Brass Ensemble Horn,Trombone,Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.814530 Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Christmas,Instructional,Multicultural,World. Score and parts. 7 pages. Regis Bookshar #6632969. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.814530). Brass Quintet Quintet - Intermediate - Digital Download. This arrangement of Silent Night, or in German, Stille Nacht, would be a wonderful addition to any music library and could be performed for Christmas concerts, recitals, and, especially, church services. It is equally suitable for junior and senior high school students and even older musicians. Depending on their ability, younger musicians would also enjoy playing this selection. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (7 pages). This selection is one of the many arrangements from The Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble's extensive music library which are being made available for the first time.Silent Night is probably the most popular Christmas carol ever written. It was composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr and was first performed on Christmas Eve at St. Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, a small village in present-day Austria. A young Catholic priest, Father Joseph Mohr, had written the poem, Stille Nacht, in 1816 and had gone to Oberndorf in 1817. The melody was composed by Franz Xaver Gruber, schoolmaster and organist in the nearby village of Arnsdorf. On Christmas Eve, 1818, Mohr brought the words to Gruber and asked him to compose a melody and guitar accompaniment for that night's mass, after river flooding had possibly damaged the church organ. The church was eventually destroyed by repeated flooding and has since been replaced with the Silent-Night-Chapel.According to Gruber, Karl Mauracher, an organ builder who serviced the instrument at the Oberndorf church, was enamored with the song, and took the composition home with him to the Ziller Valley in Tyrol, Austria. From there, two traveling families of folk singers, the Strassers and the Rainers, included the tune in their shows. The Rainers were already singing it around Christmas, 1819, and once performed it for an audience that included Franz I of Austria and Alexander I of Russia. They also gave the first performance of the song in the United States in New York City in 1839. By the 1840's, the song was well known and was reported to be a favorite of Frederick William IV of Prussia. During this period, the melody changed slightly to become the version that is commonly heard today. The version of the melody that is generally used today is a slow, meditative lullaby, or pastoral, differing slightly from Gruber's original which has a moderate tempo. The song has been translated into about 140 languages and has been recorded by many singers across many music genres. The version sung by Bing Crosby in 1935, has sold over 10 million copies as a single.In this arrangement of Silent Night, Regis Bookshar has kept the basic form of this familiar Christmas carol, but has also included a descant during the third verse. Also, in addition to this version for a Brass Quinet, consisting of 2 Trumpets, 1 French Horn and 2 Trombones, there are other arrangements of Silent Night available for a variety of instrumental ensembles. There are Quintets and Octets readily available for purchase. Please take the time to look for other versions of this composition. You may find something else that might also suit your needs.I would also encourage you to search for other arrangements by Regis Bookshar, as well, as there are numerous arrangements in a wide variety of styles, also available for purchase. You may find something else which might interest you. Please continue to check periodically because new arrangements are being added as often as possible. I'm certain that this wonderful arrangement of Silent Night will continue to entertain both performers and audiences alike for years to come.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1368424 By Jose Valladares. By Jose Valladares. Arranged by Jose Valladares. Classical. Score. 5 pages. Circlesquare Music #952769. Published by Circlesquare Music (A0.1368424). Introducing Let Us Celebrate Love, a heartwarming and tender piano composition that gracefully encapsulates the essence of romance and the joyous celebration of love in its purest form. This enchanting piece, from the beloved album A Celebration of Love, and Life by the talented artist and composer Jose Valladares, is an ode to the timeless beauty and profound depth of love that connects souls.With a gentle tempo of 60, Let Us Celebrate Love unfolds like a poetic verse, each note a delicate brushstroke painting the infinite hues and textures of love's canvas. The composition is a harmonious blend of passion and serenity, a musical journey through the whispers of affection, the quiet moments of togetherness, and the unspoken promises that bind hearts forever.Let Us Celebrate Love is not just a piece of music; it's an invitation to delve into the depths of your heart, to reminisce on cherished memories, and to revel in the warmth and comfort of love's embrace. This composition is perfect for those who wish to honor the love in their lives, for pianists desiring to convey profound emotions through their fingertips, and for anyone seeking a melody that resonates with the tender rhythm of the heart.Embrace the soothing melodies of Let Us Celebrate Love and allow it to transport you to a place where love reigns supreme, where every note echoes the depth of your affection, and where every chord is a testament to the enduring bond of love. This piece is a celebration, a serenade to the love that uplifts, inspires, and fills our lives with meaning and joy.Welcome the romantic embrace of Let Us Celebrate Love. Let this piece be a tribute to the love that graces your journey, a musical ode to the most cherished of human connections. Acquire your copy today, and let Let Us Celebrate Love be the soundtrack to your most treasured moments, resonating with the warmth and beauty of love in every tender note.

Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.914739 Composed by Sol Paul Levy (1881-1920). Arranged by Eric J Roth. 20th Century,Romantic Period. Individual part. 6 pages. Eric J Roth #4593125. Published by Eric J Roth (A0.914739). 6 pages (2 pages of music) formatted for 8.5x11 printing.Sol Paul Levy, born  in Chicago, Illinois in 1881, was a composer, arranger and performer of silent  film music. He attended All Hallows College in Dublin, Ireland and served as  first clarinetist in bands led by John Philip Sousa and Arthur Pryor. Levy led  the foreign orchestrating department for Victor Records – which was the first  music company to produce the disc record – and was a founder of Belwin Music. Levy  compiled a series of photoplay cues for piano that was published in H.S. Gordon’s 1914 Motion Picture Collection. He also wrote songs, the most  famous of which was That Naughty Waltz. Sol Paul Levy died in New York in 1920. During the Silent Film Era (1896-1936), showings usually featured live music, which helped to provide  dramatic and emotional cues for the audience. The first public silent film shown  in 1895 was accompanied by a guitarist. Soon after, films were commonly accompanied  by either a pianist, organist, or chamber orchestra. Accompanists often  improvised or compiled music from the classical, theatrical or popular repertories  using a cue sheet identifying the effects or moods to be conveyed. While some  films produced full scores or detailed cue sheets containing excerpts of music  unique to that film, a repertoire of generic music soon developed to provide accompanists  with music that they could adapt as needed. With titles such as Dramatic  Conflict, Dramatic Tension, Heavy Mysterioso, and Weird Oriental Theme, Sol  Paul Levy’s scores clearly served this purpose. The Vampire: A  Dramatic Theme, composed in 1917, could have been easily adapted to any of the  more than twenty films about vampires that appeared between 1909 and 1930. The  score exists in three versions: one for small orchestra with piano conductor,  one for chamber orchestra without piano, and one for chamber orchestra without  timpani. Instruments included piano, flute, clarinet,  two cornets, trombone, two timpani, two violins, viola, cello, and bass. Despite being composed for small  orchestra, the piece, composed in A minor, is well suited to the guitar once  instrumental and octave doublings are removed. While a solo guitar cannot  produce the power and volume of a chamber orchestra, it certainly can evoke the  intended mood. Except in a few instances owing to the limitations of the guitar,  all original dynamic markings have been retained. All fingerings, of course, are editorial. Please note that some of the fingerings in the score may differ than those used in the linked YouTube Video.

Small Ensemble Electronic Keyboard - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1029103 By a-ha. By Magne Furuholmne and Pal Waaktaar. Arranged by Joshua L. Harris. Contemporary. Score and parts. 32 pages. Joshua Harris #4756217. Published by Joshua Harris (A0.1029103). This arrangement truly embraces the versatile nature of the modern electric keyboard/piano. It is written for 5 electric keyboards played through MIDI patches to sound like different instruments. Although the parts are named for the instrument patch that they begin on, some parts may be required to switch to other patches during the performance. Parts that replicate sounds that are not exclusive to keyboard (i.e. guitar, bass guitar, etc.) could be substituted with the actual instrument. Just remember that the parts are notated in the octave/transposition for keyboard.There is a wide variety of keyboards that could work for producing the sounds for these parts, from digital pianos with built-in sounds, to MIDI controller keyboards connected to MIDI sound modules, to the iconic 1980’s keytar. Find the combination of keyboards that works for you and have fun!

Flute Quartet,Woodwind Ensemble Alto Flute - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.559959 Composed by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard. Arranged by Lisa Ochoco. Broadway,Christmas,Contemporary,Film/TV,Musical/Show. 14 pages. Lisa L Ochoco #5983621. Published by Lisa L Ochoco (A0.559959). This song comes from the movie, The Polar Express. In the film, Billy starts singing that all of the joys that he's heard that happens at Christmas time, he's never experienced. Nevertheless, he's still hoping that Santa's on his way on Christmas Eve, and that Once lost will all be found; that's all I want when Christmas comes to town.

Cello,Piano - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1013561 Composed by Franz Liszt. Arranged by VICTORIA FOUST. Romantic Period. Score and part. 16 pages. SalutConcert #6272207. Published by SalutConcert (A0.1013561). DREAM OF LOVE -Duo for Cello & PianoA true work of art, fantastically beautiful and perfect,that reaches the maximum point of the sense of Love.                                                               Lord of the Violin -Mstro. Graf Mourja / RussiaThe work Dream of Love, originally written for Piano Solo and titled by the composer Liszt Liebestraum No.3, relives in the XXI century its intense romance in the version of a loving Duo, starring by Cello and Piano, created by Victoria Foust.It represents a dialogue that leads to discovering the meaning of Love in all its expressions.Preserving the passionate romantic atmosphere, this Duo version demands great technical and musical professional ease for both instruments, in order to achieve a complete and transcendent musical experience for both the soloists and their audience.The cello part has a mature technical exigency that requires a high-performance flight to reach the door of the spiritual, of the metaphysical, proposed in this arrangement for duo. - Mr. J. Hennessey Brown / Brown Music Agency / UKApart from offering a virtuous sample for each interpreter, it also provides a very effective tool to discover the world of chamber music and develop a greater sensitivity for each soloist and the duo itself.Approximately 5 minutes long, the composition, accompanied by an original poem, written by its author and translated into two languages ​​(Spanish and English), invites you to discover the dimensions of Love through a musical journey that leads to the union of all senses.Love…Are you a necessity or a luxury?A truth or an illusion?Love…Are you just a Dream? To complete the enjoyment of this beautiful musical gem, Victoria Foust has created the Videoclip Dream of Love - a love story, starring by music, Lipizzan imperial horses and the exuberant nature of southern Chile.A beauty from a fairy tale, turned into reality, that invites you to see it indefinitely. - Mstro. Peter Guth / Strauss Orchestra / Viennahttps://youtu.be/jLWxkmg_Ld0 To musically unite the Love Story part of the VideoClip with it Credits part, the creator has specially composed a new piece of music There was once - a fantasy about Liszt's melodies, which fuses classical piano with Latin-American rhythms and jazz touches, interacting with saxophone, cello and percussion.https://youtu.be/i-_gWb1u-zABoth works are also part of the CD Pulse of the Life with the compositions by Victoria Foust.https://www.victoriafoust.com/cd-pulso-de-la-vida/More details about the Project of the Videoclip Dream of Love can be found here:https://www.victoriafoust.com/sueno-de-amor/I very much wish that you can enjoy this musical arrangement and I will be very grateful if you could share with me your experiences related to this work.Music with Love,VictoRia Â·      www.victoriafoust.com·      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6sgzGtmZ0WluhJkz_pmrRQ·      Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victoria.foust.581·      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pianistvictoriafoust·      Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-foust-3a268859/·      Wikipedia: https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Foust It is published under Label SalutConcertwww.salutconcert.com   

Full Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: A0.1201770 By Amphibia Cultural Legacy. By TJ Hill. Arranged by Amphibia Cultural Legacy. Celtic,Christian,Classical,Irish,Religious,Spiritual. Score and Parts. 11 pages. Amphibia Cultural Legacy #800387. Published by Amphibia Cultural Legacy (A0.1201770). My Own Family is an instrumental cover of a stirring rendition of Families (Primary Medley), initially wrote by FamilyMann Music and sung by Evie Clair and Kirra Abplanalp, that has been remixed with an orchestra to create a robust cover. Amphibia Cultural Legacy has taken this classic song and added a fresh spin, blending traditional elements with modern instrumentation to create something unique.The result is an emotional and uplifting piece that celebrates the importance of family in our lives. From the opening notes, listeners are transported into a world of harmony and warmth that is comforting and inspiring. The skillful use of different instruments adds depth to the music, creating a dynamic soundscape that keeps the listener engaged from start to finish.Overall, My Own Family is an exceptional cover that pays homage to the original while introducing new elements that further elevate it.

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1047338 By Blaze Scheuerman. By Blaze Scheuerman. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Score. 10 pages. Blaze Scheuerman #651896. Published by Blaze Scheuerman (A0.1047338). The Doomsday Clock is a piece that primarily shows anxiety and being overwhelmed. I composed this piece my senior year of high school. At the time I could feel the impending deadline of college piano auditions approaching, and this coupled with a hand injury caused me to be very stressed out and feel that I was unable to put in the time needed to practice and prepare. I chose the name “Doomsday Clock� as I felt that the event that was slowly creeping closer was actually going to be the destruction of my dreams. The intro starts up bleak as the main character feels lost and afraid. The baseline hints at something to come that keeps inching closer and closer. Then at measure 8 it hits him, the thing to come is inevitable and can’t be stopped. He tries to reason with it, but it does not budge. This forces him to go into a mad scuffle in order to keep up and be ahead, as seen in measure 13. What then proceeds is a series of highs and lows, such as in measure 24 where the main character is terrified of what is to come and in measure 33 where he begins to believe he can do it. The piece then modulates to C major, where the main character feels that he is ahead and going to be successful. But every time he states a confident line, it seems to deteriorate or break down. Eventually he leads back into the mad scuffle and reaches his lowest point in measure 74. Here he feels lost and is about to give up when something encourages him to keep on going. It manifests a childlike voice reminding him of why he started this journey in the first place, and it convinces him to not give up and instead keep on going (seen in the Eb major section in the style of the intro). He eventually reaches the end and makes it, almost collapsing at the finish.

Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.915701 Composed by Richard Joseph Barber. Christian,Contemporary,Gospel,Sacred. Score. 9 pages. Barber Music Company #4727367. Published by Barber Music Company (A0.915701). DedicationSometime in the 1980's, Richard Tober, a brother in Christ who was also an appliance repair man, came to our house on Hill Street in Coloma, Michigan to fix our kitchen range. He knew that I was a composer, and during the course of his time with us that day he told about his love for Jesus and his aspiration to write poetry with music to express that love. He didn't feel he was equipped to put music to his words, but he did have a poem that he gave me, wondering if I would set it to music for him. It was a difficult task because Richard's poetry was not set up in any formal poetic fashion; it was, however, a fulfilling task because his poem was such a simple, childlike, personal expression of his love for the Lord. I Am Going Home to Glory is the result of our collaboration. He was thrilled with the outcome. Now that Richard has left this world to be with Jesus, I am happy that God allowed and enabled me to set Richard's poem to music. -Richard Barber

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.818247 By Stephen R Dalrymple. By Stephen R. Dalrymple [Dalrymple Designs]. Classical,Contemporary. Score. 33 pages. Stephen R Dalrymple #3549113. Published by Stephen R Dalrymple (A0.818247). Ruth Movement 2 Under the Shadow of His Wings ♫ Tone Poem for Piano Solo by Stephen R Dalrymple♫ performed by the composer♫ music © 2017 Stephen R Dalrymple♫ recording ℗ 2023 Stephen R Dalrymple♫ presentation © 2023 Stephen R Dalrymple  ♫ The scales and harmony of movement 2 are based on several modes. In order to give the music a feeling of authenticity, the composer researched the scales that Jewish people have used in the distant past. Present day cantors use scales that are centuries, probably millennia old. Two of these, the Ukrainian Dorian and the Magein Avot (along with the Mixolydian and Phrygian modes) form the harmonic vocabulary for Movement 2.♫ Ruth’s story is dramatic and a good vehicle for a tone poem. The first movement summarizes Ruth’s story of coming to faith and her loyalty and kindness to Naomi. The second movement dramatizes Ruth’s devotion to Naomi and the love story of Ruth and Boaz that results from it.♫ It was Boaz who first voiced the metaphor of a mother bird protecting her baby birds under her wings and how God does that for us. Boaz’ great-grandson, King David, used this imagery in 5 of his Psalms.♫ This .pdf file includes 2 score choices • Letter size score for piano • 10 inch tablet size score for piano (Tell your computer which pages you want to print. Programs are available online that will allow you to split pdf files so that you can choose which pages to print.)

B-Flat Clarinet,Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1460665 By Leonard Cohen. By Leonard Cohen. Arranged by Walt Oliver. Christmas,Film/TV,Folk,Religious,Singer/Songwriter. Score and part. 3 pages. Walt Oliver #1039568. Published by Walt Oliver (A0.1460665). Arrangement for Piano and Bb Clarinet: Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen Experience the Beauty of Hallelujah with this Stunning Arrangement for Piano (with chord symbols) and Bb ClarinetDiscover the magic of Hallelujah, the iconic song by Leonard Cohen, in an exclusive arrangement for piano and Bb clarinet. Perfect for easy intermediate musicians, this arrangement captures the essence and emotion of one of the most beloved songs of all time.Key Features:- Difficulty Level: Easy Intermediate – ideal for musicians seeking a moderate challenge.- Instruments: Piano and Bb Clarinet – a combination that enhances the melody with sophistication and softness.Benefits and Uses:- Performance Versatility: This arrangement is perfect for solo performances, duets in recitals, or as a highlight piece in special events and ceremonies.- Musical Enrichment: Improve your technical and interpretive skills with a piece that balances complexity and accessibility.- Emotional Connection: Hallelujah is a song that deeply resonates with audiences, ensuring a memorable and engaging performance.Detailed Description:Imagine playing the immortal melody of Hallelujah while the Bb clarinet adds layers of depth and emotion. This arrangement is carefully crafted to maintain the integrity of the original composition while offering unique nuances that highlight the collaboration between piano and clarinet.Why Choose This Arrangement?- Easy to Follow: With clear sheet music and detailed instructions, this arrangement is accessible even for musicians who are just starting to explore duets.- Authentic Emotion: Retain the emotional power of the song while enjoying a new sonic perspective.- Repertoire Enhancement: Add an iconic piece to your repertoire, valued by both contemporary and traditional audiences.Story and Emotion:Since its initial release, Hallelujah has touched the hearts of millions and has been immortalized in various adaptations, including the soundtrack of the movie Shrek. This arrangement allows you to become part of this rich musical tradition, bringing your own interpretation to a song that speaks of love, loss, and hope.Attractive and Engaging:Let yourself be enveloped by the beauty of Hallelujah and captivate your audience with a performance that combines technique and emotion. This arrangement for piano and Bb clarinet is not just a piece of music – it's an experience.Purchase now and transform your performances with this exceptional arrangement of Hallelujah..

String Ensemble,String Quintet Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813977 Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Instructional,Multicultural,World. Score and parts. 7 pages. Regis Bookshar #6635881. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.813977). Violin Quintet - Intermediate - Digital Download. This arrangement of Silent Night, or in German, Stille Nacht, would be a wonderful addition to any music library and could be performed for Christmas concerts, recitals, and, especially, church services. It is equally suitable for junior and senior high school students and even older musicians. Depending on their ability, younger musicians would also enjoy playing this selection. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (7 pages). This selection is one of the many arrangements from The Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble's extensive music library which are being made available for the first time.Silent Night is probably the most popular Christmas carol ever written. It was composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr and was first performed on Christmas Eve at St. Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, a small village in present-day Austria. A young Catholic priest, Father Joseph Mohr, had written the poem, Stille Nacht, in 1816 and had gone to Oberndorf in 1817. The melody was composed by Franz Xaver Gruber, schoolmaster and organist in the nearby village of Arnsdorf. On Christmas Eve, 1818, Mohr brought the words to Gruber and asked him to compose a melody and guitar accompaniment for that night's mass, after river flooding had possibly damaged the church organ. The church was eventually destroyed by repeated flooding and has since been replaced with the Silent-Night-Chapel.According to Gruber, Karl Mauracher, an organ builder who serviced the instrument at the Oberndorf church, was enamored with the song, and took the composition home with him to the Ziller Valley in Tyrol, Austria. From there, two traveling families of folk singers, the Strassers and the Rainers, included the tune in their shows. The Rainers were already singing it around Christmas, 1819, and once performed it for an audience that included Franz I of Austria and Alexander I of Russia. They also gave the first performance of the song in the United States in New York City in 1839. By the 1840's, the song was well known and was reported to be a favorite of Frederick William IV of Prussia. During this period, the melody changed slightly to become the version that is commonly heard today. The version of the melody that is generally used today is a slow, meditative lullaby, or pastoral, differing slightly from Gruber's original which has a moderate tempo. The song has been translated into about 140 languages and has been recorded by many singers across many music genres. The version sung by Bing Crosby in 1935, has sold over 10 million copies as a single.In this arrangement of Silent Night, Regis Bookshar has kept the basic form of this familiar Christmas carol, but has also included a descant during the third verse. Also, in addition to this version for a Violin Quintet, there are other arrangements of Silent Night available for a variety of instrumental ensembles. There are Quintets and Octets readily available for purchase. Please take the time to look for other versions of this composition. You may find something else that might also suit your needs.I would also encourage you to search for other arrangements by Regis Bookshar, as well, as there are numerous arrangements in a wide variety of styles, also available for purchase. You may find something else which might interest you. Please continue to check periodically because new arrangements are being added as often as possible. I'm certain that this wonderful arrangement of Silent Night will continue to entertain both performers and audiences alike for years to come.

Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1025435 Composed by Samuel Warren Hatch. 20th Century,Contemporary,Jazz. Score. 9 pages. Samuel Warren Hatch #4764165. Published by Samuel Warren Hatch (A0.1025435). Piano Sonata No. 1 in E Major is the first series of concert piano works by S. Warren Hatch, written during his undergraduate study at Campbell University. Each movement is distinct, in that each of them is composed in a different form, utilizes different key changes and scales, and takes influence from a different period in classical music. While there is no theme that connects them to one another, they are all in the key of E Major and consist mostly of a waltz-like feeling. III. A Reflection of Passing depicts the shifting aspects about death as a person matures. It’s a piece that came from a time of great loss and much grieving. It begins with an innocent, hopeful understanding of death, followed by a major tone shift, where there is an odd utilization of the piano: the performer sings into the piano while holding down the sustain pedal, which vibrates certain overtones, producing what sounds like a distant choir. The piece closes with a triumphant, hopeful melody, borrowed from a song written by S. Warren Hatch when he was in high school.Composer Notes- Be sure to ensure that the stage hands lift the piano lid before the sonata’s start, as the strings will need to be exposed in order for you to sing into the piano’s body during A Reflection of Passing. For that section (page 22) you will need to face and sing directly into the strings while holding down the sustain pedal for the entire page. If you are playing with the sheet music (don’t worry, I’m not shaming you) simply slide the music holder in order to expose the part of the strings that are closest to you. For this sonata, I encourage you to find your own voice in these pieces. Your own interpretation should align with how you most relate to the message/story they’re telling. This could be using the una corda (leftmost) pedal during lighter sections to further differentiate them, or having a heavier rubato to strengthen the impact of certain phrases. As long as you bring these pieces to life, then it has my stamp of approval.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1143904 Composed by Igor Korneitchouk. 20th Century,A Cappella,Contemporary,Religious. Octavo. 37 pages. Studio at the Post #744209. Published by Studio at the Post (A0.1143904). Duration: 16 minutes, 33 pp. Description: Exodus is a great story that belongs to everyone. Not only is it central to Judaism, not only is it integral to the Christian Bible, it is an immortal story that has been, and continues to be, an inspiration to oppressed peoples everywhere on this planet. It is relevant not just as ancient scripture but as living text, to be rediscovered by each new generation of an ever-widening Family of Man. The theme of struggle against oppression and slavery was just as relevant to the early Christians persecuted in Ancient Rome as it was relevant to the American Civil Rights movement of the 1960's, just as relevant to the Soviet Jews wishing to emigrate as it is to the South African Blacks resisting Apartheid. From the Dark Ages and the Spanish Inquisition, to Ghandi's emancipation of India, to the Holocaust, to, full-circle, the ongoing struggles in Palestine today, the story of Exodus is a guiding light in a dim and often grim world. According to the composer: The Story of a Leader is a collection of ‘re-chorales’ I created one summer when I was totally immersed in a post-educational obsession with the 371 Chorales by Johann Sebastian Bach. We used to study these to learn the rules of harmony and voice-leading (no parallel fifths, avoid crossed voices, etc.) at the Cleveland Institute of Music where I began my compositional career. That summer, now a professor of music in my own right, I discovered many broken and bent rules by the master himself and, along with the glory of being able to work through these Chorales myself at the piano, I felt an incredible feeling of liberation and possibilities unmediated by instructors of music theory. I began by stripping away all that Bach wrote, leaving only the hymn tunes which were not his to begin with. These tunes existed long before Bach used them for his tonal experiments, some attributed to Martin Luther, or someone else, others simply listed as ‘anonymous’. The same is true for the texts, which were then translated into English mostly in the 19th century (the provenance of each can be found herein on the first page of each of my reharmonizations). In some cases I modified the text to fit the context. I selected 12 of these ‘re-chorales,’ linking them together based on their texts in a kind of logic that worked for me, and created a narrative that told The Story of a Leader (Moses). This story is highlighted in the music with such techniques as cross-modal harmonies, points of imitation, a beer drinking song in one instance, and in another, to symbolize the parting of the seas for Moses’ people, an inversion of the soprano line in the bass..

E-Flat Clarinet,Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.548708 Composed by Martin Luther. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Easter,Instructional,Standards. Score and part. 4 pages. Jmsgu3 #3411719. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.548708). Out of the Depths I Cry to You by Martin Luther arranged for alto clarinet & piano. The first verses feature modified counterpoint and harmony proceeding at quarter = 82. The final verse is reharmonized for maximum dramatic effect at a more contemplative tempo such as quarter = 64. Features the entire range of the instrument. Very powerful selection for Lent or Easter. Duration (3 verses) 3:05, 36 ms. Score: 3 pg. Solo part: 1 pg. The piano reads from the score. Out of the Depths Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (From deep affliction I cry out to you), is, of course, a hymn composed by Martin Luther. Moreover, Luther also wrote the lyrics, essentially a paraphrase of Psalm 130. First published in 1524, it is also one of eight songs in the original Lutheran hymnal. It appears likewise in many hymnals and in different translations. The lyrics furthermore stimulated compositions from the Renaissance to the contemporary. Consequently, composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach built an entire chorale cantata on it. Other composers similarly contributed pieces, such as Felix Mendelssohn and Max Reger. Luther Background Martin Luther, (1483 –1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, and moreover, an influential character in the Protestant Reformation. Luther had a momentous impact on church and society due to his contributions to the musical arts. He wanted to disseminate the gospel among mankind and with this intention thought that the best way to do that was through music. Influence It is important to realize that other musicians, and their descendants, were encouraged by Luther’s songs and wrote their own hymns. Luther, to be sure, had a thorough musical education. For example, he knew secular and sacred songs from an early age. He, in particular, played the lute well and sang in the monastery when he was a monk. That is to say, music was an essential part of his life. He in fact first began writing songs in 1523, sometimes writing the melody as well as the lyrics. Luther was certainly able to evaluate the composers of his time. He thought especially highly of Josquin des and Ludwig Senfl. He was also acquainted, with this in mind, with other composers and their works. Legacy The Lutheran musical ethos soon covered all of Germany and later significantly fashioned Protestant musical culture. Heinrich Schütz and Johann Sebastian Bach are the most compelling evidence of this Protestant musical culture. Additionally, as a point often overlooked, the pedal organ, first refined in northern Germany, became universally prevalent. As a matter of fact, Dieterich Buxtehude established a regular evening organ concert series in Lübeck. Another key point is that this concert series, in turn, spread North German Musical ideas worldwide. Luther was especially convinced that music is a beautiful and exclusive offering of the divine.