Composed
by Lowell Liebermann.
Large Score. Duration 15
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #116-41139L.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11641139L).
UPC:
680160682126.
Barca
rolles for a Sinking City
was inspired by the city
of Venice, a place that
has long held the
fascination of artists,
writers and composers,
and which I have been
lucky enough to visit on
several occasions. Sadly
it seems that future
generations may not be so
lucky: in addition to the
city's slow sinking and
recently discovered
tilting, studies predict
that if global warming
and the resultant rise of
ocean levels is unabated,
the entire city (as well
as many other coastal
cities around the globe)
will be under water by
2100. I. Funeral
Gondola The late, cryptic
piano works of Franz
Liszt made a profound
impression on me as a
young composer, among
them two works he
entitled La Lugubre
Gondola (usually
translated as The Funeral
Gondola ) which were said
to be a premonition of
Wagner's death in Venice,
his coffin transported
through the canals in a
black gondola. These late
pieces of Liszt acquired
even greater significance
to me after I spent two
summers in Bayreuth under
the patronage of
Friedelind Wagner, the
granddaughter of Wagner
and great-granddaughter
of Liszt. This movement
is a meditation on
Wagner, Liszt, Venice and
its own evanescence. II.
Barcarolle/Quodlibet The
Quodlibet (Latin for what
pleases) is a musical
form dating back to the
15th century where many
disparate melodies are
juxtaposed. Popular in
the Renaissance, sacred
and secular melodies were
combined, often to
comical effect due to the
resultant incongruity of
the words. The form was
considered the ultimate
test of a composer's
mastery of counterpoint.
The most famous Quodlibet
is without doubt the
final Variation of Bach's
Goldberg Variations. As a
form the Quodlibet is
less common in more
recent music, although
examples can be found in
the works of Kurt Weill
and David Del Tredici.
My own
Barcarolle/Quodlibet was
inspired by the (perhaps
apocryphal) story of the
funeral where musicians
were asked to play a Bach
Choral, but due to
miscommunication played
instead the Bacarolle
from The Tales of
Hoffmann. Here, the Bach
Choral Allen Menschen
mussen sterben (All Men
Must Die) is heard in the
strings pizzicato, with a
tempo indication In slow
motion. The alto line of
the Bach suggests a
phrase from Beethoven's
Ninth Symphony (Alle
Menchen werden Bruder)
heard in the muted
trombone. Before long,
the famous tune from
Offenbach's opera is
heard, followed by
quotations from iconic
Barcarolles by Chopin,
Mendelssohn and Faure, as
well as two Venetian
popular songs and more
Beethoven. III.
Barcarola/Ostinato/Carill
on An ostinato is a
repeated musical figure,
and carillon is Italian
for music box. This
movement references the
obsolete genre of salon
pieces that imitated
music boxes: such works
by composers like Liadov
and Gretchaninov used to
be a mainstay of
pianists' encore
repertoire. This movement
is however much darker in
conception than those
pleasant trifles.
Utilizing the full
battery of percussion,
the carefully notated
temporal slowing of the
ostinato becomes
overwhelmed by a poignant
chorale melody before
this box is snapped shut.
IV. Barcarolle
Oubliee (Forgotten
Barcarolle) Marked
limpido (still) the final
movement begins with the
sound of rain produced by
a percussion instrument
called (appropriately) a
rain stick. Halting
phrases in the harp
coalesce into the
accompaniment for a
plangent melody heard in
the clarinet. The central
Adagio of this movement
leads to a shattering
climax, before the
opening phrases return
and dissipate into
nothingness.
French harp (NOTEN+CD) - easy to intermediate SKU: HL.49033370 70 well...(+)
French harp (NOTEN+CD) -
easy to intermediate
SKU: HL.49033370
70 well-known
Songs. Composed by
Glenn Letsch. This
edition: Paperback/Soft
Cover. Sheet music with
CD. Edition Schott.
Volkslieder,
Traditionals, Blues, Hits
aus Rock und Pop fur
diatonische
Richter-Modelle (Blues
Harp) - mit Solos -
Mitspiel-CD. Edition with
CD. 100 pages. Schott
Music #ED 9881. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49033370).
ISBN
9783795750862.
9.0x12.0x0.311 inches.
German - English. Wolff
Letsch.
Finding
songs for the diatonic
Richter harmonica (blues
harp) is not easy. Many
songs can only be played
in the upper octave;
otherwise advanced
techniques like bending
have to be applied.Perry
Letsch has looked through
hundreds of German songs
and examined them for
their suitability. The
results are songs
suitable both for the
beginner and the advanced
player. Some songs have
been provided with their
own solos. Apart from
popular folk songs the
edition includes
standards such as
Abilene, Blue Bossa or
Dona, Dona.Play-along CD
with all titles
included.
Performed by Elton John. For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/vocal...(+)
Performed by Elton John.
For voice, piano and
guitar chords. Format:
piano/vocal/chords
songbook. With vocal
melody, piano
accompaniment, lyrics,
chord names and guitar
chord diagrams. Rock and
pop rock. 96 pages. 9x12
inches. Published by Hal
Leonard.
Speakings Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Avancé Faber Music Limited
Orchestra Keyboard - Advanced SKU: AP.12-0571538886 For Large Orchestr...(+)
Orchestra Keyboard -
Advanced
SKU:
AP.12-0571538886
For Large Orchestra
and Electronics.
Composed by Jonathan
Harvey. Full Orchestra
(Full Score); Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles. Faber Edition.
20th Century. Score.
Faber Music
#12-0571538886. Published
by Faber Music
(AP.12-0571538886).
ISBN 9780571538881.
English.
Speakings
for large orchestra and
electronics is
undoubtedly one of
Jonathan Harvey's most
important and ambitious
works. Composed in 2008,
it utilizes a unique
process of electronic
transformation developed
at IRCAM to explore the
possibility that an
orchestra could be made
to speak. Typeset, and
with input from Gilbert
Nouno who collaborated
with Harvey on the
electronic element, this
long-awaited new edition
makes this stunning piece
even more accessible to
conductors and
enthusiasts.
Winne
r of the prestigious
Monaco Prize, the
25-minute work belongs to
a fascinating clutch of
works composed around the
time of Harvey's final
opera, Wagner Dream,
which contains musical
allusions to Wagner, in
this case Parsifal.
Unfolding over three
continuous movements, the
music moves from the
babbling of a baby and
the frenetic chatter of
human life in all its
expressions, to music of
unity, a hymn that is
close to Gregorian chant
in which---in Harvey's
words---the paradise of
the sounding temple is
imagined.
Mezzo-Soprano, Orchestra SKU: HL.14010207 Composed by Brian Elias. Music ...(+)
Mezzo-Soprano, Orchestra
SKU: HL.14010207
Composed by Brian Elias.
Music Sales America. 20th
Century. Score. Composed
2002. 128 pages. Chester
Music #CH59162. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14010207).
ISBN
9780711924925. UPC:
196288152422.
9.0x12.0x0.306
inches.
Elias: I
first came across Irina
Ratushinskaya's poetry
when the collection 'No,
I'm Not Afraid' was
published in England in
early May 1986. The
poems, the various
circumstances in which
they were written and the
poet's integrity,
commitment and appalling
situation (she was still
imprisoned) all had a
tremendous impact upon
me. I was drawn
inexorably into the world
she describes so vividly.
The powerful imagery of
resistance, the
acceptance of shattering
realities and the
fantasies of different
kinds of escape made
poetry of truly universal
significance and urgency,
and the idea of a setting
for voice and large
orchestra followed
immediately. Each of the
settings (in Russian) is
self-contained and quite
different in mood and
orchestration. However, I
consider the songs as one
piece, and the whole
cycle is performed
without a break. All the
basic musical material,
themes and motifs for the
entire work are stated in
the first few pages, and
the order of the poems
was chosen to provide an
overall musical and
dramatic shape that
attempts to link them
together and to reflect
more than the immediate
meaning of the individual
poems.
Percussion Ensemble SKU: IS.PCE7114EM Composed by Sam Gevers. Percussion....(+)
Percussion Ensemble
SKU: IS.PCE7114EM
Composed by Sam Gevers.
Percussion. Metropolis
Music Publishers
#PCE7114EM. Published by
Metropolis Music
Publishers
(IS.PCE7114EM).
ISBN
9790365071142.
Fall
ing... in love is the
musical narrative of an
ancient Antwerp folktale.
A young boy and his
lovely lady decided to
get married. Their
passion was stronger than
ever. However, the
parents of the young
folks did not agree:
their love became
forbidden, and a marriage
was impossible. Driven by
despair, the young couple
climbed up the tower of
the cathedral. The
fiancees jumped hand in
hand, shattering their
endless love into 1000
golden pieces. Seized by
sadness and remorse, the
families repented. As a
means of penance and
reconciliation, and to
honor their children,
they placed a monument
close to the cathedral: a
tombstone made out of
1000 golden pieces.
Nothing can bring people
closer together than the
power of love.
StudioTrax CD.
Composed by Heather
Sorenson and Joseph M.
Martin. Shawnee Sacred.
Healing, Lent, Sacred. CD
only. Published by
Shawnee Press
(HL.35029316).
UPC:
884088952662. 5x5 inches.
Joseph M. Martin/Heather
Sorenson.
Uses:<
/b> Lent, General,
Healing
Scripture:
Isaiah 64:8; Jeremiah
18:1-6; Luke 4:18; Job
42:10
This
dramatic vocal tableau is
a heart-centric tone poem
that reaches deep to
convey a message of hope
and grace. The text uses
the imagery of a stained
glass window shattered by
life's journey, made
beautiful again by the
Master Artist's touch.
The music is fragile and
vulnerable, and acts as a
soundtrack to this
message of restoration.
The beautiful colors of
the optional
orchestration tug at the
spirit with tender lines
of deep expression and
decorate the flowing
piano writing with
sensitivity. Score and
Parts (hn, perc 1-2, vc,
synth) available as a
digital download.
Piano SKU: BT.ALHE18387 Composed by Reynaldo Hahn. Classical. Book Only. ...(+)
Piano
SKU:
BT.ALHE18387
Composed
by Reynaldo Hahn.
Classical. Book Only. 96
pages. Heugel & Cie
#ALHE18387. Published by
Heugel & Cie
(BT.ALHE18387).
French.
Havin
g been considered as a
'fashionable' and
'cliché' composer
of his day,
Hahn's
compositions are possibly
not as well-known as they
ought to
be. Portrait
s De
Peintres fo
r Pianohowever, is one of
many compositions that
shatter these prejudices
held, representing the
engaging diversity of the
composer's music.
Venezuelan-born
Reynaldo Hahn
(1875-1947) entered the
Paris Conservatoireat 10
years old. He received a
high standard of musical
education from Decombes,
Lavignac, Dubois and
Massenet before becoming
a prolific and versatile
composer himself, writing
works for all genres. For
Hahn, music
wasamagical art and his
compositions often
contain expressions of
his otherwise hidden
emotions and
moods. Portr
aits De
Peintres is
made up of four movements
based on the poems of
Marcel Proust,
depictingfour different
artists.
Hahn's Portraits De
Peintres co
ntains a variety of
different features,
making for a pleasant and
evocative work for
intermediate
pianists.
SATB Choir and Piano SKU: HL.48187229 Composed by Reynaldo Hahn. Leduc. C...(+)
SATB Choir and Piano
SKU: HL.48187229
Composed by Reynaldo
Hahn. Leduc. Classical.
Softcover. Heugel & Cie
#HE19721. Published by
Heugel & Cie
(HL.48187229).
UPC:
888680990145. 9x12
inches.
“Havi
ng been considered as a
'fashionable' and
'cliché' composer
of his day, Hahn's
compositions are possibly
not as well-known as they
ought to be. Rondels for
SATB choir and Piano
however, shatter these
prejudices held,
representing the engaging
diversity of the
composer's music.
Venezuelan born Reynaldo
Hahn (1875-1947) entered
the Paris Conservatoire
at 10 years old. He
received a high standard
of musical education from
Decombes, Lavignac,
Dubois and Massenet
before becoming a
prolific and versatile
composer himself, writing
works for all genres. For
Hahn, music was a magical
art and his compositions
often contain expressions
of his otherwise hidden
emotions and moods.
Rondels is made up of
twelve movements,
depicting different
aspects of nature. Hahn's
Rondels contains a
variety of different
features, making for a
pleasant and evocative
work for advanced
choirs.&rdquo.