The Process of Invention by Christopher Deane. Marimba Solo - Unaccompanied. For...(+)
The Process of Invention
by Christopher Deane.
Marimba Solo -
Unaccompanied. For
marimba solo (marimba
(low A)). Level 5. Book.
Duration 14 minutes.
Published by Innovative
Percussion
Jubilate Agno.
Composed by Z. Randall
Stroope. 16 pages.
Duration 0:03:05. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9735.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9735).
ISBN 9781491161159.
UPC: 680160919741. Key: A
minor. Latin, English.
Christopher Smart and
ZRS.
Origins of the
Tarantella The tarantella
is a popular southern
Italian dance with
origins in the 11th
century. (There is even
some mention of the
tarantella in ancient
Greek mythology.) Of the
possible sources of the
dance, the most popular
comes from the villages
of Tanto and Tarentum
(little spider), Italy.
During harvest, workers
in the field were
sometimes bitten by the
tarantula spider. To
combat the poison, the
afflicted workers went
into a frenetic, almost
musical exorcism to sweat
the venom out of their
pores. In the millennium
since, the very energetic
nature of the dance has
remained, although the
curative focus of the
dance has given way to
more enjoyable endeavors,
even stately courtship.
Origins of the Text
Christopher Smart
(1722-1771), also known
as Kit Smart or Jack
Smart, was born in Kent,
England and suffered from
what is now believed to
be acute asthma and other
health issues as a child.
As such, he did not work
in the fields, but spent
much time reading and
writing, a passion that
he nurtured for a
lifetime. Well known in
London literary circles,
his career as a writer
floundered due to
mounting debts and his
falling out of favor with
the literary
establishment: Sadly, he
was forced to confinement
at St. Luke's Hospital
for Lunatics, though this
was based on his mounting
debt, and not on
insanity. (Confinement,
or debtor's prison, was
common during this period
if one's debts could not
be paid.) During his
confinement, he worked on
two of his most famous
works, Jubilate Agno and
A Song of David. (Part of
Jubilate Agno [Rejoice in
the Lamb] was set to
music by English
composer, Benjamin
Britten.) Smart's writing
style (which, at times,
bordered on the absurd),
along with his many
obsessions, lead to
frequent misperceptions
of his work and his
lucidity. In this present
work, portions of Smart's
Jubilate Agno were used
in mm. 24-31, 103-110 and
149-156. The remaining
text was gathered by the
composer, including the
rapid, almost
patter-like, delivery of
words from A-Z in the
alphabet. (Christopher
Smart had a preoccupation
with the alphabet.) These
words both rhyme and
accentuate the frenetic
nature of the spider
dance: theraphosa
[teh-rah-fo-sa] a genus
of tarantula spiders
bellicose
[beh-lee-ko-sah] hostile;
aggressive odiosa
[o-dee-o-sa] hateful;
vexation tenebrosa
[teh-neh-bro-sa]
creeping; dark nemorosa
[neh-mo-ro-sa] wooded;
shady lapidosa
[lah-pee-do-sa] stony
area; gritty The
convergence, then, of the
medieval tarantella
(spider dance), the
writings of a brilliant
poet who bordered on the
absurd, and the infusion
of strong, descriptive
and otherwise random,
rhyming words,
synthesizes to make
dramatic lyrics for this
work. About the Composer
Z. Randall Stroope is an
American composer and
conductor. He has served
as Professor of Music at
three universities (an
Endowed Professor at
two), conducted 47
all-state choirs, and
directed over 40 times at
Carnegie Hall, among
other American venues.
Randall guest conducts
full-time, and composes
from his home studios on
Merritt Island, Florida
and in Sandia Park, New
Mexico. Performance Notes
Text: In Latin, the r is
flipped; use s instead of
z on endings such as
phosa, cosa, and so on;
the Latin o is a cross
between oh and aw; in the
transliteration above, I
chose to simply use an o
for consistency. The
director will blend the
oh and aw in the
rehearsals to his/her own
preference. Lastly,
tarantula is pronounced
tah-rah-n-too-lah (avoid
teh-ran-choo-luh) within
the confines of this
text. Stomp: This can be
done by the entire
chorus, or just the first
row. It is as much visual
as it is auditory. The
string quartet is
preferred over piano when
that option affords
itself. I created a piano
score that is a viable
option and included it in
the piano/vocal score if
a performance uses
chorus/piano. The
tarantella is a popular
southern Italian dance
with origins in the 11th
century. (There is even
some mention of the
tarantella in ancient
Greek mythology.) Of the
possible sources of the
dance, the most popular
comes from the villages
of Tanto and Tarentum
(“little
spiderâ€), Italy.
During harvest, workers
in the field were
sometimes bitten by the
tarantula spider. To
combat the
“poison,†the
afflicted workers went
into a frenetic, almost
musical exorcism to sweat
the venom out of their
pores. In the millennium
since, the very energetic
nature of the dance has
remained, although the
curative focus of the
dance has given way to
more enjoyable endeavors,
even stately
courtship.Christopher
Smart (1722-1771), also
known as “Kit
Smart†or
“Jack Smart,â€
was born in Kent, England
and suffered from what is
now believed to be acute
asthma and other health
issues as a child. As
such, he did not work in
the fields, but spent
much time reading and
writing, a passion that
he nurtured for a
lifetime. Well known in
London literary circles,
his career as a writer
floundered due to
mounting debts and his
falling out of favor with
the literary
establishment: Sadly, he
was forced to confinement
at St. Luke’s
Hospital for Lunatics,
though this was based on
his mounting debt, and
not on insanity.
(Confinement, or
debtor’s prison,
was common during this
period if one’s
debts could not be paid.)
During his confinement,
he worked on two of his
most famous works,
Jubilate Agno and A Song
of David. (Part of
Jubilate Agno
[“Rejoice in the
Lambâ€] was set to
music by English
composer, Benjamin
Britten.) Smart’s
writing style (which, at
times, bordered on the
absurd), along with his
many obsessions, lead to
frequent misperceptions
of his work and his
lucidity. In this present
work, portions of
Smart’s Jubilate
Agno were used in mm.
24-31, 103-110 and
149-156. The remaining
text was gathered by the
composer, including the
rapid, almost
patter-like, delivery of
words from A-Z in the
alphabet. (Christopher
Smart had a preoccupation
with the alphabet.) These
words both rhyme and
accentuate the frenetic
nature of the spider
dance:The convergence,
then, of the medieval
tarantella (spider
dance), the writings of a
brilliant poet who
bordered on the absurd,
and the infusion of
strong, descriptive and
otherwise random, rhyming
words, synthesizes to
make dramatic lyrics for
this work.Z. Randall
Stroope is an American
composer and conductor.
He has served as
Professor of Music at
three universities (an
Endowed Professor at
two), conducted 47
all-state choirs, and
directed over 40 times at
Carnegie Hall, among
other American venues.
Randall guest conducts
full-time, and composes
from his home studios on
Merritt Island, Florida
and in Sandia Park, New
Mexico. In Latin, the
“r†is
flipped; use
“s†instead
of “z†on
endings such as
“phosa,â€
“cosa,†and
so on; the Latin
“o†is a
cross between
“oh†and
“awâ€; in the
transliteration above, I
chose to simply use an
“o†for
consistency. The director
will blend the
“oh†and
“aw†in the
rehearsals to his/her own
preference. Lastly,
“tarantulaâ€
is pronounced
“tah-rah-n-too-lah
€ (avoid
“teh-ran-choo-luhâ
€) within the
confines of this
text.Stomp: This can be
done by the entire
chorus, or just the first
row. It is as much visual
as it is auditory. The
string quartet is
preferred over piano when
that option affords
itself. I created a piano
score that is a viable
option and included it in
the piano/vocal score if
a performance uses
chorus/piano. The
tarantella is a popular
southern Italian dance
with origins in the 11th
century. (There is even
some mention of the
tarantella in ancient
Greek mythology.) Of the
possible sources of the
dance, the most popular
comes from the villages
of Tanto and Tarentum
(“little
spiderâ€), Italy.
During harvest, workers
in the field were
sometimes bitten by the
tarantula spider. To
combat the
“poison,†the
afflicted workers went
into a frenetic, almost
musical exorcism to sweat
the venom out of their
pores. In the millennium
since, the very energetic
nature of the dance has
remained, although the
curative focus of the
dance has given way to
more enjoyable endeavors,
even stately
courtship.Christopher
Smart (1722-1771), also
known as “Kit
Smart†or
“Jack Smart,â€
was born in Kent, England
and suffered from what is
now believed to be acute
asthma and other health
issues as a child. As
such, he did not work in
the fields, but spent
much time reading and
writing, a passion that
he nurtured for a
lifetime. Well known in
London literary circles,
his career as a writer
floundered due to
mounting debts and his
falling out of favor with
the literary
establishment: Sadly, he
was forced to confinement
at St. Luke’s
Hospital for Lunatics,
though this was based on
his mounting debt, and
not on insanity.
(Confinement, or
debtor’s prison,
was common during this
period if one’s
debts could not be paid.)
During his confinement,
he worked on two of his
most famous works,
Jubilate Agno and A Song
of David. (Part of
Jubilate Agno
[“Rejoice in the
Lambâ€] was set to
music by English
composer, Benjamin
Britten.) Smart’s
writing style (which, at
times, bordered on the
absurd), along with his
many obsessions, lead to
frequent misperceptions
of his work and his
lucidity. In this present
work, portions of
Smart’s Jubilate
Agno were used in mm.
24-31, 103-110 and
149-156. The remaining
text was gathered by the
composer, including the
rapid, almost
patter-like, delivery of
words from A-Z in the
alphabet. (Christopher
Smart had a preoccupation
with the alphabet.) These
words both rhyme and
accentuate the frenetic
nature of the spider
dance:The convergence,
then, of the medieval
tarantella (spider
dance), the writings of a
brilliant poet who
bordered on the absurd,
and the infusion of
strong, descriptive and
otherwise random, rhyming
words, synthesizes to
make dramatic lyrics for
this work.Z. Randall
Stroope is an American
composer and conductor.
He has served as
Professor of Music at
three universities (an
Endowed Professor at
two), conducted 47
all-state choirs, and
directed over 40 times at
Carnegie Hall, among
other American venues.
Randall guest conducts
full-time, and composes
from his home studios on
Merritt Island, Florida
and in Sandia Park, New
Mexico.In Latin, the
“r†is
flipped; use
“s†instead
of “z†on
endings such as
“phosa,â€
“cosa,†and
so on; the Latin
“o†is a
cross between
“oh†and
“awâ€; in the
transliteration above, I
chose to simply use an
“o†for
consistency. The director
will blend the
“oh†and
“aw†in the
rehearsals to his/her own
preference. Lastly,
“tarantulaâ€
is pronounced
“tah-rah-n-too-lah
€ (avoid
“teh-ran-choo-luhâ
€) within the
confines of this
text.Stomp: This can be
done by the entire
chorus, or just the first
row. It is as much visual
as it is auditory. The
string quartet is
preferred over piano when
that option affords
itself. I created a piano
score that is a viable
option and included it in
the piano/vocal score if
a performance uses
chorus/piano.
Mah-Na Mah-Na Ensemble de Percussions [Partition + CD-ROM] - Facile Tapspace Publications
(arranged for percussion ensemble). Composed by Piero Umiliani. Arranged by Chri...(+)
(arranged for percussion
ensemble). Composed by
Piero Umiliani. Arranged
by Christopher M.
Retschulte. Percussion
Ensembles. For
Glockenspiel, xylophone,
vibraphone, 4.3-octave
marimba (low A, shared)
drumset* (kick, snare,
hi-hat, crash), 4 concert
toms, vibraslap,
tambourine, claves,
police whistle, cowbell,
and bird calls (or other
sound effects) *The
drumset part may be split
i (8-14 players). The
optional instrumentation
is as follows: Chimes,
solo instrument (e.g.,
trumpet, saxophone,
vocalist, etc.),
synthesizer, bass guitar.
Difficulty: Medium-Easy.
Folio and CD-ROM. 24
pages. Duration 3:00.
Published by Tapspace
Publications
Chorus (with soloists) and piano (solos: SAATBB - choir: SSAATB - 2rec.B-fl.2.0....(+)
Chorus (with soloists)
and piano (solos: SAATBB
- choir: SSAATB -
2rec.B-fl.2.0.0. -
0.2.0.0. - timp - str -
bc)
SKU:
BR.ED-10296
Hail!
Bright Cecilia.
Composed by Henry
Purcell. Edited by
Christopher Hogwood.
Choir; stapled.
Renaissance/early
Baroque; Baroque.
Piano/Vocal Score. 80
pages. Duration 60'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #ED
10296. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.ED-10296).
ISBN
9790220101977. 7.5 x 11
inches.
The Ode was
admirably set by Mr.
Henry Purcell, and
performed twice with
universal applause.
(The Gentlemen's
Journal, 1692)
The
popularity of Purcell's
setting is apparent from
the many sources that
survive and from the
printed extracts which
appeared almost
immediately after its
first performance. The
primary source for this
edition is the largely
autograph manuscript in
the Bodleian Library.
Rather to reduce the
orthography to a norm,
the capitalization of the
vocal text favours
Purcell's
preferences. (Christop
her Hogwood)
Vokalensemble Stuttgart
und den Kammerchor des
Kopernikus-Gymnasiums
Wasseralfingen. Fur diese
beiden ganz
unterschiedlichen
Chorformationen hat
Martin Smolka 2012 auch
gezielt seine Partitur
angelegt. Biografisch ist
das Agnus Dei eine Art
kleines Requiem fur
seinen kurz zuvor
verstorbenen Vater. Das
liturgische Agnus Dei
rahmt den deutschen Text
Eh das Madchen entschlief
... der bei Auffuhrungen
in anderen Landern durch
eine Ubersetzung ersetzt
werden soll.
Der
SWR-Redakteur Hans-Peter
Jahn schreibt dazu im
Programmheft: Die fur
Smolka typischen
minimalistischen
Taktzellen schaffen eine
archaische Sinnlichkeit.
Eine einfache und
zugleich streng gebaute
Vokalmusik mit
Tiefenwirkung.
Nac
h der Urauffuhrung war
die Esslinger Zeitung
hellauf begeistert:
Smolka ist ein Meister
der Stimmbehandlung und
der chorischen
Klanggestaltung. Im
Zentrum des Stucks gerat
die Musik zum Stillstand:
im leisen gleichmassigen
Summen uber dem plotzlich
fortissimo ein
tschechisches Kinderlied
erklingt eines das der
Vater seinen Kindern
haufig vorgesungen hat.
Das alles war sehr
beruhrend. Und eigentlich
noch mehr als das. My
father PhDr. Jaroslav
Smolka (1933-2011) was a
leading Czech
musicologist author of
books Czech Cantata and
Oratorium Fuga in Czech
Music Smetana's Orchestra
Music Smetana's Vocal
Music monography of Jan
Dismas Zelenka and many
others. He was a
legendary teacher of
Music History at Prague
Music Academy critic
recording producer
composer; for almost 50
years he was an important
and highly respected
personality of Prague
musical life. My
father devoted a lot of
time and energy to
musical education and
activities of my sister
and me using often quite
original methods such as
teaching of intervals and
counterpoint through
Bartok's Microcosmos ear
training filling all
imaginable moments of
everyday life or lessons
of harmony analysis
starting with Overture to
Tristan and Musorgsky's
Catacombs. The Martinu
song Wondering Maiden was
his solo number in our
home vocal productions
which he used to sing
with amazing devotion
while his huge voice was
audible in several
neighboring
streets. My Agnus Dei
is closely bound to all
this history e.g. by
using canon and
preferring beauty of
dissonant seconds like
Bartok or quoting Martinu
and his refined
neoclassical harmony.
Father would be probably
a bit critical about the
minimalistic monotony of
the main body of the
piece. Nevertheless
firstly he would
improvise a short lecture
of history of Agnus Dei
in Requiem in Czech Music
naming by heart many
dates and all examples of
changes of order of the
traditional text by
composers. Examples would
be sung
probably. (Martin
Smolka).
Chorale SATB [Vocal Score] Oxford University Press
A Clare Benediction Composed by John Rutter A Prayer Of St Richard Of Chicheste...(+)
A Clare Benediction
Composed by John Rutter
A Prayer Of St Richard Of
Chichester Composed by L.
J. White
Alleluia Composed by
William Boyce
Author Of Life Divine
Composed by Cecilia
Mcdowall
Be Still For The Presence
Of The Lord Composed by
David Evans; Arranged by
Richard Shephard
Bread Of The World
Composed by Scottish
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
Brightest And Best
Composed by Malcolm
Archer
Christ Is The World's
True Light Composed by W.
K. Stanton
Christ The Lord Is Risen
Again Composed by Richard
Shephard
Christians Shout For Joy
And Gladness Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach
Come Down, O Love Divine
Composed by Hilary
Tadman-robins
Plainsong: Creator Of The
Stars Arranged by John
Scott
Drop, Drop Slow Tears
Composed by Kerry Andrew
Evening Service In C
Composed by Frank Henry
Shera
Fairest Lord Jesus
Composed by Martin How
Gabriel To Mary Came
Composed by 14th Century
Irish; Arranged by Alan
Bullard
Give Thanks To God
Composed by Botswanan
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
God Be In My Head
Composed by Armstrong
Gibbs
God In Mine Eternity
Composed by Alan Bullard
God So Loved The World
Composed by Alan Bullard
God That Madest Earth And
Heaven Composed by Welsh
Traditional; Arranged by
David Thorne
Hail, Virgin Mary (Ave
Maria) Composed by Franz
Liszt
Hark, The Glad Sound
Composed by David Thorne
Harvest Carol Composed by
Ian Ray
He Is Risen Composed by
Cecil Cope
Hide Not Thy Face
Composed by Richard
Farrant
see all...
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy Is
The Lord Composed by
Franz Schubert; Arranged
by Alan Bullard
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord
God Almighty Composed by
Alan Smith
Hosanna To The Son Of
David Composed by Georg
Philipp Telemann
Irish Blessing Composed
by Bob Chilcott
Jesu, Lamb Of God,
Redeemer (Ave Verum
Corpus) Composed by
Edward Elgar
Jesus Christ The Apple
Tree Composed by English
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
Jubilate (Let Us Praise
You) Composed by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart
Lamb Of God (Agnus Dei)
Composed by Samuel Webbe
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep
Silence Composed by
Stephen Cleobury
Like The Murmur Of The
Dove's Song Composed by
Alan Smith
Lord, In Thy Mercy
Composed by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn
Magnificat And Nunc
Dimittis In C Composed by
F. H. Shera
Never Weather-beaten Sail
Composed by Thomas
Campion; Arranged by Alan
Bullard
Now The Green Blade
Riseth Composed by French
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
O Breath Of Life Composed
by English Traditional;
Arranged by Alan Bullard
O For A Closer Walk With
God Composed by Charles
Villiers Stanford
O God Of Mercy Composed
by Simon Lole
O God, Your Goodness
Composed by Ludwig Van
Beethoven
O Praise God In His
Holiness Composed by John
Weldon
Panis Angelicus Composed
by Cesar Auguste Franck
Peace Between Nations
Composed by Christopher
Wiggins
Pie Jesu Composed by
Gabriel Faure
Praise To The Trinity
Composed by Hildegard Of
Bingen
Psalm 150 Composed by Bob
Chilcott
Rejoice In The Lord
Always Composed by
Christopher Wiggins
Shout For Joy Composed by
African Traditional;
Arranged by Alan Bullard
Star Of Wonder Composed
by Alan Bullard
The Eternal Gifts Of
Christ The King Composed
by Guidetti/henry G. Ley
The Heavens Sing Praises
To God Composed by Ludwig
Van Beethoven
The Lord Ascendeth
Composed by Michael
Praetorius
The Lord Bless You And
Keep You Composed by John
Rutter
The Lord's My Shepherd
Composed by Bob Chilcott
The Peace Of God Composed
by Alan Bullard
The True And Living Bread
Composed by David
Blackwell
There Is No Rose Composed
by Andrew Smith
Thou Visitest The Earth
Composed by Maurice
Greene
To Be A Pilgrim Composed
by Nick Burt
Were You There? Composed
by American Spiritual;
Arranged by Peter Hunt
Where All Charity And
Love Are (Ubi Caritas)
Arranged by Alan Bullard
Wondrous Cross Composed
by Philip Wilby
The Oxford Book of
Flexible Anthems by Alan
Bullard (1947-). For
flexible instrumentation.
Mixed Voices. Sacred.
Paperback. 296 pages.
Published by Oxford
University Press
My Universe Fanfare [Conducteur] - Facile Alfred Publishing
Marching Band - Grade 3 SKU: AP.49634S As Recorded by Coldplay X BTS(+)
Marching Band - Grade 3
SKU: AP.49634S
As Recorded by
Coldplay X BTS.
Composed by Bill Rahko,
Christopher Martin, Guy
Berryman, Ho Seok Jung,
Jonathan Buckland, Kim
Nam-Joon, Max Martin,
Oscar Thomas Holter,
William Champion, and
Yoon Gi Min. Arranged by
Nick Baratta. Marching
Band; Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Mega Sounds for Marching
Band. Latin; Pop. Score.
12 pages. Duration 1:36.
Alfred Music #00-49634S.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.49634S).
ISBN
9781470651800. UPC:
038081572703.
English.
The rock
band Coldplay teamed up
with South Korean boy
band BTS to create this
hit that topped the
charts in 2021. The
result is My Universe
arranged by Nick
Baratta---a tuneful chart
filled with great sounds
that would be perfect as
a dance or drill team
number! (1:36).
Marching Band - Grade 3 SKU: AP.49634 As Recorded by Coldplay X BTS(+)
Marching Band - Grade 3
SKU: AP.49634
As Recorded by
Coldplay X BTS.
Composed by Bill Rahko,
Christopher Martin, Guy
Berryman, Ho Seok Jung,
Jonathan Buckland, Kim
Nam-Joon, Max Martin,
Oscar Thomas Holter,
William Champion, and
Yoon Gi Min. Arranged by
Nick Baratta. Marching
Band; Performance Music
Ensemble. Mega Sounds for
Marching Band. Pop. Score
and Part(s). Duration
1:36. Alfred Music
#00-49634. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.49634).
ISBN 9781470651794.
UPC: 038081572697.
English.
The rock
band Coldplay teamed up
with South Korean boy
band BTS to create this
hit that topped the
charts in 2021. The
result is My Universe
arranged by Nick
Baratta---a tuneful chart
filled with great sounds
that would be perfect as
a dance or drill team
number! (1:36).
Mixed chorus SKU: RM.RUBIN1220 Composed by Jean-Christophe Marti. Choeur ...(+)
Mixed chorus
SKU:
RM.RUBIN1220
Composed
by Jean-Christophe Marti.
Choeur divers. Voice and
chorus. Editions Robert
Martin #RUBIN1220.
Published by Editions
Robert Martin
(RM.RUBIN1220).
24K Magic Fanfare [Conducteur] - Facile Alfred Publishing
Marching Band - Grade 3 SKU: AP.47041S As Recorded by Bruno Mars. ...(+)
Marching Band - Grade 3
SKU: AP.47041S
As Recorded by Bruno
Mars. Composed by
Bruno Mars, Christopher
Brody Brown, and Philip
Lawrence. Arranged by
Brian Scott. Marching
Band; Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Mega Sounds for Marching
Band. Pop. Score. 8
pages. Alfred Music
#00-47041S. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.47041S).
UPC: 038081541440.
English.
The title
track from the GRAMMY
Award-winning album by
Bruno Mars also won a
GRAMMY for record of the
year in 2018. Reminiscent
of the 80s R&B/funk
sound, Brian Scott's hip
arrangement is perfect
for the stands or drill
team performance.
Hail! Bright
Cecilia. Composed by
Henry Purcell. Stapled.
Eulenburg Orchestral
Series. Renaissance/early
Baroque; Baroque. Part.
20 pages. Duration 60'.
Breitkopf and Haertel
#EOS 8063-26. Published
by Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.EOS-8063-26).
ISBN
9790004789810. 8.5 x 11.5
inches.
The Ode was
admirably set by Mr.
Henry Purcell, and
performed twice with
universal applause.
(The Gentlemen's
Journal, 1692)
The
popularity of Purcell's
setting is apparent from
the many sources that
survive and from the
printed extracts which
appeared almost
immediately after its
first performance. The
primary source for this
edition is the largely
autograph manuscript in
the Bodleian Library.
Rather to reduce the
orthography to a norm,
the capitalization of the
vocal text favours
Purcell's
preferences. (Christop
her Hogwood)
Vokalensemble Stuttgart
und den Kammerchor des
Kopernikus-Gymnasiums
Wasseralfingen. Fur diese
beiden ganz
unterschiedlichen
Chorformationen hat
Martin Smolka 2012 auch
gezielt seine Partitur
angelegt. Biografisch ist
das Agnus Dei eine Art
kleines Requiem fur
seinen kurz zuvor
verstorbenen Vater. Das
liturgische Agnus Dei
rahmt den deutschen Text
Eh das Madchen entschlief
... der bei Auffuhrungen
in anderen Landern durch
eine Ubersetzung ersetzt
werden soll.
Der
SWR-Redakteur Hans-Peter
Jahn schreibt dazu im
Programmheft: Die fur
Smolka typischen
minimalistischen
Taktzellen schaffen eine
archaische Sinnlichkeit.
Eine einfache und
zugleich streng gebaute
Vokalmusik mit
Tiefenwirkung.
Nac
h der Urauffuhrung war
die Esslinger Zeitung
hellauf begeistert:
Smolka ist ein Meister
der Stimmbehandlung und
der chorischen
Klanggestaltung. Im
Zentrum des Stucks gerat
die Musik zum Stillstand:
im leisen gleichmassigen
Summen uber dem plotzlich
fortissimo ein
tschechisches Kinderlied
erklingt eines das der
Vater seinen Kindern
haufig vorgesungen hat.
Das alles war sehr
beruhrend. Und eigentlich
noch mehr als das. My
father PhDr. Jaroslav
Smolka (1933-2011) was a
leading Czech
musicologist author of
books Czech Cantata and
Oratorium Fuga in Czech
Music Smetana's Orchestra
Music Smetana's Vocal
Music monography of Jan
Dismas Zelenka and many
others. He was a
legendary teacher of
Music History at Prague
Music Academy critic
recording producer
composer; for almost 50
years he was an important
and highly respected
personality of Prague
musical life. My
father devoted a lot of
time and energy to
musical education and
activities of my sister
and me using often quite
original methods such as
teaching of intervals and
counterpoint through
Bartok's Microcosmos ear
training filling all
imaginable moments of
everyday life or lessons
of harmony analysis
starting with Overture to
Tristan and Musorgsky's
Catacombs. The Martinu
song Wondering Maiden was
his solo number in our
home vocal productions
which he used to sing
with amazing devotion
while his huge voice was
audible in several
neighboring
streets. My Agnus Dei
is closely bound to all
this history e.g. by
using canon and
preferring beauty of
dissonant seconds like
Bartok or quoting Martinu
and his refined
neoclassical harmony.
Father would be probably
a bit critical about the
minimalistic monotony of
the main body of the
piece. Nevertheless
firstly he would
improvise a short lecture
of history of Agnus Dei
in Requiem in Czech Music
naming by heart many
dates and all examples of
changes of order of the
traditional text by
composers. Examples would
be sung
probably. (Martin
Smolka).
Columbus Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Gobelin Music Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.GOB-000827-020 Composed by Rob Goorhuis....(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.GOB-000827-020
Composed by Rob Goorhuis.
Set (Score & Parts). 146
pages. Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000827-020. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000827-020).
Christopher
Columbus was born in
Genoa in 1451. His father
was a wool merchant.
Originally he seemed
destined to follow in his
father’s footsteps, and
thus sailed the oceans to
countries as far apart as
Iceland and Guinea.
In 1476 his ship was sunk
during a battle off the
coast of Portugal.
Columbus saved his own
life by swimming to
shore. In 1484 he
conceived the idea of
sailing to the Indies via
a westward sea route, but
it was only in 1492 that
he was able to realize
this plan. On this
first voyage he was in
command of three ships:
the flag-ship, called the
Santa Maria, the Pinta,
and the Ni?a. From Spain
Columbus sailed via the
Canary Islands to the
Bahamas, whichhe sighted
on October 12th 1492.
Without being aware of it
Columbus discovered the
‘New World’ he
thought he had landed in
the eastern part of Asia.
The motif from
Dvoøák’s 9th Symphony
‘Aus der neuen Welt’
forms a little
counterfeit history at
this point in the
composition. After
this first voyage
Columbus was to undertake
another three long
voyages to America. These
voyages were certainly
not entirely devoid of
misfortune. More than
once he was faced with
shipwreck, mutiny and the
destruction of
settlements he had
founded. After
Columbus had left for
Spain from Rio Belen in
1503, he beached his
ships on the coast of
Jamaica. The crew were
marooned there and it was
only after a year that
Columbus succeeded in
saving his men and
sailing back to Spain
with them. In the
music the
misunderstanding about
which continent Columbus
discovered in his
lifetime resounds, for
does this part in the
composition not contain
Asiatic motifs? Poor
Columbus! In 1506 the
famous explorer died in
Valladolid.
Christopher
Columbus wordt in 1451
geboren in Genua als zoon
van een wolhandelaar.
Aanvankelijk lijkt hij
voorbestemd om als
koopman door het leven te
gaan. Zo bevaart hij al
een groot deel van de
wereldzeeën tot landen
als IJslanden Guinea.
In 1476 zinkt zijn schip
in een veldslag voor de
kust van Portugal.
Columbus kan zich
zwemmend naar de kust
redden. In 1484 vat
hij het plan op om langs
de “andere” kant van
de wereld naar India te
varen. Pasin 1492 kan hij
zijn plan
verwezenlijken. Het
vlaggeschip op deze reis
is de Santa Maria. Het
schip wordt gesecondeerd
door de Pinta en de Ni?a.
Vanuit Spanje vaart
Columbus via de
Canarische eilanden naar
de Bahamas,die hij op 12
oktober 1492 in zicht
krijgt. Zonder het te
weten ontdekt Columbus de
“Nieuwe wereld”.
Hij verkeert in de
veronderstelling in het
oosten van Azië te zijn
aangeland. Een stukje
geschiedvervalsing vormt
hier eenmotiefje uit
Dvoøák’s 9de
symfonie, ‘Aus der
neuen Welt’. Na
deze eerste reis maakt
Columbus nog drie grote
reizen naar Amerika. De
reizen verlopen zeker
niet alle voorspoedig. Zo
is er bijv. meermaals
sprake van
schipbreuk,muiterij en
verwoesting van de door
Columbus gestichte
nederzettingen. Als
hij in 1503 uit Rio Belen
weer richting Spanje
vertrekt, stranden zijn
schepen op de kust van
Jamaica. De bemanning
wordt daar achtergelaten.
Paseen jaar later
weet Columbus zijn
bemanning te redden en
met hen terug te varen
naar Spanje. In de
muziek klinkt het
misverstand over welk
werelddeel Columbus in
zijn leven bevaren had
door. Roept dit deeltje
geen associatiesop met
Aziatische klanken? Arme
Columbus! Christopher
Columbus overlijdt in
1506 in Valladolid.
Columbus Fanfare [Conducteur] - Facile Gobelin Music Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.GOB-000827-120 Composed by Rob Goorhuis....(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.GOB-000827-120
Composed by Rob Goorhuis.
Score Only. 24 pages.
Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000827-120. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000827-120).
Christopher
Columbus was born in
Genoa in 1451. His father
was a wool merchant.
Originally he seemed
destined to follow in his
father’s footsteps, and
thus sailed the oceans to
countries as far apart as
Iceland and Guinea.
In 1476 his ship was sunk
during a battle off the
coast of Portugal.
Columbus saved his own
life by swimming to
shore. In 1484 he
conceived the idea of
sailing to the Indies via
a westward sea route, but
it was only in 1492 that
he was able to realize
this plan. On this
first voyage he was in
command of three ships:
the flag-ship, called the
Santa Maria, the Pinta,
and the Ni?a. From Spain
Columbus sailed via the
Canary Islands to the
Bahamas, whichhe sighted
on October 12th 1492.
Without being aware of it
Columbus discovered the
‘New World’ he
thought he had landed in
the eastern part of Asia.
The motif from
Dvoøák’s 9th Symphony
‘Aus der neuen Welt’
forms a little
counterfeit history at
this point in the
composition. After
this first voyage
Columbus was to undertake
another three long
voyages to America. These
voyages were certainly
not entirely devoid of
misfortune. More than
once he was faced with
shipwreck, mutiny and the
destruction of
settlements he had
founded. After
Columbus had left for
Spain from Rio Belen in
1503, he beached his
ships on the coast of
Jamaica. The crew were
marooned there and it was
only after a year that
Columbus succeeded in
saving his men and
sailing back to Spain
with them. In the
music the
misunderstanding about
which continent Columbus
discovered in his
lifetime resounds, for
does this part in the
composition not contain
Asiatic motifs? Poor
Columbus! In 1506 the
famous explorer died in
Valladolid.
Christopher
Columbus wordt in 1451
geboren in Genua als zoon
van een wolhandelaar.
Aanvankelijk lijkt hij
voorbestemd om als
koopman door het leven te
gaan. Zo bevaart hij al
een groot deel van de
wereldzeeën tot landen
als IJslanden Guinea.
In 1476 zinkt zijn schip
in een veldslag voor de
kust van Portugal.
Columbus kan zich
zwemmend naar de kust
redden. In 1484 vat
hij het plan op om langs
de “andere” kant van
de wereld naar India te
varen. Pasin 1492 kan hij
zijn plan
verwezenlijken. Het
vlaggeschip op deze reis
is de Santa Maria. Het
schip wordt gesecondeerd
door de Pinta en de Ni?a.
Vanuit Spanje vaart
Columbus via de
Canarische eilanden naar
de Bahamas,die hij op 12
oktober 1492 in zicht
krijgt. Zonder het te
weten ontdekt Columbus de
“Nieuwe wereld”.
Hij verkeert in de
veronderstelling in het
oosten van Azië te zijn
aangeland. Een stukje
geschiedvervalsing vormt
hier eenmotiefje uit
Dvoøák’s 9de
symfonie, ‘Aus der
neuen Welt’. Na
deze eerste reis maakt
Columbus nog drie grote
reizen naar Amerika. De
reizen verlopen zeker
niet alle voorspoedig. Zo
is er bijv. meermaals
sprake van
schipbreuk,muiterij en
verwoesting van de door
Columbus gestichte
nederzettingen. Als
hij in 1503 uit Rio Belen
weer richting Spanje
vertrekt, stranden zijn
schepen op de kust van
Jamaica. De bemanning
wordt daar achtergelaten.
Paseen jaar later
weet Columbus zijn
bemanning te redden en
met hen terug te varen
naar Spanje. In de
muziek klinkt het
misverstand over welk
werelddeel Columbus in
zijn leven bevaren had
door. Roept dit deeltje
geen associatiesop met
Aziatische klanken? Arme
Columbus! Christopher
Columbus overlijdt in
1506 in Valladolid.
Arranged by Christopher Tambling. For 2 Trombones. Trombone. Classic. Level: Beg...(+)
Arranged by Christopher
Tambling. For 2
Trombones. Trombone.
Classic. Level:
Beginning-Intermediate.
Book. Published by Kevin
Mayhew Publishers (U.K.
Import).
Composed by Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch. Edited by Christopher Hogwood. Playi...(+)
Composed by Carl
Friedrich Christian
Fasch. Edited by
Christopher Hogwood.
Playing score. Duration
20 minutes. Published by
Edition HH Music
Publishers
(HH.HH385-SOL).
Hispaniola Fanfare [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.DHP-1074238-120 Composed by Jan de Haan. I...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-1074238-120
Composed by Jan de Haan.
Inspiration Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2007. 46
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1074238-120. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1074238-120).
340 X 250 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
This colourful
work is based on the
adventures of Christopher
Columbus and his voyages
to discover Africa and
other new territories
around the World. The
theory that the earth was
round urged Columbus to
try and reach Asia by
sailing west. A truly
exotic work that grasps
the drive and excitement
of the world’s
greatest explorer.
Jan de Haan
schreef Hispaniola
ter gelegenheid van het
vijfhonderdste sterfjaar
van Christoffel Columbus
(1451-1506), die in 1492
Amerika ontdekte. Een van
de eerste eilanden die
hij aantrof in de
Caribische zee noemde
hijLa Española - in
het Latijn
‘Hispaniola’
. Het werk bestaat uit
drie aaneengesloten
delen. In deel een wordt
de voorbereiding van de
reis weerspiegeld, steeds
afgewisseld door een
ontspannen Spaanse sfeer.
Het snelle tweede deel
beschrijftmet vele
ritmische verrassingen de
onvoorspelbare zeereis.
Als de scheepsbel heeft
geklonken, begint het
derde deel. Tijdens het
breed uitgesponnen thema
lijkt de kust uit zee te
rijzen, waarna de euforie
vanwege de ontdekkingvan
het nieuwe land uitmondt
in een muzikale
climax.
La
Espagnola - lateinisch
Hispaniola - nannte der
große Entdecker
Kolumbus eine karibische
Insel, die seine Flotte
auf dem Weg zur neuen
Welt“ nach zwei
Monaten auf See
erreichte. Die drei
Sätze von Jan de Haans
Komposition beschreiben
zunächst die
Reisevorbereitungen, dann
- temporeich und voll
rhythmischer
Ãœberraschungen - die
gefährliche Seereise
und schließlich
aufkeimende Freude und
Euphorie, als es endlich
Land in Sicht“
heißt. Spannung und
Abenteuer bis zum letzten
Ton!