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THE MUSIC OF ROGER NIXON |
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CLARINET Music for Clarinet and Piano by outstanding American Composer Roger Nixon should be part of every performing clarinetist’s repertoire. This set of five expressive movements will challenge the musicianship of performers and audience alike. Rhythmically demanding and technically advanced this well-crafted display piece will be rewarding for all professional clarinetists. 4-04 $19.95 |
By the time award winning composer ROGER NIXON received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkely in 1952, he had studied composition with four distinguished composers: Arthur Bliss, Ernest Bloch, Arnold Schoenberg and Roger Sessions. After four years active duty in the Navy he pursued a University teaching career which also offered him discretionary time to compose music. He has written steadily over a period of 50 years for orchestra, choir, solo piano, chamber music and especially band. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Music at San Francisco State University. |
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PIANO-Roger Nixon’s 24 Preludes
constitute a general summary of the
development of his harmonic language from 1946 to 2000. The earlier
preludes were influenced by his teacher Arnold Schoenberg and
incorporate aspects of the twelve-tone composition
technique. The later preludes, inspired by Bela Bartok, use a “Mystery
Mode” to develop a further extension of tonality. These preludes reveal
Nixon’s consistent goals of exploration, assimilation, and integration
of harmonic concepts and vocabulary. 9-07 $19.95 |
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| The Christmas Tree depicts a
familiar Christmas scene with children “listening round the tree” on this traditional, joyful, occasion offamily life in Christian America. 3-18 $1 .60 |
Long,
Long Ago expresses the imagery of a child’s wonder associated
with the story of Christmas. A wonder the composer experienced as a
child and has never forgotten. 3-19 $1.75 |
Conversations for Violin and Clarinet by
Roger Nixon is a creative example of musical interaction. The Six movements: Intimate, Light, Bits and Snatches, Rather Serious, Playful and Sad develop a creative dialoque that speaks through the instruments. A novel setting for Violin and Clarinet destined to be a recital favorite. 8-01 $16 .95 |
Nixon’s
Variations for Cello and Clarinet is a set of six short
movements ranging from sustained expressive lines to quick chromatic and
punctuated dialoges between the musicians. This composition
displays the contrasting styles of both instruments in a rare and
musically challenging setting. The final movement alone is worth the
performance. 8-02 $12 .95 |