| Concerto for Piano and Chorus the Twelve Months Chorale SATB SATB, Piano [Octavo] Theodore Presser Co.
(Fall (September, October, and November) - for S.A.T.B. Chorus and Piano). By Pe...(+)
(Fall (September,
October, and November) -
for S.A.T.B. Chorus and
Piano). By Peter
Schickele. SATB chorus.
For SATB, Piano. Choral.
Piano reduction/vocal
score. Standard notation.
27 pages. Duration 6
minutes, 30 seconds.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
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| Autumn Sequence - Intermédiaire Forsyth Publications
 Speaker, Solo Voices, Chorus, Flute (or piccolo or recorder), Tubular Bells,...(+)
 Speaker, Solo Voices,
Chorus, Flute (or piccolo
or recorder), Tubular
Bells, Handbells, Pedal
Organ and Piano -
Intermediate SKU:
FP.FSD03 Composed by
Douglas Steele. Edited by
John Turner. Sheet Music
and Books. Song cycle by
Douglas Steele for
speaker, solo voices,
chorus, flute or piccolo
or recorder, tubular
bells, handbells, organ
pedal and piano.
Classical. Choral score.
Forsyths Publications
#FSD03. Published by
Forsyths Publications
(FP.FSD03). ISBN
9790570503827. Stee
le's superb song-cycle
Autumn Sequence was
written for the pupils of
Stockport Grammar School,
and is scored for
speaker, solo voices,
chorus, flute or piccolo
or recorder, tubular
bells, handbells, organ
pedal and piano, being
the rather idiosyncratic
resources then available
at the school. It was
first performed on
October 3rd 1969 in the
schools Hallam Hall,
where the composer had
been responsible for the
specification of the
recently installed organ.
Douglas Steele himself
played the piano part in
his own inimitable style
extending and improvising
the cadenzas between the
movements. A recording is
available on Campion
Cameo 2040/1 featuring
Richard Baker narrating
and choirs from Carlisle
Cathedral, with John
Turner on
recorder.
Autumn
Sequence can be heard on
the album Autumn
Sequence: The Music of
Douglas Steele and his
circle. $18.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Spring in Dresden [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bass Drum, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, F...(+)
Orchestra Bass Drum,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Contrabass, Flute 1,
Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4,
Marimba, Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Percussion 3, Snare
Drum, Suspended Cymbal,
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more. SKU:
PR.11641963S Composed
by Chen Yi. Full score.
58 pages. Duration 20
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #116-41963S.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11641963S). UPC:
680160684472. The
violin concerto is
commissioned by Friends
of Dresden Music
Foundation for American
soloist Mira Wang and the
New York Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted
by Ivan Fischer. Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimes lyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three note
motive) consists of big
leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minor seventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for the cadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments. The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty. Happy Rain
on a Spring Night by Du
Fu (712-770 in Tang
Dynasty) Happy rain comes
in time, When spring is
in its prime. With night
breeze it will fall, And
quietly moisten all.
Clouds darken wild roads,
Light brightens a little
boat. Saturated at dawn,
With flowers blooming the
town. (English
translation by Chen Yi
from the original poem in
Chinese) The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction on
the structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in Dresden. It's
like the welcome rain on
a quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our new society is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
the expression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it's being
unfolded line by line.
Although the tempo is set
63 quarter notes per
minute throughout (played
vividly, never slow
down), the tension is
being built up from the
quiet background in the
beginning, to the
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures 39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to the rustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokes produced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in Rehearsal C
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a little light
in the boat is shimmering
on the lake... The
breathy sound and key
slaps on the flutes
create a mysterious
atmosphere, in a dialogue
with other instruments.
The cello glissandi
recite the poem in the
tone of Mandarin, echoed
by the string harmonics.
The music in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led by the
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G, the
location of the Golden
Section, according to the
length of the music
without cadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
which stands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short, yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high string
harmonics. On the top,
there is a recall of the
three note motive in the
sound of wonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone meaningfully.
The music is written for
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2
clarinets (in Bb), 2
bassoons, 4 French horns
(in F), 2 trumpets (in
Bb), 3 trombones, tuba,
harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc. 1:
xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and strings.
Duration is about 20
minutes. The violin
concerto is commissioned
by Friends of Dresden
Music Foundation for
American soloist Mira
Wang and the New York
Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted by
Ivan Fischer.Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimeslyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three
notemotive) consists of
big leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minorseventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for thecadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments.The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty.Happy Rain
on a Spring Nightby Du Fu
(712-770 in Tang
Dynasty)Happy rain comes
in time,When spring is in
its prime.With night
breeze it will fall,And
quietly moisten
all.Clouds darken wild
roads,Light brightens a
little boat.Saturated at
dawn,With flowers
blooming the
town.(English translation
by Chen Yi from the
original poem in
Chinese)The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction
onthe structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in
Dresden.It’s like
the welcome rain on a
quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our newsociety is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
theexpression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it’s
being unfolded line by
line.Although the tempo
is set 63 quarter notes
per minute throughout
(played vividly,
neverslow down), the
tension is being built up
from the quiet background
in the beginning, tothe
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to therustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokesproduced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in RehearsalC
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a littlelight in
the boat is shimmering on
the lake... The breathy
sound and key slaps on
theflutes create a
mysterious atmosphere, in
a dialogue with other
instruments. The
celloglissandi recite the
poem in the tone of
Mandarin, echoed by the
string harmonics.
Themusic in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led bythe
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G,the location
of the Golden Section,
according to the length
of the music
withoutcadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
whichstands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short,yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high
stringharmonics. On the
top, there is a recall of
the three note motive in
the sound ofwonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone
meaningfully.The music is
written for 2 flutes, 2
oboes, 2 clarinets (in
Bb), 2 bassoons, 4 French
horns (in F), 2 trumpets
(in Bb), 3 trombones,
tuba, harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc.
1:xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and
strings.Duration is about
20 minutes. $35.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Spring in Dresden Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bass Drum, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, F...(+)
Orchestra Bass Drum,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Contrabass, Flute 1,
Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4,
Marimba, Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Percussion 3, Snare
Drum, Suspended Cymbal,
Tam-tam, Trombone 1 and
more. SKU:
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Composed by Chen Yi.
Part. 11 pages. Duration
20 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#116-41963SP. Published
by Theodore Presser
Company (PR.11641963SP).
UPC:
680160684496. The
violin concerto is
commissioned by Friends
of Dresden Music
Foundation for American
soloist Mira Wang and the
New York Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted
by Ivan Fischer. Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimes lyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three note
motive) consists of big
leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minor seventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for the cadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments. The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty. Happy Rain
on a Spring Night by Du
Fu (712-770 in Tang
Dynasty) Happy rain comes
in time, When spring is
in its prime. With night
breeze it will fall, And
quietly moisten all.
Clouds darken wild roads,
Light brightens a little
boat. Saturated at dawn,
With flowers blooming the
town. (English
translation by Chen Yi
from the original poem in
Chinese) The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction on
the structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in Dresden. It's
like the welcome rain on
a quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our new society is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
the expression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it's being
unfolded line by line.
Although the tempo is set
63 quarter notes per
minute throughout (played
vividly, never slow
down), the tension is
being built up from the
quiet background in the
beginning, to the
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures 39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to the rustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokes produced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in Rehearsal C
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a little light
in the boat is shimmering
on the lake... The
breathy sound and key
slaps on the flutes
create a mysterious
atmosphere, in a dialogue
with other instruments.
The cello glissandi
recite the poem in the
tone of Mandarin, echoed
by the string harmonics.
The music in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led by the
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G, the
location of the Golden
Section, according to the
length of the music
without cadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
which stands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short, yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high string
harmonics. On the top,
there is a recall of the
three note motive in the
sound of wonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone meaningfully.
The music is written for
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2
clarinets (in Bb), 2
bassoons, 4 French horns
(in F), 2 trumpets (in
Bb), 3 trombones, tuba,
harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc. 1:
xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and strings.
Duration is about 20
minutes. The violin
concerto is commissioned
by Friends of Dresden
Music Foundation for
American soloist Mira
Wang and the New York
Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted by
Ivan Fischer.Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimeslyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three
notemotive) consists of
big leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minorseventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for thecadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments.The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty.Happy Rain
on a Spring Nightby Du Fu
(712-770 in Tang
Dynasty)Happy rain comes
in time,When spring is in
its prime.With night
breeze it will fall,And
quietly moisten
all.Clouds darken wild
roads,Light brightens a
little boat.Saturated at
dawn,With flowers
blooming the
town.(English translation
by Chen Yi from the
original poem in
Chinese)The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction
onthe structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in
Dresden.It’s like
the welcome rain on a
quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our newsociety is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
theexpression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it’s
being unfolded line by
line.Although the tempo
is set 63 quarter notes
per minute throughout
(played vividly,
neverslow down), the
tension is being built up
from the quiet background
in the beginning, tothe
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to therustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokesproduced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in RehearsalC
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a littlelight in
the boat is shimmering on
the lake... The breathy
sound and key slaps on
theflutes create a
mysterious atmosphere, in
a dialogue with other
instruments. The
celloglissandi recite the
poem in the tone of
Mandarin, echoed by the
string harmonics.
Themusic in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led bythe
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G,the location
of the Golden Section,
according to the length
of the music
withoutcadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
whichstands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short,yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high
stringharmonics. On the
top, there is a recall of
the three note motive in
the sound ofwonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone
meaningfully.The music is
written for 2 flutes, 2
oboes, 2 clarinets (in
Bb), 2 bassoons, 4 French
horns (in F), 2 trumpets
(in Bb), 3 trombones,
tuba, harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc.
1:xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and
strings.Duration is about
20 minutes. $25.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
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Orchestra Bass Drum, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, F...(+)
Orchestra Bass Drum,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Contrabass, Flute 1,
Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4,
Marimba, Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Percussion 3, Snare
Drum, Suspended Cymbal,
Tam-tam, Trombone 1 and
more. SKU:
PR.11641963L Composed
by Chen Yi. Large Score.
58 pages. Duration 20
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #116-41963L.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11641963L). UPC:
680160684489. The
violin concerto is
commissioned by Friends
of Dresden Music
Foundation for American
soloist Mira Wang and the
New York Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted
by Ivan Fischer. Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimes lyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three note
motive) consists of big
leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minor seventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for the cadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments. The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty. Happy Rain
on a Spring Night by Du
Fu (712-770 in Tang
Dynasty) Happy rain comes
in time, When spring is
in its prime. With night
breeze it will fall, And
quietly moisten all.
Clouds darken wild roads,
Light brightens a little
boat. Saturated at dawn,
With flowers blooming the
town. (English
translation by Chen Yi
from the original poem in
Chinese) The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction on
the structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in Dresden. It's
like the welcome rain on
a quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our new society is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
the expression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it's being
unfolded line by line.
Although the tempo is set
63 quarter notes per
minute throughout (played
vividly, never slow
down), the tension is
being built up from the
quiet background in the
beginning, to the
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures 39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to the rustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokes produced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in Rehearsal C
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a little light
in the boat is shimmering
on the lake... The
breathy sound and key
slaps on the flutes
create a mysterious
atmosphere, in a dialogue
with other instruments.
The cello glissandi
recite the poem in the
tone of Mandarin, echoed
by the string harmonics.
The music in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led by the
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G, the
location of the Golden
Section, according to the
length of the music
without cadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
which stands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short, yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high string
harmonics. On the top,
there is a recall of the
three note motive in the
sound of wonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone meaningfully.
The music is written for
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2
clarinets (in Bb), 2
bassoons, 4 French horns
(in F), 2 trumpets (in
Bb), 3 trombones, tuba,
harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc. 1:
xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
marimba and tam-tam),
solo violin, and strings.
Duration is about 20
minutes. The violin
concerto is commissioned
by Friends of Dresden
Music Foundation for
American soloist Mira
Wang and the New York
Philharmonic and
Staatskapelle Dresden as
an American commemoration
of the reconstruction of
the Dresden Frauenkirche,
60 years after its
destruction in World War
II by American and
British Forces. The world
premiere is given at the
Semperoper in Dresden,
Germany, on October 9, 10
& 11, 2005, conducted by
Ivan Fischer.Full of
excitement and inner
power, the musical image
is vivid, energetic,
sometimeslyrical and
sometimes dramatic. The
major angular thematic
material (a three
notemotive) consists of
big leaps in interval (a
perfect fourth downward
and then a minorseventh
upward, first introduced
by the violin solo in
measures 27-29). Except
for thecadenzas which
stand at the middle
(Rehearsal E, measure
127) and the two ends of
the piece as a frame, the
virtuosic violin solo
line is always
accompanied by the ever
moving and growing
textures in the
background. The rests
between long and short
phrases symbolize the
space in Chinese
paintings. The Beijing
Opera reciting tune, and
the fingerings to produce
sliding tones in the
performance of the
Chinese fiddle erhu are
also borrowed in the
writing and the
performing of the western
instruments.The musical
imagination of the violin
concerto came from an
ancient Chinese poem with
the same title, written
by Du Fu (712-770) in
Tang Dynasty.Happy Rain
on a Spring Nightby Du Fu
(712-770 in Tang
Dynasty)Happy rain comes
in time,When spring is in
its prime.With night
breeze it will fall,And
quietly moisten
all.Clouds darken wild
roads,Light brightens a
little boat.Saturated at
dawn,With flowers
blooming the
town.(English translation
by Chen Yi from the
original poem in
Chinese)The following is
the poem in its original
Chinese form, and the
detailed introduction
onthe structural plan of
the violin concerto
Spring in
Dresden.It’s like
the welcome rain on a
quiet spring night that
nurtures the budding
seeds, our newsociety is
pushing us forward to the
new future. The music
reflects the scenes and
theexpression according
to the meaning of the
poem when it’s
being unfolded line by
line.Although the tempo
is set 63 quarter notes
per minute throughout
(played vividly,
neverslow down), the
tension is being built up
from the quiet background
in the beginning, tothe
sustained climax towards
the end. The musical
image in Rehearsal A and
B (measures39-80)
represents the first four
lines of the poem. The
wind instruments response
to therustling of fast
moving notes on muted
string triplets,
decorated by occasional
strokesproduced by
metallic string sound and
high woodwind gestures.
The music in RehearsalC
and D (measures 81-126)
represents the next two
lines of the poem. It's
so dark, a littlelight in
the boat is shimmering on
the lake... The breathy
sound and key slaps on
theflutes create a
mysterious atmosphere, in
a dialogue with other
instruments. The
celloglissandi recite the
poem in the tone of
Mandarin, echoed by the
string harmonics.
Themusic in Rehearsal F,
G and H (m 129-202) is a
toccata, starting in the
orchestra (led bythe
marimba), which builds up
a big shape, to reach the
climax in m. 157
(Rehearsal G,the location
of the Golden Section,
according to the length
of the music
withoutcadenzas), and
keeps the vivid scene
towards the coda (from
Rehearsal I, m. 203),
whichstands on the
energetic peak until the
clear cutoff on measure
239, followed by the
short,yet powerful solo
conclusion with the
lingering echo produced
by the high
stringharmonics. On the
top, there is a recall of
the three note motive in
the sound ofwonderland,
touched by the motor-on
vibraphone
meaningfully.The music is
written for 2 flutes, 2
oboes, 2 clarinets (in
Bb), 2 bassoons, 4 French
horns (in F), 2 trumpets
(in Bb), 3 trombones,
tuba, harp, 3 percussion
players (Perc.
1:xylophone; Perc. 2:
suspended cymbal,
Japanese high woodblock,
snare drum, bass drum and
vibraphone; Perc. 3:
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16.8.8.8.8.) SKU:
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by Helmut Lachenmann.
Softbound.
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(Score Library). Music
post-1945; New music
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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
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Person Helmut
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Hans-Peter Jahn, Hofheim:
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existentielle Erfahrung.
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Helmut Lachenmann, hrsg.
von Jorn Peter Hiekel und
Siegfried Mauser,
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als Beispiel, in: Der
Atem des Wanderers. Der
Komponist Helmut
Lachenmann, hrsg. von
Hans-Klaus Jungheinrich,
Mainz: Schott 2006, pp.
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Heft 4, pp. 20-24.Pas-Van
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Beauty, hrsg. von Dan
Albertson, Contemporary
Music Review 23 (2004),
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165f.Svoboda, Mike: NUN
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Lachenmann: Die Befreiung
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und Sprache, Munchen:
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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,
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| Un Soir d'Halloween Trombone et Piano [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile FLEX Editions
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FL.FX074268 Composed
by Adeline Collart.
Original Composition.
Classical, Educational.
Score and Set of Parts.
FLEX Editions #FX074268.
Published by FLEX
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On October 31,
2020, day falls, giving
way to a starless night.
I put on my best
Halloween costume to go
get some candy with my
friends. But not
everything goes as
planned ... - Adeline
COLLART ; Composition for
the 15th National
Trombone Competition
Antoine Courtois 2021.
From 3 years of
instrument practice. ;
Instruments: 1 Trombone 1
Piano; Difficuly Level:
Grade 2; Duration: 2 mn
10 s; Musical Style:
Classical, Educational;
Category: Original
Composition; Composer:
Adeline COLLART. $11.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| John Tavener: Agraphon Chester
String Instruments, Soprano SKU: HL.14032750 Composed by John Tavener. Mu...(+)
String Instruments,
Soprano SKU:
HL.14032750 Composed
by John Tavener. Music
Sales America. 20th
Century. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
2002. 28 pages. Chester
Music #CH61160. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14032750). ISBN
9780711992771. John
Tavener 'Agraphon'
arranged for soprano,
timpani and strings.
Commissioned by the
Athens Concert Hall,
first performed on 29th
October 1995. The music
contains two symbolic
ideas - the first being
the opening series of
intervals which appear to
be inexhaustible in their
multifaceted symbolism,
representing the music of
the spheres. If the
angel's song is indeed
one of knowledge, they
could not choose a better
theme of harmony. And
then there is the
apparent evil of the
endless series of
spiralling sixths and
sevenths, falling without
apparent hope of
redemption through an
eternal geometric series,
down into a hellish
realm. Agraphon must be
performed with great
intensity, literally at
the breaking point of
intensity and
petrification. For the
voice the style
alternates between
European and classical
Indian singing; for
example, the passage
beginning on page 12 is
entirely semi-improvised.
The singer must listen to
many examples of
classical Indian music,
or else be trained by a
master. The music ends
fiercely at the
incomprehensible clash
and union between the
Divine and the human.
Duration 22 minutes.
Instrumental parts are
available on hire
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| Joby Talbot: Desolation Wilderness (Trumpet/Piano) Chester
Trumpet and Piano (Trumpet) SKU: HL.14032603 Composed by Joby Talbot. Mus...(+)
Trumpet and Piano
(Trumpet) SKU:
HL.14032603 Composed
by Joby Talbot. Music
Sales America. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
2009. 84 pages. Chester
Music #CH72226. Published
by Chester Music
(HL.14032603). ISBN
9781847720061.
9.0x12.0x0.25
inches. Joby
Talbot's Trumpet
Concerto, Desolation
Wilderness was
commissioned by the Turku
Philharmonic Orchestra
and the Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra.
First performed on 28th
October 2006 by the Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra at The
Philharmonic Hall,
Liverpool with Alison
Balsom (to whom the work
is dedicated) as soloist,
and JoAnn Falletta,
conductor. The Turku
Philharmonic Orchestra
gave the Finnish premiere
performances on 23rd and
24th November 2006. The
Piano reduction of
Desolation Wilderness
includes Trumpet parts in
B flat and C. (Suitable
for advanced players). In
Early November 2005 my
family and some friends
visited the high Sierra
Nevada in Northern
California. As on former
trips to the area I was
struck by the strange and
disarming contrast
between the bright
sunshine, perfect blue
sky, and warm mountain
air of the Sierran
autumn; and the
occasional icy chill -
sudden drops of
temperature when the sun
vanished behind the
mountains, momentary
glimpses through the
trees of distant snow
clouds over the highest
peaks. Nowhere was this
dichotomy more apparent
than in the vast area of
forests, lakes and
mountains known as
Desolation Wilderness.
Here the twisted shapes
of the aspens are
testament to the
destructive power of
winter. Sure enough, that
night the first snows
fell, and the high
mountain passes we'd just
crossed were closed till
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