SKU: LM.C06790
ISBN 9790230367905.
SKU: CF.CM9329
ISBN 9780825893292. UPC: 798408093297. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. Key: B minor. Russian.
Sharkova brings a third selection from Gavrilin's massive work Chimes to better choirs. Sunset Music features a consistent bell-like 5/4 rhythm in the lower voices, with a simple and lovely ringing melody in the higher range. The music builds to a forte clanging, before dying away into silence. Text is onomatopoeic syllables (din don don or a sustained bom, etc.), and the optional (although recommended) oboe part is available as a free download from the publisher's website.
SKU: CF.CM9373
ISBN 9780825889196. UPC: 798408089191. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. Key: D minor. Russian.
Russian composer Valery Gavrilin (b. 1939, Volodga; d. 1999, St. Petersburg) completed his thirteen movement composition Chimes in 1982 and subtitled it Upon Reading V. Shukshyn Miracle Play - Choral Symphony. Throughout the piece one finds the image of an endless road - as a river of life - travelled by generation to generation. The tenor solo and narrator are pivotal in this dark story-telling second movement while the chorus repeatedly responds with tolling bells and ticking clocks.
SKU: CF.CM9375
ISBN 9780825889257. UPC: 798408089252. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. Key: D minor. Russian.
Russian composer Valery Gavrilin (b. 1939, Volodga; d. 1999, St. Petersburg) completed his thirteen movement composition Chimes in 1982 and subtitled it Upon Reading V. Shukshyn Miracle Play - Choral Symphony. Throughout the piece one finds the image of an endless road - as a river of life - travelled by generation to generation. The lamenting narrative about all that can't be during the winter is enhanced by tenor solo and varied choral textures in this plaintive movement.
SKU: CF.CM9374
ISBN 9780825889226. UPC: 798408089221. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. Russian.
Russian composer Valery Gavrilin (b. 1939, Volodga; d. 1999, St. Petersburg) completed his thirteen movement composition Chimes in 1982 and subtitled it Upon Reading V. Shukshyn Miracle Play - Choral Symphony. Throughout the piece one finds the image of an endless road - as a river of life - travelled by generation to generation. Playful and rhythmic, the nonsensical and happy-go-lucky narrative of the fourth movement is enhanced by onomatopoeic text and thick chordal texture.
