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Charles Griffes
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (pron. GRIFF-iss) (September 17, 1884 – April 8, 1920) was an American composer for piano, chamber ensembles and voice.
Musical career
Griffes was born in Elmira, New York. After early studies on piano and organ in his home town, he went to Berlin to study with pianist Ernst Jedliczka at the Stern Conservatory. While there, Griffes also enjoyed a brief but influential mentorship by composer Engelbert Humperdinck. On returning to the U.S. in 1907, he became director of music studies at the Hackley School for boys in Tarrytown, New York, a post which he held until his early death thirteen years later.
Griffes is the most famous American representative of musical Impressionism. He was fascinated by the exotic, mysterious sound of the French Impressionists, and was compositionally much influenced by them while he was in Europe. He also studied the work of contemporary Russian composers (for example Scriabin), whose influence is also apparent in his work, for example in his use of synthetic scales.
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Charles Griffes: The White Peacock
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920): The White Peacock, from Roman Sketches, Op. 7 (1915-16) The complete set: https://youtu.be/XxNDOvPl6Cc Solungga Liu, piano Perhaps the most fully realized of his character pieces, the Roman Sketches, Opus 7 (1915-1916), display a widely imaginative musical palette, inventive juxtapositions of themes into highly personal forms and a sublime sense of pacing and expression. Contrary to the other sets, these works were linked to their texts from the outset, yielding even greater programmatic associations than in pieces written earlier. The music itself speaks with such clarity and conviction, however, that the program never becomes a scaffold on which to affix musical ideas. The White Peacock is composed of four central ideas: a haunting opening figure...
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Charles Griffes- The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Gerard Schwarz conducts the Seattle Symphony
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Charles Griffes ‒ 3 Tone-Pictures, Op.5
Charles Tomlinson Griffes, 3 Tone-Pictures, Op.5 (1910 - 1912) Performed by Denver Oldham 00:00 - No. 1 The Lake at Evening 04:22 - No. 2 The Vale of Dreams 07:29 - No. 3 The Night Winds The Three Tone-Pictures, Op. 5, the composer's first published piano works, make a beautiful and effective set. Begun in 1910 and later revised, they were published by G. Schirmer in 1915 on the recommendation of Busoni. With them, Griffes left the German romanticism of his early music and created a unique impressionistic style. Fragmentary in nature, they are filled with chromaticism, tonal ambiguity, creative pedal effects, and a subtle sense of colour and imagination. They show Griffes as a master miniaturist and tone-poet. The Lake at Evening is haunting and hypnotic, perfectly capturing the spirit...
published: 29 Feb 2016 -
Charles Griffes - Five Poems of Ancient China and Japan (Audio+Score)
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Charles Griffes - Poem for Flute and Orchestra
Charles Griffes (1884 - 1920) - Poem for Flute and Orchestra, A. 93 (1918) Alexa Still, flute New Zealand Chamber Orchestra, Nicolas Braithwaite (1990) Charles Griffes' Poem is a piece for solo flute and an orchestra consisting of 2 horns, percussion, harp, and strings. The work typically lasts around 10 minutes. "This is one of the best of all single-movement concerted works for flute and orchestra, a masterpiece of less than ten minutes' length that displays all the potential of the flute as a solo instrument. Its composer was an American who had a tragically short life, living from 1884 to 1920. Moreover, Griffes was a painstaking composer who wrote his works slowly. His income from teaching was so meager that he had to copy out parts for his orchestral scores himself to get performa...
published: 08 Apr 2020 -
Charles Tomlinson Griffes(1884-1920): Symphonische Phantasie (1907)
Charles Tomlinson Griffes(1884-1920): Symphonische Phantasie (1907). Karl Krueger-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Charles Tomlinson Griffes's music received a promising revival during the late 1960's through the '80's, but today again his music seems to be drifting back into oblivion. Except for his most famous works: "The White Peacock," "The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Kahn," and few piano works, there are still many more works that cry out to be heard. Karl Krueger attempted to bring to the world's attention several of these pieces 50 years ago. The "Symphonische Phantasie" was one of of Griffes' earliest orchestral works which that Karl Krueger deemed worthy of memorialization, and thanks to his efforts we can enjoy it here. Since many of the Society for the Preservation of the American Mus...
published: 05 Jan 2013 -
Griffes - Piano Sonata, A.85
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) - Piano Sonata, A.85 Reed Tetzloff, piano Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoeuISvtCi8 This sonata (Michael Lewin's recording) had been uploaded previously by our beloved Hexameron, but this video is now gone from YT. Here is Reed Tetzloff's fantastic live performance. It's good to know that young pianists are championing this work.
published: 03 May 2017 -
Charles Griffes Rediscovered
David Plylar discussed the Library's collection of holograph manuscripts by composer Charles Griffes. This includes a "rediscovered" transcription by Griffes of "Les parfums de la nuit" from the Iberia section of "Images" by Claude Debussy; Solungga Liu's performance at the Library of November 4, 2017, is believed to be the world premiere of this transcription. The sheet music for this transcription, prepared by Plylar, is available for free download the Library's "In the Muse" blog. For transcript and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8354
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Charles Griffes: The Fountain of the Acqua Paola
Solungga Liu, pianist http://solungga.com Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920): The Fountain of the Acqua Paola, from Roman Sketches, Op. 7 (1915-16) The complete set: https://youtu.be/XxNDOvPl6Cc Perhaps the most fully realized of his character pieces, the Roman Sketches, Opus 7 (1915-1916), display a widely imaginative musical palette, inventive juxtapositions of themes into highly personal forms and a sublime sense of pacing and expression. Contrary to the other sets, these works were linked to their texts from the outset, yielding even greater programmatic associations than in pieces written earlier. The music itself speaks with such clarity and conviction, however, that the program never becomes a scaffold on which to affix musical ideas. The Fountain of the Acqua Paola, like many...
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Griffes - Roman Sketches op.7
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) - Roman Sketches op.7 Denver Oldham, piano Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVss63iE67s
published: 03 Jun 2017
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Charles Griffes: The White Peacock
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920): The White Peacock, from Roman Sketches, Op. 7 (1915-16)
The complete set: https://youtu.be/XxNDOvPl6Cc
Solungga Liu, pian...
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920): The White Peacock, from Roman Sketches, Op. 7 (1915-16)
The complete set: https://youtu.be/XxNDOvPl6Cc
Solungga Liu, piano
Perhaps the most fully realized of his character pieces, the Roman Sketches, Opus 7 (1915-1916), display a widely imaginative musical palette, inventive juxtapositions of themes into highly personal forms and a sublime sense of pacing and expression. Contrary to the other sets, these works were linked to their texts from the outset, yielding even greater programmatic associations than in pieces written earlier. The music itself speaks with such clarity and conviction, however, that the program never becomes a scaffold on which to affix musical ideas.
The White Peacock is composed of four central ideas: a haunting opening figure reheard only in the closing bars, a playful descending line, the strutting dotted figure that is perhaps the most purely ‘thematic’ and a lyrical, “languid” theme accompanied by rolling arpeggios. The way Griffes combines these ideas and plays them off one another is enchanting.
~ Gregory Mertl~
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920): The White Peacock, from Roman Sketches, Op. 7 (1915-16)
The complete set: https://youtu.be/XxNDOvPl6Cc
Solungga Liu, piano
Perhaps the most fully realized of his character pieces, the Roman Sketches, Opus 7 (1915-1916), display a widely imaginative musical palette, inventive juxtapositions of themes into highly personal forms and a sublime sense of pacing and expression. Contrary to the other sets, these works were linked to their texts from the outset, yielding even greater programmatic associations than in pieces written earlier. The music itself speaks with such clarity and conviction, however, that the program never becomes a scaffold on which to affix musical ideas.
The White Peacock is composed of four central ideas: a haunting opening figure reheard only in the closing bars, a playful descending line, the strutting dotted figure that is perhaps the most purely ‘thematic’ and a lyrical, “languid” theme accompanied by rolling arpeggios. The way Griffes combines these ideas and plays them off one another is enchanting.
~ Gregory Mertl~
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
℗ 2010 Centaur Records
Auto-generated by YouTube.
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Charles Griffes- The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
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- Duration: 10:52
- Uploaded Date: 01 Nov 2010
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Gerard Schwarz conducts the Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz conducts the Seattle Symphony
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Gerard Schwarz conducts the Seattle Symphony
- published: 01 Nov 2010
- views: 33007
9:56
Charles Griffes ‒ 3 Tone-Pictures, Op.5
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes, 3 Tone-Pictures, Op.5 (1910 - 1912)
Performed by Denver Oldham
00:00 - No. 1 The Lake at Evening
04:22 - No. 2 The Vale of Dreams
...
Charles Tomlinson Griffes, 3 Tone-Pictures, Op.5 (1910 - 1912)
Performed by Denver Oldham
00:00 - No. 1 The Lake at Evening
04:22 - No. 2 The Vale of Dreams
07:29 - No. 3 The Night Winds
The Three Tone-Pictures, Op. 5, the composer's first published piano works, make a beautiful and effective set. Begun in 1910 and later revised, they were published by G. Schirmer in 1915 on the recommendation of Busoni. With them, Griffes left the German romanticism of his early music and created a unique impressionistic style. Fragmentary in nature, they are filled with chromaticism, tonal ambiguity, creative pedal effects, and a subtle sense of colour and imagination. They show Griffes as a master miniaturist and tone-poet. The Lake at Evening is haunting and hypnotic, perfectly capturing the spirit of the Yeats poem which inspired it "lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore". In ABA form, it is dominated by a simple ostinato figure which creates a sense of unity and tranquility.
The Vale of Dreams has a disturbing quality, conjuring up a troubled subconscious. It utilises extreme chromaticism, melodic parallel thirds and an unsettled tonality. Sensual and voluptuous, it is possessed of a dark and almost decadent sadness. The Night Winds flies up and down the keyboard in a shimmering spray of notes, the sighing left hand melody surrounded by a torrent of whole-tone based arpeggios. A sort of "baby" Feux d'Artifice (Debussy), the ending is reminiscent of that of Ravel's Scarbo.
RIP Hexameron: March 31, 2007 - February 29th, 2016
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes, 3 Tone-Pictures, Op.5 (1910 - 1912)
Performed by Denver Oldham
00:00 - No. 1 The Lake at Evening
04:22 - No. 2 The Vale of Dreams
07:29 - No. 3 The Night Winds
The Three Tone-Pictures, Op. 5, the composer's first published piano works, make a beautiful and effective set. Begun in 1910 and later revised, they were published by G. Schirmer in 1915 on the recommendation of Busoni. With them, Griffes left the German romanticism of his early music and created a unique impressionistic style. Fragmentary in nature, they are filled with chromaticism, tonal ambiguity, creative pedal effects, and a subtle sense of colour and imagination. They show Griffes as a master miniaturist and tone-poet. The Lake at Evening is haunting and hypnotic, perfectly capturing the spirit of the Yeats poem which inspired it "lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore". In ABA form, it is dominated by a simple ostinato figure which creates a sense of unity and tranquility.
The Vale of Dreams has a disturbing quality, conjuring up a troubled subconscious. It utilises extreme chromaticism, melodic parallel thirds and an unsettled tonality. Sensual and voluptuous, it is possessed of a dark and almost decadent sadness. The Night Winds flies up and down the keyboard in a shimmering spray of notes, the sighing left hand melody surrounded by a torrent of whole-tone based arpeggios. A sort of "baby" Feux d'Artifice (Debussy), the ending is reminiscent of that of Ravel's Scarbo.
RIP Hexameron: March 31, 2007 - February 29th, 2016
- published: 29 Feb 2016
- views: 34174
8:51
Charles Griffes - Five Poems of Ancient China and Japan (Audio+Score)
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- Duration: 8:51
- Uploaded Date: 20 Dec 2016
- views: 3700
Visit https://butemusic.com for all your music service needs - arrangements, transcription, typesetting/engraving and more. We also have a store full of brand n...
Visit https://butemusic.com for all your music service needs - arrangements, transcription, typesetting/engraving and more. We also have a store full of brand new arrangements available for instant digital downloads!
These videos are for educational use only and are not for commercial use. If you have a copyright query then please contact me for removal before filing a complaint with YouTube.
https://wn.com/Charles_Griffes_Five_Poems_Of_Ancient_China_And_Japan_(Audio_Score)
Visit https://butemusic.com for all your music service needs - arrangements, transcription, typesetting/engraving and more. We also have a store full of brand new arrangements available for instant digital downloads!
These videos are for educational use only and are not for commercial use. If you have a copyright query then please contact me for removal before filing a complaint with YouTube.
- published: 20 Dec 2016
- views: 3700
10:09
Charles Griffes - Poem for Flute and Orchestra
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- Duration: 10:09
- Uploaded Date: 08 Apr 2020
- views: 20868
Charles Griffes (1884 - 1920) - Poem for Flute and Orchestra, A. 93 (1918)
Alexa Still, flute
New Zealand Chamber Orchestra, Nicolas Braithwaite (1990)
Charle...
Charles Griffes (1884 - 1920) - Poem for Flute and Orchestra, A. 93 (1918)
Alexa Still, flute
New Zealand Chamber Orchestra, Nicolas Braithwaite (1990)
Charles Griffes' Poem is a piece for solo flute and an orchestra consisting of 2 horns, percussion, harp, and strings. The work typically lasts around 10 minutes.
"This is one of the best of all single-movement concerted works for flute and orchestra, a masterpiece of less than ten minutes' length that displays all the potential of the flute as a solo instrument. Its composer was an American who had a tragically short life, living from 1884 to 1920. Moreover, Griffes was a painstaking composer who wrote his works slowly. His income from teaching was so meager that he had to copy out parts for his orchestral scores himself to get performances, which was sheer drudge work. The strain of repeatedly staying up through the night to do this is said to have broken his health.
He wrote this Poem for the famous French flutist Georges Barrère, who played it with the New York Symphony Society, Walter Damrosch conducting, on November 16, 1919. In keeping abreast of European musical developments, Griffes had adopted some harmonic practices from Debussy, and this music has the cool sensuality and sense of antiquity associated with the French master. It is not quite right to say that the music is some sort of 'American Impressionism,' for the harmonies still tend to be functional (i.e. are used in their accustomed role as the energizer of forward progress in the music) rather than coloristic.
Above all, the piece is extraordinarily beautiful. It is scored for a small orchestra of strings with the addition of two horns that add an extraordinary magical touch to the sonorities. There is effective use of percussion, lightly applied. The form of the work is that of a Liszt rhapsody: a languorous slow flute solo in a nocturnal atmosphere is succeeded by a lithe, fast dance. The first part lets the flute show off its sheer beauty of tone, while the second displays exceptional virtuosity in its rapid figurations."
(source: AllMusic)
In memory of Charles Tomlinson Griffes (17 September 1884 - 8 April 1920)
https://wn.com/Charles_Griffes_Poem_For_Flute_And_Orchestra
Charles Griffes (1884 - 1920) - Poem for Flute and Orchestra, A. 93 (1918)
Alexa Still, flute
New Zealand Chamber Orchestra, Nicolas Braithwaite (1990)
Charles Griffes' Poem is a piece for solo flute and an orchestra consisting of 2 horns, percussion, harp, and strings. The work typically lasts around 10 minutes.
"This is one of the best of all single-movement concerted works for flute and orchestra, a masterpiece of less than ten minutes' length that displays all the potential of the flute as a solo instrument. Its composer was an American who had a tragically short life, living from 1884 to 1920. Moreover, Griffes was a painstaking composer who wrote his works slowly. His income from teaching was so meager that he had to copy out parts for his orchestral scores himself to get performances, which was sheer drudge work. The strain of repeatedly staying up through the night to do this is said to have broken his health.
He wrote this Poem for the famous French flutist Georges Barrère, who played it with the New York Symphony Society, Walter Damrosch conducting, on November 16, 1919. In keeping abreast of European musical developments, Griffes had adopted some harmonic practices from Debussy, and this music has the cool sensuality and sense of antiquity associated with the French master. It is not quite right to say that the music is some sort of 'American Impressionism,' for the harmonies still tend to be functional (i.e. are used in their accustomed role as the energizer of forward progress in the music) rather than coloristic.
Above all, the piece is extraordinarily beautiful. It is scored for a small orchestra of strings with the addition of two horns that add an extraordinary magical touch to the sonorities. There is effective use of percussion, lightly applied. The form of the work is that of a Liszt rhapsody: a languorous slow flute solo in a nocturnal atmosphere is succeeded by a lithe, fast dance. The first part lets the flute show off its sheer beauty of tone, while the second displays exceptional virtuosity in its rapid figurations."
(source: AllMusic)
In memory of Charles Tomlinson Griffes (17 September 1884 - 8 April 1920)
- published: 08 Apr 2020
- views: 20868
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes(1884-1920): Symphonische Phantasie (1907)
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- Duration: 16:12
- Uploaded Date: 05 Jan 2013
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes(1884-1920): Symphonische Phantasie (1907). Karl Krueger-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Charles Tomlinson Griffes's music received a p...
Charles Tomlinson Griffes(1884-1920): Symphonische Phantasie (1907). Karl Krueger-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Charles Tomlinson Griffes's music received a promising revival during the late 1960's through the '80's, but today again his music seems to be drifting back into oblivion. Except for his most famous works: "The White Peacock," "The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Kahn," and few piano works, there are still many more works that cry out to be heard. Karl Krueger attempted to bring to the world's attention several of these pieces 50 years ago. The "Symphonische Phantasie" was one of of Griffes' earliest orchestral works which that Karl Krueger deemed worthy of memorialization, and thanks to his efforts we can enjoy it here. Since many of the Society for the Preservation of the American Musical Heritage recordings have been reissued on CD, maybe it is time for further mining of this library of American music which is vaulted in the Library of Congress just waiting to be reissued on CD. Possibly this YouTube upload may encourage such a venture!
https://wn.com/Charles_Tomlinson_Griffes(1884_1920)_Symphonische_Phantasie_(1907)
Charles Tomlinson Griffes(1884-1920): Symphonische Phantasie (1907). Karl Krueger-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Charles Tomlinson Griffes's music received a promising revival during the late 1960's through the '80's, but today again his music seems to be drifting back into oblivion. Except for his most famous works: "The White Peacock," "The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Kahn," and few piano works, there are still many more works that cry out to be heard. Karl Krueger attempted to bring to the world's attention several of these pieces 50 years ago. The "Symphonische Phantasie" was one of of Griffes' earliest orchestral works which that Karl Krueger deemed worthy of memorialization, and thanks to his efforts we can enjoy it here. Since many of the Society for the Preservation of the American Musical Heritage recordings have been reissued on CD, maybe it is time for further mining of this library of American music which is vaulted in the Library of Congress just waiting to be reissued on CD. Possibly this YouTube upload may encourage such a venture!
- published: 05 Jan 2013
- views: 5014
13:27
Griffes - Piano Sonata, A.85
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- Duration: 13:27
- Uploaded Date: 03 May 2017
- views: 12950
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) - Piano Sonata, A.85
Reed Tetzloff, piano
Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoeuISvtCi8
This sonata (Michael Le...
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) - Piano Sonata, A.85
Reed Tetzloff, piano
Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoeuISvtCi8
This sonata (Michael Lewin's recording) had been uploaded previously by our beloved Hexameron, but this video is now gone from YT. Here is Reed Tetzloff's fantastic live performance. It's good to know that young pianists are championing this work.
https://wn.com/Griffes_Piano_Sonata,_A.85
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) - Piano Sonata, A.85
Reed Tetzloff, piano
Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoeuISvtCi8
This sonata (Michael Lewin's recording) had been uploaded previously by our beloved Hexameron, but this video is now gone from YT. Here is Reed Tetzloff's fantastic live performance. It's good to know that young pianists are championing this work.
- published: 03 May 2017
- views: 12950
51:44
Charles Griffes Rediscovered
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- Duration: 51:44
- Uploaded Date: 16 Aug 2018
- views: 626
David Plylar discussed the Library's collection of holograph manuscripts by composer Charles Griffes. This includes a "rediscovered" transcription by Griffes of...
David Plylar discussed the Library's collection of holograph manuscripts by composer Charles Griffes. This includes a "rediscovered" transcription by Griffes of "Les parfums de la nuit" from the Iberia section of "Images" by Claude Debussy; Solungga Liu's performance at the Library of November 4, 2017, is believed to be the world premiere of this transcription. The sheet music for this transcription, prepared by Plylar, is available for free download the Library's "In the Muse" blog.
For transcript and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8354
https://wn.com/Charles_Griffes_Rediscovered
David Plylar discussed the Library's collection of holograph manuscripts by composer Charles Griffes. This includes a "rediscovered" transcription by Griffes of "Les parfums de la nuit" from the Iberia section of "Images" by Claude Debussy; Solungga Liu's performance at the Library of November 4, 2017, is believed to be the world premiere of this transcription. The sheet music for this transcription, prepared by Plylar, is available for free download the Library's "In the Muse" blog.
For transcript and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8354
- published: 16 Aug 2018
- views: 626
3:44
Charles Griffes: The Fountain of the Acqua Paola
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- Duration: 3:44
- Uploaded Date: 28 Nov 2020
- views: 5397
Solungga Liu, pianist
http://solungga.com
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920): The Fountain of the Acqua Paola, from Roman Sketches, Op. 7 (1915-16)
The compl...
Solungga Liu, pianist
http://solungga.com
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920): The Fountain of the Acqua Paola, from Roman Sketches, Op. 7 (1915-16)
The complete set: https://youtu.be/XxNDOvPl6Cc
Perhaps the most fully realized of his character pieces, the Roman Sketches, Opus 7 (1915-1916), display a widely imaginative musical palette, inventive juxtapositions of themes into highly personal forms and a sublime sense of pacing and expression. Contrary to the other sets, these works were linked to their texts from the outset, yielding even greater programmatic associations than in pieces written earlier. The music itself speaks with such clarity and conviction, however, that the program never becomes a scaffold on which to affix musical ideas.
The Fountain of the Acqua Paola, like many of the set, reveals a rich harmonic landscape. Griffes constructs several different themes into an elegant fluid design connected by rippling accompaniments. While some themes never return, the overall form – swelling in the middle and falling back to the sumptuous opening idea ¬– suggests a wave.
~ Gregory Mertl~
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
℗ 2010 Centaur Records
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Solungga Liu, pianist
http://solungga.com
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920): The Fountain of the Acqua Paola, from Roman Sketches, Op. 7 (1915-16)
The complete set: https://youtu.be/XxNDOvPl6Cc
Perhaps the most fully realized of his character pieces, the Roman Sketches, Opus 7 (1915-1916), display a widely imaginative musical palette, inventive juxtapositions of themes into highly personal forms and a sublime sense of pacing and expression. Contrary to the other sets, these works were linked to their texts from the outset, yielding even greater programmatic associations than in pieces written earlier. The music itself speaks with such clarity and conviction, however, that the program never becomes a scaffold on which to affix musical ideas.
The Fountain of the Acqua Paola, like many of the set, reveals a rich harmonic landscape. Griffes constructs several different themes into an elegant fluid design connected by rippling accompaniments. While some themes never return, the overall form – swelling in the middle and falling back to the sumptuous opening idea ¬– suggests a wave.
~ Gregory Mertl~
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
℗ 2010 Centaur Records
Auto-generated by YouTube.
- published: 28 Nov 2020
- views: 5397
17:35
Griffes - Roman Sketches op.7
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- Duration: 17:35
- Uploaded Date: 03 Jun 2017
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) - Roman Sketches op.7
Denver Oldham, piano
Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVss63iE67s
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) - Roman Sketches op.7
Denver Oldham, piano
Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVss63iE67s
https://wn.com/Griffes_Roman_Sketches_Op.7
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) - Roman Sketches op.7
Denver Oldham, piano
Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVss63iE67s
- published: 03 Jun 2017
- views: 18668
5:42
Charles Griffes: The White Peacock
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920): The White Peacock, from Roman Sketches, Op. 7 (1915...
published: 11 Jun 2021
Charles Griffes: The White Peacock
Charles Griffes: The White Peacock
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920): The White Peacock, from Roman Sketches, Op. 7 (1915-16)
The complete set: https://youtu.be/XxNDOvPl6Cc
Solungga Liu, piano
Perhaps the most fully realized of his character pieces, the Roman Sketches, Opus 7 (1915-1916), display a widely imaginative musical palette, inventive juxtapositions of themes into highly personal forms and a sublime sense of pacing and expression. Contrary to the other sets, these works were linked to their texts from the outset, yielding even greater programmatic associations than in pieces written earlier. The music itself speaks with such clarity and conviction, however, that the program never becomes a scaffold on which to affix musical ideas.
The White Peacock is composed of four central ideas: a haunting opening figure reheard only in the closing bars, a playful descending line, the strutting dotted figure that is perhaps the most purely ‘thematic’ and a lyrical, “languid” theme accompanied by rolling arpeggios. The way Griffes combines these ideas and plays them off one another is enchanting.
~ Gregory Mertl~
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
℗ 2010 Centaur Records
Auto-generated by YouTube.
10:52
Charles Griffes- The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Gerard Schwarz conducts the Seattle Symphony
published: 01 Nov 2010
Charles Griffes- The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Charles Griffes- The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
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Gerard Schwarz conducts the Seattle Symphony
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Charles Griffes ‒ 3 Tone-Pictures, Op.5
Charles Tomlinson Griffes, 3 Tone-Pictures, Op.5 (1910 - 1912)
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Charles Griffes ‒ 3 Tone-Pictures, Op.5
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes, 3 Tone-Pictures, Op.5 (1910 - 1912)
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00:00 - No. 1 The Lake at Evening
04:22 - No. 2 The Vale of Dreams
07:29 - No. 3 The Night Winds
The Three Tone-Pictures, Op. 5, the composer's first published piano works, make a beautiful and effective set. Begun in 1910 and later revised, they were published by G. Schirmer in 1915 on the recommendation of Busoni. With them, Griffes left the German romanticism of his early music and created a unique impressionistic style. Fragmentary in nature, they are filled with chromaticism, tonal ambiguity, creative pedal effects, and a subtle sense of colour and imagination. They show Griffes as a master miniaturist and tone-poet. The Lake at Evening is haunting and hypnotic, perfectly capturing the spirit of the Yeats poem which inspired it "lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore". In ABA form, it is dominated by a simple ostinato figure which creates a sense of unity and tranquility.
The Vale of Dreams has a disturbing quality, conjuring up a troubled subconscious. It utilises extreme chromaticism, melodic parallel thirds and an unsettled tonality. Sensual and voluptuous, it is possessed of a dark and almost decadent sadness. The Night Winds flies up and down the keyboard in a shimmering spray of notes, the sighing left hand melody surrounded by a torrent of whole-tone based arpeggios. A sort of "baby" Feux d'Artifice (Debussy), the ending is reminiscent of that of Ravel's Scarbo.
RIP Hexameron: March 31, 2007 - February 29th, 2016
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Charles Griffes - Five Poems of Ancient China and Japan (Audio+Score)
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Charles Griffes - Five Poems of Ancient China and Japan (Audio+Score)
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Charles Griffes - Poem for Flute and Orchestra
Charles Griffes (1884 - 1920) - Poem for Flute and Orchestra, A. 93 (1918)
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Charles Griffes - Poem for Flute and Orchestra
Charles Griffes - Poem for Flute and Orchestra
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Charles Griffes (1884 - 1920) - Poem for Flute and Orchestra, A. 93 (1918)
Alexa Still, flute
New Zealand Chamber Orchestra, Nicolas Braithwaite (1990)
Charles Griffes' Poem is a piece for solo flute and an orchestra consisting of 2 horns, percussion, harp, and strings. The work typically lasts around 10 minutes.
"This is one of the best of all single-movement concerted works for flute and orchestra, a masterpiece of less than ten minutes' length that displays all the potential of the flute as a solo instrument. Its composer was an American who had a tragically short life, living from 1884 to 1920. Moreover, Griffes was a painstaking composer who wrote his works slowly. His income from teaching was so meager that he had to copy out parts for his orchestral scores himself to get performances, which was sheer drudge work. The strain of repeatedly staying up through the night to do this is said to have broken his health.
He wrote this Poem for the famous French flutist Georges Barrère, who played it with the New York Symphony Society, Walter Damrosch conducting, on November 16, 1919. In keeping abreast of European musical developments, Griffes had adopted some harmonic practices from Debussy, and this music has the cool sensuality and sense of antiquity associated with the French master. It is not quite right to say that the music is some sort of 'American Impressionism,' for the harmonies still tend to be functional (i.e. are used in their accustomed role as the energizer of forward progress in the music) rather than coloristic.
Above all, the piece is extraordinarily beautiful. It is scored for a small orchestra of strings with the addition of two horns that add an extraordinary magical touch to the sonorities. There is effective use of percussion, lightly applied. The form of the work is that of a Liszt rhapsody: a languorous slow flute solo in a nocturnal atmosphere is succeeded by a lithe, fast dance. The first part lets the flute show off its sheer beauty of tone, while the second displays exceptional virtuosity in its rapid figurations."
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In memory of Charles Tomlinson Griffes (17 September 1884 - 8 April 1920)
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes(1884-1920): Symphonische Phantasie (1907)
Charles Tomlinson Griffes(1884-1920): Symphonische Phantasie (1907). Karl Krueger-Royal Ph...
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes(1884-1920): Symphonische Phantasie (1907)
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes(1884-1920): Symphonische Phantasie (1907). Karl Krueger-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Charles Tomlinson Griffes's music received a promising revival during the late 1960's through the '80's, but today again his music seems to be drifting back into oblivion. Except for his most famous works: "The White Peacock," "The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Kahn," and few piano works, there are still many more works that cry out to be heard. Karl Krueger attempted to bring to the world's attention several of these pieces 50 years ago. The "Symphonische Phantasie" was one of of Griffes' earliest orchestral works which that Karl Krueger deemed worthy of memorialization, and thanks to his efforts we can enjoy it here. Since many of the Society for the Preservation of the American Musical Heritage recordings have been reissued on CD, maybe it is time for further mining of this library of American music which is vaulted in the Library of Congress just waiting to be reissued on CD. Possibly this YouTube upload may encourage such a venture!
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Griffes - Piano Sonata, A.85
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) - Piano Sonata, A.85
Reed Tetzloff, piano
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) - Piano Sonata, A.85
Reed Tetzloff, piano
Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoeuISvtCi8
This sonata (Michael Lewin's recording) had been uploaded previously by our beloved Hexameron, but this video is now gone from YT. Here is Reed Tetzloff's fantastic live performance. It's good to know that young pianists are championing this work.
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Charles Griffes Rediscovered
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Charles Griffes Rediscovered
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David Plylar discussed the Library's collection of holograph manuscripts by composer Charles Griffes. This includes a "rediscovered" transcription by Griffes of "Les parfums de la nuit" from the Iberia section of "Images" by Claude Debussy; Solungga Liu's performance at the Library of November 4, 2017, is believed to be the world premiere of this transcription. The sheet music for this transcription, prepared by Plylar, is available for free download the Library's "In the Muse" blog.
For transcript and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8354
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Charles Griffes: The Fountain of the Acqua Paola
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Charles Griffes: The Fountain of the Acqua Paola
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920): The Fountain of the Acqua Paola, from Roman Sketches, Op. 7 (1915-16)
The complete set: https://youtu.be/XxNDOvPl6Cc
Perhaps the most fully realized of his character pieces, the Roman Sketches, Opus 7 (1915-1916), display a widely imaginative musical palette, inventive juxtapositions of themes into highly personal forms and a sublime sense of pacing and expression. Contrary to the other sets, these works were linked to their texts from the outset, yielding even greater programmatic associations than in pieces written earlier. The music itself speaks with such clarity and conviction, however, that the program never becomes a scaffold on which to affix musical ideas.
The Fountain of the Acqua Paola, like many of the set, reveals a rich harmonic landscape. Griffes constructs several different themes into an elegant fluid design connected by rippling accompaniments. While some themes never return, the overall form – swelling in the middle and falling back to the sumptuous opening idea ¬– suggests a wave.
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Griffes - Roman Sketches op.7
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) - Roman Sketches op.7
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Charles Griffes
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (pron. GRIFF-iss) (September 17, 1884 – April 8, 1920) was an American composer for piano, chamber ensembles and voice.
Musical career
Griffes was born in Elmira, New York. After early studies on piano and organ in his home town, he went to Berlin to study with pianist Ernst Jedliczka at the Stern Conservatory. While there, Griffes also enjoyed a brief but influential mentorship by composer Engelbert Humperdinck. On returning to the U.S. in 1907, he became director of music studies at the Hackley School for boys in Tarrytown, New York, a post which he held until his early death thirteen years later.
Griffes is the most famous American representative of musical Impressionism. He was fascinated by the exotic, mysterious sound of the French Impressionists, and was compositionally much influenced by them while he was in Europe. He also studied the work of contemporary Russian composers (for example Scriabin), whose influence is also apparent in his work, for example in his use of synthetic scales.
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by: GrievesBorn blind in the winter with an empty head
The snow covered up the Camry the whole house slept
Drawing pictures in the bed
Waking up and racing down the stairs trying to catch my breath
It's so simple, superman, trick or treat, wet socks
Bike rides in the summer to the best spots
Coulda sworn I was king of the best odds
Runnin round with the dogs in the back yard
Growin never knowin what the past done
Livin life like the mystery of packed lunch
Getting whooped in the playground slashed up
Comin home after school on the last bus
Back then it was all about last
Hit the corner store for the new Fleer packs
Mom was a religion and happiness was a fact
It's a shame how the time goes past
Movin so fast
Its like im movin at lightspeed
Slow down
You need to slow down
Every once in a while sometimes
You'll see how the world goes round
You need to slow down every once in a whiiiiiile
Cuz you don't know you don't know
You don't need to goooo so fast
Things changed in the pop shop got an offer
Packed up moved out down to Colorado
Sunshine clean air not a lot of problems
And that's when I discovered pogs and tamagachi
Time past and the friends found punk yah
Oh whatever man a lot of it was junk
But we loved it made us feel cool little dumb kids
Runnin round just for fun doin dumb shit
I was lightin all my candles on both ends
Warren lake getting drunk wit the friends
I was tryin to stay positive even though I pretended it
It helped cause at home I was lackin a happy ending
For all, saw a lot of tall trees fall
In the name of an addiction my sister taught me to follow
I cracked cleaned up and got the backpack
I swore that I would never go back
Movin so fast
Its like im movin at lightspeed
Slow down
You need to slow down
Every once in a while sometimes
You'll see how the world goes round
You need to slow down every once in a whiiiiiile
Cause you don't know you don't know
You don't need to goooo so fast
Eighteen I decided I was done with it
Hit Seattle with a head full of drum rhythms
Falling in and out of love with these young women
Thinkin they could make a change of the blood given
Nah I was too young too face it
Workin two jobs still thinking I could make it
Local all star still singin from his basement
Finally got a shot and ive been workin everyday since
Found love in a city where the angels fly
Put a record out with josh one made out clime
Came home after two years and playin out rhymes
Just to find my little angel was no more mine
Parted ways with a friend was not easy
Made a leap to the future it got queasy
Started workin on the things that had lost reason
Now im sittin with a pad Movin so fast
Its like im movin at lightspeed
Slow down
You need to slow down
Every once in a while sometimes
You'll see how the world goes round
You need to slow down every once in a whiiiiiile
Cause you don't know you don't know
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