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SKU: BT.DHP-1074432-120
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.
Four Sketches for Band consists of four short movements, with varied character, which depict the atmosphere of an old fashion fairground. The melodies are delightfully entertaining yet have a simple rhythmic structure. The instrumentation of this composition is perfect for bands without a full contingent of players. Each movement of this composition can be used as stand-alone concert item. Four Sketches for Band bestaat uit vier korte delen die verschillen van karakter. De melodieën zijn aanstekelijk en de boeiende ritmes zijn eenvoudig gehouden. Elk deel schetst een sfeerbeeld van een onderdeel van een oudejaarmarkt: Jugglers and Musicians, Merry-go-round, Giants and Dwarfs en Hustle & Bustle. De instrumentatie is zodanig dat ook orkesten met een onvolledige bezetting het werk probleemloos kunnen spelen. De verschillendedelen zijn los van elkaar geschikt als toegift.Four Sketches for Band: das sind vier kurze Sätze unterschiedlichen Charakters mit einprägsamen Melodien und leicht verständlicher Rhythmik. Die Sätze beschreiben Szenen auf einem alten Jahrmarkt: Gaukler und Straßenmusikanten, ein Karussell, Riesen und Zwerge und schließlich das gesamte bunte Treiben werden mit geschickt gesetzten Kontrasten und Wechseln in der Rhythmik und Instrumentierung anschaulich herausgearbeitet. Die einzelnen Sätze eignen sich auch sehr gut als Zugaben.Four Sketches for Band comprend quatre mouvements courts de caractère varié qui dépeignent l’atmosphère d’une fête foraine l’ancienne. Les mélodies sont agréablement divertissantes mais ont une structure rythmique simple. L’instrumentation de la composition est parfaite pour fanfares taille réduite. Chaque mouvement de cette composition peut être utilisé en tant que morceau de concert indépendant.
SKU: BT.DHP-1074432-020
SKU: CF.W2682
ISBN 9781491144954. UPC: 680160902453. 9 x 12 inches. Key: E major.
Edited by Elisa Koehler, Associate Professor and Chair of the Music Department at Goucher College, this new edition of Johann Nepomuk Hummel's Concerto in E Major for trumpet in E and piano presented in its original key.The concerto by Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837)holds a unique place in the trumpet repertoire. Like theconcerto by Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) it was written forthe Austrian trumpeter Anton Weidinger (1766–1852) andhis newly invented keyed trumpet, performed a few timesby Weidinger, and then forgotten for more than 150 yearsuntil it was revived in the twentieth century. But unlikeHaydn’s concerto in Eb major, Hummel’s Concerto a Trombaprincipale (1803) was written in the key of E major for atrumpet pitched in E, not E≤. This difference of key proved tobe quite a conundrum for trumpeters and music publishersin the twentieth century. The first modern edition, publishedby Fritz Stein in 1957, transposed the concerto down onehalf step into the key of E≤ to make it more playable on atrumpet in Bb, which had become the standard instrumentfor trumpeters by the middle of the twentieth century.Armando Ghitalla made the first recording of the Hummel in1964 in the original key of E (on a C-trumpet) after editinga performing edition in 1959 in the transposed key of E≤ (forBb trumpet) published by Robert King Music. Needless tosay, the trumpet had changed dramatically in terms of design,manufacture, and cultural status between 1803 and 1957, andthe notion of classical solo repertoire for the modern trumpetwas still in its formative stages when the Hummel concertowas reborn.These factors conspired to create confusion regarding thenumerous interpretative challenges involved in performingthe Hummel concerto according to the composer’s originalintentions on modern trumpets. For those seeking the bestscholarly information, a facsimile of Hummel’s originalmanuscript score was published in 2011 with a separatevolume of analytical commentary by Edward H. Tarr,1 whoalso published the first modern edition of the concertoin the original key of E major (Universal Edition, 1972).This present edition—available in both keys: Eb and Emajor—strives to build a bridge between scholarship andperformance traditions in order to provide viable options forboth the purist and the practitioner.Following the revival of the Haydn trumpet concerto, acase could be made that some musicians were influencedby a type of normalcy bias that resulted in performancetraditions that attempted to make the Hummel morelike the Haydn by putting it in the same key, insertingunnecessary cadenzas, and adding trills where they mightnot belong.2 Issues concerning tempo and ornamentationposed additional challenges. As scholarship and performancepractice surrounding the concerto have become betterknown, trumpeters have increasingly sought to performthe concerto in the original key of E major—sometimes onkeyed trumpets—and to reconsider more recent performancetraditions in the transposed key of Eb.Regardless of the key, several factors need to be addressedwhen performing the Hummel concerto. The most notoriousof these is the interpretation of the wavy line (devoid of a “tr†indication), which appears in the second movement(mm. 4–5 and 47–49) and in the finale (mm. 218–221). InHummel’s manuscript score, the wavy line resembles a sinewave with wide, gentle curves, rather than the tight, buzzingappearance of a traditional trill line. Some have argued that itmay indicate intense vibrato or a fluttering tremolo betweenopen and closed fingerings on a keyed trumpet.3 In Hummel’s1828 piano treatise, he wrote that a wavy line without a “trâ€sign indicates uneigentlichen Triller oder den getrillertenNoten [“improper†trills or the notes that are trilled], andrecommends that they be played as main note trills that arenot resolved [ohne Nachschlag].4 Hummel’s piano treatisewas published twenty-five years after he wrote the trumpetconcerto, and his advocacy for main note trills (rather thanupper note trills) was controversial at the time, so trumpetersshould consider all of the available options when formingtheir own interpretation of the wavy line.Unlike Haydn, Hummel did not include any fermatas wherecadenzas could be inserted in his trumpet concerto. The endof the first movement, in particular, includes something likean accompanied cadenza passage (mm. 273–298), a featureHummel also included at the end of the first movement ofhis Piano Concerto No. 5 in Ab Major, Op. 113 (1827). Thethird movement includes a quote (starting at m. 168) fromCherubini’s opera, Les Deux Journées (1802), that diverts therondo form into a coda replete with idiomatic fanfares andvirtuosic figuration.5 Again, no fermata appears to signal acadenza, but the obbligato gymnastics in the solo trumpetpart function like an accompanied cadenza.Other necessary considerations include tempo choicesand ornamentation. Hummel did not include metronomemarkings to quantify his desired tempi for the movements,but clues may be gleaned through the surface evidence(metric pulse, beat values, figuration) and from the stratifiedtempo table that Hummel included in his 1828 piano treatise,where the first movement’s “Allegro con spirito†is interpretedas faster than the “Allegro†(without a modifier) of the finale.6In the realm of ornamentation, Hummel includes severalturns and figures that are open to interpretation. This editionincludes Hummel’s original symbols (turns and figuration)along with suggested realizations to provide musicians withoptions for forming their own interpretation.Finally, trumpeters are encouraged to listen to Mozart pianoconcerti as an interpretive context for Hummel’s trumpetconcerto. Hummel was a noted piano virtuoso at the end ofthe Classical era, and he studied with Mozart in Vienna asa young boy. Hummel also composed his own cadenzas forsome of Mozart’s piano concerti, and the twenty-five-year-oldcompo ser imitated Mozart’s orchestral gestures and melodicfiguration in the trumpet concerto (most notably in the secondmovement, which resembles the famous slow movement ofMozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467).
SKU: HL.49001712
ISBN 9790001023399. 9.0x12.0x0.098 inches.
The comedy The Married Beau, or the Curious Impertinent by John Crowne is based on an episode from the first part of Miguel Cervantes' novel Don Quixote. Purcell's theatre music consists of nine movements. Three movements, Air, Trumpet Air and March, are based on triad arpeggios (fanfares following the music for brass instruments). Purcell shows the manifold possibilities offered by this simple material. Special attention should be given to the Hornpipe upon a ground showing once again Purcell's skill to combine various forms with each other.
SKU: HL.4008056
ISBN 9781705184523. UPC: 196288115953.
Fasci nated by the beauty of Chicago, Franco Cesarini has translated his emotions into music: this is how Symphony No. 3 “Urban Landscapes†Op. 55, was born, a musical portrait of this metropolis overlooking Lake Michigan. The composition is divided into three movements: The Wrigley Building from Dawn to Noon, Blue Silhouette and Cloud Gates, which by sharing the same thematic material arranged in cyclical form, strengthen the overall cohesion of the piece. The first movement, preceded by a short slow introduction in which the main theme is presented in an almost dreamlike form, metaphorically represents the city at dawn. The sudden change of time symbolizes the start of activities with all its noises and sounds: you can hear the bell that announces the closing of the subway doors, the sound of cars speeding by, the siren of a patrol car. If the first movement represents the day, the second introduces a nocturnal environment: a melancholic melody played by the English horn anticipates a more animated tempo depicting melodies coming from jazz clubs. Powerful fanfares that take up the second theme of the first movement introduce the third movement. In this finale, the role of the two themes is reversed compared to the first movement and one takes the place of the other in a kind of games of mirrors. Symphony No. 3 “Urban Landscapes” Op. 55: a sumptuous musical portrait of the “Windy City”.
SKU: BT.DHP-1115084-140
Ostinati was written as a commission from Senzoku Gakuen, one of the most renowned conservatories in Japan. Jan Van der Roost has imbued it with such a broad palette of ensemble colours that it puts the entire range of instruments of the orchestra in the spotlight. The ostinato element, which characterises each of the three movements in this work, is sure to catch the ear of any audience. Jan Van der Roost schreef Ostinati in opdracht van het gerenommeerde Japanse conservatorium Sezoku Gakuen. Met dit werk belicht de componist werkelijke alle instrumentaties van het blaasorkest. Het Ostinato-idee dat in alle drie de delen naar voren komt, kan zeker op veel bijval van uw publiek rekenen! Ostinati wurde im Auftrag von Senzoku Gakuen, einem der renommiertesten Konservatorien Japans, geschrieben. Jan Van der Roost stellt darin das gesamte Farbspektrum und die komplette Instrumentierung des Blasorchesters zur Schau. Die Ostinato-Idee, die alle drei Sätze dieses Werkes prägt, wird die Aufmerksamkeit jedes Publikums fesseln. D’abord destinée aux fanfares, Ostinati est une commande de Senzoku Gakuen, l’un des plus prestigieux conservatoires de musique du Japon. Le compositeur a arrangé la présente version ultérieurement afi n d’exploiter l’instrumentation et le large éventail de sonorités d’un orchestre d’harmonie. Le dessein de cet Ostinati est de captiver l’attention de votre public, de la première la dernière note. Ostinati è stato composto da Jan Van der Roost su incarico di uno tra i più rinomati conservatori giapponesi. Jan Van der Roost utilizza tutta la gamma di colori e l’intera strumentazione della banda. L’idea di ostinato, che contraddistingue i tre movimenti che compongono il brano, catturer l’attenzione del vostro pubblico.
SKU: HL.4007482
UPC: 196288058069.
SKU: BT.DHP-1115084-010
Ostinati was written as a commission from Senzoku Gakuen, one of the most renowned conservatories in Japan. Jan Van der Roost has imbued it with such a broad palette of ensemble colours that it puts the entire range of instruments of theorchestra in the spotlight. The ostinato element, which characterizes each of the three movements in this work, is sure to catch the ear of any audience.Jan Van der Roost schreef Ostinati in opdracht van het gerenommeerde Japanse conservatorium Sezoku Gakuen. Met dit werk belicht de componist werkelijke alle instrumentaties van het blaasorkest. Het Ostinato-idee dat in alle drie de delen naarvoren komt, kan zeker op veel bijval van uw publiek rekenen!Ostina ti wurde im Auftrag von Senzoku Gakuen, einem der renommiertesten Konservatorien Japans, geschrieben. Jan Van der Roost stellt darin das gesamte Farbspektrum und die komplette Instrumentierung des Blasorchesters zur Schau. DieOstinato-Idee, die alle drei Sätze dieses Werkes prägt, wird die Aufmerksamkeit jedes Publikums fesseln.D'abord destinée aux fanfares, Ostinati est une commande de Senzoku Gakuen, l'un des plus prestigieux conservatoires de musique du Japon. Le compositeur a arrangé la présente version ultérieurement afi n d'exploiterl'instrumentat ion et le large éventail de sonorités d'un orchestre d'harmonie. Le dessein de cet Ostinati est de captiver l'attention de votre public, de la premiére la derniére note.Ostinati< /I> é stato composto da Jan Van der Roost su incarico di uno tra i pù rinomati conservatori giapponesi. Jan Van der Roost utilizza tutta la gamma di colori e l'intera strumentazione della banda. L'idea di ostinato,che contraddistingue i tre movimenti che compongono il brano, catturer l'attenzione del vostro pubblico.