Format : Study Score / Miniature
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SKU: HL.48024364
UPC: 888680747909. 10.5x13.5x0.227 inches.
Originally composed to introduce the various instruments of the orchestra, Britten's “Young Person's Guide” follows a set of variations based on a melody by Henry Purcell. In this setting for wind band, Richard Saucedo presents the opening theme followed by Britten's exuberant fugue which culminates in a glorious finale and recap of Purcell's melody. A stunning work for mature ensembles. Dur. 4:40.
SKU: HL.49045016
ISBN 9790001129510. UPC: 841886026124. 9.0x12.0x0.133 inches. German.
Inspired by Benjamin Britten's The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Harald Feller wrote this work for organ and narrator. By combining musical, technical and tonal possibilities of the organ, he wants to arouse the listener's interest and enthusiasm for organ music and make it accessible to a wide (not just young) audience.This work of about 20 minutes' duration can also be performed without narrator.
SKU: AP.41271
UPC: 038081480916. English.
Think Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide but just for strings! Written to be used for outreach or recruiting concerts, this piece is a great way to educate audiences of all ages about the different instruments of the string orchestra. All of your students will love getting a chance in the spotlight as the simple main theme is followed by five variations, each featuring a different section (yes, Violins I and II get their own separate variation!). The piece concludes with a rousing 6/8 finale in which phrases of the theme are tossed from section to section, giving your audience a final review of what they have learned. Very playable and very enjoyable for all! (6:10) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.41271S
UPC: 038081480923. English.
Think Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide but just for strings! Written to be used for outreach or recruiting concerts, this piece is a great way to educate audiences of all ages about the different instruments of the string orchestra. All of your students will love getting a chance in the spotlight as the simple main theme is followed by five variations, each featuring a different section (yes, Violins I and II get their own separate variation!). The piece concludes with a rousing 6/8 finale in which phrases of the theme are tossed from section to section, giving your audience a final review of what they have learned. Very playable and very enjoyable for all! This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: HL.44001284
UPC: 073999012842. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Purcell composed this brilliant theme as incidental music for his work Abdelazar (1693). Three centuries later Benjamin Britten used it in his symphonic work The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (with the subtitle Variation and Fugue on a theme of Purcell) and it became famous. This arrangement by Jan de Haan remains faithful to Britten's intentions featuring the different tembres of the instruments. Rondo entrances the listener with its varied tone colours and its solemn grandeur.Das Rondo aus dem Stuck Abdelazer oder die Rache des Mohren ist eines der bekanntesten Stucke von Purcell - nicht zuletzt, weil Benjamin Britten es fur seinen beruhmten Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra verwendete. Dank Jan de Haans Bearbeitung fur Blasorchester konnen nun auch Blasorchester jeder Altersgruppe das Rondo zu feierlichen Anlassen erklingen lassen.
SKU: BT.DHP-0870078-216
Purcell composed this brilliant theme as incidental music for his work Abdelazar (1693). Three centuries later Benjamin Britten used it in his symphonic work The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (with the subtitle Variation and Fugue on a theme of Purcell) and it became famous. This arrangement by Jan de Haan remains faithful to Britten’s intentions featuring the different tembres of the instruments. Rondo entrances the listener with its varied tone colours and its solemn grandeur.Das Rondo aus dem Stück Abdelazer oder die Rache des Mohren ist eines der bekanntesten Stücke von Purcell - nicht zuletzt, weil Benjamin Britten es für seinen berühmten Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra verwendete. Dank Jan de Haans Bearbeitung für Blasorchester können nun auch Blasorchester jeder Altersgruppe das Rondo zu feierlichen Anlässen erklingen lassen.
SKU: BT.DHP-1043484-060
ISBN 9789043119269. International.
Dit rondo (rondeau) is oorspronkelijk een instrumentale dans voor strijkers bij het toneelstuk Abdelazer, or The Moor’s Revenge, het werd door Purcell gecomponeerd in zijn sterfjaar, 1695. Het hele werk zou slechts één lieden verder instrumentale muziek bevatten, waaronder dit Rondeau. De vorm is A B A C A - dit is het kleinste rondo dat in de vormleer mogelijk is. Het wordt ook wel een Frans barokrondo genoemd. Myriam Mees schreef een zeer geslaagdarrangement voor accordeonorkest.Dieses Rondeau war ursprünglich ein instrumentaler Tanz für Streicher aus der Bühnenmusik zu Aphra Behns Stück Abdelazer oder Die Rache des Mohren. Das vollständige Werk, das Purcell 1695, seinem letzten Lebensjahr, vollendete, enthält nur ein Lied, der Rest ist Instrumentalmusik, wozu auch das bekannte Rondeau zählt. Myriam Mees sorgte für diese gelungene Bearbeitung für Akkordeonorchester. Purcell a composé ce thème brillant pour la musique de scène de la pièce Abdelazer ou la revanche du Maure (1693) d’Aphra Behn. Presque trois siècles plus tard, Benjamin Britten l’introduisit dans son œuvre symphonique The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (désignée souvent par son sous-titre Variation & Fugue sur un Thème de Purcell) une partition pour un film documentaire, sorte de visite guidée des instruments de l’orchestre. L’arrangement de Myriam Mees reste fidèle l’œuvre originale de Purcell.
SKU: BT.DHP-0870078-030
Das Rondo aus dem Stück Abdelazer oder die Rache des Mohren ist eines der bekanntesten Stücke von Purcell - nicht zuletzt, weil Benjamin Britten es für seinen berühmten Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra verwendete. Dank Jan de Haans Bearbeitung für Blasorchester können nun auch Blasorchester jeder Altersgruppe das Rondo zu feierlichen Anlässen erklingen lassen.
SKU: BT.DHP-0870078-015
SKU: HL.14027978
ISBN 9788759807590. UPC: 884088433512. 11.75x16.5x0.205 inches. English.
Concerto In Pieces was commissioned by the BBC as a celebration of two major events in British history of music: the 1995 tercentenary of the death of Henry Purcell and the 50th anniversary of Benjamin Britten's Young Persons' Guide to the Orchestra in 1996. Concerto in Pieces may be performed without the commentaries, as an uninterrupted set of variations. Work for Orchestra dating from 1994.
SKU: HL.48021285
ISBN 9781458471598. UPC: 884088658458. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Text: Eric CrozierPublisher: Boosey & HawkesDifficulty level: 3Saint Nicolas (note the name has no 'H' in it!) was written for the centenary of Lancing College in Sussex, the independent secondary boarding school on the south coast of England which Peter Pears had attended in his teens. It has a vast chapel intended by its founder, Revd Nathaniel Woodard, as the cathedral for all the schools of his extensive foundation known collectively as 'Woodard' schools. St. Nicolas is famous for many legendary miracles and for being the original 'Santa Claus'. Crozier's libretto is designed to tell the story of his life, to recount some of his most celebrated acts and to give the audience/congregation the opportunity of joining in two beautiful hymns at key moments: 'All people that on earth do dwell' and 'God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform'. The narration is all done by the choir, though the tenor sings first-person narratives as well in his role as the mature Nicolas. The young Nicolas is sung by a boy in movement II. There is a dramatic moment at the end of this movement when the boy's voice does a tumble and the tenor proclaims in the voice of Nicolas as a young man: 'God be glorified'.The third movement is an accompanied recitative in which the soloist sings of Nicolas devoting himself to God through the agonies and torment of the many distractions and temptations of life. His faith wins through and he sings a final touching phrase: 'and Love was satisfied'. The sea whips up a storm in the next movement: 'He journeys to Palestine'. It threatens to overturn the ship and drown everyone on board. There is wailing from the sopranos and altos of the semi-chorus and agonised calls from the tenors and basses to 'man the pumps'. Finally, Nicolas begs God to let the storm cease and offers thanks for their safe delivery. Britten creates a palpable sense of relief in the final pages.In the fifth movement, 'Nicolas comes to Myra and is chosen Bishop', the choir sings chorale-like phrases welcoming him as their new Bishop. They go through his ceremonial dressing with all the accoutrements of his office, the mitre, crozier (nice pun on the librettist's name), robe and ring. An energetic chorus 'Serve the faith and spurn his enemies' leads to the first great hymn - a wonderfully climactic moment. Britten's arrangement is suitably uplifting.The final movement tells of Nicolas' death and the work ends with the other great hymn: 'God moves in a mysterious way'. This work demonstrates to me Britten's generosity of spirit and his natural feeling for enriching the repertoire at all levels of attainment. What a gift!Duration: 50 minutesPaul Spicer, Lichfield, 2011.
