| Rise Again Songbook Paroles et Accords Hal Leonard
(Words and Chords to Nearly 1200 Songs 9x12 Spiral Bound). Edited by Annie Patte...(+)
(Words and Chords to
Nearly 1200 Songs 9x12
Spiral Bound). Edited by
Annie Patterson and Peter
Blood. For Vocal. Vocal.
Softcover. 304 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
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| Rise Again Songbook Hal Leonard
(Words and Chords to Nearly 1200 Songs Spiral-Bound). Edited by Annie Patterson ...(+)
(Words and Chords to
Nearly 1200 Songs
Spiral-Bound). Edited by
Annie Patterson and Peter
Blood. For Vocal. Vocal.
Softcover. 304 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
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The Group Singing Songbook. By Various. Vocal. Size 9.5x12 inches. 281 pages. Pu...(+)
The Group Singing
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Arranged by Peter Blood, Annie Patterson. Vocal. Size 7.5x10.5 inches. 283 pages...(+)
Arranged by Peter Blood,
Annie Patterson. Vocal.
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| Landscapes Clarinette, Basson, Piano (trio) - Intermédiaire/avancé Imagine Music
By Daniel Baldwin. For clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano. Level 5. Duration 16 minu...(+)
By Daniel Baldwin. For
clarinet, bassoon, horn,
piano. Level 5. Duration
16 minutes. Published by
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| Great Smoky Mountains [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.16500102F
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 | | |
| Symphony No. 6 [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Band SKU: PR.16500104F Three Places in the East. Composed by Dan W...(+)
Band SKU:
PR.16500104F Three
Places in the East.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Full score. Theodore
Presser Company
#165-00104F. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.16500104F). ISBN
9781491132159. UPC:
680160681082. 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. $90.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 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
work. $39.99 - 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
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| Cuico Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire C. Alan Publications
(Percussion Trio Feature). Composed by Gregory Danner. For Soloist(s) with Conce...(+)
(Percussion Trio
Feature). Composed by
Gregory Danner. For
Soloist(s) with Concert
Band (Piccolo, Flute 1,
Flute 2, Oboe 1, Bb
Clarinet 1, Bb Clarinet
2, Bb Clarinet 3, Bb Bass
Clarinet, Bassoon, Eb
Alto Saxophone 1, Eb Alto
Saxophone 2, Bb Tenor
Saxophone, Eb Baritone
Saxophone, Bb Trumpet 1,
Bb Trumpet 2, Bb Trumpet
3, F Horn 1/2, F Horn
3/). Band Music. Grade 4.
Score and parts. Duration
14:50. Published by C.
Alan Publications
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| Kunterbund Liederstrauss (kunterbund 10) Schott
(GEH) SKU: HL.49023844 Composed by Kunterbund. This edition: Saddle stitc...(+)
(GEH) SKU:
HL.49023844 Composed
by Kunterbund. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Kunter-bund-edition.
Melody line (with
chords). 96 pages. Schott
Music #BUND 71131.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49023844). ISBN
9783795756703.
5.75x8.25x0.22 inches.
German. Der
Liederstrauss enthalt
eine bunte Vielfalt von
Liedern. Der zeitliche
Rahmen umfasst Lieder aus
der Zeit der Renaissance
bis hin zu popularen
Songs der vergangenen
Jahre. Bei der Auswahl
der Lieder stand die gute
Singbarkeit im
Vordergrund, daneben der
Bekanntheitsgrad der
Melodien und die
Aktualitat der
Liedertexte. Einen
besonderen Schwerpunkt
bilden Lieder aus Filmen
und Musicals. Ein
weiterer Bereich sind
volkstumliche
deutschsprachige Lieder
und traditionelle Lieder
aus anderen Landern. $14.99 - Voir plus => Acheter | | |
| Cirque de L’étrange Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Carl Fischer
Band Concert Band - Grade 2 SKU: CF.YPS200 Composed by Matthew R. Putnam....(+)
Band Concert Band - Grade
2 SKU: CF.YPS200
Composed by Matthew R.
Putnam. Young Band (YPS).
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
8+2+4+2+2+5+2+2+4+4+6+3+3
+2+1+3+16+4+4+2+2 pages.
Duration 2:15. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS200.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS200).
ISBN 9781491152201.
UPC: 680160909704. Key: D
minor. Step right
up, ladies and gentleman,
boys and girls, step
right up! See the exotic,
the strange, and the
magical at the Cirque de
L’étrange, or
“Circus of the
Strange.†This
piece evokes a bygone era
when circuses and
carnivals provided people
from all walks of life a
chance to see human and
animal
oddities. Cirque de
L'étrange is an
original concert march
written in standard march
form, but its sound is
anything but standard.
This piece is playable by
younger groups and is a
great way to expose
students to the march
form and style without
sounding like your
typical march. Step
right up ladies and
gentleman, boys and
girls, step right up! See
the exotic, the strange,
and the magical at the
Cirque de
L’étrange.
Welcome to the Cirque de
L’étrange,
known in English as the
“Circus of the
Strange.†This
piece evokes a time of a
bygone era, a time when
circuses and carnivals
provided people from all
walks of life a chance to
see human and animal
oddities that were
sources of both delight
and horror. While many of
these sideshow
attractions were deemed
fraudulent, it did not
deter the crowds from
flocking to be shocked
and awed. I have always
held a special place in
my heart for the
showmanship of carnivals,
because my grandfather
dearly loved them. For
much of his life, he
worked at fairs and
carnivals selling cotton
candy and candy apples. A
large portion of my days
when growing up were
spent running around
fairgrounds and helping
my grandfather with his
stand. He imparted in me
a love for the cunning,
magic, and sheer joy that
only carnivals and
circuses can bring. In
Cirque de
L’étrange, I
sought to capture the the
mirthful, yet uncanny
mood of the carnivals
that I grew up exploring,
thus transporting you to
a different time.Cirque
de L'étrange is an
original concert march
written in standard march
form, but its sound is
anything but standard.
This piece is playable by
younger groups, as it is
a great way to expose
students to the march
form and style while not
sounding like your
typical march.Opening in
D minor, the piece
combines the playful feel
of a march and a macabre
tango. The second time
through the First Strain
(mm. 5-23), the upper
woodwinds and bells add a
second counter melody
based in D harmonic
minor, which heightens
the peculiar nature of
the piece. The Second
Strain (mm. 24-43) by
contrast, is a little
more upbeat, thus evoking
the magical ebullience of
a circus, which is
further highlighted by
the xylophone part. The
Second Strain ends in the
key of F major and sets
up the transition to the
Trio in the key of G
minor. The Trio (m. 44)
begins with the G
harmonic minor melody in
the clarinets and a
counter melody in the
bassoon and tenor
saxophone. The rest of
the woodwinds and bells
join in at m. 60 while
the percussion adds a
Gypsy-like feel with
tambourine and triangle.
At m. 76 the full band
joins in the macabre
parade with the trombones
and baritones harmonizing
the counter melody. The
conclusion of the march
has the upper woodwinds,
adding a second counter
melody complete with
trills to bring the march
to an exciting and
dramatic finish.As the
World’s Greatest
Showman, P.T. Barnum, a
man my grandfather
greatly admired, once
said “The noblest
art is that of making
others happy.†It
is my hope that through
this piece you will
experience the thrill,
delight, and fright that
only carnivals can bring
as you visit the Circus
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| Cirque de L’étrange Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Carl Fischer
Band Concert Band - Grade 2 SKU: CF.YPS200F Composed by Matthew R. Putnam...(+)
Band Concert Band - Grade
2 SKU: CF.YPS200F
Composed by Matthew R.
Putnam. Young Band (YPS).
Full score. With Standard
notation. 16 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS200F.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS200F).
ISBN 9781491152881.
UPC:
680160910380. Step
right up, ladies and
gentleman, boys and
girls, step right up! See
the exotic, the strange,
and the magical at the
Cirque de
L’étrange, or
“Circus of the
Strange.†This
piece evokes a bygone era
when circuses and
carnivals provided people
from all walks of life a
chance to see human and
animal
oddities. Cirque de
L'étrange is an
original concert march
written in standard march
form, but its sound is
anything but standard.
This piece is playable by
younger groups and is a
great way to expose
students to the march
form and style without
sounding like your
typical march. Step
right up ladies and
gentleman, boys and
girls, step right up! See
the exotic, the strange,
and the magical at the
Cirque de
L’étrange.
Welcome to the Cirque de
L’étrange,
known in English as the
“Circus of the
Strange.†This
piece evokes a time of a
bygone era, a time when
circuses and carnivals
provided people from all
walks of life a chance to
see human and animal
oddities that were
sources of both delight
and horror. While many of
these sideshow
attractions were deemed
fraudulent, it did not
deter the crowds from
flocking to be shocked
and awed. I have always
held a special place in
my heart for the
showmanship of carnivals,
because my grandfather
dearly loved them. For
much of his life, he
worked at fairs and
carnivals selling cotton
candy and candy apples. A
large portion of my days
when growing up were
spent running around
fairgrounds and helping
my grandfather with his
stand. He imparted in me
a love for the cunning,
magic, and sheer joy that
only carnivals and
circuses can bring. In
Cirque de
L’étrange, I
sought to capture the the
mirthful, yet uncanny
mood of the carnivals
that I grew up exploring,
thus transporting you to
a different time.Cirque
de L'étrange is an
original concert march
written in standard march
form, but its sound is
anything but standard.
This piece is playable by
younger groups, as it is
a great way to expose
students to the march
form and style while not
sounding like your
typical march.Opening in
D minor, the piece
combines the playful feel
of a march and a macabre
tango. The second time
through the First Strain
(mm. 5-23), the upper
woodwinds and bells add a
second counter melody
based in D harmonic
minor, which heightens
the peculiar nature of
the piece. The Second
Strain (mm. 24-43) by
contrast, is a little
more upbeat, thus evoking
the magical ebullience of
a circus, which is
further highlighted by
the xylophone part. The
Second Strain ends in the
key of F major and sets
up the transition to the
Trio in the key of G
minor. The Trio (m. 44)
begins with the G
harmonic minor melody in
the clarinets and a
counter melody in the
bassoon and tenor
saxophone. The rest of
the woodwinds and bells
join in at m. 60 while
the percussion adds a
Gypsy-like feel with
tambourine and triangle.
At m. 76 the full band
joins in the macabre
parade with the trombones
and baritones harmonizing
the counter melody. The
conclusion of the march
has the upper woodwinds,
adding a second counter
melody complete with
trills to bring the march
to an exciting and
dramatic finish.As the
World’s Greatest
Showman, P.T. Barnum, a
man my grandfather
greatly admired, once
said “The noblest
art is that of making
others happy.†It
is my hope that through
this piece you will
experience the thrill,
delight, and fright that
only carnivals can bring
as you visit the Circus
of the Strange! $11.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Cleopatra Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1216342-140 The Last Queen...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3 SKU:
BT.DHP-1216342-140
The Last Queen of
Egypt. Composed by
Thierry Deleruyelle.
Concert and Contest
Collection CBHA. Concert
Piece. Score Only.
Composed 2021. 39 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1216342-140.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1216342-140).
English-German-French-
Dutch. Queen
Cleopatra ruled Egypt for
over 20 years. She is one
of antiquity’s
best-known women, in
particular because of her
relationships with Julius
Caesar and, above all,
Mark-Anthony, but also
because the cause of her
death remainsa mystery.
The work is split into
three parts and performed
without breaks. The first
section begins with a
bright introduction
representing
Mark-Anthony. Dynamic in
nature and reminiscent of
military music, this
characterises theRoman
general. But soon after,
another theme emerges,
softer and more melodic,
symbolising
Cleopatra’s
femininity. The two
characters then combine
on a faster tempo. The
middle section of the
work depicts the love
thatMark-Anthony and
Cleopatra feel for each
other. This passionate
relationship lasted ten
years and produced three
children. This is
expressed by a warm and
intense theme, just like
the beauty of the
Egyptian queen. The third
andlast section opens in
a determined and military
mood. Mark-Anthony and
Cleopatra were often
apart, the Roman general
was often away on a
campaign. They met up in
Alexandria to celebrate
their triumph. But, as
the targets of
thejealousy and ambition
of Octavius, Julius
Caesar’s son, the
lovers are trapped and
await the inevitable
conquest of Egypt by the
Romans. When Mark-Anthony
heard the false news that
Cleopatra had committed
suicide, he ended his
ownlife. The Queen of
Egypt, for her part, was
imprisoned shortly
afterwards. The two
lovers remain one of
History’s most
famous couples. This
piece was commissioned by
the Wind Orchestra of the
town of Antony, near
Paris, directedby
Philippe Rossignol, to
mark its 90th
anniversary.
Konin
gin Cleopatra heerste
meer dan twintig jaar
lang over Egypte. Ze is
een van de bekendste
vrouwen uit de oudheid,
vanwege haar relatie met
Julius Caesar en vooral
die met Marcus Antonius,
maar ook omdat de oorzaak
van haardood altijd een
mysterie is gebleven. Dit
werk bestaat uit drie in
elkaar overlopende delen.
Het eerste deel begint
met de levendige
introductie van Marcus
Antonius. Met het
dynamische en enigszins
militaire karakter van de
muziekwordt de Romeinse
generaal krachtig
neergezet. Snel daarna
doemt een zachter en
melodieuzer thema op een
weerspiegeling van
Cleopatra’s
vrouwelijkheid. De twee
persoonlijkheden gaan
vervolgens samen verder
in een vlotter tempo.Het
middelste deel beschrijft
de liefde die Marcus
Antonius en Cleopatra
voor elkaar voelden. Hun
hartstochtelijke relatie
duurde tien jaar en
bracht drie kinderen
voort. Dit wordt
uitgedrukt in een warm en
intens thema waarintevens
de schoonheid van de
Egyptische koningin
doorschemert. Het derde
en laatste deel opent
vastberaden en in
militaire sfeer. Marcus
Antonius en Cleopatra
waren vaak bij elkaar
vandaan: de generaal was
geregeld weg om strijd
tevoeren. In
Alexandrië vierden ze
samen hun triomf, maar de
jaloezie en ambitie van
Octavius, de zoon van
Julius Caesar, gooide
roet in het eten. De
geliefden werden in de
val gelokt en de
onvermijdelijke
verovering van Egypte
doorde Romeinen volgde al
snel. Toen Marcus
Antonius het onjuiste
bericht kreeg dat
Cleopatra zelfmoord had
gepleegd, maakte hij een
eind aan zijn eigen
leven: de koningin van
Egypte werd op haar beurt
kort daarna
gevangengezet. Detwee
geliefden behoren tot de
beroemdste stellen uit de
wereldgeschiedenis.
Cleopatra werd in
opdracht geschreven om
het negentigjarig bestaan
van het blaasorkest uit
de gemeente Antony dicht
bij Parijs te markeren.
Dat orkestbracht het
onder leiding van
Philippe Rossignol in
première.
Kö
nigin Kleopatra regierte
über 20 Jahre lang
Ägypten. Sie ist eine
der bekanntesten Frauen
der Antike, insbesondere
aufgrund ihrer
Beziehungen zu Julius
Cäsar und vor allem zu
Marcus Antonius aber auch
aufgrund
ihrerrätselhaften
Todesursache. Das Werk
besteht aus drei
Abschnitten, die ohne
Unterbrechung gespielt
werden. Der erste
Abschnitt beginnt mit
einer strahlenden
Einleitung, die Marcus
Antonius darstellt. Die
martialische und
dynamischeMusik
beschreibt den
römischen Feldherrn.
Doch bald darauf erklingt
ein neues Thema, das
sanfter und melodischer
ist und Kleopatras
Weiblichkeit
symbolisiert. Die beiden
Charaktere verschmelzen
schließlich in einem
schnellerenTempo. Der
Mittelteil des Werkes
beschreibt die Liebe, die
Marcus Antonius und
Kleopatra füreinander
empfinden. Die
leidenschaftliche
Beziehung der beiden
dauerte zehn Jahre lang
und aus ihr gingen drei
Kinder hervor. Dafür
stehtein warmes und
intensives Thema, das
auch die Schönheit der
ägyptischen Königin
beschreibt. Der dritte
und letzte Abschnitt
beginnt mit einer
entschlossenen und
kriegerischen Stimmung.
Marcus Antonius und
Kleopatra waren
oftmalsgetrennt, wenn
sich der römische
Feldherr auf Feldzügen
befand. In Alexandria
trafen sie sich, um ihren
Sieg zu feiern. Doch sie
waren Opfer der
Eifersucht und der
ehrgeizigen Ambitionen
von Octavius, Julius
Cäsars Sohn, wurden
ineine Falle gelockt und
mussten auf die
bevorstehende Eroberung
Ägyptens durch die
Römer warten. Als
Marcus Antonius die
Nachricht vom
vermeintlichen Selbstmord
Kleopatras erhielt, nahm
er sich selbst das Leben.
Die Königin
vonÄgypten wurde
ihrerseits kurz darauf
inhaftiert. Die beiden
zählen zu den
berühmtesten
Liebespaaren der
Geschichte. Dieses
Stück wurde vom
Orchestre
d’Harmonie de la
Ville d’Antony aus
der Nähe von Paris,
das von PhilippeRossignol
geleitet wird,
anlässlich seines
90-jährigen
Jubiläums in Auftrag
gegeben.
La Reine
Cléop tre règne sur
l’Égypte
pendant plus de 20 ans.
Elle est l’une des
femmes les plus connues
de l’Antiquité,
notamment gr ce ses
relations avec Jules
César et surtout avec
Marc-Antoine (Antony),
mais aussi par
lemystère
qu’entoure sa
disparition.
L’œuvre est
écrite en trois
parties enchaînées.
La première commence
par une brillante
introduction qui
représente
Marc-Antoine. A la fois
martiale et dynamique,
cette musique
caractérise
legénéral romain.
Mais très vite, un
nouveau thème
apparaît, plus
mélodique et plus
doux, il symbolise la
féminité que
représente Cléop
tre. Les deux
caractères vont
ensuite
s’assembler dans
un tempo plus rapide. La
partie centralede
l’œuvre
dépeint l’amour
que Marc-Antoine et
Cléop tre ressentent
l’un pour
l’autre. Cette
relation passionnée
durera 10 ans et donnera
naissance 3 enfants. Il
en résulte un thème
chaleureux et intense,
l’image de la
beautéde la reine
d’Égypte.
Enfin, c’est sur
un caractère
décidé et guerrier
que la troisième
partie débute.
Marc-Antoine et Cléop
tre sont souvent
séparés, le
général romain est
souvent en campagne. Ils
se retrouvent Alexandrie
pourfêter leur
triomphe. Mais, victimes
de la jalousie et de
l’ambition
terrifiante
d’Octave, fils de
Jules César, les
amants sont piégés
et attendent
inexorablement que
l’Égypte soit
conquise par les Romains.
A la fausse annonce
dusuicide de Cléop
tre, Marc-Antoine met fin
ses jours. La Reine
d’Egypte sera
quant elle emprisonnée
peu de temps après.
Les deux amants resteront
l’un des couples
les plus célèbres
de l’Histoire.
L’œuvre a
été commandée
parl’Orchestre
d’Harmonie de la
ville d’Antony
l’occasion de ses
90 ans :
l’orchestre est
placé sous la
direction de Philippe
Rossignol. $31.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Cleopatra Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1216342-010 The Last Queen...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3 SKU:
BT.DHP-1216342-010
The Last Queen of
Egypt. Composed by
Thierry Deleruyelle.
Concert and Contest
Collection CBHA. Concert
Piece. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2021. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1216342-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1216342-010).
English-German-French-
Dutch. Queen
Cleopatra ruled Egypt for
over 20 years. She is one
of antiquity’s
best-known women, in
particular because of her
relationships with Julius
Caesar and, above all,
Mark-Anthony, but also
because the cause of her
death remainsa mystery.
The work is split into
three parts and performed
without breaks. The first
section begins with a
bright introduction
representing
Mark-Anthony. Dynamic in
nature and reminiscent of
military music, this
characterises theRoman
general. But soon after,
another theme emerges,
softer and more melodic,
symbolising
Cleopatra’s
femininity. The two
characters then combine
on a faster tempo. The
middle section of the
work depicts the love
thatMark-Anthony and
Cleopatra feel for each
other. This passionate
relationship lasted ten
years and produced three
children. This is
expressed by a warm and
intense theme, just like
the beauty of the
Egyptian queen. The third
andlast section opens in
a determined and military
mood. Mark-Anthony and
Cleopatra were often
apart, the Roman general
was often away on a
campaign. They met up in
Alexandria to celebrate
their triumph. But, as
the targets of
thejealousy and ambition
of Octavius, Julius
Caesar’s son, the
lovers are trapped and
await the inevitable
conquest of Egypt by the
Romans. When Mark-Anthony
heard the false news that
Cleopatra had committed
suicide, he ended his
ownlife. The Queen of
Egypt, for her part, was
imprisoned shortly
afterwards. The two
lovers remain one of
History’s most
famous couples. This
piece was commissioned by
the Wind Orchestra of the
town of Antony, near
Paris, directedby
Philippe Rossignol, to
mark its 90th
anniversary.
Konin
gin Cleopatra heerste
meer dan twintig jaar
lang over Egypte. Ze is
een van de bekendste
vrouwen uit de oudheid,
vanwege haar relatie met
Julius Caesar en vooral
die met Marcus Antonius,
maar ook omdat de oorzaak
van haardood altijd een
mysterie is gebleven. Dit
werk bestaat uit drie in
elkaar overlopende delen.
Het eerste deel begint
met de levendige
introductie van Marcus
Antonius. Met het
dynamische en enigszins
militaire karakter van de
muziekwordt de Romeinse
generaal krachtig
neergezet. Snel daarna
doemt een zachter en
melodieuzer thema op een
weerspiegeling van
Cleopatra’s
vrouwelijkheid. De twee
persoonlijkheden gaan
vervolgens samen verder
in een vlotter tempo.Het
middelste deel beschrijft
de liefde die Marcus
Antonius en Cleopatra
voor elkaar voelden. Hun
hartstochtelijke relatie
duurde tien jaar en
bracht drie kinderen
voort. Dit wordt
uitgedrukt in een warm en
intens thema waarintevens
de schoonheid van de
Egyptische koningin
doorschemert. Het derde
en laatste deel opent
vastberaden en in
militaire sfeer. Marcus
Antonius en Cleopatra
waren vaak bij elkaar
vandaan: de generaal was
geregeld weg om strijd
tevoeren. In
Alexandrië vierden ze
samen hun triomf, maar de
jaloezie en ambitie van
Octavius, de zoon van
Julius Caesar, gooide
roet in het eten. De
geliefden werden in de
val gelokt en de
onvermijdelijke
verovering van Egypte
doorde Romeinen volgde al
snel. Toen Marcus
Antonius het onjuiste
bericht kreeg dat
Cleopatra zelfmoord had
gepleegd, maakte hij een
eind aan zijn eigen
leven: de koningin van
Egypte werd op haar beurt
kort daarna
gevangengezet. Detwee
geliefden behoren tot de
beroemdste stellen uit de
wereldgeschiedenis.
Cleopatra werd in
opdracht geschreven om
het negentigjarig bestaan
van het blaasorkest uit
de gemeente Antony dicht
bij Parijs te markeren.
Dat orkestbracht het
onder leiding van
Philippe Rossignol in
première.
Kö
nigin Kleopatra regierte
über 20 Jahre lang
Ägypten. Sie ist eine
der bekanntesten Frauen
der Antike, insbesondere
aufgrund ihrer
Beziehungen zu Julius
Cäsar und vor allem zu
Marcus Antonius aber auch
aufgrund
ihrerrätselhaften
Todesursache. Das Werk
besteht aus drei
Abschnitten, die ohne
Unterbrechung gespielt
werden. Der erste
Abschnitt beginnt mit
einer strahlenden
Einleitung, die Marcus
Antonius darstellt. Die
martialische und
dynamischeMusik
beschreibt den
römischen Feldherrn.
Doch bald darauf erklingt
ein neues Thema, das
sanfter und melodischer
ist und Kleopatras
Weiblichkeit
symbolisiert. Die beiden
Charaktere verschmelzen
schließlich in einem
schnellerenTempo. Der
Mittelteil des Werkes
beschreibt die Liebe, die
Marcus Antonius und
Kleopatra füreinander
empfinden. Die
leidenschaftliche
Beziehung der beiden
dauerte zehn Jahre lang
und aus ihr gingen drei
Kinder hervor. Dafür
stehtein warmes und
intensives Thema, das
auch die Schönheit der
ägyptischen Königin
beschreibt. Der dritte
und letzte Abschnitt
beginnt mit einer
entschlossenen und
kriegerischen Stimmung.
Marcus Antonius und
Kleopatra waren
oftmalsgetrennt, wenn
sich der römische
Feldherr auf Feldzügen
befand. In Alexandria
trafen sie sich, um ihren
Sieg zu feiern. Doch sie
waren Opfer der
Eifersucht und der
ehrgeizigen Ambitionen
von Octavius, Julius
Cäsars Sohn, wurden
ineine Falle gelockt und
mussten auf die
bevorstehende Eroberung
Ägyptens durch die
Römer warten. Als
Marcus Antonius die
Nachricht vom
vermeintlichen Selbstmord
Kleopatras erhielt, nahm
er sich selbst das Leben.
Die Königin
vonÄgypten wurde
ihrerseits kurz darauf
inhaftiert. Die beiden
zählen zu den
berühmtesten
Liebespaaren der
Geschichte. Dieses
Stück wurde vom
Orchestre
d’Harmonie de la
Ville d’Antony aus
der Nähe von Paris,
das von PhilippeRossignol
geleitet wird,
anlässlich seines
90-jährigen
Jubiläums in Auftrag
gegeben.
La Reine
Cléop tre règne sur
l’Égypte
pendant plus de 20 ans.
Elle est l’une des
femmes les plus connues
de l’Antiquité,
notamment gr ce ses
relations avec Jules
César et surtout avec
Marc-Antoine (Antony),
mais aussi par
lemystère
qu’entoure sa
disparition.
L’œuvre est
écrite en trois
parties enchaînées.
La première commence
par une brillante
introduction qui
représente
Marc-Antoine. A la fois
martiale et dynamique,
cette musique
caractérise
legénéral romain.
Mais très vite, un
nouveau thème
apparaît, plus
mélodique et plus
doux, il symbolise la
féminité que
représente Cléop
tre. Les deux
caractères vont
ensuite
s’assembler dans
un tempo plus rapide. La
partie centralede
l’œuvre
dépeint l’amour
que Marc-Antoine et
Cléop tre ressentent
l’un pour
l’autre. Cette
relation passionnée
durera 10 ans et donnera
naissance 3 enfants. Il
en résulte un thème
chaleureux et intense,
l’image de la
beautéde la reine
d’Égypte.
Enfin, c’est sur
un caractère
décidé et guerrier
que la troisième
partie débute.
Marc-Antoine et Cléop
tre sont souvent
séparés, le
général romain est
souvent en campagne. Ils
se retrouvent Alexandrie
pourfêter leur
triomphe. Mais, victimes
de la jalousie et de
l’ambition
terrifiante
d’Octave, fils de
Jules César, les
amants sont piégés
et attendent
inexorablement que
l’Égypte soit
conquise par les Romains.
A la fausse annonce
dusuicide de Cléop
tre, Marc-Antoine met fin
ses jours. La Reine
d’Egypte sera
quant elle emprisonnée
peu de temps après.
Les deux amants resteront
l’un des couples
les plus célèbres
de l’Histoire.
L’œuvre a
été commandée
parl’Orchestre
d’Harmonie de la
ville d’Antony
l’occasion de ses
90 ans :
l’orchestre est
placé sous la
direction de Philippe
Rossignol. $176.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| 30 Jazz Piano Classics Piano Trio: Instruments de chambre mixtes - Avancé Alfred Publishing
(pending). For Piano. Book; Piano Collection. Jazz. Advanced. 100 pages. Publish...(+)
(pending). For Piano.
Book; Piano Collection.
Jazz. Advanced. 100
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
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Flute SKU: AP.IF9827CD Flute. Arranged by Various. Instrumental Se...(+)
Flute SKU:
AP.IF9827CD
Flute. Arranged by
Various. Instrumental
Series. Book and CD. 24
pages. Alfred Music
#00-IF9827CD. Published
by Alfred Music
(AP.IF9827CD). ISBN
9780769263083. UPC:
029156921854.
English. These 15
new arrangements can be
played alone, or as duets
or trios in any
instrumental combination.
Titles include: My Heart
Will Go On (Love Theme
from Titanic) * All My
Life * How Do I Live? *
Foolish Games * Time to
Say Goodbye * Pink
Panther * Over the
Rainbow * The Wind
Beneath My Wings * Kiss
from a Rose * Valentine *
Linus & Lucy * Un-break
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Score SKU: HL.50603530 For Orchestra Score. Composed by Britta Bys...(+)
Score SKU:
HL.50603530 For
Orchestra Score.
Composed by Britta
Byströ and m. Score.
Softcover. Edition
Wilhelm Hansen #WH33249.
Published by Edition
Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.50603530). UPC:
840126931136. A
work for orchestra
commissioned by
Gothenburg Symphony
Orchestra. The composer
writes I have borrowed
the title 'Voyages
extraordinaires' from the
writer Jules Verne and
his famous novel series
depicting fantastic or in
reality impossible
journeys. The title
seemed fitting as my work
is intended as
fantastical musical
voyages on which the
listener encounters new
worlds of sound through
recurring orchestral
transformations. I see
the work somewhat as a
tribute to how art has
the abilities to
transcend the limits of
life. Some years ago I
composed a horn trio,
'Diagonal Musik' (2017),
inspired by the Swedish
artist Olle Baertling.
Baertling's paintings
consist of large, bright
triangular shapes, and
although the lines
gradually approach one
another, the intersecting
point is often placed
outside the frame.
Consequently, the
spectator will try to
complete the angle in
their own head. In my
horn trio, I wanted to
transfer this to music:
the lines that gradually
approach each other but
rarely meet, except
perhaps in the listener's
head. In 'Voyage
Extraordinaires' I have
tried to develop these
techniques even further,
this time for orchestral
forces, and combine them
with the magical
transformations, an
important structural
element of the piece. The
fantastic journeys also
refer to travels in our
own imagination: what we
believe and picture in
our mind. The sudden
musical transformations
that occur are also
reminiscent of dream
logic and the dreamscape
itself. Here it is
possible to wander in and
out through worlds in a
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Arranged by Chuck Israels. For little big band. Swing, Jazz. Difficult. Score an...(+)
Arranged by Chuck
Israels. For little big
band. Swing, Jazz.
Difficult. Score and
parts. Published by Jazz
Lines Publications
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Piano seul [Partition + Accès audio] Music Minus One
Deluxe 2-CD Set. Composed by Jim Odrich. Edited by Jim Odrich. Sheet music with ...(+)
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by Jim Odrich. Edited by
Jim Odrich. Sheet music
with CD. Music Minus One.
Jazz. Softcover Audio
Online. 88 pages. Music
Minus One #MMO6009.
Published by Music Minus
One
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Voice and Piano. By Marc Blitzstein. Boosey and Hawkes Voice. Book only. Size 9x...(+)
Voice and Piano. By Marc
Blitzstein. Boosey and
Hawkes Voice. Book only.
Size 9x12 inches. 170
pages. Published by
Boosey and Hawkes.
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| The Power of Your Love (Clarinet / Saxophone / Trumpet) Trio à Vent: 3 instruments à vents [Partition + CD] Word Music
Bb Treble Clef (Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Trumpet, Clarinet). Arranged by Mark McC...(+)
Bb Treble Clef (Tenor
Sax, Soprano Sax,
Trumpet, Clarinet).
Arranged by Mark McClure.
Book (not sheet music).
Book and CD Package. Size
9x12 inches. 96 pages.
Published by Word Music.
This jazzy collection
features 12 sacred songs
arranged for instrumental
solo: Be Thou My Vision *
Brethren, We Have Met to
Worship * Come, Ye
Sinners Poor and Needy *
Lamb of God * Let It Rise
* Oh, I Want to Know You
More * On My Cross * The
Power of Your Love *
Praise to the Lord, the
Almighty * Take This Life
* Wonderful Words of Life
* You Are My King
(Amazing Love). Moderate
to moderately advanced
level.
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| John McCabe: Pilgrim Sextet For Strings (Parts) Music Sales
Chamber Group, String Ensemble, String Instruments SKU: HL.14021104 Music...(+)
Chamber Group, String
Ensemble, String
Instruments SKU:
HL.14021104 Music
Sales America. 20th
Century. Music Sales
#NOV12109901. Published
by Music Sales
(HL.14021104). UPC:
884088433321. 9.75x13.75
inches. The
composer writes: Pilgrim
was inspired, it will be
no surprise to learn, by
reading Bunyan's
Pilgrim's Progress -
Vaughan Williams's great
opera on the subject had
fascinated me from its
first performance, yet it
was a long time before I
caught up with this
essential item in any
well-stocked library of
English classics. It made
a great impression, not
least because of its
theme of a journey of
self-discovery, and a
rediscovery or renewal of
faith. These are ideas
which have a strong
interest for me, not in
religious terms but in
their application to
every aspect of human
life (including great
journeys), and this piece
reflects my response in
musical terms to this
concern. The tempo of the
whole piece, which lasts
about 18 minutes, is
basically slow. There are
two quick episodes, but
these act somewhat like
the trio sections of a
classical scherzo, save
that the tempo
relationships are
inverted (the classical
trios would have been
slower, not quicker) and
the canvas is much
larger, being that of a
single, substantial, slow
movement. The form of the
whole is perhaps
fantasia-like rather than
having any relationship
to classical forms such
as sonata or rondo - some
motifs and themes are
varied as the work
develops, and the opening
chords are of primary
importance throughout the
work. There has been no
attempt to convey any
pictorial elements
deriving from Bunyan's
great book. There is,
however, one feature
which, upon completion of
the score, struck me with
some force, which is that
almost all the thematic
material is essentially
striving upwards - there
is a constant upward
movement (sometimes over
a lengthy period)
throughout the work.
Pilgrim was commissioned
by the Luton Music Club
for the Raphael Ensemble
with funds provided by
the Eastern Arts Board
and Bedfordshire County
Council, and is dedicated
to the Luton Music Club.
The first performance was
given in Luton on
February 10th 1997 and
followed, as part of a
joint scheme, by
performances in the same
week at the Music Clubs
of Bedford and Leighton
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By Acton Ostling and Fred Weber. For Saxophone. Woodwind - Saxophone Method or C...(+)
By Acton Ostling and Fred
Weber. For Saxophone.
Woodwind - Saxophone
Method or Collection.
Student Instrumental
Course. Level:
Intermediate. 1 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
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| John McCabe: Pilgrim String Sextet (Score) [Conducteur] Music Sales
String Ensemble SKU: HL.14021105 Composed by John McCabe. Music Sales Ame...(+)
String Ensemble SKU:
HL.14021105 Composed
by John McCabe. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Score. 30 pages. Music
Sales #NOV121099.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14021105). ISBN
9780711997950. UPC:
884088433307.
8.25x11.75x0.088
inches. The
composer writes: Pilgrim
was inspired, it will be
no surprise to learn, by
reading Bunyan's
Pilgrim's Progress -
Vaughan Williams's great
opera on the subject had
fascinated me from its
first performance, yet it
was a long time before I
caught up with this
essential item in any
well-stocked library of
English classics. It made
a great impression, not
least because of its
theme of a journey of
self-discovery, and a
rediscovery or renewal of
faith. These are ideas
which have a strong
interest for me, not in
religious terms but in
their application to
every aspect of human
life (including great
journeys), and this piece
reflects my response in
musical terms to this
concern. The tempo of the
whole piece, which lasts
about 18 minutes, is
basically slow. There are
two quick episodes, but
these act somewhat like
the trio sections of a
classical scherzo, save
that the tempo
relationships are
inverted (the classical
trios would have been
slower, not quicker) and
the canvas is much
larger, being that of a
single, substantial, slow
movement. The form of the
whole is perhaps
fantasia-like rather than
having any relationship
to classical forms such
as sonata or rondo - some
motifs and themes are
varied as the work
develops, and the opening
chords are of primary
importance throughout the
work. There has been no
attempt to convey any
pictorial elements
deriving from Bunyan's
great book. There is,
however, one feature
which, upon completion of
the score, struck me with
some force, which is that
almost all the thematic
material is essentially
striving upwards - there
is a constant upward
movement (sometimes over
a lengthy period)
throughout the work.
Pilgrim was commissioned
by the Luton Music Club
for the Raphael Ensemble
with funds provided by
the Eastern Arts Board
and Bedfordshire County
Council, and is dedicated
to the Luton Music Club.
The first performance was
given in Luton on
February 10th 1997 and
followed, as part of a
joint scheme, by
performances in the same
week at the Music Clubs
of Bedford and Leighton
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Vocal Score. By Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, W.S. Gilbert. (score). Vocal Score...(+)
Vocal Score. By Sir
Arthur Seymour Sullivan,
W.S. Gilbert. (score).
Vocal Score. Size
7.5x10.7 inches. 288
pages. Published by G.
Schirmer, Inc.
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