Classic Rock for the String Orchestra (Teacher's Score). Arranged by Bob ...(+)
Classic Rock for the
String Orchestra
(Teacher's Score).
Arranged by Bob Phillips
and Daryl Silberman.
Book; CD; Play-Along;
String Orchestra
Collection. Rock. 48
pages. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.40742).
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).
Orchestra SKU: LO.30-3448MD Composed by Jay Rouse. Choral. Sacred Anthem....(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
LO.30-3448MD
Composed
by Jay Rouse. Choral.
Sacred Anthem. Orchestral
score and parts.
Medallion Music
#30/3448MD. Published by
Medallion Music
(LO.30-3448MD).
UPC:
000308146547.
This
warm and intimate setting
features Jay Rouse's
signature ability to
craft melody and harmony
that marries perfectly
with a poignant Rose
Aspinall lyric. This
gorgeous ballad is a
message of the power of
God's presence and the
comfort it provides.
Orchestra SKU: S2.30-3201SF Composed by Sharon Damazio. Arranged by Thoma...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
S2.30-3201SF
Composed
by Sharon Damazio.
Arranged by Thomas
Fettke. Choral. Sacred
Anthem, Ascension, Christ
the King, Eastertide.
Orchestral score and CD
with printable parts.
SoundForth #30/3201SF.
Published by SoundForth
(S2.30-3201SF).
UPC:
000308140835.
A
stately blend of a
contemporary praise tune
with a timeless hymn,
this arrangement
triumphantly celebrates
the King of kings and
Lord of lords who lives
and reigns eternally,
seamlessly switching
between unison, two-part,
and full vocal harmony!
The instrumental ensemble
includes a score and CD
with printable parts for
2 Flutes, Oboe, 2
Clarinets, Bassoon (sub
Bass Clarinet), 2 Horns
(sub 2 Alto Saxes), 3
Trumpets, 2 Trombones
(sub 2 Tenor Saxes/Treble
Clef Baritones), Tuba,
Timpani, 2 Percussion,
Harp, Piano, 2 Violins,
Viola, Cello, Bass, and
Digital String
Reduction.
Full orchestra SKU: S2.30-3200SF Composed by Sharon Damazio. Arranged by ...(+)
Full orchestra
SKU:
S2.30-3200SF
Composed
by Sharon Damazio.
Arranged by Thomas
Fettke. Choral. Sacred
Anthem, Ascension, Christ
the King, Eastertide.
Orchestral score and
parts. SoundForth
#30/3200SF. Published by
SoundForth
(S2.30-3200SF).
UPC:
000308140675.
A
stately blend of a
contemporary praise tune
with a timeless hymn,
this arrangement
triumphantly celebrates
the King of kings and
Lord of lords who lives
and reigns eternally,
seamlessly switching
between unison, two-part,
and full vocal harmony!
The instrumental ensemble
includes a score and
parts for 2 Flutes, Oboe,
2 Clarinets, Bassoon (sub
Bass Clarinet), 2 Horns
(sub 2 Alto Saxes), 3
Trumpets, 2 Trombones
(sub 2 Tenor Saxes/Treble
Clef Baritones), Tuba,
Timpani, 2 Percussion,
Harp, Piano, 2 Violins,
Viola, Cello, Bass, and
Digital String
Reduction.
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..
Composed by Thomas Ades (1971-). Mixed Instruments - Miscellaneous Ensemble; ...(+)
Composed by Thomas Ades
(1971-). Mixed
Instruments -
Miscellaneous Ensemble;
Performance Music
Ensemble.
20th Century; Adult
Contemporary. Book. Faber
Music #12-0571536565.
Published by Faber Music
Dedication Orchestre Edward B. Marks Music Company
Orchestra (Full Score) SKU: HL.1283364 For Orchestra. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra (Full Score)
SKU: HL.1283364
For Orchestra.
Composed by William
Bolcom. Arranged by
Edmund Cionek. LKM Music.
Classical. Softcover.
Duration 480 seconds.
Edward B. Marks Music
#MP077085. Published by
Edward B. Marks Music
(HL.1283364).
UPC:
196288166641.
Dedic
ation for chamber
orchestra by William
Bolcom was written in
2021-2022, especially for
the ROCO Chamber
Orchestra. The commission
was the result of a
meeting between Alecia
Lawyer and the composer
at a Great American
Songbook concert, hosted
by Arthurand Shelley
Gottschalk. Dedication is
a concise but dramatic
work. Its threepart is
determined by tempo and
motif. The work begins
with Intro: Moderato.
After a very soft
ostinato sounds from the
depths of the orchestra,
two melodies emerge: the
first in the Piccolo and
Eb Clarinet, the second
in the English Horn and
Bassoon. They are
complemented by strings
in close harmony and
lyrical muted brass. This
is followed by Feroce!
which engages the tutti
ensemble in a cascade of
brilliant fortissimo
block harmonies. The next
section, Allegro molto,
is characterized by
agile, virtuosic passage
work and brash chords.
Tempo I returns with
familiar motifs wrapped
in six sharps. Marked
espressivo e cantabile,
tutti strings provide an
incandescent conclusion.
Then soft string
glissandi allow the music
to fade back from
wherever it came.
Dedication is
orchestrated by his
former student Edmund
Cionek.
Orchestra SKU: HL.48182136 Composed by Olivier Messiaen. Leduc. Classical...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.48182136
Composed
by Olivier Messiaen.
Leduc. Classical.
Softcover. 226 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL23077.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48182136).
UPC: 888680835514.
7.25x10.75x0.704
inches.
Completed
in 1960, Time-Colour by
Olivier Messiaen is a
famous orchestral piece
composed by this author.
This edition, published
as a book, features the
conductor?s score with
all the following
instruments: 16 First
Violins, 16 Second
Violins, 14 Violas, 12
Cellos, 10 Double Basses,
1 Piccolo, 3 Flutes, 3
Oboes, 4 Clarinets, 3
Bassoons, 1 Piccolo
Trumpet, 3 C Trumpets, 4
F Horns, 3 Trombones, 1
Tuba, Suspended And
Chinese Cymbal, 1
Glockenspiel, 1
Xylophone, 1 Marimba. It
is written in seven
movements: Introduction,
Strophe I, Antistrophe I,
Strophe II, Antistrophe
II, Epode and Coda; and
The Epode features
birdsong and is played by
18 of the string
instruments. Olivier
Messiaen (1908-1992) was
a French organist and
composer passionate about
Ornithology and one of
the most important
composer 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..
Orchestra SKU: HL.14019145 Composed by Magnus Lindberg. Music Sales Ameri...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14019145
Composed
by Magnus Lindberg. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book [Softcover]. 48
pages. Music Sales
#KP00119. Published by
Music Sales
(HL.14019145).
ISBN
9788759860625.
12.0x16.5x0.436 inches.
English.
This work
was written with a mix
between computer
technology and the more
traditional orchestra,
the piece was composed in
such a way that it would
support its own
acoustics. Lindberg
worked with amplification
of instruments and
electronically
transformed sounds thus
producing greater
possibilities to abandon
acoustic limits. In order
for the piece to be
supported by it's own
acoustics, the piece had
to be written in terms of
foreground and background
harmony, every foreground
chord would always have
it's background, a shadow
existing without it's
main chord. Another theme
to the piece is that of
textural motion as rapid
gestures and motions are
a big part of the
composer's interest.
Static repitions seemed
to limit the piece
however so they were
compensated for on
another level, so with a
repetitive rhythmic
pattern, the harmonic
material changes rapidly
or when a chain of chords
is static the rhythmic
and timbral qualities
vary frequently. Work for
orchestra commissioned by
the Finnish Broadcasting
Company.
5 German Dances Orchestre [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Schott
Orchestra (Score) - intermediate SKU: HL.49001747 With Coda and 7 Trio...(+)
Orchestra (Score) -
intermediate
SKU:
HL.49001747
With
Coda and 7 Trios.
Composed by Franz
Schubert. Edited by
Walter Kolneder. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Concertino (Chamber
Orchestra). Classical.
Score. 12 pages. Duration
18'. Schott Music #CON
131. Published by Schott
Music (HL.49001747).
ISBN 9790001023610.
UPC: 073999786873.
9.0x12.0x0.087
inches.
As to
melody, harmony, string
setting and particularly
the treatment of the
miniature form, the work
of the sixteen-year-old
Schubert shows all
characteristics of the
later master. It can be
performed by string
quartet, string quintet
(with double bass) or
string orchestra.
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 - Grade 2 SKU: AP.31577 Arranged by John O'Reilly. Performance ...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2
SKU: AP.31577
Arranged by John
O'Reilly. Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles; String Orchestra.
Highland/Etling Strictly
Strings. Christmas. Score
and Part(s). 72 pages.
Highland/Etling
#00-31577. Published by
Highland/Etling
(AP.31577).
UPC:
038081345550.
English.
A warm and
easy holiday arrangement
of Still, Still, Still
and The First Noel that
will grace your holiday
concert stage as well as
broaden your students'
listening and technical
abilities. Both tunes are
presented on their own
and then combined to
conclude this lyrical
arrangement. Rhythmically
it is quite easy, which
will enable your young
players to focus on
achieving a good balance
between melody and
harmony. Correlates with
Strictly Strings Book 1,
Page 32.
Orchestra 2.2.2.2: 2.2.3.0: Timp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo Piano SKU: AP....(+)
Orchestra 2.2.2.2:
2.2.3.0: Timp: Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo
Piano
SKU:
AP.36-A197102
Composed by Camille
Saint-Saens. Full
Orchestra. Kalmus
Orchestra Library.
Masterwork. Score and
Part(s). LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A197102.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A197102).
UPC:
676737781071.
English.
Written by
Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921) in 1869, the
Piano Concerto No. 3 in
E-flat Major, Op. 29
follows the standard
concerto form while
experimenting with
harmony. Premiered on
November 27th, 1869, by
Saint-Saëns himself at
the Leipzig Gewandhaus,
the work was not
particularly well
received at the time.
Today, while not as
popular as
Saint-Saëns' second,
fourth, or fifth
concertos, the third,
with its balance between
delicate lyricism and
virtuosity, remains an
important addition to the
piano concerto
repertoire.
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2:
2.2.3.0: Timp: Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo
Piano.
These products
are currently being
prepared by a new
publisher. While many
items are ready and will
ship on time, some others
may see delays of several
months.
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.
Orchestra 2.2.2.2: 2.2.3.0: Timp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo Piano SKU: AP....(+)
Orchestra 2.2.2.2:
2.2.3.0: Timp: Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo
Piano
SKU:
AP.36-A197101
Composed by Camille
Saint-Saens. Full
Orchestra. Kalmus
Orchestra Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A197101.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A197101).
ISBN
9798888525029. UPC:
676737781002.
English.
Written by
Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921) in 1869, the
Piano Concerto No. 3 in
E-flat Major, Op. 29
follows the standard
concerto form while
experimenting with
harmony. Premiered on
November 27th, 1869, by
Saint-Saëns himself at
the Leipzig Gewandhaus,
the work was not
particularly well
received at the time.
Today, while not as
popular as
Saint-Saëns' second,
fourth, or fifth
concertos, the third,
with its balance between
delicate lyricism and
virtuosity, remains an
important addition to the
piano concerto
repertoire.
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2:
2.2.3.0: Timp: Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo
Piano.
These products
are currently being
prepared by a new
publisher. While many
items are ready and will
ship on time, some others
may see delays of several
months.
<
p>The ballet â??Les
Fêtes d'Hbâ? deals
with the talents that are
usually the subject of
the Opra and are placed
at the service of love on
stage: poetry and
declamation (1st entre,
La Posie), song and
harmony (2nd entre, La
Musique) and finally
dance and choreography
(3rd entre, La Danse);
hence the alternative
title of the ballet
â??Les Talents
lyriquesâ?. In this
ballet opera, Rameau
consistently gives
priority to the female
roles. The prologue
glorifies Hb, the goddess
of youth, and her
alliance with love, while
â??La Posieâ? praises
the poetress Sappho, who
sings almost throughout,
and â??La Musiqueâ?
concentrates on the
omnipresent princess
Iphise; finally, â??La
Danseâ? has as its
main character the
shepherdess Ã?gl, who
excels in dance and
song.
Since the
premiere, the text of the
libretto has been
perceived as rather
unbalanced. Rameau
compensates for these
poetic shortcomings with
musical boldness and
innovations of the
highest order. Be it the
overture that throws
Lully's model overboard,
the varied choral
movements such as that of
the Thessalians â??Que
jusqu'au fond de nos
grottes profondesâ?,
the virtuoso arias such
as Sappho's air â??Un
jour pass dans les
tourmentsâ? or the
magnificent monologues
for Iphise and Tirte â??
the originality and
beauty of the music
testify to incredible
ingenuity.
Orchestra - intermediate to advanced SKU: HL.49001684 Score. Compo...(+)
Orchestra - intermediate
to advanced
SKU:
HL.49001684
Score. Composed by
Pietro Nardini. Edited by
Guenter Kehr. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Concertino (Chamber
Orchestra). Classical.
Condensed Score. Op. 1/1.
32 pages. Duration 13'.
Schott Music #CON 109.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49001684).
ISBN
9790001023146.
8.25x11.75x0.133
inches.
Pietro
Nardini was the most
important pupil of
Tartini regarding both
violin playing and
composition. Like his
teacher, he attached
special significance to
the beauty of sound and
the -suitability for
singing, as is shown by
reports of his
contemporaries. Leopold
Mozart, for example,
wrote in one of his
letters that he had heard
a certain Nardini and
that there could not be
heard anything more
beautiful in the tonal
beauty, purity, harmony
and in the singable
taste.The two concertos
in A major and F major
consist of three
movements with the
traditional tempo order
quick-slow-quick, each
movement giving the
soloist the opportunity
to play a solo
cadence.
Orchestra 2.2.2.2: 2.2.3.0: Timp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo Piano SKU: AP....(+)
Orchestra 2.2.2.2:
2.2.3.0: Timp: Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo
Piano
SKU:
AP.36-A197148
Composed by Camille
Saint-Saens. Full
Orchestra, Solo Keyboard
with Ensemble, Book.
Kalmus Orchestra Library.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A197148.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A197148).
ISBN
9798888525036. UPC:
676737783129.
English.
Written by
Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921) in 1869, the
Piano Concerto No. 3 in
E-flat Major, Op. 29
follows the standard
concerto form while
experimenting with
harmony. Premiered on
November 27th, 1869, by
Saint-Saëns himself at
the Leipzig Gewandhaus,
the work was not
particularly well
received at the time.
Today, while not as
popular as
Saint-Saëns' second,
fourth, or fifth
concertos, the third,
with its balance between
delicate lyricism and
virtuosity, remains an
important addition to the
piano concerto
repertoire.
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2:
2.2.3.0: Timp: Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo
Piano.
These products
are currently being
prepared by a new
publisher. While many
items are ready and will
ship on time, some others
may see delays of several
months.
Orchestra (0.2.0.2/0.0.0.0,cont,str ) SKU: TM.05308SET Composed by George...(+)
Orchestra
(0.2.0.2/0.0.0.0,cont,str
)
SKU: TM.05308SET
Composed by George
Frideric Handel. Set
Type: D. Set of parts.
Lucks Music Library
#A2375. Published by
Lucks Music Library
(TM.05308SET).
HWV 315.
Andante-Allegro-Lentament
e, Andante, Allegro,
Minuetto
Alternativo-Minuetto
Alternativo. Matches the
popular edition published
by Chrysander Vol. 21 of
Handel's Complete Works,
and reprinted as Balfour
146. See #07044 for the
Concerto No. IV in Opera
Terza, included in
Walsh's Select Harmony
3rd edition in 1734, and
reprinted as Balfour 145
No. IV.
Composed by Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762). Edited by Christopher Hogwood. Fran...(+)
Composed by Francesco
Geminiani (1687-1762).
Edited by Christopher
Hogwood. Francesco
Geminiani Opera Omnia.
Early Music. Study Score
(softcover). 84 pages.
Published by Ut Orpheus
(UT.PEG-06).
Harmony Heaven Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] C.L. Barnhouse
SKU: CL.016-0294-00 March. Composed by Barnhouse. Orchestra. Score...(+)
SKU:
CL.016-0294-00
March. Composed by
Barnhouse. Orchestra.
Score and set of parts.
Composed 1921. C.L.
Barnhouse #016-0294-00.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse
(CL.016-0294-00).
Orchestra (0.2.0.2/0.0.0.0,cont,str ) SKU: TM.05308SC Composed by George ...(+)
Orchestra
(0.2.0.2/0.0.0.0,cont,str
)
SKU: TM.05308SC
Composed by George
Frideric Handel. Score.
Lucks Music Library
#A2375. Published by
Lucks Music Library
(TM.05308SC).
HWV 315.
Andante-Allegro-Lentament
e, Andante, Allegro,
Minuetto
Alternativo-Minuetto
Alternativo. Matches the
popular edition published
by Chrysander Vol. 21 of
Handel's Complete Works,
and reprinted as Balfour
146. See #07044 for the
Concerto No. IV in Opera
Terza, included in
Walsh's Select Harmony
3rd edition in 1734, and
reprinted as Balfour 145
No. IV.
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: AP.48707 15 Arrangements of Traditional Tunes on the D ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
AP.48707
15
Arrangements of
Traditional Tunes on the
D & A Strings, Perfect
for Differentiated
Instruction. Composed
by Becky Bush, Bob
Phillips, and Sarah
Lenhart.
Method/Instruction;
String Orchestra
Method/Supplement. Sound
Innovations for String
Orchestra. Teacher's
score. 64 pages. Alfred
Music #00-48707.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48707).
ISBN
9781470643997. UPC:
038081559919.
English.
Sound
Differentiation is a
motivational, time-saving
supplemental resource
that provides
differentiated parts for
15 well-known
tunes---perfect for a
variety of teaching
situations, including odd
or incomplete
instrumentation, or when
working with a mix of
ability levels. The
arrangements in this
collection are ready for
use in an adaptable
format with identical
parts for all
instruments. The featured
parts are tune, bass
line, harmony, and
variation, and each one
can be assigned to your
choice of soloists,
instrument sections, or
difficulty-leveled
groupings of students of
both like-instrumentation
or mixed-instrumentation.
The difficulty of each
piece progresses
throughout the book.
Here are just
some of the ways to
differentiate with Sound
Differentiation: *
Group students into 3
categories based on skill
level and assign
level-appropriate parts.
* Customize each
arrangement by choosing
the order in which
students play each line
of the song. *
Teachers may assign a new
line order using the
blank Teacher Order
column.
Orchestra - Grade 2.5 SKU: AP.33650S Composed by Rob Grice. Performance M...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 2.5
SKU: AP.33650S
Composed by Rob Grice.
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles;
String Orchestra. Belwin
Beginning String
Orchestra. Score. 12
pages. Belwin Music
#00-33650S. Published by
Belwin Music (AP.33650S).
UPC: 038081385341.
English.
An
aggressive, original
composition that explores
contemporary harmonies
and vigorous rhythms
while creating feelings
of animation and
excitement! Use this
fantastic piece to build
musicianship with
opportunities to work on
harmony, dynamics,
balance, and intensity.
Sustain the overall drive
and energy to the last
note!
Orchestra (Score) SKU: HL.14008392 Caroline Mathilde Act I (Concert Su...(+)
Orchestra (Score)
SKU:
HL.14008392
Caroline Mathilde Act
I (Concert Suite).
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. 20th
Century. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
1999. 74 pages. Chester
Music #CH60949. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14008392).
ISBN
9780711936942.
The
story centres on the
English princess Caroline
Mathilde (1751-1775),
sister of George III, who
at the age of 15 was sent
to Denmark to marry the
17-year-old eccentric and
schizophrenic Danish
King, Christian VII. The
ballet portrays her
unhappy marriage, the
King's growing madness
and her fatal love-affair
with Struensee, the
King's influential
physician, which leads to
their arrest, his
execution and her exile,
at the age of 20,
separated from her two
young children. In
keeping with the period,
and perhaps also with the
traditions of Romantic
ballet, the music is
relatively simple in
harmony and form, and
most of the action is
conveyed in set-piece
dances. The suite, which
consists essentially of
the second half of Act I,
begins with one of these,
a bristling interplay of
wind and string ensembles
in D major, portraying in
the ballet a curious
nuptial game with the
king and princess on
movable pedestals. The
slow music that follows
has to do with the king's
healing by Dr. Struensee
and the new queen's
unquiet reverie (oboe and
cor anglais solos). Then
the suite, like the act,
is capped by a pair of
pas-de-deux, the first
savage and bizarre for
the royal couple, the
second rich and
passionate for the queen
and the miracle-working
doctor. Score
(miniature). Duration c.
25mins.