C Instrument - Digital Download SKU: A0.1258209 Composed by Sarah Josepha Hale. Arranged by Darek. 19th Century,Children,Multicultural,World. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. Darek #851456. Published by Darek (A0.1258209). Mary Had a Little Lamb (LEAD SHEET) [Sarah Josepha Hale]Lead Sheet arrangements of Mary Had a Little Lamb by Sarah Josepha Hale on viarious instruments. Included: Lead Sheet, Chords and Lyrics. Unlock the versatility of Mary Had a Little Lamb with our lead sheet for various instruments. Whether you play the piano, guitar, flute, or any other instrument, our comprehensive lead sheet allows you to bring this beloved nursery rhyme to life. Our lead sheet provides the melody, chords, and lyrics of Mary Had a Little Lamb, making it a valuable resource for musicians of all levels. Beginners will find the simplicity of this tune ideal for their early repertoire, while more experienced players can use it as a foundation for improvisation and exploration. Position yourself as a go-to destination for lead sheets by offering this timeless piece from the traditional era. Mary Had a Little Lamb has been passed down through generations, making it a recognizable and enjoyable addition to any musician's repertoire. Whether you're a student, a teacher, or a performer, our lead sheet enables you to showcase your musicality and creativity. Experiment with different instrumental arrangements and adapt the melody to suit your instrument and personal style. Emphasize the educational value of our lead sheet to attract musicians looking to expand their repertoire and improve their skills. Playing Mary Had a Little Lamb on different instruments helps develop a solid understanding of melody, harmony, and rhythm, fostering musical growth and versatility. Promote the convenience and accessibility of our lead sheet for various instruments. With the melody, chords, and lyrics all in one place, musicians can quickly and easily learn and perform this beloved nursery rhyme. Optimize your online presence by utilizing keywords such as lead sheet, Mary Had a Little Lamb, versatile, traditional, and repertoire. Highlight the benefits of our product, such as its suitability for musicians of all levels, the ability to adapt the melody for different instruments, and the educational value it offers. Connect with musicians worldwide who trust our lead sheet to enhance their musical journey. By providing a comprehensive and flexible resource for Mary Had a Little Lamb, we empower musicians to explore their creativity and enjoy the process of making music. Choose our lead sheet to expand your musical repertoire and express your unique musical voice. With its versatility, educational value, and accessibility, our lead sheet for Mary Had a Little Lamb is a must-have resource for musicians of all levels and instruments. Unleash your creativity and create beautiful music with this timeless nursery rhyme.

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.995184 Composed by Anthony Bannach. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score. 16 pages. Anthony Bannach Music #5794481. Published by Anthony Bannach Music (A0.995184). I hope everyone has been doing well during this crazy time.  Originally I wrote these preludes as parts of composing exercises for Alan Belkin's book Music Composition: Craft and Art.  They sat around for a bit until during the quarantine when I took a look at them again.  I realized that these pieces had a lot of character to them, and they were quite distinct in nature.  The first movement is a simple ternary form piece which begins and ends in the key of g minor and has a very neo-romantic tonal space. The B section is a brisk, more straight-forward tonal texture, but has a fun little twist sequencing up near the end of the section.  The second movement was composed with the B vs Bb dichotomy functioning as a germinating cell for the rest of the movement's material. More impressionistic and mysterious than the other two movements, it also lacks a more traditional formal structure, instead relying on the development of motivic cells to make the movement cohere together in a logical way. The third movement is also a modified ternary movement, but with the A sections being played at different speeds, and the second A ending having an outro section attached.  The B section is also more like a sonata form developmental section (without the required tonic-dominant modulatory feature). This movement is not only tonally very colorful, but also dynamic in regards to tempo, slowing and quickening often, giving the piece a continual sense of renewed spirit.  Rather than just release the preludes as seperate pieces,  I found that when played in a certain sequence, they represent a progression of mental and spiritual being that many people have, including myself, been going through during this time.  As such, I made them into a suite.  If it brings you a little bit of joy or excitement during this time (and after this is over), that's all that I can hope for. 

Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1357497 Composed by Adrian Gagiu. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary. 291 pages. Adrian Gagiu #942043. Published by Adrian Gagiu (A0.1357497). The orchestral parts of the Third Symphony (2000, revised 2023), an ambitious, modernist/neoclassical composition for orchestra and chorus with four vocal soloists. It may represent a search for harmony within and/or without and is a huge, subtle variations form on a theme that appears clearly and in full only in the Finale.The chromatic, first movement (Andante maestoso) begins mysteriously with A's in the unaccompanied violins, like a tuning or a seed of what is to come. These A's are adorned with oscillations which gradually become wider leaps until they reach the fifth (as in the beginning of the future full theme), and the other instruments join gradually. The mood is dark, tragic, pensive, and somehow abstract, as the music wanders in an almost improvisatory manner through chromatic modes and goes crescendo-decrescendo back again to the bare, cryptic A's.The energetic second movement (Allegro) is an enormous scherzo toying with the second melodic cell of the full theme, a descending tetrachord. This vital, Dionysian frenzy (in strong contrast to the Apollonian, severe contemplation in the first movement) leads only to its exhaustion and to the disorientated, slow Trio: first, an almost atonal tenor monologue accompanied by harp (on verses from Dante's Purgatory), then a quotation from Beethoven's sketches for a planned overture on the B-A-C-H motif, followed by a fugal section on the same archetypal motif and again a tenor monologue (on verses from Eminescu's Satire No. 4), this time with organ accompaniment and more and more tortured until the choral exclamations and the final cymbal clash. The search seemed in vain, so the rhythmic fury of the scherzo returns, but in mirror, as minor modes replaced the major ones on the same material.The Finale (Larghetto-Allegro-Larghetto) was inspired by the last scene in Goethe's Faust, part 2. After a cryptic variation for choir a cappella, the full theme appears at last in the orchestra, setting a lyric, appeased mood and more diatonic harmonies, while it reconciles the introspection of the first movement and the emotional and vital aspects of the second, although occasional attempts are made to escape, striving more and more towards the ending (with four vocal soloists and chorus). The parenthetic structure of the finale is a holographic reflection of the general form of the whole symphony, alternating gentle, contemplative episodes with exuberant or majestic fugatos. Towards the ending, ecstatic, big, complex quartal chords suggest the limits of perception and language (on the final stanzas from Dante's Paradise), until the sonority becomes again more and more rarefied and the journey returns to its starting point from the first movement: the 'tuning' A's in the violins.Total duration: 54 min. Performing Rights Organization: SOCAN. The mp3 audio clip is the second movement.

Ukulele - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1152761 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Yuri Noronha. Children,Folk,Instructional,Multicultural,Traditional,World. Score. 1 pages. Yuri Noronha #752997. Published by Yuri Noronha (A0.1152761). Mary Had a Little Lamb is a Traditional Children. This arrangement was written for Ukulele. Level is very easy! 1 Page. mary had a little lamb on a ukulele, how to play mary had a little lamb on a ukulele, beginner mary had a little lamb ukulele chords, how to play mary had a little lamb on ukulele for beginners, mary had a little lamb ukulele easy, mary had a little lamb ukulele chords easy, how to play mary had a little lamb on ukulele easy, mary had a little lamb ukulele fingerpicking, mary had a little lamb for ukulele, mary had a little lamb ukulele easy, mary had a little lamb ukulele tabs, mary had a little lamb ukulele sheet music, mary had a little lamb ukulele picking, mary had a little lamb ukulele tutorial, mary had a little lamb ukulele tabs #maryhadalittlelamb #ukulelebeginner #ukuleletabs #ukuleleforchildren #sheetmusicukulele #easyukulele #traditionalukulele.

Piano,Tenor Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.747020 By Dizzy Gillespie. By Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Jazz. Score and part. 12 pages. Keith Terrett #5898999. Published by Keith Terrett (A0.747020). A great sounding arrangement of A Night in Tunisia arranged for Bb Tenor Saxophone & Piano, Saxophonists will love this!A jazz solo is written out for you, if you wish you can improvise on the given chord symbols!A Night in Tunisia is a musical composition written by Dizzy Gillespie around 1941–42, while Gillespie was playing with the Benny Carter band. It has become a jazz standard.It is also known as Interlude. Gillespie called the tune Interlude and said some genius decided to call it 'Night in Tunisia'. He said the tune was composed at the piano at Kelly's Stables in New York. He gave Frank Paparelli co-writer credit in compensation for some unrelated transcription work, but Paparelli had nothing to do with the song. A Night in Tunisia was one of the signature pieces of Gillespie's bebop big band, and he also played it with his small groups. In January 2004, The Recording Academy added the 1946 Victor recording by Gillespie to the Grammy Hall of Fame.On the album A Night at Birdland Vol. 1, Art Blakey introduced his 1954 cover version with this statement: At this time we'd like to play a tune [that] was written by the famous Dizzy Gillespie. I feel rather close to this tune because I was right there when he composed it in Texas on the bottom of a garbage can. The audience laughs, but Blakey responds, Seriously. The liner notes say, The Texas department of sanitation can take a low bow.The complex ostinato bass line in the A section is notable for avoiding the standard walking bass pattern of straight quarter notes, and the use of oscillating half-step-up/half-step-down chord changes (using the Sub V, a tritone substitute chord for the dominant chord) gives the song a unique, mysterious feeling. The B section is notable for having an unresolved minor II-V, since the chord progression of the B section is taken from the B section of the standard Alone Together, causing the V chord to lead back into the Sub V of the A section.Like many of Gillespie's tunes, it features a short written introduction and a brief interlude that occurs between solo sections - in this case, a twelve-bar sequence leading into a four-bar break for the next soloist.

Solo Guitar - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1152477 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Yuri Noronha. Children,Classical,Folk,Instructional,Traditional. Individual part. 1 pages. Yuri Noronha #752703. Published by Yuri Noronha (A0.1152477). Mary Had a Little Lamb is a Traditional Children. This arrangement was written for acoustic guitar. Level is very easy! 1 Page. mary had a little lamb fingerstyle, mary had a little lamba fingerstyle guitar, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar chords, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar notes, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar tab, mary had a little lamb guitar beginner, mary had a little lamb guitar notes for beginners, how to do mary had a little lamb on guitar, mary had a little lamb guitar easy, mary had a little lamb chords in c, mary had a little lamb guitar music sheet, mary had a little lamb guitar pdf, mary had a little lamb guitar tab, mary had a little lamb bass guitar tabs, mary had a little lamb guitar sheet music, mary had a little lamb guitar sheet, #maryhadalittlelamb #easyguitar #guitar #acousticguitar #guitarforchildren #childrensheetmusic #guitartabs #howtoplayguitar #guitartab #guitartabs #guitartablature #guitarforbeginner #fingerstyleguitar.

Brass Ensemble Euphonium - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.814009 Composed by James R. Murray. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Christmas,Instructional,Standards. Score and parts. 10 pages. Regis Bookshar #6658473. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.814009). Euphonium Quintet - Intermediate - Digital Download. This arrangement of Away in a Manger, would be a fine addition to any music library and could be performed for Christmas concerts, recitals and church services. It is equally suitable for junior and senior high school students, and, depending on their ability, even younger students, too. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (10 pages). This selection is one of the many arrangements from The Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble's extensive music library which are being made available for the first time.Away in a Manger is one of the most popular Christmas carols and there are a number of musical settings of it. The most popular musical setting of it in the United States is the tune commonly known as Mueller. It was composed by James R. Murray and was first published under the name Luther's Cradle Hymn, in his collection Dainty Songs for Little Lads and Lasses, in 1887. It was intended for use in kindergarten, school and home.In this selection, Regis Bookshar has arranged three verses of this popular Christmas carol for a Euphonium Quintet, written in Treble Clef. There is also a version for a Euphonium Quintet, written in Bass Clef, if you prefer. The first verse is a traditional setting of the tune while the second verse has a more complex accompaniment. The third verse also includes a descant. Between the second and third verses, he has included a short interlude. In addition to this arrangement for a Euphonium Quintet, there are also other Quintet arrangements of Away in a Manger for a variety of instrumental ensembles, as well as quite a few other Christmas selections, readily available for purchase. Please take the time to look for other versions of this composition and other selections. You may find something else that may also suit your needs.I would also encourage you to search for other arrangements by Regis Bookshar, as well, as there are numerous arrangements in a wide variety of styles, also available for purchase. You may find something else which might interest you. Please continue to check periodically because new arrangements are being added as often as possible. I'm certain that this wonderful arrangement of Away in a Manger will continue to entertain both performers and audiences alike for years to come.

Solo Guitar - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1152466 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Yuri Noronha. Children,Classical,Folk,Instructional,Traditional. Individual part. 1 pages. Yuri Noronha #752692. Published by Yuri Noronha (A0.1152466). Mary Had a Little Lamb is a Traditional Children. This arrangement was written for acoustic guitar. Level is very easy! 1 Page. mary had a little lamb fingerstyle, mary had a little lamba fingerstyle guitar, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar chords, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar notes, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar tab, mary had a little lamb guitar beginner, mary had a little lamb guitar notes for beginners, how to do mary had a little lamb on guitar, mary had a little lamb guitar easy, mary had a little lamb chords in c, mary had a little lamb guitar music sheet, mary had a little lamb guitar pdf, mary had a little lamb guitar tab, mary had a little lamb bass guitar tabs, mary had a little lamb guitar sheet music, mary had a little lamb guitar sheet, #maryhadalittlelamb #easyguitar #guitar #acousticguitar #guitarforchildren #childrensheetmusic #guitartabs #howtoplayguitar #guitartab #guitartabs #guitartablature #guitarforbeginner #fingerstyleguitar.

Solo Guitar - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1152498 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Yuri Noronha. Children,Classical,Folk,Instructional,Traditional. Individual part. 1 pages. Yuri Noronha #752723. Published by Yuri Noronha (A0.1152498). Mary Had a Little Lamb is a Traditional Children. This arrangement was written for acoustic guitar. Level is very easy! 1 Page. mary had a little lamb fingerstyle, mary had a little lamba fingerstyle guitar, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar chords, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar notes, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar tab, mary had a little lamb guitar beginner, mary had a little lamb guitar notes for beginners, how to do mary had a little lamb on guitar, mary had a little lamb guitar easy, mary had a little lamb chords in c, mary had a little lamb guitar music sheet, mary had a little lamb guitar pdf, mary had a little lamb guitar tab, mary had a little lamb bass guitar tabs, mary had a little lamb guitar sheet music, mary had a little lamb guitar sheet, #maryhadalittlelamb #easyguitar #guitar #acousticguitar #guitarforchildren #childrensheetmusic #guitartabs #howtoplayguitar #guitartab #guitartabs #guitartablature #guitarforbeginner #fingerstyleguitar.

Solo Guitar - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1152485 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Yuri Noronha. Children,Classical,Folk,Instructional,Traditional. Individual part. 1 pages. Yuri Noronha #752711. Published by Yuri Noronha (A0.1152485). Mary Had a Little Lamb is a Traditional Children. This arrangement was written for acoustic guitar. Level is very easy! 1 Page. mary had a little lamb fingerstyle, mary had a little lamba fingerstyle guitar, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar chords, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar notes, mary had a little lamb acoustic guitar tab, mary had a little lamb guitar beginner, mary had a little lamb guitar notes for beginners, how to do mary had a little lamb on guitar, mary had a little lamb guitar easy, mary had a little lamb chords in c, mary had a little lamb guitar music sheet, mary had a little lamb guitar pdf, mary had a little lamb guitar tab, mary had a little lamb bass guitar tabs, mary had a little lamb guitar sheet music, mary had a little lamb guitar sheet, #maryhadalittlelamb #easyguitar #guitar #acousticguitar #guitarforchildren #childrensheetmusic #guitartabs #howtoplayguitar #guitartab #guitartabs #guitartablature #guitarforbeginner #fingerstyleguitar.

Easy Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1218692 Composed by William J. Kirkpatrick. Arranged by Yuri Noronha. Children,Christmas,Folk,Holiday,Traditional. Score. 1 pages. Yuri Noronha #815142. Published by Yuri Noronha (A0.1218692). Away In A Manger is a Traditional.This arrangement was written for easy Piano in C.Ideal for beginners (easy piano).Level is easy!1 Page.away in a manger on a piano, how to play away in a manger on a piano, away in a manger piano, away in a manger piano notes, away in a manger piano, away in a manger piano, how do you play away in a manger on the piano, easy piano away in a manger, piano notes for away in a manger, how to play away in a manger piano, away in a manger in piano, away in a manger piano, away in a manger piano sheet music, piano songs away in a manger,.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.510148 Composed by Glyn Lehmann. Christmas. Octavo. 9 pages. Glyn Lehmann #3222593. Published by Glyn Lehmann (A0.510148). A gentle yet stirring Christmas song, with piano accompaniment.SATBduration 3:36A mother and her child, far from home. Hoping for a better life. The plight of the refugee in the light of the Christmas story.A hint of Silent Night draws the listener into the universality of the mother/child relationship.https://vimeo.com/187504825LYRICSThere is a childIn a mother’s armsFar from home, far from homeThere is a starShining in the nightA guiding light, guiding lightThere is a hopeRising in her heart For this life, this life, this lifeSilent night, holy nightAll is calm, all is bright(repeat all above)Who is this mother?Who is this child?Where is this star so bright?They are every mother, every childLet us be that guiding lightThere is a childIn a mother’s armsFar from home, far from homeIn search of peaceAnd a better lifeFor this child, for this childThere is a hopeRising in her heart For this life, this lifeThere is a hopeRising in her, rising in her heart For this life, this life.Silent night, holy nightAll is calm, all is brightThere is a child(All is bright)There is a star(All is bright)There is a hopeThere is a childhttps://vimeo.com/187504825

Oboe Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018925 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 4 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6072955. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018925). Fugue: Wear Pearls and Smile is, on the outset, a fast, rambunctious adventure for many voices playing at the same time. It was conceived as a pairing for the equally vivacious second symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven–his 250th birthday is this year–but can stand on its own as one of my hardest, most challenging works to cook up.This piece is dedicated to those forced to appear positive when internally they’re falling apart. The title is inspired by a quote that’s been with me for a while, Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile? by Lynn Hecht Schafren, the celebrated American jurist famous for campaigning for gender equity in courts. I’m taking the quote out of its initial context, but the power of that quote, for me, exemplifies how hard it is to maintain a sense of emotional decorum and dignity when you’re authentically a hot mess. And what’s more of a musical hot mess than a fugue?There are two realities to this piece. I’ll quote Dmitri Shostakovich, from his autobiography: The rejoicing is forced, created under threat, […] It’s as if someone were beating you with a stick and saying, ‘Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing,’ and you rise, shaky, and go marching off, muttering ‘Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.’ On the one hand, it is insincere happiness, cloying perhaps. But the other truth, I’ll quote Oscar Hammerstein II, from The King and I: While shivering in my shoes / I strike a careless pose / And whistle a happy tune / And no one ever knows, / I'm afraid. I forced myself, against all impulses of my current being, to forge happiness. This piece, with its origin being a mental puzzle (fugues are puzzles), it became a construct where I could lift myself up and regain a sense of purpose. Therefore, it is invented–out of a literal need to survive–pure, genuine happiness.Future Performances: If you are interested in performing this work, please e-mail me.ABOUT THE COMPOSER: Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings , with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.

Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.1477860 Composed by Siu Tin Chi. Broadway,Comedy,Multicultural,Musical/Show,Pop,World. Score. 10 pages. Musical Trio Ltd. (HK) #1055242. Published by Musical Trio Ltd. (HK) (A0.1477860). The Heart of Growth, a musicalChildren's literary author A Nong's work The Heart of Growth has accompanied an entire generation of Hong Kong people as they grew up and is a treasure of local cultural and artistic heritage! His works are filled with deep and sincere emotions, exuding the nostalgic atmosphere of youthful school days and showcasing a positive and proactive attitude towards life.The theatrical version adapted six of his short stories: Listen, the Cicadas Sing!, A Thread of Love, The Shoe-Shining Gang, The Story on the Bus, Tales on a Rainy Day, and Mom, You Should Give Him a Good Scolding!. With live musical accompaniment and dance, these stories were transformed into a musical collection that vividly recreates the people and emotions of old Hong Kong.The Heart of Growth, a musical premiered in the Hong Kong International Arts Carnival (HKIAC) in 2019 as a community and school touring production and an extended theatrical version was staged at the Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre Theatre in 2021, also as a programme of the HKIAC. The two productions were produced by Musical Trio, a Hong Kong Arts Group.  2019 Community and School Touring ProductionOriginal Story: A NongArtistic Director & Choreographer: Seth ChanAdaptation & Director: Freddy WongMusic & Arrangement: Siu Tin-chiLyricist: Jacqueline KwokMusic Director & Accompanist: Janice TsuiCast: Judy Or, Tony Li, Suet Ip Wong & Seth Chan (Replacement: Vince Lau & Ariel Cheung)Producer: Cheryl Li 2021 Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre Theatre ProductionOriginal Story: A NongArtistic Director & Choreographer: Seth ChanAdaptation & Director: Freddy WongMusic & Arrangement: Siu Tin-chiLyricist: Jacqueline KwokMusic Director: Frankie HoAccompanist: Janice TsuiCast: Ariel Cheung, Judy Or, Luk Pang-yue, Rick Cheung & Vince Lau Set and Costume Designer: Bill CheungLighting Designer: Leo SiuSound Designer: Martin LaiIllustrator:  A Day A LoneStage Manager: Win LeungDeputy Stage Manager: Nancy LeeProducer: Cheryl Li Complete Song List1. Overture: Listen, the Cicadas Sing!2. Disconnected3. No more Dating!4. Tales on a Rainy Day: Green Mist5. Tales on a Rainy Day: Passerby6. Tales on Rainy Day: Love Fraud7. Prestigious School Girls8. The Distance Between Two Hearts9. Denouement10. Apart for You11. Finale: Listen, the Cicadas Sing!12. Curtain Call13. Apart for You (Solo Version)More information: www.musicaltrio.hkMusical Trio is financially supported by HKADC.

Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018924 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 76 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6072951. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018924). Fugue: Wear Pearls and Smile is, on the outset, a fast, rambunctious adventure for many voices playing at the same time. It was conceived as a pairing for the equally vivacious second symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven–his 250th birthday is this year–but can stand on its own as one of my hardest, most challenging works to cook up.This piece is dedicated to those forced to appear positive when internally they’re falling apart. The title is inspired by a quote that’s been with me for a while, Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile? by Lynn Hecht Schafren, the celebrated American jurist famous for campaigning for gender equity in courts. I’m taking the quote out of its initial context, but the power of that quote, for me, exemplifies how hard it is to maintain a sense of emotional decorum and dignity when you’re authentically a hot mess. And what’s more of a musical hot mess than a fugue?There are two realities to this piece. I’ll quote Dmitri Shostakovich, from his autobiography: The rejoicing is forced, created under threat, […] It’s as if someone were beating you with a stick and saying, ‘Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing,’ and you rise, shaky, and go marching off, muttering ‘Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.’ On the one hand, it is insincere happiness, cloying perhaps. But the other truth, I’ll quote Oscar Hammerstein II, from The King and I: While shivering in my shoes / I strike a careless pose / And whistle a happy tune / And no one ever knows, / I'm afraid. I forced myself, against all impulses of my current being, to forge happiness. This piece, with its origin being a mental puzzle (fugues are puzzles), it became a construct where I could lift myself up and regain a sense of purpose. Therefore, it is invented–out of a literal need to survive–pure, genuine happiness.Future Performances: If you are interested in performing this work, please e-mail me.ABOUT THE COMPOSER: Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings , with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.