SKU: HL.48187329
UPC: 888680829827. 9.0x12.0x0.121 inches. French.
“Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) was a distinguished performer on the Flute. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that his compositions for the instrument are at the forefront of the Flute's repertoire, Sonata No. 2 being no exception. After a prominent career as a flautist with the Paris Opéra, he was appointed as professor of Flute at the Paris Conservatoire as well as principal conductor of leading orchestras. It was during this time that Gaubert composed, including his Sonata No. 2 which premiered in 1925. Addressing many technical features, including flourishing semiquaver passages, a wide range, emotion, intervals, chromaticism and complex rhythms, Sonata No. 2 is a challenging yet riveting and stirring piece for aspiring flautists.â€.
SKU: PR.114418900
ISBN 9781491129517. UPC: 680160668632.
A welcome addition to the bass flute repertoire, Dorff’s 14-minute sonata is designed as two pairs of slow-fast movements. While composed as a complete 4-movement sonata, either half may be performed alone as a 7-minute recital work. The movement titles are: I. Sprawling, burbling; II. Sparkling, glistening; III. Under Winter; and IV. Spring Spirits.When Peter Sheridan commissioned me to write a piece for bass flute and piano, his only requests were a sonata-like multi-movement work, and some kind of reference to New York, where we both grew up. Just the thought of a bass flute, with its broad and mighty airstream, already reminded me of the mighty Hudson River: from the dense woods of upstate New York, through the beautiful landscapes of New Paltz and Poughkeepsie, down through the celebrated Manhattan waterway.As I daydreamed how to build a sonata inspired by the Hudson, I thought of its deep primal nature carved by the Ice Age, and the life within the river and on its shores long before humans arrived. I thought of how the river’s magnetism drew Native Americans who honored and built their lives around it. I thought of beautiful trees and wildlife, the annual cycles of ecosystems, and the natural symbiosis between the river itself, the life within, and the life on land spawned by the river’s resources.I wondered what if Thoreau had sat by the Hudson rather than by Walden Pond; I wondered what if Hesse had set Siddhartha in the Hudson Valley with this river as his metaphor for the flow of life and time.I wondered whether the sonata should flow from north to south, or have chronological references. I wondered if I should allude to the many poets and painters who have drawn inspiration from the mighty Hudson. Every thought led to the river’s essence, its own spirit and life — flowing through raw nature, from skinny trickles to mightiness spawning cities; supporting subtle life, and becoming a central commons for human societies.The subtitle Spirit of the Hudson brings it all together.* * *The sonata is built in 4 movements, with formal inspiration from the Baroque: A slow Mvt. 1 “Sprawling, burbling†leads directly to the rapid Mvt. 2 “Sparkling, glistening,†followed by another slow-fast pair: Mvt. 3 “Under Winter†which leads directly into Mvt. 4 “Spring Spirits.†In addition to performances of the complete sonata, either pair of movements may be performed on its own for a shorter concert segment.SONATA (SPIRIT OF THE HUDSON) was premiered at the International Low Flutes Festival in April 2018 by its commissioner, bass flutist Peter Sheridan, with Hyeeun Hahm as pianist.
SKU: PR.114417610
ISBN 9781491107904. UPC: 680160636051. 9x12 inches.
SONATA CHO-CHO-SAN(Based on themes from Puccini’s Madama Butterfly)In the spirit of the great 19th-century opera fantasies for woodwinds, Michael Webster has created a concert trio on the many great arias from Puccini's Madama Butterfly. However, as its name implies, Sonata Cho-Cho-San is not the typical virtuosic operatic potpourri. Rather, it follows the plot, resembling a sonata mirroring Puccini's use of recurring and developing themes. Webster makes the most of the winds as versatile performers - equally suited to deliver Puccini's beautiful vocal writing, and to ornament and embroider the poignant themes in symphonic style. For advanced performers._______________________________________Text from the scanned back cover:Born in 1944, Michael Webster made his New York recital debutat Town Hall in 1968 with his eminent father, Beveridge Webster, as pianist. In the same year, he won the Young Concert Artists International Competition and succeeded his teacher, Stanley Hasty, as Principal Clarinet in the Rochester Philharmonic, a position he held for twenty years. Webster has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the 92nd Street Y, with the Tokyo, Cleveland, Muir, Ying, Enso, and Dover String Quartets, and with the festivals of Marlboro, Santa Fe, Norfolk, Chamber Music Northwest, Angel Fire, Steamboat Springs, Park City, Sitka, Kapalua, Bowdoin, Orcas Island, Skaneateles, La Musica di Asolo, Stratford, Victoria, and Domaine Forget.As soloist he has appeared with many orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra under Aaron Copland and the Boston Pops under John Williams. His travels have taken him as performer and teacher to most of the 50 states, as well as Canada, Mexico,Puerto Rico, Central and South America, Europe, Japan, China, Australia, and New Zealand. Webster was Acting Principal Clarinet of the San Francisco Symphony, and has served on the clarinet and/or conducting faculties of New England Conservatory, Boston University, University of Michigan, and the Eastman School, from which he earned his three degrees. Currently he is Professor of Music at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and Artistic Director of the Houston Youth Symphony, which has won multiple first prizes in national performance competitions.With his wife, flutist Leone Buyse, and pianist Robert Moeling, he plays in the Webster Trio, which has recorded his arrangements on Tour de France and World Wide Webster for Crystal Records. Otherarrangements were recorded for Nami and Camerata Tokyo in Japan with pianist Chizuko Sawa. Webster has also recorded for Albany, Arabesque, Beaumont, Bridge, Centaur, CRI, and New World. He has played at many ClarinetFests for the International Clarinet Association and written a column entitled “TeachingClarinet†in The Clarinet Magazine since 1998. Michael Webster is a Buffet artist-clinician, performing on Buffet clarinets exclusively.
SKU: BT.DHP-1175761-400
ISBN 9789043151795. English-German-French-Dutch.
Great opera singers have enthralled us for over three hundred years. When we see them on stage our ears are filled with some of the finest classical melodies of all time. Live at the Opera makes this precious treasure trove accessible to instrumentalists, too: 15 Italian operatic arias have been individually arranged for flute, recorded by the world-renowned flautist Walter Auer. The accompaniment is supplied by an authentic opera orchestra, and it is also available as a play-along version without the soloist. A historical background to each piece, along with performance tips, is included in this unique collection.Al meer dan driehonderd jaar weten grote operazangers en -zangeressen hun publiek te betoveren. Wanneer ze voor ons op het podium staan, vertolken ze melodieën die behoren tot de allermooiste van de klassieke muziek. Live at the opera maakt deze schat aan melodieën nu ook toegankelijk voor instrumentalisten: vijftien Italiaanse opera-ariaâ??s zijn speciaal gearrangeerd voor fluit en opgenomen door de wereldberoemd fluitist Walter Auer. Een echt operaorkest neemt de begeleiding voor zijn rekening, die op de meespeelversie ook zonder solo-instrumentalist beschikbaar is. Verder zijn in deze unieke collectie muziekhistorische achtergrondinformatie bij iedere aria en tipsvoor de uitvoering opgenomen. Schon seit mehr als dreihundert Jahren ziehen groÃ?e Opernsängerinnen und -sänger uns in ihren Bann. Wenn sie auf der Bühne stehen, bringen sie einige der schönsten klassischen Melodien aller Zeiten zu Gehör. Live at the Opera macht diesenkostbaren Melodienschatz nun auch Instrumentalisten zugänglich: 15 italienische Opernarien wurden individuell für Flöte eingerichtet und werden von dem weltweit renommierten Flötisten Walter Auer vorgespielt. Ein echtes Opernorchester übernimmt dabeidie Begleitung, welche zusätzlich auch in einer Mitspielversion ohne den Solisten zur Verfügung steht. Musikhistorisches Hintergrundwissen und Ausführungstipps zu den einzelnen Arien sind weitere Pluspunkte dieser einzigartigen Sammlung. Les grandes chanteuses lyriques nous captivent depuis plus de trois siècles. Lorsque nous les voyons sur scène, nos oreilles se délectent de mélodies qui comptent parmi les plus belles de tous les temps. Live at the Opera permet aux instrumentistes dâ??accéder également ces trésors : 15 arias dâ??opéras ont été individuellement arrangés pour la fl te et enregistrés par le fl tiste de renommée internationale Walter Auer. Interprété par un authentique orchestre dâ??opéra, lâ??accompagnement est également fourni sous forme de playback, sans le soliste. Cette collection unique sâ??accompagne dâ??informations sur lâ??histoire des opéras sélectionnés, ainsi que de conseils dâ??interprétation.Da oltre tre secoli i grandi cantanti di opera entusiasmano il pubblico con performance che fanno rivivere le melodie classiche più amate. Live at the Opera d la possibilit ai musicisti di cimentarsi con questo repertorio grazie a 15 ariedellâ??opera italiana arrangiate per flauto, clarinetto e tromba.
Disponibili inoltre le basi orchestrali e la versione play-along senza la parte solista di ogni traccia. Arricchiscono lâ??edizione unâ??introduzione storica per ciascun brano e utili consigli per lâ??interpretazione.
