Contents: Finale from Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) · Be Thou My Vision · And...(+)
Contents: Finale from
Symphony No. 5
(Beethoven) · Be Thou
My Vision · And the
Multitude with One Voice
Spoke · The Highlander
· Shalom Chaverim ·
Full Spectrum · The
Magical Mozart (from
Magic Flute) · The
Morning Trumpet
·Prelude, Hymn and
Fugue · Acclamation
· Trumpet Voluntary
· Fantasy on a
Canadian Folk Song ·
Rats, Bats and Spiders
· Bay Town Festival
· Allegria! Allegria!
· Go Ring Them Bells
Santa on the Housetop Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant FJH
By Benjamin R. Hanby. Arranged by William Owens. FJH Starter Series. The piece f...(+)
By Benjamin R. Hanby.
Arranged by William
Owens. FJH Starter
Series. The piece from
beginning to end has a
special festive quality,
and should be bouncy, not
heavy. At measure 6,
percussion and low voices
must be considerate of
the upper woodwind
melody. Play the sections
at measures 14 and 26 in
the same festive manner
as the introduction. The
slide whistle and the
"Ho!, Ho!, Ho!" parts
should be bold and
without reservation. The
section at measure 34
(especially the last
three notes) should be
climactic in nature but
not overplayed. Score for
this title: B1294S. Extra
part for this title:
B1294P. Concert Band.
Level: 0.5. Score and Set
of Parts. Published by
The FJH Music Company
Inc.
Band Concert Band SKU: PR.465000130 For Large Wind Ensemble. Compo...(+)
Band Concert Band
SKU:
PR.465000130
For
Large Wind Ensemble.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Sws. Contemporary. Full
score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2010.
Duration 14 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#465-00013. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.465000130).
ISBN
9781598064070. UPC:
680160600144. 9x12
inches.
Following a
celebrated series of wind
ensemble tone poems about
national parks in the
American West, Dan
Welcher’s Upriver
celebrates the Lewis &
Clark Expedition from the
Missouri River to
Oregon’s Columbia
Gorge, following the
Louisiana Purchase of
1803. Welcher’s
imaginative textures and
inventiveness are freshly
modern, evoking our
American heritage,
including references to
Shenandoah and other folk
songs known to have been
sung on the expedition.
For advanced players.
Duration:
14’. In 1803,
President Thomas
Jefferson sent Meriwether
Lewis and William
Clark’s Corps of
Discovery to find a water
route to the Pacific and
explore the uncharted
West. He believed woolly
mammoths, erupting
volcanoes, and mountains
of pure salt awaited
them. What they found was
no less mind-boggling:
some 300 species unknown
to science, nearly 50
Indian tribes, and the
Rockies.Ihave been a
student of the Lewis and
Clark expedition, which
Thomas Jefferson called
the “Voyage of
Discovery,†for as
long as I can remember.
This astonishing journey,
lasting more than
two-and-a-half years,
began and ended in St.
Louis, Missouri —
and took the travelers up
more than a few rivers in
their quest to find the
Northwest Passage to the
Pacific Ocean. In an age
without speedy
communication, this was
akin to space travel out
of radio range in our own
time: no one knew if,
indeed, the party had
even survived the voyage
for more than a year.
Most of them were
soldiers. A few were
French-Canadian voyageurs
— hired trappers
and explorers, who were
fluent in French (spoken
extensively in the
region, due to earlier
explorers from France)
and in some of the Indian
languages they might
encounter. One of the
voyageurs, a man named
Pierre Cruzatte, also
happened to be a
better-than-average
fiddle player. In many
respects, the travelers
were completely on their
own for supplies and
survival, yet,
incredibly, only one of
them died during the
voyage. Jefferson had
outfitted them with food,
weapons, medicine, and
clothing — and
along with other
trinkets, a box of 200
jaw harps to be used in
trading with the Indians.
Their trip was long,
perilous to the point of
near catastrophe, and
arduous. The dream of a
Northwest Passage proved
ephemeral, but the
northwestern quarter of
the continent had finally
been explored, mapped,
and described to an
anxious world. When the
party returned to St.
Louis in 1806, and with
the Louisiana Purchase
now part of the United
States, they were greeted
as national heroes.Ihave
written a sizeable number
of works for wind
ensemble that draw their
inspiration from the
monumental spaces found
in the American West.
Four of them (Arches, The
Yellowstone Fires,
Glacier, and Zion) take
their names, and in large
part their being, from
actual national parks in
Utah, Wyoming, and
Montana. But Upriver,
although it found its
voice (and its finale) in
the magnificent Columbia
Gorge in Oregon, is about
a much larger region.
This piece, like its
brother works about the
national parks,
doesn’t try to
tell a story. Instead, it
captures the flavor of a
certain time, and of a
grand adventure. Cast in
one continuous movement
and lasting close to
fourteen minutes, the
piece falls into several
subsections, each with
its own heading: The
Dream (in which
Jefferson’s vision
of a vast expanse of
western land is opened);
The Promise, a chorale
that re-appears several
times in the course of
the piece and represents
the seriousness of the
presidential mission; The
River; The Voyageurs; The
River II ; Death and
Disappointment; Return to
the Voyage; and The River
III .The music includes
several quoted melodies,
one of which is familiar
to everyone as the
ultimate “river
song,†and which
becomes the
through-stream of the
work. All of the quoted
tunes were either sung by
the men on the voyage, or
played by
Cruzatte’s fiddle.
From various journals and
diaries, we know the men
found enjoyment and
solace in music, and
almost every night
encampment had at least a
bit of music in it. In
addition to Cruzatte,
there were two other
members of the party who
played the fiddle, and
others made do with
singing, or playing upon
sticks, bones, the
ever-present jaw harps,
and boat horns. From
Lewis’ journals, I
found all the tunes used
in Upriver: Shenandoah
(still popular after more
than 200 years),
V’la bon vent,
Soldier’s Joy,
Johnny Has Gone for a
Soldier, Come Ye Sinners
Poor and Needy (a hymn
sung to the tune
“Beech
Springâ€) and
Fisher’s Hornpipe.
The work follows an
emotional journey: not
necessarily step-by-step
with the Voyage of
Discovery heroes, but a
kind of grand arch.
Beginning in the mists of
history and myth,
traversing peaks and
valleys both real and
emotional (and a solemn
funeral scene), finding
help from native people,
and recalling their zeal
upon finding the one
great river that will, in
fact, take them to the
Pacific. When the men
finally roar through the
Columbia Gorge in their
boats (a feat that even
the Indians had not
attempted), the
magnificent river
combines its theme with
the chorale of
Jefferson’s
Promise. The Dream is
fulfilled: not quite the
one Jefferson had
imagined (there is no
navigable water passage
from the Missouri to the
Pacific), but the dream
of a continental
destiny.
With One Courageous Voice Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile C.L. Barnhouse
Grade 2 SKU: CL.011-4738-00 Composed by Eastmond. Young Concert Band. Sco...(+)
Grade 2
SKU:
CL.011-4738-00
Composed by Eastmond.
Young Concert Band. Score
and set of parts. C.L.
Barnhouse #011-4738-00.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse
(CL.011-4738-00).
With One
Courageous Voice is an
expressive and uplifting
selection that honors the
democratic process, and
those who participate in
it – both past and
present – whether
through voting, serving,
or even drafting the
founding documents which
make our democracies what
they are today. The music
invokes ideas of
compromise,
self-reflection, history
and duty. An
introspective and
uplifting work for the
developing band!
Grade 2 SKU: CL.011-4738-01 Composed by Eastmond. Young Concert Band. Ext...(+)
Grade 2
SKU:
CL.011-4738-01
Composed by Eastmond.
Young Concert Band. Extra
full score. C.L.
Barnhouse #011-4738-01.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse
(CL.011-4738-01).
With One
Courageous Voice is an
expressive and uplifting
selection that honors the
democratic process, and
those who participate in
it – both past and
present – whether
through voting, serving,
or even drafting the
founding documents which
make our democracies what
they are today. The music
invokes ideas of
compromise,
self-reflection, history
and duty. An
introspective and
uplifting work for the
developing band!
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 1 SKU: FJ.B1771 Composed by Timothy Loe...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 1
SKU:
FJ.B1771
Composed by
Timothy Loest. Concert
Band. FJH Beginning Band.
Light Concert; Novelty.
Score and Part(s).
Duration 2:30. The FJH
Music Company Inc
#98-B1771. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1771).
UPC:
241444400418.
English.
Orphaned
toys come to life in this
eerie tour of an
abandoned toy store. The
work opens and closes
with Victor Herbert's
dreamlike Toyland as a
Jack-in-the-box plays Pop
Goes the Weasel. A wealth
of toy sounds make their
appearance among
diminished chords,
tri-tones, and the Dies
Irae, which surrounds an
aleatoric section
featuring a whole host of
noisy toys. Highly
accessible, extremely
creative, and definitely
memorable!
About FJH
Beginning
Band
Appro
priate within the first
year of instruction and
beginning of the second
year. Clarinets do not go
above the break, and
there is limited use of
accidentals. Plenty of
doublings in the lower
voices. Grade 1.
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 1 SKU: FJ.B1771S Score Only. Com...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 1
SKU:
FJ.B1771S
Score
Only. Composed by
Timothy Loest. Concert
Band. FJH Beginning Band.
Light Concert; Novelty.
Score. Duration 2:30. The
FJH Music Company Inc
#98-B1771S. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1771S).
English.
Orphane
d toys come to life in
this eerie tour of an
abandoned toy store. The
work opens and closes
with Victor Herbert's
dreamlike Toyland as a
Jack-in-the-box plays Pop
Goes the Weasel. A wealth
of toy sounds make their
appearance among
diminished chords,
tri-tones, and the Dies
Irae, which surrounds an
aleatoric section
featuring a whole host of
noisy toys. Highly
accessible, extremely
creative, and definitely
memorable!
About FJH
Beginning
Band
Appro
priate within the first
year of instruction and
beginning of the second
year. Clarinets do not go
above the break, and
there is limited use of
accidentals. Plenty of
doublings in the lower
voices. Grade 1.
In Morning Light Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Wingert-Jones Publications
Concert Band - Grade 3 SKU: WJ.CBW2405FS Composed by Clifton Jones. Conce...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 3
SKU: WJ.CBW2405FS
Composed by Clifton
Jones. Concert Grade
3-3.5. Contest/Festival.
Score Only. Wingert-Jones
Publications #CBW2405FS.
Published by
Wingert-Jones
Publications
(WJ.CBW2405FS).
9 x 12
inches.
This new
mid-tempo ballad is
impeccably scored and
harmonically lush, making
it a unique and
worthwhile addition to
any concert program this
year. Clifton Jones has a
wonderful voice, and it
is on full display in
this hauntingly beautiful
work. Stretch their
musicianship and move
audiences this year with
In Morning Light.
In Morning Light Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Wingert-Jones Publications
Concert Band - Grade 3 SKU: WJ.CBW2405 Composed by Clifton Jones. Concert...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 3
SKU: WJ.CBW2405
Composed by Clifton
Jones. Concert Grade
3-3.5. Contest/Festival.
Set of parts.
Wingert-Jones
Publications #CBW2405.
Published by
Wingert-Jones
Publications
(WJ.CBW2405).
9 x 12
inches.
This new
mid-tempo ballad is
impeccably scored and
harmonically lush, making
it a unique and
worthwhile addition to
any concert program this
year. Clifton Jones has a
wonderful voice, and it
is on full display in
this hauntingly beautiful
work. Stretch their
musicianship and move
audiences this year with
In Morning Light.
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.CMP-0228-98-010 Composed by James...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5
SKU:
BT.CMP-0228-98-010
Composed by James Hosay.
Signature Series. Set
(Score & Parts). Composed
1998. Curnow Music #CMP
0228-98-010. Published by
Curnow Music
(BT.CMP-0228-98-010).
Wind band (8-27 voices) (ANH TRP3 B) SKU: HL.49023026 Anhang. Comp...(+)
Wind band (8-27 voices)
(ANH TRP3 B)
SKU:
HL.49023026
Anhang. Composed
by Bss. Arranged by Max
Villinger. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Individual part. 2 pages.
Schott Music #BSS
34207-67. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49023026).
Band Concert Band SKU: PR.46500013L For Wind Ensemble. Composed by...(+)
Band Concert Band
SKU:
PR.46500013L
For
Wind Ensemble.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Contemporary. Large
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2010.
Duration 14 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#465-00013L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.46500013L).
UPC:
680160600151. 11 x 14
inches.
I n 1803,
President Thomas
Jefferson sent Meriwether
Lewis and William Clarks
Corps of Discovery to
find a water route to the
Pacific and explore the
uncharted West. He
believed woolly mammoths,
erupting volcanoes, and
mountains of pure salt
awaited them. What they
found was no less
mind-boggling: some 300
species unknown to
science, nearly 50 Indian
tribes, and the Rockies.
I have been a student of
the Lewis and Clark
expedition, which Thomas
Jefferson called the
Voyage of Discovery, for
as long as I can
remember. This
astonishing journey,
lasting more than
two-and-a-half years,
began and ended in St.
Louis, Missouri and took
the travelers up more
than a few rivers in
their quest to find the
Northwest Passage to the
Pacific Ocean. In an age
without speedy
communication, this was
akin to space travel out
of radio range in our own
time: no one knew if,
indeed, the party had
even survived the voyage
for more than a year.
Most of them were
soldiers. A few were
French-Canadian voyageurs
hired trappers and
explorers, who were
fluent in French (spoken
extensively in the
region, due to earlier
explorers from France)
and in some of the Indian
languages they might
encounter. One of the
voyageurs, a man named
Pierre Cruzatte, also
happened to be a
better-than-average
fiddle player. In many
respects, the travelers
were completely on their
own for supplies and
survival, yet,
incredibly, only one of
them died during the
voyage. Jefferson had
outfitted them with food,
weapons, medicine, and
clothing and along with
other trinkets, a box of
200 jaw harps to be used
in trading with the
Indians. Their trip was
long, perilous to the
point of near
catastrophe, and arduous.
The dream of a Northwest
Passage proved ephemeral,
but the northwestern
quarter of the continent
had finally been
explored, mapped, and
described to an anxious
world. When the party
returned to St. Louis in
1806, and with the
Louisiana Purchase now
part of the United
States, they were greeted
as national heroes. I
have written a sizeable
number of works for wind
ensemble that draw their
inspiration from the
monumental spaces found
in the American West.
Four of them (Arches, The
Yellowstone Fires,
Glacier, and Zion) take
their names, and in large
part their being, from
actual national parks in
Utah, Wyoming, and
Montana. But Upriver,
although it found its
voice (and its finale) in
the magnificent Columbia
Gorge in Oregon, is about
a much larger region.
This piece, like its
brother works about the
national parks, doesnt
try to tell a story.
Instead, it captures the
flavor of a certain time,
and of a grand adventure.
Cast in one continuous
movement and lasting
close to fourteen
minutes, the piece falls
into several subsections,
each with its own
heading: The Dream (in
which Jeffersons vision
of a vast expanse of
western land is opened);
The Promise, a chorale
that re-appears several
times in the course of
the piece and represents
the seriousness of the
presidential mission; The
River; The Voyageurs; The
River II ; Death and
Disappointment; Return to
the Voyage; and The River
III . The music includes
several quoted melodies,
one of which is familiar
to everyone as the
ultimate river song, and
which becomes the
through-stream of the
work. All of the quoted
tunes were either sung by
the men on the voyage, or
played by Cruzattes
fiddle. From various
journals and diaries, we
know the men found
enjoyment and solace in
music, and almost every
night encampment had at
least a bit of music in
it. In addition to
Cruzatte, there were two
other members of the
party who played the
fiddle, and others made
do with singing, or
playing upon sticks,
bones, the ever-present
jaw harps, and boat
horns. From Lewis
journals, I found all the
tunes used in Upriver:
Shenandoah (still popular
after more than 200
years), Vla bon vent,
Soldiers Joy, Johnny Has
Gone for a Soldier, Come
Ye Sinners Poor and Needy
(a hymn sung to the tune
Beech Spring) and Fishers
Hornpipe. The work
follows an emotional
journey: not necessarily
step-by-step with the
Voyage of Discovery
heroes, but a kind of
grand arch. Beginning in
the mists of history and
myth, traversing peaks
and valleys both real and
emotional (and a solemn
funeral scene), finding
help from native people,
and recalling their zeal
upon finding the one
great river that will, in
fact, take them to the
Pacific. When the men
finally roar through the
Columbia Gorge in their
boats (a feat that even
the Indians had not
attempted), the
magnificent river
combines its theme with
the chorale of Jeffersons
Promise. The Dream is
fulfilled: not quite the
one Jefferson had
imagined (there is no
navigable water passage
from the Missouri to the
Pacific), but the dream
of a continental
destiny.
Concert Band - Grade 1 SKU: AP.BD9512C Composed by Douglas E. Wagner. Con...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 1
SKU: AP.BD9512C
Composed by Douglas E.
Wagner. Concert Band;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Belwin Beginning Band.
Score. 12 pages. Duration
3:04. Belwin Music
#00-BD9512C. Published by
Belwin Music
(AP.BD9512C).
UPC:
029156136135.
English.
'One voice
listens to another, hears
and responds...' So
begins the 'Notes to the
Conductor' from this
musical investigation of
communication. The choirs
within the ensemble state
their comments and then
interweave and give
response. Sensitive
dynamic structuring
underlines the
programmatic and
educational significance
of this fascinating work.
(3:04).
By Lloyd Conley. For concert band. FJH Beginning Band. Full set (score and parts...(+)
By Lloyd Conley. For
concert band. FJH
Beginning Band. Full set
(score and parts). Score
only also available:
B1135S. Grade 1. Score
and set of parts.
Composed 2002
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 1 SKU: FJ.B1135S Score Only. Com...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 1
SKU:
FJ.B1135S
Score
Only. Composed by
Lloyd Conley. Arranged by
Lloyd Conley. Concert
Band; Concert Band
Resources; Warm-Ups. FJH
Beginning Band. Score.
Duration 5:00. The FJH
Music Company Inc
#98-B1135S. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1135S).
English.
This
collection of original
compositions and
arrangements provides
excellent warm-up and
tone-building materials
while making these
elements more appealing
to young minds. Five
percussion parts are
provided and may be used
in any way to involve all
the members of the
section. A great way to
enhance the sound and
intonation of your band.
(5:00).
About FJH
Beginning
Band
Appro
priate within the first
year of instruction and
beginning of the second
year. Clarinets do not go
above the break, and
there is limited use of
accidentals. Plenty of
doublings in the lower
voices. Grade 1.
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 1 SKU: FJ.B1796 On a poem by William...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 1
SKU:
FJ.B1796
On a poem
by William
Wordsworth. Composed
by Timothy Loest. Concert
Band. FJH Beginning Band.
Form: Chorale. Score and
Part(s). The FJH Music
Company Inc #98-B1796.
Published by The FJH
Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1796).
UPC:
241444412466.
English.
This
incredibly expressive
work uses lush harmonies,
flowing phrases, and
interlacing textures to
depict the transcendent
beauty and grandeur of
clouds as they hover
across the sky. Easily
achievable by young
bands, this work is
equally suited for mature
ensembles. A great study
in musicianship that will
have your audience
looking up to the
heavens.
About FJH
Beginning
Band
Appro
priate within the first
year of instruction and
beginning of the second
year. Clarinets do not go
above the break, and
there is limited use of
accidentals. Plenty of
doublings in the lower
voices. Grade 1.
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 1 SKU: FJ.B1796S On a poem by Willia...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 1
SKU:
FJ.B1796S
On a
poem by William
Wordsworth. Composed
by Timothy Loest. Concert
Band. FJH Beginning Band.
Form: Chorale. Score. The
FJH Music Company Inc
#98-B1796S. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1796S).
English.
This
incredibly expressive
work uses lush harmonies,
flowing phrases, and
interlacing textures to
depict the transcendent
beauty and grandeur of
clouds as they hover
across the sky. Easily
achievable by young
bands, this work is
equally suited for mature
ensembles. A great study
in musicianship that will
have your audience
looking up to the
heavens.
About FJH
Beginning
Band
Appro
priate within the first
year of instruction and
beginning of the second
year. Clarinets do not go
above the break, and
there is limited use of
accidentals. Plenty of
doublings in the lower
voices. Grade 1.
(Score) - Grade 3 SKU: HL.4002362 Composed by Giovanni de Palestrina. Arr...(+)
(Score) - Grade 3
SKU:
HL.4002362
Composed
by Giovanni de
Palestrina. Arranged by
John Moss. MusicWorks
Grade 3. Concert Band.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.4002362).
UPC:
073999376876.
9.0x12.0x0.076
inches.
Hymns by
Giovanni de Palestrina
pre-date those of Bach by
over a century and
incorporate the great
polyphonic tradition of
Renaissance writing. The
compositions used in this
suite are from a
collection published in
1589 titled Hymns of the
Entire Year, and
incorporate antiphonal
choral effects that lend
themselves particularly
well to instrumental
settings. John Moss uses
richly contrasting tone
colors and textures as
well as characteristic
modal tonalities in this
wonderful setting for
band. (3:30).
Shlof,
Mayn Kind. Composed
by Larry Clark. Young
Band (YPS). Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation.
8+2+4+4+2+2+5+2+2+4+4+4+6
+3+2+3+1+1+2+6+12 pages.
Duration 4 minutes, 31
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #YPS208. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YPS208).
ISBN
9781491152287. UPC:
680160909780. Key: D
minor.
A stunning
and heart-wrenching
composition based on the
Jewish folk son Shlof,
Mayn Kind. You can
hear the emotional
content pour out of this
piece written in memory
of an outstanding
orchestra director. The
piece beginnings with
original material to set
the tone, followed by
a clarinet solo on the
song. It then develops
through a variety of
different harmonic
presentation before
building to a nice key
change and climatic
moment. The piece ends as
it began, but with a more
hopeful tone. An amazing
piece. Sleep, My Child
was commissioned by the
Madison Middle School
Band and Orchestra in
Tampa, Florida, and is
dedicated to the memory
of their Director of
Orchestras Kevin Frye.
Director of Bands Chris
Shultz championed the
commissioning of this
piece to honor Kevin
after he passed away in
December 2016. Mr. Frye
was a beloved member of
the staff at Madison
Middle as well as the
music community of Tampa
and the state of
Florida. I was a
personal friend of
Kevin’s. We were
in several musical groups
together when we were
young that were formative
to both of our musical
careers. I also guest
conducted his Madison
Middle School Orchestra
several times over the
past four years. His
musicianship, teaching
skills and love for his
students were
exemplary.When taking on
the challenge of writing
a piece to honor
Kevin’s legacy,
Mr. Shultz and I decided
to try and include
several important aspects
of Kevin’s life
into the piece. Kevin was
proudly Jewish, a
fantastic trumpet player
and loved Jazz. With that
in mind, and after a lot
of research, a Jewish
folk song Shlof, Mayn
Kind was selected as the
basis for the piece, not
to be religious, but to
honor his faith and
heritage. Plus it is a
beautiful song, and I
felt the title reflected
the sentiment I was
looking to express, which
is of someone taking rest
after a long battle with
illness. Thus, a lullaby
seemed appropriate.I also
wanted to incorporate
Jazz into the piece, but
in a concert setting, so
you will hear as the
piece develops, the
harmonies of the folk
song expand into ones
found more commonly in
Jazz compositions. Not
in a far out way, but in
a subtle way to again
honor this part of his
life. For example the
climactic moment of the
piece at the fermata in
m. 57 is a Dbmaj9#11
chord. It appropriately
give the piece the angst
that I was looking for at
this moment in the piece,
while honoring the
importance of Jazz in
Kevin’s musical
life.The piece was also
conceived to include both
the Madison band and
orchestra in the
performance at the
premiere. I wanted the
pieces to work separately
by the band and
separately by the
orchestra, but I also
wanted them to be able to
play the piece together
to honor Kevin.The piece
begins with original
material designed to set
the mood of the piece
with a tempo/style
marking of pensive, but
also as material that I
used as connective
musical tissue between
statements of the folk
song. After this
introduction, the folk
song is presented by a
solo violin (or clarinet)
with orchestral
accompaniment in a simple
straight forward
presentation of the song.
This is followed by a
woodwind section
statement of the folk
song accompanied by muted
trumpets. During this
presentation the harmony
starts to expand with
more color notes in the
chords. The low brass are
added half way through
this statement to add
depth and lushness.The
introductory material
returns, but with some
angry hits in the lower
voices. This leads to a
full ensemble state of
new material that is used
to transition to the
climax of the piece, and
to build tension. After
the build, the piece
modulates to a shortened
statement of the folk
song with more advanced
harmonies and an active
counter line in the
violas, horns, saxes and
first clarinets to
further build the
tension. This tension
is released at the
fermata in m. 57, as
mentioned above. After a
thoughtful pause, the
piece concludes with a
completion of the folk
song again with a solo
violin (or clarinet)
followed by a return of
the introductory material
to tie the piece
together. The piece ends
hopeful, with a solo
trumpet (Kevin’s
instrument) that is
dissonant at first, but
then resolves as if to
say - everything will be
OK! It has been my
distinct honor to have
been asked to write this
piece in Kevin’s
memory! I hope that in
some small way the piece
helps to bring comfort to
his family, students,
colleagues and to all
those that knew
him!–Larry
ClarkLakeland, FLÂ
2017.
Sleep, My Child Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Carl Fischer
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bell Tree, Bells, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, Bell Tree,
Bells, Clarinet 1,
Clarinet 2, Crash
Cymbals, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute,
Flute 2, Horn, Mallet
Percussion, Oboe,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Snare Drum, Suspended
Cymbal, Tam-tam, Timpani
and more. - Grade 2
SKU: CF.YPS208F
Shlof, Mayn Kind.
Composed by Larry Clark.
Young Band (YPS). Full
score. With Standard
notation. 12 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS208F.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS208F).
ISBN 9781491152966.
UPC:
680160910465.
A
stunning and
heart-wrenching
composition based on the
Jewish folk son Shlof,
Mayn Kind. You can
hear the emotional
content pour out of this
piece written in memory
of an outstanding
orchestra director. The
piece beginnings with
original material to set
the tone, followed by
a clarinet solo on the
song. It then develops
through a variety of
different harmonic
presentation before
building to a nice key
change and climatic
moment. The piece ends as
it began, but with a more
hopeful tone. An amazing
piece. Sleep, My Child
was commissioned by the
Madison Middle School
Band and Orchestra in
Tampa, Florida, and is
dedicated to the memory
of their Director of
Orchestras Kevin Frye.
Director of Bands Chris
Shultz championed the
commissioning of this
piece to honor Kevin
after he passed away in
December 2016. Mr. Frye
was a beloved member of
the staff at Madison
Middle as well as the
music community of Tampa
and the state of
Florida. I was a
personal friend of
Kevin’s. We were
in several musical groups
together when we were
young that were formative
to both of our musical
careers. I also guest
conducted his Madison
Middle School Orchestra
several times over the
past four years. His
musicianship, teaching
skills and love for his
students were
exemplary.When taking on
the challenge of writing
a piece to honor
Kevin’s legacy,
Mr. Shultz and I decided
to try and include
several important aspects
of Kevin’s life
into the piece. Kevin was
proudly Jewish, a
fantastic trumpet player
and loved Jazz. With that
in mind, and after a lot
of research, a Jewish
folk song Shlof, Mayn
Kind was selected as the
basis for the piece, not
to be religious, but to
honor his faith and
heritage. Plus it is a
beautiful song, and I
felt the title reflected
the sentiment I was
looking to express, which
is of someone taking rest
after a long battle with
illness. Thus, a lullaby
seemed appropriate.I also
wanted to incorporate
Jazz into the piece, but
in a concert setting, so
you will hear as the
piece develops, the
harmonies of the folk
song expand into ones
found more commonly in
Jazz compositions. Not
in a far out way, but in
a subtle way to again
honor this part of his
life. For example the
climactic moment of the
piece at the fermata in
m. 57 is a Dbmaj9#11
chord. It appropriately
give the piece the angst
that I was looking for at
this moment in the piece,
while honoring the
importance of Jazz in
Kevin’s musical
life.The piece was also
conceived to include both
the Madison band and
orchestra in the
performance at the
premiere. I wanted the
pieces to work separately
by the band and
separately by the
orchestra, but I also
wanted them to be able to
play the piece together
to honor Kevin.The piece
begins with original
material designed to set
the mood of the piece
with a tempo/style
marking of pensive, but
also as material that I
used as connective
musical tissue between
statements of the folk
song. After this
introduction, the folk
song is presented by a
solo violin (or clarinet)
with orchestral
accompaniment in a simple
straight forward
presentation of the song.
This is followed by a
woodwind section
statement of the folk
song accompanied by muted
trumpets. During this
presentation the harmony
starts to expand with
more color notes in the
chords. The low brass are
added half way through
this statement to add
depth and lushness.The
introductory material
returns, but with some
angry hits in the lower
voices. This leads to a
full ensemble state of
new material that is used
to transition to the
climax of the piece, and
to build tension. After
the build, the piece
modulates to a shortened
statement of the folk
song with more advanced
harmonies and an active
counter line in the
violas, horns, saxes and
first clarinets to
further build the
tension. This tension
is released at the
fermata in m. 57, as
mentioned above. After a
thoughtful pause, the
piece concludes with a
completion of the folk
song again with a solo
violin (or clarinet)
followed by a return of
the introductory material
to tie the piece
together. The piece ends
hopeful, with a solo
trumpet (Kevin’s
instrument) that is
dissonant at first, but
then resolves as if to
say - everything will be
OK! It has been my
distinct honor to have
been asked to write this
piece in Kevin’s
memory! I hope that in
some small way the piece
helps to bring comfort to
his family, students,
colleagues and to all
those that knew
him!–Larry
ClarkLakeland, FLÂ
2017.
Saxophone Concertino Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie and Saxophone Solo - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1115180-140(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie and
Saxophone Solo - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-1115180-140
Solo for Alto and
Soprano Saxophone.
Composed by Satoshi
Yagisawa. Solo Spectrum.
Solo & Concerto. Score
Only. Composed 2011. 44
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1115180-140. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1115180-140).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Saxophone
Concertino is one of
a series of solo concerti
by Japanese composer,
Satoshi Yagisawa. In this
piece, the solo
saxophonist's voice does
not separate from the
concert band, but rather
develops musically and
gently in combination
with it. This work
enables the soloist to
showcase his ability with
variety and grace.
Met Saxophone
Concertino voegt
Yagisawa weer een
compositie toe aan zijn
reeks van concerti
waartoe ook Trumpet
Concerto, Trombone
Concerto, Marimba
Concerto, Concertino for
Solo Percussion and Wind
Orchestra als
ookClarinet
Concerto behoren. In
dit werk staat het
soloinstrument niet los
van het blaasorkest,
gezamenlijk met de rest
van de muziek komt de
solopartij heel
geleidelijk tot
ontwikkeling. Maar wel op
een manier dat het
talentvan de solist goed
tot zijn recht
komt
Das
Saxophone Concertino
fügt sich in eine
Reihe von Concerti von
Satoshi Yagisawa ein, zu
der auch sein Trumpet
Concerto, das
Trombone Concerto,
Marimba Concerto,
Concertino for Solo
Percussion and Wind
Orchestra sowie das
Clarinet Concerto
zählen. In diesem
Stück ist die
Solostimme nicht vom
Blasorchester separiert,
sondern entwickelt die
Musik behutsam gemeinsam
mit diesem. Der Solist
kann in diesem Werk sein
Können in
vielfältiger Weise
präsentieren.
Sax
ophone Concertino si
aggiunge alla serie di
brani per strumento solo
e banda firmati del
compositore giapponese,
quali Trumpet
Concerto, Trombone
Concerto, Marimba
Concerto, Concertino for
Solo Percussion and Wind
Orchestra come anche
Clarinet Concerto.
In Saxophone
Concertino lo
strumento solista e la
banda sviluppano la
musica insieme, in
perfetta sintonia. Il
solista pu' mettersi in
luce e mostrare le
innumerevoli
sfaccettature dello
strumento con un
romantico corale, un
allegro e una
cadenza.
Whispering Wind Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4 SKU: BT.DHP-1053880-140 Composed by Maxim...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-1053880-140
Composed by Maxime Aulio.
Inspiration Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2005. 28
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1053880-140. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1053880-140).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
“Donâ€
™t listen to
anyone’s advice,
but listen to the lessons
of the wind passing and
telling the history of
the world.†Claude
Debussy Since the dawn of
time, the wind has played
an important role in all
civilisations. Worshipped
as a deity,
“mastermindâ€
of poetry, driving force,
or heaven’s
messenger, the wind took
on the most varied shapes
according to the era and
people. In Claude
Debussy’s time,
music listened to the
voice of nature, and
imagination found its
primary rights again.
This importance of wind
was the inspiration for
Maxime Aulio’s
work Whispering Wind with
its suspended
atmospheres, vaporous
lines and luminous
colours. The wind
caresses the canvas. A
fascinatingnew work for
concert band.
“Luister
niet naar adviezen van
wie dan ook, maar naar de
lessen van de wind die
voorbij waait en de
geschiedenis van de
wereld vertelt.â€
(Claude Debussy) Sinds
het begin der tijden
heeft de wind in alle
beschavingen een
belangrijkerol gespeeld.
In de tijd van Claude
Debussy gaf muziek het
geluid van de natuur weer
en stond
verbeeldingskracht in
hoog aanzien. Het is deze
Franse sensibiliteit die
Maxime Aulio’s
werk Whispering
Wind kenmerkt, met
vluchtigelijnen en
heldere kleuren. De wind
raakt het doek,
suggereert en roept
slechts op, maar met een
indrukwekkende precisie.
Een mooie en bijzondere
compositie!
Seit
Menschengedenken hat der
Wind immer eine wichtige
Rolle in allen
Zivilisationen gespielt.
Vor allem auch zu
Lebzeiten von Claude
Debussy hörte die
Musik auf die Stimme der
Natur. Jedes Instrument
schien Symbol eines
Bildes oder einer
Vorstellung zu sein.
Genau diese typisch
französische
Empfindsamkeit zeichnet
auch deutlich Maxime
Aulios Whispering Wind
mit seinen
spannungsreichen
Stimmungen, nebelhaften
Linien und leuchtenden
Farben aus. Ein sehr
ausdruckvolles
Werk!
“Non
ascoltate i suggerimenti
degli altri, ma ascoltate
le lezioni del vento che
passa raccontando la
storia del mondo.â€
Claude Debussy Le strade
del vento sono quelle che
non sono tracciate in
precedenza, ci raccontato
mille storie di altri
luoghi. I mormorii del
vento sono i sentieri
diafani
dell’anima, i
colori
dell’effimero, la
poesia dei suoni. Con
Claude Debussy, la musica
ascoltava le voci della
natura. Ritroviamo questa
sensibilit tutta francese
che Debussy contribuì
a formare in Whispering
Wind (Il mormorio del
vento), brano del giovane
compositore francese
Maxime Aulio. Tratti
vaporosi, colori
luminosi, il vento che
accarezza, suggerisce,
evoca con
sorprendenteprecisione.
Il vento è una parola
nomade che viaggia a
lungo nel nostro
interiore.
Whispering Wind Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4 SKU: BT.DHP-1053880-010 Composed by Maxim...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-1053880-010
Composed by Maxime Aulio.
Inspiration Series.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2005.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1053880-010.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1053880-010).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
“Donâ€
™t listen to
anyone’s advice,
but listen to the lessons
of the wind passing and
telling the history of
the world.†Claude
Debussy Since the dawn of
time, the wind has played
an important role in all
civilisations. Worshipped
as a deity,
“mastermindâ€
of poetry, driving force,
or heaven’s
messenger, the wind took
on the most varied shapes
according to the era and
people. In Claude
Debussy’s time,
music listened to the
voice of nature, and
imagination found its
primary rights again.
This importance of wind
was the inspiration for
Maxime Aulio’s
work Whispering Wind with
its suspended
atmospheres, vaporous
lines and luminous
colours. The wind
caresses the canvas. A
fascinatingnew work for
concert band.
“Luister
niet naar adviezen van
wie dan ook, maar naar de
lessen van de wind die
voorbij waait en de
geschiedenis van de
wereld vertelt.â€
(Claude Debussy) Sinds
het begin der tijden
heeft de wind in alle
beschavingen een
belangrijkerol gespeeld.
In de tijd van Claude
Debussy gaf muziek het
geluid van de natuur weer
en stond
verbeeldingskracht in
hoog aanzien. Het is deze
Franse sensibiliteit die
Maxime Aulio’s
werk Whispering
Wind kenmerkt, met
vluchtigelijnen en
heldere kleuren. De wind
raakt het doek,
suggereert en roept
slechts op, maar met een
indrukwekkende precisie.
Een mooie en bijzondere
compositie!
Seit
Menschengedenken hat der
Wind immer eine wichtige
Rolle in allen
Zivilisationen gespielt.
Vor allem auch zu
Lebzeiten von Claude
Debussy hörte die
Musik auf die Stimme der
Natur. Jedes Instrument
schien Symbol eines
Bildes oder einer
Vorstellung zu sein.
Genau diese typisch
französische
Empfindsamkeit zeichnet
auch deutlich Maxime
Aulios Whispering Wind
mit seinen
spannungsreichen
Stimmungen, nebelhaften
Linien und leuchtenden
Farben aus. Ein sehr
ausdruckvolles
Werk!
“Non
ascoltate i suggerimenti
degli altri, ma ascoltate
le lezioni del vento che
passa raccontando la
storia del mondo.â€
Claude Debussy Le strade
del vento sono quelle che
non sono tracciate in
precedenza, ci raccontato
mille storie di altri
luoghi. I mormorii del
vento sono i sentieri
diafani
dell’anima, i
colori
dell’effimero, la
poesia dei suoni. Con
Claude Debussy, la musica
ascoltava le voci della
natura. Ritroviamo questa
sensibilit tutta francese
che Debussy contribuì
a formare in Whispering
Wind (Il mormorio del
vento), brano del giovane
compositore francese
Maxime Aulio. Tratti
vaporosi, colori
luminosi, il vento che
accarezza, suggerisce,
evoca con
sorprendenteprecisione.
Il vento è una parola
nomade che viaggia a
lungo nel nostro
interiore.
Band concert band - Grade 4.5 SKU: CF.SPS75 Composed by Brant Karrick. SW...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
4.5
SKU: CF.SPS75
Composed by Brant
Karrick. SWS FS. Carl
Fischer Symphonic
Performance Series. Set
of Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
3+12+12+6+12+12+12+6+6+6+
6+6+6+9+9+9+6+6+9+9+9+9+6
+12+6+9+3+9+9+40 pages.
Duration 6 minutes, 44
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #SPS75. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.SPS75).
ISBN
9781491147702. UPC:
680160905201. 9 x 12
inches. Key: F
major.
When Hearts
Tremble is an emotion
packed piece dedicated to
musician friends lost all
to soon. This beautiful
composition by Brant
Karrick reflects on the
fragility of human
existence, joyous
memories of loved ones
and their effect on
everyone around them, and
maintaining hope for what
the future will hold when
all feels lost. This tour
de force piece perfectly
displays Karrick's
polished compositional
craft with impeccable
scoring, beautiful
melodic writing, and
exceptional
orchestrational
color. While the
day-to-day grind of our
lives can be filled with
overwhelming obligations,
goals and commitments, it
is sometimes very easy to
forget just how precious
and fragile life is . It
is so easy to get caught
up in our own personal
feelings and worries that
we sometimes don’t
realize and appreciate
the many blessings we
have, especially
friendships . On
Wednesday, November 18,
2015 the Jefferson High
School Band in Jefferson,
Georgia lost two of its
members to a fatal car
accident . The victims
were brothers . Music was
a constant part of their
lives, and the boys were
talented percussionists
in the marching band . To
help with the grieving
process the school and
community commissioned
this piece to celebrate
the lives of William and
Alex Trimble .As a
father, I cannot imagine
losing a child, let alone
two, and beginning this
piece was very difficult
as I felt extreme
anguish, especially for
the parents . But it was
decided the piece should
primarily reflect the
enthusiasm, youthful
spirits and positive
influence these two young
men demonstrated as they
were deeply loved by
their band mates,
community and family .
There are four main
themes, each representing
the feelings and emotions
that are certain to occur
after a loss of loved
ones . The first theme is
a short, introductory
fanfare, strong and bold,
to stand for courage . A
second dance-like melody
features a liltingly
mixed meter to portray a
youthful and carefree
innocence . This soon
changes into a third more
song-like, and stately
theme intended to provide
encouragement as we move
forward through life .The
middle of the piece
includes a soft
transition as two snare
drummers give voice to
the boys, allowing them
to thank their friends
and assuring them that it
will be okay . This moves
directly into a slow
melody introduced by the
saxophones (Alex, the
younger brother was also
a saxophonist) and is a
time for reflection and
allows for feelings of
sadness at losing beloved
friends . However, a
second statement of the
same theme, now at full
volume with a strong
percussion cadence,
intends to lift the
spirits and allows all
friends to unite in
joyous celebration of
life . Both the
enthusiastic dance theme
and stately lyrical theme
return, now in different
keys, and work their way
toward the highly
energetic burst of
glorious sound in the
short and wild coda .
When Hearts Tremble was
written to celebrate the
joys of youth and life,
and should remind us that
our friends and loved
ones are precious, and we
should live each day to
bring more joy into the
world and into the lives
of others .