SKU: BR.EB-5428

ISBN 9790004164082. 9 x 12 inches.

The piano vocal score for high bariton is available on hire Pk.Schl(4) - Klav - S.

SKU: HP.2219

UPC: 763628122195. By Rowland Prichard.

Hymn tune by Rowland Prichard The melodic interest in this setting of the hymn tune HYFRYDOL is the alternating 4/4 and 3/4 meter and how it affects the rhythm of the tune. The melodic interest in this setting of the hymn tune HYFRYDOL is the alternating 4/4 and 3/4 meter and how it affects the rhythm of the tune. Later, syncopation in the accompaniment takes over the interest. Martellatos enhance selected moments as well as the shake and echo articulations. 103 measures.

SKU: CF.YPS208

ISBN 9781491152287. UPC: 680160909780. Key: D minor.

A stunning and heart-wrenching composition based on the Jewish folk son Shlof, Mayn Kind. You can hear the emotional content pour out of this piece written in memory of an outstanding orchestra director. The piece beginnings with original material to set the tone, followed by a clarinet solo on the song. It then develops through a variety of different harmonic presentation before building to a nice key change and climatic moment. The piece ends as it began, but with a more hopeful tone. An amazing piece.
Sleep, My Child was commissioned by the Madison Middle School Band and Orchestra in Tampa, Florida, and is dedicated to the memory of their Director of Orchestras Kevin Frye. Director of Bands Chris Shultz championed the commissioning of this piece to honor Kevin after he passed away in December 2016. Mr. Frye was a beloved member of the staff at Madison Middle as well as the music community of Tampa and the state of Florida. I was a personal friend of Kevin’s. We were in several musical groups together when we were young that were formative to both of our musical careers. I also guest conducted his Madison Middle School Orchestra several times over the past four years. His musicianship, teaching skills and love for his students were exemplary.When taking on the challenge of writing a piece to honor Kevin’s legacy, Mr. Shultz and I decided to try and include several important aspects of Kevin’s life into the piece. Kevin was proudly Jewish, a fantastic trumpet player and loved Jazz. With that in mind, and after a lot of research, a Jewish folk song Shlof, Mayn Kind was selected as the basis for the piece, not to be religious, but to honor his faith and heritage. Plus it is a beautiful song, and I felt the title reflected the sentiment I was looking to express, which is of someone taking rest after a long battle with illness. Thus, a lullaby seemed appropriate.I also wanted to incorporate Jazz into the piece, but in a concert setting, so you will hear as the piece develops, the harmonies of the folk song expand into ones found more commonly in Jazz compositions. Not in a far out way, but in a subtle way to again honor this part of his life. For example the climactic moment of the piece at the fermata in m. 57 is a Dbmaj9#11 chord. It appropriately give the piece the angst that I was looking for at this moment in the piece, while honoring the importance of Jazz in Kevin’s musical life.The piece was also conceived to include both the Madison band and orchestra in the performance at the premiere. I wanted the pieces to work separately by the band and separately by the orchestra, but I also wanted them to be able to play the piece together to honor Kevin.The piece begins with original material designed to set the mood of the piece with a tempo/style marking of pensive, but also as material that I used as connective musical tissue between statements of the folk song.  After this introduction, the folk song is presented by a solo violin (or clarinet) with orchestral accompaniment in a simple straight forward presentation of the song. This is followed by a woodwind section statement of the folk song accompanied by muted trumpets. During this presentation the harmony starts to expand with more color notes in the chords. The low brass are added half way through this statement to add depth and lushness.The introductory material returns, but with some angry hits in the lower voices. This leads to a full ensemble state of new material that is used to transition to the climax of the piece, and to build tension. After the build, the piece modulates to a shortened statement of the folk song with more advanced harmonies and an active counter line in the violas, horns, saxes and first clarinets to further build the tension.  This tension is released at the fermata in m. 57, as mentioned above. After a thoughtful pause, the piece concludes with a completion of the folk song again with a solo violin (or clarinet) followed by a return of the introductory material to tie the piece together. The piece ends hopeful, with a solo trumpet (Kevin’s instrument) that is dissonant at first, but then resolves as if to say - everything will be OK! It has been my distinct honor to have been asked to write this piece in Kevin’s memory! I hope that in some small way the piece helps to bring comfort to his family, students, colleagues and to all those that knew him!–Larry ClarkLakeland, FL  2017.

SKU: HL.49021462

ISBN 9783795736293. UPC: 196288056515. 5.0x7.25x0.105 inches. Greek - Latin - German.

Wortlich ubersetzt ist das Libretto ein 'kleines Buch', ein 'Buchlein'. Doch nicht irgendein Buchlein. Seit es Opern gibt, gibt es die Textbucher dazu. Oft erzahlen die Universalsprache Musik und der Ausdruck der Darsteller die Geschichte, auch wenn man die Worte nicht versteht. Trotzdem ist ein Libretto sehr hilfreich fur das Verstandnis der Details. Gerade dann, und das fast immer, wenn die Oper in der Originalsprache aufgefuhrt wird. In den Libretti ist in der Regel das Original der Ubersetzung gegenubergestellt. Sie konnen so problemlos parallel Handlung und Inhalt folgen. In den meisten Fallen existiert das Textbuch Oper bevor die Musik dazu komponiert wird. Spannende und dramatische Geschichten bilden die Grundlage fur faszinierende Opernkompositionen.

3 (auch 3 Picc.) * 3 (2. u. 3. auch Engl. Hr.) * 3 * 3 (3. auchKfg.) - 6 * 3 * 3 * 2 - 6 P. S. (Trgl. * 4 Beck. [] * Tamt. * Rohrengl. * Schellentr. * 2 kl. Tr. * 2 gr. Tr. * 4 Mar. * 4 Holzer * 3 Glsp. * Xyl. * Marimb. * Tenxyl. [Trogxyl.]) (10-12 Spieler) - 2 Hfn. * 3 Git. * 3 Klav. - Str. (12-14 * 12-14 * 12 * 12 * 8)

3 (auch 3 Picc.) * 3 (2. u. 3. auch Engl. Hr.) * 3 * 3 (3. auch
Kfg.) - 6 * 3 * 3 * 2 - 6 P. S. (Trgl. * 4 Beck. [] * Tamt. * Rohrengl. * Schellentr. * 2 kl. Tr. * 2 gr. Tr. * 4 Mar. * 4 Holzer * 3 Glsp. * Xyl. * Marimb. * Tenxyl. [Trogxyl.]) (10-12 Spieler) - 2 Hfn. * 3 Git. * 3 Klav. - Str. (12-14 * 12-14 * 12 * 12 * 8).

SKU: HL.49006189

ISBN 9790001067294.

Sinfonie 1 Fogli:1 * 0 * 2 (2. auch Bassklar. in B) * 0 - 1 * 0 * 0 * 0 - P. S. (gr. Tr. * 4 Tomt. * Bong. * Tempelbl. * Glocke in G) - Hfe. * Klav. * Harm. * Mand. - Str. (6 * 6 * 4 * 4 * 3)Sinfonie 2 Ricordanze:1 * 1 * 0 * 1 - 0 * 0 * 0 * 0 - Cemb. * Str. (6 * 0 * 2 * 1 * 1)

Sinfonie 1 Fogli:
1 * 0 * 2 (2. auch Bassklar. in B) * 0 - 1 * 0 * 0 * 0 - P. S. (gr. Tr. * 4 Tomt. * Bong. * Tempelbl. * Glocke in G) - Hfe. * Klav. * Harm. * Mand. - Str. (6 * 6 * 4 * 4 * 3)

Sinfonie 2 Ricordanze:
1 * 1 * 0 * 1 - 0 * 0 * 0 * 0 - Cemb. * Str. (6 * 0 * 2 * 1 * 1).

SKU: MB.97884

ISBN 9780786652808. UPC: 796279075428. 8.75 x 11.75 inches. By Bret Willmott.

Many polyrhythms and polymeters simultaneous combinations of more than one rhythmic pattern exist in todays music, with some being so common they could be referred to as rhythm licks. This book presents a unique and comprehensive approach to polymetric applications of various rhythms over common chord progressions and song forms in 3/4 and 4/4, written primarily for instruments with chordal capabilities. Non-chordal instrumentalists interested in rhythmic development and contemporary phrasing may also benefit. Polymetric rhythms will force a variety of harmonic anticipations and delays which can have a profound and beneficial effect on harmonic, melodic, and improvisational phrasing. In addition, the focused attention and expanded awareness needed to master these exercises can also help in your sensitivity and response to the surrounding environment and your interactions with other musicians and audience.

SKU: HL.4002870

UPC: 884088353032. 9x12 inches.

Commissioned by Prattville (Alabama) High School, this work in three movements pays tribute to that city's founder, Daniel Pratt, who was one of the leading industrialists of the early 1800s. Including movements entitled “Fanfare for a New Era,” “Ode: The Southern Landscape,” and “Perpetual Motion: Machines,” composer Johnnie Vinson uses creative scoring and intriguing sounds to recreate this period of American history in an impressive work for band. Duration: 7:30 (Grade 4).