SKU: HL.4002390
UPC: 073999979886. 9.0x12.0x0.08 inches.
Our sky is never the same – from day to day or even hour to hour. It holds the brightest and darkest things we will ever see, and in addition is capable of displaying every imaginable color and mood. Through this expressive work, Samuel Hazo has translated the many qualities of the sky into musical moods. The opening section features flowing melodies beautifully developed between soloistic and full ensemble playing. The “sinister†fast section features driving rhythms, mixed meters and a crescendo that evolves into a powerful setting of the original melody. Sam's sense of timing and emotional pacing is strongly evident in this effective work. (5:45).
SKU: AP.48995
UPC: 038081563190. English.
Maroon 5 has perfected their pop song template---a catchy tune, memorable hook, and genuine, relatable lyrics. Toss in hints of Pachelbel's Canon in D and you have an undeniable hit. This well-crafted arrangement sets a few accompanimental guitar figures in the voices, and offers some subtle text adaptations for all occasions. It's a perfect choice any time, but especially effective for end-of-year events, marking a changing era with heartfelt emotion. Download PartTrax MP3s for all the audio you need to rehearse and perform the SATB and 2-Part voicings. Each PartTrax package includes full performance, accompaniment only, and part-predominant mixes of every voice part. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
About Alfred Pop Choral Series
The Alfred Pop Series features outstanding arrangements of songs from the popular music genre. These publications provide exciting, contemporary, and educationally-sound arrangements for singers of all ages, from elementary through high school, to college and adult choirs.
SKU: CA.1040219
ISBN 9790007302184. Key: F sharp minor. French. Text: Montesquiou-Fezenzac, Robert de.
Gabriel Fauré’s Pavane is one of his most popular compositions. What is less known, however, is that the premiere of this stylized dance in April 1888 was actually performed in this present version for mixed choir rather than in the now more familiar orchestral version or instrumental arrangeÂments. The text, in the style of Verlaine, sketches the carefree society of the Belle Époque, in particular the various flirtations and dalliances of the dancers. Based on Fauré’s autograph score, this new Carus edition reflects the original (faster) tempo marking. In addition to the composer’s revised piano reduction, Carus is also publishing a modern version for choir and four hands (Carus 10.402/10). Score and parts available separately - see item CA.1040200.
SKU: CA.925800
ISBN 9790007249205. Key: A flat major. German. Text: Cornelius, Peter.
Peter Cornelius once described himself as a poet-composer, for he wrote the texts for many of his songs himself. This is the case with In Lust und Schmerzen, the first song of the three Liebeslieder which make up op. 4. Cornelius composed these songs in 1854 in Weimar, where he was living near Franz Liszt whom he greatly admired. Liszt's influence can be discerned in the urgent piano accompaniment and the cumulative chromaticism which Cornelius chose as a means of expressing the emotional content of the text in music, alternating between Lust und Leiden, between Kampf und Ruh. The marking Leidenschaftlich bewegt [passionately agitated] aptly describes the character of the song. This art song was originally composed not for chamber choir, but for solo voice and piano. Denis Rouger has carefully adapted it to suit the requirements and expressive possibilities offered by a larger ensemble, without losing the any of the qualities of the original in the process. Each part in the choir has a melodic line drawn from the harmonic and rhythmic framework. In the process, the variety and refinement of the choral language combines with an enormous flexibility in form and expression, as French melodies or German art song demand from a soloist and pianist. The songs have been recorded by the figure humaine chamber choir on the CD Kennst du das Land ... (Carus 83.495).
SKU: CA.1040223
ISBN 9790007311292. Key: F sharp minor. French. Text: Montesquiou-Fezenzac, Robert de.
Gabriel Fauré’s Pavane is one of his most popular compositions. What is less known, however, is that the premiere of this stylized dance in April 1888 was actually performed in this present version for mixed choir rather than in the now more familiar orchestral version or instrumental arrangeÂments. The text, in the style of Verlaine, sketches the carefree society of the Belle Époque, in particular the various flirtations and dalliances of the dancers. Based on Fauré’s autograph score, this new Carus edition reflects the original (faster) tempo marking. In addition to the composer’s revised piano reduction, Carus is also publishing a modern version for choir and four hands (Carus 10.402/10). Score and part available separately - see item CA.1040200.
SKU: FG.55011-878-2
Lasting 27 minutes, Kalevi Aho’s String quartet no. 4 (2021) is in four movements. The first, Nocturne, begins with a hazily muted melody dominated by the interval of a minor third on the second violin. Though the first movement begins in nocturnal mood, there is also some more forceful music around the middle. The second movement, Allegro capriccioso, is quick with quirky rhythms. At times tempestuous, it faces the players with the biggest technical and virtuoso challenges. The following Largo is slow. A couple of times in the first half it is dominated by soft, mysterious harmonies. The tempo marking of the virtuosic closing movement is Presto, leggiore. The movement begins with quick, flickering, will-o’-the-wisp-like music. It later builds up to an extremely violent climax dominated by tremolo figures on the second violin and thick chords on the other instruments. The flickering music of the beginning returns at the end, before dissolving into silence.This product includes the full score (A4) and the parts (B4).
SKU: CA.1040203
ISBN 9790007301149. Key: F sharp minor. French. Text: Montesquiou-Fezenzac, Robert de.
Gabriel Fauré’s Pavane is one of his most popular compositions. What is less known, however, is that the premiere of this stylized dance in April 1888 was actually performed in this present version for mixed choir rather than in the now more familiar orchestral version or instrumental arrangeÂments. The text, in the style of Verlaine, sketches the carefree society of the Belle Époque, in particular the various flirtations and dalliances of the dancers. Based on Fauré’s autograph score, this new Carus edition reflects the original (faster) tempo marking. In addition to the composer’s revised piano reduction, Carus is also publishing a modern version for choir and four hands (Carus 10.402/10). Score available separately - see item CA.1040200.
SKU: CL.012-4705-01
Marking the centennial of World War I, also known as The Great War, this medley highlights seven songs popular during this era: It’s A Long Way To Tipperary, Good Morning, Mr. Zip-Zip-Zip, Roses Of Picardy, How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down On The Farm? Keep The Home Fires Burning, Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag, and Over There! Perfect for Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, or any concert situation, and especially well-suited for adult community bands. First class!
SKU: CL.015-3113-00
An enchanting piece for young bands that is sure to be a huge hit! With a tempo marking of slow waddle you can’t help but visualize a group of penguins parading around as you hear your students perform this unique and clever novelty tune. Total fun from start to finish! DON’T MISS THIS ONE!
SKU: FT.FM426
ISBN 9790570483259.
A warm and soft atmosphere pervades the piece. The tempo marking - Molto moderato, con libertà e sempre espressivo (very moderate, freely and expressively throughout) favours the effective partnering of soaring melodies of an improvised character in the solo part with the settled and unsettled rhythms and harmonic textures featured in the piano part. The style combines a classical language with the mood of jazz harmonies.
SKU: CA.5527905
ISBN 9790007252168. German/English.
Handel's Utrecht Jubilate HWV 279 enthralled London audiences right from its first performance, and it continues to do so today in concert halls and churches all over the world, thanks to the wide range of occasions when it can be performed. It was performed for the first time in a festive service on 7 July 1713 at St. Paul's Cathedral to celebrate the Peace marking the end of the twelve year-long War of the Spanish Succession. The Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate were Handel's first sacred works in English and important milestones at the beginning of his London career.The edition is based on Handel's autograph (which unfortunately does not survive) and on a copy from Handel's circle, which in some respects provides more information than the autograph and contains important details for this edition. In 1717 Handel revised the Jubilate in a smaller scoring for the ensemble at Cannons (HWV 246) and preceded it with a two-part Sinfonia which is also reproduced in the Appendix to this edition. The chorus is mainly scored in four parts, and is in eight parts in just one short movement. In two other movements the soprano part divides. The second alto solo part can also be sung by a high tenor.Score available separately - see item CA.5527900.
SKU: BR.OB-5581-27
ISBN 9790004343241. 10 x 12.5 inches.
A Programmatic Declaration of BeliefFelix Mendelssohn Bartholdy composed his Reformation Symphony for the celebrations marking the 300th anniversary of the Confessio Augustana, the Protestant declaration of faith. Owing to various and only partially explained reasons, there was no performance in 1830, the year in question; it was only two years later that the composer conducted the premiere of his work, now heavily revised, in Berlin. There was only one more performance in Mendelssohn's lifetime, this one conducted by Julius Rietz in Dusseldorf; the composer had since distanced himself from his opus.Conceived for the concert hall, the symphony formulates its theological references through the integration of various motives. This occurs in the finale, for example, in which Mendelssohn quotes the Luther chorale Ein feste Burg in the flute, from where it builds up to a triumphant principal theme. The strong extra-musical aspect must have been one of the reasons for the composer's later avoidance of this score, especially since Mendelssohn was becoming increasingly skeptical about explicitly programmatic music in the instrumental domain. Next to the Dusseldorf performance material of 1837, two scribal copies have been examined for the first time; they transmit the main stages of the version of 1830.
SKU: HL.4002362
UPC: 073999376876. 9.0x12.0x0.076 inches.
Hymns by Giovanni de Palestrina pre-date those of Bach by over a century and incorporate the great polyphonic tradition of Renaissance writing. The compositions used in this suite are from a collection published in 1589 titled Hymns of the Entire Year, and incorporate antiphonal choral effects that lend themselves particularly well to instrumental settings. John Moss uses richly contrasting tone colors and textures as well as characteristic modal tonalities in this wonderful setting for band. (3:30).
SKU: ST.H469
ISBN 9790220222528.
The celebrated composer of light music Haydn Wood died in 1959, and organists with a penchant for his smooth and distinctive melodies will delight in marking the occasion with Slumber Song. Arranged for the instrument by J. A Meale, it is also available for violin or cello and piano. With its polish and charm, this dreamy lullaby has a timeless appeal. Reissued in the prestigious Stainer & Bell Light Organ Music series, Slumber Song is suitable for a variety of instruments with pedals, and should present no difficulty to players of only modest technical ability.
SKU: BR.OB-5581-19
ISBN 9790004343227. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: HL.48025332
ISBN 9781784548339. UPC: 196288175520. 3.5x6.75x0.405 inches.
The best-selling diary returns for 2024 with a user-friendly portrait format, extra space for weekend appointments, and birthdays ofhundreds of famous people in the world of music. Listings of important musical events from 100, 50 and 25 years ago and forthcoming anniversaries up to 2029 are included, alongside a mini-directory of concert halls, opera houses, festivals, organisations and recording companies, plus a special article by Paul Driver celebrating the work of composers Peter Maxwell Davies and Harrison Birtwistle in their 90th anniversary year. The cover design for 2024 includes an excerpt from Benedictus from The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (1999) by Karl Jenkins, marking the composer's 80th birthday.
SKU: CL.LDP-7326-01
The beginning tempo marking says it all for this exciting piece: With energy and determination. The strength of Zephyrus and the rhythm of his Z (Morse Code rhythm: long-long-short-short) are the foundation of this bold, dramatic work for young band.
SKU: CA.5527805
ISBN 9790007188535. Language: English.
Handel's Utrecht Te Deum HWV 278 enthralled London audiences right from its first performance, and it continues to do so today in concert halls and churches all over the world. It was performed for the first time in a festive service on 13 July 1713 in St. Paul's Cathedral to celebrate the Peace marking the end of the twelve year-long War of the Spanish Succession in 1713. The Te Deum was the first commission by the English royal house and was also Handel's first sacred work in the English language. For Handel the Utrecht Te Deum was an important milestone at the beginning of his London career. The composition brought him an annual pension from Queen Anne and helped him to establish himself as a composer of prestigious music for the English royal family. Four further settings of the Ambrosian hymn of praise by Handel followed, including the equally popular Dettingen Te Deum (Carus 55.238). The six soloists required can in practice be reduced to four, and the Te Deum does not contain any stand-alone arias. The chorus is scored in five parts in a few movements (SSATB), with the concluding doxology beginning in double-choir scoring (SST/AATB). For this frequently-performed work Carus offers a musical text reflecting the latest scholarly discoveries. The Critical Report contains information on all the important facts about the work in a practicable, compact form. A detailed foreword contains insights into the creation of the work and its reception. The vocal score, chorus score, and orchestral parts provide for the needs of practical performance; these are complemented by carus music, the choir app for practising the choral parts, as well as the Carus Choir Coach practice CDs and a Vocal Score XL in reader-friendly large print.
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