Euphonium,Horn,Trombone,Trumpet - Digital Download SKU: A0.817156 Composed by Richard Decker. 20th Century,Standards. 95 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #6050913. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817156). Professional journal reviews for Richard Decker's Music for Brass Trio, A Comprehensive Bibliography The Horn Call: Mr. Decker . . . has brought a practical tone to this highly documented and valuable reference book. (Douglas Hill)Woodwind World – Brass & Percussion  Highly Recommended (Jean G. Ressum)School Music News: The book is a very worthwhile undertaking and should be in every school and public library (Harwood Simmons)International Trombone Journal The repertoire is extensive and varied, and we can appreciate the author for bringing so much of it to view.(Hugh Magliocco)This reissue of Music for Brass Trio, A Comprehensive Bibliography has 80 pages listing 544 original and transcribed works for three brass up to 1976 with most of the 544 works cited still available today. Included are 169 works for the Trumpet, Horn, and Trombone trio with detailed performance annotations and 63 works for the Two Trumpets and Trombone trio. An additional 312 original and transcribed works are listed for three heterogeneous brass instruments with keyboard, in chamber ensembles of up to nine performers, and with small orchestra using only three brass. This important brass literature resource was adopted by university libraries and distributed by major music companies including Robert King Music.  See 50+ homogeneous brass editions for trumpet, horn and trombone ensembles and 75+ mixed brass ensemble publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. To see our Music of Black Composers Series enter “Black Composers Series� in the search box at Charles Decker Music Press for 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others.  Use this link to Cherry Classics Music to see Richard Decker arrangements of Cherubini’s Sonata in F for Solo Horn and Wind Ensemble and Coleridge-Taylor’s Sea Drift for Trombone Octet.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.939683 Composed by Richard St. Clair. 20th Century,A Cappella,Christian,Praise & Worship. Octavo. 25 pages. Richard St. Clair #3000615. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939683). This is a setting of Today's Lord's Prayer, a modern reworking of the traditional prayer found in the New Testament; the poem was found in the Episcopal New Book of Common Prayer of New Zealand. The MP3 Audio Clip is of the premiere performance in a church service by the choir of the Episcopal Church of Detroit, Michigan in 1997. The composer was singing in the bass section of the choir. The duration is about 7 1/2 minutes.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.939726 Composed by Richard St. Clair. 20th Century,A Cappella,Contemporary. Octavo. 3 pages. Richard St. Clair #3002489. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939726). This anthem, composed in 1970 as a call for peace during the Vietnam War, serves well in liturgical and concert venues. The anonymous lyrics were found in a handout at a Unitarian-Universalist Church. Duration: About 1'30. Attached is an MP3 soundfile.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.973154 Composed by Richard deCosta. Jazz,Musical/Show. Score and parts. 46 pages. Richard deCosta #4571277. Published by Richard deCosta (A0.973154). A very upbeat bop tune of moderate difficulty. Could be played by professions and students alike. YouTube video is the original theater organ version of this exact song.

Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928573 Composed by Richard Perlmutter, Scott Joplin. Children,Contemporary,Instructional,Standards. Score. 6 pages. Beethoven's Wig, Inc. #6385081. Published by Beethoven's Wig, Inc. (A0.928573). Inspired and wildly imaginative, Beethoven's Wig songs are zany, stick-in-your-head lyrics set to masterpieces by great composers. The lyrics are filled with fact and fancy about the composers and their music opening a door to serious music that's fun. Each piece is carefully arranged for piano so that it’s fun to play and sing along!PRAISE FOR BEETHOVEN'S WIGClassical music was never supposed to be this much fun. Was it?- Baltimore Sun Instrumental music tends not to charm children...and a classical piece like Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Not a good bet. But what if that work had words?  - New York TimesThe songs are funny... The lyrics are hummable mnemonics, each imparting information about the work or the composer.- Washington PostAn irreverent, witty approach to music appreciation... a laugh out loud that pretty much guarantees listeners will forevermore recognize the classics.-Los Angeles TimesABOUT BEETHOVEN'S WIGBeethoven's Wig is the creation of Richard Perlmutter, who is the lyricist, lead singer and producer of the group's five albums. Beethoven's Wig has toured North America and performed at arts centers and with symphony orchestras. The group's recordings have won 50 awards including including four GRAMMY Nominations. They have also won Parent's Choice Awards, Teacher's Choice Awards and been designated as Notable Recordings by the American Library Association.CONTENTS This piano/vocal sheet music contains lyrics set to the music for The Entertainer as originally composed by Scott Joplin.  The lyrics are by Richard Perlmutter.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.939795 Composed by Richard St. Clair. 20th Century. Score and parts. 231 pages. Richard St. Clair #3896021. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939795). This 15-minute light-hearted piano concerto for full-size symphony orchestra was composed in sketch form in 1970 and the orchestration was finalized in 2018. Listeners will undoubtedly hear references to the neoclassical music of the earlier part of the 20th century, which was a major influence on the composer in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The full score and complete parts are for sale all contained on the provided PDF file, and a Finale-generated MP3 sound clip is provided here.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.939903 Composed by Richard St. Clair. 20th Century,A Cappella,Christian,Contemporary,Sacred. Octavo. 36 pages. Richard St. Clair #6676715. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939903). This is a polyphonic setting of the Requiem Mass sung in Latin. It is short insofar as it only sets the Introit, Kyrie, Offertory, Sanctus, Agnus Dei and In Paradisum movements, about 16 minutes in performance duration. This work is suitable for worship (memorial) services as well as concert performance.

Soprano voice,Vocal Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.939807 Composed by Richard St. Clair. 20th Century,Praise & Worship. 8 pages. Richard St. Clair #4728437. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939807). This song for Soprano and Piano, with a duration of about 2 1/2 minutes, is a broadly expressive personal testament of faith in the great Savior-Buddha, Amida Buddha, described in the Pure Land Sutras. Here is the full text, written by the composer himself:

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.939853 Composed by Richard St. Clair. A Cappella,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Octavo. 21 pages. Richard St. Clair #5998021. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939853). This 7-minute unaccompanied motet for SATB choir sets the first ten verses of the Gospel of Matthew Chapter 5, sung in Latin. A translation is provided in the score. The general style is simple choral counterpoint, completely tonal and full of deep feeling. The text Beati... (Blessed are they) is always set with rising octaves in points of imitation reminiscent of 16th century vocal style. The final or 8th beatitude breaks open into doubled bass part, with secondary dominant harmonies bringing the motet to a stirring close.

Soprano voice,Vocal Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.939830 Composed by Richard St. Clair. 20th Century,Contemporary,Sacred. 11 pages. Richard St. Clair #5196133. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939830). This joyful and expressive song (duration: 4:15) is a setting of a Pure Land Buddhist poem by the great Jodo Shinshu Patriarch Shandao (Chinese, 613-681 CE). The poem is a call to the faithful of Pure Land Buddhism to return to the Pure Land of Amida Buddha and in that land to become Enlightened as Buddhas.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.939872 Composed by Richard St. Clair. 20th Century,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Octavo. 22 pages. Richard St. Clair #6059233. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939872). This 8-minute work for SATB chorus and piano is essentially a Buddhist 'Magnificat', the storyher of awakening of faith by the ancient queen Vaidehi, who takes refuge in the savior-Buddha Amida (a.k.a. Amitayus) as explained in the Buddhist Contemplation Sutra, the teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha. In the sutra, Shakyamuni shows her all the Buddha-lands and she selects, as her desired place of rebirth, the Land of Peace and Bliss, called Sukhavati or the Pure Land. She learns of being reborn in the Pure Land through reciting the Holy Name of Amida Buddha, pronounced Namu Amida Butsu. The Contemplation Sutra is one of three great ancient sutras about the salvation in the Pure Land of Amida Buddha.

French Horn,Piano - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.939826 Composed by Richard St. Clair. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and part. 12 pages. Richard St. Clair #4968533. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939826). This joyful 2 1/2-minute piece is sure to please any audience in practically any venue. The solo Horn part is very idiomatic and showcases the possibilities that the Horn presents. The Piano accompaniment matches the Horn closely with a largely triplet pattern punctuated by active duple animated staccato passage-work. The music proceeds from a slow and dreamy opening to a dynamic bravura ending. The PDF of the score also has the Horn part appended.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.939647 Composed by Richard St. Clair. A Cappella,Contemporary,Sacred,World. Octavo. 7 pages. Richard St. Clair #2951865. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939647). The lyrics for this 4-minute polyphonic choral piece are an English translation from an ancient Buddhist sutra called the Larger Sutra on Amida Buddha (a.k.a. Sukhavati Vyuha Sutra), delivered by Shakyamuni Buddha some 2,500 years ago. In it we hear the Buddha extolling the great saving Light of Amida Buddha, the transcendental savior of all suffering beings. Intoning the 12 resplendent Lights of Amida, the music goes through the circle of 5ths in rapid modulation in the middle portion of the piece. The music is completely diatonic (with some unorthodox voice-leading), starting and ending in B-flat Major but proceeding through many modulations. The accompanying MP3 recording is computer-generated.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.939693 Composed by Richard St. Clair. A Cappella. Octavo. 19 pages. Richard St. Clair #3000979. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939693). This extended 12-part Buddhist motet sets a series of poems by the great Buddhist sage Nagarjuna Bodhisattva (ca. 150-250 CE) in worshipful adoration of the great Buddhist Savior, Amida Buddha. The poems also go by the title Junirai. The MP3 Audio Clip is a computer-generated soundfile. The duration of this work is 14 - 15 minutes. It will work well for small, medium or large choirs.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.939656 Composed by Richard St. Clair. 20th Century,A Cappella,Christian. Octavo. 38 pages. Richard St. Clair #3000253. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939656). This Latin Mass on all 5 movements of the Mass Ordinarium (Kyrie - Gloria - Credo - Sanctus/Beneductus - Agnus Dei) owes its title to the fact that with one exception every syllable of the Latin text receives one note of sung music. Of this work, eminent musicologist Willem Elders has commented It's interesting to see how you have been dealing with a text that in the past has been set by countless composers. It is what could be called a real 'Missa brevis', and I suppose that the cardinals of the Council of Trent in the 16th century might have been very happy with it, apart then from its harmonies, to which they were not yet used. The sound clip is of the first two movements. Stylistically, the music is mostly tonal with some more contemporary pandiatonic harmonies, and the rhythms are quite straightforward.