Composed by
Sean O'Loughlin. FS-SWS.
Carl Fischer Concert
Performance Series.
Classical. Score and Set
of Parts. With Standard
notation.
32+8+8+4+8+8+8+4+4+4+4+4+
4+4+8+8+8+4+4+6+6+6+4+8+2
+4+2+4+8+32 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #CPS2.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CPS2).
ISBN
9780825837258. UPC:
798408037253. 9 X 12
inches. Key: Eb
major.
A boldly
rhythmic and strikingly
tuneful piece by a gifted
young composer, Days Of
Glory, written in the
style of a concert
overture, is destined to
be a favorite for
contest/festival use. The
middle section has a
soaring lyrical idea that
is richly scored and
makes memorable and
sonorous use of the full
band at the climax.
Duration: 6'.
Soliloquy Clarinette, Quatuor à cordes et Piano Schirmer
For Clarinet and String Quartet. Composed by John Corigliano (1938-). Ens...(+)
For Clarinet and
String Quartet.
Composed by John
Corigliano (1938-).
Ensemble. Classical. G.
Schirmer #ED4691.
Published by G. Schirmer
(HL.50600931).
Composed
by Larry Clark. Concert
Band (CPS). Full score.
With Standard notation.
32 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #CPS225F. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CPS225F).
ISBN
9781491153192. UPC:
680160910694.
Tarta
n Tapestries is an
original piece that sets
out to emulate Scottish
folk music. Composer
Larry Clark has created a
concert overture in
triple meter to capture
the essence of music from
Scotland. After a lilting
first section, lush
and beautiful moments
weave a tapestry of
sounds with the lyrical,
middle section of the
piece. There is an
optional part for
bagpipes, and an optional
ending should you chose
to use this instrument as
part of the piece. Alert
your contest music
committee about this
strong new piece for
advancing
groups. Tartan
Tapestries was
commissioned by Friends
of the Arts for the Saint
Andrew's School Band in
Boca Raton,
Florida. The band
program at Saint
Andrew’s School is
under the direction of
Andrea Wolgin. The
premiere took place on
November 29, 2017.When I
was asked by their
conductor Ms. Wolgin to
write a piece for the
Saint Andrew’s
School, I asked her what
kind of involvement she
wanted the students to
have in the process. We
discussed several options
for having the students
involved in the process
of creating with the type
of piece they wanted.Â
We set up a
“Skypeâ€
meeting with members of
the band to discuss the
piece. During this
discussion, the consensus
of the students was that
they wanted a piece
depicting the Scottish
influence to the
school. They also
wanted a piece that would
challenge all sections of
the band and to include
bagpipes if possible. I
asked that the students
be involved in helping to
name the piece once it
was completed, for which
they agreed and were very
helpful. Armed with
this information, I set
out to compose a piece
for them, and Tartan
Tapestries is the
result.The piece begins
with a fanfare gesture
based upon rhythms and
harmonies that appear
throughout the piece. I
chose the lilting triple
feel to the piece, to
bring about the Scottish
flavor. I wanted the
fanfare to be bardic
sounding, to depict the
strength of the Scottish
people and for the piece
to have a dynamic
opening. The fanfare
contains material that
alludes to the main theme
and with a bit of
dissonance and tension
that is resolved in the
main body of the
piece.The main theme is a
lilting original melody,
but one that I hope with
have the essence of
Scottish folk songs. The
main idea is followed by
a more modal and dark
sounding secondary theme,
first stated in the
horns. This material
is later used in the
development section of
the piece. The main
theme returns several
times, with different and
varied orchestrations and
harmonic treatments. This
is followed by a short
transition leading to the
more lyrical and slower
second section of the
piece. A transparent
presentation of the
lyrical theme, which is
based on aspects of the
main theme, is presented
first by a solo flute.
This section is a nod to
famous composer Malcom
Arnold’s wonderful
works for orchestra in
its style and
orchestration. After a
transition or bridge
section with a solo
euphonium, the piece
builds to a dramatic
climax of the lyrical
theme by the full band.
This subsides to a return
of the solo flute to end
this second section of
the piece, followed by a
transition back the main
theme.The solo bagpipes
play a central role in
the return of the main
theme and take center
stage after being heard
in the distance earlier
in the work. The piece
brings back a shortened
version of the darker
secondary theme, followed
by a hint of the fanfare
material that builds to
one last statement of the
main theme by the full
band, before leading to a
dramatic coda to complete
the work.It has been my
pleasure to have been
given the opportunity to
compose this piece for
the Saint Andrew’s
School Band! I thank
Andrea Wolgin for making
it happen, and I hope
that you enjoy it as much
as I have enjoyed
bringing the piece to
life.–Larry
ClarkLakeland, Florida
2017.
Two Daughters Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Carl Fischer
Orchestra String Orchestra - Grade 2-2.5 SKU: CF.YAS45 Composed by Alan L...(+)
Orchestra String
Orchestra - Grade 2-2.5
SKU: CF.YAS45
Composed by Alan Lee
Silva. Carl Fischer Young
String Orchestra Series.
Classical. Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation. 12 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #YAS45.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YAS45).
ISBN
9780825863462. UPC:
798408063467. 8.5 X 11
inches. Key: A
major.
Two
Daughters is a flowing
and impassioned
composition dedicated to
the composer's daughters
that gives the young
string orchestra ample
chances to display its
lyrical abilities.
Several solo passages
vary the texture, which
displays Alan Lee Silva's
usual flair for lush
contemporary harmonic
writing. From the
poignant, heartwarming
violin melody at m. 5, to
the soaring ensemble
climax at m. 61, Two
Daughters is a flowing,
lyrical composition with
a wide dynamic range.
Written in AABA form with
a bridge, the delicate
introduction sets up a
legato violin solo at m.
5. The piece builds to
the singing B-section (m.
21) and returns again to
the gentle A-melody (m.
29). The cello is
featured in m. 37 under a
soft, high string
sustain. Two modulations
(mm. 37 and 52) move
seamlessly and build
excitement to the bridge,
highlighted by
alternating melodic
phrases. The slower
ending section (m.69) is
played with intensity,
featuring more
sixteenth-note passages.
The final two measures
return to the sweet,
gentle feeling of the
introduction.
About Carl
Fischer Young String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of Grade 2/Grade
2.5 pieces is designed
for second and third year
ensembles. The pieces in
this series are
characterized
by: --Occasionally
extending to third
position --Keys
carefully considered for
appropriate
difficulty --Addition
of separate 2nd violin
and viola
parts --Viola T.C.
part
included --Increase
in independence of parts
over beginning levels
Chamber Music Flute(s) SKU: PR.144407290 Composed by Ali Ryerson. Perform...(+)
Chamber Music Flute(s)
SKU: PR.144407290
Composed by Ali Ryerson.
Performance Score. 4
pages. Duration 4
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #144-40729.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.144407290).
ISBN
9781491135150. UPC:
680160687008.
Jazz
luminary Ali Ryerson
traces a unique and
personal artistic path in
this solo work. With an
engaging form reminiscent
of jazz charts (a dreamy
introduction, a catchy,
swinging head, and
improvisatory-feeling
12-bar choruses),
Ryerson’s music
pays deeply-felt homage
to Charlie Parker and
other jazz greats, while
maintaining an organic
connection to the lineage
of unaccompanied woodwind
music in the classical
tradition. Classical
players will gain insight
into jazz harmony,
rhythm, and expression as
they learn this knockout
recital piece, while
Ryerson fans in the jazz
world gain an image of
her musical mind in this
fully-notated
composition. Jazz
Dream, a jazz-inspired
solo flute piece, was
commissioned by Claudia
Anderson for her Glass
Ceilings project. Claudia
once told me that playing
jazz flute has been one
of her musical ambitions.
I daresay her performance
of JD could very well
break a glass ceiling of
her own!Moved by the
events of 2020, composing
Jazz Dream became my way
of honoring my musical
heroes from the Black
community, namely the
jazz musicians who
created this music and
truly broke glass
ceilings. As jazz shares
its origins with the
blues, both genres having
originated in the
African-American
community, I decided on a
12-bar blues form as the
framework for the
piece.The opening theme
gently draws us into a
dream-like state, with a
melody in slow motion and
lines that linger. When
the REM cycle kicks into
gear, there’s an
abrupt rhythmic shift
that leads straight into
a swingin’ blues.
Idiomatic jazz rhythms
abound, with blue notes
galore – the
tension notes that
virtually define the
sound of both the blues
and jazz (i.e. the
flatted third, fifth, and
seventh notes of a scale
in place of the expected
major intervals).After
several groovin’
choruses of a 12-bar
blues in B(, often played
as if the soloist is
improvising, the blues
modulates to the key of
E(, and as a tribute to
the great Charlie Parker
(AKA Bird), I
harmonically suggest the
more complex set of bebop
changes that Parker
introduced in his
composition, Blues for
Alice. Often referred to
as Bird Changes or Bird
Blues, instead of the
basic I - IV – V
chord progression
commonly used in the
blues, Parker used a
series of sequential ii-V
progressions (and
secondary ii-V
progressions). With the
addition of some tritone
substitutions, a
chromatically descending
bass line deftly replaces
the original I-IV-V root
movement. This is the
harmonic background I was
hearing as I wrote this
particular chorus.After
my 12-bar nod to
Bird’s changes,
the introductory dream
theme returns, now in
tempo and with a
straight-ahead swing
feel. Variations on this
theme follow, again to be
played as if improvising,
with the soloist once
again bringing their own
personality into the
performance. This section
builds to a climax, the
music pauses, then
modulates to C, with a
return to the original
blues theme. The energy
and groove increase
through the final
flourish, where a blues
line ends on the
idiomatic flatted
fifth.
Guitar solo SKU: GH.GE-11464 Composed by Benjamin Staern. Duration 15 min...(+)
Guitar solo
SKU:
GH.GE-11464
Composed
by Benjamin Staern.
Duration 15 minutes.
Gehrmans Musikforlag #GE
11464. Published by
Gehrmans Musikforlag
(GH.GE-11464).
ISBN
979-0-070-11464-6. A4
inches.
Work note
by the composer:
When I received the news
of this commission, I had
no idea what it would
lead to. Writing for
guitar solo is not the
same as composing for
orchestra where you have
forty voices where you
can easily mask an entire
section. Here you are
very naked to the
bone. The starting
point for this work was
from J.S. Bach's Chaconne
in D-minor that Johannes
had performed in concert,
originally written for
violin but there is a
version transcribed for
guitar and piano made by
Ferruccio Busoni. When I
went to Cortona (in
Tuscany, Italy) completed
the southern mentality of
this work. Arpalineais
actually a merged word in
Italian language.
Arpa means
harp, however in a
musical context it's more
or less resembled with
the word arpeggio,
which means broken
chords. Lineameans
line.
The
work is divided in three
parts. I. Arpeggio:
It starts with an opening
chaconne-like sequence
and is marked with a
certain depth in which
the chords starts to
separate from the organum
note in the bass and it
culminates into a section
called with rhythmical
focus. These sections
alternates, variates
which each other. The
middle section has a
playful and childish
atmosphere where the
guitarist knocks on the
body of the guitar
resembling a Spanish folk
instrument cajon. This is
leading to a section
which tends more to a
very aggressive
fusion-like riff that
loses control and reaches
its climax at the
end.
II. Linea:
The static rhytmical
pulse is now
disintegrated and it
forms more or less sort
of a free,
improvisational state in
a rubatolike tempo. The
character is described as
a very hot day with
temperatures rising above
37! C (or 100! F) where
you can hardly do
anything just sitting
dozed off and pespiring
because of the extreme
heat watching a huge fog
coming up in the evening
that spreads around the
Tuscan atmosphere.
III. Finale: It
starts off with fast
one-note ostinati then
more and more notes pop
up like a gradual rain
storm with thunder
strikes! And eventually
it leads to that is a
large flood through the
streets of an medieval
Southern town. The work
ends with a short circuit
slapped strings along
with extremely fast
tremolos that reaches
higher and louder as
possible!
SATB choir, organ accompaniment - Intermediate SKU: GI.G-8302 Composed by...(+)
SATB choir, organ
accompaniment -
Intermediate
SKU:
GI.G-8302
Composed by
Till MacIvor Meyn. Lent 4
A, Easter 4 A, Ordinary
Time 16 B, Ordinary Time
28 A, Christ the King A,
Sacred Heart C. Choral.
Sacred. Octavo. 16 pages.
GIA Publications #8302.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-8302).
UPC: 785147830207.
English. Text Source:
Psalm 23, Bay Psalm
Book, 1640.
Scripture: Psalm
23.
The Shaker-like
character of the melody
in this treatment of
“Psalm 23â€
from the Bay Psalm Book,
1640, rises steadily to a
triumphant climax, moving
from an a cappella
statement of the melody,
mounting through more
complex harmonic textures
toward its powerful
end.
Composed
by Peter Terry. Young
Band (YPS). Full score.
With Standard notation.
16 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #YPS211F. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YPS211F).
ISBN
9781491152980. UPC:
680160910489.
A
Certain Slant of
Light is inspired by
the introspective
mood created by the
rays of light on a dark
cloudy day. A
colorful, murmuring
introduction is followed
by a rich main theme in a
minor key. It is a
well-scored and
fresh-sounding piece that
will help young bands
enhance their
musicality. Rays of
light against the dark of
a cloudy day, or these
same rays of light as
they penetrate a dark
room in late afternoon
can create a mood of
introspection and make us
pause to reflect on the
nature of life, loss and
hope. A Certain Slant of
Light is inspired by the
title, but does not
depict the actual
poem There is a
Certain Slant of
Light by Emily
Dickinson.A Certain Slant
of Light opens with a
colorful murmuring
introduction followed
immediately by a
statement of the main
theme of the piece. The
opening briefly returns,
followed by a setting of
the melody in flute with
woodwind accompaniment.
The opening then returns
and grows to a climax
built on variations of
the main theme. The piece
fades to silence with a
soft echo of the opening
murmuring material.I
enjoyed writing this
piece and hope your
students will enjoy
playing these contrasting
styles and that you will
find the piece beneficial
in teaching important
musical concepts.Peter
Terry, 2018.
Composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943). Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Russian 20...(+)
Composed by Sergei
Rachmaninoff (1873-1943).
Arranged by Ralph Sauer.
Russian 20th century.
Solo part and piano
accompaniment. Published
by Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2617).
Composed by Liam
Ramsey-White. Full score.
12 pages. Duration 4
minutes, 48 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CAS155F.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CAS155F).
ISBN 9781491163214.
UPC: 680160921966. Key: G
major.
Resplendence
is an exclamation of joy
and serves as the fanfare
for a glorious return.
Written as Covid-19
restrictions lessened and
orchestras once again
took to the stage, this
uplifting work celebrates
a return to normalcy. A
joyous theme in G major
briefly moves into E-flat
major, developing the
motif through modal
shifts and expanding
accompaniments.
Variations in the
relative minor build to a
spectacular climax,
driving the accelerating
melody to a triumphant
conclusion. Colorful with
ever changing textures
and lyrical melodies, the
work embodies the
emotions of people
rediscovering the joy of
being together, and of
playing music
together.
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
Stonehenge Ensemble de cuivres [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Brass Band - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-0920462-030 Composed by Jan Van der Roos...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-0920462-030
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Concert and
Contest Collection Brass
Band en Fanfare. Concert
Piece. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 1992. De
Haske Publications #DHP
0920462-030. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0920462-030).
This piece
attempts to portray
atmospheric pictures
through music. The
opening section evokes
the somewhat misty and
hazy early morning
atmosphere surrounding
the ancient monument.
When the band reaches its
first dynamic climax it
is as if the massive
boulders are audible,
even touchable through
the use of minor 3rd
chords. The main theme -
constructed on the notes
CAFBG symbolises the
arrangement of the
central boulders in the
shape of a horseshoe,
which forms the focal
point of this huge
collection of stones.
Towards the end of the
work you will experience
a fantastic effect when
five soloists play a five
part hymn whilst other
members of the band
create a
specialatmosphere by
imitating a choir of
monks and druids. A
fantastic major new
concert work for advanced
bands.
Een enorme
cirkel van gigantische
rechtopstaande stenen
staat al zo’n 3500
jaar lang in het
zuidwesten van Engeland.
In dit werk zijn
sfeerbeelden omgezet in
muziek. Hoewel er geen
concreet verhaal aan ten
grondslag ligt en er
geenduidelijk scenario is
gebruikt, verklankt deze
compositie het mysterie
en de grootsheid van het
eeuwenoude geheimzinnige
monument Stonehenge op
voortreffelijke
wijze.
Stonehenge Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Concert Band - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-1053805-040 Composed by Jan Van der Ro...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-1053805-040
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Arranged by Tohru
Takahashi. Sovereign
Series. Concert Piece.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 2005. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1053805-040. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1053805-040).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
This piece
attempts to portray
atmospheric pictures
through music. The
opening section evokes
the somewhat misty and
hazy early morning
atmosphere surrounding
the ancient monument.
When the band reaches its
first dynamic climax it
is as if the massive
boulders are audible,
even touchable through
the use of minor 3rd
chords. The main theme -
constructed on the notes
CAFBG symbolises the
arrangement of the
central boulders in the
shape of a horseshoe,
which forms the focal
point of this huge
collection of stones.
Towards the end of the
work you will experience
a fantastic effect when
five soloists play a five
part hymn whilst other
members of the band
create a
specialatmosphere by
imitating a choir of
monks and druids. A
fantastic major new
concert work for advanced
bands.
Een enorme
cirkel van gigantische
rechtopstaande stenen
staat al zo’n 3500
jaar lang in het
zuidwesten van Engeland.
In dit werk zijn
sfeerbeelden omgezet in
muziek. Hoewel er geen
concreet verhaal aan ten
grondslag ligt en er
geenduidelijk scenario is
gebruikt, verklankt deze
compositie het mysterie
en de grootsheid van het
eeuwenoude geheimzinnige
monument Stonehenge op
voortreffelijke
wijze.
Im
Südwesten Englands
steht seit fast 3500
Jahren ein Ring riesiger
Steine: Stonehenge. Das
gleichnamige Werk von Jan
Van der Roost bringt
mystische Stimmungen und
Bilder rund um die alte
Stätte auf
musikalische Weise zum
Klingen. Das Hauptmotiv
aus fünf Tönen
zieht sich durch das
gesamte Werk und
symbolisiert den
hufeisenförmigen
inneren Ring des riesigen
Steinkreises. Später
gemahnen fünf
Vokalsolisten sowie ein
gesungener Druiden- und
Mönchs-Chor an Stimmen
aus einer fremden Welt.
Stonehenges
ungelüftetes Geheimnis
schlug den Komponisten in
seinen Bann und
inspirierte ihn zu diesem
ebenso unwiderstehlichen
Werk, das Tohru Takahashi
nun für Blasorchester
transkribierte.
Composed by
Kathy Powell.
Christmastide, Christmas
Vigil, Christmas Night.
Celebration Series.
Sacred. Octavo. With
guitar chord names. 12
pages. GIA Publications
#8422. Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-8422).
UPC: 785147842200.
English. Text by Kathy
Powell.
A sweet
text by Kathy Powell
joins the sound of a
lullaby on the air
calling to the shepherds
with images of the bright
star that led them to the
Christ child. Interesting
harmonic textures lead
each verse to its climax.
The accompaniment and
choral movement work
together in a lovely
blend creating a singular
motif that depicts the
journey of the shepherds
and then invokes us to
hear the lullaby and find
the love of God in the
infant Jesus.
Composed
by Larry Clark. SWS. Carl
Fischer Concert
Performance Series. Full
score. With Standard
notation. 28 pages.
Duration 3 minutes, 58
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CPS126F. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CPS126F).
ISBN
9780825888229. UPC:
798408088224. 9x12
inches.
This work
is a three-part
composition based on the
Latin words meaning
Strength, Skill, and
Character. The piece
opens with a poignant
fanfare depicting the
strength of the modern
concert band, which is
followed by a fast-paced
section, meant to
demonstrate the
performers' skills. The
third section of the work
is an uplifting theme
designed to depict
character. After moving
back to the skill theme
in a new key, it builds
to a dramatic climax,
followed by a short coda
that bursts to the
finish. Ideal for concert
or contest.
Stonehenge Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-1053805-140 Composed by Jan V...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-1053805-140
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Arranged by Tohru
Takahashi. Sovereign
Series. Concert Piece.
Score Only. Composed
2005. 86 pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1053805-140. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1053805-140).
340 X 250 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
This piece
attempts to portray
atmospheric pictures
through music. The
opening section evokes
the somewhat misty and
hazy early morning
atmosphere surrounding
the ancient monument.
When the band reaches its
first dynamic climax itis
as if the massive
boulders are audible,
even touchable through
the use of minor 3rd
chords. The main theme,
constructed on the notes
CAFBG, symbolises the
arrangement of the
central boulders in the
shape of a horseshoe,
whichforms the focal
point of this huge
collection of stones.
Towards the end of the
work you will experience
a fantastic effect when
five soloists play a five
part hymn whilst other
members of the band
create a special
atmosphere byimitating a
choir of monks and
druids. A fantastic major
new concert work for
advanced
bands.
Een enorme
cirkel van gigantische
rechtopstaande stenen
staat al zo’n 3500
jaar lang in het
zuidwesten van Engeland.
In dit werk zijn
sfeerbeelden omgezet in
muziek. Hoewel er geen
concreet verhaal aan ten
grondslag ligt en er
geenduidelijk scenario is
gebruikt, verklankt deze
compositie het mysterie
en de grootsheid van het
eeuwenoude geheimzinnige
monument Stonehenge op
voortreffelijke
wijze.
Im
Südwesten Englands
steht seit fast 3500
Jahren ein Ring riesiger
Steine: Stonehenge. Das
gleichnamige Werk von Jan
Van der Roost bringt
mystische Stimmungen und
Bilder rund um die alte
Stätte auf
musikalische Weise zum
Klingen. Das Hauptmotiv
aus fünf Tönen
zieht sich durch das
gesamte Werk und
symbolisiert den
hufeisenförmigen
inneren Ring des riesigen
Steinkreises. Später
gemahnen fünf
Vokalsolisten sowie ein
gesungener Druiden- und
Mönchs-Chor an Stimmen
aus einer fremden Welt.
Stonehenges
ungelüftetes Geheimnis
schlug den Komponisten in
seinen Bann und
inspirierte ihn zu diesem
ebenso unwiderstehlichen
Werk, das Tohru Takahashi
nun für Blasorchester
transkribierte.
Guitar SKU: FG.55011-710-5 Composed by Kalevi Aho. Score. Fennica Gehrman...(+)
Guitar
SKU:
FG.55011-710-5
Composed by Kalevi Aho.
Score. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-710-5. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-710-5).
ISBN
9790550117105.
Kale
vi Aho's Concerto for
Guitar and Chamber
Orchestra (2018) is in
seven movements performed
without a break and each
using the guitar in a
different way. The fairly
slow introduction-like
movement is followed by a
virtuosic Allegro molto
in which the guitar is
also used like a
percussion instrument in
places as the soloist
taps out rhythms on the
soundboard. Motifs from
the Introduzione reappear
in the Interludio, and in
the lyrical, singing
Andante cantabile that
follows. In the
Misterioso movement the
guitarist plays only
flageolet notes. The
sixth movement, Presto,
is the other virtuoso one
in the concerto. The
Presto is the concerto's
dynamic climax. From then
onwards, the music
subsides to a slow
Epilogue, gradually
retreating into silence.
Duration: c. 30 minutes.
The full score is
available for sale (ISMN
9790550117099) and the
orchestral material is
available for hire from
the publisher. The
orchestration is
1111-1000-str(43321).
Composed by Bill Calhoun.
SWS. Carl Fischer Young
Performance Series. Full
score. With Standard
notation. 20 pages.
Duration 3 minutes, 28
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #YPS96F. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YPS96F).
ISBN
9780825884702. UPC:
798408084707. 9 x 12
inches.
From its
opening fanfare to its
aggressive final climax,
The Royal Sword provides
both the performer and
listener with a musical
portrayal of medieval
times. Its regal and
exciting depiction of
stately kings and queens
makes this piece an
exciting addition to your
concert or festival
program.
Stonehenge Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-1053805-010 Composed by Jan V...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-1053805-010
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Arranged by Tohru
Takahashi. Sovereign
Series. Concert Piece.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 2005. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1053805-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1053805-010).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
This piece
attempts to portray
atmospheric pictures
through music. The
opening section evokes
the somewhat misty and
hazy early morning
atmosphere surrounding
the ancient monument.
When the band reaches its
first dynamic climax it
is as if the massive
boulders are audible,
even touchable through
the use of minor 3rd
chords. The main theme -
constructed on the notes
CAFBG symbolises the
arrangement of the
central boulders in the
shape of a horseshoe,
which forms the focal
point of this huge
collection of stones.
Towards the end of the
work you will experience
a fantastic effect when
five soloists play a five
part hymn whilst other
members of the band
create a
specialatmosphere by
imitating a choir of
monks and druids. A
fantastic major new
concert work for advanced
bands.
Een enorme
cirkel van gigantische
rechtopstaande stenen
staat al zo’n 3500
jaar lang in het
zuidwesten van Engeland.
In dit werk zijn
sfeerbeelden omgezet in
muziek. Hoewel er geen
concreet verhaal aan ten
grondslag ligt en er
geenduidelijk scenario is
gebruikt, verklankt deze
compositie het mysterie
en de grootsheid van het
eeuwenoude geheimzinnige
monument Stonehenge op
voortreffelijke
wijze.
Im
Südwesten Englands
steht seit fast 3500
Jahren ein Ring riesiger
Steine: Stonehenge. Das
gleichnamige Werk von Jan
Van der Roost bringt
mystische Stimmungen und
Bilder rund um die alte
Stätte auf
musikalische Weise zum
Klingen. Das Hauptmotiv
aus fünf Tönen
zieht sich durch das
gesamte Werk und
symbolisiert den
hufeisenförmigen
inneren Ring des riesigen
Steinkreises. Später
gemahnen fünf
Vokalsolisten sowie ein
gesungener Druiden- und
Mönchs-Chor an Stimmen
aus einer fremden Welt.
Stonehenges
ungelüftetes Geheimnis
schlug den Komponisten in
seinen Bann und
inspirierte ihn zu diesem
ebenso unwiderstehlichen
Werk, das Tohru Takahashi
nun für Blasorchester
transkribierte.
Composed
by Bill Calhoun. Concert
Band (CPS). Full score.
With Standard notation.
28 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #CPS213F. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CPS213F).
ISBN
9781491153079. UPC:
680160910571.
Alcaz
ar is a dynamic piece
with a definite Spanish
flair. Â Using changing
meters and syncopated
rhythms in its Allegro
introduction, the piece
continues this vitality
into its main theme
alternating between 4/4
and 6/8 time
signatures.  Alcaza
r should prove to be a
favorite of your student
musicians as well as your
audiences. Â This is
the perfect vehicle for
concert and contest
performance. AlcazarÂ
is a concert band work
commissioned by the
Cortland High School
Concert Band, Richard B.
Eleck, conductor, of the
Cortland Enlarged City
School District,
Cortland, N.Y.
 Premiered on June 1,
2017, Alcazar is a
dynamic piece with a
definite Spanish flair.
 Using changing meters
and syncopated rhythms in
its Allegro introduction,
the piece continues this
vitality into its main
theme alternating between
4/4 and 6/8 time
signatures. Â This
opening theme then moves
to a secondary theme
largely in 5/4, first
presented in the
woodwinds, followed by a
tutti section finishing
with a punctuated
conclusion to this
Allegro. Â The
clarinets then take us
into a melodic Andante
middle section, using
quarter-note triplets as
its rhythmic motive. As
this builds to a climax,
we are moved into a
return to the 5/4 Allegro
heard earlier in the
piece. As it seems to
come to an end, a sudden
use of the alternating
4/4, 6/8 earlier motive
returns and takes us
through an extended
ending with a dynamic
conclusion.
Alcazar should prove
to be a favorite of your
student musicians as well
as your audiences. This
is the perfect vehicle
for concert and contest
performance.