In The Mood Score And Parts

SKU: M7.KECF-140

ISBN 9790502361402. German English.

As the titles already suggest, this piece describes three different moods in modern style. The first movement is characterised by vivid articulation, augmented fifths, strongs rhythms and a contrast between vigorous and lyrical passages.The second movement is a melancholic daydream with Long legato passages. The third movement bubbles with the joy of living, simply through the regular time changes.

SKU: HL.14042920

ISBN 9788759814185. 9.5x14.25x0.107 inches. International (more than one language).

Programme Note My &rsquo,6 Pieces for horn, violin and piano&rsquo, was written in 1984 as a commission from the Danish Radio for a concert where Ligeti&rsquo,s Horn Trio should receive its Danish premiere played by Danish musicians. My trio is based on my work &rsquo,Studies for Piano&rsquo,. While I wrote these studies I tried to &rsquo,conjure up&rsquo, instrumental parts inside the piano movement. When I received the commission for a horn trio I turned to six of the studies and deepened them by &rsquo,screening them&rsquo, so that their parts and moods appeared in a clearer way. Furthermore I changed the order of the movements so a new unity appeared, beginning with asteadyly hesitating &rsquo,Serenade&rsquo, in slow-motion followed by the &rsquo,Arabesque&rsquo, which hardly gets started before it stops. Then &rsquo,Blues&rsquo,, a melancholy melody and &rsquo,Marcia Funebre&rsquo,, like a fossilized picture with a dramatic threatening outburst ending with a quiet but majestic melody in violin and horn, a melody that disappears in the chords of the piano. Before the last movement &rsquo,For the Children&rsquo, is a large &rsquo,Scherzo misterioso&rsquo,. Hans Abrahamsen

Six Pieces for Horn, Violin and Piano by Hans Abrahamsen.

Programme Note 

My ’6 Pieces for horn, violin and piano’ was written in 1984 as a commission from the Danish Radio for a concert where Ligeti’s Horn Trio should receive its Danish premiere played by Danish musicians. My trio is based on my work ’Studies for Piano’. While I wrote these studies I tried to ’conjure up’ instrumental parts inside the piano movement. When I received the commission for a horn trio I turned to six of the studies and deepened them by ’screening them’ so that their partsand moods appeared in a clearer way. Furthermore I changed the order of the movements so a new unity appeared, beginning with a steadyly hesitating ’Serenade’ in slow-motion followed by the ’Arabesque’ which hardly gets started before it stops. Then ’Blues’, a melancholy melody and ’Marcia Funebre’, like a fossilized picture with a dramatic threatening outburst ending with a quiet but majestic melody in violin and horn, a melody that disappears in the chords of the piano. Before the last movement ’For the Children’ is a large ’Scherzo misterioso’.

Hans Abrahamsen

SKU: CY.CC2363

Quintal Mood is a new work by Ian McDougall, one of Canada's leading composers that features the Low Brass section; 3 Trombones & Tuba. The music uses the Perfect Fifth as a starting point for a soundscape that is lush & mysterious.
The work is 3 minutes in length and can be performed by moderately advanced performers.

SKU: FG.55011-878-2

Lasting 27 minutes, Kalevi Aho’s String quartet no. 4 (2021) is in four movements. The first, Nocturne, begins with a hazily muted melody dominated by the interval of a minor third on the second violin. Though the first movement begins in nocturnal mood, there is also some more forceful music around the middle. The second movement, Allegro capriccioso, is quick with quirky rhythms. At times tempestuous, it faces the players with the biggest technical and virtuoso challenges. The following Largo is slow. A couple of times in the first half it is dominated by soft, mysterious harmonies. The tempo marking of the virtuosic closing movement is Presto, leggiore. The movement begins with quick, flickering, will-o’-the-wisp-like music. It later builds up to an extremely violent climax dominated by tremolo figures on the second violin and thick chords on the other instruments. The flickering music of the beginning returns at the end, before dissolving into silence.

This product includes the full score (A4) and the parts (B4).

SKU: HL.44011968

12.0x16.75x1.051 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

Namase Rhapsody differs in several respects from most other concert works by Jan Van der Roost, with its impressive twists and turns and musical allusions to the work of John Adams. A first, minimalist movement, is followed by a lyrical andexpressive second movement for various soloists in different ranges. The third movement sees a stark change of mood with a rigid metrical figure before a powerful and energetic close.

Met Namase Rhapsody kiest componist Jan Van der Roost voor het experiment en slaat hij nieuwe verrassende muzikale wegen in. Zo refereert hij in het eerste, bijna minimalistische deel hier en daar naar de muziek van John Adams. In het tweede,zeer expressieve deel komen verschillende solisten en instrumentengroepen aan bod om dan over te gaan in een spectaculair en dynamisch slotdeel waarin een star metrisch patroon centraal staat. Verrassend!

Namase Rhapsody weicht in mehrerlei Hinsicht von den meisten anderen Blasorchesterwerken von Jan Van der Roost ab und besticht mit uberraschenden Wendungen und Anspielungen auf die Musik von John Adams. Auf den ersten, minimalistischanmutenden Satz, folgt ein lyrischer, expressiver zweiter Satz fur diverse Solisten und Register. Der dritte Satz bringt mit einem starren metrischen Muster einen Stimmungswechsel ins Spiel, bevor das Werk kraftvoll und energisch endet.

a divers points de vue, Namase Rhapsody sort quelque peu de l'ordinaire par rapport a la plupart des oeuvres de Jan Van der Roost. Le premier mouvement de la piece est particulierement inhabituel : un motif rythmiquede trois mesures repete par les cuivres sur des intervalles varies. Le deuxieme mouvement quant a lui est beaucoup plus melodieux et lyrique. Le troisieme developpe et elabore un impressionnant bouillonnement. Survient un passage lentet court, dramatiquement interrompu pour reprendre en un dernier eclat d'energie et de puissance.

Sotto molti aspetti Namase Rhapsody si allontana dallo stile tipico di Van der Roost. La composizione colpisce per i suoi numerosi riferimenti alla musica di John Adams. Il primo movimento, minimalista ed elegante, precede una seconda parteespressiva per diversi solisti e banda. Il terzo movimento, prima dell'energico finale, apporta un cambiamento di atmosfere attraverso un sistema metrico molto accentuato.