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The Lark Ascending (Sheet music, Vocal score): Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Arranged by Paul Drayton
R221 Discovery Miles 2 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for violin and mixed choir This innovative and imaginative choral arrangement of The Lark Ascending has the original solo violin part accompanied by mixed choir. It sensitively sets George Meredith's poem (on which the original orchestration is based) and combines this with wordless vocal lines and vocal solos, preserving the texture and timeless effect of the original. Commissioned and premiered by the Swedish Chamber Choir, the work has also been recorded by the choir under the direction of Simon Phipps.

Fantasia on Sussex Folk Tunes (Sheet music, Viola and piano reduction (viola solo version)): Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Sussex Folk Tunes (Sheet music, Viola and piano reduction (viola solo version))
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Arranged by Martin Outram
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This engaging work was composed in 1929 and premiered the following year by its dedicatee, the legendary Spanish cellist Pablo Casals. The five folk songs on which the work is founded are 'Salisbury Plain', 'The Long Whip', 'Low down in the broom', 'Bristol Town', and 'I've been to France'. This arrangement for solo viola and orchestra is compatible with the original orchestral accompaniment, materials for which are available on hire.

Accenting the Classics: Editing European Music in France, 1915-1925 (Hardcover): Deborah Mawer, Barbara L. Kelly, Rachel Moore,... Accenting the Classics: Editing European Music in France, 1915-1925 (Hardcover)
Deborah Mawer, Barbara L. Kelly, Rachel Moore, Graham Sadler
R3,793 R2,774 Discovery Miles 27 740 Save R1,019 (27%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Brings new insights to the music of well-known European composers by telling a fascinating, little-known story about French music publishing, specifically through the lens of Jacques Durand's Édition Classique. French composers, performers and musicologists acted as editors of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century European 'classics', primarily for piano. Among these editors were Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Ravel and Dukas; the objects of their enquiries included core works by Rameau, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Chopin. Presenting six composer-editor case studies, the volume shows that the French 'accent', both musical and cultural, upon this predominantly Austro-German music was highly varied. Editorial responses range from scholarly approaches to those directed by performance or compositional agendas, and from pan-European to strongly patriotic stances. Intriguing intersections are revealed between old and new, and between French and cross-European canons. Beyond editing, the book explores the Édition's role in pedagogy and performance, including by pianists Robert Casadesus and Yvonne Loriod, and in the reassertion of contemporary French composition, especially regarding innovation around neoclassicism. It will interest a wide readership, including musicologists, performers and concert-goers, cultural historians and other humanities scholars.

On Sonic Art (Paperback, Revised ed): Trevor Wishart On Sonic Art (Paperback, Revised ed)
Trevor Wishart; Edited by Simon Emmerson
R3,286 Discovery Miles 32 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this newly revised book On Sonic Art, Trevor Wishart takes a wide-ranging look at the new developments in music-making and musical aesthetics made possible by the advent of the computer and digital information processing. His emphasis is on musical rather than technical matters. Beginning with a critical analysis of the assumptions underlying the Western musical tradition and the traditional acoustic theories of Pythagoras and Helmholtz, he goes on to look in detail at such topics as the musical organization of complex sound-objects, using and manipulating representational sounds and the various dimensions of human and non-human utterance. In so doing, he seeks to learn lessons from areas (poetry and sound-poetry, film, sound effects and animal communication) not traditionally associated with the field of music.
About the Author
Trevor Wishart is a composer, living and working in the North of England. His musical works cover a wide range, from environmental music events staged in spe

Randall Thompson - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover, Annotated edition): Caroline C. Benser, David F. Urrows Randall Thompson - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Caroline C. Benser, David F. Urrows
R2,098 Discovery Miles 20 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the first major reference work on this important choral composer. As is usual for volumes in this valuable series, the book is clearly printed and well bound, and it is highly recommended for undergraduate and graduate music collections as well as for public libraries serving communities with active choral societies. Choice When Randall Thompson died in 1984, America lost one of its most distinguished musicians. At the time of his death, it was already apparent that an assessment of his varied contributions to our musical life in the context of his contemporary generation was sorely needed. Randall Thompson: A Bio-Bibliography is the first comprehensive study of Thompson's oeuvre since his death. The volume is organized into five parts, beginning with a substantial biography written by David Francis Urrows, Thompson's final student and amanuensis. Urrows presents new information on Thompson's youth, his study in Italy and the influence of Malipiero on his work, his educational and compositional philosophy, and his role in the emergence of American music from the influence of European models. Benser's most complete catalog of works compiled to date follows. This vital list includes previously unpublished compositions, particularly those newly made available by Thompson's longtime publisher, E. C. Schirmer, and new recordings made by Bay Cities Music. A sampling of prose writings by Thompson offers a eclectic overview. The complete, extensively annotated bibliography, discography, and two appendixes that list Thompson's compositions chronologically and alphabetically complete this study. Music libraries will want to add this volume to their collections. It will also be an invaluable reference for choral directors, program note annotators, and American music enthusiasts.

Alec Wilder - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover, Annotated edition): David Demsey, Ronald Prather Alec Wilder - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
David Demsey, Ronald Prather
R2,465 Discovery Miles 24 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

One of the few American composers to earn an international reputation in both classical and popular music, Alec Wilder (1907-1980) was a true innovator in every phase of composition he chose to pursue. In addition, his life and associations in the world of music, theatre, literature, and the arts make for fascinating reading, and his own writings in these areas are witty and insightful. His many hundreds of musical compositions, ranging from chamber and orchestral music, to opera and ballet, theatre and film, and art songs and popular songs, are documented and annotated here in an exhaustive catalog of works. Included are detailed performance information and cross references to recordings in a discography section and reviews and commentary in a fully annotated bibliography of writings by and about the composer. The book also includes a lively biographical sketch capturing the sense and style of the composer and his times, a summary of archival materials held at the Eastman School of Music, an appendix of awards, a directory of music publishers, a chronological list of compositions, and an index. It is hoped that this thorough compendium to aid in the growing scholarly and musical interest in Wilder will serve to expose his work to wider audiences, while also helping to ferret out missing or unknown manuscripts given away to friends and performers by the composer.

One Voice (Sheet music, Vocal score): John Rutter One Voice (Sheet music, Vocal score)
John Rutter
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
O Antiphon Sequence (Sheet music): Cecilia McDOWALL O Antiphon Sequence (Sheet music)
Cecilia McDOWALL
R514 Discovery Miles 5 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

O Antiphon Sequence was conceived as a recital piece, although each of its individual movements would also work in a liturgical context. Each movement is a response to a short extract of liturgical text taken from the 'O Antiphons', which are the Magnificat antiphons used at Vespers during the last seven days of Advent in Western Christian traditions. The work was commissioned by the American Guild of Organists for performance at the 2018 AGO National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.

Tone Clock (Hardcover): Peter Schat Tone Clock (Hardcover)
Peter Schat
R4,958 Discovery Miles 49 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In addition, "The Tone Clock" contains a broad selection of Peter Schat's polemical writings, embracing historical, political, aesthetic and environmental perspectives. His book is not just of interest to composers, but it also provides a valuable insight for anyone interested in the development of twentieth-century music.
Peter Schat, a former pupil of Pierre Boulez, exposes more than a new theory of music in "The Tone Clock." Although he is a long-experienced serialist composer, in devising and using his tone clock system he has reached the clarity and simplicity which comprise two of his major compositional aims. His book, profusely illustrated with clearly analysed musical examples, will enable other composers to achieve similar aims in their own way, while remaining faithful to their own musical personalities.
A former pupil of Pierre Boulez, Peter Schat is a well-known Dutch contemporary serialist composer.

The Lark Ascending (Book, Set of parts for string sextet arrangement): Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending (Book, Set of parts for string sextet arrangement)
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Arranged by Martin Gerigk
R1,426 Discovery Miles 14 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Vaughan Williams's famous romance for solo violin and orchestra is given new life in this beautiful arrangement, which features the original solo line as part of a string sextet. Perfect as a rehearsal tool in preparation for a larger-scale orchestral concert, the arrangement is also ideal for performance in a chamber recital.

The Lark Ascending (Book, Score for string sextet arrangement): Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending (Book, Score for string sextet arrangement)
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Arranged by Martin Gerigk
R746 Discovery Miles 7 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Vaughan Williams's famous romance for solo violin and orchestra is given new life in this beautiful arrangement, which features the original solo line as part of a string sextet. Perfect as a rehearsal tool in preparation for a larger-scale orchestral concert, the arrangement is also ideal for performance in a chamber recital.

Lament for the holy city (Sheet music, Flute and piano): John Rutter Lament for the holy city (Sheet music, Flute and piano)
John Rutter
R300 Discovery Miles 3 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This hauntingly beautiful piece, arranged for flute and piano by the composer, is extracted from Rutter's large-scale work Visions. The expressive solo line features long phrases and a quasi-improvised section, making it an ideal concert work for intermediate to advanced flautists.

Two String Quartets (Book, Study score): William Walton Two String Quartets (Book, Study score)
William Walton; Edited by Hugh MacDonald
R934 Discovery Miles 9 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Frank Martin - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover, New): Charles King Frank Martin - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover, New)
Charles King
R2,136 Discovery Miles 21 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Appropriately, this work written on the year of the 100th birthday of Frank Martin, is the first English language resource dealing with work by and about the Swiss composer. Charles King provides access to a great deal of critical substantive writing about Martin's work and to the considerable body of writing by the composer himself. Many of the most important writings, derived from articles, lectures, letters, program notes and interviews, are now collected into several monographs in French with some parts in English and German, all of which have been indexed here. Comprehensive coverage is given to articles in English, and excellent work written in German, French, Dutch, and Italian has been highlighted also. The volume consists of a biography of Martin, a cataloging of the composer's works and performances, and a 229-item discography followed by two separate bibliographies that list writings by and about Martin. Two appendixes and an index complete the work. As the only comprehensive introduction in English to Frank Martin and his work, this reference will assist future researchers and stimulate the interest and curiosity of others to learn more of this composer's life and work.

The Jukebox Musical - An Interpretive History (Paperback): Kevin Byrne, Emily Fuchs The Jukebox Musical - An Interpretive History (Paperback)
Kevin Byrne, Emily Fuchs
R1,217 Discovery Miles 12 170 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

- A comprehensive guide to musicals that are based on musicians' existing back catalogues - how they work, why they work and why they are so successful. - Written for musical theatre students at all levels - primarily on the 150 BA degrees across the UK and North America. - The first book to address this relatively new genre of musical theatre, doing so with in-depth and wide ranging analysis.

Symphony No. 8 - Hardback (Sheet music, Full score): Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 8 - Hardback (Sheet music, Full score)
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Edited by David Lloyd Jones
R3,331 Discovery Miles 33 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Vaughan Williams wrote Symphony No. 8 between 1953 and 1955 while in his eighties. It is his shortest symphony and considered by many to be his least serious. Aside from a few sombre moments, the symphony is optimistic in mood and displays Vaughan Williams's love for exotic and colourful combinations of instruments with a percussion sections that, he said, employs "all the 'phones and 'spiels known to the composer". For this newly engraved edition, editor David Lloyd-Jones has consulted all extant sources and materials to create a score matching the composer's intentions. The full score is completed with Textual Notes and Preface, and accompanying orchestral parts are available on hire.

Ophelia, Caliban, and Miranda (Sheet music, Vocal score): Bob Chilcott Ophelia, Caliban, and Miranda (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Bob Chilcott
R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SATB, piano, and optional saxophone, bass, and drum kit Ophelia, Caliban, and Miranda puts a jazzy twist on three Shakespearean characters. With newly written texts by Charles Bennett, each of the three movements focuses in on Ophelia from Hamlet and Caliban and Miranda from The Tempest. In the funky opener, 'River Bride', the upper voices take the part of Ophelia, while the tenors and basses play a lover figure. Caliban's song, 'Ariel taught me how to play', is a reflective ballad in which the slave tells Miranda, who has escaped his advances, about the spirit helper Ariel teaching him to play the saxophone. The final movement, 'All good things come to an end', is a sassy yet tender number, where Miranda bids farewell to her beloved husband Ferdinand, declaring: 'I've gone back to the island to remember who I am'. The piano part may be played as written or serve as a guide, and a part for saxophone, bass, and drum kit is available separately for jazz quartet accompaniment.

Gaude et laetare (Sheet music, Vocal score): Cecilia McDOWALL Gaude et laetare (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Cecilia McDOWALL
R156 Discovery Miles 1 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The White Field (Sheet music, Vocal score): Bob Chilcott The White Field (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Bob Chilcott
R157 Discovery Miles 1 570 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SATB double choir, children's choir, and piano Setting a text by Charles Bennett, The White Field presents a dreamlike scene in which blackbirds plant songs in the cold earth and await the growth of their music. Chilcott's melodies echo through the voices, before a climactic tutti central section giving full voice to the idea of renewal and hope in the depth of winter. A wistful coda completes the reverie as the blackbirds settle to await the return of the sun. The piano part provides harmonic support and rhythmic energy to the voice parts with chordal and semiquaver figurations throughout the work. The White Field was commissioned by the Barbican Centre for London Symphony Chorus and BBC Symphony Chorus for Sound Unbound, November 2015.

The Immortal (Book, Study score): Zhou Long The Immortal (Book, Study score)
Zhou Long
R1,024 Discovery Miles 10 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Immortal was commissioned by the BBC World Service, and was premiered at the BBC Proms in 2004. This work pays tribute to the influence of Chinese artists and intellectuals in the twentieth century. With an undercurrent of tranquillity and meditation, the work features a powerful and rhythmic introduction, from which emerges a section of sustained high-pitched glissandos, as well as lyrical melodies and expressive glissandos that characterise many of the solo motifs.

Ave Gloriosa Mater Salvatoris (Sheet music, Vocal score): Gabriel Jackson Ave Gloriosa Mater Salvatoris (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Gabriel Jackson
R160 Discovery Miles 1 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SSAATTBB unaccompanied Ave gloriosa mater salvatoris is a challenging and yet delicate anthem, with subtle key-signature changes, vocal divisions in up to eight parts, and alternating homophonic and polyphonic passages. The text includes excerpts from the synonymous medieval hymn and Wordsworth's poem The Virgin, making the piece suitable for a variety of sacred celebrations and particularly those of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The Lark Ascending (Book, Score for string quartet arrangement): Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending (Book, Score for string quartet arrangement)
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Arranged by Martin Gerigk
R673 Discovery Miles 6 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Vaughan Williams's famous romance for solo violin and orchestra is given new life in this beautiful arrangement. For the first time, violinists can perform the original solo line as part of a string quartet, while also joining the other players for the longer tutti sections. Perfect as a rehearsal tool in preparation for a larger-scale orchestral concert, the arrangement is also ideal for performance in a chamber recital.

The Differentiation of Modernism - Postwar German Media Arts (Hardcover, New): Larson Powell The Differentiation of Modernism - Postwar German Media Arts (Hardcover, New)
Larson Powell
R3,172 Discovery Miles 31 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Differentiation of Modernism analyzes the phenomenon of intermediality in German radio plays, film music, and electronic music of the late modernist period (1945-1980). After 1945, the purist "medium specificity" of high modernism increasingly yielded to the mixed forms of intermediality. Theodor Adorno dubbed this development a "Verfransung," or "fraying of boundaries," between the arts. TheDifferentiation of Modernism analyzes this phenomenon in German electronic media arts of the late modernist period (1945-80): in radio plays, film music, and electronic music. The first part of the book begins with a chapter on Adorno's theory of radio as an instrument of democratization, going on to analyze the relationship of the Hoerspiel or radio play to electronic music. In the second part, on film music, a chapter on Adorno and Eisler's Composing for the Film sets the parameters for chapters on the film Das Madchen Rosemarie (1957) and on the music films of Jean-Marie Straub and Daniele Huillet. The third part examines the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen and its relationship to radio, abstract painting, recording technology, and theatrical happenings. The book's central notion of the "differentiation of culture" suggests that late modernism, unlike high modernism, accepted the contingency of modern mass-media driven society and sought to find new forms for it. Larson Powell is Curator's Professor of Film Studies at University of Missouri, Kansas City. He is the author of The Technological Unconscious in German Modernist Literature (Camden House, 2008).

Vox clara ecce intonat (Sheet music, Vocal score): Gabriel Jackson Vox clara ecce intonat (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Gabriel Jackson
R130 Discovery Miles 1 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SATB (with divisions) and soprano saxophone Setting the original Latin text of the hymn better known as 'Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding', Jackson creates an Advent piece of beautiful stillness. The largely homophonic choral parts, with a soloist supplying a gentle contrapuntal line, are contrasted with light and graceful interjections from the saxophone. The result is a quietly moving piece ideally suited for a reflective moment during an Advent service.

Night Flight (Sheet music, Vocal score): Cecilia McDOWALL Night Flight (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Cecilia McDOWALL
R222 Discovery Miles 2 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SSATB and cello Night Flight was written to mark the centenary of Harriet Quimby's pioneering flight across the English channel. Setting texts by Sheila Bryer on the mysterious powers of the sea, earth, and air, McDowall uses vocal clusters and haunting solo cello lines to highlight the sense of fear, awe, and majesty experienced by an individual pitted against the elements. Cecilia McDowall was awarded the 2014 British Composer Award in the Choral category for Night Flight. The solo cello part is available for sale separately.

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