Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This suite was composed by Jan Van der Roost on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the ‘Koninklijke Sint Martinusfanfare’ (Royal Saint Martinus Fanfare Band) from Halle (Belgium). The composer was required to create a suite in three movements based on three images associated with the ‘Sint Martinusfanfare’ from the small town of Halle in the province of Brabant. The fi…

Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE / NICHOLAS ELLIS CAMILLE (Arr.. Saint-Saëns’s Danse Macabre began life in 1874 as a song, then as a tone poem for full orchestra, and quickly became one of his most popular works. It conjures a midnight scene where Death himself plays the fiddle, summoning skeletons to dance until dawn. The music brims with wit and theatrical colour: eerie harp strokes mark the hour, a skel…

Par PIETILA ESA. The title of Esa Pietilä?s solo harpsichord work Fata morgana (2019) refers to a special weather con-dition, which creates illusory effect of mirage-like fairy castle-like monuments in the horizon of the sea. The piece brings forth the frightening bass sonority on double manual, full size harpsichord and the brightness on the treble and makes a dialogue out of them. ?I got fasci-n…

Tout comme le suggère le titre, ce DVD se concentre sur les sujets avancés de l'indépendance et la polyrythmie, avec un défi clips mais très éducatives de Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree), Steve Smith (Journey, Vital Information), Antonio Sanchez (Pat Metheney), David Garibaldi (Tower of Power), Derek Roddy (maître de métal extrême), Todd Sucherman (Styx), Randy Black (Annihilator, Primal Fear), Ch…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Recently discovered among the composer's papers, these three short pieces extend the idioms of the major works into the intimate world of the keyboard. The first piece is a study in sarabande rhythm; the second, Molto lento, a frosty evocation of Winter. A rousing Pezzo ostinato - a favourite form, completes the collection. Performers of intermediate grade and beyond wi…

These reached the heights of popularity, and are considered by many considered to be masterpieces, although in the view of the skeptics gravitated dangerously toward salonism. They were included, along with the nocturnes and impromptus, to Chopin's feminine works. In the descriptions of their nature appear: volatility, airiness, overwheleming movement, aristocracy, eroticism. They are divided into…

Psalm 109 (110). Par CARISSIMI GIACOMO. These psalm settings are in the tradition of classical vocal polyphony as practiced in the modified a cappella style of the 17 th century [“stylus gravis”]. Characteristic of this style is the continuo line, which generally doubles the vocal bass, only occasionally functioning independently. Despite its closeness to the tradition of the a-cappella style, Car…

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Par SAARIAHO KAIJA. Ecrit pour trois voix de femmes (ou choeur féminin), Crotale, violon et violoncelle. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Rép Classique / Date parution : 2002-09-01/ Répertoire / Scores

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