Partitions moyen pour Harmonie

Ernani (1844), Giuseppe Verdi's fifth opera, is based on the homonymous tragedy by Victor Hugo. Verdi's success with Ernani, as well as Nabucco and I lombardi alla prima crociata, can be ascribed to t...

Ernani (1844), Giuseppe Verdi's fifth opera, is based on the homonymous tragedy by Victor Hugo. Verdi's success with Ernani, as well as Nabucco and I lombardi alla prima crociata, can be ascribed to t...

For the first draft of the libretto of Un ballo in maschera (1859), Giuseppe Verdi drew his inspiration from the grand-opéra Gustave III by Auber, an opera performed for the first time in Paris in 183...

For the first draft of the libretto of Un ballo in maschera (1859), Giuseppe Verdi drew his inspiration from the grand-opéra Gustave III by Auber, an opera performed for the first time in Paris in 183...

A technique much employed by Verdi is to alternate main scenes of a drama with others which allow the listener to relax temporarily. These moments are often entrusted to the choir (as in the case of t...

A technique much employed by Verdi is to alternate main scenes of a drama with others which allow the listener to relax temporarily. These moments are often entrusted to the choir (as in the case of t...

The Gran Finale from the second act of Verdi's famous opera Aida, composed in 1869, is a complex part of the drama as in one single scene many different characters, allwith contrasting emotions, appea...

The Barber of Seville is based on the first of Beaumarchais' (1732- 1799) two sequential plays, The Marriage of Figaro being the second, although unusually the overture does not contain any themes fro...

This work, originally written for organ, was the initial offering in the DHWL. The organ and the contemporary wind band share numerous timbre and sound projection properties as well as sharing philoso...

Add a dazzling highlight to your concert program with the famous "Concert Etude Op. 49" for trumpet and band! This thrilling work provides the perfect stage for a talented trumpet soloist to showcase...

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) cultivait l'art d'ironiser sur la frivolité des moeurs parisiennes, sur l'amour, la vie politique et la vie militaire. Son opérette Orphée aux Enfers (1858) est une parod...

Modest Moussorgski (1839-1881) est considéré comme le grand innovateur de la musique russe. Il a réalisé ses plus grandes créations dans le domaine lyrique, mais n'a jamais manqué de composer des oeuv...

The Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) was self-educated to a large extent but went on to become one of the ?Mighty Five? which also included Balakirev, Cui, Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov. T...

Enfant prodige, Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) écrit son premier opéra à l'âge de dix-huit ans. À trente-sept ans, il termine son trente-neuvième opéra et fait ses adieux à la scène, n'écrivant plus q...

In 1878, on a commission from his publisher, Anton n Dvorák wrote a series of eight Slavonic dances. Modelled on Johannes Brahms' famous Hungarian Dances, although in contrast to Brahms' work, Dvorák...

Jacques Offenbach est né en Allemagne en 1819. Sa famille s'installe à Paris alors qu'il est encore adolescent et c'est là qu'il passe la plus grande partie de sa vie. Il devient particulièrement célè...

En composant Serenata, Jan Van der Roost a évité la virtuosité, les acrobaties musicales et le spectacle. Il a préféré laisser l'instrument solo briller en tant que voix mélodique et expressive. Et l'...

En composant Serenata, Jan Van der Roost a évité la virtuosité, les acrobaties musicales et le spectacle. Il a préféré laisser l'instrument solo briller en tant que voix mélodique et expressive. Et l'...

Majesty est une ouverture puissante et grandiose. Dès le début, les cuivres offrent toute leur brillance avant de laisser la place à un hymne majestueux joué principalement par les bois. La fin de l'œ...