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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1222581 Composed by Edward Caswell and John Goss. Arranged by Dan Garrett. 19th Century,A Cappella,Christian,Christmas. Octavo. 9 pages. Daniel Garrett #818820. Published by Daniel Garrett (A0.1222581). See Amid the Winter's Snow is a beautiful 19th-century English Christmas Carol. While utilizing some contemporary techniques, this SATB a cappella arrangement is very approachable for church, high school and community choirs.TextSee Amid the Winter's Snow,Born for us on Earth below,See the tender Lamb appears,Promised from enternal years.Refrain:Hail, Thou ever-blessed morn!Hail, Redemption's happy dawn!Sing through all Jerusalem,Christ is born in Bethlehem!Lo, Within a manger lies,He who built the starry skies;He who's throned in heigh sublime,Sits amid the cherubim.RefrainSacred Infant, all divine,What a tender love was thine?Thus to come from highest bliss,Down to such a world as this.Refrain
See Amid the Winter's Snow (a cappella)
Chorale SATB

$2.49 2.12 € Chorale SATB PDF SheetMusicPlus

String Quintet Cello,Double Bass,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.1334998 Composed by Traditional Scottish. Arranged by Benzaiten Editions. Early Music,Folk,Holiday,Multicultural,Traditional,World. 8 pages. Benzaiten Editions #920859. Published by Benzaiten Editions (A0.1334998). Hey! Do you want to learn how to play Auld Lang Syne for string quintet? It's your lucky day! 🎵Auld Lang Syne • New Year's Anthem | String Quintet & Piano Accompaniment sheet music Benzaiten Editions' edition | What are you going to find? By purchasing our edition, You'll be able to download: Full score with all instruments of the arrangement (including piano accompaniment) Violin I part Violin II part Viola part Cello part Contrabass (string bass) part About the song 'Auld Lang Syne' is more than a tune; it's a New Year's anthem, symbolizing reflection and the promise of new beginnings. Our arrangement pays homage to this classic, offering you a musical journey through the joy and nostalgia of year-end celebrations.
Auld Lang Syne • New Year's Anthem | String Quintet & Piano Accompaniment sheet music
Quintette à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle, basse
purchasing our edition, You'll be able to download:
  • Full score with all instruments of the arrangement (including piano accompaniment)
  • Violin I part
  • Violin II part
  • Viola part
  • Cello part
  • Contrabass (string bass) part

About the song

'Auld Lang Syne' is more than a tune; it's a New Year's anthem, symbolizing reflection and the promise of new beginnings Our arrangement pays homage to this classic, offering you a musical journey through the joy and nostalgia of year-end celebrations
$19.99 17.05 € Quintette à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle, basse PDF SheetMusicPlus

Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018901 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 27 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6064731. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018901). Programme Notes: It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn. – Thomas Fuller Mornings are powerful and evocative moments. The chorus of birds, one species after another, unite in a wild and genuine polyphony while the dew and mist evaporate upon the rising of the sun, encouraging goosebumps and shivers from an open window, tempered or exhilarated by a cup of coffee. Have you ever actively witnessed the sun’s sultry and intense ascension from the cradle of the horizon? That is what this piece, Aubade, or Dawn Song, is about. An aubade is the twin of a night-time serenade; an aubade is a love song originating amongst the medieval Provençal troubadours, depicting the morning departure between two lovers. An aubade is a song in honor of the slow cosmic percolation of a late summer morning. On a personal level, the composer is reminded of his own experiences camping in Northern Canada as a young man–a simpler and less demanding time. This piece formally begins the series I composed during the Covid-19 quarantine conditions of 2020, to serve as potential contemporary preludes for each of Ludwig van Beethoven’s nine symphonies–his two hundred and fiftieth anniversary was this year!–though they can all stand on their own on any program. The connection, in this case, is with his first symphony; I envisioned, once my piece concludes, his beautiful drawn-out chords presenting themselves–the dawn of his special genius.About the Composer: Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings, with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.
Aubade: A Pairing with Beethoven's Symphony #1 - Conductor's Score
Orchestre

$20.00 17.06 € Orchestre PDF SheetMusicPlus

Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download SKU: A0.844331 Composed by Dan Cutchen. Sacred. Octavo. 15 pages. Dan Cutchen Music #3121707. Published by Dan Cutchen Music (A0.844331). A bold choral work with a bold message of hope and praise for what Christ has accomplished for us by his death and resurrection!(For Mp3 Accompaniment TRACK:  Copy and paste the following into the search bar:Choral - Sing to God All the Earth Accompaniment Track)It's only $1.99!SATB Choral with piano accompaniment.Based on John 1:1-3In the beginning there was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.  All things were made by him, and nothing was made without him.andRomans 8:1There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The presence of children in a choir presentation can be quite charming and encouraging for the congregation.  These kind of experiences for children can prepare them for a love of choral and exposure to singing with the big choir.  Plus, as Psalm 8:2 informs us, children can have a ministry that silences the negative influence of the enemy and bring strength and encouragement to all who hear them sing praise!The children's part in this piece of music is a simple counter melody, no parts.  You do not need an established children's choir, only a few good singers will do nicely.
Choral - "Sing to God All the Earth" SATB with Children's Melody Part
Chorale SATB

$1.99 1.7 € Chorale SATB PDF SheetMusicPlus

Trumpet Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018933 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 3 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6072969. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018933). Fugue: Wear Pearls and Smile is, on the outset, a fast, rambunctious adventure for many voices playing at the same time. It was conceived as a pairing for the equally vivacious second symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven–his 250th birthday is this year–but can stand on its own as one of my hardest, most challenging works to cook up.This piece is dedicated to those forced to appear positive when internally they’re falling apart. The title is inspired by a quote that’s been with me for a while, Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile? by Lynn Hecht Schafren, the celebrated American jurist famous for campaigning for gender equity in courts. I’m taking the quote out of its initial context, but the power of that quote, for me, exemplifies how hard it is to maintain a sense of emotional decorum and dignity when you’re authentically a hot mess. And what’s more of a musical hot mess than a fugue?There are two realities to this piece. I’ll quote Dmitri Shostakovich, from his autobiography: The rejoicing is forced, created under threat, […] It’s as if someone were beating you with a stick and saying, ‘Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing,’ and you rise, shaky, and go marching off, muttering ‘Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.’ On the one hand, it is insincere happiness, cloying perhaps. But the other truth, I’ll quote Oscar Hammerstein II, from The King and I: While shivering in my shoes / I strike a careless pose / And whistle a happy tune / And no one ever knows, / I'm afraid. I forced myself, against all impulses of my current being, to forge happiness. This piece, with its origin being a mental puzzle (fugues are puzzles), it became a construct where I could lift myself up and regain a sense of purpose. Therefore, it is invented–out of a literal need to survive–pure, genuine happiness.Future Performances: If you are interested in performing this work, please e-mail me.ABOUT THE COMPOSER: Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings , with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.
Fugue: "Wear Pearls and Smile" (A Pairing with Beethoven's Symphony #2) - Trumpet in C 1
Trompette

$3.50 2.98 € Trompette PDF SheetMusicPlus

Instrumental Duet Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.785018 Composed by English Traditional. Arranged by Dorothy van Joolen Barth. Classical,Instructional,Renaissance,Standards,Wedding. Score and parts. 3 pages. Dorothy van Joolen Barth #49393. Published by Dorothy van Joolen Barth (A0.785018). The King's Jig is a Playford English Country Dance tune that appears in my anthology of duos titled Of Castles, Kings, and Courts. The anthology includes 13 Playford tunes and is available in its entirety as a separate download. For the Regal Playford series, these duos available as individual downloads for those who prefer to explore one tune at a time. What's more, for this series I offer the tune from the anthology along with another version: The alternate version adds divisions, a common performance practice for Renaissance and English Country Dance music. These duos are delightful for study as well as performance. As Kammeraderie, we are recording all of our duo anthologies in 2015, and that challenging but satisfying journey has inspired us to explore more deeply the practice of adding variations and divisions to Playford's music. The art of divisions makes the performance unique and also extends it. I've decided to make the results available as sheet music in the Regal Playford series.
Regal Playford: The King's Jig

$3.50 2.98 € PDF SheetMusicPlus

Easy Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.829769 Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Arranged by Amanda Dills. Christmas,Hanukkah,Holiday,Standards. Score. 2 pages. Amanda Dills #6077563. Published by Amanda Dills (A0.829769). It's that time of year again: Pumpkin Spiced Nutcracker Season! ;)This beginning/intermediate piano solo is perfect for virtually any holiday season recital, from Halloween to Christmas! (Or, if you're a coffee lover like me, it's perfect for any season at all!)Inspired by the Arabian (Coffee) Dance from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, this charming piano solo has been adapted with a 4/4 time signature and modern feel, while still keeping the ostinato and harmonies of the original work.**View more of my Halloween-themed Arrangements on Sheet Music Plus!  (Just copy and paste the item number into the Search Box)**Beginning Piano7 Sinister Songs for Easy Piano [Collection] (S0.426087)Easy Piano Solos:- ADDAMS FAMILY THEME (H0.422913-4800)- All Around the Halloween Pyre (S0.423083)- Black Bat, Black Bat (S0.423067)- Oh, I Come From Sleepy Hollow (S0.423009)- Oh, When the Ghouls (S0.426079)- Over the Graveyard and Through the Wood (S0.423055)- RADIOACTIVE (H0.194611-227204)- Spooky (Baby) Shark (S0.885725)- The Spooky, Scary Spider (S0.422885)- Trick or Treat (S0.422997)Intermediate Piano- Tenth Piano Suite [Dr. Who - themed Piano Solos] (S0.26571)Choral:- Facebook Fugue/What Scares You [SAB] (S0.200665)*********************
Pumpkin Spiced: Grande Variation on Tchaikovsky's Arabian Dance (Halloween/Thanksgiving Piano Solo)
Piano seul

$1.99 1.7 € Piano seul PDF SheetMusicPlus

Instrumental Duet Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.785022 Composed by English Traditional. Arranged by Dorothy van Joolen Barth. Classical,Instructional,Renaissance,Standards,Wedding. Score and parts. 5 pages. Dorothy van Joolen Barth #49527. Published by Dorothy van Joolen Barth (A0.785022). The Duke of Gloucester's March is a Playford English Country Dance tune that appears in my anthology of duos titled Of Castles, Kings, and Courts. The anthology includes 13 Playford tunes and is available in its entirety as a separate download. For the Regal Playford series, these duos available as individual downloads for those who prefer to explore one tune at a time. What's more, for this series I offer the tune from the anthology along with another version: The alternate version adds divisions, a common performance practice for Renaissance and English Country Dance music. These duos are delightful for study as well as performance. As Kammeraderie, we are recording all of our duo anthologies in 2015, and that challenging but satisfying journey has inspired us to explore more deeply the practice of adding variations and divisions to Playford's music. The art of divisions makes the performance unique and also extends it. I've decided to make the results available as sheet music in the Regal Playford series.
Regal Playford: The Duke of Gloucester's March

$4.50 3.84 € PDF SheetMusicPlus

Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018924 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 76 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6072951. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018924). Fugue: Wear Pearls and Smile is, on the outset, a fast, rambunctious adventure for many voices playing at the same time. It was conceived as a pairing for the equally vivacious second symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven–his 250th birthday is this year–but can stand on its own as one of my hardest, most challenging works to cook up.This piece is dedicated to those forced to appear positive when internally they’re falling apart. The title is inspired by a quote that’s been with me for a while, Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile? by Lynn Hecht Schafren, the celebrated American jurist famous for campaigning for gender equity in courts. I’m taking the quote out of its initial context, but the power of that quote, for me, exemplifies how hard it is to maintain a sense of emotional decorum and dignity when you’re authentically a hot mess. And what’s more of a musical hot mess than a fugue?There are two realities to this piece. I’ll quote Dmitri Shostakovich, from his autobiography: The rejoicing is forced, created under threat, […] It’s as if someone were beating you with a stick and saying, ‘Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing,’ and you rise, shaky, and go marching off, muttering ‘Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.’ On the one hand, it is insincere happiness, cloying perhaps. But the other truth, I’ll quote Oscar Hammerstein II, from The King and I: While shivering in my shoes / I strike a careless pose / And whistle a happy tune / And no one ever knows, / I'm afraid. I forced myself, against all impulses of my current being, to forge happiness. This piece, with its origin being a mental puzzle (fugues are puzzles), it became a construct where I could lift myself up and regain a sense of purpose. Therefore, it is invented–out of a literal need to survive–pure, genuine happiness.Future Performances: If you are interested in performing this work, please e-mail me.ABOUT THE COMPOSER: Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings , with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.
Fugue: "Wear Pearls and Smile" (A Pairing with Beethoven's Symphony #2) - Extracted Parts
Orchestre

$31.50 26.86 € Orchestre PDF SheetMusicPlus

Cello,Guitar,Piano,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.801706 Composed by Unknown. Arranged by Connie Boss. Celtic,Christmas,Irish,Sacred. 17 pages. Connie Boss #6428081. Published by Connie Boss (A0.801706). This beautiful Scottish Gaelic Carol is for a Strings quintet and piano. While parts of the melody are still the same, some of it is new. The lyrics are adapted from the original lyrics - changing only some words to fit the lyrics. There are other forms on here to purchase if you don't have all of these instruments. If you don't see exactly what you want, email me at  cdboss@cvalley.net and I can do something for you.Lyrics: Christ Child’s Lullaby (Taladh Chriosda) Scottish Gaelic Christmas Carol Arranged by Connie Boss   Refrain: Alleluia alleluia   alleluia   alleluia Verse 1 You are my Love and darling boy You are my treasure and my joy You are my graceful little son Your life has just begun Refrain: Alleluia alleluia   alleluia   alleluia Verse 2: You were sent from up above And now you share your father’s love A babe so poor but love so true You have much strength in you Refrain: Alleluia alleluia   alleluia   alleluia Verse 3: A helpless baby now we sing You truly are the King of Kings You are the true and rightful one For you are God the Father’s son Refrain: Alleluia alleluia   alleluia   alleluia Alleluia
Christ Child's Lullaby (Taladh Chriosda) - Strings quintet and piano with parts

$5.50 4.69 € PDF SheetMusicPlus

Bassoon Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018880 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 3 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6056089. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018880). Programme Notes: Icarus Also Flew takes its title from the first line of the poem Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert. He is referring to the classical myth of Daedalus and Icarus, an inventive father and son who bravely escape from their imprisonment in a tower by collecting the disposed feathers of seabirds, then fashion wings out of them and fly away. While the story is often treated as a morality tale--listen to your elders, don’t get cocky like the young man, Icarus, who, in such an understandable state of elation, ascended too close to the sun thus causing the wings to melt and his tumbling to his Mediterranean death--what Jack Gilbert reminds us is how regardless of one’s failure, the sheer transcendental experience of mortal flight remains glorious and unforgettable. Icarus’s fall was not into a legacy of disdain and oblivion, but in truth, he had come to the end of his triumph. This piece was the first of a series I composed during the Covid-19 quarantine conditions of 2020, to serve as potential contemporary preludes for each of Ludwig van Beethoven’s nine symphonies--his two hundred and fiftieth anniversary was this year!--though they can all stand on their own on any program. The connection, in this case, is with his celebrated fifth symphony in C minor--the Fate symphony, as it is commonly known. I’ll let the listener find their own connections.About the Composer:Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings, with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.
Icarus Also Flew: A Pairing with Beethoven's Symphony #5 - Bassoon 1
Basson

$3.50 2.98 € Basson PDF SheetMusicPlus

English Horn Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018878 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 3 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6056075. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018878). Programme Notes: Icarus Also Flew takes its title from the first line of the poem Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert. He is referring to the classical myth of Daedalus and Icarus, an inventive father and son who bravely escape from their imprisonment in a tower by collecting the disposed feathers of seabirds, then fashion wings out of them and fly away. While the story is often treated as a morality tale--listen to your elders, don’t get cocky like the young man, Icarus, who, in such an understandable state of elation, ascended too close to the sun thus causing the wings to melt and his tumbling to his Mediterranean death--what Jack Gilbert reminds us is how regardless of one’s failure, the sheer transcendental experience of mortal flight remains glorious and unforgettable. Icarus’s fall was not into a legacy of disdain and oblivion, but in truth, he had come to the end of his triumph. This piece was the first of a series I composed during the Covid-19 quarantine conditions of 2020, to serve as potential contemporary preludes for each of Ludwig van Beethoven’s nine symphonies--his two hundred and fiftieth anniversary was this year!--though they can all stand on their own on any program. The connection, in this case, is with his celebrated fifth symphony in C minor--the Fate symphony, as it is commonly known. I’ll let the listener find their own connections.About the Composer:Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings, with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.
Icarus Also Flew: A Pairing with Beethoven's Symphony #5 - English Horn
Cor Anglais

$3.50 2.98 € Cor Anglais PDF SheetMusicPlus

Violin Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018895 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. 4 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6056123. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018895). Programme Notes: Icarus Also Flew takes its title from the first line of the poem Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert. He is referring to the classical myth of Daedalus and Icarus, an inventive father and son who bravely escape from their imprisonment in a tower by collecting the disposed feathers of seabirds, then fashion wings out of them and fly away. While the story is often treated as a morality tale--listen to your elders, don’t get cocky like the young man, Icarus, who, in such an understandable state of elation, ascended too close to the sun thus causing the wings to melt and his tumbling to his Mediterranean death--what Jack Gilbert reminds us is how regardless of one’s failure, the sheer transcendental experience of mortal flight remains glorious and unforgettable. Icarus’s fall was not into a legacy of disdain and oblivion, but in truth, he had come to the end of his triumph. This piece was the first of a series I composed during the Covid-19 quarantine conditions of 2020, to serve as potential contemporary preludes for each of Ludwig van Beethoven’s nine symphonies--his two hundred and fiftieth anniversary was this year!--though they can all stand on their own on any program. The connection, in this case, is with his celebrated fifth symphony in C minor--the Fate symphony, as it is commonly known. I’ll let the listener find their own connections.About the Composer:Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings, with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.
Icarus Also Flew: A Pairing with Beethoven's Symphony #5 - Violin I
Violon

$3.50 2.98 € Violon PDF SheetMusicPlus

Woodwind Ensemble Bassoon,Clarinet,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1134458 Composed by Alan Edgar, John Milton. 20th Century,Chamber,Christian,Religious. 30 pages. Alan Edgar Ted Moon #734551. Published by Alan Edgar Ted Moon (A0.1134458). EVE’S PARADISE LOST Soprano (C up to G#), reed quartet: oboes, clarinet, bassoon. Vocal score included. Paradise Lost by The English poet John Milton is an epic occupying twelve books. It retells the tale of the Fall of Mankind – the moment when Adam and Eve were enticed by Satan to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, and as a result were banished from the Garden of Eden. Milton gives far more detail than Genesis. The song presents the story from Eve’s point of view. I edited the passages for scansion and to suit a modern ear, and ended up with lyrics that fall into three sections: Eve's feelings of shame and guilt, her overhearing the sentence, and her realisation of what she will lose. Octatonic and pentatonic modes. Many quartals. Intermediate. 6 minutes.
EVE'S PARADISE LOST Soprano with Reed Quartet

$19.00 16.2 € PDF SheetMusicPlus

Clarinet Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018929 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 5 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6072959. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018929). Fugue: Wear Pearls and Smile is, on the outset, a fast, rambunctious adventure for many voices playing at the same time. It was conceived as a pairing for the equally vivacious second symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven–his 250th birthday is this year–but can stand on its own as one of my hardest, most challenging works to cook up.This piece is dedicated to those forced to appear positive when internally they’re falling apart. The title is inspired by a quote that’s been with me for a while, Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile? by Lynn Hecht Schafren, the celebrated American jurist famous for campaigning for gender equity in courts. I’m taking the quote out of its initial context, but the power of that quote, for me, exemplifies how hard it is to maintain a sense of emotional decorum and dignity when you’re authentically a hot mess. And what’s more of a musical hot mess than a fugue?There are two realities to this piece. I’ll quote Dmitri Shostakovich, from his autobiography: The rejoicing is forced, created under threat, […] It’s as if someone were beating you with a stick and saying, ‘Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing,’ and you rise, shaky, and go marching off, muttering ‘Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.’ On the one hand, it is insincere happiness, cloying perhaps. But the other truth, I’ll quote Oscar Hammerstein II, from The King and I: While shivering in my shoes / I strike a careless pose / And whistle a happy tune / And no one ever knows, / I'm afraid. I forced myself, against all impulses of my current being, to forge happiness. This piece, with its origin being a mental puzzle (fugues are puzzles), it became a construct where I could lift myself up and regain a sense of purpose. Therefore, it is invented–out of a literal need to survive–pure, genuine happiness.Future Performances: If you are interested in performing this work, please e-mail me.ABOUT THE COMPOSER: Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings , with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.
Fugue: "Wear Pearls and Smile" (A Pairing with Beethoven's Symphony #2) - Clarinet 2
Clarinette

$3.50 2.98 € Clarinette PDF SheetMusicPlus






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