| Concerto Piano seul Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Piano SKU: PR.11641861SP Composed by William Kraft. Part. 35 pa...(+)
Orchestra Piano SKU:
PR.11641861SP
Composed by William
Kraft. Part. 35 pages.
Duration 21 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#116-41861SP. Published
by Theodore Presser
Company (PR.11641861SP).
UPC:
680160685202. What?
! - my composer
colleagues said - A
concerto for the piano?
It's a 19th century
instrument! Admittedly we
are in an age when
originally created
timbres and/or
musico-technological
formulations are often
the modus operandi of a
piece. Actually, this
Concerto began about two
years ago when, during
one of my creative jogs,
the sound of the
uppermost register of the
piano mingled with wind
chimes penetrated my
inner ear. The challenge
and fascination of
exploring and developing
this idea into an
orchestral situation
determined that some day
soon I would be writing a
work for piano and
orchestra. So it was a
very happy coincidence
when Mona Golabek phoned
to tell me she would like
discuss the Ford
Foundation commission.
After covering areas of
aesthetics and
compositional styles, we
found that we had a good
working rapport, and she
asked if I would accept
the commission. The
answer was obvious. Then
began the intensive
thought process on the
stylistic essence and
organization of the work.
Along with this went a
renewed study of
idiomatic writing for the
piano, of the kind
Stravinsky undertook with
the violin when he began
his Violin Concerto. By a
stroke of great fortune,
the day in February 1972
that I received official
notice from the Ford
Foundation of the
commission, I also
received a letter from
the Guggenheim Foundation
informing me I had been
awarded my second
fellowship. With the good
graces of Zubin Mehta and
Ernest Fleischmann,
masters of my destiny as
a member of the Los
Angeles Philharmonic, I
was relieved of my
orchestral duties during
the Hollywood Bowl
season. Thus I was able
to go to Europe to work
and to view the latest
trends in music
concentrating in London
(the current musical
melting pot and showcase
par excellence), Oslo,
Norway, for the Festival
of Scandinavian Music
called Nordic Days, and
Warsaw, Poland, for its
prestigious Autumn
Festival. Over half the
Concerto was completed in
that summer and most of
the rest during the 72-73
season with the final
touches put on during a
month as Resident Scholar
at the Rockefeller
Foundation's Villa
Serbelloni in Bellagio,
Italy. So much for the
external and
environmental influences,
except perhaps to mention
the birds of Sussex in
the first movement, the
bells of Arhus (Denmark)
in the second movement
and the bells of Bellagio
at the end of the
Concerto. Primary in the
conception was the
personality of Miss
Golabek: she is a
wonderfully vital and
dynamic person and a real
virtuoso. Therefore, the
soloist in the Concerto
is truly the protagonist;
it is she (for once we
can do away with the
generic he) who unfolds
the character and intent
of the piece. The first
section is constructed in
the manner of a
recitative - completely
unmeasured - with letters
and numbers by which the
conductor signals the
orchestra for its
participation. This
allows the soloist the
freedom to interpret the
patterns and control the
flow and development of
the music. The Concerto
is actually in one
continuous movement but
with three large
divisions of sufficiently
contrasting character to
be called movements in
themselves. The first
'movement' is based on a
few timbral elements: 1)
a cluster of very low
pitches which at the
beginning are practically
inaudibly depressed, and
sustained silently by the
sostenuto pedal, which
causes sympathetic
vibrating pitches to ring
when strong notes are
struck; 2) a single
powerful note indicated
by a black note-head with
a line through it
indicating the strongest
possible sforzando; 3)
short figures of various
colors sometimes ominous,
sometimes as splashes of
light or as elements of
transition; 4) trills and
tremolos which are the
actual controlling
organic thread starting
as single axial tremolos
and gradually expanding
to trills of increasingly
larger and more powerful
scope. The 'movement'
begins in quiescent
repose but unceasingly
grows in energy and
tension as the stretching
of a string or rubber
band. When it can no
longer be restrained, it
bursts into the next
section. The second
'movement,' propelled by
the released tension, is
a brilliant virtuosic
display, which begins
with a long solo of wispy
percussion, later joined
in duet with the piano.
Not to be ignored, the
orchestra takes over
shooting the material
throughout all its
sections like a small
agile bird deftly
maneuvering through
nothing but air, while
the piano counterposes
moments of lyricism. The
orchestra reaches a
climax, thrusting us into
the third 'movement'
which begins with a
cadenza-like section for
the piano. This moves
gently into an expressive
section (expressive is
not a negative term to
me) in which duets are
formed with various
instruments. There are
fleeting glimpses of
remembrances past, as a
fragmented
recapitulation. One
glimpse is hazily
expressed by strings and
percussion in a moment of
simultaneous contrasting
levels of activity, a
technique of which I have
been fond and have
utilized in various
fixed-free relationships,
particularly in my
Percussion Concerto,
Contextures and Games:
Collage No. 1. The second
half of the third
'movement; is a large
coda - akin to those in
Beethoven - which brings
about another display of
virtuosity, this time
gutsy and driving,
raising the Concerto to a
final climax, the soloist
completing the fragmented
recapitulation concept as
well as the work with the
single-note sforzando and
low cluster from the very
opening of the first
movement. $47.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Let's Make Tudor Music: Teacher's Book Stainer and Bell
SKU: ST.B847 Composed by Lucie Skeaping and Roddy Skeaping. Books & Study...(+)
SKU: ST.B847
Composed by Lucie
Skeaping and Roddy
Skeaping. Books & Study
Scores. Book and CD. . 23
themed classroom projects
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Real Tudor songs, dances
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Stainer & Bell Ltd.
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Let's Make Tudor
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The beautifully produced
CD has 35 tracks for
listening and for
teaching. Books for the
pupils are also
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An exciting new
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Produced in
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Let's Make Tudor
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lively exploration of
Tudor history and
lifestyles, in the
context of composing,
improvising, appraising
and performing targets
set out in the National
Curriculum. The
23 themed classroom
projects contained in the
Teacher's Book and
Pupil's Book are filled
with real Tudor songs,
dances and drama,
listening games and other
things to do. Children
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For teachers,
Let's Make Tudor
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Flexible in format,
Let's Make Tudor
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The authors,
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| Roald Dahl's Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf [Partition + CD]
Musical SKU: BT.9780713669589 Composed by Roald Dahl. TV-Film-Musical-Sho...(+)
Musical SKU:
BT.9780713669589
Composed by Roald Dahl.
TV-Film-Musical-Show.
Book with CD. 56 pages.
Collins Music Publishing
#9780713669589. Published
by Collins Music
Publishing
(BT.9780713669589).
ISBN 9780713669589.
English. The
famously revolting wit of
Roald Dahl is now an
exciting school
production! Mr
Wolf thinks he's a match
for Little Red Riding
Hood and her three little
piggie pals. He snatches
a lead on her and gobbles
up grandma -but his hair
raising antics will cost
him his skin. And it's
sweet Little Red Riding
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last ace up her sleeve
or, to be frank, the
pistol in her
knickers! Produced
in association with the
Roald DahlFoundation,
this complete performance
pack features full
rehearsal and performance
backing tracks on CD.
Also included on the
enhanced CD-ROM is:
- A set of acting
games to bring rehearsals
tolife.
- Additiona
l staging ideas to add
colour to your
production, as well as
providing fun
opportunities in
set-buiding!
- Lyric sheets and
supplementary musical
activities.
- Optional parts for
B-flatClarinet and
Cello.
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| Rise Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications
Grade 4 SKU: CL.012-4722-01 A Gay Games Anthem. Composed by Galant...(+)
Grade 4 SKU:
CL.012-4722-01 A
Gay Games Anthem.
Composed by Galante.
Concert Band. Extra full
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Opus III Wind Orchestra
Publications
#012-4722-01. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-4722-01).
Rise: A Gay
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commissioned by the
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to accompany the raising
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This composition is
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Grade 4 SKU: CL.012-4722-00 A Gay Games Anthem. Composed by Galant...(+)
Grade 4 SKU:
CL.012-4722-00 A
Gay Games Anthem.
Composed by Galante.
Concert Band. Score and
set of parts. Composed
2019. Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
#012-4722-00. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-4722-00).
Rise: A Gay
Games Anthem was
commissioned by the
Federation of Gay Games
to accompany the raising
of its official flag.
This composition is
heroic, uplifting,
evocative of achievement,
reverent, and welcoming.
The work has global
appeal, referencing the
spirit embodied by the
organization's three
guiding principles:
Participation, Inclusion,
and Personal Best. $89.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
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