Chamber Music Piano, Trumpet SKU: PR.114419020 Composed by Adolphus Hails...(+)
Chamber Music Piano,
Trumpet
SKU:
PR.114419020
Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
28+12 pages. Duration 11
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41902.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114419020).
UPC:
680160669738. 9 x 12
inches.
With a nod
to Bach, Hailstork crafts
a contrapuntal dialogue
between trumpet and
keyboard, with repeated
elements throughout to
keep things grounded.
Versions available for
both piano and organ
accompaniment.
Chamber Music Piano SKU: PR.410413340 Composed by Adolphus Hailstork. Per...(+)
Chamber Music Piano
SKU: PR.410413340
Composed by Adolphus
Hailstork. Performance
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2000.
44 pages. Duration 13
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #410-41334.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.410413340).
UPC:
680160087433.
Hails
tork's third sonata for
piano is a dynamic yet
approachable work, full
of contrasting passages
and escalating forces.
For advanced pianists.
Duration: 13'.
Arranged by Adolphus
Hailstork. 8 pages.
Duration 3:30. Theodore
Presser Company
#312-41920. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312419200).
ISBN
9781491136232. UPC:
680160688517. Isaac
Watts.
In this
setting of the familiar
Isaac Watts text with a
Kentucky Carol melody,
Hailstork features a
vocal soloist throughout
the lullaby. A magical
atmosphere is created as
the soloist is
accompanied by textless a
cappella mixed chorus,
providing a uniquely
tender texture.
Chamber Music Solo Organ SKU: PR.113400470 Composed by Adolphus Hailstork...(+)
Chamber Music Solo Organ
SKU: PR.113400470
Composed by Adolphus
Hailstork. Sws. Theodore
Presser Company
#113-40047. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.113400470).
ISBN
9781491136416. UPC:
680160689095. Key: Eb
major.
A CHRISTMAS
VIGIL is the second of
two Hailstork organ works
composed as variations on
the British hymn tune
Dundee. The present work
begins with a
carillon-like ostinato on
the hymn’s opening
phrase, which returns
joyously toward the end
of the composition. While
the hymn itself is not
specific to Nativity, the
composer gave this work a
Christmas title due to
its bell-like cheer. A
CHRISTMAS VIGIL is based
on a larger
single-movement piece
written for the First
Presbyterian Church of
Virginia Beach, Virginia.
That earlier work, A
Dundee Fantasy, was
commissioned to celebrate
the 100th anniversary of
the church. That major
concert piece, based on
the hymn tune Dundee, was
premiered by Alan
Morrison.Several small
units left over from
drafts of A Dundee
Fantasee suggested
Christmas to me because
of the carillon-style
ostinato at the beginning
that returns grandly at
the end. The joyous
momentum throughout the
whole composition makes
this vigil suitable for a
Christmas Season
concert.
Chamber Music String Quartet SKU: PR.114415750 String Quartet No. 2(+)
Chamber Music String
Quartet
SKU:
PR.114415750
String Quartet No.
2. Composed by
Adolphus Hailstork.
Contemporary. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2012.
28+12+8+12+12 pages.
Duration 15 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41575. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114415750).
ISBN
9781491101483. UPC:
680160612499.
The
impressive Marian
Anderson String Quartet
has established a
Continuing the Legacy
commissioning project, to
honor the 75th
anniversary of their
namesake's performance at
the Lincoln Memorial, as
well as their own 25th
anniversary. Hailstork is
one of a handful of
American composers
invited to create a 21st
century string quartet
based upon songs of the
African Diaspora. His
choice of Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot has led to
an evocative, but moving
string quartet. Also
available for string
orchestra, on a rental
basis. For advanced
performers. Duration:
15'.
Chamber Music flute, piano SKU: PR.114424240 Free at Last!. Compos...(+)
Chamber Music flute,
piano
SKU:
PR.114424240
Free
at Last!. Composed by
Adolphus Hailstork. Set
of Score and Parts.
Duration 11 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-42424. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114424240).
ISBN
9781491137581. UPC:
680160691036.
THE
BONES OF MR. FORTUNE
(FREE AT LAST!) is an
11-minute concerto-like
work for solo flute
accompanied by symphonic
winds and percussion
– perfect to play
with band or with
orchestra, as well as
with the
composer’s own
piano reduction. The work
features lengthy
cadenzas, and
exhilarating dance-like
sections with the
ensemble. Hailstork
describes the historical
inspiration: Abused in
life and death, an
enslaved man (Mr.
Fortune) was owned by a
surgeon who preserved his
skeleton to study
anatomy. The bones
remained with the
doctor’s family
for generations, and were
given a proper burial
making national news in
2013, 215 years after Mr.
Fortune’s
death. Abused in life
and death, an enslaved
man known as Mr. Fortune
was honored with an
elaborate funeral more
than 200 years after he
died in Connecticut.Mr.
Fortune was owned by Dr.
Preserved Porter on a
farm in Waterbury,
Connecticut. When Fortune
died in 1798, Porter, a
bone surgeon, preserved
his skeleton by having
the bones boiled to study
anatomy at a time when
cadavers for medical
study were
disproportionately taken
from slaves, servants and
prisoners.One of
Porter’s
descendants gave the
skeleton in 1933 to
Mattatuck Museum in
Waterbury, where it was
displayed from the 1940s
until 1970. The
descendant referred to
the slave as
“Larry†and
his name was forgotten at
the time.A study by
forensic anthropologists
at the Quinnipiac
University School of
Medicine concluded that
Fortune was about 5 feet
5 inches tall and died at
around 55 years old. He
suffered a number of
painful ailments,
including a fracture in
his left hand, a severe
ankle sprain and lower
back pain. “He was
an individual who was in
considerable
distress,†a
forensic professor,
Richard Gonzalez said.I
was taken by the bizarre
story of Mr. Fortune and
decided to use it as the
stimulus for this
work.
Chamber Music violin, piano SKU: PR.114422600 Composed by Adolphus Hailst...(+)
Chamber Music violin,
piano
SKU:
PR.114422600
Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Set of Score and Parts.
12+8 pages. Duration
12:30. Theodore Presser
Company #114-42260.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114422600).
ISBN
9781491135099. UPC:
680160686315.
Both
deep and charming, LITTLE
SUITE IN F combines
Hailstork’s dry
wit with heart, and
modernism with nostalgic
beauty. The
suite’s four
movements include a
prelude of atypical
texture and colors, a
dance movement evoking
waltz or menuet, a solemn
solo movement for the
violin alone, and finally
a lullaby with a melody
inspired by
spirituals.
Chamber Music Organ, Trumpet SKU: PR.114419010 Composed by Adolphus Hails...(+)
Chamber Music Organ,
Trumpet
SKU:
PR.114419010
Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
28+12 pages. Duration 11
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41901.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114419010).
UPC:
680160669721. 9 x 12
inches.
With a nod
to Bach, Hailstork crafts
a contrapuntal dialogue
between trumpet and
keyboard, with repeated
elements throughout to
keep things grounded.
Versions available for
both piano and organ
accompaniment.
Choral SATB Choir SKU: PR.312419050 Composed by Adolphus Hailstork. Octav...(+)
Choral SATB Choir
SKU:
PR.312419050
Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Octavo. Duration 5:30.
Theodore Presser Company
#312-41905. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312419050).
ISBN
9781491137895. UPC:
680160692583. 6.875 x
10.5 inches. English.
Psalm
137.
Hailstork’s
setting of this familiar
text mixes unsettling
harmonies and unstable
rhythms, enriched with a
broad palette of choral
textures, to evoke a mood
of separation from
one’s homeland. A
beautiful and haunting
work for advanced
choirs.
Choral SATB choir SKU: PR.312419060 Composed by Adolphus Hailstork. Perfo...(+)
Choral SATB choir
SKU:
PR.312419060
Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Performance Score.
Duration 6 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#312-41906. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312419060).
ISBN
9781491137611. UPC:
680160691067. English.
Psalm
91.
Hailstork’s
setting of Psalm 91 is an
artistic expression
featuring passages for
Solo Soprano and Solo
Baritone in relief to the
many textures of the
choir. While beautiful
counterpoint permeates
much of the work, the
words “He is my refuge,
my refuge and fortress”
conspicuously recur in
rock-solid block chords,
representing the meaning
of the Psalm.
Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Contemporary. Large
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed June
13 2004. 126 pages.
Duration 25 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41476L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.41641476L).
Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
With Standard notation.
Duration 13 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41634. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416416340).
Orchestra Orchestra SKU: PR.416416280 A Choral Ballet For Dancers, Cha...(+)
Orchestra Orchestra
SKU: PR.416416280
A Choral Ballet For
Dancers, Chamber
Orchestra, And Children's
Chorus. Composed by
Adolphus Hailstork. This
edition: Choral Ballet
Version. Libretto by
Carol Thomas Downing,
based on the short story
by O. Henry. Secular
choral. Full score. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2009. 104 pages.
Duration 24 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41628. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416416280).
UPC:
680160643547. 9 x 12
inches. Libretto by Carol
Thomas Downing, based on
the short story by O.
Henry.
The Gift of
the Magi is a choral
ballet for dancers,
chamber orchestra, and
children's chorus. It is
based on the short story
of the same name by O.
Henry (1862 - 1910). It
is a story about a young
couple who are short of
money but desperately
want to buy each other
Christmas gifts.
Unbeknownst to Jim, Della
sells her most valuable
possession, her beautiful
hair, in order to buy a
platinum fob chain for
Jim's watch: while
unbeknownst to Della, Jim
sells his own most
valuable possession, his
watch, to buy jeweled
combs for Della's
hair.
Shout for Joy Chorale SATB SATB, Orgue [Vocal Score] Theodore Presser Co.
((the Bank Street Festival Anthem) - for S.A.T.B. Chorus and Organ). By Adolphus...(+)
((the Bank Street
Festival Anthem) - for
S.A.T.B. Chorus and
Organ). By Adolphus
Hailstork. SATB chorus.
For SATB, Organ. The work
was premiered in May 1990
with Dr. Carl G. Harris,
conductor of the choir,
at the organ. Choral.
Piano/Vocal Score.
Standard notation.
Composed 1990. 28 pages.
Duration 12:00
Concert band SKU: PR.11540248F Composed by Adolphus Hailstork. Arranged b...(+)
Concert band
SKU:
PR.11540248F
Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Arranged by Donald
Patterson. Sws. Full
score. 24 pages. Duration
3 minutes, 20 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#115-40248F. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11540248F).
ISBN
9781491134146. UPC:
680160684243. 9 x 12
inches.
Choral SATB choir, piano SKU: PR.312418250 For SATB Chorus, a cappella...(+)
Choral SATB choir, piano
SKU: PR.312418250
For SATB Chorus, a
cappella. Composed by
Adolphus Hailstork.
Choral. Score. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2002. Duration
3:45. Theodore Presser
Company #312-41825.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.312418250).