SKU: IG.PFW211

9 x 12 inches.

This etude is designed for solid intermediate and advanced students to strengthen the inner thumb and index fingers of each hand. Until the final few measures, no pedal is to be used. In order to keep the piece smooth, the performer must move with extreme swiftness and with total confidence as there are many wide-leaping intervals. Additionally, it is important to alter neither the dynamic level nor the tempo until the ritard. Once mastered, this piece makes a wonderful, if slightly creepy, encore solo.

SKU: AP.20586S

UPC: 038081196602. English.

As the title implies, Wait Your Turn! is full of rhythmic challenges and surprises. Interlocking accompaniments and cadences are designed to help young musicians listen to themselves and each other simultaneously. Everyone gets a turn at the melodies, which contain counting and bowing challenges of their own. Drumset and piano accompaniment parts are included for additional support. Students and audiences will enjoy this piece for its light and breezy style, while orchestra teachers will value the essential musical skills that it encourages. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

SKU: CL.011-3637-01

Spirit of the Winds, a concert/festival work for the developing band, was inspired by the beautiful Temecula Valley of California. Each year, the sky over the valley is filled with hot air balloons creating a visual sight that is not soon forgotten. Of course, balloons are unable to steer and must fly with the gentle breezes of the air current. As a result, those subject to the spirit of the winds can find themselves over festival grounds or floating above the beautiful Temecula Valley vineyards. Beginning with a bold, yet mysterious statement, the introduction gives way to a soaring melody as our flight begins. Cascading figures in the woodwinds create the effect of wind currents followed by a beautiful secondary melodic statement. The original theme returns leading to a very energetic conclusion. Accessible to a wide range of concert bands, Spirit of the Winds provides multiple teaching opportunities and will be enjoyed by both performer and audience.

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.

SKU: CF.PL1041

ISBN 9780825899720. UPC: 798408099725. 9 x 12 inches.

Throughout history composers have been asked to write music for piano specifically designed for the young performer. Composers Sean O'Loughlin and Larry Clark have devoted their careers to writing music that carefully considers the abilities of younger students, but does not water down the musical sophistication. This colloection brings together vibrant new works for the young pianist that speak to the musical sensibilities of our time and to the students that will play them. Recordings are available on the Carl Fischer Music website that can serve as a guide to interpreting the pieces and for improving musicality.

SKU: MN.CH-1204A

Scripture: Psalms.

The Te Deum is a hymn of thanksgiving, and in the Liber Usualis it is the first such hymn listed. The text is a composite, with some original words and some quoted directly from the psalms. One of the most obvious stylistic factors of the prayer is that each line begins, almost without exception in the invocation part of the prayer, with some form of second-person address. This piece is designed to be performed by small or large forces. It may be performed with as few as 12 to 16 singers, 1 each of the Double Reeds and Strings, 1 Organist and 1 Percussionist. If large forces are employed, the number of instrumentalists should be increased to maintain a proportionate balance, i.e., the orchestra should never overshadow the chorus. The dynamics used by the Organist and Percussionist(s) must always be relative to the size of the ensemble as well. In this connection, for a large ensemble, use plate cymbals instead of suspended cymbal (2 percussionists will be required). At the discretion of the conductor, plate cymbals may be employed where appropriate for the somewhat smaller ensembles.

SKU: M7.ART-42047

SKU: CA.2046906

ISBN 9790007161408. Text language: Latin.

The Easter concerto Surrexit pastor bonus, for large forces, is based on a Latin responsory for Easter. The work is extant only in handwritten form, and nothing is known regarding the date of composition, although the polychoral design, with two ad libitum tutti choirs (Capellchore) could indicate a temporal proximity to the Psalms of David 1619. On the other hand, the freer treatment of the instruments in particular suggests the Symphoniae sacrae and especially - given the work's large instrumentation - the third part, dated 1650. Score available separately - see item CA.2046900.

SKU: CL.011-3827-01

Holiday cheer takes a time-out in Matt Conaway’s humorous tale of Christmas carolers who just can’t agree on which song to sing. A series of interruptions, interjections, and intrusions breaks down into an all-out argument until the musicians find common ground in a song that will always be popular this time of year. A great way to add some humor to your winter concert!

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.

SKU: HL.364936

UPC: 810100410117. 7.0x6.5x3.0 inches.

The Heil Handi Mic Pro Plus microphone is just 4 inches tall and has a sleek matte black finish. The smaller footprint makes it a perfect for those tight places like in and around drums in a drum kit and placing inside a Leslie cabinet. The Handi Mic Pro Plus has a frequency range that is perfect for the human voice, plus, it's designed with an open rubber shock mount that eliminates hollow sounds. With the Handi Mic Pro Plus you get a black acoustical windscreen, a mic stand clip.

SKU: CA.2046905

ISBN 9790007161392. Text language: Latin.

The Easter concerto Surrexit pastor bonus, for large forces, is based on a Latin responsory for Easter. The work is extant only in handwritten form, and nothing is known regarding the date of composition, although the polychoral design, with two ad libitum tutti choirs (Capellchore) could indicate a temporal proximity to the Psalms of David 1619. On the other hand, the freer treatment of the instruments in particular suggests the Symphoniae sacrae and especially - given the work's large instrumentation - the third part, dated 1650. Score available separately - see item CA.2046900.