Organ - intermediate

SKU: HL.49005319

Organ. Composed by Hermann Schroeder. Edited by Raimund Keusen. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. Composed 1959. 18 pages. Duration 13'. Schott Music #ED 4989. Published by Schott Music (HL.49005319).

ISBN 9790001057295. UPC: 073999804775. 9.0x12.0x0.105 inches.

Hermann Schroeder (1904-1984) ranks among the major German organ composers of the 20th century, being an excellent organist himself. Many of his more than 100 organ works deal with themes of the Gregorian chorale. The chorale's modal diatonicism which is freer and different than the later major-minor tonality establishes a perfect symbiosis with the free tonality of the contemporary composer. In the five-movement chorale partita, the more than 1,000 years old Mixolydian Whitsun Sequence of Hrabanus Maurus (9th century) is used in an imaginative and formally varied way: as a virtuoso toccata, in the second movement 'ostinato' as a strict trio setting over a seven-bar ostinato in the pedal, as a capriciously playful 'bicinium', and as a meditative, harmonically appealing 'arioso'. The fifth movement (fantasia ricercare) displays brilliant full-handed chords and virtuoso passages as well as a fugato in the middle section. A rewarding concert piece for Whitsun, with an excellent possibility of virtuoso interpretation and colourful registration.

Choir Secular Percussion (SAB choir/3-Part choir Mixed)

SKU: AP.47586

Composed by Ruth Morris Gray. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Secular. Choral Octavo. 8 pages. Alfred Music #00-47586. Published by Alfred Music (AP.47586).

UPC: 038081542799. English.

A bombastic and stately theme, based on stacked modal harmonies, gives a triumphant air to this contemporary setting of the traditional Latin text. Hushed B and C sections offer contrast before recapitulating the grandiose opening and an even fuller final cadence. Timpani, tubular bells, and triangle (which may be downloaded for free) may be performed by a single percussionist and add to the riveting drama.

Orchestra String Sextet, Piano - Grade 2

SKU: CF.YAS105F

Composed by Deborah Baker Monday. SWS. Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series. Full score. With Standard notation. 12 pages. Carl Fischer Music #YAS105F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.YAS105F).

ISBN 9780825889158. UPC: 798408089153. 8.5 x 11 inches.

In true Hanukah style, the modal harmonies, chromatic figures, and syncopated rhythms of Light the Candles! are a stunning change of pace for the holiday season, written by one of the most respected string educators/composers in the business. This work provides you with an opportunity to spice up your holiday program with the music of Hanukah.

About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series

Thi s series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
--Occasionally extending to third position
--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty
--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts
--Viola T.C. part included
--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels

Orchestra - Grade 2.5

SKU: AP.38399

Composed by Victor Lopez. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Belwin Beginning String Orchestra. Latin; Multicultural. Score and Part(s). 84 pages. Belwin Music #00-38399. Published by Belwin Music (AP.38399).

UPC: 038081430263. English.

The region of Spain known as Andalucía provides the inspiration for this intense, emotional piece. The blending of flamenco and traditional march styles with a wonderful modal mixture of E minor and C Major provides great teaching opportunities. Though optional, the castanets and tambourine will bring authenticity.

Orchestra String Orchestra - Grade 0.5; Grade 1; Grade 1.5; Grade 2; Grade 2.5

SKU: FJ.ST6454S

Score Only. Composed by Lauren Bernofsky. Series; String Orchestra. FJH Developing Strings. Score. Duration 2:30. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-ST6454S. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.ST6454S).

English.

This festival arrangement of Electric Sinfonia allows students from your entire strings program to play together! The set includes the required grade 2.5 parts along with easier grade 1 parts and a very easy grade ½ level, which uses only pizzicato. In a modal A minor, the piece has hints of rock music and a white-hot intensity that runs through the entire work. Perfect for building confidence - the individual parts are quite easy to play, but all together as a group... sensational!

About FJH Developing Strings

Sl ightly more advanced than Beginning Strings, this series begins to involve more position work and a slightly more complex rhythmic figures. Rehearsal piano is often provided. Ideal for middle school and smaller high school programs. Grade 2 - 2.5

Choir Secular Percussion (Women's Choir)

SKU: AP.47587

Composed by Ruth Morris Gray. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Secular. Choral Octavo. 8 pages. Alfred Music #00-47587. Published by Alfred Music (AP.47587).

UPC: 038081542805. English.

A bombastic and stately theme, based on stacked modal harmonies, gives a triumphant air to this contemporary setting of the traditional Latin text. Hushed B and C sections offer contrast before recapitulating the grandiose opening and an even fuller final cadence. Timpani, tubular bells, and triangle (which may be downloaded for free) may be performed by a single percussionist and add to the riveting drama.

Concert Band Concert Band - 1.5 (Easy) (grade 1.5)

SKU: AP.31701S

Composed by Todd Stalter. Concert Band. Alfred Debut Series. Score. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-31701S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.31701S).

UPC: 038081353371. English.

Though entirely original, the melodies of Two Renaissance Sketches come alive with their modal harmonies and tasteful, dance-like percussion accompaniments which are typical of the period. A stately courtly dance and a lively jig give almost everyone in the band a chance to play the melody, and can be an excellent introduction to the sounds and style of Renaissance music.

Orchestra - Grade 2

SKU: AP.44798

Jouissance vous donnerai. Arranged by Deborah Baker Monday. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Belwin Intermediate String Orchestra. Form: Dance. Renaissance; Traditional. Score and Part(s). 80 pages. Duration 1:45. Belwin Music #00-44798. Published by Belwin Music (AP.44798).

UPC: 038081517292. English. Traditional.

One of several popular dances from time of the French Renaissance, jouissance refers to a dance in which the feet stay on the floor, as opposed to one with leaps or lifts. This setting by Deborah Baker Monday has a driving pulse with attractive modal harmonies in the friendly key of E natural minor. All instruments have melodic lines. This arrangement also provides a great opportunity for teaching double up-bows and two-note slurs followed by two separate notes. The added percussion part will make this piece a great selection for festival or your next concert! (1:45).

Unison Choir, keyboard accompaniment, Bb instrument,C instrument,clarinet,keybo ard,organ,trumpet

SKU: GI.G-005704

Composed by William Ferris. Advent 1 Year C, Advent 1 Year A, Advent 1 Year B. Sacred. Octavo. With guitar chord names. GIA Publications #005704. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-005704).

UPC: 641151057040.

The late William Ferris was a composer for whom writing music was a labor of love. He believed that music written for the Church should have the same integrity of form and substance as a concert work. This exquisite anthem for unison choir was composed in 1995 and made its recording debut on the disc and music collection Be with Me, Lord, sung by the William Ferris Chorale and directed by Ferris himself. Many performance options are offered, making this unison setting suitable for mixed-voice choirs as well. The transcendant, modal organ accompaniment and instrumental obbligato provide the delicate framework. Organ interludes introduce the verses, adding an air of serenity in this work of art, which is sure to touch your spirit and inspire you to prayer.

Piano - Advanced; Early Advanced

SKU: AP.20212UK

Composed by Arranged by Dave Buxton. Classical. Book. Alfred Music #00-20212UK. Published by Alfred Music (AP.20212UK).

ISBN 9781470613594. UPC: 038081575070. English.

Arranged for solo piano by Dave Buxton, these canonical pieces are curated to fulfil a wide variety of needs: as part of Jazz keyboard studies, as an addition to a gigging pianist's set list, or simply to delight friends and family. Buxton explores spicy chromaticism, expert voice leading and modal colour; weaving through a rich tapestry of modern harmony and vibrant rhythms to bring these ever-popular tunes a fresh and authentic jazzy flavour.

Composed by Stuart Esson. For tin whistle. Methods, Celtic / Irish. Beginning- Intermediate. Book. 64 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Chamber Music Harpsichord

SKU: PR.110418390

Composed by Eric Ewazen. Full score. 11 pages. Duration 10 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #110-41839. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.110418390).

ISBN 9781491134603. UPC: 680160685158.

Eric Ewazen’s THREE INVENTIONS were inspired by Bach’s Two-part Inventions, yet they sound thoroughly like Ewazen. Composed for harpsichord (with a piano adaptation following later), Ewazen’s inventions maintain a pure “one note per hand” texture until their final chord, with strong-but-free imitative counterpoint between the two voices. While Ewazen may be best known for his wind music, he is a pianist himself, and composers’ works for their own instrument are a direct insight into how they write for their own performances. The piano adaptation of THREE INVENTIONS is also available as a separate publication.
THREE INVENTIONS was written for my dear friend Maria Rojas, who premiered the work on a faculty recital at Juilliard. Maria is both a pianist and a harpsichordist, and I first met her when she gave a demonstration of the harpsichord for the students in my theory classes.I’ve always been captivated by Bach’s series of Two-Part and Three-Part Inventions. With the Two-Part Inventions, I’m amazed how Bach could create such wonderful intricacy and counterpoint with only two voices. I consequently modeled my inventions after the counterpoint of Bach, involving the traditional contrapuntal devices he used: imitation, development, harmonic and modal shifts, fragmentation, and sequence, essentially creating a dialog between two completely equal voices conversing with each other!Bach wrote 15 Two-Part Inventions (as well as 15 Three-Part Inventions, not to mention the 48 preludes and fugues in The Well-Tempered Clavier!), and that’s just the start of his voluminous repertoire for the keyboard! I was happy just to write three!!!Each of my inventions has a distinctive mood. The first is in a relaxed, yet cheerful C Major tonality (as a nod to Bach’s Invention No. 1 in C Major); the second is heartfelt and lyrical; and the third invention (involving a Gigue rhythm in the compound meter of 12/8) is energetic, and full of life and spontaneity. The third is primarily in a minor tonality, resulting in a feeling of drama, bringing the THREE INVENTIONS to an exciting finale.

Orchestra - Grade 3

SKU: AP.38507S

Arranged by Julie Lyonn Lieberman. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Alternatives. Folk; Jewish Heritage; Light Concert; Multicultural; Traditional; World. Score. 12 pages. Highland/Etling #00-38507S. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.38507S).

UPC: 038081430515. English. Traditional.

Klezme r music offers thrilling rhythms and festive yet mysterious melodic themes. No wonder this style is so infectious! This tune is no exception. In the key of C, it challenges students with its Gemini notes that change identities, and its Eastern European modal scale that sports a gap of a minor third. The melody is unforgettable and guaranteed to create an enjoyable playing experience for your students. Includes three percussion parts that can be played by string students or percussionists: tenor drum, bass drum, and tambourine.

Clarinet & orchestra

SKU: HH.HH452-SSC

Composed by Stephen Pratt. Clarinet & Orchestra. Study score. Edition HH Music Publishers #HH452-SSC. Published by Edition HH Music Publishers (HH.HH452-SSC).

ISBN 9790708146599.

Thre e Imaginary Folksongs was requested by the Concerts Society of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral for their concert season celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Cathedral. The composer was asked specifically for a work which would highlight the much-admired talents of the principal clarinet, Jacqueline Thomas. The title is unambiguous. Taking three different approaches, each of which has a modal starting point, the three ‘folksongs’ from imaginary places, were developed in styles which reflect the work of earlier folksong-inspired composers. The first performance took place at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral at a concert that not only celebrated the Cathedral’s 50th birthday, but also Stephen’s 70th.

Concert Band - Grade 1

SKU: FJ.B1878

Composed by Robert Sheldon. MOS Performance; MakeMusic Cloud. MOS Performance Series. Christmas; Holiday Pops; Traditional. Score and Part(s). The FJH Music Company Inc #98-B1878. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.B1878).

English.

This setting of the popular holiday classic God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen revisits the old English carol with modal interludes and a nod toward Elizabethan dance rhythms. Everyone gets a chance to play the melody, and this arrangement even incorporates a simple fugue to engage all players.

Band Violin I, Violin II, Violin III (Viola T.C.), Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano - Grade 2

SKU: CF.YPS120F

Composed by Bill Calhoun. Young Performance Series. Full score. With Standard notation. 24 pages. Carl Fischer Music #YPS120F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.YPS120F).

ISBN 9780825892530. UPC: 798408092535. 9 x 12 inches.

Chant, Chorale and Dance for young band is composed of three contrasting styles as the title implies. Along with its baroque-like modal harmonies, this work provides the young musician with ample opportunities for expressive and technical development. It is the perfect piece for concert or contest performances.

Band Concert Band - Grade 2

SKU: CF.YPS120

Composed by Bill Calhoun. Young Performance Series. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 16+4+8+8+4+4+10+4+4+8+8+8 +12+4+6+6+4+1+4+10+24 pages. Duration 3 minutes, 24 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #YPS120. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.YPS120).

ISBN 9780825892523. UPC: 798408092528. 9 x 12 inches.

Chant, Chorale and Dance for young band is composed of three contrasting styles as the title implies. Along with its baroque-like modal harmonies, this work provides the young musician with ample opportunities for expressive and technical development. It is the perfect piece for concert or contest performances.

Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 1.5

SKU: FJ.B1751

Composed by Timothy Loest. Concert Band. FJH Developing Band. Score and Part(s). Duration 2:30. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-B1751. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.B1751).

UPC: 241444391518. English.

Embark on an epic journey to a strange and mystical land filled with modal moods, colorful orchestration, and heroic themes. The meditative opening yields to a fast-paced theme that weaves through several tonal centers. Filled with wonder and imagination, your performers will sound mature beyond their years!

About FJH Developing Band

Sligh tly more advanced than beginning band. Clarinet 1 begins to play over the break. Rhythms and ranges are expanded to accommodate the end of first-year as well as second-year instruction. Grade 1.5

Chamber Music Piano

SKU: PO.PE030

Composed by Stuart Greenbaum. Performance Score. Composed 1999. Promethean Editions #PE030. Published by Promethean Editions (PO.PE030).

ISBN 9781877218309.

Firs t Light is a fresh addition to solo piano repertoire that draws inspiration equally from Romantic music, such as Chopin, and contemporary composers such as the American pianists Lyle Mays, Keith Jarrett and Herbie Hancock. The work is driven primarily by modal writing and jazz-styled voicings, while following a Western classical trajectory of development and exploration of the opening melodies.

Concert Band - Grade 1

SKU: FJ.B1878S

Composed by Robert Sheldon. MOS Performance. MOS Performance Series. Christmas; Holiday Pops; Traditional. Score. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-B1878S. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.B1878S).

English.

This setting of the popular holiday classic God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen revisits the old English carol with modal interludes and a nod toward Elizabethan dance rhythms. Everyone gets a chance to play the melody, and this arrangement even incorporates a simple fugue to engage all players.

Orchestra String Orchestra - Grade 1

SKU: FJ.ST6141S

Score Only. Arranged by Elliot Del Borgo. Series; String Orchestra. FJH Beginning Strings. Christmas; Holiday Pops. Score. Duration 2:10. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-ST6141S. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.ST6141S).

English.

This very playable arrangement is based on an old London carol dating back to the 16th century. The straightforward and rhythmically simple melodic lines are modal in nature and form one of the memorable carols of the season.

About FJH Beginning Strings

Ap propriate for first year string students. All instruments stay in first position, and optional third violin (viola) parts and piano are included to aid in rehearsal and performance situations. Grade 1 - 1.5

(Part 3 of the Complete Acoustic Blues Guitar Method) Edited by Lou Manzi. Instructional book/CD set for acoustic guitar. With guitar tablature notation and standard notation. 79 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Mixed choir

SKU: FG.55011-355-5

Composed by Matthew Whittall. Score. Fennica Gehrman #55011-355-5. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-355-5).

Asked to contribute a carol to the already rich Finnish Christmas repertoire, music I've sung myself for many years, I was very aware of the things that mark the season for my adopted countrymen: peace, stillness, the cold landscape and home. When I came across Ester Ahokainen's gentle poem, so focused around these images, it seemed like providence. The resulting song is modest and warmly modal, departing only a little from Finnish tradition: a lingering dissonance here, a moment of quiet sentiment held slightly longer expected there. Like the words, the music opens outward in thanks at the end. Aattoilta was composed for the Helsinki Chamber Choir Christmas CD recording, and is dedicated to them.