What has this world to give (Was frag ich nach der Welt)

SKU: PR.114422360

ISBN 9781491133828. UPC: 680160683321. 9 x 12 inches.

Based on an Armenian troubadour song, I WILL NOT BE SAD IN THIS WORLD is a uniquely beautiful work for alto flute (or bass flute) accompanied by a pre-recorded audio track made purely from the composer’s own singing. The result is a fluid interplay between the live flute and the composer’s multi-tracked and processed vocal sonorities. The work was created for Marya Martin’s “Eight Visions” collection (published by Presser), and is now available as a single publication.
I will not be sad in this world is based on the song “Ashkharumes Akh Chim Kashil” by the legendary 18th-century Armenian troubadour Sayat Nova. The song is often played on the duduk, and your flute playing should respond to the ornamentation, intonation, and vibrato of traditional duduk playing.In playing this piece, you will want to be flexible with time: the 32nd notes are mostly notated grace notes coloring the following note, and can be compressed towards that next note for effect. Similarly, the meter should be downplayed: use the pre-recorded part to give you guideposts, and then shape your phrases quite freely around those guideposts.I strongly suggest that you listen to my demo recording of the piece, as it will give an indication of what I am looking for. I have not transcribed every note that I sang on the demo, and similarly, once you feel comfortable with the playing style, you can ornament the melody with some flexibility yourself. The notated turns are meant to indicate places where it is most natural to do some ornamentation.The piece can be played on either alto flute or bass flute. I am hoping for a certain vulnerability in your playing, so choose the flute that will help you most with that. If you are playing in a dry hall, you might consider slight amplification, not for volume, but to allow you to add reverb to your sound. It will then be easier to blend well with the tape part.Optionally, one (or even two) additional flutists may double the lines called “voice” that are part of the tape part. The additional player(s) should play more softly than the soloist, and get even softer as the piece progresses and the electronics take over.* * *Thanks to Marya Martin who commissioned the piece. Many thanks to my friend and colleague Margaret Lancaster, who tried out the piece for me and advised me about notation. Thanks also to the Civitella Ranieri Foundation who were my generous hosts while I was writing I will not be sad in this world.The audio accompaniment and the demo are available for free download from the “Additional Downloads” tab at www.presser.com/114-42236.

SKU: HL.1315782

ISBN 9798350110272. UPC: 196288179023. 9.0x12.0 inches.

No matter your age or if you're at the very start of your piano journey, you can play the 49 favorites in this collection! Each song is presented in arrangements with no page turns, simple right-hand melody parts, letter names written inside each note head, and basic left-hand chord diagrams. Songs include: Chasing Cars â?¢ Dancing Queen â?¢ Don't Stop Believin' â?¢ Drivers License â?¢ Every Breath You Take â?¢ Free Fallin' â?¢ Golden Hour â?¢ He's a Pirate â?¢ Heart and Soul â?¢ Imagine â?¢ La Bamba â?¢ Lean on Me â?¢ The Lion Sleeps Tonight â?¢ One Call Away â?¢ 100 Years â?¢ Peaches â?¢ Piano Man â?¢ Stand by Me â?¢ Star Wars (Main Theme) â?¢ Sweet Caroline â?¢ Take Me Home, Country Roads â?¢ We Don't Talk About Bruno â?¢ and more.

SKU: CA.3602705

ISBN 9790007053543. Key: C major. Language: German.

Score available separately - see item CA.3602700.

SKU: CA.3602714

ISBN 9790007053581. Key: C major. Language: German.

Score available separately - see item CA.3602700.