Alto saxophone, piano, saxophone sheet music book by florent schmitt 18701958. Alan holley writes eloquently about the inspiration he finds. Up until about 1940, florent schmitt was one of most frequentlyperformed living french composers. Within the span of just ten minutes or so, schmitt offers us a. The title is mussorgskys but in different ways it fits the concert as a whole, with a program that is rich in imagery. Florent schmitt lahir, 28 september 1870 di blamont, prancis meninggal, 17 agustus 1958 di neuillysurseine adalah seorang komposer prancis yang terkenal karena karyakarya orkestranya shmitt belajar komposisi di nancy dan schmitt juga belajar dengan gurunya yang mahir dalam komposisi yaitu, massenet dan faure di paris conservatoire. Florent schmitt legende pour saxophone alto et orchestre op 66 alto saxophone piano. Theodore dubois free sheet music to download in pdf, mp3. Despite her lessthanperfect family life, marine excelled as a student. Florent schmitt was born in meurtheetmoselle, france. Written in 1911 for military band, this piece makes use of no less that seven traditional english folk melodies. Added to his ear for pungent dissonances and assured technique of orchestration, the result is hugely opulent and extravagant music of fertile and.
Marine le pen biography facts, childhood, family life. Edition with exercises for passing the thumb under the fingers, preparatory to the practice of the scales and arpeggios pp. Florent schmitt s music should be mentioned in the same breath as debussy and ravel. He began composition lessons with local composer gustave sandre. Within the span of just ten minutes, schmitt presents a rhapsodic. Durand 1960 peter jost, florent schmitt werkverzeichnis, in. Composed in 1918, its a work that exists in versions for saxophone, viola and violin soloist, along with orchestral or piano accompaniment. Florent schmitt stands alongside debussy and ravel as one of the most original and influential french composers of his time. Florent schmitt wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia. While their contemporaneous music has some similarites, schmitt s music. They may also be protected by in the usa, unless published before 1925, in which case they are pd there as well. He studied first under louis fanart the choirmaster at reims cathedral and later at the paris conservatoire under ambroise thomas. As it does in all his band music, holsts experience as a trombonist shows through in the suite no. Saxophonist christopher bartz talks about florent schmitt.
One of the great exponents of the extroverted, dionysiac strain in french music, florent schmitt s influences included such riches as the music of muslim countries, the symphonic poems of richard strauss, and the russian nationalist composers. The schmitt piece is the legende, opus 66, which was composed in 1918. Joann falletta, american orchestra conductor in march of this year, the american conductor joann falletta recorded two important works by florent schmitt. Florent schmitt was a nearcontemporary of claude debussy, though he lived much longer. Although his music virtually disappeared from the repertoire after the second world war, recent recordings like this one have helped a new generation rediscover this remarkable composer. These lists of compositions by florent schmitt are based on. The legende exists in composersanctioned versions for saxophone, for violin and for viola, accompanied by orchestra or piano although it is the saxophone versions that are the most popular and oftperformed its a pretty incredible piece of music. The bass clarinetists pedagogical guide to excerpts from. Debussy died before the end of the first world war, while schmitt lived on through the second world war as well as the start of the cold war he died in 1958. Media in category florent schmitt the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. One of the most fascinating and forwardlooking works in the concert band repertoire was penned by florent schmitt back in 1914. Arno bornkamp saxophone, maria nemtsova piano youtube 10102012 3 duration.
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