SKU: A0.901839

This arrangement of Diamonds by Rihanna is suitable for both pedal and lever harp. I've used G and F flats in bars 10 - 12 and 38 - 40 to to create a more legato melodic line, but these can be omitted and the F sharp and E natural notes repeated instead. The rhythm of the melody is quite tricky and probably best suited to keen amateurs or professional harpists. If you'd like to listen to the full arrangement before purchase please follow the link to youtube.

SKU: A0.1111187

In this post-pandemic era, demand for octavos for smaller choirs is on the rise. This fairly well-known work by Handel is here arranged for SB voices. Optional notation for higher or lower voices provides additional harmonic texture. This would be a welcome addition to the library with minimal voices. It would also work as a duet.

SKU: A0.767564

This is a highly programmatic piece for flute trio, loosely based around one of the Grimm Brothers’ Fairy Tales Hansel and Gretel. The first movement depicts the children wandering off into the dark forest, initially surrounded by twittering birds and sunlight, but as the movement progresses, the music becomes darker. As the light fades, the children strew breadcrumbs to guide their way out of the forest when they decide to return to the village. At letter C, the mysterious chords suggest something disturbing, perhaps trees with scare faces or giant spiderwebs. At D, the change to 3/4 time suggests the children are anxious and scurrying through the trees, feeling scared, with the use of flutter tonguing suggesting their shivers of fear. Finally, out of breath, they reach the dark clearing with the Gingerbread house. The second movement describes the witch’s Gingerbread house. The top line shows the house’s roof, the middle line shows the windows and the third line marks out the porch and the front door. The children wonder at the strange building and chatter to each other as they explore it, perhaps nibbling here and there. The motif that describes the shape of the house appears from time to time throughout this section as they explore it from different angles. At letter D, after the G.P., the children begin to sense that they are not alone in the house. The low trill on the third flute is meant to be a breathy whisper (it doesn’t matter if the notes fail in performance for this reason) as the witch mutters under her breath. She attempts to pounce on the children and force them into her oven, but they are too fast for her. They trick her into the oven and slam the door shut (Bar before F.) They run from the clearing, not caring if they are going in the right direction. They glance back - once catching sight of the Gingerbread house which has begun to collapse in on itself - before they finally stop for breath as night begins to fall and they find a safe place to sleep (Lento before G.) The third movement sees our young heroes looking for the trail of breadcrumbs to take them back to the village. They are plodding through the deep forest, accompanied once more by the birds. Occasionally they find a crumb or two, but the birds have eaten most of them. They eventually manage to backtrack to the village (the music reflects this as it’s a retrograde of some of the music from movement 1) and they finally reach the village where they are greeted with a party for having killed the witch and returned safely home. This music is in a ‘pastoral style (6/8) and fades away as …they all lived happily ever after.

SKU: LV.11994

T.G. Booth's Celebrated Comic Songs. No. 1. The Used Up Man. Arranged for the Piano Forte by The Man About Town. Published 1845 by Oliver Ditson 115 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Music stores, Stores & shops, Light fixtures, Caricatures, Depression, Orphans, Death, Demons, Intoxication, Poor persons, Alcoholic beverages. First line reads When darkness is around, and other people snoozes..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

SKU: BJ.1133

8.27 x 11.7 inches.

Slightly absurd poem concerning heaven and earth, about falling asleep when things seem too hard and evil. Göran Tunström was one of Sweden’s most beloved novelists and poets. Bo Hansson is a composer of choral music and a guitarist and music teacher in Stockholm, Sweden.

SKU: A0.811265

Romance for Trombone and Organ, Op. 78, No. 2 is from 4 Pieces for Violin and Piano by Jean Sibelius, composed around 1915 during the Great War. It is a staple of the violin repertoire. The wistful character of its very hummable melody is a great example from the age of parlor music, composed for amateur performance in the home and enjoyed by all ages.

This 3 ½-minute work has been beautifully arranged for Trombone and Organ by Niels-Ole Bo Johansen. 

There are two versions included with this arrangement: one for advanced performers that goes up to high D's and another for intermediate performers in bass clef and with a moderate range only to high G.

SKU: A0.533762

Flute Concerto (2006) was commissioned by flutist Judith von Hopf and the
Kiev Philharmonic and premiered by them under the direction of Guido
Lamell. The work is in two movements: Chanson and Fantasy Variations.
The first movement, Chanson, is an extended “song� that develops through a
variety of textures. The opening song material is centered around G#. In turn,
this G# is revealed to be a quasi-dominant of a D centered sonority. (A brief
coda returns to G#, in preparation for the D center of the second movement.)
The second movement, Fantasy Variations, is cast as two presentations of
the theme surrounding five free variations, plus a coda. The theme serves as
the basis of the musical material for each variation as well as the structural
template for each. Also, each variation contains material referring back
specifically to the previous variation.
The opening theme is declamatory and massive. The first variation is fast
and limber. The second variation is introspective and stratified. The third
variation is fleeting. The fourth variation is distant and spare. The fifth
variation is fast and driving. The final theme begins whispered and slowly
regains its declamatory nature before a brief and intense coda ends the work
in a blaze.

This item is the score and the solo part only. The orchestral parts are on rental from the publisher. The piano reduction is for sale as a seperate item.

Instrumentation
2 Flutes (2nd dbl. Picc.)
2 Oboes
English Horn
2 Clarinets in Bb
Bass Clarinet in Bb
2 Bassoons
4 Horns in F/Bb
2 Trumpets in C
2 Trombones
Tuba
Percussion (2 players)
I: tubular bells, crotales, bass drum, whip/slapstick
II: vibraphone (motor off), snare drum
(Percussion I needs one rosined bow.
Percussion II needs one rosined bow.)
Piano
Solo Flute
(If necessary, discreet amplification of the soloist is acceptable.)
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Contrabass
(at least two players [ideally more] must have machine extension to low C)

SKU: A0.1381502

The Sound of Silence is a song by American folk rock duo Simon and Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon. A first version of the song was released in 1964 on the album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., it is an acoustic version. But their producer recorded an electric version without their knowledge the following year, it was part of the eponymous album published in 1966. The song then enjoyed immense success. Here is an arrangement for Flute Quartet (Flute 1 â?? 2 â?? 3 and Bass Flute or Alto Flute in G) of this timeless song.

The Sound of Silence est une chanson du duo de folk rock américain Simon and Garfunkel, écrite par Paul Simon. Une première version de la chanson sort en 1964 sur lâ??album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., câ??est une version acoustique. Mais leur producteur en enregistre une version électrique à leur insu lâ??année suivante, elle fait partie de lâ??album éponyme publié en 1966. La chanson connaît alors un immense succès. Voici un arrangement pour quatuor de flûtes traversières (Flûtes 1 â?? 2 â?? 3 et Flûte basse ou Flûte alto en sol) de cette chanson indémodable.