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SKU: HL.14001903
ISBN 9788759859605. Danish.
Animals In Concert - Three pieces for Piano solo by Per Norgard. Programme Note 1. A Tortoise's Tango (1984) - dur.: 4' 2. Light of a Night - Paul meets bird (1989) - dur.: 6' 3. Hermit Crab Tango - Esperanza (1997) - dur.: 5' The pieces can be performed together or one by one. In the1980s, quite a few finds turned up in Per Norgard's music. The material could be, say, a number of song birds' equilibrist melodic lines, the overtones of the ocean surf, or waltzing themes by the schizophrenic artist Adolf Wolfli (1864-1930). Or again, as heard here, it can be the rhythms and motifs of the tango and a Beatles song (with bird), explored in three independent piano pieces that form the Animals in Concert suite, about which the composer writes: A Tortoise's Tango: The tortoise as tango dancer must presumably possess certain rhythmic peculiarities, which I have chosen to express by letting the tune of the tortoise shuffle broadly, tripartite through the strict four partite time of tango. Tortoise Tango was the original title of this piece, written for Achilles (the pianist Yvar Mikhashoff), for his so called tango project, including new tangos for piano by composers from all over the world. Light of a Night (Paul meets bird) was commissioned by pianist Aki Takahashi. It is a reworked arrangement for piano of the Beatles song Blackbird. As some of us will recall, the Beatles on The White Album let the beautiful song to the blackbird be accompanied by an (apparently) live blackbird song. It is this authentic bird-motif world that in Light of a Night weaves itself into the Beatles melody and in turn is gradually infected by it, so that a completely new third entity ensues: a kind of Bird-rock ballad (or maybe it is a Beatle-bird?). Hermit Crab Tango (Esperanza): The tango situation is quite special for a Hermit Crab. It is a well-known fact that the hermit crab - this soft animal - must run the gauntlet among the many perils at the bottom of the sea when it must move hose. I have chosen to express the angers by a tango pattern - sharp as a cactus - through which the tune, optimistic, slips to its new shelter. I have borrowed the tune from songwriter Hanne Methling's Introduction: 'I want to get through this time!' she sings in a ecstatically ascending melody line - and I believe that these words must correspond very well to the mood of the hermit crab: 'Esperanza'- the green runners of hope wind among the latticework formed by the tango rows.
SKU: SU.00220112
The complete Harp, Keyboard (Piano, Organ, etc.) and auxiliary parts [CD-ROM] for the 61 orchestral works included in The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library™, Volume 2: Debussy, Mahler and more. If these parts were purchased separately, this collection could cost several hundred dollars. Parts are easily viewable and printable on either PC or Mac using embedded Adobe® Reader technology. Contents: BIZET Carmen Suites 1-2, L'Arlesienne Suites 1-2, Symphony No. l; BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1, Kol Nidrei, Scottish Fantasy; BRUCKNER Symphonies 1-9, Te Deum; BUSONI Turandot Suite; DEBUSSY Images 1-3, Jeux, La Mer, Nocturnes, Petite Suite, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Printemps, Sacred and Profane Dances, Clarinet Rhapsody; FAURÉ Pavane, Pelleas and Melisande, Requiem; GRIEG Piano Concerto in A Minor, Peer Gynt Suites 1-2, Symphonic Dances, Holberg Suite; MAHLER Symphonies 1-9, Kindertotenlieder, Das klagende Lied, Das Lied von der Erde, Lieder; REGER Variations and Fuge on a Theme by Mozart; SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals, Danse Macabre, Symphony No. 3, Cello Concerto No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 2, Christmas Oratorio, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Visit for more information
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SKU: MB.31154
ISBN 9781513473888. 8.75X11.75 inches.
Practicing scales is essential to building and maintaining strength, technique, tone, and agility on the viola, but it is easy to slip into the habit of playing scales automatically, without paying attention to tonality or sound production. The 29 single-page studies in this book focus the attention of violists on the beauty of sound, with a particular concern for the way different keys resonate on the viola.The first 24 studies address all minor and relative major keys and proceed through the circle of fifths; the last 5 pieces are individually conceived, i.e., apart from the circle of fifths. No metronome indications are given, so the etudes can be played at individually comfortable tempos.The names of the etudes refer to various animals that have scales, including insects, fish, birds, reptiles, and a few species of mammals. The author hopes that in addition to experiencing more enjoyable scale practice, students will be inspired to learn more about these amazing creatures and write scale studies of their own.
SKU: HP.C6055C
UPC: 763628960551.
American folk song The American folk song Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head is a gentle lullaby portraying the irony of the Christ Child sleeping in a lowly manger while evil folk sleep on feathers at their birth. The lyrical tune is simple and beautifully realized with a solo violin as the introduction. Sweet, colorful sonorities from the choir illustrate the awe of the animals at the incarnation, while the harp is evoked in the piano accompaniment - perfect for any Christmas service.
