| O Waly Waly (SAB) Chorale 3 parties SAB, Piano [Octavo] Faber Music Limited
Arranged by Alexander L'Estrange. Choir Secular. For with Piano (SAB). ...(+)
Arranged by Alexander
L'Estrange. Choir
Secular.
For with Piano (SAB).
Choral
Octavo. Faber Choral
Singles. Secular.
Published
by Faber Music
$1.99 $1.8905 (- 5%) Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Songs of the West Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] G and M Brand Music Publishers
Concert band (Piccolo, 1st Flute, 2nd Flute, 1st/2nd Oboes*, Eb Clarinet*, 1st B...(+)
Concert band (Piccolo,
1st Flute, 2nd Flute,
1st/2nd Oboes*, Eb
Clarinet*, 1st Bb
Clarinet, 2nd Bb
Clarinet, 3rd Bb
Clarinet, Eb Alto
Clarinet*, Bb Bass
Clarinet, 1st/2nd
Bassoon, 1st Eb Alto
Saxophone, 2nd Eb Alto
Saxophone, Bb Tenor
Saxophone, Eb Baritone
Saxophone*,) - grade 5
SKU: CN.R10018
Composed by J. Curnow.
Arranged by James Curnow.
Band Music. Score and
parts. Duration 11:15.
Published by G & M Brand
Music Publishers
(CN.R10018).
The melodies in
Songs of the West differ
in styles, keys, and
tempos. The nautical
nature of the coastal
region is evident in many
of the melodies.
Gustav Holst did
not have much success in
getting his early
compositions published.
In 1905, he began a
career as a gifted
teacher when he was
appointed Director of
Music at St. Paul's Girls
School in Hammersmith. It
was also a time when he
developed the friendship
of Ralph Vaughan Williams
and the two developed an
interest in English folk
music. This became a
turning point in Holst's
style as he left behind
the heaviness of the
Wagnerian style for the
simplicity of folk
melodies. Vaughan
Williams wrote 'we were
dazzled, we wanted to
preach a new gospel, we
wanted to rhapsodise on
these tunes just as Liszt
and Grieg had done on
theirs - we simply were
fascinated by the tunes.'
Enthusiastic archivist
Cecil Sharp, of the Folk
Song Society, encouraged
Holst to write 'Two
Selections of Folk Songs'
based on material Sharp
had collected in the West
of England. Songs of the
West was the first of the
pair noted as Opus 22 was
written in 1906; A
Somerset Rhapsody was
completed the following
year. The melodies in
Songs of the West differ
in styles, keys, and
tempos. The nautical
nature of the coastal
region is evident in many
of the melodies.
Originally written for
orchestra, noted composer
James Curnow was
commissioned in 1986 to
arrange the work for
concert band. $130.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| The Wounded Angel [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Forton Music
Picc. 2 Fl. Afl. Bfl (piccolo, 2 flutes, alto flute, bass flute) - Intermediate-...(+)
Picc. 2 Fl. Afl. Bfl
(piccolo, 2 flutes, alto
flute, bass flute) -
Intermediate-Advanced
SKU: FT.FM557
Composed by James
d'Angelo. Flute Quintet -
Piccolo, 2 flutes, Alto
Flute, Bass Flute. Score
and parts. Forton Music
#FM557. Published by
Forton Music (FT.FM557).
ISBN
9790570484560. The
Wounded Angel (2013) is
written for piccolo, two
flutes, alto flute and
bass flute, and is
dedicated to Christine
Turellier, a professor of
flute at the Lille
Conservatory of Music
(France) where the work
was premiered. These
pieces were inspired by a
painting entitled The
Wounded Angel (1967) by
the visionary British
artist Cecil Collins
(1908-1990). His works
have been the basis for a
number of D'Angelo's
compositions. For
example, one of his
latest pieces for
orchestra takes its
inspiration from Collins'
painting The Angel of the
Flowing Light (1968). In
his extensive output the
artist often used angels
and fools as symbols of
purity and wisdom. In the
painting, the earthbound,
winged, wounded angel is
lying on its side with
its eyes closed. Its
colours blend in with the
purplish colours of the
earth. In the distance is
a mountain shaped like a
pyramid while the sky is
filled with shades of
orange. Just at the point
where the mountain meets
the bleak landscape we
see the sun just rising.
This angel has been
injured and fallen to
Earth and in its distress
has to find a way of
healing itself and
ascending to its
spiritual home. In this
highly impressionistic
piece the piccolo stands
for the wounded angel. It
has a three note motif
and its wound is
suggested by the semitone
difference of the second
note each time the motif
is repeated. The piece is
a voyage through all the
states of mind the angel
experiences. For example,
there are moments of
contemplation and peace
where the alto and bass
flutes play rocking
rhythms in open fifths.
The final bars of The
Wounded Angel portray the
gentle power of the angel
to heal itself and return
to the heavens. Here,
following the motif of
the gently rocking
rhythms the piccolo plays
two ascending fourths
leading to a G sharp
which has its resolution
in the angels keynote
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| Cruel Mother Chorale 3 parties SSA University Of York Music Press
SSA Choir SKU: BT.MUSM570366057 Composed by Sarah Dacey. Classical. Vocal...(+)
SSA Choir SKU:
BT.MUSM570366057
Composed by Sarah Dacey.
Classical. Vocal Score. 8
pages. University of York
Music Press
#MUSM570366057. Published
by University of York
Music Press
(BT.MUSM570366057).
English. Cruel
Mother for three voices
(SSA), a traditional
ballad arranged by Sarah
Dacey . Duration: 4
minutes Composed: 2008
Also published as part of
UYMP's Songspin Songbook,
ISMN M 57036 603 3. This
is a very old cautionary
ballad that, like many
folk tales, has no
definite origin, there
being many different
versions from around
Europe. I shifted the
tonality of the melody
from the Cecil Sharp
arrangement to something
slightly less cheery.
First performed by Juice
Vocal Ensemble in
December 2008 at St.
James Piccadilly,
London. $3.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
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