Three Textures

SKU: FG.55011-821-8

ISBN 9790550118218.

X'Three (2003/2021) by Olli Koskelin is the third piece of a solo cello suite consisting of seven compositions. Each of the seven pieces can be performed individually or detached with other X'-compositions. Different works are yet to be performed chronologically. The X'-works are composed by using the same material viewed from many different angles. Their structure can be seen as a film starting several times from the beginning and from the same settings always looked from a new perspective. In some compositions of the X'-suite seemingly random fragments are joined together organically in other works of the suite. The story, tale, or plot of the music and the gestures and figures of it trans-form in a new context but remain identifiable.

Olli Koskelin's (born 16 April 1955) compositional output reflects a wide range of interests. The vast area covered by his style encompasses the neo-impressionism of the piano work Courbures (1989) to the post-expressionist echoes of his Music for String Quartet (1981) as well as the breakneck virtuosity of his clarinet piece Exalte (1985/1991) and the rich romantic textures of his orchestral piece ... like a planet silently breathing... (1993). He often uses the overtone series like the French spectral composers and avoids dramatic culmination. Soft harmonics, tranquil arching melodies, a leisurely rhythmical pulse and a coherence of mood are in evidence in his later works as in Uurre (1997) for chamber ensemble, Miniatures (1997) for string quartet and Circles within for 19 solo strings.

SKU: PR.114424050

ISBN 9781491137369. UPC: 680160690084.

Hints of Bach’s solo violin music occasionally infuse Hailstork’s modernist side, creating a fascinating drama in this three-movement suite for solo violin. While overall in a fast-slow-fast form, each movement is a world in itself with engaging contrasts, pacing, and textures within the solo instrument.

SKU: PR.114419390

ISBN 9781491130858. UPC: 680160677139. 9 x 12 inches.

Martin Amlin’s new tour de force is a quintet composed for Leone Buyse. It is a study in textures and canonic gestures scored for 5 C Flutes, each doubling Piccolo. As with his rhythmic writing, Amlin’s movement titles are engagingly cryptic yet meaningful: 1. Apparatus, 2. Mirémi, 3. Spiral Canon. Ideal for advanced and professional flutists, the work’s intricacies create an exhilarating ten minutes.
THREE INVENTIONS was premiered at Boston University on April 14, 2019 by flutists/piccoloists Matthew Lee, Jessie Wang, Courtney Regester, Pauline Jung, and Alyssa Primeau. The piece is dedicated to the composer’s longtime friend Leone Buyse.Apparatus is a little musical machine whose engine is driven by the interval of a perfect fifth. Fifths combine with each other in increasingly larger intervals in a repetitive pattern that appears at higher pitch levels with each iteration.Mirémi is constructed loosely on an ostinato consisting of the notes D and E. The two notes are passed back and forth among the instruments, combining with symmetrical patterns of faster notes.Spiral Canon is a continuous canon throughout among the five instruments. It not only spirals upward in register, but is also constantly “modulating,” spiraling twice through the entire circle of fifths.— Martin Amlin.

SKU: KN.15790

UPC: 822795148008.

Scored predominantly in contrapuntal style, these duets use a mixture of solo, unison, octave, canon and harmonized textures with excellent results. Lead lines are shared by both players; maintaining appropriate balance between voices will yield rewarding results.

SKU: OU.9780193413474

ISBN 9780193413474. 10 x 7 inches.

For SATB with divisions, unaccompanied This setting of texts from Cymbeline and The Merchant of Venice, and Sonnet 98, is characterised by inventive textures and vibrant word-setting. The harmonic language is mostly diatonic but never plain, and there are pungent dissonances in the music of evocative power.

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New Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole gamut of small-scale choral genres, both secular and sacred, and includes pieces for upper-voice and mixed choirs. With titles by some of the most accomplished choral composers active in Great Britain and abroad, the series introduces new repertoire and fresh talent to a broad spectrum of choirs. New Horizons features composers with growing reputations for quality composition reflecting a strong individual voice. The series is continually expanding and should be the first place to look for attractive and performable contemporary choral music.

SKU: PR.114404320

UPC: 680160007653.

Inspired by so-called minimalist ostinato music thriving on fast textures with slow, luscious harmony, Dorff found this an enticing approach to composing for marimbas. The work was simultaneously premiered in late 1985 by Nachiko Maekane on the East Coast, and by Brian Prechtl and Hitoshi Maeda on the West Coast. Each dance etude has a characteristic interval and ostinato rhythm, and may be performed by any number of players.

SKU: MN.50-9802

UPC: 688670598029.

Short prayers, useful as choral meditations beginning, during, close of worship. Lyrical melodies and light textures offer attractiveness to all ages and sizes of choirs.

SKU: CL.LDP-7285-00

There is a lot of variety and contrast compressed into this work for young band. Instrumental colors suggest moods from declamatory to foreboding to playful; textures range from sostenuto to staccato. An excellent opportunity to invite your students to invent story lines or scenarios to be shared with your audience.

SKU: PL.PPMO-1903M

Maxim has set these three works as hymn fantasies with much color and textural variety. The tunes are Aberystwyth, Blaenwern, and Trefaenan and they have an imaginative flair and are attractive for both organist and listener.