By Dave and Jean Perry. Choir Secular. 3-Part Mixed Choir (SAB). Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. Christmas; Sacred; Winter. 8 pages. Published by Alfred Music

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

SKU: AP.51182

Composed by Mark Burrows. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Form: Canon. Secular; Winter. Choral Octavo. Alfred Music #00-51182. Published by Alfred Music (AP.51182).

UPC: 038081582191. English.

The wind is cold, the branches bare, but hearts are warm and bright. Despite the chill of December, it'' all about hope, peace, and kindling kindness. As you'd expect from a round, a simple melody easily stacks into a complete choral texture. Even better, the conservative-range tune ensures a good fit for all voices. Groups of any age will master the canonic form and enjoy delivering the heartfelt, non-holiday message.

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.

By Andy Beck. For Choir. (SSA). Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Andy Beck. For Choir. (SAB). Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Composed by Sean O'Loughlin. Flexible Band Series. Score and part(s). Duration 3 minutes, 20 seconds. Carl Fischer #XPS0005. Published by Carl Fischer (CF.XPS5).

By Pam Wedgwood. For Piano. Book; Piano Collection; Piano Supplemental. Faber Edition: After Hours. Early Advanced; Late Intermediate. 32 pages. Published by Faber Music

(I. The Quest for Erebor, II. Winderland, III. Thrice Welcome, IV. In the Shadowof the Mountain and On the Doorstep). Composed by Howard Shore, lyrics by Philippa Boyens. Arranged by Victor López. Concert Band. Concert Band; Part(s); Score. Pop Concert Band. Form: Suite. Movie. Grade 3. Published by Alfred Music

(I. The Quest for Erebor, II. Winderland, III. Thrice Welcome, IV. In the Shadowof the Mountain and On the Doorstep). Composed by Howard Shore, lyrics by Philippa Boyens. Arranged by Victor López. Concert Band. Concert Band; Score. Pop Concert Band. Form: Suite. Movie. Grade 3. Published by Alfred Music

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SKU: HL.49023822

Composed by Kunterbund. Edited by Martin Ketels. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Kunter-bund-edition. Melody line (with chords). 96 pages. Schott Music #BUND 71017. Published by Schott Music (HL.49023822).

ISBN 9783795756505. 5.75x8.25x0.14 inches. German.

Der Liederkarren greift auf, was uberall gesungen wird: die beliebtesten Melodien der Jugendgruppen und Schulklassen, die popularsten Songs vieler Musikgruppen und Gitarrenkurse, die bekanntesten Lieder der Burgerinitiativen und anderer engagierter Gruppen und Liedermacher.

Edited by Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster. Book; Graded Standard Repertoire; Method/Instruction; Piano - Alfred's Premier Piano Course. Premier Piano Course. Children; Recital. 40 pages. Published by Alfred Music

SKU: CA.5021500

Composed by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger. Edited by Manuela Jahrmarker. This edition: Complete edition, linen cover. Josef Gabriel Rheinberger - Complete Works. German title: Lieder fur Singstimme und Klavier. Josef Gabriel Rheinberger. Complete Works. Full score (complete edition / selected edition). Carus Verlag #CV 50.215/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.5021500).

ISBN 9790007090265.

Volu me 15 reveals a largely unknown treasure of the romantic song for voice with piano accompaniment in which his complete 100 solo songs with opus numbers are united in one collection. The musical spectrum ranges from the naive-witty Kinderlieder op. 152 to the highly dramatic setting of Des Madchens Klage op. 57,7 from Schiller's Wallenstein. Among the authors of these poems Rheinberger's scarcely-known contemporaries are represented, just as are the great names of German literature, including Goethe, Eichendorff, and Scheffel. English and Italian poets are also represented (Burns, Moore, Petrarca, Savonarola).

By Traditional. Arranged by Christensen. For 4 flutes. Flute Quartet. Level: Grade 3. Published by Kendor Music Inc.

Piano

SKU: HF.FH-3552

12 moderne Klavierstucke fur Madchen. Composed by Oliver Ringleb. Sheet music. Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag #FH 3552. Published by Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag (HF.FH-3552).

ISBN 9790203335525. 9 x 12 inches.

1. Good night Mina; 2. Einhorn Galopp; 3. Chill mal Mama; 4. Weisser Schimmel (ohne Reiter); 5. An der Donerbude (mit ohne scharf....); 6. Im Zauberwald; 7. Agro Dance; 8. Schoner Traum; 9. Sonntag im Bett; 10. Zickerei in Shanghai; 11. Gegen den Wind (Easy Version); 11a. Gegen den Wind; 12. Samba Karamba (Easy Version); 13. Easy Karamba.

Concert Band - Grade 3

SKU: AP.37824S

Composed by Robert Sheldon. Concert Band; MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Concert Band. Programmatic. Score. 16 pages. Alfred Music #00-37824S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.37824S).

UPC: 038081429755. English.

As summer ends, the chill of the autumn air awakens feelings within us. The shadows are longer in late afternoon and darkness comes early. The trees are losing their leaves and their gnarled trunks and branches take on sinister profiles against the looming twilight. We shudder at the cold wind. Our pulse quickens and we suddenly want to return to the safety and warmth of home. Night falls and we are once again at peace. We say a final farewell to the carefree days of summer and accept the relentless march of the seasons. Winter will soon be here.

Shadows of the Equinox is a dramatic and lyrical piece inspired by a late Midwest autumn. It was commissioned by the 2010 Festival of Bands, Vincennes, Indiana, including the bands from Barr-Reeve, Loogootee, Mitchell, North Daviess, North Knox, and South Knox High Schools. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

Orchestra violin 1, violin 2, violin 3, viola, cello, bass - Grade 1

SKU: CF.FAS129

Composed by Todd Parrish. Set of Score and Parts. Duration 1 minute, 50 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #FAS129. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.FAS129).

ISBN 9781491162620. UPC: 680160921379. Key: B minor.

Feel the frigid chill of winter winds and brittle ice! This original work for young orchestra offers a contemporary sound with approachable quarter and half note rhythms and basic stepwise motion. Featuring the cello and bass sections prominently, all notes fall within the range of the D major scale, with a brief metallic sound of violins open E string to depict the steely cold. Set in B minor, close (yet easy) intervals create interesting harmonies that hint at dissonance to represent the bitter cold of frozen ice.

Orchestra violin 1, violin 2, violin 3, viola, cello, bass - Grade 1

SKU: CF.FAS129F

Composed by Todd Parrish. Full score. 8 pages. Duration 1 minute, 50 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #FAS129F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.FAS129F).

ISBN 9781491162965. UPC: 680160921713. Key: B minor.

Feel the frigid chill of winter winds and brittle ice! This original work for young orchestra offers a contemporary sound with approachable quarter and half note rhythms and basic stepwise motion. Featuring the cello and bass sections prominently, all notes fall within the range of the D major scale, with a brief metallic sound of violins open E string to depict the steely cold. Set in B minor, close (yet easy) intervals create interesting harmonies that hint at dissonance to represent the bitter cold of frozen ice.

Coro S (SA, SAM), Pfte, [instrumentale Ober- und Mittelstimme, Blaser (S-Sax, A-Sax, T-Sax, Trb), Git, Bass, Drums]

SKU: CA.744511

Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Peter Schindler. Bass instrument. Secular choral music. Single Part, Bassinstrument. Duration 5 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 07.445/11. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.744511).

ISBN M-007-25240-3. German/English. Text: Schiller, Friedrich.

Friedric h Schillers Ode an die Freude (Ode to Joy) went on to become world-famous through the setting by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1824 in the final movement of his 9th Symphony. Today Beethoven's Ode to Joy is one of the most popular works of classical music worldwide - celebratory and powerful music which is an expression of joy, community, protest, and thanks. This catchy arrangement of Schiller's and Beethoven's Ode for chorus and piano, or optionally for chorus, band and wind instruments by Peter Schindler, stands for all these emotions. Brass riffs, jazzy harmonies, a choral setting in one to three parts, and an adaptation of the text are all highlights of special musical moments which the whole audience can join in at the end! An English singing text is included.

Lieder (for high and medium voice and piano). By Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Edited by Eugene Asti. For high voice/medium voice/piano. This edition: Paperback, Urtext edition. Vocal score, Anthology. 154 pages. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

Piano

SKU: HL.14001903

Composed by Per Norgard. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #KP00981. Published by Music Sales (HL.14001903).

ISBN 9788759859605. Danish.

Animals In Concert - Three pieces for Piano solo by Per Norgard. Programme Note  1. A Tortoise's Tango (1984) - dur.: 4'  2. Light of a Night - Paul meets bird (1989) - dur.: 6'  3. Hermit Crab Tango - Esperanza (1997) - dur.: 5'   The pieces can be performed together or one by one. In the1980s, quite a few finds turned up in Per Norgard's music. The material could be, say, a number of song birds' equilibrist melodic lines, the overtones of the ocean surf, or waltzing themes by the schizophrenic artist Adolf Wolfli (1864-1930). Or again, as heard here, it can be the rhythms and motifs of the tango and a Beatles song (with bird), explored in three independent piano pieces that form the Animals in Concert suite, about which the composer writes:  A Tortoise's Tango: The tortoise as tango dancer must presumably possess certain rhythmic peculiarities, which I have chosen to express by letting the tune of the tortoise shuffle broadly, tripartite through the strict four partite time of tango.  Tortoise Tango was the original title of this piece, written for Achilles (the pianist Yvar Mikhashoff), for his so called tango project, including new tangos for piano by composers from all over the world.  Light of a Night (Paul meets bird) was commissioned by pianist Aki Takahashi. It is a reworked arrangement for piano of the Beatles song Blackbird. As some of us will recall, the Beatles on The White Album let the beautiful song to the blackbird be accompanied by an (apparently) live blackbird song. It is this authentic bird-motif world that in Light of a Night weaves itself into the Beatles melody and in turn is gradually infected by it, so that a completely new third entity ensues: a kind of Bird-rock ballad (or maybe it is a Beatle-bird?).  Hermit Crab Tango (Esperanza): The tango situation is quite special for a Hermit Crab. It is a well-known fact that the hermit crab - this soft animal - must run the gauntlet among the many perils at the bottom of the sea when it must move hose. I have chosen to express the angers by a tango pattern - sharp as a cactus - through which the tune, optimistic, slips to its new shelter. I have borrowed the tune from songwriter Hanne Methling's Introduction: 'I want to get through this time!' she sings in a ecstatically ascending melody line - and I believe that these words must correspond very well to the mood of the hermit crab: 'Esperanza'- the green runners of hope wind among the latticework formed by the tango rows.

SATB and Organ. By Benjamin Britten. (SATB). Boosey and Hawkes Sacred Choral. Size 7.25x10.25 inches. 12 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

Piano - Grade 5

SKU: FA.MFCD014PN

Composed by Claude Debussy and Robert Orledge. Rediscoverd Debussy. Classical, Impressionistic. Score. Musik Fabrik #MFCD014PN. Published by Musik Fabrik (FA.MFCD014PN).

8.27 x 11.69 inches.

Fetes galantes was actually planned as a hybrid opera-ballet to a libretto by Debussy's friend Louis Laloy. For this, Laloy arranged selected poetry by Paul Verlaine into three tableaux, replacing an earlier (unstarted) Debussyan project with Charles Morice entitled Crimen amoris. During his last productive summer of 1915, Debussy set a sequence from the start of the first tableau, 'Les Masques', involving stanzas 1 and 3 of the opening song for Mezzetin in Verlaine's comedy Les Uns et les autres. The action is set in a park a la Watteau late one summer afternoon as Mezzetin attempts to entertain a group of nonchalant masqueraders with only the aid of his voice and a mandolin.

This appears to have been prefaced by a slower, elegiac introduction reminiscent of the opening of the comtemporary Cello Sonata and it leads to a danced minuet by the masqued dancers which has clear echoes of the piano piece L'Isle Joyeuse (1904). Following Laloy's scenario, the mas-queraders then sing extracts from Verlaine's 'A la promenade' (from Fetes galantes itself). The minuet returns at greater length before being cut short by a chilly gust of wind, after which the park returns to its orginal state (and music) as though nothing had really happened.