SKU: XC.RCB2012
UPC: 812598033939. 9 x 12 inches.
Using two wonderful Carols, Low How a Rose E’er Blooming, and Silent Night, arranger Peter Terry has created a fresh new work for your holiday concert. This work has great opportunities for expressive independant playing as well as lush full ensemble sections. Audiences will love this one.
SKU: XC.RCB2111
UPC: 812598037067. 9 x 12 inches.
Composer Amy Riebs Mills takes us on a journey inspired by frontline workers. Beyond Courage has many opportunities for great tutti playing as well as soloistic and expressive sections. Ensembles and audiences will love it.
SKU: KJ.WB339F
Composer John Zdechlik gives us another fantastic composition in Windsong. This moving, reflective piece features his signature chorale style, and flowing melodic lines. Expressive and nuanced playing will only enhance the beauty of this accessible work.
SKU: ST.0144
ISBN 9790220201721.
Simple keys - not more than two sharps or flats, a few accidentals, easy melodies of 8 or 12 bars with hands playing together, independent movement, a few small intervals (together) not exceeding the minor 7th, easy examples in compound time, bigger keyboard range achieved by arm movement, easy expression marks.
SKU: AP.49930
ISBN 9781470662424. UPC: 038081579627. English.
Give your students a well-needed break from the chaos and noise of today's world with this gentle, introspective, hymn-like composition. Richard Meyer's A Quiet Peace uses suspensions, dissonances, and ninth and seventh chords, which lend a mature sound to the piece. The notes and ranges keep it well within reach of the young orchestra. An excellent way for your students to express sensitivity and grace while developing their emotive playing skills. (4:15) Correlates to Sound Innovations, Book 2, Level 2.
SKU: CL.011-3545-01
A expressive and reflective composition for developing bands that is a superb choice for any performance situation. Starts out with a very nice flute solo and also includes another short solo which may be performed by either oboe or trumpet. Wonderful material for teaching legato playing as well as tone development and improved intonation. Very highly recommended!
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: CF.CAS77
ISBN 9780825894787. UPC: 798408094782. 9 x 12 inches. Key: Gb minor.
Simply delightful, this piece features a light swing feel. A crowd-pleaser, there is plenty of opportunity for lush phrasing in this more advanced work.This music is swinging, with the melody going up and down. The feeling and the sentiment of the piece swing back and forth. To realize this swing, stay precisely in tempo. Staccato markings should not be performed too short. You might even enjoy the lingering sound of the pizzicato. More expression and legato playing are required starting in m. 39. At the very end of the piece the door is shut.
SKU: KN.42425S
UPC: 822795424256.
A lyrical melody and beautiful harmonies combine to create a poignant showcase for trumpet or flugelhorn soloist (written lines included for soloists lacking improvisation experience). Lush voicings encourage expressive solo playing, while the full ensemble sections deliver essential contrast. Rhythm section parts notated with chords cued. Duration 4:55.
SKU: XC.ISO2101
UPC: 812598037555. 9 x 12 inches.
Written for a dear friend and her social media posts about her cool Florida garden, Tyler Arcari crafts a heart-felt tribute perfectly suited for contest and festival. Very Copland-like, very accessible, along with lots of opportunities for expressive and contest-style playing.
SKU: CA.4001813
ISBN 9790007248956. Language: Latin.
Vivaldi's setting of Psalm 113 (Psalm 114 in the Protestant Bible) In exitu Israel was probably composed in 1739. Strings and basso continuo accompany the homophonically-written vocal parts. The text of this psalm - the longest of all the vesper psalms - was set by Vivaldi in an extremely condensed composition. Despite its brevity, his fine feeling for the emotional content of the text is wonderfully expressed. Even in this one-movement work the composer creates space for variety by not only varying the string accompaniment, but also playing with the keys effectively and sometimes in surprising ways, or hinting at the responsorial style of psalm settings. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4001800.
SKU: CL.024-4688-01
Beautifully stunning, highly reflective, and deeply emotional best describes this well-crafted hymn penned by celebrated composer James Swearingen. The flowing lines and rich harmonies are scored to touch the human spirit in every way possible. Because the technical demands are well within reach, your band will be able to focus on playing not just the notes themselves, but on the expressive meaning of the notes as well. Simply breathtaking!
SKU: GI.G-1110
Composer Chris de Silva emerges from the quiet solitude of quarantine with a beautifully expressive collection of carols for solo piano. This third edition in the Colours series is filled with pieces that fully capture the range of emotions that fill the Christmas season–from moments of joy and goodness to those of emptiness and loss. Whether playing them yourself or listening to the gorgeous recording, these carol arrangements will become seasonal favorites.  CONTENTS: Angels We Have Heard on High • Away in a Manger • Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella • The Coventry Carol • The First Nowell • The Holly and the Ivy • Infant Holy, Infant Lowly • O Come, All Ye Faithful • Silent Night, Holy Night • ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime • We Three Kings of Orient Are • What Child Is This?  .
