Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This work, in two movements, was written for the 50th anniversary of “Harmonie St. Cecilia” in Oudenburg, Belgium, and is dedicated to its conductor, Arne Wyntin. The first part is rather quiet and pastoral in character, and is written in a gently rocking 12/8 time. The tranquility of the area around the medieval town of Oudenburg, a rustic region not far from the North Sea,…

The musical setting of the poem Though Love be a Day by the English writer E. E. Cummings is both graceful and solemn at the same time. The composer Matthew Brown interpreted it sometimes light, sometimes tonally powerful and archaic for mixed a cappella choir. / Choeur Mixte (SSAATTBB) A Cappella

Par SAKAI ITARU. “Yamanobe no Michi” (road at the foot of a mountain) is located east of the Yamato basin. It is the oldest road in Japan and is about 35km (21. 5 miles) long. The oldest market and positions used for trading merchandise over the centuries are found along this road. While composing this work the composer visualised the activity along “Yamanobe no Michi” imagining the solemn process…

Eine Sammlung weihnachtlicher Klaviermusik. Art and Music reflect with special clarity the various ways people in the course of history have understood and interpreted Christmas. The musical forms of CHRISTMAS literature range from gentle Pianissimo to vigorous Fortissimo, from meditative Adagio and solemn Maestoso to exciting Vivace, and from the simple sounds of triads to the charming dance of r…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This work consists of two movements. The first part is rather quiet and pastoral in character, written in a gently rocking 12/8 time and expressing the tranquillity of the area around the medieval town of Oudenburg in Belgium. After a beautiful orchestral climax the second section, inspired by the Roman past of Oudenburg, begins. A somewhat oppressive and impending introduct…

 Le cérémonial protocolaire des cours royales d'Europe et la solennité du rituel immuable de la relève de la garde ont été les facteurs principaux d'inspiration que le compositeur a souhaité transcrire sur la partition : Une Dynastie et un Etat indissociables, Influencé par l'appartenance à une unité d'exception et à la Maison Grimaldi aux sept siècles d'histoire, il était inéluctable pour le créa…

Ces trois mélodies pour baryton et piano sont écrites sur des poèmes de Victor Hugo extraits de 'La légende des siècles?. Dans la multitude des visages de Hugo c?est d?abord le poète des sujets grandioses, épiques et solennels qui m?a touché. Ma passion pour l?architecture d?une part et pour les civilisations disparues, antiques et mystérieuses d?autre part m?a fait éprouvé un véritable coup de fo…

Coronation Anthems II - HWV 259. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Une impressionnante intemporalité : les solennels hymnes du couronnement (Coronation Anthems) Zadok the priest, Let thy hand be strengthened, the King shall rejoice et My heart is inditing composés par Händel pour le couronnement de George II en 1727 font partie des chefs-d’œuvre de la littérature chorale. Zadok the priest a accompagné …

Par GORDON ANDREW D.. The Blues Scale by Andrew Gordon is a very important book because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music. Inside both the Blues scale and relative minor Blues scale are explained in detail and how they are used either separately or together in the patterns for each style. Each of the 20 grooves in this book contai…