Short Suite No. 4

SKU: HL.48184750

UPC: 888680842642. 9.0x12.0x0.092 inches.

â€� �“Short Suite is an exciting and majestic suite in four parts for Organ. Composed by Jean Langlais, a French composer who contributed prolifically to the Organ repertoire, these pieces require the use of pedals and could be practised by upper intermediate / advanced players. The sections are: 1. Grands Jeux ? 3?30 2. Cantilène ? 6?00 3. Plainte ? 5?05 4. Dialogue sur les mixtures 3?20”.

SKU: HL.48185090

UPC: 888680878924. 8.5x12.0x0.123 inches.

For 4 horns.

SKU: HL.48182268

UPC: 888680839277. 9.0x12.25x0.099 inches.

”Smal l Suite for Flute and Piano is a piece written for the Paris Conservatoire contest by Pierre Petit. Really melodious, it lasts eight minutes and is divided into three distinct movements. The first part, ?Gai et allant? is quite fast and has to be played joyfully. It uses the whole range of the instrument with some really high notes and includes a Cadenza. The second part, ?Lent et très chanté?, is slower, slightly lower in range and really melodious. It is quite short compared to the other parts. The third and final movement has the same kind of range as the first one. Fast, it features a part to be played at Marzuka tempo and one to be played at the same tempo than the beginning. The piece ends on a really high trill. Small Suite is really enjoyable to play and to listen to. It however requires some strong skills in terms of technique and sonority that would be acquired by advanced players: the difficulty is therefore rated at 7.“.

SKU: FT.FM602

ISBN 9790570485017.

The first movement of this four movement suite - Fanfare - is a brief call to attention with an unsettled sense of key. The fourth trumpet never quite agrees with the other players!  The second movement - Carillon - was prompted by the weekly bell-ringing practice in the composer's village. Rhythmic ensemble is not always quite perfect....  The scurrying third movement - Burlesco - uses material from the 'bells' of the previous movement, but in a very different way this time. A sense of key is never really confirmed and there is a bustling race to the finish.  The Proclamation recalls the style of the opening Fanfare and provides a noble conclusion to this short suite. With echoes of each other's part, the four instruments compete confidently as the movement proceeds to it's triumphant conclusion.

SKU: HL.14028919

8.0x11.75x0.046 inches.

A suite of five short pieces from Scarlatti's Il Tigrane, arranged by Janet E. Beat for recorder ensemble.

SKU: FA.MFGT052

210 x 297 inches.

Subtitled << Gravement-Gaiement >>, this short suite was written around 1957, probably for the composer's daughter.

SKU: M7.BP-1829

ISBN 9790015182907.

The unusually short Suite in just four movements (Allegretto - Menuetto - Gavotte - Courante. Presto) is both brilliantly written for the two instruments and very entertaining.

SKU: HL.48184241

UPC: 888680862893. 9.0x12.0x0.164 inches.

This fabulous volume contains two suites of dance music from the Baroque period in Germany. Featuring some of the most popular and revered composers such as Bach, Bohm, Reusner and Telemann, there are some familiar pieces here along with some rarer example of this genre. Arranged and adapted for Horn and Piano by Richard Stelten, these short pieces serve as fine examples of this exciting and productive time in German music..

SKU: HL.48020766

UPC: 884088467050. 9x12 inches.

This masterful composition by Gordon Jacob has been a part of the standard repertoire for advanced band for many years. In the skilled hands of James Curnow, this classic is now playable by younger groups. Carefully shortened and edited for grade 3 instrumentation, this adaptation adds a touch of class to any band's library.

SKU: CL.012-1948-00

Five very short segments titled, ``Discovery,’†™ ``Adventure,’†™ ``Love,’’ ``Recreation,’â� �™ and ``The Future’’ are combined in this minisuite. Highly descriptive with lots of dynamic contrast and carefully scored for high school groups.

SKU: CL.012-1948-01

Five very short segments titled, ``Discovery,’†™ ``Adventure,’†™ ``Love,’’ ``Recreation,’â� �™ and ``The Future’’ are combined in this minisuite. Highly descriptive with lots of dynamic contrast and carefully scored for high school groups.

SKU: HL.49008171

ISBN 9790001123228. 9.0x11.75x0.087 inches.

These 15 short pieces form an easy and musically pleasing suite. Offering a wide selection of traditional dance forms, frequent changes from major to minor keys and a variety of expressive devices they are particularly suited for young students.

SKU: BT.EMBZ7212

English-German-Hungari an.

The name 'English Suites' did not originate with Bach, and up to now its origin could not be clarified. In his Bach biography Forkel mentions that the composer wrote the suites to fulfil an English commission. It is a much more likely assumption, however, that Bach derived inspiration for his suites from studying certain English models. A stylistic relationship, and indeed, certain thematic identities can be pointed out between the English Suites and the suites of the French composer, Dieupart, who lived in London. The piano suites of Handel, published in 1720, shortly before the origin of the English Suites, could also have served as antecedents.The English Suites have notremained extant in Bach's own hand, but they are included in a number of contemporaneous manuscript collections. Relying on the most significant sources, our publication gives all the essential differences among the copies in footnotes, thus enabling the performer to choose for himself among the variants. (Tamás Zászkaliczky).

SKU: OT.26114

ISBN 9789655051049. 8.27 x 11.69 inches.

Ariel Lazarus
Guitarra Liturgia
Two pieces based on music from the Spanish and Portuguese tradition.
Contents:
Jerusalem de Sefarad - Suite for Guitar
Contrapunto Sefardi
The composer writes:
For many years I wanted to compose a piece for guitar which would inspire interested students to expand their repertoire in the direction of Jewish music. The most natural thing for me was to write a suite based on themes from the synagogue in which I grew up – the Spanish and Portuguese synagogue of Gibraltar. My beloved grandfather served all his life as hazzan (cantor) of this synagogue, and I always felt as a composer and educator that I had a special obligation to continue his tradition and pass it on to a new generation. In this composition, I let the guitar echo the piyyutim (semi-liturgical poems) that were part of my childhood: Adon Olam, Sh'charchoret, Achot K'tana, Yigdal, Borei ad Ana, all of which are sung in the Spanish and Portuguese tradition from Gibraltar to London, and from New York to Jerusalem. I let myself dream the piyyutim, take them apart and reconstruct them as a short suite for guitar, the results of which you are invited to hear here. As a conceptual idea for the suite, I choose to suggest about the cultural continuation between the Diaspora and the land of Israel by way of referencing the well-known melody of Naomi Shemer, which is also popular among the hazzanim.
Dr. Ariel Lazarus is a unique voice among Israeli composer-performers today. Brought up in a family with Jewish musical roots both in Gibraltar and Westphalia, he began composing and playing the guitar in his teens, and has been committed to developing his own compositional language ever since, always maintaining an open dialogue with his traditions.
Lazarus received his BMus and MMus degrees from Oklahoma City University in classical guitar performance and composition where he studied with American composer Dr. Edward Knight. He earned his PhD from Bar Ilan University, studying composition with Prof. Betty Olivero and Prof. Gideon Lewensohn and conducting research under the supervision of Prof. Edwin Seroussi from the Hebrew University. His symphonic works have been premiered by the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra, and his chamber works have been performed by various ensembles in the United States, Central Europe, Portugal, Gibraltar, Scandinavia and Israel. Lazarus performs regularly as Art Ambassador on behalf of the Israeli Ministry of Diaspora affairs Amiel BaKehila program.
His solo album A Hebrew Capriccio was released by the German boutique label SmoothFactor and was awarded critical acclaim, among others, in Haaretz, and Neue Westfalishe.
Dr. Lazarus is the musical director and co-founder of the Israeli Ladino Orchestra. His work with the orchestra has been recognized by the official Carta de España. He teaches at the Academic College for Education Givat Washington, and the Rimon School of Music. Lazarus’s work has been awarded by the Israeli Pais Art council and ACUM.