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Kevin Volans: 1000 Bars (Short Version)

For Violin, Cello and Piano Duet.In the past composers wrote 'pieces' of music. More important pieces were called'works'. Nowadays, however, most composers write minutes. Phone up any professional composer and ask how'r'ya doing? and nine out of ten will say something like: "Terrible/ awful ? I've only written 4 (or ?..) minutes and I have to write ? minutes!"We're all commissioned to write minutes - like so many feet of wallpaper. Imagine this:" We loved your Jupiter Symphony Mr. Mozart, but it's 3 minutes less than we commissioned."Fortunately most composers cheat a bit, and most commissioners don't sit with stopwatches in their hands.1000 bars is not 1000 bars long. I stopped when the piece was finished. However it did turn out to be exactly 4'33" in duration.What the piece itself is about has nothing to do with its title or length. - Kevin Volans

Kevin Volans: 1000 Bars (Long Version)

For Violin, Cello and Piano Duet.In the past composers wrote 'pieces' of music. More important pieces were called'works'. Nowadays, however, most composers write minutes. Phone up any professional composer and ask how'r'ya doing? and nine out of ten will say something like: "Terrible/ awful ? I've only written 4 (or ?..) minutes and I have to write ? minutes!"We're all commissioned to write minutes - like so many feet of wallpaper. Imagine this:" We loved your Jupiter Symphony Mr. Mozart, but it's 3 minutes less than we commissioned."Fortunately most composers cheat a bit, and most commissioners don't sit with stopwatches in their hands.1000 bars is not 1000 bars long. I stopped when the piece was finished. However it did turn out to be exactly 4'33" in duration.What the piece itself is about has nothing to do with its title or length. - Kevin Volans

Parallel Universes

Gym Shorts Collection

There's no starch in this dynamite collection of short bits, designed just for those many pauses in the action during the long basketball season. Printed in flip-folder (march) size, you'll use these for years to come. Includes:Sweet Georgia Brown, Another One Bites The Dust, We Will Rock You, The Stripper, Theme From Coach, Billboard March, Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye), and Slam Dunk. Grade 2-3.

Land of the Roaring Lion

A fun, well-crafted ensemble piece for beginning level players that features imitation between sections, simple harmony in parallel lines, and bold, modal sonorities. As always, Kenneth Baird creates interesting parts for allplayers.

Pure Spirit

Here is a strikingly different composition for jazz ensemble from the pen of acclaimed jazz pianist and writer Steve Allee. Featuring a floating texture of parallel harmonics and melodic lines, Pure Spirit is a fresh-sounding andrewarding piece for the entire ensemble.

Montana

From the first bars the stately character of this solemn, yet celebratory, march is clearly heard. The introduction of the main theme takes place in the medium register, immediately resulting in a noble tone. A lyrical trio melody provides contrast, but the march closes in a festive and imposing mood. A march worthy of any concert program.

Jazzimut

In 2009, one year after its formation, the Swiss brass ensemble Azimuts Brass commissioned its conductor, Marc Jeanbourquin, to write them a signature tune. He composed Jazzimut, which features a festive introduction followed by a lyrical theme. After a few bars of rock rhythm, Jazzimut goes disco and finishes with a recapitulation of the introduction as a fanfare. Now available for concert band this is an entertaining piece from start to finish!

Sketches from Nowhere

Sketches from Nowhere is the second composition that Thomas Doss has written for brass band. The title was inspired by various images the composer saw in his mind’s eye while working on this piece: pictures of foreign places; pictures of the creation of our world. The main motif that weaves its way from the beginning to the end of the work is meant to parallel humanity’s great evolution: from its humble beginnings as mere stardust to the present day.

Pétrouchka : Original version 1911

The two versions of Stravinsky's Pétrouchka constitute separate and parallel incarnations of one of the cardinal masterworks of 20th-century music. Arguably the 1911 original version is the work of a greater showman: it remains a supreme work of the theatre, while the 1947 score is essentially aimed at concert performance.This corrected edition allows informed comparison for the first time. The original engraving has been checked against the manuscript, modern orthography has been applied to the Russian stage directions, and complete English and German reference translations of the stage directions are provided.

The Miracle : The Passion of Saint Margaret

This work was inspired by the 3rd/4th century legend of Margaret of Antioch. Margaret was very devout, and lived as a shepherdess in the countryside. When the city prefect Olybrius proposed to her, on the condition that she would give up her faith, she refused and was eventually put to death. To evoke the archaic early-medieval atmosphere, Bert Appermont has used two Gregorian Kyries. In addition, influences from old music (such as old modes and parallel fifths) and Carl Orff’s work are present. This four movement piece is an epic symphonic poem-like work with an incredible expressiveness and is ideal for a thematic concert or a contest.This work was inspired by the 3rd/4th century legend of Margaret of Antioch. Margaret was very devout, and lived as a shepherdess in the countryside. When the city prefect Olybrius proposed to her, on the condition that she would give up her faith, she refused and was eventually put to death. To evoke the archaic early-medieval atmosphere, Bert Appermont has used two Gregorian Kyries. In addition, influences from old music (such as old modes and parallel fifths) and Carl Orff’s work are present. This four movement piece is an epic symphonic poem-like work with an incredible expressiveness and is ideal for a thematic concert or a contest.

Band Time Christmas

BAND TIME Christmas is intended for the first year of band playing and contains four-part arrangements of well-known international Christmas songs. The level of difficulty of these pieces is parallel to the material covered in the first volume of the Look, Listen & Learn method.The first five arrangements increase in difficulty in line with lessons 6 to 9. These are therefore suitable to perform in the Christmas term of the first year of study. This collection can, of course, also be used along with any method. BAND TIME Christmas is suitable for many combinations of instruments, from four players upwards, and you only need to buy the books you actually require.

Brian Elias: Concerto For Cello And Orchestra (Score)

The Cello Concerto is in four main sections that are played without a break. As with most of my work, the music throughout is generated from the ideas presented in the fi rst few bars, and these ideas and their variants appear freely in the different sections. Recurring material and references to earlier sections are used deliberately to create not only a sense of unity but also an impression of familiarity that aspires to induce a dream-like perception of the passing music, a kind of spiral. The piece opens with a slow introduction that gradually quickens into the first main section, an allegro. The form of the second section, which is in a lighter mood, is based on an early 13th century verse form, the Sestina, which consists of six stanzas of six lines each, followed by an envoi. The words that end each line in the first stanza are rotated in a strictly prescribed pattern* to give the line-endings of the remaining stanzas; in this adaptation, each “line” consists of four bars, and the repetitions ensue according to the plan. The intricate repetition inherent in this form can also be seen as a form of spiral. The third section is an extended slow movement interrupted by a quicker episode that refers to the fi rst section. Generally lighter and in a similar vein to the second section, the final section includes a reference to the slow movement before returning to the lighter music that ends the piece. This work is dedicated to Natalie Clein.

Band Time Starter ( Full Score )

The series Band Time is based on the successful method Look, Listen & Learn. Composer and publisher Jan de Haan has developed the series especially with the intention of introducing children to playing together in a wind band at an early stage. Band Time Starter makes this possible after just a few lessons! Band Time is a collection of fourteen original three and four-part pieces which can be played in practically every small or large wind band strength - with a minimum of three players. The difficulty of the pieces increases in parallel with the material covered in the Look, Listen & Learn method, but the use of this method is not required to be able to play from Band TimeStarter. The score explains how the series can be optimally used, and how the instrumentation that you have works best.

John McCabe: Nocturnal Op.42 For Piano Quintet (Score and Parts)

John McCabe's Nocturnal For Piano Quintet was composed in 1966, commissioned by the Park Lane Group, London, and first performed by the Lancaster University Ensemble. Duration: Approximately 13 minutes. Composers Note:  The title of this work is a reference to John Donne's poem A Nocturnal upon St Lucie's Day, the mood of which is reflected in the quintet. It falls into several movements, played without a break: Introduction (Andante), setting forth the main thematic ideas of the music; Nocturne 1 (Allegro vivo), an agitated, virtuoso, scherzo-like section; a tripartite central part of the work consisting of two Cadenzas framing a brief Interlude, the first Cadenza being largely for strings, the second mainly for piano, and the Interlude harking back to the feeling of the Introduction; Nocturne 2 (Andante molto), a slow piece gradually building to a unison theme on strings accompanied by a tolling piano background. This dies down to lead to an Epilogue, ending with a final reference to the work's opening bars. 

Atlas Symphony

The Atlas Symphony for symphonic wind band is an impressive and subtle work, thematically complex, with a rich orchestration, but also great beauty. The composer was keen to draw a parallel between an atlas, where all the geographical maps of the world are collected in one book, and his score, which brings together all the facets of his musical style. Despite being written without any breaks, the symphony is structured around three main ideas. It is based upon a series of notes that will become the very essence of the piece, its building blocks. Like the works of composers of serial music, the series appears in different forms - melodic and harmonic, thematic or simply asan accompaniment. With its wealth of rhythms and contrapuntal power, this piece is a compelling concerto for orchestra. The Orchestre de la Police Nationale was the first to be attracted to this work and premiered it with excellence under the baton of composer Thierry Deleruyelle.

Weitere intime Briefe : for string quartet

Leoš Janá ek's passionate and inspiring emotions towards the 38-years-younger, also married Kamila Stösslová produced more than 700 letters and his 2nd string quartet Intimate Letters. In the last two years of the composer's life beyond the ordinary letters they used an 'album', a little hand-written book into which he entered his impressions of meetings with Kamila. The album contains not only text entries but some short musical sketches between the lines. Sometimes few bars of a melody, sometimes just a chord. These fragments did not become parts of any terminated work by him, and had the role of actual, ephemeral messages more than compositional drafts. ''In Weitere intimeBriefe I used some fragments of fragments found in Janá ek's album and put them in a musical context which is quite different from the original one or from Janá ek's own string quartet (which is otherwise one of my favourites of the genre). (Péter Tornyai) The work has been commissioned by the Kunststiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen: it was premiered on December 16, 2019 by the Asasello Quartet in Neuss.

Magnus-Hymnen : Hymn of St. Magnus

Hymn of St. Magnus is the oldest written example of Nordic polyphony. It is dated around year 1200. It’s origin is the Orkney Islands and it’s characterized by moving, parallel thirds. The hymn is dedicated to Magnus Erlendsson (Magnus the Martyr), who was an earl at Orkney Islands at the end of the Viking age. This was obviously tough and bloody times for people in power, and Magnus was eventually cut down during a battle with a rival, which led to him being declared a saint. This arrangement describes the battle Magnus was involved in. The melody is here somewhat simplified from the original version, but with a slightly modern twist. Parts of the song is ideal to be learnt bymemory and performed with some sort of stage show. The drums in the song is supposed to be fierce war drums - the deeper, the better! The indicated drum rhythm is just suggested and may well be decorated with stylish details. It is also important that the melody is played as it would be sung in a choir, with long, beautiful phrases. The bass riff should be played like it would have been played on a rock guitar!

Bent Sørensen: Schattenlinie (Score & parts)

About the whispering in movement No. IV(The movement ?Kirschgarten?)The word ?stemmer? is whispered by the musicians in movement IV, as marked in the parts (marked whisper inthe music). The word ?stemmer? is Danish for ?voices?. The Danish letter ?e? is here pronounced approximatelylike the ?e? in the English word ?stem?.The whisper should be ?airy? and barely audible, not as loud as to be mistaken for talking/singing.If you prefer the German word ?Stimmen? (same meaning and approximate same ?sound?) you may substitutethat word for ?stemmer? - at your discretion. If you make the substitution then all occurences must be changed.In bar 7 the clarinet player whispers ?stemmer? after the last forte note of the piano has died away enough tomake the whispering audible.In bar 12 the pianist initiates the whispering, and is immediately followed by the viola player, creating an ?echo?effect.In bar 19 follow the same procedure as in bars 7 and 12.Further whispering, two possibilities/options:1)) AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION(this option is preferred by the composer and was used at the premiere performance of this movement at RisørFestival 8 July 2008). The special circumstances surrounding this particular performance (see last paragraph)allowed a number of people (approx. 10) from the attending audience to be instructed in advance to participatein the whispering from their position amongst the audience in the hall.It is not necessary for the audience ?whisperers? to have a score at hand, they will whisper on cue from themusicians on stage.The first occurrence of this feature appears in bar 21-22 where the especially prepared members of the audiencebecome part of the whispering echo.When the clarinet player has whispered ?stemmer? the audience follows immediately, creating a multi-voicedecho effect. It is very important that the audience does not coordinate their whispers in rhythmic unison, theeffect should be one of random echos from various directions. In bar 27, 36 and 38 the audience should follow thesame procedure, on cue from the musician(s) on stage.2)) WITHOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATIONThis option leaves out audience participation, which might prove difficult to organize in advance in ordinaryperformance. The echo effect should then be created solely by the musicians on stage, also in bars 21+22, 27, 36and 38. The whispers among the musicians can ?bounce? back and forth, ?echo-like? between the musicians, attheir discretion.The movement ?Kirschgarten? is dedicated to the Risør Festival of Chamber Music, just like the other movementsof SCHATTENLINIE. However, this movement is in particular dedicated to the many enthusiastic volunteers, onwhom the Festival rely. Hopefully the volunteers have enjoyed the opportunity to be involved as ?musicians?,although only for a single night, a brief moment, where they can relax ? by whispering ?stemmer?.Bent Sørensen, april 2008 (rev. 2012)

Island Series Concert Ukulele - Sand Dune : w/bag

De livlige farver og lyde fra ø livet er inspirationen til Mahalos nye Island Serie i koncert ukulele-sortimentet.Med smukke håndlavede, gennemsigtige farver, der forbedrer træets naturlige struktur, tager disse instrumenter dig med på en rejse over det dybe grønne hav til de gyldne sandklitter, kølige regnskove og blændende orange ø-solnedgange i klassisk Mahalo-stil!Ukulele Island Serien har en lindetræskrop med en buet ryg for at producere en jævn blanding af varme nedture og lyse højder. Aquila Super Nylgut-strenge og en Graph Tech NuBone-sadel forbedrer spændingen og resonansen i denne flotte koncert ukulele.Jabon-halsen med slidset hoved og mahogni-gribebræt giver vidunderlig spilbarhed og god respons til at udforske akkorderne op og ned på gribebrættet. Mahalos unikt udviklede soft edge bro sikrer absolut spillekomfort.Mahalo Island Seriens kompakte, lette konstruktion og den komfortable taske gør den til den perfekte rejsekammerat. Bring dit øeventyr ind i dit hjem, din uke-gruppe, skole, gym eller til stranden - valgene er uendelige.Med et unikt udvalg af farver og fremragende detaljeret lyd vil hver enkelt af Island Seriens ukuleler skille sig ud fra mængden!SPECIFIKATIONER:KROP: Lindetræ med buet rygHALS: JabonHEADSTOCK/hoved: åbnetHEADSTOCK/hoved: lindefinér FENER LindenGRIBEBRÆT: MahogniBRO: mahogniBÅND:16, nikkelSTEMMESKRUER Vintage, fornikletSTRENGE: Aquila Super NylgutSADEL: Graph Tech NuBone XBSADEL/SASWL ABS, HvidSKALA LÆNGDE koncert - 379mmFINISH: Mat MED KRAFTIG BÆRETASKE

Island Series Concert Ukulele - Orange Sunset : w/bag

De livlige farver og lyde fra ø livet er inspirationen til Mahalos nye Island Serie i koncert ukulele-sortimentet.Med smukke håndlavede, gennemsigtige farver, der forbedrer træets naturlige struktur, tager disse instrumenter dig med på en rejse over det dybe grønne hav til de gyldne sandklitter, kølige regnskove og blændende orange ø-solnedgange i klassisk Mahalo-stil!Ukulele Island Serien har en lindetræskrop med en buet ryg for at producere en jævn blanding af varme nedture og lyse højder. Aquila Super Nylgut-strenge og en Graph Tech NuBone-sadel forbedrer spændingen og resonansen i denne flotte koncert ukulele.Jabon-halsen med slidset hoved og mahogni-gribebræt giver vidunderlig spilbarhed og god respons til at udforske akkorderne op og ned på gribebrættet. Mahalos unikt udviklede soft edge bro sikrer absolut spillekomfort.Mahalo Island Seriens kompakte, lette konstruktion og den komfortable taske gør den til den perfekte rejsekammerat. Bring dit øeventyr ind i dit hjem, din uke-gruppe, skole, gym eller til stranden - valgene er uendelige.Med et unikt udvalg af farver og fremragende detaljeret lyd vil hver enkelt af Island Seriens ukuleler skille sig ud fra mængden!SPECIFIKATIONER:KROP: Lindetræ med buet rygHALS: JabonHEADSTOCK/hoved: åbnetHEADSTOCK/hoved: lindefinér FENER LindenGRIBEBRÆT: MahogniBRO: mahogniBÅND:16, nikkelSTEMMESKRUER Vintage, fornikletSTRENGE: Aquila Super NylgutSADEL: Graph Tech NuBone XBSADEL/SASWL ABS, HvidSKALA LÆNGDE koncert - 379mmFINISH: Mat MED KRAFTIG BÆRETASKE

Romane/Derek Sebastian: L'Esprit Manouche (Book/Online Audio)

This book offers a comprehensive study of the Gypsy jazz or Manouche Guitar style as perceived by French guitarists Derek Sebastian and Romane , two of the finest modern day practitioners of the Django Reinhardt style. Each of the book's thirty-six progressive chapters consists of four parts: A.) Technique developed through exercises, chord progressions/diagrams, and illustrations of fingerboard positions; B.) A harmony lesson with leads in the Manouche style; C.) Soloing techniques based on the harmonic structure of a given theme; and D.) Self-testing materials with answers provided at the close of the book. The companion audio for L'Espirit Manouche is unique in that it provides 98 play-along MIDI files that exactly parallel the order of the exercises, examples and pieces in the book as well as audio tracks of excerpts from eighteen Romane favourites from the Gypsy jazz repertoire. The MIDI tracks, which can be accessed via most audio players on PC or Macintosh computers, allow the student to play along with both short phrases and extensive rhythm tracks- at any desired tempo. The audio tracks are available to download online. L'Espirit Manouche not only makes Gypsy jazz accessible; it offers an opportunity to master the Manouche style. While many exercises and tunes appear in both standard notation and tab, not to mention chord or fretboard diagrams, standard notation is predominant.

Island Series Concert Ukulele - Sunflower : w/bag

De livlige farver og lyde fra ø livet er inspirationen til Mahalos nye Island Serie i koncert ukulele-sortimentet. Med smukke håndlavede, gennemsigtige farver, der forbedrer træets naturlige struktur, tager disse instrumenter dig med på en rejse over det dybe grønne hav til de gyldne sandklitter, kølige regnskove og blændende orange ø-solnedgange i klassisk Mahalo-stil! Ukulele Island Serien har en lindetræskrop med en buet ryg for at producere en jævn blanding af varme nedture og lyse højder. Aquila Super Nylgut-strenge og en Graph Tech NuBone-sadel forbedrer spændingen og resonansen i denne flotte koncert ukulele. Jabon-halsen med slidset hoved og mahogni-gribebræt giver vidunderlig spilbarhed og god respons til at udforske akkorderne op og ned på gribebrættet. Mahalos unikt udviklede soft edge bro sikrer absolut spillekomfort. Mahalo Island Seriens kompakte, lette konstruktion og den komfortable taske gør den til den perfekte rejsekammerat. Bring dit øeventyr ind i dit hjem, din uke-gruppe, skole, gym eller til stranden - valgene er uendelige. Med et unikt udvalg af farver og fremragende detaljeret lyd vil hver enkelt af Island Seriens ukuleler skille sig ud fra mængden! SPECIFIKATIONER: KROP: Lindetræ med buet ryg HALS: Jabon HEADSTOCK/hoved: åbnet HEADSTOCK/hoved: lindefinér FENER Linden GRIBEBRÆT: Mahogni BRO: mahogni BÅND:16, nikkel STEMMESKRUER Vintage, forniklet STRENGE: Aquila Super Nylgut SADEL: Graph Tech NuBone XB SADEL/SASWL ABS, Hvid SKALA LÆNGDE koncert - 379mm FINISH: Mat  MED KRAFTIG BÆRETASKE

Island Series Concert Ukulele - Sea Green : w/bag

De livlige farver og lyde fra ø livet er inspirationen til Mahalos nye Island Serie i koncert ukulele-sortimentet. Med smukke håndlavede, gennemsigtige farver, der forbedrer træets naturlige struktur, tager disse instrumenter dig med på en rejse over det dybe grønne hav til de gyldne sandklitter, kølige regnskove og blændende orange ø-solnedgange i klassisk Mahalo-stil! Ukulele Island Serien har en lindetræskrop med en buet ryg for at producere en jævn blanding af varme nedture og lyse højder. Aquila Super Nylgut-strenge og en Graph Tech NuBone-sadel forbedrer spændingen og resonansen i denne flotte koncert ukulele. Jabon-halsen med slidset hoved og mahogni-gribebræt giver vidunderlig spilbarhed og god respons til at udforske akkorderne op og ned på gribebrættet. Mahalos unikt udviklede soft edge bro sikrer absolut spillekomfort. Mahalo Island Seriens kompakte, lette konstruktion og den komfortable taske gør den til den perfekte rejsekammerat. Bring dit øeventyr ind i dit hjem, din uke-gruppe, skole, gym eller til stranden - valgene er uendelige. Med et unikt udvalg af farver og fremragende detaljeret lyd vil hver enkelt af Island Seriens ukuleler skille sig ud fra mængden! SPECIFIKATIONER: KROP: Lindetræ med buet ryg HALS: Jabon HEADSTOCK/hoved: åbnet HEADSTOCK/hoved: lindefinér FENER Linden GRIBEBRÆT: Mahogni BRO: mahogni BÅND:16, nikkel STEMMESKRUER Vintage, forniklet STRENGE: Aquila Super Nylgut SADEL: Graph Tech NuBone XB SADEL/SASWL ABS, Hvid SKALA LÆNGDE koncert - 379mm FINISH: Mat  MED KRAFTIG BÆRETASKE

Island Series Concert Ukulele - Cherry Red : w/bag

De livlige farver og lyde fra ø livet er inspirationen til Mahalos nye Island Serie i koncert ukulele-sortimentet. Med smukke håndlavede, gennemsigtige farver, der forbedrer træets naturlige struktur, tager disse instrumenter dig med på en rejse over det dybe grønne hav til de gyldne sandklitter, kølige regnskove og blændende orange ø-solnedgange i klassisk Mahalo-stil! Ukulele Island Serien har en lindetræskrop med en buet ryg for at producere en jævn blanding af varme nedture og lyse højder. Aquila Super Nylgut-strenge og en Graph Tech NuBone-sadel forbedrer spændingen og resonansen i denne flotte koncert ukulele. Jabon-halsen med slidset hoved og mahogni-gribebræt giver vidunderlig spilbarhed og god respons til at udforske akkorderne op og ned på gribebrættet. Mahalos unikt udviklede soft edge bro sikrer absolut spillekomfort. Mahalo Island Seriens kompakte, lette konstruktion og den komfortable taske gør den til den perfekte rejsekammerat. Bring dit øeventyr ind i dit hjem, din uke-gruppe, skole, gym eller til stranden - valgene er uendelige. Med et unikt udvalg af farver og fremragende detaljeret lyd vil hver enkelt af Island Seriens ukuleler skille sig ud fra mængden! SPECIFIKATIONER: KROP: Lindetræ med buet ryg HALS: Jabon HEADSTOCK/hoved: åbnet HEADSTOCK/hoved: lindefinér FENER Linden GRIBEBRÆT: Mahogni BRO: mahogni BÅND:16, nikkel STEMMESKRUER Vintage, forniklet STRENGE: Aquila Super Nylgut SADEL: Graph Tech NuBone XB SADEL/SASWL ABS, Hvid SKALA LÆNGDE koncert - 379mm FINISH: Mat  MED KRAFTIG BÆRETASKE