SKU: PR.114422260

ISBN 9781491133866. UPC: 680160683352. 9 x 12 inches.

Legends of the phoenix are found in stories from ancient Egypt and Greece. While each culture possesses a range of stories encompassing the myth, these tales tend toward similar traits: a sacred bird with brilliantly colored plumage and melodious call lives for typically 500 years, then dies in a nest of embers, only to be reborn among the flames. Phoenix Rising consists of two movements: I. Dying in Embers represents an old phoenix settling on top of a pile of embers and breathing its last breath; II. Reborn in Flames depicts the newly-born phoenix getting its first taste of flight.
Legends of the phoenix are found in stories from ancient Egypt and Greece. While each culture possesses a range of stories encompassing the phoenix myth, these tales tend to share similar traits: a sacred bird with brilliantly colored plumage and melodious call lives for typically five hundred years; then the bird dies in a nest of embers, only to be reborn among the flames.In Egyptian stories, the phoenix gathers scented wood and spices for its funeral/rebirth pyre, then collects the ashes from its earlier incarnation and flies them to the temple of the sun in Heliopolis to offer as a tribute to the sun god.In Greek myths, the phoenix was approximately the size of an eagle and was adorned with red and gold feathers; it would fly from either India or Arabia to Heliopolis to give its offering. The bird’s association with immortality and resurrection are particularly intriguing aspects of these tales, giving numerous writers (including William Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis, and J.K. Rowling) a rich resource for their own stories.Phoenix Rising consists of two movements. I. Dying in embers represents an old phoenixwho is settling on top of a pile of embers and breathing its last breath. II. Reborn in flames depicts the newly-born phoenix getting its first taste of flight.Phoenix Rising was commissioned by saxophonist Christopher Creviston, who has recorded the work on the Blue Griffin label. The composer has also made editions of the work for flute and for clarinet (also available from Theodore Presser Company).

SKU: BT.1510-07-010-MS

9x12 inches.

For this medley, Naohiro Iwai has gathered six of the finest Americanhits from the 1940's and 1950's, that despite their age are still in thehearts and minds of many people today - true American Beauties!

Dit werk bevat een aantal Amerikaanse muzikale juweeltjes in een vakkundig arrangement voor harmonieorkest van de hand van Naohiro Iwai. Met Johnny Angel, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Oh! Carol, Red Roses for a Blue Lady, FlyMe to the Moon en Bye Bye Birdie.

In diesem Medley versammelte Naohiro Iwai sechs der schönsten amerikanischen Hits, die in den vierziger und fünfziger Jahren erstmals veröffentlicht wurden, aber heute noch in aller Munde und Herzen sind: wahre musikalische American Beauties eben!

Johnny Angel • By the Time I Get to Phoenix • Oh ! Carol • Red Roses for a Blue Lady • Fly Me to the Moon • Bye, Bye, BirdieCe medley signé Naohiro Iwai rassemble six des plus grands standards américains des années 1940-1950, standards irrésistibles que nous fredonnons encore aujourd’hui. De vraies beautés musicales intemporelles !