SKU: HL.50600222

ISBN 9781495019944. UPC: 888680066260. 10.5x14 inches.

Composer John Harbison writes: “Rubies is a version of Thelonious Monk's Ruby, My Dear, which he composed while still in his teens. When I was invited by the Seattle Symphony to make a short piece reflecting my first musical passions, my thoughts were of Bach and Monk. Since I had recently made some Bach-like chorale preludes, I chose to make a version of Monk's tune, first in a chamber-musical, contrapuntal manner, then in the grand orchestral style I had always heard lurking there.” Duration: 5:30

(Recorded live by the Rutgers Symphony Band – Peter Stanley Martin, guest conductor).

SKU: PR.114417610

ISBN 9781491107904. UPC: 680160636051. 9x12 inches.

SONATA CHO-CHO-SAN(Based on themes from Puccini’s Madama Butterfly)In the spirit of the great 19th-century opera fantasies for woodwinds, Michael Webster has created a concert trio on the many great arias from Puccini's Madama Butterfly. However, as its name implies, Sonata Cho-Cho-San is not the typical virtuosic operatic potpourri. Rather, it follows the plot, resembling a sonata mirroring Puccini's use of recurring and developing themes. Webster makes the most of the winds as versatile performers - equally suited to deliver Puccini's beautiful vocal writing, and to ornament and embroider the poignant themes in symphonic style. For advanced performers._______________________________________Text from the scanned back cover:Born in 1944, Michael Webster made his New York recital debutat Town Hall in 1968 with his eminent father, Beveridge Webster, as pianist. In the same year, he won the Young Concert Artists International Competition and succeeded his teacher, Stanley Hasty, as Principal Clarinet in the Rochester Philharmonic, a position he held for twenty years. Webster has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the 92nd Street Y, with the Tokyo, Cleveland, Muir, Ying, Enso, and Dover String Quartets, and with the festivals of Marlboro, Santa Fe, Norfolk, Chamber Music Northwest, Angel Fire, Steamboat Springs, Park City, Sitka, Kapalua, Bowdoin, Orcas Island, Skaneateles, La Musica di Asolo, Stratford, Victoria, and Domaine Forget.As soloist he has appeared with many orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra under Aaron Copland and the Boston Pops under John Williams. His travels have taken him as performer and teacher to most of the 50 states, as well as Canada, Mexico,Puerto Rico, Central and South America, Europe, Japan, China, Australia, and New Zealand. Webster was Acting Principal Clarinet of the San Francisco Symphony, and has served on the clarinet and/or conducting faculties of New England Conservatory, Boston University, University of Michigan, and the Eastman School, from which he earned his three degrees. Currently he is Professor of Music at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and Artistic Director of the Houston Youth Symphony, which has won multiple first prizes in national performance competitions.With his wife, flutist Leone Buyse, and pianist Robert Moeling, he plays in the Webster Trio, which has recorded his arrangements on Tour de France and World Wide Webster for Crystal Records. Otherarrangements were recorded for Nami and Camerata Tokyo in Japan with pianist Chizuko Sawa. Webster has also recorded for Albany, Arabesque, Beaumont, Bridge, Centaur, CRI, and New World. He has played at many ClarinetFests for the International Clarinet Association and written a column entitled “TeachingClarinet” in The Clarinet Magazine since 1998. Michael Webster is a Buffet artist-clinician, performing on Buffet clarinets exclusively.

SKU: BT.DHP-1115103-400

9x12 inches.

In The Art of Baroque flutists can get acquainted with the music from the Baroque period and also learn about composers, the era and the technique of playing baroque music. The basso continuo part means that the pieces can be performed with live accompaniment or with the play-along CD. Includes pieces by J. S. Bach, G. F. Handel, G. Ph. Telemann. G. Platti, P. Locatelli, M. Blavet and J. Stanley.

In The Art of Baroque kunnen gevorderde fluitisten zich verder verdiepen in de muziek uit de barokperiode. De geselecteerde werken worden aangevuld met speeltips en informatie over het tijdperk en de componisten. Vertegenwoordigdzijn Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich Händel, Georg Philipp Telemann, Giovanni Platti, Pietro Locatelli, Michel Blavet en John Stanley. Dankzij het basso continuo kunnen de stukken ook met begeleiding worden gespeeld

In The Art of Baroque (die Kunst des Barocks) können Flötisten die Musik der Barockzeit und mehr kennen lernen: Die ausgewählten Werke werden von kurzen Texten über die Komponisten, die Epoche und Spielanweisungen sinnvoll ergänzt. Dank des Basso continuo können die Stücke auch mit Begleitung gespielt werden. Vertreten sind die Komponisten J. S.Bach, G. F. Händel, G. Ph. Telemann, Giovanni Platti, Pietro Locatelli, Michel Blavet und John Stanley.

Ce recueil permettra tout fl tiste d‘un niveau avancé, d‘aborder l‘art de la musique baroque. Les oeuvres sélectionnées sont agrémentées de textes courts sur les compositeur et leur époque et des annotations d‘interprétations viennent compléter cet excellent ouvrage. La version d‘accompagnement la basse continue de chaque pièce est enregistrée sur le CD. Retrouvez sans attendre Bach, Haendel, Telemann, Platti, Locatelli, Stanley et Blavet.

Ne L‘arte del barocco“ viene data ai flautisti la possibilit di esplorare e conoscere questo periodo storico. I brani sono infatti corredati di brevi testi con informazioni sui compositori e sull‘epoca del barocco, come anche istruzioni su come eseguire i brani. Grazie al basso continuo i brani possono essere suonati anche con l‘accompagnamento. Nella pubblicazione sono proposte opere di J.S. Bach, G.F. Haendel, G. Ph. Telemann, Giovanni Platti, Pietro Locatelli, Michel Blavet e John Stanley.

SKU: PR.114417570

ISBN 9781491107867. UPC: 680160636013. 9x12 inches.

The famous set of dances by Norway's greatest composer were written for piano duet. Grieg later created a piano solo version, but refused to orchestrate the set. After some study of Grieg and his music, Michael Webster has arranged the four dances for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano in a faithful setting, using the piano duet version as a guide. This lively Grieg classic will be a welcome new addition to performance programs. For advanced performers._______________________________________Text from the scanned back cover:Born in 1944, MICHAEL WEBSTER made his New York recital debut at Town Hall in 1968 with his eminent father, Beveridge Webster, as pianist. In the same year, he won the Young Concert Artists International Competition and succeeded his teacher, Stanley Hasty, as Principal Clarinet in the Rochester Philharmonic, a position he held for twenty years. Webster has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the 92nd Street Y, with the Tokyo, Cleveland, Muir, Ying, Enso, and Dover String Quartets, and with the festivals of Marlboro, Santa Fe, Norfolk, Chamber Music Northwest, Angel Fire, Steamboat Springs, Park City, Sitka, Kapalua, Bowdoin, Orcas Island, Skaneateles, La Musica di Asolo, Stratford, Victoria, and Domaine Forget.As soloist he has appeared with many orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra under Aaron Copland and the Boston Pops under John Williams. His travels have taken him as performer and teacher to most of the 50 states, as well as Canada, Mexico,Puerto Rico, Central and South America, Europe, Japan, China, Australia, and New Zealand. Webster was Acting Principal Clarinet of the San Francisco Symphony, and has served on the clarinet and/or conducting faculties of New England Conservatory, Boston University, University of Michigan, and the Eastman School, from which he earned his three degrees. Currently he is Professor of Music at Rice Universityâ??s Shepherd School of Music and Artistic Director of the Houston Youth Symphony, which has won multiple first prizes in national performance competitions.With his wife, flutist Leone Buyse, and pianist Robert Moeling, he plays in the Webster Trio, which has recorded his arrangements on Tour de France and World Wide Webster for Crystal Records. Otherarrangements were recorded for Nami and Camerata Tokyo in Japan with pianist Chizuko Sawa. Webster has also recorded for Albany, Arabesque, Beaumont, Bridge, Centaur, CRI, and New World. He has played at many ClarinetFests for the International Clarinet Association and written a column entitled â??TeachingClarinetâ? in The Clarinet Magazine since 1998. Michael Webster is a Buffet artist-clinician, performing on Buffet clarinets exclusively. NORWEGIAN DANCES (Grieg)Michael Websterâ??s transcriptions for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano have created the core literature for this instrumental genre. Working directly from Griegâ??s original piano four-hands version of the charmingly familiar Norwegian Dances, Webster has given flutists and clarinetists another addition to the ensembleâ??s repertoire.