Composed by Bernd Franke.
Full Scores. Edition
Peters. Score. 52 pages.
Duration 00:20:00.
Edition Peters
#98-EP14445. Published by
Edition Peters
(PE.EP14445).
ISBN
9790014135041. 297 x 420
mm inches.
German.
ARKA
stammt aus dem
Sanskrit und bedeutet so
viel wie Strahl, Blitz,
Sonne, Licht, aber auch
Lied, Feuer und Hymnus,
und entwickelt in meiner
Vorstellung sehr viele
unterschiedliche
Assoziationsfelder. In
ARKA stecken
auch die Worter arc
(beten) und ka (Wasser),
und es kann auch
ubersetzt werden mit:
,,Das Wasser stromt aus
dem heraus, der mehr
weiss.
Mein neues
Werk fur Pipa, Oboe,
Pauke, Schlagzeug und
Orchester entstand im
Auftrag der
Kammerakademie Neuss und
auf Anregung des Oboisten
Christian Wetzel. Es
entstanden drei Rituale
mit zum Teil szenischen
Elementen fur die
Solisten und das
Orchester.
Inspirationsquelle in
der Vorbeschaftigung
waren zwei Quellen und
Bucher. Das Daodejing von
Laozi in der
hervorragenden
Neuubersetzung von Viktor
Kalinke, eine der
wichtigsten Quellen
chinesischen Denkens und
der Philosophie dieser
grossen Kulturtradition
und die chinesische
Tradition der
5-Elementelehre und der
Wandlungsphasen. Als
zweites Buch hat mich
,,Die Glut von Roberto
Calasso inspiriert, ein
Buch uber die indischen
Veden in Verbindung mit
den Ursprungen des
Buddhismus und den damit
verbunden Ritualen.
In den letzten 20
Jahren habe ich mich
intensiv mit
ostasiatischer Musik,
Kunst und Philosophie
beschaftigt und habe das
auch durch langere
Studienreisen und
kompositorische Projekte
vertiefen konnen. U.a.
wurde 2012 mein Chorwerk
PRAN in Kolkata in Indien
uraufgefuhrt
(Goethe-Institut),
ebenfalls 2012 ,,in
between VI fur Sho und
Sheng in Tokyo und 2013
,,Mirror and Circle fur
Pipa, Cello und
chinesisches Orchester in
Taipeh/Taiwan
(Auftragswerk der
taiwanesischen
Regierung). Mit der
chinesischen
Pipa-Virtuosin Ya Dong
arbeite ich seit 2000
zusammen und habe fur sie
mehrfach komponiert
(Urauffuhrungen u.a. in
Hannover/EXPO 2000,
Rottweil 2001, Taipeh
2013, Magdeburg 2016).
Auch mit Christian Wetzel
arbeite ich seit uber 20
Jahren zusammen und habe
ebenfalls haufig fur ihn
komponiert (UA u.a. in
Bonn 1999, Hannover/EXPO
2000, Rottweil 2001,
Darmstadt 2004 und
etliche weitere
Projekte).
Jedes
dieser drei Rituale hat
eine Lange von ca. 6-7
Minuten und stellt
unterschiedliche
Qualitaten und
Besonderheiten der beiden
Soloinstrumente heraus,
immer in Verbindung mit
der Interaktion zwischen
Soli und Orchester. Die
Besetzung war fur mich
ausserst reizvoll, da
beide Instrumente in
dieser Kombination noch
nie so erklungen sind.
Die Pipa ist ein ungemein
modernes und
ungewohnliches
Instrument, reich an
Farben und vor allem an
perkussiven Effekten. Das
Tonmaterial wurde zum
grossten Teil aus den
Namen der beiden Solisten
gewonnen und ergibt
interessanter zwei
gespiegelte
Viertonmotive. In der
asiatischen Kultur
spielen der Spiegel und
der Kreis eine wichtige
Rolle, und so werden die
Tone, Rhythmen und Formen
eingewoben in diese drei
Rituale, welche am Ende
des dritten Satzes wieder
kreisformig an den Anfang
des ersten Rituals
anknupfen. Ein von den
Streichern und der Pauke
erzeugtes Gerausch,
verbunden mit dem
Rhythmus der grossen
Trommel, welcher einen
Herzschlag symbolisieren
soll. Die drei Untertitel
der Rituale Himmel, Erde
und (atmospharischer)
Raum spielen im vedischen
und chinesischen Denken
eine grosse Rolle und war
fur mich beim Komponieren
ebenfalls eine sehr
starke
Inspirationsquelle. In
vielen meiner
Kompositionen gibt es
Raumeffekte, Annaherungen
an das Publikum, das
Verschieben von
Perspektiven, die
Dekonstruktion und das
Hinterfragen der ublichen
Konzertsituation, so u.a
in meinem Beuys-Zyklus
oder in den Zyklen ,,CUT
und ,,in between.
In ARKA geht
es mir besonders um die
Interaktion zwischen
westlichem und ostlichem
Denken, um das
gegenseitige Durchdringen
dieser auf den ersten
Blick so
unterschiedlichen Denk-
und Lebensweisen, um eine
Verschmelzung scheinbarer
Gegensatze - um
Annaherung!
Bernd
Franke. Leipzig,
11.10.2019
W01476|C|Y
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Songs: Christmas 14 songs
with piano PAPER 14
9780193556799 A-B CAROLS
CHRISTMAS MISC
MISCELLANEOUS OXFORD
PIANO SOLO SONGS SONGS:
VOICE WITH AB 00:00:0 Low
voice & piano Low voice
book + downloadable
backing tracks 311x232 72
NEW NONE 29/07/2021 P
355580 9780193556799
Young: A babe is
born
Rutter:
Angels' Carol
McDowall: Before the
paling of the stars
Rutter:
Candlelight Carol
Rutter: I sing
of a maiden
Chilcott: Mid-winter
Todd: My Lord
has Come
Bullard: Scots Nativity
Quartel: Snow
Angel
Todd:
Softly
Chilcott: Sweet was the
song
Chilcott:
The Shepherd's Carol
Quartel: This
endris night
McGlade: What child is
this?
for
low voice and piano
This beautiful
collection of 14 songs
for low voice offers
Christmas settings by
some of Oxford's
best-loved composers.
Suitable for solo singers
and unison choirs alike,
each song is presented
with piano accompaniment,
and high-quality,
downloadable backing
tracks are included on a
companion website. With a
wonderful selection of
pieces, including
favourites such as Bob
Chilcott's 'The
Shepherd's Carol' and
John Rutter's
'Candlelight Carol', this
is the perfect collection
for use in carol services
and Christmas concerts or
for enjoying at home.
Also available in a
volume for high voice and
piano.
14
songs for solo
voice
Well-loved
composers, including John
Rutter and Bob
Chilcott
Wide
selection of Christmas
texts
Accessible
accompaniments
Includes backing tracks
downloadable from a
Companion
Website
Available in volumes for
high and low
voice
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EP14437A FRANKE
PHOTOPRINTS W01476
English / German 00:12:0
Instrumental Score 232 x
303 mm Bass clarinet 20
DETNT NEW PR43 23/04/2021
P 303006
AGNI is the
Hindu god of fire; the
elemental and
transformative force
inherent in
everything:
Every
flame, every fire, every
light, every warmth is
AGNI.
AGNI is
omnipresent, establishing
everything and ending
everything.
AGNI is
often depicted with seven
tongues which represent
different aspects of his
being.
These
include: creating,
sustaining, cleansing,
purifying, priestly,
martial, devastating,
destructive, and
consuming.
Derived
from Franke's concerto of
the same name, this solo
work for bass clarinet
compositionally traces
the transformative
processes initiated by
the divine fire. The solo
takes seven pieces from
the concerto, presenting
vivid character pieces
exploring the creative
possibilities and wide
tonal range offered by
the bass
clarinet.
This
version of AGNI
for bass clarinet solo
was premiered on 4
December 2020 in Leipzig
by Volker Hemken, the
principal bass
clarinetist of the
Gewandhausorchester
Leipzig. EP14437a
convinces with its
excellent and clear
notation, making the
piece a new standard for
bass clarinet.
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CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE
EP68686 GEORGE IKONS
LEWIS PHOTOPRINTS SMALL
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Conductor Score & Parts
303 x 232 mm Fl (A-fl in
F).Cl.Bsn
(Cbsn).Tbn.Perc.Vln.Vlc.C
b 132 NEW PR43 USTNT
21/04/2021 P 303006
Ikons,
commissioned by the
Vancouver Cultural
Olympiad 2010, exists in
two forms. This 14-minute
acoustic version,
premiered by the Turning
Point Ensemble, calls for
an octet of live
musicians to execute
complex rhythms and
quarter-tone
harmonies.
The
interactive, electronic
version, created with
visual artist Eric
Metcalfe and designed to
be presented separately,
incorporates samples from
this acoustic version
into a sculptural
environment of seven
pyramidal structures that
respond sonically to the
viewer.
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73531 P73531 PANUFNIK,
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9790577020976 EP73531
HORN PANUFNIK PHOTOPRINTS
PIANO ROXANNA SHAKESPEARE
SONNETS W03578 WILLIAM
WITHOUT WORDS English
Score & Instrumental
Parts 232 x 303 mm Horn
and piano 28 NEW PR43
UKTNT 21/04/2021 P 303006
Roxanna Panufnik's
Sonnets without
Words is a
contemporary piece for
Horn in F and piano.
Written for horn player
Ben Goldscheider,
Panufnik has reimagined
the lyrical vocal lines
from three of her
previous settings of
Shakespeare's sonnets
(Mine eye, Music to
hear and Sweet
Love Remember'd for
voice and piano) into a
purely instrumental
work.
Score and
horn
part.
Contempo
rary work for Horn in F
and
piano
Settings of
Sheakespeare's Sonnets 8,
24 & 29 in instrumental
form
W03578|C|Y
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Music _x000D_ EP73571 Y
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MCNEFF, STEPHEN C
9790577021317 20 8000
0.00 Trig for Solo Cello
A 9790577021317 (SOLO)
CELLO EP73571 MCNEFF
PHOTOPRINTS SOLO STEPHEN
TRIG W03150 English
00:07:0 Instrumental
Score 232 x 303 mm Solo
Violoncello 8 NEW PR43
UKTNT 21/04/2021 P 303006
Stephen McNeff's
Trig is a short
7-minute contemporary
work for solo cello,
written to celebrate the
bicentennial of the Royal
Academy of Music in 2022
and in memorium cellist
Mike Edwards
1948-2010.
Trig
was premiered by
Henry Hargreaves on 19
March 2021, livestreamed
from the Royal Academy of
Music.
Contemp
orary piece for solo
cello
Written for
the Royal Academy of
Music's
bicentennial
W03150|C|Y 0.0000 Sheet
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SAUNDERS, REBECCA C
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9790014136796 (SOLO) AN
EP14528 PHOTOPRINTS PIANO
REBECCA SAUNDERS STUDY TO
UTTERANCE W04191 English
Instrumental Score 420 x
297 mm Piano Solo 16
DETNT NEW PR43 21/04/2021
P 303006
to an
utterance - study
was commissioned by
Klangforum Wien for the
premiere commercial audio
recording on a portrait
CD in 2020 and first
performed by Joonas
Ahonen at the Berlin
Philharmonie on 4th
September 2020 at the
Musikfest Berlin.
W04191|C|Y 0.0000 Sheet
Music _x000D_ EP71880 Y
75.00 71880 P71880
PANUFNIK, ROXANNA C
9790577008332 82 8000
0.00 Spirit Moves for
Brass Quintet A
9790577008332 BRASS
ENSEMBLE EP71880 MOVES
PANUFNIK PHOTOPRINTS
QUINTET ROXANNA SPIRIT
W03578 English 00:15:0
Score & Instrumental
Parts 232 x 303 mm
Trumpet 1 in B flat
(doubling Piccolo
Trumpet), Trumpet 2 in B
flat (doubling Flugel
Horn), Horn in F,
Trombone, Tuba 84 NEW
PR43 UKTNT 21/04/2021 P
303006
Roxanna
Panufnik's Spirit
Moves, for brass
quintet, was commissioned
by the Fine Arts Brass
Ensemble. This 15-minute
piece is scored for two
trumpets in Bb (one
doubling piccolo trumpet
and the other doubling
flugel horn), horn in F,
trombone and tuba. This
brass quintet is so
called because the outer
movements are highly
spirited and the
central one is
spiritual.
This product consists of
score and parts.
W03578|C|Y 0.0000 Sheet
Music _x000D_ EP73585 Y
4.00 73585 P73585 369282
WILLIAMS, RODERICK C
9790577021591 1 151 8000
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9790577021591 (SECULAR)
CHORAL EP73585 ERISKAY
HALSTAN-USA LILT LOVE
RODERICK TRADITIONAL
W05152 WILLIAMS WORKS
English 00:03:0 190 x 272
mm SATB (divisi) and
piano 16 NEW PR30 UKTNT
20/05/2021 P 377788
A
gently flowing 3-minute
arrangement by Roderick
Williams for SATB (with
divisi) with piano
accompaniment that
captures the beauty of
this famous traditional
Hebridean love song. The
song text uses both old
dialect and English, each
verse ending with the
words, 'Sad am I without
thee'.
Commiss
ioned by The Sixteen
choir and recorded on
their 2021 album
'Goodnight
Beloved'
Roderick
Williams is a
composer/arranger and
also a world-renowned
baritone
The
arrangement is described
by Williams as 'having a
little nod to Ravel and
Grieg'
W05152|C|Y W04819|LY|N
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Songs: Christmas 14 songs
with piano PAPER 14
9780193556782 A-B CAROLS
CHRISTMAS MISC
MISCELLANEOUS OXFORD
PIANO SOLO SONGS SONGS:
VOICE WITH AB 00:00:0
High voice & piano High
voice book + downloadable
backing tracks 311x232 72
NEW NONE 29/07/2021 P
355580 9780193556782
Young: A babe is
born
Rutter:
Angels' Carol
McDowall: Before the
paling of the stars
Rutter:
Candlelight Carol
Rutter: I sing
of a maiden
Chilcott: Mid-winter
Todd: My Lord
has Come
Bullard: Scots Nativity
Quartel: Snow
Angel
Todd:
Softly
Chilcott: Sweet was the
song
Chilcott:
The Shepherd's Carol
Quartel: This
endris night
McGlade: What child is
this?
for
high voice and piano
This beautiful
collection of 14 songs
for high voice offers
Christmas settings by
some of Oxford's
best-loved composers.
Suitable for solo singers
and unison choirs alike,
each song is presented
with piano accompaniment,
and high-quality,
downloadable backing
tracks are included on a
companion website. With a
wonderful selection of
pieces, including
favourites such as Bob
Chilcott's 'The
Shepherd's Carol' and
John Rutter's
'Candlelight Carol', this
is the perfect collection
for use in carol services
and Christmas concerts or
for enjoying at home.
Also available in a
volume for low voice and
piano.
14
songs for solo high
voice
Well-loved
composers, including John
Rutter and Bob
Chilcott
Wide
selection of sacred and
secular Christmas
texts
Accessible
accompaniments
Includes backing tracks
downloadable from a
Companion
Website
Available in volumes for
high and low solo
voice
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9780193559066 YOUNG C 1
444 8030 0.00 O splendour
of God's glory bright
PAPER 9780193559066
BRIGHT CHORAL GLORY GOD'S
MIXED OF OXFORD SACRED
SPLENDOUR TOBY VOICES
W06576 YOUNG C 00:03:30
SATB & organ Vocal score
254x178 SATB 20 NONE P
355580 9780193559066
for SATB and organ
This energetic
setting of words by St
Ambrose of Milan is a
real showstopper. With
pop-influences and a
sparkling organ part,
Young effortlessly fuses
modern and traditional
sound worlds, while
changes in key and metre
build up to an
invigorating finish.
Perfect for accomplished
choirs looking for
something different.
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CHORAL DE KEANE LASSUS
MARK NON OCULUS ORLANDO
OXFORD SACRED UPPER VIDIT
VOICES W02750 B 00:01:30
SA unaccompanied Vocal
score 254x178 Upper
Voices - 3 parts or more
4 NONE 10/06/2021 P
355580 9780193554399
for SA unaccompanied
This simple, charming
two-part motet features
long melismatic phrases
that reflect the text (1
Corinthians 2: 9), such
as the rising melodic
line over three bars on
the word 'ascended'
(ascendit).
W02750|C|Y
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THOMAS C 1 448 8030 0.00
Honor, virtus et potestas
PAPER 9780193954298
CANTICLES DUNKLEY ET
HONOR OXFORD POTESTAS
SALLY SERVICES TALLIS
THOMAS VIRTUS W04705 C
00:06:0 SAATB
unaccompanied Vocal score
MSER00020 SATB 12 NONE
28/05/2021 P 355580
9780193954298
for
SAATB unaccompanied.
This glorious musical
depiction of the honour,
strength, power and
authority of the Holy
Trinity by Thomas Tallis
is the third issue in the
CMS's series of great
English Responds from the
16th century, edited by
Sally Dunkley. Scored for
SAATB, it can be
performed either as a
motet or as a full
Responsory with plainsong
alternating with
polyphony.
W04705|C|Y
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Y 6.95 73527 P73527
BEAMISH, SALLY C
9790577020891 50 8000
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9790577020891 (SOLO)
BEAMISH CLARINET EP73527
GLASS PARTING PHOTOPRINTS
SALLY W00306 English
Score 232 x 303 mm
Clarinet 4 NEW PR43 UKTNT
12/12/2020 P 303006
Based on a traditional
Scottish/Irish 'farewell'
song, this short piece is
one of six works written
to express my love of
Scotland. After living
there for nearly half my
life, and raising a
family, I moved back to
England in 2018, and
remarried in 2019.
Of course, there were
many different emotions
attached to the move
south: especially the joy
and excitement of new
beginnings, and
reconnection with friends
from my youth.
But this piece
expresses the wrench I
experienced after a last
family meal in Glasgow,
and the realisation of
all I was about to leave
behind.
I have
taken the melody of the
original song, and
expanded it, exploring
the detail of its
patterns, so that it
becomes a timeless
meditation.
The
six pieces in the
'farewell' series are for
6 violas, string quintet,
string quartet, trio,
violin and clarinet duo,
and solo clarinet.
The Parting Glass
was composed in 2020
during the coronavirus
lockdown, which
intensified the feeling
of separation from my
Scottish family, as well
as from other musicians.
It was
commissioned by Vittorio
Ceccanti for the
ContempoArtEnsemble.
W00306|C|Y 0.0000 Sheet
Music _x000D_ EP73516 Y
6.95 73516 P73516
BEAMISH, SALLY C
9790577020747 20 8000
0.00 Maple A
9790577020747 (SOLO)
BEAMISH CELLO EP73516
MAPLE PHOTOPRINTS SALLY
W00306 English 00:06:0
Score 232 x 303 mm
Contemporary cello solo 8
NEW PR43 UKTNT 12/12/2020
P 303006 Seed; Spinning
Seed; Roots, shoots;
Leaves ; Flowers; Tree ;
Autumn ; Cello
Maple arose
from a commission to
write a work for solo
cello, to be performed
alongside readings from
artist John Newling's
collection of letters
entitled 'Dear Nature'; a
poetic manifestation of
our relationship with the
natural world.
The
piece is in eight short
sections, to be
interspersed with
readings of groups of the
poems. It may also be
performed as a single
movement. It begins with
a seed - the seed of a
maple tree, as it hangs
on the mature tree, ready
to drop. The seeds are
like propellers,
sometimes travelling more
than a mile before
landing on the ground.
Maple follows
the growth of the tree to
maturity - which in
reality would take at
least a hundred years.
'Roots, shoots' grows
downwards and upwards
from a pedal note, and
the dance-like 'Flowers'
is followed by the
stately 'Tree', and then
the warm, cascading
'Autumn'. Maple is very
often the wood of choice
for the back of a
stringed instrument, and
the last section uses
open strings to explore
the full resonance of the
cello.
The piece
starts with a 'seed' of
only five notes, which
grows into different
configurations. It is
intended to be played in
an improvisatory
style.
Maple was
co-commissioned by
Brighton Festival, Ars et
Terra Festival with SACEM
and Ditchling Arts and
Crafts Museum, to be
performed by Margarita
Balanas as part of the
Brighton Festival's 'Dear
Nature' project.
W00306|C|Y 0.0000 Sheet
Music _x000D_ EP73508 Y
39.95 73508 P73508
DILLON, JAMES C
9790577020648 3 8000 0.00
echo the angelus A
9790577020648 (SOLO)
ANGELUS DILLON ECHO
EP73508 JAMES PHOTOPRINTS
PIANO W01097 English
00:25:0 Score 232 x 303
mm Piano Solo 44 NEW PR43
UKTNT 12/01/2021 P 303006
First performed by
Noriko Kawai for
Huddersfield Contemporary
Music Festival, in a
broadcast from the Radio
Theatre, BBC Broadcasting
House, November
2020.
Full of
beautifully crafted,
delicate
tintinnabulations -
Richard Morrison, The
Times
This
product is Printed on
Demand and may take
several weeks to fulfill.
Please order from your
favorite retailer.
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-1002209-010 Composed by Jan V...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-1002209-010
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Sovereign Series.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2000.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1002209-010.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1002209-010).
Sinfonia
Hungarica is a
three-movement symphony
that depicts the history
of Hungary. All three
movements were inspired
by historical key
figures, wars, and other
important events from
this country. This
symphony is a celebration
of Hungary’s
millennium in 2001.The
final movement is named
after ISTVAN, the King
who introduced
Christianity into Hungary
and who was crowned by
Pope Silvestro II on
January 1, 1001. A rather
solemn start leads to
another war-like passage,
ending with some loud
crashes. This symbolizes
the fact that the body of
the pagan Koppany was cut
into four pieces, and
sent to the four castles
of the country as an
example. After a quiet,
almost
religiousintermezzo, the
National Hymn of Hungary
is introduced. This broad
“grandiosoâ€
ending also has a
symbolic meaning: after
ten centuries, Hungary
has many reasons to look
back on the past with
pride, and to look
forward to the future
with optimism and
confidence.
Die
Sinfonie in drei
Sätzen ist eine
musikalische Schilderung
der Geschichte Ungarns.
Alle drei Sätze haben
bedeutende historische
Persönlichkeiten und
Schlüsselereignisse
aus der Landesgeschichte
- wie etwa Kriege - zum
Inhalt. Das Werk wurde
zuUngarns
Tausendjahrfeier im Jahr
2001
geschrieben.Attila
, König der Hunnen,
oftmals auch die
Geißel Gottes genannt,
ist die zentrale Gestalt
des ersten Satzes; in
seiner musikalischen
Beschreibung sind
Aggressivität und
Grausamkeit, die vonihm
ausgehende Bedrohung und
ihm entgegengebrachte
Furcht spürbar.
Daneben erscheinen das
heroischer klingende
Thema von Buda,
Attilas Bruder, und das
lyrische von Rika,
seiner zärtlich
geliebten Frau. Der
aufpeitschende Schluss
desSatzes ist Sinnbild
für die gefürchtete
Schnelligkeit von Attilas
Truppen, mit der sie ihre
Opfer eingeholt und ohne
Ausnahme getötet
haben.Im Mittelpunkt des
zweiten Satzes steht
Arpad, der
eigentliche Begründer
des ungarischen Staates.
Eineatmosphärisch
klingende Einleitung
beschwört
Emese, die
Großmutter Arpads,
herauf, die im Traum
seine Bestimmung
vorhergesehen hatte. Er
schlug seinen Gegner, den
Prinzen Zalan von
Bulgarien, im Kampf in
die Flucht und gab dem
Land denNamen
Magyarorszag.Das Finale
ist nach Istvan
benannt, dem König,
der in Ungarn das
Christentum einführte
und am ersten Januar 1001
durch Papst Sylvester II.
gekrönt wurde. Ein
feierlicher Anfang leitet
über in einen an
Kriegsgetümmelerinnern
den Abschnitt, der in
lärmendem Getöse
endet. Es steht für
das Ende des Heiden
Koppany, dessen
Körper gevierteilt und
als abschreckendes
Beispiel an die vier
Burgen des Landes gesandt
wurde. Ein ruhiges,
beinahe religiös
wirkendesZwischenspiel
mündet in die
ungarische Nationalhymne.
Dieser prachtvolle, mit
grandioso
überschriebene Schluss
hat auch eine symbolische
Bedeutung: Nach zehn
Jahrhunderten hat Ungarn
guten Grund, mit Stolz
zurückzublicken und
der Zukunft mitZuversicht
und Optimismus
entgegenzusehen.Die
wunderbare Melodie der
Nationalhymne erscheint
in der Sinfonie auch
vorher schon immer
wieder, wird meist aber
ganz oder teilweise
überdeckt. Sie
durchläuft das Werk
wie ein roter Faden, der
anfangs kaumwahrzunehmen
ist und erst im Verlauf
der Sinfonie immer
deutlicher wird. Am Ende
krönt sie das Werk in
einer letzten
prachtvollen Steigerung,
in der das Orchester den
majestätischen Klang
einer Orgel
annimmt.
Sinfonia
Hungarica,
commissionata dalla banda
ungherese di
Kiskunfelegyahaza, è
dedicata al maestro
Ferenc Jankovski, al
sindaco della citt Jozsef
Ficsor e a Gabriella
Kiss. La prima mondiale,
eseguita dalla banda
Kiskunfelegyhaza si è
tenutaa Budapest il 31
marzo 2001 sotto la
direzione del
compositore.Gli eventi
salienti della storia
dell’Ungheria,
come le guerre ed altri
avvenimenti importanti,
sono tradotti in musica
in questa sinfonia
strutturata in tre
movimenti. Sinfonia
Hungaricavuole anche
essere un omaggio allo
stato ungherese che
festeggia il suo
millennio nel
2001.ATTILA, re
degli Unni, spesso
chiamato “il
flagello di Dio“
è la figura centrale
del primo movimento,
caratterizzato dalla
paura, dalla
minaccia,dall’aggr
essione e dalla crudelt .
Buda, fratello di Attila
è associato ad un tema
più eroico, mentre
Rika, l’amata
moglie, è
rappresentata da una
melodia lirica.
L’eccitante finale
di questo movimento di
apertura illustra la
tanto temuta velocit
delle truppe di Attila
che seminavano paura e
morte.Il secondo
movimento pone
l’accento su
ARPAD, il
fondatore dello Stato
ungherese. Inizia con un
passaggio in stile
atmosferico che evoca la
nonna di Arpad, Emese che
aveva sognato e
predettoil futuro del
nipote. Uno degli
oppositori di Arpad, il
principe bulgaro Zalan,
fu cacciato dopo una
battaglia. In seguito,
Arpad chiamò
ufficialmente il
territorio
“Magyarorszagâ€
.Il movimento finale
prende il nome da
ISTVAN, il re che
portòil cristianesimo
in Ungheria e che fu
incoronato da Papa
Silvestro II il 1
gennaio, 1001. Un inizio
solenne prelude ad un
passaggio bellico
accentuato da rumori
imponenti; questo a
simboleggiare
l’atroce fine del
pagano Koppany il cui
corpo futagliato in
quattro pezzi e inviato
ai quattro castelli del
paese come monito. Dopo
un intermezzo quieto,
quasi religioso, viene
presentato l’Inno
nazionale ungherese. In
questo ampio e grandioso
finale riecheggia
l’orgoglio
dell’Ungheria
nelricordare il suo
passato e la fiducia con
la quale si proietta al
futuro.Lo stupendo tema
dell’Inno
nazionale ungherese è
proposto nell’arco
dell’intera
sinfonia. E’
però spesso
parzialmente nascosto e
usato come filo
conduttore, appena
riconoscibileall’i
nizio ma sempre più
ovvio quando la sinfonia
si avvicina al suo
finale. A conclusione
della sinfonia, il
sublime inno conduce la
banda in
un’apoteosi
finale, facendo apparire
l’organico
strumentale come un
maestoso organo.
Concert Band/Harmonie and Piano SKU: BT.BMP8095417 Composed by Leroy Ande...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie and
Piano
SKU:
BT.BMP8095417
Composed by Leroy
Anderson. Arranged by
Jörg Murschinski.
Score Only. Composed
2008. Beriato Music
#BMP8095417. Published by
Beriato Music
(BT.BMP8095417).
A lot is known
about the American
composer Leroy Anderson.
This son of Swedish
immigrants played the
piano, organ, accordion,
trombone, tuba and double
bass. He spoke several
languages fluently and
graduated from Harvard
with first-class
honours.While on military
service, the army also
commissioned him to write
a manual on Icelandic
grammar.He already
started writing musical
arrangements as a
student, and from his
30th year arranged and
composed for the Boston
Pops Orchestra. Such
melodiesas Serenata, The
Typewriter, Sleigh Ride
and Bugler�s
Holiday made him world
famous. His best-known
work, Blue Tango, reached
number one in the US
charts in 1952, and it
sold more than a million
copies. In 1975, a year
after hisdeath, he was
given a star at the Walk
of Fame in Hollywood.Most
of his works last no
longer than three
minutes, about the
maximum length of a
single at that time. One
work that lasts longer is
his 1953 Piano Concerto
in C for piano and
orchestra.The first
performance was in
Chicago, conducted by the
composer and with Eugene
List at the piano.
However, after three
performances he was no
longer happy with the
work and withdrew it. He
always intended to revise
it, but never got round
to it. Itwas only in 1989
that the Anderson family
decided to republish the
work.This three-part
composition is on the one
hand characterised by a
careless elegance, but on
the other one can hear
the influence of
Rachmaninoff, Copland,
Gershwin, and
evenBeethoven and Mozart,
as well as the Viennese
classics.Anderson used
the sonata form for the
first movement. It ends
with a cadenza that
carries us on into the
second part (in e minor).
The third part is a
typically cheerful
American folk dance in2/4
time, a so-called Hoe
Down, with a lilting,
lyrical passage as its
middle section. At the
end comes a solo passage
followed by a rapid
close.In this piano
concerto, Anderson
combines a rigidly
classical form of
composition with simple
andappealing themes and
elements from light
music. So this work is a
perfect synthesis of
light music and what is
called serious music, in
the same way as
Gershwin�s
Rhapsody in Blue. A work
that can be played
equally well in a
concerthall, at an
open-air concert or even
a pop
concert.
Concert Band/Harmonie and Piano SKU: BT.BMP8091417 Composed by Leroy Ande...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie and
Piano
SKU:
BT.BMP8091417
Composed by Leroy
Anderson. Arranged by
Jörg Murschinski. Set
(Score & Parts). Composed
2008. Beriato Music
#BMP8091417. Published by
Beriato Music
(BT.BMP8091417).
A lot is known
about the American
composer Leroy Anderson.
This son of Swedish
immigrants played the
piano, organ, accordion,
trombone, tuba and double
bass. He spoke several
languages fluently and
graduated from Harvard
with first-class
honours.While on military
service, the army also
commissioned him to write
a manual on Icelandic
grammar.He already
started writing musical
arrangements as a
student, and from his
30th year arranged and
composed for the Boston
Pops Orchestra. Such
melodiesas Serenata, The
Typewriter, Sleigh Ride
and Bugler�s
Holiday made him world
famous. His best-known
work, Blue Tango, reached
number one in the US
charts in 1952, and it
sold more than a million
copies. In 1975, a year
after hisdeath, he was
given a star at the Walk
of Fame in Hollywood.Most
of his works last no
longer than three
minutes, about the
maximum length of a
single at that time. One
work that lasts longer is
his 1953 Piano Concerto
in C for piano and
orchestra.The first
performance was in
Chicago, conducted by the
composer and with Eugene
List at the piano.
However, after three
performances he was no
longer happy with the
work and withdrew it. He
always intended to revise
it, but never got round
to it. Itwas only in 1989
that the Anderson family
decided to republish the
work.This three-part
composition is on the one
hand characterised by a
careless elegance, but on
the other one can hear
the influence of
Rachmaninoff, Copland,
Gershwin, and
evenBeethoven and Mozart,
as well as the Viennese
classics.Anderson used
the sonata form for the
first movement. It ends
with a cadenza that
carries us on into the
second part (in e minor).
The third part is a
typically cheerful
American folk dance in2/4
time, a so-called Hoe
Down, with a lilting,
lyrical passage as its
middle section. At the
end comes a solo passage
followed by a rapid
close.In this piano
concerto, Anderson
combines a rigidly
classical form of
composition with simple
andappealing themes and
elements from light
music. So this work is a
perfect synthesis of
light music and what is
called serious music, in
the same way as
Gershwin�s
Rhapsody in Blue. A work
that can be played
equally well in a
concerthall, at an
open-air concert or even
a pop
concert.
Ross Roy Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.DHP-0971085-020 Composed by Jacob De Haan....(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-0971085-020
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Inspiration Series.
Festive and Solemn Music.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 1997. De Haske
Publications #DHP
0971085-020. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0971085-020).
Jacob de Haan
was commissioned to
compose this concert
piece by the St. Peters
Wind Symphony from
Brisbane, Australia. Ross
Roy is the monumental
late 19th century villa
where St. Peters Lutheran
College was founded in
1945. The villa has
always remained the
school symbol. In this
composition, Jacob de
Haan sees the Ross Roy as
a metaphor for the years
spent at school (a
monument in time), where
one's personality is
formed. So, the opening
theme the artist calls
the Ross Roy theme
initially has monumental
characteristics.The
rhythmic motion, which
strides along in the
lower register and
percussion at the
beginning of the next
section is typical of
Tempo di Marcia.
Thismovement, accompanied
by repetitions of sound,
is a metaphor for the
structure and discipline
in school. This is the
introduction to a march
theme, symbolic of
passing through the
classes up to the final
examinations.Then, the
Ross Roy theme is dealt
with again, now in a
playful, humorous
variation. As if the
composer is saying there
should also be time for a
smile in school. The same
theme can be heard in
major key and a slower
tempo in the following
section, expressing pride
and self-confidence. This
is also the introduction
to the expressive middle
section that represents
love, friendship and
understanding.We then
return to the march theme
in a slightly altered
construction. The
oriental sounds,
constituting the
modulation to the final
theme, are symbols of the
diversity of cultures in
the school. The
characteristic final
theme first sounds
solemn, but turns into a
festive apotheosis. It is
no coincidence that the
final cadence is
reminiscent of the close
to a traditional
overture, for the school
years can be considered
the overture to the rest
of one's life. The
premiere of Ross Roy was
conducted by Jacob de
Haan in Brisbane, on
August 22, 1997.
Ross Roy
is de naam van de
monumentale villa in
Brisbane (Australië)
waar in 1945 het St.
Peters Lutheran College
is gesticht. In opdracht
van het collegeorkest
componeerde Jacob de Haan
dit gevarieerde
concertwerk vol
metaforen. De structuur
en discipline van de
school horen we in de met
toonherhaling gepaard
gaande ritmische beweging
in basregister en
slagwerk. Het volgende,
martiale thema staat
symbool voor het
doorlopen van de klassen.
Een schertsende,
humoristische versie van
het hoofdthema ontbreekt
niet: op school moet
immers ook tijd zijn voor
vrolijkheid. Het
karakteristieke slotthema
mondt uit in een
feestelijke apotheose.
Ross Roy
ist der Name einer
monumentalen Villa in
Brisbane, Australien, in
der 1945 das St. Peter
Lutheran College
gegründet wurde. Im
Auftrag dieses
Schulorchesters
komponierte Jacob de Haan
dieses Konzertwerk, das
voll von Metaphern ist.
Die Struktur und
Disziplin dieser Schule
hören wir in der mit
Tonwiederholungen
gepaarten rhythmischen
Bewegung des
Bassregisters und des
Schlagwerks. Das folgende
martialische Thema steht
als Symbol für das
Durchlaufen der Klassen
bis zum Ende der
Schulzeit. Eine
scherzhafte,
humoristische Version des
Hauptthemas darf nicht
fehlen, denn in der
Schule muss auch Zeit
für kleine Späße
und Lachen sein! Das
charakteristische
Schlussthemamündet in
einem festlichen
Höhepunkt.
Ross Roy Fanfare [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.DHP-0971085-120 Composed by Jacob De Haan....(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-0971085-120
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Inspiration Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 1997. De
Haske Publications #DHP
0971085-120. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0971085-120).
Jacob de Haan
was commissioned to
compose this concert
piece by the St. Peters
Wind Symphony from
Brisbane, Australia. Ross
Roy is the monumental
late 19th century villa
where St. Peters Lutheran
College was founded in
1945. The villa has
always remained the
school symbol. In this
composition, Jacob de
Haan sees the Ross Roy as
a metaphor for the years
spent at school (a
monument in time), where
one's personality is
formed. So, the opening
theme the artist calls
the Ross Roy theme
initially has monumental
characteristics.The
rhythmic motion, which
strides along in the
lower register and
percussion at the
beginning of the next
section is typical of
Tempo di Marcia.
Thismovement, accompanied
by repetitions of sound,
is a metaphor for the
structure and discipline
in school. This is the
introduction to a march
theme, symbolic of
passing through the
classes up to the final
examinations.Then, the
Ross Roy theme is dealt
with again, now in a
playful, humorous
variation. As if the
composer is saying there
should also be time for a
smile in school. The same
theme can be heard in
major key and a slower
tempo in the following
section, expressing pride
and self-confidence. This
is also the introduction
to the expressive middle
section that represents
love, friendship and
understanding.We then
return to the march theme
in a slightly altered
construction. The
oriental sounds,
constituting the
modulation to the final
theme, are symbols of the
diversity of cultures in
the school. The
characteristic final
theme first sounds
solemn, but turns into a
festive apotheosis. It is
no coincidence that the
final cadence is
reminiscent of the close
to a traditional
overture, for the school
years can be considered
the overture to the rest
of one's life. The
premiere of Ross Roy was
conducted by Jacob de
Haan in Brisbane, on
August 22, 1997.
Ross Roy
is de naam van de
monumentale villa in
Brisbane (Australië)
waar in 1945 het St.
Peters Lutheran College
is gesticht. In opdracht
van het collegeorkest
componeerde Jacob de Haan
dit gevarieerde
concertwerk vol
metaforen. De structuur
en discipline van de
school horen we in de met
toonherhaling gepaard
gaande ritmische beweging
in basregister en
slagwerk. Het volgende,
martiale thema staat
symbool voor het
doorlopen van de klassen.
Een schertsende,
humoristische versie van
het hoofdthema ontbreekt
niet: op school moet
immers ook tijd zijn voor
vrolijkheid. Het
karakteristieke slotthema
mondt uit in een
feestelijke apotheose.
Ross Roy
ist der Name einer
monumentalen Villa in
Brisbane, Australien, in
der 1945 das St. Peter
Lutheran College
gegründet wurde. Im
Auftrag dieses
Schulorchesters
komponierte Jacob de Haan
dieses Konzertwerk, das
voll von Metaphern ist.
Die Struktur und
Disziplin dieser Schule
hören wir in der mit
Tonwiederholungen
gepaarten rhythmischen
Bewegung des
Bassregisters und des
Schlagwerks. Das folgende
martialische Thema steht
als Symbol für das
Durchlaufen der Klassen
bis zum Ende der
Schulzeit. Eine
scherzhafte,
humoristische Version des
Hauptthemas darf nicht
fehlen, denn in der
Schule muss auch Zeit
für kleine Späße
und Lachen sein! Das
charakteristische
Schlussthemamündet in
einem festlichen
Höhepunkt.
Souvenirs Violoncelle, Piano - Intermédiaire Salabert
Cello and Piano - intermediate SKU: BT.SLB-00595900 Extrait de la musi...(+)
Cello and Piano -
intermediate
SKU:
BT.SLB-00595900
Extrait de la musique
de scène pour « Le
Voyageur sans bagages
». Composed by
Francis Poulenc.
Classical. Book and
Part(s). Composed 2016. 5
pages. Editions Salabert
#SLB 00595900. Published
by Editions Salabert
(BT.SLB-00595900).
Ross Roy Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4 SKU: BT.DHP-0971085-010 Composed by Jacob...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-0971085-010
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Inspiration Series.
Festive and Solemn Music.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 1997. De Haske
Publications #DHP
0971085-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0971085-010).
Jacob de Haan
was commissioned to
compose this concert
piece by the St. Peters
Wind Symphony from
Brisbane, Australia. Ross
Roy is the monumental
late 19th century villa
where St. Peters Lutheran
College was founded in
1945. The villa has
always remained the
school symbol. In this
composition, Jacob de
Haan sees the Ross Roy as
a metaphor for the years
spent at school (a
monument in time), where
one's personality is
formed. So, the opening
theme the artist calls
the Ross Roy theme
initially has monumental
characteristics.The
rhythmic motion, which
strides along in the
lower register and
percussion at the
beginning of the next
section is typical of
Tempo di Marcia.
Thismovement, accompanied
by repetitions of sound,
is a metaphor for the
structure and discipline
in school. This is the
introduction to a march
theme, symbolic of
passing through the
classes up to the final
examinations.Then, the
Ross Roy theme is dealt
with again, now in a
playful, humorous
variation. As if the
composer is saying there
should also be time for a
smile in school. The same
theme can be heard in
major key and a slower
tempo in the following
section, expressing pride
and self-confidence. This
is also the introduction
to the expressive middle
section that represents
love, friendship and
understanding.We then
return to the march theme
in a slightly altered
construction. The
oriental sounds,
constituting the
modulation to the final
theme, are symbols of the
diversity of cultures in
the school. The
characteristic final
theme first sounds
solemn, but turns into a
festive apotheosis. It is
no coincidence that the
final cadence is
reminiscent of the close
to a traditional
overture, for the school
years can be considered
the overture to the rest
of one's life. The
premiere of Ross Roy was
conducted by Jacob de
Haan in Brisbane, on
August 22, 1997.
Ross Roy is de
naam van de monumentale
villa in Brisbane
(Australië) waar in
1945 het St. Peters
Lutheran College is
gesticht. In opdracht van
het collegeorkest
componeerde Jacob de Haan
dit gevarieerde
concertwerk vol
metaforen.De structuur en
discipline van de school
horen we in de met
toonherhaling gepaard
gaande ritmische beweging
in basregister en
slagwerk. Het volgende,
martiale thema staat
symbool voor het
doorlopen van de klassen.
Een
schertsende,humoristische
versie van het hoofdthema
ontbreekt niet: op school
moet immers ook tijd zijn
voor vrolijkheid. Het
karakteristieke slotthema
mondt uit in een
feestelijke
apotheose.
Ross
Roy ist der Name
einer monumentalen Villa
in Brisbane, Australien,
in der 1945 das St. Peter
Lutheran College
gegründet wurde. Im
Auftrag dieses
Schulorchesters
komponierte Jacob de Haan
dieses Konzertwerk, das
voll von Metaphern ist.
Die Struktur und
Disziplin dieser Schule
hören wir in der mit
Tonwiederholungen
gepaarten rhythmischen
Bewegung des
Bassregisters und des
Schlagwerks. Das folgende
martialische Thema steht
als Symbol für das
Durchlaufen der Klassen
bis zum Ende der
Schulzeit. Eine
scherzhafte,
humoristische Version des
Hauptthemas darf nicht
fehlen, denn in der
Schule muss auch Zeit
für kleine Späße
und Lachen sein! Das
charakteristische
Schlussthemamündet in
einem festlichen
Höhepunkt.
Commissionato
dalla St. Peter’s
Wind Symphony Orchestra
di Brisbane, è
dedicato alla monumentale
villa tardo-ottocentesca
dove il collegio
dell’orchestra ha
avuto la sua storica
sede. Metafora degli anni
della formazione, è
caratterizzato da un
finale in stile
ouverture, come se gli
anni della scuola
rappresentassero una
sorta di ouverture al
resto della vita.
Chamber Music English Horn, Piano SKU: PR.114417250 For English Horn a...(+)
Chamber Music English
Horn, Piano
SKU:
PR.114417250
For
English Horn and
Orchestra. Composed
by Gaetano Donizetti.
Edited by Mark Biggam
Pedro Diaz. Sws each. See
the Historical Notes by
Michael Finkelman on the
second and third pages.
Romantic. Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation. 16+8 pages.
Duration 12:30. Theodore
Presser Company
#114-41725. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114417250).
ISBN
9781491110928. UPC:
680160631469. 9x12
inches. Key:
F.
Concertino in
FÂ for English Horn and
OrchestraPreviously known
only through a spurious
edition in G Major, the
authentic Concertino in F
was recently discovered
in Italy by Pedro Diaz,
English Hornist of the
Metropolitan Opera
Orchestra. Diaz prepared
this ground-breaking
authentic edition through
comparison of the
multiple historical
sources and an intimate
knowledge of Donizetti's
works. The new edition in
F Major is embellished
with footnotes regarding
sources and
ornamentation. The piano
reduction and orchestral
score and parts
(available on rental)
were prepared by
composer/oboist Mark
Biggam in tandem with
Diaz's work, and the
publication includes
extensive historical
notes by scholar Michael
Finkelman. PEDRO DIAZ
joined The Metropolitan
Opera Orchestra in 2005
and has performed as solo
English Hornist in
hundreds of productions.
As a sought after
teacher, Mr. DÃaz has
lectured extensively at
top music conservatories
including The Juilliard
School, The Manhattan
School of Music, The
Eastman School of
Music,The Hartt Music
School, and Duquesne
University. His
international appearances
include masterclasses in
Panama, Italy, Mexico,
Canada, Puerto Rico,
Leipzig, Berlin, and
Italy.A native of Puerto
Rico, he received his
early musical training in
the “Escuela Libre
de Musica,†an
esteemed public school
for the performing arts.
He has performed as a
guest artist with the
Chicago Symphony, New
York Philharmonic, and
many other leading
ensembles. His playing
has been hailed by
critics as evocative,
eloquent and expressive
and is considered one of
the pre-eminent players
of his generation. Mr.
DÃaz has performed
Wagner’s Tristan
und Isolde 24 times under
the batons of James
Levine, Daniel Barenboim,
and Sir Simon
Rattle.Pedro
DÃaz’s
recording of the
Donizetti Concertino in F
and other concerti is
available from Fox
Products and online
sources, performed with
members of the
Metropolitan Opera
Orchestra. MARK
BIGGAM’s
compositions have been
recognized in various
venues throughout the
United States, Central
America, Asia, and
Europe. He has received
awards from ASCAP and the
Cleveland Foundation. An
oboist himself, many of
Biggam’s
compositions have been
performed by notable
oboists and English Horn
players including John
Mack, Joseph Robinson,
Pedro DÃaz, Carolyn
Hove, and Dwight Parry.
Premieres of his works
have been featured at
events including the
International Double Reed
Society and John Mack
Legacy
Camp.Biggam’s
choral works have gained
recognition, awards, and
commissions from
organizations including
the Moravian Music
Foundation, Ohio
BoyChoir, and Triad Pride
Men’s Chorus. He
also has published
arrangements and piano
reductions of J.S.
Bach’s music for
Bärenreiter-Verlag.
His collaborations with
Pedro DÃaz include the
Donizetti Concertino in F
as well as works of the
lesser-known composers
Pilotti and Mares,
recorded by Mr. Diaz and
members of the
Metropolitan Opera
Orchestra. Biggam has
alsoprepared arrangements
and settings of works for
symphonic band, which
have been performed by
the Piedmont Wind
Symphony.
Viola Position 1 Alto seul [Partition + CD] - Facile De Haske Publications
Viola - easy SKU: BT.DHP-1145555-400 Fingerings, scales and triads...(+)
Viola - easy
SKU:
BT.DHP-1145555-400
Fingerings, scales and
triads. Composed by
Nico Dezaire. Tuition.
Book with CD. Composed
2014. 92 pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1145555-400. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1145555-400).
ISBN 9789043135979.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Position
1 covers the four
fingerings of the first
position. The connection
between these fingerings
and the different keys -
up to three sharps or
flats - is also dealt
with. The book features
38 exercises for the
various fingerings,
sevenscale and triad
exercises, and 68
attractive performance
pieces in a range of
musical styles. The
performance pieces can be
played with CD
accompaniment (demo and
play-along tracks are
featured on CDs 1 and 2)
or with piano
accompaniment. The
pianoaccompaniments can
be found on CD 2 in PDF
form.
In
Position 1 worden
alle vingerstellingen
binnen de 1e positie
geleerd aan de hand van
grepenschema?s,
oefeningen en
speelstukken. Verder
wordt het verband gelegd
tussen de verschillende
vingerstellingen in
toonladders en
drieklanken inde 1e
positie over 2 oktaven.
De 68 speelstukken kunnen
met cd-begeleiding worden
gespeeld, of met
live-pianobegeleidingen.
Deze worden als pdf
geleverd op de 2
bijbehorende cd?s. De
vertrouwde afwisseling
van nieuwe stukken,
arrangementen
vanklassieke thema?s en
volksliedjes ontbreekt
uiteraard niet!
In
Position 1 geht es
um die vier Griffarten
der ersten Lage. Diese
Griffarten werden auch
mit den verschiedenen
Tonarten - mit bis zu
drei Kreuzen oder Bs -
verknüpft. Das Buch
umfasst 38 Ã?bungen
für die verschiedenen
Griffarten,
siebenTonleiter- und
Dreiklangsübungen
sowie 68 reizvolle
Vortragsstücke in
einer ganzen Palette an
Musikstilen. Die
Vortragsstücke
können zu den
Begleitungen auf den
beiden CDs (die Demo- und
Mitspielversionen
enthalten), aber auch mit
einem Pianistengespielt
werden. Die
Klavierstimmen sind im
PDF-Format zum Ausdrucken
auf der CD 2
enthalten.
Position
1 affronta le quattro
diteggiature della prima
posizione. La
pubblicazione contiene 38
esercizi per le varie
posizioni, sette scale e
terze, come anche 68
accattivanti brani in
vari stili musicali da
suonare in pubblico.
Questipossono essere
eseguiti sia con lausilio
dei 2 CD inclusi (traccia
demo e traccia
play-along), sia con
l´accompagnamento di
un pianista. Le parti del
piano, contenute sul
secondo CD, sono
scaricabili in formato
PDF.
Edited by Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster. Book; Graded Standard Reperto...(+)
Edited by Gayle Kowalchyk
and E. L. Lancaster.
Book;
Graded Standard
Repertoire;
Method/Instruction; Piano
-
Alfred's Premier
Piano
Course. Premier Piano
Course. Children;
Recital.
40 pages. Published by
Alfred Music
Voice(s) with various inst. SKU: BR.KM-2469 Composed by Nicolaus A. Huber...(+)
Voice(s) with various
inst.
SKU:
BR.KM-2469
Composed
by Nicolaus A. Huber.
Voice.
Kammermusik-Bibliothek
(Chamber Music Library).
World premiere:
Hannover (Biennale Neue
Musik), May 23, 1997
Music post-1945; New
music (post-2000).
Performance score.
Composed 1997. 20 pages.
Duration 15'. Breitkopf
and Haertel #KM 2469.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.KM-2469).
ISBN 9790004503003. 11
x 14.5
inches.
Jeder kennt
,,The Large Glass, the
Bride Stripped Bare by
her Bachelors, Even
(272,5 X 175,8 cm), an
dem Marcel Duchamp acht
Jahre lang, von 1915 bis
1923, arbeitete und es
doch unvollendet liess.
Dazu veroffentlichte er
1934 ,,The Green Box, in
der sich eine Menge
Texte, Berechnungen,
Fotos und Skizzen als
Vorstudien zum ,,Grossen
Glas befinden. Obwohl
Andre Breton von einer
zynischen und
mechanistischen
Interpretation der Liebe
sprechen zu konnen
glaubte, ist neben der
beeindruckenden
Genauigkeit der
verschiedenen
konzeptionellen Ideen
eher das Dunkle, das
nicht direkt Deutbare,
das eigentlich
Entscheidende an dieser
Arbeit. Da gibt es die
beiden Glaser - das obere
die Braut, das untere die
Junggesellen -, neun
,,Malic Moulds, eine
,,Chocolate Grinder,
einen ,,Milky Way,
,,Oculist Witnesses (mit
funf konzentrisch
angeordneten Kreisen),
neun ,,Shots etc. Auch in
meiner Komposition gibt
es Oben und Unten sowie
deren Zusammentreffen
(,,Path of Illuminating
Gas) bis hin zu zwei
gegenschlagenden
Beckentellern, eine
Zweiteilung in
Metall-Instrumente und
andere, ,,neun
Taktabtastungen,
,,lautlose Fenster usw.
Vor allem aber ist der
Text, den der Sopran
singt, wunderbar
anschmiegsam. Er braucht
keine ,,Deutung, erfullt
in jedem Augenblick des
Auftauchens seinen Sinn;
kann also musikalisch
auseinandergezogen, in
einen ubergeordnet
determinierten Verlauf
eingepasst werden. The
Bride accepts this
strippingby the
bachelors, since she
suppliesthe love gasoline
to the sparks of
thiselectrical stripping;
moreover, shefurthers her
complete nudity by adding
tothe 1 st focus of
sparks (electrical
stripping) the 2nd focus
of sparks of the
desire-magneto.
Blossoming. Die Braut
akzeptiert dies
Entkleidendurch die
Junggesellen, seitdem sie
denLiebeskraftstoff
liefert zu den Funken
diesesspannungsgeladenen
Entkleidens, mehr noch,
sietreibt ihre
vollstandige Nacktheit
voran, indem siedem
ersten Funkensprung
(spannungsgeladenesEntkle
iden) den zweiten des
Begierde-Magnetzundershin
zufugt. Aufbluhen.
(Marcel Duchamp: Text aus
,,The Green Box) Ich
bevorzuge jedoch ein
Horen ganz ahnlich dem
Verstehen, das Gloria
Moure in ihrem
Marcel-Duchamp-Buch
anspricht: ,,The Large
Glass thus seems to be a
celebration of the
pre-Socratic paradox of
reality (if it exists, it
is not comprehensible;
and if it is, it is
inexpressible). (Gloria
Moure: Marcel Duchamp,
New York 1988, S. 19)
(Nicolaus A. Huber, 24.
Marz
1997)Bibliography:Huber,
Nicolaus A.: THIRTY ARE
BETTER THAN ONE (A.
Warhol), in: Neue Musik
und andere Kunste, hrsg.
von Jorn Peter Hiekel (=
Veroffentlichungen des
Instituts fur Neue Musik
und Musikerziehung
Darmstadt, Band 50),
Mainz u.a.: Schott 2010,
pp. 220-235.
World
premiere: Hannover
(Biennale Neue Musik),
May 23, 1997.
By Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur, and Ma...(+)
By Dennis Alexander,
Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L.
Lancaster, Victoria
McArthur, and Martha
Mier. For Piano. Book;
CD; Graded Standard
Repertoire;
Method/Instruction; Piano
- Alfred's Premier Piano
Course. Premier Piano
Course. Children. 32
pages
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.AMP-319-010 Composed by Philip Sp...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5
SKU:
BT.AMP-319-010
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Elite Series.
Opening Pieces. Set
(Score & Parts). Composed
2012. Anglo Music Press
#AMP 319-010. Published
by Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-319-010).
9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The special
occasion that Philip
Sparke was honoured to
write this piece for was
the 200th anniversary of
the Stadtmusik Bad
Säckingen. Since Bad
Säckingen is known as
the
’Trompeterstadtâ
™, or trumpeter city,
Sparke’s creative
process was influenced by
Joseph Victor
Scheffel’s poem,
Der Trompeter von
Säckingen (The
Trumpeter from
Säckingen), which is
based on a true story.
The overture starts with
a majestic fanfare,
followed by a lively
molto vivace. It is
joined by a brilliant
trumpet call in honour of
the city’s famous
resident.
Overt
ure for a Special
Occasion is
geschreven in opdracht
van Stadtmusik Bad
Säckingen ter
gelegenheid van het
tweehonderdjarig bestaan
van het orkest, in 2011.
De première van het
werk vond plaats in
januari van dat
jaar,onder leiding van
Johannes Brenke, de
dirigent van het orkest.
Stadtmusik Bad
Säckingen, uit de
gelijknamige plaats in
het zuidwesten van
Duitsland, werd opgericht
in 1811 en is daarmee een
van de oudste
blaasorkesten in de
regio.Het stadje Bad
Säckingen (Bad
betekent badplaats) staat
bekend als
‘Trompeterstadtâ
™ en kan bogen op een
trompetmuseum, dat in
1985 de deuren opende.
Voormalig directeur van
het museum was de bekende
Amerikaanse trompettist
en musicoloogEdward H.
Tarr. De huidige
directeur is Johannes
Brenke, tevens de
dirigent van het orkest.
De nauwe band die het
stadje heeft met de
trompet dateert van
halverwege de 19e eeuw,
toen de schilder en
schrijver Joseph
Victorvon Scheffel het
populaire epische gedicht
Der Trompeter von
Säckingen schreef.
Het was gebaseerd op een
waar verhaal en het gaf
de naam van de plaats
bekendheid over de hele
wereld. Op het plein voor
de kloosterkerk staateen
standbeeld van Scheffel
en zijn trompetspeler.
Overture for a Special
Occasion is
feestelijk van sfeer. Het
werk opent met een
plechtige fanfare, die de
luisteraar meevoert naar
een vreugdevol molto
vivace. Als
verbindingtussen beide
gedeelten dient een
enigmatisch
trompetgeschal: een
eerbetoon aan de
beroemdste inwoner van
het stadje.
Der
spezielle Anlass“,
zu dem Philip Sparke die
Ehre hatte, dieses
Stück zu schreiben,
war das 200-jährige
Jubiläum der
Stadtmusik Bad
Säckingen. Da Bad
Säckingen weithin als
die Trompeterstadt“
bekannt ist,
knüpfte Sparke an
das berühmte
Gedicht Der Trompeter
von Säckingen von
Joseph Victor Scheffel
an, das auf eine wahre
Geschichte
zurückgeht. Die
Ouvertüre beginnt
mit einer
majestätischen
Fanfare, welche zu einem
festlichen Molto vivace
führt. Dazu gesellt
sich dann ein strahlendes
Trompetensignal zu Ehren
des berühmtesten
Sohnes der
Stadt.
Overture for
a Special Occasion
wè un brano
commissionato dal Corpo
Bandistico della Citt di
Bad Säckingen in
Germania nel 2011 in
occasione del suo
bicentenario. Nota per le
sue terme, questa ridente
cittadina tedesca ha
anche un secondo nome:
“Trompeterstadtâ
(citt del
“trombettistaâ€
). La stretta
associazione della citt
alla tromba risale al XIX
secolo quando uno dei
suoi illustri abitanti,
Joseph Victor von
Scheffel, scrittore e
romanziere, scrisse un
poema divenuto molto
popolare, Il
trombettista di
Säckingen. Di
carattere festivo, questo
brano inizia con una
grandiosa fanfara,
seguita da un brillante
richiamo di tromba. Un
molto vivace gioioso e
coloritoregala a questa
ouverture uno
spumeggiante finale,
tutto nel segno di una
ricorrenza molto
speciale!
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.AMP-319-140 Composed by Philip Sp...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5
SKU:
BT.AMP-319-140
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Elite Series.
Opening Pieces. Score
Only. Composed 2012. 44
pages. Anglo Music Press
#AMP 319-140. Published
by Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-319-140).
9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The special
occasion that Philip
Sparke was honoured to
write this piece for was
the 200th anniversary of
the Stadtmusik Bad
Säckingen. Since Bad
Säckingen is known as
the
’Trompeterstadtâ
™, or trumpeter city,
Sparke’s creative
process was influenced by
Joseph Victor
Scheffel’s poem,
Der Trompeter von
Säckingen (The
Trumpeter from
Säckingen), which is
based on a true story.
The overture starts with
a majestic fanfare,
followed by a lively
molto vivace. It is
joined by a brilliant
trumpet call in honour of
the city’s famous
resident.
Overt
ure for a Special
Occasion is
geschreven in opdracht
van Stadtmusik Bad
Säckingen ter
gelegenheid van het
tweehonderdjarig bestaan
van het orkest, in 2011.
De première van het
werk vond plaats in
januari van dat
jaar,onder leiding van
Johannes Brenke, de
dirigent van het orkest.
Stadtmusik Bad
Säckingen, uit de
gelijknamige plaats in
het zuidwesten van
Duitsland, werd opgericht
in 1811 en is daarmee een
van de oudste
blaasorkesten in de
regio.Het stadje Bad
Säckingen (Bad
betekent badplaats) staat
bekend als
‘Trompeterstadtâ
™ en kan bogen op een
trompetmuseum, dat in
1985 de deuren opende.
Voormalig directeur van
het museum was de bekende
Amerikaanse trompettist
en musicoloogEdward H.
Tarr. De huidige
directeur is Johannes
Brenke, tevens de
dirigent van het orkest.
De nauwe band die het
stadje heeft met de
trompet dateert van
halverwege de 19e eeuw,
toen de schilder en
schrijver Joseph
Victorvon Scheffel het
populaire epische gedicht
Der Trompeter von
Säckingen schreef.
Het was gebaseerd op een
waar verhaal en het gaf
de naam van de plaats
bekendheid over de hele
wereld. Op het plein voor
de kloosterkerk staateen
standbeeld van Scheffel
en zijn trompetspeler.
Overture for a Special
Occasion is
feestelijk van sfeer. Het
werk opent met een
plechtige fanfare, die de
luisteraar meevoert naar
een vreugdevol molto
vivace. Als
verbindingtussen beide
gedeelten dient een
enigmatisch
trompetgeschal: een
eerbetoon aan de
beroemdste inwoner van
het stadje.
Der
spezielle Anlass“,
zu dem Philip Sparke die
Ehre hatte, dieses
Stück zu schreiben,
war das 200-jährige
Jubiläum der
Stadtmusik Bad
Säckingen. Da Bad
Säckingen weithin als
die Trompeterstadt“
bekannt ist,
knüpfte Sparke an
das berühmte
Gedicht Der Trompeter
von Säckingen von
Joseph Victor Scheffel
an, das auf eine wahre
Geschichte
zurückgeht. Die
Ouvertüre beginnt
mit einer
majestätischen
Fanfare, welche zu einem
festlichen Molto vivace
führt. Dazu gesellt
sich dann ein strahlendes
Trompetensignal zu Ehren
des berühmtesten
Sohnes der
Stadt.
Overture for
a Special Occasion
wè un brano
commissionato dal Corpo
Bandistico della Citt di
Bad Säckingen in
Germania nel 2011 in
occasione del suo
bicentenario. Nota per le
sue terme, questa ridente
cittadina tedesca ha
anche un secondo nome:
“Trompeterstadtâ
(citt del
“trombettistaâ€
). La stretta
associazione della citt
alla tromba risale al XIX
secolo quando uno dei
suoi illustri abitanti,
Joseph Victor von
Scheffel, scrittore e
romanziere, scrisse un
poema divenuto molto
popolare, Il
trombettista di
Säckingen. Di
carattere festivo, questo
brano inizia con una
grandiosa fanfara,
seguita da un brillante
richiamo di tromba. Un
molto vivace gioioso e
coloritoregala a questa
ouverture uno
spumeggiante finale,
tutto nel segno di una
ricorrenza molto
speciale!
Toccata Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1043546-140 From the Opera...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-1043546-140
From the Opera
L'Orfeo. Composed by
Claudio Monteverdi.
Arranged by Jacob De
Haan. Your Favorite
Classics. Score Only.
Composed 2004. 16 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1043546-140.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1043546-140).
Claudio
Monteverdi composed this
toccata as an
instrumental introduction
for the opera
L’Orfeo (1607).
According to the
composer, this
introduction should be
played three times before
the rising of the
curtain. This is actually
the first overture in the
history of opera.)The
story of Orfeo, who
enchanted nature with his
music, is tragic, as he
loses his beloved
Eurydice and decides to
retrieve her from the
underworld. On their
return journey, one
glance back at her is
fatal: he loses her for
the second time.)This
arrangement for wind band
is very suitable as a
concert opener. The
toccata is played three
times just like the
original. The first time
it is played by a
quintetconsisting of two
trumpets and three
trombones.)Various ways
of performing this
toccata are possible. The
tension builds up more
intensely if the quintet
starts off stage.
Eventually, these five
players join the band,
after which the tutti
version follows two
times. You can also have
the brass play from the
gallery during the second
or third time for a
double choir effect.
Claudio
Monteverdi componeerde
deze toccata als
instrumentale inleiding
tot de opera
L’Orfeo
(1607). Dit arrangement
voor harmonieorkest is
dan ook heel geschikt als
openingswerk. De toccata
wordt drie keer gespeeld,
de eerste keer door een
kwintet van twee
trompetten en drie
trombones. De opbouw van
de spanning is intenser
als het kwintet in de
coulissen of achter het
podium begint. Vervolgens
voegen deze vijf
muzikanten zich bij de
rest van het orkest,
waarna de tutti-versie
nog twee keer
klinkt.
Claudio
Monteverdi schrieb diese
Toccata als
instrumentales Vorspiel
zur Oper l'Orfeo.
Sie sollte drei Mal vor
der Hebung des Vorhangs
gespielt werden. Damit
hatte er tatsächlich
die erste Ouvertüre
der Operngeschichte
geschaffen! Wie im
Original, wird auch in
dieser Bearbeitung die
Toccata drei Mal
gespielt: zunächst von
einem Trompeten- und
Posaunenquintett, dann
zwei Mal vom gesamten
Blasorchester. Ein
ideales
Eröffnungswerk!
Claudi
o Monteverdi (1567-1643)
compose questa Toccata
strumentale per
l’ouverture
dell’opera tragica
L’Orfeo (1607). Il
compositore desiderava
che questo brano di
apertura fosse eseguito
tre volte a sipario
chiuso. Così facendo,
compose la prima
ouverture nella storia
dell’opera. Questo
arrangiamento per banda
è ideale per iniziare
un concerto. Fedele alla
versione originale, la
Toccata è interpretata
tre volte, di cui la
prima dal quintetto
composto da tre tromboni
e due trombe.
Toccata Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1043546-010 From the Opera...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-1043546-010
From the Opera
L'Orfeo. Composed by
Claudio Monteverdi.
Arranged by Jacob De
Haan. Your Favorite
Classics. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2004. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1043546-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1043546-010).
Claudio
Monteverdi composed this
toccata as an
instrumental introduction
for the opera
L’Orfeo (1607).
According to the
composer, this
introduction should be
played three times before
the rising of the
curtain. This is actually
the first overture in the
history of opera.)The
story of Orfeo, who
enchanted nature with his
music, is tragic, as he
loses his beloved
Eurydice and decides to
retrieve her from the
underworld. On their
return journey, one
glance back at her is
fatal: he loses her for
the second time.)This
arrangement for wind band
is very suitable as a
concert opener. The
toccata is played three
times just like the
original. The first time
it is played by a
quintetconsisting of two
trumpets and three
trombones.)Various ways
of performing this
toccata are possible. The
tension builds up more
intensely if the quintet
starts off stage.
Eventually, these five
players join the band,
after which the tutti
version follows two
times. You can also have
the brass play from the
gallery during the second
or third time for a
double choir effect.
Claudio
Monteverdi componeerde
deze toccata als
instrumentale inleiding
tot de opera
L’Orfeo
(1607). Dit arrangement
voor harmonieorkest is
dan ook heel geschikt als
openingswerk. De toccata
wordt drie keer gespeeld,
de eerste keer door een
kwintet van twee
trompetten en drie
trombones. De opbouw van
de spanning is intenser
als het kwintet in de
coulissen of achter het
podium begint. Vervolgens
voegen deze vijf
muzikanten zich bij de
rest van het orkest,
waarna de tutti-versie
nog twee keer
klinkt.
Claudio
Monteverdi schrieb diese
Toccata als
instrumentales Vorspiel
zur Oper l'Orfeo.
Sie sollte drei Mal vor
der Hebung des Vorhangs
gespielt werden. Damit
hatte er tatsächlich
die erste Ouvertüre
der Operngeschichte
geschaffen! Wie im
Original, wird auch in
dieser Bearbeitung die
Toccata drei Mal
gespielt: zunächst von
einem Trompeten- und
Posaunenquintett, dann
zwei Mal vom gesamten
Blasorchester. Ein
ideales
Eröffnungswerk!
Claudi
o Monteverdi (1567-1643)
compose questa Toccata
strumentale per
l’ouverture
dell’opera tragica
L’Orfeo (1607). Il
compositore desiderava
che questo brano di
apertura fosse eseguito
tre volte a sipario
chiuso. Così facendo,
compose la prima
ouverture nella storia
dell’opera. Questo
arrangiamento per banda
è ideale per iniziare
un concerto. Fedele alla
versione originale, la
Toccata è interpretata
tre volte, di cui la
prima dal quintetto
composto da tre tromboni
e due trombe.
String Quartet (2vl,va,vc) SKU: BR.EB-9243 Full Score. Composed by...(+)
String Quartet
(2vl,va,vc)
SKU:
BR.EB-9243
Full
Score. Composed by
Christian Mason. Chamber
music; stapled. Edition
Breitkopf. World premiere
of the original version:
London, May 10, 2016World
premiere of the string
orchestra version:
Clermont-Ferrand, October
8, 2020. New music
(post-2000). Full score.
Composed 2016/2020. 40
pages. Duration 19'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #EB
9243. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.EB-9243).
ISBN
9790004185438. 9 x 12
inches.
It was the
practice of Khoomii
(throat singing) -
following several
workshops with Michael
Ormiston - that first
attracted me to Tuvan
music. Composing this
Songbook, the first in a
series commissioned by
the Ligeti Quartet, I
took the chance to
reflect on compositional
questions around
transcription and
arrangement of existing
music, and frequently
found myself asking:
where is the boundary
between the source
material and the new
substance? Of course the
relationship varies from
piece to piece, and
moment to moment:
sometimes we seem to
glimpse the pure source,
but most of the time
there are differing
degrees of distance,
working towards or away
from it. This new version
for string orchestra
corresponds closely to
the original quartet
version, with an
additional part for
double basses.The
traditional Tuvan songs
that I have transcribed
and recomposed are all
known to me from the Ay
Kherel CD The Music of
Tuva: Throat Singing and
Instruments from Central
Asia (2004, Arc Music).
According to the notes
from that CD, this is
what the songs are
about:1. Dyngylday: If
you have come on a horse
in blue, it doesn't mean
that you are the best. My
heart tells me something
else: my sweetheart
doesn't have such a
beautiful horse, but he
is my darling.An
alternative
interpretation from Alash
Ensemble
(alashensemble.com): The
word dyngylday is a
nonsense term with no
translation. The song
makes good-humored fun of
somebody for being a
good-for-nothing.2. Eki
Attar (The Best Steeds):
The horse is the basis of
our life. It is a magic
creature. Even its step
is full of music and
rhythm. You may not be a
horse rider, but when you
hear this song you will
always remember horses.3.
Kuda Yry: This wedding
song glorifies the
strength of the groom and
the beauty of his
Horse.4. Ezir-Kara
('Black Eagle'): This was
the name of a horse, who
became a legend through
his remarkable strength
and speed.It is not just
overtones that abound
here: there are galloping
rhythms aplenty, and
though I am no horse
rider I tried to keep the
horses galloping in my
imagination while
composing these
pieces.Christian Mason
(with quotes from Ay
Kherel and Alash
Ensemble)
World
premiere of the original
version: London/UK, May
10, 2016, World premiere
of the string orchestra
version:
Clermont-Ferrand/France,
October 8, 2020.