Idols Of America

Idyll - Tor Aulin

Few composers have had such an impact on Swedish music life as Tor Aulin (1866 1914). He studied violin and music theory in Stockholm 1877 83, and in Berlin 1884 86. In 1887 he founded the Aulin Quartet, which for more than 20 years played animportant role in broadening Swedish interest in chamber music. The quartet was often on tour with the composer Wilhelm Stenhammar at the piano.1889 1902 Aulin was the leader of the orchestra at the Royal Opera in Stockholm.At Aulinsinstigation the Concert Association in Stockholm (later The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) was founded in 1902, and he was its conductor until 1909. From then on he was the conductor of the Gothenburg ConcertAssociation (nowadays The GothenburgSymphony Orchestra).Besides being a first class violinist, Tor Aulin was also an accomplished pianist, and Edvard Grieg was deeply impressed by Aulin's rendering of his piano concerto.Aulins list of works is dominated by his musicfor violin. He wrote three violin concertos, the third of which still has a place in the repertoire.Four Aquarelles for violin and piano from 1899 is his most beloved composition. In 1996 Jerker Johansson arranged this work for soloinstruments, one for each of the four movements, and concert band. The solo instruments being clarinet, trumpet, flute and alto saxophone.

Idylle

Idyllwild Fantasy - John O'Reilly

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If Flowers Could Speak - Mana Zucca

If I Can Dream - Walter Earl Brown

If I Could Fly - James Meredith

Who hasn't entertained the idea of flying? In this accessible grade 3 work, the performer, along with the audience, will enjoy the fantasy of spreading their wings and soaring over meadows and farms, streets and schoolyards, malls and churches, wherever their imagination wants to take them. It is a lush, flowing composition with a lot of opportunities for whimsical expression.

If I Didn't Have You (from Monsters, Inc.) - Randy Newman

After years of writing clever and memorable tunes for the movies (Toy Story and A Bug's Life to name a few) Randy Newman finally won a much deserved Grammy for this song from the hit movie Monsters, Inc. Michael Brown has skillfully arranged it for young players in a medium 2-beat swing style.

If I Had You - Ted Shapiro

If I Were King Overture - Adam

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