(32 Arrangements for Beginning Pianists). Arranged by Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, and Christine H. Barden. For Piano. Book; Piano Collection; Piano Supplemental. Pop. Elementary. 80 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Arranged by Dan Coates. Songbook for voice, easy piano and guitar (chords only). 144 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Arranged by Dan Coates. Songbook (simplified piano/vocal arrangements) for voice and easy piano. 156 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Brass Band - easy

SKU: BT.GOB-000723-030

Composed by Patrick Millstone. Set (Score & Parts). 6 pages. Gobelin Music Publications #GOB 000723-030. Published by Gobelin Music Publications (BT.GOB-000723-030).

The composer depicts five little paintings which were hanging on the wall of the spare room of his grandparents' house when he used to stay there as a young boy. Each painting had its own place and story. Even a replica of Rembrandt's Night Watch was there and his eyes were always focussed on the person with the drums. Imaginative music of high educational value. Playing together, articulation, and playing in tune are familiar, but useful, ingredients of this varied piece.

De componist beschrijft op artistieke wijze vijf schilderijen welke op de logeerkamer van zijn grootouders hingen toen hij daar als klein kereltje over de vloer kwam. Elk schilderij had zijn eigen plaats en verhaal. Zelfs een replicavan Rembrandt's Nachtwacht ontbrak niet en zijn blik ging dan ook altijd naar de personage met die trommel. Beeldende muziek met een hoog educatief gehalte. Samenspel, articulatie en zuiverheid zijn bekende maar nuttige ingrediëntenvan een gevarieerd werk.

Brass Band - easy

SKU: BT.GOB-000723-130

Composed by Patrick Millstone. Score Only. Gobelin Music Publications #GOB 000723-130. Published by Gobelin Music Publications (BT.GOB-000723-130).

The composer depicts five little paintings which were hanging on the wall of the spare room of his grandparents' house when he used to stay there as a young boy. Each painting had its own place and story. Even a replica of Rembrandt's Night Watch was there and his eyes were always focussed on the person with the drums. Imaginative music of high educational value. Playing together, articulation, and playing in tune are familiar, but useful, ingredients of this varied piece.

De componist beschrijft op artistieke wijze vijf schilderijen welke op de logeerkamer van zijn grootouders hingen toen hij daar als klein kereltje over de vloer kwam. Elk schilderij had zijn eigen plaats en verhaal. Zelfs een replicavan Rembrandt's Nachtwacht ontbrak niet en zijn blik ging dan ook altijd naar de personage met die trommel. Beeldende muziek met een hoog educatief gehalte. Samenspel, articulatie en zuiverheid zijn bekende maar nuttige ingrediëntenvan een gevarieerd werk.

Classic Rock for the String Orchestra (Teacher's Score). Arranged by Bob Phillips and Daryl Silberman. Book; CD; Play-Along; String Orchestra Collection. Rock. 48 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.40742).

Classic Rock for the String Orchestra (Violin). Arranged by Bob Phillips and Daryl Silberman. Book; CD; Play-Along; String Orchestra Collection. Rock. 40 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.40736).

Classic Rock for the String Orchestra (Viola). Arranged by Bob Phillips and Daryl Silberman. Book; CD; Play-Along; String Orchestra Collection. Rock. 40 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.40738).

Piano

SKU: BT.MUSM570365159

Composed by Thomas Simaku. Score Only. 16 pages. University of York Music Press #MUSM570365159. Published by University of York Music Press (BT.MUSM570365159).

English.

Deux Esquisses , by the Albanian-born British composer Thomas Simaku, is a six minute piece for solo Piano. Deux Esquisses is dedicated to Simaku's friend Terry Holmes and was composed in 2013 to celebrate the occasion of Holmes' 80th birthday. The piece begins with three notes taken from Holmes' name. Simaku describes these as the 'stepping stones of the musical landscape of the work' - 'sonic pillars holding together the architectural design of the piece as a whole'. The two esquisses retain their own individual characters, and in many ways contrast each other, yet are linked by a network of relationships. The world premiere of Deux Esquisses was given on the 25th November 2013,by Joseph Houston at Wigmore Hall, London.

By Donald Martino. For Eb Alto Saxophone. This edition: Part. Contemporary Classical. Level: Grade 6. Sheet music. Published by Dantalian, Inc.

(23 Pieces from Famous and Fun: Pop, Classics, Favorites, Rock, Duets). Arranged by Carol Matz. For Piano. Book; Piano Collection; Piano Supplemental. Famous and Fun. Early Intermediate. 64 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Edited by Aaron Stang. Fretted instrument mixed folio (guitar). Published by Warner Brothers.

(E-Z Play Today #98). By Various. For Organ, Piano/Keyboard, Electronic Keyboard. E-Z Play Today. Softcover. 184 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(Songs That Define an Era) Songbook for voice, piano and guitar (chords only). 143 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

366 More Great Songs for Better Living. Arranged by Jim Beloff, Liz Beloff. Fake Book. Country, Pop, Standards. Softcover. 416 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.212971).

Band Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Contrabass Clarinet, Contrabassoon, Double Bass, English Horn, Euphonium, Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1 and more.

SKU: PR.16500103F

Mvt. 3 from Symphony No. 6 (Three Places in the East). Composed by Dan Welcher. Full score. 60 pages. Theodore Presser Company #165-00103F. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.16500103F).

ISBN 9781491131763. UPC: 680160680290.

Ever since the success of my series of wind ensemble works Places in the West, I've been wanting to write a companion piece for national parks on the other side of the north American continent. The earlier work, consisting of GLACIER, THE YELLOWSTONE FIRES, ARCHES, and ZION, spanned some twenty years of my composing life, and since the pieces called for differing groups of instruments, and were in slightly different styles from each other, I never considered them to be connected except in their subject matter. In their depiction of both the scenery and the human history within these wondrous places, they had a common goal: awaking the listener to the fragile beauty that is in them; and calling attention to the ever more crucial need for preservation and protection of these wild places, unique in all the world. With this new work, commissioned by a consortium of college and conservatory wind ensembles led by the University of Georgia, I decided to build upon that same model---but to solidify the process. The result, consisting of three movements (each named for a different national park in the eastern US), is a bona-fide symphony. While the three pieces could be performed separately, they share a musical theme---and also a common style and instrumentation. It is a true symphony, in that the first movement is long and expository, the second is a rather tightly structured scherzo-with-trio, and the finale is a true culmination of the whole. The first movement, Everglades, was the original inspiration for the entire symphony. Conceived over the course of two trips to that astonishing place (which the native Americans called River of Grass, the subtitle of this movement), this movement not only conveys a sense of the humid, lush, and even frightening scenery there---but also an overview of the entire settling-of- Florida experience. It contains not one, but two native American chants, and also presents a view of the staggering influence of modern man on this fragile part of the world. Beginning with a slow unfolding marked Heavy, humid, the music soon presents a gentle, lyrical theme in the solo alto saxophone. This theme, which goes through three expansive phrases with breaks in between, will appear in all three movements of the symphony. After the mood has been established, the music opens up to a rich, warm setting of a Cherokee morning song, with the simple happiness that this part of Florida must have had prior to the nineteenth century. This music, enveloping and comforting, gradually gives way to a more frenetic, driven section representative of the intrusion of the white man. Since Florida was populated and developed largely due to the introduction of a train system, there's a suggestion of the mechanized iron horse driving straight into the heartland. At that point, the native Americans become considerably less gentle, and a second chant seems to stand in the way of the intruder; a kind of warning song. The second part of this movement shows us the great swampy center of the peninsula, with its wildlife both in and out of the water. A new theme appears, sad but noble, suggesting that this land is precious and must be protected by all the people who inhabit it. At length, the morning song reappears in all its splendor, until the sunset---with one last iteration of the warning song in the solo piccolo. Functioning as a scherzo, the second movement, Great Smoky Mountains, describes not just that huge park itself, but one brave soul's attempt to climb a mountain there. It begins with three iterations of the UR-theme (which began the first movement as well), but this time as up-tempo brass fanfares in octaves. Each time it begins again, the theme is a little slower and less confident than the previous time---almost as though the hiker were becoming aware of the daunting mountain before him. But then, a steady, quick-pulsed ostinato appears, in a constantly shifting meter system of 2/4- 3/4 in alteration, and the hike has begun. Over this, a slower new melody appears, as the trek up the mountain progresses. It's a big mountain, and the ascent seems to take quite awhile, with little breaks in the hiker's stride, until at length he simply must stop and rest. An oboe solo, over several free cadenza-like measures, allows us (and our friend the hiker) to catch our breath, and also to view in the distance the rocky peak before us. The goal is somehow even more daunting than at first, being closer and thus more frighteningly steep. When we do push off again, it's at a slower pace, and with more careful attention to our footholds as we trek over broken rocks. Tantalizing little views of the valley at every switchback make our determination even stronger. Finally, we burst through a stand of pines and----we're at the summit! The immensity of the view is overwhelming, and ultimately humbling. A brief coda, while we sit dazed on the rocks, ends the movement in a feeling of triumph. The final movement, Acadia, is also about a trip. In the summer of 2014, I took a sailing trip with a dear friend from North Haven, Maine, to the southern coast of Mt. Desert Island in Acadia National Park. The experience left me both exuberant and exhausted, with an appreciation for the ocean that I hadn't had previously. The approach to Acadia National Park by water, too, was thrilling: like the difference between climbing a mountain on foot with riding up on a ski-lift, I felt I'd earned the right to be there. The music for this movement is entirely based on the opening UR-theme. There's a sense of the water and the mysterious, quiet deep from the very beginning, with seagulls and bell buoys setting the scene. As we leave the harbor, the theme (in a canon between solo euphonium and tuba) almost seems as if large subaquatic animals are observing our departure. There are three themes (call them A, B and C) in this seafaring journey---but they are all based on the UR theme, in its original form with octaves displaced, in an upside-down form, and in a backwards version as well. (The ocean, while appearing to be unchanging, is always changing.) We move out into the main channel (A), passing several islands (B), until we reach the long draw that parallels the coastline called Eggemoggin Reach, and a sudden burst of new speed (C). Things suddenly stop, as if the wind had died, and we have a vision: is that really Mt. Desert Island we can see off the port bow, vaguely in the distance? A chorale of saxophones seems to suggest that. We push off anew as the chorale ends, and go through all three themes again---but in different instrumentations, and different keys. At the final tack-turn, there it is, for real: Mt. Desert Island, big as life. We've made it. As we pull into the harbor, where we'll secure the boat for the night, there's a feeling of achievement. Our whale and dolphin friends return, and we end our journey with gratitude and celebration. I am profoundly grateful to Jaclyn Hartenberger, Professor of Conducting at the University of Georgia, for leading the consortium which provided the commissioning of this work.

(366 More Songs for Better Living). By Various. Arranged by Jim Beloff and Liz Beloff. Fake Book. Softcover. 416 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

For Guitar. The little book with all the BIG songs. Lyric and Chord book. Published by Wise Publications.