Par TURNAGE MARK-ANTHONY. This work was commissioned by the Canary Islands Festival, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. It was composed in 2009 and first performed on 21 January 2010 at Auditorio de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. This 8 minute atmospheric piece is moody and full of suspense, structured in a single slow movement. Suitable for advanced standard performers. / Date parution : 2022-10-12/ Répertoire / Orchestre

Oper In Drei Bildern-This masterpiece composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold when he was only 23 was one of the great stage successes of the 1920s and 30s before being removed from theatre schedules by the National Socialists. Rediscovered in the 1970s it has enjoyed continuing popularity ever since. The libretto was compiled by the composer?s father the music critic Julius Korngold writing under the pseudonym ?Paul Schott? a combination of the name of the protagonist and the publishing house. A vivacious theatre group comes to liven up the gloomy city of Bruges (here a symbol of death) and the widower Paul is forced to decide between the past and the present.Korngold was fascinated by this symbolic plot and created an iridescent orchestral score washed in vivid colours. A variety of operatic devices are intermingled as if viewed through a kaleidoscope: opulent melodic arias advanced harmonies psychoanalytic profundity and cinematic transitions oscillating between reality and dream worlds guarantee the continuing modernity of this work up to the present day.

2nd Septenary-Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms harmony melodies and his passion for ornithology his La Transfiguration De Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ for Choir Seven solo instruments and Orchestra is no exception to the composer's popular distinctive style. Composed between 1965-1969  La Transfiguration De Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ is based on the account of Jesus' Transfiguration found in the Gospels of Matthew Mark and Luke. The work requires a huge 200 performers and with 14 movements a typicalperformance lasts about an hour and a half. La Transfiguration De Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ incorporates Messiaen's popular compositional techniques such as his modes of limited transposition and the use of birdsong. Texts are largely based on the Bible. La Transfiguration De Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ is essential to all advanced musicians seeking to expand and vary their ensemble repertoire on a large-scale.

Four Ellington hits - Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Do Nothin' 'Till You Hear from Me, Sophisticated Lady, and It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - are given special treatment in this monster medley. Full instrumentation is required, and the arrangement is moderately advanced, but the result is great music!

Arthur Sullivan's Overture From The Pirates Of Penzance arranged for amateur Orchestra by William H. Irving. This arrangement is playable by any combination which includes 1st Violin and Piano. Technical demands have been kept to approximatley Grade 4 except for the Piano part which requires a more advanced technique and the ability to adapt the part to the requirements of the group. The 3rd and 4th Horns 2nd Trombone and Tuba are optional.

One of America's most historic moments was accompanied by this very unique work composed especially for the occasion and performed by a quartet of America's finest artists – Yo-Yo Ma Itzhak Perlman Anthony McGill andGabriela Montero. Maestro Williams has rescored his monumental work into a dramatic movement for string orchestra – a stunning display of emotion musical power and grace. An advanced level piece for mature groups.

The complete solo flute parts for all nine Beethoven symphonies. A must for all advanced clarinettinsts.

Words by William Morris (1834-1896); Traditional French Carol; Final Verse and Chorus Based on a Harmonization by Gustav HolstA truly dynamic interpretation of a wonderful French carol! ?Masters in This Hall ?in its original form is festive and full of life. This arrangement from Mark Hayes is even more exciting! Unexpected harmonies and a fabulous accompaniment make this lively Christmas carol a must for concert or festival. Foradvanced SATB choirs school or church use. Also available iPrint orchestration and StudioTrax CD.

In the early years of our century when vital new forces were revolutionising the arts Russian-born Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) was one of the visionary pioneers who sought a new musical language. At least a full decade before the advances of Stravinsky and Schoenberg Scriabin had begun the process of a complete break with all musical conventions. By 1905 he was immersed in a search for a way to express in sound the mystical and theosophical ideas obsessed him. Scriabin’s last two orchestral works were the products of a virtual delirium of composing. Simultaneously refining his poem called Poem of Ecstasy andcompleting the symphony that grew out of it (and shared its name) Scriabin never forgot the rapture of composing this work about creation and self-fulfilment: “I gasp for breath but oh what bliss! The very meter kindles the meaning…” Prometheus: Poem of Fire – Scriabin’s last and most revolutionary symphony – portrays Man’s epic journey from the mists of beginning time to a wonderous self-realisation given the gift of fire and light to make creative vision possible. Massively scored Prometheus incorporates a “colour Organ” to bathe the performance space in a vast interplay of coloured lights. For the music professional and every student of composition orchestration and conducting both scores are strikingly original and instructive. Equally fascinating are Scriabin’s approach to composition the extraordinary sonorities of his orchestra and his fanciful often supercharged performance instructions that replace conventional words for tempo mood and expression.