| 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 | | |
| Mist Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, English Horn...(+)
Orchestra Bassoon 1,
Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Contrabass,
English Horn, Flute 1,
Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Horn 3, Oboe 1,
Oboe 2, Percussion,
Timpani, Trombone,
Trumpet, Tuba, Viola,
Violin 1, Violin 2,
Violoncello SKU:
PR.41641613L Composed
by Diane Wittry. Large
Score. With Standard
notation. Duration 16
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #416-41613L.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.41641613L). UPC:
680160642199. 11 x 17
inches. On the
island of Elba, off the
coast of Italy, I
composed this work as the
sun was rising over the
ocean in the mornings and
gently sifting through
the clouds against the
lingering fog. As the
piece developed, it took
on a shape of its own and
gradually became centered
around diminished chords
and the interval of a
tri-tone (diminished
5th). I love these chords
for their angst and for
their sadness, but also
for their flexibility. My
piece is very textural in
nature; and yes, it does
have a melody of sorts,
and yet, this melody
comes and goes, and is
never quite grasped until
the end. Portions of it
are repeated and spun out
creating layers of sound
without the heaviness of
form. It is indeed a
depiction of mist, where
one minute you see things
and the next they are
gone. As you move through
the piece, you find that
the trumpet is also an
antagonist, creeping in
with a haunting cry; a
reminder of things
unsettled. Throughout the
piece, we are quietly
searching. We search for
a tonal center for
stability, and also for a
melody that will make us
feel fulfilled. Once
found, we hold them for
an instant, and then like
the clouds and like life
itself, they are gone. We
are warmed by their
presence and saddened by
their loss. I hope that
you will reflect upon
your own memories of
life's quiet moments as
we enjoy the world
premiere of this new work
together. Mist is not a
piece to be analyzed, but
rather a piece to be
experienced and absorbed.
As you listen, release
your mind, embrace your
emotions, close your
eyes, and allow the mist
to creep in. $95.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Mist [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, English Horn...(+)
Orchestra Bassoon 1,
Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Contrabass,
English Horn, Flute 1,
Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Horn 3, Oboe 1,
Oboe 2, Percussion,
Timpani, Trombone,
Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2,
Tuba, Viola, Violin 1,
Violin 2, Violoncello
SKU: PR.416416130
Composed by Diane Wittry.
Full score. With Standard
notation. Duration 16
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #416-41613.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.416416130). UPC:
680160642182. 9 x 12
inches. On the
island of Elba, off the
coast of Italy, I
composed this work as the
sun was rising over the
ocean in the mornings and
gently sifting through
the clouds against the
lingering fog. As the
piece developed, it took
on a shape of its own and
gradually became centered
around diminished chords
and the interval of a
tri-tone (diminished
5th). I love these chords
for their angst and for
their sadness, but also
for their flexibility. My
piece is very textural in
nature; and yes, it does
have a melody of sorts,
and yet, this melody
comes and goes, and is
never quite grasped until
the end. Portions of it
are repeated and spun out
creating layers of sound
without the heaviness of
form. It is indeed a
depiction of mist, where
one minute you see things
and the next they are
gone. As you move through
the piece, you find that
the trumpet is also an
antagonist, creeping in
with a haunting cry; a
reminder of things
unsettled. Throughout the
piece, we are quietly
searching. We search for
a tonal center for
stability, and also for a
melody that will make us
feel fulfilled. Once
found, we hold them for
an instant, and then like
the clouds and like life
itself, they are gone. We
are warmed by their
presence and saddened by
their loss. I hope that
you will reflect upon
your own memories of
life's quiet moments as
we enjoy the world
premiere of this new work
together. Mist is not a
piece to be analyzed, but
rather a piece to be
experienced and absorbed.
As you listen, release
your mind, embrace your
emotions, close your
eyes, and allow the mist
to creep in. $47.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Festival March Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Carl Fischer
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Cymb...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet
1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet
3, Cymbals, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute 1,
Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2,
Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Piccolo, Snare Drum,
Timpani, Triangle,
Trombone 1 and more. -
Grade 5 SKU:
CF.SPS78 Composed by
Victor Herbert. Symphonic
Band (SPS). Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation.
3+12+12+6+6+3+12+24+24+6+
6+8+8+6+6+9+18+18+27+8+8+
8+8+9+9+9+9+12+3+6+6+40+6
pages. Duration 7:37.
Carl Fischer Music
#SPS78. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.SPS78).
ISBN 9781491152553.
UPC: 680160910052. Key:
Bb major. Festival
March is presented in a
new edition arranged by
Richard Summers. It is a
tour de force composition
for advanced bands and
hearkens back to a bygone
era during the golden age
of the band movement.
Directors and students
will hear operatic music
from composer Victor
Herbert who is best known
for his Christmas
classic, Toyland. This
is a richly scored
masterpiece that deserves
to return to standard
status in concert band
repertoire. We are proud
to bring you this new
setting of this cherished
classic. Festival
March by Victor Herbert
was written for the
Pittsburgh Symphony and
first performed under
Herbert’s
direction in Chicago on
Dec. 9, 1901 celebrating
the 12th anniversary
of Chicago’s
Auditorium Theatre. Also
known as the Auditorium
Festival March, he
included it many times
for programs of a
festival nature. The main
theme Auld Lang Syne, a
famous Scottish folk
song, is incorporated
many times along with
brass fanfares,
interludes and march
melodies. This band
arrangement is very
similar to the original
orchestral composition.
The missing string parts,
the addition of the
saxophone section and
other band instruments,
editing of the
superimposed triplets
against
sixteenth notes, to
one or the other, and
articulations suitable
for the band, were major
challenges. The style of
early twentieth-century
American music is
captured here. This
arrangement will give
band musicians access to
a fine piece of music
that could only be
appreciated by orchestra
musicians up to now.
Although suitable for
many occasions, this
piece is a great way to
begin or end a December
holiday concert.
 Notes to the
ConductorVictor
Herbert’s music
can be interpreted in a
romantic style, which is
the conductor’s
responsibility to read in
nuance and musicality.
The beginning and other
triple-tonguing sections
of this piece have a
March of the Toys quality
to it. Â The interludes
and Auld Lang Syne
sections are legato and
musical. The March
sections can also be
shaped musically.About
the ComposerVictor
Herbert was born in
Ireland in 1861 and
raised in Germany. When
he moved to America in
1886, he joined the
Metropolitan Opera as
principal cellist and
eventually composed many
works including
forty-three operettas
on Broadway from the
1890s to World War I,
including Naughty
Marietta and Babes in
Toyland. Victor Herbert
conducted the Pittsburgh
Symphony from 1898 to
1904 and then was the
conductor of his own
Victor Herbert Orchestra.
He formed ASCAP with a
group of composers in
1914 and was the director
until his death in 1924.
Among his thirty-one
compositions for
orchestra, Festival March
was a favorite of his and
was eventually published
by Carl Fischer Music.
 . $150.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Festival March Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Carl Fischer
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Cymb...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet
1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet
3, Cymbals, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute 1,
Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2,
Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Piccolo, Snare Drum,
Timpani, Triangle,
Trombone 1 and more. -
Grade 5 SKU:
CF.SPS78F Composed by
Victor Herbert. Symphonic
Band (SPS). Full score.
With Standard notation.
40 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #SPS78F. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.SPS78F). ISBN
9781491153239. UPC:
680160910731. Festi
val March is presented in
a new edition arranged by
Richard Summers. It is a
tour de force composition
for advanced bands and
hearkens back to a bygone
era during the golden age
of the band movement.
Directors and students
will hear operatic music
from composer Victor
Herbert who is best known
for his Christmas
classic, Toyland. This
is a richly scored
masterpiece that deserves
to return to standard
status in concert band
repertoire. We are proud
to bring you this new
setting of this cherished
classic. About the
CompositionFestival March
by Victor Herbert was
written for the
Pittsburgh Symphony and
first performed under
Herbert’s
direction in Chicago on
Dec. 9, 1901 celebrating
the 12th anniversary
of Chicago’s
Auditorium Theatre. Also
known as the Auditorium
Festival March, he
included it many times
for programs of a
festival nature. The main
theme Auld Lang Syne, a
famous Scottish folk
song, is incorporated
many times along with
brass fanfares,
interludes and march
melodies. This band
arrangement is very
similar to the original
orchestral composition.
The missing string parts,
the addition of the
saxophone section and
other band instruments,
editing of the
superimposed triplets
against
sixteenth notes, to
one or the other, and
articulations suitable
for the band, were major
challenges. The style of
early twentieth-century
American music is
captured here. This
arrangement will give
band musicians access to
a fine piece of music
that could only be
appreciated by orchestra
musicians up to now.
Although suitable for
many occasions, this
piece is a great way to
begin or end a December
holiday concert.
 Notes to the
ConductorVictor
Herbert’s music
can be interpreted in a
romantic style, which is
the conductor’s
responsibility to read in
nuance and musicality.
The beginning and other
triple-tonguing sections
of this piece have a
March of the Toys quality
to it. Â The interludes
and Auld Lang Syne
sections are legato and
musical. The March
sections can also be
shaped musically.About
the ComposerVictor
Herbert was born in
Ireland in 1861 and
raised in Germany. When
he moved to America in
1886, he joined the
Metropolitan Opera as
principal cellist and
eventually composed many
works including
forty-three operettas
on Broadway from the
1890s to World War I,
including Naughty
Marietta and Babes in
Toyland. Victor Herbert
conducted the Pittsburgh
Symphony from 1898 to
1904 and then was the
conductor of his own
Victor Herbert Orchestra.
He formed ASCAP with a
group of composers in
1914 and was the director
until his death in 1924.
Among his thirty-one
compositions for
orchestra, Festival March
was a favorite of his and
was eventually published
by Carl Fischer Music.
 . $15.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
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