Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549844 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Baroque,Concert,Easter,Sacred,Standards. Score and part. 12 pages. Jmsgu3 #3554833. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549844). Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Awake, the voice is calling us) from Cantata BWV 140. Duration: ca. 4:00, Score: 6 pages, solo part 1 page, piano part: 4 pages. Program this for church services during the Easter season, weddings, or as a recital encore.Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Awake, the Voice is calling us) also known as: Sleepers Awake Bach composed his church cantata Wachet auf (BWV 140) as part of his second annual cantata cycle covering the entire annual church calendar. It is based on the hymn of the same name by Philipp Nicolai (1599). The hymn text covers the readings for the 27th Sunday after Trinity. Bach designed the cantata in seven movements, setting the stanzas in various forms. Among these forms are the chorale fantasia, the chorale prelude, and a four-part chorale. He casts the new lyrics as recitatives – in a manner similar to the opera. Fourth Movement Bach writes the fourth movement, Zion hört die Wächter singen (Zion hears the watchmen singing), in the style of a chorale prelude with the chorale phrases performed as a strict cantus firmus. The phrases seem to enter at times erratically against the famous lyrical melody. The violins play this melody in unison as a foil against the cantus phrases. The violin melody is so independent and complete that when the cantus melody appears it catches the listener at times totally off-guard. Bach later transcribed this movement for organ (BWV 645). This transcription became No. 1 of the Six Schübler Chorales. Bach Overview First of all, Johann Sebastian Bach is maybe the greatest composer in music history. Certainly, he was prolific. As a result, everyone has heard of his works. Furthermore, these works number well over a thousand. It seems like people are probably most familiar with the instrumental works such as the Brandenburg Concertos, and the Goldberg Variations. But, similarly famous are such noteworthy works as the Well-Tempered Clavier, the Musical Offering, and certainly the Art of Fugue. Seems like his most famous vocal works include the most noteworthy Mass in B Minor. Also, most noteworthy, though, are the St. John Passion, and certainly the Christmas Oratorio.  History Bach came from a long line of musicians and above all, composers. Consequently, he, first of all, pursued a career as a church organist. So as a result, he gained employment in various Protestant churches in Germany. For a while, he worked as a court musician in Weimar and Köthen. Here he probably developed his organ style and likewise his chamber music style. Eventually, he, therefore, gained an appointment as Cantor of St. Thomas in Leipzig. Here he worked until difficulties with his employer ultimately drove him away. The King of Poland finally appointed him as court composer.  Style It seems like Bach created a fascinating new international style. He synthesized elements of the most noteworthy European music ideas into his new style. Even more, this new style was probably his synthesis of European musical rhythm and form. Furthermore, he demonstrated a complete mastery of counterpoint and motivic development. His sense of harmonic organization probably propelled him to the top. Revival               Mendelssohn conducted a Bach revival in the nineteenth century. His effort probably helped to re-familiarize the public with the magnitude of Bach’s works. During this period, scholars published many noteworthy Bach biographies. Moreover, Wolfgang Schmieder published the BWV (Bach Werke Verzeichnis). As a result, this is now the official catalog of his entire artistic output. The BWV number allows us to locate a work in the catalog. Sometimes scholars will simply use an S (Schmieder) as an abbreviation for BWV. &n.

Oboe, clarinet, bassoon - Digital Download SKU: IZ.BCMS171 Composed by Sy Brandon. BCMCC (Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition). Score and Parts. 69 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #BCMS171. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.BCMS171). 9 x 12 in inches.Divertimento is in three movements. The first movement, Frolic, has three main thematic ideas. The first contains dotted rhythms, staccato articulation, and meter change. The second thematic idea is related to the first in that it also uses dotted rhythms and meter change, but is more legato and begins with more sustained notes. The third thematic section is thinner in texture, more playful, and has a legato theme over a staccato background. The motivic material in each of these sections has similarities. Contrast is primarily obtained through change of style and mood. These thematic ideas develop throughout the movement by varying key, instrumentation, and melodic material. There are several sections of imitation that are very energetic.The second movement, Ballad, is lyrical at an Andante tempo. The form of the movement is through-composed as the motives develop into new variations instead of having clearly distinguished themes. There is however a recapitulation that brings the listen back to the opening material. The main motives that develop are a sixteenth note pattern that is arpeggiated and also stepwise, a dotted quarter and eighth note idea that is often on weak beats as well as appearing on strong beats, and scalewise eighth note lines.All of these interweave among the parts with frequent counterpoint and some imitation. The harmony is lush with seventh chords used frequently.The last movement, Tarantella, is in a lively tempo. The form of this movement is a large ABA(Scherzo, Trio, Scherzo). The A sections are in triple meter while the B section is in duple. The A section is in three parts, forming an ABA within the large A. The material for the first part is motivically derived. The first motive is a dotted eighth, sixteenth, eighth note followed by even eighth notes. The second motive is four chromatic sixteenth notes followed by an eighth note. This motive appears both ascending and descending. The B section within this large A consists of a slurred melodic line that has both stepwise motion and leaps. It is accompanied by staccato chromatic eighth notes. The large B section is folksong-like and is in a recognizable binary form that repeats in a new key. The large A serves as a recapitulation of the opening section and it ends lightly and playfully in keeping with the Divertimento title that means to divert or amuse.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.755218 Composed by Sy Brandon. 20th Century,Contemporary. 93 pages. Sy Brandon #3418979. Published by Sy Brandon (A0.755218). Divertimento is in three movements. The first movement Frolic has three main thematic ideas. The first contains dotted rhythms, staccato articulation, and meter change. The second thematic idea is related to the first in that it also uses dotted rhythms and meter change, but is more legato and begins with more sustained notes. The third thematic section is thinner in texture, more playful, and has a legato theme over a staccato background. The motivic material in each of these sections has similarities. Contrast is primarily obtained through change of style and mood. These thematic ideas develop throughout the movement by varying key, instrumentation, and melodic material. There are several sections of imitation that are very energetic. The second movement Ballad is lyrical at an Andante tempo. The form of the movement is through-composed as the motives develop into new variations instead of having clearly distinguished themes. There is however a recapitulation that brings the listen back to the opening material. The main motives that develop are a sixteenth note pattern that is arpeggiated and also stepwise, a dotted quarter and eighth note idea that is often on weak beats as well as appearing on strong beats, and scalewise eighth note lines. All of these interweave among the parts with frequent counterpoint and some imitation. The harmony is lush with seventh chords used frequently. The last movement Tarantella is in a lively tempo. The form of this movement is a large ABA(Scherzo, Trio, Scherzo). The A sections are in triple meter while the B section is in duple. The A section is in three parts, forming an ABA within the large A. The material for the first part is motivically derived. The first motive is a dotted eighth, sixteenth, eighth note followed by even eighth notes. The second motive is four chromatic sixteenth notes followed by an eighth note. This motive appears both ascending and descending. The B section within this large A consists of a slurred melodic line that has both stepwise motion and leaps. It is accompanied by staccato chromatic eighth notes. The large B section is folksong-like and is in a recognizable binary form that repeats in a new key. The large A serves as a recapitulation of the opening section and it ends lightly and playfully in keeping with the Divertimento title that means to divert or amuse.

Saxophone Quartet,Woodwind Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.755222 Composed by Sy Brandon. 20th Century,Contemporary. 95 pages. Sy Brandon #3418983. Published by Sy Brandon (A0.755222). Divertimento is in three movements. The first movement Frolic has three main thematic ideas. The first contains dotted rhythms, staccato articulation, and meter change. The second thematic idea is related to the first in that it also uses dotted rhythms and meter change, but is more legato and begins with more sustained notes. The third thematic section is thinner in texture, more playful, and has a legato theme over a staccato background. The motivic material in each of these sections has similarities. Contrast is primarily obtained through change of style and mood. These thematic ideas develop throughout the movement by varying key, instrumentation, and melodic material. There are several sections of imitation that are very energetic. The second movement Ballad is lyrical at an Andante tempo. The form of the movement is through-composed as the motives develop into new variations instead of having clearly distinguished themes. There is however a recapitulation that brings the listen back to the opening material. The main motives that develop are a sixteenth note pattern that is arpeggiated and also stepwise, a dotted quarter and eighth note idea that is often on weak beats as well as appearing on strong beats, and scalewise eighth note lines. All of these interweave among the parts with frequent counterpoint and some imitation. The harmony is lush with seventh chords used frequently. The last movement Tarantella is in a lively tempo. The form of this movement is a large ABA(Scherzo, Trio, Scherzo). The A sections are in triple meter while the B section is in duple. The A section is in three parts, forming an ABA within the large A. The material for the first part is motivically derived. The first motive is a dotted eighth, sixteenth, eighth note followed by even eighth notes. The second motive is four chromatic sixteenth notes followed by an eighth note. This motive appears both ascending and descending. The B section within this large A consists of a slurred melodic line that has both stepwise motion and leaps. It is accompanied by staccato chromatic eighth notes. The large B section is folksong-like and is in a recognizable binary form that repeats in a new key. The large A serves as a recapitulation of the opening section and it ends lightly and playfully in keeping with the Divertimento title that means to divert or amuse.

Instrumental Duet Instrumental Duet,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1030248 Composed by Devin Talluto. Christmas,Contemporary,Holiday,Love. Score and parts. 3 pages. Devin Talluto #6374073. Published by Devin Talluto (A0.1030248). This song is meant to feel like a walk through life, or a walk down a path. Meant to feel like a journey with dips and dives and one specific part where anything can happen. Starting with an opening melody you gain this beginning feel until you hit the solo. This solo is optional and completely based on what you can make of it. There will be an original solo, but music will not be released until a further date.  .

Piano Trio Cello,Piano,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1411355 By Traditional. By Han-Ki Kim. Arranged by Han-Ki Kim. Chamber,Classical,Instructional,Standards,Traditional. 19 pages. Han-Ki Kim #993618. Published by Han-Ki Kim (A0.1411355). “Taryeong� generally refers to a slow and sad song, or a song that contains a story or narrative. It is mainly used in traditional Korean songs, and a representative example is Arirang, one of the representative folk songs famous for its slow melody and mournful melody. It also reflects the culture, customs, and emotions of each region and has diverse content and rhythm. “Monggeumpo Taryeong� is a traditional Korean folk song handed down from the Hwanghae region. “Monggeumpo� is a port, and the beach here is famous for its white sandy beaches, lush forests, and Rosa rugosa flowers. The content of this folk song consists of a sad melody and lyrics, and it contains the joys and sorrows of the lives of fishermen and the sorrowful feelings waiting for the safe return of a loved one who went out to catch fish. This music is composed in the A-B-A format. The sad part is located in the middle,, and the beginning and end parts were composed in an exciting atmosphere. It is usually played to the traditional Korean “jungmori� rhythm, which is also quoted throughout the piece. It is also called “Jangsangot Taryeong.�.

Double Bass,Drum Set,Piano - Level 3 - Interactive Download SKU: A0.1470882 By Suraj Synthesist. By Music by .Suraj Dinakar Shetty. This edition: Interactive Download. Blues,Jazz,Rock,World. 32 pages. Duration 222. Suraj Synthesist #6CfkCDFWkiGuZ3cxOxFJYw. Published by Suraj Synthesist (A0.1470882). Key: F major.The instrumental song Khayaal, a lil Fantasy merges Khayaal, a style of Hindustani Classical Music, with synonymity of the word to Fantasy , a Western classical music style. It has a solo Electric Piano version & a band/trio combining Electric piano, Drums, and Contrabass. Though the fusion is not limited to Hindustani or Western Classical, as Carnatic Raagas for filler & BluesJazz/ Rock-n-Roll Bassline is also heard in the piece. This Book is the sheet music for same. Apart from spelled out notes of what is been played, It explains the musical decisions & directions that have gone in the Solo/ Band( Trio) version. The piece explains things like the use of the C half-diminished (2nd Octatonic diminished) scale, allowing exotic movements and exploring various genres. The piece draws inspiration from Indian ragas like Nasikabhushani Ramapriya and others. You will find notes of Crossrhythms, Polyrhythms, the change of time-Sginature, as well as Instrument specific techniques like the Glissando , or Holding a centre note of chord in an arpeggio and a Half-open HiHat, cross stick Snare drumming. You will find an explanation on some of the complex Drum fills used here , what was the crossrhythm, how to count them & how they were made to sound in the specific way.

Jazz Combo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1405714 By Suraj Synthesist. By Suraj Dinakar Shetty. Arranged by Suraj Dinakar Shetty. 21st Century,Contemporary,Jazz,Multicultural,Rock,World. 32 pages. Suraj Synthesist #988778. Published by Suraj Synthesist (A0.1405714). The instrumental song â??Khayaal, a lil Fantasyâ?� merges Khayaal, a style of Hindustani Classical Music, with synonymity of the word to Fantasy , a Western classical music style. It has a solo Electric Piano version and a band/trio combining Electric piano, Drums, and Contrabass. Though the fusion is not limited to Hindustani or Western Classical, as Carnatic Raagas for filler and BluesJazz/ Rock-n-Roll Bassline is also heard in the piece.This Book is the sheet music for same. Apart from spelled out notes of what is been played, It explains the musical decisions and directions that have gone in the Solo/ Band( Trio) version. The piece explains things like the use of the C half-diminished (2nd Octatonic diminished) scale, allowing exotic movements and exploring various genres. The piece draws inspiration from Indian ragas like Nasikabhushani Ramapriya and others. You will find notes of Crossrhythms, Polyrhythms, the change of time-Sginature, as well as Instrument specific techniques like the Glissando , or Holding a centre note of chord in an arpeggio and a Half-open HiHat, cross stick Snare drumming. You will find an explanation on some of the complex Drum fills used here , what was the crossrhythm, how to count them and how they were made to sound in the specific way.

Choral Choir,Choral,SAT Chorus - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1421992 By Wizzard. By Roy Wood. Arranged by Julia Daintree. 20th Century,Christmas,Holiday,Pop. 3 pages. Julia Daintree #1003330. Published by Julia Daintree (A0.1421992). Flexible arrangement SSA, SAT, SABSchool Choirs, Youth Choirs, Community Choirs, Gospel ChoirsGreat crowd pleaser and loads of fun to practice and perform. A great one to involve the audience.Enjoy!

Flute Quartet,Woodwind Ensemble Flute - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.564240 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by Austin Ralphson. Rock. 15 pages. Austin Ralphson #6306415. Published by Austin Ralphson (A0.564240). This is one of the most successful songs by The Beatles - it remains the band's best-selling single in the United Kingdom and the top-selling single of the 1960s there by any artist. It is also very fitting to play at a wedding or other family occasion and is carefully arranged here to contain all the musical nuances from the original, including the classic 6th chord at the end! It is simple enough to sight-read successfully for a competent ensemble.

Clarinet Quartet,Woodwind Ensemble Bass Clarinet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1268760 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by Austin Ralphson. Pop,Rock. 15 pages. Austin Ralphson #861290. Published by Austin Ralphson (A0.1268760). This is one of the most successful songs by The Beatles - it remains the band's best-selling single in the United Kingdom and the top-selling single of the 1960s there by any artist. It is also very fitting to play at a wedding or other family occasion and is carefully arranged here to contain all the musical nuances from the original, including the classic 6th chord at the end! It is simple enough to sight-read successfully for a competent ensemble.Scored for 3 clarinets and bass clarinet.

Woodwind Ensemble Alto Saxophone,Baritone Saxophone,Soprano Saxophone,Tenor Saxophone - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.733929 Composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Arranged by Reynolds MacNary. Classical,Romantic Period,Sacred. 7 pages. MacNary Music LLC #342091. Published by MacNary Music LLC (A0.733929). Bogoroditsye Dyevo is the sixth of the 15 Choral gems in Rachmaninoff's All Night Vigil, composed in 1915. Bogoroditsye Dyevo can be translated as Rejoice, virgin mother of God. It contains much of the Hail Mary prayer. Here it is scored for Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone Saxophone. The piece is very calm and sustained, with a lovely feature of the Alto and Tenor Saxophone in the middle of the piece.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1029559 Composed by Peter Daniel Klein. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score. 6 pages. Peter Daniel Klein #5307267. Published by Peter Daniel Klein (A0.1029559). I have written a programmatic, neo-romantic/post-romantic prose and musical fragment/miniature based on Schlegel's writings about a Hedgehog. Fragment in the sense that it is not fully developed, yet, in another sense, it is overdeveloped for its length. There are several modern elements in that it is bitonal at one point. At another point, I pit Scriabin's mystic chord, which is his synthetic mode, against what I feel is its nearest aeolian mode, c-minor, which is modernistically dissonant.   It is written in 'classicized' AABA popular song form, which is perfect for a miniature. It revolves around the programmatic, free verse' Prayer,' a plea to God for sleep, elusive due to the mourning of lost love and the associated emptiness and grief felt deep in the night. It is motivic in that there is a repeated augmented 6 to a half-diminished cadence that introduces the theme and then serves to transition each small section, in a secondary dominant style repetition until reaching tonic.   -A1 is a simple statement of the linear theme and harmony in 6ths, and 9ths, almost in keeping with the introductory and transitionary cadence, at least intervallically.   -A2 is a restatement of that theme with an added countermelody (which becomes the subject of section B) woven between the upper linear melody and the altered bass accompaniment.   -B begins with a short statement of the countermelody bi-tonally, the left hand in c minor, the right in g minor. There is a brief transposition between several keys, bitonally, while the sostenuto pedal holds a pedal tone until it attenuates completely.  The two measures build from repressed despondency to rage, as strong emotions often do, quickly turning to dissonant chaos. The dynamics and intensity build to a diminished chord whose top note moves up half a step to a Scriabin mystic chord arpeggio.  The held sustain pedal melds the dissonance together with emotional tumult, which fades as quickly as it came, as outbursts often do.   -A3 starts with the motivic cadence and a deep bass pedal tone. This section is the crowning moment in the piece. In sixths, the macabre accompaniment moves to the right-hand upper tessitura as the more developed 'A' melody moans below in the bass and baritone as the music ebbs away. A simple c-minor arpeggio strains against a very similar Scriabin mystic chord arpeggio, an octave or a minor seventh apart, ending on an A major and A flat in sweet, gentle, unresolved dissonance against a dying root pedal tone, the final teardrop.  

Clarinet Duet Clarinet - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1423473 By Chubby Checker. By Dave Appell and Kal Mann. Arranged by Claire Summerbell. 20th Century,Instructional,Jazz,Pop. 2 scores. 3 pages. Claire Summerbell #1004714. Published by Claire Summerbell (A0.1423473). 'Let's Twist Again' by singer Chubby Checker was one of the biggest hits of 1961. It refers to a dance called 'the twist' which was inspired by Rock n' Roll. This clarinet duet arrangement of the song is written entirely below the break so that players of even modest ability can play it.Claire Summerbell is a London-based clarinetist, educator, composer and arranger. She specialises in writing intermediate jazz clarinet duets through her website Clarisheets which can be found here: http://clarisheets.com. Her work sells globally.#letstwistagain #clarinetsongs #clarinetduets.

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.918243 Composed by Emily Nafius. 20th Century,Contemporary,Jazz,Pop,Standards. Score. 4 pages. Emily Nafius Music #5995145. Published by Emily Nafius Music (A0.918243). A modern, meditative original composition, suitable for students and advanced musicians alike.Composer’s Note:Nojoqui Falls (pronounced NAW-ho-wee) is a seasonal waterfall in Santa Barbara County, California, in the interior foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains. It is the subject of stories from the Chumash, a Native American people who have lived along California’s central coast for thousands of years. When the area experiences extreme drought, sometimes the waterfall reduces to a trickle. But it is a beautiful, shady place with a magical quality, and the water always returns.For interested students or teachers, here are a few pedagogical notes:Pedal ad lib is appropriate for this piece. Unless a player has very large hands, the right hand will need to cover most of the top notes in the bass clef (the C ostinato). This can be a welcome challenge for students, as they will need to balance this with sustaining and shaping the top melody notes. Some of the middle C ostinato notes are indicated as optional, since they are already struck as melody notes during the same beat. (But they are still notated in case another instrument plays the melody.) It might feel awkward to strike some of the other C ostinato notes that are rhythmically nearby, but it can also be a good way to practice leaving that sustained melodic note ringing while striking the same note soon after with a much quieter dynamic, which requires both control and skilled use of the pedal.About the Composer:Emily Nafius is a pianist in Southern California with her musical roots in jazz. As a soloist or sideman, she has performed at numerous music venues around California in an eclectic mix of styles, and recorded with a variety of singer-songwriters and rock bands. Her work as an accompanist spans classical, jazz, and musical theatre, receiving praise for her theatre work as a pianist and ensemble leader. She has maintained a teaching studio for over fifteen years, instructing musicians of all ages.