SKU: PR.11641600S
ISBN 9781491134689. UPC: 680160685271. English. Text: Ryan Carson.
Among the most intriguing of this pioneering American composer’s works, Three Songs on poems of Carl Sandburg is scored for Contralto with Oboe, Percussion, and Piano, plus an optional orchestra. The study score includes an essay introducing Crawford’s unique work in historical contexts as she sought a new musical language accessible to the many, while remaining uncompromisingly avant-garde.
SKU: PR.144407050
UPC: 680160655519. 9 x 12 inches.
Celebrating 30 years, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society commissioned a work of 20-25 minutes for violin and piano from James Primosch, University of Pennsylvania professor of music. Primosch had originally thought to create a new sonata, but what developed is more appropriately a set of five character pieces, two of which were directly inspired by poems. Five Poems was premiered in May, 2016, and Primosch's thoughts are recorded at his website: https://jamesprimosch.com /2016/05/10/five-poems-pr emiere/.Upon receiving a commission from the Philadelphia Chamber MusicSociety for a violin and piano piece in honor of its 30th anniversary, myplan was to write a sonata, a term suggesting a relatively abstractdiscourse. But as the piece developed, the movements struck me ascharacter pieces rather than music employing a more “symphonicâ€ap proach. When specific poems started to attach themselves in my mindwith two of the movements, the overall title Five Poems became clear.The title of the second movement is a line from Susan Stewart’s“De scentâ€, which deals with Aeneas’s visit to the underworld. The musicis alternately fiercely driving and quite still, though tense. RobertFrost’s Nothing Gold Can Stay summons fleet scale passages framinglyrical counterpoint. The remaining movements do not refer to specificpoems, but have titles reflecting their expressive tone. Dreamscape ismusing with an improvisatory violin line over shifting pairs of pianochords. Nightsong is a bluesy lullaby that turns highly dramatic.Vision begins with a closely argued struggle but breaks through tosomething spacious and clear.
SKU: BT.DHP-1074185-010
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.
Nerval's Poems is based on four poems from the collection Odelettes by the French poet Gérard de Nerval (1808-1855). This psychotic poete maudit lived in the realms of his imagination, where he identified himself with fairy-tale princes and Oriental heroes. In Nerval's Poems, Jacob de Haan has composed the themes directly to the rhythm of the texts. Thus the work can be performed instrumentally or with a vocal soloist or unison choir. A tremendously poetic work that will enhance any concert programme.In Nerval's Poems heeft Jacob de Haan de thematiek direct gecomponeerd op het ritme van de teksten. Het werk kan dus zowel instrumentaal als met een zangsolist(e) of een eenstemmig koor worden uitgevoerd.Das viersätzige Werk Nerval’s Poems basiert auf ebenso vielen Gedichten aus der Sammlung Odelettes des französischen Dichters Gérard de Nerval aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Dessen umfangreiches, sich zumeist in einer Fantasiewelt abspielendes Werk, diente schon vielen Künstlern als Quelle der Inspiration. Jacob de Haan komponierte die Themen seines Stückes direkt nach den Rhythmen der Texte. So kann das Werk sowohl instrumental als auch mit einem Gesangssolisten oder einem einstimmigem Chor aufgeführt werden.Nerval €™s Poems (Poèmes de Nerval“) est une œuvre basée sur quatre poèmes extraits du recueil Odelettes du poète français Gérard de Nerval (1808-1855). Souffrant les tourments de la psychose, Nerval, poète maudit, vivait dans le royaume de son imagination, s’identifiant des princes de contes de fées et des héros orientaux. Jacob de Haan a composé des thèmes en osmose avec les rythmes des poèmes. Nerval’s Poems peut être interprété par un ensemble instrumental seul ou avec Voix (ou Choeur l’unisson).
SKU: BT.DHP-1074185-020
SKU: BT.DHP-1074185-120
Nerval's Poems is based on four poems from the collection Odelettes by the French poet Gérard de Nerval (1808-1855). This psychotic poete maudit lived in the realms of his imagination, where he identified himself with fairy-tale princes and Oriental heroes. In Nerval's Poems, Jacob de Haan has composed the themes directly to the rhythm of the texts. Thus the work can be performed instrumentally or with a vocal soloist or unison choir. A tremendously poetic work that will enhance any concert programme.Das viersätzige Werk Nerval’s Poems basiert auf ebenso vielen Gedichten aus der Sammlung Odelettes des französischen Dichters Gérard de Nerval aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Dessen umfangreiches, sich zumeist in einer Fantasiewelt abspielendes Werk, diente schon vielen Künstlern als Quelle der Inspiration. Jacob de Haan komponierte die Themen seines Stückes direkt nach den Rhythmen der Texte. So kann das Werk sowohl instrumental als auch mit einem Gesangssolisten oder einem einstimmigem Chor aufgeführt werden.Nerval €™s Poems (Poèmes de Nerval“) est une œuvre basée sur quatre poèmes extraits du recueil Odelettes du poète français Gérard de Nerval (1808-1855). Souffrant les tourments de la psychose, Nerval, poète maudit, vivait dans le royaume de son imagination, s’identifiant des princes de contes de fées et des héros orientaux. Jacob de Haan a composé des thèmes en osmose avec les rythmes des poèmes. Nerval’s Poems peut être interprété par un ensemble instrumental seul ou avec Voix (ou Choeur l’unisson).
SKU: BT.DHP-1074185-140
SKU: HL.326756
ISBN 9781581067200. UPC: 888680988418. 9.25x12.0x0.516 inches.
This piece, along with three others, earned the composer a Grammy for the 2018 Best Classical Compendium. Composer's program note excerpt: Judith G. Wolf's expressive poems take us on a memorable journey through everyday life, the support of family and friends, the joy of love, and the pain of grief and loss. I was moved by her work to compose Poems of Life, an orchestral song cycle that sets to music twelve poems from Wolf'Â’s most recent volume of poetry, Otherwise. The poems weave a narrative of eternal love, the pain of loss through death, emotional transformation through grief, and spiritual enlightenment. Prologue 1. Ethereal 2. Time Slips Away, Movement 1: 3. Gary Died 4. Just Like That 5. Watching for Death 6. Face, Movement 2: 7. Sisters 8. Forever Gone 9. The Retreat, Movement 3: 10. The Dream, Epilogue 11. Conversation 12. Epiphany. Orchestra accompaniment rental item, soli/ piano score, and individual cello part are all available separately from the publisher.
SKU: BT.SY-2909
German-English.
With appealing melodies that would be right at home in catchy pop songs, Giuseppe Di Girolamoâ??s Guitar Poems indulges in the overwhelming beauty of the sound of the acoustic guitar. This publication contains all twelve pieces from Letters for You, supplemented by eight newly-composed titles that complete the collection. The pieces are presented progressively and contain comprehensive fingerings to make them as technically accessible as possible. Guitar Poems also includes first-rate demo recordings of all the pieces, performed especially for this edition by the young concert guitarist and international prize-winner Julia Trintschuk.Man schwelgt in der ganzen Klangschönheit der akustischen Gitarre und in eingängigen Melodien, die aus guten Pop-Songs stammen könnten: Das ist Guitar Poems von Giuseppe Di Girolamo. Die Ausgabe enthält sämtliche zwölf Stücke aus Letters for You, ergänzt um acht neu komponierte Titel, welche die Sammlung ideal abrunden. Alle Stücke wurden progressiv angeordnet und mit Fingersätzen versehen, um sie technisch noch leichter zugänglich zu machen. Ein zusätzliches Bonbon von Guitar Poems sind die erstklassigen Demo-Aufnahmen aller Stücke, die von der jungen Konzertgitarristin und mehrfachen internationalen Preisträgerin Julia Trintschuk eigens für diese Ausgabe eingespielt wurden.
SKU: AP.36-M174891
UPC: 660355078255. English.
Reprint edition of Four Poems for Voice, Viola and Piano (Quatre poèmes pour voix, alto et piano), Op. 5, written by Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935) and published in 1904. The first poem was written by Charles Baudelaire while the last three were written by Paul Verlaine. Songs: 1. La Cloche fêlée; 2. Dansons la giguel; 3. Le son du cor s'afflige vers les bois; 4. Sérénade. An English translation by Henry G. Chapman of each of the poems is included.
These products are currently being prepared by a new publisher. While many items are ready and will ship on time, some others may see delays of several months.
SKU: HL.14010207
ISBN 9780711924925. UPC: 196288152422. 9.0x12.0x0.306 inches.
Elias: I first came across Irina Ratushinskaya's poetry when the collection 'No, I'm Not Afraid' was published in England in early May 1986. The poems, the various circumstances in which they were written and the poet's integrity, commitment and appalling situation (she was still imprisoned) all had a tremendous impact upon me. I was drawn inexorably into the world she describes so vividly. The powerful imagery of resistance, the acceptance of shattering realities and the fantasies of different kinds of escape made poetry of truly universal significance and urgency, and the idea of a setting for voice and large orchestra followed immediately. Each of the settings (in Russian) is self-contained and quite different in mood and orchestration. However, I consider the songs as one piece, and the whole cycle is performed without a break. All the basic musical material, themes and motifs for the entire work are stated in the first few pages, and the order of the poems was chosen to provide an overall musical and dramatic shape that attempts to link them together and to reflect more than the immediate meaning of the individual poems.
SKU: BT.PMC3865
The Two Songs on American Poems were composed in late May and early June of 2011 by candlelight at my rustic waterfront cabin on a remote island off the northwest coast of Washington State. It was in this locale that I havecompleted a number of works over the years, including the Lux Aeterna, O Magnum Mysterium, Nocturnes, Canticle/O Vos Omnes and others. Prayer was written in memory of Michael Jasper Gioia, Dana and Mary Gioia's infant son, whosebrief life was tragically ended by SIDS.Mr. Gioia served as Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts from 2003-2010 and has authored several books of poems, numerous anthologies, articles, essays and two opera libretti. Amonghis many awards are the American Book Award and Presidential Citizens Medal. He currently holds the Judge Widney Chair of Poetry and Public Policy at the University of Southern California. Sure on this Shining Night was originallycomposed as a choral piece, the third movement of my Nocturnes on poems by Rilke, Neruda and Agee. Rod Gilfry, an international star of opera, recital and musical theater, premiered the mixed duet version with his daughter, Carin,in 2009. He is Professor of Vocal Studies at the USC Thornton School of Music. Both he and Mr. Gioia are national treasures. The Two Songs are designed as a pair but may be sung independently - when paired, Sure On This ShiningNight should begin immediatelyfollowing the final, sustained chord of Prayer with no break in between the songs. Both of these songs, premiered by Mr. Gilfry accompanied by the composer at a USC Visions & Voices tribute to DanaGioia on September 27, 2011, have their roots in the American musical theater and should be sung as such.
SKU: PR.416413890
UPC: 680160607891. German. Poems by Nelly Sachs. Poems by Nelly Sachs.
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in C, Harp, Piano/Celesta, Timpani, Percussion (1 player), Strings, Soprano Solo.
SKU: HL.49033014
ISBN 9790001130370. UPC: 888680949358. 8.25x11.75 inches. English.
For almost three years, Partch composed the short pieces that he summarized in the collection Seventeen Poems by Li Po. Each of themdepicts the setting of a poem by the Chinese poet Li Bai (Li Po, 701-762) in the 1922 translation of Shigeyoshi Obata. Partch wrote this song collection for the voice and its newly constructed Adapted Viola. In his score, Partch originally divided the songs into Eleven Poems by Li Po and Six Poems by Li Po.2 Voice Parts, Adapted Viola and ChromelodeonFacsi mile Edition Score.
SKU: HL.49029740
ISBN 9790220131844. UPC: 884088615185. 9.0x12.0x0.068 inches. German.
Alexander Goehr's Warngedichte (Warning Poems) are settings of poems of the same name by a poet and friend of the composer Erich Fried. Composed in 1967, this new edition brings the work to new performers at a time when many young performers are discovering and taking up Goehr's music.
SKU: PR.41641389L
UPC: 680160607907. German. Poems by Nelly Sachs. Poems by Nelly Sachs.
SKU: HL.49033363
ISBN 9790001139137. German.
The six poems by Theodor Storm are now available in a new edition. Previously published in three volumes (C 44054-56) for men's a capella choir, an ad libitum piano accompaniment has been added and the three volumes have been combined into one. In this way, the cyclic character of the poems is clearly emphasized.
SKU: OU.9780193359925
ISBN 9780193359925. 12 x 8 inches.
For SA and piano Composed for the spnm 'Composing for Kids' initiative, the work consists of settings of poems by pupils from two of the participating schools. The poems are varied in mood and thematic material, yet simple melodic lines and rhythm make the songs suitable for performance by children. Orchestral material is available on hire.
