(C Instruments). By Various. Fake Book. Softcover. 432 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

By Various. E-Z Play Today. Softcover. Big note notation. 880 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

For Piano and Voice, with Guitar chord symbols. Christmas. Sheet Music. 40 pages. Published by Chester Music.

366 More Great Songs for Better Living. Arranged by Jim Beloff, Liz Beloff. Fake Book. Country, Pop, Standards. Softcover. 416 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.212971).

(366 More Songs for Better Living). By Various. Arranged by Jim Beloff and Liz Beloff. Fake Book. Softcover. 416 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Tenor & String Quartet

SKU: PE.EP72822

Composed by Jonathan Dove. Voice(s) & Various Instruments. Edition Peters. Living Composer. Score and Part(s). 164 pages. Duration 00:30:00. Edition Peters #98-EP72822. Published by Edition Peters (PE.EP72822).

ISBN 9790577011769. 232 x 303mm inches. English.

I have only visited Damascus once, twenty years ago, on the way to Palmyra.  I had a purpose (I was writing music for a play about Palmyra’s Queen Zenobia) but essentially I was a tourist.  Like any visitor, I was thrilled to step out of the noisy modern city into the magical ancient world of the walled Old City, its vibrant souk leading to the magnificent mosque, and a labyrinth of winding, narrow streets filled with the smell of unleavened bread.

In Palmyra, I was met with extraordinary kindness everywhere.  On one occasion, a little Bedouin boy noticed that I was risking sunstroke wandering bare-headed among the spectacular ruins: he showed me how to tie a turban, then took me to have tea with his family in their tent.

Since then, I have watched helplessly as these places of wonder have been devastated and their inhabitants scattered and killed.  When the Sacconi Quartet suggested that I might choose a Syrian poet for our collaboration, I welcomed the idea.

I searched for a long time to find a contemporary poet whose work might gain from any music I could imagine.  I felt it was important to find first-hand accounts of the Syrian experience – but, of course, I was always reading them in translation.  In an anthology called Syria Speaks, I was astonished to read something that looked like prose, but was full of poetry.  It was Anne-Marie McManus’s fine translation of Ali Safar’s A Black Cloud in a Leaden White Sky – an eloquent, thoughtful, contained yet vivid account of life in a war-torn country, all the more moving for its restraint.

In setting these words, I have not attempted to imitate Syrian music.  However, there is what might be called a linguistic accommodation in my choice of scale, or mode.  Several movements are in a mode that I first discovered while writing a cantata commemorating the First World War: it has a tuning that I associate with war, its violence and desolation.  This eight-note mode is similar to scales found in Syrian music.  I did not choose it in the abstract: it emerged from the harmonies I was exploring in the earlier work, and emerged again as I was looking for the right musical colours to set Ali Safar’s words.  In this work, its Arabic aspect is more prominent. - Jonathan Dove

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(Guitar Tablature/Vocal). By Eva Cassidy. For Guitar. This edition: Guitar Tablature/Vocal. Guitar Personality; Guitar TAB. Book

(for Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, or Euphonium T.C.) Arranged by Robert van Beringen. Trumpet duet book for trumpet duet (or flugelhorn, cornet, euphonium t.c.). With standard notation. 32 pages. Published by De Haske Publications.

(Christmas Carols For Mixed Voices) Edited by Graham Buckland. For SATB choir (unaccompanied). Format: a capella songbook. With choral notation, lyrics, performance notes, introductory text and index of first lines. Christmas and holiday. 224 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Baerenreiter-Ausgaben.

By Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958). Arranged by James Swearingen. For concert band. Concert Band. Concert Band Series. Grade 3. Score and parts. Composed 2010. Duration 3 minutes, 35 seconds. Published by C.L. Barnhouse

Grade 3

SKU: CL.012-3959-75

Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Arranged by James Swearingen. Concert Band. Concert Band Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR367). Oversized, spiral-bound score. Composed 2010. Duration 3 minutes, 35 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-3959-75. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-3959-75).

Following his incredible success with Divinum Mysterium, composer James Swearingen has created another powerful and expressive setting of a wonderful classic from the past. This time he has selected the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams as his source of inspiration. A written description fails to do justice to this well-crafted work of musical reverence. The music speaks for itself! This has our highest recommendation!

Over 400 Songs to Strum and Sing. By Various. Ukulele. Pop. Softcover. 632 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Over 400 Songs to Strum and Sing. Composed by Various. Ukulele. Folk, Standards. Softcover. 632 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Clarinet

SKU: BT.9781408105306

Composed by Jonathan Rutland. Abracadabra. Method. Book with CD. 64 pages. Collins Music Publishing #9781408105306. Published by Collins Music Publishing (BT.9781408105306).

ISBN 9781408105306. English.

The perfect book for pupil and teacher.

• Tunes you know and want to play.
• Technique carefully graded.
• Clear fingering diagrams.
• Concise theory explanations.
• New Duets.
• Fresh new look.

(SATB)

SKU: HL.1189808

Composed by Jasper Randall. Pavane Choral. Octavo. Duration 300 seconds. Pavane Publishing #P1733. Published by Pavane Publishing (HL.1189808).

UPC: 196288131304. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.

The poem by William Wordsworth makes solitude a sacred and wonderful experience, embracing nature and radiating gratefulness for all that surrounds us. Here, the music that supports the poem's words does the same. It is both soothing and glamorous, meditative and grandly all-encompassing. High school, college, and community choirs will find this selection easily programmable.

28 Easy Christmas Duets Trombone, Euphonium B.C. By Robert van Beringen. De Haske Play-along Book. Size 9x12 inches. 32 pages. Published by De Haske Publications.

28 Easy Christmas Duets Flute. By Robert van Beringen. De Haske Play-along Book. Size 9x12 inches. 32 pages. Published by De Haske Publications.

28 Easy Christmas Duets Violin. By Robert van Beringen. De Haske Play-along Book. Size 9x12 inches. 32 pages. Published by De Haske Publications.

28 Easy Christmas Duets Clarinet. By Robert van Beringen. De Haske Play-along Book. Published by De Haske Publications

28 Easy Christmas Duets Saxophone. By Robert van Beringen. De Haske Play-along Book. Size 9x12 inches. 32 pages.