SKU: FG.55011-324-4
ISBN 9790550113244.
Quad ri Morandi (2014) ties together two essential themes of Kai Niminen's (b. 1953) compositional style: guitar and a subject inspired by Italy. The strong presence of the guitar in his works is natural since he is in an actively performing guitarist himself, and guitar works indeed play a significant role in his oeuvre. Moreover, he has written plenty of orchestral music; for instance two symphonies, numerous concertos, and chamber music. In the field of Finnish music he is a composer who can be characterized as free from any specific school or style. In his musical language, free tonal in essence, one can detect traces of Impressionism, Neoromanticism and even Expressionism at times, but he is also willing to employ more recent 20th-century stylistic devices. Nieminen has mentioned that he finds himself very similar to Japanese Toru Takemitsu both musically and in thought. Mediterannean culture and Italy especially have been close to Nieminen's heart ever since he first visited the country and appeared in the jury of the international Fernando Sor guitar competition in 1981. He has composed a great number of works which refer to Italian landscapes or artists. The work Quadri Morandi (Morandi's pictures) is written in four movements. It has at its centre the painter Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964), who is known as a master of still lifes and landscapes painted in a plain manner and is subdued colours. Their atmosphere typically reflects a calm spirit. This is the third guitar work that nieminen has written for Kleemola. It is easy to find a counterpart for the encaptivating realm of Morandi's art in Nieminen's clear and pure expression. The titles and expression markings also include several references to Morandi. For example, in the opening movement Prelude the words la Natura morta (still life) appear as an additional note on the chord sequence following the freely flowing opening section. At the end of the movement one can hear rhythmic motif coloured with flageolets that repeats the syllables of the painter's name: Gior-gio Moran-di. A similar motif can be heard at the end of the second movement Quasi cadenza. The tranquilly breathing third movement Paesaggio (landscape) creates an illusion of landscape by imitating the echo of monastery bells (come campane del monastero) and at the same time refers to il monaco (the monk), the name by which Morandi was often called. The final movement Ritratto (Portrait) is the most extensive of all the movements and can be seen, with its recurring motifs, as a reflection of the stable yet subtly varying elements of Morandi's art. The work ends with the rhythmic motif that once more echoes Morandi's name, like signature.
SKU: MN.30-165
UPC: 688670301650.
This could function as an easy double-choir piece for a four-octave handbell choir AND a three octave handchime choir. The piece, often called How Great Our Joy (hymn tune ECHO CAROL or JÃÅNGST), uses the two choirs to echo back and forth, or it can be played with one bell choir using 4 octaves of bells and 3 octaves of handchimes.
SKU: BT.EC1002
German.
Inhalt: Kling Glöckchen klingelingeling • Jingle Bells • Leise rieselt der Schnee • Es wird scho Glei dumpa • Lasst uns froh und munter sein • Guter alter Nikolaus • The First Noel • Maria durch ein Dornwald ging • Es ist ein Ros entsprungen • Kommetihr Hirten • Schneeflöckchen Weißröckchen • O Tannenbaum • Heidschi Bumbeidschi • Alle Jahre wieder • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • Süßer die Glocken nie klingen • Deck the Halls • Fröhliche Weihnacht • Joy to the World • O du fröhliche • IhrKinderlein kommet • Am Weihnachtsbaum • Morgen Kinder wirds was geben • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht.
SKU: PR.114417700
ISBN 9781491108000. UPC: 680160636259. 9x12 inches.
To mark its 50th anniversary, the Flute Society of Washington commissioned Daniel Dorff to compose a celebratory work for large flute ensemble, to premiere en masse at its 2016 convention. Dorff responded with Fireworks, a 5-minute dazzler scored for 2 piccolos, 4 C flutes, 2 altos, 2 basses, and 1 contrabass. In describing performance of Fireworks, Dorff says: Real pyrotechnic fireworks typically shoot upward quickly and neatly, pop at the top, and then cascade downward slowly in a beautifully out-of-sync descent. Fireworks has many passages musically depicting this crisp upward whoosh exploding into downward sprinkles, often punctuated by a pop at the top.PERFORMANCE SUGGESTIONS1) FIREWORKS may be performed by any size ensemble ranging from 11 soloists up to a large festival choir. It may be preferable to keep the piccolos at one player per part even when the other parts have multiple players.2) Real pyrotechnic fireworks typically shoot upward quickly and neatly, pop at the top, and then cascade downward slowly in a beautifully out-of-sync descent. FIREWORKS has many passages musically depicting this crisp upward whoosh exploding into downward sprinkles, often punctuated by a pop at the top.3) All dynamics are relative to the whole blend, and some performance situations may require attention and adjustments to keep the balance as notated.4) The “puh†effect with x-shaped noteheads in the Bass and Contrabass parts is a beatbox technique sounding similar to pizzicato. There is naturally-produced flute pitch along with the percussive attack.5) “Like tolling bells†(bar 191 onward) indicates a rapid decay of each note, like church bells.This will help the antiphonal echo beginning in bar 195, and the seating placement may also enhance the antiphonal effect.
SKU: HL.49032634
ISBN 9783795718121. German.
Dieses neue Unterrichtswerk wendet sich an alle, die das Musizieren auf modernen Digitalpianos erlernen wollen, sei es im Unterricht oder im Selbststudium. Anfanger jeder Altersstufe und ohne musikalische Vorkenntnisse, aber auch Blaser, Gitarristen und Sanger, die uber das Tasteninstrument einen Einstieg in Harmonielehre und Komposition suchen, finden hier in kompakten Unterrichtseinheiten mit popularen Songs und nutzlichen Tipps einen sicheren Weg zum Erfolg. Das Werk ist fur Einzelunterricht und in ganz besonderer Weise auch fur den gemischten Gruppenunterricht mit Tasteninstrumenten geeignet. Zum Einhoren, Mitspielen und als motivierende Lernhilfe wird eine CD angeboten.
SKU: HL.49032637
ISBN 9783795753849. German.
Dieses neue Unterrichtswerk wendet sich an alle, die das Musizieren auf modernen Digitalpianos erlernen wollen, sei es im Unterricht oder im Selbststudium. Anfanger jeder Altersstufe und ohne musikalische Vorkenntnisse, aber auch Blaser, Gitarristen und Sanger, die uber das Tasteninstrument einen Einstieg in Harmonielehre und Komposition suchen, finden hier in kompakten Unterrichtseinheiten mit popularen Songs und nutzlichen Tipps einen sicheren Weg zum Erfolg. Das Werk ist fur Einzelunterricht und in ganz besonderer Weise auch fur den gemischten Gruppenunterricht mit Tasteninstrumenten geeignet. Zum Einhoren, Mitspielen und als motivierende Lernhilfe ist eine CD enthalten.