By Avenged Sevenfold. Guitar Recorded Version. Softcover. With guitar tablature. 240 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Drum Play-Along Volume 28. By Avenged Sevenfold. Drum Play-Along. Rock. Softcover Audio Online. 64 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(Bass Play-Along Volume 38). By Avenged Sevenfold. Bass Play-Along. Softcover with CD. Guitar tablature. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

A Step-By-Step Breakdown of the Guitar Styles and Techniques of Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance. By Avenged Sevenfold. Signature Licks Guitar. Rock Instruction. Softcover Audio Online. With guitar tablature. 104 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(Guitar Play-Along Volume 134). By Avenged Sevenfold. Guitar Play-Along. Softcover with CD. Guitar tablature. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Concert Band (Score and Parts)

SKU: HL.4008921

Composed by Otto M. Schwarz. Symphonic Dimensions. Symphonic. Softcover. Duration 555 seconds. Hal Leonard #SDP1422201. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.4008921).

UPC: 196288277521.

A sinister legend hangs over the Borgia family, a legend of corruption, abuse of power, orgies, sex and murder. These rumors proliferated especially during the papacy of Alexander VI, a descendant of the family, who was even called the Antichrist. On his death, contemporary witnesses reported that the devil himself prowled around the death chamber and a black dog run along the corridors of the Vatican as his emissary. One might say that this Borgia pope, who ruled together with his family with the greatest brutality, became demonized. Unscrupulousness, poison-toting, incest and other malice are to this day the hallmarks of this pontiff. 2. NEPOTISM Rodrigo Borgia was elected Pope on August 11, 1492. From the very start, the new pope was prepared to use any means to eliminate his opponents, either through the infamous “Borgia poison” or by excommunication and execution. His son Cesare, who wanted little to do with the church, was appointed cardinal against his will. Alessandro Farnese, broth of Giulia Farnese, the Pope's mistress, also became a cardinal. Numerous Spaniards were brought into the country and were appointed to ecclesiastical posts. This infuriated the opponents of Alexander VI. The Dominican Girolamo Savonarola from Florence demanded the removal of the Pope. He was tortured and banned. Giuliano della Rovere wanted to convene councils to depose the Pope, which Alexander managed to prevent through artful political maneuverings. Through great brutality, brillian political skill and power games, this pope was able to achieve his goal of leaving for his children a great legacy. Alexander VI constantly changed his allies and always acted unscrupulously to improve his financial situation and expand his sphere of influence. At the centre of the second movement of this work is the medieval hymn Dies Irae (Day of Wrath), which acts as a warning in the background condemning the Pope's actions.

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.

Dur. 5:00. Composed by Nathan Jones. Southern Music. Festival, Concert. Softcover. Southern Music Company #S974CB. Published by Southern Music Company

Choir Secular (Men's Choir)

SKU: AP.48983

Composed by Penny Rodriguez. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Secular. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-48983. Published by Alfred Music (AP.48983).

UPC: 038081563077. English. Words by William Butler Yeats.

Lilting music resembles a folk song from the British Isles in this happy setting of Yeats' text, inspired by memories of childhood summers spent in the Irish countryside. The 12-line poem expresses a city-dweller's longing for the simple, tranquil life of Innisfree. Includes proven part-singing strategies---the tune first appears in unison, then becomes a canon; a peaceful bridge passes the melody through lower voice parts, while others sing sweet counterlines; and a modulation leads to full triadic harmony.

By Hank Williams. Guitar Chord Songbook. Softcover. 144 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(Six Schumann Classics for Piano and six Jazz Piano Interpretations, including CD). By Michael Publig / Robert Schumann. For piano and CD. Keyboard music. Book and CD. 32 pages. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers

Choral TTBB choir

SKU: PR.312416820

Men's Chorus (10 Copies). Composed by Chen Yi. Choral part(s). With Standard notation. 480 pages. Duration 17 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #312-41682. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.312416820).

UPC: 680160050376. 8.5 x 11 inches.

Chen Yi’s most performed and most beloved choral music is a series of 10 Chinese folk songs adapted for S.A.T.B. Chorus (published in 3 volumes: 312-41731, 312-41732, 312-41733). This special version is a setting of the familiar collection, adapted for children’s chorus and strings.
Remembering when I studied composition in the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, I learned to sing hundreds of Chinese folk songs collected from more than twenty provinces and fifty ethnic groups, and went to countryside to collect original folk music every year.  I got to know that the folk songs are a mirror of people’s daily lives, their thoughts and sentiments, local customs and manners.  They are sung in regional dialects and use the idioms of everyday speech with their particular intonations, accents and cadences.  This correlation between speech and music distinguishes folk songs of one region from another.  I learned all songs by heart and sang them back in the exams every week.  They melted in my blood and became my natural music language.  The more I walk into the music life,the more I treasure the rich culture I have learned from my homeland. When I became the Composer-in-Residence of Chanticleer and was invited to write the first work for its concert program, as well as another version for its Singing-In-The-Schools program, I decided to introduce A Set of Chinese Folk Songs to my American audiences, and add a new flavor to Chanticleer’srich repertoire.  The work includes ten folk songs, taken from eight provinces (Anhui, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Shanxi, Taiwan, Sinkiang, Jiangsu and Guizhou) and five ethnic groups (Han, Hasake, Uighur, Miao and Yi).  I arranged them for choirs (men’s or children’s chorus) with various combinations in voices, to be sung mostly in Chinese, some in English.   From the mysterious mountain songs originally sung in the open air with high and long notes that can carry over great distances, the sweet and delicate melodies of young love compared with nature, the humorous antiphony by little children, and the lively dancing tune by villagers, you may get an idea of various music styles in Chinese folk songs according to geographic, ethnic and linguistic differences, and appreciate the beauty of the Chinese folk music.  The pure choir sound and the sophisticated singing by Chanticleer, in terms of pitches, language and musical expressions, really attract and inspire me to create some more new works in the years to come.  In thisedition of A Set of Chinese Folk Songs for standard SATB mixed choir (with piano rehearsal score), I divided these ten songs into three volumes.  They are Fengyang Song, The Flowing Stream, Guessing, Thinking of My Darling, Mayila, Jasmine Flower, Riding on a Mule, Awariguli, Diu Diu Deng, andMountain Song and Dancing Tune.—Chen Yi.

Voice and Piano. By Modest Moussorgsky. Vocal Collection. Size 9x12 inches. 400 pages. Published by Schirmer.

Fanfare Band - Grade 4

SKU: BT.GOB-000840-120

Composed by Jan Bosveld. Score Only. 36 pages. Gobelin Music Publications #GOB 000840-120. Published by Gobelin Music Publications (BT.GOB-000840-120).

‘Bi-Millennia l Celebration’ has been composed to honour the 2000th anniversary of the founding of the city of Nijmegen.
This work consists of three continuous movements.

The first movement depicts the arrival of the Romans and the founding of Nijmegen.
The second movement portrays the rustic and idyllic countryside surrounding the city.
A musical celebration from these areas to the city of Nijmegen comes to life in the third movement. In this festive march one can easily distinguish the traditional Dutch anniversarysong ‘Lang zal ze leven’.

Bi-Mille nnial Celebration is geschreven ter gelegenheid van het 2000-jarig bestaan van de stad Nijmegen.
Het werk bestaat uit drie, in elkaar overgaande delen.

Deel één beschrijft de intocht van de Romeinen en daarmeede ontstaansgeschiedenis van Nijmegen.
Deel twee geeft een indruk van de rustige, idyllische gebieden rond de stad.
Een muzikale felicitatie van deze gebieden aan de stad Nijmegen krijgt gestalte in het derde deel. In dezefeestelijke mars is duidelijk het “Lang zal ze leven” te horen.

Fanfare Band - Grade 4

SKU: BT.GOB-000840-020

Composed by Jan Bosveld. Set (Score & Parts). 64 pages. Gobelin Music Publications #GOB 000840-020. Published by Gobelin Music Publications (BT.GOB-000840-020).

‘Bi-Millennia l Celebration’ has been composed to honour the 2000th anniversary of the founding of the city of Nijmegen.
This work consists of three continuous movements.

The first movement depicts the arrival of the Romans and the founding of Nijmegen.
The second movement portrays the rustic and idyllic countryside surrounding the city.
A musical celebration from these areas to the city of Nijmegen comes to life in the third movement. In this festive march one can easily distinguish the traditional Dutch anniversarysong ‘Lang zal ze leven’.

Bi-Mille nnial Celebration is geschreven ter gelegenheid van het 2000-jarig bestaan van de stad Nijmegen.
Het werk bestaat uit drie, in elkaar overgaande delen.

Deel één beschrijft de intocht van de Romeinen en daarmeede ontstaansgeschiedenis van Nijmegen.
Deel twee geeft een indruk van de rustige, idyllische gebieden rond de stad.
Een muzikale felicitatie van deze gebieden aan de stad Nijmegen krijgt gestalte in het derde deel. In dezefeestelijke mars is duidelijk het “Lang zal ze leven” te horen.

Choir Secular (Women's Choir)

SKU: AP.48982

Composed by Penny Rodriguez. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Secular. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-48982. Published by Alfred Music (AP.48982).

UPC: 038081563060. English. Words by William Butler Yeats.

Lilting music resembles a folk song from the British Isles in this happy setting of Yeats' text, inspired by memories of childhood summers spent in the Irish countryside. The 12-line poem expresses a city-dweller's longing for the simple, tranquil life of Innisfree. Includes proven part-singing strategies---the tune first appears in unison, then becomes a canon; a peaceful bridge passes the melody through lower voice parts, while others sing sweet counterlines; and a modulation leads to full triadic harmony.

From Opus 38 Including Berceuse, Elegy, and Halling. Composed by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Arranged by Steven H. Brook. Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; SmartMusic; String Orchestra. Belwin Concert String Orchestra. Form: Transcription. Masterwork Arrangement; Romantic. Score. 20 pages. Belwin Music #00-41226S. Published by Belwin Music (AP.41226S). 0.5

By Mark Williams. Music by Mark Williams. For Concert Band. Concert Band. Challenger Band Series. Level: Grade 1.5. Conductor Score & Parts. Published by Alfred Publishing.

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.

Lower Voices a Cappella

SKU: BT.EMBZ2349

A cappella. Composed by Franz Liszt. Hymns & Chorals. Book Only. Composed 1959. 92 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ2349. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (BT.EMBZ2349).

German-Hungarian.

< p>'In publishing this collection of choral works we think with gratitude of our fellow countryman, Ferenc Liszt, one of those who have energized Hungarian musical life. We are conscious of a great debt, which we would like to repay at least in part. We are obliged to do so by Hungarian, European and universal musical culture, but perhaps even more by respect for Hungarian traditions and our duty to preserve them. Hence this publication, the seven works in which are appearing now in print for the first time in Hungary, and for the same reason this collection contains a complete list of Liszt's choral works.' (Miklós Forrai, Budapest, spring 1959).

American Landscape #1 (Lake Township, Ohio) by Robert W. Smith. Concert Band. Concert Band. Belwin Concert Band. Form: Fanfare; Medley. Contemporary. Grade 3. Conductor Score and Parts. 378 pages. Duration 6:19. Published by Belwin Publishing

Mixed Voices a cappella

SKU: BT.EMBZ4378

Hymns & Chorals. Part. Composed 1965. 18 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ4378. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (BT.EMBZ4378).

Hungarian.

In 1964, Emil Petrovics (1930-2011) arranged two verses for mixed choir from Sándor Weöres's early rhythm exercises, Himfy Stanzas. Like a choral rhapsody, this two-movement work, Metropolis, juxtaposes the idyll of the night and the hustle and bustle of early morning workers. The title Metropolis appears first as a counterpoint to the peace of the countryside, then as a home for work, factories, and a vibrant affirmation of life. Both movements share the effective use of the mixed choir as well as the prominent use of imitation and dynamic increases built up through repetition. Larger choirs will indeed find a demanding and rewarding piece of repertoire in this work byPetrovics.

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4

SKU: BT.GOB-000839-010

Composed by Jan Bosveld. Set (Score & Parts). Gobelin Music Publications #GOB 000839-010. Published by Gobelin Music Publications (BT.GOB-000839-010).

‘Bi-Millennia l Celebration’ has been composed to honour the 2000th anniversary of the founding of the city of Nijmegen.
This work consists of three continuous movements.

The first movement depicts the arrival of the Romans and the founding of Nijmegen.
The second movement portrays the rustic and idyllic countryside surrounding the city.
A musical celebration from these areas to the city of Nijmegen comes to life in the third movement. In this festive march one can easily distinguish the traditional Dutch anniversarysong ‘Lang zal ze leven’.

Bi-Mille nnial Celebration is geschreven ter gelegenheid van het 2000-jarig bestaan van de stad Nijmegen.
Het werk bestaat uit drie, in elkaar overgaande delen.

Deel één beschrijft de intocht van de Romeinen en daarmeede ontstaansgeschiedenis van Nijmegen.
Deel twee geeft een indruk van de rustige, idyllische gebieden rond de stad.
Een muzikale felicitatie van deze gebieden aan de stad Nijmegen krijgt gestalte in het derde deel. In dezefeestelijke mars is duidelijk het “Lang zal ze leven” te horen.