| Three Pieces for Euphonium and Piano Euphonium, Piano (duo) [Partie seule] - Intermédiaire/avancé Cherry Classics
By Edward Elgar (1857-1934). Arranged by Ralph Sauer. For Euphonium and Piano. R...(+)
By Edward Elgar
(1857-1934). Arranged by
Ralph Sauer. For
Euphonium and Piano.
Romantic, British.
Advanced. Solo part and
piano accompaniment.
Published by Cherry
Classics
$22.50 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| American Music for Euphonium Euphonium [CD d'écoute] Mark Custom Music
| | |
| Lyric Piece for Euphonium Tuba-Euphonium Press
By Daniel Bachelder. Solo. For euphonium solo, unaccompanied. Published by Tuba-...(+)
By Daniel Bachelder.
Solo. For euphonium solo,
unaccompanied. Published
by Tuba-Euphonium Press
$15.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Fantasy for Euphonium (piano red) Euphonium, Piano (duo) [Reduction] G and M Brand Music Publishers
By Philip Sparke. Euphonium and Piano. Chamber Music. Solo part and piano reduct...(+)
By Philip Sparke.
Euphonium and Piano.
Chamber Music. Solo part
and piano reduction.
Published by G and M
Brand Music Publishers.
$25.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Three Pieces for Euphonium and Piano Euphonium, Piano (duo) - Avancé Cherry Classics
Euphonium and Piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2727 Composed by Vincent d'Indy....(+)
Euphonium and Piano -
advanced SKU:
CY.CC2727 Composed by
Vincent d'Indy. Arranged
by Ralph Sauer. French
Impressionist. Solo part
and piano accompaniment.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC2727).
Paul Marie
Theodore Vincent d'Indy
was born in Paris into an
aristocratic family of
royalist and Catholic
persuasion. He had piano
lessons from an early age
from his paternal
grandmother, who passed
him on to Antoine
François Marmontel
and Louis Diemer. His
main influence was Cesar
Franck. These three
pieces were some of his
many works for Piano.
Opus 33 was inspired by a
trip to Bayreuth, the
musical home of Wagner
and the Black Forest
region. Opus 33 no. 1
from 1889 is titled ?
with no explanation of
itself. Opus 33 no. 10 is
titled Lermoos, which is
a delightful skiing
village in Austria right
on the border with
Germany. Germany's
largest mountain is in
perfect view, possibly
giving the movement its
spirit. Opus 28 is a
Serenade for Violin and
Piano published in 1900.
It is lithe, subtle and
lyrical. $25.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Two Pieces for Euphonium & Piano Euphonium, Piano (duo) - Avancé Cherry Classics
Euphonium & Piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2697 Composed by Reinhold Moritzov...(+)
Euphonium & Piano -
advanced SKU:
CY.CC2697 Composed by
Reinhold Moritzovich
Gliere. Arranged by Ralph
Sauer. Russian 19th
Century. Solo part and
Piano accompaniment.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC2697).
Gliere's Two
Pieces, Op. 9 is an early
work, originally written
for double bass with the
two movements having been
beautifully arranged for
Euphonium and Piano by
Ralph Sauer.
The
Intermezzo is lyrical,
sensual and Eastern
sounding.
The
Tarantella is a sprightly
folk dance of southern
Italy. The curious name
comes from the wolf
spider or Tarantula whose
bite is highly poisonous
and in earlier times was
believed to cause the
victims to engage in a
frenzied dance.
The two
movements are about 9.5
minutes in length and are
appropriate for
advanced
performers.
The
mp3 clip is of Ralph
Sauer on Trombone and Mac
Booke on Piano. $22.50 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Two Pieces for Euphonium & Piano Euphonium, Piano (duo) - Avancé Cherry Classics
Euphonium & piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2608 Composed by Edouard Lalo. Arr...(+)
Euphonium & piano -
advanced SKU:
CY.CC2608 Composed by
Edouard Lalo. Arranged by
Ralph Sauer. French 20th
century. Solo part and
piano accompaniment.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC2608).
Lalo was born
in Lille (Nord), in
northernmost France. He
attended that city's
music conservatory in his
youth. Then, beginning at
age 16, Lalo studied at
the Paris Conservatoire
under Berlioz's old enemy
François Antoine
Habeneck. For several
years, he worked as a
string player and teacher
in Paris. In 1848, he
joined with friends to
found the Armingaud
Quartet, playing viola
and second violin. Lalo's
earliest surviving
compositions are songs
and chamber works. He
dedicated most of his
career to the composition
of chamber music, which
was in vogue, and to
writing works for
orchestra. These two
works beautifully
arranged by Mr. Sauder
show the core of Lalo's
chamber music; personal,
subtle at times and
filled with a French
lyricism. For
advanced performers. $25.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| 15 Easy Classical Solos Euphonium [Partition + CD] - Facile Anglo Music
Bb/C Euphonium TC/BC - easy SKU: BT.AMP-305-400 Arranged by Philip Sparke...(+)
Bb/C Euphonium TC/BC -
easy SKU:
BT.AMP-305-400
Arranged by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Play-Along Series.
Classical. Book with CD.
Composed 2013. 40 pages.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
305-400. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-305-400). ISBN
9789043138123. 9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch. Part of the
Anglo Music Play-along
Series, Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15 Easy
Classical Solos is
aimed at the young
instrumentalist who can
play just over an octave.
Specifically tailored to
suit the individual
instrument, this book
introduces the beginning
player to the world of
the classics by using
simple yet attractive
melodies that fit their
limited range. The
carefully selected pieces
include music from the
16th to the 20th century
and cover a wide variety
of styles, from Bach to
Grieg and from Purcell to
Satie. This book will
provide invaluable
additional material to
complement any teaching
method and includes both
piano accompaniment and a
demo/play-along
CD.
Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15 Easy
Classical Solos,
onderdeel van de Anglo
Music Play-Along
Series, is bedoeld
voor de jonge
instrumentalist die iets
meer dan een octaaf kan
spelen. Het boek sluit
qua instrumentaal bereik
en gebruikte
toonsoortenaan bij het
Artist Level van Hal
Leonards Essential
Elements ®, maar
kan ook los daarvan
worden gebruikt.De
zorgvuldig geselecteerde
melodieën, die
specifiek zijn
toegesneden op elk
instrument, beslaan een
breed scala van klassieke
stijlen:van Bach tot
Grieg en van Purcell tot
Satie.Het boek bevat
waardevol materiaal ter
aanvulling op elke
lesmethode en wordt
geleverd met
pianobegeleiding en een
cd met demo- en
meespeeltracks.
15 Easy Classical
Solos ist als
Ergänzung zur
bewährten Anglo
Music Play-Along
Reihe gedacht und richtet
sich an Schüler, die
ungefähr einen
Tonumfang von einer
Oktave beherrschen. Das
Niveau entspricht dem des
Artist Levels der
Essential Elements
® Methode von Hal
Leonard, kann aber auch
unabhängig davon
verwendet werden. Genau
auf jedes Instrument
zugeschnitten,
ermöglicht die
wohlüberlegte
Stückeauswahl ein
erstes Kennenlernen von
Melodien aus
verschiedenen Epochen der
Klassik von Grieg über
Purcell bis Satie. Jeder
Band bietet wertvolles
Ergänzungsmaterial,
das zu jeder
Instrumentalschule passt
und enthält sowohl
Klavier- als auch
CD-Begleitungen.
<
I>15 Easy Classical
Solos, de Philip
Sparke, est un ouvrage
qui sâ??adresse aux
jeunes musiciens,
maîtrisant un peu plus
dâ??une octave. 15
Easy Classical Solos
a été conçu pour
être joué en
corrélation avec les
séries Artist et/ou
Master Level de la
collection Essential
Elements ®,
publiée par les
éditions Hal
Leonard. Mais il peut
également être
utilisé
indépendamment.Spéc
ifiquement adapté
chaque instrument, ce
volume rassemble quinze
mélodies écrites
par des compositeurs
aussi variés que Bach,
Purcell, Grieg et
Satie.Comprenant les
parties
dâ??accompagnement de
piano et une version
dâ??accompagnement sur
compact disc, ces
ouvrages représentent
une
sourcecomplémentaire
inestimable toute
méthode
pédagogique.
Il concetto della
collana Anglo Music
Play-Along Series
è quello di integrare
al più presto nel
processo di apprendimento
dei giovani strumentisti
la possibilit di poter
suonare accompagnati al
piano o con lâ??ausilio
di unâ??incisione su CD.
Ilchiaro vantaggio di
questo metodo è che
gli allievi imparano da
subito lâ??aspetto
fondamentale del suonare
insieme, vale a dire
tenere il tempo in modo
costante. 15 Easy
Classical Solos
consente agli allievi che
hanno una conoscenza
limitatadelle note di
suonare brani di Bach,
Schubert, Purcell, Grieg
e altri, grazie alle
versioni facilitate. Il
livello di 15
Intermediate Classical
Solos permette invece
agli allievi che
padroneggiano
lâ??estensione superiore
a unâ??ottava
dicimentarsi nei
â??primi concertiâ?
con brani di Haendel,
Clementi, Rameau, Glueck,
Beethoven e altri. Il CD
propone una traccia con
lâ??incisione completa e
una con il solo
accompagnamento. $22.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Two Pieces from Opus 11 for Euphonium & Piano Euphonium, Piano (duo) - Avancé Cherry Classics
Euphonium & Piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2974 Composed by Jules Massenet. A...(+)
Euphonium & Piano -
advanced SKU:
CY.CC2974 Composed by
Jules Massenet. Arranged
by Ralph Sauer. French
Romantic. Solo part and
Piano accompaniment. 12
pages. Cherry Classics
#2974. Published by
Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2974). ISBN
9790530057933. Mass
enet's Three Pieces for
Piano, Four Hands Opus 11
was published in 1867.
Two of the pieces were
adapted for Cello in
1877. Mr. Sauer has
arranged these two pieces
for Euphonium bass clef
and Piano: 1. Andante
sostenuto 2.
Allegretto vivo
scherzando The
Andante is flowing and
lyrical with the
Allegretto being a lively
6/8 dance in A-B-A
form. The two
movements total about 5
minutes and are
appropriate for advanced
performers. $25.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| 15 Easy Classical Solos Tuba ou Euphonium ou Saxhorn [Partition + CD] - Facile Anglo Music
Tenor Horn [Eb] and Piano - easy SKU: BT.AMP-363-400 Eb Tenor Horn...(+)
Tenor Horn [Eb] and Piano
- easy SKU:
BT.AMP-363-400 Eb
Tenor Horn. Arranged
by Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Play-Along Series.
Book with CD. Composed
2013. 40 pages. Anglo
Music Press #AMP 363-400.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (BT.AMP-363-400).
ISBN 9789043138161.
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch. Part of the
Anglo Music Play-along
Series, Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15 Easy
Classical Solos is
aimed at the young
instrumentalist who can
play just over an octave.
Specifically tailored to
suit the individual
instrument, this book
introduces the beginning
player to the world of
the classics by using
simple yet attractive
melodies that fit their
limited range. The
carefully selected pieces
include music from the
16th to the 20th century
and cover a wide variety
of styles, from Bach to
Grieg and from Purcell to
Satie. This book will
provide invaluable
additional material to
complement any teaching
method and includes both
piano accompaniment and a
demo/play-along
CD.
Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15 Easy
Classical Solos,
onderdeel van de Anglo
Music Play-Along
Series, is bedoeld
voor de jonge
instrumentalist die iets
meer dan een octaaf kan
spelen. Het boek sluit
qua instrumentaal bereik
en gebruikte toonsoorten
aan bij het Artist Level
van Hal Leonards
Essential Elements
®, maar kan ook
los daarvan worden
gebruikt.De zorgvuldig
geselecteerde
melodieën, die
specifiek zijn
toegesneden op elk
instrument, beslaan een
breed scala van klassieke
stijlen: van Bach tot
Grieg en van Purcell tot
Satie.Het boek bevat
waardevol materiaal ter
aanvulling op elke
lesmethode en wordt
geleverd met
pianobegeleiding en een
cd met demo- en
meespeeltracks.
15 Easy Classical
Solos ist als
Ergänzung zur
bewährten Anglo
Music Play-Along
Reihe gedacht und richtet
sich an Schüler, die
ungefähr einen
Tonumfang von einer
Oktave beherrschen. Das
Niveau entspricht dem des
Artist Levels der
Essential Elements
® Methode von Hal
Leonard, kann aber auch
unabhängig davon
verwendet werden. Genau
auf jedes Instrument
zugeschnitten,
ermöglicht die
wohlüberlegte
Stückeauswahl ein
erstes Kennenlernen von
Melodien aus
verschiedenen Epochen der
Klassik von Grieg über
Purcell bis Satie. Jeder
Band bietet wertvolles
Ergänzungsmaterial,
das zu jeder
Instrumentalschule passt
und enthält sowohl
Klavier- als auch
CD-Begleitungen.
<
I>15 Easy Classical
Solos, de Philip
Sparke, est un ouvrage
qui sâ??adresse aux
jeunes musiciens,
maîtrisant un peu plus
dâ??une octave. 15
Easy Classical Solos
a été conçu pour
être joué en
corrélation avec les
séries Artist et/ou
Master Level de la
collection Essential
Elements ®,
publiée par les
éditions Hal
Leonard. Mais il peut
également être
utilisé
indépendamment.Spéc
ifiquement adapté
chaque instrument, ce
volume rassemble quinze
mélodies écrites
par des compositeurs
aussi variés que Bach,
Purcell, Grieg et
Satie.Comprenant les
parties
dâ??accompagnement de
piano et une version
dâ??accompagnement sur
compact disc, ces
ouvrages représentent
une
sourcecomplémentaire
inestimable toute
méthode
pédagogique.
Il concetto della
collana Anglo Music
Play-Along Series
è quello di integrare
al più presto nel
processo di apprendimento
dei giovani strumentisti
la possibilit di poter
suonare accompagnati al
piano o con lâ??ausilio
di unâ??incisione su CD.
Il chiaro vantaggio di
questo metodo è che
gli allievi imparano da
subito lâ??aspetto
fondamentale del suonare
insieme, vale a dire
tenere il tempo in modo
costante. 15 Easy
Classical Solos
consente agli allievi che
hanno una conoscenza
limitata delle note di
suonare brani di Bach,
Schubert, Purcell, Grieg
e altri, grazie alle
versioni facilitate. Il
livello di 15
Intermediate Classical
Solos permette invece
agli allieviche
padroneggiano
lâ??estensione superiore
a unâ??ottava di
cimentarsi nei â??primi
concertiâ? con brani
di Haendel, Clementi,
Rameau, Glueck, Beethoven
e altri. Il CD propone
una traccia con
lâ??incisione completa e
una con il solo
accompagnamento. $22.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Four Pieces, Op. 70 for Euphonium and Piano Euphonium, Piano (duo) - Avancé Cherry Classics
Euphonium and Piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2763 Composed by Max Bruch. Arra...(+)
Euphonium and Piano -
advanced SKU:
CY.CC2763 Composed by
Max Bruch. Arranged by
Ralph Sauer. German
Romantic. Solo part and
Piano accompaniment.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC2763).
The Four
Pieces, Op. 70 were
written for Cello and
Piano in Berlin, 1896.
The four movements are
titled:
Aria,
Finnish, Scottish and
Swedish
1. Aria
is an Adagio in A minor
reminiscent of the Kol
Nidre 2. Finnish is a
brooding lyrical Andante
in G Minor 3.
Scottish is a proud song
in B major with dotted
rhythms 4. Swedish,
an unruly Allegro dance
in A-B-A form in A
minor
For
advanced performers, this
work of about 12 minutes
in length has been
superbly arranged by
Ralph Sauer. $25.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Exit the Foundry Euphonium [Partition + CD] Potenza Music
By Ben Hase. For Euphonium and CD. Solo music, 20th century. Published by Potenz...(+)
By Ben Hase. For
Euphonium and CD. Solo
music, 20th century.
Published by Potenza
Music
$21.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Three Romances for Euphonium and Piano, op. 94 Euphonium, Piano (duo) - Avancé Cherry Classics
Euphonium and piano - Advanced SKU: CY.CC2883 Composed by Robert Schumann...(+)
Euphonium and piano -
Advanced SKU:
CY.CC2883 Composed by
Robert Schumann. Arranged
by Ralph Sauer. Romantic.
Solo part and Piano
accompaniment. Published
by Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2883).
Schumann's
Three Romances for
Euphonium & Piano, Opus
94, are an example of the
highest level of poetic
lyricism in the Romantic
style. Originally for
Oboe, Ralph Sauer has
done a superb job in
transcribing these three
movements of about 12
minutes in length total.
For moderately advanced
performers, this work can
be a major piece on your
recital or
concert.
Parts
are supplied for bass and
treble clef readers. $25.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Six Songs Without Words for Euphonium & Piano Euphonium, Piano (duo) - Avancé Cherry Classics
Euphonium & piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2613 Composed by Felix Bartholdy M...(+)
Euphonium & piano -
advanced SKU:
CY.CC2613 Composed by
Felix Bartholdy
Mendelssohn. Arranged by
Ralph Sauer. Romantic.
Solo part & piano
accompaniment. Published
by Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2613).
Ralph Sauer has
transcribed six of
Mendelssohn's many Songs
Without Words for
Euphonium. Mendelssohn
wrote eight volumes of
songs for the Piano
throughout his life.
These pieces became
popular immediately
because of their beauty
and accessibility
technically . The Songs
are mostly lyrical and of
utmost beauty. Mr. Sauer
has found a previously
unmined resource and
added immeasurably to the
Euphonium
repertoire. For
advanced performers in
Bass Clef. $27.50 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Four Pieces Op. 40 for Euphonium and Piano Euphonium, Piano (duo) - Avancé Cherry Classics
Euphonium & piano - advanced SKU: CY.CC2586 Composed by P. I. Tchaikovsky...(+)
Euphonium & piano -
advanced SKU:
CY.CC2586 Composed by
P. I. Tchaikovsky.
Arranged by Ralph Sauer.
Russian Romantic. Solo
part and piano
accompaniment. Published
by Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2586).
Ralph Sauer has
beautifully arranged four
movements from Opus 40
for Euphonium and
Piano: 1. Chanson
Triste 2.
Valse 3. Rêverie
interrompue 4. Danse
russe These four
movements totalling 14
minutes of music offer
the artist a great deal
of musical contrasts,
ranging from lyrical,
dramatic, dance-like,
etc. An excellent
collection of the Russian
master's music for the
Euphonium.
$27.50 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Lyric Essay Ensemble de cuivres Eighth Note Publications
By Donald Coakley. Arranged by David Marlatt. For Brass Choir (5.4.3.1.1.perc). ...(+)
By Donald Coakley.
Arranged by David
Marlatt. For Brass Choir
(5.4.3.1.1.perc). Brass -
Brass Choir. Eighth Note
Publications.
Contemporary. Duration
00:03:10. Published by
Eighth Note Publications
$30.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 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 | | |
| 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 | | |
| 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
work. $36.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Avalon Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Carl Fischer
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, China Cymbal, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Cr...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, China
Cymbal, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Crash
Cymbals, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute,
Flute 2, Horn, Mallet
Percussion, Oboe,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Snare Drum, Suspended
Cymbal, Tambourine,
Timpani and more. - Grade
2 SKU: CF.YPS204F
Long Live the
King. Composed by
Tyler Arcari. Young Band
(YPS). Full score. With
Standard notation. 16
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#YPS204F. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YPS204F). ISBN
9781491152928. UPC:
680160910427. Avalo
n–Long Live the
King is a medieval
fantasy piece depicting
the Isle of Avalon where
the mystical sword
Excalibur of King Arthur
was forged. Composer
Tyler Arcari unearths a
solid piece for young
bands that is both bold
and dramatic. This piece
is sure to spark the
imagination of students
and give them strong
musical content with
which they can develop
their
musicianship. Program
Notes:Avalon–Long
live the King began its
journey as a commission
in honor of a dear friend
and mentor. David Riggs
is one of those band
directors that just seems
timeless. He is a
powerhouse with such a
stacked resume that it is
easy to forget that at
the end of the day he
enjoys taking long bike
rides with his lovely
wife and whittling a
piece of wood just as
much as being a band
director. He has touched
so many lives and
inspired so many people
in our field and beyond.
I was humbled, and
honored, when I was
contacted for the
commission. To David, I
hope that you one day
know how much you mean to
so many people, including
myself.About the
piece:The piece is
written with a little
homage to David’s
long tenure at Avalon
Middle school in Pace,
Florida. He was certainly
treated like a king as
the band director and
rightly so. It seemed
only fitting to add a
little medieval fantasy.
Avalon is a mystical
island in the world of
King Arthur where the
great sword Excalibur was
forged.The piece begins
lyrically with a slow
introduction with melodic
material. This melodic
motive is used throughout
with slight variations
depending on the
instrument voicing etc.
Care should be taken at
m. 10 that the Timpani
roll helps to bridge our
transition from an
exposed section to full
tutti. Care should be
taken so that the tempo
change at m. 19 is brisk
and avoids the low brass
turning into stomping.
Accessories like the
China cymbal and
tambourine can become
overpowering. I recommend
having students think of
these effects as
background in order to
make sure they
don’t POP out. The
dynamic changes at mm.
27-35 should be subito
similar to orchestral
dynamic changes. Avoid
unwritten crescendos in
this section. Measures
60–64 are a great
opportunity to teach
those unwritten dynamics
that make music so
enjoyable as we lead up
to the finale. It was
originally left blank for
some theatrics in the
premiere at
David’s retirement
concert so I know he
would enjoy adding some
Cholesterol as David
would say.Long Live the
King! $11.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Avalon Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Carl Fischer
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, China Cymbal, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Cr...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, China
Cymbal, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Crash
Cymbals, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute,
Flute 2, Horn, Mallet
Percussion, Oboe,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Snare Drum, Suspended
Cymbal, Tambourine,
Timpani and more. - Grade
2 SKU: CF.YPS204
Long Live the
King. Composed by
Tyler Arcari. Young Band
(YPS). Set of Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation.
8+2+4+4+2+2+5+2+2+4+4+4+6
+3+3+1+1+4+16+2+4 pages.
Duration 2 minutes, 24
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #YPS204. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YPS204). ISBN
9781491152249. UPC:
680160909742. Key: D
minor. Avalonâ€
Long Live the
King is a medieval
fantasy piece depicting
the Isle of Avalon where
the mystical sword
Excalibur of King Arthur
was forged. Composer
Tyler Arcari unearths a
solid piece for young
bands that is both bold
and dramatic. This piece
is sure to spark the
imagination of students
and give them strong
musical content with
which they can develop
their
musicianship. Program
Notes:Avalon–Long
live the King began its
journey as a commission
in honor of a dear friend
and mentor. David Riggs
is one of those band
directors that just seems
timeless. He is a
powerhouse with such a
stacked resume that it is
easy to forget that at
the end of the day he
enjoys taking long bike
rides with his lovely
wife and whittling a
piece of wood just as
much as being a band
director. He has touched
so many lives and
inspired so many people
in our field and beyond.
I was humbled, and
honored, when I was
contacted for the
commission. To David, I
hope that you one day
know how much you mean to
so many people, including
myself.About the
piece:The piece is
written with a little
homage to David’s
long tenure at Avalon
Middle school in Pace,
Florida. He was certainly
treated like a king as
the band director and
rightly so. It seemed
only fitting to add a
little medieval fantasy.
Avalon is a mystical
island in the world of
King Arthur where the
great sword Excalibur was
forged.The piece begins
lyrically with a slow
introduction with melodic
material. This melodic
motive is used throughout
with slight variations
depending on the
instrument voicing etc.
Care should be taken at
m. 10 that the Timpani
roll helps to bridge our
transition from an
exposed section to full
tutti. Care should be
taken so that the tempo
change at m. 19 is brisk
and avoids the low brass
turning into stomping.
Accessories like the
China cymbal and
tambourine can become
overpowering. I recommend
having students think of
these effects as
background in order to
make sure they
don’t POP out. The
dynamic changes at mm.
27-35 should be subito
similar to orchestral
dynamic changes. Avoid
unwritten crescendos in
this section. Measures
60–64 are a great
opportunity to teach
those unwritten dynamics
that make music so
enjoyable as we lead up
to the finale. It was
originally left blank for
some theatrics in the
premiere at
David’s retirement
concert so I know he
would enjoy adding some
Cholesterol as David
would say.Long Live the
King! $70.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| 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 | | |
| Future of Tomorrow - Facile Carl Fischer
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Cornet, Cornet 2...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet
1, Clarinet 2, Cornet,
Cornet 2, Crash Cymbals,
Euphonium, Euphonium
T.C., Flute,
Glockenspiel, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Mallet
Percussion, Oboe,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Percussion 3, Snare
Drum and more. - Grade 3
SKU: CF.CPS245
Composed by Benjamin Yeo.
Folio. Cps. Set of Score
and Parts.
8+2+8+8+2+4+4+4+4+2+4+4+4
+4+6+6+4+4+8+2+2+1+4+1+2+
24 pages. Duration 2
minutes, 42 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CPS245.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CPS245).
ISBN 9781491158128.
UPC: 680160916726. 9 x 12
inches. ABOUT THE
MUSIC Future of Tomorrow
(Concert March) was
commissioned by the Arts
Education Branch,
Ministry of Education as
the set piece for the
Singapore Youth Festival
2016 Arts Presentation
for Concert and Brass
Bands (Primary Level).
This march uses brief
excerpts from the
well-known Malay folk
songs Katak Lompat and
Rasa Sayang. Our youths
are indeed our future of
tomorrow. This
joyful-themed march aims
to bring out the best in
each of your young
players. I hope that
students, band directors
and audiences will enjoy
preparing, performing and
listening to this work.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES Key: Eb
Major SECTION BARS EVENT
/ SCORING / SUGGESTIONS
Introduction 1-4 Opens in
Eb major with dotted
rhythm motif. 1st Strain
5-20 Take note of melodic
phrasing above the
(light) oom-pah ostinato;
melody repeats at m. 13
with the addition of
countermelody in the
inner lines; although
written at mf dynamic,
this anew ideaa needs to
be heard clearly for
contrast with the
previous statement. 2nd
Strain 21-36 C minor
(relative minor); excerpt
from Katak Lompat; melody
in the lower brass/wind
from m. 21 with a
contrasting
attitude/style from 1st
strain; back to a more
lyrical treatment from m.
29. Trio 37-56 Stays
unmodulated in the same
key; opens with a
percussion solo feature
before the start of the
softer Trio theme; keep
this section controlled
and be sensitive to the
balance; the metallic
timbre of the muted
trumpet/cornet needs to
be heard clearly (might
suggest to bring the
dynamic level up to mf
when muted); if
cued-notes are played,
make sure they are played
throughout the melodic
phrase as written to
avoid awkward leaps.
Break Strain 57-62
Excerpt from Rasa Sayang
with some play in
tonality and instrumental
dialogue; quasi
grandioso-style before
the final strain. Final
Strain 63-82 Back to Eb
major with the reprise of
the Trio theme;
festive-like style with
fuller orchestration and
new countermelodies;
dotted rhythm motif from
the introduction
concludes the march in a
codetta-like section from
m. 79. NOTE TO THE
CONDUCTOR This march has
been carefully written
with reasonable
technicalities and range
in mind for younger
players. Generally,
optional cued notes in
parenthesis are given for
less experienced players
who have yet to develop
their range on the
instrument. However, they
should never be taken as
an easy alternative for
all players in the
section; otherwise, this
may result in a less than
ideal flow of the musical
lines. Marches are good
tools to train tempo
consistency, articulation
and rhythmic precision as
well as musical phrasing.
I hope that there will be
great learning
opportunities for your
students as they learn
this piece. This march is
separately orchestrated
for both wind and brass
bands to maximize the
instrumental colors
within each ensemble. The
parts are therefore not
exchangeable between the
wind band and brass band
sets. I wish you the best
in the performance of
this work. - Benjamin
Yeo. ABOUT THE MUSIC
Future of Tomorrow
(Concert March) was
commissioned by the Arts
Education Branch,
Ministry of Education as
the set piece for the
Singapore Youth Festival
2016 Arts Presentation
for Concert and Brass
Bands (Primary Level).
This march uses brief
excerpts from the
well-known Malay folk
songs Katak Lompat and
Rasa Sayang. Our youths
are indeed our future of
tomorrow. This
joyful-themed march aims
to bring out the best in
each of your young
players. I hope that
students, band directors
and audiences will enjoy
preparing, performing and
listening to this work.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES Key: Eb
Major SECTION BARS EVENT
/ SCORING / SUGGESTIONS
Introduction 1-4 Opens in
Eb major with dotted
rhythm motif. 1st Strain
5-20 Take note of melodic
phrasing above the
(light) oom-pah ostinato;
melody repeats at m. 13
with the addition of
countermelody in the
inner lines; although
written at mf dynamic,
this 'new idea' needs to
be heard clearly for
contrast with the
previous statement. 2nd
Strain 21-36 C minor
(relative minor); excerpt
from Katak Lompat; melody
in the lower brass/wind
from m. 21 with a
contrasting
attitude/style from 1st
strain; back to a more
lyrical treatment from m.
29. Trio 37-56 Stays
unmodulated in the same
key; opens with a
percussion solo feature
before the start of the
softer Trio theme; keep
this section controlled
and be sensitive to the
balance; the metallic
timbre of the muted
trumpet/cornet needs to
be heard clearly (might
suggest to bring the
dynamic level up to mf
when muted); if
cued-notes are played,
make sure they are played
throughout the melodic
phrase as written to
avoid awkward leaps.
Break Strain 57-62
Excerpt from Rasa Sayang
with some play in
tonality and instrumental
dialogue; quasi
grandioso-style before
the final strain. Final
Strain 63-82 Back to Eb
major with the reprise of
the Trio theme;
festive-like style with
fuller orchestration and
new countermelodies;
dotted rhythm motif from
the introduction
concludes the march in a
codetta-like section from
m. 79. NOTE TO THE
CONDUCTOR This march has
been carefully written
with reasonable
technicalities and range
in mind for younger
players. Generally,
optional cued notes in
parenthesis are given for
less experienced players
who have yet to develop
their range on the
instrument. However, they
should never be taken as
an easy alternative for
all players in the
section; otherwise, this
may result in a less than
ideal flow of the musical
lines. Marches are good
tools to train tempo
consistency, articulation
and rhythmic precision as
well as musical phrasing.
I hope that there will be
great learning
opportunities for your
students as they learn
this piece. This march is
separately orchestrated
for both wind and brass
bands to maximize the
instrumental colors
within each ensemble. The
parts are therefore not
exchangeable between the
wind band and brass band
sets. I wish you the best
in the performance of
this work. - Benjamin
Yeo. ABOUT THE
MUSICFuture of Tomorrow
(Concert March) was
commissioned by the Arts
Education Branch,
Ministry of Education as
the set piece for the
Singapore Youth Festival
2016 Arts Presentation
for Concert and Brass
Bands (Primary Level).
This march uses brief
excerpts from the
well-known Malay folk
songs Katak Lompat and
Rasa Sayang.Our youths
are indeed our future of
tomorrow. This
joyful-themed march aims
to bring out the best in
each of your young
players. I hope that
students, band directors
and audiences will enjoy
preparing, performing and
listening to this
work.EDUCATIONAL
NOTESKey: Eb
MajorSECTIONBARSEVENT /
SCORING /
SUGGESTIONSIntroduction1-
4Opens in Eb major with
dotted rhythm motif.1st
Strain5-20Take note of
melodic phrasing above
the (light) oom-pah
ostinato;melody repeats
at m. 13 with the
addition of countermelody
in the inner lines;
although written at mf
dynamic, this ‘new
idea’ needs to be
heard clearly for
contrast with the
previous statement.2nd
Strain21-36C minor
(relative minor); excerpt
from Katak Lompat; melody
in the lower brass/wind
from m. 21 with a
contrasting
attitude/style from 1st
strain; back to a more
lyrical treatment from m.
29.Trio37-56Stays
unmodulated in the same
key; opens with a
percussion solo feature
before the start of the
softer Trio theme; keep
this section controlled
and be sensitive to the
balance; the metallic
timbre of the muted
trumpet/cornet needs to
be heard clearly (might
suggest to bring the
dynamic level up to mf
when muted); if
cued-notes are played,
make sure they are played
throughout the melodic
phrase as written to
avoid awkward leaps.Break
Strain57-62Excerpt from
Rasa Sayang with some
play in tonality and
instrumental dialogue;
quasi grandioso-style
before the final
strain.Final
Strain63-82Back to Eb
major with the reprise of
the Trio theme;
festive-like style with
fuller orchestration and
new countermelodies;
dotted rhythm motif from
the introduction
concludes the march in a
codetta-like section from
m. 79.NOTE TO THE
CONDUCTORThis march has
been carefully written
with reasonable
technicalities and range
in mind for younger
players. Generally,
optional cued notes in
parenthesis are given for
less experienced players
who have yet to develop
their range on the
instrument. However, they
should never be taken as
an easy alternative for
all players in the
section; otherwise, this
may result in a less than
ideal flow of the musical
lines. Marches are good
tools to train tempo
consistency, articulation
and rhythmic precision as
well as musical phrasing.
I hope that there will be
great learning
opportunities for your
students as they learn
this piece.This march is
separately orchestrated
for both wind and brass
bands to maximize the
instrumental colors
within each ensemble. The
parts are therefore not
exchangeable between the
wind band and brass band
sets.I wish you the best
in the performance of
this work.- Benjamin
Yeo. $85.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Future of Tomorrow [Conducteur] - Facile Carl Fischer
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Cornet, Cornet 2...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet
1, Clarinet 2, Cornet,
Cornet 2, Crash Cymbals,
Euphonium, Euphonium
T.C., Flute,
Glockenspiel, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Mallet
Percussion, Oboe,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Percussion 3, Snare
Drum and more. - Grade 3
SKU: CF.CPS245F
Composed by Benjamin Yeo.
Sws. Cps. Full score. 24
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#CPS245F. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CPS245F). ISBN
9781491158135. UPC:
680160916733. 9 x 12
inches. ABOUT THE
MUSIC Future of Tomorrow
(Concert March) was
commissioned by the Arts
Education Branch,
Ministry of Education as
the set piece for the
Singapore Youth Festival
2016 Arts Presentation
for Concert and Brass
Bands (Primary Level).
This march uses brief
excerpts from the
well-known Malay folk
songs Katak Lompat and
Rasa Sayang. Our youths
are indeed our future of
tomorrow. This
joyful-themed march aims
to bring out the best in
each of your young
players. I hope that
students, band directors
and audiences will enjoy
preparing, performing and
listening to this work.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES Key: Eb
Major SECTION BARS EVENT
/ SCORING / SUGGESTIONS
Introduction 1-4 Opens in
Eb major with dotted
rhythm motif. 1st Strain
5-20 Take note of melodic
phrasing above the
(light) oom-pah ostinato;
melody repeats at m. 13
with the addition of
countermelody in the
inner lines; although
written at mf dynamic,
this anew ideaa needs to
be heard clearly for
contrast with the
previous statement. 2nd
Strain 21-36 C minor
(relative minor); excerpt
from Katak Lompat; melody
in the lower brass/wind
from m. 21 with a
contrasting
attitude/style from 1st
strain; back to a more
lyrical treatment from m.
29. Trio 37-56 Stays
unmodulated in the same
key; opens with a
percussion solo feature
before the start of the
softer Trio theme; keep
this section controlled
and be sensitive to the
balance; the metallic
timbre of the muted
trumpet/cornet needs to
be heard clearly (might
suggest to bring the
dynamic level up to mf
when muted); if
cued-notes are played,
make sure they are played
throughout the melodic
phrase as written to
avoid awkward leaps.
Break Strain 57-62
Excerpt from Rasa Sayang
with some play in
tonality and instrumental
dialogue; quasi
grandioso-style before
the final strain. Final
Strain 63-82 Back to Eb
major with the reprise of
the Trio theme;
festive-like style with
fuller orchestration and
new countermelodies;
dotted rhythm motif from
the introduction
concludes the march in a
codetta-like section from
m. 79. NOTE TO THE
CONDUCTOR This march has
been carefully written
with reasonable
technicalities and range
in mind for younger
players. Generally,
optional cued notes in
parenthesis are given for
less experienced players
who have yet to develop
their range on the
instrument. However, they
should never be taken as
an easy alternative for
all players in the
section; otherwise, this
may result in a less than
ideal flow of the musical
lines. Marches are good
tools to train tempo
consistency, articulation
and rhythmic precision as
well as musical phrasing.
I hope that there will be
great learning
opportunities for your
students as they learn
this piece. This march is
separately orchestrated
for both wind and brass
bands to maximize the
instrumental colors
within each ensemble. The
parts are therefore not
exchangeable between the
wind band and brass band
sets. I wish you the best
in the performance of
this work. - Benjamin
Yeo. ABOUT THE MUSIC
Future of Tomorrow
(Concert March) was
commissioned by the Arts
Education Branch,
Ministry of Education as
the set piece for the
Singapore Youth Festival
2016 Arts Presentation
for Concert and Brass
Bands (Primary Level).
This march uses brief
excerpts from the
well-known Malay folk
songs Katak Lompat and
Rasa Sayang. Our youths
are indeed our future of
tomorrow. This
joyful-themed march aims
to bring out the best in
each of your young
players. I hope that
students, band directors
and audiences will enjoy
preparing, performing and
listening to this work.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES Key: Eb
Major SECTION BARS EVENT
/ SCORING / SUGGESTIONS
Introduction 1-4 Opens in
Eb major with dotted
rhythm motif. 1st Strain
5-20 Take note of melodic
phrasing above the
(light) oom-pah ostinato;
melody repeats at m. 13
with the addition of
countermelody in the
inner lines; although
written at mf dynamic,
this 'new idea' needs to
be heard clearly for
contrast with the
previous statement. 2nd
Strain 21-36 C minor
(relative minor); excerpt
from Katak Lompat; melody
in the lower brass/wind
from m. 21 with a
contrasting
attitude/style from 1st
strain; back to a more
lyrical treatment from m.
29. Trio 37-56 Stays
unmodulated in the same
key; opens with a
percussion solo feature
before the start of the
softer Trio theme; keep
this section controlled
and be sensitive to the
balance; the metallic
timbre of the muted
trumpet/cornet needs to
be heard clearly (might
suggest to bring the
dynamic level up to mf
when muted); if
cued-notes are played,
make sure they are played
throughout the melodic
phrase as written to
avoid awkward leaps.
Break Strain 57-62
Excerpt from Rasa Sayang
with some play in
tonality and instrumental
dialogue; quasi
grandioso-style before
the final strain. Final
Strain 63-82 Back to Eb
major with the reprise of
the Trio theme;
festive-like style with
fuller orchestration and
new countermelodies;
dotted rhythm motif from
the introduction
concludes the march in a
codetta-like section from
m. 79. NOTE TO THE
CONDUCTOR This march has
been carefully written
with reasonable
technicalities and range
in mind for younger
players. Generally,
optional cued notes in
parenthesis are given for
less experienced players
who have yet to develop
their range on the
instrument. However, they
should never be taken as
an easy alternative for
all players in the
section; otherwise, this
may result in a less than
ideal flow of the musical
lines. Marches are good
tools to train tempo
consistency, articulation
and rhythmic precision as
well as musical phrasing.
I hope that there will be
great learning
opportunities for your
students as they learn
this piece. This march is
separately orchestrated
for both wind and brass
bands to maximize the
instrumental colors
within each ensemble. The
parts are therefore not
exchangeable between the
wind band and brass band
sets. I wish you the best
in the performance of
this work. - Benjamin
Yeo. ABOUT THE
MUSICFuture of Tomorrow
(Concert March) was
commissioned by the Arts
Education Branch,
Ministry of Education as
the set piece for the
Singapore Youth Festival
2016 Arts Presentation
for Concert and Brass
Bands (Primary Level).
This march uses brief
excerpts from the
well-known Malay folk
songs Katak Lompat and
Rasa Sayang.Our youths
are indeed our future of
tomorrow. This
joyful-themed march aims
to bring out the best in
each of your young
players. I hope that
students, band directors
and audiences will enjoy
preparing, performing and
listening to this
work.EDUCATIONAL
NOTESKey: Eb
MajorSECTIONBARSEVENT /
SCORING /
SUGGESTIONSIntroduction1-
4Opens in Eb major with
dotted rhythm motif.1st
Strain5-20Take note of
melodic phrasing above
the (light) oom-pah
ostinato;melody repeats
at m. 13 with the
addition of countermelody
in the inner lines;
although written at mf
dynamic, this ‘new
idea’ needs to be
heard clearly for
contrast with the
previous statement.2nd
Strain21-36C minor
(relative minor); excerpt
from Katak Lompat; melody
in the lower brass/wind
from m. 21 with a
contrasting
attitude/style from 1st
strain; back to a more
lyrical treatment from m.
29.Trio37-56Stays
unmodulated in the same
key; opens with a
percussion solo feature
before the start of the
softer Trio theme; keep
this section controlled
and be sensitive to the
balance; the metallic
timbre of the muted
trumpet/cornet needs to
be heard clearly (might
suggest to bring the
dynamic level up to mf
when muted); if
cued-notes are played,
make sure they are played
throughout the melodic
phrase as written to
avoid awkward leaps.Break
Strain57-62Excerpt from
Rasa Sayang with some
play in tonality and
instrumental dialogue;
quasi grandioso-style
before the final
strain.Final
Strain63-82Back to Eb
major with the reprise of
the Trio theme;
festive-like style with
fuller orchestration and
new countermelodies;
dotted rhythm motif from
the introduction
concludes the march in a
codetta-like section from
m. 79.NOTE TO THE
CONDUCTORThis march has
been carefully written
with reasonable
technicalities and range
in mind for younger
players. Generally,
optional cued notes in
parenthesis are given for
less experienced players
who have yet to develop
their range on the
instrument. However, they
should never be taken as
an easy alternative for
all players in the
section; otherwise, this
may result in a less than
ideal flow of the musical
lines. Marches are good
tools to train tempo
consistency, articulation
and rhythmic precision as
well as musical phrasing.
I hope that there will be
great learning
opportunities for your
students as they learn
this piece.This march is
separately orchestrated
for both wind and brass
bands to maximize the
instrumental colors
within each ensemble. The
parts are therefore not
exchangeable between the
wind band and brass band
sets.I wish you the best
in the performance of
this work.- Benjamin
Yeo. $14.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Appetizers Mark Custom Music
By Kelly Thomas, tuba and euphonium. By Various. For tuba solo & euphonium. Mark...(+)
By Kelly Thomas, tuba and
euphonium. By Various.
For tuba solo &
euphonium. Mark Masters.
Classical. Audio CD.
Published by Mark Custom
Music
$14.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Tartan Tapestries Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Carl Fischer
Band Bagpipes, Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,...(+)
Band Bagpipes, Bass
Clarinet, Bass Drum,
Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet
1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet
3, Crash Cymbals, Double
Bass, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute 1,
Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2,
Mallet Percussion, Mark
Tree, Oboe, Percussion 1,
Percussion 2 and more. -
Grade 3.5 SKU:
CF.CPS225 Composed by
Larry Clark. Concert Band
(CPS). Set of Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation.
12+12+6+12+24+24+6+4+6+6+
6+6+8+8+8+4+4+6+6+6+8+2+1
+6+2+4+10+32+4 pages.
Duration 6 minutes, 9
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CPS225. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CPS225). ISBN
9781491152515. UPC:
680160910014. Tarta
n Tapestries is an
original piece that sets
out to emulate Scottish
folk music. Composer
Larry Clark has created a
concert overture in
triple meter to capture
the essence of music from
Scotland. After a lilting
first section, lush
and beautiful moments
weave a tapestry of
sounds with the lyrical,
middle section of the
piece. There is an
optional part for
bagpipes, and an optional
ending should you chose
to use this instrument as
part of the piece. Alert
your contest music
committee about this
strong new piece for
advancing
groups. Tartan
Tapestries was
commissioned by Friends
of the Arts for the Saint
Andrew's School Band in
Boca Raton,
Florida. The band
program at Saint
Andrew’s School is
under the direction of
Andrea Wolgin. The
premiere took place on
November 29, 2017.When I
was asked by their
conductor Ms. Wolgin to
write a piece for the
Saint Andrew’s
School, I asked her what
kind of involvement she
wanted the students to
have in the process. We
discussed several options
for having the students
involved in the process
of creating with the type
of piece they wanted.Â
We set up a
“Skypeâ€
meeting with members of
the band to discuss the
piece. During this
discussion, the consensus
of the students was that
they wanted a piece
depicting the Scottish
influence to the
school. They also
wanted a piece that would
challenge all sections of
the band and to include
bagpipes if possible. I
asked that the students
be involved in helping to
name the piece once it
was completed, for which
they agreed and were very
helpful. Armed with
this information, I set
out to compose a piece
for them, and Tartan
Tapestries is the
result.The piece begins
with a fanfare gesture
based upon rhythms and
harmonies that appear
throughout the piece. I
chose the lilting triple
feel to the piece, to
bring about the Scottish
flavor. I wanted the
fanfare to be bardic
sounding, to depict the
strength of the Scottish
people and for the piece
to have a dynamic
opening. The fanfare
contains material that
alludes to the main theme
and with a bit of
dissonance and tension
that is resolved in the
main body of the
piece.The main theme is a
lilting original melody,
but one that I hope with
have the essence of
Scottish folk songs. The
main idea is followed by
a more modal and dark
sounding secondary theme,
first stated in the
horns. This material
is later used in the
development section of
the piece. The main
theme returns several
times, with different and
varied orchestrations and
harmonic treatments. This
is followed by a short
transition leading to the
more lyrical and slower
second section of the
piece. A transparent
presentation of the
lyrical theme, which is
based on aspects of the
main theme, is presented
first by a solo flute.
This section is a nod to
famous composer Malcom
Arnold’s wonderful
works for orchestra in
its style and
orchestration. After a
transition or bridge
section with a solo
euphonium, the piece
builds to a dramatic
climax of the lyrical
theme by the full band.
This subsides to a return
of the solo flute to end
this second section of
the piece, followed by a
transition back the main
theme.The solo bagpipes
play a central role in
the return of the main
theme and take center
stage after being heard
in the distance earlier
in the work. The piece
brings back a shortened
version of the darker
secondary theme, followed
by a hint of the fanfare
material that builds to
one last statement of the
main theme by the full
band, before leading to a
dramatic coda to complete
the work.It has been my
pleasure to have been
given the opportunity to
compose this piece for
the Saint Andrew’s
School Band! I thank
Andrea Wolgin for making
it happen, and I hope
that you enjoy it as much
as I have enjoyed
bringing the piece to
life.–Larry
ClarkLakeland, Florida
2017. $95.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Tartan Tapestries Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Carl Fischer
Band Bagpipes, Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,...(+)
Band Bagpipes, Bass
Clarinet, Bass Drum,
Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet
1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet
3, Crash Cymbals, Double
Bass, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute 1,
Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2,
Mallet Percussion, Mark
Tree, Oboe, Percussion 1,
Percussion 2 and more. -
Grade 3.5 SKU:
CF.CPS225F Composed
by Larry Clark. Concert
Band (CPS). Full score.
With Standard notation.
32 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #CPS225F. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CPS225F). ISBN
9781491153192. UPC:
680160910694. Tarta
n Tapestries is an
original piece that sets
out to emulate Scottish
folk music. Composer
Larry Clark has created a
concert overture in
triple meter to capture
the essence of music from
Scotland. After a lilting
first section, lush
and beautiful moments
weave a tapestry of
sounds with the lyrical,
middle section of the
piece. There is an
optional part for
bagpipes, and an optional
ending should you chose
to use this instrument as
part of the piece. Alert
your contest music
committee about this
strong new piece for
advancing
groups. Tartan
Tapestries was
commissioned by Friends
of the Arts for the Saint
Andrew's School Band in
Boca Raton,
Florida. The band
program at Saint
Andrew’s School is
under the direction of
Andrea Wolgin. The
premiere took place on
November 29, 2017.When I
was asked by their
conductor Ms. Wolgin to
write a piece for the
Saint Andrew’s
School, I asked her what
kind of involvement she
wanted the students to
have in the process. We
discussed several options
for having the students
involved in the process
of creating with the type
of piece they wanted.Â
We set up a
“Skypeâ€
meeting with members of
the band to discuss the
piece. During this
discussion, the consensus
of the students was that
they wanted a piece
depicting the Scottish
influence to the
school. They also
wanted a piece that would
challenge all sections of
the band and to include
bagpipes if possible. I
asked that the students
be involved in helping to
name the piece once it
was completed, for which
they agreed and were very
helpful. Armed with
this information, I set
out to compose a piece
for them, and Tartan
Tapestries is the
result.The piece begins
with a fanfare gesture
based upon rhythms and
harmonies that appear
throughout the piece. I
chose the lilting triple
feel to the piece, to
bring about the Scottish
flavor. I wanted the
fanfare to be bardic
sounding, to depict the
strength of the Scottish
people and for the piece
to have a dynamic
opening. The fanfare
contains material that
alludes to the main theme
and with a bit of
dissonance and tension
that is resolved in the
main body of the
piece.The main theme is a
lilting original melody,
but one that I hope with
have the essence of
Scottish folk songs. The
main idea is followed by
a more modal and dark
sounding secondary theme,
first stated in the
horns. This material
is later used in the
development section of
the piece. The main
theme returns several
times, with different and
varied orchestrations and
harmonic treatments. This
is followed by a short
transition leading to the
more lyrical and slower
second section of the
piece. A transparent
presentation of the
lyrical theme, which is
based on aspects of the
main theme, is presented
first by a solo flute.
This section is a nod to
famous composer Malcom
Arnold’s wonderful
works for orchestra in
its style and
orchestration. After a
transition or bridge
section with a solo
euphonium, the piece
builds to a dramatic
climax of the lyrical
theme by the full band.
This subsides to a return
of the solo flute to end
this second section of
the piece, followed by a
transition back the main
theme.The solo bagpipes
play a central role in
the return of the main
theme and take center
stage after being heard
in the distance earlier
in the work. The piece
brings back a shortened
version of the darker
secondary theme, followed
by a hint of the fanfare
material that builds to
one last statement of the
main theme by the full
band, before leading to a
dramatic coda to complete
the work.It has been my
pleasure to have been
given the opportunity to
compose this piece for
the Saint Andrew’s
School Band! I thank
Andrea Wolgin for making
it happen, and I hope
that you enjoy it as much
as I have enjoyed
bringing the piece to
life.–Larry
ClarkLakeland, Florida
2017. $14.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Six Romances Potenza Music
Euphonium and piano SKU: P2.80063 Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. A...(+)
Euphonium and piano
SKU: P2.80063
Composed by Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky. Arranged by
Joseph Caldarise. Chamber
music. Published by
Potenza Music (P2.80063).
In his
lifetime, Tchaikovsky
wrote over 100 short
lyrical pieces for voice
and piano called
Romances. Nearly all of
them were published in
groups of six. This set
is a compilation of six
of his finest and most
powerful Romances
spanning his entire
career. Plucked from
their original sets,
these six have been
placed in such and order
that they tell an
entirely new musical
story. $24.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Pavane pour une infante defunte Potenza Music
Euphonium and brass choir SKU: P2.80026 Composed by Maurice Ravel. Arrang...(+)
Euphonium and brass choir
SKU: P2.80026
Composed by Maurice
Ravel. Arranged by Vanja
Lisjak. Chamber music,
20th century. Published
by Potenza Music
(P2.80026). The
idea of arranging this
piece for large brass
ensemble was a result of
my intention to present
Steven Mead's lyrical
qualities and the huge
potential of his rich and
colorful sound to a
Croatian audience when he
was a guest soloist in
Zagreb. While we spoke
about the program for the
concert, I mentioned
Ravel's Pavane as a nice
addition to my Concerto
and the other Pavane (one
by Faure, for solo
euphonium and harp), and
Steven supported the idea
instantly, as it turned
out that this piece was
his favorite in his early
euphonium soloist days.
As he soon became a world
famous virtuoso, where
listeners constantly
asked for higher and
faster bravuras, I gladly
used my chance to present
the forgotten poetic and
warm side of the
euphonium. I avoided the
fashionable stereotypes
of many of today's
composers--making an
artist break his fingers
or lips by choosing extra
fast pieces originally
for violin or flute and
arranging it for tuba.
The inspiring challenge
was to create the
atmosphere present in
Ravel's own orchestration
of this piece, where no
instrument plays a
typical solo role. It
wasn't easy to achieve so
many colors without
strings and woodwinds.
Yet, here we have the
euphonium as a lead voice
while it is also well
incorporated into
vertical blocks with
french horns, trombones,
and trumpets. Full
symphony sized brass
sections function here
mainly to provide
harmonic body, with the
great percussive and
melodic help of marimba
and vibraphone. The
result is an arrangement
that is demanding in a
sense of creating the
right flow (not too slow
- as Ravel hated it this
way). Pavane is, after
all, a dance. A recording
of this arrangement can
be found on Bocchino's CD
release Croatian Euphonic
Brass, together with a
recording of another
publication by Potenza,
an arrangement of the
Pavane by G. Faure,
presented on this CD in
the best possible way--by
Steven Mead, who inspired
me to try to give these
masterpieces new
shape. $49.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
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