SKU: BO.B.3292
English comments: This is the definitive version of Biogenesis, a piece that Cervello had written in 1976, together with his friend Jorge Wagensberg, and which was awarded the First Prize at the Spanish Ministry for Education and Science's Permanent Composition and Musical Research Competition. The new version was made at 1984-85 Lux et umbra is written for a string group consisting of four first and four second violins, three violas, three cellos and a double bass. The conceptual battle between darkness and light is represented by the instability between the notes B and C, and by the compartmentation of the group of fifteen strings into divisi that provide an independent arrangement for each instrument, thus bestowing great substance upon the texture of the music. A cello cadence emerges from a slow and straightforward beginning. A process of contrasts then begins, culminating in a molto vivace passage of a scherzando nature, which alludes to the Baroque concerti grossi. The music once again plays with chiaroscuro until reaching its climax, from which point the conclusion slowly begins, establishing itself in the high register until fading away. The work was first performed at Barcelona's Palau de la Musica by the English Chamber Orchestra, directed by Enrique Garcia Asensio, in 1987. That same year, in the newspaper El Pais, the observations of the composer and critic Francesc Taverna-Bech paid tribute to the work's intelligence as regards the use of and search for instrumental resources (in this case, string instruments, about which Cervello knows a great deal), the skill involved in endowing the lyrical line with tension, and a singular touch that confers formal essence upon the musical discourse. In La Vanguardia, Jordi Llovet wrote that this is a work in which, as is the case with most of Cervello's compositions, the listener finds something covertly religious, a mysterious secret, a transcendence linked to the origins of communication requiring more than a single being, which provides excitement. In 1990, when the Orquesta de Granada (Orchestra of Granada) performed the work at Barcelona's Grec festival, the critic Cesar Calmell opined, in the same newspaper, that inch by inch, surely and imperturbably, Cervello built up a perfect world that reflects the image of the craftsman who, so astonished at the delights of his trade, is unable to do anything but turn the very backdrop of tragedy into something pleasant. Lux et umbra was recorded by the Orchestra Estatal of the Hermitage, conducted by Alexis Soriano (CD SA01210 Fundacion Autor). --Xavier Casanoves Danes Music criticComentarios del Espanol:Se trata de la version definitiva de Biogenesis, obra que habia escrito en 1976 en colaboracion con su amigo Jorge Wagensberg y que obtuvo el Primer Premio, en el ano de su creacion, en el Concurso Permanente de Composicion e Investigacion Musical del Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia. La nueva version fue realizada en 1984-85. Lux et umbra esta escrita para un grupo de cuerda integrado por cuatro primeros violines, cuatro segundos, tres violas, tres violoncelos y un contrabajo. El combate filosofico entre la oscuridad y la luz lo lleva a cabo la inestabilidad entre las notas si y do y la compartimentacion del grupo de quince cuerdas en unos divisi que llegan a una escritura independiente para cada instrumento, otorgando una gran importancia a la textura sonora. De un principio lento y descarnado emerge una cadencia del violonchelo. A continuacion da comienzo un proceso de contrastes que culmina en un pasaje molto vivace de caracter scherzando que alude a los concerti grossi del barroco. La musica juega de nuevo con el claroscuro hasta llegar a la cumbre sonora iniciando el final lentamente que se instala en el registro agudo hasta desvanecerse. La estreno en el Palau de la Musica de Barcelona la English Chamber Orchestra en el ano 1987 bajo la direccion de Enrique Garcia Asensio. Ese mismo ano, en el periodico El Pais, el compositor y critico Francesc Taverna-Bech reconocia en sus comentarios la inteligencia en el uso y la busqueda de los recursos instrumentales -en este caso la cuerda, de la que Cervello es profundo conocedor-, la destreza para revestir de tension la linea lirica y un tacto particular para conferir entidad formal al discurso sonoro. Jordi Llovet, en La Vanguardia, escribia que en esta obra, se encuentra, como en la mayor parte de la produccion de Cervello, algo secretamente religioso, un arcano misterioso, una trascendencia vinculada a los origenes de la comunicacion impracticable con el ser unico que resulta apasionante. En el ano 1990, cuando la Orquesta de Granada la toco en el Grec de Barcelona, era el critico Cesar Calmell quien, en el mismo periodico consideraba que Cervello construyo palmo a palmo, segura e imperturbablemente, un mundo perfecto que refleja la imagen del artesano que, de tan admirado con las delicias de su oficio, no puede hacer otra cosa que convertir en agradable el fondo mismo de la tragedia. Lux et umbra esta grabada por la Orquesta Estatal del Hermitage, dirigida por Alexis Soriano (CD SA01210 Fundacion Autor). --Xavier Casanoves Danes Critico musical.
SKU: CA.9103519
ISBN 9790007230548. Key: G major. Text language: Latin.
The Mass by Johann Josef Fux can either be performed only with strings, or with the addition of alto and tenor trombones. the vocal solo sections are generally accompanied by solo strings. Choral passages sometimes doubled calls parts are the composer's ideal dynamic transitions to the solo passages. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.9103500.
SKU: LM.28388
ISBN 9790230983884.
La estrella que me alumbra (vidala) - Era una bella palomita (vidala) - Ya no puedo vidita (vidala) - Una flor de la cantuta - Pobre mi Negra (vidala) - Por divertirnos cantando (vidala) - Vamos cantando y bailando aprende a querer (vidala) - La palomita (tonada) - Nesta rua.
SKU: BR.EB-8285
ISBN 9790004176016. 9 x 12 inches.
World premiere Cologne, February 26, 1984 For me, one of the most interesting aspects of composition is to draw the most varied consequences from one and the same musical idea. Thus my pieces Umbra, Mythos, Resonance and Moments Musicaux, for all their disparity, form a group of works in that they are based on a common Klanggestalt, a 34-note melodic-harmonic structure from whose formal basis the overall shape of the piece is derived by projection. I have called the method 'Gestalt composition', Thus there are 12 clearly differentiated formal characters or motives, which appear frequently in irregular sequence and are variously interconnected. The 'bell' motives play a special role here: the piano part frequently bears the instruction quasi Campane, Campanelli, Campane grandi.(York Holler, translated by Niall Hoskin)World premiere Cologne, February 26, 1984.
SKU: HL.14019470
English.
SKU: GH.N02397
ISBN 9790070026680. A4 inches. Text: Ernst Norlind.
For blandad kor a cappella. Se aven Nr. 1 Aftonen (N02396).
SKU: HH.HH435-FSP
ISBN 9790708146414.
Giuseppe Torelli (1658–1709) was the reputed father of the instrumental concerto, yet he also composed sacred vocal music. Discovered in 2001, when the Berlin Sing-Akademie’s archive was returned from Kiev (where it had been hidden away since the Second World War), his three-movement Christmas motet Totus orbis, umbra canit (‘The whole world, the darkness sings’), scored for soprano, two violins and continuo, is a splendid example of its genre. Torelli probably wrote it at Ansbach during a brief interregnum around 1700 when his employer, the Basilica di San Petronio in Bologna, temporarily suspended its orchestra, leaving its members to seek their fortune elsewhere. Like its predecessors in the series (Edition HH, Dec. 2016 & Jan. 2017), this is a vibrant, technically challenging work full of exquisite touches that reaches the level of similar motets by Alessandro Scarlatti and looks forward to Vivaldi.
SKU: CF.CM9486
ISBN 9781491145906. UPC: 680160903405. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. Key: D minor. Taken from Tuscalen Disputations by Cicero.
Bold, daring vocals exemplify the translation of the Latin text, In the shade, therefore, we will fight. When coupled with the rhythmic, forceful piano accompaniment, male ensembles of all sizes will sound fantastic singing the accessible Latin text. Supportive piano and a compelling text join forces in this concert piece.
SKU: GH.N02396
ISBN 9790070026673. A4 inches. Text: Ernst Norlind.
For blandad kor a cappella. Se aven Nr. 2 Natten (N02397).
SKU: HL.48023264
ISBN 9780851628387. 8.25x11.5x0.25 inches.
Arranged by Corneliu Dumbraveanu for chamber orchestra.
SKU: HL.50484959
8.0x10.75x0.308 inches.
Motet for Soprano, 2 Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo.
SKU: GI.G-1108
This project was birthed in the midst of a pandemic. At such times, just the opportunity to create art is a huge gift. This cadre of singers came together with the encumbrance of travel, limited rehearsal time, having to sing in masks—and dug deep to create this body of work. I will forever be an admirer of their collective strength. The purpose of this recording is simple. It is our sincere hope that peace can be found despite all the chaos around us—COVID-19, social maladies, floods, fires, and the more. We the members of the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers bring you SOLACE. CONTENTS: O Praise the Lord, Adolphus Hailstork • They led My Lord Away, arr. Brandon Waddles • Psalmi, Nathan Carter • Didn't It Rain, arr. Donald Dillard • A Prayer, Ken Burton • You must Have that True Religion, arr. Roland Carter • Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, arr. Norman Luboff • He's Got the Whole World in His Hands, arr. Cedric Dent • Safe in His Arms, Jason Max Ferdinand and Meka Ferdinand, strings arr. Dennis Atkinson, Jr. • The Holy City, Michael Maybrick, arr. John Stoddart • God Be in My Head, Alexander L'estrange.
SKU: MB.WBM76M
ISBN 9781736363096. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This comprehensive book contains the solos found in five William Bay guitar solo collections.á The solos range from colorful foot tapping reels, breakdowns, hornpipes, jigs, fiddle tunes and sea chanteys to country and Celtic ballads and waltzes.á Also included are numerous original guitar solos.á All 143 solos in this collection are recorded by the author and online access to the recordings is included. All solos are presented in notation and tablature.
SKU: HL.50583357
SKU: PR.41641419L
UPC: 680160602018. 11 x 17 inches.
SKU: LM.29072
ISBN 9790230990721.
Lucis et umbrae simplicitate (Simplicite de la lumiere et de l'ombre) - Rivi simplicitate (Simplicite du ruisseau) - Saxi et venti simplicitate (Simplicite de la pierre et du vent) - Tristis gaudii simplicitate (Simplicite de la triste joie) - Aerei et stellae simplicitate (Simplicite du cuivre et des etoiles).
SKU: BT.ALHE31817
French.
Three Motets by Vivaldi for Voice and Strings with Keyboard, in full score.
