Guiseppe Verdi's Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore for SATB chorus with a Piano reduction of orchestral material. This chorus also appears in the anthology Opera Choruses. Translated to English and edited by John Rutter.

Bring a little opera into the band room with this skillful adaptation of Verdi's famous Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore. The woodwinds carry the melody in the opening section with a few 16th note scale-wise patterns then the brassand percussion take over for the rousing finish!

'Benjamin augurs well to become the most important British composer of his generation. An Antara is a Peruvian panpipe. Benjamin's 1987 work synthesizes its sound via computer and adds trombones flutes percussion and strings for a 20-minute essay that dazzles as much for its textures (from lush strings to the wham of an orchestral anvil) as it does for its alert rhythmic scheme.'San Francisco Examiner 29 September 1989

21 Selections from the Greatest Operas-Simply Opera is a collection of arias dances choruses interludes and overtures from famous operas. These selections have been carefully arranged by Tom Gerou for Easy Piano making them accessible to pianists of all ages. Phrase markings articulations fingering pedaling and dynamics have been included to aid with interpretation and a large print size makes the notation easy to read. Titles: Anvil Chorus (Il trovatore) Barcarolle (Tales of Hoffmann) Connais-tu le pays (Mignon) Doretta's Song (La rondine) Ebben ne andrò lontano (La Wally) Flower Duet (Lakmé) Forse come la rondine (La rondine) Habanera (Carmen) Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana) Ladonna è mobile (Rigoletto) L ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni) Lascia ch'io pianga (Rinaldo) Libiamo (La traviata) Meditation (Tha s) usetta's Waltz (La bohème) O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi) Piangeró la sorte mia (Giulio Cesare) Queen of the Night Aria (The Magic Flute) Toreador Song (Carmen) Un bel dì (Madama Butterfly) and Voi che sapete (The Marriage of Figaro).

Opera's greatest moments are brought to life in this fantastic collection of Piano solos featuring the most memorable hum-able tunes from the world of opera! Includes the William Tell Overture The Anvil Chorus Largo alFactotum The Ride of the Valkyries and much more! All songs are arranged for the intermediate pianist.

(1994)Motown Metal is inspired by the sounds and rhythms of industrial Detroit - city of automobile clamor and the sixties Motown sound. Using only instruments made totally of metal it is an assembly line ofascending and descending glissandi and rapid chromatic scales heard predominantly in the trombones. The tuba glockenspiel and anvil create a funky polyphony while trumpets and horns play big band staccato chords. Duration - ca.7:00 4 Horns 4 Trumpets 2 Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba 2 Percussionists Score

Played during the end credits to Peter Jackson's epic film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit , The Song Of The Lonely Mountain is a ballad with atmosphere to match the film. This official sheet music for the song has been expertly arranged for Piano and Voice with Guitar chord boxes. Composed on a dwarven theme by Australian Folk artist, Neil Finn, The Song Of The Lonely Mountain builds steadily to evoke the journey to the Misty Mountain - chants and anvil beats conjure images of miners hard at work in the depths on the earth. The Song Of The Lonely Mountain was performed by Neil Finn with his sons Elroy and Liam. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)

Wagner's sense of what he wanted to do with the Ring drama changed by the time he returned to Siegfried. When he began the Ring he had clearly seen Siegfried as the hero of the drama but the desire to more fully explore Wotan'spredicament impelled him to expand the project.Siegfried and Mime quarrel Siegfried demands that the sword Nothung be mended but Mime cannot do so much to his own chagrin he wants to win the Ring back for himself. TheWanderer a disguised Wotung tells Mime that Nothung can be forged only by one who has never known fear. This is Siegfried and he repairs the sword himself smashing the anvil as he leaves to reclaim the Ring. He arrives atFafner?s lair and kills him. As he dies Fafner warns that whoever put Siegfried up to this deed is plotting his death as well. From the The Forest Bird Siegfried learns of the Nibelung hoard the Tarnhelm and all-powerful Ring and also of Brünnhilde who sleeps on a fire-encircled rock - a bride who can be won only by a hero who knows no fear. Mime and Alberich (who had recognised the Wanderer and heeded his warning to fear Mime) quarrel over thespoils withdrawing when Siegfried reappears carrying the Tarnhelm and the Ring. Mime tries to persuade Siegfried to take a cup of poisoned drink and Siegfried kills him. Siegfried sets out to climb the mountain. He meetsWotan who asks him about his exploits but the youth splinters the Wanderer's spear with a single stroke of Nothung. Wotan realises he is old and must go to Valhalla but bequeaths the world to the redemptive power ofBrünnhilde's love. Siegfried goes on to the top of the mountain where he discovers an armed sleeping figure the first woman he has ever seen. At last sensing fear he summons the courage to kiss her. Brünnhilde roused from herlong slumber realises that Siegfried has come. Throwing herself into Siegfried's arms she bids farewell to Valhalla and abandons herself to human love.This is the Schirmer edition of the Libretto in the original German

My Luve Is Like A Red Red Rose is a poem by Robert Burns from 1794 based on traditional Scots sources. It has been set here for TTBB male voice chorus with a Piano reduction provided for rehearsalpurposes.Sir Granville Bantock (1868-1946) was a British composer conductor and educator. He channelled his energetic and creative personality into many musical projects championing the works of Jean Sibelius founding the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and composing many splendid classical pieces. Viewed by his contemporaries as out-of-date his music is now being appreciated as one of the last great contributions from theEnglish Romantic movement.

Pibroch which literally means ‘piping’ in Scots Gaelic has been traditionally played on the bagpipes for several centuries. But there is an earlier tradition of pibroch having been performed on the wire-strung Celtic harp andit is this earlier practice that Bantock recalls with the arpeggiated accompaniment of the harp or Piano in his Pibroch. The throaty Cello tones carry the sadness of the lament.Composer conductor and educator Granville Bantock’sScottish parentage certainly influences much of his music oeuvre which is reaching new audiences through renewed interest in the performance of his works including at the last night of the Proms. He was an energetic andcreative personality who was key in founding the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and championing the music of Jean Sibelius in his day. Edward Elgar dedicated the second of his Pomp and Circumstance Marches to Bantock.