Composed by Harl
Mcdonald. This edition:
Study Score.
Contemporary. Full score.
With Standard notation.
84 pages. Duration 15
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #466-41177.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.466411770).
UPC:
680160640850. 9 x 12
inches.
Mississippi
I. Father of Waters: born
of the Highlands and the
Lakes; the Glaciers, the
Mountains, and the
Prairies. The picture of
your birth is clounded in
the ice and mists of
ancient ages but your
spirit remains our life
stream. II. The Red Man
knew your bountiful gifts
and gave thanks to the
Great Spirit on your
banks. -- The Spanish and
French Fathers brought
the glory of Christianity
to America on
Mississippi. But all men,
white and dark; --
Indian, Spaniard, and
Negro; Bourbon and
Yankee, combined to make
Mississippi the heart of
America. Saga of the
Mississippi Harl McDonald
Born near Boulder,
Colorado, July 27, 1899
Now living in
Philadelphia The original
suggestion for a
symphonic work on the
subject of the
Mississippi came
indirectly from the late
Booth Tarkington who saw
in it color and movement
and atmosphere
translatable into the
terms of music. In the
course of time, by the
mysterious processes of
composers' chemistry, it
took shape as a tone-poem
of two sections, one
representing the rise of
the great stream from its
primeval geologic
sources, the other the
human history of the
river. Mr. McDonald
devised the following
verbal outline of the
general scheme of his
diptych: I. Father of
Waters: born of the
Highlands and the Lakes;
the Glaciers, the
Mountains, and the
Prairies. The picture of
your birth is clounded in
the ice and mists of
ancient ages but your
spirit remains our life
stream. II. The Red Man
knew your bountiful gifts
and gave thanks to the
Great Spirit on your
banks. -- The Spanish and
French Fathers brought
the glory of Christianity
to America on
Mississippi. But all men,
white and dark; --
Indian, Spaniard, and
Negro; Bourbon and
Yankee, combined to make
Mississippi the heart of
America. The first of the
two movements, beginning
molto andante, is vaguel
modal to hint at
antiquity. It is built
upon the conventional two
themes, with an episode,
poco piu mosso,
misterioso, for
prehistoric murk and
muck. There are various
changes of pace and mood.
The second, Allegro ma
vigorosamente, prefigures
an Indian ceremony. A
theme presented by flute,
clarinet and bassoon is a
Canadian Indian fishing
call collected by the
late J.B. Beck. A later
passage of
quasi-Gregorian chant
identifies the French and
Spanish priests who made
the great river their
highway. The fishing-call
is altered in rhythm and
harmony to represent
Negro field hands and
roustabous. A turbulent
close brings all these
elemts together in the
muddy swirling currents
of the Mississippi. The
work was begun in the
summer of 1945, and was
revised and completed in
the summer of 1947. Harl
McDonald, who is the
manager of The
Philadelphia Orchestra,
has concerned himself
with music as an art, as
a science and as a
business in course of his
career. He was born on a
cattle ranch in the
Rockies, but since his
was a musical family, his
up-bringing combined
piano lessons with ranch
life. Years of study and
professional experience
followed in Los Angeles
and in Germany. In 1927
he was appointed lecuter
in composition at the
University of
Pennsylvania and he has
since then made is home
in Philadelphia. In 1933
under a grant of the
Rockefeller FOundation he
collaborated with
physicists in research
dealing with the
measurement of
instrumental and vocal
tone, new scale divisions
and the resultant
harmonies. In that same
year he was named head of
the University's music
faculty and conductor of
its choral organizations.
In 1939, having been a
member of the Board of
Directors for five years,
he was appointed manager
of The Philadelphia
Orchestra. He continus to
write, but otherwise his
entire attention is now
devoted to managerial
duties. Chief items in
the catalogue of his
compositions are four
symphonies, three
orchestra suites, a
half-dozen tone-poems,
three concertos and
considerable quantity of
choral music.
Jumbo Easy Guitar Songbook Guitare notes et tablatures Guitare classique [Partition] - Facile Hal Leonard
Performed by Various. Easy Guitar (Simplified arrangements for guitar). With not...(+)
Performed by Various.
Easy Guitar (Simplified
arrangements for guitar).
With notes and tablature.
Size 9x12 inches. 400
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard.
Guitar - very easy to easy SKU: M7.VOGG-770 Composed by Peter Bursch. She...(+)
Guitar - very easy to
easy
SKU:
M7.VOGG-770
Composed
by Peter Bursch. Sheet
music with CD and DVD.
Incl. TAB. 152 pages.
Voggenreiter #VOGG 770.
Published by Voggenreiter
(M7.VOGG-770).
ISBN
9783802407703.
German.
Leichter
geht es nicht, mit CD und
DVD! Wenn der Blues dich
erst einmal gepackt hat,
lässt er dich ein
Leben lang nicht wieder
los. Das mitreißende
Lebensgefühl dieser
aufregenden Musik ist die
Grundlage der heutigen
Rock- und Popmusik. Peter
Bursch zeigt dir die
wichtigsten
Spieltechniken und
Geheimnisse der
Bluesgitarre von Null an
und so einfach wie
möglich. Alle
Beispiele, Songs und
Ãœbungen sind deshalb
in Tabulatur-Schreibweise
aufgeschrieben. Du musst
also nicht Notenlesen
können. Du lernst die
typischen Blues-Akkorde,
Blues-Anschlagstechniken,
Turnarounds, die
Blues-Tonleiter und deine
ersten Blues-Soli. Auch
die fantastische
Bottleneck-Spielweise
wird mit einem tollen
Song ausführlich
erklärt. Mit vielen
bekannten Songs von
Robert Johnson,
Leadbelly, Muddy Waters.
Außerdem
Blues-Klassiker, die
viele berühmte Musiker
und Bands wie z. B. Eric
Clapton, Joe Cocker,
Cream, Aerosmith, Jeff
Beck und Johnny Winter
auf ihren Konzerten
spielen. Durch spannende
Geschichten rund um den
Blues wird es dir niemals
langweilig. Auch das
Stimmen der Gitarre nach
dem Gehör oder mit dem
Stimmgerät wird
genauso wie der
Saitenwechsel erklärt.
Mit vielen Tipps für
den Gitarrenkauf findest
du schnell die richtige
Gitarre. Alle Songs und
Ãœbungen sind auf der
beiliegenden CD
eingespielt, so dass du
sofort mitspielen kannst.
Auf der DVD kannst du
Peter Bursch beim Spielen
genau zusehen - so bleibt
keine Frage offen!
Pacific Dreams Ensemble de cuivres - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Brass Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-0991451-030 Composed by Jacob De Haan. I...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-0991451-030
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Inspiration Series.
Original Light Music. Set
(Score & Parts). Composed
1999. De Haske
Publications #DHP
0991451-030. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0991451-030).
Pacific Dreams
describes the experience
of Miguel, a traveling
composer from Spain who,
feeling somewhat
alienated from his
homeland, is wandering
through an area of Sydney
known as The Rocks. At a
small outdoor market in a
typical street of this
oldcolonial
neighbourhood, he
discovers a print of
William DeShazos painting
Pacific Dreams Portrayed
in the painting is the
surf of one of the exotic
islands in the Pacific.
Next, with the impressive
Sydney Harbour Bridge
looming over the
narrowstreets of The
Rocks, he envisions
sultry Pacific beaches.
Suddenly a theme he once
composed about the lakes
in Japan comes to him. Is
it the Asian influences
present in cosmopolitan
Sydney that bring this
theme to mind? Or perhaps
the waters aroundSydney,
over which he could sail
to Tahiti? He is
uncertain. Could this
same theme be used to
create a new composition
about his feelings for
the metropolis Sydney?
How then to work his
Pacific Dreams into the
mix? Miguel is certainly
no fan ofHawaiian music.
Mayby he could use the
vocabularies of islands
like Hawaii and Tahiti,
their beautiful vowel
combinations being sung
ad libitum by a mixed
choir.With these ideas
and his newly purchased
print of Pacific Dreams,
he boards the Metroat
Circular Quay. He has a
final glimpse of the
harbour and the Sydney
Opera House as the train
races into the ground. On
to the hotel! To work! He
must compose!Maestoso :
Miguel is impressed as he
gazes upon the Sydney
Harbour Bridge. And yet,
hewants to go away from
this city. Away, to an
exotic island in the
Pacific.Steady Rock : In
the Rocks, musicians are
playing at a square.
Miguel basks in the
atmosphere but at the
same time he is
fantasizing about Hawaii
and Tahiti.Andante
Lamentoso :In his hotel
room, Miguel is feeling
sad and lonely in this
big city. He takes
comfort in his Pacific
Dreams.Allegro : Miguel
boards the boat that
takes him from Darling
Harbour to Circular Quay.
In his mind he is
traveling on to Hawaii.
Or is ithome, where the
bolero is playing? He is
pulled back to reality by
the skyline of
Sydney.
Wir
schlüpfen in die Haut
von Miguel und reisen mit
ihm nach Australien.
Einigermaßen
entfremdet von seiner
spanischen Heimat
schlendert er durch das
Viertel The Rocks in
Sydney. Auf einem kleinen
Markt entdeckt er einen
Druck des Gemäldes
Pacific Dreams von
William DeShazo. Das Bild
stellt die Meeresbrandung
auf einer exotischen
Insel im Pazifik dar.
Während die
eindrucksvolle Harbour
Bridge von Sidney vor ihm
auftaucht, ist er in
Gedanken bei den
heißen Stränden im
Stillen Ozean. Auf einmal
kommt ihm das Thema in
den Sinn, das er einst
über die Gewässer
Japans komponiert hatte.
Liegt es an den
asiatischen
Einflüssen, die im
kosmopolitischen Sydney
so vielfältig
vertretensind? Oder sind
es die Wasser rund um
Sydney, über die er
nach Tahiti segeln
könnte? Er ist sich
unsicher. Könnte er
genau dieses Thema für
eine neue Komposition
über die Metropole
Sydney verwenden? Wie
sollte er seine Träume
vom Pazifik, seine
Pacific Dreams, in
diese Mixtur einbringen?
Vielleicht könnte er
den Wortschatz von Inseln
wie Hawaii und Tahiti
für seine Komposition
verwenden. Und einen
gemischten Chor die
schönen
Vokalverbindungen ad
libitum singen lassen.
Mit diesen Ideen im Kopf
steigt er in die Metro am
Circular Quay. Auf ins
Hotel und frisch ans
Werk! Jetzt muss er
einfach
komponieren....
Pacific Dreams Chorale SATB - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
SATB Choir - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-0991451-050 Composed by Jacob De Haan. I...(+)
SATB Choir - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-0991451-050
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Inspiration Series.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 1999. De Haske
Publications #DHP
0991451-050. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0991451-050).
English.
Pacific
Dreams describes the
experience of Miguel, a
traveling composer from
Spain who, feeling
somewhat alienated from
his homeland, is
wandering through an area
of Sydney known as The
Rocks. At a small outdoor
market in a typical
street of this
oldcolonial
neighbourhood, he
discovers a print of
William DeShazos painting
Pacific Dreams Portrayed
in the painting is the
surf of one of the exotic
islands in the Pacific.
Next, with the impressive
Sydney Harbour Bridge
looming over the
narrowstreets of The
Rocks, he envisions
sultry Pacific beaches.
Suddenly a theme he once
composed about the lakes
in Japan comes to him. Is
it the Asian influences
present in cosmopolitan
Sydney that bring this
theme to mind? Or perhaps
the waters aroundSydney,
over which he could sail
to Tahiti? He is
uncertain. Could this
same theme be used to
create a new composition
about his feelings for
the metropolis Sydney?
How then to work his
Pacific Dreams into the
mix? Miguel is certainly
no fan ofHawaiian music.
Mayby he could use the
vocabularies of islands
like Hawaii and Tahiti,
their beautiful vowel
combinations being sung
ad libitum by a mixed
choir.With these ideas
and his newly purchased
print of Pacific Dreams,
he boards the Metroat
Circular Quay. He has a
final glimpse of the
harbour and the Sydney
Opera House as the train
races into the ground. On
to the hotel! To work! He
must compose!Maestoso :
Miguel is impressed as he
gazes upon the Sydney
Harbour Bridge. And yet,
hewants to go away from
this city. Away, to an
exotic island in the
Pacific.Steady Rock : In
the Rocks, musicians are
playing at a square.
Miguel basks in the
atmosphere but at the
same time he is
fantasizing about Hawaii
and Tahiti.Andante
Lamentoso :In his hotel
room, Miguel is feeling
sad and lonely in this
big city. He takes
comfort in his Pacific
Dreams.Allegro : Miguel
boards the boat that
takes him from Darling
Harbour to Circular Quay.
In his mind he is
traveling on to Hawaii.
Or is ithome, where the
bolero is playing? He is
pulled back to reality by
the skyline of
Sydney.
Wir
schlüpfen in die Haut
von Miguel und reisen mit
ihm nach Australien.
Einigermaßen
entfremdet von seiner
spanischen Heimat
schlendert er durch das
Viertel The Rocks in
Sydney. Auf einem kleinen
Markt entdeckt er einen
Druck des Gemäldes
Pacific Dreams von
William DeShazo. Das Bild
stellt die Meeresbrandung
auf einer exotischen
Insel im Pazifik dar.
Während die
eindrucksvolle Harbour
Bridge von Sidney vor ihm
auftaucht, ist er in
Gedanken bei den
heißen Stränden im
Stillen Ozean. Auf einmal
kommt ihm das Thema in
den Sinn, das er einst
über die Gewässer
Japans komponiert hatte.
Liegt es an den
asiatischen
Einflüssen, die im
kosmopolitischen Sydney
so vielfältig
vertretensind? Oder sind
es die Wasser rund um
Sydney, über die er
nach Tahiti segeln
könnte? Er ist sich
unsicher. Könnte er
genau dieses Thema für
eine neue Komposition
über die Metropole
Sydney verwenden? Wie
sollte er seine Träume
vom Pazifik, seine
Pacific Dreams, in
diese Mixtur einbringen?
Vielleicht könnte er
den Wortschatz von Inseln
wie Hawaii und Tahiti
für seine Komposition
verwenden. Und einen
gemischten Chor die
schönen
Vokalverbindungen ad
libitum singen lassen.
Mit diesen Ideen im Kopf
steigt er in die Metro am
Circular Quay. Auf ins
Hotel und frisch ans
Werk! Jetzt muss er
einfach
komponieren....
Light of the Sword Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4 SKU: BT.DHP-1094729-140 Composed by Itaru...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-1094729-140
Composed by Itaru Sakai.
Brilliant Marches.
Concert March. Score
Only. Composed 2009. 20
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1094729-140. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1094729-140).
9x12
inches.
This work
takes both its name and
inspiration from a
lighthouse “Sword
Cape†that keeps
watch near Japan’s
naval base. The piece
describes how, come rain
or shine, the lighthouse
bids a safe journey to
departing ships, guides
them during their travels
and eventually welcomes
them home again. The
music evokes many musical
images - grand ships
sailing by, white-capped
waves, the deep blue of
the ocean and the light
of ‘sword
cape†as it
silently guides ships
over the mysterious
waters.
Dieses
Werk wurde von einem
Leuchtturm mit dem Namen
Schwert-Kap“
inspiriert, der in der
Nähe des
Marinestützpunkts von
Japan steht. Es
beschreibt, wie die
Schiffe bei jedem Wetter
von diesem Leuchtturm
verabschiedet, auf ihrem
Weg geleitet und bei der
Rückkehr willkommen
geheißen werden. Dabei
entstehen verschiedene
musikalische Bilder vor
dem inneren Auge des
Zuhörers: das
Vorbeiziehen eines
Schiffes, weiße Wellen
blauer See oder das Licht
des Leuchtturm auf dem
stillen Wasser bei
Nebel.
Light of
the Sword è un
brano commissionato a
Sakai dalla Banda
Militare delle Forze
marittime di autodifesa
giapponesi di stanza nel
porto di Yokosuka nella
baia di Tokio.
L’origine del
titolo ha due
significati: da una parte
si ispira al faro di
Tsurugizaki
(letteralmente
“estremit della
spadaâ€), la cui
luce serve come punto di
riferimento tra la terra
ed il mare, e
dall’altra alla
luce emanata dalla spada
che appartiene alla
grande tradizione degli
ufficiali di marina. Una
marcia luminosa!
Light of the Sword Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4 SKU: BT.DHP-1094729-010 Composed by Itaru...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-1094729-010
Composed by Itaru Sakai.
Brilliant Marches.
Concert March. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2009.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1094729-010.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1094729-010).
9x12
inches.
This work
takes both its name and
inspiration from a
lighthouse “Sword
Cape†that keeps
watch near Japan’s
naval base. The piece
describes how, come rain
or shine, the lighthouse
bids a safe journey to
departing ships, guides
them during their travels
and eventually welcomes
them home again. The
music evokes many musical
images - grand ships
sailing by, white-capped
waves, the deep blue of
the ocean and the light
of ‘sword
cape†as it
silently guides ships
over the mysterious
waters.
Dieses
Werk wurde von einem
Leuchtturm mit dem Namen
Schwert-Kap“
inspiriert, der in der
Nähe des
Marinestützpunkts von
Japan steht. Es
beschreibt, wie die
Schiffe bei jedem Wetter
von diesem Leuchtturm
verabschiedet, auf ihrem
Weg geleitet und bei der
Rückkehr willkommen
geheißen werden. Dabei
entstehen verschiedene
musikalische Bilder vor
dem inneren Auge des
Zuhörers: das
Vorbeiziehen eines
Schiffes, weiße Wellen
blauer See oder das Licht
des Leuchtturm auf dem
stillen Wasser bei
Nebel.
Light of
the Sword è un
brano commissionato a
Sakai dalla Banda
Militare delle Forze
marittime di autodifesa
giapponesi di stanza nel
porto di Yokosuka nella
baia di Tokio.
L’origine del
titolo ha due
significati: da una parte
si ispira al faro di
Tsurugizaki
(letteralmente
“estremit della
spadaâ€), la cui
luce serve come punto di
riferimento tra la terra
ed il mare, e
dall’altra alla
luce emanata dalla spada
che appartiene alla
grande tradizione degli
ufficiali di marina. Una
marcia luminosa!
Guitar SKU: AP.20173G Der ultimative Einsteigerkurs für Akustik- un...(+)
Guitar
SKU:
AP.20173G
Der
ultimative Einsteigerkurs
für Akustik- und
E-Gitarre. Composed
by Andi Saitenhieb.
Method/Instruction.
Garantiert Lernen. Book
and CD. Alfred Music
#00-20173G. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.20173G).
ISBN 9783943638059.
UPC: 038081577678.
German.
Diese
systematische Methode ist
der ultimative
Einsteigerkurs für
Akustik- und E-Gitarre.
Sie vermittelt
spielerisch leicht alles
Wichtige zum Thema
Bluesgitarre und zeigt
die angesagtesten Riffs
und Grooves im Stile von
Eric Clapton, BB King,
John Lee Hooker, Muddy
Waters, Freddie King,
Otis Rush, The Beatles,
ZZ Top, Gary Moore u.v.a.
Blues-Schemata,
Blues-Stile und spezielle
Spieltechniken werden in
Noten, Tabulatur und
Griffdiagrammen
vorgestellt und sowohl im
Buch als auch auf der
Moderations-CD
erläutert. Song- und
CD-Empfehlungen, die Wahl
der richtigen
Bluesgitarre &
Verstärkertypen u.v.m.
runden dieses methodisch
kleinschrittige Konzept
ab.
Award-Winning
Fingerstyle Guitar
Solos. Composed by Al
Petteway.
Saddle-stitched, Solos.
All styles. Book. With
transcribed solos. 76
pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc #95552.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.95552).
ISBN
9780786605828. UPC:
796279026826. 8.75 x
11.75 inches.
Master guitarist
Al Petteway ventures into
new territory with 15
Celtic-inspired,
traditional, and New Age
fingerstyle compositions
in standard and alternate
tunings. Derived from
Alâ??s award-winning
solo recording of the
same title, each piece
bears the inimitable
Petteway signature of
profoundly graceful,
inspired innovation.
Written in standard
notation and tab with
several pieces in
alternate tunings. Al
began his professional
music career at the age
of 11. He played guitar,
drums, and string bass
with a variety of rock
and folk acts in the
Washington D.C. area
during the 60â??s,
becoming a local legend
by the time he went to
college to study music
composition in 1970. In
1977, Al took a job with
The National Geographic
Society. His work as
Supervisor of Picture
Editing for the
societyâ??s Image
Collection, gave him the
artistic freedom to
develop his own acoustic
guitar style. While long
recognized as one of the
countryâ??s foremost
bluegrass and folk
sidemen, Celtic music
specialty label
Maggieâ??s Music signed
Al in 1993 and released
Whispering
Stones following by
The Waters and the
Wild-exposing his
solo acoustic guitar work
to an international
audience for the first
time. Al left the
National Geographic to
become a full-time
musician in the spring of
1995, just before the
release of Midsummer
Moon.
For voice and C instruments. Format: fakebook. With vocal melody, lyrics and cho...(+)
For voice and C
instruments. Format:
fakebook. With vocal
melody, lyrics and chord
names. Standards and
vocal standards. Series:
Hal Leonard Fake Books.
232 pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Hal Leonard.
Glacier Canyon Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Carl Fischer
Composed by Mike Forbes. Score and part(s). 20 192 pages. Duration 4 minutes, ...(+)
Composed by Mike Forbes.
Score and part(s). 20
192 pages. Duration 4
minutes, 27 seconds. Carl
Fischer #YPS0173.
Published by Carl Fischer
(CF.YPS173).
Male Choir Volume 3,
Choral Score.
Composed by Gavin Bryars.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Choral. Classical.
Softcover. Composed
2009/2010. 22 pages.
Duration 8'. Schott Music
#ED13346-03. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49019252).
ISBN
9790220133176. UPC:
884088953515.
8.25x11.75x0.085 inches.
English. Choral Music of
Our Time.
These two
sonnet settings, in much
simpler forms than here,
were originally part of
my piano concerto. The
presence of a male chorus
within the concerto
represents a kind of
homage to Busoni, a
composer whom I have
always admired and whose
piano concerto has a
men's chorus in the last
movement. I had used a
chorus of Russian bass
voices in my double bass
concerto, so there is
precedence within my own
work. My choice of the
poetry of the great
Scottish poet Edwin
Morgan alludes to my
other work with male
choirs, having already
set six of his Sonnets
from Scotland by this
time. The two sonnets are
heard in their entirety
in the concerto, and one
of them - The Solway
Canal - gives a subtitle
to the concerto, just as
Kukol'nik's Farewell to
St Petersburg gives a
subtitle to the double
bass concerto. Gavin
Bryars, 2012. Contents:
The Solway Canal * A
Place of Many Waters.
Cape Horn Orchestre [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire/avancé Hal Leonard
F Horn; Orchestra (Score) - Grade 4-5 SKU: HL.4008328 For Solo Horn an...(+)
F Horn; Orchestra (Score)
- Grade 4-5
SKU:
HL.4008328
For
Solo Horn and Orchestra,
Grade 4 / Solo 5
Score. Composed by
Otto M. Schwarz.
Symphonic Dimensions.
Concert. Softcover. 40
pages. Duration 500
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP156-22-401. Published
by Hal Leonard
(HL.4008328).
ISBN
9781705198056. UPC:
196288148401.
Cape
Horn is situated at the
southern point of South
America, on the Chilean
island “Isla
Hornosâ€. For
centuries, sailing around
thehorn was said to be
one of he most dangerous
passages for ships that
wanted to sail from the
Atlantic Ocean westwards
to the PacificOcean.
Tradition has it that Sir
Francis Drake discovered
Cape Horn in 1578 and the
Dutch voyager Willem
Cornelisz Schouten was
the first to round it in
1616. It was the latter
who named the promontory
after his Dutch hometown
Hoorn. It is estimated
that over 800 ships and
10,000 men in total sank
into the icy waters
during attempts to
circumnavigate the cape.
The work Cape Horn
– a solo for Horn
and concert band –
attempts to reflect the
beauty, but also the
peril of this region. It
is a matter of great
importance to thecomposer
Otto M. Schwarz to write
new repertoire in the
wind band solo works
genre. The tonal language
of his main genre
– film music
– is as
unmistakable as the
experimental parts and
catchy tunes.
Chamber Music Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Clarinet, English Horn, Oboe, alto Saxopho...(+)
Chamber Music Bass
Clarinet, Bassoon,
Clarinet, English Horn,
Oboe, alto Saxophone,
soprano Saxophone
SKU:
PR.114419980
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Sws. Set
of Score and Parts.
32+16+16+16+16+16 pages.
Duration 16 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41998. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114419980).
UPC:
680160681723. 9 x 12
inches.
The ancient
Egyptian empire began
around 3100 B.C. and
continued for over 3000
years until Alexander the
Great conquered the
country in 332 B.C. Over
the centuries, the
Egyptian empire grew and
flourished into a highly
developed society. They
invented hieroglyphics,
built towering pyramids
(including the Great
Pyramid of Giza, the
oldest of the Seven
Wonders of the World),
and the created many
household items we still
use today, including
toothbrushes, toothpaste,
eyeliner, black ink, and
the forerunner of
modern-day paper.
Included among their
achievements were a
series of highly
developed funerary
practices and beliefs in
the Afterlife. As the
average lifespan of an
Egyptian hovered around
30 years, living past the
death of oneAs physical
body was a legitimate
concern. Egyptians
believed that upon death,
their souls would
undertake a harrowing
journey through the
Netherworld. If they
survived the horrific
creatures and arduous
trials that awaited them,
then their souls would be
reunified with their
bodies (hence the need to
preserve the body through
mummification) and live
forever in a perfect
version of the life they
had lived in Egypt. To
achieve this, Egyptians
devised around 200
magical spells and
incantations to aid souls
on the path to the
Afterlife. These spells
are collectively called
The Book of the Dead.
Particular spells would
be chosen by the family
of the deceased and
inscribed on the tombAs
walls and scrolls of
papyrus, as well as on a
stone scarab placed over
the deceasedAs heart.
Subsequent collections of
spells and mortuary
texts, such as The Book
of Gates, assisted a soul
in navigating the twelve
stages of the
Netherworld. Not only did
these spells protect and
guide the soul on this
dangerous path, but they
also served as a
safeguard against any
unbecoming behavior an
Egyptian did while alive.
For instance, if a person
had robbed another while
alive, there was a spell
that would prevent the
soulAs heart from
revealing the truth when
in the Hall of Judgment.
Rites for the Afterlife
follows the path of a
soul to the Afterlife. In
Inscriptions from the
Book of the Dead
(movement 1), the soul
leaves the body and
begins the journey,
protected by spells and
incantations written on
the tombAs walls. In
Passage though the
Netherworld (movement 2),
the soul is now on a
funerary barque, being
towed through the
Netherworld by four of
the regionAs inhabitants.
We hear the soul slowly
chanting incantations as
the barque encounters
demons, serpents,
crocodiles, lakes of
fire, and other terrors.
The soul arrives at The
Hall of Judgment in
movement 3. Standing
before forty-two divine
judges, the soul
addresses each by name
and gives a A!negative
confessionA(r) connected
to each judge (i.e. A!I
did not rob,A(r) A!I did
not do violence,A(r) and
so on). Afterwards, the
soulAs heart is put on a
scale to be weighed
against a feather of
MaAat, the goddess of
truth. If the heart
weighs more than the
feather, it will be eaten
by Ammut, a hideous
creature that lies in
wait below the scale, and
the soul will die a
second and permanent
death (this was the worst
fear of the Egyptians).
But if the heart is in
balance with the feather,
the soul proceeds onward.
The final stage of the
journey is the arrival at
The Field of Reeds
(movement 4), which is a
perfect mirror image of
the soulAs life in
ancient Egypt. The soul
reunites with deceased
family members, makes
sacrifices to the
Egyptian gods and
goddess, harvests crops
from plentiful fields of
wheat under a brilliant
blue sky, and lives
forever next to the
abundant and nourishing
waters of the Nile. Rites
for the Afterlife was
commissioned by the
Barlow Endowment on
behalf of the Akropolis
Reed Quintet, Calefax
Reed Quintet, and the
Brigham Young University
Reed Quintet. -S.G.
Sing With Me Chorale SATB SATB, Piano Carl Fischer
Choral SATB Choir and Piano SKU: CF.CM9765 Composed by Richard Waters. Du...(+)
Choral SATB Choir and
Piano
SKU:
CF.CM9765
Composed by
Richard Waters. Duration
1:45. Carl Fischer Music
#CM9765. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CM9765).
ISBN
9781491162538. UPC:
680160921287. Key: A
major. Original.
I
composed Sing with Me
during the summer of 2020
as my own personal
response to the
relentless series of
heartaches that we faced:
the uncertainty of the
COVID-19 pandemic, the
anguish of not being able
to sing together and the
rise of social justice
crises across the
country. It is the first
piece for which I have
also written the text. At
the time, I was unsure of
what the fall semester
would look like for my
own choir. Would we be in
person? If so, for how
long? Therefore, I
designed the piece to be
accessible and adaptable
to whatever situation we
faced. It is my wish that
the message of hope and
unity will resonate with
all who sing or hear
it.Sing with me, as I
sing with you,Let the
music revive us
anew;Yearning for
beautiful harmony,Come
and sing with me. All
the world is longing for
peace,For all meaningless
hatred to cease;Joining
together, your hand in
mine,Let our voices
shine! Dream with us,
together as one,For the
day when the battle is
done;Fervently striving
for unity,Come and dream
with me.Come and sing
with me. .
SKU: BR.CHB-5367-02 An den Wassern zu Babel. Composed by Kurt Thom...(+)
SKU:
BR.CHB-5367-02
An
den Wassern zu Babel.
Composed by Kurt Thomas.
Stapled. Chor-Bibliothek
(Choral Library). Psalm;
Early modern; Music
post-1945. Choral score.
Composed 1928. 24 pages.
Duration 6'. Breitkopf
and Haertel #ChB 5367-02.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel
(BR.CHB-5367-02).
ISBN
9790004412978. 7.5 x 10.5
inches.
German.
Kurt
Thomas's setting of Psalm
137 ,,An den Wassern zu
Babel (,,By the waters of
Babylon) is one of his
earlier compositions and
the second that he
published at Breitkopf &
Hartel in 1928, after the
Mass in A op. 1. The
motet for double choir
with a performing time of
about six minutes
portrays the psalm text
vividly. Long flowing
lines in the beginning
point to the rivers of
Babylon, leading on to
the lament of the
Israelites and finally to
a fantasy of revenge
before coming back to the
flowing lines in the end.
Although the motet
includes many of the
features of his later
choral works, it is among
the more easily
accessible works of Kurt
Thomas and can therefore
also be performed by good
amateur choirs.