Concert Band - Grade 1

SKU: AP.BDM01046C

Composed by William Windham. Concert Band; MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Belwin Beginning Band. Multicultural. Score. 16 pages. Belwin Music #00-BDM01046C. Published by Belwin Music (AP.BDM01046C).

UPC: 654979018292. English.

Meaning fat drum, Taiko is often used to refer to the modern art of Japanese drum ensembles and is the first native Japanese music to spread throughout the world. Beginning with a unique effect, your flute section instills a sense of awe. This is a super composition for your percussionists who simulate the traditional Taiko drums on floor toms. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 violin, 2 oboe, 2 trumpet, timpani, basso continuo

SKU: CA.9100813

Messa delle Benedicenza. Composed by Michael Haydn. Edited by Josef Friedrich Doppelbauer. Sacred music of the Vienna classic. Missa Sti Dominici Mh 419 1000401. Sacred vocal music. Single Part, basso continuo. Composed 1786. MH 419. 12 pages. Carus Verlag #CV 91.008/13. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.9100813).

ISBN 9790007230029. Key: C major. Language: Latin.

The masses of Johann Michael Haydn are masterworks in the church music repertoire and they were widely appreciated during his lifetime, as is proved by the many copies made of them. The Missa Sancti Dominici belongs, through its mooring with trumpets and drums, in the category of the missa solemnis. It also owes its tonal splendour partly to the richness of its compositional process, marked by sometimes rapid alternation between choral and solo passages. This is a richly rewarding, fascinating work for accomplished choirs to perform, not only at festive services. Score and part available separately - see item CA.9100800.

Orchestra - Grade 2

SKU: AP.38406S

Arranged by Sandra Dackow. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Orchestra Expressions. Folk; Traditional; World. Score. 8 pages. Alfred Music #00-38406S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.38406S).

UPC: 038081438634. English. Traditional Scottish.

Conjure images of bagpipes, drums, and parades, and enjoy familiar Scottish music in this lovely arrangement of an ancient tune. All parts remain in 1st position. The optional percussion will add to the mood but is also cued in the lower strings.

About Orchestra Expressions

< p>Play great songs such as Over the Rainbow, Batman, This Land Is Your Land, and Star Wars (Main Title). Listen to and play a variety of styles of music: popular, traditional, classical, folk and patriotic. Read and write music; compose and improvise. Perform in a concert and play for your family and friends. Be a conductor of the orchestra. Learn about composers, such as Antonin Dvorak, Johann Pachelbel, Jacques Offenbach, Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Giuseppe Verdi, George M. Cohan, George Frideric Handel, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Georges Bizet, Neal Hefti, and John Williams. Discover how music and art are related. Learn about a variety of musical ensembles including string orchestra, full orchestra, mariachi band, steel drum band, dixieland jazz band, rock band, and more. Play music from around the world, including North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

Concert Band; Orchestra - Grade 0.5

SKU: AP.49219S

Composed by Michael Story. 5 or More; Mixed Instruments - Flexible Instrumentation; Performance Music Ensemble; Quartet; Single Titles; Solo Small Ensembles; Trio. Belwin Very Beginning Band. Score. Duration 1:30. Belwin Music #00-49219S. Published by Belwin Music (AP.49219S).

ISBN 9781470648657. UPC: 038081569451. English.

This version of Dragon Dance by Michael Story is part of our Belwin FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 3 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. The 3-part instrumentation will support balanced instrumentation of the lower voices. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys.

The Dragon Dance is a popular event in traditional Chinese culture, especially during Chinese New Year celebrations. Originating during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-200 A.D), the dance is carried out by a team of performers that carry the dragon on poles, fluidly mimicking its supposed movements. Drums, cymbals, and gongs usually provide the musical accompaniment to this beautiful and colorful performance.

Percussion Accompaniment Track Downloads:
with click
without click. (1:30).

The Contemporary Guide To Improvisation. Composed by Daniel Gilbert and Beth Marlis. Musicians Institute Press. Soloing, Improvisation and Play Along. Softcover instructional book and examples/accompaniment CD. With guitar tablature, standard guitar notation and instructional text. 160 pages. Published by Musicians Institute Press

Jazz Ensemble

SKU: AP.1-ADV34004-1

Composed by Jim Snidero. Arranged by Dave Rivello. Jazz Ensemble; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Advance Music: Big Band Plus. Jazz. Score. Advance Music #01-ADV34004-1. Published by Advance Music (AP.1-ADV34004-1).

English.

A medium up-standard based on Easy to Love. Love Is Easy is written in a relaxed swing feel, and has solo space for drums, trumpet, and tenor sax (optional written solos are provided). The ensemble material starts with a unison octave line that leads to the final ensemble material. The pedal point section that is used at the end of the form finishes the piece.

Piano and orchestra

SKU: FG.55011-372-5

Composed by Matthew Whittall. Study score. Fennica Gehrman #55011-372-5. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-372-5).

ISBN 9790550113725.

Imag es of the sea figure prominently throughout my life and memories: from holidays on the Atlantic coast during my Canadian childhood to my current Baltic home, and the imagined, only later experienced Mediterranean of my ancestral heritage. As an immigrant (son of an immigrant) bound to two northern countries, the sea is emblematic of my twin homelands, from the expanses of water surrounding them to those separating them. A Mari usque ad Mare. The sea is also an enduring image of the unknown, of expanses unexplored, of the raw power of nature and, for too many currently, of terror holding a hope of refuge - or the pain of loss.
Such disparate ideas were captured for me in the seascapes of the New York painter MaryBeth Thielhelm, whom I met in 2008 during a residency on the Gulf of Mexico. Her vast, abstract, nearly monochromatic depictions of imaginary seas in wildly varying moods were the catalyst for a concerto where the piano is frequently far from a hero battling a collective, but rather acts as a channel for elemental forces surging up from the orchestra, floating - sometimes barely so - on its constantly shifting surface. There are few themes to speak of, beyond a handful of iconic ideas that periodically cycle upward. Rather, the piano's material is largely an ornamentation of the more primal rhythmic and harmonic impulses from the orchestra below - a poetic interpretation, if you will, of the more immediate experience of facing the vastness of some unknown body of water.
The title Nameless Seas is borrowed from one of Thielhelm's exhibitions, as are those of the four movements, which are bridged together into two halves of roughly equal weight - one rhapsodic and free, the other more single-minded and direct, separated only by a short breath. The opening movement, Nocturne, is predominantly calm, if brooding, darkness and light alternating throughout. Lyrical arabesques sparkle over gently lapping cross-currents in the strings and mirrored timpani, the piano's full power only rarely deployed. The waves gradually build, drawing in the full orchestra for a meeting of forces in Land and Sea, a brighter, more warmly lyrical scene that unfolds in series of dreamlike, sometimes even nostalgic visions, which for me carry strong memories of sitting on rocks above surging Atlantic waves. The third movement, Wake, is a fast, perpetual-motion texture of glinting, darting rhythms and sudden shafts of light, with a prominent part for the steel drums, limning the piano's quicksilver figurations. An ecstatic climax crashes into a solo cadenza that grows progressively calmer and more introspective rather than virtuosic. Much of the tension finally releases into Unclaimed Waters, a drifting, meditative seascape in which the piano is progressively engulfed by a series of ever-taller waves, ultimately dissolving into a tolling, rippling continuum of sound.
It has been a great privilege to realize such a long-held dream as this piece, and to write it for not one, but two great pianists. Risto-Matti Marin and Angela Hewitt, both of whose friendship and support have been unfailing and humbling, share the dedication. Nameless Seas was commissioned by the PianoEspoo festival and Canada's National Arts Centre, with the premieres in Ottawa and Helsinki led by Hannu Lintu and Olari Elts. Thanks are due also to the Jenny and Antti Wihuri fund, whose generous grant provided me with much-needed time, and Escape to Create in Seaside, Florida, the source to which I returned to do a large part of the work.

Jazz Ensemble - Grade 4

SKU: AP.33361S

Composed by Denis Diblasio. Jazz Ensemble; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Premier Jazz Series. Jazz; Latin. Score. 16 pages. Belwin Music #00-33361S. Published by Belwin Music (AP.33361S).

UPC: 038081377773. English.

Strong Like Bull! is a level 4 Premier Jazz Series piece designed for high school and college bands. Full instrumentation includes 5 saxophones, 8 brass and 4 rhythm parts. Background parts are provided behind improvised solos and guitar chord frames are provided to assist young guitarists.

This piece has a cool vibe between the New Orleans-style marching beat in the drums and the horn section's Latin-style melodies and counterlines.
-The Instrumentalist.

Composed by Alarcon. Concert Band. Opus III Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR874). Score and set of parts. Composed 2008. Duration 1 minute, 32 seconds. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications

Jazz Ensemble - Grade 2.5

SKU: PE.HX9016

Arranged by Ryan Fraley. Jazz Ensemble; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. HXmusic. Christmas; Holiday Pops. Score and Part(s). HXmusic #98-HX9016. Published by HXmusic (PE.HX9016).

Understated, straight-ahead swing à la Dave Brubeck meets a traditional English Christmas carol. There's mostly full-ensemble playing with a brief, written trumpet solo, cued for Trombone. Drums played with brushes and optional Bells are featured. A charming addition to the holiday library. (Top Trumpet Note: G5).

By Robert W. Smith. By Robert W. Smith. For Concert Band. Concert Band. Belwin Young Band. Level: 2.5 (Easy to Medium Easy) (grade 2.5). Conductor Score and Parts. Duration 6:33:00. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Concert Band - Grade 2

SKU: AP.BDM00035C

Composed by Michael Story. Concert Band; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Belwin Young Band. Multicultural. Score. 20 pages. Belwin Music #00-BDM00035C. Published by Belwin Music (AP.BDM00035C).

UPC: 654979188742. English.

Tribal War Chant is based on authentic Native American war dances. These culturally symbolic dances consisted of human voices accompanied by drums, bells, and rattles. The thematic material is meaningfully staged over driving traditional rhythms with intense stylistic variations. Before a war, men danced to attain spirit and power; after a war, they danced to celebrate a victory. This exciting composition is a must on your next program.

SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 violin, 2 oboe, 2 trumpet, timpani, basso continuo

SKU: CA.9100812

Messa delle Benedicenza. Composed by Michael Haydn. Edited by Josef Friedrich Doppelbauer. Sacred music of the Vienna classic. Missa Sti Dominici Mh 419 1000401. Sacred vocal music. Single Part, Violin 2. Composed 1786. MH 419. 12 pages. Carus Verlag #CV 91.008/12. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.9100812).

ISBN 9790007230012. Key: C major. Language: Latin.

The masses of Johann Michael Haydn are masterworks in the church music repertoire and they were widely appreciated during his lifetime, as is proved by the many copies made of them. The Missa Sancti Dominici belongs, through its mooring with trumpets and drums, in the category of the missa solemnis. It also owes its tonal splendour partly to the richness of its compositional process, marked by sometimes rapid alternation between choral and solo passages. This is a richly rewarding, fascinating work for accomplished choirs to perform, not only at festive services. Score and part available separately - see item CA.9100800.

By Crouch, Andre. Arranged by George W. Briggs Morris, Hart. Sacred. Level: L3 . Print Music Single (3-6 oct. W/opt. Bass and drums). 12 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company.

Jazz Ensemble - Grade 3.5

SKU: AP.47504S

Composed by Benny Golson. Arranged by Mike Kamuf. Jazz Ensemble; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Jazz Band Series. Jazz; Swing. Score. 28 pages. Alfred Music #00-47504S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.47504S).

UPC: 038081546728. English.

This wonderful jazz standard swings at 160 BPM with the opening melody line played by alto, tenor, trumpet, and trombone. Sample jazz solos are provided for tenor 1, trumpet 2, drums, and the lead trumpet range is up to written B-flat above the staff. Sax solis, a shout chorus, and superb writing throughout create a top-shelf chart.

Composed by Michael J. Barrett. Cameron LaBarr Series. Concert, General. Octavo. Santa Barbara Music Publishing #SBMP1389. Published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing (SB.SBMP-1389).

Choral (SSA Choir)

SKU: HL.143476

By Imagine Dragons. Arranged by Roger Emerson. Pop Choral Series. Pop, Rock, Show Choir. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.143476).

UPC: 888680056209. 6.75x10.5 inches.

From the American rock band Imagine Dragons, this lead single from their album Smoke Mirrors has exploded in popularity from its 2014 release. Pounding drums, interesting meters and full vocals will make this a powerful highlight for pop and show programming!

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Band - Grade 4

SKU: FJ.HX9012

Composed by Jon Anderson. Arranged by Ryan Fraley. Jazz Ensemble; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. HXmusic. Blues; Pop/Rock; Radio; Rock; Standard. Score and Part(s). The FJH Music Company Inc #98-HX9012. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.HX9012).

English.

Celebra te the 50th anniversary of a 20th century masterwork with this authentic retelling of Long Distance Runaround, originally recorded by British progressive rock band Yes. An iconic moment in pop and rock history is scored neatly for big band with the option to feature either a vocalist or tenor sax soloist. Just like the original, powered by bass guitar and sprightly jazz drums, this version captures the spirit of adventurous art rock. Two, brief open solos for any instrument cap the long outro.

Percussion (Percussion Parts)

SKU: HL.50511789

Composed by Laszlo Zempleni. Contemporary Music. EMB. Contemporary Hungarian Works. Book Only. Composed 2008. Editio Musica Budapest #Z14569. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (HL.50511789).

ISBN 9790080145692. A/4 inches. Hungarian, English. Laszlo Zempleni.

Laszlo Zempleni (b. 1947) is a percussionist at the Hungarian State Opera, and also active as a teacher. The majority of his works have been written for pedagogical purposes. Entitled Messages two independent solo pieces are contained in a single volume. One of them, Seven SMS studies was written for drums only, and according to the composer-s own description, The +leading motif- in each study is the rhythm of the morse-signals of the SMS letters, always in a different metre and with a different character. The other work, Late message was composed for a variety of percussion instruments. Both pieces were intended for music school students, and could be effective programme items for student concerts.

Concert Band; Orchestra - Grade 0.5

SKU: AP.49219

Composed by Michael Story. 5 or More; MakeMusic Cloud; Mixed Instruments - Flexible Instrumentation; Performance Music Ensemble; Quartet; Single Titles; Solo Small Ensembles; Trio. Belwin Very Beginning Band. Score and Part(s). Duration 1:30. Belwin Music #00-49219. Published by Belwin Music (AP.49219).

ISBN 9781470648640. UPC: 038081569444. English.

This version of Dragon Dance by Michael Story is part of our Belwin FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 3 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. The 3-part instrumentation will support balanced instrumentation of the lower voices. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys.

The Dragon Dance is a popular event in traditional Chinese culture, especially during Chinese New Year celebrations. Originating during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-200 A.D), the dance is carried out by a team of performers that carry the dragon on poles, fluidly mimicking its supposed movements. Drums, cymbals, and gongs usually provide the musical accompaniment to this beautiful and colorful performance.

Percussion Accompaniment Track Downloads:
with click
without click. (1:30).

Orchestra - Grade 3

SKU: AP.48060S

As Performed by Ariana Grande. Composed by Ariana Grande, Kimberly Krysiuk, Njomza Vitia, Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers, Tayla Parx, and Victoria Monet. Arranged by Michael Kamuf. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Pop Concert String Orchestra. Pop/Rock. Score. 12 pages. Duration 3:00. Alfred Music #00-48060S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.48060S).

ISBN 9781470664657. UPC: 038081557526. English.

With eight weeks at number one on Billboard's Hot 100, this Ariana Grande hit from her groundbreaking fifth album, Thank U, Next, combines elements of rap and pop music as well as the Sound of Music classic, My Favorite Things. Written for strings, drums, and optional piano, this arrangement of 7 Rings by Michael Kamuf explores many textures of the orchestra and will be a favorite of both your students and audiences! (3:00).

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Band - Grade 2.5

SKU: FJ.HX9016S

Score Only. Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Ryan Fraley. Jazz Ensemble; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. HXmusic. Christmas; Holiday Pops. Score. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-HX9016S. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.HX9016S).

English.

Underst ated, straight-ahead swing à la Dave Brubeck meets a traditional English Christmas carol. There's mostly full-ensemble playing with a brief, written trumpet solo, cued for Trombone. Drums played with brushes and optional Bells are featured. A charming addition to the holiday library. (Top Trumpet Note: G5).

SATB/SATB choir, 2 violins, 2 violas, 3 trumpets, drums, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3501249

Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. Composed by Pietro Torri. Edited by Arne Thielemann. Arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Organ. Sacred vocal music, Advent, Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hymns in praise of the Virgin Mary. Single Part, Organ. 16 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 35.012/49. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3501249).

ISBN 9790007213039. Text language: Latin.

Mention the key words Johann Sebastian and Magnificat, and one thinks involuntarily of his well-known Magnificat in D major BWV 243 or in E flat major BWV 243a. However, during the time of his tenure as St. Thomas Kantor, several times Bach also referred back to older settings of the Magnificat text and arranged these for his own purposes. Thus, for the first time it can be documented that in its original version the double choir Magnificat in C major BWV Anh. 30 contained in Bach's music library, which was originally handed down anonymously, was composed by Pietro Torri. Torri was the Music Director at the Court of the Bavarian House of Wittelsbach. For performance purposes in Leipzig in ca. 1742 Bach retained the substance of the work but composed additional parts for a 3rd trumpet and timpani. For the first time ever this splendid work appears at Carus in a printed edition. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3501200.

Choir Secular

SKU: AP.47648

Composed by Todd Rundgren. Arranged by Sally K. Albrecht. This edition: SoundTrax CD. Choral Octavo; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Pop Choral Series. Classic Pop; Secular. CD. Alfred Music #00-47648. Published by Alfred Music (AP.47648).

UPC: 038081543413. English.

I don't wanna work. I wanna bang on the drum all day! Here's Todd Rundgren's 1983 well-known chorus in a super-fun arrangement for developing choirs. Sally's creative touch adds a speech chorus, where performers mimic the sounds of various drums in a rhythmic stack. For an inventive twist, double the spoken parts on percussion instruments, buckets, or even coffee cans!