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An excerpt from the first movement of Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony", this puzzling piece is, indeed, "un poco incompleto"...a little unfinished. Matted size: 15.5" x 12.5" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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"Ahhh, Bach!" (The Phantom of the Opera): The music is the most famous organ score of all time - Bach's "Tocatta and Fugue in D minor". "That which issues from the heart alone, will bend the hearts of others to thine own." is a quotation from Geothe's, "Faust", the opera which was performed by Christine in "Phantom of the Opera". Matted size: 15" x 24" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 The unique shape of the musical notation was inspired from a 17th-18th century system called "Fasola". Developed for choir singers who could not read music, each note was assigned a distinctive shape. 18" x 24" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 Permeating throughout with allegorical religious symbolism, Schubert's timeless classic takes form as an oval, the shape of an egg, the symbol of life. The music has been transposed into "neumes", notation of the middle ages. 23.75" x 16" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 The Music for "Belle Musique" is from Georges Bizet's opera, "Carmen". The title refers to the fact that, not only is this "beautiful music", but it is, in fact, "bell music" ... music transcribed specifically for handbells. Matted size: 8" x 24" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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Over 3,000 years old, this ancient blessing is from numbers 6:24-26. The music is written in "neumes", the notation of the middle ages. Matted size: 9" x 19" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 Coiling around the oriental dragon, in a ribbon of smoke, is the popular tune, "The Celebrated Chop Waltz", more commonly known as "Chopsticks". First published in 1877 by 16 year old Euphemia Allen, the song had such impact that, amongst other notables, both Rimsky-Korsakov and Franz Liszt also published ornamented melodies of this same tune! "Chopstx" can be hung either vertically (tail up), or horizontally. Matted size: 11" x 32" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 The artwork and music are based on Mozart's "Die Zauberflote" ("The Magic Flute"). It is an allegorical story of the battle between Good and Evil. As the opera takes place in mythological ancient Egypt, each character is represented as a corresponding figure from ancient Egyptian mythology. 30" x 22" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 The music is from Scott Joplin's ragtime classic, "The Entertainer" (from the movie "The Sting"). 24" x 16" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 As the story goes, Beethoven, while walking home one day, lost a penny. After frantically trying in vain to find the coin, he went back into his studio and composed this piece, "Fury Over a Lost Penny". 24" x 7" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 The music for "H2O2" is from Handel's Water Music. Who would have guessed? Matted size: 8" x 32" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 A rich, circle of life, based on "Fiddler on the Roof". 19.5" x 19.5"* (click on image for detail) (*image is round, but paper is actually squared.) Contact us for pricing. |
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The music from Chopin's, "Minute Waltz". |
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At the base, there are 2 swans, representing love and beauty. Soaring up and around the words & music are interlaced unicorns, symbolizing strength & purity. At the top are two fish, traditional symbol of life & longevity. The fish flank an embossed heart-shaped bell, symbol of hope and faith. These profound passages from the holy bible have been set to original handbell music. 13 " x 28 " (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 This music is from Beethoven's "Appassionata Sonata, Opus 57". 20.75" x 14.75" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 The music for "Ou est de lune?" is from "Clair de lune" by Claude Debussy. Putting in the moon (lune) did seem a bit too obvious, hence the title. Matted size: 8" x 32" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 Each of the cats is a note: D C# B A; the owl is not. The song is "Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow...". 22" x 10" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 "Seasons Four" is based upon Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons", and on the sonnets which the maestro penned for this work. In Vivaldi's music and sonnets, and within the artwork, amongst other things, can be found: flowers, corn, wine, brook, turtle dove, cuckoo, finch, dog, flies, hornets, lightning, and the result of a hunt, a dead beast. 31.5" x 12" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 This music is from Prokofieff's ballet, "Romeo and Juliet". 13.75" x 12.5" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 This music is from Wagner's famous, "Ride of the Valkyries". The title is adapted from the (only slightly less) famous Warner Bros. cartoon, "What's Opera, Doc!". The title translates (roughly) from German, "Kill da Wabbit". 8" x 24" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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 The music is from Franz Schubert's "Symphony No. 8 in B minor", commonly known as his "Unfinished Symphony". At the centre is Schubert, directing the composition. Unfinished Sympho can be hung horizontally or vertically. Matted size: 36.5" x 10" (click on image for detail) Contact us for pricing. |
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The twenty third (XXIII) is the most famous of the Psalms. In this piece, there are 3 pairs of sheep and 3 traditional animal forms. At the bottom, the lion represents guardianship and spiritual strength. The gazelle symbolizes love & grace. At the top, an ornamented eagle, ancient symbol of divine protection, encircles the opening words, written by David over 3,000 years ago, "Meeh-zmor L'Dah-veed" ("a hymn by David"). |
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| All sizes are approximate paper or matted dimensions. See individual image. All images are the property of Ian Kochberg and may not be reproduced without prior written consent. Ian Kochberg copyright 2005 | ||
