SKU: HL.14007553
12.0x16.5 inches.
An ennead is a large composition in nine sections. Historical examples include an important early Latin epic, the discourses of the neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus, and the once popular poem by Edward Young, first published in 1745. This last was re-issued in 1802, in a sumptuous edition illustrated with more than five hundred engravings by William Blake, whose own Vala is also an ennead. Young's poem was called Night Thoughts, and I had originally intended to use the same title for my own set of quite independent nocturne-like pieces. Finally, I decided on the name Sonatina, as being a more accurate description of a work in which the interrelatedness of the sections placed it somewhere between the character of a suite and that of a set of variations, as well as emphasizing its artistic descent from the type of irregular sonata pioneered by such composers as Alkan and Busoni. -Justin Connolly.
SKU: WD.080689542176
UPC: 080689542176.
Ameri ca! The sound of that name inspires and emboldens us; it emboldens us as we follow in the footsteps of those who’ve gone before, and inspires us to do even greater things still…to build better, be stronger, reach farther, dream bigger, and trust God to lead us to new frontiers and scale new heights. We are a country both built and sustained by dreamers. Dreamers who became doers. Dreamers who didn’t listen when others said “impossible.†Dreamers who dared to make dreams come true…American Dreamers!The creative team of Tony Wood and Cliff Duren have joined forces with Word Music to bring you this new, inspirational patriotic musical called American Dreamers. This inaugural release in Word’s God & Country Series fuses iconic patriotic songs such as “America, the Beautiful†and “My Country, ‘Tis of Theeâ€; new patriotic songs by Tony Wood; hymn favorites such as “Great Is Thy Faithfulness†and “O God, Our Help in Ages Pastâ€; songs of Praise and Worship, along with two well-known country music hits, “Arlington†(made popular by Trace Adkins) and “American Flag on the Moon†(popularized by Brad Paisley) — songs about freedom, liberty, Biblical foundations, faith, American life…God & Country!Written for Choir, Rhythm Section, Orchestra, Soloists, and Narrator, American Dreamers sets a new standard for patriotic, God-and-Country musical experiences. Employ the use of the visually-compelling DVD Accompaniment Track for a memory-making patriotic service!
SKU: PR.11641145L
The Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra Op.50 was commissioned by Jan Gippo, principal Piccolo of the St. Louis Symphony, who gave the premiere of the work on August 18th, 1996, in New York City with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra conducted by Glenn Cortese. The occasion was the annual convention of the National Flute Association, who sponsored the commission.Jan Gippo had enthusiastically pursued the idea of commissioning a Piccolo concerto from me ever since he played orchestral Piccolo in the premiere of my Concerto for Flute with James Galway and the St. Louis Symphony. Won over by his enthusiasm, I agreed to write this work for an instrument which has had virtually no concerto repertoire since the baroque era. In doing so I was eager to stress the lyrical and expressive qualities of an instrument which is too often stereotyped as being useful for only brilliant and ornamental flourishes.The work falls into three movements which are united by thematic and motivic materials, significant among which is a twelve note row which forms the basis of the second movement’s variations. The final movement, which puts the seriousness of the first tow movements aside for an unbridled romp, makes use of three explicit musical quotations at strategic structural moments, one of which is an implicit homage to Shostakovich, who quoted from the same work in his own second Violin Concerto.Orchestration of the Concerto was completed at the Loew’s Hotel in Monte Carlo, where I was situated for the rehearsal period of my opera The Picture of Dorian Gray.The Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra has been recorded for release on the BMG label by James Galway with the London Mozart Players conducted by the composer.
SKU: PR.11641145S
ISBN 9781491136553. UPC: 680160689408.
SKU: BR.OB-5560-30
Critical Edition with the original English text by Charles Jennens as well as the German translation by Johann Gottfried Herder, including a comprehensive historical and musicological preface and detailed critical commentary.
Have a look int. Oratorio/passion; Baroque. Set of parts. 134 pages. Duration 120'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5560-30. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5560-30).
ISBN 9790004344163. 10 x 12.5 inches.
Messiah 1741 - new light on Handel's masterpieceThe focus of this new edition is the Messiah as first conceived by the composer in 1741: before its first performance in Dublin in 1742, before the first London performances of the mid 1740s, before the final Foundling Hospital performances in the late 1750s. The editor succeeds in creating a 21st-century edition from the perspective of 1741, making clear that Messiah was a genius hit from the start.Messiah 1741 - the first and only complete edition of Handel's autograph scoreThorough information on Handel's performance practice in 1741 (including topics such as orchestration, continuo, text underlay and specific questions on interpretation)It offers a reconstruction of the wind parts according to contemporary sourcesPiano vocal score with contemporary vocal ornamentationFirst edition including the German text by Herder - a monument of the German enlightenment - which is contentwise and phonetically closer to Jennens' text than any other translation, therefore being a perfect singable alternativeThe appendix contains additionally the most popular and important aria versions composed after 1741 for practical reasons.Throughout this new edition, creative yet pragmatic scholarship shines through, and the Preface and Critical Report are thorough and unusually fascinating. ... I'm very happy to own the full score, and if I were starting out now, I'd invest in the whole kit and caboodle.(Jeremy Summerly, Choir & Organ)Critical Edition with the original English text by Charles Jennens as well as the German translation by Johann Gottfried Herder, including a comprehensive historical and musicological preface and detailed critical commentary.
SKU: BR.OB-5560-26
Have a look int. Oratorio/passion; Baroque. Part. 60 pages. Duration 120'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5560-26. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5560-26).
ISBN 9790004344156. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.PB-5560
Have a look int. Oratorio/passion; Baroque. Full score. 292 pages. Duration 120'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 5560. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-5560).
ISBN 9790004213704. 10 x 12.5 inches.
Messiah 1741 - new light on Handel's masterpieceThe focus of this new edition is the Messiah as first conceived by the composer in 1741: before its first performance in Dublin in 1742, before the first London performances of the mid 1740s, before the final Foundling Hospital performances in the late 1750s. The editor succeeds in creating a 21st-century edition from the perspective of 1741, making clear that Messiah was a genius hit from the start.Messiah 1741 - the first and only complete edition of Handel's autograph scoreThorough information on Handel's performance practice in 1741 (including topics such as orchestration, continuo, text underlay and specific questions on interpretation)It offers a reconstruction of the wind parts according to contemporary sourcesPiano vocal score with contemporary vocal ornamentationFirst edition including the German text by Herder - a monument of the German enlightenment - which is contentwise and phonetically closer to Jennens' text than any other translation, therefore being a perfect singable alternativeThe appendix contains additionally the most popular and important aria versions composed after 1741 for practical reasons.Throughout this new edition, creative yet pragmatic scholarship shines through, and the Preface and Critical Report are thorough and unusually fascinating. ... I'm very happy to own the full score, and if I were starting out now, I'd invest in the whole kit and caboodle.(Jeremy Summerly, Choir & Organ).
SKU: BR.OB-5560-16
Have a look int. Oratorio/passion; Baroque. Part. 64 pages. Duration 120'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5560-16. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5560-16).
ISBN 9790004344132. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5560-11
Have a look int. Oratorio/passion; Baroque. Part. 96 pages. Duration 120'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5560-11. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5560-11).
ISBN 9790004344118. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5560-19
Have a look int. Oratorio/passion; Baroque. Part. 60 pages. Duration 120'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5560-19. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5560-19).
ISBN 9790004344149. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5560-15
Have a look int. Oratorio/passion; Baroque. Part. 64 pages. Duration 120'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5560-15. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5560-15).
ISBN 9790004344125. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: HL.14042113
ISBN 9788759826058. International (more than one language).
THE DREAMERS for horn, violin and piano is the sixth of a series of seven compositions named after Karen Blixen's collection of short stories Seven Gothic Tales. My musical gothic tales are written for very different ensembles - THE SUPPER AT ELSINORE is a saxophone quartet, THE OLD CHEVALIER is for bass trombone and piano, THE MONKEY is a chamber orchestra work - but they all share musical material in a criss-cross of contextual references reminiscent of Blixen's narrative complexity: Themes and motivs from one piece appear in others in new and surprising shapes and combinations. Karen Blixen's THE DREAMERS has the most complex narrative structure of all her seven gothic tales.The story is made up of three tales with different narrators, but with the same principal caracter in various disguises, all three imbedded within a fourth tale that serves as a framework for the entire short story. The main story line unravels the life of a famous opera diva who looses her voice during a terrible fire. Before this her life was perpetual bliss, and the tragedy drives her into assuming different personality guises in order to escape reality. Toward the end she is confronted with her true identity, and dies. THE DREAMERS isn't 'about' anything. The music is inspired by the artistic content of Blixen's short story - it's emotionalism, dramatic construction, atmosphere, period and settings - but unfolds in time and musical space in ways that are completely independent of the story's narrative progression... except one might say that the three players try their best to either catch or escape each other, and that when they finally meet, it happens abruptly, even tragically - and only barely provides a little consolation. Duration: approximately 15 minutes.
SKU: GI.G-7020
UPC: 785147702009. English, Spanish. Translation: Mary Louise Bringle. Text by Juan Damián.
The milonga is a song-dance developed around 1870 by the cultures co-existing in Buenos Aires at the time. This piece, with a Mary Louise Bringle translation, explores the mystery of God: “I think I know, but barely grasp it . . .†and calls for greater faith. The music is slow, rhythmic, richly harmonic, and mesmerizing.