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.”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.

Violin, piano

SKU: FG.55011-754-9

Viulusonaatti. By Walter Wolff. By Yrjö Kilpinen. Classical. Book. Fennica Gehrman #55011-754-9. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-754-9).

ISBN 9790550117549.

Yrj� �¶ Kilpinen (1892-1959) is most known for his hundreds of lieds and song cycles. His instrumental compositions have been less know, ie. the six piano sonatas and suite for gamba and piano. Large-scale Sonata for violin and piano is dated in 1935 with opus number 87. The work was never finished, and National Library in Helsinki holds several sketches and versions in its Kilpinen collection.

In 2015 violinist Frida Backman commissioned a completion of the Sonata from composer Walter Wolff. Wolff worked on the sketches and versions until 2018, when the work was completed and the Sonata premiered.

The present publication is the first publication of the Sonata. It sheds light to Kilpinen as an instrumental composer.

The movements are: Allegro - Andante - Andante Moderato - Allegro

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Yrjö Kilpinen (1892-1959) tunnetaan lähinnä lied-sävellyksistä� �¤n, joita aktiivisina sävellysvuosina syntyikin satoja. Vähemmälle huomiolle ovat jääneet hänen instrumentaalisävellyk sensä, mm. kuusi pianosonaattia, sellosonaatti, sarja gamballe ja pianolle sekä muutamat pikkukappaleet.

Vuodelle 1935 päivätty neliosainen, laajamuotoinen sonaatti viululle ja pianolle (op. 87) jäi keskeneräiseksi. Suomen Kansalliskirjaston Kilpinen-kokoelmassa oli useita luonnoksia ja eri versioita. Sonaatin osista neljäs oli keskeneräisin.

Viulutaiteilija Frida Backman tilasi konserttiaan varten sonaatin täydennöksen säveltäjä Walter Wolffilta. Hän sai työnsä päätöksen 2018, jonka jälkeen sonaatti kantaesitettiin.

Fennica Gehrmanin julkaisu on sonaatin ensipainos, ja siten laajentaa kuvaamme Yrjö Kilpisestä instrumenttiteosten säveltäjänä.

Teoksen osat: Allegro - Andante - Andante Moderato - Allegro.

Violin & piano - Advanced

SKU: EC.LMP044

Composed by Kareem Roustom. Instrumental part. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #LMP044. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.LMP044).

ISBN 9781962585026.

This work was especially arranged for Thomas Stumpf and Joanna Kurkowicz and was adapted from the second movement of my Violin Concerto No. 1. The inspiration comes from the melodic shapes and sentiments of the hymns and chants of the Syrian Orthodox Church. Though there is no direct reference
to any particular hymn or chant in that repertoire, it is the formal structure and melodic contour from that tradition that provided inspiration for Hymn; especially in the opening and closing sections. The inner feelings of Hymn reflect on one aspect of the nature of faith, and how one holds on to it in a tumultuous world. This is reflected in the middle section where the piano's jagged rhythms attempt to throw off the steady pulses of the violin. Only faith in one's own inner rhythm can keep the violinist moving steadily forward. -Kareem Roustom.

Violin, piano

SKU: BR.EB-8327

Urtext. Composed by Tommaso Giordani. Edited by Martin Lutz. Solo instruments; Softcover. Edition Breitkopf. Tommaso Giordani wrote sonatas - here for violin or flute - that are typical examples of early Classical chamber music: their scoring is flexible, they are fun to play, and their technical demands are moderate. Sonata; Classical. Score. 48 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 8327. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-8327).

ISBN 9790004176351. 9 x 12 inches.

Tommaso Giordani wrote sonatas - here for violin or flute - that are typical examples of early Classical chamber music: their scoring is flexible, they are fun to play, and their technical demands are moderate. The Sonatas Op. IVa show that Giordani is a Haydn contemporary who can really hold his own. Giordani's chamber-music works with obbligato piano were actually very important for the development of chamber music. Too bad Giordani did not contend himself with writing more of these enchanting ensemble sonatas rather than investing in dubious opera projects and going bankrupt. That was no way to become a serious Classical composer!

Tommaso Giordani wrote sonatas - here for violin or flute - that are typical examples of early Classical chamber music: their scoring is flexible, they are fun to play, and their technical demands are moderate.

Violin and Piano

SKU: B9.1524

Composed by Carlos Simon. Score and part. Bill Holab Music #1524. Published by Bill Holab Music (B9.1524).

9 x 12 inches.

There is also a version for Mezzo, Tenor, Baritone and piano.

(13 Recital Pieces in First Position for Violin and Piano or Two Violins). Edited by Kurt Sassmannshaus / Christoph Sassmannshaus / Melissa Lusk. For violin, piano. Stapled. Barenreiter's Sassmannshaus. Level 2. Solo part and performance score. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

(20 Recital Pieces in First Position for Violin and Piano or Two Violins). Edited by Kurt Sassmannshaus / Christoph Sassmannshaus / Melissa Lusk. For violin, piano. Stapled. Barenreiter's Sassmannshaus. Level 2. Solo part and performance score. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

60 Hungarian Songs for Violin and Piano. Arranged by Ferenc Farkas. EMB. Size 9x12 inches. 60 pages. Published by Editio Musica Budapest.

Urtext der Neuen Schubert-Ausgabe. By Franz Schubert. Edited by Wirth, Helmut. For Violin, Piano. Playing Score; Single Part; Urtext Edition (paperbound). Op.post.159. Published by Baerenreiter-Ausgaben (German import).

Virtuoso and Entertaing Pieces for Violin and Piano. Composed by Various. Edited by Wolfgang Birtel. String. Softcover. Schott Music #ED23308. Published by Schott Music

Piano Accompaniment; Violin

SKU: HL.49045418

For Violin and Piano. Composed by Joji Yuasa. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. String Solo. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2007-2011. 40 pages. Duration 16'. Schott Music #SJ1181. Published by Schott Music (HL.49045418).

ISBN 9784890664856. 9.0x12.0x0.135 inches.

Four Imaginary Landscapes from Basho for violin and piano was commissioned by Concert Hall Shizouka. This work consists of four pices which can be performed independently. Three pieces: 2. Spring (Petal by petal fluttering down yellow mountain roses-, Sound of the rapids.) 3. Summer (The summer grass-, holding still the dreams of the stalwart warriors.), and 4. Autumn (Chrysanthemum scent..., in Nara Ancient statues of Momo Kodama (piano) in Shizouka on March 9th, 2007. 1 Winter (Sound of oar hitting waves in the dead of night, Freezing bowels..., tears.) was premiered by Keiko Urushibara (violin) and Shigeo Neriki (piano) in Shizouka on January 14th, 2011. Hisako Takahashi (violin) and Kyoko Sasaki (piano) performed all of the pieces on March 13th, 2011.