Weihnachtskantate. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX / LUTHER MARTIN. During Mendelssohns years of study with Zelter, the arrangement of chorales already played an important role, and he continued to be occupied with the protestant chorale throughout his symphonic and oratorical work. The break Bach’s works in connection with the reperformance of the St. Matthew Passion led to a series of cantatas b…

Score. Par VINE CARL. Commissioned by the Canberra Symphony Orchestra in 1996, Carl Vine's Concerto for Oboe is permeated with energetic rhythms and brilliant, snaking arabesques for the soloist. An ear-catching 16-minute showcase, it enjoys two commercial recordings to date./ Répertoire / Hautbois et Orchestre

A tremendously fun arrangement of a South African greeting song that exclaims, 'Bless you in the name of the father!? The use of a soloist and Percussion brings this setting to life. A perfect closer for your concert, festival or honour choir! / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Percussions

Par RENTZSCH FRIEDHELM. The Organ Concerto was premiered in the Kartäuserkirche, Köln in 1985. It received repeat performances in the Dresdner Diakonissenhauskirche and also with the Dresdner Philharmonie unter the direction of Jörg-Peter Weigle with Friedrich Kircheis as soloist. The three-movement concerto is designed so that the seven parts of the string section can also be played solistically …

Balafon, the first of Christian Lauba's Neuf Etudes for Saxophone, is an 'African song? that uses the ancient technique of circular breathing. This soloist work - splendidly performed in the album 'Hard? by Richard Ducros, one of the greatest interpreters of Lauba's works for saxophone - was expanded and transformed, with the composer's approval, by saxophonist Philippe Geiss into a piece for Saxo…

Arr. Naohiro Iwai. Par LAI FRANCIS. Possibly the greatest and best-known movie Love theme of all time, the theme from ‘Love Story’ (subtitled ‘Where Do I Begin’) has become an absolute timeless classic of cinema. Naohiro Iwai has taken this melody and crafted a Jazz harmonic ballad edition featuring many of your band soloists. A definite must for all Film music concerts or for any occasion where r…

A collection of popular movie songs arranged to be played by either full band or by individual soloists with optional accompaniment CD or tape. Each arrangement is correlated with a specific page in the Essential Elements Band Method Books. Includes: Forrest Gump - Main Title, The John Dunbar Theme, Theme from 'Jurassic Park,? Raiders March, Chariots of Fire, Apollo 13, Somewhere Out There, Man fr…

Par HARRIS PAUL / JOHNSON E.. Concert Repertoire for Clarinet combines imaginative arrangements with original pieces, all carefully selected and written for the Grade 4-7 player. From George Gershwin's jazz classic I Got Rhythm and Alec Templeton's Bach Goes To Town to Arnold, Reger, Puccini, Mozart and Penderecki, the pieces are guaranteed to give variety to your playing and to be a real hit on t…

James Adler's Memento Mori: An AIDS Requiem is an oratorio for soloists, men's chorus, and orchestra. It is dedicated to those who have succumbed to AIDS. A 75-minute work in nine movements, Memento Mori combines traditional English, Hebrew, and Latin texts with original prose and poetry by Quentin Crisp, Philip Justin Smith, Denise Stokes, and Bill Weaver. Memento Mori was commissioned by the Atl…

Conductor. Par . A collection of popular movie songs arranged to be played by either full band or by individual soloists with optional accompaniment CD or tape. Each arrangement is correlated with a specific page in the Essential Elements Band Method Books. Includes: Forrest Gump - Main Title, The John Dunbar Theme, Theme from Jurassic Park, Raiders March, Chariots of Fire, Apollo 13, Somewhere Ou…