| Simandl: Miniatures Book
1: Double Bass:
Instrumental Album Recital Music
Book 1 of Recital Music's ongoing Heritage Series featuring long-forgotten music...(+)
Book 1 of Recital Music's ongoing Heritage Series featuring long-forgotten music primarily by bassist-composers of the late 19th and early 20th-century. Lyrical and accessible music mainly in the orchestral register providing useful and interesting recital repertoire in the salon style. Ideal as early recital repertoire. Evocative music with effective musical and technical challenges for the intermediate bassist. Contents include Laska - A la Hongroise / Noskowski - Elegy-Polonaise / Manoly - Albumblatt / Madenski - Marzenie/Souvenir / Simandl - Etude / Laska - Arietta. [Laska - A la Hongroise - Grade 6 Trinity-Guildhall 2010 onwards/ Noskowski - Elegy-Polonaise Grade 7 Trinity-Guildhall 2010 onwards]. 'This is a collection of five short pieces for recital programmes drawing on the repertoire of central European bassist-composers mainly at the turn of the 20th-century. So we have Gustav Laska's Arietta and A La Hongroise Ludwig Manoly's Albumblatt Eduard Madenski's Marzenie and Simandl's Etude as well as Zygmunt Noskowski's Elegy-Poloniase. The Simandl work which though brief deserves a better title appeared in that pedagogue's Method volume 2 but will hopefully reach a wider audience in this edition. It's a pleasure to see a proliferation of this kind of chamber recital repertoire for the bass; we can't have too much of it.' (ESTA - News & Views)
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| Gajdos M. - Zingaresca -
Contrebasse Et Piano Contrebasse, Piano (duo) Recital Music
Zingaresca A czardas-influenced work which is full of the fire and passion of t...(+)
Zingaresca A czardas-influenced work which is full of the fire and passion of the typical Gipsy idiom. Zingaresca offers much for the advanced bassist and would be ideal for conservatoire or university students who are confident playing throughout the solo range of the instrument. A slow and lyrical introduction leads into a rhythmic and lively czardas these with opportunities to demonstrate both musical and technical prowess in equal measure. Ideal as the final work in a recital and performed many times by the composer. The edition includes piano accompaniments for both solo and orchestral tunings. Performance Level: Advanced Miloslav Gajdos is one of Europe's most active and inventive bassist-composers. He was born in northern Moravia in 1948 and initially learned violin before transferring to the double bass, studying with Alois Kriz, Jiri Bortlicek and Ludwig Streicher. He has been Professor of Double Bass at the Vejvenovsky Conseravtoire in Kromeriz (Czech Republic) since 1971, and was a member of the Olomouc Symphony Orchestra for a number of years. He is Director of the Gregora International Double Bass Competition, founded in 1979 and held every two years in Kromeriz, and has been a juror at many competitions in Hungary, Germany and the Czech Republic. Miloslav Gajdos is a prolific composer and arranger and, for almost 40 years, has produced a vast body of original works and transcriptions for double bass which are performed worldwide. His original works combine Czech lyricism and melody with brilliant technical demands, and music from one to sixteen double basses. He writes in a traditional and accessible style, producing music for every level of performer, particularly for the advanced bassist, and his many works for unaccompanied double bass are frequently chosen as international competition repertoire. Miloslav Gajdos was Recital Music's Featured Composer in 2007 and has recently revised a number of earlier works for the intermediate bassist which will be published by Recital Music.intermediate bassist which will be published by Recital Music.
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| Gajdos M. - Concerto
N°2 Haydn - Contrebasse
Et Piano Contrebasse, Piano (duo) Recital Music
Concerto No.2 'Haydn' A series of works based on the surviving two bars of Hayd...(+)
Concerto No.2 'Haydn' A series of works based on the surviving two bars of Haydn's 'lost' Double Bass Concerto. Based on the two surviving bars of Haydn's 'lost' Double Bass Concerto and dedicated to David Heyes, this magnificent new concerto is a tour-de-force from a respected and leading Czech bassist-composer. In a tonal and accessible style, there are musical and technical challenges for the advanced bassist and this edition is only available in solo tuning. Influenced by the late 18th-century style, but imbued with Czech lyricism and influences, this new three-movement concerto is a major addition to the repertoire and utilises the entire range of the double bass. The concerto has been performed throughout Europe many times, most recently in Macedonia and Serbia by the composer. Miloslav Gajdos has composed and transcribed many works for double bass in a 40 year career and is Professor of Double Bass at the Vejvenovsky Conservatoire in Kromeriz (Czech Republic) alongside many international recitals and masterclasses. Concerto No.2 'Haydn' is available in three orchestrations alongside the published edition with piano. Please contact the publishers for more information about the various orchestrations. Performance Level: Advanced Miloslav Gajdos is one of Europe's most active and inventive bassist-composers. He was born in northern Moravia in 1948 and initially learned violin before transferring to the double bass, studying with Alois Kriz, Jiri Bortlicek and Ludwig Streicher. He has been Professor of Double Bass at the Vejvenovsky Conseravtoire in Kromeriz (Czech Republic) since 1971, and was a member of the Olomouc Symphony Orchestra for a number of years. He is Director of the Gregora International Double Bass Competition, founded in 1979 and held every two years in Kromeriz, and has been a juror at many competitions in Hungary, Germany and the Czech Republic. Miloslav Gajdos is a prolific composer and arranger and, for almost 40 years, has produced a vast body of original works and transcriptions for double bass which are performed worldwide. His original works combine Czech lyricism and melody with brilliant technical demands, and music from one to sixteen double basses. He writes in a traditional and accessible style, producing music for every level of performer, particularly for the advanced bassist, and his many works for unaccompanied double bass are frequently chosen as international competition repertoire. Miloslav Gajdos was Recital Music's Featured Composer in 2007 and has recently revised a number of earlier works for the intermediate bassist which will be published by Recital Music.
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| Monti V. - Czardas -
Double Bass And Piano Contrebasse, Piano (duo) Recital Music
Arranger : David Heyes The Transcriptions Series series Recital Music publish ...(+)
Arranger : David Heyes The Transcriptions Series series Recital Music publish a wealth of original works for double bass alongside a popular, accessible and growing range of transcriptions for bassists of all ages and abilities. Most transcriptions published by Recital Music are by David Heyes, who has a successful and proven track record when arranging for double bass. Czardas for violin and piano is Monti's only famous work, believed to have been composed in the early years of the 20th-century, and has been composed for almost every instrument, every instrumental combination, and performed by every gipsy orchestra or ensemble. The slow rhapsodic introduction quickly leads into the main theme which is full of rhythmic fire and gipsy passion. A slow section, primarily in double stops, is then repeated in high harmonics before a brief return of the fast viruosic music which leads into a reprise of the Czardas material, but now in the tonic major. A fast and energetic finale brings the piece to a rousing and successful conclusion. This exciting new arrangement by David Heyes offers musical and technical challenges in equal measure and the edition includes accompaniments for both solo and orchestral tunings. An arrangement for double bass quartet is in preparation. Italian composer, conductor and violinist, Vittorio Monti was born in Naples on 6 January 1868 and died on 20 June 1922. He studied at the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella with F. Pinto (violin) and Paolo Serrao (composition) and moved to Paris in 1886 where he studied violin with Camillo Sivori, Paganini's most famous pupil. For many years Monti was a member of the Lamoureux Orchestra in Paris, also conducting the orchestra on occasions, and composed ballets, operettas and instrumental music during his years in the French capital.
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| Gioachino Rossini: Une
Larme: Double Bass:
Instrumental Work Contrebasse, Piano (duo) Recital Music
A Tear-A beautiful and poignant lament which is ideally suited to the double bas...(+)
A Tear-A beautiful and poignant lament which is ideally suited to the double bass. Originally for cello this new edition returns to the cello version [Theme & Variations] adding an extended (but optional) piano introduction and demonstrates the dark and soulful colours of the solo double bass. Long flowing phrases allow the intermediate bassist to demonstrate both musical and technical accomplishment in an accessible range of the instrument. The soulful and wistful melody transcribes beautifully for double bass allowing the instrument to display its bel canto and lyrical capabilities. A three bar section towards the end of the piece is playable as written or anocatve higher giving bassists the opportunity to play high harmonics within a beautiful and evocative melody. This is an ideal study or recital work with its supportive and pulsing accompaniment and has been one of Recital Music's bestsellers since it was published. Une Larme is also available for solo double bass and string orchestra accompaniment - please contact the publishers for further details. Grade 7 - Trinity-Guildhall / ABRSM / LCM / MTB Exams (www.mtbexams.com)
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| Jayson Mackie: Shout For
The King!: 2 or 3-Part
Choir: Vocal Score Chorale 3 parties Unison, Piano Recital Music
Recital Music has developed a large exciting and eclectic catalogue of Christma...(+)
Recital Music has developed a large exciting and eclectic catalogue of Christmas music for choirs in recent years. Some works are published for the first time others are in new editions and we aim to provide accessible and enjoyable choral music for choirs of all ages and abilities. Enjoy!Shout for the King! is a joyous and vibrant carol for junior choir and piano. It's Latin-American influence has proved popular with choirs and audiences alike and a double bass and percussion can easily be added for extra energy and atmosphere.Chord symbols are included for optional double bass or guitar accompaniment.The composer writes: 'Shout forthe King! was composed one evening in December 2004. At the time I was training as a Primary School teaching assistant and involved in playing the piano for the school's various Christmas musical events and concerts. It was the first time I had written both lyrics and music which both came to me at the same time. I subsequently taught the song to the children in the days which followed which they loved and it was the first time a 'real' composer had written anything for them. A week later it was premiered at the school carol concert with me playing the piano.I have always wanted to write a new and catchy Christmas carol drawing influences from all the familiar ones we know and love every Christmas. I also wanted the melody of the verses and chorus to be catchy and repetitive and would be easy and enjoyable for junior choirs to learn. I have always had a fondness for Latin-American rhythms hence the happy groove which I think add to the appeal!'Born in Cardiff in 1975 and trained in piano and flute at school Jay Mackie studied composition as an undergraduate at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama from 1997-2000 and completed an MMus gaining a distinction in Composition in 2004.At college Jayson received three scholarship prizes for composing where his Wind Quintet was a featured work at the ISCM's World Music Days
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| David Heyes: A Spotless
Rose: Upper Voices: Vocal
Album SSA/PFA::SSA, Accompagnement Piano [Partitions] Recital Music
A Spotless Rose is dedicated to Sarah Poole and was written for a charity concer...(+)
A Spotless Rose is dedicated to Sarah Poole and was written for a charity concert on Sunday 7 December 2014. The simple arpeggio accompaniment creates an atmospheric web above which the female choir in three parts can weave their melodic lines and is set to a most evocative and beautiful text. The accompaniment can be played by piano or harp and the carol is a simple and understated setting which the composer hopes will appeal to choirs and audiences alike.A Spotless Rose is also available for solo voice and piano. David Heyes studied double bass with Laurence Gray and Bronwen Naish and later at the Royal College of Music in London. Hecompleted his post-graduate studies in Prague with Frantisek Posta (Principal Double Bass Czech Philharmonic Orchestra). He has given recitals and masterclasses in 13 countries over the past few years and has been a juror at a number of international competitions twice as chairman.David has been Specialist Double Bass Tutor at Wells Cathedral School for 17 years and received a prestigious award from the David Walter Charitable Trust of New York for his pioneering activities as a soloist teacher publisher and commissioner of new music for double bass. He works with composers throughout the world and is particularly interested to expand the double bass repertoire by commissioning new works and by rediscovering forgotten ones. Over the past 30 years he has commissioned more than 500 works from beginner to virtuoso and from one to twenty basses.David has transcribed more than 200 works for double bass many published by Recital Music and in recent year has also composed a number of original works for double bass which have been performed in Britain America and Czech Republic. David is self-taught as a composer and his music has been described as lyrical and accessible but certainly of the 21st-century. In recent years he has had premieres and performances in Britain America Spain and the Czech Republic was a Featured
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| Katrina Gordon: Feathered
Friends: Double Bass:
Instrumental Album Recital Music
12 Pieces For Beginner Double Bass-Feathered Friends is a set of 12 short enjoya...(+)
12 Pieces For Beginner Double Bass-Feathered Friends is a set of 12 short enjoyable characterful and lively pieces for the beginner bassist and was composed in 2009 for Recital Music's BassLine project. Each piece can be played in 1st position although half position can be produced in several and they employ a limited number of notes keys note values and rhythms. Teachers should feel confident to teach the pieces in the order best suited to each student.The accompaniments are simple and supportive aimed at the bass teacher with some pianistic skills and Katrina Gordon has a successful and proven record when writing lively enjoyable fun and accessible music foryounger players. Each piece includes an evocative written description to inspire the young bassists to create a mini tone-poem in a short space of time. This is music written to be enjoyed by players teachers and audiences alike.
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| James Cruttenden: Bow
That Bass!: Double Bass:
Instrumental Album Recital Music
10 Pieces-Recital Music publish music for every level of double bassist and in t...(+)
10 Pieces-Recital Music publish music for every level of double bassist and in the past few years have concentrated on music for the younger player. This new and exciting series includes works with simple accessible technical and musical challenges for beginners and progressing bassists. Piano accompaniments are supportive and written with the bass teacher in mind creating a new repertoire which is ideal for concert and educational use.
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| Guy Turner: Double
Trouble: Double Bass:
Instrumental Work Recital Music
Double Trouble was composed in 2006 as part of Recital Music's One Minute Wonder...(+)
Double Trouble was composed in 2006 as part of Recital Music's One Minute Wonders project - for pieces lasting exactly one minute. It was premiered by Sophie Heyes (double bass) accompanied by the composer on 18 October of that year. Double Trouble is adapted from a song from the musical of Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters and the rhythm of the famous verse 'Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble' can clearly be heard. Aimed at the intermediate bassist this is lively and rhythmic music which is successful in performance.
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| Christine Donkin:
Bass-Time Beginners:
Double Bass: Instrumental
Tutor Recital Music
Bass-Time Beginners is a set of six short and easy pieces for the progressing be...(+)
Bass-Time Beginners is a set of six short and easy pieces for the progressing beginner bassist. They offer simple musical and technical challenges using a limited number of keys and positions to encourage confidence in the early years of study also introducing simple harmonics and pizzicato effects to create a greater awareness of the possibilities of the double bass.The piano accompaniments are independent and supportive written for the double bass teacher with some pianistic skills creating music which is useful for both educational and concert use.Written in a popular and accessible style Bass-Time Beginners isaimed at about Grade 2-4 level and the six pieces were composed in 2010 for Recital Music's BassLines Project to create new repertoire for beginners.
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| Dragonetti / Nanny -
Concerto A Major (solo
Tuning) - Contrebasse and
Piano Contrebasse, Piano (duo) Recital Music
SOLO TUNING See RM722 for Orchestral Tuning The 'Dragonetti Concerto' was first...(+)
SOLO TUNING See RM722 for Orchestral Tuning The 'Dragonetti Concerto' was first published in 1925 by Alphonse Leduc in Paris as No.23 of Edouard Nanny's 'Les Classiques de la Contrebasse'. For many years no one questioned its authenticity, but as more research into Dragonetti's original works for double bass was made, concerns began to arise. Many of Dragonetti manuscripts survive in the British Library, thanks to Vincent Novello who donated them in 1849, three years after Dragonetti's death and on Novello's retirement to Italy, but there is no original manuscript for this work. As bassists began to edit and perform a wide range of Dragonetti's works it became clear that this concerto bore little resemblance to any of his other pieces. The work does, however, have many similarities to Nanny's Concerto for double bass, also to his other solo works and even studies from his Method. Eventually most people came to the conclusion that this work is not an original work by the great Venetian bassist but is by Edouard Nanny, and in the style of the late 18th-century. Having said that, this is still a charming and evocative work which has much player and audience appeal and is very easy on the ears. Many of the challenges for the soloist are technical and, almost a century after its first publication, it is still as popular as ever. Published in 1925, the first movement was performed at London's Wigmore Hall on 15 April the following year by Victor Watson (double bass) and Sidney Crooke (piano), and was described a 'Contrabass Concerto by Dragonetti-Nanny. ERRATA: Piano part: page 8 (1st movement), bar 87 - final chord of bar in right hand should be D/E/G# - a dominant 7th chord in A major Edouard Nanny was an important French double bassist and teacher, also composing and transcribing many works for double bass. He was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 24 March 1872 and he studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Professor Verrimst, also teaching there from 1920-1940. He performed often as a soloist, also working as an orchestral bassist with many orchestras such as the Paris Symphony Orchestra, Concerts Lamoureux and the Orchestra de l'Opera Comique, and in 1901 he founded the Henry Casadeus Society of Old Instruments, chaired by Camille Saint-Saens, and intended to revive the works from the past centuries. Nanny's Method for double bass is still in print, over 90 years since its first publication and both volumes contain a wealth of excellent technical studies and exercises which are as relevant today as they were in the 1920s. His other volumes of studies are mostly out of print and Recital Music plan to reprint some of his orginal works for double bass, transcriptions and educational music to keep alive the name of Edouard Nanny into the 21st-century. Edouard Nanny died in Paris in 1942.
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| Tony Osborne: Aeolian
Air: Cello: Instrumental
Work Recital Music
Atmospheric and musically rewarding Aeolian Air would be ideal for the intermed...(+)
Atmospheric and musically rewarding Aeolian Air would be ideal for the intermediate bassist who is just venturing into low thumb position. Suitable for legato and cantabile playing with a few technical challenges thrown in for good measure this offers much to the intermediate bassist. Written in the Aeolian mode - the white keys on the piano - this is a quality work from one of the leading composers writing for the double bass today. Tony Osborne has the rare ability to write interesting effective and idiomatic music for any level of bassist and this is successful as both a teaching piece and in recital.
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| Auguste Chapuis: Choral:
Double Bass: Instrumental
Work Recital Music
Dedicated to French bassist Edouard Nanny this exquisite miniature is now avail...(+)
Dedicated to French bassist Edouard Nanny this exquisite miniature is now available in both solo and orchestral tunings (published together) for the first time. The music is strongly independent and lyrical in a mildly modern idiom and makes an ideal recital work for the good intermediate bassist (c.Grade 8). The influence of Ravel and Debussy is obvious and this has much to commend it to any adventurous bassist looking for something a little different. The piano accompaniment is strong yet supportive. This new edition includes piano accompaniments for both solo and orchestral tunings. Performance Level: Grade 8+
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| Rudolf Tulácek: Three
Pieces For Double Bass
and Piano: Double Bass: Recital Music
Three characterful lyrical and enjoyable solos written in the salon style of th...(+)
Three characterful lyrical and enjoyable solos written in the salon style of the late 19th-century and allowing the solo double bass to sing throughout the range of the instrument. Tulacek studied composition with Dvorak and his music echoes the Czech nationalist style always melodic tuneful and graceful. Newly typeset in 2009 this edition also includes piano accompaniments for both solo and orchestral tunings. 'This music displays the old-fashioned sentimental romanticism typical of the salon music of the early 20th-century. All three deliciously lyrical pieces are in simple ABA song form.' (ISB) Grade 8 - Trinity-Guildhall /ABRSM Rudolf Tulacek was one of the leading Czech double bassists of his generation and was a respected and influential teacher at the Janacek Academy of Music in Brno. He was born in Jicin Bohemia on 25 August 1885 and began to study the double bass at the age of eleven having already studied flute and violin. So rapid was his progress that he soon became a member of the Jicin Municipal Orchestra and in 1901 entered the Prague Academy of Music to study with Frantisek Cerny one of the Czech capital's leading bassists and teachers. Tulacek graduated in 1907 with the highest commendations from his professors performing the Geissel Concerto at his public graduation concert and in 1909 was offered the post of Solo Bassist in the Zagreb Opera Orchestra. From 1920 he was also a Professor at the Zagreb State Academy of Music and subsequently became Concert-Master of the Zagreb Philharmonic. His many recitals attest to his perfect technique supreme musicality and complete command of the instrument and concerts included music by Cerny Dvorak Geissel Kukla Láska Misek Simandl Stein and Tenaglia alongside his own compositions. In 1937 Tulacek became Professor of Double Bass at the Brno Academy of Music and in 1948 became the first Double Bass Professor at the newly founded
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| Alan Smith: In Flanders
Fields: Mixed Choir:
Vocal Score Chorale SATB SATB, Orgue Recital Music
In Flanders Fields is a series of poignant and evocative choral works with a the...(+)
In Flanders Fields is a series of poignant and evocative choral works with a theme of reconciliation and remembrance set to iconic texts by John McCrae and Rupert Brooke.Alan Smith was born in London in 1962 and spent his childhood in Croydon. He sang with various local choirs and attended the nearby Royal School of Church Music where he began organ lessons with Michael Fleming at the age of ten. He was appointed as Organist and Choirmaster of a local church at the age of 16 and later became Organ Scholar at Kings' College London where he studied from 1981 to 1984. As part of his music degree he specialized in composition studying with Nicola LeFanu David Lumsdaine and George Nicholson.Following postgraduate training at the London Institute of Education Alan began his teaching career. After working in various schools he became Head of Music at Hazelwick School Crawley in 1990 a post he continues to hold. In the same year he came to some prominence by winning the RSCM's annual composing competition. His successful entry Let the Peoples Praise You became his first published piece and continues to be widely performed. Since then his choral compositions have won several awards most recently the Thornesian Prize in 2003 and an honorable mention in the 2004 Vanguard Premieres Competition.Alan's output is predominantly of choral and vocal music much of it written for specific choirs or occasions and his catalogue runs to over 150 works. In the UK his music is published by Animus Curiad Cantiones Press Escorial Edition Fagus Music and RSCM while in America he is published by Abingdon Press CanticaNOVA OUP Pavane and Roger Dean.Since 1998 Alan has been Director of Music at St Andrew's church in Burgess Hill West Sussex where he lives with his wife and three children.
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| Tony Osborne: Moving On
Again!: Double Bass:
Instrumental Work Recital Music
Moving On Again! was written in 2007 for the young English bassist Eloise Ridde...(+)
Moving On Again! was written in 2007 for the young English bassist Eloise Riddell. Commissioned by her family the suite of three pieces uses a range of jazz and popular styles to create new and exciting music for the young progressing bassist who is confident in thumb position. Blues with a Swing is lively and rhythmic with effective syncopations to move the music swiftly along. The piece begins and ends with a jazz pizzicato figure contrasting a 'swinging' middle section played arco which employs a range of unison melodies with an independent and incisive piano accompaniment. Cool Jazz the shortest of the three movements has a dance-like feel a jig almost but with anumber of popular music influences. Much of the melodic material is given to the double bass and a strong rhythmic drive and momentum push the piece to a strong and successful conclusion. Wild Ceilidh is full of rhythmic energy and drive with an alternating 2/4 and 6/8 format throughout. A more relaxed and cantabile middle section is framed by music of great rhythmic momentum for both players. This is high octane music which offers effective musical and technical challenges and would suit anyone who has enjoyed Junior Jazz Book 1 and 2. This is typical of the player-friendly music by Tony Osborne and the pieces have been a great success in performance. Music to get the toes tapping!
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| Douglas Mason: Angelus Ad
Virginem: Upper Voices:
Vocal Album Chorale SSA [Partitions] Recital Music
Angelus ad Virginem describes the Annunciation the biblical event in which the ...(+)
Angelus ad Virginem describes the Annunciation the biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel communicated with Mary about the forthcoming birth of Jesus. The tranquil music is intended to depict the angelic voice of Gabriel and the voice of Mary through its chant-like nature and exotic shifting harmonies. Douglas Mason began his musical training as a chorister in Gloucester Cathedral Choir under John Sanders. He subsequently read music at Durham University and went on to train as a music teacher at Leeds University also singing professionally as a lay clerk in the Choir of Leeds Parish Church at this time.As a composer Douglas focuses on choral works in particular and he has also written and arranged music for schools. As a performer Douglas has sung on numerous television and radio broadcasts and appeared on recordings for several labels including Abbey Priory and ASC records. For several years he was also a member of the William Byrd Singers directed by Stephen Wilkinson.
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| Humphrey Clucas:
Evenfall: Voice: Vocal
Album Piano, Voix [Partition] Recital Music
Humphrey Clucas is known for a wide range of choral and vocal music alongside a...(+)
Humphrey Clucas is known for a wide range of choral and vocal music alongside a growing body of instrumental music and this beautiful and evocative song is set to words by A.E. Housman. Originally for voice and lute Evenfall also works well with piano accompaniment and the edition includes versions for high voice (A minor) and low voice (E minor). The accompaniment is simple and supportive allowing the flowing melody to soar above with a tonal and accessible style which should appeal to singers of all ages and abilities.Humphrey Clucas was born in 1941 and read English at King's College Cambridge where he was also a Choral Scholar. Having taught Englishfor twenty-seven years he subsequently became a Lay Vicar at Westminster Abbey but is now retired. As a composer he is self taught and although he is well-known for a set of Anglican Responses written as an undergraduate almost all his serious music has been written over the last twenty-five years. He has a growing reputation as a choral composer and has produced an impressive and steady stream of choral works both sacred and secular alongside much instrumental music. He has written works for Cathedrals in Chichester Guildford Salisbury and Winchester as well as for King's College Cambridge Southwell Minster and Westminster Abbey.
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| Anna R. Matthews
Frederick Niven: From
Flanders: Mixed Choir:
Vocal Score Chorale SATB SATB, Orgue Recital Music
Anna R. Matthews writes: 'Frederick Niven's poem tells the story of Christmas in...(+)
Anna R. Matthews writes: 'Frederick Niven's poem tells the story of Christmas in 1914. On Christmas Day a truce was spontaneously enacted by the two sides fighting in Flanders in World War One. This was five months into the war which until this point many in Britain had confidently believed would be over by that time. When the two sides lay down their weapons in the name of humanity and met in the middle of no-man's-land they would not have realised the bloodshed that was to come as the war dragged on for a further four years - a conflict so atrocious that it came to be known as 'the war to end all wars'.This carol conveys the unknowing innocence of thosemen and the joy of Christmas yet explores the sinister context in which they met and the future which was to come. Ultimately the events of the 1914 Christmas truce came to symbolise the universality of hope and peace at Christmas. This carol brings this message into the twenty-first century.' Anna R. Matthews is a composer living in Exeter England. Born in Devon Anna studied music at Durham University where she was awarded the Rosalind Dickinson Prize. She enjoys working with some of today's most talented and creative ensembles: from Psappha to EXAUDI and from cathedral choirs to youth ensembles. Her music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and she has been a featured new music composer in Choir & Organ magazine. Anna was a finalist in the 2011 King James Bible Composition Awards and is a 2013/24 Arts Council England fellow on the Clore Leadership Programme. She is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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| Tony Osborne: Pizzicato
All-Sorts: Double Bass:
Instrumental Work Recital Music
Composed in March 2009 these four graded pieces are typical of the lively jazz...(+)
Composed in March 2009 these four graded pieces are typical of the lively jazzy and accessible music from Tony Osborne. Played pizzicato throughout they offer new and exciting repertoire for the intermediate bassist and would be suitable for any concert or occasion. Each piece has its own strong personality and character and the independent piano accompaniments provide music full of fun and energy. Ideal for Grade 5-8 bassists and for the progressing bassist who enjoyed the jazzy challenges and music in Junior Jazz Book 1.
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| Teppo Hauta-Aho: Erkon
Elegia: Double Bass
Ensemble: Instrumental
Work Contre Basse [Partition] Recital Music
A very well constructed brief 'serious' work this short piece offers effective ...(+)
A very well constructed brief 'serious' work this short piece offers effective and accessible music for the intermediate bassist using almost a three octave range with scope to demonstrate a range of sounds colours and moods. Two editions included together - for solo double bass or for 2 or more bassists. 'Erkon Elegia is accessible to advanced beginning bassists with the ability to perform with confidence into the lower thumb positions.' [ISB] 'Erkon Elegia is a versatile little piece that can be played as a solo duo trio or ensemble. In only 49 bars and using elementary music Hauta-aho manages to use many of his trademark compositionalcharacteristics...it's friendly geography and varied colourscape should prove popular with beginning bassists.' [Double Bassist]
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| Sadie Harrison:
Harlequinade: Double
Bass: Instrumental Work Recital Music
Sadie Harrison was born in Adelaide Australia moving to England in 1970 where ...(+)
Sadie Harrison was born in Adelaide Australia moving to England in 1970 where she undertook composition studies with Nicola Lefanu gaining her Phd at Kings College London. Sadie's music has been played internationally in venues such as the Sydney Opera House Carnegie Hall Royal Festival hall Barbican and Lithuanian National Philharmonic by some of the world's leading performers. Her music has been released to critical acclaim on Sargasso BML Metier NMC and Clarinet Classics and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and in Eastern Europe Canada Japan Australia America Lithuania the Netherlands and elsewehere.
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| Humphrey Clucas: Baroque
Suite: Double Bass:
Instrumental Work Contre Basse [Partition] Recital Music
Although known primarily for his choral music Humphrey Clucas has written a num...(+)
Although known primarily for his choral music Humphrey Clucas has written a number of successful works for double bass and his lively and easy going compositional style has been popular with players and teachers alike. Aimed at the good intermediate bassist (Grade 6/7) this suite is similar to the Bach Cello Suite format and consists of a Prelude followed by a set of dance-movements. Written in a lively and approachable style there are effective musical and technical challenges within the orchestral register and these would be ideal as both study and concert music. Baroque Suite was premiered by Eloise Riddell during Bass-Fest (2009) at Wells Cathedral School
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| Armand Russell: Divergent
Dances: Double Bass:
Instrumental Work Recital Music
Armand Russell writes: 'Divergent Dances is divided into six sections of which t...(+)
Armand Russell writes: 'Divergent Dances is divided into six sections of which the odd numbered sections are rather slow and the evne numbered ones much faster. The three odd numbered sections are first a theme and then two variations. The three even numbered sections are named as Fast Dance 1 2 and 3. Each one is different but use very similar ways of creating their themes using steps and small skips often in succession. The overall effect of the form is that of a small rondo (ABACAD). Each of the sections uses a different diatonic mode. These are in order G Phrygian E Aeolian D Ionian F Mixolydian A Dorian and G Lydian. The sections alternate approaches tointerpretation as well as tempos. The odd numbered sections and lyrical and more expressive and the odd numbered sections more rhythmic. Throughout but especially in the odd numbered sections there is a need for the player to decide whether to finger the music to achieve a darker effect using cross strings in higher positions or a brighter effect with more shifts which use lower positions when possible. This is the player's choice and may be played differently in different sections or for each performance. The music does not use thumb position.' Divergent Dances was premiered by Nic Lum (double bass) and Gemma Beeson (piano) at Wells Cathedral School (Somerset UK) on Sunday 2 October 2011.
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| Tony Osborne: Suite For
Eloise: Double Bass:
Instrumental Work Recital Music
A lively three-movement suite aimed at the young bassist and composed in 2003 fo...(+)
A lively three-movement suite aimed at the young bassist and composed in 2003 for Eloise Riddell. Work to Do! has a strong rhythmic drive contrasting a lyrical and rhapsodic Sweet Dreams. The suite ends with A Fun Day! brimming with energy and great character. Typical of Tony Osborne's music this is approachable accessible and very playable - full of jazzy rhythmic energy and style. Ideal for any school concert or performance with musical and technical challenges for the younger bassist.
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| Christopher Field
William: The Lamb: Vocal:
Vocal Album Recital Music
Christopher Field has a lifetime's experience of singing and teaching stretching...(+)
Christopher Field has a lifetime's experience of singing and teaching stretching back to 1953 when he was a chorister at the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Later he won a choral exhibition to Trinity College Cambridge a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music and an Arts Council of Great Britain award for postgraduate study with Frederick Husler in Switzerland. His subsequent career as a schoolmaster at Dulwich College was combined with work as a concert baritone choral conducting and teaching singing and double bass. For many years a number of his teaching works have been included in the graded examination syllabuses of the leading examination boards.
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| Johann Joachim Quantz:
Sonata In G Major: Double
Bass: Instrumental Work Recital Music
American composer-bassist Armand Russell has created a wealth of music for dou...(+)
American composer-bassist Armand Russell has created a wealth of music for double bass over the past fifty years and more recently has arranged a tasteful number of works for the instrument. This four movement sonata (Adagio Allegro Largo Presto) by Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773) offers a new and accessible transcription for the good intermediate bassist who is confident in low thumb position. Only available in orchestral tuning there are musical and technical challenges in equal measure and much to enjoy for performers and audiences alike. Sonata in G major is also available in two editions for double bass (or cello) trio andstring orchestra. The accompaniment is playable by piano or harpsichord and the limited range of dynamics allows each performer freedom to create their own unique performance and interpretation.
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