645 Songs from 285 Shows. Composed by Various. Fake Book. Broadway, Musicals. Softcover. 696 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Over 100 Songs in the Key of C. By Various. Fake Book (Includes melody line and chords). Softcover. 184 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Chamber Music

SKU: PR.164002120

Composed by Dan Welcher. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 32+16+12+12+12 pages. Duration 16 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #164-00212. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.164002120).

UPC: 680160037582.

Works of chamber music including flute and strings are not nearly as numerous as those for clarinet, or even the oboe. Probably the reason for this is the less assertive, more pure tone the flute possesses - it can't compete for volume or range with the clarinet, except in its top octave, and the oboe's tone is more penetrating and easily discerned from within a string texture. Consequently, composers who have written for flute and strings have done so in lightweight divertimento works: compare, for instance, the delicate flute quartets of Mozart with his monumental quintet for clarinet and strings.   When Karl and Joan Karber approached me with the ideas of writing a work for flute and string trio, I originally thought it would be best to write a humorous, rather offhand piece - but a look at their repertoire (mostly comprised of smaller works of the Rococo period) convinced me that it was the last thing they needed. In spite of the challenge (or maybe because of it?), I determined to write a large work, and a serious work. Zephyrus (named for the God of the West Wind, in deference to the flute) is a three-movement work, with each movement cast in a very different form, but all three being built of the same twelve-note series. There is also a rhythmic motive and a pair of themes that appear in all three movements.   The first movement plays with the idea of contrast and persuasion. The flute, at the outset, is the hell-for-leather protagonist, charging and swooping around the strings - who seem oddly unconcerned by his passion. Indeed, they have a more somber song to sing - and as the movement unfolds, the flute becomes less and less active, while the strings become increasingly enlivened. By the midpoint, when all four instruments are finally in the same meter and the same tempo, the flute's energy has finally infected the other three players, and this energy does not let up until the movement's abrupt final cadence.   The second movement begins with a tag from the first - as if the energy left over was too great to simply stop. At length, though, a very poignant flute melody appears over an almost bluesy harmony in the strings. After this has been fully exposed, a slight increase in motion, marked gently rocking in triplets, features a theme-fragment from Leonard Bernstein's Symphony No. 2 (Kaddish). Bernstein died as I was writing this work, and it seemed quite natural to encourage what was already implicit in the music, and create an Elegy for L.B. The music rises and peaks, then in the recapitulation of the opening the Kaddish theme reappears, as the ensemble suggests a gentle song of sleep.   The final movement is a Rondo-Variations form, with the slight alteration of adding the main theme of the second movement in what would be the trio of the form. The ritornello theme is a kind of ethnic dance music, almost an allusion to the Klezmer ensembles of Eastern Europe. The successive episodes between the ritornelli are loosely organized variations on the basic theme, but always beginning with a metric modulation, a rhythmic changing of gears. The movement reaches and apex of speed and furious pulsing, then abruptly pirouttes, and finishes.   Zephyrus was written between April and November of 1990 in Austin, Aspen, and Honolulu, and is dedicated to Karl Kraber and The Chamber Soloists of Austin. --Dan Welcher.

Edited by Tim Landers. Custom print/package (bass guitar). Published by Warner Brothers.

By Various. E-Z Play Today. Softcover. Big note notation. 880 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Grade 3

SKU: CL.SCM-1111-01

Composed by Carubia. Jazz Ensemble. Extra full score. C.L. Barnhouse #SCM-1111-01. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.SCM-1111-01).

A moderate tempo rock groove with plenty of unison uses call & response passages stating the melody. Solos are based on two chords in the friendly key of Bb. Two eight measure ensemble sections follow the solos then to a big ending. Very upbeat and an easy play for your inexperienced group. Includes an optional flute part. Totally Cool!

Easy Piano Piano/Keyboard

SKU: HL.282477

The New Decade Series. Composed by Various. Easy Piano Songbook. Pop, Standards. Softcover. 346 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.282477).

ISBN 9781540034342. UPC: 888680789213. 9.0x12.0x0.812 inches.

Almost 100 songs from the birth of the rock and roll era in the 1950s are included in this collection arranged for easy piano with lyrics. Songs include: All I Have to Do Is Dream * Bye Bye Love * Chantilly Lace * Don't Be Cruel * Earth Angel * Fever * Great Balls of Fire * Hound Dog * I Walk the Line * It's So Easy * Kansas City * Lonely Teardrops * Mister Sandman * Only You (And You Alone) * Peter Gunn * Rock Around the Clock * Sh-Boom * Shout * Sixteen Tons * Tequila * Tutti Frutti * Unchained Melody * Volare * Why Do Fools Fall in Love * Yakety Yak * Your Cheatin' Heart * and more.

By Various. For C Instruments. Fake Book. Softcover. 464 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

SKU: SU.90920120

Composed by Julius Hemphill. Score. Subito Music Corporation #90920120. Published by Subito Music Corporation (SU.90920120).

Julius Hemphill composed a range of works based on the 12- bar blues form and the 32- bar song form. He performed these pieces with his small groups with a rhythm section, often orchestrating these wonderful themes for Sax Quartet and Big Band. In this folio, we give these works as lead sheets for use with your ensemble.Kansas City Line C those Blues Floppy/Blued-Up Almost A Blues Homeboy Tootin’ at the Dog Star Dirty Row For Billie (for Billie Holiday) Georgia Blue What I Know Now Border Town Published by: Subito Music Publishing.

By Wayne Fugate. For Mandolin. Other Instrument - Mandolin. Book & CD. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Clarinet & Drumset

SKU: SU.21000213

For Clarinet & Drumset. Composed by Patrick Hardish. Woodwinds, Clarinet, Percussion, Percussion. Accompanied by percussion, Drum Set. Performance Score. Calabrese Brothers Music, LLC #21000213. Published by Calabrese Brothers Music, LLC (SU.21000213).

UPC: 820821003284.

Jazz Sonorities (2002) was composed for Esther Lamneck at her request and premiered by her and Barbara Allen on drums at the Loewe Theater of New York University on May 30, 2002. Ms. Lamneck asked me to compose a piece for either solo clarinet or clarinet and piano. I decided on the former to continue my Sonorities series of works for solo instruments which eventually resulted in Sonorities VII for solo b-flat clarinet (2003-04). However, shortly after getting started with my Sonorities VII I kept hearing the swinging sounds of a jazz clarinet backed up by a jazz drum set. Part of the reason I kept hearing these sounds is that I grew up listening to the big swing bands of such clarinet leaders as Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, and Jimmy Dorsey. These musicians were my first exposure to the clarinet. So I decided to first compose a piece for clarinet with a jazz quality and a swinging partly ad lib part for the drums and to put my solo clarinet piece for Esther on hold for a year. There was also a personal reason to use the drums in the piece. My first ambition in music was to be a jazz drummer and indeed I studied drums with a jazz drummer and played drums professionally in dance bands for several years. Ms. Lamneck's part in this piece is almost entiirely written out except for a few measures of improvisation around the middle of the piece. The jazz quality of her part comes mostly in the prasing and using bluesy like pitch bends, slides, and microtones. The jazz quality of the drum set part is in the swinging beat that is used throughout most of the piece. The influence of the famous recording of Sing Sing Sing, with a swing by Benny Goodman & his orchestra in 1937 featuring Gene Krupa on drums is heard in the middle section when the drummer switches to a beat on the floor tom and high tom for several measures. Also, the Afro Cuban section toward the end of the piece was influenced by the many recordings of Stan Kenton & his orchestra particularly the 1950 Pete Rugolo arrangement of Cole Porter's Love for Sale. In the drum solo of the Afro Cuban section which is near the end can use optional claves and/or maracas (1-2 additional players). At the premiere the composer joined in this section on maracas. The drum set calls for a bass drum, floor tom, snare drum, high tom, ride cymbal, sizzle cymbal, and hi-hat. --Patrick Hardish.

Composed by Various. Edited by Richard Walters. Vocal Collection. Softcover. 212 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Performed by The Doors. For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/vocal/chords songbook. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams, introductory text and black and white photos. Classic rock and psychedelic rock. 412 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.