By Various. For C Instruments. Fake Book. Softcover. 560 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Arranged by Robert Sheldon. Concert Band; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Concert Band. Form: Medley. Folk; Light Concert. Part(s); Score. 284 pages. Duration 6:15. Alfred Music #00-45999. Published by Alfred Music (AP.45999).

By Fred Jewell. Arranged by Andrew Glover. Solo,lighter. Concert Band. Level: Grade 3. Score and set of parts. Composed 2001. Duration 0:02:43. Published by C.L. Barnhouse.

Fakebook (spiral bound) for Bb instrument and voice. With vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, black and white photos and introductory text. 574 pages. Published by Sher Music Company.

Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5

SKU: BT.DHP-1064011-020

Composed by Roland Kernen. Applause Series. Original Light Music. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 2006. De Haske Publications #DHP 1064011-020. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1064011-020).

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

The Blues is a well-known style of popular music. The name does not come out of thin air. After all, the term ‘blues’ refers to a state of mind: with the sentence ‘I got the blues’ someone means they are in low spirits. The blues originate in the melancholic music that the slaves in the southern United States made to relieve their depressing circumstances to some extent. This new concert work makes use of ‘blue notes’ (the flattened 3rd and 7th notes of the scale) which give this exciting work its blues sound.

De Blues vindt zijn oorsprong in de melancholische muziek die de slaven in het zuiden van de Verenigde Staten maakten om hun ellendige omstandigheden enigzins te verzachten. Karakteristiek voor deze muziek is onder andere het gebruikvan 'blue notes', die uiteraard ook in de blues Forever van Roland Kernen veelvuldig voorkomen.

Roland Kernen erinnert in seinem Stück Blues Forever an den Ursprung des Blues in der melancholischen Musik der schwarzamerikanischen Sklaven in den Südstaaten der USA. Die Musik drückte das tiefe Leid aus, diente aber zugleich als Trost und Stärkung. Charakteristisch für diesen Musikstil ist damals wie heute die Verwendung so genannter blue notes“, die auch in Kernens authentischem, bewegenden Werk häufig auftauchen.

Le blues s’est façonné dans les plantations du Sud des États-Unis. C’est dans cette musique mélancolique que les esclaves tentèrent d’apaiser quelque peu les souffrances d’une vie de misère. Le blues devient alors source de consolation. Parmi les éléments qui caractérisent ce genre musical, on trouve les blue notes, composantes fondatrices du style, qui apparaissent également dans cette composition de Roland Kernen.

Grade 1.5

SKU: CL.011-1796-02

Composed by Schaeffer. Young Concert Band. Command Series. Extra score. Composed 1985. C.L. Barnhouse #011-1796-02. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.011-1796-02).

A highly effective little rock piece that gives all sections a chance to shine and gives your students a chance to express the ‘blues’. This one is certain to be a favorite of young players.

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.

(Guitar Chord Songbook). By Peter, Paul and Mary. For Guitar. Guitar Chord Songbook. Softcover. 120 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Chamber Music flute, piano

SKU: PR.114419440

Composed by Antonin Dvorak, Edward Elzear Zez Confrey, George Gershwin, Harry T. Burleigh, and W.C. Handy. Arranged by Paula Robison. Sws. (see extensive Preface in the publication). Set of Score and Parts. 36+12 pages. Theodore Presser Company #114-41944. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114419440).

ISBN 9781491130810. UPC: 680160676767. 9 x 12 inches.

Paula Robison has selected and arranged highlights of Blues, Ragtime, Spirituals, and all three Gershwin preludes in this remarkable collection for flute and piano. George Gershwin described his own music as: “a sort of musical kaleidoscope of America, of our vast melting pot, of our unduplicated national pep, of our blues, our metropolitan madness.” A TOUCH OF BLUE celebrates this lively image.

(Children's Songs and Games from England). Arranged by Susan Brumfield. Book and CD pak. Expressive Art (Choral). Softcover with CD. 160 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Piano/Vocal/Chords Mixed Folio (Arrangements for piano and voice with guitar chords). Size 9x12 inches. 328 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

(Easy Guitar with Notes and Tab). By Various. Easy Guitar. Softcover. Guitar tablature. 258 pages

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4

SKU: BT.DHP-1094729-010

Composed by Itaru Sakai. Brilliant Marches. Concert March. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 2009. De Haske Publications #DHP 1094729-010. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1094729-010).

9x12 inches.

This work takes both its name and inspiration from a lighthouse “Sword Cape” that keeps watch near Japan’s naval base. The piece describes how, come rain or shine, the lighthouse bids a safe journey to departing ships, guides them during their travels and eventually welcomes them home again. The music evokes many musical images - grand ships sailing by, white-capped waves, the deep blue of the ocean and the light of ‘sword cape” as it silently guides ships over the mysterious waters.

Dieses Werk wurde von einem Leuchtturm mit dem Namen Schwert-Kap“ inspiriert, der in der Nähe des Marinestützpunkts von Japan steht. Es beschreibt, wie die Schiffe bei jedem Wetter von diesem Leuchtturm verabschiedet, auf ihrem Weg geleitet und bei der Rückkehr willkommen geheißen werden. Dabei entstehen verschiedene musikalische Bilder vor dem inneren Auge des Zuhörers: das Vorbeiziehen eines Schiffes, weiße Wellen blauer See oder das Licht des Leuchtturm auf dem stillen Wasser bei Nebel.

Light of the Sword è un brano commissionato a Sakai dalla Banda Militare delle Forze marittime di autodifesa giapponesi di stanza nel porto di Yokosuka nella baia di Tokio. L’origine del titolo ha due significati: da una parte si ispira al faro di Tsurugizaki (letteralmente “estremit della spada”), la cui luce serve come punto di riferimento tra la terra ed il mare, e dall’altra alla luce emanata dalla spada che appartiene alla grande tradizione degli ufficiali di marina. Una marcia luminosa!