SKU: HL.4004273
UPC: 888680067106. 9x12 inches.
The music of Handel is considered the culmination of the Baroque period of music history, and his Water Music (1717) has endured in popularity for nearly 300 years! Performed from a barge traveling on the River Thames, King George I is said to have liked the music so much that he ordered it repeated several times. Originally three suites each consisting of multiple movements, Johnnie Vinson has skillfully adapted this arrangement for young players using “Alla Hornpipe” from the Suite in D Major, and the “Air” and “Allegro” from the Suite in F Major. Duration: 4:20.
SKU: HL.48023758
UPC: 888680607999. 10.5x14.0x0.113 inches.
All-Night Vigil (Vespers) is a setting of music for a night-long service on the eves of Russian Orthodox holy days, and became one of Rachmaninoff's favorite compositions. Basing the 15 movements of his choral setting on a combination of traditional Russian Orthodox chants, Latin hymns, and original chants by the composer, the work was completed in less than two weeks in 1915. This arrangement utilizes the 1st, 2nd, 7th, 10th, and 12th movements, along with the traditional Amens at the beginning of Movements 1 and 2. Unlike other settings of choral works for wind ensemble, this arrangement is constructed as a complete suite that is intended to allow the performers and audience to experience the power and beauty of the complete Vespers. Dur: c. 16:00 (Recorded by the Florida State University Wind Orchestra - Rick Clary, conductor).
SKU: HL.23714011
UPC: 884088262464. 9.0x12.0x0.122 inches.
Here is a superb symphonic treatment of the best-known movements from Tchaikovsky's ballet. Not only does Jim Curnow capture the spirit of the orchestral version, but he has transformed the work into a setting that lets the modern concert band sound its best.
SKU: HL.234744
9.0x12.0x0.035 inches.
Composer's Note: The Lullaby from The Unicorns arose from an opera libretto I commissioned from John Heath-Stubbs (1918-2006) in the late 1960s. In his story two unicorns are discovered in a remote part of Africa. Both the East and West want to obtain them for research so they send out rival expeditions. The Western technique is to lure the unicorn with a young girl singing a lullaby. Both East and West capture unicorns but the mythical animals escape in the end. I never completed the opera but I made a six-movement suite from it called The Unicorns. There are three songs and three instrumental numbers and the first performance was given with Elisabeth Soderstrom and Solna Brass under Lars-Gunnar Bjorklund at Ekensbergskyrkan, Solna, Sweden on 31 October 1982. This version was recorded and my arrangement of the three songs for voice and piano was recorded by Marilyn Hill Smith. The career of the Lullaby continued with a version for clarinet and piano, which I premiered with Jack Brymer aboard the Sea Princess in the Mediterranean on 29 September 1986. The oboe version was for Sarah Francis, and Duke Dobing and I have recorded it for flute an piano. Lullaby can be played with a variety of solo instruments and is also available for piano left hand and piano solo.
SKU: HL.14035595
8.25x11.75x0.115 inches.
This authentic arrangement of ten movements from the Water Music suites dates from Handel's lifetime, but is published here for the first time, edited by the distinguished Handel scholar Donald Burrows. Its simple, light scoring makes it excellently suited to use by schools and small instrumental groups. It can be performed in many different combinations from the original two violins, bassoon and continuo to string quartet or wind-based group.
SKU: HL.44012456
UPC: 888680084646. English-German-French-Dutch.
Based on the orchestral part of the play Es War einmal... (Once Upon a Time...) for narrator, actors, children's choir and wind band, there's now an 'enchanted' suite for band only -- Grimm's Fairytale Forest, based on four famous tales ofthe Brothers Grimm. Some of the most colourful and varied themes and melodies from Once Upon a Time... reappear in this lovely instrumental suite by Jan Van der Roost. Welcome to the enchanted forest!Na het wereldwijde succes van het zangspel Es war einmal... (Er was eens...), is er nu het sprookjesachtige Grimm's Fairytale Forest, dat is gebaseerd op vier beroemde sprookjes van de gebroeders Grimm. Het orkestgedeelte van hetoorspronkelijke Singspiel is kleurrijk en divers, en biedt meer dan genoeg muzikaal materiaal voor deze instrumentale suite, waarin de mooiste melodieen en thema's weerklinken. Welkom in het sprookjesbos!Nachdem Es war einmal... fur Erzahler, Schauspieler, Kinderchor und Blasorchester weltweit Einzug in die Musikwelt gehalten hat, liegt mit Grimm's Fairytale Forest nun eine marchenhafte Suite aus dem Singspiel vor. Der farbenreicheOrchesterteil bot mehr als genugend musikalisches Material fur diese Instrumentalsuite, in der die schonsten Melodien und Themen aus vier beruhmten Grimms-Marchen erklingen. Willkommen im Marchenwald!Jan Van der Roost a cree Grimm's Fairytale Forest en reprenant la partie orchestrale de l'oeuvre Es war einmal... (Il etait une fois...). Coloree et variee, les melodies et themes les plus memorables de l'oeuvre source y occupent unelarge place. Bienvenue dans l'univers magique des freres Grimm, un monde plein de fantaisie qui reflete pourtant la realite de la vie - comme c'est souvent le cas dans les contes de fees.Jan Van der Roost ha composto Grimm's Fairytale Forest riprendendo la parte orchestrale del brano Es war einmal (C'era una volta). Colorite e variegate, le melodie piu memorabili dell'opera occupano una parte importante in questa nuovacreazione del compositore belga. Benvenuti nell'universo magico dei fratelli Grimm, un mondo fantastico che rispecchia pero la realta della vita.
SKU: HL.49011285
ISBN 9790001113151. UPC: 073999650266. 9.25x12.0x0.097 inches.
These four suites are attractive easy pieces from the first half of the 18th century.