Piano/Vocal Piano; Voice

SKU: HL.148619

Composed by Bob Cole, James Weldon Johnson, and John Rosamond Johnson. E.B. Marks. Vaudeville. Softcover. 180 pages. Edward B. Marks Music #EBM148619. Published by Edward B. Marks Music (HL.148619).

ISBN 9781495029684. UPC: 888680078515. 9.0x12.0x0.492 inches. With a Foreword by Thomas Riis.

Late in his life, composer J. Rosamond Johnson (Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing) submitted to his longtime publisher, E.B. Marks, a list of songs that would comprise a volume of his best early popular songs written with his pre-1910 partner Bob Cole and his brother, James Weldon Johnson (Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man). That list was never put into print...until now. Featuring an introductionby Dr. Thomas Riis (Just Before Jazz) and several rare photos, this new compilation is the latest legacy offering from the Marks archive, which contains a rich heritage of turn-of-the-century African-American, and thus distinctly American, pre-jazz-era popular song. Includes: Ain't Dat Scan'lous * Big Indian Chief * The Big Red Shawl * The Bleeding Moon * Congo Love Song * The Countess of Alagazam * Fishing * I Don't Want to Be No Actor Man No Mo' * I'll Always Love Old Dixie * I'll Keep a Warm Spot in My Heart for You * I've Got Troubles of My Own * The Katy-Did, the Cricket and the Frog * Lazy Moon * Lit'l Gal * Louisiana Lize * Lovely Daughter of Allah * Ma Mississippi Belle * The Maiden with the Dreamy Eyes * Mudder Knows * My Heart's Desiah is Miss Mariah * My Castle on the Nile * Nobody's Lookin' but de Owl an' de Moon * Oh, Didn't He Ramble * The Old Flag Never Touched the Ground * On the Road to Monterey * The Pathway of Love * Roll Them Cotton Bales * Save It for Me! * The Spirit of the Banjo! * Sugar Babe * Two Eyes * Under the Bamboo Tree * When de Jack O'Lantern Starts to Walk About * When It's All Goin' Out, and Nothin' Comin' In * Who Do You Love?

Chamber Music Piano

SKU: PR.140401330

Composed by R. Nathaniel Dett. Edited by Lara Downes. 32 pages. Duration 18 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #140-40133. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.140401330).

ISBN 9781491134412. UPC: 680160684939.

Nathaniel Dett was among America’s leading composers in the early 20th century, and MAGNOLIA SUITE is a beautiful example of his rich, hybrid style. Deeply inspired by the music and mission of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Dett’s piano music springs from the late Romantic traditions of florid texture and embellishment, along with programmatic titles and raw emotion. It is notable for melody writing inspired by and paraphrasing African-American song. The 18-minute MAGNOLIA SUITE contains five movements, any of which may also be performed separately. This edition by Lara Downes provides a clean, new engraving that corrects the many errors and unclear indications appearing in the historical printing.
Robert Nathaniel Dett was born in a place that was built on freedom. The little village of Drummondville, Ontario was founded by enslaved Africans – Dett’s ancestors among them – who traveled the Underground Railroad out of the American South into Canada. Their journey brought them to a safe haven, a place where fortunes and futures could be transformed in the span of one generation, to lives full of new possibilities. You could call it “the place where the rainbow ends,” which is the title of the last movement of Dett’s Magnolia Suite.When Dett wrote these pieces, he was a young teacher at Lane College in Tennessee, a historically Black college that had been founded in 1882, the year of his birth. A place built on freedom, with the purpose of educating newly-emancipated slaves – a place designed to nurture the blossoming of ideas, the vibrant flowering of minds set free. This music is inspired by the gorgeous splendor of the magnolia blooms on that college campus, and also by the shared histories, experiences, and aspirations of the community that Dett found there.These five pieces pay affectionate tribute to lineage and legacy. They express gratitude for the bittersweet beauties of the present; nostalgia for the past (a bit romanticized, as the past always is); and an effervescent optimism for the future that awaits us in the place where the rainbow ends.

By Michael Barrett. For SATB choir, piano accompaniment and percussion. Choral. Octavo. Published by Shawnee Press.

(Bass Clef Instruments, Mini Edition). Composed by Various. For Bass Clef Instruments. Fake Book. Softcover. 464 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Alto Saxophone; Piano Accompaniment (Score and Solo Part) - intermediate

SKU: HL.49044608

Alto Saxophone and Piano. Composed by Abdullah Ibrahim. Arranged by Vera Mohrs. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Woodwind Solo. African, Classical, Contemporary. Softcover. Composed 2012. 12 pages. Schott Music #ED 21462. Published by Schott Music (HL.49044608).

ISBN 9790001189224. UPC: 841886025493. 9.0x12.0x0.061 inches.

Abdullah Ibrahim - a.k.a. 'Dollar Brand' - is one of the true jazz greats. His cycle 'African Songs' celebrates the unmistakable atmosphere and cheerfulness of African music. This arrangement for alto saxophone and piano is a rather special performance piece.

For Wind Orchestra and opt. SATB Choir 25 choir parts. Composed by Johan De Meij. Amstel Music. Symphonic, Concert, African. Softcover. Amstel Music #AM158-050. Published by Amstel Music (HL.4005109).

Composed by Kyle Pederson. Instrumental part. MorningStar Music Publishers #50-6144. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers

Arranged by Cristi Cary Miller. (3 Part Any Combination). Discovery Choral. Size 6.7x10.5 inches. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

SATB choir, piano reduction - Early intermediate

SKU: GI.WW1700

Composed by Traditional Xitsonga. Arranged by Michael Barrett. Walton Choral. Classical. Octavo. 8 pages. Walton Music #WW1700. Published by Walton Music (GI.WW1700).

UPC: 785147014065. Xitsonga. Text Source: Traditional Xitsonga.

A simple and joyous South African song stating Look at the dove on that tree! Use a soloist or a small group of singers along with improvised percussion and ululations to create an unforgettable performance. Available in both SATB and TTBB voicings. .

Piano (4 hands) - easy

SKU: HL.49015503

Groovy Piano Duets. Composed by Jü and rgen Moser. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. 40 pages. Schott Music #ED 8576. Published by Schott Music (HL.49015503).

ISBN 9783795751944. 0.14 inches.

This collection of piano duets in popular styles aims to add variety to piano lessons by providing attractive pieces in a pop idiom. The part for the first player (Primo) is kept simpler than the accompaniment, so that various combinations of players are possible: student (melody) and teacher (accompaniment) or two students of different playing standards. In this way the young keyboard 'champions' become acquainted with ensemble playing, keeping the tempo, listening to each other, the conventions of modern rhythms and syncopation, as well as being at ease with pop harmonies.

String Quartet

SKU: HL.14035177

Composed by Kevin Volans. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Composed 1999. 32 pages. Chester Music #CH61341. Published by Chester Music (HL.14035177).

ISBN 9780711979406. 8.25x11.75x0.142 inches.

Irish composer Kevin Volans' work has gained international acclaim over the years. Drawing on a combination of European and African compositional techniques, his music displays a unique charm. Volans' distinctive sound is heavily in demand, and since the mid-1980s his work has been performed regularly at such venues as the Pompidou Centre, the Royal Albert Hall and the Lincoln Center in New York. This work for string quartet was commissioned by the Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, and was first performed on the 16th December 1990 at the Almeida Theatre, London, by the Smith Quartet. Score. Parts available: CH61342.