Piano
SKU:
HL.48180182
For
Piano Solo. Composed
by Jacques-Francois
Ibert. Leduc. Post-1900,
Romantic. Softcover. 30
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL16512. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48180182).
UPC:
888680795054.
9.0x12.0x0.095
inches.
Composed
between 1920 and 1921,
Stories is a suite of ten
short movements by
Jacques Ibert
(1890-1962), a
neoclassical composer who
won the Prix de Rome in
1919. Written for piano,
this publication was
commissioned by Alphonse
Leduc editor and
increased Jacques Ibert's
popularity. The ten
pieces are as follows: 1.
La meneuse de tortures
d?or (The golden Turtle's
leader) 2. Le petit
âne blanc (The
little white donkey) 3.
Le vieux mendicant (The
old beggar) 4. A Giddy
girl?5. Dans la maison
triste (In the sad house)
6. Le palais
abandonné (The
abandoned palace) 7. Bajo
la mesa (Under the table)
8. La cage de cristal
(The crystal cage) 9. La
marchande d?eau fraiche
(The fresh water
merchant) 10. Le
cortège de Balkis
(Balkis march). It is
believed that the pieces
1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 were
initially composed for
4-hand piano. Jacques
Ibert (1890-1962) also
composed many symphonic
suites, operas and seven
orchestras, including
Angelique (1926) and
Divertissement (1930). He
also was in charge of the
French Academy in the
Villa Médicis
(Roma) and was later
administrator for the
Paris Opera.
Histoires – Dans la maison triste
