Orchestra SKU: HL.14019121 For Orchestra. Composed by Magnus Lindb...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14019121
For
Orchestra. Composed
by Magnus Lindberg. Music
Sales America. 20th
Century. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
2003. 84 pages. Chester
Music #CH61348. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14019121).
ISBN
9781844492954.
9.0x12.0x0.303
inches.
Commissione
d by the first Sibelius
Conductor's Competition
held in Helsinki in May
1995, as an obligatory
piece to be rehearsed by
all the competitors,
Arena was performed in
its totality at the
annual Avanti! Chamber
Orchestra's festival in
Porvoo (Finland).
Thematic thinking has
never been a main feature
in Lindberg's music, but
here horizontal lines
(one would not yet dare
to call them melodies)
gain some independence,
for example in ornamental
figures and in the
intense cello solo around
the middle of the piece.
Arena also reveals some
clearly new material -
Lindberg has talked about
Beethoven-like formal
thinking, referring to a
passage where the sense
of movement seems to
accelerate to an extreme
so that finally one
perceives only a
motionless surface.
Another new element -
which was already used to
some extent at the warmly
hovering ending of Aura -
is the almost romantic
sound world and the
suspension of the
harmonies in the final
climax, which can make
one think of Mahler and
Berg, or Lindberg's grand
predecessor and
compatriot, Sibelius.
This is the Score,
published by Chester
Music; the duration of
the pieces is
approximately 16
minutes.
Movement, No. 9. Composed by Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861-1906). Arran...(+)
Movement, No. 9.
Composed by Anton
Stepanovich Arensky
(1861-1906). Arranged by
Victor Lopez. Full
Orchestra; Masterworks;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Belwin Beginning Full
Orchestra. Form: Dance;
Transcription. Masterwork
Arrangement; Romantic.
Score. 16 pages. Duration
3:00. Belwin Music
#00-44791S. Published by
Belwin Music (AP.44791S).
Orchestra SKU: HL.14019132 Composed by Magnus Lindberg. Music Sales Ameri...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14019132
Composed
by Magnus Lindberg. Music
Sales America. Post-1900.
Sheet Music, Study Score.
With Text language:
English. Chester Music
#CH69883. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14019132).
Danse des Ghazies Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
(Movement, No. 9). Composed by Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861-1906). Arranged b...(+)
(Movement, No. 9).
Composed by Anton
Stepanovich Arensky
(1861-1906). Arranged by
Victor Lopez. Orchestra.
Full Orchestra;
Masterworks; Part(s);
Score. Beginning Full
Orchestra. Form: Dance;
Transcription. Masterwork
Arrangement; Romantic.
Grade 1.5. 216 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
(Featuring: Opening Overture / Mine Escape / Pirates vs. Natives vs. Heroes vs. ...(+)
(Featuring: Opening
Overture / Mine Escape /
Pirates vs. Natives vs.
Heroes vs. Chickens /
Transfiguration /
Fetching the Boys).
Composed by John Powell.
Arranged by Douglas E.
Wagner. Orchestra. Full
Orchestra; Part(s);
Score. Pop Concert Full
Orchestra. Movie. Grade
3. 214 pages. Published
by Alfred Music
Orchestra soloists, chorus, orchestra SKU: PE.EP67890 An Opera in Two ...(+)
Orchestra soloists,
chorus, orchestra
SKU:
PE.EP67890
An
Opera in Two Acts Based
on the Novel by Salman
Rushdie. Composed by
Charles Wuorinen. Full
Orchestra; Single Titles.
Edition Peters. 20th
Century. Full score. 782
pages. Duration 02:00:00.
Edition Peters
#98-EP67890. Published by
Edition Peters
(PE.EP67890).
ISBN
9790300747613. 297 x
420mm inches.
English.
Librett
o by James Fenton
In a
make-believe world, based
loosely on Bombay and
Kashmir, the story of
Haroun is a tale of a
fight between the free
imagination and the
powers that oppose it.
Haroun's father, Rashid,
the Shah of Blah, is a
professional and gifted
story-teller, a popular
figure much in demand at
public events. Feeling
neglected, his wife is
persuaded to leave him
and run away with a
neighbor. After this,
Rashid loses confidence
in his powers of
story-tellling, haunted
by his son's question:
'What's the use of
stories that aren't even
there?' Rashid is due to
speak at a political
rally to be held by the
sinister politician,
Snooty Buttoo. He is told
that if he does not come
up with his usual fund of
tales, his tongue will be
cut out. As Rashid
despairs, Haroun
determines to rescue his
father's talent - a
project in which he
learns that the Ocean of
the Sea of Stories, the
source of all stories, is
being polluted by the
enemy of all stories, the
evil Khattam Shud. In a
series of brilliant
imagined adventures,
Haroun succeeds in
defeating the powers of
darkness, and restoring
happiness to his family,
and to the city where he
lives.
Salman
Ruishdie's children's
book, written in the
aftermath of the fatwa,
has an effervescent style
which is full of rhymes
and wordplay. The
libretto stays very close
to the spirit of the
original, conjuring up a
fantasy world in which,
nonetheless, one never
loses sight of harsh
political reality and the
great issues of freedom
of speech and
imagination. -- James
Fenton, 1998
Featuring: Opening Overture / Mine Escape / Pirates vs. Natives vs. Heroes vs...(+)
Featuring: Opening
Overture / Mine Escape /
Pirates vs. Natives vs.
Heroes vs. Chickens /
Transfiguration /
Fetching the Boys.
Composed by John Powell.
Arranged by Douglas E.
Wagner. Full Orchestra;
Score. Pop Concert Full
Orchestra. Movie. 24
pages. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.44807S).
By Antonio Carlos Jobim. Edited by Rob Duboff and Jeffrey Sultanof. Arranged by ...(+)
By Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Edited by Rob Duboff and
Jeffrey Sultanof.
Arranged by Claus
Ogerman. For studio
orchestra (English Vocal,
Portuguese Vocal,
Woodwind 1: Piccolo/Bass
Flute (Alto Flute Alt
Part)/C Flute, Woodwind
2: Piccolo/Bass Flute
(Alto Flute Alt Part)/C
Flute/Alto Flute,
Woodwind 3: Bass Flute
(Alto Flute Alt Part)/C
Flute/Alto Flute,
Woodwind 4: Bass Flute).
Recorded by Antonio
Carlos Jobim. Bossa Nova.
Medium. Score and parts.
Published by Jazz Lines
Publications
Composed by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Edited by Ulrich Mahlert. This edition: u...(+)
Composed by Jean Sibelius
(1865-1957). Edited by
Ulrich Mahlert. This
edition: urtext.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library). Study
score. 116 pages.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel
(BR.PB-5564-07).
Orchestra - Grade 2.5 SKU: AP.35895S Composed by Bob Cerulli. Performance...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2.5
SKU: AP.35895S
Composed by Bob Cerulli.
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Belwin
Beginning String
Orchestra. Light Concert;
Novelty. Score. 8 pages.
Belwin Music #00-35895S.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.35895S).
UPC:
038081407449.
English.
Get the
whole room clapping! This
fun piece is designed to
let the director interact
with the audience and
give the students,
parents, and grandparents
an opportunity to
participate in the
program with the
ensemble. It has a blues
feel and the director
could turn this into an
impromptu lesson on
dynamics, the blues, or
the different sounds of
the strings: pizzicato,
arco, and tremolo.
Orchestra - Grade 1.5 SKU: AP.49462 The Prince of Denmark March. C...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 1.5
SKU: AP.49462
The Prince of Denmark
March. Composed by
Jeremiah Clarke. Arranged
by Bob Phillips. Series;
Single Titles; String
Orchestra. Sound
Innovations for String
Orchestra. Light Concert;
Masterwork Arrangement.
Score and Part(s).
Duration 2:00. Alfred
Music #00-49462.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.49462).
ISBN
9781470650261. UPC:
038081571041.
English.
This
arrangement of The Prince
of Denmark March, or
Trumpet Voluntary,
provides the perfect
setting for advocacy and
striving for excellence
since it is so
recognizable. Three
different versions of the
final 8 bars, containing
incorrect notes, are
included. Each version
contains an increasing
percentage of correct
pitches. Each represents
a different letter grade.
Play all four versions
and then explain to
parents and
administration that the
A+, 100% correct version
is what we do every day
in orchestra. All
sections play the melody
in this piece, still
providing a solid musical
setting in a novelty
piece. Audience members
are sure to recognize it
which makes it perfect
for finding errors. Along
with the real music for
the final 8 bars, three
other versions are
included. The first
version has 80% of the
correct notes and 20%
incorrect. The next has
90% correct notes and 10%
incorrect. The next has
95% correct notes and 5%
incorrect. The final,
real version has 100%
correct notes. The 100%
version should be played
first for the audience
explaining this version
would get an A+ in an
academic setting. Then
play the 80% or B-
version, then the 90% or
A- Version, and then the
95% A version. Then
explain to parents and
administration that the
only version that is
acceptable is the 100%
version and that is what
we do every day in
orchestra. This provides
a perfect advocacy moment
to discuss the benefits
of music education with
parents and a tangible
explanation of striving
for excellence to parents
and students. Includes an
educational packet with
each part that features
technical exercises,
history, theory,
composition, and more.
Correlated to Sound
Innovations, Book 1,
Level 5. (2:00).
Orchestra - Grade 1.5 SKU: AP.49462S The Prince of Denmark March. ...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 1.5
SKU: AP.49462S
The Prince of Denmark
March. Composed by
Jeremiah Clarke. Arranged
by Bob Phillips. Series;
Single Titles; String
Orchestra. Sound
Innovations for String
Orchestra. Light Concert;
Masterwork Arrangement.
Score. Duration 2:00.
Alfred Music #00-49462S.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.49462S).
ISBN
9781470650278. UPC:
038081571058.
English.
This
arrangement of The Prince
of Denmark March, or
Trumpet Voluntary,
provides the perfect
setting for advocacy and
striving for excellence
since it is so
recognizable. Three
different versions of the
final 8 bars, containing
incorrect notes, are
included. Each version
contains an increasing
percentage of correct
pitches. Each represents
a different letter grade.
Play all four versions
and then explain to
parents and
administration that the
A+, 100% correct version
is what we do every day
in orchestra. All
sections play the melody
in this piece, still
providing a solid musical
setting in a novelty
piece. Audience members
are sure to recognize it
which makes it perfect
for finding errors. Along
with the real music for
the final 8 bars, three
other versions are
included. The first
version has 80% of the
correct notes and 20%
incorrect. The next has
90% correct notes and 10%
incorrect. The next has
95% correct notes and 5%
incorrect. The final,
real version has 100%
correct notes. The 100%
version should be played
first for the audience
explaining this version
would get an A+ in an
academic setting. Then
play the 80% or B-
version, then the 90% or
A- Version, and then the
95% A version. Then
explain to parents and
administration that the
only version that is
acceptable is the 100%
version and that is what
we do every day in
orchestra. This provides
a perfect advocacy moment
to discuss the benefits
of music education with
parents and a tangible
explanation of striving
for excellence to parents
and students. Includes an
educational packet with
each part that features
technical exercises,
history, theory,
composition, and more.
Correlated to Sound
Innovations, Book 1,
Level 5. (2:00).
Vol. 1 - Recueil du Chef D'Orchestre. Concert Band Method. Essential Elements fo...(+)
Vol. 1 - Recueil du Chef
D'Orchestre. Concert Band
Method. Essential
Elements for Band. French
Edition. Score (with
Media Online). 358 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
Orchestra SKU: FG.55011-651-1 Composed by Antti Auvinen. Study score. Fen...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
FG.55011-651-1
Composed by Antti
Auvinen. Study score.
Fennica Gehrman
#55011-651-1. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-651-1).
ISBN
9790550116511.
The
collective memory does
not extend beyond three
generations. This
facilitated the new rise
of the extreme right in
Europe in the 2010s.
Young men without a
meaningful purpose in
their lives are
particularly susceptible
to neo-Nazi ideologies.
Adult sons still living
with their parents
channel their resentment
into self-declared
superiority, becoming
entitled braggarts with a
supposed motive to
disparage anyone who is
of a different colour or
from a different country.
Such a home made National
Socialist is the nomil
character underlying in
orchestral work Junker
Twist.
Orchestra SKU: HL.51484331 Beethoven Complete Edition, Series IX, Vol....(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.51484331
Beethoven Complete
Edition, Series IX, Vol.
1 Paperbound Score.
Composed by Ludwig van
Beethoven. Edited by
Helga Luhning. Complete
Edition. Paperbound.
Henle Complete Edition.
Classical, German
Edition. Softcover. 206
pages. G. Henle #HN4331.
Published by G. Henle
(HL.51484331).
ISBN
9790201843315. UPC:
888680733285. 10x12.5
inches.
Beethovens
einzige Oper 'Fidelio'
(1814) ist die zweite
Umarbeitung seiner Oper
'Leonore'. Der Band
enthalt die 3 Leonoren
Ouverturen, die jeweils
fur eigene Auffuhrungen
der Oper Leonore
vorgesehen waren, 1805
'Leonore II', 1806
'Leonore III' und
zusatzlich fur eine nicht
zustande gekommene
Auffuhrung in Prag
'Leonore I'.
Orchestra SKU: HL.51484332 Beethoven Complete Edition, Series IX, Vol....(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.51484332
Beethoven Complete
Edition, Series IX, Vol.
1 Clothbound Score.
Composed by Ludwig van
Beethoven. Edited by
Helga Luhning. Complete
Edition. Clothbound.
Henle Complete Edition.
Classical, German
Edition. Hardcover. 204
pages. G. Henle #HN4332.
Published by G. Henle
(HL.51484332).
ISBN
9790201843322. UPC:
888680733247. 10x12.5
inches.
Beethovens
einzige Oper 'Fidelio'
(1814) ist die zweite
Umarbeitung seiner Oper
'Leonore'. Der Band
enthalt die 3 Leonoren
Ouverturen, die jeweils
fur eigene Auffuhrungen
der Oper Leonore
vorgesehen waren, 1805
'Leonore II', 1806
'Leonore III' und
zusatzlich fur eine nicht
zustande gekommene
Auffuhrung in Prag
'Leonore I'.
Sinfonia brevis VI Orchestre SATB, Orchestre Music Distribution Services
Orchestra SKU: M7.DOHR-22951 Della Transparenza. Composed by Werne...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
M7.DOHR-22951
Della
Transparenza.
Composed by Werner Wolf
Glaser. Sheet music.
Score. 144 pages. MDS
(Music Distribution
Services) #DOHR 22951.
Published by MDS (Music
Distribution Services)
(M7.DOHR-22951).
Orchestra - Grade 2 SKU: AP.43819S The Making of a Violin. Compose...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2
SKU: AP.43819S
The Making of a
Violin. Composed by
Bob Phillips. Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles; String Orchestra.
Sound Innovations for
String Orchestra. Light
Concert; Novelty. Score.
16 pages. Alfred Music
#00-43819S. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.43819S).
UPC: 038081506838.
English. Words by
Elizabeth
Daily.
Cute
narration and easy string
parts! The perfect piece
to play with parents of
younger players or for
older players performing
for elementary students,
the narration takes the
audience on a musical
tour of the creation of a
beautiful stringed
instrument.
(3:25/6:45).
Score. Composed by
Bryce Dessner. Music
Sales America. Classical,
Contemporary. Softcover.
34 pages. Chester Music
#CH83688. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14043596).
12.0x16.75x0.445
inches.
This is the
full score of Aheym For
Orchestra , composed by
Bryce Dessner , best
known as the guitarist of
The National, but also an
acclaimed composer in his
own right. If so desired,
this work can be
performed with Strings
alone: the Wind and
Percussion instruments
are optional. Composed in
2009 for the Kronos
Quartet for their
performance in Brooklyn's
Prospect Park for the
Celebrate Brooklyn!
festival, Aheym (meaning
'homeward' in Yiddish)
was directly inspired by
his parents' migration to
Brooklyn. The score in
this edition was first
performed by the London
Sinfonietta at the
Southbank Centre in
London on the 9th of
October 2012. The work
lasts around 8 minutes
and isfilled with dynamic
tempo changes, a mix of
staccato and smooth
playing and all-round
excitement. It's a
fantastic piece to play
and the genius
composition will keep
audiences on their
toes.
Orchestra - Grade 3 SKU: AP.48090S Composed by Richard Meyer. Performance...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 3
SKU: AP.48090S
Composed by Richard
Meyer. Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra.
Highland/Etling String
Orchestra. Novelty.
Score. 24 pages. Duration
8:50. Highland/Etling
#00-48090S. Published by
Highland/Etling
(AP.48090S).
UPC:
038081550947.
English.
Pay
tribute to your school
with this imaginative
musical portrait of the
school day as viewed by
typical students through
the inspired genius of
composer Richard Meyer.
Six creative musical
interludes portray the
subjects of the school
day (History, Math,
English, Physical
Education, Science, and
Orchestra), each
introduced with a short
poem read by a narrator.
The delightful poems were
written by middle-school
students and offer
amusing and enlightening
insights into their
encounters with the
wonders (and perils) of
education. The subjects
are linked together by
brief and hectic musical
passing periods based on
the Promenade from
Mussorgsky's famous
Pictures at an
Exhibition. Use the poems
included or, for a
wonderful writing prompt,
have your students
compose their own! School
is the perfect piece for
an assembly, a concert
for the parents, or a
recruiting tour.
(8:50).
Orchestra - Grade 3 SKU: AP.48090 Composed by Richard Meyer. Performance ...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 3
SKU: AP.48090
Composed by Richard
Meyer. Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra.
Highland/Etling String
Orchestra. Novelty;
Programmatic. Score and
Part(s). 128 pages.
Duration 8:50.
Highland/Etling
#00-48090. Published by
Highland/Etling
(AP.48090).
UPC:
038081550930.
English.
Pay
tribute to your school
with this imaginative
musical portrait of the
school day as viewed by
typical students through
the inspired genius of
composer Richard Meyer.
Six creative musical
interludes portray the
subjects of the school
day (History, Math,
English, Physical
Education, Science, and
Orchestra), each
introduced with a short
poem read by a narrator.
The delightful poems were
written by middle-school
students and offer
amusing and enlightening
insights into their
encounters with the
wonders (and perils) of
education. The subjects
are linked together by
brief and hectic musical
passing periods based on
the Promenade from
Mussorgsky's famous
Pictures at an
Exhibition. Use the poems
included or, for a
wonderful writing prompt,
have your students
compose their own! School
is the perfect piece for
an assembly, a concert
for the parents, or a
recruiting tour.
(8:50).
Composed by Gustav
Mahler. Edited by
Christian Rudolf Riedel.
Voice; stapled.
Orchester-Bibliothek
(Orchestral Library).
Symphony; Late-romantic.
Set of parts. 1116 pages.
Duration 65'. Breitkopf
and Haertel #OB 5641-60.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel
(BR.OB-5641-60).
ISBN
9790004348833. 10.5 x 14
inches.
The Song of
the Earth, composed in
the summer of 1908, is
Mahler's best-known and
most personal work.
Reflecting drastic
changes in his life, its
immense emotional density
is very moving. Until the
very end, Mahler
continued to refine the
extremely differentiated
instrumentation, as is
evident in numerous
retouchings in the
autograph score and
engraver's model. It is
therefore all the more
regrettable that he was
neither able to perform
his Symphony in Songs
himself nor that he was
involved in its printing.
Unfortunately, in the
posthumously published
first edition of 1912 and
the subsequent editions
edited by Erwin Ratz and
Karl Heinz Fussl, many
questions remained
unanswered, while other
were answered in a
dubious way.The edition
is the first
text-critical one of the
work on a scientifically
sound basis. It offers
not only a more reliable
musical text, but also
systematically and
lucidly prepared
information on the
sources, their
transmission and
evaluation. All editorial
decisions have been
documented in a
transparently
comprehensible manner -
in particular those
leading to new audible
results. Work-related
notes on performance
practice, which for the
first time include
Mahler's conducting
indications, offer
valuable, indispensable
interpretive aids. In
addition to the regular
five clarinet parts, the
set of parts includes two
additional parts (3rd
clarinet/Eb clarinet,
bass clarinet/3rd
clarinet in places where
the latter plays Eb
clarinet) to allow
performances with only
four clarinets.The
completely revised piano
reduction reproduces the
orchestral texture true
to the score without
losing sight of
playability. Both
Mahler's piano autograph
and the piano reduction
by Woss, which was
commissioned by the
composer himself, served
as an inspiration for
this.
Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.48024144 Study Score. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra (Study Score)
SKU: HL.48024144
Study Score.
Composed by Aram Ilyich
Khachaturian. Boosey &
Hawkes Scores/Books.
Classical. Softcover. 80
pages. Boosey & Hawkes
#M060129995. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48024144).
ISBN
9781784540845. UPC:
888680712136.
5.25x7.5x0.259
inches.
30-minute
suite for orchestral with
female chorus from
Khachaturian's celebrated
ballet, Spartacus (1955).
Scene 9 presents the
culmination of the drama,
to music strongly
reminiscent of
Khachaturian's Cello
Concerto: Spartacus
– among
treacherous pirates
– faces the
apparent collapse of the
rebellion, and his death
is followed by a powerful
yet relatively restrained
Requiem with chorus,
followed by a stirring
apotheosis. Performance
materials available on
hire. Suitable for
advanced standard
performers.
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.
Composed by Helmut
Lachenmann. Orchestra;
Softcover.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library). Music
post-1945; New music
(post-2000). Full score.
Composed 2003/04. 108
pages. Duration 25'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #PB
5435. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.PB-5435).
ISBN
9790004212820. 11.5 x
16.5 inches.
Meine
eigene neue
Orchesterkomposition hat
den Titel ,,SCHREIBEN.
Die praktische Aktion des
Schreibens, als
mechanisches Einwirken
per Hand, Stift, Pinsel,
auf eine Flache (Papier,
Pergament, Stein etc.),
ausgelost und gesteuert
von einem kommunikativen
Bedurfnis und, bei aller
Spontaneitat, beherrscht
durch die Regeln von
Schrift und Sprache, ist
fur mich einer der
geheimnisvollsten
Vorgange im
zwischenmenschlichen
Alltag, bei dem
menschlicher Geist und
tote Materie einander
begegnen: Gedanken bzw.
Gedachtes werden auf
einer Flache - Papier,
Pergament, Stein -
festgehalten, ihr
sozusagen anvertraut. Und
auf diesem Umweg uber
Sprache, Schrift und
Gravur begegnen sie dem
Geist des lesenden oder
entziffernden
Mitmenschen. Als
Komponist aber frage ich:
gibt es auch einen
anderen
Kausalitatszusammenhang,
gibt es z. B. ein
,,autonomes Schreiben,
eine sinn-freie
Zeichengebung, durch
entfesselte, losgelassene
Fortbewegung der
schreibenden Hand, wo der
Schreibende seinem
eigenen Schreiben nur
noch staunend zusieht?
Werden nicht in Japan
Bilder, auch ,,abstrakte,
geschrieben??? (In einem
Underground-Film der
70er-Jahre uber den
jungen Mozart sieht sich
der Zuschauer versetzt in
ein Zimmer eines
italienischen Gasthauses,
in dem der junge
durchreisende Mozart am
Tisch eilig die
Rezitative einer seiner
italienischen Opern zu
Papier bringt. Mehr als
eine Viertelstunde lang
sind wir dabei, horen
nicht die entstehende
Musik, sondern das
nervose Kratzen der Feder
auf dem groben
Notenpapier in
nachmittaglicher Stille -
nur der gleichmassige
Pendelschlag der Wanduhr
ist noch zu horen -, und
wir erleben diese
sekundare Klangwelt kaum
weniger intensiv als
nachher andere Horer die
dabei stumm entstehende
Musik.) Das Orchester in
meinem Stuck ,,schreibt.
Es fugt Strich zu Strich,
versteht sich selbst als
eine Art vielfaltiges
,,Schreib-Gerat. Wir als
Horer lesen nicht das
,,Geschriebene, aber wir
horen den Vorgang des
Schreibens, den
Bogenstrich, die Bewegung
des scharrenden Holzstabs
auf Fell oder Tamtam, und
wir beobachten dessen
Imitation bzw.
Transformation durch -
zeitweise auch tonlos -
sich zu linearen
Gestalten verbindende
Blasinstrumente als eine
Art klingender
Schreib-Zeremonie. Es
ergibt sich eine Musik,
die gelegentlich ihren
gedanklichen
Ausgangspunkt vergisst
und sich als autonome
Klang-Situation
fortentwickelt und
verwandelt, und die
schliesslich im hochsten
Register eine Art
,,Kantilene be-schreibt.
Wer das deutsche Wort
,,Schreiben (engl. ,,to
write) schreibt, der
schreibt dabei auch
unweigerlich das Wort
,,Schrei (engl. ,,shout),
und er schreibt auch das
Wort ,,reiben (engl. ,,to
rub). So emotional der
erste Begriff gedacht
werden kann, so
nuchtern-praktisch ist
der zweite. Von beiden
Aspekten, samt ihrer
Gegensatzlichkeit, ist
mein Stuck gepragt.
(Helmut Lachenmann,
2003)