The Indian Character Piece

SKU: BO.B.3661

The Sonatas de Paris are divided into two books. Comellas began the series in early 1952 and they were finished in 1955. As with most of his works, he composed without having a plan to premier them or a commission. So upon having them completed, he filed them away. On many occasions, his close friend Jordi Giro would read thrue the pieces or Anna Ricci would sing his songs, but very little of his music was performed during his life time.

The two books entitled Sonatas de Paris are really to books with totally different character. The first book is made up of short piano pieces in a neo baroque style. More than following strict forms of the baroque suite, the pieces are more a evoking of the baroque style. Book one loosely follows the idea of a suite or ordre, where as book two is much freer in structure being made up of various pieces, a few in memory of his favored composers (Albeniz, Debussy, and Granados) ending with a group of four dances, Las indias danzantes [Dances of the Indian girls], that refer to an Indian dance. This group of dances is not really playable by one pianist and seems to be really meant to be performed piano 4 hands, but since there is no note about this in the score it is hard to say. A few of these pieces were performed by Rosa Sabater in Paris in 1980.

The present edition is based on manuscripts that are in the Joan Comellas deposit in the National Catalonian Library in Barcelona.

SKU: BT.MUSGSP27471SET

For Percussion duo (not the concerto of the same title).

What determines the special character of a piece of music written for percussion instruments is the very choice of sets of instruments. InUdacrepAkubrad, I have chosen a similar set of instruments for each of the players: a marimba, two Darbuka, and a tom-tom. This piece draws its inspiration from the “Eastern” music, extending the boundaries of theregion as faras the Indian sub-continent. The main source materials in this piece are scales and the rhythms emanating from the traditional classical music of the peoples of the Mediterranean; and repetitive minimalism, from themusictradition of the Middle East, as well as the recently developed techniques in western music. — Avner Dorman

SKU: CF.CAS120F

ISBN 9781491154700. UPC: 680160913251. 9 x 12 inches. Key: A minor.

With a blend of Celtic and American fiddle tunes, the medley Emerald Melodies begins with Star of the County Down in a moderate 3/4 and intensifies with two Irish jigs: Another Jig Will Do and Coleraine, in multiple compound meters. Melodies are passed throughout every section while still having rhythmically interesting accompaniment parts. The last section brings it all home in the friendly fiddle key of D Major with Lost Indian, an American bluegrass standard.
With a blend of Celtic and American fiddle tunes, the medley Emerald Melodies begins with “Star of the County Down” in a moderate 3/4 and intensifies with two Irish jigs: “Another Jig Will Do” and “Coleraine,” in multiple compound meters. Melodies are passed throughout every section while still having rhythmically interesting accompaniment parts. The last section brings it all home in the friendly fiddle key of D Major with “Lost Indian,” an American bluegrass standard.

About Carl Fischer Concert String Orchestra Series

This series of pieces (Grade 3 and higher) is designed for advancing ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:

• Expanded use of rhythms, ranges and keys but technical demands are still carefully considered
• More comprehensive bowing techniques
• Viola T.C. included
• Careful selection of keys and degree of difficulty for advancing musicians

SKU: BT.DHP-1064018-013

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

This rhapsody reflects the four seasons combined with the natural scenery that characterises the city of Québec and its surrounding region. Autumn is depicted with hunting horns playing in the forest, followed by a pastoral melody, principally in the woodwinds. Winter in the mountains is poetic and romantic. Spring arrives with a frolicsome and playful theme mirroring the start of new life. Soon everything flowers lushly, and the music swells into the full sounding energy of summer, bringing the work to a brilliant and dynamic close. A great work for any time of year.

De titel verwijst naar de oudste (indianen) naam van de canadese stad Québec. in deze rapsodie worden de vier seizoenen verklankt, in combinatie met de natuur die Québec en de omgeving kenmerkt. In de herfst spelen jachthoorns inhet woud signalen, waarna zich een pastorale melodie ontwikkelt. Dan volgt een lyrisch deel: winter in de bergen. Terwijl het buiten vriest, is het warm en gezellig. Een dartel thema verklankt de lente. De energie die de lente heeftopgewekt, komt in de zomer tot wasdom: het orkest gaat voluit, zodat het werk stralend besluit.

Dieses Werk entstand im Auftrag des Harmonieorchesters von Charlesbourg (Kanada) und ist François Dorion gewidmet. Die Uraufführung fand am 11. Dezember 2005 in Charlesbourg unter der Leitung des Komponisten statt. Der Titel bezieht sich auf den ältesten (indianischen) Namen der kanadischen Stadt Québec.In dieser Rhapsodie werden die vier Jahreszeiten widergespiegelt, eingebettet in die charakteristische Natur, die Québec und die ganze Region prägt.Im Herbst (Autumn) sind typische Hornsignale im Wald zu hören, gefolgt von einer etwas pastoralen Melodie, speziell in den Holzbläsern.Der nächste Satz ist ausgesprochen lyrisch und romantisch; es herrscht Winter in denBergen. Während draußen die beißende Kälte regiert, ist es drinnen am Kamin warm und gemütlich: ein angenehmes Bild.Wie in jedem Jahr beginnt der Frühling zögerlich; so setzt der dritte Satz, Spring, vorsichtig ein. Ein fröhliches, verspieltes Thema reflektiert den Neubeginn allen Lebens: Frühling am St. Lawrence River. Bald blüht alles üppig und auch die Musik schwillt zu vollen Klängen an.Die Energie, die der Frühling freisetzte, kommt im Sommer (Summer) vollends zur Entfaltung; die Atmosphäre ist nun sehr dynamisch und das Blasorchester spielt mit voller Kraft, so dass das Werk brillant und dynamisch endet.

Kebek dépeint la richesse des paysages naturels de Québec et ses environs, au coeur du cycle annuel des saisons. L’Automne bucolique s’illumine aux couleurs d’une mélodie pastorale. L’Hiver montagnard est poétique et romantique. Le Printemps coule des jours heureux sur les rives du fleuve Saint-Laurent. La nature est éclatante de couleurs florales. L’énergie devient rayonnante l’Été. L’atmosphère est pétillante, les sonorités sont opulentes et puissantes, et l’œuvre se conclut avec brillance et dynamisme.