PARTITIONS GRATUITES : GUITARE SEULE (AVEC TABLATURE)
- Abstraction

Orchestra (Score) - Grade 4

SKU: HL.14027994

Composed by Poul Ruders. Music Sales America. Classical. Set. 86 pages. Edition Wilhelm Hansen #WH29830. Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen (HL.14027994).

ISBN 9788759864593.

New York is the city which fascinates and inspires Ruders. Time and again he goes back there to work. 'Manhattan Abstraction' (1982) subtitles - a symphonic skyline for large orchestra - was conceived there. Ruders' Brittish colleague Oliver Knussen defines the piece as: - a performance of an extraordinary Morden-Times-like construction. It is a sort of symphonic sculpture, which in the composer's own words words propels forth from one particular inspiration: the New York profile, as seen from Liberty Island, one icy cold January day with it's open, clear sky and dazzling sun light. 'Manhatten Abstraction' appears as an amalgam of some of the compositorical habits found in present pieces. For instance, are present here compositorical ideas and melodic loans from 'Capriccio Pian'e Forte', 2nd String Quartet(1979), 'Four Compositions' (1980), and 2nd Piano Sonata(1982). The question at hand is mainly concerned with the enhanced elaboration of Ruders' use of the classic English change-ringing system: a permuting method pre-determining the order of tone-appearances and /or tone groups; a serial technique in other words. In spite of the rigidly fixed material, Ruders somehow manages to chisel out a personal expression by way of emphasising contrasting elements already existing within the material itself. The spiky, repetitive sections form a counterpart to a more human violin-solo. This dialectical tension is - as hinted by the title - a symphonic abstraction of a fascinating metropolis; the most beautiful and the ugliest. The subtitle: a symphonic skyline reflects the musical erection of the Manhattan profile, which under the clear sky, materializes into the most powerful and compelling man-made sculpture on earth. Thus 'Manhattan Abstraction' is a homage to, as well as a vision of, this giant contraption of concrete, glass, and chrome.

Trombone and piano - Intermediate-Advanced

SKU: FT.FM662

Composed by Oliver Pickup. For Trombone and piano. Whilst not devoid of elements of modality, Abstraction is a fusion of neo-classical style and the unique nuances of the Phrygian soundworld. Score and Parts. Forton Music #FM662. Published by Forton Music (FT.FM662).

ISBN 9790570485611. English.

For Trombone and piano. Whilst not devoid of elements of modality, Abstraction is a fusion of neo-classical style and the unique nuances of the Phrygian soundworld.

2 Pianos

SKU: HL.14028040

2 Pianos. Composed by Poul Ruders. Arranged by Peter-Paul Nash. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #KP00013. Published by Music Sales (HL.14028040).

ISBN 9788759867600. English.

Version for 2 Pianos, arranged by Peter-Paul Nash.

Flute

SKU: SU.80119292

For Flute. Composed by Meyer Kupferman. Woodwinds, Flute/Piccolo. Score. Subito Music Corporation #80119292. Published by Subito Music Corporation (SU.80119292).

Four Abstractions (1992) for solo flute is a series of musical interpretations of four works of 20th century art: 1) Water on a Flowery Mill (Gorki); 2) Attic (de Kooning); 3) Untitled #13 (Rothko); 4) Autumn Rhythm #30 (Pollack) Published by: Soundspells Productions.

String quartet

SKU: BO.B.3542

Composed by Domenec Gonzalez de la Rubia. Published by Editorial de Musica Boileau (BO.B.3542).

Staeliana was commissioned by the Fundacio Caixa de Catalunya in 2007 for the inauguration of an exposition of the work of Nicolas Staël at La Pedrera, Barcelona. In this work I wanted to compose homage to a painter who knew how to join together in his unique works both the traditions of the past along with the vanguard of his time. Beginning with figurative works which lead toward abstraction, his body of work can be defined as a contrast between these two concepts which, with extreme simplicity, define his entire artistic conception. Staeliana, an expressive chorale, at times both luminous and dramatic, dissolves into the most minimal expression. From the first joining together of the voices it concludes with utter simplicity of expression. The suicide of the artist in 1955 is representative of the dissolution of his existence as well as of his artistic works. This contrast between figurative and abstraction is reflected in the music by the contrast between stability and tension. I believe that this duality may be found both in his work and in his life, always oscillating between living a creative life or opting for death, which may be seen as a fusion in nothingness with the plenitude of purest simplicity.

Orchestra

SKU: BT.MUSM570206643

Composed by Jonty Harrison. Score Only. University of York Music Press #MUSM570206643. Published by University of York Music Press (BT.MUSM570206643).

English.

Commiss ioned by the University of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. First performance: Great Hall, The University of Birmingham, University of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vic Hoyland, 1998.