Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4

SKU: BT.AMP-336-010

Composed by Philip Sparke. Anglo Music Midway Series. Concert Piece. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 2012. Anglo Music Press #AMP 336-010. Published by Anglo Music Press (BT.AMP-336-010).

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.

This celebratory work, which Philip Sparke wrote for the 20th anniversary of the Nottingham Concert Band, starts with a hymn-like theme played as a fanfare in the brass. With a change of mood from ‘solemn’ to ‘merry’ and back to ‘majestic’, together with an unusual orchestration, in which may different instruments feature and in which at points the entire wind orchestra shimmers in tutti passages, A Nottingham Festival is a real pleasure for musicians and public alike.

Dit feestelijke werk schreef Philip Sparke in opdracht van de Nottingham Concert Band, ter gelegenheid van het twintigjarig jubileum van het orkest. Een uitdagend concertwerk met vele sfeerwisselingen, waaraan uw muzikanten en publiekveel aardigheid zullen beleven!

Dieses festliche Werk, das Philip Sparke zum 20-jährigen Jubiläum der Nottingham Concert Band schreib, beginnt mit einem hymnenartigen Motiv zu Fanfaren im Blechregister. Stimmungswechsel von feierlich zu fröhlich und zurück zu majestätisch sowie eine ausgewogene Orchestrierung, die viele verschiedene Instrumente hervorhebt und auch das gesamte Blasorchester in Tutti-Passagen glänzen lässt, machen A Nottingham Festival zu einem Genuss für Musiker und Publikum.

A Nottingham Festival débute par un motif ascendant qui contraste avec la fougueuse entrée des cuivres. Puis l’ambiance se fait sereine pour introduire une mélodie jouée par les clarinettes et accompagnée d’un motif rythmique la caisse claire. Un crescendo mène un passage puissant repris par l’orchestre entier qui réintroduit la trame initiale. Le tableau final est rehaussé par la reprise majestueuse du thème d’origine, interprété cette fois par les cuivres, où s’entrelacent les attrayantes répliques des bois. Une coda énergique met fin cette somptueuse composition qui souligne la force créatrice du compositeur.

Quest o brano festivo è stato composto da Philip Sparke per il 20° anniversario di fondazione della Nottingham Concert Band. Il pezzo apre con un motivo simile a un inno. Cambiamenti di umore, dal festoso al divertito per poi tornare al maestoso, come anche un’orchestrazione bilanciata che riesce a mettere in risalto molti strumenti come anche l’organico nei passaggi in tutti, fanno di A Nottingham Festival un vero piacere musicale per esecutori e pubblico.

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4

SKU: BT.AMP-336-140

Composed by Philip Sparke. Anglo Music Midway Series. Concert Piece. Score Only. Composed 2012. 32 pages. Anglo Music Press #AMP 336-140. Published by Anglo Music Press (BT.AMP-336-140).

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.

This celebratory work, which Philip Sparke wrote for the 20th anniversary of the Nottingham Concert Band, starts with a hymn-like theme played as a fanfare in the brass. With a change of mood from ‘solemn’ to ‘merry’ and back to ‘majestic’, together with an unusual orchestration, in which may different instruments feature and in which at points the entire wind orchestra shimmers in tutti passages, A Nottingham Festival is a real pleasure for musicians and public alike.

Dit feestelijke werk schreef Philip Sparke in opdracht van de Nottingham Concert Band, ter gelegenheid van het twintigjarig jubileum van het orkest. Een uitdagend concertwerk met vele sfeerwisselingen, waaraan uw muzikanten en publiekveel aardigheid zullen beleven!

Dieses festliche Werk, das Philip Sparke zum 20-jährigen Jubiläum der Nottingham Concert Band schreib, beginnt mit einem hymnenartigen Motiv zu Fanfaren im Blechregister. Stimmungswechsel von feierlich zu fröhlich und zurück zu majestätisch sowie eine ausgewogene Orchestrierung, die viele verschiedene Instrumente hervorhebt und auch das gesamte Blasorchester in Tutti-Passagen glänzen lässt, machen A Nottingham Festival zu einem Genuss für Musiker und Publikum.

A Nottingham Festival débute par un motif ascendant qui contraste avec la fougueuse entrée des cuivres. Puis l’ambiance se fait sereine pour introduire une mélodie jouée par les clarinettes et accompagnée d’un motif rythmique la caisse claire. Un crescendo mène un passage puissant repris par l’orchestre entier qui réintroduit la trame initiale. Le tableau final est rehaussé par la reprise majestueuse du thème d’origine, interprété cette fois par les cuivres, où s’entrelacent les attrayantes répliques des bois. Une coda énergique met fin cette somptueuse composition qui souligne la force créatrice du compositeur.

Quest o brano festivo è stato composto da Philip Sparke per il 20° anniversario di fondazione della Nottingham Concert Band. Il pezzo apre con un motivo simile a un inno. Cambiamenti di umore, dal festoso al divertito per poi tornare al maestoso, come anche un’orchestrazione bilanciata che riesce a mettere in risalto molti strumenti come anche l’organico nei passaggi in tutti, fanno di A Nottingham Festival un vero piacere musicale per esecutori e pubblico.

By Dale Wood. Organ. Level: 3-staff. Sacred Organ. Published by Sacred Music Press.

Choir

SKU: CA.300900

Composed by Various. Edited by Gerhard Trubel. This edition: Paperbound. Hymns by Martin Luther: Ausgaben mit mehreren Luther-Liedern. Kurrende, Heft 9. Sacred vocal music, Whole church year / Omni tempore. Choir Book. Carus Verlag #CV 03.009/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.300900).

ISBN 9790007097981.

(A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Blues Keyboard Playing). By David Gleason. For Keyboard; Piano. Book; CD; Keyboard/Piano; Method/Instruction. The Total Keyboardist. Blues. 128 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Unison voices, organ, C instrument or B-flat instrument - Early Intermediate

SKU: MN.10-739

Composed by Wayne L Wold. Choral Descants, Hymn Intros/Reharmonizations. Reformation. Instrument parts. MorningStar Music Publishers #10-739. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.10-739).

UPC: 688670107399.

Set two of this popular series. Each hymn is provided with a descant (which may be sung or played on an instrument) and an alternate organ setting (which may be used as an introduction and/or accompaniment to unison singing with or without the descant). Also included are reproducible parts for C or B-flat instrument. Buy one copy and you receive permission to photocopy pages for singers. Includes: Alleluia, Song of Gladness Praise, My Soul/Lauda Anima Built on the Rock Kirken den er et gammelt Hus Holy, Holy, Holy Nicaea I Want Jesus to Walk with Me Sojourner Jesus Shall Reign Whereer the Sun/I Know that My Redeemer Lives Duke Street Thine Is the Glory Judas Maccabaeus.

Chamber Music Violin

SKU: PR.144407380

Composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Performance Score. 4 pages. Duration 4 minutes. Merion Music #144-40738. Published by Merion Music (PR.144407380).

ISBN 9781491133903. UPC: 680160683475. 9 x 12 inches.

In her powerful Foreword to the music, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins has written: “There are great works which give voice to important moments for generations, and this is one of them.” The tragedy of Elijah McClain’s murder has moved us all, and for many musicians the image of this gentle young man playing his violin for kittens at an animal shelter has added a poignant extra layer. Zwilich was a professional violinist before turning exclusively to composing, and A LITTLE VIOLIN MUSIC is a memorial from the heart of one violinist to another.
[THESE NOTES MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLICATION; OK TO QUOTE A BIT AND GIVE AUTHOR CREDIT]We often research important pieces of music to gain some glimpse into the mind of the composer by understanding the times in which a piece was written. The times that brought this piece into being, 2020, has been a year like no other in our lifetimes.With the suffering of a once in a century pandemic raging in ever higher waves, and millions of people around the world confined to their homes with a shared attention span for the first time in generations, we watched in horror the 8 minute 46 second killing of George Floyd, a man previously unknown to us, but now unwillingly joining a long list of names of unarmed African Americans killed by police. The anguished backlash of citizens around the world, from Japan to New Zealand to Germany to the United States, of every age, color, and creed, has rallied for weeks and months on end to demand enough and that “Black Lives Matter.”And yet, in the midst of it all is an America starkly divided against itself with some defiantly pushing back, emboldened by authoritarian-style government actions against its own citizens occurring all over the country. It is against this backdrop that we ever had a chance to know of Elijah McClain. Here in quarantine I sometimes practice my scales in front of the news. And one day the mirror image looking back at me from the screen was a slight young man, warm, affable brown eyes, and also a violin under his chin. The newsreel-style camera pan so familiar now, I knew the only reason we were gazing upon his unfamous face was that he too had been killed by police nearly a year before. But the revelation of it in the broadcast hit me particularly hard.Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, who is not only one of the great composers of our time, is also a dear friend, and called me the next day, also deeply saddened by the news. It was from Ellen that I learned that Elijah used to play for the kittens at the local animal shelter so they wouldn’t be lonely. This kind, gentle soul was aggressively taken into police custody while saying, “I am an introvert. Please respect the boundaries that I am speaking... I’m going home.” He was never seen alive again.Ellen and I spoke of the sadness and the injustice of this several times. She felt a powerful calling to contribute something in a statement and the result is the piece you now hold in your hands. I am deeply honored to be the dedicatee of the piece, to have worked together with Ellen on some of the final details, and to pen this score note. As an invited alumna of the Eastman School of Music, I premiered the work for their virtual event on Diversity and Inclusion. Each time I play it, there is a persistent lump in my throat because Ellen has captured something poignant and powerful here.There are great works which give voice to important moments for generations, and this is one of them. We humbly offer this piece in memory of Elijah McClain.Foreword © 2021 by Kelly Hall-Tompkins. Used by permission.

(St. Francis' Day Introit). By Clare Shore. For unison voices, piano. All Saints/All Souls. Easy. Octavo. Duration 40 seconds. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing

SATB and Organ. By Benjamin Britten. (SATB). Boosey and Hawkes Sacred Choral. Size 7.25x10.25 inches. 12 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.