SKU: A0.1225840

RAGING FURIES - Rasende Furien
Goddesses of revenge - Göttinnenn der Rage

Concert Piece for big orchestra - Score and Parts

The image of the raging furies as a topos has permeated the world of thoughts and images of mankind for thousands of years and has inspired and fascinated countless artists.
This idea is also based on an emotional background, a violent, uncontrolled emotional outburst, a rage (Latin: furor, in the sense of frenzy, passion and madness, French: rage). The resulting affect action is described as rage or fury, combined with a state of mind of uncontrolled excitement in the sense of being beside oneself or out of one's senses.
The personification of these affects was in Greek and Roman mythology with the trio of vengeance goddesses, the Erinyens (Latin furia) called: Alekto (the incessant, the never resting), Megaira (German: Megäre, the envious anger) and Tisiphone (the Vengeance avenging the murder, represented with a dog's head and bat's wings), and another, that of Nemesis (the reconciling justice). Already in antiquity they were depicted in sculptures, embossed on coins or immortalized as images on amphorae.
They appear in all eras of fine arts, sometimes in female, male or androgynous form, e.g. as avenging angels, or as hybrid beings between humans and animals. Pictures by Albrecht Dürer, Hieronymus Bosch, Tizian, Peter Paul Rubens, William Hamilton, Johann Heinrich Fuessli, Franz von Stuck, Alfred Kubin, Salvador Dali, Francis Bacon, Yongbo Zhao and many others are proof of this.
They found their way into the literature of Virgil (Aeneis), Dante (Divine Comedy) or John Milton (Paradise Lost). Goethe lets them appear in Faust II, Schiller (Die Kraniche des Ibykus) and many others refer to them directly or in a modified form, such as Kurt Tucholsky (Gripsholm Palace), Alfred Döblin (Berlin Alexanderplatz), Max Frisch (Homo Faber) or Jean-Paul Sartre (The Flies).
In opera, they become an important element in highly dramatic scenes, especially on themes with a mythological or historical background, often also related to the underworld, as in Monteverdi (Il Ritorno d`Ulisse in Patria), Lully (Armide), Gluck (Orpheus and Euridice) or Purcell (Dido and Aeneas). Haendel dedicates an aria to them in Rinaldo, the Furie Terribili. Mozart also uses it in The Magic Flute, in his aria Der Hölle Rache by the Queen of the Night.
Furies appear up to the present in various forms, in comics, fantasy novels, computer games, or kung fu films of the 70s (Furies on the yellow river). They are even popular as plastic children's toys, mostly in particularly frightening and creepy presentations (Matchbox/Fighting Furies or Warhammer/Erinnye). This remarkable history and reception inspired Rainer Fabich to create this new orchestral work from his MYThS series. PEGASUS - Ride on Wings, ULYSSES - Prélude to an Odyssey and THE AMONZS - Myth and Projection have already been released. As the title suggests, this is frantically wild music (Allegro molto vivace) that seems to run away, like an action film with fast motives and runs of strings and woodwinds, combined with strong accents of brass and massive percussion Set. Alternations of straight and asymmetrical beats illustrate erratic sequences of movement, as are typical of scenes with the highest intensity, especially in films (e.g. a chase). In the jazzy middle section, the furies calm down a little, before they pick up speed again in a bombastic third section and increase to the point of ecstasy.

SKU: A0.997181

This arrangement is playable by the average volunteer community orchestra.  Players and audiences  will love the tunes.  It is suitable for concerts at retirement communities, nursing home, public libraries and secular church events.  String parts are playable by the average community player.

SKU: A0.925924

Montsegur, la Tragedie Cathare (Montsegur, the Cathar Tragedy), symphonic poem for solo trombone and orchestra (originally for wind band), Op.7 (2003) by Maxime Aulio More info: http://www.maximeaulio.net/ENG/Maxime_Aulio_ENG/Blog/Entrees/2003/11/15_Montsegur,_The_Cathar_Tragedy_1.html.

SKU: A0.1178707

A grand orchestral piece depicting magic and fantasy, this piece has a simple theme with a big impact for your intermediate and advanced orchestra!  Meant to depict a scene of Merlin daring to summon a dragon using magic, courage, and a little playfulness, this piece is sure to make your audience travel into a medieval world of wonder!

Optionally, this piece can be played as a solo piano feature as well!  (Piano part included with Orchestral parts, or sold separately).

SKU: S9.Q6453

This most frequently played orchestral work by Aribert Reimann quotes from and makes use of Robert Schumann's last finished composition, the so-called 'Geistervariationen' [Ghost Variations] in E flat major for piano from 1854, composed shortly before Schumann's suicide attempt. Reflecting on Schumann's subsequent life in Endenich, Reimann leaves the lyrical character of the original unchanged. But the breaking up of the theme into the third, fifth and seventh fragments symbolizes the transition from dreamy imagination to sickly brooding.

SKU: A0.767044

This is the second movement of my orchestral tone poem about Prague, This movement gives a musical picture of the three most famous kings of Prague, King Wnceslas, King Vitas and King Adalbert (Sigismund). Each played a major part in the history of Prague and the Czech republic. The movement is divided into three sections which are summed up by the final section as we see the River Vltava flowing through the great city on its way to the sea. At just over 6 minutes this would be a great piece for a light concert.

SKU: A0.1262611

Full arrangement for Woodwind Orchestra. Score + all Parts PDF.

SKU: A0.997178

This work is accessible for  many  string players.  All other  instrumental groups have interesting parts to play.  It is appropriate for concerts at retirement  communities , nursing homes, and secular  church concerts.  It has been field tested with two different community orchestras with player and audience success.  .

SKU: A0.767046

The third and final movement of my tone poem about Prague. This represents the Czech people through one of the national dances. Inspired by my visits in 2007 and 2009, this movement is divided into two distinct sections. The opening is slow and quite stately in 7/8 but with a clear pulse of short-short-long. which later reverses to long-short-short as it moves towards the faster section. Tis is in a less straightforward meter, creating the feel of an almost uncontrollable whirl of dancing. This pattern of slow and fast sections is typical of Czech dances, in fact this movement was largely inspired by those of Dvorak.

SKU: A0.1343862

This arrangement of Tragedy by the Bee Gees places the melody line mostly in the woodwinds. The strings create important ambience and counter melody, while the keyboard does a lot of arpeggio work.

SKU: A0.789855

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious by Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman, for Orchestra with Voice.

Duration: About 3 minutes.

YouTube demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwneKzWV1Hg

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Instrument list:
Flute 1/Piccolo
Flute 2
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Horn 1 in F
Horn 2 in F
Horn 3 in F
Horn 4 in F
Trumpet 1 in Bb
Trumpet 2 in Bb
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Percussion
Drums
Vocals
Harp
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass/Bass Guitar.

SKU: A0.868932

The publication of the scores of two surviving fragments of music to the Moscow State Yiddish Theater (GOSET) production Bar Kokhba (1938) is based on the manuscripts from musical archive of Lev PULVER (1883 – 1970). They have been realized and edited by Sergei LEONOV. The text in Yiddish was written by Samuil (Shmuel) Halkin. Duet of Dina and Bar Kokhba and Song of Pnina Arum mayn kop definitely are among the masterpieces of Yiddish musical culture of the 20th century.

Introductory text to the publication, written by Sergei Leonov, includes a short biography of the composer and a description of Bar Kokhba.

SKU: A0.730451

INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENT PARTS Only (Full Score, Vocal Piano Score sold separately). Does not include vocal parts. O HOLY ART A Tragic Opera in One Act (Opera in English) (Opera duration: 1 hour and 20 minutes) Libretto and Music by James Nathaniel Holland
 
Combine with Holland operas called A New York Triptych The Discontented Housewife (Farce) and The One Upstairs (comedy) (both sold separately) for a full length evening of fun and accessible American contemporary opera.
 
Instrumentation: Picc, Fl12, Ob12, Cl12, Bsn, Hrn12, Trp, Trom, Tim, Perc (or Drm set), glock, piano, strings
 
Singers: Baritone Lead, 2 Sopranos, Bass, 2 Broadway Altos (could double roles), 1 Actor Speaking part, SATB Chorus
 
BRIEF SYNOPSIS: What happens when a struggling, unknown composer attends a friend's New Year's Eve Party and meets a famous composer who offers to show the work to his agent? Never famous enough, Djeno (baritone), is always rejected and the meeting with the famous composer's agent proves the same. Telling them to do whatever with the piece, it is appropriated by the famous composer and is a hit.
 
Hearing the piece on the radio and sung by his soprano best friend, Djeno can take no more and commits suicide. His friend must deal with the aftermath of her betrayal.
 
Musical theater/opera hybrid. Perfect opera university or young voices. Poignant commentary on our time and the superficial, over-importance fame plays in it. Beautiful, accessible music.