PARTITIONS GRATUITES :
- Pentecost Cantata

Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone Voice, Orchestra

SKU: HL.14020963

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Book Only. Composed 1999. 168 pages. Chester Music #CH55386. Published by Chester Music (HL.14020963).

9.0x12.0x0.5 inches.

Peter Maxwell Davies' 1979 work for mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra, commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra, who gave the first performance in May 1992 at the Royal Festival Hall, with Simon Rattle conducting. The 'Black Pentecost' is the coming of uranium mining, which was a threat to Orkney when the work was written. The text tells of the destruction of old ways of life, the eclipse of the human by the technological. Davies sets it as a gripping dramatic cantata which is also a four-movement symphony, with the songs for imperious baritone and lyrical mezzo-soprano linked by orchestral transitions. The work is a lament, and at the same time a fiercely argued protest. Score. Duration c. 40mins.

SAT vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.3118419

Cantata for the 3rd Sunday of Pentecost. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. German title: Erwunschtes Freudenlicht. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Whitsun. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1724. BWV 184. Duration 25 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.184/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3118419).

ISBN 9790007134235. Key: G major / e minor. Language: German/English.

The Pentecost cantata Desired ray of light BWV 184 is based on a Kothen composition, probably a congratulatory cantata, whose instrumental parts (only these have survived) Bach reused in the Leipzig Pentecost cantata. Only the chorale setting was evidently newly composed. Despite the narrow leeway that the already finished composition left for the librettist, he nevertheless succeeded in crafting a coherent Pentecost text. The fact that the cantata begins with a long tenor accompagnato with two flutes followed by a pastoral duet is surprising. The placing of the chorale not at the end of the work but before the concluding chorus is unusual. Bach was evidently aware of the effect that the ending of this lively movement would have and wanted to retain this in its sacred form as well. The sacred version was first performed on the third day of Pentecost in 1724, probably after a parody version of another Kothen cantata (BWV 173) had already been performed on the second day of Pentecost. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3118400.

Orchestra SAT vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo - Level 3

SKU: CA.3118407

Cantata for the 3rd Sunday of Pentecost. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Reinhold Kubik. Arranged by Paul Horn. This edition: Paperbound. German title: Erwunschtes Freudenlicht. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Whitsun. Study score. Composed 1724. BWV 184. 68 pages. Duration 25 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.184/07. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3118407).

ISBN 9790007050481. Key: G major / e minor. Language: German/English.

The Pentecost cantata Desired ray of light BWV 184 is based on a Kothen composition, probably a congratulatory cantata, whose instrumental parts (only these have survived) Bach reused in the Leipzig Pentecost cantata. Only the chorale setting was evidently newly composed. Despite the narrow leeway that the already finished composition left for the librettist, he nevertheless succeeded in crafting a coherent Pentecost text. The fact that the cantata begins with a long tenor accompagnato with two flutes followed by a pastoral duet is surprising. The placing of the chorale not at the end of the work but before the concluding chorus is unusual. Bach was evidently aware of the effect that the ending of this lively movement would have and wanted to retain this in its sacred form as well. The sacred version was first performed on the third day of Pentecost in 1724, probably after a parody version of another Kothen cantata (BWV 173) had already been performed on the second day of Pentecost. Score available separately - see item CA.3118400.

By Daniel Pinkham. For Tenor voice solo, SATB Choir, Harp, Piano. (Mixed Voices). Pentecost. Choral. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing.

By Daniel S. Pinkham. For Organ. Choral, pentecost. Organ Part. 8 pages. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing

By Daniel Pinkham (1923-2006). For Horn part (Mixed Voices). Pentecost. Choral. 8 pages

By Daniel S. Pinkham. For strings. Choral, pentecost. Set of string parts. 20 pages. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing