SATB with organ. Composed by John McCabe (1939-). Choral. Sacred. Score. Composed 2015. 92 pages. Novello & Co Ltd. #MUSNOV294899. Published by Novello & Co Ltd.

String Quartet

SKU: HL.14021094

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #NOV120834. Published by Music Sales (HL.14021094).

ISBN 9780853609216.

This Quartet was commissioned by the Delme String Quartet, to whom it is dedicated. First performed by the Quartet, London 1982. Duration 20 minutes. A Score is also available for sale.

Double Bass

SKU: HL.14021087

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. 8 pages. Music Sales #NOV955163. Published by Music Sales (HL.14021087).

8.25x12.0x0.059 inches.

John McCabe's Pueblo for solo Double Bass. Duration: approx. 7 minutes.

Pueblo is an off-shoot of a series of compositions inspired by desert country, and it was commissioned by Leon Bosch with the aid of funds provided by North West Arts. The piece is continous, falling into several sections, and is largeley based on the high circling motif heard at the start and referred to again in the harmonics at the close.
It is prefaced by the following quotation from Scenes in American Deserta by Reyner Banham, published by Thames and Hudson:

'Clouds, high and flat, were now building up in thesky, the wind was settling to silent calm, the weather was very cold, and the stream through the center of the pueblo was almost frozen across, the Indians chipping out ice to melt down for water.'

The aim in writing the piece was to express in musical terms a response to the vivid picture of a scene relating to life in the American desert conveyed by Reyner Banham's text. Although not numbered among other Desert works, this belongs to this family of compositions, along with another Banham setting, written for the King's Singers, Scenes In America Deserta. - John McCabe
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Wind Quintet

SKU: HL.14007457

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Set. Music Sales #NOV120421. Published by Music Sales (HL.14007457).

UPC: 888680605735. 8.5x11.75x0.313 inches.

John McCabe's Concerto For Piano And Wind Quintet. Commissioned by the Birmingham Chamber Music Society, for first performance by the Venturi Ensemble (Sebastian Bell, Philip Jones, Roy Jowitt, Alan Hammond, James Diack, and John McCabe) on 21 February 1970.

String Ensemble and Piano

SKU: HL.14023164

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Set. Music Sales #NOV120217. Published by Music Sales (HL.14023164).

John McCabe's Nocturnal For Piano Quintet was composed in 1966, commissioned by the Park Lane Group, London, and first performed by the Lancaster University Ensemble.

Duration: Approximately 13 minutes.

Composers Note: 

The title of this work is a reference to John Donne's poem A Nocturnal upon St Lucie's Day, the mood of which is reflected in the quintet. It falls into several movements, played without a break: Introduction (Andante), setting forth the main thematic ideas of the music; Nocturne 1 (Allegro vivo), an agitated, virtuoso, scherzo-like section; a tripartite central part of the work consisting of two Cadenzasframing a brief Interlude, the first Cadenza being largely for strings, the second mainly for piano, and the Interlude harking back to the feeling of the Introduction; Nocturne 2 (Andante molto), a slow piece gradually building to a unison theme on strings accompanied by a tolling piano background. This dies down to lead to an Epilogue, ending with a final reference to the work's opening bars. 

Violin, Horn and Piano - intermediate-advanced

SKU: HL.14008205

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Set. Music Sales #NOV120364. Published by Music Sales (HL.14008205).

ISBN 9781785585890. 8.25x11.75x0.65 inches.

This is an exciting chamber work for Horn, Violin and Piano, composed by John McCabe in 1967. This expressive and adventurous work will provide an enjoyable challenge for your chamber group. The Horn in F and Violin parts are included on separate inserts.

Piano

SKU: HL.14037154

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Book [Softcover]. 8 pages. Music Sales #NOV262698. Published by Music Sales (HL.14037154).

ISBN 9780853604648. 8.5x11.0x0.048 inches.

These Five Bagatelles For Piano by contemporary English composer John McCabe, are varied in their technical difficulty. They are suitable for the high intermediate to advanced student and would make perfect concert material.

Piano

SKU: HL.14016567

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. 14 pages. Music Sales #NOV952831. Published by Music Sales (HL.14016567).

8.25x11.75x0.076 inches.

John McCabe 'Scrunch' arranged for Solo Piano. Duration 6 minutes.

Piano Chamber[Quintet]

SKU: HL.14021106

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #NOV121110. Published by Music Sales (HL.14021106).

ISBN 9780711998438.

A Piano Quintet by John McCabe, in full score and parts.

All Instruments

SKU: HL.14021101

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #NOV955570. Published by Music Sales (HL.14021101).

Cello and Piano

SKU: HL.14021102

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #NOV121077. Published by Music Sales (HL.14021102).

ISBN 9780711994317.

Sona ta for Violoncello And Piano. Includes score and part.

Violin and Piano

SKU: HL.14021073

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #NOV120306. Published by Music Sales (HL.14021073).

This was first performed by Martin Milner with the Halle Orchestra conducted by Maurice Handford in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, in March 1963, being broadcast some months later. The work and its general shape were suggested by T. S. Eliot's poem The Hollow Men, and the scoring includes a large percussion section.

SATB Choir

SKU: HL.14035100

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. 52 pages. Music Sales #NOV070498. Published by Music Sales (HL.14035100).

6.75x9.75x0.173 inches.

Arranged for SSAATTBB Choir(unaccompanied).

Mezzo Soprano Voice and Piano

SKU: HL.14021080

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #NOV955141. Published by Music Sales (HL.14021080).

8.25x11.75x0.135 inches.

Mezzo-sopra no and Piano.

Organ

SKU: HL.14020142

Music Sales America. Sacred. Book [Softcover]. 24 pages. Music Sales #NOV950131. Published by Music Sales (HL.14020142).

11.75x8.25x0.43 inches.

Includes works by Kenneth Leighton, Peter Dickinson, John McCabe, Desmond Ratcliffe and David Barlow.

String Quartet

SKU: HL.14021095

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Score. Music Sales #NOV890194. Published by Music Sales (HL.14021095).

ISBN 9780853609186.

This Quartet was commissioned by the Delme String Quartet, to whom it is dedicated. First performed by the Quartet, London 1982. Duration 20 minutes. Parts for this work are also available for sale.

Orchestra Piano Duet

SKU: HL.14007439

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Studyscore. 56 pages. Music Sales #NOV090172. Published by Music Sales (HL.14007439).

8.25x11.75x0.267 inches.

Piano - intermediate-advanced

SKU: HL.14016569

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Post-1900. Book [Softcover]. 14 pages. Music Sales #NOV954767. Published by Music Sales (HL.14016569).

8.25x11.75x0.076 inches.

Commissione d by the British Music Society as a Test Piece for its Piano Awards Competition held at Trinity College of Music, London on 31st October 2004. The piece was inspired by the peal at Tunstall Church, Kent, and is a tribute to the Piano music of Maurice Ravel.

By John McCabe (1939-). Music Sales America. 20th Century. 28 pages. Novello and Co Ltd. #NOV120135. Published by Novello and Co Ltd.

Soprano Orchestra

SKU: HL.14023494

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Studyscore. Music Sales #NOV890056. Published by Music Sales (HL.14023494).

It is a setting of four medieval Latin poems dealing with various aspects of night.

2 Pianos

SKU: HL.14003580

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #NOV100206. Published by Music Sales (HL.14003580).

8.25x11.75x0.275 inches.

Clarinet, Oboe Solo, Orchestra (Study Score). Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Book [Softcover]. 96 pages. Music Sales #NOV090634. Published by Music Sales

String Ensemble

SKU: HL.14021105

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Score. 30 pages. Music Sales #NOV121099. Published by Music Sales (HL.14021105).

ISBN 9780711997950. UPC: 884088433307. 8.25x11.75x0.088 inches.

The composer writes: Pilgrim was inspired, it will be no surprise to learn, by reading Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress - Vaughan Williams's great opera on the subject had fascinated me from its first performance, yet it was a long time before I caught up with this essential item in any well-stocked library of English classics. It made a great impression, not least because of its theme of a journey of self-discovery, and a rediscovery or renewal of faith. These are ideas which have a strong interest for me, not in religious terms but in their application to every aspect of human life (including great journeys), and this piece reflects my response in musical terms to this concern. The tempo of the whole piece, which lasts about 18 minutes, is basically slow. There are two quick episodes, but these act somewhat like the trio sections of a classical scherzo, save that the tempo relationships are inverted (the classical trios would have been slower, not quicker) and the canvas is much larger, being that of a single, substantial, slow movement. The form of the whole is perhaps fantasia-like rather than having any relationship to classical forms such as sonata or rondo - some motifs and themes are varied as the work develops, and the opening chords are of primary importance throughout the work. There has been no attempt to convey any pictorial elements deriving from Bunyan's great book. There is, however, one feature which, upon completion of the score, struck me with some force, which is that almost all the thematic material is essentially striving upwards - there is a constant upward movement (sometimes over a lengthy period) throughout the work. Pilgrim was commissioned by the Luton Music Club for the Raphael Ensemble with funds provided by the Eastern Arts Board and Bedfordshire County Council, and is dedicated to the Luton Music Club. The first performance was given in Luton on February 10th 1997 and followed, as part of a joint scheme, by performances in the same week at the Music Clubs of Bedford and Leighton Buzzard.

Organ (Organ)

SKU: HL.14021071

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Book [Softcover]. 34 pages. Music Sales #NOV580459. Published by Music Sales (HL.14021071).

UPC: 884088489700. 8.25x11.75x0.148 inches.

These Carol-Preludes were written in 2008, but the idea was in the composer's mind for many years before this. Essentially, they revive the old style of the Chorale- Prelude, but using carol tunes instead of hymns or chorales. They are derived from German, French and English melodies - some of the German tunes were found in my mother's old school songbook from her schooldays in Germany after the First World War.

Clarinet, Violin and Piano

SKU: HL.14021077

Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #NOV120865. Published by Music Sales (HL.14021077).

ISBN 9780711984707.

This work was commissioned by the Verdehr Trio and funded by Michigan State University. Includes score and parts, (the score in C). Duration: c. 18 minutes.