(Dance of the Little Swans, Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, and Danse Boheme arranged for mallet quartet). Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Georges Bizet. Arranged by Brian Slawson. Percussion Ensembles. For Glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone, and 4.3-octave marimba (low A) (4 players). Difficulty: Medium. Folio and CD-ROM. 16 pages. Duration 5:00. Published by Tapspace Publications

Choir Sacred (SAB choir/3-Part choir Mixed)

SKU: AP.43466

Arranged by Mark Hayes. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Christmas; Sacred; Traditional. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-43466. Published by Alfred Music (AP.43466).

UPC: 038081490069. English. Robert Croo.

A stunning treatment of the cherished English carol, incorporating familiar strains from Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. This adept, expansive arrangement is rewarding to sing and fully realizes the drama of the text. As expected from arranger Mark Hayes, the piano part is sumptuous, as is the colorful chamber orchestration.

About Alfred Choral Designs

The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.

Arranged for solo marimba. Composed by Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909). Arranged by Tyler Tolles. Solos: Marimba and Xylophone. Printed Folio. Tapspace Publications #TSPCS19-004. Published by Tapspace Publications

(Master Ableton's Music Production and Live Performance Application). Power Tools. Softcover with DVD-ROM. 300 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Arranged by Mark Hayes. Choir Sacred. Women's Choir. Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. Christmas; Sacred; Winter. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Featuring 20 Backing Tracks by John Browne of Monuments. By Scale the Summit. Guitar Educational. Softcover Media Online. With guitar tablature. 40 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Chamber Music Piano, soprano Saxophone

SKU: PR.114419990

Composed by Carter Pann. Set of Score and Parts. 28+12 pages. Duration 15 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41999. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114419990).

ISBN 9781491134825. UPC: 680160685516.

An extraordinary addition to the saxophone repertoire, Pann’s concerto is alternately tender and wild, yet idiomatic even in the most challenging pyrotechnics and altissimo. The four movements show off and romance the soprano saxophone from a remarkable range of angles, while always maintaining beauty. The published piano reduction is fully suitable for public performances.
My Soprano Saxophone Concerto (2019) was written for Christopher Creviston and commissioned by Chris, the ASU Symphony Orchestra, and the SUNY Potsdam Symphony Orchestra. The work lasts about 15 minutes and does what it can to show the many sides of one of my favorite musicians on the planet. The work is cast in four movements and makes use of a varied orchestral palette.I. The Old Line (orchestra without brass) presents the soloist almost immediately, akin to the technique in Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto. The saxophone weaves a song-like melody throughout, often reaching for the highest register of the instrument.II. Aria: Injurious Graffito (full orchestra) was the first movement to be written, inspired by a line in the old television series Frasier. I fell in love with the two words “Injurious Graffito” the way they are delivered on the show. The music, like the TV show, is lofty and somewhat arrogant.III. Jump (full orchestra) is a written-out improvisation on the saxophone. Chris is particularly adept at the leaps and quick changes found throughout the movement, which culminates in a straight-ahead tune incorporating shapes that foreshadow the tune in the last movement.IV. Hymn: A Love Supreme (string orchestra and harp) is a torch song of unabashed sentimentality. A surprising admission: I was not thinking of John Coltrane’s famed album of the same name when naming this last movement. Perhaps it was a subconscious decision, but I was startled to put two and two together upon reacquainting myself with the Coltrane once the concerto was completed.

Composed by Mikael Carlsson. For SATB choir (divisi, a cappella). Concert. Octavo. Duration 3 minutes 40 seconds. Santa Barbara Music Publishing #SBMP1050. Published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing

Piano Piano

SKU: HP.8984

Composed by Various. Arranged by Marianne Kim. Hymn Arrangements, Jazz / Swing, General Worship, Offering. Score. 48 pages. Hope Publishing Company #8984. Published by Hope Publishing Company (HP.8984).

UPC: 763628189846.

Twelve contemporary songs This collection of solo piano settings is the third volume of well-known contemporary titles arranged by the skillful hand of Marianne Kim. Each arrangement contains a perfect balance of nuanced harmonies along with a slight touch of jazz that Marianne is so adept at composing. Ideal for worship, these settings are of moderate difficulty.

Composed by Andrew D. Gordon. Piano Practice Sessions. Rock. Book and digital audio. ADG Productions #ADG233. Published by ADG Productions

Violin Duet and Piano with optional Viola and Cello - Grade 2.5

SKU: AP.36-52711356

Composed by Catherine McMichael. Duet or Duo; Performance Music Ensemble; String - Violin Duet. Ludwig Masters. Christmas. Score. 60 pages. Latham Music Enterprises #36-52711356. Published by Latham Music Enterprises (AP.36-52711356).

ISBN 9781628762853. UPC: 679360709917. English.

This collection of Christmas hymn arrangements is a wonderful educational, worship or concert resource for teachers, church musicians, or anyone who enjoys playing hymns, playing with friends, and celebrating the birth of Jesus with music.  Presented in 2 volumes, the Violin 1 part is lower to middle intermediate level and is where the melody is always most clearly presented and most prominent, while the Violin 2 part is for the more adept player, full of harmonic and the occasional obbligato-style accompaniment.  Written for two violins and piano (optional), both a viola and cello part are include to substitue for the Violin 2.  Volume 1 includes: 1. Angels We Have Heard on High, 2. Away in a Manger, 3. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, 4. The Holly and the Ivy/The First Noel, 5. Joy to the World, 6. O Come All Ye Faithful, 7. Once in Royal David's City, 8. Silent Night.

These products are currently being prepared by a new publisher. While many items are ready and will ship on time, some others may see delays of several months.

SAB choir, piano accompaniment - Early intermediate

SKU: GI.G-9648

Composed by Bob Moore. Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Body and Blood of Christ. Choral. Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. GIA Publications #9648. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-9648).

UPC: 785147964803. Latin. Text Source: Ascr. Innocent VI, d. 1362.

This contemporary setting of the classic Latin eucharistic text finds a charming introduction and conclusion in brief quotes of Felix Mendelssohn’s familiar Songs without Words, op. 30, no. 3. Accessible phrasing and voice leading in the SAB choral parts seamlessly follow multiple modulations with adept support from the piano accompaniment, while the endearing recurrence of the opening melodic motive further unifies the piece.

Orchestra Cello, Contrabass, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 - Grade 1

SKU: CF.FAS135

Composed by Caryn Wiegand Neidhold. Fas. Set of Score and Parts. Duration 3 minutes. Carl Fischer Music #FAS135. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.FAS135).

ISBN 9781491164785. UPC: 680160923694. Key: D major.

Snow Suite is the soundtrack to childhood’s winter adventures. Tasting snowflakes, watching a snowstorm through the living room window, or falling in the soft snow is always exciting and sparks the imagination. Each movement of this suite paints a scene. In Snowflakes, the pizzicato notes depict flakes landing on a nose or finger long enough to be marveled at before melting away. Snowstorm’s perpetual motion feel, with dramatic changes in dynamics, draws the listener into imagining wild winter winds. Finally, after the storm, children and adults alike fall into the powdery snow creating charming and delightful Snow Angels.Performance NotesMost students are adept at pizzicato by the grade 1 orchestra level, and this piece provides the opportunity to review pizzicato technique for good tone. Recommended pizzicato technique includes the thick part of the fingertip over the fingerboard, producing tone with depth and allowing the resonance to create a rich orchestra sound. The detaché bowing is truly detached in Snowstorm with contrasting legato bow strokes in Snow Angels.For schools that encourage writing across the curriculum, teachers may encourage students to write a short imaginative story about the snow themes in this music. STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts, and Mathematics) lessons may include snowflake crystal structures and snowstorm weather patterns.

SKU: GI.G-J381

Composed by Alison Reynolds, Cynthia Taggart, and Wendy H. Valerio. Jump Right In. Music Education. Book. 264 pages. GIA Publications #J381. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-J381).

ISBN 9781622774913.

Through engaging children using Music Play 2, adults may build relationships with newborn and young children, additional family members, and other adults as they joyfully make music together, affirm and nurture newborn and young children’s innate capacities for expressive musicking and movement, and honor and extend young children’s expressed musical curiosities, ideas, and audeas (musical thoughts and ideas), helping them realize that their musical identities are worth sharing, developing, and preserving. Music Play 2 materials function in companion with Music Play (GIA, 1998) and Edwin Gordon’s Music Learning Theory for Newborn and Young Children (GIA, 2013) To see contents specific to Parts A and B, click here. Download Music Play 2 Extended Indexes (free)   Music Play 2 is a welcomed contribution for all who are concerned with appropriately guiding children’s musical understandings—parents, teachers, and caregivers. The book is extremely well organized with an excellent balance of theory and practice. The theoretical underpinnings of Music Play 2 are presented in a “user friendly” manner, the lessons are easy to follow and adapt for individual children’s needs and level of development, the numerous songs and chants represent a wide variety of tonalities and meters, and an extensive section on inclusion and inclusive practices has been added. Music Play 2 will be the resource I use for my early childhood music classes! —Joanne Rutkowski, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Music Education     The Pennsylvania State University This book had me interested from the table of contents onward. The lessons are detailed and ready to use in the classroom. I love that there are tonal and rhythmic patterns to go with each song or chant. This is truly a resource that will delight children and teachers as it is easy to use, appropriate for young children, and pedagogically sound. When I finished, I was ready to jump back into teaching early childhood music. Fantastic! —Alice M. Hammel, Ph.D.     James Madison University Music Play 2 is devoted to the wonder of young children’s musical development. The authors have adeptly woven theory and practice, offering a treasure trove of fresh, accessible lesson plans developed by leading researchers and practitioners in the field of early childhood music. An excellent, indispensable resource with original and high-quality music content, Music Play 2 is essential for all providers of music for young children, and sure to be used time and time again. —Suzanne L. Burton, Ph.D., Professor of Music Education     University of Delaware.