The Bitter Cup

SKU: CF.B3475

ISBN 9781491162026. UPC: 680160920709.

This work for violin and piano by Martin Bresnick is a play on the words suite and bittersweet. Each of the four movements is based on a Yiddish folk song, which in English translate to On the Road, My Resting Place, Black Cat, and Dona, Dona. Each of the four pieces is primarily based on a Jewish folk song, but re-envisions them in a modern context, akin to Bartok and Kodaly. The composer noted, I found it a very challenging, yet touching way to remain in contact with some part of my own past that I don't usually reveal. The title references the difficult (bitter) and pleasant (sweet) aspects of experiencing the tumultuous history of a people through their folk music.
This work for violin and piano by Martin Bresnick is a play on the words suite and bittersweet. Each of the four movements is based on a Yiddish folk song, which in English translate to On the Road, My Resting Place, Black Cat, and Dona, Dona. Each of the four pieces is primarily based on a Jewish folk song, but re-envisions them in a modern context, akin to Bartok and Kodaly. The composer noted, “I found it a very challenging, yet touching way to remain in contact with some part of my own past that I don’t usually reveal.” The title references the difficult (bitter) and pleasant (sweet) aspects of experiencing the tumultuous history of a people through their folk music.

SKU: HL.49017447

9.25x12.25x0.185 inches.

The Bitter Earth (Horka hlina) cantata was written in 1960 and it was originally conceived for a mixed choir and organ. The composer soon found, however, that this instrumental accompaniment limited the performance possibilities of the piece to a certain extent and he therefore created a piano transcription of the organ part for a later edition which was printed in 1987.The composition sets to music the verses of Jaroslav Seifert from the collection Turn Out the Lights (Zhasnete svetla) which was written in the period of the nation's peril prior to the Second World War. The genuine and totally non-cliched patriotism expressed in these texts has long outgrown the historical connection to the moment of their inception and it continues to bear wtness to Seivert's fervent love for this country.

SKU: HL.49008170

ISBN 9790001123099. 9.25x12.0x0.108 inches.

'Jazzuite', as the name implies, is a sequence of short pieces, inspired by jazz styles. With their compelling rhythms and intriguing harmonies these compositions are aimed at intermediate students and adult learners alike. Introduction * Week-End * Lychee * The et chocolat * Kaleidoscope * The Lizard Rag * Criss-Cross * Bitter-sweet * L'ecrevisse dans la crevasse.

SKU: CA.5211040

ISBN 9790007110574.

SKU: CA.5281600

ISBN 9790007261863.

This second part-volume contains mixed choruses composed by Reger between 1904 and 1914. Most are sacred works, including the great motets op. 110 (Mein Odem ist schwach, Ach Herr, strafe mich nicht!, O Tod, wie bitter bist du), the Acht geistliche Gesange (Eight Sacred Songs) op. 138, and the fragmentary Vater unser. Functional liturgical music is represented with the Easter motet Lasset uns den Herren preisen, the Vier Kirchengesange (Four Church Songs) and the English-language Responsories. With the secular works, the Zwolf Chore aus dem Volksliederbuch (Twelve Choruses from the Volksliederbuch) form a substantial portion, flanked by Reger's setting of Good Night written for a school book, and the Abschiedslied for Fritz Stein.

In January 2008 the Max-Reger-Institut (MRI) in Karlsruhe began publishing a scholarly-critical edition of the works of Reger (RWA). As a Hybrid Edition it is exploring new approaches in editorial techniques.

For the first time, in this edition the digital component for this volume will no longer be supplied on a data storage device, but published in an online portal.

Con tent:

Vier Kirchengesange WoO VI/20
Motette >>Mein Odem ist schwach<< op. 110 Nr. 1
Vater unser WoO VI/22
Motette >>Ach Herr, strafe mich nicht!<< op. 110 Nr. 2
Responsories WoO VI/23
Lasset uns den Herren preisen WoO VI/24
Motette >>O Tod, wie bitter bist du<< op. 110 Nr. 3
Good Night WoO VI/25
Zwolf Chore aus dem Volksliederbuch WoO VI/26
Abschiedslied WoO /VI 27
Acht geistliche Gesange op. 138

SKU: HL.1481436

UPC: 196288215707. 9.0x12.0 inches.

Billie Eilish has done it again! The highly-anticipated third album from the nine-time GRAMMY� winner features a sound that redefines and explores genre boundaries, trends and soundscapes, immersing listeners into a full spectrum of emotions. From the mature �Lunch� to �Birds of a Feather� and �Chihiro,� there's plenty of hits to keep this record in the rotation for many years to come! Our matching folio features all 10 tracks arranged for piano and voice with guitar chord frames, including: Birds of a Feather � Bittersuite � Blue � Chihiro � The Diner � The Greatest � L'Amour de ma Vie � Lunch � Skinny � Wildflower.

SKU: OU.9780193528017

ISBN 9780193528017. 12 x 9 inches.

for string orchestra, with optional organ
This moving piece for string orchestra is full of pathos and emotion. Stylistically evocative of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings and the distinctive musical language of Arvo Pärt, Lament is based around a two-bar arching ostinato, artfully developing musical fragments and enriching the texture to reach a powerful central climax. This is a welcome addition to the string orchestra repertory.
This piece was recorded on the 2019 Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra CD Tree of Life under the title 'And Wept Bitterly (Lament on an Ostinato for String Orchestra)'.

• A moving piece for string orchestra full of pathos and emotion
• Recorded on the 2019 Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra CD Tree of Life under the title 'And Wept Bitterly (Lament on an Ostinato for String Orchestra)'
• Based around a two-bar arching ostinato
• Stylistically evocative of Arvo Part and Barber's Adagio for Strings

SKU: BR.OB-5291-27

Oh the tempi, how terrible! Dvorak often complained bitterly about tempi, and with good reason, as the respected Dvorak expert Klaus Doge discovered while preparing his edition of the Eighth.

ISBN 9790004337547. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Oh the tempi, how terrible! Dvorak often complained bitterly about tempi, and with good reason, as the respected Dvorak expert Klaus Doge discovered while preparing his edition of the Eighth.The composer's conducting score, which also served as the engraver's copy, has resurfaced again and offers sensational findings for performers. The copy contains an entire series of added tempo entries that were not all incorporated into the first edition. Doge's edition now sheds light into the previously misleading tempo markings. Breitkopf's new edition is also the first performing material to this key work of late-romantic orchestral literature that can be purchased in its entirety as sales material. Following the New World Symphony, the Slavonic Dances op. 46 and the Violoncello Concerto, Dvorak's fourth major orchestral work is now available in Breitkopf's customary high quality.

Oh the tempi, how terrible! Dvorak often complained bitterly about tempi, and with good reason, as the respected Dvorak expert Klaus Doge discovered while preparing his edition of the Eighth.