Piano Accompaniment; Violin (Violin) SKU: HL.48011422 Easy pieces for ...(+)
Piano Accompaniment;
Violin (Violin)
SKU:
HL.48011422
Easy
pieces for beginner
violinists with a showbiz
theme. Composed by
Hilary Burgoyne. Boosey &
Hawkes Chamber Music.
Contemporary,
Educational. 24 pages.
Boosey & Hawkes
#M060092664. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48011422).
UPC:
073999299632.
8.25x11.75x0.12
inches.
Contents:
Soft Shoe Shuffle * Stomp
* Lazy * The Chase *
Square Dance * Siesta *
Uncle Sam * Fast Life *
Ghost Train * Deep Blue *
Hollywood * Tango * Tap
Dance * Take the Stage *
Hopalong * Old Time Waltz
* Cat Walk * Blues Song *
Chicken Reel.
Violin and Piano SKU: HL.50510695 For two violins and orchestra K. 190...(+)
Violin and Piano
SKU:
HL.50510695
For
two violins and orchestra
K. 190. Composed by
Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart.
Arranged by Ferenc
Halá and sz.
Classic. EMB. Piano
score. 56 pages. Editio
Musica Budapest #Z13698.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(HL.50510695).
ISBN
9790080136980. UPC:
073999580310.
9.0x12.0x0.153 inches.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart;
Gergely Kaposi; Ferenc
Halasz.
Dated 1774,
the concerto belongs to
Mozart's early
compositions. This
tripartite fast-slow-fast
work of a basically
joyous tone provides both
violinists choice matter
to play. The piano
reduction was made from
the score by Gergely
Kaposi. The parts of the
solo violins were revised
by Ferenc Halasz.
Violin SKU: HL.48180833 For Violin and Piano. Composed by Johann S...(+)
Violin
SKU:
HL.48180833
For
Violin and Piano.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Leduc.
Baroque. Softcover. 4
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL19371. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48180833).
UPC:
888680857158.
9.0x12.0x0.02
inches.
Parisian
violinist Georges
Catherine (1872-1958)
compiles an exciting
collection for the violin
repertoire. J. S. Bach's
Menuet and Gigue is
clearly printed with all
edited and necessary
performance directions.
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) is
one of the greatest
composers of all time.
His compositions for the
violin were significant,
most of which remain
popular today in the
advanced violinist's
repertoire. The violin
solo line of Menuet and
Gigue makes use of
harmonics, bow
techniques,
aritculations, fast
semiquavers, and
ornamentation.
Catherine's series,
Violin Classics provides
essential access to
significant repertoire of
the violin, preparing
advanced violinists for
the major works of the
repertoire.
Fur zwei Violinen und Orchester. Composed by Halasz Kaposi Gergely and Wolfg...(+)
Fur zwei Violinen und
Orchester. Composed by
Halasz
Kaposi Gergely and
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791).
Book Only. Editio Musica
Budapest #EMBZ13698.
Published by Editio
Musica
Budapest
3 Pieces Op. 52 Violon et Piano [Conducteur] Breitkopf & Härtel
Violin, piano SKU: BR.EB-32065 Urtext. Composed by Richard Franck....(+)
Violin, piano
SKU:
BR.EB-32065
Urtext. Composed
by Richard Franck. Edited
by Nick Pfefferkorn. Solo
instruments; stapled.
Edition Breitkopf.
Late-romantic. Score. 20
pages. Duration 10'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #EB
32065. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.EB-32065).
ISBN
9790004186558. 9 x 12
inches.
Die
Entstehung von op. 52
fallt in ein zeitlich und
inhaltlich schwer
abzugrenzendes
Spannungsfeld. Die Stucke
erschienen 1910 im Verlag
von Albert Stahl in
Berlin, als Richard
Franck sich bereits nach
Heidelberg zuruckgezogen
hatte. Sie zahlen somit
zu seinen letzten
veroffentlichten Werken.
Inhalt: I. Elegie wirkt
ausgesprochen resigniert,
fast wie ein Abschied.
Die Flote steht ganz im
Vordergrund dieses
melancholischen, mit
Chromatik angereicherten
und klar strukturierten
Adagio-Satzes. II. Der
Reiter von Sankt Karli
kommt als humorvolles
Scherzo daher, wohl eine
Anspielung auf die
Schweiz, in der Franck
einige Jahre verbrachte.
Fast wirkt es wie eine
Hommage an Schumann. Der
Mittelteil dieses
Scherzos, ein Andante,
nimmt Bezug auf die
elegische Stimmung des
ersten Satzes. Es ist
eine ruhigere Station,
bevor der Reiter
weiterzieht. III.
Perpetuum mobile, so
schnell als moglich kann
man als Vorlaufer
moderner
Klangflachenkompositionen
auffassen, aber naturlich
auch als schlichtes,
scherzhaftes Bravourstuck
im Stile des
Hummelflugs.
Two is a Team Violon et Piano [Partition + CD] - Facile De Haske Publications
Composed by Ed Wennink and Nettie Vening. Two is a team. Book with CD. Compo...(+)
Composed by Ed Wennink
and
Nettie Vening. Two is a
team.
Book with CD. Composed
2013.
44 pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1125296-
400. Published by De
Haske
Publications
And Piano,- Version for Violin and Piano. By Robert Schumann. Edited by W. Haug-...(+)
And Piano,- Version for
Violin and Piano. By
Robert Schumann. Edited
by W. Haug-Freienstein.
Violin. Pages: Score =
VII and 29 * Vl Part = 8.
Edition for Violin-paper
bound. Published by G.
Henle.
Composed by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Arranged by Otto Taubmann. Edition Breitk...(+)
Composed by Jean Sibelius
(1865-1957). Arranged by
Otto Taubmann. Edition
Breitkopf. Early 20th
Century. Solo part,
piano reduction.
Breitkopf and Haertel
#EB-3122. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.EB-3122).
Composed by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Arranged by Otto Taubmann. Edition Breitk...(+)
Composed by Jean Sibelius
(1865-1957). Arranged by
Otto Taubmann. Edition
Breitkopf. Early 20th
Century. Solo part,
piano reduction.
Breitkopf and Haertel
#EB-3122. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.EB-3122).
Piano Accompaniment; Violin (Violin/Piano) - easy SKU: HL.49046262 Vio...(+)
Piano Accompaniment;
Violin (Violin/Piano) -
easy
SKU:
HL.49046262
Violin
and Piano. Edited by
Peter Mohrs. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
String Solo. Classical.
Softcover. Op. 15. 20
pages. Schott Music
#SE1042. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49046262).
ISBN
9783795716660. UPC:
888680954178.
9.0x12.0x0.067 inches.
German - English -
French.
Ferdinand
Küchler is regarded as
one of the great violin
teachers of the 20th
century. Apart from his
Violin Method, it is,
above all, his
concertinos that are an
absolute must for the
development of any violin
pupil, especially his
famous Concertino in G
major Op. 11 (Schott SE
1001) as well as his
Concertino in D major Op.
15 which both enjoy great
popularity. Composed
“in the style of
Antonio Vivaldiâ€,
the work has, without
doubt, been one of the
most frequently played
works in student violin
literature for decades.
It is the perfect
educational link to
Vivaldi's somewhat more
difficult “student
concertosâ€. The
completely baroque-style
movements appeal to every
pupil. The fast outer
movements contain
rewarding, always
seemingly violinistic
runs and idiomatic
figurations. The appeal
of the slow middle
movement lies in its
simple, yet tonally
demanding Siciliano
theme. The works requires
knowledge of the 2nd and
3rd positions and is here
presented in a new modern
edition. Bowing,
articulation and
fingerings are based on
today's experience of
interpreting Vivaldi's
music, providing creative
space and possibilities
for personal ideas in
modern violin lessons.
This edition is part of
the new Schott Student
Edition series which
offers varied literature
at five different levels
of difficulty,from 1
(easy) to 5 (difficult),
for instrumental lessons.
For more information see
www.schott-student-editio
n.com.
Two Obereks Violon et Piano PWM (Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne)
Piano Accompaniment; Violin (Violin/Piano) SKU: HL.295492 Violin and P...(+)
Piano Accompaniment;
Violin (Violin/Piano)
SKU: HL.295492
Violin and Piano.
Composed by Grazyna
Bacewicz. PWM. Classical.
Softcover. 8 pages.
Polskie Wydawnictwo
Muzyczne #7182. Published
by Polskie Wydawnictwo
Muzyczne (HL.295492).
ISBN 9781540056023.
UPC: 888680947200.
9.25x12.0x0.032
inches.
The simple,
uncomplicated texture, in
which the composer brings
the violin to the fore,
does not, however, mean
that the music is easily
accessible to the
performer, who has to
play at a very fast
tempo, with a frequent
use of double stops
stylized in the folk
manner and with varied
articulation. All these
musical devices form a
test of virtuosity for
the performer that only a
virtuoso-composer can
set.
Piano; Violin (violin/piano) SKU: HL.48180634 For Violin and Piano...(+)
Piano; Violin
(violin/piano)
SKU:
HL.48180634
For
Violin and Piano.
Composed by Georges
Catherine. Leduc.
Classical. CD only. 4
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL18320. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48180634).
UPC:
888680829070. 0.031
inches.
Parisian
violinist, Georges
Catherine (1872-1958)
compiles an exciting
collection for the violin
repertoire. The first
solo from Viotti's
Concerto No. 22 is
clearly printed with a
helpful key of unusual
techniques. Viotti
(1755-1824) was an
Italian violin virtuoso.
He composed a significant
29 concertos for the
violin which remain
popular in the advanced
violinist's repertoire.
The violin solo line of
Concerto No. 22 makes use
of extended techniques,
including harmonics, bow
techniques,
articulations, fast
semiquavers, and double
stops. Catherine's
series, First Solos
Extracted from the
Classic Concertos
provides essential access
to significant repertoire
of the violin, preparing
advanced violinists for
the major concertos.
Piano; Violin - intermediate SKU: HL.49019514 Violin and Piano. Co...(+)
Piano; Violin -
intermediate
SKU:
HL.49019514
Violin
and Piano. Composed
by Joe Duddell. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
String. Classical,
Contemporary. Softcover.
Composed 2010. 24 pages.
Duration 9'. Schott Music
#ED13358. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49019514).
ISBN
9790220132575.
9.0x12.0x0.111
inches.
“All
Stars Aligned was
originally to be a set of
variations on a theme
that is almost hidden in
the opening bars.
However, the piece took
on much more of a
fantasia feel and shape
as I wrote it and it
could be argued that a
second theme first heard
in the violin of the
ground (derived from
material in bar 5)
becomes more dominant
than the first as the
piece progresses. The
piece is in one
continuous movement but
is in three distinct
sections and tempi:
medium, slow and fast.
The material shares some
similarities with my
piano trio,
Nightswimming, and in
some ways can be seen as
a companion piece (minus
the cello of course). The
title comes from a track
on an album by the artist
St. Vincent called Marry
Me which I hope is
appropriate for a piece
commissioned to celebrate
a wedding
anniversary.†Joe
Duddell 2010.
Violin and piano (Solo) - Difficult SKU: OU.9780193554832 Composed by Mic...(+)
Violin and piano (Solo) -
Difficult
SKU:
OU.9780193554832
Composed by Michael
Berkeley. Violin & Piano.
Miscellaneous. 44 pages.
Duration 23'. Oxford
University Press
#9780193554832. Published
by Oxford University
Press (OU.9780193554832).
ISBN 9780193554832. 12
x 8 inches.
The
work is in three
movements - the first is
fast and aggressive and
is based on a sequence
that repeats throughout
the rest of the piece.
The second movement is,
by contrast, slow and
would seem to have been
bruised by the first. The
final movement renews the
aggressive vehemence of
the opening and grimly
combines it with material
from the slow movement.
The work has, therefore,
an A B A pattern.
Piano, Violin (Violin) SKU: HL.48180637 For Violin and Piano. Comp...(+)
Piano, Violin (Violin)
SKU: HL.48180637
For Violin and
Piano. Composed by
Giovanni Battista Viotti.
Leduc. Classical.
Softcover. 4 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL18324.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48180637).
UPC: 888680829049.
9x12
inches.
Parisian
violinist, Georges
Catherine (1872-1958)
compiles an exciting
collection for the violin
repertoire. The first
solo from Viotti's
Concerto No. 29 is
clearly printed with a
helpful key of unusual
techniques. Viotti
(1755-1824) was an
Italian violin virtuoso.
He composed a significant
29 concertos for the
violin which remain
popular in the advanced
violinist's repertoire.
The violin solo line of
Concerto No. 29 makes use
of extended techniques,
including harmonics, bow
techniques,
aritculations, fast
semiquavers, and double
stops. Catherine's
series, First Solos
Extracted from the
Classic Concertos
provides essential access
to significant repertoire
of the violin, preparing
advanced violinists for
the major concertos.
Violin and Piano SKU: AP.36-60710007 (Rumanische Volkstanze). Arra...(+)
Violin and Piano
SKU:
AP.36-60710007
(Rumanische
Volkstanze). Arranged
by Bela Bartok and
ed./arr. Zoltan Szekely.
Violin. Master String
Series. Book.
LudwigMasters
Publications
#36-60710007. Published
by LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-60710007).
ISBN
9798888521687. UPC:
676737816278.
English.
In the
years preceding World War
I, Hungarian composer,
pianist, and
ethnomusicologist Béla
Bartók (1881-1945) took
trips to the
Transylvanian region to
explore the musical
traditions of the
Romanian population.
Following a two-year
depression caused by the
war, as well as some
professional setbacks, he
returned to composition.
The Romanian Folk Dances,
Sz. 56, emerged in 1915,
bearing a strong
influence from his
experiences as an
ethnomusicologist. They
comprise 6 dances, all
based on folk tunes that
Bartók had recorded and
transcribed. In 1917, he
arranged a version for
full orchestra. Hungarian
violinist and composer
Zoltán Székely
(1903-2001) transcribed
these six short movements
for violin and piano in
1926, which are offered
here in this reprint
edition. Movements: 1.
Joc cu bâta (Stick
Dance), 2. Brâul (Sash
Dance), 3. Topogó /
Pê-loc (In One Spot), 4.
Bucsumí tánc /
Buciumeana (Dance from
Bucsum), 5. Poarga
româneasca (Romanian
Polka), 6. Aprózó /
Maruntel (Fast
Dance).
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.
Piano Accompaniment; Violin - intermediate to advanced SKU: HL.49017078 <...(+)
Piano Accompaniment;
Violin - intermediate to
advanced
SKU:
HL.49017078
For
Violin & Piano.
Composed by Johanna
Senfter. Edited by
Wolfgang Birtel. Arranged
by Friedemann Eichhorn.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
String. Classical. Op.
26. 64 pages. Duration
16'. Schott Music
#VLB116. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49017078).
ISBN
9790001145251. UPC:
884088351410.
9.0x12.0x0.228 inches.
Ed. Wolfgang Birtel
fing./bowings by
Friedemann
Eichhorn.
In her
music, the composer
Johanna Senfter, student
of Max Reger in Leipzig,
devoted herself entirely
to the late Romanticism.
While her music had been
regarded as old-fashioned
for a long time, the
public is now taking more
and more interest in her
works. The present Sonata
in A major bears even
Brahmsian traits and
consists of four
movements: moderately
fast - slow - leisurely -
lively.
7 Easy Pieces Violon et Piano - Facile Digital Music Print
By Various. Edited by John Bowden. For Violin and Piano. Educational. Instrument...(+)
By Various. Edited by
John Bowden. For Violin
and Piano. Educational.
Instrumental Collection.
Classical. Level: Easy.
Book and Solo Part. 28+12
pages. Duration 25
minutes. Published by
Digital Music Print
(Belgian import).
Violin and piano (reduction) SKU: BO.B.3414 Composed by Jordi Cervello. I...(+)
Violin and piano
(reduction)
SKU:
BO.B.3414
Composed by
Jordi Cervello.
Instrumental Sets.
Duration 12:00. Published
by Editorial de Musica
Boileau (BO.B.3414).
English
comments: Concertino
for violin and string
orchestra was composed in
1993. It is a pleasant
score with a slightly
virtuosic touch written
with the idea of creating
a relaxed atmosphere in
which the soloist and the
orchestra can display
their technique and
expressive capabilities.
It is a work, similar in
lenght to baroque
concertos, and is divided
into three movements,
folowing the conventional
form.: two fast movements
around a slow one. Te
first two movements
-Allegro burlesco and
Adagio cantabile- follow
the ABA pattern. The
third starts with a
-cadenza- by the soloist
which includes thematic
material from the
previous slow movement
linking straight up to
the -Presto- which uses
as its main idea a more
forceful version of the
opening melodic sketch of
the -Allegro burlesco-
converted into three
time. The work was
specially creatied for
the violinist Gerard
Claret and the Orquestra
de Cambra Nacional
d'Andorra. Recordings:
Hermitage
Orchestra-Camerata St.
Petersburg, violin:
Sergey Malov, conductor:
Alexis Soriano. Ensayo
(ENY-2003). Jordi
Cervello
Comenta
rios del
Espanol: Concertino
para violin y orquesta de
cuerda es una obra
compuesta en 1993. Se
trata de una partitura
amable y de cierto toque
virtuosistico cuya
principal preocupacion ha
sido crear una atmosfera
distendida en la que el
solista y la orquesta
puedan desplegar con
espontaneidad sus
capacidades tecnicas y
expresivas. Es una obra
de duracion similar a la
de los conciertos del
barroco y dividida en sus
tres tipicos movimientos.
Dos rapidos enmarcando
uno lento. Los dos
primeros -Allegro
burlesco y Adagio
cantabile- se desarrollan
bajo el esquema ABA. El
tercero inicia con una
-cadenza- del solista que
recoge material tematico
del movimiento lento
precedente para enlazar
sin interrupcion con el
-Presto- que utiliza como
idea principal el dibujo
melodico que abre el
-Allegro burlesco-, pero
mas decidido y a compas
ternario. La obra fue
compuesta expresamente
para el violinista Gerard
Claret y la Orquestra
Nacional de Cambra
d'Andorra. Grabaciones:
Hermitage
Orchestra-Camerata St.
Petersburg, violin
solista: Sergey Malov,
direccion: Alexis
Soriano. Ensayo
(ENY-2003) Jordi
Cervello.
Soprano, clarinet (in A and B), violin and piano SKU: HL.49017964 On p...(+)
Soprano, clarinet (in A
and B), violin and piano
SKU: HL.49017964
On poems by Diana
Kempff. Composed by
Jorg Widmann. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Ensemble. Score and
parts. Composed 1997. 80
pages. Duration 18'.
Schott Music #ED20414.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49017964).
ISBN
9790001152938.
9.25x12.0x0.325 inches.
German.
Es war
1996, als mir Christoph
Poppen, der damalige
Leiter des Munchener
Kammerorchesters, von
einem kuriosen Konzert in
Munsing (Ammerland)
erzahlte: wahrend eines
seiner Konzerte mit dem
Orchester in der dortigen
Kirche gab es, fur alle
hor- und sichtbar, eines
der grossten Unwetter,
das die Region je gesehen
hatte. Dabei schlug der
Blitz ein in eine Art
Wahrzeichen des Ortes,
eine mehrere Jahrhunderte
alte Linde. Unter den
Zuhorern damals: die dort
lebende Dichterin und
Schriftstellerin Diana
Kempff. Sie war
unmittelbar erschuttert
vom Tod der Linde und
schrieb unter diesem
Eindruck einige Gedichte.
Christoph Poppen wiederum
war - wie in vielen
anderen Zusammenhangen
auch - genialer
Vermittler und stellte
alsbald den Kontakt zu
mir her. Die Idee: am Ort
des Geschehens, in der
Munsinger Kirche, solle
ein Jahr spater die
Urauffuhrung einer Art
Requiem fur diesen Baum,
der so vieles 'gesehen'
hatte, erklingen. Im
Rahmen der Holzhauser
Musiktagen mit den Texten
von Diana Kempff und
meiner (noch zu
schreibenden) Musik.Es
gab bald eine wunderbare,
sehr intensive Begegnung
von Diana Kempff und mir,
bei der sie etwas fur
Schriftsteller nicht
gerade Typisches tat: sie
stellte mir frei, aus den
vorliegenden Gedichten
nach Belieben lediglich
Teile, sogar nur
Zeilenfragmente zu
verwenden und auch die
Reihenfolge nach meinen
Bedurfnissen anzuordnen
und zu gestalten. Sie
begriff sofort (und
wunschte!), dass durch
die Musik ohnehin etwas
Drittes, etwas ganz
Anderes entstehen wurde.
Die Tatsache, dass wir
Monate spater eine
sichtlich bewegte Diana
Kempff auf die Buhne
holen durfte, freute uns
alle besonders. Ihre
Lyrik ist Ausdruck einer
offenkundig zutiefst
gequalten Seele und kommt
uns oft
wunderlich-versponnen
entgegen. Einer
zerbrechlichen Zartheit
steht eine bisweilen fast
brutale Harte
unversohnlich gegenuber.
Das Schubert'sche 'Fremd
bin ich eingezogen' gilt
fur sie in besonderer
Weise und aussert sich in
ihren Versen in einer
Nahe zu allem Fremden
(trotz des gleichzeitigen
manischen Umkreisens des
Eigenen und der eigenen
Erinnerung), Abseitigen
und auch (bei aller
gleichzeitigen Skepsis)
Ubernaturlichen. Dieses
geisterhaft-spukige
Element versuchte ich
durch meine Textauswahl
und mit musikalischen
Mitteln in diesen nun
'Sieben Abgesangen' zu
verdeutlichen. Das erste
Stuck ist eine karge
Studie uber das Verrinnen
der Zeit, das Nichts; das
Zweite beschwort den
Regen (den
heilbringenden) herbei,
der dann spater -
wenngleich mit
entsetzlicher Wirkung -
auch kommt. Den dritten
Abgesang habe ich 'Tanz
der toten Seelen'
betitelt; es ist ein
Zwiefacher, der jedoch
durch seine
duster-halbseidene
'Wiener' Chromatik alles
Liebenswurdig-Oberbayeris
che langst verloren hat.
Das klanglich vielleicht
avancierteste und
dichteste Stuck ist der
vierte Abgesang, der ganz
aus der Perspektive der
Linde selbst erzahlt
wird. Der funfte Abgesang
zu den Worten 'Und wenn
der Tod so kommen mag'
ist im Stile einer
traurigen Volksweise
bewusst schlicht
gehalten. Wahrend der
sechste Satz in seinem
expressionistischen
Gestus nicht ungefahrlich
das Monodram streift, ist
es schliesslich die Seele
(die ausgehauchte, die
weiterexistierende?), die
wortlich den letzten
Abgesang uber die Baume
und die Seelen pragt.
Diana Kempffs Gedichte,
der Enthusiasmus
Christoph Poppens, die
phantastischen
Urauffuhrungs-Interpreten
, allen voran die
Sangerin Juliane Banse,
haben mich zur
Komposition dieser
'Sieben Abgesange auf
eine tote Linde'
angeregt.Die 'Sieben
Abgesange' sind nunmehr
auch eine Erinnerung an
die erst jungst
verstorbene Diana Kempff.
Jorg Widmann,im Juni
2008.
Cabaret Violon et Piano [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile FLEX Editions
Violin, Piano - Grade 3 SKU: FL.FX070859 Composed by Alain Lopez. Classic...(+)
Violin, Piano - Grade 3
SKU: FL.FX070859
Composed by Alain Lopez.
Classical, Educational.
Score and Set of Parts.
FLEX Editions #FX070859.
Published by FLEX
Editions (FL.FX070859).
In a Cotton
Club mood. The
chasse-croise of quarter
notes and eight notes
triplets together with
Piano incite to dance and
remind us of cabarets'
ambiance of the 1920s.
This piece, coupled with
a faster one is an ideal
combination to propose
for end of first cycle
exam.
Chamber Music Cello, Piano, Violin SKU: PR.114423360 Composed by Stacy Ga...(+)
Chamber Music Cello,
Piano, Violin
SKU:
PR.114423360
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Set of
Score and Parts. 24+12+12
pages. Duration 8:30.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-42336. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114423360).
UPC:
680160686285.
When
the Newport Music
Festival commissioned me
for a piano trio in honor
of their 2021 season, I
looked for a topic that
would celebrate an aspect
of the Newport community.
While researching the
area, I was struck by the
nine lighthouses situated
around the island. The
dual nature of
lighthouses was
particularly appealing to
me: not only do they
serve a vital role in the
navigation of ships
around rocks and land,
but they are also a
beautiful sight,
particularly at night
when their blinking
beacons are clearly
visible to the eye. It
occurred to me that
lighthouses link the past
with the present, and
will endure long into the
future, with their
beacons serving the same
purpose for every
generation.I became
fascinated with the
lighthouse on the
property of Castle Hill
Inn, located at the
opening of the East
Passage of the
Narragansett Bay. This
squat thirty-four foot
granite structure was
erected in 1890 on a very
picturesque spot, right
at the water’s
edge. Its
“characteristic,â
the nautical term
for each
lighthouse’s
unique light sequence
that allows ships to
identify the lighthouse,
is to alternate on for
three seconds, then off
for three seconds. The
lighthouse has also
served as the starting
and finish line for
numerous high profile
yacht races, as well as
survived a massive
hurricane in 1938, though
the lighthouse
keeper’s nearby
residence wasn’t
so lucky. American
novelist Thornton Wilder
wrote much of his 1973
novel Theophilus North
while staying at the
Castle Hill Inn; a
passage from the book
perfectly captures the
dual nature of
lighthouses:“At a
later visit I was able to
engage the pentagonal
room in a turret above
the house; from that
magical room I could see
at night the beacons of
six lighthouses and hear
the booming and chiming
of as many sea
buoys.â€In Beacon of
the Bay, we first hear
the lighthouse’s
characteristic as its
ruby light blinks on and
off. This is followed by
a simple theme that
represents the lighthouse
performing its solitary
duty. As the piece
progresses, we hear waves
playfully lapping around
its base, then yachts
gracefully floating by;
this is followed by a
violent storm that churns
the waves with so much
force that they crash
against the
lighthouse’s
granite body. But the
steadfast lighthouse
holds firm to the rocks,
grandly blinking its ruby
light. The music quiets
back down to its simple
theme, with yachts
sailing by once more as
the piece concludes.