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- Crossroad

SABar & piano, with optional violin duet

SKU: OU.9780193433489

Composed by Reginal Wright. Oxford Three-part Repertoire. Choral score. 12 pages. Duration 3'. Oxford University Press #9780193433489. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193433489).

ISBN 9780193433489. 10 x 7 inches.

For SABar and piano, with optional violin duet Reginal Wright's emotional and uplifting Crossroad sets Robert Frost's well-known poem 'The road not taken'. A twinkling piano accompaniment supports the voices, and the optional violin duet floats above, expanding on figures from the vocal parts.

SSA & piano, with optional violin duet

SKU: OU.9780193433502

Composed by Reginal Wright. Songbird. Vocal score. 12 pages. Duration 3'. Oxford University Press #9780193433502. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193433502).

ISBN 9780193433502. 10 x 7 inches.

For SSA and piano, with optional violin duet Reginal Wright's emotional and uplifting Crossroad sets Robert Frost's well-known poem 'The road not taken'. A twinkling piano accompaniment supports the voices, and the optional violin duet floats above, expanding on figures from the vocal parts.

Score Only Concert Band (Score) - Grade 2

SKU: HL.4004202

Composed by Michael Oare. MusicWorks Grade 2. Festival. Duration 230 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.4004202).

UPC: 888680061234. 9.0x12.0x0.092 inches.

Commissione d for the Madison County (Indiana) Middle School Honor Band, the title and nature of this work references the Indiana state motto: “The Crossroads of America.” By contrasting a bold and majestic statement with an invigorating, mixed meter faster section, Crossroads portrays two divergent musical paths in this appealing and very attainable work for young bands. Dur: 3:50.

Chamber Music Cello, Piano, Violin

SKU: PR.414411630

Composed by Shulamit Ran. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 28+28+20+24+20+24 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #414-41163. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.414411630).

ISBN 9781491114551. UPC: 680160089956. 9.5 x 13 inches.

EXCURSIONS is a one-movement work exploring two “characters.” A rhapsodic, descending passage is introduced by the cello, followed by a  static, chorale-like phrase for the violin and cello. Their individual developments are separated by a slow, contrasting middle section. The composer has written: “This is analogous to situations in life: we stand by a crossroad, choosing one option and forfeiting the other. But in art, the realm of the imagination, we can perhaps afford to pursue more than one route to its ultimate destination… or can we? It is symbolic that in this work both roads eventually lead to the same place.”.
Excursi ons for violin, cello and piano, is a one-movement work of tripartite structure in which materials explored in the first of three large sections are brought back in the last section.  The traditional statement-contrast-restat ement form, which is readily suggested by such a description, is, however, not at all in the mold in which the work is cast.  Rather, my aim was to subject the essential materials of the piece (two “characters” –the rhapsodic, descending passage played by the cello in the very opening and, later, a static, slow moving, chorale-like phrase for the violin and cello) to two entirely different developments separated by a slow, contrasting middle section.  This is analogous to an exploration of the ramifications that two divergent choices made by the same person might lead to.  In life, as we stand by a crossroad, choosing one option usually means having to forfeit the other.  But in art, the realm of the imagination, we can perhaps afford to pursue more than one route to its ultimate destination…or can we?  It is, I believe, symbolic that in this work both roads eventually lead to the same place: in composing Excursions, it seemed absolutely inescapable that at the end the slow, contrasting middle sections – both more resigned and peaceful than the battling spirits of the outer parts – should return briefly to end the work. The piano trio combination (once highly favored, but to this composer still as challenging today) is approached here as a collaborative effort of three equal soloists – partners.  Of the available pairings, the two strings find themselves occasionally approached as a team pitted against the piano.  The cello-piano combination is also not uncommon here, and there is an extended violin cadenza toward the end of the piece.  The writing for the three instruments is closely and at times interlinked, but the players are all instructed to play from scores. Excursions was first performed at Brandeis University in 1982.

Bassoon and piano - Advanced

SKU: FT.FM514

Composed by Fredrik Holm. Bassoon and Piano. Score and Part. Forton Music #FM514. Published by Forton Music (FT.FM514).

ISBN 9790570484133.

This bassoon concerto was written in 2013. It is an epic story in seven movements where we follow the bassoon from darkness to light. It is a life-quest journey which is an expression of personal experiences. The movements are: Searching, On The Move, Resting, A New Dawn, Entering The Light, At A Crossroad and On The Foot-path To Happiness. The concerto wanders through a wide variety of experiences and feelings. The main character, represented by the bassoon, starts in a depressed state of darkness, where very encounter with anything even remotely light or beautiful almost increases the feeling of despair (Searching). Then, a spark of anger is born which takes us on to the second movement (On The Move). This feeling takes the character forward, and out or depressive numbness. In the third movement (Resting) the character can finally rest, but still with an underlying feeling of sadness and loneliness, and it is not until the fourth movement (A New Dawn) that the bassoon starts to live a little, which leads into a more peaceful experience (Entering The Light). After that the character needs to ponder over where to go next (At A Crossroad), and finally in the seventh slightly mad movement (On The Footpath To Happiness), the character can live to the full, finding his way in this ever changing world.

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3

SKU: BT.GOB-001213-010

Aarwangen. Composed by Carl Wittrock. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 2014. 40 pages. Gobelin Music Publications #GOB 001213-010. Published by Gobelin Music Publications (BT.GOB-001213-010).

English.

Cros sroads is an attractive concert work of four interconnected movements, written for the 23rd music festival of the Bernese Cantonal Music Association in Aarwangen, Switzerland. The work has the river Aare to thank for the title ofCrossroads — it was an important trading hub, especially until the age of road building in the 18th century. The lively introduction is followed by a beautiful waltz and a romantic middle section. In the robust finale the orchestra can reallyroll its sleeves up!

Crossroads< /i> is een aantrekkelijk concertwerk in vier aaneengeschakelde delen, dat is geschreven voor het 23e muziekfestival van de BKMV in Zwitserland. De titel (‘kruispunt’) heeft het stuk te danken aan de rivier de Aare, die totin het tijdperk van de wegenaanleg in de 18e eeuw een belangrijk handelsknooppunt bood. De levendige inleiding wordt gevolgd door een fraaie wals en een romantisch middendeel. Daarna wordt het werk afgesloten met een stevige finale waarin het orkestflink kan uitpakken.

Cros sroads ist ein attraktives Konzertwerk aus vier ineinander übergehenden Sätzen, das für das 23. Musikfest des Bernischen Kantonal-Musikverbands in Aarwangen in der Schweiz geschrieben wurde. Den Titel Crossroads (Kreuzung) hat dasWerk dem Fluss Aare zu verdanken, der bis in das 18. Jahrhundert hinein ein besonders wichtiger Handelsknotenpunkt war. Der lebendigen Einleitung folgt ein schöner Walzer und ein romantischer Mittelteil. Im soliden Finale kann das Orchester sorichtig aufdrehen!

Cros sroads est une oeuvre de concert captivante écrite pour le 23e festival de musique du Bernischen Kantonal-Musikverbands de Aarwagen, en Suisse. Le titre évoque le croisement de la rivière Aar, un affluent de la rive gauche du Rhin, quiétait, au XVIIIe siècle, un important noeud commercial et industriel. Une belle valse et une partie centrale romantique mènent une conclusion solide, où l’orchestre peut briller toutes résonnances dehors.

Crossro ads è un interessante brano da concerto in quattro movimenti che confluiscono l’uno nell’altro, scritto per la 23a edizione della Musikfest del Bernischer Kantonal-Musikverband di Aarwangen, in Svizzera. Il titolo Crossroads(incroci o) dell’opera è dovuto al fiume Aare, importante nodo commerciale sin dai tempi della costruzione di strade nel XIX secolo. Dopo una vivace introduzione, seguono un bel valzer e una romantica parte centrale. La parte finale è tutta nel segnodell’intero organico che può mettersi in mostra!

All About Instruments. Composed by Crosswords by Donald Moore. Classroom/Pre-School; Games; Music Game; Other Classroom; Resources. All About... Crossword Series. Crossword. 40 pages. Alfred Music #00-SVB00107. Published by Alfred Music