SKU: BT.AMP-300-400
ISBN 9789043138079. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Part of the Anglo Music Play-along Series, Philip Sparkeâ??s 15 Easy Classical Solos is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play just over an octave. Specifically tailored to suit the individual instrument, this book introduces the beginning player to the world of the classics by using simple yet attractive melodies that fit their limited range. The carefully selected pieces include music from the 16th to the 20th century and cover a wide variety of styles, from Bach to Grieg and from Purcell to Satie. This book will provide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method and includes both piano accompaniment and a demo/play-along CD.Philip Sparkeâ??s 15 Easy Classical Solos, onderdeel van de Anglo Music Play-Along Series, is bedoeld voor de jonge instrumentalist die iets meer dan een octaaf kan spelen. Het boek sluit qua instrumentaal bereik en gebruikte toonsoortenaan bij het Artist Level van Hal Leonards Essential Elements ®, maar kan ook los daarvan worden gebruikt.De zorgvuldig geselecteerde melodieën, die specifiek zijn toegesneden op elk instrument, beslaan een breed scala van klassieke stijlen:van Bach tot Grieg en van Purcell tot Satie.Het boek bevat waardevol materiaal ter aanvulling op elke lesmethode en wordt geleverd met pianobegeleiding en een cd met demo- en meespeeltracks.15 Easy Classical Solos ist als Ergänzung zur bewährten Anglo Music Play-Along Reihe gedacht und richtet sich an Schüler, die ungefähr einen Tonumfang von einer Oktave beherrschen. Das Niveau entspricht dem des Artist Levels der Essential Elements ® Methode von Hal Leonard, kann aber auch unabhängig davon verwendet werden. Genau auf jedes Instrument zugeschnitten, ermöglicht die wohlüberlegte Stückeauswahl ein erstes Kennenlernen von Melodien aus verschiedenen Epochen der Klassik von Grieg über Purcell bis Satie. Jeder Band bietet wertvolles Ergänzungsmaterial, das zu jeder Instrumentalschule passt und enthält sowohl Klavier- als auch CD-Begleitungen.15 Easy Classical Solos, de Philip Sparke, est un ouvrage qui sâ??adresse aux jeunes musiciens, maîtrisant un peu plus dâ??une octave. 15 Easy Classical Solos a été conçu pour être joué en corrélation avec les séries Artist et/ou Master Level de la collection Essential Elements ®, publiée par les éditions Hal Leonard. Mais il peut également être utilisé indépendamment.Spécifiquement adapté chaque instrument, ce volume rassemble quinze mélodies écrites par des compositeurs aussi variés que Bach, Purcell, Grieg et Satie.Comprenant les parties dâ??accompagnement de piano et une version dâ??accompagnement sur compact disc, ces ouvrages représentent une sourcecomplémentaire inestimable toute méthode pédagogique. Il concetto della collana Anglo Music Play-Along Series è quello di integrare al più presto nel processo di apprendimento dei giovani strumentisti la possibilit di poter suonare accompagnati al piano o con lâ??ausilio di unâ??incisione su CD. Ilchiaro vantaggio di questo metodo è che gli allievi imparano da subito lâ??aspetto fondamentale del suonare insieme, vale a dire tenere il tempo in modo costante. 15 Easy Classical Solos consente agli allievi che hanno una conoscenza limitatadelle note di suonare brani di Bach, Schubert, Purcell, Grieg e altri, grazie alle versioni facilitate. Il livello di 15 Intermediate Classical Solos permette invece agli allievi che padroneggiano lâ??estensione superiore a unâ??ottava dicimentarsi nei â??primi concertiâ? con brani di Haendel, Clementi, Rameau, Glueck, Beethoven e altri. Il CD propone una traccia con lâ??incisione completa e una con il solo accompagnamento.
SKU: BT.AMP-301-400
ISBN 9789043138086. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
SKU: BT.1946-13-400-M
ISBN 9789043137317. 9x12 inches. International.
Under the title LUX NORDICA, this edition contains a selection of Romantic pieces by various composers of northern origin. Franco Cesarini collected seven works from Niels W. Gade and Carl Nielsen (Denmark) as well as Johan Svendsen, ChristianSinding and Edvard Grieg (Norway) and arranged them for flute and piano. The enclosed CD provides a demonstration of each piece, followed by the piano accompaniment with which to play along.
Contents: Romance Op. 26 (Svedsen, Johan), Intermezzo (Grieg, Edvard), Novellette from Aquarellen (Water Colors) Op. 19 N° 9 (Gade, Niels), Old Melody - Alte Weise Op. 89 N° 2 (Sinding, Christian), Humoresque from Fantasy Pieces Op. 2 N° 2(Nielsen, Carl August) Romance in E minor Op. 30 (Sinding, Christian) Last Spring from Elegiac Melodies Op. 34 N° 2 (Grieg, Edvard).
Inhoud: Romance Op. 26 (Svedsen, Johan), Intermezzo (Grieg, Edvard), Novellette from Aquarellen (Water Colors) Op. 19 N° 9 (Gade, Niels), Old Melody - Alte Weise Op. 89 N° 2 (Sinding, Christian), Humoresque from Fantasy Pieces Op. 2 N° 2(Nielsen, Carl August), Romance in E minor Op. 30 (Sinding, Christian), Last Spring from Elegiac Melodies Op. 34 N° 2 (Grieg, Edvard).
Inhalt: Romance Op. 26 (Svedsen, Johan), Intermezzo (Grieg, Edvard), Novellette from Aquarellen (Water Colors) Op. 19 N° 9 (Gade, Niels), Old Melody - Alte Weise Op. 89 N° 2 (Sinding, Christian), Humoresque from Fantasy Pieces Op. 2 N° 2(Nielsen, Carl August), Romance in E minor Op. 30 (Sinding, Christian), Last Spring from Elegiac Melodies Op. 34 N° 2 (Grieg, Edvard).
Sommaire: Romance Op. 26 (Svedsen, Johan) Intermezzo (Grieg, Edvard) Novellette from Aquarellen (Water Colors) Op. 19 N° 9 (Gade, Niels) Old Melody - Alte Weise Op. 89 N° 2 (Sinding, Christian) Humoresque from Fantasy Pieces Op. 2 N° 2(Nielsen, Carl August), Romance in E minor Op. 30 (Sinding, Christian) Last Spring from Elegiac Melodies Op. 34 N° 2 (Grieg, Edvard).
SKU: BT.AMP-444-400
ISBN 9789043151375. English-German-French-Dutch.
Sounds Classical is a collection of graded solos selected specifically for the developing saxophone player.Designed to correlate with grades 1-4 of the exam syllabus of the Associated Board of the royal Schools of Music, the pieces aredrawn from four centuries of classical repertoire ranging from Susato to Sullivan, and will provide ideal material for practice or recital.Sounds Classical is een verzameling van solos die speciaal voor saxofoonleerlingen zijn geselecteerd - in oplopend niveau.De stukken komen qua moeilijkheidsgraad overeen met niveau 1-4 van de examenbundel van de Britse Associated Board ofthe Royal Schools of Music. Ze bestrijken een periode van vier eeuwen klassiek repertoire - van Susato tot Sullivan - en ze vormen ideaal materiaal voor zowel lessen als optredens.Sounds Classical ist eine Sammlung von im Schwierigkeitsgrad fortschreitenden Soli, die speziell für den Instrumentalunterricht von Saxophonisten ausgewählt wurden. Philip Sparke wählte für dieses Buch Stücke aus dem klassischen Repertoireaus vier Jahrhunderten aus - von Susato über Telemann, Händel, Grieg, Purcell, Mozart bis Sullivan - das ideale Material zum Üben oder Vorspielen!Sounds Classical est une collection de solos de difficulté croissante, sélectionnés spécifiquement pour les saxophonistes débutants. Ces pièces couvrent quatre siècles du répertoire classique, de Susato Sullivan, et se prêtentparfaitement l’étude comme une interprétation en concert.
SKU: BR.EB-10719
In Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag
ISBN 9790201807195. 9.5 x 12 inches.
The piano concerto in a minor stands out in Edvard Grieg's oeuvre. Besides this famous concerto, he composed only a few other large orchestral works. Because of its popularity even in Grieg's lifetime, it was often performed, not least by the composer himself. So it is not surprising that Grieg made many changes to the score up to 1907. But at the same time, the concerto's size, form and substance remained completely unaltered. Interventions in the piano part basically involved subtleties of nuance, and only a very few places in the music text were altered. The situation was different with the orchestration. Here Grieg was keen to experiment and kept filing away at the orchestra sound right up to the last. Melodies were moved to other instruments, accompanying string chords were reconstructed, and above all the list of scored instruments was changed. The main source of the Urtext edition by Ernst-Gunter Heinemann is the new edition of the score originally published in 1907 by C. F. Peters, thus several years after the first edition of 1872. Taken into account in the present edition are the changes that Grieg made up to the time of his death. Piano reduction and fingering by Einar Steen-Nokleberg.
SKU: M7.ART-42203
ISBN 9783866422032.
Die vorliegende Klassik-Sammlung bietet eine spannende Auswahl von Meisterwerken berühmter Komponisten der Romantik wie u.a. Chopin, Schubert, Grieg, Schumann, Mussorgski und Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Viele Klavierschüler und Hobbypianisten haben den Wunsch, weltberühmte klassische Melodien selbst zu spielen und vorzutragen. Die vorliegenden Arrangements in leicht spielbarer Fassung ermöglichen dies und bleiben dennoch so nahe wie möglich am Original. Diese Sammlung enthält bekannte Kompositionen, bietet aber auch die Gelegenheit, weniger bekannte Werke kennenzulernen und stellt somit einen reichen Fundus für Klavierunterricht und Hobby dar. Die Stücke sind mit Tempoangaben und Fingersätzen versehen und für Spieler*innen aller Altersstufen ab dem 3. bis 4. Unterrichtsjahr sowie für erwachsene Wiedereinsteiger geeignet. Als zusätzliche Lernhilfe dient der zum Buch erhältliche kostenlose Download mit Audio-Dateien aller Werke. Allen Kindern, Jugendlichen und Erwachsenen wünschen wir viel Freude bei der Interpretation dieser wundervollen Melodien.
SKU: HL.294350
ISBN 9781540053145. UPC: 888680941444. 9.0x12.0x0.434 inches. Compiled & Edited by Jennifer Linn.
Journey Through the Classics - Romantic Collection is a piano repertoire collection of 50 original masterworks by Romantic era composers including Brahms, Burgmuller, Chopin, Grieg, Heller, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, and many more. The graded pieces 1-50 are presented in a progressive order from early intermediate through late intermediate level. The authentic repertoire is ideal for auditions and recitals, and each level includes a handy reference chart with the key, composer, and challenge elements listed for each piece.
SKU: KV.3611824
ISBN 9781844172429.
A wonderful collection of piano classics featuring 50 world-famous classical compositions which must be an essential part of a pianist repertoire and which every pianist loves to play. With this one album you can treat yourself to hours of pleasure at the piano. Some titles from this Kevin Mayhew edition are Dreaming from Scenes of Childhood by Schumann; Ecossaise by Beethoven; To a Wild Rose by Edward MacDowell; Fountain Springs by Granados; Lullaby by Brahms; Solfeggietto by C.P.E. Bach; and many more including works by Mozart, Grieg, Chopin, Debussy, and others.
SKU: HL.49016046
ISBN 9780793525850. UPC: 073999305807. 305 X 229 inches.
Contents: Album Leaf (Grieg) • Canzonetta (D'Ambrosio) • Fantasy Piece (Schumann) • Gypsy Rondo (Haydn) • Intermezzo (Granados) • Larghetto (Dvorák) • Minuet (Haydn) • Nocturne (Chopin)• The Old Castle (Mussorgsky) • Romantic Piece (Dvorák) • Rondo (Mozart) • Sicilienne and Allegro (Bach) • Sonatine (Ravel) • Vocalise (Rachmaninoff).
Although many outstanding composers have written for the saxophone, its comparatively late invention leaves a great void in its literature - namely that of pre-20th Century music. If the saxophonist wishes to perform this music, he must turn to transcriptions, and that is what we find in this volume. Selected and edited by Larry Teal, always with the qualities and limitations of the instrument in mind, these pieces for Alto Saxophone with Piano accompaniment, range in era and style from Haydn to Granados. Selected for the ABRSM Alto and Baritone examinations grades 6 and 7.
SKU: HL.49016045
ISBN 9780793554072. UPC: 073999305708. 305 X 229 inches.
Contents: Allegro Appassionata (Saint-Saëns) • Bourrée (Bach) • Cantilena (Goltermann) • Hungarian Dance No. 1 (Brahms) • Lament (Dvorák) • Minuetto (Schubert) • Playera (Granados)• Romance (Schumann) • Sarabande (Debussy) • Scherzo (Beethoven) • Sleighride (Tchaikovsky) • Song Without Words (Mendelssohn) • Spanish Dance (Moszkowski) • Violin Sonata (Grieg).
Selected and edited by Larry Teal. Fourteen numbers by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Granados, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. With piano accompaniment. For ABRSM examinations grade 6 and 7 Tenor Sax.
SKU: KN.16752
UPC: 822795167528.
This collection of treasured selections are arranged here for grade 3-3+ woodwind quintets. From Bach to Tschaikowsky, you'll find it to be a resource for practically any type of performance. Contents:Fantasy On Ode To Joy; In The Hall Of The Mountain King (Grieg); March (from The Nutcracker Suite) (Tschaikowsky); La Rejouissance (Handel); Prelude In E Minor (Chopin); March (from Anna Magdalena's Notebook) (Bach); Menuets (from Music For The Royal Fireworks) (Handel); Simple Gifts; Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach); Trepak (from The Nutcracker Suite) (Tschaikowsky); Wie Shon Leuchtet Der Morgenstern (Bach); Kind In Einschlummern (Schumann); and Habanera (from Carmen) (Bizet).
SKU: HL.49032406
ISBN 9783795754204. 9.0x12.0x0.098 inches. German - English.
A romantic evening for two or a drink by the fireside - music with atmosphere suits many occasions. In this new volume in the Keyboard Sounds series you'll find the loveliest classical melodies for evoking a romantic mood, either in solitude or in the company of other people. All the pieces are in simple arrangements and easy to play.
SKU: PE.EP14445
ISBN 9790014135041. 297 x 420 mm inches. German.
ARKA stammt aus dem Sanskrit und bedeutet so viel wie Strahl, Blitz, Sonne, Licht, aber auch Lied, Feuer und Hymnus, und entwickelt in meiner Vorstellung sehr viele unterschiedliche Assoziationsfelder. In ARKA stecken auch die Worter arc (beten) und ka (Wasser), und es kann auch ubersetzt werden mit: ,,Das Wasser stromt aus dem heraus, der mehr weiss.
Mein neues Werk fur Pipa, Oboe, Pauke, Schlagzeug und Orchester entstand im Auftrag der Kammerakademie Neuss und auf Anregung des Oboisten Christian Wetzel. Es entstanden drei Rituale mit zum Teil szenischen Elementen fur die Solisten und das Orchester.
Inspirationsquelle in der Vorbeschaftigung waren zwei Quellen und Bucher. Das Daodejing von Laozi in der hervorragenden Neuubersetzung von Viktor Kalinke, eine der wichtigsten Quellen chinesischen Denkens und der Philosophie dieser grossen Kulturtradition und die chinesische Tradition der 5-Elementelehre und der Wandlungsphasen. Als zweites Buch hat mich ,,Die Glut von Roberto Calasso inspiriert, ein Buch uber die indischen Veden in Verbindung mit den Ursprungen des Buddhismus und den damit verbunden Ritualen.
In den letzten 20 Jahren habe ich mich intensiv mit ostasiatischer Musik, Kunst und Philosophie beschaftigt und habe das auch durch langere Studienreisen und kompositorische Projekte vertiefen konnen. U.a. wurde 2012 mein Chorwerk PRAN in Kolkata in Indien uraufgefuhrt (Goethe-Institut), ebenfalls 2012 ,,in between VI fur Sho und Sheng in Tokyo und 2013 ,,Mirror and Circle fur Pipa, Cello und chinesisches Orchester in Taipeh/Taiwan (Auftragswerk der taiwanesischen Regierung). Mit der chinesischen Pipa-Virtuosin Ya Dong arbeite ich seit 2000 zusammen und habe fur sie mehrfach komponiert (Urauffuhrungen u.a. in Hannover/EXPO 2000, Rottweil 2001, Taipeh 2013, Magdeburg 2016). Auch mit Christian Wetzel arbeite ich seit uber 20 Jahren zusammen und habe ebenfalls haufig fur ihn komponiert (UA u.a. in Bonn 1999, Hannover/EXPO 2000, Rottweil 2001, Darmstadt 2004 und etliche weitere Projekte).
Jedes dieser drei Rituale hat eine Lange von ca. 6-7 Minuten und stellt unterschiedliche Qualitaten und Besonderheiten der beiden Soloinstrumente heraus, immer in Verbindung mit der Interaktion zwischen Soli und Orchester. Die Besetzung war fur mich ausserst reizvoll, da beide Instrumente in dieser Kombination noch nie so erklungen sind. Die Pipa ist ein ungemein modernes und ungewohnliches Instrument, reich an Farben und vor allem an perkussiven Effekten. Das Tonmaterial wurde zum grossten Teil aus den Namen der beiden Solisten gewonnen und ergibt interessanter zwei gespiegelte Viertonmotive. In der asiatischen Kultur spielen der Spiegel und der Kreis eine wichtige Rolle, und so werden die Tone, Rhythmen und Formen eingewoben in diese drei Rituale, welche am Ende des dritten Satzes wieder kreisformig an den Anfang des ersten Rituals anknupfen. Ein von den Streichern und der Pauke erzeugtes Gerausch, verbunden mit dem Rhythmus der grossen Trommel, welcher einen Herzschlag symbolisieren soll. Die drei Untertitel der Rituale Himmel, Erde und (atmospharischer) Raum spielen im vedischen und chinesischen Denken eine grosse Rolle und war fur mich beim Komponieren ebenfalls eine sehr starke Inspirationsquelle. In vielen meiner Kompositionen gibt es Raumeffekte, Annaherungen an das Publikum, das Verschieben von Perspektiven, die Dekonstruktion und das Hinterfragen der ublichen Konzertsituation, so u.a in meinem Beuys-Zyklus oder in den Zyklen ,,CUT und ,,in between.
In ARKA geht es mir besonders um die Interaktion zwischen westlichem und ostlichem Denken, um das gegenseitige Durchdringen dieser auf den ersten Blick so unterschiedlichen Denk- und Lebensweisen, um eine Verschmelzung scheinbarer Gegensatze - um Annaherung!
Bernd Franke. Leipzig, 11.10.2019
for low voice and piano This beautiful collection of 14 songs for low voice offers Christmas settings by some of Oxford's best-loved composers. Suitable for solo singers and unison choirs alike, each song is presented with piano accompaniment, and high-quality, downloadable backing tracks are included on a companion website. With a wonderful selection of pieces, including favourites such as Bob Chilcott's 'The Shepherd's Carol' and John Rutter's 'Candlelight Carol', this is the perfect collection for use in carol services and Christmas concerts or for enjoying at home. Also available in a volume for high voice and piano.
AGNI is the Hindu god of fire; the elemental and transformative force inherent in everything:
Every flame, every fire, every light, every warmth is AGNI.
AGNI is omnipresent, establishing everything and ending everything.
AGNI is often depicted with seven tongues which represent different aspects of his being.
These include: creating, sustaining, cleansing, purifying, priestly, martial, devastating, destructive, and consuming.
Derived from Franke's concerto of the same name, this solo work for bass clarinet compositionally traces the transformative processes initiated by the divine fire. The solo takes seven pieces from the concerto, presenting vivid character pieces exploring the creative possibilities and wide tonal range offered by the bass clarinet.
This version of AGNI for bass clarinet solo was premiered on 4 December 2020 in Leipzig by Volker Hemken, the principal bass clarinetist of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. EP14437a convinces with its excellent and clear notation, making the piece a new standard for bass clarinet.
Ikons, commissioned by the Vancouver Cultural Olympiad 2010, exists in two forms. This 14-minute acoustic version, premiered by the Turning Point Ensemble, calls for an octet of live musicians to execute complex rhythms and quarter-tone harmonies.
The interactive, electronic version, created with visual artist Eric Metcalfe and designed to be presented separately, incorporates samples from this acoustic version into a sculptural environment of seven pyramidal structures that respond sonically to the viewer.
Roxanna Panufnik's Sonnets without Words is a contemporary piece for Horn in F and piano. Written for horn player Ben Goldscheider, Panufnik has reimagined the lyrical vocal lines from three of her previous settings of Shakespeare's sonnets (Mine eye, Music to hear and Sweet Love Remember'd for voice and piano) into a purely instrumental work.
Score and horn part.
Stephen McNeff's Trig is a short 7-minute contemporary work for solo cello, written to celebrate the bicentennial of the Royal Academy of Music in 2022 and in memorium cellist Mike Edwards 1948-2010.
Trig was premiered by Henry Hargreaves on 19 March 2021, livestreamed from the Royal Academy of Music.
to an utterance - study was commissioned by Klangforum Wien for the premiere commercial audio recording on a portrait CD in 2020 and first performed by Joonas Ahonen at the Berlin Philharmonie on 4th September 2020 at the Musikfest Berlin.
Roxanna Panufnik's Spirit Moves, for brass quintet, was commissioned by the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble. This 15-minute piece is scored for two trumpets in Bb (one doubling piccolo trumpet and the other doubling flugel horn), horn in F, trombone and tuba. This brass quintet is so called because the outer movements are highly spirited and the central one is spiritual.
This product consists of score and parts.
A gently flowing 3-minute arrangement by Roderick Williams for SATB (with divisi) with piano accompaniment that captures the beauty of this famous traditional Hebridean love song. The song text uses both old dialect and English, each verse ending with the words, 'Sad am I without thee'.
for high voice and piano This beautiful collection of 14 songs for high voice offers Christmas settings by some of Oxford's best-loved composers. Suitable for solo singers and unison choirs alike, each song is presented with piano accompaniment, and high-quality, downloadable backing tracks are included on a companion website. With a wonderful selection of pieces, including favourites such as Bob Chilcott's 'The Shepherd's Carol' and John Rutter's 'Candlelight Carol', this is the perfect collection for use in carol services and Christmas concerts or for enjoying at home. Also available in a volume for low voice and piano.
for SATB and organ This energetic setting of words by St Ambrose of Milan is a real showstopper. With pop-influences and a sparkling organ part, Young effortlessly fuses modern and traditional sound worlds, while changes in key and metre build up to an invigorating finish. Perfect for accomplished choirs looking for something different.
for SA unaccompanied This simple, charming two-part motet features long melismatic phrases that reflect the text (1 Corinthians 2: 9), such as the rising melodic line over three bars on the word 'ascended' (ascendit).
for SAATB unaccompanied. This glorious musical depiction of the honour, strength, power and authority of the Holy Trinity by Thomas Tallis is the third issue in the CMS's series of great English Responds from the 16th century, edited by Sally Dunkley. Scored for SAATB, it can be performed either as a motet or as a full Responsory with plainsong alternating with polyphony.
Based on a traditional Scottish/Irish 'farewell' song, this short piece is one of six works written to express my love of Scotland. After living there for nearly half my life, and raising a family, I moved back to England in 2018, and remarried in 2019.
Of course, there were many different emotions attached to the move south: especially the joy and excitement of new beginnings, and reconnection with friends from my youth.
But this piece expresses the wrench I experienced after a last family meal in Glasgow, and the realisation of all I was about to leave behind.
I have taken the melody of the original song, and expanded it, exploring the detail of its patterns, so that it becomes a timeless meditation.
The six pieces in the 'farewell' series are for 6 violas, string quintet, string quartet, trio, violin and clarinet duo, and solo clarinet.
The Parting Glass was composed in 2020 during the coronavirus lockdown, which intensified the feeling of separation from my Scottish family, as well as from other musicians.
It was commissioned by Vittorio Ceccanti for the ContempoArtEnsemble.
Maple arose from a commission to write a work for solo cello, to be performed alongside readings from artist John Newling's collection of letters entitled 'Dear Nature'; a poetic manifestation of our relationship with the natural world.
The piece is in eight short sections, to be interspersed with readings of groups of the poems. It may also be performed as a single movement. It begins with a seed - the seed of a maple tree, as it hangs on the mature tree, ready to drop. The seeds are like propellers, sometimes travelling more than a mile before landing on the ground. Maple follows the growth of the tree to maturity - which in reality would take at least a hundred years. 'Roots, shoots' grows downwards and upwards from a pedal note, and the dance-like 'Flowers' is followed by the stately 'Tree', and then the warm, cascading 'Autumn'. Maple is very often the wood of choice for the back of a stringed instrument, and the last section uses open strings to explore the full resonance of the cello.
The piece starts with a 'seed' of only five notes, which grows into different configurations. It is intended to be played in an improvisatory style.
Maple was co-commissioned by Brighton Festival, Ars et Terra Festival with SACEM and Ditchling Arts and Crafts Museum, to be performed by Margarita Balanas as part of the Brighton Festival's 'Dear Nature' project.
First performed by Noriko Kawai for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, in a broadcast from the Radio Theatre, BBC Broadcasting House, November 2020.
Full of beautifully crafted, delicate tintinnabulations - Richard Morrison, The Times
