| Eugen Onegin Op. 24 Deutscher Verlag für Musik
Chorus (with soloists) and piano (solos: SMezMez(A)ATTBarBBB - choir: SSAATTBB -...(+)
Chorus (with soloists)
and piano (solos:
SMezMez(A)ATTBarBBB -
choir: SSAATTBB -
picc.2.2.2.2. - 4.2.3.0.
- timp - hp - str)
SKU: BR.DV-6081
Lyrical Opera in 3
Acts. Composed by
Pjotr Iljitsch
Tschaikowsky. Edited by
Manfred Koerth / Wo
Ebermann. Arranged by M.
Koerth and W. Ebermann.
Choir; Softbound.
Deutscher Verlag. Opera;
Music theatre; Romantic.
Piano/Vocal Score. 300
pages. Deutscher Verlag
fur Musik #DV 6081.
Published by Deutscher
Verlag fur Musik
(BR.DV-6081). ISBN
9790200460032. 9.5 x 12
inches. Duration:
full evening
Translation
: German (W. Ebermann/M.
Koerth), Engl. (D.
Llyod-Jones), French (M.
Delines) Place and
time: Partly on the
estate, partly in
Petersburg, in 20ies of
the 19th
Century
Characters
: Larina, Owner of the
Estate (mezzo-soprano) -
Tatiana (soprano) and
Olga (alto), her
Daughters - Filipjewna,
Wet Nurse
(mezzo-soprano/alto) -
Eugen Onegin (baritone) -
Lenskij (tenor) - Prince
Gremin (bass) - A
Commander (bass) -
Saretzkij (bass) -
Triquet, a French Man
(tenor) - Guillot, a
Valet (silent part) -
Country Folk, Ball
Guests, Squire, Officers
(chorus) - Waltz,
mazurka, polonaise and
Russian dance (Ballet
)
There is an
interesting parallel
between the subject of
the opera and
Tchaikovsky's life during
the year he wrote the
work (1877): in each
case, a letter provokes
fateful developments in
the lives of the
protagonists. In the
opera, Tatyana's love
letter to Eugene sets off
the tragedy, whereas in
real life, the love
letter of a pupil led the
composer into a marriage,
which lasted all of ...
three months. Tchaikovsky
took this doomed decision
without love, solely
because the circumstances
want it and because I
cannot act differently.
Certain allusions made,
for example, in a letter
of January 1878 to
Taneyev suggest that the
composer's personal
situation also flowed
into the work: I did not
want anything to do with
the so-called 'grand
opera.' I am looking for
an intimate but powerful
drama which is built on
the conflict of
circumstances which I
myself have seen and
experienced, a conflict
which truly moves me.
Partly for this reason
the composer decided to
call the work not an
opera but lyrical
scenes.Eugene Onegin,
conceived by Tchaikovsky
for limited resources and
a small stage, is the
most frequently performed
Russian opera today along
with Mussorgsky's Boris
Godunov, which represents
a completely contrary
aesthetic stance.
Tschaikowskys
letzte Oper - auf ein
Libretto seines Bruders
Modest nach der
Dramenvorlage des
danischen Schriftstellers
Henrik Hertz - lebt von
den poetischen Momenten
und den symbolbeladenen
Charakterportrats der
Hauptfiguren: Die junge
blinde Jolanthe wird von
ihrem Vater aus Sorge um
ihren Makel und zum
Schutz ihrer
Jungfraulichkeit und vor
den Widrigkeiten der Welt
in einen paradiesischen
Garten gesperrt. Er
befielt zu ihrem Schutz
sie um ihre Blindheit
unwissend zu lassen. Ein
Arzt warnt sehen werde
sie nur konnen wenn sie
es selbst wolle gleich
welche Angste aus der
vollstandigen Erkenntnis
der Welt erwachsen. Als
der junge Vaudemont in
ihre Abgeschiedenheit
einbricht und sich beide
ineinander verlieben
befreit er sie von ihrer
Unwissenheit erklart was
Farbe und Licht bedeuten.
Erst die Liebe zu ihm
macht sie sehend.
Die dunkle Welt
der Jolanthe zeichnet
Tschaikowsky zu Beginn
musikalisch durch eine
Introduktion
ausschliesslich fur
Blaser. Erst mit dem
Eintritt in die
unbekannte Welt der Liebe
und des Sehens verwendet
Tschaikowsky einen warmen
Streicherklang. Gerade
dadurch stiess die Oper
wohl bei Zeitgenossen auf
Verstorung. Tschaikowskys
,,Jolanthe nimmt in
seinem Opernschaffen eine
Sonderstellung ein: neben
dem glucklichen Ende
einer Apotheose des
Lichts und der Liebe mit
einem religios gepragten
Schlusschoral ist es
eines der wenigen
Buhnenwerke Tschaikowskys
ohne Bezug zur russischen
Geschichte. Der
ausgepragte Lyrismus des
Werks verweist
stattdessen auf
Tschaikowskys Nahe zur
franzosischen Kultur die
im 19. Jahrhundert einen
starken Einfluss auf
Russland hatte. Die Oper
wurde 1892 am
Mariinsky-Theater in
Sankt Petersburg als
Auftragswerk zusammen mit
seinem Ballett ,,Der
Nussknacker
uraufgefuhrt.
Nebe
n der Produktion des
Munchner
Rundfunkorchesters wurde
,,Jolanthe szenisch
erfolgreich bei den
Festspielen Baden-Baden
mit Anna Netrebko und
Piotr Beczala als
Liebespaar rehabilitiert.
Ausserhalb Deutschlands
lief die Opernraritat in
Toulouse Tokyo San
Sebastian und Monte
Carlo. Zuletzt erneut die
,,Suddeutsche Zeitung:
,,Jolanthe ist eine
Opernausgrabung die
,,wirklich zu Unrecht
vergessen ist.
Tchaikovsky's last opera
- on a libretto by the
composer's brother Modest
based on the drama by the
Danish author Henrik
Hertz - derives its
life-blood from its
poetic moments and the
symbol-laden portraits of
the leading characters:
the blind young Yolanta
is kept prisoner in a
paradisiacal garden by
her father who fears for
her purity and her
virginity and seeks to
protect her from the
adversities of the world.
To do so he orders
everyone to keep her
ignorant of the fact that
she is blind. A doctor
warns that she will only
be able to see when she
is ready to do so herself
no matter what fears
might result from a
complete experience of
the world. When the young
Vaudemont breaks into her
secluded world and the
two fall in love he frees
her from her ignorance
and explains the
significance of color and
light. It is through her
love for him that she is
finally able to see. At
the beginning of the work
Tchaikovsky depicts
Yolanta's dark world with
an introduction scored
exclusively for winds. It
is not until her
discovery of the unknown
world of love and sight
that Tchaikovsky uses a
warm string sound. This
is what many of the
composer's contemporaries
found disturbing about
the
opera.
Tchaikovsky
's Yolanta occupies a
special place in the
composer's operatic
oeuvre: for one it has a
happy ending an
apotheosis of light and
love with a religiously
stamped closing chorale;
for another it is one of
Tchaikovsky's few stage
works without any
reference to Russian
history. Instead the
work's pronounced
lyricism points to the
composer's closeness to
French culture. which
exerted a strong
influence on Russia in
the 19th
century.
The opera
was given its world
premiere at the Mariinsky
Theater in St. Petersburg
in 1892. It had been
commissioned along with
the ballet The
Nutcracker. Next to the
production by the
Munchner
Rundfunkorchester Yolanta
was also successfully
rehabilitated in a recent
staged production at the
Baden-Baden Festival with
Anna Netrebko and Piotr
Beczala as the lovers.
Outside of Germany the
operatic rarity was
performed in Toulouse
Tokyo San Sebastian and
Monte Carlo.
In
closing another quote
from the Suddeutsche
Zeitung: 'Yolanta' is an
operatic rediscovery of a
work that was truly
'wrongly forgotten'. $76.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| 1712 Overture Orchestre Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra SKU: PR.416415760 For Really Big Orchestra. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra SKU:
PR.416415760 For
Really Big Orchestra.
Composed by PDQ Bach.
Edited by Prof. Peter
Schickele. Study Score.
With Standard notation.
Duration 11 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41576. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416415760). UPC:
680160636532. 9 x 12
inches. The 1712
Overture stands out in
P.D.Q. Bach's oeuvre for
two reasons, among
others: it is by far the
most programmatic
instrumental piece among
those by the minimeister
of Wein-am-Rhein so far
unearthed, and 2) its
discovery has led to a
revelation about the
composer's father, Johann
Sebastian Bach, that has
exploded like a bombshell
on the usually serene
musicological landscape.
The overture is based on
an anecdote told to
P.D.Q. Bach by a cousin,
Peter Ulrich. Since P.U.
Bach lived in Dudeldorf,
only a few miles down the
road from Wein-am-Rhein,
he was P.D.Q.'s closest
relative, and he was, in
fact, one of the few
members of the family who
was on speaking terms
with P.D.Q. The story,
related to P.D.Q.
(fortunately for us
posterity types) in a
letter, may be summarized
thus: The town of
Dudeldorf was founded by
two brothers, Rudi and
Dieter Dudel, early in
the 18th century. Rudi
remained mayor of the
newborn burg for the rest
of his long life, but
Dieter had a dream of
starting a musicians'
colony, an entire city
devoted to music, which
dream, he finally
decided, could be
realized only in the New
World. In 1712, he and
several other bagpipers
sailed to Boston, never
to return to Germany.
(Henceforth, Rudi became
known as der deutscher
Dudel and Dieter as the
Yankee Dudel).
Unfortunately, the head
of the Boston Musicians'
Guild had gotten wind of
Dudel's plans, and
Wilhelm Wiesel (pron.
VEE-zle), known none too
affectionately around
town as Wiesel the
Weasel, was not about to
share what few gigs there
were in colonial America
with more foreigners and
outside agitators. He and
his cronies were on hand
to meet Dudel's boat when
it pulled into Boston
Harbor; they intended to
prevent the newcomers'
disembarkation, but Dudel
and his companions
managed to escape to the
other side of the bay in
a dinghy, landing with
just enough time to rent
a carriage and horses
before hearing the sound
of The Weasel and his
men, who had had to come
around the long way. The
Germans headed West, with
the Bostonians in furious
pursuit. soon the city
had been left far behind,
and by midnight so had
the pursuers; Dieter
Dudel decided that it was
safe for him and his men
to stop and sleep until
daybreak. When they
awoke, they found that
they were in a beautiful
landscape of low,
forested mountains and
pleasant fields, warmed
by the brilliant morning
sun and serenaded by an
entrancing variety of
birds. Here, Dudel
thought, her is where I
will build my colony. The
immigrants continued down
the road at a leisurely
pace until they came upon
a little church, all by
itself in the
countryside, from which
there suddenly emanated
the sounds of a pipe
organ. At this point, the
temptation to quote from
P.U. Bach's letter to
P.D.Q. cannot be
resisted: They went
inside and, after
listening to the glorious
music for a while,
introduced themselves to
the organist. And who do
you think it was? Are you
ready for this -- it was
your old man! Hey, no
kidding -- you know, I'm
sure, that your father
was the guy to get when
it came to testing new
organs, and whoever had
that one in Massachusetts
built offered old
Sebastian a tidy sum to
go over there and check
it out. The unexpected
meeting with J.S. Bach
and his sponsors was
interrupted by the sound
of horse hooves, as the
dreaded Wiesel and his
men thundered on to the
scene. They had been
riding all night,
however, and they were no
spring chickens to start
with, and as soon as they
reached the church they
all dropped, exhausted,
to the ground. The elated
Germans rang the church
bells and offered to buy
everyone a beer at the
nearest tavern. There
they were taught, and
joined in singing, what
might be called the
national anthem of the
New World. The melody of
this pre-revolutionary
patriotic song is still
remembered (P.D.Q. Bach
quotes it, in the bass
instruments, near the end
of the overture), but is
words are now all but
forgotten: Freedom, of
thee we sing, Freedom
e'er is our goal; Death
to the English King, Long
live Rock and Ross. The
striking paucity of
biographical references
to Johann Sebastian Bah
during the year 1712 can
now be explained: he was
abroad for a significant
part of that year,
testing organs in the
British Colonies. That
this revelation has not
been accepted as fact by
the musicological
establishment is no
surprise, since it means
that a lot of books would
have to be rewritten. The
members of that
establishment haven't
even accepted the
existence of P.D.Q. Bach,
one of whose major works
the 1712 Overture
certainly is. It is also
a work that shows
Tchaikowsky up as the
shameless plagiarizer
that some of us have
always known he was. The
discovery of this awesome
opus was made possible by
a Boston Pops Centennial
Research Commission; the
first modern performance
took place at the opening
concert of the 100th
anniversary season of
that orchestra, under the
exciting but authentic
direction of John
Williams. $39.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| 1712 Overture Orchestre Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra SKU: PR.41641576L For Really Big Orchestra. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra SKU:
PR.41641576L For
Really Big Orchestra.
Composed by PDQ Bach.
Edited by Peter
Schickele. Large Score.
With Standard notation.
Duration 11 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41576L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.41641576L). UPC:
680160636549. 11 x 17
inches. The 1712
Overture stands out in
P.D.Q. Bach's oeuvre for
two reasons, among
others: it is by far the
most programmatic
instrumental piece among
those by the minimeister
of Wein-am-Rhein so far
unearthed, and 2) its
discovery has led to a
revelation about the
composer's father, Johann
Sebastian Bach, that has
exploded like a bombshell
on the usually serene
musicological landscape.
The overture is based on
an anecdote told to
P.D.Q. Bach by a cousin,
Peter Ulrich. Since P.U.
Bach lived in Dudeldorf,
only a few miles down the
road from Wein-am-Rhein,
he was P.D.Q.'s closest
relative, and he was, in
fact, one of the few
members of the family who
was on speaking terms
with P.D.Q. The story,
related to P.D.Q.
(fortunately for us
posterity types) in a
letter, may be summarized
thus: The town of
Dudeldorf was founded by
two brothers, Rudi and
Dieter Dudel, early in
the 18th century. Rudi
remained mayor of the
newborn burg for the rest
of his long life, but
Dieter had a dream of
starting a musicians'
colony, an entire city
devoted to music, which
dream, he finally
decided, could be
realized only in the New
World. In 1712, he and
several other bagpipers
sailed to Boston, never
to return to Germany.
(Henceforth, Rudi became
known as der deutscher
Dudel and Dieter as the
Yankee Dudel).
Unfortunately, the head
of the Boston Musicians'
Guild had gotten wind of
Dudel's plans, and
Wilhelm Wiesel (pron.
VEE-zle), known none too
affectionately around
town as Wiesel the
Weasel, was not about to
share what few gigs there
were in colonial America
with more foreigners and
outside agitators. He and
his cronies were on hand
to meet Dudel's boat when
it pulled into Boston
Harbor; they intended to
prevent the newcomers'
disembarkation, but Dudel
and his companions
managed to escape to the
other side of the bay in
a dinghy, landing with
just enough time to rent
a carriage and horses
before hearing the sound
of The Weasel and his
men, who had had to come
around the long way. The
Germans headed West, with
the Bostonians in furious
pursuit. soon the city
had been left far behind,
and by midnight so had
the pursuers; Dieter
Dudel decided that it was
safe for him and his men
to stop and sleep until
daybreak. When they
awoke, they found that
they were in a beautiful
landscape of low,
forested mountains and
pleasant fields, warmed
by the brilliant morning
sun and serenaded by an
entrancing variety of
birds. Here, Dudel
thought, her is where I
will build my colony. The
immigrants continued down
the road at a leisurely
pace until they came upon
a little church, all by
itself in the
countryside, from which
there suddenly emanated
the sounds of a pipe
organ. At this point, the
temptation to quote from
P.U. Bach's letter to
P.D.Q. cannot be
resisted: They went
inside and, after
listening to the glorious
music for a while,
introduced themselves to
the organist. And who do
you think it was? Are you
ready for this -- it was
your old man! Hey, no
kidding -- you know, I'm
sure, that your father
was the guy to get when
it came to testing new
organs, and whoever had
that one in Massachusetts
built offered old
Sebastian a tidy sum to
go over there and check
it out. The unexpected
meeting with J.S. Bach
and his sponsors was
interrupted by the sound
of horse hooves, as the
dreaded Wiesel and his
men thundered on to the
scene. They had been
riding all night,
however, and they were no
spring chickens to start
with, and as soon as they
reached the church they
all dropped, exhausted,
to the ground. The elated
Germans rang the church
bells and offered to buy
everyone a beer at the
nearest tavern. There
they were taught, and
joined in singing, what
might be called the
national anthem of the
New World. The melody of
this pre-revolutionary
patriotic song is still
remembered (P.D.Q. Bach
quotes it, in the bass
instruments, near the end
of the overture), but is
words are now all but
forgotten: Freedom, of
thee we sing, Freedom
e'er is our goal; Death
to the English King, Long
live Rock and Ross. The
striking paucity of
biographical references
to Johann Sebastian Bah
during the year 1712 can
now be explained: he was
abroad for a significant
part of that year,
testing organs in the
British Colonies. That
this revelation has not
been accepted as fact by
the musicological
establishment is no
surprise, since it means
that a lot of books would
have to be rewritten. The
members of that
establishment haven't
even accepted the
existence of P.D.Q. Bach,
one of whose major works
the 1712 Overture
certainly is. It is also
a work that shows
Tchaikowsky up as the
shameless plagiarizer
that some of us have
always known he was. The
discovery of this awesome
opus was made possible by
a Boston Pops Centennial
Research Commission; the
first modern performance
took place at the opening
concert of the 100th
anniversary season of
that orchestra, under the
exciting but authentic
direction of John
Williams. $80.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Berko's Journey Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Cello, Clarinet in...(+)
Orchestra Bass Clarinet,
Bass Trombone, Bassoon 1,
Bassoon 2, Cello,
Clarinet in Bb 1,
Clarinet in Bb 2,
Clarinet in Bb 3,
Contrabassoon, Double
Bass, English Horn, Flute
1, Flute 2, Flute 3,
Harp, Horn 1, Horn 3,
Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion 1 and more.
SKU: PR.11642143L
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Spiral. Large Score. 68
pages. Duration 20
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #116-42143L.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11642143L). UPC:
680160693320. 11 x 17
inches. For most of
my life, I never knew
where my father’s
family came from, beyond
a few broad strokes: they
had emigrated in the
early 1900s from Eastern
Europe and altered the
family name along the
way. This radically
changed in the summer of
2021 when my mother and
sister came across a
folder in our family
filing cabinet and made
an astounding discovery
of documents that
revealed when, where, and
how my great-grandfather
came to America. The
information I had been
seeking was at home all
along, waiting over forty
years to be
discovered.Berko
Gorobzoff, my
great-grandfather, left
Ekaterinoslav in 1904. At
that time, this city was
in the southern Russian
area of modern-day
Ukraine; as his family
was Jewish, he and his
siblings were attempting
to escape the ongoing
religious persecution and
pogroms instigated by
Tzar Nicholas II to root
out Jewish people from
Russia. Berko’s older
brother Jakob had already
emigrated to Illinois,
and Berko was traveling
with Chaje, Jakob’s
wife, to join him. Their
timing was fortuitous, as
the following year saw a
series of massive, brutal
pogroms in the region.
After arriving in
Illinois, Berko went on
to Omaha, Nebraska, where
he married my
great-grandmother Anna
about eighteen months
later. They remained in
Omaha for the rest of
their lives.There is one
more intriguing part to
this historical account:
I have a great-aunt in
Texas who, as it turns
out, is the youngest
daughter of Berko and
Anna. Through a series of
phone calls, my
great-aunt and I
discussed what she could
remember: her parents
spoke Yiddish at home,
her mother didn’t learn
to read or write in
English so my great-aunt
was tasked with writing
letters to family
members, Berko ran a
grocery store followed by
a small hotel, and her
parents enjoyed playing
poker with friends. Above
all else, neither of her
parents ever spoke a word
about their past or how
they got to America. This
was a common trait among
Eastern European Jewish
immigrants whose goal was
to “blend in” within
their new communities and
country.To
craft Berko’s
Journey, I melded the
facts I uncovered about
Berko with my own
research into methods of
transportation in the
early 1900s. Also, to
represent his heritage, I
wove two Yiddish songs
and one Klezmer tune into
the work. In movement
1, Leaving
Ekaterinoslav, we hear
Berko packing his
belongings, saying his
goodbyes to family and
friends, and walking to
the train station.
Included in this movement
is a snippet of the
Yiddish song “The
Miller’s Tears” which
references how the Jews
were driven out of their
villages by the Russian
army. In movement 2, In
Transit, we follow Berko
as he boards a train and
then a steamship, sails
across the Atlantic
Ocean, arrives at Ellis
Island and anxiously
waits in line for
immigration, jubilantly
steps foot into New York
City, and finally boards
a train that will take
him to Chicago. While
he’s on the steamship,
we hear a group of fellow
steerage musicians play a
klezmer tune
(“Freylachs in d
minor”). In movement
3, At Home in Omaha, we
hear Berko court and
marry Anna. Their
courtship is represented
by “Tumbalalaika,” a
Yiddish puzzle folksong
in which a man asks a
woman a series of riddles
in order to get better
acquainted with each
other and to test her
intellect.On a final
note, I crafted a musical
motive to represent Berko
throughout the piece.
This motive is heard at
the beginning of the
first movement; its first
pitches are B and E,
which represent the first
two letters of Berko’s
name. I scatter this
theme throughout the
piece as Berko travels
towards a new world and
life. As the piece
concludes, we hear
Berko’s theme
repeatedly and in close
succession, representing
the descendants of the
Garrop line that came
from Berko and
Anna. For most of my
life, I never knew where
my father’s family came
from, beyond a few broad
strokes: they had
emigrated in the early
1900s from Eastern Europe
and altered the family
name along the way. This
radically changed in the
summer of 2021 when my
mother and sister came
across a folder in our
family filing cabinet and
made an astounding
discovery of documents
that revealed when,
where, and how my
great-grandfather came to
America. The information
I had been seeking was at
home all along, waiting
over forty years to be
discovered.Berko
Gorobzoff, my
great-grandfather, left
Ekaterinoslav in 1904. At
that time, this city was
in the southern Russian
area of modern-day
Ukraine; as his family
was Jewish, he and his
siblings were attempting
to escape the ongoing
religious persecution and
pogroms instigated by
Tzar Nicholas II to root
out Jewish people from
Russia. Berko’s older
brother Jakob had already
emigrated to Illinois,
and Berko was traveling
with Chaje, Jakob’s
wife, to join him. Their
timing was fortuitous, as
the following year saw a
series of massive, brutal
pogroms in the region.
After arriving in
Illinois, Berko went on
to Omaha, Nebraska, where
he married my
great-grandmother Anna
about eighteen months
later. They remained in
Omaha for the rest of
their lives.There is one
more intriguing part to
this historical account:
I have a great-aunt in
Texas who, as it turns
out, is the youngest
daughter of Berko and
Anna. Through a series of
phone calls, my
great-aunt and I
discussed what she could
remember: her parents
spoke Yiddish at home,
her mother didn’t learn
to read or write in
English so my great-aunt
was tasked with writing
letters to family
members, Berko ran a
grocery store followed by
a small hotel, and her
parents enjoyed playing
poker with friends. Above
all else, neither of her
parents ever spoke a word
about their past or how
they got to America. This
was a common trait among
Eastern European Jewish
immigrants whose goal was
to “blend in” within
their new communities and
country.To
craftxa0Berko’s
Journey,xa0I melded the
facts I uncovered about
Berko with my own
research into methods of
transportation in the
early 1900s. Also, to
represent his heritage, I
wove two Yiddish songs
and one Klezmer tune into
the work. In movement
1,xa0Leaving
Ekaterinoslav,xa0we hear
Berko packing his
belongings, saying his
goodbyes to family and
friends, and walking to
the train station.
Included in this movement
is a snippet of the
Yiddish song “The
Miller’s Tears” which
references how the Jews
were driven out of their
villages by the Russian
army. In movement 2,xa0In
Transit,xa0we follow
Berko as he boards a
train and then a
steamship, sails across
the Atlantic Ocean,
arrives at Ellis Island
and anxiously waits in
line for immigration,
jubilantly steps foot
into New York City, and
finally boards a train
that will take him to
Chicago. While he’s on
the steamship, we hear a
group of fellow steerage
musicians play a klezmer
tune (“Freylachs in d
minor”). In movement
3,xa0At Home in
Omaha,xa0we hear Berko
court and marry Anna.
Their courtship is
represented by
“Tumbalalaika,” a
Yiddish puzzle folksong
in which a man asks a
woman a series of riddles
in order to get better
acquainted with each
other and to test her
intellect.On a final
note, I crafted a musical
motive to represent Berko
throughout the piece.
This motive is heard at
the beginning of the
first movement; its first
pitches are B and E,
which represent the first
two letters of Berko’s
name. I scatter this
theme throughout the
piece as Berko travels
towards a new world and
life. As the piece
concludes, we hear
Berko’s theme
repeatedly and in close
succession, representing
the descendants of the
Garrop line that came
from Berko and Anna. $71.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Berko's Journey [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Cello, Clarinet in...(+)
Orchestra Bass Clarinet,
Bass Trombone, Bassoon 1,
Bassoon 2, Cello,
Clarinet in Bb 1,
Clarinet in Bb 2,
Clarinet in Bb 3,
Contrabassoon, Double
Bass, English Horn, Flute
1, Flute 2, Flute 3,
Harp, Horn 1, Horn 3,
Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2,
Percussion 1 and more.
SKU: PR.11642143S
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Sws. Score. 68 pages.
Duration 20 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#116-42143S. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11642143S). UPC:
680160693313. 11 x 17
inches. For most of
my life, I never knew
where my father’s
family came from, beyond
a few broad strokes: they
had emigrated in the
early 1900s from Eastern
Europe and altered the
family name along the
way. This radically
changed in the summer of
2021 when my mother and
sister came across a
folder in our family
filing cabinet and made
an astounding discovery
of documents that
revealed when, where, and
how my great-grandfather
came to America. The
information I had been
seeking was at home all
along, waiting over forty
years to be
discovered.Berko
Gorobzoff, my
great-grandfather, left
Ekaterinoslav in 1904. At
that time, this city was
in the southern Russian
area of modern-day
Ukraine; as his family
was Jewish, he and his
siblings were attempting
to escape the ongoing
religious persecution and
pogroms instigated by
Tzar Nicholas II to root
out Jewish people from
Russia. Berko’s older
brother Jakob had already
emigrated to Illinois,
and Berko was traveling
with Chaje, Jakob’s
wife, to join him. Their
timing was fortuitous, as
the following year saw a
series of massive, brutal
pogroms in the region.
After arriving in
Illinois, Berko went on
to Omaha, Nebraska, where
he married my
great-grandmother Anna
about eighteen months
later. They remained in
Omaha for the rest of
their lives.There is one
more intriguing part to
this historical account:
I have a great-aunt in
Texas who, as it turns
out, is the youngest
daughter of Berko and
Anna. Through a series of
phone calls, my
great-aunt and I
discussed what she could
remember: her parents
spoke Yiddish at home,
her mother didn’t learn
to read or write in
English so my great-aunt
was tasked with writing
letters to family
members, Berko ran a
grocery store followed by
a small hotel, and her
parents enjoyed playing
poker with friends. Above
all else, neither of her
parents ever spoke a word
about their past or how
they got to America. This
was a common trait among
Eastern European Jewish
immigrants whose goal was
to “blend in” within
their new communities and
country.To
craft Berko’s
Journey, I melded the
facts I uncovered about
Berko with my own
research into methods of
transportation in the
early 1900s. Also, to
represent his heritage, I
wove two Yiddish songs
and one Klezmer tune into
the work. In movement
1, Leaving
Ekaterinoslav, we hear
Berko packing his
belongings, saying his
goodbyes to family and
friends, and walking to
the train station.
Included in this movement
is a snippet of the
Yiddish song “The
Miller’s Tears” which
references how the Jews
were driven out of their
villages by the Russian
army. In movement 2, In
Transit, we follow Berko
as he boards a train and
then a steamship, sails
across the Atlantic
Ocean, arrives at Ellis
Island and anxiously
waits in line for
immigration, jubilantly
steps foot into New York
City, and finally boards
a train that will take
him to Chicago. While
he’s on the steamship,
we hear a group of fellow
steerage musicians play a
klezmer tune
(“Freylachs in d
minor”). In movement
3, At Home in Omaha, we
hear Berko court and
marry Anna. Their
courtship is represented
by “Tumbalalaika,” a
Yiddish puzzle folksong
in which a man asks a
woman a series of riddles
in order to get better
acquainted with each
other and to test her
intellect.On a final
note, I crafted a musical
motive to represent Berko
throughout the piece.
This motive is heard at
the beginning of the
first movement; its first
pitches are B and E,
which represent the first
two letters of Berko’s
name. I scatter this
theme throughout the
piece as Berko travels
towards a new world and
life. As the piece
concludes, we hear
Berko’s theme
repeatedly and in close
succession, representing
the descendants of the
Garrop line that came
from Berko and
Anna. For most of my
life, I never knew where
my father’s family came
from, beyond a few broad
strokes: they had
emigrated in the early
1900s from Eastern Europe
and altered the family
name along the way. This
radically changed in the
summer of 2021 when my
mother and sister came
across a folder in our
family filing cabinet and
made an astounding
discovery of documents
that revealed when,
where, and how my
great-grandfather came to
America. The information
I had been seeking was at
home all along, waiting
over forty years to be
discovered.Berko
Gorobzoff, my
great-grandfather, left
Ekaterinoslav in 1904. At
that time, this city was
in the southern Russian
area of modern-day
Ukraine; as his family
was Jewish, he and his
siblings were attempting
to escape the ongoing
religious persecution and
pogroms instigated by
Tzar Nicholas II to root
out Jewish people from
Russia. Berko’s older
brother Jakob had already
emigrated to Illinois,
and Berko was traveling
with Chaje, Jakob’s
wife, to join him. Their
timing was fortuitous, as
the following year saw a
series of massive, brutal
pogroms in the region.
After arriving in
Illinois, Berko went on
to Omaha, Nebraska, where
he married my
great-grandmother Anna
about eighteen months
later. They remained in
Omaha for the rest of
their lives.There is one
more intriguing part to
this historical account:
I have a great-aunt in
Texas who, as it turns
out, is the youngest
daughter of Berko and
Anna. Through a series of
phone calls, my
great-aunt and I
discussed what she could
remember: her parents
spoke Yiddish at home,
her mother didn’t learn
to read or write in
English so my great-aunt
was tasked with writing
letters to family
members, Berko ran a
grocery store followed by
a small hotel, and her
parents enjoyed playing
poker with friends. Above
all else, neither of her
parents ever spoke a word
about their past or how
they got to America. This
was a common trait among
Eastern European Jewish
immigrants whose goal was
to “blend in” within
their new communities and
country.To
craftxa0Berko’s
Journey,xa0I melded the
facts I uncovered about
Berko with my own
research into methods of
transportation in the
early 1900s. Also, to
represent his heritage, I
wove two Yiddish songs
and one Klezmer tune into
the work. In movement
1,xa0Leaving
Ekaterinoslav,xa0we hear
Berko packing his
belongings, saying his
goodbyes to family and
friends, and walking to
the train station.
Included in this movement
is a snippet of the
Yiddish song “The
Miller’s Tears” which
references how the Jews
were driven out of their
villages by the Russian
army. In movement 2,xa0In
Transit,xa0we follow
Berko as he boards a
train and then a
steamship, sails across
the Atlantic Ocean,
arrives at Ellis Island
and anxiously waits in
line for immigration,
jubilantly steps foot
into New York City, and
finally boards a train
that will take him to
Chicago. While he’s on
the steamship, we hear a
group of fellow steerage
musicians play a klezmer
tune (“Freylachs in d
minor”). In movement
3,xa0At Home in
Omaha,xa0we hear Berko
court and marry Anna.
Their courtship is
represented by
“Tumbalalaika,” a
Yiddish puzzle folksong
in which a man asks a
woman a series of riddles
in order to get better
acquainted with each
other and to test her
intellect.On a final
note, I crafted a musical
motive to represent Berko
throughout the piece.
This motive is heard at
the beginning of the
first movement; its first
pitches are B and E,
which represent the first
two letters of Berko’s
name. I scatter this
theme throughout the
piece as Berko travels
towards a new world and
life. As the piece
concludes, we hear
Berko’s theme
repeatedly and in close
succession, representing
the descendants of the
Garrop line that came
from Berko and Anna. $40.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| La Calisto Chorale SATB [Conducteur] Barenreiter
Dramma per musica in 3 acts. Composed by Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676). E...(+)
Dramma per musica in 3
acts. Composed by
Francesco Cavalli
(1602-1676). Edited by
Alvaro Torrente; Nicola
Badolato. This edition:
Edition of selected
works, Urtext edition.
Linen. Francesco Cavalli.
Opere. Score. Duration 3
hours. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA08901-01.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA08901-01).
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| Klassik-Hits für Sopranblockflöte - Facile Schott
Recorder (NOTEN+CD) - easy SKU: HL.49033176 Composed by Hans Magolt and R...(+)
Recorder (NOTEN+CD) -
easy SKU:
HL.49033176 Composed
by Hans Magolt and Rainer
Butz. Edited by Hans
Magolt and Rainer Butz.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music
with CD. Edition Schott.
Classical. Edition with
CD. 24 pages. Schott
Music #ED 9576-50.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49033176). ISBN
9783795756321.
7.5x11.0x0.138 inches.
German. Karin
Schliehe. Hasn't
every recorder player
dreamed of playing the
most celebrated classical
melodies as a soloist?
Here you will find the
finest pieces in
arrangements for one or
two descant recorders,
with a CD to play along
with. On a musical
journey of discovery you
will encounter many
famous compositions, from
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
and Beethoven's Ode to
Joy to the Birdcatcher's
song from the Magic Flute
and La donna e mobile
from Verdi's Rigoletto.
So that you can really
enjoy making music the
arrangements have been
recorded in two versions
on the CD: with and
without recorders. $20.99 - Voir plus => Acheter | | |
| Summa Kitharologica, Volume 1 The Physiology of Guitar Playing: Functional Anatomy and Physiomechanics Guitare [Partition + Accès audio] Mel Bay
Composed by Ricardo Iznaola (1949-). For guitar (classical). Perfect binding. Bo...(+)
Composed by Ricardo
Iznaola (1949-). For
guitar (classical).
Perfect binding. Book and
online audio/video.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
$39.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Discovery Jazz Collection - Conductor [Partition + Accès audio] - Facile Hal Leonard
Book/Online Audio Jazz Ensemble (Conductor) - Grade 3 SKU: HL.7013614 ...(+)
Book/Online Audio Jazz
Ensemble (Conductor) -
Grade 3 SKU:
HL.7013614 Volume
2. Arranged by John
Berry, Michael Sweeney,
Paul Murtha, and Rick
Stitzel. Discovery Jazz.
Jazz, Pop. Softcover
Audio Online. 156 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.7013614). UPC:
840126915112.
9.0x12.0x0.333
inches. Here is an
economical collection of
15 complete arrangements
in a variety of styles.
Perfect for quickly
building a library of
great sounding charts.
Playable with 3 saxes, 2
trumpets, 1 trombone,
piano, drums. Includes:
Ain't No Mountain High
Enough; Baby, It's Cold
Outside; Blue 'n' Moody;
Blue Train; Come Fly with
Me; Final Countdown;
Green Onions; Hawaii
Five-O Theme; Livin' on a
Prayer; Puttin' on the
Ritz; Sesame Street
Theme; Sway (Quien Sera);
25 or 6 to 4; What'd I
Say; and You've Got a
Friend in Me. Full-band
demo recordings are
included. Audio is
accessed online using the
unique code inside the
book and can be streamed
or downloaded. The audio
files include PLAYBACK+,
a multi-functional audio
player that allows you to
slow down audio without
changing pitch, set loop
points, change keys, and
pan left or right. $24.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Down to the River to Pray CD Chorale Hal Leonard
Choral (VoiceTrax CD) SKU: HL.302555 Discovery Level 2. Arranged b...(+)
Choral (VoiceTrax CD)
SKU: HL.302555
Discovery Level 2.
Arranged by Audrey
Snyder. Discovery Choral.
Concert, Traditional. CD.
Duration 120 seconds.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.302555). UPC:
888680967307.
5.0x5.0x0.198
inches. This
time-honored spiritual is
said to have contained
coded messages for slaves
wishing to escape through
the Underground Railroad.
Complementing the divine
and collective nature of
the piece are fully
realized hand and body
percussion parts; the
song ending with a hushed
whisper. $22.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Unterhaltung zweier Schlagzeuger Percussion [Conducteur] Deutscher Verlag für Musik
Percussion solo SKU: BR.DV-8173 Composed by Karl Ottomar Treibmann. Solo ...(+)
Percussion solo SKU:
BR.DV-8173 Composed
by Karl Ottomar
Treibmann. Solo
instruments; Softcover.
Deutscher Verlag. World
premiere Leipzig, 1980.
Music post-1945. Score.
Composed 1979. 30 pages.
Duration 10'. Deutscher
Verlag fur Musik #DV
8173. Published by
Deutscher Verlag fur
Musik (BR.DV-8173).
ISBN 9790200480832. 9
x 12 inches. World
premiere Leipzig, 1980
Tschaikowskys
letzte Oper - auf ein
Libretto seines Bruders
Modest nach der
Dramenvorlage des
danischen Schriftstellers
Henrik Hertz - lebt von
den poetischen Momenten
und den symbolbeladenen
Charakterportrats der
Hauptfiguren: Die junge
blinde Jolanthe wird von
ihrem Vater aus Sorge um
ihren Makel und zum
Schutz ihrer
Jungfraulichkeit und vor
den Widrigkeiten der Welt
in einen paradiesischen
Garten gesperrt. Er
befielt zu ihrem Schutz
sie um ihre Blindheit
unwissend zu lassen. Ein
Arzt warnt sehen werde
sie nur konnen wenn sie
es selbst wolle gleich
welche Angste aus der
vollstandigen Erkenntnis
der Welt erwachsen. Als
der junge Vaudemont in
ihre Abgeschiedenheit
einbricht und sich beide
ineinander verlieben
befreit er sie von ihrer
Unwissenheit erklart was
Farbe und Licht bedeuten.
Erst die Liebe zu ihm
macht sie sehend.
Die dunkle Welt
der Jolanthe zeichnet
Tschaikowsky zu Beginn
musikalisch durch eine
Introduktion
ausschliesslich fur
Blaser. Erst mit dem
Eintritt in die
unbekannte Welt der Liebe
und des Sehens verwendet
Tschaikowsky einen warmen
Streicherklang. Gerade
dadurch stiess die Oper
wohl bei Zeitgenossen auf
Verstorung. Tschaikowskys
,,Jolanthe nimmt in
seinem Opernschaffen eine
Sonderstellung ein: neben
dem glucklichen Ende
einer Apotheose des
Lichts und der Liebe mit
einem religios gepragten
Schlusschoral ist es
eines der wenigen
Buhnenwerke Tschaikowskys
ohne Bezug zur russischen
Geschichte. Der
ausgepragte Lyrismus des
Werks verweist
stattdessen auf
Tschaikowskys Nahe zur
franzosischen Kultur die
im 19. Jahrhundert einen
starken Einfluss auf
Russland hatte. Die Oper
wurde 1892 am
Mariinsky-Theater in
Sankt Petersburg als
Auftragswerk zusammen mit
seinem Ballett ,,Der
Nussknacker
uraufgefuhrt.
Nebe
n der Produktion des
Munchner
Rundfunkorchesters wurde
,,Jolanthe szenisch
erfolgreich bei den
Festspielen Baden-Baden
mit Anna Netrebko und
Piotr Beczala als
Liebespaar rehabilitiert.
Ausserhalb Deutschlands
lief die Opernraritat in
Toulouse Tokyo San
Sebastian und Monte
Carlo. Zuletzt erneut die
,,Suddeutsche Zeitung:
,,Jolanthe ist eine
Opernausgrabung die
,,wirklich zu Unrecht
vergessen ist.
Tchaikovsky's last opera
- on a libretto by the
composer's brother Modest
based on the drama by the
Danish author Henrik
Hertz - derives its
life-blood from its
poetic moments and the
symbol-laden portraits of
the leading characters:
the blind young Yolanta
is kept prisoner in a
paradisiacal garden by
her father who fears for
her purity and her
virginity and seeks to
protect her from the
adversities of the world.
To do so he orders
everyone to keep her
ignorant of the fact that
she is blind. A doctor
warns that she will only
be able to see when she
is ready to do so herself
no matter what fears
might result from a
complete experience of
the world. When the young
Vaudemont breaks into her
secluded world and the
two fall in love he frees
her from her ignorance
and explains the
significance of color and
light. It is through her
love for him that she is
finally able to see. At
the beginning of the work
Tchaikovsky depicts
Yolanta's dark world with
an introduction scored
exclusively for winds. It
is not until her
discovery of the unknown
world of love and sight
that Tchaikovsky uses a
warm string sound. This
is what many of the
composer's contemporaries
found disturbing about
the
opera.
Tchaikovsky
's Yolanta occupies a
special place in the
composer's operatic
oeuvre: for one it has a
happy ending an
apotheosis of light and
love with a religiously
stamped closing chorale;
for another it is one of
Tchaikovsky's few stage
works without any
reference to Russian
history. Instead the
work's pronounced
lyricism points to the
composer's closeness to
French culture. which
exerted a strong
influence on Russia in
the 19th
century.
The opera
was given its world
premiere at the Mariinsky
Theater in St. Petersburg
in 1892. It had been
commissioned along with
the ballet The
Nutcracker. Next to the
production by the
Munchner
Rundfunkorchester Yolanta
was also successfully
rehabilitated in a recent
staged production at the
Baden-Baden Festival with
Anna Netrebko and Piotr
Beczala as the lovers.
Outside of Germany the
operatic rarity was
performed in Toulouse
Tokyo San Sebastian and
Monte Carlo.
In
closing another quote
from the Suddeutsche
Zeitung: 'Yolanta' is an
operatic rediscovery of a
work that was truly
'wrongly forgotten'. $35.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Klezmer Discovery Ensemble de cuivres [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Gobelin Music Publications
Brass Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.GOB-000932-130 Composed by Sjaak van der Rei...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.GOB-000932-130
Composed by Sjaak van der
Reijden. Folk Klezmer.
Score Only. Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000932-130. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000932-130).
The Yiddish
word ‘Klezmer’ has
been derived from the Old
Hebrew words ‘Kley’
(tool, instrument) and
‘Zemer’ (song,
singing, making
music).Klezmer is the
traditional music of Jews
from Eastern
Europe.Yiddish musicians
(Klezmorim) were
regularly invited to come
and play at Yiddish
weddings as well as
several other Jewish
celebrations and festive
occasions. Despite its
close connection with
traditional Eastern
European folk music,
Klezmer music has
succeeded in preserving
its distinctive Jewish
character. ‘Klezmer
Discovery’ is a voyage
of discovery through the
richly varied music of
the Jewish people from
Eastern Europe.The
introduction consists of
a number of motives from
differenttraditional
melodies (a Mitzve Tenzel
and L’cha Dodi),
followed by a melody in
3/8th time (Kandel’s
Hora). This dance melody
originally came from
Bessarabia (present-day
Moldavia) and was taken
along to America by
Jewish musicians round
1900. Subsequently,
‘Der Terk in
Amerika’, a composition
by famous clarinet player
Naftule Brandwein can be
heard. A number of fast,
cheerful dance melodies
(bulgars) form the finale
of ‘Klezmer
Discovery’ (Lebedyk un
Freylekh, Lomir sich
iberbetn and Sherele).
Het Jiddische
woord ‘Klezmer’ stamt
af van de oud-Hebreeuwse
woorden ‘Kley’
(werktuig, instrument) en
‘Zemer’ (lied,
gezang,
musiceren). Klezmer is
de traditionele muziek
van de Joden in
Oost-Europa. Jiddische
muzikanten
(Klezmorim)werden
geregeld uitgenodigd om
te komen spelen op
traditionele Jiddische
bruiloften en diverse
andere Joodse feesten en
gelegenheden. Ondanks
de sterke verwantschap
met de traditionele
volksmuziek uit
Oost-Europa, heeftde
klezmermuziek een
duidelijk Joods karakter
weten te
behouden.
‘Klezm
er Discovery’ is een
ontdekkingstocht door de
rijk gevarieerde muziek
van de Joden in
Oost-Europa. De
inleiding bestaat uit een
aantal motieven
vanverschillende
traditionele melodieën
(a Mitzve Tenzel en
L’cha Dodi). Daarna
volgt een melodie in 3/8e
maat (Kandel’s Hora).
Deze dansmelodie komt
oorspronkelijk uit
Bessarabië (het
tegenwoordige Moldavië)
en is door
Joodsemuzikanten zo rond
1900 meegenomen naar
Amerika. Vervolgens
klinkt ‘Der Terk in
Amerika’, een
compositie van de
befaamde klarinetist
Naftule Brandwein. Een
aantal snelle, vrolijke
dansmelodieën (bulgars)
vormen het slot
van‘Klezmer
Discovery’ (Lebedyk un
Freylekh, Lomir sich
iberbetn en Sherele). $42.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
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Brass Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.GOB-000932-030 Composed by Sjaak van der Rei...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.GOB-000932-030
Composed by Sjaak van der
Reijden. Folk Klezmer.
Set (Score & Parts).
Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000932-030. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000932-030).
The Yiddish
word ‘Klezmer’ has
been derived from the Old
Hebrew words ‘Kley’
(tool, instrument) and
‘Zemer’ (song,
singing, making
music).Klezmer is the
traditional music of Jews
from Eastern
Europe.Yiddish musicians
(Klezmorim) were
regularly invited to come
and play at Yiddish
weddings as well as
several other Jewish
celebrations and festive
occasions. Despite its
close connection with
traditional Eastern
European folk music,
Klezmer music has
succeeded in preserving
its distinctive Jewish
character. ‘Klezmer
Discovery’ is a voyage
of discovery through the
richly varied music of
the Jewish people from
Eastern Europe.The
introduction consists of
a number of motives from
differenttraditional
melodies (a Mitzve Tenzel
and L’cha Dodi),
followed by a melody in
3/8th time (Kandel’s
Hora). This dance melody
originally came from
Bessarabia (present-day
Moldavia) and was taken
along to America by
Jewish musicians round
1900. Subsequently,
‘Der Terk in
Amerika’, a composition
by famous clarinet player
Naftule Brandwein can be
heard. A number of fast,
cheerful dance melodies
(bulgars) form the finale
of ‘Klezmer
Discovery’ (Lebedyk un
Freylekh, Lomir sich
iberbetn and Sherele).
Het Jiddische
woord ‘Klezmer’ stamt
af van de oud-Hebreeuwse
woorden ‘Kley’
(werktuig, instrument) en
‘Zemer’ (lied,
gezang,
musiceren). Klezmer is
de traditionele muziek
van de Joden in
Oost-Europa. Jiddische
muzikanten
(Klezmorim)werden
geregeld uitgenodigd om
te komen spelen op
traditionele Jiddische
bruiloften en diverse
andere Joodse feesten en
gelegenheden. Ondanks
de sterke verwantschap
met de traditionele
volksmuziek uit
Oost-Europa, heeftde
klezmermuziek een
duidelijk Joods karakter
weten te
behouden.
‘Klezm
er Discovery’ is een
ontdekkingstocht door de
rijk gevarieerde muziek
van de Joden in
Oost-Europa. De
inleiding bestaat uit een
aantal motieven
vanverschillende
traditionele melodieën
(a Mitzve Tenzel en
L’cha Dodi). Daarna
volgt een melodie in 3/8e
maat (Kandel’s Hora).
Deze dansmelodie komt
oorspronkelijk uit
Bessarabië (het
tegenwoordige Moldavië)
en is door
Joodsemuzikanten zo rond
1900 meegenomen naar
Amerika. Vervolgens
klinkt ‘Der Terk in
Amerika’, een
compositie van de
befaamde klarinetist
Naftule Brandwein. Een
aantal snelle, vrolijke
dansmelodieën (bulgars)
vormen het slot
van‘Klezmer
Discovery’ (Lebedyk un
Freylekh, Lomir sich
iberbetn en Sherele). $181.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
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Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4 SKU: BT.GOB-000760-010 Composed by Sjaak ...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 4 SKU:
BT.GOB-000760-010
Composed by Sjaak van der
Reijden. Folk Klezmer.
Set (Score & Parts). 34
pages. Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000760-010. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000760-010).
The Yiddish
word ‘Klezmer’ has
been derived from the Old
Hebrew words ‘Kley’
(tool, instrument) and
‘Zemer’ (song,
singing, making
music). Klezmer is the
traditional music of Jews
from Eastern
Europe.Yiddish musicians
(Klezmorim) were
regularly invited to come
and play at Yiddish
weddings as well as
several other Jewish
celebrations and festive
occasions. Despite
its close connection with
traditional Eastern
European folk music,
Klezmer music has
succeeded in preserving
its distinctive Jewish
character.
‘Klezmer
Discovery’ is a voyage
of discovery through the
richly varied music of
the Jewish people from
Eastern Europe. The
introduction consists of
anumber of motives from
different traditional
melodies (a Mitzve Tenzel
and L’cha Dodi),
followed by a melody in
3/8th time (Kandel’s
Hora). This dance melody
originally came from
Bessarabia (present-day
Moldavia) and was taken
along to America by
Jewish musicians round
1900. Subsequently,
‘Der Terk in
Amerika’, a composition
by famous clarinet player
Naftule Brandwein can be
heard. A number of
fast, cheerful dance
melodies (bulgars) form
the finale of ‘Klezmer
Discovery’ (Lebedyk un
Freylekh, Lomir sich
iberbetn and Sherele).
Het Jiddische
woord ‘Klezmer’ stamt
af van de oud-Hebreeuwse
woorden ‘Kley’
(werktuig, instrument) en
‘Zemer’ (lied,
gezang,
musiceren). Klezmer is
de traditionele muziek
van de Joden in
Oost-Europa. Jiddische
muzikanten
(Klezmorim)werden
geregeld uitgenodigd om
te komen spelen op
traditionele Jiddische
bruiloften en diverse
andere Joodse feesten en
gelegenheden. Ondanks
de sterke verwantschap
met de traditionele
volksmuziek uit
Oost-Europa, heeftde
klezmermuziek een
duidelijk Joods karakter
weten te
behouden.
‘Klezm
er Discovery’ is een
ontdekkingstocht door de
rijk gevarieerde muziek
van de Joden in
Oost-Europa. De
inleiding bestaat uit een
aantal motieven
vanverschillende
traditionele melodieën
(a Mitzve Tenzel en
L’cha Dodi). Daarna
volgt een melodie in 3/8e
maat (Kandel’s Hora).
Deze dansmelodie komt
oorspronkelijk uit
Bessarabië (het
tegenwoordige Moldavië)
en is door
Joodsemuzikanten zo rond
1900 meegenomen naar
Amerika. Vervolgens
klinkt ‘Der Terk in
Amerika’, een
compositie van de
befaamde klarinetist
Naftule Brandwein. Een
aantal snelle, vrolijke
dansmelodieën (bulgars)
vormen het slot
van‘Klezmer
Discovery’ (Lebedyk un
Freylekh, Lomir sich
iberbetn en Sherele). $229.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
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Fanfare Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.GOB-000865-020 Composed by Sjaak van der R...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.GOB-000865-020
Composed by Sjaak van der
Reijden. Folk Klezmer.
Set (Score & Parts). 12
pages. Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000865-020. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000865-020).
The Yiddish
word ‘Klezmer’ has
been derived from the Old
Hebrew words ‘Kley’
(tool, instrument) and
‘Zemer’ (song,
singing, making
music). Klezmer is the
traditional music of Jews
from Eastern
Europe.Yiddish musicians
(Klezmorim) were
regularly invited to come
and play at Yiddish
weddings as well as
several other Jewish
celebrations and festive
occasions. Despite
its close connection with
traditional Eastern
European folk music,
Klezmer music has
succeeded in preserving
its distinctive Jewish
character.
‘Klezmer
Discovery’ is a voyage
of discovery through the
richly varied music of
the Jewish people from
Eastern Europe. The
introduction consists of
anumber of motives from
different traditional
melodies (a Mitzve Tenzel
and L’cha Dodi),
followed by a melody in
3/8th time (Kandel’s
Hora). This dance melody
originally came from
Bessarabia (present-day
Moldavia) and was taken
along to America by
Jewish musicians round
1900. Subsequently,
‘Der Terk in
Amerika’, a composition
by famous clarinet player
Naftule Brandwein can be
heard. A number of
fast, cheerful dance
melodies (bulgars) form
the finale of ‘Klezmer
Discovery’ (Lebedyk un
Freylekh, Lomir sich
iberbetn and Sherele).
Het Jiddische
woord ‘Klezmer’ stamt
af van de oud-Hebreeuwse
woorden ‘Kley’
(werktuig, instrument) en
‘Zemer’ (lied,
gezang,
musiceren). Klezmer is
de traditionele muziek
van de Joden in
Oost-Europa. Jiddische
muzikanten
(Klezmorim)werden
geregeld uitgenodigd om
te komen spelen op
traditionele Jiddische
bruiloften en diverse
andere Joodse feesten en
gelegenheden. Ondanks
de sterke verwantschap
met de traditionele
volksmuziek uit
Oost-Europa, heeftde
klezmermuziek een
duidelijk Joods karakter
weten te
behouden.
‘Klezm
er Discovery’ is een
ontdekkingstocht door de
rijk gevarieerde muziek
van de Joden in
Oost-Europa. De
inleiding bestaat uit een
aantal motieven
vanverschillende
traditionele melodieën
(a Mitzve Tenzel en
L’cha Dodi). Daarna
volgt een melodie in 3/8e
maat (Kandel’s Hora).
Deze dansmelodie komt
oorspronkelijk uit
Bessarabië (het
tegenwoordige Moldavië)
en is door
Joodsemuzikanten zo rond
1900 meegenomen naar
Amerika. Vervolgens
klinkt ‘Der Terk in
Amerika’, een
compositie van de
befaamde klarinetist
Naftule Brandwein. Een
aantal snelle, vrolijke
dansmelodieën (bulgars)
vormen het slot
van‘Klezmer
Discovery’ (Lebedyk un
Freylekh, Lomir sich
iberbetn en Sherele). $229.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Klezmer Discovery Fanfare [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Gobelin Music Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.GOB-000865-120 Composed by Sjaak van der R...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.GOB-000865-120
Composed by Sjaak van der
Reijden. Folk Klezmer.
Score Only. 60 pages.
Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000865-120. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000865-120).
The Yiddish
word ‘Klezmer’ has
been derived from the Old
Hebrew words ‘Kley’
(tool, instrument) and
‘Zemer’ (song,
singing, making
music). Klezmer is the
traditional music of Jews
from Eastern
Europe.Yiddish musicians
(Klezmorim) were
regularly invited to come
and play at Yiddish
weddings as well as
several other Jewish
celebrations and festive
occasions. Despite
its close connection with
traditional Eastern
European folk music,
Klezmer music has
succeeded in preserving
its distinctive Jewish
character.
‘Klezmer
Discovery’ is a voyage
of discovery through the
richly varied music of
the Jewish people from
Eastern Europe. The
introduction consists of
anumber of motives from
different traditional
melodies (a Mitzve Tenzel
and L’cha Dodi),
followed by a melody in
3/8th time (Kandel’s
Hora). This dance melody
originally came from
Bessarabia (present-day
Moldavia) and was taken
along to America by
Jewish musicians round
1900. Subsequently,
‘Der Terk in
Amerika’, a composition
by famous clarinet player
Naftule Brandwein can be
heard. A number of
fast, cheerful dance
melodies (bulgars) form
the finale of ‘Klezmer
Discovery’ (Lebedyk un
Freylekh, Lomir sich
iberbetn and Sherele).
Het Jiddische
woord ‘Klezmer’ stamt
af van de oud-Hebreeuwse
woorden ‘Kley’
(werktuig, instrument) en
‘Zemer’ (lied,
gezang,
musiceren). Klezmer is
de traditionele muziek
van de Joden in
Oost-Europa. Jiddische
muzikanten
(Klezmorim)werden
geregeld uitgenodigd om
te komen spelen op
traditionele Jiddische
bruiloften en diverse
andere Joodse feesten en
gelegenheden. Ondanks
de sterke verwantschap
met de traditionele
volksmuziek uit
Oost-Europa, heeftde
klezmermuziek een
duidelijk Joods karakter
weten te
behouden.
‘Klezm
er Discovery’ is een
ontdekkingstocht door de
rijk gevarieerde muziek
van de Joden in
Oost-Europa. De
inleiding bestaat uit een
aantal motieven
vanverschillende
traditionele melodieën
(a Mitzve Tenzel en
L’cha Dodi). Daarna
volgt een melodie in 3/8e
maat (Kandel’s Hora).
Deze dansmelodie komt
oorspronkelijk uit
Bessarabië (het
tegenwoordige Moldavië)
en is door
Joodsemuzikanten zo rond
1900 meegenomen naar
Amerika. Vervolgens
klinkt ‘Der Terk in
Amerika’, een
compositie van de
befaamde klarinetist
Naftule Brandwein. Een
aantal snelle, vrolijke
dansmelodieën (bulgars)
vormen het slot
van‘Klezmer
Discovery’ (Lebedyk un
Freylekh, Lomir sich
iberbetn en Sherele). $42.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Klezmer Discovery Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Gobelin Music Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4 SKU: BT.GOB-000760-140 Composed by Sjaak ...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 4 SKU:
BT.GOB-000760-140
Composed by Sjaak van der
Reijden. Folk Klezmer.
Score Only. 30 pages.
Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000760-140. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000760-140).
The Yiddish
word ‘Klezmer’ has
been derived from the Old
Hebrew words ‘Kley’
(tool, instrument) and
‘Zemer’ (song,
singing, making
music). Klezmer is the
traditional music of Jews
from Eastern
Europe.Yiddish musicians
(Klezmorim) were
regularly invited to come
and play at Yiddish
weddings as well as
several other Jewish
celebrations and festive
occasions. Despite
its close connection with
traditional Eastern
European folk music,
Klezmer music has
succeeded in preserving
its distinctive Jewish
character.
‘Klezmer
Discovery’ is a voyage
of discovery through the
richly varied music of
the Jewish people from
Eastern Europe. The
introduction consists of
anumber of motives from
different traditional
melodies (a Mitzve Tenzel
and L’cha Dodi),
followed by a melody in
3/8th time (Kandel’s
Hora). This dance melody
originally came from
Bessarabia (present-day
Moldavia) and was taken
along to America by
Jewish musicians round
1900. Subsequently,
‘Der Terk in
Amerika’, a composition
by famous clarinet player
Naftule Brandwein can be
heard. A number of
fast, cheerful dance
melodies (bulgars) form
the finale of ‘Klezmer
Discovery’ (Lebedyk un
Freylekh, Lomir sich
iberbetn and Sherele).
Het Jiddische
woord ‘Klezmer’ stamt
af van de oud-Hebreeuwse
woorden ‘Kley’
(werktuig, instrument) en
‘Zemer’ (lied,
gezang,
musiceren). Klezmer is
de traditionele muziek
van de Joden in
Oost-Europa. Jiddische
muzikanten
(Klezmorim)werden
geregeld uitgenodigd om
te komen spelen op
traditionele Jiddische
bruiloften en diverse
andere Joodse feesten en
gelegenheden. Ondanks
de sterke verwantschap
met de traditionele
volksmuziek uit
Oost-Europa, heeftde
klezmermuziek een
duidelijk Joods karakter
weten te
behouden.
‘Klezm
er Discovery’ is een
ontdekkingstocht door de
rijk gevarieerde muziek
van de Joden in
Oost-Europa. De
inleiding bestaat uit een
aantal motieven
vanverschillende
traditionele melodieën
(a Mitzve Tenzel en
L’cha Dodi). Daarna
volgt een melodie in 3/8e
maat (Kandel’s Hora).
Deze dansmelodie komt
oorspronkelijk uit
Bessarabië (het
tegenwoordige Moldavië)
en is door
Joodsemuzikanten zo rond
1900 meegenomen naar
Amerika. Vervolgens
klinkt ‘Der Terk in
Amerika’, een
compositie van de
befaamde klarinetist
Naftule Brandwein. Een
aantal snelle, vrolijke
dansmelodieën (bulgars)
vormen het slot
van‘Klezmer
Discovery’ (Lebedyk un
Freylekh, Lomir sich
iberbetn en Sherele). $42.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| A Grand Tour of Cello Technique -- A Practice Guide for the Modern Cellist Violoncelle Peters
Cello SKU: PE.EP68550 A practice guide for the modern cellist. Com...(+)
Cello SKU:
PE.EP68550 A
practice guide for the
modern cellist.
Composed by Fred Sherry.
Cello (Solo) Studies.
Edition Peters. Book. 152
pages. Edition Peters
#98-EP68550. Published by
Edition Peters
(PE.EP68550). ISBN
9790300759784. 232 x
303mm inches.
English. A
Grand Tour of Cello
Technique is a
thought-provoking
practice guide, enabling
cellists at all levels to
develop their own style
through an exploration of
different ways of
fingering and bowing. The
book not only helps
cellists improve their
playing, but also
promotes an understanding
of musical art, through
nine stimulating
chapters: - Intr
oducing Twelve
Tones
- Triads and
Seventh
Chords
- Circle of
Fifths
- Scales
- Metronome
Games
- Harmonics
and Open
Strings
- Lateral
Motion
- Extended
Techniques and a
Discussion of the
Bow
- Practicing
Together
With
a particular emphasis on
music of the 20th and
21st centuries, and its
connections with earlier
music, Fred Sherry takes
the readeron a voyage of
discovery of the art and
science of cello
technique, informed by
music ranging from Bach
all the way through to
Berio.
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| Concerti Rv 431a, 431, 432 Transversal (Modern) Flute, Strings Ricordi
Basso Continuo, Flute, Strings (Score) SKU: HL.50601155 For transversa...(+)
Basso Continuo, Flute,
Strings (Score) SKU:
HL.50601155 For
transversal (modern)
Flute, Strings, and Basso
Continuo Score.
Composed by Antonio
Vivaldi. Edited by
Federico Maria Sardelli.
Woodwind Solo. Baroque,
Classical. Softcover. 76
pages. Ricordi #PR1433.
Published by Ricordi
(HL.50601155). UPC:
888680739416. 7.75x10.5
inches. Critical Edition
and Reconstruction by F.
M. Sardelli. Among
Vivaldi's many flute and
recorder concertos, two,
both for transverse
flute, were known until a
few years ago only in
incomplete form: RV 431
and 432. Both are written
in the comfortable and
expressive key of E
minor, are transmitted in
autograph manuscripts and
lack their second
movement (RV 432 also
lacks its third
movement). The seemingly
enigmatic instruction
“Grave sopra il
libro” replacing
the second movement has
given rise to the most
fanciful
hypotheses.
The
discovery in Edinburgh,
in 2010, of a concerto
for transverse flute in D
minor entitled “Il
gran Mogol”
suddenly shed light on
the situation: this was
an earlier version of RV
431, now complete with
its middle movement, a
“Larghetto”
that is very possibly
identical with the one
missing in RV 431. This
“Gran Mogol”,
which belonged to Robert
Kerr, a Scottish nobleman
and amateur flautist, was
already known by name to
scholars on account of
its listing in an
eighteenth-century
catalogue as part of a
set of Vivaldi concertos
bearing geographical
titles: more recently,
there has come to light a
letter written by Vivaldi
three months before his
death in which the
composer describes this
set in detail. It is very
likely that RV 431 and RV
432 belonged to this
groupof works, the last
known collection of its
kind in Vivaldi's
oeuvre.
Critical
Edition and
Reconstruction by F. M.
Sardelli. $25.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| One of a Kind Solos Piano seul - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
Book 5. 7 Unique Piano Pieces. Composed by Wynn- Anne Rossi. Piano Collection;...(+)
Book 5. 7 Unique Piano
Pieces. Composed by Wynn-
Anne Rossi. Piano
Collection; Piano
Supplemental. One of a
Kind
Solos. Recital. Book. 24
pages. Alfred Music #00-
48595. Published by
Alfred
Music
$7.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Irreverences Piano seul [Conducteur] Billaudot
Piano SKU: PR.510076960 Pour Piano. Composed by Stephane Delplace....(+)
Piano SKU:
PR.510076960 Pour
Piano. Composed by
Stephane Delplace. Full
score. With Standard
notation. 28 pages.
Duration 25 minutes, 37
seconds. Gerard Billaudot
Editeur #510-07696.
Published by Gerard
Billaudot Editeur
(PR.510076960).
1. Choral: An
improbably superimposing
of Beethoven and Brahms.
At the end of the first
performance of the
latter's 1st Symphony,
someone asked the
composer: Don't you find
that your main theme
remin ds one of the Ode
to Joy? To which he
retorted: Even an idiot
would have noticed it! 2.
Fugue: in the last
exposition, the subject
of Fugue I from volume 1
of Bach's Well-Tempered
Keyboard is super imposed
on the theme from
Mozart's so-called easy
sonata. 3. Passion: In
his Violin Concerto,
Mendelssohn, to whom we
owe the rediscovery of
Bach's Passions, seems to
have borrowed a theme
from a lost Passion. 4.
Recitativo: Tribute to
Franck's tribute to Bach
in his Sonata for violin
and piano. 5. Invention:
A private revenge, after
a bitter failure.
Debussy's Toccata was on
the compulsory list for
the Conservatory piano
class entrance exam. 6.
Arpeggione: In which the
listener realizes the
similarity in the
introduction to
Schubert's Unfinished
Symphony and Arpeggione
Sonata. 7. Sarabande: The
most iconoclastic, for
Bach's 5th Cello Suite is
already suffused with
harmony. There might be
an evocatioin of a
Brahms-like overarching
structure, though... 8.
Variation: The slowest
variation ever written on
Paganini's 24th Caprice.
9. Scene: Schumann's
Reverie as a Prelude. 10.
Finale: In order to
capture the elusive
harmony of the Finale of
Chopin's Sonate Funebre.
11. Fugue on Au clair de
la lune: Our greatest
nursery rhymes, fugue
fitted and choralized.
12. Fugue de Noel
(Christmas fugue): Quite
appropriate. 13. Fugue on
J'ai du bon tabac:
Prohibited counterpoint.
14. Fugue on La
Marseillaise:
Franco-German
reconciliation. 15. Pedal
- Exercitium: Realization
and conclusion of Bach's
organ pedal exercies. $29.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Sinfonia zu "L'Inganno Scoperto per Vendetta" Trompette, Orchestre [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Breitkopf & Härtel
Trumpet and orchestra SKU: BR.MR-2239B Set of parts. Composed by G...(+)
Trumpet and orchestra
SKU: BR.MR-2239B
Set of parts.
Composed by Giacomo
Antonio Perti. Edited by
Keith Wright and Mark
Latham. Orchestra;
stapled. Musica Rara.
Symphony; Baroque. Score
and parts. 28 pages.
Breitkopf and Haertel #MR
2239b. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.MR-2239B). ISBN
9790004488478. 9 x 12
inches. There are
two known manuscript
sources for the present
edition of this sinfonia
avanti l'opera. In the
Dean and Chapter Library
of Durham Cathedral it
appears as the twelfth,
and last, piece in a
collection of late
seventeenth-century
Italian instrumental
music. No composer is
given and identification
was only possible
following the discovery,
in 1993, of a concordant
source in the Biblioteca
Estense, Modena, where
the work appears as the
sinfonia to Perti's opera
L'Inganno scoperto per
Vendetta, first performed
in Venice as part of the
1690/1 season.It is
sometimes hard to
ascertain the original
functional purpose behind
many of the trumpet works
written by composers of
the Bolognese school as
it would appear that some
were used as sonate da
chiesa, to celebrate mass
in the basilica of San
Petronio, Bologna, whilst
also serving as operatic
sinfonie. To confuse the
issue further, there are
several instances of
composers 'borrowing'
each other's works: for
example, it has recently
been discovered that the
Torelli trumpet sinfonia
a 4 catalogued as G4 in
Giegling was used as the
overture to Perti's opera
Nerone fatto Cesare
(1693). So far as the
present edition is
concerned, however,
stylistic considerations
would appear to confirm
that the work is indeed
by Perti and that it was
originally conceived as
the overture to L'Inganno
scoperto per Vendetta. A
couple of clues hint at a
secular raison d'etre:
the Durham source is
marked Serenatto
(presumably a corruption
of serenata, a term often
used in lieu of sinfonia)
and the last movement of
the Modena source is
marked Menuet, a term
more often associated
with sonate da camera
than with works of
ecclesiastical
provenance.Both the
Modena and Durham sources
for the present edition
are virtually
note-perfect and
occasional inaccuracies
were easily corrected by
comparing the sources
with each other and with
the part-books in Durham.
Whilst the Modena source
lacks the second violin
part in the outer
movements it contains
fuller dynamic markings
and tempi indications
than the Durham source
and these have been
followed in the present
edition with no editorial
additions. Notation has
been modernised and, in
the piano reduction
edition, right-hand
arpeggio-figurations
rendered more pianistic.
Parts are provided for
trumpet in D and B flat.
I am grateful to the Dean
and Chapter of Durham and
to the Biblioteca
Estense, Modena, for
providing microfilm of
the manuscripts. I should
also record my thanks to
Keith Wright for
realising the
figured-bass which
appears in the full-score
edition.Mark Latham,
Brancepeth Castle, June
1997. $24.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Sinfonia zu "L'Inganno Scoperto per Vendetta" Trompette, Piano Breitkopf & Härtel
Trumpet, piano SKU: BR.MR-2239A Piano reduction. Composed by Giaco...(+)
Trumpet, piano SKU:
BR.MR-2239A Piano
reduction. Composed
by Giacomo Antonio Perti.
Edited by Mark Latham.
Arranged by Mark Latham.
Solo instruments;
Softcover. Musica Rara.
Symphony; Baroque. Piano
reduction. 8 pages.
Breitkopf and Haertel #MR
2239a. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.MR-2239A). ISBN
9790004487877. 9 x 12
inches. There are
two known manuscript
sources for the present
edition of this sinfonia
avanti l'opera. In the
Dean and Chapter Library
of Durham Cathedral it
appears as the twelfth,
and last, piece in a
collection of late
seventeenth-century
Italian instrumental
music. No composer is
given and identification
was only possible
following the discovery,
in 1993, of a concordant
source in the Biblioteca
Estense, Modena, where
the work appears as the
sinfonia to Perti's opera
L'Inganno scoperto per
Vendetta, first performed
in Venice as part of the
1690/1 season.It is
sometimes hard to
ascertain the original
functional purpose behind
many of the trumpet works
written by composers of
the Bolognese school as
it would appear that some
were used as sonate da
chiesa, to celebrate mass
in the basilica of San
Petronio, Bologna, whilst
also serving as operatic
sinfonie. To confuse the
issue further, there are
several instances of
composers 'borrowing'
each other's works: for
example, it has recently
been discovered that the
Torelli trumpet sinfonia
a 4 catalogued as G4 in
Giegling was used as the
overture to Perti's opera
Nerone fatto Cesare
(1693). So far as the
present edition is
concerned, however,
stylistic considerations
would appear to confirm
that the work is indeed
by Perti and that it was
originally conceived as
the overture to L'Inganno
scoperto per Vendetta. A
couple of clues hint at a
secular raison d'etre:
the Durham source is
marked Serenatto
(presumably a corruption
of serenata, a term often
used in lieu of sinfonia)
and the last movement of
the Modena source is
marked Menuet, a term
more often associated
with sonate da camera
than with works of
ecclesiastical
provenance.Both the
Modena and Durham sources
for the present edition
are virtually
note-perfect and
occasional inaccuracies
were easily corrected by
comparing the sources
with each other and with
the part-books in Durham.
Whilst the Modena source
lacks the second violin
part in the outer
movements it contains
fuller dynamic markings
and tempi indications
than the Durham source
and these have been
followed in the present
edition with no editorial
additions. Notation has
been modernised and, in
the piano reduction
edition, right-hand
arpeggio-figurations
rendered more pianistic.
Parts are provided for
trumpet in D and B flat.
I am grateful to the Dean
and Chapter of Durham and
to the Biblioteca
Estense, Modena, for
providing microfilm of
the manuscripts. I should
also record my thanks to
Keith Wright for
realising the
figured-bass which
appears in the full-score
edition.Mark Latham,
Brancepeth Castle, June
1997. $16.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Upriver Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] 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 | | |
| Take Me Home, Country Roads CD Chorale Hal Leonard
Choral (VOICETRAX CD) SKU: HL.299550 Discovery Level 1. By John De...(+)
Choral (VOICETRAX CD)
SKU: HL.299550
Discovery Level 1.
By John Denver. By Bill
Danoff, John Denver, and
Taffy Nivert. Arranged by
Roger Emerson. Discovery
Choral. Country, Pop. CD.
Duration 180 seconds.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.299550). UPC:
888680956899.
5.0x5.0x0.188
inches. John
Denver's enduring and
classic ode to West
Virginia has a new
audience as the lead in
to the video game Fallout
76. This signature song
and official state anthem
continues to be one of
Denver's best-selling
recordings nearly 50
years on. Deftly set by
Roger Emerson to develop
and emphasize young men's
harmonization and melodic
independence skills. $26.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Vive la Compagnie CD Chorale Hal Leonard
Choral (VoiceTrax CD) SKU: HL.303827 Discovery Level 1. Arranged b...(+)
Choral (VoiceTrax CD)
SKU: HL.303827
Discovery Level 1.
Arranged by Audrey
Snyder. Discovery Choral.
Concert, Italian,
Traditional. CD. Duration
80 seconds. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.303827).
UPC: 888680969035.
5.0x5.0x0.186
inches. Translating
to long live the company,
this traditional English
6/8 ode to camaraderie
and friendship is an
exercise in French
pronunciation as well as
a call to success for
your burgeoning young
men! $22.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| 3e Symphonie en ut mineur, op. 78 - Avancé Barenreiter
Orchestra, Organ (Fl1, Fl2 , Fl3(Fl-picc), 2 Ob, EnglHn, 2 clarinet, clarinet-B,...(+)
Orchestra, Organ (Fl1,
Fl2 , Fl3(Fl-picc), 2 Ob,
EnglHn, 2 clarinet,
clarinet-B, 2 bassoon,
bassoon-Co, Hn1, Hn2 ,
Hn3(chrom.), Hn4(chrom.),
3Trp, 3trombone, timpani,
Tr-Gr, Tri, Be, Org,
piano-4ms, 2 Violin,
Viola, Cello, Double
Bass) - Level 5 SKU:
BA.BA10303-01
Composed by Camille
Saint-Saens. Edited by
Michael Stegemann. This
edition: Edition of
selected works, Urtext
edition. Linen.
Saint-Saens, Camille.
Oevres instrumentales
completes I/3. Edition of
selected works, Score.
Opus 78. Duration 39
minutes. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA10303_01.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA10303-01).
ISBN 9790006559503. 33
x 26 cm inches. Key: C
minor. Preface: Michael
Stegemann. The
third symphony by Camille
Saint-Saens, known as the
Organ Symphony, is the
first publication in a
complete
historical-critical
edition of the French
composer's instrumental
works.
I gave
everything I was able to
give in this work. [...]
What I have done here I
will never be able to do
again.Camille Saint-Saens
was rightly proud of his
third Symphony in C minor
Op.78, dedicated to the
memory of Franz Liszt.
Called theOrgan
Symphonybecause of its
novel scoring, the work
was a commission from the
Philharmonic Society in
London, as was
Beethoven's Ninth, and
was premiered there on 19
May 1886. The first
performance in Paris
followed on 9 January
1887 and confirmed the
composer's reputation
asprobably the most
significant, and
certainly the most
independent French
symphonistof his time, as
Ludwig Finscher wrote in
MGG. In fact the work
remains the only one in
the history of that genre
in France to the present
day, composed a good half
century after the
Symphonie fantastique by
Hector Berlioz and a good
half century before
Olivier Messiaen's
Turangalila
Symphonie.
You
would think that such a
famous, much-performed
and much recorded opus
could not hold any more
secrets, but far from it:
in the first
historical-critical
edition of the Symphony,
numerous inconsistencies
and mistakes in the
Durand edition in general
use until now, have been
uncovered and corrected.
An examination and
evaluation of the sources
ranged from two early
sketches, now preserved
in Paris and Washington
(in which the Symphony
was still in B minor!)
via the autograph
manuscript and a set of
proofs corrected by
Saint-Saens himself, to
the first and subsequent
editions of the full
score and parts. The
versions for piano duet
(by Leon Roques) and for
two pianos (by the
composer himself) were
also consulted. Further
crucial information was
finally found in his
extensive correspondence,
encompassing thousands of
previously unpublished
letters. The discoveries
made in producing this
edition include the fact
that at its London
premiere, the Symphony
probably looked quite
different from its
present appearance
...
No less
exciting than the work
itself is the history of
its composition and
reception, which are
described in an extensive
foreword. With his
Symphony, Saint-Saens
entered right into the
dispute which divided
French musical life into
pro and contra Wagner in
the 1880s and 1890s. At
the same time, the work
succeeded in preserving
the balance between
tradition and modernism
in masterly fashion, as a
contemporary critic
stated:The C minor
Symphony by Saint-Saens
creates a bridge from the
past into the future,
from immortal richness to
progress, from ideas to
their
implementation.
On
19 March 1886 Saint-Saens
wrote to the London
Philharmonic Society,
which commissioned the
work:
Work on the
symphony is in full
swing. But I warn you, it
will be terrible. Here is
the precise
instrumentation: 3 flutes
/ 2 oboes / 1 cor anglais
/ 2 clarinets / 1 bass
clarinet / 2 bassoons / 1
contrabassoon / 2 natural
horns / [3 trumpets /
Saint-Saens had forgotten
these in his listing.] 2
chromatic horns / 3
trombones / 1 tuba / 3
timpani / organ / 1 piano
duet and the strings, of
course. Fortunately,
there are no harps.
Unfortunately it will be
difficult. I am doing
what I can to mitigate
the
difficulties.
As
in my 4th Concerto [for
piano] and my [1st]
Violin Sonata [in D minor
Op.75] at first glance
there appear to be just
two parts: the first
Allegro and the Adagio,
the Scherzo and the
Finale, each attacca.
This fiendish symphony
has crept up by a
semitone; it did not want
to stay in B minor, and
is now in C
minor.
It would be
a pleasure for me to
conduct this symphony.
Whether it would be a
pleasure for others to
hear it? That is the
question. It is you who
wanted it, I wash my
hands of it. I will bring
the orchestral parts
carefully corrected with
me, and if anyone wants
to give me a nice
rehearsal for the
symphony after the full
rehearsal, everything
will be fine.
When
Saint-Saens hit upon the
idea of adding an organ
and a piano to the usual
orchestral scoring is not
known. The idea of adding
an organ part to a
secular orchestral work
intended for the concert
hall was thoroughly novel
- and not without
controversy. On the other
hand, Franz Liszt, whose
music Saint-Saens'
Symphony is so close to,
had already demonstrated
that the organ could
easily be an orchestral
instrument in his
symphonic poem
Hunnenschlacht (1856/57).
There was also a model
for the piano duet part
which Saint-Saens knew
and may possibly have
used quite consciously as
an exemplar: theFantaisie
sur la Tempetefrom the
lyrical monodrama Lelio,
ou le retour a la Vie op.
14bis (1831) by Berlioz.
The name of the organist
at the premiere ist
unknown, as,
incidentally, was also
the case with many of the
later performances; the
organ part is indeed not
soloistic, but should be
understood as part of the
orchestral
texture.
In fact
the subsequent success of
the symphony seems to
have represented a kind
of breakthrough for the
composer, who was then
over 50 years of age.My
dear composer of a famous
symphony, wrote
Saint-Saens' friend and
pupil Gabriel Faure:You
will never be able to
imagine what a pleasure I
had last Sunday [at the
second performance on 16
January 1887]! And I had
the score and did not
miss a single note of
this Symphony, which will
endure much longer than
we two, even if we were
to join together our two
lifespans!
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based on all available
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explaining source
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