Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. Bien loin de constituer un ouvrage isolé dans l’œuvre de Camille Saint-Saëns, Ivanhoé appartient à un ensemble réalisé dans le contexte particulier du concours pour le prix de Rome. Institué en 1803, supprimé dans la foulée des événements de mai 1968, ce dernier fut pendant longtemps le plus convoité des prix français de composition musicale. Organisé par l’Institut, il ga…

Par DE HAAN JAN. The work Prevision has been composed in a free fantasy form. The composer has musically depicted the growing up of his first grandson. Sunk in thought, he sketches his prevision: the development of a small boy growing up to be an adult man. After a brilliant introduction, a slow march follows, which symbolises the first steps toward adulthood. Aspects such as love and a sense of s…

Best remembered for his extraordinary advancement of Piano technique, Franz Liszt saw himself in quite a different light: as an innovative composer prepared to move beyond convention into uncharted waters. He and Richard Wagner were allies in Zukunftsmusik, the 'music of the future,' a new approach that was liberated from all prescribed rules of musical form. Liszt invented the tone poem, and this…

Chandons Te Deum HWV 281. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Handel composed the 'Te Deum” in B-flat major HWV 281 in 1718 for the future Duke of Chandos, hence its nickname 'Chandos Te Deum”. Here it is called 'Te Deum for Cannons” after the Duke's stately home named Cannons where the first performance took place. The unusual scoring for flute, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, two violins and basso continuo plu…

Pièces vocales de Camelot, 1960 musical de Lerner et Loewe, est basée sur la légende du roi Arthur, adapté du roman t. h. White, The Once and Future King. Le conflit principal du roman et la pièce est la liaison entre l'épouse d'Arthur, Guinevere et son ami, Sir Lancelot. / Chant/Vocal/Choeur

To every pupil, the first concert is a special experience. The period of intensive preparation, the mixture of trepidation and joyful anticipation, the concentration during the performance, the applause of the audience and the pride after the successful performance. Such impressions will all stick in the pupil's mind and quite often influence his or her entire future development. The choice of the…

Par COBHAM BILLY. When he burst onto the international stage in 1971 with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Billy Cobham had already recorded with Miles Davis and dozens of others. But it was his otherwordly playing with Mahavishnu that redefined what was possible on the drum set. Cobham's first solo album, 1973's Spectrum, became a number one hit, spawned three future jazz standards, and cemented his pla…

Par SHEPPARD MIKE. Commissioned by Jo McNally for the 2016 AMIS European Middle School Honor Boys' Choir Festival at Frankfurt International School. Out Of The Long Dark explores the idea of the past and the present, as seen from a male perspective — that of son, brother, father. It looks forward to an uncertain future, where mankind is beset by difficulties. Its musical language is dense and darK…

The title track of the latest CD release by The Real Group, this timeless song for any season by the TRG composer of Chili Con Carne and Bumble Bee carries a heartfelt wish for our world in the future. Fusing light vocal jazz with hints of chorale and folk music, this strictly SATB setting with an optional piano part is widely accessible for high school and beyond. Optional piano part (full score)…

Par D’OLLONE MAX. Bien loin de constituer un ouvrage isolé dans la production de Max d’Ollone, L’Été appartient, avec Hymne, Dans la tempête et Sous-Bois à un ensemble de quatre chœurs réalisés dans le contexte particulier du concours pour le prix de Rome. Institué en 1803, supprimé dans la foulée des événements de mai 1968, ce dernier fut pendant plus d’un siècle et demi le plus convoité des prix…