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.
Serie IX (Schriften) Vol. 4.3: Briefe 1952-1956. Composed by Hanns Eisler ...(+)
Serie IX (Schriften) Vol.
4.3: Briefe 1952-1956.
Composed by Hanns Eisler
(1898-1962). Edited by
Maren
Koster. Restless Times.
Breitkopf and Haertel #BV
350. Published by
Breitkopf
and Haertel
By Leon Jessel (1871-1942). Arranged by Ralph Ford. Orchestra. Full Orchestra; P...(+)
By Leon Jessel
(1871-1942). Arranged by
Ralph Ford. Orchestra.
Full Orchestra; Part(s);
Score. Belwin Concert
Full Orchestra.
Christmas; Winter. Grade
3. 150 pages. Published
by Alfred Music
Publishing
By Leon Jessel (1871-1942). Arranged by Ralph Ford. Orchestra. Full Orchestra; S...(+)
By Leon Jessel
(1871-1942). Arranged by
Ralph Ford. Orchestra.
Full Orchestra; Score.
Belwin Concert Full
Orchestra. Christmas;
Winter. Grade 3. 16
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
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: BR.SON-508 Filmmusik zu The Grapes of Wrath/Hangmen Als...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
BR.SON-508
Filmmusik zu The
Grapes of Wrath/Hangmen
Also Die. Composed by
Hanns Eisler. Edited by
Johannes C. Gall.
Hardback. Complete Works.
Early modern; Music
post-1945. Complete
Works. 156 pages.
Breitkopf and Haertel
#SON 508. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.SON-508).
ISBN
9790004803301. 10 x 12.5
inches.
Editorial
BoardThomas Phleps
(Music), Georg Witte
(Writings)Editorial
MembersMusic: Oliver
Dahin / Johannes C. Gall,
Writings: Maren
KosterEditorial
CommitteeMusic: Hartmut
Fladt, Werner Grunzweig,
Elmar Juchem, Roland
Kluttig, Giselher
SchubertWritings:
Albrecht Betz, Albrecht
Riethmuller, Jurgen
Schebera, Friederike
WissmannThe editorial
works are supported by
the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft.Sp
ecial volumes are made
possible with the support
of the following
foundations:Klockner-Stif
tung, Lotto-Stiftung,
Hanns und Steffy Eisler
StiftungThe goal of the
Hanns Eisler Complete
Edition (HEGA) is to
present to the public all
available compositions,
writings and letters in
an appropriately
scholarly form. It takes
a historico-critical
approach and seeks to
document the history of
the works and writings by
shedding light on their
transformations, thus
identifying the various
versions as witnesses of
evolving aesthetic and
historical positions.
Eislers complete oeuvre
(only a limited number of
his works had penetrated
the publics awareness up
until the 1990s) first
became the object of an
editorial undertaking
when the Eisler -
Gesammelte Werke (EGW)
was founded by Nathan
Notowicz. It was later
placed under the
direction of Manfred
Grabs and Eberhardt
Klemm, and began issuing
its publications in 1968
through the intermediary
of the Deutscher Verlag
fur Musik in Leipzig.
However, only four
volumes of music and five
volumes of writings were
published. The Hanns
Eisler Complete Edition
pursues the work begun at
that time, although it
has had to fundamentally
revise its editorial
principles. In this
respect, the Hanns Eisler
Complete Edition can be
considered as a
completely new editorial
undertaking. It became
necessary to reconceive
the organization of the
volumes and series as
well as the editorial
guidelines in order to
adapt the standards of
historico-critical
editing generally
applicable today to the
specific and sometimes
singular circumstances of
Eislers works.The
Critical Commentaries
pertaining to the main
volumes follow the music
section or, whenever they
are too extensive, appear
in a special
volume.Series I: Choral
MusicSeries II: Music for
Voice and Instrumental
Ensemble or
OrchestraSeries III:
Music for Voice and
PianoSeries IV:
Instrumental MusicSeries
V: Incidental MusicSeries
VI: Film MusicSeries VII:
Sketches and
FragmentsSeries VIII:
Arrangements of works by
other composersSeries IX:
Writings, Letters and
InterviewsSON 501 has
been awarded the German
Music Edition Prize
2003.SON 502 has been
awarded the German Music
Edition Prize
2007.
The major
upheavals that
transformed society and
musical aesthetics during
the first half of the
20th century also
profoundly affected the
life of Hanns Eisler, as
well as his compositions
and writings. The
importance and scope of
Eislers oeuvre are reason
enough to make his works
accessible to musical
scholarship and practice
in a comprehensive
fashion. Price reduction
for a subscription.
Orchestra SKU: BR.SON-511 Orchestermusik. Composed by Hanns Eisler...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
BR.SON-511
Orchestermusik.
Composed by Hanns Eisler.
Edited by Knud Breyer.
Hardback. Complete Works.
Early modern; Music
post-1945. Complete
Works. 248 pages.
Breitkopf and Haertel
#SON 511. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.SON-511).
ISBN
9790004803448. 10 x 12.5
inches.
Editorial
BoardThomas Phleps
(Music), Georg Witte
(Writings)Editorial
MembersMusic: Oliver
Dahin / Johannes C. Gall,
Writings: Maren
KosterEditorial
CommitteeMusic: Hartmut
Fladt, Werner Grunzweig,
Elmar Juchem, Roland
Kluttig, Giselher
SchubertWritings:
Albrecht Betz, Albrecht
Riethmuller, Jurgen
Schebera, Friederike
WissmannThe editorial
works are supported by
the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft.Sp
ecial volumes are made
possible with the support
of the following
foundations:Klockner-Stif
tung, Lotto-Stiftung,
Hanns und Steffy Eisler
StiftungThe goal of the
Hanns Eisler Complete
Edition (HEGA) is to
present to the public all
available compositions,
writings and letters in
an appropriately
scholarly form. It takes
a historico-critical
approach and seeks to
document the history of
the works and writings by
shedding light on their
transformations, thus
identifying the various
versions as witnesses of
evolving aesthetic and
historical positions.
Eislers complete oeuvre
(only a limited number of
his works had penetrated
the publics awareness up
until the 1990s) first
became the object of an
editorial undertaking
when the Eisler -
Gesammelte Werke (EGW)
was founded by Nathan
Notowicz. It was later
placed under the
direction of Manfred
Grabs and Eberhardt
Klemm, and began issuing
its publications in 1968
through the intermediary
of the Deutscher Verlag
fur Musik in Leipzig.
However, only four
volumes of music and five
volumes of writings were
published. The Hanns
Eisler Complete Edition
pursues the work begun at
that time, although it
has had to fundamentally
revise its editorial
principles. In this
respect, the Hanns Eisler
Complete Edition can be
considered as a
completely new editorial
undertaking. It became
necessary to reconceive
the organization of the
volumes and series as
well as the editorial
guidelines in order to
adapt the standards of
historico-critical
editing generally
applicable today to the
specific and sometimes
singular circumstances of
Eislers works.The
Critical Commentaries
pertaining to the main
volumes follow the music
section or, whenever they
are too extensive, appear
in a special
volume.Series I: Choral
MusicSeries II: Music for
Voice and Instrumental
Ensemble or
OrchestraSeries III:
Music for Voice and
PianoSeries IV:
Instrumental MusicSeries
V: Incidental MusicSeries
VI: Film MusicSeries VII:
Sketches and
FragmentsSeries VIII:
Arrangements of works by
other composersSeries IX:
Writings, Letters and
InterviewsSON 501 has
been awarded the German
Music Edition Prize
2003.SON 502 has been
awarded the German Music
Edition Prize
2007.
The major
upheavals that
transformed society and
musical aesthetics during
the first half of the
20th century also
profoundly affected the
life of Hanns Eisler, as
well as his compositions
and writings. The
importance and scope of
Eislers oeuvre are reason
enough to make his works
accessible to musical
scholarship and practice
in a comprehensive
fashion. Price reduction
for a subscription.
Orchestra SKU: BR.SON-506 Kammersymphonie op.69. Composed by Hanns...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
BR.SON-506
Kammersymphonie
op.69. Composed by
Hanns Eisler. Edited by
Tobias Fasshauer.
Hardback. Complete Works.
Early modern; Music
post-1945. Complete
Works. 148 pages.
Breitkopf and Haertel
#SON 506. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.SON-506).
ISBN
9790004802779. 10 x 12.5
inches.
Editorial
BoardThomas Phleps
(Music), Georg Witte
(Writings)Editorial
MembersMusic: Oliver
Dahin / Johannes C. Gall,
Writings: Maren
KosterEditorial
CommitteeMusic: Hartmut
Fladt, Werner Grunzweig,
Elmar Juchem, Roland
Kluttig, Giselher
SchubertWritings:
Albrecht Betz, Albrecht
Riethmuller, Jurgen
Schebera, Friederike
WissmannThe editorial
works are supported by
the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft.Sp
ecial volumes are made
possible with the support
of the following
foundations:Klockner-Stif
tung, Lotto-Stiftung,
Hanns und Steffy Eisler
StiftungThe goal of the
Hanns Eisler Complete
Edition (HEGA) is to
present to the public all
available compositions,
writings and letters in
an appropriately
scholarly form. It takes
a historico-critical
approach and seeks to
document the history of
the works and writings by
shedding light on their
transformations, thus
identifying the various
versions as witnesses of
evolving aesthetic and
historical positions.
Eislers complete oeuvre
(only a limited number of
his works had penetrated
the publics awareness up
until the 1990s) first
became the object of an
editorial undertaking
when the Eisler -
Gesammelte Werke (EGW)
was founded by Nathan
Notowicz. It was later
placed under the
direction of Manfred
Grabs and Eberhardt
Klemm, and began issuing
its publications in 1968
through the intermediary
of the Deutscher Verlag
fur Musik in Leipzig.
However, only four
volumes of music and five
volumes of writings were
published. The Hanns
Eisler Complete Edition
pursues the work begun at
that time, although it
has had to fundamentally
revise its editorial
principles. In this
respect, the Hanns Eisler
Complete Edition can be
considered as a
completely new editorial
undertaking. It became
necessary to reconceive
the organization of the
volumes and series as
well as the editorial
guidelines in order to
adapt the standards of
historico-critical
editing generally
applicable today to the
specific and sometimes
singular circumstances of
Eislers works.The
Critical Commentaries
pertaining to the main
volumes follow the music
section or, whenever they
are too extensive, appear
in a special
volume.Series I: Choral
MusicSeries II: Music for
Voice and Instrumental
Ensemble or
OrchestraSeries III:
Music for Voice and
PianoSeries IV:
Instrumental MusicSeries
V: Incidental MusicSeries
VI: Film MusicSeries VII:
Sketches and
FragmentsSeries VIII:
Arrangements of works by
other composersSeries IX:
Writings, Letters and
InterviewsSON 501 has
been awarded the German
Music Edition Prize
2003.SON 502 has been
awarded the German Music
Edition Prize
2007.
The major
upheavals that
transformed society and
musical aesthetics during
the first half of the
20th century also
profoundly affected the
life of Hanns Eisler, as
well as his compositions
and writings. The
importance and scope of
Eislers oeuvre are reason
enough to make his works
accessible to musical
scholarship and practice
in a comprehensive
fashion. Price reduction
for a subscription.
Orchestra SKU: BR.SON-509 Filmmusik zu Nuit et brouillard. Compose...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
BR.SON-509
Filmmusik zu Nuit et
brouillard. Composed
by Hanns Eisler. Edited
by Knud Breyer and Oliver
Dahin. Hardback. Complete
Works. Early modern;
Music post-1945. Complete
Works. 156 pages.
Breitkopf and Haertel
#SON 509. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.SON-509).
ISBN
9790004803318. 10 x 12.5
inches.
Editorial
BoardThomas Phleps
(Music), Georg Witte
(Writings)Editorial
MembersMusic: Oliver
Dahin / Johannes C. Gall,
Writings: Maren
KosterEditorial
CommitteeMusic: Hartmut
Fladt, Werner Grunzweig,
Elmar Juchem, Roland
Kluttig, Giselher
SchubertWritings:
Albrecht Betz, Albrecht
Riethmuller, Jurgen
Schebera, Friederike
WissmannThe editorial
works are supported by
the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft.Sp
ecial volumes are made
possible with the support
of the following
foundations:Klockner-Stif
tung, Lotto-Stiftung,
Hanns und Steffy Eisler
StiftungThe goal of the
Hanns Eisler Complete
Edition (HEGA) is to
present to the public all
available compositions,
writings and letters in
an appropriately
scholarly form. It takes
a historico-critical
approach and seeks to
document the history of
the works and writings by
shedding light on their
transformations, thus
identifying the various
versions as witnesses of
evolving aesthetic and
historical positions.
Eislers complete oeuvre
(only a limited number of
his works had penetrated
the publics awareness up
until the 1990s) first
became the object of an
editorial undertaking
when the Eisler -
Gesammelte Werke (EGW)
was founded by Nathan
Notowicz. It was later
placed under the
direction of Manfred
Grabs and Eberhardt
Klemm, and began issuing
its publications in 1968
through the intermediary
of the Deutscher Verlag
fur Musik in Leipzig.
However, only four
volumes of music and five
volumes of writings were
published. The Hanns
Eisler Complete Edition
pursues the work begun at
that time, although it
has had to fundamentally
revise its editorial
principles. In this
respect, the Hanns Eisler
Complete Edition can be
considered as a
completely new editorial
undertaking. It became
necessary to reconceive
the organization of the
volumes and series as
well as the editorial
guidelines in order to
adapt the standards of
historico-critical
editing generally
applicable today to the
specific and sometimes
singular circumstances of
Eislers works.The
Critical Commentaries
pertaining to the main
volumes follow the music
section or, whenever they
are too extensive, appear
in a special
volume.Series I: Choral
MusicSeries II: Music for
Voice and Instrumental
Ensemble or
OrchestraSeries III:
Music for Voice and
PianoSeries IV:
Instrumental MusicSeries
V: Incidental MusicSeries
VI: Film MusicSeries VII:
Sketches and
FragmentsSeries VIII:
Arrangements of works by
other composersSeries IX:
Writings, Letters and
InterviewsSON 501 has
been awarded the German
Music Edition Prize
2003.SON 502 has been
awarded the German Music
Edition Prize
2007.
The major
upheavals that
transformed society and
musical aesthetics during
the first half of the
20th century also
profoundly affected the
life of Hanns Eisler, as
well as his compositions
and writings. The
importance and scope of
Eislers oeuvre are reason
enough to make his works
accessible to musical
scholarship and practice
in a comprehensive
fashion. Price reduction
for a subscription.
Suite from Hamilton Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
Featuring: You'll Be Back / Helpless / My Shot / Dear Theodosia / It's Quiet Upt...(+)
Featuring: You'll Be Back
/ Helpless / My Shot /
Dear Theodosia / It's
Quiet Uptown / One Last
Time. Composed by
Lin-Manuel Miranda
(1980-). Arranged by
Jerry Brubaker. Full
Orchestra; Part(s);
Score. Pop Concert Full
Orchestra. Broadway. 214
pages. Published by
Alfred Music
Suite from Hamilton Orchestre [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
Featuring: You'll Be Back / Helpless / My Shot / Dear Theodosia / It's Quiet Upt...(+)
Featuring: You'll Be Back
/ Helpless / My Shot /
Dear Theodosia / It's
Quiet Uptown / One Last
Time. Composed by
Lin-Manuel Miranda
(1980-). Arranged by
Jerry Brubaker. Full
Orchestra; Score. Pop
Concert Full Orchestra.
Broadway. 28 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Composed by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Edited by Ulrich Konrad. This edition:...(+)
Composed by Richard
Wagner
(1813-1883). Edited by
Ulrich
Konrad. This edition:
facsimile. Half-leather
binding. Documenta
musicologica II/56 /
Barenreiter Facsimile.
Facsimile. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BVK02418.
Published
by Baerenreiter Verlag
Orchestra SKU: LO.30-3658L Composed by Bill Gaither. Arranged by Mary McD...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3658L
Composed
by Bill Gaither. Arranged
by Mary McDonald. Choral.
Sacred Anthem. Orchestral
score and parts. Lorenz
Publishing Company
#30/3658L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.30-3658L).
UPC:
000308152456.
Orche
stral Score and Parts for
10/5256L This Gaither
classic receives fresh
inspiration with a
dramatic setting by Mary
McDonald. The winning
combination of Bill and
Gloria Gaither provides a
powerful song of hope and
promise that encourages
all believers in the
journey of life. The
choir spans the emotional
and dynamic spectrum in a
resounding affirmation of
faith!
Full orchestra SKU: LO.30-3717L Composed by Molly Ijames. Choral. Sacred ...(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3717L
Composed
by Molly Ijames. Choral.
Sacred Anthem. Orchestral
score and CD with
printable parts. Lorenz
Publishing Company
#30/3717L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.30-3717L).
UPC:
000308154887.
Orche
stral Score and CD with
Printable Parts for
10/5332L Molly Ijames
breathes life into this
beloved hymn. Soaring
vocal lines, rich
sonorities, and dramatic
key changes underscore
the profound and enduring
promise that God is
faithful in all seasons
of life. This truly
inspired setting is
equally effective with
full orchestra or with
solo violin and
piano.
(Concerto No. 1 for Marimba, Strings and Percussion). Composed by Gillingham. Ar...(+)
(Concerto No. 1 for
Marimba, Strings and
Percussion). Composed by
Gillingham. Arranged by
Nathan Daughtrey. For
Soloist(s) with String
Orchestra (Solo Marimba
Percussion 1 (xylophone,
bells, chimes) Percussion
2 (brake drum, cowbell,
shaker, suspended cymbal,
crash cymbals, temple
blocks, triangle)
Percussion 3 (4 toms,
crash cymbals, bass drum,
suspended cymbal, tam
tam, hi hat) Violin I
Violin II). Medium
difficult. Orchestra
score only. Duration
16:30. Published by C.
Alan Publications
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.
(Orchestra) SKU: HL.35027092 Composed by J. Paul Williams. Arranged by Jo...(+)
(Orchestra)
SKU:
HL.35027092
Composed
by J. Paul Williams.
Arranged by Joseph M.
Martin. Harold Flammer
Easter. Communion, Holy
Week, Lent. CD-ROM, Score
and Parts. Published by
Shawnee Press
(HL.35027092).
UPC:
884088472344. 5x5
inches.
Uses:
Communion, Lent, Holy
Week
Scripture:
Psalm 16:11; 1
Corinthians 11:23-26;
Isaiah 25:1-9; Luke
22:19-20
This J.
Paul Williams gem is set
to a well-known American
folk song with
breathtaking results.
Each verse presents a
different tableau in the
life of Christ and takes
us on a journey through
his life and ministry.
Ideal for Communion or
Holy Week services!
Thoughtful! Available
separately: SATB, iPrint
Orch CD-ROM (Flt
1&2,Oboe,Clnt
1&2,Bassoon, Horn 1&2,
Perc 1&2, Harp, Violin 1,
Violin 2, Viola, Cello,
Dbl Bass), StudioTrax CD;
Duration: ca. 3:05.
Orchestral Score. Composed by Alan Menken. This edition: Paperback/Softcover...(+)
Orchestral Score.
Composed by
Alan Menken. This
edition:
Paperback/Softcover.
Sheet
music. Study score.
Composed
2010. Omni Music
Publishing
#OMNI 50796. Published by
Omni
Music Publishing
Full orchestra SKU: LO.30-3653L Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by M...(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3653L
Composed
by Pepper Choplin.
Arranged by Michael
Lawrence. Choral,
cantatas. Eastertide,
Holy Week. Score and
parts, plus CD with
printable parts. Lorenz
Publishing Company
#30/3653L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.30-3653L).
UPC:
000308152227.
Score
and parts plus CD with
printable parts for The
Body of Christ (55/1197L)
Pepper Choplin
beautifully and
creatively crafted this
telling of the final days
of Jesus’ life,
focusing on the meaning
of His words and actions
leading to the cross.
With stunning melodies
and a powerful
orchestration by Michael
Lawrence, we reflect on
the feet that walked the
earth, the hands that
touched and healed, the
voice that spoke the Word
of God, and the head that
bore a crown of thorns as
Jesus was sacrificed.
From the worshipful
opener, We Behold His
Glory, to the meditative
and stunningly powerful
path to the cross, O
Sacred Journey, the
importance of
Christ’s body
remains the center point
of this work. The final
number, We Are the Body
of Christ, is a
benediction that can be
presented immediately
following the preceding
number or after closing
remarks from a speaker.
For Christ is our head
and though we are many,
His Spirit will make us
one…Go now as the
body of Christ..
Full orchestra SKU: LO.30-3650L Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by M...(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3650L
Composed
by Pepper Choplin.
Arranged by Michael
Lawrence. Choral,
cantatas. Eastertide,
Holy Week. Full score.
Lorenz Publishing Company
#30/3650L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.30-3650L).
UPC:
000308152197.
Full
score for The Body of
Christ (55/1197L) Pepper
Choplin beautifully and
creatively crafted this
telling of the final days
of Jesus’ life,
focusing on the meaning
of His words and actions
leading to the cross.
With stunning melodies
and a powerful
orchestration by Michael
Lawrence, we reflect on
the feet that walked the
earth, the hands that
touched and healed, the
voice that spoke the Word
of God, and the head that
bore a crown of thorns as
Jesus was sacrificed.
From the worshipful
opener, We Behold His
Glory, to the meditative
and stunningly powerful
path to the cross, O
Sacred Journey, the
importance of
Christ’s body
remains the center point
of this work. The final
number, We Are the Body
of Christ, is a
benediction that can be
presented immediately
following the preceding
number or after closing
remarks from a speaker.
For Christ is our head
and though we are many,
His Spirit will make us
one…Go now as the
body of Christ..
Full orchestra SKU: LO.30-3651L Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by M...(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3651L
Composed
by Pepper Choplin.
Arranged by Michael
Lawrence. Choral,
cantatas. Eastertide,
Holy Week. Instrumental
parts. Lorenz Publishing
Company #30/3651L.
Published by Lorenz
Publishing Company
(LO.30-3651L).
UPC:
000308152203.
Set
of parts for The Body of
Christ (55/1197L) Pepper
Choplin beautifully and
creatively crafted this
telling of the final days
of Jesus’ life,
focusing on the meaning
of His words and actions
leading to the cross.
With stunning melodies
and a powerful
orchestration by Michael
Lawrence, we reflect on
the feet that walked the
earth, the hands that
touched and healed, the
voice that spoke the Word
of God, and the head that
bore a crown of thorns as
Jesus was sacrificed.
From the worshipful
opener, We Behold His
Glory, to the meditative
and stunningly powerful
path to the cross, O
Sacred Journey, the
importance of
Christ’s body
remains the center point
of this work. The final
number, We Are the Body
of Christ, is a
benediction that can be
presented immediately
following the preceding
number or after closing
remarks from a speaker.
For Christ is our head
and though we are many,
His Spirit will make us
one…Go now as the
body of Christ..
Full orchestra SKU: LO.30-3652L Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by M...(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3652L
Composed
by Pepper Choplin.
Arranged by Michael
Lawrence. Choral,
cantatas. Eastertide,
Holy Week. CD with
printable parts. Lorenz
Publishing Company
#30/3652L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.30-3652L).
UPC:
000308152210.
CD
with printable parts for
The Body of Christ
(55/1197L) Pepper Choplin
beautifully and
creatively crafted this
telling of the final days
of Jesus’ life,
focusing on the meaning
of His words and actions
leading to the cross.
With stunning melodies
and a powerful
orchestration by Michael
Lawrence, we reflect on
the feet that walked the
earth, the hands that
touched and healed, the
voice that spoke the Word
of God, and the head that
bore a crown of thorns as
Jesus was sacrificed.
From the worshipful
opener, We Behold His
Glory, to the meditative
and stunningly powerful
path to the cross, O
Sacred Journey, the
importance of
Christ’s body
remains the center point
of this work. The final
number, We Are the Body
of Christ, is a
benediction that can be
presented immediately
following the preceding
number or after closing
remarks from a speaker.
For Christ is our head
and though we are many,
His Spirit will make us
one…Go now as the
body of Christ..
Full orchestra SKU: LO.30-3086L Composed by Mark Hayes. Choral. Sacred An...(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3086L
Composed
by Mark Hayes. Choral.
Sacred Anthem, General,
Lent. Orchestral score
and CD with printable
parts. Lorenz Publishing
Company #30/3086L.
Published by Lorenz
Publishing Company
(LO.30-3086L).
UPC:
000308136920.
Thou
art the Way, the Truth
and the Life. Thou art
the Christ. Mark Hayes
has created this
inspirational setting of
Deborah E. Harris's text,
full of intricate harmony
and shifting keys. It is
equally effective with
piano accompaniment alone
or full orchestra. (2 Fl,
Ob, 2 Cl, Bsn, 2 Hn, 3
Tpt, 3 Tbn, Tuba, Timp, 2
Perc, Harp, Pno, 2 Vln,
Vla, Cello, Bass).
(Featuring: Rise / On Thin Ice / Imagine the Fire). By Hans Zimmer (1957-). Arra...(+)
(Featuring: Rise / On
Thin Ice / Imagine the
Fire). By Hans Zimmer
(1957-). Arranged by
Ralph Ford. Orchestra.
Full Orchestra; Part(s);
Score. Pop Concert Full
Orchestra. Form: Medley.
Movie. Grade 3.5. 226
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
(Featuring: Rise / On Thin Ice / Imagine the Fire). By Hans Zimmer (1957-). Arra...(+)
(Featuring: Rise / On
Thin Ice / Imagine the
Fire). By Hans Zimmer
(1957-). Arranged by
Ralph Ford. Orchestra.
Full Orchestra; Score.
Pop Concert Full
Orchestra. Form: Medley.
Movie. Grade 3.5. 36
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
Orchestra (Orchestra) SKU: HL.48185342 Composed by Olivier Messiaen. Ledu...(+)
Orchestra (Orchestra)
SKU: HL.48185342
Composed by Olivier
Messiaen. Leduc.
Classical. Softcover. 184
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL28842. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48185342).
UPC:
888680837099.
10.5x13.5x0.51
inches.
Illuminatio
ns on the Afterlife -
Part 2, VII to XI is the
second part of this
religious orchestral
piece by Olivier Messiaen
composed between 1987 and
1991. This conductor
edition features the
movements VII to XI of
the orchestra. VII. Et
Dieu essuiera toute larme
de leurs yeux? (And God
will dry the tears from
their eyes) VIII. Les
etoiles et la Gloire
(Stars and Glory) IX.
Plusieurs oiseaux des
arbres de vie (Birds from
trees of life) X. Le
chemin de l?Invisible
(Path to the Invisible)
XI. Le Christ, lumiere du
Paradis (Christ, light of
the Paradise) The full
orchestra lasts
approximately one hour
and was commissioned by
the New York Symphonic
Orchestra. It
incorporates some
birdsong from Oceania and
some modes of limited
transposition. Olivier
Messiaen (1908-1992) was
a French organist and
composer passionate about
Ornithology and one of
the most important
composers of his century.
Inspired by Japanese
music, he had a very
special way of composing
and his work can be
identified by its
complexity, its diatonic
aspect, its harmony with
limited transposition,
its colour and its
additive rhythms. He
composed many works
related to ornithology
and birdsong, including
the 'Bird Catalogue' in 7
volumes and the 'Treatise
on rhythm, colour and
ornithology' in 7
volumes..
Orchestra SKU: BA.BA05822-01 Composed by Christoph Willibald Von Gluck. E...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
BA.BA05822-01
Composed by Christoph
Willibald Von Gluck.
Edited by Irene
Brandenburg. Arranged by
Carlo Bernardi and
Gasparo Angiolini. This
edition: complete
edition, urtext edition.
Linen. Complete edition,
Score. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA05822-01.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA05822-01).
ISBN 9790006567454. 33
x 26 cm inches. Preface:
Brown, Bruce
Alan.
To conclude
Series II (Dance Dramas)
from the Gluck Complete
Edition (GGA), this
volume of Christoph
Willibald Gluck's
earliest contributions to
the genre comprises six
ballet scores from 1759
(La Promenade, Les
Jardiniers, Les Turcs,
Les Savoiards, Les Amours
de Flore et Zphire, and
Le Suisse) as well as the
ballet music for Les
Vendanges, which dates
from 1761. These works
belong to the
compositions â also
called Krumau ballets
because of their musical
transmission â which
Gluck created in Vienna
between 1759 and 1765 for
the court theatres in
Laxenburg and
Schönbrunn as well as
the
Kärntnertortheater,
and which are to be
attributed to him as a
ballet composer around
the middle of the 18th
century in Viennese
theatre life based on the
considerations presented
in the general
preface.
Together
with volumes II/3 to
II/5, ballet music by
Gluck is available whose
sources come from the
former Schwarzenberg
court archive in Ceský
Krumlov, Czech Republic,
and which until the
Velvet Revolution of
1989, lay behind the Iron
Curtain remaining largely
inaccessible and
unexplored by Western
scholars. These volumes
reflect two fundamental
developments in Gluck
research: on the one
hand, they provide a
significantly expanded,
historically more
accurate idea of what it
meant to compose for the
ballet in the 18th
century; on the other
hand, they bring to light
an immense treasure trove
of sources formerly of
Viennese
provenance.
In
addition to the detailed
introduction by this
volumeâs editor on
the ballet choreographies
of Gasparo Angiolini and
Carlo Bernardi, on the
formation of the ballet
troupes of the Viennese
theatres in Gluck's early
years there, on ballet
types and genres, as well
as a detailed account of
the individual titles,
the volume includes a
general preface to
volumes II/3 through II/5
by Bruce Alan Brown,
which discusses Gluck's
ballet music in Vienna in
general as well as the
development of research
into this genre.
Extensive illustrations
(partly from the
so-called Durazzo
Collection) with
reference to the
choreographies enrich the
discussions. The ballet
works, which have
survived in only one
source each, appear in
print for the first time
in this volume of the
Gluck Complete
Edition.
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MUSICOLOGICA
LLY SOUND - A
reliable musical text
based on all available
sources - A
description of the
sources -
Information on the
genesis and history of
the work - Valuable
notes on performance
practice - Includes
an introduction with
critical commentary
explaining source
discrepancies and
editorial decisions
... AND
PRACTICAL -
Page-turns, fold-out
pages, and cues where you
need them - A
well-presented layout and
a user-friendly
format - Excellent
print quality -
Superior paper and
binding
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.
Composed by Gustav
Mahler. Edited by
Christian Rudolf Riedel.
Voice; stapled.
Orchester-Bibliothek
(Orchestral Library).
Symphony; Late-romantic.
Set of parts. 1116 pages.
Duration 65'. Breitkopf
and Haertel #OB 5641-60.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel
(BR.OB-5641-60).
ISBN
9790004348833. 10.5 x 14
inches.
The Song of
the Earth, composed in
the summer of 1908, is
Mahler's best-known and
most personal work.
Reflecting drastic
changes in his life, its
immense emotional density
is very moving. Until the
very end, Mahler
continued to refine the
extremely differentiated
instrumentation, as is
evident in numerous
retouchings in the
autograph score and
engraver's model. It is
therefore all the more
regrettable that he was
neither able to perform
his Symphony in Songs
himself nor that he was
involved in its printing.
Unfortunately, in the
posthumously published
first edition of 1912 and
the subsequent editions
edited by Erwin Ratz and
Karl Heinz Fussl, many
questions remained
unanswered, while other
were answered in a
dubious way.The edition
is the first
text-critical one of the
work on a scientifically
sound basis. It offers
not only a more reliable
musical text, but also
systematically and
lucidly prepared
information on the
sources, their
transmission and
evaluation. All editorial
decisions have been
documented in a
transparently
comprehensible manner -
in particular those
leading to new audible
results. Work-related
notes on performance
practice, which for the
first time include
Mahler's conducting
indications, offer
valuable, indispensable
interpretive aids. In
addition to the regular
five clarinet parts, the
set of parts includes two
additional parts (3rd
clarinet/Eb clarinet,
bass clarinet/3rd
clarinet in places where
the latter plays Eb
clarinet) to allow
performances with only
four clarinets.The
completely revised piano
reduction reproduces the
orchestral texture true
to the score without
losing sight of
playability. Both
Mahler's piano autograph
and the piano reduction
by Woss, which was
commissioned by the
composer himself, served
as an inspiration for
this.