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.
Full
Score. Composed by
Per Norgard. Music Sales
America. 20Th Century,
Classical. Softcover. 188
pages. Edition Wilhelm
Hansen #KP00865.
Published by Edition
Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.14032192).
ISBN
9788759858394.
12.0x16.5x0.78 inches.
International (more than
one
language).
Symphony
No. 6 for orchestra,
1997-99. Preface /
Program Note:... with the
Lord a day is like a
thousand years, and a
thousand years is like a
day(New Testament, 2
Peter 3:8)My SYMPHONY NO.
6 was commissioned by the
Danish National Radio
Symphony Orchestra, the
Gteborg Symphony
Orchestra and the Oslo
Philharmonic Orchestra,
to be premiered at the
millenium 2000.The
subtitle AT THE END OF
THE DAY can be understood
literally or it can mean
when all is added up.
However, in my opinion,
nothing ever quite adds
up, there is always
something missing, any
ending will be
provisional ...This
symphony appears to end
only a few minutes into
the first movement, the
first passage, as the
music fades away to
almost-silence, after a
start of flying colours.
But then there is still
something, a small motive
(first heard in the
initial sound-waves)
which reappears,
hesitant, but persistent,
and this embryo is what
leads on the musical
progression. An agitated
section of many
instrumental voices comes
next, until all the
voices become obsessed
with the same phrase, a
see-saw motive based on
thirds. This section
evolves into almost
martial ferocity, when
broken off by a tutti
descent into an extreme
bass-world (a bass-world
which actually permeates
the whole symphony,
emplyoing instruments
that I have never used
before: double-bass tuba,
double-bass trombone,
double-bass clarinet, and
bass flute).The second
movement, the second
passage, apparently takes
off where the first
passage ended, but now
the events are more
ambiguous, and the same
music may be perceived as
fast-moving one moment
and slow-moving the next.
This section is a kind of
passacaglia, the
characteristic baroque
bass-variation.Without a
break follows the third
and last passage, in a
contrasting high
register. The music is
rhythmically knotty as
well as freely flowing.
As in the beginning of
the symphony, a
never-ending descent or
fall breaks off the
events, and at the very
end a delta of new
beginnings, of other
worlds, is revealed
....The symphony is
dedicated to Helle, my
wife. - Per Norgard.
Orchestra SKU: SU.94010400 For Orchestra. Composed by James Lee II...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
SU.94010400
For
Orchestra. Composed
by James Lee III.
Orchestra. Study Score.
Subito Music Corporation
#94010400. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.94010400).
2,1 2,1 2,1
2,1; 4331; timp, perc(3),
cel, hp; stgs Duration:
11' Composed: 2013
Published by: Subito
Music Publishing
Performance materials
available on rental:
Alas! Babylon’s
Final Sunset is
another installment in my
series of works that
musically comment on the
biblical books of Daniel
and Revelation. The
principal source of
inspiration for this
works comes from the 18th
chapter of the book of
Revelation. This chapter
states that the career of
Babylon the Great is
finally coming to an end.
The music begins with a
mysterious pianissimo
tremolo accompanied by
tam-tam and bass drum.
The initial flourishes in
the oboes and English
horn serve as the
principal motive of
warning. As the music
continues, there are
varying degrees of
agitation among the
strings and woodwinds.
Throughout the work there
are rhythmic motives in
the brass, percussion,
and various woodwind
instruments that sing and
speak Babylon is Fallen
in triple meter. As the
tutti ensemble arrives at
a climax, the orchestral
texture becomes thinner
and slightly transparent.
As the music continues,
the opening motive
returns in the oboes,
however the counterpoint
produces a series of solo
laments. These passages
are intended to provide
picturesque images of
these words: And the
voice of harpers, and
musicians, and of pipers,
and trumpeters, shall be
heard no more at all in
thee; and no craftsman,
of whatsoever craft he
be, shall be found any
more in thee; and the
sound of a millstone
shall be heard no more at
all in thee; And the
light of a candle shall
shine no more at all in
thee. and the voice of
the bridegroom and of the
bride shall be heard no
more at all in thee: for
thy merchants were the
great men of the earth;
for by thy sorceries were
all nations deceived. And
in her was found the
blood of prophets, and of
saints, and of all that
were slain upon the
earth. Rev. 18:22-24 The
following passages
musically comment on the
historical career of
Babylon with a sense of
her impending
destruction. The series
of laments transforms
into the more emphatic
rhythmic motive Babylon
is Fallen. The orchestral
texture begins to become
more condense, once
again, with the initial
flourishes of, but with
notable variations.
Finally, the celesta,
harp, oboes, English
horn, and strings sing
profundities that are
finally transformed into
a minor mode tonality
that fades away with the
ringing of the tam-tam.
Babylon has finally seen
her last sunset.
Full orchestra SKU: LO.30-3733L Composed by Joel Raney. Arranged by Ed Ho...(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3733L
Composed
by Joel Raney. Arranged
by Ed Hogan. Choral,
cantatas. Advent,
Christmas, Sacred. CD
with printable parts.
Lorenz Publishing Company
#30/3733L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.30-3733L).
UPC:
000308154610.
CD
with Printable Parts for
65/2106L Joel Raney calls
on Celtic musical
traditions and
instrumentation to
deliver a refreshing
sound for Christmas! The
orchestration by Ed Hogan
incorporates Irish
flutes, drums, acoustic
guitar, and fiddle to
paint vivid imagery of a
beautifully lush and
green Irish countryside.
Familiar Christmas carols
appear, as do some
familiar Christmas texts
set to beloved Irish and
Welsh folk songs. An
ethereal opening sets the
stage before breaking
into an exuberant
rendition of I Saw Three
Ships. Come, Thou
Long-Expected Jesus; Away
in a Manger; Gentle Mary
Laid Her Child; and the
beloved Angels We Have
Heard on High all make
appearances as the work
progresses, culminating
with a rhythmic
re-imagining of O Come,
All Ye Faithful set to
the traditional Scottish
melody Loch Lomond. One
of the highlights of this
musical is O Holy Night,
written for soloist and
choir and set to the
timeless tune,
LONDONDERRY AIR. Present
the Christmas story in a
uniquely captivating way
with this imaginative
work!
Full orchestra SKU: LO.30-3734L Composed by Joel Raney. Arranged by Ed Ho...(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3734L
Composed
by Joel Raney. Arranged
by Ed Hogan. Choral,
cantatas. Advent,
Christmas, Sacred. Score
and parts, plus CD with
printable parts. Lorenz
Publishing Company
#30/3734L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.30-3734L).
UPC:
000308154627.
Score
and Parts plus CD with
Printable Parts for
65/2106L Joel Raney calls
on Celtic musical
traditions and
instrumentation to
deliver a refreshing
sound for Christmas! The
orchestration by Ed Hogan
incorporates Irish
flutes, drums, acoustic
guitar, and fiddle to
paint vivid imagery of a
beautifully lush and
green Irish countryside.
Familiar Christmas carols
appear, as do some
familiar Christmas texts
set to beloved Irish and
Welsh folk songs. An
ethereal opening sets the
stage before breaking
into an exuberant
rendition of I Saw Three
Ships. Come, Thou
Long-Expected Jesus; Away
in a Manger; Gentle Mary
Laid Her Child; and the
beloved Angels We Have
Heard on High all make
appearances as the work
progresses, culminating
with a rhythmic
re-imagining of O Come,
All Ye Faithful set to
the traditional Scottish
melody Loch Lomond. One
of the highlights of this
musical is O Holy Night,
written for soloist and
choir and set to the
timeless tune,
LONDONDERRY AIR. Present
the Christmas story in a
uniquely captivating way
with this imaginative
work!
Concert Overture No. 1
- Urtext based on the
Leipzig Mendelssohn
Complete Edition.
Composed by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn.
Edited by Hans Christian
Schmidt. Orchestra;
stapled.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library).
Christian Martin Schmidt
is laying bare to musical
practice the original
form of Mendelssohn's
epoch-making Overture to
A Midsummer Night's Dream
buried beneath layers of
falsified material for
the first time. Overture;
Romantic. Full score. 72
pages. Duration 12'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #PB
5364. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.PB-5364).
ISBN
9790004211458. 10 x 12.5
inches.
Autograph
lays bare Mendelssohn's
Overture to A Midsummer
Night's Dream To this
day, Mendelssohns
epoch-making Overture to
A Midsummer Night's Dream
has been performed on the
basis of a more than
dubious transmission.
Neither the first edition
of the parts (1832), and
certainly not the print
of the score based on
these parts (1835) go
back directly to the
autograph of the
17-year-old composer,
which is now located in
Krakow. No wonder, since
Mendelssohn had breezily
given away his original
at an early date. The
result: during his
lifetime, versions were
published with his
authorization, even
though they were full of
unintended
inconsistencies. Yet the
autograph of 1826 is
unequivocal: it is clear,
practically free of
irregularities and
diverges considerably
from the corrupted
printed version.
Christian Martin Schmidt
comes up with
occasionally differing
musical passages, but
above all with logical
and compositionally
compelling performance
instructions, laying bare
to musical practice the
original form buried
beneath layers of
falsified material for
the first
time.
Christian
Martin Schmidt is laying
bare to musical practice
the original form of
Mendelssohn's
epoch-making Overture to
A Midsummer Night's Dream
buried beneath layers of
falsified material for
the first time.
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
Orchestra full orchestra - Grade 5 SKU: KJ.JO2002C Composed by Jack Stamp...(+)
Orchestra full orchestra
- Grade 5
SKU:
KJ.JO2002C
Composed
by Jack Stamp. Score and
parts. Neil A. Kjos Music
Company #JO2002C.
Published by Neil A. Kjos
Music Company
(KJ.JO2002C).
It was with
great pleasure that
received a commission
from my good friends at
the Johnstown
(Pennsylvania) Symphony
Orchestra, Istvan Jaray,
music director and
conductor, to write a
work for the opening of
their 1996-1997 season.
My intention was to write
a lively work which
highlighted the strengths
of this musical
organization while being
accessible and appealing
to their loyal audience
members. In trying to tie
something unique about
Johnstown to the work,
came up with the title,
Iridium, which is a term
that deals with the
production of metal.
During the writing of the
work, my friend,
colleague, and former
teacher, Hugh Johnson
passed away. Dr. Johnson,
faculty emeritus at
Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, was a
terrific musician who was
always enthusiastic about
orchestral music! It is
this enthusiasm and
energy that have tried to
capture in this new work,
which is dedicated to Dr.
Johnson's memory.
Finally, would like to
thank Maestro Jaray and
Tony Blackner for their
interest in my work. With
Iridium comes my best
wishes to Maestro Jaray
and the orchestra for a
fantastic new season of
music-making. -Jack Stamp
(August, 1996).
Orchestra - Grade 2.5 SKU: AP.45835 Composed by William J. Kirkpatrick. A...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2.5
SKU: AP.45835
Composed by William J.
Kirkpatrick. Arranged by
Jeffrey E. Turner.
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Belwin
Intermediate String
Orchestra. Christmas;
Sacred; Winter. Score and
Part(s). 72 pages.
Duration 3:00. Belwin
Music #00-45835.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.45835).
UPC:
038081524368.
English.
This is
the other version of Away
in a Manger, the beloved
Christmas carol, written
by William J.
Kirkpatrick. Arranged by
Jeffrey E. Turner, it
features a string quartet
within the orchestra and
its haunting beauty is
mesmerizing. This is sure
to become one of your
holiday favorites.
(3:00).
Orchestra - Grade 2.5 SKU: AP.45835S Composed by William J. Kirkpatrick. ...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2.5
SKU: AP.45835S
Composed by William J.
Kirkpatrick. Arranged by
Jeffrey E. Turner.
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Belwin
Intermediate String
Orchestra. Christmas;
Sacred; Winter. Score. 8
pages. Duration 3:00.
Belwin Music #00-45835S.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.45835S).
UPC:
038081524375.
English.
This is
the other version of Away
in a Manger, the beloved
Christmas carol, written
by William J.
Kirkpatrick. Arranged by
Jeffrey E. Turner, it
features a string quartet
within the orchestra and
its haunting beauty is
mesmerizing. This is sure
to become one of your
holiday favorites.
(3:00).
Full orchestra SKU: LO.30-3732L Composed by Joel Raney. Arranged by Ed Ho...(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3732L
Composed
by Joel Raney. Arranged
by Ed Hogan. Choral,
cantatas. Advent,
Christmas, Sacred.
Instrumental parts.
Lorenz Publishing Company
#30/3732L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.30-3732L).
UPC:
000308154603.
Set
of Parts for 65/2106L
Joel Raney calls on
Celtic musical traditions
and instrumentation to
deliver a refreshing
sound for Christmas! The
orchestration by Ed Hogan
incorporates Irish
flutes, drums, acoustic
guitar, and fiddle to
paint vivid imagery of a
beautifully lush and
green Irish countryside.
Familiar Christmas carols
appear, as do some
familiar Christmas texts
set to beloved Irish and
Welsh folk songs. An
ethereal opening sets the
stage before breaking
into an exuberant
rendition of I Saw Three
Ships. Come, Thou
Long-Expected Jesus; Away
in a Manger; Gentle Mary
Laid Her Child; and the
beloved Angels We Have
Heard on High all make
appearances as the work
progresses, culminating
with a rhythmic
re-imagining of O Come,
All Ye Faithful set to
the traditional Scottish
melody Loch Lomond. One
of the highlights of this
musical is O Holy Night,
written for soloist and
choir and set to the
timeless tune,
LONDONDERRY AIR. Present
the Christmas story in a
uniquely captivating way
with this imaginative
work!
Full orchestra SKU: LO.30-3731L Composed by Joel Raney. Arranged by Ed Ho...(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3731L
Composed
by Joel Raney. Arranged
by Ed Hogan. Choral,
cantatas. Advent,
Christmas, Sacred. Full
score. Lorenz Publishing
Company #30/3731L.
Published by Lorenz
Publishing Company
(LO.30-3731L).
UPC:
000308154597.
Full
Score for 65/2106L Joel
Raney calls on Celtic
musical traditions and
instrumentation to
deliver a refreshing
sound for Christmas! The
orchestration by Ed Hogan
incorporates Irish
flutes, drums, acoustic
guitar, and fiddle to
paint vivid imagery of a
beautifully lush and
green Irish countryside.
Familiar Christmas carols
appear, as do some
familiar Christmas texts
set to beloved Irish and
Welsh folk songs. An
ethereal opening sets the
stage before breaking
into an exuberant
rendition of I Saw Three
Ships. Come, Thou
Long-Expected Jesus; Away
in a Manger; Gentle Mary
Laid Her Child; and the
beloved Angels We Have
Heard on High all make
appearances as the work
progresses, culminating
with a rhythmic
re-imagining of O Come,
All Ye Faithful set to
the traditional Scottish
melody Loch Lomond. One
of the highlights of this
musical is O Holy Night,
written for soloist and
choir and set to the
timeless tune,
LONDONDERRY AIR. Present
the Christmas story in a
uniquely captivating way
with this imaginative
work!
Urtext. Composed
by Friedrich Schneider.
Orchestra; Softcover.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library).
Symphony; Romantic. Full
score. Duration 35'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #PB
5591. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.PB-5591).
ISBN
9790004214015. 0 x 0
inches.
A rewarding
extension to the
repertoire Friedrich
Schneider, remembered in
the music world almost
entirely through his
oratorio Das Weltgericht
(The Last Judgment),
bequeathed at his death
in 1853 an oeuvre of over
1000 works, among them 23
symphonies. Breitkopf &
Hartel, whose association
with Schneider began as
early as 1805, is now
publishing for the first
time an edition of his
Symphony No. 16. The
symphony composed in 1818
is impressive proof that
outside of Vienna the
romantic symphony was
also developing then. To
this day Schneider's
extensive symphonic works
are almost completely
unknown. Inviting us to
rediscover him, the work
offers a welcome and
valuable repertoire
extension in the realm of
the early romantic
symphony.A contemporary
of Beethoven, Schneider's
soundworld is not a
million miles away from
the great man's. He is on
frisky form in his 16th
symphony. (Jeremy Pound,
BBC Music Magazine).
