| Prairie Light Theodore Presser Co.
Dan Welcher’s most enduringly and frequently played orchestral work, Prai...(+)
Dan Welcher’s most
enduringly and frequently
played orchestral work,
Prairie Light is a
fascinating musical
companion to three of
Georgia
O’Keeffe’s
most unusual paintings,
Light Coming on the
Plains, Canyon with
Crows, and Starlight
Night. This work is ideal
for performances using
visual projections of the
paintings, and is
frequently programmed for
subscription concerts as
well as those for
educational settings.
Duration: 14’
Parts available on
rental. This work for
full orchestra was
inspired by three
paintings of the noted
Americanartist Georgia
O’Keeffe. These
three watercolors were
done in 1917 while the
artist was living in
Canyon, Texas (near
Amarillo), and deal
primarily with color and
shape. Consequently, the
music is primarily
concerned with broad
lines and shapes rather
than rhythms, with subtle
washes of color rather
than constant harmonic
movement, and with
arching melody instead of
linear counterpoint.The
first movement, Light
Coming on the Plains, is
an elliptical-shaped
painting, deep blue to
indigo with a
“horizon†at
the bottom that seems
flat and unchanging. The
sun hasn’t risen
yet, although it does in
the course of this
movement, but it seems
instead to be providing
light from behind the
canvas. The music is
unmoving in terms of
rhythm or harmony
(although there is a
modulation midway
through), a color-infused
mantra of sound that is
almost Eastern.At the
height of the sun, we
proceed to the second
movement, entitled Canyon
with Crows. The canyon is
red-orange, with black
crows circling above
friendly unfolding hills.
The music is gentle but
lively and more rhythmic,
with the birds
represented by solo oboe,
clarinet, and sometimes
flute. Halfway through,
the brass have a chorale
version of the opening
motive, played very
slowly, over the unending
triplets of woodwinds and
strings. At the end of
the movement, the
birds return for a
duo-cadenza, accompanied
by the dying rays of the
sun in muted strings and
the ongoing triplets of
the solo quartet.The
stage is set for the
final movement, Starlight
Night. In
O’Keeffe’s
painting, the stars are
represented by
regularly-spaced
rectangles of bright pale
yellow on a blue-black
sky, with the same shape
to the field of vision
and the horizon that is
found in Light Coming on
the Plains. The stars
become audible: harp,
celesta, glockenspiel,
and string pizzicati all
lend a sparkle while a
solo flute introduces a
slowly unfolding theme.
After this theme has been
heard twice and the sky
has begun to really
brighten, there is a
sudden interruption: a
xylophone and a piano
begin another
“mantra†in
brittle staccato chords.
This is the same
mechanical eternity as
O’Keeffe’s
regularly-spaced square
stars, and it continues
on its own as the night
progresses. The music
builds and grows as the
moon rises and arcs, then
falls as the pre-dawn
light that opened the
work returns to bring it
to a close. Acycle of
light, changing with the
movements of sun, moon,
and stars, appearing
differently from various
points of view
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| Turn the Lights On! Chorale 2 parties [Octavo] Alfred Publishing
By Sally K. Albrecht. For Choir. (2-Part (with Opt. Flashlight Choreography)). ...(+)
By Sally K. Albrecht. For
Choir. (2-Part (with
Opt. Flashlight
Choreography)). Choral
Octavo. Choral Designs.
Novelty. Choral Octavo.
12 pages. Published by
Alfred Publishing.
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| Light Of Hope: A Candle Lighting Ceremony For Advent Chorale 3 parties SAB [Octavo] Hope Publishing Company
(A Candle Lighting Ceremony for Advent). By Joel Raney. For SAB choir with optio...(+)
(A Candle Lighting
Ceremony for Advent). By
Joel Raney. For SAB choir
with optional 4 handbells
and congregation. The
Joel Raney Choral Series.
Candle Lighting, Advent,
Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages.
Published by Hope
Publishing Company
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| The Ultimate Fake Book - C Instruments (3rd Edition)
Fake Book [Fake Book] Hal Leonard
C Edition. Fake Book (Includes melody line and chords). Size 9x12 inches. 816 pa...(+)
C Edition. Fake Book
(Includes melody line and
chords). Size 9x12
inches. 816 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard.
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| Changing Light [Conducteur] Chester
Cello Accompaniment; Soprano (Score) SKU: HL.50602261 Soprano and Cell...(+)
Cello Accompaniment;
Soprano (Score) SKU:
HL.50602261
Soprano and Cello.
Composed by Kaija
Saariaho. Score.
Classical. Softcover. 4
pages. Chester Music
#CH70983. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.50602261). UPC:
888680987251. 'The
piece has been written
for Edna Michell's
Compassion project. In
the composition I follow
the idea of a dialogue,
suggested by the text I
have chosen. The intimate
nature and fragile sound
world of the duo mirror
the fragility of our
uncertain existence.' -
Kaija Saariaho Light and
darkness, night and day.
We marvel at the mystery
of the stars. Moon and
sky, sand and sea. We
marvel at the mystery of
the sun. Twilight, high
noon, dusk and dawn.
Though we are mortal, we
are Creation's crown.
Flesh and bone, steel and
stone. We dwell in
fragile, temporary
shelters. Grant steadfast
love, compassion, grace.
Sustain us, Lord; our
origin is dust. Splendor,
mercy, majesty, love
endure. We are but little
lower than the angels.
Resplendent skies,
sunset, sunrise. The
grandeur of Creation
lifts our lives. Evening
darkness, morning
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| The Ultimate Fake Book - Third Edition (Bb version)
Instruments en Sib [Fake Book] Hal Leonard
Bb Edition. Fake Book (Includes melody line and chords). Size 9x12 inches. 816 p...(+)
Bb Edition. Fake Book
(Includes melody line and
chords). Size 9x12
inches. 816 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard.
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| Trip a Little Light Fantastic CD Chorale Hal Leonard
Choral (ShowTrax CD) SKU: HL.290771 From Mary Poppins Returns. Com...(+)
Choral (ShowTrax CD)
SKU: HL.290771
From Mary Poppins
Returns. Composed by
Marc Shaiman and Scott
Wittman. Arranged by Mark
A. Brymer. Disney Choral.
Disney, Movies, Show
Choir. CD. Duration 200
seconds. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.290771).
UPC: 888680923853.
5.0x5.0x0.14
inches. Just like
the classic Step in Time
54 years prior, Trip a
Little Light Fantastic
reigns as the
no-holds-barred,
large-scale production
number from the
corresponding movie
starring everyone's
favorite British nanny.
With lamplighters taking
the stage in lieu of
chimney-sweepers, the
spirit of this song,
which takes its name from
an old phrase meaning to
dance nimbly, is
preserved in this rousing
arrangement that shines
brightly! $26.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
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