| Road Warrior Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Organ, Trumpet SKU: PR.114419810 Composed by Stacy Garrop. ...(+)
Chamber Music Organ,
Trumpet SKU:
PR.114419810 Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Set of
Score and Parts. 33+12
pages. Duration 21
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41981.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114419810). ISBN
9781491136638. UPC:
680160681921. Stacy
Garrop’s ROAD
WARRIOR is music of
real-life tragedy,
expressed through the
power of a trumpet/organ
duo. Drawing inspiration
from Neil Peart’s
autobiographical book,
“Ghost Rider:
Travels on the Healing
Road,â€
Garrop’s work
grieves the loss of a
friend’s young son
and the journey to
healing. ROAD
WARRIOR’s
evocative movement titles
are drawn from passages
in Peart’s book:1.
I Am the Ghost Rider2. My
Little Baby Soul3. Are
You With Me
Here?. When Clarion
members Keith Benjamin
(trumpet), Melody Steed
(organ), and I initially
discussed possible topics
for a new piece, Keith
brought up his son
Cameron, who had passed
away at the age of seven
from leukemia. While
Cameron’s life
ended too soon, he left
an indelible and lasting
mark on his those
surrounding him. Keith
asked if I could
commemorate Cameron
musically.In talking over
possible ways to do this,
Keith mentioned the book
Ghost Rider: Travels on
the Healing Road. The
book was written by Neil
Peart, who is well-known
as the longtime drummer
and lyricist of the band
Rush. Peart suffered the
heartbreaking loss of his
daughter in 1997,
followed by his wife 10
months later. In an
effort to work through
the grieving process,
Peart did what his wife
suggested before she
passed: he got onto his
motorcycle and hit the
open road. Ghost Rider
chronicles a year of
Peart’s life in
which he drove for 55,000
miles, zigzagging his way
across Canada, the
western portion of the
United States, Mexico,
and Belize.
Peart’s powerful
story illustrates how he
coped with immense loss
and eventually emerged on
the other side to once
again embrace life. Keith
had found Peart’s
book helpful in dealing
with Cameron’s
death; moreover, Mr.
Peart sent Cameron a
signed cymbal while he
was in the hospital
undergoing treatment.
This unexpected gesture
of compassion and
generosity meant the
world to both Cameron and
Keith.I chose three
phrases from
Peart’s book to
serve as the inspiration
for the movements in Road
Warrior. In the first
movement, I am the ghost
rider, I imagined the
performers to be howling
phantoms that are
haunting drivers on a
nearly deserted highway.
Peart often mentioned
that he felt haunted by
ghosts from the past
while on his journey, and
sometimes felt like a
ghost himself, moving
through an immaterial
world as he rode from
town to town. The second
movement, My little baby
soul, references
Peart’s wording to
define his own inner
essence that he was
trying to protect and
nurture while on his
journey. In this gentle
movement, I capture the
innocence and simplicity
of a newborn soul. The
piece concludes with Are
you with me here? In this
movement, I depict the
performers as they search
to find connections to
those they have lost, and
to those still
living.Over the course of
his travels, Peart kept
up a steady letter
correspondence with his
close friend Brutus. In
one of his first letters,
he repeatedly asks Brutus
if he is with him in
spirit. I found it to be
very poignant that while
in his self-imposed
exile, Peart discovered
that he still needed
connections to humanity.I
wish to thank Mr. Peart
for granting me
permission to use his
phrases as the movement
titles, and for serving
as the inspiration for
Road Warrior. Rarely do
any of us make it through
our lives without being
touched by the loss of
someone dear to us. I
found Peart’s
insights into his
grieving and recovery
process to be insightful,
eloquent, and
surprisingly comforting.
His journey is a touching
reminder that with enough
fortitude and time, we
can work through what
fate deals us and
continue down our own
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| One Piano Four/Hands Collection 1 Piano, 4 mains Edward B. Marks Music Company
Composed by William Bolcom. E.B. Marks. Softcover. 60 pages. Published by Edwa...(+)
Composed by William
Bolcom.
E.B. Marks. Softcover. 60
pages. Published by
Edward
B. Marks Music
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| Unforgotten Friends Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Carl Fischer
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 4 and up SKU: CF.SPS26 Full Score an...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 4 and up SKU:
CF.SPS26 Full
Score and Parts.
Composed by Sean
O'Loughlin. FS-SWS. Carl
Fischer Symphonic
Performance Series. Score
and Set of Parts. With
Standard notation. Carl
Fischer Music #SPS26.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.SPS26). ISBN
9780825861871. UPC:
798408061876. 9 X 12
inches. Unforgotten
Friends is a
three-movement work for
wind ensemble celebrating
the human spirit and that
which causes people to
respond to adversity with
acts of bravery,
selflessness, compassion
and generosity. It is a
magnum opus for composer
Sean O'Loughlin. $125.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Måndalen Landscapes Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Anglo Music
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.AMP-069-010 Composed by Philip ...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2.5 SKU:
BT.AMP-069-010
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Debut Series.
Festive and Solemn Music.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 2004. Anglo
Music Press #AMP 069-010.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (BT.AMP-069-010).
English-German-French-
Dutch. The
picturesque town of
Mandalen lies amid
snow-covered mountains
and scenic fjords on the
west coast of Norway.
MANDALEN LANDSCAPES was
commissioned by and
written for MÃ¥ndalen
Skule og Ungdomskorps
(Mandalen School and
Youth Band) for a major
concert in November 2003
at the instigation of its
conductor, John Hudson, a
long-time friend of
composer Philip
Sparke.Sparke set out to
capture the beauty of the
area in music and the
piece opens with an
evocation of the crisp,
clear air of a Norwegian
morning. After this
introduction, the main
theme is stated on
clarinets and saxophones.
A central bridge section
takes the listener
through several moods
until the brass
reintroducethe main theme
under a woodwind descant.
Material from the
introduction brings the
work to a peaceful
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| Day Time Impressions Piano seul - Intermédiaire Forsyth Publications
Piano Solo - Easy-Intermediate SKU: FP.FBS03 Composed by Sarah Baker. She...(+)
Piano Solo -
Easy-Intermediate SKU:
FP.FBS03 Composed by
Sarah Baker. Sheet Music
and Books. Nine pieces
on a day time theme
for solo piano, by Sarah
Baker. Suggested grade
4-5. Classical.
Collection. Forsyths
Publications #FBS03.
Published by Forsyths
Publications (FP.FBS03).
ISBN
9790570500192. Sara
h Baker is Vocal Composer
in Residence at Education
Music Services, an ABRSM
examiner and a well known
composer of songs and
musicals for primary
schools and massed-choral
events.
All this
experience has come
together in the creation
of this album of piano
pieces, inspired by
growing up in the
Chiltern Hills. Suitable
for players of around
grade 4-5 standard, her
evocative sound pieces
describe a crash-landing
hot air balloon, garden
invading cows and a even
a snake in a
pond!
Air
Balloon!: One vivid
memory I have as a child
is of the day that a hot
air balloon passed over
our house and made an
emergency landing on the
road in front! The sound
of the gas being blown
into the balloon to try
to keep it high enough to
pass the house sounded so
loud and intimidating,
and then there was the
bustle of the neighbours
as we all went out into
the street to watch. It
was both terrifying and
exhilarating to watch the
balloon float past and
then land so near
by.
Buzzards
Circling: There is
something so calming and
restful about watching
birds of prey circling in
the thermal currents of a
summer sky. Growing up in
the Chilterns gave me
plenty of opportunity to
watch buzzards and red
kites. This piano solo
captures the beauty of
their flight as they
glide so effortlessly
through the
air.
There’
s A Cow In The Garden
Eating The Flowers:
Inspired by the memory of
seeing an unexpected cow
in the garden! This
surreal image is captured
in a quirky waltz, as I
portray both the
absurdity of the moment
and the sense of wonder I
felt as a child, looking
out of the window and
seeing the cow walking
round and eating the
flowers. The final phrase
articulates my longing:
‘I wish it would
come
again’.
Wat
ching The World Go By: A
short, reflective piece,
remembering what it was
like to have time to just
sit and watch the world
go by from my bedroom
window.
Autumn
Skies: A miniature about
the beauty of Autumn
skies and the poignant
sense of loss for a
summer gone. Friends I
was fortunate to have
several children of my
own age living close by.
We seemed to be forever
making dens, playing out
in the street and
generally enjoying each
other’s company.
This piece reflects that
sense of
well-being.
Snake
In The Pond: One hot
summer I was astonished
and scared to see a grass
snake cooling off in our
garden pond! I watched,
both horrified and
fascinated, as it rose up
from the depths and then
disappeared again. Here I
portray the sense of the
hazy summer afternoon as
I peacefully watched the
tiny movements of fish in
the pond, contrasted with
the fear and excitement
of seeing the snake
appear.
Morning
Commute: I recollect many
mornings stuck in traffic
as my Dad took me to
school on his way to
work. There is one main
road out of the village
where I grew up, and that
got more and more
congested the closer we
got to the town. We may
not have chatted a lot,
but it was always good to
be together with my Dad,
lost in our own
thoughts.
The
Witch’s Cottage:
My siblings and I had a
fascination with a small
cottage nearby. It was
set back from the road in
a dark part of the woods
and we called it 'the
witch's cottage’.
Every time we passed, I
imagined I heard the
distant cackle of the
witch and wished I could
catch a glimpse of
her.
These pieces
are written to complement
my other collection,
Night Time Impressions,
which also draw on
childhood recollections,
particularly of the woods
behind the house where I
grew up. - Sarah Baker
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| Fantasy-Variations on Two Themes Orgue [Conducteur] Zimbel Press
Organ SKU: SU.80101410 For Organ. Composed by Carson Cooman. Keybo...(+)
Organ SKU:
SU.80101410 For
Organ. Composed by
Carson Cooman. Keyboard,
Organ. Score. Zimbel
Press #80101410.
Published by Zimbel Press
(SU.80101410).
Fantasy-Variati
ons on Two Themes (2017)
for organ was written for
Heinrich Christensen in
celebration of his
significant 2017
birthday. The musical
material for the work
comprises two different
themes. The first is a
short melody by the
Danish composer Carl
Nielsen (1865-1931). (It
was a sketch originally
intended for inclusion
in, but ultimately left
out of, Nielsen's late
organ work 29 Little
Preludes.) This theme
represents Heinrich's
native Denmark. The
second theme is the
American folk-gospel hymn
Angel Band. This theme
represents Heinrich's
adopted American
homeland. It serves also
as a remembrance of our
dear mutual friend Harry
Lyn Huff (1952-2016), for
whom the tune was a
particular favorite. Both
these themes are
developed freely in a set
of alternating
fantasy-variations. The
opening variation begins
with a dramatic pedal
solo before quoting both
themes. The second
variation is a lyric
setting based on the
Nielsen melody. The third
is a jubilant hornpipe on
Angel Band. The fourth is
an aria on a
transformation of the
Nielsen melody. The fifth
is a gigue-toccata on
Angel Band. The sixth is
an atmospheric
contemplation: lush
chords in the manuals
move slowly and hint at
Angel Band while the
Nielsen melody is heard
for the first time in its
complete original form on
a high pedal stop. The
seventh and final
variation begins with a
brief evocation of the
harmonies of the late
Daniel Pinkham (a mentor
to both Heinrich and me)
before going on to return
dramatically and
jubilantly to the opening
music, bringing together
both themes again in a
bold conclusion.
Instrumentation: Organ
Duration: 15' Composed:
2017 Published by: Zimbel
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| Gallery of Memories Peters
Voice (Soprano) SKU: PE.EP73717 For Soprano and Piano. Composed by...(+)
Voice (Soprano) SKU:
PE.EP73717 For
Soprano and Piano.
Composed by Jessica
Duchen and Roxanna
Panufnik. Solo Small
Ensembles; Vocal; Vocal
Score. Edition Peters.
Contemporary. Book. 28
pages. Edition Peters
#98-EP73717. Published by
Edition Peters
(PE.EP73717). ISBN
9790577023854. Almo
st 30 years before I
received this wonderful
co-commission, from
Presteigne and Oxford
Festivals, my friend and
librettist Jessica Duchen
sent me some of her
poems. I've been waiting
all this time for an
opportunity to set them
and Oxford Lieder
Festivals 2023 theme of
the Visual Arts provided
the perfect context,
especially as I could see
and hear so much colour
when reading
them.
Jessica has
cleverly created a highly
evocative narrative. This
song cycles story is
about preserving
something thats otherwise
gone forever, which
paintings, poetry and
music can all achieve.
Our heroine, touring an
art gallery, leaves the
official itinerary to
explore a long-ago
relationship through four
paintings she encounters,
imagining that she is
stepping into a different
time and place. Raindrop
Prelude evokes the
awakening of love, which
soon proves dangerous
(Playing with Fire); one
or both of them ran away
(Tarantella), but even
now she treasures a
transfigured, idealized
image (Neptune). Each
poem is prefaced with an
introduction as she walks
between the
pictures.
Im
hugely grateful to George
Vass (Presteigne) and
Sholto Kynoch (Oxford
Lieder) for commissioning
this and to Jessica for
her continuing
inspiration. Roxanna
Panufnik, 5 April
2023
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is Printed on Demand and
may take several weeks to
fulfill. Please order
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| Die Donau Orchestre Barenreiter
Orchestra SKU: BA.BA06861 Sinfonie (1923-1928). Composed by Leos J...(+)
Orchestra SKU:
BA.BA06861
Sinfonie
(1923-1928). Composed
by Leos Janacek. Arranged
by Leoš Faltus and
Miloš Štedron. This
edition: complete
edition, urtext edition.
Linen. Complete Critical
Edition of the Works of
Leos Janacek H/3.
Complete edition, Score,
Set of parts. Duration 40
minutes. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA06861_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA06861).
ISBN 9790260104211.
34.3 x 27 cm
inches. Leoš
Janácek’s
symphonic fragment Dunaj
(The Danube) dates from
the period of the
composition of
“Katya
Kabanovaâ€. The
composer was not
concerned with a
musical-picturesque
description of a river
landscape, but with the
mythical link between
women’s destinies
and
water.
“Pale
green waves of the
Danube! There are so many
of you, and one followed
by another. You remain
interlocked in a
continuous flow. You
surprise yourselves where
you ended up – on
the Czech shores! Look
back downstream and you
will have an impression
of what you have left
behind in your haste. It
pleases you here. Here I
will rest with my
symphony.†Thus
Leoš Janácek
described the idea behind
the composition project
which occupied him in
1923/24. However, after
further work, it remained
incomplete in 1926. His
“symphonyâ€
entitled Dunaj has
survived as a
continuously-notated,
four-movement bundle of
sketches in score form.
It is one of the works
which occupied him until
his death. The scholarly
reconstruction by the two
Brno composers Miloš
Štedron and Leoš
Faltus closely follows
the original
manuscript.
A
whole conglomeration of
motifs stands behind the
incomplete work. What at
first seems like a
counterpart to
Smetana’s Vltava,
in fact doesn’t
turn out to be a musical
depiction of the Danube.
On the contrary, the
fateful link between the
destiny of women, water
and death permeates the
range of motifs found in
the work. It seems to be
no coincidence that
Janácek, whilst
working on the opera
Katya Kabanova, in which
the Volga, as the river
bringing death plays an
almost mythical role,
planned a Danube
symphony, and that its
content was linked with
the destiny of women: in
the sketches, two poems
were found which may have
provided the stimulus for
several movements of the
symphony. He copied a
poem by Pavla
Kriciková into the
second movement, in which
a girl remarks that
whilst bathing in a pond,
she was observed by a
man. Filled with shame,
the young naked woman
jumps into the water and
drowns. The outer
movements likewise draw
on the poem
“Lola†by the
Czech writer Sonja
Špálová,
published under the
pseudonym Alexander
Insarov. This is about a
prostitute who asks for
her heart’s
desire: she is given a
palace, but then goes on
a long search for it and
is finally no longer
wanted by anyone. She
suffers, feels cold and
just wants a warm fire.
Janácek adds his
remark “she jumps
into the Danube†to
the inconclusive
ending.
To these
tangible literary models
is added Adolf
Veselý’s verbal
account which reports
that the composer wanted
to portray “in the
Danube, the female sex
with all its passions and
driving forcesâ€.
The third movement is
said to characterise the
city of Vienna in the
form of a
woman.
It is
evident that in his
composition, Janácek
was not striving for a
simple, natural lyricism.
The River Danube is
masculine in the Slavic
language –
“ten Dunajâ€
– and assumes an
almost mythical
significance in the
national character,
indeed often also a role
bringing death. The four
movements are motivically
conceived. Elements of
sound painting, small
wave-like figures in the
first movement, motoric,
driving movements in the
third are obvious
evocations of water. And
the content and the
literary level are easy
to discover. The
“tremolo of the
four timpaniâ€,
which was amongst
Janácek’s first
inspirations, appears in
the second movement. It
is not difficult to
retrace in it the fate of
the drowning bather. The
oboe enters lamentoso
towards the end of the
movement over timpani
playing tremolo, its
descending figure is
taken over by the flute,
then upper strings and
intensified considerably.
The motif of drowning
– Lola’s
despair – returns
again in the fourth
movement in the clarinet,
before the work ends
abruptly and
dramatically.
One
special effect is the use
of a soprano voice in the
motor-driven third
movement. The singer
vocalises mainly in
parallel with the solo
oboe, but also in
dialogue with other parts
such as the viola
d’amore, which
Janácek used in
several late works as a
sort of “voice of
loveâ€.
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