Arrangeur: Thomas A. Johnson. Par VERDI GIUSEPPE. Un arrangement de cette pièce charmante bien connue de Nabucco de Verdi. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Opéra-opérette / Répertoire / Piano

A Comic Opera. Par BICKERSTAFF ISAAC (Arr. TOMS EDWARD). 'Love in a Village' was first performed on 8 December 1762 at the Covent Garden Theatre (London). It was to become one of the most popular British musical stage works of the century, and by 1791 it had also gained international acclaim. The question of why this pastiche comic opera was able to develop this special attraction can be described…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Version of 1736 (final version) Bach ?s St. Matthew Passion passed through several stages in its progress towards its final form, stages that today cannot be completely reconstructed. It may be taken as certain that the work was performed on Good Friday 1729 in St. Thomas?s Church, Leipzig, in a version of which the copy made by Bach ?s son-in-law Johann Christoph Altnic…

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. The Oxen is a lamenting poem of Thomas Hardy's set to music by esteemed composer Benjamin Britten, arranged for upper voices with piano accompaniment.   / Choral Music / Répertoire / Voix Hautes et Piano

Par DE HAAN JACOB. Utopia is the name of a book written by the English author Thomas More and was published in 1516. The title is a word thought up by More himself, after the Greek language, meaning 'Nowhereland' and leading to the invention of the words utopian scheme and utopian. Utopia pictured an ideal state on an island far from the inhabited world. This idea was the basis of the composition.…

'A Man's Destiny'. Par DE HAAN JAN. ‘Yn Ieren en Sinen’ (‘with much conviction’) was commissioned by CMV Harmonie Sneek (Friesland, The Netherlands) to mark their 95th anniversary. As requested by the commissioning party, the composer based this work on the life of a former member of the band, who played flugelhorn until the age of 86. Music was very important in the eventful life of the man in qu…

Aus Der Oper 'Mignon'. Par THOMAS AMBROISE. MCh/ Répertoire / Choeur

Arrangeur: Thomas G. MacCracken. Par MOUTON JEAN. Langue: Latin, Format: Parisien portrait/ Répertoire / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Par HOLLIGER HEINZ. Here's proof, if you ever needed it, that contemporary music can be humourous. Want to hear Mendelssohn's Wedding March beefed up with Wagner's Tristan? And enjoy listening out for the well-known melody of 'Tea for two' in the escapades of 'Three for two'? The entertaining collection were composed individually, and for a variety of purpose - some were congratulatory messages fo…