Orchestra Bass Trombone, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Bassoon 3, Celesta, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Contrabass, English Horn, Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3, Harp, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Piano, Timpani, Trombone 1 and more.

SKU: PR.11640976L

For Soprano and Orchestra. Composed by James Primosch. Large Score. Duration 18 minutes. Merion Music #116-40976L. Published by Merion Music (PR.11640976L).

UPC: 680160682775. Das Stundenbuch.

This cycle of orchestral songs sets four poems from an early collection by Rilke entitled Das Stundenbuch, or in English, Book of Hours. Although the title refers to a medieval book of prayers for the various times of day and seasons of the liturgical year, Rilke's texts occupy a position some distance from conventional piety. There is a melancholy to the spirituality expressed here, which speaks of an experience of God that is fragmentary, imperfect, and unattainable. The solitude evoked in the second song (as layers of busy activity are gradually peeled away) offers some solace, but the third song is very dark and fierce, filled with a desperate, even manic desire for God. The last song returns to the mood of the first, but now in a global rather than individual context. This song, like the set as a whole, speaks of our world's brokenness, yet strives to stammer fragments of God's name.

Orchestra 2 Bassoons, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Flutes, 2 Horns in F, 2 Oboes (2nd doubling English Horn), 2 Trumpets in C, Bass Drum), Cymbals, Glockenspiel, Harp, Percussion (Triangle, Strings, Tam Tam, Tambourine, Timpani, Trombone, Tuba, Tubular Bells, soprano voice

SKU: PR.41641275L

For Soprano and Orchestra. Composed by Behzad Ranjbaran. Text used by permission of the publisher. THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM translation by Peter Avery & John Heath-Stubbs (Allen Lane, THE PENGUIN PRESS, 1979. Benaroya Hall, Seattle Ren?e Fleming, Soprano Seattle Symphony Orchestra Gerard Schwarz, Conductor. Contemporary. Large Score. With Standard notation. Composed 2002. 70 pages. Duration 17 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #416-41275L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.41641275L).

UPC: 680160591282. 11 x 14 inches. Text used by permission of the publisher. THE RUBA’IYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM translation by Peter Avery & John Heath-Stubbs (Allen Lane, THE PENGUIN PRESS, 1979.