Echoes

SKU: HL.4005356

UPC: 888680714451. 9.0x12.0x0.069 inches.

In 1917 two ships collided in the harbor of Halifax, Canada. The resulting explosion devastated most of the city. Echoes of the Silent is a hymn that pays homage to those who perished and to the resilient souls who survived. This music is reverent and reflective, with emotional ebbs and swells and an eventual build to a stirring theme of hope and inner strength. Ideal as a festival or memorial piece, this work is an opportunity for your ensemble to explore softer dynamics, expression and nuance. Dur: 5:05.

SKU: HL.50499696

ISBN 9790080149010. UPC: 196288083900. 8.25x11.25x0.063 inches. Miklos Kocsar.

ECHOES NO. 1 (for solo horn) and ECHOES NO. 2 (for two horns) are contemporary pieces by Miklos Kocsar, worldwide celebrate and prizewinning composer of chamber music and choral works. The volumes ECHOES NO. 3 (for three horns) and ECHOES NO. 4 (forfour horn) are in preparation.

ECHOES NO. 1 (fur Horn solo) und ECHOES NO. 2 (fur zwei Horner) enthalten zeitgenossiche Stucke von Miklos Kocsar, dem weltbekannten und gefeierten Komponisten von Kammermusik- und Chorliteratur. Die Bande ECHOES NO. 3 (fur drei Horner) und ECHOESNO. 4 (fur vier Horner) sind in Vorbereitung.

SKU: PR.41641542L

UPC: 680160632329.

Echoes of Silence was commissioned by the Albany Symphony Orchestra for the American Music Festival of 2012 as part of the Capitol Region Heritage Commissions project. The work takes as its inspirations the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Albany, NY, and the Albany Symphony Orchestra. The Troy Savings Bank was founded in 1823 and was one of the more important music halls in early-twentieth-century America. It was honored with performances by many world-renowned artists, such as Vladimir Horowitz, Yehudi Menuhin, and Arthur Rubinstein. The title, Echoes of Silence, refers to the echoes of these and other artists' great performances, which one might imagine still resonate in the hall. If the hall had a voice, it would also sing of the all the wonderful masterpieces that were performed there in the past. The main idea of this piece is to reflect the sounds that were absorbed by the walls of this concert hall during the past century of live performance. Some of the main pitch materials are derived from Alexander Borodin's Symphony No. 2, a masterpiece that was composed in 1823, the same year as the founding of the Troy Savings Bank. The main thematic materials of Echoes of Silence are developed from many small musical motifs found in Borodin's symphony. Another source of material is Igor Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms, composed in 1930, the year in which the Albany Symphony Orchestra was founded. These borrowed materials are used as the main elements in maintaining the structural unity of Echoes of Silence. Because this concert hall has absorbed so much wonderful music from so many great performances, we can imagine even the smallest corner of the hall filling its silence with echoes.

SKU: CF.FPS147F

ISBN 9781491148013. UPC: 680160905515. 9 x 12 inches.

As the title implies, Angel Echoes uses a lot of echo effects throughout, and is based on the interval of a descending perfect fifth. The piece begins with a lush statement of the subtle angel theme, which is used throughout the piece and ultimately as the climactic material later in the work. With teachable material steeped in musicality, this remarkable new work for developing ensembles will not disappoint.

SKU: XC.ICB2404

9 x 12 inches.

Sean O'Loughlin is known for his rhythmic and motivic writing, and Echoes of Time is no exception. Wonderful scoring, careful consideration of syncopation, and a very cool harmonic tilt make this one a winner.