SKU: HL.44002765

UPC: 073999027655. 9.5x13.5x0.97 inches.

This piece was commissioned by the 'Concert Band Vlamertinge' and is a plea for peace: the title translates as 'Peace on Earth'. This is expressed by means of the vocal contribution expected from the performers. In various places of the piece you can recognize, the words 'Et In Terra Pax' - an appeal for peace - at first jumbled together but later more rhythmically structured, developing into synchronized massed voices.The work starts with a pentatonic theme based on the notes D, E, G, A and C (taken from 'ConCErtbAnD VlAmErtinGE' and the name of the conductor, NiCk VAnDEnDriessChe). A somewhat sad melody is developed during an orchestral climax which leads to the firstexplosion of sound (measure 62 onwards). Suddenly the opening measures are recaptured, albeit with a differently colored sound: the words 'Et In Terra Pax' bring the first movement to a close. A restless Allegro follows which abruptly stops and is replaced by a calming cho-rale-like passage. A narrator reads aloud the poem 'Sonnet' by the young poet Charles Hamilton Sorley, who was killed during World War I. This poem fittingly puts into words the cruelty and senselessness of war. After the expanded recapitulation of the allegro, the broad, almost infinite atmosphere of the beginning returns. Clarinet and English horn play the pentatonic opening theme once more, this time broadly, while the words 'Et In Terra... Pax' are repeated again and again by the rest of the orchestra.The composer has purposely avoided all forms of aggression and bombastic sounds regularly used in works about war. Fear of violence and destruction can be heard and felt during the allegro passages. The charged opening makes way in the end for hope: May peacefulness replace cruelty in everyday life, too.

Dieses Werk wurde im Auftrag der Concert Band Vlamertinge geschrieben und ist ein Pladoyer an den Frieden: Der Titel bedeutet dann auch 'Frieden auf Erden'. Dies kommt unter anderem im vokalen Anteil der Ausfuhrenden zum Ausdruck. An verschiedenenStellen des Werkes erklingen, anfangs durcheinander dann zu einem rhythmischen und strukturierten Synchrongesang vereint, die Worte 'Et In Terra Pax' wie ein flehendes Gebet fur den Frieden.

Ein pentatonisches Thema formt den Anfang dieses Werkes, basierend auf den Noten D, E, G, A, und C, die dem Namen: 'ConCErtbAnD VlAmErtingE' und dem Namen des Dirigenten NiCk VAnDEnDriessChe entstammen. Wahrend der orchestralen Klimax, die zu einemersten Klangausbruch fuhrt (ab Takt 62), entsteht eine etwas traurige Melodie. Plotzlich werden dann die Eingangstakte wiederaufgenommen, wenn auch mit einer veranderten Klangfarbe; die Worte 'Et In Terra Pax' runden den ersten Teil daraufhin ab. Esfolgt ein unruhiges Allegro, das uberraschend durch eine Choralartigen Passage voller Ruhe unterbrochen wird. Eine Sprechstimme liest wahrenddessen das Gedicht Sonnet des jungen Dichters Charles Hamilton Sorley vor, der im ersten Weltkriegfiel. Es findet fur die Grausamkeit und Sinnlosigkeit des Krieges die passenden Worte. Nachdem das Allegro, diesmal mit einigen Ausbreitungen, wiederholt wird, kehrt die weite, beinahe unendliche Atmosphare des Beginns wieder zuruck. Klarinettenspielen zusammen mit einem Englischhorn das pentatonische Eingangsthema ein letztes Mal in ausgebreiteter Fassung, wobei das Et In Terra Pax' durch den Rest des Orchesters stets wiederholt wird.Der Komponist hat bewusst auf jegliche Form der Aggression oder bombastischen Vertonung, die in so vielen Werken uber den Krieg zu finden ist, vermieden. Dennoch ist die Angst vor Gewalt und Zerstorung vor allem in den Allegro-Passagen deutlich zuhoren und zu fuhlen. Am Ende macht die anfangliche Spannung jedoch der Hoffnung Platz: Moge die Friedlichkeit auch im taglichen Leben die Grausamkeit verbannen...

SKU: CF.CM8752IN

UPC: 798408047276. Key: C major. English. Sy Miller, Jill Jackson.

Let There Be Peace on Earth has long been a favorite of church, community and school choirs across this country. From the first few measures of the introduction, a tone of reverence and dignity is heard. The arrangement gradually builds in strength arid intensity, sensitively supporting the beauty of the text. A half-step modulation in the second verse moves to the climactic ending, which echoes the phrase, Let there be peace! This is truly a song for our time.

SKU: SP.TS278

ISBN 9781585604739. UPC: 649571102784.

Patriotic Melodies arranged for brass and reed instruments by Jonathon Robbins and edited by Tony Santorella is the very first and most complete collection of patriotic songs in print. Celebrate our nation's birth and freedom with the most powerful assortment of prideful songs of triumph ever assembled. This phenomenal series published by Santorella Publications includes a piano and percussion accompaniment CD. Patriotic Melodies for Tenor Saxophone is ideal for any national celebration and fills a major void in the Print Music Industry. This American Songbook for Horns is available in accommodating keys for trumpet, flute, trombone, clarinet, alto sax, or french horn. America the Beautiful - Hail to the Chief - When Johnny Comes Marching Home - You're a Grand Old Flag - Marine's Hymn - Dixie - Battle Hymn of the Republic - Pomp and Circumstance - Yankee Doodle - America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) - Anchors Aweigh - Washington Post March - Over There - Yankee Doodle Boy - The Star Spangled Banner - Semper Fidelis - The Caissons Go Rolling Along - The Thunderer - The Stars and Stripes Forever - Taps - Let There Be Peace on Earth - Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean.

SKU: SP.TS078

ISBN 9781585600533. UPC: 649571100780.

Patriotic Melodies arranged for brass and reed instruments by Jonathon Robbins and edited by Tony Santorella is the very first and most complete collection of patriotic songs in print. Celebrate our nation's birth and freedom with the most powerful assortment of prideful songs of triumph ever assembled. This phenomenal series published by Santorella Publications includes a piano and percussion accompaniment CD. Patriotic Melodies for Alto Sax is ideal for any national celebration and fills a major void in the Print Music Industry. This American Songbook is available in accommodating keys for trumpet, flute, trombone, french horn, clarinet or tenor sax. America the Beautiful - Hail to the Chief - When Johnny Comes Marching Home - You're a Grand Old Flag - Marine's Hymn - Dixie - Battle Hymn of the Republic - Pomp and Circumstance - Yankee Doodle - America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) - Anchors Aweigh - Washington Post March - Over There - Yankee Doodle Boy - The Star Spangled Banner - Semper Fidelis - The Caissons Go Rolling Along - The Thunderer - The Stars and Stripes Forever - Taps - Let There Be Peace on Earth - Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean.

SKU: HP.C6268

UPC: 763628162689.

Original Anthem Far and away the best-selling anthem in the Hope catalog with over one million copies sold, Natalie Sleeth's Joy in the Morning is a true classic. This is indispensable choral music!

Brass Parts include: B-flat Trumpets 1 & 2, and Trombones 1 & 2. Full Orchestration by Mark Kellner includes: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Trumpet 1, 2, & 3, Horns 1 & 2, Trombone 1, 2 & 3 (or Tuba), Snare, Percussion, Timpani, Harp, Violins, Violas, Cellos, and Basses.