Concert Band/Harmonie and Piano SKU: BT.BMP8095417 Composed by Leroy Ande...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie and
Piano
SKU:
BT.BMP8095417
Composed by Leroy
Anderson. Arranged by
Jörg Murschinski.
Score Only. Composed
2008. Beriato Music
#BMP8095417. Published by
Beriato Music
(BT.BMP8095417).
A lot is known
about the American
composer Leroy Anderson.
This son of Swedish
immigrants played the
piano, organ, accordion,
trombone, tuba and double
bass. He spoke several
languages fluently and
graduated from Harvard
with first-class
honours.While on military
service, the army also
commissioned him to write
a manual on Icelandic
grammar.He already
started writing musical
arrangements as a
student, and from his
30th year arranged and
composed for the Boston
Pops Orchestra. Such
melodiesas Serenata, The
Typewriter, Sleigh Ride
and Bugler�s
Holiday made him world
famous. His best-known
work, Blue Tango, reached
number one in the US
charts in 1952, and it
sold more than a million
copies. In 1975, a year
after hisdeath, he was
given a star at the Walk
of Fame in Hollywood.Most
of his works last no
longer than three
minutes, about the
maximum length of a
single at that time. One
work that lasts longer is
his 1953 Piano Concerto
in C for piano and
orchestra.The first
performance was in
Chicago, conducted by the
composer and with Eugene
List at the piano.
However, after three
performances he was no
longer happy with the
work and withdrew it. He
always intended to revise
it, but never got round
to it. Itwas only in 1989
that the Anderson family
decided to republish the
work.This three-part
composition is on the one
hand characterised by a
careless elegance, but on
the other one can hear
the influence of
Rachmaninoff, Copland,
Gershwin, and
evenBeethoven and Mozart,
as well as the Viennese
classics.Anderson used
the sonata form for the
first movement. It ends
with a cadenza that
carries us on into the
second part (in e minor).
The third part is a
typically cheerful
American folk dance in2/4
time, a so-called Hoe
Down, with a lilting,
lyrical passage as its
middle section. At the
end comes a solo passage
followed by a rapid
close.In this piano
concerto, Anderson
combines a rigidly
classical form of
composition with simple
andappealing themes and
elements from light
music. So this work is a
perfect synthesis of
light music and what is
called serious music, in
the same way as
Gershwin�s
Rhapsody in Blue. A work
that can be played
equally well in a
concerthall, at an
open-air concert or even
a pop
concert.
Concert Band/Harmonie and Piano SKU: BT.BMP8091417 Composed by Leroy Ande...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie and
Piano
SKU:
BT.BMP8091417
Composed by Leroy
Anderson. Arranged by
Jörg Murschinski. Set
(Score & Parts). Composed
2008. Beriato Music
#BMP8091417. Published by
Beriato Music
(BT.BMP8091417).
A lot is known
about the American
composer Leroy Anderson.
This son of Swedish
immigrants played the
piano, organ, accordion,
trombone, tuba and double
bass. He spoke several
languages fluently and
graduated from Harvard
with first-class
honours.While on military
service, the army also
commissioned him to write
a manual on Icelandic
grammar.He already
started writing musical
arrangements as a
student, and from his
30th year arranged and
composed for the Boston
Pops Orchestra. Such
melodiesas Serenata, The
Typewriter, Sleigh Ride
and Bugler�s
Holiday made him world
famous. His best-known
work, Blue Tango, reached
number one in the US
charts in 1952, and it
sold more than a million
copies. In 1975, a year
after hisdeath, he was
given a star at the Walk
of Fame in Hollywood.Most
of his works last no
longer than three
minutes, about the
maximum length of a
single at that time. One
work that lasts longer is
his 1953 Piano Concerto
in C for piano and
orchestra.The first
performance was in
Chicago, conducted by the
composer and with Eugene
List at the piano.
However, after three
performances he was no
longer happy with the
work and withdrew it. He
always intended to revise
it, but never got round
to it. Itwas only in 1989
that the Anderson family
decided to republish the
work.This three-part
composition is on the one
hand characterised by a
careless elegance, but on
the other one can hear
the influence of
Rachmaninoff, Copland,
Gershwin, and
evenBeethoven and Mozart,
as well as the Viennese
classics.Anderson used
the sonata form for the
first movement. It ends
with a cadenza that
carries us on into the
second part (in e minor).
The third part is a
typically cheerful
American folk dance in2/4
time, a so-called Hoe
Down, with a lilting,
lyrical passage as its
middle section. At the
end comes a solo passage
followed by a rapid
close.In this piano
concerto, Anderson
combines a rigidly
classical form of
composition with simple
andappealing themes and
elements from light
music. So this work is a
perfect synthesis of
light music and what is
called serious music, in
the same way as
Gershwin�s
Rhapsody in Blue. A work
that can be played
equally well in a
concerthall, at an
open-air concert or even
a pop
concert.
By Claude Thornhill. Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof. Arranged by Gil Evans. For jazz...(+)
By Claude Thornhill.
Edited by Jeffrey
Sultanof. Arranged by Gil
Evans. For jazz big band
(2 alto saxophones
(double clarinet), 2
tenor saxophones,
baritone saxophone,
clarinet (optional), 4
trumpets (4th alternate
for horn 1), 2 horns in
F, 3 trombones (3rd
alternate for horn 2),
guitar, piano, bass,
drums, 2 trombones).
Swing. Difficult. Score
and parts. Published by
Jazz Lines Publications
A collection of four Bagatelles For Double Bass which utilise the fi...(+)
A collection of four
Bagatelles For Double
Bass which utilise
the first four positions.
Scored for Double Bass
and Piano. Suitable for
grades 2 - 4 and part of
the ABRSM Double Bass
Syllabus
Oboe, bassoon and piano - difficult SKU: HL.49016219 Composed by Benjamin...(+)
Oboe, bassoon and piano -
difficult
SKU:
HL.49016219
Composed
by Benjamin Schweitzer.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Misc. Score (also
performance score).
Composed 2006. 73 pages.
Duration 10'. Schott
Music #ED 20121.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49016219).
ISBN
9790001146449. UPC:
884088202538.
9.0x12.0x0.195
inches.
The
chiaroscuro-technique
developed by painters of
the Italian renaissance
served to intensify
contrasts and effects of
optical depth. In
Klar/Obskur, I tried to
transfer the general idea
of this technique on the
rather unusual
instrumentation of two
double-reed woodwinds and
piano. On the one hand, a
clear, well articulated
playing is characteristic
for these instruments, on
the other hand, they have
an often underestimated
potential of 'twilight':
air-sounds and fragile,
shady colours have a
especially attractive
when being produced by
double-reed instruments
(which are often, and
superficially regarded as
being less capable of
differentiated sounds
than flute or clarinet).
The piano, too, has a
broad bandwidth of
possibilities between
percussive and delicate
playing to complement the
woodwinds which, in
return, can absorb and
continue the fading piano
sounds.The beginning
introduces the two
contrasting elements that
form the basic material
for the piece: a clear,
sharp chord, followed by
fragile, dim sounds. The
changes between these
elements as well as their
combination and
amalgamation produce an
enormous spectrum of
colours and gesture.
After this 'motto-like'
opening follow four quite
clearly separated short
sections, each of them
being characterised by a
well-defined texture: a
partly almost
imperceptible air-sound
passage, a short sequence
of microintervallic
notes, a burst of
virtuosity and a recourse
to the fragile sounds of
the beginning.The second,
longer main part consists
of three sections merging
subtly into each other: a
short unisono-passage,
marked elastic [federnd],
is being dissolved into
its basic elements; from
these remainders, a
confrontation of low,
'arcane' bassoon and
piano sounds and a
strongly ornamented
melodic line of the oboe
emerges, leading to a
short but powerful
climax. The piece is
concluded by an extended,
relaxed epilogue,
containing a short piano
solo and a duet of oboe
and bassoon and, finally,
a quotation of the
'elastic' character of
the middle
section.Benjamin
Schweitzer.
Waltz Carol Chorale SATB SATB, Piano Oxford University Press
By Thomas Hewitt Jones. For SATB choir and piano/organ/strings (2 violins, viola...(+)
By Thomas Hewitt Jones.
For SATB choir and
piano/organ/strings (2
violins, viola, clarinet,
doublebass (optional, )).
Mixed Voices. Christmas,
Choral Leaflet. Vocal
score. 8 pages. Duration
2.5'. Published by Oxford
University Press
Piano seul [Partition + CD] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course Lesson Book, Book 1 by Willard A. Palmer, Mort...(+)
Alfred's Basic Adult
Piano Course Lesson Book,
Book 1 by Willard A.
Palmer, Morton Manus, and
Amanda Vick Lethco. For
Piano.
Method/Instruction; Piano
- Alfred's Basic Adult
Piano Course. Alfred's
Basic Adult Piano Course.
Book and CD. 112 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
Composed by Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky. Arranged by
Bud Caputo. Concert
String Orchestra (CAS).
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
24+24+6+15+15+15+7+24
pages. Duration 5:57.
Carl Fischer Music
#CAS110. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CAS110).
ISBN
9781491151297. UPC:
680160908790. 9 x 12
inches. Key: E
minor.
Bud Caputo
presents Nutcracker Suite
Selections for string
orchestra featuring three
abridged movements
of?Tchaikovsky's
Nutcracker Suite:?Dance
of the Sugar Plum Fairy,
March, and Trepak. These
abridged movements are
sure to be crowd-pleasers
around the?winter
holidays or a favorite
for?any time of the
year. This arrangement
will challenge students,
while fostering rhythmic
independence, execution
of bowing and pizzicato,
and the ability to
balance the melody with
the accompaniment
throughout the
arrangement. However,
ranges remain primarily
in first position with
some optional
8va<
span class=s4> passages,
allowing intermediate
groups to perform this in
time for the winter
holiday concert. Suitable
for Grades 3 through
5. To the
Director:Dance
of the Sugar Plum
Fairy:A steady tempo
is critical when
performing this movement,
as students may have a
tendency to rush during
the pizzicato sections.
There is a
regularly occurring
descending sixteenth-note
rhythmic figure that is
transcribed form the bass
clarinet part in the
original.
It
is important to maintain
clarity and
balance in performing
these passages as seen
in
mm. 16-19, in the Basses
and m. 34 in the
Cello and Bass.
The
balancing of the chords
will be a challenge
in
the execution of the many
sforzandos
em> in this
movement. March:Measures 2 and
4, and similar melodic
patterns that follow,
require the performers to
carefully balance their
forte/pianos
on beats 3 and 4,
along with the rapid
diminuendo. The contrasting
rhythmic patterns in mm.
5-8, and later throughout
this movement must line
up precisely. Strings
playing the pizzicato
eight note, walking bass
line, must not rush,
and the upper strings
playing the
eighth-note/eight-rest
figure must
follow their section
leaders in executing this
in a unified manner.
While there is
no formal tempo change
from mm. 40 to 41,
directors may need to
relax the tempo at the
beginning of the
movement to
accommodate the
technical challenge of
the double time feel that
happens in m. 41. Trepak:
Tchaikovsky was careful
to notate the
p,
fand
sf,
requiring the performers
to recognize the
difference between all
three markings that frame
the chief melody. The
upper strings must be
careful to support the
melody in the lower
strings that begins in m.
33. Directors will
challenge their students
to have fun in the last
twelve measures with the
accelerando
passage to the
end. Care must
be taken to use
anaccelerando
that works for
all
the players in the
particular
ensemble.. This
arrangement will
challenge students, while
fostering rhythmic
independence, execution
of bowing and pizzicato,
and the ability to
balance the melody with
the accompaniment
throughout the
arrangement. However,
ranges remain primarily
in first position with
some optional
8va<
span class=s4> passages,
allowing intermediate
groups to perform this in
time for the winter
holiday concert.A
Suitable for Grades 3
through 5. To the
Director:Dance
of the Sugar Plum
Fairy:A steady tempo
is critical when
performing this movement,
as students may have a
tendency to rush during
the pizzicato sections.
There is a
regularly occurring
descending sixteenth-note
rhythmic figure that is
transcribed form the bass
clarinet part in the
original.
It
is important to maintain
clarity and
balance in performing
these passages as seen
in
mm.A 16-19, in the Basses
and m.A 34A in the
Cello and Bass.
The
balancing of the chords
will be a challenge
in
the execution of the many
sforzandos
em>A in this
movement. March: A Measures 2 and
4, and similar melodic
patterns that follow,
require the performers to
carefully balance their
forte/pianos
on beats 3 and 4,
along with the rapid
diminuendo. The contrasting
rhythmic patterns in mm.
5-8, and later throughout
this movement must line
up precisely. Strings
playing the pizzicato
eight note, walking bass
line, must not rush,
and the upper strings
playing the
eighth-note/eight-restA
figure must
follow their section
leaders in executing this
in a unified manner.
While there is
no formal tempo change
from mm. 40 to 41,
directors may need to
relax the tempo at the
beginning of the
movement toA
accommodate the
technical challenge of
the double time feel that
happens in m. 41. Trepak:
A
Tchaikovsky was careful
to notate the
p,
fand
sf,
requiring the performers
to recognize the
difference between all
three markings that frame
the chief melody. The
upper strings must be
careful to support the
melody in the lower
strings that begins in m.
33. Directors will
challenge their students
to have fun in the last
twelve measures with the
accelerando
passage to the
end. Care must
be taken to use
anaccelerando
that works for
all
the players in the
particular
ensemble.. This
arrangement will
challenge students, while
fostering rhythmic
independence, execution
of bowing and pizzicato,
and the ability to
balance the melody with
the accompaniment
throughout the
arrangement. However,
ranges remain primarily
in first position with
some optional
8va<
span class=s4> passages,
allowing intermediate
groups to perform this in
time for the winter
holiday concert.A
Suitable for Grades 3
through 5. To the
Director:Dance
of the Sugar Plum
Fairy:A steady tempo
is critical when
performing this movement,
as students may have a
tendency to rush during
the pizzicato sections.
There is a
regularly occurring
descending sixteenth-note
rhythmic figure that is
transcribed form the bass
clarinet part in the
original.
It
is important to maintain
clarity and
balance in performing
these passages as seen
in
mm.A 16-19, in the Basses
and m.A 34A in the
Cello and Bass.
The
balancing of the chords
will be a challenge
in
the execution of the many
sforzandos
em>A in this
movement. March: A Measures 2 and
4, and similar melodic
patterns that follow,
require the performers to
carefully balance their
forte/pianos
on beats 3 and 4,
along with the rapid
diminuendo. The contrasting
rhythmic patterns in mm.
5-8, and later throughout
this movement must line
up precisely. Strings
playing the pizzicato
eight note, walking bass
line, must not rush,
and the upper strings
playing the
eighth-note/eight-restA
figure must
follow their section
leaders in executing this
in a unified manner.
While there is
no formal tempo change
from mm. 40 to 41,
directors may need to
relax the tempo at the
beginning of the
movement toA
accommodate the
technical challenge of
the double time feel that
happens in m. 41. Trepak:
A
Tchaikovsky was careful
to notate the
p,
fand
sf,
requiring the performers
to recognize the
difference between all
three markings that frame
the chief melody. The
upper strings must be
careful to support the
melody in the lower
strings that begins in m.
33. Directors will
challenge their students
to have fun in the last
twelve measures with the
accelerando
passage to the
end. Care must
be taken to use
anaccelerando
that works for
all
the players in the
particular
ensemble.. This
arrangement will
challenge students, while
fostering rhythmic
independence, execution
of bowing and pizzicato,
and the ability to
balance the melody with
the accompaniment
throughout the
arrangement. However,
ranges remain primarily
in first position with
some optional
8va<
span class=s4> passages,
allowing intermediate
groups to perform this in
time for the winter
holiday concert. Suitable
for Grades 3 through
5. To the
Director:Dance
of the Sugar Plum
Fairy:A steady tempo
is critical when
performing this movement,
as students may have a
tendency to rush during
the pizzicato sections.
There is a
regularly occurring
descending sixteenth-note
rhythmic figure that is
transcribed form the bass
clarinet part in the
original.
It
is important to maintain
clarity and
balance in performing
these passages as seen
in
mm. 16-19, in the Basses
and m. 34 in the
Cello and Bass.
The
balancing of the chords
will be a challenge
in
the execution of the many
sforzandos
em> in this
movement. March:Measures 2 and
4, and similar melodic
patterns that follow,
require the performers to
carefully balance their
forte/pianos
on beats 3 and 4,
along with the rapid
diminuendo. The contrasting
rhythmic patterns in mm.
5-8, and later throughout
this movement must line
up precisely. Strings
playing the pizzicato
eight note, walking bass
line, must not rush,
and the upper strings
playing the
eighth-note/eight-rest
figure must
follow their section
leaders in executing this
in a unified manner.
While there is
no formal tempo change
from mm. 40 to 41,
directors may need to
relax the tempo at the
beginning of the
movement to
accommodate the
technical challenge of
the double time feel that
happens in m. 41. Trepak:
Tchaikovsky was careful
to notate the
p,
fand
sf,
requiring the performers
to recognize the
difference between all
three markings that frame
the chief melody. The
upper strings must be
careful to support the
melody in the lower
strings that begins in m.
33. Directors will
challenge their students
to have fun in the last
twelve measures with the
accelerando
passage to the
end. Care must
be taken to use
anaccelerando
that works for
all
the players in the
particular
ensemble.. This
arrangement will
challenge students, while
fostering rhythmic
independence, execution
of bowing and pizzicato,
and the ability to
balance the melody with
the accompaniment
throughout the
arrangement. However,
ranges remain primarily
in first position with
some optional 8va
passages, allowing
intermediate groups to
perform this in time for
the winter holiday
concert. Suitable for
Grades 3 through 5. To
the Director: Dance of
the Sugar Plum Fairy: A
steady tempo is critical
when performing this
movement, as students may
have a tendency to rush
during the pizzicato
sections. There is a
regularly occurring
descending sixteenth-note
rhythmic figure that is
transcribed form the bass
clarinet part in the
original. It is important
to maintain clarity and
balance in performing
these passages as seen in
mm. 16-19, in the Basses
and m. 34 in the Cello
and Bass. The balancing
of the chords will be a
challenge in the
execution of the many
sforzandos in this
movement. March: Measures
2 and 4, and similar
melodic patterns that
follow, require the
performers to carefully
balance their
forte/pianos on beats 3
and 4, along with the
rapid diminuendo. The
contrasting rhythmic
patterns in mm. 5-8, and
later throughout this
movement must line up
precisely. Strings
playing the pizzicato
eight note, walking bass
line, must not rush, and
the upper strings playing
the
eighth-note/eight-rest
figure must follow their
section leaders in
executing this in a
unified manner. While
there is no formal tempo
change from mm. 40 to 41,
directors may need to
relax the tempo at the
beginning of the movement
to accommodate the
technical challenge of
the double time feel that
happens in m. 41. Trepak:
Tchaikovsky was careful
to notate the p, f and
sf, requiring the
performers to recognize
the difference between
all three markings that
frame the chief melody.
The upper strings must be
careful to support the
melody in the lower
strings that begins in m.
33. Directors will
challenge their students
to have fun in the last
twelve measures with the
accelerando passage to
the end. Care must be
taken to use an
accelerando that works
for all the players in
the particular
ensemble. This
arrangement will
challenge students, while
fostering rhythmic
independence, execution
of bowing and pizzicato,
and the ability to
balance the melody with
the accompaniment
throughout the
arrangement. However,
ranges remain primarily
in first position with
some optional 8va
passages, allowing
intermediate groups to
perform this in time for
the winter holiday
concert. Suitable for
Grades 3 through 5.To the
Director:Dance of the
Sugar Plum Fairy: A
steady tempo is critical
when performing this
movement, as students may
have a tendency to rush
during the pizzicato
sections. There is a
regularly occurring
descending sixteenth-note
rhythmic figure that is
transcribed form the bass
clarinet part in the
original. It is important
to maintain clarity and
balance in performing
these passages as seen in
mm. 16-19, in the
Basses and m. 34 in
the Cello and Bass. The
balancing of the chords
will be a challenge in
the execution of the many
sforzandos in this
movement. March:
 Measures 2 and 4, and
similar melodic patterns
that follow, require the
performers to carefully
balance their
forte/pianos on beats 3
and 4, along with the
rapid diminuendo. The
contrasting rhythmic
patterns in mm. 5-8, and
later throughout this
movement must line up
precisely. Strings
playing the pizzicato
eight note, walking bass
line, must not rush, and
the upper strings playing
the
eighth-note/eight-restÂÂ
figure must follow their
section leaders in
executing this in a
unified manner. While
there is no formal tempo
change from mm. 40 to 41,
directors may need to
relax the tempo at the
beginning of the movement
to accommodate the
technical challenge of
the double time feel that
happens in m. 41. Trepak:
 Tchaikovsky was
careful to notate the p,
f and sf, requiring the
performers to recognize
the difference between
all three markings that
frame the chief melody.
The upper strings must be
careful to support the
melody in the lower
strings that begins in m.
33. Directors will
challenge their students
to have fun in the last
twelve measures with the
accelerando passage to
the end. Care must be
taken to use an
accelerando that works
for all the players in
the particular
ensemble.
About Carl
Fischer Concert String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of pieces (Grade
3 and higher) is designed
for advancing ensembles.
The pieces in this series
are characterized
by:
Expanded use
of rhythms, ranges and
keys but technical
demands are still
carefully
considered
More
comprehensive bowing
techniques
Viola
T.C.
included
Careful
selection of keys and
degree of difficulty for
advancing
musicians
Piano seul [Partition + CD] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
The new, easy and fun way to teach yourself to play. Willard A. Palmer and Morto...(+)
The new, easy and fun way
to teach yourself to
play. Willard A. Palmer
and Morton Manus. For
Piano. Piano Method. Book
and CD. 192 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
For SATB and Piano Accompaniment. Composed by Will Todd. BH Secular Choral. J...(+)
For SATB and Piano
Accompaniment. Composed
by
Will Todd. BH Secular
Choral.
Jazz. Octavo. 4 pages.
Boosey
and Hawkes #M060132681.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes
(The Grown-Up Approach to Playing Piano). By Karl Mueller. For Piano. Book; CD; ...(+)
(The Grown-Up Approach to
Playing Piano). By Karl
Mueller. For Piano. Book;
CD; Method/Instruction;
Piano Method. For Adults.
Beginner. 96 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
Clarinet, double bass and piano - advanced SKU: HL.49044715 Composed by W...(+)
Clarinet, double bass and
piano - advanced
SKU:
HL.49044715
Composed
by Wilfried Hiller. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Ensemble. Softcover.
Composed 2010-2011. 28
pages. Duration 8'.
Schott Music #KLB88.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49044715).
ISBN
9790001191968.
'Kad
dish (Aramaic: 'holy') is
the Jewish mourning
prayer recited for the
dead. My Kaddisch fur
David Stahl was conceived
to honour the memory of
the long-serving chief
musical director of the
Staatstheater am
Gartnerplatz in Munich
and begins with a
lyrically flowing lament
on the clarinet which
towards the end rears up
in a despairing wail of
grief. The piano and
double bass punctuate the
arching structure of the
melody with an aggressive
and urgent three-note
phrase which should sound
as if 'hammered in
steel', symbolising the
three syllables 'Da-vid
Stahl'. The work
culminates with an
original Jewish melody
for Psalm 119 with the
following text: 'Your
word is a lamp to my
feet, shadows and light
reveal the width and
depth of the path of my
life.' Wilfried
Hiller.
Contrabass; Piano Accompaniment (Bass/Piano) SKU: HL.1268369 For Singi...(+)
Contrabass; Piano
Accompaniment
(Bass/Piano)
SKU:
HL.1268369
For
Singing Contrabass and
Piano. Composed by
Reza Vali. LKM Music.
Classical. Softcover.
Duration 720 seconds.
Lauren Keiser Music
Publishing #X541003.
Published by Lauren
Keiser Music Publishing
(HL.1268369).
UPC:
196288160151.
9.0x12.0x0.148
inches.
Laylâ
(Folk Songs, Set No. 18)
is in ten movements: I.
Night, II. Scat 1, III.
Laylâ, IV. On the
Khâjoo Bridge, V.
Fairies, VI. Forty
Windows, VII. Day, VIII.
The Reign of Eternity,
IX. Ranâ, X. Scat 2.
Versions for singing
contrabass and piano and
voice, contrabass, and
piano are available from
the publisher.
Chamber Music Piano, soprano Saxophone SKU: PR.114419290 Composed by Chen...(+)
Chamber Music Piano,
soprano Saxophone
SKU:
PR.114419290
Composed
by Chen Yi. Edited by
Chen Yi. Arranged by Wong
Tak Chiu. Sws. Score and
parts. 44 pages. Duration
20 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#114-41929. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114419290).
ISBN
9781491135235. UPC:
680160676118. 9 x 12
inches.
Supported
by a major commissioning
award from the Serge
Koussevitzky Music
Foundation in the Library
of Congress, my Chinese
Folk Dance Suite is
written for violin solo
and orchestra, and
premiered by The Women's
Philharmonic with violin
soloist Terrie Baune,
conducted by Apo Hsu, on
March 10, 2001, at Yerba
Buena Center For the Arts
Theater in San Francisco.
Inspired by various
Chinese traditional folk
dances, I've composed
three movements in the
suite: 1) Lion Dance.
Traditionally, people
dance with richly
decorated hand made
lions, accompanied by
percussion ensemble, to
celebrate happy occasions
and major festivals
throughout the country.
In the composition, I use
Chinese drum and other
percussion instruments in
the background, to form a
dynamic and rhythmic
texture responding to the
solo part, which imitates
the tunes played on the
suona (traditional
Chinese trumpet). The
pitch materials came from
traditional Guangdong
Music tune and Chaozhou
Music tune ; 2) YangKo.
Originated in northern
China, it's a major folk
dance form in mass
performance popularized
in the country. In YangKo
performance, people
always play rhythmic
patterns on the drums
hung around their waists
while singing and
dancing. In my second
movement, I have imagined
a warm scene of YangKo
dancing in distance. The
solo violin plays a sweet
and gracious melodic line
while all members in the
orchestra sing the
non-pitch syllables in
different layers as the
soft background, to
imitate the percussion
sound which produces the
ever going pulse. 3)
Muqam. It is a large
scale traditional music
and dance form from Uygur
nationality in Xinjiang
province, originated in
the 15th century. In my
third movement, I keep
the meter of seven eight
and the melodic style of
Muqam music. The fiery
dancing gesture cumulates
the sustained climax
section at the end of the
work, after a colorful
violin cadenza in both
improvisational singing
style and polyphonic
writing with woven lines.
Scored for 2 flutes (2nd
doubling piccolo), 2
oboes, 2 clarinets in Bb,
2 bassoons, 4 French
horns in F, 2 trumpets in
Bb, 3 trombones,
percussion 1 (3 congas,
low tom-tom, temple
block, paddle castanets),
percussion 2 (snare drum,
6 small Beijing opera
gong, 12 big Beijing
opera gong, crotales,
tambourine), percussion 3
(suspended cymbal, a pair
of 6 Chinese cymbals,
bass drum), solo violin,
violins I, violins II,
violas, cellos and double
basses. Duration is about
16 minutes. The work is
recorded on Bis [CD-1352]
and released in 2003,
performed by Cho-Liang
Lin and the Singapore
Symphony Orchestra, cond.
by Lan Shui. Reduction
for B-flat soprano
saxophone and piano by
Wong Tak Chiu (2017) and
edited by Chen Yi (2018)
The second movement
YangKo is premiered by
Dr. Wong and Korak
Lerpibulchai at the
Singapore Saxophone
Symposium on 8/13/2017.
The American premiere of
the saxophone and piano
reduction version of
Chinese Folk Dance Suite
is given by Chi Him Chik
and Hao Yin at the
Society for American
Music National Conference
in Kansas City, MO on
3/2/2018.
Euphonium & Piano SKU: ST.H474 Composed by James Flight. Wind & brass mus...(+)
Euphonium & Piano
SKU:
ST.H474
Composed by
James Flight. Wind &
brass music. For
Euphonium (Treble and
Bass Clef parts provided)
and Piano. Score and
part. Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#H474. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.H474).
ISBN
9790220222900.
A Short Sonata is a
work written at around
Grade 8 standard for
euphonium and piano. In
each of the work's three
movements, different
qualities of the
instrument are utilised
and explored. In the
first movement, an
Allegro in 6/8 time,
these qualities are the
instrument's general
agility, and its ability
to play fast-moving
melodies in a way that
drives the music forward.
Throughout, different
ways of phrasing similar
material are used to
create interest and a
varied sound. In the
second, slow movement,
the resonant and majestic
way in which the
euphonium can deliver
lyrical melodic lines is
explored. The movement is
made up of four long
phrases which peak
dynamically at the third,
giving room for
interpretation and
feeling. The third
movement exploits the
instrument's ability to
play loudly and
aggressively, using lots
of accented notes,
hairpin crescendos and
quick
double-tonguing.
A Short Sonata
was the winner of the
first Stainer &
Bell Award for Brass
Composition, held at
the Royal Welsh College
of Music & Drama in
Cardiff in May 2010.
Contrabass & Piano or CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 1, Grade 2 SKU: MA.EM...(+)
Contrabass & Piano or CD
Play Back / Play Along -
Grade 1, Grade 2
SKU:
MA.EMR-54325
Melodies pour
Debutants / Melodien fur
Anfanger. Composed by
Karel Chudy. Score and
parts. Duration 22'19.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
54325. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-54325).
Festive March /
Minueto / Savage /
Cradlesong / Funeral
March / Prelude / Mazurka
/ Minuet / Air / Polka /
Imitation / Echo / Elegy
/ Hungarian / Gate Of
Fear / Calm / Siciliana /
Syncopated / Habanera /
Canon / Tarantella /
Carol / Pastorale /
...
Greensleeves, Scarborough Fair - Full Score and Parts. By Anonymous. Edited by A...(+)
Greensleeves, Scarborough
Fair - Full Score and
Parts. By Anonymous.
Edited by Amy Rosen.
Arranged by Anonymous.
String orchestra. For
Violin I, Violin II,
Violin III, Viola (Treble
Clef), Viola, Cello,
Double Bass, Piano. Carl
Fischer Concert String
Orchestra Performance
Series: Medium Easy/Easy.
Score and parts. 10
pages. Published by Carl
Fischer.
Contrabass & Piano or CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 1, Grade 2 SKU: MA.EM...(+)
Contrabass & Piano or CD
Play Back / Play Along -
Grade 1, Grade 2
SKU:
MA.EMR-54354
Melodies pour
Debutants / Melodien fur
Anfanger. Composed by
Jirka Kadlec. Score and
parts. Duration 14'11.
Editions Marc Reift #EMR
54354. Published by
Editions Marc Reift
(MA.EMR-54354).
Entry March /
Charmaine / Little Mouse
Polka / Crazy Journey On
Tricycle / Boogie Rock
Woogie / Fairy Tale
Romance / Bella Ciao.