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Percy Grainger, like his contemporary Bela Bartok, was intensely
interested in folk music and became a member of the English
Folk-Song Society soon after his arrival in London in the first
decade of the 20th century. He produced numerous works based upon
folk music from the British isles, with more than 45 items in his
"British Folk-Music Settings" alone. As with many titles in the
series, Shepherd's Hey exists in multiple arrangements -
"dished-up" by the composer himself. The first version (BFMS 3),
composed between 1908-11, was for an ensemble of 12 players. The
present orchestral ("full band" in Grainger's parlace) setting was
produced two years later and published as No.16. This new,
convenient-sized study score is a digitally restored reissue of the
1913 score first published in London by Schott & Co. In
contrast to so many of the on-demand scores now available, this one
comes with all the pages and the images have been thoroughly
checked to make sure it is actually readable. As with all PLP
scores a percentage of each sale is donated to the amazing online
archive of free music scores and recordings, IMSLP - Petrucci Music
Library.
Title: 24 Preludes for Piano Composer: Felix Blumenfeld Original
Publisher: Belaieff Performer's Reprints are produced in
conjunction with the International Music Score Library Project.
These are out of print or historical editions, which we clean,
straighten, touch up, and digitally reprint. Due to the age of
original documents, you may find occasional blemishes, damage, or
skewing of print. While we do extensive cleaning and editing to
improve the image quality, some items are not able to be repaired.
A portion of each book sold is donated to small performing arts
organizations to create jobs for performers and to encourage
audience growth.
Get Started in Classical Music is a clear, concise yet
comprehensive introduction to the world of classical music for the
newcomer. It takes your listening experience as the starting point
and fills in factual details along the way. New topics are
introduced step by step and are always presented from the
listener's point of view. These topics include: - Listening to
music: developing skills - What is classical music? - The
architecture of music: forms and structures - Historical
background: different periods and different styles - The
instruments of the orchestra - Starting a collection of recorded
music Examples from well-known pieces are examined in a clear and
non-technical way. Whether you dip into Get Started in Classical
Music from time to time or read it straight through, you will feel
that your musical horizons have been broadened and that you have
gained the knowledge and confidence to extend your musical
experiences further.
Percy Grainger, much like his contemporary Bela Bartok, was
intensely interested in folk music and became a member of the
English Folk-Song Society soon after his arrival in London in the
first decade of the 20th century. He produced numerous works based
upon folk music from the British isles, with more than 45 items in
his "British Folk-Music Settings" alone. As with many titles in the
series, Shepherd's Hey exists in multiple arrangements -
"dished-up" by the composer himself. This is the first version
(BFMS 3), composed between 1908-11, scpred for an ensemble of 12
players. Grainger's original score was a "compressed full score"
which did not precisely notate each part in detail. The score
offered here is a newly edited and engraved edition prepared by
Richard W. Sargeant Jr. based upon both the original score and the
actual orchestral parts issued at the same time. Those interested
in Grainger's unique orchestrational palette can now see in it full
detail.
Karl Lawrence King (1891-1971) was born in Paintersville, Ohio, and
ranks only behind Fillmore and Sousa as the foremost American march
composer. King was a largely self-taught musician who learned the
cornet early and soon was proficient enough to join the Thayer
Military Band. In 1910 he moved to Columbus, Ohio and played
baritone horn with the Neddermeyer Band, a professional band led by
Fred Neddermeyer. He went on to play tuba in the Soldiers Home Band
in Danville, Illinois, as well as in several circus bands,
including Barnum and Bailey's, serving as leader of their band from
1917 to 1918. He learned to compose by studying scores, publishing
his first composition at age 17 through Charles Barnhouse.
Relations became somewhat strained with this publisher, which may
have led to his use of the pseudonym Carl Lawrence and his decision
to establish his own publishing company, the K.L. King Music House
of Canton, Ohio, in 1919. In 1920 he moved to Fort Dodge, Iowa, as
Director of the Fort Dodge Municipal Band, and continued his
publishing from there. King was a prolific composer, writing over
300 works for band, including 188 marches. He composed mainly for
larger bands up to 1940, then after that time primarily for school
bands. The Neddermeyer Triumphal March was composed in 1911 as a
tribute to his mentor, Fred Neddermeyer, and was published by
Barnhouse. This new edition from Richard W. Sargeant Jr. retains
King's original orchestration from the first edition (woodwinds,
including E-flat and B-flat bass clarinet, SATB saxophones, brass,
snare drum, cymbals, bass drum) in an easy-to-read format which is
conveniently sized as either a study or performance score.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, John Nicolas Klohr (1869-1956) was a
close friend of the celebrated march composer Henry Fillmore. Klohr
began his career as a trombonist, playing for vaudeville shows and
several local organizations, and for fifty years played with the
Syrian Temple Shrine Band of Cincinnati. Klohr also served as
editor and head of the band and orchestra department of the
Cincinnati music publishing company John Church Company, later
absorbed by the Theodore Presser. Although Fillmore's publishing
company was also based in Cincinnati, Klohr understandably
published his own works through the John Church Company. He wrote
39 known marches, mainly for less advanced players. The Billboard
March was composed in 1901 and dedicated to "the General Amusement
Paper, The Billboard" - today is known as Billboard Magazine and
still a major magazine in the entertainment industry. The Billboard
March became well-known as a circus march, often used for clown
walk-arounds, and also for short "playoffs" to end acts. It remains
Klohr's most popular work, and has been published in five different
editions to date. This new edition by Richard W. Sargeant Jr.
returns to Klohr's original orchestration with extended woodwind
section, SATB saxophones, a rich, full brass section, glockenspiel,
snare drum, cymbals and bass drum, and is a welcome addition to the
intermediate level band repertoire.
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