Song Cycle for Voice and Piano. By Daron Aric Hagen. Text: Paul Muldoon. For Pia...(+)
Song Cycle for Voice and
Piano. By Daron Aric
Hagen. Text: Paul
Muldoon. For Piano, High
Voice. Premiered February
12, 1993 on a Friends and
Enemies of Contemporary
Music concert at the
Greenwich Music Hous in
New York City by Mr.
Sperry, accompanied by
the composer. Soft Cover.
16 pages. Published by
Carl Fischer.
Looking Up Chorale SATB SATB, Piano St Rose Music Publishing
Choir, Piano Accompaniment (SATB Choir) SKU: HL.277282 SATB and Piano ...(+)
Choir, Piano
Accompaniment (SATB
Choir)
SKU:
HL.277282
SATB and
Piano Vocal Score.
Composed by Nico Muhly.
Music Sales America.
Classical. Softcover. 60
pages. St. Rose Music
#SRO10015201. Published
by St. Rose Music
(HL.277282).
UPC:
840126915006. 6.75x10.5
inches.
Program
note:
Looking Up
is a piece for large
chorus and orchestra, and
is in three sections,
played without pause. In
the 16th century, a
variety of psalters in
meter were printed in
England, with the idea of
making psalm-singing
something that could
happen easily at home,
with the rhyming meter
being an aid to
memorization. These
translations are
wonderful exercises in
brevity and sometimes
clumsy rhymemaking, and
were usually prefaced by
a lengthy explanation as
to their merits; the
title of one of the first
such volumes in English
is: The Psalter of Dauid
newely translated into
Englysh metre in such
sort that it maye the
more decently, and wyth
more delyte of the mynde,
be reade and songe of al
men. I thought it would
be appropriate to set one
of these introductions,
and the first section of
Looking Up sets the
preface to Thomas
Ravenscroft's psalter
(1621), in which he
writes: “The
singing of Psalmes (assay
the Doctors) comforteth
the sorrowfull, pacifieth
the angry, strengtheneth
the weake, humbleth the
proud, gladdeth the
humble, stirres up the
slow, reconcileth
enemies, lifteth up the
heart to heavenly things,
and uniteth the Creature
to his
Creator.”
It
begins meditatively, but
eventually grows agitated
and fervent, with a
vision of the
“quire of Angels
and Saints”
“redoubling
anddescanting” - an
ecstatic and terrifying
vision of the skies
opening up. Ravenscroft
then encourages the use
of instrumental musicfor
worship, at which point,
a long, acrobatic
orchestral interlude with
jagged edges antagonizes
the choir, who sing a
kind of private, anxious
meditation on two
pitches.
One of
the most delicious
biblical texts is an
Apocryphal prayer known
as the Benedicite or the
Prayer of the Three
Children (the same who
were rescued by an angel
after King Nebuchadnezzar
tried to have them burnt
in an oven for not bowing
to his image). The text
is repetitive, obsessive,
and a gift to composers -
each line is an
invocation of an element
of the natural world,
followed by the phrase,
“blesse ye the
Lord, praise him &
magnify him for
ever.” In Looking
Up, the setting begins
with three solo voices,
and then grows to include
the whole choir,
itemizing the whole of
creation. The idea that
these boys are spared
from the furnace and then
five minutes later are
saying, “O ye the
fire and warming heate,
blesse ye the
Lord...” has always
felt very loaded to me,
and the orchestra plays
with this conflict
between joyful praise and
a more terrible (in the
16th-century sense)
awefor the
divine.
The text
for the third, and
shortest, section is
taken from Christopher
Smart's (1722-1771) A
Song to David,
purportedly written
during his confinement in
a mental asylum. This ode
to King David points out
how David, as the author
of some of the Psalms,
observes the whole world
from the
“clustering
spheres” to the
“nosegay in the
vale.&rdquo.
Compassion from Invictus: A Passion Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile MorningStar Music Publishers
Soprano voice solo, SATB choir, and piano (E-flat Soprano saxophone, 2 Horns in ...(+)
Soprano voice solo, SATB
choir, and piano (E-flat
Soprano saxophone, 2
Horns in F, Piano, Organ
(or digital keyboard),
Double String Quartet,
Double Bass) - Early
Intermediate
SKU:
MN.56-0108
Composed
by Howard Goodall. Lent,
Holy Week, Triduum/Three
Days, Tenebrae, 21st
Century. Score &
instrument parts.
Duration 6 minutes, 19
seconds. MorningStar
Music Publishers
#56-0108. Published by
MorningStar Music
Publishers (MN.56-0108).
By Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Teaching Singer: Don Wilkinson. For Bass voice. ...(+)
By Felix Bartholdy
Mendelssohn. Teaching
Singer: Don Wilkinson.
For Bass voice. Choral
learning aid. SingleParts
with StudySpots.
Classical; Choral. Level:
Novice to semi
professional. 2 Choral
Practice CDs. Duration
2:28:11. Published by
Rehearsal Arts, LLC.
Gaelic Castle Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant FJH
By Soon Hee Newbold. For orchestra. FJH Beginning Strings. Full set (score and p...(+)
By Soon Hee Newbold. For
orchestra. FJH Beginning
Strings. Full set (score
and parts). Score only
also available: ST6180S.
Grade 1. Score and set of
parts. Composed 2009.
Published by The FJH
Music Company Inc
A Step-by-Step Breakdown of John Petrucci's Guitar Styles and Techniques. By D...(+)
A Step-by-Step Breakdown
of
John Petrucci's Guitar
Styles
and Techniques. By Dream
Theater and John
Petrucci.
Signature Licks Guitar.
Softcover Audio Online.
With
guitar tablature.
Published
by Hal Leonard
Shredder Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile RWS Music Company
Grade 2 SKU: CL.RWS-2338-01 Composed by Sciaino. Young Concert Band. Extr...(+)
Grade 2
SKU:
CL.RWS-2338-01
Composed by Sciaino.
Young Concert Band. Extra
score. Composed 2023. RWS
Music Company
#RWS-2338-01. Published
by RWS Music Company
(CL.RWS-2338-01).
Once a reliable
and trustworthy office
machine, Shredder has
fallen from grace to seek
revenge on its sworn
enemies and
arch-nemeses… the
teachers. After a long
relationship of perceived
disrespect, this dark
lord of xerox, will stop
at nothing as it crunches
and crinkles its way
towards revenge.
Ultimately, the gut
wrenching tones of the
paper jam prevail but not
before everyone has a
blast bringing the story
to life! Hilarious sound
files are provided to
help the narrative or,
alternatively, a guest
narrator (perhaps a
school administrator) can
add a really fun element
to any concert!
Choir, Organ Accompaniment (SATB Choir) SKU: HL.48021285 From Saint Ni...(+)
Choir, Organ
Accompaniment (SATB
Choir)
SKU:
HL.48021285
From
Saint Nicolas SATB and
Organ. Composed by
Benjamin Britten. Boosey
& Hawkes Sacred Choral.
Classical. Octavo. 8
pages. Boosey & Hawkes
#M051482504. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48021285).
ISBN
9781458471598. UPC:
884088658458. 6.75x10.5
inches.
Text: Eric
Crozier
Publisher:
Boosey &
Hawkes
Difficulty
level: 3
Saint
Nicolas (note the name
has no 'H' in it!) was
written for the centenary
of Lancing College in
Sussex, the independent
secondary boarding school
on the south coast of
England which Peter Pears
had attended in his
teens. It has a vast
chapel intended by its
founder, Revd Nathaniel
Woodard, as the cathedral
for all the schools of
his extensive foundation
known collectively as
'Woodard' schools. St.
Nicolas is famous for
many legendary miracles
and for being the
original 'Santa Claus'.
Crozier's libretto is
designed to tell the
story of his life, to
recount some of his most
celebrated acts and to
give the
audience/congregation the
opportunity of joining in
two beautiful hymns at
key moments: 'All people
that on earth do dwell'
and 'God moves in a
mysterious way his
wonders to perform'. The
narration is all done by
the choir, though the
tenor sings first-person
narratives as well in his
role as the mature
Nicolas. The young
Nicolas is sung by a boy
in movement II. There is
a dramatic moment at the
end of this movement when
the boy's voice does a
tumble and the tenor
proclaims in the voice of
Nicolas as a young man:
'God be
glorified'.
The
third movement is an
accompanied recitative in
which the soloist sings
of Nicolas devoting
himself to God through
the agonies and torment
of the many distractions
and temptations of life.
His faith wins through
and he sings a final
touching phrase: 'and
Love was satisfied'. The
sea whips up a storm in
the next movement: 'He
journeys to Palestine'.
It threatens to overturn
the ship and drown
everyone on board. There
is wailing from the
sopranos and altos of the
semi-chorus and agonised
calls from the tenors and
basses to 'man the
pumps'. Finally, Nicolas
begs God to let the storm
cease and offers thanks
for their safe delivery.
Britten creates a
palpable sense of relief
in the final
pages.
In the
fifth movement, 'Nicolas
comes to Myra and is
chosen Bishop', the choir
sings chorale-like
phrases welcoming him as
their new Bishop. They go
through his ceremonial
dressing with all the
accoutrements of his
office, the mitre,
crozier (nice pun on the
librettist's name), robe
and ring. An energetic
chorus 'Serve the faith
and spurn his enemies'
leads to the first great
hymn - a wonderfully
climactic moment.
Britten's arrangement is
suitably
uplifting.
The
final movement tells of
Nicolas' death and the
work ends with the other
great hymn: 'God moves in
a mysterious way'.
This work
demonstrates to me
Britten's generosity of
spirit and his natural
feeling for enriching the
repertoire at all levels
of attainment. What a
gift!
SKU: HL.438844 EAST SOUND RESEARCH. Guitar Pedal. Hal Leonard #CM0108. Pu...(+)
SKU: HL.438844
EAST SOUND RESEARCH.
Guitar Pedal. Hal Leonard
#CM0108. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.438844).
UPC: 852940000387.
4.5x7.0x2.75
inches.
Multiple
effects, True-Bypass
Switching and large
stages (with long cable
runs) are some of your
tone's greatest
enemies... yes
pedal-boards with all
their advantages can
become tone-thiefs! Long
cable runs and multiple
pedals using True-Bypass
switching, tend to
'muddy' our sound and
reduce the higher
frequencies that help
define our sound. Even
wah pedals on their own
can also be suspected of
stealing certain
frequencies from your
tone. By plugging your
guitar into Buff Deluxe
(1) and out to your
pedals, then from your
pedals back into Buff
Deluxe (2) and out to
your amp, you can protect
your tone. The results
are stunning with your
guitar coming back to
life as if there was
nothing between it and
the amp. There is also a
Mute switch which directs
your signal to the Tuner
Out....this allows us to
remove even the tuner
from the signal chain and
mute the guitar for
silent tuning!
Legend of Starved Rock Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications
Grade 3.5 SKU: CL.012-2760-01 Composed by Sheldon. Concert Band. Heritage...(+)
Grade 3.5
SKU:
CL.012-2760-01
Composed by Sheldon.
Concert Band. Heritage of
the March Series. Audio
recording available
separately (items
CL.WFR185 & CL.WFR315).
Extra full score.
Composed 1996. Duration 5
minutes, 10 seconds. Opus
III Wind Orchestra
Publications
#012-2760-01. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-2760-01).
An outstanding
composition begins as a
tone poem depicting the
Illinois River and the
peaceful Indian tribes
that lived in the area.
The tempo of the music
quickens as the tribe
seeks refuge from their
enemies and then the
piece reaches it’s
climax at the peak of the
battle. The music
subsides as the ill-fated
Indians are finally
starved into defeat.
About Heritage
of the
March
Full
-sized concert band
editions of the greatest
marches of all time. Each
has been faithfully
re-scored to accommodate
modern instrumentation
and incorporate
performance practices of
classic march style
Composed by
Brant Karrick. Symphonic
Band (SPS). Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation.
8+8+4+4+8+16+16+4+4+4+4+4
+4+4+6+12+12+4+4+6+6+6+6+
8+6+2+4+14+36+4 pages.
Duration 4 minutes, 10
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #SPS80. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.SPS80).
ISBN
9781491152577. UPC:
680160910076. Key: Bb
major.
With Wind
and Water is a musical
portrayal of an adventure
on the high seas during
the sailing age. It was
during the 16th to the
mid-19th century where
large sailing vessels
dominated global
exploration,
international trade, and
naval warfare. The
piece's compound meter
provides the pulse of
movement as it pitches
and rolls with the rhythm
of the waves. The driving
main melodies convey the
determination and courage
of the explorers and
their crew. Dissonant
harmonies suggest rough
seas, turbulent weather,
and other constant
dangers that sailors must
endure. Finally, the
ending sweeping melody
and climax reflects the
joy and triumph at
arriving on a new land at
the apex of a long and
intense voyage. With
evidence of watercraft
dating back to 8000 BC,
travel by water has
remained an important
aspect of life to many
civilizations. From
paddling down a river or
crossing a large lake, to
steaming across an entire
ocean, generations of
humans have traveled on
water to explore foreign
lands, to seek food and
precious materials, to
move and trade cargo, and
to attack and fend off
enemies.With Wind and
Water is a musical
portrayal of an adventure
on the high seas during
the age of sail. It was
during the sixteenth to
the mid-nineteenth
century when large
sailing vessels dominated
global exploration,
international trade, and
naval warfare. Our
ship sets sail!The
compound meter provides
the pulse of movement as
it pitches and rolls with
the rhythm of the waves.
The driving main melodies
convey the determination
and courage of the
explorers and their crew.
Dissonant harmonies
suggest rough seas,
turbulent weather and
other constant dangers
that sailors must endure.
The final sweeping melody
and climax reflect the
joy and triumph at
arriving on a new land at
the apex of a long and
intense voyage. With
Wind and Water was
commissioned by the
Florida Bandmasters
Association for the 2016
Nine Star Honor Band.
Composed by Sheldon.
Concert Band. Heritage of
the March Series. Audio
recording available
separately (items
CL.WFR185 & CL.WFR315).
Score and set of parts.
Composed 1996. Duration 5
minutes, 10 seconds. Opus
III Wind Orchestra
Publications
#012-2760-00. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-2760-00).
An outstanding
composition begins as a
tone poem depicting the
Illinois River and the
peaceful Indian tribes
that lived in the area.
The tempo of the music
quickens as the tribe
seeks refuge from their
enemies and then the
piece reaches it’s
climax at the peak of the
battle. The music
subsides as the ill-fated
Indians are finally
starved into defeat.
About Heritage
of the
March
Full
-sized concert band
editions of the greatest
marches of all time. Each
has been faithfully
re-scored to accommodate
modern instrumentation
and incorporate
performance practices of
classic march style
Composed by
Brant Karrick. Symphonic
Band (SPS). Full score.
With Standard notation.
36 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #SPS80F. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.SPS80F).
ISBN
9781491153253. UPC:
680160910755.
With
Wind and Water is a
musical portrayal of an
adventure on the high
seas during the sailing
age. It was during the
16th to the mid-19th
century where large
sailing vessels dominated
global exploration,
international trade, and
naval warfare. The
piece's compound meter
provides the pulse of
movement as it pitches
and rolls with the rhythm
of the waves. The driving
main melodies convey the
determination and courage
of the explorers and
their crew. Dissonant
harmonies suggest rough
seas, turbulent weather,
and other constant
dangers that sailors must
endure. Finally, the
ending sweeping melody
and climax reflects the
joy and triumph at
arriving on a new land at
the apex of a long and
intense voyage. With
evidence of watercraft
dating back to 8000 BC,
travel by water has
remained an important
aspect of life to many
civilizations. From
paddling down a river or
crossing a large lake, to
steaming across an entire
ocean, generations of
humans have traveled on
water to explore foreign
lands, to seek food and
precious materials, to
move and trade cargo, and
to attack and fend off
enemies.With Wind and
Water is a musical
portrayal of an adventure
on the high seas during
the age of sail. It was
during the sixteenth to
the mid-nineteenth
century when large
sailing vessels dominated
global exploration,
international trade, and
naval warfare. Our
ship sets sail!The
compound meter provides
the pulse of movement as
it pitches and rolls with
the rhythm of the waves.
The driving main melodies
convey the determination
and courage of the
explorers and their crew.
Dissonant harmonies
suggest rough seas,
turbulent weather and
other constant dangers
that sailors must endure.
The final sweeping melody
and climax reflect the
joy and triumph at
arriving on a new land at
the apex of a long and
intense voyage. With
Wind and Water was
commissioned by the
Florida Bandmasters
Association for the 2016
Nine Star Honor Band.
Cantata
for the 4th Sunday after
Epiphany. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
German title: Jesus
schlaft, was soll ich
hoffen. Sacred vocal
music, Cantatas,
Epiphany. Set of
Orchestra Parts. Composed
1724. BWV 81. Duration 19
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.081/19. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3108119).
ISBN
9790007136345. Key: E
minor. Language:
German/English.
Bac
h composed the cantata
Jesus schlaft, was soll
ich hoffen [Jesus sleeps,
what hope have I] BWV 81
for the fourth Epiphany
Sunday, 1724. The cantata
is structured as a little
drama: In the beginning,
fear prevails. The seas
rage and Jesus is asleep.
The threateningly foaming
waves are vividly
depicted in the soughing
string accompaniment of
the tenor aria. Jesus's
words Ihr Kleinglaubigen,
warum seid ihr so
furchtsam? [You of little
faith, why are you so
fearful?] are set as a
bass arioso at the center
of the cantata; they
provide the turning
point. In the subsequent
bass aria, the towering
seas are silenced. A
recitative - Wohl mir
[Well for me] - leads
into the closing chorale
with its certainty Unter
deinen Schirmen bin ich
vor den Sturmen aller
Feinde frei [Under Your
protection I am spared
the tempests of my
enemies]. Score and parts
available separately -
see item CA.3108100.
Cantata
for the 4th Sunday after
Epiphany. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Reinhold Kubik.
Arranged by Paul Horn.
German title: Jesus
schlaft. Sacred vocal
music, Cantatas,
Epiphany. Choral Score.
Composed 1724. BWV 81. 2
pages. Duration 19
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
31.081/05. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3108105).
ISBN
9790007045432. Key: E
minor. Language:
German/English.
Bac
h composed the cantata
Jesus schlaft, was soll
ich hoffen [Jesus sleeps,
what hope have I] BWV 81
for the fourth Epiphany
Sunday, 1724. The cantata
is structured as a little
drama: In the beginning,
fear prevails. The seas
rage and Jesus is asleep.
The threateningly foaming
waves are vividly
depicted in the soughing
string accompaniment of
the tenor aria. Jesus's
words Ihr Kleinglaubigen,
warum seid ihr so
furchtsam? [You of little
faith, why are you so
fearful?] are set as a
bass arioso at the center
of the cantata; they
provide the turning
point. In the subsequent
bass aria, the towering
seas are silenced. A
recitative - Wohl mir
[Well for me] - leads
into the closing chorale
with its certainty Unter
deinen Schirmen bin ich
vor den Sturmen aller
Feinde frei [Under Your
protection I am spared
the tempests of my
enemies]. Score available
separately - see item
CA.3108100.
SATB choir, organ SKU: GH.GE-10702 Love Your Enemies. Composed by ...(+)
SATB choir, organ
SKU:
GH.GE-10702
Love
Your Enemies.
Composed by Ronald A
Nelson. With Language:
English, Swedish.
Gehrmans Musikforlag #GE
10702. Published by
Gehrmans Musikforlag
(GH.GE-10702).
ISBN
9790070107020. 185 x 262
mm inches. Text:
Biblical.
For Piano Solo. Composed by William Mayer (1925-). Premiere: Sahan Arsrun...(+)
For Piano Solo.
Composed by William Mayer
(1925-). Premiere: Sahan
Arsruni, piano, Friends
and Enemies of Modern
Music. Performance score.
With Standard notation.
16 pages. Duration 8
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #110-40758.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.110407580).