| Bach Meets Ragtime: 10 Four-Part Chorales Arranged - Volume 2 (Bach Scholar Edition Vol. 86) Piano seul [Conducteur] Subito Music
Piano SKU: SU.12800086 For Piano. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bac...(+)
Piano SKU:
SU.12800086 For
Piano. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Keyboard,
Piano/Harpsichord. Music
Theory. Score. Subito
Music Corporation
#12800086. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.12800086).
BachScholar
Editions Vol. 86: BACH
MEETS RAGTIME: 10
Four-Part Chorales
Arranged (Volume 2) (41
pages) was born out of
classic ragtime and
related style
improvisations on
selected four-part
chorales by J.S. Bach.
These arrangements
transform Bach’s
short chorales into
exciting and idiomatic
concert pieces for piano
while fully retaining the
chorales’ original
melodies and harmonies.
Styles encountered in
this collection include
two-step rags, cake walk,
waltz, etude, cool swing,
march macabre, and
hoedown. The ten pieces
have been assembled in a
strategic order so that
they may be played in
succession as an
effective concert cycle.
In addition, they may be
played singly or in pairs
and groups as the
performer sees fit. A
complete performance
lasts approximately 36
minutes. This collection
is ideal for piano
students, teachers, and
concert artists who seek
fresh, new, and creative
material for study and
performance.
Keyboard/Theory Published
by: BachScholar. $35.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Bach Goes Romantic: 10 Four-Part Chorales Arranged - Volume 1 (Bach Scholar Edition Vol. 16) [Conducteur] Subito Music
SKU: SU.12800016 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Keyboard, Piano/Harps...(+)
SKU: SU.12800016
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Keyboard,
Piano/Harpsichord. Music
Theory. Score. Subito
Music Corporation
#12800016. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.12800016).
BachScholar
Editions Vol. 16 –
BACH GOES ROMANTIC:10
Four-Part Chorales
Arranged (Volume 1) (36
pages) was born out of
19th century
romantic-style
improvisations on
selected four-part
chorales by J.S. Bach.
These arrangements
transform Bach’s
short chorales into
beautiful and idiomatic
concert pieces for piano
while fully retaining the
chorales’ original
melodies and harmonies.
The ten pieces have been
assembled in a strategic
order so that they may be
played in succession as
an effective concert
cycle. In addition, they
may be played singly or
in pairs and groups as
the performer sees fit. A
complete performance
lasts approximately 38
minutes. This collection
is ideal for piano
students, teachers, and
concert artists who seek
fresh, new, and creative
material for study and
performance. Published
by: BachScholar
Publishing, LLC. $35.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Rufus and Rita [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Opera Piano, solo Voices SKU: PR.441410300 Composed by Lauren Bernofsky. ...(+)
Opera Piano, solo Voices
SKU: PR.441410300
Composed by Lauren
Bernofsky. Score. With
Standard notation. 56
pages. Duration 30
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #441-41030.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.441410300). ISBN
9781491111512. UPC:
680160667543. 9 x 12
inches. Lauren
Bernofsky. RUFUS
AND RITA is an adorable,
light-hearted opera about
a girl and her zany dog,
commissionedby
Reimagining Opera for
Kids for in-school
performances. The
libretto features several
forks in theroad where
the audience votes on
what should happen next.
The opera is scored for
four singersof any voice
range, plus piano; there
is also an expanded
version for chamber
ensemble. RUFUS AND
RITA is a light-hearted
opera for young
audiences, scored for
fouradult singers of any
voice type. Singers may
adjust octaves as
necessary, soany part may
be sung by a male or
female voice.A chamber
version of the
accompaniment is also
available from
TheodorePresser Company
(441-41031), scored for a
flexible-instrumentation
ensembleof piano with any
two treble instruments
and one bass instrument.*
* *RUFUS AND RITA
contains many improvised
elements, from spoken
dialogueto improvised
vocal parts. Instructions
are given throughout the
score. Theduration is
approximately 30 minutes,
depending on the length
of theimprovised
sections.The libretto is
flexible – at
several points in the
show, the audience votes
onwhat happens next, from
choices given by a
narrator. Some musical
numbers,as well as props
and set accessories, are
determined by the choice.
Forinstance, if the
audience votes for Rufus
to have found a dog
biscuit, then 2a.The Dog
Treat is performed (and
2b. Fido's Lament is
omitted.) The pianistmay
serve as the narrator,
who announces what is
being voted on and
talliesthe vote by
observing a show of
hands.* * *Thanks to Mary
Alice Cox, D.V.M., for
her expertise regarding
the medical careof Rufus
in “The Cureâ€
and to Susan Archibald
for her editorial
comments.Thanks, also, to
Felissa Elfenbein for
permission to use her
zucchini dog
treatrecipe.My
everlasting thanks to my
editor, Daniel Dorff, for
his faith in my
music.Finally, my deepest
gratitude to Kim Carballo
and the cast of
ReimaginingOpera for
Kids, who helped me
develop the opera into
its final version. $30.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| A Love Supreme Big band [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Avancé Jazz Lines Publications
Recorded by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Arranged by Wynton Marsali...(+)
Recorded by the
Lincoln Center Jazz
Orchestra. Arranged
by Wynton Marsalis. Jazz,
Swing. Score and parts.
Published by Jazz Lines
Publications
(JL.JLP-7420).
$150.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Variations on "America" Piano seul Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Piano SKU: PR.110418370 Composed by Charles Ives. Arranged ...(+)
Chamber Music Piano
SKU: PR.110418370
Composed by Charles Ives.
Arranged by Danny Holt.
Performance Score. 20
pages. Duration 8
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #110-41837.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.110418370). ISBN
9781491135075. UPC:
680160686247. Compo
sed as an organ solo by
the 17-year-old Ives for
his own performance
purposes, the beloved
Variations on America is
a treat for any occasion,
whether a holiday
concert, a serious
recital, or other special
event. Danny
Holt’s
transcription for Piano,
Four Hands adds a
dazzling new option to
play at home or on stage,
taking best advantage of
Ives’ tremendous
contrasts in color,
dynamics, and
texture. Composed when
Charles Ives was a
teenager, Variations on
“America†is
both a convenient
introduction to
Ives’ body of
work, and an early
example of his
iconoclastic musical
voice and creative
genius. Just a few years
after composing this
piece, Ives would leave
home to study music at
Yale. But until then he
had been taught by his
father, George (who had
been a bandmaster in the
Civil War). George
subjected the young Ives
to experiments such as
singing a song in one key
while being accompanied
in another, or arranging
for two marching bands to
converge on a town
center, with the
resulting cacophony that
ensued.The Variations
exemplifies an early
period of experimentation
in Ives’ work,
spurred on by the unusual
pedagogy of his father.
The piece is particularly
notable for its use of
bitonality in the two
interludes, subtly
foreshadowing more
well-known examples by
Stravinsky, Bartók,
and others by
approximately two
decades.The bitonal
interludes were so ahead
of their time, in fact,
they were omitted from
the first copy that was
submitted to a publisher
in 1892. (Alas, the piece
was rejected even despite
these
“shockingâ€
elements having been left
out, and it wasn’t
published until more than
five decades later.)
There is some ambiguity
about when exactly Ives
added the interludes into
his manuscript copy,
though ample evidence
suggests he had performed
the piece with the
interludes around the
time he notated the piece
in 1891-92. In any case,
in light of this piece
and his other polytonal
explorations from the
last decade of the 19th
century, it seems fair to
give Ives credit for
being a pioneer in this
area!This arrangement for
Piano, Four Hands,
closely follows
Ives’ original
version for organ,
setting aside William
Schuman’s popular
adaptation for symphony
orchestra and William
Rhoads’ band
transcription of the
Schuman orchestration.
Pianists will find that
the piece translates well
to the instrument.
Ideally, the choreography
and logistics of
elbow-to-elbow four-hands
playing approximates the
wild joy one gets from
watching an organist play
the piece (e.g., the
elaborate pedal part in
the final variation).In
preparing this
publication, attention
was paid to details in
the dual Critical
Editions (Presser
443-41003) of both
Ives’ manuscript
edition and the 1949
publication edited by
organist E. Power Biggs
(who is credited with
discovering what had been
a long-lost, forgotten
work.) But as with much
of Ives’ output,
attempting to create a
true
‘urtext’
score is a futile
endeavor, and especially
with a piece such as this
one – in which
Ives incorporated
improvisation in live
performance –
seems unnecessary anyhow.
True die-hards are of
course encouraged to
consult the critical
editions and even find
inspiration in the
orchestrated version.
Generally, performers are
advised to be wild, have
fun, and not to be too
rigid in their
interpretive
choices.Dynamics in this
arrangement mostly follow
the organ score closely.
Pianists will use good
judgment about pedaling
throughout, which should
be straightforward and
intuitive. Courtesy
accidentals have been
provided frequently
– without
parentheses –
balancing the need for
extra clarity in the
context of Ives’
murky musical language,
and a desire to avoid
unnecessary clutter.A few
notes that might inform
interpretive
decisions:mm. 15-16:
There are inconsistencies
here between Ives’
original manuscript and
the 1949 Biggs edition,
regarding the top voice
in m. 15, beat 3 (C# vs.
Cn) and m. 16 (D Major
vs. D Minor).mm. 76-84 &
143-146: In both
Interludes, Ives
emphatically notates
extreme dynamic contrast,
in order to highlight the
bitonality. Although it
may seem counterintuitive
(or even a misprint, as
has apparently been
misconstrued by some),
performers are urged to
follow the
composer’s
marking!m. 109: Two-note
slurs have been added
here for clarity and
consistency with other
similar passages, though
they do not appear in
either the original
manuscript or Biggs.m.
112: The last two eighth
notes of Primo appear as
16ths in the original
manuscript.mm. 183-186:
The original manuscript
has a slightly different
bass line.mm. 184 & 186:
Primo gestures have been
re-written to be slightly
more idiomatic for Piano,
Four Hands.m. 186: The
breath mark at the end of
this bar does not appear
in either the manuscript
or Biggs, but is an
editorial suggestion
– aside from being
appropriately dramatic,
it will indeed be
necessary in a
reverberant hall!I would
like to thank Steven
Vanhauwaert, the other
half of my piano duo,
4handsLA, for his input
on early drafts of this
arrangement.—
Danny Holt, April
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