| St. Luke Passion (Lukas-Passion) Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement satb (soli), SATB (chœur), Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Carus Verlag
SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, taille (english horn), bassoon, ...(+)
SATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes,
taille (english horn),
bassoon, 2 violins,
viola, basso continuo
SKU: CA.1029509
Lukas-Passion.
Composed by Anonymous and
Johann Sebastian Bach. 1x
10.295/21 flute 1, 1x
10.295/22 flute 2, 1x
10.295/23 oboe 1, 1x
10.295/24 oboe 2, 1x
10.295/25 English horn.
Lukaspassion. Sacred
vocal music, Passions,
Lent and Passiontide,
Holy Week. Set of
Orchestra Parts. BWV 246.
64 pages. Duration 120
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
10.295/09. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.1029509). ISBN
9790007023935. Language:
German. From Bach's
music library; formerly
attributed to Bach. The
present edition is based
on the score partly made
by Bach himself, held by
the Deutsche
Staatsbibliothek Berlin.
The chorales, originally
noted only for voices and
Basso continuo, have been
instrumentated according
to contemporary practice
of that time. Score and
parts available
separately - see item
CA.1029500. $48.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Whatever God ordains is right (Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan) Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement satb (soli), SATB (chœur), Orchestre - Facile Carus Verlag
Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 oboes, taille (english horn), 2 violins...(+)
Orchestra SATB vocal
soli, SATB choir, 2
oboes, taille (english
horn), 2 violins, viola,
basso continuo - Grade 3
SKU: CA.3109809
Cantata for the 21st
Sunday after Trinity.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Reinhold Kubik. Arranged
by Paul Horn. 1x
31.098/21 oboe 1, 1x
31.098/22 oboe 2, 1x
31.098/23 oboe d'amore.
German title: Was Gott
Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan
Ii. Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, End of the
church year. Set of
Orchestra Parts. Composed
1726. BWV 98. 8 pages.
Duration 17 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.098/09. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3109809). ISBN
9790007047023. Key: B
flat major. Language:
German/English. Sco
re available separately -
see item CA.3109800. $12.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| O God, what glut of care and pain (Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid) [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Carus Verlag
Orchestra SB vocal soli, 2 oboes, taille (english horn), 2 violins, viola, basso...(+)
Orchestra SB vocal soli,
2 oboes, taille (english
horn), 2 violins, viola,
basso continuo - Grade 3
SKU: CA.3105809
Cantata for the Sunday
after New Year.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Reinhold Kubik. Arranged
by Paul Horn. 1x
31.058/21 oboe 1, 1x
31.058/22 oboe 2, 1x
31.058/23 oboe d'amore.
German title: Ach Gott,
wie manches Herzeleid 3.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, New year. Set
of Orchestra Parts.
Composed 1733/1734. BWV
58. 6 pages. Duration 17
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.058/09. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3105809). ISBN
9790007043223. Key: C
major. Language:
German/English. The
cantata O God, what glut
of care and pain BWV 58,
which Bach subtitled
Dialogus and wrote for
the Sunday after New
Year, limits itself
accordingly to the dialog
couple consisting of
soprano and bass; further
soloists or a choir are
not required. In the
framing movements, the
dialog takes on the form
of a chorale arrangement:
the soprano presents a
cantus firmus whose words
are consolingly commented
on by the bass. Both the
expansive chorale
arrangements leave room
for an aria which is
framed by two
recitatives. The cantata
was composed for the
Sunday after New Year
1727, but the received
form is from a subsequent
performance that took
place six or seven years
later. For this
performance, Bach not
only expanded the
instrumentation but also
replaced an entire aria.
Later, he assigned the
cantata to his annual
cycle of chorale
cantatas, probably due to
its high proportion of
chorales; this Sunday was
missing in that annual
cycle as there was no
Sunday between New Year
and Epiphany in 1725.
Score and parts available
separately - see item
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| There arose then a war in heaven (Es erhub sich ein Streit) Chorale SATB Carus Verlag
STB vocal soli, SATB choir, 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, taille (english horn),...(+)
STB vocal soli, SATB
choir, 3 trumpets,
timpani, 2 oboes, taille
(english horn), 2
violins, 2 violas, basso
continuo SKU:
CA.3101909 Cantata
for Michaelmas.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Ulrich Leisinger. This
edition: urtext. 1x
31.019/21 oboe 1, 1x
31.019/22 oboe 2, 1x
31.019/23 English horn,
4x 31.019/31
trumpet/timpani.
Stuttgart Urtext Edition:
Bach vocal. German title:
Es erhub sich ein Streit
7. Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Special days.
Set of Orchestra Parts.
Composed 1726. BWV 19. 48
pages. Duration 18
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.019/09. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3101909). ISBN
9790007204914. Language:
German/English. Sco
re available separately -
see item CA.3101900. $28.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| On Four 1 Piano, 4 mains [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Seesaw Music Corp
Oboe/English Horn, Piano (4 hands) & electronic valve instrument SKU: SU.5002...(+)
Oboe/English Horn, Piano
(4 hands) & electronic
valve instrument SKU:
SU.50028780 For
Oboe/English Horn, Piano
(4 hands) & electronic
valve instrument.
Composed by Faye-Ellen
Silverman. Woodwinds,
Oboe/English Horn,
Keyboard, Piano
4-hands/2+ Pianos.
Electronic Valve
Instrument. Score &
Parts. Seesaw Music Corp
#50028780. Published by
Seesaw Music Corp
(SU.50028780).
Oboe/English
Horn, Piano (4-hands),
Electronic Valve
Instrument (EVI)
Duration: c. 12'
Composed: 1983 Published
by: Seesaw Music. $50.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Moon River 2 Hautbois et Cor anglais [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Wonderful Winds
(from 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'). By Henry Mancini. Arranged by Anna Cooper. For ...(+)
(from 'Breakfast at
Tiffany's'). By Henry
Mancini. Arranged by Anna
Cooper. For oboe trio: 2
oboe, english horn.
Mallard Music series.
Grade 4. Score and parts.
Duration 1'26. Published
by Wonderful Winds
$18.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky : Ouverture Miniature 2 Hautbois et Cor anglais [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Avancé Wonderful Winds
(from 'The Nutcracker'). By Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). Arranged by An...(+)
(from 'The Nutcracker').
By Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky (1840-1893).
Arranged by Anna Cooper.
For oboe trio: 2 oboe,
english horn. Mallard
Music series. Grade 8.
Score and parts. Duration
1'29. Published by
Wonderful Winds
$18.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Arthur Seymour Sullivan : Three Little Maids 2 Hautbois et Cor anglais [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire/avancé Wonderful Winds
(from 'The Mikado'). By Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900). Arranged by Ann...(+)
(from 'The Mikado'). By
Sir Arthur Seymour
Sullivan (1842-1900).
Arranged by Anna Cooper.
For oboe trio: 2 oboe,
english horn. Mallard
Music series. Grade 7.
Score and parts. Duration
1'35. Published by
Wonderful Winds
$18.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| ... and a time for peace [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Bassoon 3, Celesta, Cello, Clarin...(+)
Orchestra Bass Clarinet,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Bassoon 3, Celesta,
Cello, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Contrabass,
Contrabassoon, English
Horn, Flute 1, Flute 2,
Harp, Horn 1, Horn 2,
Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1,
Oboe 2, Percussion 1,
Percussion 2, Percussion
3 and more. SKU:
PR.416411480 (...
V'Eyt Shalom) - for Mezzo
Soprano and Orchestra -
Score. Composed by
Richard Wernick. First
performance: Orchestra
Filarmonica della Scala,
Riccardo Muti conducting,
Freda Herseth, mezzo
soprano, Ravenna, Italy,
June 18, 1995. Full
score. With Standard
notation. Composed
November 1 1994. Duration
20 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#416-41148. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416411480). UPC:
680160091287. $35.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Te Deum Chorale, Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Shawnee Press
| | |
| Symphony No. 2 [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Celesta, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, ...(+)
Orchestra Bass Clarinet,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Celesta, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Contrabass,
Contrabassoon, English
Horn, Flute 1, Flute 2,
Harp, Horn 1, Horn 2,
Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1,
Oboe 2, Organ,
Percussion, Piano,
Piccolo, Timpani,
Trombone 1 and more.
SKU: PR.416412700
Text adapted by the
composer from the poems
of Walt Whitman..
Composed by Lowell
Liebermann. Full score.
With Standard notation.
Opus 67. Duration 45
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #416-41270.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.416412700). UPC:
680160092499. 11 x 17
inches. Text: Walt
Whitman. Walt
Whitman. $195.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Fantasia Nova Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Manhattan Beach Music
Concert band - Grade 5 SKU: MH.1-59913-082-3 Composed by Bob Margolis. Su...(+)
Concert band - Grade 5
SKU:
MH.1-59913-082-3
Composed by Bob Margolis.
Suitable for community
bands, high school bands,
and college bands. 14
minutes duration if
played as a suite; or
movements 1 or 3 may be
performed separately.
Conductor score and set
of parts. Duration 14:00.
Published by Manhattan
Beach Music
(MH.1-59913-082-3).
ISBN
9781599130828. Fant
asia Nova is a suite
comprising two concert
marches and a slow,
middle movement that
derives its themes from
both marches. Ragtime
(composed in early
September, 1978) is a new
from old sort of piece.
Although its tunefulness
and harmonies have an
old-fashioned character,
its structure,
development, and
orchestration are unusual
for a march. In the
chorale section (measures
111 - 148) the band
director must be very
careful in balancing, for
each of the elements must
come through. More
important is that the
audience be brought up by
this section -- filled
with a joyous exaltation;
great attention must be
paid to sonority and the
band must play earnestly.
Ragtime stands on its own
and may be performed
separately. Dreams
(composed in late
September, 1978) is the
traditional march of the
two. It is very closely
modeled (in structure
only) to Sousa's Stars
and Stripes Forever. It
even includes a tricky
piccolo solo, although
the accompaniment has a
chorale texture, almost
like a school alma mater.
This march has a
patriotic, inspirational
sound, because it was
composed for the town of
Irondequoit, New York --
for a Town March contest
held by the town's
community concert band.
It did not, so far as I
know, become the town's
march; one can hear the
name, Irondequoit,
throughout the Trio, for
every turn of the melody
(in fact, each group of
four notes) fits the
accent pattern
(Ih-RON-dih-kwoit) of the
town's name. Parade
stands on its own as a
complete work and may be
performed separately.
Ensemble instrumentation:
1 Piccolo, 6 Flutes, 2
1st & 2nd Oboes, 1
English Horn, 1 Eb
Clarinet, 3 1st Bb
Clarinet, 3 2nd Bb
Clarinet, 3 3rd Bb
Clarinet, 1 Eb Alto
Clarinet, 2 Bb Bass
Clarinet, 1 Eb Contrabass
Clarinet (optional), 2
1st & 2nd Bassoons, 1
Contrabassoon (optional),
1 1st Eb Alto Saxophone,
1 2nd Eb Alto Saxophone,
1 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1
Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3
1st Bb Cornets, 3 2nd Bb
Cornets, 3 3rd Bb
Cornets, 1 1st Horn in F,
1 2nd Horn in F, 2 3rd
and 4th Horns in F, 2 1st
Trombones, 2 2nd
Trombones, 2 3rd
Trombones, 1 Euphonium
(Treble Clef), 2
Euphonium (Bass Clef), 4
Tuba, 1 String Bass, 1
Timpani (Triangle), 5
Percussion. $125.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Viola Concerto [Conducteur] Carl Fischer
By Roger Nixon (1921-). Orchestra. For Flute I, Flute II, Piccolo, Oboe I, Oboe ...(+)
By Roger Nixon (1921-).
Orchestra. For Flute I,
Flute II, Piccolo, Oboe
I, Oboe II, Clarinet I,
Clarinet II, English
Horn, Bassoon I, Bassoon
II, Horn I, Horn II, Horn
III, Horn IV, Trumpet I,
Trumpet II, Tenor, Tenor
II, Tenor III, Timpani,
Tam-Tam, Tam-Tam, Cymbal,
Triangle, Tambourine,
Whip. First performance:
Rolf Persinger, violist,
with Josef Krips
conducting the San
Francisco Symphony
Orchestra on April 29,
1970, at the War Memorial
Opera House in San
Francisco. Classical.
Full Score - Study.
Standard notation. 127
pages
$12.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Fantasia on an English Folk Song Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire G and M Brand Music Publishers
Concert band (Piccolo, Flute 1/2, Oboe 1/2, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1, Bb Clari...(+)
Concert band (Piccolo,
Flute 1/2, Oboe 1/2, Eb
Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1,
Bb Clarinet 2, Bb
Clarinet 3, Eb Alto
Clarinet, Bb Bass
Clarinet, Bassoon 1/2,
Alto Saxophone 1/2, Tenor
Saxophone, Baritone
Saxophone, Bb
Trumpet/Cornet 1/2, Bb
Trumpet/Cornet 3, Horn in
F 1, Horn) - grade 4
SKU: CN.R10008
Composed by Gordon Jacob.
Band Music. Score and
parts. Duration 5:30.
Published by G & M Brand
Music Publishers
(CN.R10008).
Gordon Jacob,
like many of his British
contemporaries, drew
freely on the English
folk song tradition. With
its clear melodic lines
and characteristic
scoring in 'families of
instruments, the Fantasia
on an English Folk Song
once again demonstrates
Jacob's mastery of the
concert band. $85.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Fantasia on an English Folk Song Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire G and M Brand Music Publishers
Concert band (Piccolo, Flute 1/2, Oboe 1/2, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1, Bb Clari...(+)
Concert band (Piccolo,
Flute 1/2, Oboe 1/2, Eb
Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1,
Bb Clarinet 2, Bb
Clarinet 3, Eb Alto
Clarinet, Bb Bass
Clarinet, Bassoon 1/2,
Alto Saxophone 1/2, Tenor
Saxophone, Baritone
Saxophone, Bb
Trumpet/Cornet 1/2, Bb
Trumpet/Cornet 3, Horn in
F 1, Horn) - grade 4
SKU: CN.S11008
Composed by Gordon Jacob.
Band Music. Score.
Duration 5:30. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.S11008).
Gordon Jacob,
like many of his British
contemporaries, drew
freely on the English
folk song tradition. With
its clear melodic lines
and characteristic
scoring in 'families of
instruments, the Fantasia
on an English Folk Song
once again demonstrates
Jacob's mastery of the
concert band. $15.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Le temps restitue (1956-57/1967-68). Komposition fur Solostimme, (franzosisch) Chor und Orchester [Conducteur] Barenreiter
By Jean Barraque (1928-1973). For Soprano Solo, Mixed Choir-SATB, Flute 1/Piccol...(+)
By Jean Barraque
(1928-1973). For Soprano
Solo, Mixed Choir-SATB,
Flute 1/Piccolo, Flute 2,
Oboe, English Horn,
Clarinet (B Flat) (2),
Bass Clarinet, Bassoon,
Harp, Guitar,
Harpsichord, Celesta,
Vib, Xylophone,
Chime-Bells, Drums (4),
Strings (Violin (4),
Viola (2), Violoncello
(2), Contr. Score
(paperbound). Duration
40'
$106.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Dance of the Cygnets 3 Hautbois [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Wonderful Winds
(from 'Swan Lake'). Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). Arranged b...(+)
(from 'Swan Lake').
Composed by Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky (1840-1893).
Arranged by Anna Cooper.
For oboe trio: 2 oboe,
english horn. Mallard
Music series. Grade 5.
Score and parts. Duration
1'31. Published by
Wonderful Winds
$18.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Microsymph Conducteur de poche, d'étude [Conducteur] Carl Fischer
For Orchestra - Full Score. By Sebastian Currier. Orchestra. For Piccolo I, Picc...(+)
For Orchestra - Full
Score. By Sebastian
Currier. Orchestra. For
Piccolo I, Piccolo II,
Piccolo III, Flute I,
Flute II, Flute III, Oboe
I, Oboe II, Oboe III,
English Horn, Clarinet I,
Clarinet II, Clarinet
III, Bass Clarinet,
Bassoon I, Bassoon II,
Bassoon III, Horn I, Horn
II, Horn III, Horn IV,
Trumpet in C I, Trumpet
in C II, Trumpet in C
III, Tenor I, Tenor II,
Tenor III, Percussion I,
Percussion II, Percussion
III, Percussion IV, Piano
I, Piano II, Celesta,
Harp, Violin I, Violin
II, Viola, Cello,
Contrabass. Full Score -
Study. 87 pages.
Published by Carl
Fischer.
$55.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| O Jesus Christ, my life, my light Chorale SATB Carus Verlag
1st version: SATB choir, 2 horns, cornetto, 3 trombones; 2nd version: SATB choir...(+)
1st version: SATB choir,
2 horns, cornetto, 3
trombones; 2nd version:
SATB choir, 2 horns, 2
violins, viola, basso
continuo, [2 oboes,
taille (english horn),
bassoon] SKU:
CA.3111811 Funeral
motet. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Ulrich
Leisinger. This edition:
urtext. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Bach vocal.
German title: O Jesu
Christ, Mein'S Lebens
Licht Motette. Sacred,
Motets; Stuttgart Urtext
editions; Occasions:
Mourning, Death. Single
Part, Violin 1. Composed
1736/37 thru the first
half of the 1740s. BWV
118. 2 pages. Duration 7
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.118/11. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3111811). ISBN
9790007207144. Key: B
flat major. Language:
German/English. Text:
Behm, Martin. Text:
Martin Behm. Two
versions survive: 1st
version composed 1736/37,
2nd version in the first
half of the 1740s. The
versions differ only in
instrumentation, and both
are integrated in this
edition. Score and part
available separately -
see item CA.3111800. $3.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Ascanio in Alba Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement Soli, chœur mixte et orchestre Barenreiter
(Festspiel in zwei Teilen (Italienisch), mit Anhang: Ballo.). By Wolfgang Amadeu...(+)
(Festspiel in zwei Teilen
(Italienisch), mit
Anhang: Ballo.). By
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791). Edited by
Luigi Ferdinando
Tagliavini. For Soprano
Solo (3), Mezzo-Soprano
Solo, Tenor Solo, Mixed
Choir, Ball, Flute (2),
Oboe 1, Oboe 2/English
Horn, Bassoon (2), Horn
(4), Trumpet (2),
Kettledrum, Strings,
Basso Continuo. Neue
Mozart-Ausgabe. Serie II,
Werkgruppe 5/5.
Musiktheater, Tanz,
Klassik (Concert Music,
Dance, Classical). Score;
Urtext Edition; Complete
Edition (cloth bound). KV
111. Duration 150'
$266.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Ukrainian Bell Carol Ensemble de Hautbois [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire/avancé Wonderful Winds
By Mykola Leontovych. Arranged by Anna Cooper. For oboe quintet: 3 oboes, 2 engl...(+)
By Mykola Leontovych.
Arranged by Anna Cooper.
For oboe quintet: 3
oboes, 2 english horns.
Windbags series. Grade 6.
Score and parts. Duration
1'45. Published by
Wonderful Winds
$19.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Scenes from an English Landscape Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire G and M Brand Music Publishers
Concert band (Piccolo, Flute 1/2, Oboe 1/2, Bassoon 1/2, Bb Soprano Clarinet 1-3...(+)
Concert band (Piccolo,
Flute 1/2, Oboe 1/2,
Bassoon 1/2, Bb Soprano
Clarinet 1-3, Eb Alto
Clarinet, Bb Bass
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
1/2, Tenor Saxophone,
Baritone Saxophone,
Cornet (in Bb) 1-3,
Trumpet (in Bb) 1/2,
French Horn 1-4 ,
Trombone 1-3, Euphonium,
Tuba, Stri) - grade 4
SKU: CN.S11242
Composed by Adam Gorb.
Arranged by Michael
Brand. Band Music. Score
only. Duration 4:20.
Published by G & M Brand
Music Publishers
(CN.S11242).
Scenes from an
English Landscape is a
brief nostalgic tone poem
taking its inspiration
from visions of rural
England as depicted in
the paintings of John
Constable, the novels of
Thomas Hard, and the
music of Gustav Holst and
Ralph Vaughan Williams. A
chorale-like theme is
stated in the brass and
then taken up at three
times the tempo in the
woodwinds. At the end of
the work, both versions
of the theme are stated
together to bring the
piece to a triumphant
climax.
This is a
brief nostalgic tone poem
taking its inspiration
from visions of rural
England as depicted in
the paintings of John
Constable, the novels of
Thomas Hard, and the
music of Gustav Holst and
Ralph Vaughan Williams. I
imagined a community of
villagers coming out of
church and filling a
village square with their
vibrant presence. A
chorale-like theme is
stated in the brass and
then taken up at three
times the tempo in the
woodwinds. At the end o
the work, both versions
of the theme are stated
together to bring the
piece to a triumphant
climax. Adam Gorb was
born in Cardiff and
started composing at the
age of ten. His first
work broadcast on
national radio was
written when he was
fifteen. He studied at
Cambridge University
(1977-1980) and the Royal
Academy of Music
(1991-1993) where he
graduated with the
highest honours including
the Principal's Prize. He
has been on the staff at
the London College of
Music and Media, the
junior Academy of the
Royal Academy of Music
and, since 2000 he has
been the Head of School
of Composition at the
Royal Northern College of
Music in Manchester .
International recognition
came in 1994 with the US
Walter Beeler Prize for
his work Metropolis .
With it began what has
developed into probably
the most important wind
ensemble catalogue by a
contemporary composer,
ranging from extremely
challenging to the most
accessible, at all
technical levels, seized
on by players
internationally, widely
recorded and now
absolutely central to the
world's wind repertoire.
Equally important though
are his works for dance,
and concert pieces like
the chamber orchestral
Weimar , the Violin
Sonata , a Clarinet
Concerto for the Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra and Diaspora
for strings (for the
Goldberg Ensemble).
Deceptively mainstream at
first glance, they
display the same
inventive brilliance,
pulsating sound world,
striking use of rhythm
and an undogmatic absence
of stylistic hang-ups to
embrace jazz and
serialism in works where
power, poetry, irony and
pathos, often underlaid
by a theatrical and
deeply subversive
element, coalesce in an
integrated, highly
individual musical voice.
Gorb is also not afraid
to draw on the vivid
musical heritage of his
Jewish roots, sometimes
directly, often in a more
subsumed or radically
creative way. The crucial
and consistent feature of
Gorb's work though is
that it communicates
strongly without
patronizing players or
audiences. He firmly
believes that if
contemporary music - any
music - does not impact
on listeners then its
message is irrelevant; it
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