SKU: A0.1039353

This arrangement begins with In the Bleak Midwinter. Silent Night follows. The first hymn returns while short phrases of Silent Night overlap and complement it. Appropriate for worship, concert, recital. A beautiful, contemplative piece for the audience (or congregation). Score and Set of Parts. Performance Time: 4:00.

SKU: AX.00-PC-0014444_VA1

UPC: 038081385334.

An aggressive, original composition that explores contemporary harmonies and vigorous rhythms while creating feelings of animation and excitement! Use this fantastic piece to build musicianship with opportunities to work on harmony, dynamics, balance, and intensity. Sustain the overall drive and energy to the last note!
Closer; Concert/Contest; Festival; Opener.

SKU: A0.1200751

Johann Pachelbel, 1653-1706, was a German Organist who mainly composed for Organ and Voice in the Middle Baroque style. His Canon, which became famous in the 1960’s, was initially for three Violins & Basso Continuo. It has become a mainstay Wedding Processional and used with Christmas hymns.  The chord progression has been a basis for many Pop and Advertising songs.

You will receive score plus individual parts.

SKU: A0.1042383

SKU: AX.00-PC-0019247_VA1

UPC: 038081585758.

SKU: A0.576841

This is one of several instrumental duo arrangements of the German travelling apprentices' song Es es es und es in which the melody instruments take turns to play the tune and the countermelodies. The sound sample is an electronic preview. The pdf file contains score and parts A version with guitar accompaniment is also available.

SKU: A0.1343699

SKU: A0.491600

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SKU: A0.777859

Sinfonias No.1-15, BWV.787-801, are known as three part inventions for keyboard. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) composed these short pieces for educational purposes. It was not only for practice of playing keyboards but also for acquiring a strong foretaste of composition. All of them are full of musical charm. They are very good educational materials for players other than keyboard players.

SKU: A0.760525

Waltz in A minor, often designated as No. 19, is a waltz for solo piano composed by Frédéric Chopin. The waltz was written sometime between 1843 and 1848, but was not published until 1860, after the composer's death. The piece shows great sadness, while enclosing some episodes that hint at happiness and hope. The first theme of the piece uses a simple but effective melody, conveying a sad portrait, with decorative ornaments used throughout. The second theme is more interesting and lively, although it still has a certain sadness. About halfway through the piece, there is a modulation into A major, featuring a happy and joyful melody. The piece concludes with the main theme, followed by a short coda.

The Level is Intermediate/Advanced Intermediate and the duration is approximately 2.01 minutes. It could be played in any type of recital/concert.

SKU: A0.1457649

SKU: A0.981756

SKU: A0.551513

1. Morning Mood, 2. Ase's Death, 3. Anitra's Dance, 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King

Grieg Background

In the first place, Edvard Grieg (1843 –1907) was a Norwegian composer as well as a concert pianist. As a matter of fact, most music historians consider him one of the foremost Romantic era composers. Consequently, his music is part of the international standard classical repertoire. Grieg moreover used Norwegian folk music in his own compositions.  Consequently, he ushered Norwegian music to transnational consciousness. Furthermore, he forged a national musical identity for Norway. It is important to realize that he did this in a manner similar to Jean Sibelius in Finland, and BedÅ™ich Smetana in Bohemia.

Legacy

Grieg is celebrated in the city of Bergen. For example, the city has erected numerous statues depicting Grieg. Specifically, the city has named a concert hall (Grieg Hall), a music school (Grieg Academy) and a professional choir (Edvard Grieg Kor) after him. As a matter of fact, there is also a museum located at his former home in Troldhaugen.

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (Op. 46)

Grieg wrote incidental music for the purpose of illustrating a play by Ibsen known as Peer Gynt. The play includes, in particular, the famous selection entitled, In the Hall of the Mountain King. In this composition, Grieg indeed depicts the exploits of the scoundrel, Peer Gynt. In one famous episode, for example, Peer steals a bride at her wedding. For this reason, the people chase him, but soon Peer falls, thereupon striking his skull on a boulder. He wakens forthwith in a highland bounded by angry gnomes. Consequently, the music of In the Hall of the Mountain King represents the mad gnomes taunting Peer. Therefore, each time the theme repeats it gets louder and faster. In the end, Peer surprisingly escapes from the mountain.

Holberg Suite and Misc. Summary

It must be remembered that Grieg originally wrote his Holberg Suite for the piano. In other words, he only later arranged it for strings. Further, Grieg composed by and large many songs with lyrics by famous writers such as Heine, Goethe, Ibsen, Hans Christian Andersen, Rudyard Kipling, and others. On balance, Norwegian pianist Eva Knardahl recorded altogether Grieg’s whole piano catalog on LP in 1980. These recordings were released again on CD in 2006. In any event, Grieg himself performed and recorded the bulk of these pieces toward the end of his life.