Chorale SATB [Vocal Score] Oxford University Press
A Clare Benediction Composed by John Rutter A Prayer Of St Richard Of Chicheste...(+)
A Clare Benediction
Composed by John Rutter
A Prayer Of St Richard Of
Chichester Composed by L.
J. White
Alleluia Composed by
William Boyce
Author Of Life Divine
Composed by Cecilia
Mcdowall
Be Still For The Presence
Of The Lord Composed by
David Evans; Arranged by
Richard Shephard
Bread Of The World
Composed by Scottish
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
Brightest And Best
Composed by Malcolm
Archer
Christ Is The World's
True Light Composed by W.
K. Stanton
Christ The Lord Is Risen
Again Composed by Richard
Shephard
Christians Shout For Joy
And Gladness Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach
Come Down, O Love Divine
Composed by Hilary
Tadman-robins
Plainsong: Creator Of The
Stars Arranged by John
Scott
Drop, Drop Slow Tears
Composed by Kerry Andrew
Evening Service In C
Composed by Frank Henry
Shera
Fairest Lord Jesus
Composed by Martin How
Gabriel To Mary Came
Composed by 14th Century
Irish; Arranged by Alan
Bullard
Give Thanks To God
Composed by Botswanan
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
God Be In My Head
Composed by Armstrong
Gibbs
God In Mine Eternity
Composed by Alan Bullard
God So Loved The World
Composed by Alan Bullard
God That Madest Earth And
Heaven Composed by Welsh
Traditional; Arranged by
David Thorne
Hail, Virgin Mary (Ave
Maria) Composed by Franz
Liszt
Hark, The Glad Sound
Composed by David Thorne
Harvest Carol Composed by
Ian Ray
He Is Risen Composed by
Cecil Cope
Hide Not Thy Face
Composed by Richard
Farrant
see all...
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy Is
The Lord Composed by
Franz Schubert; Arranged
by Alan Bullard
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord
God Almighty Composed by
Alan Smith
Hosanna To The Son Of
David Composed by Georg
Philipp Telemann
Irish Blessing Composed
by Bob Chilcott
Jesu, Lamb Of God,
Redeemer (Ave Verum
Corpus) Composed by
Edward Elgar
Jesus Christ The Apple
Tree Composed by English
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
Jubilate (Let Us Praise
You) Composed by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart
Lamb Of God (Agnus Dei)
Composed by Samuel Webbe
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep
Silence Composed by
Stephen Cleobury
Like The Murmur Of The
Dove's Song Composed by
Alan Smith
Lord, In Thy Mercy
Composed by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn
Magnificat And Nunc
Dimittis In C Composed by
F. H. Shera
Never Weather-beaten Sail
Composed by Thomas
Campion; Arranged by Alan
Bullard
Now The Green Blade
Riseth Composed by French
Traditional; Arranged by
Alan Bullard
O Breath Of Life Composed
by English Traditional;
Arranged by Alan Bullard
O For A Closer Walk With
God Composed by Charles
Villiers Stanford
O God Of Mercy Composed
by Simon Lole
O God, Your Goodness
Composed by Ludwig Van
Beethoven
O Praise God In His
Holiness Composed by John
Weldon
Panis Angelicus Composed
by Cesar Auguste Franck
Peace Between Nations
Composed by Christopher
Wiggins
Pie Jesu Composed by
Gabriel Faure
Praise To The Trinity
Composed by Hildegard Of
Bingen
Psalm 150 Composed by Bob
Chilcott
Rejoice In The Lord
Always Composed by
Christopher Wiggins
Shout For Joy Composed by
African Traditional;
Arranged by Alan Bullard
Star Of Wonder Composed
by Alan Bullard
The Eternal Gifts Of
Christ The King Composed
by Guidetti/henry G. Ley
The Heavens Sing Praises
To God Composed by Ludwig
Van Beethoven
The Lord Ascendeth
Composed by Michael
Praetorius
The Lord Bless You And
Keep You Composed by John
Rutter
The Lord's My Shepherd
Composed by Bob Chilcott
The Peace Of God Composed
by Alan Bullard
The True And Living Bread
Composed by David
Blackwell
There Is No Rose Composed
by Andrew Smith
Thou Visitest The Earth
Composed by Maurice
Greene
To Be A Pilgrim Composed
by Nick Burt
Were You There? Composed
by American Spiritual;
Arranged by Peter Hunt
Where All Charity And
Love Are (Ubi Caritas)
Arranged by Alan Bullard
Wondrous Cross Composed
by Philip Wilby
The Oxford Book of
Flexible Anthems by Alan
Bullard (1947-). For
flexible instrumentation.
Mixed Voices. Sacred.
Paperback. 296 pages.
Published by Oxford
University Press
By Howard Skempton (1947-). For SS choir, a cappella. Upper Voices. New Horizons...(+)
By Howard Skempton
(1947-). For SS choir, a
cappella. Upper Voices.
New Horizons. Sacred,
Choral Leaflet. Vocal
score. 4 pages. Duration
3.5'. Published by Oxford
University Press
The Oxford Book of Flexible Anthems composed by Alan Bullard (1947-). For flexib...(+)
The Oxford Book of
Flexible Anthems composed
by Alan Bullard (1947-).
For flexible
instrumentation. Mixed
Voices. Sacred.
Spiral-bound paperback.
296 pages. Published by
Oxford University Press
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), edited by Riemenschneider. For pi...(+)
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750), edited by
Riemenschneider. For
piano. Format: piano solo
book. With piano
reduction, introductory
text, instructional text,
lyrics and performance
notes. Baroque. 184
pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Schirmer
Composed
by Kelly Dugger. Full
score. 24 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS240F.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS240F).
ISBN 9781491159644.
UPC:
680160918232.
An
Ankh is an ancient
Egyptian hieroglyphic
representing the word
Life. The Ankh of
Eternity depicts an epic
journey through ancient
lands to find the
mythical Ankh of Eternity
amulet promising eternal
life. The piece journeys
through the desert in a
caravan, with a stop for
a Kaff celebration, an
Arabic hand-clapping folk
art. The discovery of the
tomb is spine chilling
and eerie with special
percussion effects. After
the Ankh is discovered,
swarms of locusts descend
and our travelers run for
their lives. They may
have found eternal life,
but will they be forever
cursed? The Ankh of
Eternity uses an Arabic
or double harmonic-major
scale. Performers have
multiple soloing and
improvising
opportunities. Complex
but repeating rhythms
offer players a chance to
practice getting in the
groove. Players and
audiences alike will be
invigorated by the many
celebratory moments and
thrilled at the eerie and
downright scary moments!
The Ankh of Eternity
offers cultural and
historical inclusion
opportunities,
improvisation, unique
scales, rhythmic
challenges, and a
thrilling story.
Conductor Notes: Measures
45-61: Kaff is the
ancient Arabic art of
hand clapping over
improvised poetry. The
Kaff Celebration section
represents this art form.
The improvising soloists
should be designated by
the conductor and should
each be four measures
long . Alternatively,
soloists may copy the
phrase in the second
ending as a solo. The
AYE! should be shouted
joyously. The repeat may
be omitted for
performance time
concerns, or, of course,
repeated multiple times
for more solos. Measures
64-73: Experiment with
different cymbal noises,
such as scrapes with a
nail or coin, taps with
triangle beaters, bowed
cymbals, etc.
Water-cymbal techniques
should also be used. Fill
a storage tub with water,
and with the suspended
cymbal still on the
stand, hit the cymbal a
couple times with a soft
mallet, and lower the
cymbal into the water for
a glissando effect. The
overall effect should be
creepy cave-like echoes
bending around
corners. An Ankh is an
ancient Egyptian
hieroglyphic representing
the word Life. The
Ankh of
Eternity depicts an
epic journey through
ancient lands to find the
mythical Ankh of Eternity
amulet promising eternal
life. The piece journeys
through the desert in a
caravan, with a stop for
a Kaff celebration, an
Arabic hand-clapping folk
art. The discovery of the
tomb is spine chilling
and eerie with special
percussion effects. After
the Ankh is discovered,
swarms of locusts descend
and our travelers run for
their lives. They may
have found eternal life,
but will they be forever
cursed?The Ankh of
Eternity uses an Arabic
or double harmonic-major
scale. Performers have
multiple soloing and
improvising
opportunities. Complex
but repeating rhythms
offer players a chance to
practice getting in the
groove. Players and
audiences alike will be
invigorated by the many
celebratory moments and
thrilled at the eerie and
downright scary moments!
The Ankh of
Eternity offers
cultural and historical
inclusion opportunities,
improvisation, unique
scales,
rhythmic challenges,
and a thrilling
story.Conductor Notes:
Measures 45–61:
Kaff is the ancient
Arabic art of hand
clapping over improvised
poetry. The Kaff
Celebration section
represents this art form.
The improvising soloists
should be designated by
the conductor and should
each be four measures
long . Alternatively,
soloists may copy the
phrase in the second
ending as a solo. The
AYE! should be shouted
joyously. The repeat may
be omitted for
performance time
concerns, or, of course,
repeated multiple times
for more solos. Measures
64–73: Experiment
with different cymbal
noises, such as scrapes
with a nail or coin, taps
with triangle beaters,
bowed cymbals, etc.
Water-cymbal techniques
should also be used. Fill
a storage tub with water,
and with the suspended
cymbal still on the
stand, hit the cymbal a
couple times with a soft
mallet, and lower the
cymbal into the water for
a glissando effect. The
overall effect should be
creepy cave-like echoes
bending around
corners.
Composed by
Kelly Dugger. Set of
Score and Parts.
24+8+8+4+8+8+4+4+6+4+4+4+
8+8+8+6+6+6+4+6+2+4+6
pages. Duration 5
minutes, 20 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS240.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS240).
ISBN 9781491159637.
UPC:
680160918225.
An
Ankh is an ancient
Egyptian hieroglyphic
representing the word
Life. The Ankh of
Eternity depicts an epic
journey through ancient
lands to find the
mythical Ankh of Eternity
amulet promising eternal
life. The piece journeys
through the desert in a
caravan, with a stop for
a Kaff celebration, an
Arabic hand-clapping folk
art. The discovery of the
tomb is spine chilling
and eerie with special
percussion effects. After
the Ankh is discovered,
swarms of locusts descend
and our travelers run for
their lives. They may
have found eternal life,
but will they be forever
cursed? The Ankh of
Eternity uses an Arabic
or double harmonic-major
scale. Performers have
multiple soloing and
improvising
opportunities. Complex
but repeating rhythms
offer players a chance to
practice getting in the
groove. Players and
audiences alike will be
invigorated by the many
celebratory moments and
thrilled at the eerie and
downright scary moments!
The Ankh of Eternity
offers cultural and
historical inclusion
opportunities,
improvisation, unique
scales, rhythmic
challenges, and a
thrilling story.
Conductor Notes: Measures
45-61: Kaff is the
ancient Arabic art of
hand clapping over
improvised poetry. The
Kaff Celebration section
represents this art form.
The improvising soloists
should be designated by
the conductor and should
each be four measures
long . Alternatively,
soloists may copy the
phrase in the second
ending as a solo. The
AYE! should be shouted
joyously. The repeat may
be omitted for
performance time
concerns, or, of course,
repeated multiple times
for more solos. Measures
64-73: Experiment with
different cymbal noises,
such as scrapes with a
nail or coin, taps with
triangle beaters, bowed
cymbals, etc.
Water-cymbal techniques
should also be used. Fill
a storage tub with water,
and with the suspended
cymbal still on the
stand, hit the cymbal a
couple times with a soft
mallet, and lower the
cymbal into the water for
a glissando effect. The
overall effect should be
creepy cave-like echoes
bending around
corners. An Ankh is an
ancient Egyptian
hieroglyphic representing
the word Life. The
Ankh of
Eternity depicts an
epic journey through
ancient lands to find the
mythical Ankh of Eternity
amulet promising eternal
life. The piece journeys
through the desert in a
caravan, with a stop for
a Kaff celebration, an
Arabic hand-clapping folk
art. The discovery of the
tomb is spine chilling
and eerie with special
percussion effects. After
the Ankh is discovered,
swarms of locusts descend
and our travelers run for
their lives. They may
have found eternal life,
but will they be forever
cursed?The Ankh of
Eternity uses an Arabic
or double harmonic-major
scale. Performers have
multiple soloing and
improvising
opportunities. Complex
but repeating rhythms
offer players a chance to
practice getting in the
groove. Players and
audiences alike will be
invigorated by the many
celebratory moments and
thrilled at the eerie and
downright scary moments!
The Ankh of
Eternity offers
cultural and historical
inclusion opportunities,
improvisation, unique
scales,
rhythmic challenges,
and a thrilling
story.Conductor Notes:
Measures 45–61:
Kaff is the ancient
Arabic art of hand
clapping over improvised
poetry. The Kaff
Celebration section
represents this art form.
The improvising soloists
should be designated by
the conductor and should
each be four measures
long . Alternatively,
soloists may copy the
phrase in the second
ending as a solo. The
AYE! should be shouted
joyously. The repeat may
be omitted for
performance time
concerns, or, of course,
repeated multiple times
for more solos. Measures
64–73: Experiment
with different cymbal
noises, such as scrapes
with a nail or coin, taps
with triangle beaters,
bowed cymbals, etc.
Water-cymbal techniques
should also be used. Fill
a storage tub with water,
and with the suspended
cymbal still on the
stand, hit the cymbal a
couple times with a soft
mallet, and lower the
cymbal into the water for
a glissando effect. The
overall effect should be
creepy cave-like echoes
bending around
corners.
Concert Band - Grade 4 SKU: AP.30823S Composed by Ralph Ford. Concert Ban...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 4
SKU: AP.30823S
Composed by Ralph Ford.
Concert Band; Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles. Belwin Symphonic
Band. Score. 36 pages.
Duration 7:00. Belwin
Music #00-30823S.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.30823S).
UPC:
038081351070.
English.
Characteri
zed with sweeping
melodies driving dynamic
rhythms interrupted with
peaceful serene passages
built upon charismatic
melodies---this musical
tribute will not soon be
forgotten. Dedicated to
Gene Wilder and
commissioned by Georgia
Band Directors
Association, this revered
mentor will be remembered
for eternity. The
catalyst for the
predominant part of the
material are the notes G,
E, and N (either an upper
or lower neighboring
note), and E---combined
with the melody from Mr.
Wilders' favorite hymn.
One listen and you'll be
hooked. High energy
paired with deep emotion
is the recipe for this
wonderful work.
(7:00).
Tenor Voice and Piano - Grade 5 SKU: HL.14034820 Composed by Ian Venables...(+)
Tenor Voice and Piano -
Grade 5
SKU:
HL.14034820
Composed
by Ian Venables. Arranged
by Graham Lloyd. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book [Softcover]. Music
Sales #TH980199.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14034820).
ISBN
9781846099199.
8.25x11.75x0.19 inches.
English.
Ian
Venables' setting of four
poems of A.E. Housman
originally scored for
tenor solo, string
quartet and piano, here
arranged for tenor and
piano. Lyrical pieces of
intermediate difficulty,
sometimes elegiac,
sometimes angry. Written
in 2004 but very much in
the English song
tradition of Finzi,
Gurney and Warlock these
are therefore ideal
recital companions to
those composers.
Chamber ensemble SKU: OU.9780193412583 Composed by Howard Skempton. Mixed...(+)
Chamber ensemble
SKU:
OU.9780193412583
Composed by Howard
Skempton. Mixed Ensemble.
Set of parts. 32 pages.
Duration 10'. Oxford
University Press
#9780193412583. Published
by Oxford University
Press (OU.9780193412583).
ISBN 9780193412583. 12
x 8 inches.
For
flute, clarinet in A,
harp, and string quartet
Sharing its scoring with
Ravel's Introduction and
Allegro, this work makes
full use of the wealth of
instrumental combinations
available within the
septet. The haunting yet
quirky theme around which
the entire piece is based
is likely to linger in
the memory long after the
music has finished.
The Book of Urizen is Jacob de Haan his first Symphony for concert band, ...(+)
The Book of Urizen
is Jacob de Haan his
first Symphony for
concert band, solo
soprano, and a male
narrator in which sound
collages of expressions
are used. The piece is
inspired by the
compelling visionary poem
of the samename (which
the poet illustrated
himself) by the
Englishman William Blake
(1757-1827). The
Vision, first
movement and The
Creation, second
movement of The Book
of Urizen are
available by following
editionnumber: DHP
1043551. The Web,
the third movement of
The Book of Urizen
is available by the
following edition number:
DHP 1125252. Download the
audio samples here: track
1, track 2, track
3
In The Book
of Urizen - Jacob de
Haan zijn eerste symfonie
voor harmonieorkest,
zangstem (sopraan) en een
mannelijke spreekstem -
wordt gebruik gemaakt van
geluidscollages. De
compositie is ge
nspireerd op het
gelijknamigegedicht van
William Blake
(1757-1827). The
Vision, het eerste
deel en The
Creation, het tweede
deel van The Book of
Urizen zijn
beschikbaar via volgend
editienummer: DHP
1043551. The Web,
het derdedeel van The
Book of Urizen is
verkrijgbaar via
editienummer: DHP
1125252. Download
audiofragmenten hier:
track 1, track 2, track
3
The Book of
Urizen ist Jacob de
Haan seine erste
Symphonie für
Blasorchester, Gesang
(Sopran) und
(männliche)
Sprechstimme, in welcher
Botschaften durch
Geräuschcollagen
wiedergegeben werden. Als
Inspirationsquelle
dienteder gleichnamige
Gedichtzyklus des
großen englischen
Dichters und Malers
William Blake
(1757-1827). The
Vision, erster Satz
und The Creation,
zweiter Satz von The
Book of Urizen sind
unter der
folgendenEditionsnummer
erhältlich: DHP
1043551. The Web,
der dritte Satz von
The Book of Urizen , ist
unter der folgenden
Editionsnummer
erhältlich: DHP
1125252. Laden Sie hier
die Audiosamples
herunter: track 1, track
2,track 3
The Book of
Urizen is a work for
concert band, solo
soprano, and a male
narrator in which sound
collages of religious
expressions are used. The
piece is inspired by the
compelling visionary poem
of the same name (which
the poet
illustratedhimself) by
the Englishman William
Blake (1757-1827), who
occupies a unique
position in western
literature and the visual
arts. He was not just a
poet and a writer, but he
was also a graphic
artist, a painter, an
illustrator, a
spiritualist, areligious
visionary, and a mystic
philosopher. For the
performance of this work,
a professional sound
system, including two
microphones and a CD
player, is needed. The
three sound collages are
three separate tracks on
the enclosed CD and can
beplayed easily at the
right moment. The Book
of Urizen bears
resemblance to Genesis
and Exodus, of which the
contents form the basis
of the Christian, Jewish,
and Islamic faith. Blake
adhered to the principle
that all religions are in
fact one,and that deities
reside in human beings.
In The Book of
Urizen this is
represented in “The
Net of Religion,â€
which is spanned over the
earth by Urizen. The
sound collages, compiled
by Jacob de Haan in the
studio, find their origin
inJerusalem, the Holy
City, where the
afore-mentioned faiths
“come
together.†In the
first movement of
this composition, The
Vision, Urizen
prepares his vision of
the world, and he
presents this to the
“Eternals.â€
His vision is
rejected,and Urizen locks
himself up in his own
abstract world. When he
does emerge again, he is
confronted with rage by
the gathered Eternals.
Urizen flees the wrath of
the Eternals, “the
flames of eternal
fury,†and enwombs
himself in his own world.
Whenthe Eternals see
Urizen in his
“stony
sleep,†they wonder
if this is death. The
blacksmith Los is torn by
grief because of the
isolation of Urizen. It
brings him to rouse his
fires, prepare his forge,
and to give
Urizen’s world
concrete form. In
thesecond
movement, The
Creation,
Urizen’s world,
but also man, woman, and
child are created. Los is
horrified with the
appearance of
Urizen’s body. He
mourns and pities Urizen,
and from his blood a
female form comes into
being, with thename
Enitharmon. The Eternals,
fearful of the female
form, decide to erect a
tent to obstruct their
view to eternity.
Enitharmon and Los beget
a son, called Orc. Los
baptizes him as a child
of the “fallen
world.†Orc is fed
at Enitharmon’s
breast,which makes a
girdle of jealousy
restrict Los’
chest. He takes the child
to the top of the
mountain and chains him
down. The cries of Orc
awaken Urizen, who
explores his world
creating instruments of
scientific measurement to
do so. Los encircles
theface of Enitharmon
from the sight of Urizen
and Orc. She then
populates the earth by
giving birth to an
enormous race.The
Web, third movement
of The Book of
Urizen is now
available: DHP 1125252
Score and Parts.
Composed by Mohammed
Fairouz. Sws. Score and
parts. With Standard
notation. 68 pages.
Duration 25 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41903. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114419030).
ISBN
9781491114124. UPC:
680160669851. 9 x 12
inches.
A
fascination with
polycultural synergy
between diverse literary
textsdrives the
inspiration for much of
Mohammed Fairouz’s
prodigiouscreative
output, including
instrumental music as
well as vocal. Inhis
profound and extensive
essay preceding the
score, Fairouz shedslight
on how Edgar Allen
Poe’s “Israfel”
relates to the
prophetsand prophesies of
the Quran, Old Testament,
and New Testament.The
eight-movement quartet
may be heard as a
dramatic galleryof
portraits and of
story-telling,
flourishing in a
post-traditionallanguage
that is at once
vernacular and spiritual,
Middle Easternand
Western. The complete set
of score and parts is
included in
thispublication. (See
pages 2-3 of score for
clear distinction of
paragraphs,
etc.)Prophesies, by
Mohammed FairouzEdgar
Allen Poe’s rendition
of Israfel was the point
of departure for the
final movement of my
previous stringquartet
which is titled The Named
Angels. At the opening of
his poem, Poe evokes the
Quran:“And the angel
Israfel, whose
heartstrings are a lute,
and who has the sweetest
voice of all God’s
creatures.”This informs
the first lines of the
poem that, in turn, gave
me the title for the
final movement of The
Named
Angels,“Israfel’s
Spell”:In Heaven a
spirit doth dwell“Whose
heartstrings are a
lute”None sing so
wildly wellAs the angel
Israfel,And the giddy
stars (so legends
tell),Ceasing their
hymns, attend the spellOf
his voice, all mute.It is
the end of that poem,
however, that is the
starting point for the
current quartet,
Prophesies, which
concernsitself with
mortal prophets rather
than eternal Angelic
spirits.If I could
dwellWhere IsrafelHath
dwelt, and he where I,He
might not sing so wildly
wellA mortal melody,While
a bolder note than this
might swellFrom my lyre
within the sky.Islamic
thought has asked us to
look at the example of
the prophets. That’s
significant because of
the fact thatJoseph and
all the prophets were
human beings with the
flaws of human beings. No
prophet was perfect,
andIslamic tradition has
never asked its followers
to aspire to the example
of the Angels, the
perfected ones. Instead
weare given the gift of
our prophets. While The
Named Angels drew on the
motion and energy of
everlasting
spirits,Prophesies is a
depiction of the
movements within our own
mortal coil.This quartet
is a continuation of a
long tradition of Muslim
artists telling their
stories and singing their
songs.Many of these
renditions are, in fact,
figurative and (contrary
to popular belief) the
Quran contains no
“Islamicedict”
prohibiting figurative
renditions of the figures
described in the Old
Testament, New Testament,
or Quran.The majority of
artists, however, have
preferred eternal and
abstract forms such as
words and their
calligraphicrepresentatio
ns, poems (Yusuf and
Zuleikha or the
Conference of Birds come
immediately to mind),
architecture,and many
other non-figurative art
forms to the
representation of man.
These cold, ancient, and
everlasting shapesof
unending time flourished,
and the divine infinity
of representing geometric
forms gained favor over
the placementof the
explicit representation
of mankind and our own
likeness at the center of
the universes.Adding the
string quartet to these
forms which express the
recursive spheres of
heavens and earth
abstractly shouldexplain
why I have chosen to
render higher things
through the use of music
without the addition of
words or anyother
art-form. It is the
abstract art of pure
form, in which all is
form and all is content,
which compels me.
Thisquartet should be
seen as no more
programmatic than the
arches of the Great
Mosque at Cordoba.The
first movement, Yāqub
(Jacob), is slow, quiet
and prayerful. It evokes
the patient sorrow of a
slow choraledeveloping
over time as it coaxes
our pulse out of the
ticking of a clock-like
meter that defines our
day-to-day livesand into
a divine eternity.The
second, Saleh, imagines
the spirit of that
desert-prophet through
the use of a Liwa; the
dance-sequence that
hasbeen such a prevalent
form of expression in the
Arabian Peninsula for
much of our recorded
history.The third
movement is titled
Dawoōd, and it is
emblematic of the beloved
Prophet, King, and
Psalmist, David.Though it
has no lyrics, the
movement functions as a
dabkeh (an ancient dance
native to the Levant) and
also “sets”the
opening of Psalm 100
(Make a joyful noise unto
the Lord, all ye lands).
This line is never set to
music or sung inthe
quartet but is evoked
through the rhythmic
shape of the violin part
which imitates the
phonology and rhythmof my
speaking the opening line
in the Hebrew and
develops the contours of
that line incessantly
throughout
themovement.3The fourth
movement is an ode to
Yousef (Joseph) and
relates to the first
movement in tempo and
tone just as
Josephrelates to Jacob,
his father. Together, the
first and fourth
movements provide a sort
of Lamentation and
relief.Joseph had the
appearance of a noble
angel, but he was very
much a human being. And
the story of this
particularprophet had
tragic beginnings many
years before he found
himself in a position of
power in Egypt. Back in
his youth,still among the
Israelites, Joseph
experienced a series of
revelations through his
dreams that spoke of his
impendingcareer in
prophecy. He confided his
dreams to his father, the
Prophet Jacob, who told
his son of the greatness
thatawaited him in his
future only to have his
brothers throw him into a
well and leave him for
dead. Joseph
eventuallyfound his way
from Israel to Egypt and
rose out of slavery into
a position of power.
Meanwhile, famine engulfs
Israel.Forty years pass,
and back in the land of
Jacob and Rachel, of
Joseph’s brothers and
Abraham’s tribe, Israel
wasnot spared the effects
of the famine. They
sorely lacked Joseph’s
prophecy and his vision.
The Qur’an then tells
usthat Jacob, sensing
Joseph, sends the other
brothers to Egypt
instructing them to come
back with food and
grain.Arriving in Egypt,
they unwittingly appear
before Joseph. They
don’t recognize their
little brother who has
risen toa position of
might, dressed in his
Egyptian regalia. They
ask for the food and the
grain.After some
conversation, Joseph is
no longer able to contain
his emotion. Overcome, he
reveals himself to his
nowterrified brothers. He
embraces them. He asks
them eagerly, “How is
our father?” Joseph
gives them the gift of
thefood and the grain
that they came in search
of. He relieves them from
hunger and alleviates
their fear. He sendsthem
back with proof that he
is alive, and it is this
joyful proof from the
miraculous hands of a
prophet that bringsback
the ancient Jacob’s
vision after 40 years of
blindness.In this story,
I am struck by the fact
that Joseph may not have
made the decision to
forgive his brothers on
thespot, but that
something inside the
prophet’s soul found
forgiveness and peace for
the brothers who had so
gravelywronged him at
some point along his
journey. I would suspect
this point to have been
present at Joseph’s
inception,even before he
had ever been
wronged.This is proof, if
we needed it, that
Joseph’s angel-like
beauty was not only
physical and external,
but also internalas well:
Joseph possessed a
profound loveliness of
spirit that bound his
appearance and his soul.
In Joseph, formand soul
are one.Time is to
musicians what light is
to a painter. In this
way, the story of Joseph
also shows us that time
can affectour perception
of even the most tragic
wounds. In fact, the most
common Arabic word for
“human being” is
insaan,which shares its
roots with the word
insaa, “to forget.”
While our ability to
remember is essential to
how we learnabout
ourselves, our capacity
to “forgive and
forget” may also be one
of our great gifts as
human beings.The fifth
movement follows my ode
to Joseph with a
structural memory of
Mūsa (Moses). The
movement consistsentirely
of descending motifs
which I constructed as an
indication of Moses’
descending movement as he
emergedto his people from
the heights of Mt. Sinai.
The music is constructed
in five phrases which
function as a
formalreference to the
five books of Moses, the
Pentateuch. The movement
is placed as the fifth of
the quartet for the
samereason.While Joseph
is always evoked as
supremely beautiful in
the Books of Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam,
Suleiman(Solomon) is
described as surpassing
in his quicksilver
intelligence. This
movement is composed of a
seven-partriddle which
passes by in an instant
but can be caught by the
attentive listener. From
Solomon, we work our
wayback to Yishak (Isaac)
in a seventh movement
that evokes Isaac’s
literal meaning in Arabic
and Hebrew: laughter.The
eighth and final movement
of this quartet is named
for the Patriarch of the
entire Book: Ibrahim
(Abraham). Itrelates to
Isaac just as Joseph
relates to Jacob; they
are father and son. The
lines are prayerful and
contemplative;the form of
the music evolves from a
fugue joining together
many different forms of
prayer into a single
tapestry ofcounterpoint,
to the cyclical form of
this entire quartet which
is rendered through the
motion of pilgrims
circling theKaaba (cube)
in Mecca — a structure
which was built by
Abraham for Hagaar and
their son Ismail.These
are just some of the
figures that are
cherished by all three of
the Middle Eastern
monotheisms
(Judaism,Christianity,
and Islam) that the
Qur’an refers to
collectively as Ahl
Al-Kitab. This Arabic
phrase is most
commonlytranslated as
“The People of the
Book,” but here the
most common translation
is a flawed one: the
Arabic word“ahl”
means “family” and
not just “people.” A
better translation would
be “Family of the
Book.” Each of the
eightmovements of
Prophesies grows from a
single musical cell.This
quartet is a family
album.—Mohammed Fairouz
(2018.
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), lyrics by William Blake. Collect...(+)
Composed by Ralph Vaughan
Williams (1872-1958),
lyrics by William Blake.
Collection for voice and
oboe. 14 pages. Published
by Oxford University
Press.
Complete Lyrics for Over 1000 Songs from Broadway to Rock. By Various. Lyric Lib...(+)
Complete Lyrics for Over
1000 Songs from Broadway
to Rock. By Various.
Lyric Library. Softcover.
Size 8.5x11 inches. 373
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard.
By Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Arranged by Rick England. Orchestra. For st...(+)
By Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827). Arranged by
Rick England. Orchestra.
For string. Masterworks;
Part(s); Score; String
Orchestra. Highland
String Orchestra. Form:
Transcription. Classical;
Masterwork Arrangement;
Romantic. Grade 2.5. 124
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
By Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Arranged by Rick England. Orchestra. Master...(+)
By Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827). Arranged by
Rick England. Orchestra.
Masterworks; Score;
String Orchestra.
Highland String
Orchestra. Form:
Transcription. Classical;
Masterwork Arrangement;
Romantic. Grade 2.5. 12
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
SKU: LO.99-3229L Composed by Edwin M. Willmington. Choral. Sacred Anthem....(+)
SKU: LO.99-3229L
Composed by Edwin M.
Willmington. Choral.
Sacred Anthem.
Performance/accompaniment
CD (split-track). Lorenz
Publishing Company
#99/3229L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
(LO.99-3229L).
UPC:
000308136845.
This
inspiring anthem begins
quietly, builds to a
reminder of our mission
to the world, and
concludes with a joyful
affirmation that one day
all believers will join
together to praise God
for eternity. A perfect
blend of meaningful
lyrics and a strong
melody make The Jesus
Prayer an anthem that
your whole congregation
will enjoy.
Violin (VIOLIN SOLO) SKU: HL.50487759 (1986). Composed by Laszlo T...(+)
Violin (VIOLIN SOLO)
SKU: HL.50487759
(1986). Composed
by Laszlo Tihanyi. EMB.
Score Only. Composed
1997. Duration 11'.
Editio Musica Budapest
#Z14099. Published by
Editio Musica Budapest
(HL.50487759).
ISBN
9790080140994. A/4
inches. Hungarian,
English. Laszlo
Tihanyi.
The piece
was composed at the
request of violinist
Eszter Perenyi, my
colleague at the Ferenc
Liszt Academy of Music,
and was several times
amond the optional pieces
of the yearly violin
competition for students.
It was inspired by the
famous 63rd poem of
Catullus that tells the
story of Attis: the hero
of the Greek mythology
arrives at the Mount Ida
in Frygia, to the
invitation of the goddess
Cybele, and becomes her
lover. The Gallas,
certitude priests of
Cybele chase him into
delirious dance, by the
end of which he castrates
himself. On waking from
his paralysed dream he
entreats in vain for his
virility and freedom to
Cybele, he will remain
servant of the goddess
for eternity. My work
tells the story in four
parts: 1) Attis' ecstasy
2) Dance of the Gallas 3)
Attis' dream 4) Attis'
entreaty. The Catullian
galliambic metric that
first appears in the
'prologue' of the piece,
becomes the
organisational principle
of almost all musical
aspects of it.
(Hungaroton HCD
32484).