This Grammy award winning, romantic ballad by The Beatles features French lyrics inspired by the French bohemian culture of the sixties Michelle also features a unique finger-picking style on the guitar mimicking Nashville guitarist Chet Atkins. This arrangement sees a reimagining of this guitar style onto piano, with the beautiful melody and steady bass movement reflected in the voices. Arranged …

Marin Marais (1656-1728) Compositions from the First Book for two violas da gamba and basso continuo Editor: Günter and Leonore von Zadow, publication date: 2014-06, continuo realization: Dankwart von Zadow, source: Pieces a une at a deux violes [Premier Livre], Paris 1686-1869 Description Marais' music represents for many the pinnacle of the French viol literature, and the facsimile reproducti…

Par ROBERDAY FRANCOIS / FERRARD. French Baroque organist and composer, François Roberday (1624-1680) is best known today for his Fugues And Caprices collected and published in a superb volume by Le Pupitre. Roberday 's Fugues And Caprices are four-part contrapuntal Organ pieces. Each Fugue is paired with a Caprice on the same subject, and with an exciting 12 Fugues and Caprices included in the col…

Par MAGALIF EUGENE. Fantomas for Piano Duet (1 Piano-4 Hands) by Eugene Magalif is based on a theme and sequence of chords which the composer and a friend sometimes played as kids: 'This funny and mysterious theme was easy to play on piano, four-hands. At that time, the French movie 'Fantômas' was on the cinema screens and we called this music by the name of a clever criminal - the main character …

No other season of the year can rival Advent and the pre-Christmas season for music-making, whether in school, with friends or in the family. This edition contains Christmas hits from the German, English and French traditions,arranged for two flutes.The duet version always appears on the left-hand page of the edition. On the right is the carol, underlaid with the words for every stanza and printed…

in Full Score. Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. Considered throughout much of his career as the preeminent French composer, Camille Saint-Saëns wrote music that embodies a characteristic French concern for clarity and order, together with his own assured mastery of the composer's craft. These qualities are evident in Saint-Saëns' Symphony No. 3, widely regarded as the composer's major orchestral work, and…

Par COULAIS BRUNO. A beautiful selection of choral pieces by Christophe Barratier and Bruno Coulais, from the successful French film Les Choristes or The Choir. This was the number one box office film in 2004, with more than 8. 6 million admissions. This book contains 9 pieces all arranged for SSA with Soprano Solo and Piano accompaniment including Le Cahier de Musique des Choristes and Fond de L'…

Trilogie Sacrée. Par BERLIOZ HECTOR. The history of the composition of the oratorio is odd: the kernel of this three-part work were the movements from the middle section, the “Flight to Egypt, ” which Berlioz composed on a whim in 1850 and which he passed off as the work of a baroque composer whose existence he himself had invented. In 1854 the triptych, which was completed with the parts entitled…

Par CAFOLLA ROMA. A modern interpretation of the ancient Dance Suite. Virtuosic writing for the soloist. As a child I was privileged to be introduced to these dances by Ms Watson my ballet teacher. She was an immense talent and explained the nuances and intricacies with care and passion for the subject. 1. Prelude (Allegro) - The introduction to the suite. 2. Allemande (Moderato con moto) An elabo…

Par RAVEL MAURICE. Ravel brought to the art of the song that distinctive fusion of classicism and the modern spirit that characterized all his musical works. This superb collection includes many of his most admired and performed songs and song cycles. Reprinted from authoritative French editions and with new English translations of the original French texts. Edited by Arbie Orenstein./ Répertoire …