SKU: CF.FPS168

ISBN 9781491163542. UPC: 680160922338.

Honor Bound: to be obligated and required by one’s own code of conduct to do what is ethically right. This is often referenced in the military but applies equally to our everyday conduct and is how a free society can function. The march is intended to represent the dignity and worth of the individual.Honor Bound is a traditional style military march containing important opportunities for each section, including the percussion introduction and interlude, trumpet fanfare at m. 5, low brass melody in the second strain and woodwind lead at m. 66. The notated dynamics are essential for musical contrast. The tempo can vary depending on the skill of the students and the preference of the conductor. A field drum or multiple snare drums can be added to the percussion solos at the discretion of the director.

SKU: PR.11441006S

UPC: 680160592838. 8.5 x 11 inches.

The solo of the opening movement is a cadenza for four suspended cymbals played in a wide variety of ways - on the dome, the face, the edge; with the tip, the shank, or the ball of the stick; with a metal rod; ect. The metric stucture of this movement is utilized as framework in the third and fourth movements, creating a partial isometric relationshiop. Flute and clarinet form the Duet of the movement, with light accompaniment from the rest of the ensemble. The Quartet of Movement Three is made up of violin, cello, piano and percussion. Towards the center of this movement, two duets are formed between the violin/cello and the percussion/piano, wherein they function at different, though related, speeds. The isometric relationship is more fully developed in the fourth movement where the actual metric structure of the cymbal cadenza is duplicated while the clarinet and percussion perform the rhythmic structure of the first two large segments of the cymbal cadenza and there is also a suggested augmented version in the piano part. All this leads to a rich interplay of varied and specific material from the cymbal cadenza, concluding with a large section of bell-like sounds.

SKU: PR.11641867S

UPC: 680160683208.

Contextures: Riots -Decade '60 was commissioned by Zubin Mehta and the Southern California Symphony Association after the successful premiere of the Concerto for Four Percussion Soloists and Orchestra. It was written during the spring and summer months of 1967. Riots stemming from resentment against the racial situation in the United States and the war in Vietnam were occurring throughout the country and inevitably invaded the composer's creative subconscious. Contextures, as the title implies, was intended to exploit various and varying textures. As the work progressed the correspondence between the fabric of music and the fabric of society became apparent and the allegory grew in significance. So I found myself translating social aspects into musical techniques. Social stratification became a polymetric situation where disparate groups function together. The conflict between the forces of expansion and the forces of containment is expressed through and opposition of tonal fluidity vs. rigidity. This is epitomized in the fourth movement, where the brass is divided into two groups - a muted group, encircled by the unmuted one, which does its utmost to keep the first group within a restricted pitch area. The playful jazzy bits (one between the first and second movements and one at the end of the piece) are simply saying that somehow in this age of turmoil and anxiety ways of having fun are found even though that fun may seem inappropriate. The piece is in five movements, with an interlude between the first and second movements. It is scored for a large orchestra, supplemented by six groups of percussion, including newly created roto-toms (small tunable drums) and some original devices, such as muted gongs and muted vibraphone. There is also an offstage jazz quartet: bass, drums, soprano saxophone and trumpet. The first movement begins with a solo by the first clarinetist which is interrupted by intermittent heckling from his colleagues leading to a configuration of large disparate elements. The interlude of solo violin and snare-drum follows without pause. The second movement, Prestissimo, is a display piece of virtuosity for the entire orchestra. The third movement marks a period of repose and reflection and calls for some expressive solos, particularly by the horn and alto saxophone. The fourth movement opens with a rather lengthy oboe solo, which is threatened by large blocks of sound from the orchestra, against an underlying current of agitated energy in the piano and percussion. This leads to a section in which large orchestral forces oppose one another, ultimately bringing the work to a climax, if not to a denouement. Various thematic elements are strewn all over the orchestra, resulting in the formation of a general haze of sound. A transition leads to the fifth movement without pause. The musical haze is pierced gently by the offstage jazz group as if they were attempting to ignore and even dispel the gloom, but a legato bell sound enters and hovers over both the jazz group and the orchestra, the latter making statements of disquieting finality. Two films were conceived to accompany portions of Contextures. The first done by Herbert Kosowar, was a chemography film (painting directly into the film using dyes and various implements) with fast clips of riot photographs. The second was a film collage made by photographically abstracting details from paintings of Reginald Pollack. The purpose was to invoke a non-specific response - as in music - but at the same time to define the subject matter of the piece. The films were constructed to correspond with certain developments in the piece and in no way affect the independence and musical flow of the piece, having been made after the piece was completed. Contextures: Riots - Decade '60 is dedicated to Mehta, the Southern California Symphony Association and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. The news of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King came the afternoon of the premiere, April 4, 1968. That evening's performances, and also the succeeding ones, were dedicated to him and a special dedication to Dr. King has been inserted into he score. All the music that follows the jazz group - beginning with the legato bell sound playing the first 2 notes to We shall overcome constitutes a new ending to commemorate Dr. King's death.

SKU: M7.VOGG-783

Voggy's Egg-Shaker Dieser Egg-Shaker aus Holz wurde speziell für kleine Hände gestaltet und rasselt so fröhlich, dass man gar nicht mehr aufhören möchte! Ob alleine oder in der Kindergruppe, Voggy's Egg-Shaker ist immer ein Hit! Gut zu wissen: Die Idee: Instrumente und Lehrbuch zu einem stimmigen Gesamtpaket kombiniert! Ausgesuchte und für Anfänger geeignete Instrumente für die musikalische Früherziehung. Von erfahrenen Musikern und Muskpädagogen sorgfältig auf die Zielgruppe abgestimmte Buch-Konzepte, zum Teil mit Audio-CD. Alle Instrumente von namhaften unabhängigen Prüfinsituten getestet. Hervorragender Klang, der Kinder sofort begeistert. Hochwertige Verarbeitung. Hervorragendes Preis/Leistungs-Verhältnis. Wir bieten Ihnen hier kein Spielzeug an, sondern Musikinstrumente! Ralph & Charles Voggenreiter.

SKU: HL.49020946

ISBN 9790200100754.

Zu Beginn sind die optischen Elemente (Licht, Tanzerin) und die akustischen Elemente (Schlagzeug, Klavier, Gesang und Kontrabass) vereint. Im weiteren Verlauf fallt diese Einheit auseinander. Am sinnfalligsten wird dies durch einen Kanon im Zentrum des Stuckes, durch das Schlagzeug eingeleitet, gefolgt vom Licht, der Tanzerin und dem Dirigenten. Hier zeigt sich, dass der Dirigent zunachst eine rein optische Funktion hat, da er losgelost vom musikalischen Verlauf dirigiert. Zum Ende laufen die verschiedenen Elemente wieder zusammen, am deutlichsten sichtbar beim Dirigenten, da nun Schlag und Musik wieder eine Einheit bilden. Schliesslich wird alles Sichtbare vom Klang aufgesogen.

SKU: BA.BA06729

ISBN 9790006482221. 27 x 20.9 cm inches.

Clarinet used in soloist function and positioned apart (in movt. 3).

SKU: M7.VOGG-785

Voggy's Maracas Die kleinste Rhythmus-Gruppe der Welt! Diese beiden Holz-Maracas in kinderfreundlicher Größe klingen nicht nur ausgesprochen gut, sondern liegen mit ihren anatomisch ideal geformten Griffen auch hervorragend in der Hand. Auf, auf zum fröhlichen Rasseln! Achtung! Nicht für Kinder unter 3 Jahren geeignet. Erstickungsgefahr aufgrund verschluckbarer Kleinteile und kleiner Kugeln. Gut zu wissen: Die Idee: Instrumente und Lehrbuch zu einem stimmigen Gesamtpaket kombiniert! Ausgesuchte und für Anfänger geeignete Instrumente für die musikalische Früherziehung. Von erfahrenen Musikern und Muskpädagogen sorgfältig auf die Zielgruppe abgestimmte Buch-Konzepte, zum Teil mit Audio-CD. Alle Instrumente von namhaften unabhängigen Prüfinsituten getestet. Hervorragender Klang, der Kinder sofort begeistert. Hochwertige Verarbeitung. Hervorragendes Preis/Leistungs-Verhältnis. Wir bieten Ihnen hier kein Spielzeug an, sondern Musikinstrumente! Ralph & Charles Voggenreiter.

SKU: M7.VOGG-780

Voggy's Klangstäbe Für die rhythmischen Erfahrungen hervorragend geeignet - diese Klangstäbe aus Holz, dem natürlichsten aller Materiale, passen perfekt in kleine Kinderhände und laden zum fröhlichen Taktschlagen ein! Gut zu wissen: Die Idee: Instrumente und Lehrbuch zu einem stimmigen Gesamtpaket kombiniert! Ausgesuchte und für Anfänger geeignete Instrumente für die musikalische Früherziehung. Von erfahrenen Musikern und Muskpädagogen sorgfältig auf die Zielgruppe abgestimmte Buch-Konzepte, zum Teil mit Audio-CD. Alle Instrumente von namhaften unabhängigen Prüfinsituten getestet. Hervorragender Klang, der Kinder sofort begeistert. Hochwertige Verarbeitung. Hervorragendes Preis/Leistungs-Verhältnis. Wir bieten Ihnen hier kein Spielzeug an, sondern Musikinstrumente! Ralph & Charles Voggenreiter.