Piano - Grade 7-8

SKU: ST.C463

Composed by Federico Ruiz. Edited by Clara Rodriguez. Piano and keyboard music. Collection. Clifton Edition #C463. Published by Clifton Edition (ST.C463).

ISBN 9790570814633.

This volume contains contrasting works by Federico Ruiz spanning quite a large and rich period of his compositional output that goes from his early Micro-Suite (1971), to lilting, sweet and rhythmic Venezuelan waltzes passing by the mysterious, intimate, and intense Nocturno (1994) plus pieces originally composed for film, and theatre. Real eclecticism in styles, moods and atmospheres that show Ruizâ??s talents and scope.

The Nocturno is a deep, intriguing, substantial piece presenting a satisfying length which moves from different paths of the mind and the heart written in an abstract, chromatic idiom, that does not dissociate itself from the Venezuelan waltz and the joropo. One could perhaps say that there is a deconstruction of the latter. For the interpretation, the composer has suggested to me that it is allowed to have some flexibility in the tempo. Ruiz kindly dedicated it to me, and I have had the pleasure of performing it in many concerts.

Although all highly expressive, the Three Venezuelan Waltzes present in this collection as well as the piece titled Aliseo, are works that are close to the colourful Venezuelan folk tradition. Federico Ruiz had given me two of them when we first met: â??Tu Presenciaâ?? (1981) and â??Eloísaâ?? (1989) and then I attended a performance of the play â??Office Number Oneâ?? by Miguel Otero Silva with a fantastic actor, Elba Escobar in the role of Carmen Rosa and, I just fell in love and was very moved by the incidental music that I later discovered, by reading the programme, had been written by Federico Ruiz. Later that evening, I called him and asked to please make a piano score of the composition, so I could have the desired piece in my hands. That is how â??Carmen Rosaâ? waltz (1987) came to exist in a piano version.

â??Elois aâ?? is another Venezuelan waltz with more jazzy harmonies where precision in the rhythm and elegant playing is also essential, as it is in most of his pieces.

â??Tu Presenciaâ?? was dedicated to his mother, Margarita. It is written with the structure of the Venezuelan waltz, which consists of a nostalgic subject that leads to a faster, happier middle section where the typical graceful rhythm is given by the left-hand accompaniment figure of a dotted crotchet followed by a quaver and a crotchet.

The craft and magic found in the five movements of the Micro-Suite is based on a dodecaphonic row by Ernst Krenek. They remind us of the idiom of the Second Viennese School. These real miniatures seem to tell short stories. The â??Preludioâ?? is full of humour. I imagine dancing figures given by the jumps all over the keyboard and extreme dynamics; the phrases give the impression of a conversation with many questions and answers. The â??Invenciónâ?? is a kaleidoscopic piece where the hands mirror each other. The â??Passacagliaâ?? is the longest movement, at just over a minute where the prime motif is repeated three times on the bass line. For its construction Federico Ruiz uses as well the retrograde and the retrograde inversion of the twelve-tone series. It must be played expressively with dynamic contrasts between pianissimo and louder events. The â??Scherzoâ?? has repetitive motifs of a minor third in both hands and the â??Finalâ?? displays virtuosic passages for the pianist.

Aliseo was originally written for the film â??Aire libreâ? (1995), by Luis Armando Roche. It contains elements of diverse types of Venezuelan joropo. In the film, the character of Aliseo Carvallo is played by the composer himself who performs this piece on a harpsichord to welcome scientists Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland one day at the turn of the 1800â??s, as a sample of the new music from the South American land. It presents the refinement of the late European classical era in fusion with Venezuelan folk music.

By Shirley Murray. Sacred. Print Music Collection (Hymn Texts). Published by Hope Publishing Company.

For Easy Guitar Tablature. Performed by Various. Piano/Vocal/Chords Songbook (Arrangements for piano and voice with guitar chords). With notes and tablature. Size 9x12 inches. 240 pages. Published by Word Music.

By George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. Arranged by Geoff Haydon and Jim Lyke. For Piano. Piano Duet (One Piano, Four Hands). Level: Intermediate. Sheet. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Travis Perry. For Guitar. Chord Buddy. General Merchandise. 120 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

By Travis Perry. For Guitar. Chord Buddy. Softcover. 80 pages. Published by ChordBuddy

(75 Favorite Songs of Worship). For "voice, piano, guitar". PVC songbook. Published by Music Sales

By Brian Wren. This edition: Complete. Author's Collections. Sacred, General. Hymn Texts. Published by Hope Publishing Company

Melody/Lyrics/Chords Banjo; Baritone Ukulele; Guitar; Mandolin; Ukulele

SKU: HL.365041

Composed by Various. Arranged by Mark Phillips. Strum Together. Christian, General Worship, Gospel, Hymns, Sacred. Softcover. 144 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.365041).

ISBN 9781705135259. UPC: 840126960624. 9.0x12.0x0.359 inches.

The Strum Together series enables players of five different instruments – or any combination of them – to “strum together” on 70 great songs. This new, easy-to-use format features melody, lyrics, and chord diagrams for five popular folk instruments: standard ukulele, baritone ukulele, guitar, mandolin, and banjo. This collection includes 70 gospel/hymn favorites: Amazing Grace • Blessed Be the Name • Down by the Riverside • Great Is Thy Faithfulness • His Eye Is on the Sparrow • In the Garden • Just As I Am • Love Lifted Me • Nothing but the Blood • The Old Rugged Cross • Precious Memories • Rock of Ages • Shall We Gather at the River? • There Is a Balm in Gilead • What a Friend We Have in Jesus • When the Saints Go Marching In • and more.

Phillip Keveren Series. Arranged by Phillip Keveren. Piano Duet. Size 9x12 inches. 72 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

By Hal H. Hopson. Edited by Various authors. Arranged by Various Authors. Author's Collections. Sacred. Book. 96 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company

SATB choir, organ accompaniment, trumpet 1 in B-flat, trumpet 2 in B-flat, trumpet 3 in B-flat

SKU: GI.G-2790

Composed by Harold Owen. Choral. Choral. Sacred. Octavo. 8 pages. GIA Publications #2790. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-2790).

Scripture: Psalm 134.

Organ is a substitute for three trumpets. .

(Choir/Worship Team Edition (No Accompaniment)). Composed by Various. For Choral. Sacred Folio. Word Music #080689516177. Published by Word Music

By Various. Piano Chord Songbook. Softcover. 144 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(Play 25 Worship Songs with Four Chords: G-C-D-Em). By Various. Guitar Collection. Softcover. 56 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Various. For Piano/Vocal/Guitar. Sacred Folio. 256 pages. Word Music #080689325182. Published by Word Music

Choir

SKU: WD.080689417238

Composed by Daniel Semsen. Arranged by Daniel Semsen. Choral. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. Word Music #080689417238. Published by Word Music (WD.080689417238).

UPC: 080689417238.

Also from the new Travis Ryan CD from Integrity Music, Until My Voice Is Gone is another of those songs that, once you start, you just don’t want to stop singing. The lyric expresses our compelling desire to bring Him praise at all times, at any cost, and to sing it out “Until My Voice is Gone”! Together, we can sing that we will raise our hands until our strength has faded, stand in honor until our knees give way, lift our voices and shout grateful songs…to sing…sing until our voice is gone! Dynamic and powerful SATB arrangement and orchestration by Daniel Semsen.