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Four Serious Songs for Trumpet & Piano
Trumpet
Piano,Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.810886 Composed by Johannes Brah…
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Piano,Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.810886 Composed by Johannes Brahms. Arranged by Kerekes, Barnaby. Romantic Period,Sacred. Score and part. 30 pages. Gordon Cherry #3667983. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.810886). Beautifully edited by Barnaby Kerekes, these Four Songs are now available for Trumpet and Piano. Take a look in Robert King or Hickey's catalogues and you will not find much Brahms for Trumpet. I promise you will be thrilled with the sound of these songs. All audiences just love the sound of these songs. The songs of Brahms's famous song cycle have been tastefully edited. If you practice the Charlier or any other melodious etudes for trumpet you will know the value of being able to perform with a smooth lyrical musical line. These songs will add depth to your playing and add some real depth and variety to your recital. They are of moderate difficulty in a moderate vocal range.Parts are available in B-flat and C.
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Four Serious Songs for Horn in F & Piano
French Horn and Piano
French Horn,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.810889 Composed by Johannes …
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French Horn,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.810889 Composed by Johannes Brahms. Arranged by Kerekes, Barnaby. Romantic Period. Score and part. 24 pages. Gordon Cherry #3668017. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.810889). Beautifully edited by Toronto trombonist Barnaby Kerekes, these beautiful songs are now available for Solo Horn and Piano. Take a look in Robert King or Hickey's catalogues and you will not find much Brahms for Solo Horn and Piano. You will be thrilled with the sound of these songs. All audiences just love the sound of these songs. The songs of Brahms's famous song cycle have been tastefully edited. If you practice melodious etudes for the Horn you will know the value of being able to perform with a smooth lyrical musical line. These songs will add depth to your playing and add some real depth and variety to your recital. They are of moderate difficulty.
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Four Serious Songs for Horn in F & Piano
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Gordon Cherry
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Four Serious Songs for Trombone or Bass Trombone & Piano
Trombone and Piano
Instrumental Duet,Trombone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.810879 Composed by …
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Instrumental Duet,Trombone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.810879 Composed by Johannes Brahms. Arranged by Kerekes, Barnaby. Romantic Period,Sacred. 24 pages. Gordon Cherry #3667979. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.810879). Beautifully edited by trombonist Barnaby Kerekes, these songs are now available for Tenor or Bass Trombone and piano. Take a look in Robert King or Hickey's catalogues and you will not find much Brahms for trombone. I promise you will be thrilled with the sound of these songs. All audiences just love the sound of these songs for trombone and piano. The songs of Brahms's famous song cycle have been tastefully edited. If you practice the Rochut melodious etudes for trombone you will know the value of being able to perform with a smooth lyrical musical line. These songs will add depth to your playing and add some real depth and variety to your recital. They are of moderate difficulty in a male baritone vocal range. Range goes to a very moderate in the middle register for the most part and can be played on Tenor or Bass Trombone.
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Johannes Brahms
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Gordon Cherry
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Four serious songs
Soli, Mixted choir and accompaniment
Baritone, mixed choir (SATB) and clarinet - intermediate to advanced - Digital Downloa…
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Baritone, mixed choir (SATB) and clarinet - intermediate to advanced - Digital Download Composed by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). Arranged by Heribert Breuer. This edition: separate part. Downloadable, separate part. Moseler Verlag #Q49220. Published by Moseler Verlag
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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
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Four serious songs
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Four serious songs
Soli, Mixted choir and accompaniment
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Baritone, mixed choir (SATB) and clarinet - intermediate to advanced - Digital Download Composed by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). Arranged by Heribert Breuer. This edition: score. Downloadable, score. Op. 121. Moseler Verlag #Q47924. Published by Moseler Verlag
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The Story Of Reuben Clamzo & His Strange Daughter
Choral TTBB
Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1270160 By Arlo Guthrie. B…
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Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1270160 By Arlo Guthrie. By Arlo Guthrie. Arranged by Craig Hanson. A Cappella,Comedy,Folk. Octavo. 6 pages. Edition Craig Hanson #862589. Published by Edition Craig Hanson (A0.1270160). For TTBB chorus a cappella and solo voice. As performed by Arlo Guthrie.Wanna hear something? You know that Indians never ate clams. They didn't have linguini! And so what happened was that clams was allowed to grow unmolested in the coastal waters of America for millions of years. And they got big, and I ain't talking about clams in general, I'm talking about each clam! Individually. I mean each one was a couple of million years old or older. So imagine they could have got bigger than this whole room. And when they get that big, God gives them little feet so that they could walk around easier. And when they get feet, they get dangerous. I'm talking about real dangerous. I ain't talking about sitting under the water waiting for you. I'm talking about coming after you.Imagine being on one of them boats coming over to discover America, like Columbus or something, standing there at night on watch, everyone else is either drunk or asleep. And you're watching for America and the boat's going up and down. And you don't like it anyhow but you gotta stand there and watch, for what? Only he knows, and he ain't watching. You hear the waves lapping against the side of the ship. The moon is going behind the clouds. You hear the pitter patter of little footprints on deck. ‘Is that you kids?’ It ain't! My god! It's this humongous, giant clam!Imagine those little feet coming on deck. A clam twice the size of the ship. Feet first. You're standing there shivering with fear, you grab one of these. This is a belaying pin. They used to have these stuck in the holes all around the ship… You probably didn't know what this is for; you probably had an idea, but you were wrong. They used to have these stuck in the holes all along the sides of the ship, everywhere. You wouldn't know what this is for unless you was that guy that night.I mean, you'd grab this out of the hole, run on over there, bam bam on them little feet! Back into the ocean would go a hurt, but not defeated, humongous, giant clam. Ready to strike again when opportunity was better.You know not even the coastal villages was safe from them big clams. You know them big clams had an inland range of about 15 miles. Think of that. I mean our early pioneers and the settlers built little houses all up and down the coast you know. A little inland and stuff like that and they didn't have houses like we got now, with bathrooms and stuff. They built little privies out back. And late at night, maybe a kid would have to go, and he'd go stomping out there in the moonlight. And all they'd hear for miles around...(loud clap/belch).... One less kid for America. One more smiling, smurking, humongous, giant clam.So Americans built forts. Them forts --you know—them pictures of them forts with the wooden points all around. You probably thought them points was for Indians but that's stupid! 'Cause Indians know about doors. But clams didn't. Even if a clam knew about a door, so what? A clam couldn't fit in a door. I mean, he'd come stomping up to a fort at night, put them feet on them points, jump back crying, tears coming out of them everywhere. But Americans couldn't live in forts forever. You couldn't just build one big fort around America. How would you go to the beach?So what they did was they formed groups of people. I mean they had groups of people all up and down the coast form these little alliances. Like up North it was call the Clamshell Alliance. And farther down South it was called the Catfish Alliance. They had these Alliances all up and down the coast defending themselves against these threatening monsters. These humongous giant clams. Andt hey'd go out there, if there was maybe fifteen of them they'd be singing songs in fifteen part harmony. And when one part disappeared, that's how they knew where the clam would be.Which is why Americans only sing in four part harmony to this very day. That proved to be too dangerous. See, what they did was they'd be singing these songs called Clam Chanties, and they'd have these big spears called clampoons. And they'd be walking up and down the beach and the method they eventually devised where they'd have this guy, the most strongest heavy duty true blue American, courageous type dude they could find and they'd have him out there walking up and down the beach by himself with other chicken dudes hiding behind the sand dunes somewhere.He'd be singing the verses. They'd be singing the chorus, and clams would hear 'em. And clams hate music. So clams would come out of the water and they'd come after this one guy. And all you'd see pretty soon was flying all over the sand flying up and down the beach manmanclamclammanmanclam manclamclamman up and down the beach going this way and that way up the hills in the water out of the water behind the trees everywhere. Finally the man would jump over a big sand dune, roll over the side, the clam would come over the dune, fall in the hole and fourteen guys would come out there and stab the shit out of him with their clampoons.That's the way it was. That was one way to deal with them. The other way was to weld two clams together. [I don't believe it. I'm losing it. Hey. What can you do. Another night shot to hell.] Hey, this was serious back then. This was very serious. I mean these songs now are just piddly folk songs. But back then these songs were controversial. These was radical, almost revolutionary songs. Because times was different and clams was a threat to America. That's right. So we want to sing this song tonight about the one last... You see what they did was there was one man, he was one of these men, his name will always be remembered, his name was Reuben Clamzo, and he was one of the last great clam men there ever was. He stuck the last clam stab. The last clampoon into the last clam that was ever seen on this continent. Knowing he would be out of work in an hour. He did it anyway so that you and me could go to the beach in relative safety. That's right. Made America safe for the likes of you and me. And so we sing this song in his memory. He went into whaling like most of them guys did and he got out of that, when he died. You know, clams was much more dangerous than whales. Clams can run in the water, on the water or on the ground, and they are so big sometimes that they can jump and they can spread their kinda shells and kinda almost fly like one of them flying squirrels.You could be standing there thinking that your perfectly safe and all of a sudden whop.... That's true... And so this is the song of this guy by the name of Reuben Clamzo and the song takes place right after he stabbed this clam and the clam was, going through this kinda death dance over on the side somewhere. The song starts there and he goes into whaling and takes you through the next...I sing the part of the guy on the beach by himself. I go like this: Poor old Reuben Clamzo and you go Clamzo Boys Clamzo. That's the part of the fourteen chicken dudes over on the other side. That's what they used to sing. They'd be calling these clams out of the water. Like taunting them making fun of them. Clams would get real mad and come out. Here we go. I want you to sing it in case you ever have an occasion to join such an alliance. You know some of these alliances are still around. Still defending America against things like them clams. If you ever wants to join one, now you have some historic background. So you know where these guys are coming from. It's not just some 60's movement or something, these things go back a long time.Notice the distinction you're going to have to make now between the first and easy Clamzo Boys Clamzo and the more complicated Clamzo Me Boys Clamzo. Stay serious! Folk songs are serious. That's what Pete Seeger told me. Arlo I only want to tell you one thing... Folk songs are serious. I said right. Let's do it in C for Clam...Iet's do it in B... For boy that's a big clam... Iet' s do it in G for Gee, I hope that big clam don't see me. Let's do it in F... For …he sees me. Let's do it back in A...for a clam is coming. Better get this song done quick. The Story of Reuben Clamzo and His Strange Daughter in the Key of A.
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The Story Of Reuben Clamzo & His Strange Daughter
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SATIE SONGBOOK FOR STRINGS (A)
String Orchestra
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1392519 Composed by Erik Sati…
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1392519 Composed by Erik Satie. Arranged by Steven Paxton. 20th Century,Classical. 68 pages. Creative Spirit #976038. Published by Creative Spirit (A0.1392519). Although Erik Satie is now best known for his sometimes quirky and sometimes sublime solo piano works, he also wrote dozens of songs. This collection includes two of his popular songs widely performed in early 20th century Parisian cabarets, along with three miniatures, and four songs that draw on both the serious, avant-garde style of the time, as well as the popular music styles of the cabarets. More Satie transcriptions are available from Creative Spirit Music Publisher.DURATION: about 15 minutes as a complete set (may be performed individually or in various groupings).
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Creative Spirit
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Beethoven's Wig - Midnight Snack (Music: Habanera, Bizet)
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.928580 Composed by Richard Perlmutter,…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.928580 Composed by Richard Perlmutter, Bizet. Arranged by Clifton J. Noble Jr. Children,Contemporary,Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards. Score. 6 pages. Beethoven's Wig, Inc. #6385115. Published by Beethoven's Wig, Inc. (A0.928580). Inspired and wildly imaginative, Beethoven's Wig songs are zany, stick-in-your-head lyrics set to masterpieces by great composers. The lyrics are filled with fact and fancy about the composers and their music opening a door to serious music that's fun. Each piece is carefully arranged for piano so that it’s fun to play and sing along!PRAISE FOR BEETHOVEN'S WIGClassical music was never supposed to be this much fun. Was it?- Baltimore Sun Instrumental music tends not to charm children...and a classical piece like Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Not a good bet. But what if that work had words? - New York TimesThe songs are funny... The lyrics are hummable mnemonics, each imparting information about the work or the composer.- Washington PostAn irreverent, witty approach to music appreciation... a laugh out loud that pretty much guarantees listeners will forevermore recognize the classics.-Los Angeles TimesABOUT BEETHOVEN'S WIGBeethoven's Wig is the creation of Richard Perlmutter, who is the lyricist, lead singer and producer of the group's five albums. Beethoven's Wig has toured North America and performed at arts centers and with symphony orchestras. The group's recordings have won 50 awards including including four GRAMMY Nominations. They have also won Parent's Choice Awards, Teacher's Choice Awards and been designated as Notable Recordings by the American Library Association.CONTENTS This piano/vocal sheet music contains lyrics set to a piano arrangement of the music for Habanera from Carmen by Bizet. The piano arrangement is by Clifton J Noble Jr. The lyrics are by Richard Perlmutter.
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Beethoven's Wig _ Bull In A China Shop (Music: Toreador Song, Bizet)
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928579 Composed by Richard P…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928579 Composed by Richard Perlmutter, Bizet. Arranged by Clifton J. Noble Jr. Children,Contemporary,Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards. Score. 4 pages. Beethoven's Wig, Inc. #6385107. Published by Beethoven's Wig, Inc. (A0.928579). Inspired and wildly imaginative, Beethoven's Wig songs are zany, stick-in-your-head lyrics set to masterpieces by great composers. The lyrics are filled with fact and fancy about the composers and their music opening a door to serious music that's fun. Each piece is carefully arranged for piano so that it’s fun to play and sing along!PRAISE FOR BEETHOVEN'S WIGClassical music was never supposed to be this much fun. Was it?- Baltimore Sun Instrumental music tends not to charm children...and a classical piece like Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Not a good bet. But what if that work had words? - New York TimesThe songs are funny... The lyrics are hummable mnemonics, each imparting information about the work or the composer.- Washington PostAn irreverent, witty approach to music appreciation... a laugh out loud that pretty much guarantees listeners will forevermore recognize the classics.-Los Angeles TimesABOUT BEETHOVEN'S WIGBeethoven's Wig is the creation of Richard Perlmutter, who is the lyricist, lead singer and producer of the group's five albums. Beethoven's Wig has toured North America and performed at arts centers and with symphony orchestras. The group's recordings have won 50 awards including including four GRAMMY Nominations. They have also won Parent's Choice Awards, Teacher's Choice Awards and been designated as Notable Recordings by the American Library Association.CONTENTS This piano/vocal sheet music contains lyrics set to a piano arrangement of the music for Habanera from Carmen by Bizet. The piano arrangement is by Clifton J Noble Jr. The lyrics are by Richard Perlmutter.
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Beethoven's Wig - La De Da Sonata (Music: Sonata In C, Mozart)
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928574 Composed by Richard P…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928574 Composed by Richard Perlmutter, Mozart. Children,Classical,Contemporary,Instructional,Standards. Score. 8 pages. Beethoven's Wig, Inc. #6385071. Published by Beethoven's Wig, Inc. (A0.928574). Inspired and wildly imaginative, Beethoven's Wig songs are zany, stick-in-your-head lyrics set to masterpieces by great composers. The lyrics are filled with fact and fancy about the composers and their music opening a door to serious music that's fun. Each piece is carefully arranged for piano so that it’s fun to play and sing along!PRAISE FOR BEETHOVEN'S WIGClassical music was never supposed to be this much fun. Was it?- Baltimore Sun Instrumental music tends not to charm children...and a classical piece like Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Not a good bet. But what if that work had words? - New York TimesThe songs are funny... The lyrics are hummable mnemonics, each imparting information about the work or the composer.- Washington PostAn irreverent, witty approach to music appreciation... a laugh out loud that pretty much guarantees listeners will forevermore recognize the classics.-Los Angeles TimesABOUT BEETHOVEN'S WIGBeethoven's Wig is the creation of Richard Perlmutter, who is the lyricist, lead singer and producer of the group's five albums. Beethoven's Wig has toured North America and performed at arts centers and with symphony orchestras. The group's recordings have won 50 awards including including four GRAMMY Nominations. They have also won Parent's Choice Awards, Teacher's Choice Awards and been designated as Notable Recordings by the American Library Association.CONTENTS This piano/vocal sheet music contains lyrics set to the music for Sonata in C as originally composed by Mozart. The lyrics are by Richard Perlmutter.
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Beethoven's Wig - Sing Verdi Very Loud (Music: La donna é mobile, Verdi)
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928578 Composed by Richard P…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928578 Composed by Richard Perlmutter, Verdi. Arranged by Clifton J. Noble Jr. Children,Contemporary,Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards. Score. 5 pages. Beethoven's Wig, Inc. #6385099. Published by Beethoven's Wig, Inc. (A0.928578). Inspired and wildly imaginative, Beethoven's Wig songs are zany, stick-in-your-head lyrics set to masterpieces by great composers. The lyrics are filled with fact and fancy about the composers and their music opening a door to serious music that's fun. Each piece is carefully arranged for piano so that it’s fun to play and sing along!PRAISE FOR BEETHOVEN'S WIGClassical music was never supposed to be this much fun. Was it?- Baltimore Sun Instrumental music tends not to charm children...and a classical piece like Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Not a good bet. But what if that work had words? - New York TimesThe songs are funny... The lyrics are hummable mnemonics, each imparting information about the work or the composer.- Washington PostAn irreverent, witty approach to music appreciation... a laugh out loud that pretty much guarantees listeners will forevermore recognize the classics.-Los Angeles TimesABOUT BEETHOVEN'S WIGBeethoven's Wig is the creation of Richard Perlmutter, who is the lyricist, lead singer and producer of the group's five albums. Beethoven's Wig has toured North America and performed at arts centers and with symphony orchestras. The group's recordings have won 50 awards including including four GRAMMY Nominations. They have also won Parent's Choice Awards, Teacher's Choice Awards and been designated as Notable Recordings by the American Library Association.CONTENTS This piano/vocal sheet music contains lyrics set to a piano arrangement of the music for La donna é mobile from Rigoletto by Verdi. The piano arrangement is by Clifton J Noble Jr. The lyrics are by Richard Perlmutter.
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Beethoven's Wig - Beep Beep Beep (Music: Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven)
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928575 Composed by Richard P…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928575 Composed by Richard Perlmutter, Beethoven. Children,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Score. 7 pages. Beethoven's Wig, Inc. #6385087. Published by Beethoven's Wig, Inc. (A0.928575). Inspired and wildly imaginative, Beethoven's Wig songs are zany, stick-in-your-head lyrics set to masterpieces by great composers. The lyrics are filled with fact and fancy about the composers and their music opening a door to serious music that's fun. Each piece is carefully arranged for piano so that it’s fun to play and sing along!PRAISE FOR BEETHOVEN'S WIGClassical music was never supposed to be this much fun. Was it?- Baltimore Sun Instrumental music tends not to charm children...and a classical piece like Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Not a good bet. But what if that work had words? - New York TimesThe songs are funny... The lyrics are hummable mnemonics, each imparting information about the work or the composer.- Washington PostAn irreverent, witty approach to music appreciation... a laugh out loud that pretty much guarantees listeners will forevermore recognize the classics.-Los Angeles TimesABOUT BEETHOVEN'S WIGBeethoven's Wig is the creation of Richard Perlmutter, who is the lyricist, lead singer and producer of the group's five albums. Beethoven's Wig has toured North America and performed at arts centers and with symphony orchestras. The group's recordings have won 50 awards including including four GRAMMY Nominations. They have also won Parent's Choice Awards, Teacher's Choice Awards and been designated as Notable Recordings by the American Library Association.CONTENTS This piano/vocal sheet music contains lyrics set to the music for Moonlight Sonata as originally composed by Beethoven. The lyrics are by Richard Perlmutter.
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Beethoven's. Wig - A Piano Is Stuck In The Door (Music: The Entertainer, Joplin)
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928573 Composed by Richard P…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928573 Composed by Richard Perlmutter, Scott Joplin. Children,Contemporary,Instructional,Standards. Score. 6 pages. Beethoven's Wig, Inc. #6385081. Published by Beethoven's Wig, Inc. (A0.928573). Inspired and wildly imaginative, Beethoven's Wig songs are zany, stick-in-your-head lyrics set to masterpieces by great composers. The lyrics are filled with fact and fancy about the composers and their music opening a door to serious music that's fun. Each piece is carefully arranged for piano so that it’s fun to play and sing along!PRAISE FOR BEETHOVEN'S WIGClassical music was never supposed to be this much fun. Was it?- Baltimore Sun Instrumental music tends not to charm children...and a classical piece like Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Not a good bet. But what if that work had words? - New York TimesThe songs are funny... The lyrics are hummable mnemonics, each imparting information about the work or the composer.- Washington PostAn irreverent, witty approach to music appreciation... a laugh out loud that pretty much guarantees listeners will forevermore recognize the classics.-Los Angeles TimesABOUT BEETHOVEN'S WIGBeethoven's Wig is the creation of Richard Perlmutter, who is the lyricist, lead singer and producer of the group's five albums. Beethoven's Wig has toured North America and performed at arts centers and with symphony orchestras. The group's recordings have won 50 awards including including four GRAMMY Nominations. They have also won Parent's Choice Awards, Teacher's Choice Awards and been designated as Notable Recordings by the American Library Association.CONTENTS This piano/vocal sheet music contains lyrics set to the music for The Entertainer as originally composed by Scott Joplin. The lyrics are by Richard Perlmutter.
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Minuet For My Pet (music: Minuet in G, Beethoven)
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928571 Composed by Richard P…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928571 Composed by Richard Perlmutter, Ludwig van Beethoven. Contemporary,Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards. Score. 4 pages. Beethoven's Wig, Inc. #6349651. Published by Beethoven's Wig, Inc. (A0.928571). Inspired and wildly imaginative, Minuet For My Pet contains zany, stick-in-your-head lyrics set to Minuet in G as originally written for piano by Beethoven. With lyric by Richard Perlmutter, it's an enchanting story of a dancing horse who does the minuet elegantly despite having two left feet! It's filled with fact and fancy and opens a door to serious music that's fun. GREAT FOR PIANO STUDENTS AND TEACHERSPiano teachers often tell their students they should sing the pieces they play to improve their performance. This forces students to interpret pieces lyrically. They become more aware how phrases rise and fall, where pauses should be taken for breaths, and what notes should be emphasized. The witty and delightful lyrics in this song provide an entertaining means to this end. It is fun to sing along with and makes practicing both educational and fun!PRAISE FOR BEETHOVEN'S WIGClassical music was never supposed to be this much fun. Was it?- Baltimore Sun Instrumental music tends not to charm children... and a classical piece. Not a good bet. But what if that work had words? - New York TimesThe songs are funny... The lyrics are hummable mnemonics, each imparting information about the work or the composer. - Washington PostAn irreverent, witty approach to music appreciation... a laugh out loud that pretty much guarantees listeners will forevermore recognize the classics.- Los Angeles TimesABOUT BEETHOVEN'S WIGBeethoven's Wig is the creation of Richard Perlmutter, who is the lyricist, lead singer and producer of the group's five albums. Beethoven's Wig has toured North America and performed at arts centers and with symphony orchestras. The group's recordings have won 50 awards including four GRAMMY Nominations. They have also won Parent's Choice Awards, Teacher's Choice Awards and been designated as Notable Recordings by the American Library Association.
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Minuet For My Pet
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Beethoven's Wig, Inc.
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Beethoven's Wig - "Just For Elise" (music: Fur Elise, Beethoven)
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928568 Composed by Richard P…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928568 Composed by Richard Perlmutter, Ludwig van Beethoven. Contemporary,Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards. Score. 6 pages. Beethoven's Wig, Inc. #6347423. Published by Beethoven's Wig, Inc. (A0.928568). Inspired and wildly imaginative, Beethoven's Wig - Just For Elise contains zany, stick-in-your-head lyrics set to Fur Elise as originally composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. With lyrics written by Richard Perlmutter, this Beethoven's Wig classic is all about Elise, Maurice from Greece, his valise, and the Justice of the Peace. It's filled with fact and fancy about the composer and his famous piece opening a door to serious music that's fun. GREAT FOR PIANO STUDENTS AND TEACHERSPiano teachers often tell their students they should sing the instrumental pieces they play to improve their performance. This forces students to interpret pieces lyrically. They become more aware how phrases rise and fall, where pauses should be taken for breaths, and what notes should be emphasized. The witty and delightful lyrics set Fur Elise are an entertaining means to that end, and they make practicing both educational and fun! PRAISE FOR BEETHOVEN'S WIGClassical music was never supposed to be this much fun. Was it?- Baltimore Sun Instrumental music tends not to charm children...and a classical piece like Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Not a good bet. But what if that work had words? - New York TimesThe songs are funny... The lyrics are hummable mnemonics, each imparting information about the work or the composer.- Washington PostAn irreverent, witty approach to music appreciation... a laugh out loud that pretty much guarantees listeners will forevermore recognize the classics.-Los Angeles TimesABOUT BEETHOVEN'S WIGBeethoven's Wig is the creation of Richard Perlmutter, who is the lyricist, lead singer and producer of the group's five albums. Beethoven's Wig has toured North America and performed at arts centers and with symphony orchestras. The group's recordings have won 50 awards including including four GRAMMY Nominations. They have also won Parent's Choice Awards, Teacher's Choice Awards and been designated as Notable Recordings by the American Library Association. CONTENTS This sheet music contains the piano music as originally written for Beethoven's masterpiece Fur Elise with sing along lyrics by Richard Perlmutter.
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Beethovens Wig Sing Along Piano Classics
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928572 Composed by Beethoven…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928572 Composed by Beethoven's Wig, Richard Perlmutter. Children,Classical,Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards. Score. 65 pages. Beethoven's Wig, Inc. #6384013. Published by Beethoven's Wig, Inc. (A0.928572). Inspired and wildly imaginative, Beethoven's Wig Sing Along Piano Classics are zany, stick-in-your-head lyrics set to masterpieces by great composers. The lyrics are filled with fact and fancy about the composers and their music opening a door to serious music that's fun. It’s fun to play and sing along! The music for each piano piece is presented as it was originally written by the composer. As a bonus, there is an appendix with pieces transposed into the keys used on Beethoven’s Wig recordings. This allows pianists to play and sing along with the recorded tracks.GREAT FOR PIANO STUDENTS AND TEACHERSPiano teachers often tell their students they should sing the instrumental pieces they play to improve their performance. This helps students to interpret pieces lyrically. The witty and delightful lyrics in this collection are an entertaining means to that end. They are great to sing along with when playing, and are educational and fun!PRAISE FOR BEETHOVEN'S WIGClassical music was never supposed to be this much fun. Was it?- Baltimore Sun Instrumental music tends not to charm children...and a classical piece like Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Not a good bet. But what if that work had words? - New York TimesThe songs are funny... The lyrics are hummable mnemonics, each imparting information about the work or the composer.- Washington PostAn irreverent, witty approach to music appreciation... a laugh out loud that pretty much guarantees listeners will forevermore recognize the classics.-Los Angeles TimesABOUT BEETHOVEN'S WIGBeethoven's Wig is the creation of Richard Perlmutter, who is the lyricist, lead singer and producer of the group's five albums. Beethoven's Wig has toured North America and performed at arts centers and with symphony orchestras. The group's recordings have won 50 awards including including four GRAMMY Nominations. They have also won Parent's Choice Awards, Teacher's Choice Awards and been designated as Notable Recordings by the American Library Association. CONTENTS - MUSIC IN THE COMPOSER’S ORIGINAL KEYSBeep, Beep, Beep (Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven), Just For Elise (Für Elise, Beethoven), La De Da Sonata (Sonata in C, Mozart), A Piano Is Stuck In The Door (The Entertainer, Joplin), My Little Chicken (Chopsticks, de Lulli), Poor Uncle Joe (Funeral March, Chopin), A Fan of Chopin (Prelude Op. 28, No 7, Chopin), Mozart Makes Kids Smart (Alla Turca, Mozart), Minuet For My Pet (Minuet In G, Beethoven), Dvorak The Czechoslovak (Humoresque No. 7, Dvorak), Franz Liszt The Famous Pianist (Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, Liszt), I Can’t Sleep (Lullaby, Brahms), I Like Art (Promenade From Pictures At An Exhibition, Mussorgsky)APPENDIX - MUSIC IN THE KEYS ON BEETHOVEN’S WIG RECORDINGSJust For Elise - Key of Eb Minor (Für Elise, Beethoven), A Piano Is Stuck In The Door - Key of G (The Entertainer, Joplin), Minuet For My Pet - Key of D (Minuet In G, Beethoven), Dvorak The Czechoslovak - Key of Bb (Humoresque No. 7, Dvorak, Franz Liszt The Famous Pianist - Key of F (Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, Liszt)
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Beethoven's Wig Sing Along Symphonies
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928570 Composed by Beethoven…
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928570 Composed by Beethoven's Wig, Richard Perlmutter. Arranged by Clifton J. Noble Jr. Children,Classical,Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards. Score. 52 pages. Beethoven's Wig, Inc. #6383983. Published by Beethoven's Wig, Inc. (A0.928570). Inspired and wildly imaginative, Beethoven's Wig Sing Along Symphonies are zany, stick-in-your-head lyrics set to masterpieces by great composers. The lyrics are filled with fact and fancy about the composers and their music opening a door to serious music that's fun. Each piece is carefully arranged for piano so that it’s fun to play and sing along!GREAT FOR PIANO STUDENTS AND TEACHERSPiano teachers often tell their students they should sing the instrumental pieces they play to improve their performance. This helps students to interpret pieces lyrically. The witty and delightful lyrics in this collection are an entertaining means to that end. They are great to sing along with when playing, and are educational and fun!PRAISE FOR BEETHOVEN'S WIGClassical music was never supposed to be this much fun. Was it?- Baltimore Sun Instrumental music tends not to charm children...and a classical piece like Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Not a good bet. But what if that work had words? - New York TimesThe songs are funny... The lyrics are hummable mnemonics, each imparting information about the work or the composer.- Washington PostAn irreverent, witty approach to music appreciation... a laugh out loud that pretty much guarantees listeners will forevermore recognize the classics.-Los Angeles TimesABOUT BEETHOVEN'S WIGBeethoven's Wig is the creation of Richard Perlmutter, who is the lyricist, lead singer and producer of the group's five albums. Beethoven's Wig has toured North America and performed at arts centers and with symphony orchestras. The group's recordings have won 50 awards including including four GRAMMY Nominations. They have also won Parent's Choice Awards, Teacher's Choice Awards and been designated as Notable Recordings by the American Library Association. CONTENTS Beethoven’s Wig (5th Symphony, Beethoven), Sing Verdi Very Loud (La donna é mobile, Verdi), Drip Drip Drip (Pizzicato from Sylvia, Delibes), Bull In A China Shop (Toreador Song from Carmen, Bizet), Haydn’s Great Surprise (Surprise Symphony, Haydn), King and Queens of England (Trumpet Tune in D, Purcell), Stuck In The Saddle Again Light Cavalry Overture, von Suppé), Forever We’re Marching (Washington Post March, Sousa), Tchaikovsky’s Cannonball, Tchaikovsky), Midnight Snack (Habanera from Carmen, Bizet), Can You Can Can? (Can Can, Offenbach), Wow! What A Wedding Cake! (Wedding March, Mendelssohn
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Die rote Blume
Piano, Voice
Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1022048 Composed by Fredrik …
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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1022048 Composed by Fredrik Schwenk. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score. 51 pages. Fredrik Schwenk #6319871. Published by Fredrik Schwenk (A0.1022048). The nine songs after poems by Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) were commissioned by the Dutch mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn. Mahler was already planning a late Romantic cantata entitled Das klagende Lied shortly after beginning his studies at the Vienna Conservatory in 1878, for which he conceived a three-part cycle of poems for his own setting. When Mahler completed the score in October 1880, he was already at the beginning of a great conducting career. The quality of the poem could be debated, especially in view of the successful Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen from 1883 and 1884; and yet the ballad, inspired by a mixture of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and the poet Ludwig Bechstein, reflects almost the complete range of voices of Mahler's first great creative period, from the songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn to the Fourth Symphony. At the special request of mezzo-soprano Chrisianne Stotijn and pianist Joseph Breinl, the complete text of the plaintive song was newly set to music. A particular challenge of the new setting of Gustav Mahler's poems consisted for me above all in compromising the genial imperfection of the poetry with a compositional aesthetic that emphasizes precisely the unrhymed, edgy and clichéd as its own quality and does not seek to conceal it. In doing so, it seemed wise and prudent to me, not only for reasons of historical distance(ization), not to implement an intersubjective subjectability to the songs. The serious and ballad-like basic tone was to be preserved, the way in which the text was implemented stems from the idea of a thoroughly pluralistic and therefore stylistic tightrope walk, which in a kind of music about music reflects the relationship to one's own tradition and its changing values and thus repeats the phenomenon of Mahler per se in the context of the 21st century.
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Die rote Blume
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For the Fallen (Choral suite - SATB, Piano)
Choral SATB
Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1137248 Composed by John R…
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1137248 Composed by John Ross. Classical,Patriotic. Octavo. 12 pages. John Ross #737448. Published by John Ross (A0.1137248). “For the Fallen†was written for Bec Beall and her choir “Lux Alba†and was premiered by them in 2019 at St Matthew’s Church, Albury, NSW, Australia. The words of this choral suite were written by the English poet Laurence Binyon in 1914, immediately after the Battle of Mons, where the British Expeditionary Force suffered a serious loss, soon after the start of World War I. The fourth verse (“They shall not grow old as we that are left grow oldâ€) has become known as the “Ode of Remembranceâ€, regularly recited at memorial services. This suite uses the words of the Ode for the first movement, with echoes of the bugle call “The Last Postâ€. The second movement, “They went with songs to the battle†portrays the soldiers as young men in fine fettle, physically and mentally fit for what lies ahead of them. The third movement, “As the stars that shall be bright as we are dust†compares the war dead to stars and constellations. They move “in marches upon the heavenly plainâ€. Will Longstaff’s painting “Menin Gate at Midnight†(reproduced on the cover of this score) movingly illustrates this concept, with ghostly soldiers marching by the Menin Gate at Ypres, Belgium. The work concludes with an alternate setting of the opening movement “They shall not grow oldâ€. A version of this suite with organ accompaniment is also available on this website.
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For the Fallen (Choral suite - SATB, Organ)
Choral SATB
Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1137245 Composed by John R…
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Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1137245 Composed by John Ross. Classical,Patriotic. Octavo. 12 pages. John Ross #737445. Published by John Ross (A0.1137245). “For the Fallen†was written for Bec Beall and her choir “Lux Alba†and was premiered by them in 2019 at St Matthew’s Church, Albury, NSW, Australia. The words of this choral suite were written by the English poet Laurence Binyon in 1914, immediately after the Battle of Mons, where the British Expeditionary Force suffered a serious loss, soon after the start of World War I. The fourth verse (“They shall not grow old as we that are left grow oldâ€) has become known as the “Ode of Remembranceâ€, regularly recited at memorial services. This suite uses the words of the Ode for the first movement, with echoes of the bugle call “The Last Postâ€. The second movement, “They went with songs to the battle†portrays the soldiers as young men in fine fettle, physically and mentally fit for what lies ahead of them. The third movement, “As the stars that shall be bright as we are dust†compares the war dead to stars and constellations. They move “in marches upon the heavenly plainâ€. Will Longstaff’s painting “Menin Gate at Midnight†(reproduced on the cover of this score) movingly illustrates this concept, with ghostly soldiers marching by the Menin Gate at Ypres, Belgium. The work concludes with an alternate setting of the opening movement “They shall not grow oldâ€. A version of this suite with piano accompaniment is also available on this website.
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À Monsieur Debussy (Downloadable)
Piano, Voice
Soprano ou Ténor et piano - Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8897-4E Composed b…
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Soprano ou Ténor et piano - Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8897-4E Composed by Craig Bohmler. 3 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8897-4E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8897-4E). UPC: 600313488979. French.A set of four short art songs, in French, whose texts come from the back of a cereal box. Seriously, if that wasn't fun enough, each movement is in the style of a French composer: Fauré, Ravel, Poulenc, and Debussy. Bohmler's considerable acumen brings a classical yet theatrical flair to this work.
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United States of America National Anthem for Symphony Orchestra (KT Olympic Anthem Series)
Orchestra
Full Orchestra - Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by John Stafford Smith (30 …
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Full Orchestra - Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by John Stafford Smith (30 March 1750 – 21 September 1836). Arranged by Keith Terrett. 20th Century, European, Patriotic. Score, Set of Parts. 28 pages. Published by Music for all Occasions
The national anthem of the USA arranged for full orchestra. There are also versions for Brass Quintet & String Orchestra in my stores.<br> <br> <br> "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the Defence of Fort M'Henry, a poem written on September 14, 1814, by the then 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the large U.S. flag, with 15 stars and 15 stripes, known as the Star-Spangled Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the U.S. victory.<br> <br> The poem was set to the tune of a popular British song written by John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society, a men's social club in London. "To Anacreon in Heaven" (or "The Anacreontic Song"), with various lyrics, was already popular in the United States. Set to Key's poem and renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner", it soon became a well-known U.S. patriotic song. With a range of 19 semitones, it is known for being very difficult to sing. Although the poem has four stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today.<br> <br> "The Star-Spangled Banner" was recognized for official use by the United States Navy in 1889, and by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1508, codified at 36 U.S.C. § 301), which was signed by President Herbert Hoover.<br> <br> Before 1931, other songs served as the hymns of U.S. officialdom. "Hail, Columbia" served this purpose at official functions for most of the 19th century. "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", whose melody is identical to "God Save the Queen", the United Kingdom's national anthem, also served as a de facto national anthem. Following the War of 1812 and subsequent U.S. wars, other songs emerged to compete for popularity at public events, among them "America the Beautiful", which itself was being considered before 1931, as a candidate to become the national anthem of the United States.<br> <br> John Stafford Smith (30 March 1750 – 21 September 1836) was a British composer, church organist, and early musicologist. He was one of the first serious collectors of manuscripts of works by Johann Sebastian Bach.<br> <br> Stafford Smith is best known for writing the music for "The Anacreontic Song", which became the tune for the US patriotic song "The Star-Spangled Banner" following the War of 1812, and in 1931 was adopted as the national anthem of the United States.<br> <br> Love anthems, then join me on twitter, instagram, facebook & soundcloud for updates.
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The Banjoist's Budget
Banjo
Banjo - Intermediate-Advanced - Digital Download Tunes. Book and online audio. 68 pag…
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Banjo - Intermediate-Advanced - Digital Download Tunes. Book and online audio. 68 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30824MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music
ISBN 9781513455723. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.<br> <br> This book contains the 50 late 19th century tunes in Albert Baurs 1883 anthology, The Banjoists Budget. The collection has roots in four main sources: minstrel songs, Irish popular and folk traditions, clog dancing tunes, and Gilbert and Sullivan favorites- all expertly played by Rob MacKillop on the accompanying online audio recording. The music is clearly typeset in standard notation and tablature for the 5-string banjo in Baurs original eAEG#B tuning; observing the tablature, however, this music can be played in modern-day concert C tuning, gCGBD. While Baur provided no technique instructions, the music can be played in the old minstrel stroke technique, the modern melodic clawhammer style, or fingerstyle. By contrast, MacKillop provides ample performance notes and a few tips within the notation. These melodies constitute an authentic audio window to a past century, when the five-string banjo was a classical instrument studied and played by serious students and expert musicians who read standard notation rather than tablature. In any case, here they are in notation and modern banjo tablature, together with a delightful online recording. Includes access to online audio.
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Banjo
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