Par TURNAGE MARK-ANTHONY. This work was commissioned by Ensemble Modern. It was composed in 2003 and first performed on 26 March 2004 at Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany by Ensemble Modern, conducted by Oliver Knussen. The UK edition of The Guardian wrote ' Crying Out Loud is a 15-minute musical tantrum based on hiccupping rhythmic figures that seemingly pay homage to Louis Andriessen, before devel…

Par ALTHOUSE JAY. This volume of best-loved folk songs for solo voice and piano contains fourteen memorable works arranged by three of Alfred Music's top writers: Jay Althouse, Mark Hayes and Ruth Elaine Schram. Includes 'Camptown Races,' 'Follow the Drinking Gourd' and more! / Instrumental Music, Miscellaneous, Songbooks, Voca / Recueil / Voix Moyennes, Voix Hautes et Piano

27 Original Pieces On Hymns. Par GROOM TE VELDE REBECCA. New settings for organ of all the major hymn tunes for the season Fresh, imaginative new pieces, written by a range of experienced organ composers based in the US and the UK, and displaying a great variety of styles and approaches Practical, concise settings for all parts of the church service - preludes, postludes, fanfares, communion setti…

Arr. Otto M. Schwarz. Par PRAETORIUS MICHAEL. The many sided and productive Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) is knwon as a composer of dance music, sacred music and music for the advent and Christmas time. He worked as Kapelmeister to the court at Wolffenbuttel, but he was also asked to serve in other places, includin Dresden. Praetorius was valued for the new impulses he gave to music by means of h…

Par MAHLER GUSTAV. One of the last composers of the great Romantic tradtion, Mahler possessed a strong sense of the dramatic in life, he chose to record that drama in nine magnificent symphonies, all works of vivid orchestration, innovative symphonic structure, and rich emotional expression. Presented here the Symphony No. 1 in D Major, 'Titan' is in full score with bar-numbered movements and ampl…

Par FELDMANN WALTER. The viola solo courbe 2 is based on an excerpt from the viola part in the Trio for flute, viola and harp « courbes » – sequences. In the densest time curve of this piece the viola plays the leading role for a span of almost three minutes. This material is taken from the Trio, presented and divided into separate parts. courbe 2 is three times longer in duration than the Trio ex…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. A Tale as Yet Untold was commissioned by the Cory Band for the European Brass Band Championships in Linz, Austria, 2010, and their winning performance gave them a hattrick of victories at the competition. The theme of this impressive work, which is set in three movements, is one that recurs again and again throughout the music of Philip Sparke, the power of the human spirit to o…

for Tuba. Par VASILIEV. 24 Melodious Etudes is a set of studies by S. Vasiliev for Tuba. Number 276 of the collection ; Music for Brass, each study is between one and two pages long, and will enable intermediate players to work on their embouchure and their breathing. They will also help to gain a better sonority. S. Vasiliev has managed to make them quite lyrical to avoid any fastidious feeling w…