Composed
by Lowell Liebermann.
Full score. Duration 15
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #116-41139S.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11641139S).
UPC:
680160682119.
Barca
rolles for a Sinking City
was inspired by the city
of Venice, a place that
has long held the
fascination of artists,
writers and composers,
and which I have been
lucky enough to visit on
several occasions. Sadly
it seems that future
generations may not be so
lucky: in addition to the
city's slow sinking and
recently discovered
tilting, studies predict
that if global warming
and the resultant rise of
ocean levels is unabated,
the entire city (as well
as many other coastal
cities around the globe)
will be under water by
2100. I. Funeral
Gondola The late, cryptic
piano works of Franz
Liszt made a profound
impression on me as a
young composer, among
them two works he
entitled La Lugubre
Gondola (usually
translated as The Funeral
Gondola ) which were said
to be a premonition of
Wagner's death in Venice,
his coffin transported
through the canals in a
black gondola. These late
pieces of Liszt acquired
even greater significance
to me after I spent two
summers in Bayreuth under
the patronage of
Friedelind Wagner, the
granddaughter of Wagner
and great-granddaughter
of Liszt. This movement
is a meditation on
Wagner, Liszt, Venice and
its own evanescence. II.
Barcarolle/Quodlibet The
Quodlibet (Latin for what
pleases) is a musical
form dating back to the
15th century where many
disparate melodies are
juxtaposed. Popular in
the Renaissance, sacred
and secular melodies were
combined, often to
comical effect due to the
resultant incongruity of
the words. The form was
considered the ultimate
test of a composer's
mastery of counterpoint.
The most famous Quodlibet
is without doubt the
final Variation of Bach's
Goldberg Variations. As a
form the Quodlibet is
less common in more
recent music, although
examples can be found in
the works of Kurt Weill
and David Del Tredici.
My own
Barcarolle/Quodlibet was
inspired by the (perhaps
apocryphal) story of the
funeral where musicians
were asked to play a Bach
Choral, but due to
miscommunication played
instead the Bacarolle
from The Tales of
Hoffmann. Here, the Bach
Choral Allen Menschen
mussen sterben (All Men
Must Die) is heard in the
strings pizzicato, with a
tempo indication In slow
motion. The alto line of
the Bach suggests a
phrase from Beethoven's
Ninth Symphony (Alle
Menchen werden Bruder)
heard in the muted
trombone. Before long,
the famous tune from
Offenbach's opera is
heard, followed by
quotations from iconic
Barcarolles by Chopin,
Mendelssohn and Faure, as
well as two Venetian
popular songs and more
Beethoven. III.
Barcarola/Ostinato/Carill
on An ostinato is a
repeated musical figure,
and carillon is Italian
for music box. This
movement references the
obsolete genre of salon
pieces that imitated
music boxes: such works
by composers like Liadov
and Gretchaninov used to
be a mainstay of
pianists' encore
repertoire. This movement
is however much darker in
conception than those
pleasant trifles.
Utilizing the full
battery of percussion,
the carefully notated
temporal slowing of the
ostinato becomes
overwhelmed by a poignant
chorale melody before
this box is snapped shut.
IV. Barcarolle
Oubliee (Forgotten
Barcarolle) Marked
limpido (still) the final
movement begins with the
sound of rain produced by
a percussion instrument
called (appropriately) a
rain stick. Halting
phrases in the harp
coalesce into the
accompaniment for a
plangent melody heard in
the clarinet. The central
Adagio of this movement
leads to a shattering
climax, before the
opening phrases return
and dissipate into
nothingness.
Composed
by Lowell Liebermann.
Large Score. Duration 15
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #116-41139L.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11641139L).
UPC:
680160682126.
Barca
rolles for a Sinking City
was inspired by the city
of Venice, a place that
has long held the
fascination of artists,
writers and composers,
and which I have been
lucky enough to visit on
several occasions. Sadly
it seems that future
generations may not be so
lucky: in addition to the
city's slow sinking and
recently discovered
tilting, studies predict
that if global warming
and the resultant rise of
ocean levels is unabated,
the entire city (as well
as many other coastal
cities around the globe)
will be under water by
2100. I. Funeral
Gondola The late, cryptic
piano works of Franz
Liszt made a profound
impression on me as a
young composer, among
them two works he
entitled La Lugubre
Gondola (usually
translated as The Funeral
Gondola ) which were said
to be a premonition of
Wagner's death in Venice,
his coffin transported
through the canals in a
black gondola. These late
pieces of Liszt acquired
even greater significance
to me after I spent two
summers in Bayreuth under
the patronage of
Friedelind Wagner, the
granddaughter of Wagner
and great-granddaughter
of Liszt. This movement
is a meditation on
Wagner, Liszt, Venice and
its own evanescence. II.
Barcarolle/Quodlibet The
Quodlibet (Latin for what
pleases) is a musical
form dating back to the
15th century where many
disparate melodies are
juxtaposed. Popular in
the Renaissance, sacred
and secular melodies were
combined, often to
comical effect due to the
resultant incongruity of
the words. The form was
considered the ultimate
test of a composer's
mastery of counterpoint.
The most famous Quodlibet
is without doubt the
final Variation of Bach's
Goldberg Variations. As a
form the Quodlibet is
less common in more
recent music, although
examples can be found in
the works of Kurt Weill
and David Del Tredici.
My own
Barcarolle/Quodlibet was
inspired by the (perhaps
apocryphal) story of the
funeral where musicians
were asked to play a Bach
Choral, but due to
miscommunication played
instead the Bacarolle
from The Tales of
Hoffmann. Here, the Bach
Choral Allen Menschen
mussen sterben (All Men
Must Die) is heard in the
strings pizzicato, with a
tempo indication In slow
motion. The alto line of
the Bach suggests a
phrase from Beethoven's
Ninth Symphony (Alle
Menchen werden Bruder)
heard in the muted
trombone. Before long,
the famous tune from
Offenbach's opera is
heard, followed by
quotations from iconic
Barcarolles by Chopin,
Mendelssohn and Faure, as
well as two Venetian
popular songs and more
Beethoven. III.
Barcarola/Ostinato/Carill
on An ostinato is a
repeated musical figure,
and carillon is Italian
for music box. This
movement references the
obsolete genre of salon
pieces that imitated
music boxes: such works
by composers like Liadov
and Gretchaninov used to
be a mainstay of
pianists' encore
repertoire. This movement
is however much darker in
conception than those
pleasant trifles.
Utilizing the full
battery of percussion,
the carefully notated
temporal slowing of the
ostinato becomes
overwhelmed by a poignant
chorale melody before
this box is snapped shut.
IV. Barcarolle
Oubliee (Forgotten
Barcarolle) Marked
limpido (still) the final
movement begins with the
sound of rain produced by
a percussion instrument
called (appropriately) a
rain stick. Halting
phrases in the harp
coalesce into the
accompaniment for a
plangent melody heard in
the clarinet. The central
Adagio of this movement
leads to a shattering
climax, before the
opening phrases return
and dissipate into
nothingness.
Tuba SKU: HL.48181579 Composed by Jules Semler-Collery. Leduc. Softcover....(+)
Tuba
SKU:
HL.48181579
Composed
by Jules Semler-Collery.
Leduc. Softcover. 12
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL21280. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181579).
UPC:
888680906085.
9.0x12.0x0.063
inches.
“Fren
ch composer, conductor
and teacher, Jules
Semler-Collery
(1902-1988) studied at
the Paris Conservatoire
where he won many prizes.
He became well-known as a
composer and his works
remain popular to this
day, including his
Barcarolle and
Bacchanalian Songs for
Tuba, Double Bass, Bass
Saxhorn or Brass Trombone
and Piano.
Semler-Collery's success
as a composer has been
proven by the inclusion
of many of his
compositions in the list
of compulsory works at
the Paris Conservatoire.
The two movements of
Barcarolle and
Bacchanalian Song,
adaptable for a variety
of bass instruments,
reflect their titles by
use of a variety of
musical features.
Suitable for advanced
Tuba, Double Bass, Bass
Saxhorn and Bass Trombone
players, Semler-Collery's
Barcarolle and
Bacchanalian Song is an
exciting addition to the
bass instrument's
repertoire.â€.
Piano; Voice (High Voice) SKU: HL.48018101 High Voice and Piano. C...(+)
Piano; Voice (High Voice)
SKU: HL.48018101
High Voice and
Piano. Composed by
Richard Strauss. Boosey &
Hawkes Voice. Classical,
Collection, Contemporary,
German. 24 pages. Simrock
#M221100696. Published by
Simrock (HL.48018101).
UPC: 073999639612.
9.0x12.0x0.088
inches.
Contents:
Seitdem dein Aug' in
meines schaute *
Standchen * Das Geheimnis
* Aus den Liedern der
Trauer * Nur Mut! *
Barcarole.
By Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), arranged by Francisco J. Nunez. Octavo for 2-p...(+)
By Jacques Offenbach
(1819-1880), arranged by
Francisco J. Nunez.
Octavo for 2-part chorus
and piano accompaniment.
Choral. 10 pages.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes.
Piano (PS) - difficult SKU: HL.49008422 Composed by Heinz Holliger. Sheet...(+)
Piano (PS) - difficult
SKU: HL.49008422
Composed by Heinz
Holliger. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Composed 1999.
44 pages. Duration 32'.
Schott Music #ED 9459.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49008422).
ISBN
9790001131940.
12.0x8.75x0.13
inches.
Composed in
anticipation of the Bach
anniversary in 2000. The
forms and religious
symbolism in Holliger's
piece are not restricted
in their reference to the
Cantor of St Thomas'
Leipzig, but include the
interwoven contradictory
attitudes towards Bach of
Schumann and Liszt. A
technically and musically
demanding concert piece.
Prelude (Inner Voice) *
Fugue * Barcarole *
Sphinxes (Intermezzo I) *
petit Csardas obstine *
Sphinxes (Intermezzo II)
* Ciacona
monoritmica.
Organ, cembalo, celesta SKU: CA.2912000 Composed by Helmut Bornefeld. Thi...(+)
Organ, cembalo, celesta
SKU: CA.2912000
Composed by Helmut
Bornefeld. This edition:
Paperbound. German title:
Barcarole (In Memoriam
Strawinsky). Full score.
Composed 1973. BoWV. 56
pages. Carus Verlag #CV
29.120/00. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.2912000).
O Belle Nuit Orchestre d'harmonie, Chorale-Voix [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Baton Music
(Barcarole from the Opera Les contes d'Hoffman). By Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880...(+)
(Barcarole from the Opera
Les contes d'Hoffman). By
Jacques Offenbach
(1819-1880). Arranged by
Jos van de Braak. For
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano
and Concert Band. Grade
3. Full score and set of
parts. Duration 4:00.
Published by Baton Music
Band concert band - Grade 3.5 SKU: KJ.WB217F Composed by John Zdechlik. B...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
3.5
SKU: KJ.WB217F
Composed by John
Zdechlik. Bandworks.
Score. Neil A. Kjos Music
Company #WB217F.
Published by Neil A. Kjos
Music Company
(KJ.WB217F).
a delicate
and delightful feature
for three solo flutes or
the entire flute
section!
Barcarole
for flutes is a flute
feature for three solo
flutes. (If desired, the
solo can be played by six
flutes.) both the first
and the last section are
in unison for the solo
flutes while the middle
section is divisi. The
piece should be performed
with the band
accompaniment clearly in
the background. If
needed, the conductor
should reduce the number
of players to achieve
proper balance.
The piece begins
with a smoothly flowing
melody in the oboe and
fist clarinet,
accompanied by a
countermelody in the alto
saxophones, then flows
into a lyrical melody for
the solo flutes. The low
woodwinds and low brass
punctuate the sensitive
and delicate melody with
a rhythmical
accompaniment. The
ensemble builds in a
sweeping sound toward the
end of the first section.
The middle section
contains rhythmical
variety within the flute
solo as well as in an
agitated accompaniment
before returning to the
original melody. After
the return of the
original melody, the
brass and low woodwind
accompaniment builds to a
point before falling back
to finish with the gentle
hush of the flute
solo.
Barcarolle Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1125240-010 From Les Con...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1125240-010
From Les Contes
d'Hoffmann. Composed
by Jacques Offenbach.
Arranged by Wil van der
Beek. Great Classics.
Classical. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2012. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1125240-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1125240-010).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The famous
Barcarolle from
Offenbach’s The
Tales of Hoffmann
opens the fourth act of
the opera, which takes
place in Venice. For this
reason Offenbach chose a
barcarolle - a Venetian
gondolier song with its
characteristic swaying
rhythm. Wil van der
Beek’s arrangement
gives this romantic song
an alternative, lighter
beginning, making it
suitable for almost any
wind orchestra.
Die
berühmte
Barcarolle aus der
Oper Hoffmanns
Erzählungen von
Jacques Offenbach
eröffnet den vierten
Akt der Oper, der in
Venedig spielt. Daher
wählte Offenbach eine
Barcarole - ein
venezianisches Gondellied
mit seinem
charakteristischen
wiegenden Rhythmus. Mit
einem alternativen,
leichteren Beginn macht
Wil van der Beeks
Bearbeitung das
romantische Lied fast
jedem Blasorchester
zugänglich.
La famosa
Barcarolle
dall’opera I
racconti di Hoffmann
di Jacques Offenbach,
apre il quarto atto
dell’opera che si
gira a Venezia, con una
barcarola, canzone dei
gondolieri veneziani dai
ritmi molto ondeggianti.
Optando per un inizio
più accessibile,
l’arrangiamento di
Wil van der Beek di
questa romantica canzone
è adatto alla grande
maggioranza delle
bande.
Barcarolle Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1125240-140 From Les Con...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1125240-140
From Les Contes
d'Hoffmann. Composed
by Jacques Offenbach.
Arranged by Wil van der
Beek. Great Classics.
Classical. Score Only.
Composed 2012. 12 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1125240-140.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1125240-140).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The famous
Barcarolle from
Offenbach’s The
Tales of Hoffmann
opens the fourth act of
the opera, which takes
place in Venice. For this
reason Offenbach chose a
barcarolle - a Venetian
gondolier song with its
characteristic swaying
rhythm. Wil van der
Beek’s arrangement
gives this romantic song
an alternative, lighter
beginning, making it
suitable for almost any
wind orchestra.
Die berühmte
Barcarolle aus der
Oper Hoffmanns
Erzählungen von
Jacques Offenbach
eröffnet den vierten
Akt der Oper, der in
Venedig spielt. Daher
wählte Offenbach eine
Barcarole - ein
venezianisches Gondellied
mit seinem
charakteristischen
wiegenden Rhythmus. Mit
einem alternativen,
leichteren Beginn macht
Wil van der Beeks
Bearbeitung das
romantische Lied fast
jedem Blasorchester
zugänglich.
La famosa
Barcarolle
dall’opera I
racconti di Hoffmann
di Jacques Offenbach,
apre il quarto atto
dell’opera che si
gira a Venezia, con una
barcarola, canzone dei
gondolieri veneziani dai
ritmi molto ondeggianti.
Optando per un inizio
più accessibile,
l’arrangiamento di
Wil van der Beek di
questa romantica canzone
è adatto alla grande
maggioranza delle
bande.
By Various. Edited by Werner Thomas-Mifune. For violin, violoncello. Rossini's B...(+)
By Various. Edited by
Werner Thomas-Mifune. For
violin, violoncello.
Rossini's
Barbier-Rag,Bach's
Brandenburgischer-Boogie,
Mozart's
Zauberfloten-Mambo,
Haydn's
Paukenschlag-Boogie,
Beethoven's Symphony
No.5-mambo, Offenbach's
Barcarolen-Boogie.
Published by Edition
Kunzelmann.
Cello, string orchestra & harp SKU: HH.HH238-IPT Composed by Andre-Charle...(+)
Cello, string orchestra &
harp
SKU:
HH.HH238-IPT
Composed
by Andre-Charles
Messager. Edited by
Christopher Hogwood.
Cello, String Orchestra &
Harp. Instrumental parts.
Edition HH Music
Publishers #HH238-IPT.
Published by Edition HH
Music Publishers
(HH.HH238-IPT).
SKU: HL.197701 Composed by Igor Shcherbakov. LKM Music. Softcover. Lauren...(+)
SKU: HL.197701
Composed by Igor
Shcherbakov. LKM Music.
Softcover. Lauren Keiser
Music Publishing
#X074040. Published by
Lauren Keiser Music
Publishing (HL.197701).
ISBN 9781581064735.
UPC: 888680646561.
9.0x12.0x0.175
inches.
A
barcarolle is a musical
form which describes a
song or instrumental
piece in a swaying 6/8
time, sugessting the
lilting motion of a
Venetian gondola.
Shcherbakov's Barcarolle
for Piano and Orchestra
is less a literal
interpretation of the
traditional form, but
rather a spiritual one
which suggests floating
along a winding canal
which is at times serene
and darkly ominous at
others. The premiere was
conducted by Volodymyr
Sheiko with Maria
Vichliaeva on piano.
Piano 4 hands - Level 2 SKU: LM.P1363 Pantheon des pianistes. Classical. ...(+)
Piano 4 hands - Level 2
SKU: LM.P1363
Pantheon des pianistes.
Classical. Score.
Editions Henry Lemoine
#P1363. Published by
Editions Henry Lemoine
(LM.P1363).
ISBN
9790230916479.
BLAN
C et DAUPHIN : Aubade
florentine - LACK :
Barcarolle - Berceuse de
la poupee Op.61 bis -
LANDRY : Danse bretonne
Op.106 n. 1 - Les
faneuses Op.254 n. 1 -
WEBER : Derniere pensee
de Weber - Romance de
Preciosa - Valse de
Preciosa - TRADITIONNEL :
La petite Margot.
Recorder and Piano - intermediate SKU: HL.14008027 Music Sales America. C...(+)
Recorder and Piano -
intermediate
SKU:
HL.14008027
Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book [Softcover]. Music
Sales #NOV262762.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14008027).
8.25x11.75x0.063
inches.
Patrick
Enfield. Three pieces,
'March', 'Barcarolle' and
'Hornpipe' for descant
recorder(s) and piano.
Originally composed for
performance by school
pupils.
A
Chamber Concerto for
Trombone and Brass
Quintet. Composed by
Eric Ewazen.
Contemporary. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
32+8+8+8+8+8+8 pages.
Duration 12 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41551. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114415510).
UPC:
680160608775. 8.5 x 11
inches.
Ewazen has
written many compositions
for brass quintet and for
trombone solo and
ensemble, but takes
pleasure here in matching
a solo trombone with
brass quintet in
Barcarolle and Caprice.
He explores the full
range of capability and
sonority in an uncommon
brass setting. For
advanced performers.
Berceuse Des-dur jest utworem niezmiernie subtelnym i wyrafinowanym, co wyra ...(+)
Berceuse Des-dur jest
utworem niezmiernie
subtelnym i
wyrafinowanym, co wyra a
si przez wahad ow arabesk
melodii, przekszta cenie
rodków ornamentalnych
w warto ci kolorystyczne
i konsekwencj techniki
wariacyjnej, wyst pujcej
w ostinatowej odmianie