SKU: AP.36-M181291
UPC: 660355185809. English.
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) wrote the first of his CINQ MÉLODIES POPULAIRES GRECQUES (Five Greek Folk Melodies) in 1904 at the urgent request of Pierre Aubry, who wished to illustrate a lecture he was giving on Greek folksong. Initially given five folksongs from which to choose, Ravel supplied a piano accompaniment for them in only thirty-six hours. Having impressed those who supplied the original five, three more were produced, which Ravel also quickly set to piano accompaniment, in a style imitative of the Mediterranean lands, but remaining distinctly French in its execution. The five melodies in this collection were selected from those eight. Ravel had started orchestrating all five as well, completing two, leaving Manuel Rosenthal to complete the remaining three. Songs in the collection: I. Le Réveil de la Mariée (Wake Up, My Dear), II. Là -bas, vers l'église (Out There, Where the Church Tower), III. Quel galant m'est comparable (Which Gallant Can Compare With Me?), IV. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques (Song of the Lentisk Gatherers), and V. Tout gai! (Be Gay!). The Ravel/Rosenthal orchestrations have been edited by Clinton Nieweg in an edition available from E.F. Kalmus.
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SKU: BR.BG-590
ISBN 9790004130834. 9 x 12 inches.
These two books of piano pieces arranged in progressive order of difficulty are the first collection to give a representative survey of contemporary Greek music. No pretensions of completeness are being made. The piece by Skalkottas is the only one that has been published before, and I am indebted to the Universal Edition, Vienna, for their kind permission to republish it.The younger generation of Greek composers have turned away from their national folklore, which is in evidence in just a few works only as a latent force. Some of the composers were introduced to modern techniques by the outstanding teacher Jannis A. Papaioannou and have gone abroad to complete their knowledge of the latest methods and to integrate them into their personal style. Older composers like Poniridy and Konstantinidis are represented by works of artfully stylized folk music.I should like to acknowledge the advice and help given to me by my friend and colleague Jannis A. Papaioannou, as well as to the American Director of the Gennadeios Library, Francis R. Walton, for generously providing the manuscript of the piece by Mitropoulos. (Gunther Becker).
SKU: BR.BG-591
ISBN 9790004130841. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: HL.49005791
ISBN 9790001031646. UPC: 884088097950. 9.0x12.0x0.21 inches.
Das Volkslied Europas in echten und typischen Beispielen, grossenteils zum ersten Mal im Originaltext mit deutscher Ubertragung veroffentlicht.Samtliche Lieder mit unterlegtem Klaviersatz und eingehenden Anmerkungen zur Entstehungszeit, stilistischen Herkunft und zur strukturellen Eigenart.
SKU: FV.FUE-10256
ISBN 979-0-50182-256-0.
My Cyprus Wedding Song is a gift to both a married couple and to a new piano that was kindly donated to the Brixworth Music Festival by the wife of this couple. The husband - who is sadly no longer with us - came from the Greek part of Cyprus, and it seemed appropriate to write a love song for these two generous people. I found this Cyprus Wedding Song in a book of folk songs from around the world. Apparently it is very well known in Cyprus.UA/WP: 18. Mai 2019, Brixworth Music Festival, Lydia Jardon, piano.
SKU: BR.EB-8820
Off to Greece!
ISBN 9790004183854. 9 x 12 inches.
Folklore in recorder training is a welcome change. Sylvia Corinna Rosin travels with us to Hellas, as Greece is called in Greek. Our travel guide, known for her BlockflotenSpiel (EB 8760/61) method and many repertoire books, presents the most beautiful songs and dances from all parts of the country. The second part for alto or tenor recorder adds a rhythmically accentuated accompaniment which is intended for the teacher or for advanced students. Chordal symbols allow the participation of guitar or piano. Percussion instruments are also very fitting. The contents of every piece are related, the typical qualities of Greek folklore are explained, and a map facilitates our orientation. Thus: pack your recorder(s) and lets head off to Greece!Off to Greece!
SKU: OU.9780193583481
ISBN 9780193583481. 12 x 8 inches.
For solo alto and guitar Settings of nine poems by Irene Noel-Baker which take and transform elements of Greek myths. The piece shifts from the mythological past to the present, just as the medium of voice and guitar suggest both 'early music' (with lute) and the folk or pop of today. Powers alludes to each kind of music and, in a way, re-invents lute-songs.