Boy
Soprano, Soprano, Tenor,
Flugelhorn, Mixed Chorus,
and Chamber Orchestra
Study Score. Composed
by Harald Weiss. This
edition: Paperback/Soft
Cover. Sheet music. Study
Score. Classical.
Softcover. Composed
2008/2009. 188 pages.
Duration 100'. Schott
Music #ED20619. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49018099).
ISBN
9790001158428. UPC:
884088567347.
8.25x11.75x0.457 inches.
Latin - German.
On
letting go(Concerning the
selection of the texts)
In the selection of the
texts, I have allowed
myself to be motivated
and inspired by the
concept of 'letting go'.
This appears to me to be
one of the essential
aspects of dying, but
also of life itself. We
humans cling far too
strongly to successful
achievements, whether
they have to do with
material or ideal values,
or relationships of all
kinds. We cannot and do
not want to let go,
almost as if our life
depended on it. As we
will have to practise the
art of letting go at the
latest during our hour of
death, perhaps we could
already make a start on
this while we are still
alive. Tagore describes
this farewell with very
simple but strikingly
vivid imagery: 'I will
return the key of my
door'. I have set this
text for tenor solo. Here
I imagine, and have
correspondingly noted in
a certain passage of the
score, that the
protagonist finds himself
as though 'in an ocean'
of voices in which he is
however not drowning, but
immersing himself in
complete relaxation. The
phenomenon of letting go
is described even more
simply and tersely in
Psalm 90, verse 12: 'So
teach us to number our
days, that we may apply
our hearts unto wisdom'.
This cannot be expressed
more plainly.I have begun
the requiem with a solo
boy's voice singing the
beginning of this psalm
on a single note, the
note A. This in effect
says it all. The work
comes full circle at the
culmination with a repeat
of the psalm which
subsequently leads into a
resplendent 'lux
aeterna'. The
intermediate texts of the
Requiem which highlight
the phenomenon of letting
go in the widest spectrum
of colours originate on
the one hand from the
Latin liturgy of the
Messa da Requiem (In
Paradisum, Libera me,
Requiem aeternam, Mors
stupebit) and on the
other hand from poems by
Joseph von Eichendorff,
Hermann Hesse,
Rabindranath Tagore and
Rainer Maria Rilke.All
texts have a distinctive
positive element in
common and view death as
being an organic process
within the great system
of the universe, for
example when Hermann
Hesse writes: 'Entreiss
dich, Seele, nun der
Zeit, entreiss dich
deinen Sorgen und mache
dich zum Flug bereit in
den ersehnten Morgen'
['Tear yourself way , o
soul, from time, tear
yourself away from your
sorrows and prepare
yourself to fly away into
the long-awaited
morning'] and later: 'Und
die Seele unbewacht will
in freien Flugen
schweben, um im
Zauberkreis der Nacht
tief und tausendfach zu
leben' ['And the
unfettered soul strives
to soar in free flight to
live in the magic sphere
of the night, deep and
thousandfold']. Or Joseph
von Eichendorff whose
text evokes a distant
song in his lines: 'Und
meine Seele spannte weit
ihre Flugel aus. Flog
durch die stillen Lande,
als floge sie nach Haus'
['And my soul spread its
wings wide. Flew through
the still country as if
homeward bound.']Here a
strong romantically
tinged occidental
resonance can be detected
which is however also
accompanied by a
universal spirit going
far beyond all cultures
and religions. In the
beginning was the sound
Long before any sort of
word or meaningful phrase
was uttered by vocal
chords, sounds,
vibrations and tones
already existed. This
brings us back to the
music. Both during my
years of study and at
subsequent periods, I had
been an active
participant in the world
of contemporary music,
both as percussionist and
also as conductor and
composer. My early scores
had a somewhat
adventurous appearance,
filled with an abundance
of small black dots: no
rhythm could be too
complicated, no register
too extreme and no
harmony too dissonant. I
devoted myself intensely
to the handling of
different parameters
which in serial music
coexist in total
equality: I also studied
aleatory principles and
so-called minimal music.I
subsequently emigrated
and took up residence in
Spain from where I
embarked on numerous
travels over the years to
India, Africa and South
America. I spent repeated
periods during this time
as a resident in
non-European countries.
This meant that the
currents of contemporary
music swept past me
vaguely and at a great
distance. What I instead
absorbed during this
period were other
completely new cultures
in which I attempted to
immerse myself as
intensively as possible.I
learned foreign languages
and came into contact
with musicians of all
classes and styles who
had a different cultural
heritage than my own: I
was intoxicated with the
diversity of artistic
potential.Nevertheless,
the further I distanced
myself from my own
Western musical heritage,
the more this returned
insistently in my
consciousness.The scene
can be imagined of
sitting somewhere in the
middle of the Brazilian
jungle surrounded by the
wailing of Indians and
out of the blue being
provided with the
opportunity to hear
Beethoven's late string
quartets: this can be a
heart-wrenching
experience, akin to an
identity crisis. This
type of experience can
also be described as
cathartic. Whatever the
circumstances, my
'renewed' occupation with
the 'old' country would
not permit me to return
to the point at which I
as an audacious young
student had maltreated
the musical parameters of
so-called contemporary
music. A completely
different approach would
be necessary: an
extremely careful
approach, inching my way
gradually back into the
Western world: an
approach which would
welcome tradition back
into the fold, attempt to
unfurl the petals and
gently infuse this
tradition with a breath
of contemporary
life.Although I am aware
that I will not unleash a
revolution or scandal
with this approach, I am
nevertheless confident
as, with the musical
vocabulary of this
Requiem, I am travelling
in an orbit in which no
ballast or complex
structures will be
transported or intimated:
on the contrary, I have
attempted to form the
message of the texts in
music with the naivety of
a 'homecomer'. Harald
WeissColonia de San
PedroMarch 2009.
Classic Rock for the String Orchestra (Teacher's Score). Arranged by Bob ...(+)
Classic Rock for the
String Orchestra
(Teacher's Score).
Arranged by Bob Phillips
and Daryl Silberman.
Book; CD; Play-Along;
String Orchestra
Collection. Rock. 48
pages. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.40742).
(Featuring: Obliviate / Polyjuice Potion / Harry and Ginny / Ministry of Magic /...(+)
(Featuring: Obliviate /
Polyjuice Potion / Harry
and Ginny / Ministry of
Magic / Ron Leaves). By
Alexandre Desplat
(1961-). Arranged by
Victor LÌ_pez.
Orchestra. For full
(Vibraphone/Bells/Marimba
, timp, Snare Drum/Wind
Chimes/ Hi-Hat Cymbals,
Bass Drum, Finger
Cymbals/Suspended
Cymbals/Triangle/Ride
Cymbal, Low Tom, pno).
Full Orchestra; Part(s);
Score. Pop Concert Full
Orchestra. Form: Medley.
Light Concert; Movie;
Pop. Grade 3.5. 240
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
Orchestra SKU: SU.94010400 For Orchestra. Composed by James Lee II...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
SU.94010400
For
Orchestra. Composed
by James Lee III.
Orchestra. Study Score.
Subito Music Corporation
#94010400. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.94010400).
2,1 2,1 2,1
2,1; 4331; timp, perc(3),
cel, hp; stgs Duration:
11' Composed: 2013
Published by: Subito
Music Publishing
Performance materials
available on rental:
Alas! Babylon’s
Final Sunset is
another installment in my
series of works that
musically comment on the
biblical books of Daniel
and Revelation. The
principal source of
inspiration for this
works comes from the 18th
chapter of the book of
Revelation. This chapter
states that the career of
Babylon the Great is
finally coming to an end.
The music begins with a
mysterious pianissimo
tremolo accompanied by
tam-tam and bass drum.
The initial flourishes in
the oboes and English
horn serve as the
principal motive of
warning. As the music
continues, there are
varying degrees of
agitation among the
strings and woodwinds.
Throughout the work there
are rhythmic motives in
the brass, percussion,
and various woodwind
instruments that sing and
speak Babylon is Fallen
in triple meter. As the
tutti ensemble arrives at
a climax, the orchestral
texture becomes thinner
and slightly transparent.
As the music continues,
the opening motive
returns in the oboes,
however the counterpoint
produces a series of solo
laments. These passages
are intended to provide
picturesque images of
these words: And the
voice of harpers, and
musicians, and of pipers,
and trumpeters, shall be
heard no more at all in
thee; and no craftsman,
of whatsoever craft he
be, shall be found any
more in thee; and the
sound of a millstone
shall be heard no more at
all in thee; And the
light of a candle shall
shine no more at all in
thee. and the voice of
the bridegroom and of the
bride shall be heard no
more at all in thee: for
thy merchants were the
great men of the earth;
for by thy sorceries were
all nations deceived. And
in her was found the
blood of prophets, and of
saints, and of all that
were slain upon the
earth. Rev. 18:22-24 The
following passages
musically comment on the
historical career of
Babylon with a sense of
her impending
destruction. The series
of laments transforms
into the more emphatic
rhythmic motive Babylon
is Fallen. The orchestral
texture begins to become
more condense, once
again, with the initial
flourishes of, but with
notable variations.
Finally, the celesta,
harp, oboes, English
horn, and strings sing
profundities that are
finally transformed into
a minor mode tonality
that fades away with the
ringing of the tam-tam.
Babylon has finally seen
her last sunset.
Composed by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Edited by Ulrich Konrad. This edition:...(+)
Composed by Richard
Wagner
(1813-1883). Edited by
Ulrich
Konrad. This edition:
facsimile. Half-leather
binding. Documenta
musicologica II/56 /
Barenreiter Facsimile.
Facsimile. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BVK02418.
Published
by Baerenreiter Verlag
Orchestra SKU: HL.14028038 Composed by Poul Ruders. Music Sales America. ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14028038
Composed
by Poul Ruders. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Score. 95 pages. Music
Sales #KP00294. Published
by Music Sales
(HL.14028038).
ISBN
9788759854730.
12.0x16.5x0.3 inches.
English.
The word
GONG is saturated with
associations: the
splendour of the Orient,
mysticism, drama, loud
metallic clangour,
violent impact, etc. The
present piece draws upon
all those connotations,
but it is primarily a
symphonic drama about the
life and behaviour of the
sun, our closest star and
prime source of life on
Earth. Describing the sun
in music is not a new
idea, of course; during a
visit to Greece, Carl
Nielsen was inspired by
the orbit of the sun and
its very un-Danish
ferocity and thus wrote
the Helios Overture. GONG
is a Helios Overture too,
of sorts, albeit more
abstract. Recent
astronomical research
shows, that the surface
of the sun reverberates
like a gong, in four
different, simultaneous
tempi (not directly
depicted in the score,
though); the sun looks
like a GONG, - the O in
the written work looks
like the sun; there is
even a solar research
group called GONG (Global
Oscillation Network
Group). Formally the
composition follows the
life and fate of the sun,
from the initial
explotional birth through
the hyper-activity as
energy source as we know
it today to the final,
predicted flaring up and
collapse into a so-called
white dwarf. But - being
a musical composition,
not an astrophysical
thesis - GONG is brought
to its compositional
conclusion by a real
concert-ending, a chord
taken from the middle of
the piece and sustained
over several bars, from
virtual nothingness to
full force.
(Suite from Volume Alpha). Composed by Daniel Rosefeld. Arranged by Ralph Fo...(+)
(Suite from Volume
Alpha).
Composed by Daniel
Rosefeld.
Arranged by Ralph Ford.
Concert Band. Concert
Band;
Score. Pop Young Band.
Form:
Suite. Video Game. Grade
2.5. 24 pages. Published
by
Alfred Music
Orchestra SKU: HL.14010177 By David Lloyd-Jones. By Edward Elgar. Edited ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14010177
By David
Lloyd-Jones. By Edward
Elgar. Edited by David
Lloyd-Jones. Music Sales
America. Ballet.
Studyscore. 104 pages.
Music Sales #NOV890197.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14010177).
ISBN
9780711994836. 0.357
inches.
Written at
the height of Elgar's
powers in 1917, The
Sanguine Fan was inspired
by a scene depicting Pan
and Echo that a local
artist had drawn in
sanguine on a fan. The
ballet was originally
composed as part of a
matinee performance in
March 1917 in aid of
wartime charities. This
study score edition is
the ideal choice for both
academic study and
performance
preparation.
A Journey with the
Shepherd. Composed by
Pepper Choplin.
Brookfield Choral Series.
Cantata, Christ The Good
Shepherd, General
Worship, Psalm, Sacred.
Softcover. Duration 2280
seconds. Published by
Brookfield Press
(HL.195818).
UPC:
888680642617.
8.5x14.0x3.0
inches.
This major
work is an affirmation of
assurance that takes us
on a musical and
spiritual pilgrimage
through the beloved 23rd
Psalm. Singers and
listeners will be carried
from peaceful meadows to
the shadowed valleys, and
from the fragile hope of
faith, to life
everlasting. A work of
scope and substance,
Psalm 23 - A Journey with
the Shepherd gives
directors a wonderful
opportunity to program
outside the seasonal box.
A glorious orchestration
by Michael Lawrence
decorates the expressive
choral writing with color
and a theatrical sweep.
Songs include: We Are Not
Alone; The Lord Is My
Shepherd; Restore My
Soul; Lead Me on the
Paths of Righteousness;
Though I Walk through the
Valley; You Comfort Me;
My Cup Overflows; We Are
Not Alone (reprise);
Surely Goodness and
Mercy. Score and Parts
(fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn,
tpt 1-3, hn 1-2, tbn 1-2,
tbn 3/tba, perc 1-2,
timp, hp, pno, vn 1-2,
va, vc, db) available as
a Printed Edition and as
a digital download.
Vivaldi Rocks Orchestre - Intermédiaire/avancé Alfred Publishing
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741). Arranged by by Mark Wood. Performance...(+)
Composed by Antonio
Vivaldi
(1678-1741). Arranged by
by
Mark Wood. Performance
Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Mark
Wood
Series. Pop/Rock; Rock.
Score
and Part(s). Duration
2:30.
Alfred Music #00-49428.
Published by Alfred Music
As Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Composed by Lady Gaga, Mark Rons...(+)
As Performed by Lady Gaga
and
Bradley Cooper. Composed
by
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson,
Anthony Rossomando, and
Andrew Wyatt. Arranged by
Victor Lopez. Full
Orchestra;
Performance Music
Ensemble;
Single Titles. Pop
Concert
Full Orchestra. Movie.
Score
and Parts. 166 pages.
Alfred
Music #00-47451.
Published by
Alfred Music
As Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Composed by Lady Gaga, Mark Rons...(+)
As Performed by Lady Gaga
and
Bradley Cooper. Composed
by
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson,
Anthony Rossomando, and
Andrew Wyatt. Arranged by
Victor Lopez. Full
Orchestra;
Performance Music
Ensemble;
Single Titles. Pop
Concert
Full Orchestra. Movie.
Score.
16 pages. Alfred Music
#00-
47451S. Published by
Alfred
Music
Orchestra SKU: SU.91580100 For Orchestra. Composed by Steven Mercu...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
SU.91580100
For
Orchestra. Composed
by Steven Mercurio.
Vocal/Choral, Opera. CD
(Audio). Subito Music
Corporation #91580100.
Published by Subito Music
Corporation
(SU.91580100).
A Grateful Tail
- Movement by Movement
Siriusly, Dog Star
Sirius, the brightest
star in the night sky,
has been used by
travelers and navigators
for thousands of years as
a guiding star and so it
is here as the opening
movement for the
symphony. Sirius, the
cornerstone to the
constellation Canis
Maggiore or Big Dog sits
at the foot of Orion, the
hunter, leading the way.
Highly cinematic, the
movement evokes both a
musical and visual sense
of the mythological and
mysterious elements of
Sirius and its Dog
Godstar secrets. From the
clarion call of the
opening, Sirius theme,
the sound is buoyant and
frisky emulating the
nature of doggy playtime.
Puppy pleasures abound as
a doggy four-step, my
turn on the traditional
American two-step dance,
is introduced. The
movement transforms into
an actual orchestrated
frolic of small, large
and medium dog barks
beginning with the winds
(smaller dogs) and
ultimately, the big dog,
brass. The movement
climaxes with the coda
or, Dog Park, where the
winds and the brass bark
and play together over
the, doggy ostinato
four-step rhythm,
culminating with the
final call of the Sirius
theme. Let Sleeping Dogs
Lie, Peacefully It's all
in a dog's day and life.
Tranquility presides over
this supremely gentle,
intermezzo-like movement.
After a day of play,
every dog needs rest. Let
Sleeping Dogs Lie, is a
lyrical andante inspired
by the profound serenity
and beauty of a dog at
rest. The Last Will and
Testament of Silverdene
Emblem O'Neill Based on a
powerful piece of prose
written by the American
playwright, Eugene
O'Neill this text was
intended as a consolation
piece for Carlotta, his
wife, who had become
grief-stricken over the
loss of their beloved
dog, the Dalmatian known
as Blemie.Written for a
singing actor who
personifies the role of
Blemie, a dog at the end
of his life, the movement
plays like a one act,
musical drama as we
follow Blemie through a
wonderfully
three-dimensional,
emotional and
psychological journey
writing his Last Will and
Testament, for those who
have loved him. Wagging
the Tail: Ossia Fido's
Lament A life-affirming
rumba/samba using
Blemie's final words from
O'Neill's text, this
final movement employs
the most unique American
musical invention, the
gospel choir. In order to
make the dances come
alive, this movement also
calls upon the colors of
a rhythm section.
Creating the spirit of an
Irish Funeral, the
movement is a joyful and
revival-like celebration
of a dog's life as its
spirit lives on forever
in the hearts and minds
of dog lovers everywhere.
Remember Me, remember me!
My spirit is wagging a
grateful tail. Published
by: Subito Music
Publishing Release Date:
July 9, 2013.
By Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). Arranged by Victor López. Orchestra....(+)
By Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky (1840-1893).
Arranged by Victor
López. Orchestra. Full
Orchestra; Masterworks.
Belwin Concert Full
Orchestra. Masterwork
Arrangement; Romantic.
Grade 5. Conductor Score.
28 pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
(Featuring: Hedwig's
Theme / Obliviate / Dobby
/ Lovegood / Ministry of
Magic / Farewell to Dobby
/ The Elder Wand).
Arranged by Michael Story
and Michael Story.
Orchestra. Full
Orchestra; Score. Pop
Intermediate Full
Orchestra. Form: Medley.
Light Concert; Movie.
Grade 3. 24 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
(Featuring: Hedwig?s
Theme / Obliviate / Dobby
/ Lovegood / Ministry of
Magic / Farewell to Dobby
/ The Elder Wand). By
Alexandre Desplat
(1961-). Arranged by
Michael Story and Michael
Story. Concert Band.
Concert Band; Score. Pop
Young Band. Form: Medley.
Movie; Pop. Grade 2. 36
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
(Featuring: Hedwig's
Theme / Obliviate / Dobby
/ Lovegood / Ministry of
Magic / Farewell to Dobby
/ The Elder Wand).
Arranged by Michael Story
and Michael Story.
Orchestra. For full
(bells/xylophone or
marimba, timp, suscym,
snare, shaker, tom tom,
pno opt, vln3). Full
Orchestra; Part(s);
Score. Pop Intermediate
Full Orchestra. Form:
Medley. Light Concert;
Movie. Grade 3. 242
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
(Featuring: Give My Regards to Broadway / Ain't Misbehavin' / My Funny Valentine...(+)
(Featuring: Give My
Regards to Broadway /
Ain't Misbehavin' / My
Funny Valentine / I've
Grown Accustomed to Her
Face / Thou Swell).
Arranged by Carl
Strommen. Orchestra. For
Full Orchestra. Full
Orchestra. Pop Concert
Full Orchestra. Broadway.
4 (grade 4). Score. 28
pages
(Featuring: Obliviate / Polyjuice Potion / Harry and Ginny / Ministry of Magic /...(+)
(Featuring: Obliviate /
Polyjuice Potion / Harry
and Ginny / Ministry of
Magic / Ron Leaves). By
Alexandre Desplat
(1961-). Arranged by
Victor LÌ_pez.
Orchestra. Full
Orchestra; Score. Pop
Concert Full Orchestra.
Form: Medley. Light
Concert; Movie; Pop.
Grade 3.5. 24 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
Carnival of the Animals Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
By Camille Saint-Saens. Arranged by Jay Bocook. (Score and Parts). MusicWorks Gr...(+)
By Camille Saint-Saens.
Arranged by Jay Bocook.
(Score and Parts).
MusicWorks Grade 4.
Concert Band. Score and
full set of parts. Size
9x12 inches. Published by
Hal Leonard
Salute to Broadway Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
Featuring: Give My Regards to Broadway / Ain't Misbehavin' / My Funny Valentine ...(+)
Featuring: Give My
Regards to Broadway /
Ain't Misbehavin' / My
Funny Valentine / I've
Grown Accustomed to Her
Face / Thou Swell.
Arranged by Carl
Strommen. For Full
Orchestra. Full
Orchestra. Pop Concert
Full Orchestra. Broadway.
Level: 4 (grade 4).
Conductor Score and
Parts. 206 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
Includes Full Performance CD. By Ralph Vaughan Williams. Arranged by Jay Bocook....(+)
Includes Full Performance
CD. By Ralph Vaughan
Williams. Arranged by Jay
Bocook. MusicWorks Grade
3. Concert Band. Score
and full set of parts.
Size 9x12 inches.
Published by Hal Leonard.