String quartet SKU: FG.55011-510-1 Composed by Matthew Whittall. Score an...(+)
String quartet
SKU:
FG.55011-510-1
Composed by Matthew
Whittall. Score and
parts. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-510-1. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-510-1).
ISBN
9790550115101.
Matt
hew Whittall's preface to
Bright Ferment (2019): I
have a complicated
history with the string
quartet. Actually, it's
not that complicated. I
spent months writing a
huge one in my early
twenties and hastily
withdrew it after a long
delayed premiere, vowing
never to write another.
In a typical case of
karmic retribution, my
fear of the form would
eventually be overcome by
the unrefusable offer to
write the compulsory
piece for the Banff
International String
Quartet Competition in my
native Canada. The short
duration requested, about
nine minutes, also felt
like a good way to wade
gingerly back into the
medium. The title was
originally just a
nice-sounding pair of
words that surfaced in a
brainstorming session
with fellow composer Alex
Freeman over an
injudicious amount of
fermented barley. When I
looked it up later, I
found that it was a
phrase of older coinage,
seemingly used more for
poetic resonance than any
fixed meaning. Ferment by
itself denotes a state of
confusion, change or lack
of order. With bright, it
takes on a more positive
connotation with regard
to society and
creativity: a wild
profusion of ideas barely
checked by reason. (It
may not actually mean
that, but it describes
this piece nicely, so
let's go with it.)
Fermentation in its
trendy culinary usage is
also hinted at via a
recurrent percolating
device of scattered
pizzicati. As one may
guess from the tone of
this introduction, there
is little attempt at
gravity in Bright
Ferment, the only means
by which I felt I could
sidestep the historical
and expressive weight of
the string quartet genre.
Styles, gestures and
moods are tossed around,
cross-cut and abandoned
in
stream-of-consciousness
fashion, connected by
little except an
intuitive sense of
rightness in their
juxtaposition. If the
piece acquires depth in
spite of me, it will only
be because its disparate
parts amplify and
strengthen each other
simply by being together
- much like the ensemble
itself. Bright Ferment
was commissioned by the
Banff Centre for the Arts
and Creativity and the
Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation, with
additional funding from
the Americas Society (New
York), for the 2019 Banff
International String
Quartet Competition.
Duration: ca. 9
minutes.
4 Saxophones SATBar/AATBar SKU: AP.1-ADV7622 Folksong from the Hebride...(+)
4 Saxophones
SATBar/AATBar
SKU:
AP.1-ADV7622
Folksong from the
Hebrides (for
SATBar/AATBar Saxophone
Quartet). Arranged by
Frank Reinshagen.
Quartet; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Saxophone Quartet.
Advance Music. Folk;
Traditional. Score and
Part(s). Advance Music
#01-ADV7622. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV7622).
UPC:
805095076226. English.
Traditional.
Writin
g these arrangements,
Frank Reinshagen has
created little
masterpieces, which
broaden the rhythmical
and harmonic context of
the original tunes in an
interesting manner
without detracting from
their archaic and
melancholic character.
These original tunes have
been borrowed from the
Irish, Scottish, and
Gaelic musical tradition.
These through-composed
arrangements are rather
easy to perform from the
rhythmical and technical
point of view, yet they
are quite demanding in
respect of the key they
are written in, their
intonation and,
especially, their
interpretation. Their
different
instrumentations are
fully compatible with
each other and, due to
their overall structure,
they are also suitable to
be played with
multi-scored parts. The
interpretation of 'S mo
lamh air a stiuir---the
song of a helmsman living
on the Isle of
Skye---should be
interpreted with the
musicians paying careful
attention to its dynamics
and phrasing, which
reflect the up-and-down
motion of the stormy
Artic Ocean. For this
arrangement the key D
minor---which is one
whole tone lower than the
original---has been
chosen to make sure that
the piece is playable,
especially for a clarinet
quartet.
4 Clarinets SKU: AP.1-ADV8416 Folksong from the Hebrides (for Clarinet...(+)
4 Clarinets
SKU:
AP.1-ADV8416
Folksong from the
Hebrides (for Clarinet
Quartet). Arranged by
Frank Reinshagen.
Quartet; Solo Small
Ensembles; Woodwind -
Clarinet Quartet. Advance
Music. Folk; Traditional.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV8416. Published by
Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV8416).
UPC:
805095084160. English.
Traditional.
Writin
g these arrangements,
Frank Reinshagen has
created little
masterpieces, which
broaden the rhythmical
and harmonic context of
the original tunes in an
interesting manner
without detracting from
their archaic and
melancholic character.
These original tunes have
been borrowed from the
Irish, Scottish, and
Gaelic musical tradition.
These through-composed
arrangements are rather
easy to perform from the
rhythmical and technical
point of view, yet they
are quite demanding in
respect of the key they
are written in, their
intonation and,
especially, their
interpretation. Their
different
instrumentations are
fully compatible with
each other and, due to
their overall structure,
they are also suitable to
be played with
multi-scored parts. The
interpretation of 'S mo
lamh air a stiuir---the
song of a helmsman living
on the Isle of
Skye---should be
interpreted with the
musicians paying careful
attention to its dynamics
and phrasing, which
reflect the up-and-down
motion of the stormy
Arctic Ocean. For this
arrangement, the key D
minor, which is one whole
tone lower than the
original, has been chosen
to make sure that the
piece is playable,
especially for a clarinet
quartet.
Op. 76, No. 2.
Composed by Franz Joseph
Haydn. Arranged by
Brendan Mcbrien.
MakeMusic Cloud;
Masterworks; Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles; String Orchestra.
Highland/Etling String
Orchestra. Classical;
Masterwork Arrangement.
Score. 24 pages.
Highland/Etling
#00-40469S. Published by
Highland/Etling
(AP.40469S).
UPC:
038081454252.
English.
This Haydn
quartet movement is a
powerful example of the
Storm and Stress style
(Sturm und Drang) favored
by the composer in many
of his famous symphonies.
Set in the dark key of D
minor, rhythmic and
harmonic agitation propel
the music forward as
Haydn develops its
four-note theme through a
variety of methods. Both
musicians and audience
will be captivated by
this chamber music
masterpiece set for
string orchestra with an
added bass part to
strengthen its harmonic
movement, making this the
perfect concert or
contest closer for your
orchestra. This title
is available in MakeMusic
Cloud.
Composed by Rhian Samuel.
Chamber music. For High
Voice, String Quartet and
Piano. Score (2 copies
supplied) and parts.
Score and parts. Stainer
& Bell Ltd. #Y296.
Published by Stainer &
Bell Ltd. (ST.Y296).
ISBN
9790220223525.
Natu
re and landscape have
been the dominant themes
of much of Rhian Samuel's
vocal music of the last
ten years, projected
chiefly through the
poetry of Anne Stevenson,
and in her most recent
song-settings, the
writings of the
Pakistan-born Texas-based
poet Zulfikar Ghose. His
poem 'Conspiracy of the
Clouds' describes how,
the clouds having chosen
to become invisible,
'Even the astronauts on
the space shuttle /
looked down on a
cloudless America' as
hurricanes ravage
Louisiana and storms
engulf Nebraska. An
intriguing conceit in the
tradition of magic
realism, the text is
presented as a scena
lasting around 16
minutes, with
interpolations from
'Haze' by the
nineteenth-century New
England transcendentalist
Henry David Thoreau. Thus
modern fable and romantic
nature-description are
juxtaposed, and their
interaction becomes the
source of musical
contrasts too. Thoreau's
words are assigned
predominantly to the
vocalist's highest
register, those of Ghose
to her lower tessitura;
and the suggestive and
dramatic accompaniment
builds tension steadily
to the final ironic
response of an
incredulous American
public: not one of awe
and wonder, but the
question 'Why weren't we
told about it?
Winter Soundscapes Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle Faber Music Limited
Composed by Mary Cohen. Quartet; Solo Small Ensembles; String Quartet. Faber Edi...(+)
Composed by Mary Cohen.
Quartet; Solo Small
Ensembles; String
Quartet. Faber Edition.
Christmas; Winter.
Part(s). Faber Music
#12-0571520766. Published
by Faber Music
By Dana F. Everson. For Woodwind Ensemble. Quartet for Woodwind Ensemble. Meter:...(+)
By Dana F. Everson. For
Woodwind Ensemble.
Quartet for Woodwind
Ensemble. Meter: 4/4.
Traditional. Level: 2.75.
Duration 2'45". Published
by David E. Smith
Publications.
By John Fullam, clarinet; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; The Amberg Chamber Ens...(+)
By John Fullam, clarinet;
Buffalo Philharmonic
Orchestra; The Amberg
Chamber Ensemble. By
Persis Parshall Vehar
(1937-). For clarinet &
ensemble. Mark Masters.
Audio CD. Duration 73:26.
Published by Mark Custom
Music
Lyrics by Marsha Norman, music by Lucy Simon. Vocal score for mixed voices and p...(+)
Lyrics by Marsha Norman,
music by Lucy Simon.
Vocal score for mixed
voices and piano. With
vocal melody, lyrics and
piano reduction. 350
pages. Published by
Alfred Publishing.
Con te partirò Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
String Quartet - intermediate SKU: BT.DHP-1185968-070 (Time to Say Goo...(+)
String Quartet -
intermediate
SKU:
BT.DHP-1185968-070
(Time to Say
Goodbye). Composed by
Francesco Sartori.
Arranged by Anthony
Gröger. De Haske Pops
for String Quartet. Pop
and Rock. Set (Score and
Parts). Composed 2019. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1185968-070. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1185968-070).
ISBN 9789043156707.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Con te
partirò, which
also became famous under
the title Time to Say
Goodbye, has burned
itself into the
collective musical
consciousness above all
in the interpretation by
the blind Italian tenor,
Andrea Bocelli. In the
1990s this song raced up
the singles charts and
has since become almost
indispensable at farewell
celebrations, especially
in the world of sports.
Thanks to Anthony
Grögersâ?? expressive
arrangement, string
quartets now have the
opportunity to let this
wonderful song ring out
on suitable occasions,
guaranteed to awaken the
emotionsâ?¦
C
on te partirò, ook
bekend onder de titel
Time to Say
Goodbye, heeft in de
versie van de blinde
Italiaanse tenor Andrea
Bocelli een plek in ons
collectieve muzikale
geheugen veroverd. In de
jaren negentig van de
vorige eeuw bestormde het
nummer de hitlijsten, en
sindsdien is het bij
afscheidsceremonies, met
name in de sportwereld,
nauwelijks nog weg te
denken. Dankzij Anthony
Grögers expressieve
bewerking hebben
strijkkwartetten nu ook
de mogelijkheid om dit
prachtige lied bij
passende gelegenheden ten
gehore te brengen en
daarmee ongetwijfeld een
gevoelige snaar te
raken.
Con te
partirò, auch
unter dem Titel Time
to Say Goodbye
berühmt geworden, hat
sich vor allem in der
Interpretation durch den
blinden italienischen
Tenor Andrea Bocelli in
das kollektive
Musikgedächtnis
eingebrannt. In den
neunziger Jahren des 20.
Jahrhunderts stürmte
der Titel die
Single-Charts und ist
seitdem bei groÃ?en
Abschiedsveranstaltungen,
insbesondere im Sport,
kaum noch wegzudenken.
Dank Anthony Grögers
ausdrucksvollem
Arrangement haben nun
auch
Streichquartett-Formation
en die Möglichkeit,
bei passenden Anlässen
das wunderschöne Lied
erklingen zu lassen. Da
sind die Emotionen
garantiert
â?¦
Finale. Composed
by Emilie Mayer. Arranged
by Lauren Taylor. Full
score. 20 pages. Duration
5:12. Carl Fischer Music
#SAS9F. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.SAS9F).
ISBN 9781491163221.
UPC: 680160921973. Key: D
minor.
Despite an
impressive body of work,
little is known about
German composer Emilie
Mayer (1812-1883). Mayer
studied composition with
Carl Loewe after the
death of her parents,
writing a total of eight
symphonies, eight violin
sonatas, twelve cello
sonatas, six piano trios,
seven string quartets,
seven orchestral
overtures, and numerous
works for piano and
voice. Mayer's works were
acclaimed in Germany and
she toured frequently
performing her music, an
unheard of practice for a
single woman at the time.
Regrettably, however,
most of her work remained
unpublished at the time
of her death. Written in
her 30s, Mayer's stormy
fourth and final movement
from her second symphony
reveals her bold Romantic
style and growing
confidence as a composer.
Arranged for string
orchestra and timpani,
this movement was
painstakingly drawn from
the handwritten score,
offering a profound
opportunity for students
to experience the music
of this incredible
composer for the first
time.
Finale. Composed
by Emilie Mayer. Arranged
by Lauren Taylor. Set of
Score and Parts. Duration
5:12. Carl Fischer Music
#SAS9. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.SAS9).
ISBN 9781491162880.
UPC: 680160921638. Key: D
minor.
Despite an
impressive body of work,
little is known about
German composer Emilie
Mayer (1812-1883). Mayer
studied composition with
Carl Loewe after the
death of her parents,
writing a total of eight
symphonies, eight violin
sonatas, twelve cello
sonatas, six piano trios,
seven string quartets,
seven orchestral
overtures, and numerous
works for piano and
voice. Mayer's works were
acclaimed in Germany and
she toured frequently
performing her music, an
unheard of practice for a
single woman at the time.
Regrettably, however,
most of her work remained
unpublished at the time
of her death. Written in
her 30s, Mayer's stormy
fourth and final movement
from her second symphony
reveals her bold Romantic
style and growing
confidence as a composer.
Arranged for string
orchestra and timpani,
this movement was
painstakingly drawn from
the handwritten score,
offering a profound
opportunity for students
to experience the music
of this incredible
composer for the first
time.