SKU: PR.144402700
UPC: 680160028009.
SKU: PR.34240026T
UPC: 680160054640.
SKU: PR.114410410
UPC: 680160015214. 8.5 x 11 inches.
SKU: PR.144400410
UPC: 680160024964.
SKU: PR.11441998S
UPC: 680160681730. 9 x 12 inches.
The ancient Egyptian empire began around 3100 B.C. and continued for over 3000 years until Alexander the Great conquered the country in 332 B.C. Over the centuries, the Egyptian empire grew and flourished into a highly developed society. They invented hieroglyphics, built towering pyramids (including the Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the World), and the created many household items we still use today, including toothbrushes, toothpaste, eyeliner, black ink, and the forerunner of modern-day paper. Included among their achievements were a series of highly developed funerary practices and beliefs in the Afterlife. As the average lifespan of an Egyptian hovered around 30 years, living past the death of oneAs physical body was a legitimate concern. Egyptians believed that upon death, their souls would undertake a harrowing journey through the Netherworld. If they survived the horrific creatures and arduous trials that awaited them, then their souls would be reunified with their bodies (hence the need to preserve the body through mummification) and live forever in a perfect version of the life they had lived in Egypt. To achieve this, Egyptians devised around 200 magical spells and incantations to aid souls on the path to the Afterlife. These spells are collectively called The Book of the Dead. Particular spells would be chosen by the family of the deceased and inscribed on the tombAs walls and scrolls of papyrus, as well as on a stone scarab placed over the deceasedAs heart. Subsequent collections of spells and mortuary texts, such as The Book of Gates, assisted a soul in navigating the twelve stages of the Netherworld. Not only did these spells protect and guide the soul on this dangerous path, but they also served as a safeguard against any unbecoming behavior an Egyptian did while alive. For instance, if a person had robbed another while alive, there was a spell that would prevent the soulAs heart from revealing the truth when in the Hall of Judgment. Rites for the Afterlife follows the path of a soul to the Afterlife. In Inscriptions from the Book of the Dead (movement 1), the soul leaves the body and begins the journey, protected by spells and incantations written on the tombAs walls. In Passage though the Netherworld (movement 2), the soul is now on a funerary barque, being towed through the Netherworld by four of the regionAs inhabitants. We hear the soul slowly chanting incantations as the barque encounters demons, serpents, crocodiles, lakes of fire, and other terrors. The soul arrives at The Hall of Judgment in movement 3. Standing before forty-two divine judges, the soul addresses each by name and gives a A!negative confessionA(r) connected to each judge (i.e. A!I did not rob,A(r) A!I did not do violence,A(r) and so on). Afterwards, the soulAs heart is put on a scale to be weighed against a feather of MaAat, the goddess of truth. If the heart weighs more than the feather, it will be eaten by Ammut, a hideous creature that lies in wait below the scale, and the soul will die a second and permanent death (this was the worst fear of the Egyptians). But if the heart is in balance with the feather, the soul proceeds onward. The final stage of the journey is the arrival at The Field of Reeds (movement 4), which is a perfect mirror image of the soulAs life in ancient Egypt. The soul reunites with deceased family members, makes sacrifices to the Egyptian gods and goddess, harvests crops from plentiful fields of wheat under a brilliant blue sky, and lives forever next to the abundant and nourishing waters of the Nile. Rites for the Afterlife was commissioned by the Barlow Endowment on behalf of the Akropolis Reed Quintet, Calefax Reed Quintet, and the Brigham Young University Reed Quintet. -S.G.
SKU: PR.114418920
ISBN 9781491114575. UPC: 680160669158. 9 x 12 inches.
Volume 3 in Gary Schocker’s treasure-trove of carols, this collection includes many beautiful lesser-known carols, along with familiar favorites heard in a new way — sure to engage harpists, and audiences as well.
SKU: PR.144406690
UPC: 680160637454. 9 x 12 inches.
Using two-tiered seating and both sides of the space, Hodkinson passes tones and passages from one group of clarinets to another, where the end of one part begins the next, in a cascading fashion.
SKU: PR.41641367P
UPC: 680160633913. 9.5x13 inches.
SKU: PR.416414550
UPC: 680160612017. 8.5 x 11 inches.
SKU: PR.441410300
ISBN 9781491111512. UPC: 680160667543. 9 x 12 inches. Lauren Bernofsky.
RUFUS AND RITA is an adorable, light-hearted opera about a girl and her zany dog, commissionedby Reimagining Opera for Kids for in-school performances. The libretto features several forks in theroad where the audience votes on what should happen next. The opera is scored for four singersof any voice range, plus piano; there is also an expanded version for chamber ensemble.RUFUS AND RITA is a light-hearted opera for young audiences, scored for fouradult singers of any voice type. Singers may adjust octaves as necessary, soany part may be sung by a male or female voice.A chamber version of the accompaniment is also available from TheodorePresser Company (441-41031), scored for a flexible-instrumentation ensembleof piano with any two treble instruments and one bass instrument.* * *RUFUS AND RITA contains many improvised elements, from spoken dialogueto improvised vocal parts. Instructions are given throughout the score. Theduration is approximately 30 minutes, depending on the length of theimprovised sections.The libretto is flexible – at several points in the show, the audience votes onwhat happens next, from choices given by a narrator. Some musical numbers,as well as props and set accessories, are determined by the choice. Forinstance, if the audience votes for Rufus to have found a dog biscuit, then 2a.The Dog Treat is performed (and 2b. Fido's Lament is omitted.) The pianistmay serve as the narrator, who announces what is being voted on and talliesthe vote by observing a show of hands.* * *Thanks to Mary Alice Cox, D.V.M., for her expertise regarding the medical careof Rufus in “The Cure” and to Susan Archibald for her editorial comments.Thanks, also, to Felissa Elfenbein for permission to use her zucchini dog treatrecipe.My everlasting thanks to my editor, Daniel Dorff, for his faith in my music.Finally, my deepest gratitude to Kim Carballo and the cast of ReimaginingOpera for Kids, who helped me develop the opera into its final version.
SKU: PR.114423990
UPC: 680160689484.
Completed on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Adolphus Hailstork’s MONUMENTS is a musical memorial that cries out in mourning, and lifts a song of hope for the future. This noble and lyrical work calls for great expressivity and control from the trombonist, with very sparing use of virtuosity. Performable with piano (114-42312), string quartet or quintet (114-42399), or string orchestra (116-42098), MONUMENTS is a profound, yet versatile addition to the trombone repertoire.
SKU: PR.114414110
UPC: 680160593811. 8.5 x 11 inches.
For a commission by the Cheswatyr Foundation for the Borromeo String Quartet, Matheson created a three-movement work on the construct of the Borromean rings - a chain of rings in which all rings are connected as a unit, but in which no two individual rings are connected. In this concept, each individual element is every bit as important and essential as the whole, and the whole collapses if any link in the chain is taken away. The work was premiered by the Borromeo String Quartet with Judith Gordon (piano). For advanced performers.
SKU: PR.412410680
UPC: 680160088430.
SKU: PR.14540023F
ISBN 9781491129715. UPC: 680160031856. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: PR.332401550
UPC: 680160054299. Key: D major.
SKU: PR.14440437S
UPC: 680160030637.
SKU: PR.114408040
UPC: 680160012367. 8.5 x 11 inches.
SKU: PR.41241090L
UPC: 680160608744. 11 x 14 inches. Chinese folksongs. Chinese folksongs.
SKU: PR.114411990
UPC: 680160017409. 8.5 x 11 inches.
SKU: PR.144400900
UPC: 680160025480.
SKU: PR.111402630
UPC: 680160641789. Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Songs of Love and Loss was originally written for bass voice and piano, and premiered by Bryan Matthews at Juilliard in 1984. Subsequently in 2004, I arranged the work for Bass Trombone and Piano for Charlie Vernon, who premiered the work at the International Trombone Association Festival at Ithaca College. The poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay, with her beautiful, sometimes enigmatic, and always evocative poetry was the inspiration for the four songs of this cycle. (Eric Ewazen).
SKU: PR.115401500
UPC: 680160019533.
SKU: PR.14440596S
UPC: 680160618538. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: PR.144405190
UPC: 680160575152. 9 x 12 inches.
Ward-Steinman has penned a short and lovely lulllaby in primarily 3/4 time. Especially effective with obbligato cello accompaniment.
SKU: PR.416415470
UPC: 680160633562. 8.5 x 11 inches.
SKU: PR.141400250
UPC: 680160023721.
SKU: PR.416412790
UPC: 680160490837. 9x12 inches.
SKU: PR.446410790
UPC: 680160096015. 8.5 x 11 inches.
SKU: PR.144400280
UPC: 680160024810.