In search of 'La Valse'. Par SPARKE PHILIP. VAINQUEUR EBBC LILlE 2016 Raveling, Unraveling – In Search of La Valse a été composé pour le Cory Band comme pièce de choix pour le Championnat Européen de Brass Band 2016 à Lille. L’oeuvre tire son origine de la pièce de concert pour orchestre d’harmonie de Sparke, The Unknown Journey (2014). Une marque de respect à La Valse, ce nouveau morceau utilise l’oeuvre de Ravel comme sous-courant structurel et a comme objectif un genre organique plutôt qu’épisodique. D’après le compositeur, La Valse est l’un des seuls morceaux qui réussit à accomplir ceci. Il se sert de plusieurs sections de ce chef d’oeuvre, aussi bien modifiées que citées telles quelles – y inclus laplupart de ses magnifiques passages finaux – pour établir la structure généralede ce nouveau morceau. Plus la musique progresse, plus la musique de Ravel apparaît, et domine alors que l’apogée est atteinte – un hommage au maestro français. / Niveau : 6 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Brass Band

Oratorio for Solo Tenor, Solo Violin, SATB, Children's Choir and Orchestra of Strings, Harp and Perc. Par ROTH ALEC. Alec Roth’s The Traveller is an oratorio for solo tenor, solo violin, SATB choir, children’s choir and an orchestra of strings, harp and percussion. In addition to writing six new poems for the piece, Vikram Seth has made English translations of twenty Indian texts from a rich variety of traditions and languages, including Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, and Tamil. Taking as its theme the Ages of Man, the work is divided into six main sections: Unborn – Child – Youth – Adult – Old – Dead, followed by a short epilogue. In this universal tale of Man’s journey through life, the role of The Traveller is taken by the solo violin, The Companions by the Choir and The Poet by the tenor soloist. The Traveller was commissioned jointly by the Salisbury, Chelsea and Lichfield Festivals with funds provided by the Arts Council of England and the PRS Foundation. It was first performed by Mark Padmore (tenor), Philippe Honoré (violin) and the Britten Sinfonia, conducted by the composer, with the Salisbury Festival Chorus and Salisbury Area Young Musicians Junior Choir, at Salisbury Cathedral on 31 May 2008. This edition (EP73536) is the full score. The vocal score (EP73536a) is available to purchase and the orchestral materials are available for hire. / Date parution : 2022-07-23/ Répertoire / Ténor Solo, Violon Solo, SATB, Chœur d'Enfants et

In 1922 Maurice Ravel heard the young Hungarian violin virtuoso and niece of Joseph Joachim, Jelly D'Aranyi, in concert in London. Following the performance, Ravel spent the remainder of the evening requesting D'Aranyi to play numerous gypsy tunes on her violin, probing her on the technical limits of the instrument. The result of this encounter is Ravel's virtuoso classic 'Tzigane?. Written originally for violin and piano or luthéal (a mechanism invented in 1919 that attaches to a piano, producing a sound similar to the rich overtones of the Cimbalon), the premiere took place in London in April 1924. The composer had finished the work only days beforehand. Ravel later orchestrated 'Tzigane? and both versions remain a 'must? for music-lovers and aspiring violinists today. Jelly D'Aranyi performed both versions regularly throughout her long career. This Urtext edition presents the first scholarly-critical edition of Ravel's masterpiece. It is published both in the orchestral version, complete with full score and performance material, as well as in the composer's earlier version for violin and piano. All known sources, including letters, have been drawn on for the new edition - one of the available sources, consulted for the first time, was a copy of 'Tzigane? from the estate of Jelly D'Aranyi, which is today part of a private collection. The version for piano and violin contains, besides the Urtext part, a second violin part as a facsimile with performance instructions by Jelly D'Aranyi. D'Aranyi's alterations and fingering reflect how Ravel must have heard the work in rehearsals and performance and as such are a document of early 20th century performance practice. The cooperation between Ravel and D'Aranyi is comparable to that of Brahms and Joachim working on the Brahms violin concerto.- First scholarly-critical Urtext edition of the work - Presented are both versions: for violin and orchestra and for violin and piano- Includes Jelly D'Aranyi's fingering / Harmonie

Le premier volume de la Ravel Edition est consacré à Bolero. Cette édition scientifique introduit un travail inédit d'après le manuscrit orchestral complet de 1928 conservé à la Morgan Library (New York), les manuscrits préparatoires (Bibliothèque nationale de France, British Library et Archives du Palais de Monaco) et de nombreuses sources présentées pour la première fois en ce volume de collection (partitions « historiques » de Maurice Ravel, Piero Coppola, Arturo Toscanini, correspondances, etc.). Maurice Ravel, Bolero pour orchestre (1928) : 16' 1ère édition monumentale française réalisée par une équipe de musicologues et chefs d'orchestre tricolores. Un volume 24,5x34 cm de 212 pages. Ouvrage cousu, papier 120 grammes de collection. Iconographie : 22 photos (pour la plupart inédites). Reproduction fac-simile d'une page du manuscrit de 1928, lettres de Maurice Ravel, partitions issues des premiers tirages (Maurice Ravel, Piero Coppola et Arturo Toscanini) et photos (Ballets Ida Rubinstein, séance d'enregistrement...). 104 pages de partitions. Texte d'introduction générale de 25 pages sur l'histoire de l''uvre et sa réception par Manuel Cornejo. Texte d'Alain Pâris comparant les premiers enregistrements de Bolero et leur impact sur la lecture de la partition. Discographie complète de Bolero de 1930 à 1939 par Jean Touzelet. Appareil critique de 27 pages présentant tout le support documentaire ayant servi à l'établissement de cette édition avec analyses inédites du manuscrit de 1928 conservé à la Morgan Library ainsi que des esquisses orchestrales - Bibliothèque nationale de France. Les Corrections et notes (sur 10 pages) recensent les problèmes éditoriaux, omissions et erreurs des premières éditions de l''uvre. Traduction anglaise des textes ainsi que de l'appareil critique. 2 partitions dans le volume : VERSION BALLET 1928 (inédite), éditeurs : Francois Dru et Quentin Hindley / VERSION CONCERT 1929, éditeur : Quentin Hindley.

For A Dead Princess in Full Score. Par RAVEL MAURICE. With the premiere in 1908 of Rapsodie Espagnole, Ravel's first entirely orchestral composition, the French composer achieved renown as a highly original and imaginative composer. In 1911, he recast the Mother Goose Suite, his extremely successful music for piano four-hands, as an orchestral work. Based on five fairy tales — among them 'Sleeping Beauty, ' 'Tom Thumb, ' and 'Beauty and the Beast' — this collection of children's pieces continues to enchant listeners of all ages with its variety of moods, from jubilation to haunting despair. In 1910, more than a decade after its initial appearance as a piano work, Ravel transcribed his evocative Pavane for a Dead Princess for orchestra. To this day, it continues to be one of his best-known, most frequently performed compositions. The rich orchestral settings of these three works have made them favorites among concert-goers around the world, ensuring the popularity of this full, authoritative, and inexpensive edition. Reprint of the Max Eschig, Paris, 1910 edition. With the premiere in 1908 of Rapsodie Espagnole, Ravel’s first entirely orchestral composition, the French composer achieved renown as a highly original and imaginative composer. In 1911 he recast the Mother Goose Suite, his extremely successful work for piano four-hands as an orchestral work. Based on five fairy tales, among them 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Tom Thumb' and 'Beauty and the Beast', this collection continues to enchant listeners of all ages with its variety of moods. After a decade after its initial appearance as a piano work, Ravel transcribed his evocative Pavane For A Dead Princess for orchestra, now one of his best-known and most frequentlyperformed compositions. These three rich orchestral settings are presented in full score in this authoritative edition./ Répertoire / Orchestre

Le dernier ballet de Ravel Boléro fut écrit et créé en 1928. Aujourd?hui le ballet est rarement représenté et bien que Ravel ait craint que les orchestres refusent d?interpréter son oeuvre celle-ci est devenue l?une des plus populaires dans les salles de concert. Le Boléro est peut-être unique en son genre dans le sens où l?orchestration géniale de Ravel est encore plus importante que les éléments mélodiques rythmiques et harmoniques de l?oeuvre ; c?est pourquoi Philip Sparke n?a pas vu l?utilité d?en produire une version simplifiée ou ?réduite? mais a essayé de respecter au mieux la partition de Ravel. Laissez-vous séduire !

Cinq Pièces Enfantines-Ravel's Ma Mère L’Oye carries its listeners into the mysterious realm of fairy tales. Enchanting soundscapes unfold and open the door to another world in which Sleeping Beauty or Beauty and the Beast can be found among other enchanting tales.Ravel originally composed the piece for Piano duet but later scored it for orchestra and extended it to a ballet.

Par RAVEL MAURICE. The set of parts for Maurice Ravel's Introduction And Allegro For Harp, Flute, Clarinet And String Quartet, a lesser-known work by the French composer, completed in 1905./ Répertoire / Parties Séparées

Description Ravel originally conceived of his choreographic poem La Valse as a tribute to Johann Strauss. But this is a waltz far removed from the urbane gaiety of old Vienna. A masterpiece of lush and brilliant orchestration, it is a work of considerable emotional depth in which the initial series of elegant waltzes are transformed into what Ravel describes as a fantastic and fatal whirling leading to a powerful, turbulent climax. Full score edition. Songlist La Valse

Description This volume contains a pair of works originally written for piano by Ravel, and later orchestrated by him. Le Tombeau De Couperin is a four-piece suite written between 1914 and 1917, dedicated to close friends who died in World War I. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales pays homage to the work of Franz Schubert. These eight uninterrupted Waltzes abound in Schubertian characteristics. Songlist Le Tombeau De Couperin [Ravel, Maurice] Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales

Par RAVEL MAURICE. Maurice Ravel mélancolique populaire 'Pavane pour une infante défunte ' composé en 1899 a été écrite à l'origine pour piano avant il arrange pour orchestre en 1910. Bien que dédié à une véritable princesse, la Princesse de Polignac, le travail ne fait pas référence à une personne historique réelle./ Répertoire / Trio avec Piano

Description With the premiere in 1908 of Rapsodie Espagnole , Ravel?s first entirely orchestral composition, the French composer achieved renown as a highly original and imaginative composer. In 1911 he recast the Mother Goose Suite , his extremely successful work for piano four-hands as an orchestral work. Based on five fairy tales, among them 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Tom Thumb' and 'Beauty and the Beast', this collection continues to enchant listeners of all ages with its variety of moods. After a decade after its initial appearance as a piano work, Ravel transcribed his evocative Pavane For A Dead Princess for orchestra, now one of his best-known and most frequently performed compositions. These three rich orchestral settings are presented in full score in this authoritative edition. Songlist Mother Goose Suite Pavane For A Dead Princess Rapsodie Espagnole