| Spring in Dresden Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bass Drum, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, F...(+)
Orchestra Bass Drum,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Contrabass, Flute 1,
Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4,
Marimba, Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Percussion 3, Snare
Drum, Suspended Cymbal,
Tam-tam, Trombone 1 and
more. SKU:
PR.11641963L Composed
by Chen Yi. Large Score.
58 pages. Duration 20
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #116-41963L.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11641963L). UPC:
680160684489. The
violin concerto is
commissioned by Friends
of Dresden Music
Foundation for American
soloist Mira Wang and the
New York Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted
by Ivan Fischer. Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimes lyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three note
motive) consists of big
leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minor seventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for the cadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments. The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty. Happy Rain
on a Spring Night by Du
Fu (712-770 in Tang
Dynasty) Happy rain comes
in time, When spring is
in its prime. With night
breeze it will fall, And
quietly moisten all.
Clouds darken wild roads,
Light brightens a little
boat. Saturated at dawn,
With flowers blooming the
town. (English
translation by Chen Yi
from the original poem in
Chinese) The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction on
the structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in Dresden. It's
like the welcome rain on
a quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our new society is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
the expression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it's being
unfolded line by line.
Although the tempo is set
63 quarter notes per
minute throughout (played
vividly, never slow
down), the tension is
being built up from the
quiet background in the
beginning, to the
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures 39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to the rustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokes produced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in Rehearsal C
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a little light
in the boat is shimmering
on the lake... The
breathy sound and key
slaps on the flutes
create a mysterious
atmosphere, in a dialogue
with other instruments.
The cello glissandi
recite the poem in the
tone of Mandarin, echoed
by the string harmonics.
The music in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led by the
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G, the
location of the Golden
Section, according to the
length of the music
without cadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
which stands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short, yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high string
harmonics. On the top,
there is a recall of the
three note motive in the
sound of wonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone meaningfully.
The music is written for
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2
clarinets (in Bb), 2
bassoons, 4 French horns
(in F), 2 trumpets (in
Bb), 3 trombones, tuba,
harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc. 1:
xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and strings.
Duration is about 20
minutes. The violin
concerto is commissioned
by Friends of Dresden
Music Foundation for
American soloist Mira
Wang and the New York
Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted by
Ivan Fischer.Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimeslyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three
notemotive) consists of
big leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minorseventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for thecadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments.The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty.Happy Rain
on a Spring Nightby Du Fu
(712-770 in Tang
Dynasty)Happy rain comes
in time,When spring is in
its prime.With night
breeze it will fall,And
quietly moisten
all.Clouds darken wild
roads,Light brightens a
little boat.Saturated at
dawn,With flowers
blooming the
town.(English translation
by Chen Yi from the
original poem in
Chinese)The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction
onthe structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in
Dresden.It’s like
the welcome rain on a
quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our newsociety is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
theexpression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it’s
being unfolded line by
line.Although the tempo
is set 63 quarter notes
per minute throughout
(played vividly,
neverslow down), the
tension is being built up
from the quiet background
in the beginning, tothe
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to therustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokesproduced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in RehearsalC
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a littlelight in
the boat is shimmering on
the lake... The breathy
sound and key slaps on
theflutes create a
mysterious atmosphere, in
a dialogue with other
instruments. The
celloglissandi recite the
poem in the tone of
Mandarin, echoed by the
string harmonics.
Themusic in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led bythe
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G,the location
of the Golden Section,
according to the length
of the music
withoutcadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
whichstands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short,yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high
stringharmonics. On the
top, there is a recall of
the three note motive in
the sound ofwonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone
meaningfully.The music is
written for 2 flutes, 2
oboes, 2 clarinets (in
Bb), 2 bassoons, 4 French
horns (in F), 2 trumpets
(in Bb), 3 trombones,
tuba, harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc.
1:xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and
strings.Duration is about
20 minutes. $55.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course - Lesson Book Level 1, Book And Cd
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Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course Lesson Book, Book 1 by Willard A. Palmer, Mort...(+)
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Piano.
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Charlap. Arranged by Bob
Cerulli. Orchestra.
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Pop Intermediate String
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- Late Intermediate to
Advanced SKU:
MN.50-9030 Composed
by Gilbert M. Martin.
21st Century. Octavo.
MorningStar Music
Publishers #50-9030.
Published by MorningStar
Music Publishers
(MN.50-9030). UPC:
688670590306. Scripture:
Revelation
3. Revelations
3:5,6,8. Independent
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Piano Solo. Level: Early
Elementary (grade 1A).
Sheet. 4 pages. Published
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| Crescent Meadow Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire C.L. Barnhouse
By Rob Romeyn. Concert band. Concert Band Series. Audio recording available sepa...(+)
By Rob Romeyn. Concert
band. Concert Band
Series. Audio recording
available separately
(item CL.WFR373). Grade
3. Score and set of
parts. Composed 2011.
Duration 3 minutes, 7
seconds. Published by
C.L. Barnhouse
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| Nomadic Adventure Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Concert Band - Grade 1.5 SKU: AP.31708S Composed by Steve Hodges. Concert...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 1.5
SKU: AP.31708S
Composed by Steve Hodges.
Concert Band; Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles. Alfred Debut
Series. Score. 12 pages.
Alfred Music #00-31708S.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.31708S). UPC:
038081356297.
English. Take a
trip across the desert
with this colorful piece
for young band as it
portrays the adventures
of a group of wandering
nomads. The percussion
section provides the
strong rhythm featuring
the timpani and
tambourine for added
color, while the winds
present the minor-key
melody and harmonic minor
accompaniment. With
dynamic contrasts, varied
articulations and longer
phrases this piece will
be a great learning tool
for young band
members. $6.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Dystopia - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
Score and Parts Woodwind Quintet (Score & Parts) - Grade 5 SKU: HL.4008710(+)
Score and Parts Woodwind
Quintet (Score & Parts) -
Grade 5 SKU:
HL.4008710 Double
Wind Quintet, Grade 5
Score and Parts.
Composed by Gauthier
Dupertuis. FC Music
Publishing. Chamber,
Concert. Softcover. Hal
Leonard #FCMP006-ENS.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.4008710). ISBN
9798350115758. UPC:
196288190905. A
trip to India inspired
Gauthier Dupertuis to
write Dystopia for double
wind quintet, a
composition commissioned
to him by the Swiss
conductor Felix
Hauswirth, on the
occasion of the aVENTura
Festival in Lucerne in
September 2023 dedicated
to Swiss composers. In
October 2018 Gauthier
Dupertuis had the
opportunity of
accompanying the Wind
Orchestra La Landwehr de
Fribourg, (Switzerland),
asan instrumentalist
during a concert tour
around India. Travel
between the different
cities was punctuated by
the horns of the
different vehicles on the
road, which appeared to
be in competition with
each other in terms of
their creativity. Their
bus was no exception to
this rule, and the
composer ended up letting
himself be inspired by
this five-note pattern
which, through
repetition, ended up
anchoring itself deeply
in his brain, until it
served as a musical basis
for this work. Dystopia
exploits the notion of
duality: in two parts (I.
Preludio and II.
Toccata), the work uses
the double wind quintet
sometimes as a single
entity and sometimes as
two or three groups in
constant rhythmic,
harmonic, or writing
contrast. Like in a
dystopia, where the hero
constantly struggles
against an oppressive
society, the thematic
group linked to motif A
(that of the car horns,
set out at the beginning
of the Prelude) confronts
that linked to motif B
(exposed at bar 25)
throughout the piece.
Similarly, the free form
of the Prelude contrasts
with the more defined
structure of the Toccata
where the atmospheres
linked to the two
thematic groupsalternate.
Two short episodes
highlight a third motif,
more arioso, serving as
divertissement and
rhythmic appeasement
within the Toccata. $48.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
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by Lori Bastien, Jane
Bastien. (Bastien Piano
For Adults). Bastien
Piano. Method. Level:
Book A,1. Music Book.
Size 232. Published by
Neil A. Kjos Music
Company.
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by Lisa Bastien, Lori
Bastien. (Bastien Piano
For Adults). Bastien
Piano. Method. Level:
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Company.
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Mastering Melodies.
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SKU: HL.50511784
Partitur und
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Laszlo Dubrovay. EMB.
Contemporary Hungarian
Works. Score and parts.
Editio Musica Budapest
#Z14511. Published by
Editio Musica Budapest
(HL.50511784). ISBN
9790080145111.
8.5x11.75x0.099 inches.
Hungarian, English.
Laszlo
Dubrovay. The
composer wrote this work
in 2004 for the Corpus
trombone quartet, to whom
it is dedicated. The
piece consists of a slow
and a fast section, both
in rondo form. Its
musical language makes
use of a great many new
elements of playing
technique, which provide
an excellent opportunity
for displaying the
fantastically virtuosic
capabilities of both the
new modes of sound
production and the
performers: they include
Wah-muted notes with
modulated tone colour,
harmonic-glissandi,
sequences of buzzing
notes sung into the
instrument,
valve-modulated harmonic
glissandi, rapid double-
and tripletongued
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flutter-tongued,
lip-trilled and buzzing
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Summy-Birchard
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| Tartan Tapestries Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Carl Fischer
Band Bagpipes, Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,...(+)
Band Bagpipes, Bass
Clarinet, Bass Drum,
Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet
1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet
3, Crash Cymbals, Double
Bass, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute 1,
Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2,
Mallet Percussion, Mark
Tree, Oboe, Percussion 1,
Percussion 2 and more. -
Grade 3.5 SKU:
CF.CPS225 Composed by
Larry Clark. Concert Band
(CPS). Set of Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation.
12+12+6+12+24+24+6+4+6+6+
6+6+8+8+8+4+4+6+6+6+8+2+1
+6+2+4+10+32+4 pages.
Duration 6 minutes, 9
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CPS225. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CPS225). ISBN
9781491152515. UPC:
680160910014. Tarta
n Tapestries is an
original piece that sets
out to emulate Scottish
folk music. Composer
Larry Clark has created a
concert overture in
triple meter to capture
the essence of music from
Scotland. After a lilting
first section, lush
and beautiful moments
weave a tapestry of
sounds with the lyrical,
middle section of the
piece. There is an
optional part for
bagpipes, and an optional
ending should you chose
to use this instrument as
part of the piece. Alert
your contest music
committee about this
strong new piece for
advancing
groups. Tartan
Tapestries was
commissioned by Friends
of the Arts for the Saint
Andrew's School Band in
Boca Raton,
Florida. The band
program at Saint
Andrew’s School is
under the direction of
Andrea Wolgin. The
premiere took place on
November 29, 2017.When I
was asked by their
conductor Ms. Wolgin to
write a piece for the
Saint Andrew’s
School, I asked her what
kind of involvement she
wanted the students to
have in the process. We
discussed several options
for having the students
involved in the process
of creating with the type
of piece they wanted.Â
We set up a
“Skypeâ€
meeting with members of
the band to discuss the
piece. During this
discussion, the consensus
of the students was that
they wanted a piece
depicting the Scottish
influence to the
school. They also
wanted a piece that would
challenge all sections of
the band and to include
bagpipes if possible. I
asked that the students
be involved in helping to
name the piece once it
was completed, for which
they agreed and were very
helpful. Armed with
this information, I set
out to compose a piece
for them, and Tartan
Tapestries is the
result.The piece begins
with a fanfare gesture
based upon rhythms and
harmonies that appear
throughout the piece. I
chose the lilting triple
feel to the piece, to
bring about the Scottish
flavor. I wanted the
fanfare to be bardic
sounding, to depict the
strength of the Scottish
people and for the piece
to have a dynamic
opening. The fanfare
contains material that
alludes to the main theme
and with a bit of
dissonance and tension
that is resolved in the
main body of the
piece.The main theme is a
lilting original melody,
but one that I hope with
have the essence of
Scottish folk songs. The
main idea is followed by
a more modal and dark
sounding secondary theme,
first stated in the
horns. This material
is later used in the
development section of
the piece. The main
theme returns several
times, with different and
varied orchestrations and
harmonic treatments. This
is followed by a short
transition leading to the
more lyrical and slower
second section of the
piece. A transparent
presentation of the
lyrical theme, which is
based on aspects of the
main theme, is presented
first by a solo flute.
This section is a nod to
famous composer Malcom
Arnold’s wonderful
works for orchestra in
its style and
orchestration. After a
transition or bridge
section with a solo
euphonium, the piece
builds to a dramatic
climax of the lyrical
theme by the full band.
This subsides to a return
of the solo flute to end
this second section of
the piece, followed by a
transition back the main
theme.The solo bagpipes
play a central role in
the return of the main
theme and take center
stage after being heard
in the distance earlier
in the work. The piece
brings back a shortened
version of the darker
secondary theme, followed
by a hint of the fanfare
material that builds to
one last statement of the
main theme by the full
band, before leading to a
dramatic coda to complete
the work.It has been my
pleasure to have been
given the opportunity to
compose this piece for
the Saint Andrew’s
School Band! I thank
Andrea Wolgin for making
it happen, and I hope
that you enjoy it as much
as I have enjoyed
bringing the piece to
life.–Larry
ClarkLakeland, Florida
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