Green Park Cor et Piano - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Horn and Piano - intermediate SKU: BT.DHP-1165697-401 Composed by Pascal ...(+)
Horn and Piano -
intermediate
SKU:
BT.DHP-1165697-401
Composed by Pascal
Proust. De Haske Brass
Series. Book Only.
Composed 2016. 8 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1165697-401.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1165697-401).
ISBN 9789043150095.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
An entertaining
moment in a magnificent
London park depicting the
serenity of the foliage
and the playing of
childrenâ?¦ The
composer Pascal Proust
has many yearsâ??
experience as a musician
and music teacher. His
output includes several
hundred compositions for
the most diverse
instrumentations. He
wrote Green Park
for horn players at the
level of approximately 3
4 yearsâ?? study and
paid special attention to
an easy-to-follow,
attractive musical style.
As a result, Green
Park is an ideal
performance or
competition work for
young
musicians.
Een
moment van vermaak in een
prachtig park in Londen.
Tussen de kalmte van het
gebladerte en het spel
van de kinderen... De
componist Pascal Proust
heeft jarenlange ervaring
als muzikant en
muziekdocent. Zijn oeuvre
omvat honderden
composities voor de meest
diverse instrumentaties.
Hij schreef Green
Park voor hoornisten
die ongeveer drie tot
vier jaar les hebben,
waarbij hij speciaal
aandacht heeft besteed
aan een makkelijk te
volgen, aantrekkelijke
muziekstijl. Daardoor is
Green Park een
ideaal voordrachts- of
wedstrijdstuk voor jonge
muzikanten.
Ein
unterhaltsamer Augenblick
in diesem
wunderschönen Park in
London, zwischen der Ruhe
im Grünen und den
spielenden Kindernâ?¦
Der Komponist Pascal
Proust kann aus seiner
langjährigen Erfahrung
als Musiker und
Musikpädagoge
schöpfen; sein Oeuvre
umfasst mehrere hundert
Kompositionen für
verschiedenste
Besetzungen. Er schrieb
Green Park für
Hornisten mit ungefähr
3 4 Jahren
Unterrichtserfahrung und
legte besonderes
Augenmerk auf einen
leicht verständlichen,
attraktiven musikalischen
Stil. Dadurch eignet sich
Green Park ideal
als Vortrags- und
Wettbewerbsstück
für junge
Musiker.
Horn and Piano - easy SKU: BT.AMP-411-400 Arranged by Philip Sparke. Angl...(+)
Horn and Piano - easy
SKU:
BT.AMP-411-400
Arranged by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Play-Along Series. Book
with CD. Composed 2015.
40 pages. Anglo Music
Press #AMP 411-400.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (BT.AMP-411-400).
ISBN 9789043148535.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Part of the
Anglo Music Play-Along
Series, Philip
Sparke’s 15
Easy Christmas
Carols is aimed
at the young
instrumentalist who can
play just over an octave.
Specifically tailored to
suit the individual
instrument, this book
introducesthe beginning
player to the
world’s most
popular Christmas tunes
by selecting simple yet
attractive melodies that
fit their limited range.
This book will provide
invaluable additional
material to complement
any teaching method and
includes both
pianoaccompaniment and a
demo/play-along
CD.
Philip Sparkes
15 Easy Christmas
Carols sind Teil
der Anglo Music
Play-Along Reihe und
richten sich an junge
Instrumentalisten, die
den Tonumfang von einer
Oktave beherrschen. Auf
jedes Instrument
zugeschnitten, führen
diese Ausgaben,für die
einfache und zugleich
ansprechende Melodien
ausgewählt wurden die
sich für diesen
begrenzten Tonumfang
eignen, den Anfänger
an die weltweit
beliebtesten
Weihnachtslieder heran.
Dieser Band bietet
wertvolles
Ergänzungsmaterial,
das zu
jederInstrumentalschule
passt und sowohl eine
Klavierbegleitung als
auch eine Play-Along-CD
enthält.
Starter Solos Cor et Piano [Partition + Accès audio] Anglo Music
Horn and Piano - easy SKU: BT.AMP-154-404 20 Progressive Pieces with P...(+)
Horn and Piano - easy
SKU:
BT.AMP-154-404
20
Progressive Pieces with
Piano Accompaniment for
Horn. Composed by
Philip Sparke. Starter
Solos. Tuition. Book with
Part and Audio-Online.
Composed 2022. 32 pages.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
154-404. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-154-404).
ISBN
9789043165198.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Philip
Sparkeââ¬â¢s
Starter Solos is
the first volume of a
progressive series of
books that takes the
young wind player from
beginner to accomplished
musician. Specifically
tailored for each
instrument, this
collection of 20solos
starts with pieces based
on only a handful of
notes and carefully
introduces new musical
elements, such as
articulation, dynamics
and key signatures, in a
structured progression to
speed the learning
process. The booksprovide
invaluable additional
material to complement
any teaching method. Starter Solos
comes with an online
audio access. The
advantages of playing
either with piano or
audio accompaniment are
that the beginning
playercan 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 a factor when
playingalone.
Philip
Sparkeââ¬â¢s
Starter Solos is
het eerste deel van een
serie boeken met muziek
voor jonge blazers. Deze
bundel van twintig
soloââ¬â¢s
begint met stukken die op
een handvol noten zijn
gebaseerd. Nieuwe
muzikale
elementen(articulatie,
dynamiek, enz.) worden op
een doordachte,
gestructureerde manier
toegevoegd. Dit
studiemateriaal vult elke
leermethode aan en is
steeds toegesneden op het
betreffende instrument.
Uitgave met online
audio: Devoordelen van
het spelen met
begeleiding - hetzij met
een pianist, hetzij met
de opname - zijn dat de
beginnende speler de
belangrijke aspecten van
het ensemblespel kan
ervaren vanaf de eerste
lessen en
essentiële
vaardigheden kanaanleren:
het luisteren tijdens het
spelen en het handhaven
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. FÃÂ
r diese Ausgabe beriet
sich Philip Sparke
mitvielen 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
diesen Soli und
Etüden in
dreiverschiedenen
Schwierigkeitsstufen
können
Instrumentalschüle
r schnell zu richtigen
Musikern heranreifen.
Jedes Buch ist genau auf
die Bedürfnisse
und Anforderungen des
einzelnen Instrumentes
zugeschnitten. Die
Stücke in
dieserAusgabe
können dank der im
Buch in Notenform
enthaltenen und online
als Audiotracks
zugänglichen
Begleitungen auch gut
alleine oder mit einem
Pianisten einstudiert und
aufgeführt werden.
Der Vorteil dabei ist,
dass Anfänger
sonicht nur die
wichtigsten Aspekte des
Ensemblespiels erfahren,
sondern auch von Anfang
an die Fähigkeit
entwickeln,
während des
Spielens zugleich
zuzuhören und das
Tempo zu
halten.
Accanto
ad un buon insegnante, il
materiale da studio
valido è senza
dubbio la cosa più
importante al fine di un
buon apprendimento.
Eââ¬â¢ quindi
importante mettere a
disposizione
dellââ¬â¢allie
vo materiale motivante.
Nello scriverequesti
soli, Philip Sparke si
è consultato a
più riprese con
insegnanti ed allievi per
mettere a punto brani che
consentono anche ai
più inesperti di
suonare in modo
soddisfacente. Gli
accompagnamenti al piano
sono accessibilionline
come file MP3.
Horn and Piano - intermediate SKU: BT.AMP-386-400 Horn and Piano. ...(+)
Horn and Piano -
intermediate
SKU:
BT.AMP-386-400
Horn and Piano.
Arranged by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Play-Along Series.
Classical. Book with CD.
Composed 2014. 16 pages.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
386-400. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-386-400).
ISBN
9789043135849. 9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Part of the
ANGLO MUSIC PLAY-ALONG
Series, Philip Sparkes 15
INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL
SOLOS is aimed at the
young instrumentalist who
can play about an octave
and a half and follows on
from Sparkes 15 EASY
CLASSICAL SOLOS.
Specifically tailored to
suitthe individual
instrument, this book
introduces the developing
player to the world of
the classics by using
simple yet attractive
melodies that fit their
limited range.
The
carefully selected pieces
include music from the
17th to the 19th century
and cover a wide variety
of styles, from Handel to
Tchaikovsky and from
Clementi to
Brahms.
The book
will provide invaluable
additional material to
complement any teaching
method and includes both
piano accompaniment and a
demo/play-along
CD.
Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15
Intermediate Classical
Solos, onderdeel van
de Anglo Music
Play-Along Series, is
bedoeld voor de jonge
instrumentalist die
ongeveer anderhalf octaaf
kan spelen. Het boek is
een vervolg op
Sparkeâ??s 15
EasyClassical Solos
en het sluit qua
instrumentaal bereik en
gebruikte toonsoorten aan
bij het Expert Level van
Hal Leonards Essential
Elements ®, maar
het kan ook los daarvan
worden gebruikt.De
zorgvuldig geselecteerde
melodieën,
diespecifiek zijn
toegesneden op elk
instrument, beslaan een
breed scala van klassieke
stijlen: van Handel tot
Tsjaikovski en van
Clementi tot Brahms.Het
boek bevat waardevol
materiaal ter aanvulling
op elke lesmethode en
wordt geleverd
metpianobegeleiding en
een cd met demo- en
meespeeltracks.
15
INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL
SOLOS ist als
Ergänzung zur
bewährten ANGLO MUSIC
PLAY-ALONG Reihe gedacht
und richtet sich an
Schüler, die
ungefähr einen
Tonumfang von eineinhalb
Oktaven beherrschen. Es
schlieÃ?t an Sparkes 15
EASY CLASSICAL SOLOS an
undentspricht dem Niveau
des Expert Levels der
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
Methode von Hal Leonard,
kann aber auch
unabhängig davon
verwendet werden.
Genau auf jedes
Instrument zugeschnitten,
ermöglichen die
sorgfältig
ausgewählten Melodien
noch mehr Spielerfahrung
mit klassischer Musik.
Die Stücke umfassen
verschiedene
Stilrichtungen und
Komponisten wie z.B.
Händel, Tschaikowsky,
Clementi undBrahms.
Jeder Band bietet
wertvolles
Ergänzungsmaterial,
das zu jeder
Instrumentalschule passt
und enthält sowohl
Klavier- als auch
CD-Begleitungen.
Part of the
Anglo Music Play-along
Series, Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15
Intermediate Classical
Solos is aimed at the
young instrumentalist who
can play about an octave
and a half and follows on
from Sparkeâ??s 15
Easy Classical
Solos.Specifically
tailored to suit the
individual instrument,
this book introduces the
developing player to the
world of the classics by
using simple yet
attractive melodies that
fit their limited range.
The carefully selected
pieces include music
fromthe 17th to the 19th
century and cover a wide
variety of styles, from
Handel to Tchaikovsky and
from Clementi to
Brahms.The book will
provide invaluable
additional material to
complement any teaching
method and includes both
piano accompaniment and
ademo/play-along CD.
Horn and Piano - easy SKU: BT.AMP-303-400 Arranged by Philip Sparke. Angl...(+)
Horn and Piano - easy
SKU:
BT.AMP-303-400
Arranged by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Play-Along Series.
Classical. Book with CD.
Composed 2013. 16 pages.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
303-400. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-303-400).
ISBN
9789043138109. 9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Part of the
Anglo Music Play-along
Series, Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15 Easy
Classical Solos is
aimed at the young
instrumentalist who can
play just over an octave.
Specifically tailored to
suit the individual
instrument, this book
introduces the beginning
player to the world of
the classics by using
simple yet attractive
melodies that fit their
limited range. The
carefully selected pieces
include music from the
16th to the 20th century
and cover a wide variety
of styles, from Bach to
Grieg and from Purcell to
Satie. This book will
provide invaluable
additional material to
complement any teaching
method and includes both
piano accompaniment and a
demo/play-along
CD.
Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15 Easy
Classical Solos,
onderdeel van de Anglo
Music Play-Along
Series, is bedoeld
voor de jonge
instrumentalist die iets
meer dan een octaaf kan
spelen. Het boek sluit
qua instrumentaal bereik
en gebruikte
toonsoortenaan bij het
Artist Level van Hal
Leonards Essential
Elements ®, maar
kan ook los daarvan
worden gebruikt.De
zorgvuldig geselecteerde
melodieën, die
specifiek zijn
toegesneden op elk
instrument, beslaan een
breed scala van klassieke
stijlen:van Bach tot
Grieg en van Purcell tot
Satie.Het boek bevat
waardevol materiaal ter
aanvulling op elke
lesmethode en wordt
geleverd met
pianobegeleiding en een
cd met demo- en
meespeeltracks.
15 Easy Classical
Solos ist als
Ergänzung zur
bewährten Anglo
Music Play-Along
Reihe gedacht und richtet
sich an Schüler, die
ungefähr einen
Tonumfang von einer
Oktave beherrschen. Das
Niveau entspricht dem des
Artist Levels der
Essential Elements
® Methode von Hal
Leonard, kann aber auch
unabhängig davon
verwendet werden. Genau
auf jedes Instrument
zugeschnitten,
ermöglicht die
wohlüberlegte
Stückeauswahl ein
erstes Kennenlernen von
Melodien aus
verschiedenen Epochen der
Klassik von Grieg über
Purcell bis Satie. Jeder
Band bietet wertvolles
Ergänzungsmaterial,
das zu jeder
Instrumentalschule passt
und enthält sowohl
Klavier- als auch
CD-Begleitungen.
Il concetto della
collana Anglo Music
Play-Along Series
è quello di integrare
al più presto nel
processo di apprendimento
dei giovani strumentisti
la possibilit di poter
suonare accompagnati al
piano o con lâ??ausilio
di unâ??incisione su CD.
Ilchiaro vantaggio di
questo metodo è che
gli allievi imparano da
subito lâ??aspetto
fondamentale del suonare
insieme, vale a dire
tenere il tempo in modo
costante. 15 Easy
Classical Solos
consente agli allievi che
hanno una conoscenza
limitatadelle note di
suonare brani di Bach,
Schubert, Purcell, Grieg
e altri, grazie alle
versioni facilitate. Il
livello di 15
Intermediate Classical
Solos permette invece
agli allievi che
padroneggiano
lâ??estensione superiore
a unâ??ottava
dicimentarsi nei
â??primi concertiâ?
con brani di Haendel,
Clementi, Rameau, Glueck,
Beethoven e altri. Il CD
propone una traccia con
lâ??incisione completa e
una con il solo
accompagnamento.
Horn and Piano - easy SKU: BT.DHP-1165693-401 Composed by Pascal Proust. ...(+)
Horn and Piano - easy
SKU:
BT.DHP-1165693-401
Composed by Pascal
Proust. De Haske Brass
Series. Book Only.
Composed 2016. 8 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1165693-401.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1165693-401).
ISBN 9789043150057.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The poetry of
the sound of the horn
evokes dreamlike images
of the grand blue
southern seas…. The
composer Pascal Proust
has many years’
experience as a musician
and music teacher. His
output includes several
hundred compositions for
the most diverse
instrumentations. He
wrote Moorea for
horn players at the level
of approximately one
year’s study and
paid special attention to
an easy-to-follow,
attractive musical style.
As a result,
Moorea is an ideal
performance or
competition work for
young
musicians.
De
poëzie van de klank
van de hoorn roept
droombeelden op van het
glorieuze blauw van
zuidelijke
zeeën…. De
componist Pascal Proust
kan bogen op een
jarenlange ervaring als
muzikant en muziekdocent.
Zijn oeuvre omvat
honderden composities
voor de meest diverse
instrumentaties. Hij
schreef Moorea
voor hoornisten die
ongeveer een jaar les
hebben gehad, waarbij hij
speciaal aandacht heeft
besteed aan een makkelijk
te volgen, aantrekkelijke
muziekstijl. Daardoor is
Moorea een ideaal
voordrachts- of
wedstrijdstuk voor jonge
muzikanten.
Der
poetische Klang des Horns
regt zum Träumen von
der großen blauen
Südsee an… Der
Komponist Pascal Proust
kann aus seiner
langjährigen Erfahrung
als Musiker und
Musikpädagoge
schöpfen; sein Oeuvre
umfasst mehrere hundert
Kompositionen für
verschiedenste
Besetzungen. Er schrieb
Moorea für
Hornisten mit ungefähr
einem Jahr
Unterrichtserfahrung und
legte besonderes
Augenmerk auf einen
leicht verständlichen,
attraktiven musikalischen
Stil. Dadurch eignet sich
Moorea ideal als
Vortrags- und
Wettbewerbsstück
für junge
Musiker.
Two is a Team Cor et Piano [Partition + CD] - Facile De Haske Publications
Horn and Piano - early intermediate SKU: BT.DHP-1125295-400 Composed by E...(+)
Horn and Piano - early
intermediate
SKU:
BT.DHP-1125295-400
Composed by Ed Wennink
and Nettie Vening. Two is
a team. Book with CD.
Composed 2013. 56 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1125295-400.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1125295-400).
ISBN 9789043141819.
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Performance
pieces for piano and horn
in which the level of
difficulty for both
players is similar are
always in demand. The 20
pieces in this book
— arrangements of
well-known tunes as well
as original compositions
— are aimed at
pupils who have been
playing for approximately
three years. Both players
will learn a great deal
and will have double the
playing fun. Two is a
Team — after
all playing together is
almost always at the
heart of music!
Er
blijkt steeds weer
behoefte te zijn aan
samenspeelstukken voor
piano en hoorn waarin
beide partijen een
vergelijkbare
moeilijkheidsgraad
hebben. De 20 stukken in
dit boek — zowel
bewerkingen van bekende
liedjes als originele
composities — zijn
bedoeld voor leerlingen
die ongeveer drie jaar
spelen. Beiden zullen er
veel van leren en er
dubbel plezier aan
beleven. Two is a
Team — in de
muziek draait het immers
vrijwel altijd om
samenspel!
Es gibt
immer Bedarf an
Stücken für
Klavier und Horn, in
denen die Stimmen
für beide Spieler
ähnlich schwer sind.
Die 20 Stücke in
diesem Buch — die
sowohl bekannte Melodien
als auch originale
Kompositionen umfassen
— richten sich an
Instrumentalschüler
, die bereits etwa drei
Jahre Unterricht hatten.
So können beide etwas
lernen und haben doppelt
Spaß. Two is a
Team — denn
schließlich geht es
beim Musizieren doch fast
immer um das gemeinsame
Musikerlebnis!
Two is a
Team raccoglie
composizioni originali e
brani del repertorio
classico noto al
pubblico, indirizzati
agli strumentisti con
circa tre anni di studio
alle spalle. Il livello
di difficolt dei brani
contenuti nella
pubblicazione è molto
simile per entrambi gli
strumentisti, rendendo
così più facile
un’esecuzione con
l’accompagnamento
del piano.
Horn and Piano - very easy, easy SKU: BT.DHP-1185895-404 F Horn. A...(+)
Horn and Piano - very
easy, easy
SKU:
BT.DHP-1185895-404
F Horn. Arranged
by Markus Schenk. Look,
Listen and Learn. Opera
or Operetta. Book with
Part and Audio-Online.
Composed 2018. 28 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1185895-404.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1185895-404).
ISBN 9789043154550.
English.
Look,
Listen and Learn sets
the bar for brass and
woodwind teaching
nowadays. These exciting
method book/CD packs for
beginners contain songs,
music puzzles and games
to increase the
pupilsâ?? understanding
of music, information
about their instrument,
and lots of fun pieces to
play. The three volumes
of the method that form
the basis of this series
are enhanced by several
books with supplementary
material designed to
correspond with the
progress of the
method.
In My First
Opera, famous arias,
choruses, and overtures
have been arranged in
increasing order of
difficulty so that they
can be used in
conjunction with all
three volumes of the
Look, Listenand
Learn method series.
Some of the loveliest
melodies ever written for
opera have been collected
together with
accompanying historical
commentary. Pupils can
accompany themselves
using the piano
recordings, which are
available online to
stream or download. The
edition also includes
printed music for piano
accompaniments, expertly
arranged at a moderate
level of difficulty.
Horn and Piano - very easy, easy SKU: BT.DHP-1185926-404 F Horn. A...(+)
Horn and Piano - very
easy, easy
SKU:
BT.DHP-1185926-404
F Horn. Arranged
by Markus Schenk. Look,
Listen and Learn.
Classical. Book with Part
and Audio-Online.
Composed 2018. 36 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1185926-404.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1185926-404).
ISBN 9789043155069.
English.
Look,
Listen & Learn sets
the bar for brass and
woodwind teaching
nowadays. These exciting
method book/CD packs for
beginners contain songs,
music puzzles and games
to increase the
pupils’
understanding of music,
information about their
instrument, and lots of
fun pieces to play. The
three volumes of the
method that form the
basis of this series are
enhanced by several books
with supplementary
material designed to
correspond with the
progress of the
method.
In Meet the
Masters, the melodies
are arranged in
increasing order of
difficulty and can be
used in conjunction with
all three volumes of the
Look, Listen &
Learn method series.
Pupils takea journey
through music history and
meet the most important
composers of classical
music, from Tielman
Susato to Anton n Dvo
ák, together with
pertinent historical
commentary. The present
edition includes printed
music for piano
accompaniments, expertly
arranged at a moderate
level of difficulty,
which are also available
in recorded versions
online to stream or
download.
Horn and Piano - easy SKU: HL.14034490 Composed by Austin Boothroyd. Musi...(+)
Horn and Piano - easy
SKU: HL.14034490
Composed by Austin
Boothroyd. Music Sales
America. Classical. Book
[Softcover]. 12 pages.
Music Sales #NOV120702.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14034490).
ISBN
9780853609162.
8.25x11.75x0.053
inches.
Up And Away
is designed to enable the
beginner to experience
the satisfaction of
performing with others
from the very first
lesson up to the time
when the student has
acquired enough skill to
be able to perform
confidently with a school
band or orchestra. The
twelve pieces are
arranged in order of
increasing difficulty;
notes, rhythmic figures ,
dotted notes, ties,
rests, dynamic markings,
slurs etc. are all
introduced carefully.
Three pieces concentrate
on the important skill of
pitching different notes
without the aid of a
change in fingering.
Chamber Music Clarinet, Horn, Piano SKU: PR.114423640 Composed by Stacy G...(+)
Chamber Music Clarinet,
Horn, Piano
SKU:
PR.114423640
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Set of
Score and Parts. 36+12+12
pages. Duration 14:15.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-42364. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114423640).
UPC:
680160688562.
The
first time I saw
slipstreaming in action
with professional
cyclists, I was in awe.
The competitors were
riding inches away from
each other; when the lead
rider would swerve left
or right, the pursuers
would immediately follow
suit. The physics behind
what appears on the
surface to be sheer
daredevil antics are
quite solid: the cyclists
riding directly behind
the leader are
benefitting from reduced
air and wind resistance.
On a larger scale, a
peloton (the French term
for a pack of riders)
benefits multiple riders
whoare behind the leaders
of the pack. While riding
so close to other riders
carries great risk of
colliding, that risk is
outweighed by the benefit
of preserving
one’s
energy.Slipstream was
inspired by the love of
cycling shared by Haley
Hoops, horn, and Stephen
Ahearn, clarinet, for
whom the piece was
commissioned. They are
drawn to cycling for the
adventure of it, to
discover new places, and
to meet new people. Haley
also expressed her
enjoyment of taking solo
bike rides. Additionally,
I found great inspiration
in watching the daily
highlight videos of the
three-week 2020 Tour de
France, which happened to
be taking place while I
composed Slipstream.The
piece opens with The
Horizon Beckons. A
cyclist hears an enticing
call emanating from the
mountains, then the
cyclist starts pedaling
towards the mountains in
search of adventure.
Riding Solo, the second
movement, explores the
quiet of riding alone,
the beauty of the
landscape, and the
shifting of the light and
clouds, all while we hear
the bike’s wheels
in constant motion.
Adrenaline Rush, the
third and final movement,
depicts the heat of
competition. We hear the
constant jockeying of
cyclists within a peloton
as they slipstream with
each other and move with
the wind. At the very end
of the movement, we hear
sprinters race for the
finish line with
everything they have left
in their legs.