Par RHEINBERGER JOSEF GABRIEL. Rheinberger’s string quartets, his string quint...(+)
Par RHEINBERGER JOSEF GABRIEL. Rheinberger’s string quartets, his string quintet and his nonet for winds and strings were often performed and were very successful works during his lifetime. Their density, but also the delicateness of the scherzo movements are in the tradition of Schumann and Mendelssohn and these traits are combined with Rheinberger’s sense for the clear, defined structure of the movements and solid contrapuntal writing. The octet for winds and strings is published here for the first time and the nonet, which is actually a reworking of this octet that Rheinberger undertook some twenty years later, is also published in this volume. Rheinberger made major changes from the original octet and headded two new movements to the nonet. Both works show especially the interest and pleasure which he derived from the variety in the differentiation of colors in ensemble playing. The Thema mit Veränderungen op. 93, which until now has been known as a work for string quartet, is published here with the double bass part which Rheinberger later added./ Répertoire / Ensemble de Chambre
I Broke Off A Golden Branch was commissioned and first performed by the Schubert...(+)
I Broke Off A Golden Branch was commissioned and first performed by the Schubert Ensemble in 1992. The words ‘I broke off a golden branch’ come from a Croatian folksong which is very obliquely referred to inthe second of the work’s two movements. Judith Weir dedicated this lovely piece of chamber music for Violin Viola Cello Double Bass and Piano to William Howard. Full score. Violin Viola Cello and Double Bass partsare included separately as well. Duration ca. 15 minutes.Judith Weir is a British composer and Master of the Queen's Music. In 1994 Weir received the Critics’ Circle Music Section Award for the mostoutstanding contribution to British musical life.
The sheet music for Nico Muhly's Doublespeak arranged for Chamber Ensemble and...(+)
The sheet music for Nico Muhly's Doublespeak arranged for Chamber Ensemble and composed for the orchestral sextet 'eighth blackbird'. The piece is arranged for Flute (Soprano Recorder) Clarinet in B flat Percussion (Castanets Tenor Drum Pedal Bass Drum) Glockenspiel Piano Violin and Cello. It works for 2-6 players and this item includes the full score as well as the parts. Doublespeak had its debut at the Edlis Neeson Theatre in Chicago performed by the new musical six-piece 'eighth blackbird'. The piece is a slow and repetitive one punctuated bymoments of stark beauty. It is according to Muhly something of a tribute to the great Philip Glass the forefather of minimalist classical music. It takes implicit inspiration from his entire oeuvre but also explicitly incorporates portions of his most famous and valued works interweaving them inside a new composition that captures what 'eighth blackbird' do best. The Doublespeak sheet music would be ideal for Chamber Ensembles looking to perform or practise minimalist music drawn from the 1960s and 1970s. If you love Philip Glass or Nico Muhly or both this composition is a real treat.
For Female Voice Alto-Flute and Double Bass. Published 1985. First performance:...(+)
For Female Voice Alto-Flute and Double Bass. Published 1985. First performance: Sermoneta (Pontino Festival Italy) 1985 Michiko Hirayama (voice) Roberto Fabbriciani (fl) Mark Dresser (db).
James Weeks' The Nunhead Harmony for Clarinet in Bb Violin Viola and Double Ba...(+)
James Weeks' The Nunhead Harmony for Clarinet in Bb Violin Viola and Double Bass. Score and parts.The Nunhead Harmony was commissioned by Ensemble Scratch the Surface and first performed by them at King’s Place London on 10 May 2010. Much of the writing was completed as part of an Aldeburgh Composer Residency.
For instrumental ensemble.Commissioned for the ?At Lunch? series by Britten Sinf...(+)
For instrumental ensemble.Commissioned for the ?At Lunch? series by Britten Sinfonia and Wigmore Hall.World Premiere given at the Musée d?Orsay Paris on 1st March 2011 by members of Britten Sinfonia:JacquelineShave (Violin) Martin Outram (Viola) Caroline Dearnley (Cello) Roger Linley (Double Bass) and Huw Watkins (Piano).This commission was made possible by funding from Arts Council England.
