Concert band - Grade 2

SKU: CL.011-4425-00

Composed by J. Bell. Young Concert Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR389). Score and set of parts. Composed 2016. Duration 2 minutes, 20 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #011-4425-00. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.011-4425-00).

This beautiful and serene chorale-style work for young band is ideal for focusing on shaping musical phrases, dynamics, and bringing out moving lines, keeping the whole ensemble engaged. A perfect opportunity for young musicians to be sensitive and musical. Highly recommended!

About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series

The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.

Choir Secular Voice (2-Part choir; Unison choir) - Beginner

SKU: AP.47905

Repertoire and Resources for Developing Treble Choirs. Composed by Andy Beck, Dave Perry, Donald Moore, Greg Gilpin, Jean Perry, Katie O'Connor-Ballantyne, and Sally K. Albrecht. This edition: Teacher's Handbook. Classroom/Pre-School; Echo Songs; General Music and Classroom Publications - Songbooks; Partner Songs; Rounds and Canons; Songbooks. Book and Digital Download. 84 pages. Alfred Music #00-47905. Published by Alfred Music (AP.47905).

ISBN 9781470642082. UPC: 038081549156. English.

A treasure trove of choral pedagogy! This step-by-step guide will take beginners from unison to two-part singing by focusing on the underlying aural and developmental skills necessary for success. Sequential chapters on unison, echo, round, and partner singing serve as benchmarks along the way to full harmony. Each of ten carefully curated songs is prefaced with a two-page rehearsal guide that targets essential objectives and suggests exercises and activities designed to introduce, explore, and master the pieces. Learn how to anticipate and address musical challenges for this repertoire, then transfer these masterful techniques to your entire program.

For Trumpet in Bb. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Muzio Clementi (1752-1832), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Larry Clark, Jacques Fereol Mazas (1782-1849), Giuseppe Gariboldi, and Ernesto Kohler (1849-1907). Arranged by Larry Clark. SWS. Back To School. Softcover. With Standard notation. Carl Fischer Music #WF107. Published by Carl Fischer Music

Piano

SKU: PA.H07911

Fur Klavier. Composed by Luboš Fišer. Stapled. Performance score. With Text Language: Czech/German/English. Editio Baerenreiter Praha #H07911_00. Published by Editio Baerenreiter Praha (PA.H07911).

ISBN 9790260104457. 31 x 23.5 cm inches.

Lubos Fiser (1935-1999) was one of the most talented Czech composers of his generation. Born in Prague, he studied at the Prague Conservatoire from 1952-1956 and then at the Academy of Music. He was known to the public for his many film scores but it was his other compositions, many of them written under difficult political conditions, which mark him out as a composer of significance.

Fiser's eight piano sonatas have a special place in his oeuvre. Fiser subsequently eliminated his second sonata (1956) from his compositional repertoire. From the third sonata onwards (1960), subtitled Fantasia, the composer wrote a two-movement composition, in which he continued to incorporate as his fundamental musical device the confrontation of sharp contrasts in tempo and mood. Beginning with his fourth sonata (1962-1964), Fiser created a single-movement work in an expressive, formally focused composition which betrays a progression towards greater compactness of musical shape in a concise yet effective musical testimony. The fifth sonata was written in 1974, the sixth sonata in 1978. The seventh sonata from 1985 was dedicated to Frantisek Maxian, the eighth sonata was written in 1995.

Piano Sonata No.1 was written in 1955. Fiser worked on it during his last year at the Prague Conservatoire under the supervision of Emil Hlobil. The piece is one of Fiser's early works which still respect a traditional compositional approach. Unlike his major and late piano sonatas, this sonata has three movements, each representing the traditional Classical-Romantic form. The sonata was premiered by Fiser's fellow-student and friend Antonin Jemelik in Theatre D34 on 30 January 1956.

The new setting for this piece is based on the single edition to date (SNKLHU, 1957); only with regard to a few inconsistencies in the score was it necessary to consult the composer's manuscript (kept at the National Museum - Czech Museum of Music, acquisition number 297/2006).

For Alto Saxophine in Eb. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Muzio Clementi (1752-1832), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Larry Clark, Jacques Fereol Mazas (1782-1849), Giuseppe Gariboldi, and Ernesto Kohler (1849-1907). SWS. Back To School. Softcover. With Standard notation. Carl Fischer Music #WF106. Published by Carl Fischer Music

String Quartet

SKU: BT.ALHE33293

Composed by Henri Dutilleux. Classical. Set of Parts. 50 pages. Heugel & Cie #ALHE33293. Published by Heugel & Cie (BT.ALHE33293).

French.

Composed between 1973 and 1976, Ainsi la nuit for string quartet is one of the most important works of its genre, by Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013), a French composer. Commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation for the JuilliardQuartet, Ainsi la nuit is based on a series of studies, lasts 18 minutes and is divided into 7 sections: 1. Nocturne 2. Miroir d'espace 3. Litanies 4. Litanies II 5. Constellations 6. Nocturne II 7. Temps suspendu Built on singlehexachords, it also uses the octatonic mode and focuses on harmonies, contrasts and oppositions of register. This publication includes the four string parts. Study score can be purchased separately.

Orchestra Concert Band

SKU: PR.416414460

For Orchestra. Composed by Roger Zare. Sws. Contemporary. Full score. With Standard notation. Composed 2006. 36 pages. Duration 9:30. Theodore Presser Company #416-41446. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.416414460).

ISBN 9781598064766. UPC: 680160610631. 9x12 inches.

Roger Zare is living every young composer's dream. At a tender age, he has already been lauded by the best, and his compositions continue to earn awards. Green Flash, his first publication with Theodore Presser Company, was written in 2007 for the USC Thornton Symphony, received a BMI Student Composer award in 2007, was chosen to be read at the 2008 American Composers Orchestra Underwood New Music Readings, won the ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Prize in 2009, and has now won the 2012 Symphony in C Young Composers' Competition. For more about Green Flash and a YouTube video of the premiere performance, see the composer's website (www.rogerzare.com/greenflash.htm).
A “green flash” is a rare atmospheric phenomenon that occurs as a sunset reaches its end. If conditions are just right, then a spark of green will hover on the horizon for a fleeting moment as the sun disappears. I first witnessed this subtle effect in Florida in 2005. Seeing the mythical event for the first time inspiredthis composition. Green Flash is a musical journey from daybreak to sunset. It focuses on the manipulation of colors and textures throughout its five sections. The musical events are designed to paint a picture of various scenes during the day. The piece begins with the heartbeat of the world emerging from the silentdarkness of the night. As night transitions to dawn, waves of color propagate from the repeating low C, building up through the harmonic series to become the vibrant colors of sunrise. Eventually all twelve notes of the chromatic scale are sounding together. Abruptly, a morning fog engulfs the scene. Out of the mist rises the only melodic theme in the work, played by a solo English horn, and later taken up by other solo winds. Once the fog dissipates, the sky fills with the playful dance of wispy cirrus clouds. A rainbow-like halo surrounds the sun, adding a burst of color to the scene. This carefree, optimistic cloud dance is invaded by a menacing front of cumulonimbus clouds. A storm rages at a frantic pace, but in its dying breath yields the most glorious of sunsets. Only as the last glint of sunlight disappears below the horizon, a faint sparkle of green lingers in the atmosphere.

Grade 1

SKU: CL.RWS-1828-01

(Melody Mine). Arranged by S. L. Smith & R.W. Smith. Young Concert Band. RWS Beginning Band Series. Extra full score. Composed 2018. Duration 3 minutes, 30 seconds. RWS Music Company #RWS-1828-01. Published by RWS Music Company (CL.RWS-1828-01).

The Melody Mine gives each member of the band the opportunity to play the melodic line while the teacher focuses on phrasing, shaping and other core musical concepts. The full band arrangement provides a lush chorale setting of the Holiday classic. Teaching creativity is also a feature of each Melody Mine publication. The student and/or director has the option to craft their own arrangement to feature soloist(s), instrumental choirs and full band. Master teacher Susan L. Smith has created a powerful teaching resource for use in any young band program.