SKU: CF.SPS90F
ISBN 9781491156513. UPC: 680160915057. 9 x 12 inches.
A short work for wind ensemble, Unease is all about creating a sense of disquiet and tension. To accomplish this, I used a melody that is very rhythmic in nature and harmonies that include additional color notes in the upper extensions. There are also two special notes that are used frequently in this work: the added major 9th to give the chords their primary color (the real unease in this piece), and the flat 5th found in the repeated descending motif that complements the first special note as a melodic blues note.A short work for wind ensemble, Unease is all about creating a sense of disquiet and tension. To accomplish this, I used a melody that is very rhythmic in nature and harmonies that include additional color notes in the upper extensions. There are also two special notes that are used frequently in this work: the added major 9th to give the chords their primary color (the real “unease†in this piece), and the flat 5th found in the repeated descending motif that complements the first special note as a melodic “blues†note.
SKU: CF.SPS90
ISBN 9781491156506. UPC: 680160915040. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: SU.27020085
Jacob vs. Angel is a piece about crisis of conscience, ambiguity, and misinterpretation expressed through the depiction of a major battle, the goal of which is never made entirely clear. Based on the biblical story, the work is highly programmatic, with each of the six movements reflecting a corresponding stanza from the titular poem by Alice Weaver Flaherty. The piece was originally composed as a vehicle for virtuoso organist Heinrich Christensen, and later orchestrated. The first movement introduces the main musical material--a five note motive, the intervals of which are reorganized to create melodic and harmonic development throughout the piece. The second, third, and fourth movements depict the brutal fight between Jacob and the angel, and lead one to the next without pause. The fifth movement is about the post-battle scene, and the final movement is an epilogue, reframing the ideas from the previous movements. The music elucidates various actions from the Flaherty poem—sand skittering across the desert, aggressive acts of violence and sensuality between the protagonists, the beating of wings, feathers blowing in the wind, etc. But beyond the music's more literal elements, the work is designed to express an abstract state of mind, a sense of unease, and anticipation of what is yet to come. —Graham Gordon Ramsay2(2) 1,1 2 2; 2221; 7perc, hp, cel; stgs Duration: 24'Composed: 2023 Published by: Distributed Composer Jacob vs Angel was composed originally as a solo concert organ work in 2007; the orchestral version was completed in 2023. A live performance of the organ version can be seen at. Performance materials available on rental:.
SKU: HL.49046316
ISBN 9781540072108. UPC: 842819110149. 8.25x11.75x0.301 inches.
Madonna of Silence is far from the quiet piece implied by the title. Indeed, it reflects the inner turbulence of Michelangelo's extraordinary drawing Madonna del Silenzio on which the work is based. Michelangelos drawing has informed every aspect of my new work, which I have decided not to call trombone concerto, but a drama for trombone and orchestra. The trombone takes on many roles: at the start it represents the quiet, inner voice of the Madonna as she gazes in contemplation at the child, later singing a hymn and, towards the end of the work, lamentations. Both soloist and orchestra are equally engaged in the unfolding drama of a scene brimming with unease and premonitions. John Casken.
SKU: HL.49017921
ISBN 9790220131509. UPC: 884088567590. 8.25x11.75x0.062 inches. English.
Composed for the Alwinton and Holystone Church Choir near the composer's home in Northumberland, John Casken sets Christina Rossetti's In the bleak mid-winter - a poem popularised by Gustav Holts' setting of the same name for SATB choir and organ. A traditional carol based on the nativity it paints a vivid picture of the chill of winter and is ideal for choirs wishing to move away from the well-known whilst retaining an element of tradition. Constantly flowing organ lines create a sense of unease but this is uplifting music with subtle crescendos and powerful homophonic writing for the voices.
SKU: HL.49047327
ISBN 9798350122060. UPC: 196288201618.
There is a sense of unease in the imagined landscape of John CaskenÂ?s Misted Land, as familiar shapes take on a new and sometimes grotesque and frightening appearance. Fragments of folk-like melodies serve as points of a distant and reassuring familiarity.
SKU: FG.55009-367-6
ISBN 979-0-55009-367-6.
Fragmentos de la vida del mar - Homenaje a Joaquin Turina has a dark, brooding quality, the use of tremolo often with a ponticello colour creating a mystery and unease, perhaps even depicting a storm on the horizon. The piece can be coupled with Hommage a Andres Segovia, another guitar piece by Kai Nieminen.
SKU: KJ.SO322C
UPC: 8402703220.
Erebus was an ancient demigod, most often represented as Night, the son of Chaos. Here, Mr. Bishop composed a work representing the attributes ascribed to Erebus: pensive anticipation, sullen darkness, driving passion. He features the ever-popular tritone to help create the sense of unease and with other dissonance, offers students an amazing opportunity to create an ensemble sound like no other.
SKU: KJ.SO322F
UPC: 8402703221.
