SKU: CL.012-4166-75
Freedom Rising was written in commemoration of the 150 anniversary of Quantrill's raid on the unsuspecting town of Lawrence, Kansas where the residents bravely fought to defend their town from the forces of pro-slavery western counties. Opening with a dark and haunting woodwind choir, the composition quickly journeys into the raging battle that took place that fateful August day in 1863. The slower middle section is a powerful hymn expressing the hope of all townspeople for a successful defense to this sneak-attack. The dramatic powerful conclusion leaves us with the knowledge that this community fought desperately for the freedom of all people. A powerful piece that brings to life this brief but important period in American history.
SKU: BT.EMBZ8377
English-German-Hungarian.
The idea of composing 'Games' was suggested by children playing spontaneously, children for whom the piano still means a toy. They experiment with it, caress it, attack it and run their fingers over it. They pile up seemingly disconnected sounds, and if this happens to arouse their musical instinct they look consciously for some of the harmonies found by chance and keep repeating them. Thus this series does not provide a tutor, nor does it simply stand as a collection of pieces. It is a possibility for experimenting and not for learning to play the piano.Pleasure in playing, the joy of movement - daring and if need be fast movement over the entire keyboard right from the firstlessons instead of clumsy groping for keys and the counting of rhythms - all these rather vague ideas lay at the outset of the creation of this collection. Playing - is just playing. It requires a great deal of freedom and initiative from the performer. On no account should the written image be taken seriously but the written image must be taken extremely seriously as regards the musical process, the quality of sound and silence. We should trust the picture of the printed notes and let is exert its influence upon us. The graphic picture conveys an idea about the arrangement in time of even the most free pieces. We should make use of all that we know and remember of free declamation, folk-music parlando-rubato, of Gregorian chant and of all that improvisational musical practice has ever brought forth.Let us tackle bravely even the most difficult task without being afraid of making mistakes: we should try to create valid proportions, unity and continuity out of the long and short values - just for our own pleasure! (BMC CD 139).
SKU: P2.30057
This suite is drawn from the composer's new score for the vintage 1928 silent comedy of the same name starring Charlie Bowers. The original film score runs 20 minutes and is scored for piccolo, sopranino recorder, 2 soprano recorders, ocarina, oboe, English horn, Eb clarinet, Bb clarinet, 2 bass clarinets, contrabass clarinet, banjo, slide whistle, saw, glockenspiel, percussion, toy piano, 3 melodicas, accordion, and piano. Here it has been pared down to 11 minutes and rescored for clarinet quartet. Synopsis of the wonderfully weird film: Scotland Yard detective Charley MacNeesha carries his constant companion MacGregor--who is either a hairy insect or a buggy-looking mouse--in a matchbox. The pair travels to New York to solve the case of the Fuzz-Faced Phantom who causes full-grown chickens to hatch from eggs, pots to rain from the ceiling, and pants to dance of their own volition in a surrealist comedy that anticipated Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel's An Andalusian Dog by more than a year.
SKU: SU.90470020
Aria excerpted from TRAVELS, an Opera in Two ActsLibretto by Ann Goettefor Baritone, Piano Duration: 10' Composed: 1994Published by: Subito Music Publishing.
SKU: AP.44992S
ISBN 9781470654450. UPC: 038081518978. English.
In some European Christmas traditions, Saint Nick (Santa Claus) does not work alone. He travels with the Krampus, a Christmas Devil who doles out punishment to bad boys and girls on Christmas Eve. This work serves as a darkly delightful Christmas piece, intended to educate, entertain, and creep out your audience. The poem Beware the Krampus (written by the composer) helps frame the piece as familiar carols The Ukranian Bell Carol, Up on the Housetop, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, and other holiday favorites are distorted. (4:50) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: GI.G-9417
ISBN 9781622772315.
This delightful collection of children's folksongs and games from Bali is perfect for elementary classrooms exploring cultural traditions from around the world. The collection includes: An introductory booklet containing: A colorful map of Bali A description of the island of Bali and its people A description of the context and historical background of the project A guide to reading titilaras nding-ndong notation (the notation system used in Bali) A pedagogical guide for creating lesson plans Biographies of the author, collaborator, composer, and illustrators Thirteen song booklets (10 for songs with games, 3 for songs without games). Each song booklet includes: A beautifully illustrated cover by Balinese artists A description of the song and how it is related to daily life in Bali A description of how to play the game The song notated in Titilaras Nding-Ndong notation The lyrics in Basa Bali (the language spoken in Bali) and a transliteration in English An arrangement of the song by famed Balinese composer, Ketut Gede Asnawa. Each arrangement is notated in Western notation and can be performed on gamelan (the instrumental ensemble most common in Bali) or on classroom Orff instruments. A build-your-own shadow puppet kit containing three puppets (Arjuna, Krishna, and the Kayon) that you can color, cut out, and assemble on your own. Access to multimedia including: High definition videos of Balinese children playing the games High definition videos of Balinese children singing the songs High definition videos of Balinese children pronouncing the lyrics Audio recordings of gamelan Photographs of Bali  Brent C. Talbot travels the globe researching how music is learned and taught in various cultural contexts. He is the coordinator of music education at Gettysburg College and the founding director of Gamelan Gita Semara. Made Taro is a master teacher, storyteller, and writer of Balinese songs, games, and culture. He has collected over 250 children’s songs and games from across Bali and has written over 30 books. Taro is the founder of Sanggar Kukuruyuk, a children’s program for storytelling, singing, and playing featured in the videos associated with this book. Ketut Gede Asnawa is a renowned composer, performer, and scholar of Balinese music. Asnawa serves on the faculty in the School of Music at the University of Illinois in Urbana and created the instrumental arrangements in this book. The Bali-Based graphic design studio neverlandART was founded in 2005 by graduates of the Indonesia Institute of Art in Denpasar. The talented Mangkoe and Ajik created the artwork found throughout this book.
SKU: IS.WE6435EM
ISBN 9790365064359.
Sir Dirk Brossé, music director at the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, is a versatile composer of orchestral and symphonic repertoire, chamber music, film & musical. His compositions are performed worldwide by the most prominent orchestras and soloists. About the new series of 10 Musical Postcards for wind band, Dirk says the following: Composing is a commitment; it is my life’s mission. For me composing means creating a vacuum around myself and allowing myself to be submerged by impressions. It is a continual struggle between fantasy and reality, between dream and reality. Out of chaos of sounds and emotions I try to order my thoughts by juggling shreds of melodies, original chords, striking sound colours and alternating rhythms. Melody, harmony, rhythm and sound colours are finally balanced to generate a harmonious universe. This series of ten ‘Musical Postcards’ are a reflection of my travels, thoughts, discoveries and musical career so far, which has brought me around the globe. I look forward to you joining me on this voyage of discovery….