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Get Happy
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Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1268838 By Jane Horrocks. By Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. Arranged by Mike Campbell. Jazz. Score and...
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Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1268838 By Jane Horrocks. By Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. Arranged by Mike Campbell. Jazz. Score and Parts. 88 pages. CapeMusic #861365. Published by CapeMusic (A0.1268838). A transcription of the big band arrangement featured with singer Jane Horrocks in the motion picture Little Voice, in turn based on the 1950 Judy Garland version from Summer Stock. Expanded for full orchestra 2222/4331/timp/perc (1), strings and rhythm section. For female vocal, key G - Ab. Good feature for an orchestra that can swing in a light concert program.
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Waltz of the Roses, for Orchestra, Pas de Deux / Theme from The Snow Queen, A Ballet
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Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730411 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Contemporary,Holiday,Love,Wedding. Score and parts. 35 pa...
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Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730411 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Contemporary,Holiday,Love,Wedding. Score and parts. 35 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #3367719. Published by James Nathaniel Holland (A0.730411). A beautiful, sentimental slow waltz from the Pas de Deux of the ballet, The Snow Queen by American Costa Rican composer James Nathaniel Holland. Here arranged in the original orchestral format. Intermediate level. Full score in concert pitch. Individual parts included. Instr: 1 picc, 12fl, 12 ob, eh, 12clb, bcl, 12bsn, 1234hrn, 123trp, 12trm, btrm,tba, chimes/tim, hrp (or pno) stringsPerfect for Valentine's Day, Wedding Father Daughter Waltz, or anytime of the year!With Optional Lyrics (Reduced piano for solo voice or SATB choir sold separately):Beautiful and bright as the Red Rose;With only one hope: 'You'll remember me.'Know that I'll always love you,And that this love will not fade.Fresh, so sweet, the fragrance,Of those happy times, wonderful, sublime, we once shared.If I should dare, say you still care!Think of my love as a Rose.(Brief music interlude)I wish you nothing but gladness,And a life filled with Joy!Seasons may come;Years, they may go,Love can survive,Through Winter's snow.And so this love will for you,Think of my love as a Rose.As Seasons fly; Years, as they go,Think of my love as a Rose!J.N. Holland (Duration: 6 minutes)YouTube Video Presentation: https://youtu.be/9dgnKajSsE8 Composer website: http://lacoronadelossantos.net/jamesnathanielholland.htmlFacebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jamesnathanielholland/
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Waltz of the Roses, for Orchestra (High, Key of C), Pas de Deux / Theme from The Snow Queen, A Balle
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Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730417 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Holiday,Wedding. 35 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #33698...
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Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730417 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Holiday,Wedding. 35 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #3369855. Published by James Nathaniel Holland (A0.730417). A beautiful, sentimental slow waltz from the Pas de Deux of the ballet, The Snow Queen by American composer James Nathaniel Holland. Â Here arranged in the key of C (HIGH) orchestral format. Intermediate level. Full score in concert pitch. Individual parts included. Â Can be used with any piano vocal arrangement in the same key.Instr: 1 picc, 12fl, 12 ob, eh, 12clb, bcl, 12bsn, 1234hrn, 123trp, 12trm, btrm,tba, chimes/tim, hrp (or pno) stringsPerfect for Valentine's Day, Wedding Father Daughter Waltz, or anytime of the year!With Optional Lyrics (Reduced piano for solo voice or SATB choir sold separately):Beautiful and bright as the Red Rose;With only one hope: 'You'll remember me.'Know that I'll always love you,And that this love will not fade.Fresh, so sweet, the fragrance,Of those happy times, wonderful, sublime, we once shared.If I should dare, say you still care!Think of my love as a Rose.(Brief music interlude)I wish you nothing but gladness,And a life filled with Joy!Seasons may come;Years, they may go,Love can survive,Through Winter's snow.And so this love will for you,Think of my love as a Rose.As Seasons fly; Years, as they go,Think of my love as a Rose!J.N. Holland (Duration: 6 minutes)YouTube Video Presentation: Â https://youtu.be/9dgnKajSsE8Facebook page: Â https://www.facebook.com/jamesnathanielholland/.
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Germain, An Opera in 4 Acts, FULL ORCHESTRAL SCORE (CONCERT PITCH)
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James Nathaniel Holland
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Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730496 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Contemporary,Opera. Score and parts. 444 pages. James Nat...
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Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730496 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Contemporary,Opera. Score and parts. 444 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #5021023. Published by James Nathaniel Holland (A0.730496). FULL ORCHESTRAL SCORE (CONCERT PITCH) Most current revision of libretto and edits with measure numbers and section (scene/aria) headings for easier rehearsal. Contains vocal lines. Piano Vocal Score, Instrument Parts 1 (Woodwinds and Brass), Instrument Parts 2 (Strings, Harp, and Percussion) all sold separately. Rehearsal letters line up with vocal piano score.Instrumentation: picc, fl12, ob, eh, cl12, tensax, bsn12, hrn12, tpt12, trom12, tba, perc, harp, stringsOPERA SYNOPSIS:A mythical country, somewhere lost in time and space; two factions, a clandestine, militant hate group and the country's elites are in engaged in an age old cycle of violent conflicts to gain rule the country. Germain, a young man with mysterious origins, and of neither side, by fate meets the newly elected Prime Minister (of the elites) and is deceived by his flowery talk of love that surpasses any difference or this world. But this is not to be a happy ending. The leader of the hate group takes this perfect opportunity to try to assassinate the PM. When the attempt fails, the blame falls on Germain and leads him to his imprisonment and eventual death. GERMAIN, A Dreamer (Lyric Baritone)CHERYL, A tavern owner and girlfriend to Talleyrand (Soprano, Coloratura)TALLEYRAND, Minister of District Thirteen, Secret leader of the Dissidents (Bass)ALEXANDER, The newly elected Prime Minister of Timbaksha (Tenor)TAMINA, Alexander’s wife (Soprano)NADINE, Minister of District Five (Alto)URCHIN, A Young Teen (Male or Female Voice)WALLACE, Minister of District Nine (Baritone)OFFICER (Baritone)CHORUS: DISSIDENT, GUESTS, SERVANTS, CROWD, OFFICERS.
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Schumann Kinderszenen op. 15 for orchestra
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Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1017422 Composed by Robert Schumann. Arranged by R. C. Coleman. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 132...
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Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1017422 Composed by Robert Schumann. Arranged by R. C. Coleman. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 132 pages. R C Coleman #6620457. Published by R C Coleman (A0.1017422). Robert Schumman´s Kinderszenen op. 15R. C. Coleman orchestra transcriptionVon femden Länder und Menschen(Of foreign lands and people /Gens et pays étrangers)Curiose Geschichte(A curious story / Curieuse histoire)Hasche-Mann(Blind man´s bluff / Colin-maillard)Bittendes Kind(Pleading child / L'enfant suppliant)Glückes genug(Happy enough / Bonheur parfait)Wichtige Begebenheit(An important event / Un évènement important)Träumerei(Dreaming / Rêverie)Am Camin(At the fireside / Au coin du feu)Ritter vom Steckenpferd(Knight of the wooded horse / Cavalier sur le cheval de bois)Fast zu ernst(Almost too serious / Presque trop sérieusement)Fürchtenmachen(Frightening / Croquemitaine)Kind im Einsclummern(Child falling sleep / L'enfant s'endort)Der Dichter spricht(The poet speaks / Le poète parle)
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Aegean Fire Magnus - Score Only
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Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1438982 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. Classical,Contemporary,New Age. 37 pages. Silver Sickle Pub...
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Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1438982 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. Classical,Contemporary,New Age. 37 pages. Silver Sickle Publications #1019009. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.1438982). Aegean Fire Magnus My music always has a cinematographic attitude, as if it wants to follow a film that has not yet been created. With this work, the listener could wander and experience life around a Greek island. In the beginning, a Greek dance unfolds that develops into a faint prayer; shortly after, a waltz as a distant memory surfaces. The first theme of the work reappears to end the work in a triumphal and frenzy happy fiesta. The idea of the work came after a suggestion by Panos Liaropoulos to compose a string quartet for the summer of 2015. ‘Aegean Fire’ had its premiere in Greece by L’Anima string quartet and shortly after in Boston in February 2016. The Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra under Francisco Noya presented the orchestral version ‘Aegean Fire Magnus’ in its American premiere in 2016 at Jordan Hall in Boston..
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The American Seasons (violin solo part – violin and string orchestra)
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The American Seasons
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Mark O'Connor Musik International
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Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.861925 Composed by Mark O'Connor. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 34 pages. Mark O'C...
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Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.861925 Composed by Mark O'Connor. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 34 pages. Mark O'Connor Musik International #6208093. Published by Mark O'Connor Musik International (A0.861925). The American Seasons (violin solo part – violin and string orchestra) MO148BViolin Solo Part (score and parts available)Music by Mark O’Connor30 pages - 38:00 minutes in length The American Seasons(Seasons Of An American Life)The American Seasons (Seasons Of An American Life) is a concerto for Violin And Chamber Orchestra. Composed in 1999, the music celebrates the various stages of an American life at the waking of the 21st century. Constructed in four movements and representing four stages of life, birth, adolescence, maturity and old age, the music also pays homage to Shakespeare's Seasons Of Man His acts being seven ages, incorporated throughout the work.Spring introduces the ideas of birth and infancy. After the principal theme has been stated, there is a violin cadenza encountering all twelve major keys and a 13/8 time signature representing the ancient golden ratio. These elements recall birth with all the possibilities a new life offers. Ending the movement, the principal theme is repeated with more complexity... as if posing life's questions.Summer represents the excitement and bravado of youthful adolescence and young adulthood. For the style of this movement I use a happy-go-lucky Blues voice which melds into Swing. I identify swing rhythm in all of 20th century American music culture as a common thread that runs through Ragtime through Rock and Roll on to Rap. Swing means testing the waters and pushing the envelope for lovers and soldiers.Fall is the slow movement symbolizing the wisdom of maturity. It is a peaceful theme with nostalgic strokes. It is a time for sincere reflection and enjoying ones accomplishments in life.Winter embodies the complexities and knowledge of an older person and that of a dying person. The movement begins with the principal them from Spring, but with a dissonance that emanates from a lifetime full of emotions and responsibilities. In the middle of the movement is a transition to an old world. I use my personal ancestry from Ireland as a foundation from which to rediscover one's lineage and explore the meaning and value of a cultural legacy.The exploration evolves into a four- and five-part fugue with a reel, jig, air, countered bass and the motif from the principal theme. All these elements, dances and melodies appear simultaneously and converge to form a unique insight to life's consequences from a historical perspective. Following the fugue, the principal theme finds its way back in. It sounds much as it did at birth. In the end, the solo violin cadenza carries the last earthly breaths before the violin and orchestra once again join in harmony to focus on a new life being transformed somewhere else. Life's four seasons in perpetuity. Original music printed from the composer’s manuscripts.Music editing, copying and engraving by Mark O’Connorusing Finale on Apple Macintosh 1999 Composed by Mark O’ConnorCommissioned by the Troy Savings Bank Concert Hall for their 2000 Celebration Can be heard on American Seasons Sony Classical and The Essential Mark O’Connor Sony ClassicalMark O’Connor - violin, Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, Scott Yoo Catalogue Number MO148BCopyright © 1999 by Mark O’Connor Music International For more information on violinist and composer Mark O'Connor, O’Connor String Camps, Touring Ensembles, Discography, Bio, Repertoire and more, please visitwww.markoconnor.com For information on the O’Connor M.
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The American Seasons (2nd violins part – violin and string orchestra)
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Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.861930 Composed by Mark O'Connor. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 40 pages. Mark O'C...
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Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.861930 Composed by Mark O'Connor. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 40 pages. Mark O'Connor Musik International #6208105. Published by Mark O'Connor Musik International (A0.861930). The American Seasons (2nd violins part – violin and string orchestra) MO148E2nd Violins Part (score and parts available)Music by Mark O’Connor36 pages - 38:00 minutes in length The American Seasons(Seasons Of An American Life)The American Seasons (Seasons Of An American Life) is a concerto for Violin And Chamber Orchestra. Composed in 1999, the music celebrates the various stages of an American life at the waking of the 21st century. Constructed in four movements and representing four stages of life, birth, adolescence, maturity and old age, the music also pays homage to Shakespeare's Seasons Of Man His acts being seven ages, incorporated throughout the work.Spring introduces the ideas of birth and infancy. After the principal theme has been stated, there is a violin cadenza encountering all twelve major keys and a 13/8 time signature representing the ancient golden ratio. These elements recall birth with all the possibilities a new life offers. Ending the movement, the principal theme is repeated with more complexity... as if posing life's questions.Summer represents the excitement and bravado of youthful adolescence and young adulthood. For the style of this movement I use a happy-go-lucky Blues voice which melds into Swing. I identify swing rhythm in all of 20th century American music culture as a common thread that runs through Ragtime through Rock and Roll on to Rap. Swing means testing the waters and pushing the envelope for lovers and soldiers.Fall is the slow movement symbolizing the wisdom of maturity. It is a peaceful theme with nostalgic strokes. It is a time for sincere reflection and enjoying ones accomplishments in life.Winter embodies the complexities and knowledge of an older person and that of a dying person. The movement begins with the principal them from Spring, but with a dissonance that emanates from a lifetime full of emotions and responsibilities. In the middle of the movement is a transition to an old world. I use my personal ancestry from Ireland as a foundation from which to rediscover one's lineage and explore the meaning and value of a cultural legacy.The exploration evolves into a four- and five-part fugue with a reel, jig, air, countered bass and the motif from the principal theme. All these elements, dances and melodies appear simultaneously and converge to form a unique insight to life's consequences from a historical perspective. Following the fugue, the principal theme finds its way back in. It sounds much as it did at birth. In the end, the solo violin cadenza carries the last earthly breaths before the violin and orchestra once again join in harmony to focus on a new life being transformed somewhere else. Life's four seasons in perpetuity. Original music printed from the composer’s manuscripts.Music editing, copying and engraving by Mark O’Connorusing Finale on Apple Macintosh 1999 Composed by Mark O’ConnorCommissioned by the Troy Savings Bank Concert Hall for their 2000 Celebration Can be heard on American Seasons Sony Classical and The Essential Mark O’Connor Sony ClassicalMark O’Connor - violin, Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, Scott Yoo Catalogue Number MO148ECopyright © 1999 by Mark O’Connor Music International For more information on violinist and composer Mark O'Connor, O’Connor String Camps, Touring Ensembles, Discography, Bio, Repertoire and more, please visitwww.markoconnor.com For information on the O’Connor Method.
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