Polarities

Four Latin motets (1991) for mixed choir SSATB (SSA) by Per Nørgård. Edited by Ivan Hansen. 1 Ne obsurdescas mihi (SSA/SAT) 2 Ad te Domine clamabo (SSATB) 3 Quam dilecta tabernacula tua (SSA/SAT) 4 Exultavit in Deum (SSATB) Programme note All four motets are based on the first motets´ simple pentatonic initial motif. Like the polarities of the hymn texts between lamentation and jubilation the motif appears in various disguises from a gloomy Japanese (death-) mode (first and second motet) to the lighter celebratory forms inthe familiar Chinese pentatonic scale and the Indonesian “pelog” scale (third and fourth motet). The mood-creating scales weave (like the text sections) in and out of each other ; just a few changes in notes change grief to joy from idyll to catastrophe. The latin version of the motets (originally with Danish text 1991) was made in 1998 by Per Nørgård and Ivan Hansen. Ivan Hansen

Tarik O'Regan's Mass Observation was commissioned for the University of Michigan Chamber Choir, Jerry Blackstone, conductor, thanks to support from the William K. and Delores S. Brehm Choral Commissioning Fund and the Barbara Abramoff Levy Fund. Composer's note: Mass Observation is a meditation on the histories of our varied ambivalent relationships with surveillance in its myriad guises. The use of technologies that sate our desires to be watched and heard (safety, tracking, empowerment, and pride) has, in some sense, always been able to be weighed against our anxieties around invasions of privacy (physical and psychological harm, hacking, subjugation, and embarrassment). The work takes its title from the British social research organisation, Mass-Observation, which aimed to record everyday life in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1937, Mass-Observation controversially paid investigators to anonymously record people's conversation and behaviour at work, on the street and at various public occasions including public meetings, sporting, and religious events. Scored for chorus and percussion sextet, Mass Observation ebbs and flows between various polarities (human voices and percussion instruments, pitched and unpitched sounds, clear and opaque tonalities) over the course of its thirteen movements. There is a ritualistic nature to the overall pacing of the work, reminiscent of a liturgical mass setting. The two groups of musicians are rarely aligned: for much of the piece they watch and listen to one another in silence. Duration approximately: 40 Minutes / SATB div. Et Percussion

Written for Soprano and Tenor soloists and SATB chours.These two short Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) settings commissioned by Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare for their September 2007 concert series in Texas were designed to frame an evening’s programme rather like a compositional ‘inhalation’ and ‘exhalation’ a crescendo and decrescendo or a prelude and postlude. Densely textured the music aims to hint at the myriad readings Dickinson’s surface-simple poetry yields in its many readers. Each setting uses a solo soprano and tenor their voices referencing the polarities inherent in each poem (‘sun’ and ‘shade’; ‘love and hate’).

Featuring Believe - The Polar Express - When Christmas Comes to Town - Spirit of the Season-This blockbuster Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard film score has been masterfully scored for symphonic band. The medley includes 'Believe ' 'The Polar Express ' 'When Christmas Comes to Town ' and 'Spirit of the Season.' Wonderful film music - let the child come out for the holiday season. (6:27)

Includes: Believe; The Polar Express; When Christmas Comes to Town and Spirit of the Season.

Teacher Edition-Imagine a land all covered in snow and ice where the sun sets in autumn and is gone for many months and the only illumination in the winter sky is the mysterious shimmering Northern Lights! An old storyteller tells the tale of ayoung girl named Galena her little brother Tagalong and and their Arctic adventure on a magical night on Polar Mountain where they meet a giant snowman a snow princess and much more! This delightful 30-minute holiday musicalcaptures the spirit of hope and joy and is ideal for young performers. It features seven original songs a clever and entertaining script John Jacobson's choreography and helpful production guide included in the Teacher's Manual.The Singer's Edition features vocal lines and dialog and the professionally-produced ShowTrax CD will add extra sparkle to your performance this winter holiday season. Available: Teacher's Manual Singer's Edition 5-Pak PreviewCD (full performance) and ShowTrax CD (full performance/accompaniment only). Performance Time: 30 minutes. For Gr. 4-8.

La référence FP 095 de l'éditeur Fertile Plaine dont l'auteur célèbre est Matuchet E., qui a pour titre Polar ( 3 trompettes ), a été écrite et composée pour Trompette et Cornet et plus particulièrement pour Ensemble De Trompettes. Cette partition musicale appartient à la catégorie Classique. / Ensemble De Trompettes / Partition

Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Showcase Solos Pops Level 4-The blockbuster hit from ?The Polar Express? is arranged for early-intermediate level piano solo. The warm ballad was made famous by superstar Josh Groban rising to number one on the charts.

Holiday Medley for Choir Band and Strings-Featuring a tuneful score by Alan Silvestri and stunning visual effects this enchanting holiday movie has become a yearly favorite. This fast-paced and carefully scored medley can be used with band alone or with optional chorus for a truly spectacular holiday concert event. Includes: Believe Hot Chocolate The Polar Express and Spirit of the Season.

You'll have a wild ride indeed with this big band style swing number from the blockbuster Christmas film The Polar Express. Sung by the on-board waiters who are serving hot chocolate to the delighted riders this tune ishot hot hot! Duration: ca. 2:00. Available separately: SATB 3-Part Mixed 2-Part ShowTrax CD ePak available digitally (tpt1 tpt2 asx tsx tbn gtr b dm)

from The Polar Express-You'll have a wild ride indeed with this big band style swing number from the blockbuster Christmas film The Polar Express. Sung by the on-board waiters who are serving hot chocolate to the delighted riders this tune ishot hot hot! Duration: ca. 2:00. Available separately: SATB 3-Part Mixed 2-Part ShowTrax CD ePak available digitally (tpt1 tpt2 asx tsx tbn gtr b dm)

Per Nørgård's Symphony No. 4 (1981) - Indischer Roosengaarten und Chineesischer Hexensee (Indian Rose Garden and Chinese Witch See). Programme Note: This symphony in two movements entitles “Indischer Roosen-Gaarten und Chineesischer Hexensee” was inspired by Adolf Wölfli’s works - consisting of 20.000 pages of prose poetry and pictures -. An English translation of the title would read: “Symphony no. 4 - Indian Rose Garden and Chinese Witch See; after an idea by Adolf Wölfli (1864-1930) and dedicated to him.”  Wölfli was from 1895 (31 yearsold) until his death in 1930 confined to the mental hospital at Waldau near Bern Switzerland. Although he had no technical knowledge of music he considered himself to be a great composer and his paintings were almost always covered with long festoons of six-lined (!) music staffs. In 1912 Wölfli ordered paints and paper for a planned ´Musikbüchlein´ which was to be published in 1920 under the title “Indischer Roosen-Gaarten und Chineesischer Hexensee”. (Wölfi uses his characteristic illustrative phonetic spellings with double vowels). The work was never completed and I took it upon myself to realize Wölfli’s idea according to his vision but of course within my own preconditions.  The double and suggestive title is typical of Wölfli´s polarized conception of the world which shifts between idyll and catastrophe. This polarization is of almost Chinese nature in that no idyll exists without catastrophic disturbances just as there is a black “spot” in the white “fish” and vice versa in the famous Yin/Yang symbol.  One might explain this idea with a quote by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun: “A prisoner on his tumbrel is wheeled to the scaffold. A nail chafes at his behind; he moves over and feels more

Ce livre n'est pas un polar comme les autres, même si aucun des composants - classiques du genre - n'y manque : coupable et victime, flic et détective amateur, témoins hauts en couleur, sur fond de suspense savamment dosé. Cependant, le mariage de ces incontournables ingrédients est totalement inattendu : la victime n'en est pas vraiment une, le coupable n'a rien du tueur en série ou du maniaque de la cambriole, le flic est une " fliquette " - mignonne et intelligente, de surcroît - et le détective amateur est bien trop rhumatisant et hypocondriaque pour songer à se prendre pour Rouletabille ! Ajoutons à cela que le héros de l'histoire - à multiples rebondissements - n'est autre que... Georges Brassens ! On l'aura compris : il coule, dans ce polar, beaucoup plus d'humour et de poésie que de raisiné ! Jean-Paul Sermonte, spécialiste de Brassens mais également romancier et poète, nous livre ici un roman alerte et incisif, où se marient d'une manière toute personnelle lyrisme et causticité, rire et tendresse, délicatesses romantiques et condiments argotiques et, il fallait tout de même l'oser, Georges Brassens et... la maréchaussée !

This book contains over 80 holiday songs arranged to be easily playable on ukulele. Ranging from classic carols such as 'Silent Night? and 'O Christmas Tree,? to popular tunes like 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas? and 'Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town,? right on through music from yuletide movies such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, this book is perfect for holiday get-togethers and sing-alongs! Titles: Angels from the Realms of Glory * Angels We Have Heard on High * As Lately We Watched * Auld Lang Syne * Away in a Manger (Murray) * Away in a Manger (Cradle Song) * The Babe * A Babe Is Born in Bethlehem * Believe (from The Polar Express) * The Bells of Christmas * Boar's Head Carol * Born Is He, This Holy Child * Bright and Joyful Is the Morn * Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella * Buon Natale (Means Merry Christmas to You) * Carol of the Birds * Celebrate Me Home * A Child This Day Is Born * Christ Was Born on Christmas Day * Christmas Comes Anew * Christmas Vacation (from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation) * The Coventry Carol * Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy * Deck the Halls * Emmanuel * The First Noel * The Friendly Beasts * Gesu Bambino (The Infant Jesus) * The Gift * Go Tell It on the Mountain * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Good Christian Men, Rejoice * Good King Wenceslas * A Great and Mighty Wonder * Hallelujah Chorus (from The Messiah) * Happy Xmas (War Is Over) * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Here We Come A-Wassailing * The Holly and the Ivy * Holy Night, Peaceful Night * Hush, My Babe, Lie Still and Slumber * I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day * I Saw Three Ships * I Wonder as I Wander * I'll Be Home for Christmas * In the Bleak Midwinter * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old Saint Nicholas * Joy to the World * The Little Drummer Boy * March of the Toys * Mary Had a Baby * Mele Kalikimaka * Noel! Noel! * O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) * O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) * O Come, Little Children * O Come, O Come Emmanuel * O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel) * O Little Town of Bethlehem * On Christmas Night All Christians Sing * Once in Royal David's City * Patapan * Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town * Silent Night * Simple Gifts * Sleigh Ride * Stand Beneath the Mistletoe * Star of the East * The Twelve Days of Christmas * Ukrainian Carol (Carol of the Bells) * Up on the Housetop * We Three Kings of Orient Are * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * Welcome Christmas (from How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) * What Child Is This? * When Christmas Comes to Town (from The Polar Express) * You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (from How the Grinch Stole Christmas!). / Ukulélé