By Nancy Price, Don Besig. For SATB Choir. Choral, Obligato Instrument-Flute, Tracks, Bass/Percussion, General Use, Incorporating Hymn Tunes, Resettings of Hymn Text and Sacred. Sheet Music. Published by Shawnee Press.

Flute & basso continuo

SKU: HH.HH446-FSP

Composed by Simon Balicourt. Edited by Michael Talbot. Flute & Basso Continuo. Full score and parts. Edition HH Music Publishers #HH446-FSP. Published by Edition HH Music Publishers (HH.HH446-FSP).

ISBN 9790708146537.

The Andante opening Sonata 3, in D minor, demonstrates Balicourt’s mastery of a an entirely natural lyricism that is elegant without ever becoming bland. The vivacious Allegro that follows has an endearing playfulness reminiscent of Vivaldi. The third movement, Andante, moves to F major and is noteworthy for some delightful imitative play between flute and bass. A sprightly Minuetto brings up the rear. Sonata 4, in A minor, opens with a Largo of an almost Handelian gravitas. It is followed by a fleet-footed Allegro that at several points contains figurations derived from violinistic style as exemplified by Vivaldi. For the concluding movement, a graceful Affettuoso, Balicourt switches to A major, a way of lightening the mood that in 1750 was not yet common but very soon was to become a favoured practice in minor-key works.

Medium Voice & Piano

SKU: ST.Y291

Composed by Rhian Samuel. Vocal music. Four songs for medium voice and piano to poems by Anne Stevenson and Emily Dickinson.. Vocal score. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #Y291. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.Y291).

ISBN 9790220223372.

CONT ENTS
1. Blackbird (Anne Stevenson) (b - g)
2. The moon is distant (Emily Dickinson) (b - g sharp)
3. Bird in hand (Anne Stevenson) (e flat - g flat)
4. On not being able to look at the moon (Anne Stevenson) (b - g)

For medium voice and piano or ensemble of flute, harp and string quartet, Moon and Birds is a substantial cycle of songs to words by Anne Stevenson and Emily Dickinson. Its sequence of four settings, 'Blackbird', 'The moon is distant' (Dickinson), 'Bird in hand' and 'On not being able to look at the moon' unfolds a symmetrical structure of contrasting yet interlocking moods in which the reflective second and fourth numbers, lunar visions of mystic tranquillity flawed by doubt and pain, temper with human frailty the bright epiphanies of the first and third songs.

There is a fascinating challenge here for the performer to embrace both elation and gravitas in a single reading, Samuel's vigorous musical invention binding the developing web of feeling with its own formal strengths and subtly illustrative moments. In the version for string quartet, flute and harp, first performed by Contemporary Connections on 4 November 2011 at St James's Church Piccadilly, the flute takes a prominent role throughout. Violins, viola and cello at times elaborate on the simpler textures of the keyboard version, though the two scores remain entirely compatible. The bluesy harmonies of the concluding number, whether weighted by sonorous string quartet or profiled in edgier piano chords, bring the cycle to a sombre conclusion with a proper sense of an emotional world traversed.

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Bassoon, Clarinet, Contrabass, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Euphonium, Flute, Horn, Keyboard, Oboe, Percussion, Piccolo, Timpani, Trumpet, Tuba, alto Saxophone, baritone Saxophone, soprano Saxophone, tenor Saxophone and more.

SKU: PR.11540425S

Composed by Carter Pann. Study Score. 92 pages. Duration 26 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #115-40425S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11540425S).

UPC: 680160688142.

My� � work Labyrinth for Ithaca College could have easily been titled as my Third Symphony. The work is larger in scope than every other work of mine for winds, save perhaps my first symphony. The piece is cast in two main parts, each consisting of two movements. As it happened I wrote the movements backwards (fitting for something called Labyrinth). The size of the band is on par with that of Karel Husa’s Music for Prague 1968 with one exception, there is an electric keyboard part which lends certain moments in the piece an other-worldly ambience... sounds that are altogether different from anything possible from acoustic instruments. At the risk of sounding obvious or mundane, I had two words floating around my brain during the composing of this work — HUGE and melodic. My predisposition to create inherently melodic music is inescapable at this point in my composing career. This is the kind of music I have gravitated towards since beginning at the piano so long ago. I don’t write ambient or spectral music, nor do I write music replete with extended techniques. The crafting of melodies with gravitas has always made my process of composing the most satisfying. The very last movement of Labyrinth is a gargantuan crescendo the likes of the last movement of Respighi’s The Pines of Rome or Ravel’s Bolero and should leave the audience and players sonically drenched by the end. I’m so honored to have this opportunity to compose for Ithaca College’s 50th Anniversary of that seminal work of Karel Husa’s. I have known Music for Prague 1968 as long as I’ve known serious music for winds. It is my aim that every moment of Labyrinth offers the players as much to bite their teeth on as it leaves the audience in its throng from start to finish. -CP.

Unison with descant, cantor, assembly, keyboard accompaniment, flute, violin, guitar - Beginning

SKU: GI.G-10227

Take Up Your Cross / When I Behold the Wondrous Cross. Composed by Peter M. Kolar. Palm Sunday, Good Friday. Choral. Tune Name: Segundo. Sacred. Octavo. With guitar chord names. 12 pages. GIA Publications #10227. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-10227).

UPC: 785147022718. English. Text Source: Text I: Charles William Everest, 1814-1877, alt., Text II: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748, alt. Text by Charles C. Everest.

The tune SEGUNDO is intended specifically for hymn texts in long meter (LM, or 88 88) that can benefit from a sense of gravitas. In performance, the entire hymn may be sung by unison choir, or if desired, the beginning stanzas may be sung by one or more soloists or sections allowing the piece to build over its four stanzas, so that the last stanza, with its soaring descant, pours forth rife with emotion.

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Bassoon, Clarinet, Contrabass, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Euphonium, Flute, Horn, Keyboard, Oboe, Percussion, Piccolo, Timpani, Trumpet, Tuba, alto Saxophone, baritone Saxophone, soprano Saxophone, tenor Saxophone and more.

SKU: PR.11540425L

Composed by Carter Pann. Large Score. 92 pages. Duration 26 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #115-40425L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11540425L).

UPC: 680160688159.

My� � work Labyrinth for Ithaca College could have easily been titled as my Third Symphony. The work is larger in scope than every other work of mine for winds, save perhaps my first symphony. The piece is cast in two main parts, each consisting of two movements. As it happened I wrote the movements backwards (fitting for something called Labyrinth). The size of the band is on par with that of Karel Husa’s Music for Prague 1968 with one exception, there is an electric keyboard part which lends certain moments in the piece an other-worldly ambience... sounds that are altogether different from anything possible from acoustic instruments. At the risk of sounding obvious or mundane, I had two words floating around my brain during the composing of this work — HUGE and melodic. My predisposition to create inherently melodic music is inescapable at this point in my composing career. This is the kind of music I have gravitated towards since beginning at the piano so long ago. I don’t write ambient or spectral music, nor do I write music replete with extended techniques. The crafting of melodies with gravitas has always made my process of composing the most satisfying. The very last movement of Labyrinth is a gargantuan crescendo the likes of the last movement of Respighi’s The Pines of Rome or Ravel’s Bolero and should leave the audience and players sonically drenched by the end. I’m so honored to have this opportunity to compose for Ithaca College’s 50th Anniversary of that seminal work of Karel Husa’s. I have known Music for Prague 1968 as long as I’ve known serious music for winds. It is my aim that every moment of Labyrinth offers the players as much to bite their teeth on as it leaves the audience in its throng from start to finish. -CP.

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Bassoon, Clarinet, Contrabass, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Euphonium, Flute, Horn, Keyboard, Oboe, Percussion, Piccolo, Timpani, Trumpet, Tuba, alto Saxophone, baritone Saxophone, soprano Saxophone, tenor Saxophone and more.

SKU: PR.115404250

Composed by Carter Pann. Set of Score and Parts. 92+8+12+12+12+12+8+8+12+1 2+12+12+12+12+12+12+8+12+ 12+12+8+8+8+8+8+8+8+8+8+8 +8+8+8+8+8+8+12+8+8+8+8+8 +8 pages. Duration 26 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #115-40425. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.115404250).

UPC: 680160688135.

My� � work Labyrinth for Ithaca College could have easily been titled as my Third Symphony. The work is larger in scope than every other work of mine for winds, save perhaps my first symphony. The piece is cast in two main parts, each consisting of two movements. As it happened I wrote the movements backwards (fitting for something called Labyrinth). The size of the band is on par with that of Karel Husa’s Music for Prague 1968 with one exception, there is an electric keyboard part which lends certain moments in the piece an other-worldly ambience... sounds that are altogether different from anything possible from acoustic instruments. At the risk of sounding obvious or mundane, I had two words floating around my brain during the composing of this work — HUGE and melodic. My predisposition to create inherently melodic music is inescapable at this point in my composing career. This is the kind of music I have gravitated towards since beginning at the piano so long ago. I don’t write ambient or spectral music, nor do I write music replete with extended techniques. The crafting of melodies with gravitas has always made my process of composing the most satisfying. The very last movement of Labyrinth is a gargantuan crescendo the likes of the last movement of Respighi’s The Pines of Rome or Ravel’s Bolero and should leave the audience and players sonically drenched by the end. I’m so honored to have this opportunity to compose for Ithaca College’s 50th Anniversary of that seminal work of Karel Husa’s. I have known Music for Prague 1968 as long as I’ve known serious music for winds. It is my aim that every moment of Labyrinth offers the players as much to bite their teeth on as it leaves the audience in its throng from start to finish. -CP.