Polyphonic Notebook (1972)

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Violin Solo

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An American Te Deum

from Two Choruses

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This book is a thoughtful collection of transcriptions by Marcel Grandjany for intermediate/advanced (Grade 6-8) harpists. Fingerings are included as well as an explanation of musical signs at the beginning of thebook. Music For The Harp includes transcriptions of 7 Baroque masterpieces - Aria (Kirchhoff) Pavana Et Bransles (Francisque) Prelude (Handel) Riguadon (Kirchhoff) Sarabande (Handel) The King's Hunt (Bull) Toccata (Handel). Marcel Grandjany was a French-born American harpist and composer. At seventeen he made his debut with theConcerts Lamoureux Orchestra and gave his first solo recital winning immediate acclaim. He appeared with Maurice Ravel in Paris in 1913. His London debut was in 1922 and his New York debut in 1924. In the second half of the 20thcentury he was mainly involved with the founding of the American Harp Society.

Sheet Music. Work for Organ dating from 1962.

Opera Vocal Score-More than anything else Margaret Garner is an opera that reminds us that we all belong to the same human family and it demonstrates what can happen when we forget this fundamental truth... - Richard Danielpour This Opera by Grammy-winning composerRichard Danielpour tells the story of Margaret Garner an enslaved African-American woman in pre-Civil War America who gained notoriety for killing her own daughter to prevent her from suffering the degradation of a life of slavery. In thisadaptation of the famous tale Edward Gaines acquires his deceased brother’s Kentucky estate and pledges to let all of the slave families on the Maplewood Plantation stay together. However when he takes a special interest in one of the slaves Margaret Garner it is not long before her husband Robert is sent away alone to another plantation. One night Robert sneaks back to Maplewood and attempts to escape with Margaret and their children to the ‘Free State’ of Ohio. They are caught andMargaret murders her children in a crime of passion sparing them from a life of slavery. Margaret is condemned to death and although she is granted clemency at the last minute she chooses the freedom of the gallows over life as a slave. The tragicwork features a libretto by Toni Morrison and gained high critical praise at its first performance in Philadelphia in 2006. ' More than anything else Margaret Garner is an opera that reminds us that we all belong to the same human family and it demonstrates what can happen when we forget this fundamental truth... - RichardDanielpour This Opera by Grammy-winning composer Richard Danielpour tells the story of Margaret Garner an enslaved African-American woman in pre-Civil War America who gained notoriety for killing her owndaughter to prevent her from suffering the degradation of a life of slavery. In this adaptation of the famous tale Edward Gaines acquires his deceased brother’s Kentucky estate and pledges to let all of the slave familieson the Maplewood Plantation stay together. However when he takes a special interest in one of the slaves Margaret Garner it is not long before her husband Robert is sent away alone to another plantation. One night Robertsneaks back to Maplewood and attempts to escape with Margaret and their children to the ‘Free State’ of Ohio. They are caught and Margaret murders her children in a crime of passion sparing them from a life of slavery. Margaretis condemned to death and although she is granted clemency at the last minute she chooses the freedom of the gallows over life as a slave. The tragic work features a libretto by Toni Morrison and gained highcritical praise at its first performance in Philadelphia in 2006. Watch a clip from the performance here:

Score-Acclaimed American composer Wallingford Riegger wrote Dance Rhythms in 1954 originally for orchestra but then adapted it himself for band. Noted for its light-hearted mood and energy it is an impressive study in rhythm andorchestration. This important work for band is available now again. Acclaimed American composer Wallingford Riegger wrote Dance Rhythms in 1954 originally for orchestra but then adapted it himself for band. Noted for its light-hearted mood and energy it is animpressive study in rhythm and orchestration. This important work for band is available now again.

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Score- Wallingford Riegger 's Music For Orchestra Op. 50 . Instrumentation: 3 Flutes (III. also Piccolo) 2 Oboes English Horn 2 Clarinets in Bb 2 Bassoons Contra Bassoon 4Horns 3 Trumpets 3 Trombones Tuba Timpani Percussion (Snare Drum Cymbals Bass Drum)