by Eileen Gilligan | Dec 20, 2021 | Pieces
Sonata For Flute and Piano: Allegretto Malincolico by Francis Poulenc Sonata For Flute And Piano: Allegretto Malincolico by Francis Poulenc 1899-1963 Poulenc is one of the great melodists of the twentieth century. He was a self-taught composer and was most noted for...
by Eileen Gilligan | Dec 20, 2021 | Pieces
Ave Maria by Franz Schubert ave maria by Franz Schubert 1797-1826 Schubert composed more than 600 songs – taking the art of writing German Lieder to a new plane – as well as seven completed symphonies, chamber music and piano sonatas. He composed with an astonishing...
by Eileen Gilligan | Dec 8, 2021 | Pieces
Cantilena by Francis Poulenc Cantilena by Francis Poulenc 1899-1963 One of the great melodists of the twentieth century, Poulenc was largely self-taught as a composer. He was most noted for his melodies, grace, wit ,irony and sentiment. In the early 1920s he belonged...
by Eileen Gilligan | Nov 30, 2021 | Pieces
Fantasia on Greensleeves by Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves by Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872-1958 Vaughan Williams once commented, “The art of music above all arts is the expression of the soul of the nation”. In this piece, he manages to...
by Eileen Gilligan | Nov 22, 2021 | Pieces
Ave Maria by Astor Piazzolla ave maria by Astor Piazzolla 1921-1992 Astor Piazzolla was born in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Astor’s parents worked long hours and he often spent a great deal of time alone. His father bought him a bandoneon at a pawn shop to keep him...
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