Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.989230

Composed by Mary Ann Joyce. Concert,Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. Mary Ann Joyce-Walter #6207637. Published by Mary Ann Joyce-Walter (A0.989230).

Housman’s poem is about the nature of life, here represented by the cherry tree. The poet feels he does not have enough time to appreciate this beautiful world, because, like all living things, he will die.  The first stanza is a description of the cherry tree in its spring-time splendor. It is as 'wearing white for Eastertide as if it is celebrating a religious festival. In the second stanza, the mood shifts from the tree to the poet himself, as he thinks about the inevitability of death. He, a twenty-year old, estimates that he has about fifty years left to live. The final stanza expresses the poet's feeling that fifty more years does not give him enough time to enjoy the beauties of nature. He decides that he will look at the cherry tree not only when it is hung with bloom, but also in winter when it is hung with snow.  The poet thus celebrates the beauties of nature in all seasons, but also poignantly laments the inevitable passage from youth to old age and death, the seasons of his own life.

I composed this setting of Loveliest of Trees to celebrate the 86th birthday of Joyce Hope Suskind, beloved friend, brilliant musician and composer par excellence.

By Joyce E. Ochs. For Dulcimer (Mountain). Acoustic Music. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

By Joyce E Eilers Bacak. For Medium Voice. Sacred Vocal. Published by Heritage Music Press

Organ - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.836716

Composed by Brian Joyce. Christian,Contemporary,Sacred. Score. 12 pages. Brian Joyce #4966351. Published by Brian Joyce (A0.836716).

For many years I have enjoyed playing the simpler manualiter chorale preludes of Zachau and J. G. Walter in the old Peters edition many organists will be familiar with. Then there are the delightful little preludes of Ernst Pepping which I first heard as a teenager in a recording by E. Power Biggs. I had something of a cross between these two influences in mind for this new set of English preludes. There are some finger-twisting moments here and there, but by and large these manuals-only pieces are meant to be shorter, more direct, and simpler (in concept, if not execution!) than my larger sets of preludes. The hymns dealt with here represent a useful mix of liturgical purposes and include Holy, Holy, Holy!, Come, Thou Almighty King, When Morning Gilds the Skies, Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Beneath the Cross of Jesus, The Church’s One Foundation, and Christ the Lord is Risen Today. As always, sources and timings are included and the score prints in landscape format.

Small Ensemble Bongos,Drums,High Voice,Piano Accompaniment - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.989238

Composed by Mary Ann Joyce. Concert,Contemporary. Score and parts. 12 pages. Mary Ann Joyce-Walter #6210449. Published by Mary Ann Joyce-Walter (A0.989238).

The Heights of Macchu Picchu: Canto X11 (in Spanish) was written by Pablo Neruda in which he speaks to his ancestors:  Yo vengo a hablar por vuestra boca muerta.  (I come to speak for your dead mouths.)
The poem and music are highly dramatic, torrential and full of struggle (e.g. Sharpen the knives you kept hidden away, thrust them into my breast....like an Amazon of buried jaguars....).

Harp - Digital Download

SKU: A0.912240

Composed by P.W.Joyce. Arranged by Harpoline. Celtic,Concert,Holiday. Score. 2 pages. Harpoline #6332585. Published by Harpoline (A0.912240).

This is the same arrangement as the other Ceapach Dainig, but in the key of C. If you do not have levers on your harp or your harp is not tuned to E-flat, you can still play this tune. 
Patrick W. Joyce more than likely only collected this tune and through his efforts we can still learn to play it today. If you want to learn a tune which is very Irish, but which is not very well known, try this one. .

C Instrument - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1499396

Composed by Joyce Silveira Moreno and Toninho Horta. Arranged by Marcelo Borba. Country,Jazz,Multicultural,Pop,R & B,World. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 2 pages. Marcelo Borba #1075448. Published by Marcelo Borba (A0.1499396).

Leadsheet style

## Beijo Partido is a song composed by Brazilian guitarist and composer Toninho Horta, and it has become one of the most emblematic songs in Brazilian popular music, especially within the context of the Clube da Esquina movement, of which Horta was a member. The song also gained notoriety in the voice of Milton Nascimento, one of the leading figures of this movement.

### Origin and Context
Toninho Horta composed Beijo Partido in 1973, during a period when he was involved with Clube da Esquina, a collective of musicians from Minas Gerais that mixed elements of Brazilian popular music, jazz, rock, and classical music. The song reflects this mix of styles, characterized by complex harmonies and a melancholic melody, elements that became Horta's trademarks.

### Lyrics and Meaning
The lyrics of Beijo Partido are poetic and subjective, a common trait in the compositions of Clube da Esquina. The song talks about the end of a romantic relationship, using the metaphor of a broken kiss to describe the rupture and pain of separation. Despite its melancholic tone, the song carries an intrinsic beauty in the way sadness is expressed delicately and introspectively.

### Recordings and Impact
Beijo Partido was first recorded on Toninho Horta's solo album, Terra dos Pássaros, released in 1980. The version by Milton Nascimento, which also became well-known, helped to further popularize the song. Over the years, Beijo Partido has been covered by various artists, both in Brazil and abroad, and is considered a classic of MPB (Música Popular Brasileira).
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[Português]

Beijo Partido é uma canção composta pelo guitarrista e compositor brasileiro Toninho Horta, e se tornou uma das músicas mais emblemáticas da música popular brasileira, especialmente no contexto do movimento Clube da Esquina, do qual Horta foi um dos integrantes. A música ganhou notoriedade também na voz de Milton Nascimento, um dos principais representantes desse movimento.

### Origem e Contexto
Toninho Horta compôs Beijo Partido em 1973, durante um período em que ele estava envolvido com o Clube da Esquina, um coletivo de músicos de Minas Gerais que misturava elementos de música popular brasileira, jazz, rock e música erudita. A canção reflete essa mistura de estilos, sendo caracterizada por harmonias complexas e uma melodia melancólica, elementos que se tornaram marcas registradas de Horta.

### Letra e Significado
A letra de Beijo Partido é poética e subjetiva, algo comum nas composições do Clube da Esquina. A canção fala sobre o fim de um relacionamento amoroso, utilizando a metáfora do beijo partido para descrever a ruptura e a dor da separação. Apesar de melancólica, a música carrega uma beleza intrínseca na forma como a tristeza é expressa de maneira delicada e introspectiva.

### Gravações e Impacto
Beijo Partido foi gravada pela primeira vez no álbum solo de Toninho Horta, Terra dos Pássaros, lançado em 1980. A versão de Milton Nascimento, que também se tornou bastante conhecida, ajudou a popularizar ainda mais a canção. Ao longo dos anos, Beijo Partido foi regravada por diversos artistas, tanto no Brasil quanto no exterior, sendo considerada um clássico da MPB.

Contralto voice and piano - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.8769-1E

Composed by Juliana Hall. 6 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8769-1E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8769-1E).

English.

Juliana Hall wrote her song cycle Of That So Sweet Imprisonment for mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe, for whom Hall had expressed a desire to write a piece. Blythe accepted Hall's proposal, and her request was that Hall write a song cycle for contralto voice. In recounting her motivation for writing this piece, Hall - in a discussion with Blythe at the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar (where Hall was the Guest Composer in 2018) - said You know what I think is really so wonderful is how you [Blythe] communicate, from here to there, right to the audience...it just speaks, the words, the text, come right...right to the heart of each person...I was thinking, what a wonderful person, what a wonderful voice...to be able to communicate...I've just got the most perfect singer to take these songs, this wonderful subject of love, and present it to the world
The seven poems Hall set in Of That So Sweet Imprisonment were chosen from James Joyce's early book of poems, Chamber Music (Elkin Mathews, London) published in 1907.  The poems are arranged in a narrative arc that takes the listener from the presence of love in nature (Strings in the Earth and Air), to the human feeling of emptiness when love is not present (Winds of May), to a description exulting in the joys of human love (Of That So Sweet Imprisonment), to expression of human love such as kissing (In the Dark Pine-Wood), to love's tranformation of a girl into a woman through love making (Bid Adieu), to the feelings of contentment in the early morning after making love (At That Hour When All Things Have Repose), and finally a call for the lovers to go to a special place where they may remain together in love (O Cool is the Valley).
Of That So Sweet Imprisonment will be premiered on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City, by Ms. Blythe and pianist Alan Smith, on the third concert of the Sparks & Wiry Cries' NYC songSLAM Festival, entitled Expressions of Love: Stephanie Blythe and Friends.
Contents:
I. Strings in the Earth and Air
II. Winds of May
III. Of That So Sweet Imprisonment
IV. In the Dark Pine-Wood
V. Bid Adieu
VI. At That Hour When All Things Have Repose
VII. O Cool is the Valley.

Contralto voice and piano - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.8769-3E

Composed by Juliana Hall. 6 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8769-3E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8769-3E).

English.

Juliana Hall wrote her song cycle Of That So Sweet Imprisonment for mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe, for whom Hall had expressed a desire to write a piece. Blythe accepted Hall's proposal, and her request was that Hall write a song cycle for contralto voice. In recounting her motivation for writing this piece, Hall - in a discussion with Blythe at the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar (where Hall was the Guest Composer in 2018) - said You know what I think is really so wonderful is how you [Blythe] communicate, from here to there, right to the audience...it just speaks, the words, the text, come right...right to the heart of each person...I was thinking, what a wonderful person, what a wonderful voice...to be able to communicate...I've just got the most perfect singer to take these songs, this wonderful subject of love, and present it to the world
The seven poems Hall set in Of That So Sweet Imprisonment were chosen from James Joyce's early book of poems, Chamber Music (Elkin Mathews, London) published in 1907.  The poems are arranged in a narrative arc that takes the listener from the presence of love in nature (Strings in the Earth and Air), to the human feeling of emptiness when love is not present (Winds of May), to a description exulting in the joys of human love (Of That So Sweet Imprisonment), to expression of human love such as kissing (In the Dark Pine-Wood), to love's tranformation of a girl into a woman through love making (Bid Adieu), to the feelings of contentment in the early morning after making love (At That Hour When All Things Have Repose), and finally a call for the lovers to go to a special place where they may remain together in love (O Cool is the Valley).
Of That So Sweet Imprisonment will be premiered on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City, by Ms. Blythe and pianist Alan Smith, on the third concert of the Sparks & Wiry Cries' NYC songSLAM Festival, entitled Expressions of Love: Stephanie Blythe and Friends.
Contents:
I. Strings in the Earth and Air
II. Winds of May
III. Of That So Sweet Imprisonment
IV. In the Dark Pine-Wood
V. Bid Adieu
VI. At That Hour When All Things Have Repose
VII. O Cool is the Valley.

Contralto voice and piano - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.8769-4E

Composed by Juliana Hall. 6 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8769-4E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8769-4E).

English.

Juliana Hall wrote her song cycle Of That So Sweet Imprisonment for mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe, for whom Hall had expressed a desire to write a piece. Blythe accepted Hall's proposal, and her request was that Hall write a song cycle for contralto voice. In recounting her motivation for writing this piece, Hall - in a discussion with Blythe at the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar (where Hall was the Guest Composer in 2018) - said You know what I think is really so wonderful is how you [Blythe] communicate, from here to there, right to the audience...it just speaks, the words, the text, come right...right to the heart of each person...I was thinking, what a wonderful person, what a wonderful voice...to be able to communicate...I've just got the most perfect singer to take these songs, this wonderful subject of love, and present it to the world
The seven poems Hall set in Of That So Sweet Imprisonment were chosen from James Joyce's early book of poems, Chamber Music (Elkin Mathews, London) published in 1907.  The poems are arranged in a narrative arc that takes the listener from the presence of love in nature (Strings in the Earth and Air), to the human feeling of emptiness when love is not present (Winds of May), to a description exulting in the joys of human love (Of That So Sweet Imprisonment), to expression of human love such as kissing (In the Dark Pine-Wood), to love's tranformation of a girl into a woman through love making (Bid Adieu), to the feelings of contentment in the early morning after making love (At That Hour When All Things Have Repose), and finally a call for the lovers to go to a special place where they may remain together in love (O Cool is the Valley).
Of That So Sweet Imprisonment will be premiered on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City, by Ms. Blythe and pianist Alan Smith, on the third concert of the Sparks & Wiry Cries' NYC songSLAM Festival, entitled Expressions of Love: Stephanie Blythe and Friends.
Contents:
I. Strings in the Earth and Air
II. Winds of May
III. Of That So Sweet Imprisonment
IV. In the Dark Pine-Wood
V. Bid Adieu
VI. At That Hour When All Things Have Repose
VII. O Cool is the Valley.

Contralto voice and piano - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.8769-2E

Composed by Juliana Hall. 7 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8769-2E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8769-2E).

English.

Juliana Hall wrote her song cycle Of That So Sweet Imprisonment for mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe, for whom Hall had expressed a desire to write a piece. Blythe accepted Hall's proposal, and her request was that Hall write a song cycle for contralto voice. In recounting her motivation for writing this piece, Hall - in a discussion with Blythe at the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar (where Hall was the Guest Composer in 2018) - said You know what I think is really so wonderful is how you [Blythe] communicate, from here to there, right to the audience...it just speaks, the words, the text, come right...right to the heart of each person...I was thinking, what a wonderful person, what a wonderful voice...to be able to communicate...I've just got the most perfect singer to take these songs, this wonderful subject of love, and present it to the world
The seven poems Hall set in Of That So Sweet Imprisonment were chosen from James Joyce's early book of poems, Chamber Music (Elkin Mathews, London) published in 1907.  The poems are arranged in a narrative arc that takes the listener from the presence of love in nature (Strings in the Earth and Air), to the human feeling of emptiness when love is not present (Winds of May), to a description exulting in the joys of human love (Of That So Sweet Imprisonment), to expression of human love such as kissing (In the Dark Pine-Wood), to love's tranformation of a girl into a woman through love making (Bid Adieu), to the feelings of contentment in the early morning after making love (At That Hour When All Things Have Repose), and finally a call for the lovers to go to a special place where they may remain together in love (O Cool is the Valley).
Of That So Sweet Imprisonment will be premiered on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City, by Ms. Blythe and pianist Alan Smith, on the third concert of the Sparks & Wiry Cries' NYC songSLAM Festival, entitled Expressions of Love: Stephanie Blythe and Friends.
Contents:
I. Strings in the Earth and Air
II. Winds of May
III. Of That So Sweet Imprisonment
IV. In the Dark Pine-Wood
V. Bid Adieu
VI. At That Hour When All Things Have Repose
VII. O Cool is the Valley.

Contralto voice and piano - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.8769-5E

Composed by Juliana Hall. 6 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8769-5E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8769-5E).

English.

Juliana Hall wrote her song cycle Of That So Sweet Imprisonment for mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe, for whom Hall had expressed a desire to write a piece. Blythe accepted Hall's proposal, and her request was that Hall write a song cycle for contralto voice. In recounting her motivation for writing this piece, Hall - in a discussion with Blythe at the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar (where Hall was the Guest Composer in 2018) - said You know what I think is really so wonderful is how you [Blythe] communicate, from here to there, right to the audience...it just speaks, the words, the text, come right...right to the heart of each person...I was thinking, what a wonderful person, what a wonderful voice...to be able to communicate...I've just got the most perfect singer to take these songs, this wonderful subject of love, and present it to the world
The seven poems Hall set in Of That So Sweet Imprisonment were chosen from James Joyce's early book of poems, Chamber Music (Elkin Mathews, London) published in 1907.  The poems are arranged in a narrative arc that takes the listener from the presence of love in nature (Strings in the Earth and Air), to the human feeling of emptiness when love is not present (Winds of May), to a description exulting in the joys of human love (Of That So Sweet Imprisonment), to expression of human love such as kissing (In the Dark Pine-Wood), to love's tranformation of a girl into a woman through love making (Bid Adieu), to the feelings of contentment in the early morning after making love (At That Hour When All Things Have Repose), and finally a call for the lovers to go to a special place where they may remain together in love (O Cool is the Valley).
Of That So Sweet Imprisonment will be premiered on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City, by Ms. Blythe and pianist Alan Smith, on the third concert of the Sparks & Wiry Cries' NYC songSLAM Festival, entitled Expressions of Love: Stephanie Blythe and Friends.
Contents:
I. Strings in the Earth and Air
II. Winds of May
III. Of That So Sweet Imprisonment
IV. In the Dark Pine-Wood
V. Bid Adieu
VI. At That Hour When All Things Have Repose
VII. O Cool is the Valley.