Piano conductor's score and parts for Ketelbey's Cockney Suite No.5 'Bank Holiday' Includes full String Set.

A lovely addition to the concert literature this English carol is often heard during the holiday season. It has a charm that is gracious and haunting. Although more obscure than other holiday melodies it is delightful material for any seasonal concert. A variety of textures and tone colors add to the richness of the work.

Kongen Af Himmeby-Demo/Utopiaville-Demofor Symphony Orchestra (2009). The Utopiaville-Demo is commissioned by Finn Schumacker for The Odense Symphony Orchestra. Repertoire operas occationally have orchestral suites: Bits and pieces of overture interlude etc. tied up in a bouquet of 'schönste Tränen'. Contemporary opera usually wither after the first season so the focus is on getting people to come and have a sniff before it's too late. Consequently it seemed obvious to me to start making orchestral excerpts from my operas that are meant to be played before the premiere (and after please); I call them 'operatrailers' when they're substantial enough to be considered independent works and 'opera demos' when they're relatively short and more appetizer-ish. The Utopiaville-Demo is a fast-and-furious cinemascope 3D THX-demo for my chamber opera 'The King ofUtopiaville' which is sort of a mix between a reversed revolutionary opera (reversed because it's about a revolutionthat flops) and a rhythm'n blues theatre concert. The opera takes place on the remote tropical island of Honga-Tonga where a mayor form Europe is taking a much needed holiday as far away as possible from his home town Utopiaville. The mayor desperately needs to get away:He has overstepped his authority blatantly and broken every rule of law he felt like in order to create a modern liberalistic society where sanitation medicare hospitals schools the police and all other public institutions are sold to private investors and then leased back by the public - that way noone will ever have to pay taxes because everything finances itself the mayor says and in order to keep reality at a safe distance he drinks massive amounts of insanely expensive french claret all in the best interest of the inhabitants of Utopiaville of course.Honga Tonga can't get any further away from Waikiki Beach: It looks something like the 1933 version of

As seen in the mind-boggling Trans-Siberian stage show! This powerful piece soars and asks to be played large. Sure-fire excitement for any holiday program! The rock rhythm section contributes to an intense and very hip musical experience. An optional part for electric guitar can be used to add interest to the performance. This arrangement includes parts appropriate for a community or professional orchestra. The bowings are those that would be expected by professional players. Instrumentation: Full orchestra, timpani (G-B-D-E), drum set, opt. electric guitar, opt. piano, opt. electric bass. (3:25) / Orchestre

Johann Strauss the Younger (1825 - 1899) was a Viennese composer best known for his operettas and dance music especially his waltzes polkas and quadrilles. By the time his father died in 1849 he was already well-established as a renowned composer in his own right. The Annen Polka (Op. 117) was written for St Anne’s Festival in 1852 - an important public holiday in Vienna. Somewhat confusingly Struass Snr had also written a Polka for the same festival ten years earlier which is known by the same title. Struass Jnr’s Annen Polka has been arranged for Piano andschool/amateur Orchestra by Frank Naylor.

A Celtic Christmas Celebration-The joy and hope of Christmas are celebrated in this new Celtic-styled cantata from the pen that brought you The Mystery and the Majesty and Winter's Grace. This jubilant work is filled with tuneful carols thoughtful narration and sparkling orchestrations. Traditional melodies form the foundations of this tapestry of lights bringing to your holiday presentation a pleasing mixture of choirs carols and candlelight. Presented in both SAB and SATB formats a full line of support products is available including a digital resource kit complete with PowerPoint images rehearsal tips and art files to assist in the creation of your program. Two orchestration options areavailable: a Celtic consort and full orchestra.

A Celtic Christmas Celebration-The joy and hope of Christmas are celebrated in this new Celtic-styled cantata from the pen that brought you The Mystery and the Majesty and Winter's Grace. This jubilant work is filled with tuneful carols thoughtful narration and sparkling orchestrations. Traditional melodies form the foundations of this tapestry of lights bringing to your holiday presentation a pleasing mixture of choirs carols and candlelight. Presented inboth SAB and SATB formats a full line of support products is available including a digital resource kit complete with PowerPoint images rehearsal tips and art files to assist in the creation of your program. Two orchestrationoptions are available: a Celtic consort and full orchestra.

Expert Level (correlates with Book 2 p. 30) Veteran arranger Michael Sweeney brings us this well-scored new arrangement of the beloved English carol and folk tune specifically designed for younger players for holiday use or most any program throughout the year.

The always-creative Mark Hayes brings us a fresh new arrangement of a holiday favorite. Gesu Bambino is always eagerly anticipated as a solo but here it has been beautifully harmonized for SATB choir. Your accompanist getsa chance to really shine as well or you may choose the fabulous orchestration or accompaniment/performance CD. A sparkling addition to your Christmas program or worship service.

From the dynamic opening measures this holiday classic calls its listeners to join in the magic of the yuletide. Mark Hayes has breathed new life into this old standard with an engaging jazz waltz feel lush choral harmonies creative countermelodies and a sparkling orchestration. Melodies are traded back and forth between men and women and there is a “vocal jazz” section that will make any ensemble show choir or chorus shine. Althoughthere are some divisi sections much of the arrangement features accessible unison and two-or three-part writing. The piano part is especially fun to play.

Orchester und Chor ad lib.-This sparkling holiday work by Clare Grundman is one of the great treasures of educational music literature.The available editions allow for many flexible instrumentation/voicing combinations for a perfect winter concert finale and the tone is set perfectly by the included songs.

Ballet-Bernstein’s first composition in the genre Fancy Free composed in 1944 became extremely popular. The story of the ballet is fairly simple and was later reused by Bernstein in On The Town his popular first Broadway musical. The story devised by Jerome Robbins takes place in New York City where three sailors on shore leave meet three girls in a bar who they dance with and end up fighting over. They soon realize they were foolish to let the women become between their friendships.The music is based on a considerable number of popular styles of the day. At the beginning you hear Big Stuff a popular hit Bernstein later recordedas a single and made famous by Billie Holiday. Bernstein’s music is comprised of a fusion of different genres from Latin-American to Popular and Classical to Jazz all of which are footprints in his inimitable style.Available here as part of the Hawkes Pocket Score edition (No.1135) is the Study Score for Bernstein’s popular ballet Fancy Free.

A time-honored favorite carol is given a fresh creative treatment with this new arrangement by Ted Ricketts. With its brass fanfares contemporary harmony and sparkling orchestration it can be a part of any orchestra's holidayprogram and a library staple for years to come.

This collection of 23 holiday favorites will not only motivate beginning string students in the classroom, but will also encourage home chamber music sessions. The flexible format allows the book to be used with any combination of instruments, from a solo player with piano accompaniment to a full string ensemble. Correlated with specific pages in the Strictly Strings method. / Conducteur

Score-Critical Edition. This is the third movement of Ives’ Holidays Symphony or as it is officially known A Symphony: New England Holidays.