Christmas Joy Orgue - Avancé MorningStar Music Publishers
Organ - Advanced SKU: MN.10-999 Composed by Janise White. Christmas, Chri...(+)
Organ - Advanced
SKU:
MN.10-999
Composed by
Janise White. Christmas,
Christmas-Sacred,
Christmas-Secular/Holiday
. MorningStar Music
Publishers #10-999.
Published by MorningStar
Music Publishers
(MN.10-999).
UPC:
688670109997.
Fanta
sy on How Great Our Joy
received its premiere at
the London Winter
Festival of Sound 2022 in
London, England at the
Croydon SDA Church by
composer and organist,
Professor Janise White.
This organ work
represents an
exhilarating work of joy
and adoration to our
Saviour, Lord and King.
As a clarion call for
Christmas, soft flutes
carry the melody over a
dreamy pentatonic
configuration with a
drone in the pedals.
Staccato trumpets exhibit
the joy chordal motif,
repeating and swelling to
a joyous cadenza on the
pedals in toccata style.
This jubilant moment
continues to intensify as
syncopated harmonies join
the final verse in
elongation on 32' pedals
to its majestic close.
Unison Choral (Unison Choir) SKU: HL.374935 A Parting Blessing for Cho...(+)
Unison Choral (Unison
Choir)
SKU:
HL.374935
A
Parting Blessing for
Choir and
Congregation.
Composed by Philip M.
Hayden. Brookfield Choral
Series. General Worship,
Sacred. Octavo. 4 pages.
Duration 80 seconds.
Published by Brookfield
Press (HL.374935).
Simple
and yet so perfect for
the closing of a worship
gathering, this small but
mighty blessing will
enfold your church in the
arms of assurance and
grace. The images of
Christ's surrounding and
indwelling love will be
an important moment for
your community of faith.
Easy enough to become a
treasured ritual, this
benediction is an
indispensable incidental
for your choir folders.
Superb!
French Horn (F Horn) SKU: HL.267549 Horn Part. Composed by John Ta...(+)
French Horn (F Horn)
SKU: HL.267549
Horn Part.
Composed by John Tavener.
Music Sales America.
Classical. Softcover. 16
pages. Chester Music
#CH8322601. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.267549).
8.25x11.75x0.065
inches.
This work
is based on the biblical
story of the martyrdom of
Saint Stephen,
traditionally regarded as
the first Christian
martyr, asrecounted in
the Acts of the Apostles.
Stephen was a member of
the early Church in
Jerusalem. He was an
inspired and charismatic
preacher, but he aroused
great hostility among the
members of the various
synagogues by his
teachings, and he was
accused of blasphemy. At
his trial he looked up to
heaven and declared that
he saw God in his Glory,
with Jesus standing at
his right hand. This so
enraged the authorities
that he was flung from
the city and stoned to
death. As he died, he
prayed that the Lord
Jesus would receive his
spirit, and that his
killers would beforgiven.
In this setting the choir
recounts the story in
Latin, whilst the solo
horn music depicts the
violence of the stoning.
The work endswith a
quotation from Chopin's
Ballade No. 2 in F, Op.
38. Commissioned by the
Metropolitan and
Cathedral Chapter of St.
Stephen's Cathedral,
Vienna. First performed
on 16th March 2015 at St
Stephen's Cathedral,
Vienna, by the Cathedral
Choir conducted by Markus
Landerer.
Performing Score Choral; French Horn; Organ Accompaniment (Performance Score) (+)
Performing Score Choral;
French Horn; Organ
Accompaniment
(Performance Score)
SKU: HL.267548
For Solo French Horn,
SATB/SATB divisi and
Organ Performing
Score. Composed by
John Tavener. Choral.
Classical. Octavo. 32
pages. Duration 720
seconds. Chester Music
#CH83226. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.267548).
This work is
based on the biblical
story of the martyrdom of
Saint Stephen,
traditionally regarded as
the first Christian
martyr, asrecounted in
the Acts of the Apostles.
Stephen was a member of
the early Church in
Jerusalem. He was an
inspired and charismatic
preacher, but he aroused
great hostility among the
members of the various
synagogues by his
teachings, and he was
accused of blasphemy. At
his trial he looked up to
heaven and declared that
he saw God in his Glory,
with Jesus standing at
his right hand. This so
enraged the authorities
that he was flung from
the city and stoned to
death. As he died, he
prayed that the Lord
Jesus would receive his
spirit, and that his
killers would beforgiven.
In this setting the choir
recounts the story in
Latin, whilst the solo
horn music depicts the
violence of the stoning.
The work endswith a
quotation from Chopin's
Ballade No. 2 in F, Op.
38. Commissioned by the
Metropolitan and
Cathedral Chapter of St.
Stephen's Cathedral,
Vienna. First performed
on 16th March 2015 at St
Stephen's Cathedral,
Vienna, by the Cathedral
Choir conducted by Markus
Landerer.
Nostradamus Fake Book [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
Fanfare Band (Score) - Grade 4 SKU: HL.4007989 For Fanfare Band. C...(+)
Fanfare Band (Score) -
Grade 4
SKU:
HL.4007989
For
Fanfare Band.
Composed by Otto M.
Schwarz. Concert.
Duration 750 seconds. Hal
Leonard #SDP077-21-101.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.4007989).
Nostradamus was
one of humankind's
greatest prophets. Many
of his coded prophecies
proved true. He lived at
the time of the
inquisition, and his
predictions and medical
therapies as a physician
made him face
consequences from the
church. After he had been
forced to flee several
times and had lost his
family to the plague, he
devoted himself to
clairvoyance. He wrote
down many events in
history in coded
predictions. Although
there is probably more
than one possible way of
interpretation, in our
world, Nostradamus is
still considered to be a
unique personality.
Whether he is degraded to
a charlatan or turned
into a myth, he surely
has moved humankind with
his prophecies.
Hymn
tune Commissioned for a
150th anniversary of a
church, this setting of
MIT FREUDEN ZART has a
lot of energy, bouncy
rhythms, interesting
harmonies and the usual
Dobrinski touch with
bells. Meter changes,
bell changes and tempo
changes help add
interest.
SATB chorus - intermediate SKU: BP.BP2339 Arranged by Howard Helvey. With...(+)
SATB chorus -
intermediate
SKU:
BP.BP2339
Arranged by
Howard Helvey. With Hymn
Tune;Call To
Worship;General. Church.
Octavo. Beckenhorst Press
#BP2339. Published by
Beckenhorst Press
(BP.BP2339).
UPC:
748769023396. 6.875 x
10.5 inches.
The ST
CLEMENT tune, often
associated with an
evening hymn, is here
paired with a fresh
morning hymn of praise:
Hail, holy light! The
world rejoices as morning
breaks and shadows fly;
all nature blends her
myriad voices to greet
the dayspring from on
high... Break forth, in
glory far excelling, O
light eternal, love
divine! Howard Helvey's
choral and piano writing
shine exquisitely as
always in this
anthem.
4 Saxophones SATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7424 For SATBar Saxophone Quartet...(+)
4 Saxophones SATBar
SKU: AP.1-ADV7424
For SATBar Saxophone
Quartet. Arranged by
Bill Perconti. Quartet;
Solo Small Ensembles;
Woodwind - Saxophone
Quartet. Advance Music:
Holiday Celebration
Series. Christmas;
Secular; Traditional;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7424. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7424).
ISBN
9783892215783. UPC:
805095074246. English.
Traditional.
Jolly
Old Saint Nicholas is an
American traditional
carol by an anonymous
composer. St. Nicholas is
associated with a priest
serving in Asia Minor who
was consecrated as
Archbishop in Myra, then
was made a patron Saint
of the Russian Orthodox
Church. Legend has it
that he was generous and
kind to children and
practiced gift giving in
secrecy at night. This
charming, gentle tune
blends well with
Pachelbel's Canon in D,
and performers are urged
not to take a beginning
tempo too fast that would
rush the coming eighth
notes.
This
arrangement for saxophone
quartet (SATBar), rather
than favoring a soprano
solo with accompaniment,
strives to include all
the players in the music
making, particularly by
distributing melodic
material. In addition,
all dynamics and
articulations should be
taken as suggestions
only, as performers are
encouraged to make their
own interpretations.
In Nomine Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
Score and Parts Concert Band (Score & Parts) - Grade 4 SKU: HL.4008005 (+)
Score and Parts Concert
Band (Score & Parts) -
Grade 4
SKU:
HL.4008005
For
Concert Band, Grade 4
11:20 Score and
Parts. Composed by
Otto M. Schwarz. Concert.
Softcover. Duration 680
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP1022202. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.4008005).
How often has
something been justified
by, declared to be, or
blessed as “in the
name of†some cause
or other? How can it be
that opposing armies and
the use of weapons are
ever “in the name
ofâ€...? This is a
common thread in the
history of different
faiths. Good was created
but evil was committed
and all “in the
name of...†This
thread is also found in
the history of the
Premonstratensian Abbey
at Wadgassen. The abbey
was built in the 12th
century on unfertile,
desolate moorland, which
later evolved into the
most powerful religious
community in the
Saarland. The history of
the abbey records quite
astounding achievements
under the motto desertum
florebit quasi lilium
(“the desert will
bloom like a
lilyâ€); but also
the harsh treatment of
delinquents. The order
had its own school, in
which children were
taught the seven liberal
arts (which included
music as well as
geography and astronomy),
but the poor were left to
starve outside the abbey
walls and were only
allowed to eat from the
members' on feast days.
The medieval witch trials
demanded their pound of
flesh, and one group that
fell victim were ecstatic
dancers who moved wildly
to music--which was
interpreted as the
devil's work. The result:
a show trial that
sentenced the dancers to
death by fire. All in the
name of... The year is
1789: Abbot Bordier is in
the tenth year of his
command. He does not yet
know that he is to be the
last abbot of an almost
700-year-tradition. Not
far from the abbey is the
French border, which has
long been making itself
felt with the sound of
gunfire, and the brothers
continue to keep a
nervous eye on it. The
first portents of the
French Revolution loom,
but no one wants to
believe it--that is,
until the French pound
the door down, storm the
abbey and come right into
the brothers' chambers.
In a blind fury, all the
pipes of the abbey organ
are torn out, icons
beheaded with swords and
brothers beaten death
while numerous buildings
are set on fire. The
abbey church is in
flames. A frantic and
desperate escape begins.
Abbot Bordier and a
handful of brothers make
their getaway via the
River Saar, adjacent to
the abbey, to the
neighbouring village of
Bous. They survive, but
their life--the
Premonstratensian
abbey--is destroyed.
While they flee towards
Prague and the sanctuary
of the Strahov Monastery,
the abbey at Wadgassen is
razed to the ground and
becomes a stone quarry.
The desert blooms once
more, however. A few
short decades later, a
glasswork arises from the
foundations of the abbey.
As peace returns to the
region, it brings jobs
and a new vision for its
people.
Organ SKU: HL.14024513 Composed by Percy E. Fletcher. Music Sales America...(+)
Organ
SKU:
HL.14024513
Composed
by Percy E. Fletcher.
Music Sales America.
Post-1900. Book
[Softcover]. 12 pages.
Music Sales #NOV590043.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14024513).
UPC:
884088488635.
9.0x12.0x0.049
inches.
The
Fountain Reverie features
soft, rippling arpeggios
with a contrasting middle
section. As with the
Festival Toccata,
published at the same
time, the brilliance of
Fountain Reverie
disguises the fact that
one does not need to be a
virtuoso to play it well
and effectively, and it
plays well on many
different Organs.Percy
Fletcher was an English
composer, conductor and
Orchestrator of
prodigious output who
made his career in the
lively world of the
London music theatre of
the years of the late
19th and early 20th
century. He was music
director at many
theatres, including His
Majesty's Theatre for the
last seventeen years of
his life. He was the
Orchestrator and
conductorfor the big
budget spectacular
theatre piece Chu Chin
Chow which ran for five
years, a record that
remained unbroken for
forty years. In addition
to his myriad works of
light music, Fletcher
also wrote a serious
church cantata, The
Passion of Christ, as
well as the delightful
children's work, The
Walrus and the
Carpenter.
Chamber Music solo viola SKU: CF.BF143 22 Holiday Arrangements for Any...(+)
Chamber Music solo viola
SKU: CF.BF143
22 Holiday
Arrangements for Any
Combination of String
Instruments. Composed
by Basque Carol, Bernard
de la Monnoye, Catalonian
Carol, English Carol,
Felix Bartholdy
Mendelssohn, Franz Xaver
Gruber, French carol,
James Pierpont, John
Henry Hopkins, John Wade,
Lewis Redner, Mykola
Leontovich, Richard
Storrs Willis, and Welsh
Carol. Arranged by Todd
Parrish. Collection -
Score. 48 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #BF143.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.BF143).
ISBN
9781491160152. UPC:
680160918751.
The
22 holiday classics
contained in this
collection have been
carefully arranged for
any combination of string
trio. The melodies, both
sacred and secular, cover
many centuries and
originate in Western
Europe and the United
States. Each work was
selected for its quality,
musical interest, and
appropriateness in a
chamber setting. All
pieces in this collection
have stood the test of
time and are worthy of
both study and
performance. Including
such favorites as Carol
of the Bells, Silent
Night, and God Rest You
Merry, Gentlemen, these
trios may be performed in
a variety of venues from
church services to
holiday gatherings. This
Compatible String
Ensembles collection of
Christmas Trios will set
the mood in any
environment.
Choral (SATB choir a cappella) SKU: HL.125004 This edition: Saddle stitch...(+)
Choral (SATB choir a
cappella)
SKU:
HL.125004
This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Pavane Choral. A
Cappella, Concert,
Sacred. Score and part.
Composed 1968. 1467. 4
pages. Duration 17'.
Pavane Publishing #P1467.
Published by Pavane
Publishing (HL.125004).
UPC: 884088986414.
6.75x10.5
inches.
High school
choral director, Jonathan
Adams, has composed a
number of beautiful a
cappella pieces. This
setting of Ecclesiastes
3:11 contains those yummy
suspensions and cadences
that choirs yearn for. A
great church anthem, this
piece also fits the
concert hall for high
school, college and
community groups.
SATB choir, soprano voice solo - Early intermediate SKU: GI.G-10627 Compo...(+)
SATB choir, soprano voice
solo - Early intermediate
SKU: GI.G-10627
Composed by Virgie
Carrington DeWitty.
African American Church
Music Series. Sacred.
Octavo. 12 pages. GIA
Publications #10627.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10627).
Nostradamus Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Hal Leonard
Concert Band; Concert Band Set (Score) - Level 2.5 SKU: HL.4007991 For...(+)
Concert Band; Concert
Band Set (Score) - Level
2.5
SKU:
HL.4007991
For
Concert Band, Grade 2.5
Score. Composed by
Otto M. Schwarz. Concert.
Softcover. 60 pages.
Duration 750 seconds. Hal
Leonard #SDP0802101.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.4007991).
Nostradamus was
one of humankind's
greatest prophets. Many
of his coded prophecies
proved true. He lived at
the time of the
inquisition, and his
predictions and medical
therapies as a physician
made him face
consequences from the
church. After he had been
forced to flee several
times and had lost his
family to the plague, he
devoted himself to
clairvoyance. He wrote
down many events in
history in coded
predictions. Although
there is probably more
than one possible way of
interpretation, in our
world, Nostradamus is
still considered to be a
unique personality.
Whether he is degraded to
a charlatan or turned
into a myth, he surely
has moved humankind with
his prophecies.
Concert
Band, Grade 2.5
Score. Composed by
Otto Schwarz. Symphonic
Dimensions. Concert.
Softcover. Hal Leonard
#SDP0802101. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.4008293).
UPC:
196288145141.
Nostr
adamus was one of
humankind's greatest
prophets. Many of his
coded prophecies proved
true. He lived at the
time of the inquisition,
and his predictions and
medical therapies as a
physician made him face
consequences from the
church. After he had been
forced to flee several
times and had lost his
family to the plague, he
devoted himself to
clairvoyance. He wrote
down many events
inhistory in coded
predictions. Although
there is probably more
than one possible way of
interpretation, in our
world, Nostradamus is
still considered to be a
unique personality.
Whether he is degraded to
a charlatan or turned
into a myth, he surely
has moved humankind with
his prophecies. Otto M.
Schwarz, soundtrack
composer since 2001,
wrote a cinematographic
work about this man, who
is probably the
best-known prophet of the
last 1000 years.
Choir SKU: WD.080689462238 Composed by J. Daniel Smith. Arranged by J. Da...(+)
Choir
SKU:
WD.080689462238
Composed by J. Daniel
Smith. Arranged by J.
Daniel Smith. Choral.
Sacred Anthem. Octavo.
Word Music #080689462238.
Published by Word Music
(WD.080689462238).
UPC:
080689462238.
John
16:33 recounts
Jesus’ words to
us: “...In this
world you will have
trouble. But take heart!
I have overcome the
world.†In this
promising arrangement by
J. Daniel Smith, we are
reminded that when our
battles against the enemy
weaken our courage and
wear on our spirits, we
can take heart in our
invincible Savior. What a
great and mighty power we
have on our side!
Celebratory, confident
and worshipful, this
anthem of encouragement
is sure to be favored by
your church for years to
come.
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.AMP-145-140 From Cantata No 20...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.AMP-145-140
From Cantata No 208
'The Hunt Cantata'.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Arranged
by Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Midway Series.
Sacred. Score Only.
Composed 2005. 16 pages.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
145-140. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-145-140).
9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
There are just
over twenty secular
cantatas in Bach's
prolific output, which
include The Coffee
Cantata (No 211), The
Wedding Cantata (No 202),
Phoebus and Pan (No 201)
and the Hunt Cantata (No
208) which contains the
famous aria Sheep May
Safely Graze. Written for
four vocal soloists it
was originally scored for
a relatively large
orchestra (including
flutes (recorders), oboes
and horns) and mixed
choir. Although secular
in character, the words
describe how well a
faithful shepherd keeps
watch over his flock and
hence has obvious
allusions to the
teachings of the
Christian church. Bring a
bit of the Baroque era to
your concert with this
first class arrangement
by Philip
Sparke.
Bach
schreef zijn Jachtcantate
(BWV 208) - met daarin de
aria Schafe können
sicher weiden
(Sheep May Safely
Graze) - in 1713, ter
gelegenheid van de
verjaardag van hertog
Christian van
Sachsen-Weißenfels.
Later volgdenbewerkingen
voor vergelijkbare
verjaardagsfeesten en
naamdagen. De cantate is
geschreven voor vier
solisten (Diana, Pales,
Endymion en Pan), een
relatief groot orkest
(met (blok)fluiten,
hobo’s en hoorns)
en koor. Sheep
MaySafely Graze wordt
gezongen door Pales, de
godin van kudden en
weiden, begeleid door een
paar blokfluiten of
dwarsfluiten. Deze
bewerking van Philip
Sparke betekent een
verrijking voor elk
repertoire.
Bachs
produktives Schaffen
brachte nur etwa zwanzig
weltliche Kantaten
hervor, darunter auch die
Jagd-Kantate (BWV
208),welche die
berühmte Arie
Schafe können
sicher weiden
enthält. Geschrieben
für vier Solisten, ist
die Kantate für ein
relativ großes
Orchester instrumentiert,
das neben Flöten,
Oboen und Hörnern auch
einen gemischten Chor
vorsieht. Bringen Sie mit
dieser gelungenen
Bearbeitung etwas barocke
Atmosphäre in Ihr
Konzert!
L’immenso
lavoro di Johann
Sebastian Bach contiene
una ventina di cantate
profane tra le quali la
Cantata della
Caccia (BWV 208)
dalla quale è estratta
Sheep May Safely
Graze (Schafe
können sicher weiden).
Accompagnata da due
flauti dolci, Pales, Dea
dei greggi e dei pastori,
intona l’aria
Sheep May Safely
Graze. Pur se di
carattere profano, il
testo utilizza
l’immagine del
pastore come
l’immagine della
grazia riportata ad una
parola fondamentale di
Gesù.
Sheep May Safely Graze Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Anglo Music
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.AMP-145-010 From Cantata No 20...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.AMP-145-010
From Cantata No 208
'The Hunt Cantata'.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Arranged
by Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Midway Series.
Sacred. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2005.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
145-010. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-145-010).
9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
There are just
over twenty secular
cantatas in Bach's
prolific output, which
include The Coffee
Cantata (No 211), The
Wedding Cantata (No 202),
Phoebus and Pan (No 201)
and the Hunt Cantata (No
208) which contains the
famous aria Sheep May
Safely Graze. Written for
four vocal soloists it
was originally scored for
a relatively large
orchestra (including
flutes (recorders), oboes
and horns) and mixed
choir. Although secular
in character, the words
describe how well a
faithful shepherd keeps
watch over his flock and
hence has obvious
allusions to the
teachings of the
Christian church. Bring a
bit of the Baroque era to
your concert with this
first class arrangement
by Philip
Sparke.
Bach
schreef zijn Jachtcantate
(BWV 208) - met daarin de
aria Schafe können
sicher weiden
(Sheep May Safely
Graze) - in 1713, ter
gelegenheid van de
verjaardag van hertog
Christian van
Sachsen-Weißenfels.
Later volgdenbewerkingen
voor vergelijkbare
verjaardagsfeesten en
naamdagen. De cantate is
geschreven voor vier
solisten (Diana, Pales,
Endymion en Pan), een
relatief groot orkest
(met (blok)fluiten,
hobo’s en hoorns)
en koor. Sheep
MaySafely Graze wordt
gezongen door Pales, de
godin van kudden en
weiden, begeleid door een
paar blokfluiten of
dwarsfluiten. Deze
bewerking van Philip
Sparke betekent een
verrijking voor elk
repertoire.
Bachs
produktives Schaffen
brachte nur etwa zwanzig
weltliche Kantaten
hervor, darunter auch die
Jagd-Kantate (BWV 208),
welche die berühmte
Arie Schafe können
sicher weiden
enthält. Geschrieben
für vier Solisten, ist
die Kantate für ein
relativ großes
Orchester instrumentiert,
das neben Flöten,
Oboen und Hörnern auch
einen gemischten Chor
vorsieht. Bringen Sie mit
dieser gelungenen
Bearbeitung etwas barocke
Atmosphäre in Ihr
Konzert!
L’immenso
lavoro di Johann
Sebastian Bach contiene
una ventina di cantate
profane tra le quali la
Cantata della
Caccia (BWV 208)
dalla quale è estratta
Sheep May Safely
Graze (Schafe
können sicher weiden).
Accompagnata da due
flauti dolci, Pales, Dea
dei greggi e dei pastori,
intona l’aria
Sheep May Safely
Graze. Pur se di
carattere profano, il
testo utilizza
l’immagine del
pastore come
l’immagine della
grazia riportata ad una
parola fondamentale di
Gesù.
In Nomine Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
Concert Band (Score) - Grade 4 SKU: HL.4008004 For Concert Band, Grade...(+)
Concert Band (Score) -
Grade 4
SKU:
HL.4008004
For
Concert Band, Grade 4
11:20 Score. Composed
by Otto M. Schwarz.
Concert. Softcover. 60
pages. Duration 680
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP1022201. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.4008004).
How often has
something been justified
by, declared to be, or
blessed as “in the
name of†some cause
or other? How can it be
that opposing armies and
the use of weapons are
ever “in the name
ofâ€...? This is a
common thread in the
history of different
faiths. Good was created
but evil was committed
and all “in the
name of...†This
thread is also found in
the history of the
Premonstratensian Abbey
at Wadgassen. The abbey
was built in the 12th
century on unfertile,
desolate moorland, which
later evolved into the
most powerful religious
community in the
Saarland. The history of
the abbey records quite
astounding achievements
under the motto desertum
florebit quasi lilium
(“the desert will
bloom like a
lilyâ€); but also
the harsh treatment of
delinquents. The order
had its own school, in
which children were
taught the seven liberal
arts (which included
music as well as
geography and astronomy),
but the poor were left to
starve outside the abbey
walls and were only
allowed to eat from the
members' on feast days.
The medieval witch trials
demanded their pound of
flesh, and one group that
fell victim were ecstatic
dancers who moved wildly
to music--which was
interpreted as the
devil's work. The result:
a show trial that
sentenced the dancers to
death by fire. All in the
name of... The year is
1789: Abbot Bordier is in
the tenth year of his
command. He does not yet
know that he is to be the
last abbot of an almost
700-year-tradition. Not
far from the abbey is the
French border, which has
long been making itself
felt with the sound of
gunfire, and the brothers
continue to keep a
nervous eye on it. The
first portents of the
French Revolution loom,
but no one wants to
believe it--that is,
until the French pound
the door down, storm the
abbey and come right into
the brothers' chambers.
In a blind fury, all the
pipes of the abbey organ
are torn out, icons
beheaded with swords and
brothers beaten death
while numerous buildings
are set on fire. The
abbey church is in
flames. A frantic and
desperate escape begins.
Abbot Bordier and a
handful of brothers make
their getaway via the
River Saar, adjacent to
the abbey, to the
neighbouring village of
Bous. They survive, but
their life--the
Premonstratensian
abbey--is destroyed.
While they flee towards
Prague and the sanctuary
of the Strahov Monastery,
the abbey at Wadgassen is
razed to the ground and
becomes a stone quarry.
The desert blooms once
more, however. A few
short decades later, a
glasswork arises from the
foundations of the abbey.
As peace returns to the
region, it brings jobs
and a new vision for its
people.
Chamber Music Double Bass SKU: CF.BF145 22 Holiday Arrangements for An...(+)
Chamber Music Double Bass
SKU: CF.BF145
22 Holiday
Arrangements for Any
Combination of String
Instruments. Composed
by Basque Carol, Bernard
de la Monnoye, Catalonian
Carol, English Carol,
Felix Bartholdy
Mendelssohn, Franz Xaver
Gruber, French carol,
James Pierpont, John
Henry Hopkins, John Wade,
Lewis Redner, Mykola
Leontovich, Richard
Storrs Willis, and Welsh
Carol. Arranged by Todd
Parrish. Collection -
Score. 48 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #BF145.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.BF145).
ISBN
9781491160176. UPC:
680160918775.
The
22 holiday classics
contained in this
collection have been
carefully arranged for
any combination of string
trio. The melodies, both
sacred and secular, cover
many centuries and
originate in Western
Europe and the United
States. Each work was
selected for its quality,
musical interest, and
appropriateness in a
chamber setting. All
pieces in this collection
have stood the test of
time and are worthy of
both study and
performance. Including
such favorites as Carol
of the Bells, Silent
Night, and God Rest You
Merry, Gentlemen, these
trios may be performed in
a variety of venues from
church services to
holiday gatherings. This
Compatible String
Ensembles collection of
Christmas Trios will set
the mood in any
environment.
Violin solo SKU: GH.GE-11358 For Solo Violin. Composed by Benjamin...(+)
Violin solo
SKU:
GH.GE-11358
For
Solo Violin. Composed
by Benjamin Staern.
Duration 9 minutes.
Gehrmans Musikforlag #GE
11358. Published by
Gehrmans Musikforlag
(GH.GE-11358).
ISBN
979-0-070-11358-8. A4
inches.
Work
comment by the
composer: The lonely
one was composed during
May and June of the year
2000. It was written for
Annika Gustafsson, to
whom it is also
dedicated. It was
world-premiered on
December 1 the same year
in Caroli Church in
Malmo. After that I had
composed The Threat of
War that was a dramatic
and massive work for
orchestra, I wanted to
focus on melodic as well
as harmonic and
rhyhtmical processes
combined with a inner
dramatic content. In this
case the solo violin
works as a narrator where
the piece itself is like
a monologue without
words. In the score
there are imprinted
expressions like
racontare (tellingly),
piacevole (pleasingly)
och
sospirare(sighing).
The lonely one is divided
in three sections. 1.
Doloroso (Painful) - the
violin plays almost
imperceptly sighing
glissandi that forms the
basic material of the
work. Its character is
constantly searching. It
leads up to the section
Risoluto (Resolute) that
has a very determined and
edgy expression. 2.
Misterioso (Mysteriously)
- the materials from the
previous section are now
further developed. It
builds up and breaks down
during the course of the
journey. Eventually it
reaches a climax on a
high d. 3. Calmando e
espressivo (Calmingly and
expressive) - From the
high d it is stepping
down to a recapture on
material from the first
part slightly changed and
moody character. It dies
out slowly with the
lonely notes.