SKU: HL.49018002

ISBN 9790001146944. 8.25x11.75x0.335 inches.

4 (1. u. 2. auch Picc.) * 4 (4. auch Engl. Hr.) * 3 (1. auch Sopransax., 2. auch Altsax. u. Es-Klar., 3. auch Altsax.) * Baritonsax. * Kb.-Klar. * 3 * Kfg. - 6 * 4 * 4 * 1 - 4 P. S. (Trgl. * 6 Beck. * Tamt. * Gl. * 4 Kuhgl. * Guiro * 2 Gongs * javan. Gong * 2 Bong. * gr. Tr. * Holzbl. * Clav. * Ratsche * singende Sage * Peitsche * Stahlplatte * Vibr.) (4-5 Spieler) - E-Bass * Hfe. * Harm. * Klav. - Str. (24 * 0 * 10 * 10 * 8).

SKU: HL.49000569

ISBN 9790200101324. UPC: 073999292336. 7.5x11.0x0.272 inches.

Bei der Arbeit am 'Siebengesang' setzte ich mir zum Ziele, die vielschichtigen Wechselwirkungen zwischen einem Individuum (dem Solisten) und seiner Umwelt (dem Orchester) aufzuzeigen und daraus formgebende satztechnische Impulse zu gewinnen.Das Werk 'Siebengesang' ist 7teilig: in den drei ersten Teilen treten sich das Soloinstrument und verschiedene selbstandige, nach Register und Klangfarben geordnete Orchestergruppen gegenuber. Im 4. Teil durchdringen sich Solooboe und ein Ensemble von 4 linearen Instrumenten. Der 5. Teil ist ein grossangelegtes Orchester-Crescendo. Uber 23 von Gong-Signalen markierten 5-Sekunden-Abschnitten werden nach und nach die verschiedenen Orchestergruppen (jede mit individuellem Tempo) ubereinander geschichtet. Der 6. Teil konfrontiert mit Hilfe eines im Innern des Instrumentes angebrachten Mikrophons verstarkten und verzerrten Oboenklang mit dem ganzen Orchester, wobei die neuen, ungewohnten Klange der Oboe das Klangspektrum des Orchesters in grossem Masse beeinflussen. Auf knappstem Raum werden hier in hektischem Wechsel die aussersten strukturellen Gegensatze zusammengedrangt. Im sehr ruhigen Schlussteil vervielfacht sich die Oboenpartie in 7 Singstimmen, denen als phonetisches Material die Schlussverse von Georg Trakls Gedicht 'Siebengesang des Todes' zugrunde liegen [.].-Heinz Holliger

2 (auch 1 Altfl., 2 Picc.) * 2 (auch Engl. Hr.) * 2 (auch 1 Es-Klar., auch 2 Bassklar.) * 0 * Kfg. - 2 * 2 * 2 * 1 - S. (3 Beck. * 3 Gongs * 3 Tamt. * 3 Tomt. * 4 Bong. * kl. Tr. * gr. Tr. * 2 Mar. * 13 Plattengl. * 2 Woodbl. * 2 Tempelbl. * Glsp. * Xyl.) (3-5 Spieler) - 2 Hfn. * Cel. u. Klav. (1 Spieler) - Str. (7 * 0 * 5 * 4 * 3 [1 m. 5 Saiten]) - Singstimmen (4 S * 3 A; ad lib. chorisch 12 S * 9 A).

SKU: 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.

SKU: PR.11641867S

UPC: 680160683208.

Contextures: Riots -Decade '60 was commissioned by Zubin Mehta and the Southern California Symphony Association after the successful premiere of the Concerto for Four Percussion Soloists and Orchestra. It was written during the spring and summer months of 1967. Riots stemming from resentment against the racial situation in the United States and the war in Vietnam were occurring throughout the country and inevitably invaded the composer's creative subconscious. Contextures, as the title implies, was intended to exploit various and varying textures. As the work progressed the correspondence between the fabric of music and the fabric of society became apparent and the allegory grew in significance. So I found myself translating social aspects into musical techniques. Social stratification became a polymetric situation where disparate groups function together. The conflict between the forces of expansion and the forces of containment is expressed through and opposition of tonal fluidity vs. rigidity. This is epitomized in the fourth movement, where the brass is divided into two groups - a muted group, encircled by the unmuted one, which does its utmost to keep the first group within a restricted pitch area. The playful jazzy bits (one between the first and second movements and one at the end of the piece) are simply saying that somehow in this age of turmoil and anxiety ways of having fun are found even though that fun may seem inappropriate. The piece is in five movements, with an interlude between the first and second movements. It is scored for a large orchestra, supplemented by six groups of percussion, including newly created roto-toms (small tunable drums) and some original devices, such as muted gongs and muted vibraphone. There is also an offstage jazz quartet: bass, drums, soprano saxophone and trumpet. The first movement begins with a solo by the first clarinetist which is interrupted by intermittent heckling from his colleagues leading to a configuration of large disparate elements. The interlude of solo violin and snare-drum follows without pause. The second movement, Prestissimo, is a display piece of virtuosity for the entire orchestra. The third movement marks a period of repose and reflection and calls for some expressive solos, particularly by the horn and alto saxophone. The fourth movement opens with a rather lengthy oboe solo, which is threatened by large blocks of sound from the orchestra, against an underlying current of agitated energy in the piano and percussion. This leads to a section in which large orchestral forces oppose one another, ultimately bringing the work to a climax, if not to a denouement. Various thematic elements are strewn all over the orchestra, resulting in the formation of a general haze of sound. A transition leads to the fifth movement without pause. The musical haze is pierced gently by the offstage jazz group as if they were attempting to ignore and even dispel the gloom, but a legato bell sound enters and hovers over both the jazz group and the orchestra, the latter making statements of disquieting finality. Two films were conceived to accompany portions of Contextures. The first done by Herbert Kosowar, was a chemography film (painting directly into the film using dyes and various implements) with fast clips of riot photographs. The second was a film collage made by photographically abstracting details from paintings of Reginald Pollack. The purpose was to invoke a non-specific response - as in music - but at the same time to define the subject matter of the piece. The films were constructed to correspond with certain developments in the piece and in no way affect the independence and musical flow of the piece, having been made after the piece was completed. Contextures: Riots - Decade '60 is dedicated to Mehta, the Southern California Symphony Association and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. The news of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King came the afternoon of the premiere, April 4, 1968. That evening's performances, and also the succeeding ones, were dedicated to him and a special dedication to Dr. King has been inserted into he score. All the music that follows the jazz group - beginning with the legato bell sound playing the first 2 notes to We shall overcome constitutes a new ending to commemorate Dr. King's death.

SKU: HL.49006476

ISBN 9790001070317.

4 (3. u. 4. auch Picc. * 4. auch Altfl.) * 3 (3. auch Engl. Hr.) * 4 (4. auch Klar. in Es und Bassklar.) * 3 * Kontrafag. - 6 * 4 (4. auch Basstr.) * 3 (1. auch Altpos.) * 1 (auch Kbtb.) - P. S. (kl. Tr. * Conga * Bong. * Ruhrtr. * gr. Tr. * Kuhgl. * Beck. * 3 Gongs * Tamt. * 3 Messklingeln * Glspl. * Holztr. * Rute * Guiro * Hyoshigi * Flexaton * Xyl. * Marimb. * Vibr.) - 2 Hfn. * Cel. * 2 Klav. * Org. * Mand. * Zither - Str.