Par MURAIL TRISTAN. Sables reprend certains des partis pris d'Altitude 8000, en les poussant plus loin: absence d'événements ponctuels (aucun son percussif), continuité extrême (aucun silence, si ce n'est au début de la pièce...). Les notes sont considérées comme de simples 'grains de sable' dont l'accumulation va créer des formes, des 'dunes'. La pièce n'est pas encore véritablement spectrale, ma…

Par CHOSTAKOVITCH DIMITRI. Shostakovich's eleventh symphony is highly programmatic, a large-scale tribute to the 'victory' of the Great October Revolution of 1917, composed on the 40th anniversary of the occasion. The first of the four movements is called The Palace Square, setting the sombre scene where the violent events of the day would occur, and Shostakovitch includes two Russian prison songs…

Finalmente tradotto in italiano il metodo di grande successo Modern School for Snare Drum. Un manuale dedicato alla Scuola moderna di rullante, frutto di anni d'esperienza di Morris Goldenberg e di numerosi professionisti con cui l'autore ha avuto modo di collaborare. Un metodo che insegna a suonare le percussioni dal punto di vista pratico e non rudimentale, che vuol dare delucidazioni sulle diff…

Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. A beguiling 20-minute work for countertenor, women's voices and orchestra, Dream of the Song, George Benjamin's first work since his ground-breaking opera Written on Skin, was premiered in 2015 by the countertenor Bejun Mehta, the Netherlands Chamber Choir and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by the composer. Employing a reduced orchestra (two oboes, four horns, two…

This concerto, a new addition to the literature for guitar and orchestra, casts the guitar almost as a member of the percussion family from the very beginning, explosive in its energy, easing into song for its second theme.An extensive cadenza takes the soloist to the highest note before plunging into an appropriately hectic ending. A simple (but all the more telling) guitar solo opens and closes …

Par FERRARI M. / VERRINI L.. Raccolta di facili brani per orchestra di studenti. I 14 brani coinvolgono lo studente nelle sonorità gioiose del rinascimento italiano, francese e inglese. Sono concepiti per orchestra di studenti. L'organico strumentale è suddiviso in 1 parte per pianoforte, 3 parti per chitarra, 4 parti per strumenodico (flauto, violino, oboe e clarineto), percussioni e coro ad libi…

Make the silence talk'La Muette knew how to make the silence talk like no one', writes Djavann in his book (La Muette, © Flammarion 2008). Those words deeply touched me for they express one of the most beautiful metaphors in music. Through the lines of discourse, beyond words, I was listening to the silence of 'La Muette'. A rare and intense listening which joins the same internal listening I use …

Par MANTOVANI BRUNO. After Eclair de lune for three principal snare drums, three ensembles and electronics, and after my Concerto for two violas written for Tabea Zimmermann and Antoine Tamestit, I felt compelled to compose a new work for double soloist, and ended up choosing the piano. First of all from a desire to write for Varduhi Yeritsyan and François-Frédéric Guy, but also because the confro…

Per Voce Recitante, Orchestra D'Archi, Percussioni, Nastro - Partitura. Par BATTISTELLI GIORGIO. Italian / Musique contemporaine / Date parution : 1905-06-30/ Répertoire / Voix et Ensemble Mixte