SKU: GI.G-8739

ISBN 9781622771134. English.

How do we truly know when a young child’s vocalizations make the transition from babble to musical structure? What role can music educators play? What does it mean to sequence instruction at this early level? What is the difference between musical content and musical context? These questions and more form the foundation of a remarkable series of letters by two leaders of the music education world between 1979 and 1981. Donald Pond is retired music director of the Pillsbury Foundation School for Advancement of Music Education in Santa Barbara, California, and Edwin E. Gordon was a professor at the State University of New York–Buffalo and Temple University in Philadelphia. Together, through 45 letters built on friendship and trust, these two remarkable leaders challenge one another and in the process deepen our understanding of musicality, aptitude, creativity, and improvisation. Edwin E. Gordon is known throughout the world as a preeminent researcher, teacher, author, editor, and lecturer in the field of music education.

SKU: BT.CMP-0007-94-030

Austrian composer and organist Franz Xaver Gruber composed the original version of this Christmas work in 1818. It is probably one of the most famous of all Christmas carols and should not be missed from any Christmas concert. American composer William Gordon has produced this arrangement for brass band.

Das originale Weihnachtslied wurde vom österreichischen Komponisten und Organisten Franz Xaver Gruber am 24. Dezember 1818 im Auftrag des Priesters der Sankt- Nikolaus-Kirche von Oberndorf komponiert. Der Priester selbst verfasste den Text für dieses romantische Lied, das geprägt ist von der österreichischen Volksmusik und der italienischen pastoralen Musik. Stille Nacht ist das wohl bekannteste und am weitesten verbreitete Weihnachtslied überhaupt und darf bei keinem Weihnachtskonzert fehlen. Der amerikanische Komponist William Gordon richtete dieses Arrangement für Brass Band ein.