Composed by Harl
Mcdonald. This edition:
Study Score.
Contemporary. Full score.
With Standard notation.
84 pages. Duration 15
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #466-41177.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.466411770).
UPC:
680160640850. 9 x 12
inches.
Mississippi
I. Father of Waters: born
of the Highlands and the
Lakes; the Glaciers, the
Mountains, and the
Prairies. The picture of
your birth is clounded in
the ice and mists of
ancient ages but your
spirit remains our life
stream. II. The Red Man
knew your bountiful gifts
and gave thanks to the
Great Spirit on your
banks. -- The Spanish and
French Fathers brought
the glory of Christianity
to America on
Mississippi. But all men,
white and dark; --
Indian, Spaniard, and
Negro; Bourbon and
Yankee, combined to make
Mississippi the heart of
America. Saga of the
Mississippi Harl McDonald
Born near Boulder,
Colorado, July 27, 1899
Now living in
Philadelphia The original
suggestion for a
symphonic work on the
subject of the
Mississippi came
indirectly from the late
Booth Tarkington who saw
in it color and movement
and atmosphere
translatable into the
terms of music. In the
course of time, by the
mysterious processes of
composers' chemistry, it
took shape as a tone-poem
of two sections, one
representing the rise of
the great stream from its
primeval geologic
sources, the other the
human history of the
river. Mr. McDonald
devised the following
verbal outline of the
general scheme of his
diptych: I. Father of
Waters: born of the
Highlands and the Lakes;
the Glaciers, the
Mountains, and the
Prairies. The picture of
your birth is clounded in
the ice and mists of
ancient ages but your
spirit remains our life
stream. II. The Red Man
knew your bountiful gifts
and gave thanks to the
Great Spirit on your
banks. -- The Spanish and
French Fathers brought
the glory of Christianity
to America on
Mississippi. But all men,
white and dark; --
Indian, Spaniard, and
Negro; Bourbon and
Yankee, combined to make
Mississippi the heart of
America. The first of the
two movements, beginning
molto andante, is vaguel
modal to hint at
antiquity. It is built
upon the conventional two
themes, with an episode,
poco piu mosso,
misterioso, for
prehistoric murk and
muck. There are various
changes of pace and mood.
The second, Allegro ma
vigorosamente, prefigures
an Indian ceremony. A
theme presented by flute,
clarinet and bassoon is a
Canadian Indian fishing
call collected by the
late J.B. Beck. A later
passage of
quasi-Gregorian chant
identifies the French and
Spanish priests who made
the great river their
highway. The fishing-call
is altered in rhythm and
harmony to represent
Negro field hands and
roustabous. A turbulent
close brings all these
elemts together in the
muddy swirling currents
of the Mississippi. The
work was begun in the
summer of 1945, and was
revised and completed in
the summer of 1947. Harl
McDonald, who is the
manager of The
Philadelphia Orchestra,
has concerned himself
with music as an art, as
a science and as a
business in course of his
career. He was born on a
cattle ranch in the
Rockies, but since his
was a musical family, his
up-bringing combined
piano lessons with ranch
life. Years of study and
professional experience
followed in Los Angeles
and in Germany. In 1927
he was appointed lecuter
in composition at the
University of
Pennsylvania and he has
since then made is home
in Philadelphia. In 1933
under a grant of the
Rockefeller FOundation he
collaborated with
physicists in research
dealing with the
measurement of
instrumental and vocal
tone, new scale divisions
and the resultant
harmonies. In that same
year he was named head of
the University's music
faculty and conductor of
its choral organizations.
In 1939, having been a
member of the Board of
Directors for five years,
he was appointed manager
of The Philadelphia
Orchestra. He continus to
write, but otherwise his
entire attention is now
devoted to managerial
duties. Chief items in
the catalogue of his
compositions are four
symphonies, three
orchestra suites, a
half-dozen tone-poems,
three concertos and
considerable quantity of
choral music.
Fanfare Band - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-0900226-120 Composed by Jan Van der Ro...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-0900226-120
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Sovereign Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 1990. De
Haske Publications #DHP
0900226-120. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0900226-120).
This major
concert work cosists o
five movements.1st
movement: La Laguna del
ShimbeSituated high up in
the Andes mountains in
Northern Peru are the
Huaringas, a group of
lagoons in isolated and
mysterious surroundings.
The water has healing
powersand for centuries
traditional healers have
settled there in small
villages. From far the
sick come to the
Huaringas to be treated
in nightly rituals, in
which the hallucinating
juice of the San Pedro
cactus gives the prophet
a look inside hispatient.
The biggest lagoon is the
“Laguna del
Shimbeâ€, one of the
countless wells of the
immense Amazon stream.2nd
movement: Los
AguarunasFurther
downstream in Northern
Peru we come across the
rain tribe of Los
Aguarunas. It’s a
proud, beautiful
andindependent race,
which has never succumbed
to domination, not even
from the Incas. They live
from everything the
forest has to offer:
fish, fruit, plants, ...
. They also grow some
crops and live as
semi-nomads. They take
their fate into their
ownhands and after having
made contact with modern
civilisation, they have
integrated new elements
into their lives without
betraying their own
ways.3rd movement:
MekaronMekaron is an
Indian word meaning
“pictureâ€,
“soulâ€,
“essenceâ€.
The Indians are
theorigina inhabitants of
the Amazon region. They
either live in one place
as a group or move around
a large region. They all
have their own political
system, their own
language and an intense
social life. At the same
time they are master of
music andmedicine.
“Everywhere the
white man goes, he leaves
a wilderness behind
himâ€, wrote the
North American Indian
leader Seatl in 1885. As
a result of these
contacts with the whites,
the disruption of most
Indian societies began.
(In this century alone,80
tribes have vanished
completely).4th movement:
KêêtuajêThis is
the name of the
initiating ceremony of
the Krahô tribe in the
Brazilian state of Goias,
in which young boys and
girls enter adult life.
They are cleansed with
water, painted with
redpaint and covered with
feathers, after which the
ritual dance holds the
entire tribe
spell-bound.5th movement:
Paulino FaiakanIn 1988
the Indian chiefs Faiakan
and Raoni Kaiapo came to
Europe to protest against
the building of the
Altamira dam inBrazil. As
a result of the dam the
Indians would be driven
from their traditional
land and enormous
artificial would be
created. The project was
supported financially by,
amongst others, the
European Community. In
February 1989 the Indian
tribesaround Altamira
held a protest march for
the first time in their
history together. Amongst
other things they paid
tribute tot Chico Mendez,
who, murdered in 1988,
was the leader of the
rubber syndicate and a
fierce opponent of the
destruction of
theBrazilian rain forest.
Brazilian and world
opinion was awakened. The
building of the dam was
-albeit temporarily -
stopped.
Fanfare Band - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-0900226-020 Composed by Jan Van der Ro...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-0900226-020
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Sovereign Series.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 1990. De Haske
Publications #DHP
0900226-020. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0900226-020).
This major
concert work cosists o
five movements.1st
movement: La Laguna del
ShimbeSituated high up in
the Andes mountains in
Northern Peru are the
Huaringas, a group of
lagoons in isolated and
mysterious surroundings.
The water has healing
powersand for centuries
traditional healers have
settled there in small
villages. From far the
sick come to the
Huaringas to be treated
in nightly rituals, in
which the hallucinating
juice of the San Pedro
cactus gives the prophet
a look inside hispatient.
The biggest lagoon is the
“Laguna del
Shimbeâ€, one of the
countless wells of the
immense Amazon stream.2nd
movement: Los
AguarunasFurther
downstream in Northern
Peru we come across the
rain tribe of Los
Aguarunas. It’s a
proud, beautiful
andindependent race,
which has never succumbed
to domination, not even
from the Incas. They live
from everything the
forest has to offer:
fish, fruit, plants, ...
. They also grow some
crops and live as
semi-nomads. They take
their fate into their
ownhands and after having
made contact with modern
civilisation, they have
integrated new elements
into their lives without
betraying their own
ways.3rd movement:
MekaronMekaron is an
Indian word meaning
“pictureâ€,
“soulâ€,
“essenceâ€.
The Indians are
theorigina inhabitants of
the Amazon region. They
either live in one place
as a group or move around
a large region. They all
have their own political
system, their own
language and an intense
social life. At the same
time they are master of
music andmedicine.
“Everywhere the
white man goes, he leaves
a wilderness behind
himâ€, wrote the
North American Indian
leader Seatl in 1885. As
a result of these
contacts with the whites,
the disruption of most
Indian societies began.
(In this century alone,80
tribes have vanished
completely).4th movement:
KêêtuajêThis is
the name of the
initiating ceremony of
the Krahô tribe in the
Brazilian state of Goias,
in which young boys and
girls enter adult life.
They are cleansed with
water, painted with
redpaint and covered with
feathers, after which the
ritual dance holds the
entire tribe
spell-bound.5th movement:
Paulino FaiakanIn 1988
the Indian chiefs Faiakan
and Raoni Kaiapo came to
Europe to protest against
the building of the
Altamira dam inBrazil. As
a result of the dam the
Indians would be driven
from their traditional
land and enormous
artificial would be
created. The project was
supported financially by,
amongst others, the
European Community. In
February 1989 the Indian
tribesaround Altamira
held a protest march for
the first time in their
history together. Amongst
other things they paid
tribute tot Chico Mendez,
who, murdered in 1988,
was the leader of the
rubber syndicate and a
fierce opponent of the
destruction of
theBrazilian rain forest.
Brazilian and world
opinion was awakened. The
building of the dam was
-albeit temporarily -
stopped.
Chamber Music Piano, Voice SKU: PR.111401290 Voice and piano. Comp...(+)
Chamber Music Piano,
Voice
SKU:
PR.111401290
Voice
and piano. Composed
by James Drew.
Contemporary. Score. With
Standard notation.
Composed 1976. 10 pages.
Duration 15 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#111-40129. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.111401290).
UPC:
680160002672.
Throu
ghout the work, the text
continually confirms the
relationship of time and
death, and the colorful
but terrifying
environments that only
too few have survived.
There is also the sense
of time that is found in
growing up; the too soon
conclusion of life as in
Frozen Ceremony - the
static going nowhere of
the midnight ladies - the
age old plea of the Neon
Philosopher - the time is
out of Starbright - the
sudden awareness of
getting older in Funeral
Weather.
SKU: LO.99-3500H Composed by Jerry Estes. Choral. Concert, Festival. Perf...(+)
SKU: LO.99-3500H
Composed by Jerry Estes.
Choral. Concert,
Festival.
Performance/accompaniment
CD. Heritage Music Press
#99/3500H. Published by
Heritage Music Press
(LO.99-3500H).
UPC:
000308139730.
Each
section is given the
opportunity to shine in
this rollicking
gospel-style spiritual.
Perfect for a graduation
ceremony, this original
work features ideal
ranges and memorable
melodies that allow
developing choirs to
achieve an instantly
powerful and confident
sound.
Composed by Jerry Estes. For 3-part mixed choir and piano accompaniment. Concert...(+)
Composed by Jerry Estes.
For 3-part mixed choir
and piano accompaniment.
Concert, Festival.
Octavo. Heritage Music
Press #15/3108H.
Published by Heritage
Music Press
Choir, Organ Accompaniment (SATB Choir) SKU: HL.48021285 From Saint Ni...(+)
Choir, Organ
Accompaniment (SATB
Choir)
SKU:
HL.48021285
From
Saint Nicolas SATB and
Organ. Composed by
Benjamin Britten. Boosey
& Hawkes Sacred Choral.
Classical. Octavo. 8
pages. Boosey & Hawkes
#M051482504. Published by
Boosey & Hawkes
(HL.48021285).
ISBN
9781458471598. UPC:
884088658458. 6.75x10.5
inches.
Text: Eric
Crozier
Publisher:
Boosey &
Hawkes
Difficulty
level: 3
Saint
Nicolas (note the name
has no 'H' in it!) was
written for the centenary
of Lancing College in
Sussex, the independent
secondary boarding school
on the south coast of
England which Peter Pears
had attended in his
teens. It has a vast
chapel intended by its
founder, Revd Nathaniel
Woodard, as the cathedral
for all the schools of
his extensive foundation
known collectively as
'Woodard' schools. St.
Nicolas is famous for
many legendary miracles
and for being the
original 'Santa Claus'.
Crozier's libretto is
designed to tell the
story of his life, to
recount some of his most
celebrated acts and to
give the
audience/congregation the
opportunity of joining in
two beautiful hymns at
key moments: 'All people
that on earth do dwell'
and 'God moves in a
mysterious way his
wonders to perform'. The
narration is all done by
the choir, though the
tenor sings first-person
narratives as well in his
role as the mature
Nicolas. The young
Nicolas is sung by a boy
in movement II. There is
a dramatic moment at the
end of this movement when
the boy's voice does a
tumble and the tenor
proclaims in the voice of
Nicolas as a young man:
'God be
glorified'.
The
third movement is an
accompanied recitative in
which the soloist sings
of Nicolas devoting
himself to God through
the agonies and torment
of the many distractions
and temptations of life.
His faith wins through
and he sings a final
touching phrase: 'and
Love was satisfied'. The
sea whips up a storm in
the next movement: 'He
journeys to Palestine'.
It threatens to overturn
the ship and drown
everyone on board. There
is wailing from the
sopranos and altos of the
semi-chorus and agonised
calls from the tenors and
basses to 'man the
pumps'. Finally, Nicolas
begs God to let the storm
cease and offers thanks
for their safe delivery.
Britten creates a
palpable sense of relief
in the final
pages.
In the
fifth movement, 'Nicolas
comes to Myra and is
chosen Bishop', the choir
sings chorale-like
phrases welcoming him as
their new Bishop. They go
through his ceremonial
dressing with all the
accoutrements of his
office, the mitre,
crozier (nice pun on the
librettist's name), robe
and ring. An energetic
chorus 'Serve the faith
and spurn his enemies'
leads to the first great
hymn - a wonderfully
climactic moment.
Britten's arrangement is
suitably
uplifting.
The
final movement tells of
Nicolas' death and the
work ends with the other
great hymn: 'God moves in
a mysterious way'.
This work
demonstrates to me
Britten's generosity of
spirit and his natural
feeling for enriching the
repertoire at all levels
of attainment. What a
gift!
Twenty-Three Classic, Traditional, and Ethnic Wedding Arrangements. Compo...(+)
Twenty-Three Classic,
Traditional, and Ethnic
Wedding Arrangements.
Composed by Beth A. Kolle
and Laurie Riley.
Squareback saddle stitch.
Book and online audio.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.98748M).
Vocal Score. By Benjamin Britten. Arranged by Arthur Oldham. (Vocal Score). Boo...(+)
Vocal Score. By Benjamin
Britten. Arranged by
Arthur Oldham. (Vocal
Score). Boosey and Hawkes
Large Choral. Book only.
Size 7.25x10.25 inches.
88 pages. Published by
Boosey and Hawkes.
Piano Accompaniment; Violin (Violin/Piano) SKU: HL.48025296 Violin and...(+)
Piano Accompaniment;
Violin (Violin/Piano)
SKU: HL.48025296
Violin and Piano.
Composed by Elena
Kats-Chernin. Boosey &
Hawkes Chamber Music.
Classical. Softcover.
Duration 1800 seconds.
Bote & Bock #M202533635.
Published by Bote & Bock
(HL.48025296).
UPC:
196288174325.
â€
œBeing Russian born I
have a strong connection
to the ballet scores of
Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev
and Stravinsky, and as a
result in theWild Swans,
more than in any other
work of mine, I allowed
myself the freedom to
roam through 200 years of
musical genres, ranging
from Hungarian Operetta
through folk music and
even including the
influences of jazz and
popular music,â€
says Elena Kats-Chernin.
The full-length work,
which premiered in Sydney
in 2003, was written for
choreographer Meryl
Tankard after the two
artists had already
worked together for the
opening ceremony of the
2000 Olympic Games, and
became one of the
composer's greatest
successes. Many excerpts
in various arrangements
have a concert life of
their own today -
including the
world-renowned Eliza
Aria. Arranged by the
composer in 2004 for
violin and piano after
the original orchestral
version, the half-hour
suite comprises ten
characteristic movements:
Green Leaf Prelude, Eliza
Aria, Brothers, Wicked
Witch (piano solo), Magic
Spell Tango, Glow Worms,
Darkness of the Forest,
Eliza and the Prince,
Mute Princess,
Transformation.
Composed by
Green Day. Arranged by
Keith Richards. Pop,
General Worship, Sacred.
Rhythm parts. 9 pages.
Hope Publishing Company
#2662R. Published by Hope
Publishing Company
(HP.2662R).
UPC:
763628226626. By Green
Day.
Popular
secular rock-song by
Green Day With its
infectious melody and
recognizable rhythm, this
megahit by the rock band
Green Day is a staple at
graduation ceremonies.
The optional rhythm parts
lend a touch of
authenticity. Program
this fun, easily playable
3-5 octave arrangement
for your
concert/promotion/graduat
ion, and listen as your
group, and your audience,
has the time of its
life.
Concert CD & DVD 3-5 octave handbell choir (plus D8) with optional rhythm - Leve...(+)
Concert CD & DVD 3-5
octave handbell choir
(plus D8) with optional
rhythm - Level 3
SKU:
HP.2662C
Composed by
Green Day. Arranged by
Keith Richards. Pop,
General Worship, Sacred.
Performance/Accompaniment
CD. Hope Publishing
Company #2662C. Published
by Hope Publishing
Company (HP.2662C).
UPC: 763628926625. By
Green Day.
Popular
secular rock-song by
Green Day With its
infectious melody and
recognizable rhythm, this
megahit by the rock band
Green Day is a staple at
graduation ceremonies.
The optional rhythm parts
lend a touch of
authenticity. Program
this fun, easily playable
3-5 octave arrangement
for your
concert/promotion/graduat
ion, and listen as your
group, and your audience,
has the time of its
life.
Composed by
Green Day. Arranged by
Keith Richards. Pop,
General Worship, Sacred.
Handbell score. 12 pages.
Hope Publishing Company
#2662. Published by Hope
Publishing Company
(HP.2662).
UPC:
763628126629. By Green
Day.
Popular
secular rock-song by
Green Day With its
infectious melody and
recognizable rhythm, this
megahit by the rock band
Green Day is a staple at
graduation ceremonies.
The optional rhythm parts
lend a touch of
authenticity. Program
this fun, easily playable
3-5 octave arrangement
for your
concert/promotion/graduat
ion, and listen as your
group, and your audience,
has the time of its
life.
