Guitar and Orchestra SKU: HL.14028042 Composed by Poul Ruders. Music Sale...(+)
Guitar and Orchestra
SKU: HL.14028042
Composed by Poul Ruders.
Music Sales America.
Classical. Score.
Composed 2002. 87 pages.
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
#WH30481. Published by
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.14028042).
ISBN
9788759810668.
Rude
rs writes: There's a
solid tradition in the
history of Western music
of turning the theme of
Nicolo Paganini's 24th
Caprice for soloviolin
into a set of variations
endemic to the time and
style of each individual
composer; Liszt, Brahms,
Rachmaninov and
Lutoslawsky being the
most prominent names.
When asked by David
Starobin to write a
concerto for him, I
though well, why not have
a go at it? - bearing in
mind, that not only is
Paganini the most
celebrated violin-wizard
of all times, but he was
also a more than
accomplished guitarist.
There are 22 variations
in all, numbers 1 to 16
all adhering strictly to
the 16-bar pattern, laid
down by Paganini himself.
From variation 17 though,
the writing becomes more
symphonic and the rigid
16-bar regime is being
lossendes up a bit.
However, the last
variation 'Finale
Prestisimo' is a 6 x 16
bars white-knuckle ride,
in which the hitherto
soloistic role of the
guitar gives way to that
of 'primus interpares',
i.e. 'first among
equals'. As with another
set of variations of mine
'Concerto on Pieces'
(based on a tune by
Purcell), the nature and
shape of the
'Pagannini-Variations'
may be compared to a
stroll through a hall of
mirrors: the portrait -
the theme is gradually
being distorted out of
all recognition - but
it's still the same
original walking by.
Guitar and Orchestra SKU: IS.GOR14016AEM Composed by Adam Falckenhagen. A...(+)
Guitar and Orchestra
SKU:
IS.GOR14016AEM
Composed by Adam
Falckenhagen. Arranged by
Victor Van Puijenbroeck.
Plucked - Guitar.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #GOR14016AEM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.GOR14016AEM).
ISBN
9790365000258.
Adam
Falckenhagen (1697 -
1754) was a German
lutenist and composer of
the late Baroque period,
travelling from court to
court throughout his
life, eventually settling
in Bayreuth. It was there
that he won the favour of
Wilhelmine of Prussia,
Margravine of Bayreuth, a
lutenist herself, and the
sister of Frederick the
Great. He composed a
variety of music for
lute, including this
Concerto in F Major in
three movements: Allegro,
Andante, and Vivace. This
edition includes the full
orchestral score,
orchestral parts, as well
as guitar and lute parts.
Victor Van Puijenbroeck
has adapted the original
solo part and included in
the set are parts for
both lute (the part has
been adapted from lute
tablature to modern
notation) and guitar
(capotasto).
Instrumentation: Full
Score, Guitar (or Lute) -
separate parts included
for each instrument,
Violin I, Violin II,
Viola,
Cembalo/Cello/Contrabass.