Choral (Preview CD)

SKU: HL.118843

A Musical for Young Voices. Composed by John Higgins and John Jacobson. ExpressiveArts. Christmas, Elementary, Holiday, Musicals, Secular. CD only. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.118843).

ISBN 9781480340404. UPC: 884088902384. 5x5 inches. John Jacobson/John Higgins.

Please Santa, bring a puppy this time. I know there's one that needs me! Singing children, howling puppies and the one and only Santa Claus make a great combination for a holiday show. The local pound is overcrowded and in an uproar. Someone has eaten Buster Bulldog's supper, Harold Hound Dog can't get any sleep, and there's no room at all to run and play. It's just the pits in the pound! See how one family's trip to the pound on Christmas Eve makes dreams come true for these canine characters and children around the world. With a message of sharing, caring and plenty of canine humor, this holiday musical features five original songs and easy-to-learn rhyming dialog with over 30 speaking parts. The ENHANCED Teacher Edition with Singer CD-ROM includes piano/vocal arrangements with choreography, helpful production guide with staging and costume suggestions, teaching objectives linked to the National Standards for each song, PLUS reproducible singer parts on the enclosed CD-ROM. Available separately: Teacher/Singer CD-ROM, Preview CD (with vocals & dialog), Preview Pak (1 Preview CD and sample pages), Performance/Accompaniment CD, and Classroom Kit (Teacher/Singer CD-ROM and P/A CD).Approximate Performance Time: 20 minutes. Suggested for grades K-3.

SKU: HL.49005065

Volume 4. Composed by Heinrich Creuzburg. This edition: Paperback/Soft Cover. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. 64 pages. Schott Music #ED 4643. Published by Schott Music (HL.49005065).

ISBN 9790001054201. UPC: 073999695861. 9.0x12.0x0.24 inches. German - English - French.

German - English - French.

By Frederic Chopin. Arranged by J. Chardonnet / P.A. Gagnon. For 2 guitars. 28 pages. Published by Les Productions dOZ. (DZ 36)
Level: 3.5.

Orchestra

SKU: PR.416415760

For Really Big Orchestra. Composed by PDQ Bach. Edited by Prof. Peter Schickele. Study Score. With Standard notation. Duration 11 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #416-41576. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.416415760).

UPC: 680160636532. 9 x 12 inches.

The 1712 Overture stands out in P.D.Q. Bach's oeuvre for two reasons, among others: it is by far the most programmatic instrumental piece among those by the minimeister of Wein-am-Rhein so far unearthed, and 2) its discovery has led to a revelation about the composer's father, Johann Sebastian Bach, that has exploded like a bombshell on the usually serene musicological landscape. The overture is based on an anecdote told to P.D.Q. Bach by a cousin, Peter Ulrich. Since P.U. Bach lived in Dudeldorf, only a few miles down the road from Wein-am-Rhein, he was P.D.Q.'s closest relative, and he was, in fact, one of the few members of the family who was on speaking terms with P.D.Q. The story, related to P.D.Q. (fortunately for us posterity types) in a letter, may be summarized thus: The town of Dudeldorf was founded by two brothers, Rudi and Dieter Dudel, early in the 18th century. Rudi remained mayor of the newborn burg for the rest of his long life, but Dieter had a dream of starting a musicians' colony, an entire city devoted to music, which dream, he finally decided, could be realized only in the New World. In 1712, he and several other bagpipers sailed to Boston, never to return to Germany. (Henceforth, Rudi became known as der deutscher Dudel and Dieter as the Yankee Dudel). Unfortunately, the head of the Boston Musicians' Guild had gotten wind of Dudel's plans, and Wilhelm Wiesel (pron. VEE-zle), known none too affectionately around town as Wiesel the Weasel, was not about to share what few gigs there were in colonial America with more foreigners and outside agitators. He and his cronies were on hand to meet Dudel's boat when it pulled into Boston Harbor; they intended to prevent the newcomers' disembarkation, but Dudel and his companions managed to escape to the other side of the bay in a dinghy, landing with just enough time to rent a carriage and horses before hearing the sound of The Weasel and his men, who had had to come around the long way. The Germans headed West, with the Bostonians in furious pursuit. soon the city had been left far behind, and by midnight so had the pursuers; Dieter Dudel decided that it was safe for him and his men to stop and sleep until daybreak. When they awoke, they found that they were in a beautiful landscape of low, forested mountains and pleasant fields, warmed by the brilliant morning sun and serenaded by an entrancing variety of birds. Here, Dudel thought, her is where I will build my colony. The immigrants continued down the road at a leisurely pace until they came upon a little church, all by itself in the countryside, from which there suddenly emanated the sounds of a pipe organ. At this point, the temptation to quote from P.U. Bach's letter to P.D.Q. cannot be resisted: They went inside and, after listening to the glorious music for a while, introduced themselves to the organist. And who do you think it was? Are you ready for this -- it was your old man! Hey, no kidding -- you know, I'm sure, that your father was the guy to get when it came to testing new organs, and whoever had that one in Massachusetts built offered old Sebastian a tidy sum to go over there and check it out. The unexpected meeting with J.S. Bach and his sponsors was interrupted by the sound of horse hooves, as the dreaded Wiesel and his men thundered on to the scene. They had been riding all night, however, and they were no spring chickens to start with, and as soon as they reached the church they all dropped, exhausted, to the ground. The elated Germans rang the church bells and offered to buy everyone a beer at the nearest tavern. There they were taught, and joined in singing, what might be called the national anthem of the New World. The melody of this pre-revolutionary patriotic song is still remembered (P.D.Q. Bach quotes it, in the bass instruments, near the end of the overture), but is words are now all but forgotten: Freedom, of thee we sing, Freedom e'er is our goal; Death to the English King, Long live Rock and Ross. The striking paucity of biographical references to Johann Sebastian Bah during the year 1712 can now be explained: he was abroad for a significant part of that year, testing organs in the British Colonies. That this revelation has not been accepted as fact by the musicological establishment is no surprise, since it means that a lot of books would have to be rewritten. The members of that establishment haven't even accepted the existence of P.D.Q. Bach, one of whose major works the 1712 Overture certainly is. It is also a work that shows Tchaikowsky up as the shameless plagiarizer that some of us have always known he was. The discovery of this awesome opus was made possible by a Boston Pops Centennial Research Commission; the first modern performance took place at the opening concert of the 100th anniversary season of that orchestra, under the exciting but authentic direction of John Williams.

For Choral (Accompaniment CD). Harold Flammer. CD only. Published by Shawnee Press

(C Instruments). By Various. For C Instruments. Fake Book. Softcover. 520 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

By Alec Slater and Lisa Schmitz. For Banjo (5-String). Solos. Archive Edition. Old Time. Intermediate. Book. 144 pages

Lyrics/Chords Guitar

SKU: HL.242081

By The Beatles. The Little Black Songbook. Pop. 384 pages. Hal Leonard #HL00242081. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.242081).

ISBN 9781785588617. UPC: 888680704407. 4.75x7.75x0.956 inches.

A pocket-sized collection of 195 Beatles hits presented in chord songbook format. Includes complete lyrics, chord names & a handy chord box reference sheet. Including classic hits such as: All You Need Is Love • Can't Buy Me Love • Day Tripper • Do You Want to Know a Secret • Eleanor Rigby • From Me to You • Get Back • Help! • Hey Jude • I Want to Hold Your Hand • Let It Be • Magical Mystery Tour • Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da • Please Please Me • Ticket to Ride • Twist and Shout • and more.

The Group Singing Songbook. By Various. Vocal. Size 9.5x12 inches. 281 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

By James Bastien. Bastien Piano. Bastien Piano Library. Level: Primer. Music Book. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company.

Piano - Level 2

SKU: LM.27825

Composed by Henri Nafilyan and Thierry Masson. Classical. Score. Editions Henry Lemoine #27825. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine (LM.27825).

ISBN 9790230978255.

BACH J.S. : Trio BWV 929, Menuet BWV 813, Petit prelude BWV 942 - BARTOK B. : Andante - BEETHOVEN L.V. : Danse allemande n. 10 (WoO 8), Anglaise en Re (Hess 61), Allemande (WoO 81), Contredanse (WoO 14), Menuet (WoO 7) - CHOPIN F. : Prelude Op.28 n. 6 - CLEMENTI M. : Air russe - GLINKA M.I. : Galopade - GRIEG E. : Feuille d'album Op.12 n. 7 - HAYDN J. : Menuet Hob. 1 : 85/111, Menuet Hob. IX : 11, Final Hob.XVI : 7 - JOLIVET A. : Danse caraibe - KOECHLIN C. : Le Ruisseau limpide, La Maison heureuse - MASSON T. : Bagatelle, Le Repos du dragon, En Camargue, Petite improvisation imaginaire, Vague a l'ame - MENDELSSOHN F.B. : Premiere barcarolle Op.19 n. 6 - MOZART W.A. : Variation en La KV 460 - NAFILYAN H. : Mystere, L'Acrobate - PAPP L. : Le Pantin, A cheval, Le Petit Soldat de plomb, La Machine a coudre - PROKOFIEV S. : La Pluie et l'Arc-en-ciel - SCHUBERT F. : Danse allemande n. 5 (D 420), Valse n. 1 (D980) - SCHUMANN R. : Feuille d'album Op.99 n. 4 - SZOKOLAY S. : Taquinerie, Tom Pouce - TCHAIKOVSKI P.I. : Marche des soldats, La Nouvelle Poupee - VILLA-LOBOS H. : Ainsi bercait maman - VISKI J. : J'avais un poulailler - Un jour mon prince viendra, de Blanche Neige et les sept nains (CHURCHILL) - Ce reve bleu, d'Aladin (GILKYSON) - Il en faut peu pour etre heureux, du Livre de la jungle (SHERMAN) - Des gammes et des arpeges, des Aristochats (SHERMAN) -Elegant blues, Exploration boogie (MASSON).