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ACCORDEON
ALTO
AUTOHARPE
BANJO
BASSE
BASSON
BATTERIE
BOUZOUKI
CHORALE - CHAN…
CITHARE
CLAIRON
CLARINETTE
CLAVECIN
CLOCHES
COR
COR ANGLAIS
CORNEMUSE
CORNET
DEEJAY
DIDGERIDOO
DULCIMER
EUPHONIUM
FANFARE - BAND…
FLUTE A BEC
FLUTE DE PAN
FLUTE TRAVERSI…
FORMATION MUSI…
GUITARE
GUITARE LAP ST…
HARMONICA
HARPE
HAUTBOIS
LIVRES
LUTH
MANDOLINE
MARIMBA
OCARINA
ORCHESTRE
ORGUE
PERCUSSION
PIANO
SAXOPHONE
SYNTHETISEUR
TROMBONE
TROMPETTE
TUBA
UKULELE
VIBRAPHONE
VIOLON
VIOLONCELLE
XYLOPHONE
Show People - Bass
Non classifié
160
Piano & claviers
Piano, Voix et Guitare
245
Piano, Voix
107
Piano seul
97
Piano Facile
39
1 Piano, 4 mains
13
Accompagnement Piano
10
Piano grosses notes
9
Instruments en Do
7
2 Pianos, 4 mains
3
Piano (partie séparée)
1
Orgue
1
1 Piano, 6 mains
1
Piano Quintette: piano, 2 violons, alto, violoncelle
1
Orgue, Piano (duo)
1
Orgue, Trompette (duo)
1
Accordéon, Voix
1
+ 11 instrumentations
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Guitares
Ukulele
20
Guitare notes et tablatures
17
Ligne De Mélodie, (Paroles) et Accords
13
Paroles et Accords
9
Guitare
6
Piano, Guitare (duo)
2
Guitare (partie séparée)
1
+ 2 instrumentations
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Voix
Chorale SATB
55
Pack Instrumental pour Chorale
25
Chorale 3 parties
20
Chorale TTBB
13
Chorale 2 parties
12
Chorale Unison
9
Voix seule
7
Chorale SSAA
4
Voix duo
4
Voix Alto, Piano
3
Voix Baryton, Piano
2
Voix Tenor, Piano
1
Voix duo, Piano
1
+ 8 instrumentations
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Vents
Flûte traversière
10
Flûte traversière et Piano
9
Clarinette
9
Saxophone Alto
9
Saxophone Tenor
8
Quatuor de Saxophones: 4 saxophones
8
Clarinette et Piano
7
2 Saxophones (duo)
6
Saxophone (partie séparée)
5
2 Flûtes traversières (duo)
5
Saxophone Tenor et Piano
4
Saxophone Alto et Piano
4
Saxophone Soprano et Piano
4
Hautbois, Piano (duo)
4
Hautbois (partie séparée)
2
2 Clarinettes (duo)
2
Saxophone Baryton, Piano
2
2 Hautbois (duo)
1
Quatuor de Flûtes : 4 flûtes
1
Clarinette, Trombone (duo)
1
Ensemble de Clarinettes
1
Cor anglais, Piano
1
Flûte à bec Alto
1
2 Cors Anglais Et Pianoforte
1
Quatuor de Clarinettes: 4 clarinettes
1
Trio de Flûtes: 3 flûtes
1
Flûte, Alto (duo)
1
Flûte, Clarinette (duo)
1
2 Flûte à bec (duo)
1
3 Clarinettes (trio)
1
Quintette de Clarinettes: 5 clarinettes
1
Flûte, Hautbois, Clarinette (trio)
1
Clarinette, Violoncelle (duo)
1
+ 28 instrumentations
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Cuivres
Trompette
10
Trombone
7
Quintette de Cuivres: 2 trompettes, Cor, trombone, tuba
6
Trompette, Piano
6
Cor
6
Cor et Piano
5
Quatuor de Cuivres : 2 trompettes, trombone, tuba
4
Euphonium, Piano (duo)
3
Tuba et Piano
2
Tuba
2
Trombone et Piano
2
Trompette (partie séparée)
2
3 Trompettes (trio)
1
Trombone (partie séparée)
1
Cor anglais, Piano
1
2 Cors Anglais Et Pianoforte
1
3 Trombones (trio)
1
2 Trombones (duo)
1
2 Cors (duo)
1
Trompette, Saxophone (duo)
1
2 Trompettes (duo)
1
3 Cors (trio)
1
Quatuor de cuivres: 4 trompettes
1
+ 18 instrumentations
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Cordes
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle
29
Violon et Piano
13
Violon, Violoncelle (duo)
13
Violon
11
Violoncelle
10
Trio à Cordes: 2 violons, violoncelle
10
Trio à Cordes: violon, alto, violoncelle
6
Violoncelle, Piano
6
Alto seul
5
2 Violons (duo)
3
Violon, Alto (duo)
2
Alto, Piano
2
Alto, Violoncelle (duo)
1
Trio à cordes: 3 violins
1
Alto (partie séparée)
1
2 Violoncelles (duo)
1
Trio à cordes: 3 altos
1
Harpe, Flûte (duo)
1
Harpe et Piano
1
2 Altos (duo)
1
Quatuor à cordes : 4 altos
1
4 Violoncelles
1
Harpe
1
+ 18 instrumentations
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Orchestre & Percussions
Orchestre d'harmonie
26
Orchestre
16
Orchestre à Cordes
10
Ensemble Jazz
6
Marimba
2
Batterie
1
Batterie (partie séparée)
1
Cloches
1
Ensemble de Percussions
1
2 Xylophones
1
+ 5 instrumentations
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BATTERIE
BOUZOUKI
CHORALE - CHAN…
CITHARE
CLAIRON
CLARINETTE
CLAVECIN
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GUITARE LAP ST…
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Prince Street Blues
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String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1433891 Composed by Jerbrel M…
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String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1433891 Composed by Jerbrel M. Bowens. Blues,Contest,Festival,Jazz. 22 pages. T.U.X. People's Music #1014119. Published by T.U.X. People's Music (A0.1433891). With driving syncopations and col legno contrasted with lyrical lines, this blues for string orchestra hits all the right notes! This piece will thrill your audience while showing off your ensemble's skills.
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Bagatelle
Orchestre à Cordes
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1073177 Composed by Edmond de…
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1073177 Composed by Edmond de Polignac. Arranged by Laura Pulley. Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional,Standards. Score and parts. 19 pages. T.U.X. People's Music #677439. Published by T.U.X. People's Music (A0.1073177). Composed originally for piano 4-hands by composer Edmond de Polignac, this Bagatelle is a lovely and playful work that will test any ensemble! Its highly independent lines and individual difficulty make it perfect for any ensemble looking to show off at their next concert!
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God Help The Outcasts
Orchestre à Cordes
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1117458 Composed by Alan Menk…
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1117458 Composed by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. Arranged by David Kemp. Broadway,Musical/Show,Religious,Renaissance,Spiritual. Score and Parts. 13 pages. David Lloyd Kemp #719002. Published by David Lloyd Kemp (A0.1117458). This piece of music describes a woman pleading with someone out in the world to help her people as they are being hurt by people for just existing, this is a good piece for any string orchestra that wants to work on slow songs with vibrato and to help students to add emotion to their playing.
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Ice Skater Dash
Orchestre à Cordes
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1090482 Composed by Cindy Hil…
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1090482 Composed by Cindy Hill. Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional. Score and parts. 24 pages. T.U.X. People's Music #694660. Published by T.U.X. People's Music (A0.1090482). Challenge your ensemble this winter with Cindy Hill's Ice Skater Dash! With its agile lines and position work, this is the perfect piece to show off your ensemble's independence and dexterity!
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Amazing Grace
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String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1433803 Composed by John Newton. Arranged by Cindy Hill. Contest,Festival,Folk,Standards,Traditional. 16 pages. T.U.X. People's Music #1014017. Published by T.U.X. People's Music (A0.1433803). One of the most beautiful hymns ever written is presented in this expressive and majestic arrangement. Featuring optional solos in all instruments, this is an excellent piece to showcase some of your best players.
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Luminous Meditations
Orchestre à Cordes
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1434005 Composed by Josh Tren…
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1434005 Composed by Josh Trentadue. Contest,Festival. 16 pages. T.U.X. People's Music #1014247. Published by T.U.X. People's Music (A0.1434005). Serving as a fulfilling introduction to the art of accompanying soloists, this ambient, meditative piece is a great showcase for your ensemble and a perfectly balanced work suitable for any concert and contest program!
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I Find Myself in the Night
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String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1247727 Composed by Jason K. …
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String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1247727 Composed by Jason K. Nitsch. Contemporary,Contest,Festival,Instructional. Score and Parts. 25 pages. T.U.X. People's Music #842280. Published by T.U.X. People's Music (A0.1247727). This lyrical piece for string orchestra and harp features both brooding and uplifting melodies and harmonies, allowing upper-level ensembles to showcase both their performance skills and their musical sensitivity.
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Aeolian Storm
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String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1090459 Composed by Cindy Hill. Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional. Score and parts. 24 pages. T.U.X. People's Music #694637. Published by T.U.X. People's Music (A0.1090459). Give your ensemble something to learn and time to shine! Cindy Hill's Aeolian Storm is an exhilarating journey, with plenty of excitement for every section that will showcase your ensemble's agility and adaptability!
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River Currents
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1247669 Composed by Donald J. Young. Contemporary,Contest,Festival. 74 pages. T.U.X. People's Music #842223. Published by T.U.X. People's Music (A0.1247669). Donald J. Young shows the ever-changing nature of rivers in his musical depiction of Root River. The melodic themes and textures are filtered through many changes, just as rivers flow and change across the land and over time.
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Irish National Anthem (Unofficial) for String Orchestra
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String Orchestra - Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by trad. Arranged by Ke…
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String Orchestra - Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by trad. Arranged by Keith Terrett. 20th Century, European, Patriotic. Score, Set of Parts. 10 pages. Published by Music for all Occasions
Londonderry Air arranged for String Orchestra.<br> <br> A big band version of the song is used as the theme for The Danny Thomas Show (a.k.a. Make Room For Daddy).<br> <br> "Danny Boy" was used to represent Northern Ireland at the start of the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, sung by a choir of children on the Giant’s Causeway.<br> <br> On November 25, 2014, the Vancouver Canucks used the song in honor of the recently deceased Pat Quinn, who played and worked in many executive capacities for the team.<br> <br> There are various theories as to the true meaning of "Danny Boy". Some listeners have interpreted the song to be a message from a parent to a son going off to war or leaving as part of the Irish diaspora.<br> <br> The 1918 version of the sheet music included alternative lyrics ("Eily Dear"), with the instructions that "when sung by a man, the words in italic should be used; the song then becomes "Eily Dear", so that "Danny Boy" is only to be sung by a lady". In spite of this, it is unclear whether this was Weatherly’s intent.<br> <br> Why the name Londonderry Air? Londonderry and Derry refer to the same place, a city in the north of Ireland, and also to the surrounding county. Supposedly the city of Derry was founded by St. Colmcille, although archaeological evidence shows that people were living there thousands of years earlier. There is an excellent museum in the city, which is worth a visit if you want to find out more. The name of the city was actually "Doire", corrupted to "Derry" by people who can’t pronounce Irish. It thought to derive from an Irish root meaning "oak tree".<br> <br> Moving quickly along in history, about a millenium later the government of England was having a difficult time colonizing Ireland because of the fierce and warlike clans living there, especially in the north of the country, Ulster. The monarchs of England, almost all of whom were notorious cheapskates, were continually looking about for ingenious ways to conquer places without actually having to put up the money themselves, or run the risk of unpopularity if they lost. In the case of Ireland, some of these schemes of the "Brish gummit" (as it is termed nowadays in Ulster) are still producing unfortunate long-term consequences.<br> <br> In 1608, King James I gave the city of Derry to the City of London corporation. I guess the deal could be summed up by saying that if the City of London could figure out a way to chase all the inhabitants out of Derry, they would be allowed to keep the loot, minus a percentage for the King of course. If they lost, well too bad. In celebration of this historic agreement, the name of Derry was officially changed to Londonderry. (For further information, check out the Northern Ireland Tourist Board’s History of Derry.)<br> <br> The linguistic outcome of all this today is that, if you think that King James’s deal with the City of London was a good idea, you call both the city and county "Londonderry". If you do, you are probably a supporter of the Unionist movement that seeks to keep Ulster a part of the United Kingdom. If you think it was a bad idea, you call both "Derry", and you are probably a supporter of the Irish Nationalist cause. Or you might just be someone who thinks it’s confusing for kings to be going around changing the names of places all the time for no good reason.<br> <br> You can find plenty of discussion about the political side of the question elsewhere, but here let’s look at the musical side. We have an air, collected in county Derry/Londonderry, and it doesn’t have a title. What do we call it?<br> <br> If you were a proper Victorian, there’s no way you were going to call it the Londonderry Air, much less the Derry Air, because of the improper sentiments that these titles might suggest. My parents tell me that in their youth in Australia, it was usually called the Air from County Derry. (This would, I suppose, support Winston Churchill’s theory that Australia was inhabited by "convicts and Irishmen".)<br> <br> My mother also sends the following information, referring to an arrangement of the tune by the Australian composer Percy Grainger:<br> <br> Just another note about Danny Boy, that I grew up in Australia believing to be the Air from County Derry. We were looking through some LP’s last night (back to vinyl yet!) and found a Mercury Wing Classical Favorites stereo LP SRW18060, COUNTRY GARDENS and other favorites by Percy Grainger {played by} Eastman-Rochester Pops, Frederick Fennell, conducting. The cover notes included the following: "Irish Tune from County Derry was harmonised in memory of Irish childhood friends in Australia." Considered by many to be Grainger’s masterpiece of harmonization, the tune was collected many years ago by Miss Jane Ross of New Town, Limavady, Ireland. Grainger has set it for many instrumental combinations. So there’s another variant on the name for it. It doesn’t say who wrote the notes, but the bits in quotes for each of the works on the record are Grainger’s original comments.<br> <br> The references to Londonderry Air that I’ve seen don’t go back any earlier than the late 1930s. For example, the Glenn Miller Orchestra recorded Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) in February 1940. Bing Crosby’s version was recorded in July 1941 (reference). (So many different things I could check up on!) Londonderry was an important American naval base during WWII, but the US hadn’t come into the war in 1940.<br> <br> Need an anthem fast? They are ALL in my store! All my anthem arrangements are also available for Orchestra, Recorders, Saxophones, Wind, Brass and Flexible band. If you need an anthem urgently for an instrumentation not in my store, let me know via e-mail, and I will arrange it for you FOC if possible! keithterrett@gmail.com<br> <br> Contact Publisher Related ScoresLondonderry Air arranged for String Orchestra.<br> <br> A big band version of the song is used as the theme for The Danny Thomas Show (a.k.a. Make Room For Daddy).<br> <br> "Danny Boy" was used to represent Northern Ireland at the start of the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, sung by a choir of children on the Giant’s Causeway.<br> <br> On November 25, 2014, the Vancouver Canucks used the song in honor of the recently deceased Pat Quinn, who played and worked in many executive capacities for the team.<br> <br> There are various theories as to the true meaning of "Danny Boy". Some listeners have interpreted the song to be a message from a parent to a son going off to war or leaving as part of the Irish diaspora.<br> <br> The 1918 version of the sheet music included alternative lyrics ("Eily Dear"), with the instructions that "when sung by a man, the words in italic should be used; the song then becomes "Eily Dear", so that "Danny Boy" is only to be sung by a lady". In spite of this, it is unclear whether this was Weatherly’s intent.<br> <br> Why the name Londonderry Air? Londonderry and Derry refer to the same place, a city in the north of Ireland, and also to the surrounding county. Supposedly the city of Derry was founded by St. Colmcille, although archaeological evidence shows that people were living there thousands of years earlier. There is an excellent museum in the city, which is worth a visit if you want to find out more. The name of the city was actually "Doire", corrupted to "Derry" by people who can’t pronounce Irish. It thought to derive from an Irish root meaning "oak tree".<br> <br> Moving quickly along in history, about a millenium later the government of England was having a difficult time colonizing Ireland because of the fierce and warlike clans living there, especially in the north of the country, Ulster. The monarchs of England, almost all of whom were notorious cheapskates, were continually looking about for ingenious ways to conquer places without actually having to put up the money themselves, or run the risk of unpopularity if they lost. In the case of Ireland, some of these schemes of the "Brish gummit" (as it is termed nowadays in Ulster) are still producing unfortunate long-term consequences.<br> <br> In 1608, King James I gave the city of Derry to the City of London corporation. I guess the deal could be summed up by saying that if the City of London could figure out a way to chase all the inhabitants out of Derry, they would be allowed to keep the loot, minus a percentage for the King of course. If they lost, well too bad. In celebration of this historic agreement, the name of Derry was officially changed to Londonderry. (For further information, check out the Northern Ireland Tourist Board’s History of Derry.)<br> <br> The linguistic outcome of all this today is that, if you think that King James’s deal with the City of London was a good idea, you call both the city and county "Londonderry". If you do, you are probably a supporter of the Unionist movement that seeks to keep Ulster a part of the United Kingdom. If you think it was a bad idea, you call both "Derry", and you are probably a supporter of the Irish Nationalist cause. Or you might just be someone who thinks it’s confusing for kings to be going around changing the names of places all the time for no good reason.<br> <br> You can find plenty of discussion about the political side of the question elsewhere, but here let’s look at the musical side. We have an air, collected in county Derry/Londonderry, and it doesn’t have a title. What do we call it?<br> <br> If you were a proper Victorian, there’s no way you were going to call it the Londonderry Air, much less the Derry Air, because of the improper sentiments that these titles might suggest. My parents tell me that in their youth in Australia, it was usually called the Air from County Derry. (This would, I suppose, support Winston Churchill’s theory that Australia was inhabited by "convicts and Irishmen".)<br> <br> My mother also sends the following information, referring to an arrangement of the tune by the Australian composer Percy Grainger:<br> <br> Just another note about Danny Boy, that I grew up in Australia believing to be the Air from County Derry. We were looking through some LP’s last night (back to vinyl yet!) and found a Mercury Wing Classical Favorites stereo LP SRW18060, COUNTRY GARDENS and other favorites by Percy Grainger {played by} Eastman-Rochester Pops, Frederick Fennell, conducting. The cover notes included the following: "Irish Tune from County Derry was harmonised in memory of Irish childhood friends in Australia." Considered by many to be Grainger’s masterpiece of harmonization, the tune was collected many years ago by Miss Jane Ross of New Town, Limavady, Ireland. Grainger has set it for many instrumental combinations. So there’s another variant on the name for it. It doesn’t say who wrote the notes, but the bits in quotes for each of the works on the record are Grainger’s original comments.<br> <br> The references to Londonderry Air that I’ve seen don’t go back any earlier than the late 1930s. For example, the Glenn Miller Orchestra recorded Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) in February 1940. Bing Crosby’s version was recorded in July 1941 (reference). (So many different things I could check up on!) Londonderry was an important American naval base during WWII, but the US hadn’t come into the war in 1940.<br> <br> Need an anthem fast? They are ALL in my store! All my anthem arrangements are also available for Orchestra, Recorders, Saxophones, Wind, Brass and Flexible band. If you need an anthem urgently for an instrumentation not in my store, let me know via e-mail, and I will arrange it for you FOC if possible! keithterrett@gmail.com<br> <br> Contact Publisher Related Scores
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