Artist: Arthur Honegger
Arthur Honegger's lyrics & chords
Arthur Honegger (March 10, 1892 – November 27, 1955) was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les Six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which imitates the sound of a steam locomotive. Biography Born Oscar-Arthur Honegger (the first name was never used) in Le Havre, France, he initially studied harmony and violin in Paris, and after a brief period in Zurich, returned there to study with Charles Widor and Vincent d'Indy. He conti...read more
Locutions Petite suite Presto Paduana Trumpets of alarm Christmas cantata Prayer Une temp te sous un crane Sanglots Les hommes et le village Deux esquisses ii Prélude pour aglavaine et sélysette Madame La tempete Scene at the well Festive music; deat of holophernes Monopartita for orchestra in f sharp minor Ex voto Une danseuse Chanson de ronsard Le jardin de la rue plumet; le convoi nocturne Dona nobis pacem De profundis Horace victorieux Prelude pour la tempete de shakespeare
