Format : Score
SKU: HL.49016216
ISBN 9790001113229. 8.5x11.75x1.75 inches.
Carl Orff wrote his little world-theatre Der Mond [The Moon], based on old fables, between 1936 and 1938. The score written for actors who sing, a narrator and large orchestra, also contains parts important for wind band. Four scenes have been selected for the present arrangements which are best performed on different sets of instruments. The arranger, Hermann Regner (born 1928), worked very closely with Carl Orff for many years. This work is sure to be a success in concerts for bands at an advanced level.2 Fl. (2. auch Picc.) * 2 Ob. * Fag. - Klar. in Es * 3 Klar. in B * B.-Klar. * 2 Altsax. * 2 Tenorsax. * Baritonsax. in B - 4 Hr. * 3 Trp. * 3 Pos. * 2 Flhr. * Tenhr. * Bar. (Euph.) * 2 Tb. - Kb. - Zither (ossia Keyb.) - P. S. (Glspl. * Xyl. * Trgl. * Beck. * hg. Beck. * Tamt. * kl. Tr. * Ruhrtr. * Schellentr. * gr. Tr. * Ratsche) (4 Spieler).
SKU: HL.49012057
ISBN 9790001113212. 8.25x11.75x0.259 inches.
Carl Orff wrote his little world-theatre Der Mond [The Moon], based on old fables, between 1936 and 1938. The score written for actors who sing, a narrator and large orchestra, also contains parts important for wind band. Four scenes have been selected for the present arrangements which are best performed on different sets of instruments. The arranger, Hermann Regner (born 1928), worked very closely with Carl Orff for many years. This work is sure to be a success in concerts for bands at an advanced level.2 Fl. (2. auch Picc.) * 2 Ob. * Fg. - Klar. in Es * 3 Klar. in B * B.-Klar. * 2 Altsax. * 2 Tenorsax. * Baritonsax. in B - 4 Hr. * 3 Trp. * 3 Pos. * 2 Flhr. * Tenhr. * Bar. (Euph.) * 2 Tb. - Kb. - Zither (ossia Keyb.) - P. S. (Glsp. * Xyl. * Trgl. * Beck. * hg. Beck. * Tamt. * kl. Tr. * Ruhrtr. * Schellentr. * gr. Tr. * Ratsche) (4 Spieler).
SKU: PR.110418500
ISBN 9781491137277. UPC: 680160690039.
DUNHUANG FANTASIA is a fascinating 12-minute drama inspired by art from grottoes in the ancient town of Dunhuang in western China. These frescoes preserve images of music and dance scenes, including the postures and attitudes of performers, and of the musical instruments used. Zhou Long’s music begins with a mysterious introduction driven by drum-like textures, followed by a series of episodes, enhanced by captions of the artwork inspiring each section and evocations of the ancient musical instruments.Commissioned and with fingering by Zou Xiang, Dunhuang Fantasia was composed in the fall of 2017. The music was inspired by the art of the Mogaoku grottoes in the ancient town of Dunhuang in western China. The frescoes of the Dunhuang grottos preserve a number of music and dance performance scenes, including images of the postures and attitudes of performers, and of a number of musical instrument types are used.The most popular form of music indigenous to this region is the huar, a folk-song type current among a number of nationalities. The huar is actually a kind of mountain song. Along with huar, Dunhuang pipa qupu (Dunhuang pipa notation) is also an inspiration for elements in this music.The music begins in adagio as a mysterious introduction. The drum-like rhythm patterns beating in the lowest region of the piano, with a muted-string sonority, creates an expanded space to enhance the echoes from the grottos. This is soon followed by the first main section, Cup of Happiness, featuring the huar and Dunhuang pipa melodies along with the dance rhythm. In the next section, Water Drum, the music becomes medium tempo. In the section Dialogue in Presto, the music becomes more active and contrapuntal. The section Tune: Changsha Girl is in a faster tempo as a dance scene. The Coda starts with dense rhythms, and tension is gradually intensified to reach a climax, culminating in a return of the opening section.
SKU: HL.49033030
ISBN 9790001130530. UPC: 888680949341. 8.25x11.75x0.095 inches.
Castor & Pollux is a dance piece that tells the story of Leda with the swan and the birth of the twins Castor and Pollux. Partch's score consists of two halves, one for each of the twins. The first three scenes of each half are written for two instruments and are played by two dancers. In the final scene Chorus of Birth from the Egg, all six musicians and six dancers act simultaneously: a dynamic superimposition of rhythm, melody and harmony.
SKU: M7.APUE-516223
ISBN 9781875516223.
This captivating collection of 30 works for unaccompanied flute, offers refreshing and exhilarating repertoire for intermediate level flute players. Be inspired as you discover scenes of natural beauty - starry skies, a dragonfly, bird songs; enjoy lively dances with elves and ghosts; and immerse yourself in music of tender reflection. The collection features contemporary composers from around the world, with exclusively commissioned works, together with inspiring new arrangements of music by 19th and 20th century masters. Biographies of all the composers are at the end of the music, as well as notes and performance suggestions for each work.
SKU: HL.44007321
UPC: 884088245184. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
This work has no specific programme, but represents scenes from an imaginary pantomime in the commedia dell'arte tradition. A fine work with many contrasts, from triumphal fanfares through tender waltzes to a peasant dance, this major new work for advanced concert bands is sure to become a much-performed item in your concert repertoire. Duration: 8:30.
SKU: KN.18692
UPC: 822795186925.
Manuel de Falla's brilliant and descriptive Spanish ballet becomes a brass showpiece featuring each quintet member as a soloist for the ballet's opening scenes and concludes with the dramatic and energetic Dance Of The Miller. Duration 6:30.
SKU: CF.FAS60F
ISBN 9780825873232. UPC: 798408073237. 8.5 x 11 inches.
Two American Scenes is a composition in two contrasting movements, adding the variety of two styles to your concert program within one piece! The first movement, Stars on the Prairie, is a simple lullaby, and the second, Fiddler's Frolic, is a lively barn dance. Young string players can get acquainted with traditional American music styles right away! Duration: 3:12.
SKU: HL.48024143
ISBN 9781784540852. UPC: 888680712143. 5.25x7.5x0.27 inches.
30-minute orchestral suite from Khachaturian's celebrated ballet, Spartacus (1955). Scenes 4 and 5 present the dramatic turning point where Spartacus is galvanised into leading the slave rebellion, opening with a mournful elegy for the death of a gladiatorial friend. It also includes a lively and charming central interlude, the Dance of the Shepherd and Shepherdess. Performance materials available on hire. Suitable for advanced standard performers.
SKU: BT.9780713681956
ISBN 9780713681956. English.
Roald Dahl's hugely popular Revolting Rhyme is now a hugely popular musical, specially created for schools to perform. The story is going magically to plan for Cinderella - the Magic Fairy does her job, herdress is divine, the ball everything she could wish for ... and the Prince! What a catch! But when the royal temper frays and the heads begin to roll, shocked Cinders finds her wishes are all washed up. Who will save her now?. Contains everything you need for your performance (for music readers an non-music readers alike) including a book with a Piano and Vocal score, a pull-out script with cast list and production overview, stagingsuggestionsand costume ideas. The included CD/CD-ROM features rehearsal peformances of all the songs, backing tracks for all of the songs, orchestral extracts to accompany action and dance scenes, and computer filescontaining lyrics sheets, games to help develop confident performers, music and dance activities, and optional instrumental parts. **Performance licence available online**
SKU: HL.14028929
Written for Moray Welsh whilst still an undergraduate at York University. This piece was completed in mid-September. Inspired by Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf. A solo 'cello seemed an appropriate medium for music which might explore the character of Harry Haller, with his desire for bourgeois comfort and his strong misanthropic and suicidal tendencies. The opening theme attempts to express this - melancholy, nostalgic, a bit Biedermeyer (cf. Brahms Intermezzi). The basic theme of the book, at its simplest, is that every human personality consists of hundred of different personalities - within every man there lurks a wolf. Accordingly the tendency of my piece is for all its musical material to become distorted, either by thematic transformation or by changes of timbre. There are three movements played without a break. The first is a character portrait of the Steppenwolf. The second is concerned in the most general sort of way with the dance elements in the novel - Harry's being taught to dance and appreciate low 'popular' music - a tango is recapitulated in a waltz and 'Yearning', a popular song of the time (1927) is hinted at. The third movement concerns the Masked Ball and the Magic Theatre. Mozart is one of Hesse's great loves and he is repeatedly mentioned in the book. Inevitably some Mozart quotes have been worked in, the most significant being a reference to The Magic Flute 'fire and water' flute theme in the middle of the second movement. Long before I finished the piece, I was disenchanted with the work of Hesse. Much of Steppenwolf I now find rather embarrassing and the claims currently made for Hesse's greatness seem to me exaggerated. Since my piece is in no important sense programmatically specific, this change of heart doesn't really matter. ~ David Blake.
SKU: TM.06960SET
Introduction-Afternoon, Dance of the Miller's Wife(Fandango), The Corregidor, The Grapes.
SKU: TM.06960SC
SKU: M7.APUE-516186
ISBN 9781875516186.
Lyrical Violin Legends is an exciting collection of 20 works for violin and piano, featuring exclusively commissioned works by contemporary composers and inspiring new arrangements of 19th and 20th century compositions. Listen to the legends, discover beautiful scenes and enjoy lively dances through the alluring lyricism of this music. These exclusive commissioned works and new arrangements are suitable for intermediate level players. The violin part includes biographies of all composers and notes/ performance suggestions for each work. All pieces in Lyrical Violin Legends have free violin & piano recordings to listen to, as well as free piano backing tracks to play along with. Composers: Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak, Hans Engelmann, Sally Greenaway, Greg Harradine, Jolin Jiang, Scott Joplin, Elena Kats-Chernin, Toivo Kuula, Rachel Laurin, Edward MacDowell, Felix Mendelssohn, Merryl Neille, Heather Percy, Gary Schocker.
