Purple Mountain Majesty is an arrangement of Samuel Augustus Ward's beloved patriotic anthem America the Beautiful. While the band arrangement by Carmen Dragon remains a classic in its own right this setting is designed to provide younger bands with a more technically accessible yet still harmonically interesting version. The woodwind exposures surrounding the original melodic material are inte…

Over 160 of the best-loved piano pieces together in one comprehensive volume! This is a celebration of easy and rewarding solos for the American pianist. Nowhere else will you find gathered together in one piano treasury so many of America's favorite folk songs, patriotic solos, ragtime gems, blues instrumentals, and jazz standards - along with the beloved classical masterpieces of Bach, Beethoven…

Une collection idéale pour un étudiant préparant aux examens et / ou à la recherche pour le répertoire de performance après 3-4 ans d'études.Les livres de cette collection présente documentation appropriée pour des récitals ou des concours, en trois niveaux de difficulté différents: facile à intermédiaire, intermédiaire, intermédiaire à avancé. L'information historique est inclus dans chaque pièce…

Les livres de cette collection présente documentation appropriée pour des récitals ou des concours, en trois niveaux de difficulté différents: facile à intermédiaire, intermédiaire, intermédiaire à avancé. L'information historique est inclus dans chaque pièce et chaque volume comporte un CD d'accompagnement, avec des performances et des accompagnements au piano enregistrées par Mark Niehaus, tromp…

Commissioned by the Indiana Bandmasters Association for the 2008 All-State High School Honor Band this stunning work from the pen of Samuel Hazo is a tour de force of Middle Eastern sounds for the contemporary wind band. Fromdelicate and sensual soloistic writing to full-blown ensemble passages with rapid fire tutti rhythms and frenzied percussion here is a rewarding piece with drama and depth t…

ABRSM Grades 7-8 . This special collection of intermediate to advanced piano repertoire has been lovingly curated by internationally renowned pianist, Isata Kanneh-Mason. Inspired by her musical journey from childhood prodigy to accomplished performer, and drawing on her championship of female composers and composers of colour, Isata has handpicked a wonderfully diverse melange of music for player…

(Gaelic: Eternal September)-Translated from Gaelic as “Eternal September ” this marvelous setting for band is designed to take each listener back to their own vivid fall memories on a college campus. Commissioned by the University of Notre Dameand premiered at their Carnegie Hall performance in 2010 this work is also dedicated to the composer's father Dr. Samuel J. Hazo a 1949 gradu…

Premiered by Maestro Eugene Migliaro Corporon conducting the National Honor Band of America this spectacular memorial for renowned band director Charles Campbell will surround your students and audiences in layers of emotion. Expressive moments upon moments allow the ensemble to follow their musical instincts gaining an aesthetic reward each time. Typical of performances the work fades into int…

Combining brash and aggressive rhythmic figures along with more gentle moments and inventive textures this impressive work by Samuel Hazo is truly a standout for advanced bands. The piece is built around a four-note motif whichis developed and expanded throughout. A middle section features more of a jazzy flavor with saxes in the spotlight accompanied by finger snaps. The rhythmic intensity retu…

Détendez-vous avec cette compilation tranquille de dix-huit pièces de compositeurs maîtres de la période classique à nos jours. Featuring facile à lire, des arrangements simplifiés pour piano, ces pièces apaisants de la classique, romantique et contemporain ères vous donnera l'occasion idéale pour se détendre au Piano. Comprend : Hoppipolla le thème de la série TV de planète Terre, À l'ouest par H…

Par GOODALL HOWARD. Howard Goodall’s Songs from the Musicals for female voice brings together a wonderful collection of songs from the musicals of Howard Goodall. Highlights include songs from Bend it Like Beckham and Girlfriends.  The songbook also features insights and quotes from some of the musicals’ cast members including Rosalie Craig and Lucie Jones and includes beautiful audio tracks by W…

The Afro-Cuban Big Band Play-Along book and CD gives the mallet or C instrument player an opportunity to play contemporary Afro-Cuban music in a big band setting. The book and CD includes six charts from the Grammy? ? Award-winning Caribbean Jazz Project album, Afro-Bop Alliance (featuring Dave Samuels). The tracks, minus the mallet parts, will give the player an opportunity to solo and experiment…