Assembly, SATB choir, and organ, with optional cantor - Early Intermediate

SKU: MN.80-909

Composed by Peter Latona. Choral Music. Liturgy. Baptism of Our Lord, Easter, Easter Season. Octavo. MorningStar Music Publishers #80-909. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.80-909).

UPC: 688670809095. English.

Written for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C.. Festive music for  choir and congregation to be used during the sprinkling rite. May be expanded as needed.

Orchestra - Grade 3

SKU: AP.38516

Arranged by Vince Gassi. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Orchestra. Christmas; Light Concert; Sacred; Traditional; Winter. Score and Part(s). 134 pages. Duration 2:35. Highland/Etling #00-38516. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.38516).

UPC: 038081439761. English. Traditional.

Take one traditional English carol, change the meter, insert a slow middle section, add a dash of counterpoint, and sprinkle liberally with sparkly Christmas dust. Mix with orchestra and audience members and you have the perfect recipe for your next holiday concert. Good cheer is guaranteed to follow.

10 Original Piano Solos in Progressive Order. Jennifer Linn Series. Recital. Softcover. 24 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Brian Lewis. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / arr. Brian Lewis. For Concert Band. Concert Band. Young Symphonic. Level: 2 (Medium Easy) (grade 2). Conductor Score. 16 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Elizabeth Alexander. Text: Joan Wolf Prefontaine. For Women's Choir (SSAA) a cappella. (SSAA). Level: medium-difficult. Duration 5 minutes. Published by Seafarer Press.

Choir Secular

SKU: AP.49000

Composed by George L.O. Strid and Mary Donnelly. This edition: SoundTrax CD. Choral Octavo; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Christmas; Secular. CD. Alfred Music #00-49000. Published by Alfred Music (AP.49000).

UPC: 038081563244. English.

This is the time when Christmas comes and all the world is filled with cheer. It's a bright holiday fanfare, designed especially for developing choirs. Not exclusively a partner song, but you'll love hearing how the two independent lines fit together. To enhance the fun, George and Mary sprinkle familiar carol fragments throughout. Our festive SoundTrax features glockenspiel on the optional C-instrument part. It's an opener, it's a closer, it's a theme for the entire concert!

SATB & pno/str & perc

SKU: OU.9780193564282

Composed by Cecilia McDowall. New Horizons. Vocal score. 40 pages. Duration 17'. Oxford University Press #9780193564282. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193564282).

ISBN 9780193564282. 11 x 9 inches.

For SATB and piano or strings and percussion The three-movement Music of the Stars offers an enlightening commentary on music's power to console and uplift in challenging times. Characterful string writing accompanies engaging vocal lines, with McDowall artfully employing percussion to sprinkle celestial sparkle throughout the score.

Chamber Music Bass Flute 1, Bass Flute 2, Contrabass Flute, Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3, Flute 4, Piccolo 1, Piccolo 2, alto Flute 1, alto Flute 2

SKU: PR.114417700

For Flute Orchestra. Composed by Daniel Dorff. Folder, .2inch white spine. Premiered by the Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention festival flute choir, conducted by George Pope, Beston, VA. Contemporary. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. Composed 2015. 24+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+2+2 pages. Duration 5 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41770. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114417700).

ISBN 9781491108000. UPC: 680160636259. 9x12 inches.

To mark its 50th anniversary, the Flute Society of Washington commissioned Daniel Dorff to compose a celebratory work for large flute ensemble, to premiere en masse at its 2016 convention. Dorff responded with Fireworks, a 5-minute dazzler scored for 2 piccolos, 4 C flutes, 2 altos, 2 basses, and 1 contrabass. In describing performance of Fireworks, Dorff says: Real pyrotechnic fireworks typically shoot upward quickly and neatly, pop at the top, and then cascade downward slowly in a beautifully out-of-sync descent. Fireworks has many passages musically depicting this crisp upward whoosh exploding into downward sprinkles, often punctuated by a pop at the top.
PERFORMANCE SUGGESTIONS1) FIREWORKS may be performed by any size ensemble ranging from 11 soloists up to a large festival choir. It may be preferable to keep the piccolos at one player per part even when the other parts have multiple players.2) Real pyrotechnic fireworks typically shoot upward quickly and neatly, pop at the top, and then cascade downward slowly in a beautifully out-of-sync descent. FIREWORKS has many passages musically depicting this crisp upward whoosh exploding into downward sprinkles, often punctuated by a pop at the top.3) All dynamics are relative to the whole blend, and some performance situations may require attention and adjustments to keep the balance as notated.4) The “puh” effect with x-shaped noteheads in the Bass and Contrabass parts is a beatbox technique sounding similar to pizzicato. There is naturally-produced flute pitch along with the percussive attack.5) “Like tolling bells” (bar 191 onward) indicates a rapid decay of each note, like church bells.This will help the antiphonal echo beginning in bar 195, and the seating placement may also enhance the antiphonal effect.

((The Ultimate Handbook for Your Rehearsal and Performance)). RESOURCE BK. Resource. Book only. 140 pages. Published by Shawnee Press

Psallite Choral Series. Composed by Daniel Burton. Sacred Choral. Christmas, Christmas Sacred, Concert. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Orchestra string - Grade 3.5

SKU: AP.35971

Composed by Karl Bohm. Arranged by Robert Sieving. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Orchestra. Form: Transcription. Masterwork Arrangement; Romantic. Score and Part(s). 114 pages. Highland/Etling #00-35971. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.35971).

UPC: 038081411774. English.

This lovely German song offers the opportunity to teach compound meter, isolating excerpts collaterally with rhythmic exercises, and working on smooth string crossings. Extended positions are featured in the cello part with accidentals sprinkled throughout the other parts as well. A beautiful soli section will be popular with cellists against a moving bass line.

SATB choir, divisi, reduction, none accompaniment - Beginning

SKU: GI.G-9133

Composed by Nicholas Palmer. Choral. Sacred. Octavo. 4 pages. GIA Publications #9133. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-9133).

UPC: 785147913306. English. Text Source: Trad. Irish blessing.

This timeless prayer of blessing is given a new treatment with subtle, attractive harmonies. There is some flexibility in presenting the piece, for example, a solo or small group could sing the soprano line, while the other parts are hummed underneath. In Palmer’s comments in the octavo, he offers guidance on executing the grace note figures sprinkled throughout.

By Leon Jessel (1871-1942). Arranged by Ralph Ford. Orchestra. Full Orchestra; Score. Belwin Concert Full Orchestra. Christmas; Winter. Grade 3. 16 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Grade 3

SKU: CL.SCM-1087-00

Composed by Carubia. Jazz Ensemble. Score and set of parts. C.L. Barnhouse #SCM-1087-00. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.SCM-1087-00).

A unique jazz/ swing chart that starts with a march feel but transitions into a straight ahead jazz 4/4 feel for solos over familiar 16 bar changes. Very playable, easy ranges with some Thad styled voicings sprinkled in. Written solos. Written ranges: Trp. 1 ( Bb w/ Opt A) , Trb.1 (Ab) , Alto 1 (D).