Par ADES THOMAS. 'Powder Her Face' is an opera by Thomas Ades. It was comissioned by Almeida Opera and premiered in the 'Everyman Theatre' cheltenham on July 1st 1995, as part of the Cheltenham festival./ Répertoire / Voix

Par ADES THOMAS. The Fayrfax Carol was commissioned by the Choir of Kings College, Cambridge for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Christmas Eve, 1997. Subtle and lyrical yet with pointed, bitter-sweet harmonies, the piece looks ahead to Christ's Passion. A challenging, yet immensely rewarding work. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Feuillet / Choeur

Thomas Adès' setting of a brooding text from Ecclesiastes this anthem is a powerful work full of dark beauty with an atmospheric organ accompaniment. A part of the Faber 'Choral Signature Series' dsigned to provide new and contemporary pieces to choirs seeking a challenge. SATB divisi with Organ accompaniment.

Par ADES THOMAS. This piece is an explosion of John Dowland's lute song In Darkness Let Mee Dwell (1610). The first performance of Darkness Visible was given by the composer at the Recital Hall, Franz Liszt's house, Budapest, in October 1992. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Piano

Thomas Adès composed the score for the 2019 film Colette starring Keira Knightley and Dominic West which is based on the life of the French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. The film explores her fight for creative ownership and resistance to the societal constraints of the early 20th century. The solo piano piece Souvenir appears in the end credits played by the composer himself.

Full Score-Thomas Adès' The Tempest one of the most striking and successful operas of recent years is available for the first timeas a beautifully produced limited-edition full score. Featuring the stunning image 'Octopus' by artist Claire Burbridge this unique cased edition includes colour plates of exclusive images from Adès' original handwritten score and sketches. Each copy is signed and numbered by the composer. From the turbulent orchestral prelude with which it begins to Ariel's stratospheric yet ethereal 'Five fathoms deep' and the radiant quintet of reconciliation inits final act Thomas Adès conjures up a wholly compelling musical world in The Tempest.Responding to librettist Meredith Oakes' clear unfussy refashioning of Shakespeare into formalised rhyme schemes Adès has created a new kind of tonal language that is both direct and communicative but also indelibly contemporary.' Limited to 250 copies with signed and numbered limitation page.' Cased square back and sewn.' Endpapers feature original artwork 'The Firmament' by Claire Burbridge.' Case features original artwork 'Octopus' by Claire Burbridge printed in neon Pantone 809 with scratch-proof matt lamination and high gloss uv.' Black book-block edges ribbon and head and tail bands.

These Premises Are Alarmed was written for the Halle Orchestra during Thomas Ades's period as Composer-in-Association with them. The first performance was given by the Halle Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano at one of the Opening Concerts of the Bridgewater Hall Manchester on 12 September 1996.

Thomas Adèsâ??s second work for string quartet The Four Quarters was written for the Emerson Quartet and was premiered by them at Carnegie Hall in 2011. The winner of the 2012 British Composer Award for Chamber Composition the 20-minute work charts the progress of a day. Glassy harmonics typify the opening movement Nightfalls whilst playful pizzicati abound in Serenade Morning Dew. A sombre third movement Days is underpinned by a searching ostinato before the work breaks free from conventional time in The Twenty-Fifth Hour the glittering finale which swings and dances in the unusual time signature of 25/16.

Opera in 3 acts Text: Meredith Oakes after Shakespeare-The opera The Tempest is inspired by Shakespeareâ??s play rather than literally being based on every aspect of it. There are key images from the play as well as new material. From among the playâ??s many themes and possible interpretations the opera focusses on the difficulty and the necessity of mercy. The libretto uses contemporary vocabulary. Its lines are short rhythmic and rhymed or semi-rhymed echoing Shakespeareâ??s strophic songs more than his blank verse. This choice reflects the playâ??s magical ritual childlike elements and acknowledges the traditional power of incantation in song. The operatic Prospero is the passionately vengeful man seen in the play more than the wise disconnected actor also seen there. Despite his near-omnipotence he finds things out as he goes along and experiences contradictory emotions to the end. Please note: Full Score and Parts are rental material. Please contact hire@fabermusic.com

Thomas Adès and Philip Hensherâ??s dazzlingly precocious chamber opera Powder Her Face propelled its composer to international attention after its premiere in 1995 and with nearly 300 worldwide performances remains one of the most frequently performed British operas of the last two decades. Charting the glamorous rise and seedy fall of the notorious socialite beauty Margaret Duchess of Argyll the score is as witty poignant and memorable as the â??Dirty Duchessâ?? herself paying homage to the popular idioms of cabaret and tango as well as to Weill Berg and Stravinsky. It is hard to believe that this masterpiece was written by a 24year-old but then that young man was Adès whose prodigious musical talent was awe-inspiring even as a teenager.