Composed by Muzio
Clementi. Arranged by
Douglas Townsend. Carl
Fischer Young String
Orchestra Series.
Classical. Full score.
With Standard notation.
12 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #YAS13F. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YAS13F).
ISBN
9780825848339. UPC:
798408048334. 8.5 X 11
inches. Key: G
major.
IApart from
some of his Sonatinas,
Opus 36, Clementi's life
and music are hardly
known to the piano
teachers and students of
today. For example, in
addition to the above
mentioned Sonatinas,
Clementi wrote sixty
sonatas for the piano,
many of them unjustly
neglected, although his
friend Beethoven regarded
some of them very highly.
Clementi also wrote
symphonies (some of which
he arranged as piano
sonatas), a substantial
number of waltzes and
other dances for the
piano as well as sonatas
and sonatinas for piano
four-hands.In addition to
composing, Clementi was a
much sought after piano
teacher, and included
among his students John
Field (Father of the
'Nocturne'), and
Meyerbeer.In his later
years, Clementi became a
very successful music
publisher, publishing
among other works the
first English edition of
Beethoven's Violin
Concerto, in the great
composer's own
arrangement for the
piano, as well as some of
his string quartets.
Clementi was also one of
the first English piano
manufacturers to make
pianos with a metal frame
and string them with
wire.The Sonatina in C,
Opus 36, No. 1 was one of
six such works Clementi
wrote in 1797. He must
have been partial to
these little pieces (for
which he also provided
the fingerings), since
they were reissued
(without the fingering)
by the composer shortly
after 1801. About 1820,
he issued ''the sixth
edition, with
considerable improvements
by the author;· with
fingerings added and
several minor changes,
among which were that
many of them were written
an octave higher.IIIt has
often been said,
generally by those
unhampered by the facts,
that composers of the
past (and, dare we add,
the present?), usually
handled their financial
affairs with their public
and publishers with a
poor sense of business
acumen or common sense.
As a result they
frequently found
themselves in financial
straits.Contrary to
popular opinion, this was
the exception rather than
the rule. With the
exception of Mozart and
perhaps a few other
composers, the majority
of composers then, as
now, were quite
successful in their
dealings with the public
and their publishers, as
the following examples
will show.It was not
unusual for 18th- and
19th-century composers to
arrange some of their
more popular compositions
for different
combinations of
instruments in order to
increase their
availability to a larger
music-playing public.
Telemann, in the
introduction to his
seventy-two cantatas for
solo voice and one melody
instrument (flute, oboe
or violin, with the usual
continua) Der Harmonische
Gottesdienst, tor
example, suggests that if
a singer is not available
to perform a cantata the
voice part could be
played by another
instrument. And in the
introduction to his Six
Concertos and Six Suites
for flute, violin and
continua, he named four
different instrumental
combinations that could
perform these pieces, and
actually wrote out the
notes for the different
possibilities. Bach
arranged his violin
concertos for keyboard,
and Beethoven not only
arranged his Piano Sonata
in E Major, Opus 14, No.
1 for string quartet, he
also transposed it to the
key of F. Brahm's
well-known Quintet in F
Minor for piano and
strings was his own
arrangement of his
earlier sonata for two
pianos, also in F
Minor.IIIWe come now to
Clementi. It is well
known that some of his
sixty piano sonatas were
his own arrangements of
some of his lost
symphonies, and that some
of his rondos for piano
four-hands were
originally the last
movements of his solo
sonatas or piano trios.In
order to make the first
movement of his
delightful Sonatina in C,
Opus 36, No. 1 accessible
to young string players,
I have followed the
example established by
the composer himself by
arranging and transposing
one of his piano
compositions from one
medium (the piano) to
another. (string
instruments). In order to
simplify the work for
young string players, in
the process of adapting
it to the new medium it
was necessary to
transpose it from the
original key of C to G,
thereby doing away with
some of the difficulties
they would have
encountered in the
original key. The first
violin and cello parts
are similar to the right-
and left-hand parts of
the original piano
version. The few changes
I have made in these
parts have been for the
convenience of the string
players, but in no way do
they change the nature of
the music.Since the
original implied a
harmonic framework in
many places, I have added
a second violin and viola
part in such a way that
they not only have
interesting music to
play, but also fill in
some of the implied
harmony without in any
way detracting from the
composition's musical
value. Occasionally, it
has been necessary to
raise or lower a few
passages an octave or to
modify others slightly to
make them more accessible
for young players.It is
hoped that the musical
value of the composition
has not been too
compromised, and that
students and teachers
will come to enjoy this
little piece in its new
setting as much as
pianists have in the
original one. This
arrangement may also be
performed by a solo
string quartet. When
performed by a string
orchestra, the double
bass part may be
omitted.- Douglas
TownsendString editing by
Amy Rosen.
About Carl
Fischer Young String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of Grade 2/Grade
2.5 pieces is designed
for second and third year
ensembles. The pieces in
this series are
characterized
by: --Occasionally
extending to third
position --Keys
carefully considered for
appropriate
difficulty --Addition
of separate 2nd violin
and viola
parts --Viola T.C.
part
included --Increase
in independence of parts
over beginning levels
Melody, Lyrics & Simplified Chords in the Key of C. By Various. Fake Book (Inclu...(+)
Melody, Lyrics &
Simplified Chords in the
Key of C. By Various.
Fake Book (Includes
melody line and chords).
Softcover. Size 9x12
inches. 200 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard.
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.DHP-1043551-140 I. The Vision ...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1043551-140
I. The Vision - II.
The Creation.
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Sovereign Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2004. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1043551-140. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1043551-140).
The Book of
Urizen is Jacob de
Haan his first Symphony
for concert band, solo
soprano, and a male
narrator in which sound
collages of expressions
are used. The piece is
inspired by the
compelling visionary poem
of the samename (which
the poet illustrated
himself) by the
Englishman William Blake
(1757-1827). The
Vision, first
movement and The
Creation, second
movement of The Book
of Urizen are
available by following
editionnumber: DHP
1043551. The Web,
the third movement of
The Book of Urizen
is available by the
following edition number:
DHP 1125252. Download the
audio samples here: track
1, track 2, track
3
In The Book
of Urizen - Jacob de
Haan zijn eerste symfonie
voor harmonieorkest,
zangstem (sopraan) en een
mannelijke spreekstem -
wordt gebruik gemaakt van
geluidscollages. De
compositie is ge
nspireerd op het
gelijknamigegedicht van
William Blake
(1757-1827). The
Vision, het eerste
deel en The
Creation, het tweede
deel van The Book of
Urizen zijn
beschikbaar via volgend
editienummer: DHP
1043551. The Web,
het derdedeel van The
Book of Urizen is
verkrijgbaar via
editienummer: DHP
1125252. Download
audiofragmenten hier:
track 1, track 2, track
3
The Book of
Urizen ist Jacob de
Haan seine erste
Symphonie für
Blasorchester, Gesang
(Sopran) und
(männliche)
Sprechstimme, in welcher
Botschaften durch
Geräuschcollagen
wiedergegeben werden. Als
Inspirationsquelle
dienteder gleichnamige
Gedichtzyklus des
großen englischen
Dichters und Malers
William Blake
(1757-1827). The
Vision, erster Satz
und The Creation,
zweiter Satz von The
Book of Urizen sind
unter der
folgendenEditionsnummer
erhältlich: DHP
1043551. The Web,
der dritte Satz von
The Book of Urizen , ist
unter der folgenden
Editionsnummer
erhältlich: DHP
1125252. Laden Sie hier
die Audiosamples
herunter: track 1, track
2,track 3
The Book of
Urizen is a work for
concert band, solo
soprano, and a male
narrator in which sound
collages of religious
expressions are used. The
piece is inspired by the
compelling visionary poem
of the same name (which
the poet
illustratedhimself) by
the Englishman William
Blake (1757-1827), who
occupies a unique
position in western
literature and the visual
arts. He was not just a
poet and a writer, but he
was also a graphic
artist, a painter, an
illustrator, a
spiritualist, areligious
visionary, and a mystic
philosopher. For the
performance of this work,
a professional sound
system, including two
microphones and a CD
player, is needed. The
three sound collages are
three separate tracks on
the enclosed CD and can
beplayed easily at the
right moment. The Book
of Urizen bears
resemblance to Genesis
and Exodus, of which the
contents form the basis
of the Christian, Jewish,
and Islamic faith. Blake
adhered to the principle
that all religions are in
fact one,and that deities
reside in human beings.
In The Book of
Urizen this is
represented in “The
Net of Religion,â€
which is spanned over the
earth by Urizen. The
sound collages, compiled
by Jacob de Haan in the
studio, find their origin
inJerusalem, the Holy
City, where the
afore-mentioned faiths
“come
together.†In the
first movement of
this composition, The
Vision, Urizen
prepares his vision of
the world, and he
presents this to the
“Eternals.â€
His vision is
rejected,and Urizen locks
himself up in his own
abstract world. When he
does emerge again, he is
confronted with rage by
the gathered Eternals.
Urizen flees the wrath of
the Eternals, “the
flames of eternal
fury,†and enwombs
himself in his own world.
Whenthe Eternals see
Urizen in his
“stony
sleep,†they wonder
if this is death. The
blacksmith Los is torn by
grief because of the
isolation of Urizen. It
brings him to rouse his
fires, prepare his forge,
and to give
Urizen’s world
concrete form. In
thesecond
movement, The
Creation,
Urizen’s world,
but also man, woman, and
child are created. Los is
horrified with the
appearance of
Urizen’s body. He
mourns and pities Urizen,
and from his blood a
female form comes into
being, with thename
Enitharmon. The Eternals,
fearful of the female
form, decide to erect a
tent to obstruct their
view to eternity.
Enitharmon and Los beget
a son, called Orc. Los
baptizes him as a child
of the “fallen
world.†Orc is fed
at Enitharmon’s
breast,which makes a
girdle of jealousy
restrict Los’
chest. He takes the child
to the top of the
mountain and chains him
down. The cries of Orc
awaken Urizen, who
explores his world
creating instruments of
scientific measurement to
do so. Los encircles
theface of Enitharmon
from the sight of Urizen
and Orc. She then
populates the earth by
giving birth to an
enormous race.The
Web, third movement
of The Book of
Urizen is now
available: DHP
1125252.
Duo Flûte traversière et Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music flute, piano SKU: PR.114422710 Composed by Charles Gibb. Se...(+)
Chamber Music flute,
piano
SKU:
PR.114422710
Composed
by Charles Gibb. Set of
Score and Parts. 44+8
pages. Duration 24
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-42271.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114422710).
ISBN
9781491136072. UPC:
680160688227.
DUOâ
€™s succinct movement
titles (I. Here, II.
Open, III. Stark, IV.
Ardent) tease at
revealing the grand and
heartfelt inspiration for
exuberant romanticism in
this sonata-like work of
symphonic proportions and
depth. Charles Gibb is
both an accomplished
pianist and an
award-winning flutist,
who has written of this
compelling major addition
to the literature:
“This work is a
journey. What journey and
whose journey does not
matter. It is my journey,
it is your journey. It is
the journey of those who
came before us, and of
those who will come after
us. I wrote this hoping
that we can find each
other along the road, so
we can realize that we
don’t need to go
on the journey
alone.â€
Gibb’s DUO is sure
to become a favorite
major work for flute
recitalists. This work
is a journey. What
journey and whose journey
does not matter. It is my
journey, it is your
journey. It is the
journey of those who came
before us, and of those
who will come after us. I
wrote this hoping that we
can find each other along
the road, so we can
realize that we
don’t need to go
on the journey
alone.“Hereâ€
begins with three notes
that shape the rhythmic
and harmonic content of
the entire work. Melodies
and harmonies including
the tonic, dominant, and
leading tone can be found
in each of the four
movements. The first
moments of this movement
introduce the melody,
offering itself
unencumbered and
uninhibited. It shows
itself as it is. The
melodies soar, the
harmonies become voiced
more intricately, and the
opening theme repeats in
full grandeur. The
momentum slows down, and
the movement ends with a
sense of completion, yet
remains unbalanced.A
striking piano gesture
launches
“Open,†the
idea of instability
reflected with the
flowing flute trills and
unclear meter patterns in
the piano. The sensation
of an unsteady grace in
5/8 time arrives with a
piano ostinato. The
melody is expressive, yet
insecure and unbalanced
due to changing meters.
After a grand pause, the
movement transitions to
4/4 time with the flute
switching between duplet
and triplet flourishes.
After a rapid descent in
the flute, the opening
gesture returns, changed
and abruptly
interrupted.The third
movement,
“Stark,†is
very static, beginning
plainly but markedly. The
falling fifth calls out
continually throughout
the movement, searching,
lost. Melodies appear in
pieces, some smooth and
flowing, others rather
disjunct. The piece
climaxes with a line of
mournfulness, yet
revealing a deeper
strength through intense
projection of tone in the
high register. However,
the static harmonies
return, this time
unsteady all the way to
its foundation. This
destabilization repeats,
and then quietly
recedes.“Ardentâ
is the longest of the
movements and spans a
wide range of musical
emotion. Part of the
movement is fast paced,
energetic, and balances
order and disarray.
However, once the chaos
dies down, a gentle,
expressive theme comes
in. The theme itself is
very resolute; it is
order appearing from the
pandemonium. Conflict
returns, and order and
chaos become less
distinguishable from one
another, and soon fuse
together. However, order
returns with new meaning,
synthesized with previous
musical content, creating
a truer, deeper sense of
awareness or
understanding. A moment
of ambiguity arises, but
the flute persists,
supported by the
sensitive but firm
figuration in the piano,
and resoundingly comes to
a close, unburdened and
at ease.
Chamber Music Cello, Recording, Viola, Violin SKU: CF.BE10F For String...(+)
Chamber Music Cello,
Recording, Viola, Violin
SKU: CF.BE10F
For String Trio and
Recording. Composed
by Paul Lansky. Full
score. With Standard
notation. 32 pages.
Duration 19:37. Carl
Fischer Music #BE10F.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.BE10F).
ISBN
9780825891175. UPC:
798408091170. 8.5 x 11
inches. Key: G
major.
Commissioned
by the Princeton-Columbia
Electronic Music Center
for Speculum Musicae in
1981. The first movement,
In Preparation, is a
study in tuning and
intonation and is based
on the open strings in
perfectly tuned fifths,
with the violins D string
tuned 294 hertz. The
first moments of the
piece provide opportunity
to tune to the tape part.
(This tuning probably
differs imperceptibly
from a tempered tuning
since the E string of the
violin is only 1/33 of a
semitone sharper then in
a tempered system and the
C strings of the viola
and cello 1/33 of a
semitone flatter.) Most
subsequent pitches in the
movement are either the
open strings or major and
minor thirds above and
below the open strings.
The minor thirds will be
slightly sharp with
respect to equal tempered
tuning about 15 cents or
1/6 of a semitone and the
major thirds will be
slightly flat about 14
cents, or one seventh of
a semitone. Listen to the
tape part as a guide. All
harmonics in this
movement are to be played
as natural harmonics and
open strings are to be
used whenever possible.
In the second movement,
At a Distance, the tape
part largely doubles
selected pitches in the
string parts and should
be thought of as a
backdrop rather then
counterpart. In this and
the remaining movements
equal tempered tuning is
used though it will
probably not be necessary
to retune the instruments
for this reason alone.
The third movement, In
Practice, is a study in
modes of performance
particularly with respect
to rhythmic rigidity and
flexibility. While the
tape part may seem to
bend and sway a great
deal, the string parts
are to be played with as
much rhythmic precision
as possible. At many
points it may be
necessary to delay or
anticipate 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 are
counter-pointed and
counter-posed. Here the
beat is quite accurate
although the notation of
the synthetic saxophone
part is only approximate.
All the tape parts are
based on computer
reprocessed violin except
for parts of the fourth
movement in which
synthetic saxophone is
used. The tape part was
synthesized on the IBM
3033 and 3081 computers
at Princeton University
and converted at the
Winham Laboratory. The
violin source was
performed by Cyrus
Stevens. Commissioned
by the Princeton-Columbia
Electronic Music Center
for Speculum Musicae in
1981. The first movement,
In Preparation, is a
study in tuning and
intonation and is based
on the open strings in
perfectly tuned fifths,
with the violinas D
string tuned 294 hertz.
The first moments of the
piece provide opportunity
to tune to the tape part.
(This tuning probably
differs imperceptibly
from a tempered tuning
since the E string of the
violin is only 1/33 of a
semitone sharper then in
a tempered system and the
C strings of the viola
and acello 1/33 of a
semitone flatter.) Most
subsequent pitches in the
movement are either the
open strings or major and
minor thirds above and
below the open strings.
The minor thirds will be
slightly sharp with
respect to equal tempered
tuning about 15 cents or
1/6 of a semitone and the
major thirds will be
slightly flat about 14
cents, or one seventh of
a semitone. Listen to the
tape part as a guide. All
harmonics in this
movement are to be played
as natural harmonics and
open strings are to be
used whenever possible.
In the second movement,
At a Distance, the tape
part largely doubles
selected pitches in the
string parts and should
be thought of as a
backdrop rather then
counterpart. In this and
the remaining movements
equal tempered tuning is
used though it will
probably not be necessary
to retune the instruments
for this reason alone.
The third movement, In
Practice, is a study in
modes of performance
particularly with respect
to rhythmic rigidity and
flexibility. While the
tape part may seem to
bend and sway a great
deal, the string parts
are to be played with as
much rhythmic precision
as possible. At many
points it may be
necessary to delay or
anticipate 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 are
counter-pointed and
counter-posed. Here the
beat is quite accurate
although the notation of
the synthetic saxophone
part is only approximate.
All the tape parts are
based on computer
reprocessed violin except
for parts of the fourth
movement in which
synthetic saxophone is
used. The tape part was
synthesized on the IBM
3033 and 3081 computers
at Princeton University
and converted at the
Winham Laboratory. The
violin source was
performed by Cyrus
Stevens. Commissioned
by the Princeton-Columbia
Electronic Music Center
for Speculum Musicae in
1981. The first movement,
In Preparation, is a
study in tuning and
intonation and is based
on the open strings in
perfectly tuned fifths,
with the violin's D
string tuned 294 hertz.
The first moments of the
piece provide opportunity
to tune to the tape part.
(This tuning probably
differs imperceptibly
from a tempered tuning
since the E string of the
violin is only 1/33 of a
semitone sharper then in
a tempered system and the
C strings of the viola
and 'cello 1/33 of a
semitone flatter.) Most
subsequent pitches in the
movement are either the
open strings or major and
minor thirds above and
below the open strings.
The minor thirds will be
slightly sharp with
respect to equal tempered
tuning about 15 cents or
1/6 of a semitone and the
major thirds will be
slightly flat about 14
cents, or one seventh of
a semitone. Listen to the
tape part as a guide. All
harmonics in this
movement are to be played
as natural harmonics and
open strings are to be
used whenever possible.
In the second movement,
At a Distance, the tape
part largely doubles
selected pitches in the
string parts and should
be thought of as a
backdrop rather then
counterpart. In this and
the remaining movements
equal tempered tuning is
used though it will
probably not be necessary
to retune the instruments
for this reason alone.
The third movement, In
Practice, is a study in
modes of performance
particularly with respect
to rhythmic rigidity and
flexibility. While the
tape part may seem to
bend and sway a great
deal, the string parts
are to be played with as
much rhythmic precision
as possible. At many
points it may be
necessary to delay or
anticipate 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 are
counter-pointed and
counter-posed. Here the
beat is quite accurate
although the notation of
the synthetic saxophone
part is only approximate.
All the tape parts are
based on computer
reprocessed violin except
for parts of the fourth
movement in which
synthetic saxophone is
used. The tape part was
synthesized on the IBM
3033 and 3081 computers
at Princeton University
and converted at the
Winham Laboratory. The
violin source was
performed by Cyrus
Stevens. 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.
Chamber Music Clarinet, Horn, Piano SKU: PR.114423640 Composed by Stacy G...(+)
Chamber Music Clarinet,
Horn, Piano
SKU:
PR.114423640
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Set of
Score and Parts. 36+12+12
pages. Duration 14:15.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-42364. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114423640).
UPC:
680160688562.
The
first time I saw
slipstreaming in action
with professional
cyclists, I was in awe.
The competitors were
riding inches away from
each other; when the lead
rider would swerve left
or right, the pursuers
would immediately follow
suit. The physics behind
what appears on the
surface to be sheer
daredevil antics are
quite solid: the cyclists
riding directly behind
the leader are
benefitting from reduced
air and wind resistance.
On a larger scale, a
peloton (the French term
for a pack of riders)
benefits multiple riders
whoare behind the leaders
of the pack. While riding
so close to other riders
carries great risk of
colliding, that risk is
outweighed by the benefit
of preserving
one’s
energy.Slipstream was
inspired by the love of
cycling shared by Haley
Hoops, horn, and Stephen
Ahearn, clarinet, for
whom the piece was
commissioned. They are
drawn to cycling for the
adventure of it, to
discover new places, and
to meet new people. Haley
also expressed her
enjoyment of taking solo
bike rides. Additionally,
I found great inspiration
in watching the daily
highlight videos of the
three-week 2020 Tour de
France, which happened to
be taking place while I
composed Slipstream.The
piece opens with The
Horizon Beckons. A
cyclist hears an enticing
call emanating from the
mountains, then the
cyclist starts pedaling
towards the mountains in
search of adventure.
Riding Solo, the second
movement, explores the
quiet of riding alone,
the beauty of the
landscape, and the
shifting of the light and
clouds, all while we hear
the bike’s wheels
in constant motion.
Adrenaline Rush, the
third and final movement,
depicts the heat of
competition. We hear the
constant jockeying of
cyclists within a peloton
as they slipstream with
each other and move with
the wind. At the very end
of the movement, we hear
sprinters race for the
finish line with
everything they have left
in their legs.
Solo Vocal, Mixed Choir and Orchestra SKU: BT.PWM5363020 For Tenor Sol...(+)
Solo Vocal, Mixed Choir
and Orchestra
SKU:
BT.PWM5363020
For
Tenor Solo, Mixed Choir,
Organ and Orchestra.
Composed by Karol
Szymanowski. Classical.
Score Only. Composed
1985. 92 pages. Polskie
Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
#PWM5363020. Published by
Polskie Wydawnictwo
Muzyczne (BT.PWM5363020).
The Third
Symphony occupies an
special place in the
evolutionary process of
Szymanowskis style. The
Symphony The Song of the
Night, Op. 27, is a
setting of the poem of
the same title, from the
second divan of Mawlana
Jalal-ad-din Rumi, for
tenor solo, mixed choir
and orchestra. It was
completed in the summer
1916. Szymanowskis
interest in oriental
music at this period is
not so much , as far as
the Third Symphony is
concerned, an attempt at
some formal stylisation
of eastern music, but
rather an indication of
his search for some mode
of expression which would
best reflect the
conflicts of his
aesthetic and artistic
ideas. It was the direct
contact made with the art
of the Grecian and Arabic
worlds during his travel
to Sicily and North
Africa in 1911 and 1914
that provided the
external stimulus for
this interest. The Third
Symphony can be classed
with those symphonies for
chorus and solo voices so
often favoured by the
neo-romantic and
expressionist composers.
It is written in a free
ternary form, the
thematic material being
the basic unifying
structural element, which
imparts a conciseness to
the form, and retaining
the function despite the
significant changes that
occur in the melodic
character of the music.
The texture is
polymelodic, and a score
reveals a masterly
interweaving of the
multiplicity of parts,
melodic lines and
patterns of sound. This
symphony is consummation
of all Szymanowskis
mastery in
instrumentation and
colour, and a superb
study of orchestral
polyphony. Here,
Szymanowski liberates
himself from the rigid
relations of the
functional harmonic
system. In the place of
tonal progressions, he
shifts chromatically from
one sound lane to
another, of which the
smallest units are chords
made up of tritones and
seconds, using only a
free intervallic
structure, far more
remote in Szymanowski
from the dominant
centralistic harmony then
Debussy. In style, the
Third Symphony belongs to
the neo-romantic period,
if this can be broadly
defined as including
modernistic and
expressionistic trends,
and to musical
impressionism. (based on
the Preface to the
''Works'' by Teresa Chyli
ska, PWM 1985).
3rd
string quartet.
Composed by Joerg
Widmann. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Edition Schott.
Score and parts. Composed
2003. 112 pages. Duration
12'. Schott Music
#ED9749. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49033270).
ISBN
9790001136860.
9.25x12.0x0.3
inches.
The
Jagdquartett (Hunt
Quartet), which Jorg
Widmann wrote as his
third string quartet in
2003, following the
Choralquartett, also
begins with a visible
gesture. After a short
signal cry from the
performers, the piece
starts by quoting Robert
Schumann's Papillons op.
2, and for its full
duration retains this
gesture, these starting
sounds. The degrees of
recognizability do change
continuously, to be sure,
in the furious, racing
organism of the score.
The contours change into
forms on another level,
yet now and then the
begining material returns
clearly to the fore,
initiated anew by a cry
from the performers, and
is then digested or
mutated as a rhythmic
study into a field of
harmonic experimentation.
On rare occasions, there
are moments of pause - as
though the musicians were
testing the atmosphere,
as though they were
sensing the weather, so
as ultimately to continue
playing the quartet
across the fields an
forests of notes. A hunt
after joyful performance,
a chase, the whip
cracking, after the thing
to be shot, the sound,
its performer, perhaps
the composer himself? - A
last shout, morendo, dal
niente... - The victim is
not the audience, at any
rate.When comparing the
output of string quartets
from the 18th century to
thetime of Schumann, it
appears to have dropped
considerably. Schumann
composed only three
complete quartets, all of
them in the so-called
'chamber music year'
1842. Jorg Widmann, who
counts Robert Schumann
among his greatest
inspirations, finished a
series of five string
quartets in 2005, at the
same age as Schumann. The
quartets in the cycle
form in themselves the
characters of the
movements of the
classical quartet.
Jagdquartett represents
the fast middle movement,
the scherzo. Widmann's
work appears rough and
wild in the style of
Schumann's alter ego
Florestan. His hunt
begins in the tempo of
'allegro vivace assai'
with the final theme of
Schumann's Papillons
which often appears or is
cited in many of
Schumann's compositions.
Widmann eventually
dismantles the thematic
material of his fierce
quartet, thus
skeletonising his
prey.
For Violin and
Orchestra. Composed
by Behzad Ranjbaran.
Contemporary. Large
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed 1994.
144 pages. Duration 31
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #416-41366L.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.41641366L).
UPC:
680160585755.
From
my early years studying
violin at the Tehran
Music Conservatory, I was
captivated by the sound
of the kamancheh, an
ancient Persian bowed
instrument considered one
of the ancestors to the
modern violin. I was
pleased when the National
Endowment for the Arts
awarded me a grant to
write a violin concerto
as it provided me with an
occasion to rekindle my
fascination with the
kamancheh. The notion of
writing a violin concerto
that would incorporate
the power and brilliance
of a modern instrument
with the delicate and
lyrical character of an
ancient one was simply
irresistible. Moreover,
the inspiration from the
kamancheh also informed
my use of Persian modes,
melodic, and rhythmic
figures. The notes of the
violins open strings (G,
D, A, E) also influenced
many of the melodic and
harmonic elements of my
violin concerto. The
opening tutti is mostly
based on intervals of a
perfect 4th and 5th. The
primary material for each
movement incorporates
notes of two of the open
strings of the violin,
creating a three-note
melodic motif as the
basis of themes: 1 st
movement: A-D-A 2nd
movement: D-G-D 3rd
movement: E-A-E The
overall structure of the
concerto is organic and
cyclical, as themes are
shared between the three
movements. For example,
the main musical idea of
the third movement is a
transformation of the
first movements primary
theme. While the
movements share similar
musical materials, each
one is defined by
distinguishing
characters. The first
movement is conflicted;
alternating between
sections of unabashed
lyricism and unforgiving
ferocity. The second
movement is haunting,
mysterious, and
expressive with long
melodic lines that vary
continuously. It moves
through different moods
and characters including
a reimagining of a
traditional Persian
wedding tune played by
the orchestra (m. 98).
The third movement is
festive in character and
features much brilliant
passagework for the solo
violin. At the climax of
this movement, themes
from the previous
movements re-emerge
simultaneously with
greater intensity,
propelling the concerto
to an energetic finale.
The Concerto was composed
in 1994 and is dedicated
to Joshua Bell. From
my early years studying
violin at the Tehran
Music Conservatory, I was
captivated by the sound
of the kamancheh, an
ancient Persian bowed
instrument considered one
of the ancestors to the
modern violin. I was
pleased when the National
Endowment for the Arts
awarded me a grant to
write a violin concerto
as it provided me with an
occasion to rekindle my
fascination with the
kamancheh. The notion of
writing a violin concerto
that would incorporate
the power and brilliance
of a modern instrument
with the delicate and
lyrical character of an
ancient one was simply
irresistible. Moreover,
the inspiration from the
kamancheh also informed
my use of Persian modes,
melodic, and rhythmic
figures. The notes of the
violinas open strings (G,
D, A, E) also influenced
many of the melodic and
harmonic elements of my
violin concerto. The
opening tutti is mostly
based on intervals of a
perfect 4th and 5th. The
primary material for each
movement incorporates
notes of two of the open
strings of the violin,
creating a three-note
melodic motif as the
basis of themes: 1 st
movement: A-D-A 2nd
movement: D-G-D 3rd
movement: E-A-E The
overall structure of the
concerto is organic and
cyclical, as themes are
shared between the three
movements. For example,
the main musical idea of
the third movement is a
transformation of the
first movementas primary
theme. While the
movements share similar
musical materials, each
one is defined by
distinguishing
characters. The first
movement is conflicted;
alternating between
sections of unabashed
lyricism and unforgiving
ferocity. The second
movement is haunting,
mysterious, and
expressive with long
melodic lines that vary
continuously. It moves
through different moods
and characters including
a reimagining of a
traditional Persian
wedding tune played by
the orchestra (m. 98).
The third movement is
festive in character and
features much brilliant
passagework for the solo
violin. At the climax of
this movement, themes
from the previous
movements re-emerge
simultaneously with
greater intensity,
propelling the concerto
to an energetic finale.
The Concerto was composed
in 1994 and is dedicated
to Joshua Bell. From
my early years studying
violin at the Tehran
Music Conservatory, I was
captivated by the sound
of the kamancheh, an
ancient Persian bowed
instrument considered one
of the ancestors to the
modern violin. I was
pleased when the National
Endowment for the Arts
awarded me a grant to
write a violin concerto
as it provided me with an
occasion to rekindle my
fascination with the
kamancheh. The notion of
writing a violin concerto
that would incorporate
the power and brilliance
of a modern instrument
with the delicate and
lyrical character of an
ancient one was simply
irresistible. Moreover,
the inspiration from the
kamancheh also informed
my use of Persian modes,
melodic, and rhythmic
figures. The notes of the
violin's open strings (G,
D, A, E) also influenced
many of the melodic and
harmonic elements of my
violin concerto. The
opening tutti is mostly
based on intervals of a
perfect 4th and 5th. The
primary material for each
movement incorporates
notes of two of the open
strings of the violin,
creating a three-note
melodic motif as the
basis of themes: 1 st
movement: A-D-A 2nd
movement: D-G-D 3rd
movement: E-A-E The
overall structure of the
concerto is organic and
cyclical, as themes are
shared between the three
movements. For example,
the main musical idea of
the third movement is a
transformation of the
first movement's primary
theme. While the
movements share similar
musical materials, each
one is defined by
distinguishing
characters. The first
movement is conflicted;
alternating between
sections of unabashed
lyricism and unforgiving
ferocity. The second
movement is haunting,
mysterious, and
expressive with long
melodic lines that vary
continuously. It moves
through different moods
and characters including
a reimagining of a
traditional Persian
wedding tune played by
the orchestra (m. 98).
The third movement is
festive in character and
features much brilliant
passagework for the solo
violin. At the climax of
this movement, themes
from the previous
movements re-emerge
simultaneously with
greater intensity,
propelling the concerto
to an energetic finale.
The Concerto was composed
in 1994 and is dedicated
to Joshua Bell. From
my early years studying
violin at the Tehran
Music Conservatory, I was
captivated by the sound
of the kamancheh, an
ancient Persian bowed
instrument considered one
of the ancestors to the
modern violin. I was
pleased when the National
Endowment for the Arts
awarded me a grant to
write a violin concerto
as it provided me with an
occasion to rekindle my
fascination with the
kamancheh. The notionof
writing a violin concerto
that would incorporate
the power and brilliance
of a modern instrument
with the delicate and
lyrical character of an
ancient one was simply
irresistible. Moreover,
the inspiration from the
kamancheh also informed
my use of Persian modes,
melodic, and rhythmic
figures.The notes of the
violin’s open
strings (G, D, A, E) also
influenced many of the
melodic and harmonic
elements of my violin
concerto. The opening
tutti is mostly based on
intervals of a perfect
4th and 5th. The primary
material for each
movement incorporates
notes of two of the open
strings of the violin,
creating a three-note
melodic motif as the
basis of themes:1 st
movement: A-D-A2nd
movement: D-G-D3rd
movement: E-A-EThe
overall structure of the
concerto is organic and
cyclical, as themes are
shared between the three
movements. For example,
the main musical idea of
the third movement is a
transformation of the
first movement’s
primary theme. While the
movements share similar
musical materials, each
one is definedby
distinguishing
characters. The first
movement is conflicted;
alternating between
sections of unabashed
lyricism and
unforgivingferocity. The
second movement is
haunting, mysterious, and
expressive with long
melodic lines that vary
continuously. It moves
through different moods
and characters including
a reimagining of a
traditional Persian
wedding tune played by
the orchestra (m. 98).
The third movement is
festive in character and
features much brilliant
passagework for the solo
violin. At the climax of
this movement, themes
fromthe previous
movements re-emerge
simultaneously with
greater intensity,
propelling the concerto
to an energetic finale.
The Concerto was composed
in 1994 and is dedicated
to Joshua Bell.
SKU: BR.EB-9387 Composed by Christian Mason. Edition Breitkopf. New music...(+)
SKU: BR.EB-9387
Composed by Christian
Mason. Edition Breitkopf.
New music (post-2000);
Music post-1945. Set of
parts. Composed 2019.
Duration 20'. Breitkopf
and Haertel #EB 9387.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-9387).
ISBN 9790004188576. 0
x 0
inches.
Commissione
d by the Kolner
Philharmonie (KolnMusik)
for the non bthvn projekt
2020 and the Cite de la
musique / Philharmonie de
Paris Dedicated to
Arditti Quartet Each
movement of this quartet
explores a single state,
its lights and its
shadows. Each movement,
you could say, is a
moment . And these
moments could last for
more or less time without
compromising their
essential nature. The
processes could be
extended or compressed,
repeated or reversed, but
the core ideas - if they
are ideas, but maybe they
are simply experiences? -
are what they are.
Despite this, the precise
sequence of movements
matters a great deal.
Heard together they do
articulate some kind of
linear narrative, maybe
even a metaphorical
journey (albeit a
circular one where the
arrival might, who knows,
prove to be a new
departure). One situation
gives way to another and
instrumental
relationships within the
quartet vary, but
ultimately the
imaginative impulse
behind the piece
preferences states of
unity. Whether or not
this unity is expressed
texturally - sometimes
literal unisons pervade,
but not always - there is
generally a sense that
even seemingly diverse
aspects relate to a
fundamental condition of
concord: a conscious
limitation in the pitch
structure to spectral
emanations of the root
notes E-flat and C. At
the opening this is
unambiguously audible in
the perpetual alternation
of these two notes in the
low cello register. Later
the two spectra are woven
into a micro-tonal
'double-spectral-mode'
(derived from the first
24 partials of the C and
E-flat fundamentals),
which defines the subtle
melodic inflection of the
second movement, and the
never-quite-chromatic
ascending scales of the
third. For now this feels
like a rich source of
melodic possibility, so
far only just glimpsed...
And why the insistence on
E-flat? Probably by way
of historical anecdote.
Apparently Karl Holz (a
member of the
Schuppanzigh Quartet)
said to Beethoven: We
performed your Quartet in
E-flat Op. 127 in his
[Weber's] honour; he
found the Adagio too
long; but I told him:
Beethoven also has a
longer feeling and a
longer imagination than
anyone standing or not
standing today. - Since
then, even Linke (another
member of the quartet)
can no longer stand him:
we cannot forgive him for
this. Listening again to
Op. 127, in light of
these comments, I was
struck by the opening
moment: the unfolding of
an E-flat 7th chord over
the course of a few bars.
Every time I hear it I
find myself wishing that
Beethoven would have
lingered longer there,
without resolution or
progression, just
enjoying that sonority.
And maybe - why not? -
tune the 7th naturally.
And what would it be to
stretch that moment into
an entire piece? What
would Weber think of
that?! In the end I was
not so extreme in my
self-limitation, and
other concerns took over,
but it was from these
thoughts that the
composition process
began... Lastly, about
the title: it comes from
a book called 'The Clock
of the Long Now' by
Stewart Brand, published
at the turn of the
millennium. It's about
the creation of a
thousand-year clock to
embody the aspiration to
thinking in terms of
longer time-spans than
are presently habitual.
If the music of Beethoven
embodied a 'longer'
feeling and imagination
than some of his
contemporaries were able
to appreciate, what is
our relation to time now?
Longer or shorter? Maybe
it depends who you ask...
It's probably more
extreme in both
directions: attention
spans might be
diminishing in the
digital world, but
conversely there is an
awareness of distant
pasts and potential
futures which would have
been inconceivable at the
time of Beethoven. In any
case, the interesting
thing is to ponder how
societal conditions,
assumptions and
expectations might -
whether consciously or
unconsciously - influence
the time of art, for
listeners and creators
alike. And what if time
is running out?
(Christian
Mason)
World
premiere: Paris, Cite de
la musique, January 14,
2020.
Composed by Christian Mason. World premiere: Paris, Cite de la musique, Januar...(+)
Composed by Christian
Mason.
World premiere: Paris,
Cite
de la musique, January
14,
2020. Breitkopf and
Haertel
#EB 9377. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
Compiled by Russ Shipton. Fake book for voice and guitar. With vocal melody, lyr...(+)
Compiled by Russ Shipton.
Fake book for voice and
guitar. With vocal
melody, lyrics, chord
names and guitar chord
diagrams. 167 pages.
Published by Music Sales.
Cassatt. Composed
by Dan Welcher. Premiere:
Cassatt Quartet,
Northeastern Illinois
University, Chicago, IL.
Contemporary. Full score.
With Standard notation.
Composed 2007. WRT11142.
52 pages. Duration 24
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #164-00272S.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.16400272S).
UPC:
680160588442. 8.5 x 11
inches.
My third
quartet is laid out in a
three-movement structure,
with each movement based
on an early, middle, and
late work of the great
American impressionist
painter Mary Cassatt.
Although the movements
are separate, with
full-stop endings, the
music is connected by a
common scale-form,
derived from the name
MARY CASSATT, and by a
recurring theme that
introduces all three
movements. I see this
theme as Mary's Theme, a
personality that stays
intact while undergoing
gradual change. I
The Bacchante (1876)
[Pennsylvania Academy of
Fine Arts, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania] The
painting shows a young
girl of Italian or
Spanish origin, playing a
small pair of cymbals.
Since Cassatt was trying
very hard to fit in at
the French Academy at the
time, she painted a lot
of these subjects, which
were considered typical
and universal. The style
of the painting doesn't
yet show Cassatt's
originality, except
perhaps for certain
details in the face.
Accordingly the music for
this movement is
Spanish/Italian, in a
similar period-style but
using the musical
signature described
above. The music begins
with Mary's Theme,
ruminative and slow, then
abruptly changes to an
alla Spagnola-type fast
3/4 - 6/8 meter. It
evokes the
Spanish-influenced music
of Ravel and Falla.
Midway through,
there's an accompanied
recitative for the viola,
which figures large in
this particular movement,
then back to a truncated
recapitulation of the
fast music. The overall
feeling is of a
well-made, rather
conventional movement in
a contemporary
Spanish/Italian style.
Cassatt's painting, too,
is rather conventional.
II At the Opera
(1880) [Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston,
Massachusetts]
This painting is one of
Cassatt's most well known
works, and it hangs in
the Museum of Fine Arts
in Boston. The painting
shows a woman alone in a
box at the opera house,
completely dressed
(including gloves) and
looking through opera
glasses at someone or
something that is NOT on
the stage. Across the
auditorium from her, but
exactly at eye level, is
a gentleman with opera
glasses intently watching
her - though it is not
him that she's looking
at. It's an intriguing
picture. This
movement is far less
conventional than the
first movement, as the
painting is far less
conventional. The music
begins with a rapid,
Shostakovich-type
mini-overture lasting
less than a minute, based
on Mary's Theme. My
conjecture is that the
woman in the painting has
arrived late to the
opera, busily stumbling
into her box. What
happens next is a kind of
collage, a kind of
surrealistic overlaying
of two different
elements: the foreground
music, at first is a
direct quotation of
Soldier's Chorus from
Gounod's FAUST (an opera
Cassatt would certainly
have heard in the
brand-new Paris Opera
House at that time),
played by Violin II,
Viola, and Cello. This
music is played sul
ponticello in the melody
and col legno in the
marching accompaniment.
On top of this, the first
violin hovers at first on
a high harmonic, then
descends into a slow
melody, completely
separate from the Gounod.
It's as if the woman in
the painting is hearing
the opera onstage but is
not really interested in
it. Then the cello joins
the first violin in a
kind of love-duet (just
the two of them, at
first). This music isn't
at all Gounod-derived;
it's entirely from the
same scale patterns as
the first movement and
derives from Mary's Theme
and its scale. The music
stays in a kind of
dichotomy feeling,
usually
three-against-one, until
the end of the movement,
when another Gounod
melody, Valentin's aria
Avant de quitter ce lieux
reappears in a kind of
coda for all four
players. It ends
atmospherically and
emotionally disconnected,
however. The overall
feeling is a kind of
schizophrenic,
opera-inspired dream.
III Young Woman in
Green, Outdoors in the
Sun (1909) [Worcester Art
Museum, Massachusetts]
The painting, one
of Cassatt's last, is
very simple: just a
figure, looking sideways
out of the picture. The
colors are pastel and yet
bold - and the woman is
likewise very
self-assured and not in
the least demure. It is
eight minutes long, and
is all about melody -
three melodies, to be
exact (Young Woman,
Green, and Sunlight). No
angst, no choppy rhythms,
just ever-unfolding
melody and lush
harmonies. I quote one
other French composer
here, too: Debussy's song
Green, from Ariettes
Oubliees. 1909 would have
been Debussy's heyday in
Paris, and it makes
perfect sense musically
as well as visually to do
this. Mary Cassatt
lived her last several
years in near-total
blindness, and as she
lost visual acuity, her
work became less sharply
defined - something akin
to late water lilies of
Monet, who suffered
similar vision loss. My
idea of making this
movement entirely melodic
was compounded by having
each of the three
melodies appear twice,
once in a pure form, and
the second time in a more
diffuse setting. This
makes an interesting two
ways form:
A-B-C-A1-B1-C1.
String Quartet No.3
(Cassatt) is dedicated,
with great affection and
respect, to the Cassatt
String Quartet, whose
members have dedicated
themselves in large
measure to the furthering
of the contemporary
repertoire for
quartet.
Chamber Music String Quartet SKU: PR.164002720 Cassatt. Composed b...(+)
Chamber Music String
Quartet
SKU:
PR.164002720
Cassatt. Composed
by Dan Welcher. Spiral
and Saddle. Premiere:
Cassatt Quartet,
Northeastern Illinois
University, Chicago, IL.
Contemporary. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2007. WRT11142.
52+16+16+16+16 pages.
Duration 24 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#164-00272. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.164002720).
UPC:
680160573042. 8.5 x 11
inches.
My third
quartet is laid out in a
three-movement structure,
with each movement based
on an early, middle, and
late work of the great
American impressionist
painter Mary Cassatt.
Although the movements
are separate, with
full-stop endings, the
music is connected by a
common scale-form,
derived from the name
MARY CASSATT, and by a
recurring theme that
introduces all three
movements. I see this
theme as Mary's Theme, a
personality that stays
intact while undergoing
gradual change. I
The Bacchante (1876)
[Pennsylvania Academy of
Fine Arts, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania] The
painting shows a young
girl of Italian or
Spanish origin, playing a
small pair of cymbals.
Since Cassatt was trying
very hard to fit in at
the French Academy at the
time, she painted a lot
of these subjects, which
were considered typical
and universal. The style
of the painting doesn't
yet show Cassatt's
originality, except
perhaps for certain
details in the face.
Accordingly the music for
this movement is
Spanish/Italian, in a
similar period-style but
using the musical
signature described
above. The music begins
with Mary's Theme,
ruminative and slow, then
abruptly changes to an
alla Spagnola-type fast
3/4 - 6/8 meter. It
evokes the
Spanish-influenced music
of Ravel and Falla.
Midway through,
there's an accompanied
recitative for the viola,
which figures large in
this particular movement,
then back to a truncated
recapitulation of the
fast music. The overall
feeling is of a
well-made, rather
conventional movement in
a contemporary
Spanish/Italian style.
Cassatt's painting, too,
is rather conventional.
II At the Opera
(1880) [Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston,
Massachusetts]
This painting is one of
Cassatt's most well known
works, and it hangs in
the Museum of Fine Arts
in Boston. The painting
shows a woman alone in a
box at the opera house,
completely dressed
(including gloves) and
looking through opera
glasses at someone or
something that is NOT on
the stage. Across the
auditorium from her, but
exactly at eye level, is
a gentleman with opera
glasses intently watching
her - though it is not
him that she's looking
at. It's an intriguing
picture. This
movement is far less
conventional than the
first movement, as the
painting is far less
conventional. The music
begins with a rapid,
Shostakovich-type
mini-overture lasting
less than a minute, based
on Mary's Theme. My
conjecture is that the
woman in the painting has
arrived late to the
opera, busily stumbling
into her box. What
happens next is a kind of
collage, a kind of
surrealistic overlaying
of two different
elements: the foreground
music, at first is a
direct quotation of
Soldier's Chorus from
Gounod's FAUST (an opera
Cassatt would certainly
have heard in the
brand-new Paris Opera
House at that time),
played by Violin II,
Viola, and Cello. This
music is played sul
ponticello in the melody
and col legno in the
marching accompaniment.
On top of this, the first
violin hovers at first on
a high harmonic, then
descends into a slow
melody, completely
separate from the Gounod.
It's as if the woman in
the painting is hearing
the opera onstage but is
not really interested in
it. Then the cello joins
the first violin in a
kind of love-duet (just
the two of them, at
first). This music isn't
at all Gounod-derived;
it's entirely from the
same scale patterns as
the first movement and
derives from Mary's Theme
and its scale. The music
stays in a kind of
dichotomy feeling,
usually
three-against-one, until
the end of the movement,
when another Gounod
melody, Valentin's aria
Avant de quitter ce lieux
reappears in a kind of
coda for all four
players. It ends
atmospherically and
emotionally disconnected,
however. The overall
feeling is a kind of
schizophrenic,
opera-inspired dream.
III Young Woman in
Green, Outdoors in the
Sun (1909) [Worcester Art
Museum, Massachusetts]
The painting, one
of Cassatt's last, is
very simple: just a
figure, looking sideways
out of the picture. The
colors are pastel and yet
bold - and the woman is
likewise very
self-assured and not in
the least demure. It is
eight minutes long, and
is all about melody -
three melodies, to be
exact (Young Woman,
Green, and Sunlight). No
angst, no choppy rhythms,
just ever-unfolding
melody and lush
harmonies. I quote one
other French composer
here, too: Debussy's song
Green, from Ariettes
Oubliees. 1909 would have
been Debussy's heyday in
Paris, and it makes
perfect sense musically
as well as visually to do
this. Mary Cassatt
lived her last several
years in near-total
blindness, and as she
lost visual acuity, her
work became less sharply
defined - something akin
to late water lilies of
Monet, who suffered
similar vision loss. My
idea of making this
movement entirely melodic
was compounded by having
each of the three
melodies appear twice,
once in a pure form, and
the second time in a more
diffuse setting. This
makes an interesting two
ways form:
A-B-C-A1-B1-C1.
String Quartet No.3
(Cassatt) is dedicated,
with great affection and
respect, to the Cassatt
String Quartet, whose
members have dedicated
themselves in large
measure to the furthering
of the contemporary
repertoire for
quartet.
Cleopatra Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1216342-140 The Last Queen...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-1216342-140
The Last Queen of
Egypt. Composed by
Thierry Deleruyelle.
Concert and Contest
Collection CBHA. Concert
Piece. Score Only.
Composed 2021. 39 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1216342-140.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1216342-140).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
Queen
Cleopatra ruled Egypt for
over 20 years. She is one
of antiquity’s
best-known women, in
particular because of her
relationships with Julius
Caesar and, above all,
Mark-Anthony, but also
because the cause of her
death remainsa mystery.
The work is split into
three parts and performed
without breaks. The first
section begins with a
bright introduction
representing
Mark-Anthony. Dynamic in
nature and reminiscent of
military music, this
characterises theRoman
general. But soon after,
another theme emerges,
softer and more melodic,
symbolising
Cleopatra’s
femininity. The two
characters then combine
on a faster tempo. The
middle section of the
work depicts the love
thatMark-Anthony and
Cleopatra feel for each
other. This passionate
relationship lasted ten
years and produced three
children. This is
expressed by a warm and
intense theme, just like
the beauty of the
Egyptian queen. The third
andlast section opens in
a determined and military
mood. Mark-Anthony and
Cleopatra were often
apart, the Roman general
was often away on a
campaign. They met up in
Alexandria to celebrate
their triumph. But, as
the targets of
thejealousy and ambition
of Octavius, Julius
Caesar’s son, the
lovers are trapped and
await the inevitable
conquest of Egypt by the
Romans. When Mark-Anthony
heard the false news that
Cleopatra had committed
suicide, he ended his
ownlife. The Queen of
Egypt, for her part, was
imprisoned shortly
afterwards. The two
lovers remain one of
History’s most
famous couples. This
piece was commissioned by
the Wind Orchestra of the
town of Antony, near
Paris, directedby
Philippe Rossignol, to
mark its 90th
anniversary.
Konin
gin Cleopatra heerste
meer dan twintig jaar
lang over Egypte. Ze is
een van de bekendste
vrouwen uit de oudheid,
vanwege haar relatie met
Julius Caesar en vooral
die met Marcus Antonius,
maar ook omdat de oorzaak
van haardood altijd een
mysterie is gebleven. Dit
werk bestaat uit drie in
elkaar overlopende delen.
Het eerste deel begint
met de levendige
introductie van Marcus
Antonius. Met het
dynamische en enigszins
militaire karakter van de
muziekwordt de Romeinse
generaal krachtig
neergezet. Snel daarna
doemt een zachter en
melodieuzer thema op een
weerspiegeling van
Cleopatra’s
vrouwelijkheid. De twee
persoonlijkheden gaan
vervolgens samen verder
in een vlotter tempo.Het
middelste deel beschrijft
de liefde die Marcus
Antonius en Cleopatra
voor elkaar voelden. Hun
hartstochtelijke relatie
duurde tien jaar en
bracht drie kinderen
voort. Dit wordt
uitgedrukt in een warm en
intens thema waarintevens
de schoonheid van de
Egyptische koningin
doorschemert. Het derde
en laatste deel opent
vastberaden en in
militaire sfeer. Marcus
Antonius en Cleopatra
waren vaak bij elkaar
vandaan: de generaal was
geregeld weg om strijd
tevoeren. In
Alexandrië vierden ze
samen hun triomf, maar de
jaloezie en ambitie van
Octavius, de zoon van
Julius Caesar, gooide
roet in het eten. De
geliefden werden in de
val gelokt en de
onvermijdelijke
verovering van Egypte
doorde Romeinen volgde al
snel. Toen Marcus
Antonius het onjuiste
bericht kreeg dat
Cleopatra zelfmoord had
gepleegd, maakte hij een
eind aan zijn eigen
leven: de koningin van
Egypte werd op haar beurt
kort daarna
gevangengezet. Detwee
geliefden behoren tot de
beroemdste stellen uit de
wereldgeschiedenis.
Cleopatra werd in
opdracht geschreven om
het negentigjarig bestaan
van het blaasorkest uit
de gemeente Antony dicht
bij Parijs te markeren.
Dat orkestbracht het
onder leiding van
Philippe Rossignol in
première.
Kö
nigin Kleopatra regierte
über 20 Jahre lang
Ägypten. Sie ist eine
der bekanntesten Frauen
der Antike, insbesondere
aufgrund ihrer
Beziehungen zu Julius
Cäsar und vor allem zu
Marcus Antonius aber auch
aufgrund
ihrerrätselhaften
Todesursache. Das Werk
besteht aus drei
Abschnitten, die ohne
Unterbrechung gespielt
werden. Der erste
Abschnitt beginnt mit
einer strahlenden
Einleitung, die Marcus
Antonius darstellt. Die
martialische und
dynamischeMusik
beschreibt den
römischen Feldherrn.
Doch bald darauf erklingt
ein neues Thema, das
sanfter und melodischer
ist und Kleopatras
Weiblichkeit
symbolisiert. Die beiden
Charaktere verschmelzen
schließlich in einem
schnellerenTempo. Der
Mittelteil des Werkes
beschreibt die Liebe, die
Marcus Antonius und
Kleopatra füreinander
empfinden. Die
leidenschaftliche
Beziehung der beiden
dauerte zehn Jahre lang
und aus ihr gingen drei
Kinder hervor. Dafür
stehtein warmes und
intensives Thema, das
auch die Schönheit der
ägyptischen Königin
beschreibt. Der dritte
und letzte Abschnitt
beginnt mit einer
entschlossenen und
kriegerischen Stimmung.
Marcus Antonius und
Kleopatra waren
oftmalsgetrennt, wenn
sich der römische
Feldherr auf Feldzügen
befand. In Alexandria
trafen sie sich, um ihren
Sieg zu feiern. Doch sie
waren Opfer der
Eifersucht und der
ehrgeizigen Ambitionen
von Octavius, Julius
Cäsars Sohn, wurden
ineine Falle gelockt und
mussten auf die
bevorstehende Eroberung
Ägyptens durch die
Römer warten. Als
Marcus Antonius die
Nachricht vom
vermeintlichen Selbstmord
Kleopatras erhielt, nahm
er sich selbst das Leben.
Die Königin
vonÄgypten wurde
ihrerseits kurz darauf
inhaftiert. Die beiden
zählen zu den
berühmtesten
Liebespaaren der
Geschichte. Dieses
Stück wurde vom
Orchestre
d’Harmonie de la
Ville d’Antony aus
der Nähe von Paris,
das von PhilippeRossignol
geleitet wird,
anlässlich seines
90-jährigen
Jubiläums in Auftrag
gegeben.
Cleopatra Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1216342-010 The Last Queen...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-1216342-010
The Last Queen of
Egypt. Composed by
Thierry Deleruyelle.
Concert and Contest
Collection CBHA. Concert
Piece. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2021. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1216342-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1216342-010).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
Queen
Cleopatra ruled Egypt for
over 20 years. She is one
of antiquity’s
best-known women, in
particular because of her
relationships with Julius
Caesar and, above all,
Mark-Anthony, but also
because the cause of her
death remainsa mystery.
The work is split into
three parts and performed
without breaks. The first
section begins with a
bright introduction
representing
Mark-Anthony. Dynamic in
nature and reminiscent of
military music, this
characterises theRoman
general. But soon after,
another theme emerges,
softer and more melodic,
symbolising
Cleopatra’s
femininity. The two
characters then combine
on a faster tempo. The
middle section of the
work depicts the love
thatMark-Anthony and
Cleopatra feel for each
other. This passionate
relationship lasted ten
years and produced three
children. This is
expressed by a warm and
intense theme, just like
the beauty of the
Egyptian queen. The third
andlast section opens in
a determined and military
mood. Mark-Anthony and
Cleopatra were often
apart, the Roman general
was often away on a
campaign. They met up in
Alexandria to celebrate
their triumph. But, as
the targets of
thejealousy and ambition
of Octavius, Julius
Caesar’s son, the
lovers are trapped and
await the inevitable
conquest of Egypt by the
Romans. When Mark-Anthony
heard the false news that
Cleopatra had committed
suicide, he ended his
ownlife. The Queen of
Egypt, for her part, was
imprisoned shortly
afterwards. The two
lovers remain one of
History’s most
famous couples. This
piece was commissioned by
the Wind Orchestra of the
town of Antony, near
Paris, directedby
Philippe Rossignol, to
mark its 90th
anniversary.
Konin
gin Cleopatra heerste
meer dan twintig jaar
lang over Egypte. Ze is
een van de bekendste
vrouwen uit de oudheid,
vanwege haar relatie met
Julius Caesar en vooral
die met Marcus Antonius,
maar ook omdat de oorzaak
van haardood altijd een
mysterie is gebleven. Dit
werk bestaat uit drie in
elkaar overlopende delen.
Het eerste deel begint
met de levendige
introductie van Marcus
Antonius. Met het
dynamische en enigszins
militaire karakter van de
muziekwordt de Romeinse
generaal krachtig
neergezet. Snel daarna
doemt een zachter en
melodieuzer thema op een
weerspiegeling van
Cleopatra’s
vrouwelijkheid. De twee
persoonlijkheden gaan
vervolgens samen verder
in een vlotter tempo.Het
middelste deel beschrijft
de liefde die Marcus
Antonius en Cleopatra
voor elkaar voelden. Hun
hartstochtelijke relatie
duurde tien jaar en
bracht drie kinderen
voort. Dit wordt
uitgedrukt in een warm en
intens thema waarintevens
de schoonheid van de
Egyptische koningin
doorschemert. Het derde
en laatste deel opent
vastberaden en in
militaire sfeer. Marcus
Antonius en Cleopatra
waren vaak bij elkaar
vandaan: de generaal was
geregeld weg om strijd
tevoeren. In
Alexandrië vierden ze
samen hun triomf, maar de
jaloezie en ambitie van
Octavius, de zoon van
Julius Caesar, gooide
roet in het eten. De
geliefden werden in de
val gelokt en de
onvermijdelijke
verovering van Egypte
doorde Romeinen volgde al
snel. Toen Marcus
Antonius het onjuiste
bericht kreeg dat
Cleopatra zelfmoord had
gepleegd, maakte hij een
eind aan zijn eigen
leven: de koningin van
Egypte werd op haar beurt
kort daarna
gevangengezet. Detwee
geliefden behoren tot de
beroemdste stellen uit de
wereldgeschiedenis.
Cleopatra werd in
opdracht geschreven om
het negentigjarig bestaan
van het blaasorkest uit
de gemeente Antony dicht
bij Parijs te markeren.
Dat orkestbracht het
onder leiding van
Philippe Rossignol in
première.
Kö
nigin Kleopatra regierte
über 20 Jahre lang
Ägypten. Sie ist eine
der bekanntesten Frauen
der Antike, insbesondere
aufgrund ihrer
Beziehungen zu Julius
Cäsar und vor allem zu
Marcus Antonius aber auch
aufgrund
ihrerrätselhaften
Todesursache. Das Werk
besteht aus drei
Abschnitten, die ohne
Unterbrechung gespielt
werden. Der erste
Abschnitt beginnt mit
einer strahlenden
Einleitung, die Marcus
Antonius darstellt. Die
martialische und
dynamischeMusik
beschreibt den
römischen Feldherrn.
Doch bald darauf erklingt
ein neues Thema, das
sanfter und melodischer
ist und Kleopatras
Weiblichkeit
symbolisiert. Die beiden
Charaktere verschmelzen
schließlich in einem
schnellerenTempo. Der
Mittelteil des Werkes
beschreibt die Liebe, die
Marcus Antonius und
Kleopatra füreinander
empfinden. Die
leidenschaftliche
Beziehung der beiden
dauerte zehn Jahre lang
und aus ihr gingen drei
Kinder hervor. Dafür
stehtein warmes und
intensives Thema, das
auch die Schönheit der
ägyptischen Königin
beschreibt. Der dritte
und letzte Abschnitt
beginnt mit einer
entschlossenen und
kriegerischen Stimmung.
Marcus Antonius und
Kleopatra waren
oftmalsgetrennt, wenn
sich der römische
Feldherr auf Feldzügen
befand. In Alexandria
trafen sie sich, um ihren
Sieg zu feiern. Doch sie
waren Opfer der
Eifersucht und der
ehrgeizigen Ambitionen
von Octavius, Julius
Cäsars Sohn, wurden
ineine Falle gelockt und
mussten auf die
bevorstehende Eroberung
Ägyptens durch die
Römer warten. Als
Marcus Antonius die
Nachricht vom
vermeintlichen Selbstmord
Kleopatras erhielt, nahm
er sich selbst das Leben.
Die Königin
vonÄgypten wurde
ihrerseits kurz darauf
inhaftiert. Die beiden
zählen zu den
berühmtesten
Liebespaaren der
Geschichte. Dieses
Stück wurde vom
Orchestre
d’Harmonie de la
Ville d’Antony aus
der Nähe von Paris,
das von PhilippeRossignol
geleitet wird,
anlässlich seines
90-jährigen
Jubiläums in Auftrag
gegeben.
(Dritter Teil der Clavier-Ubung). Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)....(+)
(Dritter Teil der
Clavier-Ubung). Composed
by Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750). Edited by
Manfred Tessmer /
Christoph Wolff. For
organ solo. This edition:
urtext edition.
Paperback. Johann
Sebastian Bach.
Orgelwerke 4. Level 4.
Performance score(s),
anthology. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
Composed by Behzad
Ranjbaran. Premiered by
the Philadelphia
Orchestra, Yannick
Nezet-Seguin, Music
Director, Jeffrey Khaner,
flute; Verizon Hall,
Philadelphia.
Contemporary. Large
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2013.
Duration 28 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41515L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.41641515L).
UPC:
680160621750.
The
melancholic tone of the
Ney (the Persian bamboo
flute) is known for its
alluring sound, emulating
the human voice. In
Persian literature, the
Ney is considered a
mystic instrument capable
of expressing deep human
emotions. In writing my
flute concerto, I aimed
not only to highlight the
modern flautist's ability
to play agile and
brilliant passages but
also to emulate the
delicate sound of the
Ney, particularly in
extended solo flute
passages. Two prominent
characters permeate the
first movement of my
concerto. They are marked
in the score as
lamentoso, and con
spirito, expressing grief
and loss, and joy of
living respectively. The
lament is mostly
expressed in several
extended cadenzas for
solo flute while the con
spirito consists of
robust and energetic fast
sections played by all
forces of the orchestra.
Apart from these two
characters there are
moments of mystery,
comedy and the grotesque,
among others. In the
second movement, the
lyrical and poetic
character of the flute is
prominently presented in
dream-like passages
surrounded by shimmering
and tender orchestral
colors. The solo flute is
left out in an agitated
middle section that
references the first
movement. In the third
section of the movement
the solo flute returns in
meditative fashion
culminating in a duet
with the harp. The third
movement is written as
one continuous quasi
scherzo, challenging the
limits of agility and
brilliance of the flute.
Some of the materials
from the earlier
movements are presented
again with joyous
character. The coda
elevates the concerto
into its brightest and
most festive character,
driving to the end with
relentless energy. The
melancholic tone of the
Ney (the Persian bamboo
flute) is known for its
alluring sound, emulating
the human voice. Â In
Persian literature, the
Ney is considered a
mystic instrument capable
of expressing deep human
emotions.In writing my
flute concerto, I aimed
not only to highlight the
modern flautist’s
ability to play agile and
brilliant passages but
also to emulate the
delicate sound of the
Ney, particularly in
extended solo flute
passages.Two prominent
characters permeate the
first movement of my
concerto. Â They are
marked in the score as
lamentoso, and con
spirito, expressing grief
and loss, and joy of
living respectively.
 The lament is mostly
expressed in several
extended cadenzas for
solo flute while the con
spirito consists of
robust and energetic fast
sections played by all
forces of the orchestra.
 Apart from these two
characters there are
moments of mystery,
comedy and the grotesque,
among others.In the
second movement, the
lyrical and poetic
character of the flute is
prominently presented in
dream-like passages
surrounded by shimmering
and tender orchestral
colors. Â The solo
flute is left out in an
agitated middle section
that references the first
movement. Â In the
third section of the
movement the solo flute
returns in meditative
fashion culminating in a
duet with the harp.The
third movement is written
as one continuous quasi
scherzo, challenging the
limits of agility and
brilliance of the flute.
 Some of the materials
from the earlier
movements are presented
again with joyous
character. Â The coda
elevates the concerto
into its brightest and
most festive character,
driving to the end with
relentless energy.