Gesù Bambino
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Product ID: HL2 04490680
By Pietro Alessandro Yon
published: 1917
Publisher:
Hal Leonard
Arranger:
Conley
Series:
Easy Music For Strings
Genre:
Christmas
Line Up:
String Orchestra
Duration:
2:25
Level: 2-3
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For the holidays, here is a refreshing, simple treatment of the tradional carol that can give younger players performance success. Lloyd Conley's writing for developing groups is always a solid choice for directors.
Songlist (1)
- Gesù Bambino (The Infant Jesus)
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Composer
Pietro Alessandro Yon (1886-1943)
Pietro Alessandro Yon (August 8, 1886 – November 22, 1943) was an Italian-born organist who made his career in the United States.
Yon was born in Settimo Vittone, (Piedmont, Italy), and studied at the conservatories of both Milan and Turin, also attending the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome. He served for a time as an organist at the Vatican and at the Royal Church in Rome before coming to the United States in 1907; he eventually became an American citizen. From 1907 until 1926 he was the organist of St. Francis Xavier Church; in 1926 he became the organist of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York. He also toured the country giving recitals. Yon was also a composer, most famous for his Humoresque "L'organo primitivo"- Toccatina for Flute, for organ, and his Christmas piece Gesù bambino. He also wrote many works for organ, piano, and orchestra, including a Concerto Gregoriano for organ and a concerto for oboe.
Yon died in Huntington, New York in 1943. His pupils included Cole Porter,
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