PARTITIONS GRATUITES :
CLASSIQUE
- Embrace

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Martina Rebmann and Christoph Wolff. This edition: facsimile. Linen. Autograph: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz. Facsimile. BWV 846-869. 98/28 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BVK02493_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

Guitar Ensemble - intermediate

SKU: HL.49007574

Two Guitars. Composed by Grant Gustafson. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. 12 pages. Schott Music #ED 7847. Published by Schott Music (HL.49007574).

ISBN 9790001081368. UPC: 884088053741. 9.0x12.0x0.058 inches.

Tangos for Two - American Style are Tangos as felt by an American. Although complete compositions in themselves, please feel free to improvise on the melodies and make them your own.

Guitar

SKU: UT.CH-395

Composed by Giorgio Signorile. Classical. Score. Ut Orpheus #CH 395. Published by Ut Orpheus (UT.CH-395).

ISBN 9790215328587. 9 x 12 inches.

Il grande larice rosso; Piccole vite; Requiem per un bosco

Never before have I felt the urgency within myself to communicate with my instrument something which goes beyond just the notes, a desire to embrace with music parts of the world which I see as being so neglected and abandoned, as if man were no longer able to see beyond the narrow confines of his home and work spaces. The environment which surrounds us, free and pure, seems to bow more and more to the base instincts of abuse which man brings into play... the destruction of centuries-old forests and glaciers, the construction of harmful and disturbing, useless and polluting elements... and I wonder what we can do, what I, as a musician, can do, at least to show my disapproval of these situations. I have no straight answer but I know that writing the music I love to play, often born in natural and wild environments can help to dream of, or imagine a present time which is more on a human scale, thanks to the strong evocative power which music possesses and emanates.
This is the meaning of these compositions, dedicated to a tree, a 700-year-old specimen of the Stura Valley, Lu Merze Gros (The Big Larch), to the small beings which inhabit it, in the bark, among its foliage, in the surrounding soil and to my sense of frustration at seeing a forest of fir trees razed to the ground to allow the construction of a bobsleigh run.
This action of mine has been useless and nostalgic perhaps, but it has given me intense moments of emotion in the writing and moves me enormously during its performance.

Giorg io Signorile.

By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Arranged by Douglas E. Wagner. Orchestra. Masterworks; Part(s); Score; String Orchestra. Belwin Beginning String Orchestra. Form: Transcription. Baroque; Masterwork Arrangement. Grade 1.5. 72 pages. Published by Belwin Publishing

Orchestra, Piano

SKU: HL.50601101

Composed by Yehudi Wyner. Full Score. Classical. Softcover. 80 pages. Associated Music Publishers, Inc #AMP8320. Published by Associated Music Publishers, Inc (HL.50601101).

ISBN 9781540005540. UPC: 888680711443. 11x14 inches.

Composer note: The idea for a piano concerto for the Boston Symphony was instigated by Robert Levin, the great Mozart scholar and pianist. The idea was evidently embraced by BSO Artistic Administrator Tony Fogg and supported by Music Director James Levine. Much of the concerto was composed during the summer of 2004 at the American Academy in Rome in a secluded studio hidden within the Academy walls. While much of the composing took place far from home, the concerto comes out as a particularly “American” piece, shot through with vernacular elements. As in many of my compositions, simple, familiar musical ideas are the starting point. A shape, a melodic fragment, a rhythm, a chord, a texture, or a sonority may ignite the appetite for exploration. How such simple insignificant things can be altered, elaborated, extended, and combined becomes the exciting challenge of composition. I also want the finished work to breathe in a natural way, to progress spontaneously, organically, moving toward a transformation of the musical substance in ways unimaginable to me when I began the journey. Transformation is the goal, with the intention of achieving an altered state of perception and exposure that I am otherwise unable to achieve. “Chiavi in mano” – the title of the concerto – is the mantra used by automobile salesmen and realtors in Italy: Buy the house or the car and the keys are yours. But the more pertinent reason for the title is the fact that the piano writing is designed to fall “under the hand” and no matter how difficult it may be, it remains physically comfortable and devoid of stress. In other words: “Keys in hand.” –Yehudi Wyner, December 13, 2004.