By Alan Bullard (1947-). For SATB choir and piano. Mixed Voices. Christmas, Chor...(+)
By Alan Bullard (1947-).
For SATB choir and piano.
Mixed Voices. Christmas,
Choral Leaflet. Vocal
score. 8 pages. Duration
2'. Published by Oxford
University Press
(A Polyrhythmic Journey in 6/8 Time). By Alan Dworsky. For Keyboard (Piano). Met...(+)
(A Polyrhythmic Journey
in 6/8 Time). By Alan
Dworsky. For Keyboard
(Piano). Methods. Dancing
Hand. World Music.
Intermediate-Advanced.
Book/CD Set. 96 pages.
Published by Dancing
Hands
by Alan Dworsky and Betsy Sansby. For drumset. Dancing Hand. Country. Level: Beg...(+)
by Alan Dworsky and Betsy
Sansby. For drumset.
Dancing Hand. Country.
Level: Beg-Intermediate.
Book/CD package. Solos.
Size 8.5x10.87. 160
pages. Published by
Dancing Hand
Piano SKU: HL.360545 Book and Audio Online. Piano Solo Songbook. C...(+)
Piano
SKU:
HL.360545
Book and
Audio Online. Piano
Solo Songbook. Classical.
Softcover Audio Online.
Rockschool #RSK200142.
Published by Rockschool
(HL.360545).
ISBN
9781789361964. 9.0x12.0
inches.
The new RSL
Classical Piano syllabus
aims to reflect the
widening tastes of young
people, positioning
itself at the forefront
of thevast array of music
available to pianists,
encompassing the rich
heritage of music from
the Baroque right through
to the modern day and
emerging composers. The
repertoire strikes a
balance between a radical
redesign and maintaining
a recognisable structure,
and sticks to four key
principles: championing
ethnically diverse
composers, representing
genders, acknowledging
the history and tradition
of piano learning, and
enabling students to feel
comfortable studying
music in a popular and
classical environment.
The syllabus books are
all beautifully
presented, and to the
high standard for which
RSL books have become
renowned from their
market-leading Rockschool
examinations for
contemporary music. Each
contains 10 pieces from a
diverse range of
composers and include
everything students need
to take their exams,
including technical
exercises and supporting
texts for sight-reading,
ear tests and general
musicianship
questions.
Flute - Preparatory SKU: FH.FLR00 2010 Edition. Composed by The Ro...(+)
Flute - Preparatory
SKU: FH.FLR00
2010 Edition.
Composed by The Royal
Conservatory. Overtones:
A Comprehensive Flute
Series. Book/Piano
Accompaniment/CD. The
Frederick Harris Music
Company #FLR00. Published
by The Frederick Harris
Music Company (FH.FLR00).
ISBN
978-1-55440-288-5.
Unparalleled in scope,
Overtones offers all the
music flutists want in
one complete series! This
progressive collection
includes fundamental
repertoire and supporting
materials such as
Studies, Compact Discs,
Orchestral Excerpts, and
Technique. The richness
of music carefully
selected for this
compilation will resonate
with teachers and
students at every level
of study.This compilation
of standard orchestral
passages for flute is an
indispensable resource
for the developing years
and beyond. Teachers and
students will find this
unrivalled volume
essential for examination
or audition
preparation. Polly
Wolly Doodle Traditional
American, arr. Akiko and
Forrest Kinney The
Birch Tree Traditional
Russian, arr. Akiko and
Forrest Kinney Royal
Ceremony Alan
Bullard The Cuckoo
Traditional Chinese
Flute Tea Paul
Harris Petite souris
(Little Mouse) Thierry
Masson Valse des trois
petits ours (Waltz of the
Three Little Bears)
Thierry
Masson Edinburgh
Castle Richard
Peat Tete-a-tete
(Head-to-head) Marine
Perez Menuet (Rondeau)
Francois Philidor, arr.
Kathleen Wood a la
claire fontaine (At the
Clear Fountain)
Traditional French
Canadian, arr. Akiko and
Forrest Kinney Huron
Carol 16th-century
French, arr. Akiko and
Forrest Kinney Syrian
Love Song Traditional
Syrian, arr. Judith
Pearce and Christopher
Gunning Graceful Waltz
Alan Bullard Seesaw
Christopher
Norton Labyrinth Susan
Piltch What Is a Day?
Philip Rosseter, arr.
Akiko and Forrest
Kinney Kojo no Tsuki
(The Moon Over the Ruined
Castle) Rentaro Taki,
arr. Mark
Mrozinski Polly Wolly
Doodle Traditional
American, arr. Akiko and
Forrest Kinney The
Birch Tree Traditional
Russian, arr. Akiko and
Forrest Kinney Royal
Ceremony Alan
Bullard The Cuckoo
Traditional Chinese
Flute Tea Paul
Harris Petite souris
(Little Mouse) Thierry
Masson Valse des trois
petits ours (Waltz of the
Three Little Bears)
Thierry
Masson Edinburgh
Castle Richard
Peat Tete-a-tete
(Head-to-head) Marine
Perez Menuet (Rondeau)
Francois Philidor, arr.
Kathleen Wood a la
claire fontaine (At the
Clear Fountain)
Traditional French
Canadian, arr. Akiko and
Forrest Kinney Huron
Carol 16th-century
French, arr. Akiko and
Forrest Kinney Syrian
Love Song Traditional
Syrian, arr. Judith
Pearce and Christopher
Gunning Graceful Waltz
Alan Bullard Seesaw
Christopher
Norton Labyrinth Susan
Piltch What Is a Day?
Philip Rosseter, arr.
Akiko and Forrest
Kinney Kojo no Tsuki
(The Moon Over the Ruined
Castle) Rentaro Taki,
arr. Mark Mrozinski.
About
Overtones
Unparalleled in scope,
Overtones offers all the
music flutists want in
one complete series! This
progressive collection
includes fundamental
Repertoire and supporting
materials such as Etudes,
Compact Discs, Orchestral
Excerpts, and Technique.
The richness of music
carefully selected for
this compilation will
resonate with teachers
and students at every
level of study and is the
official series for those
using The Royal
Conservatory Music
Development program.
Mixed choir SKU: ST.B854 Composed by Ann Griffiths. Edited by Alan Luff. ...(+)
Mixed choir
SKU:
ST.B854
Composed by
Ann Griffiths. Edited by
Alan Luff. Books & Study
Scores. Hymns translated
by Alan Gaunt.. Music
edited by Alan Luff..
Letters translated and
edited by Alan Luff..
Introduction by Kathryn
Jenkins. Choral Score.
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#B854. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.B854).
ISBN
9780852498545.
Though little known in
her lifetime (1776-1805),
Ann Griffiths is now
widely regarded as being
among the leading
hymnwriters in Wales. She
is a major figure whose
word speaks strongly to a
contemporary audience at
a time of growing
sensitivity to Christian
spirituality in its many
and varied forms, and to
the often unacknowledged
role of women in the life
and history of the
church. As a
crystallising of the
gifts of many people,
this treasure of a book
would be hard to rival.
(Christoper Idle,
News of Hymnody).
Flute Repertoire 6 Flûte traversière - Intermédiaire The Frederick Harris Music Company
Flute - Intermediate SKU: FH.FLR06 2010 Edition. Composed by The R...(+)
Flute - Intermediate
SKU: FH.FLR06
2010 Edition.
Composed by The Royal
Conservatory. Overtones:
A Comprehensive Flute
Series. Book/Piano
Accompaniment/CD. The
Frederick Harris Music
Company #FLR06. Published
by The Frederick Harris
Music Company (FH.FLR06).
ISBN
978-1-55440-294-6.
Unparalleled in scope,
Overtones offers all the
music flutists want in
one complete series! This
progressive collection
includes fundamental
repertoire and supporting
materials such as
Studies, Compact Discs,
Orchestral Excerpts, and
Technique. The richness
of music carefully
selected for this
compilation will resonate
with teachers and
students at every level
of study.This compilation
of standard orchestral
passages for flute is an
indispensable resource
for the developing years
and beyond. Teachers and
students will find this
unrivalled volume
essential for examination
or audition
preparation. Sonata in
E Minor, op. 3, no. 7
(complete) Jean-Baptiste
Loeillet, arr. Kathleen
Wood Sonata in G
Minor, op. 2, no. 3
(complete) Benedetto
Marcello, arr. Kathleen
Wood Sonata in A
Minor, op. 17, no. 3
(complete) Johann
Christian Schickhardt,
arr. Kathleen Wood
Sonata in D Major
(complete) Leonardo
Vinci, arr. Kathleen Wood
Intermezzo Karl
Joachim Andersen Tico
Tico Zequinha Abreu, arr.
Alan Gout Trois
pieces pour flute et
piano, op. 31 (complete)
Arthur Foote
Soliloquy Harry
Freedman Barcarolle
melancolique, op. 72, no.
1 Charles Edouard
Lefebvre Red Bossa
Gary Schocker
Capriccio, op. 3, no.
3 Franz Weiss Essay
Louis Applebaum
Musefully listening,
nursing a thought Jack
Behrens.
About
Overtones
Unparalleled in scope,
Overtones offers all the
music flutists want in
one complete series! This
progressive collection
includes fundamental
Repertoire and supporting
materials such as Etudes,
Compact Discs, Orchestral
Excerpts, and Technique.
The richness of music
carefully selected for
this compilation will
resonate with teachers
and students at every
level of study and is the
official series for those
using The Royal
Conservatory Music
Development program.
Homeward Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Carl Fischer
Band concert band - Grade 2 SKU: CF.YPS258 Composed by William Harbinson....(+)
Band concert band - Grade
2
SKU: CF.YPS258
Composed by William
Harbinson. Set of Score
and Parts. Carl Fischer
Music #YPS258. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YPS258).
ISBN
9781491163580. UPC:
680160922376.
Homew
ard is a lyrical ballad
in ABA form. The
composition presents few
rhythmic challenges,
allowing the ensemble to
concentrate on beauty of
sound, balance, dynamic
nuance, phrasing, and
expressive performance.
The woodwind voices
present the melody at the
opening accompanied by a
flute countermelody. Care
should be taken to
balance the two parts.
The four-measure phrases
call for tapered dynamics
and freedom of the metric
pulse at cadence points.
A change of tempo and
key, with a lean toward
the minor mode, mark the
contrasting B section (m.
9). Heed the dynamic
markings that swell to a
climax (m. 16) and then
subside within this
section. Take liberty to
hold back the tempo at
the percussion link to
the forte restatement of
A (m. 27) and the arrival
of the fortissimo climax
(m. 33). The coda (m. 35)
should be presented
slowly and serenely as
the composition comes to
a quiet close.
Homeward Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] Carl Fischer
Band concert band SKU: CF.YPS258F Composed by William Harbinson. Full sco...(+)
Band concert band
SKU:
CF.YPS258F
Composed
by William Harbinson.
Full score. 12 pages.
Carl Fischer Music
#YPS258F. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YPS258F).
ISBN
9781491163986. UPC:
680160922772.
Homew
ard is a lyrical ballad
in ABA form. The
composition presents few
rhythmic challenges,
allowing the ensemble to
concentrate on beauty of
sound, balance, dynamic
nuance, phrasing, and
expressive performance.
The woodwind voices
present the melody at the
opening accompanied by a
flute countermelody. Care
should be taken to
balance the two parts.
The four-measure phrases
call for tapered dynamics
and freedom of the metric
pulse at cadence points.
A change of tempo and
key, with a lean toward
the minor mode, mark the
contrasting B section (m.
9). Heed the dynamic
markings that swell to a
climax (m. 16) and then
subside within this
section. Take liberty to
hold back the tempo at
the percussion link to
the forte restatement of
A (m. 27) and the arrival
of the fortissimo climax
(m. 33). The coda (m. 35)
should be presented
slowly and serenely as
the composition comes to
a quiet close.
Orchestra SKU: PO.UME12 Composed by Eve de Castro-Robinson. Sws. Full sco...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PO.UME12
Composed by
Eve de Castro-Robinson.
Sws. Full score.
Promethean Editions
#UME12. Published by
Promethean Editions
(PO.UME12).
ISBN
9781877564888.
Comm
issioned by the Royal
Plunket Society for the
New Zealand Symphony
Orchestra, Eve de
Castro-Robinson's These
arms to hold you channels
both tender adoration and
the excitement of a new
arrival. The children's
choir maintains an
expectant energy in this
work with handclaps,
overlapping chants,
glissandi, ecstatic yelps
and lullabies. Esteemed
New Zealand poet Bill
Manhire provided text for
the choir, with excerpts
taken from actual Plunket
books heard alongside
Manhire's own prose.
Castanets and temple
blocks are made curious
and playful in this
setting as they provide a
bubbling rhythmic drive
for the orchestra. These
arms to hold you was the
winner of the 2007 SOUNZ
Contemporary Award.
Fiddle, Violin - Difficulty: medium SKU: HL.235 By Various. Fiddle. Folk....(+)
Fiddle, Violin -
Difficulty: medium
SKU: HL.235
By
Various. Fiddle. Folk.
Solo fiddle songbook.
With performance notes,
introductory text and
standard notation. 96
pages. Published by
Centerstream Publications
(HL.235).
ISBN
9781574240566. UPC:
073999567786. 9x12
inches.
This
comprehensive collection
of fabulous fiddle tunes
includes reels,
hornpipes, strathspeys,
jigs, waltzes and slow
airs.
SKU: HL.438843 EAST SOUND RESEARCH. Guitar Pedal. Hal Leonard #CM0107. Pu...(+)
SKU: HL.438843
EAST SOUND RESEARCH.
Guitar Pedal. Hal Leonard
#CM0107. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.438843).
UPC: 196288079453.
4.75x7.0x2.75
inches.
The Carl
Martin Rock Bug is an
Amp/Speaker Simulator and
Headphone rehearsal unit
that operates on a single
9v battery. Although this
type of accessory is not
new, we believe there is
nothing on the market
that feels as real or
sounds as realistic as
the Rock Bug! You simply
get the feeling that you
are playing through a
good tube amp. Just plug
your guitar (with or
without pedals) into the
unbalanced 1/4″
input, plug your
favourite headphones into
the unbalanced 1/4″
output and off you go!
Adjust your instruments'
volume with the Guitar
knob, select an open
cabinet or closed cabinet
simulation with the
mini-toggle switch, and
wail away through the
privacy of your
headphones. If you like,
use the AUX stereo inputs
and add an MP3, CD or DAT
player to the mix; adjust
the Master volume for
your music, blend in your
guitar sounds with the
Guitar volume, and either
play along with your
favourite cd's or add a
personal touch to your
pre-recorded backing
tracks. Utilizing the
balanced XLR output, you
can connect your Rock Bug
to a mixing console for
recording, solo gigs
accompanying the
pre-recorded music with
your live guitar, or as a
DI for live performance
when you are packing
light, or your amp goes
down. You might not think
an Amp-Speaker Simulator
is new, but with all
these features, the Rock
Bug is the little
Danish-Swiss Army Knife
that belongs in the
pocket of every
guitar-players
gig-bag.
Variations on a dance
from El Maestro Alto
Saxophone Solo &
Saxophone Quartet.
Composed by Enjott
Schneider. Woodwind
Ensemble. Classical.
Softcover. 40 pages.
Duration 450 seconds.
Schott Music #ED22871.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49045875).
The Catalan
composer and vihuela
player Luis de Milan
(1500-1561) ranks among
the most important
composers of the Spanish
Renaissance. His
collection El Maestro
from 1536 was the first
publication of vihuela
music in music history
(the vihuela is a
predecessor of the
guitar). The six pavans
contained therein are
typical examples of the
stately processional
dance. According to the
etymological derivation
of'pavo' (Spanish/Latin:
'peacock'), this
characteristic bird call
which can be performed
freely and
naturalistically by the
saxophoneplayer can
sometimes be heard in
this 'peacock's dance'.
World premiere: 15.2.2017
Ballhaus Berlin, with
Domiki Wollenweber (cor
anglais) and the
saxophone quartet CLAIR
OBSCUR. Also published by
Schott: a version for
alto saxophone (cor
anglais) and organ (ED
21260).
Variations on a dance from El Maestro by Luis de Milan. Composed by Enjot...(+)
Variations on a dance
from El Maestro by Luis
de Milan. Composed by
Enjott Schneider. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Woodwind. Contemporary,
Classical. Softcover.
Composed 2011. 21260. 24
pages. Duration 6' 37''.
Schott Music #ED21260.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49019402).
Chamber Music Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Clarinet, English Horn, Oboe, alto Saxopho...(+)
Chamber Music Bass
Clarinet, Bassoon,
Clarinet, English Horn,
Oboe, alto Saxophone,
soprano Saxophone
SKU:
PR.114419980
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Sws. Set
of Score and Parts.
32+16+16+16+16+16 pages.
Duration 16 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41998. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114419980).
UPC:
680160681723. 9 x 12
inches.
The ancient
Egyptian empire began
around 3100 B.C. and
continued for over 3000
years until Alexander the
Great conquered the
country in 332 B.C. Over
the centuries, the
Egyptian empire grew and
flourished into a highly
developed society. They
invented hieroglyphics,
built towering pyramids
(including the Great
Pyramid of Giza, the
oldest of the Seven
Wonders of the World),
and the created many
household items we still
use today, including
toothbrushes, toothpaste,
eyeliner, black ink, and
the forerunner of
modern-day paper.
Included among their
achievements were a
series of highly
developed funerary
practices and beliefs in
the Afterlife. As the
average lifespan of an
Egyptian hovered around
30 years, living past the
death of oneAs physical
body was a legitimate
concern. Egyptians
believed that upon death,
their souls would
undertake a harrowing
journey through the
Netherworld. If they
survived the horrific
creatures and arduous
trials that awaited them,
then their souls would be
reunified with their
bodies (hence the need to
preserve the body through
mummification) and live
forever in a perfect
version of the life they
had lived in Egypt. To
achieve this, Egyptians
devised around 200
magical spells and
incantations to aid souls
on the path to the
Afterlife. These spells
are collectively called
The Book of the Dead.
Particular spells would
be chosen by the family
of the deceased and
inscribed on the tombAs
walls and scrolls of
papyrus, as well as on a
stone scarab placed over
the deceasedAs heart.
Subsequent collections of
spells and mortuary
texts, such as The Book
of Gates, assisted a soul
in navigating the twelve
stages of the
Netherworld. Not only did
these spells protect and
guide the soul on this
dangerous path, but they
also served as a
safeguard against any
unbecoming behavior an
Egyptian did while alive.
For instance, if a person
had robbed another while
alive, there was a spell
that would prevent the
soulAs heart from
revealing the truth when
in the Hall of Judgment.
Rites for the Afterlife
follows the path of a
soul to the Afterlife. In
Inscriptions from the
Book of the Dead
(movement 1), the soul
leaves the body and
begins the journey,
protected by spells and
incantations written on
the tombAs walls. In
Passage though the
Netherworld (movement 2),
the soul is now on a
funerary barque, being
towed through the
Netherworld by four of
the regionAs inhabitants.
We hear the soul slowly
chanting incantations as
the barque encounters
demons, serpents,
crocodiles, lakes of
fire, and other terrors.
The soul arrives at The
Hall of Judgment in
movement 3. Standing
before forty-two divine
judges, the soul
addresses each by name
and gives a A!negative
confessionA(r) connected
to each judge (i.e. A!I
did not rob,A(r) A!I did
not do violence,A(r) and
so on). Afterwards, the
soulAs heart is put on a
scale to be weighed
against a feather of
MaAat, the goddess of
truth. If the heart
weighs more than the
feather, it will be eaten
by Ammut, a hideous
creature that lies in
wait below the scale, and
the soul will die a
second and permanent
death (this was the worst
fear of the Egyptians).
But if the heart is in
balance with the feather,
the soul proceeds onward.
The final stage of the
journey is the arrival at
The Field of Reeds
(movement 4), which is a
perfect mirror image of
the soulAs life in
ancient Egypt. The soul
reunites with deceased
family members, makes
sacrifices to the
Egyptian gods and
goddess, harvests crops
from plentiful fields of
wheat under a brilliant
blue sky, and lives
forever next to the
abundant and nourishing
waters of the Nile. Rites
for the Afterlife was
commissioned by the
Barlow Endowment on
behalf of the Akropolis
Reed Quintet, Calefax
Reed Quintet, and the
Brigham Young University
Reed Quintet. -S.G.
A Shaker Gift Song Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Manhattan Beach Music
By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for middle school and high school bands...(+)
By Frank Ticheli. Concert
band. Suitable for middle
school and high school
bands. Grade 2. Conductor
score and set of parts.
Duration 2:15. Published
by Manhattan Beach Music
Edited by Michael Aston. For piano, 4-hands. Beautifully prepared editions of at...(+)
Edited by Michael Aston.
For piano, 4-hands.
Beautifully prepared
editions of attractive
and varied piano duets.
Collection. 71 pages.
Published by Oxford
University Press.
Grade 2 SKU: CL.011-3400-01 Arranged by Longfield. Young Concert Band. Co...(+)
Grade 2
SKU:
CL.011-3400-01
Arranged by Longfield.
Young Concert Band.
Command Series. Audio
recording available
separately (item
CL.WFR336). Extra full
score. Composed 2005.
Duration 3 minutes, 35
seconds. C.L. Barnhouse
#011-3400-01. Published
by C.L. Barnhouse
(CL.011-3400-01).
This old
Swedish melody is the
basis for one of the best
known sacred hymns, How
Great Thou Art. This easy
arrangement is excellent
for developing tone,
intonation, balance, and
blend and it's a perfect
choice for almost any
performance by private
and parochial school band
programs.
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.