SKU: LO.15-2517H
ISBN 9781429107532.
Cynthia Gray’s robust setting of Lowell’s delightful poem from “A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass†is filled with playful energy, delightful imagery, and word-painting, all supported by an inventive accompaniment. Ideal for young and developing choirs!
SKU: PR.110418390
ISBN 9781491134603. UPC: 680160685158.
Eric Ewazen’s THREE INVENTIONS were inspired by Bach’s Two-part Inventions, yet they sound thoroughly like Ewazen. Composed for harpsichord (with a piano adaptation following later), Ewazen’s inventions maintain a pure “one note per hand†texture until their final chord, with strong-but-free imitative counterpoint between the two voices. While Ewazen may be best known for his wind music, he is a pianist himself, and composers’ works for their own instrument are a direct insight into how they write for their own performances. The piano adaptation of THREE INVENTIONS is also available as a separate publication.THREE INVENTIONS was written for my dear friend Maria Rojas, who premiered the work on a faculty recital at Juilliard. Maria is both a pianist and a harpsichordist, and I first met her when she gave a demonstration of the harpsichord for the students in my theory classes.I’ve always been captivated by Bach’s series of Two-Part and Three-Part Inventions. With the Two-Part Inventions, I’m amazed how Bach could create such wonderful intricacy and counterpoint with only two voices. I consequently modeled my inventions after the counterpoint of Bach, involving the traditional contrapuntal devices he used: imitation, development, harmonic and modal shifts, fragmentation, and sequence, essentially creating a dialog between two completely equal voices conversing with each other!Bach wrote 15 Two-Part Inventions (as well as 15 Three-Part Inventions, not to mention the 48 preludes and fugues in The Well-Tempered Clavier!), and that’s just the start of his voluminous repertoire for the keyboard! I was happy just to write three!!!Each of my inventions has a distinctive mood. The first is in a relaxed, yet cheerful C Major tonality (as a nod to Bach’s Invention No. 1 in C Major); the second is heartfelt and lyrical; and the third invention (involving a Gigue rhythm in the compound meter of 12/8) is energetic, and full of life and spontaneity. The third is primarily in a minor tonality, resulting in a feeling of drama, bringing the THREE INVENTIONS to an exciting finale.
SKU: CY.CC3155
ISBN 9790530111239. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
The J. S. Bach School for Trombone, expertly arranged and beautifully recorded by Mike Hall, features Bach's 15 two-part Inventions (BWV 772-786) and the 15 three-part Sinfonias (BWV 787-801) as playable duets and trios AND most importantly as play-along chamber music on alto, tenor and bass trombone. In short, a performer may choose any of Mike Hall's 150 superbly recorded tracks as accompaniments to play-along with. Similar to the famous Music Minus One recordings from decades past. What is included in this fantastic project? * 71 pages of the complete Two-part Inventions and Three-part Inventions in score format. * Mike Hall's Introduction and commentary on each of the above 30 pieces of music, including detailed instruction on how to best perform baroque ornaments on each instrument. * 150 tracks (in high quality lossless WAV format) of Mike Hall's great performing on alto, tenor and bass trombone of every possible combination of each of the 30 pieces to Play-along with on either alto, tenor or bass trombone. Each play-along track comes with a click to keep you on track.
