'Acquainted with Night' is a cycle of six songs for alto and strings harp and timpani. The texts are all concerned with different aspects of night. The first song ‘Lullaby’ to a poem by Beaumont and Fletcher seeks to evokethe ‘care-charming’ powers of sleep. The second a setting of Robert Frost’s ‘Acquainted with the night’ is concerned with the lonely world of a strange ci…

Performed by Geoffrey Applegate violin Accompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn Here in a special album designed specifically for the violinist in the earlier stages of technical mastery we have compiled much of the best literature and favorite selections for the violin. Specifically selected for the easiest keys on the violin and with a minimum of fancy finger - or bow…

This volume comprises some of Gustav Mahler?s most significant and intimate work featuring authoritative editions of his orchestral settings of five poems by Friedrich Rückert and two songs to texts from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy?s Miraculous Horn). Contents include songs to Rückert?s ?Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder? (Look not love on my work unended!); ?Ich atmet? einen linden Duft? (I br…

String Orchestra - Percussion-A collection of 12 traditional carols for developing string orchestra (Grade 2) from master arranger Bruce Healey. This group of delightful arrangements will become your most valuable resource of holiday music for years to come.Each carol is given a fresh creative treatment yet is expertly arranged with younger players in mind. May be accompanied by piano or harp a…

Par ORCHESTRA TRANS-SIBERIAN. This is the third and final volume of Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Christmas trilogy, featuring their blend of classical, RandB, Broadway, and hard rock music. Titles: Faith Noel * The Lost Christmas Eve * Christmas Dreams * Wizards In Winter * Remember * Anno Domine * Christmas Concerto * Queen of the Winter Night * Christmas Nights in Blue * Christmas Jazz * Christmas…

Score-'RiverRun' was Steven Albert's third work inspired by the writing of James Joyce. The opening movement ‘Rain Music’ is meant to convey the origins of a river. After the sharply accented chords of the movement's introduction themusic becomes quieter suggesting an atmosphere of expectancy. The lightly scored second movement ‘Leafy Speafing’ has a languid cadenza-like opening on…

The sultan Shakriar convinced of the falshood and inconstancy of all women had sworn an oath to put to death each of his wives after the first night. However the sultana Scheherazade saved her life by arousing his interest in the tales which she told him during 1001 nights. Driven by curiosity the sultan postponed her execution from day to day and at last abandoned his sanguinary design. Scheher…

Four Pieces For Orchestra was composed by Hans Abrahamsen in 2000-2003. Programme note: In 1983 Hans Abrahamsen wrote the first seven of his Ten Studies for Piano. In the early eighties most composers who wrote for the piano were still making strenuous efforts to distance themselves from the instrument?s romantic past for example treating it as a percussion instrument rather than exploiting its …

Short practical arrangements for the developing ensemble. Includes: Frosty the Snow Man Joy to the World Silent Night Hark the Herald Angels Sing O Come All Ye Faithful and The Christmas Song. Grade 3. Arranged for string ensemble.

(Christmas Cantata)-It was into the shadows and winter of this world that Christ came to bring us the light and warmth of his salvation. The new cantata Winter's Grace from renowned composer Joseph M. Martin celebrates this great light and washes the sanctuary with the message of hope peace joy and love using a program of candles scriptures prayers and music. The incorporation of familiar c…

Stephen Sondheim's most recognized song was written for the stage (A Little Night Music) but became an American standard when it was recorded by legendary singers Judy Collins Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra. Itsdramatic and lyric atmosphere is taken to new heights with Bob Krogstad's exquisite treatment for strings ? a stunning version for the concert stage. (Advanced level)

Gustav Mahler's seventh symphony ranks among the composer's most popular and accessible works. Possessing neither a 'program' nor a folk-song theme it is a purely instrumental composition both hopeful and romantic in mood with a harmonic and stylistic structure that evokes the daily journey from dusk till dawn.This miniature score is reproduced from an authoritative edition complete with numbe…