The Blue Train

Publisher: Alphonse Leduc
Category: Classical
Series: Leduc
Format: CD

French composer and teacher, Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was a prolific composer of the 20th century as a member of 'Les Six'. His compositions remain highly regarded, the Ballet, The Blue Train, being no exception. Milhaud's compositions are influenced by jazz and polytonality, as exemplified in The Blue Train. Composed in 1924, The Blue Train is a Ballet based on a scenario by Jean Cocteau, and composed for the Ballets Russes. The title is taken from a night train called The Blue Train, which transported wealth passengers from Calais to the Mediterranean Sea. In his reduction for Piano, Milhaud makes use of variation in articulation, complex rhythms, chromaticism, accidentals, harmonics, altering tempos, variation in dynamics and a wide tessitura, amongst other aspects. Milhaud's The Blue Train is essential to all advanced pianists seeking modern and exciting repertoire.

Inventory # : 48188704
UPC: 888680883966
ISBN:
Width: 9"
Length: 12.25"
Height: 0.233"
Product Weight: 0.6 lbs.
Number of Pages: 66 Definitions For Accompaniment CD'S:

RehearsalTrax CD - includes 4 CD's, part dominant (Sop, Alto, Ten, Bass), reproducible, to assist with learning individual parts

SplitTrax CD - includes voices and instruments in right channel, inst. only in left channel, requires a media player that can split the speaker channels

StudioTrax CD - includes an accompaniment track only

Listening CD - includes a full performance of the primary voicing for rehearsal purposes

ShowTrax CD - includes a full performance of the primary voicing and an accompaniment only track

VoiceTrax CD - includes a full performance of the primary voicing, accompaniment only and part-predominant tracks for each voice part of each voicing

ChoirTrax CD - includes a full performance of the primary voicing and an accompaniment only track