SKU: GI.G-7348INST
English. Text Source: Ref.: Ephesians 5:1–2a, adapt. JH, vv.: inspired by the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Signing of the Senses. Text by Jeffrey Honoré.
SKU: KN.08190S
UPC: 822795081909.
Scored in G major, this original in ABA form paints a convincing picture of twilight time in the old American West. The optional percussion part for temple blocks imitates the sound of horse's hooves in the A segments, and divisi 1st Violin and cello parts in the B section add harmonic depth and drama. The piece ends with a gradual diminuendo and ritard before the final pianissimo chord is played. Duration 2:30. Available in SmartMusic.
SKU: KN.08893S
UPC: 822795088939.
This German dance is the 4th of 6 movements in Beethoven's final quartet, composed the year before his death. As with most string quartet music there is lots of interest in parts as they weave back and forth with imitative motives. The dynamics are exquisite and make a great teaching point as well as the 3 beat slurs which occur in all parts. Duration 3:00.
SKU: KN.09053S
UPC: 822795090536.
Written during the Elizabethan era, this Thomas Morley madrigal was one of the most popular of its time. In this masterful setting, high and low instruments take turns playing the beautiful melody while accompanying parts use a variety of devices - pizzicato, imitation, counterpoint - to keep the sound fresh. Duration 2:20.
SKU: KN.10031S
UPC: 822795100310.
The music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart continues to be well-loved by musicians the world over. The Gloria from the Mass in C Minor is jubilant and majestic in character, making it the perfect program opener or closer. This grade 3+ arrangement in the original key of C major closely follows the original vocal and instrumental lines. Imitative in nature, all parts have interesting melodic lines. Duration 2:10.
SKU: PE.EP68706
ISBN 9790300761527. 297 x 420 mm inches. English.
Composed for soloist (any instrument) and chamber ensemble (including electric guitar and electric bass), Tales of the Traveler was commissioned by the London Sinfonietta, who gave the world premiere in 2016 with conductor Ilan Volkov and guitarist Fred Frith. Over the course of a single, 22-minute movement, the ensemble perform from strictly composed parts, while the soloist's part is entirely improvised in response to suggestions from the composer: direct imitation is discouraged, while use of noise (whatever that may mean in this context) is encouraged.
SKU: CA.993500
ISBN 9790007145170. Language: Spanish. Text: Lorca, Federico Garcia. Text: Federico GarcIa Lorca.
'Caracolitos chicos from Alberto Grau (*1937) ist a virtuoso composition for women's choir belonging to a group of works that Grau wrote for ensembles who were looking for new aesthetic proposals. The text of Garcia Lorca that serves as a point of departure, is only a short selection of playful verses describing the natural and untamed character of a child that imitates a horse. This is why the composition combines different layers of polyrythmic textures in the singing parts of the choir with body percussion, which are fully interconnected and must be interpreted as a whole.The intention of the composer is that the piece turns into a festive and happier experience on stage.
SKU: CF.BAS84F
ISBN 9781491159309. UPC: 680160917884.
Lauren Bernofsky wants young string players to love playing music, from the very beginning of their studies. Therefore, she likes writing early-level pieces that are fun, yet pedagogically helpful. On a Swing is played on only open strings, so students can focus on their bow holds and bowing without having to think about left-hand fingers. The piece gets its harmonic and rhythmic interest from the piano part. This work is dedicated to Sandy Mutchler, who fondly remembers her dear friend, the strings pedagogue Linda Luebke. The title and feel of the piece reflect the times they spent together on a porch swing. The back-and-forth motion of the swing is imitated in the up-and-down bows. Students should think of a relaxed, swinging motion with their bodies as they play this piece.Lauren Bernofsky wants young string players to love playing music, from the very beginning of their studies. Therefore, she likes writing early-level pieces that are fun, yet pedagogically helpful. “On a Swing†is played on only open strings, so students can focus on their bow holds and bowing without having to think about left-hand fingers. The piece gets its harmonic and rhythmic interest from the piano part. This work is dedicated to Sandy Mutchler, who fondly remembers her dear friend, the strings pedagogue Linda Luebke. The title and feel of the piece reflect the times they spent together on a porch swing. The back-and-forth motion of the swing is imitated in the up-and-down bows. Students should think of a relaxed, swinging motion with their bodies as they play this piece.
About Carl Fischer Beginning String Orchestra Series
This series of Grade 1 pieces is designed for first year string groups. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
SKU: CF.BPS150F
ISBN 9781491163863. UPC: 680160922659.
Rehearsal Suggestions:Sunrise March is so named for the opening motive, which quickly ascends like the rising sun. Playable at the end of the first year of instruction, the march offers several teaching tools: independent parts playing in imitation or call and response, dynamic markings, staccato and accent markings, and limited accidentals. Every group gets the melody at some point. This would make a great selection for the end of year concert (especially a demonstration-style concert), or for taking to an adjudicated festival. This prepares students for more traditional full-length concert marches. Keep that in mind when rehearsing.Make sure students observe the articulation and dynamic markings in mm. 6 and 7. Notice the slurs over the 4-3 suspension in m. 10. Where optional divisi is marked in the low brass or reed voices, the division is preferred, but if necessary, play only the lower notes. Pay careful attention to balance at m. 23. The melody is always the most important.Note the accidentals in mm. 29 and 30. This is a great place to reinforce accidentals through repeated notes. After m. 31, note that the melody is fractured, and students will need to count multi-rests and know where the melody is. Focus on a full sound from m. 47 to the end. The stinger note in the low voices at the end should be played for its full value and release with a vowel sound, not the tongue!
SKU: KJ.WB319F
Picture cowboys riding across the saguaro-filled desert during the day, and at night, bedding down under the star-studded sky. In this descriptive piece, inspired by the Arizona desert, the composer has created a picturesque audience pleaser with a unique opening followed by catchy rhythms, accessible syncopation and rich textures. the percussion section will have fun creating the sound of the 'rattle,' an imitation of the desert diamondback. An advanced snare drum part is available.
About Standard of Excellence in Concert
The Standard of Excellence In Concert series presents exceptional arrangements, transcriptions, and original concert and festival pieces for beginning and intermediate band. Each selection is correlated to a specific page in the Standard of Excellence Band Method, reinforcing and expanding skills and concepts introduced in the method up to that point. Exciting parts with extensive cross-cueing are presented for every player. Accessible ranges, appropriate rhythmic challenges, and creative percussion section writing enhance the pedagogical value of the series.Sold individually, each In Concert selection includes a full Conductor Score and enough student parts for large symphonic bands. Each student part also includes correlated Warm-Up Studies. The Conductor Score comes complete with rehearsal suggestions, a composer biography, program notes, a rehearsal piano part, several ready-to-duplicate worksheets and a duplicable written quiz.
SKU: HL.4007395
UPC: 196288023364. 9.0x12.0x0.341 inches.
Fanfare for an Occasion was written to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of Anglo Music Press, the publishing company dedicated to the works of British composer, Philip Sparke. It is a bright and festive work in which the main theme starts on the tenor instruments of the band before appearing as canonical imitation by all sections in turn. A short, repeated bridge passage leads to a second theme on the saxes that is taken up by the full band and leads back to a return of the main theme and a repeat of the second subject, which brings the fanfare to a brilliant close.
SKU: CF.YAS214F
ISBN 9781491160749. UPC: 680160919345.
The Sea of Stars is a popular tourist destination on the island of Vaadhoo in the Maldives. Special phytoplankton called dinoflagellates turn blue when disturbed, a process called bioluminenscence. As the waves break and crash against the shore, the water turns a sparkling blue, as if the stars are being reflected in the water. The opening of this piece imitates the shimmering water as a nostalgic tune is presented by a solo cello over delicate harmonics and tremolo. As the music swells and accelerates, the flowing theme is passed around the orchestra until a final climactic statement brings back the opening material. The piece ends as quietly and magically as it started.
About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series
This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:--Occasionally extending to third position--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts--Viola T.C. part included--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels
SKU: CA.2045050
ISBN 9790007293697. Key: A minor. German.
A sacred madrigal for three solo parts with basso continuo for Christmas time. Schutz composed this short piece in imitation of a secular Italian madrigal by Marenzio. In the source, Schutz's work is lacking the soprano part. The editor Helmut Lauterwasser has reconstructed this with the help of the Marenzio madrigal. The work, first published in Vol. 19 of the Complete Edition, is published here as a separate edition with basso continuo realization. Separate edition taken from Vol. 19 of the Stuttgart Schutz Edition (Complete Edition Carus 20.919).. Score available separately - see item CA.2045000.
SKU: HL.49045281
ISBN 9781495078989. UPC: 888680651466. 9.0x12.0x0.3 inches. English.
Prayer is one of the composer's most original and sophisticated works. The typical African-American church service seems to be a source for this piece with its interplay of sections and colors, yet the work in form and rhythmic choices is clearly 'classical' and never breaks out into easy imitations of, for example, gospel music.The work opens with the choir singing the spiritual 'My Lord, What a Mornin'' in octaves, sung flat-out a cappella, as might happen in church. The instrumental section following this opening feels very much like a thoughtful response by the congregation. Instruments seem to behave like individual churchgoers, colorfully dressed and answering various episodes with individual thoughts. As for any fears that the mighty organ might drown out the proceedings, Singleton puts that to rest by employing it almost like another choir or section of the choir. The trumpet soloist does not blast us into heaven, it tends to sing and, we find out later, is preparing us for the spiritual 'Where Shall I Be When the Firs' Trumpet Soun'?' Even the tenor soloist behaves much like just another (but still important) instrument.The composer has chosen to not only feature spirituals, but also to set a poetic text called A Christian Prayer, whose main message, almost like some modern-day Kyrie, calls out 'save us teach us ' and extols the importance of humility and the defeat of violence. Singleton has always been a composer who has simultaneously answered the call to carry out what he feels is his duty to his fellow humans while using the finest of his art to do so, and Prayer finds him at the top of his game.- Carman Moore.
SKU: CA.3113600
ISBN 9790007171636. Language: German/English. Translation: Henry Drinker. Scripture: Matthew 7:15-23.
The cantata Erforsche mich Gott und erfahre mein Herz BWV 136 was composed in Bach's first year as Kantor of St. Thomas's in Leipzig and was first performed on the 8th Sunday after Trinity, the 18th July 1723. The librettist is unknown. The title of the cantata is taken from verse 23 of Psalm 139: Erforsche mich Gott und erfahre mein Herz; prufe mich und erfahre, wie ich's meine. (Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts) The opening chorus forms an extended fugue, framed by string writing bursting with energy. The obbligato horn accentuates and enriches the movement with a special tonal color. The alto aria in F sharp minor (movement 3) comprises a trio movement with an oboe d'amore as solo instrument in a contrasting range - a presto middle section which dramatically charges the words Denn seines Eifers Grimm vernichtet (For the fury of its zeal will destroy). In the duet (movement 5) the text is sung by tenor and bass line by line, sometimes imitating contrapuntally, and sometimes both singing together dramatically in homophonic writing. A simple chorale setting to the melody Auf meinen lieben Gott concludes the cantata. Particularly charming here is the violin which joins the four vocal parts as an independent part.
SKU: HH.HH364-FSP
ISBN 9790708092940.
Partly on account of their instrumentation, the Op. 18 sonatas are closely modelled on Corelli's Opp. 1aEUR4, both in terms of style and violin technique. Each consists of four or five movements, at least one being a dance; most of the slow movements feature the familiar Corellian walking bass, while one of the fast movements in each sonata is fugal or based on imitative entries. In spite of their adherence to Italian models, however, the sonatas do display certain French elements, along with characteristics of Boismortier's individual style. The harmonic language is particularly rich, with a marked predilection for chords of the seventh, and two of the sonatas feature the composer's own version of a (loosely constructed) double fugue.
SKU: HH.HH446-FSP
ISBN 9790708146537.
The Andante opening Sonata 3, in D minor, demonstrates Balicourt’s mastery of a an entirely natural lyricism that is elegant without ever becoming bland. The vivacious Allegro that follows has an endearing playfulness reminiscent of Vivaldi. The third movement, Andante, moves to F major and is noteworthy for some delightful imitative play between flute and bass. A sprightly Minuetto brings up the rear. Sonata 4, in A minor, opens with a Largo of an almost Handelian gravitas. It is followed by a fleet-footed Allegro that at several points contains figurations derived from violinistic style as exemplified by Vivaldi. For the concluding movement, a graceful Affettuoso, Balicourt switches to A major, a way of lightening the mood that in 1750 was not yet common but very soon was to become a favoured practice in minor-key works.
SKU: HH.HH438-FSP
ISBN 9781910359471.
In Sonata 3 in F major the opening Largo is styled as a Siciliana, this species of movement being especially common in the flute repertory on account of the instrument’s pastoral associations. The Spiritoso that follows is a movement both tuneful and energetic. A concluding Presto ramps up the excitement, introducing some piquant harmonies. Sonata 4 is in the shady key of C minor, relatively rare in flute music of the eighteenth century because of intonation difficulties. The opening Arioso is attractively plaintive. The Allegro moderato that follows has some very effective imitative interplay between flute and bass. For the finale, Balicourt writes a soulful Cantabile in minuet style that recalls similar C minor movements in the music of Alessandro Scarlatti and Francesco Geminiani.
SKU: HH.HH448-FSP
ISBN 9790708146551.
In Sonata 7, in D major, Balicourt opens with a suave, intricately rhythmic Adagio. The following Presto, with its delightful interplay between flute and bass, including both octave doubling and stretto imitation, is the most skittish movement to emerge from the composer’s pen. The finale is a ‘sandwich’ movement, in which a Minuetto encloses a duple-metre Cantabile in D minor. Although the minuet could be said to exemplify one of those ‘easy’ movements referred to in Balicourt’s prospectus for subscribers, its complex, prescribed ornamentation requires sensitive handling. Sonata 8, in E minor, is strategically placed as the final work in the set, being one of the longest as well as the most conservative; adopting the traditional four-movement configuration, it continually harks back to the grand Handelian style. An eloquent Andante ushers in a Presto containing many, slightly academic, contrapuntal touches and much chromaticism. The subsequent Largo is only five bars long: its plain melodic line in minims and crotchets is the skeleton around which the flautist is expected to weave an elaborate embroidery. For the finale Balicourt introduces, in effect, a new version, in triple metre, of the second movement. The fact that all four movements are in E minor heightens the sense of unity, which is expressed very concretely through their sharing of some thematic material.
SKU: CA.1720200
ISBN 9790007188627.
The second volume in the series Canti con flauto features six songs from the 19th century for high voice, flute and piano in a new critical edition. The pieces, some of which are virtuosic, offer an impressive insight into the varied repertoire for this scoring. The selection includes works with German, French, and English texts. Three of the songs originally contained two languages. In the works by Ch. G. Belcke, A. Terschak, H. R. Bishop, and S. Laville the flute imitates bird song. The compositions by J. H. Altes and A. M. Panseron are also based on contemporary texts about nature and love. Together with Canti con flauto I (Carus 17.201), this volume enables performers to rediscover this highly effective, but unjustly forgotten repertoire.
SKU: HH.HH335-FSP
ISBN 9790708024910.
This Sonata in A major, clearly belonging to the 'London' group but not preserved in the British Library manuscript containing seven similar works, was published by John Walsh in April 1704 as the second sonata by Bitti presented in a series of violin sonatas by different composers delivered to subscribers in twelve monthly instalments. It is an extrovert work well suited to public performance -- we know that the Cremonese violinist Gasparo Visconti played it in London. The fast second and slow third movements, unusually for Bitti's violin sonatas preserved in London, lack clear dance associations: the Allegro starts with playful imitations between violin and bass, but these eventually give way to violin acrobatics; the slow movement is a model of continuously evolving melody.
SKU: HH.HH455-FSP
ISBN 9790708146629.
Scheibe’s three sonatas for flute (or violin) and obbligato harpsichord were published by Haffner in the late 1750’s, but were probably composed much earlier; they contain a significant quantity of elaborate imitative writing that is out of character with Scheibe’s later music. Although rooted in the same tradition as the sonatas for flute and obbligato harpsichord by J.S. Bach, C.P.E Bach, and composers at Berlin court of Frederick the Great, these are more substantial works, each having four movements in the traditional slow-fast-slow-fast scheme. For the most part they are trio sonatas, the right hand of the harpsichord acting as the second treble voice, but several movements feature idiomatic writing for the keyboard. Also interesting is the large amount of ornamentation called for, particularly in the harpsichord part. While Scheibe disapproved of the excessive embellishments that Bach actually wrote into his melody lines, these sonatas are nonetheless heavily ornamented, albeit through the insertion of notational symbols; in addition to turns and mordents, Scheibe uses no less than three different trill symbols!
SKU: CA.5017000
ISBN 9790007112790.
The composer, with much choral experience, always arranges the vocal parts with care for the sound and with skill. He employ vivid tone painting only sparingly, and the homophony is only seldom interrupted by brief imitative passages. The resulting straightforwardness never descends to mere simplicity or to the trivial.
SKU: HH.HH535FSP
ISBN 9790708185482.
These previously unnoticed chamber duets for various pairs of voices and basso continuo are among the most original compositions from the pen of Diogenio Bigaglia (1678–1745), the Venetian monk who was also a skilled and imaginative composer. They are set to texts taken from the famously chromatic madrigals of Carlo Gesualdo published over a century earlier. The purpose of this choice was not to commemorate Gesualdo but to assemble a homogeneous group of short poems suitable for Bigaglia’s evident main aim, which was to produce a cycle of vocal duets imitating the structural layout and musical processes of the contemporary trio sonata.
SKU: CL.012-3599-00
Bold and playful, lyrical and dramatic, this new work by young Canadian composer David Eastmond is sure to delight. An original hymn tune forms the basis of bold fanfares, lush lyrical settings, dramatic melodies, imitative counterpoint and surprising harmonic twists. A variety of articulations and dynamic contrasts will show off your ensemble's versatility. An outstanding choice for concert or contest performance.
About Heritage of the March
Full-sized concert band editions of the greatest marches of all time. Each has been faithfully re-scored to accommodate modern instrumentation and incorporate performance practices of classic march style
