{"title":"Sheet music composed by Robert Stern (1934-2018)","description":"Robert Stern (1934-2018) was a composer from United States of America.","products":[{"product_id":"r-stern-music-for-a-midsummer-evening-aca","title":"R. Stern: Music for a Midsummer Evening","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/robert-stern\"\u003eRobert Stern (1934-2018)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Michael David Golzmane\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set of Parts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"edition-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, Horn, Alto Saxophone\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790600236923\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.9\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eComposer's Note:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMusic for a Midsummer Evening\u003c\/em\u003e\nis a set of seven charming works for alto saxophone, horn, and piano. Colorfully titled, each of the seven pieces was selected, and then considerably expanded, from a collection of over 50 very brief \"occasion pieces\" the composer wrote over the years to celebrate special events in the lives of family and friends.\nThe pieces include, among others, a\n\u003cem\u003eGentle Dance\u003c\/em\u003e\n, a tempestuous\n\u003cem\u003eBarcarole\u003c\/em\u003e\n, an\n\u003cem\u003eInterrupted Waltz\u003c\/em\u003e\n, and a\n\u003cem\u003eLittle March\u003c\/em\u003e\n.\nThe seven pieces were chosen in order to incorporate the particular colors of the horn and saxophone, and for balance and variety in terms of tempo, texture, and dynamics.\nOne of the pieces,\n\u003cem\u003eMaddox the Orbiter\u003c\/em\u003e\n, is for solo piano.\nThe music is marked by flowing melodic lines, and is comfortably tonal -- grounded in traditional harmony, but spiced with dissonance that reflects a contemporary musical vocabulary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"American Composers Alliance (ACA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43937153744975,"sku":"ACA-STER-003","price":39.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/bf7f913403f3ef22ef73ee844f3741e4.webp?v=1780257507"},{"product_id":"r-stern-my-blue-piano-aca","title":"R. Stern: My Blue Piano","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/robert-stern\"\u003eRobert Stern (1934-2018)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Michael David Golzmane\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, Soprano, Tenor\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: My Blue Piano (1995)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork Language\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-language\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790600238224\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.9\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003erevised 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Stern's song cycle for soprano, tenor, and piano,\n\u003cem\u003eMy Blue Piano\u003c\/em\u003e\n, was composed in 1995 and draws its texts from Else Lasker-Schüler's exile-era cycle\n\u003cem\u003eMein blaues Klavier\u003c\/em\u003e\n(published in Jerusalem in 1943).\nThe work received its premiere on October 29, 1996, in Bezanson Recital Hall at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, performed by soprano Paulina Stark, tenor Jon Humphrey, and pianist Nadine Shank. The event was warmly received, with particular praise for the score's emotional immediacy, its fluid interweaving of German and English texts, and its vividly pictorial piano writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing this first performance, the same ensemble—Stark, Humphrey, and Shank—presented the work at Smith College on February 21, 1997, as part of that year's Five College New Music Festival. Later that fall, on November 8, 1997,\n\u003cem\u003eMy Blue Piano\u003c\/em\u003e\nwas featured at Abbey Memorial Chapel at Mount Holyoke College in a new interpretation by soprano Melinda Spratlan, tenor Christopher P. Aspaas, and pianist Gary Steigerwalt.\nIn 2004, Stern undertook a revision of the score, refining aspects of its vocal and pianistic textures. The revised version received its first documented performance on April 3, 2005, again in Bezanson Recital Hall, with Paulina Stark, William Hite now singing the tenor part, and Nadine Shank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe revised edition incorporates a series of small but meaningful updates while preserving the overall structure and expressive character of the original version. Minor note adjustments appear throughout, several harmonies have been subtly refined, and select dynamic markings have been clarified or altered for greater musical impact. Issues of pacing and sectional tempo relationships have also been smoothed out or adjusted to enhance the continuity between sections.\nThe most substantial modification occurs in the final six bars of the third movement, which have been more significantly reworked. Apart from these updates, the piece remains largely unchanged, and the revised score remains essentially faithful to the 1995 original.\nThe revised edition presented here reflects the composer's final vision for a work that continues to resonate through its blend of lyrical vulnerability, luminous text-setting, and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"American Composers Alliance (ACA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44517490655311,"sku":"ACA-STER-008","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/34e4e3deced31cb32b0d081457bc84f1.webp?v=1780257114"},{"product_id":"r-stern-prologue-for-small-orchestra-aca","title":"R. Stern: Prologue for Small Orchestra","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/robert-stern\"\u003eRobert Stern (1934-2018)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eChamber Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Prologue (1954)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spiral Bound\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790600239412\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e11.0\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e16.9\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eChamber Orchestra\n1111 - 2110 - timp, pno - strings (76443 in set)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditor's Note:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrologue for Small Orchestra\u003c\/em\u003e\nwas composed in July 1954 while Robert Stern was a twenty-year-old undergraduate at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester. The manuscript identifies the work as an \"Eastman student assignment.\" During this period, composer, pedagogue, and author Kent Kennan — in his only term of teaching at Eastman — was on the faculty.\nAlso dating from the summer of 1954 is Stern's\n\u003cem\u003ePiano Sonata\u003c\/em\u003e\n— his only work in the genre — which is dedicated to Kennan. The two works appear to have originated during the same summer period of study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLasting approximately five minutes,\n\u003cem\u003ePrologue\u003c\/em\u003e\nis a concentrated orchestral statement. Dramatic and expressive in character, its harmonic language refects Stern's unique take on mid-twentieth-century American sound.\nThe lush string writing may also be heard as anticipating Stern's prize-winning\n\u003cem\u003eIn Memoriam Abraham\u003c\/em\u003e\n(written the following year, in 1955).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"American Composers Alliance (ACA)","offers":[{"title":"Full Score","offer_id":45024940097615,"sku":"ACA-STER-013s","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Set of Parts","offer_id":45024940130383,"sku":"ACA-STER-013p","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/4def1c625a18e51f54d93e4ff701b1db.webp?v=1780255015"},{"product_id":"r-stern-3-hebrew-songs-aca","title":"R. Stern: 3 Hebrew Songs","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/robert-stern\"\u003eRobert Stern (1934-2018)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, Soprano\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: 3 Hebrew Songs (1990)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork Language\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-language\"\u003eHebrew (Transliteration)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790600239078\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.9\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor's Note:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Hebrew Songs\u003c\/em\u003e\nwas written for the soprano Paulina Stark (1936–2025) over a period of four years, between 1986 and 1990. 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Rooted in Jewish liturgy, scripture, and history, it follows the arc embodied in the four traditional shofar calls—from wholeness, through rupture and shattering, toward renewal. for Stern, these calls were never merely ceremonial; they expressed something fundamental about human life: our breaking, and our persistent desire to become whole again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom that expansive choral and orchestral work emerged\n\u003cem\u003eTekiah G'dolah\u003c\/em\u003e\n(2007), an intimate companion piece for solo cello and piano. Stern wrote it for cellist Joel Krosnick (1941–2025) and pianist Gilbert Kalish, longtime colleagues and collaborators. Stern and Krosnick first met when they were both professors of music at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the late 1960s. 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