By Eric Taylor. Theory textbook. For Theory textbook. Level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 128 ...(+)
By Eric Taylor. Theory
textbook. For Theory
textbook. Level: 1, 2, 3,
4, 5. 128 pages.
Published by ABRSM
(Associated Board of the
Royal Schools of Music).
SKU: GI.G-9403 The Quintessential Guide to Creating Quality Musical Th...(+)
SKU: GI.G-9403
The Quintessential
Guide to Creating Quality
Musical Theatre
Programs. Composed by
Cynthia A. Ripley, Marty
Johnson, and Timothy
Allen McDonald. Music
Education. 366 pages. GIA
Publications #9403.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9403).
ISBN 9781622772285.
English.
I’v
e seen the iTheatrics
method firsthand, in
teacher training and
student workshops, and
love the accessibility
and focus on
storytelling. —
Julie Cohen Theobald Â
 Executive Director
of the Educational
Theatre Association &
International Thespian
Society The collaborative
group that created this
remarkable book did so
after spending two
decades honing the craft
of training educators to
teach young people the
arts. It is a
must-read for all
teachers. —
Freddie Gershon  Â
 Chairman/CEO, Music
Theatre International
   Recipient
of the Tony Honor for
Excellence in Theatre The
iTheatrics Method is the
world's first musical
theatre education
textbook specifically
devoted to building
high-quality, sustainable
musical theatre programs
in schools and community
settings. Created by
iTheatrics, the leading
authority on music
theatre education, this
book is the culmination
of more than twenty years
of hands-on teacher
training conducted by
master educators Timothy
Allen McDonald, Cynthia
A. Ripley, and Marty
Johnson. These methods
have been vetted by the
John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing
Arts’ prestigious
Changing Education
Through the Arts (CETA)
initiative, and have been
eagerly embraced by New
York City’s
Department of Education
and the
President’s
Committee on the Arts and
the Humanities. Written
in an entertaining,
conversational style, and
featuring hundreds of
images from successful
musical theatre programs
all over the world, this
book also includes the
advice of more than 100
instructors currently
working in the field.
Whether you’re a
teacher just starting out
or a seasoned
professional, The
iTheatrics Method is
indeed your
quintessential guide to
creating quality musical
theatre programs for
students. Timothy Allen
McDonald is an
award-winning playwright
and director, founder and
CEO of iTheatrics and
Executive Director of the
Junior Theater Festival,
and he got his big break
in the 7th grade musical
thanks to his choir
teacher, Mrs. Dolores
Bowman. Cynthia A. Ripley
has 33 years of classroom
teaching experience, was
recognized by USA Today
as a 2005 Teaching All
Star, and started
advocating for musical
theatre in the 5th grade
when she convinced her
school’s
administration to put on
their first show. Marty
Johnson is a leading
authority on musical
theatre education, and
has led professional
development sessions for
The John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing
Arts, the United
Federation of Teachers,
and New York
City’s Department
of Education. Marty made
his theatrical debut in
the local 4H’s
production of Peter Pan
in the fourth grade.
Ollie and Me Flûte traversière et Piano [Reduction] Theodore Presser Co.
For Flute and Piano. Composed by Gary Schocker. Solo part with piano redu...(+)
For Flute and
Piano. Composed by
Gary Schocker. Solo part
with piano reduction.
With Standard notation.
10 pages. Duration 4
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41363.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114413630).
Composed by Dale Jergenson. For 2-part women's voices, piano. General, Memorial....(+)
Composed by Dale
Jergenson. For 2-part
women's voices, piano.
General, Memorial.
Moderately Difficult.
Choral score. Published
by Laurendale Associates
Three Blake Songs for SATB Chorus, a cappella. By Matthew Harris. (SATB). Chora...(+)
Three Blake Songs for
SATB Chorus, a cappella.
By Matthew Harris.
(SATB). Choral. Size
6.75x10.5 inches. 22
pages. Published by
Associated Music
Publishers, Inc.
Composed
by Dan Welcher. Premiered
on April 21, 2002 by the
Texas Tech University
Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
John Cody Birdwell,
Conductor. Classical.
Full score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2001.
Duration 15 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#465-00002. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.465000020).
ISBN
9781598060102. UPC:
680160493869. Key: C
major.
Welcher has
created a wholly-Celtic
masterpiece in Minstrels
of the Kells. Citing a
good number of Irish
classics, he covers the
duality of the music -
the soul-searing angst
and mournfulness, and the
toe-tapping reels and
jigs that we know and
love. This is a marvelous
concert piece that was
commissioned by the Big
Twelve Band Directors
Association. (An
interesting option-
Welcher provides a spot
in the second movement
for the addition of a pub
band (Irish folk band)
and a three-minute
vamp).
SKU: GI.G-10049 Teaching Universal Skills to Improve Performance and B...(+)
SKU: GI.G-10049
Teaching Universal
Skills to Improve
Performance and Benefit
Life. Composed by
Dylan Savage. Music
Education. 278 pages. GIA
Publications #10049.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10049).
ISBN
9781622774333.
Musi
c teachers know their
students don’t
just learn to play music,
they are also exposed to
universal life skills
along the way. But
that’s just part
of the story. Currently,
most students are largely
left to learn these
universal
skills—like
problem-solving,
patience, focus,
collaboration, critical
thinking, creativity, and
communication—on
their own and often not
very effectively. The
Transposed Musician is a
practical guide to
teaching these universal
skills within the context
of a traditional music
lesson. The results not
only empower students to
better confront the
challenges of the
twenty-first century,
they significantly
improve
musicianship—a
double benefit. Author
Dylan Savage spent two
decades refining his
approach to teaching
universal skills through
music, and he shares them
in this book. Each of the
eight chapters of The
Transposed Musician
focuses on a specific
universal skill
(problem-solving, focus,
patience, critical
thinking, communication,
collaboration,
improvisation, and
creativity) and shows how
students can apply that
skill to music. He then
shows how teachers can
guide those students to
“transposeâ€
that skill to life and
back again to music with
far deeper understanding
and musicianship. With
practical examples and
clear writing, this book
is for music educators
wishing to help their
students become both
better musicians and also
better-equipped citizens
of the world. Students
truly become
“transposed
musicians†for life
and for music. Dylan
Savage is Associate
Professor of Piano at the
University of North
Carolina–Charlotte
. He is also a
Bösendorfer Concert
Artist, a Capstone
Records Recording Artist,
and a winner of the Rome
Festival Orchestra
Competition.
https://thetransposedmusi
cian.com/ This book is
priceless and contains a
wealth of music teaching
information that every
teacher should apply to
their studio. Dylan
Savage’s use of
universal skills
transforms music teaching
into a viable and
essential part of
education in the
twenty-first-century.
This teaching approach of
using universal skills
can revolutionize
teaching music in both
the private studio and
college level and will
give teachers a greater
sense of purpose and
satisfaction in their
work. This book
challenges many
preconceived ideas about
teaching music and
mastering performance.
Bravo for shaking up the
status quo.
—Randall Hartsell
  Composer,
Clinician, Teacher This
book asks and explores
fascinating questions
about what it means to
study music in a changing
world. Are there skills
we can learn in our music
lessons which can enrich
our lives in
other non-musical
areas, and then can we
bring those expanded
skills back into our
study of music itself?
Too often our
conservatories are
dead-ends, stuck with
outdated, one-dimensional
approaches which can lead
to stunted personal
development. This book
suggests ways in which we
can break down doors, for
students and teachers
alike, and celebrate
music as something
life-affirming, in and
out of the studio.
—Stephen Hough
  Pianist,
Composer, Writer Dylan
Savage has given us a
fresh and creative
pedagogy to guide our
music students toward
life as
twenty-first-century
musicians. His career as
pianist and teacher, and
his firsthand experience
in the marketplace of
business and industry,
allow him to forge a
systematic approach to
teaching universal skills
in the music lesson. In
each of the eight
chapters, skills such as
problem-solving, focus,
critical thinking,
collaboration, and
improvisation are defined
and applied to musical
skills. These in turn are
“transposedâ€
to non-musical
applications. We observe
the music lessons and the
active
“transpositionâ€
or transfer of
universal skills
exemplified through
descriptions of
particular lessons. The
anxieties, confusions,
and ultimate comfort and
understanding of students
are guided by the
questions of the teacher.
The book is beautifully
organized and is enriched
by quotations of artists,
musicians and
philosophers, and
suggested readings and
references. I really
think this is an
important and helpful
book with a point of view
that is much needed. The
empathy and knowledge of
the author steer the
reader toward the
realities of
today’s musical
world, a world that
requires skilled
musicians to have
universal skills that
benefit their lives,
regardless of their
ultimate career paths.
—Phyllis Alpert
Lehrer  Â
Professor Emerita,
Westminster Choir College
of Rider University Â
 Artist Faculty,
Westminster Conservatory
In The Transposed
Musician, Dylan Savage
combines a
visionary’s deep
understanding of the
challenges music students
and teachers face with an
eminently practical way
to meet those challenges.
Using a master
teacher’s insight,
Savage
“transposesâ€
eight potential stumbling
blocks into eight
universal skills that can
be acquired through a
beautifully organized,
step-by-step approach. In
turn, he shows how these
skills can be applied to
other areas in our
rapidly changing world,
helping us lead more
satisfying, meaningful,
and fulfilling lives, not
only as musicians, but as
human beings. For
students and teachers
alike, an inspired and
inspiring book.
—Barbara
Lister-Sink, Ed.D. Â
 Producer, Freeing
the Caged Bird The
Transposed Musician is an
important contribution to
our literature on
teaching essential life
skills including
problem-solving,
patience, focus, critical
thinking, and creativity
within the traditional
music lesson. Teachers
and students both can
benefit from the study
and application of these
skills. Applications are
made both to the
traditional lesson as
well as to non-music
applications.
—Jane Magrath Â
 Pianist, Author,
Teacher  Â
University of Oklahoma
Twenty-five hundred years
ago Plato recommended
music first in his ideal
curriculum for potential
leaders of
Athens—before
sport, mathematics, and
moral philosophy. None of
his candidates, one may
assume, aspired to become
a professional musician.
Nevertheless, throughout
centuries, otherwise
people have acknowledged
that the study and
practice of music
generates collateral
benefits essential to
human fulfillment. In his
new book The
Transposed Musician,
Professor Dylan Savage of
the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte
identifies eight of these
benefits—Problem
Solving, Focus, Patience,
Critical Thinking,
Communication,
Collaboration,
Improvisation, and
Creativity—and
calls them
“universal
skills†which may
be developed consciously
and systematically within
the context of
traditional music
lessons. Doing so takes
what has been implicit
all along and makes it
explicit. Music is good
for us! Music teachers,
even at the highest
conservatory level, learn
from Professor Savage
that they are not so much
professional trainers as
guides to a happier, more
successful life.
—Dr. Joseph
Robinson  Â
Principal Oboe, New York
Philharmonic
(1978–2005) Â
 Successful author,
teacher, producer, and
arts advocate Savage's
excellent book couldn't
be more timely, unique,
clear, full of wisdom,
and exactly what we need.
As he points out, music
teachers have known for
generations—in a
rather generalized
way—that musical
skills can strengthen
life skills in many ways.
Dylan Savage is the first
to address this
'transposition'
intentionally, with
specific exercises in the
transferrable skills.
What better gift could
there be for music
students facing an
ever-changing world?
—William Westney
  Award-winning
concert pianist (Geneva
Competition) and teacher
  Author
of The Perfect Wrong
Note: Learning to Trust
Your Musical Self.
By Eric Taylor. Music Theory in Practice Grade 1 (Revised Edition - 2008). Educa...(+)
By Eric Taylor. Music
Theory in Practice Grade
1 (Revised Edition -
2008). Education. Level:
Grade 1. Published by
ABRSM (Associated Board
of the Royal Schools of
Music).
By Eric Taylor. Music Theory in Practice Grade 3 (Revised Edition - 2008). Educa...(+)
By Eric Taylor. Music
Theory in Practice Grade
3 (Revised Edition -
2008). Education. Level:
Grade 3. Published by
ABRSM (Associated Board
of the Royal Schools of
Music).
By Eric Taylor. Music Theory in Practice Grade 2 (Revised Edition - 2008). Educa...(+)
By Eric Taylor. Music
Theory in Practice Grade
2 (Revised Edition -
2008). Education. Level:
Grade 2. Published by
ABRSM (Associated Board
of the Royal Schools of
Music).
Love is the Key Chorale SATB SATB A Cappella [Octavo] - Intermédiaire MorningStar Music Publishers
By Zebulon M. Highben. For SATB choir (divisi), a cappella. Luther College M...(+)
By Zebulon M. Highben.
For
SATB choir (divisi), a
cappella. Luther College
Music
Series.
Community/Fellowship.
Moderately difficult.
Octavo.
12 pages. Published by
MorningStar Music
Publishers
Chamber Music Violin SKU: PR.114422260 For solo violin. Composed b...(+)
Chamber Music Violin
SKU: PR.114422260
For solo violin.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Sws. Performance Score.
12 pages. Duration
0:09:00. Theodore Presser
Company #114-42226.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114422260).
ISBN
9781491133866. UPC:
680160683352. 9 x 12
inches.
Legends of
the phoenix are found in
stories from ancient
Egypt and Greece. While
each culture possesses a
range of stories
encompassing the myth,
these tales tend toward
similar traits: a sacred
bird with brilliantly
colored plumage and
melodious call lives for
typically 500 years, then
dies in a nest of embers,
only to be reborn among
the flames. Phoenix
Rising consists of two
movements: I. Dying in
Embers represents an old
phoenix settling on top
of a pile of embers and
breathing its last
breath; II. Reborn in
Flames depicts the
newly-born phoenix
getting its first taste
of flight. Legends of
the phoenix are found in
stories from ancient
Egypt and Greece. While
each culture possesses a
range of stories
encompassing the phoenix
myth, these tales tend to
share similar traits: a
sacred bird with
brilliantly colored
plumage and melodious
call lives for typically
five hundred years; then
the bird dies in a nest
of embers, only to be
reborn among the
flames.In Egyptian
stories, the phoenix
gathers scented wood and
spices for its
funeral/rebirth pyre,
then collects the ashes
from its earlier
incarnation and flies
them to the temple of the
sun in Heliopolis to
offer as a tribute to the
sun god.In Greek myths,
the phoenix was
approximately the size of
an eagle and was adorned
with red and gold
feathers; it would fly
from either India or
Arabia to Heliopolis to
give its offering. The
bird’s association
with immortality and
resurrection are
particularly intriguing
aspects of these tales,
giving numerous writers
(including William
Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis,
and J.K. Rowling) a rich
resource for their own
stories.Phoenix Rising
consists of two
movements. I. Dying in
embers represents an old
phoenixwho is settling on
top of a pile of embers
and breathing its last
breath. II. Reborn in
flames depicts the
newly-born phoenix
getting its first taste
of flight.Phoenix Rising
was commissioned by
saxophonist Christopher
Creviston, who has
recorded the work on the
Blue Griffin label. The
composer has also made
editions of the work for
flute and for clarinet
(also available from
Theodore Presser
Company).
Chamber Music Flute(s) SKU: PR.114419610 For solo Flute and Alto Flute...(+)
Chamber Music Flute(s)
SKU: PR.114419610
For solo Flute and
Alto Flute (one
player). Composed by
Stacy Garrop. Sws.
Performance Score. 12
pages. Duration 9:30.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41961. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114419610).
ISBN
9781491132302. UPC:
680160677108. 9 x 12
inches.
Legends of
the phoenix are found in
stories from ancient
Egypt and Greece. While
each culture possesses a
range of stories
encompassing the myth,
these tales tend toward
similar traits: a sacred
bird with brilliantly
colored plumage and
melodious call lives for
typically 500 years, then
dies in a nest of embers,
only to be reborn among
the flames. Phoenix
Rising consists of two
movements: I. Dying in
Embers represents an old
phoenix settling on top
of a pile of embers and
breathing its last
breath; II. Reborn in
Flames depicts the
newly-born phoenix
getting its first taste
of flight. Legends of
the phoenix are found in
stories from ancient
Egypt and Greece. While
each culture possesses a
range of stories
encompassing the phoenix
myth, these tales tend to
share similar traits: a
sacred bird with
brilliantly colored
plumage and melodious
call lives for typically
five hundred years; then
the bird dies in a nest
of embers, only to be
reborn among the
flames.In Egyptian
stories, the phoenix
gathers scented wood and
spices for its
funeral/rebirth pyre,
then collects the ashes
from its earlier
incarnation and flies
them to the temple of the
sun in Heliopolis to
offer as a tribute to the
sun god.In Greek myths,
the phoenix was
approximately the size of
an eagle and was adorned
with red and gold
feathers; it would fly
from either India or
Arabia to Heliopolis to
give its offering. The
bird’s association
with immortality and
resurrection are
particularly intriguing
aspects of these tales,
giving numerous writers
(including William
Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis,
and J.K. Rowling) a rich
resource for their own
stories.Phoenix Rising
consists of two
movements. I. Dying in
embers represents an old
phoenixwho is settling on
top of a pile of embers
and breathing its last
breath. II. Reborn in
flames depicts the
newly-born phoenix
getting its first taste
of flight.Phoenix Rising
was commissioned by
saxophonist Christopher
Creviston, who has
recorded the work on the
Blue Griffin label. The
composer has also made
editions of the work for
flute and for clarinet
(also available from
Theodore Presser
Company).
Chamber Music trombone SKU: CF.WF231 20 Original Etudes in a Variety o...(+)
Chamber Music trombone
SKU: CF.WF231
20 Original Etudes in
a Variety of Styles.
Composed by Tom Brantley.
Collection - Performance.
With Standard notation.
48 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #WF231. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.WF231).
ISBN
9781491153314. UPC:
680160910816.
Styli
stic Etudes for Trombone
was written for
intermediateto advanced
level trombonists,
seeking to meet
thedemands of the modern
marketplace for
performers. AsI often
tell my students,
it’s simply not
enough to mastera single
style and fake the rest.
To make a living as
aperformer, trombonists
are expected to play
many, manydifferent
styles authentically.
Classical performers
studyhard and devote
themselves to mastering
the stylisticnuances of
various eras, various
composers, variousforms;
jazz musicians seek to
accurately reflect the
stylesof everything from
bar-room burlesque to
Coltrane; hornbands in
the funk, rock, ska and
hip-hop idioms
mustreflect attention to
the details of their
influences even asthey
create new paths through
popular music.This etude
collection is an attempt
to help studentsand their
teachers work on the
details associated
withmastering each of
these various styles.In
order to perform with the
correct feel,
articulationand sound,
trombonists must first
get these concepts
intheir head through
diligent listening and
then disciplinedpractice
playing in every single
style. The same
wayorchestral players
study the symphonic
literature andexcerpts,
or the way a professional
jazz musician mightwork
on chord changes in
excruciating detail, a
wellroundedtrombone
player must master styles
by listeningto and
playing with great
recordings. Most of the
etudesin this book are
based on styles from
specific
orchestralliterature,
jazz standards and other
styles such as
NewOrleans’ funk
music (Meters) or the
music of JamesBrown and
Tower of Power.One final
note: some of these are
hard. On purpose.
Theseare not warm-ups
that you can play through
mindlesslyto get your
face going. These are
“study
pieces†in the
oldfashionedsense. They
are designed to challenge
you asa player, to make
you a little
uncomfortable. Some
aretougher than others,
of course, but none of
them are easy.If you can
play through each of
these well, with
greatmusicianship and
impeccable technique, you
will be anincredibly
versatile instrumentalist
and be able to
secureperformance
opportunities that are
outside the comfortzone
of many
trombonists.Thanks for
buying this book. I hope
you enjoy workingthrough
these, whether
you’re a teacher,
student,performer, or
weekend warrior. I
learned a lot by
puttingthese together and
I hope you find them
useful and
helpful. Stylistic
Etudes for Trombone was
written for intermediate
to advanced level
trombonists, seeking to
meet the demands of the
modern marketplace for
performers. As I often
tell my students,
it’s simply not
enough to master a single
style and fake the rest.
To make a living as a
performer, trombonists
are expected to play
many, many different
styles authentically.
Classical performers
study hard and devote
themselves to mastering
the stylistic nuances of
various eras, various
composers, various forms;
jazz musicians seek to
accurately reflect the
styles of everything from
bar-room burlesque to
Coltrane; horn bands in
the funk, rock, ska and
hip-hop idioms must
reflect attention to the
details of their
influences even as they
create new paths through
popular music.This etude
collection is an attempt
to help students and
their teachers work on
the details associated
with mastering each of
these various styles.In
order to perform with the
correct feel,
articulation and sound,
trombonists must first
get these concepts in
their head through
diligent listening and
then disciplined practice
playing in every single
style. The same way
orchestral players study
the symphonic literature
and excerpts, or the way
a professional jazz
musician might work on
chord changes in
excruciating detail, a
well-rounded trombone
player must master styles
by listening to and
playing with great
recordings. Most of the
etudes in this book are
based on styles from
specific orchestral
literature, jazz
standards and other
styles such as New
Orleans’ funk
music (Meters) or the
music of James Brown and
Tower of Power.How these
etudes were conceived,
composed and transcribed:
The style or concept of
the etude was thought out
in my head and ear. I
then improvised in that
style and concept on my
trombone, recording my
efforts until I was
satisfied with the etude.
All along, my goal was to
play the range of the
instrument while
emphasizing certain
articulations, rhythms,
range and, fundamentally,
the intended style of the
etude. The resulting
etude was then
transcribed by a terrific
graduate student named
Zach Bornheimer, who also
works with many other
classical and jazz
composers as a
copyist/arranger.Tips for
working on the etudes:
Seek out professional
recordings that match the
style of each etude to
get a good idea of what
the etude should sound
like musically. My
recording of each of
these etudes is available
for download and can be
purchased online for a
modest fee. Search for
“Brantley
Etudes†at either
iTunes or CDBaby.
Practice each etude very
slowly and in segments as
needed, using a
metronome. Record
yourself and listen for
good technique,
musicianship and
authenticity of style
with your sound, feel and
articulations. Compare
your own efforts to the
sounds you’ve
heard on recordings.
Would you fit in that
ensemble or band? If
range is an issue, take
certain notes or passages
down or up an octave.
Work on your fundamentals
every day, including the
techniques and skills
needed for these etudes.
Be patient! Small
improvements every day
result in big success
over time. Always play
with a wide dynamic
range. Always play with
line and direction.
Always play with
impeccable time as well
as rhythm. Use a
metronome to help with
this. Always play in
tune. You can work on
this with a tuner as well
as with drones. Play
these for teachers,
friends, peers and
colleagues not only for
their feedback but also
for the experience of
informal performance. An
audience changes
everything. Make music,
listen to music, record
yourself, play in public
and have fun!One final
note: some of these are
hard. On purpose. These
are not warm-ups that you
can play through
mindlessly to get your
face going. These are
“study
pieces†in the
old-fashioned sense. They
are designed to challenge
you as a player, to make
you a little
uncomfortable. Some are
tougher than others, of
course, but none of them
are easy. If you can play
through each of these
well, with great
musicianship and
impeccable technique, you
will be an incredibly
versatile instrumentalist
and be able to secure
performance opportunities
that are outside the
comfort zone of many
trombonists.Thanks for
buying this book. I hope
you enjoy working through
these, whether
you’re a teacher,
student, performer, or
weekend warrior. I
learned a lot by putting
these together and I hope
you find them useful and
helpful.Best
wishes,—Tom
Brantley.
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4 SKU: BT.AMP-340-140 Composed by Philip Sp...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 4
SKU:
BT.AMP-340-140
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Midway Series. Concert
Piece. Score Only.
Composed 2012. 44 pages.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
340-140. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-340-140).
9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Of Skies,
Rivers, Lakes and
Mountains was
commissioned by the
Northern California Band
Directors' Association to
honour their 50th
Anniversary in 2012. The
first performance was
given by the
Association’s 2012
Honor Band, conducted by
Dr Royce Trevis, in the
Harlen Adams Theater,
California State
University, Chico,
California, on 4th
February that year.The
brief for the commission
asked for a piece that
celebrated the United
States’ natural
resources and composer
Philip Sparke turned to
Katharine Lee
Bates’s lyrics for
the song America the
Beautiful, of which
the first and last verses
are:O beautiful for
spacious skies,For amber
waves of grain,For
purplemountain
majestiesAbove the
fruited plain!America!
America!God shed His
grace on thee,And crown
thy good with
brotherhoodFrom sea to
shining seaThe three
movements each take their
title from these
verses:1. O Beautiful
for Spacious Skies:
Opening with filigree
woodwind figuring, this
movement aims to recreate
the light and lightness
of a spring sky, birds
and blossoms floating on
gentle breezes.2. From
Sea to Shining Sea: A
vivacious celebration of
water bubbling in
streams, rivers and
lakes.3. For Purple
Mountain Majesties: A
slow final movement
representing an
awe-inspiring range of
mountains
Of
Skies, Rivers, Lakes and
Mountains is
geschreven in opdracht
van de Northern
California Band
Directors' Association,
ter gelegenheid van het
vijftigjarig jubileum van
deze organisatie, dat in
2012 werd gevierd. De
première werd op 4
februari van dat jaar
onder leiding van
dirigent Royce Trevis
uitgevoerd door de
Association’s 2012
Honor Band, in het Harlen
Adams Theater, California
State University, Chico,
Californië.De
componist kreeg het
verzoek een werk te
schrijven dat een lofzang
zou zijn op alles wat de
natuur van Verenigde
Staten te bieden heeft.
Philip Sparke gebruikte
de tekst van Katharine
Lee Bates voor de song
America the
Beautiful, waarvan
heteerste en laatste
couplet als volgt
luiden:O beautiful for
spacious skies,For amber
waves of grain,For purple
mountain majestiesAbove
the fruited
plain!America!
America!God shed His
grace on thee,And crown
thy good with
brotherhoodFrom sea to
shining seaDe titels van
de drie delen van de
compositie zijn ontleend
aan deze coupletten:1.
O Beautiful for
Spacious Skies: Dit
deel, dat opent met
verfijnde figuren in het
hout, is een poging om
het licht en de lichtheid
van een lentehemel te
herscheppen, met
vogeltjes en bloesems die
wiegen in een milde
bries.2. From Sea to
Shining Sea: Een
levendige ode aan water
dat stroomt in beken,
rivieren en meren3.
For Purple Mountain
Majesties: Een
langzaam laatste deel
waarin het beeld wordt
opgeroepen van een
indrukwekkende bergketen
Of Skies,
Rivers, Lakes and
Mountains wurde von
der Northern California
Band Director’s
Association
(Dirigentenverband
Nord-Kaliforniens) zum
50-jährigen
Jubiläum im Jahr 2012
in Auftrag gegeben. Die
Uraufführung mit dem
Ehrenorchester 2012 des
Verbands fand am 4.
Februar desselben Jahre
unter der Leitung von Dr.
Royce Trevis im Halen
Adams Theater an der
California State
University, Chico
Kalifornien) statt.Der
Kompositionsauftrag
verlangte ein Stück zu
Ehren der Reichtümer
der Natur Amerikas. Der
Komponist Philip Sparke
wählte daher die erste
und letzte Strophe aus
Katherine Lee
Bates’ Text zum
Lied America the
Beautiful, die da
lauten:O beautiful for
spaciousskies,For amber
waves of grain,For purple
mountain majestiesAbove
the fruited
plain!America!
America!God shed His
grace on thee,And crown
thy good with
brotherhoodFrom sea to
shining seaDie Titel der
drei Sätze stammen
alle aus diesen
Strophen:1. O
Beautiful for Spacious
Skies (O
wunderschön, der weite
Himmel): Mit filigranen
Figuren im Holz
beginnend, will dieser
Satz das Licht und die
Leichtigkeit des
Frühlingshimmels, die
Vögel und von einer
sanften Brise getragene
Blüten zum Leben
erwecken.2. From Sea
to Shining Sea (Vom
Meer zum strahlenden
Meer): Mit lebhafter
Musik wird hier in
Flüssen, Bächen und
Seen sprudelndes Wasser
zelebriert.3. For
Purple Mountain
Majesties (Die
Erhabenheit der purpurrot
leuchtenden Berge): Der
langsame Schlusssatz
richtet den Blick auf
ehrfurchtgebietende
Gebirge.
Piano and orchestra - difficult SKU: HL.49046544 For piano and orchest...(+)
Piano and orchestra -
difficult
SKU:
HL.49046544
For
piano and orchestra.
Composed by Gyorgy
Ligeti. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Edition Schott.
Softcover. Composed
1985-1988. Duration 24'.
Schott Music #ED23178.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49046544).
ISBN
9781705122655. UPC:
842819108726.
9.0x12.0x0.224
inches.
I composed
the Piano Concerto in two
stages: the first three
movements during the
years 1985-86, the next
two in 1987, the final
autograph of the last
movement was ready by
January, 1988. The
concerto is dedicated to
the American conductor
Mario di Bonaventura. The
markings of the movements
are the following: 1.
Vivace molto ritmico e
preciso 2. Lento e
deserto 3. Vivace
cantabile 4. Allegro
risoluto 5. Presto
luminoso.The first
performance of the
three-movement Concerto
was on October 23rd, 1986
in Graz. Mario di
Bonaventura conducted
while his brother,
Anthony di Bonaventura,
was the soloist. Two days
later the performance was
repeated in the Vienna
Konzerthaus. After
hearing the work twice, I
came to the conclusion
that the third movement
is not an adequate
finale; my feeling of
form demanded
continuation, a
supplement. That led to
the composing of the next
two movements. The
premiere of the whole
cycle took place on
February 29th, 1988, in
the Vienna Konzerthaus
with the same conductor
and the same pianist. The
orchestra consisted of
the following: flute,
oboe, clarinet, bassoon,
horn, trumpet, tenor
trombone, percussion and
strings. The flautist
also plays the piccoIo,
the clarinetist, the alto
ocarina. The percussion
is made up of diverse
instruments, which one
musician-virtuoso can
play. It is more
practical, however, if
two or three musicians
share the instruments.
Besides traditional
instruments the
percussion part calls
also for two simple wind
instruments: the swanee
whistle and the
harmonica. The string
instrument parts (two
violins, viola, cello and
doubles bass) can be
performed soloistic since
they do not contain
divisi. For balance,
however, the ensemble
playing is recommended,
for example 6-8 first
violins, 6-8 second, 4-6
violas, 4-6 cellos, 3-4
double basses. In the
Piano Concerto I realized
new concepts of harmony
and rhythm. The first
movement is entirely
written in bimetry:
simultaneously 12/8 and
4/4 (8/8). This relates
to the known triplet on a
doule relation and in
itself is nothing new.
Because, however, I
articulate 12 triola and
8 duola pulses, an
entangled, up till now
unheard kind of polymetry
is created. The rhythm is
additionally complicated
because of asymmetric
groupings inside two
speed layers, which means
accents are
asymmetrically
distributed. These
groups, as in the talea
technique, have a fixed,
continuously repeating
rhythmic structures of
varying lengths in speed
layers of 12/8 and 4/4.
This means that the
repeating pattern in the
12/8 level and the
pattern in the 4/4 level
do not coincide and
continuously give a
kaleidoscope of renewing
combinations. In our
perception we quickly
resign from following
particular rhythmical
successions and that what
is going on in time
appears for us as
something static,
resting. This music, if
it is played properly, in
the right tempo and with
the right accents inside
particular layers, after
a certain time 'rises, as
it were, as a plane after
taking off: the rhythmic
action, too complex to be
able to follow in detail,
begins flying. This
diffusion of individual
structures into a
different global
structure is one of my
basic compositional
concepts: from the end of
the fifties, from the
orchestral works
Apparitions and
Atmospheres I
continuously have been
looking for new ways of
resolving this basic
question. The harmony of
the first movement is
based on mixtures, hence
on the parallel leading
of voices. This technique
is used here in a rather
simple form; later in the
fourth movement it will
be considerably
developed. The second
movement (the only slow
one amongst five
movements) also has a
talea type of structure,
it is however much
simpler rhythmically,
because it contains only
one speed layer. The
melody is consisted in
the development of a
rigorous interval mode in
which two minor seconds
and one major second
alternate therefore nine
notes inside an octave.
This mode is transposed
into different degrees
and it also determines
the harmony of the
movement; however, in
closing episode in the
piano part there is a
combination of diatonics
(white keys) and
pentatonics (black keys)
led in brilliant,
sparkling quasimixtures,
while the orchestra
continues to play in the
nine tone mode. In this
movement I used isolated
sounds and extreme
registers (piccolo in a
very low register,
bassoon in a very high
register, canons played
by the swanee whistle,
the alto ocarina and
brass with a harmon-mute'
damper, cutting sound
combinations of the
piccolo, clarinet and
oboe in an extremely high
register, also
alternating of a
whistle-siren and
xylophone). The third
movement also has one
speed layer and because
of this it appears as
simpler than the first,
but actually the rhythm
is very complicated in a
different way here. Above
the uninterrupted, fast
and regular basic pulse,
thanks to the asymmetric
distribution of accents,
different types of
hemiolas and inherent
melodical patterns appear
(the term was coined by
Gerhard Kubik in relation
to central African
music). If this movement
is played with the
adequate speed and with
very clear accentuation,
illusory
rhythmic-melodical
figures appear. These
figures are not played
directly; they do not
appear in the score, but
exist only in our
perception as a result of
co-operation of different
voices. Already earlier I
had experimented with
illusory rhythmics,
namely in Poeme
symphonique for 100
metronomes (1962), in
Continuum for harpsichord
(1968), in Monument for
two pianos (1976), and
especially in the first
and sixth piano etude
Desordre and Automne a
Varsovie (1985). The
third movement of the
Piano Concerto is up to
now the clearest example
of illusory rhythmics and
illusory melody. In
intervallic and chordal
structure this movement
is based on alternation,
and also inter-relation
of various modal and
quasi-equidistant harmony
spaces. The tempered
twelve-part division of
the octave allows for
diatonical and other
modal interval
successions, which are
not equidistant, but are
based on the alternation
of major and minor
seconds in different
groups. The tempered
system also allows for
the use of the
anhemitonic pentatonic
scale (the black keys of
the piano). From
equidistant scales,
therefore interval
formations which are
based on the division of
an octave in equal
distances, the
twelve-tone tempered
system allows only
chromatics (only minor
seconds) and the six-tone
scale (the whole-tone:
only major seconds).
Moreover, the division of
the octave into four
parts only minor thirds)
and three parts (three
major thirds) is
possible. In several
music cultures different
equidistant divisions of
an octave are accepted,
for example, in the
Javanese slendro into
five parts, in Melanesia
into seven parts, popular
also in southeastern
Asia, and apart from
this, in southern Africa.
This does not mean an
exact equidistance: there
is a certain tolerance
for the inaccurateness of
the interval tuning.
These exotic for us,
Europeans, harmony and
melody have attracted me
for several years.
However I did not want to
re-tune the piano
(microtone deviations
appear in the concerto
only in a few places in
the horn and trombone
parts led in natural
tones). After the period
of experimenting, I got
to pseudo- or
quasiequidistant
intervals, which is
neither whole-tone nor
chromatic: in the
twelve-tone system, two
whole-tone scales are
possible, shifted a minor
second apart from each
other. Therefore, I
connect these two scales
(or sound resources), and
for example, places occur
where the melodies and
figurations in the piano
part are created from
both whole tone scales;
in one band one six-tone
sound resource is
utilized, and in the
other hand, the
complementary. In this
way whole-tonality and
chromaticism mutually
reduce themselves: a type
of deformed
equidistancism is formed,
strangely brilliant and
at the same time
slanting; illusory
harmony, indeed being
created inside the
tempered twelve-tone
system, but in sound
quality not belonging to
it anymore. The
appearance of such
slantedequidistant
harmony fields
alternating with modal
fields and based on
chords built on fifths
(mainly in the piano
part), complemented with
mixtures built on fifths
in the orchestra, gives
this movement an
individual, soft-metallic
colour (a metallic sound
resulting from
harmonics). The fourth
movement was meant to be
the central movement of
the Concerto. Its
melodc-rhythmic elements
(embryos or fragments of
motives) in themselves
are simple. The movement
also begins simply, with
a succession of
overlapping of these
elements in the mixture
type structures. Also
here a kaleidoscope is
created, due to a limited
number of these elements
- of these pebbles in the
kaleidoscope - which
continuously return in
augmentations and
diminutions. Step by
step, however, so that in
the beginning we cannot
hear it, a compiled
rhythmic organization of
the talea type gradually
comes into daylight,
based on the simultaneity
of two mutually shifted
to each other speed
layers (also triplet and
duoles, however, with
different asymmetric
structures than in the
first movement). While
longer rests are
gradually filled in with
motive fragments, we
slowly come to the
conclusion that we have
found ourselves inside a
rhythmic-melodical whirl:
without change in tempo,
only through increasing
the density of the
musical events, a
rotation is created in
the stream of successive
and compiled, augmented
and diminished motive
fragments, and increasing
the density suggests
acceleration. Thanks to
the periodical structure
of the composition,
always new but however of
the same (all the motivic
cells are similar to
earlier ones but none of
them are exactly
repeated; the general
structure is therefore
self-similar), an
impression is created of
a gigantic, indissoluble
network. Also, rhythmic
structures at first
hidden gradually begin to
emerge, two independent
speed layers with their
various internal
accentuations. This
great, self-similar whirl
in a very indirect way
relates to musical
associations, which came
to my mind while watching
the graphic projection of
the mathematical sets of
Julia and of Mandelbrot
made with the help of a
computer. I saw these
wonderful pictures of
fractal creations, made
by scientists from Brema,
Peitgen and Richter, for
the first time in 1984.
From that time they have
played a great role in my
musical concepts. This
does not mean, however,
that composing the fourth
movement I used
mathematical methods or
iterative calculus;
indeed, I did use
constructions which,
however, are not based on
mathematical thinking,
but are rather craftman's
constructions (in this
respect, my attitude
towards mathematics is
similar to that of the
graphic artist Maurits
Escher). I am concerned
rather with intuitional,
poetic, synesthetic
correspondence, not on
the scientific, but on
the poetic level of
thinking. The fifth, very
short Presto movement is
harmonically very simple,
but all the more
complicated in its
rhythmic structure: it is
based on the further
development of ''inherent
patterns of the third
movement. The
quasi-equidistance system
dominates harmonically
and melodically in this
movement, as in the
third, alternating with
harmonic fields, which
are based on the division
of the chromatic whole
into diatonics and
anhemitonic pentatonics.
Polyrhythms and harmonic
mixtures reach their
greatest density, and at
the same time this
movement is strikingly
light, enlightened with
very bright colours: at
first it seems chaotic,
but after listening to it
for a few times it is
easy to grasp its
content: many autonomous
but self-similar figures
which crossing
themselves. I present my
artistic credo in the
Piano Concerto: I
demonstrate my
independence from
criteria of the
traditional avantgarde,
as well as the
fashionable
postmodernism. Musical
illusions which I
consider to be also so
important are not a goal
in itself for me, but a
foundation for my
aesthetical attitude. I
prefer musical forms
which have a more
object-like than
processual character.
Music as frozen time, as
an object in imaginary
space evoked by music in
our imagination, as a
creation which really
develops in time, but in
imagination it exists
simultaneously in all its
moments. The spell of
time, the enduring its
passing by, closing it in
a moment of the present
is my main intention as a
composer. (Gyorgy
Ligeti).
SKU: GI.G-10701 The Practical Application of Body Mapping to Making Mu...(+)
SKU: GI.G-10701
The Practical
Application of Body
Mapping to Making
Music. Composed by
Bridget Jankowski. Body
Mapping. Music Education.
124 pages. GIA
Publications #10701.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10701).
ISBN
9781622776795.
Musi
c education belongs on a
somatic foundation
because musicians move
for a living, like
dancers and athletes,
except that
musicians’
movement is even more
refined, precise, and
rapid. —Barbara
Conable This primer for
all musicians provides a
reliable base for a
lifetime of playing and
singing. The principles
in these pages are the
elemental foundation of
music education, and will
protect a musician from
injury, promote the
physical freedom and
sensitivity needed for
technical mastery, and
secure the embodied
intelligence that grounds
musical power and
subtlety. Musicians
teaching from these
principles will see their
students thrive. Students
studying and restudying
these pages will delight
in their enhanced
performance. This book
also serves as the text
of a six-hour course on
Body Mapping for
musicians developed by
Barbara Conable.
What’s New in the
Revised Edition? Created
with the input of
experienced Licensed Body
Mapping Educators, and
led by Body Mapping
expert Bridget Jankowski,
this revision includes:
Updated and enlarged
images—big enough
for coloring. Streamlined
and clarified content
based on new science. An
updated format that
follows the associated
Body Mapping course more
closely. Additional room
for notes at the end of
each section. Knowledge
from the scientific
community continues to
inform the work of the
Association for Body
Mapping Education. The
book’s associated
Body Mapping course of
the same name has evolved
over the past two
decades, and an updated
text for the course will
be a valuable resource
for novice and seasoned
Body Mapping Educators
alike. Bridget Jankowski
was the first person to
become a Licensed Body
Mapping Educator after
training with noted Body
Mapping pioneer Barbara
Conable in the late
1990s. Since then,
Jankowski has been an
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Association for Body
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taught numerous Body
Mapping courses and
workshops across the
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By Mark John Sternal. Edited by Jeanne Corlew. For Guitar, Piano, Bass Guitar. T...(+)
By Mark John Sternal.
Edited by Jeanne Corlew.
For Guitar, Piano, Bass
Guitar. There are only 12
notes in the musical
alphabet, when you have
mastered them you have
mastered music. Music
theory. Level: beginner
through intermediate.
Workbook. 24 pages.
Published by MJS Music
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Composed by Gerald Near (1942-). For organ. Chant-Based. Catholic Sequences, Com...(+)
Composed by Gerald Near
(1942-). For organ.
Chant-Based. Catholic
Sequences, Complete Mass,
Pentecost, Trinity,
Communion. Medium.
Published by Aureole
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