Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.723264 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Garrett Breeze. A Cappella,Christmas,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Octavo. 7 pages. Lagom Music #5722387. Published by Lagom Music (A0.723264). This stunning a cappella setting of the traditional Austrian carol uses a rich variety of tones and colors that converge in a spectacular fashion that makes the text come alive. One of Garrett Breeze's most popular arrangements, the piece was originally commissioned and recorded by North Central High School in Indianapolis and later performed at the 2019 ACDA National Convention in Kansas City by Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School. Engaging for performers and accessible to audiences, it is sure to be an unforgettable part of your Holiday concert season.LYRICS: Still, Still, Still. One can hear the falling snow. For all is hushed, the world is sleeping, Holy Star its vigil keeping. Still, still, still. One can hear the falling snow. Sleep, sleep, sleep. 'Tis the eve of our Savior's birth. The night is peaceful all around you,close your eyes, let sleep surround you.Sleep, sleep, sleep.'Tis the eve of our Savior's birth.Dream, dream, dreamof the joyous day to come.While guardian angels without number,watch you as you sweetly slumber.Dream, dream, dreamof the joyous day to come.

Small Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.976717 Composed by Robert Myers. Contemporary,Easter,Sacred. Score and parts. 67 pages. WheatMyer Music #4794639. Published by WheatMyer Music (A0.976717). It Is Not Death to Die is a new setting of French poet Henri Abraham César Malan's Non, ce n'est pas mourir as translated by George Washington Bethune and adapted for this work. Why this text? It first came to my notice shortly after the passing of Billy Graham, who was known to paraphrase D. L. Moody,   Someday you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it. I shall be more alive than I   am now. I will just have changed my address. I will have gone into the presence of God.Graham's bold proclamation and Malan's poetry motivated me to focus anew on the resurrection, re-remembering it as the pivotal element of the Christian faith. For if there is no resurrection, Paul says in 1 Cor 15, our faith is useless. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead! Unfortunately, singing about heaven has, perhaps, been neglected of recent decades. We seem to have focused more on the already to the detriment of the not yet. But it is important to remember that this life is not all there is! Quoting Paul again, the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us (Rom 8:18). Yet, if Christ delays, the grim inevitability of our transition into eternity is a certain experience we all face. Malan's poetry so poignantly and eloquently captures this tension that it compelled me to compose a fresh musical setting that attempts to captures the mixture of dread and hope borne out in the acclamation that death is swallowed up in victory! I pray that this setting aids the Church to remember the great hope and promise Christ has granted us:   O Death, where is your victory?    O Death, where is your sting?_______________________________________________________________________________________________The music opens with a C# diminished chord in a very still and somber texture reflective of grief. The text is introduced with the first of two main motives, a rising 4-note outline of B minor in a triple repetition of It Is Not Death. As each stanza proceeds the music concludes on the second motive, a 5-note descending span of a minor 7th in Bb Lydian. The energy and mood of the music gradually shift over the five stanzas, as the focus moves from this life to the next; the texture thickens, the harmony expands, and the dynamic grows into the music’s pinnacle on reign with You on high! The music closes on a reprise of the opening section, simultaneously mindful of our mortality and our eternity.Available with orchestral (this version) or piano accompaniment, It Is Not Death to Die is a fitting close to the Easter season, or is suitable for Ascension Sunday, a funeral or memorial service, or any time in the church year to remind Christians of the central hope of our faith, eternal life in Christ.Robert MyersS.D.G.Orchestration   2 1 1 1 1   2 2 2 1 1   Timp   Glock   Perc            Mark Tree, Sus Cym, Crash Cym, Snare, Bass Drum, Mid Tom, Triangle, Tam Tam   Piano   Strings

SSSAA chorus a cappella - Digital Download SKU: OX.9780193574298 Composed by Sarah Quartel. Octavo. 18 pages. Oxford University Press Digital #9780193574298. Published by Oxford University Press Digital (OX.9780193574298). ISBN 9780193574298.For SSSAA unaccompanied . This three-movement work combines a number of themes through the poetry of Sara Teasdale. The first movement, 'Sister of the Sky', focuses on the morning in early spring. The central movement, 'Fearless Heart', is alive with movement, while the final movement, 'Sing before Night', calmly flows into evening.

Bassoon Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730262 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Contemporary,Holiday,Love,Sacred,Wedding. Individual part. 5 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #1910769. Published by James Nathaniel Holland (A0.730262). Arranged for Bassoon solo and Orchestra Reduction Piano Accompaniment (Duration: 5:12) Enjoy playing this beautiful Pas de Deux from James Nathaniel Holland's ballet The Satyricon Meditative and relaxing, a nice addition to cafe music repertoire, weddings and special music for religious services. Originally written for viola, violin and orchestra. Piano full score and part included. James Nathaniel Holland is an American classical music composer of operas, symphonies, ballets, songs, and other musical concertworks that incorporate a unique, eclectic, blend of romantic, classical, world and jazz styles. From 2005 he moved to Costa Rica where he organized concerts with visiting guest artists to present his chamber music to the public. Presently he lives in a castle in the central mountains of Costa Rica. Website: http://www.lacoronadelossantos.net/jamesnathanielholland.html YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/composerjnholland

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730176 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Contemporary,Jazz. Score. 56 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #442835. Published by James Nathaniel Holland (A0.730176). New and fresh 21st century piano music. Melodic, sentimental and traditionally based but with modern harmonies and touches of jazz. Enjoyable to play and listen to. Combine and contrast with musical masters of the past. Perfect to include contemporary music into piano your recitals. James Nathaniel Holland is an American classical music composer of operas, symphonies, ballets, songs, and other musical concertworks that incorporate a unique, eclectic, blend of romantic, classical, world and jazz styles. Born and raised in Indiana, he studied music at DePauw University, Vienna Austria, Interlochen National Music Camp and Indiana University (Bloomington, IN). At these schools many of his early pieces were premiered and performed, with one work being selected for main-stage production in the season. Moving to Los Angeles and then settling in New York, he performed professionally sometimes as a singer, sometimes as a pianist, sometimes as choral conductor. He composed incidental music for the stage. In 2002 he founded a composers collective where they showcased their work. He was one of the first composers to participate in the American Music Center's initial on-line library. The New Jersey Concert Opera and the Gay Men's Chorus of New Jersey also featured his comic operas and art songs. From 2005 he moved to Costa Rica where he organized concerts with visiting guest artists to present his chamber music to the public. Presently he lives in a castle in the central mountains of Costa Rica. Demo video presentations: Piano Sonata No. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA7UBs7VuvQ Piano Sonata No. 2 The Viennese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ6J21Ksxng Piano Sonata No. 3: https://youtu.be/KQyWRVEKDJU.

Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Horn - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730272 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Contemporary,Sacred. 96 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #1919721. Published by James Nathaniel Holland (A0.730272). Arranged for Flute, Clarinet A/Bb, Horn 1, Horn 2, and Bassoon. Full Score (Transposed) and Individual Parts included. Duration: 24' 05 Seven songs taken from the fourteen song collection A Little Music for the Morning by living American composer James Nathaniel Holland. Play as a set or individually for concerts or general worship services. These light musical pieces range from happy to sad to humorous. Titles include the beautiful Song No. 2, For Roy, Toad Escapes, and Romanze. James Nathaniel Holland is an American classical music composer of operas, symphonies, ballets, songs, and other musical concertworks that incorporate a unique, eclectic, blend of romantic, classical, world and jazz styles. From 2005 he moved to Costa Rica where he organized concerts with visiting guest artists to present his chamber music to the public. Presently he lives in a castle in the central mountains of Costa Rica. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/composerjnholland.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download SKU: A0.973048 Composed by Francis Kayali. 20th Century,Contemporary. Octavo. 19 pages. Francis Kayali #6230277. Published by Francis Kayali (A0.973048). The Gift to Sing is a poem by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) published in 1917. The central theme of the text is one of optimism and resilience, using the power of song – meaning, more broadly, art or any kind of artful, heightened expression – to overcome adversity. Although the poem can be interpreted broadly to pertain to any kind of struggle, it is likely that Johnson, as a civil-rights activist was alluding more specifically to the oppression African-Americans in the United States, a struggle that continues to this day, in 2020. I composed this setting in September of 2020, right after the Black Lives Matter protests that took place that summer, so current events played a role in this interpretation on my part as well. If one reads the poem as pertaining the continued struggle of African Americans, some passages may come across as ambiguous. For instance, I brood not over the broken past should not be taken as suggesting that the horrors of the past should be forgotten, but as an injunction that the memory of these horrors should not discourage us or diminish our resolve to work toward overcoming the injustices. The musical inspiration for the opening of the piece comes from the song Lonesome Valley, which starts with a pentatonic melodic gesture. The pentatonic scale is often used in African American Spirituals, Christian hymns, and folksongs (e.g., Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Amazing Grace, How Can I Keep from Singing?, Red River Valley, Oh Shenandoah). The more rhythmic parts take inspiration from the African-American spiritual tradition, as found for instance in the choral music of Moses Hogan (1957-2003). Meanwhile, the tenor solo at the end, is intended to be very loud, bright, and without the pronounced vibrato one would find in a Western operatic style. This kind of bright and intense vocal sound is not unfamiliar to most listeners, who may have encountered it in places as varied as Sacred Harp singing, the opening of the Lion King soundtrack, or the Muslim call to prayer.

Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730465 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Contemporary,Holiday,Jazz,Patriotic. Score and parts. 220 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #3630023. Published by James Nathaniel Holland (A0.730465). (Duration: 25 minutes) Full Orchestral Score (in Concert Pitch) and Individual Instrument Parts. (Including solo piano part, revised 2018)James Nathaniel Holland is an American classical music composer of operas, symphonies, ballets, songs, and other musical concertworks that incorporate a unique, eclectic, blend of romantic, classical, world and jazz styles. In this second of his piano concerto, he blends jazz with sensitivity, rhythmic to lyrical.  Nice program compliment with any Mozart piano concertos or with Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue to feature American composers.This concerto is entitle New York Tour because like the city that inspired it, it travels throughout times, musical neighborhoods and cultures. YouTube presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAKDrGPLa3g Instrumentation: picc, fl., ob.12, clBb 12, Bsn12, Hrn 123, Tpt 12, Trmb. 12, Tba, Timp, Perc (glock, bass drum, small gong, s. cym w/mall and stl., slapstick, tri., hh) Piano solo, strings.Born and raised in Indiana, James Nathaniel Holland studied music at DePauw University, Vienna Austria, Interlochen National Music Camp and Indiana University (Bloomington, IN). At these schools many of his early pieces were premiered and performed, with one work being selected for main-stage production in the season. Moving to Los Angeles and then settling in New York, he performed professionally sometimes as a singer, sometimes as a pianist, sometimes as choral conductor. He composed incidental music for the stage. In 2002 he founded a composers collective where they showcased their work. He was one of the first composers to participate in the American Music Center's initial on-line library. The New Jersey Concert Opera and the Gay Men's Chorus of New Jersey also featured his comic operas and art songs. From 2005 he moved to Costa Rica where he organized concerts with visiting guest artists to present his chamber music to the public. Presently he lives in a castle in the central mountains of Costa Rica. Website: http://www.lacoronadelossantos.net/jamesnathanielholland.html YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/composerjnholland

Concert band - Grade 2 - Digital Download SKU: IZ.CBS171 Composed by Gary Gazlay. Score and Parts. 48 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #CBS171. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.CBS171). 9 x 12 in inches.Doin' Your Very Best is the music composed for the words of our school song, and was inspired by Dr. Barbara M.Pettiford and Dr. Willie Miles.Dr. Pettiford and Dr. Miles are sister and brother, and were my administrators at Madison County Central School.My favorite years of teaching were under their leadership, and their love for the student's, faculty, and each otherwere an inspiration to all. I am truly grateful to both of them for their support, encouragement, and friendship. Dr.Pettiford and Dr. Miles have enriched the lives of countless students, and my life has been richly blessed by havingthe privilege of knowing both of them.It is my hope that Doin' Your Very Best will provide students with a song that they will enjoy learning to play, andprovide other music educators with a teaching tool that can be used to motivate and encourage their students.Doin' Your Very Best is dedicated to Dr. Barbara M. Pettiford and Dr. Willie Miles.

Violin Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730263 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Contemporary,Holiday,Love,Sacred,Wedding. 5 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #1910775. Published by James Nathaniel Holland (A0.730263). Arranged for Violin solo and Orchestra Reduction Piano Accompaniment (Duration: 5:12) Enjoy playing this beautiful Pas de Deux from James Nathaniel Holland's ballet The Satyricon Meditative and relaxing, a nice addition to cafe music repertoire, weddings and special music for religious services. Originally written for viola, violin and orchestra. Piano full score and part included. James Nathaniel Holland is an American classical music composer of operas, symphonies, ballets, songs, and other musical concertworks that incorporate a unique, eclectic, blend of romantic, classical, world and jazz styles. From 2005 he moved to Costa Rica where he organized concerts with visiting guest artists to present his chamber music to the public. Presently he lives in a castle in the central mountains of Costa Rica. Website: http://www.lacoronadelossantos.net/jamesnathanielholland.html YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/composerjnholland

Cello Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.547674 Composed by James M. Guthrie. Contemporary,Instructional. Individual part. 9 pages. Jmsgu3 #3031709. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.547674). Dardanus Variations for Solo Cello is a set of variations on a thematic fragment from Dardanus, a tragédie-lyrique by J.P. Rameau (1683-1764). Each variation depicts a different scene from the opera.I: Entrance of Dardanus: Son of Electra and JupiterII: King Teucer proposes the marriage of his daughter Iphise to King AnténorIII: King Anténor accepts Iphise to become his brideIV: Ismenor the Wizard introduces Iphise to DardanusV: Dardanus encounters the sea monsterVI: The Sea Monster creates havoc for King AnténorVII: Dardanus falls in love with IphiseVIII: Dardanus slays the Sea Monster, saving King Anténor's lifeIX: King Teucer and Dardanus make peaceX: King Teucer permits for Dardanus to marry IphiseXI: The Proposal of DardanusXII: Iphise rejects the proposalXIII: The Second Proposal of DardanusIXV: Wedding Dance Dardanus is connected to the Trojan War through his lineage and the founding of the royal house of Troy. The Dardanoi, the descendants of Dardanus, formed a contingent among Troy's allies in the Trojan War. The House of Dardanus, of which Dardanus was the founder, played a significant role in the lead-up to the war. The city of Troy, founded by Dardanus's descendant, Ilus, was central to the myths surrounding the Trojan War. Additionally, Aeneas, a prominent figure in the Trojan War, was referred to as a Dardanian and was destined to save the House of Dardanus from extinction. Therefore, Dardanus's lineage and the founding of Troy are the critical connections between Dardanus and the Trojan War.Ancestry and Founder: Dardanus was the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Electra. He was the mythical founder of Dardania on the Hellespont and the ancestor of the Dardanians of the Troad and, through Aeneas, of the Romans.Migration and Settlement: According to mythology, Dardanus fled from Arcadia to the island of Samothrace and then to the Troad, where Teucer, the ruler of Phrygia, hospitably received him. He married Teucer's daughter Bateia and became the founder of the royal house of Troy.Family and Descendants: Dardanus married Chryse, with whom he fathered two sons, Idaeus and Deimas. He later married Batea and had several children, including Erichthonius, who became the ancestor of many famous individuals in the Troad, including Tros, Ganymede, Laomedon, and Priam.Cultural Depictions: Dardanus has been the subject of various operas by composers such as Jean-Philippe Rameau, Carl Stamitz, and Antonio Sacchini, reflecting the enduring influence of his mythological story.Legacy: Dardanus lives on in the Dardanelles, the narrow strait separating Asia and Europe, once known as the Hellespont, a name also linked to Greek mythology.These facts highlight Dardanus's role as a critical figure in the foundation of Dardania and the royal house of Troy and his rich and enduring mythological legacy.

Clarinet Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730264 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Contemporary,Holiday,Love,Sacred,Wedding. Individual part. 5 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #1910777. Published by James Nathaniel Holland (A0.730264). Arranged for Bb Clarinet solo and Orchestra Reduction Piano Accompaniment (Duration: 5:12) Enjoy playing this beautiful Pas de Deux from James Nathaniel Holland's ballet The Satyricon Meditative and relaxing, a nice addition to cafe music repertoire, weddings and special music for religious services. Originally written for viola, violin and orchestra. Piano full score and part included. Full score is in concert pitch. James Nathaniel Holland is an American classical music composer of operas, symphonies, ballets, songs, and other musical concertworks that incorporate a unique, eclectic, blend of romantic, classical, world and jazz styles. From 2005 he moved to Costa Rica where he organized concerts with visiting guest artists to present his chamber music to the public. Presently he lives in a castle in the central mountains of Costa Rica. Website: http://www.lacoronadelossantos.net/jamesnathanielholland.html YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/composerjnholland