SKU: HL.48189520
UPC: 888680880330. 8.25x12.0x0.3 inches.
Chambard Ballade En A La Mi Cello & Piano Book.
SKU: HL.48189521
UPC: 888680880354. 8.25x12.0x0.35 inches.
Chambard Prelude En Heliofa Piano Book.
SKU: HL.48189420
UPC: 888680880668. 8.25x12.0x0.9 inches.
Conord En Foret De Chambord Pres De L'etang Horn Quartet Score/Parts.
SKU: BO.B.2308
SKU: TM.14067SET
Act I. Includes: Gia torna in se and Priva son d'ogni conforto.
SKU: LM.26384
ISBN 9790230963848.
SKU: TM.14067SC
SKU: RM.MINI07401-CO
SKU: HL.277282
UPC: 840126915006. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Program note:Looking Up is a piece for large chorus and orchestra, and is in three sections, played without pause. In the 16th century, a variety of psalters in meter were printed in England, with the idea of making psalm-singing something that could happen easily at home, with the rhyming meter being an aid to memorization. These translations are wonderful exercises in brevity and sometimes clumsy rhymemaking, and were usually prefaced by a lengthy explanation as to their merits; the title of one of the first such volumes in English is: The Psalter of Dauid newely translated into Englysh metre in such sort that it maye the more decently, and wyth more delyte of the mynde, be reade and songe of al men. I thought it would be appropriate to set one of these introductions, and the first section of Looking Up sets the preface to Thomas Ravenscroft's psalter (1621), in which he writes: “The singing of Psalmes (assay the Doctors) comforteth the sorrowfull, pacifieth the angry, strengtheneth the weake, humbleth the proud, gladdeth the humble, stirres up the slow, reconcileth enemies, lifteth up the heart to heavenly things, and uniteth the Creature to his Creator.”It begins meditatively, but eventually grows agitated and fervent, with a vision of the “quire of Angels and Saints” “redoubling anddescanting” - an ecstatic and terrifying vision of the skies opening up. Ravenscroft then encourages the use of instrumental musicfor worship, at which point, a long, acrobatic orchestral interlude with jagged edges antagonizes the choir, who sing a kind of private, anxious meditation on two pitches.One of the most delicious biblical texts is an Apocryphal prayer known as the Benedicite or the Prayer of the Three Children (the same who were rescued by an angel after King Nebuchadnezzar tried to have them burnt in an oven for not bowing to his image). The text is repetitive, obsessive, and a gift to composers - each line is an invocation of an element of the natural world, followed by the phrase, “blesse ye the Lord, praise him & magnify him for ever.” In Looking Up, the setting begins with three solo voices, and then grows to include the whole choir, itemizing the whole of creation. The idea that these boys are spared from the furnace and then five minutes later are saying, “O ye the fire and warming heate, blesse ye the Lord...” has always felt very loaded to me, and the orchestra plays with this conflict between joyful praise and a more terrible (in the 16th-century sense) awefor the divine.The text for the third, and shortest, section is taken from Christopher Smart's (1722-1771) A Song to David, purportedly written during his confinement in a mental asylum. This ode to King David points out how David, as the author of some of the Psalms, observes the whole world from the “clustering spheres” to the “nosegay in the vale.&rdquo.
SKU: TM.14225SC
SKU: BT.DHP-1115067-120
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
The Geuzen Medal is an annual award given to people or organizations who have found unique ways to further democracy in the world and help eliminate dictatorships, racism, and discrimination. The original Geuzen fought against Spanish imperialism in Holland during the16th century. During the Second World War a group resisting the Nazis also named themselves De Geuzen. Jan de Haan incorporates Psalm 43, sung by a group of condemned prisoners shortly before their execution in 1943, into Geuzen Medal Fanfare, composed for the 25th bestowal of this special award.Ieder jaar weer wordt ze weer uitgereikt: de Geuzenpenning. Dit is aan een persoon of organisatie die zich op bijzondere wijze inzet voor de democratie en tegen dictatuur, racisme en discriminatie. In de zestiende eeuw streden deGeuzen tegen de Spaanse bezetting. In de Tweede Wereldoorlog was er eveneens een verzetsgroep die zich zo noemde. Een deel van hen werd in 1943 veroordeeld tot de doodstraf. Vlak voor de voltrekking van het vonnis zetten zij psalm43 in. Precies deze psalm verwerkte Jan de Haan in zijn openingswerk Geuzen Medal Fanfare. Hij schreef het ter gelegenheid van de vijfentwintigste uitreiking.Der Geuzenpenning (Geuzen Medal) wird jährlich an Menschen oder Organisataionen verliehen, die sich auf besondere Weise für die Demokratie und gegen Diktatur, Rassismus und Diskriminierung eingesetzt haben. Die ursprünglichen Geuzen kämpften gegen spanische Besatzung in Holland im 16. Jahrhundert; im Zweiten Weltkrieg nannte sich eine Widerstandsgruppe gegen die Deutschen ebenfalls De Geuzen. Den Psalm 43, den eine Gruppe von Verurteilten 1943 kurz vor ihrer Hinrichtung anstimmte, verarbeitete Jan de Haan in seinem Eröffnungswerk De Geuzen Medal Fanfare, das er zur 25. Verleihung dieses besonderen Ordens schrieb.La Médaille des Gueux décernée par la Geuzen Resistance Foundation 1940-1945, met l’honneur une personne ou une organisation méritante, s’étant engagée dans la lutte pour la démocratie. Le nom de la fondation tire son origine de la révolte des Gueux, mouvement patriotique néerlandais. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, des résistants reprirent le nom des Gueux. Lorsque quinze d’entre eux tombèrent aux mains des occupants allemands, ils entamèrent le Psaume 43. L’arrangement de Jan de Haan conserve l’authenticité de la mélodie originale.Ogni anno la “Geuzen Medalâ€, viene conferita dalla Fondazione olandese “Geuzen Resistance 1940-1945 Foundation†quale tributo ad individui o istituzioni che si siano prodigate per la democrazia o contro le dittature, le discriminazioni ed il razzismo. Nel corso della seconda guerra mondiale, un gruppo di resistenti riprese il nome di “Geuzenâ€: 15 membri caddero prigionieri e al momento della loro fucilazione cantarono il Salmo 43.
SKU: TM.14225SET
SKU: BT.DHP-1064150-140
O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf (O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide) was written by the German poet Friedrich von Spee (1591-1635) during the Thirty Years? War. The profound text echoes the misery of that time, but at the same time reflects hope of comfort and redemption. This well-known Advent song is sung in the Catholic as well as the Protestant Church. Jacob de Haan has used the beautiful melody for this arrangement for concert band. O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf stammt aus der Zeit des 30jährigen Krieges. Der tiefgründige Text spiegelt das Elend jener Zeit wider, gleichzeitig weist er aber auch auf die Hoffnung auf Trost und Erlösung hin. Dieses altbekannte Adventslied wird sowohl in katholischen als auch in protestantischen Kirchen gesungen. Jacob de Haan verwendete die wundervolle Melodie für seine feierliche Bearbeitung für Blasorchester. Le texte O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf (“Oh ! viens, Seigneurâ€) a été écrit par le poète allemand Friedrich von Spee (1591-1635) au cours de la guerre de Trente Ans. Il témoigne de la grande misère qui régnait l’époque, mais est aussi synonyme d’espoir, de réconfort, de rédemption. Ce cantique de l’Avent est chanté par les églises protestante et catholique. Jacob de Haan s’en est inspiré pour réaliser cet arrangement majestueux. Il testo O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf è stato scritto dal poeta tedesco Friedrich von Spee (1591-1635) durante la guerra dei Trenta Anni. Esso testimonia la grande miseria che regnava all’epoca, ma è anche sinonimo di speranza, conforto e redenzione. Questo cantico dell’Avvento è cantato nelle chiese protestanti e cattoliche. Jacob de Haan ne ha realizzato un arrangiamento maestoso.
SKU: BT.DHP-1115067-020