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Giampaolo Testoni: PRELUDIO E SCENA LIRICA “LE DUE ELEONORA” (ES 1021) - Score Only
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Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1166690 Composed by Giampaolo T…
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Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1166690 Composed by Giampaolo Testoni. Classical,Contemporary. Score and parts. 69 pages. Sconfinarte #767071. Published by Sconfinarte (A0.1166690). PRELUDIO E SCENA LIRICA “LE DUE ELEONORA†(ES 1021) per voci e orchestraOrganico: Soprano, Mezzosoprano, Orchestra.
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Love Scenario Easy Version
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Orchestra (Flute, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Violin, Cello) - Primer Level - Digital Downloa…
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Orchestra (Flute, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Violin, Cello) - Primer Level - Digital Download SKU: P5.KP-DAN-8628 Easy version. By iKON. By Millennium. Korean Pop. Score and Parts. 25 pages. SheetmusicLAB #KP-DAN-8628. Published by SheetmusicLAB (P5.KP-DAN-8628). 8.3 x 11.7 inches.
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Love Scenario
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Orchestra (2Flute, 2Clarinet, 3Violin, Cello, Double Bass, Piano) - Primer Level - Digital…
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Orchestra (2Flute, 2Clarinet, 3Violin, Cello, Double Bass, Piano) - Primer Level - Digital Download SKU: P5.KP-DAN-13124 By iKON. By B.I, Bobby, and Millennium. Korean Pop. Score and Parts. 38 pages. SheetmusicLAB #KP-DAN-13124. Published by SheetmusicLAB (P5.KP-DAN-13124). 8.3 x 11.7 inches.
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Orchestra (Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano) - Primer Level - Digital …
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Orchestra (Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano) - Primer Level - Digital Download SKU: P5.KP-DAN-8082 By iKON. By Millennium. Korean Pop. Score and Parts. 28 pages. SheetmusicLAB #KP-DAN-8082. Published by SheetmusicLAB (P5.KP-DAN-8082). 8.3 x 11.7 inches.
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Orchestra (Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Violin, Cello, Piano) - Primer Level - Digital Downloa…
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Orchestra (Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Violin, Cello, Piano) - Primer Level - Digital Download SKU: P5.KP-DAN-11233 By iKON. By B.I, Bobby, and Millennium. Korean Pop. Score and Parts. 29 pages. SheetmusicLAB #KP-DAN-11233. Published by SheetmusicLAB (P5.KP-DAN-11233). 8.3 x 11.7 inches.
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Orchestra (Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Piano) - Primer Level - Digital Download SKU: P5.KP-DAN-8083 By iKON. By Millennium. Korean Pop. Score and Parts. 30 pages. SheetmusicLAB #KP-DAN-8083. Published by SheetmusicLAB (P5.KP-DAN-8083). 8.3 x 11.7 inches.
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Orchestra (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano, Violin, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bas…
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Orchestra (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano, Violin, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass) - Primer Level - Digital Download SKU: P5.KP-DAN-8084 By iKON. By Millennium. Korean Pop. Score and Parts. 31 pages. SheetmusicLAB #KP-DAN-8084. Published by SheetmusicLAB (P5.KP-DAN-8084). 8.3 x 11.7 inches.
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Orchestra (Flute,Oboe,Clarinet,Bassoon,Snare Drum,Piano,2Violin,Viola,Cello,Double Bass) -…
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Orchestra (Flute,Oboe,Clarinet,Bassoon,Snare Drum,Piano,2Violin,Viola,Cello,Double Bass) - Primer Level - Digital Download SKU: P5.KP-DAN-8085 By iKON. By Millennium. Korean Pop. Score and Parts. 33 pages. SheetmusicLAB #KP-DAN-8085. Published by SheetmusicLAB (P5.KP-DAN-8085). 8.3 x 11.7 inches.
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Pancho, ahora no!
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Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1019824 Composed by Luis Bernal…
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Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1019824 Composed by Luis Bernal. 20th Century,Contemporary,Film/TV. Score and parts. 12 pages. Luis Bernal #6453731. Published by Luis Bernal (A0.1019824). Rescore de una escena de la pelÃcula Pancho, el perro millonario (Pancho, Ahora no).
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Concerto for Orchestra, opus 111 (2005, rev. 2010)
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Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.869351 Composed by Thomas Oboe …
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Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.869351 Composed by Thomas Oboe Lee. 20th Century,Baroque,Classical,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 81 pages. Thomas Oboe Lee #15869. Published by Thomas Oboe Lee (A0.869351). Instrumentation: 3232-4331-timp-2perc-strings. When I received the invitation from Jonathan Cohler to write a Concerto for Orchestra for the Brockton Symphony, I immediately thought of all the composers who wrote works inspired by Bartok’s seminal work of the same title: Roger Sessions, Elliott Carter, Michael Tippett, Witold Lutoslawski, Joan Tower and, most recently, Jennifer Higdon. My Concerto for Orchestra, opus 111, is in five movements. It will be heard without pause between movements. I. Largo … Misterioso! II. Allegro con moto … Evidence!!! III. Adagio … Epistrophy! IV. Andante … In Walked Bud! V. Presto … Rhythm-a-ning!!! My initial idea for the Concerto was contrast - contrast between the timbres and colors that the various sections in an orchestra provide. For example, the woodwinds would provide a sharp contrast against the brass; the percussion section against the strings, etc. I also was interested in writing a work where each movement would flow into the next without pause – thus providing another form of contrast, that of tempi and mood change. A third form of contrast would be the different styles and forms of music that I would come up with. And I had a lot of fun conjuring up the many possible scenarios and orchestral tableaux. I actually started with the second movement: the Allegro con moto. I wanted something that had a nice surging quality that the whole orchestra could jump into. When I finished that, I thought perhaps it would be too intense for the opening of the work. I thought, maybe I should begin with something slower, more brooding in nature before the explosive stuff. I noticed that Carter’s Concerto began with a slow Introduction. It had a title: Misterioso. Being an avid fan of Thelonious Monk, aka Thelonious Sphere Monk, Misterioso brought to mind a Monk composition of the same title. That epiphany gave me the idea of naming each of the five movements after a Monk tune. Monk’s Misterioso is a blues with an insistent theme of 8th note patterns of rising 6ths; which has nothing to do with my first movement. My Misterioso features a solo for the bass clarinet in the midst of a shimmering atmosphere that is punctuated by accents in the bass. They are both mysterious, but divergently opposed in mood and substance. Monk’s Evidence is a tune with jabs and punches, irregularly placed within the measure – not unlike what I did in the second movement. This movement is perhaps the most Monk-ish of all. Monk’s Epistrophy is a tune constructed with a four-note pattern that is angular and twisted. I wrote a solemn brass choir movement that is an epistle in nature, a sermon of sorts. The title of Monk’s In Walked Bud refers, of course, to the amazing pianist Bud Powell. I took the word walk and translated it into an andante. What resulted was a silly, but jolly movement featuring the woodwinds. I wanted to end the work with a fast and furious finale. Inspired by the word rhythm in Monk’s Rhythm-a-ning, I began the last movement with a solo for the percussion section – timpani, tom-toms, bass drum!!! The orchestra eventually joins in the mayhem, breaking into a scherzo-like frenzy. It ends with a big bang!!! Enjoy!!!Audio link: https://thomasoboelee.bandcamp.com/album/concerto-for-orchestra-opus-111-2005
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The Dream Of Olwen
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Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1499181 Composed by Charles Wil…
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Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1499181 Composed by Charles Williams and Winifred May. Arranged by Marcus Martin. 20th Century,Film/TV. 38 pages. Cornelius Edition (uk) #1075230. Published by Cornelius Edition (uk) (A0.1499181). Charles Williams (1893 - 1978) was a British composer and conductor who contributed music to over 50 films and wrote a considerable amount of light music, including 'Devil's Galop'. 'While I Live' is a 1947 British drama film, best remembered for its musical theme The Dream of Olwen composed by Charles Williams, which became hugely popular in its time and is still regularly performed. For piano and orchestra (2121.2230. Hp(opt) Perc and Strings) and lasting about 4 minutes this is an effective mini-concerto suitable for concerts and/ or encores. Full score, all orchestral parts and the solo piano part are included. In a lighter music scenario Richard Addinsel's 'Warsaw Concerto' (also arranged by Marcus Martin for similar forces) makes an attractive pairing.
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Lindisfarne (for Windband)
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Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1475442 By Kane McLean. By Kane…
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Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1475442 By Kane McLean. By Kane McLean. Arranged by Sven M. Hellinghausen. 21st Century,Celtic,Christian,Film/TV,Irish,Patriotic. 42 pages. Kane McLean #1052993. Published by Kane McLean (A0.1475442). The first part of Kane McLean's windband dilogy Vikings musically describes the Viking attack on the Lindisfarne monastery in Northumberland on June 8, 793It describes the monastery, mystically located in the north of England on Holy Island, not knowing that a Viking ship is already lurking a little away on the sea... It describes the attack of the Vikings as well as the scenario afterwards, with the musical monastery theme and the Viking theme intertwined merge and musically reflect the coexistence of good and evil as necessary for a whole.
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Sunrise Calls. First Movement of Orchestral Suite 'Heliodorus'.
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Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1028487 Composed by Marcus Mota…
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Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1028487 Composed by Marcus Mota. 20th Century,Contemporary,World. Score and parts. 13 pages. Marcus Mota #3539039. Published by Marcus Mota (A0.1028487). Orchestral Suite in seven movements. Here the first movement.The Suite was composed based on Heliodorus'Aithiopika. Aithiopika is an ancient greek novel that mixes love and adventure. This novel was so influent in Post-Renascence: Cervantes, Shakespeare, Racine loved it. Verdi's Aida argument is in part based on Aithiopika. In this first movement, we follow the first scenario of the novel: we are presented to the natural setting that opens the novel: we are facing on preliminary doubts and omens after the impact of the sunrise upon the creatures on stage. .
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Savannah
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Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1301806 By Scores by Ken. By Ke…
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Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1301806 By Scores by Ken. By Ken Naidu. Film/TV,Thriller. Score and Parts. 55 pages. Scores by Ken #891399. Published by Scores by Ken (A0.1301806). Savannah | Scores by Ken About the PieceSavannah, written by Ken Naidu, is an instrumental score indicitaive of a hunt or chase in the wild. It induces the feelings of the Thrill, Terror, Movement and Excitement. It's a perfect score to portray a hunting scenario. About the Composer From the breathtaking landscapes of New Zealand, Ken weaves melodies and harmonies that captivate and transport listeners to another realm. Specialising in screen composition, and versatile jazz renditions, each piece is a unique auditory experience, meticulously crafted to resonate with the soul. Whether you're seeking a composition that tells a profound story or a vibrant jazz chart that dances with energy, Scores by Ken promises unparalleled originality and precision in every note.
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Fêtes Galantes : 1er Tableau - Les Masques for solo/mixed chorus and orchestra - Score Only
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Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1086971 Composed by Claude Debu…
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Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1086971 Composed by Claude Debussy/Robert Orledge. Classical,Contemporary,Opera. Score and parts. 32 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #691161. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.1086971). Scored for baritone (or counter-tenor) soloist, mixed chorus and orchestra (2222/2200/timp/2perc/hp/cel/mand/strings). Fêtes galantes was actually planned as a hybrid opera-ballet to a libretto by Debussy’s friend Louis Laloy in November, 1913. For this, Laloy arranged selected poetry by Paul Verlaine into three tableaux, replacing an earlier (unstarted) Debussyan project with Charles Morice of 1912 entitled Crimen amoris. During his last productive summer of 1915, Debussy set a sequence from the start of the first tableau, ‘Les Masques’, involving stanzas 1 and 3 of the opening song for Mezzetin in Verlaine’s comedy Les Uns et les autres (1884). The action is set in a park à la Watteau late one summer afternoon as Mezzetin attempts to entertain a group of nonchalant masqueraders with only the aid of his voice and a mandolin.. This appears to have been prefaced by a slower, elegiac introduction reminiscent of the opening of the comtemporary Cello Sonata and it leads to a danced minuet by the masqued dancers which has clear echoes of the piano piece L’Isle joyeuse (1904). Following Laloy’s scenario, the masqueraders then sing extracts from Verlaine’s ‘A la promenade’ (from Fêtes galantes itself). The minuet returns at greater length before being cut short by a chilly gust of wind, after which the park returns to its orginal state (and music) as though nothing had really happened.
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Claude Debussy/Robert Orledge: Prélude à L'Histoire de Tristan for orchestra, score only
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Full Orchestra - Advanced Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Claude Debuss…
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Full Orchestra - Advanced Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Claude Debussy/Robert Orledge. 20th Century, Impressionistic. Score. 19 pages. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing
Scored for 21EH22/2200/timp/1perc/hp/strings Parts on rental.<br> <br> Debussy’s friendship with the versatile poet and playwright Gabriel Mourey began in 1899, and in July 1907, Mourey offered Debussy a libretto based on Le roman de Tristan - Joesph Bédier’s adaptation of a twelfth-century Breton romance by the Anglo-Norman poet known as Tomas - which had recently been published in Paris. Debussy enthusiastically outline the four-act plot to Victor Segalen that October, and the main differences from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde are that none of the action takes place in Cornwal and that “Isolde of the white hands” is found guilty of cuckolding King Marc with Tristan, who has to rescue her from the leper colony in which she is abandoned in Act 1. She also betrays hi when he goes mad at the end.<br> <br> The idea of a Tristan that restorced its ‘legendary character’ and had no connections with Wagner, appealed to Debussy, who was extremely moved by the circumstances of Tristan’s death. Even if he thought that Mourey’s poetry was “not very lyrical and many passages do not exactly “invite” music”, he did work on the libretto and the music that summer and sent his pubisher Jacques Durand, ‘one of the 363 themes for the “Roman de Tristan”’ in a letter sent from Pourville on 23 August, 1907. The present prelude grows from this theme, together with the poignant Breton folksong “Le Faucon”. After a short atmospheric introduction, Debussy’s dance-like theme (which is definitely not a leitmotif) gradually gains momentum and after it reaches it ecstatic climas, representing the transient happiness of the lovers, it dissolves into an expressive coda and an elegiac close (all growing from Debussy’s opennning, off-stage trumpet calls), leaving us with the ultimate tragedy of their ill-fated advice.<br> <br> Unforunately, Mourey’s actual libretto has been lost and the project eventually foundered because Bédier’s cousin, Louis Artus, wanted Debussy to use the scenario he had prepared and copyrights for the stage, and would not allow him to proceed with Mourey’s version. Debussy, it need hardly be said, would never have dreamed of collaborating with the author of the vaudeville hit La culotte (The pants)!<br>
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