SATB choir, piano

SKU: LO.10-5550L

Composed by Tracey Craig McKibben. Choral. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. Lorenz Publishing Company #10/5550L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.10-5550L).

ISBN 9780787773724.

Orig inally a piano piece by Tracey McKibben, Psalm of Stillness seemed to call out for just the right lyric, and Gwyn Williams filled that need with great sensitivity. Ideal as a response to the events of this past year, or anytime your congregation needs assurance, this anthem brings the reminder that You promise peace in tomorrow's sunrise..

Band concert band - Grade 1

SKU: KJ.WB246

Composed by Chuck Elledge. Edited by Bruce Pearson. Standard of Excellence in Concert. Score and set of parts. Neil A. Kjos Music Company #WB246. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.WB246).

UPC: 8402700011.

A dazzling overture that will conjure up images of pomp and pride! This composition is written in a traditional ternary form including vibrant tutti sections featuring the percussion, legato themes, colorful harmonies and rhythmic augmentation. Using only eleven notes this overture gives students confidence at an early start and will add a touch of class to any concert.

About Standard of Excellence in Concert

Th e Standard of Excellence In Concert series presents exceptional arrangements, transcriptions, and original concert and festival pieces for beginning and intermediate band. Each selection is correlated to a specific page in the Standard of Excellence Band Method, reinforcing and expanding skills and concepts introduced in the method up to that point. Exciting parts with extensive cross-cueing are presented for every player. Accessible ranges, appropriate rhythmic challenges, and creative percussion section writing enhance the pedagogical value of the series.

Sold individually, each In Concert selection includes a full Conductor Score and enough student parts for large symphonic bands. Each student part also includes correlated Warm-Up Studies. The Conductor Score comes complete with rehearsal suggestions, a composer biography, program notes, a rehearsal piano part, several ready-to-duplicate worksheets and a duplicable written quiz.

Book/Online Audio BC Instruments; Bb Instruments; C Instruments; Eb Instruments

SKU: HL.843214

Blues Play-Along Volume 17. By Stevie Ray Vaughan. Blues Play-Along. Blues, Rock. Softcover Audio Online. 104 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.843214).

ISBN 9781423499893. UPC: 884088533373. 9.0x12.0x0.317 inches.

For use with all C, Bb, Eb, and Bass Clef instruments, the Hal Leonard Blues Play-Along series is the ultimate jamming tool for all blues musicians. With easy-to-read lead sheets and other split-track choices on the included tracks, these first-of-a-kind packages will bring your local blues jam right into your house! 8 songs: Ain't Gone 'n' Give up on Love * Couldn't Stand the Weather * Crossfire * Empty Arms * Honey Bee * Love Struck Baby * Rude Mood * Scuttle Buttin'. The price of this book includes a unique code that provides access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming. The tracks include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right - available exclusively from Hal Leonard.

Choral (SSA Choir)

SKU: HL.139920

By Maroon 5. By Adam Levine, Ammar Malik, Benjamin Levin, Noel Zancanella, and Ryan Tedder. Arranged by Mac Huff. Pop Choral Series. Pop, Pop/Rock, Show Choir. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.139920).

UPC: 888680039905. 6.75x10.5 inches.

Since 2002, Maroon 5 has had amazing success, selling more than 10 million albums worldwide. “Maps,” from their 2014 album V, is an uptempo chart hit, with great guitar riffs and a fully harmonized chorus that works great with pop and show choirs! “All the roads you took came back to me / So I'm following the map that leads to you.”

ScorePlay - click to view score with recording.

Orchestra - intermediate to advanced

SKU: HL.49001684

Score. Composed by Pietro Nardini. Edited by Guenter Kehr. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Concertino (Chamber Orchestra). Classical. Condensed Score. Op. 1/1. 32 pages. Duration 13'. Schott Music #CON 109. Published by Schott Music (HL.49001684).

ISBN 9790001023146. 8.25x11.75x0.133 inches.

Pietro Nardini was the most important pupil of Tartini regarding both violin playing and composition. Like his teacher, he attached special significance to the beauty of sound and the -suitability for singing, as is shown by reports of his contemporaries. Leopold Mozart, for example, wrote in one of his letters that he had heard a certain Nardini and that there could not be heard anything more beautiful in the tonal beauty, purity, harmony and in the singable taste.The two concertos in A major and F major consist of three movements with the traditional tempo order quick-slow-quick, each movement giving the soloist the opportunity to play a solo cadence.

Brass Band - Grade 3

SKU: BT.GOB-000822-030

Composed by David Well. Set (Score & Parts). 30 pages. Gobelin Music Publications #GOB 000822-030. Published by Gobelin Music Publications (BT.GOB-000822-030).

David Well composed 'Frida's Whiskers' in commemoration of his own cat, who met an untimely end.
Frida (whose real name was 'Godefrida van Coopersburg thoe Nieuwenhuys') was a lively creature, who led a playful and uncomplicated life.
She used to sleep in her basket for hours, but when she woke up she upset the entire house and its furnishing.
Curtains were inspected from top to bottom and flower pots fell from window-sills just like that!
Outside, in the open air she was in her element. She used to frolic, bouncing into the air.
After such playful moods she would return to her basket tired but satisfied where, being the cleanly cat that shewas, she subjected her entire body, whiskers included, to a thorough wash.

David Well componeerde 'Frida's Whiskers' ter nagedachtenis aan zijn erg jong gestorven kat.
Frida (haar volledige naam luidde 'Godefrida van Coopersburg thoe Nieuwenhuys') was een levenslustig beestje dat een speels en onbekommerdleven leidde.
Zo kon ze vaak urenlang in haar mand liggen te slapen tot op zeker moment het complete huis en haar inrichting onveilig gemaakt werden.
Gordijnen werden van onder tot boven ge?nspecteerd en bloempottenvielen pardoes uit de vensterbank.
In de buitenlucht was ze in haar element. Ze sprong soms met alle poten tegelijk de lucht in.
Na een speelse bui keerde ze moe maar voldaan terug in haar mand waar, zo proper alsze was, het hele lichaam, inclusief snorharen, aan een grondige wasbeurt werden onderworpen.

Choir Secular

SKU: AP.46536

Composed by Andy Beck. This edition: SoundTrax CD. Choral Octavo; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Christmas; Novelty; Secular; Winter. CD. Alfred Music #00-46536. Published by Alfred Music (AP.46536).

UPC: 038081531113. English. Andy Beck; Brian Fisher.

So sweet it might just give you a toothache! This scrumptiously jazzy holiday novelty number is fantastically fun. Optional harmonies make it easy to tailor the piece to the ability level of your group, and it's a tasty tune for adding some choreography. Staging is available on our Movin' DVD. Not to be missed!

About Alfred Choral Designs

Th e Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.

Concert band (Full Score, Flute 1/2, Oboe 1/2 (opt), Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1/2/3, Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet (opt), Bassoon (opt), Alto Sax 1/2 (opt), Bb Tenor Sax (opt), Eb Baritone Sax (opt), Trumpet, F Horn 1/2/3/4, Trombone 1/3, 2nd Trombone (opt), Euphoniu) - grade 1.5

SKU: CN.R10222

Composed by E. Leidzen. Arranged by E. Leidzen. Band Music. Score and parts. Duration 2:30. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R10222).

Could Dvorak have known that he was writing a standard piece for young bands when he created this piece? This rendition is ideal for a variety of occasions - concerts, graduation ceremony, and special events. 1/2/3

Dvorak's arrangement for orchestra of 'The Old Folks at Home' was made in the 1890s for a Summer School held in Spillville, Iowa. Those attending were mostly drawn from a local Czech-speaking community and Dvorak enjoyed sharing time with people who spoke his own language. As instrumentalists the players were limited, many little more than beginners; yet in his arrangement Dvorak created a musically authentic and attractive setting of Stephen Foster's popular melody that is truly a masterpiece in economy of demand. Many years later, in 1942, Edwin Franko Goldman invited Erik Leidzen to transcribe Dvorak's arrangement for concert band.

Violin - Level 1

SKU: FH.VLR01

Composed by The Royal Conservatory. Repertoire. Violin Series. Book and online audio. The Frederick Harris Music Company #VLR01. Published by The Frederick Harris Music Company (FH.VLR01).

ISBN 9781554409020.

C arefully selected and curated to support teachers and students in their artistic and technical development, the Violi n Series, 2021 Edition includes pieces from a diverse range of eras and styles that represent stepping stones to major violin repertoire. Each level is constructed to link repertoire selections to necessary techniques and corresponding etudes, while illustrating step-by-step connections for developing core skills. Each Reper toire book includes access to quality video and audio recordings by some of North America's finest violinists and accompanists; both performance and accompaniment-only tracks for each Reper toire selection offer students a model for performance practice and the convenience of accompanied rehearsal at home.

Violi n Repertoire 1 offers selections at various tempos that explore familiar D major/minor and A major/minor tonalities in first position, while encouraging further development of hand-frame knowledge in the keys of G major and C major across the fingerboard. Through a broad cross-section of pieces in simple and compound time, enriched piano accompaniments enhance lyricism and tone production. The pieces explore bow development and division using a variety of lengths, while also introducing hooked bows and slurs. New experiences include artificial harmonics, gliss ando, and double stops; duets are included to provide opportunities for in-class and recital collaboration. Featured composers include Harold Birston, Christine Donkin, Robert Fleming, Christine Gale, Terence Greaves, Ricky Hyslop, Michael Joncas, Dmitri Kabalevsky, Christopher Norton, Mary Alice Rich, Alec Rowley, and Robert Schumann.

Composed by Monika Mandelartz. For harp. Saddle-stitched. Intermediate-Advanced. Book. 24 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

2nd Edition. Composed by Alan Menken. P/V/G Composer Collection. Movies. Softcover. 256 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

For Symphonic Band. Composed by James Barnes. LKM Music. Concert, Contest. Softcover. Southern Music Company #S1005CB. Published by Southern Music Company

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Mallet Percussion, Oboe, Percussion, Piccolo, Snare Drum, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Tuba and more. - Grade 3.5

SKU: CF.CPS232F

Composed by Jonathan Leshnoff. Sws. Cps. Full score. 48 pages. Duration 7 minutes, 8 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CPS232F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CPS232F).

ISBN 9781491121290. UPC: 680160677016. 9 x 12 inches.

Eight Nights of Light is a fantastic medley of traditional Chanukah and Jewish tunes arranged for today's middle and high school concert band. This Grade 3.5 arrangement is rooted in my childhood days when my family would gather around the menorah and warm the cold winter nights with singing and inspiration. I originally made this medley for piano and for my own personal use. One day as my colleague Christopher Cicconi and I were discussing our holiday plans, my medley came up in conversation. Christopher asked to see and listen to it. Shortly thereafter, he suggested that this would make a terrific band piece. Immediately, we began work. The vast majority of tunes are traditional, but I introduce a new tune by a contemporary Rabbi who has been very important to me. This arrangement is particularly effective as Chris, who has conducted at the middle, high school and university levels, has a masterful grasp of how the pedagogy works with younger concert bands. --Jonathan Leshnoff.
Eight Nights of Light is a fantastic medley of traditional Chanukah and Jewish tunes arranged for today’s middle and high school concert band. This Grade 3.5 arrangement is rooted in my childhood days when my family would gather around the menorah and warm the cold winter nights with singing and inspiration. I originally made this medley for piano and for my own personal use. One day as my colleague Christopher Cicconi and I were discussing our holiday plans, my medley came up in conversation. Christopher asked to see and listen to it. Shortly thereafter, he suggested that this would make a terrific band piece. Immediately, we began work. The vast majority of tunes are traditional, but I introduce a new tune by a contemporary Rabbi who has been very important to me. This arrangement is particularly effective as Chris, who has conducted at the middle, high school and university levels, has a masterful grasp of how the pedagogy works with younger concert bands.—Jonathan Leshnoff.

SKU: WD.080689624230

Composed by Daniel Semsen. Choral. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. Word Music #080689624230. Published by Word Music (WD.080689624230).

UPC: 080689624230.

Made popular by Chris Tomlin and newly arranged and orchestrated by Daniel Semsen is the anthem, Jesus! Declaring the power that comes from the His name, this anthem will have your choir and congregation standing with confidence in Christ, knowing that His name is the one name we can always call.

Orchestra Cello, Contrabass, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 - Grade 1.5

SKU: CF.FAS139

Composed by Jay Coles. Fas. Set of Score and Parts. Duration 2 minutes, 28 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #FAS139. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.FAS139).

ISBN 9781491164723. UPC: 680160923632. Key: E minor.

The “endgame” is the final stage of a game such as chess, bridge, or backgammon, when few pieces or cards remain. This is a piece full of spirit and zeal that describes the intensity of the last moments of an epic match or intense game. The piece opens with a mysterious-sounding chord that works to build suspense before the main melody appears. Dynamics should be exaggerated greatly, especially when the main theme is introduced. This motif should be played with a bold and confident sound from all sections, but especially from the cello and bass players. A slower, calmer section is introduced before the main theme and energy returns. This slower section should continue with the same overall feel of the piece while also following all dynamic markings and the sudden tempo change. This piece was written for and dedicated to my sixth-grade orchestra teacher. We both happen to really love chess.

Band - Grade 1.5

SKU: CF.FPS126F

Composed by Larry Clark. SWS. Full score. With Standard notation. 16 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 33 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #FPS126F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.FPS126F).

ISBN 9781491140987. UPC: 680160629046. 9 x 12 inches.

Intense is the adjective that best describes this new piece from popular composer Larry Clark. All of the compositional techniques that have made his music so popular with students can be found in this bold new piece. The melody is catchy and rhythmically interesting with harmonic interjections from the rest of the band. Thick scoring and lots of percussion will make your band sound very advanced. Highlight your band's strengths at festival with this strong new piece.

SATB choir, cantor, assembly, keyboard accompaniment

SKU: GI.G-005833

Composed by Kathleen Demny. Advent. Sacred. Octavo. With guitar chord names. 8 pages. GIA Publications #005833. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-005833).

Kathleen Demny has crafted a sure-to-please choral piece that boasts a compelling syncopated melody in the refrain with a convincing metrical change to express the words Maranatha, Lord Jesus, come to us. The equally energetic cantor's voices verses in the relative minor conclude with an SATB call: Veni, Emmanuel that leads us back to the refrain. Adding a strummed guitar with the keyboard part would nicely complement this delightful Advent song.

Arranged by Dean Marshall and Bob Phillips. Orchestra. String Orchestra. String Alternatives. Form: Fugue. Contemporary. Grade 3. Conductor Score and Parts. 128 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Basso Continuo; Cello; Cello 2; Strings; Violin 1, 2 (Parts)

SKU: HL.50601270

For two Violins, two Cellos, Strings, and Basso Continuo Set of P. Composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Ensemble. Classical. Softcover. Ricordi #NR141662. Published by Ricordi (HL.50601270).

UPC: 888680745547. 8.0x10.5x0.26 inches.

The critical edition of Vivaldi's instrumental works is now enriched with a new title, substantial and interesting: this is the concerto for two violins and two cellos, RV 575, a work previously published in the Ricordi-Malipiero edition and performed and recorded numerous times without its incompleteness ever being noticed: this is a most unusual instance where the loss of a single folio of the manuscript, containing around 14 bars of music, produced no obvious harmonic or melodic hiatus between the surrounding material, thereby giving the impression of a work preserved in its entirety. However, a careful study of the work shows that, on the contrary, there is a significant gap, for the filling of which the editor offers a plausible reconstruction. In addition to this large section of music, the manuscript is seen to lack a few short 'echo' responses between the soloists: one more reason for republishing the work in a critical edition with commentary that is designed to stimulate better-informed performances in the future.

SATB choir divisi (a cappella) - Advanced

SKU: MN.CH-1256

Composed by Dale Jergenson. 9/11 Service, 21st Century. Octavo. Laurendale Associates #CH-1256. Published by Laurendale Associates (MN.CH-1256).

The Song of the Red Dove was composed in the immediate aftermath of September 11; it is dated September 25, 2001. Often divisi, the choral writing is particularly intricate in the middle section with interweaving sixteenth note runs simulating the flames [that] stain the white moon red in what at times is an eight-part texture. The dynamics are varied throughout, but the only fortissimo comes at the vocal high point of the middle section (...through endless night...), and the opening and closing A sections describing the strange red dove are marked no louder than forte (in the opening measures) and piano (at the close). The text comes to us from the poet, Kim Rich. It was expressly written to commemorate the awful tragedy that was 9/11. Kim, working in a nearby building was an eyewitness to the monstrous event. She barely escaped with her life.

(with "Amazing Grace"). Composed by Andy Beck. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Sacred; Spiritual. Choral Octavo. 8 pages. Alfred Music #00-47574. Published by Alfred Music

Choir

SKU: AP.47575

(with Amazing Grace). Composed by Andy Beck. This edition: SoundTrax CD. Choral Octavo; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Peace/Brotherhood; Sacred; Secular; Spiritual. CD. Alfred Music #00-47575. Published by Alfred Music (AP.47575).

UPC: 038081542683. English.

This original song, written in the style of a gospel spiritual, incorporates universal themes of hope, change, humankind, and peace. An earnest text delivers an important message about the past, present, and future of social justice. Alternating pronouns and symbolic vocabulary allow for interpretation and invite discussion. Traditional Amazing Grace is a profound highlight in the middle of this one of a kind, standout selection.

About Alfred Choral Designs

Th e Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.

Composed by Charles-Louis Hanon, edited by Allan Small. For piano. Smythe-sewn binding. Format: piano studies book. With standard notation, fingerings and introductory text. Studies and Classical. Series: Alfred Masterworks Editions. 127 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Chorus (with soloists) and orchestra (solos: SSMezAATB - choir: SSAATTBB - 2.2.2.2. - 4.2.3.0. - timp - str)

SKU: BR.CHB-301-94

Fairy Tale after a Poem by Moritz Horn. Composed by Robert Schumann. Choir; stapled. Chor-Bibliothek (Choral Library).

Piano vocal score by the composer

In late March 1851, Robert Schumann was sent a copy of the fairy tale Der Rose Pilgerfahrt. He was so inspired by Moritz Horn's text that he immediately composed the piano score.

Oratorio/passion; Romantic. Chorus part. 12 pages. Duration 66'. Breitkopf and Haertel #ChB 301-94. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.CHB-301-94).

ISBN 9790004400920. 6.5 x 9.5 inches.

Simultaneou sly, he corresponded with the poet about cuts and revisions of the libretto, and, towards the end of the year, even let himself be persuaded by friends to orchestrate it. Der Rose Pilgerfahrt was given its first performances in Dusseldorf and Leipzig in February and March 1852 in this full-scored version before being printed in late 1852.

Piano vocal score by the composerIn late March 1851, Robert Schumann was sent a copy of the fairy tale Der Rose Pilgerfahrt. He was so inspired by Moritz Horn's text that he immediately composed the piano score.

Soli SATB, SATB Choir, Blfl, 3 Ob (Ob I auch Obda, Obca), Fg, 3 Tr, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

SKU: CA.3106959

Cantata for 12th Sunday after Trinity. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Klaus Hofmann. 1x 31.069/71 recorder, 1x 31.069/72 oboe 1, 1x 31.069/73 oboe 2, 1x 31.069/74 oboe 3, 1x 31.069/75 bassoon, 4x 31.069/81 3 trumpets and timpani. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Harmony parts. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Trinity. Set of Orchestra Parts. BWV BWV 69a. Duration 25 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.069/59. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3106959).

ISBN 9790007206680. Language: German/English.

Bac h's Cantata BWV 69a of 1723, which has remained largely unknown to the present day, is now available for the first time in a practical edition with this Carus publication. It has been unjustly neglected as it was overshadowed by the Cantata BWV 69 of the same name, a piece which Bach reworked to celebrate the inauguration of Leipzig Town Council in 1748. On that occasion Bach re-used the parts from 1723 for simplicity, and adapted them for the new use by means of cuts, alterations, and additions - something which certainly did not mean that he rejected the 1723 version. This version can readily be recovered from the parts of 1723, if we explore beyond the alterations of 1748. With its rich wind instruments and great opening chorus, the 1723 cantata is in no way inferior to the later festive music in terms of musical splendor. The text takes the Gospel reading about the healing of the deaf and dumb man as a reason for praise and thanks for God's good deeds. In contrast to the later version, in which God is thanked for the wisdom of the Leipzig authorities, the original version of 1723 is free of such contemporary references, and is suitable for use in worship and concerts in many different ways. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.3106900.

Orchestra SSTB voice soli, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 clarinos/trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass

SKU: CA.5148619

Komodie mit Musik. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Mozart. Complete orchestral parts. Incidental music. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed 1786. KV 486. Duration 28 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 51.486/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.5148619).

ISBN 9790007133641. Language: German. Text: Stephanie der Jungere, Johann Gottfried. Text: Johann Gottfried, Stephanie der Jungere.

Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario) was composed in the spring of 1786 to fulfill a commission from Joseph II for performance during a visit to Vienna by the Governor-General of the Netherlands. The visitors were meant to be entertained with a short German and an Italian musical comedy during a festival arranged on short notice in Schonbrunn Palace. The choice of composers fell to Mozart and Salieri. Both pieces spoofed the theatrical practices of the day. Der Schauspieldirektor, by Gottlieb Stephanie the Younger, has a loosely-constructed plot that hinges on the vanity of opera singers and the empty-headedness of many traveling companies. Frank Lustig wants to create a new theatrical troupe, for which Herr Eiler is willing to supply money, but only on condition that his lady friend is allowed to join. In the course of the piece, appearances are made by other ladies with resonant names who want to be retained as singers and who attempt to outdo each other until reason is allowed to prevail. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.5148600.

(A Theatrical Song Cycle About The Civil War). By Ricky Ian Gordon. For vocal ensemble. Opera. Vocal score/piano reduction. Standard notation. 160 pages. Duration 1 hour, 25 minutes. Published by Theodore Presser Company

Bass clarinet

SKU: P2.30084

Composed by Jonathan Russell. Solo music, 20th century. Published by Potenza Music (P2.30084).

Groove' is the result of feeling stuck, frustrated, irritated and annoyed. In the fall of 2001, during the first year of my masters program at San Francisco Conservatory, I was hard at work on an epic, serious piano piece, when I hit a wall and simply could not get anywhere with it. Then one night I went to a concert of Conservatory faculty playing chamber music, and I found myself so annoyed by the polite applause, by their pretty bowties, by the tastefulness and refinement of their playing, by all of the formalities and niceness that seemed to get in the way of direct communication of the music. After the performance, I went up to the practice room and vented by jamming on my bass clarinet. I liked what I was coming up with - it was raw, aggressive, unrefined and direct, everything I was missing from classical music at the time - and I started writing some of it down. Over the next few days I got down all of the ideas that would form the basis of 'Groove'. I worked on this material off and on over the course of about a year until I finally molded it into its (hopefully) coherent yet still raw final form.

Orchestra Cello, Contrabass, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 - Grade 0.5

SKU: CF.PAS23

Composed by George Sweet. Primer String Orchestra. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 8+2+5+5+5+2+8+8 pages. Duration 2:15. Carl Fischer Music #PAS23. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.PAS23).

ISBN 9781491151211. UPC: 680160908714. 9 x 12 inches. Key: D major.

Your beginning string orchestra is bound to sparkle with this delightful new composition from composer George Sweet. The piece uses very simple rhythmic figure that will make that very first concert for these budding new musicians a success. The harmonies are lush and refreshing for a piece at this level. The parents will not believe their ears!.
Sparkle City, along with “Hub-City,” is one of the nicknames of Spartanburg, South Carolina. The piece was commissioned by the Spartanburg District 7 5th Grade Honor Orchestra and is a reflection of their vibrant city.The piece begins with a bold, accented introduction. The main theme is presented by the first Violins at m. 9. Be sure to observe the staccato markings in the accompaniment as they help to propel the piece forward.  A crescendo pushes into the B-section at m. 25 which is reminiscent of the introduction. Be sure to observe the change in dynamics as they highlight the contrast from section to section. The second Violins and Violas restate the main theme at m. 35, this time with a countermelody in the first Violins. The B-section returns again at m. 49, this time up an octave, and is “echoed” at a piano dynamic at m. 57. Once again, be sure to utilize as much dynamic contrast as possible in this section.  The introductory material returns at m. 65 and pushes the piece to a dramatic conclusion.