SKU: HL.44001852
UPC: 073999018523. 6.75x10.5 inches.
SKU: PE.EP14445
ISBN 9790014135041. 297 x 420 mm inches. German.
ARKA stammt aus dem Sanskrit und bedeutet so viel wie Strahl, Blitz, Sonne, Licht, aber auch Lied, Feuer und Hymnus, und entwickelt in meiner Vorstellung sehr viele unterschiedliche Assoziationsfelder. In ARKA stecken auch die Worter arc (beten) und ka (Wasser), und es kann auch ubersetzt werden mit: ,,Das Wasser stromt aus dem heraus, der mehr weiss.
Mein neues Werk fur Pipa, Oboe, Pauke, Schlagzeug und Orchester entstand im Auftrag der Kammerakademie Neuss und auf Anregung des Oboisten Christian Wetzel. Es entstanden drei Rituale mit zum Teil szenischen Elementen fur die Solisten und das Orchester.
Inspirationsquelle in der Vorbeschaftigung waren zwei Quellen und Bucher. Das Daodejing von Laozi in der hervorragenden Neuubersetzung von Viktor Kalinke, eine der wichtigsten Quellen chinesischen Denkens und der Philosophie dieser grossen Kulturtradition und die chinesische Tradition der 5-Elementelehre und der Wandlungsphasen. Als zweites Buch hat mich ,,Die Glut von Roberto Calasso inspiriert, ein Buch uber die indischen Veden in Verbindung mit den Ursprungen des Buddhismus und den damit verbunden Ritualen.
In den letzten 20 Jahren habe ich mich intensiv mit ostasiatischer Musik, Kunst und Philosophie beschaftigt und habe das auch durch langere Studienreisen und kompositorische Projekte vertiefen konnen. U.a. wurde 2012 mein Chorwerk PRAN in Kolkata in Indien uraufgefuhrt (Goethe-Institut), ebenfalls 2012 ,,in between VI fur Sho und Sheng in Tokyo und 2013 ,,Mirror and Circle fur Pipa, Cello und chinesisches Orchester in Taipeh/Taiwan (Auftragswerk der taiwanesischen Regierung). Mit der chinesischen Pipa-Virtuosin Ya Dong arbeite ich seit 2000 zusammen und habe fur sie mehrfach komponiert (Urauffuhrungen u.a. in Hannover/EXPO 2000, Rottweil 2001, Taipeh 2013, Magdeburg 2016). Auch mit Christian Wetzel arbeite ich seit uber 20 Jahren zusammen und habe ebenfalls haufig fur ihn komponiert (UA u.a. in Bonn 1999, Hannover/EXPO 2000, Rottweil 2001, Darmstadt 2004 und etliche weitere Projekte).
Jedes dieser drei Rituale hat eine Lange von ca. 6-7 Minuten und stellt unterschiedliche Qualitaten und Besonderheiten der beiden Soloinstrumente heraus, immer in Verbindung mit der Interaktion zwischen Soli und Orchester. Die Besetzung war fur mich ausserst reizvoll, da beide Instrumente in dieser Kombination noch nie so erklungen sind. Die Pipa ist ein ungemein modernes und ungewohnliches Instrument, reich an Farben und vor allem an perkussiven Effekten. Das Tonmaterial wurde zum grossten Teil aus den Namen der beiden Solisten gewonnen und ergibt interessanter zwei gespiegelte Viertonmotive. In der asiatischen Kultur spielen der Spiegel und der Kreis eine wichtige Rolle, und so werden die Tone, Rhythmen und Formen eingewoben in diese drei Rituale, welche am Ende des dritten Satzes wieder kreisformig an den Anfang des ersten Rituals anknupfen. Ein von den Streichern und der Pauke erzeugtes Gerausch, verbunden mit dem Rhythmus der grossen Trommel, welcher einen Herzschlag symbolisieren soll. Die drei Untertitel der Rituale Himmel, Erde und (atmospharischer) Raum spielen im vedischen und chinesischen Denken eine grosse Rolle und war fur mich beim Komponieren ebenfalls eine sehr starke Inspirationsquelle. In vielen meiner Kompositionen gibt es Raumeffekte, Annaherungen an das Publikum, das Verschieben von Perspektiven, die Dekonstruktion und das Hinterfragen der ublichen Konzertsituation, so u.a in meinem Beuys-Zyklus oder in den Zyklen ,,CUT und ,,in between.
In ARKA geht es mir besonders um die Interaktion zwischen westlichem und ostlichem Denken, um das gegenseitige Durchdringen dieser auf den ersten Blick so unterschiedlichen Denk- und Lebensweisen, um eine Verschmelzung scheinbarer Gegensatze - um Annaherung!
Bernd Franke. Leipzig, 11.10.2019
for low voice and piano This beautiful collection of 14 songs for low voice offers Christmas settings by some of Oxford's best-loved composers. Suitable for solo singers and unison choirs alike, each song is presented with piano accompaniment, and high-quality, downloadable backing tracks are included on a companion website. With a wonderful selection of pieces, including favourites such as Bob Chilcott's 'The Shepherd's Carol' and John Rutter's 'Candlelight Carol', this is the perfect collection for use in carol services and Christmas concerts or for enjoying at home. Also available in a volume for high voice and piano.
AGNI is the Hindu god of fire; the elemental and transformative force inherent in everything:
Every flame, every fire, every light, every warmth is AGNI.
AGNI is omnipresent, establishing everything and ending everything.
AGNI is often depicted with seven tongues which represent different aspects of his being.
These include: creating, sustaining, cleansing, purifying, priestly, martial, devastating, destructive, and consuming.
Derived from Franke's concerto of the same name, this solo work for bass clarinet compositionally traces the transformative processes initiated by the divine fire. The solo takes seven pieces from the concerto, presenting vivid character pieces exploring the creative possibilities and wide tonal range offered by the bass clarinet.
This version of AGNI for bass clarinet solo was premiered on 4 December 2020 in Leipzig by Volker Hemken, the principal bass clarinetist of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. EP14437a convinces with its excellent and clear notation, making the piece a new standard for bass clarinet.
Ikons, commissioned by the Vancouver Cultural Olympiad 2010, exists in two forms. This 14-minute acoustic version, premiered by the Turning Point Ensemble, calls for an octet of live musicians to execute complex rhythms and quarter-tone harmonies.
The interactive, electronic version, created with visual artist Eric Metcalfe and designed to be presented separately, incorporates samples from this acoustic version into a sculptural environment of seven pyramidal structures that respond sonically to the viewer.
Roxanna Panufnik's Sonnets without Words is a contemporary piece for Horn in F and piano. Written for horn player Ben Goldscheider, Panufnik has reimagined the lyrical vocal lines from three of her previous settings of Shakespeare's sonnets (Mine eye, Music to hear and Sweet Love Remember'd for voice and piano) into a purely instrumental work.
Score and horn part.
Stephen McNeff's Trig is a short 7-minute contemporary work for solo cello, written to celebrate the bicentennial of the Royal Academy of Music in 2022 and in memorium cellist Mike Edwards 1948-2010.
Trig was premiered by Henry Hargreaves on 19 March 2021, livestreamed from the Royal Academy of Music.
to an utterance - study was commissioned by Klangforum Wien for the premiere commercial audio recording on a portrait CD in 2020 and first performed by Joonas Ahonen at the Berlin Philharmonie on 4th September 2020 at the Musikfest Berlin.
Roxanna Panufnik's Spirit Moves, for brass quintet, was commissioned by the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble. This 15-minute piece is scored for two trumpets in Bb (one doubling piccolo trumpet and the other doubling flugel horn), horn in F, trombone and tuba. This brass quintet is so called because the outer movements are highly spirited and the central one is spiritual.
This product consists of score and parts.
A gently flowing 3-minute arrangement by Roderick Williams for SATB (with divisi) with piano accompaniment that captures the beauty of this famous traditional Hebridean love song. The song text uses both old dialect and English, each verse ending with the words, 'Sad am I without thee'.
for high voice and piano This beautiful collection of 14 songs for high voice offers Christmas settings by some of Oxford's best-loved composers. Suitable for solo singers and unison choirs alike, each song is presented with piano accompaniment, and high-quality, downloadable backing tracks are included on a companion website. With a wonderful selection of pieces, including favourites such as Bob Chilcott's 'The Shepherd's Carol' and John Rutter's 'Candlelight Carol', this is the perfect collection for use in carol services and Christmas concerts or for enjoying at home. Also available in a volume for low voice and piano.
for SATB and organ This energetic setting of words by St Ambrose of Milan is a real showstopper. With pop-influences and a sparkling organ part, Young effortlessly fuses modern and traditional sound worlds, while changes in key and metre build up to an invigorating finish. Perfect for accomplished choirs looking for something different.
for SA unaccompanied This simple, charming two-part motet features long melismatic phrases that reflect the text (1 Corinthians 2: 9), such as the rising melodic line over three bars on the word 'ascended' (ascendit).
for SAATB unaccompanied. This glorious musical depiction of the honour, strength, power and authority of the Holy Trinity by Thomas Tallis is the third issue in the CMS's series of great English Responds from the 16th century, edited by Sally Dunkley. Scored for SAATB, it can be performed either as a motet or as a full Responsory with plainsong alternating with polyphony.
Based on a traditional Scottish/Irish 'farewell' song, this short piece is one of six works written to express my love of Scotland. After living there for nearly half my life, and raising a family, I moved back to England in 2018, and remarried in 2019.
Of course, there were many different emotions attached to the move south: especially the joy and excitement of new beginnings, and reconnection with friends from my youth.
But this piece expresses the wrench I experienced after a last family meal in Glasgow, and the realisation of all I was about to leave behind.
I have taken the melody of the original song, and expanded it, exploring the detail of its patterns, so that it becomes a timeless meditation.
The six pieces in the 'farewell' series are for 6 violas, string quintet, string quartet, trio, violin and clarinet duo, and solo clarinet.
The Parting Glass was composed in 2020 during the coronavirus lockdown, which intensified the feeling of separation from my Scottish family, as well as from other musicians.
It was commissioned by Vittorio Ceccanti for the ContempoArtEnsemble.
Maple arose from a commission to write a work for solo cello, to be performed alongside readings from artist John Newling's collection of letters entitled 'Dear Nature'; a poetic manifestation of our relationship with the natural world.
The piece is in eight short sections, to be interspersed with readings of groups of the poems. It may also be performed as a single movement. It begins with a seed - the seed of a maple tree, as it hangs on the mature tree, ready to drop. The seeds are like propellers, sometimes travelling more than a mile before landing on the ground. Maple follows the growth of the tree to maturity - which in reality would take at least a hundred years. 'Roots, shoots' grows downwards and upwards from a pedal note, and the dance-like 'Flowers' is followed by the stately 'Tree', and then the warm, cascading 'Autumn'. Maple is very often the wood of choice for the back of a stringed instrument, and the last section uses open strings to explore the full resonance of the cello.
The piece starts with a 'seed' of only five notes, which grows into different configurations. It is intended to be played in an improvisatory style.
Maple was co-commissioned by Brighton Festival, Ars et Terra Festival with SACEM and Ditchling Arts and Crafts Museum, to be performed by Margarita Balanas as part of the Brighton Festival's 'Dear Nature' project.
First performed by Noriko Kawai for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, in a broadcast from the Radio Theatre, BBC Broadcasting House, November 2020.
Full of beautifully crafted, delicate tintinnabulations - Richard Morrison, The Times
SKU: HL.35031854
UPC: 888680713218. 5.0x5.0x0.093 inches. Charles Wesley/Joseph M. Martin.
Originally commissioned for the 300th anniversary of Charles Wesley's birth, Testament of Praise contains arrangements of his most treasured hymns, along with original settings of some of his most inspiring lyrics. There are narrations and litanies that provide continuity of purpose as the work unfolds and celebrates the gifts of worship and praise in the life of the church. Each anthem stands on its own, allowing the book to function as a collection of favorites. Presented with full orchestrations by Brant Adams, you can use this choral menagerie anytime! Songs include: Voices of Praise; Love Divine, All Loves Excelling; Thankful for Our Every Blessing; A Call to Service; Jesus, Lover of My Soul; And Can It Be? Score and Parts (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tpt 1-3, tbn 1-2, btbn/tba, timp, perc 1-2, hp, pno, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a digital download.
SKU: HL.35031853
UPC: 888680713201. 5.0x5.0x0.15 inches. Charles Wesley/Joseph M. Martin.
SKU: HL.35031855
UPC: 888680713225. 5.0x5.0x0.87 inches. Charles Wesley/Joseph M. Martin.
SKU: HL.35031856
ISBN 9781540024114. UPC: 888680713232. 6.75x10.5x0.293 inches. Charles Wesley/Joseph M. Martin.
SKU: LP.765762149106
UPC: 765762149106.
Complete parts for accompaniment by live orchestra. Includes full, transposed conductor's score and parts for instruments which you may photocopy (for your church's use only).INSTRUMENTATION: Recorders, Harpsichord, Harp, Violin 1 & 2, Viola, Cell.
SKU: HL.35029898
UPC: 888680024116. 5x5 inches. Samuel Trevor Francis/Joseph M. Martin.
Uses: General, LentScripture: John 3:16; I John 3:1; I John 4:7-11A treasured sacred text receives a striking new setting in this anthem. An expressive, arching melody and familiar words paint a picture of divine mercy and boundless love. Lush harmonies add color and depth, while the anthem explores a number of interesting transitions, giving the director ample opportunity to connect the choir with the wonders of musicality and message. Five stars! Score and Parts (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tpt 1-3, tbn 1-2, btbn/tba, timp, perc 1-2, hp, pno, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available on CD-ROM and as a digital download.
SKU: LO.30-3084L
UPC: 000308137101.
Level 2+ • Hart Morris gives us a beautiful and flexible setting of this classic Pentecost hymn. This piece is a perfect choice to involve all of your musical forces in worship or concert with a variety of optional accompaniments, including reproducible parts for vocal solo, choir, and congregation. (Organ and Reproducible Solo, SATB Choir, and Congregation).
SKU: HL.35029931
UPC: 888680025762. 5x5 inches.
Uses: GeneralScripture: Psalm 5:1-5; Psalm 55:16-17; I Thessalonians 5:17This splendid song has been adapted for choirs with ultimate sensitivity. Well-considered vocal writing enables quick learning, and the tender subject matter is a gracious reminder of God's divine attributes. A perfect balance between contemporary and traditional, this piece is an excellent choice for blended worship formats. Very special! Score and Parts (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tbn 1-2, tbn 3/tba, perc 1-3, hp, rhythm, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available on CD-ROM and as a digital download.
SKU: HL.44001850
UPC: 073999055504. 6.75x10.5 inches.
SKU: HL.44011834
UPC: 884088897314.
SKU: BT.DHP-0920381-030
SKU: BT.DHP-0920381-015
SKU: LO.20-1711L
ISBN 9781429135337.
Hart Morris gives us a beautiful and flexible setting of this classic Pentecost hymn. This piece is a perfect choice to involve all of your musical forces in worship or concert with a variety of optional accompaniments, including reproducible parts for vocal solo, choir, and congregation.
SKU: AP.36-52711330
ISBN 9781621568612. UPC: 830056003300. English.
Now includes optional viola and cello parts for 2nd violin. Intermediate level. Amazing Grace; Be Thou My Vision; Come Christians, Join to Sing; Jesus Loves Me; Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus; Kingsfold; Love Divine, All Loves Excelling; O Waly, Waly.
These products are currently being prepared by a new publisher. While many items are ready and will ship on time, some others may see delays of several months.
SKU: BT.CMP-0792-04-040
Melodic contour and lightness of touch infuse Mozart's music with a divine character unmatched by any other composer. According to Dvorak Mozart is sunshine. Richard Strauss proclaimed Listen to the remarkable expansion of a Mozart melody. You think it's coming to an end, but it goes farther, ever farther. Alleluja from Exultate, Jubilate is perhaps the best-loved of all Mozart's motet melodies. Give your band the opportunity to experience Mozart's divine gift of melody with James Curnow's sensitive and accessible arrangement today! Charming!Zijn schitterende motet Exultate, Jubilate componeerde Mozart te Milaan in Italië, in het jaar 1773. Het was georkestreerd voor sopraan en gemengd koor, twee hobo’s, twee hoorns, strijkers en orgel. Het Alleluia hieruitis een zeer levendige en vreugdevolle lofzang. In deze bewerking voor harmonieorkest spelen de trompetten en trombones de koorpartijen, terwijl het hout en de overige koperinstrumenten de originele orkest- en orgelpartijen voorhun rekening nemen. Het werk wordt geleverd met optionele slagwerkpartijen.Dieses Alleluja stammt aus der Motette Exultate, Jubilate von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Die Instrumentation der Motette aus dem Jahr 1773 sah ursprünglich einen Sopran-Solisten, Chor, zwei Oboen, zwei Hörner, Streicher und Orgel vor. Dank der vorliegenden Bearbeitung des amerikanischen Komponisten James Curnow wird der Energie sprühende, freudige Jubelruf auch in der Interpretation Ihres Blasorchesters absolut überzeugen. Le motet a revêtu différentes formes au cours de son évolution et a joué un rôle important dans le développement de la musique polyphonique vocale entre les XIIIe et XVIIIe siècles. En janvier 1773, Mozart séjourne Milan en compagnie de son père et y écrit une œuvre originale pour le castrat Venanzio Rauzzini : le motet Exultate, Jubilate KV 165. Cette œuvre sacrée en trois parties rappelle une véritable sinfonia italienne : la pièce suit l’ordonnancement logique Allegro - Andante - Allegro final qui se termine par l’Alleluia, somptueux témoignage de virtuosité vocale.
SKU: BT.CMP-0792-04-010
SKU: HL.35029364
UPC: 884088956233. 5x5 inches.
Uses: Lent, Holy Week, Good Friday, Valentine's Day Scripture: Song of Solomon 2:1; Ephesians 5:2; Isaiah 35:1 This Shawnee classic is now available in SATB and SAB voicings along with a full orchestration or StudioTrax option. Using “The Rose” as a sacred metaphor, the life of Christ is told with artful poetry and music. This anthem is easily learned but hard to forget. With simple imagery, a winsome melody and singable harmonies, this tender offering touches the heart with a message of divine love. Score & Parts for Flt 1&2, Oboe, Clarinet 1&2, Bassoon, Horn 1&2 (sub. Alto Sax 1&2), Tpt 1, Tpt 2&3, Tbone 1&2, Bass Tbone/Tuba, Timp, Perc 1&2, Harp, Vln 1&2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass.
SKU: ST.AC90
ISBN 9790220216428.
Arthur Scholey and Donald Swann The well-loved story of the simple, shy cowherd, lay brother in the seventh century Whitby Abbey, and how he was inspired by a divine vision to become 'father of religious poetry', in a musical drama (40 mins. approx.) with beautiful music by Donald Swann. The story is told in dialague, which can be acted in full costume and adapted to provide several more parts, or simply narrated by one person in the concert version as required. The music is for choir and instruments (piano, recorders, bells as available). The Full Score contains background notes and production suggestions.
SKU: KJ.JB71
UPC: 8402701756.
Down Ampney is a hymn tune composed by Ralph Vaughn Williams and is used for the hymn Come Down, O Love Divine. Jack Stamp treats this tune to several variations featuring brass and woodwind choirs, solo instruments, and the power of the full band. From the simply stated opening in the horns, to the central fugue, featuring mixed and compound meters, Variations on Down Ampney will be a musical experience your band won't soon forget!
SKU: HL.279971
UPC: 888680761592. 5.0x5.0x0.173 inches. Psalm 45.
Another addition to a series of publications dedicated to the Psalms, this lofty anthem is replete with sensational melodic material and sweeping crescendos. Using music as a spiritual and poetic focus, the song delivers a portrait of the divine with regal results. The piano is substantial and captures the orchestration with colorful figurations and engaging patterns. A soaring final stanza passionately expresses the epic truth of God's love with joyful abandon. The anthem ends quietly with the thought, Christ is the theme that stirs my heart to sing. Score and Parts (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tpt 1-3, tbn 1-2, tba, mallet perc, aux perc, timp, hp, pno, solo vn, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a digital download.
