Welcome to the SherwinJTB Theatre where selected top composers make history. Just sit back and relax while gifted musicians debut with their lovely instruments.
Johan Halvorsen was born in Drammen, Norway in 1864 and studied as a Norwegian composer in the Romantic period and 20th-century period. He was also known as a conductor and violinist. Most of his works involved operas and the theatre. Johan Halvorsen studied music throughout his life being a fine example in performance. Many other famous people would have listened to the music created by Johan Halvorsen in Norway.
Special guests of the SherwinJTB Theatre for this debut include; Carl Reinecke (German composer, conductor, and pianist); Adolph Brodsky (Russian violinist); Cesar Thomson (Belgian violinist, teacher and composer); Leo Delibes (French composer of ballets, operas, and other works for the stage); Edvard Grieg (Norwegian composer and pianist); and Sigfrid Edstrom (Swedish industrial and sports official).
SherwinJTB’s selected favourite video:
Available Sheet Music by Johan Halvorsen:
Passacaglia click here
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Welcome to the SherwinJTB Theatre where selected top composers make history. Just sit back and relax while gifted musicians debut with their lovely instruments.
Alexandre Guilmant was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France in 1837 and studied as a French composer in the Romantic period. He was also known as an organist and teacher. Most of his compositions were designed for the organ. Alexandre Guilmant was one of the earliest to publicly perform on the Wanamaker Organ. Many other famous people would have listened to the music created by Alexandre Guilmant in Europe and in the United States.
Special guests of the SherwinJTB Theatre for this debut include; Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (organist and composer); Marcel Dupre (French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue); Charles Bordes (French music teacher and composer); Vincent d’Indy (French composer and teacher); Charles-Marie Widor (French organist, composer and teacher); and Andre Pirro (French musicologist and an organist).
SherwinJTB’s selected favourite video:
Available Sheet Music by Alexandre Guilmant:
Morceau Symphonique Op.88 click here
Welcome to the SherwinJTB Theatre where selected top composers make history. Just sit back and relax while gifted musicians debut with their lovely instruments.
Franz Gruber was born in Hochburg-Ach, Austria in 1787 and studied as an Austrian composer in the Classical period and Romantic period. He was also known as a primary school teacher and church organist. His fame grew by the help of an Austrian priest. Franz Gruber is best known for his carol arrangements of Silent Night. Many other famous people would have listened to the music created by Franz Gruber in Austria.
Special guests of the SherwinJTB Theatre for this debut include; Joseph Mohr (Austrian priest and composer); Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti (Pope Pius IX); Napoleon Bonaparte (military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French); Francisco Javier Castanos (Spanish general); Theodor von Reding (Swiss general); and Klemens Wenzel (German-Austrian politician and statesman).
SherwinJTB’s selected favourite video:
Available Sheet Music by Franz Gruber:
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Welcome to the SherwinJTB Theatre where selected top composers make history. Just sit back and relax while gifted musicians debut with their lovely instruments.
Edvard Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway in 1843 and studied as a Norwegian composer in the Romantic period. He was also known as a pianist. Edvard Grieg was taught piano at an early age of six by his mother. One of his best known pieces for piano is Concerto in A minor. Many other famous people would have listened to the music created by Edvard Grieg in France.
Special guests of the SherwinJTB Theatre for this debut include; Percy Grainger (Australian-born composer and pianist); Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian composer); Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher); Nina Grieg (Danish-Norwegian lyric soprano); Edmund Neupert (Norwegian pianist and composer); and Edvard Hagerup (Norwegian solicitor and politician).
SherwinJTB’s selected favourite video:
Available Sheet Music by Edvard Grieg:
Concerto in A minor Op.16 click here
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Welcome to the SherwinJTB Theatre where selected top composers make history. Just sit back and relax while gifted musicians debut with their lovely instruments.
Charles Gounod was born in Paris, France in 1818 and studied as a French composer in the Romantic period. He was first taught by his mother on the piano. Charles Gounod throughout his life practiced his religious impulses. His is best known for his musical piece Ave Maria. Many other famous people would have listened to the music created by Charles Gounod in Italy.
Special guests of the SherwinJTB Theatre for this debut include; Fromental Halevy (French composer); Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann (French pianist, composer, and music teacher); Georges Bizet (French composer and pianist); Georgina Weldon (British campaigner against the lunacy laws, a celebrated litigant and noted amateur soprano of the Victorian era); Fanny Mendelssohn (German pianist and composer); and Camille Saint-Saens (French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist).
SherwinJTB’s selected favourite video:
Available Sheet Music by Charles Gounod:
Ave Maria (in G for soprano) click here
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Welcome to the SherwinJTB Theatre where selected top composers make history. Just sit back and relax while gifted musicians debut with their lovely instruments.
Mauro Giuliani was born in Bisceglie, Italy in 1781 and studied as an Italian composer in the Classical period. He was also known as a guitarist and may casually play the cello and violin. Mauro Giuliani traveled throughout Europe as a celebrity musician. His reputation as a composer was less known than his performance skills on the guitar. Many other famous people would have listened to the music created by Mauro Giuliani in Austria.
Special guests of the SherwinJTB Theatre for this debut include; Gioachino Rossini (Italian composer); Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer and pianist); Johann Nepomuk Hummel (Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist); Ignaz Moscheles (Bohemian composer and piano virtuoso); Marie Louise (Duchess of Parma); and Napoleon Bonaparte (military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French).
SherwinJTB’s selected favourite video:
Available Sheet Music by Mauro Giuliani:
Fughetta, Op.113 click here
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Welcome to the SherwinJTB Theatre where selected top composers make history. Just sit back and relax while gifted musicians debut with their lovely instruments.
Cesar Franck was born in Liege, Belgium in 1822 and studied as a Belgian-French composer in the Romantic period. He was also known as an organist and music teacher. Cesar Franck’s music was frequently influenced by his own personality. His reputation as a composer grew in his later years. Many other famous people would have listened to the music created by Cesar Franck in France.
Special guests of the SherwinJTB Theatre for this debut include; Anton Reicha (French composer); Aristide Cavaille-Coll (French organ builder); Vincent d’Indy (French composer and teacher); Ernest Chausson (French romantic composer); Louis Vierne (French organist and composer); and Henri Duparc (French composer).
SherwinJTB’s selected favourite video:
Available Sheet Music by Cesar Franck:
Sonata in A major click here
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Welcome to the SherwinJTB Theatre where selected top composers make history. Just sit back and relax while gifted musicians debut with their lovely instruments.
Joseph-Hector Fiocco was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1703 and studied as a Flemish composer in the Baroque period. He was also known as a violinist and professor. Joseph-Hector Fiocco’s musical education was coordinated by his father and one of his older brothers. He grew popularity with Suzuki violin students from his piece Allegro. Many other famous people would have listened to the music created by Joseph-Hector Fiocco in Belgium.
Special guests of the SherwinJTB Theatre for this debut include; Pietro Antonio Fiocco (Italian Baroque composer); Jean-Joseph Fiocco (Flemish composer); Leopold Philippe (4th Duke of Arenberg, 10th Duke of Aarschot and an Austrian Field Marshal); Charles VI (Holy Roman Emperor); Maria Theresa (House of Habsburg); and Stanislaw Leszczynski (King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Duke of Lorraine and a count of the Holy Roman Empire).
SherwinJTB’s selected favourite video:
Available Sheet Music by Joseph-Hector Fiocco:
Allegro click here
Welcome to the SherwinJTB Theatre where selected top composers make history. Just sit back and relax while gifted musicians debut with their lovely instruments.
Zdenek Fibich was born in Vseborice, Czech Republic in 1850 and studied as a Czech composer in the Romantic period. He was the product of two cultures, German and Czech. Zdenek Fibich traditionally held Bohemian folk songs in contrast. He had collected respectable students for his studio and continued to be known. Many other famous people would have listened to the music created by Zdenek Fibich in Germany.
Special guests of the SherwinJTB Theatre for this debut include; Antonin Dvorak (Czech composer); Bedrich Smetana (Czech composer); Ignaz Moscheles (Bohemian composer and piano virtuoso); Salomon Jadassohn (German composer and pedagogue); Vinzenz Lachner (German composer and conductor); and Betty Fibichova (Czech opera singer).
SherwinJTB’s selected favourite video:
Available Sheet Music by Zdenek Fibich:
Poeme click here
Welcome to the SherwinJTB Theatre where selected top composers make history. Just sit back and relax while gifted musicians debut with their lovely instruments.
Gabriel Faure was born in Pamiers, France in 1845 and studied as a French composer in the Romantic period and 20th-century period. He was also known as an organist, pianist and teacher. Gabriel Faure went to a school for church organists and choir directors. He became famous as a successful composer in his later years. Many other famous people would have listened to the music created by Gabriel Faure in France.
Special guests of the SherwinJTB Theatre for this debut include; Camille Saint-Saens (French composer, organist, conductor and pianist); Robert Schumann (German composer, aesthete and influential music critic); Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher); Pauline Viardot (French mezzo-soprano and composer); Jules Massenet (French composer); and Theodore Dubois (French composer, organist and music teacher).
SherwinJTB’s selected favourite video:
Available Sheet Music by Gabriel Faure:
Sonata in E minor click here
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