(The Lifestyle Guide for Singers and Talkers). For Voice. Book. Softcover. 196 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Howard J. Buss (1951-). For flute, oboe, and bassoon. The music of Turbulent Times suggests the ebb and flow of the intense uncertainty felt by many with the more pleasant aspects of everyday life. Following the lyrical and plaintive introduction, stormy passages give way to sections of relative tranquility,. 21st Century. Grade 6. Score and parts. Composed 2009. Duration 11'. Published by Brixton Publications

By Coldplay. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. Pop. Softcover. 120 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Edited by Helen Marlais, Kristen Avila. For Piano. Succeeding with the Masters. Instructional, Method. Level: Late Elementary through Intermediate. 40 pages. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc.

Edited by Helen Marlais, Kristen Avila. For Piano. Succeeding with the Masters. Instructional, Method. Level: Late Elementary through Intermediate. 48 pages. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc.

(TH BR)

SKU: HL.49041682

Einfuhrung und Kommentar. Composed by Giuseppe Verdi. Edited by Kurt Pahlen. This edition: Paperback/Soft Cover. Paperback. Serie Musik. Text book/libretto. 253 pages. Schott Music #SEM 8026. Published by Schott Music (HL.49041682).

ISBN 9783254080264. Italian - German.

'La Traviata' is 'the woman gone astray', 'the wayward one'. Verdi's opera is based on the story of the novel 'La dame aux camelias' by Alexandre Dumas fils about the life of a consumptive demimondaine full of joie de vivre in the salons of Paris and her wish to return to a life filled with meaning. In contrast to all opera subjects set to music by Verdi until then, this one was taken from everyday life; as a consequence, the music encompasses both positive and subdued to melancholy moods. After the failure of the world premiere in Venice in 1853, the opera began its triumphant progress through all major opera houses of the world after the performance in Milan one year later.

Intermediate

SKU: WD.080689581175

Composed by Daniel Semsen. Choral, cantatas. Christmas. Book. Word Music #080689581175. Published by Word Music (WD.080689581175).

UPC: 080689581175.

In this new dramatic Christmas musical, brought to you by stellar creative team Joel Lindsey, Jeff Bumgardner, Heidi Petak, and
Daniel Semsen (the same team that brought you best-selling musicals Under a Starry Sky and Shepherds and Kings), we take that keep-it-simple, tell-it-like-it-is philosophy one step further! Through the lives and stories of some wonderfully developed, true-to-life characters...along with fun, memorable, and deeply moving songs...we,
too, can learn HOW TO HAVE THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!

Throug h the razzle-dazzle, hustle-bustle of everyday life (which alw. ys seems to slip into hyperdrive during the holiday season!), we can easily be distracted from the true meaning of Christmas, and lose sight of the message that Christ came to be our Savior. We forget the King Who came to us so long ago in a humble manger. After all, in the midst of the craziness that seems to overtake the world around us during the holidays, we wonder, in the words of our main character, Carol, “what a manger has to do with me today?”

Br ing Christmas to life for your church and community with the presentation of HOW TO HAVE THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER...a compelling, funny, and moving dramatic musical, sure to challenge and delight your music and drama teams while bringing the beauty of the Christmas story to the world around you.

Piano

SKU: BR.EB-8840

34 Piano Pieces for All Sides of Life. Composed by Michael Proksch. Solo instruments; stapled. Edition Breitkopf.

Proksch himself recorded the audio files of all the pieces available in the download area to provide orientation for interpretation.

Mic hael Proksch plays Piano Poetry on ISBN 9790004184196. 9 x 12 inches.

More and more people are looking for a way to offset the demands of everyday life by making music. Particularly welcome are pieces that often evoke poetic, meditative moods and are good for the soul through their simple harmonies. The majority of the pieces in this book arose from this premise. They also explore the multi-faceted expressive possibilities of the piano as well: they can convey exuberance, comfort, joy, longing, compassion, mourning, anger and ecstasy, but also mystical moments. Short programmatic annotations in the musical text, along with the titles and the music on the audiotracks, awaken inner relationships that infuse more spirit into ones playing. And the possibility of expressing feelings while playing can also be a motivation to expand ones own piano-technical resources.,,Dans la selection de Michael Proksch, tout est propice a l'improvisation, plus classique que reellement jazz. Le CD joint donne une bonne idee.(Pianiste).

Chorus (with soloists) and piano (solos: SAATBB - choir: SSAATB - 2rec.B-fl.2.0.0. - 0.2.0.0. - timp - str - bc)

SKU: BR.ED-10296

Hail! Bright Cecilia. Composed by Henry Purcell. Edited by Christopher Hogwood. Choir; stapled. Renaissance/early Baroque; Baroque. Piano/Vocal Score. 80 pages. Duration 60'. Breitkopf and Haertel #ED 10296. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.ED-10296).

ISBN 9790220101977. 7.5 x 11 inches.

The Ode was admirably set by Mr. Henry Purcell, and performed twice with universal applause.
(The Gentlemen's Journal, 1692)

The popularity of Purcell's setting is apparent from the many sources that survive and from the printed extracts which appeared almost immediately after its first performance. The primary source for this edition is the largely autograph manuscript in the Bodleian Library. Rather to reduce the orthography to a norm, the capitalization of the vocal text favours Purcell's preferences.
(Christop her Hogwood) Vokalensemble Stuttgart und den Kammerchor des Kopernikus-Gymnasiums Wasseralfingen. Fur diese beiden ganz unterschiedlichen Chorformationen hat Martin Smolka 2012 auch gezielt seine Partitur angelegt. Biografisch ist das Agnus Dei eine Art kleines Requiem fur seinen kurz zuvor verstorbenen Vater. Das liturgische Agnus Dei rahmt den deutschen Text Eh das Madchen entschlief ... der bei Auffuhrungen in anderen Landern durch eine Ubersetzung ersetzt werden soll.

Der SWR-Redakteur Hans-Peter Jahn schreibt dazu im Programmheft: Die fur Smolka typischen minimalistischen Taktzellen schaffen eine archaische Sinnlichkeit. Eine einfache und zugleich streng gebaute Vokalmusik mit Tiefenwirkung.

Nac h der Urauffuhrung war die Esslinger Zeitung hellauf begeistert: Smolka ist ein Meister der Stimmbehandlung und der chorischen Klanggestaltung. Im Zentrum des Stucks gerat die Musik zum Stillstand: im leisen gleichmassigen Summen uber dem plotzlich fortissimo ein tschechisches Kinderlied erklingt eines das der Vater seinen Kindern haufig vorgesungen hat. Das alles war sehr beruhrend. Und eigentlich noch mehr als das. My father PhDr. Jaroslav Smolka (1933-2011) was a leading Czech musicologist author of books Czech Cantata and Oratorium Fuga in Czech Music Smetana's Orchestra Music Smetana's Vocal Music monography of Jan Dismas Zelenka and many others. He was a legendary teacher of Music History at Prague Music Academy critic recording producer composer; for almost 50 years he was an important and highly respected personality of Prague musical life.
My father devoted a lot of time and energy to musical education and activities of my sister and me using often quite original methods such as teaching of intervals and counterpoint through Bartok's Microcosmos ear training filling all imaginable moments of everyday life or lessons of harmony analysis starting with Overture to Tristan and Musorgsky's Catacombs. The Martinu song Wondering Maiden was his solo number in our home vocal productions which he used to sing with amazing devotion while his huge voice was audible in several neighboring streets.
My Agnus Dei is closely bound to all this history e.g. by using canon and preferring beauty of dissonant seconds like Bartok or quoting Martinu and his refined neoclassical harmony. Father would be probably a bit critical about the minimalistic monotony of the main body of the piece. Nevertheless firstly he would improvise a short lecture of history of Agnus Dei in Requiem in Czech Music naming by heart many dates and all examples of changes of order of the traditional text by composers. Examples would be sung probably.
(Martin Smolka).

A Comprehensive, Easy-to- Approach Guide for the Everyday Musician. Explained. Chords, Instruction, Music Theory. Softcover Audio Online. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard