SKU: OU.9780193557642
ISBN 9780193557642. 12 x 8 inches.
First performed at the 1984 Cheltenham Festival by the Brodsky String Quartet.
SKU: OU.9780193417175
ISBN 9780193417175. 12 x 8 inches.
Moving On is a single movement work for string quartet. Skempton masterfully combines classical string quartet textures with luxuriant harmonies and a fluid approach to tonality, resulting in an appealing modern addition to the genre.
SKU: OU.9780193386662
ISBN 9780193386662. 12 x 8 inches.
Finnissy's Third String Quartet is the composer's response to the natural world and man's place in it. The work incorporates birdsong, both transcribed and recorded, and the instruments gradually fade out at the end of the work, to leave only the sound of birds.
SKU: OU.9780193412569
ISBN 9780193412569. 12 x 8 inches.
Commissione d by Cardiff University School of Music and dedicated to their resident string quartet, this work is in one unbroken span that is formed from four linked movements. The work features sharply contrasting musical characters, creating Powers' typically oppositional and argumentative style.
SKU: OU.9780193577619
ISBN 9780193577619. 12 x 8 inches.
This single-movement quartet was commissioned by the Cardiff University Quartet on 25 April 1968. It was dedicated to Mathias' colleague and composer Alun Hoddinott and his wife Rhiannon.
SKU: OU.9780193371774
ISBN 9780193371774. 12 x 8 inches.
For solo viola A virtuosic work for solo viola which employs a number of advanced techniques, including quarter tones, harmonics, and double-stopping.
SKU: OU.9780193868021
ISBN 9780193868021. 12 x 8 inches.
For solo viola. The music is based on the foreword to the poem Wild Grass by the father of contemporary Chinese literature, Lu Hsun. A translation of the foreword may be recited concurrently with the music. The original version of this work is for solo cello.
SKU: OU.9780193577794
ISBN 9780193577794. 12 x 8 inches.
For string quartet.
SKU: OU.9780193583054
ISBN 9780193583054. 12 x 8 inches.
This work is in two parts; each starts and ends with the same musical gestures, but surrounded by other music which results in the identical passages having totally different musical meanings.
SKU: LO.30-3583L
UPC: 000308150209.
Strin g Quartet Score and Parts for A Christmas Lullaby (10/5139L) Mark Hayes seamlessly blends two timeless cradle songs to create the quintessential Christmas lullaby suitable for concert or worship venues. It is a tender and moving reminder of the beautiful Christmas story.
SKU: LO.30-3718L
UPC: 000308154894.
Strin g Quartet Score and Parts for 10/5333L Marty Parks uses the beloved COVENTRY CAROL as the basis for his original lyric: Your humble birth, Your matchless worth; Jesus, God with us. No earthly crown, no great renown; Jesus, God with us. Redeemer King, of whom angels sing; Jesus, God with us. Equally inspiring with piano accompaniment or the optional string quartet, this is a stunning addition to Christmas worship or concert repertoire.
SKU: LO.30-3154L
UPC: 000308139020.
A powerful and truly inspiring text that celebrates the perfect wisdom of our God, revealed in all the universe is enhanced by this dramatic Molly Ijames arrangement.
SKU: CF.O4988
ISBN 9780825885488. UPC: 798408085483. 8.5 x 11 inches. Key: C major. Text: Michael Colgrass. Michael Colgrass.
Poems by Michael Colgrass.
SKU: CF.BF133
ISBN 9781491158685. UPC: 680160917327.
The 17 masterworks contained in this collection have been carefully arranged for any combination of string trio. The selections span nearly 200 years and feature works from the baroque, classical, and romantic periods of music. The arrangements are drawn from a variety of sources, including piano solos, chamber works, and symphonies. Each work was selected for its quality, musical interest, and appropriateness in a chamber setting. All pieces in this collection have stood the test of time and are worthy of both study and performance. Arranged specifically for a chamber setting, the trios may be performed at recitals, contests, weddings, and social events. The various moods created through these works will work for any setting.The 17 masterworks contained in this collection have been carefully arranged for any combination of string trio. The most standard instrumentation for voicing is violin, viola, and cello. However, three of the same instruments work well as do other groupings, given that the higher-pitched instrument plays the higher part.The selections have been arranged in chronological order. They span nearly 200 years and feature works from the baroque, classical, and romantic periods of music. The arrangements are drawn from a variety of sources, including piano solos, chamber works, and symphonies. Each work was selected for its quality, musical interest, and appropriateness in a chamber setting.All pieces in this collection have stood the test of time and are worthy of both study and performance. Arranged specifically for a chamber setting, the trios may be performed at recitals, contests, weddings, and social events. The various moods created through these works will work for any setting. Some repeats are marked in the music, but any selection may be repeated for the appropriate amount of music needed. Bowings have been added as suggestions, while fingerings have been left to the individual performers to decide.
SKU: CF.BF116
ISBN 9781491157411. UPC: 680160915972. 9 x 12 inches. Text: Kim Kashkashian; Jeffrey Irvine; Michelle LaCourse; Lynne Ramsey; Karen Ritscher; Carol Rodland.
SKU: CF.BE11F
ISBN 9780825888595. UPC: 798408088590. 8.5 x 11 inches.
Beginning in the 1950s, the CIA became very interested in psychological research beingconducted on the effects of sensory deprivation on humans. The research, that suggestedrapid regression in those tested, provided a framework for sections of what would later beknown as the KUBARK manual, the first a series of US-government documents thatprovided techniques for interrogating detainees. These methods involved radicallyaltering a detainee’s sense of time and environment.Among these techniques, some developed independently of the manuals by interrogators,were the manipulation of light and sound. In order to weaken the resolve of a detaineeand prolong “capture shock,†complete sensory deprivation followed by blasts of light ornoise, or very loud music, proved effective. So much so that variations and combinationsof these techniques were widely used by the United States as well as both its allies andenemies in Vietnam, Latin America, Northern Ireland, and the Middle East.Though the idea of sound as a weapon is at least as old as the account of Joshua’s siegeof Jericho, it was only recently deemed “inhuman and degrading†for the purposes ofinterrogation by the European Court of Human Rights in the 1978 case “Ireland v. theUnited Kingdom.â€.Accid entals apply only to the notes they precede with the exception of tied or consecutively repeated notes.Tempi are consistent throughout the meter changes (Le., ~'=),)=)l, etc.).Grace notes are always to be played as fast as possible. Each grace note in a group should be of the same duration. Gracenotes curtail the previous measured note's duration with the exception noted below.Approximate duration: 16 minutes.
SKU: CF.BF143
ISBN 9781491160152. UPC: 680160918751.
The 22 holiday classics contained in this collection have been carefully arranged for any combination of string trio. The melodies, both sacred and secular, cover many centuries and originate in Western Europe and the United States. Each work was selected for its quality, musical interest, and appropriateness in a chamber setting. All pieces in this collection have stood the test of time and are worthy of both study and performance. Including such favorites as Carol of the Bells, Silent Night, and God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, these trios may be performed in a variety of venues from church services to holiday gatherings. This Compatible String Ensembles collection of Christmas Trios will set the mood in any environment.
SKU: CF.PF23
ISBN 9780825879456. UPC: 798408079451. 14 x 11 inches.
One of a series of challenging solos for various instruments, Debussy Variations #2 addresses the viola as performer. Written in 1977, Kavanaugh's composition involves multiple new techniques along with humming vocal sonics, all detailed graphically in the score. His musical notation is a hybrid with his own highly stylized concept, all explained at the outset. In truth, although Kavanaugh's writing is specific, no two performances will be the same. For advanced violists.
SKU: CF.BF160
ISBN 9781491162170. UPC: 680160920921.
The 26 masterworks contained in this collection have been carefully arranged for any combination of string duet. The selections appear in chronological order. They span nearly 200 years with 22 composers and feature works from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods of music. The arrangements are drawn from a variety of sources, including piano and chamber works. However, the majority of works were taken from actual duets originally written for two instruments by the composers themselves. Each work was selected for its quality, musical interest, and appropriateness. Arranged specifically for a chamber setting, the duets may be performed at recitals, adjudications, weddings, and social events. The various moods created through these works will compliment any occasion.
SKU: CF.F1465F
ISBN 9780825894312. UPC: 798408094317. Key: D minor.
SKU: CF.CP33
ISBN 9780852865248. UPC: 798408065249. 9 X 12 inches.
SKU: CF.MXE32M
ISBN 9780825886898. UPC: 798408086893. 11 x 17 inches.
SKU: CF.PCB140
ISBN 9780825845666. UPC: 798408045661. 9 X 12 inches.
This notable new work for strings, by contemporary American master Norman Dello Joio, is a wonderful addition to the string quartet repertoire. The interludes, which vary greatly in tempo and texture, are based on a folk tune of Russian origin, which is introduced in the first interlude. Lyrical Interludes is a challenging work, but not so difficult that it cannot be attempted by college groups and any serious amateur chamber music players.
SKU: CF.SC36
9 X 12 inches.
SKU: CF.O5180A
ISBN 9780825879203. UPC: 798408079208. 8.5 x 11 inches.
SKU: CF.BE9F
ISBN 9780825895241. UPC: 798408095246.
SKU: CF.O5012
ISBN 9780825874871. UPC: 798408074876. 9 X 12 inches. Key: C major. The Whispers of Heavenly Death section of the Leaves of Grass.
The singer needs the full score to perform this work.
SKU: CF.CY3181F
ISBN 9780825886768. UPC: 798408086763. 8.5 x 11 inches.
An early work completed in 1968, String Quartet No. 1 is comprised of four diverse movements. For advanced performers.
SKU: CF.BE24
ISBN 9781491156780. UPC: 680160915323. 9 x 12 inches. La.
Based on Wallace Stevens' poem The Planet on the Table this string quartet's world is made of the music and sounds of remembered times or of something heard that the composer, Martin Bresnick, liked. The quartet has five movements, each headed by a quotation from one of Stevens' poems as a point of departure or pathway into those remembered sounds and music. What matters is that my music, like his (Stevens') poetry, should bear some lineament or character, some affluence, if only half perceived in the poverty of its sounds, of the planet of which it was part..Wallace Stevens' poem The Planet on the Table begins - Ariel was glad he had written his poems, They were of a remembered time Or of something seen that he liked. In this string quartet, also entitled The Planet on the Table, my planet is made of the music and sounds of a remembered time or of something heard that I liked. The quartet has five movements, each headed by a quotation from one of Stevens' poems* as a point of departure or pathway into those remembered sounds and music: I. Mrs. Anderson's Swedish Baby II. She Measured the Hour III. Scene 10 Becomes 11 IV. Someone Has Walked Across the Snow V. His Self and the Sun Like Stevens, my self and the sun are one, and my music, like his poetry, although makings of my self, is also makings of the sun. Stevens wrote it was not important that his poetry survive, which is also true of my work. What matters is that my music, like his poetry, should bear some lineament or character, some affluence, if only half perceived in the poverty of its sounds, of the planet of which it was part. *Sources for the titles: I. The Pleasures of Merely Circulating II. The Idea of Order at Key West III. Chaos in Motion and Not in Motion IV. Vacancy in the Park V. The Planet on the Table.Wallace Stevens' poem The Planet on the Table begins -Ariel was glad he had written his poems,They were of a remembered timeOr of something seen that he liked.In this string quartet, also entitled The Planet on the Table, my planet is made of the music and sounds of a remembered time or of something heard that I liked.The quartet has five movements, each headed by a quotation from one of Stevens' poems* as a point of departure or pathway into those remembered sounds and music:I. Mrs. Anderson's Swedish BabyII. She Measured the HourIII. Scene 10 Becomes 11IV. Someone Has Walked Across the SnowV. His Self and the SunLike Stevens, my self and the sun are one, and my music, like his poetry, although makings of my self, is also makings of the sun. Stevens wrote it was not important that his poetry survive, which is also true of my work.What matters is that my music, like his poetry, should bear some lineament or character, some affluence, if only half perceived in the poverty of its sounds, of the planet of which it was part.*Sources for the titles:I. The Pleasures of Merely CirculatingII. The Idea of Order at Key WestIII. Chaos in Motion and Not in MotionIV. Vacancy in the ParkV. The Planet on the Table.
