SKU: HL.49045822
ISBN 9781540024749. UPC: 888680737764. 9.25x12.0x0.29 inches.
The Kreutzer Sonata was originally dedicated not to Rudolphe Kreutzer (who never performed it) but to George Bridgetower, a famed 18th-century Afro-European concert violinist. In an early draft, Beethoven jokingly labeled the piece in starkly racialized terms: Sonata Mulattica composed for the mulatto Brischdauer, big wild mulatto composer.Beethoven and Bridgetower performed the premiere, which was by all accounts a success, and even featuring some improvised embellishment by the violinist. While celebrating afterwards, the two quarreled about what Beethoven construed as Bridgetower's insult of a female acquaintance; the composer then revoked the original dedication, adding Kreutzer's name instead. The work gained acclaim, while Bridgetower's career languished; he eventually died in poverty.Bridgetower has been the subject of considerable research and speculation, most notably in poet Rita Dove's book, Sonata Mulattica. From our 21st-century vantage, considering Bridgetower's unique circumstance, we can only see him as an ambiguous figure who, in embodying difference, provoked inspiration, fantasy, desire, anger and, finally, erasure.My piece is a collection of imaginings about George Bridgetower. It is not programmatic, but it takes on an episodic character, assembled from contrasting fragments. The dance rhythms, recurring figures and gestural contours are intended to feature the embodied expertise and expressivity of the performers, who at times must access liminal sounds and execute complex synchronies. I am grateful to Jenny Koh and Shai Wosner for involving me in their beautiful, virtuosic music-making.
SKU: BT.DHP-1094746-400
ISBN 9789043132848. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Take a trip around Europe with this exciting play-along book: Enjoy visits to Scotland, Ireland, Hungary, Spain, Bohemia and many more exciting places! Die Tänze in diesem Buch enthalten alle charakteristische Rhythmusmerkmale der musikalischen Tradition des Landes oder der Region, aus der sie stammen. So ist zum Beispiel Irish Dance von der traditionellen Jig mit ihrem trällernden 6/8-Takt inspiriert. In der Violinstimme von Spanish Dance ist der der Flamencorhythmus in einem schnellen 3/4-Takt herauszuhören, während die Klavierstimme den Klang der Gitarre nachahmt. Scottish Dance weist Strathspey-Rhythmen auf und imitiert außerdem den Klang eines Dudelsacks.Douze danses traditionnelles en provenance dââ¬ËEspagne, dââ¬ËÃâ°cosse, de Roumanie, dââ¬ËItalie, de Suède, des Baltiques, des Landes, dââ¬ËIrlande, de Provence, dââ¬ËHongrie, de Bulgarie et de Pologne ; douze pièces idéales interpréter lors dââ¬Ëune audition. Sur le compact disc vous trouverez trois pistes pour chacune des danses : la version intégrale, lââ¬Ëaccompagnement dans le tempo normal et enfin lââ¬Ëaccompagnement dans une version dââ¬Ëétude au tempo lent. Inizia un viaggio attraverso lââ¬ËEuropa. Questa pubblicazione di porter in Scozia, Irlanda, Ungheria, Spagna, Boemia e tanti altri posti affascinanti!
SKU: IS.VLP6533EM
ISBN 9790365065332.
Charles Camilleri (1931 - 2009) was a Maltese composer. As a teenager, he composed a number of works based on folk music and legends of his native Malta. He moved from his early influences by Maltese folk music to a musical form in which nothing is fixed and his compositions evolve from themselves with a sense of fluency and inevitability. He composed over 100 works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, voice and solo instruments. Camilleri's work has been performed throughout the world and his research of folk music and improvisation, the influences of the sounds of Africa and Asia, together with the academic study of European music, helped him create a universal style. Camilleri is recognized in Malta as one of the major composers of his generation. He died on 3 January 2009 at the age of 77. His funeral took place two days later at Naxxar, his long-time town of residence. Flags across Malta were flown at half-mast in tribute to him. Just like Bach's 6 suites for cello solo, these 6 arabesques are composed of a number of distinct movements which follow the suite principle. The melodies in these 6 arabesques are influenced by Mediterranean folk music.
SKU: IS.VLP6039EM
ISBN 9790365060399.
SKU: IS.VLP6539EM
ISBN 9790365065394.
SKU: IS.VLP6034EM
ISBN 9790365060344.