Flute Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018922 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 4 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6072947. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018922). Fugue: Wear Pearls and Smile is, on the outset, a fast, rambunctious adventure for many voices playing at the same time. It was conceived as a pairing for the equally vivacious second symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven–his 250th birthday is this year–but can stand on its own as one of my hardest, most challenging works to cook up.This piece is dedicated to those forced to appear positive when internally they’re falling apart. The title is inspired by a quote that’s been with me for a while, Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile? by Lynn Hecht Schafren, the celebrated American jurist famous for campaigning for gender equity in courts. I’m taking the quote out of its initial context, but the power of that quote, for me, exemplifies how hard it is to maintain a sense of emotional decorum and dignity when you’re authentically a hot mess. And what’s more of a musical hot mess than a fugue?There are two realities to this piece. I’ll quote Dmitri Shostakovich, from his autobiography: The rejoicing is forced, created under threat, […] It’s as if someone were beating you with a stick and saying, ‘Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing,’ and you rise, shaky, and go marching off, muttering ‘Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.’ On the one hand, it is insincere happiness, cloying perhaps. But the other truth, I’ll quote Oscar Hammerstein II, from The King and I: While shivering in my shoes / I strike a careless pose / And whistle a happy tune / And no one ever knows, / I'm afraid. I forced myself, against all impulses of my current being, to forge happiness. This piece, with its origin being a mental puzzle (fugues are puzzles), it became a construct where I could lift myself up and regain a sense of purpose. Therefore, it is invented–out of a literal need to survive–pure, genuine happiness.Future Performances: If you are interested in performing this work, please e-mail me.ABOUT THE COMPOSER: Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings , with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.

Oboe Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018876 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 3 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6056061. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018876). Programme Notes: Icarus Also Flew takes its title from the first line of the poem Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert. He is referring to the classical myth of Daedalus and Icarus, an inventive father and son who bravely escape from their imprisonment in a tower by collecting the disposed feathers of seabirds, then fashion wings out of them and fly away. While the story is often treated as a morality tale--listen to your elders, don’t get cocky like the young man, Icarus, who, in such an understandable state of elation, ascended too close to the sun thus causing the wings to melt and his tumbling to his Mediterranean death--what Jack Gilbert reminds us is how regardless of one’s failure, the sheer transcendental experience of mortal flight remains glorious and unforgettable. Icarus’s fall was not into a legacy of disdain and oblivion, but in truth, he had come to the end of his triumph. This piece was the first of a series I composed during the Covid-19 quarantine conditions of 2020, to serve as potential contemporary preludes for each of Ludwig van Beethoven’s nine symphonies--his two hundred and fiftieth anniversary was this year!--though they can all stand on their own on any program. The connection, in this case, is with his celebrated fifth symphony in C minor--the Fate symphony, as it is commonly known. I’ll let the listener find their own connections.About the Composer:Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings, with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.

Flute Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018923 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 4 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6072949. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018923). Fugue: Wear Pearls and Smile is, on the outset, a fast, rambunctious adventure for many voices playing at the same time. It was conceived as a pairing for the equally vivacious second symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven–his 250th birthday is this year–but can stand on its own as one of my hardest, most challenging works to cook up.This piece is dedicated to those forced to appear positive when internally they’re falling apart. The title is inspired by a quote that’s been with me for a while, Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile? by Lynn Hecht Schafren, the celebrated American jurist famous for campaigning for gender equity in courts. I’m taking the quote out of its initial context, but the power of that quote, for me, exemplifies how hard it is to maintain a sense of emotional decorum and dignity when you’re authentically a hot mess. And what’s more of a musical hot mess than a fugue?There are two realities to this piece. I’ll quote Dmitri Shostakovich, from his autobiography: The rejoicing is forced, created under threat, […] It’s as if someone were beating you with a stick and saying, ‘Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing,’ and you rise, shaky, and go marching off, muttering ‘Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.’ On the one hand, it is insincere happiness, cloying perhaps. But the other truth, I’ll quote Oscar Hammerstein II, from The King and I: While shivering in my shoes / I strike a careless pose / And whistle a happy tune / And no one ever knows, / I'm afraid. I forced myself, against all impulses of my current being, to forge happiness. This piece, with its origin being a mental puzzle (fugues are puzzles), it became a construct where I could lift myself up and regain a sense of purpose. Therefore, it is invented–out of a literal need to survive–pure, genuine happiness.Future Performances: If you are interested in performing this work, please e-mail me.ABOUT THE COMPOSER: Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings , with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.

Flute Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018874 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 3 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6056055. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018874). Programme Notes: Icarus Also Flew takes its title from the first line of the poem Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert. He is referring to the classical myth of Daedalus and Icarus, an inventive father and son who bravely escape from their imprisonment in a tower by collecting the disposed feathers of seabirds, then fashion wings out of them and fly away. While the story is often treated as a morality tale--listen to your elders, don’t get cocky like the young man, Icarus, who, in such an understandable state of elation, ascended too close to the sun thus causing the wings to melt and his tumbling to his Mediterranean death--what Jack Gilbert reminds us is how regardless of one’s failure, the sheer transcendental experience of mortal flight remains glorious and unforgettable. Icarus’s fall was not into a legacy of disdain and oblivion, but in truth, he had come to the end of his triumph. This piece was the first of a series I composed during the Covid-19 quarantine conditions of 2020, to serve as potential contemporary preludes for each of Ludwig van Beethoven’s nine symphonies--his two hundred and fiftieth anniversary was this year!--though they can all stand on their own on any program. The connection, in this case, is with his celebrated fifth symphony in C minor--the Fate symphony, as it is commonly known. I’ll let the listener find their own connections.About the Composer:Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings, with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.

Small Ensemble Flute,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.760304 By John Denver. By John Denver. Arranged by Raymond Fenech. Christmas,Country,Easter,Rock,Wedding. Score and part. 15 pages. Raymond Fenech #3560623. Published by Raymond Fenech (A0.760304). 2018 New ArrangeMe Song Contest EntryAnnie's Song is a folk rock and country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as a single from Denver's album, Back Home Again. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. Annie's Song also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1974. The Duration is approx. 3.04 minutes and the level is Early Intermediate/ Intermediate

Violin Duet Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.760306 By John Denver. By John Denver. Arranged by Raymond Fenech. Christmas,Country,Easter,Rock,Wedding. 16 pages. Raymond Fenech #3560629. Published by Raymond Fenech (A0.760306). 2018 New ArrangeMe Song Contest EntryAnnie's Song is a folk rock and country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as a single from Denver's album, Back Home Again. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. Annie's Song also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1974. The Duration is approx. 3.04 minutes and the level is Early Intermediate/ Intermediate

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.760314 By John Denver. By John Denver. Arranged by Raymond Fenech. Christmas,Country,Easter,Rock,Wedding. 17 pages. Raymond Fenech #3561523. Published by Raymond Fenech (A0.760314). 2018 New ArrangeMe Song Contest EntryAnnie's Song is a folk rock and country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as a single from Denver's album, Back Home Again. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. Annie's Song also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1974. The Duration is approx. 3.04 minutes and the level is Early Intermediate/ Intermediate.

Instrumental Duet,Piano Bassoon,Instrumental Duet,Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.760315 By John Denver. By John Denver. Arranged by Raymond Fenech. Christmas,Country,Easter,Rock,Wedding. Score and parts. 16 pages. Raymond Fenech #3567191. Published by Raymond Fenech (A0.760315). 2018 New ArrangeMe Song Contest EntryAnnie's Song is a folk rock and country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as a single from Denver's album, Back Home Again. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. Annie's Song also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1974. The Duration is approx. 3.04 minutes and the level is Early Intermediate/ Intermediate

Small Ensemble French Horn,Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.760322 By John Denver. By John Denver. Arranged by Raymond Fenech. Christmas,Easter,Holiday,Rock,Standards. Score and part. 16 pages. Raymond Fenech #3567209. Published by Raymond Fenech (A0.760322). 2018 New ArrangeMe Song Contest EntryAnnie's Song is a folk rock and country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as a single from Denver's album, Back Home Again. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. Annie's Song also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1974. The Duration is approx. 3.04 minutes and the level is Early Intermediate/ Intermediate

Small Ensemble Cello,Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.760320 By John Denver. By John Denver. Arranged by Raymond Fenech. Christmas,Easter,Holiday,Rock,Wedding. Score and part. 15 pages. Raymond Fenech #3567205. Published by Raymond Fenech (A0.760320). 2018 New ArrangeMe Song Contest EntryAnnie's Song is a folk rock and country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as a single from Denver's album, Back Home Again. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. Annie's Song also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1974. The Duration is approx. 3.04 minutes and the level is Early Intermediate/ Intermediate

Small Ensemble Euphonium,Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.760321 By John Denver. By John Denver. Arranged by Raymond Fenech. Christmas,Easter,Holiday,Rock,Wedding. Score and part. 15 pages. Raymond Fenech #3567207. Published by Raymond Fenech (A0.760321). 2018 New ArrangeMe Song Contest EntryAnnie's Song is a folk rock and country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as a single from Denver's album, Back Home Again. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. Annie's Song also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1974. The Duration is approx. 3.04 minutes and the level is Early Intermediate/ Intermediate

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.874804 Composed by Robert Schumann. Arranged by Dr. Jerry Nelson. Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards. Score. 7 pages. Jerry Nelson #3604115. Published by Jerry Nelson (A0.874804). From Schumann’s Album for the Young.  Check out the Discovery Zone (pg 2).  Don’t ever try his crippling Fourth-finger invention!  And look over the Exploring Zone for ‘Horizontal’ and Vertical’ dynamics. Teachers, it’s great pedagogical stuff.  Receive both levels (3 and 5) for the price of one!  S.A. (Standalone) requires no Accomp. Track   (The AUDIO DEMO is performed at the higher level).   Time - 2:02.  DO YOU or a Friend or Student PLAY ONE OF THESE:  FL, OB, CL, ASX, TSX, HN, TPT, TBN, VLN, VLA, CEL?  Show them where you found the needle in the haystack.  SEARCH:  Jerry Nelson (plus the name of Instrument).                                                      Visit www.JerryNelsonMusic.com for a FREE 15-song Mega-Medley of Arrangements & Audio Demo!                                                   

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Trio Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.760295 By John Denver. By John Denver. Arranged by Raymond Fenech. Christmas,Country,Easter,Rock,Wedding. 15 pages. Raymond Fenech #3560015. Published by Raymond Fenech (A0.760295). 2018 New ArrangeMe Song Contest EntryAnnie's Song is a folk rock and country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as a single from Denver's album, Back Home Again. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. Annie's Song also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1974. The Duration is approx. 3.04 minutes and the level is Early Intermediate/ Intermediate.

Saxophone Trio,Woodwind Ensemble Soprano Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.760299 By John Denver. By John Denver. Arranged by Raymond Fenech. Christmas,Country,Easter,Rock,Wedding. 15 pages. Raymond Fenech #3560023. Published by Raymond Fenech (A0.760299). 2018 New ArrangeMe Song Contest EntryAnnie's Song is a folk rock and country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as a single from Denver's album, Back Home Again. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. Annie's Song also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1974. The Duration is approx. 3.04 minutes and the level is Early Intermediate/ Intermediate

Instrumental Duet,Piano Euphonium,Instrumental Duet,Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.760317 By John Denver. By John Denver. Arranged by Raymond Fenech. Christmas,Country,Easter,Rock,Wedding. Score and parts. 16 pages. Raymond Fenech #3567197. Published by Raymond Fenech (A0.760317). 2018 New ArrangeMe Song Contest EntryAnnie's Song is a folk rock and country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as a single from Denver's album, Back Home Again. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. Annie's Song also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1974. The Duration is approx. 3.04 minutes and the level is Early Intermediate/ Intermediate