String Quartet

SKU: HL.14008374

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. Classical. Score. Composed 2006. 24 pages. Chester Music #CH68629. Published by Chester Music (HL.14008374).

ISBN 9781846096150. UPC: 884088435202. 8.25x11.75x0.105 inches.

The Full Score for Peter Maxwell Davies' fourth in a series of ten string quartets commissioned by the Naxos Recording company, first performed by the Maggini Quartet on 20th August 2004 at the Chapel of the Royal Palace, Oslo, Norway, as part of the Olso Chamber Music Festival. Composer Note: The fourth Naxos quartet was written in January and February of 2004, with the intention of producing something lighter and much less fierce than its predecessor, an unpremeditated and spontaneous reaction to the illegal invasion of Iraq. I returned to the well-known Brueghel picture of children's games (1560, now in Vienna), which had been the inspiration for my sixth Strathclyde Concerto, for flute and orchestra. These illustrations liberated my musical imagination, but I feel it would limit the listener's perception to be too specific about which game relates to exactly which section of the work. Suffice it to say that there is vigorous play - leap-frog, bind the devil with a cord, truss, wrestling - alongside quieter pastimes - masks, guess whom I shall choose, courting, odds and evens. The single movement juxtaposes these activities as abruptly and intimately as they occur in Brueghel. Rather as the eye is taken into different perspectives and proportions of scale within the picture, taking liberties which would never be present in, for instance, Brunelleschi architectural drawings, so here, with a constant sequence of transformation processes, I have distorted the neat, precise implications of modal progression, expressed in the unison opening phrase (from F to B through A sharp/B flat), so that the ear is led, en route, into the sound equivalents of strange passageways and closed rooms: sicut exposition ludus. As work on the quartet progressed I became aware that I was reading into, and behind the games, adult motives and implications, concerning aggression and war, with their consequences. It was impossible to escape into innocent childhood fantasy. The nature of the F to B progression underlying the whole construction derives from a passage in the development of the first movement of Mahler's Third Symphony, and the opening of Schoenberg's Second String Quartet. However, unlike in these models, here a real - if temporary - sense of resolution occurs at the close of the quartet: as when the curtain falls on the reconciled Count and Countess in 'Figaro' one wonders how long the F/B truce will hold, and games break out again. The quartet is dedicated to Giuseppe Rebecchini, Roman architect, and friend since the nineteen-fifties.

Orchestra - Grade 1.5

SKU: AP.38481S

Composed by Susan H. Day. MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Orchestra. Score. 8 pages. Highland/Etling #00-38481S. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.38481S).

UPC: 038081431703. English.

This piece was inspired by a visit to London's Buckingham Palace, with its colorful tradition of the changing of the guards. Set in the key of D Major, the chordal harmonies and dotted quarter rhythms bring a picture of royalty to mind. Other main teaching points are lift signs, a round section, and the use of high 3rd fingers to attain great in-tune chords. Interesting parts for all sections with many learning opportunities---a perfect choice! This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

37 Theatre Songs for Soprano - Book/Online Audio of Accompaniments. Composed by Various. Edited by Richard Walters. Vocal Collection. Play Along. Softcover Audio Online. 184 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Soprano Book with Online Audio. Composed by Various. Edited by Richard Walters. Vocal Collection. Broadway, Musicals. Softcover Audio Online. 232 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (

(The Drummerâ??s Guide to the Genre and the Legends Who Defined It). By Rich Lackowski. For Drumset. Artist/Personality; Method/Instruction; Percussion - Drum Set Method or Collection. On the Beaten Path. Metal; Rock. Book and CD. 104 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

(As performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra). Composed by Paul O'Neill [Trans-Siberian Orchestra]. Arranged by Bob Phillips. Orchestra. Part(s); Score; SmartMusic; String Orchestra. Pop Concert String Orchestra. Light Concert; Pop/Rock; Winter. Grade 3.5. 140 pages. Published by Alfred Music

37 Theatre Songs for Soprano. By Various Composers. Vocal Collection. Size 9x12 inches. 186 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

(Piano Solos). By Koji Kondo, Kozue Ishikawa, Toru Minegishi, Kenta Nagata, Akito Nakatsuka, Asuka Ohta, Manaka Tominaga, and Hajime Wakai. For Keyboard; Piano. This edition: Intermediate / Advanced Piano Solos. Book; Piano Collection; Piano Supplemental. Video Game. Advanced; Early Advanced; Intermediate; Late Intermediate. 84 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

By Helen Marlais With Kristen Avila. For Piano. Succeeding with the Masters. Book. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc.

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3

SKU: BT.DHP-1012918-010

Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Arranged by Wil van der Beek. The Great Classics. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 2001. De Haske Publications #DHP 1012918-010. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1012918-010).

Tchaikovsky is best known for his purely instrumental compositions. However, we must not underestimate him as a composer of operas. Many of his operas such as ¬Pique Dame and Eugene Onegin are still performed regularly throughout the world. Eugene Onegin (also called Jevgeny Onegin), composed in 1877-1878, was not called an opera by Tchaikovsky himself, but “lyric scenes”. The work is entirely dominated by lyricism. However, there are two moments that contrast sharply with this lyricism: two ball scenes, for which Tchaikovsky wrote a waltz and a polonaise.After opening with a less well-known allegro dansant, this arrangement features the aforementioned waltz, which can beconsidered a beautiful Russian equivalent of the Faust Waltz by Charles Gounod. In the opera, this waltz is actually played by a military band. The arrangement concludes with the pompous polonaise (also mentioned above) which opens the last act: the ideal music to characterize high aristocracy in the salon of a palace in St. Petersburg.

Tchaikowsky ist berühmt für seine rein instrumentalen Kompositionen. Er ist jedoch auch als Opernkomponist nicht zu unterschätzen.Viele seiner OPern werden immoernoch regelmäßig auf der ganzen Welt aufgeführt, wie zum Beispiel Pique Dame und Eugen OneginEugen Onegin wurde in den Jahren 1877 bis 1878 komponiert und von Tschaikowsky selbst zunächst nicht als Oper, sondern als lyrische Szenen betitelt. Der lyrische Charakter ist im ganzen Werk vorherrschend. Zwei Stellen kontrastieren jedoch deutlich mit dieser Lyrik: zwei Ballszenen ,für die Tschaikowsky einen Walzer uns eine Polonaise schrieb.Nach einem weniger bekannten Allegro Dansant als Eröffung,stellt dieses Arrangement vor allem den oben genannten Walzer in den Vordergrund, welcher guten Herzens als ein schönes russisches Gegenstück zu Charles Gounods Faustwalzer bezeichnet werden kann. In der Oper wird dieser Walzer von einer Militärkapelle gespielt. Das Arrangement schließt mit der erwähnten pompösen Polonaise, die den letztzen Akt eröffnet: die ideale Musik, um ein Bild des Hochadels im Salon eines Petersburger Palastes zu zeichnen.

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bongos, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Dumbek, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Finger Cymbals, Flute 1, Flute 2, Glockenspiel, Gong, Horn 1, Horn 2, Mallet Percussion 1, Mallet Percussion 2, Mallet Percussion 3 and more. - Grade 3

SKU: CF.CPS261

Composed by Patrick Glenn Harper. Cps. Set of Score and Parts. 8+8+4+8+8+8+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+8+8+6+4+8+1+2+2+2+4+8+4+32 pages. Duration 5:22. Carl Fischer Music #CPS261. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CPS261).

ISBN 9781491161272. UPC: 680160919864.

Sahara is an exciting programmatic work for concert band that musically paints a picture of a fantastical desert crossing in three contrasting sections. The first section depicts a large caravan moving across the giant dunes. The second section describes a visit to a palace in a mystical oasis city. The third section brings the piece to an epic close as the caravan outruns a sandstorm to reach their final destination. Performance Notes You may use a set of congas in addition to or in lieu of the dumbek part to bring out that pitched drum sound. At m. 4, emphasize the accented quarter notes in the horns and euphonium. Measures 17-26, make sure that the sixteenth note marimba part is heard clearly. In measures 48-92, this entire middle section may be played in a rubato style at the director's discretion to achieve maximum musical expression. Be sure to emphasize the crescendo-decrescendo dynamics in this entire section. In measures 56-61, be sure that the syncopated flute and clarinet parts are heard clearly. and the flute and oboe are heard as well mm. 76-81. The descending eighth notes in the bass clarinet and tuba part should be brought out in mm. 76-81. Measures 109-112, make sure to bring out the trills in the Flute and oboe parts and sustain them all the way through the measure with a release immediately on beat 1 of the following measure. And finally, mm. 125-126, emphasize the F Horn and Alto Saxophone parts.
Sahara is an exciting programmatic work for concert band that musically paints a picture of a fantastical desert crossing in three contrasting sections. The first section depicts a large caravan moving across the giant dunes. The second section describes a visit to a palace in a mystical oasis city. The third section brings the piece to an epic close as the caravan outruns a sandstorm to reach their final destination.Performance NotesYou may use a set of congas in addition to or in lieu of the dumbek part to bring out that pitched drum sound. At m. 4, emphasize the accented quarter notes in the horns and euphonium. Measures 17-26, make sure that the sixteenth note marimba part is heard clearly. In  measures 48-92, this entire middle section may be played in a rubato style at the director’s discretion to achieve maximum musical expression. Be sure to emphasize the crescendo-decrescendo dynamics in this entire section. In measures 56-61, be sure that the syncopated flute and clarinet parts are heard clearly. and the flute and oboe are heard as well mm. 76-81. The descending eighth notes in the bass clarinet and tuba part should be brought out in mm. 76-81.Measures 109-112, make sure to bring out the trills in the Flute and oboe parts and sustain them all the way through the measure with a release immediately on beat 1 of the following measure. And finally, mm. 125-126, emphasize the F Horn and Alto Saxophone parts.

(Vocal Score). By Stephen Sondheim (1930-). Vocal Score. Softcover. 320 pages. Published by Hal Leonard