After some experiments with trumpet and piano, Heller had the vision of almost soloistic floating lines of the trumpet, carried by sparse piano sounds. Inspired by the long breath and touched by the sound of the trumpeter, the air trails emerged. The piano forms the space for the sky, where condensation trails leave traces for a short time and soon disappear again.
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Jörg Widmann, an internationally sought-after soloist and professor of clarinet at the Freiburg Musikhochschule, displays the exquisite refinement of contemporary clarinet sound in 'Fünf Bruchstücke' (already published) for clarinet and piano (KLB 54) and in the present 'Fantasie' for solo clarinet. While noise, as a means of expression, is given much attention in 'Fünf Bruchstücke','Fantasie' is largely based on the usual Romantic melodious sound, though this time with ironic side trips into dance, klezmer and jazz music, the clarinet's equivalent of light music.
“'Fantasie' for solo clarinet is my first real piece for my own instrument, the clarinet. With its eccentric virtuosity and its cheerful, ironic fundamental character, it reflects the experience with Stravinsky's 3 Pieces for solo clarinet of 1919 and the tonal innovations which did not appear in music before Carl Maria von Weber's notation for the clarinet, and takes them further in anew way. It is a little imaginary scene uniting the dialogues of different people in close proximity in the spirit of the commedia dell'arte.”
- Jörg Widmann
...on the interpretation:
“It would be important to take the title completely literally – which is why the performer should of course play the piece with imagination. The most important information on the structure: the complete absence of bar lines – whenever the piece is played to me by students or other persons, I am always pleased about the player's own ideas and about the fact that the musical text is taken literally and seriously, with all its dynamic and articulation marks, and yet filled with life and imagination. What I always notice, however, is that the rhythmic fast pulse part is often played like an étude, rather than with imagination. What is most important to me, personally, is to take pleasure in making tonal distinctions, even despite the strict timing. Use your imagination and enjoy playing my 'Fantasie'!”
- Jörg Widmann
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For solo accordion. 10 minutes. First performed on 23 February 2024 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, UK by Mingyuan Ruan.
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29 easy and enjoyable works for recorder and piano from four centuries that includes both original pieces for recorder, as well as arrangements of many popular melodies by famous classical composers, such as Mozart's The Bird Catcher's Aria or Für Elise by Beethoven. Many of these pieces are suitable for students in their second year of lessons. The pupils can play along with the accompanying audio files or with easy piano accompaniment.
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“Oboe Concerto 1945, inspired by an American soldier, (oboist from Chicago)” – was what Richard Strauss noted down. And the oboist 0nd soldier with the American occupation John de Lancie had indeed asked Richard Strauss in May 1945 whether he had ever thought of writing an oboe concerto. Strauss answered in the negative, but soon got to work anyway. In October 1945, he had completed the score in Swiss exile; the premiere took place in Zurich in 1946. Not until 1948 did the first edition appear in London, presumably for the most part without the composer's involvement, for both the printed score and the orchestral parts exhibit numerous errors. Some of these have been known for a while, though others have only now been discovered by Hansjörg Schellenberger through his exact reconciliation of the autograph full score with the autograph particella. The world-class oboist thus presents this concerto for thefirst time in a Henle Urtext edition in both full score and piano reduction!
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Portraits consists of eight musical descriptions of important personalities who have shaped culture, art and literature in Turkey and have had a decisive influence on the composer's life and work. The main texture of these very different portraits is accompanied by Anatolian or classical Turkish music.
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Elena Kats-Chernin wrote Afterwards for the 18th birthday of a young acquaintance, Guy Knopke, who had just started playing the bassoon. The title refers to “the new adventures and changes that can lie ahead after a significant milestone”, according to the composer. She created a solo [also duo] piano version for herself, which is published in the anthology Piano Village (BB 3409). The final version of the original for bassoon and piano, which is no longer quite suitable for beginners, was recorded on CD by Elena Kats-Chernin together with the soloist Lorelei Dowling on Chromart Classics in 2017.
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40 easy songs arranged for the most popular harmonica of all time, the 10-hole diatonic, key of C harmonica. These arrangements are written in standard notation and easy-to-read harmonica tab, with hole numbers and arrows. Essential lryics and chord symbols are also included! Songs include: All My Loving • Blowin' in the Wind • By the Time I Get to Phoenix • Daydream Believer • Edelweiss • Fields of Gold • Fly like an Eagle • Free Fallin' • Hand in My Pocket • Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head • Shenandoah • Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) • What a Wonderful World • What Makes You Beautiful • You Are So Beautiful • You've Got a Friend • and more!
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Kyle MacLeod writes:
“When attending a colleague's violin recital, the moment she began playing the ?rst movement of the Cinq mélodies I fell in love with it. I could hear that it would sit extremely well on the ?ute and I realised there was only a single work by Prokofieff in the flute repertoire, Sonata no 2 in D Major op 94. This is also available for violin and piano, rearranged by the composer himself a year after the original publication. Just like the Sonata, we could now have the Cinq mélodies for flute or violin with pianoaccompaniment, providing more Russian music for flautists to enjoy. My adaptation stays true to the violin arrangement which Prokofieff himself based on his original version for voice and piano. Harmonic fingerings have been added to the flute part to create rich harmonic effects similar to those produced in the violin part, and double stops have been adapted to monophonic passages as befits the flute.”
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Swifties with recorders, unite! This updated collection features 24 Swift favorites from her whole career through The Tortured Poets Department arranged for recorder. The book includes a handy fingering chart for beginners or those who need a refresher. Songs include: Anti-Hero • Bad Blood • Blank Space • Cardigan • Champagne Problems • Cruel Summer • Evermore • Exile • Fortnight • I Knew You Were Trouble • Lavender Haze • Loml • Love Story • Lover • The 1 • Our Song • Shake It Off • Sweet Nothing • 22 • We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together • Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? • Willow • You Belong with Me • You Need to Calm Down.
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This quirky jazz piece is full of mystery, suspense, and intense dynamics, sure to highlight an excellent saxophonist! A clever addition for a concert or competition.
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