SKU: FP.FPJ01
ISBN 9790570504015.
Jim Parker's TV, film and theatre scores are much loved, with credits including Foyle’s War, House of Cards, Midsomer Murders and House of Elliott. He has won the British Academy Award for Best TV Music on no less than four occasions.South American Journey shares Parker's genius for painting musical pictures and weaving memorable melodies. He'll even have you believing your recorder is a Peruvian pan-pipe! The piece was written as a tribute to the memory of his friend and near-neighbour Stephen Dodgson.Tango Cinco and Pueblo Tranquilo were first performed in a concert celebrating the life and work of Stephen Dodgson in the Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Manchester University, on April 5th 2014, by John Turner (recorder) and Pamela Nash (harpsichord), and the premiere of the complete suite was given by John Turner (recorder) and Harvey Davies (harpsichord) at St.Bartholomew's Church, Church Minshull, Cheshire, on May 17th 2014. It is available in recorded form on the album Travelling Light: Music of Jim Parker on the Divine Art label.
SKU: PR.140401340
ISBN 9781491134450. UPC: 680160684953.
Best known for his settings of spirituals and influence on Dvorák, Henry T. Burleigh was a celebrated baritone, and a prolific composer of original works. FROM THE SOUTHLAND is a suite of six atmospheric scenes of the American south, inspired by Black musical and cultural traditions. FROM THE SOUTHLAND is within reach of intermediate pianists and artistically suited for professional recitals.In 1835, Henry T. Burleigh’s maternal grandfather purchased his own release from slavery for the sum of $50, and traveled north out of Maryland to begin a new life as a free man. He established his family in Ithaca, NY, and then moved to the bustling lakefront city of Erie, PA, where three decades later his grandson Henry would be born and raised.For Burleigh, the “Southland†that inspired this collection of piano sketches was a distant place that could not have been more different from the physical world he knew, up there in the northern snowbelt. And yet these southern landscapes and vignettes must have been intensely present in his consciousness, absorbed through the stories and songs he first learned at his grandfather’s knee.The music of the South – the spirituals and work songs he heard as a child –would travel with Burleigh throughout his long and illustrious musical life. Even as he progressed through his early classical training, his career as a baritone soloist in Erie’s churches and synagogue, his move to New York to study at the National Conservatory of Music, and his rise to national prominence as a concert soloist, these ancestral melodies stayed firmly centered in his musical identity.When he wrote From the Southland, his only composition for solo piano, Burleigh was just beginning his career as a composer. The art songs that would establish him as one of America’s best known composers in the genre were still to come. And so were his iconic arrangements of spirituals that would bring the songs of slavery onto concert stages around the world, transformed into timeless and uniquely American music.These little piano sketches bring together all the things that made Burleigh the musician he was – the lush, late-romantic style of his time; a broad vision for American music; and a profound respect for his heritage, a memory of the world his grandfather left behind, and a love of the music he brought with him.
SKU: HL.48016372
UPC: 073999163728. 9.0x12.0x0.06 inches.
Contents: De Blanca Tierra * Rio de Avenida * Coracao Triste * De Aquel Cerro Verde * La Luz del Sol * La Tejedora de Nanduti * Wetata * Tierra del Mate * En Sumag Palacio * Amores Hallaras * Cocherito * Urubamba * Nesta Rua * La Aurora * A Casinha Pequenina * Hace Tutu * Cancion * Rio, Rio * Bailando El Gato * Te Damos Gracias.
SKU: LB.200
La Gata Golosa (The Greedy Cat) is one of the most famous and beloved melodies of Colombia. It is a pasillo (literally, little step) – a South American musical genre related to the waltz. Originally named Soachita for the children of the Soacha area of Bogota, Garcia renamed it after a restaurant (piqueteadoro) he frequented. The restaurant’s actual name was La Gaité Gauloise (meaning French gaiety) but was nicknamed La Gata Golosa by the local customers. This virtuoso piano arrangement by Eduardo Rojas draws out many moods and musical colors from these delightful melodies while remaining playful and upbeat.
SKU: BT.0518-99-400-DHI
ISBN 9789043103404. English-German-French-Dutch.
The recent rise in popularity of Latin music has prompted us to bring you this exciting play-along book. It contains ten well-known melodies all with the characteristic Spanish and South American feel. This book comes with a backing CD to ensure truly exotic performances. Amor, Besame Mucho, La Playa en Quando, Quando, Quando. Naast deze bekende titels bevat Romantic Latin zes andere romantische melodieën in easy listening latin-stijl. De cd bevat van alle stukken een voorbeeldversieen een begeleidingstrack.Die bekannten zehn Titel in Romantic Latin gehen leicht ins Ohr und eignen sich für Aufführungen wie auch für den Unterricht. Auf die vollständige Demo-Aufnahme folgt ein Play-Along-Track, auf dem nur die Begleitung zu hören ist. Romantic Latin contient dix pièces, mélodieuses et faciles, aux rythmes balancés. Historia de un Amor, Solamente una Vez, Besame Mucho, La Playa et tous les autres morceaux de ce recueil vous sont présentés deux fois : dans leur instrumentation complète et en version avec accompagnement seul pour vous permettre de jouer en solo ! Romantic Latin contiene 10 pezzi melodici facili, ritmici e ballabili. Historia de un Amor, Solamente una Vez, Besame Mucho, La Playa e tutti gli altri titoli di questa raccolta sono registrati sul CD in due versioni: una prima con l’interpretazione completa, e una seconda col solo accompagnamento che vi permetter di lanciarvi nei vostri solo.
SKU: CL.CTS-8021-01
Danza Sonora can be defined as a pleasant-sounding dance. South American rhythms and melodies represent the inspiration behind this exciting work originally written for concert band. This flexible arrangement allows ensembles to perform the work with as few as thirteen musicians, providing accessibility and flexibility for numerous instrumentation needs, while still allowing a full ensemble sound.
SKU: BT.0554-99-400-DHI
ISBN 9789043106085. English-German-French-Dutch.
The recent rise in popularity of Latin music has prompted us to bring you this exciting play-along book. It contains ten well-known melodies all with the characteristic Spanish and South American feel. This book comes with a backing CD to ensure truly exotic performances. Amor, Besame Mucho, La Playa en Quando, Quando, Quando. Naast deze bekende titels bevat Romantic Latin zes andere romantische melodieën in easy listening latin-stijl. De cd bevat van alle stukken een voorbeeldversie en een begeleidingstrack. Die bekannten zehn Titel in Romantic Latin gehen leicht ins Ohr und eignen sich für Aufführungen wie auch für den Unterricht. Auf die vollständige Demo-Aufnahme folgt ein Play-Along-Track, auf dem nur die Begleitung zu hören ist. Romantic Latin contient dix pièces, mélodieuses et faciles, aux rythmes balancés. Historia de un Amor, Solamente una Vez, Besame Mucho, La Playa et tous les autres morceaux de ce recueil vous sont présentés deux fois : en version intégrale et en version avec accompagnement seul pour vous permettre de jouer en solo ! Romantic Latin contiene 10 pezzi melodici facili, ritmici e ballabili. Historia de un Amor, Solamente una Vez, Besame Mucho, La Playa e tutti gli altri titoli di questa raccolta sono registrati sul CD in due versioni: una prima con l’interpretazione completa, e una seconda col solo accompagnamento che vi permetter di lanciarvi nei vostri soli.
SKU: CL.CTS-8021-00
SKU: CL.012-1919-01
A colorful and invigorating work which captures the spirit of the great American Southwest. From the frolicking cowboy exuberance to the gentle lyricism of the expertly crafted melodies this concert/contest selection sparkles with character and energy.
About Heritage of the March
Full-sized concert band editions of the greatest marches of all time. Each has been faithfully re-scored to accommodate modern instrumentation and incorporate performance practices of classic march style
SKU: CL.012-1919-75
SKU: MB.WBM58M
ISBN 9781736363058. 8.75x11.75 inches.
A comprehensive collection of 172 guitar solos for the flatpick or plectrum guitarist. All solos are written in standard notation with accompanying online recordings by the author. The solos include beautiful American, British and Celtic airs and ballads, Celtic dance tunes, lute and early music, popular classical repertoire and contemporary etudes. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: BT.DHP-0981311-060
Jacob de Haan uses folk music as his source of inspiration for many of his compositions. This piece uses folk music from the American states of North and South Carolina. The result is a cheerful dance fashioned like a rondo with characteristic rhythms and melodies. Jacob de Haan laat zich voor veel van zijn composities inspireren door volksmuziek. Voor dit stuk koos hij de volksmuziek uit de Amerikaanse staat Carolina. Het resultaat is een vrolijke dans in rondovorm, met een voor deze muziekkarakteristieke ritmiek en melodie.Jacob de Haan lässt sich in vielen seiner Kompositionen von der Volksmusik inspirieren. In diesem Werk verarbeitete er Elemente der Volksmusik aus dem amerikanischen Bundesstaat Carolina. Dabei entstand ein heiterer Tanz in Rondoform mit einer charakteristischen Rhythmik und Melodie. Jacob de Haan aime s’inspirer des musiques traditionnelles, extraordinaires sources de diversité et de singularité. Dans cette œuvre, il intègre et développe des éléments caractéristiques de la musique traditionnelle de l’État américain de la Caroline. Le résultat final se présente sous la forme d’un rondeau, une danse animée aux couleurs sonores vives.
SKU: CL.012-4523-01
Red River Station is a bright and upbeat work emulating the style popularized by the soundtrack of the great American west. After the Civil War, cattle drives from Texas to Kansas included a stop at Red River Station along the Chisholm Trail, just before leaving Texas. The syncopated rhythms and pentatonic melodies bring to the life the vibrant and beautiful landscape and experience of riding horseback through the southwest. The energetic and inventive orchestration and exciting nature of this work make it an excellent fit for any concert, and a great contest or festival selection.
SKU: HL.49046544
ISBN 9781705122655. UPC: 842819108726. 9.0x12.0x0.224 inches.
I composed the Piano Concerto in two stages: the first three movements during the years 1985-86, the next two in 1987, the final autograph of the last movement was ready by January, 1988. The concerto is dedicated to the American conductor Mario di Bonaventura. The markings of the movements are the following: 1. Vivace molto ritmico e preciso 2. Lento e deserto 3. Vivace cantabile 4. Allegro risoluto 5. Presto luminoso.The first performance of the three-movement Concerto was on October 23rd, 1986 in Graz. Mario di Bonaventura conducted while his brother, Anthony di Bonaventura, was the soloist. Two days later the performance was repeated in the Vienna Konzerthaus. After hearing the work twice, I came to the conclusion that the third movement is not an adequate finale; my feeling of form demanded continuation, a supplement. That led to the composing of the next two movements. The premiere of the whole cycle took place on February 29th, 1988, in the Vienna Konzerthaus with the same conductor and the same pianist. The orchestra consisted of the following: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, tenor trombone, percussion and strings. The flautist also plays the piccoIo, the clarinetist, the alto ocarina. The percussion is made up of diverse instruments, which one musician-virtuoso can play. It is more practical, however, if two or three musicians share the instruments. Besides traditional instruments the percussion part calls also for two simple wind instruments: the swanee whistle and the harmonica. The string instrument parts (two violins, viola, cello and doubles bass) can be performed soloistic since they do not contain divisi. For balance, however, the ensemble playing is recommended, for example 6-8 first violins, 6-8 second, 4-6 violas, 4-6 cellos, 3-4 double basses. In the Piano Concerto I realized new concepts of harmony and rhythm. The first movement is entirely written in bimetry: simultaneously 12/8 and 4/4 (8/8). This relates to the known triplet on a doule relation and in itself is nothing new. Because, however, I articulate 12 triola and 8 duola pulses, an entangled, up till now unheard kind of polymetry is created. The rhythm is additionally complicated because of asymmetric groupings inside two speed layers, which means accents are asymmetrically distributed. These groups, as in the talea technique, have a fixed, continuously repeating rhythmic structures of varying lengths in speed layers of 12/8 and 4/4. This means that the repeating pattern in the 12/8 level and the pattern in the 4/4 level do not coincide and continuously give a kaleidoscope of renewing combinations. In our perception we quickly resign from following particular rhythmical successions and that what is going on in time appears for us as something static, resting. This music, if it is played properly, in the right tempo and with the right accents inside particular layers, after a certain time 'rises, as it were, as a plane after taking off: the rhythmic action, too complex to be able to follow in detail, begins flying. This diffusion of individual structures into a different global structure is one of my basic compositional concepts: from the end of the fifties, from the orchestral works Apparitions and Atmospheres I continuously have been looking for new ways of resolving this basic question. The harmony of the first movement is based on mixtures, hence on the parallel leading of voices. This technique is used here in a rather simple form; later in the fourth movement it will be considerably developed. The second movement (the only slow one amongst five movements) also has a talea type of structure, it is however much simpler rhythmically, because it contains only one speed layer. The melody is consisted in the development of a rigorous interval mode in which two minor seconds and one major second alternate therefore nine notes inside an octave. This mode is transposed into different degrees and it also determines the harmony of the movement; however, in closing episode in the piano part there is a combination of diatonics (white keys) and pentatonics (black keys) led in brilliant, sparkling quasimixtures, while the orchestra continues to play in the nine tone mode. In this movement I used isolated sounds and extreme registers (piccolo in a very low register, bassoon in a very high register, canons played by the swanee whistle, the alto ocarina and brass with a harmon-mute' damper, cutting sound combinations of the piccolo, clarinet and oboe in an extremely high register, also alternating of a whistle-siren and xylophone). The third movement also has one speed layer and because of this it appears as simpler than the first, but actually the rhythm is very complicated in a different way here. Above the uninterrupted, fast and regular basic pulse, thanks to the asymmetric distribution of accents, different types of hemiolas and inherent melodical patterns appear (the term was coined by Gerhard Kubik in relation to central African music). If this movement is played with the adequate speed and with very clear accentuation, illusory rhythmic-melodical figures appear. These figures are not played directly; they do not appear in the score, but exist only in our perception as a result of co-operation of different voices. Already earlier I had experimented with illusory rhythmics, namely in Poeme symphonique for 100 metronomes (1962), in Continuum for harpsichord (1968), in Monument for two pianos (1976), and especially in the first and sixth piano etude Desordre and Automne a Varsovie (1985). The third movement of the Piano Concerto is up to now the clearest example of illusory rhythmics and illusory melody. In intervallic and chordal structure this movement is based on alternation, and also inter-relation of various modal and quasi-equidistant harmony spaces. The tempered twelve-part division of the octave allows for diatonical and other modal interval successions, which are not equidistant, but are based on the alternation of major and minor seconds in different groups. The tempered system also allows for the use of the anhemitonic pentatonic scale (the black keys of the piano). From equidistant scales, therefore interval formations which are based on the division of an octave in equal distances, the twelve-tone tempered system allows only chromatics (only minor seconds) and the six-tone scale (the whole-tone: only major seconds). Moreover, the division of the octave into four parts only minor thirds) and three parts (three major thirds) is possible. In several music cultures different equidistant divisions of an octave are accepted, for example, in the Javanese slendro into five parts, in Melanesia into seven parts, popular also in southeastern Asia, and apart from this, in southern Africa. This does not mean an exact equidistance: there is a certain tolerance for the inaccurateness of the interval tuning. These exotic for us, Europeans, harmony and melody have attracted me for several years. However I did not want to re-tune the piano (microtone deviations appear in the concerto only in a few places in the horn and trombone parts led in natural tones). After the period of experimenting, I got to pseudo- or quasiequidistant intervals, which is neither whole-tone nor chromatic: in the twelve-tone system, two whole-tone scales are possible, shifted a minor second apart from each other. Therefore, I connect these two scales (or sound resources), and for example, places occur where the melodies and figurations in the piano part are created from both whole tone scales; in one band one six-tone sound resource is utilized, and in the other hand, the complementary. In this way whole-tonality and chromaticism mutually reduce themselves: a type of deformed equidistancism is formed, strangely brilliant and at the same time slanting; illusory harmony, indeed being created inside the tempered twelve-tone system, but in sound quality not belonging to it anymore. The appearance of such slantedequidistant harmony fields alternating with modal fields and based on chords built on fifths (mainly in the piano part), complemented with mixtures built on fifths in the orchestra, gives this movement an individual, soft-metallic colour (a metallic sound resulting from harmonics). The fourth movement was meant to be the central movement of the Concerto. Its melodc-rhythmic elements (embryos or fragments of motives) in themselves are simple. The movement also begins simply, with a succession of overlapping of these elements in the mixture type structures. Also here a kaleidoscope is created, due to a limited number of these elements - of these pebbles in the kaleidoscope - which continuously return in augmentations and diminutions. Step by step, however, so that in the beginning we cannot hear it, a compiled rhythmic organization of the talea type gradually comes into daylight, based on the simultaneity of two mutually shifted to each other speed layers (also triplet and duoles, however, with different asymmetric structures than in the first movement). While longer rests are gradually filled in with motive fragments, we slowly come to the conclusion that we have found ourselves inside a rhythmic-melodical whirl: without change in tempo, only through increasing the density of the musical events, a rotation is created in the stream of successive and compiled, augmented and diminished motive fragments, and increasing the density suggests acceleration. Thanks to the periodical structure of the composition, always new but however of the same (all the motivic cells are similar to earlier ones but none of them are exactly repeated; the general structure is therefore self-similar), an impression is created of a gigantic, indissoluble network. Also, rhythmic structures at first hidden gradually begin to emerge, two independent speed layers with their various internal accentuations. This great, self-similar whirl in a very indirect way relates to musical associations, which came to my mind while watching the graphic projection of the mathematical sets of Julia and of Mandelbrot made with the help of a computer. I saw these wonderful pictures of fractal creations, made by scientists from Brema, Peitgen and Richter, for the first time in 1984. From that time they have played a great role in my musical concepts. This does not mean, however, that composing the fourth movement I used mathematical methods or iterative calculus; indeed, I did use constructions which, however, are not based on mathematical thinking, but are rather craftman's constructions (in this respect, my attitude towards mathematics is similar to that of the graphic artist Maurits Escher). I am concerned rather with intuitional, poetic, synesthetic correspondence, not on the scientific, but on the poetic level of thinking. The fifth, very short Presto movement is harmonically very simple, but all the more complicated in its rhythmic structure: it is based on the further development of ''inherent patterns of the third movement. The quasi-equidistance system dominates harmonically and melodically in this movement, as in the third, alternating with harmonic fields, which are based on the division of the chromatic whole into diatonics and anhemitonic pentatonics. Polyrhythms and harmonic mixtures reach their greatest density, and at the same time this movement is strikingly light, enlightened with very bright colours: at first it seems chaotic, but after listening to it for a few times it is easy to grasp its content: many autonomous but self-similar figures which crossing themselves. I present my artistic credo in the Piano Concerto: I demonstrate my independence from criteria of the traditional avantgarde, as well as the fashionable postmodernism. Musical illusions which I consider to be also so important are not a goal in itself for me, but a foundation for my aesthetical attitude. I prefer musical forms which have a more object-like than processual character. Music as frozen time, as an object in imaginary space evoked by music in our imagination, as a creation which really develops in time, but in imagination it exists simultaneously in all its moments. The spell of time, the enduring its passing by, closing it in a moment of the present is my main intention as a composer. (Gyorgy Ligeti).
SKU: CL.012-4523-75