by Eileen Gilligan | Jan 16, 2022 | Pieces
Syrinx by Claude Debussy 1862-1918 Syrinx Debussy wrote Syrinx in 1913 it was the first solo flute composition for the Boehm flute. He was well set up to create a beautiful solo piece. Syrinx explored the new tone colours that could be created and became a showcase...
by Eileen Gilligan | Jan 9, 2022 | Pieces
Danny Boy by Frederic Weatherly In 1910, in Bath, Somerset, Frederic Weatherly initially wrote the words to “Danny Boy” to a tune other than “Londonderry Air”. After his Irish-born sister-in-law Margaret Enright Weatherly in the United States...
by Eileen Gilligan | Dec 24, 2021 | Pieces
Chanson de Matin by Edward Elgar Chanson de Matin The violin was Elgar’s main instrument, he wrote for violin with great elegance and expression. Chanson de Matin (Morning Song) is the companion piece to (Chanson de Nuit) Night Song. Chanson de Matin proved to be...
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...
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