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2,773
Piano & keyboards
Piano solo
2,607
Piano, Voice
1,210
Piano, Vocal and Guitar
755
C Instruments
457
Organ
64
1 Piano, 4 hands
61
Piano Accompaniment
54
Piano Trio: piano, violin, cello
34
Easy Piano
28
Piano Quintet: piano, 2 violins, viola, cello
16
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
15
2 Pianos, 4 hands
15
Accordion
6
Organ, Piano (duet)
6
Harpsichord
1
Piano Quartet: piano, 2 violins, cello
1
2 Pianos, 8 hands
1
1 Piano, 6 hands
1
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Guitar
357
Guitar notes and tablatures
171
Piano, Guitar (duet)
90
Melody line, (Lyrics) and Chords
76
Ukulele
75
Bass guitar
66
2 Guitars (duet)
19
Dulcimer
19
Mandolin
15
4 Guitars (Quartet)
13
3 Guitars (trio)
7
2 Ukuleles
2
Lyrics and Chords
2
Banjo
2
Guitar Ensemble
1
2 Dulcimers (duet)
1
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Choral SATB
1,076
Voice solo
316
Choral TTBB
315
Choral 3-part
251
Choral SSAA
238
Choral Unison
72
Soprano voice, Piano
67
High voice
60
Choral 2-part
36
Vocal duet
27
Baritone voice, Piano
25
Tenor voice, Piano
23
Vocal duet, Piano
20
Alto voice, Piano
16
Medium voice, Piano
12
Low voice
8
Low voice, Piano
8
Tenor voice
6
Voice, Guitar
3
Choral SSAATTBB
3
Soprano voice
3
Choral
3
Soli, Mixted choir and accompaniment
2
Mezzo-Soprano voice, Piano
2
Choral, Organ
1
Choral SSAB a cappella
1
Choral SSAB, Piano
1
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Woodwind
2 Saxophones (duet)
373
3 Saxophones (trio)
364
Alto Saxophone
355
Flute
337
Tenor Saxophone
311
Clarinet
291
Flute and Piano
245
2 Clarinets (duet)
234
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224
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223
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223
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222
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213
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207
Tenor Saxophone and Piano
196
Oboe (band part)
186
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172
3 Clarinets (trio)
164
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
133
2 Flutes (duet)
80
Soprano Saxophone and Piano
74
Oboe, Bassoon (duet)
70
Clarinet Ensemble
65
Flute Trio: 3 flutes
64
Saxophone Quintet: 5 Saxophones
64
2 Oboes (duet)
61
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet (trio)
58
Flute, Oboe, Bassoon
57
Flute Quartet: 4 flutes
57
3 Oboes
54
Oboe, Flute
50
Flute ensemble
37
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
36
Bagpipe
33
Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon.
30
Flute, Violin and Violoncello
28
Flute, Clarinet (duet)
24
Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon (trio)
23
Flute and Guitar
23
Clarinet, Guitar (duet)
21
Saxophone ensemble
20
Saxophone, Clarinet (duet)
19
Baritone Saxophone, Piano
17
Oboe, Clarinet (duet)
16
Clarinet (band part)
16
Saxophone
15
Clarinet, Bassoon (duet)
12
Flute (band part)
11
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10
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10
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9
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8
Flute, Oboe (duet)
8
English horn, Piano
8
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7
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7
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7
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7
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6
Clarinet and Viola
6
Clarinet Quartet: Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello
6
Flute, Trumpet (duet)
5
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5
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4
Flute, Viola (duet)
4
Flute, harp and violin
4
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3
Flute, Cello, Piano (trio)
3
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3
English Horn
3
Recorder Ensemble
3
Recorder Quartet
2
Recorder
2
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2
2 Clarinets, Piano
2
Flute Quintet : 5 flutes
2
Piccolo
2
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2
Flute, Trombone (duet)
2
4 Oboes
1
Descant (Soprano) Recorder
1
Oboe, Cello and Piano
1
Saxophone and Guitar
1
5 Recorders
1
2 Clarinets, Bassoon
1
Flute and String Quartet
1
Wind ensemble
1
2 Saxophones, Piano
1
Piccolo, Piano
1
Flute, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon (Quartet)
1
Treble (Alto) Recorder, Piano
1
Oboe
1
Tenor Recorder
1
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Trumpet
353
Trombone
305
Brass Quintet: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba
220
Trombone and Piano
190
French horn
189
Brass quartet : 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba
169
Trumpet, Piano
135
Brass Quartet: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone
106
Trumpet (band part)
85
Brass Quartet: 4 trombones
83
French Horn and Piano
71
2 Trumpets (duet)
60
2 French horns (duet)
57
2 Trombones (duet)
56
Trumpet, Trombone (duet)
46
Trumpet, Horn (duert)
40
Tuba and Piano
30
Brass Quartet: 4 horns
29
Trombone (band part)
25
3 Trombones (trio)
23
Euphonium, Piano (duet)
22
2 Euphoniums and 2 Tubas
20
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19
Brass Quartet
17
3 Trumpets (trio)
16
4 Tubas
11
Trumpet, Saxophone (duet)
10
French horn (band part)
8
English horn, Piano
8
Brass Trio
7
Trombone, Horn (duet)
7
English Horn, Guitar (duet)
4
Trumpet, Tuba (duet)
4
Euphonium
4
Bass Trombone
4
2 Tubas (duet)
3
3 French horns (trio)
3
English Horn
3
Clarinet, Horn (duet)
3
Horn Ensemble
2
Euphonium (band part)
2
Flügelhorn
2
Tuba (band part)
2
Horn, Cello (duet)
1
Tuba ensemble
1
Brass Quartet: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones
1
Bass Trombone and Piano
1
French horn and Basson (duet)
1
Horn, Trumpet, Trombone (trio)
1
Euphonium, Tuba (duet)
1
Trumpet ensemble
1
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
997
Violin
350
Cello
337
Violin and Piano
300
Violin, Cello (duet)
278
Cello, Piano
267
Viola, Piano
221
String Trio: violin, viola, cello
206
Viola
197
Harp
158
String Trio: 2 violins, cello
110
Viola (band part)
106
2 Cellos (duet)
93
Violin, Viola (duet)
92
2 Violins (duet)
92
2 Violas (duet)
79
Viola, Cello (duet)
68
String Trio: 3 violas
58
String Trio: 3 cellos
57
String Trio: 3 violins
55
4 Cellos
39
Violin, Guitar (duet)
18
Double bass, Piano (duet)
15
Cello, Guitar (duet)
14
String Quintet: 2 violins, viola, cello, bass
12
Harp, Flute (duet)
10
Double Bass
10
Viola, Guitar (duet)
10
String quartet: 4 violins
9
String Quartet : 4 violas
8
Viola and Harp
6
Piano Trio: Violin, Viola, Piano
6
Harp, Violin (duet)
5
Harp, Cello (duet)
5
Harp, Voice
5
String Quintet: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos
4
String Trio: 2 violins, viola
4
String trio
3
2 Harps (duet)
3
Violin (band part)
3
Cello, String Bass (duet)
2
Doublebass (band part)
2
2 Double basses (duet)
2
4 Double Basses
1
Cello Ensemble
1
Cello, Organ
1
Violin, Tuba (duet)
1
String Quintet: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
1
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380
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247
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226
Jazz Ensemble
209
String Orchestra
157
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116
Jazz combo
73
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62
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34
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20
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12
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10
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6
Percussion (band part)
5
Timpani (band part)
1
Woodwind Quartet: any 4 woodwinds
1
String Quintet : 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello, Doublebass, Keyboard
1
Woodwind Quintet
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Three Appalachian Songs - Flute 1
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Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.437809 Arranged by Dwight Bigler. This edition: scorch. Concert,Festival. 4 pages. Hal Leonard - Digita...
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Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.437809 Arranged by Dwight Bigler. This edition: scorch. Concert,Festival. 4 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #0. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.437809).
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Three Appalachian Songs - Piccolo
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Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.437808 Arranged by Dwight Bigler. This edition: scorch. Concert,Festival. 4 pages. Hal Leonard - Digita...
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Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.437808 Arranged by Dwight Bigler. This edition: scorch. Concert,Festival. 4 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #0. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.437808).
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Colonial Song - Flute 2
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Colonial Song - Flute 2
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Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.1469778 Composed by Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by R. Mark Rogers. This edition: scorch. Concert....
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Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.1469778 Composed by Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by R. Mark Rogers. This edition: scorch. Concert. 4 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #3778130_04_FLUTE_2. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.1469778).
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Colonial Song - Piccolo 1
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Percy Aldridge Grainger
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Colonial Song - Piccolo 1
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Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.1469775 Composed by Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by R. Mark Rogers. This edition: scorch. Concert....
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Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.1469775 Composed by Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by R. Mark Rogers. This edition: scorch. Concert. 4 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #3778130_01_PICCOLO_1. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.1469775).
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Colonial Song - Flute 1
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Percy Aldridge Grainger
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Colonial Song - Flute 1
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Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.1469777 Composed by Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by R. Mark Rogers. This edition: scorch. Concert....
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Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.1469777 Composed by Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by R. Mark Rogers. This edition: scorch. Concert. 4 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #3778130_03_FLUTE_1. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.1469777).
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Colonial Song - Flute 3
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Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.1469779 Composed by Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by R. Mark Rogers. This edition: scorch. Concert....
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Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.1469779 Composed by Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by R. Mark Rogers. This edition: scorch. Concert. 4 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #3778130_05_FLUTE_3. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.1469779).
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Colonial Song - Piccolo 2
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Percy Aldridge Grainger
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Colonial Song - Piccolo 2
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Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.1469776 Composed by Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by R. Mark Rogers. This edition: scorch. Concert....
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Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.1469776 Composed by Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by R. Mark Rogers. This edition: scorch. Concert. 4 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #3778130_02_PICCOLO_2. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.1469776).
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Zanzibar Boat Song - Flute 1
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Flute (band part)
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Percy Aldridge Grainger
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Preston Hazzard
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Zanzibar Boat Song - Flute 1
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Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.307261 By Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by Preston Hazzard. Classical,Concert,Festival. 2 pages. Hal Leonard - Dig...
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Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.307261 By Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by Preston Hazzard. Classical,Concert,Festival. 2 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #0. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.307261).
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Zanzibar Boat Song - Flute 2
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Flute (band part)
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Percy Aldridge Grainger
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Preston Hazzard
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Zanzibar Boat Song - Flute 2
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Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.307262 By Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by Preston Hazzard. Classical,Concert,Festival. 1 pages. Hal Leonard - Dig...
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Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: HX.307262 By Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by Preston Hazzard. Classical,Concert,Festival. 1 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #0. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.307262).
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Aubade: A Pairing with Beethoven's Symphony #1 - Flute 1
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Flute (band part)
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Benjamin Harry Sajo
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Aubade: A Pairing with Beethov
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Benjamin Sajo
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Flute Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018902 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 2 pages. Benjamin Sa...
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Flute Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018902 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 2 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6064735. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018902). Programme Notes: It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn. – Thomas Fuller Mornings are powerful and evocative moments. The chorus of birds, one species after another, unite in a wild and genuine polyphony while the dew and mist evaporate upon the rising of the sun, encouraging goosebumps and shivers from an open window, tempered or exhilarated by a cup of coffee. Have you ever actively witnessed the sun’s sultry and intense ascension from the cradle of the horizon? That is what this piece, Aubade, or Dawn Song, is about. An aubade is the twin of a night-time serenade; an aubade is a love song originating amongst the medieval Provençal troubadours, depicting the morning departure between two lovers. An aubade is a song in honor of the slow cosmic percolation of a late summer morning. On a personal level, the composer is reminded of his own experiences camping in Northern Canada as a young man–a simpler and less demanding time. This piece formally begins the series I composed during the Covid-19 quarantine conditions of 2020, to serve as potential contemporary preludes for each of Ludwig van Beethoven’s nine symphonies–his two hundred and fiftieth anniversary was this year!–though they can all stand on their own on any program. The connection, in this case, is with his first symphony; I envisioned, once my piece concludes, his beautiful drawn-out chords presenting themselves–the dawn of his special genius.About the Composer: Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings, with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.
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Aubade: A Pairing with Beethoven's Symphony #1 - Flute 2
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Flute (band part)
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Benjamin Harry Sajo
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Aubade: A Pairing with Beethov
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Benjamin Sajo
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SheetMusicPlus
Flute Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018904 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 2 pages. Benjamin Sa...
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Flute Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018904 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 2 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6064739. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018904). Programme Notes: It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn. – Thomas Fuller Mornings are powerful and evocative moments. The chorus of birds, one species after another, unite in a wild and genuine polyphony while the dew and mist evaporate upon the rising of the sun, encouraging goosebumps and shivers from an open window, tempered or exhilarated by a cup of coffee. Have you ever actively witnessed the sun’s sultry and intense ascension from the cradle of the horizon? That is what this piece, Aubade, or Dawn Song, is about. An aubade is the twin of a night-time serenade; an aubade is a love song originating amongst the medieval Provençal troubadours, depicting the morning departure between two lovers. An aubade is a song in honor of the slow cosmic percolation of a late summer morning. On a personal level, the composer is reminded of his own experiences camping in Northern Canada as a young man–a simpler and less demanding time. This piece formally begins the series I composed during the Covid-19 quarantine conditions of 2020, to serve as potential contemporary preludes for each of Ludwig van Beethoven’s nine symphonies–his two hundred and fiftieth anniversary was this year!–though they can all stand on their own on any program. The connection, in this case, is with his first symphony; I envisioned, once my piece concludes, his beautiful drawn-out chords presenting themselves–the dawn of his special genius.About the Composer: Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings, with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.
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