Vocal Score. By Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, W.S. Gilbert. (score). Vocal Score. Size 7.5x10.7 inches. 200 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. General Merchandise. Duration 240 seconds. Music Sales #AM988141. Published by Music Sales

Voice, Clarinet & Piano

SKU: ST.C397

Composed by Franz Lachner. Chamber music. Clifton Edition #C397. Published by Clifton Edition (ST.C397).

ISBN 9790570813971.

1. Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song)

The text is from Lyrisches Intermezzo of 1823 by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) and tells of melody’s power to transport lovers to the most beautiful night garden, with bright and fragrant flowers, gazelles, a murmuring stream, and a palm tree, under which they can dream. It is well known in the setting by Mendelssohn, written in 1834.

2. Seit Ich Ihn Gesehen (Since I First Saw Him)

The text is from Adelbert von Chamisso’s set of poems Frauen-Liebe und Leben, most famously set by Schumann in 1840. A young girl cries that she has been blinded by the vision of a gentleman who has unknowingly lifted her from darkness. Overwhelmed by the new emotions of adoration and infatuation, she retreats into isolation.

This new edition supersedes the Nova Music publication of 1982 (NM249) and the European Archive edition (EMA119), originally edited by Georgina Dobrée, both now out of print. This edition is fully re-edited and includes the option of a second clarinet in place of the voice.

Voice, clarinet & piano (or two clarinets & piano)
Former Spartan Press Cat. No.: NM249.

Euphonium and piano

SKU: P2.80027

Composed by Franz Schubert. Arranged by Gretchen Renshaw. Chamber music. Published by Potenza Music (P2.80027).

Written by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) in 1814, Gretchen am Spinnrade (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel), D. 118, has become one of the most famous examples of German lieder from the Romantic era. This lied is a setting of text from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's tragic play Faust. Gretchen, a principal character in the play, sits at her spinning wheel and daydreams about Faust, who has managed to seduce her. As Schubert so often did in his lieder, he used the piano accompaniment to depict an important element of the lied. In Greten am Spinnrade, the right hand plays an undulating legato line reminiscent of a spinning wheel while the left hand staccato notes represent the treadle, which is the foot pedal used to make the wheel spin. These accompanimental figures are present throughout the entire piece, except at the climax, where Gretchen becomes distracted by the thought of Faust's kiss and, without realizing it, stops spinning the wheel. A song filled with deep passion, Gretchen am Spinnrade presents an opportunity for the euphonium soloist to display intense musicality while conveying Gretchen's infatuation with Faust.

High voice and piano - Late Intermediate

SKU: EC.9278

Composed by Joseph Stillwell. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #9278. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.9278).

UPC: 600313311185. English.

Songs of Love and Solace traces a young man's journey of love and heartbreak. The cycle of four texts by Irish poet William Butler Yeats begins with Brown Penny. This short poem depicts a young man infatuated with the idea of falling in love, and then becoming awestruck as he contemplates the depths of love’s power. In the second poem, He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, the poet, speaking to his beloved, realizes he has nothing of value to offer but his dreams. Tread softly, he implores, because you tread on my dreams.” In When You Are Old, we find our poet heartbroken. In his grief he peers into the future and foresees his beloved, in old age, remembering the depth and purity of their forsaken love: “But one man love the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.” In the final song, The Lake Isle of Innisfree,” the poet, saddened but wiser, wistfully resolves to escape the struggles and heartbreaks of his modern existence, and seek solace in the beauty and calm of nature. Songs may be performed separately.

By Elizabeth Alexander. Text: Joan Wolf Prefontaine. For Women's Choir (SSAA) a cappella. (SSAA). Level: medium-difficult. Duration 5 minutes. Published by Seafarer Press.

Guitar (Guitar) - Grade 4

SKU: HL.14023995

Composed by Poul Rovsing Olsen. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Composed 2002. 12 pages. Edition Wilhelm Hansen #WH29942. Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen (HL.14023995).

ISBN 9788759878415. 8.0x11.75x0.08 inches. English.

Nostalgie Op.78 for Guitar solo by the Danish composer Poul Rovsing Olsen (1922-1982). Composer's programme note: Nostalgie was composed in December 1976. In the four movements of the work the listener is confronted with music which flirts with recollections of not far distant albeit bygone times. The lyrically dramatic introduction is followed by a toccata, a Spanish dance, then a waltz. At times we are close to the past, then we are suddenly drawn away from it. The music is infatuated, ironic, nostalgic. Nostalgie is dedicated to Erling Moldrup. Poul Rovsing Olsen (Lerchenborg Music Days 1978).

Book (not sheet music). Softcover. Size 8.5x11 inches. 232 pages. Published by Centerstream Publications.

Voice

SKU: AP.12-0571539394

Composed by Benjamin Britten. Masterworks; Vocal (Opera) Score. Faber Edition. 20th Century; Masterwork. Score. Faber Music #12-0571539394. Published by Faber Music (AP.12-0571539394).

ISBN 9780571539390. English.

Britten's last opera, Death in Venice, is based on the short story by Thomas Mann. It follows the inner turmoil of the aging novelist Gustav von Aschenbach, who becomes infatuated by a boy he sees on the beach in Venice. Unable to confess his love, he dies as the city is ravaged by plague. Full of atmosphere and intense soundscapes, the simple yet subtle motives pull the opera together with great sureness of touch.