Par MC NEFF STEPHEN. My research for Banished began with a small group of students during a Trinity Laban co-lab period in 2013, though the idea goes back over 30 years when I first saw Steve Gooch’s Female Transport and stored the idea of adapting it as an opera until the right opportunity arose. I have been involved in opera for a long time and it has always been a frustration for me that while there is an abundance of female talent (particularly so in conservatories and colleges) there is a noticeable lack of challenging roles available for young women. The roles most often undertaken are maids or innocent girls, compliant wives or tomboys. Not that the problem is necessarily confined exclusively to young women, but where good roles exist, the women are all too often merely passive or victims. Things happen to them rather than them making things happen. They are unable to influence their circumstances and are usually resigned to their fate. Worse still, they are often judged in some way responsible for what happens to them, culpable even because of their looks, their way of life or a streak of independence. Just think about Mimi, Carmen and Violetta (to name only three on a long list). All these characters die, and their attempts at individuality contribute to their demise in some way that they have no control over. With some exceptions female characters in opera are too often sad, mad or bad. Redressing this balance and taking advantage of the richness in vocal talent is only one reason to write an opera reflecting the reality of a group of strong women who work things out for themselves. The transportation of people to Australia at the beginning of the nineteenth century is not a particularly well understood part of history beyond a sort of folk myth. What were the circumstances, who were the people and what happened to them? Opera does not exist to completely answer these questions, but it can focus on the women as individuals and help tell their story. (All the women named in the opera actually existed.) My approach has to been to put the women’s narrative centre stage and, in the confines of an oppressive, dangerous environment go with them on their journey as they survive or sink. The demands on the women are huge. At every turn they are oppressed by their jailers, the system that brought them here and their own low expectations. They have to work out ways to overcome these odds. We discover them through their music in solos and ensembles, sometimes reflective, at other times boasting about their lives a petty criminals and trying to establish status and pecking order. Alongside this I have used references to music of the time to create another reality built on larger ensembles and choruses. This is a sort of collective consciousness aware of loss, longing and context – even of a broad political dimension to the realities of Transportation. Despite the acute awareness of their circumstances in these ensembles, there is also a resilience and strength that transcends the individual stories. Stephen McNeff / Instrumental Music / Répertoire / Voix

Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. Em Pianoehlungen: Chormusik der Romantik - Literaturem Pianoehlung - Gattungen: Weltliche Chorsätze - Reihen bei Carus: Chorsammlungen für gemischten Chor - / Musique traditionnelle / Répertoire / Voix

Par ARCH GWYN / PARRY BEN. UNE EXCELLENTE OCCASION DE COMMANDER PLUSIEURS EXEMPLAIRES EN A CONSIDERABLEMENT REDUIT LES PRIX - ECONOMISER 20 % PAR COPIE. Le livre de Carol Faber est un volume passionnant de chants de Noël et de chansons avec une touche originale, contemporain, conçu pour respirer l'air frais dans les concerts de Noël. Il contient quarante pièces, habilement édité et arrangé par Gwyn Arch et Ben Parry, capturant une variété d'ambiances et styles à travers le temps - des arrangements contemporains de chants médiévaux et traditionnelles, à spirituals et la musique de partout dans le monde. Il y a aussi une impressionnante gamme de pièces originales par certains des plus respectés compositeurs chorale d'aujourd'hui, y compris Howard Goodall, Lin Marsh, Peter Gritton, Errollyn Wallen et Mike Brewer. Ce volume, arrangé pour SATB, est parfait pour l'école ou églises chorales. Une version SA(B) est également disponible. Les deux publications comprennent accompagnement clavier peu exigeants et les suggestions de lignes instrumentales facultatifs./ Répertoire / Voix

Incarnant le classicisme viennois tout comme Mozart et Beethoven, le compositeur autrichien Franz Joseph Haydn, a eu une carrière musicale couvrant tout la période baroque en allant jusqu'au début du romantisme. A travers cette partition Complete Piano Sonatas, Volume II écrite et composée pour Piano vous retrouverez tout le talent de ce compositeur. Ce sont les éditions Henle qui ont eu le privilège d'imprimer cette oeuvre. / Piano / Partition

A Brown Bird Singing (published in 1922) is second only to the Roses of Picardy in popularity among Wood’s vast oeuvre. With lyrics by composer Royden Barrie the romantic words are well matched to the touching melody. The songhas been recorded many times since it appeared including a version by jazz songstress Peggy Lee and one arranged for zither.Haydn Wood earned his reputation as a giant of British light music in the twentieth century through aprolific career that encompassed performance as Violin soloist and conductor and as well as composer of some of the nation’s favourite melodies. Wood was not only was a gifted and popular creator of Orchestral works and musicaltheatre but also the composer more than 200 songs in his lifetime -- perhaps inspired by his long and happy marriage to singer Dorothy Court -- many of them the greatest hits of their era. This sheet music presents A Brown BirdSinging arranged in A Flat for Vocal Duet SA or TB and Piano.

Complete Piano Sonatas Volume I-Franz Joseph Haydn was a prominent and prolific Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the Piano trio and his contributions to musical form haveearned him the epithets 'Father of the Symphony' and 'Father of the String Quartet'. At the time of his death aged 77 he was one of the most celebrated composers in Europe.Franz Joseph Haydn: Complete PianoSonatas Volume I includes 12 sonatas for solo Piano. This Urtext Edition is an authoritative edition with accurate editorial content and as close to the composer's intentions as possible.

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs was a prolific and versatile English composer of the 20th century. Gibbs is best known for his output of songs but he also wrote a considerable amount of music for the amateur choirsthat he conducted. His reputation as a song-writer largely lies in his natural gift for text setting he insisted on giving priority to the words over the music and had very clear musical ideas on what a song should be. Theseprinciples prevailed when he set William Watson’s poem about a splendid city which stood by a lake and which vanished without trace to music. The Ballad Of Semmerwater is arranged here for Voice with Pianoaccompaniment.

Teacher's Edition-Teachers Edition. Don't read notes read patterns of sound! This unique sight reading course for treble voices in elementary and early middle school does just that! PATTERNS OF SOUND uses excellent voice leading careful sequencing and musically interesting exercises that can be combined to strengthen part singing pitch relationships and to develop rhythmic independence. Volume 1 starts from square one assuming no previous training with exercises that are so carefully sequenced that the students are quickly singing four-measure phrases and eight measure songs in two parts and finding it easy! Students are introduced to notes rests meter pitch and unison/2-partsongs in Vol. 1 and continue in Vol. 2 with dotted rhythms & syncopation keys & key changes and more 2-part songs. Use it every day and watch your students' confidence level grow! Available: Teacher's Edition (Vol.1) Student Edition (Vol.1) CD (Vol.1) Teacher's Edition (Vol.2) Student Edition (Vol.2). Recommended for Grades 3-8.

A Practical Sight-Singing Course-Don't read notes read patterns of sound! This unique sight reading course for treble voices in elementary and early middle school does just that! PATTERNS OF SOUND uses excellent voice leading careful sequencing and musically interesting exercises that can be combined to strengthen part singing pitch relationships and to develop rhythmic independence. Volume 1 starts from square one assuming no previous training with exercises that are so carefully sequenced that the students are quickly singing four-measure phrases and eight measure songs in two parts and finding it easy! Students are introduced to notes rests meter pitch and unison/2-part songs in Vol. 1 and continuein Vol. 2 with dotted rhythms & syncopation keys & key changes and more 2-part songs. Use it every day and watch your students' confidence level grow! Available: Teacher's Edition (Vol.1) Student Edition (Vol.1) CD (Vol.1) Teacher's Edition (Vol.2) Student Edition (Vol.2). Recommended for Grades 3-8.

KS1 & KS2. Durée: environ 30 minutes. Rocher de la Nativité! est la dernière comédie musicale de Sheila Wilson, le compositeur de Hosanna Rock! Ses sept originaux, chansons accrocheuses et jouer divertissant raconter l'histoire de Noël avec brio et enthousiasme, les enfants et le public va adorer. Le spectacle commence et se termine par une célébration à la main jiving, et entre-deux sont une chanson gospel agitation, une douce berceuse, et trois autres taper du pied, les numéros de bascule. Il ya environ 30 parties parlant, y compris un 'directeur' et ses deux assistants stade, mais ce nombre est flexible. Par exemple, les groupes de sympathisants, aubergistes et les épouses, les bergers, les soldats et les anges peuvent être de toute taille. Nous donnons l'autorisation complète pour le jeu et les pièces de langue pour être adapté à votre plâtre. Les sept chansons de CD et playbacks rock et les enfants vont adorer apprendre les chansons accrocheuses. Les deux parties facilement le chant ajoute à l'effet professionnel. / Chant/Vocal/Choeur / 20 pages / Livre

A new collection to complement ABRSM?s bestselling Songbooks the Songbook Plus series features a wealth of material from ABRSM?s 2018 Singing syllabus at Grades 1 to 5. The unrivalled choice of repertoire in a huge variety of styles will inspire singers of all ages. The books include a diverse range of pieces from core classics to songs from stage and screen as well as fresh new arrangements newly commissioned editions and English singing translations. They also include notes on the songs to aid practice and performance. The books feature:  Three pieces from each of Lists A and B and six from List C for Grades 1 and 2  Four pieces from each of Lists A and B and six from List C for Grades 3 4 and 5

Par ARCH GWYN / PARRY BEN. UNE EXCELLENTE OCCASION DE COMMANDER PLUSIEURS EXEMPLAIRES EN A CONSIDERABLEMENT REDUIT LES PRIX - ECONOMISER 20 % PAR COPIE. Le livre de Carol Faber est un volume passionnant de chants de Noël et de chansons avec une touche originale, contemporain, conçu pour respirer l'air frais dans les concerts de Noël. Il contient quarante pièces, habilement édité et arrangé par Gwyn Arch et Ben Parry, capturant une variété d'ambiances et styles à travers le temps - des arrangements contemporains de chants médiévaux et traditionnelles, à spirituals et la musique de partout dans le monde. Il y a aussi une impressionnante gamme de pièces originales par certains des plus respectés compositeurs chorale d'aujourd'hui, y compris Howard Goodall, Lin Marsh, Peter Gritton, Errollyn Wallen et Mike Brewer. Disposées dans le format SA(B) de la série de Faber jeunes voix, il est idéal pour les chorales de jeunes ou de chorales d'adultes amateurs qui ont une pénurie de voix masculines. 10 paquets de la version SATB sont également disponibles (0-571-52324-2). Les deux publications comprennent peu exigeants clavier accompanim.../ Répertoire / Voix

Eine echte Novität: Erstmals gibt es ein Liederbuch, das ausschließlich für die Klassenstufen 5 und 6 konzipiert ist. In der Repertoireauswahl, der Ansprache der Schülerinnen und Schüler und im Zuschnitt der Angebote geht dieses neuartige Liederbuch gezielt auf die Belange genau dieser Altersstufe ein. Es ist dabei weit mehr als eine reine Repertoiresammlung: Zu vielen Titeln gibt es weiterführende Optionen rund um die Themen Klassenmusizieren, Tanz, Choreografie, Stimme und vieles mehr.- 150 Titel aus allen stilistischen Bereichen, Kontinenten und Zeiten - zahlreiche Zusatzangebote zu Klassenmusizieren - Tanz und Bewegungsanleitungen, Begleitsätze und -patterns - Hintergrundwissen / Voix

Daedalus Remembers is the third part in a trilogy called 3 for Icarus. Daedalus was Icarus' father and a famous craftsman. He once forged a magic sword for Peleus which had a property of making its owner victorious inbattle and he also created the labyrinth of King Minos of Crete in which the Minotaur (half bull half man) was imprisoned. The second part of the trilogy is entitled Minotaur Games after Troy games a kind of labyrinthine danceinvolving cords (Ariadne’s thread?).At one point in the myth Daedalus and Icarus are also imprisoned in the labyrinth. They escape by means of wings which Daedalus has made from feathers and wax. Sadly despite his father’swarnings Icarus flies too close to the sun in a fit of hubris and the wings melt causing him to plunge to his death. Daedalus alights safely on a beach in Sardinia and after he has collected his thoughts remembers his son’sfall and scenes from his own past life. Have the gods paid him back for the death of his nephew Talos whom Daedalus killed in a fit of jealousy by pushing him off the top of a temple in the Acropolis? Daedalus rants and sorrows dark memories nag persistently.Daedalus Remembers is scored for solo cello with flugelhorn two horns percussion cimbalom harp three violas four cellos and two double-basses.

Mount of Olives?(also referred to by the full title ?Christ on the Mount of Olives?) Op. 85 is an oratorio by?Ludwig van Beethoven?portraying the emotional turmoil of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane prior to his crucifixion. The libretto in German is by the poet Franz Xaver Huber. It was first performed on April 5 1803 at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna; in 1811 it was revised by?Beethoven?for publication by Breitkopf & Härtel.Mount of Olives?is a dramatic oratorio rather than a religious choral Mass or a dramatic opera and isconsidered a much more humanistic portrayal of the Christ passion than other settings such as those by Bach. It concludes at the point of Jesus personally accepting his fate placing the emphasis on his own decision rather than the later Crucifixion or Resurrection.?Novello edition for Voice. A complete performance lasts approximately 50 minutes.