With activities by Joy Yelin. Book. Published by Music Sales. (YK21392) Sevent...(+)
With activities by Joy
Yelin. Book. Published by
Music Sales. (YK21392)
Seventy best loved songs,
nursery rhymes, play
tunes, and singing games
with activities. Easy
piano arrangements with
words and chord names.
(Guitar Part). By Seth Himmelhoch, Andrew LaFreniere, and Louis Brown. For Guita...(+)
(Guitar Part). By Seth
Himmelhoch, Andrew
LaFreniere, and Louis
Brown. For Guitar. This
edition: Revised. Book;
CD; Guitar (Suzuki);
Method/Instruction;
Suzuki. Suzuki Guitar
School. Beginner. 24
pages. Published by
Alfred Music
Written by Shinichi Suzuki. Instructional book for guitar. With fingerings, inst...(+)
Written by Shinichi
Suzuki. Instructional
book for guitar. With
fingerings, instructional
text, instructional
photos and introductory
text. 22 pages. Published
by Alfred Publishing.
Trumpet SKU: AP.47778 International Edition. Composed by Caleb Hud...(+)
Trumpet
SKU:
AP.47778
International
Edition. Composed by
Caleb Hudson. This
edition: International.
Brass - B-flat Trumpet
Method or Collection;
Method/Instruction;
Suzuki. Suzuki Method;
Suzuki Trumpet School.
Book and CD. 28 pages.
Alfred Music #00-47778.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.47778).
ISBN
9781470641573. UPC:
038081547770.
English.
Teach
trumpet with the Suzuki
Trumpet School. The
Suzuki Method of Talent
Education is based on
Shinichi Suzuki's view
that every child is born
with ability, and that
people are the product of
their environment.
According to Shinichi
Suzuki, a world-renowned
violinist and teacher,
the greatest joy an adult
can know comes from
developing a child's
potential so he/she can
express all that is
harmonious and best in
human beings. Students
are taught using the
mother-tongue approach.
Each series of books for
a particular instrument
in the Suzuki Method is
considered a Suzuki music
school, such as the
Suzuki Trumpet School.
Suzuki lessons are
generally given in a
private studio setting
with additional group
lessons. The student
listens to the recordings
and works with their
Suzuki violin teacher to
develop their potential
as a musician and as a
person.
This Book
and
Performance/Accompaniment
CD is integral for Suzuki
trumpet lessons. Volume 1
features: Engravings in a
9 x 12 format *
Introduction and general
information regarding the
trumpet * Preparatory
exercises * Tonalizations
* Pieces * Musical terms
and signs * Musical
notation guide *
Fingering chart * Photos
* CD with recordings by
Caleb Hudson accompanied
by Michael Schneider, as
well as piano
accompaniments recorded
without the trumpet part.
Titles: Let's
Begin (Traditional) *
French Tune (Traditional)
* Stroll Along
(Traditional) * Come and
Play (Traditional) * Mary
Had a Little Lamb
(Traditional) * Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little Star
(Folk Song / Suzuki) *
Lightly Row (Folk Song) *
Old MacDonald
(Traditional) * Go Tell
Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) *
Are You Sleeping, Brother
John? (Traditional) *
Long, Long, Ago (Bayly) *
May Song (Folk Song) *
French Folk Song (Folk
Song) * Ode to Joy
(Beethoven) * Amazing
Grace (Traditional) *
Allegretto (Diabelli) *
It Jingles So Softly
(Mozart) * Minuet (Roman)
* O Come, Little Children
(Folk Song) * Perpetual
Motion (Suzuki) * Prelude
(Charpentier) * Clog
Da.
About
Suzuki
Method
The
Suzuki Method is based on
the principle that all
children possess ability
and that this ability can
be developed and enhanced
through a nurturing
environment. All children
learn to speak their own
language with relative
ease and if the same
natural learning process
is applied in teaching
other skills, these can
be acquired as
successfully. Suzuki
referred to the process
as the Mother Tongue
Method and to the whole
system of pedagogy as
Talent Education. The
important elements of the
Suzuki approach to
instrumental teaching
include the following:an
early start (aged 3-4 is
normal in most
countries); the
importance of listening
to music; learning to
play before learning to
read; -the involvement of
the parent; a nurturing
and positive learning
environment; a high
standard of teaching by
trained teachers; the
importance of producing a
good sound in a balanced
and natural way; core
repertoire, used by
Suzuki students across
the world; social
interaction with other
children. Suzuki students
from all over the world
can communicate through
the language of
music.
Trumpet SKU: AP.47780 International Edition. By Michael Schneider....(+)
Trumpet
SKU:
AP.47780
International
Edition. By Michael
Schneider. This edition:
International. Brass -
B-flat Cornet (Trumpet)
Method or Collection
(Suzuki);
Method/Instruction;
Suzuki. Suzuki Trumpet
School. CD. Alfred Music
#00-47780. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.47780).
ISBN 9781470644055.
UPC: 038081547763.
English.
Teach
trumpet with the Suzuki
Trumpet School. The
Suzuki Method of Talent
Education is based on
Shinichi Suzuki's view
that every child is born
with ability, and that
people are the product of
their environment.
According to Shinichi
Suzuki, a world-renowned
violinist and teacher,
the greatest joy an adult
can know comes from
developing a child's
potential so he/she can
express all that is
harmonious and best in
human beings. Students
are taught using the
mother-tongue approach.
Each series of books for
a particular instrument
in the Suzuki Method is
considered a Suzuki music
school, such as the
Suzuki Trumpet School.
Suzuki lessons are
generally given in a
private studio setting
with additional group
lessons. The student
listens to the recordings
and works with their
Suzuki teacher to develop
their potential as a
musician and as a person.
This
Accompaniment/Performance
CD is integral for Suzuki
trumpet lessons. Volume 1
features: Recordings by
Caleb Hudson accompanied
by Michael Schneider, as
well as piano
accompaniments recorded
without the trumpet part.
Titles: Let's
Begin (Traditional) *
French Tune (Traditional)
* Stroll Along
(Traditional) * Come and
Play (Traditional) * Mary
Had a Little Lamb
(Traditional) * Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little Star
(Folk Song / Suzuki) *
Lightly Row (Folk Song) *
Old MacDonald
(Traditional) * Go Tell
Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) *
Are You Sleeping, Brother
John? (Traditional) *
Long, Long, Ago (Bayly) *
May Song (Folk Song) *
French Folk Song (Folk
Song) * Ode to Joy
(Beethoven) * Amazing
Grace (Traditional) *
Allegretto (Diabelli) *
It Jingles So Softly
(Mozart) * Minuet (Roman)
* O Come, Little Children
(Folk Song) * Perpetual
Motion (Suzuki) * Prelude
(Charpentier) * Clog
Dance (Traditional) *
Song of the Wind (Folk
Song) * Allegro
(Suzuki).
About Suzuki
Method
The
Suzuki Method is based on
the principle that all
children possess ability
and that this ability can
be developed and enhanced
through a nurturing
environment. All children
learn to speak their own
language with relative
ease and if the same
natural learning process
is applied in teaching
other skills, these can
be acquired as
successfully. Suzuki
referred to the process
as the Mother Tongue
Method and to the whole
system of pedagogy as
Talent Education. The
important elements of the
Suzuki approach to
instrumental teaching
include the following:an
early start (aged 3-4 is
normal in most
countries); the
importance of listening
to music; learning to
play before learning to
read; -the involvement of
the parent; a nurturing
and positive learning
environment; a high
standard of teaching by
trained teachers; the
importance of producing a
good sound in a balanced
and natural way; core
repertoire, used by
Suzuki students across
the world; social
interaction with other
children. Suzuki students
from all over the world
can communicate through
the language of
music.
Piano Accompaniment SKU: AP.47783 International Edition. This edit...(+)
Piano Accompaniment
SKU: AP.47783
International
Edition. This
edition: Accompaniment
Book; International.
Brass - B-flat Cornet
(Trumpet) Method or
Collection (Suzuki);
Method/Instruction;
Suzuki. Suzuki Trumpet
School. Book. 36 pages.
Alfred Music #00-47783.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.47783).
ISBN
9781470641597. UPC:
038081547787.
English.
Teach
trumpet with the Suzuki
Trumpet School. The
Suzuki Method of Talent
Education is based on
Shinichi Suzuki's view
that every child is born
with ability, and that
people are the product of
their environment.
According to Shinichi
Suzuki, a world-renowned
violinist and teacher,
the greatest joy an adult
can know comes from
developing a child's
potential so he/she can
express all that is
harmonious and best in
human beings. Students
are taught using the
mother-tongue approach.
Each series of books for
a particular instrument
in the Suzuki Method is
considered a Suzuki music
school, such as the
Suzuki Trumpet School.
Suzuki lessons are
generally given in a
private studio setting
with additional group
lessons. The student
listens to the recordings
and works with their
Suzuki teacher to develop
their potential as a
musician and as a person.
This piano
accompaniment book is
recommended for Suzuki
trumpet lessons. Volume 1
features: Engravings in a
9 x 12 format * First
exercises on the trumpet
* Pieces and
tonalizations.
Titles: Let's
Begin (Traditional) *
French Tune (Traditional)
* Stroll Along
(Traditional) * Come and
Play (Traditional) * Mary
Had a Little Lamb
(Traditional) * Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little Star
(Folk Song / Suzuki) *
Lightly Row (Folk Song) *
Old MacDonald
(Traditional) * Go Tell
Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) *
Are You Sleeping, Brother
John? (Traditional) *
Long, Long, Ago (Bayly) *
May Song (Folk Song) *
French Folk Song (Folk
Song) * Ode to Joy
(Beethoven) * Amazing
Grace (Traditional) *
Allegretto (Diabelli) *
It Jingles So Softly
(Mozart) * Minuet (Roman)
* O Come, Little Children
(Folk Song) * Perpetual
Motion (Suzuki) * Prelude
(Charpentier) * Clog
Dance (Traditional) *
Song of the Wind (Folk
Song) * Allegro
(Suzuki).
About Suzuki
Method
The
Suzuki Method is based on
the principle that all
children possess ability
and that this ability can
be developed and enhanced
through a nurturing
environment. All children
learn to speak their own
language with relative
ease and if the same
natural learning process
is applied in teaching
other skills, these can
be acquired as
successfully. Suzuki
referred to the process
as the Mother Tongue
Method and to the whole
system of pedagogy as
Talent Education. The
important elements of the
Suzuki approach to
instrumental teaching
include the following:an
early start (aged 3-4 is
normal in most
countries); the
importance of listening
to music; learning to
play before learning to
read; -the involvement of
the parent; a nurturing
and positive learning
environment; a high
standard of teaching by
trained teachers; the
importance of producing a
good sound in a balanced
and natural way; core
repertoire, used by
Suzuki students across
the world; social
interaction with other
children. Suzuki students
from all over the world
can communicate through
the language of
music.
Trumpet SKU: AP.47779 International Edition. This edition: Interna...(+)
Trumpet
SKU:
AP.47779
International
Edition. This
edition: International.
Brass - B-flat Cornet
(Trumpet) Method or
Collection (Suzuki);
MakeMusic Cloud;
Method/Instruction;
Suzuki. Suzuki Trumpet
School. Book. 28 pages.
Alfred Music #00-47779.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.47779).
ISBN
9781470641580. UPC:
038081547756.
English.
Teach
trumpet with the Suzuki
Trumpet School. The
Suzuki Method of Talent
Education is based on
Shinichi Suzuki's view
that every child is born
with ability, and that
people are the product of
their environment.
According to Shinichi
Suzuki, a world-renowned
violinist and teacher,
the greatest joy an adult
can know comes from
developing a child's
potential so he/she can
express all that is
harmonious and best in
human beings. Students
are taught using the
mother-tongue approach.
Each series of books for
a particular instrument
in the Suzuki Method is
considered a Suzuki music
school, such as the
Suzuki Trumpet School.
Suzuki lessons are
generally given in a
private studio setting
with additional group
lessons. The student
listens to the recordings
and works with their
Suzuki teacher to develop
their potential as a
musician and as a person.
This book is
integral for Suzuki
trumpet lessons. Volume 1
features: Engravings in a
9 x 12 format *
Introduction and general
information regarding the
trumpet * First exercises
on the trumpet * Pieces
and tonalizations *
Glossary of terms and
signs * Musical notation
guide * Fingering chart *
Photos.
Titles:
Let's Begin (Traditional)
* French Tune
(Traditional) * Stroll
Along (Traditional) *
Come and Play
(Traditional) * Mary Had
a Little Lamb
(Traditional) * Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little Star
(Folk Song / Suzuki) *
Lightly Row (Folk Song) *
Old MacDonald
(Traditional) * Go Tell
Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) *
Are You Sleeping, Brother
John? (Traditional) *
Long, Long, Ago (Bayly) *
May Song (Folk Song) *
French Folk Song (Folk
Song) * Ode to Joy
(Beethoven) * Amazing
Grace (Traditional) *
Allegretto (Diabelli) *
It Jingles So Softly
(Mozart) * Minuet (Roman)
* O Come, Little Children
(Folk Song) * Perpetual
Motion (Suzuki) * Prelude
(Charpentier) * Clog
Dance (Traditional) *
Song of the Wind (Folk
Song) * Allegro (Suzuki).
This title is available
in MakeMusic Cloud.
About Suzuki
Method
The
Suzuki Method is based on
the principle that all
children possess ability
and that this ability can
be developed and enhanced
through a nurturing
environment. All children
learn to speak their own
language with relative
ease and if the same
natural learning process
is applied in teaching
other skills, these can
be acquired as
successfully. Suzuki
referred to the process
as the Mother Tongue
Method and to the whole
system of pedagogy as
Talent Education. The
important elements of the
Suzuki approach to
instrumental teaching
include the following:an
early start (aged 3-4 is
normal in most
countries); the
importance of listening
to music; learning to
play before learning to
read; -the involvement of
the parent; a nurturing
and positive learning
environment; a high
standard of teaching by
trained teachers; the
importance of producing a
good sound in a balanced
and natural way; core
repertoire, used by
Suzuki students across
the world; social
interaction with other
children. Suzuki students
from all over the world
can communicate through
the language of
music.
Guitar - Beginning SKU: MB.31103M Third Edition. Bluegrass, Wire b...(+)
Guitar - Beginning
SKU: MB.31103M
Third Edition.
Bluegrass, Wire bound.
World. Book and online
audio. 236 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#31103M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.31103M).
ISBN
9781513468792. 8.75x11.75
inches.
Adam Granger
self-published the first
edition of
Grangerâ??s Fiddle
Tunes for Guitar in
1979. A second edition
was published in 1994.
Now Mel Bay Publications
presents the third
edition of the
book.
This 236-page book
is the most extensive and
best-documented
collection of fiddle
tunes for the flatpicking
guitar player in
existence, and includes
reels, hoedowns,
hornpipes, rags,
breakdowns, jigs and
slip-jigs, presented in
Southern, Northern,
Irish, Canadian, Texas
and Old-time
styles.
There are 508
fiddle tunes referenced
under 2500 titles and
alternate titles. The
titles are fully indexed,
making the book doubly
valuable as a reference
book and a source
book.
In this new
edition, all tunes are
typeset, instead of being
handwritten as they were
in the previous editions,
making the tabs easier to
read.
The tunes in
Grangerâ??s Fiddle
Tunes for Guitar are
presented in Easytab, a
streamlined tablature
notation system designed
by Adam specifically for
fiddle
tunes.
The book comes
with a link which gives
access to mp3 recordings
by Adam of all 508 tunes,
each played once at a
moderate tempo, with
rhythm on one channel and
lead on the
other.
Also included in
Grangerâ??s Fiddle
Tunes for Guitar are
instructions for reading
Easytab, descriptions of
tune types presented in
the book, and primers on
traditional flatpicking
and rhythm guitar.
Additionally, there are
sections on timing,
ornamentation, technique,
and fingering, as well as
information on tune
sources and a history of
the
collection.
Mel Bay also
offers The Granger
Collection, by Bill
Nicholson, the same 508
tunes in standard music
notation.
Arranged by Shinichi Suzuki. Format: performance CD. Instructional and technique...(+)
Arranged by Shinichi
Suzuki. Format:
performance CD.
Instructional and
technique. 5.5x5 inches.
Published by Acoustic
Blues Guitar. By Keith
Wyatt. Guitar Video;
Method/Instruction.
Beyond Basics. Popular.
Instructional and Blues.
Instructional video: VHS.
1 pages. Alfred Music
#00-REH883A. Published by
Alfred Music.
150 Rounds for Singing and Teaching by Edward Bolkavec and Judith Johnson. For C...(+)
150 Rounds for Singing
and Teaching by Edward
Bolkavec and Judith
Johnson. For Choral,
Voice (COLLECTION). BH
Kodaly. 104 pages. Boosey
and Hawkes #M051808601.
Published by Boosey and
Hawkes
Recorder (all) - beginning SKU: MB.3802404658 Composed by Martina Holtz. ...(+)
Recorder (all) -
beginning
SKU:
MB.3802404658
Composed by Martina
Holtz. Style, Wire bound,
Tunebook, CLEARANCE:
OTHER, Children and Young
Beginner, Folk, Method,
Saddle-stitched.
Children. Book. 112
pages. Voggenreiter
#3802404658. Published by
Voggenreiter
(MB.3802404658).
ISBN
9783802404658. 8.5X5.75
inches.
This book
features some of the most
popular childrens songs
and folksongs for the
descant recorder in the
key of C. All songs have
been arranged for the
beginning recorder player
and -if necessary-
slightly simplified to
make playing them even
more fun. There are even
fingering diagrams for
the recorder in the
appendix.
Oboe SKU: BT.9781408105283 Composed by Helen McKean. Abracadabra. Method....(+)
Oboe
SKU:
BT.9781408105283
Composed by Helen McKean.
Abracadabra. Method. Book
with CD. Collins Music
Publishing
#9781408105283. Published
by Collins Music
Publishing
(BT.9781408105283).
Orchestra SKU: PR.416415760 For Really Big Orchestra. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.416415760
For
Really Big Orchestra.
Composed by PDQ Bach.
Edited by Prof. Peter
Schickele. Study Score.
With Standard notation.
Duration 11 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41576. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.416415760).
UPC:
680160636532. 9 x 12
inches.
The 1712
Overture stands out in
P.D.Q. Bach's oeuvre for
two reasons, among
others: it is by far the
most programmatic
instrumental piece among
those by the minimeister
of Wein-am-Rhein so far
unearthed, and 2) its
discovery has led to a
revelation about the
composer's father, Johann
Sebastian Bach, that has
exploded like a bombshell
on the usually serene
musicological landscape.
The overture is based on
an anecdote told to
P.D.Q. Bach by a cousin,
Peter Ulrich. Since P.U.
Bach lived in Dudeldorf,
only a few miles down the
road from Wein-am-Rhein,
he was P.D.Q.'s closest
relative, and he was, in
fact, one of the few
members of the family who
was on speaking terms
with P.D.Q. The story,
related to P.D.Q.
(fortunately for us
posterity types) in a
letter, may be summarized
thus: The town of
Dudeldorf was founded by
two brothers, Rudi and
Dieter Dudel, early in
the 18th century. Rudi
remained mayor of the
newborn burg for the rest
of his long life, but
Dieter had a dream of
starting a musicians'
colony, an entire city
devoted to music, which
dream, he finally
decided, could be
realized only in the New
World. In 1712, he and
several other bagpipers
sailed to Boston, never
to return to Germany.
(Henceforth, Rudi became
known as der deutscher
Dudel and Dieter as the
Yankee Dudel).
Unfortunately, the head
of the Boston Musicians'
Guild had gotten wind of
Dudel's plans, and
Wilhelm Wiesel (pron.
VEE-zle), known none too
affectionately around
town as Wiesel the
Weasel, was not about to
share what few gigs there
were in colonial America
with more foreigners and
outside agitators. He and
his cronies were on hand
to meet Dudel's boat when
it pulled into Boston
Harbor; they intended to
prevent the newcomers'
disembarkation, but Dudel
and his companions
managed to escape to the
other side of the bay in
a dinghy, landing with
just enough time to rent
a carriage and horses
before hearing the sound
of The Weasel and his
men, who had had to come
around the long way. The
Germans headed West, with
the Bostonians in furious
pursuit. soon the city
had been left far behind,
and by midnight so had
the pursuers; Dieter
Dudel decided that it was
safe for him and his men
to stop and sleep until
daybreak. When they
awoke, they found that
they were in a beautiful
landscape of low,
forested mountains and
pleasant fields, warmed
by the brilliant morning
sun and serenaded by an
entrancing variety of
birds. Here, Dudel
thought, her is where I
will build my colony. The
immigrants continued down
the road at a leisurely
pace until they came upon
a little church, all by
itself in the
countryside, from which
there suddenly emanated
the sounds of a pipe
organ. At this point, the
temptation to quote from
P.U. Bach's letter to
P.D.Q. cannot be
resisted: They went
inside and, after
listening to the glorious
music for a while,
introduced themselves to
the organist. And who do
you think it was? Are you
ready for this -- it was
your old man! Hey, no
kidding -- you know, I'm
sure, that your father
was the guy to get when
it came to testing new
organs, and whoever had
that one in Massachusetts
built offered old
Sebastian a tidy sum to
go over there and check
it out. The unexpected
meeting with J.S. Bach
and his sponsors was
interrupted by the sound
of horse hooves, as the
dreaded Wiesel and his
men thundered on to the
scene. They had been
riding all night,
however, and they were no
spring chickens to start
with, and as soon as they
reached the church they
all dropped, exhausted,
to the ground. The elated
Germans rang the church
bells and offered to buy
everyone a beer at the
nearest tavern. There
they were taught, and
joined in singing, what
might be called the
national anthem of the
New World. The melody of
this pre-revolutionary
patriotic song is still
remembered (P.D.Q. Bach
quotes it, in the bass
instruments, near the end
of the overture), but is
words are now all but
forgotten: Freedom, of
thee we sing, Freedom
e'er is our goal; Death
to the English King, Long
live Rock and Ross. The
striking paucity of
biographical references
to Johann Sebastian Bah
during the year 1712 can
now be explained: he was
abroad for a significant
part of that year,
testing organs in the
British Colonies. That
this revelation has not
been accepted as fact by
the musicological
establishment is no
surprise, since it means
that a lot of books would
have to be rewritten. The
members of that
establishment haven't
even accepted the
existence of P.D.Q. Bach,
one of whose major works
the 1712 Overture
certainly is. It is also
a work that shows
Tchaikowsky up as the
shameless plagiarizer
that some of us have
always known he was. The
discovery of this awesome
opus was made possible by
a Boston Pops Centennial
Research Commission; the
first modern performance
took place at the opening
concert of the 100th
anniversary season of
that orchestra, under the
exciting but authentic
direction of John
Williams.
Orchestra SKU: PR.41641576L For Really Big Orchestra. Composed by ...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
PR.41641576L
For
Really Big Orchestra.
Composed by PDQ Bach.
Edited by Peter
Schickele. Large Score.
With Standard notation.
Duration 11 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41576L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.41641576L).
UPC:
680160636549. 11 x 17
inches.
The 1712
Overture stands out in
P.D.Q. Bach's oeuvre for
two reasons, among
others: it is by far the
most programmatic
instrumental piece among
those by the minimeister
of Wein-am-Rhein so far
unearthed, and 2) its
discovery has led to a
revelation about the
composer's father, Johann
Sebastian Bach, that has
exploded like a bombshell
on the usually serene
musicological landscape.
The overture is based on
an anecdote told to
P.D.Q. Bach by a cousin,
Peter Ulrich. Since P.U.
Bach lived in Dudeldorf,
only a few miles down the
road from Wein-am-Rhein,
he was P.D.Q.'s closest
relative, and he was, in
fact, one of the few
members of the family who
was on speaking terms
with P.D.Q. The story,
related to P.D.Q.
(fortunately for us
posterity types) in a
letter, may be summarized
thus: The town of
Dudeldorf was founded by
two brothers, Rudi and
Dieter Dudel, early in
the 18th century. Rudi
remained mayor of the
newborn burg for the rest
of his long life, but
Dieter had a dream of
starting a musicians'
colony, an entire city
devoted to music, which
dream, he finally
decided, could be
realized only in the New
World. In 1712, he and
several other bagpipers
sailed to Boston, never
to return to Germany.
(Henceforth, Rudi became
known as der deutscher
Dudel and Dieter as the
Yankee Dudel).
Unfortunately, the head
of the Boston Musicians'
Guild had gotten wind of
Dudel's plans, and
Wilhelm Wiesel (pron.
VEE-zle), known none too
affectionately around
town as Wiesel the
Weasel, was not about to
share what few gigs there
were in colonial America
with more foreigners and
outside agitators. He and
his cronies were on hand
to meet Dudel's boat when
it pulled into Boston
Harbor; they intended to
prevent the newcomers'
disembarkation, but Dudel
and his companions
managed to escape to the
other side of the bay in
a dinghy, landing with
just enough time to rent
a carriage and horses
before hearing the sound
of The Weasel and his
men, who had had to come
around the long way. The
Germans headed West, with
the Bostonians in furious
pursuit. soon the city
had been left far behind,
and by midnight so had
the pursuers; Dieter
Dudel decided that it was
safe for him and his men
to stop and sleep until
daybreak. When they
awoke, they found that
they were in a beautiful
landscape of low,
forested mountains and
pleasant fields, warmed
by the brilliant morning
sun and serenaded by an
entrancing variety of
birds. Here, Dudel
thought, her is where I
will build my colony. The
immigrants continued down
the road at a leisurely
pace until they came upon
a little church, all by
itself in the
countryside, from which
there suddenly emanated
the sounds of a pipe
organ. At this point, the
temptation to quote from
P.U. Bach's letter to
P.D.Q. cannot be
resisted: They went
inside and, after
listening to the glorious
music for a while,
introduced themselves to
the organist. And who do
you think it was? Are you
ready for this -- it was
your old man! Hey, no
kidding -- you know, I'm
sure, that your father
was the guy to get when
it came to testing new
organs, and whoever had
that one in Massachusetts
built offered old
Sebastian a tidy sum to
go over there and check
it out. The unexpected
meeting with J.S. Bach
and his sponsors was
interrupted by the sound
of horse hooves, as the
dreaded Wiesel and his
men thundered on to the
scene. They had been
riding all night,
however, and they were no
spring chickens to start
with, and as soon as they
reached the church they
all dropped, exhausted,
to the ground. The elated
Germans rang the church
bells and offered to buy
everyone a beer at the
nearest tavern. There
they were taught, and
joined in singing, what
might be called the
national anthem of the
New World. The melody of
this pre-revolutionary
patriotic song is still
remembered (P.D.Q. Bach
quotes it, in the bass
instruments, near the end
of the overture), but is
words are now all but
forgotten: Freedom, of
thee we sing, Freedom
e'er is our goal; Death
to the English King, Long
live Rock and Ross. The
striking paucity of
biographical references
to Johann Sebastian Bah
during the year 1712 can
now be explained: he was
abroad for a significant
part of that year,
testing organs in the
British Colonies. That
this revelation has not
been accepted as fact by
the musicological
establishment is no
surprise, since it means
that a lot of books would
have to be rewritten. The
members of that
establishment haven't
even accepted the
existence of P.D.Q. Bach,
one of whose major works
the 1712 Overture
certainly is. It is also
a work that shows
Tchaikowsky up as the
shameless plagiarizer
that some of us have
always known he was. The
discovery of this awesome
opus was made possible by
a Boston Pops Centennial
Research Commission; the
first modern performance
took place at the opening
concert of the 100th
anniversary season of
that orchestra, under the
exciting but authentic
direction of John
Williams.
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