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The four songs arranged here manifest composer Richard Rodney Bennett s omnivorous musical sourcework. La belle Au Pied De La Tour was set by Poulenc in his Chansons Francaises. L amour De Moi is an old Gallic tune that entered the French popular song canon with recordings in the 1970 s by several French singers. La Chaine was frequently sung by chanteuse Damia over the decades of her career from the early 1900 s onward. La Pauvre Mariée tells of the hardships of marriage but is set to a jolly gigue. Movements may be played separately.Composer performer and arranger Richard Rodney Bennett was internationally respected for his serious music and many award-winning film scores(Murder on the Orient Express Nicholas and Alexandra) as well as his works for children and his religious pieces. In addition this markedly versatile musician frequently performed as a jazz pianist and arranger.
SKU: FP.FLD03
ISBN 9790570504039.
Mini ature Suite was written for David Munrow in 1969, receiving its first performance with harpsichordist Christopher Hogwood in London's Purcell Room that year. The material of each of its five movements is drawn from the recorder's solo introduction. Following the enthusiasm of recorder virtuosi John Turner it was revised in 2011, and the revised version was first performed by John Turner and Ian Thompson in Casterton Church on April 3rd 2011. The works has been recorded by the same artists for the Prima Facie label (Recorder Fireworks PFCD0010).David Lord was born in Oxford in 1944 and studied under Richard Rodney Bennett at the Royal Academy of Music. As a young composer he received many commissions, including works for Julian Bream, Janet Baker, George Malcolm, Imogen Holst, the London Symphony and Northern Sinfonia Orchestras and the Bath, Cheltenham and Aldeburgh Festivals. More recent years have seen him active as a record producer (XTC, Peter Gabriel, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Korgis, Tears for Fears, Jean Michel Jarre) and writer/arranger for film and TV (Cracker, Inspector Rebus etc).
SKU: BT.WMP2001
ISBN 9789810579067. English.
Teacher s' Choice, Piano Examination Pieces 2007-2008 for Grades 6 to 8 are specially compiled to provide teachers and students with good options for the ABRSM Piano examinations. Contains a variety of relevantalternative choice pieces especially selected and edited by Josephine Koh and a team of experienced music teachers.
