Format : Score and Parts
SKU: PR.16500103F
ISBN 9781491131763. UPC: 680160680290.
Ever since the success of my series of wind ensemble works Places in the West, I've been wanting to write a companion piece for national parks on the other side of the north American continent. The earlier work, consisting of GLACIER, THE YELLOWSTONE FIRES, ARCHES, and ZION, spanned some twenty years of my composing life, and since the pieces called for differing groups of instruments, and were in slightly different styles from each other, I never considered them to be connected except in their subject matter. In their depiction of both the scenery and the human history within these wondrous places, they had a common goal: awaking the listener to the fragile beauty that is in them; and calling attention to the ever more crucial need for preservation and protection of these wild places, unique in all the world. With this new work, commissioned by a consortium of college and conservatory wind ensembles led by the University of Georgia, I decided to build upon that same model---but to solidify the process. The result, consisting of three movements (each named for a different national park in the eastern US), is a bona-fide symphony. While the three pieces could be performed separately, they share a musical theme---and also a common style and instrumentation. It is a true symphony, in that the first movement is long and expository, the second is a rather tightly structured scherzo-with-trio, and the finale is a true culmination of the whole. The first movement, Everglades, was the original inspiration for the entire symphony. Conceived over the course of two trips to that astonishing place (which the native Americans called River of Grass, the subtitle of this movement), this movement not only conveys a sense of the humid, lush, and even frightening scenery there---but also an overview of the entire settling-of- Florida experience. It contains not one, but two native American chants, and also presents a view of the staggering influence of modern man on this fragile part of the world. Beginning with a slow unfolding marked Heavy, humid, the music soon presents a gentle, lyrical theme in the solo alto saxophone. This theme, which goes through three expansive phrases with breaks in between, will appear in all three movements of the symphony. After the mood has been established, the music opens up to a rich, warm setting of a Cherokee morning song, with the simple happiness that this part of Florida must have had prior to the nineteenth century. This music, enveloping and comforting, gradually gives way to a more frenetic, driven section representative of the intrusion of the white man. Since Florida was populated and developed largely due to the introduction of a train system, there's a suggestion of the mechanized iron horse driving straight into the heartland. At that point, the native Americans become considerably less gentle, and a second chant seems to stand in the way of the intruder; a kind of warning song. The second part of this movement shows us the great swampy center of the peninsula, with its wildlife both in and out of the water. A new theme appears, sad but noble, suggesting that this land is precious and must be protected by all the people who inhabit it. At length, the morning song reappears in all its splendor, until the sunset---with one last iteration of the warning song in the solo piccolo. Functioning as a scherzo, the second movement, Great Smoky Mountains, describes not just that huge park itself, but one brave soul's attempt to climb a mountain there. It begins with three iterations of the UR-theme (which began the first movement as well), but this time as up-tempo brass fanfares in octaves. Each time it begins again, the theme is a little slower and less confident than the previous time---almost as though the hiker were becoming aware of the daunting mountain before him. But then, a steady, quick-pulsed ostinato appears, in a constantly shifting meter system of 2/4- 3/4 in alteration, and the hike has begun. Over this, a slower new melody appears, as the trek up the mountain progresses. It's a big mountain, and the ascent seems to take quite awhile, with little breaks in the hiker's stride, until at length he simply must stop and rest. An oboe solo, over several free cadenza-like measures, allows us (and our friend the hiker) to catch our breath, and also to view in the distance the rocky peak before us. The goal is somehow even more daunting than at first, being closer and thus more frighteningly steep. When we do push off again, it's at a slower pace, and with more careful attention to our footholds as we trek over broken rocks. Tantalizing little views of the valley at every switchback make our determination even stronger. Finally, we burst through a stand of pines and----we're at the summit! The immensity of the view is overwhelming, and ultimately humbling. A brief coda, while we sit dazed on the rocks, ends the movement in a feeling of triumph. The final movement, Acadia, is also about a trip. In the summer of 2014, I took a sailing trip with a dear friend from North Haven, Maine, to the southern coast of Mt. Desert Island in Acadia National Park. The experience left me both exuberant and exhausted, with an appreciation for the ocean that I hadn't had previously. The approach to Acadia National Park by water, too, was thrilling: like the difference between climbing a mountain on foot with riding up on a ski-lift, I felt I'd earned the right to be there. The music for this movement is entirely based on the opening UR-theme. There's a sense of the water and the mysterious, quiet deep from the very beginning, with seagulls and bell buoys setting the scene. As we leave the harbor, the theme (in a canon between solo euphonium and tuba) almost seems as if large subaquatic animals are observing our departure. There are three themes (call them A, B and C) in this seafaring journey---but they are all based on the UR theme, in its original form with octaves displaced, in an upside-down form, and in a backwards version as well. (The ocean, while appearing to be unchanging, is always changing.) We move out into the main channel (A), passing several islands (B), until we reach the long draw that parallels the coastline called Eggemoggin Reach, and a sudden burst of new speed (C). Things suddenly stop, as if the wind had died, and we have a vision: is that really Mt. Desert Island we can see off the port bow, vaguely in the distance? A chorale of saxophones seems to suggest that. We push off anew as the chorale ends, and go through all three themes again---but in different instrumentations, and different keys. At the final tack-turn, there it is, for real: Mt. Desert Island, big as life. We've made it. As we pull into the harbor, where we'll secure the boat for the night, there's a feeling of achievement. Our whale and dolphin friends return, and we end our journey with gratitude and celebration. I am profoundly grateful to Jaclyn Hartenberger, Professor of Conducting at the University of Georgia, for leading the consortium which provided the commissioning of this work.
SKU: PR.16500102F
ISBN 9781491131749. UPC: 680160680276.
SKU: PR.16500101F
ISBN 9781491131725. UPC: 680160680252.
SKU: LM.26465
ISBN 9790230964654.
BACH : Concerto Brandebourgeois n. 2 (1er mvt) - BBEETHOVEN : Concerto pour piano n. 1 (3e mvt) - Marche turque des Ruines d'Athenes - Symphonie n. 6 (1er mvt) - Symphonie n. 7 (3e mvt) - BERLIOZ : Les Francs-Juges (ouverture) - Symphonie fantastique (La Marche a l'echafaud) - BIZET : Carmen (Prelude) - L'Arlesienne (Carillon et Suite) - BRAHMS : Ouverture pour une fete academique - Variations sur un theme de Haydn (Final) - CHABRIER : Espana (Rapsodie) - DEBUSSY : Nocturne (Nuages) - DVORAK : Danses slaves Op.46 n. 1 - Symphonie n. 8 (2e, 4e mvt) - Symphonie n. 9 (2e, 3e mvt) - Variation symphonique n. 3 - ELGAR : Enigma variations (n. 1 et final) - FRANCK : Symphonie en re mineur (3e mvt) - GRIEG : Concerto pour piano Op.16 (1er, 3e mvt) - HAYDN : Symphonie n. 94 (3e, 4e mvt) - Symphonie n. 101 (2e mvt) - HOLST : Les Planetes (Jupiter) - LISZT : Rapsodie hongroise - MENDELSSOHN : Les Hebrides (ouverture) - Songe d'une nuit d'ete (Marche nuptiale) - MOZARTt : Concerto pour piano n. 21 (2e mvt) - Symphonie n. 40 (3e mvt) - NICOLAI : Les Joyeuses Commeres de Windsor (ouverture) - RIMSKY-KORSAKOV : Cappriccio espagnol (2e mvt) - Sheherazade (3e mvt, Le Prince) - ROSSINI : Le Barbier de Seville (ouverture) - Guillaume Tell (ouverture) - L'Italienne a Alger - SCHUBERT : Symphonie n. 5 (2e, 4e mvt) - Symphonie n. 8 (1er, 2e mvt) - SCHUMANN : Concerto pour piano Op.54 (3e mvt) - SMETANA : La Fiancee vendue (ouverture) - SUPPE : Cavalerie legere (ouverture) - TCHAIKOVSKY : Casse-Noisette (Danse russe, Valse des fleurs) - Ouverture 1812 Op.49 - Symphonie n. 2 (2e mvt) - Symphonie n. 5 (1er mvt) - Symphonie n. 6 (2e, 3e mvt) - WAGNER : Le Vaisseau fantome (ouverture) - WEBER : Oberon (ouverture).
SKU: KN.09144S
UPC: 822795091441.
Haydn's works often contained musical jokes, and the Surprise Symphony (#94) includes the most famous of all -- a sudden loud chord in the theme of the second movement after a tranquil opening. The music then returns to its original quiet dynamic, as if nothing had happened, and the ensuing variations do not repeat the joke. As the story goes, this surprise was meant to wake up anyone in the audience who had started to doze off. This version gives students with a great opportunity to listen for pitch accuracy on their F and C naturals. Duration 2:50.
SKU: LM.26626
ISBN 9790230966269.
BACH : Bourree BWV 996 (suite n. 1 pour luth) - Polonaise BWV Anh.119 (Petit livre d'A.M. Bach) - BEETHOVEN : Marche funebre (Symphonie n. 3 Op.55) - CHARPENTIER : Prelude (Te Deum) - DI CAPUA : O sole mio - JOPLIN : The Easy Winners - KUHLAU : 6 Petites variations (Op.42 n. 1) - LISZT : Rhapsodie hongroise n. 2 - MOZART : Concerto pour piano n. 23 KV 488 (theme du 2e mvt) - PONCHIELLI : Danse d'heures (La Gioconda) - STRAUSS (fils) : Tritsch Tratsch Polka Op.214 - Le Sang viennois - TCHAIKOVSKI : Danse des mirlitons - WAGNER : Marche nuptiale (Lohengrin) - Choeur des pelerins (Tannhauser) - TRADITIONNEL : Guantanamera.
SKU: HL.49045386
ISBN 9781847614193. UPC: 888680671457. 9.0x12.0x0.25 inches. English.
The 50 most popular classical pieces in easy arrangements. This new collection presents 50 popular classical pieces in easy arrangements for piano. Taking the concept of the 'playlist' from the world of digital music streaming this book presents a carefully chosen collection of the world's favorite classical pieces for today's student and amateur musicians. Featuring many of the most popular works from the classical repertoire, this offers hours of enjoyable music making. Contents: Adagietto, from Symphony No. 5 (Mahler) • Air, BWV 1068 (Bach) • Piano Concerto No. 23, Andante (Mozart) • The Blue Danube (J Strauss II) • Canon (Pachelbel) • Clair de Lune (Debussy) • Chanson de Matin (Elgar) • Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Verdi) • The Dance of the Little Swans (Tchaikovsky) • Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Gluck) • Danse Macabre (Saint-Saens) • The Pearl Fishers' Duet (Bizet) • Emperor Concerto, 2nd mvt. (Beethoven) • Flower Duet (Delibes) • Gavotte (Grieg) • Gymnopedie No. 1 (Satie) • Habanera (Bizet) • Halleluja Chorus (Handel) • Hornpipe, Water Music (Handel) • Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 3 (Schubert) • Intermezzo (Mascagni) • Jerusalem (Parry) • Jupiter (Holst) • Intermezzo (Sibelius) • Liebestraume No. 3 (Liszt) • Menuet (Ravel) • Menuetto, Symphony No. 104 (Haydn) • Meditation (Massenet) • Morning (Grieg) • Ode to Joy (Beethoven) • Nessun Dorma (Puccini) • Nimrod (Elgar) • Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 (Chopin) • Non piu andrai (Mozart) • O Mio Babbino Caro (Puccini) • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky) • Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Debussy) • Ride of the Valkyries (Wagner) • Spring, from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi) • Symphony No. 1, 4th mvt. (Brahms) • The Old Castle (Mussorgsky) • The Swan (Saint-Saens) • The Trout (Schubert) • Traumerei (Schumann) • Toreador Song (Bizet) • Violin Concerto, Andante (Mendelssohn) • Vltava (Smetana) • Waltz from Coppelia (Delibes) • When I Am Laid in Earth (Purcell) • Waltz in A-flat, Op. 39, No. 15 (Brahms).
SKU: KN.KEN10093
UPC: 822795100938.
Mozart composed the Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297 during a trip to Paris in 1778 when he was 22 years old. This grade 3+ arrangement of the 1st movement is a great piece for developing bow control and working on essential bow strokes. Each set includes three copies of the 3rd Violin/Viola T.C. parts. Duration 4:30.
SKU: KN.KEN10093S
SKU: HL.44011313
UPC: 884088891480. 9x12 inches. English(US)/Espanol.
Gaudi is het eerste deel van een tweedelige symfonie die Ferrer Ferran opdroeg aan de beroemde Spaanse architect Antoni Gaudi. In verschillende stappen beschrijft Ferran het leven van de geniale architect die bekend stond om zijn ronde, organische vormen: van het bescheiden begin tot aan de Sagrada Familia, zijn levenswerk. De muzikale lijnen zijn vloeiend en organisch en de structuur is groots, kleurrijk en fascinerend. Net zoals de bouwwerken van de Catalaanse meester zelf...!Gaudi is het eerste deel van een tweedelige symfonie die Ferrer Ferran opdroeg aan de beroemde Spaanse architect Antoni Gaudi. In verschillende stappen beschrijft Ferran het leven van de geniale architect: van het bescheiden begintot aan de Sagrada Familia, zijn levenswerk. Gaudi stond bekend om stond zijn ronde, organische vormen. De muzikale lijnen van dit werk zijn vloeiend en organisch en de structuur is groots, kleurrijk en fascinerend. Net zoals debouwwerken van de Catalaanse meester zelf...!Gaudi ist der erste Teil einer zweiteiligen Symphonie, die Ferrer Ferran dem berühmten spanischen Architekten Antoni Gaudi widmete. In mehreren Etappen zeichnet Ferran darin das Leben des genialen Architekten und Meisters der runden, organischen Formen nach: von den bescheidenen Anfangen bis zur Sagrada Familia, die zu einer Lebensaufgabe wurde. Wie Gaudis Architektur sind die musikalischen Linien flüssig und organisch und die Struktur gross angelegt, farbenreich und faszinierend.Fils d'un modeste chaudronnier, Antoni Gaudi i Cornet nait a Reus dans la province de Tarragone, le 25 juin 1852. Souffrant de rhumatismes articulaires particulierement invalidants, Gaudi fut contraint a de longues periodes de repos des son plus jeune age. Il passait des heures a observer la nature. Gaudi a octroye un nouveau langage artistique a l'architecture. Son style unique se caracterise par des lignes souples et des formes organiques inspirees de la nature. Il experimentait de nouveaux materiaux et de nouvelles formes. Selon sa maniere habituelle de travailler, Gaudi realisait quelques esquisses du batiment a construire et improvisa la construction au fur et a mesure queles travaux avancaient. Selon l'un de ses biographes : << [Gaudi] vit clairement que [les] formes geometriques simples ne se trouvent pratiquement jamais dans la nature, qui, d'autre part, construit d'excellentes structures, accreditees par de larges siecles d'efficacite. La structure d'un arbre est d'une perfection rare, bien plus complexe et plus aboutie que les structures creees par les architectes. >> Le simple changement geometrique opere par Gaudi devint une revolution stylistique indolore, car la conception de la geometrie architecturale du maitre catalan reposait sur des concepts bien plus anciens que les normes geometriques inventees par les autres architectes. Antoni Gaudi a consacre toute sa vie a son art, au point de s'isoler des autres pendant les dernieres annees de sa vie. Le 7 juin 1926, il est renverse par un tramway au croisement de la Gran Via et de la rue Bailen, a Barcelone. Vetu de vetements elimes et uses, personne ne reconnut en lui le celebre architecte, gisant sur le sol. Il mourut trois jours plus tard, et fut inhume dans la crypte de la Sagrada Familia. Gaudi e la prima parte della sinfonia in due parti che Ferrer Ferran ha dedicato al famoso architetto spagnolo Antoni Gaudi. Ferran ripercorre a tappe la vita del geniale architetto: dai suoi modesti debutti fino alla costruzione della Sagrada Familia, progetto di tutta una vita. Le linee musicali sono fluide e curve come l'architettura di Gaudi, la trama luminosa colorita e aff ascinante come gli edifici da lui realizzati.
SKU: CL.RWS-1834-01
Suite for the Heroes Among Us is a musical tribute from Master Composer Robert W. Smith to all of the everyday heroes that dedicate their lives to the care and protection of us all. The first movement Fire is dedicated to the Firefighters that choose to run towards danger when help is needed. A powerful musical statement that is programmable and appropriate in every community in the world.