With this new arrangement for younger players your young orchestra can perform one of the best-known TV and movie themes of all time. All beginning players love to play a rhythmic ?riff ? and this one gives you achance to teach 5/4 meter in a fun way. With lots of unisons appropriate changes to the melody and infectious percussion parts (optional) this one is a program winner.

The Eulenberg Edition of Brahms’ String Sextet No.1 In B Flat Op.18 in the original setting for 2 Violins 2 Violas and 2 Cellos. It is an eventful yet enduring work with shifting textures that follows the conventions of the classical as much as the Romantic with Brahms almost reluctantly capturing the beauty of Vienna. The use of String Sextet as an ensemble was new but Brahms magnificently entwines the instruments into a glorious whole. This Eulenberg Edition is a celebrated and highly authoritative miniature score serving as the definitive reference source for study performance preparation or simply for those with a love of the greatorchestral works.

In Japan there is an old tale whic has been told since before time began. Two of the most beautiful stars in the night sky are Altair representing Man and Vega representing Woman. These two lovers can meet each other only one time each year on the night of July 7th. Living on opposite sides of the Milky Way they have to ride a ship to meet each other on that night. If it rains they cannot see each other because the river of light in the sky is swollen. The name of the star ship that Altair and Vega ride is called Hoshi no Fune. I wante to express in music the pain of these separated lovers.