This landmark series collects compelling useful singer-friendly arias from a distinctly American opera tradition. Each volume includes information about every opera and an aria plot note. A majority of the music in the fourvolumes has never before been available outside of the opera vocal scores and some arias in the series have never been in print at all before now. Most arias are appropriate for college-level singers. Composers such as SamuelBarber William Bolcom Douglas Moore Virgil Thomson and Gian Carlo Menotti are well represented. Additionally arias are included from important works such as Regina A Streetcar Named Desire The Ghosts of Versailles TheGreat Gatsby Little Women and many others. Stephen Sondheim graciously agreed to adapt new aria editions of two pieces from Sweeney Todd for the series: ?The Contest? in the Tenor volume and?Epiphany? in the Baritone/Bass edition.A diverse selection of Arias from Operas by American composers for Soprano and Piano. Includes works by Gian Carlo Menotti Samuel Barber Kirke Mecham and Thomas Pastieri.

for String Quartet Love Theme from Star Wars Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones. Par WILLIAMS JOHN / MOORE LARRY (Arr.). This string quartet arrangement by Larry Moore captures the soaring beauty of this theme from the 2002 Star Wars movie. Moore's arrangement is challenging but rewarding, modulating from B minor to E minor and combining compound and simple meters. This piece will be a surefire hit for your students! / Date parution : 2023-03-11/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

The New Novello Book Of Short and Easy Anthems For Upper Voices is a wonderful collection and an invaluable resource for Upper Voice choirs who have the desire to sing a variety of beautiful anthems, but who have an unfortunately limited amount of rehearsal time. Selected and edited by David Hill, this collection includes anthems that are easy to learn, enjoyable to sing but also sound simply fantastic.Some works included in this collection are universally-loved, pieces like Ave Maria by Marcel Dupré, The Lord's Prayer by John Tavener and James Whitbourn's wonderful A Prayer Of Desmond Tutu. Despite the title of Short And Easy, these pieces are anything but mundane or tired, they are all exciting, versatile and enjoyable, making this collection perfect for any choir. The collection is an antidote to the fact that many choirs have to rehearse on a limited time, with limited resources. Learning from this collection is quick and efficient, but the songs don't compromise in beauty.With a range of styles, and settings for Eucharist and Evensong, this collection offers a carefully-chosen diversity for Upper Voice Choirs large and small. With James Davy's Sun Of My Soul, Philip Moore's Listen To The Song Of The Children and Elizabeth Poston's The Dormouse's Carol, the selection here is brilliant, including pieces for all occasions and events throughout the year. This makes Short And Easy Anthems indispensable for Upper Voice Choirs and directors who will instantly be able to draw from a wealth of songs that can be learnt quickly. The works here include simple unison settings, while most of them can be performed with some flexible scoring, allowing the music to be opened up to wider choirs.Featuring a vast number of anthems that can be learnt and sung quickly, The New Novello Book Of Short and Easy Anthems gives Upper Voice choirs a grand selection of songs that will prevent a reliance on the same ones. Whether your choir is large or small, the music contained within this collection is perfect for beautifully versatile melodies that can be learned very easily. / Choeur SSA Et Piano

Pop Specials for Strings - Grade 3-4. Par WILLIAMS JOHN. Larry Moore's excellent arrangement for string orchestra captures all the grandeur, urgency, and pathos of John Williams' theme from the latest installment of the Star Wars saga! This would be a truly magnificent concert opener for your students! / Date parution : 2023-01-24/ Répertoire / Orchestre à Cordes

Another powerful film of fantasy from the successful series of books by C.S. Lewis has also produced a soundtrack from composer Harry Gregson-Williams that is dramatic sensitive and engaging. Larry Moore has arranged some of the best moments from the film into a well-paced medley for string orchestra that will have great appeal to student players. Dur: 7:25

A classic ballad from the Carpenters works well for string ensemble with this arrangement by Larry Moore. A good solid teaching piece with contemporary pop style and harmonies.

Melody line arrangements for sixty-nine of the biggest country hit songs ever, complete with chord symbols and lyrics. Includes songs by Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Billy Ray Cyrus, Hank Williams and many more. / Ligne De Mélodie, Paroles Et Accords

This work was commissioned by the University of British Columbia through the gift of David Lemon. It was first performed on 11th May 1997 at the Chan Center University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada by Valdine Anderson(soprano) Linda Maguire (mezzo soprano) Paul Moore (tenor) and Kevin McMillan (baritone) with the Vancouver Bach Choir and the CBC Vancouver Orchestra conducted by the composer.Like Vaughan Williams in his Job: A Masque forDancing Davies was inspired in part by William Blake's 21 engravings for the Book of Job. His oratorio however is less dependent on finding parallels for Blake's visual details given the direct poetry in David Lemon'sadaptation of the Stephen Mitchell translation from the biblical original it is hardly surprising that the spotlight should be so much on Job's suffering litany. The baritone has the lion's share of the setting though the othersoloists occasionally reinforce his plea and chorale-like episodes universalize his predicament. Davies frames with work with two seminal plainsong-like passages; there is also plenty of dramatic contrast both within Job'smonologues and in the vivid orchestral writing for the smarmy Comforters the initially shrill God who finally appears out of a dazzling orchestral whirlwind and the animal life he uses to illustrate the wonders of creation to ahumbled Job.

The life and good times of one of the world?s favourite songwriters. If you?ve ever hummed a popular film or stage song from the mid-1950s on the chances are you?ve been humming one of Leslie Bricusse?s. The man behind songs such as Talk to the Animals Goldfinger Feeling Good and Pure Imagination has been celebrated throughout the music industry. The result is a string of awards to his name including a Grammy a couple of Oscars (as well as ten nominations) and eight Ivor Novellos. Bricusse?s story of talent determination and a little bit of luck will take you on a fascinating journey from humble beginnings through this hardestof businesses to dizzying heights. Over the years Bricusse has collaborated with a dazzling array of stage and screen stars including Rex Harrison Peter O?Toole Albert Finney Richard Attenborough Frank Sinatra Sammy Davis Jr Julie Andrews Roger Moore Liza Minelli and Peter Sellers and of course his sensational songwriting partnerships with Anthony Newley as well as with composers Henry Mancini John Williams and John Barry. ?Candid and hilarious you?ll devour Leslie Bricusse?s autobiography in one delicious sitting. His recall is amazing and I can vouch for the authenticity.? Joan Collins ?His catalogue of songs is enormous - his achievements endless.? Elton John ?The book made me laugh aloud so many times. I?m in awe that you have pulled off such a monumental feat.? Julie Andrews