SKU: PR.114419280
ISBN 9781491132357. UPC: 680160676125.
Inspired by Chinese tradition, this concerto-like dance suite includes: 1. Lion Dance, 2. YangKo, and 3. Muqam. Each movement draws from melodies and rhythms characteristic of various regions of China many centuries ago. CHINESE FOLK DANCE SUITE is available for violin with full orchestra, or as a recital work with piano.Supported by a major commissioning award from the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress, Chinese Folk Dance Suite is written for solo violin and orchestra; it was premiered by The Women’s Philharmonic with violin soloist Terrie Baune, conducted by Apo Hsu, on March 10, 2001, at Yerba Buena Center For the Arts Theater in San Francisco.Inspired by various Chinese traditional folk dances, the suite has three movements:I. Lion Dance. Traditionally, people dance with richly decorated hand-made lions, accompanied by percussion ensemble, to celebrate happy occasions and major festivals throughout the country. In this composition, I use Chinese drum and other percussion instruments in the background, to form a dynamic and rhythmic texture responding to the solo part, which imitates the tunes played on the suona (traditional Chinese trumpet). The pitch materials came from the traditional Guangdong tune “Dragon Boat Racing,†and the Chaozhou tune “Lion Playing Ball.â€II. YangKo. Originating in northern China, this is a major folk dance form in mass performance popularized in the country. In YangKo performance, people play rhythmic patterns on the drums hung around their waists while singing and dancing. In the second movement, I imagined a warm scene of YangKo dancing in distance. The solo violin plays a sweet and gracious melodic line while all members of the orchestra sing non-pitched syllables in different layers as the soft background, to imitate the percussion sound which produces the ever-going pulse.III. Muqam. This large-scale music and dance form, from the Uygur nationality in Xinjiang province, originated in the 15th century. My third movement use a 7/8 meter and the melodic style of Muqam music. The fiery dancing gesture culminates in the sustained climax section at the end of the work, after a colorful violin cadenza in both improvisational singing style and polyphonic writing with woven lines.
SKU: LO.99-2510L
UPC: 000308124408.
This lively, dance-like 16th century tune has inspired both secular and sacred arrangements by generations of writers. Now, Michael Bryson has ingeniously paired it with two historic texts, one for Advent/Christmas (“Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesusâ€) and one for General/Eastertide (“I Will Sing of My Redeemerâ€). Optional Flute and Percussion add to this anthem, which features regular two against three rhythm passages and imaginative choral writing.
SKU: MB.98567
ISBN 9780786650880. UPC: 796279065191. 5.5 x 8 inches.
A concise yet comprehensive survey of 20th Century music for both students and the general public. Written by Graham Hearn who states, my aim has been to highlight where composers have pushed boundaries, stretched our credibility and shown such leaps of imagination as to make us remember that the 20th Century is possibly the most extraordinary of them all.
SKU: BR.DV-7720-02
ISBN 9790200471557. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.
This book belongs to our collection of single issues from the ten-volume Gesualdo edition, which presented the composers complete works for the first time in a text-critical and practical version (with German prose translations of the vocal texts and aids for the pronunciation of the Italian). The single editions offer the most beautiful madrigals and sacred choral works in the customary editorial quality at a reasonable price.Tristis est anima mea (My Soul Is Sorrowful) was drawn from the 27 Responsories for the Passion Week which were published in their entirety in Vol. 7 of the Complete Edition (DV 4777). The bold expressiveness and imaginative interpretation of the text are brought to bear with particular compellingness in this motet by the princely Renaissance composer. Tristis est anima mea was included in 1998 in the list of optional contest works of the Fifth German Choral Competition.
SKU: AP.12-0571543049
ISBN 9780571543045. English.
Stringtastic Book 2 teaches through playing in an engaging exploration of musical styles. Part of the fully integrated Stringtastic series in which violin, viola, cello and double bass can all learn and play together in any combination. This Teacher's Accompaniment book provides the complete piano score which works with any combination of the instrumental parts. Learn as you play through the world of Stringtastic, with 62 imaginative pieces that have been specifically designed to establish a secure playing technique and build confidence one step at a time. Following on from Stringtastic Book 1, Book 2 takes the student from Grade 1 (Early Elementary) to Grade 2 (Elementary) level. Featuring equal-level duets for all instruments, the pieces are ideal for individual and group tuition as well as flexible ensemble and classroom settings. Every piece is supported by an exciting backing track plus a piano-only track for practice, all available to download. Mark Wilson and Paul Wood have developed an engaging and accessible new series of string-playing method books⦠The presentation will appeal to young learners, and the careful, well-conceived pedagogy will thrill their teachers! Furthermore, the Stringtastic integrated approach gives proper deference to the social aspect of music-making by allowing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists to play together from the start. I look forward to sharing this method with my young students and colleagues in early music education. -- Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies, Sheridan College.
SKU: BO.B.3723
L'Ull de vent [Wind's eye] is a four- hand piano work for students who want to begin with that type of piano playing. It was composed and dedicated to two of my students, Andrea and Nuria, who premiered the work at Bisbal del Penedes School of Music during their elementary studies. The name of the work refers to public primary school of the town; a modernist singular building built by the architect Antoni Pons Dominguez. The wind's eye is a place, where possibly go all the winds of the lower Penedes region.The pieces have a progressive difficulty, where student can work the basic aspects of four-hand piano playing, in complement with particular piano study. Finally, what really I looked for, besides that students loved more music and piano, is that through its effort they can be able to listen what music dictates to their imagination.
SKU: AP.12-0571543022
ISBN 9780571543021. English.
Stringtastic Book 2: Cello teaches through playing in an engaging exploration of musical styles. Part of the fully integrated Stringtastic series in which violin, viola, cello, and double bass can all learn and play together in any combination. Learn as you play through the world of Stringtastic, with 62 imaginative pieces that have been specifically designed to establish a secure playing technique and build confidence one step at a time. Following on from Stringtastic Book 1, this book takes the student from Grade 1 (Early Elementary) to Grade 2 (Elementary) level. Featuring equal-level duets for all instruments, the pieces are ideal for individual and group tuition as well as flexible ensemble and classroom settings. Every piece is supported by an exciting backing track plus a piano-only track for practice---all available to download. The Stringtastic Book 2: Teacher's Accompaniment book provides the complete piano score which works with any combination of the instrumental parts. Mark Wilson and Paul Wood have developed an engaging and accessible new series of string-playing method books⦠The presentation will appeal to young learners, and the careful, well-conceived pedagogy will thrill their teachers! Furthermore, the Stringtastic integrated approach gives proper deference to the social aspect of music-making by allowing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists to play together from the start. I look forward to sharing this method with my young students and colleagues in early music education. -- Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies, Sheridan College.
SKU: GI.G-CD-915
Catholic Irish Classics celebrates the sacred music of an ancient heritage and culture. The songs on this CD, both old and new, reflect the rich spirituality of Ireland. Beloved tunes such as slane and st. columba have been sung for centuries paired with relatively newer texts like “Be Thou My Vision†and “O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God.†Meanwhile, songs like “The Clouds’ Veil†or “May the Road Rise to Meet You†are contemporary musical settings of prayers and texts that have issued from the lips of the faithful for generations. This recording features the talented voices of Liam Lawton, Theresa Donohoo, Ian Callanan, and many more. Have a listen and let Catholic Irish Classics feed your soul, spark your imagination, and whisk you away on a journey of faith to the Emerald Isle.  .
SKU: HL.233289
12.0x9.25x0.43 inches.
Score and separate parts with spiral-bound keyboard/organ part. Number 5, 1950 was Mark Rothko's last painting before the breakthrough into his mature format. In it the luminous color fields of a classic Rothko are inscribed across the middle with three delicate lines. Describing this painting and its pivotal position in Rothko's work, Brian O'Doherty observes: 'After this, the lines disappear completely.' In recent years gesture and figuration have disappeared from my music. What used to be background has emerged to become a musical world composed entirely of floating color fields. In this new world I've changed media, moving from the orchestra to smaller combinations of acoustical instruments and electronically-processed sounds. I still think in orchestral terms, but this hybrid medium allows me to create orchestral textures for more practical and readily available ensembles. Initially I imagined this as a kind of monolithic music -an entire piece as one rich and complex sound. Then I came to hear it as homophonic or heterophonic. And now - in this musical world that I thought was completely free of lines - I've come to hear a polyphony of harmonic clouds. Maybe the lines never disappear completely. Maybe Christian Wolff was right when he quipped: 'No matter what we do, sooner or later it all sounds melodic.' - John Luther Adams.
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