{"title":"Ernst Toch Sheet Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore sheet music and educational materials by Ernst Toch, the Austrian composer (1887–1964) known for his classical works and film scores. This collection includes the a cappella choral piece \u003cem\u003eGeographical Fugue\u003c\/em\u003e, the chamber work \u003cem\u003eSerenade in G, Op. 25\u003c\/em\u003e for string duo and ensemble, and the colorful orchestral overture \u003cem\u003eCircus\u003c\/em\u003e. Also featured is \u003cem\u003eThe Shaping Forces in Music\u003c\/em\u003e, Toch's pragmatic analysis of harmony, melody, counterpoint, and form, with 390 musical examples—an essential resource for composers, musicians, and music students.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"circus-an-overture-36-a790201","title":"Circus: An Overture: Full Orchestra, Full Score","description":"Ernst Toch's (1887-1964) CIRCUS: AN OVERTURE, written in 1953 is meant to evoke the atmosphere of a circus and recalls some of the most common types of music heard there. The piece opens and closes with a march theme, and in between, suggests an interaction between animals and their tamer along with clowns performing a ladder stunt. Toch, who came to the United States to escape Nazi Germany, was also a professor of philosophy and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1956. Instrumentation: 2(d. 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