Choir Secular Double Choir and Violoncello SKU: PE.EP73479 Composed by Fr...(+)
Choir Secular Double
Choir and Violoncello
SKU: PE.EP73479
Composed by Francis Pott.
Choral Works (inc.
Oratorios). Edition
Peters. Living Composer.
Vocal Score. 164 pages.
Edition Peters
#98-EP73479. Published by
Edition Peters
(PE.EP73479).
ISBN
9790577019888. 297 x
210mm inches.
English.
At
First Light was
commissioned by Eric
Bruskin, a resident of
Philadelphia, USA, in
memory of his mother.
Eric had a longstanding
enthusiasm for my work,
and I was touched to be
the person he approached
for a task which is both
a privilege and a
daunting responsibility.
In a sense, no music can
ever measure up to the
weight of love or the
hope of consolation
vested in it under such
circumstances - but in
memory I carry the deaths
of both my own parents,
and I was able to draw
upon that. Eric's
fondness for my Cello
Sonata (itself written in
memoriam) led him to ask
that I include a solo
'cello part in the new
work - but his attachment
also to my polyphonic
sacred choral writing
meant that he wanted a
centrepiece which would
be both a showcase of
that approach and the
celebration of a life
well lived. Therefore,
the seven movements of At
First Light arrange
themselves as a series of
slow meditations
surrounding an exuberant
9-minute motet in which
the lamenting cello falls
temporarily
silent.
Eric's
Jewish faith meant that
approaching an agnostic
humanist brought up
within the Anglican
tradition was hardly free
of problems! Gradually,
though, I was able to win
his approval for a
collated mosaic of texts.
This embraces some
liturgical Latin
(necessary for the motet)
as the shared preserve of
broad western culture in
general, but balances it
with a secular approach
to loss, celebration,
remembrance and the many
shades of our mourning
those whom we see no
longer. Eric was adamant
that he did not want the
title Requiem; but what
has emerged is still a
form of semi-secular
Requiem in all but name,
taking its title instead
from a phrase in the poem
by Thomas Blackburn set
as the third movement.
This seemed to suggest
succinctly how the loss
of one very close to us
is an awakening into an
unfamiliar world where
everything is changed.
Following the exuberant
central movement, the
texts by the
Lebanese-born Kahlil
Gibran and the US,
Kentuckian poet Wendell
Berry first address the
departed loved one
directly, then place us
within an imaginary
funeral cortege, where
the perennial and
universal in human
experience become
personal without
subscribing explicitly to
any particular faith (or
lack of it). The final
text of all is a
translation of a Hebraic
prayer, requested and
provided by Eric Bruskin,
which serves to mirror
its Latin counterpart
heard at the
outset.
Throughout
, the lamenting cello
represents a commentary
on the experience
articulated in the text.
It evokes and, in a
sense, tries to embrace
and sanctify the
individual existential
journeys of the bereft,
as they in turn seek to
make their own sense of
what the short-lived
Second World War poet
Alun Lewis called 'the
unbearable beauty of the
dead' (movement
5).
In a modern
world hostage to ever
greater menace,
displacement, bloodshed
and anguish, I hope
fervently that this music
not only brings a measure
of solace to the person
who commissioned it, but
also makes its own small
contribution to bailing
out the sinking ship of
humanity.
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SKU: HL.299371
By
Metallica. Book. Heavy
Metal, Rock Reference.
Softcover. 152 pages.
Published by Cherry Lane
Music (HL.299371).
ISBN 9781540060259.
UPC: 888680956189.
6.0x9.0x0.332
inches.
Metallica's
success can be directly
attributed to their
passionate, no-compromise
attitude, which comes
through loud and clear in
the words they sing. Now
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featuring 106 songs.
Sanctuary Piano Trio: piano, violon, violoncelle Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Violin, cello, Piano SKU: PR.114418250 Composed by Stacy Ga...(+)
Chamber Music Violin,
cello, Piano
SKU:
PR.114418250
Composed
by Stacy Garrop.
Contemporary. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2013. 40+16+16
pages. Duration 23
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41825.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114418250).
UPC:
680160640959. 9 x 12
inches.
In 2011,
Barbara Garrop, my
mother, commissioned me
to write a piano trio in
memory of Norman Garrop,
my father, who passed
away about thirty years
ago. When I started
brainstorming about
topics for the piece, I
found it difficult to
recall many moments of my
early life involving my
father. Too many years
had passed, and the
memories that I could
summon were of achild
looking up to her father,
not an adult relating to
an equal. However, while
collecting stories of my
father from various
family members, along
with discovering a number
of objects that had once
belonged to him and that
I had stored away in
boxes decades ago, I
began to realize that
this piece wasn't so much
about my father as it was
about my re-discovering
the man that he was: a
loving husband and dad
who cared deeply about
his family and his
passions (which included
bike riding, collecting
coins, strumming our
guitar, playing baseball,
watching football games,
entertaining people,
helping to run local
theater and puppet
productions, and carving
objects out of wook); an
accountant who dreamed of
a better future: a
treasurer of our local
synagogue; an early
advocate for computers
(we owned an Apple II+);
and a pranster with a
great sense of humor.
Ultimately, I decided to
musically tell the story
of my search for these
memories. In the first
movement (Without), a
child calls out in a
sing-song voice,
searching for her lost
parent. This search
intesifies over the
course of the movement
through a series of
themes, including a
stepping motif in which a
two-note progression
steadily climbs higher, a
pseudo-jewish folksong,
and a passionate longing
theme. The child's search
becomes increasingly
intense throughout the
movement, calling out
fervently and repeatedly
to the parent; the
movement ends in a moment
of great tnesion and
uncertainty. The second
movment (Within) quietly
opens with the lost
parent finally answering,
represented by a solo
cello; the child (now
personified by the
violin) has found the
parent within the
sanctuary of her own
heart. This movement
highlights the joy and
solemnity of this
beautiful discovery.
-S.G.
The Drummer's Guide to Musical Styles and the Legends Who Defined Them. By Rich ...(+)
The Drummer's Guide to
Musical Styles and the
Legends Who Defined Them.
By Rich Lackowski. For
Drum Set. Percussion -
Drum Set Method or
Collection. Instructional
Book and Examples CD. 244
pages. Published by
Alfred Publishing.
Sanctuary Piano Trio: piano, violon, violoncelle [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Violin, cello, Piano SKU: PR.11441825S Composed by Stacy Ga...(+)
Chamber Music Violin,
cello, Piano
SKU:
PR.11441825S
Composed
by Stacy Garrop.
Contemporary. Score. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2013. 40 pages.
Duration 23 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41825S. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11441825S).
UPC:
680160643745. 9 x 12
inches.
In 2011,
Barbara Garrop, my
mother, commissioned me
to write a piano trio in
memory of Norman Garrop,
my father, who passed
away about thirty years
ago. When I started
brainstorming about
topics for the piece, I
found it difficult to
recall many moments of my
early life involving my
father. Too many years
had passed, and the
memories that I could
summon were of achild
looking up to her father,
not an adult relating to
an equal. However, while
collecting stories of my
father from various
family members, along
with discovering a number
of objects that had once
belonged to him and that
I had stored away in
boxes decades ago, I
began to realize that
this piece wasn't so much
about my father as it was
about my re-discovering
the man that he was: a
loving husband and dad
who cared deeply about
his family and his
passions (which included
bike riding, collecting
coins, strumming our
guitar, playing baseball,
watching football games,
entertaining people,
helping to run local
theater and puppet
productions, and carving
objects out of wook); an
accountant who dreamed of
a better future: a
treasurer of our local
synagogue; an early
advocate for computers
(we owned an Apple II+);
and a pranster with a
great sense of humor.
Ultimately, I decided to
musically tell the story
of my search for these
memories. In the first
movement (Without), a
child calls out in a
sing-song voice,
searching for her lost
parent. This search
intesifies over the
course of the movement
through a series of
themes, including a
stepping motif in which a
two-note progression
steadily climbs higher, a
pseudo-jewish folksong,
and a passionate longing
theme. The child's search
becomes increasingly
intense throughout the
movement, calling out
fervently and repeatedly
to the parent; the
movement ends in a moment
of great tnesion and
uncertainty. The second
movment (Within) quietly
opens with the lost
parent finally answering,
represented by a solo
cello; the child (now
personified by the
violin) has found the
parent within the
sanctuary of her own
heart. This movement
highlights the joy and
solemnity of this
beautiful discovery.
-S.G.
Alto flute in G, English horn, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn SKU: CA.1632800(+)
Alto flute in G, English
horn, Bass Clarinet,
Bassoon, Horn
SKU:
CA.1632800
Synchroniestudie Nr. 2
fur tiefes
Blaserquintett.
Composed by Walter
Feldmann. This edition:
Paperbound. German title:
Une Geometrie.
Synchronstudie F Blaser.
Full score. Composed
2005. 54 pages. Duration
14 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 16.328/00. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.1632800).
ISBN
9790007112745. Language:
all languages.
E
texts of the French
author Anne-Marie Albiach
have long been the point
of departure for my
works. Following the
viola concerto <<
monstrueuse vecut dans le
cadre >> la memoire,
which is based on her <<
H II>> lineaires, the
three texts entitled <<
une geometrie >> have
generated a new cycle. As
in the other two works of
the cycle, << figurations
de memoire >> is
predicated on two
different readings of the
text: on the one hand a
(private) reading by
Anne-Marie Albiach in
which time is measured
[demarcated] out; while
on the other hand the
graphic text is measured
millimeter by millimeter.
The latter serves as the
basis - the genetic code
- for the temporal,
horizontal structure of
the quintet, whereas the
reading of the author
appears in rhythmic
surfaces which interrupt
the horizontal plane. In
<< figurations de memoire
>> two clearly
recognizable elements are
repeated: the tone b
(which plays a central
roll in most of my works)
and a chord of fifths
built around the tone b -
a piece of memory
(memoire) from viola
concerto. In contrast,
the extended chords of
the reading consist of
five tones which in their
frequencies are
equidistant from each
other (like an overtone
chord). For the
generation of tone
materials the chords of
both levels are
compressed and stretched
within the ranges
(frames) of tones from
which the horizontal
positions of the text
fragments are derived:
lower, borderline tones
on the left margin, and
higher borderline tones
on the right margin. Thus
the disposition on the
page, essential for
Anne-Marie Albiach (and
first introduced in
poetry by Mallarme in Un
coup de des jamais
n'abolire le hasard), is
rendered in sound.
Naturally each element of
the text serves to mold
structure and dynamic, to
include typography:
fragments within
quotation marks, in
italics, etc., yield
different sonorous images
[sonorities] and
movements. Each word from
the typographical reading
is orchestrated
[instrumentated]
differently, which is
important for the whole
cycle (however, the
chords of the spoken
reading are always played
by five instruments; here
only speech and pauses in
speech [[interruptions of
speech]are distinguished
from each other). Thus a
tight network of
instrumental combinations
is created in which, word
for word, the text is
made audible. The most
important element in the
process: the vertical,
synchronized playing
together of the
individual instruments
(Synchorniestudie),
ranging from solo to
quintet.
Concert Band - Grade 3.5 SKU: AP.50936S Zoey's Theme. Composed by ...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 3.5
SKU: AP.50936S
Zoey's Theme.
Composed by Patrick
Roszell. Concert Band;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Belwin Concert Band -
PerformancePlus+. Score.
Duration 5:30. Belwin
Music #00-50936S.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.50936S).
ISBN
9781470669195. UPC:
038081588018.
English.
Fast-paced
and energetic, Soundtrack
823 honors the memory of
the composer's beloved
pet, Zoey. It is full of
energetic melodies,
modern harmonies, and
lyricism that will be an
exciting addition to your
concert program. (5:30)
The
PerformancePlus+ series
is an innovative addition
to the ever-expanding
MakeMusic Cloud
interactive library.
These engaging selections
are presented with
educational resources
designed to enrich the
rehearsal process and
create outstanding
performances.
Including:
Assignm
ent, recording, and
assessment tools within
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Cloud
Piece-speci
fic exercises focused on
skills and
techniques
Printa
ble sheet music (with a
standard MakeMusic Cloud
subscription)
Edu
cational tips and
suggestions to support
learning
Concert Band - Grade 3.5 SKU: AP.50936 Zoey's Theme. Composed by P...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 3.5
SKU: AP.50936
Zoey's Theme.
Composed by Patrick
Roszell. Concert Band;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Belwin Concert Band -
PerformancePlus+. Score
and Part(s). Duration
5:30. Belwin Music
#00-50936. Published by
Belwin Music (AP.50936).
ISBN 9781470669188.
UPC: 038081588001.
English.
Fast-paced
and energetic, Soundtrack
823 honors the memory of
the composer's beloved
pet, Zoey. It is full of
energetic melodies,
modern harmonies, and
lyricism that will be an
exciting addition to your
concert program. (5:30)
The
PerformancePlus+ series
is an innovative addition
to the ever-expanding
MakeMusic Cloud
interactive library.
These engaging selections
are presented with
educational resources
designed to enrich the
rehearsal process and
create outstanding
performances.
Including:
Assignm
ent, recording, and
assessment tools within
MakeMusic
Cloud
Piece-speci
fic exercises focused on
skills and
techniques
Printa
ble sheet music (with a
standard MakeMusic Cloud
subscription)
Edu
cational tips and
suggestions to support
learning
(The Keys to Unlock a World of Creativity). By Dave DiCenso. For Drumset. Method...(+)
(The Keys to Unlock a
World of Creativity). By
Dave DiCenso. For
Drumset.
Method/Instruction;
Percussion - Drum Set
Method or Collection.
Book and CD. 100 pages
Organ - intermediate to advanced SKU: HL.49017039 For Organ. Compo...(+)
Organ - intermediate to
advanced
SKU:
HL.49017039
For
Organ. Composed by
Hermann Schroeder. Edited
by Clemens Ganz. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Piano. Classical.
Composed 1984. 24 pages.
Duration 11'. Schott
Music #ED 20205.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49017039).
ISBN
9790001148504. UPC:
841886009141.
9.0x12.0x0.175
inches.
The three
movement Concerto da
chiesa is the last organ
work by Hermann Schroeder
(1904-1984), composed a
few months before his
death. The premiere was
performed by Clemens
Ganz, then organist at
the Cathedral of Cologne,
in memory of the esteemed
teacher and college
colleague. The
three-movement
composition is an
unmistakable 'Schroeder'
work: emphasis of
linearity according to
high baroque standards,
conciseness and sometimes
impulsive gestures of the
themes and rhythms,
layers of parallel chords
within a freely tonal
modern harmony, not
forgetting the plasticity
of form and the motor
functions which are
surprisingly energetic
for an
eighty-year-old.
Soliloquy Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications
Grade 3 SKU: CL.012-4699-01 Composed by Holsinger. Concert Band. Extra fu...(+)
Grade 3
SKU:
CL.012-4699-01
Composed by Holsinger.
Concert Band. Extra full
score. Composed 2019.
Opus III Wind Orchestra
Publications
#012-4699-01. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-4699-01).
Soliloquy is a
quiet and reflective work
dedicated to the memory
of a well-loved young
musician, struck down by
sudden illness. Woven
within original music is
the hymn tune Fairest
Lord Jesus, also known as
Beautiful Savior. A
compelling and moving
work of exceptional
warmth and emotion!
Guitare notes et tablatures [Partition + Accès audio] - Facile Hal Leonard
(Everything You Need To Know About Starting To Play Guitar) Performed by Metalli...(+)
(Everything You Need To
Know About Starting To
Play Guitar) Performed by
Metallica. For guitar.
Includes instructional
book and examples CD.
With guitar tablature,
standard notation, chord
names, guitar chord
diagrams, instructional
text, instructional
photos and introductory
text. Metal and hard
rock. Series: Hal Leonard
Guitar Method. 64 pages.
9x12 inches. Published by
Cherry Lane Music.
Advanced SKU: CL.012-3967-01 Composed by Mogensen. Concert Band. Opus III...(+)
Advanced
SKU:
CL.012-3967-01
Composed by Mogensen.
Concert Band. Opus III
Series. Audio recording
available separately
(item CL.WFR368). Extra
full score. Composed
2010. Duration 8 minutes.
Opus III Wind Orchestra
Publications
#012-3967-01. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-3967-01).
This
extraordinary work was
written in lasting memory
of those lost during the
September 11, 2001
tragedies. September
offers a musical journey
through the varied
emotions and feelings
experienced during that
heartbreaking time in
history. In distinctive
writing style, the
composer touchingly
reminds us to never
forget. The work is
nearly through-composed,
providing continuous
interest and contrasting
segments; and included
within the chamber
sections are solos for
euphonium, oboe, and
clarinet. Well-crafted
and very poignant, this
exceptional composition
is destined to become
part of every wind
ensemble’s repertoire.
Certain to move and
arouse audiences
everywhere, September is
afforded our highest
recommendation.
Piano SKU: BR.BG-962 Easy Compositions for Piano. Composed by Bohu...(+)
Piano
SKU:
BR.BG-962
Easy
Compositions for
Piano. Composed by
Bohuslav Martinu. Solo
instruments; stapled.
Edition Gerig. Romantic;
Early modern. Score. 20
pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #BG 962.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.BG-962).
ISBN 9790004131916. 9
x 12 inches.
The
present collection
consists of a number of
petty compositions most
of which are within easy
reach by young pianists
of an intermediate
technical level. In a lot
of compositions for
pianoforte, Mr Martinu
has had himself inspired
by children's world; he
has been very close to
children's imagination in
a few cycles of
miniatures for piano,
especially in his three
books of Puppets, as well
as in Fables,
Compositions for Children
etc. Even his
compositions of simple
instrumental stylization
possess a musical
invention and an
interesting musical
description, such as the
merry onomatopoeic trifle
A Procession of Cats at
Solstice Night. Little
Eve's Composition and
Contemplation, both of
which were published in
1935 and 1936 in the
music supplement to the
magazine Eva, are
educationally and
musically priceless for
young pianists with whom
they arouse a sense for a
modern expression. A
touching meditation for
piano are the
Recollections, a small
recital composition of
1957, commemorating the
10th anniversary of the
death of the Brno
composer Vaclav Kapral.
lt is dedicated both to
his and his gifted
daughter Vitezslava
Kapralova's memory.
Prelude and another
composition without name
are two remarkable
achievements of young Mr
Martinu. Even without
looking at the date of
origin, 1924, it may be
easily recognized from
the character of music
that they are congenial
to the recent
stimulations of the Paris
avantgarde of the
twenties-both
rhythmically and
harmonically.
Advanced SKU: CL.012-3967-75 Composed by Mogensen. Concert Band. Opus III...(+)
Advanced
SKU:
CL.012-3967-75
Composed by Mogensen.
Concert Band. Opus III
Series. Audio recording
available separately
(item CL.WFR368).
Oversized, spiral-bound
score. Composed 2010.
Duration 8 minutes. Opus
III Wind Orchestra
Publications
#012-3967-75. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-3967-75).
This
extraordinary work was
written in lasting memory
of those lost during the
September 11, 2001
tragedies. September
offers a musical journey
through the varied
emotions and feelings
experienced during that
heartbreaking time in
history. In distinctive
writing style, the
composer touchingly
reminds us to never
forget. The work is
nearly through-composed,
providing continuous
interest and contrasting
segments; and included
within the chamber
sections are solos for
euphonium, oboe, and
clarinet. Well-crafted
and very poignant, this
exceptional composition
is destined to become
part of every wind
ensemble's repertoire.
Certain to move and
arouse audiences
everywhere, September is
afforded our highest
recommendation.
September Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Avancé Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications
Composed by Mogensen. Concert Band. Opus III Series. Audio recording available s...(+)
Composed by Mogensen.
Concert Band. Opus III
Series. Audio recording
available separately
(item CL.WFR368). Score
and parts. Composed 2010.
Duration 8 minutes.
Published by Opus III
Wind Orchestra
Publications
Chamber Music Piano SKU: PR.140401340 Sketches for Piano. Composed...(+)
Chamber Music Piano
SKU: PR.140401340
Sketches for
Piano. Composed by
Harry T. Burleigh. Edited
by Lara Downes. 16 pages.
Duration 18 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#140-40134. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.140401340).
ISBN
9781491134450. UPC:
680160684953.
Best
known for his settings of
spirituals and influence
on Dvorák, Henry T.
Burleigh was a celebrated
baritone, and a prolific
composer of original
works. FROM THE SOUTHLAND
is a suite of six
atmospheric scenes of the
American south, inspired
by Black musical and
cultural traditions. FROM
THE SOUTHLAND is within
reach of intermediate
pianists and artistically
suited for professional
recitals. In 1835,
Henry T.
Burleigh’s
maternal grandfather
purchased his own release
from slavery for the sum
of $50, and traveled
north out of Maryland to
begin a new life as a
free man. He established
his family in Ithaca, NY,
and then moved to the
bustling lakefront city
of Erie, PA, where three
decades later his
grandson Henry would be
born and raised.For
Burleigh, the
“Southlandâ€
that inspired this
collection of piano
sketches was a distant
place that could not have
been more different from
the physical world he
knew, up there in the
northern snowbelt. And
yet these southern
landscapes and vignettes
must have been intensely
present in his
consciousness, absorbed
through the stories and
songs he first learned at
his grandfather’s
knee.The music of the
South – the
spirituals and work songs
he heard as a child
–would travel with
Burleigh throughout his
long and illustrious
musical life. Even as he
progressed through his
early classical training,
his career as a baritone
soloist in Erie’s
churches and synagogue,
his move to New York to
study at the National
Conservatory of Music,
and his rise to national
prominence as a concert
soloist, these ancestral
melodies stayed firmly
centered in his musical
identity.When he wrote
From the Southland, his
only composition for solo
piano, Burleigh was just
beginning his career as a
composer. The art songs
that would establish him
as one of
America’s best
known composers in the
genre were still to come.
And so were his iconic
arrangements of
spirituals that would
bring the songs of
slavery onto concert
stages around the world,
transformed into timeless
and uniquely American
music.These little piano
sketches bring together
all the things that made
Burleigh the musician he
was – the lush,
late-romantic style of
his time; a broad vision
for American music; and a
profound respect for his
heritage, a memory of the
world his grandfather
left behind, and a love
of the music he brought
with him.