Orchestra (FULL SCORE) SKU: HL.263038 For Orchestra. Composed by J...(+)
Orchestra (FULL SCORE)
SKU: HL.263038
For Orchestra.
Composed by John Luther
Adams. Music Sales
America. Classical.
Softcover. Composed 2017.
162 pages. Chester Music
#CH87131. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.263038).
UPC:
888680952907.
12.0x16.5x0.565
inches.
“Over
the years my orchestral
music has become simpler
and more expansive.
Clouds of Forgetting,
Clouds of Unknowing
(1991-95) contains four
different musical
textures. In the White
Silence (1998) has three.
For Lou Harrison (2002)
reduces this to just two.
In Dark Waves (2007), I
finally got to one. When
I first heard that piece
I began to wonder if I
could sustain a similar
sound for a longer span
of time. The result is
Become Ocean, a
meditation on the vast,
deep and mysterious tides
of existence. The title
is borrowed from a
mesostic verse that John
Cage wrote in honor of
Lou Harrison's birthday.
Likening Harrison's music
to a river in delta, Cage
writes: Listening to it
we become ocean. Life on
this earth first emerged
from the sea. And as the
polar ice melts and sea
level rises, we humans
find ourselves facing the
prospect that once again
we may quite literally
become ocean.†John
Luther Adams.
(A Christmas Worship Experience of the Christ-Light). By Mary Mcdonald. Arranged...(+)
(A Christmas Worship
Experience of the
Christ-Light). By Mary
Mcdonald. Arranged by
Laura Kathryn Rosser. For
full orchestra. Cantatas.
Christmas. Orchestral
score and parts.
Published by Monarch
Music
Orchestra SKU: BT.PWM8821 Composed by Mieczyslaw Karlowicz. Classical. Sc...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
BT.PWM8821
Composed
by Mieczyslaw Karlowicz.
Classical. Score Only.
248 pages. Polskie
Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
#PWM8821. Published by
Polskie Wydawnictwo
Muzyczne (BT.PWM8821).
Work on this
piece began in the spring
of 1899 durng Kar owiczs
studies in Berlin and he
finished it after
graduating and returning
home in June 1902. Its
premiere took place on
March 21, 1903 in Berlin,
and the Polish premiere
on April 7, 1903 in Lviv.
The symphony has a
classic, four-movement
structure, but in terms
of architecture it is
much closer to symphonic
poems. It consists of the
movements: 1. Andante.
Allegro 2. Andante non
troppo 3. Vivace 4.
Allegro maestoso. ''In
terms of orchestration
and instrumentation
technique it represents
Kar owiczs early,
academic period. The
composer still used
double wind enriched with
piccolo flute, unlike in
his later orchestral
works the symphonic
poems. The orchestration
of the work indicates
that the composer was
guided by Tchaikovskys
symphonic model. Kar
owicz here still
willingly operates with
various sound blocks of
entire instrumental
groups, treating them in
a choral manner, with
tight chordal pillars''
(Leszek Polony). Before
the Polish premiere the
composer gave a
comprehensive literary
programme of the work in
the Lviv newspaper S owo
Polskie, in which he
referred to each
consecutive movement of
the Symphony. In his last
words he wrote, ''We hear
a hymn of revival, at
first quiet and sweet,
then wider and wider, and
fuller. Already the time
has come; to hear the
fanfare. Only one more
step! And although the
spirits fall again in
doubt, we hear a powerful
and solemn hymn of
rebirth.''.
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.
Orchestra - Grade 1 SKU: AP.45820S Arranged by Douglas E. Wagner. Perform...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 1
SKU: AP.45820S
Arranged by Douglas E.
Wagner. Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Belwin
Beginning String
Orchestra. Form: Medley.
Christmas; Sacred;
Secular; Winter. Score. 8
pages. Duration 1:30.
Belwin Music #00-45820S.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.45820S).
UPC:
038081523309.
English.
What would
December concerts be
without those familiar
tunes that everyone loves
to hear during that time
of year? Here's a medley
arranged by Douglas E.
Wagner of a baker's dozen
of some of the most
recognized holiday tunes
in the world, set in a
fun, up-tempo style that
is sure to be an audience
hit. Even the violas get
to play the melody!
The tunes (in
presentation order) are:
Good King Wenceslas *
Deck the Hall * O Come,
All Ye Faithful * Here We
Come A-Caroling * Jolly
Old Saint Nicholas * O
Come, Little Children *
Angels We Have Heard on
High * We Three Kings *
Now Is Born * Joy to the
World * Jingle Bells * Up
on the Housetop * and
Hallelujah! Chorus.
(1:30).
New York, New York Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Jazz Lines Publications
Recorded by Frank Sinatra. Edited by Rob DuBoff, Jeffrey Sultanof, and Dy...(+)
Recorded by Frank
Sinatra. Edited by
Rob DuBoff, Jeffrey
Sultanof, and Dylan
Canterbury. Arranged by
Don Costa. Jazz, Swing.
Score and parts.
Published by Jazz Lines
Publications
(JL.JLP-9510).
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!
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.30-3732L 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!
Full orchestra SKU: LO.30-3607MD Composed by Mary McDonald. Choral. Sacre...(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3607MD
Composed
by Mary McDonald. Choral.
Sacred Anthem, Advent,
Christmas. Orchestral
score and parts.
Medallion Music
#30/3607MD. Published by
Medallion Music
(LO.30-3607MD).
UPC:
000308150896.
Orche
stral Score and Parts for
Joy of Every Longing
Heart (10/5178MD) Your
choir and congregation
will love this
celebratory arrangement
by Mary McDonald. It
brings together the
familiar text of Come,
Thou Long-Expected Jesus
and the well-known hymn
tune WARRENTON. Boost the
festivity with the
optional orchestra.
Orchestra SKU: PR.416415760 For Really Big Orchestra. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra
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.
Cello; Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.48024646 Cello and Orchestra St...(+)
Cello; Orchestra (Study
Score)
SKU:
HL.48024646
Cello
and Orchestra Study
Score. Composed by
Sergei Prokofiev. Boosey
& Hawkes Chamber Music.
Classical, Russian.
Softcover. 104 pages.
Duration 2100 seconds.
Boosey & Hawkes
#M060134852. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48024646).
ISBN
9781784544041. UPC:
888680949105.
7.25x10.25x0.363
inches.
New
edition, with preface by
Gerard McBurney. The work
was composed in 1933-38
for one of the greatest
cellists of the 20th
century, Gregor
Piatigorsky. McBurney
explains that, somehow
this concerto had come to
seem jinxed to the
composer. And when, in
1947, he heard it in
Moscow once again, this
time played by the young
Mstislav Rostropovich, he
decided to recast it
(albeit using much of the
same material) as an
entirely new piece, the
Sinfonia Concertante, op
125. The earlier version
never entirely
disappeared, however,
with a scattering of
cellists always
preferring it to the
later one. And in recent
years, it has found new
favor and new champions,
its spectacularly
difficult cello writing
and virtuosic orchestral
effects offering a
brilliance, pungency and
fascination all of their
own..
By Lloyd Larson. Arranged by Victor C Johnson. For orchestration (2 flutes, oboe...(+)
By Lloyd Larson. Arranged
by Victor C Johnson. For
orchestration (2 flutes,
oboe, 2 clarinets,
bassoon, 2 horns, 3
trumpets, 2 trombones,
tuba, 2 percussion, harp,
piano, 2 violins, viola,
cello, bass). Cantatas.
Christmas, Sacred. Full
score, set of part
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.
Orchestra SKU: SU.91580100 For Orchestra. Composed by Steven Mercu...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
SU.91580100
For
Orchestra. Composed
by Steven Mercurio.
Vocal/Choral, Opera. CD
(Audio). Subito Music
Corporation #91580100.
Published by Subito Music
Corporation
(SU.91580100).
A Grateful Tail
- Movement by Movement
Siriusly, Dog Star
Sirius, the brightest
star in the night sky,
has been used by
travelers and navigators
for thousands of years as
a guiding star and so it
is here as the opening
movement for the
symphony. Sirius, the
cornerstone to the
constellation Canis
Maggiore or Big Dog sits
at the foot of Orion, the
hunter, leading the way.
Highly cinematic, the
movement evokes both a
musical and visual sense
of the mythological and
mysterious elements of
Sirius and its Dog
Godstar secrets. From the
clarion call of the
opening, Sirius theme,
the sound is buoyant and
frisky emulating the
nature of doggy playtime.
Puppy pleasures abound as
a doggy four-step, my
turn on the traditional
American two-step dance,
is introduced. The
movement transforms into
an actual orchestrated
frolic of small, large
and medium dog barks
beginning with the winds
(smaller dogs) and
ultimately, the big dog,
brass. The movement
climaxes with the coda
or, Dog Park, where the
winds and the brass bark
and play together over
the, doggy ostinato
four-step rhythm,
culminating with the
final call of the Sirius
theme. Let Sleeping Dogs
Lie, Peacefully It's all
in a dog's day and life.
Tranquility presides over
this supremely gentle,
intermezzo-like movement.
After a day of play,
every dog needs rest. Let
Sleeping Dogs Lie, is a
lyrical andante inspired
by the profound serenity
and beauty of a dog at
rest. The Last Will and
Testament of Silverdene
Emblem O'Neill Based on a
powerful piece of prose
written by the American
playwright, Eugene
O'Neill this text was
intended as a consolation
piece for Carlotta, his
wife, who had become
grief-stricken over the
loss of their beloved
dog, the Dalmatian known
as Blemie.Written for a
singing actor who
personifies the role of
Blemie, a dog at the end
of his life, the movement
plays like a one act,
musical drama as we
follow Blemie through a
wonderfully
three-dimensional,
emotional and
psychological journey
writing his Last Will and
Testament, for those who
have loved him. Wagging
the Tail: Ossia Fido's
Lament A life-affirming
rumba/samba using
Blemie's final words from
O'Neill's text, this
final movement employs
the most unique American
musical invention, the
gospel choir. In order to
make the dances come
alive, this movement also
calls upon the colors of
a rhythm section.
Creating the spirit of an
Irish Funeral, the
movement is a joyful and
revival-like celebration
of a dog's life as its
spirit lives on forever
in the hearts and minds
of dog lovers everywhere.
Remember Me, remember me!
My spirit is wagging a
grateful tail. Published
by: Subito Music
Publishing Release Date:
July 9, 2013.
Finlandia Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
By Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Arranged by Richard Meyer. Orchestra. Full Orchest...(+)
By Jean Sibelius
(1865-1957). Arranged by
Richard Meyer. Orchestra.
Full Orchestra. First
Philharmonic. 20th
Century; Romantic. Grade
1. Conductor Score and
Parts. 102 pages
Orchestra - Grade 2 SKU: AP.48047 Featuring: Deck the Hall with Boughs...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2
SKU: AP.48047
Featuring: Deck the
Hall with Boughs of Holly
/ Jolly Old St.
Nicholas. Composed by
Various. Arranged by
Douglas E. Wagner.
MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Belwin
Intermediate String
Orchestra. Christmas;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). 76 pages.
Duration 1:45. Belwin
Music #00-48047.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.48047).
UPC:
038081550855.
English.
It never
feels like Christmas
until the music starts
playing. Seems like we
just can't get enough of
those familiar carols
that consistently bring
back happy memories year
after year, and enkindle
excitement for yet
another season of joy
ahead with friends and
family.
Instantly
recognizable Christmas
standards, Deck the Hall
and Jolly Old Saint
Nicholas (along with a
hint of Jingle Bells at
the beginning and at the
end), come together in
this lighthearted medley,
Have a Swingin' Merry
Christmas, by Douglas E.
Wagner, arranged in a
laid-back swing groove.
This one is sure
to put a smile on Santa's
face! (1:45) This title
is available in MakeMusic
Cloud.
Cello Section Feature
(Featuring: What Child Is
This? / Oh Come, Oh Come
Emmanuel / Angels We Have
Heard on High).
Arranged by Bob Phillips.
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Sound
Innovations for String
Orchestra. Christmas;
Traditional; Winter.
Score. 12 pages. Duration
3:20. Alfred Music
#00-44826S. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.44826S).
UPC: 038081518152.
English.
Traditional.
Showca
se your cellos! This
piece, arranged by Bob
Phillips, will make them
sound great! Featuring
What Child Is This?, Oh
Come, Oh Come Emmanuel,
and Angels We Have Heard
on High. A perfect
training exercise for
third and fourth
positions for the cellos,
this lovely medley also
includes a bit of easy
third position for the
first violins. The melody
for the cellos is mostly
on the A-string.
(3:20).
Orchestra - Grade 2 SKU: AP.48047S Featuring: Deck the Hall with Bough...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2
SKU: AP.48047S
Featuring: Deck the
Hall with Boughs of Holly
/ Jolly Old St.
Nicholas. Composed by
Various. Arranged by
Douglas E. Wagner.
MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Belwin
Intermediate String
Orchestra. Christmas;
Winter. Score. 12 pages.
Duration 1:45. Belwin
Music #00-48047S.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.48047S).
UPC:
038081550862.
English.
It never
feels like Christmas
until the music starts
playing. Seems like we
just can't get enough of
those familiar carols
that consistently bring
back happy memories year
after year, and enkindle
excitement for yet
another season of joy
ahead with friends and
family.
Instantly
recognizable Christmas
standards, Deck the Hall
and Jolly Old Saint
Nicholas (along with a
hint of Jingle Bells at
the beginning and at the
end), come together in
this lighthearted medley,
Have a Swingin' Merry
Christmas, by Douglas E.
Wagner, arranged in a
laid-back swing groove.
This one is sure
to put a smile on Santa's
face! (1:45) This title
is available in MakeMusic
Cloud.
Concert Band; Orchestra - Grade 0.5 SKU: AP.49115 Angels We Have Heard...(+)
Concert Band; Orchestra -
Grade 0.5
SKU:
AP.49115
Angels We
Have Heard on High / God
Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
/ Deck the Halls / Dreydl
Song / Jingle Bells.
Arranged by Chris M.
Bernotas. 5 or More;
MakeMusic Cloud; Mixed
Instruments - Flexible
Instrumentation;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Quartet; Single
Titles; Solo Small
Ensembles. Sound
Innovations for Concert
Band. Chanukah;
Christmas; Holiday Pops;
Traditional; Winter.
Score and Part(s). 89
pages. Duration 2:20.
Alfred Music #00-49115.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.49115).
UPC:
038081563398.
English.
This
version of Holiday Rock
arranged by Chris
Bernotas is part of our
Alfred FLEX offerings and
is designed with maximum
flexibility for use by
any mix of
instruments---wind,
strings, and percussion,
including like- or
mixed-ensembles with as
few as 4 players. The
suggested instrumentation
and a customizable
Teacher Map will help you
plan out how to best
assign parts to suit your
ensemble's needs. The
4-part instrumentation
will support balanced
instrumentation of the
lower voices. It also
comes with supplemental
parts for maximum
flexibility. With the
purchase of this piece,
permission is granted to
photocopy the parts as
needed for your ensemble.
A percussion
accompaniment track is
also available as a free
download. String parts
have been carefully
edited with extra
fingerings and
appropriate bowings to
support students in mixed
ensembles playing in less
familiar keys.
This holiday
mash-up only uses the
first six notes of the
scale and is VERY
easy---perfect for the
first concert. With no
articulations, dynamics,
dotted notes, or key
signature, this wonderful
arrangement by Chris
Bernotas is playable by
the youngest of bands.
(2:20)
Concert Band; Orchestra - Grade 0.5 SKU: AP.49115S Angels We Have Hear...(+)
Concert Band; Orchestra -
Grade 0.5
SKU:
AP.49115S
Angels
We Have Heard on High /
God Rest Ye Merry,
Gentlemen / Deck the
Halls / Dreydl Song /
Jingle Bells.
Arranged by Chris M.
Bernotas. 5 or More;
MakeMusic Cloud; Mixed
Instruments - Flexible
Instrumentation;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Quartet; Single
Titles; Solo Small
Ensembles. Sound
Innovations for Concert
Band. Chanukah;
Christmas; Holiday Pops;
Traditional; Winter.
Score. 16 pages. Duration
2:20. Alfred Music
#00-49115S. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.49115S).
UPC: 038081563404.
English.
This
version of Holiday Rock
arranged by Chris
Bernotas is part of our
Alfred FLEX offerings and
is designed with maximum
flexibility for use by
any mix of
instruments---wind,
strings, and percussion,
including like- or
mixed-ensembles with as
few as 4 players. The
suggested instrumentation
and a customizable
Teacher Map will help you
plan out how to best
assign parts to suit your
ensemble's needs. The
4-part instrumentation
will support balanced
instrumentation of the
lower voices. It also
comes with supplemental
parts for maximum
flexibility. With the
purchase of this piece,
permission is granted to
photocopy the parts as
needed for your ensemble.
A percussion
accompaniment track is
also available as a free
download. String parts
have been carefully
edited with extra
fingerings and
appropriate bowings to
support students in mixed
ensembles playing in less
familiar keys.
This holiday
mash-up only uses the
first six notes of the
scale and is VERY
easy---perfect for the
first concert. With no
articulations, dynamics,
dotted notes, or key
signature, this wonderful
arrangement by Chris
Bernotas is playable by
the youngest of bands.
(2:20)
Full Orchestra SKU: SU.32040110 For Full Orchestra. Composed by Am...(+)
Full Orchestra
SKU:
SU.32040110
For
Full Orchestra.
Composed by Amy Riebs
Mills. Orchestra. Full
Score. Subito Music
Corporation #32040110.
Published by Subito Music
Corporation
(SU.32040110).
2,1 2,1 2,1 2;
4331; timp, 2perc, cel;
stgs Duration: 8'
Composed: 2012 Published
by: Amy Mills Music, LLC
Creative setting of 3
carols: O Come O Come
Emanuel intertwined with
Ma Navu Ding Dong Merrily
on High with bells,
glock, chimes Angels We
Have Heard on High with
charming mixed meter
Majestic recap of Rejoice
section of O Come O Come
Emanuel Maestro Harvey
Felder, after the
premiere with the Tacoma
Symphony: The thing that
I really appreciated
about your Christmas
Angels and Bells was the
skillful and artistic
writing. As you know,
holiday music typically
offers little or no
musical depth, which
leads to a less than
enthusiastic reaction
from the orchestra. Your
piece offered a level of
musical sophistication
worthy of a professional
symphony while still
creating a festive
holiday spirit. The
orchestra and I enjoyed
having the opportunity to
dig into something
substantive yet fun on
our holiday concert. See
composer website for
audio sample. Performance
materials available on
rental only:.