Clarinet; Piano
Accompaniment (Score and
Solo Part)
SKU:
HL.48024544
Clarinet and
Piano. Composed by
Georges Boulanger. Boosey
& Hawkes Chamber Music.
Classical. Softcover. 12
pages. Bote & Bock
#M202535240. Published by
Bote & Bock
(HL.48024544).
9.0x12.0
inches.
Newspaper
advertisements of hotels
and music halls
announced: 'Boulanger
plays today' - Georges
Boulanger (1893-1958) was
one of themost famous
café violinists and
band leaders of his time.
He performed in Romania,
Russia, Dresden, Berlin,
London and Brazil and
appeared on the screen
next to many film stars
in the 1930s/1940s. He
left about 250
compositions, all of
which were inspired by
Balkan folklore and light
Viennese music. Avant de
mourir, written in 1926
and known as My Prayer in
English-speaking
countries, is one of his
greatest hits which was
recorded on vinyl by
Glenn Miller, Jimmy
Dorsey, Ella Fitzgerald,
Lionel Hampton, Bert
Kaempfert,Gene Krupa,
Dean Martin, Roy Orbison,
and Engelbert
Humperdinck. The version
of The Platters from 1956
reached the top of the
charts. The wistful piece
was often used in films
as well.
engelbert-humperdinck
