SKU: HL.48188651
UPC: 888680883911. 9.75x12.5x0.088 inches.
Vivaldi Antonio Pierre Sonate 2 Op.2 Violin Harpsichord Or Piano Book.
SKU: UT.MAG-294
ISBN 9790215328358. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: PR.110406720
UPC: 680160001316.
I have always been fond of writing works for specific people or organizations. It has been my good fortune during most of my creative career to be asked to compose for many extraordinary performers. The Sonata for Harpsichord Solo is such a case in point: it was written in 1982 for Barbara Harbach, a superb performer, close friend, and collaborator on many musical projects. The Sonata was premiered on March 2, 1984, in a recital given by Dr. Harbach at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York. During my formative years as a composer, one seldom heard of the harpsichord as a modern instrument, though while I attended undergraduate school at Boston University, some of us banded together to construct a small harpsichord from one of the first do-it-yourself kits which began to appear in the late '40s. It was also during this time that I heard the Sonatina for Violin and Harpsichord by my teacher Walter Piston and consequently specified that the accompanying instrument for my second violin sonata could either be a piano or a harpsichord. It was not until recently, however, that my interest in the harpsichord as a solo instrument for new music was aroused. This was because of the emergence of so many young virtuosi, such as Barbara Harbach, who are interested in the performance of new music besides the great harpsichord music of the Classical, Baroque, and pre-Baroque eras. The keyboard music of Domenico Scarlatti has always intrigued and fascinated me. The brevity, excitement, and clarity of this sparkling music is charming as well as exhilarating. It is this type of Baroque sonata that inspired the conception and form of my harpsichord sonata. The entire work is loosely based on the musical translation of Barabara Harbach's name, especially the conflict of the B (B-flat) and H (B-natural in German notation). This secondo rub or dissonance especially pervades the first movement, which is in a modified sonata form, pitting jagged and tense melodic elements against most lyrical and smooth lines. This second movement is a song-like melody accompanied by rolled chords which may be played on the lute stop of the instrument if this sonata is performed on a two-manual harpsichord. The final movement is an ever-driving joyous toccata which brings the work to an exciting close with a coda made up of accelerating repeated chords. --Samuel Adler.
SKU: HL.49018714
ISBN 9790001175296. 9.0x12.0x0.135 inches.
Barbara Hellers Klangblumen gibt es neben der Ausgabe fur Klavier (Schott ED 20374) und Violine und Klavier (Schott VLB 136) nun auch fur Violine und Harfe.Jedes der 14 Stucke weist einen besonderen Schwerpunkt auf, wie z. B. ein bestimmtes Intervall, eine eigene Spieltechnik, einen charakteristischen Rhythmus oder eine durchgangige Klangfarbe.Die Stucke sind musikalisch anspruchsvoll, aber technisch relativ leicht zu bewaltigen. Die Komponistin legt Wert darauf, dass genugend Freiraum bleibt um eigene musikalische Stimmungen einzubauen und den Stucken einen eigenen Ausdruck zu verleihen.Eine Sammlung fur Unterricht und Konzert.
SKU: VD.ED99632
ISBN 9790202006320. 11.69 x 8.26 inches.
SKU: VD.ED99633
ISBN 9790202006337. 11.69 x 8.26 inches.
SKU: VD.ED99634
ISBN 9790202006344. 11.69 x 8.26 inches.
SKU: VD.ED99636
ISBN 9790202006368. 11.69 x 8.26 inches.
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