Music Of Our Time. Par BRYARS GAVIN. “Apart from the ten 5-minute string quartets that I wrote in 1992 as the original version of A Man in a Room, Gambling, there are 8 years between my second and third quartets. Another element which finds its way into the quartet comes from my work with groups from the world of early music, particularly from the experience of writing for a consort of viols …. In…

Score and parts for Saariaho's Cendres , arranged for Alto Flute, Cello and Piano. Quoting Saariaho: While writing Cendres , I was mainly concentrating on the interpretation of particular musical ideas by the three different instruments of the trio, each of which has its unique character and palette of colours. Musical tension is created and regulated by sometimes bringing the instruments as close…

Par HYNNINEN MAIJA. Maija Hynninen's piano quintet Nine-channeled Pearl flows effortlessly. Beginning with rhythmical gamelan-inspired movement it continues through twirling scales that lead to the heart of the piece – a sonorous bell-like harmonic on the piano. From this calm center the music continues floating in a dream-like world ending with a chorale played by the strings. Duration: 10' This …

For Advent, Palm Sunday, or any time, Break Forth Into Joy celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2016. The short duration and effective part-writing make the anthem quick to learn but the final effect is impressive. Based on old-testament scriptures, the pleasing lilt of 6/8 helps capture the unbounded joy of a people 'preparing the way.' / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Octet in F major Op. post. 166 D 803 for Clarinet (in B-flat), Bassoon, Horn, Violin (2), Viola, Violincello, Double Bass “I have done little new by way of lieder. In compensation I have tried my hand at several instrumental things, for I have composed two quartets for Violins, Viola and Violincello [A minor, D 804; D minor, D 810] and an octet [F major, D 803] and will write y…

New settings of the two evening canticles which incorporate jazz elements, including harmony in voice parts and organ and many 'blue' notes. Despite these jazz elements, the music is very approachable, with natural syncopation and mostly homophonic writing. It is also available for upper or lower unison voices, with occasional optional divisi (ISMN 979-0-060-13012-0). Either version would be enjoy…

Syncretic Version. Par LISZT FRANZ. In his 'Art of Fugue' Bach himself introduced a theme based on the four letters of his name: the notes we know as Bb A C B correspond to the German note names B A C H. Since that time, many composers have expressed their admiration for incomparable master by writing their own pieces of music on this theme. The work based on this theme by Franz Liszt is without a…

Par WATKINS HUW. During the summer of 2020, Huw Watkins and Ben Goldscheider recorded Lament, a new work for horn and piano written by Huw especially for a new CD they recorded together. 'When Ben Goldscheider asked me to write a new piece for a CD celebrating the legacy of Dennis Brain, I immediately thought of Poulenc’s Elégie (written in memory of Brain) and its juxtaposition of violent anger a…

Par MARSHALL KAREN. The PianoTrainer Scales Workbook is an all-in-one must-have resource for scales, arpeggios and broken chords, including all the keys and basic shapes that piano students should learn. With clear scale notation, easy-to-visualise keyboard diagrams and excellent theory activities to consolidate understanding and underline the importance of writing music. It is ideal for developin…

Motette. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Motet of an unknown arranger [ca. 1820], based on th Adagio of the Serenade KV 361 [Gran Partita]. The motet Quis te comprehendat, K-Anhang 110, is based on the Adagio in Mozart’s Wind Serenade K. 361, the “Gran Partita. ” The arrangement of this instrumental movement with the addition of a four-part choir deserves to be regarded as a successful example of the…

(For mallet ensemble and two flutes). By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Arranged by Brian Slawson. For Two flutes, two glockenspiels, two small marimbas (4-octave), one 4.3 octave marimba (low-A), one 5-octave marimba (low C) (8 or 9 players). This edition: Percussion ensemb…

Three traditional fife and drum tunes arranged for solo snare drum and mallet quintet. Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Jason Baker. Score and parts on CD-ROM. 28 pages. Duration 7 minutes, 25 seconds (total. Published by Tapspace Publications (TA.TSPCE15-018).

(for percussion ensemble). Composed by Stuart P. O'Neil. Percussion Ensembles. For Glockenspiel, xylophone, small 4-octave marimba (shared), 4 timpani, cabasa, tambourine, sleigh bells, snare drum, bass drum, guiro, and triangle. (12 players). Difficulty: Medium-Easy. Folio and C…

(Dance of the Little Swans, Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, and Danse Boheme arranged for mallet quartet). Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Georges Bizet. Arranged by Brian Slawson. Percussion Ensembles. For Glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone, and 4.3-oct…

By Jared Spears. Percussion Octet. Grade 4. Score and parts. Duration 4 minutes 10 seconds. Published by Kendor Music Inc

By Mark Ford. Percussion Ensemble. For 3 players on one marimba