These well-known words seem endlessly fruitful for the composer and conjure up such lovely images which strike each of us in our own way. For me it was the beauty of the language with its flower imagery which made me want to set the words with richly warm harmony and to temper that with gently imitative refrains. The important element in approaching the performance of this carol is the blend and b…

Compiled by Joseph Canteloube this book is the first set from the series Chants D'Auvergne. It features three songs including the most famous one “Báïlèro”. This edition written for Voice and Piano contains lyrics in the local dialect “Occitan” with the French translation below. Some directives are given to obtain the correct pronunciation of the language. I. La Pasto…

for String Quartet op. 35a. Par SUK JOSEF. Josef Suk played second violin in the Bohemian String Quartet. Since 1914 the ensemble was obliged to perform the Austrian national anthem at the opening of every concert. Suk decided to supplement this obligatory piece with a work inspired by the ancient sacred Bohemian 'St. Wenceslas” hymn. The hymn's message - a plea for the well-being of the Czech peo…

Cheryl Frances-Hoad's Commuterland for Solo Piano. 'Commuterland was written directly after I had had to do a long commute every day for a week for a project I was working on. The frustration of rush hour and being caught behind crowds walking slowly through underground tunnels is expressed in this piece! At the same time I was listening to a lot of Bartok and the repetitive motivic cells and …

Jazz great Luther Henderson created a number of classic settings for the Canadian Brass and this is one of his best!Skillfully adapted by Michael Brown directly from the quintet version here is the clever pairing of When the Saints Go Marching In with The Hallelujah Chorus. This unique and entertaining production number is sure to be a showstopper!

Arr. Hirokazu Fukushima. Par JACKSON MICHAEL. Five years after the release of the monster album Thriller, which sold a record-breaking 105 million copies worldwide up to this date, this second single from the album Bad, released in 1987, also peaked at number one on the Billboard chart. This song was performed during Michael’s first solo world tour that started from Japan (Korakuen Stadium) in Sep…

This companion CD will assist harp players in learning the pieces in the 50 Christmas Carols for All Harps book. Since many will want to ?play along? as they learn Sylvia has recorded most of the pieces slowerthan they are usually played and as ?straight? as possible with little or no expression or rhythmic variations. Each piece has two arrangements: (A) an easy version and (B) one that is more…

Arranged for SSSAAATTTBBB the lyrics are from an anonymous writer of the fourteenth century and have been adapted by the composer.The composer says: 'Woefully arrayed is a supreme choral setting by William Cornysh Junior who died in 1523 of a text usually regarded as of anonymous composition though there have been some attributions to John Skelton. It is a thoughtful powerful meditation on C…

Of Scott Joplin James Scott and Joseph Lamb-The great ragtime pieces of the early 20th century were written mostly for Piano but many translate superbly for the Guitar and David Laibman will show you how.Here's a mystery: if the great ragtime pieces of the early 20th century were not written for Guitar and if they weren't player on the Guitar at all (until some of us started doing so half a ce…

The Easy to Play series has been so stupendouly successful and we are delighted to present another book in the series!Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor was the only concerto the composercompleted. It is one of his most popular works and among the most popular of all Piano concerti. The second Adagio movement is a lyrical movement in D-flat major which leads directly into the third last…

Piano. Composed by Bela Bartok (1881-1945). Edited by Laszlo Somfai. Sheet music. Henle Music Folios. Christmas, Classical. Softcover. G. Henle #HN1406. Published by G. Henle

Tragedie Opera (Drama heroique) in 3 Akten. Pariser Fassung 1774 (franzosisch/deutsch). Klavierauszug nach dem Urtext der Gluck-Gesamtausgabe. By Christoph Willibald von Gluck. Edited by Finscher, Ludwig;Sommer, Jurgen. For 2 Soprano solo, Tenor solo, Mixed Choir-Ball, 2 Flute, 2…

Composed by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987). Instrumental solo book for cello and piano accompaniment. With introductory text. G Minor. Composed 1948. 39 pages. Published by International Music Co.

(from 'Nocturnes'). By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). SATB. Peermusic Classical. Softcover. 12 pages. Peermusic #62128-122. Published by Peermusic

(A Comprehensive Curriculum for Use During Fundamentals Time). Composed by Scott Rush. For cello. Habits of a Successful Musician. Music Education - Method. Method book. 72 pages. Published by GIA Publications

Composed by Pepper Choplin. For SATB choir, piano. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

By Claude Debussy (1862-1918). Edited by Peter Jost. For Flute, Harp, Viola (Score and Parts). Henle Music Folios. 76 pages. G. Henle #HN1026. Published by G. Henle

Vocal Score. By Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, W.S. Gilbert. (score). Vocal Score. Size 7.5x10.7 inches. 200 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

Alto Saxophone (Alto Sax) - Difficulty: easy-medium to medium

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Play-Along Solos for Alto Saxophone. Composed by Various Artists. Instrumental Play-Along. Play Along. Softcover book and accompaniment CD. With standard notation. 23 pages. Hal Leonard #HL…

(A Comprehensive Curriculum for Use During Fundamentals Time). Composed by Scott Rush. For viola. Habits of a Successful Musician. Music Education - Method. Method book. 72 pages. Published by GIA Publications

By Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Edited by Jonathan Del Mar. Arranged by Martin Schelhaas. For Piano/Violin/Violoncello (Solo Piano/Solo Violin/Solo Violoncello/Flute/2 Oboes/2 Clarinets/2 Bassoons/2 Horns/2 Clarions/Timpani/2 Violins/Viola/Violoncello/Contrabass). This editi…