SKU: HL.48020791

ISBN 9781423491194. UPC: 884088475352. 9x12 inches.

(2004)

Tell My Fortune is a concerto for orchestra that visits the dark world of gypsies and their methods of fortune telling. In Palm, the composer reads the lines, marks and patterns of a hand as though it were a musical staff. Peering into a crystal ball, Crystal features flute and alto flute in a haunting duet, with strings playing a rhythmic counterpoint and a percussion accompaniment of tuned crystal glasses and wind chimes. Card unfolds like a deck of tarot cards, shuffled and spread across a table. Duration - ca. 28:00.

SKU: KJ.SO370C

UPC: 8402704680.

A spirited arrangement and perfect for second year orchestras! Includes some foot stomping and finger tapping, not to mention a few high fives here and there. A hint of fiddling is also thrown in to bring the piece to a grand close. Starts in G Major, modulates to C Major, then moves into D Major.

Duration: 2:14.

SKU: AP.33720S

UPC: 038081378015. English.

A frenetic pace characterizes this piece written in the true Italian style of the 6/8 couples dance. Thought to have been danced to ward off the effects of the bite of the tarantula spider, there's nothing that severe here---just a wonderful, percussive rondo. The piece features some lively syncopation and ends with an extended finish that gets more rousing with each passing measure. Your audiences will be tapping their feet from the opening measure, and your orchestra will want to play it over and over.

SKU: LO.30-4038L

UPC: 000308159974.

Ballads have been used throughout history to tell a story through music. Pepper Choplin has long used his signature musical voice to tell the meaningful stories of our faith, so itâ??s especially fitting that heâ??s brought the timeless story of Christmas alive once more with The Ballad of Bethlehem. Available for SATB or SAB choirs with rehearsal aids and accompaniment options ranging from piano only to a thrilling full orchestra written by Michael Lawrence to recorded tracks, this stunning cantata dramatically moves from a recollection of ancient prophecies through the quiet manger scene to its joyous conclusion featuring a rousing call to â??Shout with the Shepherds!â? This season, let the folk-like energy of Pepper Choplinâ??s unique voice bring The Ballad of Bethlehem to you and your listeners. â??O sing a ballad of Bethlehem. I want to hear it once more. I love that story so often told to generations before.â?.

SKU: HL.244904

8.25x12.0x0.508 inches.

Quilting, co-commissioned by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is my first stand alone work for orchestraand is loosely inspired by the American tradition of quilt making. I composed Quilting while living most of last year in Paris.During my time there, I thought a lot about what it means to compose symphonic music as a young American in the 21st century, when so many of the many masterworks which are programmed year in and out by orchestras across the country are European. I considered which artistic traditions defined the American 19th-century. I began to think of the American crafts-tradition of quilting as a foilto the high-art tradition of European orchestral composition. As the score for my new work began to take shape, I started thinking about the manuscript itself as an object, its vertical and horizontal planes create a kind of patterned geometry of their own. Visually the way a musical score is woven together like patchwork brought to mind quilts and the great American tradition of quilting. I imagined about how conducting an orchestra can feellike stitching a piece together, or sewing together a large number of musical ideas and musicians into a coherent and transcendent whole. Quilting was an integral part of American vernacular in the 18th and 19th centuries, the African-American quilting tradition is especially fascinating, and the quilts tell the stories of the women and communities who made them. The names of the quilt patterns themselves can have their own sense of narrative: 'jacobs ladder', 'drunkards path', 'solomon's puzzle', and (my favorite for its relevance to this piece) 'the road to California. - Bryce Dessner.

SKU: AP.35916S

UPC: 038081407562. English.

The hauntingly beautiful English folk song, I'll Love My Love, tells the story of a young lady grief-stricken after her true love is sent off to sea. This arrangement is based on the second movement of Holst's band masterwork, Second Suite for Military Band. A great piece to teach phrasing and expression as every section gets a musical moment to shine. A solid choice for any concert or contest program. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

SKU: BR.PB-4850-07

World premiere: Aachen, June 2, 1971

ISBN 9790004206485. 6.5 x 9 inches.

Dieses vierteilige Opus ist keine avantgardistische Musik, sondern fur den Normalhorer gedacht, obwohl darin verschiedene moderne Kompositionstechniken verwendet werden. Die vier Satze des Werkes sind Impressionen uber Gedichte des grossen italienischen Lyrikers G. Ungaretti, der 1970 82jahrig starb. Giorno per giorno (Tag fur Tag) ist der Titel des Zyklus auf den Tod eines seiner Kinder - in der Musik fur Orchester zugleich die Uberschrift fur das ganze Werk und den ersten Satz - und bedeutet inhaltlich: Schmerz ohne Trostung und ohne Ausweg ( es hat irgendeine Trostung notwendig, mein armes zerfallenes Herz). Auch die anderen Satzbezeichnungen stehen uber einzelnen Gedichten oder Gedichtgruppen von Ungaretti; so ist der zweite Satz uberschrieben Allegria di naufragi (Freude der Schiffbruche). Das Wagnis dieser Schiffbruche wird musikalisch durch aleatorische Strukturen symbolisiert (Und auf einmal nimmst du die Fahrt wieder auf). Der dritte Satz tragt die Uberschrift La terra promessa (Das verheissene Land'. Die Stille einer mediterranen Herbstlandschaft klingt an (Die Traube ist reif, das Feld ist bestellt). Das Finale mit dem Titel Soldati beginnt mit einer falschen Fanfare und steigert sich nach mehreren unruhigen Episoden zu einem aggressiven Schlussteil (Den Tod busst man lebend ab).(Jurg Baur).

SKU: SU.91580100

A Grateful Tail - Movement by Movement Siriusly, Dog Star Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, has been used by travelers and navigators for thousands of years as a guiding star and so it is here as the opening movement for the symphony. Sirius, the cornerstone to the constellation Canis Maggiore or Big Dog sits at the foot of Orion, the hunter, leading the way. Highly cinematic, the movement evokes both a musical and visual sense of the mythological and mysterious elements of Sirius and its Dog Godstar secrets. From the clarion call of the opening, Sirius theme, the sound is buoyant and frisky emulating the nature of doggy playtime. Puppy pleasures abound as a doggy four-step, my turn on the traditional American two-step dance, is introduced. The movement transforms into an actual orchestrated frolic of small, large and medium dog barks beginning with the winds (smaller dogs) and ultimately, the big dog, brass. The movement climaxes with the coda or, Dog Park, where the winds and the brass bark and play together over the, doggy ostinato four-step rhythm, culminating with the final call of the Sirius theme. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, Peacefully It's all in a dog's day and life. Tranquility presides over this supremely gentle, intermezzo-like movement. After a day of play, every dog needs rest. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, is a lyrical andante inspired by the profound serenity and beauty of a dog at rest. The Last Will and Testament of Silverdene Emblem O'Neill Based on a powerful piece of prose written by the American playwright, Eugene O'Neill this text was intended as a consolation piece for Carlotta, his wife, who had become grief-stricken over the loss of their beloved dog, the Dalmatian known as Blemie.Written for a singing actor who personifies the role of Blemie, a dog at the end of his life, the movement plays like a one act, musical drama as we follow Blemie through a wonderfully three-dimensional, emotional and psychological journey writing his Last Will and Testament, for those who have loved him. Wagging the Tail: Ossia Fido's Lament A life-affirming rumba/samba using Blemie's final words from O'Neill's text, this final movement employs the most unique American musical invention, the gospel choir. In order to make the dances come alive, this movement also calls upon the colors of a rhythm section. Creating the spirit of an Irish Funeral, the movement is a joyful and revival-like celebration of a dog's life as its spirit lives on forever in the hearts and minds of dog lovers everywhere. Remember Me, remember me! My spirit is wagging a grateful tail. Published by: Subito Music Publishing Release Date: July 9, 2013.