A second collection of Latin-American pieces for flute and piano, edited by Trevor Wye. Suitable for players from grade 5 standard. / Flûte Traversière
SKU: PR.16500100F
ISBN 9781491114421. UPC: 680160669783. 9 x 12 inches.
Commissione d for a consortium of high school and college bands in the north Dallas region, FOR THEMYSTIC HARMONY is a 10-minute inspirational work in homage to Norwood and Elizabeth Dixon,patrons of the Fort Worth Symphony and the Van Cliburn Competition. Welcher draws melodic flavorfrom five American hymns, spirituals, and folk tunes of the 19th century. The last of these sources toappear is the hymn tune For the Beauty of the Earth, whose third stanza is the quatrain: “For the joy of earand eye, For the heart and mind’s delight, For the mystic harmony, Linking sense to sound and sight,â€giving rise to the work’s title.This work, commissioned for a consortium of high school bands in the north Dallas area, is my fifteenth maturework for wind ensemble (not counting transcriptions). When I asked Todd Dixon, the band director whospearheaded this project, what kind of a work he most wanted, he first said “something that’s basically slow,†butwanted to leave the details to me. During a long subsequent conversation, he mentioned that his grandparents,Norwood and Elizabeth Dixon, were prime supporters of the Fort Worth Symphony, going so far as to purchase anumber of high quality instruments for that orchestra. This intrigued me, so I asked more about his grandparentsand was provided an 80-page biographical sketch. Reading that article, including a long section about theirdevotion to supporting a young man through the rigors of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition fora number of years, moved me very much. Norwood and Elizabeth Dixon weren’t just supporters of the arts; theywere passionate lovers of music and musicians. I determined to make this work a testament to that love, and tothe religious faith that sustained them both. The idea of using extant hymns was also suggested by Todd Dixon,and this 10-minute work is the result.I have employed existing melodies in several works, delving into certain kinds of religious music more than a fewtimes. In seeking new sounds, new ways of harmonizing old tunes, and the contrapuntal overlaying of one tunewith another, I was able to make works like ZION (using 19th-century Revivalist hymns) and LABORING SONGS(using Shaker melodies) reflect the spirit of the composers who created these melodies, without sounding likepastiches or medleys. I determined to do the same with this new work, with the added problem of employingmelodies that were more familiar. I chose five tunes from the 19th century: hymns, spirituals, and folk-tunes.Some of these are known by differing titles, but they all appear in hymnals of various Christian denominations(with various titles and texts). My idea was to employ the tunes without altering their notes, instead using aconstantly modulating sense of harmony — sometimes leading to polytonal harmonizations of what are normallysimple four-chord hymns.The work begins and ends with a repeated chime on the note C: a reminder of steeples, white clapboard churchesin the country, and small church organs. Beginning with a Mixolydian folk tune of Caribbean origin presentedtwice with layered entrances, the work starts with a feeling of mystery and gentle sorrow. It proceeds, after along transition, into a second hymn that is sometimes connected to the sea (hence the sensation of water andwaves throughout it). This tune, by John B. Dykes (1823-1876), is a bit more chromatic and “shifty†than mosthymn-tunes, so I chose to play with the constant sensation of modulation even more than the original does. Atthe climax, the familiar spiritual “Were you there?†takes over, with a double-time polytonal feeling propelling itforward at “Sometimes it causes me to tremble.â€Trumpets in counterpoint raise the temperature, and the tempo as well, leading the music into a third tune (ofunknown provenance, though it appears with different texts in various hymnals) that is presented in a sprightlymanner. Bassoons introduce the melody, but it is quickly taken up by other instruments over three “verses,â€cons tantly growing in orchestration and volume. A mysterious second tune, unrelated to this one, interrupts it inall three verses, sending the melody into unknown regions.The final melody is “For the Beauty of the Earth.†This tune by Conrad Kocher (1786-1872) is commonly sung atThanksgiving — the perfect choice to end this work celebrating two people known for their generosity.Keeping the sense of constant modulation that has been present throughout, I chose to present this hymn in threegrowing verses, but with a twist: every four bars, the “key†of the hymn seems to shift — until the “Lord of all, toThee we praise†melody bursts out in a surprising compound meter. This, as it turns out, was the “mystery tuneâ€heard earlier in the piece. After an Ivesian, almost polytonal climax, the Coda begins over a long B( pedal. At first,it seems to be a restatement of the first two phrases of “For the Beauty†with long spaces between them, but it soonchanges to a series of “Amen†cadences, widely separated by range and color. These, too, do not conform to anykey, but instead overlay each other in ways that are unpredictable but strangely comforting.The third verse of “For the Beauty of the Earth†contains this quatrain:“For the joy of ear and eye, –For the heart and mind’s delightFor the mystic harmonyLinking sense to sound and sightâ€and it was from this poetry that I drew the title for the present work. It is my hope that audiences and performerswill find within it a sense of grace: more than a little familiar, but also quite new and unexpected.
SKU: BT.0554-99-400-DHI
ISBN 9789043106085. English-German-French-Dut ch.
The recent rise in popularity of Latin music has prompted us to bring you this exciting play-along book. It contains ten well-known melodies all with the characteristic Spanish and South American feel. This book comes with a backing CD to ensure truly exotic performances. Amor, Besame Mucho, La Playa en Quando, Quando, Quando. Naast deze bekende titels bevat Romantic Latin zes andere romantische melodieën in easy listening latin-stijl. De cd bevat van alle stukken een voorbeeldversie en een begeleidingstrack. Die bekannten zehn Titel in Romantic Latin gehen leicht ins Ohr und eignen sich für Aufführungen wie auch für den Unterricht. Auf die vollständige Demo-Aufnahme folgt ein Play-Along-Track, auf dem nur die Begleitung zu hören ist. Romantic Latin contient dix pièces, mélodieuses et faciles, aux rythmes balancés. Historia de un Amor, Solamente una Vez, Besame Mucho, La Playa et tous les autres morceaux de ce recueil vous sont présentés deux fois : en version intégrale et en version avec accompagnement seul pour vous permettre de jouer en solo ! Romantic Latin contiene 10 pezzi melodici facili, ritmici e ballabili. Historia de un Amor, Solamente una Vez, Besame Mucho, La Playa e tutti gli altri titoli di questa raccolta sono registrati sul CD in due versioni: una prima con l’interpretazione completa, e una seconda col solo accompagnamento che vi permetter di lanciarvi nei vostri soli.
SKU: AP.1-ADV8404
UPC: 805095084047. English.
Die dreisätzige Suite beginnt mit einem leichten Swing. Der etwas ruhigere zweite Satz ist ein entspannter Blues. Die Suite endet mit einem lebhaften lateinamerikanischen Satz. The three-movement suite begins with a slight swing. The slightly quieter second movement is in a relaxed blues style. The suite ends with a lively Latin American section.
SKU: BT.DHP-1012551-030
This piece takes you on a journey to the sunny Californian city of Pasadena. The piece reflects two contrasting aspects of the city,. Firstly the serene expressive side with exquisite statues, works of art and sun drenched villas and secondly the hot Latin side with the street parade which leads up to the famous American Football final in the Rose Bowl stadium. Pasadena ist nach der gleichnamigen kalifornischen Stadt benannt. Das Werk beschreibt diese auf zwei unterschiedliche Weisen. Im ersten Teil der Komposition kommt ein expressives Element zum Ausdruck; hier finden mit Statuen geschmückte, imposante Villen ihren musikalischen Niederschlag. Ganz anders ist der zweite Teil im Swing-Rhythmus und Latin-Rock-Stil. Er beschreibt das traditionelle Footballspiel um den 'Rose Bowl' am Neujahrstag, dem die Parade 'Tournament of Roses' vorangeht. Kontrastiv und überzeugend!Ce tte œuvre du compositeur hollandais Jacob de Haan tient son nom de la ville de Pasadena en Californie, située au pied de la chaîne de montagnes San Gabriel dans les environs de Los Angeles. Pasadena est une fresque musicale qui dépeint l’environnement et l’architecture de la ville californienne et l’événement sportif qui s’y déroule chaque année : le Rose Bowl, le plus célèbre des matchs de football américain. Une rencontre inédite entre la culture, le sport et la musique.
