SKU: BT.WHKP00768
Danish.
Programme note : Portrait was written in the spring 1998, at a time when I was a regular visitor in a rest home in an old back building in the town centre of Copenhagen. There I came to know an old lady whose daily life was darkened by despair. She would stand in the corridor in the grey winter light and silently knock at the window frames. Or one could hear her knock at a door at the distance - almost furiously. 'It is screaming inside me', she said. She then could change into a little girl when I went with her into her room and stayed a little. This piece is an attempt to sketch a portrait of Caya. (Anders Koppel).
SKU: HL.14025899
English-Danish.
Parts for Portrait (Original Version) for Ensemble by Anders Koppel (1998).
SKU: BT.WHKP00769
SKU: BT.SLB-00595900
INSSTR inches. French.
A previously unreleased piece by Francis Poulenc, published with permission from the Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris and Benoît Seringe, secretary of the Association des amis de Francis Poulenc [Association of the Friends ofFrancis Poulenc]. Le Voyageur sans bagage [The Traveller Without Luggage], which had been premiered in 1937 with music by Darius Milhaud, was reprised on 1 April 1944 at the Thé tre de la Michodière; Francis Poulenc was asked to compose new stage music. Theentire unpublished score lay undiscovered until Bérengère de l’Épine, a librarian at the Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris, announced the existence of a manuscript in the Association de la Régie Thé trale collection.Poulenc finalised the score between 19 and 21 March 1944. It contains nine songs, all written for a small instrumental ensemble including oboe, clarinet, cello and piano. However, at the end of the manuscript, the composer echoes the second song Lent [Slow] and creates another version for cello and piano; curiously, the original version of the song has not been erased in the manuscript. Poulenc seems to suggest that we consider the piece for cello and piano, that we have publishedhere, as a different piece of music. It was premiered on Wednesday 23 January 2013 by Marc Coppey, accompanied by Jean-François Heisser, in the organ auditorium of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), during thesymposium for the fiftieth anniversary of Poulenc’s death.Given in a dramatic context, some elements allow us to get an idea of the character of the piece, which Benoît Seringe, Poulenc’s beneficiary, judiciously chose to name Souvenirs.The main character of Anouilh’s play, Gaston, is suffering from amnesia at the end of World War One. Several families try to claim him; they want him to be their missing relative. The Renaud family prove to be particularly stubborn, but Gaston doesnot recognize himself in the child and young man they depict: a ruthless and violent person. In Act 1 Scene 3, left alone for a moment, overwhelmed by the story of the “old Gaston†that is gradually coming to light, and outraged by the desire ofthose around him to appropriate him (to the detriment of the person he would like to be from now on), he whispers these words: “You all have proof, photographs that look like me, memories as clear as day… I’ve listened to you all and it’s slowlycausing a hybrid person to rise up in me; a person in which there is a piece of each of your sons and nothing of me.†Poulenc chose to place the second piece from his stage music score as these words are spoken.He borrowed part of the material, as he often did, from an earlier composition. In this particular case, the beginning is a recycled version of the “slow and melancholic†section from L’Histoire de Babar , composed between 1940 and 1945, andpremiered in 1946 (unless it is Babar that reuses the musical idea from Voyageur ).The eponymous elephant decides to leave in search of the great forest. He embraces the old lady, promises her he will return and reassures her that he will never forget her. Left alone, the old lady, feeling sad and pensive, wonders when she’ll seeher friend Babar again. The situation is similar to that in Voyageur sans bagage: solitude, sadness, a distressing and introspective time, fear of oblivion, the presence of memories…Pièce inédite de Francis Poulenc, publiée avec l’autorisation de la Bibliothèque historique de la ville de Paris et de Benoît Seringe, secrétaire de l’Association des Amis de Francis Poulenc.Le 1er avril 1944, Le Voyageur sans bagage d’Anouilh, qui avait été créé en 1937 avec de la musique de Darius Milhaud, est repris au Thé tre de la Michodière. Francis Poulenc a été sollicité afin d’écrire une nouvelle musique de scène. On ignoraittout de cette partition inédite, jusqu’au jour où Bérengère de l’Épine, conservateur la Bibliothèque historique de la ville de Paris, nous signala l’existence d’un manuscrit dans le fonds de l’Association de la Régie thé trale.Poulenc mit au point sa partition entre le 19 et le 21 mars 1944. Elle comprend neuf numéros, tous écrits pour un petit effectif instrumental réunissant un hautbois, une clarinette, un violoncelle et un piano.Cependant, la fin de son manuscrit, le compositeur reprend le no 2 Lent et en donne une seconde version, pour violoncelle et piano. Curieusement, la version originale de ce numéro n’est pas biffée dans le manuscrit.Poulenc semble nous inviter considérer comme un morceau distinct cette pièce pour violoncelle et piano dont nous proposons ici l’édition. Elle a été créée par Marc Coppey, accompagné de Jean-François Heisser, lors du concert donné durant lecolloque organisé pour le cinquantenaire du décès de Poulenc, le mercredi 23 janvier 2013, salle d’orgue du Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP).Quelques éléments sur le contexte dramatique permettront de se faire une idée du caractère du morceau, que Benoît Seringe, ayant droit Poulenc, a judicieusement choisi d’intituler Souvenirs.Le personnage principal de la pièce d’Anouilh, Gaston, a été retrouvé amnésique la fin de la Première Guerre Mondiale. Plusieurs familles le réclament. On veut voir en lui un parent disparu. Les Renaud se montrent particulièrement tenaces ; maisGaston ne parvient se reconnaître dans l’enfant et le jeune homme dont on lui trace le portrait : un être violent et sans scrupule. Au tableau 3 de l’acte I, resté seul un moment, écrasé par l’histoire de cet autre lui-même qu’il découvre peu peu, indigné par le désir des personnes qui l’entourent de le ramener elles au détriment de celui qu’il voudrait être désormais, il se murmure ces paroles : « Vous avez tous des preuves, des photographies ressemblantes, des souvenirs précis commedes crimes… je vous écoute tous et je sens surgir peu peu derrière moi un être hybride où il y a un peu de chacun de vos fils et rien de moi »…C’est sur ces mots que Poulenc a choisi de placer le no 2 de sa partition de musique de scène.Comme il le fait souvent, il emprunte une composition antérieure une part de son matériau. Dans ce cas précis, il réutilise pour le début du morceau la section « Lent et mélancolique » de l’Histoire de Babar, composée entre 1940 et 1945, créée en1946 ( moins que ce ne soit Babar qui réutilise l’idée musicale du Voyageur). Le héros-éléphant s’est décidé partir pour retrouver la grande forêt. Il a embrassé la vieille dame, lui a promis de revenir, l’a rassurée : jamais il ne l’oubliera.Restée seule, la vieille dame, triste et pensive, se demande quand elle reverra son ami Babar. La situation est similaire celle du Voyageur sans bagage : solitude, tristesse, instantde trouble et de retour sur soi, crainte de l’oubli, présence des souvenirs….
SKU: HL.50610016
Supplement 8 of the New Liszt Edition contains first versions of Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos 12-21 and two shorter Liszt pieces with a Hungarian connection. All works in the volume appear here for the first time in a scholarly edition. This version of the Hungarian Rhapsodies ensued in 1846-50 from Magyar dallok (Hungarian Songs) Nos 1-11, published in Supplement 7. Piece No. 13 is based on the Rákóczi March, which Liszt set on several occasions. It had been a vital encore piece since his first concert in Hungary in 1839. Inclusion in this volume of the first version of the piece known as the Mosonyi Funeral March (a forerunner of the much later No. 7 in the Hungarian Historical Portraits) is especially notable as its autograph manuscript only emerged recently. A detailed preface in Hungarian, English, and German, including new research results, numerous manuscript facsimiles, and critical notes, makes this volume of the New Liszt Edition an important publication of immense scholarly value. Along with the cloth-bound Complete Edition, a paperback version for practical use has also been published. This edition's contents are identical to those of the hardcover edition with the exception that the critical notes are not included. CONTENTS: 1. Rhapsodies hongroises R 105b, SW/SH 242/12-17, NG2 A60b - Cahier 5 No. 12 Héroide élégiaque 2.Rapsodies hongroises R 105b, SW/SH 242/12-17, NG2 A60b - Cahier 6 No. 13 3.Rapsodien hongroises R 105b, SW/SH 242/12-17, NG2 A60b - Cahier 7 No. 14 4.Rapsodies hongroises R 105b, SW/SH 242/12-17, NG2 A60b - Cahier 8 No. 15 5.Rapsodies hongroises R 105b, SW/SH 242/12-17, NG2 A60b - Cahier 9 No. 16 6.Rapsodies hongroises R 105b, SW/SH 242/12-17, NG2 A60b - Cahier 10 No. 17 7.Rapsodies hongroises R 105c, SW/SH 242/18-21, NG2 A60c - No. 18 8.Rapsodies hongroises R 105c, SW/SH 242/18-21, NG2 A60c - No. 19 9.Rapsodies hongroises R 105c, SW/SH 242/18-21, NG2 A60c - No. 20 10.Rapsodies hongroises R 105c, SW/SH 242/18-21, NG2 A60c - No. 21 11. Mosonyis Grabgeleit - Original version R 110, SW/SH 194, NG2 A249, 3rd conclusion or conclusion of the 2nd version of Historische ungarische Bilndnisse no. 7 (R 112/7, SW 205/7), SH 205a/7ii, (NG2 A335/7) 12.Dem Andenken Petofis. Mélodie R 111, SW/SH 195, NG2 A279 13.Appendix - Rákóczi-Marsch. Leichtere Version (Fragment) R-, SW-, SH 692d, NG2 A59 (simplified version) 14.Appendix - Rapsodies hongroises R-, SW-, SH 242a, NG2 A59 (simplified version) No. 13 Album leaf 15.Appendix - Ungarische Königslied R 215, SW/SH 544, NG2 A328 - Memorial leaf 16.Appendix - Album leaf R-, SW/SH-, NG2-.
SKU: SU.00220204
AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO U.S. CUSTOMERS ONLY The complete Violin I & II parts [CD-ROM] for the 48 orchestral works included in The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Libraryâ„¢, Volume 8: Stravinsky, Bartók and more. If these parts were purchased separately, this collection could cost several hundred dollars. Parts are easily viewable and printable on either PC or Mac using embedded Adobe® Reader technology. Contents: BARTÓK Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Suite No. 1, Suite No. 2, 2 Portraits, 2 Images, 4 Pieces, Romanian Folk Dances; CARPENTER Adventures in a Perambulator (Fantastic Suite); DOHNÃNYI Variations on a Nursery Song; ENESCO Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Romanian Rhapsody No. 2; FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain, La Vida Breve Dance, The Three-Cornered Hat Dances; GLAZUNOV Violin Concerto; JANÃCEK Lachian Dances 1-6; MILHAUDSuite No. 2 Symphonique, Saudades do Brasil; PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 3, Violin Concerto No. 1, Symphony No. 1 (Classical); RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 2, Isle of the Dead, Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 2, Piano Concerto No. 3; RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1, Fountains of Rome, Concerto Gregoriano; STRAVINSKY Petrushka Suite, The Rite of Spring (1911 version), Chant du Rossignol (original version), Pulcinella Suite, Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra, Fireworks, L'Histoire du Soldat, Scherzo Fantastique, Four Studies for Orchestra, Symphony No. 1; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 1 (Sea), Symphony No. 2 (London), Symphony No. 3 (Pastoral), Wasps Overture (Suite), Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Five Mystical Songs Visit for more information
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SKU: SU.00220208
AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO U.S. CUSTOMERS ONLY The complete Harp, Keyboard (Piano, Organ, etc.) and auxiliary parts [CD-ROM] for the 48 orchestral works included in The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Libraryâ„¢, Volume 8: Stravinsky, Bartók and more. If these parts were purchased separately, this collection could cost several hundred dollars. Parts are easily viewable and printable on either PC or Mac using embedded Adobe® Reader technology. Contents: BARTÓK Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Suite No. 1, Suite No. 2, 2 Portraits, 2 Images, 4 Pieces, Romanian Folk Dances; CARPENTER Adventures in a Perambulator (Fantastic Suite); DOHNÃNYI Variations on a Nursery Song; ENESCO Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Romanian Rhapsody No. 2; FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain, La Vida Breve Dance, The Three-Cornered Hat Dances; GLAZUNOV Violin Concerto; JANÃCEK Lachian Dances 1-6; MILHAUDSuite No. 2 Symphonique, Saudades do Brasil; PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 3, Violin Concerto No. 1, Symphony No. 1 (Classical); RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 2, Isle of the Dead, Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 2, Piano Concerto No. 3; RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1, Fountains of Rome, Concerto Gregoriano; STRAVINSKY Petrushka Suite, The Rite of Spring (1911 version), Chant du Rossignol (original version), Pulcinella Suite, Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra, Fireworks, L'Histoire du Soldat, Scherzo Fantastique, Four Studies for Orchestra, Symphony No. 1; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 1 (Sea), Symphony No. 2 (London), Symphony No. 3 (Pastoral), Wasps Overture (Suite), Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Five Mystical Songs Visit for more information
SKU: SU.00220196
AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO U.S. CUSTOMERS ONLY The complete Flute and Piccolo parts [CD-ROM] for the 48 orchestral works included in The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Libraryâ„¢, Volume 8: Stravinsky, Bartók and more. If these parts were purchased separately, this collection could cost several hundred dollars. Parts are easily viewable and printable on either PC or Mac using embedded Adobe® Reader technology. Contents: BARTÓK Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Suite No. 1, Suite No. 2, 2 Portraits, 2 Images, 4 Pieces, Romanian Folk Dances; CARPENTER Adventures in a Perambulator (Fantastic Suite); DOHNÃNYI Variations on a Nursery Song; ENESCO Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Romanian Rhapsody No. 2; FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain, La Vida Breve Dance, The Three-Cornered Hat Dances; GLAZUNOV Violin Concerto; JANÃCEK Lachian Dances 1-6; MILHAUDSuite No. 2 Symphonique, Saudades do Brasil; PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 3, Violin Concerto No. 1, Symphony No. 1 (Classical); RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 2, Isle of the Dead, Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 2, Piano Concerto No. 3; RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1, Fountains of Rome, Concerto Gregoriano; STRAVINSKY Petrushka Suite, The Rite of Spring (1911 version), Chant du Rossignol (original version), Pulcinella Suite, Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra, Fireworks, L'Histoire du Soldat, Scherzo Fantastique, Four Studies for Orchestra, Symphony No. 1; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 1 (Sea), Symphony No. 2 (London), Symphony No. 3 (Pastoral), Wasps Overture (Suite), Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Five Mystical Songs Visit for more information
SKU: SU.00220197
AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO U.S. CUSTOMERS ONLY The complete Oboe and English Horn parts [CD-ROM] for the 48 orchestral works included in The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Libraryâ„¢, Volume 8: Stravinsky, Bartók and more. If these parts were purchased separately, this collection could cost several hundred dollars. Parts are easily viewable and printable on either PC or Mac using embedded Adobe® Reader technology. Contents: BARTÓK Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Suite No. 1, Suite No. 2, 2 Portraits, 2 Images, 4 Pieces, Romanian Folk Dances; CARPENTER Adventures in a Perambulator (Fantastic Suite); DOHNÃNYI Variations on a Nursery Song; ENESCO Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Romanian Rhapsody No. 2; FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain, La Vida Breve Dance, The Three-Cornered Hat Dances; GLAZUNOV Violin Concerto; JANÃCEK Lachian Dances 1-6; MILHAUDSuite No. 2 Symphonique, Saudades do Brasil; PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 3, Violin Concerto No. 1, Symphony No. 1 (Classical); RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 2, Isle of the Dead, Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 2, Piano Concerto No. 3; RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1, Fountains of Rome, Concerto Gregoriano; STRAVINSKY Petrushka Suite, The Rite of Spring (1911 version), Chant du Rossignol (original version), Pulcinella Suite, Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra, Fireworks, L'Histoire du Soldat, Scherzo Fantastique, Four Studies for Orchestra, Symphony No. 1; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 1 (Sea), Symphony No. 2 (London), Symphony No. 3 (Pastoral), Wasps Overture (Suite), Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Five Mystical Songs Visit for more information
SKU: SU.00220198
AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO U.S. CUSTOMERS ONLY The complete Clarinet (including Eb and Bass Clarinet) parts [CD-ROM] for the 48 orchestral works included in The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Libraryâ„¢, Volume 8: Stravinsky, Bartók and more. If these parts were purchased separately, this collection could cost several hundred dollars. Parts are easily viewable and printable on either PC or Mac using embedded Adobe® Reader technology. Contents: BARTÓK Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Suite No. 1, Suite No. 2, 2 Portraits, 2 Images, 4 Pieces, Romanian Folk Dances; CARPENTER Adventures in a Perambulator (Fantastic Suite); DOHNÃNYI Variations on a Nursery Song; ENESCO Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Romanian Rhapsody No. 2; FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain, La Vida Breve Dance, The Three-Cornered Hat Dances; GLAZUNOV Violin Concerto; JANÃCEK Lachian Dances 1-6; MILHAUDSuite No. 2 Symphonique, Saudades do Brasil; PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 3, Violin Concerto No. 1, Symphony No. 1 (Classical); RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 2, Isle of the Dead, Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 2, Piano Concerto No. 3; RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1, Fountains of Rome, Concerto Gregoriano; STRAVINSKY Petrushka Suite, The Rite of Spring (1911 version), Chant du Rossignol (original version), Pulcinella Suite, Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra, Fireworks, L'Histoire du Soldat, Scherzo Fantastique, Four Studies for Orchestra, Symphony No. 1; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 1 (Sea), Symphony No. 2 (London), Symphony No. 3 (Pastoral), Wasps Overture (Suite), Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Five Mystical Songs Visit for more information
SKU: SU.00220207
AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO U.S. CUSTOMERS ONLY The complete Double Bass parts [CD-ROM] for the 48 orchestral works included in The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Libraryâ„¢, Volume 8: Stravinsky, Bartók and more. If these parts were purchased separately, this collection could cost several hundred dollars. Parts are easily viewable and printable on either PC or Mac using embedded Adobe® Reader technology. Contents: BARTÓK Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Suite No. 1, Suite No. 2, 2 Portraits, 2 Images, 4 Pieces, Romanian Folk Dances; CARPENTER Adventures in a Perambulator (Fantastic Suite); DOHNÃNYI Variations on a Nursery Song; ENESCO Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Romanian Rhapsody No. 2; FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain, La Vida Breve Dance, The Three-Cornered Hat Dances; GLAZUNOV Violin Concerto; JANÃCEK Lachian Dances 1-6; MILHAUDSuite No. 2 Symphonique, Saudades do Brasil; PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 3, Violin Concerto No. 1, Symphony No. 1 (Classical); RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 2, Isle of the Dead, Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 2, Piano Concerto No. 3; RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1, Fountains of Rome, Concerto Gregoriano; STRAVINSKY Petrushka Suite, The Rite of Spring (1911 version), Chant du Rossignol (original version), Pulcinella Suite, Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra, Fireworks, L'Histoire du Soldat, Scherzo Fantastique, Four Studies for Orchestra, Symphony No. 1; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 1 (Sea), Symphony No. 2 (London), Symphony No. 3 (Pastoral), Wasps Overture (Suite), Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Five Mystical Songs Visit for more information
SKU: CA.1801100
ISBN 9790007188108.
Not only the famous Nimrod, but also most of the other 14 Enigma Variations by Elgar - affectionate portraits of people from the composer's circle - are extremely suitable for performance on the organ. This is reflected in this edition, which contains Nimrod as well as ten other variations from the cycle for the first time in arrangements for organ. These are based on the two original versions for orchestra and for piano. The arrangements of these marvellous atmospheric variations are of moderate difficulty and are equally suitable for performance in concert or church services.
SKU: BT.HITPCRAMA3B
Voici le nouveau volume de la fameuse collection Pianorama ! Ce répertoire, bien connu des apprentis pianistes, s’adresse ceux qui étudient l’instrument depuis environ cinq années. Les arrangements de variété, musique de films, jazz et musique traditionnelle sont élaborés dans le plus grand respect des œuvres originales afin de procurer un maximum de satisfaction et de plaisir. Chacun pourra retrouver tour tour sous ses doigts le thème du film Rosemary’s baby, une chanson de Radiohead, de Michael Jackson, un standard du jazz comme «Take The A Train» joué par Duke Ellington, ou encore une Danse hongroise de Brahms. Chaque morceau est accompagné d’un portrait de soncompositeur, ainsi que de conseils sur le jeu pianistique.Un CD accompagne l’ouvrage, et reprend tous les titres dans une version d’écoute de grande qualité.
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.
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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
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Trois Soeurs describes a portrait of three young sisters, each with its own character. The eldest is sulky, the second is joyful and the youngest is playful. These characters are transmitted musically in different ways. The sulkiness of the eldest is characterized by languishing third, the joy of the second by a waltz in C major and the playful character of the latter by a faster movement. This version is the piano reduction of the original piece composed for orchestra and alto saxophone. - Arnaud MEIER ; Instruments: 1 Alto Saxophone 1 Piano; Difficuly Level: Grade 3; Duration: 4 mn 10 s; Musical Style: Classical, Educational; Category: Original Composition; Composer: Arnaud MEIER;.
