Lili Boulanger - Trois morceaux pour piano (audio + sheet music)

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

I feel like a one-man Lili Boulanger Fan Club...but I know I am not alone.

[@user-jp7hu3jh4e]

Add me to the fan club!

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

@@user-jp7hu3jh4e Your membership card is in the mail...

[@ilikeplayingffftonecluster851]

hi

[@DomFileoreum]

HELLO THERE.

[@SharonStewartArnhem]

I have shed tears (even now they roll down my cheeks) of loss that this composer died so young. Her music pierces my heart, and I would have loved to have heard the symphonies she would have produced.

[@richpeeps515]

Young, 92 years was enough to consider a full life. She was born 1887 and died 1979, that's 92 years not 110

[@ame-kc1si]

@@richpeeps515 ???

[@MM-jm8bg]

@@richpeeps515 I think it must be Nadia Boulanger, sister of lili Boulanger, that you are talking about

[@richpeeps515]

@@MM-jm8bg Yes, I am referring to Nadia.

[@theangryginger7582]

​@Richard Person bro she died at like 25

[@AnthonyMondon]

This woman is a saint. Love the way she writes for piano...

[@bz3105]

I have a 4-year-old daughter who likes music and I've introduced her to classical. Well it dawned on me recently that all the composers I've introduced her to so far have been men, so I did a search for some great female composers and stumbled upon this genius! So sad she died so young at 24 but much respect a century later.

[@klop4228]

If you're still looking, btw, Amy Beach is really good - I'd say to check out her symphony. And Rebecca Clarke - her Viola Sonata is the most famous. And if you/she enjoy(s) modern music (or are looking to - honestly, I don't think there's too early an age to get into it, especially since a young age is a good age for open-mindedness (though fair enough if either of you just don't enjoy it)), then Jennifer Higdon and Thea Musgrave are great.

[@anthonyjensen8347]

I'll also suggest Du Yun and Caroline Shaw for more contemporary music.

[@angellim3929]

I’m very late but: Cecile Chaminade, Clara Schumann, Germaine Taillefarre, Sofia Gubaidulina, Tania Leon are some of the top of my head whom I really like or find very interesting :)

[@bz3105]

@@angellim3929 You are late: my daughter is 8 now, haha! But I'm obviously still here and thanks for the recommendations.

[@angellim3929]

@@bz3105 Haha oh well :’) I thought maybe you wouldn’t see my comment. I hope you like the recommendations. Best to you and your daughter :)

[@musiqueetdanse-s2tmd-lycee838]

1. D'un vieux jardin : 00:20 2. D'un jardin clair : 02:55 3. Cortège : 05:00

[@OrchestrationOnline]

The biography in the info is somewhat unintentionally dismissive. Lili Boulanger was an a level with Ravel and Debussy - in many ways, her sense of form and counterpoint goes beyond them. She forms a kind of trinity with those two composers - hearing them all together, one gets a clearer picture of where music was at back in their day. Her harmony and orchestration goes way beyond Fauré, and it's somewhat ridiculous to say that "her music stands in the main line." She was one of his musical godchildren, but by no means a disciple of his conventions. Given another five or ten years of life, her name could have been equally the household word as that of Debussy and Ravel - but there just wasn't enough time. We're all the poorer for that.

[@Kris9kris]

Her sense of form beyond Debussy? Sorry man, as much as I tend to like Boulanger and admire your work, not really. It's hard to evaluate regardless because Debussy's music is strictly entrenched in an attitude that is against classical forms, but if you mean that her sense of musical architecture and hierarchy was better, that's an even bigger no. In any case, it's an unfair comparison, since as you've mentioned, her death was untimely. It's entirely possible that if she had lived longer, she would be on par with Debussy and Ravel, but with what authority can we say that? It's just as much of an extrapolation as saying that Thomas Linley Jr. or George Frederick Pinto would have become as good as Mozart if they had lived longer.

[@yeetthebeet]

@@Kris9kris agreed while Boulanger was a great composer she wasn't quite on par with ravel and debussy

[@OrchestrationOnline]

@@dergeradeweg1413 Two points for utter scorn, and one for misquoting. There's nothing in that statement that merits any other response.

[@OrchestrationOnline]

@@olivernp7515 Anyone who wants to engage with me in a courteous and forthright way gets a generous reply. But someone who starts out with an attack and a misquote gets the door slammed. That's not being sour at all. That's being practical.

[@OrchestrationOnline]

@@olivernp7515 But I'm not responding to the first comment by Kris9Kris, just the comment by Der Gerade Weg. All I'd say to Kris9Kris is to dig deeper, and to look at the arc of each composer's career.

[@necessarydiva]

These pieces are incredibly appealing and charming

[@PieInTheSky9]

Composed over 100 years ago, and sounds completely fresh and modern, even a hint jazzy at times!

[@theomartin6238]

99% of harmonies and forms that are used in jazz were already used a lot in impressionism 40 years earlier before even beboop and modern jazz was born. Impressionism was very popular in 20th century and highly influenced a lot of jazz musicians.

[@theomartin6238]

Impressionist didn’t know that even blues exist, lol! And what they will take from I-IV-V progressions? :D Classical composers like Debussy and Ravel liked rag-time which is dominant classical music played in raget time. They saw it interesting. And early jazz is based on march music (dixieland) And this composition have nothing with jazz.

[@theomartin6238]

I wanted to say that this composition has nothing with blues at all. It is typical impressionist classical composition.

[@theomartin6238]

***** I get your point, but “blues“ in those times was very different from blues that we hear today. It was like rag-time or brass music. Most of the classical composers in Europe didn’t know that even exist something like jazz in the early 20th century. Impressionism was something unique, very rich with complex harmonies, forms, melodies. Many jazz musicians from bebop era were schooled by Jewish immigrants in USA from Europe who were schooled in Germany, France, Austria or Eastern Europe and they bring those classical schools and know for harmony in USA. Leo Ornstain was teacher who schooled couple of famous jazz musicians (John Coltrane for example).

[@theomartin6238]

***** Don’t talk naive things. Jazz in those times was simple rag-time form with simple harmonic progressions. Very different from jazz that we hear today. Jazz took a lot from impressionism, because many new progressive forms from classical music were introduced by european jewish immigrants in USA. Take for example Leo Ornstein and listen his compositions between 1910-1920. Quite jazzy. He also trained some of most popular jazz musicians (John Coltrane) and introduced them to use more complex harmony progressions and to use different scales. Just like I said. Jazz from 1920-1930 is quite different than jazz between 1950-1960. Actually, from 1920-1940 was popular swing and songs from Tin Pan Alley. Not jazz.

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

one thing is to be original, other thing is to take something to perfection

[@MegaCirse]

La musique est salutaire quand elle suscite une émotion ou une humeur en vous. il ne s'agit pas nécessairement d'être mélodique, religieux ou ouvertement musical, mais plutôt de transporter l'auditeur quelque part où il n'était pas avant. Dans ce cas précis, j'ai l'impression d'être assis sur un banc de parc par une tiède soirée. le vent me caresse doucement le visage, et tout est silencieux à part la nature qui m'entoure. Il est intéressant que je mentionne que cela évoque le silence, quand je parle de cette musique composée à l'orée d'une guerre si meurtière !

[@TulliverS]

The first piece somehow reminds me of To Kill a Mockingbird, and all the times in ms. Atkinson's garden- it's happy but becomes more tragic, but there's still such a strong warmth

[@guidokorbach]

So young and deeply influenced by French impressionism. What if she had lived on, but she left so early. Danke für das Einstellen auf YT

[@victorbernard284]

serait superbe a jouer en bis d'un concert pour piano, surtout d'une oeuvre d'un compositeur français! la melleure façon de faire connaitre une compositrice qui le mérite!

[@pilouetmissiou]

les gens se demanderaient ce que c'est....et ça leur ferait du bien au lieu de toujours entendre les memes choses....sans ouverture vers l'inconnu..

[@lalinagoddard5528]

This is amazing. Thank you so much for uploading this!

[@thenameisgsarci]

You're welcome, I appreciate it. :)

[@pilouetmissiou]

typically french. Always refined Lili and never banal....

[@wingcap1448]

The third one is absolutely charming!

[@moonpagan]

This piece is exquisite, and very beautifully played. :-)

[@paixiao7]

Just discovered her! Obviously-Genius!

[@ishtar2848]

Thank you for this video! I love Lili Boulanger ❣️

[@rodterrell304]

Brilliant composer, sorry she had such a short life. Could only imagine what she would have done if she had lived longer.

[@fcamiola]

Wow so beautiful! I need to get this on CD or vinyl

[@johnking9903]

Me too.

[@656520]

Amazing!!! she was trurly talented

[@craigkeller]

Excellent performance! Thank you 🙏

[@PrAndonuts]

Amazing pieces

[@AydarAkhmady]

this is so beautiful! thank you very much!

[@thenameisgsarci]

You're welcome. :)

[@tempusestiocundum3549]

Beautiful 👍👏💙💖💙💙💙

[@Chansuit88]

1) 0:00 2) 2:53 3) 4:58

[@patrickbarrus8315]

This is probably coincidence, but the notes in measures 23 and 24 of Cortège are exactly the same as those repeated throughout Radiohead’s Pyramid Song.

[@user-td4do3op2d]

That's at 5:27 if anyone's wondering

[@carlpowell0]

I think that shows how modern music lacks an imagination to propel a piece forward in never ending progession. Too much repetition of 4 bars... Where as this piece for example keeps rolling forward never repeating itself and is naturally never boring.

[@cxmxg]

Patrick Barrus, Great ear! (And/or sight)

[@alanleoneldavid1787]

@@carlpowell0 agree , but not agree. do some research about that work, is kind of a masterpiece

[@jacksonp2397]

@@carlpowell0 You write as if this applies to all modern music. Pyramid song is pretty good. I think underestimate how creative a repeating line of music can be. Petrushka by Stravinsky in 1909 repeats a bunch.

[@rodrfil]

Merveilleux!!!!!

[@chelsey7034]

i likee thisss so peacefull ❤️❤️❤️

[@sirasy]

exquisite!

[@conan2717]

Wow..

[@TheJMusicNow]

Sondheim fans, "Being Close and Being Clever ain't like Being True" seems oddly inspired by the piano melody at 0:55 . Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks so

[@patricktulher]

O terceiro "Morceau" se assemelha a um choro. Belíssima peça!

[@joantrombonejazz]

Do you know who was Lily Jumel? To whom the first piece (D'un vieux jardin) is dedicated

[@josephlaredo5272]

Lovely, thank you. I wonder who the pianist is? Nice playing, especially in the first piece. I am currently working on the middle piece for a concert and would only play the staccato chords a little more staccato and not crescendo on them (no cresc. is marked). Otherwise lovely. Thanks for posting. How one wonders whether Boulanger would today be as famous as Debussy and Ravel, what she would have written, had she not died at 24 ...

[@thenameisgsarci]

You're welcome, I'm very glad you liked it, but please read the title card, as the performer's name is included there, and I always make sure that I do include all the information you need to know. Thanks for understanding. :)

[@josephlaredo5272]

Well, it says "D'un vieux jardin by Judith Pfeiffer". Does that mean she's the pianist? You must admit it's not clear!

[@thenameisgsarci]

Yes.

[@TheFaithArtist]

One wonders whether Boulanger would today be as famous as Debussy and Ravel, had she not been a woman.

[@reverdyabuyen]

Why would anyone base her "could-have-been popularity"on her sex? Her works are still great and... to tell you truthfully, almost MYSTIFYING. It didn't matter whether she would have been a boy or a girl. the real thing you should wonder is that how famous she would have been had she lived longer. She died young. :(

[@Starnislav_]

Благодарствую, спирачилЬ!

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

Interesting notation at the end of the 2nd piece -- 3 staves for a piano?

[@ShutUpZewenThisIsNotBased]

3 staves are common in advanced piano repertoire

[@ShutUpZewenThisIsNotBased]

3 staves are common in advanced piano repertoire

[@jx7500]

At 2'00", after “plus lent”, at the beginning of the last bar of the page, what’s the fingering to play d#eg#d# with the right hand without arpeggiating ?

[@tempusestiocundum3549]

Where can I find these scores?

[@niinaranta3014]

imslp!

[@acr08807]

On your screen.

[@uj3080]

@@acr08807 funny

[@uj3080]

@@acr08807 I am pretty sure there are score areas

[@farrelpermadi5471]

2:56

[@oscarrocabert6268]

Sona alemany i francès a la vegada. M'agrada!

[@dilekguzel4026]

Seems like Debussy and Satie

[@leejen-o-423]

존나 서울대 화성학 문제같네 곡이

[@fjdyyh2542]

Not find this as interesting as her other works