By Alfred Reed (1921-2005). Concert Band. For Concert Band. Concert Band. Belwin Classic Band. 5 (Difficult) (grade 5). Score. 48 pages

Grade 4

SKU: CL.012-3515-75

Composed by Shabazz. Concert Band. Heritage of the March Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR340). Oversized, spiral-bound score. Composed 2006. Duration 6 minutes, 42 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-3515-75. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-3515-75).

A impassioned work for better bands that displays the unique compositional style of Mississippi composer Ayatey Shabazz. Utilizing the full of range of colors of the modern symphonic band, this impressive piece will challenge all sections of your group to reach new heights in their musical journeys. Includes shorts solos for euphonium, bassoon, flute, trumpet and oboe. Tasty use of percussion helps to create varied musical emotions. Extremely nice!

Orchestra Bassoon, Clarinet, Contrabass, Flute, Horn, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violoncello

SKU: PR.416415420

For Chamber Orchestra. Composed by Narong Prangcharoen. Full score. 64 pages. Duration 10 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #416-41542. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.416415420).

UPC: 680160632312.

Echoes of Silence was commissioned by the Albany Symphony Orchestra for the American Music Festival of 2012 as part of the Capitol Region Heritage Commissions project. The work takes as its inspirations the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Albany, NY, and the Albany Symphony Orchestra. The Troy Savings Bank was founded in 1823 and was one of the more important music halls in early-twentieth-century America. It was honored with performances by many world-renowned artists, such as Vladimir Horowitz, Yehudi Menuhin, and Arthur Rubinstein. The title, Echoes of Silence, refers to the echoes of these and other artists' great performances, which one might imagine still resonate in the hall. If the hall had a voice, it would also sing of the all the wonderful masterpieces that were performed there in the past. The main idea of this piece is to reflect the sounds that were absorbed by the walls of this concert hall during the past century of live performance. Some of the main pitch materials are derived from Alexander Borodin's Symphony No. 2, a masterpiece that was composed in 1823, the same year as the founding of the Troy Savings Bank. The main thematic materials of Echoes of Silence are developed from many small musical motifs found in Borodin's symphony. Another source of material is Igor Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms, composed in 1930, the year in which the Albany Symphony Orchestra was founded. These borrowed materials are used as the main elements in maintaining the structural unity of Echoes of Silence. Because this concert hall has absorbed so much wonderful music from so many great performances, we can imagine even the smallest corner of the hall filling its silence with echoes.

(An Inspiring Method to Playing the Drums, Guided by the Legends). By Rich Lackowski. For Drumset. Artist/Personality; Book; CD; DVD; Method/Instruction; Percussion - Drum Set Method or Collection. On the Beaten Path. Beginner. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

(An Inspiring Method to Playing the Drums, Guided by the Legends). By Rich Lackowski. For Drumset. Artist/Personality; Book; DVD; Method/Instruction; Percussion - Drum Set Method or Collection. On the Beaten Path. Beginner. 136 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

(An Inspiring Method to Playing the Drums, Guided by the Legends). By Rich Lackowski. For Drumset. Artist/Personality; DVD; Method/Instruction; Percussion - Drum Set Method or Collection. On the Beaten Path. Beginner. Published by Alfred Music

By Metallica. Percussion. Metal, Hard Rock and Instructional. Instructional book (softcover) and examples CD. With drum notation, instructional text, drum notation legend and introductory text. 71 pages. Published by Cherry Lane Music

Voice

SKU: HL.14015291

Composed by Simon Holt. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Composed 2002. Chester Music #CH61394. Published by Chester Music (HL.14015291).

ISBN 9780711967120.

Daedalus Remembers is the third part in a trilogy called 3 for Icarus. Daedalus was Icarus' father and a famous craftsman. He once forged a magic sword for Peleus which had a property of making its owner victorious in battle, and he also created the labyrinth of King Minos of Crete in which the Minotaur (half bull, half man) was imprisoned. The second part of the trilogy is entitled Minotaur Games after Troy games, a kind of labyrinthine dance involving cords (Ariadne's thread?). At one point in the myth Daedalus and Icarus are also imprisoned in the labyrinth. They escape by means of wings which Daedalus has made from feathers and wax. Sadly, despite his father's warnings, Icarus flies too close to the sun in a fit of hubris, and the wings melt, causing him to plunge to his death. Daedalus alights safely on a beach in Sardinia, and after he has collected his thoughts remembers his son's fall and scenes from his own past life. Have the gods paid him back for the death of his nephew Talos, whom Daedalus killed in a fit of jealousy by pushing him off the top of a temple in the Acropolis? Daedalus rants and sorrows - dark memories nag persistently. Daedalus Remembers is scored for solo cello with flugelhorn, two horns, percussion, cimbalom, harp, three violas, four cellos and two double-basses.

By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for high school, community, and college bands. Conductor Full Score. Duration 9:00. Published by Manhattan Beach Music.
Level: Grade 4.

Grade 2.5

SKU: CL.011-3040-01

Composed by J. Williams. Young Concert Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR195). Extra full score. Composed 2000. Duration 4 minutes, 54 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #011-3040-01. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.011-3040-01).

Energetic and impressive overture for better middle school and jr. high bands that is descriptive of a dangerous storm that struck and partially destroyed a town. Three sections of the piece represent the calm before the storm, the tornado and the rebuilding. Includes short solos for Flute and F Horn and very interesting percussion parts which will challenge your young drummers. OUTSTANDING!

About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series

The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.

Choral SATB Choir, Percussion

SKU: CF.CM9792

Composed by Ethan Sperry. Duration 5 minutes. Carl Fischer Music #CM9792. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9792).

ISBN 9781491164631. UPC: 680160923540. Key: A major. English. Coty Raven Morris. Original.

The text for Dust came to me in a season of reflection. As educators and mentors to the generations that come after us, we have a responsibility to provide tools so that others can shape their future. Overtime, it can become easy to lose one's personal vision for one's self when influenced by so many outside factors. When the pressure builds, it can almost feel like a self-reckoning; an opportunity to build ourselves again. Though we are influenced by our surroundings, we are all unique in our purpose and design!These questions of self-reflection came first:How much of me flows from their blood?How much of me is built of their flesh?How much of me is manifested from their dreams?And just like our own identities, the rest of the poem begin to take shape. I hope that this text speaks to you wherever you are in your discovery and journey to your most authentic self.DustI am rubbleCarved into my ruins, you will find my ancestry interwoven with my identityHow much of me flows from their blood?How much of me is built of their flesh?How much of me is manifested from their dreams?The only way to my truth is through my foundationI rage against those who would dare covet this sacred spaceI am the temple and the monumentThis is holy ground.I must demolish myself.Tear down the walls that have held up your visions and destroyed mine.I must restore myself in my own image.And when the dust settles, you can see my bones.Pillars of strength, marble, and earthWalls painted with my blood, cracked with time, polished like my skin(Golden)I will not be complete, but I will be homethe dust settlesAnd we build again—Coty Raven Morris      .

Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Anacrouse. Transcription pour piano Biographie Notes sur l'oeuvre. Score. Editions Bourges #EBRA102. Published by Editions Bourges (BU.EBRA102). ISBN 9790560153803. 8.58 x 12.48 inches. La collection ANACROUSE offre aux pianistes novices et confirmés un large choix d’œuvres classiques, allant de la Renaissance à l’époque moderne. Proposer tout à la fois des « incontournables » du répertoire classique et des pièces de compositeurs parfois oubliés, toutes d’une valeur pédagogique indéniable, tels sont les objectifs que nous nous sommes fixés. Chaque pièce, vendue à l’unité, a fait l’objet d’un travail éditorial attentif, tant sur le plan de l’établissement du texte musical que de sa gravure, afin de garantir aux musiciens les conditions indispensables aux plaisirs tirés du commerce fréquent de ces œuvres. Les partitions sont proposées sous la forme d’ouvrages traditionnels (feuillets papier), et disponibles également par téléchargement. Trish Trash Polka ou Tritsh Tratsh Polka (op. 214) est une polka écrite en 1858 par Johann Strauss II, après qu'il ait effectué une tournée en Russie. Le titre peut être interprété comme `Chit-chat` et peut référer à une certaine passion viennoise pour les ragots. Johann Strauss II a peut-être également fait référence à la seule pièce burlesque « Der Tritsch-Tratsch » du dramaturge et acteur autrichien Johann Nepomuk Nestroy. D'autres prétendent que le titre ait pu être le nom du chien de la première épouse de Strauss… La polka est une danse originaire de République Tchèque, à deux temps, de tempo assez rapide, aux rythmes bien articulés. Avec ses 160 numéros d'opus, Johann Strauss II est sans aucun doute le maître de la polka de la fin du XIXème siècle. Ici, l'atmosphère de cette courte pièce est désinvolte et intrépide, comme beaucoup de polkas de Johann Strauss II. Trish Trash Polka est très contrastée au niveau des nuances, et les appuis sont donnés par les percussions, très présentes dans cette pièce drôle et légère.