Chamber Music String Quartet

SKU: PR.14440572S

Composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Sws. Premiere: South Mountain Concerts, Pittsfield, MA; Saint Lawrence String Quartet. Contemporary. Full score. With Standard notation. Composed 2012. 16 pages. Duration 12 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #144-40572S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.14440572S).

ISBN 9781598066029. UPC: 680160617685. 9x12 inches.

When the family heirs to the legendary Galimir String Quartet (three sisters and a brother) gathered to commemorate the centenary birth years of these famed performers, they chose Ellen Taaffe Zwilich to commission for this honor. The composer, who has also worked professionally as a violinist, responded with a one-movement odyssey entitled Voyage, cross-breeding her own characteristic style with glimpses of Viennese waltzes and other Galimir flavor. There is a sweet, sad lyricism to this work, a hectic discord..., some wailing and moaning, these moods alternating with dancing klezmer rhythms of Jewish wedding music that take over and make things right in the end. (Stanley Fefferman, BachTrack.com).

Composed by James Niblock. For oboe and cello. Chamber music. Complete set. Duration 4:50. Published by Brotons and Mercadal

By Dvorak Antonin. Czech title: Smy covy kvartet 9 d moll op. 34. Published by Praha (Czech import).

SKU: GI.G-10368

A Document History (1835-1935). Composed by Bryan J. Proksch. Music Education. 346 pages. GIA Publications #10368. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-10368).

ISBN 9781622776276.

This is a fascinating and important book for everybody even remotely interested in the history of American bands. Bryan Proksch has done some painstakingly thorough research in putting together an amazing assemblage of documents… This is a must-have book! —Jon Ceander Mitchell     The Wind Music Research Quarterly: Mitteilungsblatt der IGEB     (March 2022), 14–15 For the scholar, each entry presents an opportunity for expansion. For the teacher, this work provides source readings for courses on wind band history or for complementing Strunk or Weiss-Taruskin in university music history courses. That said, these documents stand as an enriching and entertaining read in their own right for anyone interested in the subject. —Michael O’Connor     Historic Brass Today 1/2 (Spring 2022), 32 The Golden Age of American Bands is ideally suited for courses on the history and literature of bands in America. Indeed, this volume could suffice as a textbook for adventuresome teachers in that it touches on the major musicians, instruments, ensembles, and functions expected of such a course. . . . Both private and classroom band instructors will find compelling glimpses into the history of their craft. [It is] bursting with opportunities to inspire curiosity in their students while effectively supporting their own curricular goals. —Benjamin D. Lawson and James A. Davis     The Journal of Music History Pedagogy Proksch’s new collection of documents is a most welcome step in the direction of getting [the story of bands] under control. The juxtaposition of documents from so many levels and types of ensembles proves to have a cumulative effect: one begins to see the subtle and long-lasting connections among them despite the big differences. It is easy to envision it as a supplemental text in a course on band history and literature, but the book is also just an absorbing read. There is much to learn here, and much to enjoy. —Ken Kreitner     Notes 79/2 (December 2022): 217-218 This is the story of the American wind band, told chronologically by those who experienced it in real time from 1835 to 1935. How did bands become bands? How did they rise in popularity? Which figures had insights and specific impacts on the development of the genre? Through source documents and articles, Bryan Proksch takes us on an extraordinary journey from the time of the first brass bands in the 1830s, through the Civil War and the golden ages of Gilmore and Sousa, to the cusp of the wind ensemble just before World War II. Hear from a young Frederick Fennell about his efforts to create the first band at Eastman. Read the outline of Allessandro Liberati’s unpublished trumpet method book. Eavesdrop on Karl L. King as he muses on the fate of bands after the death of Sousa. See Patrick Conway’s first undergraduate music education curriculum. Gawk as trombonist Fredrick Neil Innes embarrasses “world’s greatest cornetist” Jules Levy at Coney Island. Explore as Alan Dodworth revolutionizes bands. Retreat with a military band in the middle of a Civil War battle. Find out what it felt like to sit in a Sousa Band rehearsal. Ask Herbert L. Clarke why he thinks you should be playing a cornet instead of a trumpet. Find out how P. S. Gilmore managed to pull off the biggest concert events in American history. The book includes numerous rare and unknown illustrations to show you the places where band history happened. The documents include rare periodical excerpts, handwritten letters, and other writings taken from archives throughout the United States. These first-person accounts are certain to further refine and deepen our understanding and appreciation of American band history on a grand scale. Contents: Beginnings (1835–1859) The Civil War (1860–1865) The Jubilees (1866–1879) The Gilded Age (1880–1896) The Band Age (1897–1914) World War I (1915–1919) Transition and Decline (1920–1935)   Click here to download a FREE addenda. Bryan Proksch is a distinguished faculty lecturer and associate professor of music history and literature at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. This is his third book. His A Sousa Reader: Essays, Interviews, and Clippings (GIA Publications, 2016) explores the documents relating to the life and career of John Philip Sousa.

1 Piano, 4 Hands. By Erik Satie. (Piano). Editions Durand. 32 pages. Published by Editions Max Eschig.

String Quartet

SKU: HL.14031827

Composed by Per Norgard. Music Sales America. Classical. Score. 48 pages. Music Sales #KP01084. Published by Music Sales (HL.14031827).

ISBN 9788759871089. Danish-English.

Preface The three movements of the quartet may be perceived as three different expressions of an unstable core: an inherent unrest leads to frequent changes of direction. The first movement is full of dramatic contrasts: it is followed by a second movement, whose basic mood of meditative rest is challenged by occasional centrifugal utbursts, while the third movement takes the inherent conflicts to a higher level, contrasting material of introspective lyricism with excessively pathetic moods. The final way out is a retrograde one, (back) into the source: through a constant accelerando-diminuendo the piece disappears into a vanishing point. The into the source of the titlemay be visualized as a reversed fountain-action: the broad fan-like spread of the first movement, a more coherent-solid second movement, and finally - in the third movement - a return-run, ever more vehemently, like a suction into the spring itself ... The musical motifs are varied: there are traffic-situations (which I heard!) with stomping and machine-like rhythms in different, but simultaneous tempi, and there are more abstract upwards and downwards half-tone-scales, with changing accents, creating glimpses of melodies. INTO THE SOURCE, String Quartet No. 9, was composed on a double-commission from the Orion Quartet and the Vertavo Quartet. The premiere performances took places in Santa Fe in 2002 and in Oslo in 2003. Per Norgard.

For Flute, Cello and Piano. By Peter Schickele. Mixed chamber ensemble. For Flute, Cello, Piano. Score and parts. 24 pages. Published by Theodore Presser Company.

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Crash Cymbals, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute, Flute 2, Glockenspiel, Horn, Mallet Percussion, Oboe, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Triangle, Trombone, Trumpet and more. - Grade 2

SKU: CF.YPS216F

Composed by Chris Campbell. Sws. Yps. Full score. 16 pages. Duration 3:30. Carl Fischer Music #YPS216F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.YPS216F).

ISBN 9781491156537. UPC: 680160915071. 9 x 12 inches.

Lamplight Village evokes the peacefulness and coziness of a fantasy-setting village in mid-evening. A stroll down lamp-lit lanes with glimpses into family rooms, taverns, stables, and inns imparts a comfortable, dreamy atmosphere, with the sounds and smells of a small hamlet winding down for the night.

String Quartet (2vl,va,vc)

SKU: BR.PB-32032-07

Urtext. Composed by Robert Schumann. Edited by Nick Pfefferkorn. Chamber music; Softbound. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library). Romantic period. Study Score. 124 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 32032-07. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-32032-07).

ISBN 9790004215661. 6.5 x 9 inches.

Invaluable Glimpses Schumann's close collaboration with the David quartet, together with the valuable advice of his friend Mendelssohn Bartholdy, led the composer to make extensive changes to the Streichquartette op. 41 before publication in December 1842. The present edition is hence to be thought of as a critical Urtext edition; it offers in fact to those interested, an invaluable glimpse into Schumann's creative process and his striving for the final form of his string quartets. All the deletions, changes, and the original phrasing were carefully worked out in detail, restored, and editorially identified in the music text. A detailed preface giving the geneses of the works, as well as pages of the autograph score in facsimile, complement the edition. The parts are of course so configured in the reliable Breitkopf quality that the quartets can also be performed today in the traditional form. The present edition was also used for the Leipzig String Quartet's 2010 CD recording.

Ensemble; Violin (Full Score)

SKU: HL.50606773

Ensemble. Composed by Rune Glerup. Full Score. Classical. Softcover. Duration 1200 seconds. Edition Wilhelm Hansen #WH33467. Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen (HL.50606773).

ISBN 9798350108750. UPC: 196288173892.

“My violin concerto would never have been written if I had not met Isabelle Faust. At a time when I had not written a single note for several months, doubting if I would ever write anything again, her interest and energy was the cause of new inspiration. Just asimportant was her special way of playing - with intellect, heart and a rare, delicate sensibility. Her personality and musicianship struck a chord in me, in my music, which gave my thoughts a new direction. The violin concerto marks a change in my music towards a simpler and lighter expression. An expression that also contains detached glimpses from my childhood's endless summers by the North Sea. Birds, high and slow on a blue sky, and the evening quietly descending. The special light, the distant sounds. But also the confusion, repetitions and dead ends of the world. An expression that, more than in my previous music, is 'About Light and Lightness.' - Rune Glerup, 2021” Instrumentation: vn; 2(pic).2.3(Ebcl).2/4.3.2(btbn).0/pf/str.

Chamber Music Guitar, Piano, Violoncello, Voice

SKU: CF.V2505

Composed by Frederic Sharaf. Full score. With Standard notation. 24 pages. Carl Fischer Music #V2505. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.V2505).

ISBN 9781491144473. UPC: 680160901975. Text: Carlos de Olivera. Carlos Olivera.

The 1937 Spanish Civil War saw the bombing of the town of Guernica by combined German and Italian air forces, at the behest of the Spanish government. This was one of the first air raids on a defenseless civilian population, and the resulting devastation was so horrible that artists of all stripes sought to express their outrage through their crafts. Chief among these was the painting Guernica by Pablo Picasso, which, in turn, inspired the ten-part poem of the same name by author Carlos de Oliveira. Sharaf now brings this text to a new setting for voice and piano, with either cello or guitar, dedicated to the Ensemble for These Times. The music reflects the utter despair of the event, yet even then, humanity will find glimpses of hope for a return to better times. English translation of the text by Alexis Levitin.

SATB divisi a cappella Choral (SATB a cappella)

SKU: HL.1424335

Composed by Pietro Ferrario. Gentry Publications. Octavo. Duration 165 seconds. Gentry Publications #JG2710. Published by Gentry Publications (HL.1424335).

UPC: 196288200604.

Experience the innovative SATB divisi arrangement in the Jason Max Ferdinand Choral Series, breathing new life into Bach's iconic “Air on the G String.” This piece introduces an acrobatic jazz quodlibet, showcasing a spirited contrapuntal structure with glimpses of both Bach and non-Bach themes. Dedicated to Ward Swingle's memory, this vibrant arrangement is tailored for advanced-level jazz choirs or vocal octets, offering an exhilarating challenge and an exciting fusion of classical and jazz elements.