Unpublished scores
The pieces of music presented on this page are for the major part available from the composer (see page references, section contact) who will be happy to send the score in most cases, if it is available, (while maintaining the right to refuse). Scores thus obtained are however subjected to the same copyright laws as published works and can under no circumstances become the object of a commercial product. The composers also maintain the right to cease the distribution of these scores in the case of publication. I must underline the fact that the extracts presented here on this page and more generally the extracts of non-published works are mostly longer than published scores (for a question of copyright).
Piano
Contemplations
(piano)
Written in 2005 by Carole M.de Ch., there are seven of them : Serment (Oath), Miroirs (Mirrors), Vagues (Waves), Couleurs (Colors), Gouttes lumineuses (Luminous drops), Résonnances (Resonances) and Dialogue (Dialogue). These quieter pieces, full of emotion, tell us that even if the contemplation presents a feeling of serenity, it can also have vitality and verticality.
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Unpublished score available from the author
Méditations pour guérir
(piano)
[see thematic trail]
These pieces composed by Carole M.de Ch. en 2008, are improvisations on a predetermined framework. No score exists. In thirty minutes she approaches all of the steps of healing. There are nine of them : Aura, Transparent serenity, Interior light, Pearls of life, Regenerating fluid, Radiance, Depth of colours, Reconciliation and finally Healing. The rhythms, the keys, the repetitive phrases are especially studied. The music is joined with an evocative text written with a friend, along with the 9 sketches by the author.
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Set including compact disc, texts and sketches available from the author
Fantaisie gracieuse
(piano)
This piece was written by Carole M.de Ch. in the early 80s, during an Italian entrance exam of "pages of an album" (where each piece is on two pages). In C flat, in a rhythm of two beats, it evokes a young girl preparing to go out for the evening (see also auto-portrait). Lightheartedness and dance step with a change of mood are the keywords.
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Unpublished score available from the author
Images poétiques
(piano)
Pieces written by Carole M.de Ch. in the 80s they show the author’s almost magnetic attraction for nature. Beginning with the small world of insects, buzzing and fluttering here and there (first piece : Bumblebees and butterflies), passing by the world of humans where a little girl in a field of chicory and poppies is put to music (second piece : Oriane with flowers), to finish with a dance of the winds, full of Slav vibrancy (third piece : East wind waltz)
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Unpublished score available from the author
Falaises sauvages
(piano)
This long six minute prelude by Carole M.de Ch. makes us travel in B flat (which was for a long time the author’s favourite key) through a country of winds, of flowered clifftops and rocks, beaten by the waves. Some passages of cords alternate with long lines of left-handed arppegios.
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Unpublished score available from the author
Sirius
(piano)
Here is another (eight minute) long prelude written by Carole M. de Ch. The twinkling and multicoloured star is in fact a double sun which is often visible from our latitudes. This piece in several independant parts, virtuoso and rich, reflects the author’s attraction for the mysteries of the heavens.
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Unpublished score available from the author
Musique pour Basilic
(piano)
This piece of 5’45 minutes composed by Olivier M.de Ch. in 1984 was commissioned by a famous puppeteer. It evokes a famous oriental character, named Basilic, brought to life with its strings. After an entrance march, he graciously blows soap bubbles, taking us away to his dream and then back to a march step and into the distance...
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Unpublished score available from the author
Deux nocturnes pour piano
(piano)
In the 80s, Olivier M.de Ch. composed these two nocturnes of three and five pages. The writing is very romantic, impregnated with impressionism, full of subtlety and softness, taking us to the heart of the night and its mysteries.
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Unpublished score available from the author
Organ
Ascension
(two organs)
[see thematic trail]
Ascension was composed by Carole M.de Ch. in 2007. The formation for two organs is a particularly original piece of music. Impressionist work of about a quarter of an hour, it consists in three movements and nine periods corresponding to the following indications : contemplation, deep source, passion, spiritualisation, nostalgia, glow, renewal, serenity and accomplishment. The first movement is long and varied, the second short and slow, the third rich in notes leading towards the final culmination.
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Unpublished score and recording available from the author
Cordes
Au delà des frontières
(two violins-two cellos)
[see thematic trail]
Carole M.de Ch. composed this work in the 80s. Three pieces are proposed. Garden of dreams (1’32), Lights from another world (2’45) - also see auto-portrait - and Nothing but a smile. Lots of poetry, joy and nostalgia accompany these playful and varied pieces. The instrumental level required is not very high.
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Unpublished score and recording available from the author
Vocalise en clair-obscur
(2 violons-alto-2violoncelles ou 5 voix)
Vocalise en clair-obscur exists in two forms. The original form is that of a soprano, mezzo, alto, tenor and bass, and involves the lyrics and a play of sound on the vowels, all written by the author. Carole M. de Ch. then replaced the voices with the cords. On a plain background, an engaging melody appears and develops at length then another theme is treated as a game with the voices, before coming back to the original theme. The instrumental level required is not very high.
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Unpublished score and recording available from the author
Esquisse en bleu et vert
(string orchestra : 5 violins, 2 violas, 3 cellos, 2 doublebasses minimum)
A sort of seranade for cords written in 2009, this piece of about 40 pages for an orchestra, in one movement, presents two principle themes : the first, which is very simple, is built on interesting and romantic arppegios with viola and cello, the second is more structured and more symphonic. Then both themes are cleverly brough together to make but one. This piece by Carole M.de Ch., which could become excellent film music is of fairly low instrumental level.
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Unpublished score and recording available from the author
Various
Flame, in F mode, 4 songs, Variations on "Ne me quitte pas", Concerto in D, Song of the dawn
(piano, 2 pianos, small orchestra, oboe)
Carole M.de Ch. composed these pieces between 1980 and 2005, along with others. Some of them are presented with a text written by the author. The level goes from moderate to very difficult.
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Unpublished scores available from the author
Four poetical evocations, Five fluid pieces, On the way to Igny
(voice-piano, guitar)
Olivier M.de Ch. composed these pieces between 1984 and 2009, as well as others, for the musical saw, the balalaïka, the ukelele etc.
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Unpublished scores available from the author