Sinfonische Fantasie. Par SIBELIUS JEAN. The tone poem Pohjola's Daughter Op. 49 - a ‘ Symphonic Fantasy for Large Orchestra' - was written by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius in 1906. The story is a variation of Orpheus in the Underworld, depicting a hero (Väinämöinen) who spotted the beautiful ‘ daughter of the North' (Pohjola), seated on a rainbow. The hero asked her to join him, but …

Par FORQUERAY / TILNEY. This edition of Harpsichord Work by Antoine Forqueray has been reviewed and edited by Colin Tilney. Dedicated to ; Madame la Dauphine (i. e. The King's daughter, here, the daughter of Louis XV), this volume includes six suites for a total of 32 pieces. Each of these pieces is actually named after the Courtesans of the Dauphine. With different degrees of complexity, these pi…

Originally composed in 2011 for Anne Akiko Meyersa and her daughter Natalie, it was later orchestrated for Marin Alsop's 20th season at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, and has been transcribed for band. This original version is accessible to musicians and audiences, yet extremely sensitive with its dramatic sonorities, the music is both soothing and subtle even as the tonality is stre…

Par FAGERLUND SEBASTIAN. Based on the film by Ingmar Bergman, Sebastian Fagerlund’s Autumn Sonata follows Charlotte Andergast, a celebrated concert pianist, as she visits the country home of her adult daughter, Eva. Charlotte has not seen Eva for seven years, during which time Eva and her husband Viktor have lost their three-year-old son Erik. Eva’s sister, Helena (Charlotte’s daughter), had been …

La collection 101 Most Beautiful Songs de Hal Leonard propose des arrangements de niveau intermédiaire pour bois, cuivres et cordes, parfaits pour les élèves qui jouent depuis quelques années. Titres inclus : : The Boxer - City of Stars - Daughters - Every Breath You Take - Gabriel's Oboe - Have I Told You Lately - Just Give Me a Reason - Love Me Tender - Michelle - Never Enough - Perfect - She's …

Sept pièces pour piano. Par LAKS SIMON. Simon Laks (1901-1983), who moved from Warsaw to Paris in 1926 at the age of 25, belonged to the large group of composers from Central and Eastern European countries who went down in 20th-century music history as the ?École de Paris?. Slavic temperament amalgamated in their music with French esprit, the folklore of their native countries combined with the st…

Operette. Par BOHM RAINER. Rosalia, the youngest of the King’s five daughters, is a very bright but unruly child. One day, when she lets her fathers orb fall into the well while juggling, the scheming Prime Minister smells his chance, marble statues come to life, little frogs dance the Can-Can, and the King needs Aspirin again. Rosalia rescues the day when she picks up a huge slimy frog and throws…