Orchestra SKU: PR.11641867L Composed by William Kraft. Spiral. Large Scor...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.11641867L
Composed
by William Kraft. Spiral.
Large Score. Duration 16
minutes, 25 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#116-41867L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11641867L).
UPC:
680160683215.
Conte
xtures: Riots -Decade '60
was commissioned by Zubin
Mehta and the Southern
California Symphony
Association after the
successful premiere of
the Concerto for Four
Percussion Soloists and
Orchestra. It was written
during the spring and
summer months of 1967.
Riots stemming from
resentment against the
racial situation in the
United States and the war
in Vietnam were occurring
throughout the country
and inevitably invaded
the composer's creative
subconscious.
Contextures, as the title
implies, was intended to
exploit various and
varying textures. As the
work progressed the
correspondence between
the fabric of music and
the fabric of society
became apparent and the
allegory grew in
significance. So I found
myself translating social
aspects into musical
techniques. Social
stratification became a
polymetric situation
where disparate groups
function together. The
conflict between the
forces of expansion and
the forces of containment
is expressed through and
opposition of tonal
fluidity vs. rigidity.
This is epitomized in the
fourth movement, where
the brass is divided into
two groups - a muted
group, encircled by the
unmuted one, which does
its utmost to keep the
first group within a
restricted pitch area.
The playful jazzy bits
(one between the first
and second movements and
one at the end of the
piece) are simply saying
that somehow in this age
of turmoil and anxiety
ways of having fun are
found even though that
fun may seem
inappropriate. The piece
is in five movements,
with an interlude between
the first and second
movements. It is scored
for a large orchestra,
supplemented by six
groups of percussion,
including newly created
roto-toms (small tunable
drums) and some original
devices, such as muted
gongs and muted
vibraphone. There is also
an offstage jazz quartet:
bass, drums, soprano
saxophone and trumpet.
The first movement begins
with a solo by the first
clarinetist which is
interrupted by
intermittent heckling
from his colleagues
leading to a
configuration of large
disparate elements. The
interlude of solo violin
and snare-drum follows
without pause. The second
movement, Prestissimo, is
a display piece of
virtuosity for the entire
orchestra. The third
movement marks a period
of repose and reflection
and calls for some
expressive solos,
particularly by the horn
and alto saxophone. The
fourth movement opens
with a rather lengthy
oboe solo, which is
threatened by large
blocks of sound from the
orchestra, against an
underlying current of
agitated energy in the
piano and percussion.
This leads to a section
in which large orchestral
forces oppose one
another, ultimately
bringing the work to a
climax, if not to a
denouement. Various
thematic elements are
strewn all over the
orchestra, resulting in
the formation of a
general haze of sound. A
transition leads to the
fifth movement without
pause. The musical haze
is pierced gently by the
offstage jazz group as if
they were attempting to
ignore and even dispel
the gloom, but a legato
bell sound enters and
hovers over both the jazz
group and the orchestra,
the latter making
statements of disquieting
finality. Two films were
conceived to accompany
portions of Contextures.
The first done by Herbert
Kosowar, was a
chemography film
(painting directly into
the film using dyes and
various implements) with
fast clips of riot
photographs. The second
was a film collage made
by photographically
abstracting details from
paintings of Reginald
Pollack. The purpose was
to invoke a non-specific
response - as in music -
but at the same time to
define the subject matter
of the piece. The films
were constructed to
correspond with certain
developments in the piece
and in no way affect the
independence and musical
flow of the piece, having
been made after the piece
was completed.
Contextures: Riots -
Decade '60 is dedicated
to Mehta, the Southern
California Symphony
Association and the Los
Angeles Philharmonic
Orchestra. The news of
the assassination of Dr.
Martin Luther King came
the afternoon of the
premiere, April 4, 1968.
That evening's
performances, and also
the succeeding ones, were
dedicated to him and a
special dedication to Dr.
King has been inserted
into he score. All the
music that follows the
jazz group - beginning
with the legato bell
sound playing the first 2
notes to We shall
overcome constitutes a
new ending to commemorate
Dr. King's death.
Orchestra SKU: PR.11641867S Composed by William Kraft. Full score. Durati...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.11641867S
Composed
by William Kraft. Full
score. Duration 16
minutes, 25 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#116-41867S. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11641867S).
UPC:
680160683208.
Conte
xtures: Riots -Decade '60
was commissioned by Zubin
Mehta and the Southern
California Symphony
Association after the
successful premiere of
the Concerto for Four
Percussion Soloists and
Orchestra. It was written
during the spring and
summer months of 1967.
Riots stemming from
resentment against the
racial situation in the
United States and the war
in Vietnam were occurring
throughout the country
and inevitably invaded
the composer's creative
subconscious.
Contextures, as the title
implies, was intended to
exploit various and
varying textures. As the
work progressed the
correspondence between
the fabric of music and
the fabric of society
became apparent and the
allegory grew in
significance. So I found
myself translating social
aspects into musical
techniques. Social
stratification became a
polymetric situation
where disparate groups
function together. The
conflict between the
forces of expansion and
the forces of containment
is expressed through and
opposition of tonal
fluidity vs. rigidity.
This is epitomized in the
fourth movement, where
the brass is divided into
two groups - a muted
group, encircled by the
unmuted one, which does
its utmost to keep the
first group within a
restricted pitch area.
The playful jazzy bits
(one between the first
and second movements and
one at the end of the
piece) are simply saying
that somehow in this age
of turmoil and anxiety
ways of having fun are
found even though that
fun may seem
inappropriate. The piece
is in five movements,
with an interlude between
the first and second
movements. It is scored
for a large orchestra,
supplemented by six
groups of percussion,
including newly created
roto-toms (small tunable
drums) and some original
devices, such as muted
gongs and muted
vibraphone. There is also
an offstage jazz quartet:
bass, drums, soprano
saxophone and trumpet.
The first movement begins
with a solo by the first
clarinetist which is
interrupted by
intermittent heckling
from his colleagues
leading to a
configuration of large
disparate elements. The
interlude of solo violin
and snare-drum follows
without pause. The second
movement, Prestissimo, is
a display piece of
virtuosity for the entire
orchestra. The third
movement marks a period
of repose and reflection
and calls for some
expressive solos,
particularly by the horn
and alto saxophone. The
fourth movement opens
with a rather lengthy
oboe solo, which is
threatened by large
blocks of sound from the
orchestra, against an
underlying current of
agitated energy in the
piano and percussion.
This leads to a section
in which large orchestral
forces oppose one
another, ultimately
bringing the work to a
climax, if not to a
denouement. Various
thematic elements are
strewn all over the
orchestra, resulting in
the formation of a
general haze of sound. A
transition leads to the
fifth movement without
pause. The musical haze
is pierced gently by the
offstage jazz group as if
they were attempting to
ignore and even dispel
the gloom, but a legato
bell sound enters and
hovers over both the jazz
group and the orchestra,
the latter making
statements of disquieting
finality. Two films were
conceived to accompany
portions of Contextures.
The first done by Herbert
Kosowar, was a
chemography film
(painting directly into
the film using dyes and
various implements) with
fast clips of riot
photographs. The second
was a film collage made
by photographically
abstracting details from
paintings of Reginald
Pollack. The purpose was
to invoke a non-specific
response - as in music -
but at the same time to
define the subject matter
of the piece. The films
were constructed to
correspond with certain
developments in the piece
and in no way affect the
independence and musical
flow of the piece, having
been made after the piece
was completed.
Contextures: Riots -
Decade '60 is dedicated
to Mehta, the Southern
California Symphony
Association and the Los
Angeles Philharmonic
Orchestra. The news of
the assassination of Dr.
Martin Luther King came
the afternoon of the
premiere, April 4, 1968.
That evening's
performances, and also
the succeeding ones, were
dedicated to him and a
special dedication to Dr.
King has been inserted
into he score. All the
music that follows the
jazz group - beginning
with the legato bell
sound playing the first 2
notes to We shall
overcome constitutes a
new ending to commemorate
Dr. King's death.
String Quartet No. 2 Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle Merion Music
Chamber Music String Quartet SKU: PR.14440265S Composed by Sydney F. Hodk...(+)
Chamber Music String
Quartet
SKU:
PR.14440265S
Composed
by Sydney F. Hodkinson.
Large Score. With
Standard notation.
Duration 25 minutes.
Merion Music #144-40265S.
Published by Merion Music
(PR.14440265S).
UPC:
680160027910.
The
Second and Third Quartets
were conceived at the
same time; indeed, their
composition intermingled,
over half of No. 3 being
sketched before No. 2 was
completed. Accordingly,
they share similar
material but, like the
intertwining blood of
cousins, their natures
differ: No. 2 being
somewhat acerbic and
declamatory, No. 3 more
lyric and gentler. An
annunicatory 'leaping
motive' (derived from a
motto generated by my
name) opens Quartet No. 2
and inhabits the course
of the piece as a
cyclical binding-force. A
five-note motive, usually
very deliberate, also
keeps recurring like an
insistent caller. All
three movements are based
on tonal centers (I on B
and E, II on D, III on C)
and the harmonic
'grammar' spoken tends to
recall the jazz world of
my youth. To hopefully
achieve a certain
classical ambience was
one of the goals of this
piece, and all three
movements have
traditional forms. The
first movement is a
modified Sonata-Allegro
design, with a
severely-truncated
recapitulation balanced
by a lengthy, and
decaying Coda. The second
movement is a set of
strophic variants and an
epilogue interspersed
with both solo ritornelli
and first-movement
material (the motto and
the five-note motive) in
the nature of a
fantasia-like
'call-and-response.' It
is dedicated to the
memory of the American
mezzo-soprano Jan
DeGaetani. The third
movement is a modified
Rondo (ABACBA) which
evolves out of the
opening motto. All three
movements make much use
of canonic stretti,
similar gestures, and
repetition. For example,
the climax of movement
III's Rondo throws the
first movement back at us
again, as if the players
were reluctant to let it
go, so that the entire
piece could perhaps be
viewed as a single large,
extended, Sonata
movement, with
introduction and
Coda. The Second and
Third Quartets were
conceived at the same
time; indeed, their
composition intermingled,
over half of No. 3 being
sketched before No. 2 was
completed.Â
Accordingly, they share
similar material but,
like the intertwining
blood of cousins, their
natures differ: No. 2
being somewhat acerbic
and declamatory, No. 3
more lyric and gentler.An
annunicatory
‘leaping
motive’ (derived
from a motto generated by
my name) opens Quartet
No. 2 and inhabits the
course of the piece as a
cyclical
binding-force. A
five-note motive, usually
very deliberate, also
keeps recurring like an
insistent caller. All
three movements are based
on tonal centers (I on B
and E, II on D, III on C)
and the harmonic
‘grammar’
spoken tends to recall
the jazz world of my
youth.To hopefully
achieve a certain
classical ambience was
one of the goals of this
piece, and all three
movements have
traditional forms.Â
The first movement is a
modified Sonata-Allegro
design, with a
severely-truncated
recapitulation balanced
by a lengthy, and
decaying Coda. The
second movement is a set
of strophic variants and
an epilogue interspersed
with both solo ritornelli
and first-movement
material (the motto and
the five-note motive) in
the nature of a
fantasia-like
‘call-and-response.
’ It is
dedicated to the memory
of the American
mezzo-soprano Jan
DeGaetani. The third
movement is a modified
Rondo (ABACBA) which
evolves out of the
opening motto.All three
movements make much use
of canonic stretti,
similar gestures, and
repetition. For
example, the climax of
movement III’s
Rondo throws the first
movement back at us
again, as if the players
were reluctant to let it
go, so that the entire
piece could perhaps be
viewed as a single large,
extended, Sonata
movement, with
introduction and
Coda.
Chamber Music String Quartet SKU: PR.114410380 Composed by Lowell Lieberm...(+)
Chamber Music String
Quartet
SKU:
PR.114410380
Composed
by Lowell Liebermann.
Saddle, Tape Junction.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
Composed 1998. Opus 60.
48 + 92 pages. Duration
30 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#114-41038. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114410380).
UPC:
680160015160. 9.5 x 13
inches.
My second
String Quartet was
written twenty years
after the first, Opus 4
from 1978. The First
Quartet is an obsessively
contrapuntal work in one
movement, which was no
doubt influenced by my
studies with David
Diamond. I had always
intended to return to the
medium once I left the
astringency of my earlier
style, but it was only
when the National
Federation of Music Clubs
commissioned a major
chamber work, with
unspecified
instrumentation, to
celebrate their 100th
Anniversary that I was
enabled to do so. The
Second Quartet is in four
movements: Moderato,
Allegro isterico, an
Andante theme with 11
variations, and the
closing Allegro, which
then returns to the tempo
of the first movement. An
audience member at the
premiere told me that she
heard echoes of recent
tragic events such as the
Oklahoma bombing in this
work. While I had no such
programmatic intent while
writing the quartet, it
was not an entirely
incorrect assessment of
the work's intended
emotional impact. The
quartet is pervaded by a
sense of seriousness,
even mournfulness. The
second movement's scherzo
is an aggressively
animated piece of musical
machinery. The third
movement's Variations
unfold into a greater
variety of moods than the
others - but the moments
of lyricism are countered
by aggressive or ironic
outbursts. The final
movement's attempt at
triumph quickly subsides
into a return of the
first movement, before
being transformed onto a
sense of resignation and
acceptance as the
chromaticism of the
opening theme is
transformed into a pure
and diatonic C-Major. The
work received its world
premiere by the Shanghai
Quartet at the 100th
Anniversary Congress of
the National Federation
of Music Clubs at the
Congress Hotel in Chicago
on August 19th
1998. My second String
Quartet was written
twenty years after the
first, Opus 4 from
1978. The First
Quartet is an obsessively
contrapuntal work in one
movement, which was no
doubt influenced by my
studies with David
Diamond. I had always
intended to return to the
medium once I left the
astringency of my earlier
style, but it was only
when the National
Federation of Music Clubs
commissioned a major
chamber work, with
unspecified
instrumentation, to
celebrate their 100th
Anniversary that I was
enabled to do so.The
Second Quartet is in four
movements:Â Moderato,
Allegro isterico, an
Andante theme with 11
variations, and the
closing Allegro, which
then returns to the tempo
of the first movement.An
audience member at the
premiere told me that she
heard echoes of recent
tragic events such as the
Oklahoma bombing in this
work. While I had no
such programmatic intent
while writing the
quartet, it was not an
entirely incorrect
assessment of the
work’s intended
emotional impact. The
quartet is pervaded by a
sense of seriousness,
even mournfulness.Â
The second
movement’s scherzo
is an aggressively
animated piece of musical
machinery. The third
movement’s
Variations unfold into a
greater variety of moods
than the others –
but the moments of
lyricism are countered by
aggressive or ironic
outbursts. The final
movement’s attempt
at triumph quickly
subsides into a return of
the first movement,
before being transformed
onto a sense of
resignation and
acceptance as the
chromaticism of the
opening theme is
transformed into a pure
and diatonic C-Major.The
work received its world
premiere by the Shanghai
Quartet at the 100th
Anniversary Congress of
the National Federation
of Music Clubs at the
Congress Hotel in Chicago
on August 19th 1998.
Chamber Music Violin SKU: PR.144407530 Composed by Lauren Bernofsky. 12 p...(+)
Chamber Music Violin
SKU: PR.144407530
Composed by Lauren
Bernofsky. 12 pages.
Duration 10 minutes, 30
seconds. Merion Music
#144-40753. Published by
Merion Music
(PR.144407530).
ISBN
9781491136614. UPC:
680160687992.
A
violinist herself, Lauren
Bernofsky has described
SONATA FOR SOLO VIOLIN as
drawn from
autobiographical
inspiration, including
gestures from Bachâ??s
beloved Partita in E
Major. Bernofsky opens
with a Preludio movement
whose references to Bach
may be disguised, but
they are surely lurking.
The second movement is
lusciously contrapuntal
with the idiomatic
finesse of a violinist
composing for her own
instrument, while
musically journaling the
emotional pain of living
through 2020. The third
and final movement is
aptly marked
â??white-hot,â? and
the music certainly
is. My SONATA FOR SOLO
VIOLIN was commissioned
by violinist Megan Healy
as part of The Maud
Powell Project, which
celebrated the 100th
anniversary of the
ratification of the 19th
Amendment. The project
included the creation of
five new works for solo
violin inspired by and
dedicated to the memory
of pioneering American
violinist Maud Powell
(1867-1920). Healy
premiered the sonata on
May 8, 2021 at PianoForte
Studios in Chicago.Among
the works Powell most
frequently performed in
her recitals was the
â??Preludioâ?
movement from Bachâ??s E
major Partita, and I
decided to refer to that
music in my own first
movement, also titled
â??Preludio.â? The
beginning subtly reflects
Bachâ??s opening
three-note motive,
wherein the music dips
down a semitone and then
comes back up. This
melodic material returns
throughout the movement
in various forms. I also
refer to Bachâ??s
sixteenth-note dominated
texture, and the gesture
in the third measure,
which outlines a perfect
fifth and then fills it
in with notes that
alternate between a scale
and a pedal tone. The
corresponding passage in
my piece occurs in the
same place, measure 3.
Apart from these
references to Bach, my
sonata is much more
modern sounding,
especially in its
chromatic character.I was
still thinking of
Bachâ??s solo violin
writing while composing
the second movement,
particularly the
polyphonic nature of the
slow movements, where the
melodic interest moves
around between the
voices. Emotionally, I
wanted my movement to
reflect the acute sadness
I had been experiencing
over the political and
social situation in the
United States as I wrote
the piece. I realized
that this is a
historically noteworthy
time in U.S. history,
marked not only by
political unrest, but
also by a challenge to
the very values that I
consider essential to
what makes a person
fundamentally human. I
wanted to create a record
of that pain in my
music.The final movement
is marked
â??White-hot.â? It is
imbued with a relentless,
passionate intensity.
Wanting again to reflect
aspects of our own time,
I included glissandi that
refer to rock music,
specifically the
â??fall-offsâ? I
frequently hear played by
electric guitarists. I
borrowed from another
(completely different)
musical tradition as
well, one that is
near-and-dear to my
heart: Klezmer. Klezmer
(Eastern European Jewish
folk music) is
characterized in part by
scales colored by
augmented seconds, and is
often performed by solo
instrumentalists who
improvise embellishments
like quick grace notes.
The second, more lyrical
theme in this movement is
my nod to Klezmer
style.While this piece is
an homage to Maud Powell,
I also think of it as my
own musical
autobiography, as it
combines some of my
favorite aspects of
music, and is played on
my own instrument.
Singapore Rhapsody Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1043758-140 Composed by Jac...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1043758-140
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Performance Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2004. 36
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1043758-140. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1043758-140).
Singapore
Rhapsody is an exciting
work in two movements
based on popular
Malaysian folksongs. The
songs that occur in the
first movement are Rasa
Sayang eh (a love song),
Gelang Sipaku Gelang (a
song about community
spirit), Suriram (a song
about a girl proclaiming
her virtues) and
Di-Tanjung Katong (a love
song that takes place at
the Cape Katong on the
southeast coast of
Singapore). The second
movement features
Lenggang Kangkung, which
literally means
“The swaying of the
watercress,†Katang
Lompat (a moralistic song
about the symbolism of
the frog) and finally
Kenek kenek-lah Udang (a
wedding song). Each
movement of this
enchanting work can be
performed separately but
acomplete performance
will be the crowning
moment of any concert.
Dit tweedelige
werk is gebaseerd op
populaire Maleisische
volksliedjes. De liedjes
uit het eerste deel zijn
Rasa Sayang eh
(een liefdesliedje),
Gelang Sipaku
Gelang (een liedje
over gemeenschapszin),
Suriram (overeen
meisje dat haar eeuwige
vriendschap aanbiedt) en
Di-Tanjung Katong
(een liefdeslied dat zich
afspeelt aan de
zuidoostkust van
Singapore). Deel twee
bestaat uit Lenggang
Kangkung (letterlijk
‘het zwaaien vande
waterkers’),
Katang Lompat
(over de symboliek van de
kikker) en Kenek
kenek-lah Udang (een
bruiloftslied). De twee
delen van Singapore
Rhapsody kunnen prima
los van elkaar worden
uitgevoerd.
Jacob
de Haans Komposition
besteht aus zwei
Sätzen, die auf
malaysischen Volksliedern
basieren: zwei
Liebeslieder, ein Lied
über die Freundschaft,
zwei Lieder über die
Natur sowie ein
Hochzeitslied. Die beiden
Sätze von Singapore
Rhapsody sind nicht
untrennbar miteinander
verbunden; sie können
daher auch problemlos
getrennt voneinander
aufgeführt werden.
Bringen Sie mit dieser
Rhapsodie etwas Exotik in
Ihr nächstes Konzert!
Singapore, la
citt del leone, è uno
dei più importanti
crocevia
dell’Asia.
Singapore mischia
abilmente le culture
provenienti dalla Cina,
dalla Malesia,
dall’India a
quelle occidentali. La
musica tradizionale è
l’immagine delle
molte etnie di questa
citt -stato. I due
movimenti di questa
composizione si ispirano
a canti tradizionali
della Malesia. Il primo
movimento sviluppa
quattro canti
tradizionali di carattere
contrastante e
contrastato. Il secondo
movimento è basato sui
canti Lenggang Kangkung e
Katang Lompat, che, come
d’abitudine in
oriente, descrivono
animali e
l’ambiente in cui
vivono legandoli a
simbolismi, e un canto
tradizionale in occasione
di matrimoni. I
duemovimenti di questa
rapsodia non sono legati
tra loro, rendendo
possibile eseguirli
separatamente.
Singapore Rhapsody Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1043758-020 Composed by Jacob De Haa...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1043758-020
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Performance Series.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2004.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1043758-020.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1043758-020).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Singapore
Rhapsody is an exciting
work in two movements
based on popular
Malaysian folksongs. The
songs that occur in the
first movement are Rasa
Sayang eh (a love song),
Gelang Sipaku Gelang (a
song about community
spirit), Suriram (a song
about a girl proclaiming
her virtues) and
Di-Tanjung Katong (a love
song that takes place at
the Cape Katong on the
southeast coast of
Singapore). The second
movement features
Lenggang Kangkung, which
literally means
“The swaying of the
watercress,†Katang
Lompat (a moralistic song
about the symbolism of
the frog) and finally
Kenek kenek-lah Udang (a
wedding song). Each
movement of this
enchanting work can be
performed separately but
acomplete performance
will be the crowning
moment of any concert.
Dit tweedelige
werk is gebaseerd op
populaire Maleisische
volksliedjes. De liedjes
uit het eerste deel zijn
Rasa Sayang eh
(een liefdesliedje),
Gelang Sipaku
Gelang (een liedje
over gemeenschapszin),
Suriram (overeen
meisje dat haar eeuwige
vriendschap aanbiedt) en
Di-Tanjung Katong
(een liefdeslied dat zich
afspeelt aan de
zuidoostkust van
Singapore). Deel twee
bestaat uit Lenggang
Kangkung (letterlijk
‘het zwaaien vande
waterkers’),
Katang Lompat
(over de symboliek van de
kikker) en Kenek
kenek-lah Udang (een
bruiloftslied). De twee
delen van Singapore
Rhapsody kunnen prima
los van elkaar worden
uitgevoerd.
Jacob
de Haans Komposition
besteht aus zwei
Sätzen, die auf
malaysischen Volksliedern
basieren: zwei
Liebeslieder, ein Lied
über die Freundschaft,
zwei Lieder über die
Natur sowie ein
Hochzeitslied. Die beiden
Sätze von Singapore
Rhapsody sind nicht
untrennbar miteinander
verbunden; sie können
daher auch problemlos
getrennt voneinander
aufgeführt werden.
Bringen Sie mit dieser
Rhapsodie etwas Exotik in
Ihr nächstes Konzert!
Singapore, la
citt del leone, è uno
dei più importanti
crocevia
dell’Asia.
Singapore mischia
abilmente le culture
provenienti dalla Cina,
dalla Malesia,
dall’India a
quelle occidentali. La
musica tradizionale è
l’immagine delle
molte etnie di questa
citt -stato. I due
movimenti di questa
composizione si ispirano
a canti tradizionali
della Malesia. Il primo
movimento sviluppa
quattro canti
tradizionali di carattere
contrastante e
contrastato. Il secondo
movimento è basato sui
canti Lenggang Kangkung e
Katang Lompat, che, come
d’abitudine in
oriente, descrivono
animali e
l’ambiente in cui
vivono legandoli a
simbolismi, e un canto
tradizionale in occasione
di matrimoni. I
duemovimenti di questa
rapsodia non sono legati
tra loro, rendendo
possibile eseguirli
separatamente.
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1043758-120 Composed by Jacob De Haa...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1043758-120
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Performance Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2004. 36
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1043758-120. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1043758-120).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Singapore
Rhapsody is an exciting
work in two movements
based on popular
Malaysian folksongs. The
songs that occur in the
first movement are Rasa
Sayang eh (a love song),
Gelang Sipaku Gelang (a
song about community
spirit), Suriram (a song
about a girl proclaiming
her virtues) and
Di-Tanjung Katong (a love
song that takes place at
the Cape Katong on the
southeast coast of
Singapore). The second
movement features
Lenggang Kangkung, which
literally means
“The swaying of the
watercress,†Katang
Lompat (a moralistic song
about the symbolism of
the frog) and finally
Kenek kenek-lah Udang (a
wedding song). Each
movement of this
enchanting work can be
performed separately but
acomplete performance
will be the crowning
moment of any concert.
Dit tweedelige
werk is gebaseerd op
populaire Maleisische
volksliedjes. De liedjes
uit het eerste deel zijn
Rasa Sayang eh
(een liefdesliedje),
Gelang Sipaku
Gelang (een liedje
over gemeenschapszin),
Suriram (overeen
meisje dat haar eeuwige
vriendschap aanbiedt) en
Di-Tanjung Katong
(een liefdeslied dat zich
afspeelt aan de
zuidoostkust van
Singapore). Deel twee
bestaat uit Lenggang
Kangkung (letterlijk
‘het zwaaien vande
waterkers’),
Katang Lompat
(over de symboliek van de
kikker) en Kenek
kenek-lah Udang (een
bruiloftslied). De twee
delen van Singapore
Rhapsody kunnen prima
los van elkaar worden
uitgevoerd.
Jacob
de Haans Komposition
besteht aus zwei
Sätzen, die auf
malaysischen Volksliedern
basieren: zwei
Liebeslieder, ein Lied
über die Freundschaft,
zwei Lieder über die
Natur sowie ein
Hochzeitslied. Die beiden
Sätze von Singapore
Rhapsody sind nicht
untrennbar miteinander
verbunden; sie können
daher auch problemlos
getrennt voneinander
aufgeführt werden.
Bringen Sie mit dieser
Rhapsodie etwas Exotik in
Ihr nächstes Konzert!
Singapore, la
citt del leone, è uno
dei più importanti
crocevia
dell’Asia.
Singapore mischia
abilmente le culture
provenienti dalla Cina,
dalla Malesia,
dall’India a
quelle occidentali. La
musica tradizionale è
l’immagine delle
molte etnie di questa
citt -stato. I due
movimenti di questa
composizione si ispirano
a canti tradizionali
della Malesia. Il primo
movimento sviluppa
quattro canti
tradizionali di carattere
contrastante e
contrastato. Il secondo
movimento è basato sui
canti Lenggang Kangkung e
Katang Lompat, che, come
d’abitudine in
oriente, descrivono
animali e
l’ambiente in cui
vivono legandoli a
simbolismi, e un canto
tradizionale in occasione
di matrimoni. I
duemovimenti di questa
rapsodia non sono legati
tra loro, rendendo
possibile eseguirli
separatamente.
Singapore Rhapsody Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1043758-040 Composed by Jacob De Haa...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1043758-040
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Performance Series.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2004.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1043758-040.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1043758-040).
Singapore
Rhapsody is an exciting
work in two movements
based on popular
Malaysian folksongs. The
songs that occur in the
first movement are Rasa
Sayang eh (a love song),
Gelang Sipaku Gelang (a
song about community
spirit), Suriram (a song
about a girl proclaiming
her virtues) and
Di-Tanjung Katong (a love
song that takes place at
the Cape Katong on the
southeast coast of
Singapore). The second
movement features
Lenggang Kangkung, which
literally means
“The swaying of the
watercress,†Katang
Lompat (a moralistic song
about the symbolism of
the frog) and finally
Kenek kenek-lah Udang (a
wedding song). Each
movement of this
enchanting work can be
performed separately but
acomplete performance
will be the crowning
moment of any concert.
Dit tweedelige
werk is gebaseerd op
populaire Maleisische
volksliedjes. De liedjes
uit het eerste deel zijn
Rasa Sayang eh
(een liefdesliedje),
Gelang Sipaku
Gelang (een liedje
over gemeenschapszin),
Suriram (overeen
meisje dat haar eeuwige
vriendschap aanbiedt) en
Di-Tanjung Katong
(een liefdeslied dat zich
afspeelt aan de
zuidoostkust van
Singapore). Deel twee
bestaat uit Lenggang
Kangkung (letterlijk
‘het zwaaien vande
waterkers’),
Katang Lompat
(over de symboliek van de
kikker) en Kenek
kenek-lah Udang (een
bruiloftslied). De twee
delen van Singapore
Rhapsody kunnen prima
los van elkaar worden
uitgevoerd.
Jacob
de Haans Komposition
besteht aus zwei
Sätzen, die auf
malaysischen Volksliedern
basieren: zwei
Liebeslieder, ein Lied
über die Freundschaft,
zwei Lieder über die
Natur sowie ein
Hochzeitslied. Die beiden
Sätze von Singapore
Rhapsody sind nicht
untrennbar miteinander
verbunden; sie können
daher auch problemlos
getrennt voneinander
aufgeführt werden.
Bringen Sie mit dieser
Rhapsodie etwas Exotik in
Ihr nächstes Konzert!
Singapore, la
citt del leone, è uno
dei più importanti
crocevia
dell’Asia.
Singapore mischia
abilmente le culture
provenienti dalla Cina,
dalla Malesia,
dall’India a
quelle occidentali. La
musica tradizionale è
l’immagine delle
molte etnie di questa
citt -stato. I due
movimenti di questa
composizione si ispirano
a canti tradizionali
della Malesia. Il primo
movimento sviluppa
quattro canti
tradizionali di carattere
contrastante e
contrastato. Il secondo
movimento è basato sui
canti Lenggang Kangkung e
Katang Lompat, che, come
d’abitudine in
oriente, descrivono
animali e
l’ambiente in cui
vivono legandoli a
simbolismi, e un canto
tradizionale in occasione
di matrimoni. I
duemovimenti di questa
rapsodia non sono legati
tra loro, rendendo
possibile eseguirli
separatamente.
Singapore Rhapsody Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1043758-010 Composed by Jac...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1043758-010
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Performance Series.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2004.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1043758-010.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1043758-010).
Singapore
Rhapsody is an exciting
work in two movements
based on popular
Malaysian folksongs. The
songs that occur in the
first movement are Rasa
Sayang eh (a love song),
Gelang Sipaku Gelang (a
song about community
spirit), Suriram (a song
about a girl proclaiming
her virtues) and
Di-Tanjung Katong (a love
song that takes place at
the Cape Katong on the
southeast coast of
Singapore). The second
movement features
Lenggang Kangkung, which
literally means
“The swaying of the
watercress,†Katang
Lompat (a moralistic song
about the symbolism of
the frog) and finally
Kenek kenek-lah Udang (a
wedding song). Each
movement of this
enchanting work can be
performed separately but
acomplete performance
will be the crowning
moment of any concert.
Dit tweedelige
werk is gebaseerd op
populaire Maleisische
volksliedjes. De liedjes
uit het eerste deel zijn
Rasa Sayang eh
(een liefdesliedje),
Gelang Sipaku
Gelang (een liedje
over gemeenschapszin),
Suriram (overeen
meisje dat haar eeuwige
vriendschap aanbiedt) en
Di-Tanjung Katong
(een liefdeslied dat zich
afspeelt aan de
zuidoostkust van
Singapore). Deel twee
bestaat uit Lenggang
Kangkung (letterlijk
‘het zwaaien vande
waterkers’),
Katang Lompat
(over de symboliek van de
kikker) en Kenek
kenek-lah Udang (een
bruiloftslied). De twee
delen van Singapore
Rhapsody kunnen prima
los van elkaar worden
uitgevoerd.
Jacob
de Haans Komposition
besteht aus zwei
Sätzen, die auf
malaysischen Volksliedern
basieren: zwei
Liebeslieder, ein Lied
über die Freundschaft,
zwei Lieder über die
Natur sowie ein
Hochzeitslied. Die beiden
Sätze von Singapore
Rhapsody sind nicht
untrennbar miteinander
verbunden; sie können
daher auch problemlos
getrennt voneinander
aufgeführt werden.
Bringen Sie mit dieser
Rhapsodie etwas Exotik in
Ihr nächstes Konzert!
Singapore, la
citt del leone, è uno
dei più importanti
crocevia
dell’Asia.
Singapore mischia
abilmente le culture
provenienti dalla Cina,
dalla Malesia,
dall’India a
quelle occidentali. La
musica tradizionale è
l’immagine delle
molte etnie di questa
citt -stato. I due
movimenti di questa
composizione si ispirano
a canti tradizionali
della Malesia. Il primo
movimento sviluppa
quattro canti
tradizionali di carattere
contrastante e
contrastato. Il secondo
movimento è basato sui
canti Lenggang Kangkung e
Katang Lompat, che, come
d’abitudine in
oriente, descrivono
animali e
l’ambiente in cui
vivono legandoli a
simbolismi, e un canto
tradizionale in occasione
di matrimoni. I
duemovimenti di questa
rapsodia non sono legati
tra loro, rendendo
possibile eseguirli
separatamente.
(First Movement, K. 550). Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Arr...(+)
(First Movement, K. 550).
Composed by Wolfgang
Amadeus
Mozart (1756-1791).
Arranged
by John Caponegro. For
string
orchestra (88555) with
optional 3rd violin/viola
TC
(3 copies) and piano.
Cadet
String Orchestra Series.
Grade
2. Score and set of
parts.
Duration 1 minute, 50
seconds.
Published by Kendor Music
Inc
Composed by Witold
Lutoslawski. Music Sales
America. 20th Century.
Book [Softcover].
Composed 1999. 52 pages.
Chester Music #CH55933.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14019651).
ISBN 9780711975125.
UPC: 888680020163.
7.0x10.25x0.179
inches.
The
original version of this
work, for Clarinet and
Piano, was written in
1954 in response to a
commission from the
publishers, Polskie
Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, for
an easy work for student
performers. The five
movements are based on
folk songs from Northern
Poland. The first
performance of this
version was given at the
1963 Aldeburgh Festival
by Gervase de Peyer and
the English Chamber
Orchestra, conducted by
Benjamin Britten.
Chamber Music Cello, Recording, Viola, Violin SKU: CF.BE10 Composed by Pa...(+)
Chamber Music Cello,
Recording, Viola, Violin
SKU: CF.BE10
Composed by Paul Lansky.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
32+18+18+18 pages.
Duration 19 minutes. Carl
Fischer Music #BE10.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.BE10).
ISBN
9780825891168. UPC:
798408091163. Score.
8.5x11, Pts. 9x12 inches.
Key: G major.
As If
is Paul Lansky at the
genesis of his computer
music powers. Here he
explores the relationship
between pre-recorded and
live performers, forcing
a re-examination of the
concepts of both
composition and
performance. Lansky
worked with an early IBM
computer (1981) for As
If, a far cry from the
powerful computers and
complex algorithms he
would later create.
Duration:
19'37. Commissioned by
the Princeton-Columbia
Electronic Music Center
for SpeculumMusicae in
1981.The first movement,
In Preparation, is a
study in tuning and
intonation and isbased on
the open strings in
perfectly tuned fifths,
with the violin’s
D stringtuned 294 hertz.
The first moments of the
piece provide opportunity
to tuneto the tape part.
(This tuning probably
differs imperceptibly
from a temperedtuning
since the E string of the
violin is only 1/33 of a
semitone sharper then ina
tempered system and the C
strings of the viola and
‘cello 1/33 of a
semitoneflatter.) Most
subsequent pitches in the
movement are either the
open stringsor major and
minor thirds above and
below the open strings.
The minor thirdswill be
slightly sharp with
respect to equal tempered
tuning about 15 cents
or1/6 of a semitone and
the major thirds will be
slightly flat about 14
cents, or oneseventh of a
semitone. Listen to the
tape part as a guide. All
harmonics in thismovement
are to be played as
natural harmonics and
open strings are to be
usedwhenever possible.In
the second movement, At a
Distance, the tape part
largely doubles
selectedpitches in the
string parts and should
be thought of as a
backdrop rather
thencounterpart. In this
and the remaining
movements equal tempered
tuning is usedthough it
will probably not be
necessary to retune the
instruments for this
reasonalone.The third
movement, In Practice, is
a study in modes of
performance
particularlywith respect
to rhythmic rigidity and
flexibility. While the
tape part may seemto bend
and sway a great deal,
the string parts are to
be played with as
muchrhythmic precision as
possible. At many points
it may be necessary to
delay oranticipate beats
in order to coincide with
the arrival of beats in
the tape part,though in
general the quarter
equals 120 is accurate.In
the fourth movement, In
Distinction, different
kinds of musical
conceptions
arecounter-pointed and
counter-posed. Here the
beat is quite accurate
although thenotation of
the synthetic saxophone
part is only
approximate.All the tape
parts are based on
computer reprocessed
violin except for parts
ofthe fourth movement in
which synthetic saxophone
is used. The tape part
wassynthesized on the IBM
3033 and 3081 computers
at Princeton University
andconverted at the
Winham Laboratory. The
violin source was
performed by
CyrusStevens.
Mvt. 3 from Symphony
No. 6 (Three Places in
the East). Composed
by Dan Welcher. Full
score. 60 pages. Theodore
Presser Company
#165-00103F. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.16500103F).
ISBN
9781491131763. UPC:
680160680290.
Ever
since the success of my
series of wind ensemble
works Places in the West,
I've been wanting to
write a companion piece
for national parks on the
other side of the north
American continent. The
earlier work, consisting
of GLACIER, THE
YELLOWSTONE FIRES,
ARCHES, and ZION, spanned
some twenty years of my
composing life, and since
the pieces called for
differing groups of
instruments, and were in
slightly different styles
from each other, I never
considered them to be
connected except in their
subject matter. In their
depiction of both the
scenery and the human
history within these
wondrous places, they had
a common goal: awaking
the listener to the
fragile beauty that is in
them; and calling
attention to the ever
more crucial need for
preservation and
protection of these wild
places, unique in all the
world. With this new
work, commissioned by a
consortium of college and
conservatory wind
ensembles led by the
University of Georgia, I
decided to build upon
that same model---but to
solidify the process. The
result, consisting of
three movements (each
named for a different
national park in the
eastern US), is a
bona-fide symphony. While
the three pieces could be
performed separately,
they share a musical
theme---and also a common
style and
instrumentation. It is a
true symphony, in that
the first movement is
long and expository, the
second is a rather
tightly structured
scherzo-with-trio, and
the finale is a true
culmination of the whole.
The first movement,
Everglades, was the
original inspiration for
the entire symphony.
Conceived over the course
of two trips to that
astonishing place (which
the native Americans
called River of Grass,
the subtitle of this
movement), this movement
not only conveys a sense
of the humid, lush, and
even frightening scenery
there---but also an
overview of the entire
settling-of- Florida
experience. It contains
not one, but two native
American chants, and also
presents a view of the
staggering influence of
modern man on this
fragile part of the
world. Beginning with a
slow unfolding marked
Heavy, humid, the music
soon presents a gentle,
lyrical theme in the solo
alto saxophone. This
theme, which goes through
three expansive phrases
with breaks in between,
will appear in all three
movements of the
symphony. After the mood
has been established, the
music opens up to a rich,
warm setting of a
Cherokee morning song,
with the simple happiness
that this part of Florida
must have had prior to
the nineteenth century.
This music, enveloping
and comforting, gradually
gives way to a more
frenetic, driven section
representative of the
intrusion of the white
man. Since Florida was
populated and developed
largely due to the
introduction of a train
system, there's a
suggestion of the
mechanized iron horse
driving straight into the
heartland. At that point,
the native Americans
become considerably less
gentle, and a second
chant seems to stand in
the way of the intruder;
a kind of warning song.
The second part of this
movement shows us the
great swampy center of
the peninsula, with its
wildlife both in and out
of the water. A new theme
appears, sad but noble,
suggesting that this land
is precious and must be
protected by all the
people who inhabit it. At
length, the morning song
reappears in all its
splendor, until the
sunset---with one last
iteration of the warning
song in the solo piccolo.
Functioning as a scherzo,
the second movement,
Great Smoky Mountains,
describes not just that
huge park itself, but one
brave soul's attempt to
climb a mountain there.
It begins with three
iterations of the
UR-theme (which began the
first movement as well),
but this time as up-tempo
brass fanfares in
octaves. Each time it
begins again, the theme
is a little slower and
less confident than the
previous time---almost as
though the hiker were
becoming aware of the
daunting mountain before
him. But then, a steady,
quick-pulsed ostinato
appears, in a constantly
shifting meter system of
2/4- 3/4 in alteration,
and the hike has begun.
Over this, a slower new
melody appears, as the
trek up the mountain
progresses. It's a big
mountain, and the ascent
seems to take quite
awhile, with little
breaks in the hiker's
stride, until at length
he simply must stop and
rest. An oboe solo, over
several free cadenza-like
measures, allows us (and
our friend the hiker) to
catch our breath, and
also to view in the
distance the rocky peak
before us. The goal is
somehow even more
daunting than at first,
being closer and thus
more frighteningly steep.
When we do push off
again, it's at a slower
pace, and with more
careful attention to our
footholds as we trek over
broken rocks. Tantalizing
little views of the
valley at every
switchback make our
determination even
stronger. Finally, we
burst through a stand of
pines and----we're at the
summit! The immensity of
the view is overwhelming,
and ultimately humbling.
A brief coda, while we
sit dazed on the rocks,
ends the movement in a
feeling of triumph. The
final movement, Acadia,
is also about a trip. In
the summer of 2014, I
took a sailing trip with
a dear friend from North
Haven, Maine, to the
southern coast of Mt.
Desert Island in Acadia
National Park. The
experience left me both
exuberant and exhausted,
with an appreciation for
the ocean that I hadn't
had previously. The
approach to Acadia
National Park by water,
too, was thrilling: like
the difference between
climbing a mountain on
foot with riding up on a
ski-lift, I felt I'd
earned the right to be
there. The music for this
movement is entirely
based on the opening
UR-theme. There's a sense
of the water and the
mysterious, quiet deep
from the very beginning,
with seagulls and bell
buoys setting the scene.
As we leave the harbor,
the theme (in a canon
between solo euphonium
and tuba) almost seems as
if large subaquatic
animals are observing our
departure. There are
three themes (call them
A, B and C) in this
seafaring journey---but
they are all based on the
UR theme, in its original
form with octaves
displaced, in an
upside-down form, and in
a backwards version as
well. (The ocean, while
appearing to be
unchanging, is always
changing.) We move out
into the main channel
(A), passing several
islands (B), until we
reach the long draw that
parallels the coastline
called Eggemoggin Reach,
and a sudden burst of new
speed (C). Things
suddenly stop, as if the
wind had died, and we
have a vision: is that
really Mt. Desert Island
we can see off the port
bow, vaguely in the
distance? A chorale of
saxophones seems to
suggest that. We push off
anew as the chorale ends,
and go through all three
themes again---but in
different
instrumentations, and
different keys. At the
final tack-turn, there it
is, for real: Mt. Desert
Island, big as life.
We've made it. As we pull
into the harbor, where
we'll secure the boat for
the night, there's a
feeling of achievement.
Our whale and dolphin
friends return, and we
end our journey with
gratitude and
celebration. I am
profoundly grateful to
Jaclyn Hartenberger,
Professor of Conducting
at the University of
Georgia, for leading the
consortium which provided
the commissioning of this
work.
Mvt. 2 from Symphony
No. 6 (Three Places in
the East). Composed
by Dan Welcher. Full
score. 52 pages. Theodore
Presser Company
#165-00102F. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.16500102F).
ISBN
9781491131749. UPC:
680160680276.
Ever
since the success of my
series of wind ensemble
works Places in the West,
I've been wanting to
write a companion piece
for national parks on the
other side of the north
American continent. The
earlier work, consisting
of GLACIER, THE
YELLOWSTONE FIRES,
ARCHES, and ZION, spanned
some twenty years of my
composing life, and since
the pieces called for
differing groups of
instruments, and were in
slightly different styles
from each other, I never
considered them to be
connected except in their
subject matter. In their
depiction of both the
scenery and the human
history within these
wondrous places, they had
a common goal: awaking
the listener to the
fragile beauty that is in
them; and calling
attention to the ever
more crucial need for
preservation and
protection of these wild
places, unique in all the
world. With this new
work, commissioned by a
consortium of college and
conservatory wind
ensembles led by the
University of Georgia, I
decided to build upon
that same model---but to
solidify the process. The
result, consisting of
three movements (each
named for a different
national park in the
eastern US), is a
bona-fide symphony. While
the three pieces could be
performed separately,
they share a musical
theme---and also a common
style and
instrumentation. It is a
true symphony, in that
the first movement is
long and expository, the
second is a rather
tightly structured
scherzo-with-trio, and
the finale is a true
culmination of the whole.
The first movement,
Everglades, was the
original inspiration for
the entire symphony.
Conceived over the course
of two trips to that
astonishing place (which
the native Americans
called River of Grass,
the subtitle of this
movement), this movement
not only conveys a sense
of the humid, lush, and
even frightening scenery
there---but also an
overview of the entire
settling-of- Florida
experience. It contains
not one, but two native
American chants, and also
presents a view of the
staggering influence of
modern man on this
fragile part of the
world. Beginning with a
slow unfolding marked
Heavy, humid, the music
soon presents a gentle,
lyrical theme in the solo
alto saxophone. This
theme, which goes through
three expansive phrases
with breaks in between,
will appear in all three
movements of the
symphony. After the mood
has been established, the
music opens up to a rich,
warm setting of a
Cherokee morning song,
with the simple happiness
that this part of Florida
must have had prior to
the nineteenth century.
This music, enveloping
and comforting, gradually
gives way to a more
frenetic, driven section
representative of the
intrusion of the white
man. Since Florida was
populated and developed
largely due to the
introduction of a train
system, there's a
suggestion of the
mechanized iron horse
driving straight into the
heartland. At that point,
the native Americans
become considerably less
gentle, and a second
chant seems to stand in
the way of the intruder;
a kind of warning song.
The second part of this
movement shows us the
great swampy center of
the peninsula, with its
wildlife both in and out
of the water. A new theme
appears, sad but noble,
suggesting that this land
is precious and must be
protected by all the
people who inhabit it. At
length, the morning song
reappears in all its
splendor, until the
sunset---with one last
iteration of the warning
song in the solo piccolo.
Functioning as a scherzo,
the second movement,
Great Smoky Mountains,
describes not just that
huge park itself, but one
brave soul's attempt to
climb a mountain there.
It begins with three
iterations of the
UR-theme (which began the
first movement as well),
but this time as up-tempo
brass fanfares in
octaves. Each time it
begins again, the theme
is a little slower and
less confident than the
previous time---almost as
though the hiker were
becoming aware of the
daunting mountain before
him. But then, a steady,
quick-pulsed ostinato
appears, in a constantly
shifting meter system of
2/4- 3/4 in alteration,
and the hike has begun.
Over this, a slower new
melody appears, as the
trek up the mountain
progresses. It's a big
mountain, and the ascent
seems to take quite
awhile, with little
breaks in the hiker's
stride, until at length
he simply must stop and
rest. An oboe solo, over
several free cadenza-like
measures, allows us (and
our friend the hiker) to
catch our breath, and
also to view in the
distance the rocky peak
before us. The goal is
somehow even more
daunting than at first,
being closer and thus
more frighteningly steep.
When we do push off
again, it's at a slower
pace, and with more
careful attention to our
footholds as we trek over
broken rocks. Tantalizing
little views of the
valley at every
switchback make our
determination even
stronger. Finally, we
burst through a stand of
pines and----we're at the
summit! The immensity of
the view is overwhelming,
and ultimately humbling.
A brief coda, while we
sit dazed on the rocks,
ends the movement in a
feeling of triumph. The
final movement, Acadia,
is also about a trip. In
the summer of 2014, I
took a sailing trip with
a dear friend from North
Haven, Maine, to the
southern coast of Mt.
Desert Island in Acadia
National Park. The
experience left me both
exuberant and exhausted,
with an appreciation for
the ocean that I hadn't
had previously. The
approach to Acadia
National Park by water,
too, was thrilling: like
the difference between
climbing a mountain on
foot with riding up on a
ski-lift, I felt I'd
earned the right to be
there. The music for this
movement is entirely
based on the opening
UR-theme. There's a sense
of the water and the
mysterious, quiet deep
from the very beginning,
with seagulls and bell
buoys setting the scene.
As we leave the harbor,
the theme (in a canon
between solo euphonium
and tuba) almost seems as
if large subaquatic
animals are observing our
departure. There are
three themes (call them
A, B and C) in this
seafaring journey---but
they are all based on the
UR theme, in its original
form with octaves
displaced, in an
upside-down form, and in
a backwards version as
well. (The ocean, while
appearing to be
unchanging, is always
changing.) We move out
into the main channel
(A), passing several
islands (B), until we
reach the long draw that
parallels the coastline
called Eggemoggin Reach,
and a sudden burst of new
speed (C). Things
suddenly stop, as if the
wind had died, and we
have a vision: is that
really Mt. Desert Island
we can see off the port
bow, vaguely in the
distance? A chorale of
saxophones seems to
suggest that. We push off
anew as the chorale ends,
and go through all three
themes again---but in
different
instrumentations, and
different keys. At the
final tack-turn, there it
is, for real: Mt. Desert
Island, big as life.
We've made it. As we pull
into the harbor, where
we'll secure the boat for
the night, there's a
feeling of achievement.
Our whale and dolphin
friends return, and we
end our journey with
gratitude and
celebration. I am
profoundly grateful to
Jaclyn Hartenberger,
Professor of Conducting
at the University of
Georgia, for leading the
consortium which provided
the commissioning of this
work.
Mvt. 1 from Symphony
No. 6 (Three Places in
the East). Composed
by Dan Welcher. Full
score. 52 pages. Theodore
Presser Company
#165-00101F. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.16500101F).
ISBN
9781491131725. UPC:
680160680252.
Ever
since the success of my
series of wind ensemble
works Places in the West,
I've been wanting to
write a companion piece
for national parks on the
other side of the north
American continent. The
earlier work, consisting
of GLACIER, THE
YELLOWSTONE FIRES,
ARCHES, and ZION, spanned
some twenty years of my
composing life, and since
the pieces called for
differing groups of
instruments, and were in
slightly different styles
from each other, I never
considered them to be
connected except in their
subject matter. In their
depiction of both the
scenery and the human
history within these
wondrous places, they had
a common goal: awaking
the listener to the
fragile beauty that is in
them; and calling
attention to the ever
more crucial need for
preservation and
protection of these wild
places, unique in all the
world. With this new
work, commissioned by a
consortium of college and
conservatory wind
ensembles led by the
University of Georgia, I
decided to build upon
that same model---but to
solidify the process. The
result, consisting of
three movements (each
named for a different
national park in the
eastern US), is a
bona-fide symphony. While
the three pieces could be
performed separately,
they share a musical
theme---and also a common
style and
instrumentation. It is a
true symphony, in that
the first movement is
long and expository, the
second is a rather
tightly structured
scherzo-with-trio, and
the finale is a true
culmination of the whole.
The first movement,
Everglades, was the
original inspiration for
the entire symphony.
Conceived over the course
of two trips to that
astonishing place (which
the native Americans
called River of Grass,
the subtitle of this
movement), this movement
not only conveys a sense
of the humid, lush, and
even frightening scenery
there---but also an
overview of the entire
settling-of- Florida
experience. It contains
not one, but two native
American chants, and also
presents a view of the
staggering influence of
modern man on this
fragile part of the
world. Beginning with a
slow unfolding marked
Heavy, humid, the music
soon presents a gentle,
lyrical theme in the solo
alto saxophone. This
theme, which goes through
three expansive phrases
with breaks in between,
will appear in all three
movements of the
symphony. After the mood
has been established, the
music opens up to a rich,
warm setting of a
Cherokee morning song,
with the simple happiness
that this part of Florida
must have had prior to
the nineteenth century.
This music, enveloping
and comforting, gradually
gives way to a more
frenetic, driven section
representative of the
intrusion of the white
man. Since Florida was
populated and developed
largely due to the
introduction of a train
system, there's a
suggestion of the
mechanized iron horse
driving straight into the
heartland. At that point,
the native Americans
become considerably less
gentle, and a second
chant seems to stand in
the way of the intruder;
a kind of warning song.
The second part of this
movement shows us the
great swampy center of
the peninsula, with its
wildlife both in and out
of the water. A new theme
appears, sad but noble,
suggesting that this land
is precious and must be
protected by all the
people who inhabit it. At
length, the morning song
reappears in all its
splendor, until the
sunset---with one last
iteration of the warning
song in the solo piccolo.
Functioning as a scherzo,
the second movement,
Great Smoky Mountains,
describes not just that
huge park itself, but one
brave soul's attempt to
climb a mountain there.
It begins with three
iterations of the
UR-theme (which began the
first movement as well),
but this time as up-tempo
brass fanfares in
octaves. Each time it
begins again, the theme
is a little slower and
less confident than the
previous time---almost as
though the hiker were
becoming aware of the
daunting mountain before
him. But then, a steady,
quick-pulsed ostinato
appears, in a constantly
shifting meter system of
2/4- 3/4 in alteration,
and the hike has begun.
Over this, a slower new
melody appears, as the
trek up the mountain
progresses. It's a big
mountain, and the ascent
seems to take quite
awhile, with little
breaks in the hiker's
stride, until at length
he simply must stop and
rest. An oboe solo, over
several free cadenza-like
measures, allows us (and
our friend the hiker) to
catch our breath, and
also to view in the
distance the rocky peak
before us. The goal is
somehow even more
daunting than at first,
being closer and thus
more frighteningly steep.
When we do push off
again, it's at a slower
pace, and with more
careful attention to our
footholds as we trek over
broken rocks. Tantalizing
little views of the
valley at every
switchback make our
determination even
stronger. Finally, we
burst through a stand of
pines and----we're at the
summit! The immensity of
the view is overwhelming,
and ultimately humbling.
A brief coda, while we
sit dazed on the rocks,
ends the movement in a
feeling of triumph. The
final movement, Acadia,
is also about a trip. In
the summer of 2014, I
took a sailing trip with
a dear friend from North
Haven, Maine, to the
southern coast of Mt.
Desert Island in Acadia
National Park. The
experience left me both
exuberant and exhausted,
with an appreciation for
the ocean that I hadn't
had previously. The
approach to Acadia
National Park by water,
too, was thrilling: like
the difference between
climbing a mountain on
foot with riding up on a
ski-lift, I felt I'd
earned the right to be
there. The music for this
movement is entirely
based on the opening
UR-theme. There's a sense
of the water and the
mysterious, quiet deep
from the very beginning,
with seagulls and bell
buoys setting the scene.
As we leave the harbor,
the theme (in a canon
between solo euphonium
and tuba) almost seems as
if large subaquatic
animals are observing our
departure. There are
three themes (call them
A, B and C) in this
seafaring journey---but
they are all based on the
UR theme, in its original
form with octaves
displaced, in an
upside-down form, and in
a backwards version as
well. (The ocean, while
appearing to be
unchanging, is always
changing.) We move out
into the main channel
(A), passing several
islands (B), until we
reach the long draw that
parallels the coastline
called Eggemoggin Reach,
and a sudden burst of new
speed (C). Things
suddenly stop, as if the
wind had died, and we
have a vision: is that
really Mt. Desert Island
we can see off the port
bow, vaguely in the
distance? A chorale of
saxophones seems to
suggest that. We push off
anew as the chorale ends,
and go through all three
themes again---but in
different
instrumentations, and
different keys. At the
final tack-turn, there it
is, for real: Mt. Desert
Island, big as life.
We've made it. As we pull
into the harbor, where
we'll secure the boat for
the night, there's a
feeling of achievement.
Our whale and dolphin
friends return, and we
end our journey with
gratitude and
celebration. I am
profoundly grateful to
Jaclyn Hartenberger,
Professor of Conducting
at the University of
Georgia, for leading the
consortium which provided
the commissioning of this
work.
Band SKU: PR.16500104F Three Places in the East. Composed by Dan W...(+)
Band
SKU:
PR.16500104F
Three
Places in the East.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Full score. Theodore
Presser Company
#165-00104F. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.16500104F).
ISBN
9781491132159. UPC:
680160681082.
Ever
since the success of my
series of wind ensemble
works Places in the West,
I've been wanting to
write a companion piece
for national parks on the
other side of the north
American continent. The
earlier work, consisting
of GLACIER, THE
YELLOWSTONE FIRES,
ARCHES, and ZION, spanned
some twenty years of my
composing life, and since
the pieces called for
differing groups of
instruments, and were in
slightly different styles
from each other, I never
considered them to be
connected except in their
subject matter. In their
depiction of both the
scenery and the human
history within these
wondrous places, they had
a common goal: awaking
the listener to the
fragile beauty that is in
them; and calling
attention to the ever
more crucial need for
preservation and
protection of these wild
places, unique in all the
world. With this new
work, commissioned by a
consortium of college and
conservatory wind
ensembles led by the
University of Georgia, I
decided to build upon
that same model---but to
solidify the process. The
result, consisting of
three movements (each
named for a different
national park in the
eastern US), is a
bona-fide symphony. While
the three pieces could be
performed separately,
they share a musical
theme---and also a common
style and
instrumentation. It is a
true symphony, in that
the first movement is
long and expository, the
second is a rather
tightly structured
scherzo-with-trio, and
the finale is a true
culmination of the whole.
The first movement,
Everglades, was the
original inspiration for
the entire symphony.
Conceived over the course
of two trips to that
astonishing place (which
the native Americans
called River of Grass,
the subtitle of this
movement), this movement
not only conveys a sense
of the humid, lush, and
even frightening scenery
there---but also an
overview of the entire
settling-of- Florida
experience. It contains
not one, but two native
American chants, and also
presents a view of the
staggering influence of
modern man on this
fragile part of the
world. Beginning with a
slow unfolding marked
Heavy, humid, the music
soon presents a gentle,
lyrical theme in the solo
alto saxophone. This
theme, which goes through
three expansive phrases
with breaks in between,
will appear in all three
movements of the
symphony. After the mood
has been established, the
music opens up to a rich,
warm setting of a
Cherokee morning song,
with the simple happiness
that this part of Florida
must have had prior to
the nineteenth century.
This music, enveloping
and comforting, gradually
gives way to a more
frenetic, driven section
representative of the
intrusion of the white
man. Since Florida was
populated and developed
largely due to the
introduction of a train
system, there's a
suggestion of the
mechanized iron horse
driving straight into the
heartland. At that point,
the native Americans
become considerably less
gentle, and a second
chant seems to stand in
the way of the intruder;
a kind of warning song.
The second part of this
movement shows us the
great swampy center of
the peninsula, with its
wildlife both in and out
of the water. A new theme
appears, sad but noble,
suggesting that this land
is precious and must be
protected by all the
people who inhabit it. At
length, the morning song
reappears in all its
splendor, until the
sunset---with one last
iteration of the warning
song in the solo piccolo.
Functioning as a scherzo,
the second movement,
Great Smoky Mountains,
describes not just that
huge park itself, but one
brave soul's attempt to
climb a mountain there.
It begins with three
iterations of the
UR-theme (which began the
first movement as well),
but this time as up-tempo
brass fanfares in
octaves. Each time it
begins again, the theme
is a little slower and
less confident than the
previous time---almost as
though the hiker were
becoming aware of the
daunting mountain before
him. But then, a steady,
quick-pulsed ostinato
appears, in a constantly
shifting meter system of
2/4- 3/4 in alteration,
and the hike has begun.
Over this, a slower new
melody appears, as the
trek up the mountain
progresses. It's a big
mountain, and the ascent
seems to take quite
awhile, with little
breaks in the hiker's
stride, until at length
he simply must stop and
rest. An oboe solo, over
several free cadenza-like
measures, allows us (and
our friend the hiker) to
catch our breath, and
also to view in the
distance the rocky peak
before us. The goal is
somehow even more
daunting than at first,
being closer and thus
more frighteningly steep.
When we do push off
again, it's at a slower
pace, and with more
careful attention to our
footholds as we trek over
broken rocks. Tantalizing
little views of the
valley at every
switchback make our
determination even
stronger. Finally, we
burst through a stand of
pines and----we're at the
summit! The immensity of
the view is overwhelming,
and ultimately humbling.
A brief coda, while we
sit dazed on the rocks,
ends the movement in a
feeling of triumph. The
final movement, Acadia,
is also about a trip. In
the summer of 2014, I
took a sailing trip with
a dear friend from North
Haven, Maine, to the
southern coast of Mt.
Desert Island in Acadia
National Park. The
experience left me both
exuberant and exhausted,
with an appreciation for
the ocean that I hadn't
had previously. The
approach to Acadia
National Park by water,
too, was thrilling: like
the difference between
climbing a mountain on
foot with riding up on a
ski-lift, I felt I'd
earned the right to be
there. The music for this
movement is entirely
based on the opening
UR-theme. There's a sense
of the water and the
mysterious, quiet deep
from the very beginning,
with seagulls and bell
buoys setting the scene.
As we leave the harbor,
the theme (in a canon
between solo euphonium
and tuba) almost seems as
if large subaquatic
animals are observing our
departure. There are
three themes (call them
A, B and C) in this
seafaring journey---but
they are all based on the
UR theme, in its original
form with octaves
displaced, in an
upside-down form, and in
a backwards version as
well. (The ocean, while
appearing to be
unchanging, is always
changing.) We move out
into the main channel
(A), passing several
islands (B), until we
reach the long draw that
parallels the coastline
called Eggemoggin Reach,
and a sudden burst of new
speed (C). Things
suddenly stop, as if the
wind had died, and we
have a vision: is that
really Mt. Desert Island
we can see off the port
bow, vaguely in the
distance? A chorale of
saxophones seems to
suggest that. We push off
anew as the chorale ends,
and go through all three
themes again---but in
different
instrumentations, and
different keys. At the
final tack-turn, there it
is, for real: Mt. Desert
Island, big as life.
We've made it. As we pull
into the harbor, where
we'll secure the boat for
the night, there's a
feeling of achievement.
Our whale and dolphin
friends return, and we
end our journey with
gratitude and
celebration. I am
profoundly grateful to
Jaclyn Hartenberger,
Professor of Conducting
at the University of
Georgia, for leading the
consortium which provided
the commissioning of this
work.
Mariposa Chorale SATB SATB, Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Choral SATB Choir and Piano SKU: PR.312418780 No. 2 From Second April<...(+)
Choral SATB Choir and
Piano
SKU:
PR.312418780
No. 2
From Second April.
Composed by Eric Ewazen.
Fold. Performance Score.
Theodore Presser Company
#312-41878. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312418780).
ISBN
9781491138137. UPC:
680160640201. Second
April, by Edna St.
Vincent
Millay.
Second
April for S.A.T.B. Chorus
and Piano is a
four-movement set, based
on the poetry of Edna St.
Vincent Millay. Ewazen
has long been enamored
with her poetry's
wonderfully vivid and
descriptive imagery of
nature and emotions, and
its powerful and profound
meaning. The second
movement, MARIPOSA
celebrates nature,
wandering through a field
of white and blue
butterflies appearing
wondrously, with rich
chords and arpeggios. Yet
also stepping back, the
fleeting nature of life
is the reality, with
gentle, somber chords
interspersed with the
magical flight of the
Mariposa. Program
Notes by Eric
EwazenSECOND APRIL for
S.A.T.B. Chorus and Piano
is a four-movement set,
based on the poetry of
Edna St. Vincent Millay.
I have long been enamored
with the poetry of Millay
for its wonderfully vivid
and descriptive imagery,
and its often powerful
and profound meaning.
Millay’s descriptions
of nature, and of
feelings and emotions,
have always spoken to me.
SECOND APRIL consists of
four of her poems, each
with a distinctive mood,
message, and emotional
feel. They are vivid,
powerful, and beautiful,
inspiring me to capture
these descriptions of the
various scenes she
portrays. Song of a
Second April uses music
to underlie strong
feelings, passions, and
the tragedies of life.
The poem itself is
dramatic, detailing a
time of personal strife
and tragedy, perhaps the
end of a relationship or
even the end of a life.
The music is intense,
fast, in a minor key, and
with rapid, spinning
notes creating a feeling
of powerful, relentless
emotions. Melodies,
motives, and gestures are
tossed between the
voices, increasing the
feelings of intensity and
even desperation. Little
by little, the music
almost dies away, getting
quieter and quieter,
creating a feeling of
resignation, but with a
Picardy Third in the
final chord – maybe a
bit of hope! Mariposa
is a celebration of
nature, wandering through
a field with white and
blue butterflies
appearing almost
wondrously. But there’s
also a profound feeling
of poignancy, noting that
as one relishes such a
beautiful, magical sight,
they should embrace the
experience – the
fleeting, transient
nature of such a perfect
vision and of life
itself. The music
portrays the flying of
the butterflies: gentle,
beautiful, with rich
chords and arpeggios, but
stepping back, as the
fleeting nature of life
is the reality, with
gentle, but sombre chords
interspersed with the
magical flight of the
Mariposa.Alms is a fast
rondo, intense, bold, and
always dance-like. It is
about both tragedy and
resilience. This music is
also in minor, yet with
moments of playfulness,
as a recollection of
happy times or moments
takes over. This seesaw
between emotions is heard
throughout the movement,
as the music continues to
“dance.” And with
Millay’s summing up of
“reality being what it
is,” the piece ends
with strength, boldness,
and finality. Into the
Golden Vessel of Great
Song is an appassionato
call to overcome! The
poem exhorts us to
“sing out” with hope,
determination, and
strength. The music is
full of bright and
lilting energy; but as
the turmoil and times of
strife people can
sometimes feel or
experience, the music
becomes intense,
dramatic, in a minor key,
and with changing
rhythms. BUT, there is a
return to championing the
idea of simply
overcoming, going forward
with hope and
determination, and the
music is in major,
resonant and strong.
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Euphonium or Baritone and Piano Baritone; Euphonium; Piano Accompaniment (SCORE+...(+)
Euphonium or Baritone and
Piano Baritone;
Euphonium; Piano
Accompaniment
(SCORE+PARTS)
SKU:
HL.4008509
Euphonium Concerto No.
4 for Euphonium or
Baritone and Piano.
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Concert Band. Classical,
Performance, Recital.
Softcover. Duration 1110
seconds. Anglo Music
Press #AMP536401.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (HL.4008509).
UPC:
196288176275.
Omagg
io was commissioned by
Steven Mead in
celebration of his 60th
birthday and in memory of
his father, Rex. He gave
the premiere of the brass
band version in Rome in
March 2022, accompanied
by the Italian Brass Band
conducted by Filippo
Cangiamilla. The
concertband premiere took
place on 6th July that
year as part of the 2022
Spanish International
Tuba Euphonium
Conference, accompanied
by the Banda municipal de
música de Málaga.
The concerto is set in 3
continuous movements,
which are united by a
recurring syncopated
interval of a fifth. The
first movement, FANTASIA,
opens with this motive
accompanying an extended
monologue for the
soloist. This is followed
by a lengthy bridge
passage by the piano,
which is eventually
joined by the soloist,
who guides the music back
to the opening soliloquy,
leading to an energetic
central section. This
develops until the
opening material again
returns to introduce the
second movement, BALLAD,
which revolves around an
expressive melody for the
soloist, interspersed by
accompanied cadenzas. The
thirdmovement, THE KING
TRIUMPHANT, pays homage
to StevenÂ’s late
father, Rex, and its
title alludes both to
Rex's name ('Rex' being
Latinfor 'king') as well
as his love of Eric
BallÂ’s Salvationist
masterpiece, The Kingdom
Triumphant. The finale is
an energetic
tour-de-force featuring
an acrobatic 6/8 melody,
which is interrupted
twice by the magnificent
hymn tune, Helmsley,
which Ball uses so
effectively in The
Kingdom Triumphant. A
galloping coda brings the
work to a close.
Latin ABC Fanfare [Conducteur] - Facile De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1115009-120 Composed by Peter Kleine S...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-1115009-120
Composed by Peter Kleine
Schaars. Applause Series.
Original Light Music.
Score Only. Composed
2012. 40 pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1115009-120. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1115009-120).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Latin
ABC is a suite in
three movements inspired
by the music of the
Caribbean. The first
movement is a joyful
Curaçaon waltz, the
second movement a
sensual, slow salsa: a
style that is popular on
the island of Bonaire.
Finally, Latin ABC
culminates with a rousing
march that brings the
listener to sunny Aruba.
This work is suitable for
Grade 3 players, and
showcases the percussion
section in particular.
Vrolijk, sensueel
en opzwepend… Wat
wilt u nog meer? Dit
nieuwe driedelige werk
van Peter Kleine Schaars
heeft het namelijk
allemaal in zich! Het
eerste deel is een
vrolijke Curaçaose
wals. Hierin klinken
tegelijkertijd een
3/4-thema en een
6/8-thema. Deel twee is
de op het eiland Bonaire
zeer populaire en
sensuele, langzame salsa.
Ten slotte is er een
opzwepende road march
waarbij de luisteraar
zich direct op het
zonnige Aruba waant. En
dat allemaal doorspekt
met slagwerk. Latin
ABC: feestelijk en
zomers!
Zu
Latin ABC ließ
sich Peter Kleine Schaars
von karibischen
Klängen inspirieren:
Der erste Satz ist ein
fröhlicher Walzer im
Curaçao-Feeling, der
zweite Satz ein
sinnlicher, langsamer
Salsa. Seinen
Höhepunkt erreicht das
Stück mit einem
mitreißenden
Straßenmarsch, das den
Zuhörer auf die Insel
Aruba entführt. Dies
alles findet im Rahmen
einer gut spielbaren
Komposition im mittleren
Schwierigkeitsgrad statt,
in der das Schlagzeug
eine wichtige Rolle
spielt.
Per
scrivere questa suite in
tre movimenti, Peter
Kleine Schaars si è
ispirato
all’atmosfera
magica di tre isole delle
Antille olandesi, Aruba,
Bonaire e Curaçao.
Latin ABC apre con un
allegro valzer che
intreccia sapientemente
un tema in 3/4 e uno in
6/8. Il secondo movimento
apporta un tocco
tradizionale con una
salsa lenta e sensuale.
Il brano prosegue con una
marcia coinvolgente che
accompagna il pubblico al
sole di Aruba. Un brano
che regala un ruolo
importante alle
percussioni.