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"Ashokan Farewell" / ə ˈ ʃ oʊ ˌ k æ n / is a musical piece composed by the American folk musician Jay Ungar in 1982. For many years, it served as a goodnight or farewell waltz at the annual Ashokan Fiddle & Dance Camps, run by Ungar and his wife Molly Mason, who gave the tune its name, at the Ashokan Field Campus of SUNY New Paltz (now the Ashokan Center) in Upstate New York.
Ungar was born in the Bronx, New York City. [2] He frequented Greenwich Village music venues during his formative period in the 1960s. In the late 1960s, he became a member of Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys and later, the Putnam String County Band. Although he performs with David Bromberg, he is probably best known for "Ashokan Farewell ...
Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), Op. 82, is a set of nine short solo piano pieces composed by Robert Schumann in 1848–1849, first published in 1850–1851 in Leipzig by Bartholf Senff. [ 1 ] On the set, Schumann wrote: "The titles for pieces of music, since they again have come into favor in our day, have been censured here and there, and it has ...
Molly Mason. Molly Mason is an American musician and composer who performs as the duo Jay & Molly with her husband Jay Ungar. Jay's composition, Ashokan Farewell, became the title theme of Ken Burns' The Civil War [1] on PBS. The soundtrack won a Grammy and Ashokan Farewell was nominated for an Emmy. [2]
Thalleïn, for piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piccolo trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano and string quintet (1984) Akea, for piano and string quartet (1986) Paille in the Wind, for cello and piano (1992) Plektó, for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and cello (1993)
24 January 1863 (1863-01-24): Gewandhaus (world premiere) The Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94 (‹See Tfd› German: Drei Romanzen) is a composition by Robert Schumann, his only composition for oboe. [1] It was composed in December 1849. The work consists of three short pieces in A-B-A form, and it was written during what was ...
Esprit rude/esprit doux for flute and clarinet (1984) Canon for 4 (1984) String Quartet No. 4 (1986) Enchanted Preludes for flute and cello (1988) Con leggerezza pensosa for clarinet, violin, and cello (1990) Quintet for piano and winds (1991) Trilogy for oboe and harp (1992) Bariolage for harp. Inner Song for oboe.
Op. 94, Three Romances for Oboe and Piano (1849) (Schumann stated that the oboe part could be also performed on violin or clarinet) Op. 102, 5 Stücke im Volkston for piano and cello (1849) (Schumann stated that the cello part could be also performed on violin) (listen to the first movement ⓘ) Op. 105, Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor (1851)