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.
Orchestra - Grade 3 SKU: AP.49011 Composed by Benjamin R. Hanby, Fred Coo...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 3
SKU: AP.49011
Composed by Benjamin R.
Hanby, Fred Coots, Jack
Rollins, Jule Styne,
Sammy Cahn, and Steve
Nelson. Arranged by Jim
Palmer. Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Pop
Concert String Orchestra.
Christmas; Holiday Pops;
Winter. Score and
Part(s). 100 pages.
Duration 4:00. Alfred
Music #00-49011.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.49011).
ISBN
9781470645304. UPC:
038081565309.
English.
Each
section of the string
orchestra gets featured
in Jim Palmer's Holiday
String-Along. Written
like a sing-along, this
arrangement features Let
It Snow! Let It Snow! Let
It Snow!, Frosty the
Snowman, Up on the
Housetop, Santa Claus Is
Comin' to Town and We
Wish You a Merry
Christmas. Students will
enjoy playing the
melodies while the
audience may choose to
sing along. This piece
will surely be a holiday
concert favorite!
(4:00).
Orchestra - Grade 3 SKU: AP.49011S Composed by Benjamin R. Hanby, Fred Co...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 3
SKU: AP.49011S
Composed by Benjamin R.
Hanby, Fred Coots, Jack
Rollins, Jule Styne,
Sammy Cahn, and Steve
Nelson. Arranged by Jim
Palmer. Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Pop
Concert String Orchestra.
Christmas; Holiday Pops;
Winter. Score. 20 pages.
Duration 4:00. Alfred
Music #00-49011S.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.49011S).
ISBN
9781470645311. UPC:
038081565316.
English.
Each
section of the string
orchestra gets featured
in Jim Palmer's Holiday
String-Along. Written
like a sing-along, this
arrangement features Let
It Snow! Let It Snow! Let
It Snow!, Frosty the
Snowman, Up on the
Housetop, Santa Claus Is
Comin' to Town and We
Wish You a Merry
Christmas. Students will
enjoy playing the
melodies while the
audience may choose to
sing along. This piece
will surely be a holiday
concert favorite!
(4:00).
Vocal soloists, choir and orchestra SKU: HL.49013479 Libretto (German)...(+)
Vocal soloists, choir and
orchestra
SKU:
HL.49013479
Libretto (German).
Composed by Gyorgy
Ligeti. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Book.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Text
book/libretto. Composed
1974-1977/1996. 61 pages.
Duration 120'. Schott
Music #BN 3501-70.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49013479).
ISBN
9783795735012. UPC:
884088060664.
5.75x8.25x0.235 inches.
German.
Wortlich
ubersetzt ist das
Libretto ein 'kleines
Buch', ein 'Buchlein'.
Doch nicht irgendein
Buchlein. Seit es Opern
gibt, gibt es die
Textbucher dazu. Oft
erzahlen die
Universalsprache Musik
und der Ausdruck der
Darsteller die
Geschichte, auch wenn man
die Worte nicht versteht.
Trotzdem ist ein Libretto
sehr hilfreich fur das
Verstandnis der Details.
Gerade dann, und das fast
immer, wenn die Oper in
der Originalsprache
aufgefuhrt wird. In den
Libretti ist in der Regel
das Original der
Ubersetzung
gegenubergestellt. Sie
konnen so problemlos
parallel Handlung und
Inhalt folgen. In den
meisten Fallen existiert
das Textbuch Oper bevor
die Musik dazu komponiert
wird. Spannende und
dramatische Geschichten
bilden die Grundlage fur
faszinierende
Opernkompositionen. 3 (2. u. 3. auch Picc.)
* 3 (2. auch Ob. d'am.,
3. auch Engl. Hr.) * 3
(2. auch Klar. in Es und
Altsax. in Es, 3. auch
Bassklar. in B) * 3 (3.
auch Kontrafag.) - 4 * 4
Tromp. in C (1. u. 2. ad
lib. auch kl. Tromp. in
D) * 1 Basstromp. in C *
3 Pos. (Tenor,
Tenor-Bass, Kontrabass) *
Kb.-Tb. - P.S. (Xyl. *
Vibr. * Glspl. * Marimb.
* 12 mechan. Autohupen *
4 Spieluhren * 6 elektr.
Turklingeln * 2
Schellentr. * Militartr.
* 2 kl. Tr. * 3 Bong. *
Conga * Ruhrtr. *
Paradetr. * 4 Tomt. * 2
gr. Tr. * 2 Trgl. * 3
Paar Crot. * 3 hg. Beck.
* 1 Paar kl. Beck. * 2
Paar norm. Beck. * Gong *
2 Tamt. * Rohrengl. * 2
jap. Tempelgl. [Rin] *
Mar. * 2 Gueros * 2
Peitschen * 1 Paar Claves
* 1 Paar Kast. * Ratsche
* 3 Woodbl. * Holztr. * 5
Tempelbl. * gr.
Holzhammer * Holzlatten *
Lotosfl. * Trillerpfeife
* Kuckuckspfeife *
Signalpfeife *
Sirenenpfeife *
Dampfschiffpfeife * 2
Sirenen * 2 Flex. *
Entengequake * 2
Brummtopfe * gr.
Weckeruhr * gr.
pyramidenform. Metronom *
Papierbogen, Seiden- oder
Zeitungspapier * 1 Paar
Sandpapierblocke *
Windmaschine * Papiertute
* Tablett voll Geschirr *
Kochtopf * Pistole) (4
Spieler) - 3 chrom.
Mundharmonikas (werden
von den Blasern oder
Schlagzeugern gespielt) *
Cel. (auch Cemb.) *
Konzertflugel (auch
elektr. Klav.) * elektr.
Org. (nur Manual) (auch
Regal) * Mand. * Hfe. -
Str. (3 * 0 * 2 * 6 * 4)
Buhnenmusik:
Instrumentalisten aus dem
Orchestergraben
3
(2. u. 3. auch Picc.) * 3
(2. auch Ob. d'am., 3.
auch Engl. Hr.) * 3 (2.
auch Klar. in Es und
Altsax. in Es, 3. auch
Bassklar. in B) * 3 (3.
auch Kontrafag.) - 4 * 4
Tromp. in C (1. u. 2. ad
lib. auch kl. Tromp. in
D) * 1 Basstromp. in C *
3 Pos. (Tenor,
Tenor-Bass, Kontrabass) *
Kb.-Tb. - P.S. (Xyl. *
Vibr. * Glspl. * Marimb.
* 12 mechan. Autohupen *
4 Spieluhren * 6 elektr.
Turklingeln * 2
Schellentr. * Militartr.
* 2 kl. Tr. * 3 Bong. *
Conga * Ruhrtr. *
Paradetr. * 4 Tomt. * 2
gr. Tr. * 2 Trgl. * 3
Paar Crot. * 3 hg. Beck.
* 1 Paar kl. Beck. * 2
Paar norm. Beck. * Gong *
2 Tamt. * Rohrengl. * 2
jap. Tempelgl. [Rin] *
Mar. * 2 Gueros * 2
Peitschen * 1 Paar Claves
* 1 Paar Kast. * Ratsche
* 3 Woodbl. * Holztr. * 5
Tempelbl. * gr.
Holzhammer * Holzlatten *
Lotosfl. * Trillerpfeife
* Kuckuckspfeife *
Signalpfeife *
Sirenenpfeife *
Dampfschiffpfeife * 2
Sirenen * 2 Flex. *
Entengequake * 2
Brummtopfe * gr.
Weckeruhr * gr.
pyramidenform. Metronom *
Papierbogen, Seiden- oder
Zeitungspapier * 1 Paar
Sandpapierblocke *
Windmaschine * Papiertute
* Tablett voll Geschirr *
Kochtopf * Pistole) (4
Spieler) - 3 chrom.
Mundharmonikas (werden
von den Blasern oder
Schlagzeugern gespielt) *
Cel. (auch Cemb.) *
Konzertflugel (auch
elektr. Klav.) * elektr.
Org. (nur Manual) (auch
Regal) * Mand. * Hfe. -
Str. (3 * 0 * 2 * 6 * 4)
Buhnenmusik:
Instrumentalisten aus dem
Orchestergraben.
Orchestra - Grade 1.5 SKU: AP.49462 The Prince of Denmark March. C...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 1.5
SKU: AP.49462
The Prince of Denmark
March. Composed by
Jeremiah Clarke. Arranged
by Bob Phillips. Series;
Single Titles; String
Orchestra. Sound
Innovations for String
Orchestra. Light Concert;
Masterwork Arrangement.
Score and Part(s).
Duration 2:00. Alfred
Music #00-49462.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.49462).
ISBN
9781470650261. UPC:
038081571041.
English.
This
arrangement of The Prince
of Denmark March, or
Trumpet Voluntary,
provides the perfect
setting for advocacy and
striving for excellence
since it is so
recognizable. Three
different versions of the
final 8 bars, containing
incorrect notes, are
included. Each version
contains an increasing
percentage of correct
pitches. Each represents
a different letter grade.
Play all four versions
and then explain to
parents and
administration that the
A+, 100% correct version
is what we do every day
in orchestra. All
sections play the melody
in this piece, still
providing a solid musical
setting in a novelty
piece. Audience members
are sure to recognize it
which makes it perfect
for finding errors. Along
with the real music for
the final 8 bars, three
other versions are
included. The first
version has 80% of the
correct notes and 20%
incorrect. The next has
90% correct notes and 10%
incorrect. The next has
95% correct notes and 5%
incorrect. The final,
real version has 100%
correct notes. The 100%
version should be played
first for the audience
explaining this version
would get an A+ in an
academic setting. Then
play the 80% or B-
version, then the 90% or
A- Version, and then the
95% A version. Then
explain to parents and
administration that the
only version that is
acceptable is the 100%
version and that is what
we do every day in
orchestra. This provides
a perfect advocacy moment
to discuss the benefits
of music education with
parents and a tangible
explanation of striving
for excellence to parents
and students. Includes an
educational packet with
each part that features
technical exercises,
history, theory,
composition, and more.
Correlated to Sound
Innovations, Book 1,
Level 5. (2:00).
Urtext. Composed
by Maurice Ravel. Edited
by Jean-Francois Monnard.
Orchestra; Softcover.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library).
A
l'exemple de Schubert -
Ravel re-invents the
waltz, inspired by Liszt,
Chopin, Schumann and
Chabrier, transforming
the rhapsodic gyrations
of the dance and sending
it whirling into the 20th
century.
Ravel
needed only two weeks of
intensive concentration
to orchestrate his piano
suite Valses nobles et
sentimentales, which was
given its premiere
performance in March
1911. Consisting of seven
waltzes and one epilogue,
the work stamped Ravel as
a creative personality
whose masterpiece
breathed an unbelievably
new kind of musicality
and incredibly intensive
poetry. Let us not forget
that this was twelve
years before La Valse,
with which it shares a
number of similarities.
The new edition of the
complete performance
material in Breitkopf's
Urtext series was
prepared by the Ravel
expert Jean-Francois
Monnard.
A
l'exemple de Schubert -
Ravel re-invents the
waltz, inspired by Liszt,
Chopin, Schumann and
Chabrier, transforming
the rhapsodic gyrations
of the dance and sending
it whirling into the 20th
century.
Suite in "Y" Orchestre SATB, Orchestre [Conducteur] Gusthold Music
Orchestra SKU: SU.25100280 For Orchestra. Composed by Raymond Lieb...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
SU.25100280
For
Orchestra. Composed
by Raymond Liebau.
Orchestra. Full Score.
Gusthold Music Publisher
#25100280. Published by
Gusthold Music Publisher
(SU.25100280).
11x17 Full
ScoreNew orchestration of
Liebau's 1978 piano
suite: Lethargy, Fidgety,
Elegy, and
Energy.Orchestra
Duration: 12' Composed:
2020 Published by:
Gusthold Music Publisher
Performance materials
available on rental
only:.
Orchestra - Grade 2 SKU: AP.48056 As Performed by Shawn Mendes. Co...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2
SKU: AP.48056
As Performed by Shawn
Mendes. Composed by
Nate Mercereau, Scott
Harris, Shawn Mendes, and
Teddy Geiger. Arranged by
Victor Lopez. Performance
Music Ensemble; String
Orchestra. Pop
Intermediate String
Orchestra. Pop/Rock.
Score and Part(s). 156
pages. Duration 2:20.
Alfred Music #00-48056.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48056).
ISBN
9781470656331. UPC:
038081558615.
English.
If I Can't
Have You was performed by
Shawn Mendes and is now
arranged for string
orchestra by Victor
López. This Hot 100
hit is guaranteed to rock
the house at your next
concert. Hitting No. 1 on
the iTunes chart, this
solid pop-rock song will
certainly add a little
pizzazz to your program.
A brilliant and
unforgettable catchy
melody, along with an
upbeat groove, drives
this solid pop-rock song
from a new pop
troubadour. Get the
audience clapping along
and let them have some
fun. (2:20).