A Halloween Thriller Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Alfred Publishing
Featuring: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor / A Night on Bald Mountain / Thriller. C...(+)
Featuring: Toccata and
Fugue in D Minor / A
Night on Bald Mountain /
Thriller. Composed by Rod
Temperton, Johann
Sebastian Bach, and
Modest Mussorgsky.
Arranged by Ralph Ford.
Masterworks; Part(s);
Score; String Orchestra.
Pop Concert String
Orchestra. Form: Medley.
Fall; Halloween;
Masterwork Arrangement;
Pop. 128 pages. Published
by Alfred Music
DC Comics Superheroes Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Alfred Publishing
Featuring themes from The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, and Supergi...(+)
Featuring themes from The
Flash, DC's Legends of
Tomorrow, Arrow, and
Supergirl. Composed by
Blake
Neely. Arranged by
Douglas E.
Wagner. Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Pop
Intermediate String
Orchestra. Christmas;
Pop;
TV. Score and Parts. 144
pages. Alfred Music #00-
47442. Published by
Alfred
Music
Smallfoot Orchestre [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
Orchestra - Grade 3.5 SKU: AP.47445S Featuring: This Is My Life / Wond...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 3.5
SKU: AP.47445S
Featuring: This Is My
Life / Wonderful Life /
Perfection. Composed
by Various. Arranged by
Andrew H. Dabczynski.
MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Pop
Concert String Orchestra.
Light Concert; Movie;
Pop. Score. 40 pages.
Duration 6:45. Alfred
Music #00-47445S.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.47445S).
UPC:
038081548302.
English.
Here's a
medley of hits from the
animated film Smallfoot
featuring This Is My
World composed by Heitor
Pereiera along with
Wonderful Life, and
Perfection, both with
words and music by Wayne
Kirkpatrick and Karey
Kirkpatrick---that is
sure to challenge your
string orchestra. The
catchy melodies and
intricate rhythms are
shared by all sections,
and, as wonderfully
arranged by Andrew H.
Dabczynski, can be
enhanced by optional
percussion and piano.
While optional, these
parts will contribute
tremendously to the rock
texture, rhythmic drive,
and overall effect of the
piece. The optional
percussion parts are
constructed simply enough
so that doubling players
conceivably can be drawn
from the string sections.
Your audiences will find
themselves tapping their
own smallfeet along with
the orchestra! This title
is available in MakeMusic
Cloud.
Composed by Irving
Berlin. Arranged by
Victor Lopez. Full
Orchestra; MakeMusic
Cloud; Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Pop Intermediate
String/Full Orchestra.
Broadway; Great American
Songbook; Jazz; Pop.
Score and Part(s).
Duration 3:00. Alfred
Music #00-50769.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.50769).
ISBN
9781470669416. UPC:
038081588223.
English.
This
creative and fresh
arrangement of the Irving
Berlin classic Blue Skies
by veteran arranger
Victor López is simply
fantastic! With its Latin
flair, this arrangement
will be easy to put
together and will be a
highlight in your next
concert. An optional
vocal part makes this
arrangement even more
flexible and perfect for
joining forces with the
vocal program.
(3:00).
Orchestra - Grade 2.5 SKU: AP.47442S Featuring Themes from The Flas...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2.5
SKU: AP.47442S
Featuring Themes from
The Flash, DC's
Legends of Tomorrow,
Arrow, and
Supergirl.
Composed by Blake Neely.
Arranged by Douglas E.
Wagner. MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Pop
Intermediate String
Orchestra. Light Concert;
Pop; TV. Score. 20 pages.
Alfred Music #00-47442S.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.47442S).
UPC:
038081544595.
English.
This
action-packed medley will
engage your students and
audiences alike. With
interwoven iconic themes
from The Flash, DC
Legends of Tomorrow,
Arrow, and Supergirl,
this arrangement will be
your superhero on any
concert program. Simply
marvelous! The dynamic
music of American film
and television composer
Blake Neely, arranged by
Douglas E. Wagner, is
showcased in this
sensational medley of
music from four DC Comics
superhero series
broadcast on The CW
Television Network.
Titles: Theme from The
Flash (The Fastest Man
Alive/Always Late) *
Theme from DC Legends of
Tomorrow * Theme from
Arrow (Setting Up the
Lair) * Theme from
Supergirl. This title is
available in MakeMusic
Cloud.
Orchestra - Grade 3 SKU: AP.44813S Opus 11. Composed by Gabriel Fa...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 3
SKU: AP.44813S
Opus 11. Composed
by Gabriel Faure.
Arranged by Douglas E.
Wagner. Masterworks;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Belwin
Concert String Orchestra.
Impressionistic;
Masterwork Arrangement;
Romantic. Score. 16
pages. Belwin Music
#00-44813S. Published by
Belwin Music (AP.44813S).
Orchestra - Grade 3 SKU: AP.44813 Opus 11. Composed by Gabriel Fau...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 3
SKU: AP.44813
Opus 11. Composed
by Gabriel Faure.
Arranged by Douglas E.
Wagner. Masterworks;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Belwin
Concert String Orchestra.
Impressionistic;
Masterwork Arrangement;
Romantic. Score and
Part(s). 114 pages.
Belwin Music #00-44813.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.44813).
Orchestra SKU: PR.11641867L Composed by William Kraft. Spiral. Large Scor...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.11641867L
Composed
by William Kraft. Spiral.
Large Score. Duration 16
minutes, 25 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#116-41867L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11641867L).
UPC:
680160683215.
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.
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.
Boy
Soprano, Soprano, Tenor,
Flugelhorn, Mixed Chorus,
and Chamber Orchestra
Study Score. Composed
by Harald Weiss. This
edition: Paperback/Soft
Cover. Sheet music. Study
Score. Classical.
Softcover. Composed
2008/2009. 188 pages.
Duration 100'. Schott
Music #ED20619. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49018099).
ISBN
9790001158428. UPC:
884088567347.
8.25x11.75x0.457 inches.
Latin - German.
On
letting go(Concerning the
selection of the texts)
In the selection of the
texts, I have allowed
myself to be motivated
and inspired by the
concept of 'letting go'.
This appears to me to be
one of the essential
aspects of dying, but
also of life itself. We
humans cling far too
strongly to successful
achievements, whether
they have to do with
material or ideal values,
or relationships of all
kinds. We cannot and do
not want to let go,
almost as if our life
depended on it. As we
will have to practise the
art of letting go at the
latest during our hour of
death, perhaps we could
already make a start on
this while we are still
alive. Tagore describes
this farewell with very
simple but strikingly
vivid imagery: 'I will
return the key of my
door'. I have set this
text for tenor solo. Here
I imagine, and have
correspondingly noted in
a certain passage of the
score, that the
protagonist finds himself
as though 'in an ocean'
of voices in which he is
however not drowning, but
immersing himself in
complete relaxation. The
phenomenon of letting go
is described even more
simply and tersely in
Psalm 90, verse 12: 'So
teach us to number our
days, that we may apply
our hearts unto wisdom'.
This cannot be expressed
more plainly.I have begun
the requiem with a solo
boy's voice singing the
beginning of this psalm
on a single note, the
note A. This in effect
says it all. The work
comes full circle at the
culmination with a repeat
of the psalm which
subsequently leads into a
resplendent 'lux
aeterna'. The
intermediate texts of the
Requiem which highlight
the phenomenon of letting
go in the widest spectrum
of colours originate on
the one hand from the
Latin liturgy of the
Messa da Requiem (In
Paradisum, Libera me,
Requiem aeternam, Mors
stupebit) and on the
other hand from poems by
Joseph von Eichendorff,
Hermann Hesse,
Rabindranath Tagore and
Rainer Maria Rilke.All
texts have a distinctive
positive element in
common and view death as
being an organic process
within the great system
of the universe, for
example when Hermann
Hesse writes: 'Entreiss
dich, Seele, nun der
Zeit, entreiss dich
deinen Sorgen und mache
dich zum Flug bereit in
den ersehnten Morgen'
['Tear yourself way , o
soul, from time, tear
yourself away from your
sorrows and prepare
yourself to fly away into
the long-awaited
morning'] and later: 'Und
die Seele unbewacht will
in freien Flugen
schweben, um im
Zauberkreis der Nacht
tief und tausendfach zu
leben' ['And the
unfettered soul strives
to soar in free flight to
live in the magic sphere
of the night, deep and
thousandfold']. Or Joseph
von Eichendorff whose
text evokes a distant
song in his lines: 'Und
meine Seele spannte weit
ihre Flugel aus. Flog
durch die stillen Lande,
als floge sie nach Haus'
['And my soul spread its
wings wide. Flew through
the still country as if
homeward bound.']Here a
strong romantically
tinged occidental
resonance can be detected
which is however also
accompanied by a
universal spirit going
far beyond all cultures
and religions. In the
beginning was the sound
Long before any sort of
word or meaningful phrase
was uttered by vocal
chords, sounds,
vibrations and tones
already existed. This
brings us back to the
music. Both during my
years of study and at
subsequent periods, I had
been an active
participant in the world
of contemporary music,
both as percussionist and
also as conductor and
composer. My early scores
had a somewhat
adventurous appearance,
filled with an abundance
of small black dots: no
rhythm could be too
complicated, no register
too extreme and no
harmony too dissonant. I
devoted myself intensely
to the handling of
different parameters
which in serial music
coexist in total
equality: I also studied
aleatory principles and
so-called minimal music.I
subsequently emigrated
and took up residence in
Spain from where I
embarked on numerous
travels over the years to
India, Africa and South
America. I spent repeated
periods during this time
as a resident in
non-European countries.
This meant that the
currents of contemporary
music swept past me
vaguely and at a great
distance. What I instead
absorbed during this
period were other
completely new cultures
in which I attempted to
immerse myself as
intensively as possible.I
learned foreign languages
and came into contact
with musicians of all
classes and styles who
had a different cultural
heritage than my own: I
was intoxicated with the
diversity of artistic
potential.Nevertheless,
the further I distanced
myself from my own
Western musical heritage,
the more this returned
insistently in my
consciousness.The scene
can be imagined of
sitting somewhere in the
middle of the Brazilian
jungle surrounded by the
wailing of Indians and
out of the blue being
provided with the
opportunity to hear
Beethoven's late string
quartets: this can be a
heart-wrenching
experience, akin to an
identity crisis. This
type of experience can
also be described as
cathartic. Whatever the
circumstances, my
'renewed' occupation with
the 'old' country would
not permit me to return
to the point at which I
as an audacious young
student had maltreated
the musical parameters of
so-called contemporary
music. A completely
different approach would
be necessary: an
extremely careful
approach, inching my way
gradually back into the
Western world: an
approach which would
welcome tradition back
into the fold, attempt to
unfurl the petals and
gently infuse this
tradition with a breath
of contemporary
life.Although I am aware
that I will not unleash a
revolution or scandal
with this approach, I am
nevertheless confident
as, with the musical
vocabulary of this
Requiem, I am travelling
in an orbit in which no
ballast or complex
structures will be
transported or intimated:
on the contrary, I have
attempted to form the
message of the texts in
music with the naivety of
a 'homecomer'. Harald
WeissColonia de San
PedroMarch 2009.
Orchestra SKU: LO.30-2423L The followers of Jesus reflect on His final...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-2423L
The
followers of Jesus
reflect on His final
days. Composed by
Lloyd Larson. Choral,
cantatas. Eastertide,
Lent, Sacred. Orchestral
score and parts. Lorenz
Publishing Company
#30/2423L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.30-2423L).
UPC:
000308120899.
This
compelling reflection
upon Jesus’ final
days is viewed through
His eyes and the eyes of
those surrounding Him:
Mary, sister of Martha;
an officer to Caiaphas;
Judas; Peter; Jesus
Himself; Pilate; Mary,
the mother of Jesus; Mary
Magdalene; and Thomas. A
sequence of dramatic,
scripture-based
monologues tells the
story, alternating with
Lloyd Larson’s
masterfully inspired
music as the “voice
of the believerâ€
responds. Flexibly
conceived, this work may
be presented as simply or
as elaborately as you
wish, depending upon your
resources and
preferences. Performance
options range from use as
a source of single
anthems for your seasonal
service needs to a short
worship program with
monologues and choruses
or a special, fully
staged production. It is
our hope that this work
will prompt your own
reflections upon the
great wonder and mystery
of the Incarnate God Who,
for the love of His
people, humbled Himself,
dying for our salvation
and triumphing over
death.