| Moving On Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle Oxford University Press
String quartet - Moderately Difficult SKU: OU.9780193513228 Composed by H...(+)
String quartet -
Moderately Difficult
SKU:
OU.9780193513228
Composed by Howard
Skempton. String
Quartets. Set of parts.
20 pages. Duration 9'.
Oxford University Press
#9780193513228. Published
by Oxford University
Press (OU.9780193513228).
ISBN 9780193513228. 12
x 8 inches. Moving
On is a single movement
work for string quartet.
Skempton masterfully
combines classical string
quartet textures with
luxuriant harmonies and a
fluid approach to
tonality, resulting in an
appealing modern addition
to the genre. $30.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Moving On Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle [Conducteur] Oxford University Press
String quartet - Moderately Difficult SKU: OU.9780193417175 Composed by H...(+)
String quartet -
Moderately Difficult
SKU:
OU.9780193417175
Composed by Howard
Skempton. String
Quartets. Score. 12
pages. Duration 9'.
Oxford University Press
#9780193417175. Published
by Oxford University
Press (OU.9780193417175).
ISBN 9780193417175. 12
x 8 inches. Moving
On is a single movement
work for string quartet.
Skempton masterfully
combines classical string
quartet textures with
luxuriant harmonies and a
fluid approach to
tonality, resulting in an
appealing modern addition
to the genre. $20.50 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| String Quartet No. 9 - Shiva Dances Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle Chester
String Quartet (Parts) SKU: HL.14037707 Parts. Composed by Kevin V...(+)
String Quartet (Parts)
SKU: HL.14037707
Parts. Composed by
Kevin Volans. Music Sales
America. Contemporary.
Softcover. Composed 2010.
80 pages. Chester Music
#CH7452501. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14037707). ISBN
9781849385916. UPC:
884088578626.
8.25x11.75x0.262
inches. Kevin
Volans' String Quartet
No. 9: Shiva Dances was
commissioned by BBC Radio
3 and first performed by
the Smith Quartet at the
2004 Huddersfield
Contemporary Music
Festival.
Kevin
Volans (the composer)
notes on the
piece: In the past
I have been interested in
trying to go beyond
historicism (1970s),
beyond style(1980s) and
beyond form (1990s) in my
work. Looking back over
the music of the
twentiethcentury I was
struck by the fact the
nearlyall of it is
extremely 'busy', almost
cluttered. Italmost
seemed that composers
felt compelled to look
industrious. In the new
millennium Ithought it
would be interesting to
try and eliminate
content. I also aspired
to movingfrommusic (sound
as art) to art (art as
sound). This, of course,
has already been done by
a numberof composers
(many from New York -
Phil Niblock and La Monte
Young, to name but two),
butit was something I had
never tried.AlthoughI
found it annoying that
the label 'minimalist'
was given to my
African-based work,and
fearing this would make
the label stick, I set
out to write a piece
which reflected my loveof
minimal painting and
architecture. The
Japanesehave a term
'wabi' meaning
'voluntarypoverty' or
'emptiness' to describe
their restrained minimal
aesthetic, an aesthetic
which,however, pays
greatest attention to the
quality of material and
fine detail. I like to
think thatthelack of
excessive pitch material
in this piece reflects a
kind of voluntary
poverty.When Shiva is
portrayed dancing (as
Nataraj) He is depicted
in a circle of flames
crushing asmall figure -
the ego - underfoot.You
get theimpression He
dances on the spot, not
movingaround at all. I
like that. The piece
is dedicated to Pablo
Pascual
Cilleruelo. $28.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| String Quartet No. 5 Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle [Conducteur d'étude / Miniature] Praha
By Bohuslav Martinu. Czech title: Smy covy kvartet 5. Published by Praha (Czech ...(+)
By Bohuslav Martinu.
Czech title: Smy covy
kvartet 5. Published by
Praha (Czech import).
$34.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Variations On "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music String Quartet SKU: PR.114415750 String Quartet No. 2(+)
Chamber Music String
Quartet SKU:
PR.114415750
String Quartet No.
2. Composed by
Adolphus Hailstork.
Contemporary. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2012.
28+12+8+12+12 pages.
Duration 15 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41575. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114415750). ISBN
9781491101483. UPC:
680160612499. The
impressive Marian
Anderson String Quartet
has established a
Continuing the Legacy
commissioning project, to
honor the 75th
anniversary of their
namesake's performance at
the Lincoln Memorial, as
well as their own 25th
anniversary. Hailstork is
one of a handful of
American composers
invited to create a 21st
century string quartet
based upon songs of the
African Diaspora. His
choice of Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot has led to
an evocative, but moving
string quartet. Also
available for string
orchestra, on a rental
basis. For advanced
performers. Duration:
15'. $39.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Folk Carols for Strings Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle - Intermédiaire Galaxy Music Corporation
Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker (1947-). Christmas, Christmas-Sacred, Christmas-...(+)
Composed by Gwyneth W.
Walker
(1947-). Christmas,
Christmas-Sacred,
Christmas-
Secular/Holiday. Galaxy
Music
Corporation #1.3616.
Published by Galaxy Music
Corporation
$35.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile David E. Smith Publications
String quartet - Grade 2.75 SKU: DS.169423 Composed by Charles Wesley. Ar...(+)
String quartet - Grade
2.75 SKU:
DS.169423 Composed by
Charles Wesley. Arranged
by Dana F. Everson.
Christmas. Sheet Music.
Sacred instrumental
music. Score and parts.
David E. Smith #169423.
Published by David E.
Smith (DS.169423).
A string
quartet with optional
violin for viola. After a
full ensemble
introduction the piece
gives way to a duet in
the viola and cello. With
the violins entering one
at a time the piece now
becomes full with all
parts present gravitating
to motivic development
moving to a modulation.
The next section gives
the tune to the cello
with the upper lines
adding punctuated
accompanied figures. The
next section uses motivic
patterns while passing
portions of the tune to
the various players. A
modulation- then the
parts become increasingly
more active in a
variation style. With a
solid ensemble altering
the melody; a brake;
then, repose.
Key
of G, C, D. $9.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Peter Maxwell Davies: Quartet Movement Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle Chester
String Quartet (Score) SKU: HL.14008409 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Dav...(+)
String Quartet (Score)
SKU: HL.14008409
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. 20th
Century. Book Only.
Composed 1999. Chester
Music #CH55681. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14008409).
This is - so
far - the earliest
composition by Davies to
be available for
performance, and mighty
interesting it is.
Written while he was
still a young student, it
provides a candid glimpse
of the thing that
concerned him: how music
could be both
forward-moving in the
classical Western sense
(this is, after all, a
piece for a wholly
conventional medium) and
repetitive in the manner
of the Indian and
medieval music in which
he was interested. What
results is a singular
machine geared to an
intermittent ostinato in
the first violin. This
movement for string
quartet was first
performed by the Arditti
Quartet in May 1983, as
part of the 40th
Anniversary Gala concert
of the Society for the
Promotion of New Music at
the Barbican Hall,
London. Score
(miniature). Duration c.
5mins. $5.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| A Christmas Lullaby - String Quartet Score and Parts Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle [Conducteur et Parties séparées]
String quartet SKU: LO.30-3583L Composed by Mark Hayes. Choral. Sacred An...(+)
String quartet SKU:
LO.30-3583L Composed
by Mark Hayes. Choral.
Sacred Anthem, Christmas.
Score and parts. Lorenz
Publishing Company
#30/3583L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.30-3583L). UPC:
000308150209. Strin
g Quartet Score and Parts
for A Christmas Lullaby
(10/5139L) Mark Hayes
seamlessly blends two
timeless cradle songs to
create the quintessential
Christmas lullaby
suitable for concert or
worship venues. It is a
tender and moving
reminder of the beautiful
Christmas story. $39.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| String Quartet Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music String Quartet SKU: PR.11440902S Composed by Behzad Ranjbar...(+)
Chamber Music String
Quartet SKU:
PR.11440902S Composed
by Behzad Ranjbaran. Full
score. With Standard
notation. Composed 1990.
44 pages. Duration 22
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-40902S.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11440902S). UPC:
680160013708. The
quartet begins with a
5-note motif, played in
unison that permeates
melodically and
harmonically throughout
the movement. The
energetic and hard-driven
character of the second
musical idea propels the
music forward with fast
moving notes and greater
urgency. It often
alternates with the more
lyrical rendition of the
5-note motif, yielding
contrasting sections.
After a brief coda, the
5-note motif concludes
the movement much the
same way it had begun but
with greater intensity.
The second movement
explores the world of
fantasy. To some extent
the beginning and the
ending of the movement
function as the opening
and closing doors that
separate the reality from
the dream and
subconscious. It is one
continuous movement in an
arch form that gradually
accelerates to an
expansive emotional
climax and returning
steadily to the surface
led by an ethereal solo
cello. The transcendent
ending is similar to the
beginning, though half
step higher. The third
movement begins boldly
with the 5-note motif
transformed into a dance
character in a compound
meter. The asymmetrical
meter of the Persian folk
music influences much of
the rhythmic character of
the movement. The return
of many materials from
earlier movements
interwoven into the
fabric of this movement
reinforces the cyclical
and organic character of
the quarter.
Particularly, a
mysterious passage,
reminiscence of the
second movement leading
to a brief full-blown
ballad is a favorite
moment of Ranjbaran's in
the quartet. A blazingly
virtuosic viola leads the
quartet to an uplifting
conclusion. $34.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| In Damascus (Full Score and Parts) Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle Peters
Tenor & String Quartet SKU: PE.EP72822 Composed by Jonathan Dove. Voice(s...(+)
Tenor & String Quartet
SKU: PE.EP72822
Composed by Jonathan
Dove. Voice(s) & Various
Instruments. Edition
Peters. Living Composer.
Score and Part(s). 164
pages. Duration 00:30:00.
Edition Peters
#98-EP72822. Published by
Edition Peters
(PE.EP72822). ISBN
9790577011769. 232 x
303mm inches.
English. I have
only visited Damascus
once, twenty years ago,
on the way to
Palmyra. I had a
purpose (I was writing
music for a play about
Palmyra’s Queen
Zenobia) but essentially
I was a tourist.
Like any visitor, I was
thrilled to step out of
the noisy modern city
into the magical ancient
world of the walled Old
City, its vibrant souk
leading to the
magnificent mosque, and a
labyrinth of winding,
narrow streets filled
with the smell of
unleavened
bread. In Palmyra,
I was met with
extraordinary kindness
everywhere. On one
occasion, a little
Bedouin boy noticed that
I was risking sunstroke
wandering bare-headed
among the spectacular
ruins: he showed me how
to tie a turban, then
took me to have tea with
his family in their
tent. Since then, I
have watched helplessly
as these places of wonder
have been devastated and
their inhabitants
scattered and
killed. When the
Sacconi Quartet suggested
that I might choose a
Syrian poet for our
collaboration, I welcomed
the idea. I
searched for a long time
to find a contemporary
poet whose work might
gain from any music I
could imagine. I
felt it was important to
find first-hand accounts
of the Syrian experience
– but, of course, I
was always reading them
in translation. In
an anthology
called Syria
Speaks, I was
astonished to read
something that looked
like prose, but was full
of poetry. It was
Anne-Marie
McManus’s fine
translation of Ali
Safar’s A
Black Cloud in a Leaden
White Sky
– an
eloquent, thoughtful,
contained yet vivid
account of life in a
war-torn country, all the
more moving for its
restraint. In
setting these words, I
have not attempted to
imitate Syrian
music. However,
there is what might be
called a linguistic
accommodation in my
choice of scale, or
mode. Several
movements are in a mode
that I first discovered
while writing a cantata
commemorating the First
World War: it has a
tuning that I associate
with war, its violence
and desolation.
This eight-note
mode is similar to scales
found in Syrian
music. I did not
choose it in the
abstract: it emerged from
the harmonies I was
exploring in the earlier
work, and emerged again
as I was looking for the
right musical colours to
set Ali Safar’s
words. In this
work, its Arabic aspect
is more prominent. -
Jonathan
Dove This
product is Printed on
Demand and may take
several weeks to fulfill.
Please order from your
favorite retailer. $120.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| String quartet no. 1 (2015) - Score & parts Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Fennica Gehrman
String quartet SKU: FG.55011-775-4 Composed by Alex Freeman. Classical, c...(+)
String quartet SKU:
FG.55011-775-4
Composed by Alex Freeman.
Classical, contemporary.
Score & parts. Fennica
Gehrman #55011-775-4.
Published by Fennica
Gehrman (FG.55011-775-4).
ISBN
9790550117754. Alex
Freeman found initial
inspiration for his
string quartet (2015) in
a series of photographs a
geologist friend showed
him of en échelon
veins in rock formations.
The open strings
punctuated with pizzicato
unisons that begin the
single-movement work call
to mind something
crystalline and
shimmering, which is
immediately infused with
tumbling lyrical lines in
something of a rapid
caccia technique
throughout. The middle of
the work becomes more
suspended in slower
material loosely based on
a technique of prolation
canon, comprises layers
of free, expressive,
lyrical, and even elegiac
music moving at different
speeds. As the work
concludes, the materials
converge in a
rhythmically pulsating
stasis and an almost
chorale-like statement.
Duration: c. 13'
This product
includes the score and
the parts (A4 sized).
American-Finn
ish composer Alex Freeman
(b.1972) has established
himself among the
foremost composers of
choral music in Finland.
A dedicated citizen of
his musical community, a
teacher, and a choral
singer himself, he
composes music that
reflects an appreciation
for a wide range of
aesthetics and a passion
for communicating with
listeners and performers.
In his choral works, in
particular, we find music
that aims to be sonorous,
melodic, and resonant,
but is always crafted to
carefully avoid the
cliches that can burden
conventional tonality.
His instrumental
works run the gamut: a
cantata with orchestra
based on poetry of
Whitman; a significant
body of solo piano works
that reveal deep roots in
everything from austere
absolute music to soaring
elegaic rhetoric (see
Albany Records, Inner
Voice); his chamber work
Blueshift (Navona
Records), which is a kind
of paean to Reich and
Adams in miniature;
open-ended modular works,
like various iterations
of his Slow All Clocks
for electronic media,
solo clarinet, and mixed
choirs of kanteles; and,
recently, some new
directions in microtonal
music. $48.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Moving Still Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle Wilhelm Hansen
String Quartet; Voice (Score) SKU: HL.14042074 Score. Composed by ...(+)
String Quartet; Voice
(Score) SKU:
HL.14042074
Score. Composed by
Pelle
Gudmundsen-holmgreen.
Music Sales America.
Contemporary. Softcover.
Composed 2012. Edition
Wilhelm Hansen #WH31591.
Published by Edition
Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.14042074). ISBN
9788759825662.
International (more than
one
language). Parts
also available:
14042073. $68.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
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