Arranged by Johnnie Vinson. MusicWorks Grade 1. Concert. Score and parts (with online audio). Published by Hal Leonard

Orchestra - Grade 3

SKU: AP.35996S

Arranged by Matt Turner. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Alternatives. Folk; Sacred; Spiritual; Traditional. Score. 8 pages. Highland/Etling #00-35996S. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.35996S).

UPC: 038081410418. English. Traditional.

This arrangement of the beloved African-American spiritual offers students the opportunity to experience chromaticism within beautiful moving lines and harmonies. A simple hymn-like texture at the beginning gradually leads to an expedition in bi-tonality, giving this arrangement a contemporary but accessible sound.

Full orchestra

SKU: LO.30-3608MD

Composed by Marty Parks. Choral. Sacred Anthem, Christmas. Orchestral score and parts. Medallion Music #30/3608MD. Published by Medallion Music (LO.30-3608MD).

UPC: 000308150919.

Orche stral Score and Parts for Gloria! Oh, Gloria! (10/5179MD) With an African rhythm feel, this Christmas selection is easy to learn and fun to sing. In addition to traditional lyrics from Charles Wesley’s “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” it incorporates original lyrics and music by Marty Parks. The optional orchestra parts will provide extra excitement for your worship service or concert.

Orchestra - Grade 2.5

SKU: AP.44836S

Composed by Gary Fagan. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Orchestra. Score. 12 pages. Duration 2:15. Highland/Etling #00-44836S. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.44836S).

UPC: 038081518312. English.

This original piece is in a style reminiscent of the music of the rich cultural heritage of the Appalachian Mountain area. Music is an important part of the Appalachian way of life. In fact, Appalachian music is one of the best-known manifestations of the culture. Traditional Appalachian music is derived primarily from the English and Scottish ballad tradition and Irish and Scottish fiddle music. African-American blues musicians played a significant role in developing the instrumental aspects of Appalachian music as well. (2:15).

Orchestra (Full Score)

SKU: HL.244904

For Orchestra. Composed by Bryce Dessner. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2017. 64 pages. Duration 1020 seconds. Chester Music #CH83985. Published by Chester Music (HL.244904).

8.25x12.0x0.508 inches.

Quilting, co-commissioned by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is my first stand alone work for orchestraand is loosely inspired by the American tradition of quilt making. I composed Quilting while living most of last year in Paris.During my time there, I thought a lot about what it means to compose symphonic music as a young American in the 21st century, when so many of the many masterworks which are programmed year in and out by orchestras across the country are European. I considered which artistic traditions defined the American 19th-century. I began to think of the American crafts-tradition of quilting as a foilto the high-art tradition of European orchestral composition. As the score for my new work began to take shape, I started thinking about the manuscript itself as an object, its vertical and horizontal planes create a kind of patterned geometry of their own. Visually the way a musical score is woven together like patchwork brought to mind quilts and the great American tradition of quilting. I imagined about how conducting an orchestra can feellike stitching a piece together, or sewing together a large number of musical ideas and musicians into a coherent and transcendent whole. Quilting was an integral part of American vernacular in the 18th and 19th centuries, the African-American quilting tradition is especially fascinating, and the quilts tell the stories of the women and communities who made them. The names of the quilt patterns themselves can have their own sense of narrative: 'jacobs ladder', 'drunkards path', 'solomon's puzzle', and (my favorite for its relevance to this piece) 'the road to California. - Bryce Dessner.

By Rosephanye Powell. ORCHESTRA SCORE AND PARTS. Gentry Publications. 62 pages. Gentry Publications #JG0726. Published by Gentry Publications