Small Ensemble Flute,Keyboard,Voice - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1005681

Composed by Grace Joy Reid. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 9 pages. Creating Music Joy #6197023. Published by Creating Music Joy (A0.1005681).

My original song, Poe's Christmas Eve Carousel Ride, is a microtonal melody for Celesta and/or Flute/Voice, based on Edgar Allan Poe's Evening Star.I imagined Edgar Allan Poe sitting on one of the carousel horses as it was going around and around. While this was happening, he was looking up at the night sky and thought about how much he liked the evening star better than the moon's light. (The celesta is known for its recognized sound in Tchaikovsky's, The Nutcracker Suite, The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.). I figured out how to put it in a quartal tone key in Finale, thanks to Google. I used quartal tones in the left hand, so it's a blend of a tonal melodic line in an atonal landscape.  Edgar Allan Poe had a horrific life. His father abandoned his family when he was young. His mother died when he was a child. After he was adopted, although not legally, he had a falling out with his foster father, who alienated him and didn't let him know that his foster mother was dying. But, he did inform him after she died. Edgar married his cousin, Virginia Clem, who was 13 and he was 26. She died 11 years into their marriage due to tuberculosis. Thus, some writers say that all of his writings have a beautiful woman who died in his stories. He lost all of the women who loved him in his life. When you see his portrait, he has sad eyes, as someone who has suffered much. But, his writing has lived well beyond his lifetime of misery and heartache.  My song symbolizes, not only Poe's poem, but his life, as very difficult, yet beautiful.  With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion. Edgar Allan Poe.  Warning:  Before purchasing this music, make sure that you know how to use quartal tones in your keyboard.  

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1074352

Composed by Stanley M Hoffman. Classical,Contemporary. Octavo. 32 pages. Stanleymhoffman.com #678653. Published by stanleymhoffman.com (A0.1074352).

PROGRAM NOTES As of the present writing, this choral tone poem had been gestating for over thirty years, and the concept and harmonies for it for over forty years. In the 1980s I began to work with the latter two in my brief orchestral piece Little Sea Nocturne. When reading the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), I am most struck by how musical they are. When recited aloud they exhibit their own rhythmic sense. I was eager to incorporate those rhythms into my music. I had long been familiar with his poem The City In the Sea and began to sketch choral passages for the present choral tone poem in the 1990s. It took me until 2022 to complete it because I required many more years of experience at my craft to do so to lead into out of the choruses. In 2012 I completed a seven-minute unaccompanied version of the choruses with music unique to and unifying it simply called The City In the Sea. In composing The City In the Sea - Choral Tone Poem, my goal was to write a piece that, while steeped in tradition, sounds unlike anything in the literature that had come before it. The result is an original hybrid work that successfully and memorably combines salient aspects of the tonal, atonal, and modal musical languages into an organic whole. George Perle coined the term “twelve-tone tonality� to describe the music of Alban Berg and composers influenced by him such as Luigi Dallapiccola. The last title of which I am aware that accomplishes anything remotely related to what I am trying to accomplish musically in this choral tone poem is the piece Paradiso Choruses by Donald Martino (1974). However, I take twelve-tone tonality in entirely other directions in my work. That the duration of The City In the Sea - Choral Tone Poem came out to be thirteen minutes seems appropriate for piece about a sunken city. Rather than write program notes that narrate how the music unfolds I will simply shout out the most memorable aspects of what careful listeners will discern: a recurring heartbeat motif; shifting polychordal harmonies; echo technique; rhythmic diminutions and augmentations; an a cappella chorus featuring those harmonies with a surprisingly memorable recuring theme on top; sensuous flute duets; string section underpinnings by way of either sustained passages or wave-like gestures; tritone-related melodies, harmonies, and tone centers; several strategically placed grand pauses; tritone-related modal-sounding passages; melodic and chord clusters, especially the two climactic ones. INSTRUMENTATION 2 Flutes (2. doubles on Piccolo) 2 Oboes (2. doubles on English Horn) 2 Bb Clarinets 2 Bassoons 2 F Horns 2 C Trumpets 2 Trombones Tuba Timpani Percussion (Gong, Bass Drum, Chimes, Glockenspiel) Harp Strings DURATION 13:00 Stanley M. Hoffman (b. 1959) For biographical information visit: www.stanleymhoffman.com.

Instrumental Duet Cello,Instrumental Duet,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.887419

Composed by Nikita Khryapin. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 11 pages. Nikita Khryapin #5983689. Published by Nikita Khryapin (A0.887419).

This is Dreamland, a poem by Edgar Allan Poe but it is set to a Bass Voice accompanied by Cello.

B-Flat Clarinet,Cello,Flute,Medium-High Voice,Piano,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1021134

Composed by Daniel Burwasser. 20th Century,Contemporary. 60 pages. Head and Stem #5955501. Published by Head and Stem (A0.1021134).

A Dream within a Dream is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe and published in 1849, the year of his death. The poem portrays the subtleties of time and the human perception of it. In his poem, Poe implies that time can slip away from our clutches like grains of sand on a beach, indicating that our existence is ultimately inconsequential.

This work was originally composed in 1987 and is available here for the first time in a newly revised 2020 edition.  It effectively captures all the emotion, and nuance of the poem.

For more information, go to: https://www.danielburwasser.com/
To contact the composer directly, go to: danielburwasser9@gmail.com
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@danielburwasser60

 

Small Ensemble Clarinet,Flute,High Voice,Piano Accompaniment - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.755121

Composed by Sy Brandon. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 108 pages. Sy Brandon #3396143. Published by Sy Brandon (A0.755121).

Four Poems (Soprano. Flute, Bb Clarinet, and Piano) is a dramatic setting of four Romantic poems by Walt Whitman, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Robert Frost, and Edgar Allan Poe. While the music is tonal, the tonality is constantly shifting. The music reflects the meaning of the text by setting the mood and through the use of word painting. There is some brief narration that can be performed by the soprano or by the soprano with optional audience participation. It was been recorded by Conundrum on the CD Collage. The soprano performs from the score. There are separate parts for flute, clarinet and piano.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.944943

Composed by Kate Jolley. Contemporary. Score and parts. 11 pages. Kate Jolley #5214429. Published by Kate Jolley (A0.944943).

A broody symphonic poem for string quartet based on the Edgar Allan Poe classic.

Viola - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1071227

Composed by Kelly Joe Richardson. Contemporary,Halloween. Accompaniment. Duration 3416. ALBEDO MUSIC #6103951. Published by ALBEDO MUSIC (A0.1071227).

Minus Track with Metronome Clicks. Viola Solo Practice Track. The Seven Tales of Edgar Allan Poe for Solo Viola and Orchestra. Composed by Kelly Joe Richardson. Virtual Orchestra produced, recorded, and mixed at ALBEDO MUSIC by: Doug Clyde. Performance Duration 57:00. AMMT4. © 2020 by Kelly Joe Richardson (BMI). Published by ALBEDO MUSIC Worldwide (BMI). www.kellyjoerichardson.com

Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1298112

By Jason A. Heald. By Jason A. Heald. Arranged by Jason A. Heald. 21st Century,Chamber,Classical,Contest,Festival. Score. 17 pages. Call of the Wild Publishing #888101. Published by Call of the Wild Publishing (A0.1298112).

FOUR SETTINGS BY EDGAR ALLAN POE for mezzo-soprano and guitar is a dramatic musical journey from the lively and playful to the dark and foreboding. The settings include The Lake, (Lines on Ale), Evening Star, and Eldorado.  The songs can be presented as a song cycle or individually, a great addition to the concert repertoire that is modern and accessible for the audience. To peruse more music by Jason Heald, visit www.jasonheald.com .

Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.499404

By Edgar Allan Poe. By James W. Knox. Contemporary,Folk. Octavo. 29 pages. James Knox #112785. Published by James Knox (A0.499404).

A rousing rendition of ‘Lines on Ale’ by Edgar Allan Poe, written for Men's Chorus, Piano and Percussion. It is believed by some to have been written in 1848 at a tavern in Lowell, Massachusetts. This poem, like many of Poe’s, feels quite personal. What’s different in this one, in comparison to some of his better-known poems, is that it’s focusing on the result of Poe’s sorrow rather than that sorrow itself.

Small Ensemble Bass Drum,Bones,Cymbals - Digital Download

SKU: A0.499405

By Edgar Allan Poe. By James W. Knox. Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 8 pages. Published by James Knox (A0.499405).

A rousing rendition of ‘Lines on Ale’ by Edgar Allan Poe, written for Men's Chorus, Piano and Percussion. It is believed by some to have been written in 1848 at a tavern in Lowell, Massachusetts. This poem, like many of Poe’s, feels quite personal. What’s different in this one, in comparison to some of his better-known poems, is that it’s focusing on the result of Poe’s sorrow rather than that sorrow itself.

Small Ensemble Bass Drum,Cymbals,Percussion - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.942889

Composed by James W. Knox. Contemporary. Score and parts. 8 pages. Knox Music #6593499. Published by Knox Music (A0.942889).

A rousing rendition of ‘Lines on Ale’ by Edgar Allan Poe, written for Men's Chorus, Piano and Percussion. It is believed by some to have been written in 1848 at a tavern in Lowell, Massachusetts. This poem, like many of Poe’s, feels quite personal. What’s different in this one, in comparison to some of his better-known poems, is that it’s focusing on the result of Poe’s sorrow rather than that sorrow itself.

Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.942888

Composed by James W. Knox. Contemporary. Octavo. 29 pages. Knox Music #6593497. Published by Knox Music (A0.942888).

A rousing rendition of ‘Lines on Ale’ by Edgar Allan Poe, written for Men's Chorus, Piano and Percussion. It is believed by some to have been written in 1848 at a tavern in Lowell, Massachusetts. This poem, like many of Poe’s, feels quite personal. What’s different in this one, in comparison to some of his better-known poems, is that it’s focusing on the result of Poe’s sorrow rather than that sorrow itself.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.979319

Composed by Jonathan Adams. Contemporary. Octavo. 7 pages. Jonathan Adams #2026675. Published by Jonathan Adams (A0.979319).

Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem comes to life in this dramatic choral setting. Adams, already known for his settings of Poe's poetry, captures the tender feelings of loneliness and isolation in this beautiful piece.

Piano,Voice Duet Piano,Soprano voice,Tenor Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1308011

By Richard deCosta. By Richard deCosta. Arranged by Richard deCosta. 21st Century,Baroque,Historic,Romantic Period,Singer/Songwriter. 4 pages. Richard deCosta #897288. Published by Richard deCosta (A0.1308011).

Haunting electronica rendition of Poe's To One in Paradise


Embark on a melodious journey through Edgar Allan Poe's To One in Paradise with this captivating vocal duet. The neo-Baroque intricacies entwined within the score escort the listeners back to a time of ornate expressions and profound emotions. The composition is laden with melodious arcs that ascend to euphoric peaks and descend into contemplative valleys, echoing the poignant essence of Poe's verses. The vocalists, enveloped in a tender dialogue, weave through the stanzas, their voices entwining with grace, and delving into the sorrow and hope inked in the poet's words. This piece is a heartfelt ode to the ethereal beauty of cherished memories and the melancholy of lost love. A timeless narrative that resonates through the ages, waiting to be unveiled by the emotive prowess of passionate performers.

To One in Paradise
By Edgar Allan Poe

Thou wast that all to me, love,
For which my soul did pine—
A green isle in the sea, love,
A fountain and a shrine,
All wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers,
And all the flowers were mine.

Ah, dream too bright to last!
Ah, starry Hope! that didst arise
But to be overcast!
A voice from out the Future cries,
“On! on!�—but o’er the Past
(Dim gulf!) my spirit hovering lies
Mute, motionless, aghast!

For, alas! alas! with me
The light of Life is o’er!
No more—no more—no more—
(Such language holds the solemn sea
To the sands upon the shore)
Shall bloom the thunder-blasted tree,
Or the stricken eagle soar!

And all my days are trances,
And all my nightly dreams
Are where thy grey eye glances,
And where thy footstep gleams—
In what ethereal dances,
By what eternal streams.

Soprano voice,Vocal Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.893949

Composed by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Contemporary. 32 pages. Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal #6320899. Published by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal (A0.893949).

Music set to the poem 'THE BELLS by Edgar Allan Poe (public domain).
Award nominated at the 2019 International Edgar Allan Poe Festival.  Baltimore, Maryland.

1- Silver Bells
2- Golden Bells
3- Brazen Bells
4- Iron Bells

More information about the composition, original poem, perusal score, and The making of 'The Bells' at:
https://www.gabrielruizbernal.com/the-bells.html