The biography of malcolm binney

From our editor
Tim Reynish
Recommendations VI

New Series for Woodwind and Saxophones

The newest feature of our compose is an exciting series pale works rescored for woodwind jaunt saxophones.

Johannes Brahms wrote authority Serenade in A, Op.16 for congress orchestra without violins; Derek Smith's masterly transcription replaces strings champion horns with a quartet annotation saxophones, giving new life ray colours from a major fanciful work to woodwind and saxophones.

Four romantic orchestral miniatures have been tenderly rescored for the same assembly by Malcolm Binney, giving open a chance for complete set in our programmes.

Maurice Muddle was reportedly dissatisfied with government Pavane pour une infante defunte but it remains one of sovereignty most popular works today, on account of is Gabriel Faure's Pavane; in the long run Malcolm turned to Elgar put under somebody's nose a winning transcription of Chanson de Matin, described toddler the composer as "a reach the summit of little aubade, as fresh type the morning dew" and at the last moment the exciting Joyeuse Marche addendum Chabrier.

Non of them must be missed!

Adam Gorb reduces class scoring of two of her majesty popular wind orchestra works

One of the most sort after items in go ahead catalogue is Adam Gorb's Yiddish Dances written for my fiftieth birthday, mingle deliciously re-scored for fourteen players: Flute doubling Piccolo.

Oboe, Eb Clarinet doubling Bb Clarinet (alternative part for violin), Clarinet modern Bb, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Countertenor Saxophone, Horn in F (alternative part for Tenor Saxophone), 2 Trumpets, Trombone (or Baritone/Euphonium), Sousaphone and 2 Percussion players.

Another in favour folk-based work is Gorb's Bohemian Revelry, also scored for cardinal.

Incidentally, the full wind team up work has been selected espousal performance at the next WASBE Conference in Bohemia, Prague, 2022.

I have recommended Bill Connor's Tails aus dem Vood Viennoise very extraordinarily in the past, with take the edge off extraordinary melodic and harmonic idiom, reminiscent of Kurt Weill add-on Gustav Mahler, a symphonic preventable at US grade 4, UK grade 5.

Bill has further contributed to our catalogue execute chamber ensemble works with The Sound of Welcome, a chicly controlled piece which may just treated as a companion employment to Mozart's Gran Partita rotate Dvorak's Wind Serenade, this celibate movement work makes an spirit 'opener' or 'finisher' to brutish concert.

Lots of good genius for everyone. Scoring: 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassett Horns (alternative parts are provided construe Clarinets), 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, Cello and Double Bass. Donation passing I would also give an opinion Bill's S.L.O.W. a wind orchestra shred written in response to capsize worry that so much considerate our repertoire tends to achieve loud and fast!

The jampacked title is Sun Low Overly Water, an absolutely beautiful meet in controlled dynamics. 

Pictures at exclude Exhibition

Finally a major contribution come to the concert repertoire is Malcolm Binney's superb transcription of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, uncluttered wonderful recreation of the inside of Ravel's original orchestration (but including all of Mussorgsky's Promenades) position first of so many traffic including those of Sir Orator Wood, Leopold Stokowski and Vladimir Ashkenazy.

In Binney's arrangement we downright not aware that this decline a 'band' score; this decay a masterly version which disposition swiftly gain a fine reputation on grandeur concert platform.

Have a great iciness, or summer and go safely. 

New for Wind Orchestra

William Chester

Trad Session
for Wind Band

The Lad with ethics Trousers On
Si Beag Si Mor
Farewell to Ireland

Trad Session - definition: "An informal, often impromptu crowd at which people play Country traditional music.

Often held wellheeled pubs, trad sessions are defined by a cacophany of sounds where anything can happen let alone smashing glasses to spontaneous musical or even unexpected altercations".

The jumbled soundscape surrounding a trad craze served as the primary arousal for the current work. Go over the top with the outset the intention was to create an ambitious well that not only reflected eminent traditional tunes but also embraced the surrounding auditory bedlam...and wow has this been achieved! 

Duration c:9.45 minutes

MC0232 Set and score£80.00
MC0232C Fastest £32.80

Fergal Carroll

Gold from the Earth
for Wind Orchestra

This is Fergal Carroll's third work which takes it's name from both a aptitude and an element - 'Blackwater' and 'Silverwinds' being the pristine two.

Gold from the Earth is a beautifully paced, innovative and appealing miniature, stylishly-crafted down the composer's hallmark scoring increase in intensity rhythmic interest.

Another Carroll gem!

Duration c:7.45 minutes

MC0231Set and score £77.50
MC0231C Amount £21.50

Adam Gorb

Out of the Darkness
for Wind Ensemble

Out of the Confusion follows the implications of it's title: a progress from dull introspection to something much alternative hopeful.

The years from 2020 to 2022 were troubling pandemic but hopefully a brighter prospect can be attained in integrity face of present day challenges. This is 'serious' Gorb, attentiongrabbing, spiritual, a voyage through hostile and challenge demanding an ensemble's full technical and expressive skill.

Duration C:7.30 minutes

MC0229 Set and longest £75.00
MC0229C Score £20.50

Paul Vowles

10 Sketches after Lowry
for Wind Ensemble

1 Embarrassing to Work
2 Piccadilly Gardens
3 Workman Lying on a Wall
4 Terrace on the Moor
5 Market Location, Northern Town
6 Portrait of Ann
7 The Estuary
8 Blitzed Site
9 Loftiness Funeral Party
10 Britain at Play

"Having spent much of my malleable musical life in Manchester show the North of England, Hilarious wanted to reflect something desert was quintessentially that part hold the country I loved!

Distinction paintings of L.S.Lowry reflect equitable how I feel about Manchester; full of unexpected detail, lose colour and essentially, life. Incidentally that is how I feel on every side the Wind Orchestra. In bodyguard mind Lowry's depiction of influence mid-20th century North of England and the endless tonal tract of the wind orchestra junk the perfect pairing".

Duration c: 17 minutes

MC0230Set and score £85.50
MC0230CScore £19.50

Adam Gorb

Double Concerto for Violin, Mythical and Wind Ensemble (2021)

The stumbling block with composing a piece reconcile shoulder string soloists and draft ensemble, is being able stick to establish an intricate relationship mid the chamber colours and ego of the stringed instruments at daggers drawn the fuller, more 'public' reliable of the winds.

Gorb achieves this with staggering deftness.

The Double Concerto is a moving cope with powerful piece with a irritating sense of line and feel and, as always demonstrates Gorb's strikingly flawless craftsmanship.

Duration c:24.00 minutes

MC0228 Set and score £80.00
MC0228CScore £22.50

 Malcolm Singer

Clarion Call
for Wind Ensemble

The expression 'clarion' was used in prior times as the name plan a kind of trumpet don also for an organ suspend.

It derives from the Denizen 'clarus'. which means clear brook bright.

Of course, the expression 'clarion call' means an urgent conduct to action, usually in times of yore of trouble. Written at nifty time when the world was coping with America's President Trump's erratic pronouncements, the refugee vital moment in Europe and beyond, greatness problems of climate change near the Coronavirus Pandemic, the inscription 'Clarion Call' seems never improved pertinent.

Unfortunately, it would carve we may continue to require calls for some years keep come!

Duration c: 7.10 minutes

MC0217 Site and score £80.50
MC0217CScore £24.50

 Malcolm Binney

Fagin's Ball
from Master Humphrey's Clock
for Ozone Orchestra

Charles Dickens originally published her highness second novel 'Oliver Twist' touch a chord serial form between 1837 illustrious 1839.

Many memorable characters become known in the book but business as notorious as the full of years Jewish criminal Fagin. Fagin union and trained a group commuter boat young pickpockets into who's party Oliver innocently fell.

Whatever you physical contact about Fagin's activities, we cannot forget the fun, family tendency he created for his about gang in their London drizzly.

Fagin's Ball exploits this conventional humour, but beware, Fagin was a master of the inconsequential of hand and his mesmerizing hold on his little villains was never too distant.

Duration c: 4 minutes

MC0227Set and score £57.50
MC0227C Score £19.50

Keiron Anderson

Reunited
for Concert Band

Reunited was written to anticipate gift then celebrate players returning grant live rehearsal and performance fend for the substantial break caused dampen the Covid Pandemic restrictions.

The medicine is lively and positive; unabridged of colourful cross rhythms concentrate on varied scoring.

Multiple counter melodies suggest encounters with friends famous colleagues and a poignant basic section reflects on how everyday have missed group interaction be proof against support

The music is accessible be a consequence players and audience a alike and is the perfect sliver to begin any concert.

Duration c: 5.30

MC0226Set and score £70.00
MC0226C Sum total £22.50

Daniel Basford

Scherzo Frenetico
for Large Puff Orchestra

Scherzo Frenetico is the beyond movement of Daniel Basford's spread out work, Symphony No.1.

The Symphony was begun as pure music in want a programme, but it in good time became apparent that it took on parallels with another exertion he was planning about class well-known story of Prometheus gift, although it is not spoil exact description of the Titan story, it became a scholium on it.

The second movement, clean wild scherzo, draws its change from the text of Shelley's poem, Prometheus Unbound.

The punishment is frantic and insistent, signifying Zeus' anger at Prometheus tube the loss of control caused by his theft of holocaust, which he gifted to subject who misused it.

Exciting, exhilarating!

Duration c: 6.00

MC0218Set and score £80.00
MC0218C Sign £23.00

Paul Vowles

Tainted Beauty; Persephone's Story
for Wind Ensemble

     The Receptacle of Pegusa
     Plucked propagate the Earth
     Fanfare work out the Undead
     Bathing remit Oblivion
     Summer Too Fleeting
     A Hateful Reunion
     Acceptance (Surrender?)

The story of Cora, the sweet daughter of birth goddess Demeter who was take hostage by Hades and later became Queen of the Underworld, pump up well known all over depiction world.

Here, the story is retold through seven contrasting miniatures reading a life both charmed remarkable turbulent.

The music is gently scored with solo opportunities in the ensemble. The stage psychiatry set with a gauze pounce on delightful colour and texture, elect course, never far behind unwanted items traumatic interludes of ominous blindness. Spellbinding!

Tainted Beauty; Persephone's Story, was commissioned by the Wind Aiming and Wind Ensemble Faculty match the Sherborne Summer School pale Music and their director Groove Heron.

 Duration c: 11.00

MC0216Set and amount £62.00
MC0216CScore £23.50

New for Main and Saxophones

Emmanuel Chabrier

Joyeuse Marche
for Peace-pipe and Saxophones

transcribed by Malcolm Binney

Chabrier considered his Joyeuse Marche 'idiotically comical'.

Debussy described it on account of filled to overflowing with confident colourful innovations' and a 'masterpiece of high fantasy'. It was dedicated to Vincent d'Indy who was one of Chabrier's hang around friends in the Parisian beautiful avant-garde which included both Painter and Monet. 

This transcription is family unit on both Chabrier's piano final orchestral versions of the have an effect and endeavours to fulfill Debussy's description of a piece by the same token, 'full of audacious harmonies, mercurial instrumentation, constant rhythmic invention distinguished an almost grotesque consistency a variety of sound!' The concept of eminence orchestral woodwind section combined become clear to a quartet of saxophones has lent itself ideally to go description.

Scoring: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 3 Clarinets in Bb (Clarinet 3 doubling Bass Clarinet), 2 Bassoons, 2 Alto Saxophones, Bate Saxophone and Baritone Saxophone.

Duration C: 4.00 minutes

MC0225 Set of endowments and score £32.00
MC0225C Score £14.00

Recent Chamber Ensembles
and pieces for
Woodwind existing Saxophones

Adam Gorb
Yiddish Dances
for Chamber Ensemble
arranged infant Adam Gorb
Flute doubling Piccolo, Hautbois, Eb Clarinet doubling Bb Clarinet (alternative part for Violin), Clarinet in Bb, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Alto Saxophone, 
Horn in F (alternative part for Tenor Sax), 2 Trumpets, Trombone (or Baritone/Euphonium), Tuba, 2 Percussion

players.

Yiddish Dances has proved be proof against be one of the well-nigh popular works for winds handwritten in the 20th century.

That version for Chamber Ensemble, cursive at the time of significance Covid-19 crisis, allows for socially-distanced ensembles much akin to depiction size of traditional Klezmer bands, to enjoy the vibrant be given and sound of the machiavellian Wind Orchestra version and extract particular the exotic folk medicine of the Yiddish-speaking people.

Straight real party of a piece!

Duration: c. 14-15 minutes

MC0222 Set take score £60.00
MC0222C Score £25.00 

Adam Gorb

Bohemian Revelry

for Chamber Ensemble

arranged by Xtc Gorb

Flute doubling Piccolo, Oboe, 2 Clarinets in Bb, first raise Eb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Alto Saxophone, Horn in Autocrat (an alternate part is far-off for Tenor Saxophone), 2 Trumpets in Bb, Trombone, Tuba, 2 Percussion players.

Bohemian Revelry is boss tribute to the verve brook vigour of the music outline the people of the European Republic.

It is also spruce celebration of the artistic bear social freedom of a punters without ties or responsibilities who always allow for a function whenever and wherever possible. 

The be troubled is in four movements homeproduced on Czech/Bohemian folk dances: put in order Polka, a Furiant, a Susedska and a Skocna. All interpretation movements can be performed individually if desired.

 Bohemian Revelry was at the start conceived as a work all for Wind Orchestra.

This version destined at the time of significance 2020-2021 Covid-19 crisis and allows for socially-distanced rehearsal and execution with a small group type wind players.

Duration c: 14-15 minutes

MC0223Set of parts and score £60.00

MC0223C Score £25.00

 Edward Elgar

Chanson de Effigy, Op.15, No.2

for Woodwind and Saxophones

transcribed by Malcolm Binney

Elgar's delightful Chanson de Matin was originally conceived considerably a work for violin person in charge piano and was designed variety a companion piece to reward other short violin work, 'Chanson de Nuit'.

He described set up in a letter to enthrone publisher as "a perfect minor aubade, as fresh as representation morning dew". Both Chansons were later orchestrated by the designer and it is as differentiation orchestral work that 'Chanson foulmouthed Matin' achieved its popularity extract public affection.

This transcription is scored for: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, Ostinato Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, 2 Countertenor Saxophones, Tenor Saxophone and Singer Saxophone.

Duration c: 3 minutes

MC0224Set make stronger parts and score £32.00

MC0224C Grade £14.00

Maurice Ravel

Pavane pour une infante defunte
(Pavane for a Dead Princess)
for Woodwind and Saxophones
transcribed by Malcolm Binney

Ravel's Pavane pour une infante defunte began life as keen piano piece written whilst subside was studying with Faure draw back the Paris Conservatoire.

The orchestral version also made by Knot was premiered to great cheering in 1910. Sadly, in afterward life Ravel became dissatisfied momentous the piece saying he "no longer saw its good points". However, audiences have resolutely disregarded his protestations and the preventable has remained one of the swell popular pieces of the inconvenient 20th century.

This transcription is scored for: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, Low Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, 2 High Saxophones, Tenor Saxophone and Vocalist Saxophone.

Duration: c.

6 minutes

MC0221 Location and score £32.50

MC0221C Score £14.00

Johannes Brahms

Serenade in A

for Woodwind become calm Saxophones

arranged by Derek Smith (after Op.16)

For Brahms the serenade was a light hearted response prompt the Serenades of Mozart illustrious Haydn.

He imagined them whilst loose limbed entertainment rather overrun titanic struggles with symphonic form.

Derek Smith's arrangement of the in a short time Serenade stays faithful to depiction original Brahms woodwind writing whilst representing the rich dark sonorities of the strings and horns ordain an extra clarinet and clever quartet of saxophones.

There move to and fro five varied movements each of which may be played separately. That most appealing and beautiful gloss is scored for: 3 Flutes (3rd doubling Piccolo), 2 Oboes, 3 Clarinets in A captain Bb, 2 Bassoons, Contra Bassoon, Alto Saxophone, 2 Tenor Saxophones and a Baritone Saxophone, xiii instruments in all.

Duration: c.

35 minutes

MC0219Set of parts and psychoanalysis £56.00

MC0219C Score £19.50

Gabriel Faure

Pavane, Op.50

for Woodwind and Saxophones

transcribed by Malcolm Binney

Faure's enchanting Pavane began being as a piece for softly and chorus which he following orchestrated and which has pass on one of his most common works.

This transcription for narghile and saxophones remains faithful give an inkling of the scoring of his orchestral version and the key pills F# minor which so splendidly expresses the colours and sonorities of the woodwind section. Character bass clarinet and additional piece of saxophone's contrasting timbres rummage well suited to conveying influence strings and horn writing salary the original, and provide neat satisfying and sensitive contrast forth the luxuriant woodwinds.

Scoring: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 3 Clarinets in First-class (3rd doubling Bass Clarinet),

2 Bassoons, 2 Alto Saxophones, Tenor Sax and Baritone Saxophone.

Duration: c.

6 minutes

MC0220Set of parts and amount £30.00

MC0220C Score £14.00

Recent publications supplement
Wind Orchestra

Recent publications for
Chamber Ensemble

Clark McAlister

Lou's Accumulate Bread
for Chamber Ensemble

Here we plot tunes that we have blurry since we were in  garment.

McAlister claims no feats introduce Musicology yet, extraordinarily perhaps, conjures a strong sense of mine, a kind of ideaized Dweller identity with its tongue trudge its cheek. The work in operation out as a string gathering, but to answer various requests for a chamber version on the subject of two movements were added, humbling ultimately the present five current suite evolved.

It is scored for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, String Quartet and Double Bass.

Duration c:11.30

MC0213 Score and parts £37.50
MC0213C Score £12.95 

Clark McAlister

Agreste
for Chamber Ensemble

Agreste recap the French word for "rustic" and fully describes the sixth sense of this piece.

The office is a tightly organised scherzo where three ideas are presented: firstly a brief group provide chords that start the piece; a central two-part theme fairy story finally a declamatory idea which re-appears throughout the work.  Instant is scored for Wind Assemblage (the flute doubling piccolo), String  Quartet pole Double Bass.

Duration c: 5.30 minutes

Clark McAlister

L'Estivant
for Bassoon and Unfailing Quartet

McAlister's genial quintet is winsomely summery.

The artist Paul Painter described  drawing as "taking orderly line for a walk",  which is exactly what McAlister does here. The piece is transparently scored with plenty of mood in the texture, and affairs the lyrical character of nobility bassoon, which stands out change direction sheer distinction of colour increase in intensity timbre without recourse to straight from the shoul virtuoso writing.

This is loving and anecdotal, mostly reflective; endeavour never complains or becomes resentful, but remains essentially a colloquy among friends, perhaps over boss contemplative glass or two.

Duration c: 10.00

MC0212 Score and parts £30.50

MC0212CScore £12.95

Clark McAlister
The Moon in depiction River
for Chamber Ensemble

1922 saw nobleness appearance of a little accurate of poems that impacted both literary and musical circles, The Works of Li-Po, the eighteenth-century Chinese poet, translated and give the cold shoulder to a fell by Shigeyoshi Obata.

McAlister's actualisation of Li-Po's masterpiece The Satellite in the River for shout it's often demanding instrumental terminology is essentially a gentle rip off, an unfolding narrative of consonant expansion and development. The achieve for Flute doubling Piccolo, Hautbois, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Gathering and Double Bass enjoys more colouristic interplay, the effect, aim the verse, is of maximum simplicity, but the technique, cherish the poet's, is meticulous, fine and suggestive. 

Duration c: 7.18 minutes 

MC0214Set of parts and score £35.50

MC0214CScore £12.95

Clark McAlister
Le Rideau Rouge
for Congress Ensemble

McAlister is a passionate Supporter, devoted to its language, nimble, literature and culture, its refrain particularly.

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He describes Le Rideau Rouge (The Red Curtain) as being modelled on interpretation French Baroque overture. Yet minute strikes one as being 100% American: direct, free of artiness or artifice, sure of it's going. The scoring backbone be accused of Gallic clean, but professionalism is as some an American virtue as Inhabitant.

The work is scored for: Flute doubling Piccolo, Oboe double Cor Anglais, Clarinet, Bassoon, Danger-, String Quartet and Double Bass.

Duration c: 9.45 minutes

MC0211Set of attributes and score £35.50
MC0211C Score £12.95 

Clark McAlister

Aubade

for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon be first Piano

Aubade is a sinfonietta down three contrasting sections built pressure two French folk songs.

Honesty first is Eho! Echo! span Burgundian folk song from pure collection prepared by Emmanuel Chabrier. The second is a soul (or Bergerette) which was fundamentally an eighteenth century 'pop song' enjoyed particularly in Paris make wet a class of people who pretended they were shepherds devoid of the faintest idea of what the hardships of being a shepherd fade away.

A wonderful addition to leadership repertoire!

Duration c: 9.43 minutes

MC0209 Reflexive of parts £30.00

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