Orchestra - Grade 2

SKU: AP.47481

Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Richard Meyer. Full Orchestra; MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Highland/Etling First Philharmonic. Form: Transcription; Dance. Masterwork Arrangement. Score and Part(s). 200 pages. Duration 4:08. Highland/Etling #00-47481. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.47481).

UPC: 038081544489. English.

A beautiful arrangement by Richard Meyer of Waltz Number 1, Waltz Number 2, and the Coda from the original, set perfectly for the first full-orchestra experience. Perhaps the most widely popular composer of light classical music ever, Johann Strauss, Jr. wrote over 150 waltzes, bringing the form to perfection as an extended musical composition. The Blue Danube (the common English title of An der schonen blauen Donau---German for By the Beautiful Blue Danube), was composed in 1866 and was premiered in February of 1867. It has been one of the most popular classical pieces ever since. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

Orchestra - Grade 2

SKU: AP.47481S

Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Richard Meyer. Full Orchestra; MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Highland/Etling First Philharmonic. Form: Transcription. Masterwork Arrangement. Score. 28 pages. Duration 4:08. Highland/Etling #00-47481S. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.47481S).

UPC: 038081544496. English.

A beautiful arrangement by Richard Meyer of Waltz Number 1, Waltz Number 2, and the Coda from the original, set perfectly for the first full-orchestra experience. Perhaps the most widely popular composer of light classical music ever, Johann Strauss, Jr. wrote over 150 waltzes, bringing the form to perfection as an extended musical composition. The Blue Danube (the common English title of An der schonen blauen Donau---German for By the Beautiful Blue Danube), was composed in 1866 and was premiered in February of 1867. It has been one of the most popular classical pieces ever since. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

Orchestra - Grade 3

SKU: AP.48094S

Composed by Bob Phillips. MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Orchestra. Light Concert; Masterwork Arrangement. Score. 20 pages. Duration 3:50. Highland/Etling #00-48094S. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.48094S).

UPC: 038081559209. English.

Starting with a slow, hypnotic rock ballad with beautiful melodic lines and then moving into a high-energy, bluesy Rock section, this piece by Bob Phillips will be a great opener or closer. Two soaring violin features appear in the second section and can be performed solo or soli. A repetitive, driving, never-stopping rock groove moves throughout this original piece and the soaring violin solo/soli part. Optimistic and powerful, Rockin' 67 Blues is sure to be a new classic. (3:50) This title available in MakeMusic Cloud.

Orchestra - Grade 3

SKU: AP.48094

Composed by Bob Phillips. MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Orchestra. Light Concert; Masterwork Arrangement. Score and Part(s). 128 pages. Duration 3:50. Highland/Etling #00-48094. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.48094).

UPC: 038081559193. English.

Starting with a slow, hypnotic rock ballad with beautiful melodic lines and then moving into a high-energy, bluesy Rock section, this piece by Bob Phillips will be a great opener or closer. Two soaring violin features appear in the second section and can be performed solo or soli. A repetitive, driving, never-stopping rock groove moves throughout this original piece and the soaring violin solo/soli part. Optimistic and powerful, Rockin' 67 Blues is sure to be a new classic. (3:50) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

Orchestra - Grade 3.5

SKU: AP.48066S

Composed by Leroy Anderson. Arranged by Chris M. Bernotas. MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Pop Concert Full Orchestra. Light Concert; Rock. Score. 20 pages. Duration 3:00. Alfred Music #00-48066S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.48066S).

UPC: 038081557564. English.

Brilliantl y scored and in a friendly key, Blue Tango by Leroy Anderson, arranged by Chris M. Bernotas, will highlight your symphony orchestra in any concert or festival. This classic reached the top of the Billboard charts in the early 1950s and will be a favorite for both your students and audience. Closely arranged to the original, the beautiful melodies, full range of dynamics, and clearly marked articulations will provide excellent teaching moments and exciting performances. (3:00) This title available in MakeMusic Cloud.

Orchestra - Grade 3.5

SKU: AP.48066

Composed by Leroy Anderson. Arranged by Chris M. Bernotas. Full Orchestra; MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Pop Concert Full Orchestra. Form: Dance. Light Concert; Rock. Score and Part(s). 196 pages. Duration 3:00. Alfred Music #00-48066. Published by Alfred Music (AP.48066).

UPC: 038081557557. English.

Brilliantl y scored and in a friendly key, Blue Tango by Leroy Anderson, arranged by Chris M. Bernotas, will highlight your symphony orchestra in any concert or festival. This classic reached the top of the Billboard charts in the early 1950s and will be a favorite for both your students and audience. Closely arranged to the original, the beautiful melodies, full range of dynamics, and clearly marked articulations will provide excellent teaching moments and exciting performances. (3:00) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

Orchestra - Grade 2

SKU: AP.24936S

Composed by Edmund J. Siennicki. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling Strictly Strings. Score. 8 pages. Highland/Etling #00-24936S. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.24936S).

UPC: 038081275895. English.

Imagine the stately bird, the blue heron, in the marshes along Lake Erie. When standing on one leg in the water, the bird is visible to the careful observer, yet their large wingspan makes them majestic flyers. This piece calls for a moderate tempo. After the short introduction, the next 16 measures are played piano, mezzo forte and forte. This is followed by two versions with variations. All players get to play the melody and bowings and dynamics make the music more interesting for the audience and performers as the piece comes to a loud ending.

Orchestra - Grade 2.5

SKU: AP.50769

Composed by Irving Berlin. Arranged by Victor Lopez. Full Orchestra; MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Pop Intermediate String/Full Orchestra. Broadway; Great American Songbook; Jazz; Pop. Score and Part(s). Duration 3:00. Alfred Music #00-50769. Published by Alfred Music (AP.50769).

ISBN 9781470669416. UPC: 038081588223. English.

This creative and fresh arrangement of the Irving Berlin classic Blue Skies by veteran arranger Victor López is simply fantastic! With its Latin flair, this arrangement will be easy to put together and will be a highlight in your next concert. An optional vocal part makes this arrangement even more flexible and perfect for joining forces with the vocal program. (3:00).

Jazz ensemble - Grade 5

SKU: RM.BILL04930

Composed by Jean Louis Billoud. Petites formations. Orchestra. Editions Robert Martin #BILL04930. Published by Editions Robert Martin (RM.BILL04930).

ISBN 9790231049305.

Arranged by Ted Ricketts. Full Orchestra. Size 6.75x10.5 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Soprano, tenor, Knabensoprano, flugelhorn, mixed choir and chamber orchestra (Study Score)

SKU: HL.49018099

Boy Soprano, Soprano, Tenor, Flugelhorn, Mixed Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra Study Score. Composed by Harald Weiss. This edition: Paperback/Soft Cover. Sheet music. Study Score. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2008/2009. 188 pages. Duration 100'. Schott Music #ED20619. Published by Schott Music (HL.49018099).

ISBN 9790001158428. UPC: 884088567347. 8.25x11.75x0.457 inches. Latin - German.

On letting go(Concerning the selection of the texts) In the selection of the texts, I have allowed myself to be motivated and inspired by the concept of 'letting go'. This appears to me to be one of the essential aspects of dying, but also of life itself. We humans cling far too strongly to successful achievements, whether they have to do with material or ideal values, or relationships of all kinds. We cannot and do not want to let go, almost as if our life depended on it. As we will have to practise the art of letting go at the latest during our hour of death, perhaps we could already make a start on this while we are still alive. Tagore describes this farewell with very simple but strikingly vivid imagery: 'I will return the key of my door'. I have set this text for tenor solo. Here I imagine, and have correspondingly noted in a certain passage of the score, that the protagonist finds himself as though 'in an ocean' of voices in which he is however not drowning, but immersing himself in complete relaxation. The phenomenon of letting go is described even more simply and tersely in Psalm 90, verse 12: 'So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom'. This cannot be expressed more plainly.I have begun the requiem with a solo boy's voice singing the beginning of this psalm on a single note, the note A. This in effect says it all. The work comes full circle at the culmination with a repeat of the psalm which subsequently leads into a resplendent 'lux aeterna'. The intermediate texts of the Requiem which highlight the phenomenon of letting go in the widest spectrum of colours originate on the one hand from the Latin liturgy of the Messa da Requiem (In Paradisum, Libera me, Requiem aeternam, Mors stupebit) and on the other hand from poems by Joseph von Eichendorff, Hermann Hesse, Rabindranath Tagore and Rainer Maria Rilke.All texts have a distinctive positive element in common and view death as being an organic process within the great system of the universe, for example when Hermann Hesse writes: 'Entreiss dich, Seele, nun der Zeit, entreiss dich deinen Sorgen und mache dich zum Flug bereit in den ersehnten Morgen' ['Tear yourself way , o soul, from time, tear yourself away from your sorrows and prepare yourself to fly away into the long-awaited morning'] and later: 'Und die Seele unbewacht will in freien Flugen schweben, um im Zauberkreis der Nacht tief und tausendfach zu leben' ['And the unfettered soul strives to soar in free flight to live in the magic sphere of the night, deep and thousandfold']. Or Joseph von Eichendorff whose text evokes a distant song in his lines: 'Und meine Seele spannte weit ihre Flugel aus. Flog durch die stillen Lande, als floge sie nach Haus' ['And my soul spread its wings wide. Flew through the still country as if homeward bound.']Here a strong romantically tinged occidental resonance can be detected which is however also accompanied by a universal spirit going far beyond all cultures and religions. In the beginning was the sound Long before any sort of word or meaningful phrase was uttered by vocal chords, sounds, vibrations and tones already existed. This brings us back to the music. Both during my years of study and at subsequent periods, I had been an active participant in the world of contemporary music, both as percussionist and also as conductor and composer. My early scores had a somewhat adventurous appearance, filled with an abundance of small black dots: no rhythm could be too complicated, no register too extreme and no harmony too dissonant. I devoted myself intensely to the handling of different parameters which in serial music coexist in total equality: I also studied aleatory principles and so-called minimal music.I subsequently emigrated and took up residence in Spain from where I embarked on numerous travels over the years to India, Africa and South America. I spent repeated periods during this time as a resident in non-European countries. This meant that the currents of contemporary music swept past me vaguely and at a great distance. What I instead absorbed during this period were other completely new cultures in which I attempted to immerse myself as intensively as possible.I learned foreign languages and came into contact with musicians of all classes and styles who had a different cultural heritage than my own: I was intoxicated with the diversity of artistic potential.Nevertheless, the further I distanced myself from my own Western musical heritage, the more this returned insistently in my consciousness.The scene can be imagined of sitting somewhere in the middle of the Brazilian jungle surrounded by the wailing of Indians and out of the blue being provided with the opportunity to hear Beethoven's late string quartets: this can be a heart-wrenching experience, akin to an identity crisis. This type of experience can also be described as cathartic. Whatever the circumstances, my 'renewed' occupation with the 'old' country would not permit me to return to the point at which I as an audacious young student had maltreated the musical parameters of so-called contemporary music. A completely different approach would be necessary: an extremely careful approach, inching my way gradually back into the Western world: an approach which would welcome tradition back into the fold, attempt to unfurl the petals and gently infuse this tradition with a breath of contemporary life.Although I am aware that I will not unleash a revolution or scandal with this approach, I am nevertheless confident as, with the musical vocabulary of this Requiem, I am travelling in an orbit in which no ballast or complex structures will be transported or intimated: on the contrary, I have attempted to form the message of the texts in music with the naivety of a 'homecomer'. Harald WeissColonia de San PedroMarch 2009.

String Orchestra standard string orchestra (88555) - Grade 4

SKU: KN.KEN10119

(Inner Mongolian folk song). Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Albert Wang. Solo or Ensemble. Apex String Orchestra. Score and set of parts. Duration 3 minutes, 40 seconds. Kendor Music Inc #KEN10119. Published by Kendor Music Inc (KN.KEN10119).

UPC: 822795101195.

The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, which shares its northern border with the Republic of Mongolia and Russia, is China's third largest province. This popular folk song describes dawn and dusk in this land of vast grasslands-- blue skies, white clouds, gentle breezes, and a flock of sheep that look like silver spilled on the prairie. Solos for violin and cello offer the perfect opportunity to feature and challenge your star players. Duration 3:40.

Orchestra - Grade 3

SKU: AP.31623S

Composed by Randy Sabien. MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Alternatives. Jazz; Light Concert; Novelty. Score. 12 pages. Highland/Etling #00-31623S. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.31623S).

UPC: 038081353234. English.

As heard on the composer's recordings, this eerie jazz tune will challenge and thrill the players! Based on a twelve-bar blues progression with a twist, each section takes a solo. Solos are written out or may be improvised. Encourage the players to use special effects, as in another dimension. It's okay for a variety of sounds to emerge! (3:35) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

Marching band - Grade 2

SKU: RM.TRAD03571-BA

Composed by W.Ch. Handy. Arranged by Toima. Marching band. Orchestra. Full set. Editions Robert Martin #TRAD03571-BA. Published by Editions Robert Martin (RM.TRAD03571-BA).

ISBN 9790231035711.

Orchestra - Grade 3.5

SKU: AP.31616S

Composed by Tim Aucoin. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Alternatives. Light Concert. Score. 16 pages. Duration 3:50. Highland/Etling #00-31616S. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.31616S).

UPC: 038081335667. English.

Feel the relaxed energy of a hot afternoon while the gators bask on the banks of the Tchefuncte River in Louisiana! This swingin' feel-good jazz shuffle features a catchy melody over a Blues in G with a middle section reminiscent of Count Basie taking it home. Written out solos for violin, viola and cello are included with backgrounds for all sections. Let the Good Times Roll! (3:50).

Orchestra - Grade 3.5

SKU: AP.31616

Composed by Tim Aucoin. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Alternatives. Light Concert. Score and Part(s). 132 pages. Duration 3:50. Highland/Etling #00-31616. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.31616).

UPC: 038081335650. English.

Feel the relaxed energy of a hot afternoon while the gators bask on the banks of the Tchefuncte River in Louisiana! This swingin' feel-good jazz shuffle features a catchy melody over a Blues in G with a middle section reminiscent of Count Basie taking it home. Written out solos for violin, viola and cello are included with backgrounds for all sections. Let the Good Times Roll! (3:50).