Jazz Ensemble - Grade 3

SKU: KN.42468S

Composed by Doug Beach. Threshold Series. Kendor Music Inc #42468S. Published by Kendor Music Inc (KN.42468S).

UPC: 822795424683.

Here' s one to ensure your swing chops are in good working order. Commissioned by noted jazz educator Dr. John Bradley, this chart is a wonderful vehicle for sharpening both ensemble and solo skills. Written solos for all are provided on a supplementary part, and rhythm section parts are notated with chords cued. Duration 3:42. Available in SmartMusic.

For Guitar. 1-2-3 Fingerstyle Guitar is designed for intermediate to advanced flat-pick players who are ready to throw down that pick for a while to finally get a handle on fingerstyle. That's the secret ingredient of this study program -- its a beginning fingerstyle. DVD. Published by eMedia Music

Composed by Various. Sacred. Lorenz Publishing Company #70/2059L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

Arranged by Stephen Bulla. Instrumental solo songbook and accompaniment CD for Bb instrument. With introductory text. 16 pages. Published by Curnow Music.

Arranged by Stephen Bulla. Instrumental solo songbook and accompaniment CD for C instrument. With instructional text. 16 pages. Published by Curnow Music.

Guitar solo

SKU: GH.GE-11464

Composed by Benjamin Staern. Duration 15 minutes. Gehrmans Musikforlag #GE 11464. Published by Gehrmans Musikforlag (GH.GE-11464).

ISBN 979-0-070-11464-6. A4 inches.

Work note by the composer:

When I received the news of this commission, I had no idea what it would lead to. Writing for guitar solo is not the same as composing for orchestra where you have forty voices where you can easily mask an entire section. Here you are very naked to the bone.
The starting point for this work was from J.S. Bach's Chaconne in D-minor that Johannes had performed in concert, originally written for violin but there is a version transcribed for guitar and piano made by Ferruccio Busoni. When I went to Cortona (in Tuscany, Italy) completed the southern mentality of this work.
Arpalineais actually a merged word in Italian language. Arpa means harp, however in a musical context it's more or less resembled with the word arpeggio, which means broken chords. Lineameans line.

The work is divided in three parts.
I. Arpeggio: It starts with an opening chaconne-like sequence and is marked with a certain depth in which the chords starts to separate from the organum note in the bass and it culminates into a section called with rhythmical focus. These sections alternates, variates which each other.
The middle section has a playful and childish atmosphere where the guitarist knocks on the body of the guitar resembling a Spanish folk instrument cajon. This is leading to a section which tends more to a very aggressive fusion-like riff that loses control and reaches its climax at the end.

II. Linea: The static rhytmical pulse is now disintegrated and it forms more or less sort of a free, improvisational state in a rubatolike tempo. The character is described as a very hot day with temperatures rising above 37! C (or 100! F) where you can hardly do anything just sitting dozed off and pespiring because of the extreme heat watching a huge fog coming up in the evening that spreads around the Tuscan atmosphere.

III. Finale: It starts off with fast one-note ostinati then more and more notes pop up like a gradual rain storm with thunder strikes! And eventually it leads to that is a large flood through the streets of an medieval Southern town. The work ends with a short circuit slapped strings along with extremely fast tremolos that reaches higher and louder as possible!

Benjamin Staern

For piano. Sacred. Intermediate. Lorenz Publishing Company #70/2005L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

Arranged by Stephen Bulla. Instrumental solo songbook and accompaniment CD for Eb instrument. With introductory text. 16 pages. Published by Curnow Music.

Arranged by Stephen Bulla. Instrumental solo songbook and accompaniment CD for F or Eb french horn. With introductory text. 28 pages. Published by Curnow Music.

Arranged by Stephen Bulla. Instrumental solo songbook and accompaniment CD for bass clef instrument. With introductory text. 16 pages. Published by Curnow Music.

Piano (Piano Solo)

SKU: HL.51481637

Piano Solo. Composed by Franz Liszt. Edited by Peter Jost. Henle Music Folios. Classical. Softcover. 20 pages. G. Henle #HN1637. Published by G. Henle (HL.51481637).

UPC: 196288278726. 9.0x12.0x0.077 inches.

The Fifth Hungarian Rhapsody, published in 1853, emerged from several earlier versions. The double character indicated in the sobriquet “Héroïde élégiaque” is based on the two contrary themes: a “heroic” theme in minor and an “elegiac” theme in major, seasoned with characteristics of Liszt's “style hongrois” such as augmented seconds and sharp dotted rhythms. Thanks to the slow tempo, No. 5 is one of Liszt's less difficult rhapsodies and thus offers a wonderful introduction to these musical reminiscences of his Hungarian homeland. Involved in this Henle Urtext edition, which also takes the autograph into account for the first time, were two eminent Liszt specialists: Mária Eckhardt provided the preface, Vincenzo Maltempo the fingerings.

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Composed by Various. Instrumental Solo. Softcover. 88 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Various. Instrumental Solo. Softcover. 88 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Various. Instrumental Solo. Softcover. 88 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Various. Instrumental Solo. Softcover. 88 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Various. Instrumental Solo. Softcover. 88 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Various. Instrumental Solo. Softcover. 88 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Various. Instrumental Solo. Softcover. 88 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Various. Instrumental Solo. Softcover. 88 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Various. Instrumental Solo. Softcover. 88 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Solo voices, choir, orchestra (2 Soprano Voice Solo, Alto Voice Solo, 3Tenor Voice Solo, 3Bass Voice Solo, SATB Choir, recorder-A, 2 Fl, Ob, Ob-dam, bassoon, Trp, Str, Continuo) - Level 3

SKU: BA.BA05310

Ein Lammlein geht und tragt die Schuld. Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann. Edited by Wolfgang Hirschmann. This edition: Edition of selected works, Urtext edition. Linen. Telemann Musical Works. Band 29. 1745. Passionen (Passion Music, Easter). Edition of selected works, Score. Composed 1745. TWV 5. Duration 1 hour, 50 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA05310_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA05310).

ISBN 9790006497881. 33.1 x 25.9 cm inches.

In the autumn of 1721, when Georg Philipp Telemann became cantor at the Hamburg Johanneum and music director of the city’s five principal churches, he faced the challenge of composing and performing a new Passion setting every year.

The ninety-minute St. John Passion of 1745 was written in a winningly clear and transparent style, with two large choral numbers, six chorales (probably joined by the congregation) and several turbae that pose interesting yet manageable demands on the chorus. The plain and unassuming recitatives and the eleven sharply defined yet contemplative arias give soloists broad leeway for artistic interpretation. This volume follows the Urtext of vol. 29 of the Telemann Edition, thereby offering a reliable text at the pinnacle of modern scholarship.

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Jazz Ensemble - Grade 2.5

SKU: AP.50079S

Composed by Nat Adderley. Arranged by Mike Kamuf. Jazz Ensemble; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Young Jazz Ensemble. Jazz. Score. 16 pages. Duration 4:35. Alfred Music #00-50079S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.50079S).

ISBN 9781470662875. UPC: 038081580081. English.

Beginning with a brief chorale, the gospel-inspired groove kicks in at 104 BPM. Alto 1 and trumpet 2 state the melody, with suggested written solos for both. Trumpet 1 range is to written F-sharp top line. There's a sweet shout chorus at the modulation with some drum fills intertwined. A funky chart that will please the band and the audience for sure! (4:35).

Jazz Ensemble - Grade 2.5

SKU: AP.50079

Composed by Nat Adderley. Arranged by Mike Kamuf. Jazz Ensemble; MakeMusic Cloud; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Young Jazz Ensemble. Jazz. Score and Part(s). Duration 4:35. Alfred Music #00-50079. Published by Alfred Music (AP.50079).

ISBN 9781470662868. UPC: 038081580074. English.

Beginning with a brief chorale, the gospel-inspired groove kicks in at 104 BPM. Alto 1 and trumpet 2 state the melody, with suggested written solos for both. Trumpet 1 range is to written F-sharp top line. There's a sweet shout chorus at the modulation with some drum fills intertwined. A funky chart that will please the band and the audience for sure! (4:35).

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Chimes, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Contrabass Clarinet, Crash Cymbals, English Horn, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute 1, Flute 2, Glockenspiel, Harp, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3 and more. - Grade 5

SKU: CF.SPS85F

Composed by Jeremy Martin. Sws. Sps. Full score. 44 pages. Duration 7 minutes, 8 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #SPS85F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.SPS85F).

ISBN 9781491156438. UPC: 680160914975. 9 x 12 inches.

Blue Horizons is a spirited tribute to the musical heritage of the United States Air Force. The main theme is a variation of the U.S. Air Force Song (Off We Go), with a secondary theme based on A Toast to the Host (the bridge of The Air Force Song). Throughout the work, fragments of other Air Force-related songs appear: Lord, Guard and Guide (the Air Force Hymn), Air Force Blue, and Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines. The original request for this work was a daunting task: I was asked to create an Air Force companion piece to Robert Jager's Esprit de Corps that would mirror the style and spirit of that landmark work. The goal was to use elements of our various Air Force tunes in the same way that Jager incorporated The Marine's Hymn into his work - that is, to weave a musical tapestry of the Air Force's musical heritage without ever becoming a mere arrangement of the original material. As a former student of Robert Jager at Tennessee Technological University, I discussed my plans for the piece with him, shared my progress along the way, and sought his guidance as I had done so many times in the past. He was delighted that I managed to incorporate a few Jager-isms into the music, including one direct quote from Esprit de Corps. Although Blue Horizons was conceived as a dedication to the Air Force's musical legacy, it is also a personal homage to my teacher and friend, Robert Jager. Performance Notes * If only two flutists are available, omit the piccolo part and have them play Flute 1 and 2; in this case, Flute 1 should switch over to piccolo (still playing from the Flute 1 part) at m. 81 and back to regular flute at m. 114. If only covering the Flute 1 and 2 parts, Flute 2 should ignore indications to switch to piccolo and just play the entire work on regular flute. * Oboe 1 and 2 parts should be covered before adding the English Horn part. * The clarinet in Eb part should not be covered unless there are a sufficient number of players on the clarinet in Bb parts. * The trumpet cues in mm. 77-80 are only necessary if the horns need assistance finishing their soli phrase with enough strength to be heard. If you can hear them without extra support, leave the trumpets out. * From mm. 89-95, be sure the wind players with static eighth notes do not cover up the players with moving lines. * There is a strong tendency to rush m. 121. * During the oboe solo from mm. 157-168, ensure that the suspension/resolution lines in the bassoon and clarinet parts are heard; emphasize the importance of growing into the suspension with a slight crescendo. * In the scherzo section that begins at m. 217, be sure that each player knows how his/her part fits into the overall sound. I recommend isolating different textural items so the players can hear those parts on their own. (The bass line from mm. 243-260, for example, or the moving inner-voice line from mm. 251-260.) * In this same scherzo section, care should be taken to not play too loud and save a little strength for the climax fanfare at m. 279. * If you have an abundance of tubas, I would recommend having one or two of them play up an octave from mm. 243-271 if the lower part seems too heavy.
Blue Horizons is a spirited tribute to the musical heritage of the United States Air Force. The main theme is a variation of the U.S. Air Force Song (Off We Go), with a secondary theme based on A Toast to the Host (the bridge of The Air Force Song). Throughout the work, fragments of other Air Force-related songs appear: Lord, Guard and Guide (the Air Force Hymn), Air Force Blue, and Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines.The original request for this work was a daunting task: I was asked to create an Air Force “companion piece” to Robert Jager’s Esprit de Corps that would mirror the style and spirit of that landmark work. The goal was to use elements of our various Air Force tunes in the same way that Jager incorporated The Marine’s Hymn into his work – that is, to weave amusical tapestry of the Air Force’s musical heritage without ever becoming a mere arrangement of the original material. As a former student of Robert Jager at Tennessee Technological University, I discussed my plans for the piece with him, shared my progress along the way, and sought his guidance as I had done so many times in the past. He was delighted that I managed to incorporate a few “Jager-isms” into the music, including one direct quote from Esprit de Corps. Although Blue Horizons was conceived asa dedication to the Air Force’s musical legacy, it is also a personal homage to my teacher and friend, Robert Jager.Performance Notes• If only two flutists are available, omit the piccolo part and have them play Flute 1 and 2; in this case, Flute 1 should switch over to piccolo (still playing from the Flute 1 part) at m. 81 and back to regular flute at m. 114. If only covering the Flute 1 and 2 parts, Flute 2 should ignore indications to switch to piccolo and just play the entire work on regular flute.• Oboe 1 and 2 parts should be covered before adding the English Horn part.• The clarinet in Eb part should not be covered unless there are a sufficient number of players on the clarinet in Bb parts.• The trumpet cues in mm. 77-80 are only necessary if the horns need assistance finishing their soli phrase with enough strength to be heard. If you can hear them without extra support, leave the trumpets out.• From mm. 89-95, be sure the wind players with static eighth notes do not cover up the players with moving lines.• There is a strong tendency to rush m. 121.• During the oboe solo from mm. 157-168, ensure that the suspension/resolution lines in the bassoon and clarinet parts are heard; emphasize the importance of growing into the suspension with a slight crescendo.• In the scherzo section that begins at m. 217, be sure that each player knows how his/her part fits into the overall sound. I recommend isolating different textural items so the players can hear those parts on their own. (The bass line from mm. 243-260, for example, or the moving inner-voice linefrom mm. 251-260.)• In this same scherzo section, care should be taken to not play too loud and save a little strength for the climax fanfare at m. 279.• If you have an abundance of tubas, I would recommend having one or two of them play up an octave from mm. 243-271 if the lower part seems too heavy.

Solo voices, choir, orchestra (2 Soprano Voice Solo, Tenor Voice Solo, SATB Choir, ballet, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 clarinet, 2 bassoon, 2 Hn, 2 Trp, 3trombone, timpani, harp, 2 Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass)

SKU: BA.BA02282

Tragédie-opéra (Drame héroïque) in three acts. Composed by Christoph Willibald Von Gluck. Edited by Ludwig Finscher. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Christoph Willibald Gluck. Complete Works. Series I, Volume 6. Paris Version 1774. Complete edition, Score. Composed 1774. Duration 2 hours. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA02282_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA02282).

ISBN 9790006419555. 33 x 26.5 cm inches. Text Language: French, German. Preface: Ludwig Finscher. Text: Pierre-Louis Moline.

Christoph Willibald Gluck’s most popular opera “Orphe et Euridice” was performed in 1774 in Paris to sensational success. This new adaption followed the original Viennese version with Italian text that was first performed in 1762 under the direction of the composer in the Burgtheater. For the Paris version Gluck changed the leading part Orpheus from an alto to a tenor role and composed new recitatives.

Both versions of Gluck’s reform drama are based on a libretto by Ranieri de’ Calzabigi and revolutionised metastasian opera of the 18th century. Solo and choral music, instrumental music, pantomime and dance are all closely connected; the myth replaces a historical plot surrounded by intrigue; where there would have been a da-capo aria there are now simple song forms and coloratura is largely abandoned. These meticulously revised vocal scores of both versions are also newly set.

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Solo voices, choir, orchestra (4 Soprano Voice Solo, 2 Tenor Voice Solo, Mixed choir, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 bassoon, 2 Hn, 2 Trp, timpani, harpisc., Str)

SKU: BA.BA04590-01

Dramma per musica in three Acts. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Kathleen Kuzmick Hansell. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Edition in 2 volumes. Complete edition, Score. K. 135. Duration 4 hours. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04590_01. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04590-01).

ISBN 9790006451296. 33 x 26 cm inches. Text Language: Italian. Text: Giovanni de Gamerra.

On 13 December 1769 Leopold Mozart and his son Wolfgang set out on their first tour of Italy. It was not until 28 March 1771 that they finally returned to Salzburg. The trip brought the young composer two commissions for opere serie. In March 1770 he was commissioned to write Mitridate, K.87 (74a), for the 1770-71 Carneval season at the Regio Ducal Teatro in Milan. Mozart started work on the opera in Bologna on 29 September 1770, and the premiere duly took place on the Feast of St. Stephen (26 December) in 1770. The second, Lucio Silla (K. 135), again commissioned for the 1771-72 Carneval season in Milan, doubtless resulted from the success of Mitridate. News of the commission reached the Mozarts in March 1771 in Verona, where they had stopped on their return to Salzburg. (At roughly the same time Wolfgang received an invitation from Vienna to supply a serenata teatrale for the wedding of Archduke Ferdinand, the third son of Maria Theresia, scheduled to take place in Milan in October 1771. This invitation ultimately resulted in Ascanio in Alba, K. 111.)

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Solo voices, SATBB chorus,organ,harp/piano,d ouble bass ad lib (Tenor solo or Soprano solo, Mixed choir (SATBB), Organ, Harp or Piano, Double bass ad libitum) - Level 3

SKU: BA.BA25143

Motet for solo Tenor or Soprano, five-part Mixed Choir, Organ, Harp or Piano and optional Double Bass. Composed by Gabriel Faure. Edited by Helga Schauerte-Maubouet. This edition: urtext edition. Stapled. Barenreiter Urtext. Choral score. Opus 55. 11 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA25143_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA25143).

ISBN 9790006575091. 29.5 x 21 cm inches. Text Language: Latin.

The motets and choral pieces, composed with the distinctive features of the Madeleine organ in mind, enchant with their colourful, floating harmonies and convey a certain intimacy even with their ritualized Latin texts. These works are very well suited for performances by small vocal ensembles. A novelty is the inclusion of the double bass part (ad libitum) which does not appear consistently in the first editions but corresponds to the musical practice at the Madeleine.

Numerou s gems such as the “Cantique de Jean Racine” or the “Messe basse” are published in performing editions based on the musical text of the “Gabriel Faur – Œuvres complètes”.
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Solo voices, choir, orchestra (SATB voice Solos, SATB Choir, 4Fl(Flote 3 muta in Piccolo-Flote), 2 Ob, EnglHn, 3clar, clar-B, 3bsn, bsn-Co, 4Hn, 4Trp, 3tbn, Tb, timp, Tri, Tr-Kl, Be, Be-Hang, Tam, Glsp, Gl, Cel, 2 harp, Org, 2 Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass)

SKU: BA.BA06862

Final version. Composed by Leos Janacek. Edited by Jirí Zahrádka and Leoš Faltus. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Complete Critical Edition of the Works of Leos Janacek. Series B, Volume 5-I. Complete edition, Score. Duration 40 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA06862_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA06862).

ISBN 9790260105300. 34.2 x 27.3 cm inches. Text Language: Church Slavic.

The Glagolitic Mass, one of the 20th century masterpieces of sacred music, has a very complex genesis and constitutes an intricate editorial challenge.

The recently published scholarly-critical edition presents two different versions of the work in two separate volumes: the “September 1927” version (BA 6863) which the composer completed before the first rehearsals and subsequent premiere in Brno and the version he partly reworked for the first Prague performance in April 1928 (BA 6862). This second version was then revised further and published after Janácek’s death by Universal Edition Wien in 1930. Known as the “final authorised version”, it has been newly edited for this publication which is based on the engraver’s copy of the score prepared by Janácek’s regular copyist Václav Sedlácek.

The “final authorised version” is the significant version and most suited to performance purposes. The instrumentation is richer, it is more straightforward to rehearse and several important passages are more coherent than in the earlier version. It is the later version that is presented in the vocal score. The Old Church Slavonic text has been prepared by the slavicist Radoslav Vecerka.

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Solo voices, choir, orchestra (2 Soprano Voice Solo, Mezzo Voice Solo, Tenor Voice Solo, Alto Voice Solo, Bass Voice Solo, Mixed choir:SSATB, Fl, 2 Ob, 2 bassoon, 2 Hn, 2 Trp, 3V, Va, Bassi(Vc, double bass, bassoon, harpisc., Org))

SKU: BA.BA04014

Oratorio in three acts. Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by Kenneth Nott. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Halle Handel Edition (HHA) Series I, Volume 30. Complete edition, Score. HWV 70. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04014_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04014).

ISBN 9790006442935. 33 x 26 cm inches. Text Language: English. Preface: Nott, Kenneth. Text: Thomas Morell.

“Jeph tha” is Handel’s last oratorio. Handel had to break off from composing several times because of his increasing blindness in 1751. The first performance at the Covent Garden Theatre in February 1752 was the last performance he conducted before he went completely blind.
In “Jephtha”, Handel succeeded in achieving the perfect fusion between a biblical plot and the spirit of classical tragedy. With great intensity and dramatic expression he highlighted in particular the fates of Jephtha and Iphis , thereby portraying convincing and complex characters.

The chorus “How Dark, O Lord, are Thy Decrees” at the end of part two is of crucial importance in the work and is regarded as the dramatic high point of the oratorio.

The vocal score is based on volume I/30 of the “Halle Handel Edition” (BA 4014), which contains the complete critical version of the music of the oratorio for the first time.

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