PARTITIONS GRATUITES : FLûTE, CLARINETTE, BASSON
- Elijah

By Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Edited by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Arranged by August Ferdinand Hermann Kretzschmar. For 2 Soprano voices, 2 Alto voices, Tenor voice, and 2 Bass voices (Soli), SATB Choir / Piano (Chorus and piano). Romantic; Sacred/Hymns. Vocal Score. Text Language: German, English. Composed 1846. 200 pages. Duration 131 minutes

Composed by Felix Mendelssohn. For SATB and double SATB quartet solos, SATB choir and piano. Format: vocal score. With choral notation and piano reduction. Romantic period. Text language English. 198 pages. 7x10.5 inches. Published by Schirmer.

Chamber Music Violin

SKU: PR.144407380

Composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Performance Score. 4 pages. Duration 4 minutes. Merion Music #144-40738. Published by Merion Music (PR.144407380).

ISBN 9781491133903. UPC: 680160683475. 9 x 12 inches.

In her powerful Foreword to the music, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins has written: “There are great works which give voice to important moments for generations, and this is one of them.” The tragedy of Elijah McClain’s murder has moved us all, and for many musicians the image of this gentle young man playing his violin for kittens at an animal shelter has added a poignant extra layer. Zwilich was a professional violinist before turning exclusively to composing, and A LITTLE VIOLIN MUSIC is a memorial from the heart of one violinist to another.
[THESE NOTES MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLICATION; OK TO QUOTE A BIT AND GIVE AUTHOR CREDIT]We often research important pieces of music to gain some glimpse into the mind of the composer by understanding the times in which a piece was written. The times that brought this piece into being, 2020, has been a year like no other in our lifetimes.With the suffering of a once in a century pandemic raging in ever higher waves, and millions of people around the world confined to their homes with a shared attention span for the first time in generations, we watched in horror the 8 minute 46 second killing of George Floyd, a man previously unknown to us, but now unwillingly joining a long list of names of unarmed African Americans killed by police. The anguished backlash of citizens around the world, from Japan to New Zealand to Germany to the United States, of every age, color, and creed, has rallied for weeks and months on end to demand enough and that “Black Lives Matter.”And yet, in the midst of it all is an America starkly divided against itself with some defiantly pushing back, emboldened by authoritarian-style government actions against its own citizens occurring all over the country. It is against this backdrop that we ever had a chance to know of Elijah McClain. Here in quarantine I sometimes practice my scales in front of the news. And one day the mirror image looking back at me from the screen was a slight young man, warm, affable brown eyes, and also a violin under his chin. The newsreel-style camera pan so familiar now, I knew the only reason we were gazing upon his unfamous face was that he too had been killed by police nearly a year before. But the revelation of it in the broadcast hit me particularly hard.Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, who is not only one of the great composers of our time, is also a dear friend, and called me the next day, also deeply saddened by the news. It was from Ellen that I learned that Elijah used to play for the kittens at the local animal shelter so they wouldn’t be lonely. This kind, gentle soul was aggressively taken into police custody while saying, “I am an introvert. Please respect the boundaries that I am speaking... I’m going home.” He was never seen alive again.Ellen and I spoke of the sadness and the injustice of this several times. She felt a powerful calling to contribute something in a statement and the result is the piece you now hold in your hands. I am deeply honored to be the dedicatee of the piece, to have worked together with Ellen on some of the final details, and to pen this score note. As an invited alumna of the Eastman School of Music, I premiered the work for their virtual event on Diversity and Inclusion. Each time I play it, there is a persistent lump in my throat because Ellen has captured something poignant and powerful here.There are great works which give voice to important moments for generations, and this is one of them. We humbly offer this piece in memory of Elijah McClain.Foreword © 2021 by Kelly Hall-Tompkins. Used by permission.

By Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Teaching Singer: Catherine Hedberg. For Alto voice. Choral learning aid. SingleParts with StudySpots. Classical; Choral. Level: Novice to semi professional. 2 Choral Practice CDs. Duration 2:35:50. Published by Rehearsal Arts, LLC.

By Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Teaching Singer: Don Wilkinson. For Bass voice. Choral learning aid. SingleParts with StudySpots. Classical; Choral. Level: Novice to semi professional. 2 Choral Practice CDs. Duration 2:28:11. Published by Rehearsal Arts, LLC.

Orchestra Soli SATB, SATB Choir, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, 4 Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Oficleide, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Org - Level 4

SKU: CA.4013002

An Oratorio Based on the old Testament Text. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited by R. Larry Todd. Awards / Prizes: Deutscher Musikeditionspreis Best Edition. Awards / Prizes: Deutscher Musikeditionspreis Best Edition; Carus sheet music series: Vocal scores XL. XL in large print. Innovative practice aids, Oratorios. Vocal score. Composed 1845-1846. MWV A 25, Op. 70. 208 pages. Duration 130 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.130/02. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4013002).

ISBN 9790007187835. Language: German/English.

Eli jah is regarded as a milestone in Mendelssohn's compositional output and as a high point in the oratorio literature of the 19th century. Mendelssohn composed his second great oratorio just a year before his premature death. This excitingly dramatic work also expresses a fervent belief in God, a belief which in the 19th century was no longer self-evident. Mendelssohn transposed the visible world of the Old Testament into numerous musical expressive possibilities in which Old Testament texts, including psalm texts and commentaries from the words of the Prophets, were shaped into biblical dramas. For a subject like Elijah ... the drama must reign supreme ... the characters must be introduced speaking and acting like living people ... a quite vivid world of the sort we find in every chapter of the Old Testament. Mendelssohn to his librettist. Score available separately - see item CA.4013000.

(Ein Oratorium nach Worten des Alten Testaments). By Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Edited by R. Larry Todd. For Soli SATB, SATB Choir, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horn, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Oficleide, Timpani, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Contrabass, Organ. This edition: linen cover. Genres: Oratorios; Stuttgart Urtext Editions; Use / Occasion: Psalms. Level 4. Score (Linen Envelope). Language: German/English. Composed 1844-1846. 70. 496 pages. Duration 130 min. Published by Carus Verlag

Orchestra SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, ophicleide, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass, organ - Grade 4

SKU: CA.4013019

An Oratorio Based on the old Testament Text. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited by R. Larry Todd. This edition: urtext. Awards / Prizes: Deutscher Musikeditionspreis Best Edition. Awards / Prizes: Deutscher Musikeditionspreis Best Edition; Carus sheet music series: Vocal scores XL. German title: Elias. Innovative practice aids, Oratorios. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1845-1846. MWV A 25, Op. 70. Duration 130 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 40.130/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4013019).

ISBN 9790007097165. Language: German/English.

Eli jah is regarded as a milestone in Mendelssohn's compositional output and as a high point in the oratorio literature of the 19th century. Mendelssohn composed his second great oratorio just a year before his premature death. This excitingly dramatic work also expresses a fervent belief in God, a belief which in the 19th century was no longer self-evident. Mendelssohn transposed the visible world of the Old Testament into numerous musical expressive possibilities in which Old Testament texts, including psalm texts and commentaries from the words of the Prophets, were shaped into biblical dramas. For a subject like Elijah ... the drama must reign supreme ... the characters must be introduced speaking and acting like living people ... a quite vivid world of the sort we find in every chapter of the Old Testament. Mendelssohn to his librettist. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4013000.