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SKU: WD.080689494178

Composed by Allan Douglas. Choral, cantatas. Patriotic. Book. Word Music #080689494178. Published by Word Music (WD.080689494178).

UPC: 080689494178.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America...These words, taken from the Pledge of Allegiance, begin one of the most revered and important statements in the collective vocabulary of our great land. An integral part of Very Simply Word's Unison/2-Part Patriotic musical, America...This Is My Country, the beloved pledge is highlighted in the stage-setting opening song, I Pledge, including an opportunity for the congregation and choir to join together in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance as the perfect start to this inspiring, easy-to-learn, easy-to-sing celebration of liberty and freedom!

Brillian t orchestrations enhance the powerful Unison/2-Part vocal writing, designed to showcase the sound and energy of your choir while maximizing rehearsal and preparation time. Whether your repertoire choices are influenced by the ease and accessibility of the arrangements, or driven by limited rehearsal time, these signature arrangements from Very Simply Word are guaranteed to meet your needs. Complemented by a visually stunning Accompaniment DVD, America...This Is My Country is the perfect 20-minute patriotic presentation for church choirs everywhere!

By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for advanced middle school, high school, community and college bands. Grade 3. Conductor Full Score. Duration 9:00

By Dan Forrest. For SATB choir and piano accompaniment. Octavo. Published by Beckenhorst Press

Choral (ShowTrax CD)

SKU: HL.244507

By Miley Cyrus. Arranged by Mac Huff. Pop Choral Series. Pop. CD. Duration 250 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.244507).

UPC: 888680708337. 5.0x5.0x0.19 inches.

Here is a guitar driven pop song from pop icon Miley Cyrus. In a musical style that celebrates the new direction in her life and in her music she says I'm giving the world a hug and saying, Hey, look. We're good - I love you. And I hope that you can love me back. A beautiful message for your singers to express.

By Jason W. Krug. For handbells (3-6 octaves) (with optional Shaker, djembe). Concert, General, Sacred. Level 3. Sheet music. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company . Sheet music. Concert, General, Sacred.

Choral (SAB Choir)

SKU: HL.126805

By Christina Aguilera. By Christina Aguilera and Glen Ballard. Arranged by Mac Huff. Pop Choral Series. Ballad, Concert, Graduation, Inspirational, Pop, Rock, Show Choir. Octavo. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.126805).

UPC: 888680005450. 6.75x10.5 inches.

This beautiful piano-driven ballad by Christina Aguilera encourages us to trust the voice within. This positive message will inspire teen singers at a challenging time in their lives and provide an emotional moment in concert!

The Post-Bop Era. Berklee Guide. Jazz Instruction, Theory. Softcover Audio Online. 80 pages. Published by Berklee Press

Band

SKU: PR.16500104F

Three Places in the East. Composed by Dan Welcher. Full score. Theodore Presser Company #165-00104F. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.16500104F).

ISBN 9781491132159. UPC: 680160681082.

Ever since the success of my series of wind ensemble works Places in the West, I've been wanting to write a companion piece for national parks on the other side of the north American continent. The earlier work, consisting of GLACIER, THE YELLOWSTONE FIRES, ARCHES, and ZION, spanned some twenty years of my composing life, and since the pieces called for differing groups of instruments, and were in slightly different styles from each other, I never considered them to be connected except in their subject matter. In their depiction of both the scenery and the human history within these wondrous places, they had a common goal: awaking the listener to the fragile beauty that is in them; and calling attention to the ever more crucial need for preservation and protection of these wild places, unique in all the world. With this new work, commissioned by a consortium of college and conservatory wind ensembles led by the University of Georgia, I decided to build upon that same model---but to solidify the process. The result, consisting of three movements (each named for a different national park in the eastern US), is a bona-fide symphony. While the three pieces could be performed separately, they share a musical theme---and also a common style and instrumentation. It is a true symphony, in that the first movement is long and expository, the second is a rather tightly structured scherzo-with-trio, and the finale is a true culmination of the whole. The first movement, Everglades, was the original inspiration for the entire symphony. Conceived over the course of two trips to that astonishing place (which the native Americans called River of Grass, the subtitle of this movement), this movement not only conveys a sense of the humid, lush, and even frightening scenery there---but also an overview of the entire settling-of- Florida experience. It contains not one, but two native American chants, and also presents a view of the staggering influence of modern man on this fragile part of the world. Beginning with a slow unfolding marked Heavy, humid, the music soon presents a gentle, lyrical theme in the solo alto saxophone. This theme, which goes through three expansive phrases with breaks in between, will appear in all three movements of the symphony. After the mood has been established, the music opens up to a rich, warm setting of a Cherokee morning song, with the simple happiness that this part of Florida must have had prior to the nineteenth century. This music, enveloping and comforting, gradually gives way to a more frenetic, driven section representative of the intrusion of the white man. Since Florida was populated and developed largely due to the introduction of a train system, there's a suggestion of the mechanized iron horse driving straight into the heartland. At that point, the native Americans become considerably less gentle, and a second chant seems to stand in the way of the intruder; a kind of warning song. The second part of this movement shows us the great swampy center of the peninsula, with its wildlife both in and out of the water. A new theme appears, sad but noble, suggesting that this land is precious and must be protected by all the people who inhabit it. At length, the morning song reappears in all its splendor, until the sunset---with one last iteration of the warning song in the solo piccolo. Functioning as a scherzo, the second movement, Great Smoky Mountains, describes not just that huge park itself, but one brave soul's attempt to climb a mountain there. It begins with three iterations of the UR-theme (which began the first movement as well), but this time as up-tempo brass fanfares in octaves. Each time it begins again, the theme is a little slower and less confident than the previous time---almost as though the hiker were becoming aware of the daunting mountain before him. But then, a steady, quick-pulsed ostinato appears, in a constantly shifting meter system of 2/4- 3/4 in alteration, and the hike has begun. Over this, a slower new melody appears, as the trek up the mountain progresses. It's a big mountain, and the ascent seems to take quite awhile, with little breaks in the hiker's stride, until at length he simply must stop and rest. An oboe solo, over several free cadenza-like measures, allows us (and our friend the hiker) to catch our breath, and also to view in the distance the rocky peak before us. The goal is somehow even more daunting than at first, being closer and thus more frighteningly steep. When we do push off again, it's at a slower pace, and with more careful attention to our footholds as we trek over broken rocks. Tantalizing little views of the valley at every switchback make our determination even stronger. Finally, we burst through a stand of pines and----we're at the summit! The immensity of the view is overwhelming, and ultimately humbling. A brief coda, while we sit dazed on the rocks, ends the movement in a feeling of triumph. The final movement, Acadia, is also about a trip. In the summer of 2014, I took a sailing trip with a dear friend from North Haven, Maine, to the southern coast of Mt. Desert Island in Acadia National Park. The experience left me both exuberant and exhausted, with an appreciation for the ocean that I hadn't had previously. The approach to Acadia National Park by water, too, was thrilling: like the difference between climbing a mountain on foot with riding up on a ski-lift, I felt I'd earned the right to be there. The music for this movement is entirely based on the opening UR-theme. There's a sense of the water and the mysterious, quiet deep from the very beginning, with seagulls and bell buoys setting the scene. As we leave the harbor, the theme (in a canon between solo euphonium and tuba) almost seems as if large subaquatic animals are observing our departure. There are three themes (call them A, B and C) in this seafaring journey---but they are all based on the UR theme, in its original form with octaves displaced, in an upside-down form, and in a backwards version as well. (The ocean, while appearing to be unchanging, is always changing.) We move out into the main channel (A), passing several islands (B), until we reach the long draw that parallels the coastline called Eggemoggin Reach, and a sudden burst of new speed (C). Things suddenly stop, as if the wind had died, and we have a vision: is that really Mt. Desert Island we can see off the port bow, vaguely in the distance? A chorale of saxophones seems to suggest that. We push off anew as the chorale ends, and go through all three themes again---but in different instrumentations, and different keys. At the final tack-turn, there it is, for real: Mt. Desert Island, big as life. We've made it. As we pull into the harbor, where we'll secure the boat for the night, there's a feeling of achievement. Our whale and dolphin friends return, and we end our journey with gratitude and celebration. I am profoundly grateful to Jaclyn Hartenberger, Professor of Conducting at the University of Georgia, for leading the consortium which provided the commissioning of this work.

Score and Parts Marching Band (Score and Parts) - Grade 2

SKU: HL.3746684

By Taylor Swift. By Brendan Urie, Joel Little, and Taylor Swift. Arranged by Matt Conaway and Matt Finger. Easy Contemporary Marching Band. Pop. Softcover. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.3746684).

UPC: 196288196006. 6.75x10.5 inches.

Taylor Swift's original recording of this hit from 2019 was driven by a marching style drumline, making it a natural choice for the stands or on the field. Featuring a strong pulse and catchy melody, it's sure to be a hit with all audiences.

Grade 3

SKU: CL.012-2076-00

Composed by Sheldon. Concert Band. Classics Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR104). Score and set of parts. Composed 1988. Duration 6 minutes, 15 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-2076-00. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-2076-00).

An exuberant new contest overture incorporating vibrant brass fanfares, lyrical woodwind melodies and rhythmic percussion. Thoughtful orchestration combined with innovative phrasing produces a composition driven with color and energy. A real winner for both judges and players alike!

About C.L. Barnhouse Classics Series

Und er the editorial supervision of Dr. Alfred Reed, these classics from master composers have been adapted and arranged for concert band. A perfect way to acquaint concert band performers and audiences with some of the greatest classical music of all time!

A 20-Minute Easter Celebration. Composed by Dale Mathews. Arranged by Sarah Huffman. Easter Musical. Very Simply Word. Split-track accompaniment CD. Duration 20 minutes. Published by Word Music (WD.080689914126).

Arranged by F. Thomas Simpson. Hymntune and Sacred. Level: L2. Print Music Single (2-3 Oct.). 8 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company.

By David Shaffer. Concert band. Young Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR369). Grade 2. Score and parts. Composed 2010. Duration 3 minutes, 33 seconds. Published by C.L. Barnhouse

Fanfare Band - Grade 6

SKU: BT.DHP-0900226-020

Composed by Jan Van der Roost. Sovereign Series. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 1990. De Haske Publications #DHP 0900226-020. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-0900226-020).

This major concert work cosists o five movements.1st movement: La Laguna del ShimbeSituated high up in the Andes mountains in Northern Peru are the Huaringas, a group of lagoons in isolated and mysterious surroundings. The water has healing powersand for centuries traditional healers have settled there in small villages. From far the sick come to the Huaringas to be treated in nightly rituals, in which the hallucinating juice of the San Pedro cactus gives the prophet a look inside hispatient. The biggest lagoon is the “Laguna del Shimbe”, one of the countless wells of the immense Amazon stream.2nd movement: Los AguarunasFurther downstream in Northern Peru we come across the rain tribe of Los Aguarunas. It’s a proud, beautiful andindependent race, which has never succumbed to domination, not even from the Incas. They live from everything the forest has to offer: fish, fruit, plants, ... . They also grow some crops and live as semi-nomads. They take their fate into their ownhands and after having made contact with modern civilisation, they have integrated new elements into their lives without betraying their own ways.3rd movement: MekaronMekaron is an Indian word meaning “picture”, “soul”, “essence”. The Indians are theorigina inhabitants of the Amazon region. They either live in one place as a group or move around a large region. They all have their own political system, their own language and an intense social life. At the same time they are master of music andmedicine. “Everywhere the white man goes, he leaves a wilderness behind him”, wrote the North American Indian leader Seatl in 1885. As a result of these contacts with the whites, the disruption of most Indian societies began. (In this century alone,80 tribes have vanished completely).4th movement: KêêtuajêThis is the name of the initiating ceremony of the Krahô tribe in the Brazilian state of Goias, in which young boys and girls enter adult life. They are cleansed with water, painted with redpaint and covered with feathers, after which the ritual dance holds the entire tribe spell-bound.5th movement: Paulino FaiakanIn 1988 the Indian chiefs Faiakan and Raoni Kaiapo came to Europe to protest against the building of the Altamira dam inBrazil. As a result of the dam the Indians would be driven from their traditional land and enormous artificial would be created. The project was supported financially by, amongst others, the European Community. In February 1989 the Indian tribesaround Altamira held a protest march for the first time in their history together. Amongst other things they paid tribute tot Chico Mendez, who, murdered in 1988, was the leader of the rubber syndicate and a fierce opponent of the destruction of theBrazilian rain forest. Brazilian and world opinion was awakened. The building of the dam was -albeit temporarily - stopped.

Composed by Douglas E. Wagner. For 3-part mixed choir (SAB) and piano. Concert, Festival , Multicultural. Octavo. Published by Heritage Music Press

Composed by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend. Arranged by Lloyd Larson. For choir. Second Coming, Creed, Cross of Christ, Hope, Love Easter, General, Sacred. Performance/Accompaniment CD. Published by Hope Publishing Company

Composed by Mary McDonald. Choral. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. Medallion Music #10/5581MD. Published by Medallion Music

Choir Secular (Women's Choir)

SKU: AP.45605

Composed by Jay Althouse. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Secular. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-45605. Published by Alfred Music (AP.45605).

UPC: 038081513447. English. Christina Rossetti.

This text-driven setting of Rossetti's treasured poem is top-tier. A well-developed choral interlude sounds like swirling winds with round vowels and captivating harmonies to spare. Most notably, Jay's masterful text painting weaves the sound of the breeze throughout. Artful. Haunting.

About Alfred Choral Designs

Th e Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.

Orchestra - Grade 2.5

SKU: AP.40502

As Performed by The Who. Composed by Pete Townshend. Arranged by Douglas E. Wagner. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Pop Intermediate String Orchestra. Light Concert; Rock. Score and Part(s). 120 pages. Duration 2:24. Alfred Music #00-40502. Published by Alfred Music (AP.40502).

UPC: 038081465258. English.

From their first album in 1965 that catapulted them to the top of the rock charts, this classic from The Who is as vital today as it was back then. With this exciting, rhythmically driven arrangement, you'll find great audience acceptance, and it's loads of fun to play! (2:24).

(An Easy-to-sing, Easy-to-stage Kids' Musical about the Race of Your Life). By Heidi Petak. This edition: Paperback. Musical. Multicultural and Sacred. Book. 56 pages. Duration 18 minutes. Published by Lillenas Publishing Company

By Robert W. Smith and Michael Story. Concert Band. This edition: Texas Edition. Band Method; Method/Instruction. Expressions Music Curriculumâ?¢. Curriculum Package. Published by Alfred Music Publishing