Small Ensemble Cello,Clarinet,Flute - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.787340

Composed by Greg Bartholomew. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary,Standards. Score and parts. 18 pages. Burke & Bagley #2807579. Published by Burke & Bagley (A0.787340).

Music for Toys & Dreams was commissioned by the Farrelly Ensemble for their performance at the 2016 Unbound Flute Festival in Brisbane, Australia. With a childlike simplicity, the piece evokes music heard while napping, as we drift in and out of dreams, with melodies interrupted and fragments of distant stories interwoven. Each instrument becomes the child's voice for a toy, sometimes telling its own story, sometimes reacting to another toy's story, and sometimes enacting a story jointly with the other toys. It starts with the toys waking up, or with a child picking up different toys and introducing them to us. Initially the child is animating the toys, and then the toys begin to animate themselves within the child's dreams.

Duration:  ca. 6 minutes. 

Instrumental Duet Instrumental Duet,Marimba,Violin - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1004160

Composed by Matthew Scott Phillips. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 25 pages. Matthew Scott Phillips #6213101. Published by Matthew Scott Phillips (A0.1004160).

Inspired by David Levinthal’s photography and esthetic, The Cold Comfort of Toys presents a musical look into the use of toys, dolls, and action figures to attempt to come to grips with aspects of the human psyche that are traumatic, uncomfortable, or emotionally exhausting. This piece, like these toys, is not innately any of those things, but seeks rather, to stylize their portrayal in a way that makes these aspects relatable, and capable of being endured.

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Percussion Ensemble Sleigh Bells,Woodblock,Xylophone - Level 1 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1323033

Composed by Brian L. Monroe. Children,Christmas,Holiday,Instructional. 28 pages. BLM Music Publications (https://brianmonroemusic.com) #911304. Published by BLM Music Publications (https://brianmonroemusic.com) (A0.1323033).

About the Piece
T'was the day after Christmas and magic was in the air.
The toys had been played with and were thrown about without care.  
but with a bell's magic jingle, they suddenly came alive,
and moved to gather three, four, then five.  
They began to march in an enchanted parade
Keeping good time like a well-trained brigade.
They continued their hike around the tree with pride
so festive and happy just to be free and alive.
But the magic was waining with the jingle of bells
and the toys disbanded and said their farewells,
Their magic had run out, at least for this year
It would be 365 days before the March of the Enchanted Toys would again reappear. 


March of the Enchanted Toys is a work for beginning-level percussionists.  A simple melody and rhythmic patterns make it easier to teach and learn.  In addition, the score and parts are all written with alpha notes, making it easier for young students to read the notes that are not usually in their range.  

  

 

Instrumentation:   For 6-12 Percussionists
 4 Bells Sets (written for beginning percussion kits),  Xylophone,   Triangle,   Ratchet,  Vibraslap,  Wood Block,  Bass Drum,  Sleighbells,  Temple Blocks (5)


If you wish to play this with reduced instrumentation, Use the instruments in this order:
  4 Bells
  Xylophone 
  Sleighbells 
  Ratchet/Vibraslap (played by 1 player)
  Temple Blocks
  Triangle
  Wood Blocks.

Soprano voice,Vocal Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.989229

Composed by Mary Ann Joyce. Celtic,Concert. 8 pages. Mary Ann Joyce-Walter #6207001. Published by Mary Ann Joyce-Walter (A0.989229).

A familiar 19th century Irish ballad by the Irish poet, Eugene Field.  The poem and the music are touching and sad:  there are toys in the attic covered with dust, and the little toy soldier is red with rust, and his musket molds in his hands.  There was a time when the toys were new and Little Boy Blue kissed them and put them there.  He told them not to leave until he came to get them, but - an angel song awakened Little Boy Blue, and the years past.  The faithful toys stayed in the place where he put them, but they wondered sorrowfully what happened to their Little Boy Blue.. 

Piano and voice - Digital Download

SKU: LV.23823

Composed by Harry De Costa. Portraits, Aged persons, Mothers & children, Soldiers, Patriotism, Sadness, World War I. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.23823).

The Little Grey Mother (Who Waits All Alone). March Ballad. Words by Bernard Grossman. Music by Harry De Costa. Published 1915 by M. Witmark & Sons in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Aged persons, Mothers & children, Soldiers, Patriotism, Sadness, World War I. First line reads The toys that brought joy to her little boy are scattered about on the floor..

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 and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download

SKU: LV.576

Composed by Bethel Thorn. Parlors, Families, Mothers & children, Fireplaces, Cats, Toys, Chimneypieces, Love, Religion, Prayer. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.576).

Carry Me Father. Words & Music By Bethel Thorn. Published 1874 by F.A. North & Co., 1308 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Parlors, Families, Mothers & children, Fireplaces, Cats, Toys, Chimneypieces, Love, Religion, Prayer. First line reads Carry me, father, tenderly, Carry your child tonight..

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.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.972638

Composed by James Siddons. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary. Score and parts. 14 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #3025013. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972638).

Dance of the Wind-Up Toys is for one clarinet in Bb, one cello, percussionist(s), and mime dancer(s). This work may be performed by instruments only; the percussion part being performed by one, two, or three performers.If a mime performer, or one or more dancers, also perform, the instrumental ensemble must be on the stage with them. The mime or dancer(s) enter the stage at measure 20 and either 1) perform until the end (m. 91), or 2) perform from m. 20 to m. 41, then leave the stage, and then return at m. 67. Costumes: the instrumentalists may be in costume as well as the performers, if desired. See the title page for suggestions. This piece is meant to be energetic, theatrical, and fun to perform as well as to watch.
Program Note Dance of the Wind-Up Toys was composed in April-May 1968, when composer James Siddons was 19 years old. It was inspired by mime performers as well as the mechanical toys common in the early twentieth century.

Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1118521

Composed by Howard Blake. Arranged by Kevin Riley. 20th Century,Christmas,Film/TV. Score and parts. 53 pages. Kevin Riley #720042. Published by Kevin Riley (A0.1118521).

Walking in the Air is a song written by Howard Blake for the 1982 animated film The Snowman based on Raymond Briggs' 1978 children's book of the same name. The song forms the centrepiece of The Snowman, which has become a seasonal favourite on British and Finnish television. The story relates the fleeting adventures of a young boy and a snowman who has come to life. In the second part of the story, the boy and the snowman fly to the North Pole. Walking in the Air is the theme for the journey. They attend a party of snowmen, at which the boy seems to be the only human until they meet Father Christmas with his reindeer, and the boy is given a scarf with a snowman pattern. In the film, the song was performed by St Paul's Cathedral choirboy Peter Auty, and reissued in 1985 (on Stiff Records) and 1987. In 1985, an altered version was recorded for use in a TV advertising campaign for Toys R Us. As Auty's voice had then broken, Blake recommended the then-14-year-old Welsh chorister Aled Jones, whose recording reached number five in the UK Singles Chart, and who became a popular celebrity on the strength of his performance. The association of the song with Jones, combined with Auty not being credited on The Snowman, led to a common misbelief that Jones performed the song in the film. Walking in the Air has subsequently been performed by over forty artists, in a variety of styles. In a UK poll in 2012, the Aled Jones version was voted 13th on the ITV television special The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song.

Piano Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1462339

By Stephen DeCesare. By Stephen DeCesare. 21st Century,Children,Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional. Score. 3 pages. Exultet Music #1041085. Published by Exultet Music (A0.1462339).

This easy piano solo is featured in The Ballet of the Toys, which is also available on this site. The Ballet of the Toys is about a little girl named Alice who is awakened by the Fairy Prince. The Fairy Prince then awakens the toys in the nursery so they can dance for Alice's amusement.  A rehearsal track is also available.

Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1462340

By Stephen DeCesare. By Stephen DeCesare. 21st Century,Children,Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional. Full Performance. Duration 99. Exultet Music #1041088. Published by Exultet Music (A0.1462340).

This easy piano solo is featured in The Ballet of the Toys, which is also available on this site. The Ballet of the Toys is about a little girl named Alice who is awakened by the Fairy Prince. The Fairy Prince then awakens the toys in the nursery so they can dance for Alice's amusement.

Piano and voice - Digital Download

SKU: LV.3670

Composed by John P. Ordway. Dwellings, Trees, Mothers & children, Children playing, Toys, Pets, Dogs, Hills, Panoramic views, Fences, Chairs, Bodies of water, Homesickness, Comfort. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3670).

Dreaming of Home & Mother. Song and Chorus. Poetry and Music by John P. Ordway, M.D. Published 1868 by G.D. Russell & Company, No. 186 Tremont St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Dwellings, Trees, Mothers & children, Children playing, Toys, Pets, Dogs, Hills, Panoramic views, Fences, Chairs, Bodies of water, Homesickness, Comfort. First line reads Dreaming of home, dear old home! Home of my childhood and Mother..

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.