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10 minutes Advanced Alymar $8* Tape $5* 20th Century work in the style of the 19th Century ballades of Chopin and Brahms.
RESISTANCE 6 minutes Advanced Alymar $7* Tape $5* A highly emotional work that begins in atonality and gradually moves to a most tonal conclusion.
THE REJECTED STONE 9 minutes Upper intermediate Alymar Score and Parts $15* Tape $5* Romantic work in ternary form that was inspired by the biblical passage 1 Peter 2:7. The work begins with an introduction that has material that is important to transitions later in the piece. The A section is lyrical while the B section is in a joyful triple meter. The melodies are spread fairly evenly between the three instruments.
* * When ordering voice and piano music, * * FOUR VIEWS OF LOVE Prizewinner at the 1997 Delius Composition Competition.
8-9 minutes Difficulty levels vary Alymar $15* Tape $4*
THREE POEMS BY LINDA PASTAN Three songs on poems by former Maryland state poet laureate. 8 minutes Difficulty varies. Alymar $12* Tape $5*
Words by Sara Teasdale For female voice and piano. Two and a half minutes Intermediate Alymar $5* Tape $4* A song expressing the realization that we can't always live up to our expectations. In ternary form. Intermediate level for both performers. GRANDMOTHER, THINK NOT I FORGET Three and a half minutes Intermediate Alymar $7* Words by Garth Baxter and Katherine Baxter freely adapted from a poem by Willa Cather For female voice and piano. Voice and piano version of highly successful song originally written for voice and guitar. Touching memorial to the composer's wife's grandmother. This song never fails to bring great response from audiences. It speaks to all who have lost a loved one. A Wife in London (from The Battle Cry) 3 minutes Difficult for vocalist, intermediate for piano Alymar $5* Words by Thomas Hardy Heartbreaking lyrics of a wife receiving a letter stating that her husband has been killed in war, and then the next day she receives a letter from her husband written shortly before he died telling her how much he looked forward to seeing her again. The music dramatically depicts the romance and the tragedy of the lyrics. THE MAN HE KILLED (from The Battle Cry) Words by Thomas Hardy One and a half minutes Easy Alymar $4* A touching song of sung from the point of view of a soldier who killed another man in war and realizing that in another situation they might have been friends. Simple folk-like song easy for both the singer and the pianist.
The Silver Run 9 minutes, upper intermediate level, ALRY Publications. CD $5* (available late fall, 2003) The Silver Run is a two-movement work in the neo-romantic style. The first movement, in ternary form, begins with a lyrical chromatic melody that is the centerpiece of this movement. The middle section develops a transitional motive from the first section. The second movement, also in ternary form, is rather upbeat. The first of the two primary themes is lyrical, but active. The second is more rhythmic and chromatic. This is a substantial and fun composition that is sure to be a hit at recitals.
DES LARMES ENCADRÉES (Framed Tears) 7 minutes Intermediate to upper intermediate Alymar $10, CD $5* This single movement work is in arch form. There are three mail melodies. The first is jazzy in its harmonic and melodic approach. The second theme, which is more up-tempo, is first hinted at in an interlude between statements of the first theme. It serves as a vehicle for some very interesting development. At the center of the piece is a sorrowful theme based on the folk song The Willow Tree. This is a melancholy piece written especially for the Parisian saxophonist Romain Gravier.
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