SKU: CF.CY2207F
ISBN 9780825875526. UPC: 798408075521. 11 x 14 inches.
SKU: FJ.OR5012
UPC: 241444378502. English.
Inspired by train rides through the countryside, this full orchestra work depicts our diverse landscape from vast plains to majestic mountains; from forests and streams to large cities. Rich in history and many cultures, the land tells many stories as varied as the backdrop. The style and spirit of the piece has influences from film and other contemporary American composers. Enjoy the soaring melodies and many colors of a cross-country train ride through the diverse scenes of America.
SKU: FJ.OR5012S
English.
SKU: PR.11441228S
UPC: 680160612482.
Hailstork has a knack for composing with a clearly American sound - hard to define, but immediately recognizable as such. This challenging duet features three diverse movements of Americana, as distilled through Hailstork's own contemporary compositional vision. For advanced performers.
SKU: CF.CPS55F
ISBN 9780825861529. UPC: 798408061524. 9 X 12 inches. Key: Eb major.
Spectral Landscapes is a work for concert band that captures the grandeur, beauty, and energy of the American northwest with its mountains, rivers, and coast. The piece unfolds in two large sections, first slow, then fast. A bold fanfare gesture leads to a stunning lyrical theme before giving way to an aggressive uptempo section. This piece climaxes with a return of the slow theme in the faster tempo. Well done Sean!
SKU: HL.8750088
UPC: 884088365325. 6.75x10.5 inches.
The mystery and majesty of Yellowstone is perfectly portrayed in this choral tone poem that celebrates the beauty of this American treasure. An ideal concert and festival work, it may be performed by voices and piano or with the optional orchestration. Available separately: SATB, SAB, SSA, ChoirTrax CD. Chamber Orchestra score and parts available digitally (fl1, fl2, ob, bn, tpt, hn, tbn, bar, timp, vn1, vn2, va, vc, db). Duration: ca. 3:20.
SKU: HL.8750090
UPC: 884088365349. 5x5 inches.
SKU: CL.012-3872-75
Composer Robert W. Smith has enjoyed his sojourns in the great state of Texas each summer since 1985. In a recent visit to the southwest with his family, he was inspired to sketch three impressions of the Lone Star State. Desert Dawn opens the work with Native-American overtones depicting the warmth of the sunrise over a beautiful southwestern vista. Anyone ever visiting San Antonio will delight in the Paseo Del Rio depicting the light and lively Riverwalk of this great city. The energetic and powerful Longhorns concludes the work with a sense of joy while celebrating this uniquely American way of life. Suitable for concert and festival performance, Southwest Summer will be a valued addition to your next program.
SKU: CL.012-3872-01
SKU: MB.30964
ISBN 9781513469775. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This collection of 41 timeless melodies is tastefully arranged for soprano and tenor recorders with suggested breath marks and accompaniment chords. Selections include a variety of influences which provide a historical and aesthetic view of the American musical landscape. The works of both well-known, classically trained composers and unknown folk artists are featured in standard notation arrangements suitable for performance by intermediate players. The one thing these tunes have in common is their striking melodies, which in many cases have endured throughout the ages.
SKU: AP.1-ADV2002
UPC: 805095020021. English.
Pastoral Landscape has definite leanings toward Impressionism and late Romanticism. Both of these historical styles have much harmonically in common with the American traditions of popular song writing (Gershwin, Porter, Arlen, etc.) and jazz.
SKU: PE.TSGB013
UPC: 038081584065.
Inspired by a vivid Civil War painting, Banner of the Sky by Tyler S. Grant features lyrical passages and flowing lines that are reminiscent of the American landscape. Contrasting with this are quick-paced sections reflecting the fiery orange sky that lights up the painting with warmth and passion. (6:00).
SKU: PR.114418780
ISBN 9781491112250. UPC: 680160667659.
Following their world premiere, The Heare Ensemble proclaimed: â??Melodies for Robert contains rich harmonies, soaring melodies, and unexpected twists, but beyond the musical elements, it also has incredible depth of soul. Like so much of Carterâ??s music, it paints the heart of the American landscape and makes you yearn for more.â? Melodies for Robert was commissioned by the SDG Music Foundation in memory of flutist Robert Vincent Jones; it consists of two movements, titled â??Sing,â? and â??Listen.â?.
SKU: PR.114418900
ISBN 9781491129517. UPC: 680160668632.
A welcome addition to the bass flute repertoire, Dorff’s 14-minute sonata is designed as two pairs of slow-fast movements. While composed as a complete 4-movement sonata, either half may be performed alone as a 7-minute recital work. The movement titles are: I. Sprawling, burbling; II. Sparkling, glistening; III. Under Winter; and IV. Spring Spirits.When Peter Sheridan commissioned me to write a piece for bass flute and piano, his only requests were a sonata-like multi-movement work, and some kind of reference to New York, where we both grew up. Just the thought of a bass flute, with its broad and mighty airstream, already reminded me of the mighty Hudson River: from the dense woods of upstate New York, through the beautiful landscapes of New Paltz and Poughkeepsie, down through the celebrated Manhattan waterway.As I daydreamed how to build a sonata inspired by the Hudson, I thought of its deep primal nature carved by the Ice Age, and the life within the river and on its shores long before humans arrived. I thought of how the river’s magnetism drew Native Americans who honored and built their lives around it. I thought of beautiful trees and wildlife, the annual cycles of ecosystems, and the natural symbiosis between the river itself, the life within, and the life on land spawned by the river’s resources.I wondered what if Thoreau had sat by the Hudson rather than by Walden Pond; I wondered what if Hesse had set Siddhartha in the Hudson Valley with this river as his metaphor for the flow of life and time.I wondered whether the sonata should flow from north to south, or have chronological references. I wondered if I should allude to the many poets and painters who have drawn inspiration from the mighty Hudson. Every thought led to the river’s essence, its own spirit and life — flowing through raw nature, from skinny trickles to mightiness spawning cities; supporting subtle life, and becoming a central commons for human societies.The subtitle Spirit of the Hudson brings it all together.* * *The sonata is built in 4 movements, with formal inspiration from the Baroque: A slow Mvt. 1 “Sprawling, burbling†leads directly to the rapid Mvt. 2 “Sparkling, glistening,†followed by another slow-fast pair: Mvt. 3 “Under Winter†which leads directly into Mvt. 4 “Spring Spirits.†In addition to performances of the complete sonata, either pair of movements may be performed on its own for a shorter concert segment.SONATA (SPIRIT OF THE HUDSON) was premiered at the International Low Flutes Festival in April 2018 by its commissioner, bass flutist Peter Sheridan, with Hyeeun Hahm as pianist.