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.
(I. The Way of the Ship, II. Mists and Mystery, III. Songs in the Salty Air, IV....(+)
(I. The Way of the Ship,
II. Mists and Mystery,
III. Songs in the Salty
Air, IV. Waltz of the
Clipper Ships, V. Finale,
introducing the S.S.
Eagle March). Composed by
Robert Russell Bennett
(1894-1981). Concert
Band. Concert Band;
Score. Belwin Classic
Band. TV. Grade 5. 88
pages. Published by
Belwin Music
Featuring: Just the Way You Are / When I Was Your Man / Uptown Funk. Full...(+)
Featuring: Just the
Way You Are / When I Was
Your Man / Uptown
Funk. Full Orchestra;
Score. Pop Concert Full
Orchestra. Pop. 32 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.45853S).
Featuring: Just the Way You Are / When I Was Your Man / Uptown Funk. Arranged by...(+)
Featuring: Just the Way
You Are / When I Was Your
Man / Uptown Funk.
Arranged by Victor Lopez.
Full Orchestra; Part(s);
Score. Pop Concert Full
Orchestra. Pop. 248
pages. Published by
Alfred Music
Orchestra - Grade 3 SKU: AP.49438S From Pines of Rome. Composed by...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 3
SKU: AP.49438S
From Pines of
Rome. Composed by
Ottorino Respighi
(1879--1936). Arranged by
Douglas E. Wagner.
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Belwin
Concert String Orchestra.
Masterwork Arrangement.
Score. Duration 4:50.
Belwin Music #00-49438S.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.49438S).
ISBN
9781470650575. UPC:
038081571355.
English.
All the
shrouded mystery and
resplendent grandeur of
the fourth movement of
Respighi's masterpiece,
Pines of Rome, has been
effectively captured in
this brilliant
arrangement by Douglas E.
Wagner for string
orchestra and timpani
(required). The symphonic
poem, The Pines of the
Appian Way is one of
Respighi's most
frequently performed and
recorded works and stands
as the most popular of
all three of his
Rome-inspired suites.
(4:50).
Orchestra - Grade 3 SKU: AP.49438 From Pines of Rome. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 3
SKU: AP.49438
From Pines of
Rome. Composed by
Ottorino Respighi
(1879--1936). Arranged by
Douglas E. Wagner.
MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Belwin
Concert String Orchestra.
Masterwork Arrangement.
Score and Part(s).
Duration 4:50. Belwin
Music #00-49438.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.49438).
ISBN
9781470650568. UPC:
038081571348.
English.
All the
shrouded mystery and
resplendent grandeur of
the fourth movement of
Respighi's masterpiece,
Pines of Rome, has been
effectively captured in
this brilliant
arrangement by Douglas E.
Wagner for string
orchestra and timpani
(required). The symphonic
poem, The Pines of the
Appian Way is one of
Respighi's most
frequently performed and
recorded works and stands
as the most popular of
all three of his
Rome-inspired suites.
(4:50) This title is
available in MakeMusic
Cloud.
My Way Orchestre [Conducteur] - Débutant Martin, Robert
Composed by Claude Francois, Jacques Revaux. Arranged by Robert W Smith. For you...(+)
Composed by Claude
Francois, Jacques Revaux.
Arranged by Robert W
Smith. For youth
orchestra. Grade 1 .
Conductor's score.
Duration 3 minutes.
Published by Editions
Robert Martin
Eulenburg Audio Score Series. By Bedrich Smetana. This edition: EAS142. Eulenbur...(+)
Eulenburg Audio Score
Series. By Bedrich
Smetana. This edition:
EAS142. Eulenburg Audio
Score (Pocket Scores
CD). Study score and CD.
81 pages. Published by
Eulenburg.
New music
(post-2000). Full score.
Composed 2016/17/20. 48
pages. Duration 8'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #PB
5432. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.PB-5432).
ISBN
9790004212790. 10 x 12.5
inches.
Marche
fatale is an incautiously
daring escapade that may
annoy the fans of my
compositions more than my
earlier works, many of
which have prevailed only
after scandals at their
world premieres. My
Marche fatale has,
though, little
stylistically to do with
my previous compositional
path; it presents itself
without restraint, if not
as a regression, then
still as a recourse to
those empty phrases to
which modern civilization
still clings in its daily
utility music, whereas
music in the 20th and
21st centuries has long
since advanced to new,
unfamiliar soundscapes
and expressive
possibilities. The key
term is banality. As
creators we despise it,
we try to avoid it -
though we are not safe
from the cheap banal even
within new aesthetic
achievements.Many
composers have
incidentally accepted the
banal. Mozart wrote Ein
musikalischer Spass [A
Musical Jape], a
deliberately amateurishly
miscarried sextet.
Beethoven's Bagatellen
op. 119 were rejected by
the publisher on the
grounds that few will
believe that this minor
work is by the famous
Beethoven. Mauricio Kagel
wrote, tongue in cheek,
so to speak, Marsche, um
den Sieg zu verfehlen
[Marches for being
Unvictorious], Ligeti
wrote Hungarian Rock; in
his Circus Polka
Stravinsky quoted and
distorted the famous, all
too popular Schubert
military march, composed
at the time for piano
duet. I myself do not
know, though, whether I
ought to rank my Marche
fatale alongside these
examples: I accept the
humor in daily life, the
more so as this daily
life for some of us is
not otherwise to be
borne. In music, I
mistrust it, considering
myself all the closer to
the profounder idea of
cheerfulness having
little to do with humor.
However: Isn't a march
with its compelling claim
to a collectively martial
or festive mood absurd, a
priori? Is it even music
at all? Can one march and
at the same time listen?
Eventually, I resolved to
take the absurd seriously
- perhaps bitterly
seriously - as a
debunking emblem of our
civilization that is
standing on the brink.
The way - seemingly
unstoppable - into the
black hole of all
debilitating demons: that
can become serene. My old
request of myself and my
music-creating
surroundings is to write
a non-music, whence the
familiar concept of music
is repeatedly re-defined
anew and differently, so
that derailed here -
perhaps? - in a
treacherous way, the
concert hall becomes the
place of mind-opening
adventures instead of a
refuge in illusory
security. How could that
happen? The rest is -
thinking.(Helmut
Lachenmann, 2017)CD
(Version for
Piano):Nicolas Hodges CD
Wergo WER 7393 2
Bibliography:Ich bin
nicht ,,pietistisch
verformt. Ein Gesprach
[von Jan Brachmann] mit
dem Komponisten Helmut
Lachenmann, in: FAZ vom
7. Juni 2018, p.
15.
World premiere
of the piano version:
Mito/Japan, June 17,
2017, World premiere of
the orchestral version:
Stuttgart, January 1,
2018, World premiere of
the ensemble version:
Frankfurt, December 9,
2020.
Orchestra SKU: HL.14042598 Composed by Poul Ruders. Music Sales America. ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14042598
Composed
by Poul Ruders. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Softcover. Composed 2013.
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
#WH31776. Published by
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.14042598).
ISBN
9788759827482.
Prog
ramme Note Poul Ruders
WIND-DRUMMING
WIND-DRUMMING was written
in 1979 on a commission
from The Danish
Percussion Ensemble. The
piece is a clash of two
kinds of
sound-associations, the
mystic, exotic impact of
Latin-American drumming,
and the more well dressed
reputation of Western
concert-instruments, in
this case a wind-quintet
(w. electric flute). The
two instrumental camps
either melt into one soft
humming ritual or are
split wide apart, the
winds tearing their way
through the undergrowth
of rainforest-drumming.
There is more than one
way of getting on to
WIND-DRUMMING: obviously
it is about the
confrontation of two
incongruent ways of
living, a lament on the
damage done tothe
tropical rainforests of
the world by modern
civilisation. One can
hear it plainly as a
direct rhythm-show, a
downright number or a
joyous homage to the most
exiting kind of
folkloristic music at
all: the carnal spell of
the Brazilian Samba. Poul
Ruders.
(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
Concertos (Orchestra) SKU: HL.50512005 For the 200th anniversary of Fr...(+)
Concertos (Orchestra)
SKU: HL.50512005
For the 200th
anniversary of Franz
Liszt's birth.
Composed by Laszlo
Dubrovay. EMB.
Contemporary Hungarian
Works. Score. 63 pages.
Editio Musica Budapest
#Z14721. Published by
Editio Musica Budapest
(HL.50512005).
ISBN
9790080147214.
8.0x11.25x0.272 inches.
Laszlo
Dubrovay.
Laszlo
Dubrovay wrote the
following about Liszt and
the piece now being
published: +Liszt was for
me the most important
composer in my youth, and
as a pianist I played a
great number of his
works. I admired him as
an innovator, who
enriched the technique of
playing the instrument in
a manner unparalleled in
piano literature. Later
his creative genius
captivated me, as he
opened up new paths for
the future. His works
paved the way for
impressionism,
expressionism,
20th-century folklorism
and dodecaphonic
thinking. His innovations
were always material
realisations of spiritual
renewal. My Rapsodia
ungherese follows the
+Slow + Fast-
single-movement formal
concept of Liszt-s
rhapsodies.+ Piano Score:
14633, score and
orchestral material on
hire.
Orchestra (Score) SKU: HL.283507 Orchestra Score. Composed by Bent...(+)
Orchestra (Score)
SKU:
HL.283507
Orchestra Score.
Composed by Bent
Sorensen. Music Sales
America. Classical.
Softcover. 49 pages.
Duration 780 seconds.
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
#KP01914. Published by
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.283507).
Exit Music for
Orchestra was composed by
Bent Sorensen in 2006-07.
Exit Music was
commissioned by the
Bergen International
Festival for the Bergen
Philharmonic Orchestra,
and is dedicated to Per
Norgard on the occasion
of his 75th birthday.
Programme note It began
with a dream, as it
always does when I
compose. I dreamt that I
was standing in an open
doorway on a hill in an
otherwise open landscape.
I do not know what was
behind the door, but in
front of it - towards the
landscape - I saw my
music disappearing. I
stood looking for the
music, and started to
hear it, to remember it
in time with its
disappearance. The dream
continued to recur as
strange pictures in my
daydreams, and I
continued to try to write
down the music that had
vanished. It was also the
dream that gave the piece
its title- Exit Music.
Exit Music is based on
three simple songs (the
songs that vanish through
the doorway): a little
lullaby, which continues
to reappearin fragments;
a strange polyphonic pop
song that refers to a
section of my opera Under
the Sky; and a passionate
little love song, which
concludes the piece on
the strings, very quietly
and in unison. These
simple songs are then
constantly overpainted by
enervating repeated motes
in fairly simple rhythms,
which push the songs out
of the room. (Bent
Sorensen).
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.
Full orchestra SKU: LO.30-3681MD Composed by Jay Rouse. Choral collection...(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3681MD
Composed
by Jay Rouse. Choral
collection. Sacred
Choral, Concert,
Eastertide, General.
Orchestral score and CD
with printable parts.
Medallion Music
#30/3681MD. Published by
Medallion Music
(LO.30-3681MD).
UPC:
000308153286.
Orche
stral Score and CD with
Printable Parts for
55/1199MD This deeply
moving collection from
Jay Rouse includes six
songs that glory in the
cross of Christ. Highly
appropriate for use
throughout the Easter
season, it is just as
impactful year-round. It
includes the classic
Annie Herring Easter Song
in an easily learned
contemporary style; a
gospel setting of the
much-loved hymn My
Savior’s Love; two
modern worship anthems,
Broken Bread, Broken Life
and Jesus Crucified; the
beloved Dottie Rambo song
I Will Glory in the
Cross; and an elegant
setting of the timeless
hymn Beneath the Cross of
Jesus. Optional
narrations from gifted
writer Rose Aspinall will
bring the truths of
scripture to life in a
refreshing way.
There’s an eternal
mystery in the cross,
that instrument of death
and grace. Hanging there
by His own choosing, the
Son of God purchases life
for you and me..
Full orchestra SKU: LO.30-3680MD Composed by Jay Rouse. Choral collection...(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3680MD
Composed
by Jay Rouse. Choral
collection. Sacred
Choral, Concert,
Eastertide, General.
Orchestral score and
parts. Medallion Music
#30/3680MD. Published by
Medallion Music
(LO.30-3680MD).
UPC:
000308153279.
Orche
stral Score and Parts for
55/1199MD This deeply
moving collection from
Jay Rouse includes six
songs that glory in the
cross of Christ. Highly
appropriate for use
throughout the Easter
season, it is just as
impactful year-round. It
includes the classic
Annie Herring Easter Song
in an easily learned
contemporary style; a
gospel setting of the
much-loved hymn My
Savior’s Love; two
modern worship anthems,
Broken Bread, Broken Life
and Jesus Crucified; the
beloved Dottie Rambo song
I Will Glory in the
Cross; and an elegant
setting of the timeless
hymn Beneath the Cross of
Jesus. Optional
narrations from gifted
writer Rose Aspinall will
bring the truths of
scripture to life in a
refreshing way.
There’s an eternal
mystery in the cross,
that instrument of death
and grace. Hanging there
by His own choosing, the
Son of God purchases life
for you and me..
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.
Composed
by Heribert Breuer. Carus
digital: Extra digital
products. Fröhliche
Weihnachten! Full Score.
16 pages. Duration 4
minutes. Carus Verlag
#1021400. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.1021400).
ISBN
9790007299873. Key: D
major.
Latin/German.
A
perfect way to finish off
a Christmas concert.
Heribert Breuer, founder
and conductor of the
Berlin Bach Academy,
conceived this
four-minute piece as a
final farewell to follow
performances of the
Christmas Oratorio.
Alternatively it can
easily be programmed
together with other
Christmas pieces with
similar
scoring.
The
Sicilian folk tune O
sanctissima gradually
emerges from a sustained
organ pedal point in the
orchestra. This melody
seems familiar to the
listeners ... and then
the mystery is solved:
hidden in the alto part
can be heard the first
verse of the German carol
O du fröhliche! The
second verse is given
over to the sopranos, and
the audience is invited
to sing along in the
third verse. After a
brief coda all the
performers wish the
audience “Merry
Christmas!â€
Composed
by Heribert Breuer.
Fröhliche Weihnachten!
Choral Score. 4 pages.
Duration 4 minutes. Carus
Verlag #1021405.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.1021405).
ISBN
9790007299880. Key: D
major.
Latin/German.
A
perfect way to finish off
a Christmas concert.
Heribert Breuer, founder
and conductor of the
Berlin Bach Academy,
conceived this
four-minute piece as a
final farewell to follow
performances of the
Christmas Oratorio.
Alternatively it can
easily be programmed
together with other
Christmas pieces with
similar
scoring.The
Sicilian folk tune O
sanctissima gradually
emerges from a sustained
organ pedal point in the
orchestra. This melody
seems familiar to the
listeners ... and then
the mystery is solved:
hidden in the alto part
can be heard the first
verse of the German carol
O du fröhliche! The
second verse is given
over to the sopranos, and
the audience is invited
to sing along in the
third verse. After a
brief coda all the
performers wish the
audience “Merry
Christmas!â€.
Score available
separately - see item
CA.1021400.
Composed
by Heribert Breuer.
Fröhliche Weihnachten!
Set of Orchestra Parts.
Duration 4 minutes. Carus
Verlag #1021409.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.1021409).
ISBN
9790007312244. Key: D
major.
Latin/German.
A
perfect way to finish off
a Christmas concert.
Heribert Breuer, founder
and conductor of the
Berlin Bach Academy,
conceived this
four-minute piece as a
final farewell to follow
performances of the
Christmas Oratorio.
Alternatively it can
easily be programmed
together with other
Christmas pieces with
similar
scoring.The
Sicilian folk tune O
sanctissima gradually
emerges from a sustained
organ pedal point in the
orchestra. This melody
seems familiar to the
listeners ... and then
the mystery is solved:
hidden in the alto part
can be heard the first
verse of the German carol
O du fröhliche! The
second verse is given
over to the sopranos, and
the audience is invited
to sing along in the
third verse. After a
brief coda all the
performers wish the
audience “Merry
Christmas!â€.
Score and parts available
separately - see item
CA.1021400.
Composed
by Heribert Breuer.
Fröhliche Weihnachten!
Set of Orchestra Parts.
Duration 4 minutes. Carus
Verlag #1021419.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.1021419).
ISBN
9790007312299. Key: D
major.
Latin/German.
A
perfect way to finish off
a Christmas concert.
Heribert Breuer, founder
and conductor of the
Berlin Bach Academy,
conceived this
four-minute piece as a
final farewell to follow
performances of the
Christmas Oratorio.
Alternatively it can
easily be programmed
together with other
Christmas pieces with
similar
scoring.The
Sicilian folk tune O
sanctissima gradually
emerges from a sustained
organ pedal point in the
orchestra. This melody
seems familiar to the
listeners ... and then
the mystery is solved:
hidden in the alto part
can be heard the first
verse of the German carol
O du fröhliche! The
second verse is given
over to the sopranos, and
the audience is invited
to sing along in the
third verse. After a
brief coda all the
performers wish the
audience “Merry
Christmas!â€.
Score and parts available
separately - see item
CA.1021400.
Orchestra full orchestra - Grade 5 SKU: KJ.JO2002C Composed by Jack Stamp...(+)
Orchestra full orchestra
- Grade 5
SKU:
KJ.JO2002C
Composed
by Jack Stamp. Score and
parts. Neil A. Kjos Music
Company #JO2002C.
Published by Neil A. Kjos
Music Company
(KJ.JO2002C).
It was with
great pleasure that
received a commission
from my good friends at
the Johnstown
(Pennsylvania) Symphony
Orchestra, Istvan Jaray,
music director and
conductor, to write a
work for the opening of
their 1996-1997 season.
My intention was to write
a lively work which
highlighted the strengths
of this musical
organization while being
accessible and appealing
to their loyal audience
members. In trying to tie
something unique about
Johnstown to the work,
came up with the title,
Iridium, which is a term
that deals with the
production of metal.
During the writing of the
work, my friend,
colleague, and former
teacher, Hugh Johnson
passed away. Dr. Johnson,
faculty emeritus at
Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, was a
terrific musician who was
always enthusiastic about
orchestral music! It is
this enthusiasm and
energy that have tried to
capture in this new work,
which is dedicated to Dr.
Johnson's memory.
Finally, would like to
thank Maestro Jaray and
Tony Blackner for their
interest in my work. With
Iridium comes my best
wishes to Maestro Jaray
and the orchestra for a
fantastic new season of
music-making. -Jack Stamp
(August, 1996).
Orchestra 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.
Full
Score. Composed by
Per Norgard. Music Sales
America. 20Th Century,
Classical. Softcover. 188
pages. Edition Wilhelm
Hansen #KP00865.
Published by Edition
Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.14032192).
ISBN
9788759858394.
12.0x16.5x0.78 inches.
International (more than
one
language).
Symphony
No. 6 for orchestra,
1997-99. Preface /
Program Note:... with the
Lord a day is like a
thousand years, and a
thousand years is like a
day(New Testament, 2
Peter 3:8)My SYMPHONY NO.
6 was commissioned by the
Danish National Radio
Symphony Orchestra, the
Gteborg Symphony
Orchestra and the Oslo
Philharmonic Orchestra,
to be premiered at the
millenium 2000.The
subtitle AT THE END OF
THE DAY can be understood
literally or it can mean
when all is added up.
However, in my opinion,
nothing ever quite adds
up, there is always
something missing, any
ending will be
provisional ...This
symphony appears to end
only a few minutes into
the first movement, the
first passage, as the
music fades away to
almost-silence, after a
start of flying colours.
But then there is still
something, a small motive
(first heard in the
initial sound-waves)
which reappears,
hesitant, but persistent,
and this embryo is what
leads on the musical
progression. An agitated
section of many
instrumental voices comes
next, until all the
voices become obsessed
with the same phrase, a
see-saw motive based on
thirds. This section
evolves into almost
martial ferocity, when
broken off by a tutti
descent into an extreme
bass-world (a bass-world
which actually permeates
the whole symphony,
emplyoing instruments
that I have never used
before: double-bass tuba,
double-bass trombone,
double-bass clarinet, and
bass flute).The second
movement, the second
passage, apparently takes
off where the first
passage ended, but now
the events are more
ambiguous, and the same
music may be perceived as
fast-moving one moment
and slow-moving the next.
This section is a kind of
passacaglia, the
characteristic baroque
bass-variation.Without a
break follows the third
and last passage, in a
contrasting high
register. The music is
rhythmically knotty as
well as freely flowing.
As in the beginning of
the symphony, a
never-ending descent or
fall breaks off the
events, and at the very
end a delta of new
beginnings, of other
worlds, is revealed
....The symphony is
dedicated to Helle, my
wife. - Per Norgard.
Orchestra (Full Score) SKU: HL.244904 For Orchestra. Composed by B...(+)
Orchestra (Full Score)
SKU: HL.244904
For Orchestra.
Composed by Bryce
Dessner. Music Sales
America. Classical.
Softcover. Composed 2017.
64 pages. Duration 1020
seconds. Chester Music
#CH83985. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.244904).
8.25x12.0x0.508
inches.
Quilting,
co-commissioned by the
BBC Symphony Orchestra
and the Los Angeles
Philharmonic, is my first
stand alone work for
orchestraand is loosely
inspired by the American
tradition of quilt
making. I composed
Quilting while living
most of last year in
Paris.During my time
there, I thought a lot
about what it means to
compose symphonic music
as a young American in
the 21st century, when so
many of the many
masterworks which are
programmed year in and
out by orchestras across
the country are European.
I considered which
artistic traditions
defined the American
19th-century. I began to
think of the American
crafts-tradition of
quilting as a foilto the
high-art tradition of
European orchestral
composition. As the score
for my new work began to
take shape, I started
thinking about the
manuscript itself as an
object, its vertical and
horizontal planes create
a kind of patterned
geometry of their own.
Visually the way a
musical score is woven
together like patchwork
brought to mind quilts
and the great American
tradition of quilting. I
imagined about how
conducting an orchestra
can feellike stitching a
piece together, or sewing
together a large number
of musical ideas and
musicians into a coherent
and transcendent whole.
Quilting was an integral
part of American
vernacular in the 18th
and 19th centuries, the
African-American quilting
tradition is especially
fascinating, and the
quilts tell the stories
of the women and
communities who made
them. The names of the
quilt patterns themselves
can have their own sense
of narrative: 'jacobs
ladder', 'drunkards
path', 'solomon's
puzzle', and (my favorite
for its relevance to this
piece) 'the road to
California. - Bryce
Dessner.
Orchestra - Grade 3.5 SKU: AP.48058 Featuring: My Shot / Who Lives, Wh...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 3.5
SKU: AP.48058
Featuring: My Shot /
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who
Tells Your Story / You'll
Be Back from the Broadway
musical. Composed by
Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Arranged by Douglas E.
Wagner. MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; String
Orchestra. Pop Concert
String Orchestra.
Broadway; Pop. Score and
Part(s). 124 pages.
Duration 6:30. Alfred
Music #00-48058.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48058).
ISBN
9781470652098. UPC:
038081558639.
English.
Based on
Ron Chernow's biography
of Alexander Hamilton,
with music and lyrics by
the infinitely talented
Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Selections from Hamilton
arranged by Douglas E.
Wagner will dazzle your
students and audiences
alike. Hamilton: An
American Musical, has
enjoyed wild acclaim and
sold out performances
world-wide since its
Broadway premiere in
2015. Three of the most
popular musical moments
from the show are
artistically presented in
this
six-and-a-half-minute
medley for string
orchestra. Titles
include: My Shot, Who
Lives, Who Dies, Who
Tells Your Story, and
You'll Be Back. Let your
audiences enjoy being a
part of history in a most
musical way. This title
is available in MakeMusic
Cloud. (6:30).
Orchestra - Grade 3.5 SKU: AP.48058S Featuring My Shot / Who Lives, Wh...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 3.5
SKU: AP.48058S
Featuring My Shot /
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who
Tells Your Story / You'll
Be Back from the Broadway
musical. Composed by
Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Arranged by Douglas E.
Wagner. MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; String
Orchestra. Pop Concert
String Orchestra.
Broadway; Pop. Score. 24
pages. Duration 6:30.
Alfred Music #00-48058S.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48058S).
ISBN
9781470652180. UPC:
038081558646.
English.
Based on
Ron Chernow's biography
of Alexander Hamilton,
with music and lyrics by
the infinitely talented
Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Selections from Hamilton
arranged by Douglas E.
Wagner will dazzle your
students and audiences
alike. Hamilton: An
American Musical, has
enjoyed wild acclaim and
sold out performances
world-wide since its
Broadway premiere in
2015. Three of the most
popular musical moments
from the show are
artistically presented in
this
six-and-a-half-minute
medley for string
orchestra. Titles
include: My Shot, Who
Lives, Who Dies, Who
Tells Your Story, and
You'll Be Back. Let your
audiences enjoy being a
part of history in a most
musical way. This title
is available in MakeMusic
Cloud. (6:30).