SKU: PR.11641139S

UPC: 680160682119.

Barcarolles for a Sinking City was inspired by the city of Venice, a place that has long held the fascination of artists, writers and composers, and which I have been lucky enough to visit on several occasions. Sadly it seems that future generations may not be so lucky: in addition to the city's slow sinking and recently discovered tilting, studies predict that if global warming and the resultant rise of ocean levels is unabated, the entire city (as well as many other coastal cities around the globe) will be under water by 2100.   I. Funeral Gondola The late, cryptic piano works of Franz Liszt made a profound impression on me as a young composer, among them two works he entitled La Lugubre Gondola (usually translated as The Funeral Gondola ) which were said to be a premonition of Wagner's death in Venice, his coffin transported through the canals in a black gondola. These late pieces of Liszt acquired even greater significance to me after I spent two summers in Bayreuth under the patronage of Friedelind Wagner, the granddaughter of Wagner and great-granddaughter of Liszt. This movement is a meditation on Wagner, Liszt, Venice and its own evanescence. II. Barcarolle/Quodlibet The Quodlibet (Latin for what pleases) is a musical form dating back to the 15th century where many disparate melodies are juxtaposed. Popular in the Renaissance, sacred and secular melodies were combined, often to comical effect due to the resultant incongruity of the words. The form was considered the ultimate test of a composer's mastery of counterpoint. The most famous Quodlibet is without doubt the final Variation of Bach's Goldberg Variations. As a form the Quodlibet is less common in more recent music, although examples can be found in the works of Kurt Weill and David Del Tredici.   My own Barcarolle/Quodlibet was inspired by the (perhaps apocryphal) story of the funeral where musicians were asked to play a Bach Choral, but due to miscommunication played instead the Bacarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann. Here, the Bach Choral Allen Menschen mussen sterben (All Men Must Die) is heard in the strings pizzicato, with a tempo indication In slow motion. The alto line of the Bach suggests a phrase from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Alle Menchen werden Bruder) heard in the muted trombone. Before long, the famous tune from Offenbach's opera is heard, followed by quotations from iconic Barcarolles by Chopin, Mendelssohn and Faure, as well as two Venetian popular songs and more Beethoven.   III. Barcarola/Ostinato/Carillon An ostinato is a repeated musical figure, and carillon is Italian for music box. This movement references the obsolete genre of salon pieces that imitated music boxes: such works by composers like Liadov and Gretchaninov used to be a mainstay of pianists' encore repertoire. This movement is however much darker in conception than those pleasant trifles. Utilizing the full battery of percussion, the carefully notated temporal slowing of the ostinato becomes overwhelmed by a poignant chorale melody before this box is snapped shut.   IV. Barcarolle Oubliee (Forgotten Barcarolle) Marked limpido (still) the final movement begins with the sound of rain produced by a percussion instrument called (appropriately) a rain stick. Halting phrases in the harp coalesce into the accompaniment for a plangent melody heard in the clarinet. The central Adagio of this movement leads to a shattering climax, before the opening phrases return and dissipate into nothingness.

SKU: HL.14013708

G F Handel (1685-1759) was a German-born British composer and organist who spent his life working in London. He is credited with popularising opera and oratorio in Britain, both importing Italian works, and composing his own.

Twelve Songs From The Oratorios have been edited by Alberto Randegger, and are scored for Baritone or Bass with Piano accompaniment. It contains 12 airs from popular works such as Messiah, Judas Maccabaeus, and Samson, and 8 of their associated recitatives. This is the perfect collection for any Bass or Baritone looking to expand their repertoire, or for any Handel fan who wants todiscover more of his songs. 

SKU: BT.DHP-1206263-070

ISBN 9789043159111. English-German-French-Dutch.

‘Bella Ciao’ originated as an Italian folk song, stemming all the way from the late 19th century. Many versions have since appeared over the years, but the song now has a new lease of life owing to a new dance adaption as well as its feature as the theme for the Netflix series La Casa de Papel, which has inspired Anthony Gröger to create this dynamic arrangement for string quartet.

‘Bella Ciao’ is van oorsprong een aansprekend Italiaans volksliedje uit het einde van de 19e eeuw waar in de loop der tijd vele versies van zijn gemaakt. Nu heeft het nieuw leven ingeblazen gekregen in een dancevariant én als themasong bij de Netflixserie La Casa de Papel. Naar aanleiding daarvan creëerde Anthony Gröger dit levendige arrangement voor strijkkwartet.

Bella Ciao ist ursprünglich ein italienisches Volkslied aus dem späten 19. Jahrhundert. Im Laufe der Jahrzehnte sind zahlreiche Versionen erschienen; in jüngster Zeit ist das Lied durch eine neue Tanzadaption und die Verwendung als Thema für die Netflix-Serie La casa de papel (Haus des Geldes“) wieder aufgelebt. Das wiederum hat Anthony Gröger dazu inspiriert, dieses neue dynamische Arrangement für Streichquartett zu schreiben.

l’origine, « Bella Ciao Â» est une chanson populaire italienne qui remonte au XIX^e siècle. Elle a fait l’objet de nombreuses versions au fil du temps, mais elle connaît aujourd’hui un regain de popularité gr ce une nouvelle adaptation chorégraphique, ainsi qu’en tant que thème de la série diffusée sur Netflix, La Casa de Papel, qui a incité Anthony Gröger écrire cet arrangement dynamique pour quatuor cordes.

SKU: BT.DHP-1196186-070

ISBN 9789043158084.

‘Bella Ciao’ originated as an Italian folk song, stemming all the way from the late 19th century. Many versions have since appeared over the years, but the song now has a new lease of life owing to a new dance adaption as well as its feature as the theme for the Netflix series ‘La Casa de Papel’, which has inspired Bert van Haagen to create this dynamic arrangement for quartet.

‘Bella Ciao’ is van oorsprong een aansprekend Italiaans volksliedje uit het einde van de 19e eeuw waar in de loop der tijd vele versies van zijn gemaakt. Nu heeft het nieuw leven ingeblazen gekregen in een dancevariant én als themasong bij de Netflixserie La Casa de Papel. Naar aanleiding daarvan creëerde Bert van Haagen dit levendige arrangement voor blazerskwartet.

Bella Ciao ist ursprünglich ein italienisches Volkslied aus dem späten 19. Jahrhundert. Im Laufe der Jahre sind zahlreiche Versionen erschienen, aber das Lied ist jetzt durch eine neue Tanzadaption und die Verwendung als Thema für die Netflix-Serie La casa de papel“ (Haus des Geldes“) wieder aufgelebt. Das hat Bert van Haagen dazu inspiriert, dieses neue dynamische Arrangement für Quartett zu schreiben.

l’origine, « Bella Ciao » est une chanson populaire italienne qui remonte au XIXe siècle. Elle a fait l’objet de nombreuses versions au fil du temps, mais elle connaît aujourd’hui un regain de popularité gr ce une nouvelle adaptation chorégraphique, ainsi qu’en tant que thème de la série diffusée sur Netflix, La Casa de Papel, qui a incité Bert van Haagen écrire cet arrangement dynamique pour quatuor.

SKU: BT.DHP-1196187-070

ISBN 9789043158091.

‘Bella Ciao’ originated as an Italian folk song, stemming all the way from the late 19th century. Many versions have since appeared over the years, but the song now has a new lease of life owing to a new dance adaption as well as its feature as the theme for the Netflix series ‘La Casa de Papel’, which has inspired Bert van Haagen to create this dynamic arrangement for quartet.

‘Bella Ciao’ is van oorsprong een aansprekend Italiaans volksliedje uit het einde van de 19e eeuw waar in de loop der tijd vele versies van zijn gemaakt. Nu heeft het nieuw leven ingeblazen gekregen in een dancevariant én als themasong bij de Netflixserie La Casa de Papel. Naar aanleiding daarvan creëerde Bert van Haagen dit levendige arrangement voor blazerskwartet.

Bella Ciao ist ursprünglich ein italienisches Volkslied aus dem späten 19. Jahrhundert. Im Laufe der Jahre sind zahlreiche Versionen erschienen, aber das Lied ist jetzt durch eine neue Tanzadaption und die Verwendung als Thema für die Netflix-Serie La casa de papel“ (Haus des Geldes“) wieder aufgelebt. Das hat Bert van Haagen dazu inspiriert, dieses neue dynamische Arrangement für Quartett zu schreiben.

l’origine, « Bella Ciao » est une chanson populaire italienne qui remonte au XIXe siècle. Elle a fait l’objet de nombreuses versions au fil du temps, mais elle connaît aujourd’hui un regain de popularité gr ce une nouvelle adaptation chorégraphique, ainsi qu’en tant que thème de la série diffusée sur Netflix, La Casa de Papel, qui a incité Bert van Haagen écrire cet arrangement dynamique pour quatuor.

SKU: HL.14013676

Bel Piacere (Countless Pleasures) is a song from the opera Rinaldo. It has been arranged for SATB choir by Stanford Robinson, with the words translated into Enlgish by Geoffrey Dunn. A Piano reduction is provided for rehearsal purposes.

G F Handel (1685-1759) was a German-born British composer and organist who spent his life working in London. He is credited with popularising opera in Britain, both importing Italian works, and composing his own. Rinaldo was composed in 1711, and was the first opera written in Italian for the London stage. The libretto was written by the Italian poet Giacomo Rossi.

SKU: HL.356775

ISBN 9781705121771. UPC: 840126941968. 8.5x11 inches.

This is the virtual textbook companion supplement to Cantabile Voice Class. It provides an enriched hybrid learning experience for singers, voice classes, and choral singers. Dr. Katharin Rundus will guide you through a complete undergraduate learning course using a series of videos, interactive journals, practice tools, vocalises and songs for study and performance (Italian art song, German lied, folk song and contemporary art song by Rosephanye Powell), including learning recordings and accompaniment tracks. The accompanying audio is accessed through Hal Leonard's popular MyLibrary system using the provided code. The audio can be streamed or downloaded and includes PLAYBACK , a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.