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| Three Mysteries of Nagasaki
Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Anvil, Bass Drum, Crotales, Glockenspiel, Gong, Percussion, Suspen...(+)
Chamber Music Anvil, Bass Drum, Crotales, Glockenspiel, Gong, Percussion, Suspended Cymbal, Tam-tam, Triangle, Tubular Bells, Vibraphone, Violin SKU: PR.114410790 Composed by Daniel Dorff. Set of performance scores. With Standard notation. Composed 1993. 32+32 pages. Duration 13 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41079. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114410790). ISBN 9781491112687. UPC: 680160015580. 9 x 12 inches. THREE MYSTERIES OF NAGASAKI was inspired by the eerie darkness and ambiguous bells of the oldest Western church in Japan. Dorff’s program note describes impressions of his visit to Nagasaki while withholding any explanation of the three movements. The 13-minute work is a duo for violin and one percussionist, with an array of pitched and unpitched ringing metallic instruments plus bass drum.
THREE MYSTERIES OF NAGASAKI was inspired by the ambiguous bells of the oldest Western church in Japan.In an island nation that used to thrive on isolation from the rest of the world, Nagasaki has long been a vulnerable exception. From the 16th through 19th centuries, it was Japan’s only international port, open to Portuguese and Dutch traders. From this sole crossroads, Christianity (along with European food, flowers, and language) began flowing into the otherwise insular culture. The US Navy’s presence in the 1800s added to Nagasaki being Japan’s exposed Achilles’ heel, which may be why Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is set in this city, with Cho-Cho-San’s vulnerability symbolizing the risk of openness to Western influence.I’ve had occasion to visit Nagasaki, and have never felt so haunted. Aside from the unspeakable atrocity of 1945 and the lasting presence of that horror, there also remains a mysterious air of not really being in pure Japan, or in the present day. Nowhere was this more obvious than within the Ōura Basilica, the earliest Christian church built in Japan. Decades after visiting the basilica, I still recall its oddly distorted and slowly pealing bells, and timeless incense floating in relative darkness. The mysterious bells have stayed with me both for their own sonority, and as a subconscious reminder of everything Nagasaki is and was.Composed for a violinist-percussionist couple who ended a decades-long relationship just as I completed the work (and never performing it), it was originally called simply THREE MYSTERIES; I couldn’t make a direct reference in the title because it felt too raw. Looking back years later, the updated title THREE MYSTERIES OF NAGASAKI seems to ask more questions than it answers. $21.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | | |
| Atlas Rising
Concert band - Intermediate
Carl Fischer
Band concert band - Grade 4 SKU: CF.SPS77 Composed by Carl Strommen. SWS ...(+)
Band concert band - Grade 4 SKU: CF.SPS77 Composed by Carl Strommen. SWS FS. Carl Fischer Symphonic Performance Series. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 2+8+8+4+8+16+16+4+4+4+4+4+4+6+12+12+4+4+4+4+6+6+6+6+4+8+2+2+4+4+28 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 31 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #SPS77. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.SPS77). ISBN 9781491147726. UPC: 680160905225. 9 x 12 inches. Key: Bb major. In Atlas Rising, composer Carl Strommen derives inspiration from the statue of Titan Atlas lifting the universe on his shoulders. Unlike Sisyphus (of perpetual rolling stone fame) the monumental effort of Atlas was successful. This piece takes this idea and models it into an exceptional piece for contest/festival performance.
Atlas Rising was commissioned by WorldStrides OnStage and is dedicated to the thousands of directors who have traveled to a WorldStrides event over the past thirty-five years . WorldStrides OnStage offers performance experiences that fuel the passion of performing artists of all ages with breathtaking productions, prestigious events and premier venues . They provide performance opportunities all over the world where debuts are made, mentors are met, co-stars become lifelong friends and inspirations build bright futures .Directly across the street from St . Patricks Cathedral on 5th avenue and in front of Rockefeller Center in NYC, is the Lee Lawrie sculpture of Atlas holding up the heavens . Titles are always a problem - so after listening to a few playbacks, this very imposing statue of the Titan Atlas lifting the Universe on his shoulders came to mind - starting slowly with the low brass, “Rising†moves steadily with determination and intensity to a powerful and “muscular†conclusion . Unlike Sisyphus (of perpetual rolling stone fame) the monumental effort of Atlas was successful . As with all performing pieces, attention to dynamics and articulation are critical - In “Atlas Rising†- the conductor has many opportunities to interpretive discretion, particularly in the opening slower sections and after measure 109 on to the conclusion . $125.00 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | | |
| MusicGym
Breitkopf & Härtel
SKU: BR.MN-954 Effektiv uben und unterrichten - stressfrei musizieren ...(+)
SKU: BR.MN-954 Effektiv uben und unterrichten - stressfrei musizieren mit Ubungen aus Musik-Kinesiologie und nach Brain-Gym(r). Composed by Furugh Karimi. Softbound. Musikverlag Nepomuk. Back to Inner Balance Music pedagogy. Book. 80 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #MN 954. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.MN-954). ISBN 9783765199295. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. German. Nearly every musician experiences this at some point in their life: stage fright, the typical spoilsport of professional musicians. Typical stage fright is triggered by excessive performance pressure and stress in moments in which the musical expressiveness and joy of playing should be holding center stage. But not only in performance situations can psychological and physical blockades hinder an unencumbered music-making. With the help of the holistic techniques of musical kinesiology, many artists are increasingly finding their way back to an inner balance and a new expressive power. The solo flute player and instructor Furugh Karimi has gathered experiences in this field (among others) for more than 20 years now as lecturer at the Vienna University for Music. Derived from the Brain-Gym (r) method as well as musical kinesiology and optically adapted for teaching and practice, MusicGym contains a compilation of exercises with lots of variety that have been successfully tried-out and enhanced by the author.
Ways - Music Pedagogical Series Volume 26 Back to Inner Balance. $40.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
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