Performed by Carole King. For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/voca...(+)
Performed by Carole King.
For voice, piano and
guitar chords. Format:
piano/vocal/chords
songbook. With vocal
melody, piano
accompaniment, lyrics,
chord names and guitar
chord diagrams. Adult
contemporary and pop
rock. 256 pages. 9x12
inches. Published by Hal
Leonard.
Consensus Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant Carl Fischer
Orchestra String Orchestra - Grade 1 SKU: CF.BAS24 Composed by Larry Clar...(+)
Orchestra String
Orchestra - Grade 1
SKU: CF.BAS24
Composed by Larry Clark.
Carl Fischer Beginning
String Orchestra Series.
Classical. Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation. 8+8+5+5+5+2+8
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#BAS24. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.BAS24).
ISBN 9780825854736.
UPC: 798408054731. 8.5 X
11 inches. Key: D
major.
An excellent
tool for teaching
cooperation to beginning
string orchestra, this
piece features bold
contemporary harmonies
with simple rhythms and a
light and uplifting feel
that is sure to keep the
interest of your
students. All of the
melodic and harmonic
structures are based on
the first 6 notes from
the D Major scale giving
the beginning student a
manageable tonal and
technical framework. Sure
to be a hit at concerts
or festivals!
About Carl
Fischer Beginning String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of Grade 1
pieces is designed for
first year string groups.
The pieces in this series
are characterized by:
Limited parts
(often 2nd violin and
viola are the same part,
cello and bass are same
part)
Limited
keys and rhythms - only
simple 8th note
patterns
Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.49045602 Opera in 3 Acts on the Play b...(+)
Orchestra (Study Score)
SKU: HL.49045602
Opera in 3 Acts on the
Play by William
Shakespeare. Composed
by Ryan Wigglesworth.
This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Opera.
Softcover. Composed
2015-2016. 350 pages.
Duration 100'. Schott
Music #ED13991. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49045602).
ISBN
9790220137747. UPC:
841886032798.
8.25x11.75x0.816 inches.
English.
King
Leontes' jealous rage
results in the death of
his loyal wife Hermione
days after she has given
birth. Leontes orders for
the baby to be killed,
but many years later,
truth surfaces as a
crocus at the first sign
of thaw. Ryan
Wigglesworth's first
opera is a luminous,
persuasive retelling of
William Shakespeare's The
Winters Tale. His natural
sense for dramatic
narrative brings clarity
to this
tragedy-turned-romance,
its brooding opening act
unfolding gradually into
a light-hearted scherzo.
Written as the
culmination of
Wigglesworths tenure as
Artist in Residence with
English National Opera,
The Winter's Tale is not
to be missed.
Violin and piano SKU: BO.B.3632 Composed by Jordi Cervello. Published by ...(+)
Violin and piano
SKU:
BO.B.3632
Composed by
Jordi Cervello. Published
by Editorial de Musica
Boileau (BO.B.3632).
Duo-Sonata for
violin and piano was
written between September
and October of 2010. It
is made up of three
movements, each of which
has unique
characteristics. The
first, Allegro
appassionato, is
monothematic, although
the theme itself is
presented in several
ways. Following a
vigorous start featuring
violin cadenza, the
movement is developed
with a lively feel,
alternating lyrical
fragments with other
energetic ones. Its
conclusion is
resounding.
Meanwh
ile, the second movement,
Quasi un lamento, is
introspective and
fragile. A long melody is
sustained by a delicate
and transparent piano
accompaniment, evoking
once again the theme of
the first movement and
concluding with a Lento
of descending piano
harmonies while the
violin follows, in
octaves, with heartfelt
glissando.
The
third movement,
Scherzando-Allegro, is a
light-hearted game
between the piano and the
violin. The main theme is
repeated once again, this
time with a binary time
signature. The violin
uses ricochet (the
rebounding of notes in a
bow stroke), as well as
natural and artificial
harmonies in quick time.
The piano part unfolds
completely naturally,
excluding any gratuitous
artifice.
Trombone Section
Feature. Composed by
Jordan Sterk. Concert
Band; Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Developing Band Series.
Light Concert. Score.
Duration 1:41. Alfred
Music #00-49506S.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.49506S).
ISBN
9781470649739. UPC:
038081570518.
English.
Trombones
in Paradise by Jordan
Sterk will give your
trombone section an
opportunity to shine in
this bright and fun
feature piece. Using only
the first six notes of
the B-flat concert scale
and only natural
glissandos for the
trombones, this piece is
sure to come together
quickly and be enjoyed by
your young students. Your
entire band will love
learning one of their
first syncopated rhythms
based around the 3-2 son
clave, a staple rhythm of
Afro-Cuban and Latin
music. Less common young
band Latin percussion
instruments such as
maracas and claves
provide additional parts
for your percussionists
and add an authentic
flair to the music.
(1:41).
Odd Duck 4 Percussions [CD-ROM] - Facile Tapspace Publications
(For Percussion Quartet). By Brian Slawson. For Glockenspiel, xylophone, one sma...(+)
(For Percussion Quartet).
By Brian Slawson. For
Glockenspiel, xylophone,
one small marimba (4
octave), one 4.3 octave
marimba (low A), temple
blocks, triangle (4
players). This edition:
Percussion quartet.
Concert Percussion
Ensembles. NOTE: If
needed, both marimba
parts may be performed by
sharing one 4.3 octave
marimba (low A). Easy.
Folio parts on CD-Rom.
8 pages. Duration 2:00.
Published by Tapspace
Publications
Alto saxophone, piano SKU: FG.55011-432-6 Composed by Matthew Whittall. F...(+)
Alto saxophone, piano
SKU:
FG.55011-432-6
Composed by Matthew
Whittall. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-432-6. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-432-6).
ISBN
9790550114326.
Acco
rding to the composer,
the sonata for alto
saxophone and piano,
which he regards as his
first mature composition,
takes its title from the
astronomical term
referring to the
spacetime boundary in a
black hole beyond which
light can no longer
escape - a point of no
return. Event Horizons is
an intensely emotional
piece, stemming from
reflections on the
immensity of the universe
and one's own place in
it. The title was merely
a catalyst, an image that
sparked the creative
process. Whittall was
also greatly affected by
the spaciousness and
subtle intricacies of
Eastern music - the
gamelan music of Bali in
particularly.
Much of the resulting
music is reminiscent of
the ringing of bells or
gongs, which in so many
cultures has great
ceremonial and spiritual
importance. They can be
seen as a symbol of
connection between the
natural and meta-physical
worlds. At its core,
Event Horizons is an
intense rite of passage,
a quest for ultimate
understanding, and
perhaps reaches it, at
least in part.
By Ed Huckeby. Holiday. Young Concert Band. Command. Full score and set of parts...(+)
By Ed Huckeby. Holiday.
Young Concert Band.
Command. Full score and
set of parts. Composed
2003. Duration 0:02:23.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse. Level:
Grade 2.5.
String Quartet (2vl,va,vc) SKU: BR.EB-9260 Composed by Manuela Kerer. Cha...(+)
String Quartet
(2vl,va,vc)
SKU:
BR.EB-9260
Composed
by Manuela Kerer. Chamber
music; Folder. Edition
Breitkopf.
World
premiere: Stockholm
(Festival O/MODERNT),
June 19, 2017
Music
post-1945; New music
(post-2000). Set of
parts. Composed 2016/17.
32 pages. Duration 15' -
18'. Breitkopf and
Haertel #EB 9260.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-9260).
ISBN 9790004185605. 9
x 12 inches.
When
Hugo Ticciati asked me to
write a new piece for his
quartet, I was
immediately enthusiastic
about this project. I
love how Hugo and his
O/MODERNT String Quartet
unite old and new music
in a completely natural
way. So, I was absolutely
excited about Hugo`s idea
of having my piece based
on two of my idols, Bach
and Beethoven,
deconstructing the one
and constructing the
other. With all my
respect for these great
composers I gave to the
piece a very personal
inner part consisting of
my own music that
influenced and inspired
the other parts. For the
whole piece I felt very
close to Beethoven, who
said: To make a fugue is
not art, which [is
something] I have made
dozens of times in my
study. But the
imagination will assert
its rights and must come
today, in light of the
old traditional form, to
another truly poetic
element. De/Con is a
travel into different
centuries with different
sound-languages. For me,
it was like having a
wonderful constructive
discussion with Johann
Sebastian Bach and Ludwig
van Beethoven, each of us
trying to speak our own
language, approaching the
others step by step. The
piece could be defined as
a Love Letter to two of
the greatest composers
ever. De/Con could be
preceded by (parts of)
Johann Sebastian Bach's
Die Kunst der Fuge (The
Art of the Fugue) and
succeeded by Ludwig van
Beethoven's Grosse Fuge
(Great Fugue). Ideally,
then, all parts should be
played attacca. It could,
but it hasn't to be
played with these two
pieces. (Manuela
Kerer)
World
premiere: Stockholm
(Festival O/MODERNT),
June 19, 2017.
All Hands Hoay! Orchestre [Conducteur] - Facile Highland/Etling
Orchestra - Grade 2.5 SKU: AP.48086S A Pirate's Tale. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2.5
SKU: AP.48086S
A Pirate's Tale.
Composed by Anthony
Granata. MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra.
Highland/Etling String
Orchestra. Light Concert.
Score. 12 pages. Duration
1:40. Highland/Etling
#00-48086S. Published by
Highland/Etling
(AP.48086S).
UPC:
038081554389.
English.
Not to be
confused with the
nautical term Ahoy!, the
phrase All hands hoay!
actually means all hands
on deck for some serious
work! In other words,
string players, it's time
to get those fingers
moving with this simple,
rugged, and modal
seafaring melody. Written
in the often-inaccessible
key of F-sharp natural
minor, this fun musical
pirate's tale will have
your students' little
fingers stretching
nonstop. The melody is
evenly passed around,
with a middle section
featuring your violas and
a jaunty contrapuntal
ending. Younger
orchestras will have a
blast with this exciting
original, All Hands Hoay!
by Anthony Granata, as
they get right down to
work! (1:40) This title
available in MakeMusic
Cloud.
String Quartet (2vl,va,vc) SKU: BR.EB-9259 Composed by Manuela Kerer. Cha...(+)
String Quartet
(2vl,va,vc)
SKU:
BR.EB-9259
Composed
by Manuela Kerer. Chamber
music; stapled. Edition
Breitkopf.
World
premiere: Stockholm
(Festival O/MODERNT),
June 19, 2017
Music
post-1945; New music
(post-2000). Full score.
Composed 2016/17. 32
pages. Duration 15' -
18'. Breitkopf and
Haertel #EB 9259.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-9259).
ISBN 9790004185599. 9
x 12 inches.
When
Hugo Ticciati asked me to
write a new piece for his
quartet, I was
immediately enthusiastic
about this project. I
love how Hugo and his
O/MODERNT String Quartet
unite old and new music
in a completely natural
way. So, I was absolutely
excited about Hugo`s idea
of having my piece based
on two of my idols, Bach
and Beethoven,
deconstructing the one
and constructing the
other. With all my
respect for these great
composers I gave to the
piece a very personal
inner part consisting of
my own music that
influenced and inspired
the other parts. For the
whole piece I felt very
close to Beethoven, who
said: To make a fugue is
not art, which [is
something] I have made
dozens of times in my
study. But the
imagination will assert
its rights and must come
today, in light of the
old traditional form, to
another truly poetic
element. De/Con is a
travel into different
centuries with different
sound-languages. For me,
it was like having a
wonderful constructive
discussion with Johann
Sebastian Bach and Ludwig
van Beethoven, each of us
trying to speak our own
language, approaching the
others step by step. The
piece could be defined as
a Love Letter to two of
the greatest composers
ever. De/Con could be
preceded by (parts of)
Johann Sebastian Bach's
Die Kunst der Fuge (The
Art of the Fugue) and
succeeded by Ludwig van
Beethoven's Grosse Fuge
(Great Fugue). Ideally,
then, all parts should be
played attacca. It could,
but it hasn't to be
played with these two
pieces. (Manuela
Kerer)
World
premiere: Stockholm
(Festival O/MODERNT),
June 19, 2017.
Score Only.
Composed by Katie O'Hara
LaBrie. Series; String
Orchestra. FJH Developing
Strings. Light Concert;
Novelty. Score. The FJH
Music Company Inc
#98-ST6542S. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.ST6542S).
English.
Major
or minor? Natural or
harmonic? B? or B?? These
are the questions posed
in this jaunty 6/8 tune
that explores contrasting
D Major and D minor
modalities. In addition
to its musical value, use
this work to teach
advanced finger patterns
that will provide
students with a solid
understanding of the
fingerboard and
accidentals. A lively and
spirited work that is
sure to keep your
students and audience
engaged and
entertained.
Composed by Melody Bober. For Piano. Graded Standard Repertoire; Piano Suite; Pi...(+)
Composed by Melody Bober.
For Piano. Graded
Standard Repertoire;
Piano Suite; Piano
Supplemental; Sheet;
Solo. Recital Suite
Series. Form: Suite.
Recital. Late
Intermediate. 12 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Two Symphonic Interludes Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Gobelin Music Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.GOB-000915-010 Composed by Harrie...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5
SKU:
BT.GOB-000915-010
Composed by Harrie
Janssen. Set (Score &
Parts). Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000915-010. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000915-010).
Based on the
poems by German poet Carl
Hauptmann (late
Romanticism) and the
English poet William
Wordsworth (early
Romanticism).
Carl Hauptmann was in
poor health as a child,
but highly intelligent.
He studied philosophy,
psychology and biology.
In the latter he was
admitted to the degree of
doctor. His marriage
provided financial
independence, so that he
could focus on his
studies. Hauptmann
wrote various novels,
plays, poetry and
scientific works.
Night
Twilight floats above the
valley's night mists
are hanging, there's
a whispering brook.
Now the covering veil is
lifting quite: come
and look! See the
magicland before our
gaze: tall as dreams
the silver mountains
stand, crossed by
silent silver paths
shining from a secret
land. Noble, pure,
the dreaming country
sleeps. By the path
the shadow black and hogh
of a beach. a wisp of
a white smoke creeps to
the dark'ning sky.
Where the valley is the
darkest hued countless
little lights shine
silently. O my
soul! Drink of
solitude!
Carl
Hauptmann
Wordsworth 'introduced' a
new type of poetry, based
on the speech of the
common man. This was his
answer to the poetry of
the classicism which was
bound by rigid rules. His
definition of poetry was:
the spontaneous overflow
of powerful feelings from
emotions recollected in
tranquility.
My
heart leaps up when I
behold a rainbow in the
sky
My heart
leaps up when I behold A
rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life
began. So is it now I
am a man. So be it
when I shall grow
old, Or let me
die! The Child is
father of the Man.
And I could wish my days
to be Bound each to each
by natural
piety.
William
Wordsworth
In a
truly poetic manner
Harrie Janssen has
transformed the
contemplative thoughts of
the poets into two
compositions for Concert
Band.
Two
Symphonic Interludes is
gebaseerd op gedichten
van de Duitse dichter
Carl Hauptmann (laat
Romantiek) en de Engelse
dichter William
Wordsworth (vroeg
Romantiek).
Carl
Hauptmann had als kind
een zeer zwakke
gezondheidmaar was zeer
intelligent. Hij
studeerde Filosofie,
Psychologie en Biologie.
In het laatste vak
promoveerde hij. Het
huwelijk zorgde voor
financiele
onafhankelijkheid zodat
hij zich kon richten op
zijn verdere studie.
Hauptmannschreef enkele
romans, toneelstukken,
poëzie en
wetenschappelijke
werken.
NIGHT -
Carl Hauptmann
Twilight floats above the
valley's night mists
are hanging, there's
a whispering brook.
Now thecovering veil is
lifting quite: come
and look! See the
magic land before our
gaze: tall as dreams
the silver mountains
stand, crossed by
silent silver paths
shining from a secret
land. Noble, pure,
thedreaming country
sleeps. By the path
the shadow black and hogh
of a beech. a wisp of
a white smoke creeps to
the dark'ning sky.
Where the valley is the
darkest hued countless
little lights shine
silently. O
mysoul! Drink of
solitude!
Wordsworth
'introduceerde' een nieuw
soort poëzie, gebaseerd
op de taal van de gewone
man. Het was een reactie
op de aan strenge regels
gebonden poëzie van het
Classicisme. Zijn
definitievan poëzie
luidde: 'the spontaneous
overflow of powerful
feelings from emotions
recollected in
tranquility'.
My
heart leaps up when I
behold a rainbow in the
sky - William
Wordsworth
My
heart leaps up whenI
behold A rainbow in
the sky: So was it
when my life began.
So is it now I am a
man. So be it when I
shall grow old, Or
let me die! The Child
is father of the Man.
And I could wish my days
to be
Two Symphonic Interludes Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Gobelin Music Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.GOB-000915-140 Composed by Harrie...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5
SKU:
BT.GOB-000915-140
Composed by Harrie
Janssen. Score Only.
Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000915-140. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000915-140).
Based on the
poems by German poet Carl
Hauptmann (late
Romanticism) and the
English poet William
Wordsworth (early
Romanticism).
Carl Hauptmann was in
poor health as a child,
but highly intelligent.
He studied philosophy,
psychology and biology.
In the latter he was
admitted to the degree of
doctor. His marriage
provided financial
independence, so that he
could focus on his
studies. Hauptmann
wrote various novels,
plays, poetry and
scientific works.
Night
Twilight floats above the
valley's night mists
are hanging, there's
a whispering brook.
Now the covering veil is
lifting quite: come
and look! See the
magicland before our
gaze: tall as dreams
the silver mountains
stand, crossed by
silent silver paths
shining from a secret
land. Noble, pure,
the dreaming country
sleeps. By the path
the shadow black and hogh
of a beach. a wisp of
a white smoke creeps to
the dark'ning sky.
Where the valley is the
darkest hued countless
little lights shine
silently. O my
soul! Drink of
solitude!
Carl
Hauptmann
Wordsworth 'introduced' a
new type of poetry, based
on the speech of the
common man. This was his
answer to the poetry of
the classicism which was
bound by rigid rules. His
definition of poetry was:
the spontaneous overflow
of powerful feelings from
emotions recollected in
tranquility.
My
heart leaps up when I
behold a rainbow in the
sky
My heart
leaps up when I behold A
rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life
began. So is it now I
am a man. So be it
when I shall grow
old, Or let me
die! The Child is
father of the Man.
And I could wish my days
to be Bound each to each
by natural
piety.
William
Wordsworth
In a
truly poetic manner
Harrie Janssen has
transformed the
contemplative thoughts of
the poets into two
compositions for Concert
Band.
Two
Symphonic Interludes is
gebaseerd op gedichten
van de Duitse dichter
Carl Hauptmann (laat
Romantiek) en de Engelse
dichter William
Wordsworth (vroeg
Romantiek).
Carl
Hauptmann had als kind
een zeer zwakke
gezondheidmaar was zeer
intelligent. Hij
studeerde Filosofie,
Psychologie en Biologie.
In het laatste vak
promoveerde hij. Het
huwelijk zorgde voor
financiele
onafhankelijkheid zodat
hij zich kon richten op
zijn verdere studie.
Hauptmannschreef enkele
romans, toneelstukken,
poëzie en
wetenschappelijke
werken.
NIGHT -
Carl Hauptmann
Twilight floats above the
valley's night mists
are hanging, there's
a whispering brook.
Now thecovering veil is
lifting quite: come
and look! See the
magic land before our
gaze: tall as dreams
the silver mountains
stand, crossed by
silent silver paths
shining from a secret
land. Noble, pure,
thedreaming country
sleeps. By the path
the shadow black and hogh
of a beech. a wisp of
a white smoke creeps to
the dark'ning sky.
Where the valley is the
darkest hued countless
little lights shine
silently. O
mysoul! Drink of
solitude!
Wordsworth
'introduceerde' een nieuw
soort poëzie,
gebaseerd op de taal van
de gewone man. Het was
een reactie op de aan
strenge regels gebonden
poëzie van het
Classicisme. Zijn
definitievan poëzie
luidde: 'the spontaneous
overflow of powerful
feelings from emotions
recollected in
tranquility'.
My
heart leaps up when I
behold a rainbow in the
sky - William
Wordsworth
My
heart leaps up whenI
behold A rainbow in
the sky: So was it
when my life began.
So is it now I am a
man. So be it when I
shall grow old, Or
let me die! The Child
is father of the Man.
And I could wish my days
to be
Composed by John Miller. Squareback saddle stitch, Technique. Grossman Audio. ...(+)
Composed by John Miller.
Squareback saddle stitch,
Technique. Grossman
Audio.
Blues. Book and online
audio.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
#30887M. Published by Mel
Bay
Publications, Inc
O Nata Lux Satb Chorale SATB SATB A Cappella Faber Music Limited
A Cappella (SATB) SKU: HU.F057152415X Composed by Morten Lauridsen. Choral. Cho...(+)
A Cappella (SATB)
SKU: HU.F057152415X
Composed by Morten
Lauridsen. Choral. Choral
Signature Series. O nata
lux. Softcover Book. 8
pages. Faber Music
#F057152415X. Published
by Faber Music
SKU: HL.3710490 18-inches. Paiste Cymbals. General Merchandise. Ha...(+)
SKU: HL.3710490
18-inches. Paiste
Cymbals. General
Merchandise. Hal Leonard
#1932618. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.3710490).
UPC: 697643115033.
18.0x18.0x0.103
inches.
Series
Description: Paiste first
pioneered color coated
cymbals with COLORSOUND 5
in 1984 as a means for
artistic expression
during the time period
when popular music became
visual in music videos on
television. In the 1990s
VISIONS made an
appearance, and in recent
years certain Artist
Inspiration models
feature color coating
– Stewart
Copeland's Blue Bell
Ride, Aquiles Priester's
Giga Bell Ride and Danny
Carey's Dry Heavy Ride.
Throughout, the Color
Sound finish was
available for custom
orders, including cymbals
featured by international
top artists Joey
Jordison, Tico Torres and
Paul Bostaph. With Color
Sound 900 Paiste launches
the latest incarnation in
the color cymbal saga.
Color Sound 900 cymbals
are based on the range of
models in the
concurrently launched 900
Series. While they
feature essentially
corresponding sound and
function, the color
coating causes a slightly
drier sound, shortens the
sustain a bit, and
results in a more focused
attack. Significantly,
the same flexibility and
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Royal Coronation Dances Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Manhattan Beach Music
Concert band - Grade 3 SKU: MH.1-59913-054-8 Composed by Bob Margolis. Su...(+)
Concert band - Grade 3
SKU:
MH.1-59913-054-8
Composed by Bob Margolis.
Suitable for advanced
middle school, high
school, community and
college bands. Conductor
score and set of parts.
Duration 4:45. Published
by Manhattan Beach Music
(MH.1-59913-054-8).
ISBN
9781599130545.
Roya
l Coronation Dances is
the first sequel to the
Fanfare Ode & Festival,
both being settings of
dance music originally
arranged by Gervaise in
the mid 16th-century (the
next sequel is The
Renaissance Fair, which
uses music of Susato and
Praetorius). Fanfare Ode
& Festival has been
performed by many tens of
thousands of students,
both in high school and
junior high school. I
have heard that some of
them are amazed that the
music they are playing
was first played and
danced to over 400 years
ago. Some students tend
to think that music
started with Handel and
his Messiah to be
followed by Beethoven and
his Fifth Symphony, with
naught in between or
before of consequence.
Although Royal Coronation
Dances is derived from
the same source as
Fanfare Ode & Festival,
they are treated in
different ways. I
envisioned this new suite
programmatically -- hence
the descriptive movement
titles, which I imagined
to be various dances
actually used at some
long-ago coronation. The
first movement depicts
the guests, both noble
and common, flanked by
flag and banner bearers,
arriving at the palace to
view the majestic event.
They are festive, their
flags swirling the air,
their cloaks brightly
colored. In the second
movement, the queen in
stately measure moves to
take her place on the
throne as leader and
protector of the realm.
In the third movement,
the jesters of the court
entertain the guests with
wild games of sport.
Musically, there are
interesting sonorities to
recreate. Very special
attention should be given
to the tambourine/tenor
drum part in the first
movement. Their lively
rhythms give the movement
its power. Therefore they
should be played as
distinctly and
brilliantly as possible.
The xylophone and
glockenspiel add clarity,
but must not be allowed
to dominate. Observe
especially the differing
dynamics; the intent is
to allow much buzzing
bass to penetrate. The
small drum (starting at
meas. 29) should be
played expressively, with
attention to the notated
articulations, with the
brass light and detached,
especially in a lively
auditorium. It is of some
further interest that the
first dance is extremely
modal. The original is
clearly in G mixolydian
mode (scale:
G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G).
However, other editors
might put in F-sharps in
many places (changing the
piece almost to G major),
in the belief that such
ficta would have been
automatically put in by
the 16th-century
performers as they
played. I doubt it. I
have not only eschewed
these within the work,
but even at the cadences.
So this arrangement is
most distinctly modal
(listen to the F-naturals
in meas. 22 and 23, for
instance), with all the
part-writing as Gervaise
wrote it. In the second
movement, be careful that
things do not become too
glued together. In the
16th century this music
might have been played by
a consort of recorders,
instruments very light of
touch and sensitive to
articulation. Concert
band can easily sound
heavy, and although this
movement has been scored
for tutti band, it must
not sound it. It is
essential, therefore,
that you hear all the
instruments, with none
predominating. Only when
each timbre can be heard
separately and
simultaneously will the
best blend occur, and
consequently the greatest
transparency. So aim for
a transparent, spacious
tutti sound in this
movement. Especially have
the flutes, who do this
so well, articulate
rather sharply, so as to
produce a chiffing sound,
and do not allow the
quarter-notes to become
too tied together in the
entire band. The entrance
of the drums (first
tenor, then bass) are
events and as such should
be audible. Incidentally,
this movement begins in F
Major and ends in D
Minor: They really didn't
care so much about those
things then. The third
movement (one friend has
remarked that it is the
most Margolisian of the
bunch, but actually I am
just getting subtler, I
hope) again relies upon
the percussion (and the
scoring) to make its
points. Xylophone in this
movement is meant to be
distinctly audible.
Therefore, be especially
sure that the xylophone
player is secure in the
part, and also that the
tambourine and toms sound
good. This movement must
fly or it will sink, so
rev up the band and
conduct it in 1 for this
mixolydian jesting. I
suppose the wildly
unrelated keys (clarinets
and then brass at the
end) would be a good
16th-century joke, but to
us, our
put-up-the-chorus-a-half-
step ears readily accept
such shenanigans.
Ensemble instrumentation:
1 Full Score, 1 Piccolo,
4 Flute 1, 4 Flute 2 & 3,
2 Oboe 1 & 2, 2 Bassoon 1
& 2, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb
Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet
2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 2 Eb
Alto Clarinet, 1 Eb
Contra Alto Clarinet, 3
Bb Bass & Bb Contrabass
Clarinet, 2 Eb Alto
Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto
Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor
Saxophone, 2 Eb Baritone
Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet
1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb
Trumpet 3, 4 Horn in F 1
& 2, 2 Trombone 1, 4
Trombone 2 & 3, 3
Euphonium (B.C.), 2
Euphonium (T.C.), 4 Tuba,
1 String Bass, 1 Timpani
(optional), 2 Xylophone &
Glockenspiel, 5
Percussion.