Guitar ensemble - Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: ZZ.DZ-4281 Composed by Francesco Di Giandomenico. Score and parts. 42 pages. Les Productions d'OZ - Digital #DZ 4281. Published by Les Productions d'OZ - Digital (ZZ.DZ-4281). ISBN 9782898521980.Music For a While is a collection of three short sketches. The music interweaves elements of East European folklore, North American minimalism, European polyphony and traditional Italian music.The first sketch is a very rhythmical, lively and powerful dance based on a fragment from Bela Bartok’s collection For Children.The second sketch is like a canon, a tribute to Pachelbel, but interestingly the development of the piece is influenced by contemporary minimalism. The music, based on a cell of 4 bars with a typical tonal progression that is constantly variated, is simple, beautiful and bright.The last sketch is an homage to Federico Fellini’s universe. With a typical Italian dance rhythm (including references to Nino Rota’s music), this piece evokes the crazy, funny and melancholic wMusic For a While est une collection de trois courts croquis. La musique entrelace des éléments du folklore d'Europe de l'Est, du minimalisme nord-américain, de la polyphonie européenne et de la musique traditionnelle italienne.Le premier «sketch» est une danse très rythmique, animée et puissante, basée sur un fragment de la collection For Children de Béla Bartók.Le deuxième «sketch» est comme un canon, un hommage à Pachelbel, mais de manière intéressante, le développement de la pièce est influencé par le minimalisme contemporain. La musique, basée sur une cellule de 4 mesures avec une progression tonale typique constamment variée, est simple, belle et lumineuse.Le dernier «sketch» est un hommage à l'univers de Federico Fellini. Avec un rythme de danse italienne typique (incluant des références à la musique de Nino Rota), cette pièce évoque le monde fou, drôle et mélancolique du cirque.

String Ensemble,String Trio Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.649591 Composed by Bela Bartok. Arranged by Nick Lacanski. 20th Century,Instructional,Standards. Score and parts. 24 pages. Theupperstaff #6234029. Published by theupperstaff (A0.649591). These three trios come from Bartok’s collection, For Children which was composed for piano. They are based on Hungarian folksongs. Besides being great teaching pieces for the instrumentalist, they are just as valuable for study from a compositional tool. Thank you for looking.

Piano - Digital Download SKU: A0.1072583 Composed by S. S. Rajawat. Arranged by S. S. Rajawat. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary,Musical/Show. Full Performance. Duration 156. Signature Of Royal Music #3567487. Published by Signature Of Royal Music (A0.1072583). This Piano Solo is describing a horror. From the beginning you feel something happening. As you move forward the music become aggressive & the end of part of this solo, you can feel scary.

Soprano voice solo, SATB choir, flute and piano (ad lib.) - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download SKU: MQ.7542-E Composed by Derek Healey. Instrument part. 13 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #7542-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.7542-E). English.These songs are dedicated to William Osborne. The title Three Sacred Songs: was given to these pieces rather than the more usual terms anthem or motet because of the strongly secular presence in the texts. The songs were written over a period of some eighteen months. The Shepherd Lad was finished on February 29, 2008. The Round Day and Magdalene’s Song were completed in Brooklyn on June 11, 2009, the music having been originally sketched-out on Christmas Day and Boxing Day 2008, at Putnam Valley, New York. In the first song, The Round Day, the singer hears the voice of the Blessed Virgin Mary as she sings to the glory of God throughout the day. The text was written on June 7, 2008. In The Shepherd Lad, the Spanish mystic Saint John of the Cross describes a shepherd lad’s (Jesus’s) love for a shepherdess (the Church) and how another (the Devil) tempted his love away. Heartbroken, the shepherd climbed a tree, “And threw wide his arms in sweetest charity, Since by His Shepherdess He was forsaken.� The original Spanish text was translated and adapted into Villanelle form by the composer in early December 2004. The text of Magdalene’s Song describes the feelings of a mystic, or a devotee of Jesus, inspired by the fresh beauty, grace and power of the Lord of creation. The main body of the text is given to a soprano solo. The text was written on April 27, 2008. These sacred songs were conceived as being performed either as a set or individually. The composer had secular ensembles in mind, such as college or concert choruses, but these songs may, of course, also be performed in a liturgical setting. The accompanying flute provides introductions, interludes and codas throughout the set and, on a few occasions, plays with the voices. The piano part is ad lib. (optional).

Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.768517 Composed by Victor Ewald. Arranged by Edited by Roar Kvam. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 166 pages. KVAMusic Edition #5730969. Published by KVAMusic Edition (A0.768517). Victor Ewald 27 November 1860 - 16 April 1935 Ewald was a Russian composer of music, mainly for conical brass instruments. He was born in Saint Petersburg and died in Leningrad. He also collected and published Russian folk songs. Ewald’s professional life, like that of many of his musical contemporaries, was in an entirely different field; that of a civil engineer, in which he excelled, being appointed in 1900 as professor and manager of the Faculty of Construction Materials at the Institute of Civil Engineers. Brass players however are indebted to him for something very different – a series of quintets which have become a staple of the repertoire and which represent almost the only, and certainly the most extended examples of original literature in the Romantic style. Ewald’s formal musical training began in 1872 when he enrolled at the St Petersburg Conservatory at the age of twelve. Founded in 1861 by Anton Rubenstein, this institution was the first of its kind in Russia and it was here that Ewald received lessons in cornet, piano, horn, cello, harmony and composition.As an adult he worked alongside fellow musical nationalists known collectively as the Mighty Handful-Borodin, Mily Balakirev, Ce�sar Cui, Modest Mussorgsky and the most famous of all, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. All of these men had day jobs in non-musical fields. Ewald’s contributions as a composer reflected an abiding love for brass instruments for which he wrote his quintets scored originally for two cornets, alto horn, baritone horn and tuba. I've edited these four quartets using Ewald's original instrumentation, but there are also separate substitute parts for the modern brass quintet (2 trumpets, horn in F, trombone and tuba).

French Horn Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018969 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 2 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6086623. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018969). Programme Notes: Fanfare: Grit evokes the brassy and rousing tropes of adventure movie soundtracks and Saturday morning cartoons, such as those written by John Williams, Shirley Walker, among others. Writing this piece was an escapade to my own musical roots for this was the first type of music I had been exposed to as a child: incidental music accompanying perilous quests, hairbreadth escapes, and other trials blocking the hero’s path to victory and redemption. I wanted to compose a piece that harkens back to the music that I first fell in love with, that opened up the gates of a legacy--symphonic classical music--that’s always been my solace in trying times. What is grit? Grit is the dirt between smiles and between barefoot toes. Grit is a hard-boiled detective. Grit is tilling the tough soil for the possibility of a beautiful blossoming of flowers.   Grit is saying, See you soon, and making sure it happens. Grit is helping others when it’s hard to help yourself. Grit isn’t easy bravery, but the kind of courage you need to build up brick by brick. The obligatory synonyms: courage, bravery, pluck, mettle, and spirit. Finally, this composition, the fourth of my so-called Beethoven Episodes, was written to accompany Ludwig van Beethoven’s 4th Symphony. This work was written on his 250th anniversary, coincidentally during the Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020, and is the sum of my feelings wrought from that experience. Yet this work was completed on Canadian Thanksgiving, and is also an expression of all that I am grateful for, from the bottom of my heart.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.742401 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Arte Nova Music Lab. Baroque,Concert,Standards,World. Score and parts. 111 pages. Arte Nova Music Lab #3005423. Published by Arte Nova Music Lab (A0.742401). The four orchestral suites (called ouvertures by their author), BWV 1066–1069 are four suites by Johann Sebastian Bach. The name ouverture refers only in part to the opening movement in the style of the French overture, in which a majestic opening section in relatively slow dotted-note rhythm in duple meter is followed by a fast fugal section, then rounded off with a short recapitulation of the opening music. More broadly, the term was used in Baroque Germany for a suite of dance-pieces in French Baroque style preceded by such an ouverture. This genre was extremely popular in Germany during Bach's day, and he showed far less interest in it than was usual: Robin Stowell writes that Telemann's 135 surviving examples [represent] only a fraction of those he is known to have written;[1] Christoph Graupner left 85; and Johann Friedrich Fasch left almost 100. Bach did write several other ouverture (suites) for solo instruments, notably the Cello Suite no. 5, BWV 1011, which also exists in the autograph Lute Suite in G minor, BWV 995, the Keyboard Partita no. 4 in D, BWV 828, and the Overture in the French style, BWV 831 for keyboard. The two keyboard works are among the few Bach published, and he prepared the lute suite for a Monsieur Schouster, presumably for a fee, so all three may attest to the form's popularity.Scholars believe that Bach did not conceive of the four orchestral suites as a set (in the way he conceived of the Brandenburg Concertos), since the sources are various, as detailed below.The Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis catalogue includes a fifth suite, BWV 1070 in G minor. However, this work is highly unlikely to have been composed by J. S. Bach. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestral_suites_(Bach)

Piano and voice - Digital Download SKU: LV.23205 Composed by Walter Donaldson. World War I, Cartoons, Soldiers, Portraits, Patriotism, Immigrants. Lester S. Levy Collection. 3 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.23205). The Army's Full of Irish (A Man From Erin Never Runs, He's Irish). Words by Bert Hanlon. Music by Walter Donaldson. Published 1917 by M. Witmark & Sons in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include World War I, Cartoons, Soldiers, Portraits, Patriotism, Immigrants. First line reads It's always taken an Irishman to prove that might was right.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano - Digital Download SKU: LV.19218 Composed by Frances Isabella King. Ballroom dancing, Rulers, Castles & palaces--interiors, Couples, Clothing & dress. Lester S. Levy Collection. 17 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.19218). Prince Albert's Waltzes. (1) The Victoria Grand Waltz; (2) Prince Albert's Grand Waltz; (3) The Duchess of Kent's Waltz; (4) The Princess Feodore's Waltz; (5) The Abbey Bells' Waltz; (6) The Wedding Waltz; (7) The Sauteuse Dance; (8) National Grand March. Composed By Frances Isabella King. Published 1840 by Atwill, 201 Broadway in New York. Composition of sectional waltzes with piano instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Ballroom dancing, Rulers, Castles & palaces--interiors, Couples, Clothing & dress. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Alto Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.859662 Composed by Sydney Stevens. Contemporary,Folk,Holiday,Pop. 7 pages. Sydney Stevens, Water Music #2949759. Published by Sydney Stevens, Water Music (A0.859662). Contact: sydneystevenspianostudio@gmail.comBrian's Song: Emotional piano/vocal composed by Sydney Stevens (ASCAP). Arrangement is for piano/vocal/chords.Sounds like: Lucy Kaplansky, Loreena McKennittFrom Album: Cycles of Life   Theme: The passing of, (letting go of) a father.Mood: Heartfelt, emotional, hopeful.Musical Traits: Strong melody in right hand piano that reflects the vocal line.Performance Time: 2:56Sydney Stevens music is available on: Pandora, Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, Whisperings Solo Piano Radio, AllMusicMore Links: www.sydneystevenswatermusic.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/sydney-stevens-532a113aBIOGRAPHY:Sydney Stevens began writing melodies on the piano before she could reach the pedals. Her earliest memory was watching her mother play classical piano. She began piano lessons at the age of 8, and started composing shortly thereafter.Stevens approaches her compositions as an artist. She paints musical portraits of the things that bring meaning to life: relationship to living things, emotional healing, discovering what matters most and honoring that as best we are able. Stevens' beautiful piano-based music aligns one with their own heart. Although some of her music can be described as New Age, her roots are heavily based in classical and jazz. Her study of classical composition makes her music more complex than some New Age music. Her music has been likened to the impressionistic composers such as Claude Debussy. Sydney's formal training is also reflected in her ability to compose for orchestral instruments. Her latest release, Cycles of Life, was solely recorded and produced by Sydney, programming all of the virtual instruments.Sydney has a great love for jazz. Keith Jarrett was an influence on her with his innovative and improvisational piano recordings and performances. She was particularly impressed with the freedom of style he portrayed in his performances. Bill Evans was something Sydney heard played as a young child. Where her mother was a classical pianist, her father was a jazz pianist. Perhaps that's why some of Sydney’s music can be described as a crossover between classical and jazz--remnants from those early years. Joni Mitchell and Judy Collins were big inspirations for Sydney's songwriting. She was especially drawn to the deeply emotional lyrics in many of their songs.Cycles of Life, the title track from Sydney's current release, was composed for her late step dad. The song is about the cycle of birth and death: Cycles of life go on, yet we carry all that we've known and loved through the ages. Time, another track on Sydney's current release, is a song about how time passes more quickly when we are doing something we cherish. Brian's Song, inspired by the loss of her father-in-law, reflects: All that really matters is the way we fill our heart, and the ways that it has loved. Dawn, a track from Sydney's album Seasons, is a beautiful piano-based instrumental with light string background. It portrays that very peaceful hour as the sun slowly lights up the world -- the hour of dawn.Sydney is a poet. She sees the world through a heart that feels the joy and sorrow of the world and those she meets. Her gift is the ability to transfer that emotion into music. Listening to her music is like taking a journey. She delves into depths of emotion, often taking the listener to places that can be difficult to go without the comfort of a beautiful song to accompany them.In addition to being a prolific compose.

B-Flat Clarinet,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549554 Composed by Edvard Grieg. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Instructional,Multicultural,Romantic Period,Standards,World. Score and part. 15 pages. Jmsgu3 #3507527. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549554). Edvard Grieg (1843 –1907) was a Norwegian composer as well as a concert pianist. Most music historians consider him one of the foremost Romantic era composers. Consequently, his music is part of the international standard classical repertoire. Grieg, moreover, used Norwegian folk music in his compositions.  Consequently, he ushered Norwegian music to transnational consciousness. Furthermore, he forged a national musical identity for Norway. It is essential to realize that he did this in a manner similar to Jean Sibelius in Finland and Bedřich Smetana in Bohemia. Grieg's Anitra's Dance is a significant movement from his Peer Gynt Suite. It depicts a seductive dance emphasizing the grace and beauty of Anitra, the daughter of a chieftain, who steals Peer Gynt's money after he attempts to seduce her. The movement acts as a fun and playful scherzo, with a waltz feel and pizzicato string sections creating a chaotic and fast-paced atmosphere, reflecting Anitra's seductiveness and Peer Gynt's infatuation with her. This piece is part of Grieg's incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, and it is a notable example of Grieg's ability to musically capture the essence of the play's characters and scenes.

Choral Choir,Choral (TTBB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1325356 Composed by Franz Schubert. Arranged by Alex E. 19th Century,A Cappella,Christian,Romantic Period,Sacred. 4 pages. Müller Publishing company #913597. Published by Müller Publishing company (A0.1325356). Experience the timeless beauty of the hymn Heilig ist der Herr from Deutsche Messe, D.872 Zum Sancts by Franz Schubert with this specially arranged full score sheet music for Men's Choir. This arrangement is designed for male vocal ensembles in TTBB, providing an engaging interpretation of Schubert's composition.Heilig ist der Herr is a remarkable piece that showcases Franz Schubert's mastery in capturing reverence and spirituality through music. Composed as part of the Deutsche Messe, the work reflects Schubert's unique ability to create rich melodies and expressive harmonies.Immerse your Men's Choir in harmonious voices, bringing to life the powerful message contained in Heilig ist der Herr. The rich harmonies and captivating melodic lines will contribute to a profound and impactful musical journey for both performers and listeners alike.Whether your Men's Choir is experienced or beginners, this sheet music provides an opportunity to explore the harmonies of Heilig ist der Herr. The full score features clear markings and accessible notation, allowing each voice to be seen separately, enabling the choir to focus on expressing the music with interpretation and emotion.For a meaningful and impactful addition to your Men's Choir repertoire, don't miss the chance to acquire this full score sheet music for Heilig ist der Herr for Men's Choir in TTBB. Delight in the harmony of male voices and let the timeless beauty of Schubert's composition resonate as your choir brings its sacred message to life.

Choral Choir,Choral (TTBB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1325359 Composed by Franz Schubert. Arranged by Alex E. 19th Century,A Cappella,Christian,Romantic Period,Sacred. 3 pages. Müller Publishing company #913600. Published by Müller Publishing company (A0.1325359). Experience the timeless beauty of the hymn Heilig ist der Herr from Deutsche Messe, D.872 Zum Sancts by Franz Schubert with this specially arranged sheet music for Men's Choir. This arrangement is designed for male vocal ensembles in TTBB, providing an engaging interpretation of Schubert's composition.Heilig ist der Herr is a remarkable piece that showcases Franz Schubert's mastery in capturing reverence and spirituality through music. Composed as part of the Deutsche Messe, the work reflects Schubert's unique ability to create rich melodies and expressive harmonies.Immerse your Men's Choir in harmonious voices, bringing to life the powerful message contained in Heilig ist der Herr. The rich harmonies and captivating melodic lines will contribute to a profound and impactful musical journey for both performers and listeners alike.Whether your Men's Choir is experienced or beginners, this sheet music provides an opportunity to explore the harmonies of Heilig ist der Herr. The score features clear markings and accessible notation, allowing the choir to focus on expressing the music with interpretation and emotion.For a meaningful and impactful addition to your Men's Choir repertoire, don't miss the chance to acquire this sheet music for Heilig ist der Herr for Men's Choir in TTBB. Delight in the harmony of male voices and let the timeless beauty of Schubert's composition resonate as your choir brings its sacred message to life.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.948697 Composed by Mark S. Massey. Blues,Jazz. Score and parts. 3 pages. Geofonica Artistworks #6038029. Published by Geofonica Artistworks (A0.948697). Professor M & M's Jive Detector is a super cool, very bluesy instrumental jazz hit (in lead sheet format here) from pianist Mark Massey's breakthrough jazz LP: API: Acoustic Piano International. (NOTE: A Bb leadsheet is also available.) The piano and tenor sax interact, with sax and piano doubling the main melody (performed by guest saxophonist Plas Johnson--famed Wrecking Crew sax/woodwind player who was featured on The Pink Panther Theme), plus sax and piano in blues interplay and counterpoint. It's a great vehicle for musical interplay, blues/jazz improvisation, and laid-back bluesy rhythm section grooves. The API track features Plas Johnson on sax backed by the Mark Massey trio, with Eric Stiller on acoustic bass and Aldo Bentivegna on drums.ABOUT MARK:In 2018, the California State Assembly and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors issued proclamations recognizing Mark Massey as a Jazz Living Legend. Jazz pianist-composer Mark Massey was born and raised in Lynwood, California, where he showed early talent on piano, trombone, and drums. During high school, he studied classical piano and played in the bands Synopsis (with future trumpet giant Wayne Bergeron), and Sabor (with Poncho Sanchez and the Banda Brothers). Mark played in the Pico Rivera Stage Band, which won First Place at the Hollywood Bowl Battle of the Bands. Mark graduated from California State University, Long Beach (with Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music), where he was recipient of the Carmen Dragon Fellowship for composition and he was dubbed A Young Giant by the National Association Of Jazz Educators. Mark has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, the former Soviet Union (in the 1980s), Russia (2001), the Far East and India. He has worked with Larry Carlton, David Benoit, Paul Horn, Hubert Laws, Louie Bellson, the Side Street Strutters, Phil Upchurch, L. Subramaniam, Freddie Hubbard, Maynard Ferguson, Yehudi Menuhin, Stéphane Grappelli, and Tony Williams. Mark was featured in The Four Pianos In Concert series along with pianists Paul Smith, Pete Jolly and Steve Allen. Mark Massey's debut CD, Acoustic Piano International, has received wide airplay on jazz radio. API featured nine of Mark's original jazz compositions--including Professor M&M's Jive Detector, offered here--inspired by his musical excursions around the globe, along with Eric Stiller (bass) and Aldo Bentivegna (drums), and guest artists Alex Acuña, percussion (Weather Report), Justo Almario, flute (Mongo Santamaria), Plas Johnson, tenor sax (The Pink Panther Theme), Bob Mintzer, soprano sax (The Yellow Jackets), and Ron Stout, flugelhorn, More recently, Mark has been recording his iconic Jazz Thoughts for the Day albums of original jazz improvisional compositions for each day of the year. Jazz Thoughts for the months of January through July have thus far been released. COMMENTS FROM MAJOR CRITIC REVIEWS OF MARK MASSEY: Mark Massey is awfully good. His friendly, lyrical, melodic piano has a sound unto itself, bop and post-bop influenced, contemporarily informed, and languishing solidly in the modern mainstream. ...This is a very good trio that is together in many aspects of jazz expressionism. In larger, more interactive settings, Massey proves he has ideas that work well. ...Massey's talent being exposed is a breakthrough. A majority of jazz listeners should find this a worthwhile purchase, and a keeper.  Recommended.----MICHAEL G. NASTOS, ALL MUSIC GUIDE (CD review of Acoustic Piano International) Mark Massey is an excellent straight-ahead pianist who often appears in the L.A. area. ...his playing is consistently appealing. Of the trio numbers, the often-introspective Flowers For Dorothy, the heated Limejuicer Blues, and .

Choral Choir (SSAA) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1178138 Composed by Adrienne Inglis (ASCAP). Christian,Classical,Early Music,Sacred,Spiritual. Octavo. 14 pages. Adrienne Inglis (ASCAP) #778101. Published by Adrienne Inglis (ASCAP) (A0.1178138). Gorgeous sacred piece in Middle English for SSAA and Bb clarinet! Perfect for Holy Week, Easter, Good Friday, Maundy Thursday, environmental, nature, mystical, contemplative concerts! Julian’s Hazelnut (2022) by Adrienne Inglis (ASCAP)SSA treble chorus and B flat clarinetText: The Shewings of Julian of Norwich, Part 1 Lines 148-154 by Julian of Norwich (about 1343 - after 1416)Commissioned by Inversion Ensemble for Da Capo’s Origins concertDuration 3:50 minutesDifficulty 4 (Auditioned Chorus)Language — Middle English (with Original Pronunciation from David Crystal)Original Pronunciationhttp://originalpronunciation.com/GBR/Home The perusal score video will be included on this YouTube playlist soon.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY9Jh0jT7VQvcM78yozLNYpIXeWzJjMPsPerformances:21 Jan 2023 at 7 PM Inversion Ensemble and clarinetist Brendan Fairleigh (world premiere) in Austin, TexasCommissioned by Inversion Ensemble for Da Capo’s January 2023 Origins concert, Julian’s Hazelnut (2022) by Adrienne Inglis sets text by Julian of Norwich for treble voices and B flat clarinet. Born in about 1343 in Norwich, England, Julian survived the Black Plague as a girl of six. She became an anchoress at St. Julian’s Church in Norwich where she lived in prayerful seclusion. In 1373, she became very sick at age 30. Near the point of death, a curate showed her a crucifix for comfort. She then experienced a series of intense visions of Christ and recovered from her illness to write eloquently about her “shewings.� The beautiful Medieval English text for this piece is from The Shewings of Julian of Norwich, Part I lines 148-154 in which Julian reflects on the vision she experienced about a hazelnut in the palm of her hand. She comes to understand that God loves even a small, ordinary thing like a hazelnut, such that it will not disintegrate but last forever because of God’s love for it. In Julian’s vision, the hazelnut symbolizes all that is made — all of Creation that God made and loves forever. The music combines Medieval sounds and counterpoint with lush, modern harmonies, woven together with the smooth color and elegant lines of the clarinet. Singers use Original Pronunciation to capture the lyricism of Julian’s words. May this piece inspire the same awe and amazement at God’s beloved Creation that Julian felt centuries ago.http://adrienneinglis.com.