Grade 2

SKU: CL.011-4677-01

Danserye. Composed by Tielman Susato. Arranged by Fenske. Young Concert Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR396). Extra full score. Composed 2018. Duration 2 minutes, 55 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #011-4677-01. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.011-4677-01).

The fascinating world of Renaissance music comes to life as your band performs this spirited setting of three dances from Susato’s Danserye. Harmonic, rhythmic, and dynamic surprises abound as the piece begins with a light and delicate Ronde, continues with a lively boisterous Salterelle, and finishes with a stately grand Ronde/Aliud. This masterfully scored arrangement remains true to Susato’s original while taking advantage of the many colors available in the modern concert band. Your developing players, and the audience as well, will be delighted by this journey into such an exhilarating time in music’s history.

About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series

The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.

For Three Voices or Female Choir and Piano. By Gyorgy Ligeti. Schott. 17 pages. Published by Schott.

Chamber Music Pipa, Percussion:, Peng Ling, Japanese High Woodblock, Two Bongos, Conga, Nao Bo, Suspended Cymbal, Three Beijing Opera Gongs, Triangle

SKU: PR.114412930

For Pipa and Percussion. Composed by Chen Yi. Saddle. Contemporary. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. Composed 2005. 20+6+11 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41293. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114412930).

UPC: 680160571604. 8.5 x 11 inches. Text: Li Bai. Li Bai. Three poems by Li Bai (701 - 762).

It's a privilege to write a new work for my friend, the pipa master Ms. Wu Man to perform in the 05/06 concert season. Remembering the first time we worked together in 1991, Wu Man premiered my solo piece The Points on the age-old Chinese traditional instrument, with her adventurous virtuosity and sensibility in the piece with new musical concept and language, at the NewWorkOctober concert series at Columbia University in New York, presented by New Music Consort. I have been very happy to keep track with her new experiment and success in the new music field since then. Again, in 2001, I have composed a trio for her to play with Yo-Yo Ma and Young-Nam Kim, commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota for the Hun Qiao project. Wu Man loved the piece so much that she commissioned me another new work to perform this time. In Chinese cultural tradition, in which I am deeply rooted, music is a part of an organic art form, along with poetry, calligraphy and painting. I am glad that Wu Man suggested to create our new work together with visual artist Catherine Owens. We are going to combine the art forms together in one. I got my inspiration from three ancient poems, which are drawn in Chinese calligraphy, with exaggerated dancing lines and shapes in layers of ink. The music would go with image projection in Chinese painting according to the poems. Written for Wu Man and commissioned by the Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR, the duet Ancient Dances is written for pipa and a set of percussion instruments (including a pair of naobo, finger cymbals, and bongos; a Japanese high woodblock, a triangle, 3 Beijing Opera gongs in small, medium and large sizes, a suspended cymbal and a conga). It consists of three movements of music - Cheering, Longing, and Wondering, in which the music abstractly represents various expressions, in different textures and tempi, inspired by the text in the three Chinese poems by Li Bai from Tang Dynasty: 1) Riding on My Skiff; 2) Night Thoughts; 3) The Cataract of Mount Lu. The flying lines, as like mysterious and vivid ancient dances, bring the music, the calligraphy, and the painting all together in our work. --Chen Yi.
It's a privilege to write a new work for my friend, the pipa master Ms. Wu Man to perform in the 05/06 concert season. Remembering the first time we worked together in 1991, Wu Man premiered my solo piece The Points on the age-old Chinese traditional instrument, with her adventurous virtuosity and sensibility in the piece with new musical concept and language, at the NewWorkOctober concert series at Columbia University in New York, presented by New Music Consort. I have been very happy to keep track with her new experiment and success in the new music field since then. Again, in 2001, I have composed a trio for her to play with Yo-Yo Ma and Young-Nam Kim, commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota for the Hun Qiao project. Wu Man loved the piece so much that she commissioned me another new work to perform this time.In Chinese cultural tradition, in which I am deeply rooted, music is a part of an organic art form, along with poetry, calligraphy and painting. I am glad that Wu Man suggested to create our new work together with visual artist Catherine Owens. We are going to combine the art forms together in one. I got my inspiration from three ancient poems, which are drawn in Chinese calligraphy, with exaggerated dancing lines and shapes in layers of ink. The music would go with image projection in Chinese painting according to the poems.Written for Wu Man and commissioned by the Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR, the duet Ancient Dances is written for pipa and a set of percussion instruments (including a pair of naobo, finger cymbals, and bongos; a Japanese high woodblock, a triangle, 3 Beijing Opera gongs in small, medium and large sizes, a suspended cymbal and a conga). It consists of three movements of music - Cheering, Longing, and Wondering, in which the music abstractly represents various expressions, in different textures and tempi, inspired by the text in the three Chinese poems by Li Bai from Tang Dynasty: 1) Riding on My Skiff; 2) Night Thoughts; 3) The Cataract of Mount Lu. The flying lines, as like mysterious and vivid ancient dances, bring the music, the calligraphy, and the painting all together in our work.—Chen Yi.

Piano

SKU: SU.96010580

Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Score. Subito Music Corporation #96010580. Published by Subito Music Corporation (SU.96010580).

Transcribed and arranged for Piano by Lawrence RosenA new, 3-volume set of Mozart Dances for Piano, 14 of these dance suites are faithfully transcribed for piano at the early to advanced intermediate level. Almost all appear as new Mozart music for piano (except for the Six German Dances, K. 509, which Mozart himself arranged for piano.) Within each volume, they are arranged by increasing difficulty. They are eminently suited for teaching, recital and concert performance, encores, recording, sight-reading practice, and theoretical study. We sincerely hope you enjoy them as much as we did in discovering and creating these little masterpieces.
CONTENTS
Six Country Dances, K. 462 (originally for 2 oboes, 2 Horns, 2 Violins, Violoncello/Contrabass)
Three German Dances, K. 605 (originally for 2 Flutes, Piccolo, 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns (Posthorn,) 2 Trumpets, 2 Violins, Violoncello/Contrabass, Timpani, Tuned Bells)

Six German Dances, K. 571 (originally for 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 2 Violins, Violoncello/Contrabass, Timpani, Tambourine, Cymbals)

Six German Dances, K. 600 (originally for 2 Flutes, Piccolo, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 2 Violins, Violoncello/Contrabass, Timpani)

Four Minuets, K. 601 (originally for 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 2 Violins, Violoncello/Bass, Timpani)
Instrumentation: Piano
Duration:
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Published by: Subito Music Publishing.

By Bernard Rogers. Edited by George Megaw. Arranged by Timothy Topolewsky. Concert band. 474 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Piano Solo. By Franz Schubert. Piano Collection. Size 9x12 inches. 148 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

Intermediate to Early Advanced Works by 36 Composers. Edited by Maurice Hinson. Masterworks; Piano Collection. Alfred Masterwork Edition. Classical; Masterwork. Book. 248 pages. Alfred Music #00-14714. Published by Alfred Music

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4

SKU: BT.AMP-480-140

Composed by Philip Sparke. Anglo Music Midway Series. Concert Piece. Score Only. Composed 2019. 40 pages. Anglo Music Press #AMP 480-140. Published by Anglo Music Press (BT.AMP-480-140).

English-German-French- Dutch.

Aurora Dances was commissioned by the Hong Kong-based Winter Band Festival, and consists of three movements, to be played without a break. ‘Aurora Borealis’ opens with florid woodwind figures and highlights different sections of the band in turn. The second movement ‘Aurora Australis’ leads to a sombre chorale, which builds to a full-band climax. The finale ‘Aurora Dances’ is characterised by rhythmic, dance-like themes. A central section features a contrasting legato melody, but this doesn’t dispel the energetic feel of the opening, which returns to close the work.

Aurora Dances werd geschreven in opdracht van het Winter Band Festival in Hongkong. Het werk bestaat uit drie delen die in elkaar overlopen. ‘Aurora Borealis’ opent met sierlijke motieven in het hout en bevat korte, herhaalde frasen waarin de verschillende secties afwisselend in de schijnwerpers worden gezet. Het melancholieke koraal van deel twee, ‘Aurora Australis’, ontvouwt zich tot een climax in het hele orkest. Het laatste deel, ‘Aurora Dances’ wordt gekenmerkt door ritmische, dansachtige thema’s. Een middengedeelte bevat een contrasterende legato melodie, maar die gaat niet ten koste van het energieke gevoel van de opening, waarmee het werk wordtafgesloten.

Aurora Dances wurde vom Winter Band Festival in Hongkong in Auftrag gegeben und wird ohne Pause gespielt. Aurora Borealis“ beginnt mit überschwänglichen Holzbläserfiguren und hebt abwechselnd verschiedene Sektionen des Blasorchesters hervor. Der zweite Satz, Aurora Australis“, führt zu einem düsteren Choral, der sich zu einem Höhepunkt des kompletten Orchesters aufbaut. Das Finale, Aurora Dances“, zeichnet sich durch rhythmische und tänzerische Themen aus. Ein zentraler Abschnitt ist durch eine kontrastierende Legato-Melodie geprägt, die jedoch die energiegeladene Stimmung des Anfangs nicht aufhebt, welche am Ende des Werkes wiederkehrt

Comman de du Festival hivernal des harmonies, basé Hong-Kong, Aurora Dances se compose de trois mouvements interprétés sans interruption. « Aurora Borealis » s’ouvre avec des figures élaborées aux bois et met en avant divers pupitres de l’orchestre. Le deuxième mouvement, « Aurora Australis », introduit un choral sombre qui aboutit un climax en tutti. Le final, « Aurora Dances », se caractérise par des thèmes rythmiques et dansants. Le passage central présente un contraste avec une mélodie legato, sans pourtant dissiper la sensation d’énergie du début qui revient pour clore la pièce.

(Songbook). By The King's Singers. Arranged by The King's Singers. For choir (one, two, or three-part voices) (Songbook). King's Singer's Choral. Pop Vocal, Traditional Folk, Baroque and Classical Period. Difficulty: easy-medium. Vocal score (one, two and three part rounds). Vocal melody, harmony part and leadsheet notation. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Piano

SKU: BT.EMBZ20085

Urtext (1932-1939). Composed by Bela Bartok. Arranged by Yusuke Nakahara. EMB Music of Bela Bartok. Educational Tool. Book Only. Composed 2021. 116 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ20085. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (BT.EMBZ20085).

English-Hungarian.

Bartók's Mikrokosmos has been one of the milestones in pedagogical piano repertoire for 80 years - and yet it is also far more than a classical piano primer. These 153 piano pieces, organized in ascending order of difficulty, engage not only with technical aspects of piano playing but also with the fundamentals of composition - from Imitation and Inversion, Ostinato, and Free Variations, concerning compositional technique, to mood pieces and pieces with programmatic ideas such as Notturno, Boating, From the Diary of a Fly, or the famous Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm. Mikrokosmos first appeared in 1940 in six volumes. Based on volume 40 of the Bartók CompleteEdition published in 2020(Z. 15040), the present Urtext edition offers the series gathered in three volumes. This edition includes Bartók's preface, exercises, and notes written for the first edition. Furthermore, it also features a preface and comments by the editor, which not only discuss the genesis and the compositional sources but also provide performers, teachers and pupils alike, with authentic and detailed information about Bartók's notation and the specific performing problems of Mikrokosmos.

Guitar

SKU: HL.49010834

Volume 1. Composed by Anton Stingl. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Gitarren-Archiv (Guitar Archive). Classical. 23 pages. Schott Music #GA 420. Published by Schott Music (HL.49010834).

ISBN 9790001096706. UPC: 073999637540. 9.0x12.0x0.082 inches.

Contents: Light Suites in C (Variations) * Three Folksong dances * Three light Pieces in C Major * Four little Studies * Light Sonatina in G * Abends will ich schlafen gehn (Variations) * Prelude and March in E minor.

Violin 2 (picc.2.2.2.2. - 4.2.0.0. - timp.perc - str)

SKU: BR.OB-3214-16

No. 1 in G minor, No. 3 in F major, No. 10 in F major - Urtext based on the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna. Composed by Johannes Brahms. Stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). Have a look into PB 3214. Dances/marches; Romantic. Part. 6 pages. Duration 7'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 3214-16. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-3214-16).

ISBN 9790004300947. 10 x 12.5 inches.

From among Brahms' 21 Hungarian Dances, the composer orchestrated three of them himself and conducted them in this version. These three had not been available as study scores to this day.

Score and Parts Concert Band (Score & Parts) - Grade 4.5

SKU: HL.4008202

Three Swedish Dances. Composed by Jan Van der Roost. De Haske Concert Band. Concert. Softcover. Duration 760 seconds. De Haske Publications #033213. Published by De Haske Publications (HL.4008202).

UPC: 196288138884. 9.0x12.0 inches.

In this varied suite, named after the Swedish region Medelpad, folk dances in a Swedish fashion take stage in diverse tempi, styles and atmospheres. For Medelpadia, Van der Roost used a combination of an existing theme and newly composed music with a folk-like feel. Fascinating folk music in a well-composed framework!

Orchestra (picc.2.2.2.2. - 4.2.0.0. - timp.perc - str)

SKU: BR.PB-5116-07

No. 1 in G minor, No. 3 in F major, No. 10 in F major - Urtext based on the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna. Composed by Johannes Brahms. Stapled. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library). Have a look into PB 3214. Dances/marches; Romantic. Study Score. 28 pages. Duration 7'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 5116-07. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-5116-07).

ISBN 9790004210086. 6.5 x 9 inches.

From among Brahms' 21 Hungarian Dances, the composer orchestrated three of them himself and conducted them in this version. These three had not been available as study scores to this day.

Woodwinds (picc.2.2.2.2. - 4.2.0.0. - timp.perc - str)

SKU: BR.OB-3214-30

No. 1 in G minor, No. 3 in F major, No. 10 in F major - Urtext based on the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna. Composed by Johannes Brahms. Folder. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). Have a look into PB 3214. Dances/marches; Romantic. Set of parts. 50 pages. Duration 7'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 3214-30. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-3214-30).

ISBN 9790004300985. 10 x 12.5 inches.

From among Brahms' 21 Hungarian Dances, the composer orchestrated three of them himself and conducted them in this version. These three had not been available as study scores to this day.