(100 Years - 100 Songs). By Woody Guthrie. For Melody/Lyrics/Chords. Richmond Music . Softcover. 128 pages. Published by TRO - The Richmond Organization

(6 Graded Duets for Late Intermediate Pianists). Arranged by Dan Coates. For Piano. Book; Duet or Duo; Piano Duet (1 Piano, 4 Hands). Hits for Teens. Pop. Late Intermediate. 48 pages. Published by Alfred Music

SATB choir and piano

SKU: BC.138846

Composed by Fred E. Ahlert. Choral Music. Secular. Octavo. Published by Bourne Music (BC.138846).

Composed by Billy Joel, arranged by Phillip Keveren. For piano. Format: piano solo book (no lyrics). With introductory text. Soft Rock and Pop Rock. 48 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Performed by Billy Joel. For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/vocal/chords songbook. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. Soft rock and pop rock. 72 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

5 Voices or SATB a Cappella (I,II/I,II,III/SSA/SMA/SSATB/SMATB/SMATTB/SA/SA, cont/SAT/SSATTB/SATB/SATB, pf/SATB, 2vl, vla, vlc/SoloS, SATB, org/SABr/SB, vl, vla, b.c/ATB/MTB/TB/TTBrB)

SKU: HL.50485130

By Miklos Forrai. By Various. EMB. Choral Works. Book [Softcover]. Editio Musica Budapest #Z5272. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (HL.50485130).

ISBN 9790080052723. B/5 (17x24) inches. Hungarian, original language. Miklos Forrai.

'This collection which comprises 143 choral works in 13 languages has been brought forth by the need of the Hungarian choirs for such publications. It leaves no doubt that it is but a drop in the sea even if it covers a period of two and a half millenia, works from an ode of the Hellenic Pyndar to present day compositions. The pleasure in singing together must reach back to older times yet, perhaps to the beginning of human existence. The earliest traces of polyphony can be come upon in the 9-10th centuries. The present compendium that concentrates on the golden age of choir music, the Renaissance derives its title from this period...' Miklos Forrai.

Over 500 Songs For All C Instruments. By Various. Fake Book. Love, Wedding. Softcover. 456 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

String quartet

SKU: HH.HH389-FSP

Composed by Litha Efthymiou. Two Violins, Viola, Violoncello. Full score and parts. Duration 10 minutes. Edition HH Music Publishers #HH389-FSP. Published by Edition HH Music Publishers (HH.HH389-FSP).

ISBN 9790708146032.

The inspiration for Tread Softly came from two contrasting sources: the religious music of early medieval Spain, and Debbie Locke’s work of art ‘Retracing Your Steps - Bristol I’. Although over a thousand years apart, these two sources share a common feature - a powerful sense of movement enclosed within a static form. In early Spanish music this manifests in the use of extended melisma, and in Locke’s work it is depicted through the seemingly moving, web-like form of the central image. Tread Softly explores the idea of movement within stasis through the use of a main melodic gesture that transforms very slowly, but constantly, throughout.

Chamber ensemble Erhu, Percussion, Pipa, alto Saxophone, baritone Saxophone, soprano Saxophone, tenor Saxophone

SKU: PR.11441359S

For Erhu, Pipa, Percussion and Saxophone Quartet. Composed by Chen Yi. From Dunhuang Fantasy. Premiere: NYC & Philadelphia. Contemporary. Full score (study). With Standard notation. Composed 2008. 36 pages. Duration 14 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41359S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11441359S).

UPC: 680160582341. 8.5 x 11 inches.

Commissioned by Music From China ensemble and Prism Saxophone Quartet, with a grant provided by the New York State Council on the Arts in 2008. Premiered in New York City, February 2009.
Commissioned by Music From China ensemble and PRISM Saxophone Quartet, with a commissioning grant provided by the New York State Council on the Arts in 2008.The imagination of this music came from the figures in the murals carved in the Mogao Caves in the ancient city Dunhuang more than a thousand years ago.  The name Dunhuang originally meant “prospering, flourishing.”  Lying at the western end of the Gansu Corridor in China, Dunhuang was very important in the Silk Road that carried new thoughts, ideas, arts and sciences to the East and West in the ancient time.  The Mogao Grottoes were built and developed over 11 dynasties over more than 1,000 years (from the 4th to 14th centuries), with murals, sculptures, wooden cave buildings and books.  It was really the heyday of the art of Dunhuang in the brilliant Tang Dynasty (618-907).  The murals depict rolling dance gestures, the flapping streamer lines, the flying melodies around the clouds, and the fiery rhythms in the sky!  They show the high spirit and the strong power of the people and their society.  All these impressions are translated into the textures of the two Chinese traditional instrumental parts with support from a set of percussion instruments, and the sound of a saxophone quartet.  It’s mysterious, vivid, colorful and energetic, it brings us to dream of the ancient glory and yearn for the future...—Chen Yi.

Book 1-2 Piano. Composed by Sebastian Johann Bach. Edited by Bela Bartok. The Bartok Performing Editions. I-II. Classical. Softcover. 148 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ15079. Published by Editio Musica Budapest

For marimba duo. Composed by Alex Stopa. Percussion Duets. Folio and Parts on CD-ROM. Tapspace Publications #TSPCD16-001. Published by Tapspace Publications

Concert band - Grade 4

SKU: MH.0-931329-53-1

Composed by Gregory B.Rudgers. Suitable for high school, community, and college bands. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 7:30. Published by Manhattan Beach Music (MH.0-931329-53-1).

ISBN 9780931329531.

Journey back to ancient Greece and view a place of long-gone legend. Follow the trail to the Kingdom of Ithaca, from the heroic palace, to a place of tranquility, to a reckless dance of abandon, to the return of Odysseus. The melodic material used in 200 B.C. is from a two thousand year old Greek hymn to Apollo. The legendary adventures of Odysseus as described by Homer in the Odyssey (ca. 700 B.C.) provide the programmatic material. The music is freely based upon the First Delphic Hymn (or Paen to Apollo), composed ca. 200 B.C. The source is a transcription appearing on pages 363 - 367 of Ancient and Oriental Music, Edited by Egon Wellesz (Oxford University Press: London, 1957). Each movement of the work depicts a key event in the epic Homeric poem, as described below. Movement I: Intrada - The first four notes of this movement, C - Bb - G - Bb, are the melodic and harmonic foundation for the entire work. These pitches, introduced in a simple and direct manner, are subsequently developed in more complex fashions throughout the suite. Following this stately introduction is a militaristic fanfare that introduces the dotted-eighth and sixteenth-note figure later reprised in the second and fourth movements. Indeed, all the musical ideas which will be central to the remaining movements first appear in the Intrada. This movement depicts the grandeur of Odysseus and his kingdom in Ithaca, and establishes the heroic mood of the entire work. Movement II: Ballad - After a brief restatement of the opening dotted-eighth-and-sixteenth fanfare, the second movement extracts the falling third (Bb to G) from the C - Bb - G - Bb motif and extends it and expands it into a haunting solo for alto saxophone. The C - Bb - G - Bb motif appears again (see measures 23 - 33 in trumpets) as counterpoint to this melody, now pulsing through the thick texture of the band. Many performers have come to view the Ballad as the emotional epicenter of the entire suite; my conception of the Ballad is to achieve a union of pathos and strength. Programmatically, this movement depicts Odysseus's son, Telemachos, as he both longs for Odysseus's return and stoically defends his father's kingdom. Movement III: Dance - It will take Odysseus twenty years to return to Ithaca. During his absence, noblemen besiege his palace, violating the sanctity of the household and seeking the hand of his wife, Penelope. This movement depicts the wanton revelries that result. The original four-note motif is chromatically altered and the meter is made irregular. The rapid tempo, driving percussion, and angular meter and melodies combine in an explosion of reckless abandon. Movement IV: March Building from a delicate woodwind ensemble accompanied by finger cymbals to a fully orchestrated statement replete with thundering percussion, this is a resounding march of victory. Odysseus has returned in triumph to restore dignity to his household and to reclaim the throne of the Kingdom of Ithaca. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 8 Flute 1 - 2, 2 Oboe 1 - 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 1 Eb Alto Clarinet, 3 Bb Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoon 1 - 2, 3 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 3 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 2 F Horn 1-2, 2 F Horn 3-4, 2 Trombone 1, 2 Trombone 2, 2 Trombone 3, 3 Euphonium (B.C.), 2 Euphonium T.C., 4 Tuba, 1 Timpani, 2 Mallet Percussion: Bells, Xylophone, 2 Percussion 1: Snare Drum, Tambourine, 2 Percussion 2: Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal, Tom-Tom, Finger Cymbals, 1 Percussion 3: Bass Drum.