Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Flute 1, Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Percussion 4, Piccolo and more.

SKU: PR.11641139L

Composed by Lowell Liebermann. Large Score. Duration 15 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #116-41139L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11641139L).

UPC: 680160682126.

Barca rolles for a Sinking City was inspired by the city of Venice, a place that has long held the fascination of artists, writers and composers, and which I have been lucky enough to visit on several occasions. Sadly it seems that future generations may not be so lucky: in addition to the city's slow sinking and recently discovered tilting, studies predict that if global warming and the resultant rise of ocean levels is unabated, the entire city (as well as many other coastal cities around the globe) will be under water by 2100.   I. Funeral Gondola The late, cryptic piano works of Franz Liszt made a profound impression on me as a young composer, among them two works he entitled La Lugubre Gondola (usually translated as The Funeral Gondola ) which were said to be a premonition of Wagner's death in Venice, his coffin transported through the canals in a black gondola. These late pieces of Liszt acquired even greater significance to me after I spent two summers in Bayreuth under the patronage of Friedelind Wagner, the granddaughter of Wagner and great-granddaughter of Liszt. This movement is a meditation on Wagner, Liszt, Venice and its own evanescence. II. Barcarolle/Quodlibet The Quodlibet (Latin for what pleases) is a musical form dating back to the 15th century where many disparate melodies are juxtaposed. Popular in the Renaissance, sacred and secular melodies were combined, often to comical effect due to the resultant incongruity of the words. The form was considered the ultimate test of a composer's mastery of counterpoint. The most famous Quodlibet is without doubt the final Variation of Bach's Goldberg Variations. As a form the Quodlibet is less common in more recent music, although examples can be found in the works of Kurt Weill and David Del Tredici.   My own Barcarolle/Quodlibet was inspired by the (perhaps apocryphal) story of the funeral where musicians were asked to play a Bach Choral, but due to miscommunication played instead the Bacarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann. Here, the Bach Choral Allen Menschen mussen sterben (All Men Must Die) is heard in the strings pizzicato, with a tempo indication In slow motion. The alto line of the Bach suggests a phrase from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Alle Menchen werden Bruder) heard in the muted trombone. Before long, the famous tune from Offenbach's opera is heard, followed by quotations from iconic Barcarolles by Chopin, Mendelssohn and Faure, as well as two Venetian popular songs and more Beethoven.   III. Barcarola/Ostinato/Carill on An ostinato is a repeated musical figure, and carillon is Italian for music box. This movement references the obsolete genre of salon pieces that imitated music boxes: such works by composers like Liadov and Gretchaninov used to be a mainstay of pianists' encore repertoire. This movement is however much darker in conception than those pleasant trifles. Utilizing the full battery of percussion, the carefully notated temporal slowing of the ostinato becomes overwhelmed by a poignant chorale melody before this box is snapped shut.   IV. Barcarolle Oubliee (Forgotten Barcarolle) Marked limpido (still) the final movement begins with the sound of rain produced by a percussion instrument called (appropriately) a rain stick. Halting phrases in the harp coalesce into the accompaniment for a plangent melody heard in the clarinet. The central Adagio of this movement leads to a shattering climax, before the opening phrases return and dissipate into nothingness.

Performed by Elton John. Big Note (Easy arrangements with large, easy to read notation). Size 9x12 inches. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard. (

Performed by Elton John. For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/vocal/chords songbook. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. Rock and pop rock. 96 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Violin and Piano. By Sheila Nelson. (Violin). Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Size 9.25x12.25 inches. 42 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

Cello and Piano. By Sheila Nelson. (Cello). Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Size 9x12.25 inches. 25 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

Cello Part Only. By Sheila Nelson. (Cello). Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. 14 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

Violin Part Only. By Sheila Nelson. (Violin). Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Size 9x12 inches. 14 pages. Published by Boosey & Hawkes.

(G-C-D-Em). By Various. Guitar Collection. Pop. Softcover. 152 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

60 Favorites. By Various. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook. Country, Pop, Folk, Rock. Softcover. 344 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.249559).

By Coheed and Cambria. Play It Like It Is. Prog-Rock, Rock. Softcover. With guitar tablature. 100 pages. Published by Cherry Lane Music

Mezzo-Soprano, Orchestra

SKU: HL.14010207

Composed by Brian Elias. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Score. Composed 2002. 128 pages. Chester Music #CH59162. Published by Chester Music (HL.14010207).

ISBN 9780711924925. UPC: 196288152422. 9.0x12.0x0.306 inches.

Elias: I first came across Irina Ratushinskaya's poetry when the collection 'No, I'm Not Afraid' was published in England in early May 1986. The poems, the various circumstances in which they were written and the poet's integrity, commitment and appalling situation (she was still imprisoned) all had a tremendous impact upon me. I was drawn inexorably into the world she describes so vividly. The powerful imagery of resistance, the acceptance of shattering realities and the fantasies of different kinds of escape made poetry of truly universal significance and urgency, and the idea of a setting for voice and large orchestra followed immediately. Each of the settings (in Russian) is self-contained and quite different in mood and orchestration. However, I consider the songs as one piece, and the whole cycle is performed without a break. All the basic musical material, themes and motifs for the entire work are stated in the first few pages, and the order of the poems was chosen to provide an overall musical and dramatic shape that attempts to link them together and to reflect more than the immediate meaning of the individual poems.

Percussion Ensemble

SKU: IS.PCE7114EM

Composed by Sam Gevers. Percussion. Metropolis Music Publishers #PCE7114EM. Published by Metropolis Music Publishers (IS.PCE7114EM).

ISBN 9790365071142.

Fall ing... in love is the musical narrative of an ancient Antwerp folktale. A young boy and his lovely lady decided to get married. Their passion was stronger than ever. However, the parents of the young folks did not agree: their love became forbidden, and a marriage was impossible. Driven by despair, the young couple climbed up the tower of the cathedral. The fiancees jumped hand in hand, shattering their endless love into 1000 golden pieces. Seized by sadness and remorse, the families repented. As a means of penance and reconciliation, and to honor their children, they placed a monument close to the cathedral: a tombstone made out of 1000 golden pieces. Nothing can bring people closer together than the power of love.

Choral (Studiotrax CD)

SKU: HL.35029316

StudioTrax CD. Composed by Heather Sorenson and Joseph M. Martin. Shawnee Sacred. Healing, Lent, Sacred. CD only. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.35029316).

UPC: 884088952662. 5x5 inches. Joseph M. Martin/Heather Sorenson.

Uses:< /b> Lent, General, Healing

Scripture: Isaiah 64:8; Jeremiah 18:1-6; Luke 4:18; Job 42:10

This dramatic vocal tableau is a heart-centric tone poem that reaches deep to convey a message of hope and grace. The text uses the imagery of a stained glass window shattered by life's journey, made beautiful again by the Master Artist's touch. The music is fragile and vulnerable, and acts as a soundtrack to this message of restoration. The beautiful colors of the optional orchestration tug at the spirit with tender lines of deep expression and decorate the flowing piano writing with sensitivity. Score and Parts (hn, perc 1-2, vc, synth) available as a digital download.

Piano

SKU: BT.ALHE18387

Composed by Reynaldo Hahn. Classical. Book Only. 96 pages. Heugel & Cie #ALHE18387. Published by Heugel & Cie (BT.ALHE18387).

French.

Havin g been considered as a 'fashionable' and 'cliché' composer of his day, Hahn's compositions are possibly not as well-known as they ought to be. Portrait s De Peintres fo r Pianohowever, is one of many compositions that shatter these prejudices held, representing the engaging diversity of the composer's music.

Venezuelan-born Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947) entered the Paris Conservatoireat 10 years old. He received a high standard of musical education from Decombes, Lavignac, Dubois and Massenet before becoming a prolific and versatile composer himself, writing works for all genres. For Hahn, music wasamagical art and his compositions often contain expressions of his otherwise hidden emotions and moods. Portr aits De Peintres is made up of four movements based on the poems of Marcel Proust, depictingfour different artists. Hahn's Portraits De Peintres co ntains a variety of different features, making for a pleasant and evocative work for intermediate pianists.

SATB Choir and Piano

SKU: BT.ALHE19721

Composed by Reynaldo Hahn. Classical. Score Only. Heugel & Cie #ALHE19721. Published by Heugel & Cie (BT.ALHE19721).

French.

Having been considered as a 'fashionable' and 'cliché' composer of his day, Hahn's compositions are possibly not as well-known as they ought to be. Rondels for SATB choir and Piano however, shatter these prejudices held,representing the engaging diversity of the composer's music. Venezuelan born Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947) entered the Paris Conservatoire at 10 years old. He received a high standard of musical education from Decombes, Lavignac,Dubois and Massenet before becoming a prolific and versatile composer himself, writing works for all genres. For Hahn, music was a magical art and his compositions often contain expressions of his otherwise hidden emotions andmoods. Rondels is made up of twelve movements, depicting different aspects of nature. Hahn's Rondels contains a variety of different features, making for a pleasant and evocative work for advanced choirs.

SATB Choir and Piano

SKU: HL.48187229

Composed by Reynaldo Hahn. Leduc. Classical. Softcover. Heugel & Cie #HE19721. Published by Heugel & Cie (HL.48187229).

UPC: 888680990145. 9x12 inches.

“Havi ng been considered as a 'fashionable' and 'cliché' composer of his day, Hahn's compositions are possibly not as well-known as they ought to be. Rondels for SATB choir and Piano however, shatter these prejudices held, representing the engaging diversity of the composer's music. Venezuelan born Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947) entered the Paris Conservatoire at 10 years old. He received a high standard of musical education from Decombes, Lavignac, Dubois and Massenet before becoming a prolific and versatile composer himself, writing works for all genres. For Hahn, music was a magical art and his compositions often contain expressions of his otherwise hidden emotions and moods. Rondels is made up of twelve movements, depicting different aspects of nature. Hahn's Rondels contains a variety of different features, making for a pleasant and evocative work for advanced choirs.&rdquo.