Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.755100 Composed by Sy Brandon. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 130 pages. Sy Brandon #3384569. Published by Sy Brandon (A0.755100). Arizona Centennial Overture was commissioned by the Arizona Commission on the Arts as part of the Centennial Legacy Project to help celebrate Arizona’s centennial. There are three versions of the compositions, chamber orchestra, full orchestra, and band. The overture pays tribute to the unique blend of the various cultures that had a part in shaping Arizona into what it is today. This six and a half minute composition is divided into three main sections. The first section begins with fanfares that announce the celebration. After thirty seconds, the introduction fades into music that pays tribute to the pioneers that migrated to Arizona. The music has a rustic quality reflecting the pioneering spirit of the ranchers, farmers, miners, and merchants who came to Arizona seeking a better way of life. This section is intended to be inclusive as it is impossible to represent each culture individually in a short musical composition. The second section pays tribute to the various Native American cultures that are a large part of Arizona’s history and its present way of life. Flutes and percussion instruments are used in the beginning of this section to represent the Native American respect for nature. This quiet section evolves into a ceremonial dance that increases in intensity. Towards the end of this section one hears fragments of the pioneer melody as these culture come together. The third section is influenced by Mariachi music to recognize the Hispanic influence in Arizona. The first part uses an original rollicking tune with four beats to the measure over syncopation. The second part contains a lyrical melody with three beats to the measure accompanied by instruments playing accents that create the Hispanic sounding grouping of six notes into three groups of two alternating with two groups of three. A brief ending using the fanfares of celebration interspersed with figures from the Native American and pioneer sections brings the work to a rousing close.The score prints on legal size paper and the parts on letter.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.592056 By Fontella Bass. By Carl Smith and Raynard Miner. Arranged by Timo Paehler. 20th Century,Contemporary,Hip-Hop,R & B. Octavo. 8 pages. Timo Paehler #200804. Published by Timo Paehler (A0.592056). Who needs workout when you can dance to a song like this? It's a nice and approachable mixed-choir (+ piano) arrangement of Fontella Bass's 1965 hit Rescue Me :).

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1306512 By string orchestra. By Traditional Fiddle Tune. Arranged by Paul Hemmer. 19th Century,Country,Folk,Traditional. Score and Parts. 21 pages. PJMS MUSIC #895866. Published by PJMS MUSIC (A0.1306512). This traditional fiddle tune was inspired Julien Dubuqu, the lead miner/fur trader who established the first community on the Mississippi River where now is the City of Dubuque, Iowa. According to tradition and legend, Dubuque was an accomplished fiddler who would dance while performing. Inspired by a performance observed when Julien was visiting St. Louis, a fiddler composed the basis for this composition in 1800. This arrangement for String Orchestra is a lively feature that will delight performers and audience alike.

Composed by Richard Hirsch. Folk, Multicultural, Traditional, World. Individual part. 13 pages. Richard Hirsch #695686. Published by Richard Hirsch