| Two Landscapes of Song for Treble Voices Carl Fischer
Choral SA choir, piano SKU: CF.CM9576 1. Who Robbed the Woods 2. Cool ...(+)
Choral SA choir, piano
SKU: CF.CM9576
1. Who Robbed the
Woods 2. Cool is the
Valley Now. Composed
by Paul David Thomas.
Sws. Performance Score.
16 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #CM9576. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CM9576). ISBN
9781491153987. UPC:
680160912483. 6.875 x
10.5 inches. Key: G
minor. English. Emily
Dickinson (1830-1886) ,
Walt Whitman
(1819-1892). The
two pieces, Who Robbed
the Woods? and O Cool is
the Valley Now, combine
to create a set that both
explores the subtle
beauty, serenity,
fragility, and resiliency
of nature and examines
our relationship to the
natural world around us.
The first song combines a
short poem by Emily
Dickinson with a journal
entry excerpt by Walt
Whitman entitled The
Lesson of the Tree.
Only two stanzas in
length, Dickinsons poem
considers the ways in
which people use and
exploit trees for their
own purposes and asks, on
the trees behalf, who
would do such a thing?
Whitman ponders a trees
silent majesty and power
and its ability to be yet
say nothing at all. The
musical setting begins
and ends in the mode of
G-Dorian while moving
briefly in the middle
section to Bb major. The
Dorian mode, similar to
the natural minor but
with a raised sixth scale
degree, possesses a
mysterious and whimsical
sound, fitting for a poem
that considers the
possibility of talking
trees. The accents and
syncopation of the piano
accompaniment should be
carefully observed, with
particular attention paid
to the syncopation found
in gestures occurring in
mm. 712. The beginning
a cappella
section should be hushed
yet intense; a richer,
fuller sound may be
brought out in the middle
section where the key
shifts to Bb major and
the choir sings of the
many noble qualities of
trees (mm. 3953). O Cool
is the Valley Now also
makes use of a modal
scale. Set primarily in D
Mixolydian, similar to D
major but with a lowered
seventh scale degree,
this modes lack of a
leading tone gives the
melody a folk-tune
quality. The piano should
at all times remain
legato and flowing, its
ascending and descending
gestures, found in mm.
910, imitating the
rolling hills and valleys
evoked in the text. The
phrases of the vocal
lines should also be
flowing and carefully
shaped. Additional rubato
and dynamic subtleties
may be added to
accentuate any number of
the suspensions and
dissonances that occur,
especially on p.
14. The two pieces,
aWho Robbed the Woods?a
and aO Cool is the Valley
Now,a combine to create a
set that both explores
the subtle beauty,
serenity, fragility, and
resiliency of nature and
examines our relationship
to the natural world
around us. The first song
combines a short poem by
Emily Dickinson with a
journal entry excerpt by
Walt Whitman entitled
The Lesson of the
Tree. Only two
stanzas in length,
Dickinsonas poem
considers the ways in
which people use and
exploit trees for their
own purposes and asks, on
the treesa behalf, who
would do such a thing?
Whitman ponders a treeas
silent majesty and power
and its ability to be
ayet say nothing at all.a
The musical setting
begins and ends in the
mode of G-Dorian while
moving briefly in the
middle section to Bb
major. The Dorian mode,
similar to the natural
minor but with a raised
sixth scale degree,
possesses a mysterious
and whimsical sound,
fitting for a poem that
considers the possibility
of talking trees. The
accents and syncopation
of the piano
accompaniment should be
carefully observed, with
particular attention paid
to the syncopation found
in gestures occurring in
mm. 7a12. The beginning
a cappella
section should be hushed
yet intense; a richer,
fuller sound may be
brought out in the middle
section where the key
shifts to Bb major and
the choir sings of the
many noble qualities of
trees (mm. 39a53). O Cool
is the Valley NowA also
makes use of a modal
scale. Set primarily in D
Mixolydian, similar to D
major but with a lowered
seventh scale degree,
this modeas lack of a
leading tone gives the
melody a folk-tune
quality. The piano should
at all times remain
legato and flowing, its
ascending and descending
gestures, found in mm.
9a10, imitating the
rolling hills and valleys
evoked in the text. The
phrases of the vocal
lines should also be
flowing and carefully
shaped. Additional rubato
and dynamic subtleties
may be added to
accentuate any number of
the suspensions and
dissonances that occur,
especially on p.
14. The two pieces,
aWho Robbed the Woods?a
and aO Cool is the Valley
Now,a combine to create a
set that both explores
the subtle beauty,
serenity, fragility, and
resiliency of nature and
examines our relationship
to the natural world
around us. The first song
combines a short poem by
Emily Dickinson with a
journal entry excerpt by
Walt Whitman entitled
The Lesson of the
Tree. Only two
stanzas in length,
Dickinsonas poem
considers the ways in
which people use and
exploit trees for their
own purposes and asks, on
the treesa behalf, who
would do such a thing?
Whitman ponders a treeas
silent majesty and power
and its ability to be
ayet say nothing at all.a
The musical setting
begins and ends in the
mode of G-Dorian while
moving briefly in the
middle section to Bb
major. The Dorian mode,
similar to the natural
minor but with a raised
sixth scale degree,
possesses a mysterious
and whimsical sound,
fitting for a poem that
considers the possibility
of talking trees. The
accents and syncopation
of the piano
accompaniment should be
carefully observed, with
particular attention paid
to the syncopation found
in gestures occurring in
mm. 7a12. The beginning
a cappella
section should be hushed
yet intense; a richer,
fuller sound may be
brought out in the middle
section where the key
shifts to Bb major and
the choir sings of the
many noble qualities of
trees (mm. 39a53). O Cool
is the Valley NowA also
makes use of a modal
scale. Set primarily in D
Mixolydian, similar to D
major but with a lowered
seventh scale degree,
this modeas lack of a
leading tone gives the
melody a folk-tune
quality. The piano should
at all times remain
legato and flowing, its
ascending and descending
gestures, found in mm.
9a10, imitating the
rolling hills and valleys
evoked in the text. The
phrases of the vocal
lines should also be
flowing and carefully
shaped. Additional rubato
and dynamic subtleties
may be added to
accentuate any number of
the suspensions and
dissonances that occur,
especially on p.
14. The two pieces,
Who Robbed the Woods? and
O Cool is the Valley Now,
combine to create a set
that both explores the
subtle beauty, serenity,
fragility, and resiliency
of nature and examines
our relationship to the
natural world around us.
The first song combines a
short poem by Emily
Dickinson with a journal
entry excerpt by Walt
Whitman entitled The
Lesson of the Tree.
Only two stanzas in
length, Dickinson's poem
considers the ways in
which people use and
exploit trees for their
own purposes and asks, on
the trees' behalf, who
would do such a thing?
Whitman ponders a tree's
silent majesty and power
and its ability to be yet
say nothing at all. The
musical setting begins
and ends in the mode of
G-Dorian while moving
briefly in the middle
section to Bb major. The
Dorian mode, similar to
the natural minor but
with a raised sixth scale
degree, possesses a
mysterious and whimsical
sound, fitting for a poem
that considers the
possibility of talking
trees. The accents and
syncopation of the piano
accompaniment should be
carefully observed, with
particular attention paid
to the syncopation found
in gestures occurring in
mm. 7-12. The beginning
a cappella
section should be hushed
yet intense; a richer,
fuller sound may be
brought out in the middle
section where the key
shifts to Bb major and
the choir sings of the
many noble qualities of
trees (mm. 39-53). O Cool
is the Valley Now also
makes use of a modal
scale. Set primarily in D
Mixolydian, similar to D
major but with a lowered
seventh scale degree,
this mode's lack of a
leading tone gives the
melody a folk-tune
quality. The piano should
at all times remain
legato and flowing, its
ascending and descending
gestures, found in mm.
9-10, imitating the
rolling hills and valleys
evoked in the text. The
phrases of the vocal
lines should also be
flowing and carefully
shaped. Additional rubato
and dynamic subtleties
may be added to
accentuate any number of
the suspensions and
dissonances that occur,
especially on p.
14. The two pieces,
Who Robbed the Woods? and
O Cool is the Valley Now,
combine to create a set
that both explores the
subtle beauty, serenity,
fragility, and resiliency
of nature and examines
our relationship to the
natural world around us.
The first song combines a
short poem by Emily
Dickinson with a journal
entry excerpt by Walt
Whitman entitled The
Lesson of the Tree. Only
two stanzas in length,
Dickinson's poem
considers the ways in
which people use and
exploit trees for their
own purposes and asks, on
the trees' behalf, who
would do such a thing?
Whitman ponders a tree's
silent majesty and power
and its ability to be yet
say nothing at all. The
musical setting begins
and ends in the mode of
G-Dorian while moving
briefly in the middle
section to Bb major. The
Dorian mode, similar to
the natural minor but
with a raised sixth scale
degree, possesses a
mysterious and whimsical
sound, fitting for a poem
that considers the
possibility of talking
trees. The accents and
syncopation of the piano
accompaniment should be
carefully observed, with
particular attention paid
to the syncopation found
in gestures occurring in
mm. 7-12. The beginning a
cappella section should
be hushed yet intense; a
richer, fuller sound may
be brought out in the
middle section where the
key shifts to Bb major
and the choir sings of
the many noble qualities
of trees (mm. 39-53). O
Cool is the Valley Now
also makes use of a modal
scale. Set primarily in D
Mixolydian, similar to D
major but with a lowered
seventh scale degree,
this mode's lack of a
leading tone gives the
melody a folk-tune
quality. The piano should
at all times remain
legato and flowing, its
ascending and descending
gestures, found in mm.
9-10, imitating the
rolling hills and valleys
evoked in the text. The
phrases of the vocal
lines should also be
flowing and carefully
shaped. Additional rubato
and dynamic subtleties
may be added to
accentuate any number of
the suspensions and
dissonances that occur,
especially on p.
14. The two pieces,
“Who Robbed the
Woods?†and
“O Cool is the
Valley Now,â€
combine to create a set
that both explores the
subtle beauty, serenity,
fragility, and resiliency
of nature and examines
our relationship to the
natural world around
us.The first song
combines a short poem by
Emily Dickinson with a
journal entry excerpt by
Walt Whitman entitled The
Lesson of the Tree. Only
two stanzas in length,
Dickinson’s poem
considers the ways in
which people use and
exploit trees for their
own purposes and asks, on
the trees’ behalf,
who would do such a
thing? Whitman ponders a
tree’s silent
majesty and power and its
ability to be “yet
say nothing at
all.â€The musical
setting begins and ends
in the mode of G-Dorian
while moving briefly in
the middle section to Bb
major. The Dorian mode,
similar to the natural
minor but with a raised
sixth scale degree,
possesses a mysterious
and whimsical sound,
fitting for a poem that
considers the possibility
of talking trees. The
accents and syncopation
of the piano
accompaniment should be
carefully observed, with
particular attention paid
to the syncopation found
in gestures occurring in
mm. 7–12. The
beginning a cappella
section should be hushed
yet intense; a richer,
fuller sound may be
brought out in the middle
section where the key
shifts to Bb major and
the choir sings of the
many noble qualities of
trees (mm.
39–53).O Cool is
the Valley Now also
makes use of a modal
scale. Set primarily in D
Mixolydian, similar to D
major but with a lowered
seventh scale degree,
this mode’s lack
of a leading tone gives
the melody a folk-tune
quality. The piano should
at all times remain
legato and flowing, its
ascending and descending
gestures, found in mm.
9–10, imitating
the rolling hills and
valleys evoked in the
text. The phrases of the
vocal lines should also
be flowing and carefully
shaped. Additional rubato
and dynamic subtleties
may be added to
accentuate any number of
the suspensions and
dissonances that occur,
especially on p. 14. $2.75 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| 'Tis Winter Now Chorale SATB Hal Leonard
Composed by Brad Nix. Sacred Choral. Christmas, Sacred. Octavo. With guitar t...(+)
Composed by Brad Nix.
Sacred
Choral. Christmas,
Sacred.
Octavo. With guitar
tablature. 12 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
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| Serenity (GIA Choralworks|Spiritum) GIA Publications
SKU: GI.G-1078 The Music of Paul Mealor. Composed by James Jordan ...(+)
SKU: GI.G-1078
The Music of Paul
Mealor. Composed by
James Jordan & The Same
Stream. GIA ChoralWorks.
Classical. Choral score.
GIA Publications #1078.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-1078).
The musical
prowess of Paul Mealor is
brought to life in this
new recording by The Same
Stream, directed by
Grammy-nominated
conductor, James Jordan.
Mealor’s gift for
melody, thick harmonic
textures, and subtle
dissonances, as performed
by a choral ensemble that
knows what it means to
sing together, lead the
listener into a deep and
spiritual musical
journey. “His
music, to quote Ezra
Pound, is truly
‘undivided
light,’ rooted in
deep spiritual places
that are there hidden
within.†(James
Jordan) Serenity is a
stunning recording that
you will want to add to
your listening
library. $16.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Rogue River Saga Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Curnow Music
Concert Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: HL.44007672 Grade 2.5 - Score Only. ...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 2.5
SKU: HL.44007672
Grade 2.5 - Score
Only. Composed by
Timothy Johnson. Curnow
Music Concert Band. 28
pages. Published by
Curnow Music
(HL.44007672). UPC:
884088310271. 9x12
inches. Follow the
historic Rogue River from
its headwaters in Oregon
to the mighty Pacific!
The serenity of the
mountain snowmelt gives
way to energetic rapids
and then to the greater
expanse and power of the
lower river. This work
has lots of potential for
co-curricular study with
history and geography. It
will be a nice accessible
challenge for the
maturing young band,
rewarding each section
with integral and
expressive parts to play.
(Grade 2-1/2). $7.50 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| 7 Sketches Piano seul [Partition] - Intermédiaire FJH
By Robert Schultz. For Piano. The Robert Schultz Piano Library. Composed in Schu...(+)
By Robert Schultz. For
Piano. The Robert Schultz
Piano Library. Composed
in Schultz's attractive,
contemporary style, these
pianistic sketches
include scenes, character
portraits, and
atmospheric settings
ranging from the serenity
of the opening Meditation
to the excitement and
drama of The Sorcerer.
Level: Intermediate.
Book. Published by The
FJH Music Company Inc.
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| High Flyers Ensemble de cuivres [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Gobelin Music Publications
Brass Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.GOB-000495-030 Composed by Andrew R. Mackere...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.GOB-000495-030
Composed by Andrew R.
Mackereth. Set (Score &
Parts). 22 pages. Gobelin
Music Publications #GOB
000495-030. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000495-030).
From the
composer:
High
Flyers are regarded as
people with promise and
potential.They are
winners. This is
music for
winners.
The
title, as well as being a
play-on-words, implies
the nature of the work.
It is a bright,
optimistic, and upbeat
piece attempting to
depict an exhilarating
ride on flying
carpet. The opening
rising chords immediately
suggest the gentle
elevation of the carpets'
ascent towards unknown
heights, leading to a
hint of a first theme in
the horns at Fig. B.
The first four notes
provide the thematic
material for the whole
work: C F G A. A
perpetual sense of
movement is achieved
through accented quaver
chords punctuating the
melodicmaterial of the
first main theme.
Fig. E sees the music of
the opening bars fully
realised, with flourishes
from the euphonium and
baritones representing
swirling clouds, shooting
stars, or passing birds
in flight. The same
subject is developed into
a lyrical second theme
with a new lush harmonic
treatment, evocative of
gliding over an expanse
of sparse
countryside.This section
ends with a note of
serenity but is shattered
by the urgent insistence
of the percussion
rhythms. The third
section introduces a new
idea with a slightly
distorted fanfare in the
cornets and
trombones. This
figure suggests for the
first time that there may
be trouble ahead. In
fact, there is no need to
fear and the journey can
continue without
aggravation. This fanfare
returns near the end to
signal a final note of
triumph. A new
rhythmic variant of the
cell motif emerges as the
third theme now
transformed by the
addition of a triplet
figure. The music
steadily gains momentum
before moving inexorably
towards the climactic
return of the music and
tonality of the opening
bars of the piece. $137.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| High Flyers Ensemble de cuivres [Conducteur] - Facile Gobelin Music Publications
Brass Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.GOB-000495-130 Composed by Andrew R. Mackere...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.GOB-000495-130
Composed by Andrew R.
Mackereth. Score Only. 22
pages. Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000495-130. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000495-130).
From the
composer:
High
Flyers are regarded as
people with promise and
potential.They are
winners. This is
music for
winners.
The
title, as well as being a
play-on-words, implies
the nature of the work.
It is a bright,
optimistic, and upbeat
piece attempting to
depict an exhilarating
ride on flying
carpet. The opening
rising chords immediately
suggest the gentle
elevation of the carpets'
ascent towards unknown
heights, leading to a
hint of a first theme in
the horns at Fig. B.
The first four notes
provide the thematic
material for the whole
work: C F G A. A
perpetual sense of
movement is achieved
through accented quaver
chords punctuating the
melodicmaterial of the
first main theme.
Fig. E sees the music of
the opening bars fully
realised, with flourishes
from the euphonium and
baritones representing
swirling clouds, shooting
stars, or passing birds
in flight. The same
subject is developed into
a lyrical second theme
with a new lush harmonic
treatment, evocative of
gliding over an expanse
of sparse
countryside.This section
ends with a note of
serenity but is shattered
by the urgent insistence
of the percussion
rhythms. The third
section introduces a new
idea with a slightly
distorted fanfare in the
cornets and
trombones. This
figure suggests for the
first time that there may
be trouble ahead. In
fact, there is no need to
fear and the journey can
continue without
aggravation. This fanfare
returns near the end to
signal a final note of
triumph. A new
rhythmic variant of the
cell motif emerges as the
third theme now
transformed by the
addition of a triplet
figure. The music
steadily gains momentum
before moving inexorably
towards the climactic
return of the music and
tonality of the opening
bars of the piece. $26.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| String Quartet Op. 37 Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle PWM (Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne)
String Quartet (Score) SKU: HL.370494 Critical Edition Hardcover. ...(+)
String Quartet (Score)
SKU: HL.370494
Critical Edition
Hardcover. Composed
by Karol Szymanowski.
PWM. Classical.
Hardcover. 60 pages.
Polskie Wydawnictwo
Muzyczne #9267030.
Published by Polskie
Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
(HL.370494). ISBN
9781705147009. UPC:
840126994025. The
First String Quartet in C
major, Op. 37, was
written in the autumn of
1917 and earned
Szymanowski the first
prize in a competition
organized by the Ministry
of Religious and in a
competition organized by
the Ministry of Religious
and Educational Affairs
in January 1922. The
First String Quartet is
notable for its clar and
simple construction. The
first movement is in the
formof a sonata allegro;
the Andantino semplice
(in modo iuna canzone) in
the middle is a cross
between ternary and
variation form. The final
Scherzando alla burlesca
also keeps to the form of
a sonata allegro. The
combinations and
proportions of formal
factors and the treatment
of thematic material
betray a fairly
conventional adoption of
classical models.
Similarly, the expressive
and structural use of
melodic material shows a
respect for traditional
norms. Szymanowski
created, in other works
from the same period, his
own individual type of
melodic line, which was
strongly expressive and
achieved its effect
chiefly by its tonal
qualieties; nevertheless
in this Quartet he
returns to a fluid,
cantilena-like,
symmetrically shaped
melodic line, which runs
along in broad phrases of
a concentrated,
reflective character.
Melody becomes the chief
factor in the development
of the form, both in
thematic usage and in the
application of a more
polyphonic texture.
Harmonic and tonal means
are considerably
simplified in the Quartet
[]. Most of the writing
is linear, or horizontal,
with individual treatment
of each part, the
parallel continuation of
the four sound planes,
almost a matter of
principle. The functions
of the particular
instruments in realizing
these planes are
constantly changing,which
accounts for the even
greater variedy of
tone-colour. The decision
to forego experiment with
forms and sonorities is
reflectedin the overall
approach to musical
expression. The
predominant atmosphere of
restrained emotion, quiet
lyricism and serenity is
strongly suggestive of
classical aestetic
models. (Based on Zofia
Helman Commentary on
Szymanowski Complete
Edition, Vol. B6) (II)
The ''Second String
Quartet'' represents an
interesting attempt to
revert to classical form
coupled with the new
harmonic and tonal
vocabulary worked out
previously in the
''Slopiewnie'', ''Stabat
Mater'' and ''Mazurkas''.
It was also the first
time the composer had
used folk elements in the
framework of a major
classical form. The
''Second String Quartet''
is in a special category
among Szymanowski's
works. Though it dates
from the composer was
still occupied with folk
music, it nevertheless
shows him returning to
classical models, but at
the same time using an
aesthetic of subjective
expression, which gives
the work its own
individual stamp. The
''Second String Quartet''
synthesis of the various
directions in which
Szymanowski was
attempting to develop.
The sonority and texture
used in the first. $40.00 - Voir plus => Acheter | | |
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