Rumi Settings

SKU: HP.9085

UPC: 763628190859.

In Little Seeds you will find new hymns from my heart. My devotional life is given to you in my hymnwriting. During the past three years I have been writing songs for the unity of the church - songs reminding us of our baptism. I have been writing biblical story hymns for lesser-known characters. I have written paperless songs that may be easily memorized. I set a Rumi poem. There are new hymns for Christian missions from everywhere to everywhere. You will find new texts and musical settings for folk songs from around the world. I hope I have treated these with the love and respect they deserve. You will find alternate arrangements of some songs that may be useful in different settings. Lim Swee Hong composed three tunes for this collection at my request. I am also pleased to include Lianne Tan's first published hymn tune in Little Seeds.

SKU: PE.EP71816A

ISBN 9790577020402. 420 x 297mm inches. English. Rumi Rumi; translation by Andrew Harvey.

Love Abide encapsulates the very contemporary ethos of multicultural spiritual devotion in a world populated by a rich diversity of faiths--all feeling, as deeply and as aesthetically, the compelling potency of music with love.

A rich offering on a theme of interfaith connectivity. The Japanese lullaby-inspired Zen Love Song and the title work Love Abide are totally absorbing.

BBC Music Magazine, 5 stars

With its outspoken positive approach, Love Abide is like a musical bouquet of healing herbs. Roxana Panufnuik's beautifully crafted music is inventive and truly enjoyable. The Colla Voce Singers produce singing of exceptional quality, with impressive control and a very good balance.

Remy Franck, www.pizzicato.lu, 5 stars

If I had to choose a 'glass-half-full' contemporary composer, then Roxanna Panufnik would be near the top of my list. Her Music exudes openness and inclusivity, and it is in the choral settings where hope and positivity - two words that lie at the heart of her work - are most keenly felt. ... much of her recent work can be seen to be built on the solid foundations laid down on this impressively varied and diverse collection. A music of hope in dark and troubled times.

Pwyll ap Sion, Gramophone Magazine.



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SKU: CF.YPS75

ISBN 9780825868139. UPC: 798408068134. 9 X 12 inches. Key: G minor.

Lush, reflective, and pensive best describe this emotional piece by composer Sean O'Loughlin. Ruminations is chock-full of opportunities for the young band to play expressively and to learn to stretch and pull a phrase. Playing slow, lyrical music is the best way to improve these skills and this year, this is the piece with which to do it.

SKU: CF.CAS146

ISBN 9781491160633. UPC: 680160919222.

Retro spect looks to the past through two themes in an ABA form. The first lyrical theme is performed over an unrelenting and often dissonant pizzicato accompaniment that persists through the entirety of the first A section. The B section slows down for a more somber reflection and is more pensive and ruminative in character. After a short development where both themes are explored, the final A section returns triumphantly, first led by the violas. After a violin solo, the A section is restated in a more heroic and prevailing tone with arpeggiated viola and cello accompaniment. With contrasting styles and syncopated accompaniments, this piece is excellent for developing student shifting skills, tone, independent playing, and intonation.
Retrospect  looks to the past through two themes in an ABA form. The first lyrical theme is performed over an unrelenting and often dissonant pizzicato accompaniment that persists through the entirety of the first A section. The B section slows down for a more somber reflection and is more pensive and ruminative in character. After a short development where both themes are explored, the final A section returns triumphantly, first led by the violas. After a violin solo, the A section is restated in a more heroic and prevailing tone with arpeggiated viola and cello accompaniment. With contrasting styles and syncopated accompaniments, this piece is excellent for developing student shifting skills, tone, independent playing, and intonation.

About Carl Fischer Concert String Orchestra Series

Thi s series of pieces (Grade 3 and higher) is designed for advancing ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:

• Expanded use of rhythms, ranges and keys but technical demands are still carefully considered
• More comprehensive bowing techniques
• Viola T.C. included
• Careful selection of keys and degree of difficulty for advancing musicians

SKU: BT.DHP-1064032-015

MARS (135X180) inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.

A rip roaring grandioso concert march, full of wonderful melodic lines and striking rhythmic features. An extremely appealing composition for both performers and listeners alike.

In Decorum volgt na een verrassende, virtuoze inleiding een speels leggiero thema. Hier wordt in een dynamische contrastwerking de houtgroep afgewisseld door tutti-spel. Aansluitend komt een melodische lijn aan bod met triolenen gepunteerde figuren als opvallendste ritmische kenmerken. Het triodeel etaleert een nieuw thema waarin het zestiendenotenbeeld de overhand krijgt. Met een markante grandioso slotreprise wordt deze concertmars afgesloten. Decorumis een bijzonder aanstekelijke compositie voor zowel muzikanten als publiek.

In Decorum folgt auf eine überraschende, virtuose Einleitung ein verspieltes, leichtes Thema. Hier wechseln sich die Holzbläser mit Tutti-Passagen ab, wodurch ein dynamisch kontrastiver Effekt entsteht. Danach tritt eine Melodielinie, mit Triolen und punktierten Motiven als auffälligste rhythmische Merkmale, in den Vordergrund. Das Trio präsentiert ein neues Thema, in dem die Sechzehntelnoten die Oberhand haben. Eine ausgesprochen erhabene Reprise beendet diesen Konzertmarsch. Decorum ist eine äußerst attraktive Komposition für Musiker und Zuhörer.

Aprà¨s une introduction ornementée, suit un thème enjoué et léger. Les bois alternent avec des passages en tutti dans un effet de nuances contrastées. Une ligne mélodique dont les triolets et des motifs marqués constituent l’aspect rythmique le plus surprenant est ensuite mise en relief. Le trio développe un nouveau thème et mène vers un finale grandiose. Decorum est une oeuvre très attrayante tant pour les musiciens que pour l’auditoire.

Dopo un’introduzione di abbellimento, segue un tema giocoso e leggero. I legni alternano con passaggi in tutti in un effetto di sfumature contrastate. In seguito viene evidenziata una linea melodica nella quale le terzine e motivi incisivi costituiscono l’aspetto ritmico più sorprendente. Il trio sviluppa un nuovo tema e accompagna verso il grandioso finale. Decorum è un brano che esecutori e pubblico troveranno molto accattivante.

SKU: BT.DHP-1104915-020

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.

Pophits.nl is het vervolg op de succesvolle medley Hollandse Hits en bevat weer vier Nederlandstalige nummers. De selectie van deze nummers kwam totstand door middel van een door Kunstfactor uitgeschreven enquête.Deze medley bevat:Lippen opde mijne - Nick & SimonDit nummer werd de vijfde nummer-1 hit voor het duo Nick & Simon.Het nummer heeft een zomerse inslag en eenhoog meezinggehalte. Dochters - Marco BorsatoDochters is de veertiende nummer-1 hit voor MarcoBorsato. Deze gevoelige ballad beschrijft de levensfases van een dochter. Van kind tot aan getrouwde vrouw. Weer een meesterwerkvan de hand van John Ewbank.Mi Rowsu (Tuintje In Mijn Hart) - Jan Smit & DamaruMi Rowsu is een nummer van deSurinaamse zanger Damaru. Hij schreef het nummer voor zijn dochter. Mi rowsu is Surinaams voormijn roos. In Nederland werd dit vrolijke nummer bekend als duet met Jan Smit en haalde binnen korte tijd de nummer-1 notering in de hitlijsten.So Incredible - Ilse de LangeSo Incredible is een single van Ilsede Lange. Dit nummer verscheen op 19 september 2008 en bereikte de nummer-1 positie in de Single Top 100. Het heeft een uitgesproken sound en is de ideale afsluiter van dezeprachtige medley.Deze medley geeft u de gelegenheid weereen aantal bekende Nederlandstalige nummers toe te voegen aan uw concert of optreden. Succes verzekerd bij uw toeschouwers, maar ook bij uw muzikanten!

Peter Kleine Schaars schuf dieses Medley aus vier bezaubernden Liedern von holländischen Interpreten, die über die Grenzen unseres Nachbarlandes hinaus bekannt sind: Lippen op de Mijne von Nick & Simon, Dochters von Marco Borsato, Mi Rowsu (Tuintje in Mijn Hart) von Damaru & Jan Smit sowie So Incredible von Ilse de Lange.

Ce medley, signé Peter Kleine Schaars, lève le voile sur quatre artistes ou groupes de la scène pop néerlandaise qui connaissent un succès national et international : : Damaru & Jan Smit (Mijn Rowsu), Nick & Simon (Lippen op de Mijne), Ilse de Lange (So Incredible) et Marco Borsato (Dochters).

SKU: PR.164002720

UPC: 680160573042. 8.5 x 11 inches.

My third quartet is laid out in a three-movement structure, with each movement based on an early, middle, and late work of the great American impressionist painter Mary Cassatt. Although the movements are separate, with full-stop endings, the music is connected by a common scale-form, derived from the name MARY CASSATT, and by a recurring theme that introduces all three movements. I see this theme as Mary's Theme, a personality that stays intact while undergoing gradual change.   I The Bacchante (1876) [Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]   The painting shows a young girl of Italian or Spanish origin, playing a small pair of cymbals. Since Cassatt was trying very hard to fit in at the French Academy at the time, she painted a lot of these subjects, which were considered typical and universal. The style of the painting doesn't yet show Cassatt's originality, except perhaps for certain details in the face. Accordingly the music for this movement is Spanish/Italian, in a similar period-style but using the musical signature described above. The music begins with Mary's Theme, ruminative and slow, then abruptly changes to an alla Spagnola-type fast 3/4 - 6/8 meter. It evokes the Spanish-influenced music of Ravel and Falla.   Midway through, there's an accompanied recitative for the viola, which figures large in this particular movement, then back to a truncated recapitulation of the fast music. The overall feeling is of a well-made, rather conventional movement in a contemporary Spanish/Italian style. Cassatt's painting, too, is rather conventional.   II At the Opera (1880) [Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts]   This painting is one of Cassatt's most well known works, and it hangs in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The painting shows a woman alone in a box at the opera house, completely dressed (including gloves) and looking through opera glasses at someone or something that is NOT on the stage. Across the auditorium from her, but exactly at eye level, is a gentleman with opera glasses intently watching her - though it is not him that she's looking at. It's an intriguing picture.   This movement is far less conventional than the first movement, as the painting is far less conventional. The music begins with a rapid, Shostakovich-type mini-overture lasting less than a minute, based on Mary's Theme. My conjecture is that the woman in the painting has arrived late to the opera, busily stumbling into her box. What happens next is a kind of collage, a kind of surrealistic overlaying of two different elements: the foreground music, at first is a direct quotation of Soldier's Chorus from Gounod's FAUST (an opera Cassatt would certainly have heard in the brand-new Paris Opera House at that time), played by Violin II, Viola, and Cello. This music is played sul ponticello in the melody and col legno in the marching accompaniment. On top of this, the first violin hovers at first on a high harmonic, then descends into a slow melody, completely separate from the Gounod. It's as if the woman in the painting is hearing the opera onstage but is not really interested in it. Then the cello joins the first violin in a kind of love-duet (just the two of them, at first). This music isn't at all Gounod-derived; it's entirely from the same scale patterns as the first movement and derives from Mary's Theme and its scale. The music stays in a kind of dichotomy feeling, usually three-against-one, until the end of the movement, when another Gounod melody, Valentin's aria Avant de quitter ce lieux reappears in a kind of coda for all four players. It ends atmospherically and emotionally disconnected, however. The overall feeling is a kind of schizophrenic, opera-inspired dream.   III Young Woman in Green, Outdoors in the Sun (1909) [Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts]   The painting, one of Cassatt's last, is very simple: just a figure, looking sideways out of the picture. The colors are pastel and yet bold - and the woman is likewise very self-assured and not in the least demure. It is eight minutes long, and is all about melody - three melodies, to be exact (Young Woman, Green, and Sunlight). No angst, no choppy rhythms, just ever-unfolding melody and lush harmonies. I quote one other French composer here, too: Debussy's song Green, from Ariettes Oubliees. 1909 would have been Debussy's heyday in Paris, and it makes perfect sense musically as well as visually to do this.   Mary Cassatt lived her last several years in near-total blindness, and as she lost visual acuity, her work became less sharply defined - something akin to late water lilies of Monet, who suffered similar vision loss. My idea of making this movement entirely melodic was compounded by having each of the three melodies appear twice, once in a pure form, and the second time in a more diffuse setting. This makes an interesting two ways form: A-B-C-A1-B1-C1.   String Quartet No.3 (Cassatt) is dedicated, with great affection and respect, to the Cassatt String Quartet, whose members have dedicated themselves in large measure to the furthering of the contemporary repertoire for quartet.