SKU: AP.1-ADV7459
UPC: 805095074598. English.
Inspired by the music of Sade, a popular singer in the 1980s, this serene Latin pop jazz original, Shades of Light, features a cantabile, lyrical theme. The melody calls for a cool, mellow execution supported by tenuto accompaniment figures. The solo part should be interpreted with a good rhythmic pulse punctuated with popular music inflections. Arranged for saxophone quartet (SATB/AATB).
SKU: M7.ART-42086
ISBN 9783866420861.
12 romantische Kompositionen für alle Pianistinnen & Pianisten, die gerne Stücke spielen möchten, die anspruchsvoll und schön klingen, aber trotzdem relativ schnell zu Erlernen sind. Shades of Piano ist eine Sammlung außergewöhnlicher Klavierstücke mit eingängigen Melodien und moderner Begleitung, die manchmal auch an die liebevoll-verträumte Filmmusik zur 'Fabelhaften Welt der Amélie', 'Ziemlich beste Freunde' oder auch an das beliebte Stück 'River Flows In You' von Yiruma erinnern. Sie sind geprägt vom einzigartigen Stil des Komponisten, der Sie auf eine bezaubernde Reise durch zeitgemäße Romantik, etwas Impressionismus und die Moderne mitnehmen möchte. Die vorliegenden Klavierkompositionen sind mittelschwer arrangiert und enthalten zum Teil kurze, ausnotierte Improvisationsteile (Solokadenzen) mit denen die Grundlagen für zukünftige, eigene freie Improvisationen und Variationen gelegt werden. Somit besteht für jeden die Möglichkeit, die Stücke für sich selbst neu zu entdecken und auf persönliche Weise zu interpretieren. Die Kompositionen wurden vom Autor selbst am Klavier eingespielt und werden zum Download angeboten. Sie dienen als Hörbeispiel und Lernhilfe und sind auch als 'Soundtrack' für unterwegs ein Genuss. Mit Shades of Piano ist dem Komponisten Jens Rupp erneut ein wahres 'Schatzkästchen' eingängiger, zeitgemäßer Klaviermusik gelungen, die einfach Spaß macht, das Arbeiten mit einer klassischen Schule sinnvoll ergänzt und sowohl Klavierspieler als auch Zuhörer gleichermaßen verzaubert.
SKU: MB.22154
ISBN 9780786682560. UPC: 796279111102. 8.5 X 11 inches.
This book is an attempt to capture the highlights of twenty-eight years of composing. Each of these 32 compositions is an expression, and as such -- an exposure, of a genuine part of myself which I present within the framework of jazz; my beloved art form. When I listen to this music I hear shades of my early classical and rock influences. It also brings to my mind my birth place, a small neighborhood outside of Haifa, Israel. I really hope that you will listen to these pieces come alive on my CDs All The Way To Sendai.
SKU: PE.EP73479
ISBN 9790577019888. 297 x 210mm inches. English.
At First Light was commissioned by Eric Bruskin, a resident of Philadelphia, USA, in memory of his mother. Eric had a longstanding enthusiasm for my work, and I was touched to be the person he approached for a task which is both a privilege and a daunting responsibility. In a sense, no music can ever measure up to the weight of love or the hope of consolation vested in it under such circumstances - but in memory I carry the deaths of both my own parents, and I was able to draw upon that. Eric's fondness for my Cello Sonata (itself written in memoriam) led him to ask that I include a solo 'cello part in the new work - but his attachment also to my polyphonic sacred choral writing meant that he wanted a centrepiece which would be both a showcase of that approach and the celebration of a life well lived. Therefore, the seven movements of At First Light arrange themselves as a series of slow meditations surrounding an exuberant 9-minute motet in which the lamenting cello falls temporarily silent.Eric's Jewish faith meant that approaching an agnostic humanist brought up within the Anglican tradition was hardly free of problems! Gradually, though, I was able to win his approval for a collated mosaic of texts. This embraces some liturgical Latin (necessary for the motet) as the shared preserve of broad western culture in general, but balances it with a secular approach to loss, celebration, remembrance and the many shades of our mourning those whom we see no longer. Eric was adamant that he did not want the title Requiem; but what has emerged is still a form of semi-secular Requiem in all but name, taking its title instead from a phrase in the poem by Thomas Blackburn set as the third movement. This seemed to suggest succinctly how the loss of one very close to us is an awakening into an unfamiliar world where everything is changed. Following the exuberant central movement, the texts by the Lebanese-born Kahlil Gibran and the US, Kentuckian poet Wendell Berry first address the departed loved one directly, then place us within an imaginary funeral cortege, where the perennial and universal in human experience become personal without subscribing explicitly to any particular faith (or lack of it). The final text of all is a translation of a Hebraic prayer, requested and provided by Eric Bruskin, which serves to mirror its Latin counterpart heard at the outset.Throughout, the lamenting cello represents a commentary on the experience articulated in the text. It evokes and, in a sense, tries to embrace and sanctify the individual existential journeys of the bereft, as they in turn seek to make their own sense of what the short-lived Second World War poet Alun Lewis called 'the unbearable beauty of the dead' (movement 5).In a modern world hostage to ever greater menace, displacement, bloodshed and anguish, I hope fervently that this music not only brings a measure of solace to the person who commissioned it, but also makes its own small contribution to bailing out the sinking ship of humanity.
SKU: HL.49019664
ISBN 9790001192712. 7.75x10.75x0.04 inches. English.
In this sonorous and colourful composition for male choir, commissioned for the award-winning male-voice choir of Chorknaben Uetersen who recorded the piece on CD under the direction of Hans-Joachim Lustig (product number RPO6075 on the label 'Rondeau'), Alwin M. Schronen paints a tonal picture of the poem by Charles Anthony Silvestri. Listen to shades of light, shining stars, explosions and love!
SKU: CL.011-4649-00
This entrancing work musically captures the dazzling dancing northern lights which have fascinated mankind for centuries. The opening theme is presented in varying styles, characterizing the many forms in which the lights appear, from patchy clouds to streaming arches. Trills and rolls symbolize the rippling formations, and the chromatic rising musical lines reflect the soaring rays which light the sky with an eerie glow. Bright brass fanfares depict the magnificent shades of green and pink. Exciting music for both audiences and performers, Aurora Borealis is a surefire winner!
About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series
The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.
SKU: CL.011-4649-01
SKU: FG.55011-753-2
ISBN 9790550117532.
Jyrki Linjama composed Sonata da chiesa I for piano as a commission from the Carinthischer Sommer festival in Austria and premiered by Juho Pohjonen at Ossiach Abbey in summer 2010. The title alludes to the sonata tradition of the Baroque at its weightiest and most solemn. The polyphonic church sonata with its strict adherence to form for a long time occupied an important role in the liturgy (as distinct from the sonata da camera). Linjama’s modern application of this tradition articulates features of the liturgy: breathing, bells, shades of darkness and light. The closed Miserere of the opening movement opens out in the middle movements to let in light, which the angelic song of the last movement once again encloses in translucent twilight. Each of the four movements uses a medieval melody as its material.Have a look inside by clicking “sample. Duration: c. 14’.
SKU: FG.55011-894-2
ISBN 9790550118942.
Lauri Kilpiö's (b. 1974) Night Rowing on the Lake (Yösoutu järvellä, 2021) for solo piano was commissioned by the Tapiola Youth Piano Competition and first peformed by its participants in November 2021. In about four minutes' duration the work travels from dreamlike floating visions to bright and powerful mysteries of the night.The composer is also an active performer of contemporary music on the piano, and his piano concerto Shades of Light (2017) has been performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Joonas Ahonen as the soloist.
SKU: BT.DHP-1216331-215
English-German-French-Dutch.
With this composition in a rumba style, Peter Kleine Schaars invites us to enjoy a relaxed sailing trip in the waters of the Caribbean. The feeling of freedom on the boat is mirrored by an extensive melody surrounded by a palette of colourful harmonies the shades of the water while the clever percussion sets the course of the ship. Who wouldn’t dream of such an adventure? Although the musical themes and accompaniments have been constructed from combinations of rhythmic cells that occur less often, the composition sounds very natural and flowing. Assuming the rhythmic cells 1 to 8 are part of the basic skills of your band, in this composition, the accent rather lies on cells 9 to 13. The instrumentation is created in such a way that these ‘new cells’ occur in all parts, so that all musicians of the band become familiar with this rhythmic development. Met deze compositie in rumbastijl neemt Peter Kleine Schaars ons voor een relaxte zeiltocht mee naar de Caribische wateren. Het vrije gevoel op de boot wordt weerspiegeld door een uitgestrekte melodie te midden van een palet van kleurrijke harmonieën de schakeringen van het water terwijl de uitgekiende percussie de rechte koers van het schip bepaalt. Wie droomt er nou niet van zo’n avontuur? Hoewel de muzikale thema’s en begeleidingen zijn opgebouwd uit combinaties van enkele minder vaak voorkomende ritmische cellen, klinkt de compositie heel natuurlijk en vloeiend. Ervan uitgaande dat de ritmische cellen 1 tot en met 8 tot de basisvaardigheden van uw orkest behoren, ligt in deze compositie de nadruk vooral op de cellen 9 tot en met 13. De instrumentatie is dusdanig dat deze ‘nieuwe cellen’ voorkomen in alle partijen, zodat alle musici van het orkest vertrouwd raken met deze ritmische ontwikkeling. Mit dieser Komposition im Rumba-Stil lädt uns Peter Kleine Schaars zu einem entspannten Segeltörn in der Karibik ein. Das Gefühl der Freiheit an Bord spiegelt sich in einer ausgedehnten Melodie wider, die von einer Reihe farbiger Harmonien den Bewegungen des Wassers umrahmt wird, während das Schlagzeug geschickt den Kurs des Schiffes hält. Wer träumt nicht von einem solchen Abenteuer? Obwohl die musikalischen Themen und die Begleitung aus einer Kombination verschiedener Rhythmus-Einheiten bestehen, die nur vereinzelt vorkommen, klingt die Komposition sehr natürlich und fließend. Da die Rhythmus-Einheiten 1 bis 8 sicher zu den Grundfertigkeiten Ihres Ensembles gehören, liegt der Schwerpunkt dieser Komposition eher auf den Rhythmus-Einheiten 9 bis 13. Die Instrumentierung ist so angelegt, dass diese neuen Rhythmus-Einheiten“ in allen Stimmenvorkommen, sodass alle Orchestermitglieder mit diesen Rhythmen vertraut gemacht werden. Avec cette composition de style rumba, Peter Kleine Schaars nous invite un voyage décontracté en bateau sur les eaux des Cara bes. Le sentiment de liberté qu’offre le voilier est dépeint par une ample mélodie dans une palette d’harmonies colorées les teintes de l’eau , tandis que d’habilles percussions tiennent le cap. Qui ne rêverait pas d’une telle aventure ? Bien que les thèmes et accompagnements musicaux aient été élaborés partir de combinaisons de cellules rythmiques qui se rencontrent moins souvent, les sonorités de l’œuvre sont très naturelles et fluides. En présumant que les cellules rythmiques 1 8 fassent partie des compétences de base de votre orchestre, l’accent se trouve plutôt sur les cellules 9 13. L’instrumentation est arrangée de manière ce que ces « nouvelles cellules » se trouvent dans toutes les parties, afin que tous les membres de l’orchestre se familiarisent avec cette évolution rythmique.
SKU: HL.14033079
ISBN 9788759858332. Danish.
There were wild oatsAnd the soil was blackBut sparkledWhen the sun was outThe air sharp in the nostrilsHard to defineSomewhere between knife and coal andAcid and that special light and sweetWhiteness thornbushes exhaleIt was nothing specialBecause everything was special...Thus the opening line of the poem TERRAINS VAGUES by Klaus Rifbjerg, the Danish Poet. I chose to adopt this title for my orchestral work, because of its closeness in associations: an indeterminable, often polarized, state of rhythmic and tonal ambiguity.The expression seems created by the Franch author, Victor Hugo:And here lies the fascination: in the kinds of terrains vagues, which are simultaniously bizarre and ugly, as if created by two alien species of nature. To watch the suburb is like observing and amphibium: trees vanish, roofs appear, grass vanish, cobble stones appear, ploughing fields vanish, shops appear, beaten tracks vanish - passions appear; the murmur of Nature Divine ends, the noise of Mankind takes over. (Victor Hugo)Still, the atmosphere as well as the material of TERRAINS VAGUES have its origin, in my SYMPHONY NO. 6 (1999), the last minute of which, cut up rough, appears as the start of my new work. The music of TERRAINS VAGUES subdivides itself, without breaks, into three sections, or shades:I: TERRAINS - II: VAGUES (Waves) III: TERRAINS VAGUES.Per Norgard, March 2001.
SKU: HL.4008965
UPC: 196288282143.
“Golden Hour” is a slow work that describes the magical moment of the golden hour before sunset, when the world melts into warm shades of colour. The setting sun bathes everything in a soft, golden light and nature shines in its most beautiful splendour and time seems to stand still. But darkness also slowly falls and the day takes its quiet farewell.
SKU: HL.4008966
UPC: 196288282150.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7153
ISBN 9783892211266. UPC: 805095071535. English.
Crossover Pieces for Saxophone by Peter Lehel offers the saxophonist a most varied stylistic palette of concert pieces in combination with comprehensive and illustrative information on the structure of the compositions with regard to composition techniques, melody, harmony, and ideas for improvisation. Additionally, the book presents essential and creative exercises based on the individual pieces, which aim at improving the saxophone players' performance and at helping them delve deeper into the secrets of music. Titles: Cuel Bloo (Hip Hop) * B-Flat-A-Loogoo (Boogaloo) * Shades of Light (Latin Pop Jazz) * Funk-A-Lot (Funk) * Anima (Modern Jazz Ballad) * Eddie Who? (Eddie Harris Style) * Shuffle, Shuffle (Shuffle Blues) * Soulitude (Bossa Nova) * Bolero for a Bird (Bolero) * Cake Waltz (Latin Jazz Waltz).
