Romance on a theme from S. Moniuszko's Opera Halka: Prepared for Viola and Piano

Hubisz-Sielska, Boguslawa (Editor)/ Vieuxtemps, Henri (Composer)

ISBN 10: 1705122280 / ISBN 13: 9781705122280

Published by Hal Leonard Corporation, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Romance on a theme from S. Moniuszko's Opera Halka: Prepared for Viola and Piano
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1705122280
• ISBN 13: 9781705122280
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.51 kilograms

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Synopsis

Henri Vieuxtemps was a remarkably productive composer who wrote seven violin concertos, concert etudes, two viola sonatas and a dozen or so chamber works, yet the bulk of his output consists of works for violin and piano. Vieuxtemps's favorite musical form was the then-fashionable fantasy on themes from well-known operas, of which he left us quite a number. The Romance originally composed for violin and piano is based on a theme from Stanislaw Moniuszko's national opera Halka (Jontek's famous aria 'Szumia jodly na gór szcycie' [The firs sough on the mountain top.]). The present edition is based on Zdzislaw Jahnke's 1952 edition. This work gives the player the opportunity to display a beautiful tone and proficiency in both the left and right hand; it is also a marvelous exercise in rubato playing.