Suk, Josef Meditation on the Old Czech Hymn St Wenceslas for String Quartet op. 35a Josef Suk played second violin in the Bohemian String Quartet. Since 1914 the ensemble was obliged to perform the Austrian national anthem at the opening of every concert. Suk decided to supplement this obligatory piece with a work inspired by the ancient sacred Bohemian 'St. Wenceslas' hymn. The hymn's message ' a plea for the well-being of the Czech people, directed at their patron saint ' was immediately understood by the audience. The Bohemian String Quartet performed this single-movement Meditation for the first time on 27 September 1914; the premiere of the version for string orchestra followed on 22 November 1914, played by the Czech Philharmonic. That same year the piece was published by Fr. A. Urbánek together with arrangements for piano and organ. This first Urtext edition, prepared by the Suk scholar Zdenek Nouza, is published in two scorings, one for string quartet (BA 9583; study score TP 583) and another for string orchestra (BA 9584). The orchestral version differs in some details and has an added part for double bass. ' First Urtext edition Edition no. TP 583 ISMN 9790260107809 Editor Nouza, Zdenek Language(s) of text Czech, English, German Product format Study score, Urtext edition Binding Stapled Pages / Format XI, 6 S. - 22,5 x 16,5 cm

Thais is an opera with music by Jules Massenet and libretto in French by Louis Gallet based on the novel of the same name by Anatole France. It was first performed in 1894 then revised by the composer and premiered again in 1898. The Meditation is a symphonic intermezzo coming in the middle of Act 2 to provide the turning point of the opera. It was originally scored for solo Violin Orchestra and Chorus and was one of the most renowned Violin solos in the world. It has been arranged here for Orchestra by Alan Arnold.

Par PART ARVO. A work commissioned by Settembre Musica Torino for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin became a three-section meditation on The Shroud and the convoluted journey of this enigma from Jerusalem to its preservation in Turin. This piece is Scored for C trumpet, trombone, timpani, percussion, and strings./ Répertoire / Orchestre

Fuego Fatuo has an interesting history. Manuel De Falla (1876-1946) often regarded as the greatest Spanish composer of the 20th century wanted to write an opera based around themes from Chopin whomhe greatly admired. The stage work was never finished; however several attempts have been made to arrange the work for orchestra most successfully by the Catalan conductor Antoni Ros-Marb .Despite its history this orchestral suite is far from being a mere mish-mash of Chopin melodies; it is more of a meditation on Chopin’s work in general with the focus on the harmonic and textural elements which De Falla drew from his work.It forms a fascinating insight into the mind of a great musician.

The Immortal was commissioned by the BBC World Service and was premiered at the BBC Proms in 2004. This work pays tribute to the influence of Chinese artists and intellectuals in the twentieth century. With an undercurrent of tranquillity and meditation the work features a powerful and rhythmic introduction from which emerges a section of sustained high-pitched glissandos as well as lyrical melodies and expressive glissandos that characterise many of the solo motifs.

Chorale (2001 02) for orchestra is a kind of musical meditation on the chorale Es ist genug from Bach?s cantata O Ewigkeit du Donnerwort itself a harmonisation of J R Ahle?s 1662 hymn. Nick Kimberley?s preface outlines the context of the Bach original and refers to Alban Berg?s use of the chorale in his Violin Concerto almost 300 years later. In contrast to both of these works Lindberg?s Chorale has no extra-musical agenda. The composer explains that he took the harmonic structure of the chorale and embedded it in his own harmonies. ?I make an analogy with the rise and fall of the tide. When the tide is in the sea-bed is invisible; but when the tidegoes out you see the rock formation on the sea-bed.?Tribute is a short show-piece for full orchestra composed in 2004 as a gift to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Esa-Pekka Salonen?s debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Par TYSHAWN SOREY. Tyshawn Sorey\'s For George Lewis draws inspiration from The Will to Adorn, a dense work for chamber orchestra by the composers friend, collaborator and mentor George Lewis. Where Lewis\'s score is frenetic, however, Sorey\'s enters into a meditative stasis for most of its 51-minute duration, slowly accumulating and breaking down different sonorities of harmony and colour. Alarm Will Sound, for whom the piece was composed, gave the world premiere in November 2019 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, conducted by Alan Pierson, who also worked closely with the composer to edit this score. Calling for 16 players including a double bass with a fifth string tuned down to A-the score offers extensive performance notes and is available for sale as part of the Peters Contemporary Library, with performance materials available on hire. / Date parution : 2022-09-07/ Répertoire / Orchestre

Lessons And Meditations On The Art Of Conducting-This incredible book by one of the world's foremost authorities on conducting contains no conducting patterns and no advice on how to conduct any piece. Instead it focuses on the skills knowledge and experiences needed to become and function as a conductor-teacher.

Rich colourful and multi-layered Carl Vine’s Symphony No.7 (2008) is subtitled ‘scenes from daily life’. The first two ‘scenes’ mirror the same idea from opposite sides: the first allowing competing energies to collide into uniformity the second moving from unison to plurality. The third and fifth are slow meditations on loss and beauty separated by a contrasting scene of skittish energy. The 24-minute works ends with an unnerving danse macabre.

Für Oboe Oder Fagott, Streichorchester Und Harfe. Par TAKACS JENO. Fg (Ob) Strorch Hf / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Orchestre

Für Oboe Oder Fagott, Streichorchester Und Harfe. Par TAKACS JENO. Fg (Ob) Strorch Hf / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Orchestre