SKU: CL.023-4619-01

Here’s a very approachable work to introduce lyrical style to your beginning band. Based on the traditional Irish tune Molly Malone, the lovely, flowing melody begins in flutes, and is eventually carried around the entire band, allowing all your students to become familiar with lyrical melodic style. With limited technical and range demands, Celtic Air will enable your band to achieve a sensitive and musical performance. Beautiful!

SKU: CF.YPS204F

ISBN 9781491152928. UPC: 680160910427.

Avalon–Long Live the King is a medieval fantasy piece depicting the Isle of Avalon where the mystical sword Excalibur of King Arthur was forged. Composer Tyler Arcari unearths a solid piece for young bands that is both bold and dramatic. This piece is sure to spark the imagination of students and give them strong musical content with which they can develop their musicianship.
Program Notes:Avalon–Long live the King began its journey as a commission in honor of a dear friend and mentor. David Riggs is one of those band directors that just seems timeless. He is a powerhouse with such a stacked resume that it is easy to forget that at the end of the day he enjoys taking long bike rides with his lovely wife and whittling a piece of wood just as much as being a band director. He has touched so many lives and inspired so many people in our field and beyond. I was humbled, and honored, when I was contacted for the commission. To David, I hope that you one day know how much you mean to so many people, including myself.About the piece:The piece is written with a little homage to David’s long tenure at Avalon Middle school in Pace, Florida. He was certainly treated like a king as the band director and rightly so. It seemed only fitting to add a little medieval fantasy. Avalon is a mystical island in the world of King Arthur where the great sword Excalibur was forged.The piece begins lyrically with a slow introduction with melodic material. This melodic motive is used throughout with slight variations depending on the instrument voicing etc. Care should be taken at m. 10 that the Timpani roll helps to bridge our transition from an exposed section to full tutti. Care should be taken so that the tempo change at m. 19 is brisk and avoids the low brass turning into stomping. Accessories like the China cymbal and tambourine can become overpowering. I recommend having students think of these effects as background in order to make sure they don’t POP out. The dynamic changes at mm. 27-35 should be subito similar to orchestral dynamic changes. Avoid unwritten crescendos in this section. Measures 60–64 are a great opportunity to teach those unwritten dynamics that make music so enjoyable as we lead up to the finale. It was originally left blank for some theatrics in the premiere at David’s retirement concert so I know he would enjoy adding some Cholesterol as David would say.Long Live the King!

SKU: CF.CAS36

ISBN 9780825863646. UPC: 798408063641. 8.5 X 11 inches. Key: F major.

A warm and richly scored setting of the popular Christmas carol Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella, this full sounding arrangement will greatly enrich seasonal programming. Roy Phillippe has employed a broad palette of harmonic and instrumental colors to craft a memorable holiday selection.
Bring a Torch is a lovely Christmas carol. Using techniques such as suspensions, re-harmonization and modulations, my goal is to provide an interesting showcase for this familiar melody. the introduction in F major features sustained violins with a pattern of moving eighth notes in the violas and cellos. This pattern recurs throughout the piece. The first statement of the melody is in the first violins. The second violins supply harmonic support along with the viola/cello pattern. Measures 13-29 feature a section of tutti chordal playing. Measure 30 crescendos into the modulation to D major at m. 32. Here, the dynamic is forte, and the viola/cello pattern returns. At m. 40, the violas and cellos have the melody with violin accompaniment. A crescendo begins at m. 44 and builds to fortissimo at m. 48, featuring a modulation to G major. At this point the melody should soar. A descrescendo at m. 60 is followed by a ritard at m. 64. The final four measures are in the original tempo ending on a tutti chord.Careful attention to dynamics, especially in the accompanying parts, will result in a fine performance.

About Carl Fischer Concert String Orchestra Series

This series of pieces (Grade 3 and higher) is designed for advancing ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:

• Expanded use of rhythms, ranges and keys but technical demands are still carefully considered
• More comprehensive bowing techniques
• Viola T.C. included
• Careful selection of keys and degree of difficulty for advancing musicians

SKU: AP.33870S

UPC: 038081375946. English.

This tuneful medley of holiday favorites will be sure to get your audience in the holiday spirit with colorful settings of four old English carols. You'll feel the happy wassailing spirit immediately as the piece begins with The Wassail Song, then sail right on with I Saw Three Ships. A fluid transition leads into the lovely, lilting Coventry Carol. The sounds of holiday bells accent the final, driving passage, lifting anticipation and excitement with Ding Dong, Merrily on High. Surprising harmonies will captivate your concert audience in this well-crafted arrangement that is sure to become holiday favorite.

SKU: CL.023-4619-00

Here’s a very approachable work to introduce lyrical style to your beginning band. Based on the traditional Irish tune Molly Malone, the lovely, flowing melody begins in flutes, and is eventually carried around the entire band, allowing all your students to become familiar with lyrical melodic style. With limited technical and range demands, Celtic Air will enable your band to achieve a sensitive and musical performance. Beautiful!

SKU: FJ.ST6238

UPC: 674398228645. English.

Here is a lovely setting of the traditional Oh Chanuka melody, but with a new twist: Bernofsky takes motives from the melody and spins them into a fugue. You'll be amazed how such easily-playable parts come together to make a truly impressive effect. Sounds like real symphonic music!

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

SKU: GI.G-8316G

English, Latin, Others. Text Source: Trad., the word peace in a variety of languages.

Written as a closing blessing for an evening prayer service this modern setting of the ancient Dona nobis pacem begins quietly and gradually builds to a lovely refrain that incorporates the word peace in a multitude of world languages. This is the guitar edition.

SKU: HP.2365B

UPC: 763628323653. 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Acts 20:28, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 4:4-5, Galatians 5:25-26, Hebrews 9:28, Matthew 16:18, Matthew 5:1-12,15, Psalms 30:5, Revelation 21:9, Revelation 5:9.

Popular Hymn tune This new setting for handbells, organ, optional handchimes plus optional trumpet and timpani, begins with a rousing fanfare introduction, followed by two festive verses of the revered hymn. A meditative interlude on Old Hundredth provides a lovely, quiet contrast before returning to a final statement of the tune, Aurelia, with an exciting reprise of the fanfare for a stunning conclusion. Brass parts are also available for use in lieu of the organ.