Composed by John Ireland.
Band Music. Score and
parts. Duration 10:30.
Published by G & M Brand
Music Publishers
(CN.R10004).
A
slow introduction gives
way to the chirpy theme
which is developed,
inverted, and accents
displaced across the bar
line to give a 3/2 feel
against the written
meter. Restlessness leads
to a tranquillo presented
by the flute and
clarinet, weaving a
flowing counterpoint
around the melody until
the original slow
introduction returns. A
triumphant recapitulation
of the main theme brings
this wonderful piece to
an end.
Originally
composed for Brass Band
in 1934 Comedy Overture
is, despite its name, a
serious piece of writing.
The term Overture does
not imply that there is
anything else to follow;
it is used in the 19th
century sense of Concert
Overture (like
Mendelssohn's Fingal's
Cave - in other words, a
miniature Tone Poem). The
1930's was a period of
Ireland's mature writing
- yielding the Piano
Concerto (1930), the
Legend for piano and
orchestra (1933), and the
choral work These Things
Shall Be (1936-1937). We
are fortunate therefore
to have both Comedy
Overture and A Downland
Suite (1932) written for
band medium at this time.
As with Maritime Overture
(written in 1944 for
military band) Ireland
approaches his material
symphonically. The
opening three notes state
immediately the two
seminal intervals of a
semitone and a third.
These are brooding and
dark in Bb minor. It is
these intervals which
make up much of the
thematic content of
Comedy, sometimes
appearing in inverted
form, and sometimes in
major forms as well. The
concept that some musical
intervals are consonant ,
some dissonant, and some
perfect is perhaps useful
in understanding the
nature of the tension and
resolution of this work.
The third is inherently
unstable, and by bar 4,
the interval is expanded
to a fourth - with an
ascending sem-quaver
triplet - and then
expanded to a fifth. The
instability of the third
pushes it towards a
perfect resolution in the
fourth or the fifth. The
slow introduction is
built entirely around
these intervals in Bb
minor and leads through
an oboe cadenza, to an
Allegro moderato
brillante in Bb major.
Once again, the semi-tone
(inverted) and a third
(major) comprise the
main, chirpy,
theme-inspired by a
London bus-conductor's
cry of Piccadilly. (Much
of the material in Comedy
was re-conceived by
Ireland for orchestra and
published two years later
under the title A London
Overture.) The expansion
of the interval of a
third through a fourth,
fifth, sixth, and seventh
now takes place quickly
before our very ears at
the outset of this
quicker section.
Immediately the theme is
developed, inverted, and
accents displaced across
the bar line to give a
3/2 feel against the
written meter. But this
restlessness leads to a
tranquillo built around
an arpeggio figure and
presented by flute and
clarinet. Ireland weaves
his flowing counterpoint
around this melody until
the original slow
introduction returns
leading to a stretto
effect as the rising bass
motifs become more
urgent, requesting a
resolution of the tension
of that original semitone
and minor third. Yet
resolution is withheld at
this point as the music
becomes almost becalmed
in a further, unrelated
tranquillo section marked
pianissimo. It is almost
as if another side of
Ireland's nature is
briefly allowed to shine
through the stern
counterpoint and
disciplined structure.
This leads to virtually a
full recapitulation of
the chirpy brilliante,
with small additional
touches of counterpoint,
followed by the first
tranquillo section-this
time in the tonic of Bb
major. But the
instability of the third
re-asserts itself, this
time demanding a
resolution. And a
triumphant resolution it
receives, for it finally
becomes fully fledged and
reiterates the octave in
a closing vivace. The
opening tension has at
last resolved itself into
the most perfect interval
of all.
Arranged by Sandra Dackow. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orc...(+)
Arranged by Sandra
Dackow. Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra.
Orchestra Expressions.
Folk. Score. 12 pages.
Duration 1:30. Alfred
Music #00-45825S.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.45825S).
Organ SKU: ST.H384 Composed by John Ireland. Organ music. Score. Stainer ...(+)
Organ
SKU: ST.H384
Composed by John Ireland.
Organ music. Score.
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#H384. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.H384).
ISBN
9790220208805.
John
Ireland's 'Cavatina' for
violin and piano, which
was probably composed in
1904, also exists in a
slightly expanded version
for organ and shows the
composer's mastery of the
popular salon style of
the time. Unavailable for
many years, it is now
reissued in a new edition
that includes a scholarly
note by Geoffrey
Bush.
Viola SKU: ST.Y305 Arranged for viola. Composed by John Ireland. S...(+)
Viola
SKU: ST.Y305
Arranged for
viola. Composed by
John Ireland. String
music. Part. Stainer &
Bell Ltd. #Y305.
Published by Stainer &
Bell Ltd. (ST.Y305).
ISBN
9790220223884.
Winn
er of the 1909 Cobbett
Chamber Music
Competition, John
Ireland's Sonata No. 1 in
D minor was among his
first significant
instrumental works. It
was published in 1911 and
revised in 1917. Martin
Outram has arranged the
violin part of the work
for viola, to be used
with the piano score of
the sonata in its
original form for violin
and piano, ref. 1981, in
which a full account of
the piece may be
found.
Composed by
John Ireland. Band Music.
Pioneer Band Series.
Score only. Duration
10:00. Published by G & M
Brand Music Publishers
(CN.S11011).
Cast your self
into a storm at sea with
this fantastic piece from
John Ireland. Turbulent
rhythmic motives launch
the work to blend into a
more lyrical melody
contrasting the opening.
Don't be fooled though;
the first rhythmic motive
provides the underlay, a
reminder that the calm
surface of the sea is
only masking the swirling
water underneath!
By Alexander L'Estrange. Choir Sacred. SATB choir. Choral (Sacred); Choral O...(+)
By Alexander L'Estrange.
Choir
Sacred. SATB choir.
Choral
(Sacred); Choral Octavo;
Worship Resources. Faber
Edition: Choral Signature
Series. Sacred. Published
by
Faber Music
Volume
Two. Composed by
Various. Music Sales
America. Ballad. Book
[Softcover]. 40 pages.
Music Sales #OMB81.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14025762).
ISBN
9780946005628.
6.0x8.25x0.14 inches.
English.
The second
book in this Duncle's
Collection provides
another 50 songs which
can be addded to your
repertoire. The book
contains the words and
music for some of
Ireland's popular songs
and ballads. Illustrated
with period photographs
from the 1920's and
1930's from the Father
Brown collection. Play
them all with only six
chords!
(25 Songs in English for Classical Voice With a CD of Piano Accomp). Edited by R...(+)
(25 Songs in English for
Classical Voice With a CD
of Piano Accomp). Edited
by Richard Walters. Vocal
Collection. Softcover
with CD. 72 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
25 Songs in English for Classical Voice - High Voice Edition. Composed by Variou...(+)
25 Songs in English for
Classical Voice - High
Voice Edition. Composed
by Various. Edited by
Richard Walters. Vocal
Collection. Classical.
Softcover Audio Online.
72 pages. Published by
Hal Leonard
Organ (SATB) SKU: HL.48023998 For Baritone Solo, Mixed Choir and Orche...(+)
Organ (SATB)
SKU:
HL.48023998
For
Baritone Solo, Mixed
Choir and Orchestra
(Organ Score).
Composed by John Ireland.
BH Secular Choral.
Classical. Softcover. 24
pages. Boosey & Hawkes
#M060132209. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48023998).
ISBN
9781784542108.
12.0x9.0x0.4
inches.
Scored for
baritone (or tenor) solo,
mixed choir and
orchestra, this work was
composed in 1936-37, and
sets a utopian and
pacifist poem by John
Addington Symonds
(1840-93): Say, heart,
what will the future
bring / To happier men
when we are gone... This
edition is the latest
addition to Boosey &
Hawkess series of organ
reductions of
choral/orchestral scores
(Finzis Requiem da
Camera, For St Cecilia,
In terra pax). The
reductions broaden the
reach of these works to
choirs which do not wish
to present the works with
orchestra, as with other
standards from the sacred
repertoire such the
Requiems of Faure and
Durufle. athetically
recreat The Reductions
sympathetically recreate
the orchestra scoring for
a three-manual organ.
Ingeniously, the manual
couplings (II to III, II
and III to I) are
unaltered throughout,
with pedal coupled to
manuals as appropriate.
Detailed registrations
are not indicated as
these are best left to
the performer, taking
into account the unique
circumstances of the
particular instrument,
size of choir and
acoustic setting at each
performance.
SATB Choir (SSAATBB) SKU: HL.14032852 Composed by John Tavener. Music Sal...(+)
SATB Choir (SSAATBB)
SKU: HL.14032852
Composed by John Tavener.
Music Sales America.
Classical. Choral Score.
Composed 1999. 4 pages.
Chester Music #CH59642.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14032852).
ISBN 9780711927827.
UPC: 888680053086.
7.0x10.0x0.014
inches.
A short
work for unaccompanied
SSAATBB choir using a
poem based on Serefis'
Eonia (The Jasmin). The
text uses both English
and Greek. This work was
commissioned for the 27th
Seminar on Contemporary
Choral Music, University
College, Cork, Ireland,
May 1990.
Composed by Philip John Berthoud. For fiddle. Wire bound, Methods. Beginning-Int...(+)
Composed by Philip John
Berthoud. For fiddle.
Wire bound, Methods.
Beginning-Intermediate.
Book and online audio.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
By John Ireland (1879-1962). For SB soli, SATB Choir, organ or orchestra (Mixed ...(+)
By John Ireland
(1879-1962). For SB soli,
SATB Choir, organ or
orchestra (Mixed Voices).
General. Song of Solomon
and St. John. Choral. 8
pages. Published by
Galaxy Music Corporation
With Guitar Chords. Edited by John Canning. Waltons Irish Music Books. Ce...(+)
With Guitar
Chords. Edited by
John Canning. Waltons
Irish Music Books.
Celtic, Scottish.
Softcover. 50 pages.
Waltons Irish Music
#WM1386. Published by
Waltons Irish Music
(HL.634229).
Piano (Piano) - Grade 3 SKU: HL.14015562 Composed by Herbert Howells. Mus...(+)
Piano (Piano) - Grade 3
SKU: HL.14015562
Composed by Herbert
Howells. Music Sales
America. Classical. Book
[Softcover]. 36 pages.
Thames Publishing
#TH978626. Published by
Thames Publishing
(HL.14015562).
ISBN
9781846097225.
8.25x11.75x0.182 inches.
English.
The music
Herbert Howells has
tended to be unjustly
neglected but his
post-war output of
orchestral and chamber
works is currently
enjoying a period of
re-eveluation. This
Herbert Howells society
edition of six pieces
brings to light yet
another aspect of his
work, namely his Piano
music. Even though he was
an accomplished pianist
himself, music for Piano
did not figure highly in
his output. This volume
contains some charming
character pieces in the
form of six Sarum
Sketches, two slow dances
based on tunes from John
Playford's The Dancing
Master, an extrovert
piece based on a folk
tune, a minuet composed
as a birthday present for
John Ireland, a brief
vignette and an exquisite
miniature. Of the six
pieces in this volume,
three appear in print for
the first time.
Strings (Study Score) SKU: HL.48009915 In D minor. Composed by Joh...(+)
Strings (Study Score)
SKU: HL.48009915
In D minor.
Composed by John Ireland.
Boosey & Hawkes
Scores/Books. Classical,
Contemporary. 35 pages.
Boosey & Hawkes
#M060033865. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48009915).