SKU: BR.EB-9244
ISBN 9790004185445. 9 x 12 inches.
It was the practice of Khoomii (throat singing) - following several workshops with Michael Ormiston - that first attracted me to Tuvan music. Composing this Songbook, the first in a series commissioned by the Ligeti Quartet, I took the chance to reflect on compositional questions around transcription and arrangement of existing music, and frequently found myself asking: where is the boundary between the source material and the new substance? Of course the relationship varies from piece to piece, and moment to moment: sometimes we seem to glimpse the pure source, but most of the time there are differing degrees of distance, working towards or away from it. This new version for string orchestra corresponds closely to the original quartet version, with an additional part for double basses.The traditional Tuvan songs that I have transcribed and recomposed are all known to me from the Ay Kherel CD The Music of Tuva: Throat Singing and Instruments from Central Asia (2004, Arc Music). According to the notes from that CD, this is what the songs are about:1. Dyngylday: If you have come on a horse in blue, it doesn't mean that you are the best. My heart tells me something else: my sweetheart doesn't have such a beautiful horse, but he is my darling.An alternative interpretation from Alash Ensemble (alashensemble.com): The word dyngylday is a nonsense term with no translation. The song makes good-humored fun of somebody for being a good-for-nothing.2. Eki Attar (The Best Steeds): The horse is the basis of our life. It is a magic creature. Even its step is full of music and rhythm. You may not be a horse rider, but when you hear this song you will always remember horses.3. Kuda Yry: This wedding song glorifies the strength of the groom and the beauty of his Horse.4. Ezir-Kara ('Black Eagle'): This was the name of a horse, who became a legend through his remarkable strength and speed.It is not just overtones that abound here: there are galloping rhythms aplenty, and though I am no horse rider I tried to keep the horses galloping in my imagination while composing these pieces.Christian Mason (with quotes from Ay Kherel and Alash Ensemble)World premiere of the original version: London/UK, May 10, 2016, World premiere of the string orchestra version: Clermont-Ferrand/France, October 8, 2020.
SKU: BR.EB-9243
ISBN 9790004185438. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: KJ.WB121
This programmatic work is based on the Biblical reference to the four horsemen of the apocalypse. The four movements are named for the horsemen: War, Famine, Pestilence and Death.
SKU: HL.49008137
ISBN 9790001121668. 9.25x12.0x0.101 inches.
A collection of 10 short attractive pieces. Morning Walk * Homesickness * Joker * At Dawn * Little Horseman * On a Winter's Evening * Burlesque * In the Fortress * Cop and Robber * Waltz.
SKU: HL.49045421
ISBN 9784890664887.
Suit e Carapace consists of 15 pieces composed between 2005 and 2015 collected chronologically in three volumes. The first of these volumes includes three works composed and premiered at Tokyo College of Music in 2005, Horseshoe Crab, Odontodactylus japonicus, and Fiddler Crab, and two works composed in 2007 and premiered at Yokosuka City Culture Hall, Pistol Shrimp and Japanese Spider Crab. Each of these works in this volume was inspired by the name or appearance of a particular carapace, as suggested by the titles. Through the music, we are able to examine each creature in detail with a variety of characteristic rhythms and harmonies arising from the composer's deep interest and imagination.
SKU: HL.49007796
ISBN 9790001083416. UPC: 196288104094. 9.0x12.0x0.092 inches.
Morning Stroll * Homesickness * The Joker * Twilight * Little Horseman * On Winter's Eve * Burlesque * In a Fortress * Thieves and Policeman * Waltz.
SKU: CL.RWS-1812-01
Written for beginning band, this energetic processional is a perfect choice for concert, contest or ceremonial use. A valuable tool for teaching articulations and stylistic contrast, The Royal Horsemen is also a wonderful opener or closer for your next beginning band concert.
SKU: HL.44004802
ISBN 9789043118989. UPC: 073999690026. International (more than one language).
This varied collection includes 14 appealing pieces with influences from Hungary, Cuba, Argentina, Ireland, Morocco, and the United States. This cocktail of different styles is suitable for players at a moderate level. Includes accompaniment CD. Songs include: Age of Chivalry * Blue Electric * Casablanca * Let's Go Tex Mex * Russian Roulette * It's All 4 U * The Red-Haired Priest * Dance of the Veil * E-Motion * The Fiddler's Blues * Wild Horses * The Grey Cat * Hungarian Lovesong * Farewell to Mr. Dodo.