Lutos?awski: Strawchain and Other Songs was written in 1951 for Polish Radio, Strawchain and Other songs presents a series of contrasting songs about nature and people. Strawchain itself is a set of variations where the Piano weaves around the unchanging melody.Lutos?awski's idiom is carefully crafted with short, memorable motifs and imaginative responses to the mixture of Polish traditional poems…

As one of Hollywood's most memorable films, and perhaps the greatest screen adaptation of a novel ever, the 1939 Wizard Of Oz brought the words to music, entrenching the songs in popular culture and ensuring their timelessness. With this Piano, Vocal and Guitar book, you can learn every song from the hit movie.There were other film adaptations of L. Frank Baum's book before and after it, but the 1…

Il s'agit d'une ressource vraiment utile pour les organistes de la paroisse qui trouvent eux-mêmes qui ont besoin de plus de musique à la fin d'un hymne à introduire une procession ou autre action à une conclusion. Chaque pièce découle naturellement les airs hymne sur lequel il repose. / Orgue

Par VASKS PETERIS. The Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, who is known for his atmospheric pieces for string orchestra, “Cantabile”, “Musica dolorosa” and “Voices”, is concentrating increasingly on chamber music: his latest works are the “Partita” for cello and piano, the “Fifth String Quartet” and a piano quartet. Vasks has brought elements of ancient and folk traditions in Latvian music into his co…

The OperAria repertoire anthology was much applauded when it came on stage with three baritone volumes in 2015. The successful baritone debut was followed in 2017/18 by the appearance of the four soprano volumes, also conquering hearts in no time. Now, another performance: The curtain rises on the bass volumes, the foundation of the vocal family for heavier, darker voices, though nevertheless bril…

Choeur Seul. Par POULENC FRANCIS. The Litanies a la Viergne Noire signaled a new phase in Poulenc’s career, one marked by religious choral works of a mysterious, ethereal, and often extremely moving nature. Not surprisingly this was influenced by personal losses in his life. A beautiful work for female (SSA) voices, which features a modal, chant-like style, which avoids conventional cadences. Avai…

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER. Commissioned by Sospiri for their CD A Multitude of Voices, this evocative setting of Edward Thomas's 1916 poem showcases Alexander L'Estrange's unique choral voice at its best. Combining classic choral textures, flavours of jazz harmony and moments of rhythmic suspense, Alexander has crafted a beautiful, bitter-sweet work that perfectly complements the wistful nature of …

Tarik O'Regan's Mass Observation was commissioned for the University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Jerry Blackstone, conductor, thanks to support from the William K. and Delores S. Brehm Choral Commissioning Fund and the Barbara Abramoff Levy Fund. Composer's note: Mass Observation is a meditation on the histories of our varied ambivalent relationships with surveillance in its myriad guises. The use …