Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Of all his early chamber works, the 'Nocturne' is most clearly by the mature Vaughan Williams, almost anticipating the influence of Ravel which followed his lessons from the French composer in 1908. In the veiled beauty of its highly chromatic harmonies we hear already the tone-poet of the slow movement of 'A London Symphony', while in the fleet-footed 'Scherzo' there i…

A British Folk Song Fantasy. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Philip Sparke a composé cette fantaisie basée sur des airs traditionnels en provenance des quatre coins des Îles britanniques. L’oeuvre débute avec Brighton Camp, la version anglaise du chant The Girl I Left Behind Me, qui subit une succession de contorsions. Le passage central, plus lent, s’inspire de la mélodie écossaise O Waly, Waly. Vient ensuite…

The 'dumka? is a Slavic folk song or dance of a melancholy character. Dvorák's magnum opus in the piano trio genre takes its name from its 'dumka? movements, which he composed in Prague in 1890-91. After long hesitation Dvorák also prepared a piano reduction while he was in the United States in the summer of 1893. The previous year he had played the work on a forty-concert farewell tour of Bohemia…

This is a simply gorgeous arrangement for your girls' choirs of the delightful and often-sung Welsh folk song. The melody is shared between the high and low voices, and the piano accompaniment never gets in the way of the singers. Will make your treble choirs sound great. / Choeur SSA

Cette charmante, simple American folk song sur un agriculteur chaleureux a été librement adapté pour devenir une chanson de Noël laïque. Les mixolydian accompagnement ventures au-delà de diatonicism pour accompagner la mélodie stepwise hexatonic. Incorporé dans la partie de piano sont des citations d'un carol familier qui a été modifié en mode et au compteur. / Choeur A L'Unisson Et Piano

This beautiful traditional lullaby provides an opportunity for the beginning band to experience a very playable and lyrical Spanish folk song with introductory teaching opportunities for triple meter. (2:00) / Concert Band

Available for the first time: easy to advanced solo works from the Rubank archives with online performance and accompaniment recordings, printable piano accompaniments, and PLAYBACK audio tools. This new collection of 13 Rubank solos includes many that have long been unavailable. All are suitable for contest and festival performance (grades 2-4). Purchase includes exceptional performance tracks (…

Par BOUTHIER CHRISTIAN. Hello Kentucky is a light-hearted march, written in American style, which makes use of snippets from the traditional folk song My Old Kentucky Home. / Niveau : 2.5 / Marche de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

A Welsh Folk Song Setting. Par CURNOW JAMES. Lovely and delicate, this familiar Welsh lullaby is simple yet strong, in a beautifully scored setting. This is a familiar folksong that has stood the test of time, and deservedly so, and will deeply move your audience, and many will remember the tune as used in the movie 'Empire Of The Sun. ' It's a wonderful choice for a tender moment in your program.…