Consort Music In Four Parts: Ensemble

SKU: ST.MB32

ISBN 9790220210457.

The Broken Consort: Part 1; the Broken Consort: Part 2; the Consort of Four Parts and two six-part canons continue the collections of Matthew Locke's chamber music in the Musica Britannica edition.

SKU: ST.MB83

ISBN 9790220221323.

John Ward's music for four viols shows less consistency of style than his work for five- or six-part consort. The smooth madrigalian lines of the six Oxford fantasias most clearly approach the accomplishment of his characteristic pieces for larger ensembles. The Paris fantasias, which with the In nomines also included in the collection feature uniquely in a single source in the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, are more variable in texture and idiom. The volume also includes six ayres for two bass viols and organ, brief, tuneful compositions in dance-like rhythm redolent of the almain.

SKU: ST.Y344

ISBN 9790220225284.

CONTENTS
Peter Philips
Almande (3)
Aria del Gran Duca (4)
Dolorosa Pavan (5a)
Dolorosa Galliard (5b)
Dolorosa Pavan in Four Parts (5c)
Pavan in F (6a)
Galliard in F (6b)
Galliard (7)
Paget Pavan (8a)
Paget Galliard (8b)
La Vecha (9)
Aria (14)
Pavan (15a)
Galliard (15b)

Richard Dering
Pavan No. 1 (22)
Almaine No. 1 (23)
Pavan No. 2 (24)
Almaine No. 2 (25)
Pavan No. 3 (26)
Pavan No. 4 (27)
Almaine No. 4 (28)
Pavan No. 5 (29)
Pavan No. 6 (30)
Galliard No. 6 (31)
Pavan No. 7 (32)
Pavan No. 8 (33)
Fantasia No. 1 (35)
Fantasia No. 2 (36)
Fantasia No. 3 (37)
Fantasia No. 4 (38)
Fantasia No. 5 (39)
Fantasia No. 6 (40)
Fantasia No. 7 (41)
Fantasia No. 8 (42).

SKU: HL.49009566

ISBN 9790200210828. UPC: 884088075422. 5.25x7.5x0.174 inches.

With more than 1,200 titles from the orchestral and choral repertoire, from chamber music and musical theatre, Edition Eulenburg is the world's largest series of scores, covering large part of music history from the Baroque to the Classical era and looking back on a long tradition.

SKU: HL.44001639

UPC: 073999016390. International (more than one language).

Jan Van der Roost composed the Chemical Suite for the Daniel Speer Trombone Consort. In the unusual work the general characteristics of the chemical materials Potassium, Glycerin, Chloroform and Ethanol are portrayed in four movements. All advanced trombone groups will love playing this work ? look out especially for the interesting sound effects!

Jan Van der Roost schrieb die Chemical Suite speziell fur das Daniel Speer Trombone Consort. In dieser ungewohnlichen Suite werden die allgemeinen Eigenschaften der chemischen Stoffe Kalium, Glycerin, Chloroform und Ethanol in vier gleichnamigen Satzen mit Hilfe von interessanten Klangeffekten musikalisch dargestellt.

Jan Van der Roost ha scritto Chemical Suite per il Daniel Speer Trombone Consort. In questa suite inusuale vengono tradotti in musica, con l'aiuto di particolare effetti sonori, le caratteristiche delle combinazioni di quattro elementi chimici.

SKU: ST.MB67

ISBN 9790220217784.

A contemporary of Gibbons and a noted madrigalist, Ward was also a prolific composer of consort music in the madrigalian style. This volume of extant instrumental works of five and six parts complements the collection of four-part fantasias and ayres for two bass viols and organ published in MB83.

SKU: PR.165000970

ISBN 9781491100462. UPC: 680160626717. 9x12 inches.

Commissioned by a consortium of 20 high school and university bands coordinated by Scott Hanna of the University of Texas at Austin, Downshifting is inspired by Welcher’s joy of bicycle riding. Welcher explains in the program note: When I decided to write a piece for band that was basically entertaining and uplifting, it made perfect sense to call it Downshifting... With three gears on the front sprocket and seven on the rear, it’s possible to keep one’s legs going at a constant speed (for me, q = 126) while the bike itself may be moving very slowly or very quickly. I determined to capitalize on this in writing Downshifting, which keeps the same mathematical inner pulse, ‘shifting’ (with a ratchet) as the terrain changes..
One of the joys of life for me is riding my 21-speed bicycle.  As a basically non-athletic person who nonetheless likes to stay in shape, I have found that riding my bike provides just the exercise I need.  The workout is strenuous, but pleasant—and the infinite variety of scenery I pass keeps me alert and wide awake.  When I decided to write a piece for band that was basically entertaining and uplifting, it made perfect sense to call it Downshifting.With three gears on the front sprocket and seven on the rear, it’s possible to keep ones legs going at a constant speed (for me, that’s 126 to the quarter note) while the bike itself may be moving very slowly or very quickly.  I determined to capitalize on this in writing the music, which manages to keep the same mathematical inner pulse, “shifting” (with a ratchet) as the terrain changes.  So Downshifting begins with that steady pulse, on a grid of eighth notes in 2/4 to propel the little vehicle forward.  There’s a joyous little tune in our heads as we begin our ride.  As the initial thrill of riding on the flat gives way to monotony, we stay in that pulse for the first minute or so of the ride.  Then, as the first hill becomes visible, we shift the bike down: even though the eighths are equal, the pulse feels slower (and we’re now in 6/8 time).  Ultimately the compound meter shifts again as the climb begins, and we’re now plodding doggedly up the hill.  (The music reflects all of these changes, with subtitles such as “Working harder—Seeing the climb, ahead”, “Steady and committed…the climb begins!”, “Straining against the grade”, etc.).There are two hills, and two long climbs (but in different keys, reflecting the change in scenery).  When at last the summit of the second hill is reached (“Flying, Over the Top”), we coast at last down the other side at breakneck speed.  The initial joyous melody returns, but now in a spread-out coasting pulse.  At the end of the ride, we slow to a stop—then take one last sprint (shifting five times in the process) in order to end on a biker’s high.Downshifting was commissioned by a consortium of fourteen high school and college bands, overseen by my longtime colleague at the University of Texas, Scott Hanna.  The piece is dedicated to him (and to all bicycle enthusiasts).