Oboe

SKU: HL.48180818

Composed by Louis Bleuzet. Leduc. Classical. Softcover. 28 pages. Alphonse Leduc #AL19307. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48180818).

UPC: 888680853068. 9x12 inches.

The Techniques of the Oboe, Sonority and Mechanism by Louis Bleuzet is a method for oboe, using the rational study of the scale. This first volume for beginners includes the following topics: 1. Scales 2. Mechanism 3. Sonority 4. Articulations 5. Trills. The two other volumes focus on: Scales in third, Mechanism, Scales in fourths, Mechanism, Whole tone scales, Chromatic scale, Arpeggios and Staccato. Louis Bleuzet (1874-1941) was a French oboist and a professor at the Paris Conservatoire.

Oboe

SKU: HL.49044074

For solo oboe. Composed by Kenneth Hesketh. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Woodwind Solo. Softcover. Composed 2002. 12 pages. Duration 8'. Schott Music #ED13220. Published by Schott Music (HL.49044074).

ISBN 9790220134586. UPC: 841886021976. 9.0x12.0x0.075 inches.

Stimulated by my love of automata, this work for solo oboe takes its name from the invention of Wolfgang von Kempelen, who in the late eighteenth century constructed an extraordinary mechanical man powered by clockwork, dressed in a stylish Turkish costume and capable of playing chess. The chess player turned out to be a fraud but sparked many other thinkers and inventors to pondering what the possibilities of automation might be. In Hesketh's highly virtuosic work, the through-composed melody is subjected to a series of distortions by pulleys, cams, gears and cranks. There are also the onomatopoeic effects of winding up and whirring noises that add to the air of the mechanical.

Oboe

SKU: HL.48180819

Composed by Louis Bleuzet. Leduc. Classical. Softcover. 24 pages. Alphonse Leduc #AL19308. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48180819).

UPC: 888680908720. 9x12 inches.

French oboist, Louis Bleuzet (1874-1941) studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he won first prize for oboe. Being a virtuoso of the instrument himself, his The Technique of the Oboe is very well-informed. Bleuzet's career saw him become soloist at the Paris Opera as well as a professor of the oboe at the Paris Conservatoire. Published in 1937, The Technique of the Oboe was compiled by the composer toward the end of his life. The second volume gives focus to scales in thirds and fourths, mechanical exercises, whole tone scales and the chromatic scale. With detailed instruction in English, French and German, this Bleuzet study book is highly versatile and essential to the progression of all oboist's technique.

Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Arranged by Bruce R. Smith. For woodwind quartet (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon (or horn)). Grade 4. Duration 7 minutes, 1 second. Published by BRS Music

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute, Flute 2, Horn, Mallet Percussion, Oboe, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Temple Blocks, Timpani, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Xylophone, alto Saxophone and more. - Grade 1

SKU: CF.BPS145F

Composed by Richard Summers. Bps. Full score. 16 pages. Duration 2:15. Carl Fischer Music #BPS145F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.BPS145F).

ISBN 9781491161647. UPC: 680160920327.

Datin g back to the 13th century, the clock tower was located in the center of a town and used by townspeople to hear the time through bells and chimes ringing out. There are clock towers all over the world and they are wonderful landmarks to towns and communities. This work begins and ends with the Westminster Chimes theme, which is used by many clocks and clock towers, including Big Ben, the famous clock tower in London. Clock Tower contains many essential musical and technical skills for a beginning level band piece. The tick of the clock mechanism is imitated by pitched woodblocks, and the main theme is based on ascending and descending scale patterns, reinforcing note-reading ability for the beginning student. There are layers of new countermelodies and contrasting sections with dynamics and legato passages, giving the students an opportunity to play in different musical styles. There is a low brass and woodwind feature and a section introducing eighth notes to the upper winds. The sound between the woodwinds and the brass are also important, but many woodwind passages are cued in the brass in case a beginning band might need extra players to help with the balance and blend. This gives the director the opportunity to experiment with these cues and add a few other instruments when needed.
Dating back to the 13th century, the clock tower was located in the center of a town and used by townspeople to hear the time through bells and chimes ringing out. There are clock towers all over the world and they are wonderful landmarks to towns and communities. This work begins and ends with the Westminster Chimes theme, which is used by many clocks and clock towers, including Big Ben, the famous clock tower in London.  Clock Tower contains many essential musical and technical skills for a beginning level band piece. The tick of the clock mechanism is imitated by pitched woodblocks, and the main theme is based on ascending and descending scale patterns, reinforcing note-reading ability for the beginning student. There are layers of new countermelodies and contrasting sections with dynamics and legato passages, giving the students an opportunity to play in different musical styles. There is a low brass and woodwind feature and a section introducing eighth notes to the upper winds. The sound between the woodwinds and the brass are also important, but many woodwind passages are cued in the brass in case a beginning band might need extra players to help with the balance and blend. This gives the director the opportunity to experiment with these cues and add a few other instruments when needed. .

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute, Flute 2, Horn, Mallet Percussion, Oboe, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Temple Blocks, Timpani, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Xylophone, alto Saxophone and more. - Grade 1

SKU: CF.BPS145

Composed by Richard Summers. Bps. Set of Score and Parts. 8+2+8+2+5+2+2+8+3+2+2+6+2 +3+1+1+2+2+16 pages. Duration 2:15. Carl Fischer Music #BPS145. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.BPS145).

ISBN 9781491161258. UPC: 680160919840.

Datin g back to the 13th century, the clock tower was located in the center of a town and used by townspeople to hear the time through bells and chimes ringing out. There are clock towers all over the world and they are wonderful landmarks to towns and communities. This work begins and ends with the Westminster Chimes theme, which is used by many clocks and clock towers, including Big Ben, the famous clock tower in London. Clock Tower contains many essential musical and technical skills for a beginning level band piece. The tick of the clock mechanism is imitated by pitched woodblocks, and the main theme is based on ascending and descending scale patterns, reinforcing note-reading ability for the beginning student. There are layers of new countermelodies and contrasting sections with dynamics and legato passages, giving the students an opportunity to play in different musical styles. There is a low brass and woodwind feature and a section introducing eighth notes to the upper winds. The sound between the woodwinds and the brass are also important, but many woodwind passages are cued in the brass in case a beginning band might need extra players to help with the balance and blend. This gives the director the opportunity to experiment with these cues and add a few other instruments when needed.
Dating back to the 13th century, the clock tower was located in the center of a town and used by townspeople to hear the time through bells and chimes ringing out. There are clock towers all over the world and they are wonderful landmarks to towns and communities. This work begins and ends with the Westminster Chimes theme, which is used by many clocks and clock towers, including Big Ben, the famous clock tower in London.  Clock Tower contains many essential musical and technical skills for a beginning level band piece. The tick of the clock mechanism is imitated by pitched woodblocks, and the main theme is based on ascending and descending scale patterns, reinforcing note-reading ability for the beginning student. There are layers of new countermelodies and contrasting sections with dynamics and legato passages, giving the students an opportunity to play in different musical styles. There is a low brass and woodwind feature and a section introducing eighth notes to the upper winds. The sound between the woodwinds and the brass are also important, but many woodwind passages are cued in the brass in case a beginning band might need extra players to help with the balance and blend. This gives the director the opportunity to experiment with these cues and add a few other instruments when needed. .

Flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns

SKU: KU.OCT-10315_HST

Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Franz Beyer. Arranged by Franz Beyer. Bach format (230 x 302). Kv 594, Kv 608. In A Strap. Wind set. 36 pages. Edition Kunzelmann #OCT-10315_HST. Published by Edition Kunzelmann (KU.OCT-10315_HST).

Key: F minor.

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.

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.

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.

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Brake Drum, Clarinet, Crash Cymbals, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute, Flute 2, Horn, Mallet Percussion, Marimba, Oboe, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Tam-tam, Tambourine and more. - Grade 1

SKU: CF.BPS143

Composed by Gene Milford. Bps. Set of Score and Parts. 8+2+8+2+5+2+2+8+3+6+2+3+3 +1+4+12+16 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 37 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #BPS143. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.BPS143).

ISBN 9781491161241. UPC: 680160919833.

Alche my is usually defined as the Medieval search for the means of transmuting base metals, such as lead into gold and silver. The alchemist hoped to find the mysterious combination of words or elements to attain the goal. Our scene begins with a dramatic invocation to the spirits of the metals, followed by a chant to empower the energy necessary for the change. A procession of the alchemist's apprentices is heard as they add their presence to the effort and a final surge as the transformation is realized. Or is it? Careful execution of the dynamic variations within the work is essential to realize the desired effect. A metal plate can be substituted for the break drum. The tap on stands instruction in mm. 46 - 52 should be performed with a metallic beater on a metal stand. Experiment with mechanical pencils, small screwdrivers, portions of coat hangers, etc. Additional metallic percussion instruments could be added to enhance the effect or in place of the music stands. Volume is not as important as timbre.
Alchemy is usually defined as the Medieval search for the means of transmuting base metals, such as lead into gold and silver. The alchemist hoped to find the mysterious combination of words or elements to attain the goal. Our scene begins with a dramatic invocation to the spirits of the metals, followed by a chant to empower the energy necessary for the change. A procession of the alchemist’s apprentices is heard as they add their presence to the effort and a final surge as the transformation is realized. Or is it?Careful execution of the dynamic variations within the work is essential to realize the desired effect. A metal plate can be substituted for the break drum. The “tap on stands” instruction in mm. 46 – 52 should be performed with a metallic beater on a metal stand. Experiment with mechanical pencils, small screwdrivers, portions of coat hangers, etc. Additional metallic percussion instruments could be added to enhance the effect or in place of the music stands. Volume is not as important as timbre.

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Brake Drum, Clarinet, Crash Cymbals, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute, Flute 2, Horn, Mallet Percussion, Marimba, Oboe, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Tam-tam, Tambourine and more. - Grade 1

SKU: CF.BPS143F

Composed by Gene Milford. Bps. Full score. 16 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 37 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #BPS143F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.BPS143F).

ISBN 9781491161623. UPC: 680160920303.

Alche my is usually defined as the Medieval search for the means of transmuting base metals, such as lead into gold and silver. The alchemist hoped to find the mysterious combination of words or elements to attain the goal. Our scene begins with a dramatic invocation to the spirits of the metals, followed by a chant to impower the energy necessary for the change. A procession of the alchemist's apprentices is heard as they add their presence to the effort and a final surge as the transformation is realized. Or is it? Careful execution of the dynamic variations within the work is essential to realize the desired effect. A metal plate can be substituted for the break drum. The tap on stands instruction in mm. 46 - 52 should be performed with a metallic beater on a metal stand. Experiment with mechanical pencils, small screwdrivers, portions of coat hangers, etc. Additional metallic percussion instruments could be added to enhance the effect or in place of the music stands. Volume is not as important as timbre.
Alchemy is usually defined as the Medieval search for the means of transmuting base metals, such as lead into gold and silver. The alchemist hoped to find the mysterious combination of words or elements to attain the goal. Our scene begins with a dramatic invocation to the spirits of the metals, followed by a chant to impower the energy necessary for the change. A procession of the alchemist’s apprentices is heard as they add their presence to the effort and a final surge as the transformation is realized. Or is it?Careful execution of the dynamic variations within the work is essential to realize the desired effect. A metal plate can be substituted for the break drum. The “tap on stands” instruction in mm. 46 – 52 should be performed with a metallic beater on a metal stand. Experiment with mechanical pencils, small screwdrivers, portions of coat hangers, etc. Additional metallic percussion instruments could be added to enhance the effect or in place of the music stands. Volume is not as important as timbre.

(solos: fl,tbne - TTTTBBBB - 3(3picc).4.3.0.dble bsn. - 4.3.0.2. - timp.perc(3) - hp.e-guit - str: 16.8.8.8.8.)

SKU: BR.PB-5420

Composed by Helmut Lachenmann. Softbound. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library). Music post-1945; New music (post-2000). Study Score. Composed 1997-1999/2003. Duration 38'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 5420. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-5420).

ISBN 9790004211830. 9 x 12 inches.

Vielleicht so etwas wie ein ,,Parergon zu meiner Madchen-Oper Zwei Klangquellen - unter ambivalenten Aspekten zugleich homogen und heterogen, nicht so ohne weiteres zusammenpassend: - Posaune und Flote/Bassflote - (mit Resonanzen aus zwei Konzertflugeln), 8 Mannerstimmen - alle erzeugen Tone, und Luft, Zweiklange, Vibrationen, Schwebungen, Rattern, Konsonanzen. Und rattern und sprechen - und japsen, Orchester mit 4 Oboen, 3 Floten, 3 Klarinetten, zwei Kontrafagotten (unterbeschaftigt), 4 Horner, drei Trompeten, keinen Posaunen, 2 Tuben, die in der Tiefe rappeln, zwei Klavieren, Gitarre-Harfe, Streicher (,,Perforateure), 3 Schlagzeuger, rappeln (Fellwirbel), - und schwingen China-Becken durch die Luft, dampfen aus und vorzeitig ab (,,japsen) und: halten aus. Musik zum Aushalten, ist nicht zum Aushalten. Ein Orchester mit vielen Unisono-Quellen Es ist immer wieder auf andere Weise - jedes Mal das gleiche: Musik, nicht als Text, nicht als diskursiver Verlauf, gar als klingendes Drama, - eher eine Art kunstliches und als Produkt einer komplexen Spekulation zugleich transzendentes Natur-Schauspiel, als ,,reine Prasenz - (Das sind allerdings Wort-Hulsen, die schlecht an das erinnern, was sie nicht mehr zu nennen, zu fassen wagen bzw. imstande sind. Begriffe, die es abzurufen und zugleich im Blick auf die Sache selbst auszustreichen gilt.): Sie zu beschworen, ohne dabei in schlecht besinnliche ,,meditative Idyllen, bzw. idyllische Standards zu verfallen, gehort zu meinen zentralen Utopien - Ihre Wunschbarkeit/Stringenz/e xistentielle Notwendigkeit, ,,Wahrheit ist hienieden nicht zu trennen von ihrer Unmoglichkeit, wegen der Standardisiertheit aller Mittel, auf der ihre Verwirklichung, ihre Anpeilung, ihre Ins-Werk-Setzung verwiesen ist. Aber: alles soll/wird in dieser wie auch immer vermittelten Prasenz beruhrt, erlost, befreit sein. Kann man Erfahrungen, deren Unmoglichkeit, deren Verschuttetheit man sich bewusst macht, vermitteln durch den Kampf gegen diese Unmoglichkeiten, Verschuttetheiten (= Unfreiheiten)??? Wer bin ich? Was ist das: das ich, das solche Suche, solches Abenteuer, solchen Kampf gegen die Materie auf sich nimmt?? Das ,,Ich ist kein Ding, sondern ein Ort (Kitaro Nishida - aber ich bin kein Buddhist, und auch kein Zen-Monch, sondern ein Anfanger in allem, auch im Komponieren des jeweilig konzipierten Stucks.) Das Wasser wascht das Wasser nicht - das Feuer verbrennt das Feuer nicht - der Schmerz selbst tut nicht weh. Der Genuss geniesst nicht. Das Horen hort nicht, das Leben lebt nicht - und so lebt es. Das Ich ist nicht das ich. Musik ist nicht Musik, ist Nicht-Musik: die einzige Musik, die den Namen in seiner emphatischen Bedeutung verdient. Musik sei Nicht Musik?? Sondern?? Ja - sondern. Komponieren heisst: sondern. Utopien kompositorisch zu beschworen, bedeutete fur meinen Mechanismus stets: ihre Verschuttetheit. Und das was - nicht zufallig - sie verschuttet hat. Oder zu verschutten droht, in den Griff zu nehmen.Helmut Lachenmann (Skizze)Mitten in meiner Oper Das Madchen mit den Schwefelholzern - nach Hans Christian Andersen -, die im winterlichen eiskalten Kopenhagen spielt, gibt es einen Sprung in die mediterrane Vulkanlandschaft Suditaliens, wo - nach einem Text von Leonardo Da Vinci - ,,die Schwefelfeuer den grossen Berg offnen, um Steine und Erde samt den heraustretenden und herausgespieenen Flammen durch die Luft zu schleudern, und im Ausbruch ,,jedes Hindernis verjagen, das sich ihrem ungestumen Wuten entgegenstellt. Leonardo sieht in diesem Naturvorgang eine Metapher fur die Unruhe des menschlichen Herzens bei der Suche nach Erkenntnis. Er beschreibt eine Wanderung durch die schattigen Klippen hindurch bis vor den Eingang einer grossen Hohle, vor welcher der Erzahlende ,,im Gefuhl der Unwissenheit eine Zeitlang verharrt: ,,Ich hockte mit gekrummtem Rucken, die mude Hand aufs Knie gestutzt, beschattete ich mit der Rechten die gesenkten und geschlossenen Wimpern: - und n u n -, da ich mich mehrmals hin und her beugte, um in die Hohle hineinzublicken, verbot mir das die grosse Dunkelheit, die darin herrschte. Als ich aber eine Zeitlang verharrt hatte, erwachten in mir zwei Gefuhle: Furcht und Verlangen - Furcht vor der drohenden Dunkelheit der Hohle, Verlangen aber, mit eigenen Augen zu sehen, was an Wunderbarem darin sein mochte. Diesem ,,n u n ist meine Komposition gewidmet: Sie - ahnlich wie auf andere Weise mein Klavierkonzert Ausklang - ist sozusagen ,,meine Alpensymphonie. Anders als bei Strauss allerdings beschwort sie Energien und Eruptionen in einer Klanglandschaft weitab von jeglicher musiksprachlichen Geborgenheit. Wahrend im Strauss'schen Meisterwerk der Wanderer aus stimmungsvollem b-moll-Morgennebel aufbricht - allerdings erst den in A-Dur strahlenden Sonnenaufgang abwartet ... - und in frohlichem Es-Dur lossturmend auf tonal gesicherten Wegen zum majestatischen C-dur-Gipfel glucklich hinaufgelangt - den er allerdings bei hereinbrechendem Unwetter eilends verlasst, um ins schutzende Tal hinabzufluchten -, verharrt der Wanderer Leonardos in NUN in unwirtlicher Hohe vor jener Furcht und Verlangen erregenden Hohle. Meine Musik, sozusagen als brodelnder Krater beginnend, verwandelt sich in eine Sequenz von Rufen, deren Widerhall die ,,drohende Finsternis zu durchdringen und auszuloten versucht, und sie mundet - auf dem Umweg uber eine Art ,,Tanz auf dem Vulkan der beiden Solo-Instrumente - in eine instrumental paraphrasierte Sprech-Landschaft, als ob das Zischen und Fauchen, nichts weiter wiedergabe als die erweiterten Konsonanten eines gesprochenen imaginaren Textes. Dieser schliesslich - als Botschaft des im Ungeborgenen nach Erkenntnis Suchenden - konkretisiert sich zu jenem abgrundigen Satz des japanischen Philosophen und Grunders der ,,Kyoto-Schule, Kitaro Nishida: ,,Das Ich ist kein Ding, sondern ein Ort. Die Beziehung meines Werks zur Strauss'schen Alpensymphonie - der Komponist wollte sie ursprunglich nennen ,,der Antichrist - ist in ihrer antipodischen Gegensatzlichkeit evident. Es ist eine machtvolle, letztlich aber gutige, dem Menschen zugewandte, idyllische Natur, die bei Strauss beschworen wird, und den nachtlich in die hausliche Behaglichkeit Heimkehrenden erfullt Ehrfurcht und Dankbarkeit: es ist ein ,,glaubiger Antichrist, und die Pastorale Beethovens lasst grussen. Wie alles von Strauss war es ein - s e i n - letzter (oder vorletzter ...) Blick auf ein zerfallendes Paradies (1915 geschrieben ...). Heute ist vielleicht jedes Werk, welches sich den innovativen Anspruch von musikalischer Tradition zu Eigen gemacht hat und im 21. Jahrhundert den Musikbegriff jenseits tonaler Sprachvertrautheit in ungesichertem Klang-Terrain neu zu bestimmen sucht - eine Art Bergbesteigung in weglosem Gelande, und wenn schon nicht eine ,,Alpensymphonie, so doch eine Gratwanderung: abenteuerlich - verlockend - nicht ungefahrlich: ,,non hay caminos .... Helmut Lachenmann (Februar 2003)CDs: Gaby Pas-Van Riet (flute), Michael Svoboda (trombone), Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln, cond. Jonathan Nott CD KAIROS 0012142KAIDietmar Wiesner (flute), Uwe Dierksen (trombone), SCHOLA Heidelberg, Ensemble Modern Orchestra, cond. Markus StenzEMCD-004Bibliography :Hidalgo, Manuel: Mozart in Lachenmann, in: auf (-) und zuhoren. 14 essayistische Reflexionen uber die Musik und die Person Helmut Lachenmanns, hrsg. von Hans-Peter Jahn, Hofheim: Wolke 2005, pp. 35-46.Hiekel, Jorn Peter: Interkulturalitat als existentielle Erfahrung. Asiatische Perspektiven in Helmut Lachenmanns Asthetik, in: Nachgedachte Musik. Studien zum Werk von Helmut Lachenmann, hrsg. von Jorn Peter Hiekel und Siegfried Mauser, Saarbrucken: Pfau 2005, pp. 62-84.Kaltenecker, Martin: Was nun? Die Musik Helmut Lachenmanns als Beispiel, in: Der Atem des Wanderers. Der Komponist Helmut Lachenmann, hrsg. von Hans-Klaus Jungheinrich, Mainz: Schott 2006, pp. 113-128.Maier, Birgit; Britz, Vanessa; Arnold, Miriam: Helmut Lachenmann: NUN, in: Flote aktuell (2003), Heft 4, pp. 20-24.Pas-Van Riet, Gaby: On NUN, in: Helmut Lachenmann Inward Beauty, hrsg. von Dan Albertson, Contemporary Music Review 23 (2004), Heft 3/4, p. 165f.Svoboda, Mike: NUN An Inside View, in: Helmut Lachenmann Inward Beauty, hrsg. von Dan Albertson, Contemporary Music Review 23 (2004), Heft 3/4, pp. 161-164.Wellmer, Albrecht: Helmut Lachenmann: Die Befreiung des Klangs in der konstruktivistischen Tradition der europaischen Moderne, in: ders., Versuch uber Musik und Sprache, Munchen: Hanser 2009, pp. 270-299.Utz, Christian: Paradoxien musikalischer Temporalitat. Die Konstruktion von Klanggegenwart im Spatwerk Bernd Alois Zimmermanns im Kontext der Prasenzasthetik bei Giacinto Scelsi, Gyorgy Ligeti, Morton Feldman und Helmut Lachenmann, in: Die Musikforschung 68 (2015), pp. 22-52.

World premiere: Cologne (Musik der Zeit), October 20, 1999 World premiere of the revised version: Berlin, Konzerthaus, January 17, 2003.

2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons (Clarinets (2), Horns (2), Bassoons (2)) - Level 4

SKU: BA.BA05334

Sextet Version (1781). Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Daniel N. Leeson and Neal Zaslaw. This edition: urtext edition. Stapled. Barenreiter Urtext. Set of parts. K. 375. Duration 24 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA05334_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA05334).

ISBN 9790006502677. 30 x 23.2 cm inches. Key: E-flat major.

The Serenade in E-flat, K.375, exists in two versions, one for two clarinets, two horns and two bassoons, and another for the same forces plus two oboes, forming an octet.

From Mozart himself we know a fair amount about the occasion that led to the first, six-instrument version of this work and about its early performances. Written for the sister-in-law of the court painter Hickl, it probably originated toward the end of September or the beginning of October in 1781 and was first performed on 15 October, the name-day of St. Theresa.

The octet version probably arose in the summer of the following year. It is far more than a mechanical expansion of the sextet with the oboes merely reinforcing the clarinets colla parte. Not only did Mozart take advantage of the occasion to make changes in the articulation and the dynamics, he also altered the work’s melodic substance and formal design. The two additional high-register instruments allowed him to achieve more subtle distinctions and gradations of timbre, thereby enabling him, for example, to vary the timbral homogeneity of the two clarinets. The opportunity arose to divide melodic phrases among the clarinets and oboes or to make them more brilliant and incisive by doubling them at the unison or octave.

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SKU: GI.G-198010

Purchasing, Maintenance, Troubleshooting and More. Composed by Charles West. Music Education. 72 pages. GIA Publications #198010. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-198010).

ISBN 9781574631456. UPC: 888680647148.

Why does the low register of any woodwind instrument respond poorly? Where can you purchase good double reeds? What should you do when a woodwind instrument cracks? What options are needed on a school oboe and bassoon? How do you deal with stuck swabs? Why is one particular note sharp or flat? Why is just the upper, middle or lower register flat or sharp? These and countless other questions about purchasing, maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing and storing woodwind instruments are answered in this comprehensive yet concise handbook. Topics include: · Purchasing - what options you need/don't need, safest to buy · Maintaining - lubrication, water control, tarnish and residue control · Troubleshooting - pitch, response, mechanical, common problems · Repair - cork and pad replacement, emergency fixes · Storage - minimizing wood instrument cracks, keeping in adjustment · Tuning - affects of temperature, dynamics, instrument length, reeds · Peculiarities of harmony instruments · Understanding reeds - brands, warpage, balance · Mouthpieces - jazz and classical recommendations · Building a woodwind tool kit - what to include.

Alto Saxophone, Bassoon, Clarinet, Oboe

SKU: HL.14035484

Composed by Hans Abrahamsen. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. 56 pages. Music Sales #KP00679. Published by Music Sales (HL.14035484).

ISBN 9788759871454. 10.25x14.5x0.463 inches. Danish.

Walden for wind quintet was written in 1978 and commissioned by the Funen Wind Quintet. The title is taken from the American philosopher and poet Henry David Thoreau's novel from 1854 about living in the woods, which Thoreau did for two years. His stay there was an experiment, an attempt to strip away all the artificial needs imposed by society and rediscover man's lost unity with nature. In that particular sense his novel is a documentation of social inadequacy and a work of poetry (Utopia) as well. All thought Thoreau himself never completed any actual social analysis he was way ahead of his own time in his perception of the economy and cyclic character of Nature, today knownas ecology. His ideas are particularly relevant now that pollution caused by society has reached alarming proportions. Walden was written in a style of re-cycling and new simplicity. A lot of superfluous material has been peeled away in order to give space to different qualities such as identity and clarity. Various layers are encountered in the quintet such as the organic (growth, flowering, Decay), concretism (mechanical patterns) and finally the descriptive (distant horn calls and other ghost-like music of the past enter our consciousness like a dream). Walden consist of four movements. In 1995 another version for reed quintet was written to the Calefax Reed Quintet. Hans Abrahamsen.

Dan Welcher’s most enduringly and frequently played orchestral work, Prairie Light is a fascinating musical companion to three of Georgia O’Keeffe’s most unusual paintings, Light Coming on the Plains, Canyon with Crows, and Starlight Night. This work is ideal for performances using visual projections of the paintings, and is frequently programmed for subscription concerts as well as those for educational settings. Duration: 14’ Parts available on rental.
This work for full orchestra was inspired by three paintings of the noted Americanartist Georgia O’Keeffe. These three watercolors were done in 1917 while the artist was living in Canyon, Texas (near Amarillo), and deal primarily with color and shape. Consequently, the music is primarily concerned with broad lines and shapes rather than rhythms, with subtle washes of color rather than constant harmonic movement, and with arching melody instead of linear counterpoint.The first movement, Light Coming on the Plains, is an elliptical-shaped painting, deep blue to indigo with a “horizon” at the bottom that seems flat and unchanging. The sun hasn’t risen yet, although it does in the course of this movement, but it seems instead to be providing light from behind the canvas. The music is unmoving in terms of rhythm or harmony (although there is a modulation midway through), a color-infused mantra of sound that is almost Eastern.At the height of the sun, we proceed to the second movement, entitled Canyon with Crows. The canyon is red-orange, with black crows circling above friendly unfolding hills. The music is gentle but lively and more rhythmic, with the birds represented by solo oboe, clarinet, and sometimes flute. Halfway through, the brass have a chorale version of the opening motive, played very slowly, over the unending triplets of woodwinds and strings. At the end of the movement, the birds return for a duo-cadenza, accompanied by the dying rays of the sun in muted strings and the ongoing triplets of the solo quartet.The stage is set for the final movement, Starlight Night. In O’Keeffe’s painting, the stars are represented by regularly-spaced rectangles of bright pale yellow on a blue-black sky, with the same shape to the field of vision and the horizon that is found in Light Coming on the Plains. The stars become audible: harp, celesta, glockenspiel, and string pizzicati all lend a sparkle while a solo flute introduces a slowly unfolding theme. After this theme has been heard twice and the sky has begun to really brighten, there is a sudden interruption: a xylophone and a piano begin another “mantra” in brittle staccato chords. This is the same mechanical eternity as O’Keeffe’s regularly-spaced square stars, and it continues on its own as the night progresses. The music builds and grows as the moon rises and arcs, then falls as the pre-dawn light that opened the work returns to bring it to a close. Acycle of light, changing with the movements of sun, moon, and stars, appearing differently from various points of view

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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.

Orchestra 2 Bassoons, 2 Clarinets, 2 Oboes, 3 Flutes (3rd doubles Piccolo), 3 Trombones, 3 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 4 Trumpets ad lib. (in rear of hall), Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Cele, Contrabassoon, Cymbals, English Horn, Gong, Harp, Snare Drum, Timpani, Triangle, Tuba

SKU: PR.47600137L

Composed by Radie Britain. This edition: Large Score. Contemporary. Large Score. With Standard notation. Composed 1946. Duration 13 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #476-00137L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.47600137L).

UPC: 680160637157. 11x17 inches.

This piece, dedicated to the memory of a heroic feat, does not desire to be classed as a Symphonic Poem in the generally accepted sense of this term. It does not attempt to picture, or to strictly follow, the various mechanical and realistic phases of this heroic adventure although, on the other hand, it does not entirely avoid allusion to such realistic phenomena as are characteristic of and inseperable from the nature of this adventure and the technical means of its realization. The composer's main object, however, was to try to express in sound the emotional phases of an adventure that might be called a prototype of modern romance; to touch upon its human aspect and its ethical meaning, not only in the relation to the individual, but to humanity in general. To the individual, the venturing Hero, refer the opening phrases; the sinister aspect of a bold inspiration at its first manifestation. To his human environments, his character and conquering spirit, refer certain lyrical as well as martial and ehical themes. According to the nature of the venture, the clash of motoric forces and that of an indomitable spirit with the threatening elements presented themselves for musical consideration as well as the plausible uncertainty of the outcome, the increasing conficence and the final victory, and triumphant victory itself. And as emotion in its purest and most intense form reverts to the primitive, the composer thought it not amiss to make fragmentary use of the anthems of two nations, thus symbolizing the appeal from soil to soil; an appeal that found its joyous echo in all humanity. And in the midst of the turbulent rejoicing stands the lone figure of the Hero whose daring had materialized the dream of aeons.

SKU: AP.6-424227

Composed by Adam Carse. Reference Textbooks; Textbook - Instrumental. Dover Edition. Book. 416 pages. Dover Publications #06-424227. Published by Dover Publications (AP.6-424227).

ISBN 9780486424224. English.

This comprehensive guide presents an informative overview of wind instruments used in European orchestras, military, and other wind bands during the past 400 years. Included are well-illustrated, descriptive passages about the various types and sizes of woodwinds--flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons--and brass instruments--trumpets, cornets, horns, trombones, bugles, and related instruments. For this historical survey, the author has incorporated information and materials from numerous sources: old instruments from public and private collections, catalogs, and photographs; written descriptions, instructions for playing the instruments, fingering charts, and illustrations of old instruments from contemporary sources; as well as contemporary music specifically written for an instrument. Among other topics, chapters cover the lengthening slide and valve systems of brass instruments, the mechanics of woodwinds and brass, the transverse flute and whistle-flute, saxophone, bassoon, and bugle horns. Brief descriptions accompany the illustrations. A valuable guide for musicians, teachers, and music students, this book will delight and inform music lovers. Unabridged republication of the edition published by Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1939. 30 photographs. 41 drawings and diagrams. 11 charts.

Orchestra 2 Bassoons, 2 Clarinets, 2 Oboes, 3 Flutes (3rd doubles Piccolo), 3 Trombones, 3 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 4 Trumpets ad lib. (in rear of hall), Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Cele, Contrabassoon, Cymbals, English Horn, Gong, Harp, Snare Drum, Timpani, Triangle, Tuba

SKU: PR.476001370

Composed by Radie Britain. This edition: Study Score. Contemporary. Full score. With Standard notation. Composed 1946. Duration 13 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #476-00137. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.476001370).

UPC: 680160637140. 9x12 inches.

This piece, dedicated to the memory of a heroic feat, does not desire to be classed as a Symphonic Poem in the generally accepted sense of this term. It does not attempt to picture, or to strictly follow, the various mechanical and realistic phases of this heroic adventure although, on the other hand, it does not entirely avoid allusion to such realistic phenomena as are characteristic of and inseparable from the nature of this adventure and the technical means of its realization. The composer's main object, however, was to try to express in sound the emotional phases of an adventure that might be called a prototype of modern romance; to touch upon its human aspect and its ethical meaning, not only in the relation to the individual, but to humanity in general. To the individual, the venturing Hero, refer the opening phrases; the sinister aspect of a bold inspiration at its first manifestation. To his human environments, his character and conquering spirit, refer certain lyrical as well as martial and ethical themes. According to the nature of the venture, the clash of motoric forces and that of an indomitable spirit with the threatening elements presented themselves for musical consideration as well as the plausible uncertainty of the outcome, the increasing confidence and the final victory, and triumphant victory itself. And as emotion in its purest and most intense form reverts to the primitive, the composer thought it not amiss to make fragmentary use of the anthems of two nations, thus symbolizing the appeal from soil to soil; an appeal that found its joyous echo in all humanity. And in the midst of the turbulent rejoicing stands the lone figure of the Hero whose daring had materialized the dream of aeons.