Edited by Amy Appleby. For Piano Solo. America's All-Time Favorite. Romantic. Level: Intermediate. Sheet Music. 320 pages. Published by Music Sales

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 Spring”) 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.

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.

America's All-Time Favorite Songs for God and Country (Library of Series). Arranged by Amy Appleby. Music Sales America. Gospel, Sacred, Sacred. Softcover. 320 pages. Music Sales #AM985314. Published by Music Sales

By Dan Levenson. For Banjo (5-String). Tune Book. Old Time. Level: Beginning-Intermediate. Book/CD Set. Size 8.75x11.75. 248 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

By Russ Shipton. For Guitar. Blues, Ragtime. Sheet Music. 80 pages. Published by Music Sales.

By Various. For voice and C instrument. Hal Leonard Fake Books. Ragtime and Standards. Difficulty: medium. Fakebook. Vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, introductory text and instructional text. 236 pages. Published by Hal Leonard fakebook Ragtime and Standards

Arranged by Nancy Faber, Randall Faber. For Piano. PreTime to BigTime Piano Supplementary Library. Favorite Christmas carols arranged for the young beginner. No eighth notes or dotted rhythms are used and the hands remain in Middle C Position. Contents include: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas; Jingle Bells; Good King Wenceslas; Away in a Manger; We Three Kings of Orient Are; Up On the Housetop; Over the River and Through the Woods; Silent Night; I Saw Three Ships. Christmas. Level: Primer. Book. Published by The FJH Music Company, Inc.

Arranged by Nancy and Randall Faber. For Piano. PreTime to BigTime Piano Supplementary Lib Sacred. Hymns. Level: Intermediate. Book. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc.

Composed by Ennio Morricone (1928-). Arranged by Steven Verhaert. Golden River Music #9003716. Published by Golden River Music

Guitar - Intermediate

SKU: MB.31088

Saddle-stitched. Country. Book. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #31088. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.31088).

ISBN 9781513473413. 8.75X11.75 inches.

Whether you already play old-time music, or you are just getting started, this is the book for you.áDan Levenson�s Master Collection of Old-Time Tunesápresents more than 300 tunes in standard notation with suggested chords for you to explore and enjoy. All but a few are traditional or older tunes and are easily searched online to discover their pedigree as well as several recorded versions of them.Some might call this a complete repertoire in a book in the following sense: It is a large though not encyclopedic collection of old-time fiddle tunes played in today�s sessions.Learning the tunes in this book will give you a solid old-time repertoire that would allow you to join in jams in the many communities playing old-time music today.

By Pauline Hall. For Easy pieces. Piano. Piano Time. Piano Time. Method book. 24 pages

by Wayne Erbsen. For acoustic instruments. songbook. Native Ground Music. Gospel-old time. Level: Beginning-Intermediate. Book. Size 8.75x11.75. 80 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

Choral (ShowTrax CD)

SKU: HL.8203089

By Creedence Clearwater Revival. By John Fogerty. Arranged by Kirby Shaw. Pop Choral Series. Classic Rock, Pop, Pop/Rock, Rock, Show Choir, Sixties, Southern Rock. CD. Duration 150 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.8203089).

UPC: 884088642631. 4.75x5.0x0.147 inches.

The 1969 hit by Creedence Clearwater Revival evokes an earlier time and place with John Fogerty's signature guitar riffs and licks. Vocal harmonies and the great rhythms of the country-rock style will energize any pop/show concert. Available separately: SATB, SAB, TTB, ShowTrax CD. Combo parts available as a digital download (tpt 1-2, tsx, tbn, gtr, b, dm). Duration: ca. 2:40.

SAB Choral (SAB with Cello)

SKU: HL.1152929

By Joni Mitchell. By Joni Mitchell. Arranged by Mac Huff. Pop Choral Series. Christmas, Concert, Festival, Pop. Octavo. 20 pages. Duration 270 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1152929).

UPC: 196288119821. 6.75x10.5x0.045 inches.

This classic song by singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell is one of the most recorded, by artists of many musical styles. Appropriate for standard concerts or Christmas/Winter concerts, this “concert pop” arrangement is powerful and tender at the same time. The optional cello intensifies the longing and loneliness.

Choral (VoiceTrax CD)

SKU: HL.302555

Discovery Level 2. Arranged by Audrey Snyder. Discovery Choral. Concert, Traditional. CD. Duration 120 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.302555).

UPC: 888680967307. 5.0x5.0x0.198 inches.

This time-honored spiritual is said to have contained coded messages for slaves wishing to escape through the Underground Railroad. Complementing the divine and collective nature of the piece are fully realized hand and body percussion parts; the song ending with a hushed whisper.

SATB Choral (SATB + Cello)

SKU: HL.1152928

By Joni Mitchell. By Joni Mitchell. Arranged by Mac Huff. Voices Rising/Concert Pop. Christmas, Concert, Festival, Pop. Octavo. 20 pages. Duration 270 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1152928).

UPC: 196288119814. 6.75x10.5x0.045 inches.

This classic song by singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell is one of the most recorded ever, by artists of many musical styles. Appropriate for standard concerts or Christmas/Winter concerts, this “concert pop” arrangement is powerful and tender at the same time. The optional cello intensifies the longing and loneliness.

By Dominique Vanhaegenberge. For Eb Saxophone. Level 2. Published by Golden River Music

Choral (SAB Choir)

SKU: HL.8203086

By Creedence Clearwater Revival. By John Fogerty. Arranged by Kirby Shaw. Pop Choral Series. Classic Rock, Pop, Pop/Rock, Rock, Show Choir, Sixties, Southern Rock. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.8203086).

UPC: 884088642600. 6.75x10.5 inches.

The 1969 hit by Creedence Clearwater Revival evokes an earlier time and place with John Fogerty's signature guitar riffs and licks. Vocal harmonies and the great rhythms of the country-rock style will energize any pop/show concert. Available separately: SATB, SAB, TTB, ShowTrax CD. Combo parts available as a digital download (tpt 1-2, tsx, tbn, gtr, b, dm). Duration: ca. 2:40.

Piano, Vocal and Guitar

SKU: HL.14030860

Songs From Here And There. Composed by Michael Hurd. Music Sales America. Tuition. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #NOV200203. Published by Music Sales (HL.14030860).

ISBN 9780853606741.

Aspe cts of time and change are explored in these songs and topic ideas. Ideal for classroom use, school choirs or as an assembly item. The exciting Topical Ideas with each song provide fascinating background information, fun performance ideas and lots of cross-curricular possibilities. Use as additional material or expand to make a complete project. Topical ideas by Maureen Hanke, music by Michael Hurd.

Time For Leisure consists of six holiday sketches for Piano, by Joan Last. These enjoyable miniatures were completed in 1983 and are suitable for students working at grade four standard

By Wayne Erbsen. For Fiddle. Methods. Native Ground Music. Old Time. Level: Beginning. Book/CD Set. Size 9x12. 80 pages. Published by Native Ground Music.