Chamber Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1007326

Composed by Vincent Nguyen. Contemporary,Graduation,World. Score and parts. 58 pages. Vincent Nguyen #3134993. Published by Vincent Nguyen (A0.1007326).

Suspended Hyperdrive is a combination of other impossible works that were watered down from 30 parts to 8 parts, including harp. As noted, the piece is very challenging to play and can be simplified from jumping thirds to arpeggios. The piece is very fast and intense, and requires lots of communication between all sections including sensitivity to dynamics, and lots of individual practice with a metronome.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1080705

Composed by Claude Debussy/Robert Orledge. 20th Century,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and parts. 30 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #4727447. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.1080705).

Instrumentation


2 flûtes/2 flutes
cor anglais (doublant hautbois/doubling oboe)
clarinette en La/clarinet in A
basson/bassoon

cor en Fa/horn in F

percission (1 éxecutant - timbales (3)/cymbale suspendue, tambour de basque)/
percussion (1 performer - timpani (3)/suspended cymbal, tambourine)

harpe/harp

9 cordes/9 strings
(2.2.2.2.1)


durée/duration: 5 minutes 30 secconds (environ/approx.)

 
Une versions pour violon et piano ainsi qu’une version pour violon et orchestre (31CA(hb)23/2100/timb/perc/hpe/cordes)est également disponibile/A version for violin and piano as well as a version for violin and orchestra (31EH(ob)23/2100/timp/perc/strings) is also available.

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Prmière: Edmond Agapian, violin with the Calagray (CA) Youth orchestra, cond. Gareth Jones, University of Calgary, 28 Janaury, 2011

Première of the version for violin and 17 instruments: Frédéric Moisan, violin Orchestre 21 cond. Paolo Bellomio, Unveristy of Montreal, Canada,
2 March 2012




Preface:

In the early 1890s, Debussy composed the opening of a lyrical piece in E major for violin and piano, perhaps as a shorter companion piece for the violin Nocturne he was planning for the Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe. After Debussy’s death in 1918, his second wife Emma often gave away sketch pages to performers or composers as memorials to her beloved husband , and this particular page was given to the Cuban born pianist and composer Joaquin Nin (1879-1949). It came up for sale in the catalogue of the British antiquarian dealer Lisa Cox in 2010 and although it might possibly be an early song for contralto and piano, the more dynamic idea in bar 12 strongly suggests the violin, especially as it begins on an open D string. Moreover, there is no text and in pieces of this length, Debussy usually wrote at least one word in, if only to remind himself where he had got to in any song.

So my starting point was a complete 12-bar melody gently undulating in the violin’s lowest register over a sensual accompaniment, rising to a climax in bar 12 and giving me a contrasting idea that I could use as a link between sections and in the cadenza. As the B section (bars 14-26) derives directly from Debussy’s opening theme by metamorphosis, my own additions were restricted to the central section (bars 27-57) - comprising a new scherzando idea (C) and the more lyrical D (bars 36-46). C returns at bar 47, followed by the opening sections in reverse order, so that the Sérénade begins and ends with Debussy’s material and is cast in arch form (ABCDCBA).

 Robert Orledge
Brighton, 19 June 2019



Robert Orledge was born in Bath in 1948 and educated at Clare College, Cambridge, where he gained his doctorate for his study of the composer Charles KÅ“chlin in 1973.   Between 1971 and 1991 He rose from Lecturer to Professor in the Music Department of the University of Liverpool, publishing books on Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy, Charles KÅ“chlin and Erik Satie, as well as numerous articles, editions and reviews.   As a historical musicologist, Professor Orledge specialized in the way composers composed, ,and since taking early retirement in 2004, he has concentrated on completing and orchestrating Debussy’s unfinished works, and especially his theatre projects. His completion of Debussy’s opera The Fall of the House of Usher (1908-17) was successfully premiered at the Bregenz Opera Festival in Austria in August 2006 and has since been performed in America, Portugal Germany and Holland, as well as being broadcast throughout Europe. A DVD of the Bregenz premier is available on Capriccio 93517, produced by Phylida Lloyd and conducted by Lawrence Foster. His completion of the Chinese ballet No-ja-li ou Le Palais du Silence (1914) was also premiered in 2006 in Los Angeles and ot.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.931075

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Roman Benedict. 20th Century,Folk,Multicultural,World. Score and parts. 36 pages. Roman Benedict #6776911. Published by Roman Benedict (A0.931075).

Jasmine Flower (Mo Li Hua) is a popular Chinese folk song dating back to the 18th century. Over time, many regional variations were created, and the song gained popularity both in China and abroad.

This arrangement is for Erhu or Violin Solo and chamber orchestra: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion (Vibraphone and Suspended Cymbal) and strings. Works well as an encore for soloist. .

Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.787304

Composed by Greg Bartholomew. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary,Standards. Score and parts. 149 pages. Burke & Bagley #10645. Published by Burke & Bagley (A0.787304).

Summer Suite was composed for trumpeters Brian Chin (Seattle, Washington), Nathaniel Mayfield (Austin, Texas), Bryan Appleby-Wineberg (Glassboro, New Jersey), Adrian Kelly (Perth, Australia), Marco Esperti (Italy), and Matt Burke (Manchester, U.K.). James Ackley and the Palmetto Camerata recorded an arrangement of Summer Suite for trumpet with both piano and string quartet for their 2012 CD, New American Works for Trumpet, released on the Beauport Classical label. The accompaniment is available in arrangements for piano, string quartet, combined piano & string quartet, saxophone quartet, string orchestra, chamber orchestra, wind ensemble and organ. Instrumentation: Solo Trumpet, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn in F and Strings, with optional percussion. Part 1, POPSICLE ROCKET SUNRISE, is duration approximately 4 minutes. Percussion: triangle, snare & suspended cymbal. Part 2, STILL LIFE WITH MELON & SAND, is duration approximately 5-1/2 minutes. Percussion: timpani. Part 3, RED CHERRY LARK, is duration approximately 4 minutes. Percussion: marimba.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.533083

Composed by Richard Faith. 20th Century,Standards. Score and parts. 109 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #482089. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533083).

A three-movement concerto for oboe and orchestra in a pastoral style. A reduction for oboe and piano by the composer is available as a seperate item. The parts are on rental from the publisher. Instrumentation: 2 flutes (2nd doubles piccolo) english horn in F clarinet in Bb 2 bassoons 2 horns in F timpani percussion: orchestra bells, bass drum, tomtom, suspended cymbal, crash cymbal, triangle gong, celesta, small tambourine harp Strings.

Chamber Orchestra - Digital Download

SKU: A0.800344

Composed by Sarah Wallin Huff. Contemporary. Score and parts. 156 pages. Novel Soundtrax #493373. Published by Novel Soundtrax (A0.800344).

Score for the 2008 three-movement concerto for solo 6-string electric violin, chamber orchestra, EWI (Electric Wind Instrument), and synthesizer. Approx. 25 minutes long. Taking its cue from the Hebrew description of this Creature of antiquity and imagination, this Concerto features the virtuosic properties of the six-string electric violin with its immense range, while the various and creative sounds available to the synthesizer and electric wind instrument (EWI) enhance the beauty of the acoustic orchestra. Instrument List: Orchestra: 2 Flutes / 1 Piccolo (doubled by Flute II) 2 Oboes / 1 English Horn in F (doubled by Oboe II) 2 Clarinets in Bb 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in Bb 2 Trombones (1 Tenor, 1 Bass) 4 Timpani 3 Percussionists: Low Floor Tom, Bongos, 2 Concert Toms, Suspended Cymbal, Tambourine, and Claves Strings (vln 1, vln 2, vla, cello, bass) MIDI/Electric Instruments: EWI, Synthesizer, Six-string Electric Violin: Strings are tuned (from lowest to highest): F, C, G, D, A, E.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.533698

Composed by Carson Cooman. Contemporary,Standards. Score and parts. 71 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3038887. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533698).

Shining Space: Quintet for Horn and Strings (2006) was commissioned by and is dedicated
to Hazel Dean Davis and Stephen Hackbarth on the occasion of their marriage, June 24, 2006.
The work was premiered by James Sommerville, horn with Sarah Kapustin and Francesca
Anderegg, violins, Nathan Burke, viola, and Peter Lorenzo Anderegg, cello.
The basic musical material for the work is a set of intervals which is gradually “expanded
outward� – moving from close dissonance to luminous consonance. This could be seen to
represent a sense of freedom, growth, and a bright future.
The first movement, Bright Morning Sky, begins vibrantly with ecstatic ringing in the higher
strings. The cello presents the work’s basic pitch material in dramatic gestures. The horn
then enters: first abortively and then affirmatively – changing the texture to focus on itself.
The horn continues lyrical melodic development while the strings react, dissipating their
initial energy. Nervous tremolos in the strings start to build back energy again, leading to a
wild climax. The music then relaxes into the next section marked “Slow, suspended.� The
horn and strings interact melodically, supported by luminous harmonies. The nervous
tremolos return, regaining energy towards the coda. The work ends with the ecstatic ringing
of the opening – but,this time, the harmonic material is open and bright.
The second movement, I Am the Vine, is serene and expressive – consisting of a series of
canons which develop, break-off, and start again. The canons are almost always in two
voices – representing two lives intertwining.
The third movement, Chasing Windflower, returns to the energy of the opening movement.
However, the harmonic language begins this time with the open sonorities. Darker colors
(from the first movement) continue to interject, but are always overwhelmed by a sense of
free-wheeling excitement. The work presses on to an ecstatic coda – with a sense of
unfettered joy.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.800343

Composed by Sarah Wallin Huff. Contemporary. Score and parts. 55 pages. Novel Soundtrax #484973. Published by Novel Soundtrax (A0.800343).

Evoking the driving forces of metamorphosis and migration, INTREPID is a cinematic Fantasy for soloist on oboe and english horn, with small chamber orchestra accompaniment. It is rich in color and texture, persistently forward-moving on its sweeping journey.
 --Instrument List:
2 Flutes / 1 Piccolo (doubled by Flute II)
1 Clarinet in Bb (or 1 part for Bb/A Clarinets) 
Bassoon
Solo Oboe and English Horn in F (doubled by soloist)
2 Horns in F
2 Tenor Trombones
1 Percussionist: Suspended Cymbal, Triangle, Maracas, and Cabasa
Piano
Harp
Strings (vln 1, vln 2, vla, cello, bass).

Chamber Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.533592

Composed by Carson Cooman. Contemporary,Standards. Score and parts. 87 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3029401. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533592).

Cerulean: Double Percussion Concerto (2004) for two solo percussionists and ensemble
was commissioned by the Carnegie Mellon School of Music for percussionists Cory Cousins,
Mike Perdue, and the Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble, Walter Morales, director.
The work is dedicated to them and to Howard Stokar. The work is inspired by the ocean,
particularly its greatest depths.
The work is in two movements, played without break. The two movements explore the same
musical material (a specific collection of twelve pitches) in two very different ways. In the
first movement, the material is presented often in row forms -- and harmonies derived from it.
In the second movement, a more free approach is used to the material and it becomes more
motivic and gestural.
The first movement, Different Purposes, is inspired by the vast diversity of deep-sea life.
Musical objects interact with each other and ideas transform each other. Many of these deepsea
creatures live in very isolated and solitary environments at the ocean's lowest points.
They each exist and pursue their own purposes without any awareness of what else is
happening around them. However, despite this, they are all existing within a common
environmental system and are thus achieving goals together on a larger level.
The second movement, Different Porpoises, is inspired by porpoises and other sea-creatures
who surface, thus providing a link to human land-bound life. The marimba establishes a
rhythmic ostinato which (although passed around) remains steady throughout most of the
movement.

Instrumentation
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
Horn in F
Piano
2 Solo Percussion:
I: marimba, crotales, suspended cymbal, 2 spokes/bells
II: vibraphone (with motor), tubular bells, 3 bowls (indef. pitches),
medium-size water gong (i.e., gong with bucket of water),
3 roto-toms, conga, bass drum
(each percussionist needs two bows)
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
(All players except for the two solo percussion also play
oracle rods in addition to their instruments.)

The full score without the solo parts is also available for sale.. The parts are on rental from the publisher

Chamber Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1148637

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Paul Campbell. Christmas,Classical,Holiday,Sacred. Score and Parts. 202 pages. Paul Campbell #748776. Published by Paul Campbell (A0.1148637).

SCHOOLS / CHURCHES Flexible Ensemble edition of this popular 6 minute Hollywood style Christmas carol medley. NOTE: Vocal scores sold separately. PARTS INCLUDED: PART I: Flute, Oboe, Violin, Clarinet in Bb / PART II: Flute, Oboe, Violin, Clarinet in Bb, Trumpet in Bb, Alto Saxophone / PART III: Flute, Easy Violin, Clarinet in Bb, Trumpet in Bb, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Horn, French Horn in F / PART IV: Viola, Clarinet in Bb, Trumpet in Bb, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Horn, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Horn, French Horn in F / PART V: Violoncello, Trombone, Bassoon, Baritone Horn, Tenor Saxophone, Euphonium PART VI: Double Bass (Bass Guitar), Bass Clarinet in Bb, Euphonium, Violoncello, (Bass) Trombone, Bassoon, Baritone Saxophone, Tuba Timpani (optional) Percussion (2 Players): [Cymbals, Tubular Bells (opt.), Glockenspiel, Triangle, Tambourine, Suspended Cymbal (incl. brush scrape)] Ensemble Piano.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.533591

Composed by Carson Cooman. Contemporary. Score and parts. 66 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3029399. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533591).

Cerulean: Double Percussion Concerto (2004) for two solo percussionists and ensemble
was commissioned by the Carnegie Mellon School of Music for percussionists Cory Cousins,
Mike Perdue, and the Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble, Walter Morales, director.
The work is dedicated to them and to Howard Stokar. The work is inspired by the ocean,
particularly its greatest depths.
The work is in two movements, played without break. The two movements explore the same
musical material (a specific collection of twelve pitches) in two very different ways. In the
first movement, the material is presented often in row forms -- and harmonies derived from it.
In the second movement, a more free approach is used to the material and it becomes more
motivic and gestural.
The first movement, Different Purposes, is inspired by the vast diversity of deep-sea life.
Musical objects interact with each other and ideas transform each other. Many of these deepsea
creatures live in very isolated and solitary environments at the ocean's lowest points.
They each exist and pursue their own purposes without any awareness of what else is
happening around them. However, despite this, they are all existing within a common
environmental system and are thus achieving goals together on a larger level.
The second movement, Different Porpoises, is inspired by porpoises and other sea-creatures
who surface, thus providing a link to human land-bound life. The marimba establishes a
rhythmic ostinato which (although passed around) remains steady throughout most of the
movement.

Instrumentation
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Bassoon
Horn in F
Piano
2 Solo Percussion:
I: marimba, crotales, suspended cymbal, 2 spokes/bells
II: vibraphone (with motor), tubular bells, 3 bowls (indef. pitches),
medium-size water gong (i.e., gong with bucket of water),
3 roto-toms, conga, bass drum
(each percussionist needs two bows)
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
(All players except for the two solo percussion also play
oracle rods in addition to their instruments.)

The solo parts plus the full score are available for sale.  The parts are on rental from the publisher

Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1283479

By Johann Sebastian Bach and Netherlands Bach Society. By Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Flavio Regis Cunha. Baroque,Contest,Easter,Festival,Instructional,Sacred. Score and Parts. 51 pages. Flavio Regis Cunha #874665. Published by Flavio Regis Cunha (A0.1283479).

Bach: Aria 'Mache dich, mein Herze, rein' for Bass Solo and Chamber Baroque Orchestra from the St Matthew Passion (BWV 244).

Discover timeless music with the Bach classic - 'Mache dich, mein Herze, Rein'! Enjoy the intricate and vibrant performance of the piece from the renowned Netherlands Bach Society. Perfect for both professional orchestras and soloists – as well for the joy of schools performing the revered composer's masterpiece. Get the perfect accompaniment for your performance with the authentic sheet music available now!

The aria 'Mache dich, mein Herze, rein' from the St Matthew Passion (BWV 244), performed here by the Netherlands Bach Society and conducted by Jos van Veldhoven for All of Bach. The St Matthew Passion tells the story of the last days of Jesus. He is betrayed, tried, crucified and buried. The lyrics were compiled by Picander (the pseudonym of Christian Friedrich Henrici), probably in close consultation with Bach himself. For their theme, they took the story as told by St Matthew the Evangelist. As different groups or people have their say, the singers get different roles – Christ, Judas, Peter, a slave girl, the pupils, the high priests, the people and the soldiers, etc. At key moments in the story, Bach and Picander added chorales and arias as a reflection of the biblical story. The action is suspended and the events are placed in the theological context of Bach’s day. The chorale lyrics and melodies come from the Lutheran hymn book, and were well known to the congregation in Leipzig. Even though Bach’s harmonies were new, everyone would have recognised the melody and the words. The lyrics for the opening and closing choruses and the arias were brand new, however. Both the arias and the chorales often link up seamlessly with the evangelical words. 

Advanced Intermediate
Format: Concert, 9 x 12 inches
51 pages

Program Notes

Mache dich, mein Herze, rein is a deeply poignant and emotional piece from the renowned work by Johann Sebastian Bach, St Matthew Passion (BWV 244). Written as a part of the 16th passion oratorio as a love song sung by Jesus to his disciples, this piece brilliantly conveys the struggle of redemption and longing for peace.


Accompanied by a chamber baroque orchestra, the stark vocal line is delivered with an intense intricacy by the bass solo. Each note is carefully laden with sincere emotion, imbuing within the words a sense of longing and deep sorrow. As the piece progresses, the reprise of the chorus adds a layer of reflection to the message, driving home the power of the connection between Christ and his disciples.


Mache dich, mein Herze, rein is a highly moving and truly remarkable piece of music that has rightly earned a place amongst Bach's most renowned works. Mache dich, mein Herze, rein is one of the most stunningly tender and moving chorales from Johann Sebastian Bach's monumental oratorio the St Matthew Passion (BWV 244). Originally written with a full choral accompaniment for the Easter Week Vespers of 1729, Bach's skilful reworking of the melody for bass and chamber baroque orchestra in the St Matthew Passion gives the solo voice a unique poignancy and fragility. The Lutheran chorale on which Bach based his composition speaks of hearts needing to be cleansed of sin and sorrow as they prepare to meet the Savior - an idea timeless in its poignancy and universality. Bach's arrangement is akin to a prayer of reflection and contemplation, the music's restrained dynamics and sighing counterpoint creating an atmosphere of resignation and acceptance. Mache dich, mein Herze, rein is a sublime masterpiece of sacred music, truly embodying the spirit of Easter.