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- James McMorrow

By Turlough O Carolan ; Donal O'sullivan. For Harp. Irish, Folk, Celtic. 380 pages. Published by Ossian Publications.

SKU: GI.G-317174

Composed by John Williamson and Kenneth Neidig. Music Education. 112 pages. GIA Publications #317174. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-317174).

ISBN 9781574630930. UPC: 884088216153.

This book provides one huge room where everyone can gather to ask questions on the art of rehearsing and listen to answers from people who know. In his foreword, Frederick Fennell says, If you are a conductor, or are in training to be one, or are confused about how it's going, this book is all about you and me. It includes chapters by Frank Battisti, Eugene Corporon, James Croft, Donald R. Hunsberger, Jerry F. Junkin, Craig Kirchhoff, Allan McMurray, H. Robert Reynolds, James Smith, John Whitwell, and John E. Williamson. Click here for a YouTube video on Rehearsing The Band.

For voice and C instrument. Format: fakebook. With vocal melody, lyrics and chord names. Traditional pop and vocal standards. Series: Hal Leonard Fake Books. 424 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

SKU: HL.48021088

Composed by James Macmillan. Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books. 72 pages. Hal Leonard #M060117817. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.48021088).

UPC: 884088649074. 7.25x10.25x0.169 inches.

Britannia was written in 1994 as a celebration of a major force in our musical life, the British orchestra. The work fulfils a commission from British Telecommunications plc with the Association of British Orchestras as part of the BT Celebration Series, and provides all the major UK orchestras with a new concert overture for performance in the 1994/95 season. Britannia is a ten-minute orchestral fantasy based on patriotic themes. There is no programme of story as such but the tapestry ofpopular melodies and resonant allusions, given their new and unfamiliar contexts, may provoke some surprising scenarios in the mind of the listener, particularly at a time when petty chauvinism threatens to rear up once again throughout Europe. The piece grows outof a short sketch written earlier this year, Memoire Imperiale, which is based on a march tune by General Reid, an 18th century British army officer who established the music department at Edinburgh University. This theme and the imperial themes of Elgar andArne are thrown into a volatile concoction with other materials an Irish reel (which becomes a jig), a Cockney drinking song, other march tunes and a hazy Celtic modality. All the main ideas are presented in a quick and stark succession during the fast opening section. The slow middle part begins with aserene canon which is gradually undermined by military allusions on brass and percussion. This confrontation leads to the works climax followed by an unsettled coda. Britannia is dedicated to Libby MacNamara of the Association of British Orchestras.

By Patrick Steinbach. For Acoustic Instruments. Solos. AMA Verlag. Celtic/Irish. Level: Beginning-Intermediate. Book/CD Set. Size 9.x11.75. 180 pages. Published by AMA Verlag. ISBN 3899220234.

By Various. Piano/Vocal/Chords Songbook (Arrangements for piano and voice with guitar chords). Softcover. Size 9x12 inches. 322 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

By Richard Voss. For Recorder (Alto). Solos. Celtic/Irish. Level: Beginning-Intermediate. Book. Size 8.5x11. 33 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

By Amy Appleby. For Piano and Voice, with Guitar chord symbols. Irish, Folk, Celtic. Level: Intermediate to Advanced. Sheet Music. Published by Wise Publications.