The title of this piece comes from 'Celtic Cross' by Norman MacCaig, a poem that brings to life the symbols of an earlier time, carved in stone, entwined and plaited in abstract forms. The idea of a coiling serpent and the image of the coiled horn also came together in my mind. The opening phrase of the piece is responsible for much of the musical material for the whole piece, a strong and vibrant…

Variation on a theme by Rameau. Par CASKEN JOHN. This short solo piano piece is a variation on a theme by Rameau. Casken has created in this work a broad Gaelic sound world along with sultry Debussian colours. The piece was written for the British pianist Stephen Gutman for his Rameau Project in 1999. / Date parution : 2003-11-20/ Recueil / Piano

Par CASKEN JOHN. In spite of having written many works including piano, before composing my new suite of pieces there were only two for solo piano: The Haunting Bough and Pleasure Ground. I decided to incorporate these in a new set of pieces extending the theme of trees and wood (I cut The Haunting Bough into two pieces which frame the suite as the first and last movements; Pleasure Ground is rena…

Composition

SKU: FP.FTJ06

Composed by John Turner. Sheet Music and Books. Recorder virtuosi and composer John Turner's indispensible new guide for composers writing for the solo recorder. This hugely useful book features chapters on the history of recorder composition, as …

Descant Recorder and Piano - Advanced

SKU: FP.FTJ05

Composed by John Turner. Sheet Music and Books. A wonderful short piece by Forsyth recorder editor John Turner, written for the talented young Japanese recorder player Hidehiro Nakamura. Classical. Score and part. Forsyth…

Descant Recorder and Piano - Intermediate-Advanced

SKU: FP.FTJ04

Composed by John Turner. Sheet Music and Books. These new works by composer and recorder virtuosi John Turner are sure to join his previous works such as Four Diversions and Six Bagatelles as core pieces in t…

Clarinet - Advanced

SKU: FP.FZZ07

Composed by Various Various. Published by Forsyths Publications (FP.FZZ07).

ISBN 979-0-57050-328-5.

Forsyth's Modern Wind Music is a series of volumes containing exciting and challenging, but not unduly difficult, works by talente…

Score and Parts String Quintet (Score & Parts)

SKU: HL.49019382

String Quintet Score and Parts. Composed by John Casken. String Ensemble. Classical. Softcover. G. Schirmer #ED13321. Published by G. Schirmer (HL.49019382).

UPC: 884088918200. 9.25x12.0x0.215 inches…

Saxophone, trumpet, piano, violin and amplified narrator (ssax(tsax)-tpt-pno-vln)

SKU: HL.49043952

For narrator and instrumental ensemble. Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. The title Deadly Pleasures was suggested …

4 voices (Countertenor, 2 Tenors and Bass) and ensemble (1(afl, pic).0.ca.0.ssax.1(cbsn)-1.0.1.0-perc(crot, vib, mar, bell plate, sizz cym, Swiss cow bell, gong [horizontal], tam-t, 2 bng, 2slit drum, wood drum, 2cong, 2b.d, marac, 5tempbl, vibraslap)-hp-str(0.0.1.0.1))

SKU: H…

Orchestra

SKU: HL.49019910

Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Study Score. Softcover. Composed 2007. 76 pages. Duration 20'. Schott Music #ED13617. Published by Schott Music (HL.49019910).

ISBN 9790220134395. UPC: 888680089528. 8.25x11…

Organ - difficult

SKU: HL.49017864

For organ. Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Organ Large Works. Sacrificium ist ein anspruchsvolles Werk, das die Interpreten mit einer Fulle von kontrastierendem Material fordert, aber gleichzei…

Ensemble (fl(pic, afl).cl(bcl)-perc(mar, tubaphone, tub bell, tam-t, gong, lg Swiss cow bell, Japanese temple bowl, steel pan, bell tree, sm b.d, lg b.d, clav, 5 tempbl)-pno-vn.vc)

SKU: HL.49019330

For ensemble. Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitchin…

Piano

SKU: HL.49046269

Piano. Composed by John Casken. Piano Solo. Classical. Softcover. 28 pages. Duration 840 seconds. Schott Music #ED14023. Published by Schott Music (HL.49046269).

ISBN 9781540064660. UPC: 842819104353. 0.139 inches.

In spite of having …

Orchestra; Trombone (Study Score)

SKU: HL.49046316

A Drama for Trombone and Orchestra Study Score. Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Study Score. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2017-2018. 94 pages. Duration 1440 seconds. Schott Mu…

Violin and piano (V/KL) - difficult

SKU: HL.49030434

For violin and piano. Composed by John Casken. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Composed 1998. 45 pages. Duration 18'. Schott Music #ED 12650. Published by Schott Music (HL.49030434). <…