Chamber Music Piano SKU: PR.110418140 Composed by James Matheson. Perform...(+)
Chamber Music Piano
SKU: PR.110418140
Composed by James
Matheson. Performance
Score. 24 pages. Duration
25 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#110-41814. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.110418140).
ISBN
9781491129432. UPC:
680160640379.
Mathe
son’s
five-movement work is a
setting of stained glass
windows created by Marc
Chagall and Henri Matisse
for a rustic country
church adjoining the
Rockefeller estate near
Sleepy Hollow on the
Hudson River.
Matheson’s suite
draws from four Chagall
windows: 1. Jeremiah, 2.
Isaiah, 3. Crucifixion,
4. The Good Samaritan,
and culminates with
Matisse’s 5. The
Rose. In 1954, the
Rockefeller family asked
Henri Matisse to create a
stained glass Rose
Window for the Union
Church of Pocantico
Hills, New York as a
memorial to Abby
Aldrich Rockefeller,
the great art patroness
and a founder of the
Museum of Modern Art. It
was to be the
artist’s last
work. A few years
later, Mrs.
Rockefeller’s
youngest son, David,
acting on behalf of the
family, commissioned
Marc Chagall to create an
entire series of stained
glass windows to fill
the rest of the small
church resulting in the
large, majestic
“Good
Samaritan†window
and eight sublime
smaller windows, each
depicting a biblical
figure or scene. In 2015,
Premiere Commission
commissioned James
Matheson to compose
WINDOWS to celebrate
the centennial of the
Union Church of Pocantico
Hills and the 100th
birthday of
David Rockefeller.Â
This deeply touching,
epic cycle distills into
music the intimate, often
heart-rending,
visions of Chagall as
well as the powerful
simplicity of
Matisse’s modern
design which utilizes
the striking collage
forms he employed in his
final years.
Matheson’s work
also reflects
the influence of
Olivier Messiaen’s
own
theologically-inspired
music. Like the French
master, Matheson
utilizes large-scale
blocks of harmonies with
organ-like sonorities to
support and shift the
music’s
kaleidoscopic planes of
color and set into relief
the work’s
piercing motifs and
intricate patterns. The
universal themes of love
and sacrifice
(“Jeremiahâ€
and “Isaiahâ€
), loss and altruism
(“Crucifixionâ€
and “The Good
Samaritanâ€) and the
jubilant celebration
of life and nature
(“The Roseâ€)
are memorably portrayed
in this
poignant tribute to
the human
spirit.—Bruce
Levingston.
The Windows Chorale SATB SATB divisi, A Cappella - Facile Oxford University Press
SATB choir, a cappella (SATB) - Easy to Moderately Difficult SKU: OU.97801939...(+)
SATB choir, a cappella
(SATB) - Easy to
Moderately Difficult
SKU:
OU.9780193952539
Composed by Richard
Lloyd. Sacred choral -
mixed voices. Church
Music Society
Publications. Sacred,
Choral Leaflet. Vocal
score. Duration 3'.
Oxford University Press
#9780193952539. Published
by Oxford University
Press (OU.9780193952539).
ISBN 9780193952539. 10
x 7 inches.
Mainly
for SATB unaccompanied,
but with some divisions
of the soprano and tenor
parts.
Just Jazz Real Book - Bb Edition. (B-Flat Edition). For Bb instrument and voice....(+)
Just Jazz Real Book - Bb
Edition. (B-Flat
Edition). For Bb
instrument and voice.
This edition: B-Flat
Edition. Fake Book. Just
Real Books Series. Jazz.
Difficulty: easy-medium
to medium. Fakebook
(spiral bound).
Introductory text, vocal
melody, lyrics, chord
names, discography and
black and white photos.
400 pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
SKU: GI.G-10054 Imagining the Good Life through Music. Composed by...(+)
SKU: GI.G-10054
Imagining the Good
Life through Music.
Composed by Clint
Randles. Music Education.
328 pages. GIA
Publications #10054.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10054).
ISBN
9781622774548.
We
all need creativity in
our lives. It is key to
our happiness. Music,
according to author Clint
Randles, is one of the
best ways to feed our
longing for self-growth
through engagement in
creative processes. And
music brings us together
for the purpose of making
beauty with sound. It
provides us with a
pathway to the good life.
In To Create, Randles
answers the critical
question: What can I do
with my time that will
give me the best chance
at achieving daily
happiness? This amazing
book unpacks what it
means to engage in
creative processes. Since
story is the best way of
feeding our imagination,
the book unfolds by way
of life stories that
express the
author’s unique
perspective of the
hero’s journey.
Along the way, Randles
inspires us to think
about creativity and
music as a pursuit that
is not only truly worthy,
but accessible. He
addresses rules for
creative performance,
what we can learn from
exceptional musicians and
teachers, the link
between spirituality and
creativity, understanding
our own stories in light
of the meta-story, and
the art of trust and
starting small. To Create
is a book that is unlike
anything written on the
topic—entertaining
, wise, inspiring, and
layered. It is for anyone
who is interested in
pursuing creativity
through music but
can’t quite figure
out how or where to
start. States Randles:
“It is my hope that
you will be able to
imagine the good life
through music, that you
will be inspired To
Create!†Clint
Randles, PhD, is
Associate Professor of
Music Education at the
University of South
Florida, husband, father,
multi-instrumentalist,
and passionate lover of
music. Â Full of
resonating stories, To
Create is a profoundly
pedagogical book about
potential pathways into
life’s learnings
through and in music. To
Create seeks and embraces
the value embodied in the
multiple, individual, and
sociocultural authoring
of diverse creativities.
By analogising the good
life
(‘eidaimoniaâ€
), with lived-through
experiences by which our
desire (and drive) to
create, to grow, to
navigate, and to achieve
extraordinary things in
life is inextricably
linked, Clint Randles
stories his own journey
of being awakened
‘To Create,’
by creating and living
‘the good
life’ in and
through the symbiotic
domains of music and
music education.
—Pamela Burnard,
Professor of Arts,
Creativities and
Educations  Â
University of Cambridge,
UK To Create is the rare
achievement that
seamlessly blends how-to
curriculum with why-so
philosophy, making the
case that creative
activity is an essential
right that all children
deserve from an education
in music. Randles’
vivid illustrations prod
us to think differently
about teaching when
well-being—when
the good life—is
both destination and
design. —Randall
Everett Allsup, Professor
of Music Education Â
 Teachers College
Columbia University
Randles takes readers on
a real and figurative
road trip during which he
demonstrates how to live
life to its fullest by
embracing creativity and
repeating a mantra of
possibility. He shows us
how the good life is
achievable, walking
readers through deeply
personal accounts of
creativity in everyday
situations over a
lifetime. This book binds
the individual and
cultural, imaginative and
practical, tangible and
intangible, light and
dark, yin and yang.
It’s all about the
power of three, weaving
through everything the
vital, intangible element
of spirituality, energy,
chi to achieve
eudaimonia. Through the
lens of his experiences
as a musician and
teacher, the author
celebrates relentlessness
and hard work, providing
a window into what it
means to engage in the
good life. Open that
window to hear
life’s call to
adventure! —Gareth
Dylan Smith, Assistant
Professor of Music
Education  Â
Boston University
Professor Randles’
stimulating book prompts
memory of the seminal
work of Joseph Schumpeter
who suggested the
importance of creative
deconstruction in a
democracy. Both authors
focus on attaining the
good life through a
fuller understanding of
the logic of the process
of change—change
that is driven by
knowledgeable and
innovative entrepreneurs.
The immediate application
of Randles’
suggested dynamic
creativity processes
applies to both teacher
education and
professional development,
although both he and
Schumpeter advance
general ideas in
creativity designed to
achieve the highest level
of human growth.
—Richard Colwell,
Professor Emeritus of
Music Education  Â
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign In
recent years,
Aristotle’s
concept of
‘Eudaimonia’
—meaning Happiness
in the robust sense of
full human flourishing (a
life of joy, fellowship,
self-growth,
meaningfulness, ethical
‘good work,’
and more)—has
entered and transformed
the philosophy and
practice of music
education. To Create:
Imagining the Good Life
through Music is a highly
original, emotional,
practical, and exciting
journey through the
natures and values of
creativity in/for music
education and life
itself. —David J.
Elliott, Professor of
Music and Music Education
  New York
University.
By Bob Dylan. By Bob Dylan. Arranged by Don Giller and Ed Lozano. Music Sales Am...(+)
By Bob Dylan. By Bob
Dylan. Arranged by Don
Giller and Ed Lozano.
Music Sales America.
Folk, Pop, Rock.
Softcover. Composed 2016.
788 pages. Music Sales
#AM978923. Published by
Music Sale
To Sing, Read and Play. By Katalin Komlos. Arranged by Peter Erdei. (JOS Elemen...(+)
To Sing, Read and Play.
By Katalin Komlos.
Arranged by Peter Erdei.
(JOS Elementary Edition).
Boosey and Hawkes Kodaly.
Softcover. Size 7x10.5
inches. 136 pages.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes.
The Fundamentals of Breakbeat Drumming. Percussion. Funk, Instruction. Softcover...(+)
The Fundamentals of
Breakbeat Drumming.
Percussion. Funk,
Instruction. Softcover
Audio Online. 180 pages.
Hudson Music #HDBK26.
Published by Hudson Music
Piano Solo - Easy-Intermediate SKU: FP.FBS03 Composed by Sarah Baker. She...(+)
Piano Solo -
Easy-Intermediate
SKU:
FP.FBS03
Composed by
Sarah Baker. Sheet Music
and Books. Nine pieces
on a day time theme
for solo piano, by Sarah
Baker. Suggested grade
4-5. Classical.
Collection. Forsyths
Publications #FBS03.
Published by Forsyths
Publications (FP.FBS03).
ISBN
9790570500192.
Sara
h Baker is Vocal Composer
in Residence at Education
Music Services, an ABRSM
examiner and a well known
composer of songs and
musicals for primary
schools and massed-choral
events.
All this
experience has come
together in the creation
of this album of piano
pieces, inspired by
growing up in the
Chiltern Hills. Suitable
for players of around
grade 4-5 standard, her
evocative sound pieces
describe a crash-landing
hot air balloon, garden
invading cows and a even
a snake in a
pond!
Air
Balloon!: One vivid
memory I have as a child
is of the day that a hot
air balloon passed over
our house and made an
emergency landing on the
road in front! The sound
of the gas being blown
into the balloon to try
to keep it high enough to
pass the house sounded so
loud and intimidating,
and then there was the
bustle of the neighbours
as we all went out into
the street to watch. It
was both terrifying and
exhilarating to watch the
balloon float past and
then land so near
by.
Buzzards
Circling: There is
something so calming and
restful about watching
birds of prey circling in
the thermal currents of a
summer sky. Growing up in
the Chilterns gave me
plenty of opportunity to
watch buzzards and red
kites. This piano solo
captures the beauty of
their flight as they
glide so effortlessly
through the
air.
There’
s A Cow In The Garden
Eating The Flowers:
Inspired by the memory of
seeing an unexpected cow
in the garden! This
surreal image is captured
in a quirky waltz, as I
portray both the
absurdity of the moment
and the sense of wonder I
felt as a child, looking
out of the window and
seeing the cow walking
round and eating the
flowers. The final phrase
articulates my longing:
‘I wish it would
come
again’.
Wat
ching The World Go By: A
short, reflective piece,
remembering what it was
like to have time to just
sit and watch the world
go by from my bedroom
window.
Autumn
Skies: A miniature about
the beauty of Autumn
skies and the poignant
sense of loss for a
summer gone. Friends I
was fortunate to have
several children of my
own age living close by.
We seemed to be forever
making dens, playing out
in the street and
generally enjoying each
other’s company.
This piece reflects that
sense of
well-being.
Snake
In The Pond: One hot
summer I was astonished
and scared to see a grass
snake cooling off in our
garden pond! I watched,
both horrified and
fascinated, as it rose up
from the depths and then
disappeared again. Here I
portray the sense of the
hazy summer afternoon as
I peacefully watched the
tiny movements of fish in
the pond, contrasted with
the fear and excitement
of seeing the snake
appear.
Morning
Commute: I recollect many
mornings stuck in traffic
as my Dad took me to
school on his way to
work. There is one main
road out of the village
where I grew up, and that
got more and more
congested the closer we
got to the town. We may
not have chatted a lot,
but it was always good to
be together with my Dad,
lost in our own
thoughts.
The
Witch’s Cottage:
My siblings and I had a
fascination with a small
cottage nearby. It was
set back from the road in
a dark part of the woods
and we called it 'the
witch's cottage’.
Every time we passed, I
imagined I heard the
distant cackle of the
witch and wished I could
catch a glimpse of
her.
These pieces
are written to complement
my other collection,
Night Time Impressions,
which also draw on
childhood recollections,
particularly of the woods
behind the house where I
grew up. - Sarah Baker
2023.
From Dear Evan Hansen. Composed by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Arranged b...(+)
From Dear Evan
Hansen. Composed by
Benj Pasek and Justin
Paul. Arranged by Roger
Emerson. Pop Choral
Series. Broadway,
Musical. Octavo. 24
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.233506).
Performed by The Beatles. For voice(s), guitar(s), bass guitar, drum set and key...(+)
Performed by The Beatles.
For voice(s), guitar(s),
bass guitar, drum set and
keyboard. Format: full
score. With vocal melody,
lyrics, standard guitar
notation, guitar
tablature, standard bass
notation, bass tablature,
chord names and drum
notation. Classic rock,
pop rock and psychedelic
rock. Popular boxed gift
set. Includes complete
transcriptions of all
instrumental and vocal
parts. Series: Hal
Leonard Transcribed
Scores. 1136 pages.
7.25x10.88 inches.
Published by Hal Leonard.
1. Train
a Blow 2. Cookie, Cookie
3. Ha One Cousin.
Arranged by Marjorie
Whylie. Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Choral Designs.
Folk; Multicultural;
Secular; Traditional;
World. Choral Octavo. 12
pages. Alfred Music
#00-48972. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.48972).
UPC: 038081562964.
English. Traditional
Jamaican Folk
Songs.
In the words
of Jamaican musicologist
Marjorie Whylie, Jamaican
folk songs are full of
social commentary,
censure, and
recrimination in a
vehicle of humor. This
publication includes
three charming
arrangements for a
cappella singers and
percussion. One describes
a comical scene at a
train station; a second
playfully questions a
neighbor about some
missing food; and the
third (complete with
simple instructions to
recreate a ringplay game)
cheers a naughty cousin
who threw his aunt's coat
out the window. A printed
guide and online video
provide vetted learning
tools for the Patois
language. Unique,
authentic, fun!
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.
(Choral Highlights). Composed by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul. Arranged by Mar...(+)
(Choral
Highlights). Composed
by Benj Pasek, Justin
Paul. Arranged by Mark A.
Brymer. Broadway Choral.
Musicals, Pop. Octavo.
32 pages. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.250213).
Choir (SATB choir) SKU: AP.47605 (Inspired by a Traditional Spiritual)...(+)
Choir (SATB choir)
SKU: AP.47605
(Inspired by a
Traditional
Spiritual). Composed
by Jay Althouse.
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Choral Designs.
Sacred; Spiritual. Choral
Octavo. 8 pages. Alfred
Music #00-47605.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.47605).
UPC:
038081542980.
English.
Inspired
by the much-revered
spiritual tradition, this
original a cappella piece
recounts the biblical
story of the Great Flood.
On its third attempt,
Noah's dove returned with
an olive branch,
signaling the discovery
of dry land. Flexible
call-and-response solos
are accompanied by a
humming choir in the
verses, and a jubilant
refrain becomes even more
thrilling when a treble
trio joins at the
end!
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.
(C Edition) Performed by Chicago. For C instrument. Format: fakebook. With leads...(+)
(C Edition) Performed by
Chicago. For C
instrument. Format:
fakebook. With leadsheet
notation (includes melody
line and chords) and
lyrics. Pop rock and soft
rock. Series: Hal Leonard
Fake Books. 232 pages.
9x12 inches. Published by
Hal Leonard.