Composed by Kees
Schoonenbeek. Inspiration
Series. Concert Piece.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 2006. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1064079-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1064079-010).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The Golden
Age is a programmatic
composition in four
movements. I
Overture For the
Netherlands, the
seventeenth century was a
period of great
flourishing in the fields
of economy, culture and
politics; thus it is
called the Golden Age.
Overseas trade boomed,
and the Dutch East India
Company (known as the VOC
by the Dutch) was founded
and expanded to become a
powerful -and, at the
time - modern enterprise.
II ¡Adiós
españoles!(Farewel
l, Spaniards!) In 1567,
the Spanish army invaded,
led by the Duke of Alva.
There was a fierce
resistance against the
Spanish tyranny; toward
the end of the sixteenth
century, the Dutch
proclaimed theRepublic.
However, the Spanish
continued the war. Only
with the Treaty of
Münster in 1648 did
the Dutch get their much
sought-after
independence. This was
also the end of the
Eighty Years’ War.
III Rembrandt’s
Night WatchThe field
of culture, particularly
literature, painting,
sculpture, architecture,
the art of printing, and
cartography developed
fast. It was in the
Golden Age that the
celebrated painter
Rembrandt van Rijn
created his famous Night
Watch. IV The
Admiral Overseas
trade entailed the
colonization of large
areas in Asia, from where
precious products that
yielded lots of money
were brought in.
Surrounding countries
were also involved in
such practices.
Colonizers poached on
each other’s
territories in the
literal and figurative
sense - in this context
the Anglo-Dutch Sea Wars
are legendary. The fourth
movement starts with the
English patriotic song
Rule Britannia, after
which the Dutch Admiral
Michiel de Ruyter makes
the English change their
tune; one can even hear
the roaring of cannons.
When the smoke of battle
has cleared, a small
fragment of a Dutch song
about Michiel de Ruyter
appears, followed by a
fitting closing.
The Golden
Age is een
programmatische
compositie in vier delen.
Overtureverklankt
de Gouden Eeuw, voor
Nederland een periode van
grote bloei. Dan volgt
¡Adiós
españoles! over
het einde van de
Tachtigjarige
Oorlog.Rembrandtâ€
s Night Watch
beschrijft de
ontwikkeling op cultureel
gebied: in de Gouden Eeuw
schilderde Rembrandt van
Rijn zijn beroemde
Nachtwacht. Deel
vier, The Admiral,
begint met Rule
Britannia,waarna de
Nederlandse admiraal
Michiel de Ruyter de
Engelsen een toontje
lager laat zingen, er is
zelfs kanongebulder te
horen. Dan klinkt een
fragment van het
Nederlandse liedje dat
aan Michiel de Ruyter is
gewijd, waarna een
passendslot
volgt.
The
Golden Age ist eine
programmatische
Komposition in vier
Sätzen über das so
genannte “Goldene
Zeitalter“ in der
Geschichte der
Niederlande. In dieser
Periode erlebte das Land
eine Blütezeit des
(Ãœbersee-)Handels, der
Kultur und Politik, es
befreite sich von der
spanischen Herrschaft,
brachte Kunstwerke wie
Rembrandt’s
Nachtwache hervor
und entwickelte sich zu
einer Kolonialmacht. Die
Aufmerksamkeit der
Zuhörer ist bei Kees
Schoonenbeeks spannender
musikalischer
Geschichtsstunde
garantiert!
Dopo
una guerra che durò 80
anni, la Spagna riconobbe
l’indipendenza
delle Province-Unite
olandesi che divennero
potenze marittime ed
economiche del XVII
secolo. Questo periodo
è conosciuto con il
nome di Secolo
d’Oro (The Golden
Age) e corrisponde ad una
fase di sviluppo
eccezionale dei Paesi
Bassi sia sul piano
coloniale e militare, sia
sul piano culturale,
intellettuale e
artistico.
Amazonia Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-0900226-020 Composed by Jan Van der Ro...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-0900226-020
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Sovereign Series.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 1990. De Haske
Publications #DHP
0900226-020. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0900226-020).
This major
concert work cosists o
five movements.1st
movement: La Laguna del
ShimbeSituated high up in
the Andes mountains in
Northern Peru are the
Huaringas, a group of
lagoons in isolated and
mysterious surroundings.
The water has healing
powersand for centuries
traditional healers have
settled there in small
villages. From far the
sick come to the
Huaringas to be treated
in nightly rituals, in
which the hallucinating
juice of the San Pedro
cactus gives the prophet
a look inside hispatient.
The biggest lagoon is the
“Laguna del
Shimbeâ€, one of the
countless wells of the
immense Amazon stream.2nd
movement: Los
AguarunasFurther
downstream in Northern
Peru we come across the
rain tribe of Los
Aguarunas. It’s a
proud, beautiful
andindependent race,
which has never succumbed
to domination, not even
from the Incas. They live
from everything the
forest has to offer:
fish, fruit, plants, ...
. They also grow some
crops and live as
semi-nomads. They take
their fate into their
ownhands and after having
made contact with modern
civilisation, they have
integrated new elements
into their lives without
betraying their own
ways.3rd movement:
MekaronMekaron is an
Indian word meaning
“pictureâ€,
“soulâ€,
“essenceâ€.
The Indians are
theorigina inhabitants of
the Amazon region. They
either live in one place
as a group or move around
a large region. They all
have their own political
system, their own
language and an intense
social life. At the same
time they are master of
music andmedicine.
“Everywhere the
white man goes, he leaves
a wilderness behind
himâ€, wrote the
North American Indian
leader Seatl in 1885. As
a result of these
contacts with the whites,
the disruption of most
Indian societies began.
(In this century alone,80
tribes have vanished
completely).4th movement:
KêêtuajêThis is
the name of the
initiating ceremony of
the Krahô tribe in the
Brazilian state of Goias,
in which young boys and
girls enter adult life.
They are cleansed with
water, painted with
redpaint and covered with
feathers, after which the
ritual dance holds the
entire tribe
spell-bound.5th movement:
Paulino FaiakanIn 1988
the Indian chiefs Faiakan
and Raoni Kaiapo came to
Europe to protest against
the building of the
Altamira dam inBrazil. As
a result of the dam the
Indians would be driven
from their traditional
land and enormous
artificial would be
created. The project was
supported financially by,
amongst others, the
European Community. In
February 1989 the Indian
tribesaround Altamira
held a protest march for
the first time in their
history together. Amongst
other things they paid
tribute tot Chico Mendez,
who, murdered in 1988,
was the leader of the
rubber syndicate and a
fierce opponent of the
destruction of
theBrazilian rain forest.
Brazilian and world
opinion was awakened. The
building of the dam was
-albeit temporarily -
stopped.
Prelude And Rondo Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications
Composed by David Holsinger (1945-). Concert Band. Opus III Series. Audio record...(+)
Composed by David
Holsinger (1945-).
Concert Band. Opus III
Series. Audio recording
available separately
(item CL.WFR316). Score
and set of parts.
Composed 1976. Duration 7
minutes, 23 seconds.
Published by Opus III
Wind Orchestra
Publications
Grade 4 - Score
Only. Composed by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Concert Band.
Concert. Anglo Music
Press #202010. Published
by Anglo Music Press
(HL.44007211).
UPC:
884088239756. 9x12
inches.
This piece
is about a medieval
legend, The Treasure
of Zolverknapp, which
is associated with the
region around the village
Zolver in Luxembourg. It
tells the tale of hidden
treasure, brave knights,
fierce battles, silver
and jewels and a devil's
curse! All of these
combine to make The
Legend of Celobrium a
legendary concert work.
Duration: 12:50.
SKU: HL.48182138 Trombone and Piano. Composed by Veronge De La Nux...(+)
SKU: HL.48182138
Trombone and
Piano. Composed by
Veronge De La Nux. Leduc.
Classical. Softcover. 7
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL23081. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48182138).
Composed by Joseph Compello. For string orchestra (violin I, violin II, viol...(+)
Composed by Joseph
Compello.
For string orchestra
(violin
I, violin II, violin III
(viola T.C.), viola,
cello,
bass, piano). Score and
parts.
Duration 2 minutes, 07
seconds. Published by
Carl
Fischer
Composed
by Kathryn Griesinger.
Cas. Full score. Duration
3 minutes, 5 seconds.
Carl Fischer Music
#CAS162F. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CAS162F).
ISBN
9781491165478. UPC:
680160924387. Key: A
minor.
Inspired by
the mascot of Falls
Church High School in
Virginia, this piece
depicts the fierceness
and speed of the jaguar.
The exciting motif in the
key of A minor follows
the jaguar deep into the
Mayan jungles, with
mystical hints of the
deity it was once
believed to be. In
ancient Mayan ruins,
carvings of the jaguar
are still visible today.
They tell a story of the
powerful cat whose eyes
reflected in the night,
leading the Maya people
to call it the god of
terrestrial fire. The
music follows the jaguar
on a hunt with driving
rhythms in the cellos and
basses, a brief violin
solo, and an energetic
melody that runs and
leaps like the mighty
jaguar, fearless and
proud.
About Carl
Fischer Concert String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of pieces (Grade
3 and higher) is designed
for advancing ensembles.
The pieces in this series
are characterized
by:
Expanded use
of rhythms, ranges and
keys but technical
demands are still
carefully
considered
More
comprehensive bowing
techniques
Viola
T.C.
included
Careful
selection of keys and
degree of difficulty for
advancing
musicians
Ironclads Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile FJH
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: FJ.B1514S Score Only. C...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 2.5
SKU:
FJ.B1514S
Score
Only. Composed by
William Owens. Concert
Band. FJH Young Band.
Patriotic; programmatic.
Score. Duration 3:30. The
FJH Music Company Inc
#98-B1514S. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1514S).
English.
Capture
the fierceness and raw
savagery of the battle
that would change naval
warfare forever!
Ironclads is a work of
epic proportions that
chronicles the massive
battle between the USS
Merrimack and the USS
Monitor during the
American Civil War. A
foreboding introduction
with brass and percussion
signifies the meeting of
the two titans before the
music suddenly takes off
to portray the ferocity
of the vessels in combat.
Dissonance and colorful
percussion writing ensue
before a heroic ending
caps this intense
programmatic work!
Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone Voice, Orchestra SKU: HL.14020963 Composed by Sir...(+)
Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone
Voice, Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14020963
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. 20th Century.
Book Only. Composed 1999.
168 pages. Chester Music
#CH55386. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14020963).
9.0x12.0x0.5
inches.
Peter
Maxwell Davies' 1979 work
for mezzo-soprano,
baritone and orchestra,
commissioned by the
Philharmonia Orchestra,
who gave the first
performance in May 1992
at the Royal Festival
Hall, with Simon Rattle
conducting. The 'Black
Pentecost' is the coming
of uranium mining, which
was a threat to Orkney
when the work was
written. The text tells
of the destruction of old
ways of life, the eclipse
of the human by the
technological. Davies
sets it as a gripping
dramatic cantata which is
also a four-movement
symphony, with the songs
for imperious baritone
and lyrical mezzo-soprano
linked by orchestral
transitions. The work is
a lament, and at the same
time a fiercely argued
protest. Score. Duration
c. 40mins.
Choral (SAB Choir) SKU: HL.1219851 From Spirited. Composed by Pase...(+)
Choral (SAB Choir)
SKU: HL.1219851
From Spirited.
Composed by Pasek and
Paul. Arranged by Mark A.
Brymer. Pop Choral
Series. Christmas,
Holiday, Inspirational,
Movies. Octavo. Duration
180 seconds. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.1219851).
UPC: 196288141976.
6.75x10.5x0.036
inches.
Appearing
in the credits of Apple
TV's Spirited,
âRippleâ is the
spark that starts out
small and becomes
something
all-encompassing. It's
the change that begins
with one person and
eventually reaches a
million. This Pasek and
Paul composition is
fiercely optimistic and
perfect for any time of
year!
Chamber Music violin, piano SKU: PR.144407050 Composed by James Primosch....(+)
Chamber Music violin,
piano
SKU:
PR.144407050
Composed
by James Primosch. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation. 28+12
pages. Duration 20
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #144-40705.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.144407050).
UPC:
680160655519. 9 x 12
inches.
Celebrating
30 years, the
Philadelphia Chamber
Music Society
commissioned a work of
20-25 minutes for violin
and piano from James
Primosch, University of
Pennsylvania professor of
music. Primosch had
originally thought to
create a new sonata, but
what developed is more
appropriately a set of
five character pieces,
two of which were
directly inspired by
poems. Five Poems was
premiered in May, 2016,
and Primosch's thoughts
are recorded at his
website:
https://jamesprimosch.com
/2016/05/10/five-poems-pr
emiere/. Upon
receiving a commission
from the Philadelphia
Chamber MusicSociety for
a violin and piano piece
in honor of its 30th
anniversary, myplan was
to write a sonata, a term
suggesting a relatively
abstractdiscourse. But as
the piece developed, the
movements struck me
ascharacter pieces rather
than music employing a
more
“symphonicâ€ap
proach. When specific
poems started to attach
themselves in my mindwith
two of the movements, the
overall title Five Poems
became clear.The title of
the second movement is a
line from Susan
Stewart’s“De
scentâ€, which deals
with Aeneas’s
visit to the underworld.
The musicis alternately
fiercely driving and
quite still, though
tense.
RobertFrost’s
Nothing Gold Can Stay
summons fleet scale
passages framinglyrical
counterpoint. The
remaining movements do
not refer to
specificpoems, but have
titles reflecting their
expressive tone.
Dreamscape ismusing with
an improvisatory violin
line over shifting pairs
of pianochords. Nightsong
is a bluesy lullaby that
turns highly
dramatic.Vision begins
with a closely argued
struggle but breaks
through tosomething
spacious and clear.
Choral (SSA Choir) SKU: HL.1219852 From Spirited. Composed by Pase...(+)
Choral (SSA Choir)
SKU: HL.1219852
From Spirited.
Composed by Pasek and
Paul. Arranged by Mark A.
Brymer. Pop Choral
Series. Christmas,
Holiday, Inspirational,
Movies. Octavo. Duration
180 seconds. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.1219852).
UPC: 196288141983.
6.75x10.5x0.036
inches.
Appearing
in the credits of Apple
TV's Spirited,
âRippleâ is the
spark that starts out
small and becomes
something
all-encompassing. It's
the change that begins
with one person and
eventually reaches a
million. This Pasek and
Paul composition is
fiercely optimistic and
perfect for any time of
year!
Orchestra SKU: HL.14027979 Composed by Poul Ruders. Music Sales America. ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14027979
Composed
by Poul Ruders. Music
Sales America. Score. 111
pages. Edition Wilhelm
Hansen #KP00695.
Published by Edition
Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.14027979).
ISBN
9788759888780.
English.
Corona -
The Solar Trilogy No. 3
for Orchestra was
composed by Poul Ruders
in 1995. Programme note:
CORONA makes the final
part of the
SOLAR-TRILOGY, a huge
symphonic triptych about
the life and behavior of
the Sun. The first'panel'
GONG depicts the birth,
life and final collapse
of our nearest star, the
second ZENITH describes
in its ultra-slow tempo
the patient rise of the
Sun toward midday
ferocity and its
subsequent setting.
CORONA, then, is a
symphonic 'portrait' of
the phenomenally hot
whispy brim encircling
and radiating from the
Sun, a sizzling halo of
electrons and photons
visible only during a
total eclipse. Formally
CORONA follows the
process of such
totalityin progress:the
gradual eclipsing by the
Moon - total darkness
with thefierce, sparkling
outer corona - the
gradual 'rebirth' of the
light toward the full
gl.ory and warmth of the
Sun.Besides the obvious
astronomical narrative of
the SOLAR-TRILOGY there's
a metaphysical angle too,
underlying each of the
three compositions: GONG,
in spite of its apparent
energy, may be the most
pessimistic of them all,
epitomizing the death and
ultimate annihilation of
the prime source of Life
itself. ZENITH is a
hommage to human
aspiration and spiritual
endurance and CORONA ends
with Hope and Glory after
a journey from depression
throughtotal despair.
Super-structurally, the
zenith of ZENITH makes
the zenith of the entire
trilogy, i.e. when the E-
flat of the unisone horns
in ZENITH is heard, we
are exactly halfway
through the collected
work. Poul Ruders.
Choral (SATB) SKU: HL.1219850 From Spirited. Composed by Pasek and...(+)
Choral (SATB)
SKU:
HL.1219850
From
Spirited. Composed by
Pasek and Paul. Arranged
by Mark A. Brymer. Pop
Choral Series. Christmas,
Holiday, Inspirational,
Movies. Octavo. Duration
180 seconds. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.1219850).
UPC: 196288141969.
6.75x10.5x0.036
inches.
Appearing
in the credits of Apple
TV's Spirited,
âRippleâ is the
spark that starts out
small and becomes
something
all-encompassing. It's
the change that begins
with one person and
eventually reaches a
million. This Pasek and
Paul composition is
fiercely optimistic and
perfect for any time of
year!
Composed by
Kathryn Griesinger. Cas.
Set of Score and Parts.
Duration 3 minutes, 5
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CAS162. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CAS162).
ISBN
9781491165072. UPC:
680160923984. Key: A
minor.
Inspired by
the mascot of Falls
Church High School in
Virginia, this piece
depicts the fierceness
and speed of the jaguar.
The exciting motif in the
key of A minor follows
the jaguar deep into the
Mayan jungles, with
mystical hints of the
deity it was once
believed to be. In
ancient Mayan ruins,
carvings of the jaguar
are still visible today.
They tell a story of the
powerful cat whose eyes
reflected in the night,
leading the Maya people
to call it the god of
terrestrial fire. The
music follows the jaguar
on a hunt with driving
rhythms in the cellos and
basses, a brief violin
solo, and an energetic
melody that runs and
leaps like the mighty
jaguar, fearless and
proud.
About Carl
Fischer Concert String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of pieces (Grade
3 and higher) is designed
for advancing ensembles.
The pieces in this series
are characterized
by:
Expanded use
of rhythms, ranges and
keys but technical
demands are still
carefully
considered
More
comprehensive bowing
techniques
Viola
T.C.
included
Careful
selection of keys and
degree of difficulty for
advancing
musicians
(Kantate zum Michaelistag). By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Leis...(+)
(Kantate zum
Michaelistag). By Johann
Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750). Edited by
Leisinger, Ulrich. For
Soli STB, SATB Choir, 3
Trumpets, Timpani, 2
Oboes, Taille, 2 Violins,
2 Violas, Basso continuo.
BWV 19. Full score
available separately -
see item CA.3101900.
Cantatas; Stuttgart
Urtext editions; Use
during church year:
Special Days. Part:
Viola. Language:
German/English. Composed
1726. 8 pages. Duration
18 min
Cruda Amarilli - Score Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Kjos Music Company
Band concert band - Grade 4 SKU: KJ.E1453F Composed by Barry Toombs. Solo...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
4
SKU: KJ.E1453F
Composed by Barry Toombs.
Solos/ensembles.
Conservatory Editions.
Score. Neil A. Kjos Music
Company #E1453F.
Published by Neil A. Kjos
Music Company
(KJ.E1453F).
Claudio
Monteverdi (1567-1643)
composed this madrigal in
1605. It appears in the
fifth of his eight books
of madrigals and is one
of his most famous. Cruda
Amarilli are the first
words in a soliloquy from
the play Il pastor fido,
which was published in
Venice in 1589 by the
dramatic poet Battista
Guarini (1538-1612). The
soliloquy translates as
follows: Cruel Amaryllis,
who with your name to
love, alas, bitterly you
teach. Amaryllis, more
than the white
privetpure, and more
beautiful, but deafer
than the deaf asp, and
fiercer and more elusive.
Since telling offended
you, I shall die in
silence. Barry Toombs'
elegant brass quintet
arrangement of
Monteverdi's madrigal
setting of Cruda Amarilli
successfully imitates the
fluid quality of the
human voice.
Maverick Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
Score Only Concert Band (Score) - Grade 4 SKU: HL.4006604 Composed by Jay...(+)
Score Only Concert Band
(Score) - Grade 4
SKU:
HL.4006604
Composed
by Jay Bocook. MusicWorks
Grade 4. Contest,
Festival. Softcover. 28
pages. Duration 235
seconds. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.4006604).
UPC: 840126919592.
9.0x12.0x0.083
inches.
The term
“maverickâ€
has come to describe
someone fiercely
independent, and derives
from the mid 1800s in the
person of Samuel A.
Maverick – Texas
lawyer, politician, land
baron and advocate for
Texas independence from
Mexico. In this
descriptive work for
band, Jay Bocook uses a
blend of dramatic
playfulness along with
contrasts and excitement
to depict a spirit of
independence. Impressive
sounding, and still
fun!
Tampere Raw Clarinette et Piano [Set de Parties séparées] Faber Music Limited
Clarinet & Piano SKU: AP.12-0571539726 Clarinet & Piano. Composed ...(+)
Clarinet & Piano
SKU:
AP.12-0571539726
Clarinet & Piano.
Composed by Anders
Hillborg. Masterworks;
Solo; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
B-flat Clarinet Solo.
Faber Edition. 20th
Century; Masterwork.
Part(s). Faber Music
#12-0571539726. Published
by Faber Music
(AP.12-0571539726).
ISBN 9780571539727.
English.
The music
of Anders Hillborg's
virtuosic Tampere Raw for
clarinet and piano
alternates between two
vividly different
characters: one slowly
flowing texture, composed
completely intuitively,
and one fast, fiercely
rhythmical and pulsative
texture, where the tone
material for the most
part is generated from
permutations of
prime-number series.
A thrilling
addition to the
repertoire, this
seven-minute work was
commissioned by the
Swedish Royal Academy of
Music in 1991 for Swedish
musicians Martin Fröst
and Roland Pöntinen,
who later recorded it on
BIS records.
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: FJ.B1514 Composed by William O...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 2.5
SKU:
FJ.B1514
Composed by
William Owens. Concert
Band; MakeMusic Cloud.
FJH Young Band.
Patriotic; programmatic.
Score and Part(s).
Duration 3:30. The FJH
Music Company Inc
#98-B1514. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1514).
UPC:
674398230419.
English.
Capture
the fierceness and raw
savagery of the battle
that would change naval
warfare forever!
Ironclads is a work of
epic proportions that
chronicles the massive
battle between the USS
Merrimack and the USS
Monitor during the
American Civil War. A
foreboding introduction
with brass and percussion
signifies the meeting of
the two titans before the
music suddenly takes off
to portray the ferocity
of the vessels in combat.
Dissonance and colorful
percussion writing ensue
before a heroic ending
caps this intense
programmatic work!
Cruda Amarilli Ensemble de cuivres [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Kjos Music Company
Band brass - Grade 4 SKU: KJ.E1453 Composed by Barry Toombs. Solos/ensemb...(+)
Band brass - Grade 4
SKU: KJ.E1453
Composed by Barry Toombs.
Solos/ensembles. Westwind
Brass Series. Score and
parts. Neil A. Kjos Music
Company #E1453. Published
by Neil A. Kjos Music
Company (KJ.E1453).
Claudio
Monteverdi (1567-1643)
composed this madrigal in
1605. It appears in the
fifth of his eight books
of madrigals and is one
of his most famous. Cruda
Amarilli are the first
words in a soliloquy from
the play Il pastor fido,
which was published in
Venice in 1589 by the
dramatic poet Battista
Guarini (1538-1612). The
soliloquy translates as
follows: Cruel Amaryllis,
who with your name to
love, alas, bitterly you
teach. Amaryllis, more
than the white
privetpure, and more
beautiful, but deafer
than the deaf asp, and
fiercer and more elusive.
Since telling offended
you, I shall die in
silence. Barry Toombs'
elegant brass quintet
arrangement of
Monteverdi's madrigal
setting of Cruda Amarilli
successfully imitates the
fluid quality of the
human voice.