Mixed choir and orchestra

SKU: BO.B.3095

Composed by Manuel Oltra. Instrumental Sets. Duration 10:10. Published by Editorial de Musica Boileau (BO.B.3095).

English comments:
This is a symphonic-choral work based on the Latin text of Psalm 96 and written without a set plan, as the music merely aims to express the nature and purpose of the word. Its structure is therefore very free, similar to that of some medieval madrigalists. The small choir does not necessarily have to be separate from the large choir. It can be a part of it (half or a third). The use of a piano instead of a harp and the lack of violins in the orchestra seems quite fitting to the nature of the piece. However, this is not so unusual. Composed in 1967, it was first performed at the Palau de la Musica Catalana on 5 November 1971. There is also a version for choir, two pianos and two percussionists, which, due to its simplified number of musicians, has become more widely known.

Comentarios del Espanol:
Obra sinfonico-coral basada en el texto latin del salmo 96 y escrita sin un plan determinado, ya que la musica solo pretende expresar el caracter y la intencion de la palabra. Su estructura es, por lo tanto, muy libre, parecida a la de algunos madrigalistas medievales. El Coro pequeno no tiene por que estar necesariamente separado del grande. Puede ser una parte (la mitad o un tercio) de este. El hecho de usar un piano en vez del arpa y de ser una orquesta sin violines parece bastante adecuado al caracter de la obra. Sin embargo, no es algo insolito. Compuesta en 1967, se estreno en el Palau de la Musica Catalana el dia 5 de noviembre de 1971. Existe tambien una version para Coro, dos pianos y dos percusionistas que, por la simplificacion en el numero de interpretes, ha facilitado su divulgacion.

Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Bassoon, Clarinet, Contrabass, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe, Percussion, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Tuba, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violoncello

SKU: PR.44641192L

For 5 Percussionists and Orchestra. Composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Contemporary. Large Score. With Standard notation. Composed 2003. 72 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #446-41192L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.44641192L).

UPC: 680160610860. 11 x 14 inches.

One of my greatest pleasures in writing a concerto is exploring the new world that opens for me each time I enter the sometimes alien, but always fascinating, world of a solo instrument or instruments. For me, the challenge is to discover the deepest nature of the solo instrument (its karma, if you will) and to allow that essential character to guide the shape and form of the work and the nature of the interaction between soloists and orchestra. In recent years, many of us have become more aware of the musical world outside the Western tradition of musics that follow different procedures and spring from other aesthetics. And contemporary percussionists have opened many of these worlds to us, as they have ventured around the globe, participating in Brazilian Samba schools, studying Gamelan and African drumming with local experts, collecting instruments from Asia and Africa and South America and the South Pacific, widening our horizons in the process. I will never forget our first meeting in Toronto when Nexus invited me into their world of hundreds of exciting percussion instruments. The vast array of instruments in the collection of the Nexus ensemble is truly global in scope as well as offering a thrilling sound-universe. I was inspired by the incredible range of sound and moved by the fact that so many of these instruments were musical reflections of a spiritual dimension. After long consideration, I decided that it would not only be impossible, but even undesirable for this Western-tradition-steeped composer to attempt to use these instruments in a culturally authentic way. My goal was an existential kind of authenticity: searching instead for universal ideas that would be true to both myself and the performers while acknowledging the traditional uses of the instruments. Since many percussion instruments are associated with various kinds of ritual, I decided that I would allow that concept to shape my piece. Rituals is in four movements, each issuing from a ritual associated with percussion, but with the orchestral interaction providing an essential element in the musical form. I. Invocation alludes to the traditions of invoking the spirit of the instruments, or the gods, or the ancestors before performing. II. Ambulation moves from a processional, through march and dance to fantasy based on all three. III. Remembrances alludes to traditions of memorializing. IV. Contests progresses from friendly competition games, contests to a suggestion of a battle of big band drummers, to warlike exchanges. In the 2nd and 4th movements, another percussion tradition, improvisation, is employed. Written into these movements are a number of seeds for improvisation. Indications in the score call for the soloists to improvise in three different ways, marked A for percussion alone; marked B for percussion with and in response to the orchestra; and C where the percussionists are free to add and embellish the written parts. These improvisations should grow out of and embellish previous motives and gestures in the movement.

Orchestra 2 Solo percussion - 2(piccolo), English horn, B-clarinet, contrabassoon, timpani, strings

SKU: PE.EP68671

Composed by Christian Wolff. Full Scores. Edition Peters. Book. 70 pages. Duration 00:30:00. Edition Peters #98-EP68671. Published by Edition Peters (PE.EP68671).

ISBN 9790300761909. 297 x 420 mm inches. English.

Drawing inspiration from a large-scale canvas by painter Philip Guston, this two-movement, half-hour concerto for two percussionists and orchestra uses strict notation, passages in which certain details of the score are left up to the performers, and even - for the soloists - moments of total freedom. Commissioned by BBC Radio 3, Old Shoe, New Shoe was premiered on 19 May 2019 by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Ilan Volkov, with percussionists Joey Baron and Robyn Schulkowsky performing the solo parts.

• Concerto for two percussion and orchestra
• A3 Full Score
• Duration: 30 minutes
• Optional improvisation for soloists, no improvisation for orchestra, but they are asked to make decisions regarding durations and sequencing of notes
• Performance notes in English

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Orchestra - Grade 1.5

SKU: AP.47447S

Composed by Michael Story. Full Orchestra; MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Belwin Beginning Full Orchestra. Score. 12 pages. Belwin Music #00-47447S. Published by Belwin Music (AP.47447S).

ISBN 9781470660871. UPC: 038081545769. English.

One of the most flexible pieces ever written, this powerful original work by Michael Story will provide the opportunity for an entire instrumental program to perform together! Perfect also for a first full orchestra experience with plenty of doubling, it can be performed by string orchestra alone or with almost any combination of winds or percussion. The piano part is also completely optional, as it simply reinforces the string parts. The percussion parts are written for up to five players; however, if you have extra percussionists, you can double as many as you wish on the tom-tom part. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

Organ & Orchestra (solo organ; 2(piccolo).2(English horn).2.2 - 4.2.3.1 - timpani, 2percussion; strings)

SKU: SU.91410050

For Organ & Orchestra. Composed by Dan Locklair. Keyboard, Organ, Orchestra. Study Score. Composed 1995/96. Duration 10'. Subito Music Corporation #91410050. Published by Subito Music Corporation (SU.91410050).

Instrumentation: solo organ; 2(picc) 2(eh) 22; 4231; timp, 2perc; str
Duration: 10' Composed: 1995/96 Full Score & Parts: available on rental Published by: Subito Music Publishing.

In C-sharp minor, Op. 66. Composed by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849). Arranged by Alex Stopa. Percussion Duets. Arranged for marimba and vibraphone duet by Alex Stopa. Folio and Parts on CD- ROM. Tapspace Publications #TSPCD19-003. Published by Tapspace Publications