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--INSTRUMENTS--
ACCORDION
AUTOHARP
BAGPIPE
BANJO
BASS
BASSOON
BOOKS
BOUZOUKI
BUGLE
CHORAL - VOCAL…
CLARINET
CORNET
DIDGERIDOO
DJ GEAR
DRUM
DULCIMER
ENGLISH HORN
EUPHONIUM
FLUTE
FRENCH HORN
GUITAR
HANDBELLS
HARMONICA
HARP
HARPSICHORD
LAP STEEL GUIT…
LUTE
MANDOLIN
MARCHING BAND
MARIMBA
MUSIC COURSE
OBOE
OCARINA
ORCHESTRA - BA…
ORGAN
PANPIPES
PERCUSSION
PIANO
RECORDER
SAXOPHONE
SYNTHESIZER K…
TROMBONE
TRUMPET
TUBA
UKULELE
VIBRAPHONE
VIOLA
VIOLIN - FIDDL…
VIOLONCELLO - …
XYLOPHONE
ZITHER
Not classified
212,156
Piano & keyboards
Piano solo
270,990
Piano, Vocal and Guitar
154,840
Piano, Voice
113,916
Easy Piano
70,444
Organ
16,260
C Instruments
14,274
Big Note Piano
10,023
1 Piano, 4 hands
7,955
Accordion
6,548
Piano Accompaniment
6,353
Piano Trio: piano, violin, cello
2,232
Piano (band part)
1,725
2 Pianos, 4 hands
1,476
Melody line, Piano
564
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
561
Piano Quintet: piano, 2 violins, viola, cello
542
Piano Quartet: piano, 2 violins, cello
475
Organ, Trumpet (duet)
428
Organ, Piano (duet)
382
Harpsichord
291
Keyboard
266
1 Piano, 6 hands
240
Accordion, Voice
217
Solo instrument and Organ
165
2 Pianos, 8 hands
94
2 Accordions
78
Accordion ensemble
56
Organ, Voice
47
2 Organs (duet)
30
All Instruments
23
Fake Book
16
Accordion, Piano
13
Accordion, String(s)
12
Accordion and Orchestra
8
Piano Quintet: piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass
6
Piano ensembles
6
Organ and Orchestra
5
Concertina
3
3 Pianos
2
Piano Trio: mixed chamber instrumentation
2
+ 35 instrumentations
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Guitars
Guitar notes and tablatures
79,496
Melody line, (Lyrics) and Chords
50,516
Guitar
30,044
Lyrics and Chords
24,256
Ukulele
18,856
Bass guitar
13,401
2 Guitars (duet)
2,263
Guitar (band part)
2,140
Banjo
1,568
Mandolin
1,343
4 Guitars (Quartet)
1,056
Dulcimer
932
Piano, Guitar (duet)
908
Guitar Ensemble
712
3 Guitars (trio)
526
Electric Bass (band part)
415
Baritone Ukulele
326
Band Scores
280
Lap Steel Guitar
210
Ukulele Ensemble
207
Dobro
92
2 Dulcimers (duet)
83
Mandolin, Piano (duet)
79
Mandolin, Guitar (duet)
66
Guitar, Violin, Cello (trio)
40
Guitar Tab, Voice, Bass, Drum
40
2 Ukuleles
31
3 Dulcimers (trio)
21
Guitar, Flute, Clarinet
18
Plectrum Orchestra
16
Guitar, Orchestra
12
2 Mandolins (duet)
11
Guitar, String Quartet
11
Zither
8
Lute
7
Bouzouki
5
2 Guitars and Orchestra
4
2 Guitars and Piano
2
Guitar, Harp
2
2 Guitars, Clarinet (trio)
1
+ 35 instrumentations
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Voice
Choral SATB
68,100
Choral 3-part
27,448
Choral Instrumental Pak
19,897
Choral 2-part
15,992
Choral TTBB
13,374
Voice solo
9,151
Choral
8,738
Choral SSAA
6,987
Choral Unison
6,280
Vocal duet, Piano
3,661
High voice
2,146
Vocal duet
1,547
Soprano voice, Piano
1,467
Tenor voice, Piano
848
Low voice, Piano
799
Alto voice, Piano
796
Baritone voice, Piano
597
Voice, Guitar
407
Medium voice, Piano
395
Choral SSATB
332
Medium Voice
247
Choral SSAATTBB
239
Mezzo-Soprano voice, Piano
195
Choral SSATTB
160
Tenor voice
141
Choral SSATBB
125
Soli, Mixted choir and accompaniment
106
Choral SATTB
93
Choral SSAB a cappella
83
Soprano voice
82
High voice, Piano
63
Choral SSAB, Piano
62
Choral, Organ
59
Voice, Basso continuo
55
Choral SSAATB
53
Low voice
51
Children choir
43
Choral SAATB A Cappella
32
Choral SATBB
25
Voix Masculines
25
Baritone voice
19
Choral, Orchestra
13
Choral SATTBB, keyboard
11
Choral SSAATB A Cappella
10
Vocal duet, Organ
10
Soprano voice, Orchestra
9
Choral SATTBB A Cappella
6
Vocal (with Chords Symbols)
4
Lyrics only
3
Children choir, Piano
2
+ 45 instrumentations
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Woodwind
Saxophone (band part)
26,516
Flute
22,758
Clarinet
20,383
Saxophone
18,500
Clarinet (band part)
14,983
Flute and Piano
14,253
Alto Saxophone
13,045
Tenor Saxophone
11,415
Saxophone Quartet: 4 saxophones
11,323
Clarinet and Piano
10,298
Alto Saxophone and Piano
7,843
Oboe, Piano (duet)
7,613
2 Saxophones (duet)
7,493
Woodwind Quintet: flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, horn
7,396
Flute (band part)
7,112
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
6,624
2 Flutes (duet)
6,417
Oboe (band part)
6,340
Clarinet Quartet: 4 clarinets
5,959
Tenor Saxophone and Piano
5,657
2 Clarinets (duet)
5,450
Flute Quartet: 4 flutes
3,451
Soprano Saxophone and Piano
3,361
Saxophone Quintet: 5 Saxophones
2,905
Oboe
2,659
3 Saxophones (trio)
2,565
Recorder
2,456
3 Clarinets (trio)
2,454
Flute, Clarinet (duet)
2,069
Flute and Guitar
2,064
Clarinet Ensemble
1,934
Flute Trio: 3 flutes
1,927
Eb Instruments
1,859
Flute ensemble
1,577
Baritone Saxophone, Piano
1,513
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
1,412
Soprano Saxophone
1,411
Saxophone ensemble
1,396
2 Oboes (duet)
1,293
2 Recorders (duet)
1,266
English horn, Piano
1,172
Oboe, Bassoon (duet)
1,067
Harmonica
1,060
Recorder Quartet
999
Flute, Violin
912
Ocarina
903
Clarinet, Violin (duet)
857
Descant (Soprano) Recorder
811
Oboe, Clarinet (duet)
806
Bass Clarinet, Piano
730
Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon.
712
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet (trio)
695
Saxophone, Clarinet (duet)
676
Flute, Violin, Piano
656
Clarinet, Bassoon (duet)
582
Flute, Violoncello
555
Treble (Alto) Recorder
542
Flute, Oboe, Bassoon
534
3 Recorders (trio)
513
Clarinet, Guitar (duet)
511
Flute, Oboe (duet)
508
Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon (trio)
505
Flute Quintet : 5 flutes
432
Piccolo
426
Bass Clarinet
410
Baritone Saxophone
401
Oboe, Flute
392
English Horn
373
Clarinet, Cello (duet)
372
Descent (Soprano) Recorder, Piano
371
Flute, Clarinet, Piano (trio)
364
Clarinet, Trumpet (duet)
351
Treble (Alto) Recorder, Piano
349
Flute, Trumpet (duet)
339
Flute, Viola (duet)
333
Piccolo, Piano
330
Flute, Cello, Piano (trio)
315
Flute, Violin and Violoncello
313
Clarinet and Viola
306
5 Recorders
281
Recorder, Piano
276
2 Saxophones, Piano
274
Tenor Recorder
272
Flute, Saxophone (duet)
271
2 Flutes, Piano
268
Clarinet, Harp (duet)
262
Recorder Ensemble
255
Oboe, Cello
246
Saxophone and Guitar
243
3 Oboes
235
Oboe, Violin (duet)
218
Saxophone and Piano
209
2 Clarinets, Piano
206
Flute, Trombone (duet)
181
Flute, Bassoon, and Piano
175
Oboe, Guitar (duet)
135
Clarinet, Cello, Piano (trio)
132
Flute, Oboe, Piano (trio)
130
Flute, Oboe, Violin
124
Pennywhistle
121
Clarinet, Trombone (duet)
119
Flute, Clarinet, Violin (trio)
112
Saxophone, Violin (duet)
110
English Horn, Guitar (duet)
103
Oboe, Trumpet (duet)
102
2 Clarinets, Bassoon
101
Wind ensemble
100
Bagpipe
93
4 Oboes
87
Recorder, Guitar (duet)
85
Flute, Viola and Piano
81
Flute, Harp and Cello
79
Flute, harp and violin
78
Oboe and viola (duet)
77
Flute, Organ (duet)
77
Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano (trio)
76
Flute, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon (Quartet)
73
Flute and Strings Trio
68
Saxophone and Organ
63
Flute, Violin, Violoncello and Piano
63
Clarinet Quartet: Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello
63
Treble (Alto) Recorder, Basso continuo
55
Saxophone, Bassoon (duet)
49
Oboe, Trombone (duet)
48
Oboe, Harp
47
Harmonica, Piano
45
Clarinette, Viola and Piano (trio)
45
Flute and String Quartet
45
Flute, Tuba (duet)
45
Saxophone and Harp
44
Clarinet Quintet: Clarinet, String Quartet
39
Flute, Basso continuo
38
Flute, Viola and harp
37
2 English horns and Pianoforte
36
Saxophone and cello
34
Flute, trombone and piano
33
Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
32
Flute, Cello, Guitar
31
Flute, Orchestra
31
Clarinet, Tuba
30
Flute, Violin, Guitar
29
2 Recorders, Piano
28
Oboe, Cello and Piano
28
Oboe, Violin, Viola and Violoncello (Quartet)
27
Clarinet, trumpet and piano
25
Clarinet, Organ
25
Flute, French horn (duet)
25
Clarinet, Orchestra
24
2 Oboes, Piano
22
Oboe, Violin, Piano
19
Flute, Viola and Cello
19
Clarinet, Double bass (duet)
16
Oboe, Clarinet and Piano (Trio)
16
English horn, Harp (duet)
15
Saxophone and Orchestra
15
Oboe ensemble
14
2 Flutes and Guitar
14
Descant (Soprano) Recorder, Basso continuo
11
2 Harmonicas
11
Recorder, Harp
10
Oboe, Organ
10
2 Oboes and English horn
10
2 Flutes and Harp
10
Clarinet, String quartet and Piano
9
2 Oboes and Basson
9
Saxophone, Tuba (duet)
9
Pan Flute
8
2 Flutes, 2 Clarinets (Quartet)
7
Oboe and Orchestra
7
Flute, Guitar, Piano
7
2 Flutes, Basso continuo
6
Melodica
5
Oboe and String quartet
4
Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano
3
Clarinet, Saxophone, Piano
3
3 Recorders, Piano
2
2 Recorders, Guitar
2
2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2
Flute, viola, cello and guitar
1
2 Oboes, 2 Horns and 2 Bassoons
1
+ 175 instrumentations
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Woodbrass
Trumpet
18,788
Trombone (band part)
18,494
Trumpet (band part)
18,011
Trombone
15,583
Brass Quintet: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba
10,431
French horn
8,795
Trumpet, Piano
7,332
French horn (band part)
6,820
Trombone and Piano
6,120
Tuba (band part)
4,974
Brass quartet : 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba
4,494
French Horn and Piano
4,477
2 Trumpets (duet)
3,196
Tuba
3,159
2 Trombones (duet)
2,742
Brass Quartet
2,256
Tuba and Piano
2,160
Brass Quartet: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone
1,861
Bass Clef Instruments
1,823
Bb Instruments
1,797
Brass Quartet: 4 trombones
1,473
Trumpet, Trombone (duet)
1,459
Euphonium, Piano (duet)
1,305
Euphonium
1,267
2 French horns (duet)
1,204
English horn, Piano
1,172
Brass Quartet: 4 horns
1,044
2 Euphoniums and 2 Tubas
1,037
Brass Trio
719
4 Tubas
654
Trumpet, Saxophone (duet)
651
Trumpet, Horn (duert)
565
Trombone ensemble
502
3 Trombones (trio)
490
3 Trumpets (trio)
402
Tuba or Euphonium or Saxhorn
381
English Horn
373
Cornet
368
2 Tubas (duet)
366
Brass Quartet: 4 trumpets
310
F Instruments
303
Horn Ensemble
283
Bass Trombone and Piano
281
Trumpet ensemble
272
Trumpet, Tuba (duet)
244
Trombone, Tuba (duet)
231
Tuba and Organ
157
2 Trumpets, Keyboard (piano or organ)
154
Euphonium, Tuba (duet)
147
Trombone, cello (duet)
140
Trumpet, violin (duet)
135
Trombone, Horn (duet)
126
Bass Trombone
123
Trumpet, Bassoon (duet)
119
Horn, Cello (duet)
118
Horn, Tuba (duet)
117
Brass Quartet: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones
114
3 French horns (trio)
108
English Horn, Guitar (duet)
103
Trombone, Violin (duet)
93
Trumpet, Cello (duet)
88
Euphonium (band part)
84
Tuba ensemble
84
2 Euphoniums (duet)
82
Trombone, Organ
62
French Horn and Harp
56
Trumpet, Trombone, Piano
50
French horn and Basson (duet)
49
Trumpet, Cello, Piano
45
Brass quartet : Horn, Trombone, Tuba, B-Flat Trumpet
43
2 Trombones, Piano
41
Trumpet, Harp
39
Trumpet and Guitar
37
2 English horns and Pianoforte
36
Clarinet, Horn (duet)
35
3 Tubas (trio)
31
Trombone, Viola (duet)
28
Horn and Organ
22
4 Euphoniums
20
Horn, Trumpet, Trombone (trio)
20
Trumpet, Orchestra
19
Flügelhorn
18
2 French horns, Piano
18
Cornet and Piano
17
English horn, Harp (duet)
15
3 Euphoniums
15
Brass Quintet: 2 trumpets, horn, 2 trombones
14
Horn and Orchestra
10
Trumpet, Euphonium (duet)
8
Trombone and Orchestra
8
Horn, Cello and Piano
7
Euphonium or Saxhorn and Piano
5
Instruments en Sol
4
Bass Saxhorn or Euphonium or Tuba and Piano
3
Cornet and Orchestra
2
+ 90 instrumentations
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Strings
String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
33,580
Violin
23,552
Violin and Piano
19,175
Cello
15,664
Viola
13,010
Cello, Piano
12,131
Violin (band part)
10,217
Harp
9,019
Viola, Piano
8,935
2 Violins (duet)
6,170
Violin, Cello (duet)
5,850
Doublebass (band part)
5,090
String Trio: violin, viola, cello
4,650
2 Cellos (duet)
4,354
Viola (band part)
3,464
Cello (band part)
3,294
Violin, Viola (duet)
2,691
Double Bass
2,444
2 Violas (duet)
2,125
String Quintet: 2 violins, viola, cello, bass
2,119
Double bass, Piano (duet)
1,791
String Trio: 2 violins, cello
1,779
Viola, Cello (duet)
1,427
4 Cellos
1,123
String Trio: 3 violins
1,014
Violin, Guitar (duet)
911
String trio
879
Piano Trio: Violin, Viola, Piano
818
Harp, Flute (duet)
726
String Trio: 3 cellos
710
Cello, Guitar (duet)
681
2 Harps (duet)
639
String quartet: 4 violins
530
Harp, Violin (duet)
411
String Trio: 2 violins, viola
367
Viola, Guitar (duet)
362
String Trio: 3 violas
357
2 Double basses (duet)
354
2 Violins, Piano
347
String Quartet : 4 violas
347
Cello, String Bass (duet)
327
Violin, Bassoon (duet)
257
Viola and Bassoon
167
String Quintet: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
163
Harp, Cello (duet)
129
2 Cellos, Piano
119
Harp and Piano
107
Violin, Clarinet, Piano (trio)
105
Harp, Voice
96
String Quintet: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos
95
Cello Ensemble
93
Harp (band part)
90
Violin, Organ
81
Cello, Organ
75
Viola and Harp
72
2 Violas, Piano
72
Cello, Orchestra
68
4 Double Basses
66
Flute, Doublebass (duet)
60
Violin, Basso continuo
55
Harp, Violin, Violoncello
48
Violin ensemble
48
3 double basses
43
Violoncello, Basso continuo
41
2 Violins and Basso
39
3 Harps
34
Violin, Tuba (duet)
32
Viola ensemble
31
Harp and mandolin
24
Autoharp
21
Viola and orchestra
19
Violin, Double bass (duet)
16
Violin, Cello, Clarinet
16
Viola, Organ
16
Harp, Trombone (duet)
15
Cello and Marimba
15
Violin, Trumpet and Piano
14
4 Harps
12
Harp, Orchestra
9
Harp and Organ
8
5 Harps
6
Harp, String quartet
6
Double basses ensemble
3
Violin, Clarinet and Guitar
3
+ 79 instrumentations
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Orchestra & Percussion
Concert band
77,073
Orchestra
21,020
String Orchestra
19,328
Marching band
17,444
Jazz Ensemble
16,961
Drums
12,901
Percussion (band part)
9,157
Handbells
6,578
Brass ensemble
5,670
Chamber Orchestra
3,613
Percussion
3,170
Drum (band part)
2,657
Jazz combo
2,527
Timpani (band part)
2,283
Percussion Ensemble
1,556
Marimba
706
Timpani
544
Xylophone
524
Vibraphone
455
Woodwind Quintet
309
Flexible Instrumentation
282
Snare drums
189
Xylophone, Piano
156
Piano and Orchestra
144
Woodwind Quartet: any 4 woodwinds
120
Vibraphone (band part)
96
Orchestra, Violin
71
Big band
69
2 Xylophones
63
String Quintet : 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello, Doublebass, Keyboard
61
Brass Quintet: other combinaisons
41
Xylophone (band part)
35
Vibraphone and Marimba
33
Drums-Marching band
32
Vibraphone, Piano
29
Symphonic Band
27
School Ensemble
25
2 Marimbas
24
Woodwind Trio: any 3 woodwinds
18
3 Marimbas
18
Marimba, Piano (duet)
17
Marimba and Organ
13
Xylophone or Marimba or Vibraphone
12
Voice and Orchestra
11
3 Percussions
11
2 Percussions
8
Bongos
7
2 Snare Drums (duet)
6
Conga
4
Cajon
4
Mariachi
4
Marimba or Xylophone and Piano
3
Bodhran
3
4 Percussions
2
Voice Mezzo-Soprano, Orchestra
2
Marimba, Saxophone (duet)
1
Snare drums, Piano
1
+ 52 instrumentations
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Musical course - Solfege
421
Music Theory
53
Stationery
33
Musical Awakening
1
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Because I Could Not Stop for Death
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Richard deCosta
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Because I Could Not Stop for D
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Choral Choir,Choral (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1308012 By Richard deCosta. By Richard deCosta. Arranged by Richard deCosta. A Cappella,Chamber,Classical,Opera,Romantic Period. 4 pages. Richard deCosta #897289. Published by Richard deCosta (A0.1308012). Words by Emily DickinsonMusic by Richard deCostaBecause I could not stop for Death –He kindly stopped for me –The Carriage held but just Ourselves –And Immortality.We slowly drove – He knew no hasteAnd I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too,For His Civility –We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess – in the Ring –We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –We passed the Setting Sun –Or rather – He passed Us –The Dews drew quivering and Chill –For only Gossamer, my Gown –My Tippet – only Tulle –We paused before a House that seemedA Swelling of the Ground –The Roof was scarcely visible –The Cornice – in the Ground –Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yetFeels shorter than the DayI first surmised the Horses' HeadsWere toward Eternity –-=-In the reclusive chambers of Emily Dickinson's 19th-century Massachusetts home, the haunting poem, 'Because I Could Not Stop for Death,' was conceived. Living much of her life in isolation, Dickinson's thoughts often ventured into the shadowlands of existence. This poem, published posthumously in 1890, offers a chilling reflection of her contemplation. The Grim Reaper, a timeless symbol, is portrayed as a carriage driver, guiding the reader through a somber journey that mirrors the ephemeral nature of life. Passing scenes of childhood innocence, maturity's labor, and the twilight of existence, it culminates in the cold embrace of the grave. Her words, etched in a gothic darkness, resonate with the uncertainties and fears of her time, transcending to speak to the eternal human condition.
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