| Sonata for Eb Clarinet and Piano Clarinette et Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Composed by Sean Osborn. Score and part(s). With Standard notation. 32 pages. Du...(+)
Composed by Sean Osborn.
Score and part(s). With
Standard notation. 32
pages. Duration 17
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41866.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114418660).
$21.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Tar Heel Sketches Orchestre d'harmonie - Avancé Kjos Music Company
Band concert band - Grade 5 SKU: KJ.JB84 Composed by Jack Stamp. Conserva...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
5 SKU: KJ.JB84
Composed by Jack Stamp.
Conservatory Editions.
Score and parts. Neil A.
Kjos Music Company #JB84.
Published by Neil A. Kjos
Music Company (KJ.JB84).
UPC:
8402702685. Having
started his career in
North Carolina, composer
Jack Stamp feels a
special connection to the
state and its people in
this exciting symphonic
work. The composer pays
tribute by writing
evocative tone poems
about three locales. the
third movement features
antiphonal treatments of
hymn tunes, and the
fourth is a raucous
interpretation of the
ballad Two Sisters. $90.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Tar Heel Sketches - Score Orchestre d'harmonie - Avancé Kjos Music Company
Band concert band - Grade 5 SKU: KJ.JB84F Composed by Jack Stamp. Conserv...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
5 SKU: KJ.JB84F
Composed by Jack Stamp.
Conservatory Editions.
Score. Neil A. Kjos Music
Company #JB84F. Published
by Neil A. Kjos Music
Company (KJ.JB84F).
Having started
his career in North
Carolina, composer Jack
Stamp feels a special
connection to the state
and its people in this
exciting symphonic work.
The composer pays tribute
by writing evocative tone
poems about three
locales. the third
movement features
antiphonal treatments of
hymn tunes, and the
fourth is a raucous
interpretation of the
ballad Two Sisters. $9.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Ojibwa Lullaby Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Kjos Music Company
Band concert band - Grade 3.5 SKU: KJ.JB58 Composed by John Lorge. Bandwo...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
3.5 SKU: KJ.JB58
Composed by John Lorge.
Bandworks. Jazz. Score
and set of parts. Neil A.
Kjos Music Company #JB58.
Published by Neil A. Kjos
Music Company (KJ.JB58).
UPC:
8402701189. Compose
r John Lorge celebrates
his heritage with Ojibwa
Lullaby. Based on
authentic Native American
melodies from the north
central United States,
the themes are
transformed and presented
to sound like a whole
community of parents is
soothing their children
to sleep. $60.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Ojibwa Lullaby - Score Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Kjos Music Company
Band concert band - Grade 3.5 SKU: KJ.JB58F Composed by John Lorge. Bandw...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
3.5 SKU: KJ.JB58F
Composed by John Lorge.
Bandworks. Jazz. Score.
Neil A. Kjos Music
Company #JB58F. Published
by Neil A. Kjos Music
Company (KJ.JB58F).
Composer John
Lorge celebrates his
heritage with Ojibwa
Lullaby. Based on
authentic Native American
melodies from the north
central United States,
the themes are
transformed and presented
to sound like a whole
community of parents is
soothing their children
to sleep. $6.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Vultures 2 Saxophones, Piano [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Theodore Presser Co.
(For Soprano Sax, Alto Sax, And Piano). Composed by Carter Pann (1972-). For sax...(+)
(For Soprano Sax, Alto
Sax, And Piano). Composed
by Carter Pann (1972-).
For saxophone duet
(soprano saxophone in Bb,
alto saxophone in Eb,
piano). Contemporary.
Score and Parts. Standard
Notation. Composed 2013.
44 pages. Duration 7
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41641.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
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| Pavane
Flûte, Clarinette, Piano (trio) [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Theodore Presser Co.
Composed by Gabriel Faure (1845-1924). Arranged by Michael Webster. Classical. S...(+)
Composed by Gabriel Faure
(1845-1924). Arranged by
Michael Webster.
Classical. Score and
part(s). With Standard
notation. Composed 2005.
Opus 50. 28 pages.
Duration 5 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41756. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114417560).
$20.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Chamber Music VIII Theodore Presser Co.
A Sonata for Trumpet in C and Piano. Composed by Robert Suderburg (1936-)...(+)
A Sonata for Trumpet
in C and Piano.
Composed by Robert
Suderburg (1936-). Edited
by Paul Sundberg.
Premiered by Anthony
Plogh, Trumpet, and
Sharon Davis, Piano,
National Conference of
the International Trumpet
Gild, May 19, 1988 at
North Texas State
University. Solo part
with piano reduction.
With Standard notation.
28 pages. Duration 20
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-40464.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114404640).
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| For the Mystic Harmony 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, English
Horn, Flute 1, Flute 2,
Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Piccolo,
alto Saxophone, soprano
Saxophone, tenor
Saxophone SKU:
PR.165001000 Hymns
for Wind Ensemble.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Folio. Set of Score and
Parts.
4+24+24+16+8+4+4+24+12+12
+8+4+4+4+4+8+8+8+8+4+4+4+
4+8+8+8+8+8+8+8+8+4+16+4+
8+4+8+8+4+4+4+48 pages.
Duration 10 minutes, 41
seconds. Theodore Presser
Company #165-00100.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.165001000). ISBN
9781491129241. UPC:
680160669776. 9 x 12
inches. Commissione
d for a consortium of
high school and college
bands in the north Dallas
region, FOR THEMYSTIC
HARMONY is a 10-minute
inspirational work in
homage to Norwood and
Elizabeth Dixon,patrons
of the Fort Worth
Symphony and the Van
Cliburn Competition.
Welcher draws melodic
flavorfrom five American
hymns, spirituals, and
folk tunes of the 19th
century. The last of
these sources toappear is
the hymn tune For the
Beauty of the Earth,
whose third stanza is the
quatrain: “For the
joy of earand eye, For
the heart and
mind’s delight,
For the mystic harmony,
Linking sense to sound
and sight,â€giving
rise to the work’s
title. This work,
commissioned for a
consortium of high school
bands in the north Dallas
area, is my fifteenth
maturework for wind
ensemble (not counting
transcriptions). When I
asked Todd Dixon, the
band director
whospearheaded this
project, what kind of a
work he most wanted, he
first said
“something
that’s basically
slow,†butwanted to
leave the details to me.
During a long subsequent
conversation, he
mentioned that his
grandparents,Norwood and
Elizabeth Dixon, were
prime supporters of the
Fort Worth Symphony,
going so far as to
purchase anumber of high
quality instruments for
that orchestra. This
intrigued me, so I asked
more about his
grandparentsand was
provided an 80-page
biographical sketch.
Reading that article,
including a long section
about theirdevotion to
supporting a young man
through the rigors of the
Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition fora
number of years, moved me
very much. Norwood and
Elizabeth Dixon
weren’t just
supporters of the arts;
theywere passionate
lovers of music and
musicians. I determined
to make this work a
testament to that love,
and tothe religious faith
that sustained them both.
The idea of using extant
hymns was also suggested
by Todd Dixon,and this
10-minute work is the
result.I have employed
existing melodies in
several works, delving
into certain kinds of
religious music more than
a fewtimes. In seeking
new sounds, new ways of
harmonizing old tunes,
and the contrapuntal
overlaying of one
tunewith another, I was
able to make works like
ZION (using 19th-century
Revivalist hymns) and
LABORING SONGS(using
Shaker melodies) reflect
the spirit of the
composers who created
these melodies, without
sounding likepastiches or
medleys. I determined to
do the same with this new
work, with the added
problem of
employingmelodies that
were more familiar. I
chose five tunes from the
19th century: hymns,
spirituals, and
folk-tunes.Some of these
are known by differing
titles, but they all
appear in hymnals of
various Christian
denominations(with
various titles and
texts). My idea was to
employ the tunes without
altering their notes,
instead using aconstantly
modulating sense of
harmony —
sometimes leading to
polytonal harmonizations
of what are
normallysimple four-chord
hymns.The work begins and
ends with a repeated
chime on the note C: a
reminder of steeples,
white clapboard
churchesin the country,
and small church organs.
Beginning with a
Mixolydian folk tune of
Caribbean origin
presentedtwice with
layered entrances, the
work starts with a
feeling of mystery and
gentle sorrow. It
proceeds, after along
transition, into a second
hymn that is sometimes
connected to the sea
(hence the sensation of
water andwaves throughout
it). This tune, by John
B. Dykes (1823-1876), is
a bit more chromatic and
“shifty†than
mosthymn-tunes, so I
chose to play with the
constant sensation of
modulation even more than
the original does. Atthe
climax, the familiar
spiritual “Were you
there?†takes over,
with a double-time
polytonal feeling
propelling itforward at
“Sometimes it
causes me to
tremble.â€Trumpets
in counterpoint raise the
temperature, and the
tempo as well, leading
the music into a third
tune (ofunknown
provenance, though it
appears with different
texts in various hymnals)
that is presented in a
sprightlymanner. Bassoons
introduce the melody, but
it is quickly taken up by
other instruments over
three
“verses,â€cons
tantly growing in
orchestration and volume.
A mysterious second tune,
unrelated to this one,
interrupts it inall three
verses, sending the
melody into unknown
regions.The final melody
is “For the Beauty
of the Earth.†This
tune by Conrad Kocher
(1786-1872) is commonly
sung atThanksgiving
— the perfect
choice to end this work
celebrating two people
known for their
generosity.Keeping the
sense of constant
modulation that has been
present throughout, I
chose to present this
hymn in threegrowing
verses, but with a twist:
every four bars, the
“key†of the
hymn seems to shift
— until the
“Lord of all,
toThee we praiseâ€
melody bursts out in a
surprising compound
meter. This, as it turns
out, was the
“mystery
tuneâ€heard earlier
in the piece. After an
Ivesian, almost polytonal
climax, the Coda begins
over a long B( pedal. At
first,it seems to be a
restatement of the first
two phrases of “For
the Beauty†with
long spaces between them,
but it soonchanges to a
series of
“Amenâ€
cadences, widely
separated by range and
color. These, too, do not
conform to anykey, but
instead overlay each
other in ways that are
unpredictable but
strangely comforting.The
third verse of “For
the Beauty of the
Earth†contains
this quatrain:“For
the joy of ear and eye,
–For the heart and
mind’s delightFor
the mystic harmonyLinking
sense to sound and
sightâ€and it was
from this poetry that I
drew the title for the
present work. It is my
hope that audiences and
performerswill find
within it a sense of
grace: more than a little
familiar, but also quite
new and unexpected. $150.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| For the Mystic Harmony Theodore Presser Co.
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Bongos, Castanets, Celesta,...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon 1, Bassoon
2, Bongos, Castanets,
Celesta, Clarinet,
Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Clarinet 3, Contrabass
Clarinet, Contrabassoon,
English Horn, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute 1,
Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2,
Horn 3 and more. SKU:
PR.16500100F Hymns
for Wind Ensemble.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Sws. Full score. 48
pages. Duration 10
minutes, 41 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#165-00100F. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.16500100F). ISBN
9781491114421. UPC:
680160669783. 9 x 12
inches. Commissione
d for a consortium of
high school and college
bands in the north Dallas
region, FOR THEMYSTIC
HARMONY is a 10-minute
inspirational work in
homage to Norwood and
Elizabeth Dixon,patrons
of the Fort Worth
Symphony and the Van
Cliburn Competition.
Welcher draws melodic
flavorfrom five American
hymns, spirituals, and
folk tunes of the 19th
century. The last of
these sources toappear is
the hymn tune For the
Beauty of the Earth,
whose third stanza is the
quatrain: “For the
joy of earand eye, For
the heart and
mind’s delight,
For the mystic harmony,
Linking sense to sound
and sight,â€giving
rise to the work’s
title. This work,
commissioned for a
consortium of high school
bands in the north Dallas
area, is my fifteenth
maturework for wind
ensemble (not counting
transcriptions). When I
asked Todd Dixon, the
band director
whospearheaded this
project, what kind of a
work he most wanted, he
first said
“something
that’s basically
slow,†butwanted to
leave the details to me.
During a long subsequent
conversation, he
mentioned that his
grandparents,Norwood and
Elizabeth Dixon, were
prime supporters of the
Fort Worth Symphony,
going so far as to
purchase anumber of high
quality instruments for
that orchestra. This
intrigued me, so I asked
more about his
grandparentsand was
provided an 80-page
biographical sketch.
Reading that article,
including a long section
about theirdevotion to
supporting a young man
through the rigors of the
Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition fora
number of years, moved me
very much. Norwood and
Elizabeth Dixon
weren’t just
supporters of the arts;
theywere passionate
lovers of music and
musicians. I determined
to make this work a
testament to that love,
and tothe religious faith
that sustained them both.
The idea of using extant
hymns was also suggested
by Todd Dixon,and this
10-minute work is the
result.I have employed
existing melodies in
several works, delving
into certain kinds of
religious music more than
a fewtimes. In seeking
new sounds, new ways of
harmonizing old tunes,
and the contrapuntal
overlaying of one
tunewith another, I was
able to make works like
ZION (using 19th-century
Revivalist hymns) and
LABORING SONGS(using
Shaker melodies) reflect
the spirit of the
composers who created
these melodies, without
sounding likepastiches or
medleys. I determined to
do the same with this new
work, with the added
problem of
employingmelodies that
were more familiar. I
chose five tunes from the
19th century: hymns,
spirituals, and
folk-tunes.Some of these
are known by differing
titles, but they all
appear in hymnals of
various Christian
denominations(with
various titles and
texts). My idea was to
employ the tunes without
altering their notes,
instead using aconstantly
modulating sense of
harmony —
sometimes leading to
polytonal harmonizations
of what are
normallysimple four-chord
hymns.The work begins and
ends with a repeated
chime on the note C: a
reminder of steeples,
white clapboard
churchesin the country,
and small church organs.
Beginning with a
Mixolydian folk tune of
Caribbean origin
presentedtwice with
layered entrances, the
work starts with a
feeling of mystery and
gentle sorrow. It
proceeds, after along
transition, into a second
hymn that is sometimes
connected to the sea
(hence the sensation of
water andwaves throughout
it). This tune, by John
B. Dykes (1823-1876), is
a bit more chromatic and
“shifty†than
mosthymn-tunes, so I
chose to play with the
constant sensation of
modulation even more than
the original does. Atthe
climax, the familiar
spiritual “Were you
there?†takes over,
with a double-time
polytonal feeling
propelling itforward at
“Sometimes it
causes me to
tremble.â€Trumpets
in counterpoint raise the
temperature, and the
tempo as well, leading
the music into a third
tune (ofunknown
provenance, though it
appears with different
texts in various hymnals)
that is presented in a
sprightlymanner. Bassoons
introduce the melody, but
it is quickly taken up by
other instruments over
three
“verses,â€cons
tantly growing in
orchestration and volume.
A mysterious second tune,
unrelated to this one,
interrupts it inall three
verses, sending the
melody into unknown
regions.The final melody
is “For the Beauty
of the Earth.†This
tune by Conrad Kocher
(1786-1872) is commonly
sung atThanksgiving
— the perfect
choice to end this work
celebrating two people
known for their
generosity.Keeping the
sense of constant
modulation that has been
present throughout, I
chose to present this
hymn in threegrowing
verses, but with a twist:
every four bars, the
“key†of the
hymn seems to shift
— until the
“Lord of all,
toThee we praiseâ€
melody bursts out in a
surprising compound
meter. This, as it turns
out, was the
“mystery
tuneâ€heard earlier
in the piece. After an
Ivesian, almost polytonal
climax, the Coda begins
over a long B( pedal. At
first,it seems to be a
restatement of the first
two phrases of “For
the Beauty†with
long spaces between them,
but it soonchanges to a
series of
“Amenâ€
cadences, widely
separated by range and
color. These, too, do not
conform to anykey, but
instead overlay each
other in ways that are
unpredictable but
strangely comforting.The
third verse of “For
the Beauty of the
Earth†contains
this quatrain:“For
the joy of ear and eye,
–For the heart and
mind’s delightFor
the mystic harmonyLinking
sense to sound and
sightâ€and it was
from this poetry that I
drew the title for the
present work. It is my
hope that audiences and
performerswill find
within it a sense of
grace: more than a little
familiar, but also quite
new and unexpected. $25.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Concerto In E Minor Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Flute, Piano, Piccolo SKU: PR.114418820 For Piccolo, Flu...(+)
Chamber Music Flute,
Piano, Piccolo SKU:
PR.114418820 For
Piccolo, Flute, and
Chamber Orchestra (or
Piano), TWV 52:e1.
Composed by Georg Philipp
Telemann. Arranged by
Valerie Shields Zart
Dombourian-Eby. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
32+12+12 pages. Duration
14 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#114-41882. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114418820). ISBN
9781491113998. UPC:
680160667697. Compo
sed by Telemann as a
double concerto for
recorder and transverse
flute, Zart
Dombourian-Eby’s
new edition is prepared
for piccolo, flute, and
piano — remaining
compatible with available
orchestral editions, and
respectfully faithful to
Telemann’s
detailed nuances. Cast in
the slow-fast, slow-fast
four-movement mold
typical of Baroque
concert works, the
CONCERTO IN E MINOR is at
once among the most
beautiful and
exhilarating works of
Telemann’s
formidable
output.__________________
____________________Text
from the scanned back
cover:ZART DOMBOURIAN-EBY
is the Principal
Piccoloist of the
SeattleSymphony and is
regularly featured as
both a soloist and
clinician in Seattle and
across the world. Her
performances consistently
receive highest praise
from both critics and
audiences. A native of
New Orleans, she received
B.A. and M.M. degrees
from Louisiana State
University. After a year
of study with Albert
Tipton she attended
Northwestern University
earning a Doctor of Music
degree under the tutelage
of Walfrid Kujala. She
has been a member of the
New Orleans Pops, Baton
Rouge Symphony, Colorado
Philharmonic, and the
Civic Orchestra of
Chicago. She has
performed with the
Chicago Symphony and
served on the faculties
of the University of
Washington and Pacific
Lutheran University. She
was the founding editor
of Flute Talk and ison
the Editorial Board for
The Flutist Quarterly.
Zart is the immediate
past president of the
National Flute
Association, and been a
featured soloist and
presenter at numerous NFA
conventions. Zart has
commissioned numerous
works, including two for
piccolo and piano by
Martin Amlin, sonatas by
Gary Schocker and Levente
Gyongyosi, and a chamber
work by Ken Benshoof. She
can be heard in over 100
recordings by the Seattle
Symphony, and her solo
CD, in shadow, light, is
available on Crystal
Records. Her
award-winning edition of
the three Vivaldi piccolo
concertos is published by
Theodore Presser.A native
of Seattle, VALERIE
SHIELDS received her B.M.
summa cum laude in organ
and violin from St. Olaf
College. While completing
her M.M. from
Northwestern University,
she became increasingly
interested and skilled in
the art of improvisation.
She served as Director of
Music at St.
Luke’s Lutheran
Church in Park Ridge,
Illinois, where she
developed a music program
involving over 150
participants in choirs
and chamber music
groups.Upon her return to
Seattle, she served for
12 years as director of
adivision of the
Northwest Girlchoir. She
became organist and
developed a vibrant Youth
Choir at Phinney Ridge
Lutheran Church, where
she served for over 30
years, as well as
enjoying a 20-year tenure
as Music Director and
Composer-in-Residence of
Temple De Hirsch Sinai.
Valerie’s work
with children’s
choirs,churches, and
synagogues has inspired
over 100 published
compositions. When I
was invited to perform a
Vivaldi piccolo concerto
in Italy a few years ago,
my host, Luisa Sello,
wrote that Carol Wincenc
was going to be on the
same concert, and was
there any piece that we
could play together? I
looked and asked around,
and my colleague Joanna
Bassett recommended the
Telemann Concerto in E
Minor for Traverso and
Recorder. I didn’t
know the piece, but as I
listened to a recording
of it, I immediately
loved it and could easily
envision how beautifully
it could work, with a few
“adjustments,â€
for flute and piccolo.
I got to work, and the
current publication is
the result. I have
performed it many times,
and enjoy it even more
every time. It fits a
unique place in our
repertoire, and works
equally well with piano
as with the string
orchestra
setting.According to
Steven D. Zohn,
pre-eminent Telemann
scholar, and author of
Music for a Mixed Taste:
Style, Genre, and Meaning
in Telemann’s
Instrumental Works, much
is unknown about the
concerto itself; it
likely dates from the
1720s, soon after
Telemann moved to
Hamburg. Only an
eighteenth-century
copyist’s set of
parts is extant, that of
Johann Samuel Endler, who
was engaged at the
Darmstadt court as a
singer and violinist,
later becoming
Vice-Kapellmeister and
Kapellmeister, and who
had a large collection of
Telemann’s
works.As in my Vivaldi
concertos edition
(Presser 414-41190), I
have added virtually all
of the articulations and
dynamics that appear
here, and have inserted
quite a bit of
ornamentation. Unlike the
Vivaldi edition, I have
not included any
indication of the
original Telemann in
those passages, nor have
I included any
pedagogical markings,
such as
fingerings.Finally, I
would like to
acknowledge, with
gratitude, Joanna
Bassett, Daniel Dorff,
Benton Gordon, Evan
Pengra-Sult, Sandra
Saathoff, Valerie
Shields, Carol Wincenc,
and Steven Zohn, for the
various roles they played
in the making of this
publication.— Zart
Dombourian-EbyJune
2018. $34.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Sonata (Spirit of the Hudson) Flûte traversière et Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Bass Flute, Piano SKU: PR.114418900 Composed by Daniel Dorf...(+)
Chamber Music Bass Flute,
Piano SKU:
PR.114418900 Composed
by Daniel Dorff. Set of
Score and Parts. 24+8
pages. Duration 14
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41890.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114418900). ISBN
9781491129517. UPC:
680160668632. A
welcome addition to the
bass flute repertoire,
Dorff’s 14-minute
sonata is designed as two
pairs of slow-fast
movements. While composed
as a complete 4-movement
sonata, either half may
be performed alone as a
7-minute recital work.
The movement titles are:
I. Sprawling, burbling;
II. Sparkling,
glistening; III. Under
Winter; and IV. Spring
Spirits. When Peter
Sheridan commissioned me
to write a piece for bass
flute and piano, his only
requests were a
sonata-like
multi-movement work, and
some kind of reference to
New York, where we both
grew up. Just the thought
of a bass flute, with its
broad and mighty
airstream, already
reminded me of the mighty
Hudson River: from the
dense woods of upstate
New York, through the
beautiful landscapes of
New Paltz and
Poughkeepsie, down
through the celebrated
Manhattan waterway.As I
daydreamed how to build a
sonata inspired by the
Hudson, I thought of its
deep primal nature carved
by the Ice Age, and the
life within the river and
on its shores long before
humans arrived. I thought
of how the river’s
magnetism drew Native
Americans who honored and
built their lives around
it. I thought of
beautiful trees and
wildlife, the annual
cycles of ecosystems, and
the natural symbiosis
between the river itself,
the life within, and the
life on land spawned by
the river’s
resources.I wondered what
if Thoreau had sat by the
Hudson rather than by
Walden Pond; I wondered
what if Hesse had set
Siddhartha in the Hudson
Valley with this river as
his metaphor for the flow
of life and time.I
wondered whether the
sonata should flow from
north to south, or have
chronological references.
I wondered if I should
allude to the many poets
and painters who have
drawn inspiration from
the mighty Hudson. Every
thought led to the
river’s essence,
its own spirit and life
— flowing through
raw nature, from skinny
trickles to mightiness
spawning cities;
supporting subtle life,
and becoming a central
commons for human
societies.The subtitle
Spirit of the Hudson
brings it all together.*
* *The sonata is built in
4 movements, with formal
inspiration from the
Baroque: A slow Mvt. 1
“Sprawling,
burbling†leads
directly to the rapid
Mvt. 2 “Sparkling,
glistening,â€
followed by another
slow-fast pair: Mvt. 3
“Under
Winter†which leads
directly into Mvt. 4
“Spring
Spirits.†In
addition to performances
of the complete sonata,
either pair of movements
may be performed on its
own for a shorter concert
segment.SONATA (SPIRIT OF
THE HUDSON) was premiered
at the International Low
Flutes Festival in April
2018 by its commissioner,
bass flutist Peter
Sheridan, with Hyeeun
Hahm as pianist. $21.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
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Choral Cello, Flute, Harp, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, a...(+)
Choral Cello, Flute,
Harp, Oboe, Percussion,
Piano, Viola, Violin 1,
Violin 2, alto voice,
bass voice, soprano
voice, tenor voice
SKU: PR.31241902S
From Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Full score. Duration
3:15. Theodore Presser
Company #312-41902S.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.31241902S). UPC:
680160690589.
English. Commission
ed by the San Francisco
Choral Society and the
Piedmont East Bay
Children’s Choir,
Terra Nostra is a
70-minute oratorio on the
relationship between our
planet and humankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. Part
I: Creation of the World
explores various creation
myths from different
cultures, culminating in
a joyous celebration of
the beauty of our planet.
Part II: The Rise of
Humanity examines human
achievements,
particularly since the
dawn of our Industrial
Age, and how these
achievements have
impacted the planet. Part
III: Searching for
Balance questions how to
create more awareness for
our planet’s
plight, re-establish a
deeper connection to it,
and find a balance for
living within our
planet’s
resources. In addition to
the complete oratorio,
stand-alone movements for
mixed chorus, and for
solo voice with piano,
are also available
separately. Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s
World†by Edna St.
Vincent Millay, which
describes the world in
exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s
“On thine own
child†praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O
voluptuous cool-breathed
earth!†Part I ends
with “A Blade of
Grass†in which
Whitman muses how our
planet has been spinning
in the heavens for a very
long time.Part II: The
Rise of Humanity examines
the achievements of
mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley
Hall†sets an
auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s
“Railways
1846,†William
Ernest Henley’s
“A Song of
Speed,†and John
Gillespie Magee,
Jr.’s “High
Flight,†each of
which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In
“Binsey
Poplars,†Gerard
Manley Hopkins takes note
of the effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A
Dirge†concludes
Part II with a warning
that the planet is
beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s
plight, re-establish a
deeper connection to it,
and find a balance for
living within our
planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the
earth’s plea that
ended the previous
section: Lord
Byron’s
“Darknessâ€
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s
“Earth
Screaming†gives
voice to the modern
issues of our changing
climate; and William
Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too
Much With Us†warns
us that we are almost out
of time to change our
course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell
Berry’s “The
Want of Peaceâ€
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts
(“A Child said,
What is the grass?â€
and “There was a
child went forth every
dayâ€) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s
“A Blade of
Grass†from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states,
“I bequeath myself
to the dirt to grow from
the grass I
love…â€My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her? $20.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
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Choral SATB Choir and Piano SKU: PR.312419020 From Terra Nostra. C...(+)
Choral SATB Choir and
Piano SKU:
PR.312419020 From
Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Sws. Performance Score.
12 pages. Duration 3:15.
Theodore Presser Company
#312-41902. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312419020). ISBN
9781491131862. UPC:
680160680474. 6.875 x
10.5 inches.
English. Commission
ed by the San Francisco
Choral Society and the
Piedmont East Bay
Children’s Choir,
Terra Nostra is a
70-minute oratorio on the
relationship between our
planet and humankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. Part
I: Creation of the World
explores various creation
myths from different
cultures, culminating in
a joyous celebration of
the beauty of our planet.
Part II: The Rise of
Humanity examines human
achievements,
particularly since the
dawn of our Industrial
Age, and how these
achievements have
impacted the planet. Part
III: Searching for
Balance questions how to
create more awareness for
our planet’s
plight, re-establish a
deeper connection to it,
and find a balance for
living within our
planet’s
resources. In addition to
the complete oratorio,
stand-alone movements for
mixed chorus, and for
solo voice with piano,
are also available
separately. Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s
World†by Edna St.
Vincent Millay, which
describes the world in
exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s
“On thine own
child†praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O
voluptuous cool-breathed
earth!†Part I ends
with “A Blade of
Grass†in which
Whitman muses how our
planet has been spinning
in the heavens for a very
long time.Part II: The
Rise of Humanity examines
the achievements of
mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley
Hall†sets an
auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s
“Railways
1846,†William
Ernest Henley’s
“A Song of
Speed,†and John
Gillespie Magee,
Jr.’s “High
Flight,†each of
which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In
“Binsey
Poplars,†Gerard
Manley Hopkins takes note
of the effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A
Dirge†concludes
Part II with a warning
that the planet is
beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s
plight, re-establish a
deeper connection to it,
and find a balance for
living within our
planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the
earth’s plea that
ended the previous
section: Lord
Byron’s
“Darknessâ€
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s
“Earth
Screaming†gives
voice to the modern
issues of our changing
climate; and William
Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too
Much With Us†warns
us that we are almost out
of time to change our
course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell
Berry’s “The
Want of Peaceâ€
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts
(“A Child said,
What is the grass?â€
and “There was a
child went forth every
dayâ€) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s
“A Blade of
Grass†from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states,
“I bequeath myself
to the dirt to grow from
the grass I
love…â€My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her? $3.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
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Choral Cello, Flute, Harp, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, a...(+)
Choral Cello, Flute,
Harp, Oboe, Percussion,
Piano, Viola, Violin 1,
Violin 2, alto voice,
bass voice, soprano
voice, tenor voice
SKU: PR.31241902A
From Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Set of Score and Parts.
Duration 3:15. Theodore
Presser Company
#312-41902A. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.31241902A). UPC:
680160690510.
English. Commission
ed by the San Francisco
Choral Society and the
Piedmont East Bay
Children’s Choir,
Terra Nostra is a
70-minute oratorio on the
relationship between our
planet and humankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. Part
I: Creation of the World
explores various creation
myths from different
cultures, culminating in
a joyous celebration of
the beauty of our planet.
Part II: The Rise of
Humanity examines human
achievements,
particularly since the
dawn of our Industrial
Age, and how these
achievements have
impacted the planet. Part
III: Searching for
Balance questions how to
create more awareness for
our planet’s
plight, re-establish a
deeper connection to it,
and find a balance for
living within our
planet’s
resources. In addition to
the complete oratorio,
stand-alone movements for
mixed chorus, and for
solo voice with piano,
are also available
separately. Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s
World†by Edna St.
Vincent Millay, which
describes the world in
exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s
“On thine own
child†praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O
voluptuous cool-breathed
earth!†Part I ends
with “A Blade of
Grass†in which
Whitman muses how our
planet has been spinning
in the heavens for a very
long time.Part II: The
Rise of Humanity examines
the achievements of
mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley
Hall†sets an
auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s
“Railways
1846,†William
Ernest Henley’s
“A Song of
Speed,†and John
Gillespie Magee,
Jr.’s “High
Flight,†each of
which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In
“Binsey
Poplars,†Gerard
Manley Hopkins takes note
of the effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A
Dirge†concludes
Part II with a warning
that the planet is
beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s
plight, re-establish a
deeper connection to it,
and find a balance for
living within our
planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the
earth’s plea that
ended the previous
section: Lord
Byron’s
“Darknessâ€
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s
“Earth
Screaming†gives
voice to the modern
issues of our changing
climate; and William
Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too
Much With Us†warns
us that we are almost out
of time to change our
course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell
Berry’s “The
Want of Peaceâ€
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts
(“A Child said,
What is the grass?â€
and “There was a
child went forth every
dayâ€) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s
“A Blade of
Grass†from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states,
“I bequeath myself
to the dirt to grow from
the grass I
love…â€My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her? $33.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Upriver Orchestre d'harmonie Theodore Presser Co.
Band Concert Band SKU: PR.46500013L For Wind Ensemble. Composed by...(+)
Band Concert Band SKU:
PR.46500013L For
Wind Ensemble.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Contemporary. Large
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2010.
Duration 14 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#465-00013L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.46500013L). UPC:
680160600151. 11 x 14
inches. I n 1803,
President Thomas
Jefferson sent Meriwether
Lewis and William Clarks
Corps of Discovery to
find a water route to the
Pacific and explore the
uncharted West. He
believed woolly mammoths,
erupting volcanoes, and
mountains of pure salt
awaited them. What they
found was no less
mind-boggling: some 300
species unknown to
science, nearly 50 Indian
tribes, and the Rockies.
I have been a student of
the Lewis and Clark
expedition, which Thomas
Jefferson called the
Voyage of Discovery, for
as long as I can
remember. This
astonishing journey,
lasting more than
two-and-a-half years,
began and ended in St.
Louis, Missouri and took
the travelers up more
than a few rivers in
their quest to find the
Northwest Passage to the
Pacific Ocean. In an age
without speedy
communication, this was
akin to space travel out
of radio range in our own
time: no one knew if,
indeed, the party had
even survived the voyage
for more than a year.
Most of them were
soldiers. A few were
French-Canadian voyageurs
hired trappers and
explorers, who were
fluent in French (spoken
extensively in the
region, due to earlier
explorers from France)
and in some of the Indian
languages they might
encounter. One of the
voyageurs, a man named
Pierre Cruzatte, also
happened to be a
better-than-average
fiddle player. In many
respects, the travelers
were completely on their
own for supplies and
survival, yet,
incredibly, only one of
them died during the
voyage. Jefferson had
outfitted them with food,
weapons, medicine, and
clothing and along with
other trinkets, a box of
200 jaw harps to be used
in trading with the
Indians. Their trip was
long, perilous to the
point of near
catastrophe, and arduous.
The dream of a Northwest
Passage proved ephemeral,
but the northwestern
quarter of the continent
had finally been
explored, mapped, and
described to an anxious
world. When the party
returned to St. Louis in
1806, and with the
Louisiana Purchase now
part of the United
States, they were greeted
as national heroes. I
have written a sizeable
number of works for wind
ensemble that draw their
inspiration from the
monumental spaces found
in the American West.
Four of them (Arches, The
Yellowstone Fires,
Glacier, and Zion) take
their names, and in large
part their being, from
actual national parks in
Utah, Wyoming, and
Montana. But Upriver,
although it found its
voice (and its finale) in
the magnificent Columbia
Gorge in Oregon, is about
a much larger region.
This piece, like its
brother works about the
national parks, doesnt
try to tell a story.
Instead, it captures the
flavor of a certain time,
and of a grand adventure.
Cast in one continuous
movement and lasting
close to fourteen
minutes, the piece falls
into several subsections,
each with its own
heading: The Dream (in
which Jeffersons vision
of a vast expanse of
western land is opened);
The Promise, a chorale
that re-appears several
times in the course of
the piece and represents
the seriousness of the
presidential mission; The
River; The Voyageurs; The
River II ; Death and
Disappointment; Return to
the Voyage; and The River
III . The music includes
several quoted melodies,
one of which is familiar
to everyone as the
ultimate river song, and
which becomes the
through-stream of the
work. All of the quoted
tunes were either sung by
the men on the voyage, or
played by Cruzattes
fiddle. From various
journals and diaries, we
know the men found
enjoyment and solace in
music, and almost every
night encampment had at
least a bit of music in
it. In addition to
Cruzatte, there were two
other members of the
party who played the
fiddle, and others made
do with singing, or
playing upon sticks,
bones, the ever-present
jaw harps, and boat
horns. From Lewis
journals, I found all the
tunes used in Upriver:
Shenandoah (still popular
after more than 200
years), Vla bon vent,
Soldiers Joy, Johnny Has
Gone for a Soldier, Come
Ye Sinners Poor and Needy
(a hymn sung to the tune
Beech Spring) and Fishers
Hornpipe. The work
follows an emotional
journey: not necessarily
step-by-step with the
Voyage of Discovery
heroes, but a kind of
grand arch. Beginning in
the mists of history and
myth, traversing peaks
and valleys both real and
emotional (and a solemn
funeral scene), finding
help from native people,
and recalling their zeal
upon finding the one
great river that will, in
fact, take them to the
Pacific. When the men
finally roar through the
Columbia Gorge in their
boats (a feat that even
the Indians had not
attempted), the
magnificent river
combines its theme with
the chorale of Jeffersons
Promise. The Dream is
fulfilled: not quite the
one Jefferson had
imagined (there is no
navigable water passage
from the Missouri to the
Pacific), but the dream
of a continental
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| Upriver Orchestre d'harmonie Theodore Presser Co.
Band Concert Band SKU: PR.465000130 For Large Wind Ensemble. Compo...(+)
Band Concert Band SKU:
PR.465000130 For
Large Wind Ensemble.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Sws. Contemporary. Full
score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2010.
Duration 14 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#465-00013. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.465000130). ISBN
9781598064070. UPC:
680160600144. 9x12
inches. Following a
celebrated series of wind
ensemble tone poems about
national parks in the
American West, Dan
Welcher’s Upriver
celebrates the Lewis &
Clark Expedition from the
Missouri River to
Oregon’s Columbia
Gorge, following the
Louisiana Purchase of
1803. Welcher’s
imaginative textures and
inventiveness are freshly
modern, evoking our
American heritage,
including references to
Shenandoah and other folk
songs known to have been
sung on the expedition.
For advanced players.
Duration:
14’. In 1803,
President Thomas
Jefferson sent Meriwether
Lewis and William
Clark’s Corps of
Discovery to find a water
route to the Pacific and
explore the uncharted
West. He believed woolly
mammoths, erupting
volcanoes, and mountains
of pure salt awaited
them. What they found was
no less mind-boggling:
some 300 species unknown
to science, nearly 50
Indian tribes, and the
Rockies.Ihave been a
student of the Lewis and
Clark expedition, which
Thomas Jefferson called
the “Voyage of
Discovery,†for as
long as I can remember.
This astonishing journey,
lasting more than
two-and-a-half years,
began and ended in St.
Louis, Missouri —
and took the travelers up
more than a few rivers in
their quest to find the
Northwest Passage to the
Pacific Ocean. In an age
without speedy
communication, this was
akin to space travel out
of radio range in our own
time: no one knew if,
indeed, the party had
even survived the voyage
for more than a year.
Most of them were
soldiers. A few were
French-Canadian voyageurs
— hired trappers
and explorers, who were
fluent in French (spoken
extensively in the
region, due to earlier
explorers from France)
and in some of the Indian
languages they might
encounter. One of the
voyageurs, a man named
Pierre Cruzatte, also
happened to be a
better-than-average
fiddle player. In many
respects, the travelers
were completely on their
own for supplies and
survival, yet,
incredibly, only one of
them died during the
voyage. Jefferson had
outfitted them with food,
weapons, medicine, and
clothing — and
along with other
trinkets, a box of 200
jaw harps to be used in
trading with the Indians.
Their trip was long,
perilous to the point of
near catastrophe, and
arduous. The dream of a
Northwest Passage proved
ephemeral, but the
northwestern quarter of
the continent had finally
been explored, mapped,
and described to an
anxious world. When the
party returned to St.
Louis in 1806, and with
the Louisiana Purchase
now part of the United
States, they were greeted
as national heroes.Ihave
written a sizeable number
of works for wind
ensemble that draw their
inspiration from the
monumental spaces found
in the American West.
Four of them (Arches, The
Yellowstone Fires,
Glacier, and Zion) take
their names, and in large
part their being, from
actual national parks in
Utah, Wyoming, and
Montana. But Upriver,
although it found its
voice (and its finale) in
the magnificent Columbia
Gorge in Oregon, is about
a much larger region.
This piece, like its
brother works about the
national parks,
doesn’t try to
tell a story. Instead, it
captures the flavor of a
certain time, and of a
grand adventure. Cast in
one continuous movement
and lasting close to
fourteen minutes, the
piece falls into several
subsections, each with
its own heading: The
Dream (in which
Jefferson’s vision
of a vast expanse of
western land is opened);
The Promise, a chorale
that re-appears several
times in the course of
the piece and represents
the seriousness of the
presidential mission; The
River; The Voyageurs; The
River II ; Death and
Disappointment; Return to
the Voyage; and The River
III .The music includes
several quoted melodies,
one of which is familiar
to everyone as the
ultimate “river
song,†and which
becomes the
through-stream of the
work. All of the quoted
tunes were either sung by
the men on the voyage, or
played by
Cruzatte’s fiddle.
From various journals and
diaries, we know the men
found enjoyment and
solace in music, and
almost every night
encampment had at least a
bit of music in it. In
addition to Cruzatte,
there were two other
members of the party who
played the fiddle, and
others made do with
singing, or playing upon
sticks, bones, the
ever-present jaw harps,
and boat horns. From
Lewis’ journals, I
found all the tunes used
in Upriver: Shenandoah
(still popular after more
than 200 years),
V’la bon vent,
Soldier’s Joy,
Johnny Has Gone for a
Soldier, Come Ye Sinners
Poor and Needy (a hymn
sung to the tune
“Beech
Springâ€) and
Fisher’s Hornpipe.
The work follows an
emotional journey: not
necessarily step-by-step
with the Voyage of
Discovery heroes, but a
kind of grand arch.
Beginning in the mists of
history and myth,
traversing peaks and
valleys both real and
emotional (and a solemn
funeral scene), finding
help from native people,
and recalling their zeal
upon finding the one
great river that will, in
fact, take them to the
Pacific. When the men
finally roar through the
Columbia Gorge in their
boats (a feat that even
the Indians had not
attempted), the
magnificent river
combines its theme with
the chorale of
Jefferson’s
Promise. The Dream is
fulfilled: not quite the
one Jefferson had
imagined (there is no
navigable water passage
from the Missouri to the
Pacific), but the dream
of a continental
destiny. $45.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Double Play Violon Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Bongos, Cello, Clarinet, Contraba...(+)
Orchestra Bass Clarinet,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Bongos, Cello, Clarinet,
Contrabass, Crotales,
Cymbals, English Horn,
Field Drum, Flute,
Glockenspiel, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion, Piano, Snare
Drum, Triangle, Trumpet,
Vibraphone, Viola and
more. SKU:
PR.416411770 For
Violin, Piano, and
Chamber Orchestra.
Composed by William
Kraft. Full score. With
Standard notation.
Duration 17 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41177. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416411770). UPC:
680160091508. I was
tempted to call the piece
Throw Back because it
consciously employs
rhythmic and harmonic
approaches characteristic
of the earlier part of
the twentieth century,
much of which plays a
part in forging my
musical personality.
Going along with the
impetus, I have paid
homage by subtly
interpolating stylistic
or actual references to
such unexpected
bedfellows as Scriabin,
Ravel, Debussy, Piston,
Roussel, and Ysaye. I
hope I will be musically
forgiven. In one
continuous movement,
there are three definite
internal sections:
Presto-Largo-Allegro. The
first section opens with
a very soft percussion
cadenza. If the acoustics
allow it, the player will
use sponge pottery
mallets (sponge-headed
mallets employed to
smooth the interior of a
pot as it is being
spin-dried). No matter
how hard the
percussionist strikes the
drums, the dynamic cannot
go above pp (pianissimo).
This cadenza serves as a
basis for the first
movement. The elements of
the cadenza are taken by
the orchestra to make the
first major statement,
similar to the classical
concerto; but rather than
making a restatement, the
soloists, when they come
in, begin with
variational ideas. The
second section is given
over to the soloists, and
is lyrical. The third
section begins with an
alternation between
strict rhythmic pulsation
and free-sounding
timbres, as if reluctant
to leave the second
section behind. The
rhythmic aspect takes
over more and more as the
piece progresses toward
its conclusion. Double
Play was commissioned by
the Saint Paul Chamber
Orchestra with financial
assistance from the
Northwest Area
Foundation. It received
its premiere on January
7, 1983, in St. Paul,
with the St. Paul Chamber
Orchestra; Pinchas
Zukerman, violinist; Marc
Neikrug, piano; and the
composer conducting. $26.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 Flûte, Clarinette, Piano (trio) Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Clarinet, Flute, Piano SKU: PR.114417570 For Flute, Bb C...(+)
Chamber Music Clarinet,
Flute, Piano SKU:
PR.114417570 For
Flute, Bb Clarinet, And
Piano. Composed by
Edvard Grieg. Arranged by
Michael Webster. Sws
each. See the program
notes on pages two and
three of the full score.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
Composed 2008. 40 8 8
pages. Duration 18
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41757.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114417570). ISBN
9781491107867. UPC:
680160636013. 9x12
inches. The famous
set of dances by Norway's
greatest composer were
written for piano duet.
Grieg later created a
piano solo version, but
refused to orchestrate
the set. After some study
of Grieg and his music,
Michael Webster has
arranged the four dances
for Flute, Clarinet, and
Piano in a faithful
setting, using the piano
duet version as a guide.
This lively Grieg classic
will be a welcome new
addition to performance
programs. For advanced
performers.______________
_________________________
Text from the scanned
back cover:Born in 1944,
MICHAEL WEBSTER made his
New York recital debut at
Town Hall in 1968 with
his eminent father,
Beveridge Webster, as
pianist. In the same
year, he won the Young
Concert Artists
International Competition
and succeeded his
teacher, Stanley Hasty,
as Principal Clarinet in
the Rochester
Philharmonic, a position
he held for twenty years.
Webster has performed
with the Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln
Center, the 92nd Street
Y, with the Tokyo,
Cleveland, Muir, Ying,
Enso, and Dover String
Quartets, and with the
festivals of Marlboro,
Santa Fe, Norfolk,
Chamber Music Northwest,
Angel Fire, Steamboat
Springs, Park City,
Sitka, Kapalua, Bowdoin,
Orcas Island,
Skaneateles, La Musica di
Asolo, Stratford,
Victoria, and Domaine
Forget.As soloist he has
appeared with many
orchestras, including the
Philadelphia Orchestra
under Aaron Copland and
the Boston Pops under
John Williams. His
travels have taken him as
performer and teacher to
most of the 50 states, as
well as Canada,
Mexico,Puerto Rico,
Central and South
America, Europe, Japan,
China, Australia, and New
Zealand. Webster was
Acting Principal Clarinet
of the San Francisco
Symphony, and has served
on the clarinet and/or
conducting faculties of
New England Conservatory,
Boston University,
University of Michigan,
and the Eastman School,
from which he earned his
three degrees. Currently
he is Professor of Music
at Rice Universityâ??s
Shepherd School of Music
and Artistic Director of
the Houston Youth
Symphony, which has won
multiple first prizes in
national performance
competitions.With his
wife, flutist Leone
Buyse, and pianist Robert
Moeling, he plays in the
Webster Trio, which has
recorded his arrangements
on Tour de France and
World Wide Webster for
Crystal Records.
Otherarrangements were
recorded for Nami and
Camerata Tokyo in Japan
with pianist Chizuko
Sawa. Webster has also
recorded for Albany,
Arabesque, Beaumont,
Bridge, Centaur, CRI, and
New World. He has played
at many ClarinetFests for
the International
Clarinet Association and
written a column entitled
â??TeachingClarinetâ?
in The Clarinet Magazine
since 1998. Michael
Webster is a Buffet
artist-clinician,
performing on Buffet
clarinets
exclusively. NORWEGIAN
DANCES (Grieg)Michael
Websterâ??s
transcriptions for Flute,
Clarinet, and Piano have
created the core
literature for this
instrumental genre.
Working directly from
Griegâ??s original piano
four-hands version of the
charmingly familiar
Norwegian Dances, Webster
has given flutists and
clarinetists another
addition to the
ensembleâ??s
repertoire. $31.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Sonata Cho-Cho-San Flûte traversière et Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Clarinet, Flute, Piano SKU: PR.114417610 Based on themes...(+)
Chamber Music Clarinet,
Flute, Piano SKU:
PR.114417610 Based
on themes from Puccini's
Madama Butterfly.
Composed by Michael
Webster. Sws each. See
the notes on Madama
Butterfly on page two and
the notes on Sonata
Cho-Cho-San on page three
of the full score.
Contemporary. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
Composed 1997. 44+8+12
pages. Duration 24
minutes, 28 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41761. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114417610). ISBN
9781491107904. UPC:
680160636051. 9x12
inches. SONATA
CHO-CHO-SAN(Based on
themes from
Puccini’s Madama
Butterfly)In the spirit
of the great 19th-century
opera fantasies for
woodwinds, Michael
Webster has created a
concert trio on the many
great arias from
Puccini's Madama
Butterfly. However, as
its name implies, Sonata
Cho-Cho-San is not the
typical virtuosic
operatic potpourri.
Rather, it follows the
plot, resembling a sonata
mirroring Puccini's use
of recurring and
developing themes.
Webster makes the most of
the winds as versatile
performers - equally
suited to deliver
Puccini's beautiful vocal
writing, and to ornament
and embroider the
poignant themes in
symphonic style. For
advanced
performers.______________
_________________________
Text from the scanned
back cover:Born in 1944,
Michael Webster made his
New York recital debutat
Town Hall in 1968 with
his eminent father,
Beveridge Webster, as
pianist. In the same
year, he won the Young
Concert Artists
International Competition
and succeeded his
teacher, Stanley Hasty,
as Principal Clarinet in
the Rochester
Philharmonic, a position
he held for twenty years.
Webster has performed
with the Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln
Center, the 92nd Street
Y, with the Tokyo,
Cleveland, Muir, Ying,
Enso, and Dover String
Quartets, and with the
festivals of Marlboro,
Santa Fe, Norfolk,
Chamber Music Northwest,
Angel Fire, Steamboat
Springs, Park City,
Sitka, Kapalua, Bowdoin,
Orcas Island,
Skaneateles, La Musica di
Asolo, Stratford,
Victoria, and Domaine
Forget.As soloist he has
appeared with many
orchestras, including the
Philadelphia Orchestra
under Aaron Copland and
the Boston Pops under
John Williams. His
travels have taken him as
performer and teacher to
most of the 50 states, as
well as Canada,
Mexico,Puerto Rico,
Central and South
America, Europe, Japan,
China, Australia, and New
Zealand. Webster was
Acting Principal Clarinet
of the San Francisco
Symphony, and has served
on the clarinet and/or
conducting faculties of
New England Conservatory,
Boston University,
University of Michigan,
and the Eastman School,
from which he earned his
three degrees. Currently
he is Professor of Music
at Rice
University’s
Shepherd School of Music
and Artistic Director of
the Houston Youth
Symphony, which has won
multiple first prizes in
national performance
competitions.With his
wife, flutist Leone
Buyse, and pianist Robert
Moeling, he plays in the
Webster Trio, which has
recorded his arrangements
on Tour de France and
World Wide Webster for
Crystal Records.
Otherarrangements were
recorded for Nami and
Camerata Tokyo in Japan
with pianist Chizuko
Sawa. Webster has also
recorded for Albany,
Arabesque, Beaumont,
Bridge, Centaur, CRI, and
New World. He has played
at many ClarinetFests for
the International
Clarinet Association and
written a column entitled
“TeachingClarinetâ
€ in The Clarinet
Magazine since 1998.
Michael Webster is a
Buffet artist-clinician,
performing on Buffet
clarinets
exclusively. $42.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
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