Water Music

SKU: HL.50601575

ISBN 9781540040084. UPC: 888680896676. 9.0x12.0x0.059 inches.

According to legend, Tolenas Springs, in Solano County, CA was once known as The Land of the Healing Waters due to the restorative powers of the water. This beautiful descriptive work begins with a slow, lyrical melody reminiscent of the flowing water, followed with the music evolving into a faster, heroic theme stated by the brass. The piece culminates in a riveting conclusion suggesting the healing waters washing over us. (Grade 4) Dur: 4:30.

SKU: HL.14041307

ISBN 9788759819333. 10.25x14.5x0.052 inches.

Waterways (Vandveje) - Three Pieces for Piano by Per Nørgård (2008-09).

Written for Anne Marie Fjord Abildskov.

Preface / Programme Note
The three small piano pieces collectively called WATERWAYS was composed in 2008-2009 for Anne Marie Fjord Abildskov and they are dedicated to her.
You will hear traces of earlier piano works of mine – GROOVING from 1968 and ACHILLEUS AND THE TORTOISE from 1983 – in these new pieces.

The first movement is characterized by echo-like sounds, which also appear in GROOVING. Semitones are overlayered and soundsimultaniously, and then they are muted one by one to give a reminiscence of the initial sound. In this new movement an extra echo is added, like an extra skim of the stone
across the water surface – three skims, actually.

In the second movement you may hear traces of ACHILLEUS AND THE TORTOISE. The left and right hand both play arpeggio-like scale patterns. The music is shimmering, like a moiré on a water surface, with constantly changing, very short durations.
In the third movement the pattern of irregular durations is maintained and expanded, but only in fragments – and you may catch a glimpse of a new melody emerging.

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SKU: FP.FDC15

ISBN 979-0-57050-056-7.

This set of four studies depicts aspects of flowing water. 'Solent Blue' develops the left hand, 'Lakeland Grey' is a study in similar motion, 'Fountain Green' is an octave study and 'Waterfall White' is a study in contrary motion. Suggested grade 3-4.

SKU: HL.48187787

14.0x0.227 inches. French.

French composer, Pierre Boulez (b. 1925) is best known for his serialist, experimental and electronic compositions. However, his work for Soprano, Mixed Choir and Piano Reduction, The Water Sun also remains regularly performed. Having studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Olivier Messiaen, Boulez soon began his own creative experiments. Amongst his earlier works was his cantata, The Water Sun, composed in the late 1940s. The work has since been revised many times. Based on poems by Rene Char, The Water Sun is atonal, exploiting many techniques. For advanced choirs and Soprano soloists, Boulez's The Water Sun provides a challenging yet riveting performance work..

SKU: HL.1442016

ISBN 9798350124071. UPC: 196288205548. 6.75x10.5 inches.

�??Falling Water,�?� based on a text by Brian Newhouse, reminds us that water is perhaps the most essential and powerful element in nature. Pitches and rhythms in the piece help to illustrate a vivid picture of the text including a meditative soundscape of falling raindrops.

SKU: HL.1135273

UPC: 196288113041. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.

This arrangement of the beloved spiritual makes a great addition to middle school and community treble choirs, with its dynamic vocal parts and spirited piano accompaniment. The water image reminds us that water is not only a life-sustaining resource, but also a cleansing agent.

SKU: HL.1136473

ISBN 9781705183243. UPC: 196288113485. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches.

An original melody, paired with the Scottish folk song “The Water Is Wide,” creates a gently flowing choral for 2-part voices with optional flute. The original words speak of sailing to places unknown, sails filled with a gentle breeze and a winding river filled with adventures yet unknown. A fresh take on a well-loved melody creating a beautiful ballad for young voices to learn and experience.

SKU: HL.4004273

UPC: 888680067106. 9x12 inches.

The music of Handel is considered the culmination of the Baroque period of music history, and his Water Music (1717) has endured in popularity for nearly 300 years! Performed from a barge traveling on the River Thames, King George I is said to have liked the music so much that he ordered it repeated several times. Originally three suites each consisting of multiple movements, Johnnie Vinson has skillfully adapted this arrangement for young players using “Alla Hornpipe” from the Suite in D Major, and the “Air” and “Allegro” from the Suite in F Major. Duration: 4:20.

SKU: HL.4005556

UPC: 888680751777. 9.0x12.0x0.037 inches.

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Film Score for the movie The Shape of Water, the music of Alexandre Desplat is mesmorizing and beautiful. Robert Longfield has skillfully adapted these distinctive melodies in this delicate and moving arrangement for band.

SKU: HL.14020052

10.25x14.5x0.43 inches.

Moeran based Lonely Waters on the fragment of a song from the Broads of East Norfolk. This flowing, atmospheric work is dedicated to Ralph Vaughn Williams, and recalls Moeran's Norfolk boyhood and the folksongs he collected from East Anglia.E J Moeran was a 20th century British composer of Anglo-Irish background who spent his early years in Norfolk. Influences of folksong and programmatic elements can be easily heard in this composer's main body of work. Moeran tended toward the smaller ensembles in his composition which gave an appropriate frame for his great lyric gifts.

SKU: BT.9780713678444

ISBN 9780713678444. English.

Won derful Waterworks is one of four new geography songs in the A&C Black cross-curricular Songsheets series. Aimed at KS2 and linked to the curriculum, these individual songs are perfect for the classroom or forassemblies and end of term concerts. They are catchy, easy to learn and cover topic facts – in a fun way!

Features:

• Key facts reinforced through song
• Full piano/vocal score and photocopiablelyrics
• CD of backing/teaching/performa nce tracks
• Perfect for assemblies and school concerts
• They fulfil QCA Music Scheme unit 20 ‘Performing Together’.
  
  Also includes access toadedicated website containing additional resources: tuned and untuned percussion parts, teaching/performance notes and a performance schedule.

SKU: HL.139987

UPC: 888680040420. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches.

A waterfall is one of the most beautiful sights in the naturals world – a kaleidoscope of light and sound, carrying an ever-changing pulse of energy and motion. This original work highlights that beauty and mystery through text and melody for an outstanding showcase for developing treble voices. ScorePlay - click to view score with recording.

SKU: HL.14030970

ISBN 9788759805725.

Work for Chamber dating from 1988. The composer writes: MINNEWATER means 'love water'/'love lake', but when I began to compose the work, this direct meaning of the title was not very important to me. Rather the word itself had a magical sound. Later on, however, it occurred to me that the piece was full of mumbling swells and swarming cascades, and the sensation of water is perhaps most perceptible towards the end where lots of falling water movements are felt behind the emphasized rhythmic surface. Falls that moreover, quite literally at the end, sinks into the water. MINNEWATER has a subtitle: THOUSANDS OF CANONS, which directly refers to a compostion technique where all layers and elements in the music constantly are imitated; possibly waves imitating each other? The mudded and impalpable beginning of the work takes its starting point in one of my earlier pieces, the sextett LES TUCHINS (in fact the first 5 or 6 pages of the two pieces are quite identical but in MINNEWATER it is all 'blown up' to a larger ensemble). Quite soon, however, the thread to LES TUCHINS is cut off and it goes its own way; From the mumbling in the start - through swarming trills and pointilistic staccato movements - to a long section where the trumpet appears as a soloist and in a way conducts the movements of the remaining ensemble right to the rhythmic final section of the piece. MINNEWATER was commissioned by the Danish Radio for the German Ensemble Modern.

SKU: CF.SPS80

ISBN 9781491152577. UPC: 680160910076. Key: Bb major.

With Wind and Water is a musical portrayal of an adventure on the high seas during the sailing age. It was during the 16th to the mid-19th century where large sailing vessels dominated global exploration, international trade, and naval warfare. The piece's compound meter provides the pulse of movement as it pitches and rolls with the rhythm of the waves. The driving main melodies convey the determination and courage of the explorers and their crew. Dissonant harmonies suggest rough seas, turbulent weather, and other constant dangers that sailors must endure. Finally, the ending sweeping melody and climax reflects the joy and triumph at arriving on a new land at the apex of a long and intense voyage.
With evidence of watercraft dating back to 8000 BC, travel by water has remained an important aspect of life to many civilizations. From paddling down a river or crossing a large lake, to steaming across an entire ocean, generations of humans have traveled on water to explore foreign lands, to seek food and precious materials, to move and trade cargo, and to attack and fend off enemies.With Wind and Water is a musical portrayal of an adventure on the high seas during the age of sail. It was during the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century when large sailing vessels dominated global exploration, international trade, and naval warfare.  Our ship sets sail!The compound meter provides the pulse of movement as it pitches and rolls with the rhythm of the waves. The driving main melodies convey the determination and courage of the explorers and their crew. Dissonant harmonies suggest rough seas, turbulent weather and other constant dangers that sailors must endure. The final sweeping melody and climax reflect the joy and triumph at arriving on a new land at the apex of a long and intense voyage. With Wind and Water was commissioned by the Florida Bandmasters Association for the 2016 Nine Star Honor Band.

SKU: CF.SPS80F

ISBN 9781491153253. UPC: 680160910755.

With Wind and Water is a musical portrayal of an adventure on the high seas during the sailing age. It was during the 16th to the mid-19th century where large sailing vessels dominated global exploration, international trade, and naval warfare. The piece's compound meter provides the pulse of movement as it pitches and rolls with the rhythm of the waves. The driving main melodies convey the determination and courage of the explorers and their crew. Dissonant harmonies suggest rough seas, turbulent weather, and other constant dangers that sailors must endure. Finally, the ending sweeping melody and climax reflects the joy and triumph at arriving on a new land at the apex of a long and intense voyage.
With evidence of watercraft dating back to 8000 BC, travel by water has remained an important aspect of life to many civilizations. From paddling down a river or crossing a large lake, to steaming across an entire ocean, generations of humans have traveled on water to explore foreign lands, to seek food and precious materials, to move and trade cargo, and to attack and fend off enemies.With Wind and Water is a musical portrayal of an adventure on the high seas during the age of sail. It was during the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century when large sailing vessels dominated global exploration, international trade, and naval warfare.  Our ship sets sail!The compound meter provides the pulse of movement as it pitches and rolls with the rhythm of the waves. The driving main melodies convey the determination and courage of the explorers and their crew. Dissonant harmonies suggest rough seas, turbulent weather and other constant dangers that sailors must endure. The final sweeping melody and climax reflect the joy and triumph at arriving on a new land at the apex of a long and intense voyage. With Wind and Water was commissioned by the Florida Bandmasters Association for the 2016 Nine Star Honor Band.

SKU: CF.CAS164

ISBN 9781491165096. UPC: 680160924004. Key: D major.

Waterscape is a piece inspired by and intended to create images of lazy evenings on beautiful Lake Hartwell, located in the northwest Tri-County area of South Carolina (Oconee, Pickens, and Anderson Counties). The piece gives imagery of sunlight reflecting off the water as lake-goers enjoy fishing, boating, water skiing, tubing, or simply dangling their feet off of a dock into the water. The piece should have a languid, easy feel, never rushed, but driving.

About Carl Fischer Concert String Orchestra Series

Thi s series of pieces (Grade 3 and higher) is designed for advancing ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:

• Expanded use of rhythms, ranges and keys but technical demands are still carefully considered
• More comprehensive bowing techniques
• Viola T.C. included
• Careful selection of keys and degree of difficulty for advancing musicians