SKU: CL.LDP-7026-01

This very appealing piece describes an early twentieth century Fourth of July. The band is heard faintly in the distance, coming closer; the band is right next to you; the band is passing, then fading away. A very attractive patrol march for young bands. A winner!

SKU: BT.DHP-1084327-140

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

De bouwsteen van Dimensions of the Fourth is de kwart als melodisch interval. Dansende motieven, mooi ademende melodische lijnen, statige akkoorden en opzwepende ritmes wisselen elkaar in dit werk voortdurend af. Het werk begintmet een plezierig dansend thema - de continue afwisseling van de maatsoorten 10/8 en 11/8 resulteert in een karakteristieke ritmische beweging. Hierop volgt een zangerig gedeelte met breed uitgewerkte melodieën, eerst onderbrokendoor een zwierige wals en daarna door een statige mars met verrassende harmonische wendingen. Een energieke en steeds voortstuwende climax leidt naar het slot.

In ihrer reinen Form ist die Quarte sehr beliebt; man denke nur an die unzähligen Volkslieder in aller Welt, die mit einer Quarte beginnen. Dazu nehme man den Tritonus - die u?bermä�ige Quarte -, die verminderte Quarte und die Umkehrung des Intervalls und schon ist die Zutatenliste komplett. Das Resultat ist ein attraktives Konzertwerk voll von tänzerischen Motiven, schönen melodischen Linien, prächtigen Akkorden und bewegenden Rhythmen.

Cette composition repose sur la quarte en tant quâ??intervalle mélodique. Dans sa forme parfaite, elle occupe une place privilégiée. Il suffit de voir les nombreux airs traditionnels du monde entier qui débutent avec un intervalle de quarte. La quarte augmentée fait apparaître le célèbre triton ; la quarte diminuée dévoile la tierce. Enfin, la quarte renversée devient une quinte.Derrière ces notions théoriques qui peuvent sembler ennuyeuses, se cache une ?uvre de concert passionnante. Des motifs dansants, des lignes mélodiques charmantes, des accords majestueux et des rythmes pétillants alternent tout au long du développement.Lâ???uvre débute avec un délicieux thèmedansant qui bascule continuellement du 10/8 au 11/8, donnant naissance un mouvement rythmique particulier. Vient ensuite, un passage cantabile qui dévoile des mélodies aux courbes amples. Une valse gracieuse modifie le cours du développement, avant de céder sa place une marche majestueuse aux tournures harmoniques surprenantes. Les mesures finales gagnent en intensité et annoncent une conclusion pleine de fougue.

SKU: MN.10-438

UPC: 688670104381.

The partita is in five movements, each based on a text verse which is quoted before the movement. The first movement, smooth and flowing, depicts starlight, everlasting light, and a call to Christ. The second movement pastorale takes its cue from the text ...not as a monarch, but the child of Mary... and quotes GREENSLEEVES. The third movement is a firm declamation, At your great name...all knees must bend. The fourth movement is strong and dramatic with chromatic flourishes painting the text, ...holy might...defend us...from all assaults. The final movement is a fiery toccata over a pedal melody.

SKU: BT.EMBZ20085

English-Hungarian.

Bartók's Mikrokosmos has been one of the milestones in pedagogical piano repertoire for 80 years - and yet it is also far more than a classical piano primer. These 153 piano pieces, organized in ascending order of difficulty, engage not only with technical aspects of piano playing but also with the fundamentals of composition - from Imitation and Inversion, Ostinato, and Free Variations, concerning compositional technique, to mood pieces and pieces with programmatic ideas such as Notturno, Boating, From the Diary of a Fly, or the famous Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm. Mikrokosmos first appeared in 1940 in six volumes. Based on volume 40 of the Bartók CompleteEdition published in 2020(Z. 15040), the present Urtext edition offers the series gathered in three volumes. This edition includes Bartók's preface, exercises, and notes written for the first edition. Furthermore, it also features a preface and comments by the editor, which not only discuss the genesis and the compositional sources but also provide performers, teachers and pupils alike, with authentic and detailed information about Bartók's notation and the specific performing problems of Mikrokosmos.

SKU: HL.49008332

ISBN 9790001030854. UPC: 073999899382. 10.5x13.0x0.218 inches.

For string orchestra and piano. Full score.

SKU: CF.CAS22

ISBN 9780825858208. UPC: 798408058203. 8.5 X 11 inches. Key: G major.

The fast paced rondo has a Dorian flavored melody with hints of quartel (based on an interval of a fourth) harmony to give it a contemporary sound The players are presented with solo opportunities as well as harmonic turns and twists that will keep them.
Rondo in the Nick of Time was originally the third movement for a woodwind quintet piece that I wrote in 1990. I have always been fond of this little piece and felt that it would adapt well to larger ensembles. I have also scored this piece for band as part of a suite called Upon a New Horizon.The main theme is based on the Dorian Mode. The use of quartal harmony makes up most of the harmonic material. Each statement of the theme is followed by an episode that increases in length each time. There is a sudden change of style and tempo in the middle of the piece, where fragments of the theme are developed. The title is a play-on-words, since the work contains hemiola effects that alter the feel of the time.As with all of my pieces for strings, the bowings are given only as a reference. Feel free to alter them to fit the needs of your students. I have indicated a rather fast tempo for the piece. I really like the piece to fly, but it will work and sound fine at a slower tempo as well. Just endeavor to keep their energy moving forward.It has been my pleasure to have the opportunity to write this piece. I hope that you and your students enjoy it and find it useful in your program.-Larry ClarkLakeland, FL. 2005.

About Carl Fischer Concert String Orchestra Series

This series of pieces (Grade 3 and higher) is designed for advancing ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:

• Expanded use of rhythms, ranges and keys but technical demands are still carefully considered
• More comprehensive bowing techniques
• Viola T.C. included
• Careful selection of keys and degree of difficulty for advancing musicians

SKU: BT.YKM570369270

A Hymn to the Thames was commissioned by James Turnbull and the Music Director of the St Paul’s Sinfonia, Andrew Morley. It was begun in 2019 and completed early in 2020. There are four movements played without a break, which follow the Thames from its Cotswold source to the North Sea. As the first performance took place in St ALfege’s Church, Greenwich, this seemed appropriate. The solo oboe represents both a wanderer along the river path and the spirit of the river. The pitch centres of the movements spell out the musical letters of the river (tHAmES—B natural, A, E and E flat) so that the river’s name is projected across the whole work. In addition, the musical letters found in James Turnbull, Andrew Morley and my wife, Teresa Cahill ( who was born in Maidenhead and brought up by the river in Rotherhithe) are entwined in various guises. The first movement grows from the depths, the soloist entering with fanfare-like gestures, followed by lyrical music and breaks into a dance as the river gathers momentum. The third movement is slow and sustained and geographically the Thames flows through Oxford. The music is based on the well-known In Nomine ‘head motif’ from the Gloria tibi Trinitas Mass by the early Tudor composer, John Taverner, who was the first Director of Music at Christ Church, Oxford. The orchestra provides a screen or veil above which the solo oboe dreams and ruminates. This leads directly into the fourth and final movement which begins in the depths once more, interrupting the oboe’s held note from the end of the third movement. The waters’ increasing intensity and power are represented throughout by a moto perpetuo of quick, steady semiquavers. Near the close, the woodwind play O Nata Lux by Thomas Tallis, the great Tudor composer who, with his wife Joan, is buried in St Alfege’s. Beneath this, the lower strings continue the fast semiquaver movement of the river and, above, the violins are heard as a halo of harmonics. At the close, the oboe rises, opening out to the future, and celebrating its voyage, while the orchestra fades as the river meets the sea. A Hymn to the Thames lasts approximately 17 minutes.