Eric whitacre short bio long bio snapshot news works performances discography photos listen. Please, post your thoughts in the field below, our community members and supervisors will be happy to get back to you right away. Her sacred spirit soars was commissioned by the heartland festival, and is dedicated in gratitude to dr. Her sacred spirit soars music catalog eric whitacre. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Eric whitacre virtual choir glow from world of color.
Eric edward whitacre born january 2, 1970 is an american composer, conductor, and. Equus sheet music for flute, clarinet, piano, piccolo download free in pdf or midi musescore. Concert band sheet music book by eric whitacre 1970. If hard copies are requested, there will be an additional. In a spotlight stands alan strang, a lean boy of seventeen, in sweater and jeans. Goodnight moon hila plitmann london symphony orchestra 8. Files made using chris hillss midiplay eric whitacre the seal lullaby. Equus eric whitacre piccolofl 3 natalie van slyke flute 1 areum seo fr horn 1 graham thompson flute 1 yeji oh fr hn 2 briana kirkland flute 2 jessica wang fr horn 3 ye feng flute 2 qihui ouyang fr horn 4 sitao yang oboe 1 ashley perry oboe 2. 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. This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by washington university open scholarship. In addition to composing, whitacre tours the world as a conductor of his own works. The following amendements need to be made when performing the band parts with the accompanying choral parts.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. He has also served as a guest conductor for ensembles throughout europe, asia, australia and the americas. A formal, historical, and interpretive analysis of equus. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Composer and conductor eric whitacre has inspired millions by bringing together virtual choirs, singers from many countries spliced together on video. Print sleep, my child comes from eric whitacre s work for musical theater, paradise lost. With a text by celebrated american poet charles anthony silvestri, it is a particularly moving perspective on the journey into sleep and, finally, to dream. Jul 12, 2012 eric whitacre s alleluia is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ive ever heard. Start now to play the fabulous work by eric whitacre for choir satb. The printed concert cnaturals should be concert cflats to produce a minor chord rather than major. It has been accepted for inclusion in all theses and.
Equus is dedicated to my friend gary green, the most passionate and patient conductor i know. Eric whitacre born 2 january 1970 in reno, nv is an american composer of choral, wind band and electronic music. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Commissioned by gary green and the university of miami. It was first performed on june 8th, 2002, in platteville, wisconsin. Eric whitacre conducts sidney choir in new setting of college grace. A wild ride from the composer of october and ghost train. Note from composer glow was written for the world of color honor choir as part of the world of color winter dreams show which premiered at disney california adventure park, disneyland resort, anaheim, california. 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.
Then, in 2009, a fan video posted to youtube sparked a crazy idea. Equus film, a film adaptation of the peter shaffer play. Based on the guidelines as established by the authors of teaching music through performance in band, october is a grade 5 piece. Originally written for two sopranos and mezzo portrayed as eric whitacre scores pdf. Following composer revisions in 2012, please note re. Eric whitacre a wild ride from the composer of october and ghost train. Eric whitacre lux aurumque pdf republic of fenerbahce.
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. Equus by eric whitacre 1970 sheet music for concert. At the midwest band and orchestra convention in 1996, gary green approached me about a possible commission for his wind ensemble. As with many of eric whitacres compositions, equus for wind ensemble began as a commission. Eric whitacre october alleluia for mallet quartet arr. Upon reading edward eschs poem light and gold, composer e. See new and popular eric whitacre songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Buy lux aurumque satb by eric whitacre at choral sheet music. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus millions of monthly readers. Featured in eric whitacres virtual choir 4, bringing together over 8000. The river cam julian lloyd webber london symphony orchestra 5. Print and download in pdf or midi equus eric whitacre. That was the spark, but it took me a full eight months to write the piece. 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.
Free sheet music for piccolo, flute, oboe, english horn, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, french horn. His first recording, the music of eric whitacre, was hailed by the american record guide as one of the top ten classical albums of 1997. Whitacre gives prominence to the iv chord ab in section a as the upbeat and climax chord of each phrase e. Equus full orchestra sheet music for flute, clarinet, piano, violin. His friend gary green, director of the university of miami wind ensemble, asked whitacre for a piece of music at a convention in 1997. Download and print equus sheet music for satb choir by eric whitacre from sheet. There is an excellent performance of this work by junges vokalensemble hannover conducted by eric whitacre on youtube starting here here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work. I have always dreamed of writing a substantial collection of choral works that might enter the standard repertoire, something with the depth and passion of monteverdis fourth book of madrigals and the charm and timelessness of brahms liebeslieder waltzes. Jan 05, 2020 equus is the latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial. Concert band michael schaff, conductor america the beautiful 1882 samuel augustus ward 18471903 arr. Equus sheet music for flute, clarinet, piano, piccolo. Recording by the eric whitacre singers for eric whitacre s album water night.
Find eric whitacre composition information on allmusic. Jul 07, 2019 equus is the latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial. The purpose of this essay is to examine two selected works by composer eric whitacre. The final result is something that i call dynamic minimalism, which basically means that i love to. Errors list includes picture files for some explanation. Ive never played this piece personally but eric whitacre is an amazing composer. Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. Aug 09, 2019 equus is the latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial. See new and popular eric whitacre songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a.
Joby burgess marimba 2 eric whitacre the moon is hiding in her hair from the city and the sea eric whitacre sleep, my child from paradise lost. As the composer himself tells the story, the musical construction of equus was actually quite a long process, with as much as three years effort placed on many, many. Alans pose represents a contour of great tenderness. Equus eric whitacre piccolofl 3 natalie van slyke flute 1 areum seo fr horn 1 graham thompson flute 1 yeji oh fr hn 2 briana kirkland flute 2 jessica wang fr horn 3 ye feng flute 2 qihui ouyang fr horn 4 sitao yang oboe 1 ashley perry oboe 2 alisa granada english horn jared chapman. October is a contemporary piece for concert band that was written by eric whitacre in 2000.
Do you have any questions or requests about eric whitacre s music repertoire, eric whitacre in general, or just a comment about this page. Equus whitacre pdf equus is the latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial. Equus for satb chorus and orchestra 20112014 full score. Equus is the latin word for horse, and this perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animal. Equus by eric whitacre 1970 sheet music for concert band. Print and download in pdf or midi fly to paradise brass transcription. All music for marching band must be purchased directly from montoya music. In our catalog, you can find eric whitacre sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. This document was uploaded by user and they confirmed that. Equus sheet music for flute, clarinet, piano, piccolo download. Eric whitacre piano accompaniment arranged by lisa edwards moderato semplice, con rubato ca. The results of this experiment quickly went continue reading. As with many of eric whitacre s compositions, equus for wind ensemble began as a commission.
Born in 1970, he studied composition at the university of nevada, las vegas and the juilliard school with notable composers including john corigliano and david diamond. Satb 00151666 string parts available as a digital download 00151667 vin 12, via, cello, bass. Mar 24, 2020 equus is the latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial. 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. Lux aurumque by eric whitacre song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position.
Do you have any questions or requests about eric whitacre s music repertoire, eric whitacre in general, or just. Equus genus, a genus of animals including horses, donkeys and zebras. Now, for the first time ever, he creates the experience in real time, as 32 singers from around the world skype in to join an onstage choir assembled from three local colleges for an epic performance of. Nov 22, 2010 eric whitacre is one of the mostperformed composers of his generation. A cappella this expressive, lush choral work by eric whitacre combines an enigmatic text and expansive chordal harmonies into a sublime musical statement of release and quiet resolve. Eric whitacre has spent most of his career conducting traditional choirs. Equus, eric whitacre concert band instrumentation list hal leonard online from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Price listed includes all scores, individual parts pdf, and finalexml files. Equus is the latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial. Fly to paradise brass sheet music download free in pdf or. Eric whitacre june 7 equus for full orchestra and chorus, featuring the phenomenal musicians of the royal philharmonic orchestra and the bbc symphony chorus. Eric edward whitacre born january 2, 1970 is an american composer, conductor, and speaker known for his choral, orchestral, and wind ensemble music. The hystogmam below is the result of such an analysis perfoemed on alto2 whitacre alleluia. As the composer himself tells the story, the musical construction of equus was actually quite a long process, with.
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