Ballade - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0571536891 ISBN 13 : 9780571536894

Editeur : Faber Music Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Ballade for cello and orchestra was commissioned by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with the first performance given by cellist Jonathan Aasgaard with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in 2011. This version for cello and piano was subsequently created by the composer as a concert version.

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À propos de l'auteur

A consummate all-round musician, Carl Davis is widely known internationally in many spheres of music-making. Born in New York in 1936, he studied composition with Paul Nordoff and Hugo Kauder, and subsequently with Per Nørgaard in Copenhagen. His early work in the USA provided valuable conducting experience with organizations such as New York City Opera and the Robert Shaw Chorale. In 1959 the revue Diversions, of which he was co-author, won an off-Broadway Emmy and subsequently travelled to the 1961 Edinburgh Festival. As a direct result of its success there, Davis was commissioned by Ned Sherrin to write music for That Was The Week That Was. Other radio and TV commissions followed and Davis's UK career was launched. Since then he has been enormously successful in the world of theatre, composing scores for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, and working closely with artists of the calibre of Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Joan Littlewood, Jonathan Miller, John Wells, Barry Humphries and Billy Connolly. Davis's output for film and television is vast, including The World At War, The Snow Goose, Hotel du Lac, Hollywood, The Naked Civil Servant, Silas Marner, Champions, Scandal, The Commanding Sea, Oppenheimer, The Rainbow, The French Lieutenant's Woman (the winner of both the BAFTA and Ivor Novello awards). Pride and Prejudice (nominated for a BASCA Ivor Novello award for Best Music for a Television Production in 1996) has been one of his best-loved scores and this was followed by Cranford in 2007, also for the BBC. Music for silent films has been an enduring strand of Davis's activities: a project to revive the Chaplin films has focussed on 'The Mutuals' - a cycle of 12 films all with original Davis music. His 1980 score for Abel Gance's Napoleon triggered an extraordinary revival of interest in the silent film, and Davis's oeuvre of more than fifty scores for this medium, including Flesh and the Devil, Ben-Hur, The Thief of Bagdad, Greed, Intolerance, Safety Last and The General, has brought him international acclaim. The Phantom of the Opera was the first silent film to be performed at the Royal Opera House (2006), and was conducted by the composer. Throughout his career Carl Davis has composed concert works, among which a Clarinet Concerto, a Fantasy for Flute, Strings and Harpsichord and a Symphony (Lines on London) are particularly notable. There are also many concert suites derived from film scores, vocal music, choral works, instrumental and chamber music, and opera. Carl Davis has become a much-loved and sought-after conductor of silent films and concerts throughout the world. In 2005 he was awarded a CBE (Hon). Davis's output for film and television is vast, including The World At War, The Snow Goose, Hotel du Lac, Hollywood, The Naked Civil Servant, Silas Marner, Champions, Scandal, The Commanding Sea, Oppenheimer, The Rainbow, The French Lieutenant's Woman (the winner of both the BAFTA and Ivor Novello awards). Pride and Prejudice (nominated for a BASCA Ivor Novello award for Best Music for a Television Production in 1996) has been one of his best-loved scores and this was followed by Cranford in 2007, also for the BBC. Music for silent films has been an enduring strand of Davis's activities: a project to revive the Chaplin films has focussed on 'The Mutuals' - a cycle of 12 films all with original Davis music. His 1980 score for Abel Gance's Napoleon triggered an extraordinary revival of interest in the silent film, and Davis's oeuvre of more than fifty scores for this medium, including Flesh and the Devil, Ben-Hur, The Thief of Bagdad, Greed, Intolerance, Safety Last and The General, has brought him international acclaim. The Phantom of the Opera was the first silent film to be performed at the Royal Opera House (2006), and was conducted by the composer. Throughout his car

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Faber Music Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0571536891
• ISBN 13: 9780571536894
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 44
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible