SKU: GI.G-3057

English. Scripture: Psalm 104.

C or B-flat instrument parts are optional.

SKU: CY.CC2718

The Chants du Rhin (Songs of the Rhine), a cycle of six pieces, based on poems by Joseph Mery, were written in 1865, and Bizet performed two of them on 16 April 1866 at a soiree of the Beaujolais Philharmonic Society. The songs are grouped symmetrically around La bohemienne as the central piece, framed by two meditatively yearning pieces (in E and D flat major) and two vividly exuberant ones (similarly in E and D flat major), with L'aurore serving as an introduction.

In this cycle Bizet takes up the theme of the gypsy girl which had already entered European music in the operas The Bohemian Girl by the Irish composer Michael William Balfe and Verdi's Il trovatore, as well as in Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies for piano. Bizet will return to it one year later in La jolie fille de Perth and ten years later in Carmen. The fourth piece Les confidences shows similarities in tonality, structure and motifs to the middle part of the third movement of Chopin's Sonata in B minor.

SKU: ST.C129

ISBN 9790570811298.

As I sit myself down to write this brief foreword, I ask myself can there be music more stirring than these old Cornish folk melodies? Though not Cornish myself (I confess to being born a little further up the road, in Bristol), I feel I have spent sufficient time in these 'ere parts to resonate with the sturdy brass band tradition that continues to permeate this incomparably beautiful, rugged county. One can almost detect a French 'accent' when listening to the piano music of Debussy, and likewise, speaking as a lapsed brass player, there is undoubtedly something of the Cornish twang about Trelawny when played on a cornet or euphonium. Then again, one gets a different, yet entirely convincing effect upon hearing these melodies rendered on woodwind instruments; hence, with a little gamesmanship on my part, I am pleased to see my collection of these fifteen delectable ditties come to fruition in the form of arrangements for treble clef brass instruments (in B flat and E flat), trombone and tuba (bass clef), horn in F, flute, clarinet and bassoon. While many will find themselves humming the likes of Going up Camborne Hill, Lamorna or The Helston Furry Dance even before they have turned to the first page - for these are indelibly intertwined with Cornish culture – I wonder if I might draw your attention to The Cornish Squire, The Pool of Pilate and Cold Blows the Wind Today Sweetheart, which are quite simply sublime melodies, perhaps needing that extra bit of help in bringing them to mind nowadays. In the best tradition of musical hand-me-downs, Cornish folk music works equally ideally sung and played, and only by doing so on a regular basis can such traditions hope to continue forward with vigour and authority. A legitimate way of achieving this is to revitalise the harmonic scheme of these ancient tunes and bring them up to date for a modern audience; after all, it was such an approach that fuelled the imagination of Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams in decades past, while skilfully paying homage to the underlying charm and, for want of a better word, simplicity, of the original music. But this is only a start – for without an energetic response from younger generations, Cornish folk music is destined to wither on the vine in much the same way as is happening with the Cornish dialect. So, put your instrument to your lips and proceed, not with caution, but with enthusiasm and a smile, for your great grandparents (and perhaps even their grandparents) would surely raise a glass if they could hear you doing your bit to ensure the survival of this splendid heritage.
Timeless Cornish melodies, cooked up for hungry clarinet players
Grades 1–4
Former Spartan Press Cat. No.: SP1218.

SKU: CY.CC2745

Impromptu is a piano work which Dvorak wrote in 1883 at the behest his friend Vaclav Juda Novotny to be inserted as a supplement into his music magazine. It has an A-B-A form containing some very beautiful melodies and much expression.

The piece was forgotten and considered lost but then showed up decades later in a private collection.

The music is about 6 minutes in duration and is appropriate for advanced performers.

SKU: GI.G-7797CD

UPC: 785147779728. English, Latin.

The cornerstone of your choral library Compiled from GIA's best sellers and newer gems, each volume in the CHORAL ESSENTIALS series highlights a particular season and includes pieces in a variety of styles, voicings, and instrumentation.     Invaluable as a planning tool…       …affordable enough to purchase copies for your entire choir!   Included in this edition: G-3064 Pentecost Psalm - Richard Proulx G-3915 Send Down the Fire - Marty Haugen G-4433 That Easter Day - Burton Bumgarner G-5133 Concertato on Go to the World! - Ralph Vaughan Williams, arranged James Chepponis G-5272 Come, Holy Spirit - Christopher Tye, edited William Tortolano G-5420 Alleluia, Christ Is Risen - Carol Browning G-5576 Two Songs for Easter: Surrexit Christus and Jubilate, Servite - Taizé Community G-5630 Let in Joy This Easter Day - Peter Niedmann G-5650 Neither Death nor Life - Marty Haugen G-6139 Psalm and Gospel Acclamation for Easter: This Is the Day - Stephen Pishner G-6266 Easter Days - Alice Parker G-6665 Concertato on Christ Is the World's Redeemer - John Ferguson G-6951 Rise to Sing! The Light Is Breaking - William P. Rowan, arranged Carlton R. Young G-6952 Go Out - Ian Callanan G-7307 This Is the Day - Chris de Silva  .

SKU: CY.CC2829

Massenet's Three Pieces for Piano, Four Hands Opus 11 was published in 1867. Two of the pieces were adapted for Cello in 1877. Mr. Sauer has arranged these two pieces for Trombone and Piano:
1.  Andante sostenuto
2. Allegretto vivo scherzando
The Andante is flowing and lyrical and the Allegretto is a lively 6/8 dance in A-B-A form.
The two movements total about 5 minutes and are appropriate for advanced performers.