| Ruders Listening Earth Score Book Orchestra [Score] Wilhelm Hansen
Orchestra SKU: HL.14027993 Composed by Poul Ruders. Music Sales America. ...(+)
Orchestra SKU: HL.14027993 Composed by Poul Ruders. Music Sales America. Classical. Score. Composed 2006. 164 pages. Edition Wilhelm Hansen #WH30602. Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen (HL.14027993). ISBN 9788759811832. English. Premiered at the festival 'Magma Berlin 2002' by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by David Robertson, 29th November 2002.
3 Flutes, 1st and 2nd also Alto Flutes in G, 3rd also Piccolo 3 Oboes, 3rd also Cor Anglais in F 3 Clarinets in Bb, 3rd also Bass Clarinet in Bb 3 Bassoons, 3rd also Contra Bassoon
4 Horn in F 3 Trumpets in Bb 3 Trombones 1 Tuba
Timpani
4 Percussion, four players Player 1 - Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Water Chime, Bell Tree, Japanese Wood Blocks, Cymbal (Suspended), TamTam (Medium) Player 2 - Triangle, Tubular Bells, Crotales, Marimba, Chinese Cymbal Player 3 - TamTam (Large), Java Gong(Large, very low), Bell Lyra (Handheld), Sizzle Cymbal Player 4 - Bass Drum, Glockenspiel, Xylophone
1 Harp
1 Piano, also Celesta
Strings - 16/14/12/10/8
All transposing instruments are notated in their relevant transpositions. Any accidental apply only to the note that it immediately precedes, except tied notes. Naturals appear occasionally 'for safety'.
'LISTENING EARTH' is a symphonic drama, a one- movement composition in four parts based on the work by two writers, Joseph Addison (1672-1719) and W.H.Auden (1907-1973). Joseph Addison is not particularly well known; he was English, a classical scholar, essayist, poet and politician, but one of his hymns was used by Benjamin Britten. in his setting of a Thomas Tallis canon. The hymn is singularly beautiful and being a composer always inspired by extramusical stimuli such as poems, nature, paintings, I was immediately convinced when I carne across the Addison hymn, that here was exactly what I wanted to use as my major source of inspiration for this piece, commissioned by and written for The Berlin Philharmonic. I don't refer to the hymn in its entirety, but have chosen the following 3 excerpts, all acting as mottos for the first three sections of the piece, thus turning the piece into a straightforward tonepoem in the classical. $131.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Les Fêtes d'Hébé RCT 41 Orchestra Barenreiter
Orchestra SKU: BA.BA08866-90 Ballet in one prologue and three entré...(+)
Orchestra SKU: BA.BA08866-90 Ballet in one prologue and three entrées. Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau. Edited by Pascal Denécheau. Arranged by François Saint-Yves. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Piano reduction. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA08866-90. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA08866-90). ISBN 9790006577200. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text: Gautier de Montdorge, Antoine-César / Bersin, Louise-Angélique. The ballet â??Les Fêtes d'Hbâ? deals with the talents that are usually the subject of the Opra and are placed at the service of love on stage: poetry and declamation (1st entre, La Posie), song and harmony (2nd entre, La Musique) and finally dance and choreography (3rd entre, La Danse); hence the alternative title of the ballet â??Les Talents lyriquesâ?. In this ballet opera, Rameau consistently gives priority to the female roles. The prologue glorifies Hb, the goddess of youth, and her alliance with love, while â??La Posieâ? praises the poetress Sappho, who sings almost throughout, and â??La Musiqueâ? concentrates on the omnipresent princess Iphise; finally, â??La Danseâ? has as its main character the shepherdess Ã?gl, who excels in dance and song.
Since the premiere, the text of the libretto has been perceived as rather unbalanced. Rameau compensates for these poetic shortcomings with musical boldness and innovations of the highest order. Be it the overture that throws Lully's model overboard, the varied choral movements such as that of the Thessalians â??Que jusqu'au fond de nos grottes profondesâ?, the virtuoso arias such as Sappho's air â??Un jour pass dans les tourmentsâ? or the magnificent monologues for Iphise and Tirte â?? the originality and beauty of the music testify to incredible ingenuity.
Audio sample on Youtube
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| Thumbelina (Ballet Suite) Orchestra Subito Music
Orchestra SKU: SU.28120010 For Orchestra. Composed by Alla Pavlova...(+)
Orchestra SKU: SU.28120010 For Orchestra. Composed by Alla Pavlova. Orchestra. Study Score. Subito Music Corporation #28120010. Published by Subito Music Corporation (SU.28120010). Ballet Suite in 5 movements (revised version)3222; 4331; timp, perc, hp, pno; stgs Duration: 24' Composed: 2008 Published by: Alla Pavlova Music Although it maintains the charm of the original Hans Christian Andersen tale, Alla Pavlova's Thumbelina is a considerable musical, visual and narrative expansion of the story to make it suitable as a full-length ballet and family-programming alternative to The Nutcracker. Musically, it is scored for full symphony orchestra ([3,2,2,2]-[4,3,3,1]-[timp.,perc.]-[Hp]-[Strings], Percussion: Bass dr., Snare dr., Wooden Block, Tambourine, Triangle, Glock., Vibraphone, Celesta) and contains not only many beautiful, lyrical and moving waltzes and other classical themes, but also rhythms such as tango, boogie-woogie and ragtime. Narratively, the story has been adapted to include a varied and colorful cast of characters. The Thumbelina Suite (which has been recorded by the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra for Naxos) can be heard at http://www.allapavlova.com/listen.html or by clicking on the image below. She has created a synopsis of the ballet, which is of course based on the Andersen fairy tale. We’ll gladly send this synopsis on request. Recording: 21st Century Classics – Naxos 8.579003 Performance materials available on rental only:. $43.00 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
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