SKU: PR.164002390

UPC: 680160038091.

I became interested in the work of Plato through my friend and collaborator, the writer and philosopher Paul Woodruff. Paul's new translation, with Alexander Nehamas, of the Symposium gave me insights into ancient Greek ways of thinking about Love, Beauty, and Wisdom -- and managed to keep the earthy, and often bawdy side of it all in full view. But their new translation of Plato's later dialogue Phaedrus went even further: the beauty of the speeches is breathtaking, and the discourse itself is enough to keep one awake at night. Basically the Great Speech of Socrates in the Phaedrus dialogue has to do with the place of Eros in the world, and with the conflict in the soul between fleshly pleasure and philosophic discovery. I will not attempt to encapsulate this brilliant discourse in a program note: suffice it to say that reading it gave rise to my two-sided work for clarinet, violin, and piano, Phaedrus. The first movement represents the Philosophic life, and is thus subtitled Apollo's Lyre (Invocation and Hymn). It begins with an unaccompanied melody for the clarinet, which (after a pair of harp-like flourishes for the piano, expands into an accompanied canon. The voices in the dialogue (clarinet and violin) follow each other by a prescribed number of beats, but the music is totally devoid of any meter at all. The piano, representing the lyre, accompanies this lyric love-feast with repeated strummed chords. The canon has three large sections, and ends with violin echoing the unaccompanied clarinet invocation as the sound of the lyre fades. The second movement, called Dionysus' Dream-Orgy (Ritual Dance) presents, after a brief introduction, another kind of unmetered music. Rather than long lyric flights of philosophic song, however, this time we hear a unison dance of unbridled energy and sensual transport. The piece soon forms itself into a loose arch form, with contrasting metered dance sections divided by the unison unmetered orgy tune. Midway through the movement, Apollo's melody returns from the first movement, but it is a temporary reminiscence. The orgiastic dance returns, reaches a climax, and ends with a stomping of feet. While Plato asserts that a proper balance between lust and reason is necessary in all men, he (naturally) gives the nod to Philosophy as the better choice in which to live. Not so in my music: the two sides are meant to coexist and to complement each other. No sides are taken. Phaedrus was commissioned of the Verdehr Trio by Michigan State University. It is dedicated to the Vedehr Trio with great affection and admiration.

SKU: AP.36-52711506

ISBN 9781628765465. UPC: 746241201560. English.

The hymns in this collection are fantastic choices for any Lenten or Easter service. Scored for two violins and piano, the melodic first part is more accessible, while the accompanying second part provides more of a challenge. Although optional, the piano part fills out each arrangement wonderfully, adding to the hymn's beauty. Titles include: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded; When I Survey the Wondrous Cross; Were You There; Christ the Lord Is Risen Today; Thine Be the Glory; Easter People, Raise Your Voices; Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise.

These products are currently being prepared by a new publisher. While many items are ready and will ship on time, some others may see delays of several months.

SKU: AP.36-52711048

UPC: 679360724859. English.

Now includes optional viola and cello parts for the second violin. Intermediate level. All Creatures of our God and King; All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name; God of Our Fathers; I Sing the Mighty Power of God; Lead On, O King Eternal; O God, Our Help in Ages Past; Onward, Christian Soldiers; Rise Up, O Men of God.

These products are currently being prepared by a new publisher. While many items are ready and will ship on time, some others may see delays of several months.

SKU: YM.GPW01096340

ISBN 9784636963403.

24 arrangements for two violins.
24Shou Xiao Ti Qin Er Zhong Zou Le Qu .

1. Amazing Grace; 2. Amapola; 3. The Path of the Wind from My Neighbor Totoro; 4. I Got Rhythm/Gershwin; 5. Le Temps des cerises; 6. Someday My Prince Will Come; 7. A Town with an Ocean View from Kiki's Delivery Service; 8. My Grandfather's Clock; 9. Hamabe no Uta(At the Shore); 10. The Last Rose of Summer; 11. Joy to the World; 12. Happy Birthday to You; 13. Salut d'amour Op.12/Elgar; 14. Minuet in G Major BWV anh. 114/Petzold(J. S. Bach); 15. Songs My Mother Taught Me from Lusalka/Dvorak; 16. String Quartets Op.76/3/Haydn; 17. Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo/Handel; 18. O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi/Puccini; 19. Plaisir d'amour/Martini; 20. Auf Flugeln des Gesanges Op.34/2/Mendelssohn; 21. Beautiful Dreamer/Foster; 22. Liebestraume No.3/Liszt; 23. Ave Maria/Caccini; 24. Siciliana from Antiche arie e danze per liuto/Respighi
1. Qi Yi En Dian ; 2. Ying Su ; 3. Feng Zhi Yong Dao Xuan Zi Long Mao ; 4. Wo De Jie Zou /Ge Shi Wen ; 5. Ying Tao Cheng Shou Shi ; 6. Zong You Yi Tian Wang Zi Hui Chu Xian ; 7. Neng Kan Jian Huan De Jie Dao Xuan Zi Mo Nu Zhai Ji Bian ; 8. Wo Ye Ye De Luo Di Zhong ; 9. Hai Bin Zhi Ge (At the Shore); 10. Xia Ri Zui Hou De Mei Gui ; 11. Ju Shi Huan Teng ; 12. Sheng Ri Kuai Le Ge ; 13. Ai De Li Zan Op.12/Ai Er Jia ; 14. GDa Diao Xiao Bu Wu Qu /Petzold(J. S. Bach); 15. Mu Qin Jiao Wo De Ge Xuan Zi Shui Xian Nu /De Wo Xia Ke ; 16. Xian Le Si Zhong Zou Op.76/3/Hai Dun ; 17. Rang Wo Tong Ku Ba Xuan Zi Li Na Er Duo /Heng De Er ; 18. A !Wo Qin Ai De Ba Ba Xuan Zi Jia Ni *Si Ji Ji /Pu Qi Ni ; 19. Ai De Xi Yue /Ma Di Ni ; 20. Cheng Zhao Ge Sheng De Chi Bang Op.34/2/Men De Er Song ; 21. Mei Li Meng Zhong Ren /Fu Si Te ; 22. Ai Zhi Meng No.3/Li Si Te ; 23. Sheng Mu Song /Qia Qi Ni ; 24. Xi Xi Li Wu Qu Xuan Zi Gu Dai Feng Ge Wu Qu /Lei Si Bi Ji.