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Banalités (Poulenc)
''Banalités'' (FP (Poulenc)#107, FP 107) is a set of five mélodies for voice and piano composed by Francis Poulenc in 1940 on poems by Guillaume Apollinaire (1880–1918). History of the work Composed in 1940, the mélodies were premiered at salle Gaveau, on 14 December 1940, by Pierre Bernac (baritone) and the composer (piano).Banalités on Bibliothèque nationale de France Titles # Chanson d’Orkenise # Hôtel # Fagnes de Wallonie # Voyage à Paris # SanglotsSource of the poems "Chanson d'Orkenise", "Fagnes de Wallonie" and "Sanglots" are taken from the collection ''Il y a'' (1925). "Hôtel", written in 1913, was published in the posthumous collection ''Le Guetteur mélancolique'' (1952). "Voyage à Paris" was published in the ''Poèmes retrouvés'' from the ''Œu ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FP (Poulenc)
This is a list of works written by the French composer Francis Poulenc (1899–1963). As a pianist, Poulenc composed many pieces for his own instrument in his piano music and chamber music. He wrote works for orchestra including several concertos, also three operas, two ballets, incidental music for plays and film music. He composed songs ('' mélodies''), often on texts by contemporary authors. His religious music includes the Mass in G major, the Stabat Mater and Gloria. Overview The composer had written a catalogue of his works in 1921, which is reproduced in Schmidt's book. According to this list, the first noted piece was in 1914 ''Processional pour la crémation d'un mandarin'' for piano, now lost or destroyed. Poulenc completed his last work, his Oboe Sonata, in 1962. Piano, chamber music and songs As a professional pianist, Poulenc wrote many pieces for his own instrument. He was a prolific writer of works of chamber music, often with piano, and some works for two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Régine Crespin
Régine Crespin (23 February 1927 – 5 July 2007) was a French singer who had a major international career in opera and on the concert stage between 1950 and 1989. She started her career singing roles in the dramatic soprano and spinto soprano repertoire, drawing particular acclaim singing Richard Wagner, Wagner and Richard Strauss, Strauss heroines. She went on to sing a wider repertoire that embraced Italian, French, German, and Russian opera from a variety of musical periods. In the early 1970s Crespin began experiencing vocal difficulties for the first time and ultimately began performing roles from the mezzo-soprano repertoire. Throughout her career she was widely admired for the elegance, warmth and subtlety of her singing, especially in the French and German operatic repertories. Crespin began her career in France, earning her first critical successes in the French provinces during the early 1950s and then becoming a fixture at the Opéra National de Paris in the mid-1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Cycles By Francis Poulenc
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition and variation of sections. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally "by ear" are often referred to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows to the mass market are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are often composed by professional songwriters, composers, and lyricists. Art songs are composed by trained classical composers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sympathique
''Sympathique'' is the first full-length album from the Portland, Oregon band Pink Martini. It was released on November 11, 1997 by Pink Martini's own record label, Heinz Records. As of 2013 it has sold over one million copies worldwide. Track listing Lyrics The first and second lines of the first verse and the first line of the chorus (″Je ne veux pas travailler″) of the song ''Sympathique'' are taken from Guillaume Apollinaire's poem ″Hôtel″ from ''Le guetteur mélancolique''. The French composer Francis Poulenc used that poem as part of the lyrics for his 1940 composition '' Banalités'', FP 107. Personnel * China Forbes, vocals * Pepe Raphael, vocals * Gavin Bondy, trumpet * Robert Taylor, trombone * Aaron Meyer, violin * David Eby, cello * John Wager, bass * Dan Faehnle, guitar * Maureen Love, harp * Doug Smith, vibes and percussion * Richard Rothfus, bongos, drums, and percussion * Brian Davis, congas, timbales & percussion * Derek Rieth, congas & percus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink Martini
Pink Martini is an American band that was founded in 1994 by pianist Thomas Lauderdale in Portland, Oregon. Group members call it a little orchestra that crosses several styles, such as classical, latin, traditional pop, and jazz. The co-lead vocalists of Pink Martini are China Forbes and Storm Large. History Thomas Lauderdale has worked in politics since his years in high school in his hometown of Portland, Oregon. He considered the music at most fundraisers loud and boring. So as a remedy he founded the band Pink Martini in 1994, crossing genres such as classical, latin, traditional pop, and jazz to appeal to a broad audience. During the following year, he called China Forbes, one of his colleagues from Harvard University, and invited her to join the band. Their first single, ''Sympathique'', was released in 1997 and was nominated as "Song of the Year" at the " Victoires de la Musique Awards" in France. Forbes is monolingual but sings in 15 languages. "All of us in Pink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Vignoles Roger Vignoles (born 12 July 1945), is a British pianist and accompanist. He regularly performs with the world's leading singers, including Kiri Te Kanawa, Thomas Allen, Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Hampson, Gitta-Maria Sjöberg, Sarah Walker, Sylvia McNair, Susan Graham, Christine Brewer, Felicity Lott, Stephan Genz, Monica Groop, Wolfgang Holzmair, Bernarda Fink, Christine Schäfer, Brigitte Fassbaender and Kathleen Battle. He also accompanies instrumentalists su |
