Songs Dances and Ellipses was commissioned by the Barbican Centre for the Chilingirian String Quartet on the occasion of their 25th anniversary.Quoting Saxton: 'The title Songs Dances and Ellipses refers both to the characterand the architecture of my quartet. The fundamental nature of the relationship between the extra-human music of the spheres and human musical expression manifest in song an…

Arrangeur: Jonathan Leshnoff. Par LESHNOFF JONATHAN. Having written four String Quartets in less than a decade, Leshnoff struck a lighter note with his fifth, titled Four Dances. The four dance movements are I Waltz, II Pavane, III Chas Tanz, IV Furlana. Written in 2014, Four Dances was premiered by Carpe Diem String Quartet the following year, and has just been recorded by the same on an album fe…

Andantino-English Dances Set I opus 27 is a light classic composition that was written for orchestra by the British composer Malcolm Arnold in 1950. The set contains four dances that continue without pause: the individual movements are indicated by the tempo markings. The work came about at the request of Bernard de Nevers at the time the head of publisher Alfred Lengnick and Co. who asked Ar…

for piano and woodwind quintet. Par JALBERT PIERRE. Wind Dances is in seven short contrasting movements, each containing dance-like rhythms, both slow and fast. Having two sons who both play the clarinet, I've heard many a woodwind quintet, so I've been wanting to write for the medium for quite a while. In this instance, I also added my own instrument, the piano. The work opens with a fast moveme…

Flute and Piano. Par BRYAN KELLY. Woodwind players in particular have cause to thank Bryan Kelly for so many tuneful and finely crafted collections of pieces written for their enjoyment. There are eight sparkling additions to the flautist's repertoire in Songs and Dances for flute and piano. An easygoing combination of baroque movements - an Intrada, Sarabande and Hornpipe - with a lively Polka an…

Score-Paul Creston wrote in an accessible style that incorporated song and dance idioms and often featured unusual instruments like the trombone marimba or saxophone along with lush harmonies expansive orchestrations rhythmic drive and spontaneity. A large proportion of his music included the word 'dance' in the title either of the piece itself or of the movements. These 'Choric Dances' are …

Par PALMER JOHN W.N.. Flautista is a suite of Latin dances composed by John W.N. Palmer, with interpretations of some of the more popular rhythm pattern and styles. Very entertaining and fun to play! Movements consists of: Mambo, Bolero, Paso Doble, and Samba. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes