Etchings, Op. 5

SKU: VD.ED11374

ISBN 9790202023747. 11.69 x 8.26 inches.

SKU: GI.G-8250

ISBN 9781579999018. English.

What is the secret language between a performing artist and an audience? How does a performing artist’s product differ from the product of nonperformance art? How is a performer’s artwork shaped, changed, and elevated by captivated observers? Motion, Emotion, and Love is a book that will transform the experience of performers and audiences alike, by infusing performance art with a new vocabulary. For performers, the book is a practical guide to building intentional and inspirational practice time, bringing true artistry to every element of a performance, and developing strong personal communication with the audience. For audiences, the book explains the vital role of the audience in a performance, revealing to them a new level of involvement and collaboration with the performer and with other members of the audience. Performers, whether musicians, actors, or dancers, communicate emotion by means of bodily movement. But it is love that unites performers with the audience and with each other. Motion, Emotion and Love helps performing artists return to the soul of their craft, and imbues their physical mastery with human vulnerability. Musician, teacher, and author Thomas Mark’s profound, yet clear and practical exploration is eye-opening in its connections, a compelling blueprint for deeper understanding and appreciation of artistic performance.   Decorated with 24 etchings, Balli di Sfessania, by Jacques Callot (1592–1635).   Thomas Carson Mark studied piano in New York with David Bar-Illan and Jeannette Haien, and philosophy at Columbia University, where he earned his PhD. He taught philosophy for several years at various colleges and universities, then returned to the piano. From 1992 to 2001 he organized and performed in the Newport Coffee Concerts, a chamber music series in Newport, Oregon. He is the author of What Every Pianist Needs to Know about the Body, some philosophical articles on performance, and a book and several papers on the philosophy of Spinoza. Thomas Mark writes and teaches in Portland, Oregon.

SKU: HL.14015275

Capriccio Spettrale is based on the etchings of the same name by Francisco de Goya. The score won the Performing Rights Society Composers Award in 1989 and has also been awarded the RPS Charles Hiedsieck Award.

SKU: SU.50003370

Published by Seesaw Music.

SKU: SS.50007040

Copyright 1976.

SKU: HL.14028353

ISBN 9781846096709.

Simon Holt's 1985 composition, Tauromaquia is named after a series of etchings by Goya, all of which are studies of the art of bullfighting. This piece for Piano solo was commissioned by Ian Brown, who gave the first performance in 1987, and delivers great bravura with knife-edge intensity and power. Duration 10 minutes.

SKU: PR.114419080

ISBN 9781491114216. UPC: 680160671595. 9 x 12 inches.

Composing for Boston Music Viva on a Fromm Foundation grant, Melinda Wagner drewinspiration from an astounding video of an industrious little pufferfish and his sand artistry.Working 24 hours a day, he carves out a beautiful medallion of swirls and ridges, in the hopeof attracting a sweetheart. Wagner has written, “I was so moved by the careful preparation,determination, patience, and artistry of this little fish, who has no guarantees of finding true love.The phenomenon reminded me very much of the act of composing – of creating something outof nothing, with few guarantees.”.
Several years ago, a friend shared the most marvelous video with me. In it, an industrious little puffer fish begins to prepare an elaborate work of artistry – his “etchings” – in hopes of attracting a sweetheart. Using only his fins, he prepares the “canvas” (the sandy ocean floor), and for the next week, working 24 hours a day, he carves a beautiful medallion of swirls and ridges. Shell pieces and pebbles are collected to adorn the masterpiece. And he waits.I was so moved by the careful preparation, determination, patience, and artistry of this little fish who has no guarantees of finding true love. The phenomenon reminded me very much of the act of composing – of creating something out of nothing with few guarantees. Rather than attempting to capture any action programmatically, I tried instead to express, in the abstract, the sense of anticipation, lovelorn hopefulness – and the optimism of a tiny, unsung hero. [The puffer fish is a member of the Chordata phylum.]-Melinda WagnerAugust 2018.

SKU: GH.GE-10598

ISBN 9790070105989. A4 inches.

For guitar.

SKU: CA.3106349

ISBN 9790007206635. Key: C major. Text language: German/English.

With its scoring for a large number of performers, who according to earlier practice were divided into various groups, this Cantata is clearly a festive work. In the richness of its scoring it was equalled, but not surpassed, by Bach's first Leipzig Cantate for the Election of the Town Council, BWV 119, of 1723. It is noticeable that the words of BWV 63 relate to Christmas only in the recitatives, while the choruses and arias express the praise of God in general terms. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3106300.

SKU: CA.3106309

ISBN 9790007043704. Key: C major. Language: German/English.

With its scoring for a large number of performers, who according to earlier practice were divided into various groups, this Cantata is clearly a festive work. In the richness of its scoring it was equalled, but not surpassed, by Bach's first Leipzig Cantate for the Election of the Town Council, BWV 119, of 1723. It is noticeable that the words of BWV 63 relate to Christmas only in the recitatives, while the choruses and arias express the praise of God in general terms. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3106300.