SKU: PR.140400670

UPC: 680160023271.

Secre t Geometry can be heard as a short piano sonata, with the movements forming a typical fast--slow--fast pattern. The electronic sounds on tape are tightly interworven with the piano, often serving to extend and transform the piano's sound. The goal is to create a hybrid sound world. The phrase secret geometry is used to describe the play of forms in certain paintings, referring to structural patterns that are used to organize the pictorial elements. Since the electronic medium permits a composer to focus on the micro-structure of individual sounds, as well as more customary concerns with patterns of pitch and rhythm, it seemed appropriate to choose a title that emphasizes the careful shaping of every compositional element. But this is not to neglect the spiritual impulse of the work. After all, the obscure motion of the Holy Spirit herself describes a secret geometry, what Thomas Merton called a hidden wholeness. Written for the distinguished pianist Aleck Karis, Secret Geometry was composed with the assistance of a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. The tape was realized in the Presser Electronic Music Studio of the University of Pennsylvania.

SKU: CA.1632850

ISBN 9790007242510. Language: all languages.

Score available separately - see item CA.1632800.

SKU: CA.1632869

ISBN 9790007242565. Language: all languages.

Score and parts available separately - see item CA.1632800.

SKU: CA.1633000

ISBN 9790007113469. Language: all languages.

The texts of the French author Anne-Marie Albiach have long been the point of departure for my works. Following the viola concerto << monstrueuse vecut dans le cadre >> la memoire, which is based on her << H II >> lineaires, the three texts entitled << une geometrie >> have generated a new cycle. As in the other two works of the cycle, << vertical et blanc >> is predicated on two different readings of the text: on the one hand a (private) reading by Anne-Marie Albiach in which time is measured out; while on the other hand the graphic text is measured millimeter by millimeter. The latter serves as the basis - the genetic code - for the temporal, horizontal structures of the ensemble part, whereas the reading of the author appears late in the melodic lines of the solo alto flute, which force the ensemble to play an accompaniment in flat surfaces. In << vertical et blanc >> one clearly recognizable element is repeated: a ninth chord, the basic element in the works of Claude Debussy, the composer who I admire wholeheartedly. For the generation of tone materials this chord is compressed and stretched within the ranges (frames) of tones which are derived from the horizontal positions of the text fragments: lower, borderline tones on the left margin, and higher borderline tones on the right margin. Thus the disposition on the page, essential for Anne-Marie Albiach (and first introduced in poetry by Mallarme in Un coup de des jamais n'abolira le hasard), is rendered in sound. Naturally each element of the text serves to mould structure and dynamics, to include the typography: fragments within quotation marks, in italics, etc., yield different sonorities and movements. Whereas the ensemble articulates rhythmically each character of the text, the rhythms of the solo flute articulate only its syllables and words. Each word of the author's reading of the text is instrumentated differently, which is important for the entire cycle. Thus a compact network of instrumental combinations is created in which, word for word, the text is made audible.

SKU: GI.001112

English.

The unique watercolor style of San Antonio artist G. E. Mullan is noted for its lyrical line set against an ordered and complex geometry of interdependent shapes. His technique creates a visual excitement that involves the viewer and invites close study of the excellence of the work. His religious subjects incorporate the historical traditions of the Santos figures of Mexico and the Southwest, the illuminated manuscripts of Western Europe, and the icons and mosaics of the Byzantine style. 5in. x 7in. Notecard.

SKU: GI.001116

The unique watercolor style of San Antonio artist G. E. Mullan is noted for its lyrical line set against an ordered and complex geometry of interdependent shapes. His technique creates a visual excitement that involves the viewer and invites close study of the excellence of the work. His religious subjects incorporate the historical traditions of the Santos figures of Mexico and the Southwest, the illuminated manuscripts of Western Europe, and the icons and mosaics of the Byzantine style. 4in. x 9in. Notecard.

SKU: PR.144402180

UPC: 680160027156. 9.5 x 13 inches.

The concerts and exhibits of the Cleveland Museum of Art were an important formative influence for me during my student days. So when the invitation came to create a new work celebrating this institution on its seventy-fifth anniversary, I was not only happy to accept, but knew immediately that I wanted to write a piece that would somehow relate specifically to the museum. I decided to make the work a reflection on a painting in the museum's collection: Zurbaran's The Holy House of Nazareth. My quartet is not program music in a narrative sense, but rather a kind of meditation that takes its tone from this painting's remarkable integration of intense affect, mysterious repose and secret geometry. Besides Zurbaran's painting, the piece is occupied with a purely musical object of contemplation: the hymn tune Picardy, best known with the text Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence. This tune permeates the harmonic and melodic life of the quartet, sometimes appearing in a very simple, straightforward fashion, but often hidden amidst more complex structures. I was attracted to the melody for its musical qualities, but later realized that the hymn's text also resonates with the mood of the painting; the words speak of a reverent awe, of cherubim with sleepless eye, and of the mystery of the Incarnate Word who must suffer: King of kings, yet born of Mary...

SKU: GI.001128

English.

The unique watercolor style of San Antonio artist G. E. Mullan is noted for its lyrical line set against an ordered and complex geometry of interdependent shapes. His technique creates a visual excitement that involves the viewer and invites close study of the excellence of the work. His religious subjects incorporate the historical traditions of the Santos figures of Mexico and the Southwest, the illuminated manuscripts of Western Europe, and the icons and mosaics of the Byzantine style. 5in. x 7in. Notecard.

SKU: GI.001117

The unique watercolor style of San Antonio artist G. E. Mullan is noted for its lyrical line set against an ordered and complex geometry of interdependent shapes. His technique creates a visual excitement that involves the viewer and invites close study of the excellence of the work. His religious subjects incorporate the historical traditions of the Santos figures of Mexico and the Southwest, the illuminated manuscripts of Western Europe, and the icons and mosaics of the Byzantine style. 5in. x 7in. Notecard.

SKU: HL.244904

8.25x12.0x0.508 inches.

Quilting, co-commissioned by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is my first stand alone work for orchestraand is loosely inspired by the American tradition of quilt making. I composed Quilting while living most of last year in Paris.During my time there, I thought a lot about what it means to compose symphonic music as a young American in the 21st century, when so many of the many masterworks which are programmed year in and out by orchestras across the country are European. I considered which artistic traditions defined the American 19th-century. I began to think of the American crafts-tradition of quilting as a foilto the high-art tradition of European orchestral composition. As the score for my new work began to take shape, I started thinking about the manuscript itself as an object, its vertical and horizontal planes create a kind of patterned geometry of their own. Visually the way a musical score is woven together like patchwork brought to mind quilts and the great American tradition of quilting. I imagined about how conducting an orchestra can feellike stitching a piece together, or sewing together a large number of musical ideas and musicians into a coherent and transcendent whole. Quilting was an integral part of American vernacular in the 18th and 19th centuries, the African-American quilting tradition is especially fascinating, and the quilts tell the stories of the women and communities who made them. The names of the quilt patterns themselves can have their own sense of narrative: 'jacobs ladder', 'drunkards path', 'solomon's puzzle', and (my favorite for its relevance to this piece) 'the road to California. - Bryce Dessner.

SKU: DB.01-00686

ISBN 9790012200505.

Fay Wang ist eine der bemerkenswertesten jungen Musikerinnen der neuen Generation innovativer chinesischer Kunstler. Ihr kunstlerisches Werk verzeichnet internationale Auffuhrungen und umspannt mehrere Sparten - Tanz, Drama, Musiktheater, Filmmusik und experimentellen Pop.

SKU: HL.4008704

ISBN 9798350115727. UPC: 196288190844.

Lord of the Flies is intended to be a small symphonic poem describing different episodes of the book: the despair of the children stranded on the island, the use of the unifying conch and symbol of democracy, the adventures, and the formation of the camp and finally the savagery of the clan of Jack which undeniably leads to chaos. The finale is mysterious and half-tone, imbued with both the relief of having been rescued, and a deep sadness linked to the tragic events that have occurred on the island. All the main themes and elements developed in the work come from the idea “d-e-f”, exposed from the first bars. The orchestration is intended to be variable in geometry and avoids the main technical difficulties related to the instruments. However, the composer wanted to find as many colors as possible and avoided confining himself to too “simple” harmonies. Lord of the Flies: a piece accessible to most concert bands.

SKU: PR.14440218S

UPC: 680160027170. 9.5 x 13 inches.

The concerts and exhibits of the Cleveland Museum of Art were an important formative influence for me during my student days. So when the invitation came to create a new work celebrating this institution on its seventy-fifth anniversary, I was not only happy to accept, but knew immediately that I wanted to write a piece that would somehow relate specifically to the museum. I decided to make the work a reflection on a painting in the museum's collection: Zurbaran's The Holy House of Nazareth. My quartet is not program music in a narrative sense, but rather a kind of meditation that takes its tone from this painting's remarkable integration of intense affect, mysterious repose and secret geometry. Besides Zurbaran's painting, the piece is occupied with a purely musical object of contemplation: the hymn tune Picardy, best known with the text Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence. This tune permeates the harmonic and melodic life of the quartet, sometimes appearing in a very simple, straightforward fashion, but often hidden amidst more complex structures. I was attracted to the melody for its musical qualities, but later realized that the hymn's text also resonates with the mood of the painting; the words speak of a reverent awe, of cherubim with sleepless eye, and of the mystery of the Incarnate Word who must suffer: King of kings, yet born of Mary...

SKU: GI.001124

English.

The unique watercolor style of San Antonio artist G. E. Mullan is noted for its lyrical line set against an ordered and complex geometry of interdependent shapes. His technique creates a visual excitement that involves the viewer and invites close study of the excellence of the work. His religious subjects incorporate the historical traditions of the Santos figures of Mexico and the Southwest, the illuminated manuscripts of Western Europe, and the icons and mosaics of the Byzantine style. 4in. x 9in. Notecard.

SKU: GI.001120

English.

The unique watercolor style of San Antonio artist G. E. Mullan is noted for its lyrical line set against an ordered and complex geometry of interdependent shapes. His technique creates a visual excitement that involves the viewer and invites close study of the excellence of the work. His religious subjects incorporate the historical traditions of the Santos figures of Mexico and the Southwest, the illuminated manuscripts of Western Europe, and the icons and mosaics of the Byzantine style. 4in. x 9in. Notecard.