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SKU:
PR.416415760
For
Really Big Orchestra.
Composed by PDQ Bach.
Edited by Prof. Peter
Schickele. Study Score.
With Standard notation.
Duration 11 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41576. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416415760).
UPC:
680160636532. 9 x 12
inches.
The 1712
Overture stands out in
P.D.Q. Bach's oeuvre for
two reasons, among
others: it is by far the
most programmatic
instrumental piece among
those by the minimeister
of Wein-am-Rhein so far
unearthed, and 2) its
discovery has led to a
revelation about the
composer's father, Johann
Sebastian Bach, that has
exploded like a bombshell
on the usually serene
musicological landscape.
The overture is based on
an anecdote told to
P.D.Q. Bach by a cousin,
Peter Ulrich. Since P.U.
Bach lived in Dudeldorf,
only a few miles down the
road from Wein-am-Rhein,
he was P.D.Q.'s closest
relative, and he was, in
fact, one of the few
members of the family who
was on speaking terms
with P.D.Q. The story,
related to P.D.Q.
(fortunately for us
posterity types) in a
letter, may be summarized
thus: The town of
Dudeldorf was founded by
two brothers, Rudi and
Dieter Dudel, early in
the 18th century. Rudi
remained mayor of the
newborn burg for the rest
of his long life, but
Dieter had a dream of
starting a musicians'
colony, an entire city
devoted to music, which
dream, he finally
decided, could be
realized only in the New
World. In 1712, he and
several other bagpipers
sailed to Boston, never
to return to Germany.
(Henceforth, Rudi became
known as der deutscher
Dudel and Dieter as the
Yankee Dudel).
Unfortunately, the head
of the Boston Musicians'
Guild had gotten wind of
Dudel's plans, and
Wilhelm Wiesel (pron.
VEE-zle), known none too
affectionately around
town as Wiesel the
Weasel, was not about to
share what few gigs there
were in colonial America
with more foreigners and
outside agitators. He and
his cronies were on hand
to meet Dudel's boat when
it pulled into Boston
Harbor; they intended to
prevent the newcomers'
disembarkation, but Dudel
and his companions
managed to escape to the
other side of the bay in
a dinghy, landing with
just enough time to rent
a carriage and horses
before hearing the sound
of The Weasel and his
men, who had had to come
around the long way. The
Germans headed West, with
the Bostonians in furious
pursuit. soon the city
had been left far behind,
and by midnight so had
the pursuers; Dieter
Dudel decided that it was
safe for him and his men
to stop and sleep until
daybreak. When they
awoke, they found that
they were in a beautiful
landscape of low,
forested mountains and
pleasant fields, warmed
by the brilliant morning
sun and serenaded by an
entrancing variety of
birds. Here, Dudel
thought, her is where I
will build my colony. The
immigrants continued down
the road at a leisurely
pace until they came upon
a little church, all by
itself in the
countryside, from which
there suddenly emanated
the sounds of a pipe
organ. At this point, the
temptation to quote from
P.U. Bach's letter to
P.D.Q. cannot be
resisted: They went
inside and, after
listening to the glorious
music for a while,
introduced themselves to
the organist. And who do
you think it was? Are you
ready for this -- it was
your old man! Hey, no
kidding -- you know, I'm
sure, that your father
was the guy to get when
it came to testing new
organs, and whoever had
that one in Massachusetts
built offered old
Sebastian a tidy sum to
go over there and check
it out. The unexpected
meeting with J.S. Bach
and his sponsors was
interrupted by the sound
of horse hooves, as the
dreaded Wiesel and his
men thundered on to the
scene. They had been
riding all night,
however, and they were no
spring chickens to start
with, and as soon as they
reached the church they
all dropped, exhausted,
to the ground. The elated
Germans rang the church
bells and offered to buy
everyone a beer at the
nearest tavern. There
they were taught, and
joined in singing, what
might be called the
national anthem of the
New World. The melody of
this pre-revolutionary
patriotic song is still
remembered (P.D.Q. Bach
quotes it, in the bass
instruments, near the end
of the overture), but is
words are now all but
forgotten: Freedom, of
thee we sing, Freedom
e'er is our goal; Death
to the English King, Long
live Rock and Ross. The
striking paucity of
biographical references
to Johann Sebastian Bah
during the year 1712 can
now be explained: he was
abroad for a significant
part of that year,
testing organs in the
British Colonies. That
this revelation has not
been accepted as fact by
the musicological
establishment is no
surprise, since it means
that a lot of books would
have to be rewritten. The
members of that
establishment haven't
even accepted the
existence of P.D.Q. Bach,
one of whose major works
the 1712 Overture
certainly is. It is also
a work that shows
Tchaikowsky up as the
shameless plagiarizer
that some of us have
always known he was. The
discovery of this awesome
opus was made possible by
a Boston Pops Centennial
Research Commission; the
first modern performance
took place at the opening
concert of the 100th
anniversary season of
that orchestra, under the
exciting but authentic
direction of John
Williams.
Orchestra SKU: PR.41641576L For Really Big Orchestra. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.41641576L
For
Really Big Orchestra.
Composed by PDQ Bach.
Edited by Peter
Schickele. Large Score.
With Standard notation.
Duration 11 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41576L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.41641576L).
UPC:
680160636549. 11 x 17
inches.
The 1712
Overture stands out in
P.D.Q. Bach's oeuvre for
two reasons, among
others: it is by far the
most programmatic
instrumental piece among
those by the minimeister
of Wein-am-Rhein so far
unearthed, and 2) its
discovery has led to a
revelation about the
composer's father, Johann
Sebastian Bach, that has
exploded like a bombshell
on the usually serene
musicological landscape.
The overture is based on
an anecdote told to
P.D.Q. Bach by a cousin,
Peter Ulrich. Since P.U.
Bach lived in Dudeldorf,
only a few miles down the
road from Wein-am-Rhein,
he was P.D.Q.'s closest
relative, and he was, in
fact, one of the few
members of the family who
was on speaking terms
with P.D.Q. The story,
related to P.D.Q.
(fortunately for us
posterity types) in a
letter, may be summarized
thus: The town of
Dudeldorf was founded by
two brothers, Rudi and
Dieter Dudel, early in
the 18th century. Rudi
remained mayor of the
newborn burg for the rest
of his long life, but
Dieter had a dream of
starting a musicians'
colony, an entire city
devoted to music, which
dream, he finally
decided, could be
realized only in the New
World. In 1712, he and
several other bagpipers
sailed to Boston, never
to return to Germany.
(Henceforth, Rudi became
known as der deutscher
Dudel and Dieter as the
Yankee Dudel).
Unfortunately, the head
of the Boston Musicians'
Guild had gotten wind of
Dudel's plans, and
Wilhelm Wiesel (pron.
VEE-zle), known none too
affectionately around
town as Wiesel the
Weasel, was not about to
share what few gigs there
were in colonial America
with more foreigners and
outside agitators. He and
his cronies were on hand
to meet Dudel's boat when
it pulled into Boston
Harbor; they intended to
prevent the newcomers'
disembarkation, but Dudel
and his companions
managed to escape to the
other side of the bay in
a dinghy, landing with
just enough time to rent
a carriage and horses
before hearing the sound
of The Weasel and his
men, who had had to come
around the long way. The
Germans headed West, with
the Bostonians in furious
pursuit. soon the city
had been left far behind,
and by midnight so had
the pursuers; Dieter
Dudel decided that it was
safe for him and his men
to stop and sleep until
daybreak. When they
awoke, they found that
they were in a beautiful
landscape of low,
forested mountains and
pleasant fields, warmed
by the brilliant morning
sun and serenaded by an
entrancing variety of
birds. Here, Dudel
thought, her is where I
will build my colony. The
immigrants continued down
the road at a leisurely
pace until they came upon
a little church, all by
itself in the
countryside, from which
there suddenly emanated
the sounds of a pipe
organ. At this point, the
temptation to quote from
P.U. Bach's letter to
P.D.Q. cannot be
resisted: They went
inside and, after
listening to the glorious
music for a while,
introduced themselves to
the organist. And who do
you think it was? Are you
ready for this -- it was
your old man! Hey, no
kidding -- you know, I'm
sure, that your father
was the guy to get when
it came to testing new
organs, and whoever had
that one in Massachusetts
built offered old
Sebastian a tidy sum to
go over there and check
it out. The unexpected
meeting with J.S. Bach
and his sponsors was
interrupted by the sound
of horse hooves, as the
dreaded Wiesel and his
men thundered on to the
scene. They had been
riding all night,
however, and they were no
spring chickens to start
with, and as soon as they
reached the church they
all dropped, exhausted,
to the ground. The elated
Germans rang the church
bells and offered to buy
everyone a beer at the
nearest tavern. There
they were taught, and
joined in singing, what
might be called the
national anthem of the
New World. The melody of
this pre-revolutionary
patriotic song is still
remembered (P.D.Q. Bach
quotes it, in the bass
instruments, near the end
of the overture), but is
words are now all but
forgotten: Freedom, of
thee we sing, Freedom
e'er is our goal; Death
to the English King, Long
live Rock and Ross. The
striking paucity of
biographical references
to Johann Sebastian Bah
during the year 1712 can
now be explained: he was
abroad for a significant
part of that year,
testing organs in the
British Colonies. That
this revelation has not
been accepted as fact by
the musicological
establishment is no
surprise, since it means
that a lot of books would
have to be rewritten. The
members of that
establishment haven't
even accepted the
existence of P.D.Q. Bach,
one of whose major works
the 1712 Overture
certainly is. It is also
a work that shows
Tchaikowsky up as the
shameless plagiarizer
that some of us have
always known he was. The
discovery of this awesome
opus was made possible by
a Boston Pops Centennial
Research Commission; the
first modern performance
took place at the opening
concert of the 100th
anniversary season of
that orchestra, under the
exciting but authentic
direction of John
Williams.
Orchestra SKU: PR.416416140 For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in B-flat, Basso...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.416416140
For
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in
B-flat, Bassoon, and
Orchestra. Composed
by Narong Prangcharoen.
Full score. 53 pages.
Duration 17 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41614. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416416140).
UPC:
680160642441.
Time
is one of the main
factors impacting the
world and our lives.
Einstein saw time as the
relationship of the
motion of one object
relative to the position
of another object, as
measured through
observation. But can we
really measure time
objectively? Music, the
art which moves through
time, can affect our
perception of time, and
can affect each person's
perception of time
differently. Depending on
the emotion it
stimulates, music can
make time seem to pass
quickly or slowly. A
composer can use music to
convey time to an
audience and different
musical ideas can create
different sensations of
time. Absence of Time is
a concerto for woodwind
quartet and orchestra. It
has three main sections
(fast, slow, fast),
recalling traditional
concerto form, but it
does not use the solo
instruments in the
traditional way, i.e., as
soloists in contest with
the orchestra. Inspired
by the idea of
juxtaposing different
experiences of time, I
divided the instruments
into two groups: the four
soloists and the
orchestra. The orchestra
functions mostly as the
keeper of time (real
time) while the quartet
of soloists fluctuates
(in imaginary time or in
the absence of time)
around the orchestra's
time. While the quartet's
instruments do play
solos, they also play in
ensemble with the
orchestra. You could say
that they play in both
imaginary time (as
soloists) and in real
time (with the
orchestra). In addition
to this, the woodwind
section of the orchestra
plays in conversation
with the solo quartet,
calling it back to real
time. Fusion is achieved
at the end of the piece
through the use of
strong, driving rhythm.
Absence of Time was
commissioned by the
Pacific Symphony and was
first performed by the
Pacific Symphony and the
Pacific Symphony Woodwind
Quartet with Carl St.
Clair as conductor on
October 20, 2016.
Orchestra SKU: PR.41641614L For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in B-flat, Basso...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.41641614L
For
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in
B-flat, Bassoon, and
Orchestra. Composed
by Narong Prangcharoen.
Spiral. Large Score. 53
pages. Duration 17
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #416-41614L.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.41641614L).
UPC:
680160642458. 11 x 17
inches.
Time is one
of the main factors
impacting the world and
our lives. Einstein saw
time as the relationship
of the motion of one
object relative to the
position of another
object, as measured
through observation. But
can we really measure
time objectively? Music,
the art which moves
through time, can affect
our perception of time,
and can affect each
person's perception of
time differently.
Depending on the emotion
it stimulates, music can
make time seem to pass
quickly or slowly. A
composer can use music to
convey time to an
audience and different
musical ideas can create
different sensations of
time. Absence of Time is
a concerto for woodwind
quartet and orchestra. It
has three main sections
(fast, slow, fast),
recalling traditional
concerto form, but it
does not use the solo
instruments in the
traditional way, i.e., as
soloists in contest with
the orchestra. Inspired
by the idea of
juxtaposing different
experiences of time, I
divided the instruments
into two groups: the four
soloists and the
orchestra. The orchestra
functions mostly as the
keeper of time (real
time) while the quartet
of soloists fluctuates
(in imaginary time or in
the absence of time)
around the orchestra's
time. While the quartet's
instruments do play
solos, they also play in
ensemble with the
orchestra. You could say
that they play in both
imaginary time (as
soloists) and in real
time (with the
orchestra). In addition
to this, the woodwind
section of the orchestra
plays in conversation
with the solo quartet,
calling it back to real
time. Fusion is achieved
at the end of the piece
through the use of
strong, driving rhythm.
Absence of Time was
commissioned by the
Pacific Symphony and was
first performed by the
Pacific Symphony and the
Pacific Symphony Woodwind
Quartet with Carl St.
Clair as conductor on
October 20, 2016.
Orchestra (Score) SKU: HL.283507 Orchestra Score. Composed by Bent...(+)
Orchestra (Score)
SKU:
HL.283507
Orchestra Score.
Composed by Bent
Sorensen. Music Sales
America. Classical.
Softcover. 49 pages.
Duration 780 seconds.
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
#KP01914. Published by
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.283507).
Exit Music for
Orchestra was composed by
Bent Sorensen in 2006-07.
Exit Music was
commissioned by the
Bergen International
Festival for the Bergen
Philharmonic Orchestra,
and is dedicated to Per
Norgard on the occasion
of his 75th birthday.
Programme note It began
with a dream, as it
always does when I
compose. I dreamt that I
was standing in an open
doorway on a hill in an
otherwise open landscape.
I do not know what was
behind the door, but in
front of it - towards the
landscape - I saw my
music disappearing. I
stood looking for the
music, and started to
hear it, to remember it
in time with its
disappearance. The dream
continued to recur as
strange pictures in my
daydreams, and I
continued to try to write
down the music that had
vanished. It was also the
dream that gave the piece
its title- Exit Music.
Exit Music is based on
three simple songs (the
songs that vanish through
the doorway): a little
lullaby, which continues
to reappearin fragments;
a strange polyphonic pop
song that refers to a
section of my opera Under
the Sky; and a passionate
little love song, which
concludes the piece on
the strings, very quietly
and in unison. These
simple songs are then
constantly overpainted by
enervating repeated motes
in fairly simple rhythms,
which push the songs out
of the room. (Bent
Sorensen).
Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). Edited by Andreas Friesenhagen, Chri...(+)
Composed by Franz Joseph
Haydn (1732-1809). Edited
by Andreas Friesenhagen,
Christin Heitmann. For
orchestra. This edition:
Urtext edition. Stapled.
Score. Text Language:
German/English. Hob.
I:48. Duration 27
minutes. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
Orchestra SKU: BA.BA06861 Sinfonie (1923-1928). Composed by Leos J...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
BA.BA06861
Sinfonie
(1923-1928). Composed
by Leos Janacek. Arranged
by Leoš Faltus and
Miloš Štedron. This
edition: complete
edition, urtext edition.
Linen. Complete Critical
Edition of the Works of
Leos Janacek H/3.
Complete edition, Score,
Set of parts. Duration 40
minutes. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA06861_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA06861).
ISBN 9790260104211.
34.3 x 27 cm
inches.
Leoš
Janácek’s
symphonic fragment Dunaj
(The Danube) dates from
the period of the
composition of
“Katya
Kabanovaâ€. The
composer was not
concerned with a
musical-picturesque
description of a river
landscape, but with the
mythical link between
women’s destinies
and
water.
“Pale
green waves of the
Danube! There are so many
of you, and one followed
by another. You remain
interlocked in a
continuous flow. You
surprise yourselves where
you ended up – on
the Czech shores! Look
back downstream and you
will have an impression
of what you have left
behind in your haste. It
pleases you here. Here I
will rest with my
symphony.†Thus
Leoš Janácek
described the idea behind
the composition project
which occupied him in
1923/24. However, after
further work, it remained
incomplete in 1926. His
“symphonyâ€
entitled Dunaj has
survived as a
continuously-notated,
four-movement bundle of
sketches in score form.
It is one of the works
which occupied him until
his death. The scholarly
reconstruction by the two
Brno composers Miloš
Štedron and Leoš
Faltus closely follows
the original
manuscript.
A
whole conglomeration of
motifs stands behind the
incomplete work. What at
first seems like a
counterpart to
Smetana’s Vltava,
in fact doesn’t
turn out to be a musical
depiction of the Danube.
On the contrary, the
fateful link between the
destiny of women, water
and death permeates the
range of motifs found in
the work. It seems to be
no coincidence that
Janácek, whilst
working on the opera
Katya Kabanova, in which
the Volga, as the river
bringing death plays an
almost mythical role,
planned a Danube
symphony, and that its
content was linked with
the destiny of women: in
the sketches, two poems
were found which may have
provided the stimulus for
several movements of the
symphony. He copied a
poem by Pavla
Kriciková into the
second movement, in which
a girl remarks that
whilst bathing in a pond,
she was observed by a
man. Filled with shame,
the young naked woman
jumps into the water and
drowns. The outer
movements likewise draw
on the poem
“Lola†by the
Czech writer Sonja
Špálová,
published under the
pseudonym Alexander
Insarov. This is about a
prostitute who asks for
her heart’s
desire: she is given a
palace, but then goes on
a long search for it and
is finally no longer
wanted by anyone. She
suffers, feels cold and
just wants a warm fire.
Janácek adds his
remark “she jumps
into the Danube†to
the inconclusive
ending.
To these
tangible literary models
is added Adolf
Veselý’s verbal
account which reports
that the composer wanted
to portray “in the
Danube, the female sex
with all its passions and
driving forcesâ€.
The third movement is
said to characterise the
city of Vienna in the
form of a
woman.
It is
evident that in his
composition, Janácek
was not striving for a
simple, natural lyricism.
The River Danube is
masculine in the Slavic
language –
“ten Dunajâ€
– and assumes an
almost mythical
significance in the
national character,
indeed often also a role
bringing death. The four
movements are motivically
conceived. Elements of
sound painting, small
wave-like figures in the
first movement, motoric,
driving movements in the
third are obvious
evocations of water. And
the content and the
literary level are easy
to discover. The
“tremolo of the
four timpaniâ€,
which was amongst
Janácek’s first
inspirations, appears in
the second movement. It
is not difficult to
retrace in it the fate of
the drowning bather. The
oboe enters lamentoso
towards the end of the
movement over timpani
playing tremolo, its
descending figure is
taken over by the flute,
then upper strings and
intensified considerably.
The motif of drowning
– Lola’s
despair – returns
again in the fourth
movement in the clarinet,
before the work ends
abruptly and
dramatically.
One
special effect is the use
of a soprano voice in the
motor-driven third
movement. The singer
vocalises mainly in
parallel with the solo
oboe, but also in
dialogue with other parts
such as the viola
d’amore, which
Janácek used in
several late works as a
sort of “voice of
loveâ€.
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Orchestra SKU: PR.11641867L Composed by William Kraft. Spiral. Large Scor...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.11641867L
Composed
by William Kraft. Spiral.
Large Score. Duration 16
minutes, 25 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#116-41867L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11641867L).
UPC:
680160683215.
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.
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.
Boy
Soprano, Soprano, Tenor,
Flugelhorn, Mixed Chorus,
and Chamber Orchestra
Study Score. Composed
by Harald Weiss. This
edition: Paperback/Soft
Cover. Sheet music. Study
Score. Classical.
Softcover. Composed
2008/2009. 188 pages.
Duration 100'. Schott
Music #ED20619. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49018099).
ISBN
9790001158428. UPC:
884088567347.
8.25x11.75x0.457 inches.
Latin - German.
On
letting go(Concerning the
selection of the texts)
In the selection of the
texts, I have allowed
myself to be motivated
and inspired by the
concept of 'letting go'.
This appears to me to be
one of the essential
aspects of dying, but
also of life itself. We
humans cling far too
strongly to successful
achievements, whether
they have to do with
material or ideal values,
or relationships of all
kinds. We cannot and do
not want to let go,
almost as if our life
depended on it. As we
will have to practise the
art of letting go at the
latest during our hour of
death, perhaps we could
already make a start on
this while we are still
alive. Tagore describes
this farewell with very
simple but strikingly
vivid imagery: 'I will
return the key of my
door'. I have set this
text for tenor solo. Here
I imagine, and have
correspondingly noted in
a certain passage of the
score, that the
protagonist finds himself
as though 'in an ocean'
of voices in which he is
however not drowning, but
immersing himself in
complete relaxation. The
phenomenon of letting go
is described even more
simply and tersely in
Psalm 90, verse 12: 'So
teach us to number our
days, that we may apply
our hearts unto wisdom'.
This cannot be expressed
more plainly.I have begun
the requiem with a solo
boy's voice singing the
beginning of this psalm
on a single note, the
note A. This in effect
says it all. The work
comes full circle at the
culmination with a repeat
of the psalm which
subsequently leads into a
resplendent 'lux
aeterna'. The
intermediate texts of the
Requiem which highlight
the phenomenon of letting
go in the widest spectrum
of colours originate on
the one hand from the
Latin liturgy of the
Messa da Requiem (In
Paradisum, Libera me,
Requiem aeternam, Mors
stupebit) and on the
other hand from poems by
Joseph von Eichendorff,
Hermann Hesse,
Rabindranath Tagore and
Rainer Maria Rilke.All
texts have a distinctive
positive element in
common and view death as
being an organic process
within the great system
of the universe, for
example when Hermann
Hesse writes: 'Entreiss
dich, Seele, nun der
Zeit, entreiss dich
deinen Sorgen und mache
dich zum Flug bereit in
den ersehnten Morgen'
['Tear yourself way , o
soul, from time, tear
yourself away from your
sorrows and prepare
yourself to fly away into
the long-awaited
morning'] and later: 'Und
die Seele unbewacht will
in freien Flugen
schweben, um im
Zauberkreis der Nacht
tief und tausendfach zu
leben' ['And the
unfettered soul strives
to soar in free flight to
live in the magic sphere
of the night, deep and
thousandfold']. Or Joseph
von Eichendorff whose
text evokes a distant
song in his lines: 'Und
meine Seele spannte weit
ihre Flugel aus. Flog
durch die stillen Lande,
als floge sie nach Haus'
['And my soul spread its
wings wide. Flew through
the still country as if
homeward bound.']Here a
strong romantically
tinged occidental
resonance can be detected
which is however also
accompanied by a
universal spirit going
far beyond all cultures
and religions. In the
beginning was the sound
Long before any sort of
word or meaningful phrase
was uttered by vocal
chords, sounds,
vibrations and tones
already existed. This
brings us back to the
music. Both during my
years of study and at
subsequent periods, I had
been an active
participant in the world
of contemporary music,
both as percussionist and
also as conductor and
composer. My early scores
had a somewhat
adventurous appearance,
filled with an abundance
of small black dots: no
rhythm could be too
complicated, no register
too extreme and no
harmony too dissonant. I
devoted myself intensely
to the handling of
different parameters
which in serial music
coexist in total
equality: I also studied
aleatory principles and
so-called minimal music.I
subsequently emigrated
and took up residence in
Spain from where I
embarked on numerous
travels over the years to
India, Africa and South
America. I spent repeated
periods during this time
as a resident in
non-European countries.
This meant that the
currents of contemporary
music swept past me
vaguely and at a great
distance. What I instead
absorbed during this
period were other
completely new cultures
in which I attempted to
immerse myself as
intensively as possible.I
learned foreign languages
and came into contact
with musicians of all
classes and styles who
had a different cultural
heritage than my own: I
was intoxicated with the
diversity of artistic
potential.Nevertheless,
the further I distanced
myself from my own
Western musical heritage,
the more this returned
insistently in my
consciousness.The scene
can be imagined of
sitting somewhere in the
middle of the Brazilian
jungle surrounded by the
wailing of Indians and
out of the blue being
provided with the
opportunity to hear
Beethoven's late string
quartets: this can be a
heart-wrenching
experience, akin to an
identity crisis. This
type of experience can
also be described as
cathartic. Whatever the
circumstances, my
'renewed' occupation with
the 'old' country would
not permit me to return
to the point at which I
as an audacious young
student had maltreated
the musical parameters of
so-called contemporary
music. A completely
different approach would
be necessary: an
extremely careful
approach, inching my way
gradually back into the
Western world: an
approach which would
welcome tradition back
into the fold, attempt to
unfurl the petals and
gently infuse this
tradition with a breath
of contemporary
life.Although I am aware
that I will not unleash a
revolution or scandal
with this approach, I am
nevertheless confident
as, with the musical
vocabulary of this
Requiem, I am travelling
in an orbit in which no
ballast or complex
structures will be
transported or intimated:
on the contrary, I have
attempted to form the
message of the texts in
music with the naivety of
a 'homecomer'. Harald
WeissColonia de San
PedroMarch 2009.
Hawkes Pocket Score
1390. Composed by
Magnus Lindberg. Boosey &
Hawkes Scores/Books.
Classical. Softcover. 40
pages. Boosey & Hawkes
#M060122408. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48024114).
ISBN
9780851628363. UPC:
888680708900. 8.25x11.75
inches. Hawkes Pocket
Score 1390.
Chorale
(2001-02), for orchestra,
is a kind of musical
meditation on the chorale
Es ist genug from Bach's
cantata O Ewigkeit, du
Donnerwort, itself a
harmonisation of J R
Ahle's 1662 hymn. Nick
Kimberley's preface
outlines the context of
the Bach original and
refers to Alban Berg's
use of the chorale in his
Violin Concerto almost
300 years later. In
contrast to both of these
works, Lindberg's Chorale
has no extra-musical
agenda. The composer
explains that he took the
harmonic structure of the
chorale and embedded it
in his own harmonies.
“I make an analogy
with the rise and fall of
the tide. When the tide
is in, the sea-bed is
invisible; but when the
tide goes out, you see
the rock formation on the
sea-bed.” Tribute
is a short show-piece for
full orchestra composed
in 2004 as a gift to
celebrate the 20th
anniversary of Esa-Pekka
Salonen's debut with the
Los Angeles
Philharmonic.
Orchestra SKU: BA.BA10986 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by Sonja...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
BA.BA10986
Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Sonja Gerlach
and Sterling E. Murray.
This edition: urtext
edition. Stapled. Score.
Hob. I:77. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA10986_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA10986).
ISBN 9790006569106. 31
x 24.3 cm inches. Key:
B-flat major. Preface:
Andreas
Friesenhagen.
Haydn
composed his Symphony No.
77 along with his
Symphonies Nos. 76 and 78
for a planned journey to
England that never took
place. Nonetheless, H.C.
Robbins Landon calls
these works the
“English
symphonies†as they
are stylistically closely
linked to the
“London
Bachâ€, Johann
Christian Bach. Haydn
himself, in a letter of
1783 to his Parisian
publisher Charles-Georges
Boyer, described the
symphonies as
‘Leicht und nicht
vil Concertirendâ€,
meaning that they were
light in spirit and did
not contain extensive
solo passages but rather
a clear sense of
classical
form.
Continuing
the cooperation between
Bärenreiter and the G.
Henle publisher regarding
Haydn’s
large-scale choral works,
operas and symphonies,
this edition is based on
the G. Henle Complete
Edition of the
“Works of Joseph
Haydnâ€. The
Bärenreiter catalogue
now includes the complete
performance material for
several “Sturm und
Drang†symphonies
as well as all the London
and Paris
symphonies.
About
Barenreiter
Urtext
What can I
expect from a Barenreiter
Urtext
edition?<
/p>
MUSICOLOGICA
LLY SOUND - A
reliable musical text
based on all available
sources - A
description of the
sources -
Information on the
genesis and history of
the work - Valuable
notes on performance
practice - Includes
an introduction with
critical commentary
explaining source
discrepancies and
editorial decisions
... AND
PRACTICAL -
Page-turns, fold-out
pages, and cues where you
need them - A
well-presented layout and
a user-friendly
format - Excellent
print quality -
Superior paper and
binding
Orchestra SKU: BA.BA10985 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by Sonja...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
BA.BA10985
Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Sonja Gerlach
and Sterling E. Murray.
This edition: urtext
edition. Stapled. Score.
Hob. I:78. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA10985_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA10985).
ISBN 9790006568123. 31
x 24.3 cm inches. Key: C
minor. Preface: Andreas
Friesenhagen.
Along
with Symphonies Nos. 76
and 77 Haydn composed
Symphony No. 78 for a
journey to England that
never took place.
Nonetheless, H. C.
Robbins Landon referred
to these works as the
“English
Symphonies†as they
are stylistically closely
linked to “the
London Bachâ€,
Johann Christian Bach. In
a letter Haydn wrote to
his Paris publisher
Charles-Georges Boyer in
1783, he described the
works as “Leicht
und nicht vil
Concertirendâ€,
meaning they were light
in spirit and did not
contain extensive solo
passages but rather a
clear sense of classical
form.
Continuing
the cooperation between
Bärenreiter and the G.
Henle publishing company
regarding Haydn’s
large-scale choral works,
operas, and symphonies,
this edition is based on
the G. Henle Complete
Edition of the
“Works of Joseph
Haydnâ€. To date,
Bärenreiter has
published the complete
performance material for
several of Haydn’s
“Sturm und
Drang†symphonies
as well as the complete
London and Paris
symphonies.
About
Barenreiter
Urtext
What can I
expect from a Barenreiter
Urtext
edition?<
/p>
MUSICOLOGICA
LLY SOUND - A
reliable musical text
based on all available
sources - A
description of the
sources -
Information on the
genesis and history of
the work - Valuable
notes on performance
practice - Includes
an introduction with
critical commentary
explaining source
discrepancies and
editorial decisions
... AND
PRACTICAL -
Page-turns, fold-out
pages, and cues where you
need them - A
well-presented layout and
a user-friendly
format - Excellent
print quality -
Superior paper and
binding
Orchestra SKU: BA.BA10989 Laudon. Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
BA.BA10989
Laudon. Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Sonja Gerlach
and Wolfgang Stockmeier.
This edition: urtext
edition. Stapled. Score.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA10989_00. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA10989).
ISBN
9790006575534. 31 x 24.3
cm inches. Key: C
major.
Letters of
the composer have come
down to us only on a few
of Haydn’s
symphonies, amongst them
the “Laudonâ€
Symphony Hob. I:69. In
one of these letters,
Haydn agrees to the
publisher’s
suggestion to name the
symphony after the widely
known and favoured
general Gideon Ernst von
Laudon (1717-1790). By
using this name, both
composer and publisher
hoped to increase the
commercial success of the
work which possibly
deserved a military
eponym considering its
instrumentation with
timpani and trumpets.
Also, the symphony
requires two bassoons,
but no flutes,
corresponding with the
available musicians at
the court of Esterházy
between 1775 and 1776.
In continuation
of the collaboration
between Bärenreiter
and G. Henle Verlag, this
edition is based on the
Urtext of the Complete
Edition “Joseph
Haydn Worksâ€
published by G. Henle
Verlag.
About
Barenreiter
Urtext
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expect from a Barenreiter
Urtext
edition?<
/p>
MUSICOLOGICA
LLY SOUND - A
reliable musical text
based on all available
sources - A
description of the
sources -
Information on the
genesis and history of
the work - Valuable
notes on performance
practice - Includes
an introduction with
critical commentary
explaining source
discrepancies and
editorial decisions
... AND
PRACTICAL -
Page-turns, fold-out
pages, and cues where you
need them - A
well-presented layout and
a user-friendly
format - Excellent
print quality -
Superior paper and
binding
Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.51489053 (La Reine) Orchestra Study Sc...(+)
Orchestra (Study Score)
SKU: HL.51489053
(La Reine) Orchestra
Study Score. Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Hiroshi Nakano.
Study Score. Paperbound.
Henle Study Scores.
Classical. Softcover. 51
pages. G. Henle #HN9053.
Published by G. Henle
(HL.51489053).
ISBN
9790201890531. UPC:
888680950651.
6.5x9.0x0.131 inches.
Preface: Ullrich
Schneidler.
Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.51489051 (La Poule) Orchestra Study Sc...(+)
Orchestra (Study Score)
SKU: HL.51489051
(La Poule) Orchestra
Study Score. Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Hiroshi Nakano.
Study Score. Paperbound.
Henle Study Scores.
Classical. Softcover. 50
pages. G. Henle #HN9051.
Published by G. Henle
(HL.51489051).
ISBN
9790201890517. UPC:
888680950583.
6.5x9.5x0.202 inches.
Preface: Ullrich
Schneidler.
Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.51489061 Orchestra Study Score. Co...(+)
Orchestra (Study Score)
SKU: HL.51489061
Orchestra Study
Score. Composed by
Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Robert v. Zahn.
Henle Study Scores.
Classical. Softcover. 58
pages. G. Henle #HN9061.
Published by G. Henle
(HL.51489061).
UPC:
840126932836.
6.75x9.5x0.22
inches.
The twelve
“London
Symphoniesâ€
comprise the sublime
final statement of
Haydn's symphonic ouvre.
They were written for the
London impresario Johann
Peter Salomon, and Haydn
himself conducted their
premieres during his
lengthy stays in the
English metropolis in
1791/92 and 1794/95.
Probably composed in the
winter of 1791/92, the
Symphony in D major no.
93 was, with its easily
accessible (butby no
means simple!) musical
structure, perfectly
tailored to London
tastes, which demanded
melodic clarity and
expressive pathos. The
Baroque echoes of Handel
in the slow introduction
to the first movement and
in the festive mood of
the finale with its
timpani and trumpets
would have been well
received - no wonder the
symphony had to be
repeated multiple times
in the same season after
its performance in 1792!
This study edition adopts
the musical text of the
Haydn Complete Edition,
thereby guaranteeing the
highest scholarly
quality. An informative
preface and a brief
Critical Report make the
handy score an ideal
companion for all current
and soon-to-be Haydn
fans.
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Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.51489063 Orchestra Study Score. Co...(+)
Orchestra (Study Score)
SKU: HL.51489063
Orchestra Study
Score. Composed by
Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Robert v. Zahn.
Henle Study Scores.
Classical. Softcover. 55
pages. G. Henle #HN906.
Published by G. Henle
(HL.51489063).
UPC:
840126932867.
6.75x9.5x0.204
inches.
The twelve
“London
Symphoniesâ€
comprise the sublime
final statement of
Haydn's symphonic ouvre.
They were written for the
London impresario Johann
Peter Salomon, and Haydn
himself conducted their
premieres during his
lengthy stays in the
English metropolis in
1791/92 and 1794/95.
Probably composed in the
winter of 1791/92, the
Symphony in D major no.
93 was, with its easily
accessible (butby no
means simple!) musical
structure, perfectly
tailored to London
tastes, which demanded
melodic clarity and
expressive pathos. The
Baroque echoes of Handel
in the slow introduction
to the first movement and
in the festive mood of
the finale with its
timpani and trumpets
would have been well
received - no wonder the
symphony had to be
repeated multiple times
in the same season after
its performance in 1792!
This study edition adopts
the musical text of the
Haydn Complete Edition,
thereby guaranteeing the
highest scholarly
quality. An informative
preface and a brief
Critical Report make the
handy score an ideal
companion for all current
and soon-to-be Haydn
fans.
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Orchestra SKU: HL.14027993 Composed by Poul Ruders. Music Sales America. ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14027993
Composed
by Poul Ruders. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Score. Composed 2006. 164
pages. Edition Wilhelm
Hansen #WH30602.
Published by Edition
Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.14027993).
ISBN
9788759811832.
English.
Premiered
at the festival 'Magma
Berlin 2002' by the
Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra, conducted by
David Robertson, 29th
November 2002.
3
Flutes, 1st and 2nd also
Alto Flutes in G, 3rd
also Piccolo 3 Oboes,
3rd also Cor Anglais in
F 3 Clarinets in Bb,
3rd also Bass Clarinet in
Bb 3 Bassoons, 3rd
also Contra
Bassoon
4 Horn in
F 3 Trumpets in
Bb 3 Trombones 1
Tuba
Timpani 4 Percussion, four
players Player
1 - Vibraphone,
Glockenspiel, Water
Chime, Bell Tree,
Japanese Wood Blocks,
Cymbal (Suspended),
TamTam (Medium) Player
2 - Triangle, Tubular
Bells, Crotales, Marimba,
Chinese Cymbal Player
3 - TamTam (Large), Java
Gong(Large, very low),
Bell Lyra (Handheld),
Sizzle Cymbal Player 4
- Bass Drum,
Glockenspiel,
Xylophone
1
Harp
1 Piano, also
Celesta
Strings -
16/14/12/10/8
All
transposing instruments
are notated in their
relevant
transpositions. Any
accidental apply only to
the note that it
immediately precedes,
except tied
notes. Naturals appear
occasionally 'for
safety'.
'LIST
ENING EARTH' is a
symphonic drama, a one-
movement composition in
four parts based on the
work by two writers,
Joseph Addison
(1672-1719) and W.H.Auden
(1907-1973). Joseph
Addison is not
particularly well known;
he was English, a
classical scholar,
essayist, poet and
politician, but one of
his hymns was used by
Benjamin Britten. in his
setting of a Thomas
Tallis canon. The hymn
is singularly beautiful
and being a composer
always inspired by
extramusical stimuli such
as poems, nature,
paintings, I was
immediately convinced
when I carne across the
Addison hymn, that here
was exactly what I wanted
to use as my major source
of inspiration for this
piece, commissioned by
and written for The
Berlin Philharmonic.
I don't refer to the
hymn in its entirety, but
have chosen the following
3 excerpts, all acting as
mottos for the first
three sections of the
piece, thus turning the
piece into a
straightforward tonepoem
in the classical.
String Orchestra (Full Score) SKU: HL.51481550 For String Orchestra Fu...(+)
String Orchestra (Full
Score)
SKU:
HL.51481550
For
String Orchestra Full
Score. Composed by
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Edited by Dominik Rahmer.
Henle Music Folios.
Chamber, Classical.
Softcover. 67 pages. G.
Henle #HN1550. Published
by G. Henle
(HL.51481550).
UPC:
196288207269.
10.0x12.75x0.236
inches.
Tchaikovsky
spent the summer and
autumn of 1880 at his
sister's country estate
in Kam'ianka, Ukraine,
where he sought peace and
relaxation. But after a
short time the desire to
work took hold of him
again. âI'm
sketching a symphony or
string quintet just now;
I don't know where it's
going yet,â he wrote
to his friend and
patroness Nadezhda von
Meck. In the end it
turned out to be a
Serenade for String
Orchestra, which numbers
among his most beautiful
inspirations and is today
a central work in the
genre. The four movements
captivate with their
diverse moods â be
it the Mozartian first
movement âin the
form of a sonatinaâ,
the elegant Waltz, the
melancholy
âElegiaâ or the
rousing Finale. For this
new source-critical
edition it was possible
to consult the autograph
in Moscow as well as the
early printed editions
into which Tchaikovsky
sometimes entered a
number of minor
revisions. Clear the
stage for the new
reference edition of this
indispensable work of the
string-orchestra
repertoire!
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the workÂ
Critical Commentary
in 1 â 3 languages
with a description and
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and explaining all source
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editorial
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Chamber orchestra (Orchestra) SKU: BA.BA10974 Composed by Franz Joseph Ha...(+)
Chamber orchestra
(Orchestra)
SKU:
BA.BA10974
Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Carl-Gabriel
Stellan Mörner. This
edition: urtext edition.
Stapled. Score. Hob.
I:46. Duration 19
minutes. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA10974_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA10974).
ISBN 9790006522767. 31
x 24.3 cm inches. Key:
B-flat major. Language:
German/English. Preface:
Andreas
Friesenhagen.
Haydn
’s “Sturm
und Drangâ€
symphonies along with the
London and the Paris
symphonies belong to his
most popular works today.
The “Sturm und
Drang†works
contain not only
masterpieces such as the
already published
“Farewell-Symphony
€ and the
“Maria
Theresia†symphony
but also gems such as the
recently published
“La Passioneâ€
symphony (2013) and now
the Symphony in B major
No. 46.
The
publication of this
symphony represents a
continuation of the
collaboration between
Bärenreiter and the
Henle publishing company
in the areas of large
vocal compositions,
operas and symphonic
works. The Symphony in B
major is based on the
Henle Complete Edition of
the “Works of
Joseph Haydn†and
is published with a full
score and large format
performing material on
sale.
About
Barenreiter
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expect from a Barenreiter
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MUSICOLOGICA
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reliable musical text
based on all available
sources - A
description of the
sources -
Information on the
genesis and history of
the work - Valuable
notes on performance
practice - Includes
an introduction with
critical commentary
explaining source
discrepancies and
editorial decisions
... AND
PRACTICAL -
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La Mer Orchestre [Conducteur d'étude / Miniature] Barenreiter
(Trois esquisses symphoniques). Composed by Claude Debussy (1862-1918). Edited b...(+)
(Trois esquisses
symphoniques). Composed
by Claude Debussy
(1862-1918). Edited by
Douglas Woodfull-Harris.
For orchestra (2
flutes/soprano flute/2
oboes/english
horn/clarinet/2
bassoons/5
contrabassoons/2
trumpets/horn/2
trombones/tuba/percussion
/celeste/2
harps/strings). This
edition: Urtext edition.
Paperback. Study score.
Text Language:
English/French/German.
Duration 10 minutes.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag
By Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). Edited by Carl-Gabriel Stellan Morner. For or...(+)
By Franz Joseph Haydn
(1732-1809). Edited by
Carl-Gabriel Stellan
Morner. For orchestra (2
Oboes/Bassoon/2 Horns/2
Violins/Viola/Bass). This
edition: Stapled, Urtext
edition. Urtext, Stapled.
Urtext from: Joseph Haydn
Werke, G. Henle Verlag
Munich. Score.
Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.51489055 Orchestra Study Score. Co...(+)
Orchestra (Study Score)
SKU: HL.51489055
Orchestra Study
Score. Composed by
Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Hiroshi Nakano.
Study Score. Paperbound.
Henle Study Scores.
Classical. Softcover. 58
pages. G. Henle #HN9055.
Published by G. Henle
(HL.51489055).
ISBN
9790201890555. UPC:
888680950590.
7.0x9.0x0.25 inches.
Preface: Ullrich
Schneidler.
Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.51489054 Orchestra Study Score. Co...(+)
Orchestra (Study Score)
SKU: HL.51489054
Orchestra Study
Score. Composed by
Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Klaus Lippe and
Sonja Gerlach. Study
Score. Paperbound. Henle
Study Scores. Classical.
Softcover. 66 pages. G.
Henle #HN9054. Published
by G. Henle
(HL.51489054).
ISBN
9790201890548. UPC:
888680950606.
7.0x9.0x0.287 inches.
Preface: Ullrich
Schneidler.
Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.51489052 Orchestra Study Score. Co...(+)
Orchestra (Study Score)
SKU: HL.51489052
Orchestra Study
Score. Composed by
Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Klaus Lippe and
Sonja Gerlach. Study
Score. Clothbound. Henle
Study Scores. Classical.
Softcover. 60 pages. G.
Henle #HN9052. Published
by G. Henle
(HL.51489052).
ISBN
9790201890524. UPC:
888680950682.
7.0x9.0x0.238 inches.
Preface: Ullrich
Schneidler.
Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.51489050 (L'ours) Orchestra Study Scor...(+)
Orchestra (Study Score)
SKU: HL.51489050
(L'ours) Orchestra
Study Score. Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Edited by Klaus Lippe and
Sonja Gerlach. Study
Score. Paperbound. Henle
Study Scores. Classical.
Softcover. 66 pages. G.
Henle #HN9050. Published
by G. Henle
(HL.51489050).
ISBN
9790201890500. UPC:
888680950699.
7.0x9.0x0.251 inches.
Preface: Ullrich
Schneidler.
Score and Parts Concert Band; Wind Ensemble - Grade 5 For Wind Orchestra Score ...(+)
Score and Parts Concert
Band;
Wind Ensemble - Grade 5
For Wind Orchestra Score
and
Parts. Composed by Johan
De
Meij. Amstel Music.
Concert.
Softcover. Duration 2580
seconds. Amstel Music
#AM200-
010. Published by Amstel
Music