SKU: HL.48023805
UPC: 888680626457. 9.0x12.0x0.038 inches.
Written in 1873, Evening Song is one of the best-known choral works of Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901), German composer, organist and teacher. Displaying an exceptional lyric quality and utilizing a full range of dynamic contrast, Shelley Hanson's arrangement is specifically designed with flexible instrumentation to be performed in a variety of ways. This piece is equally effective whether performed by a traditional concert band or by a smaller chamber ensemble. Dur: 2:50.
SKU: HL.48023101
UPC: 884088967994. 9.0x12.0x0.058 inches.
Composer Robert Spittal was moved to complete this work in response to the Newtown, CT tragedy in 2012, and serves as a reflection of our complicated feelings of grief and loss. The music is simple and direct, and meant as a hopeful work for young players. Moved by a metaphor describing the victims as twenty-six new diamonds in the sky the title is a reference to the stars which we look upward to for inspiration, for hope, and to dream of better things to come. Dur: 3:10.
SKU: CL.012-4484-01
This suite was written and intended as a homage and stepping stone to the great band works of Holst, Grainger & Vaughan Williams. The three movements are based on traditional English folk tunes which include settings of sea songs, a ballad, and variations on an old whimsical children’s song. Written somewhat in the style of the above-mentioned masters, this suite is accessible to younger bands yet appropriate for more advanced ensembles. Destined to be a band classic!
SKU: CL.012-4484-75
This suite was written and intended as a homage and stepping stone to the great band works of Holst, Grainger & Vaughan Williams. The three movements are based on traditional English folk tunes which include settings of sea songs, a ballad, and variations on an old whimsical children's song. Written somewhat in the style of the above-mentioned masters, this suite is accessible to younger bands yet appropriate for more advanced ensembles. Destined to be a band classic!
SKU: HL.48184896
UPC: 888680859565. 9.5x12.5x0.471 inches.
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is known for his unique composition style. Incorporating complex rhythms, harmony, melodies and his passion for ornithology, his Illuminations of the Beyond for Orchestra is no exception to the composer's popular, distinctive style. Composed between 1987-1991, Illuminations of the Beyond was one of the composer's last works, with the premiere occuring six months after his death. The work includes Messiaen's popular compositional techniques, such as his modes of limited transposition, and the use of birdsong. Messiaen's piece for orchestra is divided in to eleven movements and a typical performance lasts about one hour. Illuminations of the Beyond is essential to all advanced orchestras seeking to expand and vary their repertoire..
SKU: HL.14022540
UPC: 884088804398. 8.5x11.0x0.236 inches.
Nocturne is an unusual cyle of four songs for Mezzo-Soprano and Chamber Orchestra, punctuated with five characterful instrumental interludes. The songs are settings of texts by W.H.Auden, Stephen Spender, Alun Lewis and Herbert Read, and are suitable for the confident female soloist.
SKU: HL.4007730
UPC: 196288085140. 9.0x12.0x0.071 inches.
The rich heritage of French-Canadian folk music dates back several centuries. Robert has chosen three of these songs to create a musical portrait of this colorful culture. The opening piece is the jaunty and dance-like Monsieur Lecure, followed by the hauntingly beautiful Blanche Comme la Neige. The piece concludes with the spirited march Vive la Canadienne!, which features a drum break and builds to an exciting, rousing finish. The creative use of harmonizations, key changes and dynamic contrasts gives this piece a sophisticated sound and intensity of a much more advanced piece. Dur: 3:35.
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.49012043
ISBN 9790001100762. UPC: 073999252873. 8.25x11.75x0.108 inches.
Hans Werner Henze, adhering to his intentions as a composer and teacher, had already made provision for participation by a ,banda' of amateur musicians in the original version of his arrangement of Giovanni Paisiello's Don Chisiotte (1769) which was given its first performance in 1976 at the first Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte in Montepulciano. The movements contained in the opera were combined in a suite. Norbert Studnitzky has arranged the pieces for wind band in the orchestration which is internationally recognized. It is sonorous, freshly conceived old music for bands at lower advanced level.Picc. * 2 * 1 * Engl. Hr. (ad lib.) * Es-Klar. * 3 * Altklar. (ad lib.) * Bassklar. * 2 Altsax. * Tenorsax. * Baritonsax. (ad lib.) * Fg. - 4 * 3 * 2 Flhr. * Tenorflhr. * 3 * 2 * Bombardon - P. S. (Trgl. * hg. Beck. * Beckenpaar * kl. Tr. * gr. Tr.) (3 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: HL.49012048
ISBN 9790001100816. UPC: 884088158811. 8.25x11.75x0.634 inches.
This work was written for the Donaueschingen Musiktage of 1926 and given its first performance there together with Paul Hindemith's 'Konzertmusik' and Ernst Toch's 'Spiel' for wind band. Until a few years ago the score was thought to be lost. This first edition reproduces the original Version but it has been carefully extended so that it can be played by the usual combination of Instruments now found in a wind band. The work is suitable for advanced wind bands and those at the highest level, and is one of the first original compositions for this form of ensemble.Hans Gal was born in Vienna where he studied composition and musicology and then taught at the university. From 1929 until 1933 he was Director of the Musikhochschule in Mainz. He then had to return to Vienna and he emigrated to Edinburgh where he was a university lecturer and conductor. Together with Eusebius Mandyczewski he published the collected works of Brahms1 Piccolo-Flote, 2 Floten, 1 Oboe ad lib., 1 Fagott ad lib., 1 Klarinette in Es, 3 Klarinetten in B, 1 Bass-Klarinette in B ad lib., 2 Alt-Saxophone in Es ad lib., 1 Tenor-Saxophon in B ad lib., 1 Bariton-Saxophon in es ad lib., 3 Horner in F, 2 Trompeten in B, 3 Posaunen, 2 Flugelhorner in B, 2 Tenorhorner in B, 1 Bariton, 2 Tuben, Pauken, Schlagzeug: kleine Trommel, grosse Trommel, Tamburin, Triangel, Becken).
