SKU: HL.402083

Concert Ayre for Baritone and Chamber Ensemble. Composed by Iain Bell. Vocal. Softcover. Duration 480 seconds. Chester Music #CH85602. Published by Chester Music (HL.402083).

ISBN 9781705160114. UPC: 196288056850. 9.0x12.0 inches.

The anonymously-penned 'Tom O'Bedlam' is one of the best known examples of c.17th mad-song poetry. Part saga, part stream-of-consciousness, Tom recounts his descent to madness by virtue of his libidinous lifestyle and speaks of his life begging on the streets of London. The text conveys wit, anger, sexual bravado, fear and boastfulness but each strophe is capped with the shameful, pitiful refrain of Tom's begging call Any food, any feeding?. These contrasting moods lend themselves wonderfully to a musical setting, offering both singer and chamber orchestra the opportunity to express the whole gamut of musical coloring, from the most intimate utterances of Tom's begging call, to his rage all, illustrated richly by the chamber orchestra within which each player plays a 'solo', active part in the storytelling.

SATB choir divisi (a cappella) - Late Intermediate

SKU: MN.CH-1296

Composed by Andrew Bonacci. Catholic Year A Immaculate Conception. 21st Century. Choral score. Laurendale Associates #CH-1296. Published by Laurendale Associates (MN.CH-1296).

UPC: 765844005764.

Ave Maria was composed for the University of Kansas Choirs, and dedicated with appreciation to Simon Carrington (Kings Singers). It was premiered by the Oread Consort at Edington Priori Church in Wiltshire, England in May of 1997. The Gregg Smith Singers brought new life to this work at the 2000 Adirondack Festival of American Music in Saranac Lake, and followed with a recording on the Living Artist series. This piece was inspired by Gyorgy Ligeti's setting of Lux Aeterna (1966), as well as by Giuseppe Verdi's Ave Maria, the scala enigmatica armonizzata a Quattro voci (1898). It is shaped by a series of breath-like harmonic swells leading to climactic homophonic statements of the text, with strident voice pairings yearning for resolution. New York writer Watson Bosler describes the work as an iridescent wash of color as an intricate web of interrelated melodic and rhythmic themesThis Ave hymns not the sugar-water Virgin of Gounod or Scott, but rather the powerful Goddess Yeats depicts: The Roman Empire stood appalled:/ It dropped the reins of peace and war/ When that fierce virgin and her Star/ Out of the fabulous darkness called.

Orchestra (Full Score)

SKU: HL.1283364

For Orchestra. Composed by William Bolcom. Arranged by Edmund Cionek. LKM Music. Classical. Softcover. Duration 480 seconds. Edward B. Marks Music #MP077085. Published by Edward B. Marks Music (HL.1283364).

UPC: 196288166641.

Dedic ation for chamber orchestra by William Bolcom was written in 2021-2022, especially for the ROCO Chamber Orchestra. The commission was the result of a meeting between Alecia Lawyer and the composer at a Great American Songbook concert, hosted by Arthurand Shelley Gottschalk. Dedication is a concise but dramatic work. Its threepart is determined by tempo and motif. The work begins with Intro: Moderato. After a very soft ostinato sounds from the depths of the orchestra, two melodies emerge: the first in the Piccolo and Eb Clarinet, the second in the English Horn and Bassoon. They are complemented by strings in close harmony and lyrical muted brass. This is followed by Feroce! which engages the tutti ensemble in a cascade of brilliant fortissimo block harmonies. The next section, Allegro molto, is characterized by agile, virtuosic passage work and brash chords. Tempo I returns with familiar motifs wrapped in six sharps. Marked espressivo e cantabile, tutti strings provide an incandescent conclusion. Then soft string glissandi allow the music to fade back from wherever it came. Dedication is orchestrated by his former student Edmund Cionek.

Trombone ensemble (8) 6 tenor trombones and 2 bass trombones - Intermediate

SKU: CY.CC2140

Composed by Jacob Handl. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Renaissance Sacred. Full score and set of parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2140).

A beautiful vocal work of about 2 1/2 to 3 minutes in length transcribed for 8-part antiphonal trombone choir by Ralph Sauer, L.A. Philharmonic Principal Trombone. Handl's Pater Noster is not too difficult and would be appropriate for almost any level group including high school level. The range is conservative with an occasional high B-flat. Jacob Handl was an Austrian composer of Slovene descent, born in Ljubljana. Choirmaster to the Bishop of Olmutz 1579-1585, he lived thereafter in Prague as an organist.

Flute trio

SKU: P2.10022

Composed by Cornelius Boots. Chamber music, 20th century. Published by Potenza Music (P2.10022).

The third part of the Chthonic Flute Suite commissioned by Areon Flutes in 2012. This suite has two main inspirations: ideologically it draws guidance from the book The Dream and the Underworld (1979)by James Hillman (1926-2011) and musically it explores the textural possibilities of a flute ensemble within the context of the heavy chamber music style I have developed with Edmund Welles: the bass clarinet quartet since 1996. This style draws virtuosic precision from the classical realm; innovation and texture from jazz; and power, rhythm and overall perspective from rock and metal. The term chthonic [thon-ik] generally means underworld. However, Hillman thoroughly elaborates that its true meaning extends below the earth and beyond it into invisible, non-physical and far distant psychic realms: the deeper mysteries of the invisible. The trio is divided into three sections: The Way We Descend--Reflection of Narcissus--Below Nature. Taking a break from Greek myth-nerd terms, this movement introduces chthonic-flavored phrases that elaborate on our descent into the underworld, specifically through dreams. The realm of the underworld can be such a shock to our dayworld, limited, egoic consciousness that it can seem like a violation as Hillman points out, referencing the Greeks: This style of the underworld experience is overwhelming, it comes as violation, dragging one out of life and into the Kingdom that the Orphic Hymn to Pluto describes as 'void of day.' So it often says on Greek epitaphs that entering Hades is 'leaving the sweet sunlight.' (p.49) He elaborates on the differences between dayworld and underworld perspectives: The dream is not compensation but initiation. It does not complete ego-consciousness, but voids it. So it matters very much the way we descend. (p.112) He goes on to describe the various modes in which mythical figures have descended: Ulysses and Aenas to learn; Hercules to take and to test, for example. To act like Hercules, like the hero, in the underworld is to miss the point and cause more problems, the villain in the underworld is the heroic ego, not Hades. (p.113).

Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 3

SKU: FJ.B1491S

Score Only. Composed by Brian Balmages. Concert Band. FJH Concert Band. Programmatic. Score. Duration 4:45. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-B1491S. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.B1491S).

English.

This contemporary work based on Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven tells the eerie story of a man confronted by a raven, and his slow descent into utter madness. A haunting piano line supports the opening melody in alto saxophone, surrounded by contemporary effects and textures. As the man becomes more irritated, the music picks up in tempo and becomes increasingly dissonant and violent until it errupts in a cacophony of chaos. Finally, the man breaks, and the unsettling sounds of the opening piano return. Absolutely stunning.

About FJH Concert Band

Desig ned for high school groups and upper-level middle school groups. Independence is encouraged, but many lines are cross-cued. Usually includes an expanded percussion section. Grades 3 - 3.5

Piano

SKU: HL.14007553

For Piano. Composed by Justin Connolly. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. 26 pages. Novello & Co Ltd. #NOV360129. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (HL.14007553).

12.0x16.5 inches.

An ennead is a large composition in nine sections. Historical examples include an important early Latin epic, the discourses of the neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus, and the once popular poem by Edward Young, first published in 1745. This last was re-issued in 1802, in a sumptuous edition illustrated with more than five hundred engravings by William Blake, whose own Vala is also an ennead. Young's poem was called Night Thoughts, and I had originally intended to use the same title for my own set of quite independent nocturne-like pieces. Finally, I decided on the name Sonatina, as being a more accurate description of a work in which the interrelatedness of the sections placed it somewhere between the character of a suite and that of a set of variations, as well as emphasizing its artistic descent from the type of irregular sonata pioneered by such composers as Alkan and Busoni. -Justin Connolly.

Grade 2

SKU: CL.011-3942-01

Composed by Romeyn. Young Concert Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (items CL.WFR369 & CL.WFR387). Extra full score. Composed 2010. Duration 2 minutes, 31 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #011-3942-01. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.011-3942-01).

Inspired by a memorable commuter jet trip taken by the composer, Tailspin! is an aggressive and hard hitting composition capturing the peril of an airliner in rapid descent. Contemporary harmonies and driving rhythms contribute to the unique and fresh sound of this work. Varied dynamics and textures add to the drama and make this the perfect concert or festival work for young bands. Creative and skillful scoring makes this sound much harder than it actually is. Tailspin! Has the excitement and power that students love!

About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series

The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.

(An Opera in Two Acts). Composed by David Carlson. Vocal score. Published by Carl Fischer

Guitar and Orchestra

SKU: IS.GOR14017AEM

Composed by Karl Kohaut. Arranged by Victor Van Puijenbroeck. Plucked - Guitar. Metropolis Music Publishers #GOR14017AEM. Published by Metropolis Music Publishers (IS.GOR14017AEM).

ISBN 9790365000630.

Karl Kohaut (1726 - 1784) was an Austrian lutenist and composer of Czech descent, considered to be one of the last important composers of music for Baroque lute. Although also a violinist active in the Viennese music scene, he was most well-known as a lutenist. He composed a total of seven lute concertos during his lifetime, including this Concerto in F Major, No. 2 (not to be confused with his Concerto in F Major, No. 1, which is considered the most popular) in three movements: Allegro moderato, Andante molto, and Tempo di Minuetto. This edition includes the full orchestral score, orchestral parts, as well as guitar and lute parts. Victor Van Puijenbroeck has adapted the original solo part and included in the set are parts for both lute (the part has been adapted from lute tablature to modern notation) and guitar (capotasto). Instrumentation: Full Score, Guitar (or Lute) - separate parts included for each instrument, Violin I, Violin II, Cembalo/Cello/Contrabass.

Guitar and Orchestra

SKU: IS.GOR14009AEM

Composed by Karl Kohaut. Arranged by Victor Van Puijenbroeck. Plucked - Guitar. Metropolis Music Publishers #GOR14009AEM. Published by Metropolis Music Publishers (IS.GOR14009AEM).

ISBN 9790365000616.

Karl Kohaut (1726 - 1784) was an Austrian lutenist and composer of Czech descent, considered to be one of the last important composers of music for Baroque lute. Although also a violinist active in the Viennese music scene, he was most well-known as a lutenist. Composing a total of seven lute concertos during his lifetime, this Concerto in F Major, No. 1 is the most popular. It is in three movements: Allegro, Adagio, and Tempo di Minuetto. This edition includes the full orchestral score, orchestral parts, as well as guitar and lute parts. Victor Van Puijenbroeck has adapted the original solo part and included in the set are parts for both lute (the part has been adapted from lute tablature to modern notation) and guitar (capotasto). Instrumentation: Full Score, Guitar (or Lute) - separate parts included for each instrument, Violin I, Violin II, Cembalo/Cello/Contrabass.

By Rob Romeyn. Concert band. Young Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR369). Grade 2.5. Score and parts. Composed 2010. Duration 2 minutes, 31 seconds. Published by C.L. Barnhouse

Guitar and Orchestra

SKU: IS.GOR14022AEM

Composed by Karl Kohaut. Arranged by Victor Van Puijenbroeck. Plucked - Guitar. Metropolis Music Publishers #GOR14022AEM. Published by Metropolis Music Publishers (IS.GOR14022AEM).

ISBN 9790365003464.

Karl Kohaut (1726 - 1784) was an Austrian lutenist and composer of Czech descent, considered to be one of the last important composers of music for Baroque lute. Although also a violinist active in the Viennese music scene, he was most well-known as a lutenist. He composed a total of seven lute concertos during his lifetime. This Concerto in D Major is in three movements: Allegro, Andante molto, and Tempo di Minuetto. This edition includes the full orchestral score, orchestral parts, as well as guitar and lute parts. Victor Van Puijenbroeck has adapted the original solo part and included in the set are parts for both lute (the part has been adapted from lute tablature to modern notation) and guitar (capotasto). Instrumentation: Full Score, Guitar (or Lute) - separate parts included for each instrument, Violin I, Violin II, Cembalo/Cello/Contrabass.

Guitar and Orchestra

SKU: IS.GOR14018AEM

Composed by Karl Kohaut. Arranged by Victor Van Puijenbroeck. Plucked - Guitar. Metropolis Music Publishers #GOR14018AEM. Published by Metropolis Music Publishers (IS.GOR14018AEM).

ISBN 9790365000593.

Karl Kohaut (1726 - 1784) was an Austrian lutenist and composer of Czech descent, considered to be one of the last important composers of music for Baroque lute. Although also a violinist active in the Viennese music scene, he was most well-known as a lutenist. He composed a total of seven lute concertos during his lifetime. This Concerto in B-flat Major is in three movements: Allegretto, Largo, and Tempo di Minuetto. This edition includes the full orchestral score, orchestral parts, as well as guitar and lute parts. Victor Van Puijenbroeck has adapted the original solo part and included in the set are parts for both lute (the part has been adapted from lute tablature to modern notation) and guitar (capotasto). Instrumentation: Full Score, Guitar (or Lute) - separate parts included for each instrument, Violin I, Violin II, Cembalo/Cello/Contrabass.

Guitar and Piano

SKU: IS.GP14009EM

Composed by Karl Kohaut. Arranged by Victor Van Puijenbroeck. Plucked - Guitar. Metropolis Music Publishers #GP14009EM. Published by Metropolis Music Publishers (IS.GP14009EM).

ISBN 9790365000609.

Karl Kohaut (1726 - 1784) was an Austrian lutenist and composer of Czech descent, considered to be one of the last important composers of music for Baroque lute. Although also a violinist active in the Viennese music scene, he was most well-known as a lutenist. Composing a total of seven lute concertos during his lifetime, this Concerto in F Major, No. 1 is the most popular. It is in three movements: Allegro, Adagio, and Tempo di Minuetto. In this edition, Victor Van Puijenbroeck has created a piano reduction of the orchestral score and also has adapted the lute part to be played on guitar. Included are parts for both lute (the part has been adapted from lute tablature to modern notation) and guitar (capotasto).

Guitar and Piano

SKU: IS.GP14017EM

Composed by Karl Kohaut. Arranged by Victor Van Puijenbroeck. Plucked - Guitar. Metropolis Music Publishers #GP14017EM. Published by Metropolis Music Publishers (IS.GP14017EM).

ISBN 9790365000623.

Karl Kohaut (1726 - 1784) was an Austrian lutenist and composer of Czech descent, considered to be one of the last important composers of music for Baroque lute. Although also a violinist active in the Viennese music scene, he was most well-known as a lutenist. He composed a total of seven lute concertos during his lifetime, including this Concerto in F Major, No. 2 (not to be confused with his Concerto in F Major, No. 1, which is considered the most popular) in three movements: Allegro moderato, Andante molto, and Tempo di Minuetto. In this edition, Victor Van Puijenbroeck has created a piano reduction of the orchestral score and also has adapted the lute part to be played on guitar. Included are parts for both lute (the part has been adapted from lute tablature to modern notation) and guitar (capotasto).

Guitar and Piano

SKU: IS.GP14018EM

Composed by Karl Kohaut. Arranged by Victor Van Puijenbroeck. Plucked - Guitar. Metropolis Music Publishers #GP14018EM. Published by Metropolis Music Publishers (IS.GP14018EM).

ISBN 9790365000586.

Karl Kohaut (1726 - 1784) was an Austrian lutenist and composer of Czech descent, considered to be one of the last important composers of music for Baroque lute. Although also a violinist active in the Viennese music scene, he was most well-known as a lutenist. He composed a total of seven lute concertos during his lifetime. This Concerto in B-flat Major is in three movements: Allegretto, Largo, and Tempo di Minuetto. In this edition, Victor Van Puijenbroeck has created a piano reduction of the orchestral score and also has adapted the lute part to be played on guitar. Included are parts for both lute (the part has been adapted from lute tablature to modern notation) and guitar (capotasto).

Guitar and Piano

SKU: IS.GP14022EM

Composed by Karl Kohaut. Arranged by Victor Van Puijenbroeck. Plucked - Guitar. Metropolis Music Publishers #GP14022EM. Published by Metropolis Music Publishers (IS.GP14022EM).

ISBN 9790365000272.

Karl Kohaut (1726 - 1784) was an Austrian lutenist and composer of Czech descent, considered to be one of the last important composers of music for Baroque lute. Although also a violinist active in the Viennese music scene, he was most well-known as a lutenist. He composed a total of seven lute concertos during his lifetime. This Concerto in D Major is in three movements: Allegro, Andante molto, and Tempo di Minuetto. In this edition, Victor Van Puijenbroeck has created a piano reduction of the orchestral score and also has adapted the lute part to be played on guitar. Included are parts for both lute (the part has been adapted from lute tablature to modern notation) and guitar (capotasto).