SKU: ND.STRG37
SKU: ND.STRG52
SKU: HL.50579548
SKU: ND.STRG13
SKU: HL.50563946
UPC: 073999639469. 9.25x12.5x0.095 inches.
SKU: ND.STRG30
SKU: AP.47293
UPC: 038081544625. English.
Phantasmagoria is described as a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination. In this fascinating piece, key centers shift just like the phantasms created by the projections of a magic lantern, creating a sense of wonder with concealed, dark undertones.
SKU: AP.47293S
UPC: 038081544632. English.
SKU: HL.44013197
UPC: 888680793463.
Once upon a time in North America, there lived a mother and her small daughter who were part of a community of Ojibwa people. The girl suffered from severe nightmares. The mother sought help from Spider Woman also known as asibikaashi, who protected people by weaving a magical web. This dreamcatcher. decorated with sacred feathers, only let good dreams through, and the bad dreams were burnt by the morning sunbeams. During this fascinating programmatic work, one can follow the story meticulously, making it a true phantasmal concert experience! (Grade 2.5) Dur: 8:10 (Mitropa).
SKU: HL.48180764
For clarinet and piano.
SKU: HL.44013196
UPC: 888680793456.
SKU: HL.48180774
UPC: 888680831639. 9x12.25 inches.
For alto saxophone and piano.
SKU: HL.48180770
1. Chanson d'Aurore; 2. Chant d'Artisan; 3. Humoresque; 4. Bal champetre; 5. Fanfare des Coquelicots; 6. Vers la Maison; 7. Souvenir de l'Ami lointain; 8. Au Foyer; 9. Phantasme; 10. Valse dans le Soir.
SKU: HL.48180768
UPC: 888680831295. 10x13 inches.
For piano solo.
SKU: A7.ALEA1073
ABOUT THE COMPOSER: Jan Vicar, born on May 5, 1949 in Olomouc, studied accordion at the Conservatory in Ostrava, music and Czech at the Philosophical Faculty of Palacky University in Olomouc, and composition at the Janacek Academy of Performing Arts in Brno and Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He specializes in musicology and composition. He served as editor-in-chief of the leading Czech music journal Hudebni rozhledy (Music Review, 1986-1989). His fifth book, Imprints: Essays on Czech Music and Aesthetics (2005), was published in English. He is a professor at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, and head of the Musicology Department of Palacky University in Olomouc. As a Fulbright/CIES scholar-in-residence, he lectured at eight universities in the United States (1998-1999). As a visiting professor, he taught composition and music theory at Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama (2005). He is the author of circa sixty diverse compositions - from orchestral pieces to cyclic works for children's choirs. ABOUT THE WORK: The Phantasms/Preludes, composed in 2001 with revisions by the composer in 2006, are a stunning set of twelve short character pieces for solo piano, with a total duration of approximately 34 minutes. The titles of the individual Preludes are shown below. The set has been recorded by pianist Daniel Wiesner (with the composer at the piano for No. 9: Bad Day), and is available from the Czech label Radioservis.
SKU: ND.HARP2