Double Brass Quintet

SKU: SU.50004160

For Double Brass Quintet. Composed by Howard J. Buss. Brass, Brass Ensemble. Score & Parts. Seesaw Music Corp #50004160. Published by Seesaw Music Corp (SU.50004160).

Published by: Seesaw Music.

(Mixed Instruments/Woodwind And Brass). By Eric Ewazen. Flute. Mixed Instruments - Woodwind And Brass Ensemble. Southern Music. 20th Century. Grade 5. Set of performance parts. 91 pages. Southern Music Company #SU446. Published by Southern Music Company

Composed by Andrew March. Score and parts. Composed 2001; 2016. Duration 5'40 . Published by Alea Publishing (A7.ALEA1154).

By Frank Erickson. By Frank Erickson. For Concert Band. Concert Band. Belwin Symphonic Band. Level: Medium (grade IV). Conductor Score and Parts. 328 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Chamber Music

SKU: PO.PE174P

Composed by John Psathas. Folio. Parts. Promethean Editions #PE174P. Published by Promethean Editions (PO.PE174P).

First written for renowned Taiwanese Ju Percussion Group, Kyoto for percussion quintet is now available for purchase. This work is engaging with a hypnotic groove and constant pulse that sustains momentum throughout. It showcases keyboard percussion with two vibraphones, 5-octave marimba (shared between two players) and glockenspiel. Other percussion instruments add flourishes in this work including triangle, tom-toms and splash cymbal. One player within the quintet takes on the role as soloist on vibraphone. Kyoto is an outstanding work that is suitable for university-level or professional percussion ensembles.

By Benedetto Vinaccesi. Edited by Michael Talbot. For Bass voice and continuo. Full score and parts. 16 2x13(vii) pages. Duration 14 minutes. Published by Edition HH Music Publishers

Brass Band

SKU: HL.44000978

De Haske Brass Band Sampler CD. Composed by Various. De Haske Brass Band CD. CD. De Haske Publications #30083. Published by De Haske Publications (HL.44000978).

UPC: 073999192278.

Chamber Music flute, piano

SKU: PR.114422710

Composed by Charles Gibb. Set of Score and Parts. 44+8 pages. Duration 24 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-42271. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114422710).

ISBN 9781491136072. UPC: 680160688227.

DUO’s succinct movement titles (I. Here, II. Open, III. Stark, IV. Ardent) tease at revealing the grand and heartfelt inspiration for exuberant romanticism in this sonata-like work of symphonic proportions and depth. Charles Gibb is both an accomplished pianist and an award-winning flutist, who has written of this compelling major addition to the literature: “This work is a journey. What journey and whose journey does not matter. It is my journey, it is your journey. It is the journey of those who came before us, and of those who will come after us. I wrote this hoping that we can find each other along the road, so we can realize that we don’t need to go on the journey alone.” Gibb’s DUO is sure to become a favorite major work for flute recitalists.
This work is a journey. What journey and whose journey does not matter. It is my journey, it is your journey. It is the journey of those who came before us, and of those who will come after us. I wrote this hoping that we can find each other along the road, so we can realize that we don’t need to go on the journey alone.“Here” begins with three notes that shape the rhythmic and harmonic content of the entire work. Melodies and harmonies including the tonic, dominant, and leading tone can be found in each of the four movements. The first moments of this movement introduce the melody, offering itself unencumbered and uninhibited. It shows itself as it is. The melodies soar, the harmonies become voiced more intricately, and the opening theme repeats in full grandeur. The momentum slows down, and the movement ends with a sense of completion, yet remains unbalanced.A striking piano gesture launches “Open,” the idea of instability reflected with the flowing flute trills and unclear meter patterns in the piano. The sensation of an unsteady grace in 5/8 time arrives with a piano ostinato. The melody is expressive, yet insecure and unbalanced due to changing meters. After a grand pause, the movement transitions to 4/4 time with the flute switching between duplet and triplet flourishes. After a rapid descent in the flute, the opening gesture returns, changed and abruptly interrupted.The third movement, “Stark,” is very static, beginning plainly but markedly. The falling fifth calls out continually throughout the movement, searching, lost. Melodies appear in pieces, some smooth and flowing, others rather disjunct. The piece climaxes with a line of mournfulness, yet revealing a deeper strength through intense projection of tone in the high register. However, the static harmonies return, this time unsteady all the way to its foundation. This destabilization repeats, and then quietly recedes.“Ardent” is the longest of the movements and spans a wide range of musical emotion. Part of the movement is fast paced, energetic, and balances order and disarray. However, once the chaos dies down, a gentle, expressive theme comes in. The theme itself is very resolute; it is order appearing from the pandemonium. Conflict returns, and order and chaos become less distinguishable from one another, and soon fuse together. However, order returns with new meaning, synthesized with previous musical content, creating a truer, deeper sense of awareness or understanding. A moment of ambiguity arises, but the flute persists, supported by the sensitive but firm figuration in the piano, and resoundingly comes to a close, unburdened and at ease.

Orchestra Orchestra

SKU: PR.11641145S

Composed by Lowell Liebermann. Study Score. 80 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #116-41145S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11641145S).

ISBN 9781491136553. UPC: 680160689408.

The Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra Op.50 was commissioned by Jan Gippo, principal Piccolo of the St. Louis Symphony, who gave the premiere of the work on August 18th, 1996, in New York City with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra conducted by Glenn Cortese. The occasion was the annual convention of the National Flute Association, who sponsored the commission.Jan Gippo had enthusiastically pursued the idea of commissioning a Piccolo concerto from me ever since he played orchestral Piccolo in the premiere of my Concerto for Flute with James Galway and the St. Louis Symphony. Won over by his enthusiasm, I agreed to write this work for an instrument which has had virtually no concerto repertoire since the baroque era. In doing so I was eager to stress the lyrical and expressive qualities of an instrument which is too often stereotyped as being useful for only brilliant and ornamental flourishes.The work falls into three movements which are united by thematic and motivic materials, significant among which is a twelve note row which forms the basis of the second movement’s variations. The final movement, which puts the seriousness of the first tow movements aside for an unbridled romp, makes use of three explicit musical quotations at strategic structural moments, one of which is an implicit homage to Shostakovich, who quoted from the same work in his own second Violin Concerto.Orchestration of the Concerto was completed at the Loew’s Hotel in Monte Carlo, where I was situated for the rehearsal period of my opera The Picture of Dorian Gray.The Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra has been recorded for release on the BMG label by James Galway with the London Mozart Players conducted by the composer.

Concert Band - Grade 2.5; Grade 3

SKU: FJ.B1861S

Composed by William Owens. Concert Band - Flex Instrumentation. FJH Flex Series. Score. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-B1861S. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.B1861S).

English.

Dynamic and highly spirited, the bold opening quickly sets the stage for lush harmonies, driving rhythms and a variety of tonal colors. An excellent way to announce the beginning of your concert while leaving plenty of endurance for the rest of the program!