Bernard R. Crane Knihy

Recently discovered American composer, Helen C. Crane (1868 - 1930), whose voluminous work, published and in m.s. form, now here to see the light of day; Ms. Crane a native New Yorker a pianist / composer was a student of Philip Scharwenka at the Klindworth Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin, Germany in the 1890's. Her talent and training led to a noteworthy career as composer conductor and pedagogue in Europe up until the advent of the First World War. Published at the time by numerous publishing houses in Europe her output spanned 71 numbered works, including music for piano, for string trio, quartets, choral pieces many tone poems for orchestra, a large scale work for chorus and orchestra and two symphonies. This book represents a collection of some of her most notable violin pieces with piano accompaniment.

a collection of representative songs from Helen Crane's late period ; all are English: two groupings - "Old English Songs" featuring poets predominately pre-nineteenth century; texts by Shakespeare, Campion, Dekker, Robert Herrick; then "Newer English Songs" encompassing poets from the nineteenth century to time of composition: about 1923. poetic texts by Marie von Vorst, W.B. Yeats, Francis Thompson, Robert Burns & Katherine Hinkson. The pieces are written with the medium voice in mind, with a range between middle C and F an octave and a fourth above. Early pieces have a Wolf - ian lyricism and the latter are more adventuresome harmonically but remain tonal and very accessible.

a collection of representative songs from Helen Crane's early and middle periods; seven are settings of German poetic texts with literal translations to aid in interpretation; one of the songs is in English. Poets represented are Felicia Dorothea Hermans, Wilhelm Langewiesche, Marie van Vorst, Friedrich von Sallet, and Joanna Ambrosius Voigt. The pieces are written with the medium voice in mind, with a range between middle C and F an octave and a fourth above. Early pieces have a Wolf - ian lyricism and the latter are more adventurous harmonically but remain tonal and very accessible. Excellent concert / recital material.

Recently discovered American composer, Helen C. Crane (1868 - 1930), whose voluminous work, published and in m.s. form, now here to see the light of day; Ms. Crane a native New Yorker a pianist / composer was a student of Philip Scharwenka at the Klindworth Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin, Germany in the 1890's. Her talent and training led to a noteworthy career as composer conductor and pedagogue in Europe up until the advent of the First World War. Published at the time by numerous publishing houses in Europe her output spanned 71 numbered works, including music for piano, for string trio, quartets, choral pieces many tone poems for orchestra, a large scale work for chorus and orchestra and two symphonies. This book represents a collection of some of her most notable violin pieces with piano accompaniment.