Schumann’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor Op. 54 is fine example of Romanticism and has a dynamic mood like much of his work. There is a sober atmosphere though dignified melody runs throughout but overall a unified and structured piece that broke away from the trend for virtuosic displays. Completed in 1845 when he appended two movements to the revised Fantasie; it is one of a handful of larger works by Schumann. The finished concerto premiered on New Year's Day of 1846 by the composer's wife and pianist Clara Wieck Schumann. Eulenberg's celebrated and highly authoritative miniature score is the definitive reference source for study performancepreparation or simply for those with a love of the great orchestral works.

A joyful departure from tradition, now set in 4/4 time by Jeffrey Turner, this fresh setting of the beloved carol is sure to add sparkle to any holiday celebration. Across the silent night, the blazing star of a solo cello beacons. A violinist follows, and the glory of a string orchestra suddenly bursts across the heavens. A twinkling piano announces that a child has been born unto the world - then, the high strings enter like angels singing from above. With its ending in 3/4, sure to put a smile on everyone's face, there's never been a happier birthday. (3:20) / Orchestre A Cordes

Take a tour of Europe for the holidays! Timothy Johnson's new Christmas medley visits England France Ireland and Poland by way of their traditional carols. The bold opening and medley format makes this an appealing concert opener but CHRISTMAS IN EUROPE will fit well anywhere in your show. Tim's long experience as a school band director gives him the instinctive ability to arrange music which asks for grade-level appropriate skills from beginning to end. If you seek something fresh and sparkling for this year's holiday concert here it is!

Some of the early classic TV cartoon shows generated the most memorable themes. Paul's fast paced and well-written arrangement includes I'm Popeye the Sailor Man Casper the Friendly Ghost and The Mighty Mouse Theme (Here I Come to Save the Day). This is sure to be an audience favorite!

Sumer is icumen in. Par ORFF CARL. The first known canon of European art music, now in the British Museum in London, is preserved in a thirteenth-century manusript from the English abbey in Reading: This is the so-called 'summer canon', whose verses greet the advent of summer. An accompanying note elucidates the artistic layer-like construction of the sound structure: a two-voice foundation of bell-like, swinging pendulum tones supports an upper structure of four voices which enter at equal time intervals. The note terms the canon 'rota' - round -, which makes reference to the turning, circling movement of the constantly pulsating sound. The circular figure originates in a vital, ages-old moving force in music-making, and it demands a dance-like execution. But the canon is also, through the interaction of the strictly ordered voice entries, convivially bound musical form. Carl Orff was able to choose no better fitting musical form for the 'Greetings to Youth' at the Olympic Games 1972 in Munich than the medieval rota. In the connexion of the singing voices with the Orff instruments, today in world-wide use, a testimony of European tradition sounds in a living present. / Date parution : 1976-11-20/ Répertoire / Chœur Mixte [Stbar] et Ensemble Instrumental

After a bombastic rapid-fire brass fanfare the woodwinds take hold of a soaring melody that is then interspersed with full ensemble splashes. Woodwind flourishes and expansive scoring lend a grandiose splendor to the overalleffect. Exciting and powerful writing for today's wind band! Dur: 3:45

Nous savons beaucoup de choses sur le compositeur américain Leroy Anderson. Ce fils dimmigrants suédois jouait du piano de lorgue de laccordéon du trombone du tuba et de la contrebasse. Il parlait couramment plusieurs langues et était diplômé avec grande distinction de Harvard. Pendant son service militaire il écrivit un manuel de grammaire islandaise commandé par larmée.Étudiant il avait déjà commencé à faire des arrangements et dès lâge de 30 ans il arrangeait et composait pour le Boston Pops Orchestra. Des mélodies telles que 'Serenata' 'The Typewriter' 'Sleigh Ride' et 'Buglers Holiday' lui valurent une renommée mondiale. Son uvre phare 'Blue Tango' fut numéro un descharts américains en 1952 et se vendit à plus dun million dexemplaires. Un an après sa mort en 1975 il eut droit à son étoile sur le 'Walk of Fame' à Hollywood.La plupart de ses uvres nexcèdent pas trois minutes soit à peu près la durée maximale dun single à lépoque. Son concerto en ut pour piano et orchestre de 1953 est quant à lui plus long. Il fut créé à Chicago sous sa direction avec Eugene List au piano. Après trois exécutions Anderson nétait toutefois plus satisfait de son travail et le retira. Toute sa vie il eut lintention de le remanier mais ne le fit pas. Ce nest quen 1989 que la famille Anderson décida de tout de m?me rééditer son concerto pour piano.Cette uvre en trois parties se caractérise par son élégance nonchalante mais aussi par linfluence de Rachmaninoff Copland Gershwin et m?me de Beethoven et Mozart ainsi que des classiques viennois.Pour le premier mouvement Anderson opte pour une sonate. à la fin une cadence nous conduit à la deuxième partie (en mi mineur). La troisième partie est une danse populaire joyeuse et typiquement américaine en 2/4 une 'Hoe Down' avec un passage lyrique et mélodieux en son milieu. à la fin un solo est suivi par une clôture rapide.Dans son concerto pour piano Anderson unit une composition pure et classique à des thèmes beaux et simples sans oublier des éléments de la musique légère. Cette uvre

In 1969 the legendary 3-day music festival defined a generation and gave us unforgettable musical performances. Included in this powerful medley are: Soul Sacrifice (Santana) Proud Mary (Creedence ClearwaterRevival Pinball Wizard (The Who) Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane) With a Little Help from My Friends (Joe Cocker) Suite: Judy Blues Eyes (Crosby Stills Nash

A majestic festival of sound!An ideal choice for your band’s first festival experience Sovereign Pageantry includes tutti scoring as well as call-and-response interchanges between the sections. The fanfare and procession in a stately tempo brings to mind the imperial castle guards and antiphonal brasses from high upon battlements as the noble family promenades on a joyous day of celebration.The music encourages a full sound and smooth tasteful articulations from your young band.Resplendent!

This screamin’ arrangement features a blending of an eight-to-the-bar boogie woogie and Rumba in a classic big band setting. The saxes take the melody with some gritty plunger work in the brass to really give this chart some character. A hot tenor sax solo is followed by a swingin’ shout chorus that is sure to bring down the house! The showtime-style ending makes this the perfect chart to close your holiday concert. This one is hot!

And Sinfonia Concertante Miniature Score-These three charming instrumental pieces composed by Mozart in the 1770s and 1780s were among a number of serenades he wrote during this period to provide an evening’s entertainment at weddings birthdays and home concerts for his friends and patrons. Reproduced here from an authoritative edition with bar numbered movements for easy reference.

Explore different settings of the Medieval Latin carol 'In Dulci Jubilo' via this solid arrangement by James Curnow. Opening with an exquisite 'Brass Choir' section a la Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) and progressing through a 'Woodwind Choir' section in the later J.S.Bach style WITH SWEET JUBILATION is wonderful 'style study' material. The grace of the early masters and the clearly focused unifying concept of the arrangement by James Curnow combine to make this addition to the Curnow Music Press 'Splendor of Christmas Series' a wonderful holiday experience for the young band.

Les studios Pixar sont devenus incontournables dans le monde de l?animation depuis la sortie de leur premier opus Toy Story (1995). Chaque fi lm d'animation estampillé Pixar est un petit bijou de créativité toujours émouvant. Les musiques sont délicieusement sucrées et contribuent au charme du fi lm. Michael Brown a créé un arrangement grandiose à partir de cinq des plus belles musiques des films Toy Story (You?ve Got a Friend in Me) Là-Haut (The Spirit of Adventure) Les Indestructibles (The Glory Days) Cars (The Big Race) et Ratatouille (générique).

Concerto grosso for trumpet, tenor trombone and chamber ensemble. Par SCHNEIDER ENJOTT. The concerto takes the historical figure of the brutal impaler Vlad Tzepesch (1431-1476) as its starting point and subsequently develops the myth into an overwrought and gruesome piece of work: 1: “Oderint dum metuant” is a raving Allegro with a Baroque ritornello structure and modern “Draculisms”. 2: “Luna su Tirgoviste” is a memoriam for the thousands of impaled victims who came to a violent end in today’s Târgoviste. 3: “Il ballo transilvano” confronts a naive waltz rhythm with aggressive polyrhythmic reinterpretations – in the manner of the stick and the carrot. 4: “Bacio di sangue” is Neo-Baroque horror music which has got out of hand, demanding extreme virtuosity from both soloists and ensemble. Enjott Schneider/ Répertoire / Trompette et Réduction pour Piano avec des Parties

Remembrance Day (Totengedenken) is a chorale-like piece in memory of those who have died in service. The composition is based on a text from Totengedenken (Commemoration of Those Who Have Died). This narrative text is provided in four languages and is intended to be spoken (using a microphone) ad libitum during the performance. Choir parts are also available to complement the performance.