From the composer of Festival of Carols and The Winter Rose comes a cantata that celebrates the legacy of early American carols and hymnody. Composed in the spirit of folk music the cantata combines traditionalsounds with more rustic elements creating a blend that is fresh and pleasing. Popular American carols like Away In a Manger and O Little Town of Bethlehem dance with traditional spirituals such as Children GoWhere I Send Thee and Go Tell It on the Mountain. Sacred Harp tunes are re-tooled for Advent and stand alongside new versions of Shaker hymns and Appalachian melodies. Thoughtful narration weaves the movements togetherin a meaningful tapestry of song and Scripture. Two orchestral options are available allowing maximum flexibility in performance. A full line of support products is also available. Available separately: SATB CD-ROM FullOrchestration (Score

Easy Pops Specials For Strings-Kids love to play the energetic fiddling style of Celtic music that continues to be a hit with the incredible success of both the Lord of the Dance and Riverdance stage productions. With this new arrangement geared for developing orchestras you canperform the exciting contemporary stylings of this traditional music. Its tuneful rhythmic and fun to teach.

Die Schönsten Weihnachtslieder In Gut Singbaren Tonarten, Leicht Gesetzt Für Klavier/Keyboards. Par PUBLIG MICHAEL. 44 Weihnachtslieder aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum, Internationale Traditionals, Pop- und Jazz-Weihnachtslieder in gut singbaren Tonarten, leicht gesetzt für Klavier/Keyboard / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / Orchestre

This instrumental waltz from the turn of the century continues to be a popular melody and has been heard in countless films TV shows and popular recordings. Robert Longfield's accessible new version gives your string orchestra agreat opportunity to perform an instantly recognized song in a traditional waltz style.

One of the most influential composers of the 20th century Debussy overturned traditional concepts of form harmony rhythm and orchestral coloration. Among his most popular works are the compositions in this volume Prelude A ' L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune and the Three Nocturnes Clouds Festivals and Sirens. The Nocturnes are described as 'exquisite evocative models of Impressionism' and are all fantastic examples of the expressiveness and character of music from this period. These important compostitions in Dover Miniature Score format are reproduced from authoritative early editions.

The polish composer Henryk Gorecki born in 1933 readily acknowledges the influence of national religious and folk traditions upon his music including the avant-garde works which made his name in the late 1950s.HisPsalm setting Beatus Vir was composed in 1979 to fulfil a request from Karol Wojtyla the Cardinal of Krakow made shortly before his election as pope. The commission the celebrated 900th anniversary of the martyrdom of St.Stanislaw a bishop of Krakow murdered by the king's henchmen while celebrating Mass.Beatus Vir is dedicated to Pope John Paul II and was premiered in his presence during his first pilgrimage to Poland.

Edizione critica a cura di Claudio Toscani (testi in italiano e inglese). La fille du régiment, always one of Donizetti?s most popular stage works, was first performed at the Théâtre de l?Opéra-Comique in Paris on 11 February 1840. It was composed by Donizetti, to a libretto by Saint-Georges and Bayard, in 1839, for the French debut of soprano Juliette Bourgeois. Later on, Donizetti prepared an Italian version as well, using a libretto adaptation by Calisto Bassi, and making several alterations to the French version of the score (the premiere of the new version, entitled La figlia del reggimento, took place at La Scala Theatre in Milano on 3 October 1840). The opera enjoyed tremendous success ? at the Opéra-Comique alone, more than one thousand performances were given between 1840 and 1917 ?, and was widely staged in the major European and American opera houses. Owing to the lack of available autograph music sources ? only a few score sketches and fragments survive, kept at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France ?, the principal source for this edition is the printed score prepared by the Parisian publisher Georges Schonenberger during the spring of 1840. Together with the full score, Schonenberger also engraved and printed the orchestral parts. Previously, the publishing house had printed the piano vocal score of several selected numbers from La fille du régiment, as well as the complete score reduction of the work. The Schonenberger edition constitutes, however, a problematical source. The engravers had to work under great pressure - the score was assembled in less than a month -, and the final product turned out to be of mediocre quality, abounding in imperfections, errors, and inconsistencies affecting both the literary and the musical texts. This critical edition has therefore been realized, first of all, through a careful reconstruction process: the text handed down by tradition was compared with a number of sources (including the manuscript scores of the Italian version) that have enabled the editor to address the multiple problems posed by the principal source. The spoken dialogues, missing in the printed music sources, are derived from the libretto used for the première. The critical edition of La fille du régiment reinstates Tonio?s romance «Pour me rapprocher de Marie» from Act Two, included in the original libretto and actually sung at the première, but expunged from the Schonenberger edition of the score. Donizetti himself cut the romance soon after the première, possibly because of the tenor?s poor performance - as a result, the omission became customary. The appendices to this critical edition present, additionally, two unpublished variants, handed down in form of complete and autograph score: these pieces, crossed out or modified through the compositional process, add fresh new possibilities to current performance practices. The first one is a duet for Marie and Tonio that Donizetti had originally devised for Act Two, but later deleted from the score. The second one is a preliminary draft of the Act Two Finale, later expunged and replaced, in both music and literary text, by the final version.

From Mannheim Steamroller's ever-popular Fresh Aire album this is a wonderful change of mood with its gently flowing lines and peaceful atmosphere. Robert Longfield has skillfully adapted Chip Davis' simple melody into anapproachable version that works ideally for string ensembles.

Performed by Elissaveta Staneva violaAccompaniment: Plovdiv Youth OrchestraConductor: Nayden TodorovHoffmeister's viola concerto is one of the first major concerti to feature the viola as a virtuoso soloinstrument. One of the most popular of this prolific composer's works it is a beautiful piece in the classical tradition. Includes a printed music score with informative liner notes; and a compact disc with the concerto performedfirst in stereo with the soloist then again in Stereo minus you the soloist.

Le Carnaval des animaux. Written in March 1886 as a humorous occasional work for the traditional carnival concert organized by his cellist friend Charles-Joseph Lebouc, the Carnival of the Animals was so successful that Saint-Saëns banned performances and publication soon afterwards. He was worried that this ?grand zoological fantasy? - consisting of 14 short individual pieces for eleven instruments - might overshadow his serious works. Yet only five months after the composer?s death, it appeared in print after all, beginning its worldwide victory march - in its original setting as well as in numerous arrangements. Thus, the Carnival did in fact arguably become the most popular work by this French composer and, owing to its musical originality, it is also a favourite in music lessons or for school orchestra performances. With this combination of a study edition and an edition in parts (for which additional parts for larger numbers of strings may be ordered), G. Henle Publishers now presents the perfect resource for such occasions.

Tonalité : C-Dur - Kred 326. Par DITTERSDORF CARL DITTERS VON. Of the 19 Masses by Dittersdorf which have been handed down, the present Mass, which is being published for the first time, enjoyed a special popularity during the composer’s lifetime and it was even performed for the coronation of emperor Franz II in the Frankfurt Cathedral. This solemn, prestigious Mass shows evidence of choral movements in traditional contrapuntal church style as well solo parts with a modern, cantabile character. In addition, the Gloria includes a lengthy virtuosic violin solo, which also lends the work a concertante character [Dittersdorf was a professional violinist]. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, 2 Hautbois, 2 Clarinet

Tonalité : C-Dur - Kred 326. Par DITTERSDORF CARL DITTERS VON. Of the 19 Masses by Dittersdorf which have been handed down, the present Mass, which is being published for the first time, enjoyed a special popularity during the composer’s lifetime and it was even performed for the coronation of emperor Franz II in the Frankfurt Cathedral. This solemn, prestigious Mass shows evidence of choral movements in traditional contrapuntal church style as well solo parts with a modern, cantabile character. In addition, the Gloria includes a lengthy virtuosic violin solo, which also lends the work a concertante character [Dittersdorf was a professional violinist]. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, 2 Hautbois, 2 Clarinet

What can age yet never grow old, and grip yet always pursue? The very popular Tum Balalaika, a traditional Yiddish riddle song with deep Russian roots, contains the answer: a haunting melody. This arrangement combines that mesmerizing melody with rich harmonies to produce a lushness that will encourage and inspire your students to play with passion and purpose. Beware! It may haunt you all of your days. (2:30) / Orchestre A Cordes

S'vivon (se-vi-vohn) is the Hebrew word for dreidl, a four-sided top that is popular with children during the celebration of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. In this arrangement by Brendan McBrien, variations are created through the subtle use of motivic rhythms from within the melody, presenting the theme in different voices and keys in both arco and pizzicato, using the A section of the tune as an accompaniment for the B section, and, finally, changing the modality to major, which creates (for a short time) a very different feeling from the traditional minor setting. (2:50) / Orchestre A Cordes