Brass Ensemble Horn,Trombone,Trumpet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.766981 Composed by Bob Delfausse. Concert,Jazz. Score and parts. 17 pages. Robert Delfausse #5322693. Published by Robert Delfausse (A0.766981). Bugs Bower composed several volumes of Bop Duets.  Like so many other jazz musicians, my roommate and I spent countless hours playing through the volume we had, him on tenor sax and me on trumpet.  Playing them is a masterclass in jazz phrasing, and studying them is a masterclass in the classic principles of counterpoint.  It's a little bit like a Bach fugue.  You start with a short catchy theme, and then let it go where it wants to go, but always building on that theme.  I allowed myself a third voice here, which allow a little more richness.  See also my Sundry Quartet, which adds a fourth instrument to the same basic music.  Level: advanced intermediate.  Duration: 3 minutes, 12 seconds.

Contrabassoon,Instrumental Solo,Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549233 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Baroque,Easter,Standards,Wedding. Score and individual part. 9 pages. Jmsgu3 #3468784. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549233). J. S. Bach BWV 508. This arrangement features a specially revised custom accompaniment part that avoids unwanted collisions with the contrabassoon and revoices chords to avoid awkward doublings and other voice-leading problems. It accentuates the solo part very nicely. Bist du bei mir Bach adapted this aria from a lost Stölzel opera called Diomedes. He changed the original orchestral instrumentation to soprano, strings, and continuo.  He also modified the voice-leading making it sound more like a Bach composition. The work appears as BWV 508 No. 25 in the Anna Magdalena Notebook No. 2.   Source Only a few remnants of the original opera have survived. Historians speculate that Anna Magdalena got the song from the Leipzig Opera after the bankruptcy of 1720. Chances are good, though, that the tune was a favorite of everyone in Leipzig at the time.   Lyrics When thou art near, I go with joyTo death and to my rest.O how joyous would my end be,If your fair hands            Would close my faithful eyes. - Unknown 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 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 are the St. John Passion, and indeed 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.  

Choral Choir,Choral (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1359972 Composed by Todd Marchand. Christian,Lent,Sacred. 4 pages. Con Spirito Music #944462. Published by Con Spirito Music (A0.1359972). “Lord Jesus, Think on Me� is a translation and free paraphrase of a 5th-century poem by Synesius of Cyrene (ca. 375-414), Bishop of Ptolemais in north Africa and contemporary of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo (354-430). Synesius was a public servant and statesman, a neo-Platonic philosopher and poet. In 410, he was popularly chosen as Bishop of Ptolemais, a position he reluctantly accepted, as his views on certain beliefs of the church, including the soul's creation, a literal resurrection, and the end of the world (eschatos) were unorthodox. In the last of 10 odes Synesius authored, he describes himself bowing humbly in the presence of Christ. In the 1930s, a literal prose translation of the ode was made by the Anglican cleric Harold Costley-White:Be mindful, Christ Son of Godwho rules on high, of thy servant,sinful of heart, who wrote these words.And grant to me release from passions breeding death,which are inborn in my unclean soul.But give me to behold, Saviour Jesus,thy divine brightness, wherein appearingI shall sing a song,to the healer of souls,to the healer of limbs,with the great Fatherand the Holy Spirit.Amen. The text of this setting for SATB voices and organ selects verses from a free paraphrase of that ode, crafted by the Anglican priest and scholar, Allen William Chatfield (1808-1896) and published in his Songs and Hymns of Earliest Greek Christian Poets (1876):Lord Jesus, think on me and purge away my sin; from earthborn passions set me free, and make me pure within. Lord Jesus, think on me, nor let me go astray; through dark-ness and perplexity point Thou the heav'nly way.Lord Jesus, think on me amid the battle's strife; in all my pain and misery be Thou my Health and Life.Lord Jesus, think on me with many a care oppressed; let me Thy loving servant be and taste Thy promised rest.Lord Jesus, think on me that I may sing above to Fa-ther, Spirit, and to Thee the strains of praise and love.The incipit of each verse, “Lord Jesus, think on [remember] me, recalls the words of the penitent thief to Jesus at their crucifixion, and the petitions for guidance, forgiveness, and succor make this a fitting anthem for the penitential season of Lent. ©Copyright 2024 Todd Marchand / Con Spirito Music (ASCAP). All rights reserved. For more sacred, folk, holiday, and patriotic music for instruments and voices, visit www.conspiritomusic.com

Piano and voice - Digital Download SKU: LV.14062 Composed by Hugh McLetchie. Wars, Families, Pain, Courtship & love, Travel. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.14062). The Volunteer's Farewell. A Beautiful Song with a Charming Refrain. Words and Music By Hugh McLetchie. Published 1899 by Hugh McLetchie in Fort Wayne, Ind. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Wars, Families, Pain, Courtship & love, Travel. First line reads Home never seem'd so dear before, As now, that I must go awy.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe 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.

Woodwind Ensemble Flute - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1031405 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Hilde Pols. Christmas,Folk,Spiritual. 40 pages. Hilde Pols #3260089. Published by Hilde Pols (A0.1031405). 2017 Holiday Contest EntryA great medley of Christmas Carols to play with your flute class or with flute friends, at a school concert, Christmas gathering or maybe even a church event. Surprise your listeners with a slight modern twist here and an unexpected turn there to some Christmas favorites. You can perform it simple or get creative with your staging to really add a Christmassy sparkle to your performance. Leave a comment with your performance ideas to inspire other players as they prepare to perform this medley.Carols:Carol of the Bells, God Rest, Ye Merry Gentlemen, In Dulci Jubilo, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Go Tell it On The Mountain, Jingle Bells, O Holy NightInstrumentation:piccolo – 8 (4) flutes – Alto flutePrinting:The score and parts are set for A4. If you are using US-Letter paper, be sure to use shrink to fit when printing.Score and parts are edited so you can print recto-verso, or even use A3 to create booklets. The layout of each part enables page turning whilst playing, as the player uses the the free hand and/or the repeated chorus for orientation. Arranged and engraved by: Hilde Pols – http://engravemusic.weebly.com

Instrumental Duet,Piano Flute,Instrumental Duet,Oboe,Piano - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.837511 Composed by Brett L. Wery. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary. Score and parts. 56 pages. Sonata Grendel Publishing #6599293. Published by Sonata Grendel Publishing (A0.837511). An Avaloch Divertimento was begun-in fact the first two movements were completed-at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute in New Hampshire. Avaloch or Abhlach, is from the old Irish word meaning, place of the apple trees. The sacred Isle of the Apple Trees, Avalon-where Arthur, King of the Britons, was taken to be healed of his dreadful wounds-takes its name from this ancient word. Avaloch Farm Music Institute (AFMI) in New Hampshire is also a magical place where chamber music groups come to work and create in an atmosphere free from the distractions of everyday life. In the summer of 2021 I had the pleasure and honor of being a resident of AFMI along with Areli Mendoza-Pannone, Robert Frazier, and Mark Evans as we work-shopped my song cycle, Quarry Songs. Areli, Bobby, and Mark had to go back to the real world half way through the residency, leaving me at AFMI to begin work on An Avaloch Divertimento. The first movement is an Aubade, which are traditionally morning love songs-as opposed to evening love songs or serenades. In the seventeenth century aubades became associated with instrumental works depicting sunrises. It is this sense of the word that is used here, complete with a bird-song oboe cadenza. Pippin takes its name from a variety of apple. While at AFMI I would take afternoon walks through the nearby apple orchard to beautiful Walker Pond. It was on one of these walks that I came up with the first draft of the tune used in the central fughetta of the movement. The word, pippin is also included in Carolyn Forché’s poem, The Museum of Stones, which I had set as the final movement of Quarry Songs. The final movement, Amhrán, means song in Irish and is a simple song form with three interwoven themes that emulate the Irish Bodhran (frame drum), fiddle, and singer. Many thanks to Board Chair, Alfred Tauber, Artistic Director, Deborah Sherr, and Operations Director, Hannah Landes and the whole AFMI staff for creating such a wonderful refuge for musicians to work, learn, and create. Learn about Avaloch Farm Music Institute at www.avalochfarmmusic.org. Learn about more compositions by Brett L. Wery at www.BRETTLWERY.com. Duration: 12 minutes

Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808747 Composed by Anon. Arranged by Barry McCormick. Romantic Period. Guitar Tab. 5 pages. B. McCormick #3069169. Published by B. McCormick (A0.808747). This wonderful Guitar Piece, Romance, is a classic for any repertoire. PracticeThe piece lasts around 2:45 at 94 BPM. Once the triplet plucking is mastered the majority of the piece is easier to learn. It is just a case of learning the left hand shapes and incorporating where the melody goes, usually on the first or second strings. It is worth while making sure of your fingering in the intro section to make sure the scale is played well and with a clear tone. Fingering is merely suggested if you find a more comfortable/logical way for your playing style and the integrity of the piece is maintained, go for your own fingering. Don't let the fingering put you off!LevelThis piece is around Grade 4/5 level. Suitable for first instrument at Higher in Scotland and second instrument at Advanced Higher. Please confirm this arrangement with the exam board before any exams. Connect/ContactPlease connect with me if you like this arrangement. http://barrymccormick.comhttp://facebook.com/barrymccormickmusichttp://instagram.com/barrymccormickmusicYou can also find links to my YouTube and Soundcloud on my website and use the contact forms there to get in touch.

Piano/Vocal/Chords - Intermediate - Digital Download By Billie Eilish. Arranged by Mario Stallbaumer. 7 pages. Published by Mario Stallbaumer

Piano Trio,String Ensemble Cello,Double Bass,Piano,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1090895 Composed by David Shire. Arranged by Uwe Roessler Rössler Rassler. 20th Century,Film/TV,Jazz,Standards. Score and parts. 12 pages. Uwe Roessler #695035. Published by Uwe Roessler (A0.1090895). The opening title of the soundtrack from the movie �Farewell, My Lovely� (1975), with the great Robert Mitchum. Aka “Marlowe´s Theme�. As Leif “Smoke Rings� Anderson said about this piece: “It tells a sadly story about a lonely man walking away in the night, going nowhere.� The relaxed tempo makes it an ideal piece for after-hours. And the jazzy chords are just marvellous! Piano voice is written out - with additional chord symbols for your own voicings. As for the title, the name of the piece: I am not entirely sure, whether “Marlowe´s Theme� is correct. The music of the opening scene has no name, as far as I´ve been able to determine, and on Davis Shire´s own piano solo version there´s a combination of this piece with “Marlowe´s Theme�. But, there you go … . It´s fantastic music, anyway. This very effective arrangement follows the form of the original soundtrack (hence the youtube link). Original key (Bb minor). The form is: Piano intro (with the original piano pattern), theme in violin, cello plays half the theme, joined by tutti, piano plays half the theme as outro. Duration: approx 02.10 min. For Piano Trio / Quartet / Quintet. Minimal instrumentation: violin1, cello, piano. Optional voices for violin2, and bass included. Professional sheet material. Comes with full score, and complete individual parts. Level: intermediate/advanced. I´ve listed quite a lot of songs, so far: Movie Themes and classic Pop songs for this kind of instrumentation, and others. Browse ;-) Have fun with my arrangements!

Percussion Ensemble Bass Marimba,Cymbals,Glockenspiel,Tubular Bells,Vibraphone,Xylophone - Digital Download SKU: A0.1388694 By Dave Gwilliam. By Dave Gwilliam. Arranged by Dave Gwilliam. 21st Century,Classical. 32 pages. Dave Gwilliam #972199. Published by Dave Gwilliam (A0.1388694). Scored for a percussion ensemble of ten players, Dave Gwilliam’s Incantations for Percussion is a marimba-centric ostinato with multiple other themes superimposed over the top.  Incantations requires two marimbas with eight hands along with other standard mallet instruments and a single ride cymbal.Completed in Centerville, Utah on April 28, 2019, Incantations is ready for performance by any percussion ensemble eager to take on the challenge.Instrumentation1.       Concert Marimba (at least 4 1/3 Octaves) – 2 Players2.       Concert Marimba (at least 4 1/3 Octaves) – 2 Players3.       Bass Marimba (or Acoustic Bass)4.       Xylophone5.       Vibraphone6.       Glockenspiel7.       Tubular Bells8.       Ride CymbalPerformance Notes If not careful, this could begin to sound computerized – really give it a go with phrasing. Marimbas and Xylophone roll half note or greater. Letter D and letter F the marimba line is a soaring melody that needs to cut through.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.919186 Composed by Gordon J Citrine. Folk,Instructional,World. 3 pages. Gordon J Citrine #3452165. Published by Gordon J Citrine (A0.919186). Skye Bridge is a steady march in Scottish folk style. Simple to learn melody, two harmony parts and an easy bass line.Ideal for the classroom or a session, add more instruments as the tune repeats and let yourself go!Suitable  for woodwind, particularly whistles and flute, as well as pipes, guitar and other acoustic instruments.Another composition by Gordon J Citrine in the same genre is 'Gordon's March'.

B-Flat Clarinet,Piano - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1090918 Composed by David Shire. Arranged by Uwe Roessler Rössler Rassler. 20th Century,Film/TV,Jazz,Standards. Score and part. 6 pages. Uwe Roessler #695061. Published by Uwe Roessler (A0.1090918). The opening title of the soundtrack from the movie �Farewell, My Lovely� (1975), with the great Robert Mitchum. Aka “Marlowe´s Theme�. As Leif “Smoke Rings� Anderson said about this piece: “It tells a sadly story about a lonely man walking away in the night, going nowhere.� The relaxed tempo makes it an ideal piece for after-hours. And the jazzy chords are just marvellous! Piano voice is written out - with additional chord symbols for your own voicings. As for the title, the name of the piece: I am not entirely sure, whether “Marlowe´s Theme� is correct. The music of the opening scene has no name, as far as I´ve been able to determine, and on Davis Shire´s own piano solo version there´s a combination of this piece with “Marlowe´s Theme�. But, there you go … . It´s fantastic music, anyway. Two iterations: Piano Intro with the original piano pattern. Clarinet has the theme for one complete iteration. Piano Solo over 16 bars. Clarinet takes over second half of the theme. Duration: approx 03.00 min. I´ve listed quite a lot of songs, so far: Movie Themes and classic Pop songs for this kind of instrumentation, and others. Browse ;-) Have fun with my arrangements!

B-Flat Clarinet,Piano - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1090919 Composed by David L Shire. Arranged by Uwe Roessler Rössler Rassler. 20th Century,Film/TV,Jazz,Standards. Score and part. 6 pages. Uwe Roessler #695062. Published by Uwe Roessler (A0.1090919). The opening title of the soundtrack from the movie �Farewell, My Lovely� (1975), with the great Robert Mitchum. Aka “Marlowe´s Theme�. As Leif “Smoke Rings� Anderson said about this piece: “It tells a sadly story about a lonely man walking away in the night, going nowhere.� The relaxed tempo makes it an ideal piece for after-hours. And the jazzy chords are just marvellous! Piano voice is written out - with additional chord symbols for your own voicings. As for the title, the name of the piece: I am not entirely sure, whether “Marlowe´s Theme� is correct. The music of the opening scene has no name, as far as I´ve been able to determine, and on Davis Shire´s own piano solo version there´s a combination of this piece with “Marlowe´s Theme�. But, there you go … . It´s fantastic music, anyway. Two iterations: Piano Intro with the original piano pattern. Clarinet has the theme for one complete iteration. Piano Solo over 16 bars. Clarinet takes over second half of the theme. Duration: approx 03.00 min. I´ve listed quite a lot of songs, so far: Movie Themes and classic Pop songs for this kind of instrumentation, and others. Browse ;-) Have fun with my arrangements!