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Barca rolles for a Sinking City was inspired by the city of Venice, a place that has long held the fascination of artists, writers and composers, and which I have been lucky enough to visit on several occasions. Sadly it seems that future generations may not be so lucky: in addition to the city's slow sinking and recently discovered tilting, studies predict that if global warming and the resultant rise of ocean levels is unabated, the entire city (as well as many other coastal cities around the globe) will be under water by 2100. I. Funeral Gondola The late, cryptic piano works of Franz Liszt made a profound impression on me as a young composer, among them two works he entitled La Lugubre Gondola (usually translated as The Funeral Gondola ) which were said to be a premonition of Wagner's death in Venice, his coffin transported through the canals in a black gondola. These late pieces of Liszt acquired even greater significance to me after I spent two summers in Bayreuth under the patronage of Friedelind Wagner, the granddaughter of Wagner and great-granddaughter of Liszt. This movement is a meditation on Wagner, Liszt, Venice and its own evanescence. II. Barcarolle/Quodlibet The Quodlibet (Latin for what pleases) is a musical form dating back to the 15th century where many disparate melodies are juxtaposed. Popular in the Renaissance, sacred and secular melodies were combined, often to comical effect due to the resultant incongruity of the words. The form was considered the ultimate test of a composer's mastery of counterpoint. The most famous Quodlibet is without doubt the final Variation of Bach's Goldberg Variations. As a form the Quodlibet is less common in more recent music, although examples can be found in the works of Kurt Weill and David Del Tredici. My own Barcarolle/Quodlibet was inspired by the (perhaps apocryphal) story of the funeral where musicians were asked to play a Bach Choral, but due to miscommunication played instead the Bacarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann. Here, the Bach Choral Allen Menschen mussen sterben (All Men Must Die) is heard in the strings pizzicato, with a tempo indication In slow motion. The alto line of the Bach suggests a phrase from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Alle Menchen werden Bruder) heard in the muted trombone. Before long, the famous tune from Offenbach's opera is heard, followed by quotations from iconic Barcarolles by Chopin, Mendelssohn and Faure, as well as two Venetian popular songs and more Beethoven. III. Barcarola/Ostinato/Carill on An ostinato is a repeated musical figure, and carillon is Italian for music box. This movement references the obsolete genre of salon pieces that imitated music boxes: such works by composers like Liadov and Gretchaninov used to be a mainstay of pianists' encore repertoire. This movement is however much darker in conception than those pleasant trifles. Utilizing the full battery of percussion, the carefully notated temporal slowing of the ostinato becomes overwhelmed by a poignant chorale melody before this box is snapped shut. IV. Barcarolle Oubliee (Forgotten Barcarolle) Marked limpido (still) the final movement begins with the sound of rain produced by a percussion instrument called (appropriately) a rain stick. Halting phrases in the harp coalesce into the accompaniment for a plangent melody heard in the clarinet. The central Adagio of this movement leads to a shattering climax, before the opening phrases return and dissipate into nothingness.
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ISBN 9790001034593. 9.0x12.0x0.008 inches.
SKU: CA.4020130
ISBN 9790007065058. Key: A major. Language: German.
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ISBN 9790007254216. German.
For children and young people aged 6 to 12 years, a great way to learn how to sing in parts effortlessly. The latest volume in chorissimo!, our choral collection series for school choirs, contains not only 30 quodlibets - each with at least two songs which can be beautifully combined - but also lots of ideas, tips, and suggestions. How to build up singing in parts, rehearsal methods, creative ideas about using the available space, and movement ideas all feature, as well as easy accompaniments for glockenspiel.The quodlibets mainly comprise a traditional song plus a new song on a matching theme. They are divided thematically into five chapters - songs for everyday, the seasons, Christmas carols, songs in other languages, and funny songs.- 30 quodlibets to sing as you like- with varied pedagogical methods and performance ideas- for singing in class and in school choirs- suitable for children and young people from 6 to 14 years- choral collection (editionchor) available at special bulk discount price- edited by the Landesakademie fur die musizierende Jugend in Baden-Wurttemberg.
SKU: HL.49004746
ISBN 9790001050197. 7.5x10.75x0.202 inches.
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ISBN 9790007296605. German.
Score and part available separately - see item CA.222200.
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ISBN 9790007296599. German.
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ISBN 9790007294465. German.
Score available separately - see item CA.222200.
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ISBN 9790007261993. German.
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ISBN 9790007295530. German.
SKU: CA.332570
ISBN 9790007183882. Language: all languages.
