Lili Boulanger's Three Songs from Clairières dans le ciel, arranged by Loren Stroud, brings three selections from her French song cycle to B-flat trumpet and piano. This International Music Company edition, No. 3946, contains Elle est gravement gaie, Nous nous aimerons tant, and Les lilas qui avaient fleuri. It is an instrumental arrangement of selected songs, not the complete thirteen-song cycle.
The original music sets poems by Francis Jammes. Its expressive world is intimate and harmonically rich: in Nous nous aimerons tant, shifting chords and increasing dissonance complicate the apparent tenderness of the melody. That interplay gives a trumpeter more to communicate than a simply beautiful tune.
The vocal origins suggest a useful approach to preparation: study the phrases as sung lines, plan breaths around their direction, and listen closely to the piano's changing harmonies. The collection offers a distinctive option for players seeking lyrical French repertoire with subtle color and emotional contrast rather than a showpiece built chiefly around speed.
Lili Boulanger's Three Songs from Clairières dans le ciel, arranged by Loren Stroud, brings three selections from her French song cycle to B-flat trumpet and piano. This International Music Company edition, No. 3946, contains Elle est gravement gaie, Nous nous aimerons tant, and Les lilas qui avaient fleuri. It is an instrumental arrangement of selected songs, not the complete thirteen-song cycle.
The original music sets poems by Francis Jammes. Its expressive world is intimate and harmonically rich: in Nous nous aimerons tant, shifting chords and increasing dissonance complicate the apparent tenderness of the melody. That interplay gives a trumpeter more to communicate than a simply beautiful tune.
The vocal origins suggest a useful approach to preparation: study the phrases as sung lines, plan breaths around their direction, and listen closely to the piano's changing harmonies. The collection offers a distinctive option for players seeking lyrical French repertoire with subtle color and emotional contrast rather than a showpiece built chiefly around speed.