Stringpack-FANFARE PRELUDE: O GOD OUR HELP IN AGES PAST is based on the hymn-tune ?St. Anne ? which was used by G.F.Handel in the Chandos anthem ?O Praise the Lord ? and by J.S.Bach in his triple fugue in E-flat ?The St. Anne Fugue.? James Curnow?s FANFARE PRELUDE: O GOD OUR HELP IN AGES PAST captures the thoughts of this magnificent hymn which speaks of our country?s reliance upon God. The unusual 4/4 meter setting with artfully crafted re-harmonizations and lush counterpoint gives each listener cause to reflect on the importance and meaning of this melody to patriotic Americans everywhere.Inspired!

Triumphal March from Aida La Donna e Mobile from Rigoletto Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda and Soldier's Chorus from Faust.Grade: 2 - 5

This spectacular setting for soloist choir and orchestra of the Irving Berlin patriotic classic features an optional narration of the beautiful and inspiring Give me your tired your poor... text by Emma Lazarus. This powerfulwork is ideal for festival occasions of all types.

Strings Pack-Strings Pack. Versatile music and very easy wherein each of the five short pieces sounds good in two three or four parts.Grade: 2 - 4

This work for string ensemble was commissioned by the BT Scottish Ensemble and was first performed in June 1996 at the Hellenic Centre London by the BT Scottish Ensemble with Clio Gould (violin).Quoting Tavener: Tears ofthe Angels should be played at the extreme breaking point of 'tenderness'. In other words totally beyond our compassion and beyond our comprehension. Wrapped in a depth of inner silence of which we have no idea a stateof being not an emotion a tender light piercing the agonising darkness of the world. Also a humility of which we have no idea because it is not rooted in a hypocritcal or contrived deprecation of self but in the blindingvision of God Himself.Since we are 'human' and not angels the music can only be 'imagined' by us. All th strings are muted throughout except for the part marked solo violin. The solo violin is 'the chief among theAngels' and the whole piece must sound 'serene' and 'seemless'.Duration c. 17mins.

For solo Cello Timpani and Strings.Popule Meus was commissioned through the Magnum Opus project: Kathryn Gould founding patron and commissioner and Meet the Composer project manager.It was first performed on 6thFebruary 2010 by Yuri Hooker (cello) and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Micklethwate. Composer's Notes 'Popule Meus is a meditation on the Judaic and Christian text ?O my People whathave I done to you?? but itis also a Universalist contemplation of the wholesale rejection of God by modern man. However much manrejects God he cannot escape Him and indeed he is condemned to the supernatural by his deiformnature. InHindu terms he is the Absolute Ayam Atma Brahma (The Self is the Absolute).In this work the solo cello is the All-Compassionate One while the timpani represent man in his vain andpointless rejection. Although the solocello and strings and the timpani share the same material (four ideas aregradually revealed and they revolve four times during the piece) the timpani music is violent and becomesincreasingly frenzied and contracted while thecello and strings remain still and serene.So even in winning the Darkness loses and even in losing the Light wins. Passion Resurrection andRedemption; or in Hindu terms Atma (The Absolute) alone is real Maya (The Relative) ismerely illusion.'

A collection of 12 traditional carols for developing string orchestra (Grade 2) from master arranger Bruce Healey. This group of delightful arrangements will become your most valuable resource of holiday music for years to come.Each carol is given a fresh creative treatment yet is expertly arranged with younger players in mind. May be accompanied by piano or harp and percussion. Songs include: Away in a Manger • We Wish You a Merry Christmas• Deck the Halls • Ding Dong Merrily on High • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen • Greensleeves • O Come All Ye Faithful • Chanukah Oy Chanukah • O Holy Night • Pat-A-Pan • Silent Night• Three Holiday Songs (Medley including The Dreydl Song Jingle Bells and Joy to the World).Available for:04490308 Conductor / $19.9504490309 Violin 1 / $5.9504490310 Violin 2 /$5.9504490311 Violin 3 (Viola T.C.) / $5.9504490312 Viola / $5.9504490313 Cello / $5.9504490314 String Bass / $5.9504490315 Piano / $8.9504490316 / Opt. Harp / $8.9504490317Opt. Percussion / $5.95.

Each of the four movements of Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony simplified and abridged. Arranged for Strings by Mark Goddard. Grade: 2 - 5