SKU: A0.1475749

SKU: H1.C6463DP

Traditional West Indian Christmas Spiritual Incorporating the Traditional West Indian Spiritual, The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy, and the Traditional French Carol, GLORIA, this lively, Christmas calypso is sure be a highlight of many a holiday program. An optional percussion part is provided and can be played throughout.

SKU: A0.1446408

A superbly crafted suite of Louis Armstrong classics: West End Blues, Tomorrow Night and Satchel Mouth Swing, by composers Joe Oliver, Clarence Williams, Lillian Hardin Armstrong and Ralph Matthews, arranged by the experienced and highly regarded brass arranger and professional trumpet player: Paul Denegri.

www.pauldenegripandon.com

This work is a notated jazz standard for trumpet and piano accompaniment ideal for the concert platform and a proven favourite with audiences and performers.
Ideal for accomplished trumpet players and students of Associated Board School of Music or Trinity grade 7 and 8 level and above.
Also included is additional biographical information on Louis Armstrong and the composers which is ideal for programme notes.

Trumpet range is G below middle C to Bb above the treble clef stave.

SKU: A0.988130

Music for Advent and Christmas Carol Services and Concerts

Prayer on Christmas Eve (Gebet in der Christnacht) for SSA and piano* - Hensel arr. Sparkhall (choral music)
Perfect for Advent or Christmas

*Gebet in der Christnacht for SATB (a cappella) is available exclusively from Multitude of Voyces:

About the composer
For years, Fanny Hensel has been known as the sister of Felix Mendelssohn. Since the discovery of many of her compositions, some previously published in Felix’s name, she has become more widely recognised in her own right.

About the piece
Gebet in der Christnacht is a solo song from 1823. Here it is arranged for SSA, showcasing the teenaged composer’s use of harmony that became synonymous with the early Romantics. (See also my a cappella SATB arrangement).
Gebet in der Christnacht (Prayer on Christmas Eve) is one of at least eight songs Hensel composed in 1823 which sets poems by Wilhelm Müller. It is from the cycle Johannes und Esther. (Im Frühling zu lesen.) (John and Esther. (To read in the spring.))

https://youtu.be/Q_fd7fEtQis

About the arranger
Olivia Sparkhall studied composition at Durham University with Paul Archbold, composing for the Northern Sinfonietta and Flower Quartet as part of her studies. Since moving to South West England, she has focused primarily on writing vocal music, notably for BBC One’s Songs of Praise programme. Recent commissions have been for International Women’s Day services in 2018 (Lux Aeterna) and 2019 (Faith and Hope). She was short-listed in the Cappella Nova competition in 2018 for Dona Nobis Pacem. The SATB version of Prayer on Christmas Eve (Gebet in der Christnacht) is published by Multitude of Voyces in their anthologies of sacred music, Volume 1, available here: [https://stainer.co.uk]

SKU: A0.792265

The Goldberg Variations is arguably one of the greatest works of art in Western culture. A true work of genius that was first published in 1741 for harpsichord.

The Aria a Sarabande about 5 minutes in length in 3/4 is the very first movement of the 30 variation work and is heavily ornamented. Justin Chiang has doubled the time to 6/4 and written out all of the ornaments, making the performance possibilities much more practical.

This work is appropriate for advanced performers for the following instruments:

2 Trumpets in C, Horn in F, Trombone and Tuba (Bass Trombone).

SKU: A0.811026

J. S. Bach, the genius of Baroque music & the father of Western Music composed 3 exquisite Sonatas for Viola da Gamba. They are now available for Tuba or Bass Trombone & Piano, beautifully transcribed by retired Principal Trombonist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Ralph Sauer.  This edition is truly the only version that fully exploits the possibilities of the Tuba or Bass Trombone.  A must for all serious performers. Each work is a full Sonata of at least 15 minutes in length and exploits the technical and musical attributes of the Tuba or Bass Trombone.  For advanced performers.

SKU: A0.1111191

Gada Meiren Theme and Variation Fantasy is the most well-known trombone composition in China. It was originally written for solo trombone and orchestra (unpublished) by Chinese composer You Dao Ma (1915-2010). The composer adapted the Inner Mongolian folk song Gada Meiren, also the name of the Inner Mongolian hero. The trombone and piano version of this piece was first published in China in 1959. Gada Meiren Theme and Variation Fantasy is a single movement work that depicts a story with four distinct parts. Part one: The repressed emotions of the Inner Mongolian people under the ruler. Gada Meiren led his people to fight against the ruler to protect their home and land. Part two: Gada Meiren's nostalgia for his homeland and people when fighting away from home. Part three: Gada Meiren's death in the battle. People mourned their hero with great sadness. Epilogue: People's remembrance and praise for their hero Gada Meiren, carrying his spirit moving forward. Taken from the 1959 version, this new edition of Gada Meiren Theme and Variation Fantasy for solo Trombone and Piano has fixed notation errors, added dynamics, articulations, tempo (bpm) markings, rearranged the piano score and solo part. All original Chinese terms in scores are translated into western standard musical terms. The solo is about 9.5 minutes in length and appropriate for advanced performers.

SKU: A0.1050807

Sequoia for Trombone Octet and Percussion composed in 2009 by Jocelyn Morlock is inspired by the profound beauty and grandeur of these giant trees that tower in the forests of Western Canada. The outer sections of this tripartite work are fierce and majestic, while the middle section is marked by relative quietude and fragility. This work was commissioned by Redshift Music Society with generous support from the British Columbia Arts Council. Instrumentation is for 6 tenor trombones (4 of them B-flat/F), 2 bass trombones, percussion (timpani, glockenspiel and vibraphone performed by one musician). This 10-minute work is appropriate for advanced performers. This recording of Sequoia, with all trombone parts multi-tracked by Neal Bennett, and percussion played by Brian Nesselroad, is available on Bennett’s 2013 recording, Ziggurat, on the Redshift Records label.

SKU: A0.792665

Here is a description of the Four Psalms for Four Trombones by Jeff Reynolds.

Musical settings of The Psalms of David are a staple in the Compline world, and are indeed the musical nut of Compline. I composed these in modes for a choir of men, with countertenors and text, and thought these settings would be a soothing repast for the trombone world; maybe not for the 1st player.

The lack of stems and meter is a way to get away from the rhythmic feel of western music and into the lumpy, arhythmic, text driven zone of chant. There are only 3 basic note lengths: a larger white note is a whole note; a smaller white note is a half note surrogate; and a black note is a quarter note.

Be not anxious to get to the new phrase. Taking time for breaths is a good thing.

Psalm 130 is a Penitential Psalm, with music in the acerbic style of Igor Stravinsky after the 2nd trombone solo from the Russian Easter of Korsakov. 

Mr. Reynolds has written settings for Psalms 4, 91 Qui habitat, 130 De profundis and 103. The Psalms are appropriate for moderately advanced to intermediate level performers.

SKU: A0.792096

About the Taiwan Fantasia, van Deursen states:

After having lived in Taipei for a number of years, I learned many of the local folk and popular songs. Some of the melodies are exceptionally beautiful,

and my idea was to somehow combine all the elements that have made up my musical experiences over these years - Chinese melodies, western orchestral music and jazz; I wanted to see if these songs could survive with a totally different harmonic structure and concept. My original goal was to write a simple arrangement of the two songs, but quickly I discovered more melodies building upon the original ones and thus the Variations were born.

Composed in 1995, this work of about 10 minutes in length is in one continuous movement, but is divided into seven short sections of contrasting moods including two cadenzas, for Trumpet and Trombone. 

The music is appropriate for advanced performers. Parts in C and B-flat are supplied for the Trumpets.

A recording of Taiwan Fantasia can be purchased on iTunes from the album by the Yeh Shu Han Brass Quintet.