Performed by The Beatles. For voice(s), guitar(s), bass guitar, drum set and keyboard. Format: full score. With vocal melody, lyrics, standard guitar notation, guitar tablature, standard bass notation, bass tablature, chord names and drum notation. Classic rock, pop rock and psychedelic rock. Popular boxed gift set. Includes complete transcriptions of all instrumental and vocal parts. Series: Hal Leonard Transcribed Scores. 1136 pages. 7.25x10.88 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

For mezzo soprano voice and piano. Format: piano/vocal songbook. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics and introductory text. Broadway. 224 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Chamber Music Violin

SKU: PR.144407380

Composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Performance Score. 4 pages. Duration 4 minutes. Merion Music #144-40738. Published by Merion Music (PR.144407380).

ISBN 9781491133903. UPC: 680160683475. 9 x 12 inches.

In her powerful Foreword to the music, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins has written: “There are great works which give voice to important moments for generations, and this is one of them.” The tragedy of Elijah McClain’s murder has moved us all, and for many musicians the image of this gentle young man playing his violin for kittens at an animal shelter has added a poignant extra layer. Zwilich was a professional violinist before turning exclusively to composing, and A LITTLE VIOLIN MUSIC is a memorial from the heart of one violinist to another.
[THESE NOTES MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLICATION; OK TO QUOTE A BIT AND GIVE AUTHOR CREDIT]We often research important pieces of music to gain some glimpse into the mind of the composer by understanding the times in which a piece was written. The times that brought this piece into being, 2020, has been a year like no other in our lifetimes.With the suffering of a once in a century pandemic raging in ever higher waves, and millions of people around the world confined to their homes with a shared attention span for the first time in generations, we watched in horror the 8 minute 46 second killing of George Floyd, a man previously unknown to us, but now unwillingly joining a long list of names of unarmed African Americans killed by police. The anguished backlash of citizens around the world, from Japan to New Zealand to Germany to the United States, of every age, color, and creed, has rallied for weeks and months on end to demand enough and that “Black Lives Matter.”And yet, in the midst of it all is an America starkly divided against itself with some defiantly pushing back, emboldened by authoritarian-style government actions against its own citizens occurring all over the country. It is against this backdrop that we ever had a chance to know of Elijah McClain. Here in quarantine I sometimes practice my scales in front of the news. And one day the mirror image looking back at me from the screen was a slight young man, warm, affable brown eyes, and also a violin under his chin. The newsreel-style camera pan so familiar now, I knew the only reason we were gazing upon his unfamous face was that he too had been killed by police nearly a year before. But the revelation of it in the broadcast hit me particularly hard.Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, who is not only one of the great composers of our time, is also a dear friend, and called me the next day, also deeply saddened by the news. It was from Ellen that I learned that Elijah used to play for the kittens at the local animal shelter so they wouldn’t be lonely. This kind, gentle soul was aggressively taken into police custody while saying, “I am an introvert. Please respect the boundaries that I am speaking... I’m going home.” He was never seen alive again.Ellen and I spoke of the sadness and the injustice of this several times. She felt a powerful calling to contribute something in a statement and the result is the piece you now hold in your hands. I am deeply honored to be the dedicatee of the piece, to have worked together with Ellen on some of the final details, and to pen this score note. As an invited alumna of the Eastman School of Music, I premiered the work for their virtual event on Diversity and Inclusion. Each time I play it, there is a persistent lump in my throat because Ellen has captured something poignant and powerful here.There are great works which give voice to important moments for generations, and this is one of them. We humbly offer this piece in memory of Elijah McClain.Foreword © 2021 by Kelly Hall-Tompkins. Used by permission.

(Mezzo-Soprano Accompaniment CDs) Accompaniment CD for mezzo soprano voice. Series: Hal Leonard Vocal Collection. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Mezzo-Soprano Book/Online Audio. Edited by Richard Walters. Vocal Collection. Piece for the NFMC Vocal event with the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) Festivals Bulletin 2008-2009-2010. Instruction, Classical. Softcover Audio Online. 224 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Complete Lyrics for 200 Songs. Lyric Library. Size 6x9 inches. 228 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

(Mezzo Soprano/Alto Voice). Edited by Lisa DeSpain. For Voice (Alto voice (Mezzo)). Vocal Collection. Singer's Library of Musical Theatre. Broadway. Book and CD. 224 pages

Fakebook (spiral bound) for Bb instrument. With melody, chord names, introductory text, black and white photos and lyrics (on some songs). 436 pages. Published by Sher Music Company.

C Edition. Performed by The Beatles. Fake Book (Includes melody line and chords). Size 9x12 inches. 176 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

(C Instruments). By Various. Arranged by Robert Rawlins. Fake Book. Softcover. 380 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/vocal/chords songbook. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. Vocal Standards. 544 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard Corporation.

Paperback Lyrics. By Various. Paperback Lyrics. Softcover. Size 4.25x6.75 inches. 256 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

By Bob Dylan. By Bob Dylan. Arranged by Don Giller and Ed Lozano. Music Sales America. Folk, Pop, Rock. Softcover. Composed 2016. 788 pages. Music Sales #AM978923. Published by Music Sale

by Tommy Flint and Chet Atkins. Complete. Level: Multiple Levels. Book/CD Set. Size 8.75x11.75. 108 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub., Inc.

by William Bay. For all guitars. Sacred, strum/sing. Level: Beginning. Book. Method. Size 8.75x11.75. 104 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub., Inc.

(P/V/G). By Various. Songbooks and Methods. Music Sales America. Patriotic, Sacred. Softcover. 320 pages

Performed by Pat Metheny. For guitar (no tablature). Format: fake book. With leadsheet notation and chord names. Jazz and jazz fusion. 448 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

(Easy Piano). Arranged by Dan Coates. For Piano. Book; Piano Collection; Piano Supplemental. Chanukah; Christmas; Fall; Halloween; Standard; Thanksgiving; Winter. Easy Piano. 168 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

By The Beatles. Guitar Chord Songbook. Pop. Softcover. Published by Hal Leonard

(Trumpet, Clarinet and Tenor Saxophone). Arranged by Scott McDonald. Lead Sheets: Melody line, lyrics and chord symbols. Softcover. 46 pages. Professional Music Institute #44039. Published by Professional Music Institute