Bassoon and Piano SKU: ST.C182 Composed by Graham Sheen. Wind & brass mus...(+)
Bassoon and Piano
SKU:
ST.C182
Composed by
Graham Sheen. Wind &
brass music. Clifton
Edition #C182. Published
by Clifton Edition
(ST.C182).
ISBN
9790570811823.
Bodhán T
he melody here is very
broken up, so breathe and
be ready for the next
entry in good time.
Don’t drag behind the
drum in the piano part.
Notice that only some of
the notes are marked
staccato.
À la
Modal Modes
are scales based on the
white notes of the piano,
say, so you won’t find
a single accidental in
this piece. It shows that
expression in music
depends on more than just
the dynamics, that is,
how loudly and softly you
play. We also need to
observe the articulation
markings such as
staccato, tenuto and the
accents on both long and
short
notes.
Sch
ubert’s
Ghost Schuber
t is one of my favourite
composers. I hope you
enjoy the swing of the
dotted rhythms and
accents in this little
Viennese impression.
There are three musical
quotations: one from
Schubert himself, one
from a later Viennese
composer, Gustav Mahler
and, near the end, the
Dies Irae tune
which has been used by
many composers. Three
Pieces for Bassoon and
Piano
Bassoon; Piano Accompaniment (1 (auch Picc.) * 1 * 3 (3. auch Bassklar.) * 0 - 1...(+)
Bassoon; Piano
Accompaniment (1 (auch
Picc.) * 1 * 3 (3. auch
Bassklar.) * 0 - 1 * 1 *
0 * 0 - P. S. (Xyl. *
Trgl. * Beck. * Gong *
kl. Tr. * gr. Tr. m.
Beck.) (2 Spieler) - Hfe.
* Cel. - Str. (4 * 4 * 3
* 2 * 1)) - difficult
SKU: HL.49019614
Bassoon with Piano
Reduction. Composed
by Bertold Hummel. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Woodwind. Ein Stuck fur
Fagott und
Kammerorchester.
Classical. Softcover.
Composed 1957. Op. 13e.
16 pages. Duration 4'.
Schott Music #FAG35.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49019614).
ISBN
9790001192286. UPC:
888680014087.
9.0x12.0x0.071
inches.
Although
Bertold Hummel composed
this Scherzo for bassoon
and chamber orchestra
more than fifty years
ago, the piece still
captivates every listener
with its youthful,
carefree liveliness.
Virtuoso and witty, it
does justice to its title
in every respect. It was
created in 1957 upon
commission of the Kleines
Unterhaltungsorchester
Sudwestfunk Baden-Baden.
The solo part of the
four-minute concert piece
with the tempo indication
'allegro molto' was
tailor-made by Hummel for
the orchestra's principal
bassoonist Helmut
Boker.In addition to the
hire material, a piano
score with solo part is
now available on
sale.
Bassoon and Piano SKU: ST.C130 Composed by Mark Tanner. Wind & brass musi...(+)
Bassoon and Piano
SKU:
ST.C130
Composed by
Mark Tanner. Wind & brass
music. Clifton Edition
#C130. Published by
Clifton Edition
(ST.C130).
ISBN
9790570811304.
As I
sit myself down to write
this brief foreword, I
ask myself can there be
music more stirring than
these old Cornish folk
melodies? Though not
Cornish myself (I confess
to being born a little
further up the road, in
Bristol), I feel I have
spent sufficient time in
these 'ere parts to
resonate with the sturdy
brass band tradition that
continues to permeate
this incomparably
beautiful, rugged county.
One can almost detect a
French 'accent' when
listening to the piano
music of Debussy, and
likewise, speaking as a
lapsed brass player,
there is undoubtedly
something of the Cornish
twang about Trelawny when
played on a cornet or
euphonium. Then again,
one gets a different, yet
entirely convincing
effect upon hearing these
melodies rendered on
woodwind instruments;
hence, with a little
gamesmanship on my part,
I am pleased to see my
collection of these
fifteen delectable
ditties come to fruition
in the form of
arrangements for treble
clef brass instruments
(in B flat and E flat),
trombone and tuba (bass
clef), horn in F, flute,
clarinet and bassoon.
While many will find
themselves humming the
likes of Going up
Camborne Hill, Lamorna or
The Helston Furry Dance
even before they have
turned to the first page
- for these are indelibly
intertwined with Cornish
culture – I wonder if I
might draw your attention
to The Cornish Squire,
The Pool of Pilate and
Cold Blows the Wind Today
Sweetheart, which are
quite simply sublime
melodies, perhaps needing
that extra bit of help in
bringing them to mind
nowadays. In the best
tradition of musical
hand-me-downs, Cornish
folk music works equally
ideally sung and played,
and only by doing so on a
regular basis can such
traditions hope to
continue forward with
vigour and authority. A
legitimate way of
achieving this is to
revitalise the harmonic
scheme of these ancient
tunes and bring them up
to date for a modern
audience; after all, it
was such an approach that
fuelled the imagination
of Benjamin Britten and
Ralph Vaughan Williams in
decades past, while
skilfully paying homage
to the underlying charm
and, for want of a better
word, simplicity, of the
original music. But this
is only a start – for
without an energetic
response from younger
generations, Cornish folk
music is destined to
wither on the vine in
much the same way as is
happening with the
Cornish dialect. So, put
your instrument to your
lips and proceed, not
with caution, but with
enthusiasm and a smile,
for your great
grandparents (and perhaps
even their grandparents)
would surely raise a
glass if they could hear
you doing your bit to
ensure the survival of
this splendid
heritage. Timeless
Cornish melodies, cooked
up for hungry clarinet
players Grades
1–4 Former Spartan
Press Cat. No.:
SP1219.