Contemplation Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Débutant Carl Fischer
Band concert band - Grade 1 SKU: CF.BPS122F Composed by Larry Clark. Begi...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
1
SKU: CF.BPS122F
Composed by Larry Clark.
Beginning Band (BPS).
Full score. With Standard
notation. 12 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #BPS122F.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.BPS122F).
ISBN 9781491152768.
UPC:
680160910267.
As
the title implies, this
piece is written in a
contemplative manner for
beginning students.Â
It is a good piece to
demonstrate basic
compositional techniques
that the students will be
able identify easily in
the piece. It begins with
a lush opening section
with an elegant melody to
work on musicianship.
This is contrasted by the
uptempo section of the
piece based on the same
basic musical material,
but in a varied style and
frolicking feel. A very
satisfying piece for
beginning wind
players. Contemplation
: the action to look
thoughtfully at something
for a long time.When
composing music that will
be used with younger
students, I want to
stimulate thoughtfulness
in them. In this
particular piece I want
the students to be able
to stretch their
musicianship beyond their
experience on their
instruments to play in a
contemplative
manner. To me, this is
the essence of musical
playing in an emotional
and thoughtful way. It is
something that cannot be
stressed enough, even in
students that have just
begun to play. As soon
as possible, they should
be asked to put
themselves into the music
and make it more than the
notes and rhythms on the
page.This piece is my
attempt to provide very
young students, who are
just beginning their
musical journey, with
something they can reach
technically, but have to
stretch for
musically. The amount
of notes and rhythms
is limited, but students
should strive for beauty
of tone, good phrasing
and emotional
involvement.After a short
introduction, the
heartfelt main theme
begins at a lyrical and
slow tempo. This is
developed with the
addition of a secondary
theme, featuring the
lower voices, before the
piece leads to an Allegro
section that is based on
the same musical material
with a difference in
tempo and a variation in
rhythm patterns. The
piece can serve to show
students that the same
basic music can have an
entirely different
emotional connection with
differences in tempo,
rhythm and style, with
the first section of the
piece being sentimental
and the faster section
being more joyous in
nature. As with all
of my pieces for younger
students, it is
completely acceptable to
me for you to adjust the
tempo to fit the
educational needs of your
students.It has been my
pleasure to have the
opportunity to write this
piece. I hope you and
your students enjoy it
and find it useful for
your
program.—Larry
ClarkLakeland, FL
2018.
By Paul Simon. For guitar. Little Black Songbook. The little book with all the B...(+)
By Paul Simon. For
guitar. Little Black
Songbook. The little book
with all the BIG songs.
Folk. Level: Easy. Lyric
and Chord Book. 224
pages. Published by Music
Sales.
Contemplation Orchestre d'harmonie - Débutant Carl Fischer
Band concert band - Grade 1 SKU: CF.BPS122 Composed by Larry Clark. Begin...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
1
SKU: CF.BPS122
Composed by Larry Clark.
Beginning Band (BPS). Set
of Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
8+2+8+2+5+2+2+8+3+6+3+1+1
+2+4+12+2 pages. Duration
5 minutes, 1 seconds.
Carl Fischer Music
#BPS122. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.BPS122).
ISBN
9781491152089. UPC:
680160909582.
As
the title implies, this
piece is written in a
contemplative manner for
beginning students.Â
It is a good piece to
demonstrate basic
compositional techniques
that the students will be
able identify easily in
the piece. It begins with
a lush opening section
with an elegant melody to
work on musicianship.
This is contrasted by the
up tempo section of the
piece based on the same
basic musical material,
but in a varied style and
frolicking feel. A very
satisfying piece for
beginning wind
players. Contemplation
: the action to look
thoughtfully at something
for a long time.When
composing music that will
be used with younger
students, I want to
stimulate thoughtfulness
in them. In this
particular piece I want
the students to be able
to stretch their
musicianship beyond their
experience on their
instruments to play in a
contemplative
manner. To me, this is
the essence of musical
playing in an emotional
and thoughtful way. It is
something that cannot be
stressed enough, even in
students that have just
begun to play. As soon
as possible, they should
be asked to put
themselves into the music
and make it more than the
notes and rhythms on the
page.This piece is my
attempt to provide very
young students, who are
just beginning their
musical journey, with
something they can reach
technically, but have to
stretch for
musically. The amount
of notes and rhythms
is limited, but students
should strive for beauty
of tone, good phrasing
and emotional
involvement.After a short
introduction, the
heartfelt main theme
begins at a lyrical and
slow tempo. This is
developed with the
addition of a secondary
theme, featuring the
lower voices, before the
piece leads to an Allegro
section that is based on
the same musical material
with a difference in
tempo and a variation in
rhythm patterns. The
piece can serve to show
students that the same
basic music can have an
entirely different
emotional connection with
differences in tempo,
rhythm and style, with
the first section of the
piece being sentimental
and the faster section
being more joyous in
nature. As with all
of my pieces for younger
students, it is
completely acceptable to
me for you to adjust the
tempo to fit the
educational needs of your
students.It has been my
pleasure to have the
opportunity to write this
piece. I hope you and
your students enjoy it
and find it useful for
your
program.—Larry
ClarkLakeland, FL
2018.
Chamber Music trombone SKU: CF.WF231 20 Original Etudes in a Variety o...(+)
Chamber Music trombone
SKU: CF.WF231
20 Original Etudes in
a Variety of Styles.
Composed by Tom Brantley.
Collection - Performance.
With Standard notation.
48 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #WF231. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.WF231).
ISBN
9781491153314. UPC:
680160910816.
Styli
stic Etudes for Trombone
was written for
intermediateto advanced
level trombonists,
seeking to meet
thedemands of the modern
marketplace for
performers. AsI often
tell my students,
it’s simply not
enough to mastera single
style and fake the rest.
To make a living as
aperformer, trombonists
are expected to play
many, manydifferent
styles authentically.
Classical performers
studyhard and devote
themselves to mastering
the stylisticnuances of
various eras, various
composers, variousforms;
jazz musicians seek to
accurately reflect the
stylesof everything from
bar-room burlesque to
Coltrane; hornbands in
the funk, rock, ska and
hip-hop idioms
mustreflect attention to
the details of their
influences even asthey
create new paths through
popular music.This etude
collection is an attempt
to help studentsand their
teachers work on the
details associated
withmastering each of
these various styles.In
order to perform with the
correct feel,
articulationand sound,
trombonists must first
get these concepts
intheir head through
diligent listening and
then disciplinedpractice
playing in every single
style. The same
wayorchestral players
study the symphonic
literature andexcerpts,
or the way a professional
jazz musician mightwork
on chord changes in
excruciating detail, a
wellroundedtrombone
player must master styles
by listeningto and
playing with great
recordings. Most of the
etudesin this book are
based on styles from
specific
orchestralliterature,
jazz standards and other
styles such as
NewOrleans’ funk
music (Meters) or the
music of JamesBrown and
Tower of Power.One final
note: some of these are
hard. On purpose.
Theseare not warm-ups
that you can play through
mindlesslyto get your
face going. These are
“study
pieces†in the
oldfashionedsense. They
are designed to challenge
you asa player, to make
you a little
uncomfortable. Some
aretougher than others,
of course, but none of
them are easy.If you can
play through each of
these well, with
greatmusicianship and
impeccable technique, you
will be anincredibly
versatile instrumentalist
and be able to
secureperformance
opportunities that are
outside the comfortzone
of many
trombonists.Thanks for
buying this book. I hope
you enjoy workingthrough
these, whether
you’re a teacher,
student,performer, or
weekend warrior. I
learned a lot by
puttingthese together and
I hope you find them
useful and
helpful. Stylistic
Etudes for Trombone was
written for intermediate
to advanced level
trombonists, seeking to
meet the demands of the
modern marketplace for
performers. As I often
tell my students,
it’s simply not
enough to master a single
style and fake the rest.
To make a living as a
performer, trombonists
are expected to play
many, many different
styles authentically.
Classical performers
study hard and devote
themselves to mastering
the stylistic nuances of
various eras, various
composers, various forms;
jazz musicians seek to
accurately reflect the
styles of everything from
bar-room burlesque to
Coltrane; horn bands in
the funk, rock, ska and
hip-hop idioms must
reflect attention to the
details of their
influences even as they
create new paths through
popular music.This etude
collection is an attempt
to help students and
their teachers work on
the details associated
with mastering each of
these various styles.In
order to perform with the
correct feel,
articulation and sound,
trombonists must first
get these concepts in
their head through
diligent listening and
then disciplined practice
playing in every single
style. The same way
orchestral players study
the symphonic literature
and excerpts, or the way
a professional jazz
musician might work on
chord changes in
excruciating detail, a
well-rounded trombone
player must master styles
by listening to and
playing with great
recordings. Most of the
etudes in this book are
based on styles from
specific orchestral
literature, jazz
standards and other
styles such as New
Orleans’ funk
music (Meters) or the
music of James Brown and
Tower of Power.How these
etudes were conceived,
composed and transcribed:
The style or concept of
the etude was thought out
in my head and ear. I
then improvised in that
style and concept on my
trombone, recording my
efforts until I was
satisfied with the etude.
All along, my goal was to
play the range of the
instrument while
emphasizing certain
articulations, rhythms,
range and, fundamentally,
the intended style of the
etude. The resulting
etude was then
transcribed by a terrific
graduate student named
Zach Bornheimer, who also
works with many other
classical and jazz
composers as a
copyist/arranger.Tips for
working on the etudes:
Seek out professional
recordings that match the
style of each etude to
get a good idea of what
the etude should sound
like musically. My
recording of each of
these etudes is available
for download and can be
purchased online for a
modest fee. Search for
“Brantley
Etudes†at either
iTunes or CDBaby.
Practice each etude very
slowly and in segments as
needed, using a
metronome. Record
yourself and listen for
good technique,
musicianship and
authenticity of style
with your sound, feel and
articulations. Compare
your own efforts to the
sounds you’ve
heard on recordings.
Would you fit in that
ensemble or band? If
range is an issue, take
certain notes or passages
down or up an octave.
Work on your fundamentals
every day, including the
techniques and skills
needed for these etudes.
Be patient! Small
improvements every day
result in big success
over time. Always play
with a wide dynamic
range. Always play with
line and direction.
Always play with
impeccable time as well
as rhythm. Use a
metronome to help with
this. Always play in
tune. You can work on
this with a tuner as well
as with drones. Play
these for teachers,
friends, peers and
colleagues not only for
their feedback but also
for the experience of
informal performance. An
audience changes
everything. Make music,
listen to music, record
yourself, play in public
and have fun!One final
note: some of these are
hard. On purpose. These
are not warm-ups that you
can play through
mindlessly to get your
face going. These are
“study
pieces†in the
old-fashioned sense. They
are designed to challenge
you as a player, to make
you a little
uncomfortable. Some are
tougher than others, of
course, but none of them
are easy. If you can play
through each of these
well, with great
musicianship and
impeccable technique, you
will be an incredibly
versatile instrumentalist
and be able to secure
performance opportunities
that are outside the
comfort zone of many
trombonists.Thanks for
buying this book. I hope
you enjoy working through
these, whether
you’re a teacher,
student, performer, or
weekend warrior. I
learned a lot by putting
these together and I hope
you find them useful and
helpful.Best
wishes,—Tom
Brantley.
There's No Place
Like. Composed by
Robert Allen. Arranged by
Larry Clark. FS-SWS. Carl
Fischer Young Performance
Series. Score and Set of
Parts. With Standard
notation.
16+8+2+4+4+2+2+5+2+2+4+4+
4+6+3+2+3+2+1+2+2 pages.
Carl Fischer Music
#YPS38. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.YPS38).
ISBN 9780825852152.
UPC: 798408052157. 9 X 12
inches. Key: Eb major.
Text: Al Stillman. Al
Stillman.
The
classic holiday favorite
by Al Stillman and Robert
Allen is presented here
in a playable arrangement
for concert band. It is
my hope that this
arrangement will be
equally satisfying for
the young band with ample
rehearsal time or for the
more mature band that
wants a holiday favorite
they can perform with
limited rehearsal. The
piece is presented first
in a lush chorale format
with the use of extended
jazz harmonies. Special
care should be given to
balancing and tuning the
inner voices for the most
pleasant sound. After the
lush opening on the
famous refrain the
arrangement moves to the
bridge in an up-tempo
swing. In this section
the percussion is written
to imitate a drum set,
but if a set is available
it may be preferable to
use it in order to get
the right feel. Following
the bridge is another
statement of the refrain
followed by a hymn-style
section by the reeds with
jazz interjections by the
brass straight out of the
famous Perry Como
rendition. This is
followed by a D.S. to the
bridge, one more refrain
and then a short coda It
has been my pleasure to
have the opportunity to
write this arrangement. I
hope you and your
students enjoy it and
find it useful for your
program. -LARRY CLARK New
York, NY 2003. The
classic holiday favorite
by Al Stillman and Robert
Allen is presented here
in a playable arrangement
for concert band. It is
my hope that this
arrangement will be
equally satisfying for
the young band with ample
rehearsal time or for the
more mature band that
wants a holiday favorite
they can perform with
limited rehearsal.The
piece is presented first
in a lush chorale format
with the use of extended
jazz harmonies. Special
care should be given to
balancing and tuning the
inner voices for the most
pleasant sound. After the
lush opening on the
famous refrain the
arrangement moves to the
bridge in an up-tempo
swing. In this section
the percussion is written
to imitate a drum set,
but if a set is available
it may be preferable to
use it in order to get
the right feel. Following
the bridge is another
statement of the refrain
followed by a
“hymn-styleâ€
section by the reeds with
jazz interjections by the
brass straight out of the
famous Perry Como
rendition. This is
followed by a D.S. to the
bridge, one more refrain
and then a short coda It
has been my pleasure to
have the opportunity to
write this arrangement. I
hope you and your
students enjoy it and
find it useful for your
program.-LARRY CLARKNew
York, NY 2003.
Chamber Music Piano, Voice SKU: PR.111402850 Five Songs for Mezzo-sopr...(+)
Chamber Music Piano,
Voice
SKU:
PR.111402850
Five
Songs for Mezzo-soprano
and Piano. Composed
by Ricky Ian Gordon.
Collection - Performance.
28 pages. Duration 25
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #111-40285.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.111402850).
ISBN
9781491132005. UPC:
680160680627. What the
Living Do by Maria
Howe.
The poetry of
Marie Howe has a special
place in Ricky Ian
Gordon’s heart and
mind, both haunting and
soothing. WITHOUT MUSIC
is a five-movement work
in which Howe’s
words and Gordon’s
music together give voice
to longterm grieving for
a loved one lost to AIDS.
The work was commissioned
by Music Academy of the
West for their 2019
Marilyn Horne Song
Competition
Winners’ Recital
Tour. For a long time,
I have been in dialogue
with the poems of Marie
Howe. Some poets speak so
directly to you that they
become a second voice
inside you. I have so
many of her poems
memorized, and I speak
them so often because at
certain moments I know
she will say it better
than me.Many I have set
or tried to set and felt
dissatisfied and put them
away. Marie’s
poems are so plain
spoken, you want them to
feel, if you are taking
the trouble to set them
to music, that the songs
are plain spoken as
well... because it would
be criminal to set
Marie’s poems in a
way that obscures the
words and makes them feel
distant or remote.I first
heard Kelsey Lauritano in
a Master Class that
Stephanie Blythe was
giving at Juilliard. I
was bowled over by her
poise, the beauty of her
voice, her engagement
with her body and her
connection to text. She
is a real artist through
and through. I wanted to
create a cycle for her
where it felt like she
was talking to the
audience in the most
intimate way possible. I
wanted to be able to see
her heart.These five
poems are from
Marie’s book,
“What the Living
Do,†the book which
was published eight years
after her brother Johnny
died at 28 from AIDS. The
book is impossibly
beautiful, as clear as a
spring in a remote
forest... the poems
simply tell the story of
Johnny’s illness
and Marie’s
relationship with it, and
him... as Marie would put
it, they are “how
some of it
happened.â€I lost my
partner Jeffrey Grossi to
AIDS in 1996, so needless
to say, this book, and
Marie’s poems were
balm for me... one of the
myriad ways I got through
an excruciating time, as
Jeffrey’s death
followed practically, the
death of my entire
community. I feel bad,
and even awkward, that
this is still so much a
part of my story, but it
is. Is it PTSD, or just,
not wanting to forget? I
don’t know. But
these songs are steeped
in that time.
Choral (SATB) SKU: HL.419570 Composed by Michael Barrett and Michael E. S...(+)
Choral (SATB)
SKU:
HL.419570
Composed by
Michael Barrett and
Michael E. Showalter.
Shawnee Sacred. General
Worship. Octavo. Duration
240 seconds. Published by
Shawnee Press
(HL.419570).
This
powerful sanctuary ballad
displays the heart of
worship and the purpose
of praise. Melodically
rich and filled with
satisfying harmonies,
this easily learned
anthem will be an
inspiring choice for any
time.
Piano - Grade 7-8 SKU: ST.C463 Composed by Federico Ruiz. Edited by Clara...(+)
Piano - Grade 7-8
SKU:
ST.C463
Composed by
Federico Ruiz. Edited by
Clara Rodriguez. Piano
and keyboard music.
Collection. Clifton
Edition #C463. Published
by Clifton Edition
(ST.C463).
ISBN
9790570814633.
This
volume contains
contrasting works by
Federico Ruiz spanning
quite a large and rich
period of his
compositional output that
goes from his early
Micro-Suite (1971), to
lilting, sweet and
rhythmic Venezuelan
waltzes passing by the
mysterious, intimate, and
intense Nocturno (1994)
plus pieces originally
composed for film, and
theatre. Real eclecticism
in styles, moods and
atmospheres that show
Ruizâ??s talents and
scope.
The
Nocturno is a deep,
intriguing, substantial
piece presenting a
satisfying length which
moves from different
paths of the mind and the
heart written in an
abstract, chromatic
idiom, that does not
dissociate itself from
the Venezuelan waltz and
the joropo. One could
perhaps say that there is
a deconstruction of the
latter. For the
interpretation, the
composer has suggested to
me that it is allowed to
have some flexibility in
the tempo. Ruiz kindly
dedicated it to me, and I
have had the pleasure of
performing it in many
concerts.
Although
all highly expressive,
the Three Venezuelan
Waltzes present in this
collection as well as the
piece titled Aliseo, are
works that are close to
the colourful Venezuelan
folk tradition. Federico
Ruiz had given me two of
them when we first met:
â??Tu Presenciaâ??
(1981) and
â??EloÃsaâ?? (1989)
and then I attended a
performance of the play
â??Office Number Oneâ??
by Miguel Otero Silva
with a fantastic actor,
Elba Escobar in the role
of Carmen Rosa and, I
just fell in love and was
very moved by the
incidental music that I
later discovered, by
reading the programme,
had been written by
Federico Ruiz. Later that
evening, I called him and
asked to please make a
piano score of the
composition, so I could
have the desired piece in
my hands. That is how
â??Carmen Rosaâ?
waltz (1987) came to
exist in a piano
version.
â??Elois
aâ?? is another
Venezuelan waltz with
more jazzy harmonies
where precision in the
rhythm and elegant
playing is also
essential, as it is in
most of his
pieces.
â??Tu
Presenciaâ?? was
dedicated to his mother,
Margarita. It is written
with the structure of the
Venezuelan waltz, which
consists of a nostalgic
subject that leads to a
faster, happier middle
section where the typical
graceful rhythm is given
by the left-hand
accompaniment figure of a
dotted crotchet followed
by a quaver and a
crotchet.
The
craft and magic found in
the five movements of the
Micro-Suite is based on a
dodecaphonic row by Ernst
Krenek. They remind us of
the idiom of the Second
Viennese School. These
real miniatures seem to
tell short stories. The
â??Preludioâ?? is full
of humour. I imagine
dancing figures given by
the jumps all over the
keyboard and extreme
dynamics; the phrases
give the impression of a
conversation with many
questions and answers.
The â??Invenciónâ??
is a kaleidoscopic piece
where the hands mirror
each other. The
â??Passacagliaâ?? is
the longest movement, at
just over a minute where
the prime motif is
repeated three times on
the bass line. For its
construction Federico
Ruiz uses as well the
retrograde and the
retrograde inversion of
the twelve-tone series.
It must be played
expressively with dynamic
contrasts between
pianissimo and louder
events. The
â??Scherzoâ?? has
repetitive motifs of a
minor third in both hands
and the â??Finalâ??
displays virtuosic
passages for the
pianist.
Performed by Muddy Waters. For guitar and voice. Format: guitar tablature songbo...(+)
Performed by Muddy
Waters. For guitar and
voice. Format: guitar
tablature songbook. With
guitar tablature,
standard notation, vocal
melody, lyrics, chord
names, performance notes,
introductory text, guitar
notation legend and black
and white photos. Blues
and chicago blues.
Series: Hal Leonard
Guitar Recorded Versions.
184 pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Hal Leonard.
Piano, Voix et Guitare [Partition] - Intermédiaire Creative Concepts
For voice, piano and guitar chords. Format: piano/vocal/chords songbook. With vo...(+)
For voice, piano and
guitar chords. Format:
piano/vocal/chords
songbook. With vocal
melody, piano
accompaniment, lyrics,
chord names and guitar
chord diagrams. Oldies
and folk rock. 224 pages.
9x12 inches. Published by
Creative Concepts
Publishing.
22 Jazzy and Fun Piano Arrangements. Arranged by Mike Springer. Piano - Easy ...(+)
22 Jazzy and Fun Piano
Arrangements. Arranged by
Mike Springer. Piano -
Easy
Piano Collection; Piano
Supplemental; Sing-Along.
Standards Series.
Christmas;
Holiday Pops; Winter.
Book.
64 pages. Alfred Music
#00-
46907. Published by
Alfred
Music
Chorus (with soloists)
and orchestra (choir:
SSAATTBB - 2.2.2.2. -
4.2.3.0. - timp - str)
SKU: BR.PB-5188
Urtext. Composed
by Felix Bartholdy
Mendelssohn. Edited by
Christian R. Riedel.
Choir; Softbound.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library).
I had
really become especially
fond of this piece,
although it is hardly
appropriate for the
so-called public; but I
liked it..., wrote
Mendelssohn about his
setting of Psalm
CXIV.
Psalm;
Romantic. Full score. 84
pages. Duration 14'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #PB
5188. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.PB-5188).
ISBN
9790004209288. 9 x 12
inches.
Felix
Mendelssohn Bartholdy set
the 114th Psalm to music
during a summer holiday
in Horchheim near Koblenz
in 1839. After the world
premiere at the Leipzig
Gewandhaus, he subjected
the score to a thorough
revision, altered all the
tempo markings and, above
all, added a considerable
amount of new measures.
The result satisfied even
the notoriously
self-critical
Mendelssohn: I had really
become particularly fond
of this piece, even
though it is hardly
appropriate for the
so-called public; but I
liked it...The present
Urtext edition follows
the first prints which
were published
simultaneously in Leipzig
(by Breitkopf & Hartel)
and London.
Gospel Greats Piano Facile [Partition] - Facile Hal Leonard
E-Z Play Today (Easy big-note right-hand-only arrangements for piano, organ, and...(+)
E-Z Play Today (Easy
big-note right-hand-only
arrangements for piano,
organ, and electronic
keyboard). Size 9x12
inches. 64 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard.