Composed
by Marten Jansson.
Stapled. Choral score,
anthology. 14 pages.
Duration 8 minutes.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA08524_00. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA08524).
ISBN
9790006564194. 27 x 19 cm
inches. Text Language:
Swedish, English. Text:
Kerstin
Dillmar.
“Tri
ptykâ€
(“Triptychâ€)
and “Mörkblå
tillitâ€
(“Dark Blue
Trustâ€) have been
written by hospital
chaplain/author Kerstin
Dillmar.
In her
work she often meets
people who walk in the
shadow of death and her
dealings and thoughts
about this are a central
part of her writing. This
is most clearly seen in
“Mörkblå
tillit†whose key
message is to trust that
we will be safe and
secure after passing away
in sleep.
Jansson’s
intention with the music
was to enhance this
feeling of comforting
trust without taking away
the seriousness of the
subject.
“Triptyk†on
the other hand describes
a journey within a person
in three stages which
moves from despair,
“God, my God why
have I forsaken
myself?â€, through
to hope and faith that
God is within. The
music depicts these
stages, starting with a
dark-searching tonality,
then describing the
simple beauty of trust
through to a joyful
expectation of hope and
ending with a strong
conviction.
Orchestra Concert Band SKU: PR.416413660 For Violin and Orchestra....(+)
Orchestra Concert Band
SKU: PR.416413660
For Violin and
Orchestra. Composed
by Behzad Ranjbaran.
Perfect. Contemporary.
Full score. With Standard
notation. Composed 1994.
144 pages. Duration 31
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #416-41366.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.416413660).
ISBN
9781598063578. UPC:
680160601899. 9x12
inches.
Trained as
a violinist in his native
Tehran, composer Behzad
Ranjbaran eagerly drew
inspiration from the
traditional Persian
kamancheh and its
delicate, lyrical sound
when creating his
profoundly luscious and
brilliant Concerto for
Violin and Orchestra.
This work was completed
in 1994 and premiered in
England by Joshua Bell,
who also gave the first
American and Canadian
performances. The
Concerto for Violin and
Orchestra is the
recipient of the Rudolf
Nissim Award from ASCAP,
and it was supported in
part by a grant from The
National Endowment for
the Arts. The solo part
with a piano reduction as
well as a large score are
available on custom
print. For advanced
players. Duration:
31'. From my early
years studying violin at
the Tehran Music
Conservatory, I was
captivated by the sound
of the kamancheh, an
ancient Persian bowed
instrument considered one
of the ancestors to the
modern violin. I was
pleased when the National
Endowment for the Arts
awarded me a grant to
write a violin concerto
as it provided me with an
occasion to rekindle my
fascination with the
kamancheh. The notionof
writing a violin concerto
that would incorporate
the power and brilliance
of a modern instrument
with the delicate and
lyrical character of an
ancient one was simply
irresistible. Moreover,
the inspiration from the
kamancheh also informed
my use of Persian modes,
melodic, and rhythmic
figures.The notes of the
violin’s open
strings (G, D, A, E) also
influenced many of the
melodic and harmonic
elements of my violin
concerto. The opening
tutti is mostly based on
intervals of a perfect
4th and 5th. The primary
material for each
movement incorporates
notes of two of the open
strings of the violin,
creating a three-note
melodic motif as the
basis of themes:1 st
movement: A-D-A2nd
movement: D-G-D3rd
movement: E-A-EThe
overall structure of the
concerto is organic and
cyclical, as themes are
shared between the three
movements. For example,
the main musical idea of
the third movement is a
transformation of the
first movement’s
primary theme. While the
movements share similar
musical materials, each
one is definedby
distinguishing
characters. The first
movement is conflicted;
alternating between
sections of unabashed
lyricism and
unforgivingferocity. The
second movement is
haunting, mysterious, and
expressive with long
melodic lines that vary
continuously. It moves
through different moods
and characters including
a reimagining of a
traditional Persian
wedding tune played by
the orchestra (m. 98).
The third movement is
festive in character and
features much brilliant
passagework for the solo
violin. At the climax of
this movement, themes
fromthe previous
movements re-emerge
simultaneously with
greater intensity,
propelling the concerto
to an energetic finale.
The Concerto was composed
in 1994 and is dedicated
to Joshua Bell.
compiled by Dr. Ed Whitcomb. For Fiddle. songbook. Canadian. Level: Beginning-In...(+)
compiled by Dr. Ed
Whitcomb. For Fiddle.
songbook. Canadian.
Level:
Beginning-Intermediate.
Book. Size 8.75x11.75.
224 pages. Published by
Mel Bay Publications,
Inc.
Composed
by O'neill. This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music with CD.
Edition Schott. Die
Jazzmethode fur
Klarinette zeigt
Anfangern aller
Altersstufen den Weg vom
ersten Ton bis zu
klassischen Themen. Mit
einer schrittweisen
Einfuhrung und speziell
fur diese Schule
geschriebenen Stucken
werden die grundlegenden
Elemente einer soliden
Klar. German Edition,
Method. Edition with CD.
96 pages. Schott Music
#ED 8808. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49032791).
ISBN
9783795753726. German.
John Minnion.
Die
Jazzmethode fur
Klarinette eroffnet
Neueinsteigern das
reichhaltige und
aufregende Repertoire des
Jazz, in welchem die
Klarinette eine
bedeutende Rolle spielt.
Sie zeigt Anfangern aller
Altersstufen den Weg vom
ersten Ton bis hin zu
Stucken von Legenden des
Jazz und fuhrenden
Jazzmusikern unserer
Zeit. Mit einer
schrittweisen Einfuhrung
und speziell fur diese
Schule geschriebenen
Stucken werden die
grundlegenden Elemente
einer soliden
Klarinettentechnik --
Atemkontrolle,
Tonbildung, Ansatz und
Griffe -- zusammen mit
den rhythmischen Finessen
der Jazzmusik (z. B.
synkopierte Rhythmen und
Swing-Phrasierung)
erklart. Die Audio-Tracks
(Download mittels Code)
liefern den musikalischen
Hintergrund fur alle
Stucke, so dass der
Klarinettenschuler von
Anfang an durch das
Spielen mit einer
erstklassigen
Rhythmusgruppe aus Bass,
Gitarre und Schlagzeug in
den Genuss eines
authentischen Jazz-Sounds
kommt. Spater helfen die
Playback-Tracks bei den
ersten
Improvisationsversuchen.<
/p>
Oratorio in three
acts. Composed by
George Frideric Handel.
Edited by Percy M. Young.
This edition: complete
edition, urtext edition.
Linen. Halle Handel
Edition (HHA) Series I,
Volume 13. Complete
edition, Score. HWV 53.
Duration 2 hours, 30
minutes. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA04020_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA04020).
ISBN 9790006443055. 33
x 26 cm inches. Text
Language: English,
German. Translation:
Walther
Siegmund-Schultze,
Walther. Charles
Jennens.
Saul was
given its first
performance under
Handel’s direction
at the Haymarket Theatre,
London, on 16 January
1739. The original
libretto (dated 1738)
refers to the work as
“an Oratorio or
Sacred Dramaâ€. This
libretto was written by
Charles Jennens
(1700–1770), a
wealthy amateur writer
from Gopsall,
Leicestershire. A letter
of 28 July 1735 from
Handel to Jennens
suggests that a complete
raft of the text already
existed at that
time.
Saul
occupies an
extraordinarily important
position in the English
oratorio tradition that
Handel brought to
perfection, standing
alongside Israel in Egypt
at the end of the first
creative period of such
works.
About
Barenreiter
Urtext
What can I
expect from a Barenreiter
Urtext
edition?<
/p>
MUSICOLOGICA
LLY SOUND - A
reliable musical text
based on all available
sources - A
description of the
sources -
Information on the
genesis and history of
the work - Valuable
notes on performance
practice - Includes
an introduction with
critical commentary
explaining source
discrepancies and
editorial decisions
... AND
PRACTICAL -
Page-turns, fold-out
pages, and cues where you
need them - A
well-presented layout and
a user-friendly
format - Excellent
print quality -
Superior paper and
binding
Symphony orchestra SKU: BO.B.3624 Composed by E. Granados/M. Mestre. Publ...(+)
Symphony orchestra
SKU: BO.B.3624
Composed by E.
Granados/M. Mestre.
Published by Editorial de
Musica Boileau
(BO.B.3624).
The Suite on
Galician songs was
written in 1899 and
debuted on 31 October
that same year, as part
of a series of concerts
organised by the
Philharmonic Society of
Barcelona at the Teatro
Lirico, under the
direction of Joan Lamote
de Grignon.
The
work is made up of four
movements: I. Canto de la
manana (‘Morning
song'), also known as En
la montana (‘In the
mountains'), II. Danza
Scherzo (Galician folk
dance), III. Morrina
(‘Homesickness')
and IV. La Fiesta
(finale). The entire
composition is laced with
Galician folk melodies,
which serve as the
pretext for developing a
piece that is entirely
descriptive and scenic in
nature, by means of a
meticulous and precise
orchestration of great
technical and folkloric
interest. The work
reveals not only
Granados' great technical
expertise as
orchestrator, but also
his imagination and
intelligence when
recreating the most
distinctive sounds of
traditional Galician folk
music. He achieves this
effect through a
masterful use of
instrumentation and
experimentation
throughout the 23 minute
duration of this
magnificent suite.
Trombone BC - intermediate SKU: BT.DHP-1084522-400 For Trombone and Pi...(+)
Trombone BC -
intermediate
SKU:
BT.DHP-1084522-400
For Trombone and
Piano. By Bertrand
Moren. Arranged by Robert
van Beringen. Book with
CD. Composed 2008. 68
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1084522-400. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1084522-400).
ISBN 9789043130219.
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
This book
contains 20 vocalises
originally intended for
the development and
training of the singing
voice, but which will
also encourage many
aspects of performance
for trombone players,
such as tone quality and
phrasing. These
attractive pieces are not
only useful as studies,
but also work well as
performance pieces -
either with a piano
accompaniment using the
printed score, or playing
along with the CD. On the
CD Ian Bousfield,
principal trombonist of
the Vienna Philharmonic,
plays all the vocalises.
In addition, the CD
contains the piano
accompaniments to play
along with.
Dit
boek bevat twintig
vocalises - die
oorspronkelijk zijn
ontwikkeld voor de
scholing en training van
de zangstem, maar ook
veel aspecten van het
spel van trombonisten
zullen bevorderen, zoals
toonvorming en frasering.
Deze fraaiestukken zijn
nietalleen nuttig als
etudes, maar doen het ook
goed bij optredens - met
pianobegeleiding (die is
meegeleverd) of met de
cd. Naast de
meespeeltracks staan op
de cd ook de complete
vocalises, ingespeeld
door Ian Bousfield,
solotrombonist van het
WienerPhilharmoniker.
Bel Canto for
Trombone racchiude 20
studi melodici scritti
originariamente per la
voce. Nel CD incluso è
presentata sia la
versione integrale di
tutti i brani che quella
col solo accompagnamento
(play-along). Gli
spartiti del piano sono
inclusi nel libro.
Composed by
Carol Brittin Chambers.
Concert Band (CPS). Set
of Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
8+2+4+8+8+2+2+2+2+2+2+4+4
+4+2+2+3+3+3+4+1+1+1+1+3+
12+2 pages. Duration 3
minutes, 11 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CPS224.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CPS224).
ISBN 9781491152508.
UPC:
680160910007.
Rainb
ow in the Clouds is
based on an old
traditional spiritual,
possibly an
African-American song
from the 19th century,
entitled God Put a
Rainbow in the
Clouds. Composer
Carol Brittin Chambers
was inspired by poetic
Maya Angelou to create of
setting of this beautiful
song. It is lush and
beautiful throughout and
will highlight the
musicianship of your
students. This would
serve as a welcome change
of pace piece on your
program for concert or
contest. Rainbow in
the Clouds was
commissioned by the
Pflugerville Middle
School Wind Ensemble in
Pflugerville, Texas,
directed by Shauna
Satrom. The piece
premiered in May 2017, in
memory and celebration of
Luis Ham, who was an
Assistant Principal at
Pflugerville Middle
School.This piece is
based on an old
traditional spiritual,
possibly an
African-American song
from the nineteenth
century, entitled God Put
a Rainbow in the Clouds.
The first time I heard
reference to this song
was in a Maya Angelou
video, in which she sings
a portion of it:
“When it looked
like the sun
wouldn’t shine
anymore, Oh, God put a
rainbow in the
clouds.†In the
video, Dr. Angelou honors
those who have
demonstrated kindness to
her in the past, and she
suggests that we all try
to be a blessing to
others. The Pflugerville
community believed that
Mr. Ham, with his
positive outlook, was
definitely a
“rainbow in the
clouds†for other
people.The piece begins
with a full ensemble
introduction, followed by
a woodwind treatment of
the first verse with a
fairly reserved tempo and
straight eighth-note
rhythm. When brass pick
up the melody on the
second phrase, we start
to hear the song more
like the original
spiritual, with
dotted-eighth, sixteenth
rhythms. The middle
section of the piece at
m. 22 begins to move at a
slightly quicker tempo,
and the mood becomes
lighter. This section
becomes a
call-and-response between
a euphonium solo and
upper woodwinds. The
final section of the
piece involves everyone
playing together joyously
and full, eventually
winding down with two
more solo statements in
flute and euphonium.Note
to the Conductor:Use this
piece to introduce or
reinforce the following
musical concepts:Lyrical,
expressive playing varied
stylesSolo
responsibilitiesKey
changes, tempo
changes.
SATB chorus divisi,
Soprano Sax (Clt), piano
- Grade 2
SKU:
CA.928400
Mittelalterliches
Liebeslied. Composed
by Wolfgang Konig. Carus
digital: Extra digital
products. Dû bist
mîn. Full Score.
Composed 2020. Duration
3.5 minutes. Carus Verlag
#928400. Published by
Carus Verlag (CA.928400).
ISBN 9790007301002.
German.
Dû bist
mîn is probably the
best-known love song
written in old German
that has survived from
the Middle Ages. It is
often attributed to the
famous poet Walther von
der Vogelweide, who died
around 1230.
Unfortunately, the
original 12th-century
melody to which these
verses were possibly has
not been handed down. In
his setting, Wolfgang
König (*1947)
delightfully interweaves
the sounds of the
medieval period with
21st-century music.
Parallel fifths are
juxtaposed with
major-minor harmonies and
saxophone solos embellish
the choral movements that
are also supported by a
simple piano
accompaniment. The choir
consists of six voices
divided into two groups.
The antiphonal calls
between the male and
female singers mirror the
love song's text:
“Dû bist min,
ich bin dîn: des solt
dû gewis sînâ€
(You are mine; I am
thine; of this you can be
sure).
SATB chorus divisi,
Soprano Sax (Clt), piano
- Grade 2
SKU:
CA.928421
Mittelalterliches
Liebeslied. Composed
by Wolfgang Konig. Dû
bist mîn. Single Part,
soprano saxophone.
Composed 2020. Duration
3.5 minutes. Carus Verlag
#928421. Published by
Carus Verlag (CA.928421).
ISBN 9790007302146.
German.
Dû bist
mîn is probably the
best-known love song
written in old German
that has survived from
the Middle Ages. It is
often attributed to the
famous poet Walther von
der Vogelweide, who died
around 1230.
Unfortunately, the
original 12th-century
melody to which these
verses were possibly has
not been handed down. In
his setting, Wolfgang
König (*1947)
delightfully interweaves
the sounds of the
medieval period with
21st-century music.
Parallel fifths are
juxtaposed with
major-minor harmonies and
saxophone solos embellish
the choral movements that
are also supported by a
simple piano
accompaniment. The choir
consists of six voices
divided into two groups.
The antiphonal calls
between the male and
female singers mirror the
love song's text:
“Dû bist min,
ich bin dîn: des solt
dû gewis sînâ€
(You are mine; I am
thine; of this you can be
sure).
Sonate
pour la Clarinette avec
accompagnement de 2
Violons, Alto and
Violoncelle.
Erstausgabe. Composed
by Giacomo Meyerbeer.
Edited by Dieter
Klöcker. This edition:
urtext edition. Stapled.
Barenreiter Urtext. First
edition. Score, Set of
parts. Duration 13
minutes. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA08731.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA08731).
ISBN 9790006506194. 30
x 23 cm inches. Key:
E-flat major.
This
scholarly-critical volume
is the first published
edition of Meyerbeer's
Clarinet Quintet, which
vanished in World War ll
and only recently
resurfaced in the estate
of the clarinetist Carl
Bärmann. Meyerbeer
wrote the piece in Vienna
in 1813 for his friend
Heinrich Bärmann, a
celebrated clarinettist
to whom C. M. von Weber
also dedicated several
works. The extremely
novel and virtuoso
handling of the clarinet
was unusual for its day:
Meyerbeer allows it to
stand out clearly from
the string ensemble and
pushes it to the utmost
limits of its technique.
The Work enriched the
meager chamber music
repertoire for the
clarinet in the 19th
century. Our
scholarly-critical
edition makes this
masterpiece available to
performers for the first
time in print. Besides
the musical text, it
offers a critical report
and a detailed preface
discussing the work's
genesis. The parts have
been given performance
markings by Dieter
Klöcker.
About
Barenreiter
Urtext
What can I
expect from a Barenreiter
Urtext
edition?<
/p>
MUSICOLOGICA
LLY SOUND - A
reliable musical text
based on all available
sources - A
description of the
sources -
Information on the
genesis and history of
the work - Valuable
notes on performance
practice - Includes
an introduction with
critical commentary
explaining source
discrepancies and
editorial decisions
... AND
PRACTICAL -
Page-turns, fold-out
pages, and cues where you
need them - A
well-presented layout and
a user-friendly
format - Excellent
print quality -
Superior paper and
binding
Vrishti Piano seul [Conducteur] - Avancé Billaudot
Piano - Advanced SKU: PR.510077130 Pour Piano. Composed by Bertran...(+)
Piano - Advanced
SKU:
PR.510077130
Pour
Piano. Composed by
Bertrand Dubedout.
Premiered during the
Festival Solistes aux
serres d'Auteuil at Paris
(France), by Finghin
Collins. Contemporary.
Full score. With Standard
notation. Duration 11
minutes, 35 seconds.
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
#510-07713. Published by
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
(PR.510077130).
ISBN
9790043087250.
In
Sanskrit, the word
Vrishti means rain and in
the Hindu context, the
work evokes (divine)
light falling on the
world like rain, the
influx of luminous
thoughts. Vrishti is a
manifestation of superior
consciousness in our
life, a spiritual
fullness. This piece is
based on a mantra to Siva
I once heard in Jaisalmer
(Rajasthan) in July 2008.
M. Rupendra Gopa Ji
allowed me to record his
vocal performance. The
in-depth study of this
mantra revealed important
factors (temporality,
rhymicity, intonation,
articulation, agogics)
that influenced my own
compositioin, showing
through the surface as a
far-off echo in filigree
or as a faint trace like
a thermal imprint or a
fossil light. For the
performer, the most
tangible traces of this
palimpsest-like process
are found in the constant
change between binary and
ternary meters, and in
the 27-strophe structure
that follows the original
design and proportions of
the original mantra.
--Bertrand Dubedout.
Bass trombone solo with 6-part trombone choir - advanced SKU: CY.CC2580 C...(+)
Bass trombone solo with
6-part trombone choir -
advanced
SKU:
CY.CC2580
Composed by
Ryan Diefendorfer.
Arranged by Ryan
Diefendorfer.
Contemporary. Score and
parts. Published by
Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2580).
Stephansdom is
a new composition,
descriptive of the iconic
St. Stephan's Cathedral
in central Vienna. Ryan
Diefendorfer wrote this
work for the Indiana
University Trombone
Ensemble for Bass
Trombone solo and
Trombone Choir (6-part)
to be performed by Carl
Lenthe at the 2012
Eastern Music Festival.
Ryan's work was awarded
the winner of the 2012
Eastern Trombone Workshop
National Composition
Competition.
St.
Stephen's Cathedral, also
known as Stephansdom, is
one of Vienna's most
remarkable city icons.
Dating back to 1137,
Stephandsom towers above
the rest of Vienna's
skyline and has been a
constant presence in the
lives of the Viennese for
nearly one thousand
years. Among the
buildings that the
Viennese find closest to
their hearts, Stephansdom
is certainly one of
them
I.
Groundbreaking The
first movement depicts
the troubles that St.
Stephen's Cathedral had
in getting its
groundbreaking as a
church. The opening of
the piece marks the
celebration of the
Viennese when St.
Stephen's was first
constructed in 1137,
during the Romanesque
era. However, the church
faced many
issues—from being
destroyed by the
Babenberg Empire to being
decimated by a
fire—before the
church began its
construction in the
Gothic style in 1307. The
first movement depicts
these struggles before
resolving to an open
chord.
II.
Steffl Steffl, the
nickname for
Stephansdom's soaring
north tower, is one of
the characteristics of
the cathedral that the
Viennese find so
endearing. This movement
is very upbeat and is
meant to portray the
excitement shared by the
Viennese for this
beautiful addition to
Stephansdom, which was
completed in 1433.
Stephansdom's north tower
is the tallest structure
in Vienna, and distinctly
stands out within
Vienna's
skyline.
II
I. 1945 As World War
II was coming to a close
in 1945, Stephansdom's
roof caught fire from a
neighboring building,
destroying large portions
of the church. One climax
occurs at m.30, which
depicts Stephansdom's
great bell, the Pummerin,
crashing down to the
ground. This movement
depicts the chaotic
nature of the raging fire
of
1945.
IV.
Anton Pilgrim Anton
Pilgrim was the last, and
perhaps most beloved,
architect who worked on
St. Stephen's Cathedral
in the Gothic style. One
of his most famous
projects was the St.
Stephen's organ loft,
which is depicted by an
opening organ-like canon.
The final movement to the
piece ends in a
chorale-like fashion,
demonstrating the
Viennese's love for Anton
Pilgrim, as well as
Stephansdom, one of
Vienna's most iconic
sights.
This
work of 12 minutes in
length is appropriate for
advanced performers.
Kantate für
Männerchor und
Orchester
(tschechisch/deutsch/engl
isch) mit Supplement:
Erste Fassung 1911,
(tschechisch).
Composed by Leos Janacek.
Edited by Jan Hanus and
Miloš Štedron. This
edition: complete
edition, urtext edition.
Linen. Complete Critical
Edition of the Works of
Leos Janacek B/3.
Complete edition, Score.
Composed 1920. Duration 7
minutes. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA06844_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA06844).
ISBN 9790006483266.
34.3 x 27 cm inches. Text
Language: Czech, German,
English. Translation:
Kurt Honolka / Bernard
Keeffe. Text: Martin
(Pseudonym fur Maximilian
Kunert)
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Luna-cy Chorale 3 parties SSA University Of York Music Press
SSA Choir SKU: BT.MUSM570366118 Composed by Kerry Andrew. Classical. Voca...(+)
SSA Choir
SKU:
BT.MUSM570366118
Composed by Kerry Andrew.
Classical. Vocal Score.
11 pages. University of
York Music Press
#MUSM570366118. Published
by University of York
Music Press
(BT.MUSM570366118).
English.
Kerry
Andrew 's Luna-cy for
three voices (SSA).
Duration: 5 minutes
Composed: 2001 Also
published as part of
UYMP's Songspin Songbook,
ISMN M 57036 603 3. A
cuckoo called: I looked
towards the sound, but
only the moon of the dawn
was there. Fujiwara
Sanesada. Translation by
Geoffrey Bownas and
Anthony Thwaite from
‘The Penguin Book of
Japanese Verse’
(Penguin Books 1964,
Revised edition 1998,
2009). Reproduced by
permission of Penguin
Books Ltd. I had an
animalistic expression of
madness in mind for this
piece. The Japanese tanka
above seemed to
encapsulate the idea of
madness associated with
the moon ('lunar'=
'lunacy') and with
cuckoos.
Solo SATBarB SKU: CA.923300 Arranged by Ludwig Bohme. Contemporary Choir ...(+)
Solo SATBarB
SKU:
CA.923300
Arranged by
Ludwig Bohme.
Contemporary Choir Music.
Folk songs, Secular
choral music. Full Score.
Duration 4 minutes. Carus
Verlag #CV 09.233/00.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.923300).
ISBN
M-007-24184-1. Language:
Russian. Text: Nekrassow,
Nikolai
Alexejewitsch.
Koro
beiniki is perhaps the
best-known Russian folk
song in the world. Anyone
who played Gameboy in
days long past will
surely still remember the
Tetris melody, but
perhaps they wouldn't
know that this melody
comes from Russia and
tells a pretty nocturnal
romance which allows some
leeway for interpretation
... Well - this is
Korobeiniki! For this
arrangement, I was
looking for the greatest
possible contrast to the
Tetris music: a kind of
five-part fugue in five
verses for five singers;
a folk polyphony, so to
speak, which -
respectfully but with a
twinkle in the eye -
turns the contrapuntal
art form into an
arrangement, but at some
point degenerates because
one singer likes his folk
song tune so much that he
can't get enough of it
and pushes himself more
and more into the
foreground ... (Ludwig
Bohme).
Chamber Music Piano, Trumpet SKU: PR.114419070 Composed by Martin Amlin. ...(+)
Chamber Music Piano,
Trumpet
SKU:
PR.114419070
Composed
by Martin Amlin. With
Standard notation. 20+16
pages. Duration 9
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41907.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114419070).
ISBN
9781491113493. UPC:
680160671540. 9 x 12
inches.
Choral TBB choir, piano SKU: CF.CM9777 Composed by Matthew Emery. Duratio...(+)
Choral TBB choir, piano
SKU: CF.CM9777
Composed by Matthew
Emery. Duration 4
minutes, 8 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9777.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9777).
ISBN 9781491164488.
UPC: 680160923380. Key:
Bb major. English.
Marjorie
Pickthall.
Text:
excerpt from
Brading by Marjorie
PickthallHere, where the
legions parted; Here,
where the shields were
laid, Wild orchid,
honey-hearted, Grows in
the wind-swept
shade.Here, where the
soldiers rested; Here,
where they set their
spears, The little larks,
brown-breasted, Fall down
like falling tears.Here,
where the swords came
after; Here, where the
ships went by,The
sea-winds send their
laughter Between the
downs and the sky.Program
note:Between the downs
and the sky is a
meditation on the text
and the notion of here.
Reflective and
commemorative in nature,
the poem speaks to themes
of remembrance and our
shared connections to
humanity translated
through the natural
world. Pickthall pairs
anthropomorphized images
of nature against the
impacts of human violence
and strife.I am drawn to
the location-less setting
of “hereâ€. We
are left with a certain
placeless-ness in the
poem. “Hereâ€
could mean anywhere and
everywhere; it could also
mean right in front of us
in this exact moment.
“Here†is
also a call to attention,
here where we witness,
where we notice, where we
are called to. Here,
where we love, where we
mourn, where we hope to
become whole.Musically,
“here†is
metamorphosed through
various ostinati gestures
as if to depict memory,
reflections, echoes which
reverberate long after
the initial source, a
heart beat, relentless
waves pounding shores,
etc. The work also
juxtaposes extreme high
and low registers
particularly in the piano
writing to capture the
title image of the
“here†found
in-between the downs and
the sky.The work moves in
and out of unison, two
part, and optional three
part writing; from m. 45
to the end, the middle
line baritone part is
completely optional. The
music functions the same
with or without the inner
voice part. This is done
to aid in the
accessibility of the
work, to make the music
as approachable and
successful to groups of
all abilities.
Achieve Orchestre d'harmonie - Débutant Carl Fischer
Band concert band - Grade 0.5 SKU: CF.PPS51 March. Composed by Lar...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
0.5
SKU: CF.PPS51
March. Composed by
Larry Clark. Primer Band
(PPS). Set of Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation.
8+2+8+2+5+2+2+8+2+3+2+6+3
+1+1+2+2+12+2 pages.
Duration 2 minutes, 8
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #PPS51. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.PPS51).
ISBN
9781491151952. UPC:
680160909452.
The
march style is important
to the heritage of the
modern concert band. Why
not get beginners off to
a great start by teaching
them this essential band
style as early as
possible? Achieve u
ses only the first six
notes of the Bb-major
scale and utilizes two
repeated eighth notes as
the most difficult
rhythm. It is written in
traditional march form
and style, but without
modulation in the
trio. The march
style is important
to the heritage of the
modern concert band, and
it is my opinion that
even the youngest of
students should be taught
the march style and form
as early as
possible. This march
sets out to give these
students that
opportunity. It uses only
the first six notes of
the Bb-major scale, and
the most difficult rhythm
is two repeated eighth
notes. Yet it has all of
the traditional march
form and style. The
form of this easy march
is the traditional intro,
first strain, second
strain and trio. The
only difference from more
challenge marches is that
the key does not change
to the subdominant at the
trio. Most everything
else is the same as you
would find in the
American marches of
Sousa, Fillmore or
King.The march begins
forte with a quote from
the end of the second
strain, something that is
common in many
marches. This is
followed by the first
strain at a softer
dynamic
level. Additional
voices are added on the
repeat for
variety. The second
strain has tradition
changes in dynamics,
first starting out loud,
then getting soft with
crescendos to the end of
the strain. The trio
following again in
typical fashion with the
first time being very
soft and legato. There
are some suggestions for
changing the
orchestration, but you
can use your creativity
to tailor the
instrumentation to your
musical taste. The
repeat of the trio should
then be back to a more
marcato march
style. This should
start with the last note
of the first ending in m.
70. The march then
ends with the traditional
stinger.It is my opinion
that in marches with this
form that the repeats
should not be eliminated.
By doing so, it changes
the form and makes the
march lopsided, with the
first half of the
marching being too short
compared to the trio
section.It has been my
pleasure to have the
opportunity to write this
piece. I hope you and
your students enjoy it
and find it useful for
your
program.—Larry
ClarkLakeland, FL
2018.
La vie anterieure Chorale SATB SATB, Piano [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Carus Verlag
SSATB Choir, Piano - Level 3 SKU: CA.925000 Composed by Henri Duparc. Arr...(+)
SSATB Choir, Piano -
Level 3
SKU:
CA.925000
Composed by
Henri Duparc. Arranged by
Denis Rouger. Separate
edition to the CD.
Lieder, Secular choral
music. Full Score.
Duration 5 minutes. Carus
Verlag #CV 09.250/00.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.925000).
ISBN
M-007-24902-1. Key: E
flat major. Language:
French. Text: Baudelaire,
Charles.
The
harmonic turns and piano
configurations in La vie
anterieure - the former
life - seem almost
exuberantly lyrical. At
the beginning, the
archaic sounds and words
of the male choir conjure
up a dream world that is
soon flooded with the
power of the waves and
the rich polyphonic
harmony of the choir and
the piano. With the
outcry C'est la que j'ai
vecu! [I have lived
there] which expresses
the fervent yearning to
return to a past life,
the collective
desperately reinforces
the longing for the past.
Once more, the women's
choir conjures up this
lost paradise in an
undulating soft sound
before the desolate
sadness is pierced by the
power of the music of the
piano postlude, creating
a moment that is
completely in the
present.