Chamber Music Clarinet, Piano, Violin SKU: PR.164002390 Composed by Dan W...(+)
Chamber Music Clarinet,
Piano, Violin
SKU:
PR.164002390
Composed
by Dan Welcher. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
Composed 1995. 26+14+14
pages. Duration 14
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #164-00239.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.164002390).
UPC:
680160038091.
I
became interested in the
work of Plato through my
friend and collaborator,
the writer and
philosopher Paul
Woodruff. Paul's new
translation, with
Alexander Nehamas, of the
Symposium gave me
insights into ancient
Greek ways of thinking
about Love, Beauty, and
Wisdom -- and managed to
keep the earthy, and
often bawdy side of it
all in full view. But
their new translation of
Plato's later dialogue
Phaedrus went even
further: the beauty of
the speeches is
breathtaking, and the
discourse itself is
enough to keep one awake
at night. Basically the
Great Speech of Socrates
in the Phaedrus dialogue
has to do with the place
of Eros in the world, and
with the conflict in the
soul between fleshly
pleasure and philosophic
discovery. I will not
attempt to encapsulate
this brilliant discourse
in a program note:
suffice it to say that
reading it gave rise to
my two-sided work for
clarinet, violin, and
piano, Phaedrus. The
first movement represents
the Philosophic life, and
is thus subtitled
Apollo's Lyre (Invocation
and Hymn). It begins with
an unaccompanied melody
for the clarinet, which
(after a pair of
harp-like flourishes for
the piano, expands into
an accompanied canon. The
voices in the dialogue
(clarinet and violin)
follow each other by a
prescribed number of
beats, but the music is
totally devoid of any
meter at all. The piano,
representing the lyre,
accompanies this lyric
love-feast with repeated
strummed chords. The
canon has three large
sections, and ends with
violin echoing the
unaccompanied clarinet
invocation as the sound
of the lyre fades. The
second movement, called
Dionysus' Dream-Orgy
(Ritual Dance) presents,
after a brief
introduction, another
kind of unmetered music.
Rather than long lyric
flights of philosophic
song, however, this time
we hear a unison dance of
unbridled energy and
sensual transport. The
piece soon forms itself
into a loose arch form,
with contrasting metered
dance sections divided by
the unison unmetered orgy
tune. Midway through the
movement, Apollo's melody
returns from the first
movement, but it is a
temporary reminiscence.
The orgiastic dance
returns, reaches a
climax, and ends with a
stomping of feet. While
Plato asserts that a
proper balance between
lust and reason is
necessary in all men, he
(naturally) gives the nod
to Philosophy as the
better choice in which to
live. Not so in my music:
the two sides are meant
to coexist and to
complement each other. No
sides are taken. Phaedrus
was commissioned of the
Verdehr Trio by Michigan
State University. It is
dedicated to the Vedehr
Trio with great affection
and admiration.
Chamber Music Piano SKU: PR.110418100 XII. From The Piano's 12 Sides(+)
Chamber Music Piano
SKU: PR.110418100
XII. From The Piano's
12 Sides. Composed by
Carter Pann. -.
Contemporary. Performance
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2012.
4 pages. Duration 4
minutes, 56 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#110-41810. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.110418100).
ISBN
9781598069600. UPC:
680160624386. 9x12
inches.
Pann's
setting of the familiar
Danny Boy concludes The
Piano's 12 Sides in a
beautiful and hushed
finality.
Chamber Music Clarinet, Flute, Narrator, Percussion, Trumpet, Violoncello, sopra...(+)
Chamber Music Clarinet,
Flute, Narrator,
Percussion, Trumpet,
Violoncello, soprano
voice
SKU:
PR.161000820
A
Musical Fable for
Children. Composed by
Dan Welcher. Original
story by Santiago
Vaquera-Vasquez; Lyrics
by Dan Welcher. Premiered
by faculty from Texas A&M
Kingsville, Kingsville,
TX. Folk. Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation. Composed July
30 2012.
51+30+12+12+12+16+20
pages. Duration 20
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #161-00082.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.161000820).
UPC:
680160610822. 9 x 12
inches. Text: Santiago
Vaquera-Vasquez; Dan
Welcher. Santiago
Vaquera-Vasquez, Dan
Welcher. Original story
by Santiago
Vaquera-Vasquez; Lyrics
by Dan
Welcher.
Commission
ed for the Kingsville
(TX) Independent School
District and its thriving
music department, Welcher
has created A Musical
Fable for Children, based
upon a story by Santiago
Vaquera-Vasquez. A
narrator tells the tale
of two children on
opposite sides of the
border and the magical
creatures who allowed
them to see as the other
sees. Welcher uses
musical themes and
instruments to help
identify the characters
for the audience. The
musical play was
performed at the
Kingsville campus, as
well as six other
elementary schools in the
district. The Need to
See is a theater piece
for children, featuring a
narrator/singer and five
instrumentalists.
Designed to show children
(aged 8-10) a fable about
acceptance and diversity,
the work also exposes
children to live
musicians in a highly
portable,
suitable-for-classroom
theater piece.The
narrator/singer begins by
teaching the children a
well-known Mexican folk
tune, “Naranja
Dulceâ€, which leads
directly into the
story. The fable
concerns two figures from
folklore: Don Conejo (the
rabbit god) and Don
Coyote (the coyote
god). These two
trickster/adversaries
take on the task of
helping Isabella, an
American girl, and
Tomà s, a Mexican boy,
understand each
other’s
culture—by means
of a trick. The two
children, living on
opposite sides of the Rio
Grande in Texas and
Mexico, have been taught
to fear el otro lado
(“the other
sideâ€), and to stay
away from the river.Â
This causes both children
to be nervous and afraid,
and Conejo and Coyote
decide to do something
about that.Borrowing from
another well-known tale,
writer Santiago
Vaquera-VÃ squez has
the two trickster-deities
perform a bit of
hocus-pocus, exchanging
the two childrens’
eyes for one day, so they
can “seeâ€
through someone
else’s
perspective. The
result, told in two
languages with narration,
song, and constant music,
allows the children in
the audience to
participate as singers,
and also as spectators to
a tale that has relevance
and contemporary
meaning. Â
Employing three familiar
songs from Latin American
culture (“Naranja
Dulceâ€,
“Tengo una
Muñecaâ€, and
“Mambru se fue a la
Guerraâ€), the piece
takes its audience on a
journey both familiar and
new—and ultimately
enlightening.
Recorder and Piano - Advanced SKU: FP.FDD02 Composed by David Dubery. She...(+)
Recorder and Piano -
Advanced
SKU:
FP.FDD02
Composed by
David Dubery. Sheet Music
and Books. An evocative
piece for treble recorder
or oboe and piano
inspired by two historic
Stockport landmarks.
Classical. Collection.
Forsyths Publications
#FDD02. Published by
Forsyths Publications
(FP.FDD02).
ISBN
9790570503834.
Vern
on Park,
Stockport’s oldest
park, was created on land
donated by Lord Vernon
(George John Warren). It
was built by poor mill
workers who called it
pinch-belly park and
opened on 20th September
1858. Comprising
twenty-one acres, it
houses a museum, a
bandstand, ornamental
fountains, a fernery,
rockery, borders and
sunken rose garden as
well terraced walkways
that overlook the river
and weir. The piece
depicts a solitary walker
engrossed in his own
thoughts on a
winter’s day, the
landscape, and the
park’s Victorian
past.
At the very
end of the piece a
reminder of the
park’s Victorian
origins can be detected
in a quote from
Elgar’s Salut
d’amour of 1899,
which may well have been
played by a band in the
bandstand. Stockport
market celebrated its
750th anniversary in
2010. It dated back to
September 1260 when a
Royal Charter allowed
Robert de Stokeport, the
Mayor, to hold a weekly
market within the
defensive walls of the
Norman Castle on the
present site of Castle
Yard.
The Glass
Umbrella was a popular
name given to the 1861
covered market built of
timber, glass and iron -
nine bays with open sides
and a glass canopy. In
1912, one bay was removed
to enable electric trams
and trolley buses to turn
a sharp
corner.
The piece
depicts a lively market
day, the multiculturalism
of the present day and
the old cries of pick and
pay without delay. The
bells of St Mary’s
Church are depicted by a
cascading peel tuned to
the ten bells of the
church tower, and a
fleeting reference to
John Wainwright’s
famous Christmas hymn
Christians Awake, and the
Westminster chimes
striking the hour from St
Mary’s, bring to
piece to a conclusion.
Separate parts are
provided for recorder and
oboe.
Piano, Voix et Guitare [Partition] - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
Performed by Phil Collins. For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/voc...(+)
Performed by Phil
Collins. For voice, piano
and guitar chords.
Format:
piano/vocal/chords
songbook. With vocal
melody, piano
accompaniment, lyrics,
chord names and guitar
chord diagrams. Pop rock,
soft rock and adult
contemporary. 152 pages.
9x12 inches. Published by
Hal Leonard.
Dark Passenger 3 Percussions [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Avancé Tapspace Publications
For percussion trio. Composed by Andy Harnsberger. Score and parts on CD-...(+)
For percussion
trio. Composed by
Andy Harnsberger. Score
and parts on CD-Rom. 26
pages. Duration 8
minutes, 20 seconds.
Published by Tapspace
Publications
(TA.TSPCE15-008).
Orchestra Soli Voices
ATBarB (ATB), SATB Choir,
Picc, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt,
2 Fg, 2 Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb,
Timp, Gran Tamburo e
Piatti, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb
- Level 3
SKU:
CA.4013803
Ballad
for chorus and
orchestra. Composed
by Felix Bartholdy
Mendelssohn. Edited by R.
Larry Todd. Secular
choral music. Stuttgart
Urtext Edition:
Mendelssohn. Secular
choral music. Vocal
score. MWV D 3. Duration
30 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 40.138/03. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.4013803).
ISBN
9790007186456. Language:
German/English. Text:
Goethe, Johann
Wolfgang.
Goethe's
dramatic ballad The First
Walpurgis Night inspired
Mendelssohn to write a
magnificent and vivid
portrayal of the conflict
between an old heathen
community and the new
aspirations of
Christianization, between
belief and superstition
on both sides. In 1833
Mendelssohn had his
ballad premiered, but he
decided to make
far-reaching revisions
before he finally had the
work published in 1844.
The Carus edition by the
leading Mendelssohn
scholar R. Larry Todd is
based on the first
printed edition of the
score and thus the last
authentic version of the
work. This important
choral work by
Mendelssohn is now
available in a modern
Urtext edition, with full
score (in two languages),
vocal score, choral score
and orchestral material
available on sale, as
well as a CD recording by
the Kammerchor Stuttgart
conducted by Frieder
Bernius (planned for
autumn 2019). Score
available separately -
see item CA.4013800.
(Trombone). For Trombone. Book; CD; Instrumental Series; Play-Along. Ultimate Po...(+)
(Trombone). For Trombone.
Book; CD; Instrumental
Series; Play-Along.
Ultimate Pop Instrumental
Solos Series. Pop. Grade
2; Grade 3. 88 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
Easy Piano Piano/Keyboard SKU: HL.282484 64 Popular Modern Songs. ...(+)
Easy Piano Piano/Keyboard
SKU: HL.282484
64 Popular Modern
Songs. By Various.
Easy Piano Songbook.
Modern, Pop. Softcover.
296 pages. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.282484).
ISBN 9781540034410.
UPC: 888680789282.
9.0x12.0x0.709
inches.
64 pop hits
which have become
modern-day standards are
included in this
collection for easy
piano. Includes: Billie
Jean (Michael Jackson)
• Don't Stop
Believin' (Journey)
• Dream On
(Aerosmith) • Every
Breath You Take (The
Police) • Free Bird
(Lynyrd Skynyrd) •
Free Fallin' (Tom Petty
and the Heartbreakers)
• Hallelujah (Jeff
Buckley) • Imagine
(John Lennon) •
Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)
• Purple Rain
(Prince) • Ring of
Fire (Johnny Cash)
• Rolling in the
Deep (Adele) •
Tears in Heaven (Eric
Clapton) • With or
Without You (U2)•
You Raise Me Up (Josh
Groban) • and
more.
Orchestra Soli Voices
ATBarB (ATB), SATB Choir,
Picc, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt,
2 Fg, 2 Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb,
Timp, Gran Tamburo e
Piatti, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb
- Level 3
SKU:
CA.4013805
Ballad
for chorus and
orchestra. Composed
by Felix Bartholdy
Mendelssohn. Edited by R.
Larry Todd. Secular
choral music. Stuttgart
Urtext Edition:
Mendelssohn. Secular
choral music. Choral
Score. MWV D 3. Duration
30 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 40.138/05. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.4013805).
ISBN
9790007186463. Language:
German/English. Text:
Goethe, Johann
Wolfgang.
Goethe's
dramatic ballad The First
Walpurgis Night inspired
Mendelssohn to write a
magnificent and vivid
portrayal of the conflict
between an old heathen
community and the new
aspirations of
Christianization, between
belief and superstition
on both sides. In 1833
Mendelssohn had his
ballad premiered, but he
decided to make
far-reaching revisions
before he finally had the
work published in 1844.
The Carus edition by the
leading Mendelssohn
scholar R. Larry Todd is
based on the first
printed edition of the
score and thus the last
authentic version of the
work. This important
choral work by
Mendelssohn is now
available in a modern
Urtext edition, with full
score (in two languages),
vocal score, choral score
and orchestral material
available on sale, as
well as a CD recording by
the Kammerchor Stuttgart
conducted by Frieder
Bernius (planned for
autumn 2019). Score
available separately -
see item CA.4013800.
For Piano/Vocal/Chords. This edition: Piano/Vocal/Chords. P/V/C Mixed Folio. Rol...(+)
For Piano/Vocal/Chords.
This edition:
Piano/Vocal/Chords. P/V/C
Mixed Folio. Rolling
Stone Magazine. Pop/Rock.
Book. 320 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
For Trombone. Instrumental Series. Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Songs o...(+)
For Trombone.
Instrumental Series.
Rolling Stone Magazine's
500 Greatest Songs of All
Time. Level: Level 2-3.
Book and CD. 20 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
(Violin). For Violin. Book; CD; Play-Along; String Series. Ultimate Pop Instrume...(+)
(Violin). For Violin.
Book; CD; Play-Along;
String Series. Ultimate
Pop Instrumental Solos
Series. Pop. Grade 2;
Grade 3. 88 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing