Brass Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.AMP-371-130 Composed by Bruce Broughton. Arr...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.AMP-371-130
Composed by Bruce
Broughton. Arranged by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Midway Series.
TV-Film-Musical-Show.
Score Only. Composed
2013. 28 pages. Anglo
Music Press #AMP 371-130.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (BT.AMP-371-130).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Released in
cinemas in 1993,
Tombstone is an
American western written
by Kevin Jarre and
directed by George
Cosmatos. Starring Kurt
Russell and Val Kilmer,
it was narrated by Robert
Mitchum and is based on
events relating to the
Gunfight at the OK
Corral, and the
subsequent Wyatt Earp
Vendetta, both of which
took place in Tombstone,
Arizona.The theme is
crime, political
corruption and law
enforcement in the
American west during the
1880s. The score was by
Bruce Broughton, and this
selection features music
from the opening and
closing
credits.
Tombst
one ist ein
amerikanischer Western
aus dem Jahre 1983, der
unter der Regie von Kevin
Jarre nach einem Drehbuch
von George Cosmatos
entstand. Der Film mit
Kurt Russell und Val
Kilmer in den Hauptrollen
sowie Robert Mitchum als
Erzähler basiert auf
den historischen
Ereignissen rund um die
Schießerei am OK
Corral und dem daraus
resultierenden
Rachefeldzug von Wyatt
Earp. Beides fand im Ort
Tombstone im
US-Bundesstaat Arizona
statt. Themen des Films
sind Verbrechen,
politische Korruption und
Strafverfolgung im
Amerika der
1880er-Jahre.Diese
Bearbeitung
präsentiert eine
Auswahl aus der
Eröffnungs- und
Abspannmusik der
originalen Filmmusik von
Bruce Broughton.
Brass Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.AMP-371-030 Composed by Bruce Broughton. Arr...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.AMP-371-030
Composed by Bruce
Broughton. Arranged by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Midway Series.
TV-Film-Musical-Show. Set
(Score & Parts). Composed
2013. Anglo Music Press
#AMP 371-030. Published
by Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-371-030).
9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Released in
cinemas in 1993,
Tombstone is an
American western written
by Kevin Jarre and
directed by George
Cosmatos. Starring Kurt
Russell and Val Kilmer,
it was narrated by Robert
Mitchum and is based on
events relating to the
Gunfight at the OK
Corral, and the
subsequent Wyatt Earp
Vendetta, both of which
took place in Tombstone,
Arizona.The theme is
crime, political
corruption and law
enforcement in the
American west during the
1880s. The score was by
Bruce Broughton, and this
selection features music
from the opening and
closing
credits.
Tombst
one ist ein
amerikanischer Western
aus dem Jahre 1983, der
unter der Regie von Kevin
Jarre nach einem Drehbuch
von George Cosmatos
entstand. Der Film mit
Kurt Russell und Val
Kilmer in den Hauptrollen
sowie Robert Mitchum als
Erzähler basiert auf
den historischen
Ereignissen rund um die
Schießerei am OK
Corral und dem daraus
resultierenden
Rachefeldzug von Wyatt
Earp. Beides fand im Ort
Tombstone im
US-Bundesstaat Arizona
statt. Themen des Films
sind Verbrechen,
politische Korruption und
Strafverfolgung im
Amerika der
1880er-Jahre.Diese
Bearbeitung
präsentiert eine
Auswahl aus der
Eröffnungs- und
Abspannmusik der
originalen Filmmusik von
Bruce Broughton.
Drumset Exercises for Developing Body/Mind Awareness. Percussion, Methods. In...(+)
Drumset Exercises for
Developing Body/Mind
Awareness. Percussion,
Methods. Inner Drumming.
Softcover Book and DVD.
Sher
Music Company
#9781883217891.
Published by Sher Music
Company
Drumset Exercises for Developing Body/Mind Awareness. Composed by George ...(+)
Drumset Exercises for
Developing Body/Mind
Awareness. Composed
by George Marsh. Method
book (spiral-bound) and
DVD. 174 pages. Published
by Sher Music Company
(SR.ID).
For 3 B-Flat Clarinets and Bass Clarinet (Quartet or Ensemble). By Daniel Dorff....(+)
For 3 B-Flat Clarinets
and Bass Clarinet
(Quartet or Ensemble). By
Daniel Dorff. Wind
quartet. For Clarinet I,
Clarinet II, Clarinet
III, Bass Clarinet. Score
and parts. 4 pages.
Duration 2:30. Published
by Theodore Presser
Company.
SSA, Piano SKU: SU.80300235 For SSA, Piano. Composed by Samuel Col...(+)
SSA, Piano
SKU:
SU.80300235
For
SSA, Piano. Composed
by Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor.
Vocal/Choral, Secular
Choral. Accompanied by
piano. Choral Octavo.
Treble Clef Music Press
#80300235. Published by
Treble Clef Music Press
(SU.80300235).
It's time to
revive the music of this
splendid Afro-British
composer! The
accompaniment to this
setting of the Christina
Rossetti poem leaps in
irregular eighth-note
patterns, suggesting the
frolicking and nudging of
the lambs and baby birds
who cuddle up close to
their mothers. A perfect
choice for a spring or
Mother's Day concert. SSA
& Piano; English.
Easy-Medium. SSA, piano
Published by: Treble Clef
Music Minimum order
quantity: 8 copies.
Morning Star Chorale 3 parties SSA, Piano Heritage Music Press
SSA choir, piano SKU: LO.15-3376H Composed by Carson Cooman. Choral. Octa...(+)
SSA choir, piano
SKU:
LO.15-3376H
Composed
by Carson Cooman. Choral.
Octavo. Heritage Music
Press #15/3376H.
Published by Heritage
Music Press
(LO.15-3376H).
ISBN
9780787752415.
Word
s of comfort and
assurance taken from the
tombstone of the
Venerable Bede are
directly and elegantly
set to music by American
composer Carson Cooman. O
morning star, when the
night of this world is
past, bring to us the
promise of the new
dawn’s light..
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.AMP-426-010 Droga do Nieba...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5
SKU:
BT.AMP-426-010
Droga do Nieba.
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Elite Series.
Opening Pieces. Set
(Score & Parts). Composed
2017. Anglo Music Press
#AMP 426-010. Published
by Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-426-010).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
The Way
to Heaven was
commissioned by the Royal
Air Force Music Services.
2015 was the 75th
anniversary of the Battle
of Britain, which took
place between July and
October 1940, when the
courageous fighter pilots
of the Royal Air
Forcethwarted
Hitler’s ambitions
to launch an invasion on
the UK. The Way to
Heaven opens with
fluttering woodwind
figures and brass
fanfares, which build to
a climax before a change
of key introduces a short
quotation for the Polish
National Anthem - Mazurek
Dbrowskiego. This fades
and you can hear
thesignal to scramble and
the throaty sounds of the
squadron’s Merlin
engines bursting into
life before they line up
to take off. This leads
to the main thematic
material of the work,
which depicts the
heaven-bound flight of
303 Squadron as it climbs
tointercept the incoming
Messerschmitt 109s. A
brief allusion to the
Polish national anthem
brings the piece to a
triumphant close.
The Way to
Heaven is geschreven
in opdracht van de Britse
Royal Air Force Music
Services. In 2015 was het
75 jaar geleden dat de
Slag om Engeland
plaatsvond, tussen juli
en oktober 1940, toen de
moedige gevechtspiloten
van de Royal Air Forcede
ambities van Hitler om
het Verenigd Koninkrijk
tot capitulatie te
dwingen wisten te
dwarsbomen. The
Way to Heaven opent
met
‘dwarrelendeâ€â„
¢ motieven in het hout en
koperfanfares, die worden
opgebouwd tot een climax
voordat een modulatie een
kort citaat van het
Poolse volkslied Mazurek
Dbrowskiego introduceert.
Dit sterft weg endan
horen we het alarmsignaal
voor het opstijgen van de
vliegtuigen, en het
schorre geluid van de
Merlin-motoren voordat de
gevechtstoestellen de
lucht in gaan. Dit leidt
tot het belangrijkste
thematische materiaal van
het werk, dat de
‘vlucht naarde
hemel’ van het 303
Squadron beschrijft
tijdens de klim omhoog
met als doel het
onderscheppen van de
Duitse Messerschmitts Bf
109. Een toespeling op
het Poolse volkslied
brengt het werk naar zijn
triomfantelijke
slot.
The Way
to Heaven wurde von
den Royal Air Force Music
Services in Auftrag
gegeben. 2015 jährte
sich die Luftschlacht um
England, die von Juli bis
Oktober 1940
stattgefunden hat, zum
75. Mal. Die mutigen
Jagdflieger der Royal Air
Force hattenHitlers
Ambitionen einer Invasion
Englands verhindert. The Way to Heaven
beginnt mit einer
unruhigen Figur in den
Holzbläsern und mit
Blechbläser-Fanfaren,
die sich zu einem
Höhepunkt aufbauen,
bevor ein Tonartwechsel
einen kurzen Verweis auf
die polnische
Nationalhymne Mazurek
Dbrowskiego“
einleitet. Dies verklingt
langsam und man hört
das Signal zum Kampf und
das Dröhnen der
Merlin-Triebwerke der
Staffeln, die vor dem
Start zum Leben erwachen
und sich aufstellen. Dies
führt zum Hauptthema
des Werkes, das den Flug
in den Himmel vonStaffel
303 beschreibt, um die
herankommenden
Messerschmidt 109
abzufangen. Es klingt
nochmals kurz die
polnische Nationalhymne
an, bevor das Stück
mit einem triumphalen
Schluss
endet.
The Way to Heaven Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Anglo Music
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.AMP-426-140 Droga do Nieba...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5
SKU:
BT.AMP-426-140
Droga do Nieba.
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Elite Series.
Opening Pieces. Score
Only. Composed 2017.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
426-140. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-426-140).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
The Way
to Heaven was
commissioned by the Royal
Air Force Music Services.
2015 was the 75th
anniversary of the Battle
of Britain, which took
place between July and
October 1940, when the
courageous fighter pilots
of the Royal Air
Forcethwarted
Hitler’s ambitions
to launch an invasion on
the UK. The Way to
Heaven opens with
fluttering woodwind
figures and brass
fanfares, which build to
a climax before a change
of key introduces a short
quotation for the Polish
National Anthem - Mazurek
Dbrowskiego. This fades
and you can hear
thesignal to scramble and
the throaty sounds of the
squadron’s Merlin
engines bursting into
life before they line up
to take off. This leads
to the main thematic
material of the work,
which depicts the
heaven-bound flight of
303 Squadron as it climbs
tointercept the incoming
Messerschmitt 109s. A
brief allusion to the
Polish national anthem
brings the piece to a
triumphant close.
The Way to
Heaven<+O> is geschreven
in opdracht van de Britse
Royal Air Force Music
Services. In 2015 was het
75 jaar geleden dat de
Slag om Engeland
plaatsvond, tussen juli
en oktober 1940, toen de
moedige gevechtspiloten
van de Royal Air Forcede
ambities van Hitler om
het Verenigd Koninkrijk
tot capitulatie te
dwingen wisten te
dwarsbomen. The
Way to Heaven opent
met
‘dwarrelendeâ€â„
¢ motieven in het hout en
koperfanfares, die worden
opgebouwd tot een climax
voordat een modulatie een
kort citaat van het
Poolse volkslied Mazurek
Dbrowskiego introduceert.
Dit sterft weg endan
horen we het alarmsignaal
voor het opstijgen van de
vliegtuigen, en het
schorre geluid van de
Merlin-motoren voordat de
gevechtstoestellen de
lucht in gaan. Dit leidt
tot het belangrijkste
thematische materiaal van
het werk, dat de
‘vlucht naarde
hemel’ van het 303
Squadron beschrijft
tijdens de klim omhoog
met als doel het
onderscheppen van de
Duitse Messerschmitts Bf
109. Een toespeling op
het Poolse volkslied
brengt het werk naar zijn
triomfantelijke
slot.
The Way
to Heaven wurde von
den Royal Air Force Music
Services in Auftrag
gegeben. 2015 jährte
sich die Luftschlacht um
England, die von Juli bis
Oktober 1940
stattgefunden hat, zum
75. Mal. Die mutigen
Jagdflieger der Royal Air
Force hattenHitlers
Ambitionen einer Invasion
Englands verhindert.
The Way to
Heaven beginnt mit
einer unruhigen Figur in
den Holzbläsern und
mit
Blechbläser-Fanfaren,
die sich zu einem
Höhepunkt aufbauen,
bevor ein Tonartwechsel
einen kurzen Verweis auf
die polnische
Nationalhymne Mazurek
Dbrowskiego“
einleitet. Dies verklingt
langsam und man hört
das Signal zum Kampf und
das Dröhnen der
Merlin-Triebwerke der
Staffeln, die vor dem
Start zum Leben erwachen
und sich aufstellen. Dies
führt zum Hauptthema
des Werkes, das den Flug
in den Himmel vonStaffel
303 beschreibt um die
herankommenden
Messerschmidt 109
abzufangen. Es klingt
nochmals kurz die
polnische Nationalhymne
an, bevor das Stück
mit einem triumphalen
Schluss
endet.
Score and Parts Concert Band (Score & Parts) - Grade 5 SKU: HL.44013334 <...(+)
Score and Parts Concert
Band (Score & Parts) -
Grade 5
SKU:
HL.44013334
Concert Band Score and
Parts. Composed by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Concert Band.
Classical. Softcover.
Duration 275 seconds.
Anglo Music Press
#AMP426010. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(HL.44013334).
The Way to
Heaven was commissioned
by the Royal Air Force
Music Services. 2015 was
the 75th anniversary of
the Battle of Britain,
which took place between
July and October 1940,
when the courageous
fighter pilots of the
Royal Air Force thwarted
Hitler's ambitions to
launch an invasion on the
UK. The Way to Heaven
opens with fluttering
woodwind figures and
brass fanfares, which
build to a climax before
a change of key
introduces a short
quotation for the Polish
National Anthem - Mazurek
Dbrowskiego. This fades
and you can hear the
signal to scramble and
the throaty sounds of the
squadrons Merlin engines
bursting into life before
they line up to take off.
This leads to the main
thematic material of the
work, which depicts the
heaven-bound flight of
303 Squadron as it climbs
to intercept the incoming
Messerschmitt 109s. A
brief allusion to the
Polish national anthem
brings the piece to a
triumphant close.
Concert Band (Score) - Grade 5 SKU: HL.44013335 Concert Band Score...(+)
Concert Band (Score) -
Grade 5
SKU:
HL.44013335
Concert Band
Score. Composed by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Concert Band.
Classical. Softcover.
Duration 250 seconds.
Anglo Music Press
#AMP426140. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(HL.44013335).
UPC:
888680922948.
The
Way to Heaven was
commissioned by the Royal
Air Force Music Services.
2015 was the 75th
anniversary of the Battle
of Britain, which took
place between July and
October 1940, when the
courageous fighter pilots
of the Royal Air Force
thwarted Hitler's
ambitions to launch an
invasion on the UK. The
Way to Heaven opens with
fluttering woodwind
figures and brass
fanfares, which build to
a climax before a change
of key introduces a short
quotation for the Polish
National Anthem - Mazurek
Dbrowskiego. This fades
and you can hear the
signal to scramble and
the throaty sounds of the
squadrons Merlin engines
bursting into life before
they line up to take off.
This leads to the main
thematic material of the
work, which depicts the
heaven-bound flight of
303 Squadron as it climbs
to intercept the
incomingMesserschmitt
109s. A brief allusion to
the Polish national
anthem brings the piece
to a triumphant
close.
By Bob Dylan. By Bob Dylan. Arranged by Don Giller and Ed Lozano. Music Sales Am...(+)
By Bob Dylan. By Bob
Dylan. Arranged by Don
Giller and Ed Lozano.
Music Sales America.
Folk, Pop, Rock.
Softcover. Composed 2016.
788 pages. Music Sales
#AM978923. Published by
Music Sale
BeatBox Voix d'Enfants [Partition + Accès audio] Hal Leonard
World Music Drumming 101. Composed by Will Schmid. Music Express Books. Collecti...(+)
World Music Drumming 101.
Composed by Will Schmid.
Music Express Books.
Collection, Elementary,
Multicultural. Softcover
Audio Online. 48 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
Orchestra SKU: PR.416415760 For Really Big Orchestra. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.416415760
For
Really Big Orchestra.
Composed by PDQ Bach.
Edited by Prof. Peter
Schickele. Study Score.
With Standard notation.
Duration 11 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41576. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416415760).
UPC:
680160636532. 9 x 12
inches.
The 1712
Overture stands out in
P.D.Q. Bach's oeuvre for
two reasons, among
others: it is by far the
most programmatic
instrumental piece among
those by the minimeister
of Wein-am-Rhein so far
unearthed, and 2) its
discovery has led to a
revelation about the
composer's father, Johann
Sebastian Bach, that has
exploded like a bombshell
on the usually serene
musicological landscape.
The overture is based on
an anecdote told to
P.D.Q. Bach by a cousin,
Peter Ulrich. Since P.U.
Bach lived in Dudeldorf,
only a few miles down the
road from Wein-am-Rhein,
he was P.D.Q.'s closest
relative, and he was, in
fact, one of the few
members of the family who
was on speaking terms
with P.D.Q. The story,
related to P.D.Q.
(fortunately for us
posterity types) in a
letter, may be summarized
thus: The town of
Dudeldorf was founded by
two brothers, Rudi and
Dieter Dudel, early in
the 18th century. Rudi
remained mayor of the
newborn burg for the rest
of his long life, but
Dieter had a dream of
starting a musicians'
colony, an entire city
devoted to music, which
dream, he finally
decided, could be
realized only in the New
World. In 1712, he and
several other bagpipers
sailed to Boston, never
to return to Germany.
(Henceforth, Rudi became
known as der deutscher
Dudel and Dieter as the
Yankee Dudel).
Unfortunately, the head
of the Boston Musicians'
Guild had gotten wind of
Dudel's plans, and
Wilhelm Wiesel (pron.
VEE-zle), known none too
affectionately around
town as Wiesel the
Weasel, was not about to
share what few gigs there
were in colonial America
with more foreigners and
outside agitators. He and
his cronies were on hand
to meet Dudel's boat when
it pulled into Boston
Harbor; they intended to
prevent the newcomers'
disembarkation, but Dudel
and his companions
managed to escape to the
other side of the bay in
a dinghy, landing with
just enough time to rent
a carriage and horses
before hearing the sound
of The Weasel and his
men, who had had to come
around the long way. The
Germans headed West, with
the Bostonians in furious
pursuit. soon the city
had been left far behind,
and by midnight so had
the pursuers; Dieter
Dudel decided that it was
safe for him and his men
to stop and sleep until
daybreak. When they
awoke, they found that
they were in a beautiful
landscape of low,
forested mountains and
pleasant fields, warmed
by the brilliant morning
sun and serenaded by an
entrancing variety of
birds. Here, Dudel
thought, her is where I
will build my colony. The
immigrants continued down
the road at a leisurely
pace until they came upon
a little church, all by
itself in the
countryside, from which
there suddenly emanated
the sounds of a pipe
organ. At this point, the
temptation to quote from
P.U. Bach's letter to
P.D.Q. cannot be
resisted: They went
inside and, after
listening to the glorious
music for a while,
introduced themselves to
the organist. And who do
you think it was? Are you
ready for this -- it was
your old man! Hey, no
kidding -- you know, I'm
sure, that your father
was the guy to get when
it came to testing new
organs, and whoever had
that one in Massachusetts
built offered old
Sebastian a tidy sum to
go over there and check
it out. The unexpected
meeting with J.S. Bach
and his sponsors was
interrupted by the sound
of horse hooves, as the
dreaded Wiesel and his
men thundered on to the
scene. They had been
riding all night,
however, and they were no
spring chickens to start
with, and as soon as they
reached the church they
all dropped, exhausted,
to the ground. The elated
Germans rang the church
bells and offered to buy
everyone a beer at the
nearest tavern. There
they were taught, and
joined in singing, what
might be called the
national anthem of the
New World. The melody of
this pre-revolutionary
patriotic song is still
remembered (P.D.Q. Bach
quotes it, in the bass
instruments, near the end
of the overture), but is
words are now all but
forgotten: Freedom, of
thee we sing, Freedom
e'er is our goal; Death
to the English King, Long
live Rock and Ross. The
striking paucity of
biographical references
to Johann Sebastian Bah
during the year 1712 can
now be explained: he was
abroad for a significant
part of that year,
testing organs in the
British Colonies. That
this revelation has not
been accepted as fact by
the musicological
establishment is no
surprise, since it means
that a lot of books would
have to be rewritten. The
members of that
establishment haven't
even accepted the
existence of P.D.Q. Bach,
one of whose major works
the 1712 Overture
certainly is. It is also
a work that shows
Tchaikowsky up as the
shameless plagiarizer
that some of us have
always known he was. The
discovery of this awesome
opus was made possible by
a Boston Pops Centennial
Research Commission; the
first modern performance
took place at the opening
concert of the 100th
anniversary season of
that orchestra, under the
exciting but authentic
direction of John
Williams.
Orchestra SKU: PR.41641576L For Really Big Orchestra. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.41641576L
For
Really Big Orchestra.
Composed by PDQ Bach.
Edited by Peter
Schickele. Large Score.
With Standard notation.
Duration 11 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41576L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.41641576L).
UPC:
680160636549. 11 x 17
inches.
The 1712
Overture stands out in
P.D.Q. Bach's oeuvre for
two reasons, among
others: it is by far the
most programmatic
instrumental piece among
those by the minimeister
of Wein-am-Rhein so far
unearthed, and 2) its
discovery has led to a
revelation about the
composer's father, Johann
Sebastian Bach, that has
exploded like a bombshell
on the usually serene
musicological landscape.
The overture is based on
an anecdote told to
P.D.Q. Bach by a cousin,
Peter Ulrich. Since P.U.
Bach lived in Dudeldorf,
only a few miles down the
road from Wein-am-Rhein,
he was P.D.Q.'s closest
relative, and he was, in
fact, one of the few
members of the family who
was on speaking terms
with P.D.Q. The story,
related to P.D.Q.
(fortunately for us
posterity types) in a
letter, may be summarized
thus: The town of
Dudeldorf was founded by
two brothers, Rudi and
Dieter Dudel, early in
the 18th century. Rudi
remained mayor of the
newborn burg for the rest
of his long life, but
Dieter had a dream of
starting a musicians'
colony, an entire city
devoted to music, which
dream, he finally
decided, could be
realized only in the New
World. In 1712, he and
several other bagpipers
sailed to Boston, never
to return to Germany.
(Henceforth, Rudi became
known as der deutscher
Dudel and Dieter as the
Yankee Dudel).
Unfortunately, the head
of the Boston Musicians'
Guild had gotten wind of
Dudel's plans, and
Wilhelm Wiesel (pron.
VEE-zle), known none too
affectionately around
town as Wiesel the
Weasel, was not about to
share what few gigs there
were in colonial America
with more foreigners and
outside agitators. He and
his cronies were on hand
to meet Dudel's boat when
it pulled into Boston
Harbor; they intended to
prevent the newcomers'
disembarkation, but Dudel
and his companions
managed to escape to the
other side of the bay in
a dinghy, landing with
just enough time to rent
a carriage and horses
before hearing the sound
of The Weasel and his
men, who had had to come
around the long way. The
Germans headed West, with
the Bostonians in furious
pursuit. soon the city
had been left far behind,
and by midnight so had
the pursuers; Dieter
Dudel decided that it was
safe for him and his men
to stop and sleep until
daybreak. When they
awoke, they found that
they were in a beautiful
landscape of low,
forested mountains and
pleasant fields, warmed
by the brilliant morning
sun and serenaded by an
entrancing variety of
birds. Here, Dudel
thought, her is where I
will build my colony. The
immigrants continued down
the road at a leisurely
pace until they came upon
a little church, all by
itself in the
countryside, from which
there suddenly emanated
the sounds of a pipe
organ. At this point, the
temptation to quote from
P.U. Bach's letter to
P.D.Q. cannot be
resisted: They went
inside and, after
listening to the glorious
music for a while,
introduced themselves to
the organist. And who do
you think it was? Are you
ready for this -- it was
your old man! Hey, no
kidding -- you know, I'm
sure, that your father
was the guy to get when
it came to testing new
organs, and whoever had
that one in Massachusetts
built offered old
Sebastian a tidy sum to
go over there and check
it out. The unexpected
meeting with J.S. Bach
and his sponsors was
interrupted by the sound
of horse hooves, as the
dreaded Wiesel and his
men thundered on to the
scene. They had been
riding all night,
however, and they were no
spring chickens to start
with, and as soon as they
reached the church they
all dropped, exhausted,
to the ground. The elated
Germans rang the church
bells and offered to buy
everyone a beer at the
nearest tavern. There
they were taught, and
joined in singing, what
might be called the
national anthem of the
New World. The melody of
this pre-revolutionary
patriotic song is still
remembered (P.D.Q. Bach
quotes it, in the bass
instruments, near the end
of the overture), but is
words are now all but
forgotten: Freedom, of
thee we sing, Freedom
e'er is our goal; Death
to the English King, Long
live Rock and Ross. The
striking paucity of
biographical references
to Johann Sebastian Bah
during the year 1712 can
now be explained: he was
abroad for a significant
part of that year,
testing organs in the
British Colonies. That
this revelation has not
been accepted as fact by
the musicological
establishment is no
surprise, since it means
that a lot of books would
have to be rewritten. The
members of that
establishment haven't
even accepted the
existence of P.D.Q. Bach,
one of whose major works
the 1712 Overture
certainly is. It is also
a work that shows
Tchaikowsky up as the
shameless plagiarizer
that some of us have
always known he was. The
discovery of this awesome
opus was made possible by
a Boston Pops Centennial
Research Commission; the
first modern performance
took place at the opening
concert of the 100th
anniversary season of
that orchestra, under the
exciting but authentic
direction of John
Williams.
Choral (Studiotrax CD) SKU: HL.35032682 Composed by Michael Barrett. Shaw...(+)
Choral (Studiotrax CD)
SKU: HL.35032682
Composed by Michael
Barrett. Shawnee Sacred.
Advent, Christmas/Advent
Sacred, General Worship,
Sacred. CD. Duration 165
seconds. Published by
Shawnee Press
(HL.35032682).
UPC:
888680912277.
5.0x5.0x0.196 inches.
Isaiah 40:3, Luke 7:27,
Mark 1:3, Matthew
11:10.
Starting
with a musical quote from
the beloved French carol
NOEL NOUVELET and
reimagining it as an
Advent statement, this
SAB octavo is a must-do
for the season of light.
The anthem gives way to a
light jazz feel in minor
and declares the
important Isaiah prophecy
so associated with Advent
lectionary readings. The
ranges are friendly to
ensembles of any size.
Thumbs up! Score and
Parts (fl, cl, tpt, tbn,
b, perc 1-2, syn)
available as a digital
download.
Piano - Early Elementary SKU: FJ.W9500 Composed by Kevin Olson. Games; Pi...(+)
Piano - Early Elementary
SKU: FJ.W9500
Composed by Kevin Olson.
Games; Piano Solo; Piano
Supplemental. Written For
You. Fun and Games.
Score. The FJH Music
Company Inc #98-W9500.
Published by The FJH
Music Company Inc
(FJ.W9500).
UPC:
241444435786.
English.
In this
early elementary solo,
students can learn to get
comfortable on the
keyboard, using thumbs on
middle C. The end of the
piece lets students jump
to find a C in different
octaves. There is an
optional teacher
accompaniment, and
delicious lyrics that
will have students
begging their parents for
pizza.
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