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New Music Friday: Larghetto and Allegro

While this work is denoted as Symphony No. 3, it is more likely that it is Stamitz’s first completed symphony. It is written in the ‘Manheim’ style (utilizing unique dynamic effects) and was finished sometime between 1741 and 1746. It is attributed to Stamitz; only it may have actually been completed by a close friend […]

New Music Friday: Sinfonia in D

Giovanni Paisiello was an Italian Classical composer and the most famous opera composer of the late 1700s. His style influenced Mozart and Rossini, and both Haydn and Beethoven championed his music. In Italy, he was best known as an opera and church music composer and vocalist. He spent a significant amount of time in Naples […]

New Music Friday: The Ring of Brodgar

The Ring of Brodgar, located in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, is an enormous stone circle dating back to the 3rd millennium BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the great pyramids of Egypt. In addition to being an astronomical observatory, the Ring’s 60 stones served as a sacred, magical and mysterious ceremonial site. The […]

New Music Friday: The Fortress of Shadows

This piece was inspired by Dunscaith Castle, a ruined castle on the coast of the Isle of Skye in northwest Scotland. Also called “The Fortress of Shadows,” it is named after and was the home of the warrior maiden Scáthach the Shadow, a legendary Scottish warrior woman, and martial arts teacher who trained the hero […]

New Music Friday: Three Yuletide Carols

Yule comes from a name for a 12-day festival, celebrated by Germanic peoples, around the winter solstice in December and January. By the 900s (yes, that long ago), yule was already mapped on the Christian celebration of Christmas and its surrounding festivities. In modern use, the word Yuletide is occasionally invoked as a synonym for […]

New Music Friday: Song Without Words

This work, originally titled “Lied” comes from a set of works for solo piano. About Song Without Words View Score 00:00 00:00 No title 00:00 This work offers students access to the music of an important and under-recognized composer. The dynamics and expressive markings of the original piano version have, for the most part, been […]

New Music Friday: Nordlys

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are called Nordlys in Norwegian. The part of Norway above the Arctic Circle may be the best place to observe nature’s incredible light show. Science says auroras occur when charged particles ejected from the sun strike the earth’s atmosphere, ionizing gas molecules like a neon sign. But those who […]

New Music Friday: At the Fair

“At The Fair” was conceived as a somewhat light-hearted dance using traditional forms and harmonies. Although the piece was not written for advanced players, it should offer some challenges to an average orchestra. As a teaching piece in the key of D and G, several occurrences of accidentals (D♯, G♯, A♯ & E♯) require student […]

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