| Quicksilver Saxophone Alto et Piano Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Piano, alto Saxophone SKU: PR.114419850 Composed by Stacy G...(+)
Chamber Music Piano, alto
Saxophone SKU:
PR.114419850 Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Sws. See
lengthy program note on
prefatory page. Set of
Score and Parts. 44+24
pages. Duration 23
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41985.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114419850). ISBN
9781491135808. UPC:
680160681044. 9 x 12
inches. Both a
spectacular concerto for
saxophone, and a dramatic
tone poem on Roman
mythology, QUICKSILVER is
a 23-minute concerto for
Alto Saxophone and Wind
Ensemble by one of the
sax literature’s
most commissioned and
admired composers.Through
worded captions as well
as gorgeously expressive
tone painting, Movement 1
depicts the birth and
childhood pranks of
Mercury, Movement 2 shows
him escorting souls to
the gates of the
Underworld, and Movement
3 is a phantasmagoric
finale portraying Mercury
as messenger amid the
conflicts of other
mythological figures.
There are many YouTube
performances available,
both in the original
version with Wind
Ensemble, and with
Piano. In addition to
being another name for
the element mercury,
“quicksilverâ€
is used to describe
something that changes
quickly or is difficult
to contain. My concerto
of the same name was
inspired by the Roman god
Mercury, as well as the
mercurial nature of the
saxophone: unpredictable,
very lively, and
volatile. Mercury (known
as Hermes in Greek
mythology) is best known
for his winged shoes,
which allowed him to fly
swiftly as the messenger
of his fellow Olympians.
Mercury had other duties
too, including serving as
the god of merchants,
travelers, and
tricksters; he also
ushered souls of the
departed to the
Underworld.Quicksilver
tells three tales of the
Roman god. The first
movement (Antics of a
Newborn God) opens with
the birth of Mercury;
after he takes his first
steps, he toddles around,
gleefully looking for
mischief. He stumbles
across a herd of cows
that belong to his
brother Apollo; Mercury
slyly lets the cows out
of their pen before
toddling onward with his
mischief-making.In the
second movement (Guiding
Souls to the Underworld),
Pluto, god of the
Underworld, bids Mercury
to bring him fresh souls.
The movement begins with
death-knells tolling for
humans who are about to
die; Mercury picks up
these souls and leads
them down to the gates of
the Underworld.The third
and final movement
(Messenger of Olympus)
depicts Mercury as he is
busily running errands
for various gods and
goddesses. We first
encounter him mid-flight
as he dashes to earth to
find Aeneas, a Trojan
lieutenant who had been
run out of Troy by the
invading Greeks. Aeneas
is on a quest to find
land on which to
establish a new city that
would eventually become
Rome. While traveling, he
is distracted from his
quest when he meets the
beautiful queen Dido.
They live together for
many years before Mercury
intervenes; he chastises
Aeneas for giving up on
his quest and persuades
him to pick it up again.
As Aeneas mournfully
resumes his journey, we
hear Dido perish of a
broken heart. Mercury
then takes to the skies
to seek out Perseus, who
is preparing to kill
Medusa, the hideous
gorgon who has snakes for
hair and a gaze that
turns those who catch her
glance into stone.
Mercury advises Perseus
on how to slay Medusa and
lends Perseus his sword
to do the deed. We hear
Perseus victorious in the
beheading of Medusa,
after which Mercury takes
to the skies once more to
fly home to Olympus. $34.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Mendelssohn: How Lovely Are The Messengers Music Sales
Mendelssohn 'How Lovely Are The Messengers' arranged for SS or SA with Piano acc...(+)
Mendelssohn 'How Lovely
Are The Messengers'
arranged for SS or SA
with Piano accompaniment
$3.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| The Messenger - Score Ensemble Jazz [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Kjos Music Company
Band jazz band - Grade 3.5 SKU: KJ.JZB400F Composed by Jim Cifelli. Jazz ...(+)
Band jazz band - Grade
3.5 SKU:
KJ.JZB400F Composed
by Jim Cifelli. Jazz
Ensemble Signature
Series. Jazz. Score. Neil
A. Kjos Music Company
#JZB400F. Published by
Neil A. Kjos Music
Company (KJ.JZB400F).
Jim Cifelli has
written a chart that is a
terrific way to introduce
students to the great
Jazz Messengers bands of
Art Blakey. The Messenger
combines a soulful melody
and solid straight ahead
rhythm section writing
into a winning
combination for bands of
all levels. Younger bands
will appreciate the
moderate brass ranges and
easy solo changes while
more advanced groups can
listen closely to classic
recordings and work to
copy the Blakey sound.
This chart has something
for everyone. $8.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| The European Real Book Instruments en Do [Fake Book] Sher Music Company
(The best in contemporary jazz from Europe). By Various. Edited by Chuck Sher. F...(+)
(The best in contemporary
jazz from Europe). By
Various. Edited by Chuck
Sher. For C instruments.
This edition:
spiral-bound. Fake book.
423 pages. Published by
Sher Music Company
$40.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| The European Real Book (Bb edition) [Fake Book] Sher Music Company
(The best in contemporary jazz from Europe). Composed by Various. Edited by Chuc...(+)
(The best in contemporary
jazz from Europe).
Composed by Various.
Edited by Chuck Sher. For
Bb instruments. This
edition: spiral-bound.
Fake book. 423 pages.
Published by Sher Music
Company
$40.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| The European Real Book (Eb edition) Instruments en Mib [Fake Book] Sher Music Company
(The best in contemporary jazz from Europe). Composed by Various. Edited by Chuc...(+)
(The best in contemporary
jazz from Europe).
Composed by Various.
Edited by Chuck Sher. For
Eb instruments. This
edition: spiral-bound.
Fake book. 423 pages.
Published by Sher Music
Company
$40.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| On the Beaten Path -- Beginning Drumset Course, Complete Batterie [DVD] Alfred Publishing
(An Inspiring Method to Playing the Drums, Guided by the Legends). By Rich Lacko...(+)
(An Inspiring Method to
Playing the Drums, Guided
by the Legends). By Rich
Lackowski. For Drumset.
Artist/Personality; Book;
DVD; Method/Instruction;
Percussion - Drum Set
Method or Collection. On
the Beaten Path.
Beginner. 136 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
$29.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Oedipus the Tyrant [DVD] Music Distribution Services
SKU: M7.MV-8545 A tragedy by Sophocles translated by Friedrich Höld...(+)
SKU: M7.MV-8545
A tragedy by Sophocles
translated by Friedrich
Hölderlin.
Composed by Carl Orff.
DVD. MusicAvision.
Duration 136'. MDS (Music
Distribution Services)
#MV 8545. Published by
MDS (Music Distribution
Services) (M7.MV-8545).
ISBN 9783795778330.
German English. The
director and film maker
Peider A. Defilla devotes
himself to Carl Orff
again: WERGO is now going
to release his film
'Oedipus der Tyrann'
based on a production of
the Darmstadt State
Theatre. This DVD edition
'Carl Orff' presents a
new view of the
significant 20th-century
composer Carl Orff
(1895-1982). - According
to the Delphic Oracle,
Oedipus, ruler of Thebes,
can only save his city
from doom if he solves
the murder of his
predecessor Laius. In the
course of the
investigation, Oedipus
himself is accused of
regicide and realises
that several years
earlier, he unwittingly
killed Laius, his own
father, and married
Jocasta, his mother.
Thereupon, Oedipus blinds
himself. Conductor:
Stefan Blunier Stage
Director: John Dew Stage
Design: Heinz Balthes
Costumes: José Manuel
Vázquez Chorus Master:
André Weissstarring:
Norbert Schmittberg
(Oedipus), Dimitry
Ivashchenko (A priest),
Andreas Daum (Kreon),
Oleksandr Prytolyuk
(Choragus), Markus Durst
(Choragus), Mark Adler
(Tiresias), Yamina Maamar
(Iokasta), Stefan Umhey
(A messenger from
Corinth), Hans-Joachim
Porcher (A shepherd of
Laius) Darmstadt State
Theatre Orchestra
Darmstadt State Theatre
Male Chorus Darmstadt
State Theatre
Supernumeraries B.O.A.
VIDEOFILMKUNST Munich
production, Director:
Peider A. Defilla German
with english subtitles
Dolby Stereo DVD-9 / 126
+ 10 min. regional code:
0 (PAL) frame size:
16:9. $36.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
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