Advanced Classical Music Sheet Music

Though Silvestrov's 'Elegy' for cello and two tam-tams continues the series of his earlier elegy compositions in some ways, it is here given a whole new shape, with the cello being accompanied by two...

This composition is both a milestone and an interface in Silvestrov's work: it is the end of his 'avant-garde period' and the beginning of what he later calls 'metamusic'. The structure of the work is...

In The Woman and the Hare teilen sich Sopran und eine weibliche Sprecherin den Text, wobei jede in ihrer eigenen musikalischen Geschwindigkeit singt bzw. spricht. Die Beziehung zwischen diesen beiden...

Das Stück Allegro ma non troppo wurde im Winter 1993/94 im Elektronischen Studio der Technischen Universität realisiert und zum 50. Geburtstag von Folkmar Hein, seinem langjährigen Leiter, in Auftrag...

This work in four movements is inspired by the work of the photographer Richard Avedon, in particular the following images: * The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Waldorf Astoria, suite 28A, New York, Apr...

Béla Bartók's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, composed in summer 1937 on a commission from Paul Sacher and premièred in Basel in January 1938, is incontestably one of the supreme creations of mo...

Ariel is scored for basset clarinet, violin, cello and piano, and is a response to the poem of the same name by Sylvia Plath. Simpson reacted to the poem musically, jotting down the ideas for instrume...

Eine dreisätzige Elegie für das alte und neue Kuba, die die harten Umstände der Revolution und die darauffolgende Vertreibung thematisiert. Der Komponist erklärt: 'Für den ersten Satz Havanna Dreams h...

Composer's note: Beware Of combines tape with alto flute, viola, and harp. The tape comprises a poem by, and read by, Colleen Clyne, with snippets of recordings from the instrumental parts, played by...

Uraufgeführt durch das Arraymusic Ensemble in der Trinity United Church, Toronto (Ontario) im Jahr 1982 Besetzung: tpt-perc(2):cel/vib/trompong/chang/Balinese gong/tam-t-pft-vla.vlc.db

Composer's note:The Violin was inspired by my dear friends and wonderful violinists, Neil Dufallo and Amy Kauffman based in New York City, and another dear friend and violin maker, Bruno Guastalla, ba...

In a typical tango atmosphere, a melancholy, sensual melody opens the first piece. Then a simple but intense song unfolds, in a sometimes thin, sometimes passionate setting. The last piece is rhythmic...

Stimmensatz solistisch

There is a sense of unease in the imagined landscape of John Casken’s Misted Land, as familiar shapes take on a new and sometimes grotesque and frightening appearance. Fragments of folk-like melodies...