Chamber Music English Horn, Oboe SKU: CF.WF229 15 Pieces for Oboe and ...(+)
Chamber Music English
Horn, Oboe
SKU:
CF.WF229
15 Pieces
for Oboe and English
Horn. Composed by
Gustave Vogt. Edited by
Kristin Jean Leitterman.
Collection - Performance.
32+8 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #WF229. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.WF229).
Quintet (clar,orch) SKU: BR.EB-8981 Fantasy on Themes by Giuseppe Verd...(+)
Quintet (clar,orch)
SKU: BR.EB-8981
Fantasy on Themes by
Giuseppe Verdi.
Composed by Alexey Shor.
Chamber music. Edition
Breitkopf. Solo concerto;
New music (post-2000).
Score. Duration 15'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #EB
8981. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.EB-8981).
ISBN
9790004187104. 0 x 0
inches.
Verdiana is
a musical tribute to
Giuseppe Verdi. It takes
some of his most famous
melodies and reimagines
them in styles of Samba,
Bossa Nova and Tango to
produce a virtuosic
showpiece for clarinet
and orchestra. The work
is structured in three
movements. The titles of
the movements do not only
indicate from which
operas the main melodies
were taken, they also
function as a hint to the
styles in which the
movements are written.
The first movement,
titled Il Sambatore, is a
Samba based primarily on
the melodic material from
Verdi's Il Trovatore. The
second one, Un Bossa in
Maschera, is a slow Bossa
Nova and consists of an
aria from Un Ballo in
Maschera. The third and
the most virtuosic
movement is called Don
Tangoletto and derives
most of its material from
Don Carlos and Rigoletto.
The piece exists in 4
versions: Solo clarinet
with either full
orchestra, string
orchestra, string quartet
or piano. This
publication also includes
an alto sax part that can
be used instead of a
clarinet.
Clarinet and piano SKU: BR.EB-8980 Fantasy on Themes by Giuseppe Verdi...(+)
Clarinet and piano
SKU: BR.EB-8980
Fantasy on Themes by
Giuseppe Verdi.
Composed by Alexey Shor.
Solo instruments;
stapled. Edition
Breitkopf. Solo concerto;
New music (post-2000).
Piano reduction. 40
pages. Duration 15'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #EB
8980. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.EB-8980).
ISBN
9790004187098. 9 x 12
inches.
Verdiana is
a musical tribute to
Giuseppe Verdi. It takes
some of his most famous
melodies and reimagines
them in styles of Samba,
Bossa Nova and Tango to
produce a virtuosic
showpiece for clarinet
and orchestra. The work
is structured in three
movements. The titles of
the movements do not only
indicate from which
operas the main melodies
were taken, they also
function as a hint to the
styles in which the
movements are written.
The first movement,
titled Il Sambatore, is a
Samba based primarily on
the melodic material from
Verdi's Il Trovatore. The
second one, Un Bossa in
Maschera, is a slow Bossa
Nova and consists of an
aria from Un Ballo in
Maschera. The third and
the most virtuosic
movement is called Don
Tangoletto and derives
most of its material from
Don Carlos and Rigoletto.
The piece exists in 4
versions: Solo clarinet
with either full
orchestra, string
orchestra, string quartet
or piano. This
publication also includes
an alto sax part that can
be used instead of a
clarinet.
Flugel
Horn Solo with Brass Band
Score/Parts. Composed
by Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Concert Band.
Classical. Softcover.
Duration 520 seconds.
Anglo Music Press
#AMP341-030. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(HL.44013023).
Moon Song, Sun
Dance was commissioned by
flugel horn virtuoso,
Claude Romailler, and
premiered by him at the
Swiss National Solo
andQuartet Championships
in April 2012.As the
title implies, the work
is in two contrasting
movements, which can be
performed separately or
together.Moon Song opens
with a flowing modal
theme, which the soloist
embellishes before the
band takes centre stage.A
central section brightens
the mood with a new
melody over the lightest
of accompaniments; this
is once again developed
by the soloist until the
original theme reappears,
played by the band. This
introduces a cadenza for
the soloist which either
closes the movement, or
can be extended to link
directly to the second
movement.Sun Dance is a
vivace 6/8 scherzo which
opens with a flourish
from the band. The
soloist then introduces
the main theme, which in
turn is taken up by the
band. A short bridge
passage heralds a change
of key and a new melody
from the soloist. A brief
central interlude then
introduces a change of
meter and recalls the
main melody of Moon Song,
before a recapitulation
leads to a florid coda,
which brings the work to
a close.Solo part:
difficulty 5.
Grade 3 - Score
Only. Composed by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Concert Band. Score
Only. Composed 2011. 22
pages. Anglo Music Press
#AMP317140. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(HL.44011005).
White
Light was
commissioned by Fumiko
Teramoto, oboist with the
Musashino Grand Concert
Band in Tokyo, Japan. The
request was for a
moderately slow piece of
intermediate difficulty
that included the work
“white” (Ms.
Teramoto's lucky color)
in the title. The
composer used this
suggestion to write a
piece that was both
bright and light in terms
of harmony, color and
orchestration, with much
use of simple major and
minor chords and an
emphasis on the pure,
transparent timbres of
the upper woodwinds of
the band; he was also
keen to capture the
essence and history of
the oboe as a solo
instrument. The piece is
pastoral in character and
often almost baroque in
style. It opens with a
chorale-like passage on
flutes and clarinets; the
soloist enters with a
recitative over trilling
clarinets. The main theme
is then introduced,
accompanied by the
woodwinds. After a short
bridge passage, a change
of key heralds a second
theme by the soloist,
with gentle brass
punctuations. This builds
to a climax, ending on a
high trill from the
soloist. After short
passage over a timpani
roll, the band recalls
the main theme, taken up
once again by the
soloist. This leads to a
short cadenza before the
closing bars bring the
work peacefully to a
close.
White Light Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Anglo Music
Grade 3 - Score and Parts. Composed by Philip Sparke (1951-). Anglo Music...(+)
Grade 3 - Score and
Parts. Composed by
Philip Sparke (1951-).
Anglo Music Concert Band.
Anglo Music Press
#AMP317010. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(HL.44011004).
Viola, Electronics SKU: CA.1630200 For Viola and live electronics....(+)
Viola, Electronics
SKU: CA.1630200
For Viola and live
electronics. Composed
by Walter Feldmann. This
edition: Paperbound.
German title: Courbe 2
(1993/2001). Full score.
Composed 1993/rev. 2001.
34 pages. Duration 8
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
16.302/00. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.1630200).
ISBN
9790007099695. Language:
all languages.
The
viola solo courbe 2 is
based on an excerpt from
the viola part in the
Trio for flute, viola and
harp << courbes >> -
sequences. In the densest
time curve of this piece
the viola plays the
leading role for a span
of almost three minutes.
This material is taken
from the Trio, presented
and divided into separate
parts. courbe 2 is three
times longer in duration
than the Trio excerpt
from which it is derived.
The musical text of the
individual fragments
remains as it is in the
original, but, pulsating,
demarcated in seconds.
Fissures emerge between
the fragments, windows
open: - to harmonic
fields, central sounds,
taken over from the
reverberations, from
which new tone material
is derived; the fields in
turn are distorted and
spacialised by the
electronics - to metrical
structures and pulses
freed from the individual
motives of the original
musical text, which forms
new variants in
interaction with these
fields. Thus in courbe 2
which, as already
indicated, is three times
longer in duration than
the original, three
musical levels are
interpenetrated, whereby
all three are derived
from one tone, which
plays an absolutely
central role in most of
my works. It is a
reference to the French
writer Anne-Marie Albiach
(and to her great text <<
H II >> lineaires), and
it remains as the only
tone at the end of the
piece, definitively,
determining everything, b
= 247 Hertz. Walter
Feldmann.
Guitar SKU: UT.CH-322 Composed by Giovanni Scapecchi. Edited by Raffaello...(+)
Guitar
SKU:
UT.CH-322
Composed by
Giovanni Scapecchi.
Edited by Raffaello
Ravasio. Saddle
stitching. Piero Bonaguri
Collection. Classical.
Score and Parts. Ut
Orpheus #CH 322.
Published by Ut Orpheus
(UT.CH-322).
This Is It Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Music Sales
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.1919-12-140-MS Composed by Michae...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.1919-12-140-MS
Composed by Michael
Jackson and Paul Anka.
Arranged by Hideaki
Miura. Pop & Rock. Score
Only. Composed 2012. 20
pages. Music Sales
#1919-12-140 MS.
Published by Music Sales
(BT.1919-12-140-MS).
9x12 inches.
English.
This Is
It is the title track
from the film of the same
name that first appeared
after the death of
Michael Jackson. The
title, that should have
represented the climax of
a great career, has now
taken on a second,
unintentionally sadder
meaning. In a brand new
arrangement for wind
orchestra by Hideaki
Miura, the last hit of
the ‘King of
Pop’ is a must for
your entertaining
repertoire!
This Is It
is de titelsong van de
gelijknamige film die pas
na de dood van Michael
Jackson werd uitgebracht.
De titel was eigenlijk
bedoeld als afsluiting
van een grootse
carrière van de grote
Michael Jackson.
Onbedoeld heeft het door
zijn vroegtijdige dood
een treurige bijbetekenis
gekregen. De laatste hit
van de King of Pop geven
wij nu uit in een
gloednieuwe bewerking
voor orkest. Een
must-have voor op uw
amusementsrepertoire!
This Is It
ist das Titellied zum
gleichnamigen Film, der
erst nach dem Tod von
Michael Jackson
veröffentlicht wurde.
Der Titel Das
war’s“, der
eigentlich den Abschluss
einer großartigen
Karriere markieren
sollte, hat nun ungewollt
eine zweite, traurige
Bedeutung bekommen. Der
letzte Hit des King of
Pop“ für
Blasorchester von Hideaki
Miura ist ein Muss
für Ihr
unterhaltsames
Repertoire!
This Is It
è il titolo della
canzone che accompagna
l’omonimo
documentario del 2009, in
gran parte realizzato
utilizzando il materiale
girato da Michael Jackson
nei giorni immediatamente
precedenti il suo
decesso, mentre preparava
le coreografie per il
tour. Un titolo, che dopo
la tragica morte del
grande artista, suonò
come una premonizione.
L’arrangiamento di
Hideaki Miura è un
must del repertorio di
musica da
intrattenimento.
This Is It Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Music Sales
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.1919-12-010-MS Composed by Michae...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.1919-12-010-MS
Composed by Michael
Jackson and Paul Anka.
Arranged by Hideaki
Miura. Pop & Rock. Set
(Score & Parts). Composed
2012. Music Sales
#1919-12-010 MS.
Published by Music Sales
(BT.1919-12-010-MS).
9x12 inches.
English.
This Is
It is the title track
from the film of the same
name that first appeared
after the death of
Michael Jackson. The
title, that should have
represented the climax of
a great career, has now
taken on a second,
unintentionally sadder
meaning. In a brand new
arrangement for wind
orchestra by Hideaki
Miura, the last hit of
the ‘King of
Pop’ is a must for
your entertaining
repertoire!
This Is It
is de titelsong van de
gelijknamige film die pas
na de dood van Michael
Jackson werd uitgebracht.
De titel was eigenlijk
bedoeld als afsluiting
van een grootse
carrière van de grote
Michael Jackson.
Onbedoeld heeft het door
zijn vroegtijdige dood
een treurige bijbetekenis
gekregen. De laatste hit
van de King of Pop geven
wij nu uit in een
gloednieuwe bewerking
voor orkest. Een
must-have voor op uw
amusementsrepertoire!
This Is It
ist das Titellied zum
gleichnamigen Film, der
erst nach dem Tod von
Michael Jackson
veröffentlicht wurde.
Der Titel Das
war’s“, der
eigentlich den Abschluss
einer großartigen
Karriere markieren
sollte, hat nun ungewollt
eine zweite, traurige
Bedeutung bekommen. Der
letzte Hit des King of
Pop“ für
Blasorchester von Hideaki
Miura ist ein Muss
für Ihr
unterhaltsames
Repertoire!
This Is It
è il titolo della
canzone che accompagna
l’omonimo
documentario del 2009, in
gran parte realizzato
utilizzando il materiale
girato da Michael Jackson
nei giorni immediatamente
precedenti il suo
decesso, mentre preparava
le coreografie per il
tour. Un titolo, che dopo
la tragica morte del
grande artista, suonò
come una premonizione.
L’arrangiamento di
Hideaki Miura è un
must del repertorio di
musica da
intrattenimento.
String Orchestra (Score) - Level 3.5 SKU: HL.35011049 Composed by Ken Bai...(+)
String Orchestra (Score)
- Level 3.5
SKU:
HL.35011049
Composed
by Ken Baird. Shawnee
Press. Shawnee Press
#JC0588. Published by
Shawnee Press
(HL.35011049).
Invention is an
exciting work for high
school or college
orchestra that features
an accented,
multi-metered main theme,
contrapuntal writing, a
fugue, a reflective
melodic interlude, and an
optional extended violin
cadenza. The title refers
to the process undertaken
by great inventors such
as Thomas Edison and
Leonardo Da Vinci. In
this work, the composer
reflects the many
emotions and processes an
inventor might experience
as he is working on his
creation: the spark of
inspiration, the
excitement of a new
project, trial and error,
frustration and anger,
intensity, and, at last,
success!
Kyrie-Gloria-Messe
(Lutherische Messe).
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Ulrich Leisinger. This
edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Bach vocal. German title:
Missa In G /Bwv 235
Rev.2000. Innovative
practice aids, Sacred
vocal music, Masses,
Latin, Mass settings,
incomplete (also Missa
brevis). Single Part,
Violin 1. Composed the
period at Leipzig. BWV
235. 12 pages. Duration
30 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 31.235/11. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.3123511).
ISBN
9790007085926. Key: G
minor. Language:
Latin.
As well as
the Mass in B minor,
there are four further,
shorter mass compositions
by Bach, the so-called
Lutheran or Kyrie-Gloria
masses. Despite their
high musical qualities,
they are often
overshadowed by other
church works by Bach.
With their six-movement
structure (up to the Cum
sancto spiritu) they had
their specific liturgical
position in church
services of the time of
Bach. The masses largely
comprise parodies, with
the original music mainly
taken from cantatas which
Bach sometimes
considerably reworked in
his well-known style
according to the new
context of the work.
Ulrich Leisinger has
edited the four works for
Carus in new critical
editions. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3123500.
Kyrie-Gloria-Messe
(Lutherische Messe).
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Ulrich Leisinger. This
edition: urtext. 1x
31.235/21 oboe 1, 1x
31.235/22 oboe 2.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Bach vocal. German title:
Missa In G /Bwv 235
Rev.2000. Innovative
practice aids, Sacred
vocal music, Masses,
Latin, Mass settings,
incomplete (also Missa
brevis). Set of Orchestra
Parts. Composed the
period at Leipzig. BWV
235. 20 pages. Duration
30 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 31.235/09. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.3123509).
ISBN
9790007211080. Key: G
minor. Language:
Latin.
As well as
the Mass in B minor,
there are four further,
shorter mass compositions
by Bach, the so-called
Lutheran or Kyrie-Gloria
masses. Despite their
high musical qualities,
they are often
overshadowed by other
church works by Bach.
With their six-movement
structure (up to the Cum
sancto spiritu) they had
their specific liturgical
position in church
services of the time of
Bach. The masses largely
comprise parodies, with
the original music mainly
taken from cantatas which
Bach sometimes
considerably reworked in
his well-known style
according to the new
context of the work.
Ulrich Leisinger has
edited the four works for
Carus in new critical
editions. Score and parts
available separately -
see item CA.3123500.
Kyrie-Gloria-Messe
(Lutherische Messe).
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Ulrich Leisinger. This
edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Bach vocal. German title:
Missa In G /Bwv 235
Rev.2000. Innovative
practice aids, Sacred
vocal music, Masses,
Latin, Mass settings,
incomplete (also Missa
brevis). Choral Score.
Composed the period at
Leipzig. BWV 235. 16
pages. Duration 30
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.235/05. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3123505).
ISBN
9790007085919. Key: G
minor. Language:
Latin.
As well as
the Mass in B minor,
there are four further,
shorter mass compositions
by Bach, the so-called
Lutheran or Kyrie-Gloria
masses. Despite their
high musical qualities,
they are often
overshadowed by other
church works by Bach.
With their six-movement
structure (up to the Cum
sancto spiritu) they had
their specific liturgical
position in church
services of the time of
Bach. The masses largely
comprise parodies, with
the original music mainly
taken from cantatas which
Bach sometimes
considerably reworked in
his well-known style
according to the new
context of the work.
Ulrich Leisinger has
edited the four works for
Carus in new critical
editions. Score available
separately - see item
CA.3123500.
Kyrie-Gloria-Messe
(Lutherische Messe).
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Ulrich Leisinger. This
edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Bach vocal. German title:
Missa In G /Bwv 235
Rev.2000. Innovative
practice aids, Sacred
vocal music, Masses,
Latin, Mass settings,
incomplete (also Missa
brevis). Single Part,
Viola. Composed the
period at Leipzig. BWV
235. 12 pages. Duration
30 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 31.235/13. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.3123513).
ISBN
9790007085940. Key: G
minor. Language:
Latin.
As well as
the Mass in B minor,
there are four further,
shorter mass compositions
by Bach, the so-called
Lutheran or Kyrie-Gloria
masses. Despite their
high musical qualities,
they are often
overshadowed by other
church works by Bach.
With their six-movement
structure (up to the Cum
sancto spiritu) they had
their specific liturgical
position in church
services of the time of
Bach. The masses largely
comprise parodies, with
the original music mainly
taken from cantatas which
Bach sometimes
considerably reworked in
his well-known style
according to the new
context of the work.
Ulrich Leisinger has
edited the four works for
Carus in new critical
editions. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3123500.
Kyrie-Gloria-Messe
(Lutherische Messe).
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Ulrich Leisinger. This
edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Bach vocal. German title:
Missa In G /Bwv 235
Rev.2000. Innovative
practice aids, Sacred
vocal music, Masses,
Latin, Mass settings,
incomplete (also Missa
brevis). Single Part,
Cello/Double Bass.
Composed the period at
Leipzig. BWV 235. 12
pages. Duration 30
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.235/14. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3123514).
ISBN
9790007085957. Key: G
minor. Language:
Latin.
As well as
the Mass in B minor,
there are four further,
shorter mass compositions
by Bach, the so-called
Lutheran or Kyrie-Gloria
masses. Despite their
high musical qualities,
they are often
overshadowed by other
church works by Bach.
With their six-movement
structure (up to the Cum
sancto spiritu) they had
their specific liturgical
position in church
services of the time of
Bach. The masses largely
comprise parodies, with
the original music mainly
taken from cantatas which
Bach sometimes
considerably reworked in
his well-known style
according to the new
context of the work.
Ulrich Leisinger has
edited the four works for
Carus in new critical
editions. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3123500.
Kyrie-Gloria-Messe
(Lutherische Messe).
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Ulrich Leisinger. This
edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Bach vocal. German title:
Missa In G /Bwv 235
Rev.2000. Innovative
practice aids, Sacred
vocal music, Masses,
Latin, Mass settings,
incomplete (also Missa
brevis). Set of Orchestra
Parts. Composed the
period at Leipzig. BWV
235. Duration 30 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.235/19. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3123519).
ISBN
9790007137380. Key: G
minor. Language:
Latin.
As well as
the Mass in B minor,
there are four further,
shorter mass compositions
by Bach, the so-called
Lutheran or Kyrie-Gloria
masses. Despite their
high musical qualities,
they are often
overshadowed by other
church works by Bach.
With their six-movement
structure (up to the Cum
sancto spiritu) they had
their specific liturgical
position in church
services of the time of
Bach. The masses largely
comprise parodies, with
the original music mainly
taken from cantatas which
Bach sometimes
considerably reworked in
his well-known style
according to the new
context of the work.
Ulrich Leisinger has
edited the four works for
Carus in new critical
editions. Score and parts
available separately -
see item CA.3123500.
Kyrie-Gloria-Messe
(Lutherische Messe).
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Ulrich Leisinger. This
edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Bach vocal. German title:
Missa In G /Bwv 235
Rev.2000. Innovative
practice aids, Sacred
vocal music, Masses,
Latin, Mass settings,
incomplete (also Missa
brevis). Single Part,
Violin 2. Composed the
period at Leipzig. BWV
235. 12 pages. Duration
30 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 31.235/12. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.3123512).
ISBN
9790007085933. Key: G
minor. Language:
Latin.
As well as
the Mass in B minor,
there are four further,
shorter mass compositions
by Bach, the so-called
Lutheran or Kyrie-Gloria
masses. Despite their
high musical qualities,
they are often
overshadowed by other
church works by Bach.
With their six-movement
structure (up to the Cum
sancto spiritu) they had
their specific liturgical
position in church
services of the time of
Bach. The masses largely
comprise parodies, with
the original music mainly
taken from cantatas which
Bach sometimes
considerably reworked in
his well-known style
according to the new
context of the work.
Ulrich Leisinger has
edited the four works for
Carus in new critical
editions. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3123500.
Mixed choir a cappella with bass-solo - advanced SKU: HL.49044128 Zwei...(+)
Mixed choir a cappella
with bass-solo - advanced
SKU: HL.49044128
Zwei Gesange nach
Texten von Friedrich
Hebbel und Gerda von
Robertus. Composed by
Rudi Stephan. Arranged by
Clytus Gottwald. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Choral. Octavo. Composed
1908/1911. 16 pages.
Duration 7'. Schott Music
#SKR20060. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49044128).
ISBN
9790001168915.
German.
He was
regarded as the German
hope among the composers
of his generation and as
'next man of New Music',
but his early death
quashed all such hopes of
the music scene: Rudi
Stephan died at the early
age of 28, leaving behind
instrumental works as
well as some songs in
which he admitted
expressionist concepts of
art, as were later
expressed mainly by the
Viennese School. Clytus
Gottwald has taken up the
cause of transcribing two
of the songs by this
composer, who died in the
First World War, for
nine-part mixed a
cappella choir
(SSAATTBBB) with solo
bass in his honour. In
spite of the Latin title,
Memento vivere is a
German-language secular
song based on a text by
Friedrich Hebbel which is
permeated by harmonies
sharpened with
dissonances. The music of
Kythere to words by Gerda
von Robertus is
characterized by the
excessive use of harmonic
shifts in the style of
Debussy.
Soli SA, Coro SATB (teils geteilt), Pfte SKU: CA.2380203 4th and 5th m...(+)
Soli SA, Coro SATB (teils
geteilt), Pfte
SKU:
CA.2380203
4th and
5th movement.
Composed by Gustav
Mahler. Edited by
Nicholas Kok. Arranged by
Nicholas Kok. Innovative
practice aids, Secular
choral music. Vocal
score. Carus Verlag #CV
23.802/03. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2380203).
ISBN
M-007-24441-5.
German.
Nicholas
Kok's newly-created vocal
score of the 4th and 5th
movements of Mahler's 2nd
Symphony is aimed
particularly at vocal
soloists and choral
singers who wish to
practice the two vocal
movements in this work;
it is available on sale,
as is the chorus score.
To ensure a secure entry
at the attacca beginning
of the 4th movement, the
vocal score begins
earlier in the 3rd
movement. The rehearsal
letters in the
prevalently used
orchestral materials have
been taken into
consideration so that the
vocal score and chorus
score are compatible with
all the available music
editions. In his 2nd
Symphony, premiered in
1895 after a seven-year
gestation period, Gustav
Mahler combined different
work concepts which he
had previously tried out
in various independent
compositions: the 1st
movement with the
original title
Todtenfeier was conceived
as a symphonic poem, the
3rd movement is based on
the original song for
voice and piano St
Anthony of Padua's Sermon
to the Fishes, the 4th
movement is the
orchestral song Urlicht
for alto, with text, like
the 3rd movement, from
Des Knaben Wunderhorn,
and the 5th is a setting
and elaboration of the
Klopstock Ode Die
Auferstehung for soprano
and alto solo with mixed
chorus. Mahler created a
work in the
vocal-symphonic tradition
founded by Beethoven and,
despite its challenges in
extent and scoring, it
remains one of his most
popular compositions.