| 15 Intermediate Classical Solos Saxophone Tenor et Piano [Partition + CD] - Intermédiaire Anglo Music
Tenor Saxophone and Piano - intermediate SKU: BT.AMP-384-400 Tenor Sax...(+)
Tenor Saxophone and Piano
- intermediate SKU:
BT.AMP-384-400
Tenor Saxophone and
Piano. Arranged by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Play-Along Series.
Classical. Book with CD.
Composed 2014. 16 pages.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
384-400. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-384-400). ISBN
9789043135825. 9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch. Part of the
ANGLO MUSIC PLAY-ALONG
Series, Philip Sparkes 15
INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL
SOLOS is aimed at the
young instrumentalist who
can play about an octave
and a half and follows on
from Sparkes 15 EASY
CLASSICAL SOLOS.
Specifically tailored to
suitthe individual
instrument, this book
introduces the developing
player to the world of
the classics by using
simple yet attractive
melodies that fit their
limited range. The
carefully selected pieces
include music from the
17th to the 19th century
and cover a wide variety
of styles, from Handel to
Tchaikovsky and from
Clementi to
Brahms. The book
will provide invaluable
additional material to
complement any teaching
method and includes both
piano accompaniment and a
demo/play-along
CD. Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15
Intermediate Classical
Solos, onderdeel van
de Anglo Music
Play-Along Series, is
bedoeld voor de jonge
instrumentalist die
ongeveer anderhalf octaaf
kan spelen. Het boek is
een vervolg op
Sparkeâ??s 15
EasyClassical Solos
en het sluit qua
instrumentaal bereik en
gebruikte toonsoorten aan
bij het Expert Level van
Hal Leonards Essential
Elements ®, maar
het kan ook los daarvan
worden gebruikt.De
zorgvuldig geselecteerde
melodieën,
diespecifiek zijn
toegesneden op elk
instrument, beslaan een
breed scala van klassieke
stijlen: van Handel tot
Tsjaikovski en van
Clementi tot Brahms.Het
boek bevat waardevol
materiaal ter aanvulling
op elke lesmethode en
wordt geleverd
metpianobegeleiding en
een cd met demo- en
meespeeltracks. 15
INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL
SOLOS ist als
Ergänzung zur
bewährten ANGLO MUSIC
PLAY-ALONG Reihe gedacht
und richtet sich an
Schüler, die
ungefähr einen
Tonumfang von eineinhalb
Oktaven beherrschen. Es
schlieÃ?t an Sparkes 15
EASY CLASSICAL SOLOS an
undentspricht dem Niveau
des Expert Levels der
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
Methode von Hal Leonard,
kann aber auch
unabhängig davon
verwendet werden.
Genau auf jedes
Instrument zugeschnitten,
ermöglichen die
sorgfältig
ausgewählten Melodien
noch mehr Spielerfahrung
mit klassischer Musik.
Die Stücke umfassen
verschiedene
Stilrichtungen und
Komponisten wie z.B.
Händel, Tschaikowsky,
Clementi undBrahms.
Jeder Band bietet
wertvolles
Ergänzungsmaterial,
das zu jeder
Instrumentalschule passt
und enthält sowohl
Klavier- als auch
CD-Begleitungen. <
br> 15 Intermediate
Classical Solos, de
Philip Sparke, est un
ouvrage qui sâ??adresse
aux jeunes musiciens,
maîtrisant un peu plus
dâ??une octave et demie.
Il fait suite au recueil
15 Easy Classical
Solos, et a été
conçu pour être
joué en corrélation
avec la série Expert
Level de la collection
Essential Elements
®, publiée par
les éditions Hal
Leonard. Mais il peut
également être
utilisé
indépendamment.Spéc
ifiquement adapté
chaque instrument, ce
volume rassemble quinze
mélodies écrites
par des compositeurs
aussi variés que
Hændel, Tcha kovski,
Clémenti et
Brahms.Comprenant les
parties
dâ??accompagnement de
piano et une version
dâ??accompagnement sur
compactdisc, ces ouvrages
représentent une
source complémentaire
inestimable toute
méthode
pédagogique.
Part of the
Anglo Music Play-along
Series, Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15
Intermediate Classical
Solos is aimed at the
young instrumentalist who
can play about an octave
and a half and follows on
from Sparkeâ??s 15
Easy Classical
Solos.Specifically
tailored to suit the
individual instrument,
this book introduces the
developing player to the
world of the classics by
using simple yet
attractive melodies that
fit their limited range.
The carefully selected
pieces include music
fromthe 17th to the 19th
century and cover a wide
variety of styles, from
Handel to Tchaikovsky and
from Clementi to
Brahms.The book will
provide invaluable
additional material to
complement any teaching
method and includes both
piano accompaniment and
ademo/play-along CD. $22.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| 15 Intermediate Classical Solos Saxhorn et Piano [Partition + CD] - Intermédiaire Anglo Music
Tenor Horn [Eb] and Piano - intermediate SKU: BT.AMP-393-400 Tenor Hor...(+)
Tenor Horn [Eb] and Piano
- intermediate SKU:
BT.AMP-393-400
Tenor Horn [Eb] and
Piano. Arranged by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Play-Along Series.
Classical. Book with CD.
Composed 2014. 40 pages.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
393-400. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-393-400). ISBN
9789043135931. 9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch. Part of the
Anglo Music Play-along
Series, Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15
Intermediate Classical
Solos is aimed at the
young instrumentalist who
can play about an octave
and a half and follows on
from Sparkeâ??s 15
Easy Classical Solos.
Specifically tailored to
suit the individual
instrument, this book
introduces the developing
player to the world of
the classics by using
simple yet attractive
melodies that fit their
limited range. The
carefully selected pieces
include music from the
17th to the 19th century
and cover a wide variety
of styles, from Handel to
Tchaikovsky and from
Clementi to Brahms.The
book will provide
invaluable additional
material tocomplement any
teaching method and
includes both piano
accompaniment and a
demo/play-along CD.
Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15
Intermediate Classical
Solos, onderdeel van
de Anglo Music
Play-Along Series, is
bedoeld voor de jonge
instrumentalist die
ongeveer anderhalf octaaf
kan spelen. Het boek is
een vervolg op
Sparkeâ??s 15
EasyClassical Solos
en het sluit qua
instrumentaal bereik en
gebruikte toonsoorten aan
bij het Expert Level van
Hal Leonards Essential
Elements ®, maar
het kan ook los daarvan
worden gebruikt.De
zorgvuldig geselecteerde
melodieën,
diespecifiek zijn
toegesneden op elk
instrument, beslaan een
breed scala van klassieke
stijlen: van Handel tot
Tsjaikovski en van
Clementi tot Brahms.Het
boek bevat waardevol
materiaal ter aanvulling
op elke lesmethode en
wordt geleverd
metpianobegeleiding en
een cd met demo- en
meespeeltracks.
15
INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL
SOLOS ist als
Ergänzung zur
bewährten ANGLO MUSIC
PLAY-ALONG Reihe gedacht
und richtet sich an
Schüler, die
ungefähr einen
Tonumfang von eineinhalb
Oktaven beherrschen. Es
schlieÃ?t an Sparkes 15
EASY CLASSICAL SOLOS an
undentspricht dem Niveau
des Expert Levels der
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
Methode von Hal Leonard,
kann aber auch
unabhängig davon
verwendet werden.
Genau auf jedes
Instrument zugeschnitten,
ermöglichen die
sorgfältig
ausgewählten Melodien
noch mehr Spielerfahrung
mit klassischer Musik.
Die Stücke umfassen
verschiedene
Stilrichtungen und
Komponisten wie z.B.
Händel, Tschaikowsky,
Clementi undBrahms.
Jeder Band bietet
wertvolles
Ergänzungsmaterial,
das zu jeder
Instrumentalschule passt
und enthält sowohl
Klavier- als auch
CD-Begleitungen. <
br> 15 Intermediate
Classical Solos, de
Philip Sparke, est un
ouvrage qui sâ??adresse
aux jeunes musiciens,
maîtrisant un peu plus
dâ??une octave et demie.
Il fait suite au recueil
15 Easy Classical
Solos, et a été
conçu pour être
joué en corrélation
avec la série Expert
Level de la collection
Essential Elements
®, publiée par
les éditions Hal
Leonard. Mais il peut
également être
utilisé
indépendamment.Spéc
ifiquement adapté
chaque instrument, ce
volume rassemble quinze
mélodies écrites
par des compositeurs
aussi variés que
Hændel, Tcha kovski,
Clémenti et
Brahms.Comprenant les
parties
dâ??accompagnement de
piano et une version
dâ??accompagnement sur
compactdisc, ces ouvrages
représentent une
source complémentaire
inestimable toute
méthode
pédagogique. $22.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Sleep, My Child - Facile Carl Fischer
Orchestra Cello, Contrabass, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 - Grade ...(+)
Orchestra Cello,
Contrabass, Piano, Viola,
Violin 1, Violin 2,
Violin 3 - Grade 2.5
SKU: CF.YAS186
Shlof, Mayn Kind.
Composed by Larry Clark.
Young String Orchestra
(YAS). Set of Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation.
8+5+2+8+5+5+3+12 pages.
Duration 2018. Carl
Fischer Music #YAS186.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YAS186).
ISBN 9781491151518.
UPC: 680160909018. 9 x 12
inches. Key: D
minor. A stunning
and heart-wrenching
composition based on the
Jewish folk son Shlof,
Mayn Kind. You can
hear the emotional
content pour out of this
piece written in memory
of an outstanding
orchestra director. The
piece beginnings with
original material to set
the tone, followed by a
violin solo on the song.
It them develops through
a variety of different
harmonic presentation
before building to a nice
key change and climatic
moment. The piece ends as
it began, but with a more
hopeful tone. An amazing
piece. Sleep, My Child
was commissioned by the
Madison Middle School
Band and Orchestra in
Tampa, Florida, and is
dedicated to the memory
of their Director of
Orchestras Kevin Frye.
Director of Bands Chris
Shultz championed the
commissioning of this
piece to honor Kevin
after he passed away in
December 2016. Mr. Frye
was a beloved member of
the staff at Madison
Middle as well as the
music community of Tampa
and the state of
Florida. I was a
personal friend of
Kevin’s. We were
in several musical groups
together when we were
young that were formative
to both of our musical
careers. I also
guest-conducted his
Madison Middle School
Orchestra several times
over the past four years.
His musicianship,
teaching skills and love
for his students were
exemplary.When taking on
the challenge of writing
a piece to honor
Kevin’s legacy,
Mr. Shultz and I decided
to try and include
several important aspects
of Kevin’s life
into the piece. Kevin was
proudly Jewish, a
fantastic trumpet player
and loved Jazz. With that
in mind, and after a lot
of research, a Jewish
folk song Shlof, Mayn
Kind was selected as the
basis for the piece, not
to be religious, but to
honor his faith and
heritage. Plus it is a
beautiful song and I felt
the title reflected the
sentiment I was looking
to express, which is of
someone taking rest after
a long battle with
illness, so a lullaby
seemed appropriate.I also
wanted to incorporate
Jazz into the piece, but
in a concert setting, so
you will hear as the
piece develops, the
harmonies of the folk
song expand into ones
found more commonly in
Jazz compositions.Â
Not in a far out way, but
in a subtle way to again
honor this part of his
life. For example the
climactic moment of the
piece at the fermata in
m. 57 is a Dbmaj9#11
chord. It appropriately
give the piece the angst
that I was looking for at
this moment in the piece,
while honoring the
importance of Jazz in
Kevin’s musical
life.The piece was also
conceived to include both
the Madison band and
orchestra in the
performance at the
premiere. I wanted the
pieces to work separately
by the band and
separately by the
orchestra, but I also
wanted them to be able to
play the piece together
to honor Kevin.The piece
begins with original
material designed to set
the mood of the piece
with a tempo/style
marking of pensive, but
also as material that I
used as connective
musical tissue between
statements of the folk
song. After this
introduction, the folk
song is presented by a
solo violin (or clarinet)
with orchestral
accompaniment in a simple
straight forward
presentation of the song.
This is followed by a
woodwind section
statement of the folk
song accompanied by muted
trumpets. During this
presentation the harmony
starts to expand with
more color notes in the
chords. The low brass are
added half way through
this statement to add
depth and lushness.The
introductory material
returns, but with some
angry hits in the lower
voices. This leads to a
full ensemble state of
new material that is used
to transition to the
climax of the piece, and
to build tension. After
the build, the piece
modulates to a shortened
statement of the folk
song with more advanced
harmonies and an active
counter line in the
violas, horns, saxes and
first clarinets to
further build the
tension. This tension
is released at the
fermata in m. 57 as
mentioned above. After a
thoughtful pause, the
piece concludes with a
completion of the folk
song again with a solo
violin (or clarinet)
followed by a return of
the introductory material
to tie the piece
together. The piece ends
hopeful, with a solo
trumpet (Kevin’s
instrument) that is
dissonant at first, but
then resolves as if to
say, Everything will be
OK! It has been my
distinct honor to have
been asked to write this
piece in Kevin’s
memory! I hope that in
some small way the piece
helps to bring comfort to
his family, students,
colleagues and to all
those that knew
him!–Larry
ClarkLakeland, FLÂ
2017.
About Carl
Fischer Young String
Orchestra
Series Thi
s series of Grade 2/Grade
2.5 pieces is designed
for second and third year
ensembles. The pieces in
this series are
characterized
by: --Occasionally
extending to third
position --Keys
carefully considered for
appropriate
difficulty --Addition
of separate 2nd violin
and viola
parts --Viola T.C.
part
included --Increase
in independence of parts
over beginning levels $55.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Don't Miss The Bus Ensemble Jazz [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile C.L. Barnhouse
Jazz ensemble - Grade 2 SKU: CL.032-4141-00 Composed by P. Clark. Jazz En...(+)
Jazz ensemble - Grade 2
SKU:
CL.032-4141-00
Composed by P. Clark.
Jazz Ensemble. Audio
recording available
separately (item
CL.991-2012-00). Score
and set of parts.
Composed 2012. Duration 3
minutes, 13 seconds. C.L.
Barnhouse #032-4141-00.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse
(CL.032-4141-00).
Plays easy and
sounds cool. That's the
perfect combination found
in this carefully-crafted
blues tune for younger
bands. The trumpets and
bones take the lead, with
the saxes providing
interesting counter
lines. Then several bars
of full ensemble lead to
an open solo section for
any instruments over
simple Blues changes,
giving young players the
opportunity to improvise.
If they aren't quite
ready for that yet,
suggested solos are
provided. After the
solos, the bones, tenors
and bari get to shine
playing some fun unison
licks which lead back to
the whole band playing a
big finish. This chart
will sound great even for
bands with limited
experience,
instrumentation, and
rehearsal time. Don't
Miss The Bus! $45.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Don't Miss The Bus Ensemble Jazz [Conducteur] - Facile C.L. Barnhouse
Jazz ensemble - Grade 2 SKU: CL.032-4141-01 Composed by P. Clark. Jazz En...(+)
Jazz ensemble - Grade 2
SKU:
CL.032-4141-01
Composed by P. Clark.
Jazz Ensemble. Audio
recording available
separately (item
CL.991-2012-00). Extra
full score. Composed
2012. Duration 3 minutes,
13 seconds. C.L.
Barnhouse #032-4141-01.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse
(CL.032-4141-01).
Plays easy and
sounds cool. That's the
perfect combination found
in this carefully-crafted
blues tune for younger
bands. The trumpets and
bones take the lead, with
the saxes providing
interesting counter
lines. Then several bars
of full ensemble lead to
an open solo section for
any instruments over
simple Blues changes,
giving young players the
opportunity to improvise.
If they aren't quite
ready for that yet,
suggested solos are
provided. After the
solos, the bones, tenors
and bari get to shine
playing some fun unison
licks which lead back to
the whole band playing a
big finish. This chart
will sound great even for
bands with limited
experience,
instrumentation, and
rehearsal time. Don't
Miss The Bus! $7.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Sleep, My Child [Conducteur] - Facile Carl Fischer
Orchestra Cello, Contrabass, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 - Grade ...(+)
Orchestra Cello,
Contrabass, Piano, Viola,
Violin 1, Violin 2,
Violin 3 - Grade 2.5
SKU: CF.YAS186F
Shlof, Mayn Kind.
Composed by Larry Clark.
Young String Orchestra
(YAS). Full score. With
Standard notation. 12
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#YAS186F. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YAS186F). ISBN
9781491151884. UPC:
680160909384. 9 x 12
inches. A stunning
and heart-wrenching
composition based on the
Jewish folk son Shlof,
Mayn Kind. You can
hear the emotional
content pour out of this
piece written in memory
of an outstanding
orchestra director. The
piece beginnings with
original material to set
the tone, followed by a
violin solo on the song.
It them develops through
a variety of different
harmonic presentation
before building to a nice
key change and climatic
moment. The piece ends as
it began, but with a more
hopeful tone. An amazing
piece. Sleep, My Child
was commissioned by the
Madison Middle School
Band and Orchestra in
Tampa, Florida, and is
dedicated to the memory
of their Director of
Orchestras Kevin Frye.
Director of Bands Chris
Shultz championed the
commissioning of this
piece to honor Kevin
after he passed away in
December 2016. Mr. Frye
was a beloved member of
the staff at Madison
Middle as well as the
music community of Tampa
and the state of
Florida. I was a
personal friend of
Kevin’s. We were
in several musical groups
together when we were
young that were formative
to both of our musical
careers. I also
guest-conducted his
Madison Middle School
Orchestra several times
over the past four years.
His musicianship,
teaching skills and love
for his students were
exemplary.When taking on
the challenge of writing
a piece to honor
Kevin’s legacy,
Mr. Shultz and I decided
to try and include
several important aspects
of Kevin’s life
into the piece. Kevin was
proudly Jewish, a
fantastic trumpet player
and loved Jazz. With that
in mind, and after a lot
of research, a Jewish
folk song Shlof, Mayn
Kind was selected as the
basis for the piece, not
to be religious, but to
honor his faith and
heritage. Plus it is a
beautiful song and I felt
the title reflected the
sentiment I was looking
to express, which is of
someone taking rest after
a long battle with
illness, so a lullaby
seemed appropriate.I also
wanted to incorporate
Jazz into the piece, but
in a concert setting, so
you will hear as the
piece develops, the
harmonies of the folk
song expand into ones
found more commonly in
Jazz compositions.Â
Not in a far out way, but
in a subtle way to again
honor this part of his
life. For example the
climactic moment of the
piece at the fermata in
m. 57 is a Dbmaj9#11
chord. It appropriately
give the piece the angst
that I was looking for at
this moment in the piece,
while honoring the
importance of Jazz in
Kevin’s musical
life.The piece was also
conceived to include both
the Madison band and
orchestra in the
performance at the
premiere. I wanted the
pieces to work separately
by the band and
separately by the
orchestra, but I also
wanted them to be able to
play the piece together
to honor Kevin.The piece
begins with original
material designed to set
the mood of the piece
with a tempo/style
marking of pensive, but
also as material that I
used as connective
musical tissue between
statements of the folk
song. After this
introduction, the folk
song is presented by a
solo violin (or clarinet)
with orchestral
accompaniment in a simple
straight forward
presentation of the song.
This is followed by a
woodwind section
statement of the folk
song accompanied by muted
trumpets. During this
presentation the harmony
starts to expand with
more color notes in the
chords. The low brass are
added half way through
this statement to add
depth and lushness.The
introductory material
returns, but with some
angry hits in the lower
voices. This leads to a
full ensemble state of
new material that is used
to transition to the
climax of the piece, and
to build tension. After
the build, the piece
modulates to a shortened
statement of the folk
song with more advanced
harmonies and an active
counter line in the
violas, horns, saxes and
first clarinets to
further build the
tension. This tension
is released at the
fermata in m. 57 as
mentioned above. After a
thoughtful pause, the
piece concludes with a
completion of the folk
song again with a solo
violin (or clarinet)
followed by a return of
the introductory material
to tie the piece
together. The piece ends
hopeful, with a solo
trumpet (Kevin’s
instrument) that is
dissonant at first, but
then resolves as if to
say, Everything will be
OK! It has been my
distinct honor to have
been asked to write this
piece in Kevin’s
memory! I hope that in
some small way the piece
helps to bring comfort to
his family, students,
colleagues and to all
those that knew
him!–Larry
ClarkLakeland, FLÂ
2017.
About Carl
Fischer Young String
Orchestra
Series Thi
s series of Grade 2/Grade
2.5 pieces is designed
for second and third year
ensembles. The pieces in
this series are
characterized
by: --Occasionally
extending to third
position --Keys
carefully considered for
appropriate
difficulty --Addition
of separate 2nd violin
and viola
parts --Viola T.C.
part
included --Increase
in independence of parts
over beginning levels $8.50 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Sleep, My Child Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Carl Fischer
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bell Tree, Bells, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, Bell Tree,
Bells, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Crash
Cymbals, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute,
Flute 2, Horn, Mallet
Percussion, Oboe,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Snare Drum, Suspended
Cymbal, Tam-tam, Timpani
and more. - Grade 2
SKU: CF.YPS208F
Shlof, Mayn Kind.
Composed by Larry Clark.
Young Band (YPS). Full
score. With Standard
notation. 12 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS208F.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS208F).
ISBN 9781491152966.
UPC:
680160910465. A
stunning and
heart-wrenching
composition based on the
Jewish folk son Shlof,
Mayn Kind. You can
hear the emotional
content pour out of this
piece written in memory
of an outstanding
orchestra director. The
piece beginnings with
original material to set
the tone, followed by
a clarinet solo on the
song. It then develops
through a variety of
different harmonic
presentation before
building to a nice key
change and climatic
moment. The piece ends as
it began, but with a more
hopeful tone. An amazing
piece. Sleep, My Child
was commissioned by the
Madison Middle School
Band and Orchestra in
Tampa, Florida, and is
dedicated to the memory
of their Director of
Orchestras Kevin Frye.
Director of Bands Chris
Shultz championed the
commissioning of this
piece to honor Kevin
after he passed away in
December 2016. Mr. Frye
was a beloved member of
the staff at Madison
Middle as well as the
music community of Tampa
and the state of
Florida. I was a
personal friend of
Kevin’s. We were
in several musical groups
together when we were
young that were formative
to both of our musical
careers. I also guest
conducted his Madison
Middle School Orchestra
several times over the
past four years. His
musicianship, teaching
skills and love for his
students were
exemplary.When taking on
the challenge of writing
a piece to honor
Kevin’s legacy,
Mr. Shultz and I decided
to try and include
several important aspects
of Kevin’s life
into the piece. Kevin was
proudly Jewish, a
fantastic trumpet player
and loved Jazz. With that
in mind, and after a lot
of research, a Jewish
folk song Shlof, Mayn
Kind was selected as the
basis for the piece, not
to be religious, but to
honor his faith and
heritage. Plus it is a
beautiful song, and I
felt the title reflected
the sentiment I was
looking to express, which
is of someone taking rest
after a long battle with
illness. Thus, a lullaby
seemed appropriate.I also
wanted to incorporate
Jazz into the piece, but
in a concert setting, so
you will hear as the
piece develops, the
harmonies of the folk
song expand into ones
found more commonly in
Jazz compositions. Not
in a far out way, but in
a subtle way to again
honor this part of his
life. For example the
climactic moment of the
piece at the fermata in
m. 57 is a Dbmaj9#11
chord. It appropriately
give the piece the angst
that I was looking for at
this moment in the piece,
while honoring the
importance of Jazz in
Kevin’s musical
life.The piece was also
conceived to include both
the Madison band and
orchestra in the
performance at the
premiere. I wanted the
pieces to work separately
by the band and
separately by the
orchestra, but I also
wanted them to be able to
play the piece together
to honor Kevin.The piece
begins with original
material designed to set
the mood of the piece
with a tempo/style
marking of pensive, but
also as material that I
used as connective
musical tissue between
statements of the folk
song. After this
introduction, the folk
song is presented by a
solo violin (or clarinet)
with orchestral
accompaniment in a simple
straight forward
presentation of the song.
This is followed by a
woodwind section
statement of the folk
song accompanied by muted
trumpets. During this
presentation the harmony
starts to expand with
more color notes in the
chords. The low brass are
added half way through
this statement to add
depth and lushness.The
introductory material
returns, but with some
angry hits in the lower
voices. This leads to a
full ensemble state of
new material that is used
to transition to the
climax of the piece, and
to build tension. After
the build, the piece
modulates to a shortened
statement of the folk
song with more advanced
harmonies and an active
counter line in the
violas, horns, saxes and
first clarinets to
further build the
tension. This tension
is released at the
fermata in m. 57, as
mentioned above. After a
thoughtful pause, the
piece concludes with a
completion of the folk
song again with a solo
violin (or clarinet)
followed by a return of
the introductory material
to tie the piece
together. The piece ends
hopeful, with a solo
trumpet (Kevin’s
instrument) that is
dissonant at first, but
then resolves as if to
say - everything will be
OK! It has been my
distinct honor to have
been asked to write this
piece in Kevin’s
memory! I hope that in
some small way the piece
helps to bring comfort to
his family, students,
colleagues and to all
those that knew
him!–Larry
ClarkLakeland, FLÂ
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