Chorus - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PO-0002879 Ave Maria - SAB. Composed by Giulio Caccini. Arranged by Patrick M. Liebergen. Secular Choral. 11 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PO-0002879. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PO-0002879). UPC: 038081187075.This haunting melody has been recorded by everyone from Charlotte Church to Andrea Bocelli and no wonder: it's gorgeous. And the harmonies are lush, and unexpected for a 16th century piece. The voice writing is straightforward, with no surprises; Patrick Liebergen lets the beautiful melody and harmonies speak for themselves. The piano accompaniment is supportive and an optional flute part is included. The Ave Maria text makes it appropriate for school or church use, year round.Inst. Parts Available (choral).

Chorus - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PO-0002909 Goin' to Bethlehem - TTBB, a cappella. Composed by Jay Althouse. Secular Choral. 7 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PO-0002909. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PO-0002909). UPC: 038081239088.Now available for men's choirs, this exciting original Althouse Christmas spiritual opens with the basses stating a rhythmic theme, followed by the middle voices and finally the top. The three verses offer plenty of surprises - including an optional high descant on the driving finish. A must for your holiday concerts!A cappella.

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1417418 Composed by John R. Daniels. Chamber,Classical,Traditional,Wedding. 21 pages. John R. Daniels #998956. Published by John R. Daniels (A0.1417418). Dance at Sunrise is a Delightful Dance to Celebrate a New Day.  It's a relatively simple piece with a few not-so-hidden surprises for those who know what they need to hear. Possible challenges with Dance at Sunrise could be the number of accidentals and a tricky rhythm is some places. The good news is that once these sections are learned the first time around, they are repeated a few times so that the piece has continuity and becomes enjoyable to play.

Flute Choir,Woodwind Ensemble Alto Flute,Bass Flute,Piccolo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.720624 Composed by Jule Styne. Arranged by Ralph Raymond Hays. Christmas,Jazz,Standards. 20 pages. Ralph Raymond Hays #4628039. Published by Ralph Raymond Hays (A0.720624). This masterful arrangement features all members of the ensemble and supplements the charming melody with clever harmonic substitutions, lilting original countermelodies, and a few tonal and melodic surprises. It will serve as a welcome addition to an ensemble's holiday repertoire, and will delight audiences with its joy and wit.

Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.942098 Composed by Apostolos Paraskevas. 20th Century,Contemporary,Halloween,World. Individual part. 14 pages. Silver Sickle Publications #6212247. Published by Silver Sickle Publications (A0.942098). Scenes from the Life of Death is the solo version of Apostolos Paraskevas' Fourth Guitar Concerto, The Life of Death.  A three-movement work which describes the life of Death.  In this highly dramatic and sometimes humorous work, the composer portrays Death in a human attitude via twists, turns, variations, technical challenges and surprises.  Death is a guitarist, a composer, and a disgruntled employee.  He complains all the time and wants to retire.  Death's only consolation is to go home to his soul mates, his friends, and with them perform his favorite pieces with them. I. Awakening of Mournful Feelings on Arrival at Work II. A Visit at the Playground, andIII. Sad and Ungrateful Feelings After the Visit - What A Life!   

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.880207 Composed by George Job Elvey. Arranged by Luke Furman. Christian,Concert,Contemporary,Holiday,Sacred. Score. 5 pages. Furman Musical Arrangements #6135535. Published by Furman Musical Arrangements (A0.880207). This exciting arrangement of the hymn tune ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR (Come, Ye Thankful People, Come) is sure to delight!  Many twists and turns await with changing meters and a few harmonic surprises.  A fun but somewhat challenging piece that would make an excellent addition to a Thanksgiving worship service, or a recital.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: IZ.CBW222 Composed by Gary Gazlay. Score and Parts. 70 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #CBW222. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.CBW222). 8.5 x 11 inches.A new SATB setting of English poet William Cowper's well-loved hymn text Sometimes a Light Surprises.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1402411 By Antonio Tudurí VIla. By Antonio Tudurí VIla. Arranged by Antonio Tudurí VIla. Classical. 20 pages. Antonio Tuduri #985627. Published by Antonio Tuduri (A0.1402411). This piece include an Menuet in new classical style using some harmonic surprises that give it a beautiful sound colorThe second movement, a Rondó composoed in classica style is a tribute / joke to all the rondo's movements of string quartets fo classical composers (Mozart, Haydn, ...). All the composition remember the motiv f 3rd and 4th measure.When you play music all should be funny , ... Thanks in advance !!

English Horn,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.547882 By Elton John. By Bernie Taupin and Elton John. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Pop,Rock. Score and part. 14 pages. Jmsgu3 #3073405. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.547882). ENGLISH HORN & PIANOScore: 6 pages, solo part: 2 pages, piano part: 3 pages., Duration 3' 11 at half note = 60. Length: 51 measures. One of Elton John's greatest songs, this mega-hit is suitable for performance in church, nightclub, or recital hall. This song contains many advanced songwriting techniques and shows a complete mastery of advanced tonal harmony and voice leading. The verses are syllabic and arranged in 8 regular phrases. The last phrase is elided with a contrasting melismatic bridge that suddenly modulates to the lowered mediant, causing a foreign chromatic mediant relation. (F major to Ab major). Further drama is evoked by the voice-leading where an ascending leap of a minor 9th signals the beginning of the bridge. The bridge then modulates back to the original key for the refrain, which, like the verses is arranged in 8 regular phrases and elides once again into a final version of the bridge which functions this time as a coda. These are just a few of the surprises to be found within. 

Choral Choir (Unison) - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.781288 Composed by Bill Fredricks and Hal Moore. Arranged by Joanna Mills. Children,Christmas,Holiday,Pop,Rock. Octavo. 9 pages. Joanna Mills Music #3683321. Published by Joanna Mills Music (A0.781288). This 50's style arrangement of the Christmas favourite Must Be Santa by Joanna Mills is perfect for elementary school choirs! Pitched in an accessible key, the unison arrangement is easy to learn, but is full of fun surprises that keep the song interesting! Call and response verses, rhythm and tune changes, and a fun walking bass-line will have your choir smiling and your audience clapping along. Perfect for your holiday concert! Range is B3 - C5. Approximate performance time is 3:15.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0001409_WPECBC (wp) E-flat Contrabass Clarinet. Composed by Robert Sheldon. Instructional. World Part. 1 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0001409_wpECBC. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0001409_WPECBC). UPC: 038081326252.This delightful toe-tapper is arranged from bits and pieces of some of our nation's favorite patriotic melodies. Although very playable, there are some interesting harmonic twists and turns, and a few surprises to keep the audience engaged. America the Beautiful, Yankee Doodle, Battle Hymn of the Republic and My Country 'Tis of Thee are all interwoven in a march tempo to create a terrific arrangement to close any concert! (2:00).

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1024937 Composed by Todd Murphy. Blues,Jazz. Score and parts. 101 pages. Todd Murphy #3629455. Published by Todd Murphy (A0.1024937). Blues for Elisa is a show tune that will work good as an opener or Encore. The form is irregular starting with the constant F minor swing that is interrupted almost randomly by the Bb7+11 bridge. The rhythm section must stay on it´s toes to make the changes at the right time. Each of the solos is of varying lengths making for alot of surprises (for the audience…not the band hopefully). There are ensemble passages and a 5 sax soli making it a challenging, but highly effective chart!Solos – Guitar, Alto 2, Trumpet 3 and Trombone 3.

Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1446801 Composed by Jennifer Lucy Cook. Arranged by John Ivor Holland. 21st Century,Classical,Contemporary,Contest,Festival. 76 pages. John Ivor Holland #1026566. Published by John Ivor Holland (A0.1446801). Jennifer Lucy Cook is a composer and lyricist based in Los Angeles, specialising in music for the stage and screen, choral work, and pop songwriting. Of 'Mystery', she writes: Nothing has brought me nearer to the brink of insanity more than my futile grip on life. Controlling, planning, and carefully crafting the next step continues to be virtually pointless, and yet I persist. *sigh* Letting go is beautiful but elusive, like hanging onto smoke, and impatience is always at my heels. 'Mystery' is the musical ravings of a slightly deranged person reminding themselves to trust the process – after all, what good is a life without surprises? “Once you tell a secret, there’s no secret left to tell”, and thus, life keeps her mystery guarded. This arrangement has been created as part of an ongoing project to bring more music by women into the worldwide concert band repertoire.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0001409_WPAC1 (wp) E-flat Alto Clarinet. Composed by Robert Sheldon. Instructional. World Part. 1 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0001409_wpAC1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0001409_WPAC1). UPC: 038081326252.This delightful toe-tapper is arranged from bits and pieces of some of our nation's favorite patriotic melodies. Although very playable, there are some interesting harmonic twists and turns, and a few surprises to keep the audience engaged. America the Beautiful, Yankee Doodle, Battle Hymn of the Republic and My Country 'Tis of Thee are all interwoven in a march tempo to create a terrific arrangement to close any concert! (2:00).

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.976727 Composed by Robert Myers. Christian,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Octavo. 2 pages. WheatMyer Music #5197337. Published by WheatMyer Music (A0.976727). It was one of those accidents where you find something useful when you’re looking for something else. While reading on the nature of worship, a particular blog article ended with Adoniram Judson’s early 19th Century baptismal poem, Come Holy Spirit, Dove Divine. The flowing text called out (at least to me!) for a musical setting. Accordingly, some melodic and harmonic ideas began to percolate in my thoughts. However, before getting very far along in writing a tune, there were two surprises in store. First many others had already set the text to music before (with a multitude of tunes) going back to at least 1833. Second, despite being a Baptist for over forty years, I discovered that this hymn has been in the Baptist Hymnal since 1956 yet I have no recollection of every singing it! Well, chagrined at my ignorance, I carried on writing a new melody and harmony for this deserving text. I sought to make it friendly to congregational singers while still containing rich and sing-able harmonies and so aimed for a four-part hymn-style form. However, as I suspect my ignorance of the hymn is a common condition, a fresh and modern tune which would be at home in varied musical styles and have popular appeal was also pursued. The result is a delightful and uplifting tune, easy to sing, with an optimistic and forward momentum, commensurate with the meaning of believers’ baptism, Buried with Him in baptism; raised to walk in new life. The music is flexible in application to many church music styles: praise team and band, choir and organ, congregation and piano, or mix and match to fit your needs. May you find Come, Holy Spirit, Dove Divine, singing a much needed text, a means for your congregation to joyfully join with new believers in celebration of their baptism!