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...
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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