Trans
figured Life - Still
Life, Op. 165 (violin and
piano) - David
Braid
I am keen on
concise musical forms
such as Prelude and
Fugue, where there is one
clear straightforward
idea, followed by another
that is more involved and
developed.
In
keeping with that idea,
this work consists of two
distinct pieces, the
first - Transfigured Life
- aims to draw in the
listener with its quick,
dancing rhythm and
simple, melodic violin
part. It 'transfigures'
via a few short solo
piano interludes into
just two alternating
notes to end - which are
the core of the original
idea, now made clear by
clearing everything else
out of the
way.
The second
piece - Still Life -
retains its sense of
stillness through an
uncomplicated piano line
that gives lots of space
for the violin's
contrasting (but again
simple) part. As an
absolute, not
programmatic, piece the
title refers to the
atmospheric colour and
pacing only; it's up to
the listener to see
'Still life' of their
choosing in their own
mind.
A note on
performance: Despite
my reference to 'simple'
lines, and the work's
determined avoidance of
mainstream modernist
squeak - the work has
certain performance
challenges of phrasing
and ensemble that
requires considerable
skill and musicianship.
The work has had the
privilege of being
recently recorded by
violinist Ezgi
Sarıkcıoğlu and
pianist Rossitza
Stoycheva, and is
available on all major
platforms:
Violin and piano SKU: BO.B.3632 Composed by Jordi Cervello. Published by ...(+)
Violin and piano
SKU:
BO.B.3632
Composed by
Jordi Cervello. Published
by Editorial de Musica
Boileau (BO.B.3632).
Duo-Sonata for
violin and piano was
written between September
and October of 2010. It
is made up of three
movements, each of which
has unique
characteristics. The
first, Allegro
appassionato, is
monothematic, although
the theme itself is
presented in several
ways. Following a
vigorous start featuring
violin cadenza, the
movement is developed
with a lively feel,
alternating lyrical
fragments with other
energetic ones. Its
conclusion is
resounding.
Meanwh
ile, the second movement,
Quasi un lamento, is
introspective and
fragile. A long melody is
sustained by a delicate
and transparent piano
accompaniment, evoking
once again the theme of
the first movement and
concluding with a Lento
of descending piano
harmonies while the
violin follows, in
octaves, with heartfelt
glissando.
The
third movement,
Scherzando-Allegro, is a
light-hearted game
between the piano and the
violin. The main theme is
repeated once again, this
time with a binary time
signature. The violin
uses ricochet (the
rebounding of notes in a
bow stroke), as well as
natural and artificial
harmonies in quick time.
The piano part unfolds
completely naturally,
excluding any gratuitous
artifice.
Violin and Piano SKU: AY.VLP3174PM Composed by Carles M. Eroles. Strings ...(+)
Violin and Piano
SKU:
AY.VLP3174PM
Composed
by Carles M. Eroles.
Strings - Violin. Score &
Parts. Duration 9'.
Periferia Publishing
#VLP3174PM. Published by
Periferia Publishing
(AY.VLP3174PM).
ISBN
9790543572980.
The
material introduced by
the piano of the
beginning a solo is the
one that serves of
vertebral axis of the
work, that has nearly the
form of a rondo. This
introduction is based on
isolated, naked notes,
with a constant rythm of
the eighths that create a
big intervalic space
between them. Later on,
that will be used as a
support to an espressive
melody of the violin,
that will take this
material and will expose
it in pizzicato. In this
way will be used as
accompaniment to a very
suggestive and lyric
fragment of the piano
that covers nearly all
the registers of the
instrument. This will
lead to a second section
of the work, of a very
rythmic and intense
character of both
instruments. The third
section, the most
expressive of the work,
it's iniciated with some
chords of the piano that
little by litlle
dissapear and remembers
the introduction. Here,
the violin develops a
melody of big lirism,
supported by the piano
witht he material of the
introduction, but this
time there are non
isolated notes but full
chords that disintegrate
again at the end, taking
up again the idea of a
fragment of the first
section of the piece by
means of the piano. Far
from free instrumental
effects, the work looks
mainly for a direct
communication with the
listener.
Piano Accompaniment; Violin (Violin/Piano) SKU: HL.49047030 21 Origina...(+)
Piano Accompaniment;
Violin (Violin/Piano)
SKU: HL.49047030
21 Original Pieces and
Arrangements for Violin
and Piano. Composed
by Various. Edited by
Wolfgang Birtel. String.
Classical, Romantic.
Softcover. 120 pages.
Schott Music #ED23524.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49047030).
UPC:
196288108689.
Again
and again composers have
been inspired by the
animal world and have
represented the nature of
the most diverse animals
in music - be it
locomotion, such as the
flight of a butterfly or
the wriggling of a trout,
or the imagery of an
animal character. For
this thematic volume with
a classic-romantic focus,
Wolfgang Birtel made
arrangements for violin
and piano and brought
together original
works.
Violin, Piano SKU: BA.BA11086 Composed by Thomas Daniel Schlee. Stapled. ...(+)
Violin, Piano
SKU:
BA.BA11086
Composed
by Thomas Daniel Schlee.
Stapled. Urauffuhrung
24.10.2017, Wien.
Performance score, Part
(1). Opus 82. 20/9 pages.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA11086_00. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA11086).
ISBN
9790006564446. 32.5 x
25.5 cm inches.
A
suite whose movements
always deliver something
other than what they seem
to promise. But
throughout, the two
instruments and
respectively their
players act like two
people in very specific
situations:
I.:
The opening movement is
reserved for the piano;
the initially earnest,
solitary cantilena
intensifies creating
expectation.
Suddenly II.: the
violin sounds. Its moving
figures replace the now
silent piano, also
soloistically. III.
„Passacaglia“
: The title is taken
literally – the
two instruments/persons
encounter each other in
the street. Two musical
characters who meet at a
specific point, recognize
each other, but move on
again, each one by
itself. IV.
„Rondo“: The
two of them dance
together. Before me, I
saw people dancing the
Sardana – a round
dance – in front
of the cathedral of
Barcelona. Four themes in
different time signatures
circle ceaselessly
between the two
instruments. V.
„Fuga“: At
last, regardless, panic
flight – again the
title is taken literally
... Human, only too human
…
Skilful Solos Violon et Piano [Partition + CD] - Intermédiaire Anglo Music
Violin and Piano - intermediate SKU: BT.AMP-348-400 20 Progressive Pie...(+)
Violin and Piano -
intermediate
SKU:
BT.AMP-348-400
20
Progressive Pieces with
Piano Accompaniment.
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Tuition. Book
with CD. Composed 2013.
44 pages. Anglo Music
Press #AMP 348-400.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (BT.AMP-348-400).
ISBN 9789043138666.
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Philip
Sparke’s
Skilful Solos is
the second volume of a
progressive series of
solo books that takes the
young wind player from
beginner to accomplished
musician. Following on
from the first book in
the series Starter
Solos this collection
generally contains longer
pieces suitable for the
developing young
musician. Specifically
tailored for each
instrument, Skilful
Solos introduces the
concept of phrasing by
suggesting suitable
breathing points and
takes the player into new
keys with extended
instrumental ranges, new
notes being introduced in
a gradual and logical
manner.Skilful
Solos comes with a
play-along CD. The
advantages of playing
eitherwith piano or CD
accompaniment are that
the beginning player can
now experience the
important aspects of
ensemble playing from
their earliest lessons,
thus developing the
essential skills of
listening while they play
and maintaining strict
tempo, which is not
always achieved when
playing alone.
Skilful
Solos past in het
rijtje Starter
Studies, Skilful
Studies, Super
Studies en Starter
Solos, een succesvolle
reeks van Philip Sparke.
Net als de eerdergenoemde
uitgaven bevat Skilful
Solos
waardevol,motiverend
speelmateriaal dat de
keuze voor een methode
aanvult. Nieuwe muzikale
elementen komen in een
logische volgorde aan de
orde - om de ontwikkeling
van de complete muzikant
te bevorderen. Uitgave
met cd: De voordelen van
het spelen metbegeleiding
- hetzij op de piano,
hetzij op de cd - zijn
dat de beginnende speler
de belangrijke aspecten
van het ensemblespel kan
ervaren vanaf de eerste
lessen en essentiële
vaardigheden kan
aanleren: het luisteren
tijdens het spelen en
hethandhaven van een
strak tempo. Bij het
alleen spelen komen deze
factoren minder aan de
orde.
Das frühe
Lernstadium ist, neben
einem guten Lehrer im
Unterricht, für jedes
Instrument zweifellos das
Wichtigste. Von großer
Bedeutung ist aber auch
motivierendes
Lehrmaterial. Für
diese zwei Solobücher
beriet sich Philip Sparke
mit vielen Lehrern, wie
man am besten neue Noten
einführt und zugleich
einen Rahmen schafft, in
den sich neue
musikalische Elemente in
sinnvoller Reihenfolge
einfügen lassen.
Unterstützt von
diesenSoli und Etüden
in drei verschiedenen
Schwierigkeitsstufen
können
Instrumentalschüler
schnell zu richtigen
Musikern heranreifen.
Jedes Buch ist genau auf
die Bedürfnisse und
Anforderungen des
einzelnen Instrumentes
zugeschnitten. STARTER
SOLOS und SKILFUL SOLOS
können dank der im
Buch und auf der CD
enthaltenen Begleitungen
auch gut alleine oder mit
einem Pianisten
einstudiert und
aufgeführt werden. Der
Vorteil dabei ist, dass
Anfänger so nicht nur
die wichtigsten Aspekte
desEnsemblespiels
erfahren sondern auch von
Anfang an die
Fähigkeit entwickeln,
zu hören während
sie spielen und das Tempo
zu halten.
Inhalt:
Nice to See You Again
•Pony and Trap
•Summer Siesta
•Spring (Vivaldi)
•A Victorian Ballad
•Trumpet Tune
•Promenade
•Greensleeves
•Could You Repeat
That? •Alladale
Aria •Scales of
Justice •Largo from
Winter (Vivaldi)
•Waltz with
Variations •Atthe
Circus - Adagio (Mozart)
- Marche Militaire
(Schubert) - Thinking of
You - Fives and Threes -
Daydream - Rhode Island
Rag
Skilfu
l Solos può essere
considerato il seguito di
Starter Solos.
Suonare con
l’accompagnamento
è un lavoro di squadra
che sviluppa la capacit
di ascolto e di reazione.
Skilful Solos è
indispensabile per
progredire nel mondodella
musica.
Arioso Violon et Piano [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Subito Music
Violin & Piano SKU: SU.80111011 For Violin & Piano. Composed by Me...(+)
Violin & Piano
SKU:
SU.80111011
For
Violin & Piano.
Composed by Meyer
Kupferman. Strings,
Violin. Accompanied by
piano. Score & Parts.
Subito Music Corporation
#80111011. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.80111011).
Arioso (1975)
is a lush duet for violin
and piano. Beginning in
atmospheric quiet, the
work builds to an emotion
climax before dying away
again. Published by:
Soundspells
Productions.
Violin and piano (Violin/Piano) - advanced SKU: HL.49019230 Two altern...(+)
Violin and piano
(Violin/Piano) - advanced
SKU: HL.49019230
Two alternative
movements for the second
movement of the Kleine
Suite for violin and
piano. Composed by
Bernd Alois Zimmermann.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
String Solo. Softcover.
Composed 1942. 16 pages.
Duration 5'. Schott Music
#ED21335. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49019230).
ISBN
9790001181792. UPC:
884088907365.
9.0x12.0x0.106
inches.
These two
movements were originally
intended for Kleine Suite
for violin and piano (ED
7564), but were exchanged
for the 'official' second
movement published in the
suite. Over the course of
the reviewing of
Zimmermann's early work,
many surprising things
have come to light again.
These two alternative
movements are not
difficult to play, can be
used for many different
purposes and expand the
repertoire by two unknown
pieces by Zimmermann.
Violin and Piano. Composed by James Macmillan. Boosey & Hawkes Chamber M...(+)
Violin and Piano.
Composed by
James Macmillan. Boosey
&
Hawkes Chamber Music.
Classical. Softcover. 46
pages. Boosey &
Hawkes
#M060136221. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
Violin, piano SKU: FG.55011-615-3 Composed by Kalevi Aho. Solo part & pia...(+)
Violin, piano
SKU:
FG.55011-615-3
Composed by Kalevi Aho.
Solo part & piano
reduction. Fennica
Gehrman #55011-615-3.
Published by Fennica
Gehrman (FG.55011-615-3).
ISBN
9790550116153.
Kale
vi Aho (b. 1949) composed
Violin concerto No. 2 in
late summer and early
autumn 2015 for the
Finnish violinist Elina
Vahala. Lasting about 32
minutes, the second
concerto is a large-scale
virtuoso work dominated
by the soloist. The
strong-featured first
movement (Allegro) begins
with a fairly short
orchestral introduction
that is followed by the
soloist's first vigorous
statement. Around the
middle of the movement is
a cadenza, and the
movement ends with a
quick stretta. The
soloist dominates the
events in the slow second
movement (Adagio) even
more than it did in the
first. The Adagio begins
with the same opening
motif for the soloist as
the first movement, but
this time the motif is
more lyrical and singing.
Having built up to a
dramatic climax, it
subsides on flageolet
notes and finally sounds
that are somewhere
between musical notes and
noise. The third movement
(Vivace, leggiero) is by
nature dance-like again
and lighter than the
previous ones. At the
end, the tempo
accelerates to a wild,
virtuosic prestissimo.
Piano reduction (2020) by
Kari Vehmanen.
3 Ragtimes Violon et Piano [Partition] - Intermédiaire Schott
(for Violin and Piano). By Scott Joplin (1868-1917). Arranged by Wolfgang Birtel...(+)
(for Violin and Piano).
By Scott Joplin
(1868-1917). Arranged by
Wolfgang Birtel. For
Violin, Piano
Accompaniment. String.
Softcover. 18 pages.
Schott Music #ED20458.
Published by Schott Music
Urtext based on the Complete Edition Jean Sibelius Works (JSW). Composed by Je...(+)
Urtext based on the
Complete
Edition Jean Sibelius
Works
(JSW). Composed by Jean
Sibelius (1865-1957).
Edited
by Anna Pulkkis.
Breitkopf
and Haertel #EB-9340.
Published by Breitkopf
and
Haertel
Violin and piano SKU: FG.55011-248-3 Composed by Toivo Kuula. Published b...(+)
Violin and piano
SKU:
FG.55011-248-3
Composed by Toivo Kuula.
Published by Fennica
Gehrman (FG.55011-248-3).
Kuula wrote his
two sonatas while still
in his early twenties.
The F Major Sonata is
from 1906 and bears no
opus number; the Sonata E
Minor Op. 1 dates from
1907. This is the first
edition of the F Major
Sonata, which was
forgotten for almost a
century and found again
in the 1990s.
(Violin and Piano). Composed by Antonio Bazzini (1818-1897). Edited by Endre Gra...(+)
(Violin and Piano).
Composed by Antonio
Bazzini (1818-1897).
Edited by Endre Granat.
Arranged by Jascha
Heifetz. For Piano,
Violin. LKM Music. 20
pages. Lauren Keiser
Music Publishing
#S511025. Published by
Lauren Keiser Music
Publishing
Piano; Violin (Violin) SKU: HL.50483832 Violin and Piano. Composed...(+)
Piano; Violin (Violin)
SKU: HL.50483832
Violin and Piano.
Composed by Giya Kancheli
(Kantscheli). String.
Classical, Contemporary,
Russian. 28 pages.
Sikorski #SIK1980.
Published by Sikorski
(HL.50483832).
Enigma Violon et Piano [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Cello, Clarinet, Flute, Piano, Violin SKU: PR.14440516S Com...(+)
Chamber Music Cello,
Clarinet, Flute, Piano,
Violin
SKU:
PR.14440516S
Composed
by Robert Martin. Full
score. With Standard
notation. 44 pages.
Duration 9 minutes, 15
seconds. Theodore Presser
Company #144-40516S.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.14440516S).
UPC:
680160667864. 9 x 12
inches.
In 1979,
Martin produced a set of
three quintets, in
consideration of Gorky's
piece Nighttime Enigma
Nostalgia. Each is scored
for flute, clarinet,
violin, cello, and piano.
As the title suggests,
the music is in a state
of perpetual questioning
using a variety of
approaches. For example,
Enigma opens using
ostinati (plural of
ostinato) that do not
match in length, like a
staircase with each step
a different height.
Additionally, the music
has sudden starts and
stops, again unexplained.
There are dramatic and
powerful explosive
passages that are
interrupted. The
technique, used to create
this feeling of a
perplexed music world
where things seem often
not to make sense and to
be left unresolved, is
called in poetry and
literature, anticlimax.
In Enigma, the music
suggests one direction;
then refuses to continue,
striking out in another
direction. Artists use
approaches such as this
to force themselves into
creative circumstances
that they otherwise might
not have discovered.
(From the performance
notes.).
Chamber Music Cello, Piano, Violin SKU: PR.414411630 Composed by Shulamit...(+)
Chamber Music Cello,
Piano, Violin
SKU:
PR.414411630
Composed
by Shulamit Ran. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
28+28+20+24+20+24 pages.
Duration 20 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#414-41163. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.414411630).
ISBN
9781491114551. UPC:
680160089956. 9.5 x 13
inches.
EXCURSIONS
is a one-movement work
exploring two
“characters.â€
A rhapsodic, descending
passage is introduced by
the cello, followed by
a static,
chorale-like phrase for
the violin and cello.
Their individual
developments are
separated by a slow,
contrasting middle
section. The composer has
written: “This is
analogous to situations
in life: we stand by a
crossroad, choosing one
option and forfeiting the
other. But in art, the
realm of the imagination,
we can perhaps afford to
pursue more than one
route to its ultimate
destination… or can
we? It is symbolic that
in this work both roads
eventually lead to the
same
place.â€. Excursi
ons for violin, cello and
piano, is a one-movement
work of tripartite
structure in which
materials explored in the
first of three large
sections are brought back
in the last section.Â
The traditional
statement-contrast-restat
ement form, which is
readily suggested by such
a description, is,
however, not at all in
the mold in which the
work is cast. Rather,
my aim was to subject the
essential materials of
the piece (two
“charactersâ€
–the rhapsodic,
descending passage played
by the cello in the very
opening and, later, a
static, slow moving,
chorale-like phrase for
the violin and cello) to
two entirely different
developments separated by
a slow, contrasting
middle section. This
is analogous to an
exploration of the
ramifications that two
divergent choices made by
the same person might
lead to. In life, as
we stand by a crossroad,
choosing one option
usually means having to
forfeit the other.Â
But in art, the realm of
the imagination, we can
perhaps afford to pursue
more than one route to
its ultimate
destination…or can
we? It is, I believe,
symbolic that in this
work both roads
eventually lead to the
same place: in composing
Excursions, it seemed
absolutely inescapable
that at the end the slow,
contrasting middle
sections – both
more resigned and
peaceful than the
battling spirits of the
outer parts –
should return briefly to
end the work. The
piano trio combination
(once highly favored, but
to this composer still as
challenging today) is
approached here as a
collaborative effort of
three equal soloists
– partners. Of
the available pairings,
the two strings find
themselves occasionally
approached as a team
pitted against the
piano. The
cello-piano combination
is also not uncommon
here, and there is an
extended violin cadenza
toward the end of the
piece. The writing
for the three instruments
is closely and at times
interlinked, but the
players are all
instructed to play from
scores. Excursions was
first performed at
Brandeis University in
1982.
Diorama Violon et Piano [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Subito Music
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Violin & Piano
SKU:
SU.27040270
For
Violin & Piano.
Composed by Gregory J.
Hutter. Strings, Violin.
Accompanied by piano.
Score & Parts. Subito
Music Corporation
#27040270. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.27040270).
Diorama was
inspired by the concept
of the visual arts genre
of the same name: a scene
reproduced in three
dimensions against a
painted background. It
has been attempted here,
to capture these three
dimensions musically, by
employing a predominately
three-part polyphony
throughout between the
two instruments. Violin
and Piano Duration: 7'
Composed: 2005 Published
by: Hutter Music.
Piano Accompaniment; Violin (Score and Solo Part) - difficult SKU: HL.4904445...(+)
Piano Accompaniment;
Violin (Score and Solo
Part) - difficult
SKU:
HL.49044450
Violin
and Piano. Composed
by Thierry Pé and
cou. This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
String. Soleil-Feu refers
to the first attempt to
create a world out of a
rain of fire (nahui
quiahuitl) as described
in the cosmogony of
Ancient Mexican
civilisation. The element
of fire is reflected in
the musical soundscape of
this work; rampant,
rhythmic moti. Classical,
Contemporary. Softcover.
Composed 2013. 32 pages.
Duration 6'. Schott Music
#ED21888. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49044450).
ISBN
9790001198639.
9.0x12.0x0.124
inches.
This work
is part of a cycle of
five short pieces for a
single instrument and
piano, focused on the
five ages in the
cosmogony of Ancient
Mexican civilisation. The
peoples of the Mexican
highlands believe that
time follows specific
cycles and that the world
was created following the
pattern of 'trial and
error'. The creation of
the world is divided into
several periods which are
termed 'suns' (we are
currently living in the
fifth phase named
'Ollin'). Each period
will be brought to an end
through a natural
catastrophe.Solei-Feu
refers to the first
attempt to create a world
out of a rain of fire
(nahui quiahuitl).The
element of fire is
reflected in the musical
soundscape of this work,
constructed from rampant,
rhythmic motifs,
fragmented splinters,
spinning upswings and
impacts reverberating
through space. An
intimate dialogue
develops between violin
and piano on the basis of
extremely simple figures.
Interconnecting lines and
dense musical material
are thrown against each
other in a play of
contrasting registers and
blended tonal colouring,
creating a mysterious and
disturbing mythological
universe coloured by its
ontological pessimism.
Thierry
Pecou
Soleil-Feu
refers to the first
attempt to create a world
out of a rain of fire
(nahui quiahuitl) as
described in the
cosmogony of Ancient
Mexican civilisation. The
element of fire is
reflected in the musical
soundscape of this work;
rampant, rhythmic motifs,
fragmented splinters,
spinning upswings and
impacts reverberating
through space create a
mysterious and disturbing
mythological universe
coloured by its
ontological pessimism.
Thierry Pecou.
Violin and Piano. Composed by Karl Jenkins. Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Musi...(+)
Violin and Piano.
Composed
by Karl Jenkins. Boosey
&
Hawkes Chamber Music.
Softcover. 20 pages.
Boosey
& Hawkes #M060132988.
Published by Boosey &
Hawkes
Violin & piano SKU: HH.HH016-KBD Composed by Giuseppe Tartini. Arranged b...(+)
Violin & piano
SKU:
HH.HH016-KBD
Composed
by Giuseppe Tartini.
Arranged by Per Hartmann.
Violin & Piano. Keyboard
reduction. Duration 15
minutes. Edition HH Music
Publishers #HH016-KBD.
Published by Edition HH
Music Publishers
(HH.HH016-KBD).
ISBN
9790708024347.
Over
the beautiful second
movement Tartini wrote I
know you have no mercy
using his secret code
With the outer movements
this concerto is a first
class representative of
the 18th century
concerto. Carefully
edited from Tartini's
autograph and checked
against the only other
known source.
Chamber Music Cello, Piano, Violin SKU: PR.114423360 Composed by Stacy Ga...(+)
Chamber Music Cello,
Piano, Violin
SKU:
PR.114423360
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Set of
Score and Parts. 24+12+12
pages. Duration 8:30.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-42336. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114423360).
UPC:
680160686285.
When
the Newport Music
Festival commissioned me
for a piano trio in honor
of their 2021 season, I
looked for a topic that
would celebrate an aspect
of the Newport community.
While researching the
area, I was struck by the
nine lighthouses situated
around the island. The
dual nature of
lighthouses was
particularly appealing to
me: not only do they
serve a vital role in the
navigation of ships
around rocks and land,
but they are also a
beautiful sight,
particularly at night
when their blinking
beacons are clearly
visible to the eye. It
occurred to me that
lighthouses link the past
with the present, and
will endure long into the
future, with their
beacons serving the same
purpose for every
generation.I became
fascinated with the
lighthouse on the
property of Castle Hill
Inn, located at the
opening of the East
Passage of the
Narragansett Bay. This
squat thirty-four foot
granite structure was
erected in 1890 on a very
picturesque spot, right
at the water’s
edge. Its
“characteristic,â
the nautical term
for each
lighthouse’s
unique light sequence
that allows ships to
identify the lighthouse,
is to alternate on for
three seconds, then off
for three seconds. The
lighthouse has also
served as the starting
and finish line for
numerous high profile
yacht races, as well as
survived a massive
hurricane in 1938, though
the lighthouse
keeper’s nearby
residence wasn’t
so lucky. American
novelist Thornton Wilder
wrote much of his 1973
novel Theophilus North
while staying at the
Castle Hill Inn; a
passage from the book
perfectly captures the
dual nature of
lighthouses:“At a
later visit I was able to
engage the pentagonal
room in a turret above
the house; from that
magical room I could see
at night the beacons of
six lighthouses and hear
the booming and chiming
of as many sea
buoys.â€In Beacon of
the Bay, we first hear
the lighthouse’s
characteristic as its
ruby light blinks on and
off. This is followed by
a simple theme that
represents the lighthouse
performing its solitary
duty. As the piece
progresses, we hear waves
playfully lapping around
its base, then yachts
gracefully floating by;
this is followed by a
violent storm that churns
the waves with so much
force that they crash
against the
lighthouse’s
granite body. But the
steadfast lighthouse
holds firm to the rocks,
grandly blinking its ruby
light. The music quiets
back down to its simple
theme, with yachts
sailing by once more as
the piece concludes.
Piano Accompaniment; Violin SKU: HL.50600872 Violin and Piano. Com...(+)
Piano Accompaniment;
Violin
SKU:
HL.50600872
Violin
and Piano. Composed
by Marius Felix Lange.
String. Classical.
Softcover. 24 pages.
Sikorski #SIK8741.
Published by Sikorski
(HL.50600872).
8.25x11.75x0.077
inches.
The operas
of Marius Felix Lange,
especially “Snow
White,†“The
Canterville Ghost,â€
“Die
Schneekönigin,â€
“Das Opernschiff
oder Am Südpol, denkt
man, ist es heisseâ€
have been incredibly
successful. Many of his
operas have also been
performed on foreign
stages, including those
in Switzerland and
France. Other points of
emphasis in Lange's work
include orchestral
compositions and Lieder.
The American violinist
Hilary Hahn had an
unusual yet very clever
idea in 2012 when she
requested encore pieces
from present-day
composers. The cycle
“In 27 Pieces: The
Hilary Hahn
Encores†were
consecutively premiered
by the violinist until
the end of the 2012/13
season and recorded on
CD. Amongst the
submissions selected by
Hilary Hahn during the
course of an online
contest, Marius Felix
Lange's violin piece
“Nutcracker's
Nightmareâ€
immediately ended up
amongst the ten
best-placed works. The
title “Nutcracker's
Nightmare†recalls
E.T.A. Hoffmann's famous
fairytale “The
Nutcracker and the Mouse
King,†the gloomily
imaginative story in
which a wooden toy is
awakened to life and has
to fight against the
powers of darkness.