Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1248571 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 3 pages. Brian Golden #843062. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1248571). Prelude 13 in F# Major Ionian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden   The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.    While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.    In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.

Brass Ensemble Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.931270 Composed by F. Lehar. Arranged by Alessandro Macrì. Christmas,Concert,Film/TV,Holiday,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 13 pages. Music Macri Editions #5884509. Published by Music Macri Editions (A0.931270). The Merry Widow (German: Die lustige Witwe) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt to keep her money in the principality by finding her the right husband – on an 1861 comedy play, L'attaché d'ambassade (The Embassy Attaché) by Henri Meilhac.The operetta has enjoyed extraordinary international success since its 1905 premiere in Vienna and continues to be frequently revived and recorded. Film and other adaptations have also been made. Well-known music from the score includes the Vilja Song, Da geh' ich zu Maxim (You'll Find Me at Maxim's), and the Merry Widow Waltz.

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1292440 By Brian Golden. By Brian Golden. Arranged by Brian Golden. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. Brian Golden #883014. Published by Brian Golden (A0.1292440). Prelude 24 in E Minor Dorian from 24 Preludes for the Piano in Major and Minor Modes by composer Brian Golden   The creative concept in writing these preludes is to provide a link to past preludes written for the keyboard, and in particular to the works of J.S. Bach and Frederic Chopin, whose works stand as essential repertoire for any student of the piano.  Using Bach’s and Chopin’s examples, my goal was to compose in all twenty-four keys, yet offer my own variation on the progression of key signatures – Bach’s being a pattern of major to parallel minor progressing chromatically through all keys, and Chopin’s a pattern of major to relative minor keys progressing clockwise through the circle of fifths.  In order to expand my harmonic and melodic possibilities, I have included the modal keys rather than only the major and harmonic minor keys, and have chosen to work counterclockwise through the circle of fifths, which is a more natural harmonic progression.  Therefore, all major preludes resolve from one to another V-I, as well as do all the minor preludes.    While there are seven modal scales, I decided to leave out the locrian modes for the following reasons.  First, due to the diminished fifth, the locrian mode cannot be thought of as either major nor minor.  Second, the locrian mode did not have a relative key to pair with, since there were no other keys with the identical characteristic notes.    In creating the key architecture, I determined that there was only one solution to pairing major and relative minor scales based on a shared parent key and characteristic note - ionian/aolian, mixolydian/phrygian and lydian/dorian.  This specific order of modal scales is the only order that would enable composing in all twelve key signatures.  Finally, the inspiration for each prelude came from playing through several other preludes in the same keys - mostly by Bach and Chopin - and letting their themes and styles influence me in the writing of my own.

Harp - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.797493 Composed by Carol Wood. Celtic,Halloween,Holiday,New Age,Spiritual. Score. 22 pages. Afghan Press Music for the Harp #4886961. Published by Afghan Press Music for the Harp (A0.797493).  While all eight of these Celtic holidays may not be truly ancient, several of them certainly are; some, like Samhain, have had Christianizing veils cast over them but have kept many of the pre-Christian customs associated with their celebration. Interested harpists will find a wealth of available information about these holidays, their names, and their customs. Imbolc, February 1st or 2nd, is also the Feast of St. Bridget or Brigid and is associated with the ancient goddess of that name in Celtic mythology.Ostara is the name sometimes given to the neo-Celtic celebration of the Spring Equinox. This piece depicts the dawn of the day and of the year. Beltaine, the joyous celebration of spring’s warmth and wealth of flowers and new greenery, occurs on the first day of May. The longest day of the year and the shortest night mark the Summer Solstice-Midsummer. Since long before Shakespeare’s funny and lyrical play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Summer Solstice has been associated with magic.Lughnasadh, on August 1st, is the festival of the first harvest. A version of the name of this festival survives in Manx and Scots Gaelic as well as in Irish Gaelic, and the name itself derives from Lugh, one of the most important Celtic godsMabon marks the Autumn Equinox and the end of summer; for me, it is a wistful moment of the year-extremely beautiful yet transitory. Samhain is one of the most significant celebrations in the Celtic year- the word itself means the end of summer, the beginning of the dark part of the year. It survives even in non-Celtic countries as Halloween, thanks to its adoption into the Christian calendar as All Hallows’ Eve. It is said to be the  time when the veils between this world and the next are at their most thin.The Winter Solstice is marked in many European cultures as a time for celebrating the birth of the new light and a time for decorating with evergreens like holly. For The Holly King, modal and traditional versions of the carol The Holly and the Ivy, were used because of the lyrics’ references to the rising of the sun, and the running of the deer.

Choral Choir (3-Part) - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.774740 By Los Bravos. By Anthony Hayes, Michelle Grainger, and Steve Wadey. Arranged by Sandra Milliken. Contemporary. Octavo. 10 pages. Sandra Milliken #4414961. Published by Sandra Milliken (A0.774740). Black is Black is a hit song by the Spanish rock band Los Bravos. It was released in 1966 as the group’s debut single for Decca Records. The song reached No. 2 in the UK,  No. 4 in the U.S., and No. 1 in Canada, making Los Bravos the first Spanish rock band to have an international hit single.A cover version was released in 1976 by the French all-girl trio La Belle Epoque, which peaked at No. 2 in the UK, and made it to No. 1 in Australia in late 1978. Australian-American singer Rick Springfield also performed a version of the song on his 1982 album, Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet.Since then several other cover versions have appeared in various countries around the world and, in 1980, the English group The Shadows had a hit in Europe with an instrumental version on their Another String Of Hot Hits And More! album.

Instrumental Duet,Piano B-Flat instrument,C Instrument,Instrumental Duet,Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1168464 By Pharrell. By Pharrell. Arranged by Vanessa Klassen. Pop. 20 pages. Vanessa Klassen #768797. Published by Vanessa Klassen (A0.1168464). Happy was written, produced, and performed by American musician Pharrell Williams for the 2013 film Despicable Me 2. The song was released as a single on the movie soundtrack as well as on Williams' second studio album, Girl (2014). Topping the charts in over 19 countries, Happy became the best-selling song of 2014 in the United States and the United Kingdom.This is an accessible arrangement made for beginner-level wind musicians using only five notes. Parts are included for C instruments (flute, oboe), Bâ™­ instruments (clarinet, trumpet), Eâ™­ alto saxophone, F horn, low brass instruments (trombone, baritone, bassoon), and tuba. Part 1 can be played as a solo with piano accompaniment and Part 2 can be added to create a duet with piano accompaniment.

Choral Choir (SSA) - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.774730 By Los Bravos. By Anthony Hayes, Michelle Grainger, and Steve Wadey. Arranged by Sandra Milliken. Contemporary. Octavo. 10 pages. Sandra Milliken #4363586. Published by Sandra Milliken (A0.774730). Black is Black is a hit song by the Spanish rock band Los Bravos. It was released in 1966 as the group’s debut single for Decca Records. The song reached No. 2 in the UK,  No. 4 in the U.S., and No. 1 in Canada, making Los Bravos the first Spanish rock band to have an international hit single.A cover version was released in 1976 by the French all-girl trio La Belle Epoque, which peaked at No. 2 in the UK, and made it to No. 1 in Australia in late 1978. Australian-American singer Rick Springfield also performed a version of the song on his 1982 album, Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet.Since then several other cover versions have appeared in various countries around the world and, in 1980, the English group The Shadows had a hit in Europe with an instrumental version on their ‘Another String Of Hot Hits And More!’ album.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1234212 By Andy Williams. By Harry Warren and Mack Gordon. Arranged by John Yao. Instructional,Jazz,Standards. 89 pages. Yaotones Music #829743. Published by Yaotones Music (A0.1234212). This hard swinging, up tempo arrangement is written in the style of the Count Basie Orchestra.  It starts out small with a Piano solo and builds throughout with additional solos in the Trumpet, Tenor Sax, and Trombone. The chart features simple unisons and 4-way closed textures and reads straight down easily with plenty of challenging ensemble passages throughout.  There's a lot of sectional writing and moments when the brass and woodwinds oppose one another.  After a temporary modulation to a new key for the Trombone solo, the piece returns to the original, customary key of Eb Major.  Following the solos, the chart climaxes on a big, tutti shout chorus exchange with the drums and a final big chord.  This arrangement works great at the end a set or concert program or even as an opener.Trumpet Range - Db6Trombone Range - A4The YT Link track is performed by NYC based big band John Yao and His 17-piece Instrument.To view other arrangements by John Yao, please visit Sheet Music Plus, Sheet Music Direct, or Ejazzlines.For more info or questions, please visit www.johnyao.com or email me at john@johnyao.com.  Follow me on Instagram, Facebook or subscribe to my You Tube Channel.

Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.876582 Composed by Daniel Cueto. 20th Century,Contemporary,Latin,World. Individual part. 8 pages. Daniel Cueto #6119401. Published by Daniel Cueto (A0.876582). To write Tiento para un pensador, I found inspiration in an experience that I had many years ago, when I was a student in Dusseldorf, Germany. I was spending time one night with my friend Rafael Aguirre, a virtuoso classical guitarist, as he was casually playing through some of his repertoire. He asked me if I thought that it was possible to play a Baroque fugue - one of the most complex of musical genres - on the guitar. Before I had time to think about the question, he started playing his own arrangement of a fugue by J.S. Bach, talking me through it as the fugue theme appeared in different registers and the counterpoint got more and more intricate.The effectiveness and beauty of the contrapuntal sounds I experienced that night stayed with me. So in 2020, when I was invited to attend the Twisted Spruce Symposium and had a chance to compose my first piece for the guitar, I quickly decided that I would take up the challenge of writing my own fugue for the instrument. Looking to find a more specific context for the new work, I discovered the early Spanish genre of the tiento, essentially an early Hispanic form of the fugue. I came up with a melody which, I sensed, featured elements of that early style combined with a touch of Andean melancholy. As I composed, I strived to follow this basic affect throughout, letting the lines evolve organically as the piece seemed to engage in a long, continued search for its cultural and temporal identity.Para un pensador means for a thinker in Spanish. It is my homage to the intellectual guitarist, to the reflective and discerning performer of intricate contrapuntal music.I would like to extend special thanks to Nathan Fischer for producing this valuable edition of Tiento para un pensador.

Banjo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.587948 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Celtic,Folk,Holiday,Patriotic,World. Score. 25 pages. David McKeown #5195959. Published by David McKeown (A0.587948). 24 Favourite Songs of Ireland for Tenor Banjo Tab contains the best-loved and most-requested traditional Irish songs. They are arranged in simple keys in standard 4 string CGDA tuning for the Tenor Banjo. The song melodies are presented as tab for 4 string Tenor Banjo and the music also includes chord symbols. There are also full lyrics for singers who want to join the fun.24 Favourite Songs of Ireland for Tenor Banjon Tab are ideal for playing and singing on St Patrick’s Day, or at any time of year, on stage or at home. Here is the full list of songs·    Arthur McBride·    The Black Velvet Band·    A Bucketful of Mountain Dew·    A Bunch of Thyme·    Cockles and Mussels·    Danny Boy, (The Londonderry Air)·    Finnigan's Wake·    The Harp that Once through Tara's Halls·    I'll Tell Me Ma·    The Jolly Beggarman·    The Minstrel Boy·    The Mountains of Mourne·    The Nightingale·    The Raggle Taggle Gypsy·    The Rocky Road to Dublin·    The Rose of Tralee·    Rosin the Bow·    Sally Gardens·    The Sash·    The Spanish Lady·    The Star of County Down·    Waxie's Dargle·    Whiskey in the Jar·    The Wild RoverI hope you enjoy this collection of songs and that it either brings back happy memories or opens a small window for you onto the Soul of Ireland.There are many more top quality arrangements and compositions by David McKeown for you to browse at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203

Small Ensemble Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.837507 Composed by Brett L. Wery. Concert,Contemporary. Score and parts. 26 pages. Sonata Grendel Publishing #5997463. Published by Sonata Grendel Publishing (A0.837507). M45 is the Messier catalog number for an open star cluster better known as the Pleiades. Originally for chamber orchestra, Oot-kwa-tah is dedicated to SUNY Schenectady County Community College on the forty-fifth anniversary of the college’s establishment as part of the State University of New York. The college sits on land that was once part of the Mohawk nation of the Iroquois Confederacy. Oot-kwa-tah is inspired by the Iroquois legend of M45, the Pleiades star cluster. The Iroquois tell a story about seven children who met each day and danced for hours at a time instead of doing chores. An old man appeared to them one day as they danced. He shone magnificently like silver and was clad from head to toe in brilliant white feathers. The old man warned them to stop dancing lest something terrible happen to them. Ignoring the old man’s warning and growing more and more hungry and lightheaded the children began to rise into the air. If only they had listened to me, the old man thought. As the children’s parents gathered, one little boy heard his father’s voice below. The little boy looked down and saw his father. At that instant he fell back to earth. The other children continued to float higher and higher into the sky to become the Pleiades star cluster. The Iroquois call them Oot-kwa-tah and are reminded of these reckless children each time they see a falling star. Duration: 5:00

Clarinet,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.723173 Composed by Joel Jacklich (ASCAP). Concert,Contemporary. Score and part. 9 pages. Joel Jacklich #6227859. Published by Joel Jacklich (A0.723173). Commissioned by Mitch Sturman in memory of our mutual friend, composer John B. Edmondson (1933-2016).  Mr. Sturman had commissioned new works for the Wilson Jr. H. S. Warrior Band in El Centro, CA for nine years for annual Concerts of Premieres.  John B. Edmondson, one of America's leading composers of educational music, with over 800 compositions and arrangements in his catalog, had been commissioned by Mitch seven times for new works, including his last ever composition, Imperial County Impressions performed in May, 2016, prior to Mr. Sturman's retirement in June, 2016.  The first commission John had made for Mitch was his Serenade for Solo Clarinet and Band.  Mitch felt it would be a fitting tribute for me to compose a work also for solo clarinet and band.  This was composed for a memorial tribute concert for John B. Edmondson at Wilson Junior High School on April 6, 2017, where the seven pieces commissioned for the Wilson Band would be performed.  The solo clarinet, first clarinet, and first trumpet require moderately experienced players to play the parts musically.  All the rest of the parts are easily handled by a typical junior high school band.  This is the version with piano accompaniment.  (The versions with full band accompaniment and with full orchestral accompaniment are also available on this web site.) 

Guitar - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.587935 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Celtic,Folk,Holiday,Patriotic,World. Guitar Tab. 25 pages. David McKeown #5191357. Published by David McKeown (A0.587935). 24 Favourite Songs of Ireland for Guitar Tab contains the best-loved and most-requested traditional Irish songs. They are arranged in simple keys in standard EADGBE tuning for Guitar. The song melodies are presented as tab for Guitar and the music also includes chord symbols. There are also full lyrics for singers who want to join the fun.24 Favourite Songs of Ireland for Guitar Tab are ideal for playing and singing on St Patrick’s Day, or at any time of year, on stage or at home. Here is the full list of songs·     Arthur McBride·     The Black Velvet Band·     A Bucketful of Mountain Dew·     A Bunch of Thyme·     Cockles and Mussels·     Danny Boy, (The Londonderry Air)·     Finnigan's Wake·     The Harp that Once through Tara's Halls·     I'll Tell Me Ma·     The Jolly Beggarman·     The Minstrel Boy·     The Mountains of Mourne·     The Nightingale·     The Raggle Taggle Gypsy·     The Rocky Road to Dublin·     The Rose of Tralee·     Rosin the Bow·     Sally Gardens·     The Sash·     The Spanish Lady·     The Star of County Down·     Waxie's Dargle·     Whiskey in the Jar·     The Wild RoverI hope you enjoy this collection of songs and that it either brings back happy memories or opens a small window for you onto the Soul of Ireland.There are many more top quality arrangements and compositions by David McKeown for you to browse at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203 

Instrumental Solo,Mandolin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.587936 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Celtic,Folk,Holiday,Irish,Multicultural,Patriotic,World. Individual part. 25 pages. David McKeown #5191359. Published by David McKeown (A0.587936). 24 Favourite Songs of Ireland for Mandolin Tab contains the best-loved and most-requested traditional Irish songs. They are arranged in simple keys in standard GDAE tuning for the Mandolin. The song melodies are presented as tab for Mandolin and the music also includes chord symbols. There are also full lyrics for singers who want to join the fun.24 Favourite Songs of Ireland for Mandolin Tab are ideal for playing and singing on St Patrick’s Day, or at any time of year, on stage or at home. Here is the full list of songs·     Arthur McBride·     The Black Velvet Band·     A Bucketful of Mountain Dew·     A Bunch of Thyme·     Cockles and Mussels·     Danny Boy, (The Londonderry Air)·     Finnigan's Wake·     The Harp that Once through Tara's Halls·     I'll Tell Me Ma·     The Jolly Beggarman·     The Minstrel Boy·     The Mountains of Mourne·     The Nightingale·     The Raggle Taggle Gypsy·     The Rocky Road to Dublin·     The Rose of Tralee·     Rosin the Bow·     Sally Gardens·     The Sash·     The Spanish Lady·     The Star of County Down·     Waxie's Dargle·     Whiskey in the Jar·     The Wild RoverI hope you enjoy this collection of songs and that it either brings back happy memories or opens a small window for you onto the Soul of Ireland.There are many more top quality arrangements and compositions by David McKeown for you to browse at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203