Percussion Ensemble

SKU: HL.14041798

A Light Hour 2008. Composed by Per Norgard. Music Sales America. Classical. Set. Composed 2013. Edition Wilhelm Hansen #WH30964A. Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen (HL.14041798).

ISBN 9788759818077. 12.5x16.5x1.13 inches.

Set of parts for Per Nørgård 's En Lys Time / A Light Hour (2008-09) for a variable Percussion Ensemble (min. 10 players).

In A Light Hour everything - rhythms and motifs – is based on Nørgård&acut e;s special infinity series.

Score: WH30964

Programme note

A Light Hour is for ‘any number of percussion musicians’ (but a minimum of ten). The duration is about 60 minutes. The instrumentation is in principle open, as long as percussion is used within the three types specified in the score: skin, metal and wood. Each musicianuses two sound sources with two different sounds, one of which is bright (or light) and the other dark. Certain passages also include tuned percussion instruments – vibraphone, xylophone, marimba, gamelan, glockenspiel, steel drums, crotales and the like. 

The work integrates and combines a number of rhythms that Nørgård has used in percussion works since the 1970s, for example in Early Spring Dance (for choir and percussion), and percussion works like I Ching, Easy Beats, Whirls, Zigzag, Nemo Dynamo and Echo Zone I-II-III. 

Special “tone-feasts” (the composer’s term) – followed by a rest – are an recognizable 
me lodic feature of the work.: the first minute end with a short tone-feast (and a rest), the first four minutes end with a tone-feast lasting a minute (and a rest), the first quarter of an hour ends with a tone-feast of four minutes (and a rest) – and the work ends with a tone-feast lasting quarter of an hour (and a rest, when the work is over ...). 

The first 15 minutes have a bright, light character throughout, and alternate between 
rhythms and melodic play. The following 15 minutes are more insistent and decidedly 
percu ssion-based, Afro-Cuban, whereas the third quarter of A Light Hour moves in the.

Arranged by Chuck Israels. For little big band. Swing, Jazz. Difficult. Score and parts. Published by Jazz Lines Publications

Composed by Jamey Aebersold. Arranged by Luke Gillespie. Jamey Aebersold Play-A-Long series. Book and 2 CDs. Published by Jamey Aebersold Jazz (JA.V01P).

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.

SKU: HP.C6201R

Composed by Andrae Crouch. Arranged by Mary McDonald. Rhythm parts: piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass, drums, and fiddle. Parts. 50 pages. Hope Publishing Company #C6201R. Published by Hope Publishing Company (HP.C6201R).

UPC: 763628262013.

Medle y of a tune by Andrae Crouch and a spiritual This clever, Appalachian-style anthem introduces the theme of heaven and the promised land, and then segues into the Andrae Crouch classic. The optional fiddle and acoustic guitar add just the right amount of flavor to set the easy flowing pace, as the voices join to sing, Hallelujah! Walk on the streets of gold; hallelujah! Heaven's glory behold!'.

Choral SAB chorus - early intermediate

SKU: XC.2204012

Composed by Pinkzebra. Arranged by Pinkzebra. Octavo. Pinkzebra #2204012. Published by Pinkzebra (XC.2204012).

9 x 12 inches.

Wintry weather, a warm fire, classic Christmas songs, hanging decorations, and making lasting memories - it's all packed into this upbeat and merry holiday original song. Accessible ranges and easy-to-learn parts will help make this festive selection one of your new favorites! Perform with the accompaniment MP3 or add the instrumental parts for a live bass, drums, and horn section to go with the piano accompaniment. Rehearse with the part-dominant MP3 practice tracks, available in a multi-user bundle to share with your whole choir.

Concert band - Grade 4

SKU: MH.1-59913-064-5

Composed by William Ryden. Suitable for high school, community, and college bands. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 2:45. Published by Manhattan Beach Music (MH.1-59913-064-5).

ISBN 9781599130644.

I wrote Galloping Ghosts (A Ragtime March) to conclude a concert of my chamber music in New York City on October 28, 1986. It is the final part of a work called Rags for Divers Players. This work was written to show the variety possible within the standard rag form. I used all the players available for the finale -- two violins, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, and piano. Since this is a rather unusual instrumental combination and not easy to reassemble, I decided to rescore the work for concert band. Galloping Ghosts is written in a standard march form but incorporates many of the syncopations found in ragtime. The uniquely American music called ragtime traces its history to African rhythms brought over by slaves. Over the years this music became welded to European musical forms such as the quadrille and the march. Drums and banjos and the minstrel tradition lent a special flavor, and from all these elements ragtime slowly evolved within the largely unknown black subculture of the late 19th century. In the late 1890's it emerged as a fully developed form in the classic piano solos of Scott Joplin (1869-1917). Joplin's 1899 hit, Maple Leaf Rag, was an overnight sensation and brought ragtime worldwide fame. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 8 Flute 1 and 2, 2 Oboe, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 2 Eb Alto Clarinet, 3 Bb Bass and Bb Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Bassoon 1 and 2, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Cornet 1, 3 Bb Cornet 2, 3 Bb Cornet 3, 2 Horn 1 and 2 in F, 2 Horn 3 and 4 in F, 4 Trombone 1 and 2, 4 Bass Trombone, 2 Baritone (B.C.), 2 Baritone (T.C.), 4 Tuba, 1 String Bass, 1 Timpani, 1 Xylophone, 3 Percussion 1, 3 Percussion 2.

Choral SATB chorus - early intermediate

SKU: XC.2204011

Composed by Pinkzebra. Arranged by Pinkzebra. Octavo. Pinkzebra #2204011. Published by Pinkzebra (XC.2204011).

9 x 12 inches.

Wintry weather, a warm fire, classic Christmas songs, hanging decorations, and making lasting memories - it's all packed into this upbeat and merry holiday original song. Accessible ranges and easy-to-learn parts will help make this festive selection one of your new favorites! Perform with the accompaniment MP3 or add the instrumental parts for a live bass, drums, and horn section to go with the piano accompaniment. Rehearse with the part-dominant MP3 practice tracks, available in a multi-user bundle to share with your whole choir.

Choral SSA chorus - early intermediate

SKU: XC.2204013

Composed by Pinkzebra. Arranged by Pinkzebra. Octavo. Pinkzebra #2204013. Published by Pinkzebra (XC.2204013).

9 x 12 inches.

Wintry weather, a warm fire, classic Christmas songs, hanging decorations, and making lasting memories - it's all packed into this upbeat and merry holiday original song. Accessible ranges and easy-to-learn parts will help make this festive selection one of your new favorites! Perform with the accompaniment MP3 or add the instrumental parts for a live bass, drums, and horn section to go with the piano accompaniment. Rehearse with the part-dominant MP3 practice tracks, available in a multi-user bundle to share with your whole choir.

P/ACD and Split-track

SKU: HP.C6201C

Composed by Andrae Crouch. Arranged by Mary McDonald. Rhythm parts: piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass, drums, and fiddle. Choral Performance/Accompaniment CDs. Hope Publishing Company #C6201C. Published by Hope Publishing Company (HP.C6201C).

UPC: 763628962012.

Medle y of a tune by Andrae Crouch and a spiritual This clever, Appalachian-style anthem introduces the theme of heaven and the promised land, and then segues into the Andrae Crouch classic. The optional fiddle and acoustic guitar add just the right amount of flavor to set the easy flowing pace, as the voices join to sing, Hallelujah! Walk on the streets of gold; hallelujah! Heaven's glory behold!'.

Choral Two-Part chorus - early intermediate

SKU: XC.2204014

Composed by Pinkzebra. Arranged by Pinkzebra. Octavo. Pinkzebra #2204014. Published by Pinkzebra (XC.2204014).

9 x 12 inches.

Wintry weather, a warm fire, classic Christmas songs, hanging decorations, and making lasting memories - it's all packed into this upbeat and merry holiday original song. Accessible ranges and easy-to-learn parts will help make this festive selection one of your new favorites! Perform with the accompaniment MP3 or add the instrumental parts for a live bass, drums, and horn section to go with the piano accompaniment. Rehearse with the part-dominant MP3 practice tracks, available in a multi-user bundle to share with your whole choir.