Choralkantate. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. 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 based on well-known c…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Now your band can boldly go where no band has gone before, and bring the “final frontier” to your concert band stage! Here’s James L. Hosay’s imaginative new tone poem SPACE PROBE. Since the 1970's, NASA has been launching long-range, solar-powered probes into space. Over the past 30 years, the Voyager, Pioneer, and Galileo series’ probes have sent back incredible photographs. …

Will Todd, born in 1970, is forging a strong reputation for himself as a composer who is equally at ease in opera, oratorio, church music and jazz. His style is instantly accessible and lastingly memorable. He spent his formative years steeped in both jazz and the English choral tradition so in his choral music he is able to juxtapose strong rhythmic drive and rich harmonies with exquisitely lyric…

A moving ballad in the Carl Strommen tradition. A memorable melody and a well-crafted text makes this a strong selection for any choir. Ideal for garduation and end-of-year concerts: ''Til we meet again, wherever we go, stand as one through the years with one voice and one heart.' SAB voicing is great for choirs with a limited number of men. / Choeur SAB

Par PINK FLOYD. This masterpiece has undoubtedly become one of the most influential albums from the 1970s to the present day. Groundbreaking sound effects and production techniques have made this a cult album among so many music lovers. Since its release in 1973 it has sold in excess of 34 million copies worldwide and holds the record for the longest consecutive time on the US billboard charts - a…

Par PART ARVO. 'I have developed a highly formalised compositional system, which I have been using to write my music for twenty years. Summa is the most strict and enigmatic work in this series', said Arvo Pärt in 1994. The neutral title itself embodies the essence of the content as the work is based on the text of the Latin Credo. The great simplicity of the piece masks its complexity. The underl…

Par PEGLER HEIDI / WEDGWOOD P.. Have you always wanted to be able to sing? Then this book is for you - because it's never too late! This all-in-one tutor book covers approximately two years of singing lessons, and includes essential music theory and technical skills for beginners. The learning process is broken down into bite-sized, manageable chunks with two CDs containing a wealth of music from …

Über Die Nicht- Und Flüchtigkeit Des Menschlichen Lebens. Kantate Zum 24. Sonntag Nach Trinitatis. Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. The 'Trauer-Actus' is probably the earliest work in the Grimma collection of Telemann cantatas. Its textual and musical structur, and to no a less extent the composer's as yet imperfect technical mastery of his craft indicate that this work dates from Telemann's apprentice…

Alfred is pleased to release 2000-2005 Best Rock Songs, the latest addition to Alfred's Best Songs series of books. Distinguished by genre, each book in Alfred's Best Song series provides the lyrics along with piano and chord arrangements for some of the most popular hit songs released during the first five years of the new millennium. Songs are listed alphabetically, making it easy to find the so…

In E-flat major Op.102. Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. The second half of the 19th century represented something of a ?Golden Age? of the violin sonata in France: influential violin sonatas such as those by Franck, Fauré and Saint-Saëns were among the successful works of this genre, inspiring many further compositions. Saint-Saëns? Violin Sonata No.2 was written in 1896 during a stay of several months b…