PARTITIONS GRATUITES :
- Matthew Hitt

Piano

SKU: FG.55011-279-7

Composed by Matthew Whittall. Fennica Gehrman #55011-279-7. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-279-7).

ISBN 9790550112797.

Leav es of grass by Matthew Whittall is a major addition to the contemporary piano literature. The 12 preludes explore a wide range of styles, sonoroties and pianistic challenges.
Inspired by Walt Whitman's verses, the preludes are not programmatic in nature, but rather Whittall's personal distillations of the atmosphere of each poem. Although some hew quite closely to the poetry that gave rise to them, more often than not it was a few words, the rhythm of a phrase, or a single, iconic image that proved to be the catalyst for each piece, says the composer.
Leaves of grass is organized into three books, each containing four preludes. The preludes are ordered to produce both a sense of variety and dramatic flow within each group of four, as well as a broad, three-part structure from beginning to end. The entire suite can be performed as a grand, one-hour work, individual books or preludes can be performed on their own, or the performer may arrange their own selections.

String quartet

SKU: FG.55011-510-1

Composed by Matthew Whittall. Score and parts. Fennica Gehrman #55011-510-1. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-510-1).

ISBN 9790550115101.

Matt hew Whittall's preface to Bright Ferment (2019): I have a complicated history with the string quartet. Actually, it's not that complicated. I spent months writing a huge one in my early twenties and hastily withdrew it after a long delayed premiere, vowing never to write another. In a typical case of karmic retribution, my fear of the form would eventually be overcome by the unrefusable offer to write the compulsory piece for the Banff International String Quartet Competition in my native Canada. The short duration requested, about nine minutes, also felt like a good way to wade gingerly back into the medium. The title was originally just a nice-sounding pair of words that surfaced in a brainstorming session with fellow composer Alex Freeman over an injudicious amount of fermented barley. When I looked it up later, I found that it was a phrase of older coinage, seemingly used more for poetic resonance than any fixed meaning. Ferment by itself denotes a state of confusion, change or lack of order. With bright, it takes on a more positive connotation with regard to society and creativity: a wild profusion of ideas barely checked by reason. (It may not actually mean that, but it describes this piece nicely, so let's go with it.) Fermentation in its trendy culinary usage is also hinted at via a recurrent percolating device of scattered pizzicati. As one may guess from the tone of this introduction, there is little attempt at gravity in Bright Ferment, the only means by which I felt I could sidestep the historical and expressive weight of the string quartet genre. Styles, gestures and moods are tossed around, cross-cut and abandoned in stream-of-consciousness fashion, connected by little except an intuitive sense of rightness in their juxtaposition. If the piece acquires depth in spite of me, it will only be because its disparate parts amplify and strengthen each other simply by being together - much like the ensemble itself. Bright Ferment was commissioned by the Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, with additional funding from the Americas Society (New York), for the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition. Duration: ca. 9 minutes.

French horn

SKU: FG.55011-738-9

Composed by Matthew Whittall. Classical. Score. Fennica Gehrman #55011-738-9. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-738-9).

ISBN 9790550117389.

Nort hlands (album for horn and string orchestra) by Matthew Whittall is a concertante work for horn and strings, written for Tommi Hyytiainen and premiered by the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra with Hyytiainen as a soloist. The work has been recorded for ALBA label, and it won the Record of the Year prize given the Finnish National Broadcasting Company in 2017. The composer writes that Northlands was influenced by his brief experience with Iceland, its epic landscapes and otherworldly light, which had had an immediate and powerful impact both on the composer and the concept for the piece. Duration: 23'. Solo horn (doubling natural horn in D) and strings (min. 55432) Study score available separately (ISMN 9790550114500). The orchestral material is available for hire from the publisher.

Choral (SATB)

SKU: HL.48025027

SATB chorus. Composed by Matthew Whittall. BH Large Choral. Classical. Octavo. 25 pages. Fennica Gehrman #M5550115064. Published by Fennica Gehrman (HL.48025027).

UPC: 196288019893.

The long-lasting admiration for the poetry of Octavio Paz inspired Matthew Whittall to compose this captivating choir piece. A constant ostinato motif is carried throughout the piece depicting the white noise of the rain.

Mixed choir

SKU: FG.55011-590-3

Composed by Matthew Whittall. Fennica Gehrman #55011-590-3. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-590-3).

ISBN 9790550115903.

Matt hew Whittall's (b. 1975) Love is Little (2009) is a modern motet taking a Shaker hymn tune as its cantus firmus. The original melody is gradually slowed down, looped and fragmented, forming a quiet, ambient soundscape in which each singer performs their own partly freely. It is suitable for larger choirs, but also performable by as few as 20 singers.

Mixed choir

SKU: FG.55011-506-4

Composed by Matthew Whittall. Score. Fennica Gehrman #55011-506-4. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-506-4).

ISBN 9790550115064.

The long-lasting admiration for the poetry of Octavio Paz inspired Matthew Whittall to compose this captivating choir piece. A constant ostinato motif is carried throughout the piece depicting the white noise of the rain.