City Solstice was commissioned by The City of London Corporation for The City of London Festival 2009 and is dedicated with thanks to Ian Ritchie.Instrumentations - Choir Organ Soprano SaxophoneDuration - 18 minutesFirst performance - 22nd June 2009 at Southwark Cathedral.Performed by The Choir of King's College Cambridgeconducted by Stephen Cleobury with John Harle (SopranoSaxophone). Programme Note City Solstice celebrates the 800th anniversary of the construction of various bridges  on the site of thecurrent London Bridge. The difficulty of erecting sturdy  constructions on this bend in the Thames where the currents are particularly  strong has led to a rich seam of stories about the bridges passed onthrough  history myth and folklore.What are thought to be the original words of 'London  Bridge is falling down' carry much of the references to materials used in building the original bridges - wood  andstone gravel and stone and then later iron and steel. The lines my fair lady   dance over my lady lea (or lee ) and with a gay lady are thought to refer to Matilda of  Scotland (c.1080- 1118) consort of Henry I and who was responsible for  building the series of bridges that carried the London to Colchester roadacross the River Lea.King (Saint) Olaf II of Norway figures prominently in the destruction of the bridge  after its occupation by the Danes around 1013. Coming to the assistance of Aethelred Olaf is thought to havepulled the bridge down into the Thames along  with its occupying Danes rather than fight on the bridge itself. There is a line in the  Norse saga The Heimskringla that refers to

Par TCHEREPNINE IVAN. Solstice (pour 21 instrumentistes) est une évocation dans un mouvement unique à l'aide de sons moelleux et acides, toujours magnifiquement artificielle. Ce que c'est une évocation de, peu importe - il est musique du sentiment dans le meilleur sens. Il avait la douceur et la sérénité d'un poème chinois... (Boston Globe)/ Répertoire / Orchestre de Chambre

A sense of awe and mystery is depicted in the text and music of this original work as well as our unique connection to nature the earth the sun and the movement of the spheres. Although not specifically limited to the Winter Solstice the mood of this piece gives it special appeal for winter and holiday programming. Available separately: SATB SSA. Duration: ca. 2:55.

Lullay my liking is scored for accompanied two-part choir allowing for various upper-/lower-voice combinations: two-part trebles or sopranos upper voices only (S/A) or men only (T/B). If performed by a four-part choir sopranos and tenors should read the upper line and altos and basses read the lower. The keyboard part can be played on piano or organ or harp.An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs including sacred and secular works from simple four-part settings to more expansive yet accessible repertoire in an excitingvariety of styles.Graham Ross (b. 1985) is Director of Music and Fellow of Clare College Cambridge and Principal Conductor and co-founder of the Dmitri Ensemble. A composer and conductor of a wide range of repertoire he has had works performed throughout Europe and beyond. He has recorded many rarely performed and newly composed works including pieces by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Albion Records); James MacMillan Judith Bingham and Giles Swayne (Naxos); and Imogen Holst (Harmonia Mundi). He guest-conducts throughout the UK and abroad with recent engagements in Palestine Australia Nigeria Denmark Aldeburgh and Glyndebourne. As a composer recent performances have been given by among others Aurora Orchestra Australian Chamber Orchestra comedian Barry Humphries BBC Concert Orchestra Choir of London City of London Sinfonia National Youth Choir of Great Britain O Duo and the Solstice Quartet.

Bartók’s 'Romanian Christmas Songs' are based on folk melodies that originated in a pagan celebration of the winter solstice and which he felt gave “the impression of a fiery war-like type of song ratherthan a pious and religious one”. Nevertheless he chose 20 melodies from this collection of “colinde” and published them under the title of “Christmas Songs”.In the first edition of 1918 theywere conceived for children’s hands and so were published “without octaves”; but in his revised edition of 1936 which we present here Bartók added an appendix featuring alternative “concertversions” confirming that these miniatures are also perfectly suited for public performance.This Urtext edition is based on that of the Bartók Complete Edition and for the first time integrates these concertvariants directly into the musical text. We also offer the original melodies and translations of the texts of these colinde to provide an insight into the origins of this rather different kind of Christmas music.

Petit arbre est une chanson de transformation. Il s'agit de transformer en lumière des ténèbres, tant pour les fêtes de Noël et pour le solstice d'hiver, qui marque la fin des jours longs et sombres de l'hiver et l'arrivée des jours de la lumière naturelle plu pertinentes. / 2 Parties Voix Aigues (SA) Et Piano

36 Original Piano Pieces-The music teacher and pianist Monika Twelsiek adds a new selection of piano works around the subject of Night and Dreams to the Piano Classics series. At any time the night was a theme in literature art and music. 'Night' and 'Dream' are emotional images which evoke vastly different emotions in different people. The night is a place of peace and security of longing and love of secrets imagination and dreams. But night also means strangeness loneliness fear danger and crime. The collection 'Night and Dreams' with works from the Romantic piano literature to new contemporary sounds tries to capture all of these nightly emotions. Apart from aplethora of folk-song-like lullabies numerous fantastic dream pieces and descriptions of dangerous night scenes have been added to the collection. An alluring mixture of imagination and reality for advanced piano pupils and lovers of piano music.Content - P. Zilcher: Lullaby op. 93/4 - G. Nevada: A Little Dreamy - A. Gretchaninoff: Lullaby op. 98 - C. Gurlitt: 4 Reverie op. 210 - R. Volkmann: Night Song op. 17 - R. Schumann: Lullaby op. 124 - J. Senfter: Lullaby - F. Burgmüller: Lullaby op. 109 - P. Tschaikowsky: Sweet Reverie op. 39 - R. Fuchs: Lullaby op. 32 - E. Satie: Lullaby - K.-H. Pick: Sleeping Beauty is Sleeping - H. Regner: Phantasmagoria - B. Heller: Evening Flower - G. Nevada: When Paris Dreams - J. Turina: The Village Sleeps - E. Pütz: Sleep Well Blues - J. Kember: Midnight Blue - G. Nevada: Starry Dome - E. Grieg: Lullaby op. 38 - A. Gretchaninoff: Bed Time op. 109 - Nightly Event op. 115 - K. Slavicky: The Evil Dream - B. Martinu: The Cats' Procession in the Solstice Night - R. Schumann: Reverie op. 15 - Child Falling Asleep op. 20 - A. Rubinstein: The Night op. 44/1 - L. He: Lullaby - E. Pütz: Night of Love - J. Field: Nocturne B major op. 9/2 -

December was inspired by the holiday season in Canada. It reflects the sounds the sights and the moods of that magical time of year. December starts off joyfully with a playful theme of celebration. This leads into an icy reverent winter solstice theme. Then there is a further development of the original joyful theme and a jubilant build to the finish. December can be performed with or without the optional choir part. A wonderful addition to any holiday concert.

Ce choral splendide illustre le solstice d?hiver la nuit la plus longue de l?année. Il décrit la fin du cycle naturel et a un caractère plutôt mélancolique jusqu?à l?accord final qui symbolise un début nouveau. Ce morceau de contemplation est idéalpour créer un moment de tranquillité lors d?un concert mais aussi comme pièce d?échauffement.

December was inspired by the holiday season in Canada. It reflects the sounds the sights and the moods of that magical time of year. December starts off joyfully with a playful theme of celebration. This leads into an icy reverent winter solstice theme. Then there is a further development of the original joyful theme and a jubilant build to the finish. December can be performed with or without the optional choir part. A wonderful addition to any holiday concert.

Contenu : Albeniz I.: Asturias-estudio - Anonyme: J'ai du bon tabac - Ah vous dirai-je maman - Joyeux anniversaire - My country'tis of thee - Bizet G.: Carmen - L'arlésienne - Bournet P.: An dro - Brassens G.: Chanson pour l'auvergnat - Carrara E.: Mon amant de Saint Jean - Corelli A.: Adagio - Guillem P.: Bison rusé - Maeva - Myosotis - Mon copain - Oliver - Solstice d'hiver - Valse bleue - Haydn J.: Surprise symphonie - Khalifa M.: Marie - Linnemann M.: Sur la haute mer - Masson T.: Les coccinelles - Milhaud D.: La pomme et l'escargot - Mozart W.A.: Don Juan - Offenbach J.: Barcarolle - Politi A.: Polito, le pingouin - Schumann R.: Pour les tout petits - Sherman R.: Les Aristochats - Tremolo: La plus bath des javas Compositeur/Auteur : GUILLEM Patrick
Discipline/Instrument : guitare Support : Partition
Style/Genre : classique
Date de parution : oct.-03
Niveau de difficulté : 1