The solo percussion part orchestral score available separately.Note for Perform...(+)
The solo percussion part orchestral score available separately.Note for Performance.In table top the unpitched solo percussion part in the 9th movement the scoringwas initially left open. The present score showsa suggested instrumentation whichwas devised by Colin Currie in conjunction with the composer. Soloists shouldattempt to match the timbres used but should not feel constrained by the exactchoice of instruments.
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere ...(+)
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. Untuned percussion 2 part.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.
Untuned percussion part 4. A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay o...(+)
Untuned percussion part 4. A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item.
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere ...(+)
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. Untuned percussion 1 part.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere ...(+)
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. Untuned percussion 3 part.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.
The Spiders' Revenge is a short music-theatre work (duration about 25 minutes) d...(+)
The Spiders' Revenge is a short music-theatre work (duration about 25 minutes) designed for performance by primary school children. The work was written for Evie Primary School a small rural school in Orkney of about 60 pupils between the ages of five and eleven and was specially devised to enhance an environmental studies project on 'mini-beasts'. All the pupils in the school took part in the first performance. Two children playing in a garden delight in tormenting ladybirds snails spiders and other living creatures who they claim 'have no right to be'. The spiders teach the children a salutary lesson during the course of which they learn a great deal aboutthe ways of these creatures finally recognizing the wonder of the insect world and acknowledging that all 'have their place on the earth'.The songs include simple recorder and percussion parts and guitar chords. Tuned percussion part. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.
The Concerto For Percussion (Op. 73) was written specially for Philips Records i...(+)
The Concerto For Percussion (Op. 73) was written specially for Philips Records in 1968 and first appeared on a record issued in 1969. It has since been used several times as ballet music. It is scored for fourunaccompanied Percussion instruments with a set of parts available here. The conductor and composer Leonard Salzedo (1921-2000) was born in London and studied at the Royal College of Music with Herbert Howells. Aswell as conducting a wide range of Ballet companies he also wrote the music for several Ballets and Film scores but he is probably best remembered for his chamber music.
The Spiders' Revenge is a short music-theatre work (duration about 25 minutes) d...(+)
The Spiders' Revenge is a short music-theatre work (duration about 25 minutes) designed for performance by primary school children. The work was written for Evie Primary School a small rural school in Orkney of about 60 pupils between the ages of five and eleven and was specially devised to enhance an environmental studies project on 'mini-beasts'. All the pupils in the school took part in the first performance. Two children playing in a garden delight in tormenting ladybirds snails spiders and other living creatures who they claim 'have no right to be'. The spiders teach the children a salutary lesson during the course of which they learn a great deal aboutthe ways of these creatures finally recognizing the wonder of the insect world and acknowledging that all 'have their place on the earth'.The songs include simple recorder and percussion parts and guitar chords. Unpitched percussion part. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.
Score of Rolf Wallin's Stonewave for solo Percussion. Composer's Notes:The last ...(+)
Score of Rolf Wallin's Stonewave for solo Percussion. Composer's Notes:The last few years I have become increasingly involved in some peculiar mathematical formulas called 'fractals'. These formulas used inthe fast growing field of 'Chaos theory' are relatively simple but they generate fascinating and surprisingly 'organic' patterns when shown graphically on a computer screen or played as music. One should think that such amathematical approach would lead to sterile and 'theoretical' music. The sound world of 'Stonewave' however is not one you would associate with math books. The steady insistent pulse and the use of sequences put squarely upagainst each other or divided by long rests suggest an invisible ritual. A ritual for what? Well then let it be a ritual for the exorcism of some 'evil spirits' which now ride our part of the world under the name ofLiberalism making people the servants of the Market Forces instead of vice versa.'Stonewave' is therefore an incantation as it seems that only divine forces can save European culture from a political system that proclaimsthe Jungle Law as the guiding principle in social and cultural life. Rolf Wallin
Akrodha meaning ‘freedom from anger’ in Sanskrit was commissioned...(+)
Akrodha meaning ‘freedom from anger’ in Sanskrit was commissioned for international Percussion soloist Jonny Axelsson and written in 1998. Of this work composer Volans says ‘What would appear as a fairly moderate piece forKeyboard is amplified a hundredfold in difficulty and effect when translated into drum music…I had it turned out written an unspeakably difficult piece.’ The sheet music includes specific instructions on instrumentation andtonality ‘A pentatonic or diatonic scale is to be avoided’ though it is clear that the performer has some leeway to make his own choices of elements to create the sounds.Kevin Volans is a twentieth century composer andpianist who was born in South Africa and has had a variety of inspirational experiences including time spent studying with Karlheinz Stockhausen association with the New Simplicity movement research into African music andmany non-musical friendships and influences. Some of his most celebrated work have been his String quartets.
Ecrite pour percussion solo.Ecrit pour Robyn Schulkowsky et la première effectu...(+)
Ecrite pour percussion solo.Ecrit pour Robyn Schulkowsky et la première effectuée par elle au musée Carolino Augusteum à Salzbourg 1985. En limitant l'instrumentation à la batterie seulement, le compositeur explore plusieurs sortes de motifs, le principal étant rythmes croisés en triolets joué avec deux baguettes. Durée 16 minutes. / Percussions Diverses
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere ...(+)
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. Tenor Xylophone part.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere ...(+)
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. Chime Bars part.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere ...(+)
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. Soprano Glockenspiel part.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere ...(+)
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. Alto Glockenspiel part.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere ...(+)
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. Alto Xylophone part.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere ...(+)
A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. Bass Xylophone part.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.
This is effectively a work in three movements - Allegro Andante cantabile and P...(+)
This is effectively a work in three movements - Allegro Andante cantabile and Presto - which Davies likens to 'three obstacle courses bristling with technical difficulties'. However as he goes on to say 'young people arenaturally gifted with extraordinary rhythmic skills which normally remain untapped'. Given the opportunity older children have here the material for a highly arresting piece of music-making. Scoring also includes a small woodblock a small temple block and a small suspended cymbal. The xylophones are one each of the following: concert soprano alto and bass. The two glockenspiels are soprano and alto and the metallophones are bass and deep bass (avibraphone may be used instead of the latter). These studies will provide a challenge to all percussionists for whom there is a distinct shortage of suitable studies. Duration c. 5mins.
A Selkie Tale is a short music-theatre work (duration about 25 minutes) designed...(+)
A Selkie Tale is a short music-theatre work (duration about 25 minutes) designed for performance by seven- to eleven-year-olds year olds. Four solo roles and several separate chorus groups give scope for the participation of a large number of children of all ability levels.The story is a humorous version of the Orkney folk-tale of an islander kidnapping a Selkie wife - a creature who is a seal in the sea and a woman on the land. Things go hilariously wrong with the Selkie wife escaping to rejoin her companions in the sea and Mansie the islander facing a most uncongenial alliance with his cousin and housekeeper Miss Trowie-Tattibogle.Unpitched percussionpart.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.
This is effectively a work in three movements - Allegro Andante cantabile and P...(+)
This is effectively a work in three movements - Allegro Andante cantabile and Presto - which Davies likens to 'three obstacle courses bristling with technical difficulties'. However as he goes on to say 'young people are naturally gifted with extraordinary rhythmic skills which normally remain untapped'. Given the opportunity older children have here the material for a highly arresting piece of music-making.These studies will provide a challenge to all percussionists for whom there is a distinct shortage of suitable studies. Duration c. 5mins. Book of parts. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for furtherinformation.