Orchestra

SKU: HL.14008218

Composed by Claude Gervaise. Music Sales America. Classical. Score. Music Sales #NOV090067. Published by Music Sales (HL.14008218).

Concert band - Grade 3

SKU: MH.1-59913-054-8

Composed by Bob Margolis. Suitable for advanced middle school, high school, community and college bands. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 4:45. Published by Manhattan Beach Music (MH.1-59913-054-8).

ISBN 9781599130545.

Royal Coronation Dances is the first sequel to the Fanfare Ode & Festival, both being settings of dance music originally arranged by Gervaise in the mid 16th-century (the next sequel is The Renaissance Fair, which uses music of Susato and Praetorius). Fanfare Ode & Festival has been performed by many tens of thousands of students, both in high school and junior high school. I have heard that some of them are amazed that the music they are playing was first played and danced to over 400 years ago. Some students tend to think that music started with Handel and his Messiah to be followed by Beethoven and his Fifth Symphony, with naught in between or before of consequence. Although Royal Coronation Dances is derived from the same source as Fanfare Ode & Festival, they are treated in different ways. I envisioned this new suite programmatically -- hence the descriptive movement titles, which I imagined to be various dances actually used at some long-ago coronation. The first movement depicts the guests, both noble and common, flanked by flag and banner bearers, arriving at the palace to view the majestic event. They are festive, their flags swirling the air, their cloaks brightly colored. In the second movement, the queen in stately measure moves to take her place on the throne as leader and protector of the realm. In the third movement, the jesters of the court entertain the guests with wild games of sport. Musically, there are interesting sonorities to recreate. Very special attention should be given to the tambourine/tenor drum part in the first movement. Their lively rhythms give the movement its power. Therefore they should be played as distinctly and brilliantly as possible. The xylophone and glockenspiel add clarity, but must not be allowed to dominate. Observe especially the differing dynamics; the intent is to allow much buzzing bass to penetrate. The small drum (starting at meas. 29) should be played expressively, with attention to the notated articulations, with the brass light and detached, especially in a lively auditorium. It is of some further interest that the first dance is extremely modal. The original is clearly in G mixolydian mode (scale: G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G). However, other editors might put in F-sharps in many places (changing the piece almost to G major), in the belief that such ficta would have been automatically put in by the 16th-century performers as they played. I doubt it. I have not only eschewed these within the work, but even at the cadences. So this arrangement is most distinctly modal (listen to the F-naturals in meas. 22 and 23, for instance), with all the part-writing as Gervaise wrote it. In the second movement, be careful that things do not become too glued together. In the 16th century this music might have been played by a consort of recorders, instruments very light of touch and sensitive to articulation. Concert band can easily sound heavy, and although this movement has been scored for tutti band, it must not sound it. It is essential, therefore, that you hear all the instruments, with none predominating. Only when each timbre can be heard separately and simultaneously will the best blend occur, and consequently the greatest transparency. So aim for a transparent, spacious tutti sound in this movement. Especially have the flutes, who do this so well, articulate rather sharply, so as to produce a chiffing sound, and do not allow the quarter-notes to become too tied together in the entire band. The entrance of the drums (first tenor, then bass) are events and as such should be audible. Incidentally, this movement begins in F Major and ends in D Minor: They really didn't care so much about those things then. The third movement (one friend has remarked that it is the most Margolisian of the bunch, but actually I am just getting subtler, I hope) again relies upon the percussion (and the scoring) to make its points. Xylophone in this movement is meant to be distinctly audible. Therefore, be especially sure that the xylophone player is secure in the part, and also that the tambourine and toms sound good. This movement must fly or it will sink, so rev up the band and conduct it in 1 for this mixolydian jesting. I suppose the wildly unrelated keys (clarinets and then brass at the end) would be a good 16th-century joke, but to us, our put-up-the-chorus-a-half-step ears readily accept such shenanigans. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Full Score, 1 Piccolo, 4 Flute 1, 4 Flute 2 & 3, 2 Oboe 1 & 2, 2 Bassoon 1 & 2, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 2 Eb Alto Clarinet, 1 Eb Contra Alto Clarinet, 3 Bb Bass & Bb Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 2 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 4 Horn in F 1 & 2, 2 Trombone 1, 4 Trombone 2 & 3, 3 Euphonium (B.C.), 2 Euphonium (T.C.), 4 Tuba, 1 String Bass, 1 Timpani (optional), 2 Xylophone & Glockenspiel, 5 Percussion.

Alto Saxophone and Piano - intermediate

SKU: BT.DHP-1155655-401

Composed by Pascal Proust. De Haske Saxophone Series. Book Only. Composed 2015. 8 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1155655-401. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1155655-401).

ISBN 9789043147507. English-German-French-Dutch.

Who could play a waltz more beautifully than a saxophone? This little waltz could have been played in the Roaring Twenties in the fashionable districts of Paris.

The composer Pascal Proust has many years’ experience as a musician and music teacher. His output includes several hundred compositions for the most diverse instrumentations. He wrote Paris Dance for saxophonists at the level of approximately3 4 years’ study and paid special attention to an easy-to-follow, attractive musical style. As a result, Paris Dance is an ideal performance or competition work for young musicians.

Wie kan een wals mooier spelen dan een saxofonist? Dit fraaie walsje zou zomaar gespeeld kunnen zijn in de jaren twintig van de vorige eeuw in de modieuze stadsdelen van Parijs.

De componist Pascal Proust kan bogen op een jarenlange ervaring als muzikant en muziekdocent. Zijn oeuvre omvat honderden composities voor de meest diverse instrumentaties. Hij schreef Paris Dance voor saxofonisten die ongeveer drie tot vierjaar les hebben gehad, waarbij hij speciaal aandacht heeft besteed aan een makkelijk te volgen, aantrekkelijke muziekstijl. Daardoor is Paris Dance een ideaal voordrachts- of wedstrijdstuk voor jonge muzikanten.

Wer könnte einen Walzer schöner spielen als das Saxophon? Diese Walzertakte könnten genau so in den zwanziger Jahren des vorigen Jahrhunderts in einem berühmten Stadtviertel von Paris erklungen sein...

Der Komponist Pascal Proust kann aus seiner langjährigen Erfahrung als Musiker und Musikpädagoge schöpfen; sein Oeuvre umfasst mehrere hundert Kompositionen für verschiedenste Besetzungen. Er schrieb Paris Dance für Saxophonisten mit ungefähr3 4 Jahren Unterrichtserfahrung und legte besonderes Augenmerk auf einenleicht verständlichen, attraktiven musikalischen Stil. Dadurch eignet sich Paris Dance ideal als Vortrags- und Wettbewerbsstück für junge Musiker.

Quel instrument ferait mieux valser que le saxophone ? Voici quelques mesures que l’on aurait pu entendre il y a quelques décennies dans un quartier populaire de Paris.

Le compositeur Pascal Proust puise volonté dans son immense expérience de musicien et professeur de musique ; son catalogue d’oeuvres englobe plusieurs centaines de compositions pour divers instruments. Il a notamment écrit Paris Dance poursaxophonistes ayant environ 3 4 années de pratique, dans un style musical accessible et coloré. De ce fait, Paris Dance est la pièce idéale pour tout examen ou audition de jeunes musiciens.

Orchestra String Orchestra - Grade 2

SKU: FJ.ST6453

Composed by Claude Gervais. Arranged by Deborah Baker Monday. Series; String Orchestra. FJH Developing Strings. Form: Dance. Masterwork Arrangement. Score and Part(s). Duration 2:45. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-ST6453. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.ST6453).

UPC: 241444388198. English.

These vibrant and lively French Renaissance dances have a wealth of teaching material and will be a huge hit with your students. In the friendly keys of G and D, the music features simple rhythms and bowings so your students will have a stunning performance. Fantastic music that will complement any concert or festival program.

About FJH Developing Strings

Slightly more advanced than Beginning Strings, this series begins to involve more position work and a slightly more complex rhythmic figures. Rehearsal piano is often provided. Ideal for middle school and smaller high school programs. Grade 2 - 2.5

Guitar - Intermediate

SKU: MB.WBM58M

Traditional, Wire bound, Celtic. Folk. Book and online audio. 216 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #WBM58M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.WBM58M).

ISBN 9781736363058. 8.75x11.75 inches.

A comprehensive collection of 172 guitar solos for the flatpick or plectrum guitarist. All solos are written in standard notation with accompanying online recordings by the author. The solos include beautiful American, British and Celtic airs and ballads, Celtic dance tunes, lute and early music, popular classical repertoire and contemporary etudes. Includes access to online audio.

String quartet

SKU: FG.55009-420-8

Composed by Juhani Nuorvala. Score. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55009-420-8).

ISBN 979-0-55009-420-8.

Dancescapes (Nuorvala's String Quartet No. 1) professes to be a three-movement work, but the introduction, main movement and epilogue are played without a break and leave impression of a one-movement form. The dominating trait of Nuorvala's quartet is without doubt its incredibly rich and subtle use of rhythm - an aspect which the works subtitle leads us to expect.

Choir Secular (Women's Choir)

SKU: AP.49835

Recorded by BTS. Composed by Ed Sheeran, Jenna Andrews, John McDaid, and Steve Mac. Arranged by Bryan Sharpe. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Pop Choral Series. Contemporary A Cappella; Pop; Radio; Secular. Choral Octavo. 10 pages. Alfred Music #00-49835. Published by Alfred Music (AP.49835).

UPC: 038081571492. English.

Trying to get that contemporary a cappella sound with a developing ensemble? Here's an accessible arrangement with just three voice parts, a soloist (or small group), and some poppy vocal percussion. Smaller and younger groups will LOVE this smart setting of the good-time dance hit by BTS. Conservative vocal ranges, detailed articulation and phrasing, plus clearly notated beatboxing, do most of the work for you, so you can get straight to the fun---no permission required!

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.