SKU: HL.285808
Icarus is the third collaboration between David Blake and Keith Warner: an opera lasting 90 minutes without interval, for five principal singers and six Witnesses, who sing as commentators, crowd and chorus, and sixteen instrumentalists. The action takes place in the present and concerns a journalist (mezzo) in a war-torn land, who is writing an article about a hostage (tenor)-her ex-husband, held in captivity by two men (baritone and bass). “Icarus” is a huge sculpture by the journalist's partner (mezzo) and is a metaphor for the idealistic political striving of Man One. The hostage proves to be not an innocent victim but a British agent. The story ends badly. The first performances of Icarus took place on the 15th and 16th of July as the opening of the 41st Cantiere di Montepulciano, Tuscany. The conductor was Roland Boer, and the director Michael Barry with Verena Gunz in the leading role.
SKU: BT.MUSM570367047
English.
Icarus is the third collaboration between David Blake and Keith Warner : an opera lasting 90 minutes without interval, for five principal singers and six Witnesses, who sing as commentators, crowd and chorus, and sixteen instrumentalists. The action takes place in the present and concerns a journalist (mezzo) in a war-torn land, who is writing an article about a hostage (tenor)-her ex-husband, held in captivity by two men (baritone and bass). Icarus is a huge sculpture by the journalist's partner (mezzo) and is a metaphor for the idealistic political striving of Man One. The hostage proves to be not an innocent victim but a British agent. The story ends badly. Thefirst performances of Icarus took place on the 15th and 16th of July as the opening of the 41st Cantiere di Montepulciano, Tuscany. The conductor was Roland Boer, and the director Michael Barry with Verena Gunz in the leading role.
SKU: BT.MUSM570366934
Icarus is the third collaboration between David Blake and Keith Warner : an opera lasting 90 minutes without interval, for five principal singers and six Witnesses, who sing as commentators, crowd and chorus, and sixteen instrumentalists. The action takes place in the present and concerns a journalist (mezzo) in a war-torn land, who is writing an article about a hostage (tenor)-her ex-husband, held in captivity by two men (baritone and bass). Icarus is a huge sculpture by the journalist's partner (mezzo) and is a metaphor for the idealistic political striving of Man One. The hostage proves to be not an innocent victim but a British agent. The story ends badly.The first performances of Icarus took place on the 15th and 16th of July as the opening of the 41st Cantiere di Montepulciano, Tuscany. The conductor was Roland Boer, and the director Michael Barry with Verena Gunz in the leading role.
SKU: EC.8939
UPC: 600313489396.
Icarus works with his father to make wings to escape Crete. The wings are made of wax andfeathers. Icarus flies too close to the sun, the wings melt, and he falls. Although the storyhas a dark ending, the music centers on the excitement of building the wings and the dangerof flying. -Elena Ruehr.
SKU: HL.14015291
ISBN 9780711967120.
Daedalus Remembers is the third part in a trilogy called 3 for Icarus. Daedalus was Icarus' father and a famous craftsman. He once forged a magic sword for Peleus which had a property of making its owner victorious in battle, and he also created the labyrinth of King Minos of Crete in which the Minotaur (half bull, half man) was imprisoned. The second part of the trilogy is entitled Minotaur Games after Troy games, a kind of labyrinthine dance involving cords (Ariadne's thread?). At one point in the myth Daedalus and Icarus are also imprisoned in the labyrinth. They escape by means of wings which Daedalus has made from feathers and wax. Sadly, despite his father's warnings, Icarus flies too close to the sun in a fit of hubris, and the wings melt, causing him to plunge to his death. Daedalus alights safely on a beach in Sardinia, and after he has collected his thoughts remembers his son's fall and scenes from his own past life. Have the gods paid him back for the death of his nephew Talos, whom Daedalus killed in a fit of jealousy by pushing him off the top of a temple in the Acropolis? Daedalus rants and sorrows - dark memories nag persistently. Daedalus Remembers is scored for solo cello with flugelhorn, two horns, percussion, cimbalom, harp, three violas, four cellos and two double-basses.
SKU: BT.DHP-1165698-401
ISBN 9789043150101. English-German-French-Dutch.
Which instrument renders a better representation of the unfortunate attempt of the young Icarus to fly beneath the sun? The composer Pascal Proust has many years’ experience as a musician and music teacher. His output includes several hundredcompositions for the most diverse instrumentations. He wrote Icare for oboe players at the level of approximately 3 4 years’ study and paid special attention to an easy-to-follow, attractive musical style. As a result, Icare is an idealperformance or competition work for young musicians.Welk instrument kan de onfortuinlijke poging van de jonge Icarus om onder de zon te vliegen beter bezingen? De componist Pascal Proust heeft jarenlange ervaring als muzikant en muziekdocent. Zijn oeuvre omvat honderden composities voor de meestdiverse instrumentaties. Hij schreef Icare voor hobo sten die ongeveer drie tot vier jaar les hebben, waarbij hij speciaal aandacht heeft besteed aan een makkelijk te volgen, aantrekkelijke muziekstijl. Daardoor is Icare een ideaalvoordrachts- of wedstrijdstuk voor jonge muzikanten.Welches Instrument könnte besser die unglücklichen Versuche des jungen Ikarus besingen, der zu nahe an die Sonne flog? Der Komponist Pascal Proust kann aus seiner langjährigen Erfahrung als Musiker und Musikpädagoge schöpfen; sein Oeuvre umfasstmehrere hundert Kompositionen für verschiedenste Besetzungen. Er schrieb Icare für Oboisten mit ungefähr 3 4 Jahren Unterrichtserfahrung und legte besonderes Augenmerk auf einen leicht verständlichen, attraktiven musikalischen Stil. Dadurcheignet sich Icare ideal als Vortrags- und Wettbewerbsstück für junge Musiker.Quel instrument chanterait mieux les malheureuses tentatives du jeune Icare pour voler sous le soleil ? Le compositeur Pascal Proust puise volonté dans son immense expérience de musicien et professeur de musique ; son catalogue d’oeuvres englobeplusieurs centaines de compositions pour divers instruments. Il a notamment écrit Icare pour hautbo stes ayant environ 3 4 années de pratique, dans un style musical accessible et coloré. De ce fait, Icare est la pièce idéale pour toutexamen ou audition de jeunes musiciens.
SKU: HL.50581497
SKU: UM.16022
ISBN 9790224416022.
SKU: CE.CBM-10-00401
UPC: 820821004014.
SKU: FT.FM630
ISBN 9790570485291.
These short pieces take their titles from some of the Cut-Outs of Matisse. Each piece is an exploration of melodic lines, and their ability to create harmonic 'images'. Two Dancers is a fast and virtuosic piece that mirrors the dynamic figures in the Matisse Cut-Out, and its joyful arabesques and angular leaps are suggestive of the dancers' gestures. Icarus is a slow movement in which the music gradually becomes more agitated and rises to a climax before falling away again. The last piece, The Parakeet and the Mermaid, is a bright and colourful interweaving of motivic patterns that brings the set to a sparkling conclusion.
SKU: UT.HS-290
ISBN 9790215326590. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: HL.41166
UPC: 884088297657. 8.5x11.0x0.145 inches.
SKU: HL.50499461
ISBN 9790003039053. UPC: 196288181903. 8.25x11.75x0.123 inches.
