SKU: HL.14008392
ISBN 9780711936942.
The story centres on the English princess Caroline Mathilde (1751-1775), sister of George III, who at the age of 15 was sent to Denmark to marry the 17-year-old eccentric and schizophrenic Danish King, Christian VII. The ballet portrays her unhappy marriage, the King's growing madness and her fatal love-affair with Struensee, the King's influential physician, which leads to their arrest, his execution and her exile, at the age of 20, separated from her two young children. In keeping with the period, and perhaps also with the traditions of Romantic ballet, the music is relatively simple in harmony and form, and most of the action is conveyed in set-piece dances. The suite, which consists essentially of the second half of Act I, begins with one of these, a bristling interplay of wind and string ensembles in D major, portraying in the ballet a curious nuptial game with the king and princess on movable pedestals. The slow music that follows has to do with the king's healing by Dr. Struensee and the new queen's unquiet reverie (oboe and cor anglais solos). Then the suite, like the act, is capped by a pair of pas-de-deux, the first savage and bizarre for the royal couple, the second rich and passionate for the queen and the miracle-working doctor. Score (miniature). Duration c. 25mins.
SKU: FP.FLD03
ISBN 9790570504039.
Mini ature Suite was written for David Munrow in 1969, receiving its first performance with harpsichordist Christopher Hogwood in London's Purcell Room that year. The material of each of its five movements is drawn from the recorder's solo introduction. Following the enthusiasm of recorder virtuosi John Turner it was revised in 2011, and the revised version was first performed by John Turner and Ian Thompson in Casterton Church on April 3rd 2011. The works has been recorded by the same artists for the Prima Facie label (Recorder Fireworks PFCD0010).David Lord was born in Oxford in 1944 and studied under Richard Rodney Bennett at the Royal Academy of Music. As a young composer he received many commissions, including works for Julian Bream, Janet Baker, George Malcolm, Imogen Holst, the London Symphony and Northern Sinfonia Orchestras and the Bath, Cheltenham and Aldeburgh Festivals. More recent years have seen him active as a record producer (XTC, Peter Gabriel, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Korgis, Tears for Fears, Jean Michel Jarre) and writer/arranger for film and TV (Cracker, Inspector Rebus etc).
SKU: HL.14035363
8.25x11.75x0.087 inches.
SKU: HL.14029998
ISBN 9788759851302. 5.5x8.25x0.055 inches.
The Suite Champetre from Opus 98b is a wonderful work for String Orchestra dating from 1921. This is the Miniature or Study Score edition.
SKU: HL.48024438
UPC: 888680788919. 9.0x12.0x0.172 inches. Maurice Ravel/trans. Richard Frey.
Maurice Ravel's Mother Goose Suite compirses five charming miniatures, each evoking a fairy tale scene. From the simplicity of the opening “Pavane of Sleeping Beauty†to the whirling dance of the “Conversation of Beauty and the Beast,†Ricahrd Frey's colorful new setting for chamber winds and percussion captures the beauty and elegance of Ravel's entrancing work.
SKU: HL.48024437
UPC: 888680788902. 9.0x12.0x0.383 inches. Maurice Ravel/trans. Richard Frey.
Maurice Ravel's Mother Goose Suite comprises five charming miniatures, each evoking a fairy tale scene. From the simplicity of the opening “Pavane of Sleeping Beauty†to the whirling dance of the “Conversation of Beauty and the Beast,†Richard Frey's colorful new setting for chamber winds and percussion captures the beauty and elegance of Ravel's entrancing work.
SKU: HL.49019007
ISBN 9790001175395.
The newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung once described the jazz pianist and arranger Peter Wegele (*1967) as 'most creative pianist in the Munich area'. Trained at the music academy of Graz, his career has led him to concert stages all over the world where he works with renowned jazz musicians. With his Suite populaire for flute (oboe or clarinet) and piano, he wants to unite the different spheres of classical, pop and world music. The result is a charming suite with five miniatures which is characterized by capricious rhythms, exotic melodies, delightful sounds and evocative contrasts and which swings all the time. Catchy and inspired music which is worth playing - and listening to.
SKU: HL.48187681
UPC: 888680845957. 5.5x7.5x0.201 inches.
The miniature score for J.S. Bach's Suite No.3 In D.
SKU: IM.3120
SKU: AP.44889S
UPC: 038081516080. English.
Based on Alexander Dumas' adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffman's story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, the ballet premiered in December of 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Tchaikovsky selected eight pieces from the ballet and created The Nutcracker Suite, which became an immediate success and to this day remains one of the most popular ballets, and contains some of the best-loved Christmas music. This suite of three selected short movements scored especially for beginners includes March, Dance of the Reed Flutes, and Russian Dance (Trepak). The movements can be performed individually or together. A superb classical transcription for teaching and performance to be programmed during the holidays or any time of the year. (3:45).
SKU: XC.RCB2307
This re-envisioning of Composer/Arranger Tyler Arcari’s widely successful small ensemble works of the same name puts a modern twist on timeless music. Set up in a small 3-movmenet suite, Sea Shanty Saga is the type of work that will stand the test of time. A roaring 6/8 first movement leads to a breathtakingly haunting second movement and concludes with a fiery mash of two popular shanties. Completely new, yet old at the same time, this one is a hit.
SKU: XC.RCB2307FS
