| Arrival of the Black Swans for Euphonium and Piano Euphonium, Piano (duet) Cherry Classics
Composed by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Romantic solo w...(+)
Composed by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Romantic solo with Pianno. Solo part and Piano accompaniment. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2648).
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| Richard Rodney Bennett: Partridge Pie Book 2 For Piano Piano solo Music Sales
Piano SKU: HL.14025080 Composed by Richard Rodney Bennett. Music Sales Am...(+)
Piano SKU: HL.14025080 Composed by Richard Rodney Bennett. Music Sales America. Exam Material. Book [Softcover]. 16 pages. Music Sales #NOV100323. Published by Music Sales (HL.14025080). UPC: 502067952945. 8.25x11.75x0.073 inches. Richard Rodney Bennett presents a set of delightful yet simple Piano pieces based around the traditional song of the Twelve Days Of Christmas. This particular title contains pieces seven to twelve, and the full set has been recorded by the composer on his My Keyboard Friends CD release. $13.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| The Swan Choral TTBB Gentry Publications
Choral (TTBB Choir) SKU: HL.1432567 Composed by Richard Burchard. Gentry ...(+)
Choral (TTBB Choir) SKU: HL.1432567 Composed by Richard Burchard. Gentry Publications. Octavo. Gentry Publications #JG2642. Published by Gentry Publications (HL.1432567). UPC: 196288203186. Richard Burchard's “The Swan” is a stirring piece for TB ensemble, piano, and optional string quartet, honoring the elegance of the majestic swan. Burchard's mastery and Rilke's poetic verses beautifully intertwine, capturing the swan's serene glide on water. An ideal selection for high school, college, and festival choirs, this composition evokes profound beauty and tribute to nature's grace. $3.50 - See more - Buy online | | |
| The Silver Swan Choral SATB SATB divisi, A Cappella Gentry Publications
SATB (divisi) a cappella Choral (SATB divisi) SKU: HL.540125 Composed by ...(+)
SATB (divisi) a cappella Choral (SATB divisi) SKU: HL.540125 Composed by Orlando Gibbons and Richard Burchard. Gentry Publications. Concert. Octavo. Gentry Publications #JG2599. Published by Gentry Publications (HL.540125). UPC: 196288075745. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches. Gibbons first wrote the famous setting of his text in 1612. The clever poem shares when a swan's voice is heard and compares it to the state of human character. Burchard not only maintains the poem but a renaissance motet style colored in 21st century harmonies. College and comminity choirs will ennjoy this brilliant work. $3.35 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Wagner R Lohengrin Schott
(TB BR) SKU: HL.49041686 Einfuhrung und Kommentar. Composed by Ric...(+)
(TB BR) SKU: HL.49041686 Einfuhrung und Kommentar. Composed by Richard Wagner. Edited by Kurt Pahlen. This edition: Paperback/Soft Cover. Paperback. Serie Musik. Diese umfassende Einfuhrung in Wagners Oper Lohengrin enthalt das vollstandige Libretto mit zahlreichen Notenbeispielen. Kurt Pahlen kommentiert das Werk durch musikbezogene Hinweise sowie Erlauterungen zur inneren und ausseren Handlung. Eine das Geschehe. Text book/libretto. 318 pages. Schott Music #SEM 8030. Published by Schott Music (HL.49041686). ISBN 9783254080301. 4.75x7.5x0.727 inches. German. Wagner's 'Lohengrin' is described as a 'great romantic opera' in which Wagner opens up two completely different worlds for the listener. On the one hand, there is the mystical world of the Knight of the Grail which could be described as embodiment of the Christian element in 'Lohengrin', and on the other hand, there is the opposing magical world of Ortrud. Wagner had studied the origins of the medieval legend of the Knight of the Swan intensively for years, with Wolfram von Eschenbach's work certainly being the best source for Wagner's libretto.Apart from the libretto, this edition contains introductory commentaries of Kurt Pahlen who also adds information on the compositional structure and context to the musical as well as external and internal dramatic action of the opera. A short synopsis and a brief outline of the genesis bring the work into relation with the composer's entire oeuvre and life, thus offering a comprehensive, richly illustrated introduction. $15.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Arrival of the Black Swans Trombone and Piano Cherry Classics
Trombone & Piano - Moderately Advanced SKU: CY.CC2397 Composed by Richard...(+)
Trombone & Piano - Moderately Advanced SKU: CY.CC2397 Composed by Richard Wagner. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Romantic solo with Piano. Solo part & Piano. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2397). Ralph Sauer has arranged a marvelous song by Wagner called the Arrival of the Black Swans or Ankunft be den schwarzen Schwanen for Trombone and Piano. Arrival of the Black Swans by Richard Wagner was originally written for solo piano in 1861 and first published in 1897. A somber opening is followed by a moving middle section, reminiscent of passages from Lohengrin. This song is in Wagner's romantic style and is for moderately advanced performers. Length of the song is about 4.5 minutes & includes Tenor Clef for the Trombone part. $20.00 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Oxford Book Of Flexible Anthems
Choral SATB [Vocal Score] Hildegard
A Clare Benediction Composed by John Rutter A Prayer Of St Richard Of Chicheste...(+)
A Clare Benediction Composed by John Rutter
A Prayer Of St Richard Of Chichester Composed by L. J. White
Alleluia Composed by William Boyce
Author Of Life Divine Composed by Cecilia Mcdowall
Be Still For The Presence Of The Lord Composed by David Evans; Arranged by Richard Shephard
Bread Of The World Composed by Scottish Traditional; Arranged by Alan Bullard
Brightest And Best Composed by Malcolm Archer
Christ Is The World's True Light Composed by W. K. Stanton
Christ The Lord Is Risen Again Composed by Richard Shephard
Christians Shout For Joy And Gladness Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Come Down, O Love Divine Composed by Hilary Tadman-robins
Plainsong: Creator Of The Stars Arranged by John Scott
Drop, Drop Slow Tears Composed by Kerry Andrew
Evening Service In C Composed by Frank Henry Shera
Fairest Lord Jesus Composed by Martin How
Gabriel To Mary Came Composed by 14th Century Irish; Arranged by Alan Bullard
Give Thanks To God Composed by Botswanan Traditional; Arranged by Alan Bullard
God Be In My Head Composed by Armstrong Gibbs
God In Mine Eternity Composed by Alan Bullard
God So Loved The World Composed by Alan Bullard
God That Madest Earth And Heaven Composed by Welsh Traditional; Arranged by David Thorne
Hail, Virgin Mary (Ave Maria) Composed by Franz Liszt
Hark, The Glad Sound Composed by David Thorne
Harvest Carol Composed by Ian Ray
He Is Risen Composed by Cecil Cope
Hide Not Thy Face Composed by Richard Farrant
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Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy Is The Lord Composed by Franz Schubert; Arranged by Alan Bullard
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty Composed by Alan Smith
Hosanna To The Son Of David Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Irish Blessing Composed by Bob Chilcott
Jesu, Lamb Of God, Redeemer (Ave Verum Corpus) Composed by Edward Elgar
Jesus Christ The Apple Tree Composed by English Traditional; Arranged by Alan Bullard
Jubilate (Let Us Praise You) Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Lamb Of God (Agnus Dei) Composed by Samuel Webbe
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Composed by Stephen Cleobury
Like The Murmur Of The Dove's Song Composed by Alan Smith
Lord, In Thy Mercy Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn
Magnificat And Nunc Dimittis In C Composed by F. H. Shera
Never Weather-beaten Sail Composed by Thomas Campion; Arranged by Alan Bullard
Now The Green Blade Riseth Composed by French Traditional; Arranged by Alan Bullard
O Breath Of Life Composed by English Traditional; Arranged by Alan Bullard
O For A Closer Walk With God Composed by Charles Villiers Stanford
O God Of Mercy Composed by Simon Lole
O God, Your Goodness Composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven
O Praise God In His Holiness Composed by John Weldon
Panis Angelicus Composed by Cesar Auguste Franck
Peace Between Nations Composed by Christopher Wiggins
Pie Jesu Composed by Gabriel Faure
Praise To The Trinity Composed by Hildegard Of Bingen
Psalm 150 Composed by Bob Chilcott
Rejoice In The Lord Always Composed by Christopher Wiggins
Shout For Joy Composed by African Traditional; Arranged by Alan Bullard
Star Of Wonder Composed by Alan Bullard
The Eternal Gifts Of Christ The King Composed by Guidetti/henry G. Ley
The Heavens Sing Praises To God Composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven
The Lord Ascendeth Composed by Michael Praetorius
The Lord Bless You And Keep You Composed by John Rutter
The Lord's My Shepherd Composed by Bob Chilcott
The Peace Of God Composed by Alan Bullard
The True And Living Bread Composed by David Blackwell
There Is No Rose Composed by Andrew Smith
Thou Visitest The Earth Composed by Maurice Greene
To Be A Pilgrim Composed by Nick Burt
Were You There? Composed by American Spiritual; Arranged by Peter Hunt
Where All Charity And Love Are (Ubi Caritas) Arranged by Alan Bullard
Wondrous Cross Composed by Philip Wilby
The Oxford Book of Flexible Anthems by Alan Bullard (1947-). For flexible instrumentation. Mixed Voices. Sacred. Paperback. 296 pages. Published by Oxford University Press
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| The Romantic Era Piano solo Hal Leonard
55 Selections from Symphonies, Ballets, Operas & Piano Literature for Piano Solo...(+)
55 Selections from Symphonies, Ballets, Operas & Piano Literature for Piano Solo. Arranged by Blake Neely, Richard Walters. World's Greatest Classical Music. Size 9x12 inches. 240 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.
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| The Boy's Changing Voice Piano, Voice [Sheet music + Audio access] Hal Leonard
20 Vocal Solos. Composed by Various. Edited by Richard Walters. Vocal Collection...(+)
20 Vocal Solos. Composed by Various. Edited by Richard Walters. Vocal Collection. Instruction. Softcover Audio Online. 56 pages. Published by Hal Leonard
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| The Student Singer Voice solo [Sheet music + CD] Hal Leonard
(25 Songs in English for Classical Voice With a CD of Piano Accomp). Edited by R...(+)
(25 Songs in English for Classical Voice With a CD of Piano Accomp). Edited by Richard Walters. Vocal Collection. Softcover with CD. 72 pages. Published by Hal Leonard
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| English Songs: Renaissance to Baroque - High Voice
High voice [Sheet music + Audio access] Hal Leonard
The Vocal Library High Voice. Composed by Various. Arranged by Richard Walters, ...(+)
The Vocal Library High Voice. Composed by Various. Arranged by Richard Walters, Steven Stolen. Vocal Collection. Play Along. Softcover Audio Online. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (
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| English Songs: Renaissance to Baroque - High Voice (Book only) High voice, Piano Hal Leonard
The Vocal Library. By Various. Arranged by Steven Stolen and Richard Walters. (H...(+)
The Vocal Library. By Various. Arranged by Steven Stolen and Richard Walters. (High Voice). Vocal Collection. Size 9x12 inches. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard Corporation.
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| The Student Singer Voice solo [Sheet music + Audio access] Hal Leonard
25 Songs in English for Classical Voice - High Voice Edition. Composed by Variou...(+)
25 Songs in English for Classical Voice - High Voice Edition. Composed by Various. Edited by Richard Walters. Vocal Collection. Classical. Softcover Audio Online. 72 pages. Published by Hal Leonard
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| First 50 Classical Pieces You Should Play on the Violin Violin Hal Leonard
Composed by Various. Edited by Richard Walters. Misc. Classical. Softcover. 13...(+)
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| English Songs: Renaissance to Baroque - Low Voice Low voice, Piano [Sheet music + Audio access] Hal Leonard
The Vocal Library Low Voice. Composed by Various. Arranged by Richard Walters, S...(+)
The Vocal Library Low Voice. Composed by Various. Arranged by Richard Walters, Steven Stolen. Vocal Collection. Play Along. Softcover Audio Online. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard
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| Romantic American Art Songs - High Voice High voice, Piano [Sheet music] - Intermediate Schirmer
(High Voice). Arranged by Richard Walters. For high voice and piano. Vocal Colle...(+)
(High Voice). Arranged by Richard Walters. For high voice and piano. Vocal Collection. Classical Period, Americana and Vocal Standards. Difficulty: medium. Collection (two copies needed for performance). Vocal melody, lyrics and piano accompaniment. 218 pages. G. Schirmer #ED3851. Published by G. Schirmer
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| English Songs: Renaissance to Baroque - Low Voice (Book only) Low voice, Piano Hal Leonard
The Vocal Library. By Various. Arranged by Steven Stolen, Richard Walters. (Low...(+)
The Vocal Library. By Various. Arranged by Steven Stolen, Richard Walters. (Low Voice). Vocal Collection. Size 9x12 inches. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard Corporation.
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| Bradley's New Giant Piano Book Piano solo [Sheet music] - Easy Alfred Publishing
(15th Updated Edition) Arranged by Richard Bradley. Collection for easy solo pia...(+)
(15th Updated Edition) Arranged by Richard Bradley. Collection for easy solo piano. 304 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.
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| Standard Vocal Literature - An Introduction to Repertoire (Soprano)
Soprano voice [Sheet music + Audio access] Hal Leonard
Soprano. Composed by Various. Arranged by Richard Walters. Hal Leonard Vocal Col...(+)
Soprano. Composed by Various. Arranged by Richard Walters. Hal Leonard Vocal Collection. Classical and Opera. Softcover Audio Online. 136 pages. Published by Hal Leonard
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| G. Schirmer American Aria Anthology
Soprano voice Schirmer Soprano. Arranged by
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| Hymns of Praise and Power - Organ
Organ [Sheet music] Fred Bock Music Company
By Fred Swann. Fred Bock Publications. Size 9x12 inches. 32 pages. Published by ...(+)
By Fred Swann. Fred Bock Publications. Size 9x12 inches. 32 pages. Published by Fred Bock Music Company.
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| Volkslieder International C Inst - Beginner Schott
Highs wind instrument in C (Querflute, oboe, trumpet, clarinet); 2. voice ad lib...(+)
Highs wind instrument in C (Querflute, oboe, trumpet, clarinet); 2. voice ad libitum - very easy to easy SKU: HL.49006691 For high brass instrument in C. Arranged by Richard Zettler. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. 40 pages. Schott Music #ED 6832. Published by Schott Music (HL.49006691). ISBN 9790001072373. 6.0x9.0x0.14 inches. $17.99 - See more - Buy online | | |
| Quintet in F Major, K. 497 Carl Fischer
Chamber Music Cello, Flute, Viola 1, Viola 2, Violin SKU: CF.MXE219 Compo...(+)
Chamber Music Cello, Flute, Viola 1, Viola 2, Violin SKU: CF.MXE219 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Robert Stallman. Sws. 56+16+16+16+16+12 pages. Carl Fischer Music #MXE219. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.MXE219). ISBN 9781491157794. UPC: 680160916399. 9 x 12 inches. Preface In 1990, during an intense rehearsal of a Mozart Quartet transcription for flute and strings by Franz Anton Hoffmeister, at the Marblehead Summer Music Festival, a disgruntled violist friend complained about HoffmeisterAs awkward string writing, suddenly daring me to create my own arrangement. I balked. But the following winterA3despite scruples about treading on hallowed groundA3I grew curious and began to experiment. Soon I was hooked on the challenge of learning to speak MozartAs language with conviction. This fascination, encouraged by pianist Richard Goode and other Mozarteans, would eventually generate a total of thirty-nine recreations of Mozart piano sonatas as works for flute and strings. With zero tolerance for alteration of melodic or harmonic materialA3MozartAs friend Hoffmeister had regrettably attempted such A!improvementsA(r)A3I always tried to envision what Mozart himself would have desired. Many of the sonatas can be heard as if they were MozartAs A!blueprintsA(r) of imagined chamber works. Hence my task was to A!flesh outA(r) the keyboard versions as Mozart might have done, had a commission or performance opportunity arisen. I spent hours pondering how Mozart might have set these sonatas in four- or five-part form, providing the needed textural or contrapuntal enhancements. With immersion in the composerAs dialect, various apt solutions presented themselves. The search for the A!rightA(r) one then became a most absorbing study. On the eve of releasing my BognerAs CafA recording of Mozart-Stallman New Quintets (2006), I discovered to my delight that a prominent scholar had long before endorsed such an effort. Eric Blom (1888A+-1959), author of Mozart (1935), had taken note of the four-hand piano works as A!a kind of keyboard chamber music.A(r) Regarding Sonata, K. 497, Mr. Blom had observed that Mozart is often dealing with, not the expected four voices (one to a hand), but five. Blom states: A!The F major Sonata (K. 497) removes us to another worldA3the world of the great chamber music, especially of the string quintets. Indeed an arrangement of some sort for a combination of instruments would make a magnificent concert work of this almost uncomfortably great piece of domestic music.A(r) That Mozart was in 1786 writing for piano duo from a quintet perspective makes sense, as we find him returning to the quintet form with keen interest in his last years, writing four String Quintets, the Clarinet Quintet, rearranging a wind serenade for String Quintet, and leaving several other quintets incomplete. My arrangement presented here is made for flute and strings but is also intended for string quintet. Quintet in F Major for Flute and Strings, K. 497, was completed in 1999 and performed with the Martin Quartet in the Czech Republic prior to recording it in 2004. Mozart had finished the original Sonata in F Major for Piano, Four-Hands, K. 497, on August 1, 1786. It shows the unmistakable influence of Figaro, completed and premiered exactly three months prior. As signaled by the imposing introductory Adagio, the conception is on a grand symphonic scale, all three movements being richly developed with contrapuntal episodes and an abundance of marvelously contrasting textures and themes throughout. Called A!the crowning work of its kindA(r) by Alfred Einstein, the Sonata is laden with examples of MozartAs mercurial originality. Here we have a perfect synthesis of concertante brilliance, operatic intensity and intimate dialogue. The work opens in unison with a probing, minor-tinged Adagio, whose question comes to a pause on the dominant, before being answered with jaunty certainty by the opening theme of the Allegro di moltoA3an F-major tune as sunny and confident as an aria from Figaro itself. This movementAs declamatory A!opera chorusA(r) persistently intones its rhythmic motto over a swirling scale figure. The amorous second theme (initially presented in the first viola) also seems to be plucked from Figaro. The Andante opens with a heavenly melody, which takes as its springboard the Romanza theme from the Horn Concerto in E Major, K. 495, written only five weeks before. The A!love duetA(r) between flute and first viola seems to anticipate the impassioned A!duettingA(r) between violin and viola in the Andante of the String Quintet in C Major, K. 515, written about nine months later. The ingenious stretto canon of the AndanteAs middle section requires the precision of a Swiss clock (which its chiming thirds recall). Affecting bucolic codettas close each of the main sections of the movement. In the final Allegro, a rondo in 6/8a time, the puckish, yet aristocratic character of the opening theme contrasts with the bumptious, popular tune used for the second theme (heard first in the violin and then the flute, over pizzicato cello). Lilting hymn-like episodes in three, four- and finally five-part counterpoint are repeatedly interrupted by startling scale figures that rise up in furioso episodes throughout the movement. As in the A!Swiss clockA(r) section of the Andante, Mozart uses a stretto imitation treatment with this tempest theme, thereby heightening both intensity and sense of instability. I am most grateful to the adventuresome Martin Quartet for their warm support and collaboration over the years with several of my arrangements, and to my friend Edwin Swanborn for the original typesetting of this score. Gratitude is also due Weekend Edition, Performance Today and innumerable classical stations across the United States for their enthusiastic and repeated airings of my A!newA(r) Mozart Quintet endeavorsA3and most of all, to violist Katherine Murdock for that dare in 1990. A3Compiled from the writings of Robert Stallman by Hannah Woods Stallman, February 2, 2020. Preface In 1990, during an intense rehearsal of a Mozart Quartet transcription for flute and strings by Franz Anton Hoffmeister, at the Marblehead Summer Music Festival, a disgruntled violist friend complained about Hoffmeisteris awkward string writing, suddenly daring me to create my own arrangement. I balked. But the following winterodespite scruples about treading on hallowed groundoI grew curious and began to experiment. Soon I was hooked on the challenge of learning to speak Mozartis language with conviction. This fascination, encouraged by pianist Richard Goode and other Mozarteans, would eventually generate a total of thirty-nine recreations of Mozart piano sonatas as works for flute and strings. With zero tolerance for alteration of melodic or harmonic materialoMozartis friend Hoffmeister had regrettably attempted such iimprovementsioI always tried to envision what Mozart himself would have desired. Many of the sonatas can be heard as if they were Mozartis iblueprintsi of imagined chamber works. Hence my task was to iflesh outi the keyboard versions as Mozart might have done, had a commission or performance opportunity arisen. I spent hours pondering how Mozart might have set these sonatas in four- or five-part form, providing the needed textural or contrapuntal enhancements. With immersion in the composeris dialect, various apt solutions presented themselves. The search for the irighti one then became a most absorbing study. On the eve of releasing my Bogneris CafE recording of Mozart-Stallman New Quintets (2006), I discovered to my delight that a prominent scholar had long before endorsed such an effort. Eric Blom (1888n1959), author of Mozart (1935), had taken note of the four-hand piano works as ia kind of keyboard chamber music.i Regarding Sonata, K. 497, Mr. Blom had observed that Mozart is often dealing with, not the expected four voices (one to a hand), but five. Blom states: iThe F major Sonata (K. 497) removes us to another worldothe world of the great chamber music, especially of the string quintets. Indeed an arrangement of some sort for a combination of instruments would make a magnificent concert work of this almost uncomfortably great piece of domestic music.i That Mozart was in 1786 writing for piano duo from a quintet perspective makes sense, as we find him returning to the quintet form with keen interest in his last years, writing four String Quintets, the Clarinet Quintet, rearranging a wind serenade for String Quintet, and leaving several other quintets incomplete. My arrangement presented here is made for flute and strings but is also intended for string quintet. Quintet in F Major for Flute and Strings, K. 497, was completed in 1999 and performed with the Martin Quartet in the Czech Republic prior to recording it in 2004. Mozart had finished the original Sonata in F Major for Piano, Four-Hands, K. 497, on August 1, 1786. It shows the unmistakable influence of Figaro, completed and premiered exactly three months prior. As signaled by the imposing introductory Adagio, the conception is on a grand symphonic scale, all three movements being richly developed with contrapuntal episodes and an abundance of marvelously contrasting textures and themes throughout. Called ithe crowning work of its kindi by Alfred Einstein, the Sonata is laden with examples of Mozartis mercurial originality. Here we have a perfect synthesis of concertante brilliance, operatic intensity and intimate dialogue. The work opens in unison with a probing, minor-tinged Adagio, whose question comes to a pause on the dominant, before being answered with jaunty certainty by the opening theme of the Allegro di moltooan F-major tune as sunny and confident as an aria from Figaro itself. This movementis declamatory iopera chorusi persistently intones its rhythmic motto over a swirling scale figure. The amorous second theme (initially presented in the first viola) also seems to be plucked from Figaro. The Andante opens with a heavenly melody, which takes as its springboard the Romanza theme from the Horn Concerto in E Major, K. 495, written only five weeks before. The ilove dueti between flute and first viola seems to anticipate the impassioned iduettingi between violin and viola in the Andante of the String Quintet in C Major, K. 515, written about nine months later. The ingenious stretto canon of the Andanteis middle section requires the precision of a Swiss clock (which its chiming thirds recall). Affecting bucolic codettas close each of the main sections of the movement. In the final Allegro, a rondo in 6/8+time, the puckish, yet aristocratic character of the opening theme contrasts with the bumptious, popular tune used for the second theme (heard first in the violin and then the flute, over pizzicato cello). Lilting hymn-like episodes in three, four- and finally five-part counterpoint are repeatedly interrupted by startling scale figures that rise up in furioso episodes throughout the movement. As in the iSwiss clocki section of the Andante, Mozart uses a stretto imitation treatment with this tempest theme, thereby heightening both intensity and sense of instability. I am most grateful to the adventuresome Martin Quartet for their warm support and collaboration over the years with several of my arrangements, and to my friend Edwin Swanborn for the original typesetting of this score. Gratitude is also due Weekend Edition, Performance Today and innumerable classical stations across the United States for their enthusiastic and repeated airings of my inewi Mozart Quintet endeavorsoand most of all, to violist Katherine Murdock for that dare in 1990. oCompiled from the writings of Robert Stallman by Hannah Woods Stallman, February 2, 2020. Preface In 1990, during an intense rehearsal of a Mozart Quartet transcription for flute and strings by Franz Anton Hoffmeister, at the Marblehead Summer Music Festival, a disgruntled violist friend complained about Hoffmeister's awkward string writing, suddenly daring me to create my own arrangement. I balked. But the following winter--despite scruples about treading on hallowed ground--I grew curious and began to experiment. Soon I was hooked on the challenge of learning to speak Mozart's language with conviction. This fascination, encouraged by pianist Richard Goode and other Mozarteans, would eventually generate a total of thirty-nine recreations of Mozart piano sonatas as works for flute and strings. With zero tolerance for alteration of melodic or harmonic material--Mozart's friend Hoffmeister had regrettably attempted such improvements--I always tried to envision what Mozart himself would have desired. Many of the sonatas can be heard as if they were Mozart's blueprints of imagined chamber works. Hence my task was to flesh out the keyboard versions as Mozart might have done, had a commission or performance opportunity arisen. I spent hours pondering how Mozart might have set these sonatas in four- or five-part form, providing the needed textural or contrapuntal enhancements. With immersion in the composer's dialect, various apt solutions presented themselves. The search for the right one then became a most absorbing study. On the eve of releasing my Bogner's Cafe recording of Mozart-Stallman New Quintets (2006), I discovered to my delight that a prominent scholar had long before endorsed such an effort. Eric Blom (1888-1959), author of Mozart (1935), had taken note of the four-hand piano works as a kind of keyboard chamber music. Regarding Sonata, K. 497, Mr. Blom had observed that Mozart is often dealing with, not the expected four voices (one to a hand), but five. Blom states: The F major Sonata (K. 497) removes us to another world--the world of the great chamber music, especially of the string quintets. Indeed an arrangement of some sort for a combination of instruments would make a magnificent concert work of this almost uncomfortably great piece of domestic music. That Mozart was in 1786 writing for piano duo from a quintet perspective makes sense, as we find him returning to the quintet form with keen interest in his last years, writing four String Quintets, the Clarinet Quintet, rearranging a wind serenade for String Quintet, and leaving several other quintets incomplete. My arrangement presented here is made for flute and strings but is also intended for string quintet. Quintet in F Major for Flute and Strings, K. 497, was completed in 1999 and performed with the Martinu Quartet in the Czech Republic prior to recording it in 2004. Mozart had finished the original Sonata in F Major for Piano, Four-Hands, K. 497, on August 1, 1786. It shows the unmistakable influence of Figaro, completed and premiered exactly three months prior. As signaled by the imposing introductory Adagio, the conception is on a grand symphonic scale, all three movements being richly developed with contrapuntal episodes and an abundance of marvelously contrasting textures and themes throughout. Called the crowning work of its kind by Alfred Einstein, the Sonata is laden with examples of Mozart's mercurial originality. Here we have a perfect synthesis of concertante brilliance, operatic intensity and intimate dialogue. The work opens in unison with a probing, minor-tinged Adagio, whose question comes to a pause on the dominant, before being answered with jaunty certainty by the opening theme of the Allegro di molto--an F-major tune as sunny and confident as an aria from Figaro itself. This movement's declamatory opera chorus persistently intones its rhythmic motto over a swirling scale figure. The amorous second theme (initially presented in the first viola) also seems to be plucked from Figaro. The Andante opens with a heavenly melody, which takes as its springboard the Romanza theme from the Horn Concerto in E<= Major, K. 495, written only five weeks before. The love duet between flute and first viola seems to anticipate the impassioned duetting between violin and viola in the Andante of the String Quintet in C Major, K. 515, written about nine months later. The ingenious stretto canon of the Andante's middle section requires the precision of a Swiss clock (which its chiming thirds recall). Affecting bucolic codettas close each of the main sections of the movement. In the final Allegro, a rondo in 6/8 time, the puckish, yet aristocratic character of the opening theme contrasts with the bumptious, popular tune used for the second theme (heard first in the violin and then the flute, over pizzicato cello). Lilting hymn-like episodes in three, four- and finally five-part counterpoint are repeatedly interrupted by startling scale figures that rise up in furioso episodes throughout the movement. As in the Swiss clock section of the Andante, Mozart uses a stretto imitation treatment with this tempest theme, thereby heightening both intensity and sense of instability. I am most grateful to the adventuresome Martinu Quartet for their warm support and collaboration over the years with several of my arrangements, and to my friend Edwin Swanborn for the original typesetting of this score. Gratitude is also due Weekend Edition, Performance Today and innumerable classical stations across the United States for their enthusiastic and repeated airings of my new Mozart Quintet endeavors--and most of all, to violist Katherine Murdock for that dare in 1990. --Compiled from the writings of Robert Stallman by Hannah Woods Stallman, February 2, 2020. PrefaceIn 1990, during an intense rehearsal of a Mozart Quartet transcription for flute and strings by Franz Anton Hoffmeister, at the Marblehead Summer Music Festival, a disgruntled violist friend complained about Hoffmeister’s awkward string writing, suddenly daring me to create my own arrangement. I balked. But the following winter—despite scruples about treading on hallowed ground—I grew curious and began to experiment. Soon I was hooked on the challenge of learning to speak Mozart’s language with conviction. This fascination, encouraged by pianist Richard Goode and other Mozarteans, would eventually generate a total of thirty-nine recreations of Mozart piano sonatas as works for flute and strings.With zero tolerance for alteration of melodic or harmonic material—Mozart’s friend Hoffmeister had regrettably attempted such “improvementsâ€â€”I always tried to envision what Mozart himself would have desired. Many of the sonatas can be heard as if they were Mozart’s “blueprints†of imagined chamber works. Hence my task was to “flesh out†the keyboard versions as Mozart might have done, had a commission or performance opportunity arisen. I spent hours pondering how Mozart might have set these sonatas in four- or five-part form, providing the needed textural or contrapuntal enhancements. With immersion in the composer’s dialect, various apt solutions presented themselves. The search for the “right†one then became a most absorbing study.On the eve of releasing my Bogner’s Café recording of Mozart-Stallman New Quintets (2006), I discovered to my delight that a prominent scholar had long before endorsed such an effort. Eric Blom (1888–1959), author of Mozart (1935), had taken note of the four-hand piano works as “a kind of keyboard chamber music.†Regarding Sonata, K. 497, Mr. Blom had observed that Mozart is often dealing with, not the expected four voices (one to a hand), but five. Blom states: “The F major Sonata (K. 497) removes us to another world—the world of the great chamber music, especially of the string quintets. Indeed an arrangement of some sort for a combination of instruments would make a magnificent concert work of this almost uncomfortably great piece of domestic music.†That Mozart was in 1786 writing for piano duo from a quintet perspective makes sense, as we find him returning to the quintet form with keen interest in his last years, writing four String Quintets, the Clarinet Quintet, rearranging a wind serenade for String Quintet, and leaving several other quintets incomplete. My arrangement presented here is made for flute and strings but is also intended for string quintet.Quintet in F Major for Flute and Strings, K. 497, was completed in 1999 and performed with the Martinů Quartet in the Czech Republic prior to recording it in 2004. Mozart had finished the original Sonata in F Major for Piano, Four-Hands, K. 497, on August 1, 1786. It shows the unmistakable influence of Figaro, completed and premiered exactly three months prior. As signaled by the imposing introductory Adagio, the conception is on a grand symphonic scale, all three movements being richly developed with contrapuntal episodes and an abundance of marvelously contrasting textures and themes throughout. Called “the crowning work of its kind†by Alfred Einstein, the Sonata is laden with examples of Mozart’s mercurial originality. Here we have a perfect synthesis of concertante brilliance, operatic intensity and intimate dialogue.The work opens in unison with a probing, minor-tinged Adagio, whose question comes to a pause on the dominant, before being answered with jaunty certainty by the opening theme of the Allegro di molto—an F-major tune as sunny and confident as an aria from Figaro itself. This movement’s declamatory “opera chorus†persistently intones its rhythmic motto over a swirling scale figure. The amorous second theme (initially presented in the first viola) also seems to be plucked from Figaro.The Andante opens with a heavenly melody, which takes as its springboard the Romanza theme from the Horn Concerto in E≤ Major, K. 495, written only five weeks before. The “love duet†between flute and first viola seems to anticipate the impassioned “duetting†between violin and viola in the Andante of the String Quintet in C Major, K. 515, written about nine months later. The ingenious stretto canon of the Andante’s middle section requires the precision of a Swiss clock (which its chiming thirds recall). Affecting bucolic codettas close each of the main sections of the movement.In the final Allegro, a rondo in 6/8 time, the puckish, yet aristocratic character of the opening theme contrasts with the bumptious, popular tune used for the second theme (heard first in the violin and then the flute, over pizzicato cello). Lilting hymn-like episodes in three, four- and finally five-part counterpoint are repeatedly interrupted by startling scale figures that rise up in furioso episodes throughout the movement. As in the “Swiss clock†section of the Andante, Mozart uses a stretto imitation treatment with this tempest theme, thereby heightening both intensity and sense of instability.I am most grateful to the adventuresome Martinů Quartet for their warm support and collaboration over the years with several of my arrangements, and to my friend Edwin Swanborn for the original typesetting of this score. Gratitude is also due Weekend Edition, Performance Today and innumerable classical stations across the United States for their enthusiastic and repeated airings of my “new†Mozart Quintet endeavors—and most of all, to violist Katherine Murdock for that dare in 1990.—Compiled from the writings of Robert Stallmanby Hannah Woods Stallman,February 2, 2020. $42.00 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
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