| Contextures: Riots - Decade '60 Orchestre Theodore Presser Co.
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. $43.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Alas! Babylon's Final Sunset Orchestre Subito Music
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. $36.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Wenn Die Rose Sich Selbst Orchestre Music Sales
Orchestra SKU: HL.14035756 Composed by Per Norgard. Music Sales America. ...(+)
Orchestra SKU:
HL.14035756 Composed
by Per Norgard. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book [Softcover]. 16
pages. Music Sales
#KP00298. Published by
Music Sales
(HL.14035756). ISBN
9788759868294.
English. Wenn Die Rose Sich
Selbst Schmückt,
Schmückt Sie Auch
Den Garten (When
The Rose Beautifies
Itself, It Beautifies The
Garden ) was composed by
Per
Nørgård
in 1971. Chamber
Cantata for four
performers Scored
for Soprano, Alto Flute,
Double Bass and
Percussion (all playing
also Crotales).
Composed for and
dedicated to Dorothy
Dorrow. Parts
available: KP01092
Preface /
Programme
Note
The title of the
work is borrowed from a
fragment by the German
poet Friedrich
Rückert. This
fragment, this short
sentence (which
Rückert apparently
neverelaborated upon) is
the entire basis of the
work. I was inspired by
the meaning as well as
the sound of these
words. I perceive the
meaning of the sentence
as being a defence for
the refinement of an
individual’s
personal gifts - far from
the present hostility
toward individuality and
the senseless praise of
impersonal success in
society. Personal
refinement can, so the
fragment in my
interpretation, at its
best be accompanied by a
deep sense of
responsibility, and
become an active and
positive influence in
society. The sound,
the timbre, of the
individual words and
characters is employed
both
in straightforward
text-sequences, as well
as in the exploration of
individual vowels and
consonants as pure
sounds. The soprano is
often used purely
instrumentally, echoing
and pre-echoing
discreetly the notes of
the flute and the
harmonics of the double
bass, often imperceptably
stealing their notes and
altering them into human
sounds, which then
yet again are
absorbed into the
instrumental
tapestry.
Per
Nørgård,
1971
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| On the Road to Jerusalem Orchestre Shawnee Press
Orchestration Choral (Orchestra) SKU: HL.35027044 From Song of the Sha...(+)
Orchestration Choral
(Orchestra) SKU:
HL.35027044 From
Song of the Shadows.
Composed by Joseph M.
Martin. Harold Flammer
Easter. Easter, Palm
Sunday. CD-ROM. Published
by Shawnee Press
(HL.35027044). UPC:
884088466640.
5.0x5.0x0.176
inches. Uses: Palm
Sunday Scripture: Luke
19:36-38 From the iconic
Lenten cantata, Song of
the Shadows, we are
pleased to release this
important Palm Sunday
anthem individually with
its original
orchestration. Full of
irony, this poignant
anthem reminds the
listener that the
hosannas of Palm Sunday
soon become cries of
crucify. Words cannot
describe the impact this
dramatic anthem has on
its audience. A
masterpiece! The
orchestration includes
parts for: piano, flute 1
& 2, oboe, clarinet 1
& 2, bassoon, horn 1
& 2, trumpet 1,
trumpet 2 & 3,
trombone 1 & 2, bass
trombone/tuba, timpani,
percussion 1 & 2,
harp, violin 1, violin 2,
viola, cello, double
bass. Available
separately: SATB, iPrint
Orch CD-ROM, StudioTrax
CD. Duration: 3:43. $60.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Henze Hw Labyrinth (neuschrift 1996) Orchestre Schott
Percussion (6 player) (Orchestra) SKU: HL.49013032 Ballet in one act b...(+)
Percussion (6 player)
(Orchestra) SKU:
HL.49013032 Ballet
in one act by Mark
Baldwin. Composed by
Hans Werner Henze. This
edition: Paperback/Soft
Cover. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
80 pages. Duration 25'.
Schott Music #ED 9455.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49013032). ISBN
9790001131902.
8.25x11.75x0.24
inches. Schlagzeug
I: 3 Beck. * kl. Tr. *
Crot. * 7 Tempelbl. *
Vibr. - Schlagzeug II: 8
Tamt. * 6 Boo-Bam * Vibr.
* Ratsche - Schlagzeug
III: Crot * gr. Tr. * 2
Flex. * Marimba (5 Okt.)
- Schlagzeug IV: 6 Tomt.
* Stempelfl. * Mar. *
Cuica * 2 Kurbisraspeln *
Marimba (4 Okt.) * Kast.
- Schlagzeug V: P. * 1
Stempelfl. * Guiro *
Glsp. - Schlagzeug VI: 14
Thai-Gongs * 6 Bong. *
Holztomt. * Peitsche mit
Fussmasch. (oder
Gegenschlagblocke). $36.00 - Voir plus => Acheter | | |
| Puttin' on the Pizz Orchestre - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Orchestra - Grade 1.5 SKU: AP.48073S Composed by Chris M. Bernotas. 5 or ...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 1.5
SKU: AP.48073S
Composed by Chris M.
Bernotas. 5 or More;
MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
Solo Small Ensembles;
String Orchestra. Sound
Innovations for String
Orchestra. Light Concert.
Score. 8 pages. Alfred
Music #00-48073S.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48073S). UPC:
038081557625.
English. This title
features Alfred Music's
String Orchestra FLEX
options. That means that
every part in this set is
now transposed into every
other part, so you can
play this title with any
combination of like- or
mixed-string ensemble.
After purchasing this
set, decide what
additional parts you need
to meet the unique needs
of your ensemble, then
download and print them
for free at
alfred.com/supplemental--
-free of charge.
Puttin' on the
Pizz by Chris Bernotas is
sure to become a favorite
selection of students and
directors. The descending
bass line sets the stage
for this fun piece. All
notes stay in first
position and the string
orchestra plays pizzicato
throughout. Students also
have the chance to act as
the percussion section.
With the optional use of
'swinging' eighth notes,
Puttin' on the Pizz could
be a fun way to introduce
a jazzy style to the
string orchestra.
Everyone in the audience
(and in the orchestra)
will be tapping their
toes to this piece.
Violin 2 and Viola are
doubled, as are Cello and
String Bass, which will
work perfectly for
younger string
orchestras. Correlated to
Sound Innovations for
String Orchestra, Book 1,
Level 4. (2:30) This
title is available in
MakeMusic Cloud. $9.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Puttin' on the Pizz Orchestre - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Orchestra - Grade 1.5 SKU: AP.48073 Composed by Chris M. Bernotas. 5 or M...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 1.5
SKU: AP.48073
Composed by Chris M.
Bernotas. 5 or More;
MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
Solo Small Ensembles;
String Orchestra. Sound
Innovations for String
Orchestra. Light Concert.
Score and Part(s). 66
pages. Duration 2:30.
Alfred Music #00-48073.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48073). UPC:
038081557618.
English. This title
features Alfred Music's
String Orchestra FLEX
options. That means that
every part in this set is
now transposed into every
other part, so you can
play this title with any
combination of like- or
mixed-string ensemble.
After purchasing this
set, decide what
additional parts you need
to meet the unique needs
of your ensemble, then
download and print them
for free at
alfred.com/supplemental--
-free of charge.
Puttin' on the
Pizz by Chris Bernotas is
sure to become a favorite
selection of students and
directors. The descending
bass line sets the stage
for this fun piece. All
notes stay in first
position and the string
orchestra plays pizzicato
throughout. Students also
have the chance to act as
the percussion section.
With the optional use of
'swinging' eighth notes,
Puttin' on the Pizz could
be a fun way to introduce
a jazzy style to the
string orchestra.
Everyone in the audience
(and in the orchestra)
will be tapping their
toes to this piece.
Violin 2 and Viola are
doubled, as are Cello and
String Bass, which will
work perfectly for
younger string
orchestras. Correlated to
Sound Innovations for
String Orchestra, Book 1,
Level 4. (2:30) This
title is available in
MakeMusic Cloud. $50.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Bethlehem Orchestre Hope Publishing Company
Composed by Lloyd Larson. Christmas. Score and instrument parts. Published by Ho...(+)
Composed by Lloyd Larson.
Christmas. Score and
instrument parts.
Published by Hope
Publishing Company
$89.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 business days | | |
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