New Edition of the Complete Works V/5. Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. In addition to his symphonies, Franz Schubert also wrote and handed down to posterity a total of eight finished concert overtures (two of them in two versions) between ca. 1811 and 1819. With the exception of the “Overture in D” (D 4) to the comedy “Der Teufel als Hydraulicus” (“The Devil as Engineer”) and the “Overture in D” (D 26), whose original title was cut out of the manuscript, they are all compositions which are associated neither with a drama nor a programme. They thus embody the type of the pure concert overture at an astonishingly early point in the history of music and are also in keeping with this terminologically by virtue of explicitly not having any other appellations whatsoever in the title: the epithet common for two works “in the Italian style” was only added posthumously. Our volume sees publication for the first time of the “Italian Overture in C” (D 591) in its two authentic versions, this being in contrast to the performance tradition based on a potpourri of the sources. The widely handed-down but corrupted musical course of the “Overture in D” (D 590) has likewise been rectified for the first time. Overshadowed by his symphonies, Schubert’s overtures have hitherto been largely undervalued both in their reception and in musical practice – including the “Overture in E minor” (D 648), which sees Schubert venturing into radically new spheres of expression to a greater extent than in virtually any other of his works./ Recueil / Orchestre

Hymnus was commissioned by the Wilhelmina Easterein Fanfare Orchestra in the Autumn of 1999 for their performance at the World Music Contest Kerkrade. The commission was the result of a collaboration between the composer and the thenmusical director Marten van der Wal. The exact meaning of the word Hymnus is not known but it is taken in this presentation to mean hymn or hymn-like. The melodic material is organic and grows from an initial unison tone. Thisinterval is gradually expanded to form the cell F E C F a semitone third fifth. The only other melodic motif is the ascending three-note pattern spanning a major third. This is the second of his compositions to use this ascending motif theother being Fanfare for a Bright New Age for Brass Band and Organ also of 2000. These characteristic intervals appear in many contrasting moods and guises throughout the piece. The opening unison notes are intended to convey as sense ofpower and magnificence like the first sounds at the dawning of the universe. After the immense power a period of stunned silence and reverence. The evolution of the hymn melody incorporates a variety of moods and atmospheres sometimes expressing much joy and celebration whilst also suggesting periods of intense savagery or prayerful contemplation. The hymn builds as the piece progresses and is finally stated in its complete form at letter W. The official worldpremiere of the work was given by Wilhelmina Easterein at the World Music Contest 2001. Whilst the composer was unable to attend in person he was able to enjoy the premier simultaneously transmitted via a mobile phone from the audience! Conductors Note The tempo indications are to be viewed as a guide rather than a literal instruction. Within the music there is an innate sense of pulse and metre lending itself to considerable rubato. Melody is king and all else is mere support and decoration careful attention must therefore be given to balance.

A Fanfare of Bells (Une fanfare de cloches) est une musique festive composée pour une occasion bien particulière : en 2012 pour la première fois les jeunes Allemands du 3BA Brass Band participèrent au Championnat du Brass Band flamand à Malines en Belgique dans la division la plus haute la section A. Ce championnat soutient vivement la composition et l?exécution de nouvelles pièces. Mêlant de brillantes fanfares et des mélodies exaltantes A Fanfare of Bells traduit bien l?ambiance d?un festival. La pièce contient des passages lyriques et mélodiques qui mettent en valeur les compétences et la maîtrise du 3BA Brass Band ainsi que divers passages techniques quiattestent de la virtuosité de certains musiciens. Des carillons de cloches au début et à la fin de l?oeuvre annoncent un renouveau dans la musique pour brass band en Allemagne et en Autriche.A Fanfare of Bells est également un hommage aux splendides sonorités des cuivres qui se panachent pour créer les sons les plus subtils mais aussi à leur éclatante beauté visuelle. Que les cloches sonnent !

SSAATTBB Chorus a cappella-This movement is the beginning of a Mass called Sunrise and according to its composer it is to ?be performed with the sense of floating in space.? A fine challenge for accomplished high school choirs and beyond! The setting uses the Latin Kyrie Eleison text.

Creation 04/11/2018 - Cologne (Germany), Philharmonie - Anaïs Gaudemard (harp) Sponsor Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Philharmonie de Paris Dedication to Anaïs Gaudemard Notice Nighthawks is a work for solo harp. When Anaïs Gaudemard [1] asked me to write this work, she wanted to integrate it into a program on the theme of birds. I immediately thought of the work Nighthawks (1942) - or Night Birds - by the American realist painter Edward Hopper (1882-1967). Inspired by this work, I designed the piece in one piece as a trip to the heart of this painting. Hopper projects there a snapshot of American daily life. The scene takes place at a late hour of the night and several atmospheres emerge from it. Indeed, the eye is at the same time attracted by this dark, deserted, and immaculate street of an American downtown; intrigued by the frozen situation of the four characters inside a brightly colored diner; and hypnotized by the glare of the huge bar window. Contrasting with the darkness of the street, the light from this neon-lit window is striking. It thus separates the two atmospheres of the painting. The view of the spectator through it is from outside to inside the bar. The absence of an exit door gives the impression that the characters are isolated and their solitude is further reinforced by this glass which surrounds the illuminated stage - as if they were under a bell . Inside the diner, a man seen from behind is eating; a couple stand side by side (the man smokes; the woman is dressed in red); a server is busy. We don't know anything about them. What are they doing at such a late hour? Where is the exit? What are they discussing? Do they know each other? I wanted to musically conceive this scene from the viewer's point of view, as if we were caught up, sucked into the very interior of the painting. The introduction - Mysterious, dark - sounds the twelve strokes of midnight and plunges us into the darkness of this typically American street. From this nocturnal atmosphere is born a strange song - almost padded with xylophonic sounds - as if we could not hear it distinctly through the luminous glass which separates the street and the bar. Caught up in this bright light, we pass through the window and gradually return inside the diner by means of a hypnotic loop repeated tirelessly, as if we were entering a state of trance - Hypnotic. It is the underlying tension of this frozen situation of the characters that I wanted to represent in the central passage - Rhythmic and pulsed. Then, we come out of this feeling of hypnosis by passing through the bar window again and rediscover the nocturnal atmosphere of this deserted and immaculate street - Hypnotic - Mysterious. Camille Pepin [1] Creator and dedicatee of the piece Hurry What a simply beautiful work here! Camille Pépin, born in 1990, had a career marked by dance and composition. But we discover here quite simply an artist, who invites us to the contemplation of a work of the painter Edward Hopper. Having worked on composition and orchestration with Thierry Perrine as well as with Thierry Escaich, Guillaume Connesson and Marc-André Dalbavie, she has forged an original language which allows her here to bewitch us both by her music and by contemplation of the painting. We can judge by the interpretation of this piece on YouTube that we will listen to while looking at the painting. Of course, you can also listen to the work as it is: it is sufficient. But with the painting ... Daniel blackstone Music Education n ° 128 (Jan-Feb 2020)

Vocal Score-With each of the four movements depicting a particular season the listener is escorted through the changing landscapes and atmospheres of rural Lincolnshire U.K. - the composer’s native county. The work interweavesoriginal text and melodies with traditional folk song sung by the semi-chorus.

Vocal Score Semi-Chorus-With each of the four movements depicting a particular season the listener is escorted through the changing landscapes and atmospheres of rural Lincolnshire U.K. - the composer’s native county. The work interweavesoriginal text and melodies with traditional folk song sung by the semi-chorus.

Par GRECO JOSE LUIS. Composed in 2000 and premiered by Mariana Todorova, concertmaster of the Spanish Radio and Television Orchestra, and pianist Irini Gaitani at the Monumental Theater of Madrid on 1 December 2001. Recorded on Albany Records by Yulia Iglinova Milstein, violin, and Ilona Timchenko, piano. The work distills six different moods and atmospheres in a sometimes virtuosic, sometimes lyrical setting. / Date parution : 2022-04-01/ Répertoire / Violon et Piano

Here is a captivating piece for young band that explores the intrinsic beauty of the earth and mans quest to preserve it. John Higgins imaginative composition uses contemporary sounds and techniques to create stunningly vividmusical portraits. Thefive sections are: Atmospheres Rain Forest Oceana Metropolis and Mountain Vistas.

Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo is an emerging star in the realm of choral works and also with music for Wind Band. Similar to his earlier band works Meridian and The Spheres Serenity is based on a successful choral work. Beautifully arranged by J. Eric Wilson along with the composer this version for wind band maintains all the wonder and magic of the original work.The opening is ethereal and somber with sustained chords in Clarinets and bowed Percussion supporting a delicate Oboe solo. The middle section shifts the principal modality from minor to major and the layering orchestration and rising tessitura creates a tremendousrush of energy that leads to a triumphant climax. The closing section returns to the timbre of the opening but now painted with hopefulness and healing.

A sense of awe and mystery is depicted in the text and music of this original work as well as our unique connection to nature the earth the sun and the movement of the spheres. Although not specifically limited to the Winter Solstice the mood of this piece gives it special appeal for winter and holiday programming. Available separately: SATB SSA. Duration: ca. 2:55.

Here is a captivating piece for young band that explores the intrinsic beauty of the earth and man's quest to preserve it. John Higgins' imaginative composition uses contemporary sounds and techniques to create stunningly vividmusical portraits. The five sections are: Atmospheres Rain Forest Oceana Metropolis and Mountain Vistas.

Par KILLMAYER WILHELM. ‘Humour plays a role, and my pieces are also an attempt to entertain people.’ Words not often associated with contemporary music, but Wilhelm Killmayer wants to place fun and seriousness side by side. Different tonal spheres are found in the “Impromptu” and the jaunty “Scherzo lento” which uses tap tones for example. The “Chorale” that follows allows the music to drift seamlessly into atonality. In the fourth romance ‘Im Schumannschen Ton’ (‘The Schumann Sound’), a diatonic melody is complicated so much that the ending distorts to the beginning, ‘just like man combines many different qualities’. In the concluding “Capriccio”, shifting time signatures and dynamic ?uctuations are combined in a virtuoso manner. A humourous piece which demands the purest concentration from the players./ Répertoire / Violoncelle et Piano