Full Orchestra SKU: HL.4491288 Score and Parts. Composed by Henry ...(+)
Full Orchestra
SKU:
HL.4491288
Score
and Parts. Composed
by Henry Mancini. Henry
Mancini Concert Library.
Latin. Conductor Score
(Full Score) and Parts.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.4491288).
(Latin Dance Tunes for the String Orchestra (Cello & Bass)). Composed by Victor ...(+)
(Latin Dance Tunes for
the String Orchestra
(Cello & Bass)). Composed
by Victor López
and Bob Phillips.
Orchestra. For Cello &
Bass. Book; String
Orchestra Collection.
Latin; Multicultural;
World. 48 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
(Latin Dance Tunes for the String Orchestra (Rhythm Section)). Composed by Victo...(+)
(Latin Dance Tunes for
the String Orchestra
(Rhythm Section)).
Composed by Victor
López and Bob
Phillips. Orchestra. For
Rhythm Section. Book;
String Orchestra
Collection. Latin;
Multicultural; World. 32
pages. Published by
Alfred Music
(Latin Dance Tunes for the String Orchestra (Viola)). Composed by Victor LÃÂ...(+)
(Latin Dance Tunes for
the String Orchestra
(Viola)). Composed by
Victor López and
Bob Phillips. Orchestra.
For Viola. Book; String
Orchestra Collection.
Latin; Multicultural;
World. 48 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Treasure Orchestre - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
(As recorded by Bruno Mars). Composed by Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ari Levine...(+)
(As recorded by Bruno
Mars). Composed by Philip
Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ari
Levine, and Phredley
Brown. Arranged by Victor
L�³pez. Orchestra.
Full Orchestra; Part(s);
Score. Pop Intermediate
Full Orchestra. Latin;
Pop. Grade 3. 250 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Orchestra - Grade 0.5 SKU: AP.46698S Composed by Victor Lopez. Performanc...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 0.5
SKU: AP.46698S
Composed by Victor Lopez.
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Belwin
Very Beginning String
Orchestra. Latin; Light
Concert. Score. 8 pages.
Duration 1:30. Belwin
Music #00-46698S.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.46698S).
UPC:
038081537184.
English.
Intended
to introduce young
players to Latin music
style, this cheerful and
energized composition is
guaranteed to be a
success as you tour the
Caribbean. In addition to
being solidly scored, the
catchy melody and Latin
hand percussion will
definitely make this
piece---full of spice and
sun, and originally
written by Victor
López---a hit at your
earliest concert. Whether
you are celebrating Cinco
de Mayo or looking for a
change of pace, you can't
go wrong with Fiesta
Time! (1:30).
Composed by Doug Spata.
MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra.
Highland/Etling String
Orchestra. Latin; Light
Concert. Score. 8 pages.
Highland/Etling
#00-38478S. Published by
Highland/Etling
(AP.38478S).
UPC:
038081431642.
English.
The sunny,
Latin style shines
brightly in this
all-pizzicato piece. Easy
rhythms on the D and A
strings, back-and-forth
melodies, and breezy
tunes that pass between
the sections make this a
fantastic and fun
selection that your
ensemble will love to
play. Also a great way to
introduce simple
dynamics, repeats, and
multiple endings, this
piece includes optional
claves and cabasa parts
to add to the Latin
flavor. This title is
available in MakeMusic
Cloud.
Orchestra SKU: LO.30-2872H Composed by Greg Gilpin. Arranged by Paul Lang...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-2872H
Composed
by Greg Gilpin. Arranged
by Paul Langford.
Conductor's score.
Concert. Orchestral score
and parts. Heritage Music
Press #30/2872H.
Published by Heritage
Music Press
(LO.30-2872H).
UPC:
000308132595.
Writt
en to premiere at the
2012 Generations Together
in Music concert at
Carnegie Hall, this
gorgeous original piece
features emotive and
dramatic choral writing
that spans the full gamut
of dynamics and
expression. The
traditional Latin text is
set with rich vocal
harmonies and accompanied
by a distinctly melodic
recurring piano theme. A
pronunciation guide for
the Latin text is
included.
Instrumentation: Fl, Ob,
Cl, Bsn, 2 Perc, Timp,
Pno, Harp, 2 Vln, Vla,
Cello, Bass.
Rum Bah (for Orcherstra) Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Brolga Music Publishing Company
Composed by Brian West. Arranged by Ralph Hultgren. For full orchestra or string...(+)
Composed by Brian West.
Arranged by Ralph
Hultgren. For full
orchestra or string
orchestra. Brolga Music
Young Orchestra Series.
Grade 2. Score and set of
parts. Duration 1:45.
Published by Brolga Music
Publishing Company
Orchestra - Grade 0.5 SKU: AP.45816S Composed by Victor Lopez. MakeMusic ...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 0.5
SKU: AP.45816S
Composed by Victor Lopez.
MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Belwin
Very Beginning String
Orchestra. Latin; Light
Concert; Multicultural.
Score. 8 pages. Duration
1:40. Belwin Music
#00-45816S. Published by
Belwin Music (AP.45816S).
UPC: 038081523262.
English.
Take a
tour of the Caribbean and
feel the percussive
breeze of the islands
with Caribbean Breeze by
Victor López. This
easy Latin piece will be
a guaranteed winner for
your next multicultural
performance. (1:40) This
title is available in
MakeMusic Cloud.
Composed by Deborah Baker
Monday. Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra.
Highland/Etling String
Orchestra. Latin;
Multicultural. Score. 16
pages. Highland/Etling
#00-38496S. Published by
Highland/Etling
(AP.38496S).
UPC:
038081436821.
English.
Long live
the conquistadors! The
adventure, excitement,
and romance of this
historic time are once
again brought to life
with a pulsing Latin
undercurrent that never
stops. The Coda gives the
listener and performer
the feeling of victory
and glory---a suitable
finish!
Cantos Sagrados Orchestre [Conducteur d'étude / Miniature] Boosey and Hawkes
Choral; Orchestra (STUDY SCORE) SKU: HL.48024524 SATB and Orchestra St...(+)
Choral; Orchestra (STUDY
SCORE)
SKU:
HL.48024524
SATB
and Orchestra Study
Score. Composed by
James Macmillan. Boosey &
Hawkes Scores/Books.
Classical. Softcover. 68
pages. Duration 1320
seconds. Boosey & Hawkes
#M060132964. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48024524).
ISBN
9781784542566. UPC:
888680925741.
8.25x11.75x0.212
inches.
Composer's
Notes: “In writing
this work I wanted to
compose something which
was both timeless and
contemporary, both sacred
and secular. The title
(Sacred Songs) is
therefore slightly
misleading as the three
poems are concerned with
political repression in
Latin America and are
deliberately coupled with
traditional religious
texts to emphasise a
deeper solidarity with
the poor of that
sub-continent. It was my
interest in Liberation
Theology which made me
combine the poems of the
Mothers of the Plaza de
Mayo in Argentina with
the texts of the Latin
mass in Búsqueda (an
earlier music-theatre
work) and has now led me
to attempt a similar
synthesis of ideas in
Cantos Sagrados. The
voices in Ariel Dorfman's
poems belong to those who
suffer a particular type
of political repression:
the 'disappearance' of
political prisoners. Ana
Maria Mendoza's poem
about the Virgin of
Guadeloupe tackles the
same problem by asking a
more fundamental cultural
and historical
question.â€.
Boy
Soprano, Soprano, Tenor,
Flugelhorn, Mixed Chorus,
and Chamber Orchestra
Study Score. Composed
by Harald Weiss. This
edition: Paperback/Soft
Cover. Sheet music. Study
Score. Classical.
Softcover. Composed
2008/2009. 188 pages.
Duration 100'. Schott
Music #ED20619. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49018099).
ISBN
9790001158428. UPC:
884088567347.
8.25x11.75x0.457 inches.
Latin - German.
On
letting go(Concerning the
selection of the texts)
In the selection of the
texts, I have allowed
myself to be motivated
and inspired by the
concept of 'letting go'.
This appears to me to be
one of the essential
aspects of dying, but
also of life itself. We
humans cling far too
strongly to successful
achievements, whether
they have to do with
material or ideal values,
or relationships of all
kinds. We cannot and do
not want to let go,
almost as if our life
depended on it. As we
will have to practise the
art of letting go at the
latest during our hour of
death, perhaps we could
already make a start on
this while we are still
alive. Tagore describes
this farewell with very
simple but strikingly
vivid imagery: 'I will
return the key of my
door'. I have set this
text for tenor solo. Here
I imagine, and have
correspondingly noted in
a certain passage of the
score, that the
protagonist finds himself
as though 'in an ocean'
of voices in which he is
however not drowning, but
immersing himself in
complete relaxation. The
phenomenon of letting go
is described even more
simply and tersely in
Psalm 90, verse 12: 'So
teach us to number our
days, that we may apply
our hearts unto wisdom'.
This cannot be expressed
more plainly.I have begun
the requiem with a solo
boy's voice singing the
beginning of this psalm
on a single note, the
note A. This in effect
says it all. The work
comes full circle at the
culmination with a repeat
of the psalm which
subsequently leads into a
resplendent 'lux
aeterna'. The
intermediate texts of the
Requiem which highlight
the phenomenon of letting
go in the widest spectrum
of colours originate on
the one hand from the
Latin liturgy of the
Messa da Requiem (In
Paradisum, Libera me,
Requiem aeternam, Mors
stupebit) and on the
other hand from poems by
Joseph von Eichendorff,
Hermann Hesse,
Rabindranath Tagore and
Rainer Maria Rilke.All
texts have a distinctive
positive element in
common and view death as
being an organic process
within the great system
of the universe, for
example when Hermann
Hesse writes: 'Entreiss
dich, Seele, nun der
Zeit, entreiss dich
deinen Sorgen und mache
dich zum Flug bereit in
den ersehnten Morgen'
['Tear yourself way , o
soul, from time, tear
yourself away from your
sorrows and prepare
yourself to fly away into
the long-awaited
morning'] and later: 'Und
die Seele unbewacht will
in freien Flugen
schweben, um im
Zauberkreis der Nacht
tief und tausendfach zu
leben' ['And the
unfettered soul strives
to soar in free flight to
live in the magic sphere
of the night, deep and
thousandfold']. Or Joseph
von Eichendorff whose
text evokes a distant
song in his lines: 'Und
meine Seele spannte weit
ihre Flugel aus. Flog
durch die stillen Lande,
als floge sie nach Haus'
['And my soul spread its
wings wide. Flew through
the still country as if
homeward bound.']Here a
strong romantically
tinged occidental
resonance can be detected
which is however also
accompanied by a
universal spirit going
far beyond all cultures
and religions. In the
beginning was the sound
Long before any sort of
word or meaningful phrase
was uttered by vocal
chords, sounds,
vibrations and tones
already existed. This
brings us back to the
music. Both during my
years of study and at
subsequent periods, I had
been an active
participant in the world
of contemporary music,
both as percussionist and
also as conductor and
composer. My early scores
had a somewhat
adventurous appearance,
filled with an abundance
of small black dots: no
rhythm could be too
complicated, no register
too extreme and no
harmony too dissonant. I
devoted myself intensely
to the handling of
different parameters
which in serial music
coexist in total
equality: I also studied
aleatory principles and
so-called minimal music.I
subsequently emigrated
and took up residence in
Spain from where I
embarked on numerous
travels over the years to
India, Africa and South
America. I spent repeated
periods during this time
as a resident in
non-European countries.
This meant that the
currents of contemporary
music swept past me
vaguely and at a great
distance. What I instead
absorbed during this
period were other
completely new cultures
in which I attempted to
immerse myself as
intensively as possible.I
learned foreign languages
and came into contact
with musicians of all
classes and styles who
had a different cultural
heritage than my own: I
was intoxicated with the
diversity of artistic
potential.Nevertheless,
the further I distanced
myself from my own
Western musical heritage,
the more this returned
insistently in my
consciousness.The scene
can be imagined of
sitting somewhere in the
middle of the Brazilian
jungle surrounded by the
wailing of Indians and
out of the blue being
provided with the
opportunity to hear
Beethoven's late string
quartets: this can be a
heart-wrenching
experience, akin to an
identity crisis. This
type of experience can
also be described as
cathartic. Whatever the
circumstances, my
'renewed' occupation with
the 'old' country would
not permit me to return
to the point at which I
as an audacious young
student had maltreated
the musical parameters of
so-called contemporary
music. A completely
different approach would
be necessary: an
extremely careful
approach, inching my way
gradually back into the
Western world: an
approach which would
welcome tradition back
into the fold, attempt to
unfurl the petals and
gently infuse this
tradition with a breath
of contemporary
life.Although I am aware
that I will not unleash a
revolution or scandal
with this approach, I am
nevertheless confident
as, with the musical
vocabulary of this
Requiem, I am travelling
in an orbit in which no
ballast or complex
structures will be
transported or intimated:
on the contrary, I have
attempted to form the
message of the texts in
music with the naivety of
a 'homecomer'. Harald
WeissColonia de San
PedroMarch 2009.
Choral; Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.49017950 Eulenburg Study Score...(+)
Choral; Orchestra (Study
Score)
SKU:
HL.49017950
Eulenburg Study
Score. Composed by
Robert Schumann. Edited
by Bernhard R. Appel.
This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Choral Large
Works. Classical.
Softcover. Op. 147. 176
pages. Eulenburg Edition
#ETP1602. Published by
Eulenburg Edition
(HL.49017950).
ISBN
9783795771867. UPC:
841886014534.
6.25x8.75x0.397 inches.
Latin.
Whoever
attempted to compose a
Latin mass in the middle
of the 19th century had
to compete with great
models and traditional
composition techniques.
Bach's Mass in B minor
and Beethoven's Missa
solemnis, but even his
earlier Mass in C major
(performed by Schumann)
are among the key works
of a great mass tradition
in the reception of High
Romanticism. Not unlike
Schubert and later
Bruckner before,
Schumann's Mass in C
minor too is bound by
tradition, yet finds its
very own formulation of
the 'Ordinarium Missae',
the characteristic
features of which point
to the late style of the
composer.
Orchestra - Grade 2.5 SKU: AP.46686S Based on Joy to the World. Ar...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2.5
SKU: AP.46686S
Based on Joy to the
World. Arranged by
Victor Lopez. Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles; String Orchestra.
Belwin Intermediate
String Orchestra.
Christmas; Latin; Sacred;
Traditional; Winter.
Score. 8 pages. Belwin
Music #00-46686S.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.46686S).
UPC:
038081533322. English.
Traditional.
A
Joyful Christmas is based
on the popular Christmas
carol Joy to the World.
Victor López has
masterfully written an
arrangement that has a
Latin flavor and will
delight audiences. The
piece effectively
presents an original
rhythmic style, and the
use of expanded harmonies
will certainly give your
winter holiday concert a
refreshing touch.
Viva Amadeus! Orchestre [Conducteur] - Facile Highland/Etling
Orchestra - Grade 2 SKU: AP.49055S Based on Eine Kleine Nachtmusik<...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2
SKU: AP.49055S
Based on Eine
Kleine
Nachtmusik.
Composed by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. Arranged
by Richard Meyer.
Performance Music
Ensemble; String
Orchestra.
Highland/Etling String
Explorer. Novelty. Score.
12 pages. Duration 3:15.
Highland/Etling
#00-49055S. Published by
Highland/Etling
(AP.49055S).
Composed by Kirt Mosier.
Performance Music
Ensemble; String
Orchestra.
Highland/Etling String
Orchestra. Latin. Score.
Duration 3:40.
Highland/Etling
#00-49937S. Published by
Highland/Etling
(AP.49937S).
ISBN
9781470662295. UPC:
038081579498.
English.
Tango
Traicionero, by Kirt
Mosier, means treacherous
tango. The tango is a
Latin dance that first
developed in Buenos
Aires, Argentina, in the
mid-19th century. Imagine
a gathering of bohemian
nomads and workers having
a dance party in the
streets. There is a
natural tension in this
tango which mirrors the
intoxicating nighttime
atmosphere. All orchestra
sections work together to
perform slides and shifts
between notes of the
melodic figures to add
intrigue to the sound. A
lively middle section
builds to a key change
and recapitulation. The
work culminates with
tense chords to an
exciting finish.
(3:40).
Concert Band; Orchestra - Grade 2.5 SKU: AP.49123 Composed by Steve Hodge...(+)
Concert Band; Orchestra -
Grade 2.5
SKU:
AP.49123
Composed by
Steve Hodges. 5 or More;
MakeMusic Cloud; Mixed
Instruments - Flexible
Instrumentation;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
Solo Small Ensembles.
Young Symphonic. Latin.
Score and Part(s). 153
pages. Duration 2:18.
Alfred Music #00-49123.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.49123).
UPC:
038081563817.
English.
This
version of Flamingo Road
by Steve Hodges is part
of our Alfred FLEX
offerings and is designed
with maximum flexibility
for use by any mix of
instruments---wind,
strings, and percussion,
including like- or
mixed-ensembles with as
few as 5 players. The
suggested instrumentation
and a customizable
Teacher Map will help you
plan out how to best
assign parts to suit your
ensemble's needs. It also
comes with supplemental
parts for maximum
flexibility. With the
purchase of this piece,
permission is granted to
photocopy the parts as
needed for your ensemble.
A percussion
accompaniment track is
also available as a free
download. String parts
have been carefully
edited with extra
fingerings and
appropriate bowings to
support students in mixed
ensembles playing in less
familiar keys.
Flamingo Road is
a Latin-inspired piece
that starts in the fast
lane and never lets up!
Featuring an active
percussion section and
some catchy themes, each
section of the band will
take a turn in the
driver's seat. Stay in
your lane!
(2:18)
Percussion
Accompaniment Track
Downloads: with click without
click This title is
available in MakeMusic
Cloud.
Orchestra (Solo Bar, Coro SATB (divisi), Big Band (S-/A-Sax, A-Sax, 2 T-Sax, Bar...(+)
Orchestra (Solo Bar, Coro
SATB (divisi), Big Band
(S-/A-Sax, A-Sax, 2
T-Sax, Bar-Sax, BClt, 5
Tr, 4 Trb, Pfte, Git, Cb,
Perc, [2 Fl, 2 Clt])) -
Level 4
SKU:
CA.2801003
Composed
by Wolfram Buchenberg.
Vocal score. Duration 32
minutes. Carus Verlag
#2801003. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2801003).
ISBN
9790007296629.
Latin.
An
absolutely thrilling
setting of the mass,
influenced by Latin jazz,
for large chorus, big
band, and baritone. The
composer takes as his
theme people's
deep-seated fear and its
overcoming through faith.
Suitable for concert or
equally for liturgical
performance
Orchestra (0.2.0.0/2.0.0.0,str) SKU: TM.06337SET Composed by Wolfgang Ama...(+)
Orchestra
(0.2.0.0/2.0.0.0,str)
SKU: TM.06337SET
Composed by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. Set Type:
D. Set of parts. Lucks
Music Library #A1791.
Published by Lucks Music
Library (TM.06337SET).
Org in set.
Vocal Score I in Latin
and includes Domine
Salvam. Vocal Score II in
Latin and English, but
does not contain Domine
Salvam. Clothbound
score.
Flamingo Road Orchestre [Conducteur] - Facile Alfred Publishing
Concert Band; Orchestra - Grade 2.5 SKU: AP.49123S Composed by Steve Hodg...(+)
Concert Band; Orchestra -
Grade 2.5
SKU:
AP.49123S
Composed by
Steve Hodges. 5 or More;
MakeMusic Cloud; Mixed
Instruments - Flexible
Instrumentation;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
Solo Small Ensembles.
Young Symphonic. Latin.
Score. 20 pages. Duration
2:18. Alfred Music
#00-49123S. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.49123S).
UPC: 038081563824.
English.
This
version of Flamingo Road
by Steve Hodges is part
of our Alfred FLEX
offerings and is designed
with maximum flexibility
for use by any mix of
instruments---wind,
strings, and percussion,
including like- or
mixed-ensembles with as
few as 5 players. The
suggested instrumentation
and a customizable
Teacher Map will help you
plan out how to best
assign parts to suit your
ensemble's needs. It also
comes with supplemental
parts for maximum
flexibility. With the
purchase of this piece,
permission is granted to
photocopy the parts as
needed for your ensemble.
A percussion
accompaniment track is
also available as a free
download. String parts
have been carefully
edited with extra
fingerings and
appropriate bowings to
support students in mixed
ensembles playing in less
familiar keys.
Flamingo Road is
a Latin-inspired piece
that starts in the fast
lane and never lets up!
Featuring an active
percussion section and
some catchy themes, each
section of the band will
take a turn in the
driver's seat. Stay in
your lane!
(2:18)
Percussion
Accompaniment Track
Downloads: with click without
click This title is
available in MakeMusic
Cloud.
Orchestra (0.2.0.0/2.0.0.0,str) SKU: TM.06337SC Composed by Wolfgang Amad...(+)
Orchestra
(0.2.0.0/2.0.0.0,str)
SKU: TM.06337SC
Composed by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. Score.
Lucks Music Library
#A1791. Published by
Lucks Music Library
(TM.06337SC).
Org in set.
Vocal Score I in Latin
and includes Domine
Salvam. Vocal Score II in
Latin and English, but
does not contain Domine
Salvam. Clothbound
score.
Orchestra - Grade 2 SKU: AP.49055 Based on Eine Kleine Nachtmusik(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2
SKU: AP.49055
Based on Eine
Kleine
Nachtmusik.
Composed by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. Arranged
by Richard Meyer.
Performance Music
Ensemble; String
Orchestra.
Highland/Etling String
Explorer. Novelty. Score
and Part(s). 91 pages.
Duration 3:15.
Highland/Etling
#00-49055. Published by
Highland/Etling
(AP.49055).
Arranged by Deborah Baker
Monday. Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra.
Highland/Etling String
Orchestra. Christmas;
Latin; Novelty; Secular;
Winter. Score. 8 pages.
Highland/Etling
#00-36010S. Published by
Highland/Etling
(AP.36010S).
UPC:
038081416397.
English.
As the
title suggests, this fun
piece adds a Latin flavor
to a holiday favorite.
The middle section even
recalls the folk tune La
Bamba. We Wish You a
Merry Christmas appears
in all instrument groups,
and a variety of rhythm
patterns provide interest
to the accompaniment
figures in this unique
arrangement.
Orchestra SKU: FG.042-08246-1 Composed by Uuno Klami. Score. Published by...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
FG.042-08246-1
Composed by Uuno Klami.
Score. Published by
Fennica Gehrman
(FG.042-08246-1).
ISBN
979-0-042-08246-1.
Sea Pictures is a work in
which Klami's
impressionist's music is
at its most popular and
accessible. Each of the
six pieces is an
irresistible depiction of
sea life, from the Foggy
Morning of the opening,
via the exotic Latin
charm of Capitain
Scrapuchinat through to
the expansive and
rhythmic Force 3 which
concludes the work.
Study Score.
Composed by James
Macmillan. Boosey &
Hawkes Scores/Books.
Classical. Softcover. 80
pages. Duration 900
seconds. Boosey & Hawkes
#M060136009. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48024880).
ISBN
9781784545154. UPC:
840126918670.
7.25x10.25x0.319
inches.
This
publication presents
under one cover various
short works for sundry
orchestral scorings.
Larghetto for Orchestra
is MacMillan's
orchestration (2017) of
his celebrated Miserere
for a cappella mixed
choir (2009), a setting
in Latin of Psalm 51,
'Have mercy upon me, O
God, according to thy
great mercy', the
penitential text famously
set in the 17th century
by Gregorio Allegri. The
Larghetto orchestration
was commissioned by the
Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra in celebration
of Manfred Honeck's 10th
Anniversary as Music
Director. Memoire
imperiale is one of a
number of variations on
General John Reids march
tune Old Gaul
commissioned from
Scottish composers to
mark the centenary in
1994 of the Faculty of
Music at Edinburgh
University. The Faculty
was established following
a bequest by General Reid
(1721-1807), a former law
student at the University
and a renowned flute
player and composer of
marches for the
BritishArmy, and he asked
that an annual concert be
organised at which one or
more of his compositions
be played. Composed in
2012 for the Britten
Sinfonia, One is a monody
in which a single line is
passed around the
instruments, painting it
with different colours as
it emerges and develops.
Lasting only a few
minutes, its singularity
is maintained until
blossoming in the lastfew
bars. For Sonny (2011,
orch 2013) and Ein
Lamplein verlosch (2018,
orch 2019) are short,
private memorial tributes
originally for string
quartet and here rescored
for string orchestra.
Hirta was composed in
2016 as part of Deccas
The Lost Songs of St
Kilda project. Nearly a
century ago, the last 36
residents were evacuated
from the most remote part
of the British Isles, St
Kilda, an isolated
archipelago off the
beautiful and rugged
western coast of
Scotland. After 86 years,
the music of St Kilda was
rediscovered, recorded in
a Scottish care home by
Trevor Morrison, an
elderly man who had been
taught piano by an
inhabitant of St Kilda.
The songs were
'reimagined' for the
Decca album by
various.