Piano, Vocal and Guitar

SKU: BT.MUSRUG37234

Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Exam Material. Book Only. 128 pages. Really Useful Group #MUSRUG37234. Published by Really Useful Group (BT.MUSRUG37234).

ISBN 9780711943933.

W hat was originally conceived as a short school concert piece soon became one of the best loved musicals of all time, being performed in schools and theatres all over the world, by amateur and professional groups alike.

Josep h And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat retells the biblical story of Joseph’s life from childhood on a farm to jail and slavery, and ultimately to power and fame. This popular musical contains manymemorable songs, including Any Dream Will Do and Close Every Door. Available here is the Full Vocal Score of the musical, with all the solo and choral parts and a piano accompaniment.

Concert band - Grade 4

SKU: MH.1-59913-072-6

Composed by Timothy Broege. Suitable for high school, community, and college bands. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 7:00. Published by Manhattan Beach Music (MH.1-59913-072-6).

ISBN 9781599130729.

Prog ram Notes: It was a happy coincidence that the commission for SINFONIA XVI: TRANSCENDENTAL VIENNA came from the Henry David Thoreau School located in Vienna, Virginia. Thoreau is one of the magic names in American culture: Henry David Thoreau, one of the leading figures of the Transcendentalist movement, centered in 19th-century New England, left us a body of unique philosophical and poetical writings. To utter the words, Walden Pond, is to invoke an America long past in physical actuality, but still present in the minds and hearts of many American citizens. The name, Vienna, of course, summons thoughts of the Old World: culture, fine food, wine, civilized cities. While contemplating the form that SINFONIA XVI should take, I found myself thinking of two pillars of Viennese culture: expressionism and the waltz. Musically speaking, expressionism reached a zenith in the works of Arnold Schoenberg and Alban Berg. It was Berg, in particular, that I wanted to invoke in the outer movements of my composition. I knew I would also have to include a waltz, and an invocation of the mysterious forces that are contained in both expressionism and transcendentalism. Thus was the structure of the work generated. The outer movements with their vision of the night sky and the stars, Aldebaran and Sirius, frame the central movements, which are essentially two versions of the same material, and are quieter and less dramatic. The outer movements are symmetrical, and share both pitch and rhythmic materials. Accordingly, I see the work as a ternary form, with the central movements forming a unit within the outer frame: A (Movement 1) B (Movements 2 & 3) A' (Movement 4). Harmonically, the work can be summarized by the two pitch-series which occur in the opening bars of Movement 1: the initial 12-note row, with a tonal center on F-sharp (measures 1-6), and the subsequent D-minor Dorian 7-note row (beginning in measure 14). Aspects of these materials occur in all four movements, but they are most strongly present in Movements 1 and 4. Note that the 12-note row is not subjected to the usual serial procedures, but instead is treated as a signifier and is left unchanged. Since the fourth movement takes up where the first movement leaves off, I can conceive of one interpretation of SINFONIA XVI as an evocation of Thoreau himself contemplating two of the brightest stars on a clear, cold night. Aldebaran is an orange, first-magnitude star, located in the constellation Taurus; Sirius, the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the sky, and is located in the constellation Canis Major. Thoreau interrupts his star-gazing to entertain some inward thoughts, waking dreams, as it were, then returns his gaze to the splendid night sky and all its treasures. Although many other interpretations of the material are possible, it is important to remember that the abstract materials of the piece -- pitch, rhythm, structure -- are what count the most. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 4 Flute 1, 4 Flute 2, 3 Oboe, 1 Eb Clarinet (opt.), 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 3 Bass Clarinet, 3 Bassoon, 3 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 3 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 2 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 2 Horn 1, 2 Horn 2, 3 Trombone 1, 3 Trombone 2, 3 Euphonium B.C., 2 Euphonium T.C., 5 Tuba, 2 Timpani, 3 Percussion 1, 3 Percussion 2, 3 Percussion 3, 3 Percussion 4.

By Roland Barrett. Concert Band/Wind Ensemble. FJH Concert Band. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that 'all men are created equal.'" These quotations are symbolic of one of the most basic of all American tenants: that for all people, our nation was conceived as a wellspring of vast potential, a place of immeasurable opportunity, a land where all dreams could take root, grow, and flourish. America represents a tremendous confluence of diverse but convergent elements and resources. This piece celebrates the power, energy, and boundless spirit created by this convergence of cultures, beliefs, and ideals. Score for this title: B1295S. Extra part for this title: B1295P. Concert Band. Level: Grade 4. Score and Set of Parts. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc.