SKU: HP.2924
UPC: 763628129248.
Arrangement of VENITE ADOREMUS Picture dancing snowflakes falling gracefully to the ground in this delightful arrangement of the familiar English carol. Suitable for beginning choirs, this Level 1+ piece for 2-3 octaves, is also challenging enough for intermediate groups to enjoy.
SKU: PR.114418750
ISBN 9781491129524. UPC: 680160655489. 9 x 12 inches.
The seven-movement in the snowy margins might be considered a sort of atomic suite, as each movement is succinct, yet a microcosmic powerhouse inspired by “The Comet,” by Polish writer and Holocaust victim Bruno Schulz. Hersch’s intensity is expressed through dramatically captivating violin gestures, pushing the boundaries of texture, technique, and emotion.Michael Hersch’s in the snowy margins was written in 2010. Like much of his work, it is grounded in literature and art. The title is drawn from a short story, The Comet by Polish writer, poet, and artist, Bruno Schulz (1892-1942). This forms the last of his collection The Street of Crocodiles, published in 1934. Schulz was shot by a Nazi officer in 1942.Both the title of Hersch’s work, and the ‘motto’ found on the composer’s manuscript (‘Thus far and no further. But what has become of the end of the world…’) are to be found in The Comet. It’s interesting that in in the snowy margins, unlike his earlier Fourteen Pieces which were inspired by the poetry of Primo Levi, Hersch chose to not title each individual movement with a quote. However his choices of text are applied, there is a clear quality of distillation. In every case, the texts which the composer has chosen to eschew lie beneath the music, akin to the greater mass of an iceberg, submerged, but imminent.Hersch also has very particular taste in visual art, and there seems to be common ground between the intensely expressionist drawing of Schulz, and those of Michael Mazur, which inspired his string quartet Images from a Closed Ward. The parallels between these artists reflect common traits shared between these two pieces, which provide a window on how the music should be approached, expressively and technically. I would argue, that from a violinist’s point of view, this pertains directly to how bow and left hand should approach the string: the febrile vibrancy of both Mazur and Schulz’s pencil and charcoal strokes, perhaps what T.S. Eliot called the ‘circulation of the lymph’, in every gesture, speaks to the intense experience, physically and emotionally, of playing (and hearing) this music. There is an intense sense of ‘truth to materials’ at every moment, the sense that every note sings on the edge of, or even beyond, total collapse.— Peter Sheppard-Skaerved.
SKU: AY.FG43
ISBN 9790302120766.
Snow Gum by Fran Griffin for Two Flutes and Guitar. Alto and Bass Flutes are required for the performance of this piece. From the composer: In the wilderness of the Australian Alps, there is only one tree, the Snow Gum (eucalyptus pauciflora) that lives above 1600 metres. Snow Gums are experiencing severe dieback, caused by attack by a native beetle. Strangely, the beetle and the Snow Gums have coexisted for thousands of years, but now the Snow Gums are no longer able to withstand the hunger of the beetles. As yet the reasons for this are unknown. Huge areas of these once magnificent and colourful trees now stand grey and dead. In this piece I am depicting the gnarled and twisted trunks of the still living trees with their wonderfully coloured bark, in contrast to the ruggedness and desolation of the terrain. One can hear the alpine wind rushing through the leaves and branches, shaking snow to the ground..
SKU: HL.118956
UPC: 884088903855. 6.75x10.5 inches.
The traditional Christmas text and new music combine to create an introspective work filled with reverent mystery and rich emotion. Set in a rocking 6/8 and minor mode, the first verse opens with back and forth phrases between the women and men, leading into a contrasting homophonic section in the 2nd verse. Following a modulation, the original melodic material then returns for the final verse. Excellent for school, church and community concerts!
SKU: BP.HB536
UPC: 748769305362.
Arranged for 3 to 5 octave handbell choir and optional 3 octaves of handchimes. Level 3. Venite Adoremus and In Dulci Jubilo. This medley of two tunes -- The Snow Lay on the Ground and In Dulci Jubilo -- provides a fresh take on both. Multiple stopped techniques are used throughout to beautiful effect, especially the extended section of martellatos at a piano dynamic in the bass. A final joyful verse of the first theme closes out the piece, which ends with a playful flourish.
SKU: HL.424961
ISBN 9781705162200. UPC: 196288061960. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches. Isaiah 7:14, Luke 2:1-20.
A Christmas classic in a glittering new arrangement! Like twinkling lights on a cloudless night, this octavo captures the spirit of the season with dazzling writing that is both engaging and technically approachable. Score and Parts (3 oct. hndbls, db) available as a digital download.
SKU: FJ.FJH2314
ISBN 9781619282391. UPC: 241444394656. English.
Playing Piano with Three Chords is an introduction to basic chord playing and hands-together playing written for the late elementary pianist. This collection features seasonal favorites that are harmonized with no more than three chords in easy key signatures. Titles include Snow Lay On the Ground; O Christmas Tree; Jingle Bells; Deck the Halls; Up On the Housetop; Silent Night; and eight others. A diagram of the basic chord progression is shown in the root position and then in the inversions used in the arrangement. Lyrics included.
SKU: EC.8286P
ISBN 600313482861. UPC: 600313482861.
A collection of nine festive Christmas carol arrangements regularly used by the Washington Chorus and at Trinity Church, on Wall Street in New York City. From the ebullient jubilation of Joy to the World and Angels We Have Heard on High to the expansive and sweet Un Flambeau and Silent Night, this new collection presents the best of Julian Wachner's stunning and varied redressing of these traditional tunes. Intended for full audience participation with the support of choir, organ, brass, and percussion, all of the arrangements in this collection also serve the needs of more modest presentations with the included keyboard reductions. In either form, the collection provides an excellent foundation for a traditional service of Lessons and Carols or for an energetic concert of holiday favorites!Contents:O Come, O Come EmmanuelHark, the Herald Angels SingUn FlambeauAngels We Have Heard On HighThe Snow Lay On the GroundNino lindoThe First NowellSilent NightJoy to the World
SKU: HL.424959
ISBN 9781705162194. UPC: 196288061953. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches. Isaiah 7:14, Luke 2:1-20.
SKU: HL.424958
ISBN 9781705162187. UPC: 196288061946. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches. Isaiah 7:14, Luke 2:1-20.