Pie Jesu (Requiem Opus 48) by Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. Most French composers at the time became famous by writing operas, but Faure only wrote one …
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Syrinx by Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Level Beginner Syrinx is a piece of music for solo flute which Claude Debussy wrote in 1913. Syrinx is commonly considered to be an indispensable part of any flutist’s repertoire. The name “Syrinx” came from the nymph in classical Greek mythology.
Opus 38 No 23 by Napoleon Coste (1805 – 1883) Napoleon is french and is a major figure in guitar composition of the mid-nineteenth century. Napoleon was taught by his mother at a very early age. Napoleon later became Fernando sor’s student and quickly established himself as the leading French virtuoso guitarist. Napoleon is the …
Amours Perdues by Joseph Cosma. (Arranged by Tōru Takemitsu) (1930-1996) Although Takemitsu’s (1930-1996) artistically most ambitious works are focused on the genres orchestral and chamber music, the composer also displays great interest in popular music including jazz, pop and French chansons. He composed around a hundred film scores (Dodes’ka-Den, 1996). His 12 Songs for Guitar …
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Waltz (Opus 64 No.1) by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer, virtuoso pianist, and music teacher of French–Polish parentage. A great masters of Romantic music and has been called “the poet of the piano”. He supported himself as a composer and piano teacher, giving few public performances. For most of his …
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Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Level Beginner ‘Clair de lune’ takes its title from an atmospheric poem by the French poet Paul Verlaine which depicts the soul as somewhere full of music ‘in a minor key’ where birds are inspired to sing by the ‘sad and beautiful’ light of the moon. Clair de …
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Waltz (Opus 64 No.2) by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer, virtuoso pianist, and music teacher of French–Polish parentage. A great masters of Romantic music and has been called “the poet of the piano”. He supported himself as a composer and piano teacher, giving few public performances. For most of his …
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Mazurka (Opus 7 No.1) by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer, virtuoso pianist, and music teacher of French–Polish parentage. A great masters of Romantic music and has been called “the poet of the piano”. He supported himself as a composer and piano teacher, giving few public performances. For most of his …
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La Bohème by Charles Aznavour (1924-1993) La Bohème is a song written by French lyricist Jacques Plante and Armenian-French musician Charles Aznavour. It is Aznavour’s signature song, as well as one of the most popular French-language songs and a staple of French chanson.
Alba Nera Arranged by Roland Dyens (1955-2016) Dyens was a French/Tunisian classical guitarist, composer, and arranger. He studied guitar with the Spanish classical guitarist Alberto Ponce and analysis with Désiré Dondeyne. As a performer, Dyens was known for his extraordinary capacity for improvisation. Essentially unique among classical guitarists. His guitar music draws on many elements …
