The melodies of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) span the entire chronology of his creative output, from his earliest song BALLADE DE LA REINE MORTE DAIMER (1893), written during his student years at the Paris Conservatory, to the cycle DON QUICHOTTE À DULCINEE (1932-33), his last compositions in any genre. In his songs, Ravel's text settings display a meticulous attention to detail. Ravel´s melodies are…

Par CURNOW JAMES. Captivated by the rolling hills, majestic horse farms and beautiful horses of the Central Kentucky Bluegrass region, James Curnow has named this exciting overture after one of the most scenic areas near his home. After a fanfare opening, the Percussion section provides high energy for the main theme. A contrasting middle section showcases the expressive abilities of your ensemble…

Uluru - Kata Tjuta. Par YAGISAWA SATOSHI. Call of the Aboriginals – Uluru – Kata Tjuta est une commande du Nara Municipal Ichijo Senior High School Symphonic Band, de la ville de Nara, dans la préfecture japonaise du même nom, pour la commémoration de son 60e anniversaire. Uluru, aussi connu sous le nom d’Ayers Rock, est un énorme monolithe qui se trouve dans l’étendue de l’outback australien. Il …

Cherubini owes his fame as a church composer primarily to the 'Requiem in C minor? of 1817. It was held in extraordinarily high esteem by such composers as Beethoven and Schumann and served as a model for early 19th-century Requiem settings. Dispensing entirely with solo voices, it captivates with its rigorous formal concentration and its restrained use of musical resources in both choir and orche…

Par OKPEBHOLO SHAWN E.. A majestic festival of sound!An ideal choice for your band’s first festival experience, Sovereign Pageantry includes tutti scoring as well as call-and-response interchanges between the sections. The fanfare and procession in a stately tempo brings to mind the imperial castle guards and antiphonal brasses from high upon battlements as the noble family promenades on a joyous …

Facsimile edition of the Ochsenhauser Orgelbuch, with critical first edition. Almost 270 years following its completion, for the first time the Ochsenhauser Orgelbuch, a unique collection of organ music from southern Germany, will be published and thus made accessible to the music world. In honor of the completion of the restoration of the Gabler organ in Ochsenhausen this important, with its wond…

Kantate Zum 1. Advent. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. The Advent cantata Machet die Tore weit has long been one of the most frequently performed of Telemann’s sacred works. Among the copies of this cantata which have been handed down is a copy by J. S. Bach which bears testimony to the high respect he paid to his then more celebrated colleague from Hamburg: It is a copy of the score in the hand of th…

The seven-minute composition is based on an English text by John Cage: a quasi-musical calculated succession of 56 short basic questions about music. Singer and instrument have to perform various vocal, playing and breathing techniques, mostly in parallel motion. Their performance develops from a kind of ritual to free expression, with the piece itself becoming an answer to what the text wants to …

Ed. Critica F. M. Sardelli - Per Violino Solo, Archi E Basso Continuo. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Among the many new works by Vivaldi discovered in recent years are not merely works completely unknown previously, but also ones that had already been noticed but for a variety of reasons were set aside. This is the case with the violin concerto RV 817, which has come down to us via a copy lacking the name …

The 1st Recital Series presents high quality solo/recital literature appropriate for performers from beginner to early intermediate standard. A professionally recorded CD is included with each book providing a demonstration of each piece followed by an accompaniment track which can be used for performance or rehearsal. A separate piano accompaniment book is also available. / Violoncelle / 16 pages…