By Bohuslav Martinu. Czech title: Smy covy kvartet 5. Published by Praha (Czech import).

By Various. Piano/Vocal/Chords Songbook (Arrangements for piano and voice with guitar chords). Softcover. 576 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

By Various. Arranged by Lloyd Larson. Vocal Duets - Lloyd Larson. Contemporary, Sacred. Book & Accompaniment CD. 76 pages

Text Book

SKU: HL.360490

Edited by Brandon Williams. Book. Choral Resources, Teacher Resource. Softcover. 208 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.360490).

ISBN 9781705124673. UPC: 840126949018. 6.0x9.0x0.47 inches.

Tesfa Wondemagegnehu writes, “The compendium you hold in your hands represents the glimmering of the North Star. All thought-leaders and outstanding practitioners of our time, these authors have provided myriad ways to navigate through the messy, deafening, and sometimes terrifying chaos around us.” Choral Reflections offers inspiration, ideas, and insights for conductor-teachers at any stage. The goal for Choral Reflections is to provide a platform for a new and more representative cross-section of American choral conductor-teachers to share their reflections, beliefs, values, and visions for the choral art. The thirty contributors are: Hilary Apfelstadt, Anton Armstrong, Geoffrey Boers, Edith A. Copley, Rollo A. Dilworth, Jason Max Ferdinand, Lynne Gackle, Janet Galvan, Lynnel Joy Jenkins, Craig Hella Johnson, Ann Howard Jones, Henry H. Leck, Iris S. Levine, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Kevin McBeth, Marcela Molina, Gary Packwood, Rosephanye Powell, Amanda Quist, Doreen Rao, Jeffery B. Redding, Eugene Rogers, Diana V. Saez, Pearl Shangkuan, Tom Shelton, Sandra Snow, Andre J. Thomas, Betsy Cook Weber, Brad Wells, and Jace Kaholokula Saplan.

Chamber Music violin, piano

SKU: PR.144407050

Composed by James Primosch. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 28+12 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #144-40705. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.144407050).

UPC: 680160655519. 9 x 12 inches.

Celebrating 30 years, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society commissioned a work of 20-25 minutes for violin and piano from James Primosch, University of Pennsylvania professor of music. Primosch had originally thought to create a new sonata, but what developed is more appropriately a set of five character pieces, two of which were directly inspired by poems. Five Poems was premiered in May, 2016, and Primosch's thoughts are recorded at his website: https://jamesprimosch.com /2016/05/10/five-poems-pr emiere/.
Upon receiving a commission from the Philadelphia Chamber MusicSociety for a violin and piano piece in honor of its 30th anniversary, myplan was to write a sonata, a term suggesting a relatively abstractdiscourse. But as the piece developed, the movements struck me ascharacter pieces rather than music employing a more “symphonic”ap proach. When specific poems started to attach themselves in my mindwith two of the movements, the overall title Five Poems became clear.The title of the second movement is a line from Susan Stewart’s“De scent”, which deals with Aeneas’s visit to the underworld. The musicis alternately fiercely driving and quite still, though tense. RobertFrost’s Nothing Gold Can Stay summons fleet scale passages framinglyrical counterpoint. The remaining movements do not refer to specificpoems, but have titles reflecting their expressive tone. Dreamscape ismusing with an improvisatory violin line over shifting pairs of pianochords. Nightsong is a bluesy lullaby that turns highly dramatic.Vision begins with a closely argued struggle but breaks through tosomething spacious and clear.

(Guitar Chord Songbook). By Various. Guitar Chord Songbook. Softcover. 168 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Orchestra Orchestra

SKU: PR.416413710

For Chamber Orchestra. Composed by Clint Needham. Watkiss. Contemporary. Full score. With Standard notation. Composed 2008. 92 pages. Duration 21 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #416-41371. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.416413710).

ISBN 9781598068214. UPC: 680160587162. 9x12 inches.

Needham's original intent with Chamber Symphony was to encapsulate the 2008 presidential election, from the Democratic primaries to the historic general election campaign and win of Barack Obama. But, says Needham, In the midst of the general election circus, I decided to broaden my inspiration and have the work's overall goal focus on the larger ideas of hope and transformation. Chamber Symphony was commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra with generous support of Paul Underwood. Additional support was from the National Endowment for the Arts.
I originally envisioned a work inspired by the political landscape of the 2008 presidential election, focusing primarily on the hard-fought Democratic Primary race. I was fascinated by the historic and hopeful spirit that both the Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaigns embodied. Sometime later, in the midst of the general election circus, I decided to broaden my inspiration and have the work’s overall goal focus on the larger ideas of hope and transformation. Chamber Symphony is constructed in three movements (played without pause): I. Hammering Out, II. Open-ended Echoes, and III. Radiant Nation. The titles suggest a general atmosphere that each movement attempts to express. The outer movements, both quick in tempo, act as the antithesis of each other in terms of mood. “Hammering Out” employs an aggressive, relentless, pounding beat that frequently shifts, often emphasized with metallic sounds. “Radiant Nation” is much lighter and more optimistic in tone, and uses an up-beat groove throughout the movement. The middle movement, “Open-ended Echoes,” is the proverbial calm after the storm. Unlike the outer movements, “Open-ended Echoes” is almost void of any strong sense of pulse. The movement attempts to create a peaceful, contemplative mood that transforms the volatile nature of the first movement tothe radiant spirit of the last. Chamber Symphony was commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra for its Orchestra Underground Series with the generous support of Paul Underwood. Additional support for the ACO’s Emerging Composers Program comes from the National Endowment for the Arts.— November 5, 2008.

Composed by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), edited by Dan Fog, Nils Grinde. Collection for voice solo and piano accompaniment. Urtext Edition. Text language English, German and Norwiegan. 304 pages. Published by C.F. Peters.

The Decade Series. E-Z Play Today (Easy big-note right-hand-only arrangements for piano, organ, and electronic keyboard). Size 9x12 inches. 192 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Performed by Mariah Carey. Piano/Vocal/Chords Songbook (Arrangements for piano and voice with guitar chords). Published by Hal Leonard.

By Jeffrey Blersch. For organ. Collection. 32 pages. Published by Concordia Publishing House

Orchestra (Full Score) - Grade 4

SKU: HL.14032192

Full Score. Composed by Per Norgard. Music Sales America. 20Th Century, Classical. Softcover. 188 pages. Edition Wilhelm Hansen #KP00865. Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen (HL.14032192).

ISBN 9788759858394. 12.0x16.5x0.78 inches. International (more than one language).

Symphony No. 6 for orchestra, 1997-99. Preface / Program Note:... with the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like a day(New Testament, 2 Peter 3:8)My SYMPHONY NO. 6 was commissioned by the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Gteborg Symphony Orchestra and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, to be premiered at the millenium 2000.The subtitle AT THE END OF THE DAY can be understood literally or it can mean when all is added up. However, in my opinion, nothing ever quite adds up, there is always something missing, any ending will be provisional ...This symphony appears to end only a few minutes into the first movement, the first passage, as the music fades away to almost-silence, after a start of flying colours. But then there is still something, a small motive (first heard in the initial sound-waves) which reappears, hesitant, but persistent, and this embryo is what leads on the musical progression. An agitated section of many instrumental voices comes next, until all the voices become obsessed with the same phrase, a see-saw motive based on thirds. This section evolves into almost martial ferocity, when broken off by a tutti descent into an extreme bass-world (a bass-world which actually permeates the whole symphony, emplyoing instruments that I have never used before: double-bass tuba, double-bass trombone, double-bass clarinet, and bass flute).The second movement, the second passage, apparently takes off where the first passage ended, but now the events are more ambiguous, and the same music may be perceived as fast-moving one moment and slow-moving the next. This section is a kind of passacaglia, the characteristic baroque bass-variation.Without a break follows the third and last passage, in a contrasting high register. The music is rhythmically knotty as well as freely flowing. As in the beginning of the symphony, a never-ending descent or fall breaks off the events, and at the very end a delta of new beginnings, of other worlds, is revealed ....The symphony is dedicated to Helle, my wife. - Per Norgard.

The New Imperial Edition. By Various. Arranged by Sydney Northcote. (Baritone/Bass). Boosey and Hawkes Voice. Book only. Size 9x12 inches. 124 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. Softcover. 106 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Accompaniment CDs Baritone Songs. Performed by Various. Boosey and Hawkes Voice. CD only. Size 9x12 inches. 8 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

String quartet (P/ST) - difficult

SKU: HL.49033214

Composed by Tatjana Komarova. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Score and Parts. Composed 2002. 62 pages. Duration 20'. Schott Music #ED 9635. Published by Schott Music (HL.49033214).

ISBN 9790001135283.

When some time ago I looked at works by the painter Egon Schiele whom I admire very much, I thought which paintings would have been painted by this artist, had he not died much too early. I envisioned the works he had never painted. Isn't it impressive with what modest means he achieves maximum emotional effect? It was this thought, too, that accompanied me during my work on this piece - though painting techniques cannot be directly reflected in the music, of course. Tatjana Komarova.

(Seven Contemplative Guitar Solos Written in Free-Form Style). By William Bay. For Guitar (Fingerpicking). Solos. Bill's Music Shelf. Contemporary. Intermediate-Advanced. Book Online Audio. 24 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc