Orchestra SKU: PR.11641867L Composed by William Kraft. Spiral. Large Scor...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.11641867L
Composed
by William Kraft. Spiral.
Large Score. Duration 16
minutes, 25 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#116-41867L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11641867L).
UPC:
680160683215.
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.
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.
Come on Feel the Noize Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Arrangers' Publishing Company
By Quiet Riot. Arranged by Tom Wallace. For Marching Band (Score and Parts). Arr...(+)
By Quiet Riot. Arranged
by Tom Wallace. For
Marching Band (Score and
Parts). Arrangers' Publ
Marching Band. Grade 3.
Arrangers' Publishing
Company #M636. Published
by Arrangers' Publishing
Company
For Chamber
Orchestra. Composed
by Chen Yi. Premiered by
the Idyllwild Arts
Orchestra, Peter Askim,
conductor. Contemporary.
Full score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2012.
30 pages. Duration 8
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #416-41439.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.416414390).
UPC:
680160606917. 8.5 x 11
inches.
2 Flutes, 2
Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb,
2 Bassoons, 2 Horns in F,
Percussion,
Strings. The work Tone
Poem is composed for
chamber orchestra, 2
flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B-flat
clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2
French horns, 1
percussion and strings.
The length is about 8
minutes. It is inspired
by two poems by Su
Dong-po (1036-1101) about
southern Chinese
landscape paintings. The
imagination of the two
beautiful ancient Chinese
poems became the sonic
landscape pictures, to
share with my musicians
and audience. The
brimming waves, the sunny
day, The dimming hills,
the rainy haze. The West
Lake as the Beauty Xizi,
Whether she is adorned
richly or plainly. Like
spilt ink dark clouds
spread o'er the hills as
a pall; Like bouncing
pearls the raindrops in
the boat run riot. A
sudden rolling gale comes
and dispels them all,
Below Lake View Pavilion
sky-mirrored water's
quiet. The work Tone
Poem is composed for
chamber orchestra, 2
flutes, 2oboes, 2 B-flat
clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2
French horns, 1
percussion andstrings.
The length is about 8
minutes. It is inspired
by two poems by SuDong-po
(1036-1101) about
southern Chinese
landscape paintings.The
imagination of the two
beautiful ancient Chinese
poems became thesonic
landscape pictures, to
share with my musicians
and audience.The brimming
waves, the sunny day,The
dimming hills, the rainy
haze.The West Lake as the
Beauty Xizi,Whether she
is adorned richly or
plainly.Like spilt ink
dark clouds spread o'er
the hills as a pall;Like
bouncing pearls the
raindrops in the boat run
riot.A sudden rolling
gale comes and dispels
them all,Below Lake View
Pavilion sky-mirrored
water's quiet.
For Chamber
Orchestra. Composed
by Chen Yi. Premiered by
the Idyllwild Arts
Orchestra, Peter Askim,
conductor. Contemporary.
Large Score. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2012. 30 pages.
Duration 8 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41439L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.41641439L).
UPC:
680160606924. 11 x 14
inches.
2 Flutes, 2
Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb,
2 Bassoons, 2 Horns in F,
Percussion,
Strings. The work Tone
Poem is composed for
chamber orchestra, 2
flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B-flat
clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2
French horns, 1
percussion and strings.
The length is about 8
minutes. It is inspired
by two poems by Su
Dong-po (1036-1101) about
southern Chinese
landscape paintings. The
imagination of the two
beautiful ancient Chinese
poems became the sonic
landscape pictures, to
share with my musicians
and audience. The
brimming waves, the sunny
day, The dimming hills,
the rainy haze. The West
Lake as the Beauty Xizi,
Whether she is adorned
richly or plainly. Like
spilt ink dark clouds
spread o'er the hills as
a pall; Like bouncing
pearls the raindrops in
the boat run riot. A
sudden rolling gale comes
and dispels them all,
Below Lake View Pavilion
sky-mirrored water's
quiet. The work Tone
Poem is composed for
chamber orchestra, 2
flutes, 2oboes, 2 B-flat
clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2
French horns, 1
percussion andstrings.
The length is about 8
minutes. It is inspired
by two poems by SuDong-po
(1036-1101) about
southern Chinese
landscape paintings.The
imagination of the two
beautiful ancient Chinese
poems became thesonic
landscape pictures, to
share with my musicians
and audience.The brimming
waves, the sunny day,The
dimming hills, the rainy
haze.The West Lake as the
Beauty Xizi,Whether she
is adorned richly or
plainly.Like spilt ink
dark clouds spread o'er
the hills as a pall;Like
bouncing pearls the
raindrops in the boat run
riot.A sudden rolling
gale comes and dispels
them all,Below Lake View
Pavilion sky-mirrored
water's quiet.
(Words and Chords to Nearly 1200 Songs 9x12 Spiral Bound). Edited by Annie Patte...(+)
(Words and Chords to
Nearly 1200 Songs 9x12
Spiral Bound). Edited by
Annie Patterson and Peter
Blood. For Vocal. Vocal.
Softcover. 304 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(Words and Chords to Nearly 1200 Songs Spiral-Bound). Edited by Annie Patterson ...(+)
(Words and Chords to
Nearly 1200 Songs
Spiral-Bound). Edited by
Annie Patterson and Peter
Blood. For Vocal. Vocal.
Softcover. 304 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
By Mel Bay. For Guitar (All). Method. Modern Guitar Method. All Styles. Level: B...(+)
By Mel Bay. For Guitar
(All). Method. Modern
Guitar Method. All
Styles. Level:
Beginning-Intermediate.
Book/CD Set. Size
8.75x11.75. 88 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc.
For voice and C instrument. Format: fakebook. With vocal melody, lyrics and chor...(+)
For voice and C
instrument. Format:
fakebook. With vocal
melody, lyrics and chord
names. Folk. Series: Hal
Leonard Fake Books. 536
pages. 9.6x12 inches.
Published by Hal Leonard.
Ligne De Mélodie, Paroles et Accords [Fake Book] - Facile Hal Leonard
For voice and C instrument. Format: fakebook (spiral bound). With vocal melody, ...(+)
For voice and C
instrument. Format:
fakebook (spiral bound).
With vocal melody,
lyrics, piano
accompaniment, chord
names and leadsheet
notation. Hymn. Series:
Hal Leonard Fake Books.
494 pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Hal Leonard.
by William Bay. For Harmonica (Diatonic). solos. All Styles. Level: Beginning-In...(+)
by William Bay. For
Harmonica (Diatonic).
solos. All Styles. Level:
Beginning-Intermediate.
Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 80
pages. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
With Suggested Chordal Accompaniment. Composed by Craig Duncan. Violin,Guita...(+)
With Suggested Chordal
Accompaniment. Composed
by
Craig Duncan.
Violin,Guitar:
Gospel and
Sacred,Style,Gospel/Sacre
d,Du
ets and
Ensembles,Solos,Duets
and Ensemble,Solos. 100
Hymns. Book. 120 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
Harmonica (diatonic, cross-harp, or chromatic) - Intermediate SKU: MB.93861(+)
Harmonica (diatonic,
cross-harp, or chromatic)
- Intermediate
SKU:
MB.93861
Diatonic
- Cross-Harp -
Chromatic. Composed
by Phil Duncan. Arranged
by Phil Duncan.
Harmonica: Chromatic,
Squareback saddle stitch,
Style, Harmonica:
Diatonic, Gospel/Sacred,
Solos, Christian. Sacred.
Instrumental solo book.
With standard notation,
chord names and
introductory text. 111
pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc #93861.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.93861).
ISBN
9780871666918. UPC:
796279004428. 8.75x11.75
inches.
98 favorite
hymns, gospel songs, and
spirituals arranged in
several different keys
for diatonic, cross harp,
or chromatic harmonica
solo. In notation only.
The book will give many
hours of playing pleasure
to the beginner as well
as the advanced
performer.
With Suggested Chordal Accompaniment. Composed by Craig Duncan. Cello,Guitar...(+)
With Suggested Chordal
Accompaniment. Composed
by
Craig Duncan.
Cello,Guitar:
Gospel and
Sacred,Style,Gospel/Sacre
d,Du
et/Ensemble,Solos,Duets
and
Ensemble,Solos. 100
Hymns.
Book. 120 pages.
Published by
Mel Bay Publications, Inc