Here's the latest quarterly recorder music letter from Recorder MusicMail in the north of England. We hope you find it of interest. (A return email with CANCEL in the header will take you off our list immediately.) The Summer 2015 edition of The Recorder Magazine is now out with a photo of editor Laura Justice's two gorgeous new babies! and articles include ● BFive Recorder Consort "in search of Dowland" ● recorder virtuoso Michael Form ● a 17thcentury drinking song set to recorder & violin ● an alternative to Grade exams ● Centrespread: "Summer Blue" from Seasons' Shades by Paul Richards ● reviews, courses, letters, news, SRP and ERTA NEW RECORDER MUSIC Peacock Press P 238 Chanson de Matin by Edward Elgar arr. for Recorder Orchestra by Denis Bloodworth, Sno. S S A A T T B B Gb Cb , £7.50 P 556 In the Margins by Paul Burnell for recorder, viol & harpsichord, £12.50 The second title in the commissioned works series of compositions from Andrew Collis "Contemporary Music for Recorder, Viol & Harpsichord". It is a suite in six movements. The subtitles of the movements refer to types of doodling: unconscious or unfocussed drawing. P 557 David and Rachel: two dedications by Richard Lindsay for SATB, £5.50 "David" is scored for solo descant & SATB, and "Rachel" for SATTB. Two very accessible pieces of moderate difficulty. All of Richard's pieces are accessible to SRP and other moderate ability groups. P 558 Trio for 2 flutes & harp from "L'enfance du Christ" by Berlioz arr. by James Kurtz for 2 AA & piano, £5.50 This is supposed to be an entertainment for the Holy Family after they have been given refuge in Egypt by an Ishmaelite family. A beautiful piece and a welcome addition to the chamber repertoire . P 559 A Piece of Cheese by Elizabeth Alexander for recorder orchestra, SSAATTBGbCb, £11.75 Written for Moira Usher and the "Eros" recorder orchestra. Four types of cheese are depicted in the movement titles Mature Cheddar, Cornish Brie, BlueVeined Cheese, Stinking Bishop. Plenty here to get your teeth into! P 560 Retro Sonata by James Kurtz for alto recorder & piano, £6.00 Second movement is entitled "Broadway Ballad" and the third, "Rondino". Challenging but not too difficult. Full of melody and rhythm. P 561 In the Dark by Richard Lindsay for SATB (+ bass doubled 8ve lower), £5.00 Calm and gentle melody with a flowing, undulating accompaniment. P 562 Six Fantazias for two treble recorders by Orlando Gibbons, transposed/edited by Eric Haas, £6.00 These are presented unbarred and in score form. Two copies are included, each with a different line in larger type so you can keep track of your fellow player. P 563 Alphorn Pieces adapted for recorder by Josef Manser for BBGbCb, £5.50 These pieces have been given the names of mountains in Switzerland. All of them are around or above 3000m high. "Horn" means peak. The pieces need a calm tempo and there is a pause on most of the breathtaking. The Alphorn players often do a rubato at the end of a phrase. Playing score. P 564 Six Easy Spirituals arranged by Marg Hall for SATB, £6.00 These pieces have been arranged for young people and adults who are ready to try quartets but can't yet manage truly independent parts. She has given rhythms to more than one part at once and has avoided less wellknown accidentals. P 565 Three Springtime Pieces by Richard Lindsay for SATB, £6.00 Persephone, Melancholia, Wandering. Three gentle and melodious pieces. Moderate ability. Peacock Contemporary Recorder Music, edited by John Turner PJT 183 Regumar by Stephen Dodgson for recorder, guitar and marimba, £9.50 A remarkable and beguiling work, exploiting the tone colours and characters of the individual instruments. He uses the bass recorder for the scherzo . Latest reset Alex Ayre Editions (CRCS) Alex Ayre’s handwritten Chiltern Recorder Consort arrangements continue to be reset as CRCS editions, and the latest are as follows. They are available from www.recordermail.co.uk/ and you can find a list here Quintets CRCS 1278 Byrd Emendemus in Meliu s SATTB, £4.00 CRCS 108 Byrd Fantasia à 5 SATTB, £7.50 CRCS 115 East Fancy : Vidi (I Saw) SSATB, £6.00 CRCS 118 East Fancy : Vixi (I Lived) SSATB, £6.00 CRCS 1282 Mundy O Mater Mundi A A/T T B B, £6.00 CRCS 1261 Norcome With Angel's Face and Brightness SSTTB, £3.50 CRCS 1210 Palestrina Canite Tuba In Sion A/T A/T B B Gb, £6.50 CRCS 407 Schubert Two Schubert Melodies SATTB, £3.00 Sextets CRCS 1262 Gibbons Round About Her Charret SSATTB, £4.50 CRCS 226 Gibbons Fantasia à 6 No. 2 SSATBB, £6.50 CRCS 276 Gibbons Fantasia à 6 No. 4 SSATBB, £6.50 CRCS 293 Gibbons Fantasia à 6 No. 5 SSATTB, £6.50 CRCS 154 Gibbons Fantasia à 6 No. 7 SSATTB, £5.00 CRCS 235 Gombert Changeons Propos S/A A A/T A/T TB, £6.50 CRCS 250 Jenkins The Bell Pavan SSATBGb, £4.50 CRCS 414 Mozart 6 Notturni SAATTB, £7.50 CRCS 228 Peerson Almaine No.1 SS A/T A/T BB, £7.50 OTHER NEW MUSIC Broadbent & Dunn BD 11502 Ronald Read: Melody for a Summer Afternoon for alto recorder & piano, £6.95 BD 13604 Rachel Brown: Six Recorder Duets for descant recorders, £5.95 Doblinger DM 34403 Philip Tenta: Aus der Klez Dose six pieces on Jewish folk songs for alto recorder & piano, £12.95 Sight Reading Practice Books for descant and treble recorders For players of all ages and abilities from Grade 18/Diploma, they are collected, edited and arranged by Hugh Gorton and published by Manea Recorder Music. Each book is in three sections: the first contains the sightreading pieces, the second a number of studies or studylike pieces, and the third is full of good repertoire at the appropriate standard. The pieces are from standard repertoire and wellloved composers. The first three grades have descant and treble in one book. A lot of good music for your money, and improved sightreading skills as well! Grade 1 56 pages £8.00; Grade 2 50 pages £8.00; Grade 3 124 pages £15; Grade 4 Descant 135 pages £15; Grade 4 Treble 121 pages £14.00; Grade 5 Descant 92 pages £14; Grade 5 Treble 176 pages £16.00; Grade 6 Descant 92 pages £11; Grade 6 Treble 114 pages £12.00; Grade 7 Descant 72 pages £10; Grade 7 Treble 82 pages £10.00; Grade 8 Descant 82 pages £10; Grade 8 Treble 162 pages £16.00; ******************** All music can be ordered from us here in Yorkshire, at http://www.recordermail.co.uk our overseas postage rates are reasonable or you can buy from the Von Huene Early Music Shop of New England or from Boulder Early Music Shop or of course via your nearest music shop. A sample edition of Recorder Magazine can be viewed online at http://recorder.peacockmagazines.com/index.php Coming up soon, Sat. 1st Sat. 8th August 2015: The Recorder Summer School at Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire recordersummerschool.org.uk and NORVIS Early Music Summer School at The College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham University www.norvis.org.uk Best wishes from Recorder MusicMail Scout Bottom Farm Mytholmroyd Hebden Bridge HX7 5JS, UK Tel: +44 (0)1422 882751 Fax: +44 (0)1422 886157 Business email address: [email protected] Visit our commercial website at: www.recordermail.co.uk and our news, magazine and catalogue site at www.recordermagazine.co.uk
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