SKU: GI.G-10515INST
UPC: 785147051596.
The first comprehensive resource of its kind, Gloriosi contains a treasure trove of ritual music that bridges linguistic, cultural, and musical differences for the liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. Weaving together familiar tunes and ancient chants with newly-composed pieces, Tony Alonso has meticulously crafted the music of Gloriosi to inspire the participation of a diverse assembly during these celebrations at the heart of the liturgical year. In addition to settings of all of the ritual texts found in the Roman Missal / Misal Romano for the Three Days, this collection contains settings of every prescribed psalm drawn from texts approved for liturgical use in English and in Spanish. El primer recurso completo de su tipo, Gloriosi es un tesoro rebosante de música ritual que supera las diferencias lingüÃsticas, culturales y musicales para las liturgias del Jueves Santo, Viernes Santo y la Vigilia Pascual. Tejiendo melodÃas familiares y cantos antiguos con piezas recién compuestas, Tony Alonso ha elaborado meticulosamente la música de Gloriosi para inspirar la participación de una asamblea diversa durante estas celebraciones que están al centro del año litúrgico. Además de proporcionar los textos rituales que se encuentran en el Misal Romano / Roman Missal para los Tres DÃas en forma musicalizada, esta colección también ofrece nueva música para todos los salmos prescritos para las liturgias del Triduo utilizando los textos oficiales en español y en inglés. Listen to Music Samples on the Recording Page by Clicking HERE CONTENTS: Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper / Jueves Santo de la Cena del Señor: We Should Glory in the Cross / Que Nuestro Único Orgullo Sea la Cruz • Blessed Be God Forever / Bendito Sea Dios por Siempre • Kyrie, Eleison • Our Blessing-Cup / El Cáliz que Bendecimos • Glory to You / Gloria a Ti • A New Commandment / Un Mandamiento Nuevo • Love One Another / Ãmense Unos a Otros • Lord, Hear Our Prayer / Te Rogamos, Óyenos • Ubi Caritas • Agnus Dei • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor • Called to Keep Vigil with the Lord / Llamados a Velar con el Señor • Tantum Ergo Sacramentum Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord / Viernes Santo de la Pasión del Señor: Into Your Hands / En Tus Manos • Glory to You / Gloria a Ti • Adoramus Te • The Solemn Intercessions of Good Friday / La Oración Universal del Viernes Santo • Behold the Wood of the Cross / Miren el Ãrbol de la Cruz • Faithful Cross / Cruz Fiel • Forgive Us, Your People / Perdona a Tu Pueblo • O Come, Let Us Worship / Venid, Oh Cristianos • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night / Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa: The Easter Proclamation / Pregón Pascual • Lord, Send Out Your Spirit / EnvÃa Tu EspÃritu, Señor • Keep Me Safe, O God / Protégeme, Dios MÃo • Let Us Sing to the Lord / Cantemos al Señor • I Will Praise You, Lord / Te Ensalzaré, Señor • You Will Draw Water Joyfully / Ustedes Sacarán Agua con Gozo • Words of Everlasting Life / Palabras de Vida Eterna • Like a Deer that Longs / Como Busca la Cierva (Psalm 42, 43 / Salmo 42/41, 43/42) • Easter Alleluia / Aleluya Pascual • Litany of the Saints / LetanÃa de los Santos • Alleluia Popular: Blessing of Water / Aleluya Popular: Bendición del Agua • Alleluia Popular: Baptism / Aleluya Popular: Bautismo • Alleluia Popular: Acclamation / Aleluya Popular: Aclamación • Veni Sancte Spiritus • Alleluia Popular: Sprinkling / Aleluya Popular: Aspersión • Lord, We Ask You, Hear Our Prayer / Te Rogamos, Óyenos • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor.
SKU: GI.G-10515C
UPC: 785147051510.
The first comprehensive resource of its kind, Gloriosi contains a treasure trove of ritual music that bridges linguistic, cultural, and musical differences for the liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. Weaving together familiar tunes and ancient chants with newly-composed pieces, Tony Alonso has meticulously crafted the music of Gloriosi to inspire the participation of a diverse assembly during these celebrations at the heart of the liturgical year. In addition to settings of all of the ritual texts found in the Roman Missal / Misal Romano for the Three Days, this collection contains settings of every prescribed psalm drawn from texts approved for liturgical use in English and in Spanish. El primer recurso completo de su tipo, Gloriosi es un tesoro rebosante de música ritual que supera las diferencias lingüÃsticas, culturales y musicales para las liturgias del Jueves Santo, Viernes Santo y la Vigilia Pascual. Tejiendo melodÃas familiares y cantos antiguos con piezas recién compuestas, Tony Alonso ha elaborado meticulosamente la música de Gloriosi para inspirar la participación de una asamblea diversa durante estas celebraciones que están al centro del año litúrgico. Además de proporcionar los textos rituales que se encuentran en el Misal Romano / Roman Missal para los Tres DÃas en forma musicalizada, esta colección también ofrece nueva música para todos los salmos prescritos para las liturgias del Triduo utilizando los textos oficiales en español y en inglés. Listen to Music Samples on the Gloriosi Recording Page by Clicking HERE. CONTENTS: Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper / Jueves Santo de la Cena del Señor: We Should Glory in the Cross / Que Nuestro Único Orgullo Sea la Cruz • Blessed Be God Forever / Bendito Sea Dios por Siempre • Kyrie, Eleison • Our Blessing-Cup / El Cáliz que Bendecimos • Glory to You / Gloria a Ti • A New Commandment / Un Mandamiento Nuevo • Love One Another / Ãmense Unos a Otros • Lord, Hear Our Prayer / Te Rogamos, Óyenos • Ubi Caritas • Agnus Dei • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor • Called to Keep Vigil with the Lord / Llamados a Velar con el Señor • Tantum Ergo Sacramentum Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord / Viernes Santo de la Pasión del Señor: Into Your Hands / En Tus Manos • Glory to You / Gloria a Ti • Adoramus Te • The Solemn Intercessions of Good Friday / La Oración Universal del Viernes Santo • Behold the Wood of the Cross / Miren el Ãrbol de la Cruz • Faithful Cross / Cruz Fiel • Forgive Us, Your People / Perdona a Tu Pueblo • O Come, Let Us Worship / Venid, Oh Cristianos • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night / Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa: The Easter Proclamation / Pregón Pascual • Lord, Send Out Your Spirit / EnvÃa Tu EspÃritu, Señor • Keep Me Safe, O God / Protégeme, Dios MÃo • Let Us Sing to the Lord / Cantemos al Señor • I Will Praise You, Lord / Te Ensalzaré, Señor • You Will Draw Water Joyfully / Ustedes Sacarán Agua con Gozo • Words of Everlasting Life / Palabras de Vida Eterna • Like a Deer that Longs / Como Busca la Cierva (Psalm 42, 43 / Salmo 42/41, 43/42) • Easter Alleluia / Aleluya Pascual • Litany of the Saints / LetanÃa de los Santos • Alleluia Popular: Blessing of Water / Aleluya Popular: Bendición del Agua • Alleluia Popular: Baptism / Aleluya Popular: Bautismo • Alleluia Popular: Acclamation / Aleluya Popular: Aclamación • Veni Sancte Spiritus • Alleluia Popular: Sprinkling / Aleluya Popular: Aspersión • Lord, We Ask You, Hear Our Prayer / Te Rogamos, Óyenos • Called to the Supper of the Lamb / Llamados al Banquete del Señor.
SKU: GI.G-3412INST
Text by Rory Cooney.
The flute part is available in the octavo or as a separate part.
SKU: HL.49007806
ISBN 9783795702427. German.
Bei diesem Band handelt es sich um die Referate des Symposiums Musikalische Bildung in Zwischenraumen, das 1992 im Hamburger Konservatorium veranstaltet wurde. Mit Beitragen von Hans Gunther Bastian, Ursula Ditzig-Engelhardt, Martin Gellrich, Iris von Hanisch, Claudia Hardt, Gunter Kleinen, Rudolf Nykrin, Regina Pauls, Nicolai Petrat, Marianne Ramelow und Juliane Ribke.
SKU: LO.30-3971L
UPC: 000308159769.
A New and Glorious Morn! reminds us of the reality that, in Christ, the old is gone and the new has come. Through the birth of this tiny baby, the promise of eternal life is now given to anyone who will receive God’s message of salvation through faith. Using his signature blend of familiar lyrics and melodies coupled with compelling original material, Lloyd Larson retells and celebrates this timeless story in a unique and memorable way. Orchestrated by Ed Hogan and available in both SATB and SAB editions, numerous accompaniment options—from piano only to live instruments to a recorded track—are available for this 30-minute musical. Lloyd’s choral writing is always well supported and beautifully crafted, so this is a perfect option for choirs of any size who wish to start, or restart, a Christmas cantata tradition. This item is for Digital Download; print edition also available: 65/2122L.
SKU: LO.99-4610L
UPC: 000308159806.
SKU: LO.99-4609L
UPC: 000308159790.
SKU: HL.14004447
ISBN 9780853607304. UPC: 884088435455. 7.75x11.0x0.643 inches.
Full Score. Purcell Society Volume 11. Edited under the supervision of the Purcell Society by Bruce Wood. Vocal scores and instrumental parts of each of the three works in this volume are available on hire from the publishers. Hardback edition available: NOV151011-01.
SKU: LO.99-4607L
UPC: 000308159776.
SKU: LO.99-4608L
UPC: 000308159783.
SKU: LO.30-3970L
UPC: 000308159752.
SKU: GI.G-10200S
UPC: 785147020028.
A glorious choral Christmas collection of music from around the world! Through Chris de Silva’s incredible choral writing and inspired instrumental scoring, the themes of Christmas are exquisitely retold – those of light, darkness, shepherds, angels, heaven, earth, fear, wonder, peace, joy, silence and sound. Chris’s formal, classical composition training shines through on each piece. From the joyfully powerful “Singing, We Come Singing†to the regal “The Child Is Born in Bethlehem†and the dance-like “Shepherds on to Bethlehem,†each of these eight pieces work beautifully as stand-alone choices for your choir’s Christmas celebrations. Together, the pieces would work well as part of a well-rounded lessons and carols service. For choral music lovers, the Mysterium recording will become one of your seasonal favorites! Learn more about this collection from composer Chris de Silva, Kate Williams, and Cameron LaBarr in the video below: CONTENTS: Singing, We Come Singing • Holy Night, Blessed Night • Away in a Manger • The Child Is Born in Bethlehem • Shepherds on to Bethlehem • Carol of the Birds • Jul, Jul • Of the Father’s Love • Away in a Manger (reprise).
SKU: LP.OR-2513
UPC: 765762104501.
Complete parts for accompaniment by live orchestra. Includes full, transposed conductor's score and parts for instruments which you may photocopy (for your church's use only).
SKU: PE.EP14445
ISBN 9790014135041. 297 x 420 mm inches. German.
ARKA stammt aus dem Sanskrit und bedeutet so viel wie Strahl, Blitz, Sonne, Licht, aber auch Lied, Feuer und Hymnus, und entwickelt in meiner Vorstellung sehr viele unterschiedliche Assoziationsfelder. In ARKA stecken auch die Worter arc (beten) und ka (Wasser), und es kann auch ubersetzt werden mit: ,,Das Wasser stromt aus dem heraus, der mehr weiss.
Mein neues Werk fur Pipa, Oboe, Pauke, Schlagzeug und Orchester entstand im Auftrag der Kammerakademie Neuss und auf Anregung des Oboisten Christian Wetzel. Es entstanden drei Rituale mit zum Teil szenischen Elementen fur die Solisten und das Orchester.
Inspirationsquelle in der Vorbeschaftigung waren zwei Quellen und Bucher. Das Daodejing von Laozi in der hervorragenden Neuubersetzung von Viktor Kalinke, eine der wichtigsten Quellen chinesischen Denkens und der Philosophie dieser grossen Kulturtradition und die chinesische Tradition der 5-Elementelehre und der Wandlungsphasen. Als zweites Buch hat mich ,,Die Glut von Roberto Calasso inspiriert, ein Buch uber die indischen Veden in Verbindung mit den Ursprungen des Buddhismus und den damit verbunden Ritualen.
In den letzten 20 Jahren habe ich mich intensiv mit ostasiatischer Musik, Kunst und Philosophie beschaftigt und habe das auch durch langere Studienreisen und kompositorische Projekte vertiefen konnen. U.a. wurde 2012 mein Chorwerk PRAN in Kolkata in Indien uraufgefuhrt (Goethe-Institut), ebenfalls 2012 ,,in between VI fur Sho und Sheng in Tokyo und 2013 ,,Mirror and Circle fur Pipa, Cello und chinesisches Orchester in Taipeh/Taiwan (Auftragswerk der taiwanesischen Regierung). Mit der chinesischen Pipa-Virtuosin Ya Dong arbeite ich seit 2000 zusammen und habe fur sie mehrfach komponiert (Urauffuhrungen u.a. in Hannover/EXPO 2000, Rottweil 2001, Taipeh 2013, Magdeburg 2016). Auch mit Christian Wetzel arbeite ich seit uber 20 Jahren zusammen und habe ebenfalls haufig fur ihn komponiert (UA u.a. in Bonn 1999, Hannover/EXPO 2000, Rottweil 2001, Darmstadt 2004 und etliche weitere Projekte).
Jedes dieser drei Rituale hat eine Lange von ca. 6-7 Minuten und stellt unterschiedliche Qualitaten und Besonderheiten der beiden Soloinstrumente heraus, immer in Verbindung mit der Interaktion zwischen Soli und Orchester. Die Besetzung war fur mich ausserst reizvoll, da beide Instrumente in dieser Kombination noch nie so erklungen sind. Die Pipa ist ein ungemein modernes und ungewohnliches Instrument, reich an Farben und vor allem an perkussiven Effekten. Das Tonmaterial wurde zum grossten Teil aus den Namen der beiden Solisten gewonnen und ergibt interessanter zwei gespiegelte Viertonmotive. In der asiatischen Kultur spielen der Spiegel und der Kreis eine wichtige Rolle, und so werden die Tone, Rhythmen und Formen eingewoben in diese drei Rituale, welche am Ende des dritten Satzes wieder kreisformig an den Anfang des ersten Rituals anknupfen. Ein von den Streichern und der Pauke erzeugtes Gerausch, verbunden mit dem Rhythmus der grossen Trommel, welcher einen Herzschlag symbolisieren soll. Die drei Untertitel der Rituale Himmel, Erde und (atmospharischer) Raum spielen im vedischen und chinesischen Denken eine grosse Rolle und war fur mich beim Komponieren ebenfalls eine sehr starke Inspirationsquelle. In vielen meiner Kompositionen gibt es Raumeffekte, Annaherungen an das Publikum, das Verschieben von Perspektiven, die Dekonstruktion und das Hinterfragen der ublichen Konzertsituation, so u.a in meinem Beuys-Zyklus oder in den Zyklen ,,CUT und ,,in between.
In ARKA geht es mir besonders um die Interaktion zwischen westlichem und ostlichem Denken, um das gegenseitige Durchdringen dieser auf den ersten Blick so unterschiedlichen Denk- und Lebensweisen, um eine Verschmelzung scheinbarer Gegensatze - um Annaherung!
Bernd Franke. Leipzig, 11.10.2019
for low voice and piano This beautiful collection of 14 songs for low voice offers Christmas settings by some of Oxford's best-loved composers. Suitable for solo singers and unison choirs alike, each song is presented with piano accompaniment, and high-quality, downloadable backing tracks are included on a companion website. With a wonderful selection of pieces, including favourites such as Bob Chilcott's 'The Shepherd's Carol' and John Rutter's 'Candlelight Carol', this is the perfect collection for use in carol services and Christmas concerts or for enjoying at home. Also available in a volume for high voice and piano.
AGNI is the Hindu god of fire; the elemental and transformative force inherent in everything:
Every flame, every fire, every light, every warmth is AGNI.
AGNI is omnipresent, establishing everything and ending everything.
AGNI is often depicted with seven tongues which represent different aspects of his being.
These include: creating, sustaining, cleansing, purifying, priestly, martial, devastating, destructive, and consuming.
Derived from Franke's concerto of the same name, this solo work for bass clarinet compositionally traces the transformative processes initiated by the divine fire. The solo takes seven pieces from the concerto, presenting vivid character pieces exploring the creative possibilities and wide tonal range offered by the bass clarinet.
This version of AGNI for bass clarinet solo was premiered on 4 December 2020 in Leipzig by Volker Hemken, the principal bass clarinetist of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. EP14437a convinces with its excellent and clear notation, making the piece a new standard for bass clarinet.
Ikons, commissioned by the Vancouver Cultural Olympiad 2010, exists in two forms. This 14-minute acoustic version, premiered by the Turning Point Ensemble, calls for an octet of live musicians to execute complex rhythms and quarter-tone harmonies.
The interactive, electronic version, created with visual artist Eric Metcalfe and designed to be presented separately, incorporates samples from this acoustic version into a sculptural environment of seven pyramidal structures that respond sonically to the viewer.
Roxanna Panufnik's Sonnets without Words is a contemporary piece for Horn in F and piano. Written for horn player Ben Goldscheider, Panufnik has reimagined the lyrical vocal lines from three of her previous settings of Shakespeare's sonnets (Mine eye, Music to hear and Sweet Love Remember'd for voice and piano) into a purely instrumental work.
Score and horn part.
Stephen McNeff's Trig is a short 7-minute contemporary work for solo cello, written to celebrate the bicentennial of the Royal Academy of Music in 2022 and in memorium cellist Mike Edwards 1948-2010.
Trig was premiered by Henry Hargreaves on 19 March 2021, livestreamed from the Royal Academy of Music.
to an utterance - study was commissioned by Klangforum Wien for the premiere commercial audio recording on a portrait CD in 2020 and first performed by Joonas Ahonen at the Berlin Philharmonie on 4th September 2020 at the Musikfest Berlin.
Roxanna Panufnik's Spirit Moves, for brass quintet, was commissioned by the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble. This 15-minute piece is scored for two trumpets in Bb (one doubling piccolo trumpet and the other doubling flugel horn), horn in F, trombone and tuba. This brass quintet is so called because the outer movements are highly spirited and the central one is spiritual.
This product consists of score and parts.
A gently flowing 3-minute arrangement by Roderick Williams for SATB (with divisi) with piano accompaniment that captures the beauty of this famous traditional Hebridean love song. The song text uses both old dialect and English, each verse ending with the words, 'Sad am I without thee'.
for high voice and piano This beautiful collection of 14 songs for high voice offers Christmas settings by some of Oxford's best-loved composers. Suitable for solo singers and unison choirs alike, each song is presented with piano accompaniment, and high-quality, downloadable backing tracks are included on a companion website. With a wonderful selection of pieces, including favourites such as Bob Chilcott's 'The Shepherd's Carol' and John Rutter's 'Candlelight Carol', this is the perfect collection for use in carol services and Christmas concerts or for enjoying at home. Also available in a volume for low voice and piano.
for SATB and organ This energetic setting of words by St Ambrose of Milan is a real showstopper. With pop-influences and a sparkling organ part, Young effortlessly fuses modern and traditional sound worlds, while changes in key and metre build up to an invigorating finish. Perfect for accomplished choirs looking for something different.
for SA unaccompanied This simple, charming two-part motet features long melismatic phrases that reflect the text (1 Corinthians 2: 9), such as the rising melodic line over three bars on the word 'ascended' (ascendit).
for SAATB unaccompanied. This glorious musical depiction of the honour, strength, power and authority of the Holy Trinity by Thomas Tallis is the third issue in the CMS's series of great English Responds from the 16th century, edited by Sally Dunkley. Scored for SAATB, it can be performed either as a motet or as a full Responsory with plainsong alternating with polyphony.
Based on a traditional Scottish/Irish 'farewell' song, this short piece is one of six works written to express my love of Scotland. After living there for nearly half my life, and raising a family, I moved back to England in 2018, and remarried in 2019.
Of course, there were many different emotions attached to the move south: especially the joy and excitement of new beginnings, and reconnection with friends from my youth.
But this piece expresses the wrench I experienced after a last family meal in Glasgow, and the realisation of all I was about to leave behind.
I have taken the melody of the original song, and expanded it, exploring the detail of its patterns, so that it becomes a timeless meditation.
The six pieces in the 'farewell' series are for 6 violas, string quintet, string quartet, trio, violin and clarinet duo, and solo clarinet.
The Parting Glass was composed in 2020 during the coronavirus lockdown, which intensified the feeling of separation from my Scottish family, as well as from other musicians.
It was commissioned by Vittorio Ceccanti for the ContempoArtEnsemble.
Maple arose from a commission to write a work for solo cello, to be performed alongside readings from artist John Newling's collection of letters entitled 'Dear Nature'; a poetic manifestation of our relationship with the natural world.
The piece is in eight short sections, to be interspersed with readings of groups of the poems. It may also be performed as a single movement. It begins with a seed - the seed of a maple tree, as it hangs on the mature tree, ready to drop. The seeds are like propellers, sometimes travelling more than a mile before landing on the ground. Maple follows the growth of the tree to maturity - which in reality would take at least a hundred years. 'Roots, shoots' grows downwards and upwards from a pedal note, and the dance-like 'Flowers' is followed by the stately 'Tree', and then the warm, cascading 'Autumn'. Maple is very often the wood of choice for the back of a stringed instrument, and the last section uses open strings to explore the full resonance of the cello.
The piece starts with a 'seed' of only five notes, which grows into different configurations. It is intended to be played in an improvisatory style.
Maple was co-commissioned by Brighton Festival, Ars et Terra Festival with SACEM and Ditchling Arts and Crafts Museum, to be performed by Margarita Balanas as part of the Brighton Festival's 'Dear Nature' project.
First performed by Noriko Kawai for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, in a broadcast from the Radio Theatre, BBC Broadcasting House, November 2020.
Full of beautifully crafted, delicate tintinnabulations - Richard Morrison, The Times
SKU: HL.49015486
ISBN 9783795702984. 7.0x9.75x0.87 inches. German.
Der Band enthalt eine Zusammenstellung von Aufsatzen, die grosstenteils auf Veroffentlichungen in der Zeitschrift Uben und Musizieren zuruckgehen und fur die neuerliche Publikation uberarbeitet und aktualisiert wurden. Die Beitrage widmen sich dem breiten Spektrum der fur einen erfolgreichen Instrumentalunterricht relevanten padagogischen Grundlagen. Es geht um eine prinzipielle didaktische Fundierung des Instrumentalunterrichts (Chr. Richter, P. Robke), um Probleme der Lernpsychologie (K.-E. Behne), der Kommunikations- bzw. der kognitiven Psychologie (U. Brandstatter) und der Physiologie (Chr. Wager). Weitere Aufsatze beschaftigen sich mit den Problemen des Ubens - ausgehend von der Motivationspsychologie (M. Gellrich), der Lernpsychologie (J. Klier, U. Klees-Dacheneder/A. Chr. a Campo) sowie der Musiklehre (Chr. Mollers). Folgende weitere Aspekte des Instrumentalunterrichts werden erortert: Interpretation und Analyse (C. Kuhn), Improvisation im Bereich des Jazz (S. Busch), Elementare Komposition (Chr. Hempel) und Ensemblemusizieren (W. Rudiger). Den Gruppenunterricht thematisiert A. Ernst. Mit zwei entwicklungspsychologischen Aspekten befassen sich die Beitrage von H. Bruhn und J. Ribke, und zwei Aufsatze greifen sozial- und sonderpadagogische Probleme auf (U. Mahlert, R. Kloppel).
SKU: HL.14027165
Danish.
REVEILLE RETRAITE for solo trumpetA joint commission between Hakan Hardenberger and Danmarks RadioDedicated to Hakan HardenbergerProgramme note:Everybody knows or has at least heard of the time honoured military bugle calls: Reveille Retraite, the awakening at sunrise the turning in at sunset. In a way it's the UR concept of the nature of the trumpet, an instrument capable of glorious panache as well as sublime, inward looking finesse. My piece is, as indicated in the title, a two fold composition in the form of two contrasting tone poems, each mirroring a fragment of original text, what one could call spiritual appetizers. At the end of chapter 8 of his high spirited Memoirs Hector Berlioz laments the murder of a man he admired, Prince Lichnowsky, who was stabbed to death in Frankfurt in September 1848 by German peasants: Oh, I must get out, walk, run, shout under the open sky! Now, there's a juicy bit of high strung romantic Sturm und Drang for you and the perfect motto for any awakening... Then night fall, Retraite, in which I've drawn upon the early, melancholy poem ALONE by Edgar Allan Poe and taken out one single line as 'subtitle' for this very hushed and withdrawn movement: And all I lov'd, I lov'd alone. I guess it won't hurt to quote the poem in its entirety:From childhood's hour I have not beenAs others were I have not seenAs others saw I could not bringMy passions from a common spring.From the same source I have not takenMy sorrow; I could not awakenMy heart to joy at the same tone;And all1 lov'd, I lov'd alone.THEN in my childhood in the dawnOf a most stormy life was drawnFrom ev'ry depth of good and illThe mystery which binds me still:From the torrent, or the fountain,From the red cliff of the mountain,From the sun that 'round me roll`dIn its autumn tint of gold From the lightning in the skyAs it pass'd me flying by From the thunder and the storm,And the cloud that took the form(When the rest of Beaven was blue)Of a demon in my view.Edgar Allan PoeProgramme note by Poul Ruders, January 2004.
SKU: HL.293398
ISBN 9781540051004. UPC: 888680936150. 8.5x11.0x1.086 inches.
This cantata is a celebration of light. Filled with time-honored carols and expressive original songs, this work will dazzle and inspire. The first half of the cantata is dedicated to hopeful prophecies associated with the coming Light of the World. With the birth of Jesus, the second part moves forward to declare the tidings of great joy and is crowned with an opportunity for the congregation to join in singing, Joy to the World. Brant Adams and Robert Sterling shine as orchestrators of this truly festive work. Glorious! Songs include: A Festive Call to Christmas; Celebration of Light; Come, Golden Light; Dazzling Joy; Beautiful Name; Dreamer of Stars; Angel Song; Silver and Shadows; Joyous Carols of Christmas. Score and Parts for Full Orchestra (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tpt 1-3, tbn, 1-2, tba, timp, perc 1-2, hp, pno, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download. Score and Parts for Consort (fl, cl, tpt 1-2, tbn, perc, kybd str) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download.
SKU: CF.XPS3F
ISBN 9780825889905. UPC: 798408089900. 9x12 inches.
This is one of Larry Clark's most successful and performed pieces. It is a standard overture with a glorious slower B section, and is already on the required music lists for many states (including Texas and Florida). Now it can be performed by a band with instrumentation problems in this new flexible scoring edition. As few as five players and percussion can perform a full-sounding version of this wonderful work. To prove it, we recorded an excerpted version of the piece where we did just that.