WOODWIND & BRASS CATALOGUE "The Ultimate in
Music" Free Saxophone and Percussion MP3 excerpt
of Libera Me Domine 1st movement Libera Me Domine: "Ware's textures are carefully calculated. Fragments of
saxophone licks and jazz-like scales disappear into distant clouds of vibraphone trills, only to rematerialize and glide back."
- The Cincinnati Enquirer.
AMERICANA QUINTET Fl., Ob.,
Clt, Bn, Hn 12' Peter Ware
"The work with the clearest impact was Americana Quintet for winds and French horn by Peter Ware. Not coincidently, it received the sharpest execution by the musicians. Ware’s quintet utilizes thematic development and alternation of vigorous and lyric sections in a work of fine craftsmanship." -The Cincinnati Enquirer
Winner of the Delta Omicron's composition contest, this quintet
represents the composers early period. In three movements, the first is harmonically
aggressive with its closely spaced tetrachord. The lyrical second movement contrasts
in a lyrical style featuring open-spaced harmonies and the third employs a jazz-like motif
which is transformed in a humorous manner. 12 p. Score & Parts
AE535 $27.98
CHAMA "The
Eagle and the Plumed Serpent" Fl.,, Pno/Gtr 14' Peter
Ware CHAMA: "Inspired by the writings of Carlos Castaneda, this music is one of the most compelling things I have heard in years for flute & guitar. All through the music there is this same free exchange of tensions- moving from the calm to the very tense. Musical ideas are worked out in a very evocative way. Played properly this music will dazzle an audience and thrill the players." -Soundboard. "Chama began with a long lustrous flute solo, gradually growing more knotty." - New York Times
This evocative work was inspired by the writings of Carlos Castaneda. In a variation
form, it opens and closes with an extensive flute solo of meditative
character. Exotic scales along with portamento convey a primitive, near eastern
quality. Chama is recorded on the CD AMERICAS
AcomaGXD5736. Score 9 p. Score & Parts Fl., Gtr AE357 ; Fl.,
Pno AE330 $15.98 ELEGY Fl./Alto Fl. or Ob./E.H. 4' Peter Ware
Inspired by the Oka Indian uprising in Quebec, this solo intonation with its plaintive
sigh motives and mournful tremolos, moves beyond the specific event as a meditation
for all time. Fluid and unhurried, it weaves pure lyric poetry. 1 p. Fl.
or Alto Fl. AE152; Ob. or E. Hn AE179 $2.98
FOUR MINIATURES Clt/Sax. 7' Peter Ware
An expressionistic work with pointed gestures and compound melodies, these concise pieces
are studies of contrast. Extreme dynamics, range and timbre showcase the
instrument's diversity. 5 p. Clt. AE462; Sax. AE829
$7.98
LIBERA ME DOMINE Sax. (2), Perc.
(3) 15' Peter Ware Free Saxophone and Percussion MP3 excerpt
of Libera Me Domine 1st movement Free Saxophone and Percussion MP3
excerpt of Libera Me Domine 2nd Movement
Free saxophone and Percussion MP3 excerpt of Libera Me Domine 3rd Movement "Ware's textures are carefully calculated. Fragments of saxaphone licks and jazz-like scales disappear into distant clouds of vibraphone trills, only to rematerialize and glide back." - The Cincinnati Enquirer
A fantasy-variation based on the Latin responsorial of the burial service, the work was
written to commemorate the musicians who died in the 1977 Beverly Hills Supper Club
fire. Opening with a canon between the bongos and timbales, the chant is
rhythmitized to the non-pitch percussion as the saxophones interact with jazz licks and
syncopations which transform the chant. The second Lagriomoso section is a lament
for two soprano saxophones and trap set; the closing Lento employs two alto
saxophones, cymbals, vibraphones, tam tams, celesta and button gong in extensive
imitation. 27 p. Score & Parts AE551 $49.98
LONDON WIND TRIO Fl., Bn, Pno 22' Peter Ware
In four movements, this trio explores the various ensemble combinations and textures, featuring prominent solos and duets. The flute part abounds in colouristic opportunity. Flute and bassoon frequently trade off in dialogue and are also paired against the piano. The first movement opens with an introduction and proceeds with multiple tempos followed by the beautiful Elegy. The third movement is a playful Totentanz ending with the forth, a dramatic and driving finale. Score for Flute (no doubling), Bassoon & Piano AE1107 $47.98, Flute part 10 p. AE1123 $9.98, Bassoon part 10 p. AE114X $9.98; or Score for Flute (doubling piccolo & alto flute) AE853 47 p. $47.98, Flute part (doubling piccolo & alto flute) 10 p. AE1026 $9.98, Bassoon part 10 p. AE1042 $9.98.
ME AND MY MODEL T Sax. (4) Peter Ware
This saxophone quartet is composed in a light, jazz idiom with syncopations, imitation and
sweeping lyrical melodies. 12 p. Score & Parts AE0569 $19.98
THE NIGHT RAINBOW Clt, Vla/Hn,
Pno 11' Peter Ware
"Night Rainbow finds the piano glistening as the clarinet and viola intone mysterious chants. Time is virtually suspended in Ware's pieces, which are mesmerizing in effect." -Akron Beacon Journal
A Fantasy-Variation, this piece was inspired by the moonbow at Cumberland Falls in
Kentucky. Enchanting melodies of the clarinet and viola/horn weave a texture of
atmospheric awe, deliberate and unhurried. The piano, frozen in its higher register,
contrasts with a crystallized tone, creating a sense of starkness and desolation. 10
p. Score & Parts Clt., Vla, Pno AE713; Clt., Hn, Pno
AE497 $14.98
TAHINI Sax. (3), Tape Peter Ware
Named after a river in the Yukon, this demanding addition to the saxophone idiom requires
great physical dexterity, speed and agility as it explores the outer limits of the
instruments' range. Each player performs on two instruments, with frequent
colouristic changes between soprano, alto, tenor and baritone. The tape part is
derived from Gregorian chant. While generally filling an accompaniment role, it
occasionally proceeds to the forefront of musical interest. Transposed below the
human vocal range, it extends downward to the limits of pitch perception. 30
p. Score & Parts AE837 $46.98
THREE PIECES FOR VOICE, CLARINET
AND PIANO 6' Peter Ware
"Another work I enjoyed hearing again was Peter Ware's Three Pieces for Voice, Clarinet and Piano. It's a setting of three sparse 'cubistic' poems of e.e. cummings in which the music perfectly matches the wit and sonic playfulness of the text." -Musical America
Inspired by the poetic style of e.e. cummings, these concise, expressionistic pieces exude
sudden bursts of dynamic energy and flourishes of sound contrast with sustained
notes. Entitled !blac, t,h;r:u;s,h;e:s and D-re-A-mi-N-gl-y, they progress in a
fast-slow-fast arrangement, utilizing many sound possibilities and techniques to capture
the drama and visual quality of the poems. 8 p. Score & Parts
AE683 $18.98
TOTENTANZ Fl., Bn, Pno / Ob., B. Tbn., Pno 5' Peter Ware
Opening with a bassoon/bass trombone solo, this playful and sinister dance of death,
features the much dialogue with the solo instruments paired against the piano
accompaniment. 7 p. Score & Parts Fl., Bn, Pno AE25X ;
Ob., B. Tbn., Pno AE098 $11.98
Critical Acclaimed Works:
"The work with the clearest impact
was Americana Quintetfor winds and French horn by
Peter Ware. Not coincidently, it received the sharpest execution by the
musicians. Ware's quintet utilizes thematic development and alternation of vigorous
and lyric sections in a work of fine craftsmanship." - The Cincinnati Enquirer
CHAMA "The Eagle and
the Plumed Serpent"
"Inspired by the writings of Carlos Castaneda, this music is one of the most
compelling things I have heard in years for flute & guitar. All through the
music there is this same free exchange of tensions- moving from the calm to the very
tense. Musical ideas are worked out in a very evocative way. Played properly
this music will dazzle an audience and thrill the players." -Soundboard
Libera Me
Domine
Ware's textures are carefully calculated. Fragments of saxaphone licks and jazz-like
scales disappear into distant clouds of vibraphone trills, only to rematerialize and glide
back." - The Cincinnati Enquirer
THE NIGHT
RAINBOW
"Night Rainbow finds the piano glistening as the clarinet and viola intone mysterious
chants. Time is virtually suspended in Ware's pieces, which are mesmerizing in
effect." -Akron Beacon Journal
"Another work I enjoyed
hearing again was Peter Ware's Three
Pieces for Voice, Clarinet and Piano. It's a setting of three sparse
'cubistic' poems of e.e. cummings in which the music perfectly matches the wit
and sonicplayfulness of the text." -Musical America
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