(Music, Movement and More! The Music Magazine for Grades K-6). Composed by Jeane...(+)
(Music, Movement and
More! The Music Magazine
for Grades K-6). Composed
by Jeanette Morgan. For
unison choir, Orff
Instrument. Games and CD.
Published by Heritage
Music Press
(Developing Musicianship with Songs from Around the World). By Mari Schay. For u...(+)
(Developing Musicianship
with Songs from Around
the World). By Mari
Schay. For unison choir,
percussion. General,
Multicultural. Book and
listening CD. Published
by Heritage Music Press
(Multicultural and Contemporary Rhythms for K-8 Classrooms). By Zig Wajler. Orff...(+)
(Multicultural and
Contemporary Rhythms for
K-8 Classrooms). By Zig
Wajler. Orff School
Orchestra. Level: K-8.
Book and CD. 32 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
Organ - intermediate-adv SKU: HL.44006367 American Tunes and Spiritual...(+)
Organ - intermediate-adv
SKU: HL.44006367
American Tunes and
Spirituals. By Gunter
Kaluza. Edited by Gü and
nter Kaluza. De Haske
Play-Along Book. Play
Along. Softcover.
Composed 1998. 48 pages.
De Haske Publications
#0981142401. Published by
De Haske Publications
(HL.44006367).
ISBN
9789043101844. UPC:
884088084684.
9.0x12.0x0.158 inches.
International (more than
one
language).
These
arrangements for organ in
the style of folk and
spiritual music were
created during the 19th
century. They provide the
occasional glimpse of the
old African jumba dances
and plantation songs.
Each arrangement is a
unique step on a voyage
of discovery into the
fascinting characteristis
of this music. 16
arrangements of beloved
spirituals, including:
Morning Has Broken *
Amazing Grace * Nobody
Knows the Trouble I've
Seen * Were You There? *
Deep River * Lord, I Want
to Be a Christian * Steal
Away to Jesus * Let Us
Break Bread Together * Go
Tell It on the Mountain *
Is There Anybody Here? *
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
* Greensleeves.
By Paul Simon. For guitar. Little Black Songbook. The little book with all the B...(+)
By Paul Simon. For
guitar. Little Black
Songbook. The little book
with all the BIG songs.
Folk. Level: Easy. Lyric
and Chord Book. 224
pages. Published by Music
Sales.
Smithsonian Suite Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant FJH
By Brian Balmages. Beginning Band. FJH Beginning Band. Full set (score and parts...(+)
By Brian Balmages.
Beginning Band. FJH
Beginning Band. Full set
(score and parts). Score
only also available: S.
Concert Band. Level:
Grade 1. Score and Set of
Parts. Composed 2003.
Published by The FJH
Music Company Inc.
Chamber Music String Quartet SKU: PR.114415750 String Quartet No. 2(+)
Chamber Music String
Quartet
SKU:
PR.114415750
String Quartet No.
2. Composed by
Adolphus Hailstork.
Contemporary. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2012.
28+12+8+12+12 pages.
Duration 15 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41575. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114415750).
ISBN
9781491101483. UPC:
680160612499.
The
impressive Marian
Anderson String Quartet
has established a
Continuing the Legacy
commissioning project, to
honor the 75th
anniversary of their
namesake's performance at
the Lincoln Memorial, as
well as their own 25th
anniversary. Hailstork is
one of a handful of
American composers
invited to create a 21st
century string quartet
based upon songs of the
African Diaspora. His
choice of Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot has led to
an evocative, but moving
string quartet. Also
available for string
orchestra, on a rental
basis. For advanced
performers. Duration:
15'.
Galloping Ghosts Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Manhattan Beach Music
Concert band - Grade 4 SKU: MH.1-59913-064-5 Composed by William Ryden. S...(+)
Concert band - Grade 4
SKU:
MH.1-59913-064-5
Composed by William
Ryden. Suitable for high
school, community, and
college bands. Conductor
score and set of parts.
Duration 2:45. Published
by Manhattan Beach Music
(MH.1-59913-064-5).
ISBN
9781599130644.
I
wrote Galloping Ghosts (A
Ragtime March) to
conclude a concert of my
chamber music in New York
City on October 28, 1986.
It is the final part of a
work called Rags for
Divers Players. This work
was written to show the
variety possible within
the standard rag form. I
used all the players
available for the finale
-- two violins, viola,
cello, bass, flute, oboe,
clarinet, horn, bassoon,
and piano. Since this is
a rather unusual
instrumental combination
and not easy to
reassemble, I decided to
rescore the work for
concert band. Galloping
Ghosts is written in a
standard march form but
incorporates many of the
syncopations found in
ragtime. The uniquely
American music called
ragtime traces its
history to African
rhythms brought over by
slaves. Over the years
this music became welded
to European musical forms
such as the quadrille and
the march. Drums and
banjos and the minstrel
tradition lent a special
flavor, and from all
these elements ragtime
slowly evolved within the
largely unknown black
subculture of the late
19th century. In the late
1890's it emerged as a
fully developed form in
the classic piano solos
of Scott Joplin
(1869-1917). Joplin's
1899 hit, Maple Leaf Rag,
was an overnight
sensation and brought
ragtime worldwide fame.
Ensemble instrumentation:
1 Piccolo, 8 Flute 1 and
2, 2 Oboe, 1 Eb Clarinet,
4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb
Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet
3, 2 Eb Alto Clarinet, 3
Bb Bass and Bb Contrabass
Clarinet, 2 Bassoon 1 and
2, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 1,
2 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2
Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb
Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb
Cornet 1, 3 Bb Cornet 2,
3 Bb Cornet 3, 2 Horn 1
and 2 in F, 2 Horn 3 and
4 in F, 4 Trombone 1 and
2, 4 Bass Trombone, 2
Baritone (B.C.), 2
Baritone (T.C.), 4 Tuba,
1 String Bass, 1 Timpani,
1 Xylophone, 3 Percussion
1, 3 Percussion 2.
SATB choir - Grade 2 SKU: KJ.8903 Composed by Marc Robinson. Collection. ...(+)
SATB choir - Grade 2
SKU: KJ.8903
Composed by Marc
Robinson. Collection.
Music for the Church
Year. Sacred, Choral.
Octavo. Neil A. Kjos
Music Company #8903.
Published by Neil A. Kjos
Music Company (KJ.8903).
SATB,
Percussion, Opt
Piano
This is
dynamic and short, to set
the mood for an exciting,
upbeat service. The drums
and voices stem from the
call and response of
spirituals as well as the
drumming of African and
Native American spiritual
songs. An inclusive
Trinitarian setting
calling God's people to
worship.
Coo-Coo Bird Chorale SSAA SSAA, Piano [Octavo] Santa Barbara Music Publishing
Composed by Alice Parker. For SSAA choir, piano. Robyn Lana Choral Series. Conce...(+)
Composed by Alice Parker.
For SSAA choir, piano.
Robyn Lana Choral Series.
Concert, General. Octavo.
Santa Barbara Music
Publishing #SBMP1222.
Published by Santa
Barbara Music Publishing
SATB divisi a cappella Choral (SATB a cappella) SKU: HL.1428501 Arranged ...(+)
SATB divisi a cappella
Choral (SATB a cappella)
SKU: HL.1428501
Arranged by Ken Burton.
Gentry Publications.
Octavo. 16 pages. Gentry
Publications #JG2733.
Published by Gentry
Publications
(HL.1428501).
UPC:
196288202677.
6.75x10.5x0.036
inches.
Ken
Burton's “Swing Down,
Chariot,” showcased in
the Jason Max Ferdinand
Choral Series,
intricately weaves a
tapestry of musical
genres intrinsic to Black
American sacred music.
This arrangement
harmonizes African
influences, quartet
styles, close harmony
jazz, big band, and
classical elements,
delivering a vibrant and
diverse sonic landscape.
While its entertaining
aspects shine, the piece
maintains a heartfelt
essence, reflecting a
deep yearning for
freedom. Inspired by
twentieth-century gospel
quartets like the
Fairfield Four and Golden
Gate Quartet, Burton's
arrangement infuses
percussive articulation
and dynamic flexibility.
Choirs are encouraged to
explore creative
articulation options,
ensuring a spirited and
engaging rendition. Ideal
for collegiate, chamber,
honor, and all-state
choirs, this arrangement
captivates effortlessly,
resonating with its rich
musical essence.
Excellent choice for your
advanced and professional
choirs. You can never go
wrong with a Ken Burton
arrangement or
composition.
The Definitive Paul Simon Songbook by Paul Simon. For Melody Line, Lyrics and Ch...(+)
The Definitive Paul Simon
Songbook by Paul Simon.
For Melody Line, Lyrics
and Chords. Music Sales
America. Folk Rock.
Softcover. 560 pages.
Paul Simon Music
#PS11594. Published by
Paul Simon Music
Faces of the World Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile C.L. Barnhouse
Grade 2 SKU: CL.011-2490-00 Composed by Huckeby. Young Concert Band. Comm...(+)
Grade 2
SKU:
CL.011-2490-00
Composed by Huckeby.
Young Concert Band.
Command Series. Audio
recording available
separately (item
CL.WFR324). Score and set
of parts. Composed 1992.
C.L. Barnhouse
#011-2490-00. Published
by C.L. Barnhouse
(CL.011-2490-00).
Having trouble
meeting your schools
multicultural objectives
in band class? This new
multicultural collection
saves the day and is a
great teaching tool and
addition to your next
concert as well. A well
crafted medley of five
folk tunes from around
the world (Russian,
African, Israeli, Mexican
and Native American) that
is sure to be a favorite
with your audiences.
About C.L.
Barnhouse Command
Series
The
Barnhouse Command Series
includes works at grade
levels 2, 2.5, and 3.
This series is designed
for middle school and
junior high school bands,
as well as high school
bands of smaller
instrumentation or
limited experience.
Command Series
publications have a
slightly larger
instrumentation than the
Rising Band Series, and
are typically of larger
scope, duration, and
musical content.
Chorale SATB [Vocal Score] Oxford University Press
A Clare Benediction Composed by John Rutter A Prayer Of St Richard Of Chicheste...(+)
A Clare Benediction
Composed by John Rutter
A Prayer Of St Richard Of
Chichester Composed by L.
J. White
Alleluia Composed by
William Boyce
Author Of Life Divine
Composed by Cecilia
Mcdowall
Be Still For The Presence
Of The Lord Composed by
David Evans; Arranged by
Richard Shephard
Bread Of The World
Composed by Scottish
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
Brightest And Best
Composed by Malcolm
Archer
Christ Is The World's
True Light Composed by W.
K. Stanton
Christ The Lord Is Risen
Again Composed by Richard
Shephard
Christians Shout For Joy
And Gladness Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach
Come Down, O Love Divine
Composed by Hilary
Tadman-robins
Plainsong: Creator Of The
Stars Arranged by John
Scott
Drop, Drop Slow Tears
Composed by Kerry Andrew
Evening Service In C
Composed by Frank Henry
Shera
Fairest Lord Jesus
Composed by Martin How
Gabriel To Mary Came
Composed by 14th Century
Irish; Arranged by Alan
Bullard
Give Thanks To God
Composed by Botswanan
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
God Be In My Head
Composed by Armstrong
Gibbs
God In Mine Eternity
Composed by Alan Bullard
God So Loved The World
Composed by Alan Bullard
God That Madest Earth And
Heaven Composed by Welsh
Traditional; Arranged by
David Thorne
Hail, Virgin Mary (Ave
Maria) Composed by Franz
Liszt
Hark, The Glad Sound
Composed by David Thorne
Harvest Carol Composed by
Ian Ray
He Is Risen Composed by
Cecil Cope
Hide Not Thy Face
Composed by Richard
Farrant
see all...
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy Is
The Lord Composed by
Franz Schubert; Arranged
by Alan Bullard
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord
God Almighty Composed by
Alan Smith
Hosanna To The Son Of
David Composed by Georg
Philipp Telemann
Irish Blessing Composed
by Bob Chilcott
Jesu, Lamb Of God,
Redeemer (Ave Verum
Corpus) Composed by
Edward Elgar
Jesus Christ The Apple
Tree Composed by English
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
Jubilate (Let Us Praise
You) Composed by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart
Lamb Of God (Agnus Dei)
Composed by Samuel Webbe
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep
Silence Composed by
Stephen Cleobury
Like The Murmur Of The
Dove's Song Composed by
Alan Smith
Lord, In Thy Mercy
Composed by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn
Magnificat And Nunc
Dimittis In C Composed by
F. H. Shera
Never Weather-beaten Sail
Composed by Thomas
Campion; Arranged by Alan
Bullard
Now The Green Blade
Riseth Composed by French
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
O Breath Of Life Composed
by English Traditional;
Arranged by Alan Bullard
O For A Closer Walk With
God Composed by Charles
Villiers Stanford
O God Of Mercy Composed
by Simon Lole
O God, Your Goodness
Composed by Ludwig Van
Beethoven
O Praise God In His
Holiness Composed by John
Weldon
Panis Angelicus Composed
by Cesar Auguste Franck
Peace Between Nations
Composed by Christopher
Wiggins
Pie Jesu Composed by
Gabriel Faure
Praise To The Trinity
Composed by Hildegard Of
Bingen
Psalm 150 Composed by Bob
Chilcott
Rejoice In The Lord
Always Composed by
Christopher Wiggins
Shout For Joy Composed by
African Traditional;
Arranged by Alan Bullard
Star Of Wonder Composed
by Alan Bullard
The Eternal Gifts Of
Christ The King Composed
by Guidetti/henry G. Ley
The Heavens Sing Praises
To God Composed by Ludwig
Van Beethoven
The Lord Ascendeth
Composed by Michael
Praetorius
The Lord Bless You And
Keep You Composed by John
Rutter
The Lord's My Shepherd
Composed by Bob Chilcott
The Peace Of God Composed
by Alan Bullard
The True And Living Bread
Composed by David
Blackwell
There Is No Rose Composed
by Andrew Smith
Thou Visitest The Earth
Composed by Maurice
Greene
To Be A Pilgrim Composed
by Nick Burt
Were You There? Composed
by American Spiritual;
Arranged by Peter Hunt
Where All Charity And
Love Are (Ubi Caritas)
Arranged by Alan Bullard
Wondrous Cross Composed
by Philip Wilby
The Oxford Book of
Flexible Anthems by Alan
Bullard (1947-). For
flexible instrumentation.
Mixed Voices. Sacred.
Paperback. 296 pages.
Published by Oxford
University Press
Faces of the World Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile C.L. Barnhouse
Grade 2.5 SKU: CL.011-2490-01 Composed by Huckeby. Young Concert Band. Co...(+)
Grade 2.5
SKU:
CL.011-2490-01
Composed by Huckeby.
Young Concert Band.
Command Series. Audio
recording available
separately (item
CL.WFR324). Extra full
score. Composed 1992.
C.L. Barnhouse
#011-2490-01. Published
by C.L. Barnhouse
(CL.011-2490-01).
Having trouble
meeting your schools
multicultural objectives
in band class? This new
multicultural collection
saves the day and is a
great teaching tool and
addition to your next
concert as well. A well
crafted medley of five
folk tunes from around
the world (Russian,
African, Israeli, Mexican
and Native American) that
is sure to be a favorite
with your audiences.
About C.L.
Barnhouse Command
Series
The
Barnhouse Command Series
includes works at grade
levels 2, 2.5, and 3.
This series is designed
for middle school and
junior high school bands,
as well as high school
bands of smaller
instrumentation or
limited experience.
Command Series
publications have a
slightly larger
instrumentation than the
Rising Band Series, and
are typically of larger
scope, duration, and
musical content.
Learning Notes / Playing Solos. By William Bay. For Guitar (All). Method. First ...(+)
Learning Notes / Playing
Solos. By William Bay.
For Guitar (All). Method.
First Lessons. All
Styles. Level: Beginning.
Book CD DVD. Size
8.75x11.75. 40 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc.
Piano and orchestra - difficult SKU: HL.49046544 For piano and orchest...(+)
Piano and orchestra -
difficult
SKU:
HL.49046544
For
piano and orchestra.
Composed by Gyorgy
Ligeti. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Edition Schott.
Softcover. Composed
1985-1988. Duration 24'.
Schott Music #ED23178.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49046544).
ISBN
9781705122655. UPC:
842819108726.
9.0x12.0x0.224
inches.
I composed
the Piano Concerto in two
stages: the first three
movements during the
years 1985-86, the next
two in 1987, the final
autograph of the last
movement was ready by
January, 1988. The
concerto is dedicated to
the American conductor
Mario di Bonaventura. The
markings of the movements
are the following: 1.
Vivace molto ritmico e
preciso 2. Lento e
deserto 3. Vivace
cantabile 4. Allegro
risoluto 5. Presto
luminoso.The first
performance of the
three-movement Concerto
was on October 23rd, 1986
in Graz. Mario di
Bonaventura conducted
while his brother,
Anthony di Bonaventura,
was the soloist. Two days
later the performance was
repeated in the Vienna
Konzerthaus. After
hearing the work twice, I
came to the conclusion
that the third movement
is not an adequate
finale; my feeling of
form demanded
continuation, a
supplement. That led to
the composing of the next
two movements. The
premiere of the whole
cycle took place on
February 29th, 1988, in
the Vienna Konzerthaus
with the same conductor
and the same pianist. The
orchestra consisted of
the following: flute,
oboe, clarinet, bassoon,
horn, trumpet, tenor
trombone, percussion and
strings. The flautist
also plays the piccoIo,
the clarinetist, the alto
ocarina. The percussion
is made up of diverse
instruments, which one
musician-virtuoso can
play. It is more
practical, however, if
two or three musicians
share the instruments.
Besides traditional
instruments the
percussion part calls
also for two simple wind
instruments: the swanee
whistle and the
harmonica. The string
instrument parts (two
violins, viola, cello and
doubles bass) can be
performed soloistic since
they do not contain
divisi. For balance,
however, the ensemble
playing is recommended,
for example 6-8 first
violins, 6-8 second, 4-6
violas, 4-6 cellos, 3-4
double basses. In the
Piano Concerto I realized
new concepts of harmony
and rhythm. The first
movement is entirely
written in bimetry:
simultaneously 12/8 and
4/4 (8/8). This relates
to the known triplet on a
doule relation and in
itself is nothing new.
Because, however, I
articulate 12 triola and
8 duola pulses, an
entangled, up till now
unheard kind of polymetry
is created. The rhythm is
additionally complicated
because of asymmetric
groupings inside two
speed layers, which means
accents are
asymmetrically
distributed. These
groups, as in the talea
technique, have a fixed,
continuously repeating
rhythmic structures of
varying lengths in speed
layers of 12/8 and 4/4.
This means that the
repeating pattern in the
12/8 level and the
pattern in the 4/4 level
do not coincide and
continuously give a
kaleidoscope of renewing
combinations. In our
perception we quickly
resign from following
particular rhythmical
successions and that what
is going on in time
appears for us as
something static,
resting. This music, if
it is played properly, in
the right tempo and with
the right accents inside
particular layers, after
a certain time 'rises, as
it were, as a plane after
taking off: the rhythmic
action, too complex to be
able to follow in detail,
begins flying. This
diffusion of individual
structures into a
different global
structure is one of my
basic compositional
concepts: from the end of
the fifties, from the
orchestral works
Apparitions and
Atmospheres I
continuously have been
looking for new ways of
resolving this basic
question. The harmony of
the first movement is
based on mixtures, hence
on the parallel leading
of voices. This technique
is used here in a rather
simple form; later in the
fourth movement it will
be considerably
developed. The second
movement (the only slow
one amongst five
movements) also has a
talea type of structure,
it is however much
simpler rhythmically,
because it contains only
one speed layer. The
melody is consisted in
the development of a
rigorous interval mode in
which two minor seconds
and one major second
alternate therefore nine
notes inside an octave.
This mode is transposed
into different degrees
and it also determines
the harmony of the
movement; however, in
closing episode in the
piano part there is a
combination of diatonics
(white keys) and
pentatonics (black keys)
led in brilliant,
sparkling quasimixtures,
while the orchestra
continues to play in the
nine tone mode. In this
movement I used isolated
sounds and extreme
registers (piccolo in a
very low register,
bassoon in a very high
register, canons played
by the swanee whistle,
the alto ocarina and
brass with a harmon-mute'
damper, cutting sound
combinations of the
piccolo, clarinet and
oboe in an extremely high
register, also
alternating of a
whistle-siren and
xylophone). The third
movement also has one
speed layer and because
of this it appears as
simpler than the first,
but actually the rhythm
is very complicated in a
different way here. Above
the uninterrupted, fast
and regular basic pulse,
thanks to the asymmetric
distribution of accents,
different types of
hemiolas and inherent
melodical patterns appear
(the term was coined by
Gerhard Kubik in relation
to central African
music). If this movement
is played with the
adequate speed and with
very clear accentuation,
illusory
rhythmic-melodical
figures appear. These
figures are not played
directly; they do not
appear in the score, but
exist only in our
perception as a result of
co-operation of different
voices. Already earlier I
had experimented with
illusory rhythmics,
namely in Poeme
symphonique for 100
metronomes (1962), in
Continuum for harpsichord
(1968), in Monument for
two pianos (1976), and
especially in the first
and sixth piano etude
Desordre and Automne a
Varsovie (1985). The
third movement of the
Piano Concerto is up to
now the clearest example
of illusory rhythmics and
illusory melody. In
intervallic and chordal
structure this movement
is based on alternation,
and also inter-relation
of various modal and
quasi-equidistant harmony
spaces. The tempered
twelve-part division of
the octave allows for
diatonical and other
modal interval
successions, which are
not equidistant, but are
based on the alternation
of major and minor
seconds in different
groups. The tempered
system also allows for
the use of the
anhemitonic pentatonic
scale (the black keys of
the piano). From
equidistant scales,
therefore interval
formations which are
based on the division of
an octave in equal
distances, the
twelve-tone tempered
system allows only
chromatics (only minor
seconds) and the six-tone
scale (the whole-tone:
only major seconds).
Moreover, the division of
the octave into four
parts only minor thirds)
and three parts (three
major thirds) is
possible. In several
music cultures different
equidistant divisions of
an octave are accepted,
for example, in the
Javanese slendro into
five parts, in Melanesia
into seven parts, popular
also in southeastern
Asia, and apart from
this, in southern Africa.
This does not mean an
exact equidistance: there
is a certain tolerance
for the inaccurateness of
the interval tuning.
These exotic for us,
Europeans, harmony and
melody have attracted me
for several years.
However I did not want to
re-tune the piano
(microtone deviations
appear in the concerto
only in a few places in
the horn and trombone
parts led in natural
tones). After the period
of experimenting, I got
to pseudo- or
quasiequidistant
intervals, which is
neither whole-tone nor
chromatic: in the
twelve-tone system, two
whole-tone scales are
possible, shifted a minor
second apart from each
other. Therefore, I
connect these two scales
(or sound resources), and
for example, places occur
where the melodies and
figurations in the piano
part are created from
both whole tone scales;
in one band one six-tone
sound resource is
utilized, and in the
other hand, the
complementary. In this
way whole-tonality and
chromaticism mutually
reduce themselves: a type
of deformed
equidistancism is formed,
strangely brilliant and
at the same time
slanting; illusory
harmony, indeed being
created inside the
tempered twelve-tone
system, but in sound
quality not belonging to
it anymore. The
appearance of such
slantedequidistant
harmony fields
alternating with modal
fields and based on
chords built on fifths
(mainly in the piano
part), complemented with
mixtures built on fifths
in the orchestra, gives
this movement an
individual, soft-metallic
colour (a metallic sound
resulting from
harmonics). The fourth
movement was meant to be
the central movement of
the Concerto. Its
melodc-rhythmic elements
(embryos or fragments of
motives) in themselves
are simple. The movement
also begins simply, with
a succession of
overlapping of these
elements in the mixture
type structures. Also
here a kaleidoscope is
created, due to a limited
number of these elements
- of these pebbles in the
kaleidoscope - which
continuously return in
augmentations and
diminutions. Step by
step, however, so that in
the beginning we cannot
hear it, a compiled
rhythmic organization of
the talea type gradually
comes into daylight,
based on the simultaneity
of two mutually shifted
to each other speed
layers (also triplet and
duoles, however, with
different asymmetric
structures than in the
first movement). While
longer rests are
gradually filled in with
motive fragments, we
slowly come to the
conclusion that we have
found ourselves inside a
rhythmic-melodical whirl:
without change in tempo,
only through increasing
the density of the
musical events, a
rotation is created in
the stream of successive
and compiled, augmented
and diminished motive
fragments, and increasing
the density suggests
acceleration. Thanks to
the periodical structure
of the composition,
always new but however of
the same (all the motivic
cells are similar to
earlier ones but none of
them are exactly
repeated; the general
structure is therefore
self-similar), an
impression is created of
a gigantic, indissoluble
network. Also, rhythmic
structures at first
hidden gradually begin to
emerge, two independent
speed layers with their
various internal
accentuations. This
great, self-similar whirl
in a very indirect way
relates to musical
associations, which came
to my mind while watching
the graphic projection of
the mathematical sets of
Julia and of Mandelbrot
made with the help of a
computer. I saw these
wonderful pictures of
fractal creations, made
by scientists from Brema,
Peitgen and Richter, for
the first time in 1984.
From that time they have
played a great role in my
musical concepts. This
does not mean, however,
that composing the fourth
movement I used
mathematical methods or
iterative calculus;
indeed, I did use
constructions which,
however, are not based on
mathematical thinking,
but are rather craftman's
constructions (in this
respect, my attitude
towards mathematics is
similar to that of the
graphic artist Maurits
Escher). I am concerned
rather with intuitional,
poetic, synesthetic
correspondence, not on
the scientific, but on
the poetic level of
thinking. The fifth, very
short Presto movement is
harmonically very simple,
but all the more
complicated in its
rhythmic structure: it is
based on the further
development of ''inherent
patterns of the third
movement. The
quasi-equidistance system
dominates harmonically
and melodically in this
movement, as in the
third, alternating with
harmonic fields, which
are based on the division
of the chromatic whole
into diatonics and
anhemitonic pentatonics.
Polyrhythms and harmonic
mixtures reach their
greatest density, and at
the same time this
movement is strikingly
light, enlightened with
very bright colours: at
first it seems chaotic,
but after listening to it
for a few times it is
easy to grasp its
content: many autonomous
but self-similar figures
which crossing
themselves. I present my
artistic credo in the
Piano Concerto: I
demonstrate my
independence from
criteria of the
traditional avantgarde,
as well as the
fashionable
postmodernism. Musical
illusions which I
consider to be also so
important are not a goal
in itself for me, but a
foundation for my
aesthetical attitude. I
prefer musical forms
which have a more
object-like than
processual character.
Music as frozen time, as
an object in imaginary
space evoked by music in
our imagination, as a
creation which really
develops in time, but in
imagination it exists
simultaneously in all its
moments. The spell of
time, the enduring its
passing by, closing it in
a moment of the present
is my main intention as a
composer. (Gyorgy
Ligeti).
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 1 SKU: FJ.B1189S Score Only. Com...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 1
SKU:
FJ.B1189S
Score
Only. Composed by
Brian Balmages. Arranged
by Brian Balmages.
Concert Band. FJH
Beginning Band.
Patriotic. Score.
Duration 5:57. The FJH
Music Company Inc
#98-B1189S. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1189S).
English.
This
4-movement multicultural
suite provides a wealth
of teaching and
performance
opportunities, especially
at the beginning level.
Each movement is based on
a Smithsonian National
Museum in Washington D.C.
(Natural History,
American Indian, African
Art, and Air and Space).
These movements can
easily be performed
separately. In addition
to cross-curriculum
teaching, the opening
theme is slightly altered
in each movement,
teaching the concept of
variations. Strongly
consider this new
work.
About FJH
Beginning
Band
Appro
priate within the first
year of instruction and
beginning of the second
year. Clarinets do not go
above the break, and
there is limited use of
accidentals. Plenty of
doublings in the lower
voices. Grade 1.
Kum Ba Yah Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Curnow Music
Concert Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.CMP-0320-99-040 Composed by James Hosay....(+)
Concert Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.CMP-0320-99-040
Composed by James Hosay.
National Heritage Series.
Hymns & Chorals. Set
(Score & Parts). Composed
1999. Curnow Music #CMP
0320-99-040. Published by
Curnow Music
(BT.CMP-0320-99-040).
Kum Ba Yah is
one of the most popular
and loved of all American
folk songs. It is sung in
places of worship, around
campfires and at social
gatherings all over the
world. This bright and
happy arrangement makes
use of African percussion
and rhythm underneath
velvety-smooth chords and
flowing lines. It can
also be enhanced by the
use of an optional
electric bass part.