| Looking Up Chorale SATB SATB, Piano St Rose Music Publishing
Choir, Piano Accompaniment (SATB Choir) SKU: HL.277282 SATB and Piano ...(+)
Choir, Piano
Accompaniment (SATB
Choir) SKU:
HL.277282 SATB and
Piano Vocal Score.
Composed by Nico Muhly.
Music Sales America.
Classical. Softcover. 60
pages. St. Rose Music
#SRO10015201. Published
by St. Rose Music
(HL.277282). UPC:
840126915006. 6.75x10.5
inches. Program
note:
Looking Up
is a piece for large
chorus and orchestra, and
is in three sections,
played without pause. In
the 16th century, a
variety of psalters in
meter were printed in
England, with the idea of
making psalm-singing
something that could
happen easily at home,
with the rhyming meter
being an aid to
memorization. These
translations are
wonderful exercises in
brevity and sometimes
clumsy rhymemaking, and
were usually prefaced by
a lengthy explanation as
to their merits; the
title of one of the first
such volumes in English
is: The Psalter of Dauid
newely translated into
Englysh metre in such
sort that it maye the
more decently, and wyth
more delyte of the mynde,
be reade and songe of al
men. I thought it would
be appropriate to set one
of these introductions,
and the first section of
Looking Up sets the
preface to Thomas
Ravenscroft's psalter
(1621), in which he
writes: “The
singing of Psalmes (assay
the Doctors) comforteth
the sorrowfull, pacifieth
the angry, strengtheneth
the weake, humbleth the
proud, gladdeth the
humble, stirres up the
slow, reconcileth
enemies, lifteth up the
heart to heavenly things,
and uniteth the Creature
to his
Creator.”
It
begins meditatively, but
eventually grows agitated
and fervent, with a
vision of the
“quire of Angels
and Saints”
“redoubling
anddescanting” - an
ecstatic and terrifying
vision of the skies
opening up. Ravenscroft
then encourages the use
of instrumental musicfor
worship, at which point,
a long, acrobatic
orchestral interlude with
jagged edges antagonizes
the choir, who sing a
kind of private, anxious
meditation on two
pitches.
One of
the most delicious
biblical texts is an
Apocryphal prayer known
as the Benedicite or the
Prayer of the Three
Children (the same who
were rescued by an angel
after King Nebuchadnezzar
tried to have them burnt
in an oven for not bowing
to his image). The text
is repetitive, obsessive,
and a gift to composers -
each line is an
invocation of an element
of the natural world,
followed by the phrase,
“blesse ye the
Lord, praise him &
magnify him for
ever.” In Looking
Up, the setting begins
with three solo voices,
and then grows to include
the whole choir,
itemizing the whole of
creation. The idea that
these boys are spared
from the furnace and then
five minutes later are
saying, “O ye the
fire and warming heate,
blesse ye the
Lord...” has always
felt very loaded to me,
and the orchestra plays
with this conflict
between joyful praise and
a more terrible (in the
16th-century sense)
awefor the
divine.
The text
for the third, and
shortest, section is
taken from Christopher
Smart's (1722-1771) A
Song to David,
purportedly written
during his confinement in
a mental asylum. This ode
to King David points out
how David, as the author
of some of the Psalms,
observes the whole world
from the
“clustering
spheres” to the
“nosegay in the
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| I lift up mine eyes (Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen) Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement satb (soli), SATB (chœur), Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Carus Verlag
SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Basso continuo SKU: C...(+)
SATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, 2 Oboes, 2
Violins, Viola, Basso
continuo SKU:
CA.3912709 Psalm
121. Composed by
Georg Philipp Telemann.
Edited by Klaus Hofmann.
This edition: urtext. 1x
39.127/21 oboe 1, 1x
39.127/22 oboe 2.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Telemann-Archiv. Ich Hebe
Meine Augen Auf (Psalm
121). Sacred vocal music,
Psalms, German, Psalms.
Set of Orchestra Parts.
TVWV 7:16. Duration 12
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
39.127/09. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3912709). ISBN
9790007215774. Language:
German. Telemann's
setting of Psalm 121 I
lift up mine eyes to the
hills reveals him to be
an admirer of French
music. Constructed on the
example of a grand motet,
each of the movements is
patterned after the
French model: the model
of an overture for the
first movement, the
echoes of a chaconne in
the second, the dotted
gigue rhythms of the
Canarie in the third. In
addition there is the
lively exchange between
choir and solo ensemble,
and much more. The music
is full of poetic
imagery, whenever the
occasion arises, as at
the very beginning with
the words Ich hebe meine
Augen auf, or in a later
passage with the text
Siehe, der Hüter
Israel schläft noch
schlummert nicht (Behold,
he that keepeth Israel
shall neither slumber nor
sleep). Score and parts
available separately -
see item CA.3912700. $13.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| I lift up mine eyes (Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen) Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement satb (soli), SATB (chœur), Orchestre [Conducteur] Carus Verlag
SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Basso continuo SKU: C...(+)
SATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, 2 Oboes, 2
Violins, Viola, Basso
continuo SKU:
CA.3912700 Psalm
121. Composed by
Georg Philipp Telemann.
Edited by Klaus Hofmann.
This edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Telemann-Archiv. Ich Hebe
Meine Augen Auf (Psalm
121). Sacred vocal music,
Psalms, German, Psalms.
Full score. TVWV 7:16. 36
pages. Duration 12
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
39.127/00. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3912700). ISBN
9790007164416. Language:
German. Telemann's
setting of Psalm 121 I
lift up mine eyes to the
hills reveals him to be
an admirer of French
music. Constructed on the
example of a grand motet,
each of the movements is
patterned after the
French model: the model
of an overture for the
first movement, the
echoes of a chaconne in
the second, the dotted
gigue rhythms of the
Canarie in the third. In
addition there is the
lively exchange between
choir and solo ensemble,
and much more. The music
is full of poetic
imagery, whenever the
occasion arises, as at
the very beginning with
the words Ich hebe meine
Augen auf, or in a later
passage with the text
Siehe, der Hüter
Israel schläft noch
schlummert nicht (Behold,
he that keepeth Israel
shall neither slumber nor
sleep). $37.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
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SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Basso continuo SKU: C...(+)
SATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, 2 Oboes, 2
Violins, Viola, Basso
continuo SKU:
CA.3912714 Psalm
121. Composed by
Georg Philipp Telemann.
Edited by Klaus Hofmann.
This edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Telemann-Archiv. Ich Hebe
Meine Augen Auf (Psalm
121). Sacred vocal music,
Psalms, German, Psalms.
Single Part, basso
continuo. TVWV 7:16. 8
pages. Duration 12
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
39.127/14. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3912714). ISBN
9790007215811. Language:
German. Telemann's
setting of Psalm 121 I
lift up mine eyes to the
hills reveals him to be
an admirer of French
music. Constructed on the
example of a grand motet,
each of the movements is
patterned after the
French model: the model
of an overture for the
first movement, the
echoes of a chaconne in
the second, the dotted
gigue rhythms of the
Canarie in the third. In
addition there is the
lively exchange between
choir and solo ensemble,
and much more. The music
is full of poetic
imagery, whenever the
occasion arises, as at
the very beginning with
the words Ich hebe meine
Augen auf, or in a later
passage with the text
Siehe, der Hüter
Israel schläft noch
schlummert nicht (Behold,
he that keepeth Israel
shall neither slumber nor
sleep). Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3912700. $6.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| I lift up mine eyes (Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen) Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement satb (soli), SATB (chœur), Orchestre Carus Verlag
SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Basso continuo SKU: C...(+)
SATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, 2 Oboes, 2
Violins, Viola, Basso
continuo SKU:
CA.3912703 Psalm
121. Composed by
Georg Philipp Telemann.
Edited by Klaus Hofmann.
This edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Telemann-Archiv. Ich Hebe
Meine Augen Auf (Psalm
121). Sacred vocal music,
Psalms, German, Psalms.
Vocal score. TVWV 7:16.
24 pages. Duration 12
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
39.127/03. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3912703). ISBN
9790007164423. Language:
German. Telemann's
setting of Psalm 121 I
lift up mine eyes to the
hills reveals him to be
an admirer of French
music. Constructed on the
example of a grand motet,
each of the movements is
patterned after the
French model: the model
of an overture for the
first movement, the
echoes of a chaconne in
the second, the dotted
gigue rhythms of the
Canarie in the third. In
addition there is the
lively exchange between
choir and solo ensemble,
and much more. The music
is full of poetic
imagery, whenever the
occasion arises, as at
the very beginning with
the words Ich hebe meine
Augen auf, or in a later
passage with the text
Siehe, der Hüter
Israel schläft noch
schlummert nicht (Behold,
he that keepeth Israel
shall neither slumber nor
sleep). Score available
separately - see item
CA.3912700. $19.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| I lift up mine eyes (Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen) Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement satb (soli), SATB (chœur), Orchestre Carus Verlag
SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Basso continuo SKU: C...(+)
SATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, 2 Oboes, 2
Violins, Viola, Basso
continuo SKU:
CA.3912712 Psalm
121. Composed by
Georg Philipp Telemann.
Edited by Klaus Hofmann.
This edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Telemann-Archiv. Ich Hebe
Meine Augen Auf (Psalm
121). Sacred vocal music,
Psalms, German, Psalms.
Single Part, Violin 2.
TVWV 7:16. 8 pages.
Duration 12 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
39.127/12. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3912712). ISBN
9790007215798. Language:
German. Telemann's
setting of Psalm 121 I
lift up mine eyes to the
hills reveals him to be
an admirer of French
music. Constructed on the
example of a grand motet,
each of the movements is
patterned after the
French model: the model
of an overture for the
first movement, the
echoes of a chaconne in
the second, the dotted
gigue rhythms of the
Canarie in the third. In
addition there is the
lively exchange between
choir and solo ensemble,
and much more. The music
is full of poetic
imagery, whenever the
occasion arises, as at
the very beginning with
the words Ich hebe meine
Augen auf, or in a later
passage with the text
Siehe, der Hüter
Israel schläft noch
schlummert nicht (Behold,
he that keepeth Israel
shall neither slumber nor
sleep). Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3912700. $6.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| I lift up mine eyes (Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen) Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement satb (soli), SATB (chœur), Orchestre Carus Verlag
SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Basso continuo SKU: C...(+)
SATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, 2 Oboes, 2
Violins, Viola, Basso
continuo SKU:
CA.3912713 Psalm
121. Composed by
Georg Philipp Telemann.
Edited by Klaus Hofmann.
This edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Telemann-Archiv. Ich Hebe
Meine Augen Auf (Psalm
121). Sacred vocal music,
Psalms, German, Psalms.
Single Part, Viola. TVWV
7:16. 8 pages. Duration
12 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 39.127/13. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.3912713). ISBN
9790007215804. Language:
German. Telemann's
setting of Psalm 121 I
lift up mine eyes to the
hills reveals him to be
an admirer of French
music. Constructed on the
example of a grand motet,
each of the movements is
patterned after the
French model: the model
of an overture for the
first movement, the
echoes of a chaconne in
the second, the dotted
gigue rhythms of the
Canarie in the third. In
addition there is the
lively exchange between
choir and solo ensemble,
and much more. The music
is full of poetic
imagery, whenever the
occasion arises, as at
the very beginning with
the words Ich hebe meine
Augen auf, or in a later
passage with the text
Siehe, der Hüter
Israel schläft noch
schlummert nicht (Behold,
he that keepeth Israel
shall neither slumber nor
sleep). Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3912700. $6.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| I lift up mine eyes (Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen) Chorale Unison Carus Verlag
Choir SKU: CA.3912705 Psalm 121. Composed by Georg Philipp Teleman...(+)
Choir SKU:
CA.3912705 Psalm
121. Composed by
Georg Philipp Telemann.
Edited by Klaus Hofmann.
This edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Telemann-Archiv. Ich Hebe
Meine Augen Auf (Psalm
121). Sacred vocal music,
Psalms, German, Psalms.
Choral Score. TVWV 7:16.
8 pages. Duration 12
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
39.127/05. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3912705). ISBN
9790007164485. Language:
German. Telemann's
setting of Psalm 121 I
lift up mine eyes to the
hills reveals him to be
an admirer of French
music. Constructed on the
example of a grand motet,
each of the movements is
patterned after the
French model: the model
of an overture for the
first movement, the
echoes of a chaconne in
the second, the dotted
gigue rhythms of the
Canarie in the third. In
addition there is the
lively exchange between
choir and solo ensemble,
and much more. The music
is full of poetic
imagery, whenever the
occasion arises, as at
the very beginning with
the words Ich hebe meine
Augen auf, or in a later
passage with the text
Siehe, der Hüter
Israel schläft noch
schlummert nicht (Behold,
he that keepeth Israel
shall neither slumber nor
sleep). Score available
separately - see item
CA.3912700. $5.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| I lift up mine eyes (Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen) Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement satb (soli), SATB (chœur), Orchestre Carus Verlag
SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Basso continuo SKU: C...(+)
SATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, 2 Oboes, 2
Violins, Viola, Basso
continuo SKU:
CA.3912711 Psalm
121. Composed by
Georg Philipp Telemann.
Edited by Klaus Hofmann.
This edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Telemann-Archiv. Ich Hebe
Meine Augen Auf (Psalm
121). Sacred vocal music,
Psalms, German, Psalms.
Single Part, Violin 1.
TVWV 7:16. 8 pages.
Duration 12 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
39.127/11. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3912711). ISBN
9790007215781. Language:
German. Telemann's
setting of Psalm 121 I
lift up mine eyes to the
hills reveals him to be
an admirer of French
music. Constructed on the
example of a grand motet,
each of the movements is
patterned after the
French model: the model
of an overture for the
first movement, the
echoes of a chaconne in
the second, the dotted
gigue rhythms of the
Canarie in the third. In
addition there is the
lively exchange between
choir and solo ensemble,
and much more. The music
is full of poetic
imagery, whenever the
occasion arises, as at
the very beginning with
the words Ich hebe meine
Augen auf, or in a later
passage with the text
Siehe, der Hüter
Israel schläft noch
schlummert nicht (Behold,
he that keepeth Israel
shall neither slumber nor
sleep). Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3912700. $6.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| I lift up mine eyes (Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen) Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement satb (soli), SATB (chœur), Orchestre Carus Verlag
SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Basso continuo SKU: C...(+)
SATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, 2 Oboes, 2
Violins, Viola, Basso
continuo SKU:
CA.3912749 Psalm
121. Composed by
Georg Philipp Telemann.
Edited by Klaus Hofmann.
This edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Telemann-Archiv. Ich Hebe
Meine Augen Auf (Psalm
121). Sacred vocal music,
Psalms, German, Psalms.
Single Part, Organ. TVWV
7:16. 12 pages. Duration
12 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 39.127/49. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.3912749). ISBN
9790007164492. Language:
German. Telemann's
setting of Psalm 121 I
lift up mine eyes to the
hills reveals him to be
an admirer of French
music. Constructed on the
example of a grand motet,
each of the movements is
patterned after the
French model: the model
of an overture for the
first movement, the
echoes of a chaconne in
the second, the dotted
gigue rhythms of the
Canarie in the third. In
addition there is the
lively exchange between
choir and solo ensemble,
and much more. The music
is full of poetic
imagery, whenever the
occasion arises, as at
the very beginning with
the words Ich hebe meine
Augen auf, or in a later
passage with the text
Siehe, der Hüter
Israel schläft noch
schlummert nicht (Behold,
he that keepeth Israel
shall neither slumber nor
sleep). Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3912700. $16.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| I lift up mine eyes (Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen) Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement satb (soli), SATB (chœur), Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Carus Verlag
SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Basso continuo SKU: C...(+)
SATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, 2 Oboes, 2
Violins, Viola, Basso
continuo SKU:
CA.3912719 Psalm
121. Composed by
Georg Philipp Telemann.
Edited by Klaus Hofmann.
This edition: urtext.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Telemann-Archiv. Ich Hebe
Meine Augen Auf (Psalm
121). Sacred vocal music,
Psalms, German, Psalms.
Set of Orchestra Parts.
TVWV 7:16. Duration 12
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
39.127/19. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3912719). ISBN
9790007164508. Language:
German. Telemann's
setting of Psalm 121 I
lift up mine eyes to the
hills reveals him to be
an admirer of French
music. Constructed on the
example of a grand motet,
each of the movements is
patterned after the
French model: the model
of an overture for the
first movement, the
echoes of a chaconne in
the second, the dotted
gigue rhythms of the
Canarie in the third. In
addition there is the
lively exchange between
choir and solo ensemble,
and much more. The music
is full of poetic
imagery, whenever the
occasion arises, as at
the very beginning with
the words Ich hebe meine
Augen auf, or in a later
passage with the text
Siehe, der Hüter
Israel schläft noch
schlummert nicht (Behold,
he that keepeth Israel
shall neither slumber nor
sleep). Score and parts
available separately -
see item CA.3912700. $81.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Super Mormon Bignote Piano seul [Partition] - Facile Jackman Music Corporation
By Many. Arranged by Brent Jorgensen. Text: Many. For Easy Songbook. Published b...(+)
By Many. Arranged by
Brent Jorgensen. Text:
Many. For Easy Songbook.
Published by Jackman
Music Corporation.
Level: Easy.
(1)$15.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| What Can I Play on Sunday?, Complete Collection Piano seul - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
(60 Easily Prepared Piano Arrangements for Services Throughout the Year). Arrang...(+)
(60 Easily Prepared Piano
Arrangements for Services
Throughout the Year).
Arranged by Cindy Berry.
For Piano. Book; Piano
Collection; Piano
Supplemental. Sacred
Performer Collections.
Sacred. Late
Intermediate. 232 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
$35.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| 24 Introits and Introductory Sentences Chorale SATB SATB, Orgue [Vocal Score] Novello & Co Ltd.
By Eric H. Thiman. For SATB Choir, Organ. Choral, Sacred, 20th Century. Sheet Mu...(+)
By Eric H. Thiman. For
SATB Choir, Organ.
Choral, Sacred, 20th
Century. Sheet Music. 20
pages. Published by
Novello and Co Ltd.
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| Chorbuch Advent Chorale SATB SATB [Partition] Carus Verlag
By Various. Edited by Kreuels, Matthias / Bretschneider, Wolfgang / Geismann, Wi...(+)
By Various. Edited by
Kreuels, Matthias /
Bretschneider, Wolfgang /
Geismann, Wilm /
Mailander, Richard. This
edition: paperbound.
Sacred, Hymns, Unison
hymns, Hymn settings,
Magnificat, Mass
Sections, Motets, Psalms,
German; Choral
Collections, SAM Choir,
Choral Collections,
Women's Choir, Choral
Collections, Mixed Choir;
Occasions: Prayer, Praise
and thanks, Psalms, Daily
hours; Us. Choral
collection. 192 pages
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| Ukulele Fake Book Ukulele [Fake Book] Hal Leonard
(Full Size Edition). Composed by Various. For Ukulele. Ukulele. Softcover. ...(+)
(Full Size Edition).
Composed by Various. For
Ukulele. Ukulele.
Softcover.
688 pages. Published by
Hal
Leonard
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By Various. For Ukulele. Ukulele. Softcover. 688 pages. Published by Hal Leonard...(+)
By Various. For Ukulele.
Ukulele. Softcover. 688
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard
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| Apres un reve: An Album of Twenty French Songs Basson, Piano (duo) - Intermédiaire/avancé Clifton Edition
Bassoon and Piano - Grade 6-8 SKU: ST.C389 Composed by Various. Arranged ...(+)
Bassoon and Piano - Grade
6-8 SKU: ST.C389
Composed by Various.
Arranged by Martin Gatt.
Wind and brass music.
Clifton Edition #C389.
Published by Clifton
Edition (ST.C389).
ISBN
9790570813896. An
Album of Twenty French
Songs arranged for
Bassoon and Piano by
Martin
Gatt
Fauréâ??s
poignant love song
Après un rêve
exists in many different
transcriptions for
various instruments (the
most famous version
perhaps being the one for
cello and piano that
Pablo Casals made in
1910), and provides the
initial inspiration for
this album of French
songs transcribed for
bassoon and piano. The
bassoon is capable of a
broad range of timbres
and expression, and it is
the lyrical, vocal
quality of the instrument
that Martin Gatt has
always been attracted to.
In both his performance
and teaching, his
emphasis is on the
importance of what he
calls â??vocalisingâ??
through the bassoon, and
for him, music for the
voice â?? especially art
songs of the 19th and
20th centuries â?? has
been a rich source of
material for exploring
the expressive tonal
colours of the
bassoon.
The
treasure trove of French
art song from composers
ranging from Claude
Arrieu to Louis Vierne,
not to mention the greats
like Berlioz or Debussy
or Ravel, has made the
task of choosing which
songs to include in this
album a difficult one. In
the end, Martin has
settled on eight
composers who have
produced some of the most
appealing music in the
genre â?? Camille
Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921), Georges
Bizet (1838-1875),
Emmanuel Chabrier
(1841-1894), Jules
Massenet (1842-1912),
Gabriel Fauré
(1845-1924), Henri Duparc
(1848-1933), Cécile
Chaminade (1857-1944),
and Francis Poulenc
(1899-1963). Rather than
grouping by composer, the
songs are set out in a
way that contrasts
different emotional
worlds and sentiments,
from the vibrant
exuberance of
Chabrierâ??s Lâ??île
heureuse to the gentle
melancholy of
Poulencâ??s Mais mourir.
These â??songs without
wordsâ? for the
bassoon, clearly
demonstrate the
instrumentâ??s cantabile
qualities, varied
nuances, and wide-ranging
emotional
possibilities. $20.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Anthems Old & New for SA Men Chorale [Livre] - Intermédiaire Kevin Mayhew
Arranged by Kevin Mayhew (editor). For Choir. SA Men. Sacred. Intermediate. Book...(+)
Arranged by Kevin Mayhew
(editor). For Choir. SA
Men. Sacred.
Intermediate. Book.
Published by Kevin Mayhew
Publishers
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| Great Smoky Mountains [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Band Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clar...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Clarinet, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3,
Contrabass Clarinet,
Contrabassoon, Double
Bass, English Horn,
Euphonium, Flute 1, Flute
2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn
3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe
2, Percussion 1 and more.
SKU: PR.16500102F
Mvt. 2 from Symphony
No. 6 (Three Places in
the East). Composed
by Dan Welcher. Full
score. 52 pages. Theodore
Presser Company
#165-00102F. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.16500102F). ISBN
9781491131749. UPC:
680160680276. Ever
since the success of my
series of wind ensemble
works Places in the West,
I've been wanting to
write a companion piece
for national parks on the
other side of the north
American continent. The
earlier work, consisting
of GLACIER, THE
YELLOWSTONE FIRES,
ARCHES, and ZION, spanned
some twenty years of my
composing life, and since
the pieces called for
differing groups of
instruments, and were in
slightly different styles
from each other, I never
considered them to be
connected except in their
subject matter. In their
depiction of both the
scenery and the human
history within these
wondrous places, they had
a common goal: awaking
the listener to the
fragile beauty that is in
them; and calling
attention to the ever
more crucial need for
preservation and
protection of these wild
places, unique in all the
world. With this new
work, commissioned by a
consortium of college and
conservatory wind
ensembles led by the
University of Georgia, I
decided to build upon
that same model---but to
solidify the process. The
result, consisting of
three movements (each
named for a different
national park in the
eastern US), is a
bona-fide symphony. While
the three pieces could be
performed separately,
they share a musical
theme---and also a common
style and
instrumentation. It is a
true symphony, in that
the first movement is
long and expository, the
second is a rather
tightly structured
scherzo-with-trio, and
the finale is a true
culmination of the whole.
The first movement,
Everglades, was the
original inspiration for
the entire symphony.
Conceived over the course
of two trips to that
astonishing place (which
the native Americans
called River of Grass,
the subtitle of this
movement), this movement
not only conveys a sense
of the humid, lush, and
even frightening scenery
there---but also an
overview of the entire
settling-of- Florida
experience. It contains
not one, but two native
American chants, and also
presents a view of the
staggering influence of
modern man on this
fragile part of the
world. Beginning with a
slow unfolding marked
Heavy, humid, the music
soon presents a gentle,
lyrical theme in the solo
alto saxophone. This
theme, which goes through
three expansive phrases
with breaks in between,
will appear in all three
movements of the
symphony. After the mood
has been established, the
music opens up to a rich,
warm setting of a
Cherokee morning song,
with the simple happiness
that this part of Florida
must have had prior to
the nineteenth century.
This music, enveloping
and comforting, gradually
gives way to a more
frenetic, driven section
representative of the
intrusion of the white
man. Since Florida was
populated and developed
largely due to the
introduction of a train
system, there's a
suggestion of the
mechanized iron horse
driving straight into the
heartland. At that point,
the native Americans
become considerably less
gentle, and a second
chant seems to stand in
the way of the intruder;
a kind of warning song.
The second part of this
movement shows us the
great swampy center of
the peninsula, with its
wildlife both in and out
of the water. A new theme
appears, sad but noble,
suggesting that this land
is precious and must be
protected by all the
people who inhabit it. At
length, the morning song
reappears in all its
splendor, until the
sunset---with one last
iteration of the warning
song in the solo piccolo.
Functioning as a scherzo,
the second movement,
Great Smoky Mountains,
describes not just that
huge park itself, but one
brave soul's attempt to
climb a mountain there.
It begins with three
iterations of the
UR-theme (which began the
first movement as well),
but this time as up-tempo
brass fanfares in
octaves. Each time it
begins again, the theme
is a little slower and
less confident than the
previous time---almost as
though the hiker were
becoming aware of the
daunting mountain before
him. But then, a steady,
quick-pulsed ostinato
appears, in a constantly
shifting meter system of
2/4- 3/4 in alteration,
and the hike has begun.
Over this, a slower new
melody appears, as the
trek up the mountain
progresses. It's a big
mountain, and the ascent
seems to take quite
awhile, with little
breaks in the hiker's
stride, until at length
he simply must stop and
rest. An oboe solo, over
several free cadenza-like
measures, allows us (and
our friend the hiker) to
catch our breath, and
also to view in the
distance the rocky peak
before us. The goal is
somehow even more
daunting than at first,
being closer and thus
more frighteningly steep.
When we do push off
again, it's at a slower
pace, and with more
careful attention to our
footholds as we trek over
broken rocks. Tantalizing
little views of the
valley at every
switchback make our
determination even
stronger. Finally, we
burst through a stand of
pines and----we're at the
summit! The immensity of
the view is overwhelming,
and ultimately humbling.
A brief coda, while we
sit dazed on the rocks,
ends the movement in a
feeling of triumph. The
final movement, Acadia,
is also about a trip. In
the summer of 2014, I
took a sailing trip with
a dear friend from North
Haven, Maine, to the
southern coast of Mt.
Desert Island in Acadia
National Park. The
experience left me both
exuberant and exhausted,
with an appreciation for
the ocean that I hadn't
had previously. The
approach to Acadia
National Park by water,
too, was thrilling: like
the difference between
climbing a mountain on
foot with riding up on a
ski-lift, I felt I'd
earned the right to be
there. The music for this
movement is entirely
based on the opening
UR-theme. There's a sense
of the water and the
mysterious, quiet deep
from the very beginning,
with seagulls and bell
buoys setting the scene.
As we leave the harbor,
the theme (in a canon
between solo euphonium
and tuba) almost seems as
if large subaquatic
animals are observing our
departure. There are
three themes (call them
A, B and C) in this
seafaring journey---but
they are all based on the
UR theme, in its original
form with octaves
displaced, in an
upside-down form, and in
a backwards version as
well. (The ocean, while
appearing to be
unchanging, is always
changing.) We move out
into the main channel
(A), passing several
islands (B), until we
reach the long draw that
parallels the coastline
called Eggemoggin Reach,
and a sudden burst of new
speed (C). Things
suddenly stop, as if the
wind had died, and we
have a vision: is that
really Mt. Desert Island
we can see off the port
bow, vaguely in the
distance? A chorale of
saxophones seems to
suggest that. We push off
anew as the chorale ends,
and go through all three
themes again---but in
different
instrumentations, and
different keys. At the
final tack-turn, there it
is, for real: Mt. Desert
Island, big as life.
We've made it. As we pull
into the harbor, where
we'll secure the boat for
the night, there's a
feeling of achievement.
Our whale and dolphin
friends return, and we
end our journey with
gratitude and
celebration. I am
profoundly grateful to
Jaclyn Hartenberger,
Professor of Conducting
at the University of
Georgia, for leading the
consortium which provided
the commissioning of this
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| The Real Worship Book Instruments en Do [Fake Book] Hal Leonard
(C Instruments). By Various. Fake Book. Softcover. 368 pages. Published by Hal L...(+)
(C Instruments). By
Various. Fake Book.
Softcover. 368 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
$35.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Umi Sono Ai Chorale 2 parties SA, Piano Santa Barbara Music Publishing
Composed by Kousaku Dan. Arranged by Rachel Stenson. Choral. Randy and Rachel St...(+)
Composed by Kousaku Dan.
Arranged by Rachel
Stenson. Choral. Randy
and Rachel Stenson Choral
Series. Concert,
General. Octavo. Santa
Barbara Music Publishing
#SBMP1469. Published by
Santa Barbara Music
Publishing
(SB.SBMP-1469).
$2.20 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Umi Sono Ai Chorale TTBB TTBB, Piano [Octavo] Santa Barbara Music Publishing
(The Ocean's Love). By Kousaku Dan. Arranged by Rachel Stenson. For TTBB choir, ...(+)
(The Ocean's Love). By
Kousaku Dan. Arranged by
Rachel Stenson. For TTBB
choir, with piano. Randy
and Rachel Stenson Choral
Series. Concert, General,
Multicultural. Octavo.
Published by Santa
Barbara Music Publishing
$2.50 $2.375 (- 5%) Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
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