| Saga of the Mississippi [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra 2 Bassoons, 2 Oboes, 3 Clarinets, 3 Flutes, 3 Trombones, 3 Trumpets, 4...(+)
Orchestra 2 Bassoons, 2
Oboes, 3 Clarinets, 3
Flutes, 3 Trombones, 3
Trumpets, 4 Horns, Bass
Drum, Contra-bassoon,
Cymbal, English Horn,
Percussion: Snare Drum,
Strings, Timpani, Tuba
SKU: PR.466411770
Composed by Harl
Mcdonald. This edition:
Study Score.
Contemporary. Full score.
With Standard notation.
84 pages. Duration 15
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #466-41177.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.466411770). UPC:
680160640850. 9 x 12
inches. Mississippi
I. Father of Waters: born
of the Highlands and the
Lakes; the Glaciers, the
Mountains, and the
Prairies. The picture of
your birth is clounded in
the ice and mists of
ancient ages but your
spirit remains our life
stream. II. The Red Man
knew your bountiful gifts
and gave thanks to the
Great Spirit on your
banks. -- The Spanish and
French Fathers brought
the glory of Christianity
to America on
Mississippi. But all men,
white and dark; --
Indian, Spaniard, and
Negro; Bourbon and
Yankee, combined to make
Mississippi the heart of
America. Saga of the
Mississippi Harl McDonald
Born near Boulder,
Colorado, July 27, 1899
Now living in
Philadelphia The original
suggestion for a
symphonic work on the
subject of the
Mississippi came
indirectly from the late
Booth Tarkington who saw
in it color and movement
and atmosphere
translatable into the
terms of music. In the
course of time, by the
mysterious processes of
composers' chemistry, it
took shape as a tone-poem
of two sections, one
representing the rise of
the great stream from its
primeval geologic
sources, the other the
human history of the
river. Mr. McDonald
devised the following
verbal outline of the
general scheme of his
diptych: I. Father of
Waters: born of the
Highlands and the Lakes;
the Glaciers, the
Mountains, and the
Prairies. The picture of
your birth is clounded in
the ice and mists of
ancient ages but your
spirit remains our life
stream. II. The Red Man
knew your bountiful gifts
and gave thanks to the
Great Spirit on your
banks. -- The Spanish and
French Fathers brought
the glory of Christianity
to America on
Mississippi. But all men,
white and dark; --
Indian, Spaniard, and
Negro; Bourbon and
Yankee, combined to make
Mississippi the heart of
America. The first of the
two movements, beginning
molto andante, is vaguel
modal to hint at
antiquity. It is built
upon the conventional two
themes, with an episode,
poco piu mosso,
misterioso, for
prehistoric murk and
muck. There are various
changes of pace and mood.
The second, Allegro ma
vigorosamente, prefigures
an Indian ceremony. A
theme presented by flute,
clarinet and bassoon is a
Canadian Indian fishing
call collected by the
late J.B. Beck. A later
passage of
quasi-Gregorian chant
identifies the French and
Spanish priests who made
the great river their
highway. The fishing-call
is altered in rhythm and
harmony to represent
Negro field hands and
roustabous. A turbulent
close brings all these
elemts together in the
muddy swirling currents
of the Mississippi. The
work was begun in the
summer of 1945, and was
revised and completed in
the summer of 1947. Harl
McDonald, who is the
manager of The
Philadelphia Orchestra,
has concerned himself
with music as an art, as
a science and as a
business in course of his
career. He was born on a
cattle ranch in the
Rockies, but since his
was a musical family, his
up-bringing combined
piano lessons with ranch
life. Years of study and
professional experience
followed in Los Angeles
and in Germany. In 1927
he was appointed lecuter
in composition at the
University of
Pennsylvania and he has
since then made is home
in Philadelphia. In 1933
under a grant of the
Rockefeller FOundation he
collaborated with
physicists in research
dealing with the
measurement of
instrumental and vocal
tone, new scale divisions
and the resultant
harmonies. In that same
year he was named head of
the University's music
faculty and conductor of
its choral organizations.
In 1939, having been a
member of the Board of
Directors for five years,
he was appointed manager
of The Philadelphia
Orchestra. He continus to
write, but otherwise his
entire attention is now
devoted to managerial
duties. Chief items in
the catalogue of his
compositions are four
symphonies, three
orchestra suites, a
half-dozen tone-poems,
three concertos and
considerable quantity of
choral music. $58.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Ceremony of Peace - Débutant Carl Fischer
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Euphonium, Eupho...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet
1, Clarinet 2, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Floor
Tom, Flute, Flute 2,
Horn, Mallet Percussion,
Oboe, Percussion 1,
Percussion 2, Snare Drum,
Tam-tam, Tambourine,
Timpani, Tom-tom,
Trombone, Trumpet 1 and
more. - Grade 1 SKU:
CF.BPS126 Composed by
Joseph Compello. Folio.
Bps. Set of Score and
Parts.
8+2+8+2+5+2+2+8+4+6+2+3+1
+1+8+2+16 pages. Duration
2:20. Carl Fischer Music
#BPS126. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.BPS126). ISBN
9781491156186. UPC:
680160914722. 9 x 12
inches. Personal
Note My high school band
director, Clarence F.
Wroblewski, died on
November 24, 2018. In the
1950s, he was a pioneer
in the field of public
school instrumental music
in Baltimore City. He was
my mentor and my dear
friend. It was his
guidance and
encouragement that set my
young life's course on
the path of music.
Performance Notes
Ceremony of Peace
contains only the notes
of the ascending
pentatonic scale: Bb, C,
Eb, F, and G. The middle
voice written for Oboe,
Tenor Sax and Horn uses
the note D at cadences.
The character of the
music should give the
impression of ceremonial
music performed on
primitive instruments.
The Tom-Tom parts are
exactly the same as the
Snare Drum and Bass Drum
parts. The director may
decide whether to use one
or the other or both. If
Snare Drum with snares
off is used, try it with
mallets instead of drum
sticks. If a Bass Drum is
used be certain that it
does not overpower the
band. The director may
choose to turn it on its
side and muffle it with a
towel. In the Percussion
2 part Sleigh Bells may
double with the
Tambourine to add a
primitive, ceremonial
sound. The Clarinet part
may be doubled an octave
higher in bands where
this is
possible. Personal
NoteMy high school band
director, Clarence F.
Wroblewski, died on
November 24, 2018. In the
1950s, he was a pioneer
in the field of public
school instrumental music
in Baltimore City. He
was my mentor and my dear
friend. It was his
guidance and
encouragement that set my
young life’s
course on the path of
music.Performance
NotesCeremony of Peace
contains only the notes
of the ascending
pentatonic scale: Bb, C,
Eb, F, and G. The middle
voice written for Oboe,
Tenor Sax and Horn uses
the note D at
cadences.The character of
the music should give the
impression of ceremonial
music performed on
primitive instruments.
The Tom-Tom parts are
exactly the same as the
Snare Drum and Bass Drum
parts. The director may
decide whether to use one
or the other or both. If
Snare Drum with snares
off is used, try it with
mallets instead of drum
sticks. If a Bass Drum is
used be certain that it
does not overpower the
band. The director may
choose to turn it on its
side and muffle it with a
towel. In the Percussion
2 part Sleigh Bells may
double with the
Tambourine to add a
primitive, ceremonial
sound.The Clarinet part
may be doubled an octave
higher in bands where
this is possible. $53.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Ceremony of Peace [Conducteur] - Débutant Carl Fischer
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Euphonium, Eupho...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet
1, Clarinet 2, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Floor
Tom, Flute, Flute 2,
Horn, Mallet Percussion,
Oboe, Percussion 1,
Percussion 2, Snare Drum,
Tam-tam, Tambourine,
Timpani, Tom-tom,
Trombone, Trumpet 1 and
more. - Grade 1 SKU:
CF.BPS126F Composed
by Joseph Compello. Sws.
Bps. Full score. 16
pages. Duration 2:20.
Carl Fischer Music
#BPS126F. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.BPS126F). ISBN
9781491156193. UPC:
680160914739. 9 x 12
inches. Personal
Note My high school band
director, Clarence F.
Wroblewski, died on
November 24, 2018. In the
1950s, he was a pioneer
in the field of public
school instrumental music
in Baltimore City. He was
my mentor and my dear
friend. It was his
guidance and
encouragement that set my
young life's course on
the path of music.
Performance Notes
Ceremony of Peace
contains only the notes
of the ascending
pentatonic scale: Bb, C,
Eb, F, and G. The middle
voice written for Oboe,
Tenor Sax and Horn uses
the note D at cadences.
The character of the
music should give the
impression of ceremonial
music performed on
primitive instruments.
The Tom-Tom parts are
exactly the same as the
Snare Drum and Bass Drum
parts. The director may
decide whether to use one
or the other or both. If
Snare Drum with snares
off is used, try it with
mallets instead of drum
sticks. If a Bass Drum is
used be certain that it
does not overpower the
band. The director may
choose to turn it on its
side and muffle it with a
towel. In the Percussion
2 part Sleigh Bells may
double with the
Tambourine to add a
primitive, ceremonial
sound. The Clarinet part
may be doubled an octave
higher in bands where
this is
possible. Personal
NoteMy high school band
director, Clarence F.
Wroblewski, died on
November 24, 2018. In the
1950s, he was a pioneer
in the field of public
school instrumental music
in Baltimore City. He
was my mentor and my dear
friend. It was his
guidance and
encouragement that set my
young life’s
course on the path of
music.Performance
NotesCeremony of Peace
contains only the notes
of the ascending
pentatonic scale: Bb, C,
Eb, F, and G. The middle
voice written for Oboe,
Tenor Sax and Horn uses
the note D at
cadences.The character of
the music should give the
impression of ceremonial
music performed on
primitive instruments.
The Tom-Tom parts are
exactly the same as the
Snare Drum and Bass Drum
parts. The director may
decide whether to use one
or the other or both. If
Snare Drum with snares
off is used, try it with
mallets instead of drum
sticks. If a Bass Drum is
used be certain that it
does not overpower the
band. The director may
choose to turn it on its
side and muffle it with a
towel. In the Percussion
2 part Sleigh Bells may
double with the
Tambourine to add a
primitive, ceremonial
sound.The Clarinet part
may be doubled an octave
higher in bands where
this is possible. $7.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Amazonia Fanfare [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-0900226-120 Composed by Jan Van der Ro...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-0900226-120
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Sovereign Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 1990. De
Haske Publications #DHP
0900226-120. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0900226-120).
This major
concert work cosists o
five movements.1st
movement: La Laguna del
ShimbeSituated high up in
the Andes mountains in
Northern Peru are the
Huaringas, a group of
lagoons in isolated and
mysterious surroundings.
The water has healing
powersand for centuries
traditional healers have
settled there in small
villages. From far the
sick come to the
Huaringas to be treated
in nightly rituals, in
which the hallucinating
juice of the San Pedro
cactus gives the prophet
a look inside hispatient.
The biggest lagoon is the
“Laguna del
Shimbeâ€, one of the
countless wells of the
immense Amazon stream.2nd
movement: Los
AguarunasFurther
downstream in Northern
Peru we come across the
rain tribe of Los
Aguarunas. It’s a
proud, beautiful
andindependent race,
which has never succumbed
to domination, not even
from the Incas. They live
from everything the
forest has to offer:
fish, fruit, plants, ...
. They also grow some
crops and live as
semi-nomads. They take
their fate into their
ownhands and after having
made contact with modern
civilisation, they have
integrated new elements
into their lives without
betraying their own
ways.3rd movement:
MekaronMekaron is an
Indian word meaning
“pictureâ€,
“soulâ€,
“essenceâ€.
The Indians are
theorigina inhabitants of
the Amazon region. They
either live in one place
as a group or move around
a large region. They all
have their own political
system, their own
language and an intense
social life. At the same
time they are master of
music andmedicine.
“Everywhere the
white man goes, he leaves
a wilderness behind
himâ€, wrote the
North American Indian
leader Seatl in 1885. As
a result of these
contacts with the whites,
the disruption of most
Indian societies began.
(In this century alone,80
tribes have vanished
completely).4th movement:
KêêtuajêThis is
the name of the
initiating ceremony of
the Krahô tribe in the
Brazilian state of Goias,
in which young boys and
girls enter adult life.
They are cleansed with
water, painted with
redpaint and covered with
feathers, after which the
ritual dance holds the
entire tribe
spell-bound.5th movement:
Paulino FaiakanIn 1988
the Indian chiefs Faiakan
and Raoni Kaiapo came to
Europe to protest against
the building of the
Altamira dam inBrazil. As
a result of the dam the
Indians would be driven
from their traditional
land and enormous
artificial would be
created. The project was
supported financially by,
amongst others, the
European Community. In
February 1989 the Indian
tribesaround Altamira
held a protest march for
the first time in their
history together. Amongst
other things they paid
tribute tot Chico Mendez,
who, murdered in 1988,
was the leader of the
rubber syndicate and a
fierce opponent of the
destruction of
theBrazilian rain forest.
Brazilian and world
opinion was awakened. The
building of the dam was
-albeit temporarily -
stopped. $52.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Amazonia Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-0900226-020 Composed by Jan Van der Ro...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-0900226-020
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Sovereign Series.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 1990. De Haske
Publications #DHP
0900226-020. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0900226-020).
This major
concert work cosists o
five movements.1st
movement: La Laguna del
ShimbeSituated high up in
the Andes mountains in
Northern Peru are the
Huaringas, a group of
lagoons in isolated and
mysterious surroundings.
The water has healing
powersand for centuries
traditional healers have
settled there in small
villages. From far the
sick come to the
Huaringas to be treated
in nightly rituals, in
which the hallucinating
juice of the San Pedro
cactus gives the prophet
a look inside hispatient.
The biggest lagoon is the
“Laguna del
Shimbeâ€, one of the
countless wells of the
immense Amazon stream.2nd
movement: Los
AguarunasFurther
downstream in Northern
Peru we come across the
rain tribe of Los
Aguarunas. It’s a
proud, beautiful
andindependent race,
which has never succumbed
to domination, not even
from the Incas. They live
from everything the
forest has to offer:
fish, fruit, plants, ...
. They also grow some
crops and live as
semi-nomads. They take
their fate into their
ownhands and after having
made contact with modern
civilisation, they have
integrated new elements
into their lives without
betraying their own
ways.3rd movement:
MekaronMekaron is an
Indian word meaning
“pictureâ€,
“soulâ€,
“essenceâ€.
The Indians are
theorigina inhabitants of
the Amazon region. They
either live in one place
as a group or move around
a large region. They all
have their own political
system, their own
language and an intense
social life. At the same
time they are master of
music andmedicine.
“Everywhere the
white man goes, he leaves
a wilderness behind
himâ€, wrote the
North American Indian
leader Seatl in 1885. As
a result of these
contacts with the whites,
the disruption of most
Indian societies began.
(In this century alone,80
tribes have vanished
completely).4th movement:
KêêtuajêThis is
the name of the
initiating ceremony of
the Krahô tribe in the
Brazilian state of Goias,
in which young boys and
girls enter adult life.
They are cleansed with
water, painted with
redpaint and covered with
feathers, after which the
ritual dance holds the
entire tribe
spell-bound.5th movement:
Paulino FaiakanIn 1988
the Indian chiefs Faiakan
and Raoni Kaiapo came to
Europe to protest against
the building of the
Altamira dam inBrazil. As
a result of the dam the
Indians would be driven
from their traditional
land and enormous
artificial would be
created. The project was
supported financially by,
amongst others, the
European Community. In
February 1989 the Indian
tribesaround Altamira
held a protest march for
the first time in their
history together. Amongst
other things they paid
tribute tot Chico Mendez,
who, murdered in 1988,
was the leader of the
rubber syndicate and a
fierce opponent of the
destruction of
theBrazilian rain forest.
Brazilian and world
opinion was awakened. The
building of the dam was
-albeit temporarily -
stopped. $236.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Songs Of Death & Bluelight Dancing Piano, Voix [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Piano, Voice SKU: PR.111401290 Voice and piano. Comp...(+)
Chamber Music Piano,
Voice SKU:
PR.111401290 Voice
and piano. Composed
by James Drew.
Contemporary. Score. With
Standard notation.
Composed 1976. 10 pages.
Duration 15 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#111-40129. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.111401290). UPC:
680160002672. Throu
ghout the work, the text
continually confirms the
relationship of time and
death, and the colorful
but terrifying
environments that only
too few have survived.
There is also the sense
of time that is found in
growing up; the too soon
conclusion of life as in
Frozen Ceremony - the
static going nowhere of
the midnight ladies - the
age old plea of the Neon
Philosopher - the time is
out of Starbright - the
sudden awareness of
getting older in Funeral
Weather. $35.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
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