SKU: HH.HH192-FSC
ISBN 9790708059707.
Haydn's first set of Lieder, adapted for the English market by William Shield, who was to become his close friend, were an instant commercial success, with the most popular of them re issued separately not only in England but also in Ireland and America. The present edition reinstates a large number of Haydn's musical details -- dynamics, articulation, accidentals, and even accompanying figures in the keyboard part -- present in his German originals but missing from Shield's English edition. Generously illustrated with facsimiles from the original publications, which were notated on two staves, the new edition, the first in 200 years, uses three staves to clarify the voice and keyboard parts, and includes an Introduction and full Critical Commentary.
SKU: BR.SON-442
ISBN 9790004803509. 10 x 12.5 inches.
This volume contains three reworkings and orchestrations of religious works by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy which were originally set for smaller ensembles (solo voices, four-part chorus and organ). They were composed at different times and for different occasions, two of them as commissions. The anthem ,,Why, o Lord, delay forever MWV A 19 was originally the sacred vocal piece MWV B 33, published in England in 1841 with the additional title ,,[…] The Thirteenth Psalm, and in Germany in the same year as ,,Lass, o Herr, mich Hilfe finden with the title ,,Drei geistliche Lieder which was composed at the suggestion of the English literature and music lover Charles B. Broadley who also provided the paraphrase of the psalm text. After Mendelssohn had refused an initial request by Broadley to furnish the anthem post festum with an organ prelude, the composer did not want to turn down a second request to orchestrate the work and he even expanded the existing material with a lengthy closing fugue involving additional trumpets and timpani. The ,,Ave Maria MWV B 19 was written in connection with Mendelssohn's appointment as municipal music director, a position which at the same time included the responsibility for the musical organization of church services. The instrumentation of the work with an accompaniment of two clarinets and two bassoons as well as low strings was due to the fact that the organ in Dusseldorf's principal church St. Lambertus was out of order for an extended period of time, and Mendelssohn considered this solution explicitly only as a surrogate for the organ should there be none. A further psalm paraphrase in English, this time by William Bartholomew, of the hymn ,,Hear my prayer MWV B 49 was set to music in early 1844; the orchestration of the organ part commissioned by the distinguished Dublin musician Joseph Robinson was not completed until 1847 so that the premiere finally only took place after Mendelssohn's death. In the further course of the century ,,Hear my prayer would, particularly in the version with organ accompaniment, come to enjoy great popularity in Great Britain and Ireland.
SKU: FH.WC0
ISBN 978-1-55440-576-3.
This new series offers a sequenced approach to the study of clarinet from the beginner to advanced levels. With a progressive collection of Repertoire, Etudes, Recordings, Orchestral Excerpts, and Technique, the Clarinet Series, 2014 Edition provides complete support for teachers and students at every level of study. Nine progressive volumes of Repertoire expose students to a wealth of music from the earliest works for clarinet to accompanied and unaccompanied contemporary compositions. Students will explore some of the most definitive solo pieces written for clarinet, along with popular folk tunes, Klezmer melodies, Classical solos, and contemporary compositions that incorporate traditional and extended techniques.Technical Repertoire:Gigue - Georg Philipp Telemann, arr. Jason NobleBouree anglaise - George Frideric Handel, arr. Stephen ChatmanComputer Game - Paul HarrisWolsey's Wilde - William Byrd, arr. Jason NobleMairi's Wedding (Lewis Bridal Song) - Traditional Gaelic melody, arr. Christine DonkinPolka-dot Rag - Jazz standard, arr. Paul HarrisThe King's March, T 432 - Jeremiah Clarke, arr. Jason NobleLyrical Repertoire:Austrian Hymn (Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser), Hob. XXVIa: 43 - Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. Jason NobleThe Huron Carol - 16th-century French, arr. Martin van de VenAir, from The Double Dealer - Henry Purcell, arr. James RaeReverie - Claude Debussy, arr. Jason NobleOde to Newfoundland - Hubert Parry, arr. Christine DonkinLondonderry Air - Irish folk song, arr. Harold BirstonTumbalalaika - Jewish folk song, arr. Martin van de Ven and Christine Donkin.
SKU: EC.9278
UPC: 600313311185. English.
Songs of Love and Solace traces a young man's journey of love and heartbreak. The cycle of four texts by Irish poet William Butler Yeats begins with Brown Penny. This short poem depicts a young man infatuated with the idea of falling in love, and then becoming awestruck as he contemplates the depths of love’s power. In the second poem, He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, the poet, speaking to his beloved, realizes he has nothing of value to offer but his dreams. Tread softly, he implores, because you tread on my dreams.” In When You Are Old, we find our poet heartbroken. In his grief he peers into the future and foresees his beloved, in old age, remembering the depth and purity of their forsaken love: “But one man love the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.” In the final song, The Lake Isle of Innisfree,” the poet, saddened but wiser, wistfully resolves to escape the struggles and heartbreaks of his modern existence, and seek solace in the beauty and calm of nature. Songs may be performed separately.
SKU: SU.50023780
Poem excerpts by William Cullen Bryant.Copyright 1994. Published by: Seesaw Music.
SKU: HL.49006876
ISBN 9783795717995. German.
Die Chormusik hat in der europaischen Musikgeschichte die wohl ungebrochenste Tradition. Trotz ihrer verschiedenen Stile und zeitbedingten Erscheinungsformen ist sie wegen ihrer unmittelbaren Bindung an die menschliche Stimme die naturlichste aller Kunste geblieben und erfreut sich heute dank der Wirkung und Bedeutung leistungsfahiger Chorensembles einer neuen Wertschatzung in unserer Gesellschaft. Damit ist auch ein neues Bedurfnis fur das Verstehen ihrer Zusammenhange unter ganz unterschiedlichen Gesichtspunkten entstanden.Chormusik und Analyse beschaftigt sich erstmal in 18 Beitragen namhafter Musikwissenschaftler und des Herausgebers mit der Formanalyse und der Interpretation mehrstimmiger a-cappella-Vokalmusik von der ars antiqua durch alle Stilepochen bis zur Gegenwart. Dabei zeigt sich, dass die Chormusik kein Nebenschauplatz der Musikgeschichte ist und war, sondern durch ganze Jahrhunderte ihr eigentliches Zentrum bildete. Die geistigen Dimensionen der einzelnen Beitrage, die Vielfalt der Gesichtspunkte und stilistische Breite der behandelten Literatur machen diese Analysensammlung zu einem hochst informativen Buch, das sich Chorleitern und Studenten, Komponisten, Wissenschaftlern und allen denen empfiehlt, die in und mit der Chormusik leben.
SKU: HL.14029708
8.25x11.75x0.183 inches.
The title of this piece is taken from the late astronomer and educator Carl Sagan's book Cosmos (1980). Sagan was a great voice in the pursuit of knowledge and reason, an invaluable force in the struggle against ignorance and superstition. His vast historical knowledge and sensitive ear for the poetic also allowed him to adorn his various texts with short quotations from original folklore through history, quotations which I have used as mental and spiritual appetizers, heading some of the movements in this piece. Serenade also reaches out to other inspirational sources, such as William Shakespeare, Joseph Conrad and British science-writer John Gribbin, another great educator and popularizer. The Darwin quotation heading the second movement was also found in Sagan's book Cosmos (it is originally from Charles Darwin: On The Origin Of Species) and so was the quotation about The Backbone of the Night. The Ku-Fu-quotation can be found in Sagan's last great work THE DEMON-HAUNTED WORLD (1995).
SKU: MB.31060M
ISBN 9781513468051. 8.75x11.75 inches.
As aspiring fingerpicking guitarists started expanding their horizons from folk, blues, and ragtime in the 1970s, it was only logical to look towards early jazz tunes as a vast source for new possibilities. For one thing, they could follow the same evolutionary path from ragtime to jazz that had been taken by pianists such as Jelly Roll Morton and Harlem stride players like James P. Johnson and Fats Waller. These musicians all composed in a variety of styles, but their most ambitious piano solos expanded on the classic ragtime format developed by the likes of Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb, using several strains that usually changed keys at least once. Morton, the self-proclaimed inventor of jazz, would record versions of tunes like King Porter Stomp and The Original Jelly Roll Blues that are similar to straight ragtime performances, and others where there is lots of room left for embellishment and jazz improvisation. The present collection is a bonanza for guitarists who want to tackle advanced arrangements along the lines of ragtime but featuring jazz age harmonies from the playing of Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, WC Handy, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band and other early jazz legends. The 32 arrangements included are by a wide assortment of guitarists including Ernie Hawkins, Pat Donohue, Lasse Johansson, Duck Baker, Ton Van Bergeyk, Sandy Shalk, Steve McWilliam, and Dorian Henry. Titles include: Oh, You Beautiful Doll, I’ve Got The Blues, High Society, St. Louis Blues, Davenport Blues, Poor Butterfly, Dixie Jass Band One-Step, Memphis Blues, Big Foot Ham, Grandpa’s Spells, The Original Jelly Roll Blues, Midnight Mama, Milenberg Joys, Fizz Water, Back Home in Indiana, Sweet Georgia Brown, Red Wing (An Indian Intermezzo), There’ll Be Some Changes Made, Way Down Yonder In New Orleans, Charleston, Where The Morning Glories Grow, Limehouse Blues, Susie (of the Islands), I Need Some Pettin’, Weather Bird, Cornet Chop Suey, Kansas City Stomps, King Porter Stomp, Jubilee Stomp, Take It Easy, If I Had You, Moonlight Serenade
SKU: AP.41969S
UPC: 038081471372. English.
This delightful little miniature is an arrangement of Ravel's short minuet for piano written in homage to Classical era composer, Joseph Haydn. It was composed in 1909 and published a year later in 1910. Ravel based the raw material for this minuet on the notes whose letter names are the musical equivalents of Haydn's name.
SKU: AP.5175
UPC: 038081005782. English.
This delightful arrangement of a spritely German Dance by master composer Joseph Haydn and a charming Bagatelle, written by the virtuoso pianist Johann Hummel, will be a big hit with your audiences. Both pieces provide an outstanding way to reinforce staccato playing and are highly recommended for introducing the classical style to your students. (Grade 1 1/2) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.5175S
UPC: 038081096636. English.
SKU: HL.35027093
UPC: 884088472351. 5x5 inches.
Uses: Communion, Lent, Holy WeekScripture: Psalm 16:11; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Isaiah 25:1-9; Luke 22:19-20This J. Paul Williams gem is set to a well-known American folk song with breathtaking results. Each verse presents a different tableau in the life of Christ and takes us on a journey through his life and ministry. Ideal for Communion or Holy Week services! Thoughtful! Available separately: SATB, iPrint Orch CD-ROM (Flt 1&2,Oboe,Clnt 1&2,Bassoon, Horn 1&2, Perc 1&2, Harp, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Dbl Bass), StudioTrax CD; Duration: ca. 3:05.
SKU: HL.35027092
UPC: 884088472344. 5x5 inches.