(Piano/Vocal/Guitar). For Guitar; Keyboard; Piano; Voice. This edition: Piano/Vo...(+)
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar). For
Guitar; Keyboard; Piano;
Voice. This edition:
Piano/Vocal/Guitar. Book;
Personality Book;
Piano/Vocal/Chords.
Pop/Rock. 76 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
Choral SSA choir, piano SKU: CF.CM9773 Composed by Brady Weldon. Duration...(+)
Choral SSA choir, piano
SKU: CF.CM9773
Composed by Brady Weldon.
Duration 2 minutes, 49
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CM9773. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CM9773).
ISBN
9781491164440. UPC:
680160923342. Key: C#
minor. English. Christina
Rossetti.
In the
bleak midwinter, frosty
wind made moan, Â
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iron, water like a
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fallen, snow on snow,
snow on snow, Â
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    In the
bleak midwinter, long
ago.What can I give Him,
poor as I am? Â
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  If I were a
shepherd, I would bring a
lamb;Â Â Â Â
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   If I were a
Wise Man, I would do my
part;Â Â Â Â
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  Yet what I can
I give Him: give my
heart.The text from this
beloved poem of Christina
Rossetti
(1830–1894) was
originally published in
an 1872 issue of
Scribner’s
Monthly, under the title
A Christmas Carol. In the
first of its five
stanzas, the speaker
describes in great detail
a bitingly cold winter
scene, void of both
warmth and light. By the
final stanza, the
speaker's thoughts turn
inward, asking what gift
they may offer the infant
Jesus, meek though they
believe themselves to
be.The poem was later set
by English composer
Gustav Holst
(1874–1934) as a
contribution to the
English Hymnal in 1906
and remains the most
popular setting
today.London-born
Rossetti came to be
regarded not only as one
of the greatest female
poets of her time, but as
an outspoken advocate on
several societal issues,
including slavery and
cruelty towards
animals.In this setting,
word painting is of the
utmost importance.
Careful attention to word
stress throughout the
course of the piece will
make the performance all
the more captivating.
Descriptive lines such as
“frosty wind made
moan†should be
conveyed with swelling
crescendos, like frigid
gusts of frozen air.While
this piece features an
original tune, the
beloved Holst melody is
also featured briefly,
beginning in m. 28. Take
care to bring this
out.There are plenty of
other allusions to wintry
scenes scattered
throughout the choral
parts as well as the
accompaniment. I
encourage you to put your
sleuthing
“hats†on and
find them all. It will
make the learning
experience much more
memorable and fun.
Harmonices Mundi.
Composed by Robert
Livingston Aldridge.
Piano/Keyboard. Edition
Peters. Living Composer.
Score and Part(s). 100
pages. Edition Peters
#98-EP68582. Published by
Edition Peters
(PE.EP68582).
ISBN
9790300759791. 297 x
420mm
inches.
This
composition was
commissioned anonymously
and by the Brevard Music
Center in honor of Evan
Armstrong North
(1982-2011)
"T
he task of writing a
piece of music for
someone who has left the
world all too soon is not
an easy one. Does one
write celebratory music,
in honor of his
well-lived life? Or does
one musically depict the
loss of such a beloved
young man? I tried to do
something of both. The
first movement begins
with the musical
depiction of the loss, a
descending scale of
despair. As it is a
concerto, much of the
piece is a dialogue
between the soloist and
the orchestra. For the
most part, the piano is
the voice of love and
hope while the orchestra
is the voice of despair
and loss. How does one
move forward to live
after such a loss? What
ensues in the process of
the first movement
represents a gradual
triumph over
despair." - Robert
Livingston
Aldridge
Clarinet & orchestra SKU: HH.HH452-SSC Composed by Stephen Pratt. Clarine...(+)
Clarinet & orchestra
SKU: HH.HH452-SSC
Composed by Stephen
Pratt. Clarinet &
Orchestra. Study score.
Edition HH Music
Publishers #HH452-SSC.
Published by Edition HH
Music Publishers
(HH.HH452-SSC).
ISBN
9790708146599.
Thre
e Imaginary Folksongs was
requested by the Concerts
Society of Liverpool
Metropolitan Cathedral
for their concert season
celebrating the 50th
anniversary of the
opening of the Cathedral.
The composer was asked
specifically for a work
which would highlight the
much-admired talents of
the principal clarinet,
Jacqueline Thomas. The
title is unambiguous.
Taking three different
approaches, each of which
has a modal starting
point, the three
‘folksongs’
from imaginary places,
were developed in styles
which reflect the work of
earlier folksong-inspired
composers. The first
performance took place at
Liverpool Metropolitan
Cathedral at a concert
that not only celebrated
the Cathedral’s
50th birthday, but also
Stephen’s
70th.