Farewell to philosophy. Par BRYARS GAVIN. I have a great fondness for the lower string instruments: I am a bass player, my mother is a cellist, as are both my daughters; my own ensemble includes two violas, a cello and a bass, and for the instrumentation of my opera Medea I omit the entire violin section from the orchestra. As I have written a number of works for solo instrument or voice with orchestra I welcomed the opportunity to write a concerto for cello and orchestra and especially one which focuses particularly on the instrument’s lyrical qualities. Although the piece is in one continuous movement, and the soloist is playing almost without a break, it nevertheless falls into distinct sections which are recognisable by a shift of tempo as well as by a change in the music’s character. One of the early ideas Julian Lloyd Webber and I discussed was that it might form a companion piece to one of the Haydn concertos. Given my friendship with some members of the English Chamber Orchestra and my awareness of their repertoire, this suggested a number of particular musical references. The subtitle to the work, for example, combines the subtitles of two idiosyncratic Haydn symphonies and I allude to them in different ways but chiefly through orchestration: for The Philosopher by including a section in the concerto where the orchestration resembles that of the symphony’s first movement (pairs of English and French horns, muted violins and unmuted lower strings); for The Farewell, by the progressive reduction in the orchestration towards the end. Indeed, apart from the orchestral tutti in the last few bars, the last pages of the score are virtually for string quartet. The subtitle also refers to my own background as a philosophy graduate... The piece was commissioned by Philips Classics for Julian Lloyd Webber and is dedicated to him. The first performance was given by Julian Lloyd Webber and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by James Judd, 21 November 1995, Barbican Hall, London. Gavin Bryars/ Répertoire / Violoncelle et Orchestre

For solo female voice (Mezzo-Soprano) and ensemble: Violin Viola Cello Contrabass and Piano.Commissioned by Karina McIntosh in memory of her husband Angus McIntosh.I - Triple BurdenII - Praise of a ManIII - From His House DoorIV - DefeatV - In MemoriamVI - Highland Funeral

Par HOSOKAWA TOSHIO. In my sixth work for a string quartet, there is a very simple melody concealed in the background. That melody (distant voices) is played within an extremely slow tempo, and the notes which form the melody gain different textures by becoming disassembled, and played by different techniques. In our daily lives, our inner voices become concealed by our daily customs. The act of composing, to me, is to find out that concealed distant voices, make those voices spatialized and construct them within the musical time. This work is dedicated to Alois Lageder. Toshio Hosokawa / Date parution : 2023-06-01/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

A song sequence for String Quartet and Voice. Written by Elvis Costello in response to an article detailing the discovery that a Veronese academic had been replying to letters addressed to 'Juliet Capulet'. The delicate andpersonal nature of the content of such correspondence has inspired a wonderful and poignant set of songs arranged specifically for and performed by The Brodsky Quartet. This is a deceptively simple and work baring all thequalities of Costello's intelligent sense of melody.

Scored for Baritone/Narrator and Ensemble this humerous work takes its texts from various sources including internet spam!Baritone Voice/NarratorFluteOboeClarinetBassClarinetBassoonFrench HornTrumpetTrombone2 PercussionistsPiano and Keyboard SamplerViolin 1Violin 2ViolaCelloDoubleBass

Company for 4 Voices and 14 Instruments (2010).Dedicated to Theatre of Voices and The London Sinfonietta. Instrumentation: 1 Soprano1 Alto1 Tenor1 Bass1 Bass Flute1 Bass Clarinet in Bb1 Horn in F1 Trombone1 Contra Bassoon2 Percussion (2 players)1 Guitar1 Harp1 Violin 11 Violin 21 Viola1 Cello1 Double BassThe score is written in C.Traditional octave transpositions as indicated by the clefs.

Viola Cello and Piano-Instrumentation: Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello and Full Score

Private studio teachers school string programs and Suzuki teachers preparing for recitals will welcome these tasteful piano accompaniments for the violin viola and cello editions of Volume 2 of Brian Wicklund???s American FiddleMethod. Acknowledged as the most widely used fiddle method in the country Wicklund became aware of the increasing demand for a parallel piano accompaniment series and engaged his friend Bob Walser to take on the task of writingit. Collaborating closely with Wicklund Walser was encouraged to adhere to the chord progressions suggested in the original books but given leeway to add interesting variations in rhythm and harmony. The result is a book ofarrangements that welcomes pianists to the jamming circle. Piano playing teachers parents and siblings can now join in the fun and fiddle tunes can be featured in concerts and recitals with the support of an accompanist. Inaddition principals of accompaniment learned by playing these arrangements can be applied to accompanying other tunes the voice or other instruments. The American Fiddle Method itself provides the beginner with the elementsneeded to become a proficient fiddler. Based on many years of teaching experience the author introduces concepts and techniques that yield solid results. This method encourages creativity in the student by including variations ofthe tunes to illustrate how they can serve as a basis for improvisation.