Instrument : clarinet and pianoSeries : Edition Schott - Single EditionNombre de Pages : 8The clarinet virtuoso and educationalist Carl Baermann from Munich was one of the most important musical figures of the 19th century. His teaching literature strongly influenced clarinet education and the further technical development of the clarinet. His Romantic compositions form an integral part of the cla…

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Requiem K. 626 The Requiem, completed by Franz Xaver Sussmayr, in its traditional form. Mozart's final work, the Requiem K. 626, was left incomplete and it is fraught with questions and emotions: the expressive depth of its music, sorrow at the great composer's early death, truth and legend, fragments and attempts to complete the work. The completion of the fragmentary…

Par SCHOENBERG ARNOLD. Schönberg?s Suite op. 25 of 1923 refers to pre-classical forms in its movement titles Präludium, Gavotte?Musette, Intermezzo, Menuett?Trio and Gigue, yet at the same time it was the first work to be based entirely on a twelve-tone row. But anyone who believes that emotions can be left out of this completely new-sounding music is mistaken: Schönberg requires the player?s full…

'Locked Out of Heaven' is the lead single off Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), the second studio album from American singer/songwriter Bruno Mars. A new wave, funk, and reggae rock song about the rapturous feelings brought about by a relationship infused with positive emotions, it was a huge commercial success quickly after its release on October 1, 2012. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six co…

Par NISHIMURA JUDY. Flights of Passage by Judy Nishimura for Flute Choir. From the composer: 'In all of our lives there are rites of passage that mark milestones of achievement or herald stages of emotional maturity. In this composition, these ?rites of passage? are celebrated as ?Flights of Passage,? soaring and happy melodies with the occasional minor-key episode thrown in, as in life.' In four …

Par BRASSENS GEORGES / PASSAQUET. The singer-songwriter and poet Georges Brassens ' emotional song La Guerre 14-18, arranged for four-part chorus by Passaquet. Often only accompanying himself on acoustic Guitar, George Brassens was a poet whose works convey extraordinary beauty with their black humour and their political statements. La Guerre 14-18 is one of his most famous pieces, and this arrang…

Par VINE CARL. From the dynamic rhythms of its opening Prelude, and the luxurious harmonies of Meditation and the breathless Toccata, Carl Vine's Sonata for Piano Four Hands (2009) packs a wide range of styles and emotions into its 23-minute span, reinvigorating a much-loved chamber music genre for the 21st Century./ Répertoire / Piano 4 Mains

Beginning with an unresolved emotion and motive, 'Finding a Way' travels through many emotions looking for a way to find resolution and comfort, conveying an uplifting and hopeful spirit that ultimately finds peace. When healing has had a chance to occur, sadness and sorrow can become replaced with delight and excitement of our memories. The piece concludes with a restatement of the opening, quest…