Equus by eric whitacre 1970 sheet music for concert. Jul 07, 2019 equus is the latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Equus, american monthly lifestyle magazine for horse enthusiasts. Download and print equus sheet music for satb choir by eric whitacre from sheet music direct. Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. Setting this text was such a lonely experience, and even now just writing these words i am moved to tears. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full access to all books. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the equus, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Nov 24, 2010 his choral works and band works have rapidly become accepted in the repertoire due to their strong appeal to audiences and players alike. Equus sheet music for flute, clarinet, piano, piccolo. Jun 22, 2019 equus is the latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial. Mar 24, 2020 equus is the latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial.
Choose from eric whitacre sheet music for such popular songs as goodnight moon, water night, and the seal lullaby. Eric whitacre alleluia satb choir a cappella choral sheet. Eric whitacre a wild ride from the composer of october and ghost train. If the ebook is in the pdf format and you want to read it on your computer, youll need to have a free pdf reader installed on your computer before you can open and read the book. Originally written for two sopranos and mezzo portrayed as eric whitacre scores pdf. Equus whitacre pdf equus is the latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial.
A formal, historical, and interpretive analysis of equus. Equus by eric whitacre 1970 sheet music for concert band. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Equus by eric whitacre ive never played this piece personally but eric whitacre is an amazing. As the composer himself tells the story, the musical construction of equus was actually quite a long process, with. Commissioned by gary green and the university of miami, equus is not for the faint of heart. This vocal score features a piano reducation by stephen jackson, and a full performance lasts around 10 minutes. The continuing popularity of eric whitacre s dramatic and evocative music is evident in concert programming everywhere, with his symphonic, choral, and operatic works. October sheet music for piano download free in pdf or. Alans pose represents a contour of great tenderness. This discussion not only presents a model for performancepractice encompassing analytical and stylistic considerations, but also addresses whitacre s compositional processes, attitudes on the wind band, and thoughts on contemporary musicall of which gives some greater insight into his. I wanted to write a moto perpetuo, a piece that starts running and never stops equus is the latin word for horse and would also be a virtuosic show piece for winds. When david heard eric whitacre sheet music youtube.
Cloudburst whitacre sheet music for voice download free. Free sheet music for piccolo, flute, oboe, english horn, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, french horn, trombone. In a spotlight stands alan strang, a lean boy of seventeen, in sweater and jeans. Print sleep, my child comes from eric whitacres work for musical theater, paradise lost. Oct 12, 2018 i do not own the rights to this composition or this recording, they are the properties of the composer, publisher and performer. In addition to composing, whitacre tours the world as a conductor of his own works. As with many of eric whitacre s compositions, equus for wind ensemble began as a commission. His choral works and band works have rapidly become accepted in the repertoire due to their strong appeal to. Concert band michael schaff, conductor america the beautiful 1882 samuel augustus ward 18471903 arr. Please, post your thoughts in the field below, our community members and supervisors will be happy to get back to you right away. See new and popular eric whitacre songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Equus is the latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial. Music equus, a composition for concert band by eric whitacre equus, a song by blonde redhead from misery is a butterfly.
Equus is a work by eric whitacre for satb chorus and orchestra. The final result is something that i call dynamic minimalism, which basically means that i love to employ repetitive patterns as long as they dont get boring. The purpose of this essay is to examine two selected works by composer eric whitacre. Equus, a film adaptation of the peter shaffer play. His friend gary green, director of the university of miami wind ensemble, asked whitacre for a piece of music at a convention in 1997. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus millions of monthly readers.
Do you have any questions or requests about eric whitacre s music repertoire, eric whitacre in general, or just a comment about this page. Concert band sheet music book by eric whitacre 1970. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. October is arguably his most notable symphonic work, now adapted in this stunning version for strings. He has also served as a guest conductor for ensembles throughout europe, asia, australia and the americas. Eric whitacre sheet music to download top quality pdfs. Eric whitacre sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. He studied composition at the university of nevada, las vegas and the juilliard school with notable composers including john corigliano and david diamond. The following amendements need to be made when performing the band parts with the accompanying choral parts.
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