Par DE HAAN JACOB. La Lituanie est dotée d’un riche patrimoine culturel. Petit territoire situé sur la rive orientale de la mer Baltique, la Lituanie est divisée en cinq régions ethnographiques : la Samogitie, la Haute Lituanie, la Sudovie, la Dzkija et la Petite Lituanie. Chaque région a son dialecte, son costume traditionnel, ses coutumes, son artisanat, ses fêtes et jours fériés et surtout ses …

Choralmotette I. Par BORNEFELD HELMUT. BoWV 35 / Mottet / Répertoire / Choeur SSATB

Par MAHLER GUSTAV. An unabridged republication of this work, orginally published by C. F. Kahnt Nachfolger in 1906. The symphony dates from the composer's prolific period of 1903-4. The work incorporates 'portraits' of Alma in the first movement and of children playing in a diabolical Scherzo- some say, a musical prediction of the tragedy that was to strike the Mahler family within three years./ R…

Par PEIRSON RICHARD. The sense of rare and beautiful magic encountered in the early verse of Yeats is perfectly captured in this setting of He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven which, like the no less evocative texts selected by Warlock for 'The Curlew', is among the outstanding items from the early collection 'The Wind Among The Reeds'. To the rich symbolism of the poet's work, smoothly euphonious …

Par BULLA STEPHEN. As one of the great pillars of church hymnody, the song All Creatures of Our God lives through the centuries. The associated words are attributed to St. Francis of Assisi and they were wed to this melody in a hymnal first published in 1623. The setting adds a contemporary flare to the tune by combining it with up-beat, original material. / Niveau : 3 / Répertoire / Concert Band…

Johannes Brahms:The Works for one Instrument and PianoJohannes Brahms' compositions for one instrument and piano have been standards in chamber music literature ever since their inception. These works were written with specific performers in mind and Brahms worked closely with them when refining the final texts. Nevertheless, we rarely approach the music taking into consideration the possibilities…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. This is an ancient Welsh air that was first published in Relics of the Welsh Bards in 1794. Dafydd (David) Owain was a famous Welsh bard who lived on a farm called Gareg Wen (The White Rock) in Eifionydd, Carnarnvonshire, North Wales. Tradition has it that on his deathbed he called for his harp and composed this lovely melody, requesting that it be played at his funeral. Accordi…

Par MIRANDA LIN-MANUEL. The 2008 Broadway musical In the Heights explores three days in the New York City Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights. Its infectious score featuring hip-hop, salsa, merengue and soul music was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The recent movie adaptation brought the musical to a whole new generation of fans. Our easy piano selections songbook features 10 tunes from the …