For Bb Soprano (or Bb Tenor) Saxophone and Small Orchestra-This dance-driven saxophone concerto in miniature demonstrates how Villa-Lobos could integrate nearly any instrument into a Brazilian sound world while still composing a fully 'classical' piece. Of the three short movements the first 'Animé ' is the longest clocking in at about four minutes. An agitated downward cascade for the strings ushers in the soloist playing an angular strongly rhythmic theme relying on quickly repeated notes. A second melody is much broader and more luxurious and spreads across half the movement before the opening rat-a-tat theme begins to insinuate itself very subtly into the proceedings again. Even then the more lyrical melody remains in control to the movement's end. The second movement 'Lent ' relies on a sexy chromatic melody that lingers in the soprano saxophone's high register. After only the briefest pause the finale 'Très animé ' arrives with an impulsive sometimes jittery theme over a firm beat. The solo part wanders off into trills while the small orchestra stretches out in long voluptuous chords. But soon the dance rhythm returns stronger than ever bouncing toward a conclusion in which the saxophone departs with an upward flourish seeming to vanish from the movement without providing a harmonic resolution. (James Reel All Music Guide)

15 leicht gesetzte, bekannte Gospel-Songs für Akkordeon oder Keyboard. Eine zweite Akkordeonstimme (ad lib.) liegt der Ausgabe bei. / Accordéon

Volume 2. Alongside his symphonies, chamber works, songs, and two major piano sonatas, Charles Ives wrote a number of short, groundbreaking works for solo piano. This Volume 2 of The Complete Shorter Works for Piano of Charles Ives isthefirst publication of the complete extant studies for solo piano. CONTENTS: Critical Editions Study No. 2: Andante moderato - Allegro molto Study No. 5: Moderato anima Study No. 6: Andante Study No. 7: Andante cantabile StudyNo.8: Trio (Allegro moderato - Presto) Study No. 9: The Anti-Abolitionist Riots in the 1830's and 1840's Study No. [15]: [Allegro moderato - maestoso] Study No. 20: March (Slow Allegro or Fast Andante) Study No. 21: SomeSouth-PawPitching Study No. 22: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace Realizations Study No. 1: [Allegro] Study No. [11]: Andante Study No. [16] 19: Andante cantabile Study No. [23]: Allegro Fragments Study No. 4: [Allegro moderato]Study No.[10] Study No. [18]: Sunrise Cadenza

Four poems sharing a common motif of 'Night' provide the texts for my choral cycle Nocturnes, the American Choral Directors Association's commissioned work for its 2005 national convention. For Rilke's atmospheric ?Sa nuit d'ete,? several melodic themes are supported by dense, colorful harmonies in both the choral and piano parts, leading to a climactic section where all are combined and stated simultaneously. Neruda's ?Soneto de la Noche,? from his Cien Sonetos de Amor, speaks of an eternal love that transcends death while reaffirming life. My a cappella setting of this gorgeous poem is predominantly quiet, serene and folk-like, utilizing direct harmonies accompanying long, lyrical vocal lines. Agee's wondrous ?Sure on this Shining Night? is set much like a song from the American musical theater, a genre for which I have held a life-long esteem. Rilke's poignant ?Voici le soir? recalls the opening bell sounds and jazz-tinged chords of the first movement and serves as an epilogue, quietly concluding this cycle of night songs as darkness descends.