05/21/2012

Jean Françaix Centenary on 23 May 2012

Jean Françaix’ declared motto of always having aimed to create ’musique pour faire plaisir’ partially conceals the great variability and frequent inscrutability of the music created by this composer, born in Le Mans in 1912. Françaix succeeded in finding and consolidating his own style at an early ...

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05/10/2012

Schott composers on focus at the Canberra Music Festival

On 11th May 2012, the 8th Canberra International Music Festival opens with the promise of over 30 concerts featuring music by composers from around the world in a range of venues of cultural and architectural importance. The festival will run from 11th to 20th May. Three Schott composers will ...

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04/23/2012

schott aktuell - the journal 3/2012 online

A featured theme in this years Salzburg Whitsun Festival is ‘Queen Cleopatra’. The legendary, beautiful Queen, shrouded in mystery has been the subject of literature and arts. Rodion Shchedrin chose the scene of Cleopatra’s death from her dramatic life for a work commissioned by the festival. This ...

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10/24/2011

schott aktuell - the journal 6/2011 online

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA As orchestras continue to focus on innovation in the concert hall, chamber orchestra repertoire is increasingly becoming a fixture in concert programming. Perhaps one reason for this is clear: a smaller, more nimble ensemble opens up endless possibilities for alternative ...

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02/06/2011

Treasure Trove for Guitar

Jean Françaix: Prélude - Sheet music for guitar - Only three pieces within his comprehensive oeuvre were written by Françaix for this instrument. The Prélude, published here for the first time, was composed in 1956 and is a marvellous, rather easy-to-play piece of ...

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