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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.795673 By Gloria Estefan. By Carole King and Toni Stern. Arranged by David Kolinski-Schu...
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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.795673 By Gloria Estefan. By Carole King and Toni Stern. Arranged by David Kolinski-Schultz. Contemporary. Score and parts. 34 pages. PDQ Music #4573253. Published by PDQ Music (A0.795673). It’s Too Late – Rock Ballad for Small Big Band Detailed Description 4 Saxes, 5 Brass, 3 Rhythm & Vocalist – Intermediate Words and Music by Carole King and Toni Stern. Arranged by David Kolinski-Schultz for Small Big Band and Vocalist Modern. Score, Set of Parts. 34 pages. Published by PDQ Music. An award-winning Rock Ballad by the great Carole King from her 1971 album Tapestry. Arranged for Small Big Band and vocalist (in the original key), with a solo section for alto sax.
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It's Too Late
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Jazz Ensemble Alto Saxophone,Baritone Saxophone,Bass Guitar,Drum Set,Flute,Piano and Keyboard,Tenor Saxophone,Trombone,Trumpet - Interactive Download SKU: A0...
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Jazz Ensemble Alto Saxophone,Baritone Saxophone,Bass Guitar,Drum Set,Flute,Piano and Keyboard,Tenor Saxophone,Trombone,Trumpet - Interactive Download SKU: A0.496242 By Gloria Estefan. By Carole King and Toni Stern. Arranged by Ryan Erik Adamsons (ASCAP). This edition: Interactive Download. Jazz. Score and parts. 52 pages. Duration 286. Published by Ryan Erik Adamsons (A0.496242). Originally arranged for the Chicago Composer's Big Band.
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It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) (20-Piece Digital Pack)
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Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: HX.129580 By Carole King. By Carole King and Toni Stern. Arranged by Mark Taylor. Jazz,Pop. 2 pages. Hal Leonard - Digita...
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Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: HX.129580 By Carole King. By Carole King and Toni Stern. Arranged by Mark Taylor. Jazz,Pop. 2 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #0. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.129580).
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It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Drums
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Vibes
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Aux Percussion
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Full Score
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Alto Sax 1
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Alto Sax 2
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Tenor Sax 1
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Tenor Sax 2
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Baritone Sax
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Trumpet 1
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Trumpet 2
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Trumpet 3
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Trumpet 4
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Trombone 1
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Trombone 2
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Trombone 3
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Trombone 4
It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Guitar
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It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Bass
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Too Early For Christmas
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Jimmy Fallon With Dolly Parton
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Marek Czekala
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Too Early For Christmas
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Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1251902 By Jimmy Fallon With Dolly Parton. By Ido Zmishlany, Jimmy Fallon, Sarah Solovay, and Victori...
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Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1251902 By Jimmy Fallon With Dolly Parton. By Ido Zmishlany, Jimmy Fallon, Sarah Solovay, and Victoria Zaro. Arranged by Marek Czekala. Christmas,Comedy. Score and Parts. 44 pages. Marek Czekala #846120. Published by Marek Czekala (A0.1251902). Jimmy Fallon revealed his latest holiday collaboration with Dolly Parton, a comical song called “Almost Too Early for Christmas,†out Nov. 4. “I’m releasing another holiday song this year, and I thought what better day to announce it than Halloween,†said Fallon on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Oct. 31.He added, “People have that debate after Thanksgiving of, ‘Can we listen to holiday music? Can we listen to Christmas music? Is it too early? Can we put on Mariah Carey now?’ I say, ‘Yeah.’ … So I thought it would be fun if I put out a song and released it around Halloween, for the holidays.â€Parton starts off the holiday song singing, It’s almost too early for Christmas before Fallon takes on the next verse, Too soon to be singing this song. The pair then continue line by line throughout the humorous duet: There’s still Halloween decorations / And haters will say that it’s wrong / Let’s turn on the lights for Mariah / Tell Rudolph to shine up his nose with both singing  It’s almost too early for Christmas / Why don’t we see how it goes. © 2023 American Songwriter.
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Larry Triplett
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Marching Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1353270 By Carole King. By Carole King and Toni Stern. Arranged by Larry Triplett. Pop,Rock. 25 pages....
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Marching Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1353270 By Carole King. By Carole King and Toni Stern. Arranged by Larry Triplett. Pop,Rock. 25 pages. Larry Triplett #938060. Published by Larry Triplett (A0.1353270). The Carole King hit from her breakthrough album Tapestry. Suitable for marching band, pep band, or concert band.
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Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo Ch. 136 for Concert Band
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Concert Band - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549200 Composed by Giovanni Gabrieli. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Easter,Renaissance,Standards. 27 pa...
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Concert Band - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549200 Composed by Giovanni Gabrieli. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Easter,Renaissance,Standards. 27 pages. Jmsgu3 #3458689. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549200). Giovanni Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo (Ch. 136). Instrumentation: small concert band, no percussion. Here is a stunningly beautiful example of Renaissance polyphony and a mesmerizing fast-paced recital number. Program this initially to set an exciting mood or as an encore to leave the listeners in a jubilant afterglow. The parts are not tricky, but plan to rehearse the many subtleties of dynamic contrast between the various sub-groups and the overall articulations. Innovations First of all, Gabrieli preferred sacred vocal and, indeed, instrumental music. Hence, he concentrated on music that consequently took advantage of resonance and reverberation for maximum effect. Gabrieli may have invented dynamics – or was the first to indicate them, such as in his Sonata Pian’ e Forte. Consequently, he was also a pioneer in spatial techniques. He, therefore, developed and used very specific notation to indicate instrumentation. Gabrieli experimented with assembling massive instrumental forces into isolated groups separated by space. In this way, he consequently contributed heavily to the Baroque Concertato style. Polychoral Works Gabrieli probably used the layout of the San Marco church for his experiments. This is because he worked there as a musician and composer. Furthermore, the church had two choir lofts facing each other. He indeed used these to create striking spatial effects between instrumental forces. Indeed, many of his works are composed such that a choir or instrumental group could first be heard on one side, followed by a group response. Sometimes there was probably a third group near the main altar as well. Spatial Music Above all, Gabrieli studied carefully detailed groups of instruments and singers. Furthermore, it seems like he created precise directions for instrumentation in rather more than two groups. Because they could be appropriately situated, the instruments could consequently be heard with perfect clearness at distant locations. As a result, arrangements that seem bizarre on paper can, in contrast, sound perfectly in balance. First Works Finally, Gabrieli published his first motets and his uncle Andrea's compositions in Concerti (1587). These compositions furthermore indicate considerable usage of dialogue and echo effects. Consequently, here we see low and high choirs with the variance between their ranges indicated by instrumental accompaniment. Gabrieli’s later motets Sacrae Symphoniae (1597) seem to move away from close antiphony. In contrast, he moves towards not simply echoing the material but developing it by sequential choral entrances. Even more, he takes this procedure to the extreme in the Motet Omnes Gentes. Unlike earlier works, the instruments are an essential part of the presentation, only parts marked: Capella are supposed to be sung. Homophony Hence, after 1605, Gabrieli moves to a much more homophonic style. He writes sections purely for instruments – called Sinfonia – and smaller sections for vocal soloists, accompanied by a basso continuo.
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It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Vibes
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By Carole King. By Toni Stern and Carole King. Arranged by Mark Taylor. Jazz; Pop. Jazz Band. 1 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music ...
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By Carole King. By Toni Stern and Carole King. Arranged by Mark Taylor. Jazz; Pop. Jazz Band. 1 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music
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It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Drums
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By Carole King. By Toni Stern and Carole King. Arranged by Mark Taylor. Jazz; Pop. Jazz Band. 2 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music ...
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By Carole King. By Toni Stern and Carole King. Arranged by Mark Taylor. Jazz; Pop. Jazz Band. 2 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music
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It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) - Trumpet 4
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By Carole King. By Toni Stern and Carole King. Arranged by Mark Taylor. Jazz band. For Trumpet 4. Jazz; Pop. Individual instrument part. 1 pages. Published by H...
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By Carole King. By Toni Stern and Carole King. Arranged by Mark Taylor. Jazz band. For Trumpet 4. Jazz; Pop. Individual instrument part. 1 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music
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Requiem
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Chamber Orchestra
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Requiem
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Soprano, tenor, Knabensoprano, flugelhorn, mixed choir and chamber orchestra - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q7038 Teil I: Schwarz vor Augen... · Teil I...
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Soprano, tenor, Knabensoprano, flugelhorn, mixed choir and chamber orchestra - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q7038 Teil I: Schwarz vor Augen... · Teil II: ...und es ward Licht!. Composed by Harald Weiss. This edition: study score. Music Of Our Time. Downloadable, Study score. Duration 100' 0. Schott Music - Digital #Q7038. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q7038). Latin • German.On letting go(Concerning the selection of the texts) In the selection of the texts, I have allowed myself to be motivated and inspired by the concept of “letting goâ€. This appears to me to be one of the essential aspects of dying, but also of life itself. We humans cling far too strongly to successful achievements, whether they have to do with material or ideal values, or relationships of all kinds. We cannot and do not want to let go, almost as if our life depended on it. As we will have to practise the art of letting go at the latest during our hour of death, perhaps we could already make a start on this while we are still alive. Tagore describes this farewell with very simple but strikingly vivid imagery: “I will return the key of my doorâ€. I have set this text for tenor solo. Here I imagine, and have correspondingly noted in a certain passage of the score, that the protagonist finds himself as though “in an ocean†of voices in which he is however not drowning, but immersing himself in complete relaxation. The phenomenon of letting go is described even more simply and tersely in Psalm 90, verse 12: “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdomâ€. This cannot be expressed more plainly.I have begun the requiem with a solo boy’s voice singing the beginning of this psalm on a single note, the note A. This in effect says it all. The work comes full circle at the culmination with a repeat of the psalm which subsequently leads into a resplendent “lux aeternaâ€. The intermediate texts of the Requiem which highlight the phenomenon of letting go in the widest spectrum of colours originate on the one hand from the Latin liturgy of the Messa da Requiem (In Paradisum, Libera me, Requiem aeternam, Mors stupebit) and on the other hand from poems by Joseph von Eichendorff, Hermann Hesse, Rabindranath Tagore and Rainer Maria Rilke.All texts have a distinctive positive element in common and view death as being an organic process within the great system of the universe, for example when Hermann Hesse writes: “Entreiß dich, Seele, nun der Zeit, entreiß dich deinen Sorgen und mache dich zum Flug bereit in den ersehnten Morgen†[“Tear yourself way , o soul, from time, tear yourself away from your sorrows and prepare yourself to fly away into the long-awaited morningâ€] and later: “Und die Seele unbewacht will in freien Flügen schweben, um im Zauberkreis der Nacht tief und tausendfach zu leben†[“And the unfettered soul strives to soar in free flight to live in the magic sphere of the night, deep and thousandfoldâ€]. Or Joseph von Eichendorff whose text evokes a distant song in his lines: “Und meine Seele spannte weit ihre Flügel aus. Flog durch die stillen Lande, als flöge sie nach Haus†[“And my soul spread its wings wide. Flew through the still country as if homeward bound.â€]Here a strong romantically tinged occidental resonance can be detected which is however also accompanied by a universal spirit going far beyond all cultures and religions. In the beginning was the sound Long before any sort of word or meaningful phrase was uttered by vocal chords, sounds, vibrations and tones already existed. This brings us back to the music. Both during my years of study and at subsequent periods, I had been an active participant in the world of contemporary music, both as percussionist and also as conductor and composer. My early scores had a somewhat adventurous appearance, filled with an abundance of small black dots: no rhythm could be too complicated, no register too extreme and no harmony too dissonant. I devoted myself intensely to the handling of different parameters which in serial music coexist in total equality: I also studied aleatory principles and so-called minimal music.I subsequently emigrated and took up residence in Spain from where I embarked on numerous travels over the years to India, Africa and South America. I spent repeated periods during this time as a resident in non-European countries. This meant that the currents of contemporary music swept past me vaguely and at a great distance. What I instead absorbed during this period were other completely new cultures in which I attempted to immerse myself as intensively as possible.I learned foreign languages and came into contact with musicians of all classes and styles who had a different cultural heritage than my own: I was intoxicated with the diversity of artistic potential.Nevertheless, the further I distanced myself from my own Western musical heritage, the more this returned insistently in my consciousness.The scene can be imagined of sitting somewhere in the middle of the Brazilian jungle surrounded by the wailing of Indians and out of the blue being provided with the opportunity to hear Beethoven’s late string quartets: this can be a heart-wrenching experience, akin to an identity crisis. This type of experience can also be described as cathartic. Whatever the circumstances, my “renewed†occupation with the “old†country would not permit me to return to the point at which I as an audacious young student had maltreated the musical parameters of so-called contemporary music. A completely different approach would be necessary: an extremely careful approach, inching my way gradually back into the Western world: an approach which would welcome tradition back into the fold, attempt to unfurl the petals and gently infuse this tradition with a breath of contemporary life.Although I am aware that I will not unleash a revolution or scandal with this approach, I am nevertheless confident as, with the musical vocabulary of this Requiem, I am travelling in an orbit in which no ballast or complex structures will be transported or intimated: on the contrary, I have attempted to form the message of the texts in music with the naivety of a “homecomerâ€. Harald WeissColonia de San PedroMarch 20091 (auch Altfl.) · 2 (2. auch Engl. Hr.) · 1 (auch Bassklar.) · 0 - 2 · Flhr. · 0 · 0 - P. S. (Glsp. · Röhrengl. · Gongs · Trgl. · Beck. · Tamt. · 2 Holzschlitztr. (oder Woodbl.) · Woodbl. · gr. Tr.) (3 Spieler) - Org. (Positiv) - Str. (4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 2).
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Carole King: It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) (COMPLETE) - jazz band
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Instantly printable sheet music by Carole King for jazz band of MEDIUM skill level. / jazz,pop
Instantly printable sheet music by Carole King for jazz band of MEDIUM skill level. / jazz,pop
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Toni Stern: It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature) (COMPLETE) for jazz band
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Instantly downloadable sheet music by Toni Stern for jazz band of MEDIUM skill level.
Instantly downloadable sheet music by Toni Stern for jazz band of MEDIUM skill level.
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Toni Stern: It's Too Late (Alto Saxophone Feature), Full Score for jazz band
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Instantly downloadable sheet music by Toni Stern for jazz band of MEDIUM skill level.
Instantly downloadable sheet music by Toni Stern for jazz band of MEDIUM skill level.
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Nessun Dorma (for tenor and symphonic band)
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Giacomo Puccini
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Juan José Peláez Vilanov
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Nessun Dorma
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John Joseph
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Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1145793 Composed by Giacomo Puccini. Arranged by Juan José Peláez Vilanova. 20th Century,Classica...
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Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1145793 Composed by Giacomo Puccini. Arranged by Juan José Peláez Vilanova. 20th Century,Classical,Contest,Festival,Opera,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 43 pages. John Joseph #745992. Published by John Joseph (A0.1145793). Giacommo Puccini, represents the union of Italian and German opera traditions, greatly influenced by Verdi, of whom he is considered his successor, and also by Wagner, Bizet, and Debussy. The main feature of his style was the eclecticism, the incorporation and assimilation of various languages and resources in his profession. Many of the musical concepts, as well as the connection between music and the stage, were the harbinger of what would rule in film music a few decades later. Puccini tooks from the French opera, under the influence of Bizet and Massenet, the taste for the exotic and historical location of his operas. In the case of Turandot, set in ancient China, the opera tells the story of the cruel princess Turandot who, in revenge for a sullied ancestor, beheads her suitors if three riddles are not answered. An unknown prince –Calaf– postulates by answering her three enigmas and challenging her to be the one to find out her name. Turandot orders that no one sleep in Peking until the name of the prince is known, Calaf, who has issued the challenge that if his name is not discovered, princess Turandot must marry him. At the beginning of the third act, the prince sings the aria –Nessun Dorma– convinced that the princess's efforts to discover his name will be in vain. Puccini began the composition in January 1921 and in March 1924 he had already completed the opera up to the final duet. However, a few months later he would pass away, leaving unfinished sketches of the end of Turandot. Franco Alfano was commissioned to finish it, premiering it two years later, in 1926. Currently, it is the fourth most performed Puccini opera worldwide, after the well-known trio La Boheme, Tosca and Madama Butterfly.
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Sail Along Silvery Moon
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Harry Tobias and Percy Wenrich
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John Ivor Holland
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Sail Along Silvery Moon
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John Ivor Holland
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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1490039 Composed by Harry Tobias and Percy Wenrich. Arranged by John Ivor Holland. 20th ...
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Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1490039 Composed by Harry Tobias and Percy Wenrich. Arranged by John Ivor Holland. 20th Century,Jazz,Pop,Standards. 24 pages. John Ivor Holland #1066902. Published by John Ivor Holland (A0.1490039). Sail Along Silvery Moon is a song written by Harry Tobias and Percy Wenrich in 1937 and originally performed by Bing Crosby, although covered later on by many artists including Andy Williams, Gene Autry and Slim Whitman. It reached #4 on the U.S. pop chart in 1937. in December 1957, saxophonist Billy Vaughn released an instrumental version of the song which went to #5 on the U.S. pop chart and #1 in Germany and in Canada. The following year, the song went #1 in Norway and made #4 in Australia. This arrangement for jazz ensemble follows the alto and tenor sax duet version by Vaughn, but makes these parts available for flute and clarinet if a doubling option is desired. There are short solos throughout, but nothing too complicated, it's a warm, nostalgic chart that would fit nicely into any programme.
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Republic of Cuba National Anthem: El Himno de Bayamo
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Pedro Figueredo
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Colin Kirkpatrick
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Republic of Cuba National Anth
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Colin Kirkpatrick Publications
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Large Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.522149 Composed by Pedro Figueredo (1818-1870). Arranged by Colin Kirkpatrick. Contemporary. Score an...
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Large Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.522149 Composed by Pedro Figueredo (1818-1870). Arranged by Colin Kirkpatrick. Contemporary. Score and parts. 38 pages. Colin Kirkpatrick Publications #3507973. Published by Colin Kirkpatrick Publications (A0.522149). REPUBLIC OF CUBA: El Himno de Bayamo This national anthem arrangement is essential for traveling musicians, bands, instrumental groups and both amateur and professional ensembles. Although it's primarily designed for band, you can play it with any virtually any combination of instruments: symphonic band, clarinet choir, brass ensemble, brass band, solos, duets and trios - almost anything! This arrangement is in six independent parts each transposed into a variety of keys. For the most satisfying sound you’ll need to get a good balance between each part possibly with an emphasis on the melodic line. If you have a non-standard ensemble, you can pick 'n' mix as required. The piano reduction can fill missing parts or can be used as the basis for an accompaniment. This arrangement consists of a four-page score with seven instrumental staves and three percussion staves. The following parts are printed on separate pages. The score and all the parts are contained in the same 38-page PDF file. Part 1 in B flat (clarinet, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, soprano sax); Part 1 in C (oboe, glockenspiel, violin); Part 1 in E flat (alto sax, E flat clarinet); Part 1a in C (octave above concert for flute, piccolo, oboe, violin) and Part 1a in E flat (E flat cornet in brass band). Part 2 in B flat (clarinet, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, soprano sax); Part 2 in C (violin); Part 2 in E flat (alto sax); Part 2a in C (octave above concert pitch for flute, oboe, violin); Part 2a in B flat for clarinets (9th above concert pitch); Part 2a in E flat (minor 3rd below concert for E flat alto clarinet). Part 3 in B flat (tenor saxophone, B flat baritone); Part 3 in C (bass clef for trombone, bassoon); Part 3 in C alto (alto clef for viola); Part 3 in E flat (tenor horn, alto sax); Part 3 in F (French horn); Part 3a in B flat (8ve below Part 3 in B flat for 3rd clarinets in band). Part 4 in B flat (tenor sax, baritone); Part 4 in C (bass clef for trombone, euphonium, bassoon, cello); Part 4 in E flat (tenor horn, alto sax); Part 4 in F (French horn). Part 5 in B flat (baritone); Part 5 in C (bass clef for trombone, cello, euphonium, bassoon. Part 6 in B flat (B flat bass, bass clarinet); Part 6 in C (bass clef for bass trombone, bassoon, tuba, double bass); Part 6 in E flat (E flat bass, baritone sax). There’s also a part for timpani, percussion (3 players) and a piano reduction. Parts 1a and 2a are provided because Parts 1 and 2 are too low to be comfortably played by flute and piccolo. By using these parts you can create a high woodwind tone above the other instruments. The arranger, Colin Kirkpatrick studied at London’s Royal College of Music and followed a career in music education. He was a High School Music Director for about fifteen years and later became a Music Education Adviser, with the added responsibility for training teachers and directing the instrumental teaching service. He has published a great deal of music and his publishers include Boosey & Hawkes, Novello, Paxton, Schott, Oxford University Press, Chester, Belwin Mills and Intrada (Netherlands). His music has been performed and broadcast all over Europe as well as in Japan, Thailand, Australia and the USA.
$8.99
Dance of the Mystic Dragon - Beginning Concert Band
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Concert band
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BEGINNER
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Contemporary
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Chris Kamerling
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Dance of the Mystic Dragon - B
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Phantom K Music
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Concert Band - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1012289 Composed by Chris Kamerling. Contemporary. Score and parts. 36 pages. Phantom K Music #6623129....
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Concert Band - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1012289 Composed by Chris Kamerling. Contemporary. Score and parts. 36 pages. Phantom K Music #6623129. Published by Phantom K Music (A0.1012289). Dance of the Mystic Dragon - This work for beginning band is a look into the mystic past of kings, queens, knights and dragons! This is an excellent teaching tool staying mostly in Concert Bb, but throwing in some accidentals in isolated places. It also has a unison voice part for the majority of the ensemble to give it that plainchant type of sound. I think you and your students will enjoy Dance of the Mystic Dragon! It's performance time is approximately 3:00. Chris Kamerling is a member of ASCAP. His Facebook page can be found at https://www.facebook.com/KamerlingComposer and his YouTube channel is at https://www.youtube.com/user/ckamerling93 His website is https://www.chriskamerling.com
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Breakthru
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Concert band
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Queen
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Joop Derks
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Breakthru
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Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1258581 By Queen. By Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor. Arranged by Joop Derks....
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Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1258581 By Queen. By Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor. Arranged by Joop Derks. 20th Century,Pop,Rock. Score and Parts. 102 pages. Derksarrangementen #851838. Published by Derksarrangementen (A0.1258581). Another great Queen arrangement! The work is made for full Concert Band with rock band and vocals and has attractive horn parts without detracting from the original. The song is in the original key of F major, but will not modulate to F#Full Score, Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet (Eb), Clarinet (Bb 1,2,3) Bass Clarinet, Alto sax (1,2), Tenor sax, Baritone  sax, Horn (1,2) in F and Eb, Trumpet (1,2,3), Trombone (1,2,3) In C, Bb TC and Bb BC, Bass trombone, Euphonium in C, Bb BC and Bb TC, Bass Tuba in C and Bb BC, Bb TC, Eb BC and Eb TC, Drum set, Percussion, Piano/Keys, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals and Backing Vocals.For more information please contact Derksarrangementen@home.nlAlso check out my other Queen arrangements: Innuendo, Another one bites the dust, We are the champions, Killer Queen, Don't stop me now, It's a hard life, Save me and Too much love will kill you.About the arranger: Joop Derks is a musician, conductor and arranger from the Netherlands. He has been working for the Dutch Military Music for years and also conducts a number of civilian concert bands.
$90.00
Another One Bites The Dust
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Concert band
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Queen
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Joop Derks
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Another One Bites The Dust
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Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1255097 By Queen. By John Deacon. Arranged by Joop Derks. 20th Century,Pop. Score and Parts. 104 pages....
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Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1255097 By Queen. By John Deacon. Arranged by Joop Derks. 20th Century,Pop. Score and Parts. 104 pages. Derksarrangementen #848690. Published by Derksarrangementen (A0.1255097). A surprising arrangement for concert band completed with BassGuitar, Guitar, keys and vocals (male/female or together). The intro starts with the characteristic bass line played by the trombone section. Later in the piece a surprising special for the whole orchestra. A surprising arrangement without any real concessions to the original.Full Score, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet (Eb), Clarinet (Bb 1,2,3) Bass Clarinet, Alto sax (1,2), Tenor sax, Baritone  sax, Horn (1,2) in F and Eb, Trumpet (1,2,3), Trombone (1,2,3) In C, Bb TC and Bb BC, Bass trombone, Euphonium in C, Bb BC and Bb TC, Bass Tuba in C and Bb BC, Bb TC, Eb BC and Eb TC, Drum set, Percussion, Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar and Vocals. For more information please contact Derksarrangementen@home.nlAlso check out my other Queen arrangements: Innuendo, Killer Queen, Breakthru, We are the champions, Don't stop me now, It's a hard life, Save me and Too much love will kill you.About the arranger: Joop Derks is a musician, conductor and arranger from the Netherlands. He has been working for the Dutch Military Music for years and also conducts a number of civilian concert bands.
$90.00
M'appari tutt' amor (“Mostly Martha”)
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Brass ensemble
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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Friedrich von Flotow
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F
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M'appari tutt' amor
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Sweetwater Brass Press
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SheetMusicPlus
Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1049261 Composed by Friedrich von Flotow. Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Classical,Pop,Romantic Period....
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Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1049261 Composed by Friedrich von Flotow. Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Classical,Pop,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 18 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #653628. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.1049261). The first performance of "Martha, or The Market at Richmond," a romantic comic opera by the German composer Friedrich von Flotow, took place in Vienna in 1847. Subsequent presentations were performed in a number of other languages, including Hungarian, Czech, English and Italian. Two of the most memorable arias from Martha are “The Last Rose of Summer” and “Ach! so fromm.” “Last Rose” was, of course, based on the poem by Thomas Moore. “Ach! So fromm,” known more familiarly by its Italian lyric, “M'appari, tutt'amor,” was an original composition by Flotow, a piece he had composed for an earlier opera and inserted into Act 3 of Martha as Lyonel’s tenor solo. In 1955, The Crew Cuts, a Canadian pop singing group, recorded a song titled “Mostly Martha.” Written by Dorcas Cochran (words) and Ralph Sterling (music), it charted in early 1956. As so many pop song writers have done, Sterling borrowed the melody from a piece of classical music: “M’appari.” While “M’appari” and “Mostly Martha” share the same melody, the words and sentiment are quite different. Lyonel laments that Martha has left him, while The Crew Cuts jauntily proclaim, “Mostly Martha, Mostly Martha. What has she got? She's got the most.” This brass quintet arrangement takes a middle ground. It follows closely the basic structure of Flotow’s operatic aria but does so in a sort-of up-tempo manner and with a great deal of variation in the accompaniment. It’s not really The-Crew-Cut-style “She’s got the most,” but it’s certainly more positive than Lyonel’s song of longing. The piece starts with a suggested tempo of 90 bpm, changes to 80 at section C, and speeds up to 92 at the end. All instruments get a turn playing the melody, and there are no really tricky rhythmic patterns. There are, however, grace notes, rallentandos, an “a piacere” and a number of fermatas. All notes are, for the most part, within normal playing range of each of the five instruments, with two exceptions: near the end Trumpet 1 has an A above its staff, followed two measures later by a high B-flat. Completed in 2022, performance time runs about 2 minutes, 45 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, will be happy to provide substitute parts (for example, treble clef baritone for trombone) at no charge. He would like to receive your suggestions, comments, corrections and criticisms. Also, purchase of this piece entitles you to your choice of another of his arrangements at no charge; send a copy of your purchase receipt to him directly at lessmith61@bellsouth.net. For more arrangements by Les, enter "Sweetwater Brass Press" (without the quotation marks) in the search box. (Also, purchase of this piece entitles you to your choice of another of his arrangements at no charge; send a copy of your purchase receipt directly to him at lessmith61@bellsouth.net.)
$7.95
Olga-Polka, Op. 196 (arr. for string orchestra): Full Score
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Johann Strauss Jr
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Aaron Meier
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Olga-Polka, Op. 196
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Aaron Meier
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SheetMusicPlus
Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.922635 Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Aaron Meier. Romantic Period,World. Score and pa...
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Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.922635 Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Aaron Meier. Romantic Period,World. Score and parts. 7 pages. Aaron Meier #5792353. Published by Aaron Meier (A0.922635). Original by Johann Strauss II Reduction to String Orchestra by Aaron Meier Part: Full Score ONLY True to the original work by Strauss, this reduction for string orchestra features the ornaments and mystical writing that defines Strauss' polkas. There are optional percussion parts to be added at the discretion of the ensemble, however even without percussion the ensemble will sound full (the percussion acts as an ornament). Difficulty: Intermediate-advanced - advanced (best-suited for advanced student ensembles) ---Performance Notes: • Approximate length: 3:30 minutes • 1st Violins: In m. 1, trill a half step from a D♠to a D♮ • 2nd Violins:  - At m. 42, divide players by 3, with 2 players playing line A and the remaining player playing line B  - At m. 72-75, emphasize the E♠in the div. • Snare Drum: The buzz roll needs to be quieter than how it is played in the midi recording (*see YouTube link ↓) History: The Olga-Polka itself owed its creation to a Russian royal wedding which took place in St. Petersburg on 28 August 1857. On that day, amid accompanying splendour, the music-loving Grand Duke Michail Nikolaievich (1832-1909), youngest brother of Tsar Alexander II, married Princess Caecilie of Baden (1839-91), daughter of Archduke Leopold of Baden. Johann Strauss, who at that time was giving a summer season of concerts in nearby Pavlovsk, used the opportunity occasioned by the event to enhance his already enviable popularity with the Russian royal family and composed the Caecilien-Polka in honour of the lovely young bride. Indeed, it is clear from a letter which Johann wrote in late July 1857 to Carl Haslinger, his publisher in Vienna, that the new polka had been prepared well in advance of the wedding (the fair copy of the full orchestral score made for the publisher's engraver is dated 9 August) and was enjoying success even before the royal couple's official engagement on 16August 1857. Sometime after performing the Caecilien-Polka in Pavlovsk, Johann despatched the work to the Austrian capital where his brother Josef conducted its Viennese première, together with that of Johann's waltz Telegraphische Depeschen (op. 195, Volume 28), at his own benefit concert in the Volksgartenon Sunday 18 October 1857. The Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung (16.10.1857) remarked that both works have caused a sensation in St. Petersburg and are truly genial Viennese sounds full of verve and melody. Since tradition demanded that the German Princess Caecilie adopt a Russian name - Olga Feodorovna - before her marriage, so Johann's Caecilien-Polka also underwent a change of identity. On 8 December 1857 Carl Haslinger announced the publication of Strauss's Olga-Polka, on the title page of which is the inscription: Dedicated to her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga, née Princess of Baden. It was under this title, too, that Johann himself first conducted the work in Vienna at a concert in the Volksgarten on 1 November 1857, shortly after his return from Russia. Reporting on this event, the Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung (3.11.1857) observed: The 'Olga-Polka' is a most delightful, fragrant musical bouquet, full of fine, gracious rhythms. [excerpted from NAXOS Records] Kemp, Peter. Program Notes - About this Recording. NAXOS, 1993, www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.223232&catNum=223232&filetype=About%20.......... Accessed 5 June 2020. Resources: • Visit sites.google.com/view/aaronmeier for more information regarding this arrangement and other works. • Find a full midi recording of this arrangement on YouTub.
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Olga-Polka, Op. 196 (arr. for string orchestra): Violin I
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String Orchestra
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Johann Strauss Jr
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Aaron Meier
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Olga-Polka, Op. 196
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Aaron Meier
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SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.922634 Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Aaron Meier. Romantic Period,World. Score and par...
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String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.922634 Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Aaron Meier. Romantic Period,World. Score and parts. 1 pages. Aaron Meier #5792359. Published by Aaron Meier (A0.922634). Original by Johann Strauss II Reduction to String Orchestra by Aaron Meier Part: Violin I True to the original work by Strauss, this reduction for string orchestra features the ornaments and mystical writing that defines Strauss' polkas. There are optional percussion parts to be added at the discretion of the ensemble, however even without percussion the ensemble will sound full (the percussion acts as an ornament). Difficulty: Intermediate-advanced - advanced (best-suited for advanced student ensembles) --- Performance Notes: • Approximate length: 3:30 minutes • 1st Violins: In m. 1, trill a half step from a D♠to a D♮ • 2nd Violins:  - At m. 42, divide players by 3, with 2 players playing line A and the remaining player playing line B  - At m. 72-75, emphasize the E♠in the div. • Snare Drum: The buzz roll needs to be quieter than how it is played in the midi recording (*see YouTube link ↓) History: The Olga-Polka itself owed its creation to a Russian royal wedding which took place in St. Petersburg on 28 August 1857. On that day, amid accompanying splendour, the music-loving Grand Duke Michail Nikolaievich (1832-1909), youngest brother of Tsar Alexander II, married Princess Caecilie of Baden (1839-91), daughter of Archduke Leopold of Baden. Johann Strauss, who at that time was giving a summer season of concerts in nearby Pavlovsk, used the opportunity occasioned by the event to enhance his already enviable popularity with the Russian royal family and composed the Caecilien-Polka in honour of the lovely young bride. Indeed, it is clear from a letter which Johann wrote in late July 1857 to Carl Haslinger, his publisher in Vienna, that the new polka had been prepared well in advance of the wedding (the fair copy of the full orchestral score made for the publisher's engraver is dated 9 August) and was enjoying success even before the royal couple's official engagement on 16August 1857. Sometime after performing the Caecilien-Polka in Pavlovsk, Johann despatched the work to the Austrian capital where his brother Josef conducted its Viennese première, together with that of Johann's waltz Telegraphische Depeschen (op. 195, Volume 28), at his own benefit concert in the Volksgartenon Sunday 18 October 1857. The Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung (16.10.1857) remarked that both works have caused a sensation in St. Petersburg and are truly genial Viennese sounds full of verve and melody. Since tradition demanded that the German Princess Caecilie adopt a Russian name - Olga Feodorovna - before her marriage, so Johann's Caecilien-Polka also underwent a change of identity. On 8 December 1857 Carl Haslinger announced the publication of Strauss's Olga-Polka, on the title page of which is the inscription: Dedicated to her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga, née Princess of Baden. It was under this title, too, that Johann himself first conducted the work in Vienna at a concert in the Volksgarten on 1 November 1857, shortly after his return from Russia. Reporting on this event, the Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung (3.11.1857) observed: The 'Olga-Polka' is a most delightful, fragrant musical bouquet, full of fine, gracious rhythms. [excerpted from NAXOS Records] Kemp, Peter. Program Notes - About this Recording. NAXOS, 1993, www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.223232&catNum=223232&filetype=About%20.......... Accessed 5 June 2020. Resources: • Visit
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Olga-Polka, Op. 196 (arr. for string orchestra): Optional Percussion
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Chamber Orchestra
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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Classical
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Johann Strauss Jr
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Aaron Meier
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Olga-Polka, Op. 196
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Aaron Meier
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SheetMusicPlus
Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.922640 Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Aaron Meier. Romantic Period,World. Score and pa...
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Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.922640 Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Aaron Meier. Romantic Period,World. Score and parts. 1 pages. Aaron Meier #5792381. Published by Aaron Meier (A0.922640). Original by Johann Strauss II Reduction to String Orchestra by Aaron Meier Part: *Optional Percussion (snare drum, triangle, cymbals) True to the original work by Strauss, this reduction for string orchestra features the ornaments and mystical writing that defines Strauss' polkas. There are optional percussion parts to be added at the discretion of the ensemble, however even without percussion the ensemble will sound full (the percussion acts as an ornament). Difficulty: Intermediate-advanced - advanced (best-suited for advanced student ensembles) --- Performance Notes: • Approximate length: 3:30 minutes • 1st Violins: In m. 1, trill a half step from a D♠to a D♮ • 2nd Violins:  - At m. 42, divide players by 3, with 2 players playing line A and the remaining player playing line B  - At m. 72-75, emphasize the E♠in the div. • Snare Drum: The buzz roll needs to be quieter than how it is played in the midi recording (*see YouTube link ↓) History: The Olga-Polka itself owed its creation to a Russian royal wedding which took place in St. Petersburg on 28 August 1857. On that day, amid accompanying splendour, the music-loving Grand Duke Michail Nikolaievich (1832-1909), youngest brother of Tsar Alexander II, married Princess Caecilie of Baden (1839-91), daughter of Archduke Leopold of Baden. Johann Strauss, who at that time was giving a summer season of concerts in nearby Pavlovsk, used the opportunity occasioned by the event to enhance his already enviable popularity with the Russian royal family and composed the Caecilien-Polka in honour of the lovely young bride. Indeed, it is clear from a letter which Johann wrote in late July 1857 to Carl Haslinger, his publisher in Vienna, that the new polka had been prepared well in advance of the wedding (the fair copy of the full orchestral score made for the publisher's engraver is dated 9 August) and was enjoying success even before the royal couple's official engagement on 16August 1857. Sometime after performing the Caecilien-Polka in Pavlovsk, Johann despatched the work to the Austrian capital where his brother Josef conducted its Viennese première, together with that of Johann's waltz Telegraphische Depeschen (op. 195, Volume 28), at his own benefit concert in the Volksgartenon Sunday 18 October 1857. The Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung (16.10.1857) remarked that both works have caused a sensation in St. Petersburg and are truly genial Viennese sounds full of verve and melody. Since tradition demanded that the German Princess Caecilie adopt a Russian name - Olga Feodorovna - before her marriage, so Johann's Caecilien-Polka also underwent a change of identity. On 8 December 1857 Carl Haslinger announced the publication of Strauss's Olga-Polka, on the title page of which is the inscription: Dedicated to her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga, née Princess of Baden. It was under this title, too, that Johann himself first conducted the work in Vienna at a concert in the Volksgarten on 1 November 1857, shortly after his return from Russia. Reporting on this event, the Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung (3.11.1857) observed: The 'Olga-Polka' is a most delightful, fragrant musical bouquet, full of fine, gracious rhythms. [excerpted from NAXOS Records] Kemp, Peter. Program Notes - About this Recording. NAXOS, 1993, www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.223232&catNum=223232&filetype=About%20.......... Accessed 5 June 2020.
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