Star of the East dramatically relates the ancient journey of the wise men to our own journeys of faith. Just as the wise men laid their gifts at the feet of Jesus and worshipped Him so now in the Advent of Christ's return do weanticipate the day when we shall lay our gifts at the feet of Christ. Commissioned for the 20th annual Community Christmas Festival in Corry Pennsylvania this majestic …

John Fahey transformed the world of the acoustic flat-top steel-string Guitar by bringing it to the concert stage as a respected solo instrument. Blind Joe Death: Volume 1 looks at theimportant people and genres that shaped him as a composer. This volume focuses on Side 1 of the original 1967 Blind Joe Death LP a collection of mostly traditional music that was adapted for solo Guitar. HintsofHin…

The Real Book – Volume I – Sixth Edition F Instruments Real Book Series SoftcoverThe Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed, without any regard to copyright law, or royalties paid to the composers who created …

This work was commissioned by Pembroke College Cambridge to celebrate the 600th anniversary of' their foundation. It was first performed at St. John's Smith Square London on the 18th of March 1998 by Emma Johnson and theVanbrugh Quartet.My idea in writing this piece was to depict a journey. The title comes from a poem of that name by W.H. Auden. I have used one or two simple musical ideas and tr…

Essential Repertoire for Piano. Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon, selected and graded by leading educationalists. Drawn from ABRSM's extensive back catalogue, each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist's repertoire. From Bach to Beethoven, Scarlatti to Schumann, this series includes an abundance of much-lov…

Essential Repertoire for Piano-Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon selected and graded by leading educationalists. Drawn from ABRSMâ''s extensive back catalogue each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianistâ''s repertoire. From Bach to Beethoven Scarlatti to Schumann this series includes an abundance of much-…

A Musical Journey Along the Oregon Trail-In 1804 the United States under the leadership of President Thomas Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to travel explore and chart the new territories of the Louisiana Purchase. These brave men and theircompanions York Charbonneau Sacajawea along with their trusty dog Scannon traveled up the Missouri River over the Rocky Mo…

MEDIA : BOOK AUTHOR : TOMMY EMMANUEL LEVEL : INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED DATE PUBLISHED : 8/25/2009 DESCRIPTION : THE MYSTERY, TOMMY EMMANUEL'S SIXTH US ALBUM, WAS INSPIRED BY EMMANUEL'S TRAVELS EACH OF THE ALBUM'S COMPOSITIONS IS A MUSICAL SNAPSHOT OR SOJOURN - A JOURNEY THAT BRINGS US TOGETHER WITH PLACES AND PEOPLE - A JOURNEY INTO SELF DISCOVERY. THIS TRANSCRIPTION BOOK SHOWS ALL TWELVE TUNES ON…

The Mystery Tommy Emmanuel's sixth US album was inspired by Emmanuel's travels; each of the album's compositions is a musical snapshot or sojourn - a journey that brings us together with places and people - a journey into selfdiscovery.This transcription book shows all twelve tunes on the CD note-for-note in standard notation and tablature. Also included are detailed performance notes of each tu…

Singing The Faith expresses the central beliefs of the Methodist Church with its distinctive musical inheritance famously expressing its theology through singing. Singing The Faith is commended to congregations as their core worship resource.A large proportion of the books 830+ items are 20th and 21st century compositions offering congregations a feast of musical choices spanning centuries and c…

Hip hop is cool but what exactly do these producers do? David Bortnick and Daniel Goldsmith from Nobody's Own reveal the inner secrets of the 'Mini Mo' in this action-packed tutorial on the MM6. The MM6 is an incredibleinstrument offering 'Motif' style sounds and features at a crazy price. Although it's not difficult to operate there are still many features and capabilities that are not 'obvious …

A Christmas Musical for Children-Take the journey – then and now – to Bethlehem. This 25-minute musical is a perfect way to showcase younger children who can portray Biblical characters in rhyming dialog while older youth share the significance ofthe journey to the manger as it relates to today. The easy-to-learn songs add to the telling of this meaningful story.Available separately:…

A Musical Journey of Friendship and Adventure-Once upon a time there lived a bear with many friends but he was restless. Surely there is more to life than eating honey and berries and sleeping the winter away! It's time to expand my horizons he thought. So one day Da Beardeclares ?this is the day? and begins his journey up the mountain in search of adventure and - ?to see what he could see ? o…

Par VAN NUETEN GUY. Contact by Guy Van Nueten originated from the feeling of being abandoned, such as a person who treks through a barren desert following a great disaster and asks himself if there's any point in carrying on when every day brings just more of the same - still more desert. I suspect that each of us has such a desert within himself, but that it depends on circumstances whether or no…

Gates is the second section from the ballet MAA scored for Chamber group tape and live electronics. Written in 1991 commissioned by the Finnish National Opera this work beautifully demonstrates the poeticism of Saariaho's music with a sensuous calm that permeates throughout. MAA translates from Finnish into world earth or country. It is a complimentary title as the ballet does not have a plot…