FastTrack Alto Saxophone Method - Book 1 - Spanish Edition. Fast Track Music Ins...(+)
FastTrack Alto Saxophone
Method - Book 1 - Spanish
Edition. Fast Track Music
Instruction. Instruction,
Spanish Edition.
Softcover Audio Online.
48 pages. Published by
Hal Leonard
Clavier [Partition + Accès audio] - Débutant Hal Leonard
Fast Track Music Instruction. Instruction. Softcover Audio Online. With standard...(+)
Fast Track Music
Instruction. Instruction.
Softcover Audio Online.
With standard notation,
fingerings, chord names,
instructional photos and
instructional text. 48
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard
Waterloo Station Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Carl Fischer
Orchestra String Orchestra - Grade 4 SKU: CF.CAS44 Composed by Alan Lee S...(+)
Orchestra String
Orchestra - Grade 4
SKU: CF.CAS44
Composed by Alan Lee
Silva. FS-SWS. Carl
Fischer Concert String
Orchestra Series. Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation.
24+24+4+10+10+5+10+16
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#CAS44. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.CAS44).
ISBN 9780825867118.
UPC: 798408067113. 8.5 X
11 inches. Key: G
minor.
This is a
tour-de-force for the
advancing string
orchestra. Beautiful,
dramatic, and flowing,
Waterloo Station is very
fresh and contemporary.
Students will love it for
the lush harmonic
textures and rhythmic
drive that this composer
is so noted
for. Composed as a
characterization of the
fast-paced atmosphere of
London’s Waterloo
Train Station, this
fast-slow-fast piece
combines technical
excitement with heartfelt
simplicity.The fast
section in G minor
consists of two main
parts: the intense,
emotional A section at m.
21 and the legato,
sweeping B section at m.
59. The syncopated tutti
figures in the high
strings coupled with the
fiery cello and bass
lines propel the fast
sections. The phrase in
mm. 1–8 recurs
throughout. Making four-
to eight-measure
exercises of this section
below tempo in the
violins and viola,
focusing on rhythmic
clarity, will help to
lock in the syncopation.
Similarly, the cello and
bass should rehearse this
slowly as well as mm.
9–16 to gain
fluidity and insure a
solid foundation.The
cellos carry the tune at
m. 71, and the ensemble
builds from mm.
79–86 to the
transition at m. 87. An
abrupt change to half
tempo here slows the
momentum and transitions
to a quiet, melancholy
tone in m. 91. The middle
section (ABA) begins in G
minor with a somber
quality, highlighted by
the Violin I solo. It
gradually builds to a
beautiful, uplifting
setting as it moves to G
major in m. 100.
Returning back to the
hushed G minor tonality,
it then speeds up again
and transitions back to
Tempo I for a brief
recapitulation of the
fast section. Measure 117
marks the return to
vigorous playing,
beginning softly and
building to a thrilling
ride to the end.
About Carl
Fischer Concert String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of pieces (Grade
3 and higher) is designed
for advancing ensembles.
The pieces in this series
are characterized
by:
Expanded use
of rhythms, ranges and
keys but technical
demands are still
carefully
considered
More
comprehensive bowing
techniques
Viola
T.C.
included
Careful
selection of keys and
degree of difficulty for
advancing
musicians
The Sprint Orchestre à Cordes [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Carl Fischer
(Full Score and Parts). By Alan Lee Silva. String orchestra. For String Orchestr...(+)
(Full Score and Parts).
By Alan Lee Silva. String
orchestra. For String
Orchestra. Carl Fischer
Concert String Orchestra
Series. Classical. Medium
Easy/Medium. Score and
Parts. Standard notation.
16 pages. Published by
Carl Fischer . Score and
Parts. classical.
Concert band (Flute 1,
Flute 2, Oboe 1, Oboe 2*,
Bb Clarinet 1, Bb
Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet
3, Eb Alto Clarinet*, Bb
Bass Clarinet*, Bassoon
1, Bassoon 2*, Alto
Saxophone, Alto
Saxophone, Tenor
Saxophone*, Baritone
Saxophone*, Horn in F 1,
Horn in F 2, Horn in F 3,
Horn) - grade 4
SKU:
CN.S11181
Composed by
Bruce Fraser. Band Music.
Score only. Duration
5:50. Published by G & M
Brand Music Publishers
(CN.S11181).
This blazing
fast work suggests
spectacular fireworks and
other such explosions
with off-beat accents in
the driving snare drum
and timpani. Set in the
standard fast-slow-fast
sections, an alto
saxophone soloist moves
into the spotlight during
the slower expressive
section.
Firepower
was the code name for the
planning of the 1997
Royal Tournament by
Michael Parker
(producer). I met Michael
Parker in the summer of
1996 and he outlined an
idea based on a firework
festival he had seen in
Valencia Spain. This
sparked off some musical
ideas and the result is
this piece. The off-beat
accents in the percussion
part suggests explosions,
and there are moments
which suggest spectacular
fireworks. The work is in
three sections, two very
fast outer parts
surrounding a slower,
more expressive
opportunity for the alto
sax soloist.
Concert band (Flute 1,
Flute 2, Oboe 1, Oboe 2*,
Bb Clarinet 1, Bb
Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet
3, Eb Alto Clarinet*, Bb
Bass Clarinet*, Bassoon
1, Bassoon 2*, Alto
Saxophone, Alto
Saxophone, Tenor
Saxophone*, Baritone
Saxophone*, Horn in F 1,
Horn in F 2, Horn in F 3,
Horn) - grade 4
SKU:
CN.R10181
Composed by
Bruce Fraser. Band Music.
Score and parts. Duration
5:50. Published by G & M
Brand Music Publishers
(CN.R10181).
This blazing
fast work suggests
spectacular fireworks and
other such explosions
with off-beat accents in
the driving snare drum
and timpani. Set in the
standard fast-slow-fast
sections, an alto
saxophone soloist moves
into the spotlight during
the slower expressive
section.
Firepower
was the code name for the
planning of the 1997
Royal Tournament by
Michael Parker
(producer). I met Michael
Parker in the summer of
1996 and he outlined an
idea based on a firework
festival he had seen in
Valencia Spain. This
sparked off some musical
ideas and the result is
this piece. The off-beat
accents in the percussion
part suggests explosions,
and there are moments
which suggest spectacular
fireworks. The work is in
three sections, two very
fast outer parts
surrounding a slower,
more expressive
opportunity for the alto
sax soloist.
String Quartet
Score. Composed by
Shin-Ichiro Ikebe. String
Ensemble. Classical.
Softcover. 28 pages.
Duration 600 seconds.
Zen-On #ZN590228.
Published by Zen-On
(HL.49045762).
ISBN
9784115902282.
8.25x11.75x0.1
inches.
This is the
eleventh work in my
chamber music series,
STRATA, and my fourth
string quartet following
STRATA I, V, and IX. This
series started in 1988
based on the idea of
regarding registers as
strata (the plural form
of stratum), from which
the title in derived.
While I continue to write
pieces, however, the
initial concept changed
in various aspects. This
time, I returned to the
original idea To put it
simply, I restarted from
STRATA I. I used the same
instruments and stared at
strara created by the
four string parts. That
became the act of
composing STRATA XI. The
work doesn't have
'development' in the
general sense but
represents a panorama of
strata. It consists of
four movements
(fast-slow-fast-slow). In
fact, before writing the
STRATA series, I wrote a
long string quartet when
I was a student, but I
didn't include it in my
list of works. Anyway,
the thought of writing
string quartet has never
disappeared from me. It
alays weighs heavily on
my mind. Shin-Ichiro
Ikebe.
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Chamber Music Piano, tenor Saxophone SKU: PR.114419450 Composed by Stacy ...(+)
Chamber Music Piano,
tenor Saxophone
SKU:
PR.114419450
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Set of
Score and Parts. 32+12
pages. Duration 14:15.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41945. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114419450).
ISBN
9781491130506. UPC:
680160675906.
Garro
p’s
intense-yet-droll program
note refers back to her
earlier Tantrum for Alto
Saxophone and Piano
(2000), noting that WRATH
is a new work revisiting
Tantrum’s voice
while “re-imagining
it as a leaner, meaner,
ferocious teenager who
has moved on from an
infant’s temper
tantrum into an all-out
vengeful fury.â€
Bearing the movement
titles I. Menace, II.
Shock, and III. Amok,
WRATH is a rare major
work in the tenor sax
repertoire, with
occasional explosions of
wailing freedom, generous
amounts of altissimo, and
long patches of dark,
traditional beauty. For
advanced players. In
2000, I wrote a feisty
piece called Tantrum for
alto saxophone and piano.
Sixteen years later,
Idecided to revisit
Tantrum and re-imagine it
as a leaner, meaner,
ferocious teenager who
hasmoved on from an
infant’s temper
tantrum into an all-out
vengeful fury. Wrath
shares a fewstructural
similarities with
Tantrum: both have three
movements that follow a
fast – slow
– superfast
pattern; both works also
open with a declamatory
statement issued by the
saxophone; andboth are
high in energy and very
dramatic. Musically, the
works are independent.One
of the intriguing
features of Wrath was
inspired by the manner in
which the piece
wascommissioned.
Saxophonist David
Stambler and I built a
consortium of fifteen
saxophonists whoall took
part in commissioning the
piece. I wanted each
saxophonist to have
multipleopportunities to
personalize the music by
bringing his or her own
interpretation to the
notes. So Iincorporated
several spots in the
first movement in which
the saxophonists are
encouraged toexperiment
and tinker with the way
they perform the written
material (you’ll
hear a primeexample of
this in the opening
material of the first
movement). Additionally,
near the end of thefirst
movement, there is a spot
in which the saxophonists
are asked to
improvise.
Chorale and Allegro Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Claude T. Smith Publications
Grade 3 SKU: CL.CTS-7702-01 Composed by Claude T. Smith. Concert Band. Ex...(+)
Grade 3
SKU:
CL.CTS-7702-01
Composed by Claude T.
Smith. Concert Band.
Extra full score.
Composed 1968. Claude T.
Smith Publications
#CTS-7702-01. Published
by Claude T. Smith
Publications
(CL.CTS-7702-01).
A form Smith
used frequently. Instead
of a fast-slow-fast form,
Smith uses
slow-fast-slow. Following
a stately Chorale, a
gentle Allegro introduces
the second theme. Chorale
and Allegro ends with
both the Chorale and the
Allegro themes being
combined. Plenty of
rhythm changes and an
enjoyable performance
await you with this early
piece of Claude T.
Smith’s.
Chorale and Allegro Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Claude T. Smith Publications
Grade 3 SKU: CL.CTS-7702-00 Composed by Claude T. Smith. Concert Band. Sc...(+)
Grade 3
SKU:
CL.CTS-7702-00
Composed by Claude T.
Smith. Concert Band.
Score and set of parts.
Composed 1968. Claude T.
Smith Publications
#CTS-7702-00. Published
by Claude T. Smith
Publications
(CL.CTS-7702-00).
A form Smith
used frequently. Instead
of a fast-slow-fast form,
Smith uses
slow-fast-slow. Following
a stately Chorale, a
gentle Allegro introduces
the second theme. Chorale
and Allegro ends with
both the Chorale and the
Allegro themes being
combined. Plenty of
rhythm changes and an
enjoyable performance
await you with this early
piece of Claude T.
Smith’s.
Orchestra SKU: PR.416416140 For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in B-flat, Basso...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.416416140
For
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in
B-flat, Bassoon, and
Orchestra. Composed
by Narong Prangcharoen.
Full score. 53 pages.
Duration 17 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41614. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416416140).
UPC:
680160642441.
Time
is one of the main
factors impacting the
world and our lives.
Einstein saw time as the
relationship of the
motion of one object
relative to the position
of another object, as
measured through
observation. But can we
really measure time
objectively? Music, the
art which moves through
time, can affect our
perception of time, and
can affect each person's
perception of time
differently. Depending on
the emotion it
stimulates, music can
make time seem to pass
quickly or slowly. A
composer can use music to
convey time to an
audience and different
musical ideas can create
different sensations of
time. Absence of Time is
a concerto for woodwind
quartet and orchestra. It
has three main sections
(fast, slow, fast),
recalling traditional
concerto form, but it
does not use the solo
instruments in the
traditional way, i.e., as
soloists in contest with
the orchestra. Inspired
by the idea of
juxtaposing different
experiences of time, I
divided the instruments
into two groups: the four
soloists and the
orchestra. The orchestra
functions mostly as the
keeper of time (real
time) while the quartet
of soloists fluctuates
(in imaginary time or in
the absence of time)
around the orchestra's
time. While the quartet's
instruments do play
solos, they also play in
ensemble with the
orchestra. You could say
that they play in both
imaginary time (as
soloists) and in real
time (with the
orchestra). In addition
to this, the woodwind
section of the orchestra
plays in conversation
with the solo quartet,
calling it back to real
time. Fusion is achieved
at the end of the piece
through the use of
strong, driving rhythm.
Absence of Time was
commissioned by the
Pacific Symphony and was
first performed by the
Pacific Symphony and the
Pacific Symphony Woodwind
Quartet with Carl St.
Clair as conductor on
October 20, 2016.
Orchestra SKU: PR.41641614L For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in B-flat, Basso...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.41641614L
For
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in
B-flat, Bassoon, and
Orchestra. Composed
by Narong Prangcharoen.
Spiral. Large Score. 53
pages. Duration 17
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #416-41614L.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.41641614L).
UPC:
680160642458. 11 x 17
inches.
Time is one
of the main factors
impacting the world and
our lives. Einstein saw
time as the relationship
of the motion of one
object relative to the
position of another
object, as measured
through observation. But
can we really measure
time objectively? Music,
the art which moves
through time, can affect
our perception of time,
and can affect each
person's perception of
time differently.
Depending on the emotion
it stimulates, music can
make time seem to pass
quickly or slowly. A
composer can use music to
convey time to an
audience and different
musical ideas can create
different sensations of
time. Absence of Time is
a concerto for woodwind
quartet and orchestra. It
has three main sections
(fast, slow, fast),
recalling traditional
concerto form, but it
does not use the solo
instruments in the
traditional way, i.e., as
soloists in contest with
the orchestra. Inspired
by the idea of
juxtaposing different
experiences of time, I
divided the instruments
into two groups: the four
soloists and the
orchestra. The orchestra
functions mostly as the
keeper of time (real
time) while the quartet
of soloists fluctuates
(in imaginary time or in
the absence of time)
around the orchestra's
time. While the quartet's
instruments do play
solos, they also play in
ensemble with the
orchestra. You could say
that they play in both
imaginary time (as
soloists) and in real
time (with the
orchestra). In addition
to this, the woodwind
section of the orchestra
plays in conversation
with the solo quartet,
calling it back to real
time. Fusion is achieved
at the end of the piece
through the use of
strong, driving rhythm.
Absence of Time was
commissioned by the
Pacific Symphony and was
first performed by the
Pacific Symphony and the
Pacific Symphony Woodwind
Quartet with Carl St.
Clair as conductor on
October 20, 2016.
Trombone and Piano - Advanced SKU: CY.CC3136 Composed by John W. Ware. Cl...(+)
Trombone and Piano -
Advanced
SKU:
CY.CC3136
Composed by
John W. Ware. Classical.
Score and Parts. Cherry
Classics #CC3136.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC3136).
ISBN 9790530111055.
8.5 x 11 in
inches.
This fine
work has sat dormant for
many years and has now
come to light thanks to
the efforts of Charlie
Vernon, Bass Trombonist
of the Chicago Symphony,
who performed this
virtuoso work as a young
performer. The concerto
is in the standard three
movement form: Fast,
slow, fast. This
publication is a
reduction from the
original orchestral
version (to be released
at some point in the
future). Here is a
description of the
Concerto by the composer,
John W. Ware. I started
on the trombone concerto
in my junior year
studying composition at
Indiana University. While
working on it, I learned
of an opportunity to make
it sort of a thesis piece
(though students didn't
write a thesis in
composition while an
undergrad). The original
version was for trombone
with string orchestra,
and it was performed by
the IU String Orchestra,
conducted by Dr. Arthur
Corra, with Robert Priez,
trombone, as part of my
senior composition
recital. I thought the
performance was quite
good (Priez played
extraordinarily well),
and the piece received a
newspaper review in the
Indiana Daily Student, in
which the reviewer wrote
that the work was almost
too exciting. I thought
at the time that he had
given me and my music a
fine compliment. I made a
piano version of the
accompaniment, shortening
and tightening the first
movement, for
performances in 1966; I
made a second revision in
1967 for a performance by
E. J. Eaton, trombonist
at the University of
Tennessee at Martin,
arriving at the form in
which the work exists
now. The first movement
is in fairly normal
sonata-allegro form, in
the key of A minor. It
alternates between
assertive and more
thoughtful moods. There
is no introduction; the
soloist enters
immediately and dominates
much of the movement. The
main theme is--by some
manipulation--a source
for most of the other
themes, and all of the
themes are used in close
proximity to each other,
including contrapuntal
combinations, especially
near the end. Originally
the movement included a
lengthy fugato, now much
shortened and including a
stretto that builds and
subsides before a cadenza
leading to a coda based
on both the principal and
secondary themes. Key
relations in this
movement, as in the other
two, are quite free and
often chromatic, with
frequent third-relations;
but returns to the tonic
at the end are emphatic.
The writing is
challenging for both
soloist and accompanist;
the piece is substantial,
requiring technique and
stamina. The second
movement is in F minor
and is also built on both
contrast and close
relationships between the
main and secondary
themes. The main theme is
heard in the piano part
before the soloist
enters. The mood is more
lyric than in the first
movement, but with
dramatic episodes also.
In this movement are some
definite derivations from
themes in the first
movement. The ending is a
sort of lengthened shadow
of the opening. The
finale returns to A
minor, with themes
slightly related to
polonaise rhythms, but
with strong echoes of
first-movement themes.
Here, too, dramatic and
lyric episodes alternate,
with dotted rhythms
frequently propelling the
music forward. The
introduction is a brief
and simple preparation
for the solo entry. Later
in the movement, a very
brief, slightly slower
section is soon overtaken
by the original tempo.
Toward the end, there is
a second cadenza, again
leading to a swift and
energetic coda. The work
is about 20 minutes in
length and is appropriate
for advanced
performers.
Concert Band (Score) - Grade 2 SKU: HL.4003198 Composed by Johnnie Vinson...(+)
Concert Band (Score) -
Grade 2
SKU:
HL.4003198
Composed
by Johnnie Vinson.
MusicWorks Grade 2.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.4003198).
UPC:
884088659530.
9.0x12.0x0.068
inches.
Overture on
a Hymn Tune is based on
“The Old Ship Of
Zion†which is
found in the Early
American Sacred Harp
songbook. Johnnie Vinson
uses a fast-slow-fast
overture format to give
this wonderful melody an
appealing setting with
plenty of variety and
musicality. The slow
middle section is a
rhapsodic treatment of
the main melody, while
the two fast segments
offer appealing and
upbeat settings sure to
be enjoyed by all.
Skillfully scored to
sound full with
inexperienced players.
Dur: 3:30.
Book/Online Audio Drums SKU: HL.697299 By Various. Fast Track Music Instr...(+)
Book/Online Audio Drums
SKU: HL.697299
By
Various. Fast Track Music
Instruction. Play Along.
Softcover Audio Online.
24 pages. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.697299).
ISBN 9780793575510.
UPC: 073999972993.
9.0x12.0x0.113
inches.
The
FastTrack songbooks are
designed to let students
jam with their friends
learning other
instruments in the
series, so all the books
have the same songs and
are compatible. Each book
includes access to
play-along recordings in
case a player doesn't
have their own band
available! The Level 2
songbooks feature 8
classic songs, including:
Back in the U.S.S.R.
â?¢ Born to Be Wild
â?¢ I'm Your Hoochie
Coochie Man â?¢ Imagine
â?¢ Layla â?¢ Maggie
May â?¢ No Particular
Place to Go â?¢ Takin'
Care of Business. Audio
is accessed online for
download or streaming
using the unique code in
each book. The audio
files include PLAYBACK ,
a multi-functional audio
player that allows you to
slow down audio without
changing pitch, set loop
points, change keys, and
pan left or right.
About Fast
Track Music
Instruction
<
p>FastTrack is (you
guessed it!) a fast way
for beginners to learn to
play that instrument they
just bought. FastTrack is
different from other
method books: we've made
them user-friendly with
plenty of cool songs that
make it easy and fun for
players to teach
themselves. Plus, the
last section of all the
FastTracks books have the
same songs so that
students can form a band
and jam together.
Violoncello, piano SKU: FG.55011-903-1 Composed by Victoria Yagling. Arra...(+)
Violoncello, piano
SKU:
FG.55011-903-1
Composed by Victoria
Yagling. Arranged by
Yuriy Leonovich.
Classical, contemporary.
Score and part. Fennica
Gehrman #55011-903-1.
Published by Fennica
Gehrman (FG.55011-903-1).
ISBN
9790550119031.
Vict
oria Yagling's Suite for
Cello and String
Orchestra (1967) is one
of her first successes as
a composer. The movement
layout of the Suite is
fast-slow-fast-slow. The
first movement, Toccata,
is a perpetual motion
with a brisk tempo of 100
per dotted half. The Aria
is reminiscent of
Rachmaninov's Vocalise
melody and Prokofiev's
tonal language. This
movement is the
centerpiece of the Suite.
The Humoresque is closely
connected in style and
motives to the March and
Aria movements from Boris
Tchaikovsky's Suite for
Cello Solo. Mostly
homophonic Finale plays
with bitonality and
contains several
circle-of-fifth
sequences.
This
product is is the
reduction for violoncello
and piano by prof. Yuriy
Leonovich. Orchestral
material available on
hire from the publisher.
Stydy score with solo
part is available for
sale (ISMN
9790550116436).
Vi
ctoria Yagling
(1946?2011) was born in
Russia and lived in
Finland since 1990. Her
long career as a cellist
served as an excellent
accompaniment to the
composition she began at
an early age. For 11
years she was a cello
student of Mstislav
Rostropovich at the
Moscow Conservatory and
Dmitry Kabalevsky and
Tikhon Khrennikov taught
her
composition.
Yagli
ng won the first prize in
the Gaspar Cassadò
Cello Competition and the
following year the second
prize in the Moscow
Tchaikovsky Competition.
Her solo engagements took
her to countless
countries. She has also
taught at several
international music
courses and master
classes and was often a
jury member for
international cello
competitions.
Yagl
ing left a profilic
oeuvre, and the three
cello concertos are her
main works. Her other
orchestral works include
Finnish Notebook, Lyrical
Preludes and the Suite
for Cello and String
Orchestra. She has also
composed solo works (e.g.
the Suite for Cello Solo
No. 1 chosen as an
obligatory piece for the
7th Tchaikovsky
Competition in Moscow in
1982), chamber works,
including two string
quartets, and vocal
music. Her expressive,
romantically orientated
style is Russian in
spirit and has grown out
of the soil provided by
Prokofiev and
Shostakovich.
Double
Concerto for Two Violins
and Orchestra Study
Score. Composed by
Mark-Anthony Turnage.
Boosey & Hawkes
Scores/Books. Softcover.
64 pages. Duration 1500
seconds. Boosey & Hawkes
#M060136801. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48025171).
ISBN
9781784545680. UPC:
196288110767.
8.25x11.75x0.245
inches.
This 25
minute work was jointly
commissioned by Borusan
Istanbul Philharmonic
Orchestra, Philharmonie
Essen and the
Trans-Siberian Art
Festival. It was first
performed on 19 October
2017 at the Lutfi Kirdar
International Convention
and Exhibition Centre,
Istanbul, by Daniel Hope
and Vadim Repin (violins)
with the Borusan Istanbul
Philharmonic Orchestra,
conducted by Sascha
Goetzel. It is comprised
of four movements,
fast-slow-fast-slow and
moves through dramatic
dialogue between the
violins and orchestra.
The lyrical dance
elements develop in
intensity as the piece
progresses and explores a
wide range of textures.
Suitable for advanced
standard performers.
Chamber Music Clarinet, Piano, alto Saxophone SKU: PR.114419720 Baroqu...(+)
Chamber Music Clarinet,
Piano, alto Saxophone
SKU: PR.114419720
Baroque. Composed
by Carter Pann. Set of
Score and Parts. 36+12+12
pages. Duration 16
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41972.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114419720).
ISBN
9781491134863. UPC:
680160685790.
In a
musical style strongly
influenced by (and
occasionally parodying)
American popular music,
the subtitle
“Baroque†may
seem a puzzle at first.
It is also the key to
Pann’s approach in
composing for multiple
wind soloists and
ensemble. With
Bach’s
Brandenburgs in the
rear-view mirror, Pann
has created a glorious
hybrid of inspirations
with intricate
counterpoint, cadenzas,
beautiful slow textures,
and wild rides, creating
a 16-minute,
fast-slow-fast concerto
grosso. The published
piano reduction is fully
practical for live
performance. My Double
Concerto (subtitled
“Baroqueâ€)
from 2018 posed an
immediate challenge which
gave me some real
trepidation as a
composer. The two solo
instruments, Clarinet and
Alto Saxophone, are quite
varied in their timbral
characteristics yet they
have nearly identical
ranges. I gave many hours
of thought to solving
this challenge and
eventually settled on an
obvious mission: make
each instrument as
independent from the
other as possible.
Explore opposite areas of
each range
simultaneously. Set very
different contours
against one another in
the solo parts. These
kinds of things.I. Bach
in the Fifties sets the
soloists up as competing
crooners. I wanted to
write a 1950s-style teen
idol tune, complete with
electric organ, and
writing the music I
imagined J.S. Bach might
tend towards if he was
writing for The Platters
or Perry Como. This first
movement also presents
within it a traditional
concerto-style cadenza
for both soloists
together.II. Desert Arias
should transport the
listener to an arid,
barren land over which a
mirage of canons
emerge.III.
Pronouncements is set in
the style of a baroque
concerto’s final
movement. Nuance is
forfeited on behalf of
straight-ahead melodic
dueling. Stravinsky
lingers like a ghost
behind this finale.
Orchestra; Violin (Study Score) SKU: HL.49045166 Study Score. Comp...(+)
Orchestra; Violin (Study
Score)
SKU:
HL.49045166
Study
Score. Composed by
Ryan Wigglesworth. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
String. Classical.
Softcover. Composed 2011.
72 pages. Duration 16'.
Schott Music #ED13695.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49045166).
ISBN
9790220135002. UPC:
888680724214.
8.25x11.75x0.276
inches.
Violin
Concerto is scored for a
Classical-sized
orchestra, with the
addition of a harp and
celeste, and lasts around
17 minutes. Although the
work sets out to explore
the lyrical
characteristics of the
solo instrument, it is
only gradually that the
violin finds its full,
lyric voice, and thence,
as the work progresses, a
more dominant role. This,
in one sense, is the
'journey' of the piece.
The work's
straightforward formal
scheme consists of three
movements (roughly
fast-slow-fast) framed by
a reflective introduction
and epilogue. However,
these formal divisions
exist within a single,
unbroken arc. Such an
overall symmetrical shape
places the slow Arioso
(itself divided into
three subsections) at the
midpoint, sandwiched
between the two Allegro
movements. The dramaturgy
of the piece centers on a
twofold search. First
there is the ongoing
pursuit to recapture the
simple melodic material
stated by the solo violin
- accompanied by thar
harp's bass register -
during the opening bars.
Whilst aspects of this
melody are invoked
frequently throughout
(especially in the violin
cadenza which closes the
Arioso movement), it is
only with the final and
most important climax of
the work that the melody
appears again in its
complete form, now
accompanied by violent,
orchestral stabs. The
second search is for a
tonal resting place, the
arrival of which is
delayed until the close
of the epilogue. The
original version of the
Violin Concerto,
commissioned by the
Netherlands Chamber
Orchestra, was premiered
in Amsterdam in February
2012 with Gordan Nikolic
as soloist. The present,
revised version was
created for Barnabas
Kelemen and the
Halle.
Composed by
Alan Lee Silva. Carl
Fischer Concert
Performance Series. Set
of Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
8+8+4+8+8+8+4+4+4+4+4+4+8
+8+8+4+4+6+6+4+6+8+3+1+4+
12+32 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #CPS100. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CPS100).
ISBN
9780825870668. UPC:
798408070663.
Explo
sive ensemble phrases and
aggressive percussion
accompaniment accentuate
the opening of Pacheco
Pass, a dynamic new
composition from
established composer Alan
Lee Silva. Divided into
three sectionsùfast,
slow, fastùthe piece
begins with a noble brass
melody, transitions to a
tender slow movement
featuring woodwind solos,
and reprises the opening
brass melody.
Flute & basso continuo SKU: HH.HH447-FSP Composed by Simon Balicourt. Edi...(+)
Flute & basso continuo
SKU: HH.HH447-FSP
Composed by Simon
Balicourt. Edited by
Michael Talbot. Flute &
Basso Continuo. Full
score and parts. Edition
HH Music Publishers
#HH447-FSP. Published by
Edition HH Music
Publishers
(HH.HH447-FSP).
ISBN
9790708146544.
Sona
ta 5, in A major, is the
only work in the set to
feature the
‘classic’
three-movement design in
its symmetrical
Fast–Slow–F
ast configuration. Its
opening Vivace makes
considerable demands on
the flautist’s
technique, and the
accompanist, too, has
some lively
interventions. A short
Andante, in A minor,
recaptures the style of
the slow movement of an
operatic sinfonia. High
spirits return in the
concluding Allegro
comodo, which manages to
be frothy and substantial
at the same time. Sonata
6 is in G minor,
traditionally a key for
serious utterances. Its
muscular opening Largo
packs in a wealth of
interesting rhythmic
designs and articulations
for the flautist. The
influence of violinistic
style is clearly seen in
the Allegro that follows.
The finale is composite:
its ‘frame’
is an Affettuoso in
minuet rhythm, but its
‘core’ is a
Poco Allegro in G major
with the character of a
second minuet. Despite
its outward charm, this
movement retains much of
the heft of the first two
movements.
Flute & basso continuo SKU: HH.HH444-FSP Composed by Simon Balicourt. Edi...(+)
Flute & basso continuo
SKU: HH.HH444-FSP
Composed by Simon
Balicourt. Edited by
Michael Talbot. Flute &
Basso Continuo. Full
score and parts. Edition
HH Music Publishers
#HH444-FSP. Published by
Edition HH Music
Publishers
(HH.HH444-FSP).
ISBN
9790708146490.
Sona
ta 7 in D major opens
with a sunny Andante that
nevertheless has a
poignant moment just
before the end. The
technically challenging
Allegro moderato that
follows bounces along
airily, throwing out
scales, arpeggios and
wide leaps with equal
abandon. The concluding
Allegro is a feast of
syncopation: an object
lesson in how to compose
a coherent movement based
on a single idea that
never comes close to
sounding tedious. Sonata
8, in the same key, is
the only work in the set
to arrange its three
movements in a
Fast–Slow–F
ast pattern. Its opening
Allegro is especially
well-developed formally,
coming close to mature
Classical sonata style.
For the Adagio in B minor
Balicourt takes a
chromatic idea heard
earlier in the first
movement and develops it
intensively and
poignantly: this is the
‘jewel’ of
the slow movements in the
set. The Moderato finale
is enlivened with some
interesting modulations
and harmonic twists as
well as some attractive
moments of animation in
the bass.
Composed
by Alan Lee Silva. Carl
Fischer Concert
Performance Series. Full
score. With Standard
notation. 32 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #CPS100F.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CPS100F).
ISBN 9780825870675.
UPC:
798408070670.
Explo
sive ensemble phrases and
aggressive percussion
accompaniment accentuate
the opening of Pacheco
Pass, a dynamic new
composition from
established composer Alan
Lee Silva. Divided into
three sections - fast,
slow, fast - the piece
begins with a noble brass
melody, transitions to a
tender slow movement
featuring woodwind solos,
and reprises the opening
brass melody.
Trumpet and piano SKU: P2.60012 Composed by Giuseppe Torelli. Arranged by...(+)
Trumpet and piano
SKU:
P2.60012
Composed by
Giuseppe Torelli.
Arranged by Joseph
Ardovino. Solo music.
Published by Potenza
Music (P2.60012).
Arranger Joseph
Ardovino says, The
sinfonias of Giuseppe
Torelli are sonata-like
in conception. The form
of most of the movements
in the typical Bolognese
trumpet sonata is
rudimentary, the
organizing principle of
concertato being textural
rather than thematic or
even tonal... In fact,
Torelli is considered to
be a pioneer in the use
of fugal technique for
its architectural rather
than its contrapuntal
properties... In some of
his earlier works,
Torelli maintained the
fast-slow-fast tempo
pattern with four
distinct movements, but
by the time of this
Sinfonia, the slow first
movement had been
virtually abandoned...
This offers a modern
performance edition of an
important piece from one
of the most prolific
collections of trumpet
music..