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Despondency

Choral Choir,Choral (SATB divisi) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1394423 Composed by Jay Dougherty. 21st Century,A Cappella,Chamber,Contemporary,Contest,Festival. 4 pages. Jay Dougherty #977907. Published by Jay Dougherty (A0.1394423). Despondency by Jay Dougherty explores the depths of human emotion, expressing profound feelings of pain, anguish, and desolation. Through the utilization of the overtone series, â€œDespondencyâ€ portrays a haunting soundscape that gradually builds into a solemn tone cluster, evoking a sense of emptiness and sadness.Â The overtone series serves as the foundation upon which the composition unfolds, weaving together a tapestry of natural harmonies that resonate with an ethereal quality. Despite the simplicity of its text, consisting of only four sung words â€“ Nothing. Aching. Empty. Broken. â€“ these words reflect the raw and unfiltered experience of despair and sorrow.Â â€œDespondencyâ€ is movement 3 of Jay Doughertyâ€™s Phoenix Cantata, which is a six-movement vocal and piano work that explores the themes of resilience and the transformative power of change. The music and lyrics are the creative work of Dr. Jay Dougherty, with a piano accompaniment by Justin La. Drawing inspiration from the mythical symbolism of the phoenix, this cantata narrates the journey through life's challenges and tribulations and explores how we can learn to comprehend, embrace, and grow from them. Although the Phoenix is not explicitly mentioned, the underlying message resonates with the tale of the phoenix: after facing adversity or transformation, we emerge stronger and more beautiful. Each of the 6 movements centers on a flower garden, the gardener's affection for the garden, the looming storm that could devastate it, and the gardener's eventual realization that, even after the storm, the garden remains beautiful and precious.Â Movement 3, Despondency, is performed a cappella and makes use of the overtone series and chord clusters to convey the gardener's torment and heartbreak as the garden has lost its innocence after a torrential storm. It is a heartbreaking lament that portrays the gardener's profound sorrow.About the ComposerDr. Jay Dougherty is the Performing Arts Department Chair and Director of Choral Activities at Drury University in Springfield, MO.For more information on compositions and arrangements by Jay Dougherty, visit: www.jmdougherty.comPlease purchase one copy for each performer.

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The Blessing

Piano,Tenor Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.1071040 Composed by William P. Gorton.…(+)

Piano,Tenor Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.1071040 Composed by William P. Gorton. 20th Century,Contemporary,Spiritual. Full Performance. Duration 230. William P. Gorton #6118897. Published by William P. Gorton (A0.1071040). In troubled times we need comfort. The Blessing was conceived in a moment of despondency, to invoke relief from inner torment via the ecstasy of the Muse, the energy of inspiration and comfort and the creator of art. This song has been a favorite choice by singers among many of Gorton's compositions.
$1.99 1.86 € #William P #The Blessing #William P. Gorton #SheetMusicPlus

The Blessing Piano, Voice

Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.999886 Composed by William P…(+)

Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.999886 Composed by William P. Gorton. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary,Spiritual. Score. 2 pages. William P. Gorton #6116899. Published by William P. Gorton (A0.999886). In troubled times we need comfort. The Blessing was conceived in a moment of despondency, to invoke relief from inner torment via the ecstasy of the Muse, the energy of inspiration and comfort and the creator of art. This song has been a favorite choice by singers among many of Gorton's compositions. Easily accessible for the novice singer, with a simple accompaniment and beautiful suspensions at the final cadence, this art song would be a great addition to any faculty or student recital, or professional public performance. See other Gorton compositions to make a set.
$5.95 5.56 € #Piano, Voice #William P #The Blessing #William P. Gorton #SheetMusicPlus

Prelude Op. 2, No. 14 in D# minor Piano solo

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.950912 Composed by Terrence Niska. …(+)

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.950912 Composed by Terrence Niska. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. Niska Music Publishing #6361461. Published by Niska Music Publishing (A0.950912). An atmosphere of despondency permeates this prelude. The 5/4 meter contributes to the quality of heartbreak felt throughout the piece as though it is difficult to place one foot in front of the other in order to move past the overwhelming grief. The melody grows from a single line in the right hand, adding another voice and culminating in large chords that express the full magnitude of loss.
$3.99 3.73 € #Piano solo #Terrence Niska #Prelude Op. 2, No. 14 in D# minor #Niska Music Publishing #SheetMusicPlus

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1029559 Composed by Peter Daniel Klein. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score. 6 pages. Peter Daniel Klein #5307267. Published by Peter Daniel Klein (A0.1029559). I have written a programmatic, neo-romantic/post-romantic prose and musical fragment/miniature based on Schlegel's writings about a Hedgehog. Fragment in the sense that it is not fully developed, yet, in another sense, it is overdeveloped for its length. There are several modern elements in that it is bitonal at one point. At another point, I pit Scriabin's mystic chord, which is his synthetic mode, against what I feel is its nearest aeolian mode, c-minor, which is modernistically dissonant. It is written in 'classicized' AABA popular song form, which is perfect for a miniature. It revolves around the programmatic, free verse' Prayer,' a plea to God for sleep, elusive due to the mourning of lost love and the associated emptiness and grief felt deep in the night. It is motivic in that there is a repeated augmented 6 to a half-diminished cadence that introduces the theme and then serves to transition each small section, in a secondary dominant style repetition until reaching tonic. -A1 is a simple statement of the linear theme and harmony in 6ths, and 9ths, almost in keeping with the introductory and transitionary cadence, at least intervallically. -A2 is a restatement of that theme with an added countermelody (which becomes the subject of section B) woven between the upper linear melody and the altered bass accompaniment. -B begins with a short statement of the countermelody bi-tonally, the left hand in c minor, the right in g minor. There is a brief transposition between several keys, bitonally, while the sostenuto pedal holds a pedal tone until it attenuates completely. The two measures build from repressed despondency to rage, as strong emotions often do, quickly turning to dissonant chaos. The dynamics and intensity build to a diminished chord whose top note moves up half a step to a Scriabin mystic chord arpeggio. The held sustain pedal melds the dissonance together with emotional tumult, which fades as quickly as it came, as outbursts often do. -A3 starts with the motivic cadence and a deep bass pedal tone. This section is the crowning moment in the piece. In sixths, the macabre accompaniment moves to the right-hand upper tessitura as the more developed 'A' melody moans below in the bass and baritone as the music ebbs away. A simple c-minor arpeggio strains against a very similar Scriabin mystic chord arpeggio, an octave or a minor seventh apart, ending on an A major and A flat in sweet, gentle, unresolved dissonance against a dying root pedal tone, the final teardrop.

Naturszenen Op. 3, No. 8 "Das verlassene Herrenhaus" Piano solo

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1048634 By Michael Swedberg. By Ter…(+)

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1048634 By Michael Swedberg. By Terrence Niska. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. Niska Music Publishing #653043. Published by Niska Music Publishing (A0.1048634). From the opening tremolo in the right hand, there is a sense of forlornness that permeates this prelude. The left hand stubbornly repeats the same four notes as the melody begins to weave its way above, searching for a place to rest that seems only all too elusive. The melody repeats, but is now joined by another voice which only adds to the feeling of despondency as it snakes around creating a melancholy harmony. The title refers to a house that has been forgotten to time and is slowly being covered by the encroaching forest. With no one around to witness the end of a home that once knew laughter, but now knows only sadness and decay, the piece ends with the sighing of the wind through the branches of the trees.
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Piano Sonata No. 4, op. 70 Piano solo

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1004685 Composed by Adrian Gagiu. 2…(+)

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1004685 Composed by Adrian Gagiu. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Score. 38 pages. Adrian Gagiu #4297845. Published by Adrian Gagiu (A0.1004685). A neoclassical, cyclical piano sonata in D major, first fiery and heroic, then full of despondency and revolt, and ending in a delicate mood but with enthusiastic and humorous touches.. The movements: Allegro energico, Andante con moto, Rondo (Allegro moderato).
$16.99 15.87 € #Piano solo #Adrian Gagiu #Piano Sonata No. 4, op. 70 #Adrian Gagiu #SheetMusicPlus