Concert Band; Orchestra
2+Picc.2+EH.2.2:
4.2+2.3.1:
Timp.Perc(5-6): Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set): Banda
ad lib [0.0.0.0: 4.2.2.2:
Perc(3-4)]
SKU:
AP.36-A217601
Arranged by Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky and ed./arr.
by Martin Schmeling. Full
Orchestra, Conductor
Score. Kalmus Orchestra
Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A217601.
Published by
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ISBN
9798892700627. UPC:
659359965340.
English.
Among the
most frequently performed
and well-known of P. I.
Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893)
works, The Year 1812,
Solemn Overture, Op. 49
(more commonly known as
the 1812 Overture) was
written in 1880 to
commemorate the 1812
defeat of Napoleon's
invading French army by
the Russians. Despite the
composer's lack of
enthusiasm about the
project at its inception,
claiming that he wrote it
without any warm and
loving feelings,
Tchaikovsky acknowledged
later that he did well in
its composition, saying I
absolutely do not know
whether my overture (The
Year 1812) is good or
bad, but I rather think
it is the former (pardon
my immodesty). It
premiered on August 20,
1882, in Moscow at the
Art & Industry
Exhibition, Ippolit
Altani conducting. Famous
for its use of cannons in
the Finale, the Finale
also calls for the
inclusion of a military
brass band, which is
labelled as open
instrumentation in the
original. This edition by
Martin Schmeling spells
out specific
instrumentation options
for the banda.
Instrumentation:
2+Picc.2+EH.2.2:
4.2+2.3.1:
Timp.Perc(5-6): Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set): Banda
ad lib [0.0.0.0: 4.2.2.2:
Perc(3-4)].
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Composed by Johann
Strauss Jr. Full
Orchestra, Conductor
Score. Kalmus Orchestra
Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
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ISBN
9798892702898. UPC:
659359815645.
English.
Johann
Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899)
wrote the KAISER-WALZER,
Op. 437 (EMPEROR WALTZES)
to celebrate the toast of
friendship that Franz
Joseph I extended when he
visited Wilhelm II in
1889. Fritz Simrock, his
publisher, diplomatically
suggested the name of the
waltz so that it could be
attributed to either
emperor, depending on the
circumstances of each
performance. Originally
titled HAND IN HAND, its
first performance took
place on October 21 of
that year in Berlin. In
character with the
affluent nature of its
subjects, the EMPEROR
WALTZ sways with
pomposity and grandeur.
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4.2.3.0: Timp.Perc(2-3):
Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in
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Concert Band; Orchestra
1.2.2.2: 2.2.0.0: Timp:
Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set):
Solo pianos (2 -
available separately)
SKU: AP.36-A775601
Arranged by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn and
ed./arr. by Karl-Heinz
Kohler. Full Orchestra,
Solo Keyboard with
Ensemble, Conductor
Score. Kalmus Critical
Editions. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A775601.
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ISBN
9798892701938. UPC:
659359900174.
English.
At the
precocious age of
fourteen, Felix
Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
scribbled out his
Concerto for Two Pianos
and Orchestra in E major.
He wrote a second, this
time longer, double piano
concerto the following
year. In December 1823,
the young composer gave
the first performance of
the E major concerto with
his sister Fanny
Mendelssohn. Since he
came to regard it as mere
juvenilia, it never
achieved publication in
his lifetime. Filled with
stylish finger-work, the
concerto clearly served
to display the musical
gifts of the two
siblings. It remained
forgotten until a
version, which had been
revised by the composer
himself and edited by
Karl-Heinz Köhler,
surfaced in 1961 in a
Leipzig critical edition.
Instrumentation: 1.2.2.2:
2.2.0.0: Timp: Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo
pianos (2 - available
separately).
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Composed by Gustav Holst.
Full Orchestra;
Performance Music
Ensemble. Kalmus
Orchestra Library. Score
and Part(s).
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Publications #36-A934190.
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UPC:
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English.
Part of
the British folk revival
of the early 20th
century, Gustav Holst's
(1874-1934) Somerset
Rhapsody consists of his
interpretations of three
English folk tunes from
the Somerset region: The
Sheep-Shearing Song, High
Germany, and True Love's
Farewell. Holst dedicated
this piece, his first
major critical success,
to Cecil Sharp, a
chronicler of English
folk music who collected
the songs that Holst
adapted. Holst intended
the cycle to tell a story
of a young couple whose
relationship is
interrupted by war.
Somerset Rhapsody
premiered in London in
April 1910.
Instrumentation:
2(2dPicc).2(1dObd'mr).2.2
: 4.2.3.1:
Timp.Perc(2-3): Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set).
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Concert Band; Orchestra
2.2.2.2: 2.2.0.0: Timp:
Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set):
Solo Cello
SKU:
AP.36-A201248
Arranged by Robert
Schumann and ed./arr. by
Rudolf Metzmacher. Full
Orchestra, Solo Strings
with Ensemble, Solo
Cello. Kalmus Orchestra
Library. Part(s).
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A201248.
Published by
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ISBN
9798892700283. UPC:
659359929090.
English.
Robert
Schumann (1810-1856)
wrote his CELLO CONCERTO
in A minor, Op. 129, in
1850, within the span of
only two weeks. He tried
offering the work to two
publishers before
Breitkopf and Hartel
decided to publish it. He
stressed the point that
it would probably sell
because cello concerti
were few and far between.
Never performed in the
composer's lifetime, it
received its premiere in
Oldenburg on April 23,
1860, with Ludwig Ebert
playing the solo part.
The unique charm of the
concerto lies in its
structure and scoring,
without movement breaks,
and written so that the
cello part almost never
strays from its middle
and upper registers.
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2:
2.2.0.0: Timp: Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo
Cello. Reprint edition.
Solo part edited by
Rudolf Metzmacher.
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2.2.2.2: 2.2.3.1: Timp:
Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set)
SKU: AP.36-A171501
Composed by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn.
Full Orchestra, Conductor
Score. Kalmus Orchestra
Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
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ISBN
9798892702669. UPC:
659359839108.
English.
In 1840,
the King of Prussia
invited Felix Mendelssohn
(1809-1847) to accept a
lofty musical appointment
in the French Academie
Royale. A few years
later, Wilhelm IV
commissioned the composer
to write incidental music
to a religious drama by
Jean Racine, ATHALIE,
based on the queen of
Judah during Jehoram's
reign. It was intended
for a private performance
on December 1, 1845 and
saw its first public
performance on January
8th of the following
year. WAR MARCH OF THE
PRIESTS, a brief excerpt
taken from the work, is
sometimes heard during
graduation ceremonies.
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Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2:
2.2.3.1: Timp: Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set).
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Timp.Perc(3): Hp.Clst:
Str(9-8-7-6-5 in set)
SKU: AP.36-A168301
Composed by Francisco De
Madina. Full Orchestra,
Conductor Score. Kalmus
Orchestra Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A168301.
Published by
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ISBN
9798892702195. UPC:
659359651441.
English.
Francisco
de Madina (1907-1972),
also known as Aita
Madina, received his
education in Bordeaux and
was ordained a priest in
1929. He served his first
parish in Buenos Aires
and became director of a
school in Cuidad de
Salta. During this time,
he began to develop as a
composer and started to
premiere his work in
Buenos Aires. His primary
influences included
Debussy, Ravel and
Prokofiev. In 1955, he
moved to New York, where
he founded a residence
for the Lateran Canons
Regular. His music began
to enjoy performances in
America and Spain. The
Basque Children Overture,
a perfect header for a
family-themed concert,
amuses with playful
snippets of Twinkle,
Twinkle Little Star,
march-like rhythms, and a
whirling finish.
Instrumentation:
2+Picc.2+EH.2.2: 4.3.3.1:
Timp.Perc(3): Hp.Clst:
Str(9-8-7-6-5 in
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2+Picc.2+EH.2.2:
4.2+2.3.1: Timp.Perc(1):
Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set)
SKU: AP.36-E112602
Composed by Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky. Full
Orchestra, Conductor
Score & Parts. Kalmus
Orchestra Library. Score
and Part(s).
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-E112602.
Published by
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UPC:
659359956621.
English.
The
Sleeping Beauty ballet in
3 acts, which tells the
story of conflicting
forces of good and evil,
incorporates various
fairy-tale characters
from the Brothers Grimm
and French fairy tales.
Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893)
longest ballet, the work
was met with a favorable
response following the
January 15th, 1890,
premiere at the Imperial
Mariinsky Theatre in St.
Petersburg, but the
composer would not live
to see the work become
the mainstay of the
ballet repertoire that it
has enjoyed for over one
hundred years. The
popular Waltz, No. 6 from
Act I, takes place as the
introduction to Princess
Aurora as a dance on her
sixteenth birthday.
Instrumentation:
2+Picc.2+EH.2.2:
4.2+2.3.1: Timp.Perc(1):
Str (9-8-7-6-5 in
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Concert Band; Orchestra
2.2.2.2: 2.0+2.3.0:
Timp.Perc(2): Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo
Piano
SKU:
AP.36-A196101
Composed by Camille Saint
Saens. Full Orchestra,
Solo Keyboard with
Ensemble, Conductor
Score. Kalmus Orchestra
Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A196101.
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ISBN
9798892702676. UPC:
659359636882.
English.
Following
the death of his mother
in 1888, a depressed
Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921) decided to
take a trip to his
favorite destination,
North Africa, travelling
to Ceylon, then to
Alexandria and Cairo over
the period of several
months. While he was in
Egypt, he composed his
fantasia for piano and
orchestra, AFRICA, Op.
89. Dedicated to pianist
Marie-Aimée
Roger-Miclos, it
premiered on October 25,
1891, with the dedicatee
playing the solo, and the
work was an immediate
success both at the
premiere and after, which
pleased Saint-Saëns a
great deal to the point
that he considered AFRICA
a signature work.
Borrowing themes and
techniques from North
African music, the
fantasy draws on material
he heard in Algeria and
Egypt, offering an exotic
sound to those listening
in the late 19th and
early 20th centuries.
This concertante is
notable also as one of
the first works to be
recorded with the
composer as soloist, with
a surviving 1904
recording with
Saint-Saëns at the
piano. This colorful
piece continues to be
performed regularly
today. Reprint edition.
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2:
2.0+2.3.0: Timp.Perc(2):
Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set):
Solo Piano.
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Arranged by Leo
Janácek and ed./arr.
Karl Heinz Fussl. Full
Orchestra. Kalmus
Orchestra Library.
Masterwork. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A933801.
Published by
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(AP.36-A933801).
ISBN
9781638879947. UPC:
676737584795.
English.
Leo
Janácek (1854-1928)
wrote a large portion of
his most distinctive
music late in life,
following the success of
a revised version of his
opera Jenufa in 1916. His
extensive research of the
national folklore had a
great impact on his work
as a composer. Inspired
by a military band
performance in a park,
the Sinfonietta opens
with a military-style
fanfare for brass and
percussion. It received
its commission from a
Czech gymnastics
association to celebrate
the Eighth National Sokol
Rally which took place in
Prague in the summer of
1926. The Czech
Philharmonic gave the
first performance on June
26th of that year under
the direction of Vaclav
Talich. The inner
movements provide
contrasting melodic and
rhythmic material,
characterized by rhythmic
shifts, abrupt mood
changes, and fragments of
folk dance. The final
movement climbs through a
long, intensifying
sequence to reprise the
opening music, now taken
up by the full orchestra.
Instrumentation:
4(4dPicc).2+EH.2+PiccCl+B
Cl.2:
4.12+2BsTpt.4+2Euph.1:
Timp.Perc(Cym, Chimes):
Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in
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Concert Band; Orchestra
3(3rd dPicc).2.2.2:
2.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(2-3):
Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set):
Solo Piano in the sc
SKU: AP.36-A263302
Composed by Franz Liszt.
Arranged by Ferruccio
Busoni. Chamber
Orchestra; Performance
Music Ensemble; Solo.
Kalmus Orchestra Library.
Form: Concerto. Romantic.
Score and Part(s).
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A263302.
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UPC:
746241287199.
English.
The idea
for Totentanz, S. 126
(Dance of the Dead) was
conceived by Franz Liszt
(1811-1886) in 1938. Two
versions were to follow,
the first completed in
1853, and the second
version finished in 1864.
The flashy virtuosic
piece for the solo piano
uses the Gregorian
plainchant melody Dies
irae (Day of Judgement)
in a set of variations.
The first version, which
is nicknamed De
Profundis, is most
commonly heard in the
1919 edition by famed
Italian composer,
pianist, and conductor
Ferruccio Busoni
(1866-1924).
Instrumentation: 3(3rd
dPicc).2.2.2: 2.2.3.1:
Timp.Perc(2-3): Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo
Piano in the sc.
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Concert Band; Orchestra
2.1.1.1: 2.1.00: Pno: Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set)
SKU: AP.36-A929290
Arranged by Reynaldo Hahn
and ed./arr. R. Mark
Rogers. Full Orchestra.
Kalmus Masterworks
Library. Masterwork.
Score and Part(s).
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A929290.
Published by
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UPC:
735816238247.
English.
Born in
Venezuela, but raised in
Paris, Reynaldo Hahn
(1874-1947) was drawn
early in life to
fashionable salons,
singing his own songs
from the piano. There he
mingled with such
luminaries as Mallarme
and Proust, the latter
with whom he formed an
amorous relationship.
After the first world
war, he accepted an
appointment of voice
teaching at the École
normale de music de
Paris. His colleagues
included Nadia Boulanger,
Pablo Casals, and Jacques
Thibaud. One of many
musical works he composed
for the stage during this
time, Mozart, a musical
comedy (comédie
musicale) in 3 Acts, IRH
52, premiered at the
Theatre Edouard VII in
Paris on December 2,
1925. The libretto was
written by Sacha Guitry
for their first of two
collaborations. The
Mozart Overture, here
edited by R. Mark Rogers,
serves as a vibrant
introduction to this
underrepresented work.
Instrumentation: 2.1.1.1:
2.1.00: Pno: Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set).
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2.2.2.2+CBsn: 4.2.3.0:
Timp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in
set): Solo Voice (opt.)
SKU: AP.36-A269801
Arranged by Johannes
Brahms and ed./arr. by
Willy Weide. Full
Orchestra, Conductor
Score. Kalmus Orchestra
Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A269801.
Published by
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(AP.36-A269801).
ISBN
9798892704120. UPC:
659359671999.
English.
This
arrangement for orchestra
for Three Songs (Drei
Lieder) by Johannes
Brahms (1833-1897) has
been completed by Willy
Weide (1880-1910). Songs
included: 1. Liebestreu
(True Love), Op. 3, No.
1; 2. Wiegenlied
(Lullaby), Op. 49, No. 4;
Feldeinsamkeit (In Summer
Fields), Op. 86, No. 2. A
vocalist may be brought
in to sing the solo along
with the orchestra,
though the solo vocal
lines are also written
into the instruments
should a purely
instrumental performance
be preferred.
Instrumentation:
2.2.2.2+CBsn: 4.2.3.0:
Timp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in
set): Solo Voice (opt.).
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Composed by Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky. Full
Orchestra, Conductor
Score & Parts. Kalmus
Orchestra Library. Score
and Part(s).
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A216402.
Published by
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(AP.36-A216402).
UPC:
659359595622.
English.
Peter
Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
(1840-1893) composed
Capriccio Italien, Op.
45, in 1880 following a
trip to Rome with his
brother, Modest.
Originally titled Italian
Fantasia, the work
incorporates the music he
heard from his room and
on the streets during
Carnivale in a single
fantasy, using the
orchestra to create a
uniquely Tchaikovsky
sound portrait. It was
first performed on
December 18, 1880, by the
Russian Musical Society
Orchestra, Nikolay
Rubinstein conducting,
and it has been a
mainstay in concert halls
since. Instrumentation:
3(3rd dPicc).2+EH.2.2:
4.2+2Crnt.3.1:
Timp.Perc(3): Hp: Str
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2(2nd dPicc).1.2.1:
2.2.2.0: Timp:Perc(2-3):
Str(9.8.7.6.5 in set)
SKU: AP.36-A932701
Arranged by Ralph Vaughan
Williams and ed./arr.
Gordon Jacob. Full
Orchestra. Kalmus
Orchestra Library. Folk;
Masterwork. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A932701.
Published by
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Publications
(AP.36-A932701).
ISBN
9798888520109. UPC:
676737736347.
English.
Ralph
Vaughan Williams'
(1872-1958) English Folk
Songs Suite, IRV 16,
consists of three
movements, the first two
of which are based on the
folk songs Seventeen Come
Sunday and My Bonny Boy;
the third adapts four
songs from the Somerset
region collected by Cecil
Sharp. The English Folk
Songs Suite quotes the
Christmas carol Dives and
Lazarus, which Vaughan
Williams later published
five variations of for
harp and string
orchestra. Gordon Jacob,
a student of Vaughan
Williams, arranged this
version for orchestra. An
earlier version of the
English Folk Songs Suite,
written for military
band, premiered at
Kneller Hall in
Twickenham, England in
July 1923.
Instrumentation: 2(2nd
dPicc).1.2.1: 2.2.2.0:
Timp:Perc(2-3):
Str(9.8.7.6.5 in set).
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2.2.3+BCl.2: 3Sax(AAT;
opt.): 2.3.3.1:
Perc(1-2): Hp.Clst.Gtr:
Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set):
Pno Cond Score in set
SKU: AP.36-A672699
Composed by Ernesto
Lecuona. Arranged by
Morton Gould. Full
Orchestra, Condensed
Score. Kalmus Orchestra
Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A672699.
Published by
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(AP.36-A672699).
ISBN
9798888527887. UPC:
659359811340.
English.
The Cuban
composer and pianist
Ernesto Lecuona
(1896-1963) wrote many
works labelled as
Afro-Cuban, and sorting
them all can be
difficult. While some are
lost and others are
scattered about, the 1930
piano suite titled Danzas
Afro-Cubanas, a
collection of six of the
dances, remains a core
group in the style. La
Comparsa (Carnival
Procession) is the sixth
dance in the suite, and
it is based on the
traditional parade and
ceremony that occurs
during Carnival season in
Cuba. This composition
starts with the gradual
approach of the
procession and carries
one through all the
excitement until the last
faint notes of the
departing parade die away
in the distance. This
version for full
orchestra has been
arranged by Morton Gould
(1913-1996).
Instrumentation:
2.2.3+BCl.2: 3Sax(AAT;
opt.): 2.3.3.1:
Perc(1-2): Hp.Clst.Gtr:
Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set):
Pno Cond Score in
set.
These
products are currently
being prepared by a new
publisher. While many
items are ready and will
ship on time, some others
may see delays of several
months.
Concert Band; Orchestra 2.2.2.2: 2.0+2.3.0: Timp.Perc(2): Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set)...(+)
Concert Band; Orchestra
2.2.2.2: 2.0+2.3.0:
Timp.Perc(2): Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo
Piano
SKU:
AP.36-A196148
Composed by Camille Saint
Saens. Full Orchestra,
Solo Keyboard with
Ensemble, Solo Piano.
Kalmus Orchestra Library.
Part(s). LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A196148.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A196148).
ISBN
9798892702683. UPC:
659359867958.
English.
Following
the death of his mother
in 1888, a depressed
Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921) decided to
take a trip to his
favorite destination,
North Africa, travelling
to Ceylon, then to
Alexandria and Cairo over
the period of several
months. While he was in
Egypt, he composed his
fantasia for piano and
orchestra, AFRICA, Op.
89. Dedicated to pianist
Marie-Aimée
Roger-Miclos, it
premiered on October 25,
1891, with the dedicatee
playing the solo, and the
work was an immediate
success both at the
premiere and after, which
pleased Saint-Saëns a
great deal to the point
that he considered AFRICA
a signature work.
Borrowing themes and
techniques from North
African music, the
fantasy draws on material
he heard in Algeria and
Egypt, offering an exotic
sound to those listening
in the late 19th and
early 20th centuries.
This concertante is
notable also as one of
the first works to be
recorded with the
composer as soloist, with
a surviving 1904
recording with
Saint-Saëns at the
piano. This colorful
piece continues to be
performed regularly
today. Reprint edition.
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2:
2.0+2.3.0: Timp.Perc(2):
Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set):
Solo Piano.
These products
are currently being
prepared by a new
publisher. While many
items are ready and will
ship on time, some others
may see delays of several
months.
Band Concert Band - Grade 2 SKU: CF.YPS105 Warm-Ups and Fundamentals(+)
Band Concert Band - Grade
2
SKU: CF.YPS105
Warm-Ups and
Fundamentals.
Composed by Larry Clark.
Collate - FS SWS - spine:
3/4 or .75. Young
Performance Series. Set
of Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
16+4+8+8+4+10+4+4+8+8+8+1
2+4+6+2+2+4+2+20 pages.
Duration 2 minutes, 53
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #YPS105. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YPS105).
ISBN
9780825884870. UPC:
798408084875. 9 x 12
inches. Key: Bb
major.
Based on our
popular New Bennett Band
Book series, we have
compiled march-style
warm-ups in a separate
publication so they may
be used by all bands
wishing to learn from
them. These innovative
warm-ups and fundamental
drills are the ultimate
method of teaching and
reinforcing the March
style. How To Use the
March Warm-upsPlaying in
a march style can present
difficulties for young
students. The most
prevalent problem is that
students have a tendency
to play every note too
short. Conversely,
accented notes are
usually played
incorrectly with too much
tongue. Do marches
contain short notes?
Absolutely, but these
shortest of notes should
be reserved for notes
that precede an accent or
notes that are
specifically marked with
a staccato. Think of
unmarked notes as being
separated, but not short
and certainly not clipped
or stopped with the
tongue. Accented notes
should be played with
more weight using air and
more length, and not just
a harder tongue. Accents
are given to show
emphasis to a note and
should be thought of in
this manner.The warm-up
exercises provided in
this collection should
give you many
opportunities to stress
the above-mentioned
comments on march
performance style. The
following gives an
explanation on the
purpose and use of each
of these exercises.No. 1
– Basic Chords and
ModulationsOne of the
challenges of playing
marches with young
students is successfully
performing the key change
at the Trio. This
exercise presents the
three basic chords
(tonic, subdominant and
dominant) in each of the
three keys in this
collection of marches.
You can also use this
exercise to teach and
reinforce the style of
accented notes. You may
want to have your band
play major scales in
succession by fourths to
reinforce the concept of
modulation to the
subdominant that occurs
at the Trio (i.e. the
B≤-major scale,
then the E≤-major
scale, then the
A≤-major scale). I
might suggest getting the
students to try
continuing the pattern
all the way around the
circle of fourths.No. 2
– March Style in
B≤ MajorThis
exercise contains many
opportunities to teach
and reinforce the
difference between
staccato and accented
notes. The melody voices
move up and down the
B≤-major scale,
while other instruments
play chords commonly
found in the marches in
this collection. These
include diminished
chords, secondary
dominant chords (i.e. the
V of the V) and other
common chromatic chords
that Fillmore often
used.No. 3 –
Cakewalk Rhythm in
B≤ MajorThe simple
syncopated rhythm in this
exercise is common to
many marches. This drill
gives you the opportunity
to teach/ reinforce the
standard ar-ticulation
and natural accent of
this rhythmic pattern.
Again, this exercise uses
an ascending and
descending major-scale
pattern as the melodic
basis, accompanied by
chords commonly found in
American- style
marches.No. 4 –
The March Scale in
B≤ MajorI call this
exercise “The March
Scale,†because
often in marches (and
especially in these
marches) the descending
half-step is part of the
melodic material. These
chromatic figures give
the melodies of many
marches their charm and
flow. Thus, I devised
this exercise and others
like it in E≤ major
and A≤ major to
familiarize students with
these patterns. I would
suggest playing the
pattern in a variety of
ways different from what
is written. Here are some
other
possibilities:•
Tongue one, slur
three• Slur two,
tongue two• Tongue
two, slur two•
Tongue one, slur two,
tongue oneGradually
increase the tempo to the
march tempo and the
articulation style will
fall right into
place.Another important
consideration is the
performance of the bass
line and the bass-drum
part. Too often, the bass
drum and bass instruments
play their parts with
equal emphasis on both
beats in the measure.
This is incorrect, and
frequently makes the
marchNo. 5 – March
Style in E≤
MajorThis is a similar to
exercise No. 2, but with
a different rhythmic
pattern. Emphasize the
difference between
accented and unaccented
notes. Also, play the
exercise with line
direction moving the
musical line forward.
Experiment and play the
exercise with different
dynamic choices and with
hairpins up and down in
different ways.No. 6
– More March Style
in E≤ MajorExercise
No. 6 comprises more
rhythmic patterns and
harmonic materials in
E≤ major to teach
and reinforce the march
style. This exercise
em-phasizes the
sixteenth-note rhythm, as
notated in the third
measure of the exercise.
Young stu- dents have a
tendency to
“crush†the
sixteenths; consequently,
they lack clarity. It
would be a good idea to
work this rhythmic figure
on a scale pattern with
all of the instruments in
the band as an additional
warm-up exercise.No. 7
– The March Scale
in E≤ MajorSee the
information for No. 4 and
apply it to this
exercise. Use all of the
various articulations
described above as
well.No. 8 – March
Style in A≤
MajorSee the information
for No. 2 and apply it to
this exercise.No. 9
– Cakewalk Rhythm
in A≤ MajorSee the
information for No. 3 and
apply it to this
exercise.No. 10 –
The March Scale in
A≤ MajorSee the
information for No. 4 and
apply it to this
exercise.Other Ideas for
March PerformanceA
rehearsal practice that
has worked very well for
me is to start out by
having the band play the
march very slowly at
about Å’ = 60 in a
chorale/legato style. The
slow tempo is a fine
opportunity to work on
clarity of harmonic move-
ment and to work on the
balance and blend of the
tutti band sound. This
will pay great dividends
toward improving the
sound of your band.
Gradually increase the
tempo to the march tempo
and the articulation
style will fall right
into place.Another
important consideration
is the performance of the
bass line and the
bass-drum part. Too
often, the bass drum and
bass instruments play
their parts with equal
emphasis on both beats in
the measure. This is
incorrect, and frequently
makes the march.
Dream Engine Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Carl Fischer
Band Concert Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: CF.YPS195 Composed by Larry Clark. SWS...(+)
Band Concert Band - Grade
2.5
SKU: CF.YPS195
Composed by Larry Clark.
SWS FS. Carl Fischer
Young Performance Series.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
16+4+8+8+4+4+10+4+4+8+8+8
+12+6+4+6+1+1+4+8+20
pages. Duration 4
minutes, 7 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS195.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS195).
ISBN 9781491147474.
UPC: 680160904976. 9 x 12
inches. Key: Eb
major.
Dream Engine
is a concert overture in
classic ABA form. Opening
with a tuneful melody
that weaves throughout
the ensemble over
staccato accompaniments,
the piece then evolves
into a contrastingly
lyrical and beautifully
lush B section. As with
the rest of Clark's work,
Dream Engine blends
musicality with
teachability and is
perfect for your next
contest or festival.
Shirim (score) Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] De Haske Publications
Composed by Piet Swerts (1960-). De Haske Concert Band. Concert Piece. Score Onl...(+)
Composed by Piet Swerts
(1960-). De Haske Concert
Band. Concert Piece.
Score Only. Composed
1998. 48 pages. De Haske
Publications #981369.
Published by De Haske
Publications
Temblor Orchestre d'harmonie - Débutant Carl Fischer
Band Concert Band - Grade 1.5 SKU: CF.FPS146 Composed by Sean O'Loughlin....(+)
Band Concert Band - Grade
1.5
SKU: CF.FPS146
Composed by Sean
O'Loughlin. SWS FS. First
Plus Performance Series.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
8+2+8+8+4+10+2+2+4+4+4+6+
2+6+1+1+2+7+16 pages.
Duration 2 minutes, 36
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #FPS146. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.FPS146).
ISBN
9781491147306. UPC:
680160904808. 9 x 12
inches.
Of Spanish
origin, the word temblor
means tremor or
earthquake. This
composition for the
developing concert band
is as unstoppable as the
natural disaster it
embodies. Aggressive in
nature, but with some
well placed repose and a
stunning maestoso climax,
Temblor is bound to
excite students and
audiences alike.
Band concert band - Grade 0.5 SKU: CF.PPS12 Jingle Bells. Composed...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
0.5
SKU: CF.PPS12
Jingle Bells.
Composed by Bill Calhoun.
Christmas and Holiday.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
8+2+8+2+5+2+2+8+2+3+2+6+2
+3+1+1+2+6+12 pages.
Duration 2 minutes, 7
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #PPS12. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.PPS12).
ISBN
9780825892103. UPC:
798408092108. 9 x 12
inches.
In Time for
the Holidays is a
beginning band treatment
of the Christmas favorite
“Jingle
Bells.†Complete
with the seasonal
percussion effects of two
wood/temple blocks,
sleigh bells and
slapstick/whip, this
arrangement uses just the
first six notes of the
B-flat concert scale in
each part. This should
make the piece very
playable for your
beginning band’s
first concert, just
“In Time for the
Holidays.â€.
Concert Band 2BarSax,
2TSax, 4 6 8(BarTrombone,
4 Asax, 7 Percussion,
7(Picc) 2 10(BClarinet)
2, BTrombone) 4, Timp
SKU: PR.115402000
Composed by Robert
Maggio. Score and Set of
Parts. With Standard
notation. Composed 2000.
Duration 5 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#115-40200. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.115402000).
UPC:
680160020553.
This
piece was commissioned by
the Pennsylvania chapter
of Phi Beta Mu
(Internationall
Bandmasters Fraternity).
It is a 5-minute work
which describes the
prototypical hero journey
as distilled by Joseph
Campbell and Christopher
Vogler. This journey
contains vivid musical
imagery from beginning to
end.
Wind Band - Grade 4 SKU: YM.GTW01085764 Concert Band. New Sounds in Brass...(+)
Wind Band - Grade 4
SKU:
YM.GTW01085764
Concert Band. New Sounds
in Brass (NSB). Arranged
Classics. Score & Parts.
Yamaha Music Media
#GTW01085764. Published
by Yamaha Music Media
(YM.GTW01085764).
ISBN
9784636857641.
New
Sounds in Concert Band
Series (NSB) Various
classical music themes
are nicely connected
Duration: approx.7'35
Arranged by
Masamichi
Amano
Fragments
from Rhapsody in Blue,
Beethoven's Symphony
No.7, Mozart's Oboe
Concerto KV 271K, Till
Eulenspiegel, Second
Movement of Beethoven's
Piano Sonata No.8
Pathetique and Third
Movement of Rachmainoff's
Piano Concerto No.2.
Blue Goose Rag Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Manhattan Beach Music
Concert band - Grade 3 SKU: MH.1-59913-023-8 Composed by Raymond Birch. A...(+)
Concert band - Grade 3
SKU:
MH.1-59913-023-8
Composed by Raymond
Birch. Arranged by
Timothy Broege. Suitable
for advanced middle
school, high school,
community and college
bands. Conductor Full
Score. Duration 2:30.
Published by Manhattan
Beach Music
(MH.1-59913-023-8).
ISBN
9781599130231.
Ense
mble instrumentation: 4
Flute I, 6 Flute II,
Oboe, 4 Bb Clarinet I, 4
Bb Clarinet II, 4 Bb
Clarinet III, 5 Eb Alto
Saxophone, 2 Eb Baritone
Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet
I, 3 Bb Trumpet II, 3 Bb
Trumpet III, 4 F Horn, 2
Trombone I, 2 Trombone
II, 2 Trombone III, 3
Baritone Horn (Bass
Clef), 7 Bb Baritone Horn
(Treble Clef), plus Bb
Bass Clarinet, and Bb
Tenor Saxophone, 5 Bass,
Bassoon, 2 Bells, 5
Percussion.
Composed by
Larry Clark. SWS FS.
First Plus Performance
Series. Set of Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation.
16+4+8+8+2+5+2+2+4+4+4+6+
2+3+4+1+2+4+16 pages.
Duration 3 minutes, 7
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #FPS147. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.FPS147).
ISBN
9781491147313. UPC:
680160904815. 9 x 12
inches.
As the
title implies, Angel
Echoes uses a lot of echo
effects throughout, and
is based on the interval
of a descending perfect
fifth. The piece begins
with a lush statement of
the subtle angel theme,
which is used throughout
the piece and ultimately
as the climactic material
later in the work. With
teachable material
steeped in musicality,
this remarkable new work
for developing ensembles
will not disappoint.
Band concert band - Grade 4.5 SKU: CF.SPS60 Composed by Gabriel Musella. ...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
4.5
SKU: CF.SPS60
Composed by Gabriel
Musella. SWS FS. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
3+12+12+6+12+12+12+6+6+6+
6+6+4+6+6+6+12+12+6+6+6+9
+6+8+4+2+4+8+9+40 pages.
Duration 7:12. Carl
Fischer Music #SPS60.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.SPS60).
ISBN
9781491140413. UPC:
680160628476. 9 x 12
inches. Key: Bb
major.
This
exceptional new symphonic
setting of four Bulgarian
folk songs comes in a
long line of wonderful
rhapsodies based upon a
collection of folk song
material from one country
or region. Composer
Gabriel Musella weaves a
delightful tapestry of
colors, textures and time
signatures to create a
truly exciting musical
presentation. We are
proud to welcome the
talents of Mr. Musella to
the Carl Fischer team.
Alert your contest and
festival music committees
about this piece, because
it has the making of a
festival standard.
Enter the Olympians Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Manhattan Beach Music
Concert band - Grade 2 SKU: MH.0-931329-91-4 Composed by Steve Rouse. Sui...(+)
Concert band - Grade 2
SKU:
MH.0-931329-91-4
Composed by Steve Rouse.
Suitable for middle
school and high school
bands. Conductor score
and set of parts.
Duration 3:30. Published
by Manhattan Beach Music
(MH.0-931329-91-4).
ISBN
9780931329913.
Ente
r the Olympians honors
the competitive spirit.
Although intended
primarily for concert
use, it can be used to
honor teams and
individual competitors
everywhere. While
composer in residence of
the Meet The Composer
Louisville Residency, I
was commissioned to
create a new score for
the twenty-plus middle
school bands of the
Jefferson County Public
School System. The work
was to be appropriate for
widely diverse bands:
interesting to advanced
students, yet accessible
to less advanced students
or bands with limited
instrumentation. For
interest, Enter the
Olympians uses pedal
tones with harmonies
suspended above them,
canonic fanfare motives,
other harmonies not
common at this grade
level, and a mid-section
that features the lower
instruments playing the
melody. The work's
repetition of essential
materials and its secure
scoring style broaden its
accessibility. Ensemble
instrumentation: 8 Flute,
2 Oboe, 6 Bb Clarinet 1,
6 Bb Clarinet 2, 2 Bb
Bass Clarinet, 5 Eb Alto
Saxophone, 2 Bb Tenor
Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone
Saxophone, 4 Bb Trumpet
1, 4 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 F
Horn, 3 Trombone 1, 7
Trombone 2, Euphonium,
and Bassoon, 2 Euphonium
T.C., 4 Tuba, 2 Timpani,
2 Percussion 1
(Glockenspiel), 3
Percussion 2 (Snare Drum,
Bass Drum), 3 Percussion
3 (Crash Cymbal,
Suspended Cymbal).
Concert band - Grade 2 SKU: MH.0-931329-92-2 Composed by Steve Rouse. Sui...(+)
Concert band - Grade 2
SKU:
MH.0-931329-92-2
Composed by Steve Rouse.
Suitable for middle
school and high school
bands. Conductor Full
Score. Duration 3:30.
Published by Manhattan
Beach Music
(MH.0-931329-92-2).
ISBN
9780931329920.
Ente
r the Olympians honors
the competitive spirit.
Although intended
primarily for concert
use, it can be used to
honor teams and
individual competitors
everywhere. While
composer in residence of
the Meet The Composer
Louisville Residency, I
was commissioned to
create a new score for
the twenty-plus middle
school bands of the
Jefferson County Public
School System. The work
was to be appropriate for
widely diverse bands:
interesting to advanced
students, yet accessible
to less advanced students
or bands with limited
instrumentation. For
interest, Enter the
Olympians uses pedal
tones with harmonies
suspended above them,
canonic fanfare motives,
other harmonies not
common at this grade
level, and a mid-section
that features the lower
instruments playing the
melody. The work's
repetition of essential
materials and its secure
scoring style broaden its
accessibility. Ensemble
instrumentation: 8 Flute,
2 Oboe, 6 Bb Clarinet 1,
6 Bb Clarinet 2, 2 Bb
Bass Clarinet, 5 Eb Alto
Saxophone, 2 Bb Tenor
Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone
Saxophone, 4 Bb Trumpet
1, 4 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 F
Horn, 3 Trombone 1, 7
Trombone 2, Euphonium,
and Bassoon, 2 Euphonium
T.C., 4 Tuba, 2 Timpani,
2 Percussion 1
(Glockenspiel), 3
Percussion 2 (Snare Drum,
Bass Drum), 3 Percussion
3 (Crash Cymbal,
Suspended Cymbal).
200 B.C. Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Oxford University Press
Concert band - Grade 4 SKU: MH.0-931329-53-1 Composed by Gregory B.Rudger...(+)
Concert band - Grade 4
SKU:
MH.0-931329-53-1
Composed by Gregory
B.Rudgers. Suitable for
high school, community,
and college bands.
Conductor score and set
of parts. Duration 7:30.
Published by Manhattan
Beach Music
(MH.0-931329-53-1).
ISBN
9780931329531.
Jour
ney back to ancient
Greece and view a place
of long-gone legend.
Follow the trail to the
Kingdom of Ithaca, from
the heroic palace, to a
place of tranquility, to
a reckless dance of
abandon, to the return of
Odysseus. The melodic
material used in 200 B.C.
is from a two thousand
year old Greek hymn to
Apollo. The legendary
adventures of Odysseus as
described by Homer in the
Odyssey (ca. 700 B.C.)
provide the programmatic
material. The music is
freely based upon the
First Delphic Hymn (or
Paen to Apollo), composed
ca. 200 B.C. The source
is a transcription
appearing on pages 363 -
367 of Ancient and
Oriental Music, Edited by
Egon Wellesz (Oxford
University Press: London,
1957). Each movement of
the work depicts a key
event in the epic Homeric
poem, as described below.
Movement I: Intrada - The
first four notes of this
movement, C - Bb - G -
Bb, are the melodic and
harmonic foundation for
the entire work. These
pitches, introduced in a
simple and direct manner,
are subsequently
developed in more complex
fashions throughout the
suite. Following this
stately introduction is a
militaristic fanfare that
introduces the
dotted-eighth and
sixteenth-note figure
later reprised in the
second and fourth
movements. Indeed, all
the musical ideas which
will be central to the
remaining movements first
appear in the Intrada.
This movement depicts the
grandeur of Odysseus and
his kingdom in Ithaca,
and establishes the
heroic mood of the entire
work. Movement II: Ballad
- After a brief
restatement of the
opening
dotted-eighth-and-sixteen
th fanfare, the second
movement extracts the
falling third (Bb to G)
from the C - Bb - G - Bb
motif and extends it and
expands it into a
haunting solo for alto
saxophone. The C - Bb - G
- Bb motif appears again
(see measures 23 - 33 in
trumpets) as counterpoint
to this melody, now
pulsing through the thick
texture of the band. Many
performers have come to
view the Ballad as the
emotional epicenter of
the entire suite; my
conception of the Ballad
is to achieve a union of
pathos and strength.
Programmatically, this
movement depicts
Odysseus's son,
Telemachos, as he both
longs for Odysseus's
return and stoically
defends his father's
kingdom. Movement III:
Dance - It will take
Odysseus twenty years to
return to Ithaca. During
his absence, noblemen
besiege his palace,
violating the sanctity of
the household and seeking
the hand of his wife,
Penelope. This movement
depicts the wanton
revelries that result.
The original four-note
motif is chromatically
altered and the meter is
made irregular. The rapid
tempo, driving
percussion, and angular
meter and melodies
combine in an explosion
of reckless abandon.
Movement IV: March
Building from a delicate
woodwind ensemble
accompanied by finger
cymbals to a fully
orchestrated statement
replete with thundering
percussion, this is a
resounding march of
victory. Odysseus has
returned in triumph to
restore dignity to his
household and to reclaim
the throne of the Kingdom
of Ithaca. Ensemble
instrumentation: 1
Piccolo, 8 Flute 1 - 2, 2
Oboe 1 - 2, 4 Bb Clarinet
1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb
Clarinet 3, 1 Eb Alto
Clarinet, 3 Bb Bass
Clarinet, 2 Bassoon 1 -
2, 3 Eb Alto Saxophone 1,
3 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2
Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb
Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb
Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet
2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 2 F
Horn 1-2, 2 F Horn 3-4, 2
Trombone 1, 2 Trombone 2,
2 Trombone 3, 3 Euphonium
(B.C.), 2 Euphonium T.C.,
4 Tuba, 1 Timpani, 2
Mallet Percussion: Bells,
Xylophone, 2 Percussion
1: Snare Drum,
Tambourine, 2 Percussion
2: Crash Cymbals,
Suspended Cymbal,
Tom-Tom, Finger Cymbals,
1 Percussion 3: Bass
Drum.