Three Dances for Flute, Oboe and Basson

SKU: CF.CPS16F

ISBN 9780825843679. UPC: 798408043674. 9 X 12 inches.

Robert Thurston’s enormously attractive writing for band and his sure command of contemporary harmonic and rhythmic devices give this three movement composition by terrific band and audience appeal. Thurston's fondness for mixed meters will keep players on their toes. The 2nd movement (moderato) in particular has a memorable folk-like lilt and charm. The whole piece is bound together by the use of the motto C-E-C, the initials of the composer's teacher, the late great band writer Charles E. Carter, in whose memory Festive Dances was written. Duration: 7'.

SKU: AP.1-ADV8405

UPC: 805095084054. English.

A Klezmer Wedding is a set of four dances, newly-composed but based on traditional models. The Doina is an expressive chant for three successive soloists; it twists and turns with the wailing lament of a shepherd's pipe. Next follows the Hora, a slow Rumanian dance in three with a mood that reflects the wedding's solemn vows. A Chusidl, with a moderate speed and bouncy rhythms, gets the party to the dance floor. The concluding Freylach (happy, but still in a minor key!) takes the bride, groom, and guests to the edge of frenzy.

Titles: Doina * Hora * Chusidl * Freylach.

SKU: HL.14003796

Danish.

A Chorale arranged for 15 Instruments. Full Score for ensemble.

Bach's Befichl du deine Wege is a chorale setting (BWV 272), which Hans Abrahamsen has arranged for fifteen instruments. In Hans Albrahamsen's adaptation Bachs chorale gradually ernerges from two melodic fragments, both borrowed from the Danish composer Poul Ruders' Four Dances in One Movernent'. In fact both fragments are taken from the last three bars of Ruders' composition. One of Ruders' small melodies is descending, the other is ascending. The metamorphosis from Ruders to Bach can be accomplished because both of Ruders' melodic fragments are in fact 'hidden' among the parts of this Bach choraleinasmuch as the composer has transposed it into B minor. In the first verse we hear only the descending Ruders melody. In the secend verse Ruders' second, ascending and chrornatically coloured melody is added. In the subsequent verses more and more melodies are added. Thus the piece begins with Poul Ruders' melodic fragment in the foreground. In the course of the next verse Ruders' material gradually recedes into the background, and permits Bachs face to ernerge with increasing clarty in the foreground. The piece is dedicated to Poul Ruders.
             - Thomas Michelsen

Arrangement

• 1 Flute
• 1 Oboe
• 1 Clarinet In Bb
• 1 Bassoon
• 1 Horn in F
• 1 Trumpet in Bb
• 1 Trombone (Tenor)
• 1 Vibraphone (Motor Off)
• 1 Harp
• 1 Piano
• 1 Violin I
• 1 Violin II
• 1 Viola
• 1 Cello
• 1 Double Bass

• 1 Flute
• 1 Oboe
• 1 Clarinet In Bb
• 1 Bassoon
• 1 Horn in F
• 1 Trumpet in Bb
• 1 Trombone (Tenor)
• 1 Vibraphone (Motor Off)
• 1 Harp
• 1 Piano
• 1 Violin I
• 1 Violin II
• 1 Viola
• 1 Cello
• 1 Double Bass

SKU: CF.SPS30

ISBN 9780825864872. UPC: 798408064877. 9 X 12 inches. Key: Eb major.

Using the musical styles and forms of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, Mike Forbes has written a striking and powerful three movement suite that is a major addition to serious band literature. The music is entirely original, but the style and approach is similar to such pieces as the Courtly Dances from Gloriana by Benjamin Britten, and makes effective use of the coloristic possibilities of the modern concert band.

SKU: FZ.5906

ISBN 9790230659062. 24.00 x 33.00 cm inches.

This facsimile of an original by Jean-Joseph Mouret is part of our French classical music collection. Edition : Paris, l'Auteur, Boivin, Leclerc, 1737. Preface: Early music department of the C. N. S. M. D. de Paris (class of Irene Ginger and Jean Saint-Arroman): links between danse and music - choreographic proposals for certain dances - Mouret's ornamentation - Proposed ornamentation for the repeats of a saraband. Three separate instrumental parts: premier dessus, second dessus, continuo (instrumentation ad libitum , violins, flutes or oboes). These works are written as trio and may be performed by two dessus (violins, flutes or oboes) and basso continuo. They may also be played with a chamber orchestra formation. As the dance suites of theatrical works are artificial, 18 th century suites, written specially for dance, are rare.
Collection supervised by the musicologist Jean Saint-Arroman, professor at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse of Paris and at the CEFEDEM Ile de France (Training Centre for Music Teachers). He is the author of the majority of our prefaces and has also been involved in library searches.
Facsimile of a copy in the National Library of Paris (France). Anne Fuzeau Classique propose period copies of classical music scores.