| Hymne du Pantheon, Chant/choeur Concert band - Intermediate Martin, Robert
Concert band with mixed choir - Grade 4 SKU: RM.CHER08124-BA Composed by ...(+)
Concert band with mixed choir - Grade 4 SKU: RM.CHER08124-BA Composed by Luigi Cherubini. Arranged by Desire Dondeyne. Music with chorus, voices. Orchestra. Full set. Editions Robert Martin #CHER08124-BA. Published by Editions Robert Martin (RM.CHER08124-BA). ISBN 9790231081244. $493.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Trumpet Concerto in E major Breitkopf & Härtel
Violin 1 (solos: trp - 1.2.2.2 - 2.0.0.0 - timp - str) SKU: BR.OB-15119-15(+)
Violin 1 (solos: trp - 1.2.2.2 - 2.0.0.0 - timp - str) SKU: BR.OB-15119-15 Urtext. Composed by Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Edited by Michael Kube. Orchestra; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). In Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag Here you will find the E flat major version of this concerto. Solo concerto; Classical. Part. 14 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 15119-15. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-15119-15). ISBN 9790004340301. 10 x 12.5 inches. Just like Joseph Haydn's E flat major concerto Hob VIIe:1 (1796), Hummel's Trumpet Concerto in E major of 1803 was also written for the Viennese soloist Anton Weidinger, who performed on a keyed trumpet that could produce the chromatic tones of an entire scale a unique achievement at that time. The work features unmistakable allusions to Mozart and even has a literal quote from a Cherubini opera in the final movement. Today, Hummel's concerto, next to the Haydn piece, is considered as THE classical trumpet concerto. It is no doubt thanks to this unique status that the work has been available in a transposition to E flat major since 1957, a version that better suits the B flat trumpet widely used today. The Urtext edition respects this performance-practical aspect: The piano reduction as well as the study score contain both versions. The score and orchestral parts can be obtained in two different editions.While this being one of the few urtext, it may be the only edition published in both the original tonality of E major and the often-preferred key of E-flat major. Additionally, the edition contains some interesting insights on the concerto and keyed trumpet. (Luis C. Engelke, Music Reviews Editor). $9.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Trumpet Concerto in E major Breitkopf & Härtel
Woodwinds (solos: trp - 1.2.2.2 - 2.0.0.0 - timp - str) SKU: BR.OB-15119-30(+)
Woodwinds (solos: trp - 1.2.2.2 - 2.0.0.0 - timp - str) SKU: BR.OB-15119-30 Urtext. Composed by Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Edited by Michael Kube. Orchestra; Folder. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). In Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag Here you will find the E flat major version of this concerto. Solo concerto; Classical. Set of parts. 48 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 15119-30. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-15119-30). ISBN 9790004340349. 10 x 12.5 inches. Just like Joseph Haydn's E flat major concerto Hob VIIe:1 (1796), Hummel's Trumpet Concerto in E major of 1803 was also written for the Viennese soloist Anton Weidinger, who performed on a keyed trumpet that could produce the chromatic tones of an entire scale a unique achievement at that time. The work features unmistakable allusions to Mozart and even has a literal quote from a Cherubini opera in the final movement. Today, Hummel's concerto, next to the Haydn piece, is considered as THE classical trumpet concerto. It is no doubt thanks to this unique status that the work has been available in a transposition to E flat major since 1957, a version that better suits the B flat trumpet widely used today. The Urtext edition respects this performance-practical aspect: The piano reduction as well as the study score contain both versions. The score and orchestral parts can be obtained in two different editions.While this being one of the few urtext, it may be the only edition published in both the original tonality of E major and the often-preferred key of E-flat major. Additionally, the edition contains some interesting insights on the concerto and keyed trumpet. (Luis C. Engelke, Music Reviews Editor). $68.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Trumpet Concerto in E major Breitkopf & Härtel
Viola (solos: trp - 1.2.2.2 - 2.0.0.0 - timp - str) SKU: BR.OB-15119-19 <...(+)
Viola (solos: trp - 1.2.2.2 - 2.0.0.0 - timp - str) SKU: BR.OB-15119-19 Urtext. Composed by Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Edited by Michael Kube. Orchestra; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). In Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag Here you will find the E flat major version of this concerto. Solo concerto; Classical. Part. 14 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 15119-19. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-15119-19). ISBN 9790004340325. 10 x 12.5 inches. Just like Joseph Haydn's E flat major concerto Hob VIIe:1 (1796), Hummel's Trumpet Concerto in E major of 1803 was also written for the Viennese soloist Anton Weidinger, who performed on a keyed trumpet that could produce the chromatic tones of an entire scale a unique achievement at that time. The work features unmistakable allusions to Mozart and even has a literal quote from a Cherubini opera in the final movement. Today, Hummel's concerto, next to the Haydn piece, is considered as THE classical trumpet concerto. It is no doubt thanks to this unique status that the work has been available in a transposition to E flat major since 1957, a version that better suits the B flat trumpet widely used today. The Urtext edition respects this performance-practical aspect: The piano reduction as well as the study score contain both versions. The score and orchestral parts can be obtained in two different editions.While this being one of the few urtext, it may be the only edition published in both the original tonality of E major and the often-preferred key of E-flat major. Additionally, the edition contains some interesting insights on the concerto and keyed trumpet. (Luis C. Engelke, Music Reviews Editor). $9.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Trumpet Concerto in E major - Version in E flat major Breitkopf & Härtel
Violin 2 (solos: trp - 1.2.2.2 - 2.0.0.0 - timp - str) SKU: BR.OB-15118-16(+)
Violin 2 (solos: trp - 1.2.2.2 - 2.0.0.0 - timp - str) SKU: BR.OB-15118-16 Urtext. Composed by Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Edited by Michael Kube. Orchestra; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). In Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag Here you will find the E major version (original key) of this concerto. Solo concerto; Classical. Part. 14 pages. Duration 20'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 15118-16. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-15118-16). ISBN 9790004340363. 10 x 12.5 inches. Just like Joseph Haydn's E flat major concerto Hob VIIe:1 (1796), Hummel's Trumpet Concerto in E major of 1803 was also written for the Viennese soloist Anton Weidinger, who performed on a keyed trumpet that could produce the chromatic tones of an entire scale a unique achievement at that time. The work features unmistakable allusions to Mozart and even has a literal quote from a Cherubini opera in the final movement. Today, Hummel's concerto, next to the Haydn piece, is considered as THE classical trumpet concerto. It is no doubt thanks to this unique status that the work has been available in a transposition to E flat major since 1957, a version that better suits the B flat trumpet widely used today. The Urtext edition respects this performance-practical aspect: The piano reduction as well as the study score contain both versions. The score and orchestral parts can be obtained in two different editions. $9.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Trumpet Concerto in E major - Version in E flat major Breitkopf & Härtel
Violin 1 (solos: trp - 1.2.2.2 - 2.0.0.0 - timp - str) SKU: BR.OB-15118-15(+)
Violin 1 (solos: trp - 1.2.2.2 - 2.0.0.0 - timp - str) SKU: BR.OB-15118-15 Urtext. Composed by Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Edited by Michael Kube. Orchestra; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). In Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag Here you will find the E major version (original key) of this concerto. Solo concerto; Classical. Part. 14 pages. Duration 20'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 15118-15. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-15118-15). ISBN 9790004340356. 10 x 12.5 inches. Just like Joseph Haydn's E flat major concerto Hob VIIe:1 (1796), Hummel's Trumpet Concerto in E major of 1803 was also written for the Viennese soloist Anton Weidinger, who performed on a keyed trumpet that could produce the chromatic tones of an entire scale a unique achievement at that time. The work features unmistakable allusions to Mozart and even has a literal quote from a Cherubini opera in the final movement. Today, Hummel's concerto, next to the Haydn piece, is considered as THE classical trumpet concerto. It is no doubt thanks to this unique status that the work has been available in a transposition to E flat major since 1957, a version that better suits the B flat trumpet widely used today. The Urtext edition respects this performance-practical aspect: The piano reduction as well as the study score contain both versions. The score and orchestral parts can be obtained in two different editions. $9.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Trumpet Concerto in E major - Version in E flat major Breitkopf & Härtel
Woodwinds (solos: trp - 1.2.2.2 - 2.0.0.0 - timp - str) SKU: BR.OB-15118-30(+)
Woodwinds (solos: trp - 1.2.2.2 - 2.0.0.0 - timp - str) SKU: BR.OB-15118-30 Urtext. Composed by Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Edited by Michael Kube. Orchestra; Folder. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). In Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag Here you will find the E major version (original key) of this concerto. Solo concerto; Classical. Set of parts. 48 pages. Duration 20'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 15118-30. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-15118-30). ISBN 9790004340394. 10 x 12.5 inches. Just like Joseph Haydn's E flat major concerto Hob VIIe:1 (1796), Hummel's Trumpet Concerto in E major of 1803 was also written for the Viennese soloist Anton Weidinger, who performed on a keyed trumpet that could produce the chromatic tones of an entire scale a unique achievement at that time. The work features unmistakable allusions to Mozart and even has a literal quote from a Cherubini opera in the final movement. Today, Hummel's concerto, next to the Haydn piece, is considered as THE classical trumpet concerto. It is no doubt thanks to this unique status that the work has been available in a transposition to E flat major since 1957, a version that better suits the B flat trumpet widely used today. The Urtext edition respects this performance-practical aspect: The piano reduction as well as the study score contain both versions. The score and orchestral parts can be obtained in two different editions. $69.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Trumpet Concerto in E major - Version in E flat major Breitkopf & Härtel
Viola (solos: trp - 1.2.2.2 - 2.0.0.0 - timp - str) SKU: BR.OB-15118-19 <...(+)
Viola (solos: trp - 1.2.2.2 - 2.0.0.0 - timp - str) SKU: BR.OB-15118-19 Urtext. Composed by Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Edited by Michael Kube. Orchestra; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). In Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag Here you will find the E major version (original key) of this concerto. Solo concerto; Classical. Part. 14 pages. Duration 20'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 15118-19. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-15118-19). ISBN 9790004340370. 10 x 12.5 inches. Just like Joseph Haydn's E flat major concerto Hob VIIe:1 (1796), Hummel's Trumpet Concerto in E major of 1803 was also written for the Viennese soloist Anton Weidinger, who performed on a keyed trumpet that could produce the chromatic tones of an entire scale a unique achievement at that time. The work features unmistakable allusions to Mozart and even has a literal quote from a Cherubini opera in the final movement. Today, Hummel's concerto, next to the Haydn piece, is considered as THE classical trumpet concerto. It is no doubt thanks to this unique status that the work has been available in a transposition to E flat major since 1957, a version that better suits the B flat trumpet widely used today. The Urtext edition respects this performance-practical aspect: The piano reduction as well as the study score contain both versions. The score and orchestral parts can be obtained in two different editions. $9.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Fra Diavolo Concert band [Score and Parts] De Haske Publications
Concert Band SKU: BT.DHP-1043529-040 The Great Classics. Transcription. S...(+)
Concert Band SKU: BT.DHP-1043529-040 The Great Classics. Transcription. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 2004. 16 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1043529-040. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1043529-040). English-German-French-Dutch. French composer Daniel François Esprit Aubers extensive outputconsisted mainly of operas, but unfortunately today only two of theseare still well known, including the comic opera Fra Diavolo. The storyconcerns Fra Diavolo, a famous Italian bandit and soldier from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and is one of crime, lust and treachery. The overture has a classical structure filled with striking themes and motifs with a particularly unusual introduction (for the time) with the snare drum taking the leading role!
De ouverture van Fra Diavolo, een komische opera van de Franse componist Daniel François Esprit Auber (1782-1871), heeft een klassieke opbouw. De gebruikte thema’s zijn zeer herkenbaar en roepen duidelijke beelden op. Signaalmotievenzijn rijkelijk aanwezig - en deze mogen natuurlijk ook niet ontbreken als het in de handeling gaat over rovers en gendarmes. De inleiding is voor Aubers tijd bijzonder ge nstrumenteerd: de kleine trom speelt een solistischerol!
Die Ouvertüre zu Aubers komischer Oper Fra Diavolo hat eine klassische Form mit leicht wieder erkennbaren Themen, klaren Bildern und deutlichen Motiven - sehr passend zu einer ebenfalls einprägsamen, turbulenten Handlung voll von Gerichtsvollziehern und Dieben! Unsentimentale, reizvolle Musik, die auch in der Transkription von Wil van der Beek das Publikum in ihren Bann ziehen wird!
Daniel François Esprit Auber (Caen, 1782 ; Paris, 1871) a été témoin de tout un cycle de l’histoire de la musique, de Luigi Cherubini Richard Wagner. Son répertoire comporte essentiellement des opéras. Des quarante opéras qu’il a composés, seuls deux ont su résister aux vicissitudes du temps : La Muette de Portici (parfois nommée Masaniello) et Fra Diavolo. La Muette de Portici est un opéra révolutionnaire de nombreux égards ; la légende veut même que la représentation du 29 juin 1830, au Thé tre de la Monnaie de Bruxelles ait déclenché l’insurrection qui fut l’origine du mouvement révolutionnaire entraînant la séparation de la Belgique et de laHollande. L’opéra-comique Fra Diavolo se révèle par son intérêt musical, qui lui vaut d’être interprété de nos jours encore. Les nombreuses aventures du capitaine Fra Diavolo sont restées captivantes gr ce un langage musical attrayant, dénué de sentimentalité.L’ouverture Fra Diavolo est de structure classique. Les thèmes simples et débonnaires évoquent des images claires, et de nombreux appels et échos militaires nous rappellent que l’intrigue se développe au rythme des péripéties des brigands et des carabiniers ! L’introduction de l’ouverture est orchestrée de façon inhabituelle pour l’époque. La caisse claire tient le rôle principal. $181.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Air & Tune Accordion ensemble [Score and Parts] - Easy De Haske Publications
Accordion Orchestra - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-0900164-060 Composed by Jacob...(+)
Accordion Orchestra - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-0900164-060 Composed by Jacob De Haan. Arranged by Marc Belder. Accordion. Concert Piece. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 1990. De Haske Publications #DHP 0900164-060. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-0900164-060). ISBN 9789043133807. In Air and Tune zijn twee van Jacob de Haan’s bekendste werken opgenomen. Het Air is afkomstig uit Crazy Music in the Air, een stuk met twee contrasterende gedeelten. Dit is een van de eerste werken van Jacobde Haan die uitgegeven werden voor blaasorkest. De Tune is afkomstig uit Caribbean Variation on a Tune en is evenals het Air een rustige melodie. De arrangeur Marc Belder maakte van deze twee melodieën uit tweeverschillende werken weer één.
Ein Konzertwerk aus zwei Melodien aus Werken von Jacob de Haan in einer gelungenen Bearbeitung für Akkordeonorchester: Air aus Crazy Music in the Air und Tune aus Caribbean Variation on a Tune, beides ruhige Melodien. Dem Arrangeur Marc Belder ist es gelungen, aus den Melodien zweier sehr unterschiedlicher Werke ein neues Werk zu kreieren.
Air and Tune réunit les thèmes mélodiques de deux oeuvres de jeunesse de Jacob de Haan qui ont connu un vif succès auprès des Orchestres Vent : Crazy Music in the Air et Caribbean Variation on a Tune. Marc Belder en a réalisé un condensé pour Orchestre d’Accordéons. Air développe une mélodie lyrique soulignée par des ornements baroques. Tune conjugue avec nonchalance les couleurs sonores des Cara bes. $47.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Straddling the Classical Divide Saxophone Quartet: 4 saxophones [Listening CD] Mark Custom Music
By Miles Osland, saxophone; Osland Saxophone Quartet; The University of Kentucky...(+)
By Miles Osland, saxophone; Osland Saxophone Quartet; The University of Kentucky Wind Ensemble. For saxophone solo; saxophone quartet; wind ensemble. Classical. Performance CD
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| Lord God, we praise thee all of us (Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir) Choral SATB [Score and Parts] Carus Verlag
Solo SATB, SATB Choir, Fl, 3 Ob, 3 Tr, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Bc SKU: CA.3113009 ...(+)
Solo SATB, SATB Choir, Fl, 3 Ob, 3 Tr, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Bc SKU: CA.3113009 Cantata for St. Michael. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Uwe Wolf. Arranged by Paul Horn. 1x 31.130/21 flute, 1x 31.130/22 oboe 1, 1x 31.130/23 oboe 2, 1x 31.130/24 oboe 3, 4x 31.130/31 3 trumpets and timpani. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Harmony parts. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1724. BWV 130. Duration 14 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.130/09. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3113009). ISBN 9790007207823. Language: German/English. As in all cantatas for St. Michael the chorale cantata Lord God, we praise thee all of us BWV 130 from 1724 is a magnificent composition. Not only in the opening chorus and the final chorale do the three trumpets and timpani play a role, but the first aria In hell the serpent, hot with hate is even accompanied solely by trumpets, timpani and continuo. The second aria, Thou, of cherubim the master, brings an unexpected contrast in which, besides the tenor and continuo, on a solo flute is heard. The original set of parts were separated from each other in the 19th century and today are scattered throughout the world. For the first time, some of the parts were taken into consideration in preparing this edition. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3113000. $41.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Magnificat - Intermediate Carus Verlag
Orchestra (Solo S, Coro SATB (mit Stimmteilungen), Alt-Sax/ Fl (1 Bläser), 2 Vl...(+)
Orchestra (Solo S, Coro SATB (mit Stimmteilungen), Alt-Sax/ Fl (1 Bläser), 2 Vl, Pfte, Cb, Perc (3 Spieler: Drum Set, Congas, Claves, Güiro, Maracas, Shaker)) - Grade 4 SKU: CA.2720605 Composed by Bobbi Fischer. Choral Score. Composed 2017. Duration 33 minutes. Carus Verlag #2720605. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2720605). ISBN 9790007330392. Latin. The Magnificat was commissioned in 2017 by the Landesakademie für die musizierende Jugend in Baden-Württemberg for the Choir of the International Choir Festival C.H.O.I.R. In this setting of the hymn of praise from St Lukeâs gospel, we hear the solo soprano as the voice of Mary. The work draws on the wealth of Afro-Caribbean rhythms. The first movement gives a hymn-like expression to the message of the text with the tremendous energy of the Cuban salsa. There are many examples of the relationship between word and music throughout the work. An example of this is the passage Deposuit potentes (âHe hath put down the mighty from their seat and hath exalted the humble and meekâ). In this passage, a 9-part canon vividly portrays the words et exaltavit and deposuit through chromatic passagework in contrary motion extending over an octave.
With this work composer Bobbi Fischer has created a musical bridge between Europe and South America as well as stylistic links to his Missa latina (Carus 28.007). The rhythm group (piano, bass, drums, and percussion) is identical; new instrumental colors from the Latin world are added with two obbligato violins and one reedplayer (alto saxophone/flute) â in the place of the bandoneon and violin used in the Missa latina.
The Magnificat is also available on CD (Carus 83.483). Score available separately - see item CA.2720600. $25.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Suite Pepper Marimba C. Alan Publications
(9 Spicy Sequential Solos for Developing 4-Mallet Marimba Chops). By Brett Jones...(+)
(9 Spicy Sequential Solos for Developing 4-Mallet Marimba Chops). By Brett Jones. For Marimba (4-mallet) (marimba (4.3-octave)). Medium easy to medium. Duration 20:00. Published by C. Alan Publications
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| For the Mystic Harmony [Score] Theodore Presser Co.
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Bongos, Castanets, Celesta,...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Bongos, Castanets, Celesta, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Contrabass Clarinet, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3 and more. SKU: PR.16500100F Hymns for Wind Ensemble. Composed by Dan Welcher. Sws. Full score. 48 pages. Duration 10 minutes, 41 seconds. Theodore Presser Company #165-00100F. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.16500100F). ISBN 9781491114421. UPC: 680160669783. 9 x 12 inches. Commissioned for a consortium of high school and college bands in the north Dallas region, FOR THEMYSTIC HARMONY is a 10-minute inspirational work in homage to Norwood and Elizabeth Dixon,patrons of the Fort Worth Symphony and the Van Cliburn Competition. Welcher draws melodic flavorfrom five American hymns, spirituals, and folk tunes of the 19th century. The last of these sources toappear is the hymn tune For the Beauty of the Earth, whose third stanza is the quatrain: “For the joy of earand eye, For the heart and mind’s delight, For the mystic harmony, Linking sense to sound and sight,â€giving rise to the work’s title. This work, commissioned for a consortium of high school bands in the north Dallas area, is my fifteenth maturework for wind ensemble (not counting transcriptions). When I asked Todd Dixon, the band director whospearheaded this project, what kind of a work he most wanted, he first said “something that’s basically slow,†butwanted to leave the details to me. During a long subsequent conversation, he mentioned that his grandparents,Norwood and Elizabeth Dixon, were prime supporters of the Fort Worth Symphony, going so far as to purchase anumber of high quality instruments for that orchestra. This intrigued me, so I asked more about his grandparentsand was provided an 80-page biographical sketch. Reading that article, including a long section about theirdevotion to supporting a young man through the rigors of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition fora number of years, moved me very much. Norwood and Elizabeth Dixon weren’t just supporters of the arts; theywere passionate lovers of music and musicians. I determined to make this work a testament to that love, and tothe religious faith that sustained them both. The idea of using extant hymns was also suggested by Todd Dixon,and this 10-minute work is the result.I have employed existing melodies in several works, delving into certain kinds of religious music more than a fewtimes. In seeking new sounds, new ways of harmonizing old tunes, and the contrapuntal overlaying of one tunewith another, I was able to make works like ZION (using 19th-century Revivalist hymns) and LABORING SONGS(using Shaker melodies) reflect the spirit of the composers who created these melodies, without sounding likepastiches or medleys. I determined to do the same with this new work, with the added problem of employingmelodies that were more familiar. I chose five tunes from the 19th century: hymns, spirituals, and folk-tunes.Some of these are known by differing titles, but they all appear in hymnals of various Christian denominations(with various titles and texts). My idea was to employ the tunes without altering their notes, instead using aconstantly modulating sense of harmony — sometimes leading to polytonal harmonizations of what are normallysimple four-chord hymns.The work begins and ends with a repeated chime on the note C: a reminder of steeples, white clapboard churchesin the country, and small church organs. Beginning with a Mixolydian folk tune of Caribbean origin presentedtwice with layered entrances, the work starts with a feeling of mystery and gentle sorrow. It proceeds, after along transition, into a second hymn that is sometimes connected to the sea (hence the sensation of water andwaves throughout it). This tune, by John B. Dykes (1823-1876), is a bit more chromatic and “shifty†than mosthymn-tunes, so I chose to play with the constant sensation of modulation even more than the original does. Atthe climax, the familiar spiritual “Were you there?†takes over, with a double-time polytonal feeling propelling itforward at “Sometimes it causes me to tremble.â€Trumpets in counterpoint raise the temperature, and the tempo as well, leading the music into a third tune (ofunknown provenance, though it appears with different texts in various hymnals) that is presented in a sprightlymanner. Bassoons introduce the melody, but it is quickly taken up by other instruments over three “verses,â€constantly growing in orchestration and volume. A mysterious second tune, unrelated to this one, interrupts it inall three verses, sending the melody into unknown regions.The final melody is “For the Beauty of the Earth.†This tune by Conrad Kocher (1786-1872) is commonly sung atThanksgiving — the perfect choice to end this work celebrating two people known for their generosity.Keeping the sense of constant modulation that has been present throughout, I chose to present this hymn in threegrowing verses, but with a twist: every four bars, the “key†of the hymn seems to shift — until the “Lord of all, toThee we praise†melody bursts out in a surprising compound meter. This, as it turns out, was the “mystery tuneâ€heard earlier in the piece. After an Ivesian, almost polytonal climax, the Coda begins over a long B( pedal. At first,it seems to be a restatement of the first two phrases of “For the Beauty†with long spaces between them, but it soonchanges to a series of “Amen†cadences, widely separated by range and color. These, too, do not conform to anykey, but instead overlay each other in ways that are unpredictable but strangely comforting.The third verse of “For the Beauty of the Earth†contains this quatrain:“For the joy of ear and eye, –For the heart and mind’s delightFor the mystic harmonyLinking sense to sound and sightâ€and it was from this poetry that I drew the title for the present work. It is my hope that audiences and performerswill find within it a sense of grace: more than a little familiar, but also quite new and unexpected. $25.00 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Joy to the World Soli, Mixted choir and accompaniment SSA [Vocal Score] Boosey and Hawkes
(Soprano Solo, Mixed Chorus, opt. SSA Chorus, and Ensemble Vocal Score). By Karl...(+)
(Soprano Solo, Mixed Chorus, opt. SSA Chorus, and Ensemble Vocal Score). By Karl Jenkins. SATB. Boosey and Hawkes Sacred Choral. Book only. 84 pages. Boosey and Hawkes #M060122170. Published by Boosey and Hawkes
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