By Madonna. By Patrick Leonard and Madonna. Arranged by Michael Brown. Score and Parts. Discovery Plus Concert Band. Softcover. Published by Hal Leonard

Grade 3

SKU: CL.012-1712-00

Composed by J. Spears. Concert Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR329). Score and set of parts. Composed 1983. Duration 5 minutes, 7 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-1712-00. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-1712-00).

With sensitive, but practical, percussion writing the opening slow section develops into lush harmonies set in a mixture of contemporary and chorale-like styles reminiscent of this composer’s earlier best- selling Momentations.’’ In contrast, a bright and exciting section follows with all the drama, drive and enthusiasm of that Spears’ style!

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.

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2.5

SKU: BT.GOB-000212-010

Arranged by Klaas van der Woude. Set (Score & Parts). 8 pages. Gobelin Music Publications #GOB 000212-010. Published by Gobelin Music Publications (BT.GOB-000212-010).

The sound of this arrangement of the well-known American song Make me a Channel of your Peace is remote, simple and above all exquisitely beautiful.
It is a highly accessible piece that will gently capture the hearts of musicians and audience alike.
The ideal piece for a restful interlude in your concert programme

Introvert, eenvoudig en bovenal wonderschoon zijn de klanken van van deze bewerking van het bekende Amerikaanse lied 'Make me a Channel of your Peace'.
Met dit zeer toegankelijke, voor iedereen te spelen werk, verovert u op eenvoudigewijze de harten van zowel spelers als luisteraars.
Een echte aanrader om als rustpunt in uw concertprogramma te gebruiken.

Orchestra Concert Band

SKU: PR.11640976S

For Soprano and Orchestra. Composed by James Primosch. Full score. Duration 18 minutes. Merion Music #116-40976S. Published by Merion Music (PR.11640976S).

UPC: 680160682768. Das Stundenbuch.

This cycle of orchestral songs sets four poems from an early collection by Rilke entitled Das Stundenbuch, or in English, Book of Hours. Although the title refers to a medieval book of prayers for the various times of day and seasons of the liturgical year, Rilke's texts occupy a position some distance from conventional piety. There is a melancholy to the spirituality expressed here, which speaks of an experience of God that is fragmentary, imperfect, and unattainable. The solitude evoked in the second song (as layers of busy activity are gradually peeled away) offers some solace, but the third song is very dark and fierce, filled with a desperate, even manic desire for God. The last song returns to the mood of the first, but now in a global rather than individual context. This song, like the set as a whole, speaks of our world's brokenness, yet strives to stammer fragments of God's name.