By James M. Peterik. Arranged by Ralph Ford. By James M. Peterik / arr. Ralph Fo...(+)
By James M. Peterik.
Arranged by Ralph Ford.
By James M. Peterik /
arr. Ralph Ford. For Jazz
Ensemble. Jazz Ensemble.
Young Jazz Ensemble.
Level: 2 (Medium Easy)
(grade 2). Conductor
Score
Composed by Adam Gorb.
Arranged by Michael
Brand. Band Music. Score
only. Duration 4:20.
Published by G & M Brand
Music Publishers
(CN.S11242).
Scenes from an
English Landscape is a
brief nostalgic tone poem
taking its inspiration
from visions of rural
England as depicted in
the paintings of John
Constable, the novels of
Thomas Hard, and the
music of Gustav Holst and
Ralph Vaughan Williams. A
chorale-like theme is
stated in the brass and
then taken up at three
times the tempo in the
woodwinds. At the end of
the work, both versions
of the theme are stated
together to bring the
piece to a triumphant
climax.
This is a
brief nostalgic tone poem
taking its inspiration
from visions of rural
England as depicted in
the paintings of John
Constable, the novels of
Thomas Hard, and the
music of Gustav Holst and
Ralph Vaughan Williams. I
imagined a community of
villagers coming out of
church and filling a
village square with their
vibrant presence. A
chorale-like theme is
stated in the brass and
then taken up at three
times the tempo in the
woodwinds. At the end o
the work, both versions
of the theme are stated
together to bring the
piece to a triumphant
climax. Adam Gorb was
born in Cardiff and
started composing at the
age of ten. His first
work broadcast on
national radio was
written when he was
fifteen. He studied at
Cambridge University
(1977-1980) and the Royal
Academy of Music
(1991-1993) where he
graduated with the
highest honours including
the Principal's Prize. He
has been on the staff at
the London College of
Music and Media, the
junior Academy of the
Royal Academy of Music
and, since 2000 he has
been the Head of School
of Composition at the
Royal Northern College of
Music in Manchester .
International recognition
came in 1994 with the US
Walter Beeler Prize for
his work Metropolis .
With it began what has
developed into probably
the most important wind
ensemble catalogue by a
contemporary composer,
ranging from extremely
challenging to the most
accessible, at all
technical levels, seized
on by players
internationally, widely
recorded and now
absolutely central to the
world's wind repertoire.
Equally important though
are his works for dance,
and concert pieces like
the chamber orchestral
Weimar , the Violin
Sonata , a Clarinet
Concerto for the Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra and Diaspora
for strings (for the
Goldberg Ensemble).
Deceptively mainstream at
first glance, they
display the same
inventive brilliance,
pulsating sound world,
striking use of rhythm
and an undogmatic absence
of stylistic hang-ups to
embrace jazz and
serialism in works where
power, poetry, irony and
pathos, often underlaid
by a theatrical and
deeply subversive
element, coalesce in an
integrated, highly
individual musical voice.
Gorb is also not afraid
to draw on the vivid
musical heritage of his
Jewish roots, sometimes
directly, often in a more
subsumed or radically
creative way. The crucial
and consistent feature of
Gorb's work though is
that it communicates
strongly without
patronizing players or
audiences. He firmly
believes that if
contemporary music - any
music - does not impact
on listeners then its
message is irrelevant; it
is lost.
By Ralph Ford. By Ralph Ford. For Jazz Ensemble. Jazz Ensemble. First Year Chart...(+)
By Ralph Ford. By Ralph
Ford. For Jazz Ensemble.
Jazz Ensemble. First Year
Charts for Jazz Ensemble.
Level: 1 (Easy) (grade
1). Conductor Score.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
Vocal and Piano (Voice and Piano) SKU: HL.14029674 Composed by Ralph Vaug...(+)
Vocal and Piano (Voice
and Piano)
SKU:
HL.14029674
Composed
by Ralph Vaughan
Williams. Music Sales
America. Folk Music. Book
[Softcover]. 88 pages.
Music Sales #NOV190038.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14029674).
ISBN
9780853606208.
8.5x11.75x0.44
inches.
A selection
of collected Folk Songs
arranged by Cecil Sharp
and Ralph Vaughan
Williams.
By Ralph Ford. By Ralph Ford. For Jazz Ensemble. Jazz Ensemble. First Year Chart...(+)
By Ralph Ford. By Ralph
Ford. For Jazz Ensemble.
Jazz Ensemble. First Year
Charts for Jazz Ensemble.
Level: 1 (Easy) (grade
1). Conductor Score &
Parts. 64 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
Composed by J. Curnow.
Arranged by James Curnow.
Band Music. Score and
parts. Duration 11:15.
Published by G & M Brand
Music Publishers
(CN.R10018).
The melodies in
Songs of the West differ
in styles, keys, and
tempos. The nautical
nature of the coastal
region is evident in many
of the melodies.
Gustav Holst did
not have much success in
getting his early
compositions published.
In 1905, he began a
career as a gifted
teacher when he was
appointed Director of
Music at St. Paul's Girls
School in Hammersmith. It
was also a time when he
developed the friendship
of Ralph Vaughan Williams
and the two developed an
interest in English folk
music. This became a
turning point in Holst's
style as he left behind
the heaviness of the
Wagnerian style for the
simplicity of folk
melodies. Vaughan
Williams wrote 'we were
dazzled, we wanted to
preach a new gospel, we
wanted to rhapsodise on
these tunes just as Liszt
and Grieg had done on
theirs - we simply were
fascinated by the tunes.'
Enthusiastic archivist
Cecil Sharp, of the Folk
Song Society, encouraged
Holst to write 'Two
Selections of Folk Songs'
based on material Sharp
had collected in the West
of England. Songs of the
West was the first of the
pair noted as Opus 22 was
written in 1906; A
Somerset Rhapsody was
completed the following
year. The melodies in
Songs of the West differ
in styles, keys, and
tempos. The nautical
nature of the coastal
region is evident in many
of the melodies.
Originally written for
orchestra, noted composer
James Curnow was
commissioned in 1986 to
arrange the work for
concert band.
At the Cross Chorale SATB - Facile GIA Publications
SATB choir, voice solo, piano accompaniment - Early intermediate SKU: GI.G-10...(+)
SATB choir, voice solo,
piano accompaniment -
Early intermediate
SKU: GI.G-10552
Arranged by Christin
Kieckhafer. Good Friday.
Choral. Sacred. Octavo.
16 pages. GIA
Publications #10552.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10552).
English.
Text Source: Alas!
and Did My Savior
Bleed?, Isaac Watts,
1674-1748, alt., At
the Cross, Ralph E.
Hudson, 1843-1901, alt.
Text by Isaac
Watts.
“At
the Cross†contains
the very rich texts of
Isaac Watts and Ralph
Hudson. My desire is to
treat each verse with
utmost respect by
highlighting—throu
gh music—the
suffering, shame, hope,
beauty, and glory of the
cross. The cross embodies
all of these attributes.
You will notice there is
a somberness that begins
at m. 84, mirroring the
darkness that ensued
while Christ hung on the
cross (Mark 15:33). A
“darkerâ€
sound from the altos is
encouraged. This is the
turning point in the
song, preparing the
singers for the response
to such a sacrifice.
Although the text speaks
of grief and debt
(starting at m. 93), one
can see the hope that
builds, with the
realization that complete
surrender is the only
response to such a
sacrifice. Much thought
and energy (under
control) should be
expended to aid this
verse in building to the
climactic point of the
song, when hope is found
in the cross and the
burden has been
lifted.
Vehicle Ensemble Jazz [Conducteur] - Facile Alfred Publishing
By James M. Peterik. Arranged by Ralph Ford. By James M. Peterik / arr. Ralph Fo...(+)
By James M. Peterik.
Arranged by Ralph Ford.
By James M. Peterik /
arr. Ralph Ford. For Jazz
Ensemble. Jazz Ensemble.
Young Jazz Ensemble.
Conductor Score. 12
pages. Published by
Alfred Publishing.
Level: 2 (Medium
Easy) (grade 2).
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).
The Complete Christmas Collection. Arranged by Bill Wolaver, Bob Krogstad, Bruce...(+)
The Complete Christmas
Collection. Arranged by
Bill Wolaver, Bob
Krogstad, Bruce Greer,
Carol Tornquist, Mark
Hayes, Phil Perkins,
Richard Huggins, Teresa
Wilhelmi.
Piano/Vocal/Chords
Songbook (Arrangements
for piano and voice with
guitar chords). Size
9.5x12 inches. 248 pages.
Published by Word Music.
(Orch I str=1.1.1.1-1.1,Orch II str=1.1.1.1.1,solo str=1.1.1.1.0) SKU: TM.086...(+)
(Orch I
str=1.1.1.1-1.1,Orch II
str=1.1.1.1.1,solo
str=1.1.1.1.0)
SKU:
TM.08618SET
Composed
by Ralph Vaughan
Williams. Set Type: M.
Set of parts. Lucks Music
Library #A8191. Published
by Lucks Music Library
(TM.08618SET).
All extra parts
should be for Orchestra
I. Extra cellos should be
tutti cello with Cello II
only 1 copy for last
desk. Orchestra II should
only have 1 stand on each
part for violins, violas,
and cello, and only 1
bass part. Typeset 2018.
Solo parts are now on
separate parts from the
Orchestra I parts.
Band Concert Band - Grade 3 SKU: CF.CPS220 March. Composed by John...(+)
Band Concert Band - Grade
3
SKU: CF.CPS220
March. Composed by
John Pasternak. Concert
Band (CPS). Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation.
8+8+4+8+16+16+4+4+4+4+4+4
+8+8+8+4+4+6+6+6+8+2+2+4+
2+20+4 pages. Duration 2
minutes, 57 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CPS220.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CPS220).
ISBN 9781491152461.
UPC:
680160909964.
An
exciting new original
march in classic American
march form and style.Â
Composer John Paternak
has captured the essence
of the great marches of
Sousa and Fillmore in a
new tuneful and fresh
sound traditional
march. The trio
melody is essential
catchy and the march is
worthy of use as a solid
warm-up march for
festival by advancing
level concert bands. I
wrote this piece for my
friend Ralph Meyer and
the members of the
Western Reserve Community
Band, who are always
there for me when I need
a group to read or record
one of my compositions. I
would also like to thank
Larry Clark for helping
this march come to
life.There are a lot of
sudden dynamic changes in
this piece. It is crucial
that there is dynamic
contrast, so the piece
can be performed
effectively. There are
also several instances
with contrast in
articulation styles. Make
sure your group is
playing short notes
different from the legato
passages. At m. 87 during
the second time through,
I have made the tempo
jump to 152. Feel free to
take it faster if your
group is capable of
it.
Western Reserve Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Carl Fischer
Band Concert Band - Grade 3 SKU: CF.CPS220F March. Composed by Joh...(+)
Band Concert Band - Grade
3
SKU: CF.CPS220F
March. Composed by
John Pasternak. Concert
Band (CPS). Full score.
With Standard notation.
20 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #CPS220F. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CPS220F).
ISBN
9781491153147. UPC:
680160910649.
An
exciting new original
march in classic American
march form and style.Â
Composer John Paternak
has captured the essence
of the great marches of
Sousa and Fillmore in a
new tuneful and fresh
sound traditional
march. The trio
melody is essential
catchy and the march is
worthy of use as a solid
warm-up march for
festival by advancing
level concert bands. I
wrote this piece for my
friend Ralph Meyer and
the members of the
Western Reserve Community
Band, who are always
there for me when I need
a group to read or record
one of my compositions. I
would also like to thank
Larry Clark for helping
this march come to
life.There are a lot of
sudden dynamic changes in
this piece. It is crucial
that there is dynamic
contrast, so the piece
can be performed
effectively. There are
also several instances
with contrast in
articulation styles. Make
sure your group is
playing short notes
different from the legato
passages. At m. 87 during
the second time through,
I have made the tempo
jump to 152. Feel free to
take it faster if your
group is capable of
it.
Composed by David M.
Cherwien and Susan Palo
Cherwien. Arranged by
Susan Cherwien. St.
Luke's United Methodist
Choral Series. 21st
Century. Choral score.
MorningStar Music
Publishers #50-5204.
Published by MorningStar
Music Publishers
(MN.50-5204).
UPC:
688670552045.
Set
in an English style
reminiscent of Ralph
Vaughan Williams and
Herbert Howells, David
CherwienÕs music
merges with an original
text by Susan Palo
Cherwien to evoke images
of the music now made in
heaven: the Ã’Eternal
Praise.Ó Commissioned
in memory of a violinist,
mystical winds of
Òhymning choirÓ
move in and out of a
string of sound in the
violin. Part of the St.
Luke United Methodist
Series.