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copyright 2000 — unpublished
Lyrics by W.H. Auden; music by G. Tristano
Available as audioscore (score + identical cd inside score) €45, including postage
or cd only €23 including postage.
Available as audioscore (score + identical cd inside score) €45, including postage
or cd only €23 including postage.
Latest composer news [→more news]
- Sibelius plaque unveiled in Berlin
(24 April 2008)On wednesday a plaque was to be unveiled in Berlin to commemorate Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, who lived in the city for some time.
The plaque is fastened on a house at Marienstrasse 4, where Sibeilus lived for some time while studying in Berlin from 1889 till 1890. His time in Berlin appeared to be an inspiring period. He wrote to his friend that he was "like a fish in water".
[source: newsroom.finland.fi]
[→ Go to Jean Sibelius’s page] - Lost Bach composition found back
(22 April 2008)On 16 April the Deutsche Welle web site reported that a long lost composition by Johann Sebastian Bach was found back among papers in a treasure chest. The papers belonged to Wilhelm Rust (1822–1892), who was the editor of Bach's first complete works.
The piece is for organ, and is a variation on an old German choral melody entitled "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält". The "fantasy" variation takes about five to seven minutes to play
Based on its stylistic features, the piece is dated between 1705 and 1710, The copy that was now found was made by the editor Rust in 1877. It is unclear why he did not include this piece in his “Complete Works of Bach”.
[source: www.dw-world.de]
[→ Go to Johann Sebastian Bach’s page] - Lloyd-Webber gets Outstanding Achievement Award
(9 April 2008)On 8 May Andrew Lloyd-Webber will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Classical Brits ceremony in the Royal Albert Hall in London.
He receives the award for his "unparalleled success in music theatre."
[Source: www.contactmusic.com]
[→ Go to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s page] - Pulitzer Prize for David Lang
(8 April 2008)The Pulitzer Prize for music was won by New York composer David Lang, with his piece “The Little Match Girl Passion”, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale.
The piece, scored for four voices and some percussion instruments played by the singers, was commissioned by Carnegie Hall especially for the vocal ensemble Theatre of Voices and its director, Paul Hillier.
David Lang is known for his work with “Bang on a Can”, an experimental collective. He says that he has worked at providing a space that can make innovation meaningful.
[source: www.npr.org]
[→ Go to David Lang’s page]
