SKU: AP.44781
UPC: 038081516929. English. Traditional German Carols.
A terrific multicultural addition to any beginning holiday concert, this arrangement by Sandra Dackow is a spirited rendition of three traditional German carols. These contrasting carols---Lasst uns froh und munter sein, O Come Little Children, and an unnamed traditional tune---are a fun way to introduce cut time and reinforce bow lifts to young string players. (1:45).
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SKU: LO.30-3694L
UPC: 000308154399.
Set of Parts for 65/2098L This celebratory work from Marty Parks is filled with festive interpretations of classic carols and worshipful original songs that highlight the beauty of the Christmas story. Arranged with practicality in mind, it is sure to make choirs of all sizes and skill levels sound their best. The choral voicings are rich and full while the vocal ranges maintain an accessibility throughout. The orchestration, also written by Marty, beautifully complements the choral writing. From the anticipatory, joy-filled opener, O Come, Emmanuel!, to the exciting finale that combines O Come, All Ye Faithful and Son of the Father’s Love, this incredible selection is filled with the sounds and spirit of Christmas!
SKU: LO.30-3743L
UPC: 000308154900.
Orchestral Score and CD with Printable Parts for 10/5381L Energetic, upbeat, and inspired by Classical style, this anthem for the Advent season is based on scripture from Isaiah 2. From Christmas Presence (65/2093L), the theme of anticipating Christ’s birth is spoken through an infectious rhythm and irresistible melody that culminates with a segment of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.â€.
SKU: LO.30-3693L
UPC: 000308155006.
Full Score for 65/2098L This celebratory work from Marty Parks is filled with festive interpretations of classic carols and worshipful original songs that highlight the beauty of the Christmas story. Arranged with practicality in mind, it is sure to make choirs of all sizes and skill levels sound their best. The choral voicings are rich and full while the vocal ranges maintain an accessibility throughout. The orchestration, also written by Marty, beautifully complements the choral writing. From the anticipatory, joy-filled opener, O Come, Emmanuel!, to the exciting finale that combines O Come, All Ye Faithful and Son of the Father’s Love, this incredible selection is filled with the sounds and spirit of Christmas!
SKU: AP.44818
UPC: 038081515571. English.
Energize any holiday concert with this Tran-Siberian Orchestra hit. The accented and syncopated rhythms will engage both students and audiences in this string orchestra arrangement by Bob Phillips. An optional electric violin part provides the perfect spot to feature an electric instrument. (2:40).
SKU: AP.44821S
UPC: 038081515625. English.
For the night is God's cathedral and the stars visit in Dreams of Fireflies. Look to the fabulous Trans-Siberian Orchestra show to add a bit of spice to your holiday full orchestra concert. This piece will be greatly enhanced by adding a rhythm section and electric instruments. Check it out online or take your kids to the concert. (2:30).
SKU: AP.47446
UPC: 038081545738. English.
A new take on a beloved traditional carol, this hit from The Christmas Attic show created and performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra and arranged by Bob Phillips will delight at the holidays! With optional electric violin, guitar, bass, and keyboard parts and the original TSO drumset part, let your imagination loose when staging this one!
SKU: AP.38463
UPC: 038081434599. English.
Explore two modes, first in a chant-like E Aeolian section reminiscent of early Medieval music, followed by a dance-like G Mixolydian section. What a great change of pace that includes dialogues between parts of the orchestra as they move through less familiar modes! Correlates to Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1 Level 5.
SKU: AP.48062
UPC: 038081556826. English.
Imagine the quiet, the anticipation, the tree, and all the lights as Christmas Eve becomes Christmas, and you will have the feel of this beautiful rock ballad, Midnight Christmas Eve. As seen in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra stage show The Christmas Attic, this lyric piece, arranged by Bob Phillips, will add depth to any holiday or winter concert. Though an easy piece for high school orchestras, the optional electric violin and guitar parts provide the perfect chance to feature an electric instrument and a more advanced player. If you haven't seen TSO, check it out online and then share this one with your students. Perhaps include a field trip to see the band live with lights and effects. Listen to the original recordings of TSO to decide which distortion effects to use with the electric violin or electric guitar. This is a great listening exercise for the kids. (4:05) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.38487
UPC: 038081434650. English.
In an animated and spirited showcase, the concertino group is challenged to show what they can do with a number of vividly contrasting styles. Solo parts are provided for violin, viola or violin 2, and cello. The orchestra will enjoy the accompaniment parts and learn about accompanying in this original work.
SKU: HL.49018099
ISBN 9790001158428. UPC: 884088567347. 8.25x11.75x0.457 inches. Latin - German.
On letting go(Concerning the selection of the texts) In the selection of the texts, I have allowed myself to be motivated and inspired by the concept of 'letting go'. This appears to me to be one of the essential aspects of dying, but also of life itself. We humans cling far too strongly to successful achievements, whether they have to do with material or ideal values, or relationships of all kinds. We cannot and do not want to let go, almost as if our life depended on it. As we will have to practise the art of letting go at the latest during our hour of death, perhaps we could already make a start on this while we are still alive. Tagore describes this farewell with very simple but strikingly vivid imagery: 'I will return the key of my door'. I have set this text for tenor solo. Here I imagine, and have correspondingly noted in a certain passage of the score, that the protagonist finds himself as though 'in an ocean' of voices in which he is however not drowning, but immersing himself in complete relaxation. The phenomenon of letting go is described even more simply and tersely in Psalm 90, verse 12: 'So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom'. This cannot be expressed more plainly.I have begun the requiem with a solo boy's voice singing the beginning of this psalm on a single note, the note A. This in effect says it all. The work comes full circle at the culmination with a repeat of the psalm which subsequently leads into a resplendent 'lux aeterna'. The intermediate texts of the Requiem which highlight the phenomenon of letting go in the widest spectrum of colours originate on the one hand from the Latin liturgy of the Messa da Requiem (In Paradisum, Libera me, Requiem aeternam, Mors stupebit) and on the other hand from poems by Joseph von Eichendorff, Hermann Hesse, Rabindranath Tagore and Rainer Maria Rilke.All texts have a distinctive positive element in common and view death as being an organic process within the great system of the universe, for example when Hermann Hesse writes: 'Entreiss dich, Seele, nun der Zeit, entreiss dich deinen Sorgen und mache dich zum Flug bereit in den ersehnten Morgen' ['Tear yourself way , o soul, from time, tear yourself away from your sorrows and prepare yourself to fly away into the long-awaited morning'] and later: 'Und die Seele unbewacht will in freien Flugen schweben, um im Zauberkreis der Nacht tief und tausendfach zu leben' ['And the unfettered soul strives to soar in free flight to live in the magic sphere of the night, deep and thousandfold']. Or Joseph von Eichendorff whose text evokes a distant song in his lines: 'Und meine Seele spannte weit ihre Flugel aus. Flog durch die stillen Lande, als floge sie nach Haus' ['And my soul spread its wings wide. Flew through the still country as if homeward bound.']Here a strong romantically tinged occidental resonance can be detected which is however also accompanied by a universal spirit going far beyond all cultures and religions. In the beginning was the sound Long before any sort of word or meaningful phrase was uttered by vocal chords, sounds, vibrations and tones already existed. This brings us back to the music. Both during my years of study and at subsequent periods, I had been an active participant in the world of contemporary music, both as percussionist and also as conductor and composer. My early scores had a somewhat adventurous appearance, filled with an abundance of small black dots: no rhythm could be too complicated, no register too extreme and no harmony too dissonant. I devoted myself intensely to the handling of different parameters which in serial music coexist in total equality: I also studied aleatory principles and so-called minimal music.I subsequently emigrated and took up residence in Spain from where I embarked on numerous travels over the years to India, Africa and South America. I spent repeated periods during this time as a resident in non-European countries. This meant that the currents of contemporary music swept past me vaguely and at a great distance. What I instead absorbed during this period were other completely new cultures in which I attempted to immerse myself as intensively as possible.I learned foreign languages and came into contact with musicians of all classes and styles who had a different cultural heritage than my own: I was intoxicated with the diversity of artistic potential.Nevertheless, the further I distanced myself from my own Western musical heritage, the more this returned insistently in my consciousness.The scene can be imagined of sitting somewhere in the middle of the Brazilian jungle surrounded by the wailing of Indians and out of the blue being provided with the opportunity to hear Beethoven's late string quartets: this can be a heart-wrenching experience, akin to an identity crisis. This type of experience can also be described as cathartic. Whatever the circumstances, my 'renewed' occupation with the 'old' country would not permit me to return to the point at which I as an audacious young student had maltreated the musical parameters of so-called contemporary music. A completely different approach would be necessary: an extremely careful approach, inching my way gradually back into the Western world: an approach which would welcome tradition back into the fold, attempt to unfurl the petals and gently infuse this tradition with a breath of contemporary life.Although I am aware that I will not unleash a revolution or scandal with this approach, I am nevertheless confident as, with the musical vocabulary of this Requiem, I am travelling in an orbit in which no ballast or complex structures will be transported or intimated: on the contrary, I have attempted to form the message of the texts in music with the naivety of a 'homecomer'. Harald WeissColonia de San PedroMarch 2009.
SKU: HL.4490581
ISBN 9790001145480. UPC: 884088105587. 9.0x12.0x0.016 inches.
This arrangement of the world-famous hit 'O Fortuna' is intended for school orchestra and amateur ensembles, allowing amateur orchestras to give impressive performances of Orff's masterpiece. For this purpose, the violins can be played in the first or third register throughout. As usual, the sound can be reinforced by means of additional instruments (piano and a little percussion).
SKU: AP.47426
UPC: 038081544649. English.
Liven up your holiday concert with a medley of four familiar Hanukkah tunes that are perfect for beginning to advanced levels. Everyone gets a chance to play the melody in this exciting arrangement. Technical considerations include optional shifting for 1st violins while cellos work on extensions.
SKU: AP.41179
UPC: 038081465593. English. Traditional.
This beautiful, lyrical lullaby in 3/4 is very playable and easy to rehearse. Well known in many countries that speak Spanish, it is a definite winner for your multicultural concert program! Although the arrangement includes a piano and drum part, these are optional. (2:00) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.43764
UPC: 038081496436. English. Traditional Scottish Folk Song.
This immortal five-note melody is showcased here with warm harmonies in a chorale-like, legato style. Enjoy a taste of Scottish style in this sensitive and engaging setting. Orchestras and audiences will enjoy hearing every section play the timeless melody. (3:05).
SKU: HL.49018114
ISBN 9790001147149. 14.5x11.75x0.102 inches.
4 (auch Picc.) * 4 * 4 * 4 - 6 * 4 * 3 * 2 - 4 P. S. (2 Trgl. * Beck. [h./m.] * 2 Tamt. * 4 Tomt. * 4 Holzbl. * Gong * javan. Gong * 2 Bong. * Gl. * elektroakust. Gl. * 2 Kuhgl. * Mil. Tr. [m. u. o. Saiten] * Stahlpl. * Glasstuck * Guiro * 2 Clav. * Ratsche * Eisenstuck * Holzstab * singende Sage * Schreibmaschine * Sirene * 6 Pf. * Vibr.) (6 Spieler) - Klav. - Str. (24 * 0 * 8 * 8 * 6).
SKU: AP.49905
ISBN 9781470662325. UPC: 038081579528. English.
Using only the first six notes of D major and easy rhythms, Pizzicato Holidays, arranged by Chris M. Bernotas, is perfect for beginning string students' first concert. The introduction and ending bookends include a hint of O Christmas Tree, along with Up on the Housetop; The Dreydl Song; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; and Auld Lang Syne. All sections play the melody in turn and have interesting parts throughout. Violin 2 and viola are doubled, as are cello and string bass. A simple sleigh bell part is included but optional. A wonderful selection to ring in the holidays! (2:25).
SKU: AP.31577
UPC: 038081345550. English.
A warm and easy holiday arrangement of Still, Still, Still and The First Noel that will grace your holiday concert stage as well as broaden your students' listening and technical abilities. Both tunes are presented on their own and then combined to conclude this lyrical arrangement. Rhythmically it is quite easy, which will enable your young players to focus on achieving a good balance between melody and harmony. Correlates with Strictly Strings Book 1, Page 32.
SKU: HL.48182456
UPC: 888680831288. 7.0x10.5x0.313 inches.
“Composed in 1964, Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum is a religious piece by Olivier Messiaen which title means ?And I wait for the resurrection of the dead?. Commissioned by André Malraux, this orchestra lasts approximately 35 minutes and was written for the commemoration of the dead in the world wars. It features five movements: I. â€â€œDes profondeurs de l'abîme, je crie vers toi, Seigneur: Seigneur, écoute ma voix!â€â€œ II. â€â€œLe Christ, ressuscité des morts, ne meurt plus; la mort n'a plus sur lui d'empire.â€â€œ III. â€â€œL'heure vient où les morts entendront la voix du Fils de Dieu...â€â€œ IV. â€â€œIls ressusciteront, glorieux, avec un nom nouveau -- dans le concert joyeux des étoiles et les acclamations des fils du ciel.â€â€œ V. â€â€œEt j'entendis la voix d'une foule immense...â€â€œ This is the conductor's score which includes all parts. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was a French Organist and composer passionate about Ornithology and one of the most important composers of his century. Inspired by Japanese music, he had a very special way of composing and his work can be identified by its complexity, its diatonic aspect, its harmony with limited transposition, its colour and its additive rhythms. He composed many works related to ornithology and birdsongs, including the Bird Catalogue in 7 volumes and the Treatise on rhythm, colour and ornithology in 7 volumes.â€.
SKU: HL.49044408
ISBN 9790001141031. 8.25x11.75x0.384 inches.
4 (2. auch Picc., 3. auch Picc. u. Altfl., 4. auch Altfl. u. Bassfl.) * 1 * Ob. d'am. * 2 Engl. Hr. (2. auch Heckelphon) * 4 (3. auch Bassklar., 4. auch Bassklar. u. Kb.-Klar.) * 4 (4. auch Kfg.) - 6 * 4 * 4 * 0 - P. S. (3 hg. Beck. * 3 Tamt. * 4 Thai Gongs * Trinidad Steel Drum * Wassergong [tief] * Crot. * 7 Bong. * 12 Tomt. [chrom.] * Schellentr. * O-Daiko * Log Drums * kl. Tr. * gr. Tr. mit Beck. * Tempelbl. * 3 Woodbl. * 2 Sistr. * Guiro * Mar. * Ratsche * Kast. * Frusta * 2 Flex. * Donnerblech [bronze] * Glsp. * Vibr. * Marimba) (5 Spieler) - Hfe. * Cel. * Klav. - Str.
SKU: LO.30-1493L
UPC: 000308074642.
John's Gospel is the basis for an innovative new musical setting of the timeless Easter story. The composer weaves striking new melodies and traditional hymn tunes together to produce a vibrant, energetic work of meditation and praise. The congregation is called on to sing with the choir in a sensitive setting of When I Survey the Wondrous Cross and a rousing arrangement of Crown Him With Many Crowns. New settings of What Wondrous Love Is This? and O Sacred Head, Now Wounded are ingeniously intertwined with new anthems. An inspirational and deeply moving experience for choir and congregation alike. Performance time: approx. 25 minutes. Flute 1 & 2, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Oboe 1 & 2, Horn, Trumpet 1 & 2, Trombone 1 & 2, Tuba, Percussion (Windchimes, Suspended Cymbal) Glockenspiel,Triangle,Chimes, Snare Drum,Timpani, Harp, Violin 1.