Rebecca clarke songs for all instruments and levels. Sep 12, 2012 to view the first page of clarke 6 pieces for viola click the music sheet image. Clarkes story is interesting for what she achieved as a performer. Piano professor robin mccabe produces this quarterly series highlighting music by composers affected by disaporas and migration, performed by top uw music students and special guests. She was a wonderful violist and composer and played with musicians such as pablo casals, myra hess and arthur rubinstein. Oxford university press oup, distributed in the us by peters, or sheet music plus. Morpheus for viola and piano enesco konzertstucke concert piece lillian fuchs sonata pastoral for solo viola hindemith sonata for viola and piano op. Rebecca helferich clarke rarely used, rebecca thacher clarke, rebecca clarke friskin, rebecca friskin, anthony trent. Morpheus was written in 1917 and premiered in new york in 1918 under the pseudonym. Morpheus by rebecca clarke, 9780193864368, available at book depository with. Radio broadcast with host virginia eskin and guest liane curtis with sound clips this program was first broadcast on january 9, 2000.
Clarke, rebecca sonata for viola and piano 1919 chester music publication best seller. Rebecca clarke bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. It is one of the most rewarding cds of littleknown music you will find. Morpheus by rebecca clarke 18861979 sheet music for 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 stravinsky as heard in her prelude, allegro, and pastorale.
Meeting the level of intermediate or advanced players, offers pdf sheet music files with audio midi, mp3 and mp3 accompaniment files. 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. Abrsm home about us our history our royal schools of music partners key people. However, the reader has since been reissued by the rebecca clarke society itself. Rebecca clarke s sonata for viola or cello dates from 1919 while she was living in america and was composed for the berkshire, massachusetts music festival. Best sellers price low to high new releases most commented usa az level easy to difficult level difficult to easy in stock medias all with cd or audio with audio access with cd with dvd sheet music only samples all cover. Shorter pieces for viola and piano by rebecca clarke, 9780193865990, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jeremy berry, viola michael refvem, piano rebecca clarke.
In november 2009, oxford music publishing gave me permission to transcribe and perform the prelude, allegro, and pastorale by rebecca clarke in new yorks famed carnegie hall weill recital hall. Clarke moved to the united states in 1916, after being disowned by her father. Morpheus rebecca clarke oxford university press reference. Clarke had moved to the united states in 1916, after being disowned by her father. My musical garden solfeggio with cd musical training. Remembered today as one of the finest chamber music composers of the twentieth century, rebecca clarkes 18861979 sonata for viola and piano is a staple in viola repertoire. Rebecca clarke composer buy sheet music and scores. 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 27 august 1886 october 1979 performers. 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. Here is my arrangement of jonathan coultons still alive from the video game portal. Rebecca clarke s 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 stravinsky as heard in her prelude, allegro, and pastorale. Outstanding composition that shows off the full extent of the viola s versatility.
Shorter pieces for viola and piano rebecca clarke oxford. But its even more interesting for what she didnt achieve as a composer. Jun 28, 2011 this is very rare sheet music we found some times ago to download pdf, click the download pdf button below the appropriate sheet music image. The piano is a full partner to the viola, contributing an equal share of melodic interest and colouristic effects. However, as this work was first published before 1925 or failed to meet notice.
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 sheet music books scores buy online. Clarinet, violin, and cello concerti and ensemble literature often adapt into challenging literature for the viola. Rebecca clarke s sonata for viola and piano is first known of in 1919, when the composer was 33 years old. Shorter pieces for viola and piano sheet music viola and piano. Biography and work for rebecca clarke, listen to classical music and albums or compositions by rebecca clarke online. 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. Her gender and victorian upbringing were both determining factors in the life and career of violist rebecca clarke. It was written in 1917 when clarke was pursuing a performing career in the united states. Rebecca clarke was born in harrow in 1886 and died in new york city in 1979. Strings viola, piano composed by rebecca clarke 18861979.
Rebecca clarke composer buy sheet music and scores presto. This performance features music by prokofiev, stravinsky, honegger, and rebecca clarke, and a preconcert lecture by elena dubinets, vice president of artistic. By turns charming, tender, and ironic, these songs make an excellent concert suite and wonderful encores. Rebecca thacher clarke was a pioneering female musician and composer of the early twentieth century. Amaze your audience with canon in d and gigue by johann pachelbel in a special and unique transcription for viola and cello. Rebecca helferich clarke rarely used, rebecca thacher clarke, rebecca clarke friskin, rebecca friskin, anthony trent, mrs. Audio from beginning rebecca clarkes morpheus observe that in the program shown here, clarke performed her composition morpheus under the pseudonym anthony trent. A new orchestration of the viola sonata, as a work for viola and chamber orchestra, is now available.
To view the first page of composer click the music sheet image. Morpheus by rebecca clarke 18861979 sheet music for. This piece is one of the finest compositions for viola by one of the. Shorter pieces for violin and piano rebecca clarke. Lullaby and grotesque for viola or violin and cello c. 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. Mar 09, 2018 rebecca clarke s sonata for viola and piano is first known of in 1919, when the composer was 33 years old. A note to you is a joint production of northeastern university and wgbh, boston.
Clarke spent some years in the usa from 1916, touring and performing with her two brothers and english cellist may mukle. Still alive for violin, viola, cello and piano portal sheet. A collection of six pieces for the viola the instrument which made rebecca clarke a wellknown name. The 10 works recorded here represent about oneeighth of her total output, and the disc can serve as an introduction to a fascinating story. Here is the list of the vocal works clarkes many songs nearly 60 span the entire breadth of her composing career. Rebecca clarke the classical composers database musicalics. Clarke is best known for her chamber music, including her viola sonata 1919 and piano trio 1921.
Cello suite no 1 in g major for viola sheet music for viola. Rebecca clarke morpheus for viola and piano published by oxford university press. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. The restriction of this disc to the viola music of fairly obscure britishamerican composer rebecca clarke may seem to come from the realm of arcana, but in fact, clarke seems to have had a predilection for the viola. Rebecca clarke 27 august 1886 october 1979 was an english classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. Morpheus is a composition for viola and piano by the english composer and violist rebecca clarke. The works are categorized by genre, date of composition and title. Her father, joseph clarke an american living in england, was a cruel domestic tyrant whose abusive behavior was a major influence in his daughters life. Its for a violin, viola lead, cello and piano enjoy. Morpheus rebecca clarke oxford university press it is luxuriant in melodic inventions and startlingly beautiful in its instrumental colours.
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. Clarke, rebecca sonata for viola and piano 1919 chester music. For a complete listing, see list of compositions by rebecca clarke. Clarke, rebecca sonata for viola and piano 1919 chester. Browse and buy sheet music by the composer rebecca clarke 18861979. John yorks original composition, dialogue with rebecca clarke 2007, is less interesting, but an homage to clarke employing motifs from her viola sonata. This piece is one of the finest compositions for viola by one of. Home her life her music the rebecca clarke society support our work the rebecca clarke reader newsevents. She had been supporting herself with some success as a soloist. Clarke may have gravitated toward the viola because the sonata for viola and piano that opens the program was her most successful work, taking second prize at a 1919 competition only because patroness elizabeth sprague coolidge broke a tie and proclaimed ernest bloch the winner. In mythology, morpheus is the god of dreams, and this work paints a peaceful dreamscape of sound where instrumental colors and textures shift and weave as they blend into one another.
Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Rebecca clarke 18861979 morpheus for viola and piano rebecca clarke was born in england and lived much of her adult life in new york. Her output as a composer was small, comprising about 90 works, but all these pieces are brilliant and powerful. Rebecca clarke wrote the dumka sometime around 1941.
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