King Arthur Full Score (PURCELL HENRY)

SKU: HL.44001514

UPC: 073999075281. 6.75x10.5 inches.

King Arthur is a five-movement suite based on the famous Arthur ledged. It forms part of the 'Easy Band 4' series in which all pieces have ten-part instrumentation (+ percussion) so can be performed by bands who do not have a full compliment of players. Bring a little Arthurian magic to your concert with this easy and exciting suite.

Een vijfdelige suite rond de legendarische figuur koning Arthur. Een pavane beschrijft de sfeer in het slot waar de ridders van de ronde tafel samenkomen. De volgende drie delen gaan over Lancelot, Guinevere en de tovenaar Merlijn.Het laatste deel heeft Excalibur als onderwerp: het zwaard dat alleen koning Arthur uit zijn rots kan trekken. Met deze creatieve suite brengt uw orkest een muzikale versie van de legende van koning Arthur.

Eine funfteilige Suite rund um den sagenumwobenen Konig Arthur. Eine Pavane beschreibt die Atmosphare im Schloss, wo die Tafelrunde der Ritter zusammenkommt. Lancelot, Guinevere und der Zauberer Merlin sind die Helden der folgenden drei Satze. Der letzte Teil handelt vom Schwert Excalibur, das nur der auserwahlte Konig - Arthur - aus dem Felsen ziehen konnte. Mit dieser einfachen, aber phantasievollen Suite konnen Ihre Musiker die Sage um Konig Arthur musikalisch nacherzahlen.

Tout le monde connait ne serait-ce que de nom ce roi mythique accompagne de ses fameux chevaliers de la Table Ronde. La legende du Roi Arthur a evolue au fil du temps, devenant le sujet favori des conteurs du Moyen Age qui traitaient avec passion de l'epee Excalibur, de Merlin l'enchanteur, de Camelot, ou de l'amour entre Lancelot et Guenievre. Aujourd'hui, cette legende fait partie de l'imaginaire de chacun. Une legende qui renvoie a un ideal chevaleresque, a l'image romantique de courageux chevaliers a la quete du Graal.

SKU: BT.DHP-0900154-030

King Arthur is a five-movement suite based on the famous Arthur ledged. It forms part of the ‘Easy Band 4’ series in which all pieces have ten-part instrumentation (+ percussion) so can be performed by bands who do not have a full compliment of players. Bring a little Arthurian magic to your concert with this easy and exciting suite.

Een vijfdelige suite rond de legendarische figuur koning Arthur. Een pavane beschrijft de sfeer in het slot waar de ridders van de ronde tafel samenkomen. De volgende drie delen gaan over Lancelot, Guinevere en de tovenaar Merlijn.Het laatste deel heeft Excalibur als onderwerp: het zwaard dat alleen koning Arthur uit zijn rots kan trekken. Met deze creatieve suite brengt uw orkest een muzikale versie van de legende van koning Arthur.

Eine fünfteilige Suite rund um den sagenumwobenen König Arthur. Eine Pavane beschreibt die Atmosphäre im Schloss, wo die Tafelrunde der Ritter zusammenkommt. Lancelot, Guinevere und der Zauberer Merlin sind die Helden der folgenden drei Sätze. Der letzte Teil handelt vom Schwert Excalibur, das nur der auserwählte König - Arthur - aus dem Felsen ziehen konnte. Mit dieser einfachen, aber phantasievollen Suite können Ihre Musiker die Sage um König Arthur musikalisch nacherzählen.

Tout le monde connaît ne serait-ce que de nom ce roi mythique accompagné de ses fameux chevaliers de la Table Ronde. La légende du Roi Arthur a évolué au fil du temps, devenant le sujet favori des conteurs du Moyen ge qui traitaient avec passion de l'épée Excalibur, de Merlin l'enchanteur, de Camelot, ou de l'amour entre Lancelot et Guenièvre. Aujourd’hui, cette légende fait partie de l'imaginaire de chacun. Une légende qui renvoie un idéal chevaleresque, l'image romantique de courageux chevaliers la quête du Graal.

SKU: CF.YPS204F

ISBN 9781491152928. UPC: 680160910427.

Avalon–Long Live the King is a medieval fantasy piece depicting the Isle of Avalon where the mystical sword Excalibur of King Arthur was forged. Composer Tyler Arcari unearths a solid piece for young bands that is both bold and dramatic. This piece is sure to spark the imagination of students and give them strong musical content with which they can develop their musicianship.
Program Notes:Avalon–Long live the King began its journey as a commission in honor of a dear friend and mentor. David Riggs is one of those band directors that just seems timeless. He is a powerhouse with such a stacked resume that it is easy to forget that at the end of the day he enjoys taking long bike rides with his lovely wife and whittling a piece of wood just as much as being a band director. He has touched so many lives and inspired so many people in our field and beyond. I was humbled, and honored, when I was contacted for the commission. To David, I hope that you one day know how much you mean to so many people, including myself.About the piece:The piece is written with a little homage to David’s long tenure at Avalon Middle school in Pace, Florida. He was certainly treated like a king as the band director and rightly so. It seemed only fitting to add a little medieval fantasy. Avalon is a mystical island in the world of King Arthur where the great sword Excalibur was forged.The piece begins lyrically with a slow introduction with melodic material. This melodic motive is used throughout with slight variations depending on the instrument voicing etc. Care should be taken at m. 10 that the Timpani roll helps to bridge our transition from an exposed section to full tutti. Care should be taken so that the tempo change at m. 19 is brisk and avoids the low brass turning into stomping. Accessories like the China cymbal and tambourine can become overpowering. I recommend having students think of these effects as background in order to make sure they don’t POP out. The dynamic changes at mm. 27-35 should be subito similar to orchestral dynamic changes. Avoid unwritten crescendos in this section. Measures 60–64 are a great opportunity to teach those unwritten dynamics that make music so enjoyable as we lead up to the finale. It was originally left blank for some theatrics in the premiere at David’s retirement concert so I know he would enjoy adding some Cholesterol as David would say.Long Live the King!

SKU: CF.YPS205F

ISBN 9781491152935. UPC: 680160910434.

Cornish Coastal Walk is a beautiful new composition depicting the majestic cliffs and coastline of the Cornwall region in England. Composer Michael Miller provides young bands with an opportunity to stretch their musical muscles with this lush and tuneful piece in 3/4 time. Directors will find in this piece a strong vehicle to teach phrasing, beauty of tone, and musicianship to young bands.
In the far southwest of England reaching out towards the Celtic Sea is the county Cornwall. A peninsula, Cornwall is surrounded by some of the world’s most picturesque scenery including beaches, cliffs, and rolling hills. Separated from the rest of England by the river Tamar, the Cornish take great pride in their culture including the pasty (a stuffed pastry and preferred lunch of miners), Cornish cream tea (not to be confused with rival Devon cream tea where the cream goes under the jam), and well known national heritage sights such as Rough Tor (Cornwall’s highest point), and Tintagel Castle (rumored birth place of King Arthur).In the spring and summer of 2017, I had the pleasure to visit Cornwall, while my wife was a visiting scholar at the University of Exeter in the neighboring county of Devon. One July afternoon, while she was making field observations (she’s a Cultural Anthropologist), I decided to take a stroll along the cliffs as was recommended by a friend. I set out from Boscastle, a small inlet village where one can enjoy the most delicious black currant ice cream, and I trekked up and down the cliffs for three or four miles before finally arriving in Tintagel. I had planned to continue on to Trebarwith Strand, home of the fantastic Port William tavern, but greatly underestimated the difficulty of the terrain.Along my walk I witnessed some of the most breathtaking views I have ever seen. The coast of this particular region of Cornwall is both majestic and peaceful. It is frighteningly powerful, but also loving and kind. It is the type of place where people have for years looked out over the sea longing for their loved ones to return. I hope this music brings you the same inner peace I found on my hike that day.This piece is dedicated to Neil and his sidekick Derek, without whom I might have been just another tourist.

SKU: CL.011-4746-01

Beyond the Shores of Avalon takes the listener on a musical journey to the island sanctuary hidden in the mist, said to be the resting place of King Arthur. According to legend, Avalon was a utopian paradise, home to many powerful enchantresses, including Arthur's sister Morgan le Fay. Beyond the Shores of Avalon is a wonderful work for teaching blend and dynamic balance within the ensemble, while also giving the low brass and woodwinds the opportunity to stand out with the melody. Enchanting music!

SKU: AP.40407S

UPC: 038081453347. English. Cornish May Dance.

Enjoy the legend of King Arthur with this lively dance tune from days of yore! Great parts are featured for all sections.

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SKU: KU.GM-1911

ISBN 9790206202384. 9 x 12 inches.

Monumentum, Music for String Sextet, was written in 2014 to a commission from the Moritzburg Festival, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center New York and the Kathe Kollwitz House in Moritzburg. It is dedicated to the cellist Jan Vogler. The world premiere took place on 19 August 2014 at the Moritzburg Festival, performed by Timothy Chooi & Mira Wang (violins), Roberto Diaz & Hartmut Rohde (violas), Jan Vogler & Harriet Krijgh (cellos). The American premiere took place on 7 May 2015 in the Lincoln Center with the Amphion String Quartet, the violist Yura Lee and the cellist Jan Vogler.

The String Sextet Momentum commemorates the outbreak of the First World War, the death of Peter Kollwitz – who died as a volunteer, aged just 18, in the early weeks of the war – and the manner in which his mother, the artist Kathe Kollwitz, mourned the loss of her son. The artist worked through her pain by creating her most famous sculpture, The Mourning Parents. It stands today at the German soldiers’ cemetery at Vladslo in western Flanders, where her son Peter also lies buried. During the 18 years that she worked on the Parents, Kathe Kollwitz attended several concerts at the Volksbuhne in Berlin, where from January to February 1927 she heard Arthur Schnabel’s cycle of all the Beethoven piano sonatas. Schnabel performed the Sonata op. 111 in c minor on 26 February 1927, and this work touched her in particular, as we can read in her diary: “The strange flickering notes turned into flames – a moment of rapture, taking one into a different sphere, and the heavens opened almost as in the Ninth (Symphony). Then one found one’s way back – but it was a return after having been assured that there is a heaven. These notes are serene – confident – and good. Thank you, Schnabel!” This encounter with Beethoven’s last sonata inspired the artist to take up work again on her sculpture after a long interruption and to consider different possibilities for arranging the two figures. For this reason, the first minutes ofMomentum are derived from this sonata by Beethoven – though without it being quoted in an audible manner – and they leave their mark on the form of the Sextet. The number 18 and the date of Peter Kollwitz’s death (23 October 1914) also have a direct impact on the work’s dramaturgy. This music is mostly calm in nature, but is time and again interrupted unexpectedly, being disturbed by unruly sounds and vehement eruptions until time itself seems to dissolve in an aleatoric passage. The work ends with an extended lament on “seed corn should not be ground”, a line from Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister’s Journeyman Years. Kathe Kollwitz often quoted this phrase to argue for peace, and also took it as the title for a lithograph that she made in 1942. - David Philip Hefti