Pour Quintette de Vents. Par TOMASI HENRI. French composer and conductor, Henri Tomasi (1901-1971) published Five Secular and Sacred Dances for Wind Quintet in 1963. As with his other wind compositions, Five Secular and Sacred Dances was well-received by audiences. Tomasi was born in Marseille, but his Father and Mother were originally from La Casinca in Corsica. Despite being pressured into music…

Par VACHEY HENRI. Henri Vachey compiles a unique theory guide to aid all instrumentalists in sight singing. The 50 Exercises in Vachey 's study guide contribute to a series of preparatory books for sight singing, incorporating variations in time signatures, key signatures, intervals, rhythm and articulation, amongst other aspects. For all aspiring musicians, Vachey 's 50 Singing Exercises will imp…

Par TOMASI HENRI. French composer and conductor, Henri Tomasi (1901-1971) published Evocations 1969. As with his other wind compositions, Evocations for Solo Saxophone was well-received by audiences. Tomasi was born in Marseille, but his Father and Mother were originally from La Casinca in Corsica. Despite being pressured in to musical studies by his parents, Tomasi dreamed of becoming a sailor, a…

Nocturne. Par DUTILLEUX HENRI. Henri Dutilleux was born in Angers, France, in 1916. This ten-minute Nocturne in one movement was first performed in London by Anne-Sophie Mutter. The demanding solo part has closely alternating virtuoso and lyrical passages. The orchestra accompanies and engages in a dialogue with the solo violin in a colourful and elegant manner that is typically French. The violin…

Born to an Italian father and a French mother, Eugène Bozza (1905-1991) divided his music studies between the Academia Santa Cecilia in Rome and the Conservatoire de Paris, where he was taught by Henri Büsser and Henri Rabaud. His chamber music compositions reveal a marked predilection for wind instruments, as reflected in Fantaisie pastorale for oboe and piano (1939) and New-Orléans for bass saxh…

Par TOMASI HENRI. French composer and conductor, Henri Tomasi (1901-1971) published Fanfares Liturgiques in 1952. As with his other wind compositions, Fanfares Liturgiques was well-received by audiences. Tomasi was born in Marseille, but his Father and Mother were originally from La Casinca in Corsica. Despite being pressured into musical studies by his parents, Tomasi dreamed of becoming a sailor…

Par SOLIS MICHEL. La musique d'Henri Tomasi - l'un des derniers grands compositeurs lyriques du XXe siècle - vibre de ses sonorités chaudes et colorées dans le monde entier. Aujourd'hui, de New York à Rome, de Tokyo à Amsterdam, Barcelone ou Prague, son Concerto pour trompette, ses Fanfares liturgiques ou encore ses oeuvres engagées et inspirées par les auteurs majeurs - Camus, Giono, Lorca, Milos…

Par TOMASI HENRI. French composer and conductor, Henri Tomasi (1901-1971) published Trois Pastorales for Flute Trio in 1964. As with his other wind compositions, Trois Pastorales was well-received by audiences. Tomasi was born in Marseille, but his Father and Mother were originally from La Casinca in Corsica. Despite being pressured in to musical studies by his parents, Tomasi dreamed of becoming …

Par SPARKE PHILIP. A Monmouth Overture fut composé pour le Haberdashers’ Symphonic Winds pendant l’année de résidence à Monmouth School du compositeur Philip Sparke. Cette oeuvre est basée sur la chanson d’Azincourt du 15 ème siècle, écrite en hommage à la victoire de Henri V sur l’armée française plus grande mais démodée. Henri V fut né à Monmouth en 1387, d’où vient le titre historique de cette …