Concert Band - Grade 2 - Digital Download SKU: B0.PDF-BAND-FRA-219 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Bill Simon. Multicultural. Score and Parts. 29 pages. PDF Band Music #PDF-BAND-FRA-219. Published by PDF Band Music (B0.PDF-BAND-FRA-219). 8.5 x 11 inches.Emerald Isle Melody is based on an Irish folk tune. The most popular version of this tune is the hymn Be Thou My Vision, but it is also the foundation for Lord of All Hopefulness and Make Us True Servants. This arrangement gives the young band a chance to work on phrasing and tone without going to extremes with ranges - clarinets stay below the break and brass are comfortable. Even a young band will be able to project a lot of emotion with this piece giving careful attention to dynamics, tempo and phrasing. .

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1406095 Composed by Christian Singing. Arranged by Paul Wood. Romantic Period. 66 pages. MyMusicScores.com #989186. Published by MyMusicScores.com (A0.1406095). Christian Sinding's Suite in A minor, also known as Suite im alten Stil, Op. 10, is a captivating work showcasing his mastery of composition. Originally composed for piano and violin, Sinding later arranged it for violin and orchestra. This virtuosic piece, born during his final period in Leipzig, offers a whirlwind of energy in its first movement, followed by a delicate and profoundly beautiful slow movement. The finale bursts with vitality and showcases the extremes of virtuosity. This suite remains a gem in the repertoire, having been performed by renowned violinists from Kreisler to Kraggerud.The PDF score contains the score and all parts.

Brass Ensemble Trombone,Tuba - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1039200 Composed by Hayden Woods. Contemporary. Score and parts. 20 pages. Hayden Lee Woods #644151. Published by Hayden Lee Woods (A0.1039200). This piece is the mindset of an individual who, after being sheltered amidst the justified fears of a global pandemic, begins to feel the effects of not being able to actively work or be around others. This causes the individual to hallucinate extremes of the new “normal� that comes after. The tempo of the piece is ranged because the most optimal effect is a bending of tempos (in an agreed upon setting of individual ensembles and their leaders), which also is reflected in dramatic trombone bends. The melody jumps in segments, with each part becoming one of the many voices haunting the crazed individual. The middle of this piece moves into D major, where the individual starts to make sense of the voices and begins escaping the reality they are in. Of course, euphoria comes in waves, so the individual is pulled back into their shelter and has to accept this reality yet another day. Rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat......

Choral Choir,Choral (SATB divisi) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1378093 By Elton John. By Elton John and Tim Rice. Arranged by Cassy Gress. Broadway,Film/TV,Musical/Show. 10 pages. Cassy Gress #962714. Published by Cassy Gress (A0.1378093). This SATB arrangement of Circle of Life forgoes the traditional Lebo M opening for a more metaphorical sunrise, and shortly thereafter the sopranos and altos are the mother cooing to her newborn child, the ingonyama. The familiar chant does not appear until partway through the instrumental break, and continues euphorically through the modulation to the thundering finale. There are opportunities for ambitious sopranos and basses to reach the extremes of their range, and three-way divisi for the altos.

Woodwind Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.740672 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ellen Macpherson. Classical,Romantic Period. 4 pages. Ellen Macpherson #5745031. Published by Ellen Macpherson (A0.740672). This Duet is an excerpt from the 2nd Movement from Beethoven 7th Symphony. Arranged by Ellen Macpherson for the unusual combination of  Piccolo and Bass Clarinet Duet. The extremes of the woodwind section we can hear the overtones of the inner voices with careful listening. .

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.734340 Composed by John Henry Hopkins Jr. Arranged by Dennis Ruello. Christian,Christmas,Holiday,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score and parts. 13 pages. Chicory Music #2951949. Published by Chicory Music (A0.734340). We Three Kings, also known as We Three Kings of Orient Are or The Quest of the Magi, is a Christmas carol that was written by John Henry Hopkins, Jr. in 1857. At the time of composing the carol, Hopkins served as the rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and he wrote the carol for a Christmas pageant in New York City. Many versions of this song have been composed and it remains a popular Christmas carol. This intermediate level arrangement can be used for string quartet or string orchestra. It is in the string friendly key of e minor with no extremes in range or technique. Useful for performances at schools, churches or recitals. Performance time: approx.1 min. 55 sec.

Mixed Percussion B-Flat Tuba,B-Flat trombone,Baritone Horn TC/Euphonium,Bass Trombone,E-Flat Cornet,E-Flat Tenor Horn,E-Flat Tuba TC,Flugelhorn,Percussion 1,Percussion 2,Tenor Trombone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1247187 By Rita Arendz. By Giuseppe Verdi. Arranged by Rita Arendz. 19th Century,Contest,Festival,Instructional,Opera. Brass Band. 33 pages. Rita Arendz #841729. Published by Rita Arendz (A0.1247187). Giuseppe Verdi's opera IL TROVATORE, which premiered in 1853, is one of emotional and dramatic extremes and is sometimes called confusing and absurd.  But it also contains some of Verdi's best arias and selections, including the duet AI NOSTRI MONTI (Home to our Mountains).In a Spanish Castle's prison cell, Manrico (a troubadour, rebel army officer) is trying to comfort his mother Azucena as she believes she will be burned at the stake, as was her mother years before.  Eventually, Manrico is successful and Azucena falls asleep.This arrangement for British-style Brass Band features the Flugelhorn (as Azucena) and the Euphonium (as Manrico) as they sing (play) of their passion for and longing for their home in the mountains.Duration 4:10   33 pages.

Small Ensemble Cello,Clarinet,Piano,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.755023 Composed by Sy Brandon. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 94 pages. Sy Brandon #3244205. Published by Sy Brandon (A0.755023). Legacy is a three movement composition that makes social commentary on the issue of global warming. It was commission and premiered by the Washington Sinfonietta, Rufus Jones, conductor, and later transcribed by the composer for quartet for the chamber music group, enhaké. I. Conflicts - This movement begins with a cry from native cultures admonishing our neglect of the environment. The cry is interspersed with debate regarding the seriousness of global warming. The debate grows stronger as the cries grow weaker. The debate is quieted by a measure of repeated chords that could be the words, stop it! stop it now!. A weak cry in the clarinet brings the introduction to a close. An Allegro section follows with a rhythmic and primitive sounding section representing the underdeveloped nations that are destroying the rain forests for economic gain. This material evolves into a more harmonic and contrapuntal section representing industrialized nations reluctant to change, also for economic reasons. Things quiet down as the music takes the listener to another part of the globe, East Asia. Conflict is again present in this section. The music returns to a varied restatement of the industrialized nations music before traveling to India for a section influenced by Raga. This section builds in dissonance until we hear the repeated stop it now chords from the introduction. A brief reprise of the cries bring the movement to a close. II. Consequences - This movement evokes a somber mood that is reflective of living in a climate of extremes. The movement is in arch form as it begins and ends with open harmony reflective of barren lands that once were fertile. The middle section serves as a climax expressive the harshness of the climate. Colleen McCollough’s book, A Creed for the Third Millennium was a source of inspiration for this movement. III. Sacrifice and Compromise - The movement begins with a strong section that suggests progress. It is followed by a quieter and intense section that alternates lyrical lines over a staccato ostinato that creates a sense of urgency. The opening section returns and is followed by a development of the ostinato section. This section is symbolic of how ideas need to be adapted in order for progress to be made. The opening section returns once more before leading into the concluding section where there is coming together of the instruments on a long lyrical line representing more and more people working together for change. The movement ends with a sense of triumph over adversity. Legacy has been recorded by enhaké on the Emeritus Recordings CD Legacy.

Twenty-three sacred hymns and songs From the Foreword: Recent years have seen much increase in the activities of small and medium sized instrumental ensembles in schools at all grade levels, generally as an adjunct of band and orchestral programs.Many churches and Sunday Schools also use ensembles of various types in programs and services. Such groups are looking for playable music that is also interesting and worthwhile. This collection contains settings of sacred hymns and songs, and other selections, all of which should be usable in the church and the school. The hymn and song treatments are not just instrumentations of standard hymnal type, but are complete arrangements, using such devices as introductions, bridges, reharmonizations in present day idioms, rhythmic variety, countermelodies, etc. All selections have been scored for a six (or five) part brass ensemble with the following part books available: (preferred instruments are listed before the parenthetical substitution possibilities) Part 1: C Instruments (Violin, Oboe, Flute); 1st Bb Trumpet or Cornet (Bb Clarinet) Part 2: 2nd Bb Trumpet or Cornet (Bb Clarinet) Part 3: 3rd Bb Trumpet or Cornet (Bb Clarinet); F Horn (English Horn); Eb Horn (Alto Saxophone, Eb Alto Clarinet) Part 4: Baritone treble clef (Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet); Trombone (Baritone bass clef, Bassoon, Cello) Part 5: Baritone bass clef (Trombone, Bassoon, Cello) Part 6: Tuba or Sousaphone (Bassoon or Cello with occasional lower range limits, String Bass 8vb) While hoping to keep the selections interesting and worthwhile for experienced players, they have generally been restricted to a medium level of difficulty (or Grade III as defined by the Instrumentalist Magazine). Extremes of range and key signature have been avoided, lead parts have ample time to rest and catch their breath and technical demands are usually modest. Selections which could have been expanded to larger proportions (such as A Mighty Fortress) have been held to a modest length, in order to give younger musicians a better chance to play them successfully. Footnotes in the conductor's score indicate how the longer medleys can be abbreviated, if that is desirable. WESLEY HANSON

Flute solo - Difficult - Digital Download SKU: MQ.1.3371-E Composed by Christina Jennings and George Rochberg. 24 pages. Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital #1.3371-E. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital (MQ.1.3371-E). The arranger's transcription includes 20 of the original 51 caprices. She chose to include those best suited to the flute while representing the enormous stylistic range of Rochberg's entire set. Her goal in the transcriptions was to use the flute to its fullest capacity, challenging the player with dynamic, technical, and stylistic extremes: the range of these variations goes from a B1 to an E4 and from pppp to ffz! She made minimal breathing and metronome suggestions, adding these only when they seemed most important. In George Rochberg's Afterword to the Performer, he permits omitting some of the repeats and variations to suit the length and artistic discretion of the performer. However, he advocates for balance in preserving the stylistic spread which is a fundamental premise of this work. c. 27:00.

Brass Ensemble Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.781982 By The Cyrkle. By Bruce Woodley and Paul Simon. Arranged by Aaron Hettinga. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk,Pop,Rock. Score and parts. 16 pages. Aaron Hettinga #6027579. Published by Aaron Hettinga (A0.781982). This oldie but goodie by Cyrkle and Simon & Garfunkel is presented here in an arrangement for Brass Quintet. All of the parts should be relatively accessible to players of even moderate ability as there are no major range challenges that are taxing to the extremes of any instrument. The technical challenges may come about if taken at a particularly brisk tempo, but even a slightly slower interpretation will sound great.

Voice and piano - easy to intermediate - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q21029 Composed by Charles Francois Gounod. This edition: Sheet music. Downloadable. Schott Music - Digital #Q21029. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q21029). Charles Gounod war eine Ausnahmeerscheinung in der französischen Musikgeschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts und einer der führenden Komponisten des Second Empire. Gounod war sehr religiös, im Alter wandte er sich wieder verstärkt der Kirchenmusik zu. Seine Oratorien im lyrischen Stil waren sehr erfolgreich. Am bekanntesten jedoch dürfte die „Méditation sur le 1er prélude de Bach“ sein – eine Melodie, die er 1852 auf das Präludium C-Dur des 1. Teils des Wohltemperierten Klaviers von J. S. Bach für Violine und Klavier schrieb und 1859 mit dem Text des „Ave Maria“ unterlegte. Dieses „Ave Maria von Bach/Gounod“ wurde zu einem der weltweit populärsten Stücke der klassischen Musik. Auch „Jésus von Nazareth“ hat eine fließende, bisweilen schwerelose Melodik, die frei von großen Sprüngen und extremen Lagen ist. Die Stimme kommt durch die einfache, sich unterordnende melodische Begleitung zur Geltung.

Clarinet Quintet,Woodwind Ensemble Bass Clarinet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.781985 By The Cyrkle. By Bruce Woodley and Paul Simon. Arranged by Aaron Hettinga. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk,Pop,Rock. 16 pages. Aaron Hettinga #6029401. Published by Aaron Hettinga (A0.781985). This oldie but goodie by Cyrkle and Simon & Garfunkel is presented here in an arrangement for Clarinet Ensemble. All of the parts should be relatively accessible to players of even moderate ability as there are no major range challenges that are taxing to the extremes of any instrument other than a few low notes. The technical challenges may come about if taken at a particularly brisk tempo, but even a slightly slower interpretation will sound great.

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1397074 By Sean A. Moore. By Sean A. Moore. 21st Century,Classical,Contemporary. Score. 25 pages. Sean A Moore #980408. Published by Sean A Moore (A0.1397074). GILT-EDGE� is a piano sonata in three movements. The sonata features dissonance, clusters, irregular rhythmic patterns and meters, syncopation, and extremes in textures and dynamics. The work is mostly intervallically/motivically based with the entire keyboard being utilized as a sort of sonic canvas as diverse as the world itself. The first movement, “GILT-EDGE�, has the same name as the title of the composition. The movement is emotionally intense, beginning loudly with a forearm cluster crash at the low end of the instrument and with a fast tempo. However, the first movement of the sonata ends slowly, quietly and sometimes dreamlike all while expressing a very dark mood. “Hopewell�, the second and somewhat more melodic movement, has a more meditative quality. This movement is inspired by the image of a quiet country road and an uncomplicated way of living that sometimes isn’t always what it seems. The final movement, “Antioch�, written on three staves, returns the listener back to the emotional complexities of the first movement. However, this movement does not end quietly. In this short explosive last movement, the sonata reaches its dramatic conclusion.