Wind Ensemble (Score & Parts)

SKU: HL.139680

Composed by Don Freund. LKM Music. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. Lauren Keiser Music Publishing #X772009. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing (HL.139680).

UPC: 888680038403. 8.5x11 inches.

The title suggests a character that is rough and outside the mainstream, unsheltered and ready to face the forces of nature head-on.This character is captured in music featuring insistent melodic figures articulated in relentless sixteenth-notes. One tempo pervades the entire 11-minute work: “not fast, but always with a feeling of surging forward.” 2+Picc.2.3+BCl+EbCl+Eb Clto Cl: SATB Saxes: 2+ Bb Picc+2 Flg.4.3.2 Euph.2: Bass: Timp.Perc(4): Pno.Hp.

By Bob Margolis (After Claude Gervaise). Concert band. Suitable for high school, community, and college bands. Level: Grade 4. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 4:30. Published by Manhattan Beach Music.

(The Collaborative Artist). Composed by Randall Faber. For Piano Trio. Faber Piano Adventures�®. Late Intermediate. Softcover. Faber Piano Adventures #FF7009. Published by Faber Piano Adventures

Chamber Music Clarinet, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violoncello

SKU: PR.114417500

For Clarinet And String Quartet. Composed by Shulamit Ran. Premiered by Anthony McGill, clarinet, and Brentano String Quartet; Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA. Contemporary. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. Composed 2016. 32+12+12+12+12+12 pages. Duration 16 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41750. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114417500).

UPC: 680160634910. 9.5 x 13 inches.

Stream for Clarinet and String Quartet (2015) was commissioned by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society in celebration of its 30th Anniversary Season, through support of The William Penn Foundation. The first performance was in April 2016 at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. Notes from the composer: The 'line' in Stream is often threaded together into a chain made up of separate 'points' played by the strings, and sometimes by the string and the clarinet. An analogy might be that each instrument, at times, produces a single 'ray of light' from within the larger light source. Moreover, there are many passages where the intended effect is that of the strings providing a 'halo' surrounding the solo clarinet. Similarly, the clarinet often dovetails with, as well as emerges or submerges in and out of, a strand in the string music..
What's in a name?   In my titles, I generally aim to capture something that I believe to be essential about the particular work.  At some level this is to offer an entry-point for the listener, a glimpse of the composition in its totality.  STREAM as a title came to be when much of the music was already fully composed, and it encapsulates much of what I wish to say in words about this work: it suggests flow - whether gentle or forceful; it implies a journey, one that could take us onto unexpected terrains yet is always moving forward; embedded into this word is also the idea of stream of consciousness, and with it, free association and unexpected twists of fancy. Approximately 16 minutes in duration, STREAM is to be played without a break, yet there are strong elements of a three-movement structure here. An expository quasi-first-movement lays out important materials of varying character; the middle part, suggesting contrast and repose, is initially slow and reflective, but then embarks on new explorations of the notion of stasis, while the final movement is dominated by fast-moving music of high energy that consolidates the previous materials.  Important throughout is the way in which seemingly transitional stretches of music emerge and propel the music onward in ways that are at once unexpected and fantastical. A composer's statement about this work would not be complete without acknowledging the degree to which the work was inspired by the awareness that it was being created for a quintet of extraordinary performers of the most beautiful and flowing musicianship - clarinet virtuoso Anthony McGill and the intrepid Brentano Quartet. Shulamit Ran .

(24 small duets for two or more violins Performance Score). Composed by Heinz Holliger (1939-2002). For String Duet, Violin Duet. Schott. 52 pages. Schott Music #VLB158. Published by Schott Music

4 Trombones - advanced

SKU: BT.AMP-313-070

Composed by Philip Sparke. Anglo Instrumental series. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 2011. 14 pages. Anglo Music Press #AMP 313-070. Published by Anglo Music Press (BT.AMP-313-070).

ISBN 9789043146678. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

Reflections was composed for the Japanese Trombone Quartet Zipang. The composer was so impressed by the quality of the quartet’s ensemble playing, blend and balance that he wanted to write a piece that would exploit these factors to the full. So the work is almost ‘conversational’, with the four players assuming equal roles and separately moving the musical argument forward.

Reflections is na Tokyo Tryptich het tweede werk dat in opdracht van het Japanse trombonekwartet Zipang geschreven werd. Ge nspireerd door het uitgebalanceerde samenspel van de muzikanten, schreef Philip Sparke een werkwaarbij hij de nadruk legt op dit talent. Het werk is een dialoog tussen de volstrekt gelijkwaardige stemmen, een muzikaal debat waarin elk van de vier spelers zijn of haar mening mag geven.

Reflections ist nach Tokyo Tryptich das zweite Werk, das vom japanischen Posaunenquartett Zipang in Auftrag gegeben wurde. Begeistert vom ausgewogenen Zusammenspiel dieser Musiker, schrieb Philip Sparke ein Stück, das diese Fähigkeit besonders hervorheben sollte. So ist Reflections fast ein Dialog zwischen gleichberechtigten Stimmen, die in der musikalischen Debatte alle ihre eigene Meinung“ beisteuern dürfen.

Reflections est, après Tokyo Tryptich, la deuxième oeuvre composée pour le Quatuor de Trombones Zipang, un ensemble professionnel constitué des plus éminents trombonistes du Japon. Impressionné par l‘interaction équilibrée entre ces musiciens, Philip Sparke écrivit cette pièce mettant en avant cette incroyable capacité. Reflections est un dialogue ouvert voix égales, où chacun exprime sa propre opinion.

Reflections, è dopo Tokyo Tryptich il secondo brano commissionato a Philip Sparke dal Quartetto di Tromboni Zipang. Impressionato dalle qualit del quartetto, Sparke ha composto un brano che lo valorizzasse ulteriormente.

Ebcl/Bbcl. Bbcl. Bbcl/Alto Cl. Bbcl/Alto cl/Bass Cl. (Eb clarinet/Bb clarinet, Bb clarinet, Bb clarinet/alto clarinet, Bb clarinet/alto clarinet/bass clarinet) - Intermediate

SKU: FT.FM587

Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Robert Rainford. Arranged for flexible clarinet quartet/ensemble. Score and parts. Forton Music #FM587. Published by Forton Music (FT.FM587).

ISBN 9790570484867.

These three short works make a great addition to the clarinet quartet repertoire. Lively and exciting, all parts share in driving the music forward. Tutti sections lead by the first clarinet alternate with contrapuntal sections where all players take an equal role. The first is in F major, the second in G and the third and final one in the set is also in F major. All are fast, and require some neat articulation particularly from clarinet one. Players of grade 4/5 standard should be able to tackle these.

Concert Band - Grade 2

SKU: AP.32494S

Composed by Roland Barrett. Concert Band; MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Belwin Young Band. Form: Overture. Score. 24 pages. Belwin Music #00-32494S. Published by Belwin Music (AP.32494S).

UPC: 038081376639. English.

Chasing Orion refers to the practice of celestial navigation, or sailing by the stars. It was inspired by the rich early history of maritime sailing and the commercial shipping industry. After traveling to distant and exotic lands, the fast clipper ships raced toward home, their holds bursting with grain, wool, spices, gold, and other treasures. Catapulted forward by the roaring forties wind currents, the sleek and elegant sailing ships swept around the ever-dangerous Cape Horn as they navigated by the stars, chasing Orion. A dramatic new addition to the young band literature! This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

Chamber Music Clarinet, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violoncello

SKU: PR.11441750S

For Clarinet And String Quartet. Composed by Shulamit Ran. Premiered by Anthony McGill, clarinet, and Brentano String Quartet; Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA. Contemporary. Full score. With Standard notation. Composed 2016. 32 pages. Duration 16 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41750S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11441750S).

UPC: 680160634934. 9.5 x 13 inches.

Stream for Clarinet and String Quartet (2015) was commissioned by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society in celebration of its 30th Anniversary Season, through support of The William Penn Foundation. The first performance was in April 2016 at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. Notes from the composer: The 'line' in Stream is often threaded together into a chain made up of separate 'points' played by the strings, and sometimes by the string and the clarinet. An analogy might be that each instrument, at times, produces a single 'ray of light' from within the larger light source. Moreover, there are many passages where the intended effect is that of the strings providing a 'halo' surrounding the solo clarinet. Similarly, the clarinet often dovetails with, as well as emerges or submerges in and out of, a strand in the string music..
What's in a name?   In my titles, I generally aim to capture something that I believe to be essential about the particular work.  At some level this is to offer an entry-point for the listener, a glimpse of the composition in its totality.  STREAM as a title came to be when much of the music was already fully composed, and it encapsulates much of what I wish to say in words about this work: it suggests flow - whether gentle or forceful; it implies a journey, one that could take us onto unexpected terrains yet is always moving forward; embedded into this word is also the idea of stream of consciousness, and with it, free association and unexpected twists of fancy. Approximately 16 minutes in duration, STREAM is to be played without a break, yet there are strong elements of a three-movement structure here. An expository quasi-first-movement lays out important materials of varying character; the middle part, suggesting contrast and repose, is initially slow and reflective, but then embarks on new explorations of the notion of stasis, while the final movement is dominated by fast-moving music of high energy that consolidates the previous materials.  Important throughout is the way in which seemingly transitional stretches of music emerge and propel the music onward in ways that are at once unexpected and fantastical. A composer's statement about this work would not be complete without acknowledging the degree to which the work was inspired by the awareness that it was being created for a quintet of extraordinary performers of the most beautiful and flowing musicianship - clarinet virtuoso Anthony McGill and the intrepid Brentano Quartet. Shulamit Ran .

Concert Band - Grade 3

SKU: AP.44988S

Composed by Jeremy Bell. Concert Band; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Young Symphonic. Halloween. Score. 20 pages. Duration 2:30. Alfred Music #00-44988S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.44988S).

UPC: 038081517827. English.

Escape from Dead Raider's Hollow is a fast-paced adventure. Opening quietly, the introduction gradually builds in volume and energy up to a tempo change where the piece takes off and doesn't relent until the end. Combining rhythms of 3 over a pulse of 2 creates a hemiola effect that drives the piece forward, creating a feeling of anxiety and being chased. This is a bombastic, action-packed piece with loud percussive hits, huge brass, and soaring woodwinds that ends with a bang. (2:30).

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Congas, Crash Cymbals, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute, Flute 2, Gong, Horn, Mallet Percussion, Oboe, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Tambourine and more. - Grade 2

SKU: CF.YPS165F

Composed by Bill Calhoun. Full score. With Standard notation. 24 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 22 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #YPS165F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.YPS165F).

ISBN 9781491143933. UPC: 680160901432. 9 x 12 inches.

From the bold fanfare opening based on a perfect 4th to a faster paced jaunty theme that pushes the piece forward, this exciting piece from composer Bill Calhoun will put you on the edge of your seat. There is a beautifully lush middle section that brings some repose before a return of the angular main theme to complete the work. At the Threshold would be an excellent choice for festival performance.

Concert Band/Harmonie (Score) - Grade 5

SKU: HL.44012271

Composed by Philip Sparke. Anglo Music Concert Band. Concert Piece. Score Only. Composed 2013. Anglo Music Press #AMP358140. Published by Anglo Music Press (HL.44012271).

UPC: 888680057664. English-German-French-Dutch.

Looking Up, Moving On was commissioned by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra and was part of a tour programme they gave in May 2012, a tour which included many areas that had been devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.The theme of the piece is the powerful ability of mankind to overcome such disasters and look forward to a positive future; it opens in an appropriately optimistic mood, featuring bright orchestral colours and extensive syncopation. A chorale-like fanfare is soon introduced on horns and euphonium, answered by chirpy woodwinds. The mood subsides until an alto saxophone introduces a brief quotation from the composer's The Sun Will RiseAgain, which was written to raise funds for victims of the 2011 disaster. The mood soon changes and the horns introduce a noble theme under woodwind flourishes. This leads to the main Vivo section of the piece which is characterised again by strong syncopations as part of a florid theme in the low woodwinds. This melody undergoes varied development by all sections of the band until the horn fanfare returns triumphally on the brass. This is extended and leads to a faster coda which brings together previous material in counterpoint to close the work in optimistic mood.

Looking Up, Moving On is gecomponeerd in opdracht van het Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra. Het werk maakte deel uit van een programma uit mei 2012, dat werd uitgevoerd tijdens een tournee waarbij veel regio's werden bezocht die waren verwoest door de aardbeving en tsunami van 2011.Het thema van het werk is het buitengewone vermogen van de mens om dergelijke rampen te boven te komen en vooruit te kijken naar een positieve toekomst. De opening is dan ook optimistisch van karakter, met heldere orkestrale kleuren en een rijkelijke syncopering. Al snel wordt er een koraalachtige fanfare geintroduceerd door de hoorns en het euphonium, waarop een levendig antwoord volgt in dehoutblazerssectie. De sfeer wordt dan steeds kalmer totdat een altsaxofoon een kort citaat laat horen uit een eerder werk van de componist, The Sun Will Rise Again, dat werd geschreven om geld in te zamelen voor de slachtoffers van de ramp uit 2011. De stemming slaat vlug weer om: de hoorns introduceren een nobel thema, dat weerklinkt onder versieringen in het hout. Dit leidt naar het Vivo, het hoofdgedeelte, dat eveneens wordt gekenmerkt door sterke syncoperingen, als onderdeel van een sierlijk thema in het lage hout. De melodie ondergaat een gevarieerde ontwikkeling binnen alle secties van het orkest, totdat de hoornfanfare op triomfantelijke wijze terugkeert in het koper. De fanfare wordt vervolgens verder uitgewerkt en voert ons mee naar een snellere coda, die voorafgaand materiaal in contrapunt samenbrengt en de compositie in optimistische stemming afsluit.

Looking Up, Moving Down wurde vom Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra in Auftrag gegeben und war Teil des Konzertprogramms einer Tour im Mai 2012, welche viele Gebiete einschloss, die vom Erdbeben und Tsunami im Jahr 2011 zerstort worden waren. Thema dieses Stuckes ist die gewaltige Fahigkeit der Menschheit, uber solche Katastrophen hinwegzukommen und voll Optimismus in die Zukunft zu blicken; es beginnt dementsprechend in einer positiven Stimmung mit strahlenden Orchesterfarben und einer ausgepragten Synkopierung. Schon bald wird eine choralartige Fanfare auf den Hornern und im Euphonium vorgestellt, die von munteren Holzblasern beantwortet wird. Die Stimmung flaut ab, bis einAltsaxophon ein kurzes Zitat aus The Sun Will Rise Again anspielt, das der Komponist zur Spendenbeschaffung fur die Opfer des Unglucks 2011 geschrieben hatte. Kurz darauf folgt ein Stimmungswechsel und die Horner prasentieren ein stattliches Thema, begleitet von Fanfaren in den Holzblasern. Dies fuhrt zum mit Vivo uberschriebenen Hauptteil des Stuckes, der wiederum von starken Synkopierungen gepragt ist, die Teil eines bluhenden Themas in den tiefen Holzblasern sind. Diese Melodie durchlauft eine vielgestaltige Entwicklung durch alle Instrumentengruppen des Blasorchesters, bis das Blech mit der Hornfanfare triumphal zuruckkehrt. Dies wird erweitert und fuhrt zu einer schnelleren Coda, in dem verschiedenes zuvor gehortes Material kontrapunktisch zusammenkommt, um das Werk in einer optimistischen Stimmung zu beenden.

Looking Up, Moving On est une commande du Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra. Cette piece faisait partie du programme de la tournee effectuee par l'orchestre en mai 2012, qui s'est produit dans de nombreuses regions devastees par le tremblement de terre et le tsunami de 2011.La composition a pour theme l'immense capacite humaine a surmonter de telles catastrophes et envisager l'avenir de facon positive. Elle debute justement dans un climat optimiste comportant de vives couleurs orchestrales et des passages syncopes. Les cors et les euphonium introduisent bientot une fanfare en forme de choral a laquelle repondent des bois petillants. L'ambiance s'apaise jusqu'a ce qu'unsaxophone alto introduise un court extrait de The Sun Will Rise Again, du meme compositeur, une piece ecrite pour collecter des fonds en faveur des victimes du desastre de 2011. Le climat change hativement lorsque les cors introduisent un theme noble par-dessus des fioritures executees par les bois. Vient ensuite la principale section vivo de la piece, qui se caracterise, encore une fois, par des syncopes tres marquees dans le cadre d'un theme fleuri assure dans le registre grave des bois. Cette melodie fait l'objet de divers developpements par tous les pupitres de l'orchestre jusqu'au retour triomphant de la fanfare soutenue par les cuivres. Celle-ci se prolonge pour mener a une coda plus rapide qui rassemble les elements precedents en contrepoint pour clore la piece dans un climat optimiste.

Composed by Bill Calhoun. Score and part(s). 24 136 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 22 seconds. Carl Fischer #YPS0165. Published by Carl Fischer (CF.YPS165).