SKU: A0.845925

This powerful arrangement, originally commissioned by soprano Randye Jones, incorporates Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley..

SKU: A0.534694

Four settings of Théophile de Viau (1590-1625), written for Pierre Bernac.  Also available for voice and orchestra.

SKU: A0.796183

Popular hymn Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow arranged for contemporary piano and baritone voice. .

SKU: A0.533424

A setting of a poem by René de Saint-Prest. Edited by Jared Schwartz and Mary Dibbern.
Recorded on Ange Flégier: Mélodies for Baritone Voice and Piano.
Toccata Classics, 2016. In d minor Duration: aprox. 5 minutes 00 seconds

Il est un vieux manoir à la muraille altière,
Là règne un grand seigneur à l’âme impie et fière,
Que l’on redoute aux environs,
Le plus cruel des hauts barons!
Lorsque tombe la nuit, il quitte la tourelle
En s’écriant: amis, courons!
Puis l’arme au poing, le coeur gonflé de rage,
Ils s’en vont répandant l’effroi sur leur passage!

Refrain:
Et Satan, l’oeil en feu, palpitant de bonheur,
Enfin sûr de sa proie est près du vieux seigneur!

Un soir qu’il chevauchait dans la forêt prochaine,
Le diable, le suivant, l’entraîna dans la plaine,
Et s’élança sur lui soudain
En blasphémant saisit sa main
Et demi-mort d’effroi, tout pâle et sans défense,
Le renversa sur le chemin;
Puis l’entrainant, malgré sa résistance,
L’emporta d’un seul bond, dans sa fournaise immense!

On dit que tous les soirs, près de la tour tremblante,
On entend retentir une voix languissante,
Qui remplit l’air de cris affreux;
Puis on croit voir briller des feux.
C’est l’âme du baron qu’avec lui, sur la terre,
La nuit, Satan traîne en tous lieux;
Et du château les noirs oiseaux de proie,
Seuls seigneurs désormais, poussent des cris de joie!


SKU: A0.755296

Songs of Youth reflects experiences of Dr. Bob Feinberg, who after several years as a professional trumpet player, has devoted his life to healing arts as owner of the Feinberg Chiropractic Clinic in Columbus, Georgia. Dr. Feinberg has been writing poetry for several years, much of it reflecting his youthful idealism and struggles. Feinberg and Brandon have been friends for over 45 years. These songs may be performed individually or as a set. If performed as a set, the order should be:

Loneliness

Jazz Heaven

Carmine

Two scores are included for performance.

SKU: A0.1176334

The first of its kind, this is a genuinely playable piano/vocal reduction of Largo al factotum,� the show-stopping first aria from Gioachino Rossini’s famous opera Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville). Most reductions of this aria pose a physical hazard to audition and other collaborative pianists who risk injury by trying to grab every fast repeated note and chord in this extremely long aria, nor do the repeated notes tend to come out properly or sound right on pianos compared to the string instruments for which they were written. With this reduction—which was specifically created to be more ergonomic at the piano and safer to get through on long audition-playing days—pianists may now enjoy playing this aria comfortably, without risking strain/injury. However, it’ll still be a tour de force for the baritone!

Note that this score does not make any cuts to the aria; therefore, it is also suitable for recital settings without time limits.

All Accessible Accompaniments, including this one, boast several unique features:

1. No reduction ever requires stretches of over an octave, not including bass notes meant to be held or “fudged� with the pedal (though octaves may also contain chord tones within them). This reduces the amount of rearranging that smaller-handed pianists must already do. Obviously, further reworkings are to be expected and pianists should feel free to add to or modify what I’ve provided.

2. I’ve included less essential, but potentially desirable additional voices/passages in cue-size noteheads so that pianists can easily see them, but know that they are not necessary in a “sink or swim� accompanying situation. Presenting less essential material in cue-size noteheads also reduces visual clutter on the page.
 
3. In addition to the composer’s markings, when needed, I have included hints on particular notes to bring out when the singer is likely to need them as a pitch anchor or when it is not obvious which line should be brought out within the texture.

4. All page turns have been carefully selected so as to result in the least possible disruption to the pianist when possible. 

5. When known, I’ve noted alternate cuts that singers might like to take within certain arias.
 
6. In some cases I’ve modernized spelling conventions for easier readability (for example, by replacing “ß� with “ss� in German arias) and occasionally I've enharmonically respelled brief passages for greater clarity. I’ve also replaced some text “cresc.� and “dim.� markings with hairpins, which are easier to see in high-pressure sight-reading situations.

About the Arranger:

Praised as a sensitive pianist and outstanding accompanist who delivers powerful interpretations, Nicole Elyse DiPaolo enjoys a multifaceted career as a sought-after collaborative pianist, educational composer, arranger, coach, private teacher, and adjunct music professor. Currently based in the Cleveland area, Ms. DiPaolo has appeared as a concerto soloist with the Ambassador Chamber Players on multiple occasions and as a recitalist, collaborator, and presenter worldwide. Currently, Ms. DiPaolo is an online Adjunct Lecturer in Music at Indiana University; the Principal Theory Teacher at Liberty Park Music, an online-only video subscription-based music school; an invited blog contributor and guest instructor at Tonebase; and a sought-after online instructor of piano, music theory, and composition who includes partimento and historical improvisation in her curricula. 
For more information, please visit http://ndipaolo.musicaneo.com .

SKU: MQ.8877-3E

UPC: 600313488771. English.

Of the 12 songs in this collection, the final one, A Clear Midnight, stands alone, and is excerpted from Insomnia, a ten-movement, thiry-minute piece work for four voices. An Earth to Walk Upon, a set of six songs, reflects on life in this physical world and compares our inner life to what we see around us. The five songs that make up Drifts and Shadows present dreamlike imagery and wintry allusions.