Carl Vineâ??s Concerto for Orchestra was premiered to critical acclaim by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in October 2014. Its composer describes the way the 20-minute work (like his recent Piano Trio The Village) â??evolves organically through a chain of episodes to create a web of melodies and harmonies that are related but not identical. This network of ideas is tied together by strong lateral bonds but remains fluid and flexible creating a series of fleeting glimpses what Prokofiev called visions fugitives abstract patterns glimpsed in the half-light or imagined behind clouds.â??

PrefaceThe 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 thesource? of the title may 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 Fé in 2002 and in Oslo in 2003.Per Nørgård

Despite his having moved to the United States with his family when he was 11 years old Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943) was born in Canada where glimpses of his talent had already begun to manifest themselves at an early age. Among Dett's earliest titles was his Characteristic March Two-Step After the Cakewalk. Perhaps written when Dett was just a teenager this current edition is wholly based upon its original 1901 band publication that was arranged by Lee Orean Smith. Smith was also responsible for preparing Dett's piano solo version for publication as well as its form for theatre orchestra and mandolin club. Owing to the fact that Smith's highly idiomatic scoring wasprepared for a band of that period this edition adapts edits and extends Smith's instrumentation in order to make it possible for Dett's music to become available to a new generation of musicians and listeners alike. (Grade 4)

These Piano miniatures are a distinctive and unusual addition to the teaching literature genre paintings in contrasting styles with musical wit and inventive sounds and rhythms. They offer glimpses into the musical cultures of different countries (Hunting in Hungary Gamelan Balkan Dance African Games) and music history (Medieval Feast for the Left-Handers). Besides training finger technique the pieces help students to think in terms of counterpoint and to develop an expressive delivery.Peter Graham (actually Jaroslav ? astný b. 1952) teaches composition at the Janá ek Academy of Arts in Brno.- Miniature recital pieces for Piano withamusing illustrations by Andrea Tachezy.- A welcome addition to the Piano teaching literature.- Simple and entertaining genre paintings.- Easy to moderate level of difficulty.

Zdenek Fibich: Moods Impressions And Reminiscences Op.41 Volume 3 (Nos.86-125).The monumental collection of intimate Piano poems Moods Impressions and Souvenirs was published in four volumes as Op.41 (1892 4) Op.44 (1895) Op.47 (1892 5) and Op.57 (1897). It is a set of 376 short character pieces a sketchbook of sorts a notebook of motifs and ideas. Fibich’s musical diary a unique document of his romantic relationship is a valuable contribution to Czech Piano music.In the stylisation of the intimate testimonies of the pieces we find the wordless tones of a Romantic song a Chopinesque poetry glimpses ofImpressionistic colourfulness and an almost Neo-Classicist wittiness.Also available Op.41:Volume 1 (Nos 1-44) H384Volume 2 (Nos 45-85) H425Volume 4 (Nos 126-169) H676

Here is a choice selection of 25 of the most famous rags several of which cannot be found elsewhere. Written during ragtime's golden age from 1904 to 1910 these melodies include three of Scott Joplin's finest works — Searchlight Rag Rose Leaf Rag and Fig Leaf Rag — plus songs by Tin Pan Alley's hottest composers of the day: George Botsford Harry Armstrong and Egbert Van Alstyne.Reprinted from the original editions the songs in this value-packed volume were selected by David Jasen a noted ragtime performer as well as a composer and historian of popular music. A splendid array of sheet music accompanies the full musical texts offering glimpses of popular artfrom a century ago that range from the serenely beautiful to the eccentric.Dover Original.

This superbly edited selection of nearly three hundred of Chopin's letters the first to be published in English vividly reveals the composer as man and artist. The tone of the letters is exuberantly engaging. Their contents offer rare glimpses into Chopin's childhood environment his mind and character his tragic love for George Sand the origins of many of his compositions the various musical influences which shaped his creative ideas and habits and the artistic circles in which he moved.Chopin’s Letter have been collected by Henryk Opienski and translated with preface and editorial notes by E.L. Voynich.

Howard Shore’s Academy Award-winning score for The Lord of the Rings has been hailed some of the greatest film music ever written. Sweeping in scope it is an interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth as music—an operatic tapestry of cultures histories languages and peoples. The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films takes the reader on an unprecedented journey into the heart of this history-making opus with extensive music examples original manuscript scores a rarities CD and fascinating glimpses into the creative process from the composer himself. Also included are a foreword by Howard Shore an introduction by Fran Walsh and sketches by John Howe and Alan Lee.

Songs of Wartime contains three varied songs associated with the First World War skilfully arranged by Alexander L’Estrange. A rousing march (It’s a Long Way to Tipperary) a hopeful ballad (Keep the Home Fires Burning) and a wistfully romantic song (If You were the Only Girl in the World) offer glimpses into the hearts and minds of those who lived during the ‘Great War’ – and are testimony to the powerful role of music in times of trouble. The Choral Basics series has been carefully designed to provide rewarding varied repertoire for beginnerchoirs. Perfect for singers of all ages the series offers attractive idiomatic arrangements for SA and SAMen choirs with carefully considered vocal ranges and straightforward piano accompaniments that support the singers. Embracing world music spirituals folk song pop classics hit shows and original pieces this series offers everything a budding choir could wish for.

Composer arranger and Pianist Bizet might have become the most renowned opera composer in France had he not died aged 36 just one month after the premiere of Carmen. He was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire in 1848 and excelled under the tutelage of Zimmerman Halévy and Gounod as well as winning major prizes including the Prix de Rome in 1857. After travels in Italy he settled back in Paris and while struggling to secure commissions for his operas worked as a rehearsal pianist and an arranger of works for piano. His first staged work Les pêcheurs de perles was premiered at the Théâtre Lyrique in 1863 and met with a hostile press but itimpressed Berlioz and the director of the theatre Léon Carvalho would become a firm supporter. More successful were La jolie fille de Perth (1866) his suite from the incidental music to L’Arlésienne (1872) and his Jeux d’enfants for piano duet. In Carmen the scandalous story and Bizet’s depiction of the tragic heroine both outraged and intrigued and the opera ran for 47 performances in its first year and soon spread internationally. The music was a fulfilment of his genius for characterisation that had been seen in glimpses in his earliest works and the abundance of memorable tunes and fine orchestration continues to inspire generations of singers and musicians. Based upon the 1875 published version of the opera—with revisions and restorations by Jean-Claude Hartemann and further editorial overview by David Lloyd-Jones— the edition includes both the original spoken text as well as recitatives by Ernest Guiraud and the following sections: •Scène et pantomime N° 2 (Attention! Chut! Taisons-nous!) •Original Mélodrame after Marche et Choeur des gamins N° 3 (Il y a une jolie fille) •Original version of Carmen’s entrance aria N° 5 (L’Amour est enfant de Bohême) •Original version of N° 6 Scène (Carmen! sur tes pas nous nous pressons tous!) •Chanson et mélodrame N° 9 (Tra la la la … Ce ne sont pas des chansons que je te demande) •Original version of N° 17 Duo

Matching skilfully contrived music with topical and often scabrous texts Purcell’s Catches offer vivid glimpses of 17th-century life which also appeal to a more modern sense of humour. Reissued to celebrate the tercentenary of the composer’s death this complete collection is edited by Michael Nyman who provides an extensive preface that tells the history of the genre.For 3-part and 4-part mixed voices.