Barabbas Variations-The subtitle provides a clue that this work has some relationship to Sallinen's chamber cantata Barabbas Dialogues; however that work was completed somewhat later than this one.Barabbas Variations is also shot through with liberal references to the tango and the piece is one of the longest works in the literature to feature the Accordion this side of Astor Piazzolla; virtuoso…

Passacaglia And Fugue In C Minor

Passacaglia (Archive)

Astor Piazzolla au bandonéon est non seulement le maître inégalé du tango argentin mais aussi un véritable ambassadeur de la musique méridionale. Il est la muse de nombreux artistes et compositeurs et a donné des concerts aussi bien avec des formations de musique du monde qu?' avec les étoiles de la musique classique.?Oblivion? est une oeuvre lente empreinte de mélancolie pouvant être interprét…

Philip Glass has produced ten symphonies so far the ones immediately preceding this one inspired by sources as diverse as Allen Ginsberg poetry Aboriginal writings and Native American song. Symphony No 8 however has noreferences to non-musical materials and takes as its subject according to Glass ‘the language of music itself’.The three-movement work does not conform to classical sympho…

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) was the extraordinary grandmaster of the Argentinean Tango.He composed over 330 tangos with Libertango being one of the most famous. With this arrangement, we have the pleasure of introducing you to our new composer-arranger Bart Picqueur.

Moving Parts is the music for Benjamin Millepied’s ballet of the same name. Scored for Violin Clarinet and Pipe Organ the piece is a series of rhythmic etudes. The slow movement is a very slow passacaglia with I hope unexpected lyrical melodies in the violin. After an extended Organ toccata built over a drone a brief slow movement creates a natural midpoint. The violin aggressively plucki…

‘Mixed Bag’ stands midway between a collection and a hotchpotch. It is a colourful compilation of four completely different pieces each with its own specific character. The first part is called ‘Tanguillo’ : as its name suggests this Spanish dance is related to the Tango. In the next part ‘Maybe next time ....’ a repeated bass line (Passacaglia) can be heard first solo but there…

Selon le philosophe allemand Johann Gottfried Herder « Les chansons populaires (?) sont les archives du peuple le trésor de sa science de sa religion de la vie de ses pères des fautes de son histoire. C?est l?expression de son cœur l?image de son intérieur dans la joie et les larmes (...) » Suite Marchigiana est un triptyque basé sur des chants traditionnels originaires des Marches une…

I più celebri brani di Astor Piazzolla in facili arrangiamenti per strumentisti di ogni livello - 12 capolavori da imparare e suonare facilmente - CD audio mp3 con i brani completi da ascoltare e le basi orchestrali d'accompagnamento per un'esecuzione solistica di grande soddisfazione - See more at: http://www.edizionicurci.it/printed-music/scheda.asp?id=3322#sthash.oNxRWgaW.dpuf / Violoncelle

Take a musical tour of the North of Germany with sailors? music from the coastal areas combining with the authentic traditional folk music culture of the region. This colourful blend of many different styles of the North German music folklore are given a unique twist being wrapped in a grand big band sound, ensuring these fine melodies appeal not only to North German people but to a worldwide audi…

Expérimentateur de génie en rupture avec la tradition tanguera virtuose du bandonéon Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) révolutionne le langage du tango en le dissociant de la danse. Le tango fait désormais son entrée dans le domaine de la musique de concert. L?immortel Libertango une des plus célèbres pièces de Piazzolla souligne toute l?attention que le compositeur a accordé à cette forme musicale …

Par DE HAAN JACOB. This composition is based on a passacaglia theme, in which artistic perfection, symphonic drama and oriental melody lines play a role. The passacaglia is originally a dance made up of a series of variations above a bass line constantly present as an ostinato. It is not in this sense that the 'Symphonic Variations' are in the passacaglia form but in the sense of the open form of …

Study Score-Declaration Suite consists of the orchestral movements from 'Declaration - a symphonic narrative' for Orchestra two solo speakers and speaking chorus. In its original form the work includes a setting of theDeclaration of Independence.The composition was comissioned by Station WRC and WRC-TV of the National Broadcasting Company Washington D. C. for the National Symphony Orchestra of…