Recorder Quartet - intermediate

SKU: BT.DHP-1125360-070

Composed by Henry Purcell. Arranged by Jan de Haan. De Haske Recorder Series. Set (Score and Parts). Composed 2013. 12 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1125360-070. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1125360-070).

9x12 inches.

The English composer Henry Purcell was born in Westminster in 1659 where he also died in 1695. Purcell was an important Baroque composer, writing both vocal and instrumental works. His compositions are still widely performed today.Westminster Suite is based on three distinct works by Purcell. The festive opening section, Fanfare, is followed by the magnificent anthem from Funeral Music for Queen Mary. The suite closes with the well-known rondo from the Abdelazer Suite.

De musicus Henry Purcell werd rond het jaar 1659 geboren in het Engelse Westminster; hij stierf in 1695 te Londen. Purcell was een toonaangevend barokcomponist die zowel instrumentale als vocale muziek schreef. Zijn composities worden nog altijd veelvuldig uitgevoerd.Westminster Suite is gebaseerd op drie markante werken uit het oeuvre van Purcell. Het feestelijke eerste deel, Fanfare, wordt gevolgd door het prachtige Anthem uit Funeral Music for Queen Mary. De suite wordt afgesloten met het bekende Rondo uit de Abdelazer Suite.

Der Musiker Henry Purcell wurde um das Jahr 1659 im englischen Westminster geboren und starb 1695 in London. Purcell war ein bedeutender Komponist des Barock, der sowohl instrumentale als auch vokale Werke schrieb. Seine Kompositionen werden heute noch oft aufgeführt.Westminster Suite basiert auf drei markanten Stücken aus dem Werk von Purcell. Dem festlichen ersten Teil, Fanfare, folgt die prächtige Anthem aus der Funeral Music for Queen Mary. Den Schluss der Suite bildet das bekannte Rondo aus der Abdelazer Suite.

Le compositeur anglais Henry Purcell est né en 1659 Westminster, où il fut également inhumé en 1695. Outre une musique instrumentale abondante, le célèbre compositeur baroque laisse un large catalogue dâ???uvres religieuses et profanes. Ses compositions sont toujours abondamment interprétées aujourd'hui.Westminster Suite sâ??articule autour de trois pièces bien distinctes de Purcell : Fanfare Festive, Anthem extrait de Funeral Music for Queen Mary (Musique funèbre pour la Reine Mary) et pour conclure, le brillant Rondeau, extrait de Abdelazer Suite (Abdelazer ou la revanche du Maure).

Concert band - Grade 3

SKU: CL.012-4484-75

On Old English Songs. Composed by La Plante. Concert Band. Concert Band Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR388). Oversized, spiral-bound score. Composed 2016. Duration 7 minutes, 52 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-4484-75. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-4484-75).

This suite was written and intended as a homage and stepping stone to the great band works of Holst, Grainger & Vaughan Williams. The three movements are based on traditional English folk tunes which include settings of sea songs, a ballad, and variations on an old whimsical children's song. Written somewhat in the style of the above-mentioned masters, this suite is accessible to younger bands yet appropriate for more advanced ensembles. Destined to be a band classic!

Orchestra - Grade 3

SKU: AP.49438S

From Pines of Rome. Composed by Ottorino Respighi (1879--1936). Arranged by Douglas E. Wagner. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Belwin Concert String Orchestra. Masterwork Arrangement. Score. Duration 4:50. Belwin Music #00-49438S. Published by Belwin Music (AP.49438S).

ISBN 9781470650575. UPC: 038081571355. English.

All the shrouded mystery and resplendent grandeur of the fourth movement of Respighi's masterpiece, Pines of Rome, has been effectively captured in this brilliant arrangement by Douglas E. Wagner for string orchestra and timpani (required). The symphonic poem, The Pines of the Appian Way is one of Respighi's most frequently performed and recorded works and stands as the most popular of all three of his Rome-inspired suites. (4:50).

Grade 3

SKU: CL.012-3461-75

Concert Band. Heritage of the March Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR337). Oversized, spiral-bound score. Composed 2005. Duration 6 minutes, 58 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-3461-75. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-3461-75).

Reflective, joyous and uplifting are but a few of the words that best describe this highly dramatic work by noted composer James Swearingen. Intended as a tribute, this composition musically celebrates three wonderful high school students whose lives were all tragically taken. Great compositional writing, memorable themes and an emotional middle section based on an old English hymn, all combine to create an outstanding piece that is well-suited for contest and festival use. Your students will greatly benefit from the various solo opportunities and the powerful ending will leave your audience with a tremendous feeling of hope and resolve. Incredibly stunning!

About Heritage of the March

Full-sized concert band editions of the greatest marches of all time. Each has been faithfully re-scored to accommodate modern instrumentation and incorporate performance practices of classic march style

SKU: ST.PC5

Composed by Various. Edited by Alan Howard. Library Volumes. Purcell Society Companion Series Vol 5.. Edited by Alan Howard. Hardback. Score. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #PC5. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.PC5).

ISBN 9790220223440.

An extraordinary acknowledgement of the esteem with which the composer was regarded in his lifetime, the three surviving odes on the death of Henry Purcell are also in themselves among the finest works by his English contemporaries. John Blow's extended elegy 'Mark how the lark and linnet sing', which sets a poem by Dryden, modestly scored for two voices, two recorders and continuo, is a masterpiece displaying both the contrapuntal skill which Blow had taught Purcell and the florid declamatory style which Purcell had brought to perfection in such numbers as ''Tis Nature's voice' in Hail! bright Cecilia. Henry Hall's 'Yes my Aminta', laid out for similar forces, is an eloquent and finely crafted pastoral dialogue in the pathetic style, with words probably written by the composer himself. Grandest in conception is 'Come, come along for a dance and a song', by Jeremiah Clarke. Setting a conventional pastoral elegy penned by an unknown hand, it marshals three solo voices, chorus and full baroque orchestra in a sequence of contrasting movements - including both the song and the dance to which the title refers - which together form a lament at once arresting and poignant. The three works have not hitherto been presented together, and the Clarke appears for the first time in a modern critical edition - together with Godfrey Finger's hitherto unpublished 'Farewell' Suite in G minor, probably from his own lost ode on Purcell's death.