relationships that were
created when Vogt
requested their entry.
Thus, while Vogt is the
person who is central to
each of these musicians,
the web can be greatly
expanded. In general, the
connections are centered
around the Conservatoire,
teacher lineages, the
Opera, and performing
circles. The
relationships between all
the contributors in the
album parallel the
current musical world, as
many of these kinds of
relationships still
exist, and permit us to
fantasize who might be
found in an album created
today by a musician of
the same standing. Also
important, is what sort
of entries the
contributors chose to
pen. The sixty-three
entries are varied, but
can be divided into
published and unpublished
works. Within the
published works, we find
opera excerpts, symphony
excerpts, mass excerpts,
and canons, while the
unpublished works include
music for solo piano,
oboe or English horn,
string instruments
(violin and cello), and
voice (voice with piano
and choral). The music
for oboe and English horn
works largely belong in
the unpublished works of
the album. These entries
were most likely written
to honor Vogt. Seven are
for oboe and piano and
were contributed by
Joseph Joachim, Pauline
Garcia Viardot
(1821-1910), Joseph
Artot, Anton Bohrer
(1783-1852), Georges
Onslow (1784-1853),
Desire Beaulieu
(1791-1863), and Narcisse
Girard (1797-1860). The
common thread between
these entries is the
simplicity of the melody
and structure. Many are
repetitive, especially
Beaulieu's entry, which
features a two-note
ostinato throughout the
work, which he even
included in his
signature. Two composers
contributed pieces for
English horn and piano,
and like the previous
oboe entries, are simple
and repetitive. These
were written by Michele
Carafa (1787-1872) and
Louis Clapisson
(1808-1866). There are
two other entries that
were unpublished works
and are chamber music.
One is an oboe trio by
Jacques Halevy
(1799-1862) and the other
is for oboe and strings
(string trio) by J. B.
Cramer (1771-1858). There
are five published works
in the album for oboe and
English horn. There are
three from operas and the
other two from symphonic
works. Ambroise Thomas
(1811-1896) contributed
an excerpt from the
Entr'acte of his opera La
Guerillero, and was
likely chosen because the
oboe was featured at this
moment. Hippolyte Chelard
(1789-1861) also chose to
honor Vogt by writing for
English horn. His entry,
for English horn and
piano, is taken from his
biggest success, Macbeth.
The English horn part was
actually taken from Lady
Macbeth's solo in the
sleepwalking scene.
Vogt's own entry also
falls into this category,
as he entered an excerpt
from Donizetti's Maria di
Rohan. The excerpt he
chose is a duet between
soprano and English horn.
There are two entries
featuring oboe that are
excerpted from symphonic
repertoire. One is a
familiar oboe melody from
Beethoven's Pastoral
Symphony entered by his
first biographer, Anton
Schindler (1796-1864).
The other is an excerpt
from Berlioz's choral
symphony, Romeo et
Juliette. He entered an
oboe solo from the Grand
Fete section of the
piece. Pedagogical
benefit All of these
works are lovely, and fit
within the album
wonderfully, but these
works also are great oboe
and English horn music
for young students. The
common thread between
these entries is the
simplicity of the melody
and structure. Many are
repetitive, especially
Beaulieu's entry, which
features a two-note
ostinato throughout the
work in the piano. This
repetitive structure is
beneficial for young
students for searching
for a short solo to
present at a studio
recital, or simply to
learn. They also work
many technical issues a
young player may
encounter, such as
mastering the rolling
finger to uncover and
recover the half hole.
This is true of Bealieu's
Pensee as well as
Onslow's Andantino.
Berlioz's entry from
Romeo et Juliette
features very long
phrases, which helps with
endurance and helps keep
the air spinning through
the oboe. Some of the
pieces also use various
levels of ornamentation,
from trills to grace
notes, and short
cadenzas. This allows the
student to learn
appropriate ways to
phrase with these added
notes. The chamber music
is a valuable way to
start younger students
with chamber music,
especially the short
quartet by Cramer for
oboe and string trio. All
of these pieces will not
tax the student to learn
a work that is more
advanced, as well as give
them a full piece that
they can work on from
beginning to end in a
couple weeks, instead of
months. Editorial Policy
The works found in this
edition are based on the
manuscript housed at the
Morgan Library in New
York City (call number
Cary 348, V886. A3). When
possible, published
scores were consulted and
compared to clarify pitch
and text. The general
difficulties in creating
an edition of these works
stem from entries that
appear to be hastily
written, and thus omit
complete articulations
and dynamic indications
for all passages and
parts. The manuscript has
been modernized into a
performance edition. The
score order from the
manuscript has been
retained. If an entry
also exists in a
published work, and this
was not indicated on the
manuscript, appropriate
titles and subtitles have
been added tacitly. For
entries that were
untitled, the beginning
tempo marking or
expressive directive has
been added as its title
tacitly. Part names have
been changed from the
original language to
English. If no part name
was present, it was added
tacitly. All scores are
transposing where
applicable. Measure
numbers have been added
at the beginning of every
system. Written
directives have been
retained in the original
language and are placed
relative to where they
appear in the manuscript.
Tempo markings from the
manuscript have been
retained, even if they
were abbreviated, i.e.,
Andte. The barlines,
braces, brackets, and
clefs are modernized. The
beaming and stem
direction has been
modernized. Key
signatures have been
modernized as some of the
flats/sharps do not
appear on the correct
lines or spaces. Time
signatures have been
modernized. In a few
cases, when a time
signature was missing in
the manuscript, it has
been added tacitly.
Triplet and rhythmic
groupings have been
modernized. Slurs, ties,
and articulations
(staccato and accent)
have been modernized.
Slurs, ties, and
articulations have been
added to parallel
passages tacitly.
Courtesy accidentals
found in the manuscript
have been removed, unless
it appeared to be helpful
to the performer. Dynamic
indications from the
manuscript have been
retained, except where
noted. --Kristin
Leitterman. Introducti
onGustave Vogt’s
Musical ParisGustave Vogt
(1781–1870) was
born into the “Age
of Enlightenment,â€
at the apex of the
Enlightenment’s
outreach. During his
lifetime he would observe
its effect on the world.
Over the course of his
life he lived through
many changes in musical
style. When he was born,
composers such as Mozart
and Haydn were still
writing masterworks
revered today, and
eighty-nine years later,
as he departed the world,
the new realm of
Romanticism was beginning
to emerge with Mahler,
Richard Strauss and
Debussy, who were soon to
make their respective
marks on the musical
world. Vogt himself left
a huge mark on the
musical world, with
critics referring to him
as the “grandfather
of the modern oboeâ€
and the “premier
oboist of
Europe.â€Through his
eighty-nine years, Vogt
would live through what
was perhaps the most
turbulent period of
French history. He
witnessed the French
Revolution of 1789,
followed by the many
newly established
governments, only to die
just months before the
establishment of the
Third Republic in 1870,
which would be the
longest lasting
government since the
beginning of the
revolution. He also
witnessed the
transformation of the
French musical world from
one in which opera
reigned supreme, to one
in which virtuosi,
chamber music, and
symphonic music ruled.
Additionally, he
experienced the
development of the oboe
right before his eyes.
When he began playing in
the late eighteenth
century, the standard
oboe had two keys (E and
Eb) and at the time of
his death in 1870, the
“System Sixâ€
Triébert oboe (the
instrument adopted by
Conservatoire professor,
Georges Gillet, in 1882)
was only five years from
being developed.Vogt was
born March 18, 1781 in
the ancient town of
Strasbourg, part of the
Alsace region along the
German border. At the
time of his birth,
Strasbourg had been
annexed by Louis XIV, and
while heavily influenced
by Germanic culture, had
been loosely governed by
the French for a hundred
years. Although it is
unclear when Vogt began
studying the oboe and
when his family made its
move to the French
capital, the Vogts may
have fled Strasbourg in
1792 after much of the
city was destroyed during
the French Revolution. He
was without question
living in Paris by 1798,
as he enrolled on June 8
at the newly established
Conservatoire national de
Musique to study oboe
with the school’s
first oboe professor,
Alexandre-Antoine
Sallantin
(1775–1830).Vogtâ
€™s relationship with
the Conservatoire would
span over half a century,
moving seamlessly from
the role of student to
professor. In 1799, just
a year after enrolling,
he was awarded the
premier prix, becoming
the fourth oboist to
achieve this award. By
1802 he had been
appointed
répétiteur, which
involved teaching the
younger students and
filling in for Sallantin
in exchange for a free
education. He maintained
this rank until 1809,
when he was promoted to
professor adjoint and
finally to professor
titulaire in 1816 when
Sallantin retired. This
was a position he held
for thirty-seven years,
retiring in 1853, making
him the longest serving
oboe professor in the
school’s history.
During his tenure, he
became the most
influential oboist in
France, teaching
eighty-nine students,
plus sixteen he taught
while he was professor
adjoint and professor
titulaire. Many of these
students went on to be
famous in their own
right, such as Henri Brod
(1799–1839),
Apollon Marie-Rose Barret
(1804–1879),
Charles Triebert
(1810–1867),
Stanislas Verroust
(1814–1863), and
Charles Colin
(1832–1881). His
influence stretches from
French to American oboe
playing in a direct line
from Charles Colin to
Georges Gillet
(1854–1920), and
then to Marcel Tabuteau
(1887–1966), the
oboist Americans lovingly
describe as the
“father of American
oboe playing.â€Opera
was an important part of
Vogt’s life. His
first performing position
was with the
Théâtre-Montansier
while he was still
studying at the
Conservatoire. Shortly
after, he moved to the
Ambigu-Comique and, in
1801 was appointed as
first oboist with the
Théâtre-Italien in
Paris. He had been in
this position for only a
year, when he began
playing first oboe at the
Opéra-Comique. He
remained there until
1814, when he succeeded
his teacher,
Alexandre-Antoine
Sallantin, as soloist
with the Paris Opéra,
the top orchestra in
Paris at the time. He
played with the Paris
Opéra until 1834, all
the while bringing in his
current and past students
to fill out the section.
In this position, he
began to make a name for
himself; so much so that
specific performances
were immortalized in
memoirs and letters. One
comes from a young Hector
Berlioz
(1803–1865) after
having just arrived in
Paris in 1822 and
attended the Paris
Opéra’s
performance of
Mehul’s Stratonice
and Persuis’
ballet Nina. It was in
response to the song
Quand le bien-amié
reviendra that Berlioz
wrote: “I find it
difficult to believe that
that song as sung by her
could ever have made as
true and touching an
effect as the combination
of Vogt’s
instrument…â€
Shortly after this,
Berlioz gave up studying
medicine and focused on
music.Vogt frequently
made solo and chamber
appearances throughout
Europe. His busiest
period of solo work was
during the 1820s. In 1825
and 1828 he went to
London to perform as a
soloist with the London
Philharmonic Society.
Vogt also traveled to
Northern France in 1826
for concerts, and then in
1830 traveled to Munich
and Stuttgart, visiting
his hometown of
Strasbourg on the way.
While on tour, Vogt
performed Luigi
Cherubini’s
(1760–1842) Ave
Maria, with soprano Anna
(Nanette) Schechner
(1806–1860), and a
Concertino, presumably
written by himself. As a
virtuoso performer in
pursuit of repertoire to
play, Vogt found himself
writing much of his own
music. His catalog
includes chamber music,
variation sets, vocal
music, concerted works,
religious music, wind
band arrangements, and
pedagogical material. He
most frequently performed
his variation sets, which
were largely based on
themes from popular
operas he had, presumably
played while he was at
the Opéra.He made his
final tour in 1839,
traveling to Tours and
Bordeaux. During this
tour he appeared with the
singer Caroline Naldi,
Countess de Sparre, and
the violinist Joseph
Artôt
(1815–1845). This
ended his active career
as a soloist. His
performance was described
in the Revue et gazette
musicale de Paris as
having “lost none
of his superiority over
the oboe….
It’s always the
same grace, the same
sweetness. We made a trip
to Switzerland, just by
closing your eyes and
listening to
Vogt’s
oboe.â€Vogt was also
active performing in
Paris as a chamber and
orchestral musician. He
was one of the founding
members of the
Société des
Concerts du
Conservatoire, a group
established in 1828 by
violinist and conductor
François-Antoine
Habeneck
(1781–1849). The
group featured faculty
and students performing
alongside each other and
works such as Beethoven
symphonies, which had
never been heard in
France. He also premiered
the groundbreaking
woodwind quintets of
Antonin Reicha
(1770–1836).After
his retirement from the
Opéra in 1834 and from
the Société des
Concerts du Conservatoire
in 1842, Vogt began to
slow down. His final
known performance was of
Cherubini’s Ave
Maria on English horn
with tenor Alexis Dupont
(1796–1874) in
1843. He then began to
reflect on his life and
the people he had known.
When he reached his 60s,
he began gathering
entries for his Musical
Album of
Autographs.Autograph
AlbumsVogt’s
Musical Album of
Autographs is part of a
larger practice of
keeping autograph albums,
also commonly known as
Stammbuch or Album
Amicorum (meaning book of
friendship or friendship
book), which date back to
the time of the
Reformation and the
University of Wittenberg.
It was during the
mid-sixteenth century
that students at the
University of Wittenberg
began passing around
bibles for their fellow
students and professors
to sign, leaving messages
to remember them by as
they moved on to the next
part of their lives. The
things people wrote were
mottos, quotes, and even
drawings of their family
coat of arms or some
other scene that meant
something to the owner.
These albums became the
way these young students
remembered their school
family once they had
moved on to another
school or town. It was
also common for the
entrants to comment on
other entries and for the
owner to amend entries
when they learned of
important life details
such as marriage or
death.As the practice
continued, bibles were
set aside for emblem
books, which was a
popular book genre that
featured allegorical
illustrations (emblems)
in a tripartite form:
image, motto, epigram.
The first emblem book
used for autographs was
published in 1531 by
Andrea Alciato
(1492–1550), a
collection of 212 Latin
emblem poems. In 1558,
the first book conceived
for the purpose of the
album amicorum was
published by Lyon de
Tournes
(1504–1564) called
the Thesaurus Amicorum.
These books continued to
evolve, and spread to
wider circles away from
universities. Albums
could be found being kept
by noblemen, physicians,
lawyers, teachers,
painters, musicians, and
artisans.The albums
eventually became more
specialized, leading to
Musical Autograph Albums
(or Notestammbücher).
Before this
specialization, musicians
contributed in one form
or another, but our
knowledge of them in
these albums is mostly
limited to individual
people or events. Some
would simply sign their
name while others would
insert a fragment of
music, usually a canon
(titled fuga) with text
in Latin. Canons were
popular because they
displayed the
craftsmanship of the
composer in a limited
space. Composers
well-known today,
including J. S. Bach,
Telemann, Mozart,
Beethoven, Dowland, and
Brahms, all participated
in the practice, with
Beethoven being the first
to indicate an interest
in creating an album only
of music.This interest
came around 1815. In an
1845 letter from Johann
Friedrich Naue to
Heinrich Carl
Breidenstein, Naue
recalled an 1813 visit
with Beethoven, who
presented a book
suggesting Naue to
collect entries from
celebrated musicians as
he traveled. Shortly
after we find Louis Spohr
speaking about leaving on
his “grand
tour†through
Europe in 1815 and of his
desire to carry an album
with entries from the
many artists he would
come across. He wrote in
his autobiography that
his “most valuable
contribution†came
from Beethoven in 1815.
Spohr’s
Notenstammbuch, comprised
only of musical entries,
is groundbreaking because
it was coupled with a
concert tour, allowing
him to reach beyond the
Germanic world, where the
creation of these books
had been nearly
exclusive. Spohr brought
the practice of
Notenstammbücher to
France, and in turn
indirectly inspired Vogt
to create a book of his
own some fifteen years
later.Vogt’s
Musical Album of
AutographsVogt’s
Musical Album of
Autographs acts as a form
of a memoir, displaying
mementos of musicians who
held special meaning in
his life as well as
showing those with whom
he was enamored from the
younger generation. The
anonymous Pie Jesu
submitted to Vogt in 1831
marks the beginning of an
album that would span
nearly three decades by
the time the final entry,
an excerpt from Charles
Gounod’s
(1818–1893) Faust,
which premiered in 1859,
was submitted.Within this
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| Upriver Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Band Concert Band SKU: PR.465000130 For Large Wind Ensemble. Compo...(+)
Band Concert Band SKU:
PR.465000130 For
Large Wind Ensemble.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Sws. Contemporary. Full
score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2010.
Duration 14 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#465-00013. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.465000130). ISBN
9781598064070. UPC:
680160600144. 9x12
inches. Following a
celebrated series of wind
ensemble tone poems about
national parks in the
American West, Dan
Welcher’s Upriver
celebrates the Lewis &
Clark Expedition from the
Missouri River to
Oregon’s Columbia
Gorge, following the
Louisiana Purchase of
1803. Welcher’s
imaginative textures and
inventiveness are freshly
modern, evoking our
American heritage,
including references to
Shenandoah and other folk
songs known to have been
sung on the expedition.
For advanced players.
Duration:
14’. In 1803,
President Thomas
Jefferson sent Meriwether
Lewis and William
Clark’s Corps of
Discovery to find a water
route to the Pacific and
explore the uncharted
West. He believed woolly
mammoths, erupting
volcanoes, and mountains
of pure salt awaited
them. What they found was
no less mind-boggling:
some 300 species unknown
to science, nearly 50
Indian tribes, and the
Rockies.Ihave been a
student of the Lewis and
Clark expedition, which
Thomas Jefferson called
the “Voyage of
Discovery,†for as
long as I can remember.
This astonishing journey,
lasting more than
two-and-a-half years,
began and ended in St.
Louis, Missouri —
and took the travelers up
more than a few rivers in
their quest to find the
Northwest Passage to the
Pacific Ocean. In an age
without speedy
communication, this was
akin to space travel out
of radio range in our own
time: no one knew if,
indeed, the party had
even survived the voyage
for more than a year.
Most of them were
soldiers. A few were
French-Canadian voyageurs
— hired trappers
and explorers, who were
fluent in French (spoken
extensively in the
region, due to earlier
explorers from France)
and in some of the Indian
languages they might
encounter. One of the
voyageurs, a man named
Pierre Cruzatte, also
happened to be a
better-than-average
fiddle player. In many
respects, the travelers
were completely on their
own for supplies and
survival, yet,
incredibly, only one of
them died during the
voyage. Jefferson had
outfitted them with food,
weapons, medicine, and
clothing — and
along with other
trinkets, a box of 200
jaw harps to be used in
trading with the Indians.
Their trip was long,
perilous to the point of
near catastrophe, and
arduous. The dream of a
Northwest Passage proved
ephemeral, but the
northwestern quarter of
the continent had finally
been explored, mapped,
and described to an
anxious world. When the
party returned to St.
Louis in 1806, and with
the Louisiana Purchase
now part of the United
States, they were greeted
as national heroes.Ihave
written a sizeable number
of works for wind
ensemble that draw their
inspiration from the
monumental spaces found
in the American West.
Four of them (Arches, The
Yellowstone Fires,
Glacier, and Zion) take
their names, and in large
part their being, from
actual national parks in
Utah, Wyoming, and
Montana. But Upriver,
although it found its
voice (and its finale) in
the magnificent Columbia
Gorge in Oregon, is about
a much larger region.
This piece, like its
brother works about the
national parks,
doesn’t try to
tell a story. Instead, it
captures the flavor of a
certain time, and of a
grand adventure. Cast in
one continuous movement
and lasting close to
fourteen minutes, the
piece falls into several
subsections, each with
its own heading: The
Dream (in which
Jefferson’s vision
of a vast expanse of
western land is opened);
The Promise, a chorale
that re-appears several
times in the course of
the piece and represents
the seriousness of the
presidential mission; The
River; The Voyageurs; The
River II ; Death and
Disappointment; Return to
the Voyage; and The River
III .The music includes
several quoted melodies,
one of which is familiar
to everyone as the
ultimate “river
song,†and which
becomes the
through-stream of the
work. All of the quoted
tunes were either sung by
the men on the voyage, or
played by
Cruzatte’s fiddle.
From various journals and
diaries, we know the men
found enjoyment and
solace in music, and
almost every night
encampment had at least a
bit of music in it. In
addition to Cruzatte,
there were two other
members of the party who
played the fiddle, and
others made do with
singing, or playing upon
sticks, bones, the
ever-present jaw harps,
and boat horns. From
Lewis’ journals, I
found all the tunes used
in Upriver: Shenandoah
(still popular after more
than 200 years),
V’la bon vent,
Soldier’s Joy,
Johnny Has Gone for a
Soldier, Come Ye Sinners
Poor and Needy (a hymn
sung to the tune
“Beech
Springâ€) and
Fisher’s Hornpipe.
The work follows an
emotional journey: not
necessarily step-by-step
with the Voyage of
Discovery heroes, but a
kind of grand arch.
Beginning in the mists of
history and myth,
traversing peaks and
valleys both real and
emotional (and a solemn
funeral scene), finding
help from native people,
and recalling their zeal
upon finding the one
great river that will, in
fact, take them to the
Pacific. When the men
finally roar through the
Columbia Gorge in their
boats (a feat that even
the Indians had not
attempted), the
magnificent river
combines its theme with
the chorale of
Jefferson’s
Promise. The Dream is
fulfilled: not quite the
one Jefferson had
imagined (there is no
navigable water passage
from the Missouri to the
Pacific), but the dream
of a continental
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| Justinguitar.com Beginner's Songbook: 2nd Edition Amsco Wise Publications
Lyrics and Chords SKU: BT.MUSAM1005334 Composed by Justin Sandercoe. Just...(+)
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Composed by Justin
Sandercoe. JustinGuitar.
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ISBN
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the Justinguitar.com
Beginner's Songbook is
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on the go. Established as
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the Justinguitar.com
Beginner's Songbook - 2nd
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complement for Justin
Sandercoe’s
revolutionary online
lessons which are used by
hundreds of thousands of
people across the world.
Now you can learn to play
100 classic songs as your
playing develops through
the course. The book
includes: Complete lyrics
and chords to 100 songs
by artists such as The
Beatles, Bob Dylan, Bob
Marley, Eric Clapton,
Jimi Hendrix, JohnnyCash,
Simon & Garfunkel, Jeff
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Mumford & Sons, Kings of
Leon, Nirvana and many
more. There are 10 songs
for each stage of the
Beginner’s Course,
building up from easy
three-chord songs through
to more advanced tunes.
Tuition notes for each
song by Justin advising
you on strumming patterns
and chord changes, with
diagrams to illustrate
all the chord shapes you
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| Focus [Complete Set] Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Jazz Lines Publications
By Stan Getz and Beaux Arts String Ensemble. By Eddie Sauter. Edited by Rob Dubo...(+)
By Stan Getz and Beaux
Arts String Ensemble. By
Eddie Sauter. Edited by
Rob Duboff, Jeffrey
Sultanof, Alex Chilowicz,
and Andrew Homzy.
Arranged by Eddie Sauter.
For string ensemble
(score and parts)
(Soloist (parts in
concert, B-flat, and
E-flat), Violin I (8
parts), Violin II (8
parts), Viola (5 Parts),
Cello (5 Parts) , Double
Bass (3 Parts), Harp,
Piano/Celeste, Percussion
(Snare Drum, Marimba,
Tambourine)). Advanced.
Score and parts.
Published by Jazz Lines
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| Pavane
Flûte, Clarinette, Piano (trio) [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Theodore Presser Co.
Composed by Gabriel Faure (1845-1924). Arranged by Michael Webster. Classical. S...(+)
Composed by Gabriel Faure
(1845-1924). Arranged by
Michael Webster.
Classical. Score and
part(s). With Standard
notation. Composed 2005.
Opus 50. 28 pages.
Duration 5 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41756. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114417560).
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| Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 Flûte, Clarinette, Piano (trio) Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Clarinet, Flute, Piano SKU: PR.114417570 For Flute, Bb C...(+)
Chamber Music Clarinet,
Flute, Piano SKU:
PR.114417570 For
Flute, Bb Clarinet, And
Piano. Composed by
Edvard Grieg. Arranged by
Michael Webster. Sws
each. See the program
notes on pages two and
three of the full score.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
Composed 2008. 40 8 8
pages. Duration 18
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41757.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114417570). ISBN
9781491107867. UPC:
680160636013. 9x12
inches. The famous
set of dances by Norway's
greatest composer were
written for piano duet.
Grieg later created a
piano solo version, but
refused to orchestrate
the set. After some study
of Grieg and his music,
Michael Webster has
arranged the four dances
for Flute, Clarinet, and
Piano in a faithful
setting, using the piano
duet version as a guide.
This lively Grieg classic
will be a welcome new
addition to performance
programs. For advanced
performers.______________
_________________________
Text from the scanned
back cover:Born in 1944,
MICHAEL WEBSTER made his
New York recital debut at
Town Hall in 1968 with
his eminent father,
Beveridge Webster, as
pianist. In the same
year, he won the Young
Concert Artists
International Competition
and succeeded his
teacher, Stanley Hasty,
as Principal Clarinet in
the Rochester
Philharmonic, a position
he held for twenty years.
Webster has performed
with the Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln
Center, the 92nd Street
Y, with the Tokyo,
Cleveland, Muir, Ying,
Enso, and Dover String
Quartets, and with the
festivals of Marlboro,
Santa Fe, Norfolk,
Chamber Music Northwest,
Angel Fire, Steamboat
Springs, Park City,
Sitka, Kapalua, Bowdoin,
Orcas Island,
Skaneateles, La Musica di
Asolo, Stratford,
Victoria, and Domaine
Forget.As soloist he has
appeared with many
orchestras, including the
Philadelphia Orchestra
under Aaron Copland and
the Boston Pops under
John Williams. His
travels have taken him as
performer and teacher to
most of the 50 states, as
well as Canada,
Mexico,Puerto Rico,
Central and South
America, Europe, Japan,
China, Australia, and New
Zealand. Webster was
Acting Principal Clarinet
of the San Francisco
Symphony, and has served
on the clarinet and/or
conducting faculties of
New England Conservatory,
Boston University,
University of Michigan,
and the Eastman School,
from which he earned his
three degrees. Currently
he is Professor of Music
at Rice Universityâ??s
Shepherd School of Music
and Artistic Director of
the Houston Youth
Symphony, which has won
multiple first prizes in
national performance
competitions.With his
wife, flutist Leone
Buyse, and pianist Robert
Moeling, he plays in the
Webster Trio, which has
recorded his arrangements
on Tour de France and
World Wide Webster for
Crystal Records.
Otherarrangements were
recorded for Nami and
Camerata Tokyo in Japan
with pianist Chizuko
Sawa. Webster has also
recorded for Albany,
Arabesque, Beaumont,
Bridge, Centaur, CRI, and
New World. He has played
at many ClarinetFests for
the International
Clarinet Association and
written a column entitled
â??TeachingClarinetâ?
in The Clarinet Magazine
since 1998. Michael
Webster is a Buffet
artist-clinician,
performing on Buffet
clarinets
exclusively. NORWEGIAN
DANCES (Grieg)Michael
Websterâ??s
transcriptions for Flute,
Clarinet, and Piano have
created the core
literature for this
instrumental genre.
Working directly from
Griegâ??s original piano
four-hands version of the
charmingly familiar
Norwegian Dances, Webster
has given flutists and
clarinetists another
addition to the
ensembleâ??s
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| 36 Celebrated Studies for the Cornet Carl Fischer
Chamber Music Cornet SKU: CF.O88X Composed by Narcisse Bousquet. Edited b...(+)
Chamber Music Cornet
SKU: CF.O88X
Composed by Narcisse
Bousquet. Edited by Joey
Tartell Edwin Franko
Goldman. SWS. Softcover.
With Standard notation.
44 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #O88X. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.O88X). ISBN
9781491153406. UPC:
680160910908. 9 X 12
inches. These
studies are a staple of
the advanced trumpet
method repertoire. Each
etude is an exploration
of a wide variety of
registers, articulations
and tonalities. While
going through these 36
etudes the trumpeter will
develop an even sound in
all registers while
tackling the musical and
melodic challenges that
lie
within. IntroductionTi
ps on Musical
PracticeStarting a new
study can be
overwhelming. Using Etude
No. 1, here’s an
example of how to
approach working on these
etudes with both
musicality and technique
in mind.Bousquet’s
first study can be broken
down into three large
musical sections:Section
1: from the beginning to
the downbeat of m.
26.Section 2: from the
upbeat of 2 in m. 26 to
the downbeat of m.
51.Section 3: from the
downbeat of m. 51 to the
end.Each one of those
sections can be broken
down into two smaller
sections:Section 1a: from
the beginning to the
downbeat of m. 16.Section
1b: from the downbeat of
m. 16 to the downbeat of
m. 26.Section 2a: from
the upbeat of 2 in m. 26
to the end of m.
35.Section 2b: from m. 36
to the downbeat of m.
51.Section 3a: from the
downbeat of m. 51 to the
downbeat of m. 59.Section
3b: from the downbeat of
m. 59 to the end.To get
started playing, choose a
slow tempo that allows
you to play Section 1 all
the way through without
stopping. If that is
problematic, just play
through 1a.Remember to
focus on the music.
Section 1a is light,
moving in four-measure
phrases to the ninth
measure, where it
cadences in G. From
there, retain the
lightness through the
arpeggiation that
concludes with the trill
that brings an arrival
point at Section 1b. Here
the style changes
completely, alternating
two measures of fluid,
connected sixteenth notes
with two measures of
scalar staccato
sixteenths before finally
cadencing on the downbeat
of m. 26.Section 2 begins
with a melodic line of
eighth notes, punctuated
by sixteenths in the
third full measure before
returning to the original
line for only a measure
before driving forward
with a flourish to finish
Section 2a. Section 2b
starts back in C with
four-measure phrases in
which the line moves up
for two measures, then
down for two measures,
ending in G. The last
seven measures of Section
2 stay light as they work
their way back to
C.Section 3 is very
exciting, starting with a
fiery cornet solo-like
passage in 3a. 3b brings
the piece to a dramatic
conclusion outlining C
major for the first four
measures before
arpeggiating C major and
G dominant for two
measures, finally
finishing with the
C-major scale.The next
step is to isolate any of
the parts that proved
troublesome. Examples
could include missed
notes or figuring out
where to breathe. Once
you have practiced the
troublesome sections in
isolation, play the
section all the way
through without stopping
again. Even if there are
still problems, you are
now practicing in a way
that is preparing you to
perform musically.The
next day, play through
Section 1 again, at a
tempo that allows you to
do this without stopping.
Now go on to Section 2,
and follow the same three
steps:Play all the way
through, at a tempo that
allows you to do so
without stopping,Isolate
and practice the
troublesome passages,
thenPlay all the way
through, at a tempo that
allows you to do so
without stopping.Now play
from the beginning to the
end of Section 2.The next
day, play Section 1. Now
play Section 2. Then play
Section 3 and apply the
same three steps outlined
above.Now play the whole
study. At this point you
have spent time on each
section, making musical
decisions and correcting
mistakes. Increase the
tempo as you gain
confidence and control of
the material. As you work
towards performing the
entire study as a piece
of music, record yourself
playing the entire study
as a performance each
day. Review the
recordings to reveal what
still needs work. Be
honest with yourself!
When you are happy with
the recording of your
performance, it’s
time to move on to the
next study.About the
Goldman PrefaceThese
studies will be an
excellent practice,
especially for the lower
register of the Cornet,
which is somewhat
neglected in other
instruction books. It is
recommended that the
pupil should practice one
of this series of Studies
now and then to repose
his lips, and acquire
facility in difficult
fingering.— Edwin
Franko GoldmanIn his
original preface, Edwin
Franko Goldman is
absolutely correct that
these studies are
excellent practice and
will help with the
dexterity demanded of
today’s player.
Although the low register
is certainly explored
throughout the book, it
does not appear to be the
focus of these studies.
There are many books
available now that
concentrate on the low
register. The suggested
fingerings have been
removed. Using alternate
fingerings was more
common to cornet players
to aid in the fluidity of
a passage. This practice
is not nearly as common
today, especially with
trumpet players, as the
difference in timbre
caused by the alternate
fingerings is disruptive
to the musical line.
Published for cornet, as
it was the solo
instrument of choice in
the 1920s, these etudes
are just as useful to
today’s trumpet
player. When playing
these studies on trumpet,
the performer should
strive for a fluid line
while maintaining a full
and clear sound. Because
of the musicianship and
technique demanded, this
book remains as useful
today as it has ever
been.— Joey
TartellAbout Narcisse
Bousquet and the 36
EtudesNarcisse Bousquet
(c. 1800–1869) was
French by birth, active
as a composer, editor and
arranger in both France
and England in the early
nineteenth century.
Bousquet was respected as
an accomplished performer
of the French flageolet,
a high-pitched woodwind
instrument much like a
recorder, although later
outfitted with the Boehm
key system like the
modern flute. Although
obsolete in modern times,
the instrument once
enjoyed great popularity
with a variety of
composers and performers,
both amateur and
professional. Purcell and
Handel composed for the
instrument, and Berlioz
was purportedly an
accomplished amateur
performer of the
flageolet. The Scottish
author Robert Louis
Stevenson, likewise, was
a proficient performer of
the instrument and
composed a number of
pieces for it.Little is
known today of
Bousquet’s life.
He composed a large
variety of music,
including works
specifically for the
flageolet, which were
widely appreciated in
their day. The 36 Etudes
for flageolet are
undoubtedly the most well
known of his works.
Published in 1851, the
Etudes explore a variety
of techniques, such as
scales, arpeggios,
ornamentation, breath
control and expressive
playing, and their
technically demanding
writing confirms
Bousquet’s prowess
as a flageolet performer.
However, the date of the
arrangement of the etudes
for cornet and their
arranger remain
speculative. Edwin Franko
Goldman is credited as
the arranger of the 1890
publication by Carl
Fischer, although Goldman
would have been only
twelve years old at the
time; his work on these
pieces surely came at a
later time. Bousquet
himself may have arranged
these pieces for cornet
at the request of an
accomplished cornet
player at some point
after their
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PR.114417610 Based
on themes from Puccini's
Madama Butterfly.
Composed by Michael
Webster. Sws each. See
the notes on Madama
Butterfly on page two and
the notes on Sonata
Cho-Cho-San on page three
of the full score.
Contemporary. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
Composed 1997. 44+8+12
pages. Duration 24
minutes, 28 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41761. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
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680160636051. 9x12
inches. SONATA
CHO-CHO-SAN(Based on
themes from
Puccini’s Madama
Butterfly)In the spirit
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woodwinds, Michael
Webster has created a
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Butterfly. However, as
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plot, resembling a sonata
mirroring Puccini's use
of recurring and
developing themes.
Webster makes the most of
the winds as versatile
performers - equally
suited to deliver
Puccini's beautiful vocal
writing, and to ornament
and embroider the
poignant themes in
symphonic style. For
advanced
performers.______________
_________________________
Text from the scanned
back cover:Born in 1944,
Michael Webster made his
New York recital debutat
Town Hall in 1968 with
his eminent father,
Beveridge Webster, as
pianist. In the same
year, he won the Young
Concert Artists
International Competition
and succeeded his
teacher, Stanley Hasty,
as Principal Clarinet in
the Rochester
Philharmonic, a position
he held for twenty years.
Webster has performed
with the Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln
Center, the 92nd Street
Y, with the Tokyo,
Cleveland, Muir, Ying,
Enso, and Dover String
Quartets, and with the
festivals of Marlboro,
Santa Fe, Norfolk,
Chamber Music Northwest,
Angel Fire, Steamboat
Springs, Park City,
Sitka, Kapalua, Bowdoin,
Orcas Island,
Skaneateles, La Musica di
Asolo, Stratford,
Victoria, and Domaine
Forget.As soloist he has
appeared with many
orchestras, including the
Philadelphia Orchestra
under Aaron Copland and
the Boston Pops under
John Williams. His
travels have taken him as
performer and teacher to
most of the 50 states, as
well as Canada,
Mexico,Puerto Rico,
Central and South
America, Europe, Japan,
China, Australia, and New
Zealand. Webster was
Acting Principal Clarinet
of the San Francisco
Symphony, and has served
on the clarinet and/or
conducting faculties of
New England Conservatory,
Boston University,
University of Michigan,
and the Eastman School,
from which he earned his
three degrees. Currently
he is Professor of Music
at Rice
University’s
Shepherd School of Music
and Artistic Director of
the Houston Youth
Symphony, which has won
multiple first prizes in
national performance
competitions.With his
wife, flutist Leone
Buyse, and pianist Robert
Moeling, he plays in the
Webster Trio, which has
recorded his arrangements
on Tour de France and
World Wide Webster for
Crystal Records.
Otherarrangements were
recorded for Nami and
Camerata Tokyo in Japan
with pianist Chizuko
Sawa. Webster has also
recorded for Albany,
Arabesque, Beaumont,
Bridge, Centaur, CRI, and
New World. He has played
at many ClarinetFests for
the International
Clarinet Association and
written a column entitled
“TeachingClarinetâ
€ in The Clarinet
Magazine since 1998.
Michael Webster is a
Buffet artist-clinician,
performing on Buffet
clarinets
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The Greatest Love Of All Composed by Michael Masser, Linda Creed Homecoming Com...(+)
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Song From M*a*s*h
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Other Side Of Midnight
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The Rose Composed by
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Theme From New York, New
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Hey There Composed by
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Colors Of My Life
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Over The Rainbow Composed
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Theme From Ice Castles
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Tonight I Celebrate My
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In This Life Composed by
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Up Where We Belong
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From A Distance Composed
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I Will Always Love You
Composed by Dolly Parton
Oh! What It Seemed To Be
Composed by Bennie
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Weiss, Frankie
I Believe I Can Fly
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Valentine Composed by Jim
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How Do I Live Composed by
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Colors Of The Wind
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A Dream Is A Wish Your
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The Prayer Composed by
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My One True Friend
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Love Solo Composed by Dan
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I Don't Want To Miss A
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As Time Goes By Composed
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La Vie En Rose Composed
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Summer Me, Winter Me
Composed by Michel
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Evergreen Composed by
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Arthur's Theme (Best That
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Bayer Sager
Can You Read My Mind
Composed by John
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Love And Marriage
Composed by Jimmy Van
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Desperado Composed by Don
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The Wind Beneath My Wings
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How Do You Keep The Music
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Anywhere The Heart Goes
Composed by Henry
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Once Before I Go Composed
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Star Wars - Main Theme
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Open Arms Composed by
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Canon In D Composed by
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That's What Friends Are
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Miss Celie's Blues
Composed by Quincy Jones,
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One Moment In Time
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Kei's Song Composed by
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I Say A Little Prayer
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Happy Birthday To You
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May You Always Composed
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My Unknown Someone
Composed by Cy Coleman,
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I Swear Composed by Gary
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Angel Eyes Composed by
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If You Believe Composed
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Because You Loved Me
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Un-break My Heart
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Ragtime Composed by
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| Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist Piano seul - Intermédiaire EMB (Editio Musica Budapest)
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SKU: BT.EMBZ7783
Composed by Charles-Louis
Hanon. Studies &
Exercises. Book Only.
Composed 1977. 136 pages.
Editio Musica Budapest
#EMBZ7783. Published by
Editio Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ7783).
International. '
'Learning the piano is so
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good pianists so numerous
that mediocrity on the
instrument can no longer
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the piano must be studied
for eight or ten years
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French music teacher
Charles-Louis Hanon
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introductory
wordsaddressed to the
realm of pianists. Almost
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Hanon's name has become
generic for systematic
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The volume in a
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Das
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| Stylistic Etudes for Trombone Carl Fischer
Chamber Music trombone SKU: CF.WF231 20 Original Etudes in a Variety o...(+)
Chamber Music trombone
SKU: CF.WF231
20 Original Etudes in
a Variety of Styles.
Composed by Tom Brantley.
Collection - Performance.
With Standard notation.
48 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #WF231. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.WF231). ISBN
9781491153314. UPC:
680160910816. Styli
stic Etudes for Trombone
was written for
intermediateto advanced
level trombonists,
seeking to meet
thedemands of the modern
marketplace for
performers. AsI often
tell my students,
it’s simply not
enough to mastera single
style and fake the rest.
To make a living as
aperformer, trombonists
are expected to play
many, manydifferent
styles authentically.
Classical performers
studyhard and devote
themselves to mastering
the stylisticnuances of
various eras, various
composers, variousforms;
jazz musicians seek to
accurately reflect the
stylesof everything from
bar-room burlesque to
Coltrane; hornbands in
the funk, rock, ska and
hip-hop idioms
mustreflect attention to
the details of their
influences even asthey
create new paths through
popular music.This etude
collection is an attempt
to help studentsand their
teachers work on the
details associated
withmastering each of
these various styles.In
order to perform with the
correct feel,
articulationand sound,
trombonists must first
get these concepts
intheir head through
diligent listening and
then disciplinedpractice
playing in every single
style. The same
wayorchestral players
study the symphonic
literature andexcerpts,
or the way a professional
jazz musician mightwork
on chord changes in
excruciating detail, a
wellroundedtrombone
player must master styles
by listeningto and
playing with great
recordings. Most of the
etudesin this book are
based on styles from
specific
orchestralliterature,
jazz standards and other
styles such as
NewOrleans’ funk
music (Meters) or the
music of JamesBrown and
Tower of Power.One final
note: some of these are
hard. On purpose.
Theseare not warm-ups
that you can play through
mindlesslyto get your
face going. These are
“study
pieces†in the
oldfashionedsense. They
are designed to challenge
you asa player, to make
you a little
uncomfortable. Some
aretougher than others,
of course, but none of
them are easy.If you can
play through each of
these well, with
greatmusicianship and
impeccable technique, you
will be anincredibly
versatile instrumentalist
and be able to
secureperformance
opportunities that are
outside the comfortzone
of many
trombonists.Thanks for
buying this book. I hope
you enjoy workingthrough
these, whether
you’re a teacher,
student,performer, or
weekend warrior. I
learned a lot by
puttingthese together and
I hope you find them
useful and
helpful. Stylistic
Etudes for Trombone was
written for intermediate
to advanced level
trombonists, seeking to
meet the demands of the
modern marketplace for
performers. As I often
tell my students,
it’s simply not
enough to master a single
style and fake the rest.
To make a living as a
performer, trombonists
are expected to play
many, many different
styles authentically.
Classical performers
study hard and devote
themselves to mastering
the stylistic nuances of
various eras, various
composers, various forms;
jazz musicians seek to
accurately reflect the
styles of everything from
bar-room burlesque to
Coltrane; horn bands in
the funk, rock, ska and
hip-hop idioms must
reflect attention to the
details of their
influences even as they
create new paths through
popular music.This etude
collection is an attempt
to help students and
their teachers work on
the details associated
with mastering each of
these various styles.In
order to perform with the
correct feel,
articulation and sound,
trombonists must first
get these concepts in
their head through
diligent listening and
then disciplined practice
playing in every single
style. The same way
orchestral players study
the symphonic literature
and excerpts, or the way
a professional jazz
musician might work on
chord changes in
excruciating detail, a
well-rounded trombone
player must master styles
by listening to and
playing with great
recordings. Most of the
etudes in this book are
based on styles from
specific orchestral
literature, jazz
standards and other
styles such as New
Orleans’ funk
music (Meters) or the
music of James Brown and
Tower of Power.How these
etudes were conceived,
composed and transcribed:
The style or concept of
the etude was thought out
in my head and ear. I
then improvised in that
style and concept on my
trombone, recording my
efforts until I was
satisfied with the etude.
All along, my goal was to
play the range of the
instrument while
emphasizing certain
articulations, rhythms,
range and, fundamentally,
the intended style of the
etude. The resulting
etude was then
transcribed by a terrific
graduate student named
Zach Bornheimer, who also
works with many other
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composers as a
copyist/arranger.Tips for
working on the etudes:
Seek out professional
recordings that match the
style of each etude to
get a good idea of what
the etude should sound
like musically. My
recording of each of
these etudes is available
for download and can be
purchased online for a
modest fee. Search for
“Brantley
Etudes†at either
iTunes or CDBaby.
Practice each etude very
slowly and in segments as
needed, using a
metronome. Record
yourself and listen for
good technique,
musicianship and
authenticity of style
with your sound, feel and
articulations. Compare
your own efforts to the
sounds you’ve
heard on recordings.
Would you fit in that
ensemble or band? If
range is an issue, take
certain notes or passages
down or up an octave.
Work on your fundamentals
every day, including the
techniques and skills
needed for these etudes.
Be patient! Small
improvements every day
result in big success
over time. Always play
with a wide dynamic
range. Always play with
line and direction.
Always play with
impeccable time as well
as rhythm. Use a
metronome to help with
this. Always play in
tune. You can work on
this with a tuner as well
as with drones. Play
these for teachers,
friends, peers and
colleagues not only for
their feedback but also
for the experience of
informal performance. An
audience changes
everything. Make music,
listen to music, record
yourself, play in public
and have fun!One final
note: some of these are
hard. On purpose. These
are not warm-ups that you
can play through
mindlessly to get your
face going. These are
“study
pieces†in the
old-fashioned sense. They
are designed to challenge
you as a player, to make
you a little
uncomfortable. Some are
tougher than others, of
course, but none of them
are easy. If you can play
through each of these
well, with great
musicianship and
impeccable technique, you
will be an incredibly
versatile instrumentalist
and be able to secure
performance opportunities
that are outside the
comfort zone of many
trombonists.Thanks for
buying this book. I hope
you enjoy working through
these, whether
you’re a teacher,
student, performer, or
weekend warrior. I
learned a lot by putting
these together and I hope
you find them useful and
helpful.Best
wishes,—Tom
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Arranged
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Book;
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SKU: HL.1091718
For Ukulele, Baritone
Ukulele, Guitar, Banjo &
Mandolin. Composed by
Various. Arranged by Mark
Phillips. Strum Together.
Classic Rock, Folk, Pop.
Softcover. 144 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.1091718). ISBN
9781705176030. UPC:
196288099345.
9.0x12.0x0.361
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to You • Hey, Soul
Sister • Hooked on
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• Learning to Fly
• Listen to the
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• Sugar, Sugar
• Summer of '69
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Country Boy •
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| Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 (Tempest) Piano seul [Partition] - Avancé Alfred Publishing
By Ludwig van Beethoven. Edited by Stewart Gordon. For Piano. Piano Solo. Alfred...(+)
By Ludwig van Beethoven.
Edited by Stewart Gordon.
For Piano. Piano Solo.
Alfred Masterwork
Edition. Masterwork.
Level: Early Advanced.
Book. 32 pages. Published
by Alfred Publishing.
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| Rock for String Ensemble Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Avancé Schott
String Orchestra - advanced SKU: HL.49007639 Score and Parts. Comp...(+)
String Orchestra -
advanced SKU:
HL.49007639 Score
and Parts. Composed
by Joachim Reiser. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Score and
Parts. 67 pages. Schott
Music #ED 7928. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49007639). ISBN
9790001081955. UPC:
884088053550.
9.0x12.0x0.25
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| Madrigal Pavane / Timburibá [Conducteur] - Avancé Productions OZ
Guitar solo - Advanced SKU: DZ.DZ-4287 Composed by Francisco Braga. Arran...(+)
Guitar solo - Advanced
SKU: DZ.DZ-4287
Composed by Francisco
Braga. Arranged by
Luciano Lima. Score. Les
Productions d'OZ #DZ
4287. Published by Les
Productions d'OZ
(DZ.DZ-4287). ISBN
9782898522048. Ant
nio Francisco Braga
(1868-1945) belongs to
the generation of
Brazilian composers of
the first republican
period, aesthetically
tied to romanticism,
alongside Henrique Oswald
(1852-1931), Leopoldo
Miguez (1850-1902),
Glauco Velásquez
(1884-1914), and Barrozo
Neto (1881-1941). Born in
Rio de Janeiro, on April
15th, 1868, he began his
musical studies at the
Asilo dos Meninos
Desvalidos, in 1876. In
1883, he enrolled at the
Imperial Conservatório
de Música where he
studied harmony and
counterpoint with Carlos
de Mesquita – a former
student of César Franck,
Durand, and Massenet –
and clarinet with
Antônio Luís de Moura.
Braga's first
compositions date from
this period: Sonho de
Dante (1885), Dolce far
niente (1886), the first
Valse Romantique for
piano (1886), among
others. In 1887, he
premiered his first
symphonic work,
Fantasia-Abertura. In
1890, being one of the
finalists in a
competition to choose the
new Brazilian national
anthem, Braga was awarded
a scholarship to study in
Europe, where he took
classes with Jules
Massenet at the Paris
Conservatory. During this
period, he wrote some of
his most important
symphonic works, Paysage,
Cauchemar, Episódio
Sinfônico, and Marabá
(which was performed by
Richard Strauss and the
Vienna Philharmonic in
1920, in Brazil). His
opera Jupyra is
considered one of the
greatest Brazilian
compositions of that
genre. Back in Brazil,
he was appointed
professor of
counterpoint, fugue, and
composition at the
Instituto Nacional de
Música, in 1902. There,
some of the finest
Brazilian composers
studied with him, like
Glauco Velásquez and
Lorenzo
Fernândez. Braga
wrote operas, symphonic
works, songs, sacred
music, two Masses, music
for piano, different
chamber formations, band,
and choir. He is the
author of many patriotic
hymns, the most popular
of which is Hino à
Bandeira (with lyrics by
Olavo Bilac). He explored
Brazilian nationalist
elements in some of his
works, as in Variações
sobre um Tema Brasileiro
and in the Trio for
violin, cello and piano,
whose third movement is
based on a lundu (a
musical genre and dance
of Afro-Brazilian
origin). In addition
to being a composer,
Braga was one of the most
active conductors of his
time, having been ahead
of three orchestras in
Rio de Janeiro: Instituto
Nacional de Música,
Sociedade de Concertos
Sinfônicos, and Theatro
Municipal. Braga
conducted the Brazilian
premiere of major
symphonic works such as
La Mer (Debussy), Pacific
231 (Honegger) besides
other numerous Brazilian
compositions. In 1938,
he retired from Instituto
Nacional de Música. He
passed away on March
14th, 1945, in Rio de
Janeiro. Unfortunately
, Francisco Braga never
wrote for the guitar.
However, over a century
ago his music had already
been incorporated to its
repertoire. According to
information found in
newspapers of the time,
Spanish guitarist
Josefina Robledo included
transcriptions of pieces
by Braga in her programs
when she performed in
Brazil: Gavota e Minuete
(from the melodrama
Contratador de
Diamantes), in 1919, in
São Paulo, and the
waltz-caprice Corrupio,
in 1921, in Rio de
Janeiro. The piano
score of Madrigal Pavane
was dedicated to Alexina
Leitão and published by
Casa Vieira Machado, in
1901. According to the
composer’s catalogue,
there are two other
versions of this piece:
strings orchestra (1901)
and quartet (which is
still in manuscript).
Dedicated to Braga’s
childhood friend José de
Souza Rocha, Timburibá
(the name of a Brazilian
tree) is a tango for
piano from 1886,
published by Narciso &
Arthur
Napoleão.
Antôni
o Francisco Braga
(1868-1945) appartient à
la génération des
compositeurs brésiliens
de la première période
républicaine,
esthétiquement liés au
romantisme, aux côtés
de Henrique Oswald
(1852-1931), Leopoldo
Miguez (1850-1902),
Glauco Velásquez
(1884-1914) , et Barrozo
Neto (1881-1941). Né à
Rio de Janeiro, le 15
avril 1868, il commence
ses études musicales à
l'Asilo dos Meninos
Desvalidos, en 1876. En
1883, il s'inscrit au
Imperial Conservatório
de Música où il étudie
l'harmonie et le
contrepoint avec Carlos
de Mesquita – ancien
élève de César Franck,
Durand et Massenet – et
clarinette avec Antônio
Luís de Moura. De cette
période datent les
premières compositions
de Braga : « Sonho de
Dante » (1885), « Dolce
far niente » (1886), la
première « Valse
Romantique » pour piano
(1886), entre
autres. En 1887, il
crée sa première œuvre
symphonique, «
Fantasia-Abertura ». En
1890, étant l'un des
finalistes d'un concours
pour choisir le nouvel
hymne national
brésilien, Braga obtient
une bourse pour étudier
en Europe, où il suit
les cours de Jules
Massenet au Conservatoire
de Paris. Durant cette
période, il écrit
certaines de ses œuvres
symphoniques les plus
importantes, « Paysage
», « Cauchemar », «
Episódio Sinfônico »
et « Marabá »
(interprétée par
Richard Strauss et la
Philharmonie de Vienne en
1920, au Brésil). Son
opéra « Jupyra » est
considéré comme l'une
des plus grandes
compositions
brésiliennes de ce
genre. De retour au
Brésil, il fut nommé
professeur de
contrepoint, de fugue et
de composition à
l'Instituto Nacional de
Música, en 1902. Là,
certains des meilleurs
compositeurs brésiliens
étudièrent avec lui,
comme Glauco Velásquez
et Lorenzo
Fernândez. Braga a
écrit des opéras, des
œuvres symphoniques, des
chansons, de la musique
sacrée, deux messes, de
la musique pour piano,
différentes formations
de chambre, un orchestre
et une chorale. Il est
l'auteur de nombreux
hymnes patriotiques, dont
le plus populaire est «
Hino à Bandeira » (avec
des paroles d'Olavo
Bilac). Il a exploré des
éléments nationalistes
brésiliens dans
certaines de ses œuvres,
comme dans « Variações
sobre um Tema Brasileiro
» et dans le Trio pour
violon, violoncelle et
piano, dont le troisième
mouvement est basé sur
un « lundu » (un genre
musical et une danse
afro-américaine).
Origine
brésilienne). En plus
d'être compositeur,
Braga a été l'un des
chefs d'orchestre les
plus actifs de son
époque, ayant dirigé
trois orchestres à Rio
de Janeiro : « Instituto
Nacional de Música »,
« Sociedade de Concertos
Sinfônicos » et «
Theatro Municipal ».
Braga a dirigé la
première brésilienne
d'œuvres symphoniques
majeures telles que « La
Mer » (Debussy), «
Pacific 231 » (Honegger)
ainsi que de nombreuses
autres compositions
brésiliennes. En
1938, il prend sa
retraite de l'Instituto
Nacional de Música. Il
est décédé le 14 mars
1945 à Rio de
Janeiro. Malheureuseme
nt, Francisco Braga n’a
jamais écrit pour la
guitare. Cependant, il y
a plus d'un siècle, sa
musique était déjà
incorporée à son
répertoire. Selon des
informations trouvées
dans les journaux de
l'époque, la guitariste
espagnole Josefina
Robledo incluait des
transcriptions de pièces
de Braga dans ses
programmes lorsqu'elle se
produisait au Brésil :
« Gavota e Minuete »
(du mélodrame «
Contratador de Diamantes
»), en 1919, à São
Paulo, et la
valse-caprice « Corrupio
», en 1921, à Rio de
Janeiro. La partition
pour piano de « Madrigal
Pavane » a été
dédiée à Alexina
Leitão et publiée par
« Casa Vieira Machado
», en 1901. Selon le
catalogue du compositeur,
il existe deux autres
versions de cette pièce
: orchestre à cordes
(1901) et quatuor (qui
est encore manuscrit).
Dédié à José de Souza
Rocha, ami d'enfance de
Braga, « Timburibá »
(nom d'un arbre
brésilien) est un tango
pour piano de 1886,
publié par « Narciso &
Arthur Napoleão
». Envoyer des
commentaires Panneaux
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| Volume 51 - Night and Day Instruments Sib, Mib, Do et Bass clef [Partition + CD] - Intermédiaire/avancé Jamey Aebersold Jazz
Volume 51 - Night and Day by Jamey Aebersold. For any C, Eb, Bb, bass instrument...(+)
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| Dan Coates Popular Piano Library -- Collected Piano Solos Piano seul - Avancé Alfred Publishing
Arranged by Dan Coates. For Piano. Book; Piano Collection; Piano Supplemental. D...(+)
Arranged by Dan Coates.
For Piano. Book; Piano
Collection; Piano
Supplemental. Dan Coates
Popular Piano Library.
Pop. Advanced. 208 pages.
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| Solace, Entertainer and Maple Leaf * New Masterpiece Edition Piano seul [Conducteur] Santorella Publications
Piano SKU: SP.ME1033 Composed by Scott Joplin. Solo; Ragtime. Score. Sant...(+)
Piano SKU:
SP.ME1033 Composed by
Scott Joplin. Solo;
Ragtime. Score.
Santorella Publications
#ME1033. Published by
Santorella Publications
(SP.ME1033). ISBN
9781585607457. The
Masterpiece Edition
series, published
exclusively by Santorella
Publications, is a
collection of original
piano works, as well as
challenging arrangements
and transcriptions
designed for the
experienced to advanced
pianist. The series is
meticulously engraved and
printed on heavy cover
stock and quality paper
to last for generations.
With original works from
the great masters, Bach,
Beethoven, Mozart, and
alike, as well as
arrangements and
transcriptions from some
of the greatest works of
all time, these
Masterpiece Editions are
sure to be popular
favorites while enhancing
the repertoire of most
any serious pianist. In
this case, we are
extremely proud to
release the original,
unedited, Masterpiece
Edition of Joplin's
Solace, Entertainer and
Maple Leaf Rag as a 3 in
1 sheet in its purest
form. Our ultimate goal
is to emphasize the
necessity of exceptional
quality in printed sheet
music. Time has heard the
strains of a myriad of
musical styles. Some
styles liven with age
while others fade. The
same is true of the
composers themselves;
some are regarded as
brilliant masters from
the beginning of their
lives while others are
praised only
posthumously. Endurance
is the ultimate test.
Scott Joplin endured
great injustices and
criticism, yet he remains
the King of Ragtime. We
remember the genius of
Scott Joplin by
publishing Solace, The
Entertainer, and Maple
Leaf Rag in a remarkable
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Joplin's most popular
rag, The Entertainer
reached high acclaim in
1973 as a recognizable
theme from the film
classic, The Sting. This
Academy Award-Winning
film was solely
responsible for the
resurgence of ragtime in
general, but more
specifically brought
renewed interest in the
works of Scott Joplin.
Solace was frequently
heard in the background
of many scenes in which
the character was deep in
thought. Subtitled, A
Mexican Serenade, Solace
has a serene Latin feel,
unlike no other samba
written and is the
favorite of many Joplin
enthusiasts. While the
Maple Leaf Rag, actually
became quite popular
during Joplin's lifetime,
so much so that it was
the first printed sheet
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million copies. We are
pleased to combine these
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one sheet as a special
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An absolute pleasure to
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| Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag * New Masterpiece Edition Piano seul [Conducteur] Santorella Publications
Piano SKU: SP.ME1032 Composed by Scott Joplin. Solo; Ragtime. Score. Sant...(+)
Piano SKU:
SP.ME1032 Composed by
Scott Joplin. Solo;
Ragtime. Score.
Santorella Publications
#ME1032. Published by
Santorella Publications
(SP.ME1032). ISBN
9781585607440. The
Masterpiece Edition
series, published
exclusively by Santorella
Publications, is a
collection of original
piano works, as well as
challenging arrangements
and transcriptions
designed for the
experienced to advanced
pianist. The series is
meticulously engraved and
printed on heavy cover
stock and quality paper
to last for generations.
With original works from
the great masters, Bach,
Beethoven, Mozart, and
alike, as well as
arrangements and
transcriptions from some
of the greatest works of
all time, these
Masterpiece Editions are
sure to be popular
favorites while enhancing
the repertoire of most
any serious pianist. In
this case, we are
extremely proud to
release the original,
unedited, Masterpiece
Edition of Joplin's
Entertainer and Maple
Leaf Rag as a 2 in 1
sheet in its purest form.
Our ultimate goal is to
emphasize the necessity
of exceptional quality in
printed sheet music. Time
has heard the strains of
a myriad of musical
styles. Some styles liven
with age while others
fade. The same is true of
the composers themselves;
some are regarded as
brilliant masters from
the beginning of their
lives while others are
praised only
posthumously. Endurance
is the ultimate test.
Scott Joplin endured
great injustices and
criticism, yet he remains
the King of Ragtime. We
remember the genius of
Scott Joplin by
publishing The
Entertainer and Maple
Leaf Rag in this 2 in 1
original edition.
Joplin's most popular
rag, The Entertainer
reached high acclaim in
1973 as a recognizable
theme from the film
classic, The Sting. This
Academy Award-Winning
film was solely
responsible for the
resurgence of ragtime in
general, but more
specifically brought
renewed interest in the
works of Scott Joplin.
The Maple Leaf Rag,
unlike so many others,
became quite popular
during Joplin's lifetime,
so much so that it was
the first sheet of music
to sell over one million
copies. We are pleased to
combine these two rags in
one as a special part of
our Masterpiece Ragtime
Selections. This newly
engraved edition is
clean, sharp, distinct,
and accurate. An absolute
pleasure to read as each
crisp note seems to pop
off the page. $6.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| LCM Piano Anthology Grades 7 and 8 (2015 onwards) Piano seul - Avancé London College Of Music
Piano - advanced SKU: BT.LCM9790570121533 Exam Material. Book Only. 112 p...(+)
Piano - advanced SKU:
BT.LCM9790570121533
Exam Material. Book Only.
112 pages. London College
Music #LCM9790570121533.
Published by London
College Music
(BT.LCM9790570121533).
English. These
Piano Anthologies contain
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All of the pieces in
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