Loreta Fin : Minor Moods Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
(For the victims of the 2011 Queensland Floods). By Loreta Fin. Orchestra. Part(...(+)
(For the victims of the
2011 Queensland Floods).
By Loreta Fin. Orchestra.
Part(s); Score; String
Orchestra. Wilfin String
Orchestra: Young String
Ensemble Series. Grade 1;
Grade 1.5. 66 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
The Quest (Symphony No. 3, 'Don Quixote,' Mvt. I) by Robert W. Smith. Concert ba...(+)
The Quest (Symphony No.
3, 'Don Quixote,' Mvt. I)
by Robert W. Smith.
Concert band. Opus III
Series. Audio recording
available separately
(item CL.WFR356). Medium
advanced. Score and set
of parts. Composed 2008.
Duration 7 minutes, 1
second. Published by C.L.
Barnhouse
Band Concert band - Grade 1.5 SKU: CF.FPS118 Composed by Joseph Compello....(+)
Band Concert band - Grade
1.5
SKU: CF.FPS118
Composed by Joseph
Compello. First Plus
Performance Band. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
8+2+8+8+2+5+2+2+4+4+4+6+2
+3+2+1+4+4+16 pages.
Duration 1 minute, 40
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #FPS118. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.FPS118).
ISBN
9780825895623. UPC:
798408095628. 9 x 12
inches.
Inspired by
George Inness' 1855
painting The Lackawanna
Valley, Anthracite Blaze
depicts the tragic early
20th century mine fires
that destroyed many
boomtowns in that area of
Pennsylvania. This piece
is bold and sets the mood
with a seriousness that
will hold the attention
of your students and
audiences. This piece
sounds far more
sophisticated than it is
technically to play.
Performed by Metallica. For bass guitar and voice. Format: bass tablature songbo...(+)
Performed by Metallica.
For bass guitar and
voice. Format: bass
tablature songbook. With
bass tablature, standard
notation, vocal melody,
lyrics, chord names, bass
notation legend and
introductory text. Metal
and hard rock. 62 pages.
9x12 inches.
Piano Accompaniment; Soprano (Soprano) SKU: HL.48025145 Soprano (or Te...(+)
Piano Accompaniment;
Soprano (Soprano)
SKU:
HL.48025145
Soprano (or Tenor) and
Piano. Composed by
Simon Laks. Boosey &
Hawkes Voice. Classical.
Softcover. 24 pages.
Duration 660 seconds.
Bote & Bock #M202537084.
Published by Bote & Bock
(HL.48025145).
ISBN
9783793144052. UPC:
196288096269. 0.102
inches.
A Pole with
Jewish roots, traveller
and student, the
versatile composer and
publicist Szymon Laks
developed his artistic
maturity inthe fertile
environment of the French
capital between the world
wars. Close to the Ecole
de Paris, Laks'
enthusiasm and openness
forpopular music,
neo-classicism and Polish
song can also be heard in
his works. His work was
abruptly interrupted by
the Second World War and
his deportation to the
Auschwitz concentration
camp. In the song cycle
created in 1947, which is
full of tension on the
frontiers between art
song and folklore, Laks'
most personal memories of
his mother's singing - as
well as of the Jewish
culture in Poland, which
was destroyed by National
Socialism - echo
through.
Further Adventures for the Intermediate Bassist. Performed by Metallica. By Stev...(+)
Further Adventures for
the Intermediate Bassist.
Performed by Metallica.
By Steven Hoffman.
Instructional. Softcover
with CD. With notes and
tablature. Size 9x12
inches. 72 pages.
Published by Cherry Lane
Music.
Performed by Metallica, compiled by Greg Beyer. For drum set. Includes instructi...(+)
Performed by Metallica,
compiled by Greg Beyer.
For drum set. Includes
instructional book and
examples CD. With drum
notation, instructional
text, instructional
photos and introductory
text. Learn to play,
metal and hard rock. 62
pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Cherry Lane
Music.
Choral (ShowTrax CD) SKU: HL.283908 By Frank Sinatra. By James Van Heusen...(+)
Choral (ShowTrax CD)
SKU: HL.283908
By
Frank Sinatra. By James
Van Heusen. Arranged by
Ed Lojeski. Jazz Chorals.
Inspirational, Oldies,
Pop, Show Choir, Swing,
Vocal Jazz. CD. Duration
190 seconds. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.283908).
UPC: 888680795559.
5.0x5.0x0.158
inches.
This song,
made popular by Frank
Sinatra in the movie A
Hole in the Head, is a
song of positive thoughts
and acts. An ant moves a
rubber tree plant, a ram
destroys a dam and our
troubles and hardships go
away when the balloon is
popped. The power of
positive thinking. This
song won the Oscar for
Best Original Song at the
32nd Academy Awards in
1960 and its message is
still award-winning.
Arabia Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile RWS Music Company
Grade 3 SKU: CL.RWS-2243-01 Composed by Earp. Concert Band. Extra full sc...(+)
Grade 3
SKU:
CL.RWS-2243-01
Composed by Earp. Concert
Band. Extra full score.
Composed 2022. RWS Music
Company #RWS-2243-01.
Published by RWS Music
Company (CL.RWS-2243-01).
Arabia is based
on the legend of
Atlantis, a lost city in
ancient Arabia. This
mysterious city was
buried under the sand
after being destroyed by
natural disasters said to
be unleashed by angry
Gods. Many explorers
seeking the lost city
believe it is near the
southern deserts of
modern-day Saudi Arabia.
Sit back and imagine you
are transported back to
this amazing ancient
city.
Odysseia Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.DHP-1084443-010 Based on Homer...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1084443-010
Based on Homer-s
Odyssey. Composed by
Maxime Aulio. Concert and
Contest Collection CBHA.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2008.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1084443-010.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1084443-010).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Washed up on
the Phaeacian shore after
a shipwreck, Odysseus is
introduced to King
Alcinous. As he sits in
the palace, he tells the
Phaeacians of his
wanderings since leaving
Troy. Odysseus and his
men fi rst landed on the
island of the Cicones
wherethey sacked the city
of Ismarus. From there,
great storms swept them
to the land of the
hospitable Lotus Eaters.
Then they sailed to the
land of the Cyclopes.
Odysseus and twelve of
his men entered the cave
of Polyphemus. After the
single-eyed giantmade
handfuls of his men into
meals, Odysseus fi nally
defeated him. He got him
drunk and once he had
fallen asleep, he and his
men stabbed a glowing
spike into the
Cyclop’s single
eye, completely blinding
him. They escaped by
clinging to the belliesof
some sheep. Once aboard,
Odysseus taunted the
Cyclop by revealing him
his true identity.
Enraged, Polyphemus
hurled rocks at the ship,
trying to sink it. After
leaving the
Cyclopes’ island,
they arrived at the home
of Aeolus, ruler of the
winds.Aeolus off ered
Odysseus a bag trapping
all the strong winds
within except one - the
one which would take him
straight back to Ithaca.
As the ship came within
sight of Ithaca, the
crewmen, curious about
the bag, decided to open
it. The winds escapedand
stirred up a storm.
Odysseus and his crew
came to the land of the
cannibalistic
Laestrygonians, who sank
all but one of the ships.
The survivors went next
to Aeaea, the island of
the witch-goddess Circe.
Odysseus sent out a
scouting party butCirce
turned them into pigs.
With the help of an
antidote the god Hermes
had given him, Odysseus
managed to overpower the
goddess and forced her to
change his men back to
human form. When it was
time for Odysseus to
leave, Circe told him to
sail tothe realm of the
dead to speak with the
spirit of the seer
Tiresias. One
day’s sailing took
them to the land of the
Cimmerians. There, he
performed sacrifi ces to
attract the souls of the
dead. Tiresias told him
what would happen to him
next. He thengot to talk
with his mother,
Anticleia, and met the
spirits of Agamemnon,
Achilles, Patroclus,
Antilochus, Ajax and
others. He then saw the
souls of the damned
Tityos, Tantalus, and
Sisyphus. Odysseus soon
found himself mobbed by
souls. He
becamefrightened, ran
back to his ship, and
sailed away. While back
at Aeaea, Circe told him
about the dangers he
would have to face on his
way back home. She
advised him to avoid
hearing the song of the
Sirens; but if he really
felt he had to hear,
thenhe should be tied to
the mast of the ship,
which he did. Odysseus
then successfully steered
his crew past Charybdis
(a violent whirlpool) and
Scylla (a multiple-headed
monster), but Scylla
managed to devour six of
his men. Finally,
Odysseus and hissurviving
crew approached the
island where the Sun god
kept sacred cattle.
Odysseus wanted to sail
past, but the crewmen
persuaded him to let them
rest there. Odysseus
passed Circe’s
counsel on to his men.
Once he had fallen
asleep, his men
impiouslykilled and ate
some of the cattle. When
the Sun god found out, he
asked Zeus to punish
them. Shortly after they
set sail from the island,
Zeus destroyed the ship
and all the men died
except for Odysseus.
After ten days, Odysseus
was washed up on
theisland of the nymph
Calypso.
Nachdem
er an die Küste der
Phäaker gespült
wurde, wird Odysseus dem
König Akinoos
vorgestellt. In dessen
Palast erzählt er den
Phäakern von den
Fahrten nach seiner
Abreise aus Troja.
Odysseus und seine
Männer landen
zunächst auf
denKikonen, einer
Inselgruppe, wo sie die
Stadt Ismaros einnehmen.
Von dort aus treiben sie
mächtige Stürme
zum Land der
gastfreundlichen
Lotophagen
(Lotos-Essern). Dann
segeln sie zum Land der
Kyklopen (Zyklopen).
Odysseus und seine
zwölf Mannenbetreten
die Höhle von
Poloyphem, dem Sohn
Poseidons. Nachdem dieser
einige der Männer
verspeist hat,
überwaÃ…Nltigt
ihn Odysseus, indem er
ihn betrunken macht und
dann mit einem
glühenden Spieß
in dessen einziges Auge
sticht und ihn
somitblendet. Odysseus
und die übrigen
Männer fl iehen an den
Bäuchen von Schafen
hängend. Wieder an
Bord, provoziert Odysseus
den Zyklopen, indem er
ihm seine wahre
Identität verrät.
Wütend bewirft
Polyphem das Schiff mit
Steinen undversucht, es
zu versenken. Nachdem sie
die Insel der Kyklopen
verlassen haben, kommen
Odysseus und seine Mannen
ins Reich von Aiolos, dem
Herr der Winde. Aiolos
schenkt ihm einen Beutel,
in dem alle Winde
eingesperrt sind,
außer dem, der ihn
direktzurück nach
Ithaka treiben soll. Als
das Schiff in Sichtweite
von Ithaka ist, öff
nen die neugierigen
Seemänner den
Windsack. Die Winde entfl
iehen und erzeugen einen
Sturm. Odysseus und seine
Mannschaft verschlägt
es ins Land
derkannibalischen
Laistrygonen, die alle
ihre Schiff e, bis auf
eines, versenken. Die
Ãœberlebenden reisen
weiter nach Aiaia, der
Insel der Zauberin Kirke.
Odysseus sendet einen
Spähtrupp aus, der von
Kirke aber in Schweine
verwandelt wird. Mit
Hilfeeines Gegenmittels
vom Götterboten Hermes
kann Odysseus Kirke
überwaÃ…Nltigen
und er zwingt sie, seinen
Gefährten wieder ihre
menschliche Gestalt
zurückzugeben. Als
er wieder aufbrechen
will, rät Kirke ihm,
den Seher Teiresias in
derUnterwelt aufzusuchen
und zu befragen. Eine
Tagesreise führt
sie dann ins Land der
Kimmerer, nahe dem
Eingang des Hades. Dort
bringt Odysseus Opfer, um
die Seelen der Toten
anzurufen. Teireisas sagt
ihm sein Schicksal
voraus. Dann darf
Odysseusmit seiner Mutter
Antikleia und den Seelen
von Agamemnon, Achilles,
Patroklos, Antilochus,
Ajax und anderen Toten
sprechen. Dann sieht er
die Seelen der Verdammten
Tityos, Tantalos und
Sisyphos. Bald wird
Odysseus selbst von den
Seelen gequält,
kehrtvoll Angst zu seinem
Schiff zurück und
segelt davon. In Aiaia
hatte Kirke ihn vor den
drohenden Gefahren der
Heimreise gewarnt. Sie
riet ihm, den Gesang der
Sirenen zu vermeiden,
wenn er aber unbedingt
zuhören müsse,
solle er sich an denMast
seines Schiff es bindet
lassen, was er dann auch
tut. Dann führt
Odysseus seine Mannschaft
erfolgreich durch die
Meerenge zwischen Skylla
und Charybdis, wobei
Skylla jedoch sechs
seiner Männer
verschlingt.
Schließlich erreichen
Odysseusund die
überlebende
Besatzung die Insel, auf
der der Sonnengott Helios
heiliges Vieh hält.
Odysseus will
weitersegeln, aber seine
Mannschaft
überredet ihn zu
einer Rast. Odysseus
erzählt ihnen von
Kirkes Warnung, aber
kaum, dass
ereingeschlafen ist,
töten die Männer in
gotteslästerlicher
Weise einige Rinder und
verspeisen sie. Als
Helios dies entdeckt,
bittet er Zeus, sie zu
bestrafen. Kurz nachdem
sie die Segel für
die Abreise von der Insel
gesetzt haben,
zerstört Zeusdas
Schiff und alle außer
Odysseus sterben. Nach
zehn Tagen wird Odysseus
an den Strand der Insel
der Nymphe Kalypso
angespült.
(Chopin National Edition Series A Vol. XVf). Composed by Frederic Chopin (1810-1...(+)
(Chopin National Edition
Series A Vol. XVf).
Composed by Frederic
Chopin (1810-1849).
Edited by Jan Ekier. For
Orchestra, Piano (Score).
PWM. Softcover. Polskie
Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
#51600005. Published by
Polskie Wydawnictwo
Muzyczne
(Clarinet and Piano). By Max Reger (1873-1916). Edited by Michael Kube. For Clar...(+)
(Clarinet and Piano). By
Max Reger (1873-1916).
Edited by Michael Kube.
For Clarinet, Piano
Accompaniment. Henle
Music Folios. Softcover.
G. Henle #HN909.
Published by G. Henle
By Metallica. Percussion. Metal, Hard Rock and Instructional. Instructional book...(+)
By Metallica. Percussion.
Metal, Hard Rock and
Instructional.
Instructional book
(softcover) and examples
CD. With drum notation,
instructional text, drum
notation legend and
introductory text. 71
pages. Published by
Cherry Lane Music
ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, orchestra SKU: CA.3113619 Cantata for the ...(+)
ATB vocal soli, SATB
choir, orchestra
SKU:
CA.3113619
Cantata
for the 8th Sunday after
Trinity. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Christiane
Hausmann. This edition:
urtext. Stuttgart Urtext
Edition: Bach vocal.
Complete orchestral
parts. Sacred vocal
music, Cantatas, Trinity.
Set of Orchestra Parts.
Composed 1723. BWV 136.
Duration 22 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
31.136/19. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.3113619).
ISBN
9790007172176. Language:
German/English.
Translation: Henry
Drinker. Scripture:
Matthew
7:15-23.
The
cantata Erforsche mich
Gott und erfahre mein
Herz BWV 136 was composed
in Bach's first year as
Kantor of St. Thomas's in
Leipzig and was first
performed on the 8th
Sunday after Trinity, the
18th July 1723. The
librettist is unknown.
The title of the cantata
is taken from verse 23 of
Psalm 139: Erforsche mich
Gott und erfahre mein
Herz; prufe mich und
erfahre, wie ich's meine.
(Search me, O God, and
know my heart: try me,
and know my thoughts) The
opening chorus forms an
extended fugue, framed by
string writing bursting
with energy. The
obbligato horn
accentuates and enriches
the movement with a
special tonal color. The
alto aria in F sharp
minor (movement 3)
comprises a trio movement
with an oboe d'amore as
solo instrument in a
contrasting range - a
presto middle section
which dramatically
charges the words Denn
seines Eifers Grimm
vernichtet (For the fury
of its zeal will
destroy). In the duet
(movement 5) the text is
sung by tenor and bass
line by line, sometimes
imitating contrapuntally,
and sometimes both
singing together
dramatically in
homophonic writing. A
simple chorale setting to
the melody Auf meinen
lieben Gott concludes the
cantata. Particularly
charming here is the
violin which joins the
four vocal parts as an
independent part. Score
and parts available
separately - see item
CA.3113600.
Orchestra SKU: BR.SON-626 Luonnotar Faksimile. Composed by Jean Si...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
BR.SON-626
Luonnotar
Faksimile. Composed
by Jean Sibelius. Linen.
Complete Works.
Late-romantic; Early
modern. Complete Works.
88 pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #SON 626.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.SON-626).
ISBN 9790004803288. 10
x 12.5 inches.
A
main work by Sibelius as
facsimile edition The
large orchestral song
Luonnotar is considered
as one of the boldest
works of Jean Sibelius.
This alone would be
reason enough to print
the autograph sources
(full score and piano
reduction) as a color
facsimile for the
Sibelius Anniversary Year
2015. In addition, the
autograph score also has
a special significance
for the transmission: it
ensured the survival of
the entire work after
World War II; the source
material for the printer
compiled by Breitkopf &
Hartel had been destroyed
in an air-raid bombing in
1943. The meticulously
elucidated volume is the
first complete facsimile
edition of an orchestral
work by Jean Sibelius - a
milestone in Sibelius
editorial history that
meaningfully supplements
the complete edition Jean
Sibelius Werke as a truly
special volume.
Play like Metallica Guitare notes et tablatures [Partition + Accès audio] Hal Leonard
The Ultimate Guitar Lesson. By Metallica. Play Like. Metal, Hard Rock, Rock I...(+)
The Ultimate Guitar
Lesson.
By Metallica. Play Like.
Metal, Hard Rock, Rock
Instruction, Rock.
Softcover
Audio Online. With guitar
tablature. Published by
Hal
Leonard
12 Solo Arrangements with Online Audio. By Metallica. Instrumental Play-Along. H...(+)
12 Solo Arrangements with
Online Audio. By
Metallica. Instrumental
Play-Along. Heavy Metal,
Rock. Softcover Audio
Online. 16 pages.
Published by Cherry Lane
Music
(The Drummerâ??s Guide to the Genre and the Legends Who Defined It). By Rich La...(+)
(The Drummerâ??s Guide
to the Genre and the
Legends Who Defined It).
By Rich Lackowski. For
Drumset.
Artist/Personality;
Method/Instruction;
Percussion - Drum Set
Method or Collection. On
the Beaten Path. Metal;
Rock. Book and CD. 104
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
Performed by Metallica. For guitar. Includes instructional book and examples CD....(+)
Performed by Metallica.
For guitar. Includes
instructional book and
examples CD. With guitar
tablature, standard
notation, chord names,
performance notes,
instructional text,
introductory text and
guitar notation legend.
Metal and hard rock.
Series: Hal Leonard
Guitar Method. 86 pages.
9x12 inches. Published by
Cherry Lane Music.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire/avancé Gobelin Music Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 6 SKU: BT.GOB-000963-010 Voyage au Centr...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 6
SKU:
BT.GOB-000963-010
Voyage au Centre de la
Terre. Composed by
Harrie Janssen. Set
(Score & Parts). 372
pages. Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000963-010. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000963-010).
This
composition was based on
the world-famous novel by
the French author Jules
Verne. This novel
describes the attempt to
reach the centre of the
earth. The descent of the
crater of the volcano
called Snaeffels,
situated in Iceland,
marks thebeginning of
this voyage to the
sublunary world. The
German geologist,
professor Lidenbrock, is
accompanied on this trip
by his nephew Axel and an
Icelandic guide named
Hans. The last mentioned
will be helpful in many
occasions.
Dark
colors & mist
The
composer tried in this
single work to give a
musical expression to
various significant
moments from this novel.
In the introduction he
sketches an image of the
dismal ambience on the
island by using dark
colors. Risingfragments
of mist reveal the flanks
of the monumental
mountain Scataris. The
composer tries to catch
this image in a majestic
and broad
chorale.
Away
from Iceland
Subsequently the ostinato
rhythmicity and
virtuosity representthe
hectic descent of the
crater of the volcano.
The party descends ever
more and more and travels
south, away from Iceland.
On the way, they see all
kinds of rock formations,
fossils and minerals. At
a depth of thirty hours
walking distance, atabout
150 kilometers below the
surface, they reach a sub
terrestrial sea which is
called the Lidenbrock
sea.
Genuine
eruption of
sounds
Strange
electric manifestations
and unpredictable weather
conditions accompany
thissingular phenomenon.
An orchestral
tutti-episode expresses
this impression
musically. On a
make-shift raft, the
party continues its
voyage, heading to the
south coast of this huge
sea. Once ashore, an
enormous rock obstructs
the passage. The
blowingup of this
obstacle unleashes a
genuine eruption of
sounds in the
orchestration.
Spat out by the
volcano
But the
explosion has an
unforeseen side effect.
The sea - travelers and
raft included - is sucked
upwards into a dark
hole.Again, our heroes
are accompanied on their
involuntary voyage, while
left to fend for
themselves, by an ever
increasing ostinato
rhythmicity.
Before an irruption can
destroy the raft, the
threesome manages to
escape and climb up
through acave towards the
daylight. They seem to be
spat out by the Stromboli
volcano on the island of
Sicily, far from home.
The composition ends
with triumphant sounds
that represent the
scientific triumph of
these
adventurers.
De
compositie 'Voyage au
centre de la terre ....'
is gebaseerd op de
wereldberoemde roman van
de Franse schrijver Jules
Verne. Het boek
beschrijft de poging het
middelpunt van de aarde
te bereiken. Een afdaling
van de op
IJslandgesitueerde
vulkaankrater 'de
Sneffels', markeert het
begin van deze reis in
het ondermaanse. De
Duitse geoloog professor
Lidenbrock wordt hierbij
vergezeld door zijn
neefje Axel en een
IJslandse gids genaamd
Hans. Laatstgenoemdezal
in menig netelige
situatie nog van pas
komen.
De
componist heeft getracht
in dit eendelige werk een
aantal significante
momenten uit deze roman
te verklanken. In de
inleiding wordt door
middel van donkere
kleureneen beeld
geschetst van de desolate
sfeer op het eiland.
Optrekkende flarden nevel
onthullen de flanken van
de monumentale berg 'de
Scartaris'. De componist
tracht dit beeld te
vangen in een majestueus,
breed opgezet
koraal. Vervolgens
staan ostinate ritmiek en
virtuositeit voor de
hectische afdaling in de
vulkaankrater. De
groep daalt dieper en
dieper af, en reist
daarbij zuidwaards, weg
van IJsland. Onderweg
komen ze allerlei
rotsformaties,fossielen
en mineralen tegen. Op
een diepte van 'dertig
uur gaans', op ca. 150
km. diepte, bereikt het
gezelschap een
onderaardse zee die 'de
Lidenbrockzee' genoemd
wordt. Vreemd
aandoende electrische
verschijnselen
enonvoorspelbare
weersomstandigheden
vergezellen dit
zonderlinge fenomeen. In
een orkestrale
tutti-episode wordt deze
indruk verklankt. Op
een provisorisch gebouwd
vlot vervolgt het groepje
hun reis, daarbij
koersend naar dezuidkust
van deze enorme zee.
Eenmaal aan wal gekomen
verspert een enorm
rotsblok verdere
doorgang. Het
opblazen van dit obstakel
ontketent een ware
klankeruptie in het
orkest. Echter, de
ontploffing heeft een
onvoorzien
neveneffect.
Voice and Piano SKU: BT.EMBZ20017A New Liszt Edition, Series IX. Vol.2...(+)
Voice and Piano
SKU:
BT.EMBZ20017A
New
Liszt Edition, Series IX.
Vol.2.. By David
Trippett. By Franz Liszt.
EMB New Listz Edition.
Classical. Book
Hardcover. Composed 2019.
180 pages. Editio Musica
Budapest #EMBZ20017A.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ20017A).
English-German-Hungari
an.
In 1845 Franz
Liszt embarked on a
project to compose an
Italian opera based on
Lord Byron’s
tragedy, Sardanapalus
(1821). It was central to
his ambition to attain
status as a major
European composer, with
premieres variously
planned for Milan,
Vienna, Paris and London.
But he abandoned it half
way through, and the
music he completed has
lain silently for 170
years.
Liszt’s difficulty
in obtaining a libretto
meant that composition
only began in April 1850.
He completed virtually
all the music for Act 1
in an annotated
piano-vocal score of 111
pages, contained within
his N4 music
‘sketch
book’. The unnamed
librettist was an Italian
poet and political
prisoner, seemingly
living under house
arrest, and a close
acquaintance of Cristina
Belgiojoso. His libretto
survives as underlay in
the N4 sketchbook and has
been critically
reconstructed and
translated.
Sardanapalo is
Liszt’s only
mature opera. While he
consistently referred to
it in French, as
Sardanapale, the
published title of the
Italian opera would
almost certainly have
used the Italian name,
hence this forms the
title of the first
edition. There are three
solo roles and a chorus
of concubines. The
manuscript was previously
thought to be fragmentary
and partially illegible,
but it was finally
deciphered to
international acclaim in
March 2017.
Liszt’s score
offers a richly melodic
style, with elements from
Bellini and Verdi
alongside glimmers of
Wagner and the symphonic
poems ahead: a unique
mixture of Italianate
pastiche and mid-century
harmonic innovation. It
remains quintessentially
Lisztian. The opera sets
Byron’s tragedy
about war and peace in
ancient Assyria: the last
King, effeminate in his
tastes, is drawn to wine,
concubines and feasts
more than politics and
war: his subjects find
him dishonourable (a
‘man queen’)
and military rebels seek
to overthrow him, but are
pardoned, for the King
rejects the ‘deceit
of glory’ built on
others’ suffering:
this leads only to a
larger uprising, the
Euphrates floods its
banks, destroying the
castle’s main
defensive wall, and
defeat is inevitable: the
King sends his family
away and orders that he
be burned alive with his
lover, amid scents and
spices in a grand
inferno. As Byron put it:
‘not a mere pillar
formed of cloud and
flame, but a light to
lessen ages.’ For
his part, Liszt told a
friend that his finale
‘will even aim to
set fire to the entire
audience!’
This critical edition
includes a detailed study
on the genesis of
Liszt’s
Sardanapalo in English,
German, and Hungarian,
the libretto in the
original Italian as well
as in English, German,
and Hungarian
translation, several
facsimile pages of
Liszt’s
manuscript, and a
detailed Critical
Report.