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.
(Note-for-Note Transcriptions of the Brass, Woodwind, Strings and More). By The ...(+)
(Note-for-Note
Transcriptions of the
Brass, Woodwind, Strings
and More). By The
Beatles. For Orchestra.
Transcribed. Softcover.
192 pages. Published by
Hal Leonard
Orchestra (Score) SKU: HL.14005410 Composed by Geoffrey Burgon. Music Sal...(+)
Orchestra (Score)
SKU:
HL.14005410
Composed
by Geoffrey Burgon. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book [Softcover].
Composed 2002. Chester
Music #CH55781. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14005410).
'Acquainted
with Night', is a cycle
of six songs, for alto
and strings, harp and
timpani. The texts are
all concerned with
different aspects of
night. The first song,
'Lullaby' to a poem by
Beaumont and Fletcher,
seeks to evoke the
'care-charming' powers of
sleep. The second, a
setting of Robert Frost's
'Acquainted with the
night', is concerned with
the lonely world of a
strange city at night and
the music is
characterised by an
insistently repeated
figure in the
accompaniment. The third
song contrasts the
calmness of the night
with the turbulence in a
lover's mind - the poem
is by the Earl of Surrey.
'Out in the dark' a poem
by Edward Thomas, is the
text of the fourth song.
It is in the form of a
scherzo and deals with
the mystery and
strangeness of night,
and, as the poet puts it,
the 'might' of night. It
is, as the poet says, a
hymn to night and the
chordal nature of the
accompaniment suggests
this quality. This song
leads directly into the
last, which is in fact a
reprise of the opening
'Lullaby' so completing
the cycle.
Cello; Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.280392 Cello and Orchestra Stud...(+)
Cello; Orchestra (Study
Score)
SKU:
HL.280392
Cello
and Orchestra Study
Score. Composed by
Brian Elias. Music Sales
America. Classical.
Softcover. 68 pages.
Duration 1500 seconds.
Chester Music #CH83886.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.280392).
UPC: 888680971069.
8.5x11.75x0.281
inches.
The Cello
Concerto is in four main
sections that are played
without a break. As with
most of my work, the
music throughout is
generated from the ideas
presented in the fi rst
few bars, and these ideas
and their variants appear
freely in the different
sections. Recurring
material and references
to earlier sections are
used deliberately to
create not only a sense
of unity but also an
impression of familiarity
that aspires to induce a
dream-like perception of
the passing music, a kind
of spiral. The piece
opens with a slow
introduction that
gradually quickens into
the first main section,
an allegro. The form of
the second section, which
is in a lighter mood, is
based on an early 13th
century verse form, the
Sestina, which consists
of six stanzas of
sixlines each, followed
by an envoi. The words
that end each line in the
first stanza are rotated
in a strictly prescribed
pattern* to give the
line-endings of the
remaining stanzas; in
this adaptation, each
line consists of four
bars, and the repetitions
ensue according to the
plan. The intricate
repetition inherent in
this form can also be
seen as a form of spiral.
The third section is an
extended slow movement
interrupted by a quicker
episode that refers to
the fi rst section.
Generally lighter and in
a similar vein to the
second section, the final
section includes a
reference to the slow
movement before returning
to the lighter music that
ends the piece. This work
is dedicated to Natalie
Clein.
(Concerto for Four Quartets). By Stephen Albert. For Amplified Flute, Amplified ...(+)
(Concerto for Four
Quartets). By Stephen
Albert. For Amplified
Flute, Amplified Cello,
Trumpet, Horn, Tenor,
Percussion, Amplified
Harp, Amplified Guitar,
Electric Organ, Electric
Piano. Classical. Full
score (large). Standard
notation. 64 pages.
Publishe. full score
(large). classical.
Tone Poem - Urtext based on the Complete Edition Jean Sibelius Works (JSW). C...(+)
Tone Poem - Urtext based
on
the Complete Edition Jean
Sibelius Works (JSW).
Composed by Jean Sibelius
(1865-1957). Edited by
Timo
Virtanen. Full score.
Breitkopf and Haertel
#PB-
5658. Published by
Breitkopf
and Haertel
Orchestra SKU: SU.27020085 For Orchestra. Composed by Graham Gordo...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
SU.27020085
For
Orchestra. Composed
by Graham Gordon Ramsay.
Orchestra. Study Score.
Subito Music Corporation
#27020085. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.27020085).
Jacob vs. Angel
is a piece about crisis
of conscience, ambiguity,
and misinterpretation
expressed through the
depiction of a major
battle, the goal of which
is never made entirely
clear. Based on the
biblical story, the work
is highly programmatic,
with each of the six
movements reflecting a
corresponding stanza from
the titular poem by Alice
Weaver Flaherty. The
piece was originally
composed as a vehicle for
virtuoso organist
Heinrich Christensen, and
later orchestrated. The
first movement introduces
the main musical
material--a five note
motive, the intervals of
which are reorganized to
create melodic and
harmonic development
throughout the piece. The
second, third, and fourth
movements depict the
brutal fight between
Jacob and the angel, and
lead one to the next
without pause. The fifth
movement is about the
post-battle scene, and
the final movement is an
epilogue, reframing the
ideas from the previous
movements. The music
elucidates various
actions from the Flaherty
poem—sand
skittering across the
desert, aggressive acts
of violence and
sensuality between the
protagonists, the beating
of wings, feathers
blowing in the wind, etc.
But beyond the music's
more literal elements,
the work is designed to
express an abstract state
of mind, a sense of
unease, and anticipation
of what is yet to come.
—Graham Gordon
Ramsay2(2) 1,1 2 2; 2221;
7perc, hp, cel; stgs
Duration: 24'Composed:
2023 Published by:
Distributed Composer
Jacob vs Angel was
composed originally as a
solo concert organ work
in 2007; the orchestral
version was completed in
2023. A live performance
of the organ version can
be seen at. Performance
materials available on
rental:.
Composed
by Bedrich Smetana.
Edited by Hugh MacDonald.
This edition: urtext
edition. Paperback.
Barenreiter Urtext. From:
Má vlast / My Country.
Score. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA11533_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA11533).
ISBN 9790260108059. 31
x 24.3 cm inches.
Preface: Mojzisova, Olga
/ Macdonald,
Hugh.
The first
four symphonic poems from
Smetanaâ??s six-part
cycle Má vlast (My
Country) were written in
1874â??75 and arranged
for piano duet shortly
after the completion of
the fourth part, From
Bohemiaâ??s Woods and
Fields. All six parts
were issued for the first
time by the publisher
Urbánek, beginning
with the piano duet
arrangements
(1879-80).
The
score of From
Bohemiaâ??s Woods and
Fields was published by
Urbánek in 1881. Owing
to its many misprints,
Hugh Macdonald has based
his new edition on the
autograph score while
consulting the first
edition as well as the
autograph and print of
the composerâ??s own
version for piano
duet.
About
Barenreiter
Urtext
What can I
expect from a Barenreiter
Urtext
edition?<
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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
Stabat Mater Orchestre [Conducteur d'étude / Miniature] Boosey and Hawkes
Choral; String Orchestra (Study Score) SKU: HL.48024551 Choir and Stri...(+)
Choral; String Orchestra
(Study Score)
SKU:
HL.48024551
Choir
and String Orchestra.
Composed by James
Macmillan. Boosey &
Hawkes Scores/Books.
Classical. Softcover. 140
pages. Duration 3180
seconds. Boosey & Hawkes
#M060135071. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48024551).
ISBN
9781784544393. UPC:
888680916695.
7.25x10.0x0.472 inches.
Text: Jacopone de
Todi.
Composed in
2015, Stabat Mater was
commissioned by the
Genesis Foundation for
Harry Christophers and
The Sixteen. Scored for
mixed chorus and string
orchestra, it is a
long-awaited sequel to
the early masterpiece
Seven Last Words from the
Cross (1993), for the
same forces; indeed, the
later work begins with
the pianissimo 'dying
breaths' with which the
earlier score so
unforgettably closes.
Cast in four movements,
Stabat Mater has a
duration of 53 minutes.
Following the premiere
London's Financial Times
commented that the
composer speaks of a
'painful world of loss,
violence, and spiritual
desolation'. Both sides
of MacMillan are to be
found here, the
devotional and the
painter of bold, dramatic
canvases - the former in
the ethereal writing for
solo and ensemble voices,
the latter in the
lacerating blows and
feverish anxieties
depicted in the string
ensemble..
Orchestra - Grade 4 SKU: AP.38495S First Movement. Composed by Lud...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 4
SKU: AP.38495S
First Movement.
Composed by Ludwig van
Beethoven. Arranged by
Robert Sieving.
Masterworks; Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles; String Orchestra.
Highland/Etling String
Orchestra. Form:
Transcription. Classical;
Masterwork Arrangement;
Romantic. Score. 24
pages. Highland/Etling
#00-38495S. Published by
Highland/Etling
(AP.38495S).
UPC:
038081436807.
English.
A bold
string adaptation of this
revolutionary work, this
piece includes the
original string parts
with the essential
material from the wind
parts added in. Eminently
playable, the second
violin and viola parts
remain in first position
throughout. The first
violin part includes some
fifth position notes,
usually doubled at the
octave. Cellos go to
fourth position and
basses to sixth. Perfect
for contest or festival
performance!