Spirals

SKU: CF.CPS68F

ISBN 9780825864780. UPC: 798408064785. 9 X 12 inches. Key: Eb major.

From the brilliant fanfare figures of its opening through the various transformations of the 6/8 melody introduced by the alto saxophone, Spirals of Light charts an invigorating course that expertly exploits the kaleidoscope of colors available from the modern concert band. In addition, this dazzling selection makes striking use of the contrast between simple and compound time and is sophisticated in its use of syncopation and modern harmony.

SKU: HL.44011485

UPC: 884088893736. 9.0x12.0x0.116 inches. English(UK)/Deutsch/Franc ais/Nederlands.

Thi s refreshing, lively composition by the Japanese composer Naoya Wada is an ideal opening work, but it can equally provide a boost of energy later in your concert programme. Brilliant themes supported by virtuoso runs and energetic counter melodies ensure that each section, including percussion, is given a chance to shine.

Deze frisse, levendige compositie van de Japanse componist Naoya Wada is een ideaal openingswerk, maar kan ook tussendoor voor de nodige energie zorgen in uw concertprogramma. Briljante thema's ondersteund door virtuoze loopjes enenergieke tegenmelodieen zorgen ervoor dat elke groep aan bod komt. Ook voor het slagwerk is er rijkelijk wat te spelen, maar niet alle partijen zijn obligaat.

Dieses frische und energiereiche Eroffnungswerk aus der Feder des japanischen Komponisten Naoya Wada ist eine ideale Eroffnung für Ihr Konzert, kann aber auch zwischendurch für die notige Energie in Ihrem Konzertprogramm sorgen. Brillante Themen, die von virtuosen Laufen und energischen Gegenmelodien unterstützt werden, sorgen dafür, dass jedes Register zum Zug kommt. Auch für das Schlagzeug ist reichlich zu tun, aber nicht alle Stimmen sind obligat.

Spiral s of Light, du compositeur japonais Naoya Wada, est une piece lumineuse et dynamique. Des themes brillants, des contre-chants vifs et colores, et des percussions solides pour fixer un cap energique d'entree de jeu.

Questo brano di apertura fresco ed energetico, firmato dal compositore giapponese Naoya Wada e un brano ideale per iniziare un concerto, puo pero anche essere eseguito in ogni momento per conferire la necessaria energia al programma. Temi brillanti, sostenuti da passaggi virtuosi e potenti controcanti, mettono in primo piano ogni sezione della banda. Anche le percussioni vengono sollecitate, ma non tutte le voci sono comunque obbligatorie.

SKU: SU.50005090

Published by: Seesaw Music.

SKU: LO.60-1107H

UPC: 000308076837.

SKU: LO.60-1106H

UPC: 000308066487.

If you're looking for an interesting down tempo composition, this chart deserves your serious consideration. Using the full palate of colors available in a contemporary jazz ensemble, this captivating piece combines dramatic harmonic choices with unique orchestration to create a beautiful showcase for the entire ensemble.

SKU: HL.288106

Symphony No. 8 for Orchestra (2011) by Per Norgard. Premiered on September 19, 2013 by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and John Storgards. Programme note: The first movement opens with sculptural rising and falling scales. Visually the sound may call to mind, say, spirals or ziggurats (temple towers). Brisk music leads to the climax of the movement.The second movement is slow and sensually melodious and has three interludes of greater timbral melodic action. The third movement begins very restlessly but towards the climax the tempo gradually begins to accelerate. An oscillating pianissimomurmur ends the movement - and the symphony. Symphony no. 8 is commissioned by Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and is besides the Orchestra dedicated to the conductor John Storgards. Per Norgard (2012).

SKU: SS.50005090

SKU: SU.80111401

Four duos for two clarinets: High Tensions, New Games, Ancient Canons, and Tight Spirals. Recorded by Stanley and Naomi Drucker.Two Clarinets Composed: 1971 Published by: Soundspells Productions Includes 2 scores.

SKU: HL.49045318

ISBN 9781495082535. UPC: 888680656669. 9.5x12.0x0.515 inches.

The title refers to three instruments, three movements, and three ways of treating musical time. The tone of the work is serious yet as playful as the title suggests.The first movement, Ratios, opens with a series of seemingly unrelated ideas in tempo ratios of 3:2 and 4:3. As the movement proceeds, the ideas develop, transform, and superimpose in increasingly wide spirals. The slower second movement, Cycles, is a fantasy built on the strict scaffolding of an omnipresent, diatonic cantus firmus set in symmetrically expanding and contracting cycles. The quick finale, Phases, is a moto perpetuo tarantella in which the instruments move in and out of phase as they chase one another. The flowing eighth notes merge and finally unify ideas from the previous movements.

SKU: PR.114419390

ISBN 9781491130858. UPC: 680160677139. 9 x 12 inches.

Martin Amlin’s new tour de force is a quintet composed for Leone Buyse. It is a study in textures and canonic gestures scored for 5 C Flutes, each doubling Piccolo. As with his rhythmic writing, Amlin’s movement titles are engagingly cryptic yet meaningful: 1. Apparatus, 2. Mirémi, 3. Spiral Canon. Ideal for advanced and professional flutists, the work’s intricacies create an exhilarating ten minutes.
THREE INVENTIONS was premiered at Boston University on April 14, 2019 by flutists/piccoloists Matthew Lee, Jessie Wang, Courtney Regester, Pauline Jung, and Alyssa Primeau. The piece is dedicated to the composer’s longtime friend Leone Buyse.Apparatus is a little musical machine whose engine is driven by the interval of a perfect fifth. Fifths combine with each other in increasingly larger intervals in a repetitive pattern that appears at higher pitch levels with each iteration.Mirémi is constructed loosely on an ostinato consisting of the notes D and E. The two notes are passed back and forth among the instruments, combining with symmetrical patterns of faster notes.Spiral Canon is a continuous canon throughout among the five instruments. It not only spirals upward in register, but is also constantly “modulating,” spiraling twice through the entire circle of fifths.— Martin Amlin.

SKU: AY.MIG18

ISBN 9790302116707.

From program notes by Christina Dahl: Schoenfeld has described his Three Intermezzi (for Piano Solo) as one of a very few works he has written simply to please himself. In his words, 'Here is music my hands feel like touching with sounds my ears enjoy perceiving.' Its three movements were written at different times, but coalesced into a single work. The Three Intermezzi explore an interior world devoid of anything ostentatious. Schoenfeld's signature counterpoint--echoing both Bach and Brahms--is evident throughout. The music is intimate, serene and contemplative. 'It's the sort of music I improvise at night with the lights out and the house empty,' he says. The first Intermezzo quotes a bit of a Bach prelude, then develops it in waves and spirals that course up and down the keyboard. The second Intermezzo emerges from a single repeated note into an oscillating minor third and finally into a dark and soulful Sicilienne. The third Intermezzo, as long as the other two combined, explores the boundaries where decidedly crafted music and mediation combine..

SKU: HL.44011484

UPC: 884088893729.

SKU: HL.373004

ISBN 9781705149065. UPC: 196288015840.

Commi ssioned by Ensemble Sillages and IMEP de Namur, and premiered on 24 January 2009 by Isabel Soccoja (mezzo-soprano) and Aida Aragoneses (harp) at Auditorium du Quartz, Brest. The composer writes: 'Beyond Time is a sort of challenge to try and grasp the ungraspable, the fleeting, the inaccessible. The work consists of five sections that follow each other without a gap, revealing five allegories of Time: Virtual Instant, Mirror of Time, The Abyss of Time, Paradoxal Spirals, Beyond Time.'.

SKU: HL.4002119

UPC: 073999263251. 11x17 inches.

This large-scale three-movement work, commissioned by Ray Cramer and the Indiana University Wind Ensemble, embodies the transformation of silence into sound. The opening movement is sparse, utilizing mallet percussion, harp, and piano to create a floating sense of timelessness. Featuring extensive solo flute, this floating texture gradually builds over several minutes, ultimately launching itself into a grandiose, warm, harmonically consonant blanket of sound. The second movement continues the focus on solo flute, and again opens slowly, gradually gaining momentum, but at a faster pace than in the first movement. The music spirals upward and outward, but instead of reaching a plateau, winds itself out and comes to a grinding halt in the upper range of the ensemble. Five brief, solemn chords conclude the movement, which immediately erupts into Movement III, music of unceasing, unsettling, motion, propelled by a driving ostinato which is repeatedly interrupted by bittersweet moments of lyricism, all the while pushing toward an unforgiving climax. The movements may also be performed separately. There is no explicit narrative to the piece, though many particular elements do have personal quasi-biographical significance. Ultimately, this is music of both personal and musical transformation.

NO TE: This work is available as a rental item directly from the composer. For details, e-mail rental@stevenbryant.com. The score is also available separately for purchase from Hal Leonard.