Intermediate Classical Music of the Modern Age Sheet Music

Song of the Firefly (2025) is a composition that brings the listener into the fleeting magic of a northern Ontario summer night, where fireflies dance over moonlit waters, refracting deep-emerald colo...

This piece is inspired by Caribbean calypso, drawing on its rhythmic energy and dance-like character. Techniques such as left-hand-only percussive chords and soundboard percussion (right-hand) are use...

Les Floralies is a springtime celebration honoring the Roman goddess of flowers, Flora. Today, it has become a horticultural event. This piece is conceived as an olfactory illustration of a walk throu...

The Nostalgic Waltz immediately evokes a feeling of nostalgia and melancholy. This feeling is primarily achieved through the different tonalities of the piece. The piece itself is not too long and is...

The Proving Grounds received its premiere in Nevada with the Clark County School District Honor Guitar Ensemble in 2023. When writing for someone, I feel a connection to their home and what we share t...

Although the key of B minor is common to both pieces, the Prelude, freer and highly expressive, contrasts with the Passacaglia, which is calm and majestic. Francis Kleynjans

Danse Fantaisie is a work for classical guitar that expresses a profound sense of inner peace. It invites the listener to contemplate life as a fluid and tranquil dance, where every movement reflects...

A traditional dance for solo guitar, born from a stay in the Gers. This rural region, deeply imbued with an ancient musical heritage, preserves the memory of village festivals where dance and instrume...

Berceuse is a short piece for orchestra dating from 1915. The present transcription was based on a recently discovered version for two pianos, which was written by Nininha herself in that same year.

This piece, written for solo guitar, is made up of several melodies imbued with romanticism and poetry, unfolding one after another in the key of A major. The piano music of the composer Gabriel Fauré...

The Pakhra River rises about fifty kilometers from Moscow. This watercourse flows into the Moskva River, of which it is a tributary. Its flow is unstable after the winter thaw, and the sand accumulate...

Carlos Pedrell was born in Minas, Uruguay, in 1878. A nephew of the Spanish musicologist and composer Felipe Pedrell, he received his musical education in Paris at the Schola Cantorum, where he studie...

The suite "Cactustown" is inspired by cartoon music. Since childhood, I have always enjoyed watching animated films adapted from comic books. For this suite, the inspiration comes from the Lucky Luke...

The collection 7 Mindsets was composed during a tour in Texas and reflects my different states of mind throughout that journey: lightness, boredom, joy of living, nostalgia, sunrise, calm, warmth, and...

Inspired by Vincent van Gogh's painting The Starry Night, I wanted to capture the moment just after nightfall when the stars begin to shine. Perform this piece with the gentle, wondrous beauty of thos...

Beneath the arcades of the old square in Sos, in the heart of Lot-et-Garonne, this composition was born. Sheltered under the ancient vaults, a pause came almost naturally, in front of the discreet sig...

Rachmaninoff’s beautiful Vocalise is the final piece from the set of 14 Songs or Romances Op. 34 composed in 1915. It is essentially a Song Without Words. The composer invites the vocalist to sing usi...

Strummed Heat, Midnight Feet captures the slow, seductive build of a tropical night at an outdoor bar, where the air hangs heavy and warm, like a second skin. The music begins with a relaxed, breathy...

This diptych in Provençal colours is dedicated to Maud Négrel, thanking her for her enthusiasm, kindness and professionalism, in memory of the Masterclass in "Le Beausset" in the Var region of France,...

Grammeno aims to highlight a melody. Supported by a harmonic framework to bring out its nostalgia, it requires a certain level of interpretation; however, it remains technically accessible.

I continue my musical exploration of the rivers and waterways of Europe with a new piece for guitar trio entitled Cassibile, named after a river in Sicily. Its lively, spirited rhythm is inspired by t...

The overture is a musical form often found in operas. Its purpose was to prepare the audience for the performance to come. Lully favored the French overture style, consisting of a slow–fast–slow seque...

This suite of three short pieces is written for an intermediate-level guitar orchestra. Plénitude expresses well-being and inner peace. Evocative arpeggios support a lyrical melody imbued with gentlen...

Always Good To Me is a calm, reflective piece with a gentle, lyrical melody supported by a deep, sonorous bass line and smooth arpeggiated harmonies. The steady, pulse like 4/4 rhythm and expansive ke...