PARTITIONS GRATUITES : PIANO SEUL
- Two Swords

Score and Parts. By James Hosay. Curnow Concert Band Full Set. Book only. Published by Curnow Music.

(Grade 3 - Score Only). By James L Hosay. For Concert Band. Curnow Music Concert Band. Grade 3. 40 pages. Curnow Music #063102. Published by Curnow Music

SKU: LO.99-2057L

Remembering the Last Days of Christ. Composed by Mark Hayes. Choral, cantatas. Eastertide, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Sacred. Bulk performance CDs. Exaltation Publications #99/2057L. Published by Exaltation Publications (LO.99-2057L).

UPC: 000308113631.

This dramatic and moving cantata for Lent, Holy Week or Easter is comprised of eight choral pieces, each corresponding to the eight days in the life of Christ from Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday. Audra Parker's narration, easily performed by two people, summarizes the events of this final week. Mark Hayes's melodies and harmonies cover a full spectrum of color, dynamics and emotion. John Parker's lyrics are filled with pathos and joy, helping choir and congregation alike experience the passion story in a profound new way. Forsaken may be performed in concert style with piano, accompaniment CD or full orchestra. Performance time: approximately 35 minutes.

Choral SSAATTBB choir, Piano (for rehearsal)

SKU: PR.312419090

Composed by Stacy Garrop. 16 pages. Duration 5 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #312-41909. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.312419090).

ISBN 9781491135778. UPC: 680160687848. English, Hebrew.

In Stacy Garrop’s inspired hands, divisi mixed chorus provides a rich palette of texture and color. Her setting intermingles three versions of the Hebrew folk tune, taking artistic advantage of contrasts between solo and tutti, homophony and grand antiphony, divisi men and divisi women, and the gradual braiding and unbraiding of Hebrew and English texts. LO YISA GOY is the explicitly anti-war Scriptural text better-known in its English translation that begins, “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares... nation shall not lift up a sword against nation.”.
When Jonathan Miller asked me to write two pieces for Chicago a cappella, I knew right away that I wanted to choose two songs from my own past.The first piece, Hava Nagila, is a celebratory song full of joy. I wanted the second work to contrast the first, and to this end, I chose the somber text of Lo Yisa Goy, a prayer for peace. I remember singing this song as a young child in Hebrew school and synagogue, always in context (at least in my congregation) of praying for the state of Israel. I think we’re at a particular point in which people in a lot of different nations could use such a prayer. For this reason, you’ll hear the words in both Hebrew and English.In my research of previous versions of the melody, I discovered three variants for the tune, all of which I have incorporated into my piece.

Piano

SKU: BT.9781408192771

Composed by Karen Marshall. Get Set! Piano. Studies & Exercises. Book Only. 24 pages. Collins Music Publishing #9781408192771. Published by Collins Music Publishing (BT.9781408192771).

ISBN 9781408192771.

< strong>Get Set! Piano Pieces Book 1 is an exciting new collection of pieces by Heather Hammond and Karen Marshall, arranged and written specially for the twenty-first century child.

G et Set! PianoPieces Book 1 follows and supplements the tried and tested progression of Get Set! Piano Tutor Book 1. It includes favourites like Alice the camel, Little bird, Hot cross buns, We wish you a Merry Christmas andengaging new pieces from jigs to jazz featuring wriggly caterpillars and scary pirates. Many of the pieces have straightforward teacher duet parts to encourage ensemble playing from the start.

The book isattractivelylaid out and fully illustrated, with quizzes and crosswords to reinforce learning.

Choral TBB choir, piano

SKU: CF.CM9777

Composed by Matthew Emery. Duration 4 minutes, 8 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CM9777. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9777).

ISBN 9781491164488. UPC: 680160923380. Key: Bb major. English. Marjorie Pickthall.

Text: excerpt from Brading by Marjorie PickthallHere, where the legions parted; Here, where the shields were laid, Wild orchid, honey-hearted, Grows in the wind-swept shade.Here, where the soldiers rested; Here, where they set their spears, The little larks, brown-breasted, Fall down like falling tears.Here, where the swords came after; Here, where the ships went by,The sea-winds send their laughter Between the downs and the sky.Program note:Between the downs and the sky is a meditation on the text and the notion of here. Reflective and commemorative in nature, the poem speaks to themes of remembrance and our shared connections to humanity translated through the natural world. Pickthall pairs anthropomorphized images of nature against the impacts of human violence and strife.I am drawn to the location-less setting of “here”. We are left with a certain placeless-ness in the poem. “Here” could mean anywhere and everywhere; it could also mean right in front of us in this exact moment. “Here” is also a call to attention, here where we witness, where we notice, where we are called to. Here, where we love, where we mourn, where we hope to become whole.Musically, “here” is metamorphosed through various ostinati gestures as if to depict memory, reflections, echoes which reverberate long after the initial source, a heart beat, relentless waves pounding shores, etc. The work also juxtaposes extreme high and low registers particularly in the piano writing to capture the title image of the “here” found in-between the downs and the sky.The work moves in and out of unison, two part, and optional three part writing; from m. 45 to the end, the middle line baritone part is completely optional. The music functions the same with or without the inner voice part. This is done to aid in the accessibility of the work, to make the music as approachable and successful to groups of all abilities.

(80 Reproducible Music Puzzles). By Sue Albrecht Johnson. Book; CD; Classroom/Pre-School; General Music and Classroom Publications; Reproducible. 92 pages. Published by Alfred Music