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Chant du soir (Evening song)
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String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.961974 Composed by Marco Enri…
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String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.961974 Composed by Marco Enrico Bossi. Arranged by Giancarlo Colleoni. 20th Century,Christian. Score and parts. 8 pages. Giancarlo Colleoni #6718467. Published by Giancarlo Colleoni (A0.961974). Chant du soir (Evening song) was composed by Marco Enrico Bossi for organ as op.92 n. 1. It is a melodic composition and at the end a sound of a bell alludes the incoming evening and a melanchonic sunset.My arrangement is for String Orchestra and the bells stroke are represented by violin's harmonics. .
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Chants du Rhin for Euphonium and Piano
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Euphonium,Piano - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792530 Composed by Georges Biz…
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Euphonium,Piano - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792530 Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. 20th Century,Classical,Romantic Period. Score and part. 52 pages. Gordon Cherry #5008345. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792530). The Chants du Rhin (Songs of the Rhine), a cycle of six pieces, based on poems by Joseph Méry, were written in 1865, and Bizet performed two of them on 16 April 1866 at a soirée of the Beaujolais Philharmonic Society. The songs are grouped symmetrically around La bohémienne as the central piece, framed by two meditatively yearning pieces (in E and D flat major) and two vividly exuberant ones (similarly in E and D flat major), with L’aurore serving as an introduction. In this cycle Bizet takes up the theme of the gypsy girl which had already entered European music in the operas The Bohemian Girl by the Irish composer Michael William Balfe and Verdi’s Il trovatore, as well as in Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies for piano. Bizet will return to it one year later in La jolie fille de Perth and ten years later in Carmen. The fourth piece Les confidences shows similarities in tonality, structure and motifs to the middle part of the third movement of Chopin’s Sonata in B minor. This version includes parts in B-flat treble clef as well as bass clef.
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Chants du Rhin for Euphonium and Piano
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Gordon Cherry
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Chants du Rhin for Trombone and Piano
Trombone and Piano
Piano,Trombone - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792526 Composed by Georges Bize…
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Piano,Trombone - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792526 Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. 20th Century,Classical,Romantic Period. Score and part. 44 pages. Gordon Cherry #5008317. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792526). The Chants du Rhin (Songs of the Rhine), a cycle of six pieces, based on poems by Joseph Méry, were written in 1865, and Bizet performed two of them on 16 April 1866 at a soirée of the Beaujolais Philharmonic Society. The songs are grouped symmetrically around La bohémienne as the central piece, framed by two meditatively yearning pieces (in E and D flat major) and two vividly exuberant ones (similarly in E and D flat major), with L’aurore serving as an introduction. In this cycle Bizet takes up the theme of the gypsy girl which had already entered European music in the operas The Bohemian Girl by the Irish composer Michael William Balfe and Verdi’s Il trovatore, as well as in Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies for piano. Bizet will return to it one year later in La jolie fille de Perth and ten years later in Carmen. The fourth piece Les confidences shows similarities in tonality, structure and motifs to the middle part of the third movement of Chopin’s Sonata in B minor.
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Georges Bizet
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Chants du Rhin for Trombone and Piano
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Gordon Cherry
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Chants du Rhin for Tuba or Bass Trombone and Piano
Tuba and Piano
Piano,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792527 Composed by Georges Bizet. A…
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Piano,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792527 Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. 20th Century,Classical,Romantic Period. Score and part. 44 pages. Gordon Cherry #5008325. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792527). The Chants du Rhin (Songs of the Rhine), a cycle of six pieces, based on poems by Joseph Méry, were written in 1865, and Bizet performed two of them on 16 April 1866 at a soirée of the Beaujolais Philharmonic Society. The songs are grouped symmetrically around La bohémienne as the central piece, framed by two meditatively yearning pieces (in E and D flat major) and two vividly exuberant ones (similarly in E and D flat major), with L’aurore serving as an introduction. In this cycle Bizet takes up the theme of the gypsy girl which had already entered European music in the operas The Bohemian Girl by the Irish composer Michael William Balfe and Verdi’s Il trovatore, as well as in Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies for piano. Bizet will return to it one year later in La jolie fille de Perth and ten years later in Carmen. The fourth piece Les confidences shows similarities in tonality, structure and motifs to the middle part of the third movement of Chopin’s Sonata in B minor.
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Georges Bizet
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Chants du Rhin for Tuba or Bass Trombone and Piano
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Gordon Cherry
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VIARDOT: Chant du soir (transposed to B-flat major)
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.539789 Composed by Pauline Viardot. Ar…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.539789 Composed by Pauline Viardot. Arranged by ArtSongTranspositions.com. Romantic Period. Score. 4 pages. AST Publications, LLC #6246233. Published by AST Publications, LLC (A0.539789). ⇨ PAY $0.00 with INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP✓ 10,000+ art songs and Baroque aria PDFs✓ Transpose sheet music to any key✓ Free for faculty, students, staff, and employees✓ Campus-wide access via IP authentication✓ Off-campus access via EZproxy or SAML
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VIARDOT: Chant du soir (transposed to A-flat major)
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.1300222 Composed by Pauline Viardot. A…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.1300222 Composed by Pauline Viardot. Arranged by ArtSongTranspositions.com. Romantic Period. Score. 4 pages. AST Publications, LLC #889962. Published by AST Publications, LLC (A0.1300222). ⇨ PAY $0.00 with INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP✓ 10,000+ art songs and Baroque aria PDFs✓ Transpose sheet music to any key✓ Free for faculty, students, staff, and employees✓ Campus-wide access via IP authentication✓ Off-campus access via EZproxy or SAML
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VIARDOT: Chant du soir (transposed to B major)
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.539788 Composed by Pauline Viardot. Ar…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.539788 Composed by Pauline Viardot. Arranged by ArtSongTranspositions.com. Romantic Period. Score. 4 pages. AST Publications, LLC #6246225. Published by AST Publications, LLC (A0.539788). ⇨ PAY $0.00 with INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP✓ 10,000+ art songs and Baroque aria PDFs✓ Transpose sheet music to any key✓ Free for faculty, students, staff, and employees✓ Campus-wide access via IP authentication✓ Off-campus access via EZproxy or SAML
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Chants du soir
Flute and Guitar
By Erik Marchelie (1957-). For guitar and flute. Level 3. Published by Les Productions d'O…
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By Erik Marchelie (1957-). For guitar and flute. Level 3. Published by Les Productions d'OZ - Digital
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Chants du soir
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12 Pieces for Big and Little Children, Opus 85 - XII. Evening Song
Violin
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12 Pieces for Big and Little Children, Opus 85 - XII. Evening Song
Piano solo
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Antoise Tisné: Impressions de Voyage for solo saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Alto Saxophone Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533452 Composed by Antoine…
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Alto Saxophone Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533452 Composed by Antoine Tisne. Concert,Contemporary,Instructional,Standards. Individual part. 4 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #2916777. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533452). A suite in five movmeents for young musicians. Each movement uses different intervals.1. Complainte (major and minor seconds)2. Chant du Soir)major and minor thirds)3. Berceuse (perfect fourths)4. Vers le Fôret5. Fanfare (perfect fiths)
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Die schöne Müllerin (The Maid of the Mill), D. 795 Opus 25 - No. 5 'Evening’s Rest' - TENOR
Voice solo
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Die schöne Müllerin (The Maid of the Mill), D. 795 Opus 25 - No. 5 'Evening’s Rest' - SOPRANO
Voice solo
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Die schöne Müllerin (The Maid of the Mill), D. 795 Opus 25 - No. 5 'Evening’s Rest' - MEZZO
Voice solo
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Die schöne Müllerin (The Maid of the Mill), D. 795 Opus 25 - No. 5 'Evening’s Rest' - BASS
Voice solo
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Die schöne Müllerin (The Maid of the Mill), D. 795 Opus 25 - No. 5 'Evening’s Rest' - BARITONE
Voice solo
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Die schöne Müllerin (The Maid of the Mill), D. 795 Opus 25 - No. 5 'Evening’s Rest' - ALTO
Voice solo
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ANTHOLOGY OF ORGAN MASTERPIECES - 4th Volume (of 10) - look at the list of songs inside
Organ
Organ - Digital Download Composed by Various. Arranged by Marcello Meneguzzo. Romanti…
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Organ - Digital Download Composed by Various. Arranged by Marcello Meneguzzo. Romantic Period, Classical Period, Baroque Period, Renaissance. Score. 107 pages. Published by Renato Tagliabue
Quarter volume index<br> ANONIMO ........................................................... Elevazione<br> BACH Wilhelm Friedemann ............................. ...Jesu, meine Freude<br> BACH Wilhelm Friedemann ................................. Fuga<br> BÖHM Georg ....................................................... Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr<br> BÖHM Georg ...................................................... Christum wir sollen loben schon<br> BÖHM Georg ....................................................... Praeludium<br> BOSSI Marco Enrico ............................................ Chant du soir<br> BOSSI Marco Enrico ............................................ Intermezz0<br> BOYCE William ................................................... Voluntary<br> BRUNETTI Antonio ............................................. Sonata terza<br> BRUNETTI Antonio ............................................. Sonata quarta<br> CIMOSO Domenico ............................................. Andante Legato<br> COUPERIN François ........................................... Recit de Chromhorne<br> COUPERIN François ........................................... Fugue sur la Trompette<br> COUPERIN François ........................................... Chromhorne sur la Taille<br> COUPERIN François ........................................... Recit de tierce<br> DU MAGE Pierre ................................................. Tierce en taille<br> FRANCK César ................................................... Prélude<br> GERBER Heinrich Nikolaus ................................ Inventio<br> GERBER Heinrich Nikolaus ................................ Inventio<br> HERON Henry ..................................................... Voluntary<br> KIRNBERGER Johann Philipp ............................ Komm, o komm, du Geist des Lebens<br> KITTEL Johann Christian .................................... Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele<br> LÜBECK Vincent ................................................. Praeambulum<br> OLEY J. C. ........................................................... Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir<br> OXINAGAS Joaquin de ........................................ Fuga<br> SANDONI Pier Giuseppe ..................................... Sonata prima<br> TELEMANN Georg Philipp .................................. Nun freut euch lieben Christen gmein<br> VALERJ Gaetano ................................................ Sonata per Organo<br> VALERJ Gaetano ................................................. Sonata quinta<br> VALERJ Gaetano ................................................. Sonata seconda<br> WEST John E. ..................................................... Impromptu
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5 Morceaux Romantiques, Op.101 - II. Chant Du Soir
Piano solo
By Jean Sibelius. Classical. Piano. 2 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Musi…
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By Jean Sibelius. Classical. Piano. 2 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music (HX.333595). - Piano - Classical - Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music
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5 Morceaux Romantiques, Op.101 - II. Chant Du Soir
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SheetMusicPlus
Jean Sibelius: 5 Morceaux Romantiques, Op.101 - II. Chant Du Soir - piano solo
Piano solo
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Ange Flégier: Le Cor for baritone voice and piano
Low voice, Piano
Low Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533413 Composed by Ange F…
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Low Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533413 Composed by Ange Flégier. Concert,Romantic Period,Standards. 11 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #2913381. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533413). A setting of a poem by Alfred de Vigny. Edited by Jared Schwartz and Mary Dibbern.Recorded on Ange Flégier: Mélodies for Bass Voice and Piano.Toccata Classics, 2016. In D major Duration: aprox. 5 minutes 30 secondsThe original orchestration of this song is available on rental from the puboisher (2(pic)222/4231/timp/3perc/hp/strings)Ange Flégier (1846–1925) was born in Marseilles and also died there. Hestudied composition with Ambroise Thomas at the Conservatoire in Paris and then became a well-known composer with more than 350 works in his catalogue. Most of his works are concert songs and chamber music pieces. He also worked as a music critic and, later in life, as a painter.J'aime le son du Cor, le soir, au fond des bois,Soit qu'il chante les pleurs de la biche aux abois,Ou l'adieu du chasseur que l'écho faible accueille,Et que le vent du nord porte de feuille en feuille.Que de fois, seul, dans l'ombre à minuit demeuré,J'ai souri de l'entendre, et plus souvent pleuré !Car je croyais ouïr de ces bruits prophétiquesQui précédaient la mort des Paladins antiques.Âmes des Chevaliers, revenez-vous encor?Est-ce vous qui parlez avec la voix du Cor ?Roncevaux ! Roncevaux ! Dans ta sombre valléeL'ombre du grand Roland n'est donc pas consolée !
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Low voice, Piano
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Ange Flégier
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Ange Flégier: Le Cor for baritone voice and piano
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Élégie
Guitar
Guitar - Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: ZY.DO-1522 Composed by Francis Bebey.…
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Guitar - Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: ZY.DO-1522 Composed by Francis Bebey. Arranged by Ingrid Riollot. Score. 5 pages. Les Editions Doberman-Yppan (digital) #DO 1522. Published by Les Editions Doberman-Yppan (digital) (ZY.DO-1522). Francis Bebey est né à Douala en juillet 1929, dans une grande famille où son père, pasteur, luttait pour nourrir ses enfants. Mais Francis a eu l'opportunité d'aller à l'école. Admirant son frère aîné, Marcel Eyidi Bebey, il s'est éduqué, s'est distingué, et a finalement reçu une bourse pour passer son baccalauréat en France.Nous approchions de la fin des années 1950 lorsqu'il est arrivé à La Rochelle. Plus que jamais, dans cette France où les Africains étaient regardés avec curiosité, condescendance ou dédain, Francis s'appuyait sur ses ressources intellectuelles. Travailleur assidu, il a obtenu son baccalauréat, puis s'est installé à Paris où il a commencé des études d'anglais à la Sorbonne. Un jour, il a su ce qui l'attirait vraiment : il voulait faire de la radio. Francis a appris son métier en France et aux Ã?tats-Unis.Après avoir travaillé quelques années comme reporter, il a été embauché en 1961 en tant que fonctionnaire international au Département de l'information de l'UNESCO.Parallèlement, Francis a toujours été attiré par la création musicale. Son activité diurne très sérieuse ne l'empêchait pas de fréquenter les clubs de jazz le soir. Ã? Paris, le jazz, la musique à la mode à cette époque, mais aussi la rumba et la salsa l'attiraient. Il collectionnait les disques et assistait à de nombreux concerts. Avec son complice Manu Dibango, Francis montait sur scène et jouait de la musique.Francis aimait la musique classique depuis son enfance. Il avait grandi en écoutant les cantates et les oratorios de Bach ou Handel que son père chantait au temple. Il s'est passionné pour la guitare, impressionné par les maîtres espagnols et sud-américains, et a décidé d'apprendre à jouer de l'instrument lui-même.Il a commencé à composer des pièces pour guitare, mêlant les diverses influences qui le traversaient avec la musique traditionnelle africaine qu'il portait en lui depuis son enfance. Son approche a captivé le directeur du Centre culturel américain (alors situé dans le quartier de Saint-Germain à Paris), qui lui a offert l'opportunité de se produire devant un public. Francis y a donné son premier récital de guitare (1963) devant un public hypnotisé. Son premier album solo est sorti peu de temps après.Progressivement, Francis est devenu reconnu comme musicien et compositeur. Plusieurs albums de l'ambassadeur africain de la guitare, comme le décrivait la presse, sont sortis. Il a également écrit des livres, au point que sa carrière artistique est devenue difficile à concilier avec sa carrière de fonctionnaire. En 1974, même s'il était devenu le directeur général chargé de la musique à l'UNESCO, il a fait le saut audacieux et a démissionné de cette prestigieuse institution pour se consacrer aux trois activités qui l'intéressaient : la musique, la littérature et le journalisme.Il a exploré le patrimoine musical traditionnel du continent africain, notamment à travers le piano à pouce sanza et la musique polyphonique des pygmées d'Afrique centrale, ou en chantant dans sa langue maternelle et en composant des chansons humoristiques en français !Le succès a suivi. Francis Bebey a parcouru le monde : de la France au Brésil, du Cameroun à la Suède, de l'Allemagne aux Caraïbes, ou du Maroc au Japon... la liste des pays où il a été invité à se produire, à donner des conférences ou à rencontrer des lecteurs est très longue. En plus de la reconnaissance publique, il bénéficiait de la reconnaissance de ses collègues musiciens, tels que le guitariste John Williams ou le Vénézuélien Antonio Lauro, qui l'ont invité à faire partie du jury d'un concours de guitare classique à Caracas.Sa vie était le voyage d'un pionnier africain, un homme enraciné dans son patrimoine culturel et portant un message de partage et d'espoir pour le monde. Son originalité continue de résonner dans le monde entier depuis son décès à la fin du mois de mai 2001.Francis Bebey was born in Douala in July 1929, into a large family where his father, a pastor, struggled to feed his children. But Francis had the opportunity to go to school. Admiring his elder brother, Marcel Eyidi Bebey, he educated himself, distinguished himself, and eventually received a scholarship to go and take his baccalaureate in France.We approached the end of the 1950s when he arrived in La Rochelle. More than ever, in this France where Africans were looked at with curiosity, condescension, or disdain, Francis relied on his intellectual resources. A diligent worker, he obtained his Baccalaureate, then moved to Paris where he started English studies at the Sorbonne. One day, he knew what truly attracted him: he wanted to do radio. Francis learned his craft in France and in the USA.After working for a few years as a reporter, he was hired in 1961 as an international civil servant in the UNESCO Information Department.In parallel, Francis had always been drawn to musical creation. His very serious daytime activity didnâ??t prevent him from frequenting jazz clubs in the evenings. In Paris, the Jazz, the trendy music of that time, but also rumba and salsa attracted him. He collected records and attended numerous concerts. With his accomplice Manu Dibango, Francis took the stage and played music.Francis liked classical music since his childhood. He grew up listening to the cantatas and oratorios of Bach or Handel that his father had sung in the temple. He became passionate about the guitar, impressed by the Spanish and South American masters, and decided to learn to strum the instrument himself.He started composing guitar pieces, blending the various influences that flow through him with the traditional African music he had carried within since childhood. His approach captivated the director of the American Cultural Center (then located in the Saint-Germain neighborhood of Paris), who offered him the opportunity to perform in front of an audience. Francis gave his first guitar recital there (1963) in front of a mesmerized audience. His first solo album was released shortly thereafter.Gradually, Francis became recognized as a musician and composer. Several albums of the African guitar ambassador, as described by the press, were released. He also wrote books, to the point that his artistic career became challenging to reconcile with his career as a civil servant. In 1974, even though he had become the General Manager in charge of music at UNESCO, he took the bold leap and resigned from this prestigious institution to dedicated himself to the three activities that interested him: music, literature, and journalism. He explored the traditional musical heritage of the African continent, notably through the thumb piano sanza, and the polyphonic music of the Central African pygmies, or singing in his native language and composing humoristic songs in French!Success followed. Francis Bebey traveled the world: from France to Brazil, Cameroon to Sweden, Germany to the Carribean, or Morocco to Japan... the list of countries where he was invited to perform, gives lectures, or meets readers is very long. In addition to public recognition, he enjoyed the recognition of his fellow musicians, such as guitarist John Williams or Venezuelan Antonio Lauro, who invited him to be a part of the jury for a classical guitar competition in Caracas.His life was the journey of an African pioneer, a man rooted in his cultural heritage and carrying a message of sharing and hope for the world. His originality continues to vibrate around the world since his passing at the end of May 2001.
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