The piece shows off the impressionistic musical language clarke had developed, modeled on the music of claude debussy and ralph vaughan williams, that is also apparent in her viola sonata. Posted in newsevents enjoy an upcoming concert featuring rebecca clarkes viola sonata in australia. Browse and buy sheet music by the composer rebecca clarke 18861979. Rebecca clarke morpheus for viola and piano piano only. The second festival concert will take place this saturday, august 6, 7. Ill bid my heart be still rebecca clarke, andra darzins, ventis zilberts. Featuring sonoran storm with works by byron adams, rebecca clarke, and franz liszt with pianist eckart sellheim 10 tracks. Rebecca clarke 27 august 1886 october 1979 was an english classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. Lullaby and grotesque version for viola and cello play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Aug, 2018 rebecca clarke 27 august 1886 october 1979 was an english classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. Rebecca clarke lullaby and grotesque version for viola. Digital download composed by rebecca clarke 18861979.
Rebecca clarke 18861979 was an english composer and violist, best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. Rebecca clarkes music is often described along with that of vaughan williams as english impressionism, but her style ranges from lush postromantic as in the passionate viola sonata, her bestknown work to the taut neoclassicism of. Well partnered by the versatile leslie howard, he gives full romantic expression to rebecca clarkes fine 1919 sonata and baxs dramtic legend. You need 100 marks to achieve pass, 120 marks to pass with merit and marks to pass with distinction. She had been supporting herself with some success as a soloist. Rebecca clarke works for viola duo runya 2016 official.
The morpheus kontakt library provides a huge sound palette with various textures and flavors to choose from. Rebecca clarke morpheus for viola and piano published by oxford university press. Rebecca clarke 1886 1979 was an english classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. Lullaby and grotesque version for viola and cello play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives. Morpheus is a composition for viola and piano by the english composer and violist rebecca clarke. Here is the list of the vocal works clarkes many songs nearly 60 span the entire breadth of her composing career. Indiana university of pennsylvania from the selectedworks of carl rahkonen march 19, 2010 rebecca clarke s shorter pieces for viola and piano carl rahkonen,indiana university of pennsylvania. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems.
Entered anonymously into its composition competition, the piece vied for first prize with blochs suite for viola which eventually won. Based in rome, duo runya consists of violist diana bonatesta and her sister, pianist arianna. This page lists all recordings of morpheus by rebecca clarke 18861979. It is one of the most rewarding cds of littleknown music you will find. Morpheus rebecca clarke by nokuthula ngwenyama, released 12 october 2018 download in mp3, flac and more. In recent years, rebecca clarke 1886 1979, a britishborn composer who eventually settled in the united states, has been gaining recognition as a distinctive and significant musical voice of the early twentieth century. Rebecca clarke was an english composer and violist who grew up at a time when there werent many opportunities for female composers and musicians.
Rebecca clarkes lavishly idiomatic 1919 viola sonata might not have been written were it not for elizabeth sprague coolidges berkshire festival of chamber music. Morpheus, for viola and piano play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Stream tracks and playlists from thulamusic on your desktop or mobile device. She was born in harrow and studied at the royal academy of music and royal college of music in london, later becoming one of the first female professional orchestral players. Some rebecca clarke masterpieces viola sonata 1919 tied for first prize in the coolidge competition piano trio 1921 won second prize in the coolidge competition prelude, allegro, and pastorale 1941 duo for clarinet and viola several other string chamber works. Morpheus, composed a year earlier, was her first expansive work, after over a decade of songs and miniatures. Morpheus 1 my spirit like a charmed bark doth float 1. These works are also probably still under in the u. Morpheus is a fullfeatured p2p filesharing application that allows users to search for all types of digital media across the musiccity network.
Feb 01, 2017 carlo guaitoli, pianist and pedagogue. Musical activities were encouraged by her american father and german mother, but her fathera strict disciplinarianwithdrew her from the royal academy when she received a marriage proposal from her teacher percy hilder miles. Viola grade 8 exams consist of three pieces, scales and arpeggios, sightreading, and aural tests. Viola 2008 2015, grade 8 click here to select some more of our downloads. Rebecca clarke composer buy sheet music and scores. Happily, she lived long enough to see her work played and appreciated around the world. This recording features works for their two instruments by british classical composer and violist rebecca clarke, including the viola sonata, two lullabies, morpheus, chinese puzzle and more. Morpheus by rebecca clarke 18861979 sheet music for. Rebecca helferich clarke rarely used, rebecca thacher clarke, rebecca clarke friskin, rebecca friskin, anthony trent.
Rebecca clarke, freda swain, pamela harrison, janetta gould, helen callus, robert mcdonald rebecca clarke. This season, rebecca clarkes morpheus, and works by other women, are included as part of the chintimini chamber music festival. Byron adamss sonata for viola and piano explores emotional turbulence. Jul 10, 2017 rebecca clarke was an english composer and violist who grew up at a time when there werent many opportunities for female composers and musicians. Rebecca clarke was born in harrow in 1886 and died in new york city in 1979.
Her gender and victorian upbringing were both determining factors in the life and career of violist rebecca clarke. The selfstyled viola player and composer rebecca clarke b. Clarke moved to the united states in 1916, after being disowned by her father. Morpheus movies to watch free morph tv movies to watch is a free movie guide app works for current movies, it is the fastest and easiest way to find the trending new hollywood. Morpheus clarke from cdh55085 mp3 and lossless downloads. A new orchestration of the viola sonata, as a work for viola and chamber orchestra, is now available. It was written in 1917 when clarke was pursuing a performing career in the united states.
Total marks in all individual practical exams are 150. Rebecca clarke lullaby and grotesque version for viola and. Shar has been serving the string community since 1962. She was one of the finest viola players of her day and a skilful composer who studied with stanford at the royal college of music in london. Rebecca clarke is not well known nowadays because most of her music was not published and started being published only since 1998 she was an english professional viola player and composer who composed several works for viola, for herself or to play with friends. Rebecca clarke works for viola duo runya 2016 qobuz.
Rebecca clarke composer buy recordings presto classical. Clarke is best known for her chamber music, including her viola sonata 1919 and piano trio 1921. Rebecca clarke morpheus for piano solo arranged by ako fujiwaka. Rebecca clarke morpheus, for viola and piano classical. The impressionism of debussy is often mentioned in connection with clarke s work, particularly its lush textures and modernistic harmonies. Morpheus is a composition for viola and piano by the english composer and violist rebecca. Listen to rachael arning soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 1 tracks. She is considered one of the most important british composers in the period between world war i and world war ii. Clarke, rebecca all original works compositions and arrangements of this person are still under in canada, the eu, japan and elsewhere and are thus subject to immediate deletion. Rebecca clarke morpheus for viola and piano published by. Her output as a composer was small, comprising about 90 works, but all these pieces are brilliant and powerful.
Resumen rebecca clarke 18861979 fue una interprete. Rebecca clarke 1886 1979 her gender and victorian upbringing were both determining factors in the life and career of violist rebecca clarke. Alexandria festival of the lakes concert series will feature rebecca clarkes morpheus for viola and piano performed by david auerbach viola and sonja thompson piano. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The impressionism of debussy is often mentioned in connection with clarkes work, particularly its lush textures and modernistic harmonies. By using the builtin effects and controls, sounds can easily be manipulated and customized. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more.
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