Par CURNOW JAMES. What an excellent way to lift your beginning band up to a higher level of musicianship! This outstanding new work for the beginning band is perfect for that first festival experience or for any concert venue. With accents, staccato, and lots of dynamic and stylistic contrasts there is much to teach in this piece, and yet it remains accessible to the last exciting note. Be sure to…

Grades 1 - 5. Par LCM. This is the first of two books covering the timpani grades for the popular London College of Music and Media percussion exams. Two pieces and a study are included for each grade, and there are examples of sight-reading tests and sample viva voce questions. The LCM requirements, unlike those for other examinations syllabuses, replace scales and rudiments with tuning tests, an…

Written in a G tonality with an abundance of accidentals, this elementary piece also includes mixed articulations. The rhythm is a challenge, and there are several hand position changes. The boogie sound creates a fun showpiece. / Piano

Par DVORAK ANTONIN. The profound impression it makes on us is due in part to the sequence of variations on a death motif that seems to have been borrowed from the beginning of the second Kyrie from Bach's Mass in B minor. Written in 1890, it was commissioned by the publisher Novello for the Birmingham Music Festival and premiered there under the direction of the composer on 9 October 1891. For thi…

Par COURT DOUGLAS. With stately majesty your band transports the audience back to medieval days. The music fires the imagination, which is a real asset when directing young bands. Careful doubling of important parts makes sure MARCH OF THE NOBLES will be accessible to bands with sketchy instrumentation as well as complete ensembles. And, there are enough accidentals to keep the musicians’ skills m…

Horn, Paul (Arr.) - Mh 254. Par HAYDN JOHANN MICHAEL. Just by reason of its scoring the Missa Sancti Hieronymi occupies a special place not only among the settings of the Mass by Haydn, but also in the repertoire of church music at the Royal Court of Salzburg. Other than the Hieronymus Mass and the Proprium motet Timete Dominum MH 256, which is connected with it, there are no additional surviving …

A Musical Revue Celebrating the Importance of Music in Our Lives. Par JACOBSON JOHN / BRINCKMEYER LYNN. Who are the very best advocates for your school's music programs? The kids! Advocacy is a continuous process of diligent education to bring awareness about the benefits of music learning to the general public. And, kids can expertly share the joy of music making and learning in a variety of diff…

The King's Singers The Library vol. 3. Par FLEETWOOD MAC. This two-choir arrangement of the Fleetwood Mac hit was created for the large-scale cover featuring the six members of the King's Singers and several thousand members of the ?Stay At Home Choir.? Along with a beautiful and complete arrangement for the King's Singers, there is a full choir along with an Ossia treble part for a mixed ensemble…

Merry Christmas Everyone presents three all-time festive classics, arranged by the ever-inventive Gwyn Arch. There's something for everyone here: a jolly rendition of Merry Christmas Everyone, the beautiful, poignant When A Child Is Born, and the smoochy classic Last Christmas. Arranged for upper voices with piano accompaniment. The Choral Programme Series is now a well-established programming to…

This beginner's guide for anyone learning to play the Cajon takes you through the basics of the instrument and its techniques with dozens of exercises and over 30 grooves from many genres including rock, Latin, blues, jazz, flamenco, funk, and more. There are also more advanced techniques in the final chapter that include how to change the pitch with your foot, playing with brushes, and playing ro…

Par JOHNSON TIMOTHY. The pure excitement of space exploration and discovery are proclaimed in the moving work for young band. We follow the progress of the astronauts from their launch, through a tranquil space walk, and back into our atmosphere for a dramatic ending, stopping for a brief saxophone solo on the way. The tempo never lags, even in the contemplative portions of the piece, and there is…

This three-minute piece for string quartet unites the typical features of Elena Kats-Chernin's compositions: blues harmony, a motor-like rhythm driven by syncopes, bittersweet melodies and austere-poetic sonority. Silver Eucalypt was written in 2006 and recorded in 2012 by the Acacia Quartet on their CD 'Blue Silence' released by Vexations840. Now there is finally a printed edition which may be a …

Philip Kern skillfully weaves together two familiar spirituals, Ezekiel Saw The Wheel and There Is A Little Wheel A'Turning In My Heart, to create a choral gem. The voices sing each melody separately, then together. Features brief, optional solos, a rollicking piano accompaniment, and a short a cappella section. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Volume 3 is perfect for jazz ensemble directors looking for one book to keep their students engaged and progressing all year long, as well as any musician interested in Sher Music's series of world-famous fake books. At over 200 pages, THE REAL EASY BOOK - VOL.3 comes in C, Bb, Eb and bass clef versions. It features 5-10 tunes from each historical era of jazz: Trad Jazz, The Swing Era, Classic Beb…

C Edition. Par NIEHAUS. Intermediate level. These hip, swinging etudes in the swing/bop style are a great source for blues and bebop licks and fun to play! Lennie wrote these specifically to be played with the tracks from Jamey's Vol. 42 'Blues In All Keys. ' There is one complete solo (etude) for each of the 12 keys and 12 tracks. This book of solos is also great jazz sight reading material, sinc…