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By Willie Nelson. Guitar Recorded Version. Softcover. Guitar tablature. 72 pages. Alfred Music Publishing #26481. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

SKU: GI.G-317206

A History of the Ithaca High School Band 1955-67. Composed by Bruce Musgrave and Frank Battisti. Music Education. 208 pages. GIA Publications #317206. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-317206).

ISBN 9781574631593. UPC: 884088530266.

This inspiring story provides an extraordinary model for band programs of today and tomorrow explaining how the most creative high school band program in America's history evolved and functioned daily, with glimpses of individuals involved including Frederick Fennell, Norman Dello Joio, Vincent Persichetti, William D. Revelli, Warren Benson, Richard Franko Goldman, Donald Sinta, Harvey Phillips, Doc Severinsen and Benny Goodman. Click here for a YouTube video on The Best We Can Be: A History of the Ithaca High School Band 1955-67.

Piccolo and piano

SKU: P2.10030

Composed by Todd Goodman. Solo music, 20th century. Published by Potenza Music (P2.10030).

Echos for piccolo and piano was commissioned by Torin Olsen for his performance in the piccolo performance competition of the 2006 National Flute Association convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Th e work begins with a soft and angelic prelude that develops through both extreme ranges of the piano and the low, lush beautiful resonance of the piccolo. At the end of the prelude, a rhythmic dance starts to pulse in the time 17/16 while much of the other material stays in 3/4 or 4/4. As the many rhythms play juxtaposed with each other, small two beat fanfares interrupt the energy, bringing the focus back to a single pulse. A joyous dance incorporating the previous fanfares, metered in 2/4 acts as the center of the work. As it winds down reminiscent echos of the prelude are heard as the music is unsure if it wants to fully recapitulate into the music of the beginning or continue to dance. It decides to do both, giving the opening material a dance like connotation. Echos is scored for piccolo and piano and lasts 4 minutes. Echos is the antithesis of a new concerto for piccolo and orchestra commissioned by the McKeesport Symphony Orchestra and music director Bruce Lauffer which was be premiered in May 2007.

Solo Parts Included: Piccolo.