(Mix and Match Trios for Strings, Woodwinds, Saxophones and Keyboard). By Various. Arranged by Daniel Kelley. String Trio, Wind Trio, Mixed Trio, Clarinet Trio, Saxophone Trio, Piano Trio, Piano Quartet. For Cello or Bassoon in C. Trios. Intermediate Music for Three. Classical. Intermediate. Partbook - Part 3. Published by Last Resort Music Publishing

By John Stanley (1712-1786). Arranged by Geoffrey Bergler. Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra. For trumpet in C, 2 violins, viola, cello (opt. bass, optional basso continuo, bassoon). Baroque English Wedding. Advanced. Full score and set of parts

Metamorphoses on a Theme by Tchaikovsky for Wind Orchestra. By Johan De Meij. (Score and Parts). Amstel Concert Bands. Published by Amstel Music.

Band Bass Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Contrabass Clarinet, Euphonium, Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Percussion 4, Percussion 5, Piccolo, String Bass and more.

SKU: PR.165000970

For Band. Composed by Dan Welcher. Folder. Premiered by the University of Texas Symphony Band, Scott S. Hanna, conductor, at Butler School of Music, UT/Austin, Austin, Texas. Contemporary. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. Composed 14-Sep. 40 pages. Duration 7 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #165-00097. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.165000970).

ISBN 9781491100462. UPC: 680160626717. 9x12 inches.

Commissione d by a consortium of 20 high school and university bands coordinated by Scott Hanna of the University of Texas at Austin, Downshifting is inspired by Welcher’s joy of bicycle riding. Welcher explains in the program note: When I decided to write a piece for band that was basically entertaining and uplifting, it made perfect sense to call it Downshifting... With three gears on the front sprocket and seven on the rear, it’s possible to keep one’s legs going at a constant speed (for me, q = 126) while the bike itself may be moving very slowly or very quickly. I determined to capitalize on this in writing Downshifting, which keeps the same mathematical inner pulse, ‘shifting’ (with a ratchet) as the terrain changes..
One of the joys of life for me is riding my 21-speed bicycle.  As a basically non-athletic person who nonetheless likes to stay in shape, I have found that riding my bike provides just the exercise I need.  The workout is strenuous, but pleasant—and the infinite variety of scenery I pass keeps me alert and wide awake.  When I decided to write a piece for band that was basically entertaining and uplifting, it made perfect sense to call it Downshifting.With three gears on the front sprocket and seven on the rear, it’s possible to keep ones legs going at a constant speed (for me, that’s 126 to the quarter note) while the bike itself may be moving very slowly or very quickly.  I determined to capitalize on this in writing the music, which manages to keep the same mathematical inner pulse, “shifting” (with a ratchet) as the terrain changes.  So Downshifting begins with that steady pulse, on a grid of eighth notes in 2/4 to propel the little vehicle forward.  There’s a joyous little tune in our heads as we begin our ride.  As the initial thrill of riding on the flat gives way to monotony, we stay in that pulse for the first minute or so of the ride.  Then, as the first hill becomes visible, we shift the bike down: even though the eighths are equal, the pulse feels slower (and we’re now in 6/8 time).  Ultimately the compound meter shifts again as the climb begins, and we’re now plodding doggedly up the hill.  (The music reflects all of these changes, with subtitles such as “Working harder—Seeing the climb, ahead”, “Steady and committed…the climb begins!”, “Straining against the grade”, etc.).There are two hills, and two long climbs (but in different keys, reflecting the change in scenery).  When at last the summit of the second hill is reached (“Flying, Over the Top”), we coast at last down the other side at breakneck speed.  The initial joyous melody returns, but now in a spread-out coasting pulse.  At the end of the ride, we slow to a stop—then take one last sprint (shifting five times in the process) in order to end on a biker’s high.Downshifting was commissioned by a consortium of fourteen high school and college bands, overseen by my longtime colleague at the University of Texas, Scott Hanna.  The piece is dedicated to him (and to all bicycle enthusiasts).

By Hector Berlioz (1803-1869). Edited by Hugh MacDonald. For SSTTBB choir ad lib, solo trombone, piccolo, flute, oboe, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, bass trombone, 2 ophicleides, timpani, percussion, strings. This edition: Clothbound, Complete edition, Urtext edition. New Berlioz Edition, Volume 19. Marche Funebre - Oraison Funebre - Apotheose (mit Chor ad lib.). Urtext der New Berlioz Edition. Level 4. Score. Language: French, Text Language: English/French/German. Hol. 80. 110 pages. Duration 30'. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

By Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Edited by Frantisek Bartos. For Flute (2), Oboe (2), Clarinet (B Flat) (2) (Bass Clarinet), Bassoon (2), Horn (4), Trumpet (2), Trombone (3), Kettledrum, Triangle, Strings. Baerenreiter Studienpartituren - Study scores. Pocket Score (paperbound). Op. 76. Duration 35'

Orchestra (Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 3 Oboes, 3 Clarintes in Bb, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in C, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Piano (also Celesta), 3 Percussion, 14-12-10-8-6 Strings)

SKU: HL.49015696

Composed by Toshi Ichiyanagi. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Orchestra. Study score. Composed 1993. 44 pages. Duration 20'. Schott Music #SJ 1153. Published by Schott Music (HL.49015696).

ISBN 9784890664535. UPC: 884088138394. 10.0x14.25x0.156 inches.

Full orchestra (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons (opt 3rd), 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, 4 percussion [opt 5th], 2 harp, celeste, strings) - Difficult

SKU: OU.9780193413290

Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Edited by David Lloyd-Jones. Orchestral parts for sale. Full score. 120 pages. Duration 28'. Oxford University Press #9780193413290. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193413290).

ISBN 9780193413290. 12 x 9 inches.

For this newly engraved edition, editor David Lloyd-Jones has consulted all extant sources and materials to create a score matching the composer's intentions. The full score is completed with Textual Notes and Preface, and accompanying orchestral parts are available on hire from the publisher.

Double bass (solo: vl - picc.2.2.2.2 - 4.2.3.0 - timp.perc - hp - str)

SKU: BR.OB-5520-27

Urtext. Composed by Edouard Lalo. Edited by Christian Rudolf Riedel. This edition: double bass part. Orchestra; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library).

The first true final version

Symphony; Solo concerto; Romantic. Part. 12 pages. Duration 35'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 5520-27. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-5520-27).

ISBN 9790004338988. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Edouard Lalo's Symphonie espagnole was heretofore inadequately edited: the two first editions (piano reduction and score) differ considerably from one another, since the composer continued to hone his work after the completion of the engraver's master for the piano reduction, and he even made certain compositional additions. Christian Rudolf Riedel's new urtext edition eliminates all these inadequacies and inconsistencies. Moreover, the editor was able to base himself for the first time ever on the previously unknown autograph of the solo part. The discovery of this source was nothing less than sensational. Lalo, who was an outstanding violinist in his own right, had meticulously marked up his manuscript with the help of the arrangement by Pablo de Sarasate, to whom Lalo had dedicated the work and entrusted the world premiere. This new source situation allowed for the preparation of an urtext edition that corresponds throughout to the author's final version. The composer's piano part, which sometimes resembles a short score, was revised by the editor, who rendered it easier to perform and supplemented the ten measures that had been missing until now in the introduction to the fifth movement.As benfits this publishing house, the handy 6x9 inch score is meticulously edited and is a welcome aid to study of the whole works. (Mary Nemet, Strings)

The first true final version.

By Gustav Mahler. Edited by Kubick. For 4 (2 piccolo) 3 (english horn) 3 (bass clarinet) 3 (contrabassoon) 6431 timpani, percussion, harp, strings. (c#) 2002edition of the Gustav Mahler Society in Vienna, Austria. Includes critical commentary (Ger). Duration 65'. Published by C.F. Peters.

By Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Edited by Frantisek Bartos. For Flute-Picc, Flute (2), Oboe (2), Clarinet (B Flat) (2), Bassoon (2), Horn (4), Trumpet (2), Trombone (3), Kettledrum (3), Strings. Baerenreiter Studienpartituren - Study scores. Pocket Score (paperbound). Op. 4. Duration 46'

By Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Edited by Jonathan Del Mar. For flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings. This edition: Paperback. Critical report. Opus 60 No. 4. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

By Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Edited by Frantisek Bartos. For Flute-Picc, Flute (2), Oboe (2), English Horn, Clarinet (B Flat) (2), Bassoon (2), Horn (4), Trumpet (2), Trombone (3), Kettledrum, Strings. Baerenreiter Studienpartituren - Study scores. Pocket Score (paperbound). Duration 39'

By Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Edited by Frantisek Bartos. For Flute (2) (Flute-Picc), Oboe (2), Clarinet (B Flat) (2), Bassoon (2), Horn (4), Trumpet (2), Trombone (3), Tuba, Kettledrum, Strings. Baerenreiter Studienpartituren - Study scores. Pocket Score (paperbound). Op. 60. Duration 40'

By Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Edited by Frantisek Bartos. For Flute-Picc, Flute (2), Oboe (2), English Horn, Clarinet (B Flat) (2), Bassoon (2), Horn (4), Trumpet (2), Trombone (3), Tuba, Kettledrum, Triangle, Harp, Strings. Baerenreiter Studienpartituren - Study scores. Pocket Score (paperbound). Op. 10. Duration 34'

Orchestra 2 Bassoons, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Trombones, 3 Trumpets in C, 4 Horns in F, 4 Percussion: Glockenspiel, Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bass Trombone, Cabasa, Cymbals, Daf, English Horn, Guiro, Piccolo, Sl, Timpani, Tuba, Vibraphone, Xylophone

SKU: PR.416415010

Composed by Behzad Ranjbaran. Premiered by Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, Conductor, at Symphony Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. Contemporary. Full score. With Standard notation. Composed 2008. 165 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #416-41501. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.416415010).

UPC: 680160619306. 9 x 12 inches.

Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Clarinets in Bb, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in C, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, 4 Percussion: Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Bass Drum, Cabasa, Cymbals, Daf, Guiro, Sleigh Bells, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Tam-Tam, Triangle, Wood Blocks, Celesta, Harp, Solo Piano, Strings.

Orchestra 2 Bassoons, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Trombones, 3 Trumpets in C, 4 Horns in F, 4 Percussion: Glockenspiel, Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bass Trombone, Cabasa, Cymbals, Daf, English Horn, Guiro, Piccolo, Sl, Timpani, Tuba, Vibraphone, Xylophone

SKU: PR.41641501L

Composed by Behzad Ranjbaran. Premiered by Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, Conductor, at Symphony Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. Contemporary. Large Score. With Standard notation. Composed 2008. 165 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #416-41501L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.41641501L).

UPC: 680160619313. 11 x 17 inches.

Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Clarinets in Bb, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in C, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, 4 Percussion: Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Bass Drum, Cabasa, Cymbals, Daf, Guiro, Sleigh Bells, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Tam-Tam, Triangle, Wood Blocks, Celesta, Harp, Solo Piano, Strings.

Concert band - Grade 5

SKU: MH.1-59913-078-5

Composed by Bob Margolis. Suitable for the most advanced high school bands, community, college, university, and professional bands. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 3:00. Published by Manhattan Beach Music (MH.1-59913-078-5).

ISBN 9781599130781.

Alle gro Brillante is the first movement of Dragonland for band. The first performance (under the original title, A Short Symphony) was given by the L.E. Dieruff High School Concert Band, conducted by Raymond S. Becker, Jr., on April 21, 1978. The work was subsequently revised, and first performed in its new version by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Symphony Band, conducted by Donald S. George, on November 23rd, 1980. Allegro Brillante is the first movement of four. The music is almost profligate in its tunefulness, quick to change tack and tempo, and will benefit from an interpretation of headstrong abandon. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 7 Flute I-II, 2 Oboe I-II, 2 Bassoon I-II, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb Clarinet I, 4 Bb Clarinet II, 4 Bb Clarinet III, 2 Eb Alto Clarinet, 2 Eb Bass Clarinet, 2 Eb Contra Alto Clarinet, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone I, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone II, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 2 Bb Cornet I, 4 Bb Cornet II-III, 2 Bb Trumpet I-II, 2 F Horn I-II, 2 F Horn III-IV, 2 Trombone I, 4 Trombone II-III, 3 Euphonium B.C., 2 Euphonium T.C., 6 Tuba, 2 String Bass, 1 Timpani, 1 Percussion I, 2 Percussion II, 2 Percussion III, 1 Percussion IV, 2 Percussion V.

Concert band - Grade 5

SKU: MH.1-59913-079-3

Composed by Bob Margolis. Suitable for the most advanced high school bands, community, college, university, and professional bands. Conductor Full Score. Duration 3:00. Published by Manhattan Beach Music (MH.1-59913-079-3).

ISBN 9781599130798.

Alle gro Brillante is the first movement of Dragonland for band. The first performance (under the original title, A Short Symphony) was given by the L.E. Dieruff High School Concert Band, conducted by Raymond S. Becker, Jr., on April 21, 1978. The work was subsequently revised, and first performed in its new version by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Symphony Band, conducted by Donald S. George, on November 23rd, 1980. Allegro Brillante is the first movement of four. The music is almost profligate in its tunefulness, quick to change tack and tempo, and will benefit from an interpretation of headstrong abandon. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 7 Flute I-II, 2 Oboe I-II, 2 Bassoon I-II, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb Clarinet I, 4 Bb Clarinet II, 4 Bb Clarinet III, 2 Eb Alto Clarinet, 2 Eb Bass Clarinet, 2 Eb Contra Alto Clarinet, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone I, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone II, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 2 Bb Cornet I, 4 Bb Cornet II-III, 2 Bb Trumpet I-II, 2 F Horn I-II, 2 F Horn III-IV, 2 Trombone I, 4 Trombone II-III, 3 Euphonium B.C., 2 Euphonium T.C., 6 Tuba, 2 String Bass, 1 Timpani, 1 Percussion I, 2 Percussion II, 2 Percussion III, 1 Percussion IV, 2 Percussion V.

SKU: SU.00220110

Composed by Johannes Brahms. Strings, Contrabass. The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Libraryâ„¢. CD (PDF Scores). CD Sheet Music #00220110. Published by CD Sheet Music (SU.00220110).

The complete Double Bass parts [CD-ROM] for the 74 orchestral works included in The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library™, Volume 3: Brahms, Schumann and more. If these parts were purchased separately, this collection could cost several hundred dollars. Parts are easily viewable and printable on either PC or Mac using embedded Adobe® Reader technology. Contents: BRAHMS 4 Symphonies, 4 Concertos, 18 Hungarian Dances, 2 Serenades, Overtures, Variations on a Theme by Haydn, German Requiem, more (36 works); LALO Symphonie Espagnole; LISZT Faust and Dante Symphonies, Les Préludes, 3 Piano Concertos, Hungarian Rhapsodies, Mephisto Waltzes 15 works); OFFENBACH Orpheus in the Underworld Overture; SARASATE Carmen Fantasy; SCHUMANN 4 Symphonies, 2 Concertos, 3 Overtures; CHABRIER España; CHOPIN 2 Piano Concertos; FRANCK Symphony in D Minor, Symphonic Variations, Psyche; SUPPÉ Poet and Peasant Overture, Light Cavalry Overture. Visit for more information

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SKU: TM.13743SET

Composed by Paul Wranitzky. Edited by Suttle. Set Type: M. Set of parts. Published by Lucks Music Library (TM.13743SET).

Sandra Dackow Little Known Gem - Grade IV+. Performance edition ed. by Suttle. Engraved 2017. Originally composed without bass. Optional bass part added from the full orchestra version but with modifications. See #13123 for full orchestra version - string version parts do not match those in full orchestra version. I. Andante Maestoso/Allegro Molto/Tempo Di Marcia, Piu Maestoso, Piu Allegro Tempo Primo. La Revolution. Marche des Anglois. Marche des Autrichiens et Prussiens. II. Adagio Affestuoso. Le sort et la mort de Louis XVI. Marche funebre. III. Allegro. Marche des Anglois. Marche des Allies. Tumulte d’une bataille. IV. Andante Grazioso/Allegro Vivace. Negociations de paix. Cris de joie pour la paix restitue.

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SKU: TM.13743SC

Composed by Paul Wranitzky. Edited by Suttle. Score. Published by Lucks Music Library (TM.13743SC).

Sandra Dackow Little Known Gem - Grade IV+. Performance edition ed. by Suttle. Engraved 2017. Originally composed without bass. Optional bass part added from the full orchestra version but with modifications. See #13123 for full orchestra version - string version parts do not match those in full orchestra version. I. Andante Maestoso/Allegro Molto/Tempo Di Marcia, Piu Maestoso, Piu Allegro Tempo Primo. La Revolution. Marche des Anglois. Marche des Autrichiens et Prussiens. II. Adagio Affestuoso. Le sort et la mort de Louis XVI. Marche funebre. III. Allegro. Marche des Anglois. Marche des Allies. Tumulte d’une bataille. IV. Andante Grazioso/Allegro Vivace. Negociations de paix. Cris de joie pour la paix restitue.

SKU: SU.00220180

Composed by Maurice Ravel. Strings, Contrabass. CD (PDF Scores). CD Sheet Music #00220180. Published by CD Sheet Music (SU.00220180).

The complete Double Bass parts [CD-ROM] for the 46 orchestral works included in The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library™, Volume 7: Ravel, Elgar and more. If these parts were purchased separately, this collection could cost several hundred dollars. Parts are easily viewable and printable on either PC or Mac using embedded Adobe® Reader technology. Contents: CHADWICK Symphonic Sketches; DELIUS Brigg Fair, In a Summer Garden, On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, Summer Night on the River; D'INDY Symphony on a French Mountain Air; DUKAS Symphony in C, La Péri, Sorcerer's Apprentice; ELGAR Cockaigne Overture, Enigma Variations, Falstaff, Froissart, In the South, Introduction and Allegro, Pomp and Circumstance Marches 1-4, Serenade for Strings, Cello Concerto, Violin Concerto, Symphonies 1 & 2; GRIFFES Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan, Poem for Flute, White Peackock; HOLST The Planets; NIELSEN Symphonies 1-5, Violin Concerto, Helios Overture, Maskarade Overture and Dance; RAVEL Alborada del gracioso, Daphnis et Chloé Suites 1 & 2, Mother Goose Suite, Pavane pour une infante défunte, Rhapsodie Espagnole, Le Tombeau de Couperin, La Valse, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Visit for more information

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Grade 3

SKU: CL.026-4894-00

Theme from 9th Symphony, Mvt. 4. Arranged by Stanton. Concert Band. Build-A-Band. Score and set of parts. Composed 2020. Duration 2 minutes, 48 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #026-4894-00. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.026-4894-00).

Your band will sound BIG on this setting of Ode To Joy scored especially for bands with limited or unbalanced instrumentation. As conductor, you get to create a unique band sound using the strengths of your instrumentation and following the suggested flexible interplay between sections. All players will appreciate that they get to share the melodic spotlight. Optional parts for guitar, piano, bass and percussion can be utilized to fill in the band using the Build-A-Band format. This flexible system of scoring really works! A good choice for a massed band of elementary, middle and high school musicians. First class!

About Build-A-Band Series

The Build-A-Band Series provides educational and enjoyable music for bands with incomplete or unbalanced instrumentation. Written using just four or five parts (plus percussion), these effective arrangements will work with any combination of brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments as long as you distribute the parts so that each of the five parts is covered. All of the publications in the Build-A-Band Series have been arranged to be playable with any instrumentation as long as each part is used: 1st Part, 2nd Part, 3rd Part, 4th Part, and Bass Part. (Please note: In some of these arrangements the 4th Part, and the Bass Part are the same, making it possible to play those arrangements with only 4 parts.)

Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Flute 1, Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Percussion 4, Piccolo and more.

SKU: PR.11641139S

Composed by Lowell Liebermann. Full score. Duration 15 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #116-41139S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11641139S).

UPC: 680160682119.

Barca rolles for a Sinking City was inspired by the city of Venice, a place that has long held the fascination of artists, writers and composers, and which I have been lucky enough to visit on several occasions. Sadly it seems that future generations may not be so lucky: in addition to the city's slow sinking and recently discovered tilting, studies predict that if global warming and the resultant rise of ocean levels is unabated, the entire city (as well as many other coastal cities around the globe) will be under water by 2100.   I. Funeral Gondola The late, cryptic piano works of Franz Liszt made a profound impression on me as a young composer, among them two works he entitled La Lugubre Gondola (usually translated as The Funeral Gondola ) which were said to be a premonition of Wagner's death in Venice, his coffin transported through the canals in a black gondola. These late pieces of Liszt acquired even greater significance to me after I spent two summers in Bayreuth under the patronage of Friedelind Wagner, the granddaughter of Wagner and great-granddaughter of Liszt. This movement is a meditation on Wagner, Liszt, Venice and its own evanescence. II. Barcarolle/Quodlibet The Quodlibet (Latin for what pleases) is a musical form dating back to the 15th century where many disparate melodies are juxtaposed. Popular in the Renaissance, sacred and secular melodies were combined, often to comical effect due to the resultant incongruity of the words. The form was considered the ultimate test of a composer's mastery of counterpoint. The most famous Quodlibet is without doubt the final Variation of Bach's Goldberg Variations. As a form the Quodlibet is less common in more recent music, although examples can be found in the works of Kurt Weill and David Del Tredici.   My own Barcarolle/Quodlibet was inspired by the (perhaps apocryphal) story of the funeral where musicians were asked to play a Bach Choral, but due to miscommunication played instead the Bacarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann. Here, the Bach Choral Allen Menschen mussen sterben (All Men Must Die) is heard in the strings pizzicato, with a tempo indication In slow motion. The alto line of the Bach suggests a phrase from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Alle Menchen werden Bruder) heard in the muted trombone. Before long, the famous tune from Offenbach's opera is heard, followed by quotations from iconic Barcarolles by Chopin, Mendelssohn and Faure, as well as two Venetian popular songs and more Beethoven.   III. Barcarola/Ostinato/Carill on An ostinato is a repeated musical figure, and carillon is Italian for music box. This movement references the obsolete genre of salon pieces that imitated music boxes: such works by composers like Liadov and Gretchaninov used to be a mainstay of pianists' encore repertoire. This movement is however much darker in conception than those pleasant trifles. Utilizing the full battery of percussion, the carefully notated temporal slowing of the ostinato becomes overwhelmed by a poignant chorale melody before this box is snapped shut.   IV. Barcarolle Oubliee (Forgotten Barcarolle) Marked limpido (still) the final movement begins with the sound of rain produced by a percussion instrument called (appropriately) a rain stick. Halting phrases in the harp coalesce into the accompaniment for a plangent melody heard in the clarinet. The central Adagio of this movement leads to a shattering climax, before the opening phrases return and dissipate into nothingness.

Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Contrabass, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Flute 1, Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Percussion 4, Piccolo and more.

SKU: PR.11641139L

Composed by Lowell Liebermann. Large Score. Duration 15 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #116-41139L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.11641139L).

UPC: 680160682126.

Barca rolles for a Sinking City was inspired by the city of Venice, a place that has long held the fascination of artists, writers and composers, and which I have been lucky enough to visit on several occasions. Sadly it seems that future generations may not be so lucky: in addition to the city's slow sinking and recently discovered tilting, studies predict that if global warming and the resultant rise of ocean levels is unabated, the entire city (as well as many other coastal cities around the globe) will be under water by 2100.   I. Funeral Gondola The late, cryptic piano works of Franz Liszt made a profound impression on me as a young composer, among them two works he entitled La Lugubre Gondola (usually translated as The Funeral Gondola ) which were said to be a premonition of Wagner's death in Venice, his coffin transported through the canals in a black gondola. These late pieces of Liszt acquired even greater significance to me after I spent two summers in Bayreuth under the patronage of Friedelind Wagner, the granddaughter of Wagner and great-granddaughter of Liszt. This movement is a meditation on Wagner, Liszt, Venice and its own evanescence. II. Barcarolle/Quodlibet The Quodlibet (Latin for what pleases) is a musical form dating back to the 15th century where many disparate melodies are juxtaposed. Popular in the Renaissance, sacred and secular melodies were combined, often to comical effect due to the resultant incongruity of the words. The form was considered the ultimate test of a composer's mastery of counterpoint. The most famous Quodlibet is without doubt the final Variation of Bach's Goldberg Variations. As a form the Quodlibet is less common in more recent music, although examples can be found in the works of Kurt Weill and David Del Tredici.   My own Barcarolle/Quodlibet was inspired by the (perhaps apocryphal) story of the funeral where musicians were asked to play a Bach Choral, but due to miscommunication played instead the Bacarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann. Here, the Bach Choral Allen Menschen mussen sterben (All Men Must Die) is heard in the strings pizzicato, with a tempo indication In slow motion. The alto line of the Bach suggests a phrase from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Alle Menchen werden Bruder) heard in the muted trombone. Before long, the famous tune from Offenbach's opera is heard, followed by quotations from iconic Barcarolles by Chopin, Mendelssohn and Faure, as well as two Venetian popular songs and more Beethoven.   III. Barcarola/Ostinato/Carill on An ostinato is a repeated musical figure, and carillon is Italian for music box. This movement references the obsolete genre of salon pieces that imitated music boxes: such works by composers like Liadov and Gretchaninov used to be a mainstay of pianists' encore repertoire. This movement is however much darker in conception than those pleasant trifles. Utilizing the full battery of percussion, the carefully notated temporal slowing of the ostinato becomes overwhelmed by a poignant chorale melody before this box is snapped shut.   IV. Barcarolle Oubliee (Forgotten Barcarolle) Marked limpido (still) the final movement begins with the sound of rain produced by a percussion instrument called (appropriately) a rain stick. Halting phrases in the harp coalesce into the accompaniment for a plangent melody heard in the clarinet. The central Adagio of this movement leads to a shattering climax, before the opening phrases return and dissipate into nothingness.

Band Bass Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Contrabass Clarinet, Euphonium, Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Percussion 4, Percussion 5, Piccolo, String Bass and more.

SKU: PR.16500097F

For Band. Composed by Dan Welcher. Sws. Premiered by the University of Texas Symphony Band, Scott S. Hanna, conductor, at Butler School of Music, UT/Austin, Austin, Texas. Contemporary. Full score. With Standard notation. Composed 14-Sep. 40 pages. Duration 7 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #165-00097F. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.16500097F).

ISBN 9781491100479. UPC: 680160626724. 9x12 inches.

Commissione d by a consortium of 20 high school and university bands coordinated by Scott Hanna of the University of Texas at Austin, Downshifting is inspired by Welcher’s joy of bicycle riding. Welcher explains in the program note: When I decided to write a piece for band that was basically entertaining and uplifting, it made perfect sense to call it Downshifting... With three gears on the front sprocket and seven on the rear, it’s possible to keep one’s legs going at a constant speed (for me, q = 126) while the bike itself may be moving very slowly or very quickly. I determined to capitalize on this in writing Downshifting, which keeps the same mathematical inner pulse, ‘shifting’ (with a ratchet) as the terrain changes..

Composed by David Levenson. For full orchestra. String Tracks. Grade 4. Score and parts. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company