Clarinet Quintet - intermediate

SKU: BT.DHP-1064015-070

Composed by Charles Francois Gounod and Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Lorenzo Bocci. Music Box. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 2006. 12 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1064015-070. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1064015-070).

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

Over the course of time, many composers have honoured the mother of Jesus with a musical Ave Maria (a Hail Mary). One of the most well-known is that of the French composer Charles François Gounod (1818-1893), who added a melody to the first prelude from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier by the German master-composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). The result is a long, lyrical melody line with a wonderfully built-up curve of tension, floating above a softly sparkling accompaniment. Lorenzo Bocci has arranged the Ave Maria by Bach/Gounod for clarinet ensemble.

Veel componisten hebben in de loop der tijden de moeder van Jezus geëerd met een muzikaal Ave Maria (een Weesgegroet). Een van de bekendste is dat van de Franse componist Charles François Gounod (1818-1893), die de melodie toevoegdeaan de eerste prelude uit Das wohltemperierte Klavier van de Duitse meestercomponist Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Het resultaat is een lange, lyrische melodielijn met een prachtig opgebouwde spanningsboog over eenzacht sprankelende basis. Lorenzo Bocci bewerkte het Ave Maria van Bach/Gounod voor klarinetensemble.

Das Ave Maria ist von Komponisten aller Epochen vertont worden. Eine der berühmtesten Vertonungen stammt von Charles Gounod. Dieser legte seine Melodie über die Musik zum 1. Präludium aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier von Johann Sebastian Bach, weshalb das Werk als Ave Maria von Bach-Gounod in die Musikgeschichte einging. Lorenzo Bocci bearbeitete die schöne Musik für Klarinettenquartett.

Nombreux sont les compositeurs qui ont au fil du temps glorifié la mère de Jésus en mettant en musique un Ave Maria (Je vous salue, Marie). L’un des plus célèbres est celui du compositeur français Charles-François Gounod (1818-1893) qui a composé une Méditation sur le premier prélude extrait du Clavier bien Tempéré (Das wohltemperierte Klavier) du maître allemand Jean-Sébastien Bach (1685-1750).

L’Ave Maria è stata scritta da compositori di tutte le epoche. Una delle più famose è senza dubbio quella di Charles Gounod che sovrappose la sua melodia alla musica del primo preludio da il Clavicembalo Ben Temperato di Johann Sebastian Bach. Per questa ragione il brano entrò nella storia della musica come Ave Maria di Bach-Gounod. L’arrangiamento per quartetto di clarinetti è firmato Lorenzo Bocci.

String quartet, Contrabass (ad libitum) - Level 3

SKU: VD.ED24124

Composed by Jules Massenet. Arranged by Wolfgang Birtel. Der Musikalische Salon Vol. 21. Classical. Score, parts. 7 S. Part. + 15 S. Stimmen pages. Verlag Dohr #ED24124. Published by Verlag Dohr (VD.ED24124).

ISBN 9790202011249. 11.69 x 8.26 inches.

Guitar and string quartet - Advanced

SKU: DY.DO-1526

Composed by Stephen Goss. Score and parts. Les Editions Doberman-Yppan #DO 1526. Published by Les Editions Doberman-Yppan (DY.DO-1526).

ISBN 9782897963064.

Wynwood Walls draws on 9 artworks which lend their titles to the 9 connected sections of the quintet. The music reflects and amplifies my own subjective responses to the artworks.

The movements are organised in pairs, circling out from a still centre – No Woman, No Cry. The title for this centrepiece comes from Chris Ofili’s moving portrait of Doreen Lawrence, the mother of a teenager murdered in an unprovoked racist attack. As well as this specific reference, the artist intended the painting to be read as a universal portrayal of melancholy, solace, and grief. The two segments flanking No Woman, No Cry complete the central triptych. Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks explores loneliness and isolation, while Grayson Perry’s #Lamentation is a meditation on remembrance and the transience of life. In contrast to the rest of Wynwood Walls, the music here is dark and introspective.

I want my time with you is a giant neon sign designed by Tracey Emin for St. Pancras Station, London. Selfie with Sunflowers is an essay written by Julian Barnes about our over-familiarisation with Van Gogh’s iconic sunflower paintings. The music is sentimental, bordering on schmaltz and kitsch. Sunflower Seeds and Infinity Room are a pair of moto perpetuo scherzos inspired by the minimalist installations of Ai Weiwei and Yayoi Kusama respectively. The opening section, Bathers at Asnières, suggests Seurat’s iconic painting, while the finale, Seurat’s Bathers, evokes Howard Hodgkin’s reworking of the Seurat using a blaze of vivid colours.

The title of the quintet is borrowed from the Wynwood art district of Miami – an area characterised by the hundreds of colourful street murals which decorate the walls of old warehouses in the neighbourhood. In performance, the artworks can be projected onto a screen behind the ensemble.

Wynwood Walls s'appuient sur 9 œuvres d'art dont les titres prêtent leurs noms aux 9 sections connectées du quintette. La musique reflète et amplifie mes propres réponses subjectives aux œuvres d'art.

Les mouvements sont organisés par paires, émergeant d'un centre immobile - No Woman, No Cry. Le titre de cette pièce maîtresse provient du portrait émouvant de Chris Ofili de Doreen Lawrence, la mère d'un adolescent assassiné lors d'une attaque raciste gratuite. En plus de cette référence spécifique, l'artiste a voulu que le tableau soit perçu comme une représentation universelle de la mélancolie, du réconfort et du chagrin. Les deux segments flanquant No Woman, No Cry complètent le triptyque central. Nighthawks d'Edward Hopper explore la solitude et l'isolement, tandis que #Lamentation de Grayson Perry est une méditation sur le souvenir et la fugacité de la vie. Contrairement au reste des Wynwood Walls, la musique ici est sombre et introspective.

I want my time with you est un immense panneau néon conçu par Tracey Emin pour la gare de St. Pancras, à Londres. Selfie with Sunflowers est un essai écrit par Julian Barnes sur notre sur-familiarisation avec les peintures emblématiques de tournesols de Van Gogh. La musique est sentimentale, frôlant le kitsch et le sentimentalisme. Sunflower Seeds et Infinity Room sont une paire de scherzos moto perpetuo inspirés des installations minimalistes d'Ai Weiwei et de Yayoi Kusama respectivement. La section d'ouverture, Bathers at Asnières, suggère le tableau emblématique de Seurat, tandis que le finale, Seurat’s Bathers, évoque la réinterprétation de Seurat par Howard Hodgkin en utilisant une explosion de couleurs vives.

Le titre du quintette est emprunté au quartier artistique de Wynwood à Miami - une zone caractérisée par les centaines de fresques murales colorées qui ornent les murs des vieux entrepôts du quartier. En performance, les œuvres d'art peuvent être projetées sur un écran derrière l'ensemble.

Chamber Music Cello, Piano

SKU: CF.B3473

Composed by Ernest Bloch. Edited by Julian Schwarz. Set of Score and Parts. 12+4 pages. Carl Fischer Music #B3473. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.B3473).

ISBN 9781491161999. UPC: 680160920679. Key: C major.

Composed in 1924, Ernest Bloch’s Méditation Hébraϊque is a plaintive and reverent musical reflection that flows through many emotions in a series of uninterrupted movements: Moderato, Allegro deciso, and Moderato. Passionate rubato phrases are flecked with light touches of ornamentation, much like the inflections of a cantor's voice. Hemiola rhythms, dynamic swells, and contrapuntal interaction with the piano lead the soulful voice of the cello to its upper range in a dramatic dialogue that eventually descends to a more subdued and stately resolution. Cellist and teacher Julian Schwarz provides practical fingerings and phrase markings to achieve the alternating bright and warm tone that are essential to adequately express the sacred beauty  of the music. .

For Violin and Piano Piano Accompaniment; Violin (Violin/Piano)

SKU: HL.978474

Arranged by Endre Granat. LKM Music. Classical, General Worship, Sacred. Softcover. Lauren Keiser Music Publishing #S511046. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing (HL.978474).

ISBN 9781638871361. UPC: 196288090922. 9.0x12.0x0.102 inches.

This one of a kind album pairs two of the most performed Ave Maria's for violin and piano, meticulously edited by Jascha Heifetz' protege, Endre Granat. The first of these is Schubert's melody, which was originally composed as a setting of a song from Walter Scott's popular narrative poem The Lady of the Lake, titled, “Ellen's Third Song” (Ellens dritter Gesang). The opening words and refrain of Ellen's song, namely “Ave Maria” (Latin for “Hail Mary”), may have led to the idea of adapting Schubert's melody as a setting for the full text of the traditional Roman Catholic prayer. The Latin version of the song is now so frequently used with Schubert's melody that it has led to the misconception that he originally wrote the melody as a setting for the “Ave Maria.” The second Ave Maria in this collection was created when Gounod famously improvised the melody over the background of J.S. Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846, from The Well-Tempered Clavier. Gounod's beatiful improvisation was transcribed by his future father-in-law Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, which was published with the Bach keyboard accompaniment in 1835 under the title “Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach.” Alongside Schubert's version, the Bach/Gounod Ave Maria has become a fixture at funerals, wedding masses, and quinceañeras. Both works have been recorded hundreds of times during the twentieth century.

SKU: HL.49019259

German. Composed by Jules Massenet. This edition: Paperback/Soft Cover. Book. Edition Schott. Biography/Composers & Musicians, Classical. 176 pages. Schott Music #SEM8310. Published by Schott Music (HL.49019259).

ISBN 9783254083104. German. Author: Stefan Schmidl.

His 'Méditation' has almost become a 'hit', his operas 'Manon' and 'Werther' are part of the repertoire of all major opera houses and yet the composer Jules Massenet (1842-1912) has remained rather unknown up to now. But this is going to change: On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Massenet's death, Stefan Schmidl presents the first biography of this grand seigneur of the French opera in the German language. He shows that Massenet's compositions were a lot more complex than 'Manon' and 'Werther' suggest and presents a new view of the music history of the 19th and early 20th centuries.Stefan Schmidl is a research fellow at the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Apart from teaching and lecturing activities, he has published papers on topics in musicology, cultural science and media science. Text in German.