Piano,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1091672 By Electric Light Orchestra. By Jeff Lynne. Arranged by Lawrence H Underwood. 20th Century,Film/TV,Pop,Rock. Score and part. 12 pages. Lawrence H Underwood #695826. Published by Lawrence H Underwood (A0.1091672). This classic track from the Electric Light Orchestra found a whole new audience when director James Gunn used it to great effect in the hit film “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2.� A favorite with audiences – both young and old – and now playable as an instrumental solo with piano accompaniment. Sure to be an audience – and performer – favorite! This arrangement from veteran performer and music educator Lawrence Underwood is available in versions for solo flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, bari sax, horn in F, trumpet, trombone, baritone/euphonium, tuba, mallet percussion, violin, viola, cello, or double bass (with piano accompaniment). Be sure to check out the other titles in this series!

Piano,Tuba - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792634 Composed by Alexander Borodin. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Romantic Period. Score and part. 12 pages. Gordon Cherry #5042825. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792634). The Petite Suite, published in 1885, is Borodin's major work for the Piano and originally comprised of seven movements.  Mr. Sauer's arrangement incorporates three of them: Intermezzo, Rêverie and Sérénade.  The Petite Suite was dedicated to the Belgian Countess Louise de Mercy-Argenteau, who was a supporter of Borodin and his music.  After Borodin's death in 1887, Glazunov orchestrated the Suite. The music has that Eastern flavor so indicative of Borodin's melodies, mysterious, lyrical and subtle.  Advanced performers will enjoy this work which has been so beautifully arranged by Mr. Sauer.

Piano,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792420 Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. 20th Century,Romantic Period,World. Score and part. 12 pages. Gordon Cherry #4821603. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792420). Fauré is well known for his lyricism and haunting harmonies. In a way, he was the father of French Impressionist music. The Sérénade, Opus 98 was originally written for the great 20th century Cellist, Pablo Casals. Mr. Ralph Sauer has kept the arrangement in the same key as the Cello. The work is playable by advanced performers. This arrangement is another example of Mr. Sauer’s excellent feel for the subtleties of the composer’s style.

Bass Trombone,Instrumental Solo,Piano,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.810900 Composed by Prokofiev, S. Arranged by Sauer, Ralph. 20th Century. Score and individual part. 31 pages. Gordon Cherry #3676421. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.810900). The Prokofiev Five Songs Without Words, Opus 35 were written in December 1920 during a tour of the USA. The musical format of songs without words is not unusual, as Mendelssohn composed a number of very beautiful ones for the Piano and of course Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise is one of the most famous works in the musical repertoire.The Five Songs Without Words were premiered in New York City in 1921 by the soprano Nina Koshetz. In 1925, while living in Paris the composer arranged the five brief songs for Violin and Piano. Their haunting, bittersweet and lyrical style is typical of Prokofiev and the advanced performer will find these wonderful miniatures totaling 12 minutes in length a perfect vehicle for a major work on a recital. Mr. Sauer has scored these songs beautifully for the Tuba or Bass Trombone and Piano.

Piano,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792286 Composed by Granados, Enrique. Arranged by Sauer, Ralph. 20th Century,Folk,Romantic Period,World. Score and part. 10 pages. Gordon Cherry #4803845. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792286). Granados was a Spanish composer whose music had the unique style of his homeland burned into his soul. He was also a very talented painter in the style of Goya. The Two Dances, 1. Oriental and 2. Fandango are taken from the 12 danzas españolas, volume I from 1890, for Piano.Mr. Sauer has brilliantly taken the solo Piano part and divided it between solo Tuba and Piano. Tubists will enjoy working on this style of Spanish Nationalist music of which there is none in the solo repertoire. The Two Dances are about 6 1/2 minutes in length and can be performed by advanced musicians.

Piano,Tuba - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792364 Composed by Beach, Amy. Arranged by Sauer, Ralph. 20th Century,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Score and part. 16 pages. Gordon Cherry #4819961. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792364). Amy Beach's Eskimos, Opus 64 composed in 1907 was written originally for Piano solo and is set in four descriptive vignettes: 1. Arctic Night 2. The Returning Hunter 3. Exiles 4. With Dog-Teams Beach used melodies from eleven Inuit songs she discovered from an early recording and set them to European harmonies. Mr. Sauer's arrangement of this unique music is playable by moderately advanced performers. The four movements total about 10 minutes of music in length.

Piano,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792516 Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. 20th Century,Romantic Period. Score and part. 4 pages. Gordon Cherry #4988473. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792516). Gabriel Fauré's Opus 7 is a grouping of three songs written between 1870 and 1878 and then published together almost 20 years later. The songs are: • Après une rêve (After a Dream) - Fauré’s most famous song, text by Romain Bussine • Hymne - also an ethereal love song, text by Charles Baudelaire • Barcarolle - a flowing song in 6/8 time from a poem by Marc Monnier Mr. Sauer has beautifully arranged these songs for advanced performers and provided English translations of the lyrics for better understanding of the spirit of each song. Length of the three song set is about 7 minutes.

Instrumental Solo,Piano,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1131413 Composed by Alexander Scriabin. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. 19th Century,Romantic Period. Score and individual part. 20 pages. Gordon Cherry #731627. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.1131413). Alexander Scriabin’s music has been described as mystical, lyrical, and idiosyncratic. He was known as the most innovative and controversial early modern Russian composer. His works were ignored for many years until recently and are now seen as “sincere expression(s) of genius�. The Two Etudes for Tuba or Bass Trombone and Piano from Op. 8 are early works of Scriabin, originally written for Solo Piano. They show lyricism, passion, moodiness, chromatic harmonies, and great expression. Mr. Sauer arranged two wonderful new works for advanced performers who wish to explore this area, largely unknown to the Tuba/Bass Trombone world.

Piano,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792191 Composed by Isaac Albeniz. Arranged by Sauer, Ralph. Romantic Period. Score and part. 28 pages. Gordon Cherry #4597331. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792191). Suite Española, Op. 47 is a suite of four movements for solo Piano written in 1886 in honor of the Queen of Spain. After the composer's death, his editor added an additional four movements to the piece. Mr. Sauer has taken three of these movements for his marvelous arrangement for Tuba or Bass Trombone and Piano. Granada  Asturias Sevilla Each piece is based on a region of Spain and is honored with a unique dance celebrating the area's character. This arrangement of fourteen minutes in length is suitable for advanced performers.

Piano,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792172 Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Arranged by Sauer, Ralph. Classical,Romantic Period. Score and part. 31 pages. Gordon Cherry #3887183. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792172). Ralph Sauer has transcribed six of Mendelssohn’s many Songs Without Words for Tuba or Bass Trombone. Mendelssohn wrote eight volumes of songs for the Piano throughout his life.  These pieces became popular immediately because of their beauty and technical accessibility.  The Songs are mostly lyrical and of utmost beauty.  Mr. Sauer has found a previously unmined resource and added immeasurably to the Tuba & Bass Trombone repertoire.

Piano,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.810745 Composed by Massenet, Jules. Arranged by Sauer, Ralph. Romantic Period. Score and part. 12 pages. Gordon Cherry #2335359. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.810745). Massenet's Three Pieces for Piano, Four Hands Opus 11 was published in 1867. Two of the pieces were adapted for Cello in 1877. Mr. Sauer has arranged these two pieces for Tuba or Bass Trombone and Piano: 1.  Andante sostenuto 2. Allegretto vivo scherzando The Andante is flowing and lyrical with the Allegretto being a lively 6/8 dance in A-B-A form. The two movements total about 5 minutes and are appropriate for advanced performers.

Piano,Tuba - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.810978 Composed by Claude Debussy. Arranged by Sauer, Ralph. 20th Century,Classical,Romantic Period. Score and part. 10 pages. Gordon Cherry #4332965. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.810978). Debussy's beautiful work Reverie, originally for Piano was written in the late 19th Century and is ripe with his Impressionist style. One can hear the water lapping against the shore as the glorious melody soars above. Mr. Sauer brings this all to life with his arrangement for moderately advanced performers.  About four minutes in length.

Piano,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792430 Composed by Erik Satie. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. 20th Century,Romantic Period,World. Score and part. 24 pages. Gordon Cherry #4821655. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792430). Satie’s strange but beautiful pieces were composed in the 1890’s and were notated without barlines or time signatures. They consist of mysterious, hypnotic melodies supported by simple chord structures and are full of cryptic comments such as counsel yourself carefully and be clairvoyant. There are few restrictions on interpretation. Mr. Sauer’s beautiful arrangements of these six short works total about 15 minutes in length and are suitable for advanced performers.

Instrumental Solo,Piano,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792180 Composed by Scriabin, Alexander. Arranged by Sauer, Ralph. 20th Century,Romantic Period. Score and individual part. 16 pages. Gordon Cherry #4277103. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792180). Alexander Scriabin’s music has been described as mystical, lyrical and idiosyncratic. He was known as the most innovative and controversial early modern Russian composer. His works were ignored for many years until recently and are now seen as sincere expression(s) of genius. The Three Etudes for Tuba or Bass Trombone and Piano are early works of Scriabin, originally written for Solo Piano. They show lyricism, passion, moodiness, chromatic harmonies and great expression. Mr. Sauer has brought three wonderful new works for advanced performers who wish to explore this area, largely unknown to the low brass world.  The three movements are about 9-10 in length and suitable for advanced performers.

Instrumental Solo,Piano,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1143218 Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Arranged by Ralph Sauer. Romantic Period. Score and individual part. 32 pages. Gordon Cherry #743579. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.1143218). Ralph Sauer has transcribed six of Mendelssohn’s many Songs Without Words for Tuba (Bass Trombone) and Piano, Volume Three. Mendelssohn wrote eight volumes of songs for the Piano throughout his life. These pieces became popular immediately because of their beauty and accessibility. The “Songs� are mostly lyrical and of utmost beauty. Mr. Sauer has found a previously un-mined resource and added immeasurably to the Tuba and Bass Trombone repertoire. For advanced performers with about 14 minutes of exquisite music.