Superduets for Cello, Book 2. (Fantastic Cello Duets for the Well-Established Be...(+)
Superduets for Cello,
Book 2. (Fantastic Cello
Duets for the
Well-Established
Beginner). By Mary Cohen.
For Cello. Book; Duet or
Duo; String - Cello Duo.
Faber Edition. 16 pages.
Published by Faber Music
(Duets with a Difference for Beginner Cellists). By Mary Cohen. For Cello. Book;...(+)
(Duets with a Difference
for Beginner Cellists).
By Mary Cohen. For Cello.
Book; Duet or Duo; String
- Cello Duo. Faber
Edition. Elementary. 16
pages. Published by Faber
Music
Choral (Performance/Accompanimen t CD) SKU: HL.35030078 A Rise and Shi...(+)
Choral
(Performance/Accompanimen
t CD)
SKU:
HL.35030078
A Rise
and Shine Musical.
Composed by Jill Gallina
and Michael Gallina.
Musicals. Elementary,
Musicals. CD only.
Published by Shawnee
Press (HL.35030078).
ISBN 9781495007422.
UPC: 888680038182. 5x5
inches. By Jill & Michael
Gallina.
“Sha
ke It Up With
Shakespeare” is
part of the “Rise
and Shine Series”.
This musical for 2-part
voices will provide your
students with a fun and
unforgettable
introduction to English
literature's most famous
writer, William
Shakespeare. Shakespeare
not only wrote a wide
range of plays and
sonnets that touch upon
all aspects of the
“human
condition,” he also
created words and phrases
that are still very much
a part of our everyday
language. Through the use
of an easily memorized
rhyming script and a
healthy sprinkling of his
most famous quotes, this
musical serves as the
basis for an overview of
five well-known
Shakespearean plays. The
opening song is followed
by five musical
selections that highlight
the essence of the plays
featured: two comedies,
two tragedies and one
history. Along with his
ability to expose the
darker aspects of human
nature, Shakespeare also
demonstrated a gift for
highlighting the humorous
side of everyday life.
The six original songs
written for this musical
are more reflective of
the latter perspective of
his works. The Enhanced
Teacher Edition includes
piano/vocal arrangements,
rhyming program script as
well as choreography,
prop, staging and
performance suggestions.
The enclosed CD-ROM
offers reproducible
singer and speaking
parts. A
performance/accompaniment
CD is available
separately or in a kit
with the enhanced Teacher
edition. Suggested for
Grades 2-5. Performance
Time: 20 minutes.
Looking Up Chorale SATB SATB, Piano St Rose Music Publishing
Choir, Piano Accompaniment (SATB Choir) SKU: HL.277282 SATB and Piano ...(+)
Choir, Piano
Accompaniment (SATB
Choir)
SKU:
HL.277282
SATB and
Piano Vocal Score.
Composed by Nico Muhly.
Music Sales America.
Classical. Softcover. 60
pages. St. Rose Music
#SRO10015201. Published
by St. Rose Music
(HL.277282).
UPC:
840126915006. 6.75x10.5
inches.
Program
note:
Looking Up
is a piece for large
chorus and orchestra, and
is in three sections,
played without pause. In
the 16th century, a
variety of psalters in
meter were printed in
England, with the idea of
making psalm-singing
something that could
happen easily at home,
with the rhyming meter
being an aid to
memorization. These
translations are
wonderful exercises in
brevity and sometimes
clumsy rhymemaking, and
were usually prefaced by
a lengthy explanation as
to their merits; the
title of one of the first
such volumes in English
is: The Psalter of Dauid
newely translated into
Englysh metre in such
sort that it maye the
more decently, and wyth
more delyte of the mynde,
be reade and songe of al
men. I thought it would
be appropriate to set one
of these introductions,
and the first section of
Looking Up sets the
preface to Thomas
Ravenscroft's psalter
(1621), in which he
writes: “The
singing of Psalmes (assay
the Doctors) comforteth
the sorrowfull, pacifieth
the angry, strengtheneth
the weake, humbleth the
proud, gladdeth the
humble, stirres up the
slow, reconcileth
enemies, lifteth up the
heart to heavenly things,
and uniteth the Creature
to his
Creator.”
It
begins meditatively, but
eventually grows agitated
and fervent, with a
vision of the
“quire of Angels
and Saints”
“redoubling
anddescanting” - an
ecstatic and terrifying
vision of the skies
opening up. Ravenscroft
then encourages the use
of instrumental musicfor
worship, at which point,
a long, acrobatic
orchestral interlude with
jagged edges antagonizes
the choir, who sing a
kind of private, anxious
meditation on two
pitches.
One of
the most delicious
biblical texts is an
Apocryphal prayer known
as the Benedicite or the
Prayer of the Three
Children (the same who
were rescued by an angel
after King Nebuchadnezzar
tried to have them burnt
in an oven for not bowing
to his image). The text
is repetitive, obsessive,
and a gift to composers -
each line is an
invocation of an element
of the natural world,
followed by the phrase,
“blesse ye the
Lord, praise him &
magnify him for
ever.” In Looking
Up, the setting begins
with three solo voices,
and then grows to include
the whole choir,
itemizing the whole of
creation. The idea that
these boys are spared
from the furnace and then
five minutes later are
saying, “O ye the
fire and warming heate,
blesse ye the
Lord...” has always
felt very loaded to me,
and the orchestra plays
with this conflict
between joyful praise and
a more terrible (in the
16th-century sense)
awefor the
divine.
The text
for the third, and
shortest, section is
taken from Christopher
Smart's (1722-1771) A
Song to David,
purportedly written
during his confinement in
a mental asylum. This ode
to King David points out
how David, as the author
of some of the Psalms,
observes the whole world
from the
“clustering
spheres” to the
“nosegay in the
vale.&rdquo.
Violin SKU: AP.12-0571518907 Book 2. For Violin Duet. Compo...(+)
Violin
SKU:
AP.12-0571518907
Book 2. For
Violin Duet. Composed
by Mary Cohen. Duet or
Duo; Solo Small
Ensembles; String -
Violin Duo. Faber
Edition: Superduets.
Book. Faber Music
#12-0571518907. Published
by Faber Music
(AP.12-0571518907).
ISBN 9780571518906.
English.
Superduets
Book 2 provides a
wonderful new repertoire
of original and
entertaining duets for
beginner violinists. It
is designed to build on
techniques that have been
learned in Supeduets Book
1 and can be started as
soon as players have
mastered octave scale in
D and G. Consolidating
skills such as rhythmic
confidence and aural
perceprtion, and
exploring a wide range of
techniques, sound effects
and movements, Mary
Cohen's 'Superduets' are
ideal for developing
solid technique in the
context of ensemble work.
These delightful pieces
serve as a unique
introduction to the joys
of social music-making.
The violin books are also
compatible with the cello
books opening up
possibilities for mixed
ensemble playing.
SATB with Female Trio. Composed by Sara Bareilles. Arranged by Mac Huff. ...(+)
SATB with Female
Trio. Composed by
Sara Bareilles. Arranged
by Mac Huff. Pop Choral
Series. Broadway, Trio,
Show Choir, Musicals,
Female Voices. Octavo. 20
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.209813).
SATB with Female Trio. Composed by Sara Bareilles. Arranged by Mac Huff. ...(+)
SATB with Female
Trio. Composed by
Sara Bareilles. Arranged
by Mac Huff. Pop Choral
Series. Broadway, Trio,
Show Choir, Musicals.
Octavo. 20 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.209812).
Start Up the Band Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Mitropa Music
Start Up the Band by Gilbert Tinner. For Concert Band (Score and Parts). De Hask...(+)
Start Up the Band by
Gilbert Tinner. For
Concert Band (Score and
Parts). De Haske Concert
Band. Grade 3. Mitropa
Music #123005. Published
by Mitropa Music
Piano Solo SKU: YM.GTP01100466 Composed by Yoshiko Kurokawa. Yoshiko Kuro...(+)
Piano Solo
SKU:
YM.GTP01100466
Composed by Yoshiko
Kurokawa. Yoshiko
Kurokawa. Piano
Educational;
Studies/Exercises. Score.
Yamaha Music Media
#GTP01100466. Published
by Yamaha Music Media
(YM.GTP01100466).
ISBN
9784636103175. 8.5 x 12
inches.
Yoshiko
Kurokawa's new proposal
of piano technique. The
author, Yoshiko Kurokawa,
explains that you can
easily and effectively
learn the basic
techniques that are
important for piano
performance, as described
in Chopin's Draft of
Technique, Brahms'
Practice Book, and
Hummel's Theory of Piano
Technique. In addition to
warm-up and exercise
pieces by the auther
Kurokawa herself, the
book includes works by
composers such as Hummel,
Clementi, and Mozart, as
well as exercise-specific
exercises by Japanese
composer Yasuhisa Tohma.
The book is full of
essential elements for
piano playing and
techniques, such as
control of tone and
volume balance in
accompaniment form,
awareness of palm
strength essential for
playing heavy notes,
various ways of playing
ornamented notes, tone
and joint training
depending on how the arms
are placed when crossing,
and important future
techniques using the
wrists and arms.
Lyrics by Marshall Barber, music by Mary Rodgers. Songbook for voice and piano. ...(+)
Lyrics by Marshall
Barber, music by Mary
Rodgers. Songbook for
voice and piano. From the
broadway musical Once
Upon A Mattress. 155
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard.
America's Cup Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Carl Fischer
Orchestra String Orchestra - Medium Easy/Medium SKU: CF.CAS37 For Stri...(+)
Orchestra String
Orchestra - Medium
Easy/Medium
SKU:
CF.CAS37
For
String Orchestra.
Composed by Alan Lee
Silva. This edition:
complete set. FS-SWS.
Carl Fischer Concert
String Orchestra Series.
Classical. Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation.
24+24+6+15+21+15+15+20
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#CAS37. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.CAS37).
ISBN 9780825863660.
UPC: 798408063665. 8.5 X
11 inches. Key: C
major.
A salute to
the famous sailboat race,
this rollicking piece in
A minor introduces
compound time with an
opening (and closing)
section in 12/8. The fast
flowing music of the
opening, vividly
suggestive of a ship
slicing through the
waves, returns in a
higher key (B minor)
after a warmly scored,
sweepingly melodic middle
section. This is a piece
whose sophistication is
an excellent showcase for
a more advanced
performing
group. Written in 12/8
in A minor,
America’s Cup
evokes the intensity and
momentum of a wild sea
with driving triplets,
sweeping melodies, and
accented downbeats. The
A-material from the
opening measure is played
aggressively but lightly
enough to keep the
feeling of forward
motion. Strong accents
and rhythmically precise
playing in the cello and
bass provide solid
support for the fast
moving violin and viola
passages. Measure 67
begins the slow, pastoral
setting of the
B-material. A gentle,
lyrical violin motive in
A major grows into a
high, sweeping melody
over sustained harmonies.
This provides a brief
repose before returning
to the fastoriginal tempo
and minor key as the
recapitulation begins at
m. 90. A modulation to B
minor (m. 94) lifts the
energy of the piece and
gives young players the
challenge of playing the
running lines in another
key. Measure 118 builds
to the end, keeping the
intensity a soft dynamic
and growing into the
final syncopated tutti
unison figure in mm.
122–123.
About Carl
Fischer Concert String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of pieces (Grade
3 and higher) is designed
for advancing ensembles.
The pieces in this series
are characterized
by:
Expanded use
of rhythms, ranges and
keys but technical
demands are still
carefully
considered
More
comprehensive bowing
techniques
Viola
T.C.
included
Careful
selection of keys and
degree of difficulty for
advancing
musicians
Concert Band - Grade 3.5 SKU: AP.81-CB224483 Composed by Frank McKinney. ...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 3.5
SKU:
AP.81-CB224483
Composed by Frank
McKinney. Concert Band.
Folk; Spiritual. Score
and Part(s). Duration
3:50. Eighth Note
Publications
#81-CB224483. Published
by Eighth Note
Publications
(AP.81-CB224483).
ISBN
9781778930492. UPC:
685462030507.
English.
Behold a
Ladder Set Up on the
Earth by Frank McKinney
is a composition that
touches upon both the
thoughtful meditation and
the emotional response to
the lyrics of the African
American slave spiritual
We Are Climbing Jacob's
Ladder. There are
abundant opportunities
for both sensitive and
robust musical moments. A
variation of the
well-known theme is
stated in the opening
Adagio trumpet solo and
then repeated several
times throughout the
piece. A more upbeat
Allegro variation then
enters before the
familiar tune is finally
introduced calmly by the
bassoon. The climactic
Religioso section
presents the main theme
in all of its call and
response glory.
(3:50).
Composed by Alan Lee
Silva. Young String
Orchestra (YAS). Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
8+8+2+5+5+5+3+8 pages.
Carl Fischer Music
#YAS184. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YAS184).
ISBN
9781491151495. UPC:
680160908998. 9 x 12
inches. Key: G
major.
Alan Lee
Silva's Northwestern
Skies?is lyrical and
fresh,? with his
signature open and
expressive style. Young
string orchestras will
sound rich and full with
this sweeping
composition.
From the opening
fanfare to the final
ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. More
instrtuments are added to
the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33.
The lower
strings carry the C theme
in m. 49, supported by
tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The moving
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build.
The Coda section
at m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in the violas and then
the violins over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement.
.  
;
From the
opening fanfare to the
final ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. MoreA
instrtuments areA added
to the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33.
The lower
stringsA carry the C
theme in m. 49, supported
byA tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The movingA
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build.
The Coda section
at m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in theA violas and then
the violinsA over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement.
.  
;
From the
opening fanfare to the
final ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. MoreA
instrtuments areA added
to the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33.
The lower
stringsA carry the C
theme in m. 49, supported
byA tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The movingA
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build.
The Coda section
at m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in theA violas and then
the violinsA over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement.
.  
;
From the
opening fanfare to the
final ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. More
instrtuments are added to
the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33.
The lower
strings carry the C theme
in m. 49, supported by
tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The moving
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build.
The Coda section
at m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in the violas and then
the violins over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement.
.  
; From the opening
fanfare to the final
ensemble gesture,
Northwestern Skies is an
engaging musical journey
with expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody. More
instrtuments are added to
the melody in m. 25,
building to the return of
the A theme in m. 33. The
lower strings carry the C
theme in m. 49, supported
by tutti figures in the
upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The moving
legatolines at m. 59 and
the aggressive figures at
m. 61 propel the piece to
its final build. The Coda
section at m. 65 begins
with a variation of the B
melody in the violas and
then the violins over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement. Â From
the opening fanfare to
the final ensemble
gesture, Northwestern
Skies is an engaging
musical journey with
expressive ensemble
phrases and challenging
section features. The A
theme at m. 9, a
recurring heroic
statement, provides an
opportunity to develop
solid tone production and
intonation in sustained
forte passages. The B
theme at m. 17, enters
quietly and features
singing, legato lines and
delicate accompaniment.
The connected
countermelodies in both
the A and B sections
should be balanced under
the main melody.
More instrtuments
are added to the
melody in m. 25, building
to the return of the A
theme in m. 33.The lower
strings carry the C
theme in m. 49, supported
by tutti figures in
the upper strings. All
sections come together in
m. 56 to a ritardando
into the Maestoso
section, setting up a
grand ensemble statement
in m. 57-58. The
moving legatolines at
m. 59 and the aggressive
figures at m. 61 propel
the piece to its final
build.The Coda section at
m. 65 begins with a
variation of the B melody
in the violas and then
the violins over a
dominant pedal point in
the lower strings.
Commanding tutti
statements of the A theme
at m. 69 end the piece
with power and
excitement.
About Carl
Fischer Young String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of Grade 2/Grade
2.5 pieces is designed
for second and third year
ensembles. The pieces in
this series are
characterized
by: --Occasionally
extending to third
position --Keys
carefully considered for
appropriate
difficulty --Addition
of separate 2nd violin
and viola
parts --Viola T.C.
part
included --Increase
in independence of parts
over beginning levels
To the Sky Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire FJH
Concert Band Symphonic Band - Grade 4 SKU: FJ.B1536 Composed by Jame...(+)
Concert Band
Symphonic Band - Grade 4
SKU: FJ.B1536
Composed by James M.
Stephenson. Concert Band.
FJH Symphonic Band. Score
and Part(s). Duration
5:00. The FJH Music
Company Inc #98-B1536.
Published by The FJH
Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1536).
UPC:
674398230808.
English.
Opening
with an edge of
uncertainty, soft brass
fanfares immediately
begin to build in
intensity until bold
harmonic lines rise to
support the soaring
melodic material. A
flurry of rhythmic
activity catapults the
work forward in joyous
fashion while lyrical
lines continue in stark
contrast. Eventually, the
opening fanfare material
returns while woodwind
flourishes drive the work
to an exciting
conclusion!
About FJH
Symphonic
Band
Appro
priate for accomplished
high school, college, and
professional groups.
Includes expanded
instrumentation and
ranges. Grades 4 -
5
Composed
by Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Concert Band.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2013.
Anglo Music Press
#AMP358140. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(HL.44012271).
UPC:
888680057664.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Looking Up,
Moving On was
commissioned by the Tokyo
Kosei Wind Orchestra and
was part of a tour
programme they gave in
May 2012, a tour which
included many areas that
had been devastated by
the 2011 earthquake and
tsunami.The theme of the
piece is the powerful
ability of mankind to
overcome such disasters
and look forward to a
positive future; it opens
in an appropriately
optimistic mood,
featuring bright
orchestral colours and
extensive syncopation. A
chorale-like fanfare is
soon introduced on horns
and euphonium, answered
by chirpy woodwinds. The
mood subsides until an
alto saxophone introduces
a brief quotation from
the composer's The Sun
Will RiseAgain, which
was written to raise
funds for victims of the
2011 disaster. The mood
soon changes and the
horns introduce a noble
theme under woodwind
flourishes. This leads to
the main Vivo
section of the piece
which is characterised
again by strong
syncopations as part of a
florid theme in the low
woodwinds. This melody
undergoes varied
development by all
sections of the band
until the horn fanfare
returns triumphally on
the brass. This is
extended and leads to a
faster coda which brings
together previous
material in counterpoint
to close the work in
optimistic mood.
Looking Up,
Moving On is
gecomponeerd in opdracht
van het Tokyo Kosei Wind
Orchestra. Het werk
maakte deel uit van een
programma uit mei 2012,
dat werd uitgevoerd
tijdens een tournee
waarbij veel regio's
werden bezocht die waren
verwoest door de
aardbeving en tsunami van
2011.Het thema van het
werk is het buitengewone
vermogen van de mens om
dergelijke rampen te
boven te komen en vooruit
te kijken naar een
positieve toekomst. De
opening is dan ook
optimistisch van
karakter, met heldere
orkestrale kleuren en een
rijkelijke syncopering.
Al snel wordt er een
koraalachtige fanfare
geintroduceerd door de
hoorns en het euphonium,
waarop een levendig
antwoord volgt in
dehoutblazerssectie. De
sfeer wordt dan steeds
kalmer totdat een
altsaxofoon een kort
citaat laat horen uit een
eerder werk van de
componist, The Sun
Will Rise Again, dat
werd geschreven om geld
in te zamelen voor de
slachtoffers van de ramp
uit 2011. De stemming
slaat vlug weer om: de
hoorns introduceren een
nobel thema, dat
weerklinkt onder
versieringen in het hout.
Dit leidt naar het Vivo,
het hoofdgedeelte, dat
eveneens wordt gekenmerkt
door sterke
syncoperingen, als
onderdeel van een
sierlijk thema in het
lage hout. De melodie
ondergaat een gevarieerde
ontwikkeling binnen alle
secties van het orkest,
totdat de hoornfanfare op
triomfantelijke wijze
terugkeert in het koper.
De fanfare wordt
vervolgens verder
uitgewerkt en voert ons
mee naar een snellere
coda, die voorafgaand
materiaal in contrapunt
samenbrengt en de
compositie in
optimistische stemming
afsluit.
Looking Up,
Moving Down wurde vom
Tokyo Kosei Wind
Orchestra in Auftrag
gegeben und war Teil des
Konzertprogramms einer
Tour im Mai 2012, welche
viele Gebiete einschloss,
die vom Erdbeben und
Tsunami im Jahr 2011
zerstort worden waren.
Thema dieses Stuckes ist
die gewaltige Fahigkeit
der Menschheit, uber
solche Katastrophen
hinwegzukommen und voll
Optimismus in die Zukunft
zu blicken; es beginnt
dementsprechend in einer
positiven Stimmung mit
strahlenden
Orchesterfarben und einer
ausgepragten
Synkopierung. Schon bald
wird eine choralartige
Fanfare auf den Hornern
und im Euphonium
vorgestellt, die von
munteren Holzblasern
beantwortet wird. Die
Stimmung flaut ab, bis
einAltsaxophon ein kurzes
Zitat aus The Sun Will
Rise Again anspielt,
das der Komponist zur
Spendenbeschaffung fur
die Opfer des Unglucks
2011 geschrieben hatte.
Kurz darauf folgt ein
Stimmungswechsel und die
Horner prasentieren ein
stattliches Thema,
begleitet von Fanfaren in
den Holzblasern. Dies
fuhrt zum mit Vivo
uberschriebenen Hauptteil
des Stuckes, der wiederum
von starken
Synkopierungen gepragt
ist, die Teil eines
bluhenden Themas in den
tiefen Holzblasern sind.
Diese Melodie durchlauft
eine vielgestaltige
Entwicklung durch alle
Instrumentengruppen des
Blasorchesters, bis das
Blech mit der Hornfanfare
triumphal zuruckkehrt.
Dies wird erweitert und
fuhrt zu einer
schnelleren Coda, in dem
verschiedenes zuvor
gehortes Material
kontrapunktisch
zusammenkommt, um das
Werk in einer
optimistischen Stimmung
zu beenden.
Looking Up,
Moving On est une
commande du Tokyo Kosei
Wind Orchestra. Cette
piece faisait partie du
programme de la tournee
effectuee par l'orchestre
en mai 2012, qui s'est
produit dans de
nombreuses regions
devastees par le
tremblement de terre et
le tsunami de 2011.La
composition a pour theme
l'immense capacite
humaine a surmonter de
telles catastrophes et
envisager l'avenir de
facon positive. Elle
debute justement dans un
climat optimiste
comportant de vives
couleurs orchestrales et
des passages syncopes.
Les cors et les euphonium
introduisent bientot une
fanfare en forme de
choral a laquelle
repondent des bois
petillants. L'ambiance
s'apaise jusqu'a ce
qu'unsaxophone alto
introduise un court
extrait de The Sun
Will Rise Again, du
meme compositeur, une
piece ecrite pour
collecter des fonds en
faveur des victimes du
desastre de 2011. Le
climat change hativement
lorsque les cors
introduisent un theme
noble par-dessus des
fioritures executees par
les bois. Vient ensuite
la principale section
vivo de la piece, qui se
caracterise, encore une
fois, par des syncopes
tres marquees dans le
cadre d'un theme fleuri
assure dans le registre
grave des bois. Cette
melodie fait l'objet de
divers developpements par
tous les pupitres de
l'orchestre jusqu'au
retour triomphant de la
fanfare soutenue par les
cuivres. Celle-ci se
prolonge pour mener a une
coda plus rapide qui
rassemble les elements
precedents en contrepoint
pour clore la piece dans
un climat optimiste.
Composed by
Travis Weller. Concert
Band (CPS). Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation.
2+8+8+4+8+16+16+4+4+4+4+4
+4+8+8+8+4+2+6+6+6+2+2+8+
2+2+3+6+6+24 pages.
Duration 3 minutes, 1
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CPS200. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CPS200).
ISBN
9781491152355. UPC:
680160909858.
Altho
ugh some stories in Greek
mythology reveal a
different side to his
character, Apollo was
widely regarded to hold a
cheerful personality and
communicating joy through
the music he played on
his lyre. Apollo Arise is
an energetic and spirited
work for band ideal for
opening a concert. The
uplifting and exuberant
melodic material lead the
group on a sonic journey
to capture the joy and
light music can bring to
both the audience and the
performer. Program
NotesAmong the many
stories in Greek
mythology, Apollo holds a
unique place as a complex
Olympian god known for
truth, prophecy, healing,
poetry, plague,
knowledge, light and
music. Although some
stories reveal a
different side to his
character, Apollo was
widely regarded to hold a
cheerful personality and
communicated joy through
the music he played on
his lyre. Apollo Arise is
an energetic and spirited
work for band, ideal for
opening a concert. The
uplifting and exuberant
melodic material lead the
group on a sonic journey
to capture the joy and
light music can bring to
both the audience and
performer. From the
dynamic opening fanfare
to the soaring motifs and
rhythms that follow,
Apollo Arise provides a
wonderful opportunity for
the ensemble to reach for
new musical heights in
their performance! Â
 Rehearsal Notes and
SuggestionsThe opening
twenty-four measures of
the work are important
for the rest of the work
to unfold successfully.
Encourage the ensemble to
play with a unified
articulation style,
maintain a proper
balance, and establish a
consistent tempo through
this section as several
recurring rhythms must be
performed consistently.
Measure 38 features a
trumpet solo, so be sure
that the rest of the
ensemble balances their
line to support the solo
instrument. In the
section that begins at m.
67, there is an optional
solo opportunity for
trumpet and trombone.
Both of these sections
provide nice contrast
against the full ensemble
sections that are present
in the work. The section
at m. 81 includes a
call-and-response section
between woodwind, brass
and percussion groups. Be
sure that as groups
enter, the tempo remains
consistent and that the
winds articulation style
is unified and
complimentary to the
percussion. As the
opening fanfare returns
at m. 101, remind the
ensemble to play with
consistent style, balance
and tempo as they did in
the opening. As the
ensemble begins the part
of the journey with
Apollo at m. 110, the
music contains unique
layers that must work
together to be effective
and set up the material
that begins at m. 127.
Encourage the group to
play so they can hear all
other lines, and allow
their energy to grow into
a focused musical
celebration by the final
note. Thank you in
advance for your support
of this music, and I wish
you and your ensemble
well as Apollo Arise
welcomes the audience to
your concert hall.
Composed
by Travis Weller. Concert
Band (CPS). Full score.
With Standard notation.
24 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #CPS200F. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CPS200F).
ISBN
9781491153031. UPC:
680160910533.
Altho
ugh some stories in Greek
mythology reveal a
different side to his
character, Apollo was
widely regarded to hold a
cheerful personality and
communicating joy through
the music he played on
his lyre. Apollo Arise is
an energetic and spirited
work for band ideal for
opening a concert. The
uplifting and exuberant
melodic material lead the
group on a sonic journey
to capture the joy and
light music can bring to
both the audience and the
performer. Program
NotesAmong the many
stories in Greek
mythology, Apollo holds a
unique place as a complex
Olympian god known for
truth, prophecy, healing,
poetry, plague,
knowledge, light and
music. Although some
stories reveal a
different side to his
character, Apollo was
widely regarded to hold a
cheerful personality and
communicated joy through
the music he played on
his lyre. Apollo Arise is
an energetic and spirited
work for band, ideal for
opening a concert. The
uplifting and exuberant
melodic material lead the
group on a sonic journey
to capture the joy and
light music can bring to
both the audience and
performer. From the
dynamic opening fanfare
to the soaring motifs and
rhythms that follow,
Apollo Arise provides a
wonderful opportunity for
the ensemble to reach for
new musical heights in
their performance! Â
 Rehearsal Notes and
SuggestionsThe opening
twenty-four measures of
the work are important
for the rest of the work
to unfold successfully.
Encourage the ensemble to
play with a unified
articulation style,
maintain a proper
balance, and establish a
consistent tempo through
this section as several
recurring rhythms must be
performed consistently.
Measure 38 features a
trumpet solo, so be sure
that the rest of the
ensemble balances their
line to support the solo
instrument. In the
section that begins at m.
67, there is an optional
solo opportunity for
trumpet and trombone.
Both of these sections
provide nice contrast
against the full ensemble
sections that are present
in the work. The section
at m. 81 includes a
call-and-response section
between woodwind, brass
and percussion groups. Be
sure that as groups
enter, the tempo remains
consistent and that the
winds articulation style
is unified and
complimentary to the
percussion. As the
opening fanfare returns
at m. 101, remind the
ensemble to play with
consistent style, balance
and tempo as they did in
the opening. As the
ensemble begins the part
of the journey with
Apollo at m. 110, the
music contains unique
layers that must work
together to be effective
and set up the material
that begins at m. 127.
Encourage the group to
play so they can hear all
other lines, and allow
their energy to grow into
a focused musical
celebration by the final
note. Thank you in
advance for your support
of this music, and I wish
you and your ensemble
well as Apollo Arise
welcomes the audience to
your concert hall.