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| First Lessons Folk Harp Harp [Sheet music + Audio access] - Beginner Mel Bay
Composed by Star Edwards. Saddle-stitched. First Lessons. Book and Online Aud...(+)
Composed by Star Edwards.
Saddle-stitched. First
Lessons. Book and Online
Audio. 36 pages. Published
by Mel Bay Publications, Inc
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| Elegy Harp, Flute (duet) Theodore Presser Co.
For Flute And Harp. Composed by Behzad Ranjbaran. Contemporary. Score and...(+)
For Flute And Harp. Composed by Behzad Ranjbaran. Contemporary. Score and part(s). With Standard notation. Composed 2002. 12 pages. Duration 7 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41800. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114418000).
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| Elegy Flute, Viola and harp Theodore Presser Co.
For Flute, Viola, and Harp. Composed by Behzad Ranjbaran. Score and part(...(+)
For Flute, Viola, and Harp. Composed by Behzad Ranjbaran. Score and part(s). With Standard notation. 16 pages. Duration 7 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41872. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114418720).
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| Stanze Harp Ricordi
Original Version for Harp. Composed by Ludovico Einaudi. Ricordi. Softcover. R...(+)
Original Version for Harp.
Composed by Ludovico Einaudi.
Ricordi. Softcover. Ricordi
#NR136470. Published by
Ricordi
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| For the beauty of the earth Choral SATB SATB, Piano [Vocal Score] Oxford University Press
Composed by John Rutter (1945-). For SATB choir and piano (2 flutes, oboe, 2 cla...(+)
Composed by John Rutter (1945-). For SATB choir and piano (2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, percussion, drum, harp, strings). This edition: Paperback. Mixed Voices. John Rutter Anniversary Edition. Sacred. Level A (very easy). Vocal score. Duration 3.5 minutes. Published by Oxford University Press
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| Sonate No. 2 (for Flute, Viola, and Harp) - Advanced Durand
Score and Parts Woodwind Quintet (Score & Parts) - advanced SKU: HL.50565947<...(+)
Score and Parts Woodwind Quintet (Score & Parts) - advanced SKU: HL.50565947 Transcribed for Woodwind Quintet Score and Parts. Composed by Claude Debussy. Editions Durand. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2019. 85 pages. Editions Durand #DD01657000. Published by Editions Durand (HL.50565947). ISBN 9781540056443. UPC: 888680948252. 9.0x12.0x0.268 inches. French-English-Italian. This volume enriches the wind quintet repertoire with a masterpiece of the most refined chamber music literature, composed in a valuable historical period which did not give birth to novel pieces of relevant importance for this kind of ensemble. The present version, which generates from the study and expertise of a musician who devoted more than twenty years of his artistic career to the wind quintet, yearns to be a meta-arrangement. Indeed, the musical material is expressed in a language so profound and so universal that it can be played by instruments different from the original ones without losing any of its significance. Flute, Oboe (or English Horn), Clarinet, Horn in F, and Bassoon. Score and Parts. $42.00 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Lelio (Le retour a la vie) Hol. 55 Barenreiter
2 solo tenor voice, solo baritone voice, speaker, Mixed choir: SSTTBB, orchestra...(+)
2 solo tenor voice, solo baritone voice, speaker, Mixed choir: SSTTBB, orchestra (Tenor solo (2), Baritone solo, Speaker, Mixed choir: SSTTBB, Orchestra) SKU: BA.BA05447 Lyric monodrama in six parts. Composed by Hector Berlioz. Edited by Peter Bloom. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. New Berlioz Edition (Neue Berlioz-Ausgabe - NBE) Volume 7. Complete edition, anthology. Hol. 55. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA05447_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA05447). ISBN 9790006471461. 33.1 x 26 cm inches. Text Language: French. Translation: Gerard de Nerval. Hector Berlioz. Llio was composed during Berlioz's stay in Italy in 1831. In April of that year he set out from Rome, where he held a scholarship as winner of the Prix de Rome, and travelled as far as Nice on hearing that his fiancee Camille Moke had rejected him in favour of another suitor. He had intended to return to Paris to exact revenge, but then he abandoned his plan and instead spent three weeks in Nice, returning in stages to Rome. On this return journey he conceived the idea of a semi-theatrical work that combined music and monologues to express the idea of returning to life after a profound traumatic experience.
The composition was finished in Rome in Iune 1831. In the spring of 1832, while staying with his parents in Dauphin, Berlioz copied the orchestral and vocal parts, and the work was first performed in conjunction with the Symphonie fantastique at the Paris Conservatoire on 9 December 1832. It was heard again three weeks later and again on 3 May 1835.
While designated as the second part of the Episode in the Life of an Artist, Lelio can never- theless be performed on its own, without the Symphonie fantastique to precede it. About Barenreiter Urtext What can I expect from a Barenreiter Urtext edition? MUSICOLOGICALLY SOUND - A reliable musical text based on all available sources - A description of the sources - Information on the genesis and history of the work - Valuable notes on performance practice - Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions ... AND PRACTICAL - Page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them - A well-presented layout and a user-friendly format - Excellent print quality - Superior paper and binding
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| Concerto For Violin And Orchestra Carl Fischer
Orchestra violin, piano SKU: CF.B3470 Composed by Julia Perry. Set of Sco...(+)
Orchestra violin, piano SKU: CF.B3470 Composed by Julia Perry. Set of Score and Parts. 26+13 pages. Duration 17 minutes. Carl Fischer Music #B3470. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.B3470). ISBN 9781491159460. UPC: 680160918058. The awardee of two Guggenheim fellowships, Julia Perry studied composition with Luigi Dallapiccola and Nadia Boulanger, and conducted her works on a tour throughout Europe with the Vienna Philharmonic and the BBC Orchestra. She would become one of the first African-American female composers to have an orchestral work performed by the New York Philharmonic. Although she had an auspicious and promising career in her early life, it was tragically cut short by a series of strokes leading to partial paralysis and eventually, her death, at age 55 in 1979.Perry’s catalog is widely varied, featuring thirteen symphonies, numerous chamber and solo works, pieces for band, choral and vocal music, and four operas. Her Violin Concerto, completed in 1968, shows the influence of Dallapiccola’s teachings: sharp harmonic dissonances organized around specific pitch centers, short repetitive patterns that establish significant musical materials, and contrapuntal textures. Her fastidious performance markings in the solo violin part indicate her profound understanding of the instrument. Angular, muscled, and sparkling by turns, this piece is a sophisticated entry to the serious violinist's concert repertoire.There is no evidence or documentation that the Violin Concerto was ever premiered or performed during her lifetime, despite the fact that the composer prepared a full score, piano reduction and orchestral parts. Regrettably, this is the case with the majority of her works composed in the final decade of her life. What is extraordinary about Julia Perry’s musical career was the astonishing success she attained in her early years. In her youth she studied piano, voice, violin and cello. She began to compose in her teenage years, her first publication being a choral work in 1947 by Carl Fischer. Her Stabat Mater was published in 1951 and would become one of her most often performed pieces, with performances in Europe and the United States. In 1953 she was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship to study with the Italian composer Luigi Dallapiccola, first at the Berkshire Music Center in Tanglewood, later in Florence, Italy. During this time, she also pursued studies with Nadia Boulanger in Paris and was awarded a second Guggenheim fellowship. She studied conducting at this time, touring Europe in 1957 to conduct her own works with the Vienna Philharmonic and the BBC Orchestra. During her European sojourns, she learned and mastered French, German and Italian. She would become one of the first African-American female composers to have an orchestral work performed by the New York Philharmonic.Perry’s circumstances would change dramatically once she reached forty years of age, having returned permanently to the United States. At some point in the spring of 1970, she suffered the first of two strokes that would paralyze her right side and confine her to a wheelchair for the rest of her life. Nonetheless, she continued to compose and to promote her works with publishers and conductors. A second stroke contributed to her death in 1979 at age 55. She likely endured harsh ethnic and gender discrimination in the course of her career, and her later years would witness a period of extreme civil unrest. These matters and the significance of music in her life are undoubtedly what led her to say, “Music has a great role to play in establishing the brotherhood of man.â€Perry’s catalog is widely varied, featuring thirteen symphonies, numerous chamber and solo works, pieces for band, choral and vocal music, and four operas. Her Violin Concerto, completed in 1968, is indicative of the influence of Dallapiccola’s teachings: sharp harmonic dissonances organized around specific pitch centers, short repetitive patterns that establish significant musical materials, and contrapuntal textures. The work is a single movement of 392 measures organized around three alternating tempos: Slow (Å’ = 60), Moderate (Å’ = 84) and Fast (Å’ = 120). The opening thirty-measure cadenza for the solo violin introduces most of the thematic material for the piece. The orchestration commonly features antiphonal writing between orchestral groups, for example, strings alternating with brass, or strings alternating with winds. The harp and piano generally appear as solo instruments, rather than as members of the orchestra. Her fastidious performance markings in the solo violin part indicate her profound understanding of the instrument.There is no evidence or documentation that the Violin Concerto was ever premiered or performed during her lifetime, despite the fact that the composer prepared a full score, piano reduction and orchestral parts. Regrettably, this is the case with the majority of her works composed in the final decade of her life. $24.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Jingle Bells Concert band - Intermediate/advanced Advance Music
Orchestra - Grade 4 SKU: AP.1-ADV40008 Composed by James Pierpont. Arrang...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 4 SKU: AP.1-ADV40008 Composed by James Pierpont. Arranged by Konrad Koselleck. Full Orchestra; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Advance Music. Christmas; Secular; Traditional; Winter. Score. Advance Music #01-ADV40008. Published by Advance Music (AP.1-ADV40008). UPC: 805095400083. English. Jingle Bells is a Christmas hit known all over the world, so why not play it in some diverse global styles? This was Konrad Koselleck's initial thought when he began working on this arrangement. The opening takes us straight into a Disney movie, then some Irish flutes invite you to take a sleigh ride somewhere up north in Lapland. Down by the river Volga, a Russian hero sings a ballad and a complete Rimsky-Korsakov orchestra answers. A harp invites you for a French waltz a la Ravel . . . or is it Strauss? Thereafter a Bavarian polka sets the right tempo to finish the song, sounding like a Big Band with a boulevard of Hollywood strings before Rudolf leaves us with a last farewell. Arranged for full orchestra. $29.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Jingle Bells Concert band - Intermediate/advanced Advance Music
Orchestra - Grade 4 SKU: AP.1-ADV40007 Composed by James Pierpont. Arrang...(+)
Orchestra - Grade 4 SKU: AP.1-ADV40007 Composed by James Pierpont. Arranged by Konrad Koselleck. Full Orchestra; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Advance Music. Christmas; Secular; Traditional; Winter. Score and Part(s). Advance Music #01-ADV40007. Published by Advance Music (AP.1-ADV40007). UPC: 805095400076. English. Jingle Bells is a Christmas hit known all over the world, so why not play it in some diverse global styles? This was Konrad Koselleck's initial thought when he began working on this arrangement. The opening takes us straight into a Disney movie, then some Irish flutes invite you to take a sleigh ride somewhere up north in Lapland. Down by the river Volga a Russian hero sings a ballad and a complete Rimsky-Korsakov orchestra answers. A harp invites you for a French waltz a la Ravel . . . or is it Strauss? Thereafter a Bavarian polka sets the right tempo to finish the song, sounding like a Big Band with a boulevard of Hollywood strings before Rudolf leaves us with a last farewell. Just have fun. $162.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Barcarolles for a Sinking City Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabas...(+)
Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Flute 1, Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Percussion 4, Piccolo and more. SKU: PR.11641139S Composed by Lowell Liebermann. Full score. Duration 15 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #116-41139S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11641139S). UPC: 680160682119. Barcarolles for a Sinking City was inspired by the city of Venice, a place that has long held the fascination of artists, writers and composers, and which I have been lucky enough to visit on several occasions. Sadly it seems that future generations may not be so lucky: in addition to the city's slow sinking and recently discovered tilting, studies predict that if global warming and the resultant rise of ocean levels is unabated, the entire city (as well as many other coastal cities around the globe) will be under water by 2100. I. Funeral Gondola The late, cryptic piano works of Franz Liszt made a profound impression on me as a young composer, among them two works he entitled La Lugubre Gondola (usually translated as The Funeral Gondola ) which were said to be a premonition of Wagner's death in Venice, his coffin transported through the canals in a black gondola. These late pieces of Liszt acquired even greater significance to me after I spent two summers in Bayreuth under the patronage of Friedelind Wagner, the granddaughter of Wagner and great-granddaughter of Liszt. This movement is a meditation on Wagner, Liszt, Venice and its own evanescence. II. Barcarolle/Quodlibet The Quodlibet (Latin for what pleases) is a musical form dating back to the 15th century where many disparate melodies are juxtaposed. Popular in the Renaissance, sacred and secular melodies were combined, often to comical effect due to the resultant incongruity of the words. The form was considered the ultimate test of a composer's mastery of counterpoint. The most famous Quodlibet is without doubt the final Variation of Bach's Goldberg Variations. As a form the Quodlibet is less common in more recent music, although examples can be found in the works of Kurt Weill and David Del Tredici. My own Barcarolle/Quodlibet was inspired by the (perhaps apocryphal) story of the funeral where musicians were asked to play a Bach Choral, but due to miscommunication played instead the Bacarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann. Here, the Bach Choral Allen Menschen mussen sterben (All Men Must Die) is heard in the strings pizzicato, with a tempo indication In slow motion. The alto line of the Bach suggests a phrase from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Alle Menchen werden Bruder) heard in the muted trombone. Before long, the famous tune from Offenbach's opera is heard, followed by quotations from iconic Barcarolles by Chopin, Mendelssohn and Faure, as well as two Venetian popular songs and more Beethoven. III. Barcarola/Ostinato/Carillon An ostinato is a repeated musical figure, and carillon is Italian for music box. This movement references the obsolete genre of salon pieces that imitated music boxes: such works by composers like Liadov and Gretchaninov used to be a mainstay of pianists' encore repertoire. This movement is however much darker in conception than those pleasant trifles. Utilizing the full battery of percussion, the carefully notated temporal slowing of the ostinato becomes overwhelmed by a poignant chorale melody before this box is snapped shut. IV. Barcarolle Oubliee (Forgotten Barcarolle) Marked limpido (still) the final movement begins with the sound of rain produced by a percussion instrument called (appropriately) a rain stick. Halting phrases in the harp coalesce into the accompaniment for a plangent melody heard in the clarinet. The central Adagio of this movement leads to a shattering climax, before the opening phrases return and dissipate into nothingness. $48.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Five Athabascan Dances Chester
Harp; Percussion (Performance Score) SKU: HL.233157 For Harp and Percu...(+)
Harp; Percussion (Performance Score) SKU: HL.233157 For Harp and Percussion. Composed by John Luther Adams. Music Sales America. Classical. Score. Composed 2017. Duration 960 seconds. Chester Music #CH85965. Published by Chester Music (HL.233157). 9.25x12.0x0.13 inches. Includes two copies of the performance score These pieces are inspired by the music and spirit of the Athabascan people of Alaska's boreal forest. The first and third dances are based on songs by Joe Beetus, a Koyukon elder from the village of Huslia. The second dance is based on a short traditional song of the Dena'ing people of the Kenai Peninsula, as remembered by the late Peter Kalifornsky and transcribed by the late Thomas F. Johnston. In their original setting these melodies would be sung in unison, with no harmony or counterpoint. Working as a composer in the Western tradition, I have extended and transformed them in many ways. I have 'borrowed' and 'set' these melodies with permission and with the hope that my treatment of them conveys my profound respect for their origins. The second and third pieces are derived from my setting of poems by Adeline Peter Raboff written in the dialect of her Gwich'in people, who inhabit the country from Arctic Village to Old Crow. I offer this music as a gesture of respect to the first peoples of the Northern Interior and the Kenai Peninsula. - John Luther Adams. $11.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Appalachian Winter Shawnee Press
Choral (digital production kit) SKU: HL.35028867 Composed by Joseph M. Ma...(+)
Choral (digital production kit) SKU: HL.35028867 Composed by Joseph M. Martin. Harold Flammer Christmas. Advent, Cantata, Christmas. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.35028867). UPC: 884088888633. 5.25x7.5 inches. From the composer of Festival of Carols and The Winter Rose comes a cantata that celebrates the legacy of early American carols and hymnody. Composed in the spirit of folk music, the cantata combines traditional sounds with more rustic elements creating a blend that is fresh and pleasing. Popular American carols like Away In a Manger and O Little Town of Bethlehem dance with traditional spirituals such as Children, Go Where I Send Thee and Go, Tell It on the Mountain. Sacred Harp tunes are re-tooled for Advent and stand alongside new versions of Shaker hymns and Appalachian melodies. Thoughtful narration weaves the movements together in a meaningful tapestry of song and Scripture. Two orchestral options are available allowing maximum flexibility in performance. A full line of support products is also available. Available separately: SATB, CD-ROM Full Orchestration (Score & Parts for Flute 1 & 2, alto recorder, Oboe/English Horn, Clarinet 1 & 2, Bassoon, Horn 1 & 2, Trumpet 1-3, Trombone 1 & 2, Bass Trombone/Tuba, Timpani, Percussion, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Harp, Piano, Synth, Solo fiddle, Violin 1 & 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass), Printed Full Orchestration, Appalachian Consort Orchestration (Score & parts for Flute, Violin, Cello, Mandolin, Guitar, Percussion and Piano), StudioTrax CD (accompaniment only), SplitTrax CD, Listening CD, 10-Pack Listening CDs, Preview Pack (Book/CD combo), RehearsalTrax CDs (part predominant, reproducible), Digital Resource Kit (PowerPoint, Choir Devotionals, Poster, Program, Flyers, Children's Program PDFs). Duration: approx. 40 min. $64.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Barcarolles for a Sinking City Theodore Presser Co.
Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabas...(+)
Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Flute 1, Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Percussion 4, Piccolo and more. SKU: PR.11641139L Composed by Lowell Liebermann. Large Score. Duration 15 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #116-41139L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11641139L). UPC: 680160682126. Barcarolles for a Sinking City was inspired by the city of Venice, a place that has long held the fascination of artists, writers and composers, and which I have been lucky enough to visit on several occasions. Sadly it seems that future generations may not be so lucky: in addition to the city's slow sinking and recently discovered tilting, studies predict that if global warming and the resultant rise of ocean levels is unabated, the entire city (as well as many other coastal cities around the globe) will be under water by 2100. I. Funeral Gondola The late, cryptic piano works of Franz Liszt made a profound impression on me as a young composer, among them two works he entitled La Lugubre Gondola (usually translated as The Funeral Gondola ) which were said to be a premonition of Wagner's death in Venice, his coffin transported through the canals in a black gondola. These late pieces of Liszt acquired even greater significance to me after I spent two summers in Bayreuth under the patronage of Friedelind Wagner, the granddaughter of Wagner and great-granddaughter of Liszt. This movement is a meditation on Wagner, Liszt, Venice and its own evanescence. II. Barcarolle/Quodlibet The Quodlibet (Latin for what pleases) is a musical form dating back to the 15th century where many disparate melodies are juxtaposed. Popular in the Renaissance, sacred and secular melodies were combined, often to comical effect due to the resultant incongruity of the words. The form was considered the ultimate test of a composer's mastery of counterpoint. The most famous Quodlibet is without doubt the final Variation of Bach's Goldberg Variations. As a form the Quodlibet is less common in more recent music, although examples can be found in the works of Kurt Weill and David Del Tredici. My own Barcarolle/Quodlibet was inspired by the (perhaps apocryphal) story of the funeral where musicians were asked to play a Bach Choral, but due to miscommunication played instead the Bacarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann. Here, the Bach Choral Allen Menschen mussen sterben (All Men Must Die) is heard in the strings pizzicato, with a tempo indication In slow motion. The alto line of the Bach suggests a phrase from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Alle Menchen werden Bruder) heard in the muted trombone. Before long, the famous tune from Offenbach's opera is heard, followed by quotations from iconic Barcarolles by Chopin, Mendelssohn and Faure, as well as two Venetian popular songs and more Beethoven. III. Barcarola/Ostinato/Carillon An ostinato is a repeated musical figure, and carillon is Italian for music box. This movement references the obsolete genre of salon pieces that imitated music boxes: such works by composers like Liadov and Gretchaninov used to be a mainstay of pianists' encore repertoire. This movement is however much darker in conception than those pleasant trifles. Utilizing the full battery of percussion, the carefully notated temporal slowing of the ostinato becomes overwhelmed by a poignant chorale melody before this box is snapped shut. IV. Barcarolle Oubliee (Forgotten Barcarolle) Marked limpido (still) the final movement begins with the sound of rain produced by a percussion instrument called (appropriately) a rain stick. Halting phrases in the harp coalesce into the accompaniment for a plangent melody heard in the clarinet. The central Adagio of this movement leads to a shattering climax, before the opening phrases return and dissipate into nothingness. $90.00 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Nordanvind Concert band - Intermediate/advanced Carl Fischer
Band concert band - Grade 4.5 SKU: CF.SPS71 Composed by Carl Strommen. Se...(+)
Band concert band - Grade 4.5 SKU: CF.SPS71 Composed by Carl Strommen. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 2+16+4+8+8+8+4+4+2+4+4+4+4+6+6+6+4+4+4+4+6+6+6+6+4+8+3+2+12+2+4+28 pages. Duration 6 minutes, 26 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #SPS71. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.SPS71). ISBN 9781491143544. UPC: 680160901043. Key: G minor. Nordanvind is a tour de force symphonic rhapsody that is built on three Scandinavian folk songs. Composer Carl Strommen has composed these Viking-influenced melodies into a concert setting that brings out all of the history of the Scandinavian people. The piece is at times bold and aggressive, at other times beautiful. Carl employs all of the instrumental colors of the concert band to create a new work for more advanced ensembles. Modern Scandinavians are descendants of the Vikings, an adventuresome people who were known for their love of the sea, their naval prowess, and as fierce fighters . The Scandinavian Vikings were warriors from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden who traded, raided and settled in various parts of Europe, Russia, the North Atlantic islands, and the northeastern coast of North America .Starting around 1850, over one million Swedes left their homeland for the United States in search of religious freedom and open farm land . Augustana College was founded in 1860 by graduates of Swedish universities and is located on the Mississippi River in Rock Island, Illinois . Home of the “Vikings,†Augustana College is the oldest Swedish- American institution of higher learning in the United States . This powerful and lively piece takes inspiration from Swedish history and from Swedish folk songs and hymns .Havsdrake (Dragon of the Sea)The Nordanvind or “North Wind†blows a cold wind during a journey of a group of courageous Viking rowers . The “Dragon-ship†or long ships designed for raiding and war was a sophisticated, fast ship able to navigate in very shallow water . To musically portray these magnificent seafaring vessels, the director is encouraged to use an Ocean Drum (or a rain stick) during the introduction . Wind players may consider blowing air through their instruments to suggest the North wind . Adding men’s voices to accompany the haunting low brass and percussive “rower†sounds can be helpful in creating the dark and ominous portrayal of Viking adventurers .Slangpolska efter Byss - KalleIn Sweden, a “polska†is a partner dance where the dancers spin each other (släng in Swedish “to sling or tossâ€) . Slangpolska efter Byss - Kalle is attributed to Byss-Kalle, who was a notable Swedish folk musician, specifically a nyckelharpa player . Slangpolska efter Byss - Kalle is a traditional “polska†dance song most often played on the Nyckelharpa or keyed fiddle and is commonly heard in pubs and at festive events throughout Sweden . Approximately 10,000 nyckelharpa players live in Sweden today, and the Swedish and the American Nyckelharpa Associations are dedicated to this Swedish National instrument . The director is encouraged to share video and audio examples of the nyckelharpa playing the original Slangpolska efter Byss - Kalle .Tryggare Kan Ingen Vara (Children of the Heavenly Father)Tryggare Kan Ingen Vara Is a traditional Swedish melody, possibly of German roots, and was believed to be arranged as a hymn by the Swedish hymn writer, Karolina Wilhelmina Sandell-Berg (1832–1903) . As a daughter of a Swedish Lutheran minister, she began writing poems as a teenager and is said to have written over 1,700 different texts . There are two different accounts as to the inspiration for this hymn . The first story is that Lina (as she was called) wrote the hymn to honor her father and to say thank you to him for raising her and protecting her . A second belief is of her witnessing the tragic death of her father . She and her father were on a boat, when a wave threw her father overboard . It was said that the profound effect of watching her father drown is what caused Lina to write the text to this hymn . Although this is a treasured song to people of Swedish descent everywhere, it speaks to all people about a father tending and nourishing his children, and protecting them from evil .SPS71FThe Augustana College Concert BandFounded in 1874, the Augustana Band program is one of the oldest continuously active collegiate band programs in the country . The Concert Band is one of two bands on campus and was formed more than thirty years ago . The Concert Band attracts students of every skill level and from a wide variety of majors . Students in the ensemble play a large part in choosing their music for performance, which include works from the standard repertoire, orchestral transcriptions, and the latest compositions from leading composers .Rick Jaeschke began his musical career as a clarinet player in the 1st US Army Band . He received a Bachelor of Music degree from Susquehanna University, a Masters of Music from James Madison University, and a doctorate from Columbia University in New York . He was also fortunate to study conducting with Donald Hunsburger and with Frederick Fennell .Dr . Jaeschke taught band and choir at Great Mills High School in Southern Maryland, and for fifteen years, he was the district Music Supervisor in Armonk, New York, where he taught high school concert and jazz bands, beginning band, and music technology . During that time, the music program flourished, and the high school band consistently received Gold Medals in the New York State Festivals, as well as in national, and international festivals . As a clarinet and saxophone player, Dr . Jaeschke performed in the New York metropolitan area with the Rockland Symphony Orchestra, the Putnam Symphony Orchestra, Fine Arts Symphony Orchestra, and served as the concert master for the Hudson Valley Wind Symphony .For several years, Dr . Jaeschke served as the Fine Arts Coordinator for the District 204 schools in Naperville, IL, a district selected as One of the Best 100 Schools in America for Music . Currently, Dr . Jaeschke is an Associate Professor at Augustana College where he teaches music and music education courses, and directs the Concert Band . He has served on various educational boards, is a National edTPA scorer, and has presented at state, national and international music conferences . He lives with his family in Bettendorf Iowa, and enjoys any opportunity to explore the open water in his sea kayak . $125.00 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Mentoring in the Ensemble Arts GIA Publications
SKU: GI.G-7961 Helping Others Find Their Voice. Composed by Tim Sh...(+)
SKU: GI.G-7961 Helping Others Find Their Voice. Composed by Tim Sharp. Music Education. Book. 173 pages. GIA Publications #7961. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-7961). ISBN 9781579998356. English. Conductors are artists—but they also have a singular responsibility to go beyond the music to nurture the inner voices of their ensemble members.In Mentoring in the Ensemble Arts, author Tim Sharp examines the mentor/protégé dynamic and its critical impact on the lives of ensembles and their conductors. Sharp draws from research, his own experience as a choir conductor, mentor, and protégé, and his travels as Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association. The result is a profound portrait of this rarely discussed aspect of a conductor’s life. Coming full circle, Mentoring in the Ensemble Arts reinforces a conductor’s own desire to develop his or her own personal learning community to continually strive for excellence by being a protégé to other leaders.The goal of this book is to help the conductor realize the full potential of the mentor/protégé relationship and to assist both mentor and protégé in achieving the best possible benefits of these relationships. The result will be better music making and more fulfilled human beings for generations to come.Tim Sharp (BM, MCM, DMA) is Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the national professional association for choral conductors, educators, scholars, students, and choral music industry representatives in the United States. He represents choral activity in the United States to the International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM). Sharp, himself an active choral conductor, researcher, and writer, has varied his career with executive positions in higher education, recording, and publishing. Prior to his leadership of ACDA, Sharp was Dean of Fine Arts at Rhodes College (Memphis, TN), and earlier, Director of Choral Activities at Belmont University (Nashville, TN). His research and writing focuses pedagogically in conducting and score analysis, and various published essays betray his eclectic interests in regional music history, acoustics, creativity, innovation, and aesthetics. He has conducted university, community, church, and children’s choirs, and continues to serve as a choral conductor and clinician in the United States and internationally. Sharp resides in Edmond, OK, with his wife Jane and daughter Emma. . $21.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| One Silent Night - CD with Printable Parts Choral [CD-ROM] Lorenz Publishing Company
Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by Larry Shackley. Choral, cantatas. Christ...(+)
Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by Larry Shackley. Choral, cantatas. Christmas. CD with printable parts. Lorenz Publishing Company #30/3244L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company
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| The Easter Story - Split-track Accompaniment CD Lorenz Publishing Company
SKU: LO.99-3342L Composed by Thomas Fettke. Choral, cantatas. Eastertide....(+)
SKU: LO.99-3342L Composed by Thomas Fettke. Choral, cantatas. Eastertide. Split-track accompaniment CD. Lorenz Publishing Company #99/3342L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.99-3342L). UPC: 000308140743. The Easter Story retells Jesus' suffering, death, resurrection, and exaltation to the right hand of the Father in a simple yet profound story that engages the heart, mind, and imagination. The musical score draws upon folk sources, including The Sacred Harp and The Columbian Harmony, spirituals, carols, and songs from English, Irish, and Hebrew traditions. The choral score is carefully crafted for choirs of all sizes and is enhanced by three solos. Two speakers share Ken Bible's compelling narrative which is beautifully underscored by piano accompaniment or Michael Lawrence's brilliant orchestration. $94.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Total Giltrap Guitar notes and tablatures [Sheet music + Audio access] Mel Bay
Fingerstyle guitar - Beginning-Intermediate SKU: MB.20826M Guitar Enco...(+)
Fingerstyle guitar - Beginning-Intermediate SKU: MB.20826M Guitar Encounters of the Fingerstyle Kind. Composed by Gordon Giltrap. Squareback saddle stitch, Solos, Contemporary. Style. Book and online audio. 120 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #20826M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20826M). ISBN 9780786696246. 8.75 x 11.75 inches. Exploit your limitations was the most profound advice ever given by the great jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. TOTAL GILTRAP is a prime example of this. Indeed, Giltrap himself is a living example of an artist who has exploited his limited, right hand pick and little finger technique to its nth degree. In this volume, we explore open tunings, legato technique, two-handed tapping and the harp-like technique of open strings and harmonics. This is all wrapped up in a very English approach to melody and invention. All the techniques and pieces in the book are featured on an accompanying audio. All the examples are recorded at half tempo and full tempo, making it a very easy to follow guide. TOTAL GILTRAP is a snapshot of ideas ready to be exploited and developed by the willing and imaginative student of the modern day acoustic guitar. Includes access to online audio. $19.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| One Silent Night - Score and Parts plus CD with Printable Parts Orchestra Lorenz Publishing Company
Orchestra SKU: LO.30-3245L Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by Larry ...(+)
Orchestra SKU: LO.30-3245L Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by Larry Shackley. Choral, cantatas. Christmas. Score and parts, plus CD with printable parts. Lorenz Publishing Company #30/3245L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.30-3245L). UPC: 000308142471. One Silent Night long ago, a birth story began that forever changed the world. Lying in a crude manger was a new-born babe, who would become the Source of our Christian faith and our abiding hope. Using the power and simplicity of the event itself, composer and creator Pepper Choplin presents each of the familiar elements of that story through ballad-like recitatives of scripture, surrounded by anthems ranging from outbursts of unbridled joy to moving moments of introspection and gentleness. Weaving familiar carols and songs throughout original music, this timeless tale emerges in a deeply moving presentation that will lift one’s faith and deepen one’s understanding of the profound significance of that One Silent Night. Orchestration by Larry Shackley for 2 Fl, Ob, 2 Cl, Bsn (sub Bass Cl), 2 Hn (sub 2 A Sax), 3 Tpt, 2 Tbn (sub 2 T Sax), Tuba, 2 Perc, Timp, Harp, Pno, 2 Vln, Vla, Cello, Bass, Digital Strings. $399.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Miserere: Songs of Mercy and Redemption Boosey and Hawkes
Chamber Ensemble; Choral; Percussion (Vocal Score) SKU: HL.48024826 Vo...(+)
Chamber Ensemble; Choral; Percussion (Vocal Score) SKU: HL.48024826 Vocal Score. Composed by Karl Jenkins. Boosey & Hawkes Sacred Choral. Classical, General Worship, Sacred. Softcover. 120 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M060136771. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48024826). ISBN 9781784545673. UPC: 840126902464. 7.25x10.25x0.302 inches. Psalm 51. Miserere: Songs of Mercy and Redemption is a sequence of reflections on the theme of mercy, in response to the recent and ongoing tragic conflicts in the Middle East and other regions. Woven around verses selected from Psalm 51, the inspiration for composers from Allegri to Part, the work features an eclectic range of settings of Rumi, St Thomas Aquinas, Isaac Watts, Carol Barratt and Dylan Thomas. Scored for countertenor (or mezzo-soprano), solo cello, mixed chorus, strings, harp and percussion, Miserere: Songs of Mercy and Redemption is a profound meditation on humanity and atonement, from the composer of The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, Requiem, The Peacemakers and Stabat Mater. $20.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| One Silent Night - Set of Parts Orchestra Lorenz Publishing Company
Orchestra SKU: LO.30-3243L Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by Larry ...(+)
Orchestra SKU: LO.30-3243L Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by Larry Shackley. Choral, cantatas. Christmas. Instrumental parts. Lorenz Publishing Company #30/3243L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.30-3243L). UPC: 000308142457. One Silent Night long ago, a birth story began that forever changed the world. Lying in a crude manger was a new-born babe, who would become the Source of our Christian faith and our abiding hope. Using the power and simplicity of the event itself, composer and creator Pepper Choplin presents each of the familiar elements of that story through ballad-like recitatives of scripture, surrounded by anthems ranging from outbursts of unbridled joy to moving moments of introspection and gentleness. Weaving familiar carols and songs throughout original music, this timeless tale emerges in a deeply moving presentation that will lift one’s faith and deepen one’s understanding of the profound significance of that One Silent Night. Orchestration by Larry Shackley for 2 Fl, Ob, 2 Cl, Bsn (sub Bass Cl), 2 Hn (sub 2 A Sax), 3 Tpt, 2 Tbn (sub 2 T Sax), Tuba, 2 Perc, Timp, Harp, Pno, 2 Vln, Vla, Cello, Bass, Digital Strings. $249.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Love, You Spoke a Word Jubilate Music Group
SATB Chorus SKU: JU.JMG1399 Composed by Ken Medema. Anthems. Octavo. Jubi...(+)
SATB Chorus SKU: JU.JMG1399 Composed by Ken Medema. Anthems. Octavo. Jubilate Music Group #JMG1399. Published by Jubilate Music Group (JU.JMG1399). UPC: 850055807488. Incorporating the cherished carol What Child is This? this anthem’s profound text tells the story of Christ’s providential coming and His many symbolic roles as a light, a tree of respite, a river, and more. With delicate weaving of text and tune plus solid arranging, the anthem concludes in forward hope: Love, come speak a word. The optional harp accompaniment (or Keyboard 2 reduction) will make the presentation sparkle. $2.65 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 5 business days | | |
| Jesus Saves (Orchestration, 2011) Choral SATB SATB, Orchestra Lillenas Publishing Co.
SATB choir and orchestra (flute 1 & 2, oboe, clarinet 1 & 2, horn 1 & 2, trumpet...(+)
SATB choir and orchestra (flute 1 & 2, oboe, clarinet 1 & 2, horn 1 & 2, trumpet 1, trumpet 2 & 3, trombone 1 & 2, trombone 3/tuba, harp, percussion 1 & 2, rhythm, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello/bassoon, string bass) SKU: LP.765762182202 Composed by Travis Cottrell & David Moffitt. Arranged by Daniel Semsen. Anthems. Praise & Worship and Sacred. Orchestration on CD-ROM. Published by Lillenas Publishing Company (LP.765762182202). UPC: 765762182202. Made popular by Travis Cottrell and arranged and orchestrated by Daniel Semsen this simple yet profound message easy-to-learn melody and harmonies and majestic orchestral score all combine to make Jesus Saves a simply perfect package. $74.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| One Silent Night - Full Score Lorenz Publishing Company
SKU: LO.30-3242L Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by Larry Shackley. ...(+)
SKU: LO.30-3242L Composed by Pepper Choplin. Arranged by Larry Shackley. Choral, cantatas. Christmas. Full score. Lorenz Publishing Company #30/3242L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.30-3242L). UPC: 000308142440. One Silent Night long ago, a birth story began that forever changed the world. Lying in a crude manger was a new-born babe, who would become the Source of our Christian faith and our abiding hope. Using the power and simplicity of the event itself, composer and creator Pepper Choplin presents each of the familiar elements of that story through ballad-like recitatives of scripture, surrounded by anthems ranging from outbursts of unbridled joy to moving moments of introspection and gentleness. Weaving familiar carols and songs throughout original music, this timeless tale emerges in a deeply moving presentation that will lift one’s faith and deepen one’s understanding of the profound significance of that One Silent Night. Orchestration by Larry Shackley for 2 Fl, Ob, 2 Cl, Bsn (sub Bass Cl), 2 Hn (sub 2 A Sax), 3 Tpt, 2 Tbn (sub 2 T Sax), Tuba, 2 Perc, Timp, Harp, Pno, 2 Vln, Vla, Cello, Bass, Digital Strings. $99.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| The Easter Story - Bulk Performance CDs (10 pack) Lorenz Publishing Company
SKU: LO.99-3344L Choral, cantatas. Eastertide. Bulk performance CDs. Lore...(+)
SKU: LO.99-3344L Choral, cantatas. Eastertide. Bulk performance CDs. Lorenz Publishing Company #99/3344L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.99-3344L). UPC: 000308140767. The Easter Story retells Jesus' suffering, death, resurrection, and exaltation to the right hand of the Father in a simple yet profound story that engages the heart, mind, and imagination. The musical score draws upon folk sources, including The Sacred Harp and The Columbian Harmony, spirituals, carols, and songs from English, Irish, and Hebrew traditions. The choral score is carefully crafted for choirs of all sizes and is enhanced by three solos. Two speakers share Ken Bible's compelling narrative which is beautifully underscored by piano accompaniment or Michael Lawrence's brilliant orchestration. $79.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
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| Telenn Vreizh : Musiques
Traditionnelles Pour
Harpe Celtique (DIVERS
AUTEURS / ROPARZ) Français Harp [Sheet music] Editions Buissonnieres
Par DIVERS AUTEURS / ROPARZ.GWENOLA (ARR.). Telenn Vreizh propose un ensemble de...(+)
Par DIVERS AUTEURS / ROPARZ.GWENOLA (ARR.). Telenn Vreizh propose un ensemble de pièces de musique traditionnelle bretonne arrangées pour la harpe celtique. Tous les niveaux d'apprentissage de l'instrument, y compris les tout débutants, sont abordés.
Les formes musicales traditionnelles en Bretagne y sont représentées : chansons enfantines, mélodies, airs à la marche, danses, cantiques. L'essentiel des thèmes provient du répertoire oral de Haute et Basse-Bretagne, chanté ou sonné.
À ce corpus de morceaux instrumentaux viennent s'ajouter quelques chants accompagnés, parmi lesquels des compositions plus récentes.
Les sources de collectage ainsi que les références enregistrées à la harpe sont mentionnées pour la plupart des morceaux, afin que les harpistes puissent s'imprégner du style de la musique.
Enfin, les textes des mélodies sont donnés, en gallo, en français ou en breton. Pour ces derniers, seul le sens général du récit est donné, tant la part d'implicite est importante dans nombre de textes anciens. / Date parution : 2019-12-05/ Recueil / Harpe Celtique
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| Star Edwards: First
Lessons Folk Harp: Harp:
Instrumental Tutor Harp [Sheet music + Audio access] Mel Bay
First Lessons Folk Harp is designed for the beginner Harp student who has no pri...(+)
First Lessons Folk Harp is designed for the beginner Harp student who has no prior music training. In this book they will learn to read music notation count rhythm implement important fingering techniques organize practice tune a Harp play common bass patterns and make a decision about which kind of Harp to play.Tips are included to help students get the most out of practicing. The songs serve as examples of Harp basics allowing the student to learn while playing vibrant melodies instead of repetitive or trite exercises. This book features traditional Irish Scottish Welsh Canadian American and Renaissance music. These songs will transport anddelight audiences with their simplicity and profound clarity. They invite us to ancient landscapes steeped in mystery and to experience the traditions of Harping throughout the ages. This book presents two new note readingmethods based on logical predictable music patterns that employ cutting edge techniques. They were developed to move students beyond reading notes as single isolated symbols. The rhythm table compares the different note valuesand rests to each other and visually shows how they are related through counting out rhythm increments.Helpful photos define how important hand positions are on the harp. These are an immense resource for students allowingthem to avoid tension in their hands and prevent injury. Accompanying audio allows them to play along as they learn. Includes access to online audio.
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| Ludovico Einaudi: Stanze:
Harp Solo: Instrumental
Work Italiano Harp Ricordi
versione originale per arpa. Milan, 1990 I was writing a series of piano pieces....(+)
versione originale per arpa. Milan, 1990 I was writing a series of piano pieces. I had a goal: to remove, and leave space. The title refers to the poetic stanzas but also to invisible spaces to be inhabited with the mind. One day my friend Cecilia Chailly calls me and asks me if I have a harp piece for her to play. I give her Vega to try. Two days later I go to her house to listen and, with mutual enthusiasm, I give her all the pieces that we will soon be recording. Cecilia will perform them in concert on various and memorable occasions. Here, I would like to express my profound thanks for her heartfelt help in correcting this new harp edition. (L. Einaudi)
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| Lejet E. - De Lumiere Et
De Cieux Embrases - Harpe Lemoine, Henry
Dédicace : Constance Luzzati Notice J'ai été amenée à composer cette OEuv...(+)
Dédicace : Constance Luzzati Notice J'ai été amenée à composer cette OEuvre pour harpe solo, non seulement du fait de mon attirance envers un instrument aussi riche de possibilités sonores, mais aussi grâce à ma rencontre avec Constance Luzzati, dont le jeu m'a fascinée. Ce sont tout d'abord certains tableaux visionnaires de Turner qui ont porté mon inspiration : les sons de harpe ne sont-ils pas évocateurs de lumière, de couleur et d'espace ? Mais je souhaitais pour ces pages de musique un titre concret, que la peinture ne parvenait pas à me fournir. J'ai alors songé à Baudelaire, et retenu le fragment d'un vers issu des Fleurs du Mal. Quelques mots donc, De lumière et de cieux embrasés, m'ont accompagnée dans la composition de cette pièce. Sans doute seront-ils également susceptibles d'en guider l'écoute. Au niveau sonore, j'ai beaucoup travaillé sur la résonance, et me suis appliquée à utiliser une palette de timbres aussi diversifiée que possible. Dans cette composition, sur un fond scintillant, mouvant et ondoyant, des gestes caractéristiques s'inscrivent, et se reproduisent par intermittence dans un ordre aléatoire. Au fur et à mesure du déroulement de la pièce, ils se transforment et créent en s'entrecroisant une agitation toujours grandissante, qui évolue vers l'idée d'embrasement. Edith Lejet Presse OEuvre destinée à la postérité des belles pièces de répertoire pour la harpe seule. Très bien écrit pour la harpe, le langage intéressant musicalement et instrumentalement donne un vrai plaisir du jeu et de l'écoute. Abordable techniquement pour le niveau DEM des conservatoires. Le titre est inspiré de Beaudelaire Le Voyage. L'OEuvre a été créée en janvier 2011 à l'Auditorium du musée de Strasbourg par la dédicataire, Constance Luzzati. Association Internationale des Harpistes, Bulletin Hiver 2012
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| John Luther Adams: Five
Athabascan Dances: Harp:
Score Taiga Press
John Luther Adams' Five Athabascan Dances for Harp and Percussion. Duration: 16 ...(+)
John Luther Adams' Five Athabascan Dances for Harp and Percussion. Duration: 16 minutes. 'These pieces are inspired by the music and spirit of the Athabascan people ofAlaska's boreal forest. The first and third dances are based on songs by Joe Beetus a Koyukon elder from the village of Huslia. The second dance is based on a short traditional song of the Dena'ingpeople of the Kenai Peninsula as remembered by the late Peter Kalifornsky and transcribed by the late Thomas F. Johnston. In their original setting these melodies would be sung in unison with no harmony orcounterpoint. Working as a composer in the Western tradition I have extended and transformed them in many ways. I have 'borrowed' and 'set' these melodies with permission and with the hope that my treatment ofthem conveys my profound respect for their origins. The second and third pieces are derived from my setting of poems by Adeline Peter Raboff written in the dialect of her Gwich'in people who inhabit the countryfrom Arctic Village to Old Crow. I offer this music as a gesture of respect to the first peoples of the Northern Interior and the Kenai Peninsula.' - John Luther Adams
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| Ludwig van Beethoven:
Complete Piano Sonatas -
Volume I: Piano:
Instrumental Piano solo - Advanced Dover Publications
Nos. 1-15-The entire corpus of Beethoven???s piano sonatas is contained in this ...(+)
Nos. 1-15-The entire corpus of Beethoven???s piano sonatas is contained in this two volume work 32 sonatas in all. Volume One contains the fifteen sonatas from Beethoven???s first period including the Pathetique Moonlight and Pastorale Sonatas. The music is reproduced from the exemplary Universal-Edition set edited by Heinrich Schenker. Combining scrupulous scholarship and profound artistic vision Schenker achieved an edition which is universally admired by musicians and scholars. For this Dover edition Schenker???s footnotes have been translated into English and his preface retranslated. A new introduction introduction by Carl Schachter has also been included. This edition will bewelcomed by all pianists both professional and amateur for its accuracy and reliability; it is highly desirable for instruction study reference and enjoyment.
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| Joseph M. Martin:
Appalachian Winter: SATB:
Vocal Score Choral SATB [Vocal Score] Shawnee Press
From the composer of Festival of Carols and The Winter Rose comes a cantata that...(+)
From the composer of Festival of Carols and The Winter Rose comes a cantata that celebrates the legacy of early American carols and hymnody. Composed in the spirit of folk music the cantata combines traditionalsounds with more rustic elements creating a blend that is fresh and pleasing. Popular American carols like Away In a Manger and O Little Town of Bethlehem dance with traditional spirituals such as Children GoWhere I Send Thee and Go Tell It on the Mountain. Sacred Harp tunes are re-tooled for Advent and stand alongside new versions of Shaker hymns and Appalachian melodies. Thoughtful narration weaves the movements togetherin a meaningful tapestry of song and Scripture. Two orchestral options are available allowing maximum flexibility in performance. A full line of support products is also available. Available separately: SATB CD-ROM FullOrchestration (Score & Parts for Flute 1 & 2 alto recorder Oboe/English Horn Clarinet 1 & 2 Bassoon Horn 1 & 2 Trumpet 1-3 Trombone 1 & 2 Bass Trombone/Tuba Timpani Percussion Acoustic Guitar Banjo Harp Piano Synth Solo fiddle Violin 1 & 2 Viola Cello Double Bass) Printed Full Orchestration Appalachian Consort Orchestration (Score & parts for Flute Violin Cello Mandolin Guitar Percussion and Piano) StudioTrax CD (accompanimentonly) SplitTrax CD Listening CD 10-Pack Listening CDs Preview Pack (Book/CD combo) RehearsalTrax CDs (part predominant reproducible) Digital Resource Kit (PowerPoint Choir Devotionals Poster Program Flyers Children'sProgram PDFs). Duration: approx. 40 min.
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| Joseph M. Martin:
Winter's Grace:
Orchestra: CD Orchestra Shawnee Press
(Christmas Cantata)-It was into the shadows and winter of this world that Christ...(+)
(Christmas Cantata)-It was into the shadows and winter of this world that Christ came to bring us the light and warmth of his salvation. The new cantata Winter's Grace from renowned composer Joseph M. Martin celebrates this great light and washes the sanctuary with the message of hope peace joy and love using a program of candles scriptures prayers and music. The incorporation of familiar carols will engage the listener and ease the learning process. There is a full line of support products available to facilitate your presentation of this dramatic new work including a digital resource kit featuring art work PowerPoint visuals a Bible study practice hints interpretive movement options plus a unique composer's commentary explaining some of the writer's perspective on the composition of the work. Includes: A Winter's Song Celebration for Advent Hop Peace Joy and Love Carols of Adoration Let the Earth Resound With Praise! A Silent Holy Night and more. Score and Parts for Flute 1&2 Oboe Clarinet 1&2 Bassoon Horn 1&2 Percusson 1&2 Harp Piano Timpani Trumpet 1 2&3 Trombone 1&2 Bass Trombone Tuba Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Double Bass.
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| Rachel Portman: The
Little Prince: SATB:
Vocal Score Choral SATB SATB, Piano [Vocal Score] St Rose Music Publishing
The score calls for a boy Soprano for the role of the Prince a baritone for the...(+)
The score calls for a boy Soprano for the role of the Prince a baritone for the Pilot eight other solo roles and a Chorus of twenty children to sing the parts of stars and birds. It is scored for Orchestra plus harp andcelesta. The libretto has been sensitively adapted by Olivier Award winning playwright Nicholas Wright among whose works are Vincent in Brixton and The Custom of the Country. Of The Little Prince The New York Times?scritic Bernard Holland said ?Ms Portman?s work lifts words in the air and carries them along ? a most appropriate accolade for this work.Simple but profound the story of The Little Prince and the philosophicallessons for adults is loved the world over. In 2003 Rachel Portman composer of music for nearly one hundred films and television shows and an Oscar-winner ? in fact the first female composer ever to win Best Musical orComedy Score for Emma in 1996 ? premiered her adaptation of this charming timeless tale to uniformly positive reviews. It was later adapted for television and can be found on DVD.
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| John Luther Adams: Make
Prayers To The Raven:
Ensemble: Score and Parts Taiga Press
John Luther Adams' Make Prayers To The Raven for Flute Percussion Harp Violin...(+)
John Luther Adams' Make Prayers To The Raven for Flute Percussion Harp Violin and Cello.Approx. duration: 16 minutes 30 seconds. 'This little suite is drawn fromthe score of a music-theater work for children. Movements II and IV are based on my settings of poems in the Gwich'in Athabascan dialect written by Adeline Peter Raboff. The title is borrowed from the book byRichard K. Nelson about the Koyukon Athabascan people and the profound connections between their cultural traditions and the land in which they live'. - John Luther Adams
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| Gordon Giltrap: Total
Giltrap: Guitar:
Instrumental Album Guitar Mel Bay
Guitar Encounters of the Fingerstyle Kind-In Total Giltrap the innovative guita...(+)
Guitar Encounters of the Fingerstyle Kind-In Total Giltrap the innovative guitarist and composer Gordon Giltrap encourages players to exploit their limitations - the profound advice once given by the great jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery.Giltrap himself is a living example of an artist who has exploited his limited right-hand pick and little finger technique. In this volume he explores subjects such as open tunings legato technique two-handedtapping and the harp-like technique of open strings and harmonics. This is all wrapped up in a very English approach to melody and invention. All the techniques and pieces in Total Giltrap are featured onthe accompanying audio. All the examples are recorded at half-tempo and full tempo making it a very easy to follow guide. This book provides a snapshot of ideas ready to be 'exploited' and developed by the willing and imaginativestudent of the modern day acoustic Guitar.
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| Joseph M. Martin:
Appalachian Winter:
Orchestra: Parts Orchestra Shawnee Press
From the composer of Festival of Carols and The Winter Rose comes a cantata that...(+)
From the composer of Festival of Carols and The Winter Rose comes a cantata that celebrates the legacy of early American carols and hymnody. Composed in the spirit of folk music the cantata combines traditionalsounds with more rustic elements creating a blend that is fresh and pleasing. Popular American carols like Away In a Manger and O Little Town of Bethlehem dance with traditional spirituals such as Children GoWhere I Send Thee and Go Tell It on the Mountain. Sacred Harp tunes are re-tooled for Advent and stand alongside new versions of Shaker hymns and Appalachian melodies. Thoughtful narration weaves the movements togetherin a meaningful tapestry of song and Scripture. Two orchestral options are available allowing maximum flexibility in performance. A full line of support products is also available. Available separately: SATB CD-ROM FullOrchestration (Score
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| Un Bal - Extrait De La
Symphonie Fantastique
Pour Piano A 4 Mains Français 1 Piano, 4 hands Delatour France
Poursuivant la série des ' grandes transcriptions ' pour piano à quatre main...(+)
Poursuivant la série des ' grandes transcriptions ' pour piano à quatre mains, engagée avec les ' Tableaux d'une exposition ' de Moussorgski et le ' Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune ' de Debussy, Bruno Rossignol propose cette adaptation d'une oeuvre, qui est certes peu pianistique sous la plume de l'orchestrateur de génie qu'était Berlioz, mais dont on parvient à retrouver la richesse des timbres de l'orchestre malgré la réduction à un seul instrument, Il y parvient notamment grâce à l'utilisation élargie du clavier à deux interprètes, Familier de cette formation, le transcripteur n'omet rien du texte original, où dominent harpes et cordes en un tourbillon de valse, tout en permettant une exécution adaptée au piano, / Piano À 4 Mains
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| ...Le Ciel, Tout A
L'Heure Encore Si
Limpide, Soudain Se
Trouble Horriblement...
(JARRELL MICHAEL) Français Orchestra [Sheet music] Lemoine, Henry
Par JARRELL MICHAEL. De la nature... du musical
Michael Jarrell, né en 1958, e...(+)
Par JARRELL MICHAEL. De la nature... du musical
Michael Jarrell, né en 1958, est l'un des compositeurs les plus en vue de sa génération. Dans une démarche toute personnelle, qui ne s'est inféodée à aucun mouvement, et dans une quête intérieure inlassablement poursuivie, il a opéré une synthèse de l'héritage des musiques d'après-guerre dont il a extrait certaines caractéristiques techniques pour les mettre au service d'une véritable poétique musicale. En effet, contrairement à ses aînés, il explore moins le langage pour lui-même, faisant des nouvelles techniques le lieu d'une mutation dans la pensée musicale, qu'il ne cherche à le mettre au service de l'expression. Aussi se méfie-t-il d'une conceptualisation excessive, et de l'utopie dont l'oeuvre serait porteuse, préférant mettre en valeur les vertus d'un artisanat qu'il enseigne par ailleurs à Vienne et à Genève, ainsi que lors de nombreux séminaires à travers l'Europe. Ses oeuvres, facilement identifiables dans l'abondante production contemporaine, sont toutes liées les unes aux autres, non seulement par une certaine forme de sensibilité, leur tonalité propre, mais aussi par la récurrence de certains traits que Jarrell retravaille dans des contextes différents. Il s'est ainsi très tôt constitué un univers qu'il ne cesse de remodeler, visant moins l'originalité apparente de chacune des pièces qu'un déplacement constant des perspectives dans lesquelles les mêmes idées, en elles, peuvent être appréhendées. 'Cent fois sur le métier...' voilà quelle pourrait être sa devise. On trouve ainsi dans chacune de ses oeuvres quelque chose de familier qui acquiert en même temps une certaine étrangeté, sentiment qui constitue peut-être un élément essentiel de son expressivité. La musique de Jarrell arpente les régions du rêve et de l'irréalité, à la recherche de son moment de vérité, souvent situé dans les sonorités les plus graves et tes plus lentes, là où le temps, ailleurs agité, s'immobilise. C'est peut-être ce qui confère à sa musique une forme de tendresse inséparable de la beauté sonore, allant jusqu'à un esthétisme raffiné, loin des recherches extrêmes et des formulations autoritaires. Chez lui, même les techniques instrumentales les plus inhabituelles, ou les sonorités électroniques, auxquelles il a souvent recours, sont rapatriées dans un monde sensible emprunt de pureté où ce sont les qualités expressives qui dominent. Celles-ci ne renvoient pas forcément au moi du compositeur, qui tend au contraire à s'effacer, mais davantage à l'essence même du musical, au phénomène en soi, porteur d'une présence singulière au monde.
On retrouve de telles qualités dans sa dernière oeuvre, ...Le ciel, tout à l'heure si limpide, soudain se trouble horriblement..., commandée par l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Elle fait appel à un grand orchestre symphonique standard: 3 flûtes (dont alto et piccolo, 2 hautbois et cor anglais, 2 clarinettes et clarinette basse, 2 bassons et contrebasson, 4 cors, 3 trompettes, 3 trombones, tuba, harpe, timbales, 4 percussions (vibraphone, glockenspiel, cloches tubes, cymbales, bongos, tam-tam, grosse caisse, temple blocks, tom grave, spring coils, triangle, mark tree) et cordes. Malgré un titre qui pourrait sous-entendre un élément programmatique, l'oeuvre appartient à la catégorie de la musique pure. L'orchestre y est traité de façon conventionnelle, mais avec une virtuosité d'écriture, un raffinement dans la sonorité qui exige beaucoup de ses interprètes.
D'un seul tenant, l'oeuvre se divise en quatre parties principales d'inégale longueur, les deux premières étant plus importantes que les deux suivantes: la première est constituée d'un continuum de notes rapides réparties entre les cordes et Les bois, tandis que les trompettes, doublées par différents instruments, lancent une figure d'appel incisive qui s'allonge progressivement. L'écriture est d'une grande virtuosité, les figurations en triples croches passant d'un instrument ou d'un groupe à un autre. Les notes rapides se figent une première fois dans des oscillations jouées notamment par les cordes divisées, puis à travers des notes répétées qui traversent toute la texture orchestrale. Après un passage intermédiaire privilégiant les sons graves, l'écriture vive reprend jusqu'à un sommet dramatique marqué par des trilles, aussitôt suivi d'une désintégration qui mène à la seconde partie.
Celle-ci débute avec des quintes jouées par les cordes graves divisées et colorées par les percussions (les contrebasses, qui doivent modifier leur accord, jouent des sons harmoniques). La musique semble vouloir repartir d'un point originel, elle se réinvente à partir d'une structure élémentaire, dans une extrême douceur. L'impétuosité du début laisse place à une grande délicatesse des sonorités. C'est un trait que l'on retrouve dans de nombreuses pièces de Jarrell: après l'effervescence d'une écriture brillante, agitée, nerveuse, que l'auditeur suit dans sa course folle, vient un moment réflexif et profond, qui nécessite une réorientation de l'écoule, une plongée dans la nature même du phénomène sonore. La trame qui se déploie dans un tempo lent offre ainsi une autre image de la sonorité orchestrale, comme si une musique des origines, au caractère de litanie, était soudain dévoilée sous la couche éclatante du début. Elle donne le sentiment d'avoir commencé bien avant son moment d'apparition, comme si elle provenait des couches profondes de la conscience, d'une mémoire archaïque. D'ailleurs, Jarrell réélabore ici un passage d'une pièce antérieure, Music for a While, lui reprenant son matériau de base. Le sentiment de profondeur est dû au formidable ralentissement du temps, qui nous met soudainement en apesanteur, mais aussi à une forme en spirale, qui tranche avec la musique directionnelle qui précédait. L'effet que provoque la distance sensible entre de tels contrastes est onirique: on ne sait plus si la première partie, qui nous échappe en se projetant vers l'avant, n'était qu'une forme illusoire, ou si nous entrons, avec la partie lente, dans une sorte de rêve éveillé.
Un passage central, dans cette seconde partie, s'organise autour de guirlandes sonores à la harpe et aux cloches que tout l'orchestre remplit de sonorités suaves. Les arpèges descendants des vents doublés par des pizzicatos de cordes, que transpercent des notes répétées aux trompettes et aux cors, dans un climat encore doux, annoncent la reprise du mouvement frénétique. Mais cette fois, ce sont moins des figures virevoltantes qui passent à travers les pupitres que des blocs de notes joués par la masse des instruments: des figures qui s'élancent vers le haut aboutissent à des notes répétées, en une forme d'antiphonie, et mènent à un sommet d'intensité. Après quoi, en guise de coda, une quatrième partie nous conduit à une fin mourante: l'harmonie se fige, les polyrythmes annulent toute sensation de mesure, les longues tenues des instruments graves chutent chromatiquement, les percussions jouant des figures rituelles, en résonance, jusqu'à l'immobilité finale.
Le titre de la pièce provient de Lucrèce (De la nature). Il n'a pas de signification structurelle immédiate, comme souvent chez Jarrell, mais exprime en quelques mots l'idée qui avait présidé au morceau. Le trouble s'apparente ici à une forme d'étrangeté, à quelque chose d'inquiétant qui n'apparaît pas de façon narrative, tel un vent d'orage dans un ciel serein, mais comme l'essence même de l'articulation formelle entre deux types d'écriture, deux types d'expression qui exigent des temporalités opposées l'une à l'autre. La soudaineté, c'est le renversement entre les deux. Pourtant, on retrouve un même noyau entre les parties vives et les parties lentes, la quinte jouant dans les deux cas un rôle structurel, et le mib apparaissant comme une note polaire (toute la musique de Jarrell est aimantée par des pôles qui orientent l'écoute). Si le passage du limpide au trouble se traduit par la sonorité orchestrale, par le maniement très sensible des timbres qui provient en grande part de la tradition orchestrale française, il se manifeste aussi par des figures qui évitent tout profil thématique, toute forme mélodique au sens traditionnel du terme, et qui composent la texture. L'auditeur a directement à faire avec la matière sonore. Et celle-ci est composée de part en part.
L'adjectif poétique vient à l'esprit pour définir une invention qui s'écarte aussi bien des formes illustratives que des constructions schématiques, et qui repose essentiellement sur l'organisation des hauteurs au détriment des effets, des sonorités bruiteuses ou des gestes iconoclastes. Et malgré les passages brillants, malgré les explosions sonores toujours maîtrisées et un maniement virtuose de l'orchestre, cette poétique révèle un caractère fondamental plutôt intimiste.
Philippe Albèra / contemporain / Répertoire / Orchestre
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| Joseph M. Martin:
Winter's Grace:
Orchestra: Parts Orchestra Shawnee Press
Christmas Cantata-It was into the shadows and winter of this world that Christ c...(+)
Christmas Cantata-It was into the shadows and winter of this world that Christ came to bring us the light and warmth of his salvation. The new cantata Winter's Grace from renowned composer Joseph M. Martin celebrates this great light andwashes the sanctuary with the message of hope peace joy and love using a program of candles scriptures prayers and music. The incorporation of familiar carols will engage the listener and ease the learning process. There is a full line of support products available to facilitate your presentation of this dramatic new work including a digital resource kit featuring art work PowerPoint visuals a Bible study practice hints interpretivemovement options plus a unique composer's commentary explaining some of the writer's perspective on the composition of the work. Includes: A Winter's Song Celebration for Advent Hop Peace Joy and Love Carols ofAdoration Let the Earth Resound With Praise! A Silent Holy Night and more. Score and Parts for Flute 1
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| Beethoven Ludwig Van -
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Complete Piano Sonatas -
001 - Piano Solo
Piano solo [Sheet music] - Advanced Dover Publications
Description The entire corpus of Beethoven’s piano sonatas is contained in ...(+)
Description The entire corpus of Beethoven’s piano sonatas is contained in this two volume work – 32 sonatas in all. Volume One contains the fifteen sonatas from Beethoven’s first period, including the Pathetique, Moonlight and Pastorale Sonatas. The music is reproduced from the exemplary Universal-Edition set edited by Heinrich Schenker. Combining scrupulous scholarship and profound artistic vision, Schenker achieved an edition which is universally admired by musicians and scholars. For this Dover edition, Schenker’s footnotes have been translated into English and his preface retranslated. A new introduction introduction by Carl Schachter has also been included. This edition will be welcomed by all pianists, both professional and amateur, for its accuracy and reliability; it is highly desirable for instruction, study, reference and enjoyment. Songlist Sonata In A Major Op.2, No.2 Sonata In A-flat Major Op.26 Sonata In B Minor Op.14, No.2 Sonata In C Major Op.2, No.3 Sonata In C Minor Op. 10, No. 1 Sonata In C Minor Op.13 Sonata In C Sharp Minor Op.27 No.2 Sonata In D Major Op.10, No.3 Sonata In D Op.28 Sonata In E Major Op.14, No.1 Sonata In E-flat Major Op. 7 Sonata In E-flat Major Op.27, No.1 Sonata In F Major Op.10, No.2 Sonata In F Minor Op.2 No.1 Sonata No.11 In B Flat Op.22
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| The Musician's Book
Of Five Rings (KAUFMAN
STEPHEN F) Jamey Aebersold Jazz
Martial Arts to Musical Arts. Par KAUFMAN STEPHEN F.. There has never been a mor...(+)
Martial Arts to Musical Arts. Par KAUFMAN STEPHEN F.. There has never been a more unique a book written on the subject of achieving musical mastery! From the sword to your ax, Hanshi Stephen Kaufman transposes the ancient wisdom of warriors into a performance enhancing attitude to keep you sharp, disciplined, and prepared for true greatness. Based on the profound 'Five Rings” philosophy of legendary 16th century Samurai swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, this book will teach you to overcome the common barriers to success in music and life. It is concisely written, to-the-point, and the concepts presented are easy for the serious reader to absorb and comprehend./ Etude / Saxophone
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| Classique andamp; jazz -
t07 - le compositeur est
mort - enquete a
l'orchestre (SNICKET /
STOOKEY) Français Nursery rhyme [Book + CD] Didier Jeunesse
Par SNICKET / STOOKEY. Au travers d'une enquête palpitante, découvrez les inst...(+)
Par SNICKET / STOOKEY. Au travers d'une enquête palpitante, découvrez les instruments de l'orchestre. Une initiation à la musique classique passionnante, menée de main de maître ! Une funeste nouvelle nous parvient depuis la salle d'orchestre - le compositeur est mort ! A quel endroit précis se trouvaient les violons lors de la nuit du crime ? Et les cuivres ? Et la harpe ? Dans cette mystérieuse et inexplicable affaire de meurtre, tous les suspects ont un alibi, des suspects qui sont tous des instruments de musique. Laissez-vous guider par la voix malicieuse de Pépito Matéo et la brillante musique de Nathaniel Stookey, interprétée par l'orchestre symphonique de San Francisco. Et jugez par vous-même de ce qui eut réellement lieu au cours de cette nuit fatidique et parfaitement orchestrée... / / Livre / Livres
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| Panorama, Particolari E
Licenza (PESSON GERARD) Français Alto, Voix d'Alto et Ensemble [Sheet music] Lemoine, Henry
Par PESSON GERARD. Berlioz n'a pas aimé Rome, ni la villa Médicis, où il éta...(+)
Par PESSON GERARD. Berlioz n'a pas aimé Rome, ni la villa Médicis, où il était parti à contre-coeur. Il trouvait la ville étouffante et provinciale, la Villa étriquée académique et trop seigneuriale. Il est donc allé chercher ailleurs ce qu'il a appelé son 'Italie sauvage', une Italie de ciels, de vents, de pluies, de ruines ensauvagées, de montagnes, de bourgades à flanc de roches. En romantique qui vit des éléments, il n'emportait dans ses nombreuses virées à Tivoli, Subiaco ou aux Castelli Romani, qu'un carnet, un fusil et sa guitare, dormant parfois à la belle étoile, cherchant parfois la compagnie des petites gens, se faisant l'ami de quelques bandits au grand coeur, mais plus souvent épris de solitude.
Il y a eu effet-retard de l'Italie dans l'oeuvre de Berlioz. Le temps de développer, par une archéologie rétrospective, les impressions assimilées, et, pour une grande part, de réinventer un pays, certes vécu mais tout autant fantasmé. Ce pays-là, qui n'est donc d'aucun pays, deviendra la dorsale de beaucoup de ses oeuvres: Benvenuto Cellini, Béatrice et Bénédict, Roméo et Juliette, Carnaval Romain etc., et surtout Harold en Italie.
Harold reprend la manière autobiographique qui faisait, entre autres, l'originalité de la Symphonie Fantastique. Utilisant le héros byronien, Childe Harold, Berlioz livre en musique un scénario qui commande le cadrage panoramique. On peut parler d'une réappropriation par un héros prête-nom de ses propres sensations relevées sur le motif (processus du plein air à l'atelier qu'effectuaient aussi les peintres, ses collègues de séjour en Italie). C'est cette dualité paysage réel/paysage rêvé que veut traiter la partition Panorama, particolari e licenza ('Panorama, détails et licence') écrite à la demande de Christophe Desjardins.
De la même manière que j'ai utilisé parfois des musiques préexistantes pour chercher ma propre musique (Nebenstück/Brahms/filtrage, Wunderblock/Bruckner/effacement), j'ai voulu ici détailler la notion de champ que Berlioz manie de façon véritablement pré-cinématographique. Ce qui se rapproche de nous (un détail infime perdu dans le tutti), ce qui s'en éloigne, ce qui nous parvient encore - un travelling qui devient arrêt sur image, un cadrage resserré, le fondu de deux perspectives. Panorama, particolari e licenza est, en ce sens, une sorte de making of , comme on dit aujourd'hui, de ce modèle génial, partition hirsute, fruste, mais tout à la fois riche, hautement inspirée. Harold en Italie traduit cette sauvagerie que Berlioz voulait rendre en musique, combinat de sensations, de révolte et d'exaltation: un son capté puis stylisé, avec effets de réel devenant sous sa plume des trouvailles, de véritables effets spéciaux dont peu de musiciens avant lui avaient eu l'intuition.
A la demande de David Jisse et de la Muse en circuit, j'ai ajouté une partie électronique qui a été conçue par Laurent Sellier. Cette partie, essentielle, est une manière de réaliser concrètement ce qui est en filigrane dans Harold, la transmutation de toute expérience éprouvée en un véritable clavier de sensations.
Le percussionniste de Panorama, particolari e licenza est une sorte d'accessoiriste bruiteur. Il reformule concrètement le réel purement rêvé, mais d'une manière que j'ai voulue parfois dérisoire et délibérément 'bricolée', comme un travail magique qui puisse donner sens à cette vérité véhémente, incessamment recyclée, qui faisait tout l'art de Berlioz.
La question du soliste est importante dans Panorama, particolari e licenza. Il est tout à la fois le point de vue, la subjection, celui qui dit je, comme il est aussi le sujet de l'autofiction. Tout en étant central, il est égaré, parfois noyé dans le méta-instrument du récit. Au moins c'est ainsi que je l'ai traité, car il maille les instruments ensemble, prenant toutes les bribes du discours, abdiquant souvent ce qu'il y a de performatif dans la place du soliste romantique. Il est ici doublé par une voix d'alto de manière à rendre ce fading du sujet, ainsi que cette prise de parole par le texte poétique toujours central dans l'oeuvre de Berlioz.
J'ai expliqué les deux premiers mots du titre. Le dernier renvoie aux licences que je prends par rapport au modèle, mais aussi à cette forme musicale du XVIIIe - La Licenza - qui était une manière d'hommage à un personnage d'influence. Con licenza était aussi une façon d'indiquer une liberté dans l'interprétation (c'est bien ici le sujet: la transcription est un écart), le tempo ou dans l'ornementation. Con alcune licenze écrit Beethoven au début de la fugue de l'opus 106.
Panorama, particolari e licenza suit assez fidèlement, quant au déroulement du moins, trois mouvements d'Harold en Italie.
I - Aux montagnes: On y entend des bruits de vent, de ruisseaux, des sons de guitare et de harpe de voyage. Des bribes non linéaires du Childe Harold de Byron.
II - Marche (moissonneurs et angélus): Il s'agit de pèlerins dans l'original. Toutefois, Berlioz a été précis sur le souvenir qui a déclenché ce tableau dans sa musique. Ce sont des moissonneurs qui rentrent le soir au village en chantant une prière. J'ai choisi ici l'angélus, qui est devenu une véritable icône dans la peinture de ce siècle-là. On y entend donc des fragments chantés en latin. Le percussionniste joue de la faux. Car la mort n'est jamais loin dans l'imaginaire byronien et non moins berliozien. C'est aussi une référence à d'autres 'scènes aux champs' passées dans l'imaginaire collectif. Je ne peux cacher que moissonneur m'a soufflé aussi moins sonneur.
III - Sérénade (une chanson des Abruzzes): C'est le mouvement le plus 'stylisé'. On y entend une véritable chanson en dialecte des Abruzzes où est évoqué la fameuse lontananza: à la fois espace résonnant d'une montagne à l'autre, mais aussi éloignement, séparation de deux amants. C'est un chant sur la construction du futur et la désillusion amoureuse que Berlioz a pu entendre et dont il a pu méditer le poème, bien qu'il ne s'en soit pas musicalement inspiré. Mais l'esprit, qui combine la mélancolie, un rien de malice, d'inquiétude et de doute tout berlioziens, est gardé dans ce mouvement, jusque dans les paroles de la chanson:
O hirondelle qui vole sur Potenza
Salue-le pour moi, c'est mon espoir
Demande-lui ce qu'il fait, ce qu'il pense,
Comme il supporte la lontananza
Demande-lui ce qu'il fait, ce qu'il veut
Et comme il supporte la séparation.
Gérard Pesson, septembre 2006 / contemporain / Répertoire / Alto, Voix d'Alto et Ensemble
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