Giovanni Battista "Padre" Martini
Plaisir D'amour Rowley
Giovanni Battista "Padre" Martini
Plaisir D'amour Rowley
- Instrumentation Women's Choir (SA) and Piano
- Composer Giovanni Battista "Padre" Martini
- Editor Alec Rowley
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Choral Score
- Publisher Music Sales
- Order no. EA16330
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Description:
Plaisir d'Amour is frequently performed and recorded by artists as diverse as Charlotte Church, Paul Robeson and Joan Baez. Written in 6/8 time, the melody with ornamentations flows gently over the arpeggiated accompaniment. When Elvis Presley sang 'I can't help falling in love with you, ' he was probably unaware that the melody was based on a French love song written in 1784. J. P. E. Martini was a German composer who became a court musician forMarieAntoinette. Managing to adapt to conditions after the Revolution, Martini continued to compose, produce and teach music into the early 1800's.