SKU: KN.9941
UPC: 822795099416.
Jared Spears, composer of the classic piece, Dance Diabolique, brings us this new programmatic work. Inspired by his many visits to the beautiful Wind River wilderness area in northwestern Wyoming during his college days, it is a satisfying mix of serene, peaceful passages and bold, exciting themes, with colorful surprises around every corner. Duration ca. 3:25.
SKU: SU.50034684
Published by: Seesaw Music.
SKU: LO.30-3623H
UPC: 000308151190.
Rich choral textures and a warm harmonic palette enhance the emotion and audience appeal of this popular spiritual arrangement. There are a few short sections with divisi, but singers should find the vocal parts quite easy and enjoyable to learn. Program Ain’t That Good News (15/3606H) to follow this title for an extended performance option.
SKU: SS.50034684
SKU: SU.94010100
Instrumentation: 22,1 22,1; 4331; timp, 3perc, hp, pno/cel; stgs Duration: 14' Full Score & Parts: available on rental Composed: 2005 Published by: Subito Music Publishing.
SKU: BT.YKM570369270
A Hymn to the Thames was commissioned by James Turnbull and the Music Director of the St Paul’s Sinfonia, Andrew Morley. It was begun in 2019 and completed early in 2020. There are four movements played without a break, which follow the Thames from its Cotswold source to the North Sea. As the first performance took place in St ALfege’s Church, Greenwich, this seemed appropriate. The solo oboe represents both a wanderer along the river path and the spirit of the river. The pitch centres of the movements spell out the musical letters of the river (tHAmES—B natural, A, E and E flat) so that the river’s name is projected across the whole work. In addition, the musical letters found in James Turnbull, Andrew Morley and my wife, Teresa Cahill ( who was born in Maidenhead and brought up by the river in Rotherhithe) are entwined in various guises. The first movement grows from the depths, the soloist entering with fanfare-like gestures, followed by lyrical music and breaks into a dance as the river gathers momentum. The third movement is slow and sustained and geographically the Thames flows through Oxford. The music is based on the well-known In Nomine ‘head motif’ from the Gloria tibi Trinitas Mass by the early Tudor composer, John Taverner, who was the first Director of Music at Christ Church, Oxford. The orchestra provides a screen or veil above which the solo oboe dreams and ruminates. This leads directly into the fourth and final movement which begins in the depths once more, interrupting the oboe’s held note from the end of the third movement. The waters’ increasing intensity and power are represented throughout by a moto perpetuo of quick, steady semiquavers. Near the close, the woodwind play O Nata Lux by Thomas Tallis, the great Tudor composer who, with his wife Joan, is buried in St Alfege’s. Beneath this, the lower strings continue the fast semiquaver movement of the river and, above, the violins are heard as a halo of harmonics. At the close, the oboe rises, opening out to the future, and celebrating its voyage, while the orchestra fades as the river meets the sea. A Hymn to the Thames lasts approximately 17 minutes.
SKU: BR.PB-4371
Handel composed his Water Music for none other than King George I who requested a concert for guests invited to his pleasure cruise on the Thames.
ISBN 9790004202920. 9 x 12 inches.
According to the Daily Courant, the premiere took place as follows: On Wednesday Evening, at about 8, the King took to Water at Whitehall in an open Barge, wherein were Dutchess of Bolton, The Dutchess of New Castle, the Countess of Godolphin, Madam Kilmaseck, and the Earl of Orkney. And went up the River towards Chelsea. Many other of Barges with Person of Quality attended, and so the great Number of Boats, that the whole River in a manner was couver'd; a City Company's Barge was employ'd for the Musick, wherein were 50 Instruments of all sorts, Who play'd all the way from Lambeth (while the Barges drove with the Tide without Rowing, as far as Chelsea) the finest Symphonies, compos'd express for this Occasion, by Mr Hendel: which his Majesty liked so well, that he caus'd it to be play'd over three times in going and returning. At Eleven his Majesty came again into Barge, and return'd the same Way, the Musick continuing to play till he landed.Handel composed his Water Music for none other than King George I who requested a concert for guests invited to his pleasure cruise on the Thames.
SKU: AP.49012S
ISBN 9781470645335. UPC: 038081563930. English.
This setting of a cherished piano solo Grainger crafted in the early part of the 1900s permits the teaching of opposing articulations in a very musical setting. Spoon River arranged by Michael Story features a dance-like melody that will be well received in any performance. (2:40).
SKU: AP.49012
ISBN 9781470645328. UPC: 038081563923. English.
SKU: AP.43843S
UPC: 038081497358. English.
A great way to introduce students to tone painting, this unique and fun-to-play selection traces the path of an imaginary river, which begins as a tiny spring and gradually grows. Themes from three famous river pieces are included: The Beautiful Blue Danube, Water Music, and The Moldau. (4:00).
SKU: SU.25100400
A musical celebration of the River, the Cloud Forest, and the Trees.Orchestra [2,1 2,1 2,1 2,1; 4331; timp, 5perc, pno; stgs] Duration: 35’ Composed: 2017 Published by: Gusthold Music Publisher Performance materials available on rental:.
SKU: HL.14025900
0.453 inches.
Herrmann wanted to write a musical portrait of his friend and colleague Alfred Hitchcok, so choose motifs from the movie The Trouble With Harry, one of Hitchcock's more personal and humorous films. This single-movement work for Orchestra employs some of the more familiar elements of Herrmann's compositional style: short musical phrases repeated and then repeated again in other positions, sharp use of dynamics among them. From the first note, the creepiness begins.Bernard Herrmann was among the very greatest of all composers of music for cinema and there are many who avow that he was the greatest of all. A very short list of the films for which this award-winning composercreated soundtracks includes Citizen Kane, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Vertigo, Jason and Argonauts, Fahrenheit 451, Obsession and Taxi Driver. He had a long and fertile association with Alfred Hitchcock during the most productive period of Hitchcock's career and with Orson Welles from the time of the Mercury Theatre on the Air. In addition to his conducting and composing work for the entertainment world, Herrmann wrote concert pieces, including a symphony, opera and cantata.
SKU: AP.1-ADV40021
UPC: 805095400212. English.
Sketches of China features mostly original writing and five highly descriptive movements. The solo part in C treble clef is playable by oboe or flute, and the string parts incorporate a variety of arco, pizzicato, and spiccato techniques. Titles include: Good Earth * Dance * Birds * River Song * Pagoda.
SKU: AP.1-ADV40020
UPC: 805095400205. English.
SKU: SU.50034686
From the ballet Hudson River Legend Parts available on rental Published by: Seesaw Music.
SKU: TM.07066SET
Orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov. Dawn on the Moska River (Act I Scene 1). For famous introduction, see #05505 KHOVANTCHINA, LA: Entr'acte Act IV, Scene 2 No. 5 Galitian Journey.
SKU: TM.07066SC
SKU: LO.30-3622H
UPC: 000308151183.
One of the best-known spirituals in the repertoire receives an exciting, emotion-packed treatment in this smashing arrangement. Scored for ease of singing, each section has their time to shine and includes divisi writing. Precede with “Deep River†(15/3607H) for an extended performance option.
SKU: TM.05376SET
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (4 min), Summer Night on the River (5 min).
SKU: TM.05376SC
SKU: SS.50034686
From the Ballet Hudson River Legend..
SKU: AY.OR3659PM
ISBN 9790543576940.
Nave was commissioned by the Arturo Márquez Extraordinary Fellowship in Composition of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). It is inspired by the Stultifera Navis (or The Ship of Fools) and by the book Madness and Civilization by Michel Foucault, in which the author explains that during the Middle Ages until the Renaissance, in some European cities, the madmen and the sick were placed on ships and thrown out of society. Exiled, with no place or course, they wandered through the seas and rivers, embarked on a symbolic quest for reason.
SKU: AP.47477S
UPC: 038081544830. English.
Written to help students understand the concept of positions, this entire piece can be played by the violins, violas, and cellos in 3rd position with no shifting! Playing in positions is often a challenging hurdle for many young musicians yet an important prerequisite for advanced techniques. The rhythms are kept very simple so students can focus on playing in a new way. With a dark, mature sound and named after an ancient Roman border river, this piece allows plenty of room for expression. To cross the Rubicon is to pass a point of no return and enter into a new realm. This work is both a valuable teaching tool for a new musical adventure and a thrilling concert piece that students will be excited to show off in concert. (1:45).
SKU: AP.47477
UPC: 038081544823. English.
