Ballet Miniature

SKU: BT.DHP-1216338-070

ISBN 9789043161527. English-German-French-Dut ch.

Classical Miniatures for Wind Quintet consists of five short pieces from the classical repertoire arranged at a moderate level of difficulty for five-part wind ensemble in variable instrumentation. The selection ranges fromthe Renaissance to the Romantic period and includes upbeat, allegro pieces as well as more contemplative works. This collection from renowned arranger Werner Heckmann has something for every occasion—and every taste.

Classica l Miniatures for Wind Quintet bevat vijf korte, klassieke werken, gearrangeerd in een gemiddelde moeilijkheidsgraad voor vijfstemmig blazersensemble in een variabele bezetting. De selectie varieert van renaissancetot romantiek en omvat naast een aantal levndige stukken ook wat ernstige muziek. Deze verzameling van de gerenommeerde arrangeur Werner Heckmann heeft dan ook voor iedere gelegenheid en elke smaak iets te bieden.

Fünf kurze Werke des klassischen Repertoires in mittelschweren Arrangements für fünfstimmiges Bläserensemble in variabler Besetzung das sind die Classical Miniatures for Wind Quintet. Die Auswahl reicht von derRenaissance bis zur Romantik und umfasst fröhliche Stücke im Allegro-Tempo wie auch besinnlichere Titel. Somit hat die vom renommierten Arrangeur Werner Heckmann vorgelegte Sammlung für jeden Anlass und Geschmack etwas zu bieten.

Voici cinq œuvres brèves du répertoire classique dans des arrangements de niveau intermédiaire pour ensemble vents cinq parties et instrumentation variable, rassemblées sous le titre de Classical Miniatures for WindQuintet. Cette sélection s’étend de la Renaissance la période romantique et comprend la fois des pièces Allegro au caractère gai et d’autres plus méditatives. Présentée par le célèbre arrangeur Werner Heckmann,cette collection offre de quoi satisfaire tous les go ts et pour toutes les occasions.

SKU: AP.44889S

UPC: 038081516080. English.

Based on Alexander Dumas' adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffman's story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, the ballet premiered in December of 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Tchaikovsky selected eight pieces from the ballet and created The Nutcracker Suite, which became an immediate success and to this day remains one of the most popular ballets, and contains some of the best-loved Christmas music. This suite of three selected short movements scored especially for beginners includes March, Dance of the Reed Flutes, and Russian Dance (Trepak). The movements can be performed individually or together. A superb classical transcription for teaching and performance to be programmed during the holidays or any time of the year. (3:45).

SKU: HL.14008392

ISBN 9780711936942.

The story centres on the English princess Caroline Mathilde (1751-1775), sister of George III, who at the age of 15 was sent to Denmark to marry the 17-year-old eccentric and schizophrenic Danish King, Christian VII. The ballet portrays her unhappy marriage, the King's growing madness and her fatal love-affair with Struensee, the King's influential physician, which leads to their arrest, his execution and her exile, at the age of 20, separated from her two young children. In keeping with the period, and perhaps also with the traditions of Romantic ballet, the music is relatively simple in harmony and form, and most of the action is conveyed in set-piece dances. The suite, which consists essentially of the second half of Act I, begins with one of these, a bristling interplay of wind and string ensembles in D major, portraying in the ballet a curious nuptial game with the king and princess on movable pedestals. The slow music that follows has to do with the king's healing by Dr. Struensee and the new queen's unquiet reverie (oboe and cor anglais solos). Then the suite, like the act, is capped by a pair of pas-de-deux, the first savage and bizarre for the royal couple, the second rich and passionate for the queen and the miracle-working doctor. Score (miniature). Duration c. 25mins.