Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1007509

Composed by R. LaBanca. Contemporary. Octavo. 14 pages. R. LaBanca #4801000. Published by R. LaBanca (A0.1007509).

The text for this piece comes from one of my favorite American poets, Kenneth Patchen, who has been the inspiration for several of my compositions. The sense imagery that is illiciated from his words resonate with me. The sounds of musical waves become the bases for the piece. The women’s voices are used as the vehicles of the text while the men’s voices service as a lilting musical ebb and flow. The idea that life and love float along like petals on the ocean, blowing ashore with no ability to change anything - just along for the ride, is a powerful thought. The poet also suggests that even with a long life, our understanding of pleasure is like that of snow, fleeting and temporary. And life keeps blowing rose petals from the ocean to the land in a seemingly random but perhaps divine pattern. This piece utilizes flute and ocean drum to create the atmosphere of the coastline and waves.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download

SKU: LV.3911

Composed by John P. Ordway. Flowers, Supernatural beings, Angels, Death, Families, Heaven. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3911).

With Rosebuds in My Hand, or, Birdie's Spirit Song (With Chorus). Poetry composed in Spirit Life by Anna Cora Wilson, and rendered by Miss Lizzie Doten. Music by John P. Ordway, M.D. Published 1867 by Oliver Ditson & Co., 277 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Flowers, Supernatural beings, Angels, Death, Families, Heaven. First line reads With rosebuds in my hand, fresh from the summer land..

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WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents.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.

String Trio Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1325092

Composed by Traditional German. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Chamber,Christian,Christmas,Historic,Traditional. 6 pages. Jmsgu3 #913314. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1325092).

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming is a Christmas carol with a rich history and deep theological significance. It is most commonly translated from the original German hymn Es ist ein Ros entsprungen. The hymn emphasizes the royal genealogy of Jesus and Christian messianic prophecies, describing a rose sprouting from the stem of the Tree of Jesse, symbolizing the descent of Jesus from Jesse of Bethlehem, the father of King David. The hymn has been set to music by various composers, with the familiar harmonization by Michael Praetorius dating back to the early 17th century. The English translation by Theodore Baker, Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, was written in 1894 and has been widely used in English-language hymnals. The hymn's enduring appeal lies in its theological depth, musical beauty, and historical significance, making it a cherished part of the Christmas tradition for many.

Bass Trombone,Cornet,Horn - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1328151

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Chamber,Christian,Christmas,Holiday,Traditional. 6 pages. Jmsgu3 #916141. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1328151).

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming is a Christmas carol with a rich history and deep theological significance. It is most commonly translated from the original German hymn Es ist ein Ros entsprungen. The hymn emphasizes the royal genealogy of Jesus and Christian messianic prophecies, describing a rose sprouting from the stem of the Tree of Jesse, symbolizing the descent of Jesus from Jesse of Bethlehem, the father of King David. The hymn has been set to music by various composers, with the familiar harmonization by Michael Praetorius dating back to the early 17th century. The English translation by Theodore Baker, Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, was written in 1894 and has been widely used in English-language hymnals. The hymn's enduring appeal lies in its theological depth, musical beauty, and historical significance, making it a cherished part of the Christmas tradition for many.

Saxophone Trio,Woodwind Ensemble Alto Saxophone,Baritone Saxophone,Soprano Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1342175

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Chamber,Christian,Christmas,Holiday,Traditional. 3 pages. Jmsgu3 #927697. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1342175).

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming is a Christmas carol with a rich history and deep theological significance. It is most commonly translated from the original German hymn Es ist ein Ros entsprungen. The hymn emphasizes the royal genealogy of Jesus and Christian messianic prophecies, describing a rose sprouting from the stem of the Tree of Jesse, symbolizing the descent of Jesus from Jesse of Bethlehem, the father of King David. The hymn has been set to music by various composers, with the familiar harmonization by Michael Praetorius dating back to the early 17th century. The English translation by Theodore Baker, Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, was written in 1894 and has been widely used in English-language hymnals. The hymn's enduring appeal lies in its theological depth, musical beauty, and historical significance, making it a cherished part of the Christmas tradition for many.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Trio Bass Clarinet,Flute,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1329418

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Chamber,Christian,Christmas,Holiday,Traditional. 6 pages. Jmsgu3 #917401. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1329418).

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming is a Christmas carol with a rich history and deep theological significance. It is most commonly translated from the original German hymn Es ist ein Ros entsprungen. The hymn emphasizes the royal genealogy of Jesus and Christian messianic prophecies, describing a rose sprouting from the stem of the Tree of Jesse, symbolizing the descent of Jesus from Jesse of Bethlehem, the father of King David. The hymn has been set to music by various composers, with the familiar harmonization by Michael Praetorius dating back to the early 17th century. The English translation by Theodore Baker, Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, was written in 1894 and has been widely used in English-language hymnals. The hymn's enduring appeal lies in its theological depth, musical beauty, and historical significance, making it a cherished part of the Christmas tradition for many.

Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1073300

By Elizabeth Bonds. By Edward MacDowell and Elizabeth Bonds. Arranged by Elizabeth Bonds. Classical,Contemporary,Contest,Festival,Romantic Period. Score. 3 pages. Elizabeth Bonds #677570. Published by Elizabeth Bonds (A0.1073300).

This piece is very loosely based on To a Wild Rose by Edward MacDowell. It is written mostly in G major to make it more accessible to players. A modulation to the original key of A major happens at the midpoint before a return to G. To a Wild Rose is the first piece from Woodland Sketches, Op. 51, by the American composer Edward MacDowell.

Voice - Level 3 - Interactive Download

SKU: A0.1284250

By Cocteau Twins. By Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Andrew Guthrie, and Simon Philip Raymonde. Arranged by George Kaplan. This edition: Interactive Download. Rock. 14 pages. Duration 138. George Kaplan #2hUTPAxMhwG5LtlvkQwaOI. Published by George Kaplan (A0.1284250).

Key: F major.

Atholl Brose is a Scottish drink obtained by mixing oatmeal brose, honey, whisky, and sometimes cream (particularly on festive occasions).

Ukulele - Interactive Download

SKU: HX.379158

By Percy Montrose. Arranged by Jim Beloff and Liz Beloff. This edition: Interactive Download,scorch. American,Folk,Standards,Traditional. Score. 3 pages. Hal Leonard - Digital #146110. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.379158).

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.981225

Composed by Judith Cloud. 20th Century,Christmas. Octavo. 8 pages. Judith Cloud #6690569. Published by Judith Cloud (A0.981225).

A CHRISTMAS FOLKSONG for Chorus, SATB, divisi with piano accompaniment

Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856-1935)

The little Jesus came to town;

The wind blew up, the wind blew down;

Out in the streets the wind was bold;

Now who would house Him from the cold?

Then opened wide a stable door;

Fair were the rushes on the floor;

The Ox put forth a horned head:

Come, little Lord, here make Thy bed.

Uprose the Sheep were folded near:

Thou Lamb of God, come, enter here.

He entered there to rush and reed,

Who was the Lamb of God indeed.

The little Jesus came to town;

With ox and sheep He laid Him down;

Peace to the byre, peace to the fold,

For they that housed Him from the cold!

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1273503

Composed by Tchaikovsky, Peter. Arranged by Thingvall, Jon. Film/TV,Jazz. Score and Parts. 88 pages. Jon Thingvall #865640. Published by Jon Thingvall (A0.1273503).

Briar Rose was the name of an early version of Sleeping Beauty.  Here, Tchaikovsky’s famous Sleeping Beauty Waltz is perked up a little, and re-imagined for a standard junior high/early high school, jazz big band (5,4,4), and played in 4/4 time.

Difficulty:  junior high to early high school band.

Designed to help students learn jazz.

Key:  F (original ballet key is B-flat)

Highest lead trumpet note: concert E (last note), in the treble clef.

There are no solos.  Exposed parts have at least two players.

The rhythms swing, but are kept predictable, without too much variety.

Rhythm section play-along here:  https://youtu.be/rhlifLTzHC8

Additional Parts Included:

                Score, transposed

                Score, concert pitch

                Piano/Guitar showing Bass in L.H.

                Piano/Guitar only, no Bass

                Piano with jazz ideas/options written out

                Drum set notation

                Drum set kicksheet

Measure 71 (at approx. 1:51) could serve as an Optional Ending, and the director will be able to edit the measure as desired—beef up the “& of two� if desired, and/or add horns on beat 4, etc.  If done in class, as my teachers occasionally did, it can show the students the process of arranging, and might encourage some in that direction.

As a classical-turned-jazz pianist, my best memories are of those who helped me bridge the gap from verbatim part-playing to the concepts of learning jazz harmonies and its own unique form of counterpoint.  Writers' suggestions--like Sammy Nestico's, who occasionally specified voicings--were invaluable.  So, for classically-trained pianists who are interested in jazz, I’ve included a couple versions of the piano part—a fairly standard “lead sheet�, but also one with ideas for voicings, especially quartal, which the classical artist might not have considered.  Further study on YouTube and other Internet sites will help them hear and visualize the difference between jazz and classical.

The Bass part gives the student the option of playing the changes, or the written notes.

I’ve also included two kinds of drum parts—one with notation for those just starting out, and another “kick sheet� for those with more experience.

Manuscript made with Finale v26

Sounds from Finale and Garritan “JABB3� (Jazz And Big Band)

MP3 courtesy of OnlineAudioConverter.com.

Voice and piano - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.8492-11E

Composed by MeeAe Cecilia Nam and Theodore Gouvy. Instrument part. 8 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8492-11E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8492-11E).

French.

Gouvy was known for writing some of the most beautiful melodies of the Romantic period. His style is a combination of German forms and an early French romantic harmonic structure. His writing for the piano in the songs is totally unified in mood and description with the voice, just as the piano is in Schubert’s songs. The equal partnership of the vocal line and piano interact closely to bring the poetry vividly into life with unimaginable artistic heights and unbridled passion.
This volume includes Gouvy songs set to 18 poems of Philippe Desportes (1546–1606), and 18 poems of Moritz Hartmann (1821–1872). The elements of Romantic love poetry, such as enchanting love and its pain, and the personifying of nature, are fluently described with a great sensitivity in both voice and piano. Gouvy’s melody stir up the imagination because of his special treatment of words through a distinguishable and melodious vocal line, and his story telling and poetic treatment and development of the piano accompaniment. His compositional artistry places him in the upper echelons of art-song composers. One should note that Gouvy had a special fondness for the 16th Century poetry of La Pléiade (a group of Renaissance French poets, led by Pièrre de Ronsard (1524–1585). Desportes was truly the heir to Ronsard; however his work, when compared to that of Ronsard, is filled with greater abstraction and greater fluidity. Desportes seems to avoid any of the passionate anger that is occasionally characteristic of La Pléiade. This may be an indication that Desportes lived in a less distressed time. It also seems necessary to point out that he learned much in his early career by copying and studying the earlier works of La Pléiade. This has led some scholars to label him as a plagiarist, but it is important to realize that all the members of La Pléiade copied from each other when they wished to learn something new, and truly understand the style of the other poets in the group.
Gouvy’s only choice of poems from his contemporaries, were the works of Moritz Hartmann (1821–1872), a good friend of Gouvy’s. Much of his poetry was strongly political in support of freedom of the individual. He traveled to Leipzig in 1845, but when the authorities discovered a volume of patriotic poems entitled Kelch und Schwert (Chalice and Sword), he fled to Belgium and France. It is at this time that he possibly met Théodore Gouvy. Eighteen poems of Hartmann were translated from German to French by the French poet, Adolph Larmande, of whom very little is known.
Pierre Toussaint Adolphe Larmande seems to have been a rather obscure poet and musician. We know that he taught music theory at the Paris Conservatory at the same time Anton Reicha and Michele Carafa were on the faculty. We also know that in 1847 he married an English woman by the name of Marie Caroline Bradley. There are random documents, such as a Certificate of Arrival in London, England, in 1837, but there are no birth and death dates given, and that includes his obituary notice.
Contents:
18 Sonnets et Chansons de Desportes pour ténor ou soprano et piano, Op. 45
Six poésies allemandes de Moritz Hartmann pour baryton et piano, Op. 21
Douze poésies allemandes de Moritz Hartmann pour ténor et piano, Op. 26 (Poésies françaises d’Adolphe Larmande).

Piano and voice - Digital Download

SKU: LV.1526

Composed by John Bray. Courtship, Love, Flowers, Symbols. Lester S. Levy Collection. 2 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.1526).

The Rose. Written & Composed by John Bray, Comedian. Published [n.d.] by G.E. Blake, No. 1 South 3d Street in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Courtship, Love, Flowers, Symbols. First line reads To a Shady retreat fair Eliza I trac'd..

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.

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1268717

By Edith Piaf. By Edith Piaf and Louis Guglielmi. Arranged by Johnny Sonntag. Jazz,Multicultural,Standards,Traditional,Wedding,World. Score. 2 pages. Johnny Sonntag #861245. Published by Johnny Sonntag (A0.1268717).

Piano arrangement of the song La Vie En Rose immortalized in the voice of Edith Piaf.

The arrangement contains chords.