| With Each Sunset (Comes the Promise of a New Day) Orchestra [Score and Parts] - Intermediate Hal Leonard
By Richard L. Saucedo. (Score and Parts). MusicWorks Grade 3. Concert Band. Sco...(+)
By Richard L. Saucedo. (Score and Parts). MusicWorks Grade 3. Concert Band. Score and full set of parts. Published by Hal Leonard.
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| Fun With Jazz Flute/cd Vol 1 Flute and Piano - Easy Schott
Flute and piano - easy SKU: HL.49008199 Easy Jazz and Pop Pieces. ...(+)
Flute and piano - easy SKU: HL.49008199 Easy Jazz and Pop Pieces. Composed by Mike Schoenmehl. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music with CD. Edition Schott. Classical. Edition with CD. 88 pages. Schott Music #ED 8881. Published by Schott Music (HL.49008199). ISBN 9783795753818. 9.0x12.0x0.27 inches. 'Fun with Jazz Flute' is a series for beginners of any age, a way of complementing traditional teaching material with an introduction to the characteristics of pop and jazz. To help with practicing, the CD contains just the piano part as well as the complete track with both instruments for each piece. Walking by the sea * Two Note Blues * Dreaming of You * Up and Down Boogie * Try It! * The hurdy-gurdy * Singing' in the Church * Love Waltz * Sunset * Waltzin' * Happy reunion * Farewell-Gospel * Happy Talk * Holidays * Folksong * Looking back * Cuba Libre * Recollections of autumn * Hot Stuff * Song for Peace * French Evening * Gangster chase * Flight over the mountains * In the summer meadow * March of the old fogies * Agaric Rag * Notes on Interpretation, Commentary and Tips * Notes on the piano accompaniment * Even and Swing Quavers * Beat * CD-Index. $31.95 - See more - Buy online | | |
| Sunset Choral 3-part SSA A Cappella Carl Fischer
Composed by Ruth Elaine Schram. Octavo. With Standard notation. 8 pages. Duratio...(+)
Composed by Ruth Elaine Schram. Octavo. With Standard notation. 8 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 5 seconds. Carl Fischer #CM09432. Published by Carl Fischer (CF.CM9432).
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| Country and Western Gospel Hymnal - Volume 1 (Book)
Choral [Vocal Score] Brentwood-Benson
For voice. Format: vocal score (spiral bound). With vocal score and chord names....(+)
For voice. Format: vocal score (spiral bound). With vocal score and chord names. Gospel and Country. 9x12 inches. Published by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing. Click for Split Trax Cassette (2)$12.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Teaching Little Fingers to Play More Broadway Songs Piano solo [Sheet music + CD] Willis Music
(Mid to Later Elementary Level). By Various. Arranged by Carolyn Miller. For Pia...(+)
(Mid to Later Elementary Level). By Various. Arranged by Carolyn Miller. For Piano/Keyboard. Willis. Mid to Late Elementary. Softcover with CD. 32 pages. Published by Willis Music
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| Gospel's Greatest
Melody line, Lyrics and Chords [Fake Book] - Intermediate Hal Leonard
For voice and C instrument. Format: fakebook. With vocal melody, lyrics, chord n...(+)
For voice and C instrument. Format: fakebook. With vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord chart. Gospel and worship. Series: Hal Leonard Fake Books. 295 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.
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| Banjo Picking Tunes - Beautiful American Airs and Ballads Banjo [Sheet music + Audio access] - Intermediate Mel Bay
Guitar - Intermediate SKU: MB.30906M Country, Saddle-stitched. Folk. Book...(+)
Guitar - Intermediate SKU: MB.30906M Country, Saddle-stitched. Folk. Book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30906M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30906M). ISBN 9781513476643. 8.75X11.75 inches. This solo collection presents 19 iconic melodies from the American traditional song book plus 6 modern original compositions by William Bay, president of Mel Bay Publications; all selections have been arranged in tablature for the 5-string banjo in gDGBD tuning by Catalonian multi-instrumentalist and bluegrass specialist, Llu?s G?mez.Any collection of American ballads would be incomplete without settings of the beautiful melodies penned by Stephen Foster, several of which appear here including Beautiful Dreamer, Darling Nellie Gray, I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, and Hard Times, Come Again No More. Some of these tunes are arranged in uncommon banjo keys, all without retuning the banjo or using a capo. These keys may be challenging at first but will teach you a lot about the banjo fretboard.The authorÃ?s generous preface offers tips on practice, performance and interpretation rarely found in tablature collections such as these, but this book has it all, including online recordings of each arrangement. $17.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| First 50 Songs You Should Play on Lap Steel Guitar Lap Steel Guitar Hal Leonard
Lap Steel Guitar SKU: HL.1136474 By Various. Guitar. Country, Pop. Softco...(+)
Lap Steel Guitar SKU: HL.1136474 By Various. Guitar. Country, Pop. Softcover. 96 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1136474). ISBN 9781705183250. UPC: 196288113492. 9.0x12.0x0.237 inches. This one-of-a-kind collection arranged by Fred Sokolow features accessible, must-know songs for anyone ready to start playing lap steel guitar, or any player wanting to expand their repertoire. Each song is presented in a combination of tab, standard notation, chords, and lyrics for the most popular songs lap steel players like to play. This collection features songs in several tunings, including open G, open E and C6, in these genres: country, Hawaiian, Western swing, rock/pop, folk, and blues. It also includes many transcriptions of solos by famous steel players. Songs include: Back in the Saddle Again â?¢ Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain â?¢ Can't Help Falling in Love â?¢ Crazy â?¢ Faded Love â?¢ Happy Trails â?¢ I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry â?¢ Mama Tried â?¢ (Ghost) Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) â?¢ Together Again â?¢ Waikiki â?¢ Walkin' After Midnight â?¢ Won't You Ride in My Little Red Wagon â?¢ Your Cheatin' Heart â?¢ and more. About First 50 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. $19.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| The Ultimate Fake Book - Third Edition (Bb version)
Bb Instruments [Fake Book] Hal Leonard
Bb Edition. Fake Book (Includes melody line and chords). Size 9x12 inches. 816 p...(+)
Bb Edition. Fake Book (Includes melody line and chords). Size 9x12 inches. 816 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.
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| Beautiful Melodies Easy Piano - Easy Hal Leonard
Super Easy Piano Piano/Keyboard SKU: HL.1315784 Super Easy Songbook(+)
Super Easy Piano Piano/Keyboard SKU: HL.1315784 Super Easy Songbook. By Various. Super Easy Songbook. Pop, Standards. Softcover. 96 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1315784). ISBN 9798350110289. UPC: 196288179030. 9.0x12.0 inches. Even if you've just started to learn how to play keyboard, you can play nearly 50 beautiful pop and standard songs with iconic melodies thanks to this Super Easy Songbook. These arrangements feature no page turns, simple right-hand melodies, letter names inside each note, and basic left-hand chord diagrams along with lyrics. This edition features 46 songs, including: All Is Found â?¢ Bridge over Troubled Water â?¢ Canon in D â?¢ Crazy â?¢ Dos Oruguitas â?¢ Easy on Me â?¢ Faithfully â?¢ Fields of Gold â?¢ Fur Elise, WoO 59 â?¢ Hey Jude â?¢ I See the Light â?¢ Let It Be â?¢ Lift Me Up â?¢ A Million Dreams â?¢ Open Arms â?¢ Reflection â?¢ Sunrise, Sunset â?¢ Unchained Melody â?¢ What Was I Made For? â?¢ You Raise Me Up â?¢ You Will Be Found â?¢ and more. $16.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Just For Fun Pf Duets V. 2 1 Piano, 4 hands - Easy Schott
Piano (4 hands) - easy SKU: HL.49015503 Groovy Piano Duets. Compos...(+)
Piano (4 hands) - easy SKU: HL.49015503 Groovy Piano Duets. Composed by Jü and rgen Moser. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. 40 pages. Schott Music #ED 8576. Published by Schott Music (HL.49015503). ISBN 9783795751944. 0.14 inches. This collection of piano duets in popular styles aims to add variety to piano lessons by providing attractive pieces in a pop idiom. The part for the first player (Primo) is kept simpler than the accompaniment, so that various combinations of players are possible: student (melody) and teacher (accompaniment) or two students of different playing standards. In this way the young keyboard 'champions' become acquainted with ensemble playing, keeping the tempo, listening to each other, the conventions of modern rhythms and syncopation, as well as being at ease with pop harmonies. $20.99 - See more - Buy online | | |
| Yamaha Piano Library - Piano Pieces in Romantic Era Vol. 2 Piano solo Yamaha
Piano SKU: YM.GTP01101464 Intermediate. Composed by Various. Class...(+)
Piano SKU: YM.GTP01101464 Intermediate. Composed by Various. Classical. Piano Classical. Book. Yamaha Music Media #GTP01101464. Published by Yamaha Music Media (YM.GTP01101464). ISBN 9784636880472. 8.75 x 12 inches. The Yamaha Piano Library, which began in the 1980s, is a series designed to provide students with new teaching materials and repertoire essential to music education. Today, pianists all over the world are required to play pieces from different eras with technique and sensitivity that reflect the characteristics of the music of that period. To meet these demands, this series offers a wide range of piano compositions from different periods, regions, and styles. Many of these pieces are not included in other collections and are selected as required pieces for competitions each year. This fascinating collection includes compositions from Germany, one of the leading countries of the Romantic period, as well as from all over Europe, Russia, the United States and other regions, ranging from the less frequently played to the standard pieces in a well-balanced manner. Arranged in order of difficulty so that they can be played according to the student's skill level, the 31 pieces composed for the piano by Romantic composers are selected for students studying at Bayer's later levels. $10.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Premier Piano Course Duets, Book 2B 1 Piano, 4 hands Alfred Publishing
Edited by Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster. For Piano. Book; Graded Standard ...(+)
Edited by Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster. For Piano. Book; Graded Standard Repertoire; Method/Instruction; Piano - Alfred's Premier Piano Course. Premier Piano Course. Children; Recital. 32 pages. Published by Alfred Music
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| Big Apple Jazz Piano solo - Intermediate Hal Leonard
Piano/Keyboard - Intermediate SKU: HL.278209 Composer Showcase Hal Leo...(+)
Piano/Keyboard - Intermediate SKU: HL.278209 Composer Showcase Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Intermediate Level. Composed by Jeremy Siskind. Educational Piano Library. Recital. Softcover. 32 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.278209). ISBN 9781540029560. UPC: 888680752637. 9x12 inches. Jeremy Siskind Intermediate Level. Eight original piano solos at an intermediate level with the flair of New York City: Bronx Accent • Brooklyn Sunset • Harlem Tapdance • Immigrant's Song • Late Night Subway Platform • Puerto Rican Day Parade • Skyscraper • Upper East Side. Includes composer notes for each piece. $8.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Belwin 21st Century Band Method, Level 1 [VHS] Belwin
Concert Band Oboe SKU: AP.B21102V Oboe. Composed by Anthony Maiell...(+)
Concert Band Oboe SKU: AP.B21102V Oboe. Composed by Anthony Maiello and Jack Bullock. Concert Band Method; Method/Instruction; SmartMusic. Belwin 21st Century Band Method. Video. Belwin Music #00-B21102V. Published by Belwin Music (AP.B21102V). ISBN 9780769219080. UPC: 029156269376. English. Each Belwin 21st Century Band Method video is introduced by Wynton Marsalis, and a motivational talk to students and families is given by Jack Bullock. For each instrument, there are demonstrations by Anthony Maiello of breathing and forming an embouchure, assembling, holding and caring for the instrument and producing a sound. First notes and instrument workouts with helpful techniques by various artists/clinicians are presented, along with rhythmic training by Jack Bullock. Unique to the video are play-along duets and performance pieces (videotaped from the student's perspective) with Anthony Maiello and a middle school band. This tape is an incredible motivational tool to keep students involved. $9.95 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Sunset Blue Concert band [Score and Parts] - Easy RWS Music Company
Grade 2 SKU: CL.RWS-2003-00 Composed by Bankston. Young Concert Band. RWS...(+)
Grade 2 SKU: CL.RWS-2003-00 Composed by Bankston. Young Concert Band. RWS Developing Band Series. Score and set of parts. Composed 2020. Duration 3 minutes, 4 seconds. RWS Music Company #RWS-2003-00. Published by RWS Music Company (CL.RWS-2003-00). Add some tonal color to your next performance with this breathtaking lyrical work. This expressive work features short canonic rounds along with lush harmonic colors and calming melodic lines. Teaching opportunities include legato style, balance and dynamics. Warm the hearts of your next audience with Sunset Blue. $60.00 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Sunset Blue Concert band [Score] - Easy RWS Music Company
Grade 2 SKU: CL.RWS-2003-01 Composed by Bankston. Young Concert Band. Ext...(+)
Grade 2 SKU: CL.RWS-2003-01 Composed by Bankston. Young Concert Band. Extra full Score. Composed 2020. RWS Music Company #RWS-2003-01. Published by RWS Music Company (CL.RWS-2003-01). Add some tonal color to your next performance with this breathtaking lyrical work. This expressive work features short canonic rounds along with lush harmonic colors and calming melodic lines. Teaching opportunities include legato style, balance and dynamics. Warm the hearts of your next audience with Sunset Blue. $10.00 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| The Ultimate Fake Book - C Instruments (3rd Edition)
Fake Book [Fake Book] Hal Leonard
C Edition. Fake Book (Includes melody line and chords). Size 9x12 inches. 816 pa...(+)
C Edition. Fake Book (Includes melody line and chords). Size 9x12 inches. 816 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.
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| With These Hands - Cd Only [CD] - Intermediate/advanced Alfred Publishing
By Dennis Alexander. Keyboard. Level: Early Advanced (6 ). Published by Alfred P...(+)
By Dennis Alexander. Keyboard. Level: Early Advanced (6 ). Published by Alfred Publishing.
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| Lavender Sunset (Full Score) Jazz Ensemble - Easy Kendor Music Inc.
Jazz Ensemble standard Jazz ensemble (Kendor Konvertible for 9-17 players) with ...(+)
Jazz Ensemble standard Jazz ensemble (Kendor Konvertible for 9-17 players) with opt. flute, clarinet, F horn, tuba and vibes - Grade 2 SKU: KN.60446S Composed by Greg Yasinitsky. Jazz Gateway. Kendor Music Inc #60446S. Published by Kendor Music Inc (KN.60446S). UPC: 822795604467. This beautiful ballad scored for developing groups features 2nd Trumpet with an emphasis on lyricism and rich harmonies. The double time solo section can be played as written or ad lib. Featuring Kendor Konvertible scoring for 9-17 players, each set includes a guitar chord chart by Jim Greeson and optional flute, clarinet, horn in f, tuba and vibes parts. Duration 4:30. $7.00 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Lavender Sunset Jazz Ensemble - Easy Kendor Music Inc.
Jazz Ensemble standard Jazz ensemble (Kendor Konvertible for 9-17 players) with ...(+)
Jazz Ensemble standard Jazz ensemble (Kendor Konvertible for 9-17 players) with opt. flute, clarinet, F horn, tuba and vibes - Grade 2 SKU: KN.60446 Composed by Greg Yasinitsky. Jazz Gateway. Ballad. Kendor Music Inc #60446. Published by Kendor Music Inc (KN.60446). UPC: 822795604467. This beautiful ballad scored for developing groups features 2nd Trumpet with an emphasis on lyricism and rich harmonies. The double time solo section can be played as written or ad lib. Featuring Kendor Konvertible scoring for 9-17 players, each set includes a guitar chord chart by Jim Greeson and optional flute, clarinet, horn in f, tuba and vibes parts. Duration 4:30. $48.00 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| 120 Best Known Christmas Songs
Piano, Vocal and Guitar [Sheet music] - Intermediate Alfred Publishing
For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/vocal/chords songbook. With vo...(+)
For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/vocal/chords songbook. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. Christmas and holiday. 192 pages. 9x12 inches.
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| Best Fake Book Ever - 5th Edition C Instruments [Fake Book] Hal Leonard
C Edition. Composed by Various. Fake Book. Broadway, Country, Jazz, Pop, Stand...(+)
C Edition. Composed by
Various. Fake Book. Broadway,
Country, Jazz, Pop, Standards.
Softcover. 802 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
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| Acadia [Score] Theodore Presser Co.
Band Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clar...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Contrabass Clarinet, Contrabassoon, Double Bass, English Horn, Euphonium, Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1 and more. SKU: PR.16500103F Mvt. 3 from Symphony No. 6 (Three Places in the East). Composed by Dan Welcher. Full score. 60 pages. Theodore Presser Company #165-00103F. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.16500103F). ISBN 9781491131763. UPC: 680160680290. Ever since the success of my series of wind ensemble works Places in the West, I've been wanting to write a companion piece for national parks on the other side of the north American continent. The earlier work, consisting of GLACIER, THE YELLOWSTONE FIRES, ARCHES, and ZION, spanned some twenty years of my composing life, and since the pieces called for differing groups of instruments, and were in slightly different styles from each other, I never considered them to be connected except in their subject matter. In their depiction of both the scenery and the human history within these wondrous places, they had a common goal: awaking the listener to the fragile beauty that is in them; and calling attention to the ever more crucial need for preservation and protection of these wild places, unique in all the world. With this new work, commissioned by a consortium of college and conservatory wind ensembles led by the University of Georgia, I decided to build upon that same model---but to solidify the process. The result, consisting of three movements (each named for a different national park in the eastern US), is a bona-fide symphony. While the three pieces could be performed separately, they share a musical theme---and also a common style and instrumentation. It is a true symphony, in that the first movement is long and expository, the second is a rather tightly structured scherzo-with-trio, and the finale is a true culmination of the whole. The first movement, Everglades, was the original inspiration for the entire symphony. Conceived over the course of two trips to that astonishing place (which the native Americans called River of Grass, the subtitle of this movement), this movement not only conveys a sense of the humid, lush, and even frightening scenery there---but also an overview of the entire settling-of- Florida experience. It contains not one, but two native American chants, and also presents a view of the staggering influence of modern man on this fragile part of the world. Beginning with a slow unfolding marked Heavy, humid, the music soon presents a gentle, lyrical theme in the solo alto saxophone. This theme, which goes through three expansive phrases with breaks in between, will appear in all three movements of the symphony. After the mood has been established, the music opens up to a rich, warm setting of a Cherokee morning song, with the simple happiness that this part of Florida must have had prior to the nineteenth century. This music, enveloping and comforting, gradually gives way to a more frenetic, driven section representative of the intrusion of the white man. Since Florida was populated and developed largely due to the introduction of a train system, there's a suggestion of the mechanized iron horse driving straight into the heartland. At that point, the native Americans become considerably less gentle, and a second chant seems to stand in the way of the intruder; a kind of warning song. The second part of this movement shows us the great swampy center of the peninsula, with its wildlife both in and out of the water. A new theme appears, sad but noble, suggesting that this land is precious and must be protected by all the people who inhabit it. At length, the morning song reappears in all its splendor, until the sunset---with one last iteration of the warning song in the solo piccolo. Functioning as a scherzo, the second movement, Great Smoky Mountains, describes not just that huge park itself, but one brave soul's attempt to climb a mountain there. It begins with three iterations of the UR-theme (which began the first movement as well), but this time as up-tempo brass fanfares in octaves. Each time it begins again, the theme is a little slower and less confident than the previous time---almost as though the hiker were becoming aware of the daunting mountain before him. But then, a steady, quick-pulsed ostinato appears, in a constantly shifting meter system of 2/4- 3/4 in alteration, and the hike has begun. Over this, a slower new melody appears, as the trek up the mountain progresses. It's a big mountain, and the ascent seems to take quite awhile, with little breaks in the hiker's stride, until at length he simply must stop and rest. An oboe solo, over several free cadenza-like measures, allows us (and our friend the hiker) to catch our breath, and also to view in the distance the rocky peak before us. The goal is somehow even more daunting than at first, being closer and thus more frighteningly steep. When we do push off again, it's at a slower pace, and with more careful attention to our footholds as we trek over broken rocks. Tantalizing little views of the valley at every switchback make our determination even stronger. Finally, we burst through a stand of pines and----we're at the summit! The immensity of the view is overwhelming, and ultimately humbling. A brief coda, while we sit dazed on the rocks, ends the movement in a feeling of triumph. The final movement, Acadia, is also about a trip. In the summer of 2014, I took a sailing trip with a dear friend from North Haven, Maine, to the southern coast of Mt. Desert Island in Acadia National Park. The experience left me both exuberant and exhausted, with an appreciation for the ocean that I hadn't had previously. The approach to Acadia National Park by water, too, was thrilling: like the difference between climbing a mountain on foot with riding up on a ski-lift, I felt I'd earned the right to be there. The music for this movement is entirely based on the opening UR-theme. There's a sense of the water and the mysterious, quiet deep from the very beginning, with seagulls and bell buoys setting the scene. As we leave the harbor, the theme (in a canon between solo euphonium and tuba) almost seems as if large subaquatic animals are observing our departure. There are three themes (call them A, B and C) in this seafaring journey---but they are all based on the UR theme, in its original form with octaves displaced, in an upside-down form, and in a backwards version as well. (The ocean, while appearing to be unchanging, is always changing.) We move out into the main channel (A), passing several islands (B), until we reach the long draw that parallels the coastline called Eggemoggin Reach, and a sudden burst of new speed (C). Things suddenly stop, as if the wind had died, and we have a vision: is that really Mt. Desert Island we can see off the port bow, vaguely in the distance? A chorale of saxophones seems to suggest that. We push off anew as the chorale ends, and go through all three themes again---but in different instrumentations, and different keys. At the final tack-turn, there it is, for real: Mt. Desert Island, big as life. We've made it. As we pull into the harbor, where we'll secure the boat for the night, there's a feeling of achievement. Our whale and dolphin friends return, and we end our journey with gratitude and celebration. I am profoundly grateful to Jaclyn Hartenberger, Professor of Conducting at the University of Georgia, for leading the consortium which provided the commissioning of this work. $39.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Great Smoky Mountains [Score] Theodore Presser Co.
Band Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clar...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Contrabass Clarinet, Contrabassoon, Double Bass, English Horn, Euphonium, Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1 and more. SKU: PR.16500102F Mvt. 2 from Symphony No. 6 (Three Places in the East). Composed by Dan Welcher. Full score. 52 pages. Theodore Presser Company #165-00102F. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.16500102F). ISBN 9781491131749. UPC: 680160680276. Ever since the success of my series of wind ensemble works Places in the West, I've been wanting to write a companion piece for national parks on the other side of the north American continent. The earlier work, consisting of GLACIER, THE YELLOWSTONE FIRES, ARCHES, and ZION, spanned some twenty years of my composing life, and since the pieces called for differing groups of instruments, and were in slightly different styles from each other, I never considered them to be connected except in their subject matter. In their depiction of both the scenery and the human history within these wondrous places, they had a common goal: awaking the listener to the fragile beauty that is in them; and calling attention to the ever more crucial need for preservation and protection of these wild places, unique in all the world. With this new work, commissioned by a consortium of college and conservatory wind ensembles led by the University of Georgia, I decided to build upon that same model---but to solidify the process. The result, consisting of three movements (each named for a different national park in the eastern US), is a bona-fide symphony. While the three pieces could be performed separately, they share a musical theme---and also a common style and instrumentation. It is a true symphony, in that the first movement is long and expository, the second is a rather tightly structured scherzo-with-trio, and the finale is a true culmination of the whole. The first movement, Everglades, was the original inspiration for the entire symphony. Conceived over the course of two trips to that astonishing place (which the native Americans called River of Grass, the subtitle of this movement), this movement not only conveys a sense of the humid, lush, and even frightening scenery there---but also an overview of the entire settling-of- Florida experience. It contains not one, but two native American chants, and also presents a view of the staggering influence of modern man on this fragile part of the world. Beginning with a slow unfolding marked Heavy, humid, the music soon presents a gentle, lyrical theme in the solo alto saxophone. This theme, which goes through three expansive phrases with breaks in between, will appear in all three movements of the symphony. After the mood has been established, the music opens up to a rich, warm setting of a Cherokee morning song, with the simple happiness that this part of Florida must have had prior to the nineteenth century. This music, enveloping and comforting, gradually gives way to a more frenetic, driven section representative of the intrusion of the white man. Since Florida was populated and developed largely due to the introduction of a train system, there's a suggestion of the mechanized iron horse driving straight into the heartland. At that point, the native Americans become considerably less gentle, and a second chant seems to stand in the way of the intruder; a kind of warning song. The second part of this movement shows us the great swampy center of the peninsula, with its wildlife both in and out of the water. A new theme appears, sad but noble, suggesting that this land is precious and must be protected by all the people who inhabit it. At length, the morning song reappears in all its splendor, until the sunset---with one last iteration of the warning song in the solo piccolo. Functioning as a scherzo, the second movement, Great Smoky Mountains, describes not just that huge park itself, but one brave soul's attempt to climb a mountain there. It begins with three iterations of the UR-theme (which began the first movement as well), but this time as up-tempo brass fanfares in octaves. Each time it begins again, the theme is a little slower and less confident than the previous time---almost as though the hiker were becoming aware of the daunting mountain before him. But then, a steady, quick-pulsed ostinato appears, in a constantly shifting meter system of 2/4- 3/4 in alteration, and the hike has begun. Over this, a slower new melody appears, as the trek up the mountain progresses. It's a big mountain, and the ascent seems to take quite awhile, with little breaks in the hiker's stride, until at length he simply must stop and rest. An oboe solo, over several free cadenza-like measures, allows us (and our friend the hiker) to catch our breath, and also to view in the distance the rocky peak before us. The goal is somehow even more daunting than at first, being closer and thus more frighteningly steep. When we do push off again, it's at a slower pace, and with more careful attention to our footholds as we trek over broken rocks. Tantalizing little views of the valley at every switchback make our determination even stronger. Finally, we burst through a stand of pines and----we're at the summit! The immensity of the view is overwhelming, and ultimately humbling. A brief coda, while we sit dazed on the rocks, ends the movement in a feeling of triumph. The final movement, Acadia, is also about a trip. In the summer of 2014, I took a sailing trip with a dear friend from North Haven, Maine, to the southern coast of Mt. Desert Island in Acadia National Park. The experience left me both exuberant and exhausted, with an appreciation for the ocean that I hadn't had previously. The approach to Acadia National Park by water, too, was thrilling: like the difference between climbing a mountain on foot with riding up on a ski-lift, I felt I'd earned the right to be there. The music for this movement is entirely based on the opening UR-theme. There's a sense of the water and the mysterious, quiet deep from the very beginning, with seagulls and bell buoys setting the scene. As we leave the harbor, the theme (in a canon between solo euphonium and tuba) almost seems as if large subaquatic animals are observing our departure. There are three themes (call them A, B and C) in this seafaring journey---but they are all based on the UR theme, in its original form with octaves displaced, in an upside-down form, and in a backwards version as well. (The ocean, while appearing to be unchanging, is always changing.) We move out into the main channel (A), passing several islands (B), until we reach the long draw that parallels the coastline called Eggemoggin Reach, and a sudden burst of new speed (C). Things suddenly stop, as if the wind had died, and we have a vision: is that really Mt. Desert Island we can see off the port bow, vaguely in the distance? A chorale of saxophones seems to suggest that. We push off anew as the chorale ends, and go through all three themes again---but in different instrumentations, and different keys. At the final tack-turn, there it is, for real: Mt. Desert Island, big as life. We've made it. As we pull into the harbor, where we'll secure the boat for the night, there's a feeling of achievement. Our whale and dolphin friends return, and we end our journey with gratitude and celebration. I am profoundly grateful to Jaclyn Hartenberger, Professor of Conducting at the University of Georgia, for leading the consortium which provided the commissioning of this work. $36.99 - See more - Buy onlinePre-shipment lead time: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
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