SKU: AP.36-A219801
UPC: 660355013270. English.
Captivated by the playing of famed Franz Liszt pupil Eugen d'Albert during the 1883-1884 concert season, Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) began work on Concert Fantasia. After an arduous composition process, on which the composer himself remarked, I stopped playing around and came up with something... but it still sounded too poor and unoriginal... Tchaikovsky laid aside Concert Fantasia and began sketching out his Third Orchestral Suite. He eventually returned to and finished Concert Fantasia in June of 1884, with the surprising addition of the second movement Contrastes. Originally composed as the first movement of his Third Orchestral Suite but ultimately rejected, Tchaikovsky reservedly added it as a second movement to Concert Fantasia. While recognizing and wishing to use the movement for its own merits, he still harbored doubts and added an alternative solo cadenza to the end of the first movement in case Contrastes was to be omitted. The Russian Musical Society under the direction of Max Erdmannsdörfer premiered the work in 1855. In the two decades after its debut, Concert Fantasia received many performances but disappeared from the repertoire until it underwent a revival in the latter part of the 20th century. Instrumentation: 3.2.2.2: 4.2.3.0: Timp.Perc(2): Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set): [Solo Piano].
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SKU: FP.FBM04
ISBN 9790570504077.
The opening movement is a free fantasia, contrasting with the middle movement, a scherzetto, in homage to, and based on the letters of the name of, the composer Douglas Steele, an assistant to Sir Thomas Beecham and a founding father of Chethams School, and which quotes from Steele’s beautiful carol The Snow Falls.Divertimento was first performed by John Turner and Janet Simpson at a concert in aid of the Peter Cunningham Memorial Fund at Mellor Church on 17th January 2005. It uses both treble and descant instruments. The second movement was originally composed for a concert in Manchester Cathedral in memory of Douglas Steele, one of the founding fathers of Chetham's School, and quotes (by kind permission of Forsyth Brothers Ltd.), from his well-known carol The Snow Falls. It has been separately recorded by John Turner and Stephen Hough on Autumn Sequence – the music of Douglas Steele and his Circle (Campion Cameo 2040/41).Martin Bussey was born in London in 1958. He was a Choral Scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, during which time he studied composition with Robin Holloway. Following postgraduate singing study at the RNCM he settled in Manchester and held a number of posts, including Head of Academic Music and Director of Choirs at Chetham’s School of Music until 2013. He continues as Musical Director of the Chester Bach Singers, a Vocal Tutor at Manchester University, Chairman of the Finzi Friends and a Director of the Ludlow Song Weekend. Compositions include the highly successful monodrama about Mary I, Mary’s Hand, premiered in 2018; a significant collection of solo songs which includes settings of Housman, Hardy, and Walt Whitman, many recorded on the disc Through a glass; and much choral music, recorded by Sonoro under Neil Ferris in 2019.
SKU: HL.49005319
ISBN 9790001057295. UPC: 073999804775. 9.0x12.0x0.105 inches.
Hermann Schroeder (1904-1984) ranks among the major German organ composers of the 20th century, being an excellent organist himself. Many of his more than 100 organ works deal with themes of the Gregorian chorale. The chorale's modal diatonicism which is freer and different than the later major-minor tonality establishes a perfect symbiosis with the free tonality of the contemporary composer. In the five-movement chorale partita, the more than 1,000 years old Mixolydian Whitsun Sequence of Hrabanus Maurus (9th century) is used in an imaginative and formally varied way: as a virtuoso toccata, in the second movement 'ostinato' as a strict trio setting over a seven-bar ostinato in the pedal, as a capriciously playful 'bicinium', and as a meditative, harmonically appealing 'arioso'. The fifth movement (fantasia ricercare) displays brilliant full-handed chords and virtuoso passages as well as a fugato in the middle section. A rewarding concert piece for Whitsun, with an excellent possibility of virtuoso interpretation and colourful registration.
SKU: MH.1-59913-082-3
ISBN 9781599130828.
Fantasia Nova is a suite comprising two concert marches and a slow, middle movement that derives its themes from both marches. Ragtime (composed in early September, 1978) is a new from old sort of piece. Although its tunefulness and harmonies have an old-fashioned character, its structure, development, and orchestration are unusual for a march. In the chorale section (measures 111 - 148) the band director must be very careful in balancing, for each of the elements must come through. More important is that the audience be brought up by this section -- filled with a joyous exaltation; great attention must be paid to sonority and the band must play earnestly. Ragtime stands on its own and may be performed separately. Dreams (composed in late September, 1978) is the traditional march of the two. It is very closely modeled (in structure only) to Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever. It even includes a tricky piccolo solo, although the accompaniment has a chorale texture, almost like a school alma mater. This march has a patriotic, inspirational sound, because it was composed for the town of Irondequoit, New York -- for a Town March contest held by the town's community concert band. It did not, so far as I know, become the town's march; one can hear the name, Irondequoit, throughout the Trio, for every turn of the melody (in fact, each group of four notes) fits the accent pattern (Ih-RON-dih-kwoit) of the town's name. Parade stands on its own as a complete work and may be performed separately. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 6 Flutes, 2 1st & 2nd Oboes, 1 English Horn, 1 Eb Clarinet, 3 1st Bb Clarinet, 3 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3 3rd Bb Clarinet, 1 Eb Alto Clarinet, 2 Bb Bass Clarinet, 1 Eb Contrabass Clarinet (optional), 2 1st & 2nd Bassoons, 1 Contrabassoon (optional), 1 1st Eb Alto Saxophone, 1 2nd Eb Alto Saxophone, 1 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 1st Bb Cornets, 3 2nd Bb Cornets, 3 3rd Bb Cornets, 1 1st Horn in F, 1 2nd Horn in F, 2 3rd and 4th Horns in F, 2 1st Trombones, 2 2nd Trombones, 2 3rd Trombones, 1 Euphonium (Treble Clef), 2 Euphonium (Bass Clef), 4 Tuba, 1 String Bass, 1 Timpani (Triangle), 5 Percussion.
SKU: AP.1-ADV8608
ISBN 9783892218388. UPC: 805095086089. English.
The first movement of the dance suite Concerto for Clarinets, Fantasia features various soloists with clarinet choir. The B-flat clarinet solo showcases that instrument's vigor and suppleness. Arranged for B-flat clarinet solo and clarinet choir.
SKU: BT.DHP-1175760-010
English-German-French-Dutch.
Pfarreimusik Wünnewil-Flamatt requested a new work to be commissioned for the celebration of its 111th anniversary. They asked the composer to create a piece lasting approximately 11 minutes and 11 seconds. The band asked Jan Van der Roost to reflect on a number of aspects from the past, as well as the current state of affairs. The piece contains lyrical movements, cheerful and jubilant parts, as well as light introverted sequences. Fantasia Helvetica is a varied concert piece with a number of challenging passages, but is also fun to play!Pfarreimusik Wünnewil-Flamatt uit Zwitserland gaf de opdracht voor dit werk om haar 111-jarig bestaan gestalte te geven en verzocht de componist om er een ongeveer elf minuten en elf seconden durende compositie van te maken. Verder vroeg het orkest Jan Van der Roost om een aantal aspecten uit het verleden en de huidige samenstelling (als bloeiende vereniging met veel jeugd) weer te geven. Het werk bevat lyrische momenten en opgewekte tot zelfs uitbundige delen, maar ook ingetogen passages. Al met al is Fantasia Helvetica een afwisselend en welluidend concertwerk met een paar uitdagende passages, maar het draait vooral om het speelplezier!Die Pfarreimusik Wünnewil-Flamatt gab aus Anlass ihres 111-jährigen Bestehens ein neues Werk in Auftrag. Sie baten den Komponisten, ein Stück zu komponieren, das etwa elf Minuten und elf Sekunden dauert. Jan Van der Roost sollte außerdem einige Aspekte aus der Geschichte des Orchesters sowie aktuelle Ereignisse darstellen. Das Stück enthält lyrische Passagen, fröhliche und triumphierende Abschnitte sowie leicht introvertierte Sequenzen. Fantasia Helvetica ist ein abwechslungsreiches Konzertstück mit einigen anspruchsvollen Passagen, aber es macht vor allem Spaß, es zu spielen!La Pfarreimusik Wünnewil-Flamatt désirait commander une nouvelle œuvre pour la célébration de son 111e anniversaire et a invité le compositeur créer un morceau d’une durée approximative d’onze minutes et onze secondes. L’ensemble a souhaité que Jan Van der Roost reflète sur plusieurs aspects de son passé ainsi que sur ses affaires courantes. L’œuvre contient des mouvements lyriques, des moments joyeux et jubilatoires, et des séquences plus légères et introverties. Fantasia Helvetica est une œuvre de concert variée dont les passages exigeants ne mettent pas un frein la joie de jouer !Pfarreimusik Wünnewil-Flamatt ha voluto commissionare una nuova opera per celebrare il suo 111 ° anniversario, chiedendo al compositore di creare un pezzo della durata di circa 11 minuti e 11 secondi. La banda ha voluto che Jan Van der Roost riflettesse su una serie di aspetti del passato, oltre allo stato attuale delle cose. Il brano contiene movimenti lirici, parti allegre e festose, nonché sequenze leggere introverse. Fantasia Helvetica è un variegato pezzo da concerto con una serie di passaggi impegnativi, ma è anche divertente da eseguire!
SKU: BT.DHP-1175760-140
SKU: CY.CC3020
ISBN 9781774310601. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
About the Taiwan Fantasia, van Deursen states: After having lived in Taipei for a number of years, I learned many of the local folk and popular songs. Some of the melodies are exceptionally beautiful, and my idea was to somehow combine all the elements that have made up my musical experiences over these years - Chinese melodies, western orchestral music and jazz; I wanted to see if these songs could survive with a totally different harmonic structure and concept. My original goal was to write a simple arrangement of the two songs, but quickly I discovered more melodies building upon the original ones and thus the Variations were born. Composed in 1995, this work of about 10 minutes in length is in one continuous movement, but is divided into seven short sections of contrasting moods including two cadenzas, for Trumpet and Trombone. The music is appropriate for advanced performers. Parts in C and B-flat are supplied for the Trumpets. A recording of Taiwan Fantasia can be purchased on iTunes from the album by the Yeh Shu Han Brass Quintet.
