SKU: AP.6-41387X
ISBN 9780486413877. English.
Based on the play by Schiller about tragic love and intrigue at the court of Philip II of Spain, Don Carlos is among the most complex and challenging of Verdi's works. The composer revised the opera twice in the 20 years following its 1867 debut at the Paris Opéra, incorporating into it the musical ideas that later culminated in such masterpieces as Otello and Falstaff. For that reason Don Carlos is much studied by students and performers, who will welcome this new edition of the final version.
SKU: AP.6-416909
ISBN 9780486416908. English.
Remarkable for its bold characterization, color, atmosphere, and dramatic plot, Verdi's 1851 opera was an immediate success upon its Venice debut, and it remains a staple of the repertoire to this day. The tale of a despised hunchback and his beloved daughter marked the first appearance of the tragic jester in Italian opera and provided Verdi with a subject well suited to his talents.
SKU: HL.48188865
UPC: 888680789961. 9.0x12.0x0.061 inches.
“Three songs by Kurt Weill is a set of three French songs for Voice and Piano. The lyrics have been written by Maurice Magre and Roger Fernay and the general level of difficulty is medium. The first piece, Complainte de la Seine (Complains of the Seine), is three page long and its lyrics are about what lies at the bottom of the river. The second song, Je ne t?aime pas (I don?t love you), is a man telling someone that he doesn?t love her, that everything is fine and that he is fine if she is happy. The third piece, Youkali is a highly rhythmic tango-habanera in four pages, which depicts the island of Youkali. Kurt Weill (1900-1950) is a German composer who developed operas and some works for the concert hall.â€.
SKU: HL.48024497
ISBN 9781784544003. 3.5x6.75x0.312 inches.
The best-selling diary returns for 2019 with a user-friendly portrait format, extra space for weekend appointments, and birthdays of hundreds of famous people in the world of music. Listings of important musical events from 100, 50 and 25 years ago and forthcoming anniversaries up to 2024 are included, alongside a mini-directory of concert halls, opera houses, festivals, organisations and recording companies, plus a special article on Serge Prokofieff to mark the centenary of The Love for Three Oranges. The cover design for 2019 includes an excerpt from Waltz (1876) by Jacques Offenbach, marking the bicentenary of the composer's birth.
SKU: HL.14043842
ISBN 9788759837054. English.
Rock Crystal for 2 Sopranos, Baritone and Orchestra + Soundfiles by Henrik Hellstenius , with text by Adalbert Stifter. This piece is a version of Love Songs II , written for the stage performance: Theatre of the Ear: About The Nature, commissioned by The Norwegian Opera. Rock Crystal will have its premiere at the Ultima Festival in Oslo, Septembre 2015.
SKU: CL.012-4202-01
This gorgeous orchestral intermezzo from the famous opera Pagliacci has been masterfully scored for concert band by Andrew Glover. Soaring, passionate lines bring the essence of Italian verismo operatic style to the band with this emotional and lyrical selection. Dramatic and richly scored, this work will enthrall your audiences and performers as well. Magnifico!
About Gems of the Concert Band
A series of transcriptions and other works in varying styles, representative of the programming of the Great American Classic Concert Band era of a century ago, as exemplified by John Phillip Sousa, Edwin Franko Goldman, Karl L. King, and Leonard B. Smith
SKU: CL.012-4512-75
The delightful and charming overture to the comic opera Fatinitza is finally available in a wonderful transcription by Andrew Glover. An excellent selection for mature bands seeking an enjoyable work that's also an audience-pleaser. Set includes a large spiral-bound conductor score.
SKU: CL.026-4793-00
Beethoven’s March of the Guards from the opera Fidelio has been adapted for flexible-instrumentation bands by Andrew Glover. This stately processional march maintains an air of dignity and solemnity throughout, and adapts well to the five-part Build-A-Band instrumentation. Careful scoring and minimal percussion requirements make this an excellent choice for very small ensembles, or those with awkward instrumentations. An excellent choice!
SKU: CL.012-4512-00
SKU: CL.026-4793-01
SKU: CL.012-4202-75
SKU: HL.48180300
UPC: 888680795436. 9.0x12.0x0.036 inches.
The first of the Two Pieces for flute and harp or piano accompaniment, ââ¬Å1. The swansââ¬Â? is a lovely short piece composed by Henri Busser. Really melodious, this piece is perfect to work on the flexibility of the tone and a good training to be able execute pieces more difficult. Written mainly in A key, not often used by flutists, and starting Andantino moderato, the piece symbolizes the swans, riding on a lake. It features an intro, a main theme in [A] which comes back A tempo in [C] and a final Piú moderato, finishing with a really high trill. Some difficulties, such as the A key and the range used on this piece will require an intermediate technique: difficulty is rated at 5. This first piece is followed by the second one: ââ¬Å?The squirrels.ââ¬Â Henri Busser (1872-1913) is a French classical composer and organist. He was a professor at the Paris Conservatoire and a member of the Académie française. He wrote a ballet, numerous operas and chamber music.
SKU: HL.44011271
UPC: 884088890810. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Bolero was originally written as a ballet for a famous ballerina and achieved great success on the stage. Nowadays the ballet itself is only rarely performed and even though Ravel thought the orchestra would seldom play it, it has become one of the best-loved pieces for the concert stage. This arrangement by Philip Sparke keeps very close to the original score in this melodically and rhythmically unique work. Ravel schreef Bolero oorspronkelijk als ballet voor een beroemde danseres. Als zodanig was het ook bijzonder succesvol. Tegenwoordig wordt het als ballet nog zelden opgevoerd. Hoewel Ravel dacht dat het als orkestwerk nietin de smaak zou vallen, is het toch een van de geliefdste titels voor op het concertpodium geworden. De bewerking van Philip Sparke blijft dicht bij de originele partituur van dit melodisch en ritmisch bijzondere werk.Bolero wurde ursprünglich als Ballett für eine berühmte Tanzerin geschrieben und feierte sensationelle Erfolge auf der Tanzbühne. Heute wird das Ballett nur noch selten aufgeführt und obwohl Ravel dachte, dass Orchester das Werk nur selten spielen würden, ist es zu einem der beliebtesten Titel für die Konzertbühne geworden.Philip Sparkes Bearbeitung halt sich nah an der Original-Partitur dieses melodisch und rhythmisch einzigartigen Werkes.Le dernier ballet de Ravel, Bolero, fut ecrit et cree en 1928. Aujourd'hui, le ballet est rarement represente, et, bien que Ravel ait craint que les orchestres refusent d'interpreter son oeuvre, celle-ci est devenue l'une des plus populaires dans les salles de concert. Le Bolero est peut-etre unique en son genre, dans le sens ou l'orchestration geniale de Ravel est encore plus importante que les elements melodiques, rythmiques et harmoniques de l'oeuvre ; c'est pourquoi Philip Sparke n'a pas vu l'utilite d'en produire une version simplifiee ou reduite mais a essaye de respecter au mieux la partition de Ravel. Laissez-vous seduire !Il Bolero composto da Maurice Ravel nel 1929 e per eccellenza la musica per balletto divenuta celebre anche come pezzo concertistico. E' sicuramente il bolero piu noto mai composto, nonche l'opera piu popolare di Ravel, commissionatagli da Ida Rubinstein, una ballerina russa. Philip Sparke ha rispettato la geniale orchestrazione di Ravel creando uno straordinario arrangiamento per banda.
SKU: HL.44011272
UPC: 884088890827. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Bolero was originally written as a ballet for a famous ballerina and achieved great success on the stage. Nowadays the ballet itself is only rarely performed and even though Ravel thought the orchestra would seldom play it, it has become one of the best-loved pieces for the concert stage. This arrangement by Philip Sparke keeps very close to the original score in this melodically and rhythmically unique work. Ravel schreef Bolero oorspronkelijk als ballet voor een beroemde danseres. Als zodanig was het ook bijzonder succesvol. Tegenwoordig wordt het als ballet nog zelden opgevoerd. Hoewel Ravel dacht dat het als orkestwerk nietin de smaak zou vallen, is het toch een van de geliefdste titels voor op het concertpodium geworden. De bewerking van Philip Sparke blijft dicht bij de originele partituur van dit melodisch en ritmisch bijzondere werk.Bolero wurde ursprunglich als Ballett fur eine beruhmte Tanzerin geschrieben und feierte sensationelle Erfolge auf der Tanzbuhne. Heute wird das Ballett nur noch selten aufgefuhrt und obwohl Ravel dachte, dass Orchester das Werk nur selten spielen wurden, ist es zu einem der beliebtesten Titel fur die Konzertbuhne geworden.Philip Sparkes Bearbeitung halt sich nah an der Original-Partitur dieses melodisch und rhythmisch einzigartigen Werkes. Le dernier ballet de Ravel, Bolero, fut ecrit et cree en 1928. Aujourd'hui, le ballet est rarement represente, et, bien que Ravel ait craint que les orchestres refusent d'interpreter son oeuvre, celle-ci est devenue l'une des plus populaires dans les salles de concert. Le Bolero est peut-etre unique en son genre, dans le sens ou l'orchestration geniale de Ravel est encore plus importante que les elements melodiques, rythmiques et harmoniques de l'oeuvre ; c'est pourquoi Philip Sparke n'a pas vu l'utilite d'en produire une version simplifiee ou reduite mais a essaye de respecter au mieux la partition de Ravel. Laissez-vous seduire !Il Bolero composto da Maurice Ravel nel 1929 e per eccellenza la musica per balletto divenuta celebre anche come pezzo concertistico. E' sicuramente il bolero piu noto mai composto, nonche l'opera piu popolare di Ravel, commissionatagli da Ida Rubinstein, una ballerina russa. Philip Sparke ha rispettato la geniale orchestrazione di Ravel creando uno straordinario arrangiamento per banda.
SKU: BT.AMP-321-140
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Bolero was originally written as a ballet for a famous ballerina and achieved great success on the stage. Nowadays the ballet itself is only rarely performed and even though Ravel thought the orchestra would seldom play it, it has become one of the best-loved pieces for the concert stage. This arrangement by Philip Sparke keeps very close to the original score in this melodically and rhythmically unique work. Ravel schreef Bolero oorspronkelijk als ballet voor een beroemde danseres. Als zodanig was het ook bijzonder succesvol. Tegenwoordig wordt het als ballet nog zelden opgevoerd. Hoewel Ravel dacht dat het als orkestwerk nietin de smaak zou vallen, is het toch één van de geliefdste titels voor op het concertpodium geworden. De bewerking van Philip Sparke blijft dicht bij de originele partituur van dit melodisch en ritmisch bijzondere werk.Bolero wurde ursprünglich als Ballett für eine berühmte Tänzerin geschrieben und feierte sensationelle Erfolge auf der Tanzbühne. Heute wird das Ballett nur noch selten aufgeführt und obwohl Ravel dachte, dass Orchester das Werk nur selten spielen würden, ist es zu einem der beliebtesten Titel für die Konzertbühne geworden.Philip Sparkes Bearbeitung hält sich nah an der Original-Partitur dieses melodisch und rhythmisch einzigartigen Werkes. Le dernier ballet de Ravel, Boléro, fut écrit et créé en 1928. Aujourd’hui, le ballet est rarement représenté, et, bien que Ravel ait craint que les orchestres refusent d’interpréter son oeuvre, celle-ci est devenue l’une des plus populaires dans les salles de concert. Le Boléro est peut-être unique en son genre, dans le sens où l’orchestration géniale de Ravel est encore plus importante que les éléments mélodiques, rythmiques et harmoniques de l’oeuvre ; c’est pourquoi Philip Sparke n’a pas vu l’utilité d’en produire une version simplifiée ou réduite“ mais a essayé de respecter au mieux la partition de Ravel. Laissez-vous séduire !Il Bolero composto da Maurice Ravel nel 1929 è per eccellenza la musica per balletto divenuta celebre anche come pezzo concertistico. E’ sicuramente il bolero più noto mai composto, nonché l’opera più popolare di Ravel, commissionatagli da Ida Rubinstein, una ballerina russa. Philip Sparke ha rispettato la geniale orchestrazione di Ravel creando uno straordinario arrangiamento per banda.
SKU: CY.CC2176
A beautiful Bel Canto recitative aria from the Opera Don Pasquale for Trumpet in Bb and Piano. Norina (soprano) sings this beautiful florid love song (With just one glance she pierced him).
SKU: CY.CC2926
ISBN 9790530057452.
This love song about 5-minutes in length, which is sung in Act I of Puccini's great opera La Boheme has been beautifully arranged for 4-part Trombone choir by Jeremy Kempton and is appropriate for advanced performers.Parts are in bass and tenor clef.
SKU: AP.45891S
ISBN 9781470661113. UPC: 038081526522. English.
Your orchestra will love the chance to play these ever-popular tunes from Ponchielli's opera La Gioconda, as arranged by Richard Meyer. Instantly recognizable to any audience, this arrangement retains the sound of the original and gives students a chance to develop the variety of techniques needed to perform two very different styles of dance music. The key has been changed (from E major to G major) and the time signature simplified (from 4/8 to 4/4), but none of the fun is missing! (3:20).