| Empuries (Partitura) Editorial de Musica Boileau
Orchestra and Cobla SKU: BO.B.3260 Composed by Josep Ma Ruera. Instrument...(+)
Orchestra and Cobla
SKU: BO.B.3260
Composed by Josep Ma
Ruera. Instrumental Sets.
Duration 40:52. Published
by Editorial de Musica
Boileau (BO.B.3260).
ISBN
9788480207584. Engl
ish comments:
Empuries is the result of
the interest Ruera showed
throughout his life for
the culture and music of
ancient Greece. As he
himself writes in the
introduction to the
composition: The motives
behind this work were
inspired by contemplating
and analysing the melos
of ancient Greece. The
few melodies that have
been discovered from
those far-off times
inspired the composer of
Empuries to create this
work, conceived with the
Greek modal system in
mind, and adapted to
modern instruments and
tastes. The tetrachord
and pentachords of these
forms are the very bases
of this work. The
descending drift of the
cadence, the harmonic
priority of the upper and
lower notes of the
tetrachords and the
displacement of these
chords to different
acoustic levels, make it
impossible to specify the
classic concept of a set
tonality which, within
the improvised musical
working of the piece,
leads to a naturally
intertonal or atonal
piece of music. Empuries
came to light in 1971,
when it won group A of
the Ciutat de Barcelona
prize. But one must, in
fact, go back to the
1930s to find its true
origins. Ruera made his
first foray into the
theme of ancient Greece
with the sardana,
Empuries, la grega, with
which he won first prize
in the Jocs Florals in
Girona, in 1931. Shortly
afterwards, he wrote a
piece of organ music
entitled Bucolics, in the
Greek modal style, which
was destroyed during the
Spanish civil war. Ruera
continued to work on the
theme and in 1936 he
presented his work Tres
moviments simfonics, for
a big band, inspired by
the ancient Greek modes,
at the XIV International
Festival of the ISCM held
in Barcelona. The work
was chosen to debut in
the festival's opening
concert on 19 April 1936
at Palacio de Bellas
Artes in Barcelona. In
1959, Ruera won the Pau
Casals Prize at the Jocs
Florals de la Llengua
Catalana, held at the
Sorbonne in Paris, for
his work, Empuries: poema
per a cobla i orquestra,
which would later become
the fourth movement of
Empuries. Nine years
later, in 1968, Barcelona
City Orchestra, conducted
by Antoni Ros Marba, gave
the first ever
performance of the
symphonic poem Pastoral,
written to be the first
movement of Empuries, in
Granollers. The final
step was when he finally
completed the work, won
the Ciutat de Barcelona
prize, opened in
Granollers on 2 May 1976
and recorded it for the
Columbia de Barcelona
label in 1977. Anna Maria
Piera
Comentario
s del Espanol: La
obra Empuries es fruto
del interes que el
maestro Ruera demostro a
lo largo de su vida por
la cultura y la musica de
la antigua Grecia. Como
el mismo escribe en la
cabecera de la
composicion: Los motivos
generadores de esta obra
estan inspirados en la
contemplacion y en el
analisis del melos de la
antigua Grecia. Las pocas
melodias que hasta el
momento se han podido
descubrir de aquellos
tiempos remotos sugieren
al autor de Empuries la
realizacion de esta obra,
concebida pensando en el
sistema modal griego,
adaptado a los
instrumentos y gustos
modernos. Los tetracordes
y pentacordes de dichas
modalidades son las
celulas en las que se
basa la obra. El sentido
descendiente de la
cadencia, la prioridad
armonica de la notas
extremas de los
tetracordes y el
desplazamiento de estos
acordes a varias alturas
acusticas, hacen que no
sea posible precisar el
clasico concepto de una
tonalidad determinada y
que lleven, dentro del
funcionamiento
contrapuntistico, a una
musica naturalmente
intertonal o atonal.
Empuries vio la luz en el
ano 1971, ganando el
Premio Ciutat de
Barcelona, grupo A, pero
en realidad tenemos que
retroceder hasta los anos
30 para encontrar sus
verdaderos origenes. La
primera incursion en el
tema de la antigua Gracia
la hizo con la sardana
Empuries, la grega, con
la que gano el primer
premio en los Jocs
Florals de Gerona del ano
1931. Poco despues
escribio una pieza para
organo titulada Bucolics,
en el estilo modal
griego, que fue destruida
durante la Guerra Civil
espanola. Ruera continuo
trabajando en el tema y
en el ano 1936 presento
su obra Tres moviments
simfonics, en version
para gran banda,
inspirada en las antiguas
modalidades griegas, en
el XIV Festival
Internacional de la SIMC
que se celebro en
Barcelona. La obra fue
escogida para ser
estrenada en el concierto
inaugural de dicho
festival, el 19 de abril
de 1936, en el Palacio de
Bellas Artes de
Barcelona. En el 1959,
Ruera gano el Premio Pau
Casals en los Jocs
Florals de la Llengua
Catalana celebrados en la
Sorbona de Paris con la
obra Empuries: poema per
a cobla i orquestra, que
sera con el paso del
tiempo el cuarto
movimiento de Empuries.
Nueve anos mas tarde, en
1968, la Orquestra Ciutat
de Barcelona, bajo la
direccion de Antoni Ros
Marba, interpreto en
Granollers la primera
audicion del poema
sinfonico Pastoral,
pensado como primer
movimiento de Empuries.
El ultimo eslabon fue
terminar definitivamente
la obra, ganar el Premio
Ciutat de Barcelona,
estrenarla en Granollers
el 2 de mayo de 1976 y
grabarla para la casa
discografica Columbia de
Barcelona, en 1977. $42.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Concert per a Piano, Instrum. Vent, Contrabaix i Percussio Editorial de Musica Boileau
Piano, wind instruments, double bass and percussion SKU: BO.B.3668 Compos...(+)
Piano, wind instruments,
double bass and
percussion SKU:
BO.B.3668 Composed by
Jordi Cervello. Published
by Editorial de Musica
Boileau (BO.B.3668).
It was
commissioned by Banda
Municipal de Barcelona
(Barcelona's municipal
band) and performed for
the first time on January
30th 2011 at L'Auditori
de Barcelona (auditorium
of
Barcelona).
This
concert is divided into
three movements. The
first, bearing the name
of Preludi (Prelude), is
slow and mysterious, with
two alternating subject
matters flowing gently.
It is only towards the
end that a rapid cadence
of the piano leads to an
orchestral tutti which
will gradually fade
within the general
atmosphere.
The
second movement is a
Scherzo-Cadenza, always
in a bar of 6/8, based on
triplets and twangs but
also tied at the most
expressive moments. The
piano and the wind and
percussion instruments
embark in a contrapuntal
dialogue in which a
burlesque character
alternates with forceful
moments. The movement
ends subtly, with a long
scale flowing from a low
to a high pitch.
A
cadence of the piano
serves as a liaison with
the third movement, an
Allegro molto, the
longest and most complex
of the whole concert.
This movement is clearly
virtuosic and it consists
of three main subject
matters which alternate
and blend. The atmosphere
is lively and
unmistakably burlesque,
although there are three
thoughtful moments in
which it becomes
mysterious. The coda is
fast, bright and clearly
conclusive. $42.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Passacaglia and Fugue in C-Minor, Bwv 582 Orchestre d'harmonie - Avancé Hal Leonard
Score and Parts Concert Band; Wind Orchestra (Score & Parts) - Grade 5 SKU: H...(+)
Score and Parts Concert
Band; Wind Orchestra
(Score & Parts) - Grade 5
SKU: HL.4008644
Wind Orchestra, Grade
5, 12:45 Score and
Parts. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Arranged by Franco
Cesarini. Editions Franco
Cesarini. Classical,
Fugue. Softcover.
Duration 765 seconds. Hal
Leonard #EFC004-CBHA.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.4008644). ISBN
9798350115024. UPC:
196288189695. The
Passacaglia is a set of
instrumental variations
based on an ostinato
bass. Bach's Passacaglia
and Fugue in C-minor for
organ represents the
pinnacle of what had been
achieved in this
compositional form at
that time. In Franco
CesariniÂ’s
arrangement for large
wind orchestra, the
particularly careful
interpretation of the
original piece enables
him to exploit all the
sound colors at his
disposal, and in this
sumptuous guise Bach's
work also takes on a
grandiose dimension,
albeit tinged with
late-Romanticism. The
exposition of the
beautiful theme begins in
the bass part,
immediately creating a
solemn and serious
atmosphere which is
accentuated by the
intensely pathetic
character of the first
variations. Up to the
tenth variation it
remains confined to the
bass, but in subsequent
ones it also passes to
the soprano and alto
register. The integrity
of the theme is also
embellished with elegant
arpeggios, in whose lower
and higher extensions the
theme can be
distinguished. Towards
the end it returns to the
bass in an impressive
thickening of the
polyphonic texture that
swiftly re-establishes
the key of C-minor. The
“Thema
fugatum†which
follows immediately does
not constitute a Fugue in
its own right, rather it
is nothing but the
twenty-first and most
extensive variation of
the Passacaglia. This
time Bach uses only the
first half of the theme,
superimposing a rhythmic
countersubject that
considerably enlivens the
entire development of the
composition. The
polyphonic discourse
becomes increasingly
dense, until the building
tension peaks in a
powerful
“Neapolitan
sixth†chord,
followed by a sudden
pause. This culminating
moment then leads to the
coda and final cadence on
a bright C-major
chord. $216.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| The Flutist's Handbook Carl Fischer
Chamber Music Flute(s) SKU: CF.WF230 The Art of Staying in Shape. ...(+)
Chamber Music Flute(s)
SKU: CF.WF230
The Art of Staying in
Shape. Composed by
Robert Stallman. With
Standard notation. 144
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#WF230. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.WF230).
ISBN 9781491153741.
UPC:
680160911240. Ever
since he was honored 50
years ago as a top
prize-winning graduate of
New England Conservatory
and a Fulbright scholar
at the Paris
Conservatoire, flutist
Robert Stallman has drawn
accolades around the
world as a performer and
recording artist who
“dazzles because of
his penetrating
artistry†(Sunday
Times/London). Also known
internationally for
superior flute editions,
including numerous
transcriptions that have
greatly expanded the
repertoire, Stallman now
offers flutists an
appealing collection of
original melodic
warm-ups. With The
Flutist’s
Handbook, he shares his
fresh approach to staying
in shape and maintaining
his reputation for
“consummate
virtuosityâ€
(Repertoire/France). P
refaceOne morning many
years ago I opened my
flute case and suddenly
found myself questioning
the wisdom of having
scales and long tones
come first in my practice
session. Of course, these
are essential to daily
practice, but I wondered
if there might be a
better way to begin the
day—with something
more melodic and
engaging, something to
really inspire me.The
Flutist’s Handbook
emerged from a stream of
musical ideas I began to
jot down during practice
sessions after that
“aha†moment.
As I worked with them, I
noticed a more
spontaneous interest in
practicing. In fact I
even looked forward to
starting my day this way.
As a result, my work on
scales, arpeggios and
long tones followed with
more enjoyment and
focused attention.In
creating many of the
détaché warm-ups
found in Part I, I was
drawn to the musical
sequences of J. S. Bach,
particularly those
developed in his keyboard
works. Bach had
discovered the most
satisfying musical
patterns on which to
build his music, so here
was a treasure trove of
invigorating melodic
material. I also borrowed
apt détaché
passages from C.P.E.
Bach, Schubert,
Dvořák and
others.Part II includes
more musical quodlibets
and echos in a collection
of fifteen short melodies
designed to open and
center the tone, while
encouraging full breath
support. These melodies
also concentrate on
developing our sostenuto,
or true legato
playing—the
foundation of a beautiful
sonority and natural
vocal expression. Except
for final cadence notes,
these warm-ups should be
practiced without
vibrato, to create an
even and seamless
instrument, bottom to
top.All of these warm-ups
are to be played forte
and piano in every major
key, proceeding
chromatically by rising
half-steps. Tempo
indications are given in
the headings, as are
optional rhythmic and
articulation variants.
Suggested breath marks
are in parentheses.The
Handbook opens with
détaché warm-ups
for a good reason. It is
vital to begin our
practice with tonguing,
as a clean attack is
essential to producing a
beautiful tone. Also, in
working on tonguing
(single, double, triple
and tremolando) we
stimulate and strengthen
the jaw muscles that
support the embouchure
(which must remain supple
and flexible). As we
fine-tune these muscles,
we gain tonal center and
clarity, qualities that
may elude us at the
beginning of our
practice. Of course, we
also need to wake up the
air stream and deepen our
breath support. Once the
tongue is alive and the
tone is centered, we are
ready to work further on
our sonority with the
melodic warm-ups in Part
II.This book is meant for
professionals, students
and amateur flutists
alike. I offer it to all
as a companion that
invites more pleasure and
vitality into our daily
practice. It is my firm
belief that by aligning
ourselves with our love
of music and its
energizing patterns each
day—from the very
first moment we pick up
the instrument—we
will bring more ease and
focus into our lifelong
task of staying in shape.
This in turn will support
the heightened
inspiration we want to
take into rehearsals and
performances.
Enjoy!—Robert
StallmanMarblehead,
MassachusettsApril 20,
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| Juveniles 1 Piano seul Editorial de Musica Boileau
Piano SKU: BO.B.3305 Composed by De Larrocha Granados. Published by Edito...(+)
Piano SKU:
BO.B.3305 Composed by
De Larrocha Granados.
Published by Editorial de
Musica Boileau
(BO.B.3305). ISBN
9788480206792. Engl
ish comments: Given
that Granados' creative
periods continually
overlap, in order to
organize the works of
Granados' Juvenilia this
edition has grouped the
works according to their
chronological-biographica
l order and/or to their
style. The majority of
the works in this section
were composed between his
student years in Paris
(1887-1889) and the
founding of the Academia
Granados in 1901. Many of
these works are quite
similar to one another
being sketches and brief
compositions
characterised by an
unfocused formal
structure, harmonic
ambiguity and a tendency
to place the final
cadence on the dominant.
The fact that many of
these works were not
highly developed would
tend to suggest that they
were never revised by the
composer. Typical of a
young composer focusing
on his own personal
inspirations, Granados
concentrated on themes of
nature, oriental motifs,
exploration of emotions,
frequently making use of
the salonnier (salon)
genre.
Comentarios del
Espanol: Para
organizar la edicion de
los apartados
correspondientes a las
obras juveniles de
Granados se ha partido de
los criterios cronologico
- biograficos y de estilo
dado que, aunque los
periodos creativos del
compositor se mezclan
continuamente, la mayor
parte de las obras de
este apartado fueron
escritas entre su etapa
de estudiante en Paris y
la fundacion de la
Academia Granados en 1901
y, a pesar de presentar
una gran heterogeneidad
entre ellas, se trata de
esbozos y breves
composiciones
caracterizadas por una
estructura formal poco
destacada, marcada por la
ambiguedad armonica y por
una tendencia a colocar
la cadencia final en la
dominante. La poca
elaboracion de la mayor
parte de estas obras
delata que probablemente
ni tan siquiera fueran
revisadas posteriormente
por el compositor. Todas
ellas son propias de un
compositor joven y
responden a los temas
propios del momento como
son la naturaleza, los
motivos orientales o la
exaltacion de los
sentimientos. El recurso
al genero salonnier
(obras de salon) y las
dedicatorias a senoras y
senoritas son tambien
recursos propios de la
epoca. $25.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Let Me Sing My Song CD Chorale Alfred Publishing
Choir Secular SKU: AP.48813 Composed by Jay Althouse. This edition: Sound...(+)
Choir Secular SKU:
AP.48813 Composed by
Jay Althouse. This
edition: SoundTrax CD.
Choral Octavo;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Choral Designs.
Graduation; Secular. CD.
Alfred Music #00-48813.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48813). UPC:
038081561370.
English. A solo
voice opens this moving
anthem of individuality
that doubles as a
celebration of music.
When all the voices join,
singers echo warm phrases
from part to part and
build to an important
realization at the
bridge: If we all sing
together, our songs will
become like a symphony.
You'll feel a firm tug of
the heartstrings as the
fully harmonized final
verse builds to an
impressive cadence and a
momentous fermata. An
awesome opener or closer
in any voicing, and one
you won't soon
forget.
About Alfred
Choral
Designs Th
e Alfred Choral Designs
Series provides student
and adult choirs with a
variety of secular choral
music that is useful,
practical, educationally
appropriate, and a
pleasure to sing. To that
end, the Choral Designs
series features original
works, folk song
settings, spiritual
arrangements, choral
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| Let Me Sing My Song Chorale 3 parties SAB Alfred Publishing
Choir Secular (SAB choir/3-Part choir Mixed) SKU: AP.48811 Composed by Ja...(+)
Choir Secular (SAB
choir/3-Part choir Mixed)
SKU: AP.48811
Composed by Jay Althouse.
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Choral Designs.
Graduation; Secular.
Choral Octavo. 8 pages.
Alfred Music #00-48811.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48811). UPC:
038081561356.
English. A solo
voice opens this moving
anthem of individuality
that doubles as a
celebration of music.
When all the voices join,
singers echo warm phrases
from part to part and
build to an important
realization at the
bridge: If we all sing
together, our songs will
become like a symphony.
You'll feel a firm tug of
the heartstrings as the
fully harmonized final
verse builds to an
impressive cadence and a
momentous fermata. An
awesome opener or closer
in any voicing, and one
you won't soon
forget.
About Alfred
Choral
Designs Th
e Alfred Choral Designs
Series provides student
and adult choirs with a
variety of secular choral
music that is useful,
practical, educationally
appropriate, and a
pleasure to sing. To that
end, the Choral Designs
series features original
works, folk song
settings, spiritual
arrangements, choral
masterworks, and holiday
selections suitable for
use in concerts,
festivals, and
contests. $2.05 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Let Me Sing My Song Chorale 2 parties Alfred Publishing
Choir Secular (2-Part choir) SKU: AP.48812 Composed by Jay Althouse. Perf...(+)
Choir Secular (2-Part
choir) SKU:
AP.48812 Composed by
Jay Althouse. Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles. Alfred Choral
Designs. Graduation;
Secular. Choral Octavo. 8
pages. Alfred Music
#00-48812. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.48812).
UPC: 038081561363.
English. A solo
voice opens this moving
anthem of individuality
that doubles as a
celebration of music.
When all the voices join,
singers echo warm phrases
from part to part and
build to an important
realization at the
bridge: If we all sing
together, our songs will
become like a symphony.
You'll feel a firm tug of
the heartstrings as the
fully harmonized final
verse builds to an
impressive cadence and a
momentous fermata. An
awesome opener or closer
in any voicing, and one
you won't soon
forget.
About Alfred
Choral
Designs Th
e Alfred Choral Designs
Series provides student
and adult choirs with a
variety of secular choral
music that is useful,
practical, educationally
appropriate, and a
pleasure to sing. To that
end, the Choral Designs
series features original
works, folk song
settings, spiritual
arrangements, choral
masterworks, and holiday
selections suitable for
use in concerts,
festivals, and
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| Let Me Sing My Song Chorale SATB Alfred Publishing
Choir Secular (SATB choir) SKU: AP.48810 Composed by Jay Althouse. Perfor...(+)
Choir Secular (SATB
choir) SKU:
AP.48810 Composed by
Jay Althouse. Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles. Alfred Choral
Designs. Graduation;
Secular. Choral Octavo. 8
pages. Alfred Music
#00-48810. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.48810).
UPC: 038081561349.
English. A solo
voice opens this moving
anthem of individuality
that doubles as a
celebration of music.
When all the voices join,
singers echo warm phrases
from part to part and
build to an important
realization at the
bridge: If we all sing
together, our songs will
become like a symphony.
You'll feel a firm tug of
the heartstrings as the
fully harmonized final
verse builds to an
impressive cadence and a
momentous fermata. An
awesome opener or closer
in any voicing, and one
you won't soon
forget.
About Alfred
Choral
Designs Th
e Alfred Choral Designs
Series provides student
and adult choirs with a
variety of secular choral
music that is useful,
practical, educationally
appropriate, and a
pleasure to sing. To that
end, the Choral Designs
series features original
works, folk song
settings, spiritual
arrangements, choral
masterworks, and holiday
selections suitable for
use in concerts,
festivals, and
contests. $2.05 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
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