SKU: HL.44012856
UPC: 888680655730. English.
In Memoriam: For the Fallen was commissioned by Bolsover District Council for the Bolsover Brass Summer School 2014. It is a setting for narrator and band of Laurence Binyon's (1869-1943) poem, For the Fallen, which was first published in The Times in September 1914. The poem is known world-wide as the famous fourth stanza (They shall grow not old...) has become a regular part of Remembrance Day and ANZAC Day services. In Memoriam: For the Fallen is a musical accompaniment to the poem, shadowing the mood of each stanza.In Memoriam: For the Fallen is een werk voor verteller en blaasorkest, gebaseerd op het gedicht 'For the Fallen' van Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), dat in september 1914 in The Times werd gepubliceerd. Het gedicht is wereldwijd beroemd omdat de vierde strofe (They shall grow not old...) onderdeel is geworden van herdenkingen in Groot- Brittannie, Australie en Nieuw- Zeeland. In Memoriam: For the Fallen is een muzikale begeleiding bij het gedicht, waarin de sfeer van elke strofe tot uiting komt.In Memoriam: For the Fallen ist eine Vertonung fur Erzahler und Orchester des weltberuhmten Gedichts For the Fallen von Laurence Binyon (1869- 1943), das im September 1914 erstmals in der Times veroffentlicht wurde. Binyon war entsetzt uber den Ausbruch des Krieges und die vielen Opfer durch die British Expeditionary Force in den ersten Monaten der Schlacht an der Westfront. Die beruhmte vierte Strophe (They shall grow not old...) wird regelmassig beim Remembrance Day und beim ANZAC Day rezitiert. In Memoriam: For the Fallen eignet sich besonders fur feierliche Anlasse.In Memoriam : For the Fallen est une adaptation pour narrateur et brass band du poeme de Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), For the Fallen (<< Pour les Morts>>), qui apparut pour la premiere fois dans The Times en septembre 1914. Binyon fut consterne par le declenchement de guerre et s'inquieta particulierement sur le grand nombre de pertes souffertes par le Corps expeditionnaire britannique durant les premiers mois de la guerre sur le front occidental. In Memoriam : For the Fallen est un accompagnement musical du poeme qui reflete l'humeur de chaque strophe.
SKU: HL.44012855
English(UK).
SKU: BT.AMP-416-010
English-German-French- Dutch.
In Memoriam: For the Fallen was commissioned by Bolsover District Council for the Bolsover Brass Summer School 2014. It is a setting for narrator and band of Laurence Binyon’s (1869-1943) poem, For the Fallen, which was first published in The Times in September 1914. Binyon was dismayed at the outbreak of war and especially concerned by the large number ofcasualties suffered by the British Expeditionary Force in the early months of the battle on the Western Front. Too old to enlist, he volunteered as a hospital orderly in France. The poem is known world-wide as the famous fourth stanza (They shallgrow not old…) has become a regular part of Remembrance Day and ANZAC Day services.In Memoriam: For the Fallen is a musical accompaniment to the poem, shadowing the mood of each stanza.In Memoriam: For the Fallen is geschreven in opdracht van de Bolsover District Council, voor de Bolsover Brass Summer School 2014. Het werk een toonzetting voor verteller en harmonieorkest is gebaseerd op het gedicht ‘For the Fallen’ van Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), dat in september 1914 voor het eerst werd gepubliceerd in de Britse krant The Times. Binyon was ontdaan overhet uitbreken van de oorlog, en hij was vooral erg bezorgd over het grote aantal gesneuvelden in de British Expeditionary Force tijdens de eerste maanden van de strijd aan het westfront. Hij was te oud om dienst te nemen in het leger en werkte alsvrijwilliger in een hospitaal in Frankrijk. Het gedicht is wereldwijd bekend om zijn befaamde vierde strofe (They shall grow not old…) een jaarlijks terugkerende tekst bij herdenkingen in Groot-Brittannië, Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland.In Memoriam: For the Fallen levert de muzikale begeleiding bij het gedicht, waarbij de sfeer van elke strofe wordt verklankt. In Memoriam: For the Fallen wurde vom Gemeinderat des englischen Ortes Bolsover für die Bolsover Summer School 2014 in Auftrag gegeben. Es handelt sich hierbei um eine Umsetzung für Erzähler und Blasorchester des Gedichts For the Fallen von Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), das erstmals im September 1914 in der Times veröffentlicht wurde. Binyon war über den Kriegsausbruch bestürztund besonders betroffen von der großen Anzahl an Verlusten bei der British Expeditionary Force in den ersten Kriegsmonaten an der Westfront. Da er selbst zu alt war, um sich zu melden, trat er zum Freiwilligendienst als Krankenpfleger in Frankreichan. Sein Gedicht erlangte weltweite Bekanntheit durch die berühmte vierte Strophe (They shall not grow old...), die regelmäßig beim Volkstrauertag und bei den Gottesdiensten am Gedenktag des ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) vorgetragenwird.In Memoriam: For the Fallen ist eine musikalische Begleitung zum Gedicht, welche die Stimmung jeder Strophe musikalisch untermalt. In Memoriam: For the Fallen est une commande du Conseil général de la Ville de Bolsover (Angleterre) pour le stage d’été 2014 du Bolsover Brass. Cette composition est une mise en musique pour narrateur et orchestre d’harmonie du poème de Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), For the Fallen, publié pour la première fois dans le Times de septembre 1914. Désolé que la guerre ait éclaté, Binyons’inquiét ait particulièrement des lourdes pertes parmi le corps expéditionnaire britannique dans les premiers mois de combats sur le front de l’Ouest. Trop gé pour s’engager, il se porta volontaire comme aide-soignant dans un hôpital en France. Lepoème est connu mondialement, sa quatrième strophe, They shall not grow old... (Ils ne vieilliront pas...), étant traditionnellement incluse dans les cérémonies du Remembrance Day (le 11 novembre).In Memoriam: For the Fallen est un accompagnement musical adapté au poème et reflétant le climat de chaque strophe.
SKU: CF.CM9565
ISBN 9781491153611. UPC: 680160911110. 6.75 x 10.5 inches. Key: E minor. English. Text: E.E. Cummings. E. e. cummings. E.e. cummings.
Trotta's unique juxtaposition of texts from the past (Requiem?text in the?Liber Usualis) with the present (e.e. cummings poem?i carry your heart) results in a compelling, lush composition accessible to mixed choirs of all sizes. With optional oboe and solo or small group, i carry your heart?is appropriate for concert, festival, retirement or a special tribute. It is certain to be adored and appreciated by all. Highly recommend!.This piece incorporates the Introit from the Requiem in the Liber Usualis in the men's voices using the text by E. E. Cummings. The women's voices have original music that soars gracefully about the plainsong. The middle section features the Requiem text, set simply in a homophonic style. The final section blends the two styles into a prayer of thanks and remembrance. This beloved E.E. Cummings text was commissioned in honor and loving memory of Dr. Ferris Ohl (1914-2017) in thanks for over four decades of service to the Heidelberg University Music department. Director of Choral Activities Dr. Greg Ramsdell sought to pay tribute to the rich legacy of Dr. Ohl by having a setting of the text that broadened the scope of the message i carry your heart to include those who have come before us and who live on in our song. INSERT GRAPHIC HERE - I e mailed you on 5-14.This piece incorporates theA IntroitA from theA RequiemA in theA Liber UsualisA in the men's voices using the text by E. E. Cummings. The women's voices have original music that soars gracefully about the plainsong. The middle section features theA RequiemA text, set simply in a homophonic style. The final section blends the two styles into a prayer of thanks and remembrance. This beloved E.E. Cummings text was commissioned in honor and loving memory of Dr. Ferris Ohl (1914-2017) in thanks for over four decades of service to the Heidelberg University Music department. Director of Choral Activities Dr. Greg Ramsdell sought to pay tribute to the rich legacy of Dr. Ohl by having a setting of the text that broadened the scope of the message i carry your heart to include those who have come before us and who live on in our song. INSERT GRAPHIC HERE - I e mailed you on 5-14.This piece incorporates theA IntroitA from theA RequiemA in theA Liber UsualisA in the men's voices using the text by E. E. Cummings. The women's voices have original music that soars gracefully about the plainsong. The middle section features theA RequiemA text, set simply in a homophonic style. The final section blends the two styles into a prayer of thanks and remembrance. This beloved E.E. Cummings text was commissioned in honor and loving memory of Dr. Ferris Ohl (1914-2017) in thanks for over four decades of service to the Heidelberg University Music department. Director of Choral Activities Dr. Greg Ramsdell sought to pay tribute to the rich legacy of Dr. Ohl by having a setting of the text that broadened the scope of the message i carry your heart to include those who have come before us and who live on in our song. INSERT GRAPHIC HERE - I e mailed you on 5-14.This piece incorporates the Introit from the Requiem in the Liber Usualis in the men's voices using the text by E. E. Cummings. The women's voices have original music that soars gracefully about the plainsong. The middle section features the Requiem text, set simply in a homophonic style. The final section blends the two styles into a prayer of thanks and remembrance. This beloved E.E. Cummings text was commissioned in honor and loving memory of Dr. Ferris Ohl (1914-2017) in thanks for over four decades of service to the Heidelberg University Music department. Director of Choral Activities Dr. Greg Ramsdell sought to pay tribute to the rich legacy of Dr. Ohl by having a setting of the text that broadened the scope of the message i carry your heart to include those who have come before us and who live on in our song. INSERT GRAPHIC HERE - I e mailed you on 5-14.This piece incorporates the Introit from the Requiem in the Liber Usualis in the men's voices using the text by E. E. Cummings. The women's voices have original music that soars gracefully about the plainsong. The middle section features the Requiem text, set simply in a homophonic style. The final section blends the two styles into a prayer of thanks and remembrance. This beloved E.E. Cummings text was commissioned in honor and loving memory of Dr. Ferris Ohl (1914-2017) in thanks for over four decades of service to the Heidelberg University Music department. Director of Choral Activities Dr. Greg Ramsdell sought to pay tribute to the rich legacy of Dr. Ohl by having a setting of the text that broadened the scope of the message i carry your heart to include those who have come before us and who live on in our song. INSERT GRAPHIC HERE - I e mailed you on 5-14.This piece incorporates the Introit from the Requiem in the Liber Usualis in the men's voices using the text by E. E. Cummings. The women's voices have original music that soars gracefully about the plainsong. The middle section features the Requiem text, set simply in a homophonic style. The final section blends the two styles into a prayer of thanks and remembrance.This beloved E.E. Cummings text was commissioned in honor and loving memory of Dr. Ferris Ohl (1914-2017) in thanks for over four decades of service to the Heidelberg University Music department.Director of Choral Activities Dr. Greg Ramsdell sought to pay tribute to the rich legacy of Dr. Ohl by having a setting of the text that broadened the scope of the message i carry your heart to include those who have come before us and who live on in our song. INSERT GRAPHIC HERE - I e mailed you on 5-14.
SKU: PR.111402650
UPC: 680160643516. Text: Lorna Goodison. Lorna Goodison.
Angel of Dreamers is a song cycle for bass-baritone (or mezzo-soprano) singer, trombone, and either string orchestra, string quintet, or piano. It is based on the extraordinary poetry of the Jamaican-American poet, Lorna Goodison, whom I have had the great pleasure of getting to know in the course of writing this piece. The work was commissioned by a friend from my undergraduate college years at The Eastman School of Music, Maury Okun, trombonist and director of the Detroit Chamber Winds And Strings. The work was premiered in 2011 by bass-baritone Daniel Washington, trombonist and U. of Michigan faculty member David Jackson, and the string section of the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings. Daniel and David gave the second performance of the work with Lorna Goodison and Maury Okun in attendance at The Juilliard School the following year. I was approached by Maury Okun and David Jackson to write this piece as a tribute to Maury's father who had recently passed away. They also introduced me to their colleague and friend Lorna Goodison, suggesting her poetry. Reading several volumes of her work, I was absolutely captivated by the vivid imagery and beautiful messages of her words. I chose five of the poems, forming a cycle about life and death and home and parents. Lorna is originally from Jamaica, and the rich, vivid imagery, language and story lines of her poems beautifully reflect her roots. The work, in the tradition of Brahms' songs for voice, viola, and piano, features a singer with an obligato lyric instrumental line, which, in my piece, is the trombone, an instrument that blends so beautifully with the sound of a bass singer. The first song, O Love You So Fear the Dark is hopeful and uplifting, describing enduring love throughout the twists and turns of our lives. The music is strong and declamatory, but also tender. The second song, God A Me actually portrays a fish in Jamaica which is almost amphibious, flying up out of the water onto the land, and somehow, magically, returning to the water! For me this poem depicts the enjoyment of seeing parts of life that are fun and enjoyable and almost magical! The third song, All Souls Day depicts a holiday, somewhat magical, but also full of life and energy. The final two songs are a tribute to our parents -- My Mother's Sea Chanty, recalling a dream of seeing one's mother, with lyrics of tender love and remembrance, and finally, This is my Father's Country which is a tribute to the life of a loving father, recalling his spirit, his love of the music Harry Belafonte, and his enduring spirit. Angel of Dreamers was a special piece for me to write: for and with friends, old and new, collaborating with a poet whose beautiful, meaningful, and touching words were so inspiring, performed by fantastic musicians who poured themselves into the music, and commissioned by a dear friend from years gone by. THIS is why we write and perform music!.
SKU: CF.CM9777
ISBN 9781491164488. UPC: 680160923380. Key: Bb major. English. Marjorie Pickthall.
Text: excerpt from Brading by Marjorie PickthallHere, where the legions parted; Here, where the shields were laid, Wild orchid, honey-hearted, Grows in the wind-swept shade.Here, where the soldiers rested; Here, where they set their spears, The little larks, brown-breasted, Fall down like falling tears.Here, where the swords came after; Here, where the ships went by,The sea-winds send their laughter Between the downs and the sky.Program note:Between the downs and the sky is a meditation on the text and the notion of here. Reflective and commemorative in nature, the poem speaks to themes of remembrance and our shared connections to humanity translated through the natural world. Pickthall pairs anthropomorphized images of nature against the impacts of human violence and strife.I am drawn to the location-less setting of “hereâ€. We are left with a certain placeless-ness in the poem. “Here†could mean anywhere and everywhere; it could also mean right in front of us in this exact moment. “Here†is also a call to attention, here where we witness, where we notice, where we are called to. Here, where we love, where we mourn, where we hope to become whole.Musically, “here†is metamorphosed through various ostinati gestures as if to depict memory, reflections, echoes which reverberate long after the initial source, a heart beat, relentless waves pounding shores, etc. The work also juxtaposes extreme high and low registers particularly in the piano writing to capture the title image of the “here†found in-between the downs and the sky.The work moves in and out of unison, two part, and optional three part writing; from m. 45 to the end, the middle line baritone part is completely optional. The music functions the same with or without the inner voice part. This is done to aid in the accessibility of the work, to make the music as approachable and successful to groups of all abilities.
SKU: HL.48024073
ISBN 9781784542467. 0.059 inches.
Everyone Sang was written for a wedding blessing at Wells Cathedral on 26th May 2007. The choir on that occasion featured many singers from the operatic world and this, combined with the emotional nature of the occasion, explains something of its ecstatic style. The poem is truly beautiful and offers much opportunity for word-setting. Opening in unison, the musical material follows the wonderful images of the poem leading to a shattering climax for everyone's voice was suddenly lifted. A warm chord emerges for the setting sun before the mood darkens slightly for the following lines before the final pages of profound peace; the singing will never be done is repeated until almost inaudible and finally left hanging in space. An excellent addition to the remembrance and war commemoration repertoire for use in concert hall or church, especially during the centenary commemorations of the First World War.
SKU: BO.B.3472
ISBN 9788480208130.
Engl ish comments: The Requiem in memory of Salvador Espriu by Xavier Benguerel was commissioned by the Torroella de Montgri International Music Festival for a double commemoration: on the one hand, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Festival, and on the other, in remembrance of Catalan poet Salvador Espriu in the fifth year after his death. This concert, which was held on 5 October, was a brilliant closing gala performance and it was repeated twice on 6 and 7 October at the Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona. It was performed by the Orchestra and Choir of the Gran Teatro del Liceo, with soloists Enriqueta Tarres, soprano; Nelibel Martinez, mezzo soprano; Eduard Gimenez, tenor; and Carlos Chausson, baritone, with the additional collaboration of baritone Lluis Llach, conducted by Romano Gandolfi.
In my opinion, this work by Benguerel is a piece that was written with passion and sincerity, with great strength and depth, and it contains some very beautiful passages. It is written in a language through which, without abandoning his current musical thoughts, Benguerel manages to communicate with the audience in a dense work that lasts for an hour and a half. It is interspersed with seven poems by Espriu on the subject of death, some sung and others recited, which gives the Requiem great contrasts from a musical and linguistic point of view -in comparison with the Latin texts normally used in a requiem mass-, but within a successful and coherent unity. The performers certainly proved their worth, but much of the hard work that went into preparing the piece can be attributed not only to the performers, the composer and the poet in tribute to whom the work was written, but also to the conductor Romano Gandolfi, who is largely responsible for the success of the three performances of this Requiem. Benguerel himself says of the work: This Requiem is linked to my previous work, the Llibre Vermell, and it has been written without making any concessions, but with a true wish to communicate with the audience. I've got past the stage of musical experiments and I'm now working on bridging the gap between composer and audience, which I'm sure will be good for both.--Comments written by Jordi Codina in the December 1990 issue of Nexus magazine
Comentario s del Espanol: El Requiem a la memoria de Salvador Espriu de Xavier Benguerel ha sido compuesto por encargo del Festival Internacional de Musica de Torroella de Montgri para una doble conmemoracion: por una parte, el decimo aniversario del Festival; por otra, el recuerdo de la figura del poeta catalan Salvador Espriu en el quinto ano de su fallecimiento. Este concierto, celebrado el dia 5 de octubre, constituyo una sesion de gala y de clausura brillante y tuvo una doble repeticion los dias 6 y 7en el Palau de la Musica Catalana de Barcelona. Fueron sus interpretes la Orquesta y el Coro del Gran Teatro del Liceo, con los solistas vocales Enriqueta Tarres, soprano; Nelibel Martinez, mezzo; Eduard Gimenez, tenor; y Carlos Chausson, baritono, con la colaboracion del tambien baritono Lluis Llach. Todos bajo la direccion de Romano Gandolfi.
A mi entender, la obra de Benguerel es una partitura escrita con pasion y sinceridad, posee una gran solidez, es profunda y contiene pasajes de una gran belleza. Esta escrita en un lenguaje con el que Benguerel, sin renunciar a su actual pensamiento musical, alcanza la comunicacion con el publico en una obra densa que dura una hora y media. La intercalacion de siete poemas de Espriu relacionados con el tema de la muerte, en una interpretacion cantada o recitada, segun los casos, otorga al Requiem grandes contrastes desde un punto de vista musical y lingŸistico à en contraposicion con los textos latinos propios de una misa de requiem Ã, pero dentro de una unidad conseguida y coherente. La labor de los interpretes demostro su categoria y el trabajo exhaustivo en la preparacion de la obra, que, ademas de los interpretes, el compositor y el poeta homenajeado, tuvo otro gran protagonista en la persona del director Romano Gandolfi, a quien se debe una gran parte del exito obtenido en las tres audiciones de este Requiem. El propio Benguerel ha dicho de la obra: Este Requiem entronca con mi obra anterior, el Llibre Vermell, y ha sido escrito sin concesiones, pero con una voluntad real de comunicacion con el publico. La epoca de los experimentos musicales ya se me paso y he entrado en una nueva etapa de acercamiento entre el compositor y el publico que, estoy convencido, beneficiara a ambos.--Comentario escrito por Jordi Codina en la revista Nexus en diciembre de 1990
SKU: BO.B.3473
ISBN 9788480208147.
SKU: MN.50-6098
UPC: 688670560989. English.
A song of remembrance based upon a poem by Samuel Rutherford. A very moving composition for men’s voices and cello.
SKU: SU.27040340
Gregory Hutter's setting of Carl Sandburg's bucolic poem symbolizing love, loss, and remembrance, is appropriately tonal, harmonically rich, featuring closely-spaced harmonies. The two stanzas representing the end of summer followed by the coloristic beauty and reflection of autumn are set in the tonalities of F major and F minor, respectively. This setting is suitable for high school, college, community, church, and professional choruses. SATB Chorus, a cappella Duration: 2'30 Composed: 2013 Published by: Hutter Music Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. To order quantities fewer than 8.
SKU: HL.4008699
ISBN 9798350115697. UPC: 196288190790.
The CD : The first CD (Classic) features 8 pieces of classical music arranged for concert band by Franco Cesarini: Festmusik der Stadt Wien - Richard Strauss L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 from the Incidental Music - Georges Bizet (I. Pastorale II. Intermezzo III. Menuet IV. Farandole) Nimrod from “Enigma Variationsâ€, Op. 36 - Edward Elgar Galop from “Dance of the Hours†- Amilcare Ponchielli Interlude from the Cantata SÃ¥ngen, Op. 44 - Wilhelm Stenhammar Coronation March from the Opera “Le Prophète†- Giacomo Meyerbeer Psyché et Éros from the Symphonic Poem “Psyché†- César Franck Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228 - Johann Strauss Sr. The second CD (Contemporary) includes 6 recordings of original works by Franco Cesarini: A Glorious Fanfare, Op.38/3 Tamm Greek Folk Song Suite No. 2, Op. 58b (Samiotissa, Kato Sto Jalo, Chasaposerviko) Bright Dawn Overture, Op. 59 Notes from the Road (An Overture), Op. 60 Siebnen THE ROYAL NETHERLANDS ARMY BAND 'JOHAN WILLEM FRISO' The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' (JWF) was established on 1st January 2005 after a reorganisation of military bands, when the four Royal Netherlands Army Bands existing at that time were dissolved. The band consists of 54 members and is basedat the Johan Willem Friso Barracks in Assen. An important part of the bandÂ’s activities takes place within the armed forces as a kind of 'house band'. In addition, the band has representative duties on behalf of the Netherlands armed forces and regularly performs concerts and participates in tattoos at home and abroad. The agenda also includes performances at ceremonies such as changes-of-command, swearing-in ceremonies, the opening of parliament, national remembrance days, veteransÂ’ day or guards of honour during state visits and CD recordings.
SKU: PE.EP73479
ISBN 9790577019888. 297 x 210mm inches. English.
At First Light was commissioned by Eric Bruskin, a resident of Philadelphia, USA, in memory of his mother. Eric had a longstanding enthusiasm for my work, and I was touched to be the person he approached for a task which is both a privilege and a daunting responsibility. In a sense, no music can ever measure up to the weight of love or the hope of consolation vested in it under such circumstances - but in memory I carry the deaths of both my own parents, and I was able to draw upon that. Eric's fondness for my Cello Sonata (itself written in memoriam) led him to ask that I include a solo 'cello part in the new work - but his attachment also to my polyphonic sacred choral writing meant that he wanted a centrepiece which would be both a showcase of that approach and the celebration of a life well lived. Therefore, the seven movements of At First Light arrange themselves as a series of slow meditations surrounding an exuberant 9-minute motet in which the lamenting cello falls temporarily silent.Eric's Jewish faith meant that approaching an agnostic humanist brought up within the Anglican tradition was hardly free of problems! Gradually, though, I was able to win his approval for a collated mosaic of texts. This embraces some liturgical Latin (necessary for the motet) as the shared preserve of broad western culture in general, but balances it with a secular approach to loss, celebration, remembrance and the many shades of our mourning those whom we see no longer. Eric was adamant that he did not want the title Requiem; but what has emerged is still a form of semi-secular Requiem in all but name, taking its title instead from a phrase in the poem by Thomas Blackburn set as the third movement. This seemed to suggest succinctly how the loss of one very close to us is an awakening into an unfamiliar world where everything is changed. Following the exuberant central movement, the texts by the Lebanese-born Kahlil Gibran and the US, Kentuckian poet Wendell Berry first address the departed loved one directly, then place us within an imaginary funeral cortege, where the perennial and universal in human experience become personal without subscribing explicitly to any particular faith (or lack of it). The final text of all is a translation of a Hebraic prayer, requested and provided by Eric Bruskin, which serves to mirror its Latin counterpart heard at the outset.Throughout , the lamenting cello represents a commentary on the experience articulated in the text. It evokes and, in a sense, tries to embrace and sanctify the individual existential journeys of the bereft, as they in turn seek to make their own sense of what the short-lived Second World War poet Alun Lewis called 'the unbearable beauty of the dead' (movement 5).In a modern world hostage to ever greater menace, displacement, bloodshed and anguish, I hope fervently that this music not only brings a measure of solace to the person who commissioned it, but also makes its own small contribution to bailing out the sinking ship of humanity.
SKU: HL.49044341
ISBN 9790001199605. German.
Heinrich Poos is not the first composer inspired by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock's poem 'Die Auferstehung', as even Gustav Mahler had already used these verses in the fifth movement of his Second Symphony 'Auferstehung'. Mahler was inspired to use a choral movement at the end of his symphony at the funeral of the conductor Hans von Bulow where a choir sang a chorale based on said text by Klopstock. Heinrich Poos wrote his deeply moving choral piece in remembrance of the organist Hubert Schoonbrodt.
SKU: HL.49019492
ISBN 9790001192699. 7.75x11.0x0.039 inches. German.
Heinrich Poos is not the first composer inspired by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock's poem 'Die Auferstehung', as even Gustav Mahler had already used these verses in the fifth movement of his Second Symphony 'Auferstehung'. Mahler was inspired to use a choral movement at the end of his symphony at the funeral of the conductor Hans von Bülow where a choir sang a chorale based on said text by Klopstock. Heinrich Poos wrote his deeply moving choral piece in remembrance of the organist Hubert Schoonbrodt.
SKU: PR.11140159M
UPC: 680160003181. Text: Kenneth Rexroth. Kenneth Rexroth. Kenneth Rexroth.
Four Songs after Rexroth is a night cycle of poems and Chinese translations by Kenneth Rexroth that were chosen so that they might present a linear, nocturnal musical experience. The first song begins in the aura of twilight, before proceeding in the next two songs into a night of innermost thoughts and remembrances. In the last song, at dawn, transfiguration and transcendence is attained. The musical settings seek to evoke the beauty, mystery, anxiety, and sadness of the texts; this leads, in the third song - the emotional crux of the cycle - to the abandoment of conventional text declamation in favor of a non-verbal expression.
SKU: PR.111401600
UPC: 680160003204. Text: Kenneth Rexroth. Kenneth Rexroth. Kenneth Rexroth.
Four Songs after Rexroth is a night cycle of poems and Chinese translations by Kenneth Rexroth that were chosen so that they might present a linear, nocturnal musical experience. The first song begins in the aura of twilight, before proceeding in the next two songs into a night of innermost thoughts and remembrances. In the last song, at dawn, transfiguration and transcendence is attained. The musical settings seek to evoke the beauty, mystery, anxiety, and sadness of the texts; this leads, in the third song - the emotional crux of the cycle - to the abandonment of conventional text declamation in favor of a non-verbal expression.
SKU: HL.35032008
ISBN 9781540019912. UPC: 888680726843. 6.75x10.5 inches.
One of the best known and oft-quoted poems from World War I, Greg Gilpin's setting of this text is exquisitely solemn, quiet and emotional. The musical interpretation is filled with rich harmonic structures supporting a haunting melodic motif creating beautiful selection for remembrance of veterans at home and abroad.
