SKU: BO.B.3726
Written in 2001, this work was conceived by the need to enlarge the repertoire of works for solo cello, an important goal since the repertoire of such works is limited. Most cellists are limited to performances of such well-known solo works as the Suites of Bach, written almost 300 years ago, as well as other classics of the genre by Max Reger, Zoltan Kodaly, Benjamin Britten, Gaspar Cassado, Enric Casals, etc.The intention of the Suite Exotique is to revolutionize the concept of the Baroque suite by transforming the suite into a collection of modern dances, which are both contemporary and widely recognized today. Thus, the dances of the Baroque suite, such as Allemande, Courante, Sarabande are substituted for the Tango, Milonga, Blues in such a way that the traditional formal structure of six movements of Baroque dances is modernized by rhythms and contemporary styles which coexist in the Modern world, but are separate from and do not pertain to those works which are normally considered to belong to the realm of cultured music.Apart from the fusion represented by the mixture of a Baroque genre with modern, urban musical language found in this work, the subtitle exotica is appropriate due to the originality of writing such a work for cello solo. This work allows the interpreter to explore and take full advantage of their technical, artistic and expressive abilities.This work establishes a total symbiosis between the instrument and the evolutionary transformation of its musical language which in turn creates a style adapted to the expressive requirements of the work itself. The specific techniques and qualities of the cello are placed in service of the required style and concept of each movement of the Suite. At the same time those stylistic characteristics are transformed and adapted to the particular characteristics of the cello and taking full advantage of the instruments polyphonic, sonic, aesthetic qualities as well as its timbre.The Suite Exotique was premiered in August, 2003 during the International Music Festival of Ibiza by the Russian cellist Svetlana Tovstukha.
SKU: JK.02038
UPC: 093285020382.
A Truly Classic Christmas consists of twelve tasteful Baroque Christmas settings for string quartet, as played by the Piranesi String Quartet. These arrangements are masterfully crafted for advanced players and will liven any Christmas event.Instrumental books are each sold separately.Violin 1 - #02035Violin 2 - #02036Viola - #02037Cello - #02038Songs Included:It Came Upon the Midnight ClearHark! The Herald Angels SingDeck the HallsO TannenbaumAngels We Have Heard on HighGod Rest Ye, Merry GentlemenO Little Town of BethlehemWe Wish You a Merry ChristmasThe Twelve Days of ChristmasWe Three KingsJoy to the WorldOh, Come, All Ye Faithful Composer: VariousArranger: David FickDifficulty: AdvancedReference: Luke 2.
SKU: JK.01985
UPC: 009328501985.
Presenting the newest addition to the popular Hymn-Alongs series: Christmas Hymn-Alongs! The Hymn-Alongs series includes over 20 different instrumental books. They are simple enough for developing musicians to master, yet beautiful and fun for those advancing in music. The accompaniment book features beautiful, yet simple arrangments for piano, guitar (chord symbols), and voice. The many instrumental books can be played together in any combination. All instrument books include a melody part; treble instruments have a duet part, and bass instruments also include a bass part. View all Christmas Hymn-Alongs products HERE. Songs included in Christmas Hymn-Alongs: Angels We Have Heard on High Away in a Manger Hark! The Herald Angels Sing I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day It Came upon the Midnight Clear Joy to the World O Come, O Come, Emmanuel O Little Town of Bethlehem Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful O Holy Night Silent Night The First Noel We Three Kings What Child Is This? Composer: Various Arranger: Brent Jorgensen Difficulty: Easy hymn along, hymnalongs, hymnalong, hymn alongs.
SKU: BR.EB-9074
ISBN 9790004179499. 9 x 12 inches.
World premieres:I version for flute: Wiesbaden, 1972II version for piano: Nyon, 1972III version for var. insts.: Cologne, May 29, 1976VI version for accordeon: Fribourg, June 25, 1987VIII version for violoncello Tokyo: October 14, 1989X version for organ: Stuttgart, March 28, 2018This work (A Breath of the Untimely) was first written for solo Flute and dedicated to Aurele Nicolet. Its bears the subtitle Lament on the Loss of Musical Thought - some Madrigals for Solo Flute or Flute with any other Instruments. This serves as a playing instruction but doubles at the same time as an outmoded programme: it refers back to the musical origin of the opening lamenting motif, a tradition which was once of its time but is not of our time - namely the Lamento genre which gave the title to the Chaconne in Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas. Almost simultaneously I wrote a second version for Piano (for Piano one-and-a-half hands), which already formulates possible approaches for the performer, in some detail, to the indicated, quasi-canonic version of the piece in the programme. The multiple version Ein Hauch von Unzeit III realizes a concrete version of a formal state which floats between strict canon and aleatoric principles: each of the musicians who are spread throughout the hall introduces their own idiomatic translation of the flute part. And so the music exists, omnipresent, not only spatially throughout the hall, but also formally in a sort of fluctuating simultaneity. For that reason, it was my express wish to any potential interpreter that they should construct entirely their own version of the piece. A healthy number of musicians have responded to my suggestion - versions of the piece have now been made for guitar (Cornelius Schwehr, Gunther Schneider), accordion (Hugo Noth), double bass (Fernando Grillo), violin (Hansheinz Schneeberger), viola, violoncello, and double bass (trio basso, Koln), violoncello (Michael Bach), trombone (Andrew Digby) and, created by myself, a sung version for voice (to words by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel und Max Bense), and for viola.The most important requirement for the whole piece is absolute stillness, which should as far as possible emanate from the performer. The pauses are occasionally in this respect the most important element. These may, if one can find the necessary stillness, become very long.Ein Hauch von Unzeit (A Breath of the Untimely) - time almost dissolves!(Klaus Huber, 1989/2014 - translation: David Alberman)CD:Jean-Luc Menet (Bass flute)CD Traversieres 120.270Jean-Luc Menet (fl)CD STR 37039Bibliography:Zimmermann, Heidy: Zeitgestaltung im Kompositionsprozess bei Klaus Huber - dargestellt anhand von Skizzen, in: Mnemosyne. Zeit und Gedachtnis in der europaischen Musik des ausgehenden 20. Jahrhunderts, hrsg. von Dorothea Redepenning und Joachim Steinheuer, Saarbrucken: Pfau 2006, S. 90-109World premiere: VIII version for violoncello Tokyo: October 14, 1989.
SKU: HL.48188823
UPC: 888680883478. 9.25x12.25x0.075 inches.
“Composed between 1967 and 1970, Tout un monde lointain for Cello and Orchestra, by Henri Dutilleux, is one of the most important additions to the cello repertoire in the 20th century. Lasting nearly half an hour, each of the five movements are inspired by a poem of Charles Baudelaire: 1. Énigme / Enigma 2. Regard / Gaze 3. Houles / Surges 4. Miroirs / Mirrors 5. Hymne / Hymn The main theme, initially introduced in the first part Énigme / Enigma, is often replayed through the piece. The third part, Houles / Surges is the most difficult to interpret with a Scherzo part that's quite challenging and no break between the movements. Henri Dutilleux was internationally acclaimed for his work, winning prizes such as the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society and the UNESCO's International Rostrum of Composers, among many others. His work also includes a piano sonata, two symphonies, the Violin concerto 'L'arbre des songes' (The tree of dreams) and the string quartet 'Ainsi la nuit' (Thus the night).â€.
SKU: AP.12-0571543022
ISBN 9780571543021. English.
Stringtastic Book 2: Cello teaches through playing in an engaging exploration of musical styles. Part of the fully integrated Stringtastic series in which violin, viola, cello, and double bass can all learn and play together in any combination. Learn as you play through the world of Stringtastic, with 62 imaginative pieces that have been specifically designed to establish a secure playing technique and build confidence one step at a time. Following on from Stringtastic Book 1, this book takes the student from Grade 1 (Early Elementary) to Grade 2 (Elementary) level. Featuring equal-level duets for all instruments, the pieces are ideal for individual and group tuition as well as flexible ensemble and classroom settings. Every piece is supported by an exciting backing track plus a piano-only track for practice---all available to download. The Stringtastic Book 2: Teacher's Accompaniment book provides the complete piano score which works with any combination of the instrumental parts. Mark Wilson and Paul Wood have developed an engaging and accessible new series of string-playing method books⦠The presentation will appeal to young learners, and the careful, well-conceived pedagogy will thrill their teachers! Furthermore, the Stringtastic integrated approach gives proper deference to the social aspect of music-making by allowing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists to play together from the start. I look forward to sharing this method with my young students and colleagues in early music education. -- Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies, Sheridan College.
SKU: IS.VC6068EM
ISBN 9790365060689.
Charles Camilleri (1931 - 2009) was a Maltese composer. As a teenager, he composed a number of works based on folk music and legends of his native Malta. He moved from his early influences by Maltese folk music to a musical form in which nothing is fixed and his compositions evolve from themselves with a sense of fluency and inevitability. He composed over 100 works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, voice and solo instruments. Camilleri's work has been performed throughout the world and his research of folk music and improvisation, the influences of the sounds of Africa and Asia, together with the academic study of European music, helped him create a universal style. Camilleri is recognized in Malta as one of the major composers of his generation. He died on 3 January 2009 at the age of 77. His funeral took place two days later at Naxxar, his long-time town of residence. Flags across Malta were flown at half-mast in tribute to him. Just like Bach's 6 suites for cello solo, these 6 arabesques are composed of a number of distinct movements which follow the suite principle. The melodies in these 6 arabesques are influenced by Mediterranean folk music.
SKU: BR.EB-9135
ISBN 9790004182550. 12 x 9 inches.
Immer wieder stelle ich beim Horen und beim Beobachten von Horhaltungen in Proben und Konzerten fest, dass wir uns im Zeitalter der Medien so an das Horen uber Lautsprecher (Schallplatte, CD, Video, Radio, Fernsehen etc.) gewohnt haben, dass durch die Alltaglichkeit solcher Klangbilder das Empfinden fur die Qualitat RAUM fast verkummert ist. Lautsprecher simulieren RAUM bereits in ihrer Sende-Information. Ihre Fahigkeit, Raumlichkeit aus dem realen RAUM, in den sie ihren Klang abstrahlen, zu gewinnen, ist dagegen ausserst gering. Umgekehrt scheint es in der Natur des Instrumentalklangs zu liegen, vollkommen im RAUM aufgehen zu konnen, gerade in ihm das Neue, Einmalige seines Klingens zu finden und mit ihm erst das Klangleben aufbauen zu mussen. Im Prozess des ,,..... in die Stille-Gehens hat der Cellist Tone und Klange zu realisieren, die bis zum siebenfachen Piano reichen. Dies sollen jedoch keine Lautstarken sein, die eine blosse Erweiterung der Lautstarkenskala ins Unhorbare sind, sondern eher die Realisierung einer besonderen Form von RAUM-KLANG. Die Wirkung des Instruments als Ort der Abstrahlung verringert sich dadurch zugunsten eines Klangs, der sozusagen nur noch im RAUM alleine, wie ,,insistierend, vorhanden zu sein scheint. Es ist die schwebende Prasenz einer Beinahe-Lautlosigkeit wie etwa im Goethe-Vers ,,In allen Wipfeln spurest du/kaum einen Hauch. Je lautloser, desto prasenter! (Nicolaus A. Huber, 27. Juli 1998) Bibliography : ,,Es gibt Dinge, die sind richtig, aber sie ruhen. Nicolaus A. Huber im Gesprach mit Michael Struck-Schloen , in: MusikTexte, Heft 154 (August 2017), S. 31-37.World premiere: Furth, November 8, 1998.
SKU: BR.EB-9014
World premiere: Stuttgart, May 16, 1985
ISBN 9790004178980. 9 x 12 inches.
Der Ausrufer, neutral Verkundender und Einladender, der offentlich Sprechende, doch aus sich heraus nichts Sagende, steigt ins Subjekt-Innere, blaht sich auf, lasst dessen Privatheit und Abgeschlossenheit zerplatzen, verwandelt die Mittel seines Metiers: Ruf, Rhythmus, Tempo vom Neutral-Allgemeinen ins Subjekthaft-Besondere, steigt empor: nun ausrufendes Ich voller innerer Intensitat. Die materielle Darstellungsebene sind 4 Saiten + Bogen / 4 Finger + Daumen (4+1 = 5). Die feststehenden Masse sind gleichzeitig die Aussengrenzen fur Moglichkeiten im Inneren: Streckendurchmessungen (bis zur Achtelton-Teilstrecke und einem Achtel Bogenlange), Spaltung in Teilschwingungen, vorgeschriebene Bogengeschwindigkeit und anderes. Tempo, Dauer, Rhythmus bewegen sich, gegeneinander verschoben kombiniert, auf einem Achsensystem, dessen Proportionen divisive Zeitfalten im Inneren der Hulldauern (1, 1 / 2, 1 / 3 usw.) sowie additive Zeitentfaltungen nach aussen (1, 2, 3 usw.) bilden und sowohl die Tempoverhaltnisse wie auch die Hulldauern selbst erfassen (MM = 7,5 12 20 30 60 usw.). Der Punkt des Emporsteigens gegen Ende ist ein funfzeiliges gereimtes Stufen-Tongedicht. (Nicolaus A. Huber, 1984) CD: Michael Bach (violoncello) CD Telos Music TLS 018 Bibliography: Huber , Nicolaus A.: THIRTY ARE BETTER THAN ONE (A. Warhol), in: Neue Musik und andere Kunste, hrsg. von Jorn Peter Hiekel (= Veroffentlichungen des Instituts fur Neue Musik und Musikerziehung Darmstadt, Band 50), Mainz u.a.: Schott 2010, pp. 220-235.World premiere: Stuttgart, May 16, 1985.
