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Bittersweet Memory
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Piano Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.944596 Composed by Sharon Fendrich. 20th Cent…
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Piano Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.944596 Composed by Sharon Fendrich. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary,New Age. Score. 4 pages. Sharon Fendrich #6342849. Published by Sharon Fendrich (A0.944596). From the multi-award winning 2019 New Age Neo-Classical album, Red Sky Prairie. Beautiful, flowing, contemplative solo piano piece ideal for weddings, services, solo performances. Composer influences: David Lanz, Jim Brickman, Ludovico Einaudi, Enya. 10 additional titles from the album are available.Allow yourself to be called away into the memory of a long ago love. Feelings are stirred anew, cherished for the sweetness they once provided, and then again returned to memory.
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Thanks For The Memory
Piano solo
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.948622 By Dave McKenna. By Leo Robi…
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Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.948622 By Dave McKenna. By Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger. Arranged by Robert Blond. Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. Robert blond #6509469. Published by robert blond (A0.948622). Academy Award winner sung by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross in The Big Broadcast of 1938Contrasting Rubato and Swing sections; no repeat sections2 key changes, 1 with 4-bar modulationModal ending punctuating bittersweet moodLiberal use of voice-leading rootless chords
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Thanks For The Memory
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Our Journey æ›¾ç» - Yik Khai
Piano solo
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1014260 Composed by Yew Yik Khai. C…
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Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1014260 Composed by Yew Yik Khai. Contemporary. Score. 7 pages. Yew Yik Khai #6211891. Published by Yew Yik Khai (A0.1014260). As a man flips open the photo album, he sees a nostalgic polaroid shot, time that no longer is.Set using a vintage filter, a couple rides on an old bicycle through golden paddy fields as the breeze cuts across their faces. They reminisce about their journey together, full of fun, love and adventure. But like all journeys, it had an ending.He closes the photo album as well as that chapter of his life. It shall remain as is - a bittersweet memory.
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First Romance, 2018, Leon Gray
Piano solo
Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1011579 Composed by Leon Gray. 20th…
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1011579 Composed by Leon Gray. 20th Century,Contemporary,Holiday,Love,Romantic Period. Score. 8 pages. Leon Gray #6515899. Published by Leon Gray (A0.1011579). Unashamedly romantic, with sumptuous late-Romantic harmony, Leon Gray's Romance series of piano works are designed for lovers of fine melody, tragedy, drama and bittersweet memory.
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Second Romance, 2018, Leon Gray
Piano solo
Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1011581 Composed by Leon Gray. 20th…
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1011581 Composed by Leon Gray. 20th Century,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Score. 10 pages. Leon Gray #6515999. Published by Leon Gray (A0.1011581). Unashamedly romantic, with sumptuous late-Romantic harmony, Leon Gray's Romance series of piano works are designed for lovers of fine melody, tragedy, drama and bittersweet memory.Written for advanced pianists interested in diatonic music with a lush twist, each piece has been written to be epic and satisfying, original and unique, whilst being completely accessible to audiences who crave something swirling as part of a solo piano recital.Written by a pianist for pianists, Gray has produced pieces in the vein of the richly sweeping romantic style of Rachmaninoff, Elgar, Brahms, Faure and Grieg, with subtle nods to the extended harmonies of 20th Century composers such as Ravel, Gershwin and Poulenc; written to be unashamedly enjoyable and moving for both piano players and their romance-loving audiences.Have a listen, and with a tear in your eye, fall in love again.
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Growing Older
Choral SATB
Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.946445 Composed by Bobby R…
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.946445 Composed by Bobby R. Barnes. Christian,Sacred,Spiritual. Octavo. 6 pages. Bobby R. Barnes #6311223. Published by Bobby R. Barnes (A0.946445). Growing Older is one of my first choral compositions, told from one's perspective expressing the undeniable reality of life being temporary, yet with a hope beyond it. The music begins the first stanza of words in a slow moving tempo in D major, creating a bit of bittersweetness to the listener. Immediately following is the key of E minor, attempting to convey the emotions of sorrow over words such as Every moment becoming a memory. Finally, the piece modulates to the Dominant, A major, as a means to present hope from the final stanza describing the hope of A place that I have never known/ A place where I'll never grow old.
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From a Diary of a Child
Piano solo
Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.886642 Composed by Panagiotis Theod…
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Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.886642 Composed by Panagiotis Theodossiou. Children,Concert,Contemporary,Standards. Score. 51 pages. Panagiotis Theodossiou #2914377. Published by Panagiotis Theodossiou (A0.886642). 30 Short Children Pieces for Piano Solo (2007)The life of a child reveals and hides inside images and sentiments, sounds and experiences, questions and concerns. Parts of a world lost forever but treasured in the adult soul.From First Day, First Page of the diary and Sunday’s Joybells to the Bittersweet morning dances and the Calm of a Sunny Afternoon, from A Sudden Absence and a Strange Question to the Loneliness and Dream, from the imaginary Indian Dance to the Walkin’ on a Rainy Day and from March of the Goose to the Flowers’ Waltz, Lullaby and Farewell Song, these Diary of a Child pages unfold the thread of a very well known memory, a memory of us all.These 30 short piano pieces were composed between 2003 and 2007. Some of them are compositions of inspired children, composer’s pupils, like Orsaki Roussetou and Plato Tsoukatos-Pontikis.This collection is dedicated to all composer’s pupils and especially toy Nikos Karidis, the grown up child who gave me the opportunity to write most of the pieces presented. The work was recorded by Dimitra Mane on cd for the upcoming edition.. The artist performed parts of the work in composer's personal Portrait organized by Greek Composers Union at Hellenic Conservatory in Maroussi in 2010 and the whole collection at Mikros Horos Tehnis (Little Hall of Arts) in Glyfada, Attiki, in 2015. Parts of the work had been performed also by Eleni Papaspyrou students, from Herakleion Music School, in Theatrical Station, Herakleion, Crete and at Lillian Voudouri Library Hall in Athens Concert Hall in 2015.39. Jeux pour Deux for two pianos (2007)A work of neoclassical character with influences from jazz idiom. It is dedicated to the piano duo Dimitra Mane – Andy Miliory and to Maurice Ravel in the musical style of whom there are intentional references - by which was performed at Athenaeum Concert Hall Athens in 2008. The work have been secondly performed by Ting Ke and Chenshayang Huang at Boston University Concert Hall under Spring 14 Piano Ensemble Juries (K. Papadakis piano class) in 2014 and by Effie Agrafioti and Giorgos Kontrafouris in D. Mitropoulos Hall, Athens Concrt Hall in 2015.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI62IN0xdA0
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Meeting Place
Piano solo
Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1494549 Composed by Alex Turner and…
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1494549 Composed by Alex Turner and Miles Kane. Arranged by Isaac Regules. 21st Century,Baroque,Pop,Rock,Singer/Songwriter. Score. 7 pages. Isaac Regules #1071136. Published by Isaac Regules (A0.1494549). Meeting Place (sometimes titled The Meeting Place) by The Last Shadow Puppets, is a standout track from their debut album The Age of the Understatement. The song blends symphonic pop, pop rock and baroque pop, creating a sound that feels nostalgic, haunting and cinematic. This piano solo arrangement of this piece captures the essence of the original, distilling its qualities into a format that allows for an intimate and expressive performance.The song, written by Alex Turner and Miles Kane, explores themes of love, loss, and the lingering impact of memories associated with a particular place. It tells the story of a man who, after a difficult breakup, finds himself reflecting on a relationship that was as fleeting as it was meaningful. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a couple who, for a short time, found solace in their meeting place, even as they understood their time together was limited. The inevitable end of the relationship, initiated by the woman, leaves the man grappling with heartache and a profound sense of longing.As the man wrestles with his emotions, he is caught between wishing the relationship had never happened and being unable to forget it. The orchestral elements and bittersweet melody underscore the melancholic tone of the song, culminating in a reflective conclusion that leaves a lasting impression of love lost.Miles Kane has mentioned that the inspiration for this song came from his own experiences at Heebie Jeebies, a beloved Liverpool venue where his first girlfriend worked.This piano solo arrangement translates the intricate melodies and uplifting accompaniment into a format that is both accessible and challenging for performers. Intended for intermediate to advanced players, it offers an opportunity to delve into the emotional nuances of the piece while improving technical skills.Engage with this arrangement, and allow the piano to evoke the feelings of longing, memory, and the inevitable pain of break-ups. This sheet music, transcribed and arranged by a life-long TLSP fan, faithfully captures the spirit of Meeting Place”.Listen to the arrangement now on YouTube—find the link in the post details.Contact: wnis4659@gmail.comJust for the love of music.
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Evanescent (For Flute Choir)
Flute ensemble
Flute Choir,Woodwind Ensemble Alto Flute,Bass Flute - Digital Download SKU: A0.1460263
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Flute Choir,Woodwind Ensemble Alto Flute,Bass Flute - Digital Download SKU: A0.1460263 Composed by Elaine Wong. 21st Century,Chamber,Classical,Contemporary. 10 pages. Elaine Wong Music #1039191. Published by Elaine Wong Music (A0.1460263). Evanescent – (adj.) a fleeting moment of beauty, like a whisper of mist at dawn or a firefly's brief glow, here for an instant before fading away.Evanescent is heavily influenced by Chinese musical idioms to honour the memory of the composer's deceased grandmothers. The piece begins with bated breath, transitioning to a wistful theme on the bass flute. Out of the grief, a bright melody emerges, recalling the innocence of childhood. The return of the first theme overlaps with the second, turning the carefree tune into a bittersweet recollection. The introduction returns like a sigh, and the time I had with my grandmothers vanishes into silence. This piece is suitable for an intermediate flute ensemble or choir.
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Echo
Choral SATB
Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download SKU: A0.873024 Composed by Sally Whitwell. C…
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download SKU: A0.873024 Composed by Sally Whitwell. Contemporary. Octavo. 10 pages. Sally Whitwell #3867181. Published by Sally Whitwell (A0.873024). Composer’s Note - EchoI greatly enjoy working in community music. Really, I’m happy to work with musicians of any age or level of experience. Anyone. I’m just as happy to play in New York with Philip Glass as I am to play ​Mexican Woodpecker​ with a room full of eight year-olds (if you don’t know ​Mexican Woodpecker,​ that’s what the internet is for!). What really counts is commitment and enthusiasm. I worked for a while with a community choir here in Sydney, Polyphony. They have enthusiasm in buckets which, as a composer, I find very inspirational. I wrote this piece for them. It’s a bittersweet evocation to the memory of someone who has departed this world-- Sally Whitwell
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Sentimental Waltz
Piano solo
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1255170 By Max Potseluiev. By Max P…
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Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1255170 By Max Potseluiev. By Max Potseluiev. 20th Century,21st Century,Classical,New Age,Pop. Score. 2 pages. Max Potseluiev #848735. Published by Max Potseluiev (A0.1255170). Sentimental Waltz is a tender and enchanting composition that sweeps the listener into a world of soft romance and heartfelt emotions. With its slow tempo and graceful waltz rhythm, this piece encapsulates the essence of a sentimental journey, evoking feelings of love, nostalgia, and gentle longing.The gentle sway of the waltz rhythm carries the listener through a dance of emotions, as if gliding across a moonlit ballroom. The delicate melodies and elegant chord progressions create a captivating atmosphere, immersing the listener in a timeless moment of tenderness.Sentimental Waltz exudes a sense of intimacy and vulnerability, inviting the listener to reflect on cherished memories and embrace the depth of their emotions. The soft dynamics and gentle phrasing enhance the romantic ambiance, evoking a heartfelt connection and a profound sense of longing.With its slow tempo and deliberate pacing, this composition allows each note to linger, as if savored like a precious memory. The melodies weave a tapestry of bittersweet beauty, capturing the complexities of love and the yearning for what once was or what might be.As the piece unfolds, it tells a story of delicate sentiments, unfolding like a love letter set to music. The tender melodies intertwine, expressing the nuances of emotions with grace and elegance. The music resonates with a nostalgic charm, reminiscent of cherished moments and unspoken desires.Sentimental Waltz is a testament to the power of music to convey deep emotions and touch the soul. Its soft romantic nature creates a space where hearts can open and emotions can flow freely. Whether listened to in quiet solitude or shared with a loved one, this composition offers a moment of reflection and a reminder of the beauty of sentimental connections.Allow yourself to be swept away by the melodies of Sentimental Waltz, and let it evoke a profound sense of love, nostalgia, and tender sentiment.
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Edith
Piano solo
Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1097946 By Heather Pierson. By Heat…
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1097946 By Heather Pierson. By Heather Pierson. Contemporary,New Age. Score. 13 pages. Sacred Vessel Recordings (ASCAP) #700863. Published by Sacred Vessel Recordings (ASCAP) (A0.1097946). Edith is a 13 page advanced intermediate level piece in the key of A major. It is from my album 'The Open Road', a collection of 14 of my solo piano compositions. This is inspired by and dedicated lovingly to the memory of my mother, Edith McCracken, born and raised in Kilmarnock, Scotland. Like this piece, she talked a lot and was both sweet and stormy - and if she had lived to hear it, I think she would’ve really enjoyed this piece. Other pieces available in this collection are: Bittersweet, Doc Bradley’s Waltz, Flight of Fancy, Jasper County, Late October, Lullaby, Marble In My Pocket, The Open Road, Prairie Sunset, Skipping Rocks at Shoal Creek, The Storm’s Promise, Sunflowers, and Wheat.
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Gregory Sullivan Isaacs: Songs From Calamus for tenor voice and piano
Tenor voice
Tenor Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533282 Composed by Greg…
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Tenor Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533282 Composed by Gregory Sullivan Isaacs. Contemporary,Holiday,Love. 21 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #2331251. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533282). Whitman only published one book – Leaves of Grass – but it was always a work in progress. He added poems and revised others for each succeeding edition. Thus, the first edition (1819) was a small book with only 12 poems and the last, often refered to as the Deathbed Edition (1892), contained over 400. Some of these he wrote in “clusters†of related poems. Such is the case with the Calamus cluster. The title was chosen to alert the reader that these were poems about what he called “the love of comrades,†“manly love†or with the code word, “adhesiveness.†The concept of homosexuality, as we know it today, was very different in Whitman’s time, but violently socially taboo. Acorus calamus is a reed-like species of marsh grass. In Poetry and Prose, Whitman wrote that it s a … very large and aromatic grass, or root, spears three feet high—often called 'sweet flag'—grows all over the Northern and Middle States.†The phallic plant has always been a symbol of love and associated with the Greek myth of Kalamos, son of the river god who loved the youth Karpos. When Karpos died in a swimming accident, Kalamos transformed himself into a reed so he could always be near the spot where his beloved died, and the rustling of the reeds in the winds sounds like moans of mourning. The Calamus cluster, 39 poems in all, recount the story of a manly love found and lost from the perspective of some time later. They are bittersweet memories. I chose four poems for my own cluster. They represent the four stages of such a relationship: initial attraction, first coy interactions, full-blossomed love, and the bitterness of it’s ending. It is possible that these events actually happened or that they all occurred in the poets mind without ever revealing his thoughts to the intended. Some musical devices, such as the rustling of the leaves in the third song and the constant use of seconds as two people who are close but not yet together in the second one, are obvious. But, other than some indications of tempo, I hesitate to give out remarks about how to perform the songs, or even metronome markings, that might give the singer a preconceived notion. This situation has happened to everyone. So, I say to the singer: revive the memories of a similar event in your life: a particularly heartbreaking one is best. Bring the telling of that memory to the vivid present, and tell us that story as if it ending some time ago but the hurt remains strong, If, by some chance, the singer has not had this experience, he should wait to sing this cycle until he has. The composer
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Gregory Sullivan Isaacs: Songs From Calamus for baritone voice and piano
Baritone voice, Piano
Baritone Horn TC,Vocal Solo,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.533384 Composed by Gre…
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Baritone Horn TC,Vocal Solo,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.533384 Composed by Gregory Sullivan Isaacs. Contemporary,Holiday,Love. 20 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #2803929. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533384). Whitman only published one book – Leaves of Grass – but it was always a work in progress. He added poems and revised others for each succeeding edition. Thus, the first edition (1819) was a small book with only 12 poems and the last, often refered to as the Deathbed Edition (1892), contained over 400. Some of these he wrote in “clusters†of related poems. Such is the case with the Calamus cluster. The title was chosen to alert the reader that these were poems about what he called “the love of comrades,†“manly love†or with the code word, “adhesiveness.†The concept of homosexuality, as we know it today, was very different in Whitman’s time, but violently socially taboo. Acorus calamus is a reed-like species of marsh grass. In Poetry and Prose, Whitman wrote that it s a … very large and aromatic grass, or root, spears three feet high—often called 'sweet flag'—grows all over the Northern and Middle States.†The phallic plant has always been a symbol of love and associated with the Greek myth of Kalamos, son of the river god who loved the youth Karpos. When Karpos died in a swimming accident, Kalamos transformed himself into a reed so he could always be near the spot where his beloved died, and the rustling of the reeds in the winds sounds like moans of mourning. The Calamus cluster, 39 poems in all, recount the story of a manly love found and lost from the perspective of some time later. They are bittersweet memories. I chose four poems for my own cluster. They represent the four stages of such a relationship: initial attraction, first coy interactions, full-blossomed love, and the bitterness of it’s ending. It is possible that these events actually happened or that they all occurred in the poets mind without ever revealing his thoughts to the intended. Some musical devices, such as the rustling of the leaves in the third song and the constant use of seconds as two people who are close but not yet together in the second one, are obvious. But, other than some indications of tempo, I hesitate to give out remarks about how to perform the songs, or even metronome markings, that might give the singer a preconceived notion. This situation has happened to everyone. So, I say to the singer: revive the memories of a similar event in your life: a particularly heartbreaking one is best. Bring the telling of that memory to the vivid present, and tell us that story as if it ending some time ago but the hurt remains strong, If, by some chance, the singer has not had this experience, he should wait to sing this cycle until he has. The composer
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Atlantean Waltz
Small Ensemble Clarinet,Flute,Harp,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.518921
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Small Ensemble Clarinet,Flute,Harp,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.518921 By Musical Mythology. By Musical Mythology. Arranged by Musical Mythology. Classical,Film/TV,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 2 pages. Musical Mythology #129590. Published by Musical Mythology (A0.518921). I originally wanted to compose a short, bittersweet waltz, and the mythological city of Atlantis seemed perfect for this. The waltz I ended up with is not really meant for dancing, but rather used as a way for storytelling. This story, however, is one of my own fabrications but is still loosely based on the Atlantis mentioned by Plato's dialogues: Critias and Timaeus. This piece outlines two Atlanteans that, with the end in sight, decide to dance one last waltz together as their gleaming city collapses around them. It's a tragic farewell to a utopia that once was and could've been, but remains now as only a memory – a relic lost at the bottom of the sea.
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