Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.766729 Composed by Traditonal. Arranged by Roman Benedict. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk,Patriotic. Score and parts. 70 pages. Roman Benedict #5178667. Published by Roman Benedict (A0.766729). This medley of three popular traditional Australian songs is her presented in a lively and colourful arrangement for chamber orchestra. This arrangement works well as an encore or as part of a concert programme (duration: approx. 5'), and is a collection of three popular Australian folk songs: Botany Bay, Click Go The Shears & Waltzing Matilda. These were selected to cover three eras of Australian colonial history: a song from Australia's convict past, one from the development of the pastoral nation, and finishing with the stories of the bush-ranger history. Drawing on musical styles as diverse as folk song, Aaron Copland, and European ballroom dance music it is a fun and entertaining addition to any concert programme.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.981453 Composed by Traditional Scottish Folk Song. Arranged by Ana Paula Pires. Celtic,Film/TV,Holiday,Love,Wedding,World. Score and parts. 13 pages. Bystonais #6451167. Published by Bystonais (A0.981453). The Skye Boat Song from Outlander This work was designed for a group of seven flutes. Inspired by the traditional work of a Scottish folk song that has become a hit in recent years as the theme song for the Outlander series. An inspiring song, which in this arrangement explores the simplicity of the melody and the colors. of the harmony. It can be worked with beginner and intermediate groups.

Chamber Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: A0.944036 Composed by Ofer Ben-Amots. Contemporary,Jewish,World. Score and parts. 124 pages. The Composer's Own Press #4627681. Published by The Composer's Own Press (A0.944036). Kantes del verdgel de granadas – Songs from the Pomegranate Garden A Judeo-Spanish song cycle for solo voice and chamber symphony orchestra Composer’s notes: Kantes del verdgel de granadas, or in its English translation: Songs from the Pomegranate Garden, is a cycle of five songs in the Judeo-Spanish dialect, also known as Ladino. The texts, based on folk-poetry, are magical, passionate, and encompass a wide range of human emotions and experiences. We can find in them love and longing, sorrow and death, lightheartedness and folly, as well as burning love and even sexual innuendo. The vocal part portrays different stories and a variety of human characters in each of the five songs. It, thus, ranges in expression from parlando secco to lirico espressivo. The role of the orchestra in this cycle is more than just an accompaniment; it converses with the voice, adds colors and ambience, and serves as a commentary over the sung text. Thus, the orchestral part is equal to, or at times even more predominant than the voice itself. The initiative to write this composition came in response to a specific cultural approach by which creativity based on traditional Judaic material should correspond to four stages in the artistic process: Exploration, Preservation, Interpretation, and Innovation (as translated by the Hebrew terms: חידוש – פירוש – שימור – חיפוש). The main idea behind this initiative was to conserve crucial elements within traditional Jewish folk music, and then, bring about their revival as art music through new contemporary interpretations. Thus, the musical arrangement is partially based on the traditional Ladino tunes and partially original. However, phrases based on old Ladino melodies are starkly modified and composed in such way to completely evoke personal imagery and interpretation. The songs I selected for the cycle were taken from the four-volume collection: Chants judéo-espagnols by Isaac Levy. My criteria for the selection was finding lesser-known melodies, yet most intriguing ones and with a strong Judeo-Spanish character. The five songs have various degrees of arrangement vs. original composition: songs 2 and 3, Mi korason and Entre las huertas, for example, are almost unchanged, while songs 1 and 4, Dos amantes and Malato ‘sta el hijo del rey, heavily combine the old Ladino romancero melodies with originally composed material. The concluding song (Nr. 5) is entirely original, but correspond stylistically to the Judeo-Spanish musical language. While all five songs are secular in nature, the ballad Malato ‘sta el hijo del rey (The King’s Son is Ill) has been traditionally sung - according to Isaac Levy - on the night of Tisha B’Av along the scroll of Eicha to bemoan the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The Judeo-Spanish text of the songs can be found below along with its English translation.   Duration: ca. 24 min.Performance material by rental only! For demo recording, questions, or any additional information please e-mail Ofer Ben-Amots at: thecomposerspress@gmail.com

Chamber Orchestra - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1007141 Composed by Charles McCreery. 20th Century,Children,Contemporary. Score and parts. 46 pages. St Maur Music #5024433. Published by St Maur Music (A0.1007141). This song is an orchestral version of one of a series of ‘Fourteen Tolkien Songs’. A comment on the collection by an Oxford piano teacher: ‘For those who only know Tolkien via the recent blood-and-thunder films, this song-cycle by Charles McCreery will give a very different angle on the classic saga. Here we find a gentle and ethereal world, where rhythms lilt and words echo. The twelve songs, suitable for choir, evoke a dreamy, water-colour landscape with no harsh sounds, the tunes are singable and in a traditional style that Tolkien would surely have approved. Dr Julia Gasper, LGSM   A general comment on Charles McCreery’s music by a violinist and composer in the USA: ‘Charles McCreery’s beautifully melodic, intricately textured compositions are infused with classical, romantic and folk idioms.’ Samantha Gillogly   ‘Galadriel’s Song’ is appropriate for either women’s or children’s voices, and is potentially of interest to anyone who is familiar with the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The three vocal parts and the individual orchestral parts can all be printed out separately at the end of the full score. The MP3 which plays from this page is of a version of the song which can be heard on the stmaurmusic channel on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/stmaurmusic).            On the front cover is a photograph of leaves in Wytham Woods, Oxford, and at the end of the full score is a photograph of the sea off Treyarnon Bay, Cornwall .

Chamber Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.750953 Composed by Traditional English Tune. Arranged by Brendan Elliget MAGA 537. Folk. Score and parts. 15 pages. BJE Music #5204207. Published by BJE Music (A0.750953). Scarborough Fair is a traditional English folk song from the Middle Ages, referring to an old fair in Scarborough, Yorkshire. As a market fair, comprising of traders, merchants and other vendors, it started sometime in the 14th century and used to take place until the 18th century. The melody is in Dorian mode and is very typical of the Middle English period.This straightforward but useful arrangement is for a String Group or Orchestra with an optional part for Piano or Harp. Violin 1 is split into two parts - Melody and a Descant line. Harmony parts for Violins 2 and 3. Viola Part is doubled on Violin 4. Cello and Double Bass on the bassline.The MP3 was recorded with NotePerformer 3Grade = 3 Duration = 2:55 mins

Chamber Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: A0.1177785 By Stephen Whitehead. By Stephen Whitehead. Arranged by Stephen Whitehead. Classical,Contest,Festival,Folk,Historic,Traditional. Score and Parts. 40 pages. Stephen whitehead #775783. Published by stephen whitehead (A0.1177785). A suite based on songs from N.E. England.  Playable by a groups of various sizes. The minimum parts necesary are: Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 OR Viola, 'Cello   plus the trumpet line... which could be on Bb clarinet or another instrument if suitably transposed. Each of three movements is based on two folk songs from the area known as Tyneside.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.753641 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by j. Contemporary,Film/TV,Folk,Traditional. 43 pages. PRS&B #5222665. Published by PRS&B (A0.753641). Wayfaring Stranger- for Solo Voice (High Voice) and small orchestra. Traditional American Folk Song arranged by John Hoesly. Also known as Poor Wayfaring Stranger and I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger, this song probably originated in the early 19th century.  It has been recorded numerous times, but most significantly appears in the 2019 film 1917 where a soldier sings this plaintive melody to his fellow comrades just before going into battle. This arrangement is divided into two sections.  Section one is a very haunting scenario, very plain with insistent harmonic devices. The second section is a more elaborate version with more harmonic movement and tempo extensions to create more drama.  It ends as plaintively as it begins.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.953627 Composed by Adrienne Inglis (ASCAP). Contemporary. Score and parts. 51 pages. Adrienne Inglis (ASCAP) #6383557. Published by Adrienne Inglis (ASCAP) (A0.953627). Celebrate women scientists!Metamorphosis (2019) by Adrienne Inglis (ASCAP) for flute, harp, and string orchestra, commissioned by Balcones Community Orchestra, celebrates the life and work of Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), pioneering entomologist, naturalist, and artist.Duration 5:30 minutes.Commissioned by the Balcones Community Orchestra of Austin, Texas, Metamorphosis (2019) by Adrienne Inglis for solo flute, solo harp, and string orchestra, honors the life and work of pioneering entomologist, naturalist, and artist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717). As she carefully documented in illustrated detail the life cycle of so many insects, Metamorphosis musically follows a butterfly from adult, egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The piece opens with an ostinato pattern in the strings over which the flute and harp play fluttering modal melodies. The strings and harp represent the egg stage with minimalistic layers of a single pitch. To recognize Merian’s time in Suriname and her discovery of many insect species there, a cheerful tune fashioned after traditional Arawak folk songs informs the busy larvae in the caterpillar canon. A bit of contemplative dorian polyphony laced with metamorphic machinations demonstrate the remarkable transformation of the pupa as well as Merian’s time at a devout Labadist religious commune. The butterfly emerges from the pupa with a flute/harp cadenza and then the strings underscore the adult butterfly with a return of the ostinato. The piece ends with the same ostinato as the beginning such that the piece could loop seamlessly as in a true life cycle.This performance does not include the revisions made in this version of the music: https://youtu.be/GIjQpkXl6Uc

Chamber Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.753642 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by John Hoesly. Country,Film/TV,Folk. 36 pages. PRS&B #5218755. Published by PRS&B (A0.753642). Wayfaring Stranger- for small orchestra. Traditional American Folk Song arranged by John Hoesly. Also known as Poor Wayfaring Stranger and I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger, this song probably originated in the early 19th century.  It has been recorded numerous times, but most significantly appears in the 2019 film 1917 where a soldier sings this plaintive melody to his fellow comrades just before going into battle. This arrangement is divided into two sections.  Section one is a very haunting scenario, very plain with insistent harmonic devices. The second section is a more elaborate version with more harmonic movement and tempo extensions to create more drama.  It ends as plaintively as it begins.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.931075 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Roman Benedict. 20th Century,Folk,Multicultural,World. Score and parts. 36 pages. Roman Benedict #6776911. Published by Roman Benedict (A0.931075). Jasmine Flower (Mo Li Hua) is a popular Chinese folk song dating back to the 18th century. Over time, many regional variations were created, and the song gained popularity both in China and abroad.This arrangement is for Erhu or Violin Solo and chamber orchestra: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion (Vibraphone and Suspended Cymbal) and strings. Works well as an encore for soloist. .

Chamber Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.580412 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David Warin Solomons. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk,World. Score and parts. 44 pages. David Warin Solomons #4612901. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.580412). An arrangement for solo instrument and orchestra of the Barbara Allen folk song (In Scarlett Town where I was born)

Chamber Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.580411 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David Warin Solomons. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk,World. Score and parts. 44 pages. David Warin Solomons #4612575. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.580411). An arrangement for solo instrument and orchestra of the Barbara Allen folk song (In Scarlett Town where I was born)

Chamber Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.576458 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David Warin Solomons. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk,World. Score and parts. 27 pages. David Warin Solomons #26599. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.576458). An arrangement for alto (or countertenor) or baritone voice and orchestra of the Barbara Allen folk song with many interesting cadences, harmonies and countermelodies. The pdf file contains all the parts, including the vocal part, which can be sung by an alto or a baritone The sound sample is a performance by the composer, singing along with an electronic preview of the orchestral accompaniment.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1470559 By Reinhold Behringer. By Traditional. Arranged by David Warin Solomons. Contemporary,Traditional. 44 pages. David Warin Solomons #1048222. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.1470559). An arrangement for piccolo and orchestra of the Barbara Allen folk song with many interesting cadences, harmonies and countermelodies.In Scarlet Town where I was born,There was a fair maid dwelling,Made every youth cry, “Well-a-day”,Her name was Barbara Allen.All in the merry month of May,When green buds they were swelling,Young Willy Grove on his death bed lay,For love of Barbara Allen.He sent his man down unto her then,To the town where she was dwelling.“You must come to my master dear,If your name's Barbara Allen.”So slowly, slowly she came up,And slowly she came nigh him,And all she said when there she came,“Young man I think you’re dying.”[“A dying man, no, no,” said he,“One kiss from thee would cure me.”“One kiss from me thou never shalt have,If your poor heart was breaking.”]He turned his face unto the wall,And death was drawing nigh him,“Adieu, adieu, my dear friends all,And be kind to Barbara Allen.”As she was walking o’er the fields,She heard the dead-bell knellin’;And every stroke did seem to say“Unworthy Barbara Allen!”When he was laid dead in his grave,Her heart was struck with sorrow,“Oh mother, mother make my bed,For I shall die tomorrow.”And on her death bed she lay,She begged to be buried by him,And so repented of the day,That she did e’er deny him.“Farewell”, she said, “You virgins all,And shun the fault I fell in.Hence forth take warning by the fall,Of cruel Barbara Allen.”.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.799087 Composed by Traditional English Folk Song. Arranged by HJ Bosma. Christmas,World. Score and parts. 9 pages. HJ Bosma #3873231. Published by HJ Bosma (A0.799087). We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Flute / String quartet.