Sona
ta No. 6 Kharkiv for
guitar solo was composed
in 2021, in the end of
the COVID-19 lockdown. At
that time my family and I
were staying in our home
city of Kharkiv (also
known as Kharkov),
Ukraine for almost two
years. We considered that
pandemic period as a
disaster, but later have
realized that it actually
was a rather happy time,
because a war came to our
homeland just a few
months later. Since 2022
a considerable fraction
of the 1.5 millions of
Kharkiv citizens have
left their homes, those
who stayed have been
living under ceaseless
missile attacks, and many
have been killed. I would
like to dedicate this
Sonata to the frontier
city of Kharkiv and, most
of all, to its citizens
suffering from the
war. Yet, the music of
the Sonata does not have
any specific program.
Here I will give a brief
overview of its main
composition elements to
facilitate future
interpretations. The
first and fourth
movements of this Sonata
are based on the
interplay between the
twelve-tone principle and
the G-major tonal center,
natural for the guitar.
Namely, the first
movement is based on the
interaction of the
G-major triad Gâ??Bâ??D
of the open guitar
strings 2â??3â??4,
ascending motif 1
involving the notes
Eâ??F#â??Aâ??C#
(originally on the first
string), and descending
motif 2 using the notes
E-â??Câ??Bbâ??A-
(originally, on the bass
string 6). These elements
supplement each other to
almost make up twelve
tones (apart from the
missing F), and the
motifs alternate with
ostinato fragments where
each note in the G major
triad is step-by-step
moved by a semitone up or
down. The second
movement is a Scherzo
involving numerous
semitones in accented
chords and fast passages,
as well as chromatic
melodic motion in the
bass voice. It is almost
atonal in some fragments,
but has an overall tonal
center of A-minor. The
third movement is a
meditative Adagio based
on a theme composed
within hexatonic scale
Dâ??Eâ??Fâ??G#â??Aâ?
?B and ostinato chords
involving open bass
strings Eâ??Aâ??D and
semitone
Bâ??C. Finally, the
fourth movement is based
on the complete
twelve-tone theme
consisting of two phrases
including motifs 1 and 2
from the first movement:
Gâ??Fâ??Bbâ??Abâ??Câ
??Ebâ??D and
Eâ??Bâ??C#â??Aâ??F#.
This theme is presented
in its prime and
retrograde forms. There
are dialogues between the
first string, basses and
open middle strings,
similar to the first
movement. In the
culmination, the
twelve-tone theme is
performed using the
parallel motion of the
standard guitar G-major
chord with open middle
strings across twelve
positions. The Sonata
was premiered and
recorded (CD Naxos No.
8.574630) by the
prominent Ukrainian
guitarist Marko Topchii
who has also lived and
studied in Kharkiv. I am
extremely grateful to him
for the brilliant
performance of this
piece. I am greatly
indebted to Productions
dâ??Oz for keeping my
original notations in
places where these do not
conform to the
publisherâ??s style.
Book 2 Famous Pieces in Easy Arrangements for Piano Duet. By Various. Arranged b...(+)
Book 2 Famous Pieces in
Easy Arrangements for
Piano Duet. By Various.
Arranged by Rainer
Schrapers. Schott. Size
9x12 inches. 72 pages.
Published by Schott.
Cantata
for the 9th Sunday after
Trinity. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Ulrich Bartels.
2x 31.168/21 oboe d'amore
1 + 2. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Bach vocal. Tue
Rechnung, Donnerwort.
Sacred vocal music,
Cantatas, Trinity. Set of
Orchestra Parts. Composed
1725. BWV 168. Duration
17 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 31.168/09. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.3116809).
ISBN
9790007209254. Language:
German/English. Text:
Franck, Salomo.
The
text of Bach's cantata
Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort
was published in 1715,
that is during Bach's
Weimar period, in the
Evangelisches
Andachts-Opffer by
Salomon Frank. This
concisely-written but
powerful work was,
however, only composed
ten years later in
Leipzig, and was heard
for the first time on 29
July 1725, the 9th Sunday
after Trinity. Its main
dramatic-musical emphasis
lies clearly in the first
movement, a dark, almost
operatic movement for
baritone and string
orchestra in B minor. By
contrast, the ensuing
aria for tenor with
obbligato oboe
accompaniment is
distinctly more intimate,
and the duet between
soprano and alto - just
accompanied by continuo -
is more restrained in its
musical language and
expression than the first
movement. In between
there are two extended
recitatives, the first of
which leads into an
arioso. The breadth of
expression within the
cantata is striking, its
opening movement a
masterpiece of Bach's
dramatic writing. Score
and parts available
separately - see item
CA.3116800.
Recorder performed by Marion Verbruggen, Viola da gamba performed by Mary Spring...(+)
Recorder performed by
Marion Verbruggen, Viola
da gamba performed by
Mary Springfels,
Harpsichord performed by
Arthur Haas. For
Recorder. Recorder Method
(Suzuki). CD. Published
by Alfred Publishing.
Composed by George Sweet.
Young String Orchestra.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
16+16+4+10+10+10+4+12
pages. Duration 5
minutes, 55 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #YAS162.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YAS162).
ISBN 9781491143803.
UPC: 680160901302. Key: A
minor.
Virgo is a
lush and dramatic piece
for string orchestra that
reflects upon lost loved
ones. In the case of the
composer, it is a
remembrance of his late
brother whose
astrological sign was
virgo. It is an emotional
harmonic journey with
well-place dissonance
tied together by a
memorable motive.
Musically, this piece is
pure emotion and will
stretch your young
musicians to strive for
musical
elegance. Virgo is a
lush and dramatic piece
for string orchestra that
is intended to reflect
upon lost loved ones. In
the case of the composer,
it is a remembrance of
his late brother, Scott
Andrew Sweet. The title
of the piece refers to
the astrological sign
ofthe composer’s
brother, who was born on
September 19, 1970. Virgo
is dedicated to his
memory.The piece utilizes
many close-knit intervals
and dissonances and care
should be taken
throughout the work to
ensure that these
intervals blend evenly
into a singular sonority.
The piece begins with an
introduction that
utilizes portions of the
A-theme which is
presented in full at m.
10 by the second violins.
The theme is repeated at
m. 18 and moves to a
brief B-section at m. 26.
The B-section utilizes
inverted
“pyramidâ€
chords, and each voice
should enter with a
slight accent so that the
rhythmic structure of the
pyramid is audible. The
A- and B-sections are
both repeated with slight
variation and are
followed by a C-section
at m. 58. This section
utilizes melodic
counterpoint between all
voices, and care must be
taken to maintain a
strong individual
presence from voice to
voice. These voices lead
to a dramatic arrival on
beat 3 of m. 68. From
this point, the C-section
decreases in intensity,
coming to restat m. 82.
The introductory material
returns at m. 84 with
pizzicato accompaniment
and leads to a final
statement of both A- and
B themes in a more
developed and intense
fashion. A delicate and
restrained coda appears
at m. 113 and brings the
piece to a close.
About Carl
Fischer Young String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of Grade 2/Grade
2.5 pieces is designed
for second and third year
ensembles. The pieces in
this series are
characterized
by: --Occasionally
extending to third
position --Keys
carefully considered for
appropriate
difficulty --Addition
of separate 2nd violin
and viola
parts --Viola T.C.
part
included --Increase
in independence of parts
over beginning levels
String quartet SKU: HL.51484211 Beethoven Complete Edition with Critic...(+)
String quartet
SKU:
HL.51484211
Beethoven Complete
Edition with Critical
Report, Series 6, Vol. 5
Paperbound. Composed
by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Edited by Emil Platen and
Rainer Cadenbach.
Complete Edition.
Paperbound. Henle
Complete Edition.
Classical. Softcover. 400
pages. G. Henle #HN4211.
Published by G. Henle
(HL.51484211).
ISBN
9790201842110. UPC:
888680601201. 10.25x13
inches.
Contents: String Quartet E
flat major op.
127
String Quartet
B flat major op. 130 -
Grand Fugue op.
133
String Quartet
c sharp minor op.
131
String Quartet
a minor op.
132
String Quartet
F major op.
135
Anhang:
Allegretto für
Streichquartett b minor
WoO 210
Anhang:
Streichquartett
(Frühfassung des 1.
Satzes) c sharp minor op.
131.
Clothbound String Quartet SKU: HL.51484212 Beethoven Complete Edition ...(+)
Clothbound String Quartet
SKU: HL.51484212
Beethoven Complete
Edition with Critical
Report, Series 6, Vol. 5
Clothbound. Composed
by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Edited by Emil Platen and
Rainer Cadenbach.
Complete Edition.
Clothbound. Henle
Complete Edition.
Classical. Hardcover. 400
pages. G. Henle #HN4212.
Published by G. Henle
(HL.51484212).
ISBN
9790201842127. UPC:
888680601195.
10.25x13.0x1.41
inches.
Contents:
String Quartet E flat
major op. 127 String
Quartet B flat major op.
130 - Grand Fugue op. 133
String Quartet c sharp
minor op. 131 String
Quartet a minor op. 132
String Quartet F major
op. 135 Anhang:
Allegretto fur
Streichquartett b minor
WoO 210 Anhang:
Streichquartett
(Fruhfassung des 1.
Satzes) c sharp minor op.
131.