Composed by
Z. Randall Stroope.
Duration 3 minutes, 19
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CM9768. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CM9768).
ISBN
9781491160343. UPC:
680160923298. Key: G
major.
English.
About the
WorkThe text of this work
is most often attributed
to Ralph Waldo Emerson,
although it doesn't
mirror his style, and no
research credits an
essay, book or letter
with its source. Other
individuals are
occasionally suggested as
possible authors, but
equally unsubstantiated.
Even whether the textis a
poem or a quote seems
unclear. But there is one
thing that is without
question: that this
beloved text has inspired
countless people and
contributed toward a view
of the world through eyes
of hope, resilience,
courage, beauty, and joy.
Music for this text
flowed more easily than
about any text I have
ever set. It has an
emotional connection that
is mystical, and after I
read it for the first
time, I immediately sat
down and wrote this work
without stop.Rehearsal
NotesIn many cases, art
is more expressive and
reaches a wider range of
human emotions when
multiple artistic fields
are fused together. Such
is the case with choral
music: the intertwining
of literature, music, and
very often dance, visual
arts, and more. The story
in choral music is often
quite specific, much like
film scoring. At times,
the music is the picture
frame (score) around the
picture (text), while at
others the music is the
leading
dramatic/emotional
impetus.In the present
case (My Farewell Wish),
the text is sincere,
innocent, heartfelt, and
earnest. By all accounts,
the message is
altruistic, expressing
selfless desire for
another's present/future
happiness. Capturing this
message has a strong
reliance on the
performers to not only
carry the emotional
intent of the moment (a
phrase of text or a
measure), but the the
energy and continuance of
the message
throughout.The use of the
[o] vowel functions
almost as instrumental
interludes or
underpinning of strings.
The conductor may use the
[o] as indicated in the
score, or a [u] vowel, a
hum (with [o] as the
vowel inside the mouth),
or all three at different
times for different
reasons. In an acoustical
performance (no mic), the
soloist and the ensemble
are a reflection of each
other's natural sound.
And, even gentle, warm
solo voices should have
no trouble projecting.Two
final thoughts: 1) the
obbligato or added voice
or two on high passages
(m. 66) or a single note
(final chord) will be
best delivered by
lyrical, pure voices with
demonstrated control; and
2) the metronome marking
of 80 bpm (mm.
1–81) was strongly
considered and should be
followed.About the
ComposerZ. Randall
Stroope is an American
composer and conductor.
His composition teachers
were Normand Lockwood and
Cecil Effinger, both
students of the Nadia
Boulanger, the famous
French teacher (and
student of Gabriel
FaureÌ). Randall is
the artistic director of
two international summer
music festivals, is an
Honorary Board Member of
the NationalAssociation
of Italian Choral
Directors, and has
conducted in 25
countries. He has
directed over 40 times at
Carnegie Hall, and is a
frequent conductor at
other prestigious concert
venues. Randall has 190
published works, and his
music can be heard on
Spotify, YouTube and
other platforms,
including his website
(www.zrstroope.com).
Solo Guitar Arrangements in Standard Notation and Tab. By Various. Guitar Solo...(+)
Solo Guitar Arrangements
in
Standard Notation and
Tab.
By Various. Guitar Solo.
Fingerstyle, Pop.
Softcover.
With guitar tablature.
Published by Hal Leonard
All the While Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Carl Fischer
Band Concert Band - Grade 2 SKU: CF.YPS198F Composed by Tyler Arcari. You...(+)
Band Concert Band - Grade
2
SKU: CF.YPS198F
Composed by Tyler Arcari.
Young Band (YPS). Full
score. With Standard
notation. 16 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS198F.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS198F).
ISBN 9781491152867.
UPC:
680160910366.
All
the While was inspired
by a very special person
in Tyler Arcari's life.
Director's will be happy
to find many
opportunities for
emotional and passionate
playing with plenty of
fun in the middle for
young bands. All the
While gives students a
number of chances to
work on expressive
playing during the
beginning and ending
sections, and offers a
light rhythmic middle
section for
contrast. Program
Notes:All the While is a
bit of a personal piece
for me. I was inspired to
write it by a very
special person in my
life. It might be a
young-band piece but I
feel that it has the
capacity for great
emotion and passionate
playing as well as a
little fun in the middle.
Sometimes it is difficult
to tell people how you
feel, even if you have
known them for a long
time. I think sometimes
we say in our heads that
“I have felt this
way for a long
time,†and all the
while never being able to
put it to words.About the
work:The piece opens with
a flute and alto
saxophone duet. This
melody trades off at m.
10 with the addition of
new voices and harmonies
building in intensity all
the way to m. 28. I
personally like to use
extended phrases in this
section, though it looks
like it would just
utilize four-measure
phrases. I feel this adds
to the momentum building
in dynamic intensity.
Measure 28 is a subito
change beginning with a
prominent Timpani solo.
The following section
should be played as
lightly as possible to
avoid a lumbering feel.
In mm. 68- 70, the agogic
accents should not be
very heavy, but more
pointed in their momentum
to m. 70.Measures
70–76 should be
taken with metric liberty
bringing out all of the
moving parts in the low
brass. The low brass
really adds the
foundation of momentum
for the rest of the band
here. Measure 76 to the
end, though a repetition
of material from the
beginning, should be
played as the high point
of the piece and familiar
conclusion.
All the While Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Carl Fischer
Band Concert Band - Grade 2 SKU: CF.YPS198 Composed by Tyler Arcari. Youn...(+)
Band Concert Band - Grade
2
SKU: CF.YPS198
Composed by Tyler Arcari.
Young Band (YPS). Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
8+2+8+8+2+4+10+4+2+4+4+8+
12+6+3+1+1+4+2+16+4
pages. Duration 2
minutes, 14 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS198.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS198).
ISBN 9781491152188.
UPC: 680160909681. Key: C
minor.
All the
While was inspired by
a very special person in
Tyler Arcari's life.
Directors will be happy
to find many
opportunities for
emotional and passionate
playing with plenty of
fun in the middle for
young bands. All the
While gives students a
number of chances to
work on expressive
playing during the
beginning and ending
sections, and offers a
light rhythmic middle
section for
contrast. Program
Notes:All the While is a
bit of a personal piece
for me. I was inspired to
write it by a very
special person in my
life. It might be a
young-band piece but I
feel that it has the
capacity for great
emotion and passionate
playing as well as a
little fun in the middle.
Sometimes it is difficult
to tell people how you
feel, even if you have
known them for a long
time. I think sometimes
we say in our heads that
“I have felt this
way for a long
time,†and all the
while never being able to
put it to words.About the
work:The piece opens with
a flute and alto
saxophone duet. This
melody trades off at m.
10 with the addition of
new voices and harmonies
building in intensity all
the way to m. 28. I
personally like to use
extended phrases in this
section, though it looks
like it would just
utilize four-measure
phrases. I feel this adds
to the momentum building
in dynamic intensity.
Measure 28 is a subito
change beginning with a
prominent Timpani solo.
The following section
should be played as
lightly as possible to
avoid a lumbering feel.
In mm. 68- 70, the agogic
accents should not be
very heavy, but more
pointed in their momentum
to m. 70.Measures
70–76 should be
taken with metric liberty
bringing out all of the
moving parts in the low
brass. The low brass
really adds the
foundation of momentum
for the rest of the band
here. Measure 76 to the
end, though a repetition
of material from the
beginning, should be
played as the high point
of the piece and familiar
conclusion.
Organ - advanced SKU: HL.49045437 For Organ. Composed by Enjott Sc...(+)
Organ - advanced
SKU:
HL.49045437
For
Organ. Composed by
Enjott Schneider. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Organ Large Works.
Classical. Softcover.
Composed 2016. 48 pages.
Duration 24'. Schott
Music #ED 22668.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49045437).
ISBN
9790001162715. UPC:
841886029088.
9.0x12.0x0.168
inches.
On the
occasion of the
quincentenary of
Reformation Day in 2017,
the composer Enjott
Schneider thoroughly
studied Martin Luther the
individual and all his
contradictions. The
result is a brilliant,
demanding organ symphony
which is perfect for
concerts on the subject
of Reformation and Martin
Luther.The composer
describes the five
movements of the symphony
as follows:'1st
movement:Wir glauben all
an einen Gott with its
quintuplet-like beginning
is very Gregorian in
style, outlining the
range of Lutheran
emotionalism between the
Middle Ages and the
modern era. The
irrationality of faith
ultimately has priority
over any thought and
evidence. At the
beginning of the
movement, sounds of
knocking on wood remind
of the nailing of the
Ninety-Five Theses to the
doors of churches in
Wittenberg. The chorale
melody sometimes hides
with an almost rough
medieval saltarello,
referring to Luther's
robustness and vitality
with which he knew to
carry away even common
people.2nd movement:In
1530, the electoral
prince of Saxony
presented to Luther at
Coburg Castle the golden
signet ring with the
Luther rose which became
the symbol of his
theology of grace. A
white heart with black
cross is fixed on a
five-petalled rose. To
him, white is the colour
of angels and ghosts,
black stands for the pain
of crucification: The
just shall live by faith,
but by faith in the
Crucified. But the fact
that the rose and the
heart are the dominating
symbols shows how
Catholic Marian piety
remained an ingredient of
Luther's spirituality
throughout his life. In
line with the dominant
five-petal structure of
the rose, this movement
was composed, to a large
extent, in accordance
with the floating,
lyrical rhythm in 5/8
time.3rd movement:The
omnipresence of death and
dying - from the plague
and war to the
never-ending dangers of
daily life - was an
essential part of the
world view of that time.
Fears ensued that might
heighten into the
grotesque, e.g. in the
pictures of Hieronymus
Bosch. The Danse macabre
was a popular motif in
those years. Luther's
chorale Mitten wir im
Leben sind / mit dem Tod
umfangen from 1524
(Enchiridion from Erfurt)
is based on the Gregorian
chant Media vita in morte
sumus created in France
around 750 and, with its
idea of transience,
inspired a simplistic
air.4th movement:The
famous confession
delivered at the Diet of
Worms in 1521, I stand
here and can say no more.
God help me. Amen, are
not Luther's words but
the version later used as
text for a pamphlet.
However, it represents
quite plainly the
straightforwardness and
inevitability of his
mission. Musically, it
was made into a perpetuum
mobile, i.e. a dogged,
ostinato and never-ending
musical air.5th
movement:The Mighty
Fortress, on the other
hand, is one of the great
symbols of Martin Luther
which, with its shining C
major key, embodies the
Protestant ideology and
willful nature of the
Reformation unlike any
other song. Heinrich
Heine called it the
Marseille anthem of the
Reformation, Friedrich
Engels the Marseillaise
of the Peasants' Wars.
This disputability is not
thought through to the
end but rather
interrupted: With a
jubilant birdcall version
of the melody, the finale
shows a rather
chamber-music-like side
of the ideals of freedom
of Christians.'.
George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. For piano, voice, and guitar (chords only). Th...(+)
George Gershwin and Ira
Gershwin. For piano,
voice, and guitar (chords
only). This edition:
Piano/Vocal/Chords.
Personality Book.
Broadway. Book. 116
pages. Published by
Alfred Publishing.
(Music for First Communion). Composed by Various. For voice(s), keyboard. Sacred...(+)
(Music for First
Communion). Composed by
Various. For voice(s),
keyboard. Sacred. Easy.
Collection. Guitar chord
names. 104 pages.
Published by GIA
Publications
Choir SKU: GI.G-6050CD Music for First Communion. Composed by Vari...(+)
Choir
SKU:
GI.G-6050CD
Music
for First Communion.
Composed by Various. This
edition: Book and CD
edition. Children.
Sacred. Book and CD. GIA
Publications #6050CD.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-6050CD).
ISBN
9781579992743. English,
Spanish.
The title
says it all! In this new,
expanded, and updated
collection, we bring you
the very best songs GIA
has to offer for the
blessed occasion of First
Communion. Carefully
chosen, the music in this
collection is
assembly-friendly and
easy to sing for both
children and adults. A
demo recording of all
songs is available.
Separate choral octavos
are also available for
most titles. A must-have
for every parish!
CONTENTS: Come to the
Table ALONSO - Take and
Eat JONCAS - Come and Eat
This Living Bread GLOVER
- Eat This Bread BERTHIER
- We Will Take What You
Offer BELL - I Received
the Living God - Come to
the Banquet CHEPPONIS -
Live-giving Bread, Saving
Cup CHEPPONIS - All Who
Hunger MOORE - Come All
You People BELL - Jesus,
Be Our Bread WOLD - Stand
Up, Friends - We Come to
Your Table - Now in This
Banquet - I Am the Bread
of Life / Yo soy el pan
de vida TOOLAN - Song of
the Body of Christ /
Cancin del cuerpo de
Cristo HAAS - Pues si
vivimos / If We Are
Living - Bread of Life
from Heaven / Pan de vida
eterna HAUGEN - All Who
Hunger DUNSTAN - Prepare
a Room for Me STUEMPFLE -
I Want to Walk as a Child
of the Light - Let the
Children Come BRINGLE - I
Come with Joy - Come to
the Feast MOORE - Taste
and See MOORE - Final
Blessing (from Jesus, the
Compassion of God) HAAS -
In the Lord I-ll Be Ever
Thankful BERTHIER -
Jubilate Servite BERTHIER
- I Am Special MOORE -
Psalm 78: The Lord Gave
Them Bread GUIMONT -
Psalm 34: Taste and See
GUIMONT - Psalm 23: The
Lord Is My Shepherd
SENSMEIER.