For
Children's Choir and
Piano (with Optional
Percussion). Composed
by Alec Roth. Choral
Octavo; Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Contemporary; Secular.
Part(s). 16 pages.
Edition Peters
#98-EP73535B. Published
by Edition Peters
(PE.EP73535B).
ISBN
9790577022833. Words by
Vikram Seth.
Earth
and Sky was commissioned
by the BBC for the Proms
2000 season. In keeping
with the millennial
theme, a work presenting
a vision of the future
was requested. Trying to
be helpful, the BBC
provided me with the
predictions of various
pundits, but their ideas
seemed dizzyingly
contradictory. Then the
simple thought struck me
that however varied and
complex the answers, the
big questions will always
remain the same. We may
now have a map of the
human genome, but how to
use the map? How shall I
know where I should go?
How may I see the I
that's me? As a
musician I am hopeful
that, no matter how the
world develops, future
generations will still
come together to dance
and sing and play. The
mysterious power of music
to bind us socially and
inspire us individually
seems to be built into
our genes. So, a song of
questions; a song about
music---these were the
ideas which I took to
Vikram Seth, who had
generously agreed to
write the words for me.
The resulting poem
provided lots of
inspiration. It is
entirely monosyllabic,
enabling considerable
variety of rhythmic
treatment. I love its
permutations and its
imagery of paradox and
inversion and I have
amused myself by playing
similar games with the
musical material. But
there is seriousness as
well as fun---the text's
juxtaposition of the
certainty of death with
the search for purpose in
life achieves great
poignancy when sung by
young voices. (Alec
Roth)
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is Printed on Demand and
may take several weeks to
fulfill.
Turbulent Times Flûte, Hautbois, Basson [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Brixton Publications
Composed by Howard J. Buss (1951-). For flute, oboe, and bassoon. The music of T...(+)
Composed by Howard J.
Buss (1951-). For flute,
oboe, and bassoon. The
music of Turbulent Times
suggests the ebb and flow
of the intense
uncertainty felt by many
with the more pleasant
aspects of everyday life.
Following the lyrical and
plaintive introduction,
stormy passages give way
to sections of relative
tranquility,. 21st
Century. Grade 6. Score
and parts. Composed 2009.
Duration 11'. Published
by Brixton Publications
Composed
by Chen Yi. Full score.
58 pages. Duration 20
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #116-41963S.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11641963S).
UPC:
680160684472.
The
violin concerto is
commissioned by Friends
of Dresden Music
Foundation for American
soloist Mira Wang and the
New York Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted
by Ivan Fischer. Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimes lyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three note
motive) consists of big
leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minor seventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for the cadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments. The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty. Happy Rain
on a Spring Night by Du
Fu (712-770 in Tang
Dynasty) Happy rain comes
in time, When spring is
in its prime. With night
breeze it will fall, And
quietly moisten all.
Clouds darken wild roads,
Light brightens a little
boat. Saturated at dawn,
With flowers blooming the
town. (English
translation by Chen Yi
from the original poem in
Chinese) The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction on
the structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in Dresden. It's
like the welcome rain on
a quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our new society is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
the expression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it's being
unfolded line by line.
Although the tempo is set
63 quarter notes per
minute throughout (played
vividly, never slow
down), the tension is
being built up from the
quiet background in the
beginning, to the
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures 39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to the rustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokes produced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in Rehearsal C
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a little light
in the boat is shimmering
on the lake... The
breathy sound and key
slaps on the flutes
create a mysterious
atmosphere, in a dialogue
with other instruments.
The cello glissandi
recite the poem in the
tone of Mandarin, echoed
by the string harmonics.
The music in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led by the
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G, the
location of the Golden
Section, according to the
length of the music
without cadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
which stands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short, yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high string
harmonics. On the top,
there is a recall of the
three note motive in the
sound of wonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone meaningfully.
The music is written for
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2
clarinets (in Bb), 2
bassoons, 4 French horns
(in F), 2 trumpets (in
Bb), 3 trombones, tuba,
harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc. 1:
xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and strings.
Duration is about 20
minutes. The violin
concerto is commissioned
by Friends of Dresden
Music Foundation for
American soloist Mira
Wang and the New York
Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted by
Ivan Fischer.Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimeslyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three
notemotive) consists of
big leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minorseventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for thecadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments.The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty.Happy Rain
on a Spring Nightby Du Fu
(712-770 in Tang
Dynasty)Happy rain comes
in time,When spring is in
its prime.With night
breeze it will fall,And
quietly moisten
all.Clouds darken wild
roads,Light brightens a
little boat.Saturated at
dawn,With flowers
blooming the
town.(English translation
by Chen Yi from the
original poem in
Chinese)The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction
onthe structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in
Dresden.It’s like
the welcome rain on a
quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our newsociety is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
theexpression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it’s
being unfolded line by
line.Although the tempo
is set 63 quarter notes
per minute throughout
(played vividly,
neverslow down), the
tension is being built up
from the quiet background
in the beginning, tothe
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to therustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokesproduced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in RehearsalC
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a littlelight in
the boat is shimmering on
the lake... The breathy
sound and key slaps on
theflutes create a
mysterious atmosphere, in
a dialogue with other
instruments. The
celloglissandi recite the
poem in the tone of
Mandarin, echoed by the
string harmonics.
Themusic in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led bythe
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G,the location
of the Golden Section,
according to the length
of the music
withoutcadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
whichstands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short,yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high
stringharmonics. On the
top, there is a recall of
the three note motive in
the sound ofwonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone
meaningfully.The music is
written for 2 flutes, 2
oboes, 2 clarinets (in
Bb), 2 bassoons, 4 French
horns (in F), 2 trumpets
(in Bb), 3 trombones,
tuba, harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc.
1:xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and
strings.Duration is about
20 minutes.
Piano Solo SKU: YM.GTP01100046 Composed by Keichan. Arranged by Keichan. ...(+)
Piano Solo
SKU:
YM.GTP01100046
Composed by Keichan.
Arranged by Keichan.
Keichan. Artist Folio.
Score. Yamaha Music Media
#GTP01100046. Published
by Yamaha Music Media
(YM.GTP01100046).
ISBN
9784636100303. 8.5 x 12
inches.
Matching
piano songbook for
Keichan's first CD album
KARA RA BAKO. Keichan, a
Japanese pianist, is
rapidly gaining
popularity in Japan, with
over 1 million
subscribers to his
YouTube channel (as of
May 2022) and regular
appearances on Japanese
TV. The book features 11
of his original pieces
performed with a free and
genre-less style and
arranged for intermediate
level piano solo. The 5
pieces listed in #12-16
have special three-staff
piano scores for both the
piano and the melody
line, faithfully scored
from his original CD
performance. An artist
interview and special
photos included at the
beginning of the
book.
Discovery Level 2. Composed by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Arranged by Roger ...(+)
Discovery Level 2.
Composed
by Benj Pasek and Justin
Paul. Arranged by Roger
Emerson. Discovery
Choral.
Movies, Pop. Octavo. 16
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard
SATB choir, optional
congregation, organ,
trumpet - Early
Intermediate
SKU:
MN.60-8704A
Composed
by Milburn Price.
Catholic Year C All
Saints Day; Year C
Pentecost13; Catholic
Year C Ordinary20; Year C
All Saints;. All
Saints/All Souls. Choral
score. MorningStar Music
Publishers #60-8704A.
Published by MorningStar
Music Publishers
(MN.60-8704A).
UPC:
688670870477.
Based
on the familiar HYFRYDOL
tune and paired with a
new text that treats past
heritage, present
circumstances, and future
challenges as
inter-related aspects of
the life of a church.
Though suitable for
general use, this setting
would be particularly
appropriate for an
occasion that both
celebrates faith heritage
and considers present and
future ministries, such
as an anniversary
celebration or the
dedication of new
facilities. The treatment
of the tune retains
sufficient harmonic
familiarity to preserve
its accustomed sound, but
provides sufficient
harmonic change to offer
a fresh approach.
**Organist plays from the
Full Score.
**Congregational page and
trumpet parts included in
separate Full Score.
Visions of Australia Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications
Grade 5 SKU: CL.012-3688-01 Composed by Lloyd. Concert Band. Gems of the ...(+)
Grade 5
SKU:
CL.012-3688-01
Composed by Lloyd.
Concert Band. Gems of the
Concert Band Series.
Audio recording available
separately (item
CL.WFR358). Extra full
score. Composed 2008.
Duration 8 minutes, 14
seconds. Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
#012-3688-01. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-3688-01).
Visions of
Australia' is a musical
panorama paying tribute
to the epochs in
Australia's history from
its Aboriginal
predecessors through to
its 'yet to be
determined' future. The
journey begins with a
tribute to Australia's
aboriginal past, the
arrival of the British
Navy and the
establishment of the
first colony on the
shores of Sydney Harbour.
The journey then meanders
through to the
development of
electricity and
communication, through
the wars and to the
present. Following a
brief reflection on the
past, the music concludes
with a stirring and
patriotic march-like
section representing a
confident and bold
future. The work is a
great challenge for all
sections of the band and
will be easily accessible
to any audience. Download
the didgerido sound file
for use in your
performance:
http://www.barnhouse.com/
samples/mp3/012-3688-99.m
p3.
About
Gems of the Concert
Band
A
series of transcriptions
and other works in
varying styles,
representative of the
programming of the Great
American Classic Concert
Band era of a century
ago, as exemplified by
John Phillip Sousa, Edwin
Franko Goldman, Karl L.
King, and Leonard B.
Smith
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-1002209-010 Composed by Jan V...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-1002209-010
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Sovereign Series.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2000.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1002209-010.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1002209-010).
Sinfonia
Hungarica is a
three-movement symphony
that depicts the history
of Hungary. All three
movements were inspired
by historical key
figures, wars, and other
important events from
this country. This
symphony is a celebration
of Hungary’s
millennium in 2001.The
final movement is named
after ISTVAN, the King
who introduced
Christianity into Hungary
and who was crowned by
Pope Silvestro II on
January 1, 1001. A rather
solemn start leads to
another war-like passage,
ending with some loud
crashes. This symbolizes
the fact that the body of
the pagan Koppany was cut
into four pieces, and
sent to the four castles
of the country as an
example. After a quiet,
almost
religiousintermezzo, the
National Hymn of Hungary
is introduced. This broad
“grandiosoâ€
ending also has a
symbolic meaning: after
ten centuries, Hungary
has many reasons to look
back on the past with
pride, and to look
forward to the future
with optimism and
confidence.
Die
Sinfonie in drei
Sätzen ist eine
musikalische Schilderung
der Geschichte Ungarns.
Alle drei Sätze haben
bedeutende historische
Persönlichkeiten und
Schlüsselereignisse
aus der Landesgeschichte
- wie etwa Kriege - zum
Inhalt. Das Werk wurde
zuUngarns
Tausendjahrfeier im Jahr
2001
geschrieben.Attila
, König der Hunnen,
oftmals auch die
Geißel Gottes genannt,
ist die zentrale Gestalt
des ersten Satzes; in
seiner musikalischen
Beschreibung sind
Aggressivität und
Grausamkeit, die vonihm
ausgehende Bedrohung und
ihm entgegengebrachte
Furcht spürbar.
Daneben erscheinen das
heroischer klingende
Thema von Buda,
Attilas Bruder, und das
lyrische von Rika,
seiner zärtlich
geliebten Frau. Der
aufpeitschende Schluss
desSatzes ist Sinnbild
für die gefürchtete
Schnelligkeit von Attilas
Truppen, mit der sie ihre
Opfer eingeholt und ohne
Ausnahme getötet
haben.Im Mittelpunkt des
zweiten Satzes steht
Arpad, der
eigentliche Begründer
des ungarischen Staates.
Eineatmosphärisch
klingende Einleitung
beschwört
Emese, die
Großmutter Arpads,
herauf, die im Traum
seine Bestimmung
vorhergesehen hatte. Er
schlug seinen Gegner, den
Prinzen Zalan von
Bulgarien, im Kampf in
die Flucht und gab dem
Land denNamen
Magyarorszag.Das Finale
ist nach Istvan
benannt, dem König,
der in Ungarn das
Christentum einführte
und am ersten Januar 1001
durch Papst Sylvester II.
gekrönt wurde. Ein
feierlicher Anfang leitet
über in einen an
Kriegsgetümmelerinnern
den Abschnitt, der in
lärmendem Getöse
endet. Es steht für
das Ende des Heiden
Koppany, dessen
Körper gevierteilt und
als abschreckendes
Beispiel an die vier
Burgen des Landes gesandt
wurde. Ein ruhiges,
beinahe religiös
wirkendesZwischenspiel
mündet in die
ungarische Nationalhymne.
Dieser prachtvolle, mit
grandioso
überschriebene Schluss
hat auch eine symbolische
Bedeutung: Nach zehn
Jahrhunderten hat Ungarn
guten Grund, mit Stolz
zurückzublicken und
der Zukunft mitZuversicht
und Optimismus
entgegenzusehen.Die
wunderbare Melodie der
Nationalhymne erscheint
in der Sinfonie auch
vorher schon immer
wieder, wird meist aber
ganz oder teilweise
überdeckt. Sie
durchläuft das Werk
wie ein roter Faden, der
anfangs kaumwahrzunehmen
ist und erst im Verlauf
der Sinfonie immer
deutlicher wird. Am Ende
krönt sie das Werk in
einer letzten
prachtvollen Steigerung,
in der das Orchester den
majestätischen Klang
einer Orgel
annimmt.
Sinfonia
Hungarica,
commissionata dalla banda
ungherese di
Kiskunfelegyahaza, è
dedicata al maestro
Ferenc Jankovski, al
sindaco della citt Jozsef
Ficsor e a Gabriella
Kiss. La prima mondiale,
eseguita dalla banda
Kiskunfelegyhaza si è
tenutaa Budapest il 31
marzo 2001 sotto la
direzione del
compositore.Gli eventi
salienti della storia
dell’Ungheria,
come le guerre ed altri
avvenimenti importanti,
sono tradotti in musica
in questa sinfonia
strutturata in tre
movimenti. Sinfonia
Hungaricavuole anche
essere un omaggio allo
stato ungherese che
festeggia il suo
millennio nel
2001.ATTILA, re
degli Unni, spesso
chiamato “il
flagello di Dio“
è la figura centrale
del primo movimento,
caratterizzato dalla
paura, dalla
minaccia,dall’aggr
essione e dalla crudelt .
Buda, fratello di Attila
è associato ad un tema
più eroico, mentre
Rika, l’amata
moglie, è
rappresentata da una
melodia lirica.
L’eccitante finale
di questo movimento di
apertura illustra la
tanto temuta velocit
delle truppe di Attila
che seminavano paura e
morte.Il secondo
movimento pone
l’accento su
ARPAD, il
fondatore dello Stato
ungherese. Inizia con un
passaggio in stile
atmosferico che evoca la
nonna di Arpad, Emese che
aveva sognato e
predettoil futuro del
nipote. Uno degli
oppositori di Arpad, il
principe bulgaro Zalan,
fu cacciato dopo una
battaglia. In seguito,
Arpad chiamò
ufficialmente il
territorio
“Magyarorszagâ€
.Il movimento finale
prende il nome da
ISTVAN, il re che
portòil cristianesimo
in Ungheria e che fu
incoronato da Papa
Silvestro II il 1
gennaio, 1001. Un inizio
solenne prelude ad un
passaggio bellico
accentuato da rumori
imponenti; questo a
simboleggiare
l’atroce fine del
pagano Koppany il cui
corpo futagliato in
quattro pezzi e inviato
ai quattro castelli del
paese come monito. Dopo
un intermezzo quieto,
quasi religioso, viene
presentato l’Inno
nazionale ungherese. In
questo ampio e grandioso
finale riecheggia
l’orgoglio
dell’Ungheria
nelricordare il suo
passato e la fiducia con
la quale si proietta al
futuro.Lo stupendo tema
dell’Inno
nazionale ungherese è
proposto nell’arco
dell’intera
sinfonia. E’
però spesso
parzialmente nascosto e
usato come filo
conduttore, appena
riconoscibileall’i
nizio ma sempre più
ovvio quando la sinfonia
si avvicina al suo
finale. A conclusione
della sinfonia, il
sublime inno conduce la
banda in
un’apoteosi
finale, facendo apparire
l’organico
strumentale come un
maestoso organo.
Composed by Steve Dunn.
Cps. Set of Score and
Parts.
8+8+4+8+8+8+4+4+4+4+4+4+4
+8+8+8+4+4+6+6+6+6+4+8+2+
4+2+6+6+24 pages.
Duration 2 minutes, 41
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CPS260. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CPS260).
ISBN
9781491161494. UPC:
680160920129.
I
compose a piece of music
each year to be premiered
by our annual University
of Mobile High School
Honor Band. A New Horizon
was composed for the 2021
Honor Band during the
most challenging season
in memory. Taking place
during the pandemic, the
Honor Band was held
outdoors under a large,
open tent with distancing
and health protocols in
place. Though not ideal
and full of challenges,
it was a successful,
memorable and thankfully
healthy event. I felt
that it was important to
have a joyful, upbeat,
hopeful piece of music to
introduce to these
students and this was the
result. The title itself
is a reminder that hope
remains and we should
keep our eyes on the
future: a new horizon.
The tempo should remain
bright and steady,
articulations are
critically important and
need to be accurately
crisp. Dynamics are
intended to be dramatic,
so do not be afraid to
overdo - particularly
dynamic swells and subito
changes. I compose a
piece of music each year
to be premiered by our
annual University of
Mobile High School Honor
Band. “A New
Horizon†was
composed for the 2021
Honor Band during the
most challenging season
in memory. Taking place
during the pandemic, the
Honor Band was held
outdoors under a large,
open tent with distancing
and health protocols in
place. Though not ideal
and full of challenges,
it was a successful,
memorable and thankfully
healthy event. I felt
that it was important to
have a joyful, upbeat,
hopeful piece of music to
introduce to these
students and this was the
result. The title itself
is a reminder that hope
remains and we should
keep our eyes on the
future: a new horizon.The
tempo should remain
bright and steady,
articulations are
critically important and
need to be accurately
crisp. Dynamics are
intended to be dramatic,
so do not be afraid to
“overdoâ€
– particularly
dynamic swells and subito
changes.
Sinfonietta Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Concert Band - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-1033502-040 Suito Sketches. Com...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-1033502-040
Suito Sketches.
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Sovereign Series.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2004.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1033502-040.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1033502-040).
9x12
inches.
Sinfonietta
consists of four
movements that have no
thematic or musical
relationship with each
other. Each movement has
its own character and
atmosphere, which
displays a variety of
qualities and
possibilities of the
modern concert band. The
four movements are
entitled The Landing; The
Sword Dance; Nightfall by
the River and Towards the
Future. Together they
build into a mini-
symphony full of colour
and contrasts.
Sinfonietta bestaat uit vier delen
met elk een eigen
karakter, de
verschillende
klankkleuren en
mogelijkheden van het
moderne harmonieorkest
komen in dit werk
uitstekend tot hun
recht.
Sinfonie
tta besteht aus vier
Sätzen, die in
keinerlei thematischem
oder musikalischem
Zusammenhang zueinander
stehen. Jeder Satz hat
seinen eigenen Charakter
und eine eigene
Atmosphäre, in welcher
sich die Vielfalt an
musikalischen Farben und
Möglichkeiten des
modernen Blasorchesters
entfalten kann. Die
Sätze mit den
klangvollen Titeln bilden
eine Mini-Symphonie
voller Klangfarben und
Kontraste!
Trombone SKU: BT.EMBZ14143 By Makovecz Pál. Studies & Exercises. Book ...(+)
Trombone
SKU:
BT.EMBZ14143
By
Makovecz Pál. Studies
& Exercises. Book Only.
Composed 1997. 52 pages.
Editio Musica Budapest
#EMBZ14143. Published by
Editio Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ14143).
English-German-Hungari
an.
The collection
of 130 studies published
in two volumes was
compiled with the aim in
mind to meet the demands
of trombone instruction
from the highest classes
of the music schools to
the Academy of Music. lt
was selected from those
'traditional' studies
which played a decisive
role in trombone playing
and instruction at the
turn of the century and
have become the most
frequently performed
studies since then.
However old-fashioned
these studies may seem,
they belong to the best
ones with regard to safe,
smooth technique and the
elaboration of a nice
sound and will definitely
serve their purÂpose
in the future as well. On
compiling the volumes, I
have attempted to observe
not only asequence
according to grade of
difficulty but the
variety of characters as
well. I am convinced that
these studies are both
useful and, when
performed sufficiently
colorfully, may
contribute to overcoming
the monotony of technical
exercises. The
articulation sings and
markings of dynamics,
which often differ from
the original, try to meet
this aim.I had already
used this collection of
studies before it was
printed. 1 had to realize
soon that the technical
level of the first pieces
was too high to assure a
smooth transition from
the trombone tutors
written for beginners. As
a result, I found it
necessary to start the
first volume with a
shortened and facilitated
version of some studies.
Since these pieces in
question have been
changed considerably, a *
beside the composer's
name refers to the fact
in each case that they
are arrangements.I
recommend my work to my
past, present and future
pupilsPál
Makovecz.
Composed by Chen Yi.
Part. 11 pages. Duration
20 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#116-41963SP. Published
by Theodore Presser
Company (PR.11641963SP).
UPC:
680160684496.
The
violin concerto is
commissioned by Friends
of Dresden Music
Foundation for American
soloist Mira Wang and the
New York Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted
by Ivan Fischer. Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimes lyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three note
motive) consists of big
leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minor seventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for the cadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments. The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty. Happy Rain
on a Spring Night by Du
Fu (712-770 in Tang
Dynasty) Happy rain comes
in time, When spring is
in its prime. With night
breeze it will fall, And
quietly moisten all.
Clouds darken wild roads,
Light brightens a little
boat. Saturated at dawn,
With flowers blooming the
town. (English
translation by Chen Yi
from the original poem in
Chinese) The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction on
the structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in Dresden. It's
like the welcome rain on
a quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our new society is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
the expression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it's being
unfolded line by line.
Although the tempo is set
63 quarter notes per
minute throughout (played
vividly, never slow
down), the tension is
being built up from the
quiet background in the
beginning, to the
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures 39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to the rustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokes produced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in Rehearsal C
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a little light
in the boat is shimmering
on the lake... The
breathy sound and key
slaps on the flutes
create a mysterious
atmosphere, in a dialogue
with other instruments.
The cello glissandi
recite the poem in the
tone of Mandarin, echoed
by the string harmonics.
The music in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led by the
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G, the
location of the Golden
Section, according to the
length of the music
without cadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
which stands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short, yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high string
harmonics. On the top,
there is a recall of the
three note motive in the
sound of wonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone meaningfully.
The music is written for
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2
clarinets (in Bb), 2
bassoons, 4 French horns
(in F), 2 trumpets (in
Bb), 3 trombones, tuba,
harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc. 1:
xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and strings.
Duration is about 20
minutes. The violin
concerto is commissioned
by Friends of Dresden
Music Foundation for
American soloist Mira
Wang and the New York
Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted by
Ivan Fischer.Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimeslyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three
notemotive) consists of
big leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minorseventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for thecadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments.The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty.Happy Rain
on a Spring Nightby Du Fu
(712-770 in Tang
Dynasty)Happy rain comes
in time,When spring is in
its prime.With night
breeze it will fall,And
quietly moisten
all.Clouds darken wild
roads,Light brightens a
little boat.Saturated at
dawn,With flowers
blooming the
town.(English translation
by Chen Yi from the
original poem in
Chinese)The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction
onthe structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in
Dresden.It’s like
the welcome rain on a
quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our newsociety is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
theexpression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it’s
being unfolded line by
line.Although the tempo
is set 63 quarter notes
per minute throughout
(played vividly,
neverslow down), the
tension is being built up
from the quiet background
in the beginning, tothe
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to therustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokesproduced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in RehearsalC
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a littlelight in
the boat is shimmering on
the lake... The breathy
sound and key slaps on
theflutes create a
mysterious atmosphere, in
a dialogue with other
instruments. The
celloglissandi recite the
poem in the tone of
Mandarin, echoed by the
string harmonics.
Themusic in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led bythe
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G,the location
of the Golden Section,
according to the length
of the music
withoutcadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
whichstands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short,yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high
stringharmonics. On the
top, there is a recall of
the three note motive in
the sound ofwonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone
meaningfully.The music is
written for 2 flutes, 2
oboes, 2 clarinets (in
Bb), 2 bassoons, 4 French
horns (in F), 2 trumpets
(in Bb), 3 trombones,
tuba, harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc.
1:xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and
strings.Duration is about
20 minutes.
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Concert Band. Concert
Piece. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2013.
Anglo Music Press
#AMP358010. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(HL.44012270).
UPC:
888680057657.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Looking Up,
Moving On was
commissioned by the Tokyo
Kosei Wind Orchestra and
featured in their concert
programme in their May
2012 tour, which took in
many areas destroyed by
the earthquake and
tsunami in 2011. The
timeless message of
thismoving work is the
belief in the tremendous
capacity of humankind to
recover from such
disasters and look
optimistically to the
future.
Looking Up,
Moving On was
commissioned by the Tokyo
Kosei Wind Orchestra and
featured in their concert
programme in their May
2012 tour, which took in
many areas destroyed by
the earthquake and
tsunami in
2011.
The timeless
message of this moving
work is the belief in the
tremendous capacity of
humankind to recover from
such disasters and look
optimistically to the
future.
Looking Up,
Moving On is
gecomponeerd in opdracht
van het Tokyo Kosei Wind
Orchestra. Het werk
maakte deel uit van een
programma uit mei 2012,
dat werd uitgevoerd
tijdens een tournee
waarbij veel regios
werden bezocht die waren
verwoest doorde
aardbeving en tsunami van
2011. Het tijdloze thema
van dit treffende werk is
het buitengewone vermogen
van de mens om dergelijke
rampen te boven te komen
en de toekomst met
optimisme tegemoet te
zien.
Looking
Up, Moving Down wurde
vom Tokyo Kosei Wind
Orchestra in Auftrag
gegeben und war Teil des
Konzertprogramms einer
Tour im Mai 2012, die
auch viele Gebiete
einschloss, die vom
Erdbeben und Tsunami im
Jahr 2011 zerstort worden
waren. Diezeitlose
Botschaft dieses
bewegenden Werkes ist der
Glaube an die gewaltige
Fahigkeit des Menschen,
uber solche Katastrophen
hinwegzukommen und
optimistisch in die
Zukunft zu
blicken.
Lookin
g Up, Moving On est
une commande du Tokyo
Kosei Wind Orchestra.
Cette piece faisait
partie du programme de la
tournee effectuee par
l'orchestre en mai 2012,
qui s'est produit dans de
nombreuses regions
devastees par le
tremblement deterre et le
tsunami de 2011. La
composition a pour theme
l'immense capacite
humaine a surmonter de
telles catastrophes et
envisager l'avenir de
facon
positive.
Looki
ng Up, Moving On e
stata commissionata dalla
Tokyo Kosei Wind
Orchestra e faceva parte
del programma del
concerto di un tour del
maggio 2012 che
comprendeva diverse zone
colpite nel 2011 dal
terremoto e dallo
tsunami. Il messaggio
sempreattuale di questa
toccante opera e il
credere nella grandiosa
capacita dell'uomo di
superare tali catastrofi
e di guardare al futuro
con ottimismo.
For
Children's Choir and
Piano (with Optional
Percussion). Composed
by Alec Roth. Choral
Octavo; Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Contemporary; Secular.
Part(s). 32 pages.
Edition Peters
#98-EP73535C. Published
by Edition Peters
(PE.EP73535C).
ISBN
9790577022840. Words by
Vikram Seth.
Earth
and Sky was commissioned
by the BBC for the Proms
2000 season. In keeping
with the millennial
theme, a work presenting
a vision of the future
was requested. Trying to
be helpful, the BBC
provided me with the
predictions of various
pundits, but their ideas
seemed dizzyingly
contradictory. Then the
simple thought struck me
that however varied and
complex the answers, the
big questions will always
remain the same. We may
now have a map of the
human genome, but how to
use the map? How shall I
know where I should go?
How may I see the I
that's me? As a
musician I am hopeful
that, no matter how the
world develops, future
generations will still
come together to dance
and sing and play. The
mysterious power of music
to bind us socially and
inspire us individually
seems to be built into
our genes. So, a song of
questions; a song about
music---these were the
ideas which I took to
Vikram Seth, who had
generously agreed to
write the words for me.
The resulting poem
provided lots of
inspiration. It is
entirely monosyllabic,
enabling considerable
variety of rhythmic
treatment. I love its
permutations and its
imagery of paradox and
inversion and I have
amused myself by playing
similar games with the
musical material. But
there is seriousness as
well as fun---the text's
juxtaposition of the
certainty of death with
the search for purpose in
life achieves great
poignancy when sung by
young voices. (Alec
Roth)
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Mixed choir (SSSAAATTTBBB) - difficult SKU: HL.49043945 For mixed choi...(+)
Mixed choir
(SSSAAATTTBBB) -
difficult
SKU:
HL.49043945
For
mixed choir. Composed
by Steve Martland. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Choral. Softcover.
Composed 2011-2012. 106
pages. Duration 23'.
Schott Music #ED13369.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49043945).
ISBN
9790220133503.
8.25x12.0x0.3 inches.
English.
Sea Songs,
commissioned jointly by
Ars Nova Copenhagen and
Glasgow Concert Halls, is
a kind of sequel to
Martland's Street Songs
(originally written for
the Kings Singers and
Evelyn Glennie). As with
the earlier piece,
Martland made use of to
the library of the
English Folk Song and
Dance Society at Cecil
Sharp House in north
London.I wanted
specifically to find
texts that were not just
the usual nautical
heave-ho sort of thing,
but instead explored the
dangers and hardships
still being experienced
by sailors as recently as
the early 19th century. I
was also very happy to
see in these texts the
sense of camaraderie and
mutual support that
existed between the
sailors. (Steve
Martland)Dance to your
Daddy sets the scene of a
sailor's wife at home,
dandling her baby son and
singing to him about his
daddy away fishing, and
about the future. Both
the tune and the words
come from the
Northumberland area
around Newcastle. This
song is very well known
in the UK and gave the
title to a famous
television series When
the boat comes in.Fire
Down Below is about the
effects of fire - a
constant danger on board
wooden ships. At the end
of this song the words
take on an extended
meaning: Fire in our
hearts for the friends
that we love.The Dead
Horse is about the
initial month of work
without pay in which all
seamen had to take part.
They referred to it as
the dead horse - hence
the expression to flog a
dead horse when something
is a waste of time. The
seamen resented this
unpaid time, and the text
expresses their
frustrations
metaphorically by listing
what they would do to the
horse! The music's
frantic gallop alludes to
the horse's
desperation.Although The
Sea Martyrs presents
itself as a ballad, this
text has a more literary
feel, and unlike the
other songs it doesn't
include a chorus refrain.
It concerns the sailors'
lack of pay, the
consequences of asking
for pay (being hanged!),
and the poverty of their
families at home. The
poem portrays the
sailors' deaths as an
almost religious
sacrifice to help future
seamen.At the end of the
work, the opening of
Dance to your Daddy
returns as a kind of
descant, sung by an angel
calling to the hanged
men. Paul Hillier,
2012.
Spirit of Times Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
Grade 4 Concert Band (Score) - Grade 4 SKU: HL.4008189 Concert Band Gr...(+)
Grade 4 Concert Band
(Score) - Grade 4
SKU:
HL.4008189
Concert
Band Grade 4 Score.
Composed by Otto M.
Schwarz. Symphonic
Dimensions. Concert Band.
Softcover. 56 pages.
Duration 580 seconds. Hal
Leonard #SDP1452201.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.4008189).
UPC:
196288136798.
Zeitg
eist; transformations; a
departure for new shores
these are buzzwords we
often encounter nowadays.
Above all in this digital
age, it is essential that
we face changes
positively and that we
make the very best of
them. “Music is
emotion!†Otto M.
Schwarz begins many of
his lectures with this
phrase, and this is
exactly what we feel in
this new concert work.
Rapid, and full of
energy, is the leap into
a new
chapter—wonderful
opportunities are waiting
to be discovered in
uncharted lands. But
change is not only loud
and momentous. The
creative power of the
future lies dormant in
the inventive spirit of
the
individual—quietly,
thoughtfully, silently
and alone! The final
sequence of this work is
all about good vibes: it
lights the way to a
positive future and
stands for the dawn of a
new era!