Mass in Time of War. Par HAYDN JOSEPH. The “Missa in Tempore Belli”, also known as the “Mass in Time of War”, composed in 1796, makes prominent use of timpani as well as a wind fanfare at the beginning of the “Dona nobis pacem” – both clear and unusual references to a warlike context. One year after the first documented performance which took place in the year of its composition as part of the Fi…

Opus 19. Par SCHOENBERG ARNOLD. One of the answers found by Schönberg?s circle to the question about how musical processes could be shaped without a tonal context was in the extreme streamlining of the form. With Schönberg?s Six Little Piano Pieces op. 19 of 1911, the concentration on the essential is legendary. Behind its fleeting gestures lie hidden depths, shown especially through its supposed …

for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra. Par BRYARS GAVIN. The piece is dedicated to John Harle and the Bournemouth Sinfonietta, who commissioned it with funds made available by South West Arts. It makes use of the saxophone's ability to play long expressive melodic passages, and was written too, having seen the Sinfonietta perform, with some of its individual players in mind. Although played…

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Faksimile der Originalhandschrift. J. S. Bach 's Notebook for Anna Magdalena (1725). This hardback facsimile edition, bound in green with gold trimmings, and bearing the initials “A. M. B. ” and “1725” on the front cover, presents one of the greatest albums of household music. It is primarily the personal album of Anna Magdalena Bach (1701-1760), daughter of the court and military trumpeter Johann…

Par DOBRZYNSKI IGNACY FELIKS. Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski wrote eight nocturnes for piano. Five of them were published in 1833–1834 in two books as Opp. 21 and 24, while the remainder appeared in various occasional collections issued much later. The Nocturne in A major was written in 1846 and belongs to the group of works composed by Dobrzynski during his tour of German cities. That tour was designed…

Par WEIR JUDITH. Study score for Weir’s orchestral work commissioned by Britten Pears Arts for the Aldeburgh Festival 2024 where Weir was Composer in Residence. PLANET is a set of three short orchestral pieces inspired by views of our planet, and galaxy, photographed from outer space. These are: (1) “The blue marble”/Apollo 17 (2) “The pale blue dot”/Voyager 1 (3) Cluster NGC 6355 /Hubble Space Te…

Par COURT DOUGLAS. The opening bars of this piece seek to portray the dawning of each new day, as it continues to flower and unfold before us. Drawing inspiration from the hymn of Joseph Barnby, the composer musically illustrates the text:‘When morning gilds the skies, my heart awaking criesmy Jesus Christ is praised’ / Niveau : 3 / Hymnes et chorals / Répertoire / Brass Band