Fortunio

SKU: HL.48189307

Cayre Chanson De Fortunio 4 Flutes Score/Parts.

SKU: AY.FRD58

ISBN 9790302115434.

Prior to 2018, the Trio Sonata of John La Montaine might as well have not existed. When ALRY Publications became the sole representative for Fredonia Press, this work was not mentioned in the catalogs, nor was any score or manuscript included in the Fredonia archives. Suddenly it resurfaced, a paper copy, bearing a handwritten inscription to Doriot Anthony Dwyer, with the subtitle for 3 Flutes or 30 Flutes or 300 Flutes. The new and freshly re-engraved edition, featuring a full score and parts, consists of three movements: Questioning (a trio version of the opening movement of his Sonata for Solo Flute), Song and Scherzo.

SKU: AY.FRD206

ISBN 9790302120087.

Hasten Shepherds On (Vamos Pastorcillos) from 3 Puerto Rican Carols, arranged for 2-Part Choir and Piano (or Organ) by Paul J. Sifler. Optional percussion parts for claves and maracas.

SKU: AY.FRD41

ISBN 9790302114673.

John La Montaine's Conversations was composed so that it might be realized in terms of a variety of instruments with piano. The four movements (Encounter, Dispute, Affections, and Word Games) are based on a twelve-tone row which forms the basis of both the solo and accompaniment parts. Serial technique is carefully and consistently used throughout, though listeners might not even realize it!

SKU: AY.FRD10

ISBN 9790302115038.

Originally composed in 1957 and recipient of the Rheta Sosland Prize for Chamber Music, this String Quartet, Op. 16, of John La Montaine consists of five movements: Risoluto, Scherzo, Recitative, Aria, and Finale.

SKU: AY.FRD35

ISBN 9790302114635.

The Concerto, in three movements, affirms both the lyric and virtuoso capabilities of the piano. The First Movement is bold and decisive, classic in form, romantic in content. The Second Movement is slow and introspective, rising to an overwhelming climax. It is an elegy in memory of the composer’s sister, Isabel La Montaine. The Finale, in quadruple meter, is brilliant, rhythmic, and march-like, interrupted twice by an extended songful passage of great intensity in triple meter. All the thematic and passage material of the final movement is derived from the opening of the First Movement.

SKU: AY.FRD129

ISBN 9790302118121.

Paul J. Sifler, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, immigrated to the United States at the age of 11, and following his studies at the Chicago Conservatory of Music, led a long and prolific career as a composer and organist. Two Fancies for Organ Pedals consists of two selections: Cortège and Chorale with Birds.

SKU: AY.FRD07

ISBN 9790302114116.

This new edition of John La Montaine's Twelve Studies for Two Flutes, Opus 46, has been newly re-engraved and includes an extra copy of the score (One for each player, or also for adjudication). These twelve studies, although intended to be played from beginning to end can be extracted and performed separately at the discretion of the performers. Written in the style of 12-tone serialism, these duets are an interesting exercise in what can be done with the theoretical manipulation of the tone rows used. While not as tuneful as some of John La Montaine's other compositions, they are a good example of his experimentation with other compositional styles.