Bassoon, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violoncello

SKU: PR.16400261S

Composed by Dan Welcher. With Standard notation. Duration 15 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #164-00261S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.16400261S).

UPC: 680160038411.

Since the bassoon is my own instrument, many people have asked me why I've written so little for the instrument. Beyond my early Concerto Da Camera for bassoon and small orchestra, written for Leonard Sharrow in 1975, I've not written a single piece that features the bassoon as a solo vehicle (though I have written three woodwind quintets). When I first began composing seriously, critics were quick to point out that my orchestral writing revealed nothing of my roots as a woodwind player--and bassoonists asked why my pieces didn't have more bassoon solos. Perhaps I was so aware that people were looking at me as a bassoonist/composer that I was determined to remove that stigma. Now that my transformation from performer to composer is complete, however, it's time to re-address my instrument. I wanted this new piece to be serious rather than whimsical. The Wind Won't Listen represents my return to the bassoon as the highly expressive, poetic soul that it is.   As such, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the piece is based on a poem, and that the title of the piece as well as both its movement titles come from lines in that poem. I first read Beth Gylys' poem Split at the MacDowell Colony in the summer of 2001, and it made a big impression on me. My personal life had been ruptured by divorce in the preceding year. This poem, with its dry insistence on observation rather than feeling, expressed the wrung-out state of my emotions at the time better than any I had seen. I set it to music, as a song, immediately. In this format, for voice and piano, I was able to put a musical note to every word of the poem. The first lines of the poem, Everyone I know is crying, or should be crying, became a melody that haunted me even without the words.   The work for bassoon and string quartet is an outgrowth of the song. The first movement is labeled Romanza, and has a loose formal arch structure of A-B-C-B-A, with B and C being fast sections framed by the lamenting A music. In addition to hearing the bassoon's first notes attached to the lines Everyone I know is crying, there's a sense of agitation, of loss, of longing, and at times of desperation in the music. At one point, the opening theme from Tristan even appears in the strings.   The second movement follows, without a real pause--the pizzicato final chords of the first movement becoming the increasingly aggressive opening chords of the second. The recitative is actually a foreshadowing of the basic theme that will be varied, again to the words of the song: Life makes itself without us. Don't let me tell you how it is. Go out. Look. The recitative begins in an anguished state, but subsides into more gentle singing by the end, when it simply falls into an ostinato 5/8-3/4 pattern to begin the variations. Marked Very steady tempo; Dancing, this set of variations consists of three dances, each faster than the previous. The first, in the aforementioned 5/8-3/4 meter, gives way to a 3/8 scherzo, which in turn takes on a furious 2/4 scurrying motion. The music becomes breathless, almost pulse-less, and an ethereal theme appears in the violins while the rushing music continues, sotto voce in the bassoon. This new theme is also from the song: Why do I do this? The wind won't listen. The bassoon re-states its Everyone I know is crying melody from the first movement, and at length the 5/8-3/4 music returns, more subdued this time. The piece ends on a major-minor chord, suspended.   The Wind Won't Listen is dedicated to the man who commissioned it, bassoonist Steven Dibner--who shares my passion for poetry and language. --Dan Welcher.

(230 Selected Technical and Orchestral Studies for Oboe and English horn). Edited by Albert Andraud. For Oboe. Woodwind Solos and Ensembles - Oboe Method/Studies. Southern Music. Instructional, Studies and Classical. Collection. 200 pages. Southern Music Company #B412. Published by Southern Music Company

Jazz Ensemble (Score) - Grade 1-2

SKU: HL.7470752

By Chicago. By Robert Lamm. Arranged by Paul Murtha. Discovery Jazz. Classic Rock, Rock. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.7470752).

UPC: 884088543273. 12.0x9.0x0.02 inches.

Recorded by the group Chicago, this signature hit has gone on to become a rock classic. Paul's easy arrangement is playable with very limited rehearsal time, but still has an authentic and hard-driving feel. Includes optional solos (or soli) for any sax and any brass instrument. Enjoy great flexibility with the Discovery Jazz series! Playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano and drums; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.

String Orchestra - Grade 3.5

SKU: KN.09834S

Composed by Johannes Brahms. Arranged by Robert S. Frost. Solo or Ensemble. Apex String Orchestra. Kendor Music Inc #09834S. Published by Kendor Music Inc (KN.09834S).

UPC: 822795098341.

Brahm s wrote 21 Hungarian Dances for piano four-hands. Each one is highly individualistic and features slow and fast sections -- in this arrangement, D major is used in the slow opening and closing sections, while the fast middle section is in B minor. Violins have some limited divisi parts, and melodic material is given to the inner voices and cellos in the fast section. Duration 1:15. Available in SmartMusic.

2-Part Mixed Choral (2PT MIXED)

SKU: HL.349482

Composed by Joseph M. Martin. Glory Sound. General Worship, Sacred. Octavo. Duration 215 seconds. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.349482).

UPC: 840126932713. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches. Ephesians 1:11-23, Hebrews 12:1, Song of Solomon 3:1-9.

This anthem offers a sparkling tableau that brings a message of hope and assurance floating on the wings of song. Set in a “call and response” format, this highly descriptive octavo is quickly absorbed. The piano dances with gentle cross-beats to create a heavenly effect for the simple theme that rises like a prayer of encouragement, faith and light. This fascinating piece will be a theatrical worship moment for All Saints Day or church heritage observances. Score and Parts (ocarina or flute 1-2, cl 1-2, hn, dj, pno, ac gtr, b, dm, solo vn 1, solo vn 2, solo vc) available as a digital download.

StudioTrax CD Choral (STUDIOTRX CD)

SKU: HL.35032273

Composed by Joseph M. Martin. Shawnee Sacred. General Worship, Sacred. CD. Duration 215 seconds. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.35032273).

UPC: 888680747527. 5.0x5.0x0.147 inches. Ephesians 1:11-23, Hebrews 12:1, Song of Solomon 3:1-9.

This anthem offers a sparkling tableau that brings a message of hope and assurance floating on the wings of song. Set in a “call and response” format, this highly descriptive octavo is quickly absorbed. The piano dances with gentle cross-beats to create a heavenly effect for the simple theme that rises like a prayer of encouragement, faith and light. This fascinating piece will be a theatrical worship moment for All Saints Day or church heritage observances. Score and Parts (ocarina or flute 1-2, cl 1-2, hn, dj, pno, ac gtr, b, dm, solo vn 1, solo vn 2, solo vc) available as a digital download.

Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Celesta, Cello, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, Flute 1, Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1, Horn 2, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Piano, Piccolo, Trombone, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, soprano voice

SKU: CF.CY305

Four Songs for Soprano and Orchestra. Composed by Lukas Foss. Large Score. With Standard notation. 63 pages. Carl Fischer Music #CY305. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CY305).

ISBN 9780825898709. UPC: 798408098704.

When you are a prodigy, you should study with the best. For Lukas Foss (born Lukas Fuchs), this meant studying orchestration with Felix Wolfes, composition with Noel Gallon, and even flute with Louis Moyse. In 1937, his family moved to the United States, the family name became Foss, and young Lukas would attend the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he would meet fellow classmate Leonard Bernstein. This led to a lifelong friendship of mutual admiration-Bernstein would conduct the world premiere of Time Cycle, and Foss would conduct the premiere of Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Time Cycle would garner the New York Music Critics Circle Award for 1961 and be hailed as a true masterpiece of American music. Sony Classical has included the premiere recording by Leonard Bernstein and the Columbia Symphony Orchestra with soloist Adele Addison in their remastered series Bernstein Century.

Voice(s) and orchestra (solos: STTBarB - orch: picc.2.cor ang.2.B-clar.2.sarrusopho ne - 4.2.3.1 - timp.perc(6) - 2pp - cel - str)

SKU: BR.PB-5716

Comedie musicale en 1 acte - Urtext. Composed by Maurice Ravel. Edited by Jean-Francois Monnard. Voice; Softbound. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library). Opera; Music theatre; Late-romantic; Early modern. Sheet Music. Duration 60'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 5716. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-5716).

ISBN 9790004216538. 10.5 x 14 inches.

Text by Franc-NohainPlace and time: The plot takes place in Toledo, in the 18th centuryCharacters: Concepcion, Torquemada's wife (Soprano) - Gonzalve, bachelier (Tenor) - Torquemada, clockmaker (Trial (Tenor)) - Ramiro, muleteer (Baryton-Martin) - Don Inigo Gomez, banker (Bassbuffo)Maurice Ravel gives free rein to his enthusiasm for Spain in this one-hour comedy (L'Heure!). Dances such as Jota, Habanera, Seguidilla and Malaguena shimmer through, and in places Bizet's dramatic Carmen is travestied with admiration. Based on first editions and the autographs, Jean-Francois Monnard presents in L'Heure espagnole a meticulous Urtext that corrects in detail all previous shortcomings, and, especially in the vocal parts, resolves the discrepancies between the piano vocal score published in 1908 and the full score published three years later. The appendix to the full score and piano vocal score includes a new German/English prose translation of the libretto.

Voice(s) and orchestra (solos: STTBarB - orch: picc.2.cor ang.2.B-clar.2.sarrusopho ne - 4.2.3.1 - timp.perc(6) - 2pp - cel - str)

SKU: BR.EB-9425

Comedie musicale en 1 acte - Urtext. Composed by Maurice Ravel. Edited by Jean-Francois Monnard. Voice; Softbound. Edition Breitkopf. Opera; Music theatre; Late-romantic; Early modern. Sheet Music. Duration 60'. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 9425. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-9425).

ISBN 9790004189023. 9 x 12 inches.

Text by Franc-NohainPlace and time: The plot takes place in Toledo, in the 18th centuryCharacters: Concepcion, Torquemada's wife (Soprano) - Gonzalve, bachelier (Tenor) - Torquemada, clockmaker (Trial (Tenor)) - Ramiro, muleteer (Baryton-Martin) - Don Inigo Gomez, banker (Bassbuffo)Maurice Ravel gives free rein to his enthusiasm for Spain in this one-hour comedy (L'Heure!). Dances such as Jota, Habanera, Seguidilla and Malaguena shimmer through, and in places Bizet's dramatic Carmen is travestied with admiration. Based on first editions and the autographs, Jean-Francois Monnard presents in L'Heure espagnole a meticulous Urtext that corrects in detail all previous shortcomings, and, especially in the vocal parts, resolves the discrepancies between the piano vocal score published in 1908 and the full score published three years later. The appendix to the full score and piano vocal score includes a new German/English prose translation of the libretto.