SKU: HP.C5351O
UPC: 763628353513. By Michael W. Smith & Wayne Kirkpatrick. Luke 2:14, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 1:23.
Contemporary classic by Michael W. Smith & Wayne Kirkpatrick This Lloyd Larson setting of Michael W. Smith's contemporary classic captures the tender and simple melodic interpretation found in the artist's own rendition, while at the same time creating a lush choral version to enhance the Christmas worship experience. It spans the spectrum dynamically while underscoring the overall theme that Emmanuel has been born and now, All is well. The addition of the optional instrument parts for flute, oboe, horn and cello can heighten the impact of the performance. Orchestrations: Conductor's Score, Flute, Oboe (or Soprano Sax or Clarinet), Clarinet in B-flat, Bassoon (or Bass Clarinet), Horn in F (or Clarinet), 2 Trumpets in B-flat, 2 Trombones (or Baritone T. C. ), Percussion 1 & 2, Piano, Harp, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, String Reduction.
SKU: HL.14027970
ISBN 9788759859353. 16.75x11.75x0.425 inches. English.
Break-Dance is an obvious next of kin to the two Clarinet trios Vox In Rama and Tattoo For Three. This piece, however, combines the roaring despair of the first trio with the twisted rhythmical display of the latter. The title, of course, is a reference to the modern street-dance electric boogie, but the very music itself takes the naming most literally indeed: formally and rhythmically, after a straightforward head-on opening, it breaks into isolated, jagged fragments, winding up in a bouncing piano cadenza. Albeit not an obvious piano concerto, the piano part hovers in the front line, the same way the horizontal guy, ringing himself on the pavement, is doubtless an eye-catcher to passers-by. The springy 'body-language' that kicks off the piece suddenly stiffens and freezes into hard-edged blocks and the real 'dance of breaks' emerges into focus. Break-dance is commissioned by and dedicated to Yvar Mikhashoff and Spectrum. Arranged for 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, and Piano.
SKU: HL.14027971
ISBN 9788759859360. English.
SKU: BT.DHP-1155627-130
English-German-French-Dutch.
Or genes (Origins) was commissioned by the European Brass Band Association as a test piece for the challenge section of the 38th European Brass Band Championship in Freiburg, Germany 2015. It is a spectacular piece from the pen of CarlosCárdenas, who belongs to a new generation of composing talent. The clave, a rhythmic pattern, which originally comes from African music, was the inspiration for this innovative piece, all motifs and structures being derived from it. The six parts feature a wide spectrum of percussion instruments, reveal animpressive range of new sound combinations and yet are very accessible for the audience.Or genes wurde im im Auftrag der Europäischen Brass Band Association als Teststück der Challenge-Section für den 38. Europäischen Brass Band Wettbewerb 2015 in Freiburg, Deutschland, geschrieben. Es handelt sich dabei um ein spektakuläres Werkaus der Feder von Carlos Cárdenas, der eine junge Generation an Kompositionstalenten vertritt. Der Clave“, ein rhythmisches Muster, das ursprünglich aus der afrikanischen Musik kommt, diente als Inspirationsquelle für dieses innovative Stück: Allseine Motive und Strukturen leiten sich aus ihm ab. Die sechs Teile von Or genes zeigen ein großes Spektrum an Schlaginstrumenten, weisen überraschende neue Klangkombinationen auf und sind doch einem breiten Publikum zugänglich.
SKU: BT.DHP-1155627-030
Or genes (Origins) was commissioned by the European Brass Band Association as a test piece for the challenge section of the 38th European Brass Band Championship in Freiburg, Germany 2015. It is a spectacular piece from the pen of CarlosCárdenas, who belongs to a new generation of composing talent. The clave, a rhythmic pattern, which originally comes from African music, was the inspiration for this innovative piece, all motifs and structures being derived from it. The six parts feature a wide spectrum of percussion instruments, reveal animpressive range of new sound combinations and yet are very accessible for the audience.Or genes wurde im im Auftrag der Europäischen Brass Band Association als Teststück der Challenge-Section für den 38. Europäischen Brass Band Wettbewerb 2015 in Freiburg, Deutschland, geschrieben. Es handelt sich dabei um ein spektakuläres Werkaus der Feder von Carlos Cárdenas, der eine junge Generation an Kompositionstalenten vertritt. Der Clave“, ein rhythmisches Muster, das ursprünglich aus der afrikanischen Musik kommt, diente als Inspirationsquelle für dieses innovative Stück: Allseine Motive und Strukturen leiten sich aus ihm ab. Die sechs Teile von Or genes zeigen ein großes Spektrum an Schlaginstrumenten, weisen überraschende neue Klangkombinationen auf und sind doch einem breiten Publikum zugänglich.L’œuvre Or genes (Origines) a été commandée par l’European Brass Band Association pour servir de morceau imposé en catégorie Challenge, l’occasion de la 38e édition du Championnat européen de Brass Band qui se tiendra Freibourg (Allemagne)en 2015. La pièce est basée sur un motif rythmique clave, qui est originaire de la musique africaine. Cette cellule rythmique a grandement influencé la musique latino-américaine et est encore de nos jours un élément important dans la structurede la musique afro-cubaine. Source intarissable d’inspiration, tous les motifs et les structures rythmiques de ce morceau en sont des dérivés. Or genes se compose de six parties : une introduction, quatre parties principales et une conclusionqui résume brillement les divers éléments de la pièce.
SKU: OU.9780193514270
ISBN 9780193514270. 10 x 7 inches.
For SATB unaccompanied Like as the Hart sets reflective yet fervent words from Psalm 42. The vocal writing is emotive and expressive, and the fluctuating metres perfectly complement the rhythm adopted by the psalmist when penning this devotion.
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New Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole gamut of small-scale choral genres, both secular and sacred, and includes pieces for upper-voice and mixed choirs. With titles by some of the most accomplished choral composers active in Great Britain and abroad, the series introduces new repertoire and fresh talent to a broad spectrum of choirs. New Horizons features composers with growing reputations for quality composition reflecting a strong individual voice. The series is continually expanding and should be the first place to look for attractive and performable contemporary choral music.
SKU: HL.49018099
ISBN 9790001158428. UPC: 884088567347. 8.25x11.75x0.457 inches. Latin - German.
On letting go(Concerning the selection of the texts) In the selection of the texts, I have allowed myself to be motivated and inspired by the concept of 'letting go'. This appears to me to be one of the essential aspects of dying, but also of life itself. We humans cling far too strongly to successful achievements, whether they have to do with material or ideal values, or relationships of all kinds. We cannot and do not want to let go, almost as if our life depended on it. As we will have to practise the art of letting go at the latest during our hour of death, perhaps we could already make a start on this while we are still alive. Tagore describes this farewell with very simple but strikingly vivid imagery: 'I will return the key of my door'. I have set this text for tenor solo. Here I imagine, and have correspondingly noted in a certain passage of the score, that the protagonist finds himself as though 'in an ocean' of voices in which he is however not drowning, but immersing himself in complete relaxation. The phenomenon of letting go is described even more simply and tersely in Psalm 90, verse 12: 'So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom'. This cannot be expressed more plainly.I have begun the requiem with a solo boy's voice singing the beginning of this psalm on a single note, the note A. This in effect says it all. The work comes full circle at the culmination with a repeat of the psalm which subsequently leads into a resplendent 'lux aeterna'. The intermediate texts of the Requiem which highlight the phenomenon of letting go in the widest spectrum of colours originate on the one hand from the Latin liturgy of the Messa da Requiem (In Paradisum, Libera me, Requiem aeternam, Mors stupebit) and on the other hand from poems by Joseph von Eichendorff, Hermann Hesse, Rabindranath Tagore and Rainer Maria Rilke.All texts have a distinctive positive element in common and view death as being an organic process within the great system of the universe, for example when Hermann Hesse writes: 'Entreiss dich, Seele, nun der Zeit, entreiss dich deinen Sorgen und mache dich zum Flug bereit in den ersehnten Morgen' ['Tear yourself way , o soul, from time, tear yourself away from your sorrows and prepare yourself to fly away into the long-awaited morning'] and later: 'Und die Seele unbewacht will in freien Flugen schweben, um im Zauberkreis der Nacht tief und tausendfach zu leben' ['And the unfettered soul strives to soar in free flight to live in the magic sphere of the night, deep and thousandfold']. Or Joseph von Eichendorff whose text evokes a distant song in his lines: 'Und meine Seele spannte weit ihre Flugel aus. Flog durch die stillen Lande, als floge sie nach Haus' ['And my soul spread its wings wide. Flew through the still country as if homeward bound.']Here a strong romantically tinged occidental resonance can be detected which is however also accompanied by a universal spirit going far beyond all cultures and religions. In the beginning was the sound Long before any sort of word or meaningful phrase was uttered by vocal chords, sounds, vibrations and tones already existed. This brings us back to the music. Both during my years of study and at subsequent periods, I had been an active participant in the world of contemporary music, both as percussionist and also as conductor and composer. My early scores had a somewhat adventurous appearance, filled with an abundance of small black dots: no rhythm could be too complicated, no register too extreme and no harmony too dissonant. I devoted myself intensely to the handling of different parameters which in serial music coexist in total equality: I also studied aleatory principles and so-called minimal music.I subsequently emigrated and took up residence in Spain from where I embarked on numerous travels over the years to India, Africa and South America. I spent repeated periods during this time as a resident in non-European countries. This meant that the currents of contemporary music swept past me vaguely and at a great distance. What I instead absorbed during this period were other completely new cultures in which I attempted to immerse myself as intensively as possible.I learned foreign languages and came into contact with musicians of all classes and styles who had a different cultural heritage than my own: I was intoxicated with the diversity of artistic potential.Nevertheless, the further I distanced myself from my own Western musical heritage, the more this returned insistently in my consciousness.The scene can be imagined of sitting somewhere in the middle of the Brazilian jungle surrounded by the wailing of Indians and out of the blue being provided with the opportunity to hear Beethoven's late string quartets: this can be a heart-wrenching experience, akin to an identity crisis. This type of experience can also be described as cathartic. Whatever the circumstances, my 'renewed' occupation with the 'old' country would not permit me to return to the point at which I as an audacious young student had maltreated the musical parameters of so-called contemporary music. A completely different approach would be necessary: an extremely careful approach, inching my way gradually back into the Western world: an approach which would welcome tradition back into the fold, attempt to unfurl the petals and gently infuse this tradition with a breath of contemporary life.Although I am aware that I will not unleash a revolution or scandal with this approach, I am nevertheless confident as, with the musical vocabulary of this Requiem, I am travelling in an orbit in which no ballast or complex structures will be transported or intimated: on the contrary, I have attempted to form the message of the texts in music with the naivety of a 'homecomer'. Harald WeissColonia de San PedroMarch 2009.
SKU: BR.KM-2300
An exiting combination for Strings: The Groove String ConneXion und The Groove Cello ConneXion!
ISBN 9790004503058. 9 x 12 inches.
The Groove String ConneXion and The Groove Cello ConneXion: Breitkopf Pedagogy with popular music for strings.In addition to using it for cello ensemble, string quartet, string trio or string orchestra, the two books can even be combined, giving groups with an uncommon scoring the possibility of ensemble playing. Alternative parts are available on the CD-ROM. Detailed explanations on the pieces and on the used playing techniques together with PDF, audio and video files make this material a method for string instruments that covers a broad spectrum of popular music.Complementary videos showing playing techniques can be found on YouTube.For further audio and video examples see The Groove Cello ConneXion.Discover more rhythm and groove in teaching strings in Groovy Strings.The writing reflects experience and insights gained through years of actively playing and teaching many levels and ages of string players. It has been wonderful for me to hear Gunther playing this material with his students in Cologne. These pieces are exciting to play in real life and in real time. I cannot recommend these books highly enough!(Sera Smolen, Newsletter of the New Directions Cello Association).
SKU: HP.C6225
UPC: 763628162252. Michael W. Smith; Wayne Kirkpatrick.
SKU: OU.9780193391703
ISBN 9780193391703. 12 x 8 inches.
For SSAATTBB unaccompanied I sing of a Maiden combines flowing lines with rhythmic irregularity, and ends with an airy weightlessness which, in the words of the composer, echoes the vernal flavour of the words. Although rhythmically challenging, this beautiful carol is hugely rewarding and perfect for any experienced choir.
SKU: AP.29730S
UPC: 038081321349. English.
Here's a march that is so much more than a march! This celebratory concert piece contains enthusiastic fanfare, stately march, lyric melodies, rich harmonies, prominent rhythms and gentle pastoral moments. Shifting is required for violin 1, cello and bass, and optional shifting for viola. Students in all sections will experience the full spectrum of expressiveness in dynamics and bowings and will be challenged with intonation and rhythmic clarity. This might be the time to give your traditional graduation march a break! (6:00).
SKU: BT.DHP-1053797-140
340 X 250 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
At last the bass clarinet can shine in this major new solo work for bass clarinet and concert band. This composition begins with a rather mysterious opening passage with atmospheric sounds and effects. The soloist plays-preferably backstage- a number of fragments and melodic patterns, without actually starting the piece. After this somewhat hesitant introduction, a lively, cheerful allegro entitled Con Giocondita (with joy) bursts out. It isswarming with irregular meters, changing tempos, and polyrhythm, through which the listeners (and sometimes also the musicians) constantly get the feeling that they are being tossed around. The second movement brings rest andpeace making careful use of sound colours. The upbeat finale, titled Con Allegria (with cheerfulness), is the most significant movement for the soloist. This is a challenging piece of music that demands great virtuosity, but withthe correct performer it will be a real highpoint in any concert..In een mysterieuze openingspassage zijn atmosferische klanken te horen. Dan barst er een vrolijk allegro los: Con Giocondita (met vreugde). Een intiemer tweede deel, Con Tristezza (met droefheid), brengt rust. Het orkestspeelt hier een belangrijke rol en laat allerlei klankkleuren horen in de dialoog met de solist. De onstuimige finale getiteld Con Allegria (met vrolijkheid) vraagt grote virtuositeit van de solist, het orkest doet opnieuwmeer dan alleen begeleiden. Na een korte cadens worden de drie voorafgaande thema’s in omgekeerde volgorde herhaald en een spannend slot beëindigt dit contrastrijke werk.Freude, Traurigkeit und Fröhlichkeit sind die drei Stimmungen, die Jan Van der Roost in diesem Werk für Bassklarinette und Blasorchester in ebenso vielen Sätzen vertonte. Während die Freude in einem rhythmischen, energiereichen und lebhaften Allegro zum Ausdruck kommt, setzt der zweite, langsamere Satz lyrische und melodische Akzente. Das schnelle Finale ist eine große Herausforderung an den Solisten. Auch das Blasorchester spielt in diesem musikalisch erfinderischen Werk eine weit mehr als begleitende Rolle.Tre Sentimenti (Trois sentiments) pour Clarinette Basse et Orchestre d’Harmonie est un carrefour inédit de sentiments contrastés (l’exubérance, la tristesse, l’allégresse) et d’idées musicales captivantes.
SKU: BT.DHP-1053797-010
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
At last the bass clarinet can shine in this major new solo work for bass clarinet and concert band. This composition begins with a rather mysterious opening passage with atmospheric sounds and effects. The soloist plays - preferably backstage - a number of fragments and melodic patterns, without actually “starting” the piece. After this somewhat hesitant introduction, a lively, cheerful allegro entitled Con Giocondita (with joy) bursts out. It is swarming with irregular meters, changing tempos, and polyrhythm, through which the listeners (and sometimes also the musicians) constantly get the feeling that they are being tossed around. The second movement brings rest andpeace making careful use of sound colours. The upbeat finale, titled Con Allegria (with cheerfulness), is the most significant movement for the soloist. This is a challenging piece of music that demands great virtuosity, but with the correct performer it will be a real highpoint in any concert.. In een mysterieuze openingspassage zijn atmosferische klanken te horen. Dan barst er een vrolijk allegro los: Con Giocondita (met vreugde). Een intiemer tweede deel, Con Tristezza (met droefheid), brengt rust. Het orkestspeelt hier een belangrijke rol en laat allerlei klankkleuren horen in de dialoog met de solist. De onstuimige finale getiteld Con Allegria (met vrolijkheid) vraagt grote virtuositeit van de solist, het orkest doet opnieuwmeer dan alleen begeleiden. Na een korte cadens worden de drie voorafgaande thema’s in omgekeerde volgorde herhaald en een spannend slot beëindigt dit contrastrijke werk.Freude, Traurigkeit und Fröhlichkeit sind die drei Stimmungen, die Jan Van der Roost in diesem Werk für Bassklarinette und Blasorchester in ebenso vielen Sätzen vertonte. Während die Freude in einem rhythmischen, energiereichen und lebhaften Allegro zum Ausdruck kommt, setzt der zweite, langsamere Satz lyrische und melodische Akzente. Das schnelle Finale ist eine große Herausforderung an den Solisten. Auch das Blasorchester spielt in diesem musikalisch erfinderischen Werk eine weit mehr als begleitende Rolle.Tre Sentimenti (Trois sentiments) pour Clarinette Basse et Orchestre d’Harmonie est un carrefour inédit de sentiments contrastés (l’exubérance, la tristesse, l’allégresse) et d’idées musicales captivantes.
SKU: OU.9780193361683
ISBN 9780193361683. 12 x 8 inches.
For SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied This dramatic setting of a 5th-century Ambrosian hymn perfectly epitomises the jubilation of the text. Rhythmically complex and involving some tricky melismatic passages, it is particularly suited to cathedral choirs and concert performance.
SKU: BT.DHP-1033417-140
Wings schetst een expressief muzikaal beeld door middel van drie fraaie klanklandschappen. De vorm van dit concerto voor piano en harmonieorkest is traditioneel: een vrije sonate, een romance en een toccata.Wings - 'Flügel' - bewegt sich auf musikalischen Schwingen über drei Klangbereiche hinweg. Wings steht hier aber auch für den Flügel, der neben anderen Tasteninstrumenten Piet Swerts zu dieser Komposition inspirierte. So spielt auch das Klavier eine wichtige Rolle. Das Stück weist eine traditionelle Form auf: In der majestätischen Eröffnung wird ein Thema in verschiedenen Variationen vorgestellt; der langsame Mittelteil ist ein romantisches Lied; der Schlusssatz ist eine Aufsehen erregende Toccata, die auf einem rhythmischen und geheimnisvoll klingenden Ostinato basiert. Ein Werk voll Tiefe und Ausdruckskraft!Wings (“Les ailes”) est une fl nerie aérienne d’une grande expressivité travers trois espaces sonores. La structure de ce concerto pour Piano et Orchestre d’Harmonie est traditionnelle dans sa forme (une sonate en forme libre ; une romance ; une toccata).
SKU: BT.DHP-1033417-010
SKU: OU.9780193382664
ISBN 9780193382664. 12 x 8 inches.
For SATB unaccompanied Jackson's work couples the expressive language of a medieval Latin hymn with the Collect for St Margaret of Scotland. The use of hockets and isorhythms give the music a deep medieval grounding, whilst the beautifully ornamented melodies bring out a distinctively 'Scottish' sound to this dramatic work.
SKU: HL.49018313
ISBN 9790001171519. UPC: 841886015036. 9.0x12.0x0.252 inches.
Gebauer (1773-1845) was a bassoonist and composer of military music in Paris during the rise and fall of Napoleon. His opus 31 exercises are intended to develop articulation, rhythm, and ornaments at an easy to intermediate level.
SKU: BT.WHCD30540WH
ISBN 9788759811672. Danish.
The music around us (CD) - In addition to the acclaimed publication Musik omkring os Eva Fock has collected 77 musical examples to illustrate the publication's descriptions. Musicians from Rotterdam, London and Copenhagen have contributed with analytical recordings of music theory phenomena (eg. scales and rhythms) from the three countries Turkey, Pakistan and Morocco. The same musicians have also supplied examples from some of the many genres which are described in the book. Other recordings come from Eva Fock's travels to the three countries, and finally a number of recordings come from existing record publications. Together with the book the CD-publication (2 CDs) makes aunique whole that will apply to a wide spectrum of music and culture lovers, teachers and students at several levels. The publication is produced with support from the Ministry of Education.
SKU: SU.90810142
Text: Langston Hughes.
SATB Chorus, a cappella Duration: 4' Text: Langston Hughes Appropriate for chamber or full-sized choirs Composed: 2002 Published by: Subito Music Publishing Galbraith's distinctive compositional language vaunts crisply rhythmic harmonic progressions complemented by lyric, accessible melodies. For these works, she added the full spectrum of choral textures, eliciting pithy expressions of the texts. ... Four River Songs exemplifies her versatility and insight. She filled the pieces with harmonic clusters, vocal ostinatos and complex counterpoint befitting the nimbleness of a chamber choir. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. Perusal copies are available by contacting perusalrequest@subitomusic.com (include the organization name with your request). To order quantities fewer than 8, please call customer service at (973) 857-3440.
SKU: OU.9780193400924
ISBN 9780193400924. 12 x 8 inches.
O Sapientia is a tender setting of one of the seven Advent 'O' Antiphons. The rhythmic unison in this chorale-like setting brings an element of purity and calm, typical of Skempton's musical language.