SKU: HL.243777
12x16.5 inches.
Nico Muhly's How Little You Are was composed in 2015 and is arranged for SATB divisi chorus and three guitar quartets. Based on “Cowboy Poetry” texts, the work masterfully weds guitar and vocal textures, resulting in poignant Western impressions. This full score in spiral bound.Duration: approximately 40 minutes.
SKU: HL.14023298
ISBN 9788759871591. English.
Per Norgard 's Gennem Torne / Through Thorns (2003) Harp Concerto No. 2 - Passage for Harp Solo with Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet. Premiered by Tine Rehling (Harp) and the Esbjerg Ensemble, conducted by Kaisa Roose at the Concert Hall of the Western Jutland Academy of Music, Esbjerg, 28th January 2004. Programme Note THROUGH THORNS has a duration of about 20 minutes, in one continuous movement, thus the subtitle passage. The work is scored for harp solo, flute, clarinet and string quartet. The title is borrowed from the lines from an old Virgin Mary Hymn: Mary wanders through thorns, a hymn which ends with the following line: then roses grew forth amongst thethorns. I only came across the poem after finishing the composition, the passage of which is a journey of sometimes dramatic events, concluding with a rose-blooming, as does the hymn. For THROUGH THORNS to borrow its title from a Virgin Mary Hymn has to do with the musical material and current of the piece, which brings motives from an earlier choral piece of mine, FLOS UT ROSA (Latin for a flower like a rose), and the rose in question is of course the one which grew forth when the Virgin Mary gave birth to the Infant Jesus in a hitherto unheard-of fashion, a NOVA GENITURA (new birth), which is the title of another work of mine that also derives its material from my original rose-melody from 1975. THROUGH THORNS is dedicated to Tine Rehling, and together with her I have tried to expand the sonorities of the harp, by exploring existing techniques and their more remote regions, in order to gain access to new territory and new soundscaoes, as realised by the constantly experimentally-minded and virtuoso player. Per Norgard, 2004.  .
SKU: HL.277565
ISBN 9788759818510. 16.5x0.767 inches.
The Frog (Froen) for Narrator and Orchestra (2009). Text by Carl Quist Moller. Commissioned by Aarlborg Symphony Orchestra. A crazy liar story about the first love, frogs turning into royal Africans and a lobster which is really a submarine. The Frog is written for childrens concerts for children between five and ten years old. The narrator reads the story while the orchestra plays in the background. Occasionally the orchestra plays longer section without narrator; these sections are commenting on the story.The sections without narrator can be performed as a 10 minutes long orchestral work. The music is a wild, visually evocative, all fun-mixture of modern pop- and dance-music, African folk music and Western European avant-garde music.
SKU: HL.14030957
ISBN 9788759806401. UPC: 840126924107. 10.5x14.5x0.6 inches. English.
The title The Deserted Churchyards refers to several churchyards along the western coast of Northern Jutland, which long ago were safely inland, but which now are being eaten up by the threatening sea. Though The Deserted Churchyards is an independent work, it can also be played as a Prelude to Funeral Procession. The Deserted Churchyards was commissioned by Lerchenborg Music Days and is dedicated to Louise Lerche-Lerchenborg.
SKU: HL.233157
9.25x12.0x0.13 inches.
Includes two copies of the performance score These pieces are inspired by the music and spirit of the Athabascan people of Alaska's boreal forest. The first and third dances are based on songs by Joe Beetus, a Koyukon elder from the village of Huslia. The second dance is based on a short traditional song of the Dena'ing people of the Kenai Peninsula, as remembered by the late Peter Kalifornsky and transcribed by the late Thomas F. Johnston. In their original setting these melodies would be sung in unison, with no harmony or counterpoint. Working as a composer in the Western tradition, I have extended and transformed them in many ways. I have 'borrowed' and 'set' these melodies with permission and with the hope that my treatment of them conveys my profound respect for their origins. The second and third pieces are derived from my setting of poems by Adeline Peter Raboff written in the dialect of her Gwich'in people, who inhabit the country from Arctic Village to Old Crow. I offer this music as a gesture of respect to the first peoples of the Northern Interior and the Kenai Peninsula. - John Luther Adams.
SKU: HL.234541
9.25x12.0x0.571 inches. English.
'Four Thousand Holes is my own effort to re-appropriate and reclaim for myself something of my own musical past. For the first time since my days as a rocker, I've chosen to restrict myself to major and minor triads - those most basic elements of Western music (both pop and classical). But I've tried to assimilate them fully into my own musical world. Approaching these simple chords as found objects, I've superimposed them in multiple streams of tempo, to create darker harmonies and lush fields of sound. In recent years, I've been fortunate enough to form a close musical partnership with Stephen Drury. Steve's extraordinary gifts inspired me to explore expansive forms and textures (similar to those of my orchestral music) with only one or two performers, In essence, Four Thousand Holes is a concerto. To begin I composed the score for the electronic tracks. Steve recorded all of the individual chords that occur in the score. I took these recordings, time-stretched them, reversed their envelopes, and knit the reversed sounds together with their original decays. The resulting waves of sound I layered into ten independent tracks to create the virtual 'orchestra'. Next I composed the Piano part, articulating the peaks of all the electronic tracks simultaneously - a feat of coordination that demands considerable virtuosity from the pianist. Finally I composed another multi-layered part for metallic percussion sounds that I think of as sparks emanating from the piano. In Four Thousand Holes, strong musical currents fall and rise, again and again, as points and lines are juxtaposed with heavy, hammered chords. The mix of 'live' and electronic sounds blurs the distinction between musical figure and ground. As in much of my recent music, I conceive of the entire piece as a single complex sonority that evolves slowly. As we settle into the sound, we begin to hear longer lines, counterpoint, and maybe even the occasional trace of a tune.' - John Luther Adams.
SKU: HL.14028042
ISBN 9788759810668.
Ruders writes: There's a solid tradition in the history of Western music of turning the theme of Nicolo Paganini's 24th Caprice for soloviolin into a set of variations endemic to the time and style of each individual composer; Liszt, Brahms, Rachmaninov and Lutoslawsky being the most prominent names. When asked by David Starobin to write a concerto for him, I though well, why not have a go at it? - bearing in mind, that not only is Paganini the most celebrated violin-wizard of all times, but he was also a more than accomplished guitarist. There are 22 variations in all, numbers 1 to 16 all adhering strictly to the 16-bar pattern, laid down by Paganini himself. From variation 17 though, the writing becomes more symphonic and the rigid 16-bar regime is being lossendes up a bit. However, the last variation 'Finale Prestisimo' is a 6 x 16 bars white-knuckle ride, in which the hitherto soloistic role of the guitar gives way to that of 'primus interpares', i.e. 'first among equals'. As with another set of variations of mine 'Concerto on Pieces' (based on a tune by Purcell), the nature and shape of the 'Pagannini-Variations' may be compared to a stroll through a hall of mirrors: the portrait - the theme is gradually being distorted out of all recognition - but it's still the same original walking by.
SKU: HL.14006043
Debbie Campbell. A wonderful environmental musical with 12 memorable songs telling the tale of Bottlenose the dolphin who is taken into captivity. The sea creatures, including the 'Godfather' Great White Shark and his godson Hammerhead join together with some caring humans and succeed in getting Bottlenose released back into the sea. Songs include 'Look Out For The Hook', 'On With The Show' and 'Stranger In The Sea' and are in a wide range of styles from country and western to rock 'n' roll and rap.
SKU: HL.14008409
This is - so far - the earliest composition by Davies to be available for performance, and mighty interesting it is. Written while he was still a young student, it provides a candid glimpse of the thing that concerned him: how music could be both forward-moving in the classical Western sense (this is, after all, a piece for a wholly conventional medium) and repetitive in the manner of the Indian and medieval music in which he was interested. What results is a singular machine geared to an intermittent ostinato in the first violin. This movement for string quartet was first performed by the Arditti Quartet in May 1983, as part of the 40th Anniversary Gala concert of the Society for the Promotion of New Music at the Barbican Hall, London. Score (miniature). Duration c. 5mins.
SKU: HL.14042598
ISBN 9788759827482.
Programme Note Poul Ruders WIND-DRUMMING WIND-DRUMMING was written in 1979 on a commission from The Danish Percussion Ensemble. The piece is a clash of two kinds of sound-associations, the mystic, exotic impact of Latin-American drumming, and the more well dressed reputation of Western concert-instruments, in this case a wind-quintet (w. electric flute). The two instrumental camps either melt into one soft humming ritual or are split wide apart, the winds tearing their way through the undergrowth of rainforest-drumming. There is more than one way of getting on to WIND-DRUMMING: obviously it is about the confrontation of two incongruent ways of living, a lament on the damage done tothe tropical rainforests of the world by modern civilisation. One can hear it plainly as a direct rhythm-show, a downright number or a joyous homage to the most exiting kind of folkloristic music at all: the carnal spell of the Brazilian Samba. Poul Ruders.
SKU: HL.236039
UPC: 888680753764. 12x16.5 inches.
Wish You Were Here, written for the Boston Pops, pays homage to Colin McPhee, one of the first western musicologists to study Balinese gamelan, as well as to the great illustrators Carl Barks and Herge' (responsible for Donald Duck & Tintin, respectively). Muhly has written a completely romantic and fanciful gamelan-influenced piece. On top of this twittery and excited music, a long, lonesome melody unfolds. After a desolate interlude with severe, ship's-horn brass, the energetic patterns start again, and the long line returns, this time with a triumphant, revelatory ending.Arranged for orchestra, this piece has a duration of approximately 8 minutes.
SKU: HL.267695
The magnificent interweaving of harmonies and dialogue-like Voices in Handel s For Unto Us A Child Is Born make it a perfect addition to the festive choral repertoire. German-born, British Baroque composer George Frideric Handel originally composed this piece in 1741, for the English-language oratorio Messiah, which eventually became one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music. As the last song of Scene 3 of Part I of the oratorio, which addresses Isaiah's specific prophecy about the virgin birth of a Messiah, For Unto Us A Child Is Born tells the news of Christmas, the birth of a son, in Isaiah s words as found in the Scripture (Isaiah 9:6). The delicate, familiar theme is introduced by the Sopranos and taken up by their counter-voices, the Tenors, later the same dialog is given over to the Altos and Basses. The tutti culminates in Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father and The Prince of Peace.
SKU: AP.36-10205066
ISBN 9781628760781. UPC: 659359725395. English.
SHENANDOAH is one of America's most popular folk songs. It is a capstan (or short haul) chanty of American origin whose subject is said to be the Valley of the Shenandoah (between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains) and the great Indian chieftain after whom both the valley and the river were named. American cavalrymen sang it, and it became a rowing song sung on midwestern rivers. This fine orchestral setting by Albert Davis of Shenandoah captures the rich folk quality inherent in this lovely melodic song.
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SKU: GI.G-10369
ISBN 9781622775392.
With an Annotated Bibliography of Works by Underrepresented Composers  Contributors: Jodie Blackshaw, Erik Kar Jun Leung, Alex Shapiro, Courtney Snyder, Robert Taylor, Alfred L. Watkins At a time when the calls for diversity, equity, and inclusion are stronger and more important than ever, The Horizon Leans Forward . . . amplifies the talent and voices of the many underrepresented communities in the wind band field. Compiled by Erik Kar Jun Leung, and with contributions from a diverse team of distinguished wind band professionals, this book shares the profound insights and firsthand experiences of people of color, women, and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals working in the wind band field. Central to this text is the annotated bibliography showcasing more than 200 gifted composers from underrepresented communities along with more than 400 of their best works for wind band, Grades I–VI. Each entry offers a brief biography of the composer as well as pertinent publication information and descriptions of each work. Chapters address such topics as: Racism and the Black experience in America and band music The intersection of Asian culture and a career in music The experiences and insights of esteemed female band directors Queer identity and visibility in the wind band Encouragement, wisdom, and advice for empowering women in music Unique approaches to programming diverse works by diverse composers This significant volume takes an honest look at the past and present state of the wind band profession and lays out a bold and promising vision for the future, one in which there is an equitable and universal representation of all people in all areas of the field. A native of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Erik Kar Jun Leung is Director of Bands at Oregon State University (OSU), where he guides all aspects of the band program, conducts the OSU Wind Ensemble, and teaches instrumental conducting. Leung holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in wind conducting from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
SKU: CL.011-3702-01
Along the Santa Fe Trail is a programmic work depicting the life and times along the historic 19th century transportation route across southwestern North America. Full of energy, beautiful tonal colors and contrasting styles, this piece will be a winner for concert or festival use! The expressive middle section features an optional flute solo or flute section feature. Various sections of the band are featured, making this piece a wonderful teaching tool. Don’t miss this one!
About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series
The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.
SKU: HL.14036649
ISBN 9788759879269. Danish.
Programme Note Zigzag - percussion sextet (1981)ZIGZAG (1981, earlier entitled just SEXTET) is the second of my three percussion sextets (the other being RONDO (1964) and SQUARE AND ROUND (TWO DANCES) (1986)). ZIGZAG derives its characteristic rhythmic impulse from the establishing of simple metres (for instance four-bar patterns) that are abruptly cut off before completion, only to start over again immediately. This creates a sort of cubistic rhythmic effect, present also in my ISTERNIA (1979) for marimba solo and SONORA (1981) for flute and harp.Several percussion ensembles have performed SQUARE AND ROUND together with ZIGZAG, the latter played attacca as a third movement. Ifind the result of this combination convincing and satisfactory and I recommend it in performance - with the titleSquare, Round and Zigzag - 3 pieces for percussion sextet (1981/86).However, SQUARE AND ROUND as well as ZIGZAG may still be played separately.Per Norgard.
SKU: CF.YAS90
ISBN 9780825884009. UPC: 798408084004. 8.5 x 11 inches. Key: G major.
Fiddle-me-oo-re-i-re-a is a purely gleeful fiddling piece in the Celtic style, and Virginia Croft’s arrangement makes it downright infectious. We guarantee no complaints from your students when you say Okay, from the top!.Virginia Croft holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees in Music Education from the Pennsylvania State University. Long active in public school and church music, she has conducted large and small instrumental and vocal ensembles in Pennsylvania, Oregon, Vermont, and Ontario, Canada. For the past thirty-one years, she has directed a large, award-winning elementary school band which she initially began as a “mother volunteer†in Houston, Texas; but as a violinist and mother of a fine cellist, her real love is the orchestra.She is the recipient of letters of commendation from her United States Congressman, Mayors of Houston, and the Governor of Texas, and was three times chosen “Teacher of the Year†by her fellow faculty members. She is listed in the fifth through eleventh Southwestern editions of “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers,†has been named “Teacher of the Year†by her local Rotary Club, was honored by MiraMax Films with their “Music of the Heart†Award in recognition of her strong commitment and support of community music education, and is a 2005 recipient of the Goldin Award for Excellence in Education.
About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series
This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:--Occasionally extending to third position--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts--Viola T.C. part included--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels
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