Quicksilver Saxophone Alto et Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Piano, alto Saxophone SKU: PR.114419850 Composed by Stacy G...(+)
Chamber Music Piano, alto
Saxophone
SKU:
PR.114419850
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Sws. See
lengthy program note on
prefatory page. Set of
Score and Parts. 44+24
pages. Duration 23
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41985.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114419850).
ISBN
9781491135808. UPC:
680160681044. 9 x 12
inches.
Both a
spectacular concerto for
saxophone, and a dramatic
tone poem on Roman
mythology, QUICKSILVER is
a 23-minute concerto for
Alto Saxophone and Wind
Ensemble by one of the
sax literature’s
most commissioned and
admired composers.Through
worded captions as well
as gorgeously expressive
tone painting, Movement 1
depicts the birth and
childhood pranks of
Mercury, Movement 2 shows
him escorting souls to
the gates of the
Underworld, and Movement
3 is a phantasmagoric
finale portraying Mercury
as messenger amid the
conflicts of other
mythological figures.
There are many YouTube
performances available,
both in the original
version with Wind
Ensemble, and with
Piano. In addition to
being another name for
the element mercury,
“quicksilverâ€
is used to describe
something that changes
quickly or is difficult
to contain. My concerto
of the same name was
inspired by the Roman god
Mercury, as well as the
mercurial nature of the
saxophone: unpredictable,
very lively, and
volatile. Mercury (known
as Hermes in Greek
mythology) is best known
for his winged shoes,
which allowed him to fly
swiftly as the messenger
of his fellow Olympians.
Mercury had other duties
too, including serving as
the god of merchants,
travelers, and
tricksters; he also
ushered souls of the
departed to the
Underworld.Quicksilver
tells three tales of the
Roman god. The first
movement (Antics of a
Newborn God) opens with
the birth of Mercury;
after he takes his first
steps, he toddles around,
gleefully looking for
mischief. He stumbles
across a herd of cows
that belong to his
brother Apollo; Mercury
slyly lets the cows out
of their pen before
toddling onward with his
mischief-making.In the
second movement (Guiding
Souls to the Underworld),
Pluto, god of the
Underworld, bids Mercury
to bring him fresh souls.
The movement begins with
death-knells tolling for
humans who are about to
die; Mercury picks up
these souls and leads
them down to the gates of
the Underworld.The third
and final movement
(Messenger of Olympus)
depicts Mercury as he is
busily running errands
for various gods and
goddesses. We first
encounter him mid-flight
as he dashes to earth to
find Aeneas, a Trojan
lieutenant who had been
run out of Troy by the
invading Greeks. Aeneas
is on a quest to find
land on which to
establish a new city that
would eventually become
Rome. While traveling, he
is distracted from his
quest when he meets the
beautiful queen Dido.
They live together for
many years before Mercury
intervenes; he chastises
Aeneas for giving up on
his quest and persuades
him to pick it up again.
As Aeneas mournfully
resumes his journey, we
hear Dido perish of a
broken heart. Mercury
then takes to the skies
to seek out Perseus, who
is preparing to kill
Medusa, the hideous
gorgon who has snakes for
hair and a gaze that
turns those who catch her
glance into stone.
Mercury advises Perseus
on how to slay Medusa and
lends Perseus his sword
to do the deed. We hear
Perseus victorious in the
beheading of Medusa,
after which Mercury takes
to the skies once more to
fly home to Olympus.
Sanctuary Piano Trio: piano, violon, violoncelle Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Violin, cello, Piano SKU: PR.114418250 Composed by Stacy Ga...(+)
Chamber Music Violin,
cello, Piano
SKU:
PR.114418250
Composed
by Stacy Garrop.
Contemporary. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2013. 40+16+16
pages. Duration 23
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41825.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114418250).
UPC:
680160640959. 9 x 12
inches.
In 2011,
Barbara Garrop, my
mother, commissioned me
to write a piano trio in
memory of Norman Garrop,
my father, who passed
away about thirty years
ago. When I started
brainstorming about
topics for the piece, I
found it difficult to
recall many moments of my
early life involving my
father. Too many years
had passed, and the
memories that I could
summon were of achild
looking up to her father,
not an adult relating to
an equal. However, while
collecting stories of my
father from various
family members, along
with discovering a number
of objects that had once
belonged to him and that
I had stored away in
boxes decades ago, I
began to realize that
this piece wasn't so much
about my father as it was
about my re-discovering
the man that he was: a
loving husband and dad
who cared deeply about
his family and his
passions (which included
bike riding, collecting
coins, strumming our
guitar, playing baseball,
watching football games,
entertaining people,
helping to run local
theater and puppet
productions, and carving
objects out of wook); an
accountant who dreamed of
a better future: a
treasurer of our local
synagogue; an early
advocate for computers
(we owned an Apple II+);
and a pranster with a
great sense of humor.
Ultimately, I decided to
musically tell the story
of my search for these
memories. In the first
movement (Without), a
child calls out in a
sing-song voice,
searching for her lost
parent. This search
intesifies over the
course of the movement
through a series of
themes, including a
stepping motif in which a
two-note progression
steadily climbs higher, a
pseudo-jewish folksong,
and a passionate longing
theme. The child's search
becomes increasingly
intense throughout the
movement, calling out
fervently and repeatedly
to the parent; the
movement ends in a moment
of great tnesion and
uncertainty. The second
movment (Within) quietly
opens with the lost
parent finally answering,
represented by a solo
cello; the child (now
personified by the
violin) has found the
parent within the
sanctuary of her own
heart. This movement
highlights the joy and
solemnity of this
beautiful discovery.
-S.G.
Sanctuary Piano Trio: piano, violon, violoncelle [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Violin, cello, Piano SKU: PR.11441825S Composed by Stacy Ga...(+)
Chamber Music Violin,
cello, Piano
SKU:
PR.11441825S
Composed
by Stacy Garrop.
Contemporary. Score. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2013. 40 pages.
Duration 23 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41825S. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11441825S).
UPC:
680160643745. 9 x 12
inches.
In 2011,
Barbara Garrop, my
mother, commissioned me
to write a piano trio in
memory of Norman Garrop,
my father, who passed
away about thirty years
ago. When I started
brainstorming about
topics for the piece, I
found it difficult to
recall many moments of my
early life involving my
father. Too many years
had passed, and the
memories that I could
summon were of achild
looking up to her father,
not an adult relating to
an equal. However, while
collecting stories of my
father from various
family members, along
with discovering a number
of objects that had once
belonged to him and that
I had stored away in
boxes decades ago, I
began to realize that
this piece wasn't so much
about my father as it was
about my re-discovering
the man that he was: a
loving husband and dad
who cared deeply about
his family and his
passions (which included
bike riding, collecting
coins, strumming our
guitar, playing baseball,
watching football games,
entertaining people,
helping to run local
theater and puppet
productions, and carving
objects out of wook); an
accountant who dreamed of
a better future: a
treasurer of our local
synagogue; an early
advocate for computers
(we owned an Apple II+);
and a pranster with a
great sense of humor.
Ultimately, I decided to
musically tell the story
of my search for these
memories. In the first
movement (Without), a
child calls out in a
sing-song voice,
searching for her lost
parent. This search
intesifies over the
course of the movement
through a series of
themes, including a
stepping motif in which a
two-note progression
steadily climbs higher, a
pseudo-jewish folksong,
and a passionate longing
theme. The child's search
becomes increasingly
intense throughout the
movement, calling out
fervently and repeatedly
to the parent; the
movement ends in a moment
of great tnesion and
uncertainty. The second
movment (Within) quietly
opens with the lost
parent finally answering,
represented by a solo
cello; the child (now
personified by the
violin) has found the
parent within the
sanctuary of her own
heart. This movement
highlights the joy and
solemnity of this
beautiful discovery.
-S.G.
Chamber Music Piano, Trumpet SKU: CF.W2682 For Trumpet in E and Piano,...(+)
Chamber Music Piano,
Trumpet
SKU:
CF.W2682
For
Trumpet in E and Piano,
S.49. Composed by
Johann Hummel. Edited by
Elisa Koehler. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation. 36+8
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#W2682. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.W2682).
ISBN 9781491144954.
UPC: 680160902453. 9 x 12
inches. Key: E
major.
By Paul Simon. For guitar. Little Black Songbook. The little book with all the B...(+)
By Paul Simon. For
guitar. Little Black
Songbook. The little book
with all the BIG songs.
Folk. Level: Easy. Lyric
and Chord Book. 224
pages. Published by Music
Sales.
By Various. Arranged by Chuck Sher. For E§ Instruments, Melody/Lyrics/Chords....(+)
By Various. Arranged by
Chuck Sher. For E§
Instruments,
Melody/Lyrics/Chords.
Latin and Latin Jazz.
Difficulty: easy-medium
to medium. Fakebook
(spiral bound). Melody
and chord names. 572
pages. Published by Sher
Music Company
366 More Great Songs for Better Living. Arranged by Jim Beloff, Liz Belof...(+)
366 More Great Songs
for Better Living.
Arranged by Jim Beloff,
Liz Beloff. Fake Book.
Country, Pop,
Standards. Softcover. 416
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.212971).