Format : Score
SKU: LM.26465
ISBN 9790230964654.
BACH : Concerto Brandebourgeois n. 2 (1er mvt) - BBEETHOVEN : Concerto pour piano n. 1 (3e mvt) - Marche turque des Ruines d'Athenes - Symphonie n. 6 (1er mvt) - Symphonie n. 7 (3e mvt) - BERLIOZ : Les Francs-Juges (ouverture) - Symphonie fantastique (La Marche a l'echafaud) - BIZET : Carmen (Prelude) - L'Arlesienne (Carillon et Suite) - BRAHMS : Ouverture pour une fete academique - Variations sur un theme de Haydn (Final) - CHABRIER : Espana (Rapsodie) - DEBUSSY : Nocturne (Nuages) - DVORAK : Danses slaves Op.46 n. 1 - Symphonie n. 8 (2e, 4e mvt) - Symphonie n. 9 (2e, 3e mvt) - Variation symphonique n. 3 - ELGAR : Enigma variations (n. 1 et final) - FRANCK : Symphonie en re mineur (3e mvt) - GRIEG : Concerto pour piano Op.16 (1er, 3e mvt) - HAYDN : Symphonie n. 94 (3e, 4e mvt) - Symphonie n. 101 (2e mvt) - HOLST : Les Planetes (Jupiter) - LISZT : Rapsodie hongroise - MENDELSSOHN : Les Hebrides (ouverture) - Songe d'une nuit d'ete (Marche nuptiale) - MOZARTt : Concerto pour piano n. 21 (2e mvt) - Symphonie n. 40 (3e mvt) - NICOLAI : Les Joyeuses Commeres de Windsor (ouverture) - RIMSKY-KORSAKOV : Cappriccio espagnol (2e mvt) - Sheherazade (3e mvt, Le Prince) - ROSSINI : Le Barbier de Seville (ouverture) - Guillaume Tell (ouverture) - L'Italienne a Alger - SCHUBERT : Symphonie n. 5 (2e, 4e mvt) - Symphonie n. 8 (1er, 2e mvt) - SCHUMANN : Concerto pour piano Op.54 (3e mvt) - SMETANA : La Fiancee vendue (ouverture) - SUPPE : Cavalerie legere (ouverture) - TCHAIKOVSKY : Casse-Noisette (Danse russe, Valse des fleurs) - Ouverture 1812 Op.49 - Symphonie n. 2 (2e mvt) - Symphonie n. 5 (1er mvt) - Symphonie n. 6 (2e, 3e mvt) - WAGNER : Le Vaisseau fantome (ouverture) - WEBER : Oberon (ouverture).
SKU: CL.LDP-7256-01
Based on an ancient song of the Isle of Islay, Song of the Hebrides is a beautiful piece of music. It is also a fine piece for introducing or discussing music of the Scottish islands, simple AB song form, melodic-harmonic balance, musical phrase, suspension-resolution and general music vocabulary. Wonderul!
SKU: CL.LDP-7256-00
SKU: CY.CC2144
The Skye Boat Song, among the most popular of all Scottish folk tunes, deals with the flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stewart) from Scotland to the Isle of Skye in 1746, after having been defeated on Culloden Moor by the English Army of King George II. The present setting, for either Tenor or Bass Trombone and Piano, is mostly lyrical and passes through a series of episodes that evoke watery images in various ways. A stormy episode which superimposes a more martial tune (relying heavily on the familiar scotch snappy rhythm) against a variation of the original folk tune leads to brief quotations from Mendelssohn's Hebrides overture (the Isle of Skye is part of the group of islands known as the Hebrides) before a short recapitulation of the theme.
SKU: HL.14020975
UPC: 884088860066. 8.75x8.25 inches.
Chamber opera in a prologue and one act. A ghost story telling of the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers in the Hebrides. This is a mystery story in the form of a chamber opera. The prologue is set as a court of enquiry into the unexplained disappearance of the three keepers from a lighthouse. Questions are posed by a solo horn, which may sound from among the audience, and three officers give answer. Gradually, they move from straight testimony into fantastical imaginings of evil during a 'flashback' to the lighthouse; but then we snap back to the courtroom. In the main act the three singers become the vanished keepers. They have been together for months, long enough to be fully aware of each other's weaknesses; petty bickerings suggest a relationship which is stable, but liable to become highly unstable at any moment. They sing songs to reduce the tension, Blazes beginning with a rough ballad of street violence, accompanied by violin and banjo. Sandy's song, with cello and out-of-tune upright piano, is a thinly disguised description of sexual bliss, and Arthur's with brass and clarinet, is a tub-thumping hymn. But the songs serve only to resurrect in their minds ghosts from the past, and as the fog descends each of the keepers becomes convinced that he is being claimed by the Beast. They prepare to meet its dazzling eyes, which become the lights of the relief vessel, and the three men reappear as officers, met at the lighthouse only by an infestation of rats. They leave, and at the end the last hours of Blazes, Sandy and Arthur begin to play over again. Libretto only. Duration c. 1h 25mins.
SKU: HL.14008404
UPC: 884088435356. 8.75x11.75x0.406 inches.
Chamber opera in a prologue and one act. A ghost story telling of the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers in the Hebrides. This is a mystery story in the form of a chamber opera. The prologue is set as a court of enquiry into the unexplained disappearance of the three keepers from a lighthouse. Questions are posed by a solo horn, which may sound from among the audience, and three officers give answer. Gradually, they move from straight testimony into fantastical imaginings of evil during a 'flashback' to the lighthouse; but then we snap back to the courtroom. In the main act the three singers become the vanished keepers. They have been together for months, long enough to be fully aware of each other's weaknesses; petty bickerings suggest a relationship which is stable, but liable to become highly unstable at any moment. They sing songs to reduce the tension, Blazes beginning with a rough ballad of street violence, accompanied by violin and banjo. Sandy's song, with cello and out-of-tune upright piano, is a thinly disguised description of sexual bliss, and Arthur's with brass and clarinet, is a tub-thumping hymn. But the songs serve only to resurrect in their minds ghosts from the past, and as the fog descends each of the keepers becomes convinced that he is being claimed by the Beast. They prepare to meet its dazzling eyes, which become the lights of the relief vessel, and the three men reappear as officers, met at the lighthouse only by an infestation of rats. They leave, and at the end the last hours of Blazes, Sandy and Arthur begin to play over again. Study Score. Duration c. 1h 25mins.
SKU: BT.MUSM570203314
English.
For Clarinet, Bassoon, piano, Violin, Viola, Cello Published 1993 Commissioned by Edinburgh Contemporary Arts Trust. First performance: Edinburgh, 1994, Hebrides Ensemble.
SKU: BT.MUSM570203321
For Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello Published 1993 Commissioned by Edinburgh Contemporary Arts Trust. First performance: Edinburgh, 1994, Hebrides Ensemble.
SKU: HL.211541
UPC: 888680661496. 5.0x5.0x0.121 inches.
Young singers can discover the sights and sounds of the Scottish Hebrides and an ancient chant sung by the people of that remote location. This setting includes original music that frames the chant and creates an atmosphere of imagination and adventure. With Irish flute or any other C instrument.
SKU: HL.14037611
ISBN 9781849385442. UPC: 884088572396. 8.5x11.75x0.248 inches.
Notes From a Diary was jointly commissioned by Thorunn Osk Marinosdottir and the Hebrides Ensemble with financial support from Musica Nova, the Ministry of Culture in Iceland, NESTA and the Scottish Arts Council.Itwas first performed on 3 June 2005 by Thorunn Osk Marinosdottir (viola) and Kristinn Orn Kristinsson (piano) at the Ymir Concert Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland as part of the International Viola Congress.
SKU: HL.14020315
ISBN 9780711989504.
This chamber work, by young Scottish composer Stuart MacRae, was commissioned by the Hebrides Ensemble, with funds made available made available from the Scottish Arts Council.
SKU: AP.1-ADV7621
UPC: 805095076219. English.
Writing these arrangements, Frank Reinshagen has created little masterpieces, which broaden the rhythmical and harmonic context of the original tunes in an interesting manner without detracting from their archaic and melancholic character. These original tunes are---in a direct or wider sense---of Celtic origin, in other words, they have been borrowed from the Irish, Scottish and Gaelic musical tradition. These through-composed arrangements are rather easy to perform from the rhythmical and technical point of view. Yet, they are quite demanding in respect of the key they are written in, their intonation and, especially, their interpretation. Their different instrumentations are fully compatible with each other and, due to their overall structure, they are also suitable to be played with multi-scored parts. Annotation on Aignish on the Machair. The arrangement of Aignish on the Machair illustrates, above all, the melancholic character inherent in the harmonies of the original tune. A short rubato passage is followed by several variations over the flowing melody in 3/4- time. The short triplet passages embedded in these variations are quite demanding from the technical point of view; considering the key they are written in, however, these passages are not too difficult to play.
SKU: DZ.DZ-4303
ISBN 9782898522208.
Dedicated to world renowned guitarist David Russell, Peated Waltzes is a three-movement piece that pays homage to the peated whiskies of Islay, the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The opening movement, Earthy Smoke, Sea Salt and Iodine, attempts to portray the distinctive character of the single malts of that region. Based on the Gaelic folk song The Praise of Islay (Moladh na Landaidh), the second movementâs title comes from one the songâs last verses, O, may long their wild notes flow. The third movementâs theme was extracted from the letters of Laphroaig, one of the most iconic Scotch whiskies, whose nameâs meaning inspired the title, By the Broad Bay. In the second part, the traditional Celtic melody, An Islay Pipe Reel, is quoted. At the end, themes of the previous movements are recalled and intertwined, as if trying to emulate the long and lingering finish of an Islay dram.Dédié au guitariste de renommée mondiale David Russell, « Peated Waltzes » est une pièce en trois mouvements qui rend hommage aux whiskies tourbés dâIslay, lâîle la plus méridionale des Hébrides intérieures dâÃcosse. Le mouvement d'ouverture, « Earthy Smoke, Sea Salt and Iodine », tente de dépeindre le caractère distinctif des single malts de cette région. Basé sur la chanson folklorique gaélique « L'éloge d'Islay » (Moladh na Landaidh), le titre du deuxième mouvement vient de l'un des derniers couplets de la chanson, « O, que leurs notes sauvages coulent longtemps ». Le thème du troisième mouvement est extrait des lettres de Laphroaig, lâun des whiskies écossais les plus emblématiques, dont la signification du nom a inspiré le titre « By the Broad Bay ». Dans la deuxième partie, la mélodie celtique traditionnelle « An Islay Pipe Reel » est citée. à la fin, les thèmes des mouvements précédents sont rappelés et entrelacés, comme pour tenter d'imiter la finale longue et persistante d'un drame d'Islay.
