Choral TTBB choir, piano

SKU: PR.312419270

From Terra Nostra. Composed by Stacy Garrop. Performance Score. 8 pages. Duration 2 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #312-41927. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.312419270).

ISBN 9781491137918. UPC: 680160692606. English. Charles Mackay.

Terra Nostra focuses on the relationship between our planet and mankind, how this relationship has shifted over time, and how we can re-establish a harmonious balance. The oratorio is divided into three parts:Part I: Creation of the World celebrates the birth and beauty of our planet. The oratorio begins with creation myths from India, North America, and Egypt that are integrated into the opening lines of Genesis from the Old Testament. The music surges forth from these creation stories into “God’s World” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, which describes the world in exuberant and vivid detail. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “On thine own child” praises Mother Earth for her role bringing forth all life, while Walt Whitman sings a love song to the planet in “Smile O voluptuous cool-breathed earth!” Part I ends with “A Blade of Grass” in which Whitman muses how our planet has been spinning in the heavens for a very long time.Part II: The Rise of Humanity examines the achievements of mankind, particularly since the dawn of the Industrial Age. Lord Alfred Tennyson’s “Locksley Hall” sets an auspicious tone that mankind is on the verge of great discoveries. This is followed in short order by Charles Mackay’s “Railways 1846,” William Ernest Henley’s “A Song of Speed,” and John Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s “High Flight,” each of which celebrates a new milestone in technological achievement. In “Binsey Poplars,” Gerard Manley Hopkins takes note of the effect that these advances are having on the planet, with trees being brought down and landscapes forever changed. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “A Dirge” concludes Part II with a warning that the planet is beginning to sound a grave alarm.Part III: Searching for Balance questions how we can create more awareness for our planet’s plight, re-establish a deeper connection to it, and find a balance for living within our planet’s resources. Three texts continue the earth’s plea that ended the previous section: Lord Byron’s “Darkness” speaks of a natural disaster (a volcano) that has blotted out the sun from humanity and the panic that ensues; contemporary poet Esther Iverem’s “Earth Screaming” gives voice to the modern issues of our changing climate; and William Wordsworth’s “The World Is Too Much With Us” warns us that we are almost out of time to change our course. Contemporary/agrarian poet Wendell Berry’s “The Want of Peace” speaks to us at the climax of the oratorio, reminding us that we can find harmony with the planet if we choose to live more simply, and to recall that we ourselves came from the earth. Two Walt Whitman texts (“A Child said, What is the grass?” and “There was a child went forth every day”) echo Berry’s thoughts, reminding us that we are of the earth, as is everything that we see on our planet. The oratorio concludes with a reprise of Whitman’s “A Blade of Grass” from Part I, this time interspersed with an additional Whitman text that sublimely states, “I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love…”My hope in writing this oratorio is to invite audience members to consider how we interact with our planet, and what we can each personally do to keep the planet going for future generations. We are the only stewards Earth has; what can we each do to leave her in better shape than we found her?

Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 2.5

SKU: FJ.B1769

Composed by Brian Balmages. Concert Band. FJH Young Band. Score and Part(s). Duration 3:15. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-B1769. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.B1769).

UPC: 241444399392. English.

Everyone is still. The countdown begins. And in a single moment, adrenaline surges in an eruption of energy and power. This intense closer does not let go, keeping the audience and performer on the edge of their seats throughout. Very playable - just make sure you find time to catch your breath (or does that refer to the audience?. . .). Ready, set. . .

About FJH Young Band

Appro priate for middle school and smaller high school groups. Second clarinets usually stay below the break. Parts are written with more independence, and instrumentation increases slightly. There is still adequate doubling in the lower voices. Grades 2 - 2.5

Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 2.5

SKU: FJ.B1769S

Score Only. Composed by Brian Balmages. Concert Band. FJH Young Band. Score. Duration 3:15. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-B1769S. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.B1769S).

English.

Everyon e is still. The countdown begins. And in a single moment, adrenaline surges in an eruption of energy and power. This intense closer does not let go, keeping the audience and performer on the edge of their seats throughout. Very playable - just make sure you find time to catch your breath (or does that refer to the audience?...). Ready, set...

About FJH Young Band

Appro priate for middle school and smaller high school groups. Second clarinets usually stay below the break. Parts are written with more independence, and instrumentation increases slightly. There is still adequate doubling in the lower voices. Grades 2 - 2.5

Four-part Flexible Ensemble C Instruments, Bb Instruments, Eb Instruments, F Instruments - early intermediate

SKU: XC.FSE2101

Flexible Quartet. Composed by Traditional Sea Shanty. Arranged by Tyler Arcari. Solo & Ensemble. Excelcia Ensemble Series. Traditional Sea Shanty. Excelcia Music Publishing #FSE2101. Published by Excelcia Music Publishing (XC.FSE2101).

UPC: 812598036039. 9 x 12 inches.

Sea Shanty Saga is in direct response to the 2021 TikTok resurgence of 13th Century Sea Shanties! This setting includes 4 varying sea shanties perfect for festival performance, or just plain fun! If you are looking for flexible options, there are versions in Brass Quartet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, String Quartet, or a Full Flex Version. We hope you enjoy these classic...yet timely Sea Shanties!

SSATB choir, a cappella (SATB) - Easy to Moderately Difficult

SKU: OU.9780193520493

Composed by William Byrd. Edited by Jason Smart. Sacred choral - mixed voices. Tudor Church Music. Sacred, Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 16 pages. Duration 4'. Oxford University Press #9780193520493. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193520493).

ISBN 9780193520493. 10 x 7 inches.

For SATB and optional organ.

About Tudor Church Music

A series of superb anthems spanning one of the greatest periods of English music. The anthems reflect many styles ranging from simple four-part chordal anthems to elaborate motets. They cover all the main seasons and festivals of the Church's year together with many anthems for general use.

Piano

SKU: HL.49046081

Piano. Composed by Masanori Aoyama. Piano Solo. Classical. Softcover. 13 pages. Duration 300 seconds. Zen-On #ZN169023. Published by Zen-On (HL.49046081).

ISBN 9784111690237. 9.0x12.0 inches.

In this work, two feelings alternately surge up in waves. One is an urge to move towards a ray of light found during wandering in the sea, the other is a feeling of anxiety of not knowing what is waiting for me over the light. Can I get to an envisioned place after continous movement of the mind? Asking such a question to notes, I wrote this work. Masanori Aoyama.

(Newly Composed Fiddle Tunes). Edited by Paul Stewart Cranford. For Fiddle and Violin. Transcribed Solos. Cranford Publications. Fiddle Tunes. Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 112 pages