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).
100 Timeless Songs to Learn and Play. Edited by Happy Traum. Homespun Tapes....(+)
100 Timeless Songs to
Learn
and Play. Edited by Happy
Traum. Homespun Tapes.
Bluegrass, Blues, Folk.
Softcover. 136 pages.
Duration
165 seconds. Published by
Homespun
Choral SSAA choir SKU: CF.CM9717 Composed by Mark Burrows. 8 pages. Durat...(+)
Choral SSAA choir
SKU:
CF.CM9717
Composed by
Mark Burrows. 8 pages.
Duration 3 minutes, 7
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CM9717. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CM9717).
ISBN
9781491160961. UPC:
680160919567. Psalm
91:4-5.
The Lord
will overshadow you with
his pinions, and you will
find refuge under his
wings. His faithfulness
will encompass you with a
shield. Psalm 91:4-5 To
feel safe and to feel
cared for, these are two
of the great yearnings of
the human heart. What a
blessing it is,
especially during times
of distress or
uncertainty, to know that
we aren't alone, that
someone is reaching out
to help us and even hold
us. It could be a family
member or a friend. It
could be a still small
voice whispering, It's
okay. I've got you. It
could even be a loving
community, like a choir,
assuring us that we are
known, that we are loved,
that we belong. The first
word - scapulis - is
translated as pinions. On
a bird, a pinion is the
outer part of the wing,
including the flight
feathers. The opening
measures, with a
one-measure phrase
followed be a
three-measure phrase, are
meant to evoke the image
of wings unfurling to
welcome in. All through
this section - mm. 1-20 -
encourage phrasing that
is never hurried but
moves with intention to
the last stressed
syllable of each phrase,
before ebbing slightly.
This section is all about
reassurance and comfort.
In mm. 21-30 we have a
new section where
uncertainty grows. At
this point the text - and
you will find refuge
under his wings - is more
aspirational than
definitive. Leaning into
non-chord tones will help
make this feeling of
uncertainty more
palpable. Places where
this occurs: Alto I -
Measure 22 the Ab in
pennis, m. 26 the Bb in
sperabis Soprano II -
Measure 23 the A natural
in pennis, m. 29 the C in
sperabis Soprano I -
Measure 24 the C in
pennis, m. 28 the D in
sperabis The apex of the
piece is at m. 30 where
the yearning for comfort
and assurance reaches its
height, finding that
comfort in the arrival
back at Eb major in m.
39. The phrase veritas
ejus (his faithfulness),
with its triplet figure
should flow gently, like
a musical carress. The
final reassurance occurs
at m. 51 as we return to
the melody, and the
homophonic texture, of
the opening. Even as the
piece gets softer and
softer, encourage the
singers to keep energy
moving through each
phrase. The structure and
feel of this piece was
inspired by one of the
all-time great settings
of yet another Psalm of
assurance - Felix
Mendelssohn's Lift Thine
Eyes. The Lord will
overshadow you with his
pinions,and you will find
refuge under his
wings.His faithfulness
will encompass you with a
shield. Psalm
91:4-5Â To feel safe
and to feel cared for,
these are two of the
great yearnings of the
human heart.What a
blessing it is,
especially during times
of distress or
uncertainty, to know that
we aren’t alone,
that someone is reaching
out to help us and even
hold us. It could be a
family member or a
friend. It could be a
still small voice
whispering,
“It’s okay.
I’ve got
you.†It could even
be a loving community,
like a choir, assuring us
that we are known, that
we are loved, that we
belong.The first word
– scapulis
– is translated as
“pinions.†On
a bird, a pinion is the
outer part of the wing,
including the flight
feathers. The opening
measures, with a
one-measure phrase
followed be a
three-measure phrase, are
meant to evoke the image
of wings unfurling to
welcome in. All through
this section – mm.
1-20 – encourage
phrasing that is never
hurried but moves with
intention to the last
stressed syllable of each
phrase, before ebbing
slightly. This section is
all about reassurance and
comfort.In mm. 21-30 we
have a new section where
uncertainty grows. At
this point the text
– and you will
find refuge under his
wings – is more
aspirational than
definitive. Leaning into
non-chord tones will help
make this feeling of
uncertainty more
palpable. Places where
this occurs:Alto I
– Measure 22 the
Ab in pennis, m. 26 the
Bb in sperabisSoprano II
– Measure 23 the A
natural in pennis, m. 29
the C in sperabisSoprano
I – Measure 24 the
C in pennis, m. 28 the D
in sperabis The apex
of the piece is at m. 30
where the yearning for
comfort and assurance
reaches its height,
finding that comfort in
the arrival back at Eb
major in m. 39. The
phrase veritas ejus (his
faithfulness), with its
triplet figure should
flow gently, like a
musical carress.The final
reassurance occurs at m.
51 as we return to the
melody, and the
homophonic texture, of
the opening. Even as the
piece gets softer and
softer, encourage the
singers to keep energy
moving through each
phrase.The structure and
feel of this piece was
inspired by one of the
all-time great settings
of yet another Psalm of
assurance – Felix
Mendelssohn’s Lift
Thine Eyes.
Commence! Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Carl Fischer
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Cabasa, Chimes, China Cymbal, Cla...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, Bells,
Cabasa, Chimes, China
Cymbal, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3,
Crash Cymbals, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute 1,
Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2,
Mallet Percussion, Mark
Tree, Oboe, Percussion 1
and more. - Grade 3
SKU: CF.CPS210
Composed by Sean
O'Loughlin. Concert Band
(CPS). Set of Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation.
16+16+8+16+32+32+8+8+8+8+
8+8+16+16+16+8+8+12+12+12
+16+8+4+8+32+40+8 pages.
Duration 3 minutes, 57
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CPS210. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CPS210).
ISBN
9781491152362. UPC:
680160909865.
A
driving composition from
Sean
O'loughlin,?Commence!?beg
ins with a spirited theme
that oscillates between
triple and duple meter.
After developing into a
heartfelt lush brass
chorale, the lilting
theme returns again. The
composition concludes
with a dramatic return of
the B theme and a rousing
finale. A beautiful
piece,?Commence!?is
a?strong choice for any
contest or
festival.
Commence! was commissioned by
the Lynden High School
Class 2017-2019 and the
Lynden, WA Community, and
is dedicated to Steve
Herrick in celebration of
his retirement. Mr.
Herrick and I first
collaborated on a
commission in 2006, and I
was immediately taken by
the community and the
music program in Lynden.
It is truly one of the
most beautiful places in
the country and full of
musical inspiration at
every turn.
This piece is a
loving tribute to Mr.
Herrick and his amazing
contribution to the
students of Lynden for
over thirty years. The
music begins with a
spirited section
oscillating between 6/8
and 2/4 time. It should
maintain a pulsing
feeling throughout. The
main melody appears at m.
25 and has a lilting,
reminiscing quality to
it. After some further
development, it moves to
a B-section at m. 41 with
some warm brass passages.
The woodwinds should soar
over the top with their
counter line. The lower
voices take over the
melody at m. 59. The
harmony becomes more
discordant at m. 71 with
passages trading between
the brass and woodwinds.
This tension
releases into a slow
section that features a
flowing, heartfelt
melody. This builds to
the big moment at m. 112.
The timpani ushers us
back to the 6/8, 2/4
section. The melody is
now accompanied by some
flowing counterpoint at
m. 153 which leads to the
B-section again at m.
169. This time the
woodwinds take the lead
and the brass provide the
counter line. A final big
moment at m. 194 is the
culmination and high
point of the composition.
A brief fast section puts
a bow on the piece for a
rousing
finale.
.
Commence! was commissioned by
the Lynden High School
Class 2017-2019 and the
Lynden, WA Community, and
is dedicated to Steve
Herrick in celebration of
his retirement. Mr.
Herrick and I first
collaborated on a
commission in 2006, and I
was immediately taken by
the community and the
music program in Lynden.
It is truly one of the
most beautiful places in
the country and full of
musical inspiration at
every turn.
This piece is a
loving tribute to Mr.
Herrick and his amazing
contribution to the
students of Lynden for
over thirty years. The
music begins with a
spirited section
oscillating between 6/8
and 2/4 time. It should
maintain a pulsing
feeling throughout. The
main melody appears at m.
25 and has a lilting,
reminiscing quality to
it. After some further
development, it moves to
a B-section at m. 41 with
some warm brass passages.
The woodwinds should soar
over the top with their
counter line. The lower
voices take over the
melody at m. 59. The
harmony becomes more
discordant at m. 71 with
passages trading between
the brass and woodwinds.
This tension
releases into a slow
section that features a
flowing, heartfelt
melody. This builds to
the big moment at m. 112.
The timpani ushers us
back to the 6/8, 2/4
section. The melody is
now accompanied by some
flowing counterpoint at
m. 153 which leads to the
B-section again at m.
169. This time the
woodwinds take the lead
and the brass provide the
counter line. A final big
moment at m. 194 is the
culmination and high
point of the composition.
A brief fast section puts
a bow on the piece for a
rousing
finale.
. Co
mmence! was commissioned
by the Lynden High School
Class 2017-2019 and the
Lynden, WA Community, and
is dedicated to Steve
Herrick in celebration of
his retirement. Mr.
Herrick and I first
collaborated on a
commission in 2006, and I
was immediately taken by
the community and the
music program in Lynden.
It is truly one of the
most beautiful places in
the country and full of
musical inspiration at
every turn. This piece is
a loving tribute to Mr.
Herrick and his amazing
contribution to the
students of Lynden for
over thirty years. The
music begins with a
spirited section
oscillating between 6/8
and 2/4 time. It should
maintain a pulsing
feeling throughout. The
main melody appears at m.
25 and has a lilting,
reminiscing quality to
it. After some further
development, it moves to
a B-section at m. 41 with
some warm brass passages.
The woodwinds should soar
over the top with their
counter line. The lower
voices take over the
melody at m. 59. The
harmony becomes more
discordant at m. 71 with
passages trading between
the brass and woodwinds.
This tension releases
into a slow section that
features a flowing,
heartfelt melody. This
builds to the big moment
at m. 112. The timpani
ushers us back to the
6/8, 2/4 section. The
melody is now accompanied
by some flowing
counterpoint at m. 153
which leads to the
B-section again at m.
169. This time the
woodwinds take the lead
and the brass provide the
counter line. A final big
moment at m. 194 is the
culmination and high
point of the composition.
A brief fast section puts
a bow on the piece for a
rousing finale.
Choral SSA choir SKU: CF.CM9580 Composed by Richard Rasch. Arranged by Ri...(+)
Choral SSA choir
SKU:
CF.CM9580
Composed by
Richard Rasch. Arranged
by Richard Rasch. Fold.
Performance Score. 4
pages. Duration 2
minutes, 42 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9580.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9580).
ISBN 9781491154021.
UPC: 680160912520. 6.875
x 10.5 inches. Key: D
mixolydian. English,
Latin. 15th Century
Medieval Carol.
The
text of this poem is from
the Trinity Carol Roll,
an English manuscript
housed at the Wren
Library of Trinity
College, Cambridge. It is
originally in the Norfolk
dialect of Middle English
but has been modernized
for use in this setting.
Also, it's macaronic,
meaning it combines words
from two languages, the
other being Latin which
was in use by the church
when this carol was
written. The Latin
phrases come from
different parts of the
Advent/Christmas
liturgies; a sequence
called
Laetabundus, the
title of an Introit
antiphon called
Gaudeamus, and
the shepherds response in
the gospel of Luke 2:15,
Transeamus.
Latin phrase translation
source Alleluia Alleluia
Laetabundus Res miranda A
thing to be wondered at
Laetabundus Pari forma of
equal form Laetabundus
Gaudeamus Let us rejoice!
Gaudeamus Transeamus Let
us go Luke 2:15 The poet
compares the Virgin Mary
to a rose. She has a
special place among all
women in being chosen as
the mother of Jesus, and
likewise the rose has a
special place among all
flowers surpassing them
in complexity and beauty.
The music in this setting
mimics the petals of a
rose as it blooms.
Imagine the petals
unfurling over time as
does the music which
starts in unison for each
verse and expands outward
into two and three vocal
lines with increasingly
complex harmonic twists.
Word painting is employed
in several places but
none are as important as
the dramatic climax in
the fourth verse where
the shepherds along with
all the angels in heaven
proclaim Gloria in
excelsis Deo (Glory to
God on high). What a
sound that must be! On
these words the music
reaches it loudest point
as the sopranos rise to
their highest note and
the compassthe distance
between the highest and
lowest noteis at its
widest. The setting is
brought to a close as the
five Latin phrases that
finished each verse are
repeated as a coda and
musically summarize the
five verses of the
carol. The text of
this poem is from the
Trinity Carol Roll, an
English manuscript housed
at the Wren Library of
Trinity College,
Cambridge. It is
originally in the Norfolk
dialect of Middle English
but has been modernized
for use in this setting.
Also, it's macaronic,
meaning it combines words
from two languages, the
other being Latin which
was in use by the church
when this carol was
written. The Latin
phrases come from
different parts of the
Advent/Christmas
liturgies; a sequence
called
Laetabundus, the
title of an Introit
antiphon called
Gaudeamus, and
the shepherdas response
in the gospel of Luke
2:15,
Transeamus.
Latin phraseA translation
source Alleluia Alleluia
Laetabundus Res miranda A
thing to be wondered at
Laetabundus Pari forma of
equal form Laetabundus
Gaudeamus Let us rejoice!
Gaudeamus Transeamus Let
us go Luke 2:15 The poet
compares the Virgin Mary
to a rose. She has a
special place among all
women in being chosen as
the mother of Jesus, and
likewise the rose has a
special place among all
flowers surpassing them
in complexity and beauty.
The music in this setting
mimics the petals of a
rose as it blooms.
Imagine the petals
unfurling over time as
does the music which
starts in unison for each
verse and expands outward
into two and three vocal
lines with increasingly
complex harmonic twists.
Word painting is employed
in several places but
none are as important as
the dramatic climax in
the fourth verse where
the shepherds along with
all the angels in heaven
proclaim Gloria in
excelsis Deo (Glory to
God on high). What a
sound that must be! On
these words the music
reaches it loudest point
as the sopranos rise to
their highest note and
the compassathe distance
between the highest and
lowest noteais at its
widest. The setting is
brought to a close as the
five Latin phrases that
finished each verse are
repeated as a coda and
musically summarize the
five verses of the
carol. The text of
this poem is from the
Trinity Carol Roll, an
English manuscript housed
at the Wren Library of
Trinity College,
Cambridge. It is
originally in the Norfolk
dialect of Middle English
but has been modernized
for use in this setting.
Also, it's macaronic,
meaning it combines words
from two languages, the
other being Latin which
was in use by the church
when this carol was
written. The Latin
phrases come from
different parts of the
Advent/Christmas
liturgies; a sequence
called
Laetabundus, the
title of an Introit
antiphon called
Gaudeamus, and
the shepherd's response
in the gospel of Luke
2:15,
Transeamus.
Latin phrase translation
source Alleluia Alleluia
Laetabundus Res miranda A
thing to be wondered at
Laetabundus Pari forma of
equal form Laetabundus
Gaudeamus Let us rejoice!
Gaudeamus Transeamus Let
us go Luke 2:15 The poet
compares the Virgin Mary
to a rose. She has a
special place among all
women in being chosen as
the mother of Jesus, and
likewise the rose has a
special place among all
flowers surpassing them
in complexity and beauty.
The music in this setting
mimics the petals of a
rose as it blooms.
Imagine the petals
unfurling over time as
does the music which
starts in unison for each
verse and expands outward
into two and three vocal
lines with increasingly
complex harmonic twists.
Word painting is employed
in several places but
none are as important as
the dramatic climax in
the fourth verse where
the shepherds along with
all the angels in heaven
proclaim Gloria in
excelsis Deo (Glory to
God on high). What a
sound that must be! On
these words the music
reaches it loudest point
as the sopranos rise to
their highest note and
the compass--the distance
between the highest and
lowest note--is at its
widest. The setting is
brought to a close as the
five Latin phrases that
finished each verse are
repeated as a coda and
musically summarize the
five verses of the
carol. The text of
this poem is from the
Trinity Carol Roll, an
English manuscript housed
at the Wren Library of
Trinity College,
Cambridge. It is
originally in the Norfolk
dialect of Middle English
but has been modernized
for use in this setting.
Also, it's macaronic,
meaning it combines words
from two languages, the
other being Latin which
was in use by the church
when this carol was
written. The Latin
phrases come from
different parts of the
Advent/Christmas
liturgies; a sequence
called Laetabundus, the
title of an Introit
antiphon called
Gaudeamus, and the
shepherd's response in
the gospel of Luke 2:15,
Transeamus. Latin phrase
translation source
Alleluia Alleluia
Laetabundus Res miranda A
thing to be wondered at
Laetabundus Pares forma
of equal form Laetabundus
Gaudeamus Let us rejoice!
Gaudeamus Transeamus Let
us go Luke 2:15 The poet
compares the Virgin Mary
to a rose. She has a
special place among all
women in being chosen as
the mother of Jesus, and
likewise the rose has a
special place among all
flowers surpassing them
in complexity and beauty.
The music in this setting
mimics the petals of a
rose as it blooms.
Imagine the petals
unfurling over time as
does the music which
starts in unison for each
verse and expands outward
into two and three vocal
lines with increasingly
complex harmonic twists.
Word painting is employed
in several places but
none are as important as
the dramatic climax in
the fourth verse where
the shepherds along with
all the angels in heaven
proclaim Gloria in
excelsis Deo (Glory to
God on high). What a
sound that must be! On
these words the music
reaches it loudest point
as the sopranos rise to
their highest note and
the compass--the distance
between the highest and
lowest note--is at its
widest. The setting is
brought to a close as the
five Latin phrases that
finished each verse are
repeated as a coda and
musically summarize the
five verses of the
carol. The text of
this poem is from the
Trinity Carol Roll, an
English manuscript housed
at the Wren Library of
Trinity College,
Cambridge. It is
originally in the Norfolk
dialect of Middle English
but has been modernized
for use in this setting.
Also, it's macaronic,
meaning it combines words
from two languages, the
other being Latin which
was in use by the church
when this carol was
written.The Latin phrases
come from different parts
of the Advent/Christmas
liturgies; a sequence
called Laetabundus, the
title of an Introit
antiphon called
Gaudeamus, and the
shepherd’s
response in the gospel of
Luke 2:15,
Transeamus.Latin
phrase translation
sourceAlleluia Alleluia
LaetabundusRes miranda A
thing to be wondered at
LaetabundusPares forma of
equal form
LaetabundusGaudeamus Let
us rejoice!
GaudeamusTranseamus Let
us go Luke 2:15The poet
compares the Virgin Mary
to a rose. She has a
special place among all
women in being chosen as
the mother of Jesus, and
likewise the rose has a
special place among all
flowers surpassing them
in complexity and
beauty.The music in this
setting mimics the petals
of a rose as it blooms.
Imagine the petals
unfurling over time as
does the music which
starts in unison for each
verse and expands outward
into two and three vocal
lines with increasingly
complex harmonic
twists.Word painting is
employed in several
places but none are as
important as the dramatic
climax in the fourth
verse where the shepherds
along with all the angels
in heaven proclaim Gloria
in excelsis Deo (Glory to
God on high). What a
sound that must be! On
these words the music
reaches it loudest point
as the sopranos rise to
their highest note and
the compass—the
distance between the
highest and lowest
note—is at its
widest.The setting is
brought to a close as the
five Latin phrases that
finished each verse are
repeated as a coda and
musically summarize the
five verses of the
carol.
Orchestra SKU: PR.11641867S Composed by William Kraft. Full score. Durati...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.11641867S
Composed
by William Kraft. Full
score. Duration 16
minutes, 25 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#116-41867S. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11641867S).
UPC:
680160683208.
Conte
xtures: Riots -Decade '60
was commissioned by Zubin
Mehta and the Southern
California Symphony
Association after the
successful premiere of
the Concerto for Four
Percussion Soloists and
Orchestra. It was written
during the spring and
summer months of 1967.
Riots stemming from
resentment against the
racial situation in the
United States and the war
in Vietnam were occurring
throughout the country
and inevitably invaded
the composer's creative
subconscious.
Contextures, as the title
implies, was intended to
exploit various and
varying textures. As the
work progressed the
correspondence between
the fabric of music and
the fabric of society
became apparent and the
allegory grew in
significance. So I found
myself translating social
aspects into musical
techniques. Social
stratification became a
polymetric situation
where disparate groups
function together. The
conflict between the
forces of expansion and
the forces of containment
is expressed through and
opposition of tonal
fluidity vs. rigidity.
This is epitomized in the
fourth movement, where
the brass is divided into
two groups - a muted
group, encircled by the
unmuted one, which does
its utmost to keep the
first group within a
restricted pitch area.
The playful jazzy bits
(one between the first
and second movements and
one at the end of the
piece) are simply saying
that somehow in this age
of turmoil and anxiety
ways of having fun are
found even though that
fun may seem
inappropriate. The piece
is in five movements,
with an interlude between
the first and second
movements. It is scored
for a large orchestra,
supplemented by six
groups of percussion,
including newly created
roto-toms (small tunable
drums) and some original
devices, such as muted
gongs and muted
vibraphone. There is also
an offstage jazz quartet:
bass, drums, soprano
saxophone and trumpet.
The first movement begins
with a solo by the first
clarinetist which is
interrupted by
intermittent heckling
from his colleagues
leading to a
configuration of large
disparate elements. The
interlude of solo violin
and snare-drum follows
without pause. The second
movement, Prestissimo, is
a display piece of
virtuosity for the entire
orchestra. The third
movement marks a period
of repose and reflection
and calls for some
expressive solos,
particularly by the horn
and alto saxophone. The
fourth movement opens
with a rather lengthy
oboe solo, which is
threatened by large
blocks of sound from the
orchestra, against an
underlying current of
agitated energy in the
piano and percussion.
This leads to a section
in which large orchestral
forces oppose one
another, ultimately
bringing the work to a
climax, if not to a
denouement. Various
thematic elements are
strewn all over the
orchestra, resulting in
the formation of a
general haze of sound. A
transition leads to the
fifth movement without
pause. The musical haze
is pierced gently by the
offstage jazz group as if
they were attempting to
ignore and even dispel
the gloom, but a legato
bell sound enters and
hovers over both the jazz
group and the orchestra,
the latter making
statements of disquieting
finality. Two films were
conceived to accompany
portions of Contextures.
The first done by Herbert
Kosowar, was a
chemography film
(painting directly into
the film using dyes and
various implements) with
fast clips of riot
photographs. The second
was a film collage made
by photographically
abstracting details from
paintings of Reginald
Pollack. The purpose was
to invoke a non-specific
response - as in music -
but at the same time to
define the subject matter
of the piece. The films
were constructed to
correspond with certain
developments in the piece
and in no way affect the
independence and musical
flow of the piece, having
been made after the piece
was completed.
Contextures: Riots -
Decade '60 is dedicated
to Mehta, the Southern
California Symphony
Association and the Los
Angeles Philharmonic
Orchestra. The news of
the assassination of Dr.
Martin Luther King came
the afternoon of the
premiere, April 4, 1968.
That evening's
performances, and also
the succeeding ones, were
dedicated to him and a
special dedication to Dr.
King has been inserted
into he score. All the
music that follows the
jazz group - beginning
with the legato bell
sound playing the first 2
notes to We shall
overcome constitutes a
new ending to commemorate
Dr. King's death.
Choral TBB chorus SKU: CF.CM9588 Composed by Tomas Luis de Victoria. Arra...(+)
Choral TBB chorus
SKU:
CF.CM9588
Composed by
Tomas Luis de Victoria.
Arranged by Jeb Mueller.
Fold. Performance Score.
8 pages. Duration 1
minute, 59 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9588.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9588).
ISBN 9781491154106.
UPC: 680160912605. 6.875
x 10.5 inches. Key: Eb
major. Latin. Traditional
Latin.
Tomas Luis
de Victoria (15481611) is
widely considered the
greatest Spanish
Renaissance composer and
one of the most
influential musicians of
his time. Included in his
oeuvre are two settings
of the Pange
lingua, both
produced in 1581. This
motet is excerpted from
the first of those and
incorporates the original
Roman melody, or cantus
firmus. (He composed his
second Pange
lingua based on a
Spanish melody.) The
baritones anchor the
motet by singing the tune
in augmentation. This
line should be intoned
with a flowing, legato
articulation that
incorporates subtle
phrasing and text
stresses. The more
rhythmic tenor and bass
lines complement the
melody and illustrate the
hopeful nature of its
text. Singing this piece
with two pulses per
measure will encourage a
steady and vital
performance. Composers
provided minimal
performance details in
their scores during this
period in music history,
so I added a time
signature, bar lines,
dynamics, and metronome
markings in order to
facilitate performances
that musicologists
believe mimic those of
Victorias time. It should
be noted that dynamics
are largely subjective,
so performers may make
alternative choices. Each
tenuto indicates
word stress; the most
musical performances will
incorporate gentle
crescendos and
decrescendos before and
after each of them.
Lastly, using minimal
vibrato, especially at
cadences, will imbue this
wonderful motet with
style and clarity.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Victoria received much of
his training in Italy,
therefore making
Italianate Latin most
appropriate. Pure vowels
are critical to correct
pronunciation, and those
phonemes remain constant
without exceptions. The
most problematic of the
vowels is o, which sounds
similar to the English
words bought and got. The
letter t should be
produced dentally: lift
the tongue to the top of
the mouth as in English,
but aspirate less on the
release. All occurrences
of s should be soft and
never hardened to [z],
such as in praise. Verbum
caro, panem verum,
[v??bum k??? p?n?m v?rum]
verbo carnem efficit:
fitque sanguis Christi
merum. [v??b? k??n?m
??fit?it fitkw? s??gwis
k?isti m??um] Et si
sensus deficit, ad
firmandum cor sin cerum.
[?t si s?nsus ?d?fit?it,
?d fi??m?ndum k?? sin
t???um] Jeb
Mueller. TomA!s Luis
de Victoria (1548a1611)
is widely considered the
greatest Spanish
Renaissance composer and
one of the most
influential musicians of
his time. Included in his
oeuvre are two settings
of the Pange
lingua, both
produced in 1581. This
motet is excerpted from
the first of those and
incorporates the original
Roman melody, or cantus
firmus. (He composed his
second Pange
lingua based on a
Spanish melody.) The
baritones anchor the
motet by singing the tune
in augmentation. This
line should be intoned
with a flowing, legato
articulation that
incorporates subtle
phrasing and text
stresses. The more
rhythmic tenor and bass
lines complement the
melody and illustrate the
hopeful nature of its
text. Singing this piece
with two pulses per
measure will encourage a
steady and vital
performance. Composers
provided minimal
performance details in
their scores during this
period in music history,
so I added a time
signature, bar lines,
dynamics, and metronome
markings in order to
facilitate performances
that musicologists
believe mimic those of
Victoriaas time. It
should be noted that
dynamics are largely
subjective, so performers
may make alternative
choices. Each
tenuto indicates
word stress; the most
musical performances will
incorporate gentle
crescendos and
decrescendos before and
after each of them.
Lastly, using minimal
vibrato, especially at
cadences, will imbue this
wonderful motet with
style and clarity.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Victoria received much of
his training in Italy,
therefore making
Italianate Latin most
appropriate. Pure vowels
are critical to correct
pronunciation, and those
phonemes remain constant
without exceptions. The
most problematic of the
vowels is ao,a which
sounds similar to the
English words bought and
got. The letter ata
should be produced
dentally: lift the tongue
to the top of the mouth
as in English, but
aspirate less on the
release. All occurrences
of asa should be soft and
never hardened to [z],
such as in praise. Verbum
caro, panem verum, [vEE
3/4 bum kEE 3/4 E pEnEm
vErum] verbo carnem
efficit: fitque sanguis
Christi merum. [vEE 3/4
bE kEE 3/4 nEm EEfitEit
fitkwE sEAgwis kE 3/4
isti mEE 3/4 um] Et si
sensus deficit, ad
firmandum cor sin cerum.
[Et si sEnsus EdEfitEit,
Ed fiE 3/4 EmEndum kEE
3/4 sin tEEE 3/4 um] Jeb
Mueller. Tomas Luis de
Victoria (1548-1611) is
widely considered the
greatest Spanish
Renaissance composer and
one of the most
influential musicians of
his time. Included in his
oeuvre are two settings
of the Pange
lingua, both
produced in 1581. This
motet is excerpted from
the first of those and
incorporates the original
Roman melody, or cantus
firmus. (He composed his
second Pange
lingua based on a
Spanish melody.) The
baritones anchor the
motet by singing the tune
in augmentation. This
line should be intoned
with a flowing, legato
articulation that
incorporates subtle
phrasing and text
stresses. The more
rhythmic tenor and bass
lines complement the
melody and illustrate the
hopeful nature of its
text. Singing this piece
with two pulses per
measure will encourage a
steady and vital
performance. Composers
provided minimal
performance details in
their scores during this
period in music history,
so I added a time
signature, bar lines,
dynamics, and metronome
markings in order to
facilitate performances
that musicologists
believe mimic those of
Victoria's time. It
should be noted that
dynamics are largely
subjective, so performers
may make alternative
choices. Each
tenuto indicates
word stress; the most
musical performances will
incorporate gentle
crescendos and
decrescendos before and
after each of them.
Lastly, using minimal
vibrato, especially at
cadences, will imbue this
wonderful motet with
style and clarity.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Victoria received much of
his training in Italy,
therefore making
Italianate Latin most
appropriate. Pure vowels
are critical to correct
pronunciation, and those
phonemes remain constant
without exceptions. The
most problematic of the
vowels is o, which sounds
similar to the English
words bought and got. The
letter t should be
produced dentally: lift
the tongue to the top of
the mouth as in English,
but aspirate less on the
release. All occurrences
of s should be soft and
never hardened to [z],
such as in praise. Verbum
caro, panem verum,
[verbum karo panem verum]
verbo carnem efficit:
fitque sanguis Christi
merum. [verbo karnem
'efitSit fitkwe saNGgwis
kristi merum] Et si
sensus deficit, ad
firmandum cor sin cerum.
[et si sensus 'defitSit,
ad fir'mandum kor sin
tSerum] Jeb
Mueller. Tomas Luis de
Victoria (1548-1611) is
widely considered the
greatest Spanish
Renaissance composer and
one of the most
influential musicians of
his time. Included in his
oeuvre are two settings
of the Pange lingua, both
produced in 1581. This
motet is excerpted from
the first of those and
incorporates the original
Roman melody, or cantus
firmus. (He composed his
second Pange lingua based
on a Spanish melody.) The
baritones anchor the
motet by singing the tune
in augmentation. This
line should be intoned
with a flowing, legato
articulation that
incorporates subtle
phrasing and text
stresses. The more
rhythmic tenor and bass
lines complement the
melody and illustrate the
hopeful nature of its
text. Singing this piece
with two pulses per
measure will encourage a
steady and vital
performance. Composers
provided minimal
performance details in
their scores during this
period in music history,
so I added a time
signature, bar lines,
dynamics, and metronome
markings in order to
facilitate performances
that musicologists
believe mimic those of
Victoria's time. It
should be noted that
dynamics are largely
subjective, so performers
may make alternative
choices. Each tenuto
indicates word stress;
the most musical
performances will
incorporate gentle
crescendos and
decrescendos before and
after each of them.
Lastly, using minimal
vibrato, especially at
cadences, will imbue this
wonderful motet with
style and clarity.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Victoria received much of
his training in Italy,
therefore making
Italianate Latin most
appropriate. Pure vowels
are critical to correct
pronunciation, and those
phonemes remain constant
without exceptions. The
most problematic of the
vowels is o, which sounds
similar to the English
words bought and got. The
letter t should be
produced dentally: lift
the tongue to the top of
the mouth as in English,
but aspirate less on the
release. All occurrences
of s should be soft and
never hardened to [z],
such as in praise. Verbum
caro, panem verum,
[verbum karo panem verum]
verbo carnem efficit:
fitque sanguis Christi
merum. [verbo karnem
'efitSit fitkwe saNGgwis
kristi merum] Et si
sensus deficit, ad
firmandum cor sin cerum.
[et si sensus 'defitSit,
ad fir'mandum kor sin
tSerum] Jeb
Mueller. Tomas Luis de
Victoria (1548-1611) is
widely considered the
greatest Spanish
Renaissance composer and
one of the most
influential musicians of
his time. Included in his
oeuvre are two settings
of the Pange lingua, both
produced in 1581. This
motet is excerpted from
Pange lingua more
hisapano. The baritones
anchor the motet by
singing the tune in
augmentation. This line
should be intoned with a
flowing, legato
articulation that
incorporates subtle
phrasing and text
stresses. The more
rhythmic tenor and bass
lines complement the
melody and illustrate the
hopeful nature of its
text. Singing this piece
with two pulses per
measure will encourage a
steady and vital
performance. Composers
provided minimal
performance details in
their scores during this
period in music history,
so I added a time
signature, bar lines,
dynamics, and metronome
markings in order to
facilitate performances
that musicologists
believe mimic those of
Victoria's time. It
should be noted that
dynamics are largely
subjective, so performers
may make alternative
choices. Each tenuto
indicates word stress;
the most musical
performances will
incorporate gentle
crescendos and
decrescendos before and
after each of them.
Lastly, using minimal
vibrato, especially at
cadences, will imbue this
wonderful motet with
style and clarity.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Victoria received much of
his training in Italy,
therefore making
Italianate Latin most
appropriate. Pure vowels
are critical to correct
pronunciation, and those
phonemes remain constant
without exceptions. The
most problematic of the
vowels is o, which sounds
similar to the English
words bought and got. The
letter t should be
produced dentally: lift
the tongue to the top of
the mouth as in English,
but aspirate less on the
release. All occurrences
of s should be soft and
never hardened to [z],
such as in praise. Verbum
caro, panem verum,
[verbum karo panem verum]
verbo carnem efficit:
fitque sanguis Christi
merum. [verbo karnem
'efitSit fitkwe saNGgwis
kristi merum] Et si
sensus deficit, ad
firmandum cor sin cerum.
[et si sensus 'defitSit,
ad fir'mandum kor sin
tSerum] Jeb
Mueller. Tomás Luis
de Victoria
(1548–1611) is
widely considered the
greatest Spanish
Renaissance composer and
one of the most
influential musicians of
his time. Included in his
oeuvre are two settings
of the Pange lingua, both
produced in 1581. This
motet is excerpted from
Pange lingua more
hisapano.The baritones
anchor the motet by
singing the tune in
augmentation. This line
should be intoned with a
flowing, legato
articulation that
incorporates subtle
phrasing and text
stresses. The more
rhythmic tenor and bass
lines complement the
melody and illustrate the
hopeful nature of its
text. Singing this piece
with two pulses per
measure will encourage a
steady and vital
performance.Composers
provided minimal
performance details in
their scores during this
period in music history,
so I added a time
signature, bar lines,
dynamics, and metronome
markings in order to
facilitate performances
that musicologists
believe mimic those of
Victoria’s time.
It should be noted that
dynamics are largely
subjective, so performers
may make alternative
choices. Each tenuto
indicates word stress;
the most musical
performances will
incorporate gentle
crescendos and
decrescendos before and
after each of them.
Lastly, using minimal
vibrato, especially at
cadences, will imbue this
wonderful motet with
style and
clarity.PRONUNCIATION
GUIDEVictoria received
much of his training in
Italy, therefore making
Italianate Latin most
appropriate. Pure vowels
are critical to correct
pronunciation, and those
phonemes remain constant
without exceptions. The
most problematic of the
vowels is
“o,†which
sounds similar to the
English words bought and
got. The letter
“t†should be
produced dentally: lift
the tongue to the top of
the mouth as in English,
but aspirate less on the
release. All occurrences
of “s†should
be soft and never
hardened to [z], such as
in praise.Verbum caro,
panem
verum,[vɛɾbum
kɑɾɔ
pɑnɛm
vɛrum]verbo carnem
efficit: fitque sanguis
Christi
merum.[vɛɾbɔ
kɑɾnɛm
ˈɛfitʃit
fitkwÉ›
sɑŋgwis kɾisti
mɛɾum]Et si sensus
deficit, ad firmandum cor
sin cerum.[ɛt si
sɛnsus
ˈdɛfitʃit,
É‘d
fiɾˈmɑndum
kɔɾ sin
tʃɛɾum]Jeb
Mueller.
By John Cage (1912-1992). For for any instrument or combination of instruments. ...(+)
By John Cage (1912-1992).
For for any instrument or
combination of
instruments. Modern.
Sheet Music. Composed
1952. Duration 4 minutes
33 seconds. Published by
Edition Peters
Composed by Larry Clark.
Young Band (YPS). Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
16+4+8+8+4+4+10+4+4+8+8+8
+12+6+6+2+2+4+10+20+4
pages. Duration 3
minutes, 39 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS212.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS212).
ISBN 9781491152317.
UPC: 680160909810. Key: C
minor.
Taking its
title from a poem about
grief and loss by
Chrissie Pinney, Live
On honors the life of
band director Linda Mann,
to whom the piece is
dedicated. The piece
begins with a pensive
intro before shifting to
a whimsical theme that
brings about happy
thoughts of a life
well-lived. After a
return to the poignant
opening material, the
music surges to a
triumphant conclusion
based on an augmented
version of the whimsical
theme. Live On was
commissioned by Diplomat
Middle School's staff,
faculty and students, in
Cape Coral, Florida, and
is dedicated to the
memory of their Director
of Bands, Linda Mann.
Director of Orchestras,
Roland Forti, championed
the commissioning of this
piece to honor the life
of Linda after her
untimely passing in
February of
2017. Linda
Mann’s impact on
the field of music
education was profound
and wide-reaching. She
was a beloved member of
the staff at Diplomat
Middle School, as well as
the music community of
Cape Coral and the state
of Florida. Linda was
highly respected
throughout the state,
serving as recent
past-president of the
Florida Bandmasters
Association.In discussing
the type of piece the
school wanted to honor
Ms. Mann, they indicated
the piece should
“depict
Linda’s
personality: dynamic,
sassy, yet thoughtful and
almost
mentor-like.†They
wanted a piece that was
upbeat, yet still had
moments that were
thoughtful, portraying
the grief that the
Diplomat Middle School
community has suffered
from the sudden loss of
such a beloved
teacher.After
contemplating their
thoughts, I did some
research to find
inspiration for the
piece. This led me to
poetry about grief and
loss. In time, I stumbled
upon a short, yet
poignant poem that I felt
perfectly depicted the
sentiment that I wanted
the piece to convey.Â
That poem is entitled
Live On by Chrissie
Pinney.Live OnNow as I
live onWithout youI hope
to keepThe pieces of
youThat I loved so
dearlyYour mannerismsAnd
compassionate
characterAnd smiles
through struggleSo that
youMay live on
too -Chrissie PinneyI
reached out to Ms.
Pinney, and she
graciously agreed to
allow me to quote her
powerful poem in these
notes. She expressed
that she was deeply
touched that her work
would inspire me to write
a piece in honor of Linda
Mann.The piece begins
with a poignant, pensive
opening section. The use
of the musical interval
of a tritone between the
first two openly voiced
chords are used to
represent the sadness we
all feel from this type
of loss. When I sat in
front of my piano and
started to work on this
piece, my hands seemed to
naturally and immediately
play these first two
chords, which set the
process in motion of
composing the piece.After
the somber opening, the
piece shifts to a
whimsical theme that I
hope brings about happy
thoughts of Linda and her
personality. It was also
my intent, however, to
include some musical
dissonance in the theme
that still reflected the
bittersweet loss at the
same time. The piece
develops into a secondary
theme that is a quasi
inversion of the main
fast theme. This
section is followed by a
return of the opening
material, with snippets
of the fast theme
intertwined, before the
piece builds to a
triumphant, augmented
presentation of the main
theme in a lush form to
complete the work.It is
my hope that in some
small way, this piece
will bring comfort to
those affected by the
loss of Linda Mann, and
that the music will allow
her memory to Live
On.–Larry
ClarkLakeland, FL
2017.
Hail! Bright
Cecilia. Composed by
Henry Purcell. Stapled.
Eulenburg Orchestral
Series. Renaissance/early
Baroque; Baroque. Part.
20 pages. Duration 60'.
Breitkopf and Haertel
#EOS 8063-26. Published
by Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.EOS-8063-26).
ISBN
9790004789810. 8.5 x 11.5
inches.
The Ode was
admirably set by Mr.
Henry Purcell, and
performed twice with
universal applause.
(The Gentlemen's
Journal, 1692)
The
popularity of Purcell's
setting is apparent from
the many sources that
survive and from the
printed extracts which
appeared almost
immediately after its
first performance. The
primary source for this
edition is the largely
autograph manuscript in
the Bodleian Library.
Rather to reduce the
orthography to a norm,
the capitalization of the
vocal text favours
Purcell's
preferences. (Christop
her Hogwood)
Vokalensemble Stuttgart
und den Kammerchor des
Kopernikus-Gymnasiums
Wasseralfingen. Fur diese
beiden ganz
unterschiedlichen
Chorformationen hat
Martin Smolka 2012 auch
gezielt seine Partitur
angelegt. Biografisch ist
das Agnus Dei eine Art
kleines Requiem fur
seinen kurz zuvor
verstorbenen Vater. Das
liturgische Agnus Dei
rahmt den deutschen Text
Eh das Madchen entschlief
... der bei Auffuhrungen
in anderen Landern durch
eine Ubersetzung ersetzt
werden soll.
Der
SWR-Redakteur Hans-Peter
Jahn schreibt dazu im
Programmheft: Die fur
Smolka typischen
minimalistischen
Taktzellen schaffen eine
archaische Sinnlichkeit.
Eine einfache und
zugleich streng gebaute
Vokalmusik mit
Tiefenwirkung.
Nac
h der Urauffuhrung war
die Esslinger Zeitung
hellauf begeistert:
Smolka ist ein Meister
der Stimmbehandlung und
der chorischen
Klanggestaltung. Im
Zentrum des Stucks gerat
die Musik zum Stillstand:
im leisen gleichmassigen
Summen uber dem plotzlich
fortissimo ein
tschechisches Kinderlied
erklingt eines das der
Vater seinen Kindern
haufig vorgesungen hat.
Das alles war sehr
beruhrend. Und eigentlich
noch mehr als das. My
father PhDr. Jaroslav
Smolka (1933-2011) was a
leading Czech
musicologist author of
books Czech Cantata and
Oratorium Fuga in Czech
Music Smetana's Orchestra
Music Smetana's Vocal
Music monography of Jan
Dismas Zelenka and many
others. He was a
legendary teacher of
Music History at Prague
Music Academy critic
recording producer
composer; for almost 50
years he was an important
and highly respected
personality of Prague
musical life. My
father devoted a lot of
time and energy to
musical education and
activities of my sister
and me using often quite
original methods such as
teaching of intervals and
counterpoint through
Bartok's Microcosmos ear
training filling all
imaginable moments of
everyday life or lessons
of harmony analysis
starting with Overture to
Tristan and Musorgsky's
Catacombs. The Martinu
song Wondering Maiden was
his solo number in our
home vocal productions
which he used to sing
with amazing devotion
while his huge voice was
audible in several
neighboring
streets. My Agnus Dei
is closely bound to all
this history e.g. by
using canon and
preferring beauty of
dissonant seconds like
Bartok or quoting Martinu
and his refined
neoclassical harmony.
Father would be probably
a bit critical about the
minimalistic monotony of
the main body of the
piece. Nevertheless
firstly he would
improvise a short lecture
of history of Agnus Dei
in Requiem in Czech Music
naming by heart many
dates and all examples of
changes of order of the
traditional text by
composers. Examples would
be sung
probably. (Martin
Smolka).
Chorus (with soloists) and piano (solos: SAATBB - choir: SSAATB - 2rec.B-fl.2.0....(+)
Chorus (with soloists)
and piano (solos: SAATBB
- choir: SSAATB -
2rec.B-fl.2.0.0. -
0.2.0.0. - timp - str -
bc)
SKU:
BR.ED-10296
Hail!
Bright Cecilia.
Composed by Henry
Purcell. Edited by
Christopher Hogwood.
Choir; stapled.
Renaissance/early
Baroque; Baroque.
Piano/Vocal Score. 80
pages. Duration 60'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #ED
10296. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.ED-10296).
ISBN
9790220101977. 7.5 x 11
inches.
The Ode was
admirably set by Mr.
Henry Purcell, and
performed twice with
universal applause.
(The Gentlemen's
Journal, 1692)
The
popularity of Purcell's
setting is apparent from
the many sources that
survive and from the
printed extracts which
appeared almost
immediately after its
first performance. The
primary source for this
edition is the largely
autograph manuscript in
the Bodleian Library.
Rather to reduce the
orthography to a norm,
the capitalization of the
vocal text favours
Purcell's
preferences. (Christop
her Hogwood)
Vokalensemble Stuttgart
und den Kammerchor des
Kopernikus-Gymnasiums
Wasseralfingen. Fur diese
beiden ganz
unterschiedlichen
Chorformationen hat
Martin Smolka 2012 auch
gezielt seine Partitur
angelegt. Biografisch ist
das Agnus Dei eine Art
kleines Requiem fur
seinen kurz zuvor
verstorbenen Vater. Das
liturgische Agnus Dei
rahmt den deutschen Text
Eh das Madchen entschlief
... der bei Auffuhrungen
in anderen Landern durch
eine Ubersetzung ersetzt
werden soll.
Der
SWR-Redakteur Hans-Peter
Jahn schreibt dazu im
Programmheft: Die fur
Smolka typischen
minimalistischen
Taktzellen schaffen eine
archaische Sinnlichkeit.
Eine einfache und
zugleich streng gebaute
Vokalmusik mit
Tiefenwirkung.
Nac
h der Urauffuhrung war
die Esslinger Zeitung
hellauf begeistert:
Smolka ist ein Meister
der Stimmbehandlung und
der chorischen
Klanggestaltung. Im
Zentrum des Stucks gerat
die Musik zum Stillstand:
im leisen gleichmassigen
Summen uber dem plotzlich
fortissimo ein
tschechisches Kinderlied
erklingt eines das der
Vater seinen Kindern
haufig vorgesungen hat.
Das alles war sehr
beruhrend. Und eigentlich
noch mehr als das. My
father PhDr. Jaroslav
Smolka (1933-2011) was a
leading Czech
musicologist author of
books Czech Cantata and
Oratorium Fuga in Czech
Music Smetana's Orchestra
Music Smetana's Vocal
Music monography of Jan
Dismas Zelenka and many
others. He was a
legendary teacher of
Music History at Prague
Music Academy critic
recording producer
composer; for almost 50
years he was an important
and highly respected
personality of Prague
musical life. My
father devoted a lot of
time and energy to
musical education and
activities of my sister
and me using often quite
original methods such as
teaching of intervals and
counterpoint through
Bartok's Microcosmos ear
training filling all
imaginable moments of
everyday life or lessons
of harmony analysis
starting with Overture to
Tristan and Musorgsky's
Catacombs. The Martinu
song Wondering Maiden was
his solo number in our
home vocal productions
which he used to sing
with amazing devotion
while his huge voice was
audible in several
neighboring
streets. My Agnus Dei
is closely bound to all
this history e.g. by
using canon and
preferring beauty of
dissonant seconds like
Bartok or quoting Martinu
and his refined
neoclassical harmony.
Father would be probably
a bit critical about the
minimalistic monotony of
the main body of the
piece. Nevertheless
firstly he would
improvise a short lecture
of history of Agnus Dei
in Requiem in Czech Music
naming by heart many
dates and all examples of
changes of order of the
traditional text by
composers. Examples would
be sung
probably. (Martin
Smolka).
Choral SSA Choir, piano, flute SKU: CF.CM9583 Composed by Christopher Gab...(+)
Choral SSA Choir, piano,
flute
SKU:
CF.CM9583
Composed by
Christopher Gabel. Sws.
Performance Score. 20
pages. Duration 4
minutes, 9 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9583.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9583).
ISBN 9781491154052.
UPC: 680160912551. 6.875
x 10.5 inches. Key: Eb
major. English. Thomas
Moore
(1779-1852).
Thomas
Moore (17791852) was an
Irish poet, singer,
songwriter and
entertainer. In his poem,
On Music, Moore
emphasizes the power that
music has in our lives
and the ability it has to
evoke memories and
feelings from the past.
Music transcends that
which can be spoken or
felt. The beauty of
making music together is
to establish meaningful
connections with others
and to share a common
language through song. We
are reminded, however,
that relationships with
each other can be fluid
or unstable, but as the
words of the poem remind
us, music will not
betray. No matter the
experiences that we face,
the relationships that we
foster, or the memories
that we create, music
will always be there for
us in times of need and
in times of celebration.
What does music mean to
you? How does it enrich
your life? On Music
Thomas Moore When through
life unblest we rove,
Losing all that made life
dear, Should some notes
we used to love, In days
of boyhood, meet our ear,
Oh! how welcome breathes
the strain! Wakening
thoughts that long have
slept, Kindling former
smiles again In faded
eyes that long have wept.
Like the gale, that sighs
along Beds of oriental
flowers, Is the grateful
breath of song, That once
was heard in happier
hours. Filld with balm
the gale sighs on, Though
the flowers have sunk in
death; So, when pleasures
dream is gone, Its memory
lives in Musics breath.
Music, oh, how faint, how
weak, Language fades
before thy spell! Why
should Feeling ever
speak, When thou canst
breathe her soul so well?
Friendships balmy words
may feign, Loves are even
more false than they; Oh!
tis only musics strain
Can sweetly soothe, and
not betray. Note to the
performer: Liberty can be
taken with the tempo
markings and rubato
should be used throughout
in order to further
stress the beauty and
significance of the text.
With its vocal-like
descant, the flute should
be treated as an
additional voice rather
than mere accompaniment
to enhance the texture of
the piece. Thomas
Moore (1779a1852) was an
Irish poet, singer,
songwriter and
entertainer. In his poem,
On Music, Moore
emphasizes the power that
music has in our lives
and the ability it has to
evoke memories and
feelings from the past.
Music transcends that
which can be spoken or
felt. The beauty of
making music together is
to establish meaningful
connections with others
and to share a common
language through song. We
are reminded, however,
that relationships with
each other can be fluid
or unstable, but as the
words of the poem remind
us, music will not
betray. No matter the
experiences that we face,
the relationships that we
foster, or the memories
that we create, music
will always be there for
us in times of need and
in times of celebration.
What does music mean to
you? How does it enrich
your life? On Music a
Thomas Moore When through
life unblest we rove,
Losing all that made life
dear, Should some notes
we used to love, In days
of boyhood, meet our ear,
Oh! how welcome breathes
the strain! Wakening
thoughts that long have
slept, Kindling former
smiles again In faded
eyes that long have wept.
Like the gale, that sighs
along Beds of oriental
flowers, Is the grateful
breath of song, That once
was heard in happier
hours. Fillad with balm
the gale sighs on, Though
the flowers have sunk in
death; So, when
pleasureas dream is gone,
Its memory lives in
Musicas breath. Music,
oh, how faint, how weak,
Language fades before thy
spell! Why should Feeling
ever speak, When thou
canst breathe her soul so
well? Friendshipas balmy
words may feign, Loveas
are even more false than
they; Oh! atis only
musicas strain Can
sweetly soothe, and not
betray. Note to the
performer: Liberty can be
taken with the tempo
markings and rubato
should be used throughout
in order to further
stress the beauty and
significance of the text.
With its vocal-like
descant, the flute should
be treated as an
additional voice rather
than mere accompaniment
to enhance the texture of
the piece. Thomas
Moore (1779-1852) was an
Irish poet, singer,
songwriter and
entertainer. In his poem,
On Music, Moore
emphasizes the power that
music has in our lives
and the ability it has to
evoke memories and
feelings from the past.
Music transcends that
which can be spoken or
felt. The beauty of
making music together is
to establish meaningful
connections with others
and to share a common
language through song. We
are reminded, however,
that relationships with
each other can be fluid
or unstable, but as the
words of the poem remind
us, music will not
betray. No matter the
experiences that we face,
the relationships that we
foster, or the memories
that we create, music
will always be there for
us in times of need and
in times of celebration.
What does music mean to
you? How does it enrich
your life? On Music -
Thomas Moore When through
life unblest we rove,
Losing all that made life
dear, Should some notes
we used to love, In days
of boyhood, meet our ear,
Oh! how welcome breathes
the strain! Wakening
thoughts that long have
slept, Kindling former
smiles again In faded
eyes that long have wept.
Like the gale, that sighs
along Beds of oriental
flowers, Is the grateful
breath of song, That once
was heard in happier
hours. Fill'd with balm
the gale sighs on, Though
the flowers have sunk in
death; So, when
pleasure's dream is gone,
Its memory lives in
Music's breath. Music,
oh, how faint, how weak,
Language fades before thy
spell! Why should Feeling
ever speak, When thou
canst breathe her soul so
well? Friendship's balmy
words may feign, Love's
are even more false than
they; Oh! 'tis only
music's strain Can
sweetly soothe, and not
betray. Note to the
performer: Liberty can be
taken with the tempo
markings and rubato
should be used throughout
in order to further
stress the beauty and
significance of the text.
With its vocal-like
descant, the flute should
be treated as an
additional voice rather
than mere accompaniment
to enhance the texture of
the piece. Thomas
Moore (1779-1852) was an
Irish poet, singer,
songwriter and
entertainer. In his poem,
On Music, Moore
emphasizes the power that
music has in our lives
and the ability it has to
evoke memories and
feelings from the past.
Music transcends that
which can be spoken or
felt. The beauty of
making music together is
to establish meaningful
connections with others
and to share a common
language through song. We
are reminded, however,
that relationships with
each other can be fluid
or unstable, but as the
words of the poem remind
us, music will not
betray. No matter the
experiences that we face,
the relationships that we
foster, or the memories
that we create, music
will always be there for
us in times of need and
in times of celebration.
What does music mean to
you? How does it enrich
your life? On Music -
Thomas Moore When through
life unblest we rove,
Losing all that made life
dear, Should some notes
we used to love, In days
of boyhood, meet our ear,
Oh! how welcome breathes
the strain! Wakening
thoughts that long have
slept, Kindling former
smiles again In faded
eyes that long have wept.
Like the gale, that sighs
along Beds of oriental
flowers, Is the grateful
breath of song, That once
was heard in happier
hours. Fill'd with balm
the gale sighs on, Though
the flowers have sunk in
death; So, when
pleasure's dream is gone,
Its memory lives in
Music's breath. Music,
oh, how faint, how weak,
Language fades before thy
spell! Why should Feeling
ever speak, When thou
canst breathe her soul so
well? Friendship's balmy
words may feign, Love's
are even more false than
they; Oh! 'tis only
music's strain Can
sweetly soothe, and not
betray. Note to the
performer: Liberty can be
taken with the tempo
markings and rubato
should be used throughout
in order to further
stress the beauty and
significance of the text.
With its vocal-like
descant, the flute should
be treated as an
additional voice rather
than mere accompaniment
to enhance the texture of
the piece. Thomas
Moore (1779–1852)
was an Irish poet,
singer, songwriter and
entertainer. In his poem,
On Music, Moore
emphasizes the power that
music has in our lives
and the ability it has to
evoke memories and
feelings from the past.
Music transcends that
which can be spoken or
felt. The beauty of
making music together is
to establish meaningful
connections with others
and to share a common
language through song.We
are reminded, however,
that relationships with
each other can be fluid
or unstable, but as the
words of the poem remind
us, music will not
betray. No matter the
experiences that we face,
the relationships that we
foster, or the memories
that we create, music
will always be there for
us in times of need and
in times of celebration.
What does music mean to
you? How does it enrich
your life?On Music
– Thomas MooreWhen
through life unblest we
rove,Losing all that made
life dear,Should some
notes we used to love,In
days of boyhood, meet our
ear,Oh! how welcome
breathes the
strain!Wakening thoughts
that long have
slept,Kindling former
smiles againIn faded eyes
that long have wept.Like
the gale, that sighs
alongBeds of oriental
flowers,Is the grateful
breath of song,That once
was heard in happier
hours.Fill’d with
balm the gale sighs
on,Though the flowers
have sunk in death;So,
when pleasure’s
dream is gone,Its memory
lives in Music’s
breath.Music, oh, how
faint, how weak,Language
fades before thy
spell!Why should Feeling
ever speak,When thou
canst breathe her soul so
well?Friendship’s
balmy words may
feign,Love’s are
even more false than
they;Oh! ’tis only
music’s strainCan
sweetly soothe, and not
betray.Note to the
performer: Liberty can be
taken with the tempo
markings and rubato
should be used throughout
in order to further
stress the beauty and
significance of the text.
With its vocal-like
descant, the flute should
be treated as an
additional voice rather
than mere accompaniment
to enhance the texture of
the piece.
Chorus (with soloists) and piano (solos: TTB - choir: SST(A)TBB - 2.0.0.0. - 0.0...(+)
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and piano (solos: TTB -
choir: SST(A)TBB -
2.0.0.0. - 0.0.0.0. -
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BR.ED-12658
Requiem. Composed
by Andre Campra. Edited
by Jean-Paul Montagnier.
Choir; Softbound. Mass;
Requiem; Baroque.
Piano/Vocal Score. 70
pages. Duration 55'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #ED
12658. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.ED-12658).
ISBN
9790220121760. 7.5 x 11
inches.
Among
Campra's Latin works, the
,Messe de mort' is
perhaps one of the more
successful and today it
is one of the more
frequently performed. It
is also the most
enigmatic score of his
entire output. Despite
extensive researches, no
evidence of any sort has
yet been brought to light
to document its origin,
purpose, date of
composition, first
performance or reception.
A stylistic analysis
indubitably supports the
contention that the
,Messe de mort' is a late
work, composed perhaps
between 1722 and 1729.
The present edition
is based on the
manuscript from the
Bibliotheque Nationale de
France (Paris). It it the
oldest known source of
the work. The very few
errors have been
corrected. (Jean-Paul
Montagnier) Vokalensemble
Stuttgart und den
Kammerchor des
Kopernikus-Gymnasiums
Wasseralfingen. Fur diese
beiden ganz
unterschiedlichen
Chorformationen hat
Martin Smolka 2012 auch
gezielt seine Partitur
angelegt. Biografisch ist
das Agnus Dei eine Art
kleines Requiem fur
seinen kurz zuvor
verstorbenen Vater. Das
liturgische Agnus Dei
rahmt den deutschen Text
Eh das Madchen entschlief
... der bei Auffuhrungen
in anderen Landern durch
eine Ubersetzung ersetzt
werden soll.
Der
SWR-Redakteur Hans-Peter
Jahn schreibt dazu im
Programmheft: Die fur
Smolka typischen
minimalistischen
Taktzellen schaffen eine
archaische Sinnlichkeit.
Eine einfache und
zugleich streng gebaute
Vokalmusik mit
Tiefenwirkung.
Nac
h der Urauffuhrung war
die Esslinger Zeitung
hellauf begeistert:
Smolka ist ein Meister
der Stimmbehandlung und
der chorischen
Klanggestaltung. Im
Zentrum des Stucks gerat
die Musik zum Stillstand:
im leisen gleichmassigen
Summen uber dem plotzlich
fortissimo ein
tschechisches Kinderlied
erklingt eines das der
Vater seinen Kindern
haufig vorgesungen hat.
Das alles war sehr
beruhrend. Und eigentlich
noch mehr als das. My
father PhDr. Jaroslav
Smolka (1933-2011) was a
leading Czech
musicologist author of
books Czech Cantata and
Oratorium Fuga in Czech
Music Smetana's Orchestra
Music Smetana's Vocal
Music monography of Jan
Dismas Zelenka and many
others. He was a
legendary teacher of
Music History at Prague
Music Academy critic
recording producer
composer; for almost 50
years he was an important
and highly respected
personality of Prague
musical life. My
father devoted a lot of
time and energy to
musical education and
activities of my sister
and me using often quite
original methods such as
teaching of intervals and
counterpoint through
Bartok's Microcosmos ear
training filling all
imaginable moments of
everyday life or lessons
of harmony analysis
starting with Overture to
Tristan and Musorgsky's
Catacombs. The Martinu
song Wondering Maiden was
his solo number in our
home vocal productions
which he used to sing
with amazing devotion
while his huge voice was
audible in several
neighboring
streets. My Agnus Dei
is closely bound to all
this history e.g. by
using canon and
preferring beauty of
dissonant seconds like
Bartok or quoting Martinu
and his refined
neoclassical harmony.
Father would be probably
a bit critical about the
minimalistic monotony of
the main body of the
piece. Nevertheless
firstly he would
improvise a short lecture
of history of Agnus Dei
in Requiem in Czech Music
naming by heart many
dates and all examples of
changes of order of the
traditional text by
composers. Examples would
be sung
probably. (Martin
Smolka).
