Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, China Cymbal, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Cr...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, China
Cymbal, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Crash
Cymbals, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute,
Flute 2, Horn, Mallet
Percussion, Oboe,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Snare Drum, Suspended
Cymbal, Tambourine,
Timpani and more. - Grade
2
SKU: CF.YPS204
Long Live the
King. Composed by
Tyler Arcari. Young Band
(YPS). Set of Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation.
8+2+4+4+2+2+5+2+2+4+4+4+6
+3+3+1+1+4+16+2+4 pages.
Duration 2 minutes, 24
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #YPS204. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YPS204).
ISBN
9781491152249. UPC:
680160909742. Key: D
minor.
Avalonâ€
Long Live the
King is a medieval
fantasy piece depicting
the Isle of Avalon where
the mystical sword
Excalibur of King Arthur
was forged. Composer
Tyler Arcari unearths a
solid piece for young
bands that is both bold
and dramatic. This piece
is sure to spark the
imagination of students
and give them strong
musical content with
which they can develop
their
musicianship. Program
Notes:Avalon–Long
live the King began its
journey as a commission
in honor of a dear friend
and mentor. David Riggs
is one of those band
directors that just seems
timeless. He is a
powerhouse with such a
stacked resume that it is
easy to forget that at
the end of the day he
enjoys taking long bike
rides with his lovely
wife and whittling a
piece of wood just as
much as being a band
director. He has touched
so many lives and
inspired so many people
in our field and beyond.
I was humbled, and
honored, when I was
contacted for the
commission. To David, I
hope that you one day
know how much you mean to
so many people, including
myself.About the
piece:The piece is
written with a little
homage to David’s
long tenure at Avalon
Middle school in Pace,
Florida. He was certainly
treated like a king as
the band director and
rightly so. It seemed
only fitting to add a
little medieval fantasy.
Avalon is a mystical
island in the world of
King Arthur where the
great sword Excalibur was
forged.The piece begins
lyrically with a slow
introduction with melodic
material. This melodic
motive is used throughout
with slight variations
depending on the
instrument voicing etc.
Care should be taken at
m. 10 that the Timpani
roll helps to bridge our
transition from an
exposed section to full
tutti. Care should be
taken so that the tempo
change at m. 19 is brisk
and avoids the low brass
turning into stomping.
Accessories like the
China cymbal and
tambourine can become
overpowering. I recommend
having students think of
these effects as
background in order to
make sure they
don’t POP out. The
dynamic changes at mm.
27-35 should be subito
similar to orchestral
dynamic changes. Avoid
unwritten crescendos in
this section. Measures
60–64 are a great
opportunity to teach
those unwritten dynamics
that make music so
enjoyable as we lead up
to the finale. It was
originally left blank for
some theatrics in the
premiere at
David’s retirement
concert so I know he
would enjoy adding some
Cholesterol as David
would say.Long Live the
King!
Composed by English Ballad. Arranged by Russell L. Robinson. Fold. Octavo. 8...(+)
Composed by English
Ballad.
Arranged by Russell L.
Robinson. Fold. Octavo. 8
pages. Duration 2
minutes, 47
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music
#CM9657. Published by
Carl
Fischer Music
In C Major, Op. 18. Composed by Robert Schumann. Arranged by Daniel Lesieur. P...(+)
In C Major, Op. 18.
Composed
by Robert Schumann.
Arranged
by Daniel Lesieur.
Percussion
Duets. Arranged for
marimba
duet by Daniel Lesieur.
Folio
and Downloadable Parts.
Tapspace Publications
#TSPCD20-001. Published
by
Tapspace Publications
SATB Choir SKU: BT.MUSMF272 Composed by Blandet Kor Antologi. Arranged by...(+)
SATB Choir
SKU:
BT.MUSMF272
Composed
by Blandet Kor Antologi.
Arranged by Svend-G.
Asmussen and Thomas
Alvad. Hymns & Chorals.
Book Only. Composed 2013.
184 pages. Edition
Wilhelm Hansen #MUSMF272.
Published by Edition
Wilhelm Hansen
(BT.MUSMF272).
ISBN
9788774840954.
Anth
ology for mixed choir.
Suitable for use
colleges, high schools
etc.
Unison Voices SKU: HL.14006275 Catches (Paperback). Composed by He...(+)
Unison Voices
SKU:
HL.14006275
Catches
(Paperback). Composed
by Henry Purcell. Music
Sales America. Secular.
Book [Softcover]. Music
Sales #NOV151103.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14006275).
ISBN
9780711986237. UPC:
884088435141. 7.75x11
inches.
The first
complete volume of Henry
Purcell's Catches to
appear in Purcell Society
Edition since 1922. The
new edition lays
particular emphasis on
accuracy and performance
and includes a
comprehensive commentary.
Cloth edition available:
NOV151103-01.
Orchestra String Orchestra - Grade 3 SKU: CF.CAS18 Composed by Douglas To...(+)
Orchestra String
Orchestra - Grade 3
SKU: CF.CAS18
Composed by Douglas
Townsend. Carl Fischer
Concert String Orchestra
Series. Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
12 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #CAS18. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CAS18).
ISBN
9780825855016. UPC:
798408055011. 8.5 X 11
inches. Key: F
major.
A truly
masterful fantasy on an
English folk song, this
piece shows the
exceptional musical
development found in many
of the greatest classical
symphonies. The fantasy
is roughly in the style
of the classical rondo
(ABACA) and features fine
counterpoint and engaging
melodies. This piece can
be played in an
orchestral and quartet
setting and is both
challenging and fun to
play. My Fantasy
on The Wee Cooper of Fife
was one of four such
fantasies I wrote for my
daughter April when she
was studying the violin,
and I had hopes that when
she reached the age of
wisdom and proficiency
she would play them with
her friends. Life being
what is it, she
eventually gave up the
violin and chose a
completely different
career for herself-though
we are still the best of
friends! I found the song
in a collection of folk
songs for children where
it is called Rissoldy
Rossoldy. Except for
a few notes, the song was
almost identical to the
English folksong The
Wee Cooper of Fife,
which begins: There was a
Wee Cooper named Fife /
nickity nackety roo noo
roo / He took him to wed
a gentle wife / nickity
nackety roo noo roo / She
would na card she would
na spin / for fear 't
would harm her gentle
skin.... The tune is
rollicking and words are
amusing, and yes,
eventually they worked
out their problems!
The Fantasy is
roughly in the style of
the classical rondo,
which is ABACA coda, such
as one finds in the last
movements of some of
Haydn's later symphonies.
This composition may be
performed by a string
orchestra or solo string
quartet. - Douglas
Townsend. MyA
Fantasy on The Wee
Cooper of FifeA was
one of four such
fantasies I wrote for my
daughter April when she
was studying the violin,
and I had hopes that when
she reached the age of
wisdom and proficiency
she would play them with
her friends. Life being
what is it, she
eventually gave up the
violin and chose a
completely different
career for herself-though
we are still the best of
friends! I found the song
in a collection of folk
songs for children where
it is calledA
Rissoldy Rossoldy.A
Except for a few
notes, the song was
almost identical to the
English folksongA The
Wee Cooper of Fife,
which begins: There was a
Wee Cooper named Fife /
nickity nackety roo noo
roo / He took him to wed
a gentle wife / nickity
nackety roo noo roo / She
would na card she would
na spin / for fear 't
would harm her gentle
skin.... The tune is
rollicking and words are
amusing, and yes,
eventually they worked
out their problems!
The Fantasy is
roughly in the style of
the classical rondo,
which is ABACA coda, such
as one finds in the last
movements of some of
Haydn's later symphonies.
This composition may be
performed by a string
orchestra or solo string
quartet. - Douglas
Townsend. MyA
Fantasy on The Wee
Cooper of FifeA was
one of four such
fantasies I wrote for my
daughter April when she
was studying the violin,
and I had hopes that when
she reached the age of
wisdom and proficiency
she would play them with
her friends. Life being
what is it, she
eventually gave up the
violin and chose a
completely different
career for herself-though
we are still the best of
friends! I found the song
in a collection of folk
songs for children where
it is calledA
Rissoldy Rossoldy.A
Except for a few
notes, the song was
almost identical to the
English folksongA The
Wee Cooper of Fife,
which begins: There was a
Wee Cooper named Fife /
nickity nackety roo noo
roo / He took him to wed
a gentle wife / nickity
nackety roo noo roo / She
would na card she would
na spin / for fear 't
would harm her gentle
skin.... The tune is
rollicking and words are
amusing, and yes,
eventually they worked
out their problems!
The Fantasy is
roughly in the style of
the classical rondo,
which is ABACA coda, such
as one finds in the last
movements of some of
Haydn's later symphonies.
This composition may be
performed by a string
orchestra or solo string
quartet. - Douglas
Townsend. My
Fantasy on The Wee
Cooper of Fife was
one of four such
fantasies I wrote for my
daughter April when she
was studying the violin,
and I had hopes that when
she reached the age of
wisdom and proficiency
she would play them with
her friends. Life being
what is it, she
eventually gave up the
violin and chose a
completely different
career for herself-though
we are still the best of
friends! I found the song
in a collection of folk
songs for children where
it is called Rissoldy
Rossoldy. Except for
a few notes, the song was
almost identical to the
English folksong The
Wee Cooper of Fife,
which begins: There was a
Wee Cooper named Fife /
nickity nackety roo noo
roo / He took him to wed
a gentle wife / nickity
nackety roo noo roo / She
would na card she would
na spin / for fear 't
would harm her gentle
skin.... The tune is
rollicking and words are
amusing, and yes,
eventually they worked
out their problems!
The Fantasy is
roughly in the style of
the classical rondo,
which is ABACA coda, such
as one finds in the last
movements of some of
Haydn's later symphonies.
This composition may be
performed by a string
orchestra or solo string
quartet. - Douglas
Townsend. My Fantasy
on The Wee Cooper of Fife
was one of four such
fantasies I wrote for my
daughter April when she
was studying the violin,
and I had hopes that when
she reached the age of
wisdom and proficiency
she would play them with
her friends. Life being
what is it, she
eventually gave up the
violin and chose a
completely different
career for herself-though
we are still the best of
friends! I found the song
in a collection of folk
songs for children where
it is called Rissoldy
Rossoldy. Except for a
few notes, the song was
almost identical to the
English folksong The Wee
Cooper of Fife, which
begins: There was a Wee
Cooper named Fife /
nickity nackety roo noo
roo / He took him to wed
a gentle wife / nickity
nackety roo noo roo / She
would na card she would
na spin / for fear 't
would harm her gentle
skin.... The tune is
rollicking and words are
amusing, and yes,
eventually they worked
out their problems! The
Fantasy is roughly in the
style of the classical
rondo, which is ABACA
coda, such as one finds
in the last movements of
some of Haydn's later
symphonies. This
composition may be
performed by a string
orchestra or solo string
quartet. - Douglas
Townsend. My Fantas
y on The Wee Cooper of
Fife was one of four
such fantasies I wrote
for my daughter April
when she was studying the
violin, and I had hopes
that when she reached the
age of wisdom and
proficiency she would
play them with her
friends. Life being what
is it, she eventually
gave up the violin and
chose a completely
different career for
herself-though we are
still the best of
friends!I found the song
in a collection of folk
songs for children where
it is called Rissoldy
Rossoldy. Except for a
few notes, the song was
almost identical to the
English folksong The
Wee Cooper of Fife, which
begins:There was a Wee
Cooper named Fife /
nickity nackety roo noo
roo / He took him to wed
a gentle wife / nickity
nackety roo noo roo / She
would na card she would
na spin / for fear 't
would harm her gentle
skin....The tune is
rollicking and words are
amusing, and yes,
eventually they worked
out their problems!The
Fantasy is roughly in the
style of the classical
rondo, which is ABACA
coda, such as one finds
in the last movements of
some of Haydn's later
symphonies.This
composition may be
performed by a string
orchestra or solo string
quartet.- Douglas
Townsend.
About Carl
Fischer Concert String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of pieces (Grade
3 and higher) is designed
for advancing ensembles.
The pieces in this series
are characterized
by:
Expanded use
of rhythms, ranges and
keys but technical
demands are still
carefully
considered
More
comprehensive bowing
techniques
Viola
T.C.
included
Careful
selection of keys and
degree of difficulty for
advancing
musicians
E-Z Play Today (Easy big-note right-hand-only arrangements for piano, organ, and...(+)
E-Z Play Today (Easy
big-note right-hand-only
arrangements for piano,
organ, and electronic
keyboard). Size 9x12
inches. 136 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard.
Chorus (with soloists) and piano (solos: Sp MezT2BarB - 2(picc).2(cor ang).2(Bkl...(+)
Chorus (with soloists)
and piano (solos: Sp
MezT2BarB - 2(picc).2(cor
ang).2(Bkl).2(dble bsn) -
3.2.3.0 - timp.perc.(2) -
Cel - str - stage music:
2trp.timp.perc)
SKU:
BR.EB-9433
A
Theatrical Caprice in One
Act. Composed by
Ferruccio Busoni. Choir;
Softbound. Edition
Breitkopf. Opera; Music
theatre; Early modern;
Late-romantic.
Piano/Vocal Score.
Duration 60'. Breitkopf
and Haertel #EB 9433.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-9433).
ISBN 9790004189108. 9
x 12 inches.
German.
Text by the
composerTranslation:
engl. (E. J. Dent), ital.
(V. Levi), port. (G. de
Medeiros)Place and time:
Bergamo, around the 18th
century.Characters: Ser
Matteo del Sarto, master
tailor (baritone) -
Abbate Cospicuo
(baritone) - Dottore
Bombasto (bass) -
Leandro, Cavaliere
(tenor) - Arlecchino
(speaking part) -
Colombina, Arlecchino's
wife (mezzo-soprano) -
Annunziata, Matteo's wife
- Zwei Sbirren - Ein
Karrner - a Donkey -
People at the windows
(silent parts)The idea
behind this work was to
combine a major speaking
role with a part for a
female singer and
orchestra in the spirit
of the opera buffa. The
overall tone is
pacifistic and
anti-bourgeois. Busoni's
inspiration was that of
an opera-play in the
style of Italian
improvised comedy; he
wanted types and
characters on stage whose
varying typology would
provide the source of
conflict ... The title
hero absconds with the
young wife of the
Dante-reading tailor
Matteo. He returns as a
false barbarian
commander, as a husband
who engages in a duel
with the suitor Count
Leandro, and as a
conqueror who announces
the moral of the story in
the epilogue: how to be
able to bow in rags and
still retain one's
dignity and rights. The
piece takes a turn for
the absurd when the
Abbate, at the sight of
Leandro, who is presumed
dead, begins to sing a
chorale-like song of
praise to the donkey of
Providence who comes
trotting in at that
moment. This introduces
the most musically
refined number in the
piece, the quartet, in
which Leandro's love aria
and his duet with
Columbina satirize the
attitudes prevalent in
Italian opera from
Scarlatti to Verdi.
Musically, Busoni uses
throughout the entire
work an idiom of
dance-like, blissfully
transparent comedy and
hides harmonic audacities
behind touches of
lightness. The orchestral
sound radiates an
incomparable brightness
and buoyant elegance.
(Hans Heinz
Stuckenschmidt,
1967)
In the
appendix, EB 9433
contains the later
composed aria Wer siegt?
Wer fallt?..
Score and Parts Brass Band (Score) - Grade 2 SKU: HL.4008553 Brass Ban...(+)
Score and Parts Brass
Band (Score) - Grade 2
SKU: HL.4008553
Brass Band, Grade 2
6:36 Score. Composed
by Otto Schwarz.
Symphonic Dimensions.
Brass, Greek. Softcover.
Duration 396 seconds. Hal
Leonard #SDP13022201.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.4008553).
ISBN
9798350110494. UPC:
196288179825.
The
Greek poet Homer wrote
about Troy and the Trojan
War—which probably
took place in what is now
Asia Minor—in his
Iliad in the 8thcentury
B.C. Nowadays, the term
“Trojanâ€
generally refers to a
malware program that is
used to gain unauthorised
access to computers. This
use comes from the
legendary Trojan Horse,
which saw the turning
point in the battle
between Greeks and
Trojans through the
cunning of Odysseus. Let
us return to the
beginning of the story:
Paris, son of the king of
Troy, is tasked by Zeus
with judging the beauty
of the three goddesses
Aphrodite, Pallas Athena,
and Hera. Aphrodite, the
goddess of love, flatters
Paris by promising him
the most beautiful woman
in the world. Soon
afterwards, on a journey
to Greece, Paris meets
the beautiful Helen, who
immediately falls in love
with him. Since however
she is the wife of
Spartan king Menelaus,
she eventually lets
herself be kidnapped by
Paris voluntarily. The
Greeks then form a large
army and go to war
against Troy to retrieve
Helen, leading to a
ten-year siege of the
city. The city is
eventually conquered not
through combat, however,
but through OdysseusÂ’
cunning ploy. He has the
idea of building an
enormous wooden horse
with warriors hidden
inside. The horse is
placed at the gates of
the city. Thus, the
Trojans are tricked into
giving up the siege when,
despite various warnings,
they bring the horse into
the city to dedicate it
to the goddess Athena. At
night, the soldiers climb
out of the horse and open
the gate for the Greek
army. The troops storm
the city and raze it to
the ground. The royal
family and all the Trojan
warriors are
killed—only Aeneas,
the son of Aphrodite,
escapes. Later, following
many yearsÂ’
wanderings he and his
acolytes will become
known as the founders of
the Roman people. There
are various accounts of
the fate of the beautiful
Helen. She is said to
have returned to Sparta
with Menelaus and to have
ruled there until the end
of her life. Or maybe
not...
Composed by
George Lloyd. Band Music.
Score only. Duration
10:00. Published by G & M
Brand Music Publishers
(CN.S11042).
This symphonic
sketch for concert band
is packed full different
motives thrown around the
ensemble hinting at the
programmatic leitmotifs
of Wagner. Every section
of the ensemble gets a
workout in this
delightful 10-minute
work.
A Symphonic
Sketch for Concert Band.
The resurgence of
interest in George
Lloyd's music must give
us faith that such talent
will ultimately prevail
against sometimes unhappy
circumstances. Lloyd was
Cornish and showed
precocious gifts at an
early age - he had
completed his first
symphony by the age of
nineteen. During the
1930s he completed two
operas, one of which -
The Serf - was produced
at Covent Garden in 1938.
He was set for a
glittering career as a
composer. The Second
World War intervened and
he was invalidad out of
the Navy in a
shell-shocked state, and
having written very
little serious music
since 1937 went to
Switzerland to
recuperate, looked after
by his wife, Nancy.
Painfully, he began
writing again -
symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 -
and then returned to
England. He needed to
earn a living and he set
up a mushroom farm in
Dorset. But slowly he
began to compose again
and drafted more
symphonies in short
score. By this time he
was virtually unknown -
despite being considered
the equal of Walton,
Britten, and other young
stars of English music
some 30 years earlier.
Lloyd decided to embark
on a series of recordings
of his symphonies, and
slowly popular acclaim
enabled him to regain his
position. The Forest of
Arden was written in 1987
as a result of a
commission by the
Solihull Youth Wind Band.
Although Lloyd's music
feels instinctively
written one should not be
misled - it is carefully
crafted, but the craft
and structure are always
subordinated to create a
flow with a strongly
melodic content. Instead
of two or three themes,
The Forest of Arden
contains an abundance of
ideas which can be
described in two groups.
The first group contains
the opening rhythmic
motif, quickly developed
into a short rising
quaver passage in the
woodwinds, and later then
a chromatic ostinato bass
- only 8 bars at this
stage but later expanded.
The second group is broad
and expansive, initially
based on intervals of
rising fifths introduced
by euphonium, tubas, and
baritone saxophone,
immediately echoed by
horns. Low brass and
winds expand the theme
into rising sixths and
octaves. There is a hint
of development, bit this
is arrested as the music
moves to a piu tranquillo
section introduced by the
alto saxophone which
further develops the
rising sixth theme. There
follows a true
development of the
opening material,
starting with the
ostinato bass and
gradually passing through
different tonal centers
until the rising fifths
of the second theme group
are heralded - fortissimo
and poco piu largamente
shortly before the end.
The structure is almost
Wagnerian (albeit on a
much smaller scale), with
themes being used as
leitmotifs, but this is
music which, even within
the space of ten minutes
is conceived on a grand
design.
Troja (Troy) Fake Book [Conducteur] - Facile Hal Leonard
Fanfare Band (Score) - Grade 2 SKU: HL.4008028 For Fanfare Band. C...(+)
Fanfare Band (Score) -
Grade 2
SKU:
HL.4008028
For
Fanfare Band.
Composed by Otto M.
Schwarz. Duration 135
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP129-22-101. Published
by Hal Leonard
(HL.4008028).
The Greek poet
Homer wrote about Troy
and the Trojan War -
which probably took place
in what is now Asia Minor
- in his Iliad in the 8th
century B.C. Nowadays,
the term 'Trojan'
generally refers to a
malware program that is
used to gain unauthorized
access to computers. This
use comes from the
legendary Trojan Horse,
which saw the turning
poing in the battle
between Greeks and
Trojans through the
cunning of Odysseus. Let
us return to the
beginning of the story:
Paris, son of the king of
Troy, is tasked by Zeus
with judging the beauty
of the three goddesses
Aphrodite, Pallas Athena,
and Hera. Aphrodite, the
goddess of love, flatters
Paris by promising him
the most beautiful woman
in the world. Soon
afterwards, on a journey
to Greece, Paris meets
the beautiful Helen, who
immediately falls in love
with him. Since however
she is the wife of
Spartan king Menelaus,
she eventually lets
herself be kidnapped by
Paris voluntarily. The
Greeks then form a large
army and go to war
against Troy to retrieve
Helen, leading to a
ten-year siege of the
city. The city is
eventually conquered not
through combat, however,
but through Odysseus'
cunning ploy. He has the
idea of building an
enormous wooden horse
with warriors hidden
inside. The horse is
placed at the gates of
the city. Thus, the
Trojans are tricked into
giving up the siege when,
despite various warnings,
they bring the horse into
the city to dedicate it
to the goddess Athena. At
night, the soldiers climb
out of the horse and open
the gate for the Greek
army. The troops storm
the city and raze it to
the ground. The royal
family and all the Trojan
warriors are killed -
only Aeneas, the son of
Aphrodite, escapes.
Later, following many
years' wanderings he and
his acolytes will become
known as the founders of
the Roman people.
Troja (Troy) Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Hal Leonard
Score and Parts Fanfare Band (Score & Parts) - Grade 2 SKU: HL.4008029 (+)
Score and Parts Fanfare
Band (Score & Parts) -
Grade 2
SKU:
HL.4008029
For
Fanfare Band.
Composed by Otto M.
Schwarz. Duration 135
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP129-22-102. Published
by Hal Leonard
(HL.4008029).
The Greek poet
Homer wrote about Troy
and the Trojan War -
which probably took place
in what is now Asia Minor
- in his Iliad in the 8th
century B.C. Nowadays,
the term 'Trojan'
generally refers to a
malware program that is
used to gain unauthorized
access to computers. This
use comes from the
legendary Trojan Horse,
which saw the turning
poing in the battle
between Greeks and
Trojans through the
cunning of Odysseus. Let
us return to the
beginning of the story:
Paris, son of the king of
Troy, is tasked by Zeus
with judging the beauty
of the three goddesses
Aphrodite, Pallas Athena,
and Hera. Aphrodite, the
goddess of love, flatters
Paris by promising him
the most beautiful woman
in the world. Soon
afterwards, on a journey
to Greece, Paris meets
the beautiful Helen, who
immediately falls in love
with him. Since however
she is the wife of
Spartan king Menelaus,
she eventually lets
herself be kidnapped by
Paris voluntarily. The
Greeks then form a large
army and go to war
against Troy to retrieve
Helen, leading to a
ten-year siege of the
city. The city is
eventually conquered not
through combat, however,
but through Odysseus'
cunning ploy. He has the
idea of building an
enormous wooden horse
with warriors hidden
inside. The horse is
placed at the gates of
the city. Thus, the
Trojans are tricked into
giving up the siege when,
despite various warnings,
they bring the horse into
the city to dedicate it
to the goddess Athena. At
night, the soldiers climb
out of the horse and open
the gate for the Greek
army. The troops storm
the city and raze it to
the ground. The royal
family and all the Trojan
warriors are killed -
only Aeneas, the son of
Aphrodite, escapes.
Later, following many
years' wanderings he and
his acolytes will become
known as the founders of
the Roman people.
Troja (Troy) Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Hal Leonard
Concert Band; Concert Band Set (Score) - Grade 2 SKU: HL.4008026 For C...(+)
Concert Band; Concert
Band Set (Score) - Grade
2
SKU: HL.4008026
For Concert Band,
Grade 2 6:00 Score.
Composed by Otto M.
Schwarz. Concert.
Softcover. Duration 360
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP1282201. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.4008026).
The Greek poet
Homer wrote about Troy
and the Trojan War -
which probably took place
in what is now Asia Minor
- in his Iliad in the 8th
century B.C. Nowadays,
the term 'Trojan'
generally refers to a
malware program that is
used to gain unauthorized
access to computers. This
use comes from the
legendary Trojan Horse,
which saw the turning
poing in the battle
between Greeks and
Trojans through the
cunning of Odysseus. Let
us return to the
beginning of the story:
Paris, son of the king of
Troy, is tasked by Zeus
with judging the beauty
of the three goddesses
Aphrodite, Pallas Athena,
and Hera. Aphrodite, the
goddess of love, flatters
Paris by promising him
the most beautiful woman
in the world. Soon
afterwards, on a journey
to Greece, Paris meets
the beautiful Helen, who
immediately falls in love
with him. Since however
she is the wife of
Spartan king Menelaus,
she eventually lets
herself be kidnapped by
Paris voluntarily. The
Greeks then form a large
army and go to war
against Troy to retrieve
Helen, leading to a
ten-year siege of the
city. The city is
eventually conquered not
through combat, however,
but through Odysseus'
cunning ploy. He has the
idea of building an
enormous wooden horse
with warriors hidden
inside. The horse is
placed at the gates of
the city. Thus, the
Trojans are tricked into
giving up the siege when,
despite various warnings,
they bring the horse into
the city to dedicate it
to the goddess Athena. At
night, the soldiers climb
out of the horse and open
the gate for the Greek
army. The troops storm
the city and raze it to
the ground. The royal
family and all the Trojan
warriors are killed -
only Aeneas, the son of
Aphrodite, escapes.
Later, following many
years' wanderings he and
his acolytes will become
known as the founders of
the Roman people.
Eulenburg Audio Score Series, Vol. 90. Composed by Richard Wagner (1813-1...(+)
Eulenburg Audio Score
Series, Vol. 90.
Composed by Richard
Wagner (1813-1883).
Edited by Peter Jost.
Eulenberg Audio plus
Score. Softcover with CD.
Eulenburg Edition
#EAS190. Published by
Eulenburg Edition
(HL.49044222).
Piano Solo SKU: IS.PN7495EM Composed by Louis Anthony deLise. Keyboards -...(+)
Piano Solo
SKU:
IS.PN7495EM
Composed
by Louis Anthony deLise.
Keyboards - Piano.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #PN7495EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.PN7495EM).
ISBN
9790365074952.
Loui
s Anthony deLise is an
American composer,
pianist, and
percussionist. The
compositions in A Gift of
Moments are typical of
deLise’s composing
style that often features
the juxtaposition of
disparate musical
elements like serial
technique, frequently
changing meters, the
urgency and drive of rock
and roll, and the lush
harmonies of
1960’s West Coast
Jazz. Dr. deLise was
Adjunct Lecturer of
Theory and Composition at
the Boyer College of
Music and Dance (in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania). He is the
author of The
Professional Songwriter,
a textbook on
songwriting. The title, A
Gift of Moments, comes
from something a friend
wrote about her deceased
husband. She described
their too-short time
together as, a gift of
moments. (Time with
someone you love is
always too short,
isn’t it?) Since
February 2020, (since
I’ve been locked
down at home with my
patient and loving wife,
Theresa), like the rest
of us, I’ve been
reminded each day of just
how delicate life is. My
friend’s comment
about her lost love has
gradually revealed itself
as a worthy title for the
collection of music I was
creating during this time
of lockdown. All of the
pieces in this collection
are in some way about
love: of a mate, of
family, our way of life,
and those beliefs we
consider particular to
us. The compositions are
varied in style as they
encompass musical
gestures reflective of
the many disparate
musical traditions alive
in my soul. With this
unapologetically
sensitive, perhaps even
nostalgic, music of mine
I intend to blur the
arbitrary boundaries of
genre classification,
like classical or pop;
ambient or orchestral.
Special thanks to Vivian
Barton Dozor, a
wonderfully talented
cellist who provided
insight into bowing and
phrasing for the cello
parts.
Chamber Music String Quartet SKU: PR.144404550 Composed by Sydney F. Hodk...(+)
Chamber Music String
Quartet
SKU:
PR.144404550
Composed
by Sydney F. Hodkinson.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
Composed 2002.
53+20+16+16+16 pages.
Duration 22 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#144-40455. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.144404550).
UPC:
680160030859.
After
finishing a serious
woodwind quintet in the
fall of 2001 [Tela
Lacerata], I found, in
the ensuing months, that
its cinders/ashes were
still impregnating my
eardrums. Therefore, when
I set out to write the
present string piece, I
realized that the musical
veins of the quartet,
like related cousins,
were sharing the same
blood as the earlier wind
composition. The
resultant Fifth Quartet
evolved into two large,
extended movements, each
one containing seven
parts that are played
without pause. As the
list of the various
sub-sections clearly
indicates, the formal
structure of the
movements appear to be
identical: each with
three main parts
enveloped by interludes,
plus an introduction and
coda. However, the
principal segments of the
first (slow) movement
gradually decrease in
length, while those of
the second (fast)
movement increase. In
addition, there is a
goodly amount of sonic
material stolen from the
first movement which
reappears -- stitched
together in a new guise
-- into the world of the
second. for example, the
bulk of Parts B and C of
Movement II are lifted
bodily, although
elaborately modified,
from their first
appearances in the
Introduction and Part A
of the fist movement.
This offers, I suppose at
least a hint of a
traditional
recapitulation. As was
true in the earlier
woodwind piece -- both
harmonically and
melodically -- the
embryonic growth of the
musical fabric (primarily
the tritone and perfect
fifth) is omnipresent,
almost obsessively,
throughout the course of
the whole work. These two
intervals, not unlike
plasticine, habitually
transform themselves into
the scales, chords, and
melodic lines that
pervade the texture of
the quartet. Owing to the
largely unrelieved
dramatic flow, the
shifting speed, and the
often fervent intensity,
the quartet places
considerable demands on
the dexterity,
virtuosity, and stamina
of the four performers.
String Quartet No. 5 is
approximately 22 minutes
in duration and
affectionately dedicated
to my violinist wife
Elizabeth, as a gift for
our 47 years together. It
was commissioned by the
Corigliano String
Quartet, New York, NY. --
Sydney Hodkinson.
Chamber Music String Quartet SKU: PR.14440455S Composed by Sydney F. Hodk...(+)
Chamber Music String
Quartet
SKU:
PR.14440455S
Composed
by Sydney F. Hodkinson.
Large Score. With
Standard notation. 53
pages. Duration 22
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #144-40455S.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.14440455S).
UPC:
680160030873.
After
finishing a serious
woodwind quintet in the
fall of 2001 [Tela
Lacerata], I found, in
the ensuing months, that
its cinders/ashes were
still impregnating my
eardrums. Therefore, when
I set out to write the
present string piece, I
realized that the musical
veins of the quartet,
like related cousins,
were sharing the same
blood as the earlier wind
composition. The
resultant Fifth Quartet
evolved into two large,
extended movements, each
one containing seven
parts that are played
without pause. As the
list of the various
sub-sections clearly
indicates, the formal
structure of the
movements appear to be
identical: each with
three main parts
enveloped by interludes,
plus an introduction and
coda. However, the
principal segments of the
first (slow) movement
gradually decrease in
length, while those of
the second (fast)
movement increase. In
addition, there is a
goodly amount of sonic
material stolen from the
first movement which
reappears -- stitched
together in a new guise
-- into the world of the
second. for example, the
bulk of Parts B and C of
Movement II are lifted
bodily, although
elaborately modified,
from their first
appearances in the
Introduction and Part A
of the fist movement.
This offers, I suppose at
least a hint of a
traditional
recapitulation. As was
true in the earlier
woodwind piece -- both
harmonically and
melodically -- the
embryonic growth of the
musical fabric (primarily
the tritone and perfect
fifth) is omnipresent,
almost obsessively,
throughout the course of
the whole work. These two
intervals, not unlike
plasticine, habitually
transform themselves into
the scales, chords, and
melodic lines that
pervade the texture of
the quartet. Owing to the
largely unrelieved
dramatic flow, the
shifting speed, and the
often fervent intensity,
the quartet places
considerable demands on
the dexterity,
virtuosity, and stamina
of the four performers.
String Quartet No. 5 is
approximately 22 minutes
in duration and
affectionately dedicated
to my violinist wife
Elizabeth, as a gift for
our 47 years together. It
was commissioned by the
Corigliano String
Quartet, New York, NY. --
Sydney Hodkinson.