Images : Suite #1 Op. 29 (TOURNIER MARCEL)

Par TOURNIER MARCEL. Marcel Lucien Tournier naît à Paris en 1879. Au Conservatoire de Paris, élève de R. Martenot et Alphonse Hasselmans, il remporte en 1899 un 1er Prix de harpe. Puis, suivant les classes de contrepoint, de fugue et de composition de G. Caussade et C. Lenepveu, il obtient le Second Grand Prix de Rome avec la cantate La Roussalka. En 1909, l'Institut lui décerne le Prix Rossini pour une autre cantate, Laure et Pétrarque. Nommé professeur de harpe au Conservatoire de Paris, en 1912, il y a formé de nombreux élèves parmi lesquels certains devinrent de grands solistes. Marcel Tournier fut un novateur qui enrichît de nombreux effets sonores les possibilités de son instrument. Il a publié principalement des compositions pour la harpe dont Jazz-Band, Pièces nègres, Sonatines Op.30 et 45 et les Images Op.29 en 4 suites, aux Editions Henry Lemoine. Marcel Tournier est mort à Paris en 1951. / classique / Date parution : 1925-12-30/ Répertoire / Harpe

Par TOURNIER MARCEL. Thème Et Variations by Marcel Tournier is a piece for advanced Harp players. Starting with a main theme of arpeggiated chords, the piece then follows with a number of variations, including chords, arpeggios, glissandos, and numerous nuances and speed variations. The piece starts in Allegro moderato, then evolving to Allegretto, Allegretto Scherzando, sometimes more energetic or quieter. This piece is great to master speed, flexibility and agility as well as the different types of nuances. Marcel Tournier (1879-1951) was a French Harpist and teacher. He studied with Alphonse Hasselmans at the ParisConservatoire and composed numerous pieces for Solo Harp: 'Russian Lullabies', 'Six Christmas', 'Four Preludes' and 'Three images, suite 1, Op. 29', among many others./ Répertoire / Harpe

Written by Marcel Tournier, Féerie ? Prelude Et Dance is a piece for Harp dedicated to Alphonse Hasselmans and to be played on the Pedal Harps. This piece would fit the skills and abilities of advanced Harp players and the technical difficulties encountered are numerous: hand-crossings, numerous arpeggios, natural harmonies, many accidental alterations as well as some pedal changes. Marcel Tournier (1879-1951) was a French harpist and teacher. He studied with Alphonse Hasselmans at the Paris Conservatoire and composed numerous pieces for Solo Harp: ' Russian Lullabies', 'Six Christmas', 'Four Preludes' and 'Three images, suite 1, Op. 29' among many others.