SKU: HL.4492994
ISBN 9781705186466. UPC: 196288119203. 9.0x12.0 inches.
Elvis Costello was inspired to create this song sequence for string quartet and voice after discovering that a Veronese academic had been replying to letters addressed to â??Juliet Capulet.â? The delicate and personal nature of the correspondence inspired a wonderful and poignant set of songs, written, arranged and originally performed by Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet. Released in 1993, the album was met with critical acclaim for its creative mix of rock and classical style influences and intelligent sense of melody. Hal Leonard is proud to publish this 30th Anniversary Edition of the work, edited by Brodsky Quartet members Jacqueline Thomas and Paul Cassidy.
SKU: HL.4492993
ISBN 9781705186459. UPC: 196288119197. 9.0x12.0 inches.
SKU: BR.EB-9343
ISBN 9790004188071. 9 x 12 inches.
Gletscher uben eine unglaubliche Faszination aus. Das strahlende Blau des blanken Gletschereises ist einzigartig, aber es kann in noch viel mehr Farben schimmern. Uber Jahrtausende hat sich gezeigt, dass der Gletscher lebt. Er wachst und zieht sich zuruck, altert, scheint zu atmen, kann toten und sterben. Wenn genugend Schnee fallt, wird der Gletscher ,,geboren. Die unteren Schichten Schnee werden von den oberen zusammengepresst und die Metamorphose des Schnees zu Gletschereis beginnt. In den unteren Lagen wird der Druck immer hoher und Luft entweicht. Aus den filigranen Eiskristallen von Neuschnee entstehen stramme Aggregatklumpen. Bei immer grosseren Eismassen kommt es zu einem Impuls der Bewegung durch die Gravitation und Eigendynamik aufgrund der Masse. All diese Gedanken habe ich in meinem ,,Gletscherquartett in Musik gesetzt. Auch naturliche Klimaschwankungen und der Klimaeinfluss des Menschen werden in den vier Streicherstimmen horbar. Denn in den letzten Jahrzehnten schmelzen Gletscher im Rekordtempo. Seit 2000 verlieren etwa die Alpengletscher zwei bis drei Prozent an Volumen pro Jahr, vorher war es jahrlich nur ein Prozent. Nicht umsonst wird der Gletscher als ,,Fieberthermometer des Weltklimas bezeichnet. (Manuela Kerer, 2018).
SKU: BR.EB-9342
ISBN 9790004188064. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: HL.49018208
ISBN 9790001170673. UPC: 884088576493. 9.0x12.0x0.077 inches.
'A coming and going...' - this is how Barbara Heller describes the essence of her second string quartet La Caleta ('small bay'). Barbara Heller got the inspiration to write this work from the calm, gentle and constant movements of the waves at the beach of a small bay on the isle of La Gomera. The quiet, hot day is reflected in the music: The slow, calm, almost quiet music with its open form should be played and heard inwardly. The music comes from nowhere and disappears into nothingness like a big wave. The tonal material, consisting of wholetone and semitone steps in short descending and ascending movements produces cluster-like, floating sounds. An intense musical experience, requiring concentration and peace of mind.
SKU: BA.BA06857
ISBN 9790260100503. 34.3 x 27 cm inches.
Janácek’s 2nd String Quartet, “Intimate Lettersâ€, is regarded as a highlight of the modern string quartet literature. It was written during the composer’s last year of life, between 29 January and 19 February 1928, inspired by the ageing Janácek’s exceptional love for Kamila Stösslová. The Moravian Quartet devoted themselves to this impressive work; Janácek attended a total of three of their rehearsals in May and June 1928. This had several consequences, including his abandoning his original idea of using a viola d’amore.After Janácek’s unexpected death (12 August 1928) the uncertain genesis of the work became the greatest problem of the “Intimate Lettersâ€: the surviving copies were not definitively authorised.The editors of this new edition have reverted to Janácek’s autograph sketches as the main, most reliable source and using these as a basis, have reconstructed the work as it stood at the point of Janácek’s death.The musical text therefore contains clear differences in comparison with older editions.
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