Piano - Early Intermediate SKU: MN.15-853 Composed by Various. Offertorie...(+)
Piano - Early
Intermediate
SKU:
MN.15-853
Composed by
Various. Offertories,
Postludes, Preludes.
Ascension, Easter, Holy
Week, Lent, Pentecost,
Triduum/Three Days, 21st
Century. MorningStar
Music Publishers #15-853.
Published by MorningStar
Music Publishers
(MN.15-853).
UPC:
688670158537.
This
compilation of hymn-based
piano music from the pens
of seven established
composers includes 15
pieces for Easter,
Ascension, and Pentecost,
some new in this volume.
While styles vary widely,
all arrangements are
elegant and enjoyable to
play, and will serve this
stretch of seasons well.
From Jewish Life Violoncelle, Piano Guitare classique Carl Fischer
Chamber Music Cello, Piano SKU: CF.BF141 Composed by Ernest Bloch. Edited...(+)
Chamber Music Cello,
Piano
SKU:
CF.BF141
Composed by
Ernest Bloch. Edited by
Julian Schwarz. 12+8
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#BF141. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.BF141).
ISBN 9781491159989.
UPC:
680160918584.
The
three pieces From Jewish
Life were composed by
Swiss-American composer
Ernest Bloch in 1924, the
same year he took U.S.
citizenship. Though
clearly inspired and
influenced by Jewish
experience, they are
purely concert pieces,
and do not provide any
specific liturgical
significance.
The
first movement, Prayer,
is a deeply heartfelt
plea to the almighty. As
Neil W Levin writes, The
initial four-note motive
in the minor mode,
together with its
elaboration in the
ensuing phrases, sounds
as if it might have
served as the skeletal
model for Max Janowski's
(1912-1991) now
well-known setting of the
High Holyday prayer Avinu
Malkenu. This prayer has
special meaning in my own
spiritual life, as I have
been singing it since my
childhood. Both Prayer
and Janowski's Avinu
Malkenu are cantorial in
nature, to be sung with
heartfelt
pathos.
The second
movement, Supplication
(the act of begging
humbly), has more angst,
almost a sense of urgency
as a result of the
rhythmic motor in the
piano. The third
movement, Jewish Song,
evokes a quintessentially
Eastern-European
melancholy. Its falling
motives with bent
intonation might
represent the pain of the
Jewish
experience.
The
works were dedicated to
Dutch-American cellist
Hans Kindler, a highly
influential musician of
his time, and founder of
the National Symphony
Orchestra in Washington,
D.C. Mr. Kindler was the
soloist for the world
premiere of Bloch's most
celebrated work, Schelomo
in 1917.
Though
the popularity of Bloch's
oeuvre has been dominated
by works of Jewish
connection, we should not
forget that Bloch had
many other stylistic
periods, including
Franco-Belgian, modal,
serial, and even American
folk. In 1927, he was
awarded Musical America's
composition prize in a
unanimous vote, despite
being regarded as an
outsider by American
music writers at the
time. His winning work
America (1928) was
performed by every major
orchestra and conductor
in the following seasons.
May we be proud of his
contributions to American
music. The three
pieces From Jewish Life
were composed by
Swiss-American composer
Ernest Bloch in 1924, the
same year he took U.S.
citizenship. Though
clearly inspired and
influenced by Jewish
experience, they are
purely concert pieces,
and do not provide any
specific liturgical
significance. The first
movement, Prayer, is a
deeply heartfelt plea to
the almighty. As Neil W
Levin writes, The initial
four-note motive in the
minor mode, together with
its elaboration in the
ensuing phrases, sounds
as if it might have
served as the skeletal
model for Max Janowski's
(1912-1991) now
well-known setting of the
High Holyday prayer Avinu
Malkenu. This prayer has
special meaning in my own
spiritual life, as I have
been singing it since my
childhood. Both Prayer
and Janowski's Avinu
Malkenu are cantorial in
nature, to be sung with
heartfelt pathos. The
second movement,
Supplication (the act of
begging humbly), has more
angst, almost a sense of
urgency as a result of
the rhythmic motor in the
piano. The third
movement, Jewish Song,
evokes a quintessentially
Eastern-European
melancholy. Its falling
motives with bent
intonation might
represent the pain of the
Jewish experience. The
works were dedicated to
Dutch-American cellist
Hans Kindler, a highly
influential musician of
his time, and founder of
the National Symphony
Orchestra in Washington,
D.C. Mr. Kindler was the
soloist for the world
premiere of Bloch's most
celebrated work, Schelomo
in 1917. Though the
popularity of Bloch's
oeuvre has been dominated
by works of Jewish
connection, we should not
forget that Bloch had
many other stylistic
periods, including
Franco-Belgian, modal,
serial, and even American
folk. In 1927, he was
awarded Musical America's
composition prize in a
unanimous vote, despite
being regarded as an
outsider by American
music writers at the
time. His winning work
America (1928) was
performed by every major
orchestra and conductor
in the following seasons.
May we be proud of his
contributions to American
music. The three
pieces From Jewish Life
were composed by
Swiss-American composer
Ernest Bloch in 1924, the
same year he took U.S.
citizenship. Though
clearly inspired and
influenced by Jewish
experience, they are
purely concert pieces,
and do not provide any
specific liturgical
significance.The first
movement,
“Prayerâ€, is
a deeply heartfelt plea
to the almighty. As Neil
W Levin writes,
“The initial
four-note motive in the
minor mode, together with
its elaboration in the
ensuing phrases, sounds
as if it might have
served as the skeletal
model for Max
Janowski’s
(1912–1991) now
well-known setting of the
High Holyday prayer Avinu
Malkenu.†This
prayer has special
meaning in my own
spiritual life, as I have
been singing it since my
childhood. Both
“Prayer†and
Janowski’s Avinu
Malkenu are cantorial in
nature, to be sung with
heartfelt pathos.The
second movement,
“Supplicationâ€
(the act of begging
humbly), has more angst,
almost a sense of urgency
as a result of the
rhythmic motor in the
piano. The third
movement, “Jewish
Songâ€, evokes a
quintessentially
Eastern-European
melancholy. Its falling
motives with bent
intonation might
represent the pain of the
Jewish experience.The
works were dedicated to
Dutch-American cellist
Hans Kindler, a highly
influential musician of
his time, and founder of
the National Symphony
Orchestra in Washington,
D.C. Mr. Kindler was the
soloist for the world
premiere of
Bloch’s most
celebrated work, Schelomo
in 1917.Though the
popularity of
Bloch’s oeuvre has
been dominated by works
of Jewish connection, we
should not forget that
Bloch had many other
stylistic periods,
including Franco-Belgian,
modal, serial, and even
American folk. In 1927,
he was awarded Musical
America’s
composition prize in a
unanimous vote, despite
being regarded as an
outsider by American
music writers at the
time. His winning work
America (1928) was
performed by every major
orchestra and conductor
in the following seasons.
May we be proud of his
contributions to American
music.
Voice (Female) SKU: AP.12-0571541151 For Female Voice and Piano. C...(+)
Voice (Female)
SKU:
AP.12-0571541151
For Female Voice and
Piano. Composed by
Jonathan Harvey. Series;
Vocal Collection. Faber
Edition. Secular. Book.
Faber Music
#12-0571541151. Published
by Faber Music
(AP.12-0571541151).
ISBN 9780571541157.
English.
Two haiku
(the first for piano
alone---the only piece
here to have been
published before---the
latter by Basho) bookend
three love songs
dedicated to Harvey's
wife, Rosa. The grouping
of the pieces into an
eight-minute cycle was
the composer's own idea,
and it mixes Eastern and
Western poets in a
totally characteristic
manner. Both Tagore and
e. e. cummings are
represented, poets who
are featured in some of
Harvey's finest works
(Song Offerings and Forms
of Emptiness,
respectively), and a
third song sets
Tennyson's Now Sleeps the
Crimson Petal.
2 tubas SKU: P2.PZA90187 Composed by Various. Edited by Zach Collins. Arr...(+)
2 tubas
SKU:
P2.PZA90187
Composed
by Various. Edited by
Zach Collins. Arranged by
Jim Self. 2 tubas (or 2
bass trombones) or
tuba/bass trombone with
downloadable backing
track. Score and
downloadable audio.
Published by Basset Hound
Music (P2.PZA90187).
Concert Duets
is a collection of 14
arrangements of works by
prominent 18th-century
composers, mostly taken
from Trio Sonatas. Duet
11 is a Jim Self original
work in the Rococo style;
and Duets 12, 13 and 14
are arrangements of the
three-movements of the
Bach Concerto for Two
Violins. Included with
this edition are
play-along recorded
tracks by tubist Zach
Collins, who also served
as editor of the current
edition.
I created
these duets as Christmas
gifts for my tuba playing
friends, with the first
duet being arranged in
1976. All 14 of the duets
are challenging and fun
to play and are
especially effective as
concert pieces.
As
a young musician I had
the privilege of playing
duets with many of the
world’s finest
tubists including Harvey
Phillips, John Fletcher,
Bob Pallansch, Chester,
Schmitz, Dan Perantoni,
Toby Hanks, Ron Bishop,
Winston Morris and Tommy
Johnson. I learned more
about playing music in
these duo sessions than
from any other musical
activity I have ever
experienced. Duets are
powerful teaching tools
for learning and
mastering rhythm,
phrasing and intonation
and for developing
overall
musicianship.
Jim
Self:
Self (b.
1943) is a Los Angeles
free-lance musician, a
veteran of thousands of
Hollywood motion
pictures, television
shows and records, and
tuba soloist on many
prominent movies. His
tuba was the “Voice
of the Mothershipâ€
in Close Encounters of
the Third Kind. He is
Principal Tuba/Cimbasso
with the Pacific and
Pasadena Symphonies and
the Los Angeles Opera and
Hollywood Bowl
Orchestras. Formerly he
was in The U.S. Army Band
and tuba / euphonium
professor at the
University of Tennessee.
He holds a DMA from the
USC Thornton School of
Music where he is Adjunct
Professor of Tuba and
Chamber Music. His
compositions and
arrangements include
works for solo tuba,
brass quintet, other
brass, string and
woodwind chamber music,
wind band and orchestra.
Jim has produced many
solo jazz and classical
recordings. His music and
recordings are available
from Potenza Music and
www.jimself.com. Jim Self
is a Yamaha Performing
Artist.
Zach
Collins,
editor:
Zach
Collins is professor of
Tuba and Euphonium at
Indiana University of
Pennsylvania. In 2019, he
released his first solo
album, Chronicle. It was
recognized with the 2021
ITEA Roger Bobo Award for
Excellence in Recording
for the best Solo Tuba
Album.
His
interpretation of William
Kraft’s Encounters
II for Solo Tuba was
released on Cambria
Master Recordings. Zach
performs with Eastern
Standard, a horn, tuba,
piano trio he formed with
Heidi Lucas and Jacob
Ertl. The ensemble has
released two commercial
albums, Eastern Standard
and
Wanderlust.
Zach
regularly performs with
the Keystone Chamber
Winds, Altoona Symphony
Orchestra, and West
Virginia Symphony
Orchestras. His
compositions and
arrangements for brass
and for tuba and
euphonium can be
purchased from Cimarron
Music and Eighth Note
Publications. Zach earned
degrees from Texas
Christian University and
the University of
Southern California. His
primary teachers have
been Richard Murrow, Jim
Self, Tommy Johnson, and
Norm Pearson. Zach
Collins is a Miraphone
artist.