Trumpet - intermediate SKU: HL.49003109 Trumpet and Piano. Edited ...(+)
Trumpet - intermediate
SKU: HL.49003109
Trumpet and Piano.
Edited by Gwilym Beechey.
Arranged by Gwilym
Beechey. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Edition Schott.
Classical. 34 pages.
Schott Music #ED12312.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49003109).
ISBN
9790220115080. UPC:
073999867374.
9.0x12.0x0.128
inches.
Orchestra Piano SKU: PR.11641861SP Composed by William Kraft. Part. 35 pa...(+)
Orchestra Piano
SKU:
PR.11641861SP
Composed by William
Kraft. Part. 35 pages.
Duration 21 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#116-41861SP. Published
by Theodore Presser
Company (PR.11641861SP).
UPC:
680160685202.
What?
! - my composer
colleagues said - A
concerto for the piano?
It's a 19th century
instrument! Admittedly we
are in an age when
originally created
timbres and/or
musico-technological
formulations are often
the modus operandi of a
piece. Actually, this
Concerto began about two
years ago when, during
one of my creative jogs,
the sound of the
uppermost register of the
piano mingled with wind
chimes penetrated my
inner ear. The challenge
and fascination of
exploring and developing
this idea into an
orchestral situation
determined that some day
soon I would be writing a
work for piano and
orchestra. So it was a
very happy coincidence
when Mona Golabek phoned
to tell me she would like
discuss the Ford
Foundation commission.
After covering areas of
aesthetics and
compositional styles, we
found that we had a good
working rapport, and she
asked if I would accept
the commission. The
answer was obvious. Then
began the intensive
thought process on the
stylistic essence and
organization of the work.
Along with this went a
renewed study of
idiomatic writing for the
piano, of the kind
Stravinsky undertook with
the violin when he began
his Violin Concerto. By a
stroke of great fortune,
the day in February 1972
that I received official
notice from the Ford
Foundation of the
commission, I also
received a letter from
the Guggenheim Foundation
informing me I had been
awarded my second
fellowship. With the good
graces of Zubin Mehta and
Ernest Fleischmann,
masters of my destiny as
a member of the Los
Angeles Philharmonic, I
was relieved of my
orchestral duties during
the Hollywood Bowl
season. Thus I was able
to go to Europe to work
and to view the latest
trends in music
concentrating in London
(the current musical
melting pot and showcase
par excellence), Oslo,
Norway, for the Festival
of Scandinavian Music
called Nordic Days, and
Warsaw, Poland, for its
prestigious Autumn
Festival. Over half the
Concerto was completed in
that summer and most of
the rest during the 72-73
season with the final
touches put on during a
month as Resident Scholar
at the Rockefeller
Foundation's Villa
Serbelloni in Bellagio,
Italy. So much for the
external and
environmental influences,
except perhaps to mention
the birds of Sussex in
the first movement, the
bells of Arhus (Denmark)
in the second movement
and the bells of Bellagio
at the end of the
Concerto. Primary in the
conception was the
personality of Miss
Golabek: she is a
wonderfully vital and
dynamic person and a real
virtuoso. Therefore, the
soloist in the Concerto
is truly the protagonist;
it is she (for once we
can do away with the
generic he) who unfolds
the character and intent
of the piece. The first
section is constructed in
the manner of a
recitative - completely
unmeasured - with letters
and numbers by which the
conductor signals the
orchestra for its
participation. This
allows the soloist the
freedom to interpret the
patterns and control the
flow and development of
the music. The Concerto
is actually in one
continuous movement but
with three large
divisions of sufficiently
contrasting character to
be called movements in
themselves. The first
'movement' is based on a
few timbral elements: 1)
a cluster of very low
pitches which at the
beginning are practically
inaudibly depressed, and
sustained silently by the
sostenuto pedal, which
causes sympathetic
vibrating pitches to ring
when strong notes are
struck; 2) a single
powerful note indicated
by a black note-head with
a line through it
indicating the strongest
possible sforzando; 3)
short figures of various
colors sometimes ominous,
sometimes as splashes of
light or as elements of
transition; 4) trills and
tremolos which are the
actual controlling
organic thread starting
as single axial tremolos
and gradually expanding
to trills of increasingly
larger and more powerful
scope. The 'movement'
begins in quiescent
repose but unceasingly
grows in energy and
tension as the stretching
of a string or rubber
band. When it can no
longer be restrained, it
bursts into the next
section. The second
'movement,' propelled by
the released tension, is
a brilliant virtuosic
display, which begins
with a long solo of wispy
percussion, later joined
in duet with the piano.
Not to be ignored, the
orchestra takes over
shooting the material
throughout all its
sections like a small
agile bird deftly
maneuvering through
nothing but air, while
the piano counterposes
moments of lyricism. The
orchestra reaches a
climax, thrusting us into
the third 'movement'
which begins with a
cadenza-like section for
the piano. This moves
gently into an expressive
section (expressive is
not a negative term to
me) in which duets are
formed with various
instruments. There are
fleeting glimpses of
remembrances past, as a
fragmented
recapitulation. One
glimpse is hazily
expressed by strings and
percussion in a moment of
simultaneous contrasting
levels of activity, a
technique of which I have
been fond and have
utilized in various
fixed-free relationships,
particularly in my
Percussion Concerto,
Contextures and Games:
Collage No. 1. The second
half of the third
'movement; is a large
coda - akin to those in
Beethoven - which brings
about another display of
virtuosity, this time
gutsy and driving,
raising the Concerto to a
final climax, the soloist
completing the fragmented
recapitulation concept as
well as the work with the
single-note sforzando and
low cluster from the very
opening of the first
movement.
Mixed choir SKU: FG.55011-818-8 Composed by Johanna Almark. Classical, co...(+)
Mixed choir
SKU:
FG.55011-818-8
Composed by Johanna
Almark. Classical,
contemporary. Octavo.
Fennica Gehrman
#55011-818-8. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-818-8).
ISBN
9790550118188.
Joha
nna Almark - singer,
orchestra and choral
conductor, composer,
arranger and violinist -
is one of Finland's most
versatile musicians. The
rain it raineth every day
is a swinging 21st
century madrigal for
mixed 5-part choir, set
to Feste's song from the
The Twelfth Night by
William Shakespeare.
Oboe SKU: BT.9781408105283 Composed by Helen McKean. Abracadabra. Method....(+)
Oboe
SKU:
BT.9781408105283
Composed by Helen McKean.
Abracadabra. Method. Book
with CD. Collins Music
Publishing
#9781408105283. Published
by Collins Music
Publishing
(BT.9781408105283).
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7429 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7429
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Composed by
Conrad Kocher. Arranged
by Bill Perconti.
Quartet; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Saxophone Quartet.
Advance Music: Holiday
Celebration Series.
Christmas; Epiphany;
Sacred; Traditional;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7429. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7429).
UPC:
805095074291.
English.
The lyrics
for As with Gladness Men
of Old were written by
Englishman William Dix
(1837--1898) in the
1860s, reportedly on the
day of the Epiphany while
Dix was sick in bed. The
tune was included in a
collection of German
chorales edited by Conrad
Kocher and published in
the 1830s. As a testimony
to the flexibility of
such music, the hymn is
also sung during
Thanksgiving under the
title For the Beauty of
the Earth.
This
arrangement for saxophone
quartet (SATBar)---rather
than favoring a soprano
solo with
accompaniment---strives
to include all of the
players in the music
making, particularly by
distributing the melodic
material. All dynamics
and articulations,
minimally marked, should
be taken as suggestions
only, as performers are
encouraged to make their
own interpretations.
String Quartet (bsn,vl,va,vc) SKU: BR.MR-1165 Composed by Johann Christia...(+)
String Quartet
(bsn,vl,va,vc)
SKU:
BR.MR-1165
Composed
by Johann Christian
Vogel. Edited by William
Waterhouse. Chamber
music; stapled. Musica
Rara. Early classical.
Score and parts. 48
pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #MR 1165.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.MR-1165).
ISBN 9790004481011. 9
x 12 inches.
His
works also include a
quantity of instrumental
music, much of it for
wind instruments. For
bassoon he wrote several
concertos, 6 duets and a
set of 3 quartets
published by Leduc as
Opus 5. The present
edition is based on an
early set of manuscript
parts preserved in the
Bischofliches
Ordinariats-Archiv,
Eichstatt, Germany.
Phrasing and expression
marks have been sparingly
added, lang appoggiaturas
written out and obvious
mistakes corrected.
ISBN 9783761826010. 28
x 21 cm inches. Text
Language: German,
English. Translation:
Buchanan,
William.
The
coronation of a new
emperor marks a
distinctive moment in
history. On 9 October
1790 Leopold II. ascended
the throne. This special
occasion brought together
not only the highest
representatives of
aristocracy in Frankfurt,
but also close to 25,000
visitors resided in that
city which was about to
offer a spectacle of
considerable magnitude.
You had to participate if
you wanted to draw
attention to yourself in
high society. Wolfgang
Amade Mozart was also one
of the visitors. On 28
September 1790, the
composer told his wife
about his journey from
Vienna to Frankfurt which
took six days. The cities
of Regensburg, Nurnberg
and Wurzburg belonged to
the places where he
stopped over. The lively
descriptions render an
authentic insight into
the biography of Mozart
in his later
years.
Orchestra SKU: PR.11641867S Composed by William Kraft. Full score. Durati...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.11641867S
Composed
by William Kraft. Full
score. Duration 16
minutes, 25 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#116-41867S. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11641867S).
UPC:
680160683208.
Conte
xtures: Riots -Decade '60
was commissioned by Zubin
Mehta and the Southern
California Symphony
Association after the
successful premiere of
the Concerto for Four
Percussion Soloists and
Orchestra. It was written
during the spring and
summer months of 1967.
Riots stemming from
resentment against the
racial situation in the
United States and the war
in Vietnam were occurring
throughout the country
and inevitably invaded
the composer's creative
subconscious.
Contextures, as the title
implies, was intended to
exploit various and
varying textures. As the
work progressed the
correspondence between
the fabric of music and
the fabric of society
became apparent and the
allegory grew in
significance. So I found
myself translating social
aspects into musical
techniques. Social
stratification became a
polymetric situation
where disparate groups
function together. The
conflict between the
forces of expansion and
the forces of containment
is expressed through and
opposition of tonal
fluidity vs. rigidity.
This is epitomized in the
fourth movement, where
the brass is divided into
two groups - a muted
group, encircled by the
unmuted one, which does
its utmost to keep the
first group within a
restricted pitch area.
The playful jazzy bits
(one between the first
and second movements and
one at the end of the
piece) are simply saying
that somehow in this age
of turmoil and anxiety
ways of having fun are
found even though that
fun may seem
inappropriate. The piece
is in five movements,
with an interlude between
the first and second
movements. It is scored
for a large orchestra,
supplemented by six
groups of percussion,
including newly created
roto-toms (small tunable
drums) and some original
devices, such as muted
gongs and muted
vibraphone. There is also
an offstage jazz quartet:
bass, drums, soprano
saxophone and trumpet.
The first movement begins
with a solo by the first
clarinetist which is
interrupted by
intermittent heckling
from his colleagues
leading to a
configuration of large
disparate elements. The
interlude of solo violin
and snare-drum follows
without pause. The second
movement, Prestissimo, is
a display piece of
virtuosity for the entire
orchestra. The third
movement marks a period
of repose and reflection
and calls for some
expressive solos,
particularly by the horn
and alto saxophone. The
fourth movement opens
with a rather lengthy
oboe solo, which is
threatened by large
blocks of sound from the
orchestra, against an
underlying current of
agitated energy in the
piano and percussion.
This leads to a section
in which large orchestral
forces oppose one
another, ultimately
bringing the work to a
climax, if not to a
denouement. Various
thematic elements are
strewn all over the
orchestra, resulting in
the formation of a
general haze of sound. A
transition leads to the
fifth movement without
pause. The musical haze
is pierced gently by the
offstage jazz group as if
they were attempting to
ignore and even dispel
the gloom, but a legato
bell sound enters and
hovers over both the jazz
group and the orchestra,
the latter making
statements of disquieting
finality. Two films were
conceived to accompany
portions of Contextures.
The first done by Herbert
Kosowar, was a
chemography film
(painting directly into
the film using dyes and
various implements) with
fast clips of riot
photographs. The second
was a film collage made
by photographically
abstracting details from
paintings of Reginald
Pollack. The purpose was
to invoke a non-specific
response - as in music -
but at the same time to
define the subject matter
of the piece. The films
were constructed to
correspond with certain
developments in the piece
and in no way affect the
independence and musical
flow of the piece, having
been made after the piece
was completed.
Contextures: Riots -
Decade '60 is dedicated
to Mehta, the Southern
California Symphony
Association and the Los
Angeles Philharmonic
Orchestra. The news of
the assassination of Dr.
Martin Luther King came
the afternoon of the
premiere, April 4, 1968.
That evening's
performances, and also
the succeeding ones, were
dedicated to him and a
special dedication to Dr.
King has been inserted
into he score. All the
music that follows the
jazz group - beginning
with the legato bell
sound playing the first 2
notes to We shall
overcome constitutes a
new ending to commemorate
Dr. King's death.
Organ solo SKU: BA.BA08340 Composed by George Frideric Handel. This editi...(+)
Organ solo
SKU:
BA.BA08340
Composed
by George Frideric
Handel. This edition:
urtext edition. Stapled.
Barenreiter Urtext. Set
containing BA 8341-8346.
Score. Opus 4, HWV
289-294. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA08340_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA08340).
ISBN
9790006521135.
The
newly engraved scores and
parts for the six op. 4
organ concertos follow
the revised volume of the
Handel Complete Edition
edited by Terence Best
and William Gudger [BA
8340 / BA 8341-BA
8346].
The new
scores and orchestral
parts are free from the
overediting found in
other editions available
today. This means
performers can play just
exactly what Handel wrote
and not what others think
he meant. In other words,
you will not find trills,
staccato marks and slurs
sprinkled throughout the
score, you will find what
Handel wrote. In this new
Urtext edition all
editorial additions are
clearly
indicated.
Additio
nal string parts may also
be purchased
separately.
About
Barenreiter
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expect from a Barenreiter
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reliable musical text
based on all available
sources - A
description of the
sources -
Information on the
genesis and history of
the work - Valuable
notes on performance
practice - Includes
an introduction with
critical commentary
explaining source
discrepancies and
editorial decisions
... AND
PRACTICAL -
Page-turns, fold-out
pages, and cues where you
need them - A
well-presented layout and
a user-friendly
format - Excellent
print quality -
Superior paper and
binding
Critical Edition for
Band. Composed by
William Steffe. Arranged
by Justin P. Tokke Peter
J. Wilhousky. Carl
Fischer Classic Band
Editions. Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation.
1+8+8+1+1+2+2+1+8+8+8+4+4
+4+4+4+8+8+8+4+4+2+2+6+6+
6+4+4+8+1+9+2+28 pages.
Duration 5:21. Carl
Fischer Music #J763.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.J763).
ISBN
9781491146248. UPC:
680160903740. 9 x 12
inches. Key: Bb major.
Text: Julia Ward Howe.
Julia Ward
Howe.
Made popular
by the Mormon Tabernacle
Choir's Grammy winning
performance in 1959,
Peter Wilhousky's famous
arrangement of Battle
Hymn of the Republic has
remained a staple to this
day. In this Critical
Edition for Band edited
by Justin P. Tokke, a new
arrangement has been
crafted based on
Wilhousky's original
orchestral scoring. To
enhance playability,
generous cross-cuing and
doubling of the choral
parts have been applied
in cases where the band
version is played without
voices. This new
arrangement ensures
complete compatibility
with both the choral and
orchestral versions, with
matching measure numbers
and rehearsal marks, and
comes complete with a
full score and parts
produced with modern
engraving standards. This
exciting edition is ready
to continue Wilhousky's
legacy and hopes to
inspire future
collaboration and new
performance
opportunities.
Choir (2-Part choir) SKU: AP.48840 By Ruth Morris Gray and William C. Dix...(+)
Choir (2-Part choir)
SKU: AP.48840
By
Ruth Morris Gray and
William C. Dix.
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Choral Designs.
Christmas; Sacred. Choral
Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred
Music #00-48840.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48840).
UPC:
038081561646. English.
Words adapted from As
With Gladness Men of Old
by William C. Dix; music;
additional words; by Ruth
Morris Gray.
This
sweet setting is an
adaptation of the As with
Gladness Men of Old text
about those who followed
the star. Concise vocal
ranges, sensible
phrasing, and a naturally
flowing poetic meter make
for manageable
preparation during the
busiest time of year.
Ruth's ability to
construct a lyrical
melody, memorable piano
motives, and logical
voice parts shines
clearly through. Several
satisfying suspensions
and a momentary tonal
shift provide a warm
harmonic backdrop. Be
sure to observe the
expressive dynamic and
tempo markings to shape
the most musical
performance. A lovely
selection for both
concert and worship.
Choir (SATB choir) SKU: AP.48838 By Ruth Morris Gray and William C. Dix. ...(+)
Choir (SATB choir)
SKU: AP.48838
By
Ruth Morris Gray and
William C. Dix.
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Choral Designs.
Christmas; Sacred. Choral
Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred
Music #00-48838.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48838).
UPC:
038081561622. English.
Words adapted from As
With Gladness Men of Old
by William C. Dix; music;
additional words; by Ruth
Morris Gray.
This
sweet setting is an
adaptation of the As with
Gladness Men of Old text
about those who followed
the star. Concise vocal
ranges, sensible
phrasing, and a naturally
flowing poetic meter make
for manageable
preparation during the
busiest time of year.
Ruth's ability to
construct a lyrical
melody, memorable piano
motives, and logical
voice parts shines
clearly through. Several
satisfying suspensions
and a momentary tonal
shift provide a warm
harmonic backdrop. Be
sure to observe the
expressive dynamic and
tempo markings to shape
the most musical
performance. A lovely
selection for both
concert and worship.
By Ruth
Morris Gray and William
C. Dix. Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Choral Designs.
Christmas; Sacred. Choral
Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred
Music #00-48839.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48839).
UPC:
038081561639. English.
Words adapted from As
With Gladness Men of Old
by William C. Dix; music;
additional words; by Ruth
Morris Gray.
This
sweet setting is an
adaptation of the As with
Gladness Men of Old text
about those who followed
the star. Concise vocal
ranges, sensible
phrasing, and a naturally
flowing poetic meter make
for manageable
preparation during the
busiest time of year.
Ruth's ability to
construct a lyrical
melody, memorable piano
motives, and logical
voice parts shines
clearly through. Several
satisfying suspensions
and a momentary tonal
shift provide a warm
harmonic backdrop. Be
sure to observe the
expressive dynamic and
tempo markings to shape
the most musical
performance. A lovely
selection for both
concert and worship.
Catawba Crossing Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Carl Fischer
Band concert band - Grade 3.5 SKU: CF.CPS125F Composed by William Harbins...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
3.5
SKU:
CF.CPS125F
Composed
by William Harbinson.
SWS. Carl Fischer Concert
Performance Series. Full
score. With Standard
notation. 36 pages.
Duration 6 minutes, 23
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CPS125F. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CPS125F).
ISBN
9780825888199. UPC:
798408088194. 9x12
inches.
Named for
the beautiful Catawba
River, this piece begins
with a brilliant fanfare,
revealing the principle
motive upon which the
entire composition is
based. Shifting
tonalities and colorful
scoring are the hallmark
of the opening section.
This is followed by an
expressive con moto
section that provides the
piece with dramatic
contrast. Once the
opening theme returns,
Catawba Crossing develops
into a rousing march in
6/8 time, followed by a
return to the opening
material, bringing the
piece to an exciting
conclusion. An impressive
choice for contest or
festival performance.
Alliance Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Alfred Publishing
Concert Band - Grade 2 SKU: AP.45988S Composed by William Palange. Concer...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 2
SKU: AP.45988S
Composed by William
Palange. Concert Band;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Young Symphonic. Score.
20 pages. Duration 4:10.
Alfred Music #00-45988S.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.45988S).
UPC:
038081525693.
English.
Alliances
are central to the
success of any project,
big or small. People
looking past their
differences to achieve a
common goal have been a
hallmark of our country
since its inception. This
piece is a celebration of
the great things that are
possible when we work
together. (4:10).