Par SZYMANOWSKI KAROL. (VII) The Polish idiom appeared in Szymanowskis music in 1920, foreshadowing the beginning of a new period of creativity, later called nationalistic. Before this idiom was realised and such compositions typical of the Polish style as the ballet Harnasie, the Mazurkas, Stabat Mater, Fourth Symphony and Second Violin Concerto had been written, the change in musical thinking an…

Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. Cette messe, écrite par Puccini durant ses études, réclame normalement un orchestre. La version à deux pianos présentée ici préserve un espace dynamique large, grâce au savoir-faire de l’orchestrateur, et permet d’aborder cette œuvre avec un effectif plus accessible pour les chœurs. La première exécution de cette version a été donnée en 2007 à Annecy par le Chœur départemental…

Par YEZNIKIAN FRANCK CHRISTOPH. Issue d’une commande du S.W.R. Radio-Sinfonieorchester de Stuttgart, cette œuvre est pour violoncelle et grand orchestre : trois flûtes (dont deux flûtes piccolo en plus), un hautbois, un hautbois d’amour, un cor anglais, une clarinette (avec une clarinette piccolo), un cor de basset, une clarinette contrebasse, deux bassons, un contrebasson, quatre cors, deux tromp…

Versuch eines Requiems. Par HARTMANN KARL AMADEUS. Karl Amadeus Hartmann wrote his first symphony in 1935/36. At that time he was still an unknown musician whose works stood no chance of being performed and who could not hope to find encouragement in his native Germany. He had to wait more than ten years for its first performance, which finally took place in Frankfurt in the spring of 1948 under t…

This Songbook for Piano, Vocal and Guitar is the ultimate collection of pieces from Ellie Goulding's 3rd studio album, Halcyon Days. Perfect for any 'Goulddigger' or budding Ellie Goulding wannabe.Halcyon Days also includes Ellie Goulding's 1st ever number one single, Burn. This ground breaking track beat the likes of Lady GAGA, and stayed in the number one position for three consecutive weeks.Als…

The Boosey Voice Coach is an entirely new concept in vocal training. Not a self-teaching manual, and not filled with off-putting diagrams, this series is a wholly practical guide to singing - learning about technique and interpretation through the repertoire itself. Each volume is devoted to singing in one particular language or to singing in a specific context, such as musical theatre or oratorio…

The Boosey Voice Coach is an entirely new concept in vocal training. Not a self-teaching manual, and not filled with off-putting diagrams, this series is a wholly practical guide to singing - learning about technique and interpretation through the repertoire itself. Each volume is devoted to singing in one particular language or to singing in a specific context. In each volume of the series, works…