Piano
SKU:
HL.48188704
Composed
by Darius Milhaud. Leduc.
Classical. CD. 66 pages.
Heugel & Cie #HE33226.
Published by Heugel & Cie
(HL.48188704).
UPC:
888680883966. 9x12.25
inches.
French.
“Fren
ch composer and teacher,
Darius Milhaud
(1892-1974) was a
prolific composer of the
20th century as a member
of 'Les Six'. His
compositions remain
highly regarded, the
Ballet, The Blue Train,
being no exception.
Milhaud's compositions
are influenced by jazz
and polytonality, as
exemplified in The Blue
Train. Composed in 1924,
The Blue Train is a
Ballet based on a
scenario by Jean Cocteau,
and composed for the
Ballets Russes. The title
is taken from a night
train called The Blue
Train, which transported
wealth passengers from
Calais to the
Mediterranean Sea. In his
reduction for Piano,
Milhaud makes use of
variation in
articulation, complex
rhythms, chromaticism,
accidentals, harmonics,
altering tempos,
variation in dynamics and
a wide tessitura, amongst
other aspects. Milhaud's
The Blue Train is
essential to all advanced
pianists seeking modern
and exciting
repertoire.&rdquo.
Blue Train
