By Michael Burkhardt. For organ. Collection. Organ. Advent, Lent, General, Easte...(+)
By Michael Burkhardt. For
organ. Collection. Organ.
Advent, Lent, General,
Easter, Pentecost,
Christmas. Easy. Organ
score. 59 pages.
Published by MorningStar
Music Publishers
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon 1, Bassoon
2, Bongos, Castanets,
Celesta, Clarinet,
Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Clarinet 3, Contrabass
Clarinet, Contrabassoon,
English Horn, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute 1,
Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2,
Horn 3 and more.
SKU:
PR.16500100F
Hymns
for Wind Ensemble.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Sws. Full score. 48
pages. Duration 10
minutes, 41 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#165-00100F. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.16500100F).
ISBN
9781491114421. UPC:
680160669783. 9 x 12
inches.
Commissione
d for a consortium of
high school and college
bands in the north Dallas
region, FOR THEMYSTIC
HARMONY is a 10-minute
inspirational work in
homage to Norwood and
Elizabeth Dixon,patrons
of the Fort Worth
Symphony and the Van
Cliburn Competition.
Welcher draws melodic
flavorfrom five American
hymns, spirituals, and
folk tunes of the 19th
century. The last of
these sources toappear is
the hymn tune For the
Beauty of the Earth,
whose third stanza is the
quatrain: “For the
joy of earand eye, For
the heart and
mind’s delight,
For the mystic harmony,
Linking sense to sound
and sight,â€giving
rise to the work’s
title. This work,
commissioned for a
consortium of high school
bands in the north Dallas
area, is my fifteenth
maturework for wind
ensemble (not counting
transcriptions). When I
asked Todd Dixon, the
band director
whospearheaded this
project, what kind of a
work he most wanted, he
first said
“something
that’s basically
slow,†butwanted to
leave the details to me.
During a long subsequent
conversation, he
mentioned that his
grandparents,Norwood and
Elizabeth Dixon, were
prime supporters of the
Fort Worth Symphony,
going so far as to
purchase anumber of high
quality instruments for
that orchestra. This
intrigued me, so I asked
more about his
grandparentsand was
provided an 80-page
biographical sketch.
Reading that article,
including a long section
about theirdevotion to
supporting a young man
through the rigors of the
Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition fora
number of years, moved me
very much. Norwood and
Elizabeth Dixon
weren’t just
supporters of the arts;
theywere passionate
lovers of music and
musicians. I determined
to make this work a
testament to that love,
and tothe religious faith
that sustained them both.
The idea of using extant
hymns was also suggested
by Todd Dixon,and this
10-minute work is the
result.I have employed
existing melodies in
several works, delving
into certain kinds of
religious music more than
a fewtimes. In seeking
new sounds, new ways of
harmonizing old tunes,
and the contrapuntal
overlaying of one
tunewith another, I was
able to make works like
ZION (using 19th-century
Revivalist hymns) and
LABORING SONGS(using
Shaker melodies) reflect
the spirit of the
composers who created
these melodies, without
sounding likepastiches or
medleys. I determined to
do the same with this new
work, with the added
problem of
employingmelodies that
were more familiar. I
chose five tunes from the
19th century: hymns,
spirituals, and
folk-tunes.Some of these
are known by differing
titles, but they all
appear in hymnals of
various Christian
denominations(with
various titles and
texts). My idea was to
employ the tunes without
altering their notes,
instead using aconstantly
modulating sense of
harmony —
sometimes leading to
polytonal harmonizations
of what are
normallysimple four-chord
hymns.The work begins and
ends with a repeated
chime on the note C: a
reminder of steeples,
white clapboard
churchesin the country,
and small church organs.
Beginning with a
Mixolydian folk tune of
Caribbean origin
presentedtwice with
layered entrances, the
work starts with a
feeling of mystery and
gentle sorrow. It
proceeds, after along
transition, into a second
hymn that is sometimes
connected to the sea
(hence the sensation of
water andwaves throughout
it). This tune, by John
B. Dykes (1823-1876), is
a bit more chromatic and
“shifty†than
mosthymn-tunes, so I
chose to play with the
constant sensation of
modulation even more than
the original does. Atthe
climax, the familiar
spiritual “Were you
there?†takes over,
with a double-time
polytonal feeling
propelling itforward at
“Sometimes it
causes me to
tremble.â€Trumpets
in counterpoint raise the
temperature, and the
tempo as well, leading
the music into a third
tune (ofunknown
provenance, though it
appears with different
texts in various hymnals)
that is presented in a
sprightlymanner. Bassoons
introduce the melody, but
it is quickly taken up by
other instruments over
three
“verses,â€cons
tantly growing in
orchestration and volume.
A mysterious second tune,
unrelated to this one,
interrupts it inall three
verses, sending the
melody into unknown
regions.The final melody
is “For the Beauty
of the Earth.†This
tune by Conrad Kocher
(1786-1872) is commonly
sung atThanksgiving
— the perfect
choice to end this work
celebrating two people
known for their
generosity.Keeping the
sense of constant
modulation that has been
present throughout, I
chose to present this
hymn in threegrowing
verses, but with a twist:
every four bars, the
“key†of the
hymn seems to shift
— until the
“Lord of all,
toThee we praiseâ€
melody bursts out in a
surprising compound
meter. This, as it turns
out, was the
“mystery
tuneâ€heard earlier
in the piece. After an
Ivesian, almost polytonal
climax, the Coda begins
over a long B( pedal. At
first,it seems to be a
restatement of the first
two phrases of “For
the Beauty†with
long spaces between them,
but it soonchanges to a
series of
“Amenâ€
cadences, widely
separated by range and
color. These, too, do not
conform to anykey, but
instead overlay each
other in ways that are
unpredictable but
strangely comforting.The
third verse of “For
the Beauty of the
Earth†contains
this quatrain:“For
the joy of ear and eye,
–For the heart and
mind’s delightFor
the mystic harmonyLinking
sense to sound and
sightâ€and it was
from this poetry that I
drew the title for the
present work. It is my
hope that audiences and
performerswill find
within it a sense of
grace: more than a little
familiar, but also quite
new and unexpected.
A Festive Christmas Orgue, Trompette (duo) [Partition + CD] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Trumpet and Organ - intermediate SKU: BT.DHP-1104955-400 For Trumpet a...(+)
Trumpet and Organ -
intermediate
SKU:
BT.DHP-1104955-400
For Trumpet and Organ
or Piano. Arranged by
Jacob De Haan and Jan de
Haan. Frits Damrow
Trumpet Collection. Book
with CD. Composed 2010.
48 pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1104955-400. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1104955-400).
ISBN 9789043134385.
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The twelve
pieces in A Festive
Christmas have been
arranged for various wind
instruments - providing
that brilliant sheen, so
apt at Christmas time.
The pieces can be
performed with organ or
piano accompaniment. Jan
and Jacob de Haan looked
at many different sources
for their inspiration:
three pieces were chosen
from Handel's oratorios,
as well as traditional
Christmas carols, and two
Christmas medleys. Every
holiday concert will
benefit from that special
something these dazzling
carols
provide.
Het
gloedvolle geluid van
blaasinstrumenten past
zonder meer perfect in de
kersttijd. De twaalf
werken uit deze klassieke
kerstmuziekverzameling
zijn voor verschillende
instrumenten
gearrangeerd. Ze zijn
naar wens met piano of
orgel uit voeren.
Debegeleiding staat ook
op de bijgevoegde cd voor
het geval er geen pianist
of organist voorhanden
is.
Inhoud: Comfort Ye
My People â?¢ Ich steh
an deiner Krippen hier
â?¢ Vom Himmel hoch, da
komm ich her â?¢ Drei
Könige (2 variaties)
â?¢ Es ist ein Ros
entsprungen â?¢ See
Amid the Winters Snow
â?¢ Tochter Zion â?¢
He Shall Feed His Flock
â?¢ While
ShepherdsWatched Their
Flocks â?¢ The Spirit
of Christmas (medley)
â?¢ Infant Holy, Infant
Lowly â?¢ Eine kleine
Weihnachtsmusik
(medley)
Die
zwölf Stücke dieser
Weihnachtsmusik-Sammlung
wurden für
verschiedene
Blasinstrumente
arrangiert mit dem
Klavier oder je nach
Anlass und
Aufführungsort der
Orgel als Begleitung.
Inhalt: Comfort Ye My
People â?¢ Ich steh an
deiner Krippen hier â?¢
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm
ich her â?¢ Drei
Könige (2 Variationen)
â?¢ Es ist ein Ros
entsprungen â?¢ See
Amid the Winter´s Snow
â?¢ Tochter Zion â?¢
He Shall Feed His Flock
â?¢ While
ShepherdsWatched Their
Flocks â?¢ The Spirit
of Christmas (Medley)
â?¢ Infant Holy, Infant
Lowly â?¢ Eine kleine
Weihnachtsmusik
(Medley).
Sommaire : Ye
My People â?¢ Ich steh
an deiner Krippen hier
â?¢ Vom Himmel hoch, da
komm ich herâ?¢ Drei
Könige (2 Variationen)
â?¢ Es ist ein Ros
entsprungen â?¢ See
Amid the Winter´s Snow
â?¢ Tochter Zion â?¢
He Shall Feed His Flock
â?¢ While Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks
â?¢ The Spirit of
Christmas (Medley) â?¢
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
â?¢ Eine
kleineWeihnachtsmusik
(Medley).
A Festive Christmas Trombone ou Euphonium et Piano [Partition + CD] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Trombone/Euphonium and Piano - intermediate SKU: BT.DHP-1104958-400 Fo...(+)
Trombone/Euphonium and
Piano - intermediate
SKU:
BT.DHP-1104958-400
For Trombone /
Euphonium and Organ or
Piano. Arranged by
Jacob De Haan and Jan de
Haan. Book with CD.
Composed 2010. 44 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1104958-400.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1104958-400).
ISBN 9789043134415.
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The twelve
pieces in A Festive
Christmas have been
arranged for various wind
instruments - providing
that brilliant sheen, so
apt at Christmas time.
The pieces can be
performed with organ or
piano accompaniment. Jan
and Jacob de Haan looked
at many different sources
for their inspiration:
three pieces were chosen
from Handel's oratorios,
as well as traditional
Christmas carols, and two
Christmas medleys. Every
holiday concert will
benefit from that special
something these dazzling
carols
provide.
Het
gloedvolle geluid van
blaasinstrumenten past
zonder meer perfect in de
kersttijd. De twaalf
werken uit deze klassieke
kerstmuziekverzameling
zijn voor verschillende
instrumenten
gearrangeerd. Ze zijn
naar wens met piano of
orgel uit voeren.
Debegeleiding staat ook
op de bijgevoegde cd voor
het geval er geen pianist
of organist voorhanden
is.
Inhoud: Comfort Ye
My People • Ich
steh an deiner Krippen
hier • Vom Himmel
hoch, da komm ich her
• Drei Könige (2
variaties) • Es ist
ein Rosentsprungen
• See Amid the
Winters Snow •
Tochter Zion • He
Shall Feed His Flock
• While Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks
• The Spirit of
Christmas (medley)
• Infant Holy,
Infant Lowly • Eine
kleine Weihnachtsmusik
(medley)
Die
zwölf Stücke dieser
Weihnachtsmusik-Sammlung
wurden für
verschiedene
Blasinstrumente
arrangiert mit dem
Klavier oder je nach
Anlass und
Aufführungsort der
Orgel als Begleitung.
Inhalt: Comfort Ye My
People • Ich steh
an deiner Krippenhier
• Vom Himmel hoch,
da komm ich her •
Drei Könige (2
Variationen) • Es
ist ein Ros entsprungen
• See Amid the
Winter´ s Snow •
Tochter Zion • He
Shall Feed His Flock
• While Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks
• The Spirit of
Christmas (Medley)
•Infant Holy,
Infant Lowly • Eine
kleine Weihnachtsmusik
(Medley).
Sommaire : Ye
My People • Ich
steh an deiner Krippen
hier • Vom Himmel
hoch, da komm ich
her• Drei Könige
(2 Variationen) •
Es ist ein Ros
entsprungen • See
Amid the Winter´s Snow
• Tochter Zion
• He Shall Feed His
Flock • While
Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks • The Spirit
of Christmas (Medley)
• Infant Holy,
Infant Lowly • Eine
kleineWeihnachtsmusik
(Medley).
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. 48 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard.