SATB choir, piano accompaniment - Early intermediate

SKU: GI.WJMS1204

Composed by Padworski, Kevin T. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series. Classical. Octavo. 16 pages. Walton Music #WJMS1204. Published by Walton Music (GI.WJMS1204).

UPC: 785147046462. English. Text by Rainer Maria Rilke.

Falling Stars reflects on the transient nature of existence and the importance of living in the present moment. Accessible vocal writing supported by an energetic and purposeful piano accompaniment make this a dynamic work especially for high school singers.

Violin 2 (solo: pno - 2.2.2.2 - 4.2.0.0 - timp - str)

SKU: BR.OB-3210-16

Urtext based on the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna. Composed by Johannes Brahms. Orchestra; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). EB 6043 is printed in score form; two copies are needed for performance. Have a look into study score PB 3654. Solo concerto; Romantic. Part. 8 pages. Duration 43'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 3210-16. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-3210-16).

ISBN 9790004300701. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Johannes Brahms' first Piano Concerto was the fruit of a complex, protracted, and extremely trying creative process. Its origin goes back to a sonata in D minor for two pianos conceived in spring 1854. The impulse for the creation of the main subject was however a shocking event: According to Joseqph Joachim, the theme originated after hearing about Schumanns suicide attempt. A few months earlier, Schumann had revealed Brahms to the musical world in his essay New Paths. In this article, Brahms is extolled as the musician who is called to give expression to the feeling of his times in an ideal fashion. The unusually rapid genesis of the D-minor sonata and its prevailingly dark, monumental mood can be interpreted as an impassioned compositional response to Schumann's suicide attempt. However, the year-long struggle to arrive at the final form of the work should perhaps also be seen in the context of the resounding praise of Schumann's prophetic article. Brahms undoubtly felt a growing inner pressure to live up to the expectations aroused therein.Together with Clara Schumann, Brahms played the three so far existing movements of the sonata, but he was very self-critical. He felt that he had not been able to realize the monumentality he had envisioned, and which Clara Schumann felt, by merely doubling the piano sound. He soon decided to transform the sonata into a symphony (his first orchestral project). However, this idea did not seem to fit his vision either. Only in spring 1855 did he strike upon the definitive solution: a piano concerto. With Brahms as soloist, this concerto premiered in 1859, though he initially had little success. He wrote to Joachim about one of the first performances that the concerto was a brilliant and unmistakable - failure. This hardly surprised Brahms, for he was undoubtedly aware of the newness of the work, which surpassed the expectations of the audience. The work's complex structure and symphonic dimensions, the solo part's rejection of showy, elegant brilliance, and the uniquely Brahmsian orchestral density it maintains throughout; all of these qualities inevitably exasperated audiences at first - until they raised this work to the ranks of the most celebrated concertos of all time.

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4

SKU: BT.GOB-000917-140

Composed by Carl Wittrock. Score Only. 22 pages. Gobelin Music Publications #GOB 000917-140. Published by Gobelin Music Publications (BT.GOB-000917-140).

Trimbeka can be translated as “three streams,” and refers to the streams that once flowed around a market town in Holland called Georredijk. Opening with the sinister sounds of the moorland on the edge of the town, we then hear the hustle and bustle of the market itself. A slower middle section is an ode to the beautiful surrounding scenery.

Trimbeka. Dat is de historische naam van de Noord-Nederlandse plaats Gorredijk. In het gebied rondom Gorredijk stroomden vroeger drie beken, Trimbeets of wel Trimbeka. Wittrock verwoordt muzikaal de levendigheid van het dorp,de onheilspellendheid van het nabijgelegen moeras en de vrolijkheid van de jaarlijkse markt. Hij schreef dit fascinerende werk ter gelegenheid van het jubileum van muziekvereniging De Vlecke in Gorredijk.

Der Titel Trimbeka erinnert an den alten Namen des heutigen Dorfes Gorredijk in Holland, das dieses Werk in Auftrag gab. Trimbeka bedeutet so viel wie drei Bäche“, die einst rund um den Ort flossen. Außerdem lag der Ort an einer wichtigen Wegkreuzung und war damit Marktort. Nach unheilvollen Klängen, die von der Moorlandschaft am Rande des Dorfes zeugen, ist die Geschäftigkeit des Marktes zu hören. Der langsame Mittelteil ist eine Ode an die schöne Landschaft.

Tri mbeka est une composition qui doit son existence la date anniversaire de l’Orchestre d’Harmonie de Vlecke (Gorredijk - Pays-Bas). Autrefois, Gorredijk était une ville florissante, un grand village vivifiant, situé au carrefour d’importantes routes de liaisons. Des sons inquiétants font allusions aux dangers des tourbières et des marécageux qui parcourent la région, tandis que résonne des rires et cris de joies : la foire annuelle ouvre ses portes. Le mouvement central lent est une ode la beauté du paysage entourant le village.

Trimbe ka è l’antico nome della cittadina di Gorredijk (Olanda), che ha commissionato il brano. Trimbeka significa “tre ruscelli”, che scorrevano nelle vicinanze della localit . La posizione di Gorredijk erano molto strategica e punto d’incontro dei commerci. La musica è all’inizio vivace, nel segno delle attivit degli abitanti cittadini. La parte centrale, caratterizzata da musica più lenta, è un’ode allo splendido paesaggio di questa parte dell’Olanda.

Guitarist's Guide to the Traditional Styles of Cultures Around the World. Guitar Educational. Softcover. Size 9x12 inches. 72 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Fanfare Band - Grade 4

SKU: BT.DHP-0940575-020

Composed by Jan Van der Roost. Inspiration Series. Concert Piece. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 1994. De Haske Publications #DHP 0940575-020. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-0940575-020).

Jan Van der Roost originally composed each and every note of ‘Slavia’ (as in case in ‘Puszta’, ‘Rikudim’ and ‘A Highland Rhapsody’). Consequently, ‘Slavia’ does not contain any arrangement of existing tunes, but is an original composition ‘in the style of…’. The introduction has an ABA structure and exposes a broad melodic line. Following a short cadenza, there is a second movement in a fast and fiery tempo. The tempi increase, gradually culminating in an exciting final climax, making this ‘Slavonic Rhapsody’ a spell-binding experience to the very last note.

Harp, Flute, Clarinet, String Quartet

SKU: HL.14023298

Composed by Per Norgard. Music Sales America. Score. Music Sales #KP01431. Published by Music Sales (HL.14023298).

ISBN 9788759871591. English.

Per Norgard 's Gennem Torne / Through Thorns (2003) Harp Concerto No. 2 - Passage for Harp Solo with Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet. Premiered by Tine Rehling (Harp) and the Esbjerg Ensemble, conducted by Kaisa Roose at the Concert Hall of the Western Jutland Academy of Music, Esbjerg, 28th January 2004. Programme Note THROUGH THORNS has a duration of about 20 minutes, in one continuous movement, thus the subtitle passage. The work is scored for harp solo, flute, clarinet and string quartet. The title is borrowed from the lines from an old Virgin Mary Hymn: Mary wanders through thorns, a hymn which ends with the following line: then roses grew forth amongst thethorns. I only came across the poem after finishing the composition, the passage of which is a journey of sometimes dramatic events, concluding with a rose-blooming, as does the hymn.  For THROUGH THORNS to borrow its title from a Virgin Mary Hymn has to do with the musical material and current of the piece, which brings motives from an earlier choral piece of mine, FLOS UT ROSA (Latin for a flower like a rose), and the rose in question is of course the one which grew forth when the Virgin Mary gave birth to the Infant Jesus in a hitherto unheard-of fashion, a NOVA GENITURA (new birth), which is the title of another work of mine that also derives its material from my original rose-melody from 1975.  THROUGH THORNS is dedicated to Tine Rehling, and together with her I have tried to expand the sonorities of the harp, by exploring existing techniques and their more remote regions, in order to gain access to new territory and new soundscaoes, as realised by the constantly experimentally-minded and virtuoso player.  Per Norgard, 2004.   .

SSATB chorus, piano - Grade 3

SKU: CA.928200

Composed by Henri Duparc. Arranged by Denis Rouger. Carus digital: Notenausgabe als PDF. Full Score. Composed 1880. Duration 5 minutes. Carus Verlag #928200. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.928200).

ISBN 9790007300869. Key: C minor / c major. French. Text: Baudelaire, Charles.

Sounds, colors and scents can conjure up places of longing. During the Romantic period, the desire to travel and see other places was seen as an expression of some inner state of mind. In L'invitation au voyage, the boundaries between what is real and imaginary seem to dissolve in the lyrical perception of a journey to the inner self: There we find nothing but order and beauty, splendor, peace, and delight”. This is unattainable perfection as a place of longing, where we are freed from all earthly cares. A never-ending sixteenth-note figure in the piano accompaniment flickers like a shimmering veil over these words, which in their poetry seem to remove us far from our earthly existence. “The world falls asleep in a warm light!

This art song was originally composed not for chamber choir, but for solo voice and piano. Denis Rouger has carefully adapted it to suit the requirements and expressive possibilities offered by a larger ensemble, without losing any of the qualities of the original. Each part in the choir has a melodic line drawn from the harmonic and rhythmic framework. In the process, the variety and refinement of the choral language combines with an enormous flexibility in form and expression, as French melodies or German art songs demand from a soloist and pianist.

The songs have been recorded by the figure humaine chamber choir on the CD ... wo die Zitronen blühn (Carus 83.514).

By Edmund Shay. For Organ. Christian: Worship. 3-hole punched heavy stock paper. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers. (10-611) Level: Moderately Easy .

Soprano and Chamber Orchestra

SKU: BT.EMBZ12021

Composed by Gyorgy Kurtag. Score Only. Composed 1982. 144 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ12021. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (BT.EMBZ12021).

English-German-French.

It was the Paris premiere in 1981 of Messages of the Late R. V. Troussova that brought the world's attention to the music of György Kurtág (born 1926). The spectrum of these feminine poems in Russian with their cruel sincerity ranges from nostalgia to rebellion, from melancholy to despair, and these extremes are fully conveyed by Kurtág's music. The score published in 1982 is now issued in a revised edition, with a fresh engraving. Péter Eötvös said about the essence of Kurtág's musical notation: ''Kurtág's scores are special because the performing instructions regarding tempo, tone-color, note-hierarchy and dynamics appear in them as if they were precise comments on aninterpretation existing in his imagination. Kurtág's idiosyncratic notation is unusually brave even today, or rather it indicates that he has found the most appropriate method of notation for his own musical style which, in a certain sense, forces performers to accommodate to his music and to that end widen their repertoire of expression. The powerful effect of Kurtág's art unfolds of its own accord when his works are played with sensitivity and openness to their special demands, and a musician who senses this becomes a dedicated performer of this music.''.

SATB choir, 2 trombones [2 violas], organ

SKU: CA.2770500

Composed by Leopold Hofmann. Edited by Guido Erdmann. This edition: paperback. Music from Vienna. Sacred vocal music, Mourning, death. Full score. Composed nach 1790. 12 pages. Duration 4 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.705/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2770500).

ISBN 9790007166588. Language: Latin.

Man that is born of woman hath but a short time to live is one of the central biblical texts dealing with the transitoriness of human existence. Leopold Hofmann, Kapellmeister at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna from 1772 to 1793, where W. A. Mozart was his church music assistant, also set this strongly expressive text. Hofmann's setting, in C minor, offers an austere harmony, characterized by suspensions in a homophonic, through-composed four-part vocal setting (soloists or SATB choir), reinforced only by two trombones and organ continuo. Four concise instrumental transitional passages between the individual verses relieve the pathos laden Viennese church style of this composition. With its tragic air, in some passages it closely resembles Mozart's Requiem K. 626. For this first edition, the two trombone parts are available both in the original clef and in alto clef. The figured bass has been realized so that the piece can also be performed without trombones, with only organ accompaniment. For a performance this piece could easily be combined with the Salve Regina by Pietro Cassati (Carus 27.703) from the Vienna series.

Orchestra

SKU: PR.41641576L

For Really Big Orchestra. Composed by PDQ Bach. Edited by Peter Schickele. Large Score. With Standard notation. Duration 11 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #416-41576L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.41641576L).

UPC: 680160636549. 11 x 17 inches.

The 1712 Overture stands out in P.D.Q. Bach's oeuvre for two reasons, among others: it is by far the most programmatic instrumental piece among those by the minimeister of Wein-am-Rhein so far unearthed, and 2) its discovery has led to a revelation about the composer's father, Johann Sebastian Bach, that has exploded like a bombshell on the usually serene musicological landscape. The overture is based on an anecdote told to P.D.Q. Bach by a cousin, Peter Ulrich. Since P.U. Bach lived in Dudeldorf, only a few miles down the road from Wein-am-Rhein, he was P.D.Q.'s closest relative, and he was, in fact, one of the few members of the family who was on speaking terms with P.D.Q. The story, related to P.D.Q. (fortunately for us posterity types) in a letter, may be summarized thus: The town of Dudeldorf was founded by two brothers, Rudi and Dieter Dudel, early in the 18th century. Rudi remained mayor of the newborn burg for the rest of his long life, but Dieter had a dream of starting a musicians' colony, an entire city devoted to music, which dream, he finally decided, could be realized only in the New World. In 1712, he and several other bagpipers sailed to Boston, never to return to Germany. (Henceforth, Rudi became known as der deutscher Dudel and Dieter as the Yankee Dudel). Unfortunately, the head of the Boston Musicians' Guild had gotten wind of Dudel's plans, and Wilhelm Wiesel (pron. VEE-zle), known none too affectionately around town as Wiesel the Weasel, was not about to share what few gigs there were in colonial America with more foreigners and outside agitators. He and his cronies were on hand to meet Dudel's boat when it pulled into Boston Harbor; they intended to prevent the newcomers' disembarkation, but Dudel and his companions managed to escape to the other side of the bay in a dinghy, landing with just enough time to rent a carriage and horses before hearing the sound of The Weasel and his men, who had had to come around the long way. The Germans headed West, with the Bostonians in furious pursuit. soon the city had been left far behind, and by midnight so had the pursuers; Dieter Dudel decided that it was safe for him and his men to stop and sleep until daybreak. When they awoke, they found that they were in a beautiful landscape of low, forested mountains and pleasant fields, warmed by the brilliant morning sun and serenaded by an entrancing variety of birds. Here, Dudel thought, her is where I will build my colony. The immigrants continued down the road at a leisurely pace until they came upon a little church, all by itself in the countryside, from which there suddenly emanated the sounds of a pipe organ. At this point, the temptation to quote from P.U. Bach's letter to P.D.Q. cannot be resisted: They went inside and, after listening to the glorious music for a while, introduced themselves to the organist. And who do you think it was? Are you ready for this -- it was your old man! Hey, no kidding -- you know, I'm sure, that your father was the guy to get when it came to testing new organs, and whoever had that one in Massachusetts built offered old Sebastian a tidy sum to go over there and check it out. The unexpected meeting with J.S. Bach and his sponsors was interrupted by the sound of horse hooves, as the dreaded Wiesel and his men thundered on to the scene. They had been riding all night, however, and they were no spring chickens to start with, and as soon as they reached the church they all dropped, exhausted, to the ground. The elated Germans rang the church bells and offered to buy everyone a beer at the nearest tavern. There they were taught, and joined in singing, what might be called the national anthem of the New World. The melody of this pre-revolutionary patriotic song is still remembered (P.D.Q. Bach quotes it, in the bass instruments, near the end of the overture), but is words are now all but forgotten: Freedom, of thee we sing, Freedom e'er is our goal; Death to the English King, Long live Rock and Ross. The striking paucity of biographical references to Johann Sebastian Bah during the year 1712 can now be explained: he was abroad for a significant part of that year, testing organs in the British Colonies. That this revelation has not been accepted as fact by the musicological establishment is no surprise, since it means that a lot of books would have to be rewritten. The members of that establishment haven't even accepted the existence of P.D.Q. Bach, one of whose major works the 1712 Overture certainly is. It is also a work that shows Tchaikowsky up as the shameless plagiarizer that some of us have always known he was. The discovery of this awesome opus was made possible by a Boston Pops Centennial Research Commission; the first modern performance took place at the opening concert of the 100th anniversary season of that orchestra, under the exciting but authentic direction of John Williams.

Grade 3 - Score Only. Composed by William Himes. Curnow Music Concert Band. 24 pages. Curnow Music #1795140. Published by Curnow Music

Fanfare Band - Grade 4

SKU: BT.GOB-000808-120

Composed by Carl Wittrock. Score Only. 16 pages. Gobelin Music Publications #GOB 000808-120. Published by Gobelin Music Publications (BT.GOB-000808-120).

As he did before in the often played and commonly appreciated ‘Lord Tullamore’, in which he poetically depicted the landscape and the cultural elements of a small Irish village, in his composition ‘The Road to the West’ Carl Wittrock has sketched pioneer existence in America in a cinematic manner.
In ‘The Road to the West’ the composer has tried to capture images of pioneer life during the period dating from 1850 to 1890, the days of the so-called Wild West.
In those days, the Wild West used to be the territory west of civilization, the domain of cowboys, trappers, and other fortune hunters.
In short, ample ingredients for a captivating story.

In the firstscene a lonely adventurer struggles against nature and the elements.
After an exciting adventure he passes through ‘the Plains’, where majestic views alternated by colossal mountain ranges display an almost unimaginable beauty.
After weeks of isolation civilization is reached again.
‘The Saloon’ is the perfect meeting place here news is exchanged and hilarious scenes regularly take place.

In navolging van het veel gespeelde en alom gewaardeerde ‘Lord Tullamore’, waarin Carl Wittrock op poëtische wijze landschap en culturele elementen van een Iers dorpje verklankt, wordt in ‘The Road to the West’ op filmische wijzehet pioniersbestaan in Amerika geschetst.
De componist betreedt in ‘The Road to the West’ het pionierspad in de periode tussen 1850 en 1890, de tijd van het Wilde Westen.
Het Wilde Westen was het gebied ten westen van de beschaving,het domein van cowboys, pelsjagers en andere gelukzoekers.
Genoeg ingrediënten voor een boeiend verhaal.

In de eerste scene gaat een avonturier, eenzaam en alleen, de strijd aan met de natuur en de elementen.
Na een spannend avontuur trekt hij door ‘the Plains’, waar de weidse vergezichten, afgewisseld door kolossale bergformaties een bijna niet onder woorden te brengen schoonheid tentoonspreiden.
Na weken van eenzaamheid komttenslotte de bewoonde wereld weer in beeld.
‘The Saloon’ is de ontmoetingsplek bij uitstek. Hier worden ervaringen uitgewisseld en spelen zich vaak hilarische taferelen af.

Brass Band - Grade 4

SKU: BT.GOB-000836-130

Composed by Carl Wittrock. Score Only. 20 pages. Gobelin Music Publications #GOB 000836-130. Published by Gobelin Music Publications (BT.GOB-000836-130).

As he did before in the often played and commonly appreciated ‘Lord Tullamore’, in which he poetically depicted the landscape and the cultural elements of a small Irish village, in his composition ‘The Road to the West’ Carl Wittrock has sketched pioneer existence in America in a cinematic manner.
In ‘The Road to the West’ the composer has tried to capture images of pioneer life during the period dating from 1850 to 1890, the days of the so-called Wild West.
In those days, the Wild West used to be the territory west of civilization, the domain of cowboys, trappers, and other fortune hunters.
In short, ample ingredients for a captivating story.

In the firstscene a lonely adventurer struggles against nature and the elements.
After an exciting adventure he passes through ‘the Plains’, where majestic views alternated by colossal mountain ranges display an almost unimaginable beauty.
After weeks of isolation civilization is reached again.
‘The Saloon’ is the perfect meeting place here news is exchanged and hilarious scenes regularly take place.

In navolging van het veel gespeelde en alom gewaardeerde ‘Lord Tullamore’, waarin Carl Wittrock op poëtische wijze landschap en culturele elementen van een Iers dorpje verklankt, wordt in ‘The Road to the West’ op filmische wijzehet pioniersbestaan in Amerika geschetst.
De componist betreedt in ‘The Road to the West’ het pionierspad in de periode tussen 1850 en 1890, de tijd van het Wilde Westen.
Het Wilde Westen was het gebied ten westen van de beschaving,het domein van cowboys, pelsjagers en andere gelukzoekers.
Genoeg ingrediënten voor een boeiend verhaal.

In de eerste scene gaat een avonturier, eenzaam en alleen, de strijd aan met de natuur en de elementen.
Na een spannend avontuur trekt hij door ‘the Plains’, waar de weidse vergezichten, afgewisseld door kolossale bergformaties een bijna niet onder woorden te brengen schoonheid tentoonspreiden.
Na weken van eenzaamheid komttenslotte de bewoonde wereld weer in beeld.
‘The Saloon’ is de ontmoetingsplek bij uitstek. Hier worden ervaringen uitgewisseld en spelen zich vaak hilarische taferelen af.

Violin 1 (solo: pno - 2.2.2.2 - 2.2.0.0 - timp - str)

SKU: BR.OB-5507-15

Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited by Christoph Hellmundt. This edition: violin 1 part. Orchestra; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). Piano reduction from the Complete EditionPrinted in score form; two copies are needed for performance. Solo concerto; Romantic. Part. 8 pages. Duration 25'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5507-15. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5507-15).

ISBN 9790004338285. 10 x 12.5 inches.

The music text is based on the volume of the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition, in which Christoph Hellmundt rightly pointed to the existence of a secondary version for piano and string orchestra as well as an arrangement for piano solo made by the composer. Nevertheless, Mendelssohn's op. 40 remains foremost a Concerto for piano and orchestra - a fact that is unequivocally underscored by the practical new edition.

SATB choir, keyboard accompaniment, violin - Beginning

SKU: GI.G-5568

Composed by Carol Browning. Eastertide, Lent 5 A. Celebration Series. Sacred. Octavo. With guitar chord names. 8 pages. GIA Publications #5568. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-5568).

Text by Martin J. Willett.

Carol Browning has set a thought-provoking text by Martin Willett with a simple accompaniment and effective violin obbligato. The words speak of the existence of pain and suffering in the world and its relation to Christ’s triumph over death. Straightforward choral writing (two-part, then four-part) allows the assembly to truly appreciate the message of the piece. .

Concert Band - Grade 2

SKU: AP.47283S

Composed by Jorge L. Vargas. Concert Band; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Young Symphonic. Score. 20 pages. Duration 2:45. Alfred Music #00-47283S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.47283S).

ISBN 9781470654757. UPC: 038081545509. English.

This work depicts a dying star in its final stages of existence, when it expands and engulfs everything in its path. With accidentals, dissonances, and unique chord structures, this is a fast-paced musical ride that is perfect for developing bands!

Cello

SKU: HL.48025250

For Solo Cello. Composed by Detlev Glanert. Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music. Classical. Softcover. Duration 300 seconds. Bote & Bock #M202537169. Published by Bote & Bock (HL.48025250).

UPC: 196288142942.

The composer and conductor Oliver Knussen (1952 - 2018) was loved by many companions for his generosity and musical intellect. To Detlev Glanert, whose works he loved to perform, he was a friend and one of his 'personal heroes'. By his own admission, he learned attention to detail from 'Olly', with whom he worked at Tanglewood as early as 1986. If Glanert's Trumpet Concerto, composed in 2018, is the large-scale symphonic homage to his role model, the solo “Little Letter to Olly” does the same in a small format. Two elegiac adagio sections frame a boisterous presto with all kinds of virtuoso tricks. The 'Letter without Words' owes its existence to a suggestion by the cellist Anssi Karttunen, who asked for commemorative pieces for Knussen's 70th birthday from a number of composers and premiered them at the Aldeburgh Festival 2022.