For voice and C instrument. Format: fakebook. With vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord chart. Gospel and worship. Series: Hal Leonard Fake Books. 295 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Concert Band - Grade 2.5

SKU: AP.50862

Fantasy on We Three Kings. Composed by Brian Beck. Concert Band; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Sound Innovations for Concert Band. Christmas. Score and Part(s). Duration 2:45. Alfred Music #00-50862. Published by Alfred Music (AP.50862).

ISBN 9781470666743. UPC: 038081585352. English.

The Quest of the Magi was one of the working titles for John Henry Hopkins Jr.'s famous carol, We Three Kings. Written in 1857 for a Christmas pageant in New York City, We Three Kings tells the tale of the Magis' journey to find a newly born king in a faraway land and the precious gifts they brought with them. This piece focuses more on the journey of following yonder star. Traveling across many countries in the first century was a perilous task, full of danger, thievery, and possible death, not to mention these men were traveling with some of the most precious and expensive cargo one could possess. This piece chronicles the magi acquiring myrrh, frankincense, and gold for their journey. Each treasure is represented by its own motif and woven into Hopkins' original carol. (2:45).

Concert Band - Grade 2.5

SKU: AP.50862S

Fantasy on We Three Kings. Composed by Brian Beck. Concert Band; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Sound Innovations Series for Band (SIB). Christmas. Score. Duration 2:45. Alfred Music #00-50862S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.50862S).

ISBN 9781470666750. UPC: 038081585369. English.

The Quest of the Magi was one of the working titles for John Henry Hopkins Jr.'s famous carol, We Three Kings. Written in 1857 for a Christmas pageant in New York City, We Three Kings tells the tale of the Magis' journey to find a newly born king in a faraway land and the precious gifts they brought with them. This piece focuses more on the journey of following yonder star. Traveling across many countries in the first century was a perilous task, full of danger, thievery, and possible death, not to mention these men were traveling with some of the most precious and expensive cargo one could possess. This piece chronicles the magi acquiring myrrh, frankincense, and gold for their journey. Each treasure is represented by its own motif and woven into Hopkins' original carol. (2:45).

Van Halen. For Guitar. This edition: Guitar TAB. Guitar Personality. Book. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 0.5

SKU: FJ.B1365S

Score Only. Composed by William Owens. Concert Band. FJH Starter Series. Score. Duration 1:00. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-B1365S. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.B1365S).

English.

Take an imaginary flight on the ever-graceful winged-horse Pegasus! Using just six notes, this work manages to capture the grandeur of this mythical creature through the triumphant melodies that are passed around the ensemble. Harmonies are surprisingly rich for a work at this level and make the piece sound much harder than it really is. Fabulous!

In Greek mythology, Pegasus was the winged horse-god son of Poseidon and the Gorgon Medusa. During his life, he carried thunderbolts for the god Zeus and was ridden by Eos, the goddess of dawn. Today, the word pegasus has come to refer to any winged horse, and the symbol endures as one of endless fascination. The music is quite lively in nature, and portrays an imaginary flight of the ever-graceful equine of myth. The introduction takes us up-up-and-away in the form of a bright trumpet fanfare. The melody is then played by lower instruments, depicting peril during flight. The full ensemble then comes together, giving a picture of the winged wonder in all his glory leading to a thrilling finish.

Score only. Full set (score and parts) also available: B1365.

String Quartet

SKU: PR.16400222S

Composed by Dan Welcher. Full score (study). With Standard notation. Duration 11 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #164-00222S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.16400222S).

UPC: 680160037841.

This work follows my Quartet No. 1 by five years. In terms of style and aesthetic aim, however, it seems light years away. Where the first work, a 28-minute, four-movement piece, took aim at cosmic conflicts and heroic resolutions, the present work is intended as a kind of divertissment. Harbor Music lasts a mere eleven minutes, is cast in a single movement with six sections, and should leave both performers and listeners with a feeling of good humor and affection.   The title comes from my experience as a guest in the magnificent city of Sydney, Australia. One of its most attractive features is its unique system of ferry boats: the city is laid out around a large, multi-channeled harbor, with destinations more easily approached by water than by land. Consequently, inhabitants of Sydney get around on small, people-friendly boats that come and go from the central docks at Circular Quay. During a week's visit in 1991, I must have boarded these boats at least a dozen times, always bound for a new location - the resort town of Manley, or the Zoo at Taronga Park, or the shopping district at Darling Harbour.   In casting about for a form for my second string quartet, a kind of loose rondo came to mind. Each new destination would be approached from the same starting-out point (although there are subtle variations in the repeating theme; it's always in a new key, and the texture is never the same). The result, I hope, is a sense of constant new information presented with introductory frames of a more familiar nature.   The embarkation theme, which begins the piece, is a sort of bi-tonal fanfare in which the violins are in G major and the viola and cello are in B-flat major. It is bold, eager, and forward-looking. The first voyage maintains this bi-tonality, beginning as a 9/8 due for second violin and viola in a kind of rocking motion -much as a boat produces when reaching the deeper water in the harbor. A sweet, nostalgic theme emerges over this rocking accompaniment. This music is developed somewhat, then transforms quickly into a much faster and lighter episode, filled with rising and falling scales (again, in differing keys). A scherzando interlude in short notes and changing meters provides contrast, and the episode ends with a reprise of the scales.   The second embarkation follows, this time in A major/C major. It leads quickly into a very warm and slow theme, in wide-leaping intervals for the viola. This section is interrupted twice by solo cadenzas for the cello, suggesting distant boat-horns in major thirds. The end of the episode becomes a transition, with boat-horns leading into the final appearance of the embarkation music, this time in trills and tremolos instead of sharply accented chords. The nostalgic theme of the first episode makes a final appearance, serving now as a coda. The rocking motion continues, in a lullaby fashion, leaving us drowsy and satisfied on our homeward journey.   Harbor Music was written for the Cavani Quartet, and is dedicated to Richard J. Bogomolny. Commissioned by his employees at First National Supermarkets as a gift, it represents a thank you from many of the people (including this composer) who have benefitted from his vision and generosity. An ardent advocate of chamber music (and a cellist himself), Mr. Bogomolny has for many years been Chairman of the Board of Chamber Music America. -- Dan Welcher.

Organ

SKU: GI.G-003048

Hymn Preludes for the Seasons. Composed by Robert Farrell. Tune Name: Conditor Alme Siderum, Veni Emmanuel, Mueller, Divinum Mysterium, Attende Domine, Erhalt Uns Herr, Puer Nobis, O Filii Et Filiae, Llanfair Lobe Den Herren. Sacred. GIA Publications #003048. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-003048).

Intended to be a step up from WLP's popular Feet Don't Fail Me Now! Series, these appealing and practical pieces all have pedal parts and are written for the advancing organist. This collection can truly be kept handy near the organ all year round! Creator of the Stars of Night, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, Away in a Manger, Of the Father's Love Begotten, I Saw Three Ships, ATTENDE, DOMINE, The Glory of These Forty Days, That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright, O FILI ET FILIAE, Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise, Fantasy on Eucharistic Melodies, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty..

by William Bay. For trumpet. All styles, solos and duets. Level: Multiple Levels. Book. Method. Size 8.75x11.75. 88 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub., Inc.

By U2. For Guitar. Guitar Chord Songbook. Softcover. Published by Hal Leonard

Performed by U2. Guitar Recorded Versions (Authentic note-for-note transcriptions). With notes and tablature. Size 9x12 inches. 152 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

P/V/G. Performed by U2. Piano/Vocal/Chords Songbook (Arrangements for piano and voice with guitar chords). Size 9x12 inches. 133 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Director's Manual. By Mark Cabaniss. Arranged by John Purifoy. (Director Man). Brookfield Christmas Choral. Size 8.5x11 inches. 48 pages. Published by Brookfield Press.