Composed
by Lowell Liebermann.
Full score. Duration 15
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #116-41139S.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11641139S).
UPC:
680160682119.
Barca
rolles for a Sinking City
was inspired by the city
of Venice, a place that
has long held the
fascination of artists,
writers and composers,
and which I have been
lucky enough to visit on
several occasions. Sadly
it seems that future
generations may not be so
lucky: in addition to the
city's slow sinking and
recently discovered
tilting, studies predict
that if global warming
and the resultant rise of
ocean levels is unabated,
the entire city (as well
as many other coastal
cities around the globe)
will be under water by
2100. I. Funeral
Gondola The late, cryptic
piano works of Franz
Liszt made a profound
impression on me as a
young composer, among
them two works he
entitled La Lugubre
Gondola (usually
translated as The Funeral
Gondola ) which were said
to be a premonition of
Wagner's death in Venice,
his coffin transported
through the canals in a
black gondola. These late
pieces of Liszt acquired
even greater significance
to me after I spent two
summers in Bayreuth under
the patronage of
Friedelind Wagner, the
granddaughter of Wagner
and great-granddaughter
of Liszt. This movement
is a meditation on
Wagner, Liszt, Venice and
its own evanescence. II.
Barcarolle/Quodlibet The
Quodlibet (Latin for what
pleases) is a musical
form dating back to the
15th century where many
disparate melodies are
juxtaposed. Popular in
the Renaissance, sacred
and secular melodies were
combined, often to
comical effect due to the
resultant incongruity of
the words. The form was
considered the ultimate
test of a composer's
mastery of counterpoint.
The most famous Quodlibet
is without doubt the
final Variation of Bach's
Goldberg Variations. As a
form the Quodlibet is
less common in more
recent music, although
examples can be found in
the works of Kurt Weill
and David Del Tredici.
My own
Barcarolle/Quodlibet was
inspired by the (perhaps
apocryphal) story of the
funeral where musicians
were asked to play a Bach
Choral, but due to
miscommunication played
instead the Bacarolle
from The Tales of
Hoffmann. Here, the Bach
Choral Allen Menschen
mussen sterben (All Men
Must Die) is heard in the
strings pizzicato, with a
tempo indication In slow
motion. The alto line of
the Bach suggests a
phrase from Beethoven's
Ninth Symphony (Alle
Menchen werden Bruder)
heard in the muted
trombone. Before long,
the famous tune from
Offenbach's opera is
heard, followed by
quotations from iconic
Barcarolles by Chopin,
Mendelssohn and Faure, as
well as two Venetian
popular songs and more
Beethoven. III.
Barcarola/Ostinato/Carill
on An ostinato is a
repeated musical figure,
and carillon is Italian
for music box. This
movement references the
obsolete genre of salon
pieces that imitated
music boxes: such works
by composers like Liadov
and Gretchaninov used to
be a mainstay of
pianists' encore
repertoire. This movement
is however much darker in
conception than those
pleasant trifles.
Utilizing the full
battery of percussion,
the carefully notated
temporal slowing of the
ostinato becomes
overwhelmed by a poignant
chorale melody before
this box is snapped shut.
IV. Barcarolle
Oubliee (Forgotten
Barcarolle) Marked
limpido (still) the final
movement begins with the
sound of rain produced by
a percussion instrument
called (appropriately) a
rain stick. Halting
phrases in the harp
coalesce into the
accompaniment for a
plangent melody heard in
the clarinet. The central
Adagio of this movement
leads to a shattering
climax, before the
opening phrases return
and dissipate into
nothingness.
Composed
by Lowell Liebermann.
Large Score. Duration 15
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #116-41139L.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11641139L).
UPC:
680160682126.
Barca
rolles for a Sinking City
was inspired by the city
of Venice, a place that
has long held the
fascination of artists,
writers and composers,
and which I have been
lucky enough to visit on
several occasions. Sadly
it seems that future
generations may not be so
lucky: in addition to the
city's slow sinking and
recently discovered
tilting, studies predict
that if global warming
and the resultant rise of
ocean levels is unabated,
the entire city (as well
as many other coastal
cities around the globe)
will be under water by
2100. I. Funeral
Gondola The late, cryptic
piano works of Franz
Liszt made a profound
impression on me as a
young composer, among
them two works he
entitled La Lugubre
Gondola (usually
translated as The Funeral
Gondola ) which were said
to be a premonition of
Wagner's death in Venice,
his coffin transported
through the canals in a
black gondola. These late
pieces of Liszt acquired
even greater significance
to me after I spent two
summers in Bayreuth under
the patronage of
Friedelind Wagner, the
granddaughter of Wagner
and great-granddaughter
of Liszt. This movement
is a meditation on
Wagner, Liszt, Venice and
its own evanescence. II.
Barcarolle/Quodlibet The
Quodlibet (Latin for what
pleases) is a musical
form dating back to the
15th century where many
disparate melodies are
juxtaposed. Popular in
the Renaissance, sacred
and secular melodies were
combined, often to
comical effect due to the
resultant incongruity of
the words. The form was
considered the ultimate
test of a composer's
mastery of counterpoint.
The most famous Quodlibet
is without doubt the
final Variation of Bach's
Goldberg Variations. As a
form the Quodlibet is
less common in more
recent music, although
examples can be found in
the works of Kurt Weill
and David Del Tredici.
My own
Barcarolle/Quodlibet was
inspired by the (perhaps
apocryphal) story of the
funeral where musicians
were asked to play a Bach
Choral, but due to
miscommunication played
instead the Bacarolle
from The Tales of
Hoffmann. Here, the Bach
Choral Allen Menschen
mussen sterben (All Men
Must Die) is heard in the
strings pizzicato, with a
tempo indication In slow
motion. The alto line of
the Bach suggests a
phrase from Beethoven's
Ninth Symphony (Alle
Menchen werden Bruder)
heard in the muted
trombone. Before long,
the famous tune from
Offenbach's opera is
heard, followed by
quotations from iconic
Barcarolles by Chopin,
Mendelssohn and Faure, as
well as two Venetian
popular songs and more
Beethoven. III.
Barcarola/Ostinato/Carill
on An ostinato is a
repeated musical figure,
and carillon is Italian
for music box. This
movement references the
obsolete genre of salon
pieces that imitated
music boxes: such works
by composers like Liadov
and Gretchaninov used to
be a mainstay of
pianists' encore
repertoire. This movement
is however much darker in
conception than those
pleasant trifles.
Utilizing the full
battery of percussion,
the carefully notated
temporal slowing of the
ostinato becomes
overwhelmed by a poignant
chorale melody before
this box is snapped shut.
IV. Barcarolle
Oubliee (Forgotten
Barcarolle) Marked
limpido (still) the final
movement begins with the
sound of rain produced by
a percussion instrument
called (appropriately) a
rain stick. Halting
phrases in the harp
coalesce into the
accompaniment for a
plangent melody heard in
the clarinet. The central
Adagio of this movement
leads to a shattering
climax, before the
opening phrases return
and dissipate into
nothingness.
Barcarolle Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1125240-010 From Les Con...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1125240-010
From Les Contes
d'Hoffmann. Composed
by Jacques Offenbach.
Arranged by Wil van der
Beek. Great Classics.
Classical. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2012. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1125240-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1125240-010).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The famous
Barcarolle from
Offenbach’s The
Tales of Hoffmann
opens the fourth act of
the opera, which takes
place in Venice. For this
reason Offenbach chose a
barcarolle - a Venetian
gondolier song with its
characteristic swaying
rhythm. Wil van der
Beek’s arrangement
gives this romantic song
an alternative, lighter
beginning, making it
suitable for almost any
wind orchestra.
Die
berühmte
Barcarolle aus der
Oper Hoffmanns
Erzählungen von
Jacques Offenbach
eröffnet den vierten
Akt der Oper, der in
Venedig spielt. Daher
wählte Offenbach eine
Barcarole - ein
venezianisches Gondellied
mit seinem
charakteristischen
wiegenden Rhythmus. Mit
einem alternativen,
leichteren Beginn macht
Wil van der Beeks
Bearbeitung das
romantische Lied fast
jedem Blasorchester
zugänglich.
La famosa
Barcarolle
dall’opera I
racconti di Hoffmann
di Jacques Offenbach,
apre il quarto atto
dell’opera che si
gira a Venezia, con una
barcarola, canzone dei
gondolieri veneziani dai
ritmi molto ondeggianti.
Optando per un inizio
più accessibile,
l’arrangiamento di
Wil van der Beek di
questa romantica canzone
è adatto alla grande
maggioranza delle
bande.
Barcarolle Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1125240-140 From Les Con...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1125240-140
From Les Contes
d'Hoffmann. Composed
by Jacques Offenbach.
Arranged by Wil van der
Beek. Great Classics.
Classical. Score Only.
Composed 2012. 12 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1125240-140.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1125240-140).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The famous
Barcarolle from
Offenbach’s The
Tales of Hoffmann
opens the fourth act of
the opera, which takes
place in Venice. For this
reason Offenbach chose a
barcarolle - a Venetian
gondolier song with its
characteristic swaying
rhythm. Wil van der
Beek’s arrangement
gives this romantic song
an alternative, lighter
beginning, making it
suitable for almost any
wind orchestra.
Die berühmte
Barcarolle aus der
Oper Hoffmanns
Erzählungen von
Jacques Offenbach
eröffnet den vierten
Akt der Oper, der in
Venedig spielt. Daher
wählte Offenbach eine
Barcarole - ein
venezianisches Gondellied
mit seinem
charakteristischen
wiegenden Rhythmus. Mit
einem alternativen,
leichteren Beginn macht
Wil van der Beeks
Bearbeitung das
romantische Lied fast
jedem Blasorchester
zugänglich.
La famosa
Barcarolle
dall’opera I
racconti di Hoffmann
di Jacques Offenbach,
apre il quarto atto
dell’opera che si
gira a Venezia, con una
barcarola, canzone dei
gondolieri veneziani dai
ritmi molto ondeggianti.
Optando per un inizio
più accessibile,
l’arrangiamento di
Wil van der Beek di
questa romantica canzone
è adatto alla grande
maggioranza delle
bande.
55 Selections from Symphonies, Ballets, Operas & Piano Literature for Piano Solo...(+)
55 Selections from
Symphonies, Ballets,
Operas & Piano Literature
for Piano Solo. Arranged
by Blake Neely, Richard
Walters. World's Greatest
Classical Music. Size
9x12 inches. 240 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard.
Cello and Piano SKU: IM.3921 Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Edited...(+)
Cello and Piano
SKU:
IM.3921
Composed by
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Edited by Daniel
Morganstern. Arranged by
Elaine Fine. Score and
Part. International Music
Co. #3921. Published by
International Music Co.
(IM.3921).
This
movement, originally
titled June: Barcarolle
from the piano collection
The Seasons, was inspired
by a sad, melancholy poem
by Alksey Koltsov.
Piano seul [Partition] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Famous and Fun: Classic Themes, Book 1 offers a wonderful introduction to the ti...(+)
Famous and Fun: Classic
Themes, Book 1 offers a
wonderful introduction to
the timeless masterpieces
of the great composers.
Featuring arrangements of
themes from symphonic,
operatic and keyboard
literature, these works
have been carefully
selected to appeal to
beginners at the early
elementary level.
Optional duet parts for
teacher or parent.
(26 Pieces from Famous and Fun: Pop, Classics, Favorites, Rock, Duets). Arranged...(+)
(26 Pieces from Famous
and Fun: Pop, Classics,
Favorites, Rock, Duets).
Arranged by Carol Matz.
For Piano. Book; Piano
Collection; Piano
Supplemental. Famous and
Fun. Early Elementary. 56
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
Composed by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880). Arranged by Richard Meyer. Orchestra....(+)
Composed by Jacques
Offenbach (1819-1880).
Arranged by Richard
Meyer. Orchestra.
Masterworks; Part(s);
Score; String Orchestra.
Highland� String
Explorer. Form:
Transcription. Masterwork
Arrangement; Romantic.
Grade 1. 140 pages.
Published by
Highland/Etling
Piano SKU: BT.MUSPB40351 No. 35. Composed by Jacques Offenbach. Cl...(+)
Piano
SKU:
BT.MUSPB40351
No.
35. Composed by
Jacques Offenbach.
Classical. Book Only. 8
pages. Promenade
Publications #MUSPB40351.
Published by Promenade
Publications
(BT.MUSPB40351).
English.
No.35
From the Promenade Series
of Piano Music Arranged
for 1 Piano-4 Hands.
Piano - intermediate SKU: BT.WA-4050-401 Composed by Jacques Offenbach. A...(+)
Piano - intermediate
SKU:
BT.WA-4050-401
Composed by Jacques
Offenbach. Arranged by
Alex Fraser. The Walsh
Collection. Educational
Tool. Book Only. 4 pages.
The Walsh Collection #WA
4050-401. Published by
The Walsh Collection
(BT.WA-4050-401).
English.
This
lilting melody from
Offenbach's opera The
Tales of Hoffman has
recently gained
popularity by being
featured in the hit film
Lorenzo's Oil. A lively
addition to the light
repertoire for soo
piano.
By Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), arranged by Francisco J. Nunez. Octavo for 2-p...(+)
By Jacques Offenbach
(1819-1880), arranged by
Francisco J. Nunez.
Octavo for 2-part chorus
and piano accompaniment.
Choral. 10 pages.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes.
O Belle Nuit Orchestre d'harmonie, Chorale-Voix [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Baton Music
(Barcarole from the Opera Les contes d'Hoffman). By Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880...(+)
(Barcarole from the Opera
Les contes d'Hoffman). By
Jacques Offenbach
(1819-1880). Arranged by
Jos van de Braak. For
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano
and Concert Band. Grade
3. Full score and set of
parts. Duration 4:00.
Published by Baton Music
Composed by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849). Edited by Wendelin Bitzan. This edit...(+)
Composed by Frederic
Chopin
(1810-1849). Edited by
Wendelin Bitzan. This
edition: urtext edition.
Stapled. Barenreiter
Urtext.
Performance score. Opus
60.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA11831. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
Piano seul [Partition] - Intermédiaire/avancé Hal Leonard
For piano. Format: piano solo book. With introductory text. Classical period and...(+)
For piano. Format: piano
solo book. With
introductory text.
Classical period and
romantic period. Series:
The World's Great
Classical Music. 240
pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Hal Leonard.
Easy Violin Pieces. (World's Favorite Series #91). By Various. For Violin. World...(+)
Easy Violin Pieces.
(World's Favorite Series
#91). By Various. For
Violin. World's Favorite
(Ashley). Classical.
Softcover. 128 pages.
Ashley Mark Publishing
Company #AS10091.
Published by Ashley Mark
Publishing Company
Contents: Barcarolle, Op.
37a, No. 6; Nocturne, Op.
19, No. 4; Valse
Sentimentale, Op. 51, No.
6; Pas d'action from
Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66,
Act II, No. 15a; Scene
from Swan Lake, Op. 20,
Act II, No. 13. Arranged
for two cellos
Edited by Amy Appleby. Collection and examples CD for easy solo piano. Over 200 ...(+)
Edited by Amy Appleby.
Collection and examples
CD for easy solo piano.
Over 200 great
masterpieces from the
baroque, classical,
romantic and modern eras.
Series: Piano Treasury
Series. 399 pages.
Published by Music Sales.
By Music Sales. For Piano Solo. Popular, Classical. Sheet Music. 96 pages. Publi...(+)
By Music Sales. For Piano
Solo. Popular, Classical.
Sheet Music. 96 pages.
Published by Chester
Music. (CH64053)
ISBN 9780825633935. Sit
down at the Piano and
chill out with some of
the world's most soothing
melodies. This new
collection of cool
classical pieces lets you
play the cream of the
clasical repertoire.
Includes Barcarolle which
featured in the film
Lorenzo's Oil and is from
The Tales Of Hoffmann and
also The Ashokan Farewell
which featured in the TV
series The Civil War.
By Gabriel Faure. Edited by Howat. For flute, piano. Fantasy,Op.79(Urtext);Mor c...(+)
By Gabriel Faure. Edited
by Howat. For flute,
piano.
Fantasy,Op.79(Urtext);Mor
ceau de
lecture(Sarabande)(Urtext
);Interlude(f Peleas et
Melisande,Op.80);Pavane,O
p.50;Sicilien de
danse(from
Caligula,Op.52);Morceau
de
lecture(Barcarolle);Berce
use,Op.16;Ber
Dolly,Op.56);V. Published
by C.F. Peters.