Jester Dance Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] FJH
Composed by Mekel Rogers. For symphonic band. Band. FJH Concert Band. Level 0.5....(+)
Composed by Mekel Rogers.
For symphonic band. Band.
FJH Concert Band. Level
0.5. Score and set of
parts. Duration 1 minute.
Published by The FJH
Music Company Inc
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 0.5 SKU: FJ.B1548S Score Only. C...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 0.5
SKU:
FJ.B1548S
Score
Only. Composed by
Mekel Rogers. Series;
Starter Band. FJH Starter
Band. Light Concert;
Novelty. Score. Duration
1:00. The FJH Music
Company Inc #98-B1548S.
Published by The FJH
Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1548S).
English.
What a
fun piece for beginners!
Using only six pitches
and simple eighth note
rhythms, Jester Dance
brings the spirit of the
Renaissance to your
stage. The bells on the
jester's costume jingle
as he jumps, tumbles, and
dances for the king's
entertainment. There is
even a surprise
conjuring' trick provided
by the slapstick. A
guaranteed fun time for
everyone!
Royal Coronation Dances Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Manhattan Beach Music
Concert band - Grade 3 SKU: MH.1-59913-054-8 Composed by Bob Margolis. Su...(+)
Concert band - Grade 3
SKU:
MH.1-59913-054-8
Composed by Bob Margolis.
Suitable for advanced
middle school, high
school, community and
college bands. Conductor
score and set of parts.
Duration 4:45. Published
by Manhattan Beach Music
(MH.1-59913-054-8).
ISBN
9781599130545.
Roya
l Coronation Dances is
the first sequel to the
Fanfare Ode & Festival,
both being settings of
dance music originally
arranged by Gervaise in
the mid 16th-century (the
next sequel is The
Renaissance Fair, which
uses music of Susato and
Praetorius). Fanfare Ode
& Festival has been
performed by many tens of
thousands of students,
both in high school and
junior high school. I
have heard that some of
them are amazed that the
music they are playing
was first played and
danced to over 400 years
ago. Some students tend
to think that music
started with Handel and
his Messiah to be
followed by Beethoven and
his Fifth Symphony, with
naught in between or
before of consequence.
Although Royal Coronation
Dances is derived from
the same source as
Fanfare Ode & Festival,
they are treated in
different ways. I
envisioned this new suite
programmatically -- hence
the descriptive movement
titles, which I imagined
to be various dances
actually used at some
long-ago coronation. The
first movement depicts
the guests, both noble
and common, flanked by
flag and banner bearers,
arriving at the palace to
view the majestic event.
They are festive, their
flags swirling the air,
their cloaks brightly
colored. In the second
movement, the queen in
stately measure moves to
take her place on the
throne as leader and
protector of the realm.
In the third movement,
the jesters of the court
entertain the guests with
wild games of sport.
Musically, there are
interesting sonorities to
recreate. Very special
attention should be given
to the tambourine/tenor
drum part in the first
movement. Their lively
rhythms give the movement
its power. Therefore they
should be played as
distinctly and
brilliantly as possible.
The xylophone and
glockenspiel add clarity,
but must not be allowed
to dominate. Observe
especially the differing
dynamics; the intent is
to allow much buzzing
bass to penetrate. The
small drum (starting at
meas. 29) should be
played expressively, with
attention to the notated
articulations, with the
brass light and detached,
especially in a lively
auditorium. It is of some
further interest that the
first dance is extremely
modal. The original is
clearly in G mixolydian
mode (scale:
G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G).
However, other editors
might put in F-sharps in
many places (changing the
piece almost to G major),
in the belief that such
ficta would have been
automatically put in by
the 16th-century
performers as they
played. I doubt it. I
have not only eschewed
these within the work,
but even at the cadences.
So this arrangement is
most distinctly modal
(listen to the F-naturals
in meas. 22 and 23, for
instance), with all the
part-writing as Gervaise
wrote it. In the second
movement, be careful that
things do not become too
glued together. In the
16th century this music
might have been played by
a consort of recorders,
instruments very light of
touch and sensitive to
articulation. Concert
band can easily sound
heavy, and although this
movement has been scored
for tutti band, it must
not sound it. It is
essential, therefore,
that you hear all the
instruments, with none
predominating. Only when
each timbre can be heard
separately and
simultaneously will the
best blend occur, and
consequently the greatest
transparency. So aim for
a transparent, spacious
tutti sound in this
movement. Especially have
the flutes, who do this
so well, articulate
rather sharply, so as to
produce a chiffing sound,
and do not allow the
quarter-notes to become
too tied together in the
entire band. The entrance
of the drums (first
tenor, then bass) are
events and as such should
be audible. Incidentally,
this movement begins in F
Major and ends in D
Minor: They really didn't
care so much about those
things then. The third
movement (one friend has
remarked that it is the
most Margolisian of the
bunch, but actually I am
just getting subtler, I
hope) again relies upon
the percussion (and the
scoring) to make its
points. Xylophone in this
movement is meant to be
distinctly audible.
Therefore, be especially
sure that the xylophone
player is secure in the
part, and also that the
tambourine and toms sound
good. This movement must
fly or it will sink, so
rev up the band and
conduct it in 1 for this
mixolydian jesting. I
suppose the wildly
unrelated keys (clarinets
and then brass at the
end) would be a good
16th-century joke, but to
us, our
put-up-the-chorus-a-half-
step ears readily accept
such shenanigans.
Ensemble instrumentation:
1 Full Score, 1 Piccolo,
4 Flute 1, 4 Flute 2 & 3,
2 Oboe 1 & 2, 2 Bassoon 1
& 2, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb
Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet
2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 2 Eb
Alto Clarinet, 1 Eb
Contra Alto Clarinet, 3
Bb Bass & Bb Contrabass
Clarinet, 2 Eb Alto
Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto
Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor
Saxophone, 2 Eb Baritone
Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet
1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb
Trumpet 3, 4 Horn in F 1
& 2, 2 Trombone 1, 4
Trombone 2 & 3, 3
Euphonium (B.C.), 2
Euphonium (T.C.), 4 Tuba,
1 String Bass, 1 Timpani
(optional), 2 Xylophone &
Glockenspiel, 5
Percussion.
Lyrics by Marshall Barber, music by Mary Rodgers. Songbook for voice and piano. ...(+)
Lyrics by Marshall
Barber, music by Mary
Rodgers. Songbook for
voice and piano. From the
broadway musical Once
Upon A Mattress. 155
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard.
Dance of the Jester Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Débutant C.L. Barnhouse
Grade 1.5 SKU: CL.015-3213-01 Composed by Johann Melchior Molter. Young C...(+)
Grade 1.5
SKU:
CL.015-3213-01
Composed by Johann
Melchior Molter. Young
Concert Band. Elementary
Series. Audio recording
available separately
(item CL.WFR323). Extra
full score. Composed
2002. Duration 2 minutes,
38 seconds. C.L.
Barnhouse #015-3213-01.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse
(CL.015-3213-01).
A bright
rhythmic piece with a
modal sound that's
playable with limited
instrumentations. You'll
love the big energetic
sound your youngest
students get on this
appealing yet very
playable number! Perfect
for second year
bands!
10 Early Intermediate Piano Solos in Dance Styles. By Catherine Rollin. For Pian...(+)
10 Early Intermediate
Piano Solos in Dance
Styles. By Catherine
Rollin. For Piano. Piano
Collection. 0. Level:
Early Intermediate. Book.
24 pages. Published by
Alfred Publishing.
Dance of the Jester Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant C.L. Barnhouse
Grade 1 SKU: CL.015-3213-00 Composed by Johann Melchior Molter. Young Con...(+)
Grade 1
SKU:
CL.015-3213-00
Composed by Johann
Melchior Molter. Young
Concert Band. Elementary
Series. Audio recording
available separately
(item CL.WFR323).
Lighter. Score and set of
parts. Composed 2002.
Duration 2 minutes, 38
seconds. C.L. Barnhouse
#015-3213-00. Published
by C.L. Barnhouse
(CL.015-3213-00).
A bright
rhythmic piece with a
modal sound that's
playable with limited
instrumentations. You'll
love the big energetic
sound your youngest
students get on this
appealing yet very
playable number! Perfect
for second year
bands!
Book Only Recorder - nvt SKU: HL.44005080 Method for Recorder. Com...(+)
Book Only Recorder - nvt
SKU: HL.44005080
Method for
Recorder. Composed by
Anne Montgomery, David
Purfleet, and Gavin Hope.
De Haske Play-Along Book.
Play Along. Book
[Softcover]. Composed
2004. 40 pages. De Haske
Publications #1043756.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(HL.44005080).
ISBN
9789043121460. UPC:
073999572926.
9.5x6.75x0.147 inches.
English.
In this
second book of Recorder
World, the wizard and the
wise owl take you further
on your journey as they
help you become
acquainted with new notes
and other information
important for recorder
playing.
Dance of The Clowns Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Molenaar Edition
By Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). Arranged by Terry Kenny. For Concert Ba...(+)
By Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky (1840-1893).
Arranged by Terry Kenny.
For Concert Band.
Novelties / Arrangements
of Classical Pieces /
Circus Music. Classic
Arrangement. Grade 4.
Score
Saddle-stitched,
Classical, Jazz,
Contemporary, Rock,
Method, Christian. Modern
Guitar Method. Learn To
Play. Instructional book.
With instructional text,
standard guitar notation,
chord names and
fingerings. 48 pages. Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
#93203. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.93203).
ISBN
9780871663634. UPC:
796279000222. 8.75x11.75
inches.
Now clearly
at the intermediate
level, Grade 4 begins by
introducing the E major
scale in three octaves
plus the principal chords
in E major. The C#
harmonic and melodic
minor scales are
introduced followed by a
wealth of carefully
arranged solo and duet
study material in various
keys in the fourth,
fifth, seventh, and ninth
position. Three basic
shapes for major and
minor chords are reviewed
through chord studies in
various keys through the
seventh position. Theory
lessons address
identification of
intervals, the dominant
seventh chord, and
modulation. Written in
standard notation
only.
by Mel Bay. For all guitars. Modern Guitar Method. All styles, solos & duets. Le...(+)
by Mel Bay. For all
guitars. Modern Guitar
Method. All styles, solos
& duets. Level: Multiple
Levels. Book. Method.
Size 8.75x11.75. 320
pages. Published by Mel
Bay Pub., Inc.
By Jester Hairston. Arranged by Joel Raney. For SAB choir or 3-part choir. Chora...(+)
By Jester Hairston.
Arranged by Joel Raney.
For SAB choir or 3-part
choir. Choral music.
Christmas, Devotion,
Sacred. Choral octavo. 12
pages. Published by Hope
Publishing Company
Figments Flûte traversière et Piano [Reduction] Theodore Presser Co.
For Flute and Piano. By Gary Schocker. For Flute Solo, Piano. Solo part with pia...(+)
For Flute and Piano. By
Gary Schocker. For Flute
Solo, Piano. Solo part
with piano reduction.
Composed 1990. 16 pages.
Duration 11:30. Published
by Theodore Presser
Company.
Spirituals and Folk Songs. (Sixteen Choral Arrangements). By Jester Hairston; Ha...(+)
Spirituals and Folk
Songs. (Sixteen Choral
Arrangements). By Jester
Hairston; Harry Robert
Wilson. For SATB Choir
and piano. Choral Music.
Octavo. Published by
Bourne Music