Choral (Score)

SKU: HL.49019937

Mixed Choir and Organ. Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Choral. General Worship, Sacred. Softcover. Composed 2012-2013. 30 pages. Duration 15'. Schott Music #ED13536. Published by Schott Music (HL.49019937).

ISBN 9790220134159. UPC: 888680029135. 8.25x12.0x0.135 inches. English. Choral Music of Our Time.

John Casken's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis was commissioned to mark the return of the Lindisfarne Gospels to the North East of England, where Casken lives. The book, dating from the 7th century, is one of the finest examples of Anglo-Saxon Northumbrian illuminated manuscript, containing the oldest surviving translation of the Gospels into English. The manuscript was produced at a monastery on the island of Lindisfarne but is normally housed at the British Library in London, and its special exhibition in the Palace Green Library at Durham was marked by a summer-long celebration of the arts. Casken's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis is set in English.

Cello; Piano

SKU: HL.49045179

For Cello and Piano Reduction. Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. String. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2015. 38 pages. Duration 15'. Schott Music #ED13864. Published by Schott Music (HL.49045179).

ISBN 9790220136801. UPC: 841886027442. 9.0x12.0x0.115 inches.

Stolen Airs takes as its starting point an episode from Sylvie and the Songman, an opera I am writing in collaboration with the novelist Tim Binding. The Songman has developed the technique of stealing the voices and songs of birds and animals, and eventually humans. Slowly stealing Sylvie's voice, the Songman offers to give back her song if she will tell him the secret of a group of instruments invented by her father that have produced an all-powerful single sonority. Using this scenario, the music of Stolen Airsmoves from a dark place towards three simple airs, with a distant, different air as a quiet coda. -John Casken.

Orchestra

SKU: HL.49019910

Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Study Score. Softcover. Composed 2007. 76 pages. Duration 20'. Schott Music #ED13617. Published by Schott Music (HL.49019910).

ISBN 9790220134395. UPC: 888680089528. 8.25x11.75x0.25 inches.

My Concerto for Orchestra (2007) is a twenty-minute work in which different sections of the orchestra, as well as individual solos and duos from within the orchestra, are highlighted as the music unfolds. The work continues my interest in two-movement forms that began with my Cello Concerto (1991), and was later developed in Sortilege (1996) and Symphony (Broken Consort) (2004). In these works, and in the Concerto for Orchestra, each movement is given equal weight and importance with the second developing earlier material and taking it in new directions.The two-movement form of the Concerto for Orchestra derives from a symphonic sonata structure, reshaping the traditional four-movement form and combining this with aspects of sonata form, a tradition that goes back to Liszt, Schoenberg and Sibelius:1st movement (i) exposition of ideas - dramatic and sudden (ii) scherzo and development 1 - resolute2nd movement (iii) adagio - calm and unhurried (iv) development 2 with recapitulation - intense and energeticThe Concerto for Orchestra was commissioned by the Musikalische Akademie des Nationaltheatre-Orchester s Mannheim with the support of Die Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg for its first two performances on 31st March and 1st April 2008 conducted by Friedemann Layer. The score is dedicated in friendship and admiration to Ronald Zollman.John Casken

3(3.pic).2. ca.2(2.Ebcl).bcl.3(3.cbsn )-4.3(1.Dtpt).2.btbn.1-ti mp.3perc(crot, vib, tub bells, sizz cym, Chinese cym, h.h, Swiss cow-bell, gong, horizontal gong, 2tam-t, tamb, bng, s.d, 5tom-t, b.d, clav, casts, marac, 5tempbl, wdbl, cabaca, vibraslap)-hp-str.

Ensemble (fl(pic, afl).cl(bcl)-perc(mar, tubaphone, tub bell, tam-t, gong, lg Swiss cow bell, Japanese temple bowl, steel pan, bell tree, sm b.d, lg b.d, clav, 5 tempbl)-pno-vn.vc)

SKU: HL.49019330

For ensemble. Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Study Score. Softcover. Composed 2010. 66 pages. Duration 20'. Schott Music #ED13520. Published by Schott Music (HL.49019330).

ISBN 9790220133725. 8.25x11.75x0.242 inches.

The work explores something of how we might experience winter. The title is a play on words and the normal meaning of reels as dances infects both the first movement, with its lilting triplet rhythms, and the last movement which incorporates a vigorous reel-like unison melody that unfolds as part of a series of energetic episodes. The song of the second movement is a long singing line given to the cello, and the ensemble here, as elsewhere, is coloured in the percussion by the use of a steel pan.John Casken.

Mixed choir (SATB) and organ - intermediate to advanced

SKU: HL.49017921

For SATB choir and organ. Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Choral. Choral score. Composed 2008. 12 pages. Duration 6'. Schott Music #ED13285. Published by Schott Music (HL.49017921).

ISBN 9790220131509. UPC: 884088567590. 8.25x11.75x0.062 inches. English.

Composed for the Alwinton and Holystone Church Choir near the composer's home in Northumberland, John Casken sets Christina Rossetti's In the bleak mid-winter - a poem popularised by Gustav Holts' setting of the same name for SATB choir and organ. A traditional carol based on the nativity it paints a vivid picture of the chill of winter and is ideal for choirs wishing to move away from the well-known whilst retaining an element of tradition. Constantly flowing organ lines create a sense of unease but this is uplifting music with subtle crescendos and powerful homophonic writing for the voices.

Choral (SATB a cappella)

SKU: HL.49044382

For choir (SATB). Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Choral. Classical, Contemporary. Octavo. Composed 2013. 8 pages. Duration 4'. Schott Music #ED13640. Published by Schott Music (HL.49044382).

ISBN 9790220135286. 8.25x11.75x0.063 inches. English.

This Easter anthem by British composer John Casken is an expert example of contemporary choral writing and would be ideal for amateur choirs looking for exciting new repertoire.

Piano

SKU: HL.49046269

Piano. Composed by John Casken. Piano Solo. Classical. Softcover. 28 pages. Duration 840 seconds. Schott Music #ED14023. Published by Schott Music (HL.49046269).

ISBN 9781540064660. UPC: 842819104353. 0.139 inches.

In spite of having written many works including piano, before composing my new suite of pieces there were only two for solo piano: The Haunting Bough and Pleasure Ground. I decided to incorporate these in a new set of pieces extending the theme of trees and wood (I cut The Haunting Bough into two pieces which frame the suite as the first and last movements; Pleasure Ground is renamed SwingingBough), and further developing my interest in the poetry, history and appearance of landscape and its features as extra-musical sources. John Casken Difficult.

Organ - difficult

SKU: HL.49017864

For organ. Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Organ Large Works. Sacrificium ist ein anspruchsvolles Werk, das die Interpreten mit einer Fulle von kontrastierendem Material fordert, aber gleichzeitig Raum fur individuelle Interpretation lasst. Composed 2009. 20 pages. Duration 8'. Schott Music #ED13260. Published by Schott Music (HL.49017864).

ISBN 9790220131288. UPC: 884088567637. 9.0x12.0x0.107 inches.

Sacrificium was commissioned by the St Albans International Organ Festival for what has become one of the most influential organ competitions in the world. It is a demanding 8 minute work that will challenge performers with an abundance of contrasting material whilst still leaving space for individual interpretation. Casken refers to the story of Alban who sacrificed his life to save another Christian thereby becoming the first British Martyr in his programme note and more specifically the act of exchanging cloaks and deception which led to Alban's execution. This idea of taking on a new appearance is apparent in the music as recurring themes undergo transformations, gradually becoming absorbed into new musical textures.

Composition

SKU: FP.FTJ06

Composed by John Turner. Sheet Music and Books. Recorder virtuosi and composer John Turner's indispensible new guide for composers writing for the solo recorder. This hugely useful book features chapters on the history of recorder composition, as well as the instrument's range, player technique, dynami. Classical, Instructional. Reference Book. Forsyths Publications #FTJ06. Published by Forsyths Publications (FP.FTJ06).

ISBN 9780951479537.

Comp osing for the recorder can be intimidating for those with limited or no experience playing the instrument. John Turner's new book is the ideal primer, taking the would be recorder composer on a journey through the history of recorder composition, and onwards to explore player techniques and the musicality offered by this versatile instrument. Each section is extensively referenced to exisiting compositions, providing a fantastic platform for further research by the reader.

About the Author:

JOHN TURNER is one of the leading recorder players of today. Born in Stockport, he was Senior Scholar in Law at Fitzwilliam College Cambridge before pursuing a legal career, acting for many distinguished musicians and musical organisations alongside his many musical activities. These included numerous appearances and recordings with David Munrow's Early Music Consort of London, the Academy of Ancient Music, the English Chamber Orchestra, the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and the English Baroque Soloists. He now devotes his time to playing, writing, reviewing, publishing, composing and generally energising.

He has played as recorder soloist with the Halle Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the Manchester Camerata, the English Baroque Soloists, the English Chamber Orchestra, and many other leading orchestras and ensembles. Concertos and works with orchestra have been written for him by Gordon Crosse, Anthony Gilbert, Peter Hope, Kenneth Leighton, Elis Pehkonen, Alan Bullard, John Casken, and many other distinguished composers. His recordings include no less than five sets of the Brandenburg Concertos, as well as the F Major version of Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 with Menuhin and George Malcolm, but lately he has madenumerous acclaimed recordings of the recorder’s contemporary concerto and chamber music repertoire, including several concerto discs, all of which have received critical acclaim. In all, he has given the first performances of over 600 works for the recorder, with works by many non-British composers, including Leonard Bernstein, Ned Rorem, Peter Sculthorpe, Douglas Lilburn and Petr Eben.

Many of the works he has premiered have now entered the instrument’s standard repertoire, and these and his own recorder compositions are regularly set for festivals and examinations. He edits series of recorder publications for both Forsyths and Peacock Press, and founded the periodical Manchester Sounds, in response to the perceived threat to music libraries in Great Britain. In addition he was responsible for the rediscovery of several works for his instrument, including the Rawsthorne Recorder Suite, Antony Hopkins' Pastiche Suite, Herbert Murrill’s Sarabande, the Handel F Major Trio Sonata and John Parry's Nightingale Rondo (the only substantial known British nineteenth century work for a fipple flute). He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal Northern College of Music in 2002 for his services to British music, and is a Visiting Distinguished Scholar of Manchester University.

Flute

SKU: HL.49019557

Flute Part. Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Woodwind. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. Composed 2011. 8 pages. Duration 8'. Schott Music #ED13462-10. Published by Schott Music (HL.49019557).

ISBN 9790220133275. English.

Choral score also available (item 49019556).

Violin and orchestra (3( 2:pic,3:pic,afl) * 2.ca. * 2.bcl * 2.cbn - 4 * 2 * 3 * 1 - timp. * perc(vibra., tub.bells, marimba., crots., maraca., high bng., large cym., low tom-tom, frusta, hi-hat, xylo., b.d., large tam-tam, hand bells, t.bl., cong., tri., cabaca) - hp - str.)

SKU: HL.49014914

Composed by John Casken. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Commissioned by the BBC. Classical. Study Score. 124 pages. Duration 30'. Schott Music #ED 12497. Published by Schott Music (HL.49014914).

ISBN 9790220117602. 8.25x11.75x0.534 inches.

For Oboe and Small Orchestra. By John Casken. (Study Score). Schott. 100 pages. Published by Schott.

Choral (SATB)

SKU: HL.49019556

SATB Choral Score. Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Choral. Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. Composed 2011. 20 pages. Duration 8'. Schott Music #ED13462. Published by Schott Music (HL.49019556).

ISBN 9790220133268. UPC: 884088945343. 8.25x12.0x0.095 inches. English.

Flute part also available (item 49019557).

Variation on a Theme by Rameau. By John Casken. Schott. 9 pages. Published by Schott.

(1933, revised 1996). By John Casken. (Study Score). Schott. 31 pages. Published by Schott.

Bassoon and Piano. By John Casken. (Bassoon). Schott. Book only. 28 pages. Published by Schott.