Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1226101

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Ken Litton. Historic,Patriotic,Standards,Traditional. Score and Parts. 28 pages. Artist of Note, Inc. #822125. Published by Artist of Note, Inc. (A0.1226101).

TAPS  A Remembrance   
Bb Solo Trumpet, Narrator, Piano/Organ/Orchestra, optional SATB Choir  > 2:00
TAPS - A Remembrance is ideal for the kinds of brief but important Memorial Day and/or Independence Day observances so often called for in our time.
The poignant narration recalls the story of United States Army Sergeant Keith Clark playing the bugle call know today as Taps for the interment of President John F. Kennedy (November of 1963). As author William Manchester later wrote, “The 6th note of the 24 he played seemed like “a catch in your voice or a swiftly stifled sob� that the whole world heard, and that remains part of our national heritage.
The background arrangement (optionally with chorus) heightens the emotion of the story until both give way to a regulation trumpet solo version that includes the grace note error and fades at the end. The orchestration is done in a 4 Part + format that lends itself to optional performance by any section of the orchestra (originally for brass alone).
The choral octavo carries the complete narration (also see below) with accompaniment (playable by/adaptable to organ) and the solo trumpet part (all that’s really needed to perform the piece) along with permission to reproduce the octavo for optional choir/ensemble.
The choral writing involves divisi only at two easily sung cadence points.
And, it can be performed by just the brass and the narrator.
For those who may not know the story:
CBS News video of A Bugle Call Remembered Gathering 11/16/2013  [01:15]  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3u2qKWQ8io
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NARRATOR:  Since the mid 1800s the bugle call known today as Taps has heralded rest for the weary, as well as comfort and encouragement in times of deep personal and collective grief.*
* music begins
At about 3:00 p.m. on November 24th 1963, as the nation mourned the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, United States Army Sergeant Keith Clark raised his bugle at Arlington National Cemetery [† with thoughts of I Corinthians 15:51 in mind, “The trumpet shall sound�].
Clearly broadcast throughout the country and around the world, the 6th note of the 24 he played seemed like “a catch in your voice or a swiftly stifled sob� as author William Manchester put it. But, as another observer** noted: “Like the crack in the Liberty Bell, it remains part of our 
national heritage.�
(Taps solo Trumpet with intentional error at m.14 continues)
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†   Optional text
** Ed Hunter for www.TapsForever.com.

Full Orchestra - Digital Download

SKU: A0.942412

Composed by Robert Schumann (1810-1856). Arranged by Brock Lupton. Contemporary. Score and parts. 189 pages. Brock Lupton #4616367. Published by Brock Lupton (A0.942412).

This is one of the lesser-known works of composer Robert Schumann. It was composed in 1849 and introduced in Leipzig on February 25, 1850.

There are several possible reasons for the comparative unfamiliarity of this work which, despite its modest title, is a full-fledged 3-movement concerto for four very accomplished French horn players with orchestra.

In its original configuration, the work exploits the newly-invented valved French horn. (The horn and trumpet were natural instruments – like today’s bugles, with no valves – until about 1835.)

The concerto establishes a festive character at the outset, and becomes almost feverish as the excitement expands. The slow movement (Romanze) typifies another side of the composer, expansive and tender. It leads directly into the third (final) movement which brings together the various elements in an outburst of sheer joy.

The title to which this note is attached is my re-orchestration of the accompaniment (score and all orchestral parts). Three different ensemble versions are also available from SMP. Any of these is compatible with the orchestral score and parts.

Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.935336

Composed by Aere Greenway. Contemporary,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 36 pages. Aere R Greenway #6415633. Published by Aere R Greenway (A0.935336).

Bugles are heard above the din of battle, the tide turning back and forth.  The spectre of defeat looms, and yet clarity and hope emerges from the ashes.  .

Orchestra - Digital Download

SKU: IZ.OMW224

Composed by Thomas J. Stief. Score and Parts. 62 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #OMW224. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.OMW224).

9 x 12 inches.

March on, Friends was written to honor the memory of some longtime friends – Ed Meyers (1930-2019) and Doug Godfrey (1931-2017). These two beloved gentlemen played in the military and taught music in public schools.

March On, Friends is a three-minute march and a grade level of about 3.5 in difficulty. It contains bugle calls and inverted bugle calls and is rather melodic. It is fun to play and everyone in the band gets a chance as the melody and counter melodies are shared by all the instruments.

Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.737298

By Bette Midler. By Don Raye and Hughie Prince. Arranged by Katrina Wreede. Pop. Score and parts. 21 pages. Vlazville Music-Digital #3878717. Published by Vlazville Music-Digital (A0.737298).

This eternally popular Andrew Sisters favorite is scored for 3 solo violas and 4-part viola big band, originally arranged for the Northern California Viola Society's ViolaMania 2.0 show in 2012.  You can double parts as much as you like so everyone can play.  Requires some third position and higher, harmonics, plus some jazzy techniques like shakes and slides.  No improvising needed.  Great crowd pleaser for viola gatherings, concerts, parties, music camps, etc.  .

Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.826950

Composed by Elizabeth Skola Davis. Contemporary,Folk,Patriotic. Score and parts. 82 pages. Elizabeth Ann Davis #2031967. Published by Elizabeth Ann Davis (A0.826950).

Intended to be a festive concert opener, this lively work incorporates motifs derived from the Maryland State Song (Maryland, My Maryland) which itself is set to Lauriger Horatius, a melody better known as O Tannenbaum. The march is dedicated to the musicians of the Londontowne Symphony (an amateur community ensemble in Edgewater, Maryland) and was written for their Season 10 opening concert. Beginning with a lone snare drum setting a simple cadence, the march quickly builds in volume and intensity as different instruments and groups enter and play with the themes. Lesser known American bugle calls such as Church Call and To the Color vie with snippets of a frolic borrowed from a Max Reger piano piece as every player gets a moment in the spotlight, leading to a rousing finale.

Full Orchestra - Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Manuel de Espinosa de los Monteros (1730-1810). Arranged by Keith Terrett. Classical Period, European, Patriotic. 30 pages. Published by Music for all Occasions

Inspirational; Olympics. Conductor Score (Full Score). 4 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music (HX.287884). - Conductor Score (Full Score) - Inspirational; Olympics - Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music

By Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). For Full Orchestra. Instructional. Score. 28 pages. Published by Alfred Music. Digital Sheet Music