Cesar Franck's Sonata for Piano and Violin is one of the most treasured works in the violin repertoire, a masterpiece of cyclic form with a gracefulness and expressive force almost paradigmatic for the age of musical Romanticism. This work was composed in 1886 and was dedicated to the Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe.After Franck's death in 1890 the original publisher of the Sonata, the…

Internationally known singer/songwriter and guitarist Janis Ian has been writing and recording music since the 1960s. As a teenager, she released her first hit single, the controversial Society's Child. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Janis Ian had several hit songs, both in the U.S. and abroad, including the Grammy Award-winning At Seventeen. A respected songwriter, her songs have been covered …

Christmas Joy (Easter Joy) is a seasonal anthem that features texts for both Christmas and Easter. Suggested corresponding lectionary readings for Christmas include Psalm 97, Isaiah 62: 11-12, Luke 2: 1-20, and Titus 3: 4-7 - and basic homiletical theme is joining with the heavenly angels to proclaim the good news that the Savior is born! Suggested corresponding lectionary readings for Easter incl…

Par ROSSINI GIOACHINO. Next to the 'Stabat Mater, ' the 'Petite Messe solennelle' of 1863 is Rossini’s second extensive sacred composition. Ostensibly, the work was an occasional piece, written for the dedication of a private chapel for the once well-to-do Parisian nobility. This explains the reduced instrumental accompaniment for two pianos and harmonium. Of course this instrumental garb, reminis…

Pharrell Williams' mega-hit Happy was featured in the film Despicable Me 2 took the world by storm in 2013. Carsten Gerlitz has the catchy tune for five-voice choir SSATB - arranged to allow enthusiastic audience of the common Singing along. The choir folder contains 10 Sing scores with 8 pages. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Par BJORK. Björk Guðmundsdóttir is one of the key recording artists of the 21st century. Moving effortlessly between disciplines and genres so fluidly it would shame David Bowie, Björk has tackled neo-classical, showtunes, house, pop, indie as well as acting (winning best actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her turn in Dancer In The Dark) and creating a visual template for her work that is sta…

Commanditaire Swisstuba.ch pour le Concours International de Tuba de Genève en janvier 2020 Notice La partition est écrite sur deux portées. La portée du haut concerne : - la voix chantée dans l'instrument - le souffle inspiré et expiré dans l'instrument - les ossia. La portée inférieure concerne le jeu normal du tuba Cette oeuvre pour tuba solo composée pour le concours de tuba de Genèv…

Avec les acteurs de la chaîne sérieux ce compositeur letton reconnaît depuis longtemps en raison de ses concepts tonales sonores et son idiome modale, parfois aléatoire. Fonctionne comme ' Cantabile per Archi ' ou ' Musica dolorosa ' est déjà assez bien connue, mais des morceaux plus récents comme le Concerto pour violon avec orchestre à cordes ' Fernes Licht ', commandée par Gidon Kremer pour sa …

for Euphonium and Brass Band. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Pulcinella est une commande du joueur d’euphonium taiwanais Tzu-Hsiang Lin. Lin est un soliste et professeur renommé ainsi qu’un « Besson Euphonium Artist ». Il enseigne à l’Université nationale des arts de Taipei, l’Université nationale des arts de Taiwan, l’Université de Shih Chien et École normale nationale de Kaohsiung. Lin a créé Pulcinella dan…

Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. Joseph Haydn?s popular Piano Sonata in D major comes from a group of six sonatas which Haydn had published as a collection by the Viennese publisher Artaria in 1780. The edition was dedicated to the sisters Katharina and Marianna Auenbrugger, two Viennese pianists whom the composer greatly admired: ?The approval of the Misses von Auenbrugger is most important to me; for thei…