SKU: CL.011-3724-01

Written in tribute to a young musician who loved his Mexican musical heritage, Robert W. Smith has created this concert/festival work that will be a standard in the young band repertoire. Inspired by classic band literature as well as the unique flavors of the Mariachi culture, Fiesta La Vida is a celebration of life and music. The infectious rhythmic figures combined with the melodic and harmonic effects will make your developing band sound mature and at their absolute best!

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.

SKU: CL.011-4326-01

Based on an Appalachian melody, Folk Song Variants is welcome addition to the young band repertoire. Beginning with a lyrical melodic statement, the piece moves to a celebration of American folk songs featuring melodic interplay throughout sections of the band. Suitable for concert and festival performance, this work by Robert W. Smith is destined to be part of the young band standard repertoire.

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.

SKU: AP.98-RWS212001

Based on the holiday classic Jingle Bells, this clever arrangement by Robert W. Smith for the beginning band is based on the story of a young child hearing a bit of a commotion in the living room on Christmas Eve. Upon sneaking down the stairs, the child is surprised to see Santa having a great time dancing the samba as he delivers the gifts and then soars out of sight. Fun and entertaining, this new arrangement for beginning band will be a hit at your holiday concert!

SKU: CL.023-4092-01

Featuring the keyboard percussion section, Walking The Planks will be an invaluable addition to your next beginning band concert. Using a nautical theme, Robert W. Smith has created this work to reinforce musical concepts and highlight this crucial area of skill development for all percussionists. Using only six notes, the melody will flow seamlessly across the planks while providing a delightful musical experience for all. The optional accelerando provides an added incentive to the percussion section leading to a very exciting conclusion. Just imagine...they will be stars using keyboard instruments! What a great message to send in this early part of their band experience!

SKU: CL.023-4991-01

Joy Through The Holidays is a joyous opening statement for your holiday concert! Drawing upon classic favorites, this arrangement by Robert W. Smith is carefully scored to make your young musicians sound brilliant. A perfect proclamation to begin the season of celebration and joy!

SKU: CL.023-4902-01

The beautiful hymn Trust And Obey provides a beautiful and sensitive opportunity for your young concert band. Simple and elegant, Robert W. Smith’s arrangement of this well-known melody provides a myriad of teaching opportunities in a musical setting that is artistically effective. Breathtaking!

SKU: CL.024-4904-00

The classic Coventry Carol is an English Christmas carol from the 16th century. The haunting melody became more widely known in1940, after Coventry was bombed by the German Air Force during World War II. On Christmas Day, the BBC broadcasted a service from the ruins of the Coventry Cathedral that included a dramatic choral performance of the work. This single broadcast with the song’s melancholy lyrics gave new meaning to the carol, cementing its place in our holiday repertoire. Robert W. Smith’s powerful Carol For Coventry brings that 1940 cathedral setting to life with a powerful and dramatic opening statement and a flowing, lyrical setting of the classic carol. A very dramatic choice for your holiday program!

SKU: BR.EB-8601

ISBN 9790004178829. 9 x 12 inches.

Goethe, who studied in Leipzig between 1765 and 1768 (a period he wrote about in Dichtung und Wahrheit), was friends there with a young man of his age, Bernhard Theodor Breitkopf, the grandson of the publishing house's founder. Breitkopf set his friend's first poems to music in the style of the day. The Neue Lieder und Melodien came out for the 1770 Leipzig spring fair, though without any mention of the poet, still completely unknown at that time. The title Goethes Leipziger Liederbuch dates only from 1932, when Gunter Raphael prepared a new edition for the Goethe commemorative year. Since several poems from the Neue Lieder are found in highly altered forms in later work collections, this publication of Goethe's first poems is also of great value to literary scholars.

Goethe, who studied in Leipzig between 1765 and 1768 (a period he wrote about in Dichtung und Wahrheit), was friends there with a young man of his age, Bernhard Theodor Breitkopf, the grandson of the publishing house's founder.