SKU: CL.023-4720-01
Simple and beautiful, At the Water’s Edge is beginning band lyric music of the highest quality! After a short introduction, a beautiful and flowing melody is introduced by the flutes. Changes in texture, countermelodies and melodic presentation grow as the music progresses. Teaching opportunities abound to reinforce phrasing, blend and dynamic shaping. A heartfelt and sensitive addition to any young band concert or festival performance that will leave your audience breathless. Simply gorgeous!
SKU: XC.HRMG2146
UPC: 785147104650. English. Text by Christina Rossetti.
Love shall be our token, love be yours and love be mine...love shall be our prayer, love shall be our sign. This gorgeous setting of the Christina Rosetti text is a wonderful expression of love, support, and unity. Accompanied by either organ or piano, the thoughtful voicing leading, conservative ranges, and opportunities for expressive singing make it both accessible and musically satisfying. Â .
SKU: HL.1333899
UPC: 196288186595. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.
Now available for SATB voices, Tim Brent's take on the quintessential '80s message of individuality has opportunities for a soloist to shine while supported by well-written, jazzy harmonies and an inventive piano part!
SKU: CA.2720703
ISBN 9790007262235. Latin.
What does early Bruckner sound like? The Magnificat in B flat major casts a completely unexpected light on the young composer, on the threshold of composing his great church works. Around 5 minutes in length, and in the spirit of Mozart, it was written in 1852 for a service at the Monastery Church of St. Florian. With its concise form and scoring for small forces it offers many opportunities for use. Trumpets and timpani give a festive emphasis to this song of praise to Mary.
SKU: AP.47441S
UPC: 038081547886. English.
This lyrical arrangement of an Argentinian tango is a wonderful introduction to the music of Astor Piazzolla. The melody is first introduced by the violas and then passed smoothly to the first violins. Your students will love the beautiful harmonies, interesting rhythms, and the variety of dynamics, and the piece includes many opportunities to teach shifting, glissando, balance, and phrasing. This piece is a perfect choice for a festival or any concert performance.
SKU: AP.42137S
UPC: 038081471396. English. Traditional Scottish Folk Tune.
This setting provides a rich tapestry of sound with the ability for your beginners to make real music. The traditional Scottish folk tune is scored in 3/4 time and should not pose any technical challenges for any beginning band. This charming ballad presents multiple teaching opportunities for dynamic contrasts, full value notes, and subtle tempo nuances. Most musical! (2:15) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.47681
UPC: 038081543741. English. Words by William Brighty Rands.
This fanciful children's poem by William Brighty Rands is simply charming. Well-constructed for 2-part voices, this accomplished setting includes crisp rhythms and complementary counterlines that offer opportunities to work important elements of choral artistry. The whimsical words include blunders like If the pony rode his master, if the buttercup ate the cow . . . the world would be upside down!
About Alfred Choral Designs
The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.
SKU: XC.ICB2103FS
UPC: 812598036305. 9 x 12 inches.
Based on the tune Agincourt Carol, composer Tyler Arcari crafted an intense and dramatic work called Chivalry (At the Battle of Agincourt). The court intrigue is on full display and there are ample opportunities for each section and each musician to shine. This one is a winner!
SKU: AP.38447
UPC: 038081437446. English.
Here's a great 1940s Glenn Miller standard that will get any string orchestra swinging! The tunes, rhythms, and harmonies of the big-band era all come alive in this clever arrangement. All the string sections have opportunities to shine, and optional piano and vocal percussion parts add to the groove. And everybody gets to join in the classic Pennsylvania 6-5-0-0-0 chant! This is a chart that will truly bring the crowd swinging to their feet!
SKU: CL.LDP-7320-00
A musical fantasy depicting the wide range of the wind’s character that occurs throughout the year. Opening with a gentle breeze followed by clouds, thunder, lightning and rain. From beautiful little melodies of the lonesome prairie to big, brash percussive storm sounds; there are a lot of opportunities to study contrast. Brilliant and accessible!
SKU: KN.41804S
UPC: 822795418040.
Teaching opportunities abound in this straight-ahead swing chart at the very easy level. Solid swing figures, blues based changes and plenty of full ensemble work all combine to create a piece that everyone can enjoy and learn from. Scored for 4 horns with rhythm section and expandable to full big band, written or ad lib solos for all are included, along with optional parts for flute, clarinet and horn in F. A written or ad lib open solo section for blowing is included, with solo sheets provided for all. Duration 4:00.
SKU: CF.BPS58F
ISBN 9780825869952. UPC: 798408069957. 9 x 12 inches.
Supremacy is an engaging work for the beginning concert band. The piece provides many important teaching opportunities to reinforce rhythm, counting, and dynamics in the students' development. The rhythms in the wind parts are limited to quarter, half, and whole notes, and the music incorporates basic dissonance and resolution into the fabric of the piece. A perfect piece for the students' first experience performing at contest/festival.
SKU: LO.15-3435H
ISBN 9780787756277.
Though the sky is dark, though the stars in heaven can’t be seen, though the world is cold, you will be safe, safe with me. Brilliant opportunities for teaching phrasing, dynamic contours, breath support, and general musicianship abound. The depth of beauty and sensitivity in this Bryan Sharpe original make it a stunning addition to any concert program.
SKU: XC.FCB2404
Just as the title says, this original work is uplifting and jubilant. Beginning bands will enjoy many opportunities to expand their musicianship, including meter changes, harmonies, reinforcing concert E-flat, and a wide range of dynamics and articulations. Great percussion scoring as well, including a bell solo. A perfect concert opener!
SKU: XC.HCB2109
UPC: 812598036817. 9 x 12 inches.
Brooke Piersonââ¬â¢s The Gathering is a creepily inspired Waltz in 3/4 time for young bands. A great choice for Halloween performances, this Waltz has plenty of excellent learning opportunities, especially if you want to work on accidentals!
SKU: CL.012-3351-75
Unique! This new and fresh Ed Huckeby composition is an interpretive piece based on the Lewis and Clark Expedition of the early 19th century. Incorporating creative melodic ideas as well as experimental rhythmic concepts and instrumentation, this piece opens the door to new opportunities for creative performance. Includes flute (or recorder), oboe and tympani solos. A bold and exciting selection which your more advanced ensemble and audiences will love! Outstanding choice for concert or contest performance.
About C.L. Barnhouse Spotlight Series
The Barnhouse Spotlight series includes publications for solo instruments with concert band accompaniment. These publications are designed to feature outstanding members of your band as soloist, and to provide unique and entertaining programming options. Solo parts are graded more difficult than the band accompaniments
SKU: AP.44784S
UPC: 038081516974. English. Welsh Folk Song; Engelbert Humperdinck.
The delightful, beautiful melodies and harmonies are the stars in this Jan Farrar-Royce arrangement of two wonderful lullabies, All Through the Night and Evening Prayer. To be performed softly and simply, opportunities are provided for exploring timbre and tone. (2:30).
SKU: BT.AMP-246-010
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Kentish Dances is een suite op basis van dansen uit het Engelse graafschap Kent. Dit graafschap heeft zijn eigen dansmelodieën, wat in Engeland bekend is geworden als ‘country dancing’. Deze danswijsjes waren de bron van ditdriedelige werk van Philip Sparke, waarin levendige en opgewekte melodieën worden afgewisseld door melancholische en zangerige passages. Een betoverend werk!Wie der Titel schon andeutet, besteht Kentish Dances aus traditionellen Tanzmelodien aus der englischen Grafschaft Kent. Die seit dem 17. Jahrhundert beliebten Volkstänze sind zahlreich überliefert und boten Philip Sparke eine reichhaltige Quelle für dieses dreisätzige Werk, in dem sich lebhafte und beschwingte Melodien, mit melancholischeren Weisen und lieblichen Passagen abwechseln. Bezaubernd! Kentish Dances (“Danses du Kentâ€) est une commande du Bromley Youth Music Trust pour le Bromley Youth Concert Band (Orchestre d’Harmonie Junior de Bromley) placé sous la direction de Michael Purton. L’œuvre a été donnée en création par la formation dédicataire, le 16 mars 2008 au St John’s, Smith Square Londres.La ville de Bromley est située dans le comté du Kent l’extrémité sud-est de l’Angletrerre. Le Kent possède un riche patrimoine culturel traditionnel et notamment de nombreux airs de danses comme beaucoup d’autres régions anglaises. Connue en Angleterre sous le nom de country dancing, la contredanse fut plébiscitée par les classes moyenne et aiséeanglaises la période élisabéthaine, supplantant les formelles gaillardes et pavanes en vigueur la cour royale. La contredanse connut une telle notoriété que de nombreux ouvrages lui furent consacrés tels que l’English Dancing Master de Thomas Playford, publié en 1651, qui constitue la plus importante source de mélodies de danses traditionnelles léguée la postérité.Michael Purton, Directeur du Bromley Youth Music Trust, suggèra l’idée d’une œuvre basée sur des airs de danses typiques du Kent. Philip Sparke accepta et composa cette suite de danses en trois mouvements. Le premier mouvement est construit sur un moto perpetuo qui développe deux mélodies pétillantes en 6/8 : Dover Castle et The Fair Maid of Wickham. Le mouvement central s’articule autour de l’air Blackheath dont la sombre mélodie contraste de façon charmante et opportune avec la mélodie Bromley Bells. Le finale expose les sémillants We Are All Right at Canterbury et Ramsgate Pier. La valse cadencée Northdown Waltz offre un délicieux contraste expressif.
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