SKU: HL.1315785

ISBN 9798350110319. UPC: 196288179078. 9.0x12.0 inches.

So you've just started playing this compact wonder – now what? Hal Leonard's First 50 series is here to help! Designed for new players, First 50 Songs You Should Play on Melodica features a variety of accessible songs in a wide range of styles, simply arranged so you can start playing right away. Choose to play just the melody or enhance it using the chord labels or left hand part – the possibilities are endless for wherever you are on your melodica journey! Songs include: All of Me • Blinding Lights • Cabinessence • Canon in D • Easy on Me • Final Countdown • The Flight of the Bumblebee • Hallelujah • Heart of Gold • Imagine • A Million Dreams • Perfect • Someone Like You • Toccata in D Minor • Wellerman • You Raise Me Up • and more.

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You've been taking lessons, you've got a few chords under your belt, and you're ready to buy a songbook. Now what? Hal Leonard has the answers in its First 50 series. The First 50 series steers new players in the right direction. These books contain easy to intermediate arrangements for must-know songs. Each arrangement is simple and streamlined, yet still captures the essence of the tune.

SKU: HL.4005906

UPC: 888680942793. 9.0x12.0x0.058 inches.

Written in a sophisticated and dynamic style, this work from James Curnow is more impressive sounding than the easy grade level would indicate. Opening with a rhythmic and intense tocatta, this theme is contrasted with a sustained and lyric chorale section. Both themes are combined at the end for a powerful and rewarding finish.

SKU: HL.48181663

UPC: 888680848491. 9.0x12.25x0.085 inches.

Composed for the Paris Conservatoire contest, this edition of Concert music by Marius Constant is for Alto Saxophone and Piano and was dedicated to Marcel Mule. Rated difficult (8), this piece demonstrates all the required skills to brilliantly pass the contest. < strong>Concert music is divided in four distinct movements, each with a different style: I. Toccata ? Lento (4/4, tempo 69) II. Aria ? Largo (3/4, tempo 50) III. Ostinato ? Allegro Molto (12/8, tempo 168) IV. Intermezzo ? Allegro moderato (4/4, tempo 144) V. Variazoni ? Deciso (5/4, 4/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/4, tempo minim 80) Marius Constant (1925-2004) was a French composer born in Romania. He composed three operas, an oratorio, seven ballets and many pieces for orchestra. His most famous work is the ?Twilight Zone? theme song..

SKU: CN.R10109

Marked by driving staccato eighth note ostinatos that are freely passed around the ensemble, Toccata keeps you on your toes from start to finish.

Commissioned by the Tutbury Community Band, conductor Malcolm Heywood, this work was first performed on the occasion of the 900th anniversary of the foundation of Tutbury Church. Toccata originally meant 'touch piece' and is particularly associated with keyboard works of the Renaissance and Baroque. Stuart Johnson takes this spirit and transfers it to the concert band as staccato quavers, used as an ostinato against a rising bass theme. Later the accompaniment is transferred to other sections of the band, but the pulse is retained until a central, more lyrical section. A recapitulation of the allegro leads to a stirring climax.

SKU: SU.80101410

Fantasy-Variations on Two Themes (2017) for organ was written for Heinrich Christensen in celebration of his significant 2017 birthday. The musical material for the work comprises two different themes. The first is a short melody by the Danish composer Carl Nielsen (1865-1931). (It was a sketch originally intended for inclusion in, but ultimately left out of, Nielsen's late organ work 29 Little Preludes.) This theme represents Heinrich's native Denmark. The second theme is the American folk-gospel hymn Angel Band. This theme represents Heinrich's adopted American homeland. It serves also as a remembrance of our dear mutual friend Harry Lyn Huff (1952-2016), for whom the tune was a particular favorite. Both these themes are developed freely in a set of alternating fantasy-variations. The opening variation begins with a dramatic pedal solo before quoting both themes. The second variation is a lyric setting based on the Nielsen melody. The third is a jubilant hornpipe on Angel Band. The fourth is an aria on a transformation of the Nielsen melody. The fifth is a gigue-toccata on Angel Band. The sixth is an atmospheric contemplation: lush chords in the manuals move slowly and hint at Angel Band while the Nielsen melody is heard for the first time in its complete original form on a high pedal stop. The seventh and final variation begins with a brief evocation of the harmonies of the late Daniel Pinkham (a mentor to both Heinrich and me) before going on to return dramatically and jubilantly to the opening music, bringing together both themes again in a bold conclusion. Instrumentation: Organ Duration: 15' Composed: 2017 Published by: Zimbel Press.