By Various. For Piano Solo. Classical. Easy. Instrumental Album. Text language: English. 128 pages. Published by Ashley Mark Publishing Company

Chamber Music Bass Clarinet, Cello, Clarinet, Flute, Glockenspiel, Marimba, Percussion, Piano, Piccolo, Splash Cymbal, Temple Blocks, Triangle, Vibraphone, Violin, Wood Block

SKU: PR.114419080

Composed by Melinda Wagner. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 48+8+8+12+8+12+16 pages. Duration 14 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41908. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114419080).

ISBN 9781491114216. UPC: 680160671595. 9 x 12 inches.

Composing for Boston Music Viva on a Fromm Foundation grant, Melinda Wagner drewinspiration from an astounding video of an industrious little pufferfish and his sand artistry.Working 24 hours a day, he carves out a beautiful medallion of swirls and ridges, in the hopeof attracting a sweetheart. Wagner has written, “I was so moved by the careful preparation,determination, patience, and artistry of this little fish, who has no guarantees of finding true love.The phenomenon reminded me very much of the act of composing – of creating something outof nothing, with few guarantees.”.
Several years ago, a friend shared the most marvelous video with me. In it, an industrious little puffer fish begins to prepare an elaborate work of artistry – his “etchings” – in hopes of attracting a sweetheart. Using only his fins, he prepares the “canvas” (the sandy ocean floor), and for the next week, working 24 hours a day, he carves a beautiful medallion of swirls and ridges. Shell pieces and pebbles are collected to adorn the masterpiece. And he waits.I was so moved by the careful preparation, determination, patience, and artistry of this little fish who has no guarantees of finding true love. The phenomenon reminded me very much of the act of composing – of creating something out of nothing with few guarantees. Rather than attempting to capture any action programmatically, I tried instead to express, in the abstract, the sense of anticipation, lovelorn hopefulness – and the optimism of a tiny, unsung hero. [The puffer fish is a member of the Chordata phylum.]-Melinda WagnerAugust 2018.

Arranged by Mark Hayes. Choir Secular. Women's Choir. Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. Folk; Secular. 8 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Songs of Romance and Delight. By Michael Head. (Voice and Piano). Boosey and Hawkes Voice. Size 9x12 inches. 50 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker (1947-). For baritone voice solo, piano. 21st century, prayer. Moderately Easy. Collection. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing

Composed by Brad Nix. Sacred Choral. Christmas, Sacred. Octavo. With guitar tablature. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard