Chamber Music Piano, Viola SKU: PR.114417880 Composed by Behzad Ranjbaran...(+)
Chamber Music Piano,
Viola
SKU:
PR.114417880
Composed
by Behzad Ranjbaran. This
edition: Piano Reduction
with Solo Part. Sws.
Contemporary. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2014.
38+40+12+20 pages.
Duration 25 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41788. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114417880).
ISBN
9781491131664. UPC:
680160637089. 9x12
inches.
Commissione
d by the Santa Rosa
Symphony for Paul
Silverthorne, principal
violist of the London
Symphony, the character
of this grand
three-movement work may
best be described in the
composer’s own
words: “If I had to
describe the character of
each instrument in the
orchestra, I would
consider the viola to be
the voice of wisdom,
moderation, and prudence.
However I find there is
much flair and brilliance
hidden beneath the
surface. In my viola
concerto I aimed to
explore these contrasts:
beauty and sweetness;
agitation and angst;
brilliance and
virtuosity.â€.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
With Standard notation.
Duration 15 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#164-00261S. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.16400261S).
UPC:
680160038411.
Since
the bassoon is my own
instrument, many people
have asked me why I've
written so little for the
instrument. Beyond my
early Concerto Da Camera
for bassoon and small
orchestra, written for
Leonard Sharrow in 1975,
I've not written a single
piece that features the
bassoon as a solo vehicle
(though I have written
three woodwind quintets).
When I first began
composing seriously,
critics were quick to
point out that my
orchestral writing
revealed nothing of my
roots as a woodwind
player--and bassoonists
asked why my pieces
didn't have more bassoon
solos. Perhaps I was so
aware that people were
looking at me as a
bassoonist/composer that
I was determined to
remove that stigma. Now
that my transformation
from performer to
composer is complete,
however, it's time to
re-address my instrument.
I wanted this new piece
to be serious rather than
whimsical. The Wind Won't
Listen represents my
return to the bassoon as
the highly expressive,
poetic soul that it is.
As such, it
shouldn't come as a
surprise that the piece
is based on a poem, and
that the title of the
piece as well as both its
movement titles come from
lines in that poem. I
first read Beth Gylys'
poem Split at the
MacDowell Colony in the
summer of 2001, and it
made a big impression on
me. My personal life had
been ruptured by divorce
in the preceding year.
This poem, with its dry
insistence on observation
rather than feeling,
expressed the wrung-out
state of my emotions at
the time better than any
I had seen. I set it to
music, as a song,
immediately. In this
format, for voice and
piano, I was able to put
a musical note to every
word of the poem. The
first lines of the poem,
Everyone I know is
crying, or should be
crying, became a melody
that haunted me even
without the words.
The work for bassoon and
string quartet is an
outgrowth of the song.
The first movement is
labeled Romanza, and has
a loose formal arch
structure of A-B-C-B-A,
with B and C being fast
sections framed by the
lamenting A music. In
addition to hearing the
bassoon's first notes
attached to the lines
Everyone I know is
crying, there's a sense
of agitation, of loss, of
longing, and at times of
desperation in the music.
At one point, the opening
theme from Tristan even
appears in the strings.
The second
movement follows, without
a real pause--the
pizzicato final chords of
the first movement
becoming the increasingly
aggressive opening chords
of the second. The
recitative is actually a
foreshadowing of the
basic theme that will be
varied, again to the
words of the song: Life
makes itself without us.
Don't let me tell you how
it is. Go out. Look. The
recitative begins in an
anguished state, but
subsides into more gentle
singing by the end, when
it simply falls into an
ostinato 5/8-3/4 pattern
to begin the variations.
Marked Very steady tempo;
Dancing, this set of
variations consists of
three dances, each faster
than the previous. The
first, in the
aforementioned 5/8-3/4
meter, gives way to a 3/8
scherzo, which in turn
takes on a furious 2/4
scurrying motion. The
music becomes breathless,
almost pulse-less, and an
ethereal theme appears in
the violins while the
rushing music continues,
sotto voce in the
bassoon. This new theme
is also from the song:
Why do I do this? The
wind won't listen. The
bassoon re-states its
Everyone I know is crying
melody from the first
movement, and at length
the 5/8-3/4 music
returns, more subdued
this time. The piece ends
on a major-minor chord,
suspended. The
Wind Won't Listen is
dedicated to the man who
commissioned it,
bassoonist Steven
Dibner--who shares my
passion for poetry and
language. --Dan
Welcher.
Music of the Spheres Ensemble de cuivres [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire/avancé Anglo Music
Brass Band - Grade 6 SKU: BT.AMP-028-130 Composed by Philip Sparke. Elite...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 6
SKU:
BT.AMP-028-130
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Elite Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2003.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
028-130. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-028-130).
The piece
reflects the composer's
fascination with the
origins of the universe
and deep space in
general. The title comes
from a theory, formulated
by Pythagoras, that the
cosmos was ruled by the
same laws he had
discovered that govern
the ratios of note
frequencies of the
musical scale.
(‘Harmonia’
in Ancient Greek, which
means scale or tuning
rather than harmony -
Greek music was
monophonic). He also
believed that these
ratios corresponded to
the distances of the six
known planets from the
sun and that the planets
each produced a musical
note which combined to
weave a continuous
heavenly melody (which,
unfortunately, we humans
cannot hear). In this
work, these six notesform
the basis of the sections
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES and
HARMONIA. The pieces
opens with a horn solo
called t = 0, a name
given by some scientists
to the moment of the Big
Bang when time and space
were created, and this is
followed by a depiction
of the BIG BANG itself,
as the entire universe
bursts out from a single
point. A slower section
follows called THE LONELY
PLANET which is a
meditation on the
incredible and unlikely
set of circumstances
which led to the creation
of the Earth as a planet
that can support life,
and the constant search
for other civilisations
elsewhere in the
universe. ASTEROIDS AND
SHOOTING STARS depicts
both the benign and
dangerous objects that
are flying through space
and which constantly
threaten our planet, and
the piece ends with THE
UNKNOWN, leaving in
question whether our
continually expanding
exploration of the
universe will eventually
lead to enlightenment or
destruction.
Dit
werk weerspiegelt de
fascinatie van de
componist voor het
heelal. Het begint met
een hoornsolo met de naam
t = 0, waarmee
sommige wetenschappers de
oerknal aanduiden. Dan
volgt een weergave van de
oerknal zelf. Het
volgendegedeelte, The
Lonely Planet, is een
meditatie over het
ongelooflijke samenspel
van omstandigheden dat
leidde tot het ontstaan
van de Aarde.
Asteroids and Shooting
Stars beschrijft
objecten in de ruimte.
Het werkeindigt met
The Unknown,
waarmee we in het
ongewisse blijven over de
gevolgen van onze verdere
verkenning van het
universum. In 2005 won
Philip Sparke met
Music of the
Spheres de National
Band Association/William
D.Revelli Memorial Band
Composition
Contest.
Mit
diesem großartigen
Werk, das dem
Auftraggeber der
Yorkshire Building
Society Band am
Europäischen Brass
Band Wettbewerb 2004 in
Glasgow als
Selbstwahlstück zu
einem weiteren Titel
verhalf, beweist Philip
Sparke einmal mehr seine
außergewöhnlichen
kompositorischen
Fähigkeiten. Dieses
Werk über die
Ursprünge des
Universums führt uns
vom Urknall, vorbei an
einsamen Planeten,
Asteroiden und
Sternschnuppen
schließlich ins
Unbekannte - die
ungewisse Zukunft. Ein
Glanzstück und eine
echte Herausforderung
für jeden
Spitzen-Brass
Band!
Music of the
Spheres evidenza il
fascino che le origini
dell’universo
esercitano su Philip
Sparke. Il titolo
proviene da una teoria
del matematico greco
Pitagora, secondo la
quale il cosmo è retto
dalle stesse leggi che
governano i rapporti di
frequenza tra le note
della scala musicale.
Questa composizione
inizia con un assolo di
corno chiamato t = 0,
nozione che definisce il
momento del big-bang.
The Lonely Planet
(Il pianeta solitario)
è una meditazione
sulle circostanze che
hanno portato alla
creazione della terra.
Asteroids and Shooting
Stars (Asteroidi e
Stelle cadenti) descrive
i molteplici oggetti che
si muovono nello spazio e
che rappresentano
unrischio per il nostro
pianeta. Le battute
finali portano verso
l’ignoto (The
Unknown) sollevando
una domanda la cui
risposta resta in
sospeso: la nostra
continua avanzata
nell’esplorazione
dell’Universo
porter un giorno alla
scoperta o alla
distruzione?
Composed by John Rutter (1945-). John Rutter Anniversary Edition. Vocal score. 8...(+)
Composed by John Rutter
(1945-). John Rutter
Anniversary Edition.
Vocal score. 8 pages.
Duration 2.5'. Published
by Oxford University
Press (OU.9780193416741).
Chamber Music flute quartet SKU: PR.114419210 Composed by Gary Schocker. ...(+)
Chamber Music flute
quartet
SKU:
PR.114419210
Composed
by Gary Schocker. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
8+2+2+2+2 pages. Duration
2 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#114-41921. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114419210).
ISBN
9781491114193. UPC:
680160672363. 9 x 12
inches.
The
well-known and loved
final movement of
Schocker’s Three
Dances for Two Flutes,
COFFEE NERVES is now
available in the
composer’s own
adaptation for flute
quartet. This version
divides up the original
flute parts and
accompaniment in fun,
surprising ways. Sure to
be a hit for quartet gigs
and recitals.
Choral SATB choir, piano SKU: PR.312419280 From Terra Nostra. Comp...(+)
Choral SATB choir, piano
SKU: PR.312419280
From Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Performance Score. 12
pages. Duration 5:30.
Theodore Presser Company
#312-41928. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312419280).
ISBN
9781491137925. UPC:
680160692613.
Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s World” by
Edna St. Vincent Millay,
which describes the world
in exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “On thine
own child” praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O voluptuous
cool-breathed earth!”
Part I ends with “A
Blade of Grass” in
which Whitman muses how
our planet has been
spinning in the heavens
for a very long time.Part
II: The Rise of Humanity
examines the achievements
of mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley Hall” sets
an auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s “Railways
1846,” William Ernest
Henley’s “A Song of
Speed,” and John
Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s
“High Flight,” each
of which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In “Binsey
Poplars,” Gerard Manley
Hopkins takes note of the
effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A Dirge”
concludes Part II with a
warning that the planet
is beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s plight,
re-establish a deeper
connection to it, and
find a balance for living
within our planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the earth’s
plea that ended the
previous section: Lord
Byron’s “Darkness”
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s “Earth
Screaming” gives voice
to the modern issues of
our changing climate; and
William Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too Much
With Us” warns us that
we are almost out of time
to change our course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell Berry’s
“The Want of Peace”
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts (“A
Child said, What is the
grass?” and “There
was a child went forth
every day”) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s “A Blade
of Grass” from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states, “I
bequeath myself to the
dirt to grow from the
grass I love…”My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her?
Orchestra Orchestra SKU: PR.416414310 For Chamber Orchestra. Compo...(+)
Orchestra Orchestra
SKU: PR.416414310
For Chamber
Orchestra. Composed
by Clint Needham. Sws.
Contemporary. Full score.
With Standard notation.
Composed 2011. 52 pages.
Duration 6:30. Theodore
Presser Company
#416-41431. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416414310).
ISBN
9781598064834. UPC:
680160603749. 9x12
inches.
Urban
Sprawl grew directly from
the composer's
months-long search for a
new home. In looking over
many prospects, he began
to wonder about the
variety of home owners
and their approaches to
their wildly different
dwellings, resulting in
this funky, jazzy,
kitschy, and hopefully
fun ode, as he describes
it. Duration:
6'30. After spending
months looking, my wife
and I bought a home in
the suburbs. While
looking, I increasingly
became intrigued by the
overall
“funkynessâ€
of the insides of a
number of houses we were
shown by our realtor.
From the crazy wallpaper,
to the downright hideous
paint colors, to the
do-it-yourself projects
gone wrong, to the fresh
smells of wacky tobacky,
some of these homes were
real
“standouts.â€
After seeing so many of
these homes, I began to
imagine who these current
homeowners were. I
started picturing them
moving about their homes,
doing these crazy
projects, and dancing a
quirky new dance I called
the “urban
sprawl†(think
Nixon dancing in
“Nixon in
Chinaâ€). Urban
Sprawl is a 6½-minute
funky, jazzy, kitschy,
and hopefully fun ode to
“Suburban
Life†(which was
the working title). The
work was written for and
premiered by Alarm Will
Sound at the 201111
Mizzou New Music
Summer.
A Creative and Interactive Piano Course for Children. Composed by Hans-Guent...(+)
A Creative and
Interactive
Piano Course for
Children.
Composed by Hans-Guenter
Heumann. This edition:
Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Piano. Classical.
Softcover
with CD. 48 pages. Schott
Music #ED13814. Published
by
Schott Music
A Creative and Interactive Piano Course for Children. Composed by Hans-Guenter...(+)
A Creative and
Interactive
Piano Course for
Children.
Composed by Hans-Guenter
Heumann. This edition:
Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Piano. Method. Softcover
Audio Online. 48 pages.
Schott Music #ED13813.
Published by Schott Music
A Fun-Filled One Act
Musical Play.
Composed by Jill and
Michael Gallina.
Musicals. Elementary,
Musicals, Secular.
Duration 1500 seconds.
Published by Shawnee
Press (HL.35030093).
ISBN 9781495008221.
UPC: 888680041380.
6.75x10.5x0.551 inches.
Jill & Michael
Gallina.
With the
popularity of reality TV
dance competitions, your
students and the audience
will be delighted to jump
onto the dance bandwagon
and participate in this
fun filled and uplifting
musical! The classic rock
songs showcased in this
musical have made an
invaluable contribution
to our pop music culture.
Our story takes place in
a senior center where all
is quiet and calm and
perhaps a bit boring;
that is until the Center
Director decides to use
music and dance to bring
fun and excitement into
the lives of the seniors.
Through songs and dances
that were very much a
part of the seniors'
past, the Director, along
with friends and family,
encourage the seniors to
get “off their
rockers†and join
in on the fun. All of the
dances in Off Their
Rockers are easy to learn
with several different
options for performing
them. The dances can be
performed by pairs, small
groups or presented as
full cast production
numbers. If you are
performing the musical
with several classes or
grade levels, you may
choose to assign a
different song and dance
to each class or level.
Songs include: Old Time
Rock and Roll, The
Banjo's Back in Town,
Rock Around the Clock, At
the Hop, The Peppermint
Twist, Dancin' in the
Street. About 25 minutes
in length. For Grades
3-6.
Chamber Music Cello, Piano, Violin SKU: PR.114423360 Composed by Stacy Ga...(+)
Chamber Music Cello,
Piano, Violin
SKU:
PR.114423360
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Set of
Score and Parts. 24+12+12
pages. Duration 8:30.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-42336. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114423360).
UPC:
680160686285.
When
the Newport Music
Festival commissioned me
for a piano trio in honor
of their 2021 season, I
looked for a topic that
would celebrate an aspect
of the Newport community.
While researching the
area, I was struck by the
nine lighthouses situated
around the island. The
dual nature of
lighthouses was
particularly appealing to
me: not only do they
serve a vital role in the
navigation of ships
around rocks and land,
but they are also a
beautiful sight,
particularly at night
when their blinking
beacons are clearly
visible to the eye. It
occurred to me that
lighthouses link the past
with the present, and
will endure long into the
future, with their
beacons serving the same
purpose for every
generation.I became
fascinated with the
lighthouse on the
property of Castle Hill
Inn, located at the
opening of the East
Passage of the
Narragansett Bay. This
squat thirty-four foot
granite structure was
erected in 1890 on a very
picturesque spot, right
at the water’s
edge. Its
“characteristic,â
the nautical term
for each
lighthouse’s
unique light sequence
that allows ships to
identify the lighthouse,
is to alternate on for
three seconds, then off
for three seconds. The
lighthouse has also
served as the starting
and finish line for
numerous high profile
yacht races, as well as
survived a massive
hurricane in 1938, though
the lighthouse
keeper’s nearby
residence wasn’t
so lucky. American
novelist Thornton Wilder
wrote much of his 1973
novel Theophilus North
while staying at the
Castle Hill Inn; a
passage from the book
perfectly captures the
dual nature of
lighthouses:“At a
later visit I was able to
engage the pentagonal
room in a turret above
the house; from that
magical room I could see
at night the beacons of
six lighthouses and hear
the booming and chiming
of as many sea
buoys.â€In Beacon of
the Bay, we first hear
the lighthouse’s
characteristic as its
ruby light blinks on and
off. This is followed by
a simple theme that
represents the lighthouse
performing its solitary
duty. As the piece
progresses, we hear waves
playfully lapping around
its base, then yachts
gracefully floating by;
this is followed by a
violent storm that churns
the waves with so much
force that they crash
against the
lighthouse’s
granite body. But the
steadfast lighthouse
holds firm to the rocks,
grandly blinking its ruby
light. The music quiets
back down to its simple
theme, with yachts
sailing by once more as
the piece concludes.
Composed by Matthew Locke (1622-1677). Edited by Keri Dexter. Mixed Voices. Chur...(+)
Composed by Matthew Locke
(1622-1677). Edited by
Keri Dexter. Mixed
Voices. Church Music
Society Publications.
Sacred, Choral Leaflet.
Vocal score. 12 pages.
Duration 8.5'. Published
by Oxford University
Press (OU.9780193950245).
Chamber Music Violin SKU: PR.114422260 For solo violin. Composed b...(+)
Chamber Music Violin
SKU: PR.114422260
For solo violin.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Sws. Performance Score.
12 pages. Duration
0:09:00. Theodore Presser
Company #114-42226.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114422260).
ISBN
9781491133866. UPC:
680160683352. 9 x 12
inches.
Legends of
the phoenix are found in
stories from ancient
Egypt and Greece. While
each culture possesses a
range of stories
encompassing the myth,
these tales tend toward
similar traits: a sacred
bird with brilliantly
colored plumage and
melodious call lives for
typically 500 years, then
dies in a nest of embers,
only to be reborn among
the flames. Phoenix
Rising consists of two
movements: I. Dying in
Embers represents an old
phoenix settling on top
of a pile of embers and
breathing its last
breath; II. Reborn in
Flames depicts the
newly-born phoenix
getting its first taste
of flight. Legends of
the phoenix are found in
stories from ancient
Egypt and Greece. While
each culture possesses a
range of stories
encompassing the phoenix
myth, these tales tend to
share similar traits: a
sacred bird with
brilliantly colored
plumage and melodious
call lives for typically
five hundred years; then
the bird dies in a nest
of embers, only to be
reborn among the
flames.In Egyptian
stories, the phoenix
gathers scented wood and
spices for its
funeral/rebirth pyre,
then collects the ashes
from its earlier
incarnation and flies
them to the temple of the
sun in Heliopolis to
offer as a tribute to the
sun god.In Greek myths,
the phoenix was
approximately the size of
an eagle and was adorned
with red and gold
feathers; it would fly
from either India or
Arabia to Heliopolis to
give its offering. The
bird’s association
with immortality and
resurrection are
particularly intriguing
aspects of these tales,
giving numerous writers
(including William
Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis,
and J.K. Rowling) a rich
resource for their own
stories.Phoenix Rising
consists of two
movements. I. Dying in
embers represents an old
phoenixwho is settling on
top of a pile of embers
and breathing its last
breath. II. Reborn in
flames depicts the
newly-born phoenix
getting its first taste
of flight.Phoenix Rising
was commissioned by
saxophonist Christopher
Creviston, who has
recorded the work on the
Blue Griffin label. The
composer has also made
editions of the work for
flute and for clarinet
(also available from
Theodore Presser
Company).
Ollie and Me Flûte traversière et Piano [Reduction] Theodore Presser Co.
For Flute and Piano. Composed by Gary Schocker. Solo part with piano redu...(+)
For Flute and
Piano. Composed by
Gary Schocker. Solo part
with piano reduction.
With Standard notation.
10 pages. Duration 4
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41363.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114413630).
Chamber Music Trombone, Piano SKU: PR.114414450 Man vs. Machine. C...(+)
Chamber Music Trombone,
Piano
SKU:
PR.114414450
Man
vs. Machine. Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Sws. Folk. Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation. Composed 2009.
24+8 pages. Duration 12
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41445.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114414450).
ISBN
9781598064087. UPC:
680160597635. 9x12
inches.
Inspired by
the tale of a legendary
folk hero, Adolphus
Hailstork’s
tour-de-force for
trombone and piano is a
riveting portrayal of the
steely strength and
stamina of John Henry, a
former slave who helped
build the American
railroads and ultimately
outperformed a steam
engine. This composition
uses quotes from the
spiritual Every Time I
Feel the Spirit and the
folk song The Ballad of
John Henry. For advanced
players. Duration:
13’_______________
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__Text on the scanned
back cover:JOHN HENRY'S
BIG(MAN vs. MACHINE)FOR
TROMBONE AND
PIANOInspired by the tale
of the legendary hero,
Adolphus
Hailstork’s
tour-de-force for
trombone and piano is a
riveting portrayal of the
steely strength and
stamina of John Henry, a
former slave who helped
build the American
railroads and ultimately
outperformed a steam
engine. PROGRAM NOTES
by the ComposerJohn Henry
was born a slave in the
1840’s or
1850’s. It is
important to remember
that no one knows for
sure if John Henry
existed or is a tall tale
created by writers. That
is one of the things that
makes the legend so
intriguing.According to
the legend, he grew to
stand 6 feet tall, 200
pounds – a giant
in that day.Though the
story of John Henry
sounds like the
quintessential tall tale,
it is certainly based, at
least in part, on
historical circumstance.
There are disputes as to
where the legend
originates. Some place
John Henry in West
Virginia, while recent
research suggests
Alabama. Still, all share
a similar back-story.In
order to construct the
railroads, companies
hired thousands of men to
smooth out terrain and
cut through obstacles
that stood in the way of
the proposed tracks. One
such chore that figures
heavily into some of the
earliest John Henry
ballads is the blasting
of the Big Bend Tunnel,
more than a mile straight
through a mountain in
West
Virginia.Steel-drivinâ
™ men like John Henry
used large hammers and
stakes to pound holes
into the rock, which were
were then filled with
explosives that would
blast a cavity deeper and
deeper into the mountain.
In the folk ballads, the
central event took place
under such conditions.
Eager to reduce costs and
speed up progress, some
tunnel engineers were
using steam drills to
power their way into the
rock. According to the
great American tall
tales, on hearing of the
machine, John Henry
challenged the steam
drill to a contest. He
won, but died of
exhaustion, his life cut
short by his own
superhuman effort.This
composition uses quotes
from the spiritual Every
Time I Feel the Spirit
and the folk song The
Ballad of John Henry.JOHN
HENRY’S BIG was
composed for trombonist
David Jackson.
SKU: LO.65-1969LA A Christmas Celebration for Mixed Voices and Organ(+)
SKU: LO.65-1969LA
A Christmas
Celebration for Mixed
Voices and Organ.
Composed by Steven
Walters. Choral cantata.
Christmas, Sacred.
Performance CD/SATB score
kit. Laurel Press
#65/1969LA. Published by
Laurel Press
(LO.65-1969LA).
UPC:
000308102499.
With
the narrations and text
derived from notable
Christmas poems and
carols both ancient and
modern, this seasonal
music service makes its
mark as a sophisticated,
inspired and effective
conveyer of the familiar
Christmas story. This
unique approach is
reminiscent of the
well-known Lessons and
Carols format, but causes
one to think anew about
the meaning of Christmas
through poetry rather
than scripture.
Accompanied by organ,
Word Made Flesh
incorporates familiar
carols throughout, ending
with a fully developed
carol quodlibet as a
finale. (Limit one per
church).
SKU: LO.99-1923LA A Christmas Celebration for Mixed Voices and Organ(+)
SKU: LO.99-1923LA
A Christmas
Celebration for Mixed
Voices and Organ.
Composed by Steven
Walters. Choral,
cantatas. Christmas,
Sacred. Accompaniment CD.
Laurel Press #99/1923LA.
Published by Laurel Press
(LO.99-1923LA).
UPC:
000308102482.
With
the narrations and text
derived from notable
Christmas poems and
carols both ancient and
modern, this seasonal
music service makes its
mark as a sophisticated,
inspired and effective
conveyer of the familiar
Christmas story. This
unique approach is
reminiscent of the
well-known Lessons and
Carols format, but causes
one to think anew about
the meaning of Christmas
through poetry rather
than scripture.
Accompanied by organ,
Word Made Flesh
incorporates familiar
carols throughout, ending
with a fully developed
carol quodlibet as a
finale.