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Violin and orchestra SKU: BO.B.3340 Composed by Jordi Cervello. Instrumen...(+)
Violin and orchestra
SKU: BO.B.3340
Composed by Jordi
Cervello. Instrumental
Sets. Duration 29:00.
Published by Editorial de
Musica Boileau
(BO.B.3340). ISBN
9788480207591. Engl
ish comments: My
dedication to the string
instruments has been a
constant throughout my
compositional career and
I knew that sooner or
later the time would come
to compose a concerto for
violin and orchestra.
That moment came in the
autumn of 2002 and after
ten months of
uninterrupted work I
finished it in August of
2003. It is a work
structured similarly to
the traditional
concertos. An important
impetus for the
elaboration of my
concerto was due to the
ill-fated violinist
Ginette Neveu. Her
version of Sibelius'
Concerto has always
stayed with me. For this
reason the first
movement,
Moderato-Allegro, begins
with a contemplative
atmosphere similar to
that of Sibelius'
Concerto in which the
principal thematic ideas
appear tentatively. These
ideas, two rhythmic and
two melodic, are
reaffirmed through a
broad development that
culminates in an
orchestral fullness. A
calm, mysterious passage
recalls the introduction
and after becoming
blurred, three bars burst
in leading to the rapid
section of the movement.
Soloist and orchestra
engage in a dialectic
struggle of a dramatic
nature. The agitation
subsides leaving only a
tranquil and suggestive
clarinet phrase. This
will be taken up by the
soloist who leads up to
the movement's most
dramatic moment playing
an accelerating triplet
figure supported by an
orchestral pedal in
crescendo. From here the
soloist's cadenza emerges
beginning with soft
double notes. It finishes
with an ascending
progression and the
soloist settles into the
high register to elicit
the orchestra's
intervention in a soft
and transfigured
atmosphere. Once
internalised the second
movement, Adagio poco
sostenuto e leggero
begins. It has a solemn
character and opens with
two trumpet calls
answered by the
violoncellos and the
contrabasses. The violin
soloist introduces and
plays two nostalgic
themes, the first in the
low register and the
second, more extensive,
in the middle register.
The soft and delicate
Misterioso e leggero
begins with the violin
singing on high. The
rhythm of the constant
quaver figures gradually
accelerates until the
soloist provokes a
dramatic full orchestra
as in a cadenza. Once
again, the Calmo, in
which the soloist with
less and less orchestral
attire serenely bids
farewell. A rising series
of double stops by the
soloist serves to
initiate the
Finale-Scherzo. In 6/8
rhythm and with the
character of a rondo it
carries us along in a
carefree, virtuosic
ambiance. The principal
motives, brief and
concise, emerge from the
happy, playful theme
presented by the soloist.
With an intricate
progression of rapid
sixths in double stops it
reaches a tense and
somewhat combative
moment. However this
resolves itself in a
diminuendo that the
soloist peacefully takes
up with the notes re-la
to commence the cadenza.
This culminates in a
series of tied notes to
reintroduce the principal
theme. A moment of
melodic suspension serves
as a farewell before the
brief and jovial final
coda. --The
author
Comentari
os del Espanol: A lo
largo de mi carrera
compositiva mi dedicacion
a los instrumentos de
cuerda ha sido constante
y sabia que, tarde o
temprano, llegaria el
momento de componer un
concierto para violin y
orquesta. Este llego en
otono de 2002 y, tras
diez meses de trabajo
ininterrumpido, lo
termine en agosto de
2003. Se trata de una
obra estructurada de
manera similar a los
conciertos tradicionales.
Un importante impulso a
la elaboracion de mi
concierto lo debo al
recuerdo de la malograda
violinista Ginette Neveu.
Su version del concierto
de Sibelius ha
permanecido siempre
dentro de mi. Por ese
motivo, el primer
movimiento
Moderato-Allegro se
inicia con una atmosfera
contemplativa cercana a
la del mencionado
Concierto, en la que
aparecen cautamente las
principales ideas
tematicas. Con un amplio
desarrollo se llega a un
lleno orquestal en el que
estas ideas -dos ritmicas
y dos melodicas- quedan
reafirmadas. Un pasaje
calmo y misterioso
rememora la introduccion.
Tras desdibujarse,
irrumpen tres compases
que nos llevan a la parte
rapida del movimiento.
Solista y orquesta
establecen un combate
dialectico de caracter
dramatico. La inquietud
desaparece hasta una
tranquila e insinuante
frase del clarinete. Esta
sera recogida por el
solista, quien, a base de
una figuracion de
tresillos cada vez mas
rapidos apoyada por un
pedal de la orquesta in
crescendo, conduce hacia
el momento mas dramatico
del movimiento. De aqui
nace la cadenza del
solista, que se incia con
suaves notas dobles.
Finaliza con una
progresion ascendente y
el solista se coloca en
el registro agudo para
llamar la intervencion de
la orquesta dentro de una
atmosfera suave y
transfigurada.
Interiorizado es el
segundo movimiento Adagio
poco sostenuto e leggero.
Con dos llamadas de las
trompas respondidas por
los violonchelos y
contrabajos inicia el
Adagio de caracter grave.
El violin solista
introduce y canta dos
temas nostalgicos. El
primero en el registro
grave y el segundo, mas
amplio, en el medio.
Inicia el Misterioso e
leggero, de caracter
suave y delicado. Con el
violin cantando en agudo.
La constante figuracion
de corcheas acelerara
poco a poco el ritmo
hasta que el solista a
modo de cadenza provocara
un dramatico lleno
orquestal. De nuevo el
Calmo, donde el solista,
cada vez con menos ropaje
orquestal, se despide
serenamente. Una subida
de dobles cuerdas a cargo
del solista sirve para
iniciar el
Finale-Scherzo. Este, en
ritmo de 6/8 y con
caracter de rondo, nos
transporta en un clima
virtuosistico y
despreocupado. Del tema
alegre y jugueton
presentado por el solista
nacen los principales
motivos, breves y
concisos. Con una
intrincada sucesion de
rapidas sextas en doble
cuerda se llega a un
momento crispado y algo
combativo que, sin
embargo, se resolvera en
un diminuendo que el
solista recoge
apaciblemente con las
notas re-la para inciar
la cadenza. Esta culmina
con un suave rosario de
notas en ligado para
introducir de nuevo el
tema principal. Un
momento de suspension
melodica sirve como
despido antes de la breve
y jovial coda final. La
obra fue estrenada el 23
de septiembre de 2005 en
el Teatre Monumental de
Madrid por la Orquesta
Sinfonica de RTVE con
Markus Placci de solista
y Uwe Mund de director.
Gravacion: RNE y Canal
Clasico de TVE. --El
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Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Contrabass, Flute 1,
Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4,
Marimba, Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Percussion 3, Snare
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more. SKU:
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minutes. Theodore Presser
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Published by Theodore
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680160684472. The
violin concerto is
commissioned by Friends
of Dresden Music
Foundation for American
soloist Mira Wang and the
New York Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted
by Ivan Fischer. Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimes lyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three note
motive) consists of big
leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minor seventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for the cadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments. The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty. Happy Rain
on a Spring Night by Du
Fu (712-770 in Tang
Dynasty) Happy rain comes
in time, When spring is
in its prime. With night
breeze it will fall, And
quietly moisten all.
Clouds darken wild roads,
Light brightens a little
boat. Saturated at dawn,
With flowers blooming the
town. (English
translation by Chen Yi
from the original poem in
Chinese) The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction on
the structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in Dresden. It's
like the welcome rain on
a quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our new society is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
the expression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it's being
unfolded line by line.
Although the tempo is set
63 quarter notes per
minute throughout (played
vividly, never slow
down), the tension is
being built up from the
quiet background in the
beginning, to the
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures 39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to the rustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokes produced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in Rehearsal C
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a little light
in the boat is shimmering
on the lake... The
breathy sound and key
slaps on the flutes
create a mysterious
atmosphere, in a dialogue
with other instruments.
The cello glissandi
recite the poem in the
tone of Mandarin, echoed
by the string harmonics.
The music in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led by the
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G, the
location of the Golden
Section, according to the
length of the music
without cadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
which stands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short, yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high string
harmonics. On the top,
there is a recall of the
three note motive in the
sound of wonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone meaningfully.
The music is written for
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2
clarinets (in Bb), 2
bassoons, 4 French horns
(in F), 2 trumpets (in
Bb), 3 trombones, tuba,
harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc. 1:
xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and strings.
Duration is about 20
minutes. The violin
concerto is commissioned
by Friends of Dresden
Music Foundation for
American soloist Mira
Wang and the New York
Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted by
Ivan Fischer.Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimeslyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three
notemotive) consists of
big leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minorseventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for thecadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments.The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty.Happy Rain
on a Spring Nightby Du Fu
(712-770 in Tang
Dynasty)Happy rain comes
in time,When spring is in
its prime.With night
breeze it will fall,And
quietly moisten
all.Clouds darken wild
roads,Light brightens a
little boat.Saturated at
dawn,With flowers
blooming the
town.(English translation
by Chen Yi from the
original poem in
Chinese)The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction
onthe structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in
Dresden.It’s like
the welcome rain on a
quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our newsociety is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
theexpression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it’s
being unfolded line by
line.Although the tempo
is set 63 quarter notes
per minute throughout
(played vividly,
neverslow down), the
tension is being built up
from the quiet background
in the beginning, tothe
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to therustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokesproduced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in RehearsalC
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a littlelight in
the boat is shimmering on
the lake... The breathy
sound and key slaps on
theflutes create a
mysterious atmosphere, in
a dialogue with other
instruments. The
celloglissandi recite the
poem in the tone of
Mandarin, echoed by the
string harmonics.
Themusic in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led bythe
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G,the location
of the Golden Section,
according to the length
of the music
withoutcadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
whichstands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short,yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high
stringharmonics. On the
top, there is a recall of
the three note motive in
the sound ofwonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone
meaningfully.The music is
written for 2 flutes, 2
oboes, 2 clarinets (in
Bb), 2 bassoons, 4 French
horns (in F), 2 trumpets
(in Bb), 3 trombones,
tuba, harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc.
1:xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and
strings.Duration is about
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Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Contrabass, Flute 1,
Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4,
Marimba, Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Percussion 3, Snare
Drum, Suspended Cymbal,
Tam-tam, Trombone 1 and
more. SKU:
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Composed by Chen Yi.
Part. 11 pages. Duration
20 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#116-41963SP. Published
by Theodore Presser
Company (PR.11641963SP).
UPC:
680160684496. The
violin concerto is
commissioned by Friends
of Dresden Music
Foundation for American
soloist Mira Wang and the
New York Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted
by Ivan Fischer. Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimes lyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three note
motive) consists of big
leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minor seventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for the cadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments. The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty. Happy Rain
on a Spring Night by Du
Fu (712-770 in Tang
Dynasty) Happy rain comes
in time, When spring is
in its prime. With night
breeze it will fall, And
quietly moisten all.
Clouds darken wild roads,
Light brightens a little
boat. Saturated at dawn,
With flowers blooming the
town. (English
translation by Chen Yi
from the original poem in
Chinese) The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction on
the structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in Dresden. It's
like the welcome rain on
a quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our new society is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
the expression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it's being
unfolded line by line.
Although the tempo is set
63 quarter notes per
minute throughout (played
vividly, never slow
down), the tension is
being built up from the
quiet background in the
beginning, to the
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures 39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to the rustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokes produced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in Rehearsal C
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a little light
in the boat is shimmering
on the lake... The
breathy sound and key
slaps on the flutes
create a mysterious
atmosphere, in a dialogue
with other instruments.
The cello glissandi
recite the poem in the
tone of Mandarin, echoed
by the string harmonics.
The music in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led by the
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G, the
location of the Golden
Section, according to the
length of the music
without cadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
which stands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short, yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high string
harmonics. On the top,
there is a recall of the
three note motive in the
sound of wonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone meaningfully.
The music is written for
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2
clarinets (in Bb), 2
bassoons, 4 French horns
(in F), 2 trumpets (in
Bb), 3 trombones, tuba,
harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc. 1:
xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and strings.
Duration is about 20
minutes. The violin
concerto is commissioned
by Friends of Dresden
Music Foundation for
American soloist Mira
Wang and the New York
Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted by
Ivan Fischer.Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimeslyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three
notemotive) consists of
big leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minorseventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for thecadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments.The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty.Happy Rain
on a Spring Nightby Du Fu
(712-770 in Tang
Dynasty)Happy rain comes
in time,When spring is in
its prime.With night
breeze it will fall,And
quietly moisten
all.Clouds darken wild
roads,Light brightens a
little boat.Saturated at
dawn,With flowers
blooming the
town.(English translation
by Chen Yi from the
original poem in
Chinese)The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction
onthe structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in
Dresden.It’s like
the welcome rain on a
quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our newsociety is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
theexpression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it’s
being unfolded line by
line.Although the tempo
is set 63 quarter notes
per minute throughout
(played vividly,
neverslow down), the
tension is being built up
from the quiet background
in the beginning, tothe
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to therustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokesproduced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in RehearsalC
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a littlelight in
the boat is shimmering on
the lake... The breathy
sound and key slaps on
theflutes create a
mysterious atmosphere, in
a dialogue with other
instruments. The
celloglissandi recite the
poem in the tone of
Mandarin, echoed by the
string harmonics.
Themusic in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led bythe
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G,the location
of the Golden Section,
according to the length
of the music
withoutcadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
whichstands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short,yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high
stringharmonics. On the
top, there is a recall of
the three note motive in
the sound ofwonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone
meaningfully.The music is
written for 2 flutes, 2
oboes, 2 clarinets (in
Bb), 2 bassoons, 4 French
horns (in F), 2 trumpets
(in Bb), 3 trombones,
tuba, harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc.
1:xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and
strings.Duration is about
20 minutes. $25.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Spring in Dresden Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bass Drum, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, F...(+)
Orchestra Bass Drum,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Contrabass, Flute 1,
Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4,
Marimba, Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Percussion 3, Snare
Drum, Suspended Cymbal,
Tam-tam, Trombone 1 and
more. SKU:
PR.11641963L Composed
by Chen Yi. Large Score.
58 pages. Duration 20
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #116-41963L.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11641963L). UPC:
680160684489. The
violin concerto is
commissioned by Friends
of Dresden Music
Foundation for American
soloist Mira Wang and the
New York Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted
by Ivan Fischer. Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimes lyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three note
motive) consists of big
leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minor seventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for the cadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments. The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty. Happy Rain
on a Spring Night by Du
Fu (712-770 in Tang
Dynasty) Happy rain comes
in time, When spring is
in its prime. With night
breeze it will fall, And
quietly moisten all.
Clouds darken wild roads,
Light brightens a little
boat. Saturated at dawn,
With flowers blooming the
town. (English
translation by Chen Yi
from the original poem in
Chinese) The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction on
the structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in Dresden. It's
like the welcome rain on
a quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our new society is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
the expression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it's being
unfolded line by line.
Although the tempo is set
63 quarter notes per
minute throughout (played
vividly, never slow
down), the tension is
being built up from the
quiet background in the
beginning, to the
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures 39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to the rustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokes produced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in Rehearsal C
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a little light
in the boat is shimmering
on the lake... The
breathy sound and key
slaps on the flutes
create a mysterious
atmosphere, in a dialogue
with other instruments.
The cello glissandi
recite the poem in the
tone of Mandarin, echoed
by the string harmonics.
The music in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led by the
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G, the
location of the Golden
Section, according to the
length of the music
without cadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
which stands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short, yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high string
harmonics. On the top,
there is a recall of the
three note motive in the
sound of wonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone meaningfully.
The music is written for
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2
clarinets (in Bb), 2
bassoons, 4 French horns
(in F), 2 trumpets (in
Bb), 3 trombones, tuba,
harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc. 1:
xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and strings.
Duration is about 20
minutes. The violin
concerto is commissioned
by Friends of Dresden
Music Foundation for
American soloist Mira
Wang and the New York
Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted by
Ivan Fischer.Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimeslyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three
notemotive) consists of
big leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minorseventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for thecadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments.The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty.Happy Rain
on a Spring Nightby Du Fu
(712-770 in Tang
Dynasty)Happy rain comes
in time,When spring is in
its prime.With night
breeze it will fall,And
quietly moisten
all.Clouds darken wild
roads,Light brightens a
little boat.Saturated at
dawn,With flowers
blooming the
town.(English translation
by Chen Yi from the
original poem in
Chinese)The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction
onthe structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in
Dresden.It’s like
the welcome rain on a
quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our newsociety is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
theexpression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it’s
being unfolded line by
line.Although the tempo
is set 63 quarter notes
per minute throughout
(played vividly,
neverslow down), the
tension is being built up
from the quiet background
in the beginning, tothe
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to therustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokesproduced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in RehearsalC
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a littlelight in
the boat is shimmering on
the lake... The breathy
sound and key slaps on
theflutes create a
mysterious atmosphere, in
a dialogue with other
instruments. The
celloglissandi recite the
poem in the tone of
Mandarin, echoed by the
string harmonics.
Themusic in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led bythe
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G,the location
of the Golden Section,
according to the length
of the music
withoutcadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
whichstands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short,yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high
stringharmonics. On the
top, there is a recall of
the three note motive in
the sound ofwonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone
meaningfully.The music is
written for 2 flutes, 2
oboes, 2 clarinets (in
Bb), 2 bassoons, 4 French
horns (in F), 2 trumpets
(in Bb), 3 trombones,
tuba, harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc.
1:xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and
strings.Duration is about
20 minutes. $55.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 9 Score And Parts Chester
Stringorchestra with Wind SKU: HL.14020989 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell ...(+)
Stringorchestra with Wind
SKU: HL.14020989
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. 20th
Century. Set. Composed
1999. 72 pages. Chester
Music #CH61154. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14020989). ISBN
9780711952027.
9.0x12.0x0.433
inches. The solo
group consists of a
sextet of the woodwind
instruments which are
normally doubled with
more regular members of
the orchestra: these six
strangers, now brought to
the fore, are piccolo,
alto flute, cor anglais,
clarinet in Eb, bass
clarinet in Bb and
contrabassoon. They make
a motley group, diverse
in colour as in register,
and one of the tasks of
the piece sets itself is
to have them blend and
cohere, both together as
an ensemble and in
partnership with the
string orchestra (which
itself is used with
unusual variety and
subtlety). Another
evident task of the work
is to provide fine solos
for each member of the
woodwind sextet: bright
dances for the piccolo,
recitatives for the alto
flute, a stoical song
from the contrabassoon in
the extreme bass. The
work is cast as a single
movement, which begins in
the composer's
first-movement style of
rapid regeneration. This
is interrupted by slow
interventions, including
one for divided strings
which gives rise to a
sextuple cadenza for the
soloists. Out of this
comes a slow movement, or
sequence of short slow
movements, followed by a
dancing finale with its
own slow episodes.
Altogether this is music
of songs and dances,
heavily tinged with
Scottish rhythms and
tonalities: one might
think of a magic bagpipe,
having six chanters and a
drone of variegated
string texture. $43.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Double Play Violon [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Bongos, Cello, Clarinet, Contraba...(+)
Orchestra Bass Clarinet,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Bongos, Cello, Clarinet,
Contrabass, Crotales,
Cymbals, English Horn,
Field Drum, Flute,
Glockenspiel, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion, Piano, Snare
Drum, Triangle, Trumpet,
Vibraphone, Viola and
more. SKU:
PR.416411770 For
Violin, Piano, and
Chamber Orchestra.
Composed by William
Kraft. Full score. With
Standard notation.
Duration 17 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41177. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416411770). UPC:
680160091508. I was
tempted to call the piece
Throw Back because it
consciously employs
rhythmic and harmonic
approaches characteristic
of the earlier part of
the twentieth century,
much of which plays a
part in forging my
musical personality.
Going along with the
impetus, I have paid
homage by subtly
interpolating stylistic
or actual references to
such unexpected
bedfellows as Scriabin,
Ravel, Debussy, Piston,
Roussel, and Ysaye. I
hope I will be musically
forgiven. In one
continuous movement,
there are three definite
internal sections:
Presto-Largo-Allegro. The
first section opens with
a very soft percussion
cadenza. If the acoustics
allow it, the player will
use sponge pottery
mallets (sponge-headed
mallets employed to
smooth the interior of a
pot as it is being
spin-dried). No matter
how hard the
percussionist strikes the
drums, the dynamic cannot
go above pp (pianissimo).
This cadenza serves as a
basis for the first
movement. The elements of
the cadenza are taken by
the orchestra to make the
first major statement,
similar to the classical
concerto; but rather than
making a restatement, the
soloists, when they come
in, begin with
variational ideas. The
second section is given
over to the soloists, and
is lyrical. The third
section begins with an
alternation between
strict rhythmic pulsation
and free-sounding
timbres, as if reluctant
to leave the second
section behind. The
rhythmic aspect takes
over more and more as the
piece progresses toward
its conclusion. Double
Play was commissioned by
the Saint Paul Chamber
Orchestra with financial
assistance from the
Northwest Area
Foundation. It received
its premiere on January
7, 1983, in St. Paul,
with the St. Paul Chamber
Orchestra; Pinchas
Zukerman, violinist; Marc
Neikrug, piano; and the
composer conducting. $26.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 9 (Miniature Score) [Conducteur] Chester
String Orchestra, Wind Instruments[Sextet] SKU: HL.14020993 Composed by S...(+)
String Orchestra, Wind
Instruments[Sextet]
SKU: HL.14020993
Composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Score. Composed 1999. 94
pages. Chester Music
#CH61153. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14020993). ISBN
9780711952010.
5.5x8.5x0.222
inches. The solo
group consists of a
sextet of the woodwind
instruments which are
normally doubled with
more regular members of
the orchestra: these six
strangers, now brought to
the fore, are piccolo and
alto flute, cor anglais,
Eb and bass clarinets and
contrabassoon. They make
a motley group, diverse
in colour as in register,
and one of the tasks of
the piece sets itself is
to have them blend and
cohere, both together as
an ensemble and in
partnership with the
string orchestra (which
itself is used with
unusual variety and
subtlety). Another
evident task of the work
is to provide fine solos
for each member of the
woodwind sextet: bright
dances for the piccolo,
recitatives for the alto
flute, a stoical song
from the contrabassoon in
the extreme bass. The
work is cast as a single
movement, which begins in
the composer's
first-movement style of
rapid regeneration. This
is interrupted by slow
interventions, including
one for divided strings
which gives rise to a
sextuple cadenza for the
soloists. Out of this
comes a slow movement, or
sequence of short slow
movements, followed by a
dancing finale with its
own slow episodes.
Altogether this is music
of songs and dances,
heavily tinged with
Scottish rhythms and
tonalities: one might
think of a magic bagpipe,
having six chanters and a
drone of variegated
string texture. This work
for woodwind instruments
and string orchestra was
commissioned by the
Strathclyde Regional
Council and the Scottish
Chamber Orchestra. It is
the ninth of ten concerti
to be written for
principal players of the
Scottish Chamber
Orchestra. The first
performance was given in
February 1995 by the
Scottish Chamber
Orchestra, conducted by
the composer. $37.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Concerto fur Violin and Orchestra D major op. 61 Orchestre, Violon [Conducteur d'étude / Miniature] Barenreiter
By Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Edited by Jonathan Del Mar. For violin and ...(+)
By Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827). Edited by
Jonathan Del Mar. For
violin and orchestra
(solo violin/flute/2
oboes/2 clarinets/2
bassoons/2 horns/2 clarin
trumpets/timpani/2
violins/viola/cello/doubl
e bass). This edition:
Paperback, Urtext
edition. Broad selection
of cadenzas included in
BA 9020. Study score.
Text Language:
English/German. Opus 61.
82 pages. Duration 42'.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag
$20.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Acadia [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Band Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clar...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Clarinet, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3,
Contrabass Clarinet,
Contrabassoon, Double
Bass, English Horn,
Euphonium, Flute 1, Flute
2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn
3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe
2, Percussion 1 and more.
SKU: PR.16500103F
Mvt. 3 from Symphony
No. 6 (Three Places in
the East). Composed
by Dan Welcher. Full
score. 60 pages. Theodore
Presser Company
#165-00103F. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.16500103F). ISBN
9781491131763. UPC:
680160680290. Ever
since the success of my
series of wind ensemble
works Places in the West,
I've been wanting to
write a companion piece
for national parks on the
other side of the north
American continent. The
earlier work, consisting
of GLACIER, THE
YELLOWSTONE FIRES,
ARCHES, and ZION, spanned
some twenty years of my
composing life, and since
the pieces called for
differing groups of
instruments, and were in
slightly different styles
from each other, I never
considered them to be
connected except in their
subject matter. In their
depiction of both the
scenery and the human
history within these
wondrous places, they had
a common goal: awaking
the listener to the
fragile beauty that is in
them; and calling
attention to the ever
more crucial need for
preservation and
protection of these wild
places, unique in all the
world. With this new
work, commissioned by a
consortium of college and
conservatory wind
ensembles led by the
University of Georgia, I
decided to build upon
that same model---but to
solidify the process. The
result, consisting of
three movements (each
named for a different
national park in the
eastern US), is a
bona-fide symphony. While
the three pieces could be
performed separately,
they share a musical
theme---and also a common
style and
instrumentation. It is a
true symphony, in that
the first movement is
long and expository, the
second is a rather
tightly structured
scherzo-with-trio, and
the finale is a true
culmination of the whole.
The first movement,
Everglades, was the
original inspiration for
the entire symphony.
Conceived over the course
of two trips to that
astonishing place (which
the native Americans
called River of Grass,
the subtitle of this
movement), this movement
not only conveys a sense
of the humid, lush, and
even frightening scenery
there---but also an
overview of the entire
settling-of- Florida
experience. It contains
not one, but two native
American chants, and also
presents a view of the
staggering influence of
modern man on this
fragile part of the
world. Beginning with a
slow unfolding marked
Heavy, humid, the music
soon presents a gentle,
lyrical theme in the solo
alto saxophone. This
theme, which goes through
three expansive phrases
with breaks in between,
will appear in all three
movements of the
symphony. After the mood
has been established, the
music opens up to a rich,
warm setting of a
Cherokee morning song,
with the simple happiness
that this part of Florida
must have had prior to
the nineteenth century.
This music, enveloping
and comforting, gradually
gives way to a more
frenetic, driven section
representative of the
intrusion of the white
man. Since Florida was
populated and developed
largely due to the
introduction of a train
system, there's a
suggestion of the
mechanized iron horse
driving straight into the
heartland. At that point,
the native Americans
become considerably less
gentle, and a second
chant seems to stand in
the way of the intruder;
a kind of warning song.
The second part of this
movement shows us the
great swampy center of
the peninsula, with its
wildlife both in and out
of the water. A new theme
appears, sad but noble,
suggesting that this land
is precious and must be
protected by all the
people who inhabit it. At
length, the morning song
reappears in all its
splendor, until the
sunset---with one last
iteration of the warning
song in the solo piccolo.
Functioning as a scherzo,
the second movement,
Great Smoky Mountains,
describes not just that
huge park itself, but one
brave soul's attempt to
climb a mountain there.
It begins with three
iterations of the
UR-theme (which began the
first movement as well),
but this time as up-tempo
brass fanfares in
octaves. Each time it
begins again, the theme
is a little slower and
less confident than the
previous time---almost as
though the hiker were
becoming aware of the
daunting mountain before
him. But then, a steady,
quick-pulsed ostinato
appears, in a constantly
shifting meter system of
2/4- 3/4 in alteration,
and the hike has begun.
Over this, a slower new
melody appears, as the
trek up the mountain
progresses. It's a big
mountain, and the ascent
seems to take quite
awhile, with little
breaks in the hiker's
stride, until at length
he simply must stop and
rest. An oboe solo, over
several free cadenza-like
measures, allows us (and
our friend the hiker) to
catch our breath, and
also to view in the
distance the rocky peak
before us. The goal is
somehow even more
daunting than at first,
being closer and thus
more frighteningly steep.
When we do push off
again, it's at a slower
pace, and with more
careful attention to our
footholds as we trek over
broken rocks. Tantalizing
little views of the
valley at every
switchback make our
determination even
stronger. Finally, we
burst through a stand of
pines and----we're at the
summit! The immensity of
the view is overwhelming,
and ultimately humbling.
A brief coda, while we
sit dazed on the rocks,
ends the movement in a
feeling of triumph. The
final movement, Acadia,
is also about a trip. In
the summer of 2014, I
took a sailing trip with
a dear friend from North
Haven, Maine, to the
southern coast of Mt.
Desert Island in Acadia
National Park. The
experience left me both
exuberant and exhausted,
with an appreciation for
the ocean that I hadn't
had previously. The
approach to Acadia
National Park by water,
too, was thrilling: like
the difference between
climbing a mountain on
foot with riding up on a
ski-lift, I felt I'd
earned the right to be
there. The music for this
movement is entirely
based on the opening
UR-theme. There's a sense
of the water and the
mysterious, quiet deep
from the very beginning,
with seagulls and bell
buoys setting the scene.
As we leave the harbor,
the theme (in a canon
between solo euphonium
and tuba) almost seems as
if large subaquatic
animals are observing our
departure. There are
three themes (call them
A, B and C) in this
seafaring journey---but
they are all based on the
UR theme, in its original
form with octaves
displaced, in an
upside-down form, and in
a backwards version as
well. (The ocean, while
appearing to be
unchanging, is always
changing.) We move out
into the main channel
(A), passing several
islands (B), until we
reach the long draw that
parallels the coastline
called Eggemoggin Reach,
and a sudden burst of new
speed (C). Things
suddenly stop, as if the
wind had died, and we
have a vision: is that
really Mt. Desert Island
we can see off the port
bow, vaguely in the
distance? A chorale of
saxophones seems to
suggest that. We push off
anew as the chorale ends,
and go through all three
themes again---but in
different
instrumentations, and
different keys. At the
final tack-turn, there it
is, for real: Mt. Desert
Island, big as life.
We've made it. As we pull
into the harbor, where
we'll secure the boat for
the night, there's a
feeling of achievement.
Our whale and dolphin
friends return, and we
end our journey with
gratitude and
celebration. I am
profoundly grateful to
Jaclyn Hartenberger,
Professor of Conducting
at the University of
Georgia, for leading the
consortium which provided
the commissioning of this
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Band Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clar...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet,
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Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3,
Contrabass Clarinet,
Contrabassoon, Double
Bass, English Horn,
Euphonium, Flute 1, Flute
2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn
3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe
2, Percussion 1 and more.
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Mvt. 2 from Symphony
No. 6 (Three Places in
the East). Composed
by Dan Welcher. Full
score. 52 pages. Theodore
Presser Company
#165-00102F. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.16500102F). ISBN
9781491131749. UPC:
680160680276. Ever
since the success of my
series of wind ensemble
works Places in the West,
I've been wanting to
write a companion piece
for national parks on the
other side of the north
American continent. The
earlier work, consisting
of GLACIER, THE
YELLOWSTONE FIRES,
ARCHES, and ZION, spanned
some twenty years of my
composing life, and since
the pieces called for
differing groups of
instruments, and were in
slightly different styles
from each other, I never
considered them to be
connected except in their
subject matter. In their
depiction of both the
scenery and the human
history within these
wondrous places, they had
a common goal: awaking
the listener to the
fragile beauty that is in
them; and calling
attention to the ever
more crucial need for
preservation and
protection of these wild
places, unique in all the
world. With this new
work, commissioned by a
consortium of college and
conservatory wind
ensembles led by the
University of Georgia, I
decided to build upon
that same model---but to
solidify the process. The
result, consisting of
three movements (each
named for a different
national park in the
eastern US), is a
bona-fide symphony. While
the three pieces could be
performed separately,
they share a musical
theme---and also a common
style and
instrumentation. It is a
true symphony, in that
the first movement is
long and expository, the
second is a rather
tightly structured
scherzo-with-trio, and
the finale is a true
culmination of the whole.
The first movement,
Everglades, was the
original inspiration for
the entire symphony.
Conceived over the course
of two trips to that
astonishing place (which
the native Americans
called River of Grass,
the subtitle of this
movement), this movement
not only conveys a sense
of the humid, lush, and
even frightening scenery
there---but also an
overview of the entire
settling-of- Florida
experience. It contains
not one, but two native
American chants, and also
presents a view of the
staggering influence of
modern man on this
fragile part of the
world. Beginning with a
slow unfolding marked
Heavy, humid, the music
soon presents a gentle,
lyrical theme in the solo
alto saxophone. This
theme, which goes through
three expansive phrases
with breaks in between,
will appear in all three
movements of the
symphony. After the mood
has been established, the
music opens up to a rich,
warm setting of a
Cherokee morning song,
with the simple happiness
that this part of Florida
must have had prior to
the nineteenth century.
This music, enveloping
and comforting, gradually
gives way to a more
frenetic, driven section
representative of the
intrusion of the white
man. Since Florida was
populated and developed
largely due to the
introduction of a train
system, there's a
suggestion of the
mechanized iron horse
driving straight into the
heartland. At that point,
the native Americans
become considerably less
gentle, and a second
chant seems to stand in
the way of the intruder;
a kind of warning song.
The second part of this
movement shows us the
great swampy center of
the peninsula, with its
wildlife both in and out
of the water. A new theme
appears, sad but noble,
suggesting that this land
is precious and must be
protected by all the
people who inhabit it. At
length, the morning song
reappears in all its
splendor, until the
sunset---with one last
iteration of the warning
song in the solo piccolo.
Functioning as a scherzo,
the second movement,
Great Smoky Mountains,
describes not just that
huge park itself, but one
brave soul's attempt to
climb a mountain there.
It begins with three
iterations of the
UR-theme (which began the
first movement as well),
but this time as up-tempo
brass fanfares in
octaves. Each time it
begins again, the theme
is a little slower and
less confident than the
previous time---almost as
though the hiker were
becoming aware of the
daunting mountain before
him. But then, a steady,
quick-pulsed ostinato
appears, in a constantly
shifting meter system of
2/4- 3/4 in alteration,
and the hike has begun.
Over this, a slower new
melody appears, as the
trek up the mountain
progresses. It's a big
mountain, and the ascent
seems to take quite
awhile, with little
breaks in the hiker's
stride, until at length
he simply must stop and
rest. An oboe solo, over
several free cadenza-like
measures, allows us (and
our friend the hiker) to
catch our breath, and
also to view in the
distance the rocky peak
before us. The goal is
somehow even more
daunting than at first,
being closer and thus
more frighteningly steep.
When we do push off
again, it's at a slower
pace, and with more
careful attention to our
footholds as we trek over
broken rocks. Tantalizing
little views of the
valley at every
switchback make our
determination even
stronger. Finally, we
burst through a stand of
pines and----we're at the
summit! The immensity of
the view is overwhelming,
and ultimately humbling.
A brief coda, while we
sit dazed on the rocks,
ends the movement in a
feeling of triumph. The
final movement, Acadia,
is also about a trip. In
the summer of 2014, I
took a sailing trip with
a dear friend from North
Haven, Maine, to the
southern coast of Mt.
Desert Island in Acadia
National Park. The
experience left me both
exuberant and exhausted,
with an appreciation for
the ocean that I hadn't
had previously. The
approach to Acadia
National Park by water,
too, was thrilling: like
the difference between
climbing a mountain on
foot with riding up on a
ski-lift, I felt I'd
earned the right to be
there. The music for this
movement is entirely
based on the opening
UR-theme. There's a sense
of the water and the
mysterious, quiet deep
from the very beginning,
with seagulls and bell
buoys setting the scene.
As we leave the harbor,
the theme (in a canon
between solo euphonium
and tuba) almost seems as
if large subaquatic
animals are observing our
departure. There are
three themes (call them
A, B and C) in this
seafaring journey---but
they are all based on the
UR theme, in its original
form with octaves
displaced, in an
upside-down form, and in
a backwards version as
well. (The ocean, while
appearing to be
unchanging, is always
changing.) We move out
into the main channel
(A), passing several
islands (B), until we
reach the long draw that
parallels the coastline
called Eggemoggin Reach,
and a sudden burst of new
speed (C). Things
suddenly stop, as if the
wind had died, and we
have a vision: is that
really Mt. Desert Island
we can see off the port
bow, vaguely in the
distance? A chorale of
saxophones seems to
suggest that. We push off
anew as the chorale ends,
and go through all three
themes again---but in
different
instrumentations, and
different keys. At the
final tack-turn, there it
is, for real: Mt. Desert
Island, big as life.
We've made it. As we pull
into the harbor, where
we'll secure the boat for
the night, there's a
feeling of achievement.
Our whale and dolphin
friends return, and we
end our journey with
gratitude and
celebration. I am
profoundly grateful to
Jaclyn Hartenberger,
Professor of Conducting
at the University of
Georgia, for leading the
consortium which provided
the commissioning of this
work. $36.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Everglades (River of Grass) [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Band Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clar...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Clarinet, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3,
Contrabass Clarinet,
Contrabassoon, Double
Bass, English Horn,
Euphonium, Flute 1, Flute
2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn
3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe
2, Percussion 1 and more.
SKU: PR.16500101F
Mvt. 1 from Symphony
No. 6 (Three Places in
the East). Composed
by Dan Welcher. Full
score. 52 pages. Theodore
Presser Company
#165-00101F. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.16500101F). ISBN
9781491131725. UPC:
680160680252. Ever
since the success of my
series of wind ensemble
works Places in the West,
I've been wanting to
write a companion piece
for national parks on the
other side of the north
American continent. The
earlier work, consisting
of GLACIER, THE
YELLOWSTONE FIRES,
ARCHES, and ZION, spanned
some twenty years of my
composing life, and since
the pieces called for
differing groups of
instruments, and were in
slightly different styles
from each other, I never
considered them to be
connected except in their
subject matter. In their
depiction of both the
scenery and the human
history within these
wondrous places, they had
a common goal: awaking
the listener to the
fragile beauty that is in
them; and calling
attention to the ever
more crucial need for
preservation and
protection of these wild
places, unique in all the
world. With this new
work, commissioned by a
consortium of college and
conservatory wind
ensembles led by the
University of Georgia, I
decided to build upon
that same model---but to
solidify the process. The
result, consisting of
three movements (each
named for a different
national park in the
eastern US), is a
bona-fide symphony. While
the three pieces could be
performed separately,
they share a musical
theme---and also a common
style and
instrumentation. It is a
true symphony, in that
the first movement is
long and expository, the
second is a rather
tightly structured
scherzo-with-trio, and
the finale is a true
culmination of the whole.
The first movement,
Everglades, was the
original inspiration for
the entire symphony.
Conceived over the course
of two trips to that
astonishing place (which
the native Americans
called River of Grass,
the subtitle of this
movement), this movement
not only conveys a sense
of the humid, lush, and
even frightening scenery
there---but also an
overview of the entire
settling-of- Florida
experience. It contains
not one, but two native
American chants, and also
presents a view of the
staggering influence of
modern man on this
fragile part of the
world. Beginning with a
slow unfolding marked
Heavy, humid, the music
soon presents a gentle,
lyrical theme in the solo
alto saxophone. This
theme, which goes through
three expansive phrases
with breaks in between,
will appear in all three
movements of the
symphony. After the mood
has been established, the
music opens up to a rich,
warm setting of a
Cherokee morning song,
with the simple happiness
that this part of Florida
must have had prior to
the nineteenth century.
This music, enveloping
and comforting, gradually
gives way to a more
frenetic, driven section
representative of the
intrusion of the white
man. Since Florida was
populated and developed
largely due to the
introduction of a train
system, there's a
suggestion of the
mechanized iron horse
driving straight into the
heartland. At that point,
the native Americans
become considerably less
gentle, and a second
chant seems to stand in
the way of the intruder;
a kind of warning song.
The second part of this
movement shows us the
great swampy center of
the peninsula, with its
wildlife both in and out
of the water. A new theme
appears, sad but noble,
suggesting that this land
is precious and must be
protected by all the
people who inhabit it. At
length, the morning song
reappears in all its
splendor, until the
sunset---with one last
iteration of the warning
song in the solo piccolo.
Functioning as a scherzo,
the second movement,
Great Smoky Mountains,
describes not just that
huge park itself, but one
brave soul's attempt to
climb a mountain there.
It begins with three
iterations of the
UR-theme (which began the
first movement as well),
but this time as up-tempo
brass fanfares in
octaves. Each time it
begins again, the theme
is a little slower and
less confident than the
previous time---almost as
though the hiker were
becoming aware of the
daunting mountain before
him. But then, a steady,
quick-pulsed ostinato
appears, in a constantly
shifting meter system of
2/4- 3/4 in alteration,
and the hike has begun.
Over this, a slower new
melody appears, as the
trek up the mountain
progresses. It's a big
mountain, and the ascent
seems to take quite
awhile, with little
breaks in the hiker's
stride, until at length
he simply must stop and
rest. An oboe solo, over
several free cadenza-like
measures, allows us (and
our friend the hiker) to
catch our breath, and
also to view in the
distance the rocky peak
before us. The goal is
somehow even more
daunting than at first,
being closer and thus
more frighteningly steep.
When we do push off
again, it's at a slower
pace, and with more
careful attention to our
footholds as we trek over
broken rocks. Tantalizing
little views of the
valley at every
switchback make our
determination even
stronger. Finally, we
burst through a stand of
pines and----we're at the
summit! The immensity of
the view is overwhelming,
and ultimately humbling.
A brief coda, while we
sit dazed on the rocks,
ends the movement in a
feeling of triumph. The
final movement, Acadia,
is also about a trip. In
the summer of 2014, I
took a sailing trip with
a dear friend from North
Haven, Maine, to the
southern coast of Mt.
Desert Island in Acadia
National Park. The
experience left me both
exuberant and exhausted,
with an appreciation for
the ocean that I hadn't
had previously. The
approach to Acadia
National Park by water,
too, was thrilling: like
the difference between
climbing a mountain on
foot with riding up on a
ski-lift, I felt I'd
earned the right to be
there. The music for this
movement is entirely
based on the opening
UR-theme. There's a sense
of the water and the
mysterious, quiet deep
from the very beginning,
with seagulls and bell
buoys setting the scene.
As we leave the harbor,
the theme (in a canon
between solo euphonium
and tuba) almost seems as
if large subaquatic
animals are observing our
departure. There are
three themes (call them
A, B and C) in this
seafaring journey---but
they are all based on the
UR theme, in its original
form with octaves
displaced, in an
upside-down form, and in
a backwards version as
well. (The ocean, while
appearing to be
unchanging, is always
changing.) We move out
into the main channel
(A), passing several
islands (B), until we
reach the long draw that
parallels the coastline
called Eggemoggin Reach,
and a sudden burst of new
speed (C). Things
suddenly stop, as if the
wind had died, and we
have a vision: is that
really Mt. Desert Island
we can see off the port
bow, vaguely in the
distance? A chorale of
saxophones seems to
suggest that. We push off
anew as the chorale ends,
and go through all three
themes again---but in
different
instrumentations, and
different keys. At the
final tack-turn, there it
is, for real: Mt. Desert
Island, big as life.
We've made it. As we pull
into the harbor, where
we'll secure the boat for
the night, there's a
feeling of achievement.
Our whale and dolphin
friends return, and we
end our journey with
gratitude and
celebration. I am
profoundly grateful to
Jaclyn Hartenberger,
Professor of Conducting
at the University of
Georgia, for leading the
consortium which provided
the commissioning of this
work. $36.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Casanova Full Score - For Solo Cello And Wind Orchestra Violoncelle, Orchestre [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Amstel Music
By Johan De Meij. Full score (separate set of parts needed for performance) for ...(+)
By Johan De Meij. Full
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parts needed for
performance) for cello,
piccolo flute, 4 flutes
(one), 4 flutes (two),
flute (three), 2 oboes
(one and two), english
horn (in F), 2 bassoons
(one and two), double
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Bb clarinets (one), 6 Bb
clarinets (two), 6 Bb
clarinets (three), Eb
alto clarinet, Bb bass
clarinet, 2 Eb alto
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alto saxophones (two), 2
Bb tenor saxophones, Eb
baritone saxophone, 3
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horns (two and four), 2
Bb trumpets (one), 2 Bb
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trump
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(Trumpet Feature). Composed by Gary Ziek. For Soloist(s) with Concert Band (Solo...(+)
(Trumpet Feature).
Composed by Gary Ziek.
For Soloist(s) with
Concert Band (Solo
Trumpet, Piccolo, Flute
1-2, Oboe 1-2, Clarinet
in Bb 1-3, Bass Clarinet,
Bassoon 1-2, Alto
Saxophone 1-2, Tenor
Saxophone, Baritone
Saxophone, Trumpet in Bb
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Trombone 1-3, Euphonium,
Tuba, Timpani (brake
drum, cabasa, wind
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15:00. Published by C.
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Orchestra (2 flutes (2nd flute doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in bb, 2 ...(+)
Orchestra (2 flutes (2nd
flute doubling piccolo),
2 oboes, 2 clarinets in
bb, 2 bassoons, 4 french
horns in f, 2 trumpets in
c, 2 trombones, 1 bass
trombone, 1 tuba,
percussion 1: small
beijing opera gong,
marimba, tam-tam,
japanese high, wood
block, percussion 2: s)
SKU: PR.416415110
For Violin And
Orchestra. Composed
by Chen Yi. Contemporary.
Full score. With Standard
Notation. Duration 10
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #416-41511.
Published by Theodore
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(PR.416415110). UPC:
680160621286. Commi
ssioned by Kennesaw State
University Symphony
Orchestra in 2012,
Chinese Rap for violin
and orchestra is
premiered by Prof. Helen
Kim as the soloist and
the KSUSO led by Prof.
Michael Alexander at
Bailey Center in KSU, GA
on Feb. 17, 2014. The
work is inspired by
Chinese folk musical
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form of mixed reciting
and singing style, with
interludes played by
percussion and plucking
instruments in
accompaniment. The folk
musical story telling is
sung in dialects from
different geographic
regions. I mixed all
these elements in a
complex three-part form,
with an introduction, a
cadenza in the middle,
and a coda as the frame
in the structure. The
melodies are delicate and
leisurely, and the
rhythmic parts are
energetic, vivid and
lively. There are big
contrasts between
sections, which are
juxtaposed and connected
smoothly and
congenially. Commissio
ned by Kennesaw State
University Symphony
Orchestra in 2012,Chinese
Rap for violin and
orchestra is premiered by
Prof. Helen Kim as
thesoloist and the KSUSO
led by Prof. Michael
Alexander at Bailey
Center inKSU, GA on Feb.
17, 2014. The work is
inspired by Chinese folk
musical storytelling,
Quyi, in a form of mixed
reciting and singing
style, with
interludesplayed by
percussion and plucking
instruments in
accompaniment. The
folkmusical story telling
is sung in dialects from
different geographic
regions. Imixed all these
elements in a complex
three-part form, with an
introduction, a cadenza
in the middle, and a coda
as the frame in the
structure. The melodies
are delicate and
leisurely, and the
rhythmic parts are
energetic, vivid and
lively. There are big
contrasts between
sections, which are
juxtaposed and connected
smoothly and
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Orchestra (2 flutes (2nd flute doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in bb, 2 ...(+)
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bb, 2 bassoons, 4 french
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percussion 1: small
beijing opera gong,
marimba, tam-tam,
japanese high, wood
block, percussion 2: s)
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For Violin And
Orchestra. Composed
by Chen Yi. Contemporary.
Large Score. With
Standard Notation.
Duration 10 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41511L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.41641511L). UPC:
680160621293. Commi
ssioned by Kennesaw State
University Symphony
Orchestra in 2012,
Chinese Rap for violin
and orchestra is
premiered by Prof. Helen
Kim as the soloist and
the KSUSO led by Prof.
Michael Alexander at
Bailey Center in KSU, GA
on Feb. 17, 2014. The
work is inspired by
Chinese folk musical
story telling, Quyi, in a
form of mixed reciting
and singing style, with
interludes played by
percussion and plucking
instruments in
accompaniment. The folk
musical story telling is
sung in dialects from
different geographic
regions. I mixed all
these elements in a
complex three-part form,
with an introduction, a
cadenza in the middle,
and a coda as the frame
in the structure. The
melodies are delicate and
leisurely, and the
rhythmic parts are
energetic, vivid and
lively. There are big
contrasts between
sections, which are
juxtaposed and connected
smoothly and
congenially. Commissio
ned by Kennesaw State
University Symphony
Orchestra in 2012,Chinese
Rap for violin and
orchestra is premiered by
Prof. Helen Kim as
thesoloist and the KSUSO
led by Prof. Michael
Alexander at Bailey
Center inKSU, GA on Feb.
17, 2014. The work is
inspired by Chinese folk
musical storytelling,
Quyi, in a form of mixed
reciting and singing
style, with
interludesplayed by
percussion and plucking
instruments in
accompaniment. The
folkmusical story telling
is sung in dialects from
different geographic
regions. Imixed all these
elements in a complex
three-part form, with an
introduction, a cadenza
in the middle, and a coda
as the frame in the
structure. The melodies
are delicate and
leisurely, and the
rhythmic parts are
energetic, vivid and
lively. There are big
contrasts between
sections, which are
juxtaposed and connected
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Dennis Wright. Score
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Composed by Catherine
McMichael. For Soloist(s)
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Clarinet 2/3, Bb Bass
Clarinet, Bassoon 1/2,
Alto Saxophone 1/2, Tenor
Saxophone, Baritone
Saxophone, Bb Trumpet 1,
Bb Trumpet 2/3, Horn in F
1/2, Horn in F 3/4,
Trombone 1/2, Bass
Trombone, Euphonium,
Tuba,). Grade 4. Score
and parts. Duration 6:00.
Published by C. Alan
Publications
$120.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Concerto for Viola and Orchestra Merion Music
Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabas...(+)
Orchestra Bass Clarinet,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Contrabass, English Horn,
Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4,
Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion, Piano,
Timpani, Trombone 1,
Trombone 2, Trombone 3,
Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2,
Tuba and more. SKU:
PR.446413410 Composed
by Michael Boyman. Study
Score. With Standard
notation. Duration 30
minutes. Merion Music
#446-41341. Published by
Merion Music
(PR.446413410). UPC:
680160667420. 9 x 12
inches. I wrote
this piece with a darker
sonority and an emphasis
on lyricism, qualities
that I associate with the
viola. In the first
movement, titled
Fantasia, the viola
begins with a quiet and
free cadenza, becoming
more passionate until the
woodwinds join in
dialogue with the
soloist. Gradually the
rest of the orchestra
enters, exploring ideas
from the solo cadenza
while introducing a new
theme that reappears in
the last movement. The
second movement is a
scherzo, mischievous in
mood with the orchestra
and viola trading barbed
jokes. The antics are
interrupted by a brass
chorale with
embellishment from the
viola. The scherzo then
resumes with prominent
contributions from the
bassoons. The last
movement, titled
Nocturne, plays with
different kinds of music
associated with the
night. A sensual and
romantic atmosphere gives
way to something more
menacing and ultimately
violent. After a climax
from the full orchestra,
soft strings and solo
viola lead us into the
coda, taking an ambiguous
idea from the first
movement and transforming
it into a lyrical and
heartfelt prayer. The
concerto ends with the
solo viola ascending on
the crest of an
orchestral wave of
sound. $85.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Concerto for Viola and Orchestra Merion Music
Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabas...(+)
Orchestra Bass Clarinet,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Contrabass, English Horn,
Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4,
Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion, Piano,
Timpani, Trombone 1,
Trombone 2, Trombone 3,
Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2,
Tuba and more. SKU:
PR.44641341L Composed
by Michael Boyman. Large
Score. With Standard
notation. Duration 30
minutes. Merion Music
#446-41341L. Published by
Merion Music
(PR.44641341L). UPC:
680160667437. 11 x 17
inches. I wrote
this piece with a darker
sonority and an emphasis
on lyricism, qualities
that I associate with the
viola. In the first
movement, titled
Fantasia, the viola
begins with a quiet and
free cadenza, becoming
more passionate until the
woodwinds join in
dialogue with the
soloist. Gradually the
rest of the orchestra
enters, exploring ideas
from the solo cadenza
while introducing a new
theme that reappears in
the last movement. The
second movement is a
scherzo, mischievous in
mood with the orchestra
and viola trading barbed
jokes. The antics are
interrupted by a brass
chorale with
embellishment from the
viola. The scherzo then
resumes with prominent
contributions from the
bassoons. The last
movement, titled
Nocturne, plays with
different kinds of music
associated with the
night. A sensual and
romantic atmosphere gives
way to something more
menacing and ultimately
violent. After a climax
from the full orchestra,
soft strings and solo
viola lead us into the
coda, taking an ambiguous
idea from the first
movement and transforming
it into a lyrical and
heartfelt prayer. The
concerto ends with the
solo viola ascending on
the crest of an
orchestral wave of
sound. $180.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Concerto For Flute And Orchestra Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Celesta, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, Flu...(+)
Orchestra Bassoon 1,
Bassoon 2, Celesta,
Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Contrabass, Flute, Flute
1, Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4,
Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion, Piccolo,
Timpani, Trombone 1,
Trombone 2, Trombone 3,
Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2,
Trumpet 3 and more.
SKU: PR.41641515L
Composed by Behzad
Ranjbaran. Premiered by
the Philadelphia
Orchestra, Yannick
Nezet-Seguin, Music
Director, Jeffrey Khaner,
flute; Verizon Hall,
Philadelphia.
Contemporary. Large
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2013.
Duration 28 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41515L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.41641515L). UPC:
680160621750. The
melancholic tone of the
Ney (the Persian bamboo
flute) is known for its
alluring sound, emulating
the human voice. In
Persian literature, the
Ney is considered a
mystic instrument capable
of expressing deep human
emotions. In writing my
flute concerto, I aimed
not only to highlight the
modern flautist's ability
to play agile and
brilliant passages but
also to emulate the
delicate sound of the
Ney, particularly in
extended solo flute
passages. Two prominent
characters permeate the
first movement of my
concerto. They are marked
in the score as
lamentoso, and con
spirito, expressing grief
and loss, and joy of
living respectively. The
lament is mostly
expressed in several
extended cadenzas for
solo flute while the con
spirito consists of
robust and energetic fast
sections played by all
forces of the orchestra.
Apart from these two
characters there are
moments of mystery,
comedy and the grotesque,
among others. In the
second movement, the
lyrical and poetic
character of the flute is
prominently presented in
dream-like passages
surrounded by shimmering
and tender orchestral
colors. The solo flute is
left out in an agitated
middle section that
references the first
movement. In the third
section of the movement
the solo flute returns in
meditative fashion
culminating in a duet
with the harp. The third
movement is written as
one continuous quasi
scherzo, challenging the
limits of agility and
brilliance of the flute.
Some of the materials
from the earlier
movements are presented
again with joyous
character. The coda
elevates the concerto
into its brightest and
most festive character,
driving to the end with
relentless energy. The
melancholic tone of the
Ney (the Persian bamboo
flute) is known for its
alluring sound, emulating
the human voice. Â In
Persian literature, the
Ney is considered a
mystic instrument capable
of expressing deep human
emotions.In writing my
flute concerto, I aimed
not only to highlight the
modern flautist’s
ability to play agile and
brilliant passages but
also to emulate the
delicate sound of the
Ney, particularly in
extended solo flute
passages.Two prominent
characters permeate the
first movement of my
concerto. Â They are
marked in the score as
lamentoso, and con
spirito, expressing grief
and loss, and joy of
living respectively.
 The lament is mostly
expressed in several
extended cadenzas for
solo flute while the con
spirito consists of
robust and energetic fast
sections played by all
forces of the orchestra.
 Apart from these two
characters there are
moments of mystery,
comedy and the grotesque,
among others.In the
second movement, the
lyrical and poetic
character of the flute is
prominently presented in
dream-like passages
surrounded by shimmering
and tender orchestral
colors. Â The solo
flute is left out in an
agitated middle section
that references the first
movement. Â In the
third section of the
movement the solo flute
returns in meditative
fashion culminating in a
duet with the harp.The
third movement is written
as one continuous quasi
scherzo, challenging the
limits of agility and
brilliance of the flute.
 Some of the materials
from the earlier
movements are presented
again with joyous
character. Â The coda
elevates the concerto
into its brightest and
most festive character,
driving to the end with
relentless energy. $160.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Romance, Op. 51 for Bass Clarinet and Piano Metropolis Music Publishers
Bass Clarinet and Piano SKU: IS.BCP7332EM Composed by Camille Saint-Saens...(+)
Bass Clarinet and Piano
SKU: IS.BCP7332EM
Composed by Camille
Saint-Saens. Arranged by
Matt Johnston. Woodwinds
- Bass Clarinet.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #BCP7332EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.BCP7332EM). ISBN
9790365073320. Cami
lle Saint-Saëns
composed this Romance,
Op. 51, in 1877,
originally in the key of
D major for cello and
piano. The form of the
piece is relatively
simple, opening with a
lyrical melody over a
repetitive and somewhat
rhythmic accompaniment.
The middle section
modulates to the key of
the flattened 6th scale
degree (B-flat major),
using this to arrive at
the dominant chord, in
which there are some
pseudo cadenza-like
moments. Following this,
a return to the opening
melody with a slightly
modified accompaniment,
and subsequently a brief
coda. To better
accommodate the bass
clarinet, the entire
piece has been transposed
up a half-step from the
original version into a
more comfortable key of
E-flat major.
Additionally, for much of
the piece, the solo part
has been lowered by an
octave, as to make the
piece generally more
accessible to students.
Should there be a desire
to hear the piece more in
the range of the original
version, one could simply
play it on a standard
B-flat clarinet to
achieve this effect.
Though only about four
minutes in length, this
relatively short vignette
captures much of the true
essence of
Saint-Saëns, not only
through the harmonic
progressions and
accompanimental figures
used, but also
demonstrating his gift of
turning a simple melody
into something
extraordinary. $22.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Concerto For Flute And Orchestra Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Celesta, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, Flu...(+)
Orchestra Bassoon 1,
Bassoon 2, Celesta,
Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Contrabass, Flute, Flute
1, Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4,
Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion, Piccolo,
Timpani, Trombone 1,
Trombone 2, Trombone 3,
Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2,
Trumpet 3 and more.
SKU: PR.416415150
Composed by Behzad
Ranjbaran. Spiral.
Premiered by the
Philadelphia Orchestra,
Yannick Nezet-Seguin,
Music Director, Jeffrey
Khaner, flute; Verizon
Hall, Philadelphia.
Contemporary. Study
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2013.
126+126 pages. Duration
28 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#416-41515. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416415150). ISBN
9781598069020. UPC:
680160621743. 9 x 12
inches. Inspired by
the alluring, human-like
sound of the Ney (a
Persian bamboo flute),
Ranjbaran aims
not only to highlight
the modern
flutist’s ability
to play agile and
brilliant passages, but
also to emulate the
delicate sound of the
Ney, particularly in
extended solo passages.
The three-movement
27-minute concerto was
commissioned by the
Philadelphia Orchestra
for its principal flutist
Jeffrey Khaner. The
piano reduction
(published separately)
was designed by the
composer to be practical
in
recital performances.
CONCERTO for Flute and
Orchestra has been
recorded for Naxos by
Érik Gratton
with the Nashville
Symphony conducted by
Giancarlo
Guerrero. The
melancholic tone of the
Ney (the Persian bamboo
flute) is known for its
alluring sound, emulating
the human voice. Â In
Persian literature, the
Ney is considered a
mystic instrument capable
of expressing deep human
emotions.In writing my
flute concerto, I aimed
not only to highlight the
modern flautist’s
ability to play agile and
brilliant passages but
also to emulate the
delicate sound of the
Ney, particularly in
extended solo flute
passages.Two prominent
characters permeate the
first movement of my
concerto. Â They are
marked in the score as
lamentoso, and con
spirito, expressing grief
and loss, and joy of
living respectively.
 The lament is mostly
expressed in several
extended cadenzas for
solo flute while the con
spirito consists of
robust and energetic fast
sections played by all
forces of the orchestra.
 Apart from these two
characters there are
moments of mystery,
comedy and the grotesque,
among others.In the
second movement, the
lyrical and poetic
character of the flute is
prominently presented in
dream-like passages
surrounded by shimmering
and tender orchestral
colors. Â The solo
flute is left out in an
agitated middle section
that references the first
movement. Â In the
third section of the
movement the solo flute
returns in meditative
fashion culminating in a
duet with the harp.The
third movement is written
as one continuous quasi
scherzo, challenging the
limits of agility and
brilliance of the flute.
 Some of the materials
from the earlier
movements are presented
again with joyous
character. Â The coda
elevates the concerto
into its brightest and
most festive character,
driving to the end with
relentless energy. $65.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Doble o Nada for Trumpet Duo and Wind Ensemble Potenza Music
Trumpet duo and wind ensemble SKU: P2.W0015 Composed by Eduardo Noguerole...(+)
Trumpet duo and wind
ensemble SKU:
P2.W0015 Composed by
Eduardo Nogueroles.
Published by Potenza
Music (P2.W0015).
Composer
Eduardo Nogueroles
writes, Doble o Nada was
a commission from trumpet
players Lluis Andres and
Vicent Alberola for their
album Tompetes to Vent,
recorded in 2012. On the
recording they are
accompanied by the Banda
Primitiva de Paiporta
conducted by Ferrer
Ferran. To contrast with
the general tone of the
disc, Lluis and Vicent
wanted a ballad, into
which I inserted a
delicate waltz. Complete
with two cadenzas, the
piece is very audience
friendly, both for its
melodies and its
simplicity in form. Doble
o Nada is dedicated to my
friends Lluis Andres and
Vicent
Alberola.
This
version of the piece is
for trumpet duo and wind
ensemble accompaniment.
Solo parts are included
on the enclosed
CD.
Solo Parts
Included: Solo Bb Trumpet
1, Solo Bb Trumpet 2,
Wind Ensemble (Piccolo,
Flutes 1-2, Oboe,
Bassoon, Eb Clarinet, Bb
Clarinets 1-3, Bass
Clarinet, Alto Saxophones
1-2, Tenor Saxophone,
Baritone Saxophone,
Trumpets 1-3, Horns 1-4,
Trombones 1-3, Euphonium,
Tuba, Timpani,
Glockenspiel, Drum Set,
Percussion 1 - Mark Tree,
Suspended Cymbal,
Triangle, Bass Drum,
Cymbals). $99.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Double Bass Concerto Schott
Double Bass, optional 3 part Bass Chorus and Chamber Orchestra Chamber Orchestra...(+)
Double Bass, optional 3
part Bass Chorus and
Chamber Orchestra Chamber
Orchestra; Double Bass;
Men's Choir (Double Bass)
SKU: HL.49045803
Farewell to St.
Petersburg Double Bass,
optional 3 part Bass
Ch. Composed by Gavin
Bryars. String Solo.
Classical. Softcover. 52
pages. Duration 1680
seconds. Schott Music
#ED13956. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49045803). UPC:
841886030091. This
concerto has the unusual
addition of an optional
male voice choir. Many
Russian elements
influenced Bryars when he
was writing the piece,
not least the text for
the bass voices which is
taken from Glinkas song
cycle Farewell to St
Petersburg. Bryars writes
The orchestration is
quite light throughout,
so that the singing
quality of the double
bass can emerge. The
emphasis in terms of
tessitura is on the
middle register, though
in the closing section
there is a passage in
natural harmonics.
Although the piece is not
designed to be a virtuoso
showpiece, there is a
brief cadenza in which
the soloist is supported
at times by other solo
instruments (bass
clarinet, viola, cello,
bass).. $24.99 - Voir plus => Acheter | | |
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