A Journey for Two Flutes

SKU: PR.114419580

ISBN 9781491131510. UPC: 680160677856. 9 x 12 inches.

SEAFARERS for Four Flutes and PianoCommissioned by the Taiwan Joueurs de Flûte Ensemble, SEAFARERS is a gorgeously fluid journey into the rarely-heard sonority of 4 flutes with piano. The nautically-themed movements of SEAFARERS are titled Bon Voyage, Mermaids, and Pirates.

SKU: IS.FQ6573EM

ISBN 9790365065738.

Alex Christiaens was born in 1957and started courses on solfège, piano, music theory and music history at the conservatorium of Hasselt. After his secondary education (Latin-Greek), he was awarded a Master degree in translation and started to work for a Flemish bank. Since then, he has been living in Leuven. Music remained an important part of his life. After having finished the piano course at the conservatorium of Leuven, he continued his musical journey by completing the organ course with Peter Breugelmans, the harmony and composition course with Erika Budai and the clarinet course with Bart Van den Bosch. He regularly performed in public, not only as a soloist but also as the accompanist of singers, choirs and instrumentalists. Since many years, he has been active as an organist in Leuven and has been singing in the choir Tourdion under the leadership of Rik Ghesquière. He started composing as part of the harmony course. Most of his compositions are short works written for piano or solo instruments with accompaniment .

SKU: IS.FQ6575EM

ISBN 9790365065752.

Alex Christiaens was born in 1957and started courses on solfège, piano, music theory and music history at the conservatorium of Hasselt. After his secondary education (Latin-Greek), he was awarded a Master degree in translation and started to work for a Flemish bank. Since then, he has been living in Leuven. Music remained an important part of his life. After having finished the piano course at the conservatorium of Leuven, he continued his musical journey by completing the organ course with Peter Breugelmans, the harmony and composition course with Erika Budai and the clarinet course with Bart Van den Bosch. He regularly performed in public, not only as a soloist but also as the accompanist of singers, choirs and instrumentalists. Since many years, he has been active as an organist in Leuven and has been singing in the choir Tourdion under the leadership of Rik Ghesquière. He started composing as part of the harmony course. Most of his compositions are short works written for piano or solo instruments with accompaniment .

SKU: CA.3410411

ISBN 9790007212575. Language: German.

An unknown work from the so-called Buckeburger Bach, which at first was ascribed unjustly to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. The story of the Suffering of the Lord is examined from a different perspective. Pilgrims have undertaken a journey to the Holy Land and when they arrive they are informed by a hermit of the suffering and death of Christ. An additional figure, an angel, lends this representation of the Passion a heightened form for communicating the importance of the suffering of Christ.. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3410400.

SKU: CA.3410409

ISBN 9790007212568. Language: German.

An unknown work from the so-called Buckeburger Bach, which at first was ascribed unjustly to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. The story of the Suffering of the Lord is examined from a different perspective. Pilgrims have undertaken a journey to the Holy Land and when they arrive they are informed by a hermit of the suffering and death of Christ. An additional figure, an angel, lends this representation of the Passion a heightened form for communicating the importance of the suffering of Christ.. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3410400.

SKU: HL.14002312

ISBN 9783865430878.

Intermezzo-Szene bearbeitet fur Flotengruppe, Metallophon und Schlagwerk von A. Rosenstengel. Diese Komposition gehoret zu seinen bekannt testen Orchesterwerken. Eine echt orientalische Atmosphare beherrscht dieses Werk. Die Kameltreiber kommen allmahlich naher, die Rufe der Bettler nach Gaben werden erhort. Die schone Prinzessin tritt auf, von ihren Dienerinnen begleitet. Die Prinzessin bleibt stehen um sich an den Gauklern und Schlangenbeschworen zu ergotzen. Der Kalif schreitet jetzt uber die Markt und unterbricht die Unterhaltung. Die Prinzessin macht sich zum Aufbruch bereit und die Karawane setzt ihre Reise fort. Die Motive der Prinzessin und der Kameltreiber hort man noch in der Ferne und der Marktplatz wird wieder einsam. Scene d'intermede pour groupe des Flutes a bec, Vibraphone et Percussion arrangee par A. Rosenstengel du morceau Orchestral original par Albert W. Ketelbey. Une atmosphere orientale se repand de ce morceau. Les chameliers approchant lentement du marche, on entend dans le tumulte les mendiants reclamer leur 'Backchiche'. La belle princesse entouree de ses servantes fait son apparition et s'arrete a regarder les jongleurs et charmeurs des serpents. L'arrive du Calife interrompt l'entrain du marche, la princesse prepare son depart et les chameliers continuent leur chemin. Les themes de la princesse et des chameliers s'eteignent dans la lointain et la marche devient desert. Intermezzo scene for Recorder/Flute group, Vibraphone and Percussion arranged by A. Rosenstengel from the original Orchestral piece by Albert W. Ketelbey. An oriental atmosphere pervades this work. The cattle-drivers slowly approach the market; the cries of beggars are heard across the bustle. The beautiful princess enters carried by her servants - she stays to watch the jugglers and snake-charmer. The Caliph now passes through the market and interrupts the entertainment, the princess prepares to depart and the caravan resumes its journey as the sounds of the Persian Market fade into the distance.

SKU: MH.1-59913-071-8

ISBN 9781599130712.

Program Notes: Stylistically diverse -- tranquil, spirited pastoral, sensitive, energetic -- exhibiting a remarkable palette, the five movements of SINFONIA IX form a unique symphonic statement. Movement I, Prelude, is about contrasts: A lazy, smooth, motive in brasses alternates with, and then joins, an active and detached motive in woodwinds. The spirited Movement II, Morley's Ghost, is an intricate canonic collage and homage to that venerable theoretician & composer, Thomas Morley. By contrast, movement III, Dialog, speaks in a relaxed, lyrical, and pastoral language as it develops its gently rising and falling motives. Movement IV, Waltz, innocently celebrates the joys of childhood with a lilting melody and rondo form. For the rousing Finale, Movement V begins with a martial call of repeated-notes, heralding a headstrong journey of power and excitement. Like a number of the composer's other works, SINFONIA IX is based on earlier material: A brass sextet, written in 1966 when the composer was nineteen years old, forms the raw material for the first, third and fifth movements, while a later work, Martin's Waltz (a children's piece for flutes and clarinets composed in 1975) is the basis of the fourth movement. The second movement, however, is a fanciful contrapuntal commentary on Thomas Morley's 16th-century canzonet, Fire and Lightning. SINFONIA IX is dedicated to John Raforth, a distinguished band director and music educator at West High School in Madison, Wisconsin. The work was commissioned by his friends and former students, and was completed in 1977. Its first publication some twenty years later is a result of the increasing attention paid by university band directors to the earlier Sinfonias, particularly Sinfonia III (Hymns and Dances); Sinfonia V (Sinfonia Sacra et Profana); and now, Sinfonia IX. Whereas the first two works are wind ensemble compositions that have been championed equally by the concert band, Sinfonia IX is the composer's first college-level Sinfonia written especially for concert band. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 8 Flute 1-2, 2 Oboe, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 3 Bb Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoon, 4 Eb Alto Saxophone, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 2 F Horn 1-2, 2 F Horn 3-4, 3 Trombone 1, 3 Trombone 2, 3 Baritone B.C., 2 Baritone T.C., 4 Tuba, 3 String Bass, 2 Timpani, 5 Percussion.