SKU: IG.PM063
9 x 12 in inches.
By Jennifer Castellano. Spectrum, Seven Preludes for Piano was inspired by a work by the American artist, Ellsworth Kelly (b. 1923). The composer writes, When I was a freshman in college, I saw his work entitled Spectrum at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The work consisted of thirteen large panels, and each contained a different color or shade of color. The first panel was yellow and the last was yellow. To me this work was a visual representation of a chromatic scale played one full octave up the piano keyboard. Five years after the magnificent sighting at the Met, I decided that I wanted to make an audio representation of the seven colors of the rainbow, each represented by a different tonality or pitch center: A being red, B orange, C yellow, D green, E blue, F indigo, and G violet. Spectrum abandons the use of the conventional major-minor key systems and instead uses a scale which the composer invented called the Castellonian Mode. In it's original form the scale is spelled C D E F G G# (or Ab) A Bb C. The sound of this new tonal system exhibits both major and minor-like qualities and yet has a new sonority of its own. The Castellonian Mode was invented in the summer of 2004 and has served as the basis of many of her tonal compositions.
SKU: A3.9781860969294
ISBN 9781860969294. 9 x 12 inches.
Spectrum for String Quartet is a collection of specially commissioned pieces. Three composers of widely different backgrounds and experience have written works of about eight minutes duration for players of ABRSM Grade 8 Standard.
SKU: BT.DHP-0930468-020
Spectrum (dat werd opgedragen aan de fanfare St. Cecilia uit Helden-Dorp naar aanleiding van het negentigjarig bestaan) omvat een reeks vloeiend in elkaar overgaande variaties die zijn gebaseerd op melodische en ritmische motievenuit het Heldense volkslied. Het lied komt niet in zijn geheel naar voren, maar vormde de basis voor het spectrum van de gebruikte intervallen, (gecamoufleerde) melodielijnen en harmonische structuren in deze compositie.
SKU: BT.DHP-0930468-120
SKU: BT.DHP-1115226-020
9x12 inches. English-Dutch.
Gecomponeerd voor de 1e divisie van de Open Nederlandse Fanfare Kampioenschappen 2012Turend over het Friese platteland zag ik door de weerkaatsing van het zonlicht in een opkomende bui plotseling een regenboog verschijnen. Dit indrukwekkende natuurverschijnsel inspireerde me tot het schrijven van een compositie waarin de kleuren van de regenboog uitgangspunt waren. Elke kleur associeerde ik met willekeurige, contrasterende onderwerpen. Zo is Spectrum of the Sky een concertwerk geworden dat bestaat uit zeven, deels in elkaar overgaande, korte composities die qua thematiek en/of ritmiek aan elkaar gerelateerd zijn.1 Sun and Water Een regenboog verschijnt aan de horizon. Erg langduurt de betovering van dit prachtige natuurverschijnsel niet. Het schitterende plaatje wordt plots onderbroken door opkomend onweer.2 Red Planet MarsEen ruimtevaartuig vertrekt, om na een lange reis van negen maanden aan te komen op Mars, de rode planeet.3 Interlude in Orange MinorOranje: de nationale kleur van Nederland. Koninginnedag 2009. De festiviteiten op die dag werden wreed verstoord door een aanslag op de koninklijke familie. De gevolgen waren dramatisch. 4 Yellow FieldsDe eerste zonnestralen, knoppen in de bomen, nestelende vogels, pasgeboren dieren in de wei en onmetelijke velden van gele koolzaadbloemen. Een en al muzikale vrolijkheid, want het is lente.5 Capriccio in GreenGroen - de meest voorkomende kleur in de natuur. De grote diversiteit in ritmische en melodische lijnen verklankt de grilligheid van de natuur in het algemeen.6 Blue LakeDe helblauwe meren van Nieuw-Zeeland zijn van een onbeschrijfelijke schoonheid. Het magnifieke uitzicht op zo??n meer vormde de inspiratiebron voor het expressieve zesde deel.7 Grand Finale ??The Seventh?Indigo is voor het menselijk oog vaak niet te onderscheiden van blauw of violet. Deze kleur is in dit werk dan ook achterwege gelaten. De laatste verklankte kleur is violet - weerspiegeld in de septiem, het zevende interval, dat overheerst in de finale van de compositie.Jan de Haan.
SKU: BA.BA08811
ISBN 9790006539840. 33.1 x 26.5 cm inches. Text Language: Italian. Preface: Betzwieser, Thomas. Text: Giambattista Casti.
A memorable musical competition commissioned by the emperor Joseph II took place on 7 February 1786 as part of a festival in the orangery of the Schönbrunn palace. A German Singspiel ensemble performed Mozart’s “Schauspieldirektor” whilst Antonio Salieri’s “Prima la musica e poi le parole” was performed by the Italian court singers and musicians. This charming opera satire belongs to the genre of “metamelodramma” in which the opera itself becomes the subject of the action. The people who are part of an opera production, for example the librettist, composer and prima donna, appear as characters on the stage and are presented in a humorous self-reflection. In this ‘theatre about theatre’ Salieri parodies the music from Giuseppe Sarti’s “Giulio Sabino” in his insert arias, thus playing on the music which was totally familiar with the audience of the time. By reflecting on the musical-dramatic style of that period and discussing whether ‘the word’ or ‘the music’ should take priority, this masterpiece is considered to be an early forerunner to Richard Strauss’s “Capriccio”.The new edition of the score is published as part of “opera – Spectrum of European Music Theatre in Separate Editions”. There are several alterations regarding the libretto text, stage directions, articulation, ornamentation, etc. which have been incorporated into this newly engraved vocal score. Furthermore, all appendix numbers from the score which concern the quotations from Giuseppe Sarti’s “Giulio Sabino” have also been incorporated.• Urtext vocal score based on the historical-critical hybrid score published as part of “opera – Spectrum of European Music Theatre in Separate Editions” edited by Thomas Betzwieser (music edition) and Adrian La Salvia (text edition).• Original Italian libretto with singable German translation• Comprehensive bilingual foreword (Ger/Eng) on the genesis and reception of the work, on metamelodramma and intertextuality etc.• Includes an extensive appendix to the quotations taken from Giuseppe Sarti’s “Giulio Sabino”• Idiomatic piano reduction
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MUSICOLOGICALLY SOUND - A reliable musical text based on all available sources - A description of the sources - Information on the genesis and history of the work - Valuable notes on performance practice - Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions ... AND PRACTICAL - Page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them - A well-presented layout and a user-friendly format - Excellent print quality - Superior paper and binding
SKU: BR.EB-8536
ISBN 9790004178287. 9 x 12 inches.
We have sought to put together a number of short pieces - or to inspire the creation of new ones - that contain no great technical difficulties. The result is a broad spectrum of multifaceted compositional styles, ranging from Boulez's rigorously structured pieces to Hespo's musical stimuli that are to be worked out freely by the performer, and on to Schnebel's 'Bagatellen', whose interpretation requires the use of the performer's voice. (Peter Roggenkamp)We have sought to put together a number of short pieces - or to inspire the creation of new ones - that contain no great technical difficulties. The result is a broad spectrum of multifaceted compositional styles.
SKU: BT.1772-11-400-M
ISBN 9789043134590. 9x12 inches. International.
This collection contains works, selected and arranged by Franco Cesarini, that explore the wide spectrum of Russian romantic music. On one side are the followers of Russian nationalism, including composers from Glinka and Mussorgsky, to Cui and Glasunov. They provide a contrast to the more western influenced music of Tchaikovsky and Rubinstein. The book comes with a CD which includes demos of each piece and piano accompaniments to play along with when a pianist isn't available.De stukken in dit album verkennen het brede spectrum van de Russische romantische muziek. Aan de ene kant zijn er de aanhangers van het Russische nationalisme -van Glinka en Moessorgski tot Cui en Glazunov. Deze componisten hebbeneen heel andere invalshoek dan de meer door de westerse muziek be nvloede Tsjaikovski en Rubinstein. Op de meegeleverde cd staat van elk stuk een demoversie, gevolgd door een play-alongversie met alleen de pianobegeleiding.Die sinfonische Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts ist voll von großen, ausdrucksvollen Flötensoli, während Solo- oder Kammermusikwerke für Flöte seltener zu finden sind. Mit den hier ausgewählten Werken von Glinka, Mussorgski, Cui, Glasunov, Tschaikowsky und Rubinstein wird ein weites Spektrum russischer romantischer Musik abgedeckt. Auf der beiliegenden CD ist sowohl eine vollständige Aufnahme jedes Stückes als auch die Begleitung, zu der die Solostimme gespielt werden kann, zu hören.Russian Dreams contient des arrangements réalisés par Franco Cesarini, de quelques-unes des plus belles pages du vaste patrimoine de la musique romantique russe, offrant ainsi aux fl tistes expérimentés l‘opportunité de s‘ouvrir la musique romantique d‘un point de vue solistique. Sur le CD inclus, vous trouverez deux versions par pièce : une version intégrale et une version où ne subsiste que l‘accompagnement (version papier jointe au recueil). I brani di questo volume affrontano l'ampio spettro di musica romantica russa. Da una parte i fautori del nazionalismo russo tra i quali Glinka e Mussorgski, dall'altra compositori influenzati dalla musica occidentale quali Tschaikovsky. Il CD propone l'incisione completa di ogni brano, seguita da una traccia con il solo accompagnamento del piano per consentirvi di eseguire la parte solista.
SKU: HL.44012853
Philip Sparke s third symphony, A Colour Symphony, was commissioned by sinfonischen blasorchester wehdel conducted by Thomas Ratzek. In the four movements (white, yellow, blue and red) the composer creates links between the instrumentation and harmonic elements and the actual colour of the spectrum the movement stands for. In order to create the greatest richness possible, Philip Sparke used a very large instrumentation including low woodwinds, harp, piano and celli. A Colour Symphony is an impressive and iconic addition to the standard repertoire for large symphonic bands. Philip Sparke s third symphony, A Colour Symphony, was commissioned by sinfonischen blasorchester wehdel conducted by Thomas Ratzek. In the five movements (white, yellow, blue, red and green) the composer creates links between the instrumentation and harmonic elements and the actual colour of the spectrum the movement stands for. In order to create the greatest richness possible, Philip Sparke used a very large instrumentation including low woodwinds, harp, piano and celli. A Colour Symphony is an impressive and iconic addition to the standard repertoire for large symphonic bands.
SKU: BA.BA08812-01
ISBN 9790006543182. 33.1 x 26.5 cm inches. Text Language: French. Preface: Münzmay, Andreas. Text: nach Jean-Francois Marmontel.
Annette et LubinJustine Favart and Adolphe Blaise'sAnnette et Lubinwas premiered on 15 February 1762 at the Paris Opera-Comique - the first new production at that theater following its merger with the Comedie-Italien. It was a resounding success: by the time the season came to an end, on 3 April, it had been almost continuously on the program with no decline in interest from the public, and it remained in the repertoire for more than thirty years. Countless new editions, translations, and parodies of the play bear witness to its impact far beyond the borders of Paris. Like all of Favart's works, it deals with the subject of natural love, unencumbered by considerations of money or social status endangering it from the outside through powerful aristocratic or wealthy rivals. The plot is based on a literary model, the like-named tale by Jean-Francois Marmontel, which is in turn based on a contemporary occurrence. Annette and her cousin Lubin are sharply reprimanded for their love by an estate administrator (Le Bailli) who himself has designs on Annette. He takes advantage of Annette's illegitimate pregnancy to extort her: only by marrying him can she escape condemnation by society and the church. But Annette and her lover are able to gain the protection of the local squire (Le Seigneur), and the story ends happily with a conciliatory gesture from the lord of the manor.The second volume in our series OPERA, Annette et Lubin, consists of a cloth-bound book and an Edirom file stored on a USB card in credit-card format. The number of simultaneous users of the edition's digital component is unlimited.Further information on the work and the OPERA series can be found at http://www.opera-edition.com/en/annetteetlubin_en.htm.OPERA: Spectrum of European Music Theatre in Separate Editions is dedicated to critical editions of outstanding works of European music theatre from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Compositions of French, Italian, German, English, Scandinavian and Slavic origin are being edited. These include specific genres which have seldom been given attention in editorial undertakings until now and which present their own editorial problems, such as ballet, theatre music, melodrama or operetta.A new feature is the form of the presentation in so-called hybrid editions. While the scores appear in traditional cloth-bound volumes, the musical and textual sources, the editions of the dramatic texts, as well as the critical commentaries are prepared and presented on an electronic platform (Edirom).Thanks to this ability to access the underlying sources, the editorial decisions are completely transparent to the user. This special editorial access being implemented by OPERA's editions uses the software Edirom, which was developed in a project of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) based at the University of Paderborn. All components of the electronic part are encoded according to the modern standard of XML. The text components follow the standard of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI).
SKU: HL.44012854
UPC: 888680655716.
Philip Sparkes third symphony, A Colour Symphony, was commissioned by sinfonischen blasorchester wehdel conducted by Thomas Ratzek. In the four movements (white, yellow, blue and red) the composer creates links between the instrumentation and harmonic elements and the actual colour of the spectrum the movement stands for. In order to create the greatest richness possible, Philip Sparke used a very large instrumentation including low woodwinds, harp, piano and celli. A Colour Symphony is an impressive and iconic addition to the standard repertoire for large symphonic bands. Philip Sparkes third symphony, A Colour Symphony, was commissioned by sinfonischen blasorchester wehdel conducted by Thomas Ratzek. In the five movements (white, yellow, blue, red and green) the composer creates links between the instrumentation and harmonic elements and the actual colour of the spectrum the movement stands for. In order to create the greatest richness possible, Philip Sparke used a very large instrumentation including low woodwinds, harp, piano and celli. A Colour Symphony is an impressive and iconic addition to the standard repertoire for large symphonic bands.
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.
