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Gesù bambino is an Italian Christmas carol composed by Pietro Yon in 1917. The melody was used by Frederick H. Martens in his English language carol "When Blossoms Flowered 'mid the Snows". The melody and lyrics of the chorus are derived from the chorus of "Adeste Fideles" (O Come All Ye Faithful).
From 1919 to 1921 Yon was substitute organist at the Vatican's Cappella Giulia. [2] On January 1, 1922 Pope Benedict XV appointed Yon 'Titular Organist' of the Vatican, a singular and unprecedented honor. The appointment put pressure on New York church authorities to promote Yon to a more-prestigious position. Yon became an American citizen in ...
IMSLP logo (2007–2015) The blue letter featured in Petrucci Music Library logo, used in 2007–2015, was based on the first printed book of music, the Harmonice Musices Odhecaton, published by Ottaviano Petrucci in 1501. [5] From 2007 to 2015, the IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library used a logo based on a score.
The site CPDL.org was launched in December 1998 by Rafael Ornes. [3] [4] In 2005 CPDL was ported, or converted, to wiki format, and is known as ChoralWiki. [5]In July 2008, Ornes stepped back from the site administration and turned the operational responsibilities to a group of the site administrators.
The shorthand for the instrumentation of a symphony orchestra (and other similar ensembles) is used to outline which and how many instruments, especially wind instruments, are called for in a given piece of music.
Serenade in F major for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and double-bass; Cassation in C major for 2 oboes, 2 English horns, 2 bassoons and 2 horns; Three trios in G major, E-flat major and C major for 2 Oboes and bassoon; Armonia per un tempio della notte in E-flat major for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns (ca. 1795)
Franz Liszt, after an 1856 painting by Wilhelm von Kaulbach. This article lists the various treatments given by Franz Liszt to the works of almost 100 other composers.. These treatments included transcriptions for other instruments (predominantly solo piano), arrangements, orchestrations, fantaisies, reminiscences, paraphrases, illustrations, variations, and editions.
Pérotin [n 1] (fl. c. 1200) was a composer associated with the Notre Dame school of polyphony in Paris and the broader ars antiqua musical style of high medieval music.He is credited with developing the polyphonic practices of his predecessor Léonin, with the introduction of three and four-part harmonies.