Orchestra SKU: AP.1-ADV40020 For Soloist and String Orchestra. Com...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
AP.1-ADV40020
For
Soloist and String
Orchestra. Composed
by Mike Curtis.
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Advance
Music. Multicultural.
Score and Part(s).
Advance Music
#01-ADV40020. Published
by Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV40020).
UPC:
805095400205.
English.
Sketches
of China features mostly
original writing and five
highly descriptive
movements. The solo part
in C treble clef is
playable by oboe or
flute, and the string
parts incorporate a
variety of arco,
pizzicato, and spiccato
techniques.
Titles include:
Good Earth * Dance *
Birds * River Song *
Pagoda.
Orchestra SKU: PR.41641576L For Really Big Orchestra. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.41641576L
For
Really Big Orchestra.
Composed by PDQ Bach.
Edited by Peter
Schickele. Large Score.
With Standard notation.
Duration 11 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41576L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.41641576L).
UPC:
680160636549. 11 x 17
inches.
The 1712
Overture stands out in
P.D.Q. Bach's oeuvre for
two reasons, among
others: it is by far the
most programmatic
instrumental piece among
those by the minimeister
of Wein-am-Rhein so far
unearthed, and 2) its
discovery has led to a
revelation about the
composer's father, Johann
Sebastian Bach, that has
exploded like a bombshell
on the usually serene
musicological landscape.
The overture is based on
an anecdote told to
P.D.Q. Bach by a cousin,
Peter Ulrich. Since P.U.
Bach lived in Dudeldorf,
only a few miles down the
road from Wein-am-Rhein,
he was P.D.Q.'s closest
relative, and he was, in
fact, one of the few
members of the family who
was on speaking terms
with P.D.Q. The story,
related to P.D.Q.
(fortunately for us
posterity types) in a
letter, may be summarized
thus: The town of
Dudeldorf was founded by
two brothers, Rudi and
Dieter Dudel, early in
the 18th century. Rudi
remained mayor of the
newborn burg for the rest
of his long life, but
Dieter had a dream of
starting a musicians'
colony, an entire city
devoted to music, which
dream, he finally
decided, could be
realized only in the New
World. In 1712, he and
several other bagpipers
sailed to Boston, never
to return to Germany.
(Henceforth, Rudi became
known as der deutscher
Dudel and Dieter as the
Yankee Dudel).
Unfortunately, the head
of the Boston Musicians'
Guild had gotten wind of
Dudel's plans, and
Wilhelm Wiesel (pron.
VEE-zle), known none too
affectionately around
town as Wiesel the
Weasel, was not about to
share what few gigs there
were in colonial America
with more foreigners and
outside agitators. He and
his cronies were on hand
to meet Dudel's boat when
it pulled into Boston
Harbor; they intended to
prevent the newcomers'
disembarkation, but Dudel
and his companions
managed to escape to the
other side of the bay in
a dinghy, landing with
just enough time to rent
a carriage and horses
before hearing the sound
of The Weasel and his
men, who had had to come
around the long way. The
Germans headed West, with
the Bostonians in furious
pursuit. soon the city
had been left far behind,
and by midnight so had
the pursuers; Dieter
Dudel decided that it was
safe for him and his men
to stop and sleep until
daybreak. When they
awoke, they found that
they were in a beautiful
landscape of low,
forested mountains and
pleasant fields, warmed
by the brilliant morning
sun and serenaded by an
entrancing variety of
birds. Here, Dudel
thought, her is where I
will build my colony. The
immigrants continued down
the road at a leisurely
pace until they came upon
a little church, all by
itself in the
countryside, from which
there suddenly emanated
the sounds of a pipe
organ. At this point, the
temptation to quote from
P.U. Bach's letter to
P.D.Q. cannot be
resisted: They went
inside and, after
listening to the glorious
music for a while,
introduced themselves to
the organist. And who do
you think it was? Are you
ready for this -- it was
your old man! Hey, no
kidding -- you know, I'm
sure, that your father
was the guy to get when
it came to testing new
organs, and whoever had
that one in Massachusetts
built offered old
Sebastian a tidy sum to
go over there and check
it out. The unexpected
meeting with J.S. Bach
and his sponsors was
interrupted by the sound
of horse hooves, as the
dreaded Wiesel and his
men thundered on to the
scene. They had been
riding all night,
however, and they were no
spring chickens to start
with, and as soon as they
reached the church they
all dropped, exhausted,
to the ground. The elated
Germans rang the church
bells and offered to buy
everyone a beer at the
nearest tavern. There
they were taught, and
joined in singing, what
might be called the
national anthem of the
New World. The melody of
this pre-revolutionary
patriotic song is still
remembered (P.D.Q. Bach
quotes it, in the bass
instruments, near the end
of the overture), but is
words are now all but
forgotten: Freedom, of
thee we sing, Freedom
e'er is our goal; Death
to the English King, Long
live Rock and Ross. The
striking paucity of
biographical references
to Johann Sebastian Bah
during the year 1712 can
now be explained: he was
abroad for a significant
part of that year,
testing organs in the
British Colonies. That
this revelation has not
been accepted as fact by
the musicological
establishment is no
surprise, since it means
that a lot of books would
have to be rewritten. The
members of that
establishment haven't
even accepted the
existence of P.D.Q. Bach,
one of whose major works
the 1712 Overture
certainly is. It is also
a work that shows
Tchaikowsky up as the
shameless plagiarizer
that some of us have
always known he was. The
discovery of this awesome
opus was made possible by
a Boston Pops Centennial
Research Commission; the
first modern performance
took place at the opening
concert of the 100th
anniversary season of
that orchestra, under the
exciting but authentic
direction of John
Williams.
Orchestra SKU: AY.OR3568PM Composed by Jacobo Duran-Loriga. Ensembles - O...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
AY.OR3568PM
Composed
by Jacobo Duran-Loriga.
Ensembles - Orchestra.
Conductor Score. Duration
15'. Periferia Publishing
#OR3568PM. Published by
Periferia Publishing
(AY.OR3568PM).
ISBN
9790543574168.
Benn
u is the Egyptian God
whose sing gave birth to
the Time. It had the
shape of a birth and
today is known as the
Phoenix. This symphonic
poem is a new meditation
of Duran-Loriga about the
musical time. It is
instrumented in families
and it alternates parts
with superimposition of
dense chords with dense
awakenings of birds.
Bennu is an assignment by
the Orquesta Nacional de
Espana for the 27th Music
Festival of Alicante.
Orchestra (Orchestra) SKU: HL.48184896 Composed by Olivier Messiaen. Ledu...(+)
Orchestra (Orchestra)
SKU: HL.48184896
Composed by Olivier
Messiaen. Leduc.
Classical. Softcover. 162
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL28226. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48184896).
UPC:
888680859565.
9.5x12.5x0.471
inches.
Olivier
Messiaen (1908-1992) is
known for his unique
composition style.
Incorporating complex
rhythms, harmony,
melodies and his passion
for ornithology, his
Illuminations of the
Beyond for Orchestra is
no exception to the
composer's popular,
distinctive style.
Composed between
1987-1991, Illuminations
of the Beyond was one of
the composer's last
works, with the premiere
occuring six months after
his death. The work
includes Messiaen's
popular compositional
techniques, such as his
modes of limited
transposition, and the
use of birdsong.
Messiaen's piece for
orchestra is divided in
to eleven movements and a
typical performance lasts
about one hour.
Illuminations of the
Beyond is essential to
all advanced orchestras
seeking to expand and
vary their
repertoire..
Orchestra SKU: HL.48182754 Composed by Olivier Messiaen. Leduc. Post-1900...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.48182754
Composed
by Olivier Messiaen.
Leduc. Post-1900.
Softcover. 442 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL24364.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48182754).
UPC: 888680948856.
12.5x16.5
inches.
“Oliv
ier Messiaen (1908-1992)
is known for his unique
composition style.
Incorporating complex
rhythms, harmony,
melodies and his passion
for ornithology, his The
Transfiguration of Our
Lord Jesus Christ for
Choir, Seven solo
instruments and Orchestra
is no exception to the
composer's popular,
distinctive style.
Composed between
1965-1969, The
Transfiguration of Our
Lord Jesus Christ is
based on the account of
Jesus' Transfiguration,
found in the Gospels of
Matthew, Mark and Luke.
The work requires a huge
200 performers and with
14 movements, a typical
performance lasts about
an hour and a half. The
Transfiguration of Our
Lord Jesus Christ
incorporates Messiaen's
popular compositional
techniques, such as his
modes of limited
transposition, and the
use of birdsong. Texts
are largely based on the
Bible. The
Transfiguration of Our
Lord Jesus Christ is
essential to all advanced
musicians seeking to
expand and vary their
ensemble repertoire on a
large-scale.&rdquo.
Eskiz
dlia orkestra = The
enchanted kingdom :
symphonic sketch.
Composed by Nikolai
Nikolaevich Tcherepnin.
Orchestra (10 and more
instruments). Score.
Noten Roehr #97030.
Published by Noten Roehr
(NR.97030).
Danse Infernale Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Avancé Alfred Publishing
By Igor Stravinsky. Arranged by Merle J. Isaac. By Igor Stravinsky / arr. Merle ...(+)
By Igor Stravinsky.
Arranged by Merle J.
Isaac. By Igor Stravinsky
/ arr. Merle Isaac. For
Full Orchestra. Full
Orchestra. Belwin Concert
Full Orchestra. Level: 5
(Blue) (grade 5 Blue).
Conductor Score and
Parts. 210 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
The Firebird Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Belwin
(Berceuse and Finale). Composed by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). Arranged by Jack...(+)
(Berceuse and Finale).
Composed by Igor
Stravinsky (1882-1971).
Arranged by Jack Bullock.
Orchestra. Full
Orchestra; Masterworks;
Part(s); Score;
SmartMusic. Belwin
Intermediate Full
Orchestra. Form:
Transcription. 20th
Century; Masterwork
Arrangement. Grade 3. 152
pages. Published by
Belwin Music
Orchestra SKU: BT.YKM570369188 Composed by Jo Kondo. Contemporary Music. ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
BT.YKM570369188
Composed by Jo Kondo.
Contemporary Music. Score
Only. Composed 2019. 37
pages. University of York
Music Press
#YKM570369188. Published
by University of York
Music Press
(BT.YKM570369188).
By Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). Orchestra. For [2d1, 2d1, 2, 2 - 4, 2, 3, 1], ti...(+)
By Igor Stravinsky
(1882-1971). Orchestra.
For [2d1, 2d1, 2, 2 - 4,
2, 3, 1], timpani,
percussion, harp, piano
in set, strings. This
edition: Paperback.
Ballet/Suites, Original
Works. 20th Century;
Mythology/Legends,
Russian. Study Score. 84
pages. Publis
By Igor Stravinsky. Arranged by Merle J. Isaac. By Igor Stravinsky / arr. Merle ...(+)
By Igor Stravinsky.
Arranged by Merle J.
Isaac. By Igor Stravinsky
/ arr. Merle Isaac. For
Full Orchestra. Full
Orchestra. Belwin Concert
Full Orchestra. Level:
grade 5 Blue. Conductor
Score. 20 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
Composed by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). Miniature score for orchestra (with per...(+)
Composed by Igor
Stravinsky (1882-1971).
Miniature score for
orchestra (with
percussion). Series:
Miniature score. Composed
1910. 78 pages. Published
by Edwin F. Kalmus.
Composed by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). Orchestra. Full Orchestra (Full Score);...(+)
Composed by Igor
Stravinsky (1882-1971).
Orchestra. Full Orchestra
(Full Score); Larger
Works; Masterworks;
Score. Dover Edition.
20th Century; Masterwork.
Published by Dover
Publications
L'Oiseau bleu /
Bluebird. Composed by
Igor Stravinsky. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
Composed 1941. 36 pages.
Duration 6'. Schott Music
#ED4409. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49004866).
ISBN
9790001051774. UPC:
888680793111.
8.25x11.75x0.104
inches.