SKU: MA.EMR-58956

Stick Game / Peasant Costume / Standing Still / Mountain Horn Song / Romanian Garden Gate / Little One.

SKU: CY.CC2731

Romanian Folk Dances is a short six-movement suite originally composed for piano in 1915 and later arranged for violin and piano by Zoltan Szekely. The six movements are:

1. Stick Dance
2. Sash Dance
3. Standing Still
4. Horn Dance
5. Romanian Polka
6. Fast Dance

The movements are in the following modes (Dorian, Aeolian, Mixolydian and Lydian), which along with unique harmonies give them a very exotic sound.

The Suite takes about 5 minutes to perform and is suitable for advanced performers.

SKU: PR.110418380

ISBN 9781491135334. UPC: 680160687497.

THREE FANTASIES is a fantastical escape from reality. The first fantasy (“Prelude”) features a luscious and expressive melody accompanied by dark, romantic harmonies. The following fantasy (“Cosmic Lullaby”) begins and ends in a serene and introspective manner, with a tumultuous and harmonically rich middle section. To end the set, “Intermezzo” provides reflection and a lively resolution. Gardels’ profound lyricism and masterful piano writing make this set enjoyable for any pianist to perform at home or in the concert hall.
The three fantasies here were written during the height of the 2020-21 Coronavirus lockdowns – a time everyone will forever recall as a period of the world standing still and experiencing new degrees of isolation, inactivity, and apprehension.A fantasy is a genre to which a composer can turn as a respite from the constraints of form, tradition, and expectation. What the genre may lack in structure and design it makes up for with spontaneity, capriciousness, and improvisatory musical gesture.I hope performers feel free to take a similarly “fantastical” approach to the interpretation of these works, seeing the score and notation as a point of departure rather than arrival, and proceed with unabashed freedom of spirit in their playing.

SKU: CF.CM9712

ISBN 9781491160077. UPC: 680160918676. Key: F major. English. Adapted from Quaker song.

The following notes were written by Brian Busch for the original three-part mixed setting of this arrangement. They are equally meaningful for this new TBB voicing by Greg Gilpin. The contemporary gospel style is a highly charged, emotional music. It is not recommended that you stand still while performing this work. Clapping and swaying along with well-placed scoops are definitely appropriate. The soloist is allowed some extemporaneous latitude. It's important that you have a good time with the music. However, remember the message and let that also determine your demeanor on stage and in the rehearsal room. I feel relatively certain that the Shakers would approve this setting.
The following notes were written by Brian Busch for the original three-part mixed setting of this arrangement. They are equally meaningful for this new TBB voicing by Greg Gilpin.The contemporary gospel style is a highly charged, emotional music. It is not recommended that you stand still while performing this work. Clapping and swaying along with well-placed scoops are definitely appropriate. The soloist is allowed some extemporaneous latitude. It's important that you have a good time with the music. However, remember the message and let that also determine your demeanor on stage and in the rehearsal room. I feel relatively certain that the Shakers would approve this setting.