Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess) is a well-known piece written for solo piano by Maurice Ravel in 1899 when he was studying composition at the Conservatoire de Paris under...
Piano, Flute, Oboe, A Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon
This original piece is constructed as the overture of a fantasy opera. It proposes 5 distinct environments with contrasting moods (solemn, humorous ...) which could symbolize 5 characters or situation...
Concert Band
Concert Band, Harp or Piano
The first Vienna Philharmonic Ball was held in 1924, and set precedents which the ball committee has maintained to this day. Richard Strauss, who collaborated artistically with the orchestra for many...
Richard Strauss was already a well-known conductor and composer when he wrote "Feierlicher Einzug der Ritter des Johanniter-Ordens" (Solemn Entrance of the Knights of the Order of Saint John) in 1909....
Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien is a five-act musical mystery play on the subject of Saint Sebastian, with a text written in 1911 by the Italian author Gabriele d'Annunzio and incidental music by the Fr...
Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical styl...
