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The Quest (Symphony No. 3, 'Don Quixote,' Mvt. I) by Robert W. Smith. Concert band. Opus III Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR356). Medium advanced. Score and set of parts. Composed 2008. Duration 7 minutes, 1 second. Published by C.L. Barnhouse

Composed by Paolo Ugoletti Andrea Vezzoli. Edited by Piero Bonaguri and Raffaello Ravasio. Saddle stitching. Piero Bonaguri Collection. Classical. Ut Orpheus #CH 254. Published by Ut Orpheus

(Oratorio in Three Parts). By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Edited by Colin Timms. Arranged by Martin Focke. For Soprano Solo, 2 Mezzo-Soprano Solo, Alto Solo, Tenor Solo, Bass Solo, 2 Mixed Choir, Orchestra. Hallische Handel-Ausgabe. Serie I, Band 29. Piano Reduction/Vocal Score; Urtext Edition; Complete Edition (paperbound). HWV 68. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

Chamber Music Violin

SKU: PR.144407530

Composed by Lauren Bernofsky. 12 pages. Duration 10 minutes, 30 seconds. Merion Music #144-40753. Published by Merion Music (PR.144407530).

ISBN 9781491136614. UPC: 680160687992.

A violinist herself, Lauren Bernofsky has described SONATA FOR SOLO VIOLIN as drawn from autobiographical inspiration, including gestures from Bachâ??s beloved Partita in E Major. Bernofsky opens with a Preludio movement whose references to Bach may be disguised, but they are surely lurking. The second movement is lusciously contrapuntal with the idiomatic finesse of a violinist composing for her own instrument, while musically journaling the emotional pain of living through 2020. The third and final movement is aptly marked â??white-hot,â? and the music certainly is.
My SONATA FOR SOLO VIOLIN was commissioned by violinist Megan Healy as part of The Maud Powell Project, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The project included the creation of five new works for solo violin inspired by and dedicated to the memory of pioneering American violinist Maud Powell (1867-1920). Healy premiered the sonata on May 8, 2021 at PianoForte Studios in Chicago.Among the works Powell most frequently performed in her recitals was the â??Preludioâ? movement from Bachâ??s E major Partita, and I decided to refer to that music in my own first movement, also titled â??Preludio.â? The beginning subtly reflects Bachâ??s opening three-note motive, wherein the music dips down a semitone and then comes back up. This melodic material returns throughout the movement in various forms. I also refer to Bachâ??s sixteenth-note dominated texture, and the gesture in the third measure, which outlines a perfect fifth and then fills it in with notes that alternate between a scale and a pedal tone. The corresponding passage in my piece occurs in the same place, measure 3. Apart from these references to Bach, my sonata is much more modern sounding, especially in its chromatic character.I was still thinking of Bachâ??s solo violin writing while composing the second movement, particularly the polyphonic nature of the slow movements, where the melodic interest moves around between the voices. Emotionally, I wanted my movement to reflect the acute sadness I had been experiencing over the political and social situation in the United States as I wrote the piece. I realized that this is a historically noteworthy time in U.S. history, marked not only by political unrest, but also by a challenge to the very values that I consider essential to what makes a person fundamentally human. I wanted to create a record of that pain in my music.The final movement is marked â??White-hot.â? It is imbued with a relentless, passionate intensity. Wanting again to reflect aspects of our own time, I included glissandi that refer to rock music, specifically the â??fall-offsâ? I frequently hear played by electric guitarists. I borrowed from another (completely different) musical tradition as well, one that is near-and-dear to my heart: Klezmer. Klezmer (Eastern European Jewish folk music) is characterized in part by scales colored by augmented seconds, and is often performed by solo instrumentalists who improvise embellishments like quick grace notes. The second, more lyrical theme in this movement is my nod to Klezmer style.While this piece is an homage to Maud Powell, I also think of it as my own musical autobiography, as it combines some of my favorite aspects of music, and is played on my own instrument.

Tenor, guitar and 8 solo-instruments (Klar. * Fg. - Hr. - Git. - Str. (1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 [auch chorisch ad lib.]))

SKU: HL.49015144

Uber die Hymne In lieblicher Blaue von Friedrich Holderlin. Composed by Hans Werner Henze. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. Piano reduction. Composed 1958/1963. 48 pages. Duration 40'. Schott Music #ED 4897. Published by Schott Music (HL.49015144).

ISBN 9790001056359. 7.5x10.75x0.177 inches. German.

A number of sketches for this work were made in Greece in the summer of 1958. When the work was finished, I dedicated it to Benjamin Britten. In 1963, on the occasion of the 60th birthday of my old friend Josef Rufer, I added an epilogue in which I recapture the mood of the whole work and introduce a sort of quotation from Schonberg's Chamber Symphony No. 1, as a greeting to Rufer who devoted his whole life to the Viennese master.- Hans Werner Henze.

(Voice and Piano)

SKU: HL.48189385

Composed by Isabelle Aboulker. Leduc. Classical. CD. Alphonse Leduc #NT10800R. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48189385).

UPC: 888680991869. 9.0x12.0 inches.

Known for her Operas and Vocal works, contemporary composer, Isabelle Aboulker has won numerous prizes for her compositions. 1918, The Man who was Staggering in the War has met much success and is a sublime addition to the Vocal repertoire. Aboulker was commissioned to write the work in 1998 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the ending of World War I. 1918, The Man who was Staggering in the War was later chosen to represent France when Weimar became European city of culture in 1999. Written for Voice and Piano, 1918, The Man who was staggering in the War is an Oratorio. As an exciting, alternative collection of songs in the Vocal repertoire, Aboulker''s 1918, The Man who was Staggering in the War is an exquisite addition to any singer''s repertoire..

By Henry Purcell. For Voice, HarpsichordA. Baroque. Sheet Music. 60 pages. Published by Novello and Co Ltd.