Soprano, tenor, Knabensoprano, flugelhorn, mixed choir and chamber orchestra (Study Score)

SKU: HL.49018099

Boy Soprano, Soprano, Tenor, Flugelhorn, Mixed Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra Study Score. Composed by Harald Weiss. This edition: Paperback/Soft Cover. Sheet music. Study Score. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2008/2009. 188 pages. Duration 100'. Schott Music #ED20619. Published by Schott Music (HL.49018099).

ISBN 9790001158428. UPC: 884088567347. 8.25x11.75x0.457 inches. Latin - German.

On letting go(Concerning the selection of the texts) In the selection of the texts, I have allowed myself to be motivated and inspired by the concept of 'letting go'. This appears to me to be one of the essential aspects of dying, but also of life itself. We humans cling far too strongly to successful achievements, whether they have to do with material or ideal values, or relationships of all kinds. We cannot and do not want to let go, almost as if our life depended on it. As we will have to practise the art of letting go at the latest during our hour of death, perhaps we could already make a start on this while we are still alive. Tagore describes this farewell with very simple but strikingly vivid imagery: 'I will return the key of my door'. I have set this text for tenor solo. Here I imagine, and have correspondingly noted in a certain passage of the score, that the protagonist finds himself as though 'in an ocean' of voices in which he is however not drowning, but immersing himself in complete relaxation. The phenomenon of letting go is described even more simply and tersely in Psalm 90, verse 12: 'So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom'. This cannot be expressed more plainly.I have begun the requiem with a solo boy's voice singing the beginning of this psalm on a single note, the note A. This in effect says it all. The work comes full circle at the culmination with a repeat of the psalm which subsequently leads into a resplendent 'lux aeterna'. The intermediate texts of the Requiem which highlight the phenomenon of letting go in the widest spectrum of colours originate on the one hand from the Latin liturgy of the Messa da Requiem (In Paradisum, Libera me, Requiem aeternam, Mors stupebit) and on the other hand from poems by Joseph von Eichendorff, Hermann Hesse, Rabindranath Tagore and Rainer Maria Rilke.All texts have a distinctive positive element in common and view death as being an organic process within the great system of the universe, for example when Hermann Hesse writes: 'Entreiss dich, Seele, nun der Zeit, entreiss dich deinen Sorgen und mache dich zum Flug bereit in den ersehnten Morgen' ['Tear yourself way , o soul, from time, tear yourself away from your sorrows and prepare yourself to fly away into the long-awaited morning'] and later: 'Und die Seele unbewacht will in freien Flugen schweben, um im Zauberkreis der Nacht tief und tausendfach zu leben' ['And the unfettered soul strives to soar in free flight to live in the magic sphere of the night, deep and thousandfold']. Or Joseph von Eichendorff whose text evokes a distant song in his lines: 'Und meine Seele spannte weit ihre Flugel aus. Flog durch die stillen Lande, als floge sie nach Haus' ['And my soul spread its wings wide. Flew through the still country as if homeward bound.']Here a strong romantically tinged occidental resonance can be detected which is however also accompanied by a universal spirit going far beyond all cultures and religions. In the beginning was the sound Long before any sort of word or meaningful phrase was uttered by vocal chords, sounds, vibrations and tones already existed. This brings us back to the music. Both during my years of study and at subsequent periods, I had been an active participant in the world of contemporary music, both as percussionist and also as conductor and composer. My early scores had a somewhat adventurous appearance, filled with an abundance of small black dots: no rhythm could be too complicated, no register too extreme and no harmony too dissonant. I devoted myself intensely to the handling of different parameters which in serial music coexist in total equality: I also studied aleatory principles and so-called minimal music.I subsequently emigrated and took up residence in Spain from where I embarked on numerous travels over the years to India, Africa and South America. I spent repeated periods during this time as a resident in non-European countries. This meant that the currents of contemporary music swept past me vaguely and at a great distance. What I instead absorbed during this period were other completely new cultures in which I attempted to immerse myself as intensively as possible.I learned foreign languages and came into contact with musicians of all classes and styles who had a different cultural heritage than my own: I was intoxicated with the diversity of artistic potential.Nevertheless, the further I distanced myself from my own Western musical heritage, the more this returned insistently in my consciousness.The scene can be imagined of sitting somewhere in the middle of the Brazilian jungle surrounded by the wailing of Indians and out of the blue being provided with the opportunity to hear Beethoven's late string quartets: this can be a heart-wrenching experience, akin to an identity crisis. This type of experience can also be described as cathartic. Whatever the circumstances, my 'renewed' occupation with the 'old' country would not permit me to return to the point at which I as an audacious young student had maltreated the musical parameters of so-called contemporary music. A completely different approach would be necessary: an extremely careful approach, inching my way gradually back into the Western world: an approach which would welcome tradition back into the fold, attempt to unfurl the petals and gently infuse this tradition with a breath of contemporary life.Although I am aware that I will not unleash a revolution or scandal with this approach, I am nevertheless confident as, with the musical vocabulary of this Requiem, I am travelling in an orbit in which no ballast or complex structures will be transported or intimated: on the contrary, I have attempted to form the message of the texts in music with the naivety of a 'homecomer'. Harald WeissColonia de San PedroMarch 2009.

Orchestra

SKU: HL.48182456

Composed by Olivier Messiaen. Leduc. Post-1900. Softcover. 91 pages. Alphonse Leduc #AL23681. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48182456).

UPC: 888680831288. 7.0x10.5x0.313 inches.

“Composed in 1964, Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum is a religious piece by Olivier Messiaen which title means ?And I wait for the resurrection of the dead?. Commissioned by André Malraux, this orchestra lasts approximately 35 minutes and was written for the commemoration of the dead in the world wars. It features five movements: I. ”“Des profondeurs de l'abîme, je crie vers toi, Seigneur: Seigneur, écoute ma voix!”“ II. ”“Le Christ, ressuscité des morts, ne meurt plus; la mort n'a plus sur lui d'empire.”“ III. ”“L'heure vient où les morts entendront la voix du Fils de Dieu...”“ IV. ”“Ils ressusciteront, glorieux, avec un nom nouveau -- dans le concert joyeux des étoiles et les acclamations des fils du ciel.”“ V. ”“Et j'entendis la voix d'une foule immense...”“ This is the conductor's score which includes all parts. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was a French Organist and composer passionate about Ornithology and one of the most important composers of his century. Inspired by Japanese music, he had a very special way of composing and his work can be identified by its complexity, its diatonic aspect, its harmony with limited transposition, its colour and its additive rhythms. He composed many works related to ornithology and birdsongs, including the Bird Catalogue in 7 volumes and the Treatise on rhythm, colour and ornithology in 7 volumes.”.

Orchestra

SKU: BR.SON-444

Complete Works. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited by Ralf Wehner. Linen. Complete Works.

Editorial Board: Christian Martin Schmidt (chairman), Peter Ward Jones, Friedhelm Krummacher, R. Larry Todd, Ralf Wehner; research associates: Ralf Wehner, Clemens Harasim, Birgit Muller

Romantic period. Complete Works. 312 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #SON 444. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.SON-444).

ISBN 9790004803523. 10 x 12.5 inches.

The Leipziger Ausgabe der Werke von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy pursues the goal of making accessible to the public in an adequately scholarly form all of Mendelssohn's accessible compositions, letters and writings, along with all other documents of his artistic oeuvre. A considerable number of Mendelssohn's works are still waiting to be published; many others have been published in an unsatisfactory manner.Though the new Mendelssohn Complete Edition follows the ten volumes of the Leipziger Mendelssohn Ausgabe (LMA) published by the Deutscher Verlag fur Musik (DVfM) in Leipzig since 1961, it sees itself as a fundamentally new conception which reflects the present-day standard of scholarly editions.The first volumes of the new Complete Edition were presented in Leipzig on 3 November 1997 at Mendelssohn Festtage in Leipzig.SON 411 - 413 have been awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2006.

Editorial Board: Christian Martin Schmidt (chairman), Peter Ward Jones, Friedhelm Krummacher, R. Larry Todd, Ralf Wehner; research associates: Ralf Wehner, Clemens Harasim, Birgit Muller.

Orchestral Score. Composed by Alan Menken. This edition: Paperback/Softcover. Sheet music. Study score. Composed 2010. Omni Music Publishing #OMNI 50796. Published by Omni Music Publishing

By Traditional. Arranged by Jerry Brubaker. Traditional. For Full Orchestra. Full Orchestra. Belwin Concert Full Orchestra. Level: 4 (grade 4). Conductor Score and Parts. 228 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Full orchestra

SKU: LO.30-3743L

Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by Michael Lawrence. Choral. Sacred Anthem, Advent, General. Orchestral score and CD with printable parts. Lorenz Publishing Company #30/3743L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.30-3743L).

UPC: 000308154900.

Orchestral Score and CD with Printable Parts for 10/5381L Energetic, upbeat, and inspired by Classical style, this anthem for the Advent season is based on scripture from Isaiah 2. From Christmas Presence (65/2093L), the theme of anticipating Christ’s birth is spoken through an infectious rhythm and irresistible melody that culminates with a segment of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.”.

Arranged by Robert W. Smith. Orchestra. Full Orchestra. Belwin Intermediate Full Orchestra. Christmas; Winter. Grade 2.5. Conductor Score and Parts. 128 pages. Duration 3:37. Published by Belwin Publishing

Orchestra (Study Score)

SKU: HL.48024654

Orchestra Study Score. Composed by Magnus Lindberg. Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books. Classical, Orchestra, Spanish. Softcover. 84 pages. Duration 780 seconds. Boosey & Hawkes #M060135835. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48024654).

ISBN 9781784545017. UPC: 888680949181. 8.25x11.75x0.288 inches.

New edition of this hitherto unpublished 13-minute work, which was first performed in 2002 by the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste. The title clearly suggests a parade; but, as Lindberg points out, in Spanish, 'parada' also denotes a bus-stop or taxi-rank: a wry acknowledgement, perhaps, of the long wait for a slow movement from this composer at that time. For him, Parada is the middle panel of a loosely conceived triptych, the flanking sections of which are Feria (1997) and Cantigas (1999). Lindberg draws a parallel with Debussys Images, in which each of the three parts was conceived and premiered separately, and retains its own identity.

Full orchestra

SKU: LO.30-3592L

Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by Michael Lawrence. Choral, cantatas. Christmas. Score and parts, plus CD with printable parts. Lorenz Publishing Company #30/3592L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.30-3592L).

UPC: 000308151251.

From the pen of Pepper Choplin comes Christmas Presence, a musical telling of the Christmas story and its impact on our lives and the lives of those around us. From the energetic opener, The World Awaits Your Coming, to the reflective Still They Are Here, this work inspires us to dwell on the important and profound way that Christmas brings us together through the joy of Christ’s birth. Beautiful original melodies and thoughtful texts are paired with and inspired by favorite carols of old in a unique and creative way. The finale features an inspiring call to action: Go into the world to be a Christmas Presence, bringing hope, peace, and love to a world in need..

Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by Michael Lawrence. Choral, cantatas. Christmas. CD with printable parts. Lorenz Publishing Company #30/3591L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

Orchestra

SKU: SU.50007530

For Orchestra. Composed by Jacques De Vos Malan. Orchestra. Study Score. Seesaw Music Corp #50007530. Published by Seesaw Music Corp (SU.50007530).

Duration: 30' Movements: 1. dry wood and dead ashes; 2. beyond the dusty world; 3. standing, waiting, mixing ink Published by: Seesaw Music.