SKU: BT.DHP-0950644-030

9x12 inches.

Conquest Of Paradise is the title song from the film of the same name staring Gérard Dépardieu as the explorer Christopher Columbus, on his quest to discover America. The title music to the film, composed by Vangelis, was released as a single, which sold over 4 million copies and was rightfully awarded a Golden Globe. Add a little drama to any concert with this stirring arrangement.

Conquest of Paradise werd geschreven voor de film 1492. De Griekse muzikant en componist Vangelis is bij het grote publiek vooral bekend vanwege zijn soundtrack voor de film Chariots of Fire en zijn sucsesvolleVoices. Deze hero sche muziek, in een arangement van Ron Sebregts, brengt de stemming er beslist in!

Die Rockhymne Conquest of Paradise von Vangelis wurde zunächst als das Lied bekannt, das Henry Maskes letzten Boxkampf begleitete. Nun hat sie aber längst auch die Fußballwelt für sich erobert. Die heroische Musik zaubert auch in Ron Sebregts Blasorchester-Bearbeitung 100 Prozent Stadionstimmung herbei!

Pour célébrer les 500 ans de la découverte de l'Amérique, Ridley Scott réalisa 1492, Christophe Colomb avec Gérard Depardieu dans le rôle-titre. La musique fut confiée Vangelis, compositeur grec de renommée internationale, connu du grand public pour les bandes originales des films Les Chariots de Feu et Blade Runner, entre autres. Habité par le sujet, Vangelis réalise une bande son exceptionnelle mêlant composantes électroniques et mélodiques avec une texture ethnique et chorale. L'ensemble des lignes harmoniques trouve son apogée dans le sublime Conquest Of Paradise ( la conquête du Paradis), une ode magnifique la découverte et la liberté.

SKU: CL.011-4576-00

Inspired by the Persian conquest of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Conquest opens with a peaceful statement depicting the tranquility of a civilization, and quickly shifts into a gripping and aggressive-sounding battle chant that drives to the end. Vibrant scoring and impressive use of percussion, this programmatic work is perfect for teaching rhythm and phrasing, and for contest/festival use. Sure to be a favorite of young musicians and audiences alike!

SKU: CL.011-4576-01

Inspired by the Persian conquest of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Conquest opens with a peaceful statement depicting the tranquility of a civilization, and quickly shifts into a gripping and aggressive-sounding battle chant that drives to the end. Vibrant scoring and impressive use of percussion, this programmatic work is perfect for teaching rhythm and phrasing, and for contest/festival use. Sure to be a favorite of young musicians and audiences alike!

SKU: ST.C523

ISBN 9790570815234.

For Flute, Flute or Violin and Cello or Bassoon.
Score and Parts included.

François Devienne was born in Joinville in 1759 and died in Paris in 1803. He was a flautist, bassoonist, composer and teacher. He arrived in Paris in 1779 and soon became a chamber musician to the Cardinal de Rohan. He made solo appearances playing his own concerti and was employed as an orchestral bassoonist. He eventually transferred his allegiance to the Band of the Paris National Guard (who paid better!) and to their Free School of Music where he became a teacher and administrator. He wrote comic operas and in 1794 published a method for the one-key flute. This includes useful duets and gives insights into late 18th century articulation. He became Professor of Flute at the Paris Conservatoire when it opened in 1795. Devienne was also a prolific composer of chamber music, producing 25 quartets, 46 trios, 147 duos and 67 sonatas.

The Trio, Opus 19 is sometimes referred to as Opus 60 and the publication date is around 1787. A one movement work, the Trio Op. 19 No. 1 features two melody lines with a supporting cello or bassoon part, characteristic of Devienne’s composition technique. The variation form of the last movement is also a device associated with Devienne, who helped to raise the standard of music written for wind instruments. The source is a copy of the earlier publication, used with the permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library. The music was typeset by C.M.M. and F.H. Nex and replaces PP564 and includes both score and set of three parts.

Former Spartan Press Cat. No.: PP564.

SKU: BO.B.3472

ISBN 9788480208130.

English comments: The Requiem in memory of Salvador Espriu by Xavier Benguerel was commissioned by the Torroella de Montgri International Music Festival for a double commemoration: on the one hand, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Festival, and on the other, in remembrance of Catalan poet Salvador Espriu in the fifth year after his death. This concert, which was held on 5 October, was a brilliant closing gala performance and it was repeated twice on 6 and 7 October at the Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona. It was performed by the Orchestra and Choir of the Gran Teatro del Liceo, with soloists Enriqueta Tarres, soprano; Nelibel Martinez, mezzo soprano; Eduard Gimenez, tenor; and Carlos Chausson, baritone, with the additional collaboration of baritone Lluis Llach, conducted by Romano Gandolfi.

In my opinion, this work by Benguerel is a piece that was written with passion and sincerity, with great strength and depth, and it contains some very beautiful passages. It is written in a language through which, without abandoning his current musical thoughts, Benguerel manages to communicate with the audience in a dense work that lasts for an hour and a half. It is interspersed with seven poems by Espriu on the subject of death, some sung and others recited, which gives the Requiem great contrasts from a musical and linguistic point of view -in comparison with the Latin texts normally used in a requiem mass-, but within a successful and coherent unity. The performers certainly proved their worth, but much of the hard work that went into preparing the piece can be attributed not only to the performers, the composer and the poet in tribute to whom the work was written, but also to the conductor Romano Gandolfi, who is largely responsible for the success of the three performances of this Requiem. Benguerel himself says of the work: This Requiem is linked to my previous work, the Llibre Vermell, and it has been written without making any concessions, but with a true wish to communicate with the audience. I've got past the stage of musical experiments and I'm now working on bridging the gap between composer and audience, which I'm sure will be good for both.
--Comments written by Jordi Codina in the December 1990 issue of Nexus magazine

Comentarios del Espanol: El Requiem a la memoria de Salvador Espriu de Xavier Benguerel ha sido compuesto por encargo del Festival Internacional de Musica de Torroella de Montgri para una doble conmemoracion: por una parte, el decimo aniversario del Festival; por otra, el recuerdo de la figura del poeta catalan Salvador Espriu en el quinto ano de su fallecimiento. Este concierto, celebrado el dia 5 de octubre, constituyo una sesion de gala y de clausura brillante y tuvo una doble repeticion los dias 6 y 7en el Palau de la Musica Catalana de Barcelona. Fueron sus interpretes la Orquesta y el Coro del Gran Teatro del Liceo, con los solistas vocales Enriqueta Tarres, soprano; Nelibel Martinez, mezzo; Eduard Gimenez, tenor; y Carlos Chausson, baritono, con la colaboracion del tambien baritono Lluis Llach. Todos bajo la direccion de Romano Gandolfi.

A mi entender, la obra de Benguerel es una partitura escrita con pasion y sinceridad, posee una gran solidez, es profunda y contiene pasajes de una gran belleza. Esta escrita en un lenguaje con el que Benguerel, sin renunciar a su actual pensamiento musical, alcanza la comunicacion con el publico en una obra densa que dura una hora y media. La intercalacion de siete poemas de Espriu relacionados con el tema de la muerte, en una interpretacion cantada o recitada, segun los casos, otorga al Requiem grandes contrastes desde un punto de vista musical y lingŸistico Ð en contraposicion con los textos latinos propios de una misa de requiem Ð, pero dentro de una unidad conseguida y coherente. La labor de los interpretes demostro su categoria y el trabajo exhaustivo en la preparacion de la obra, que, ademas de los interpretes, el compositor y el poeta homenajeado, tuvo otro gran protagonista en la persona del director Romano Gandolfi, a quien se debe una gran parte del exito obtenido en las tres audiciones de este Requiem. El propio Benguerel ha dicho de la obra: Este Requiem entronca con mi obra anterior, el Llibre Vermell, y ha sido escrito sin concesiones, pero con una voluntad real de comunicacion con el publico. La epoca de los experimentos musicales ya se me paso y he entrado en una nueva etapa de acercamiento entre el compositor y el publico que, estoy convencido, beneficiara a ambos.
--Comentario escrito por Jordi Codina en la revista Nexus en diciembre de 1990

SKU: PR.114418370

ISBN 9781491111987. UPC: 680160641895.

Dramatic and declaratory, THE TRUMPETS AT JERICHO is a 5½-minute fantasy inspired by the famous biblical story, including captions in the music as the drama unfolds. The Israelites cross the Jordan River in pursuit of the conquest of Canaan, with Jericho as the first city in their path. They circled the city’s walls once a day for six days, led by blaring trumpets. THE TRUMPETS AT JERICHO traces the Israelites’ activities on the seventh day, in which they circle the walls seven times, triumphantly bringing down the walls amidst trumpet blasts. The work ends with the trumpets paying tribute to Jericho’s dead.
When the Chicago Chamber Musicians commissioned me to write a new work for trumpeters Barbara Butler and Charlie Geyer, Barbara and Charlie told me about several historical and fictional stories that involved trumpets. One that vividly captured my imagination was the battle of Jericho. In this biblical story, the Israelites cross the Jordan River in their pursuit of the conquest of Canaan; Jericho was the first city in their path. As instructed by God, the Israelites circled the city’s walls once a day for six days, led by blaring trumpets. The Trumpets at Jericho traces the Israelites’ activities on the seventh day, in which they circle the walls seven times and triumphantly bring down the walls amidst trumpet blasts. The piece ends with the trumpets paying tribute to Jericho’s dead.