This singing tableau for voices instruments and children is based on the story of the Dormition of the mother of God as recounted in the Apocryphal Gospel of St. John. The work uses an adult choir and instrumental group andchildren who enact the story in highly stylised mime sequences.Vocal Score with piano reduction of the orchestra score. Duration c. 60mins.

Elaine Hagenberg is one of our country's most respected writers. The superb craftsmanship of her works once again is seen in this new piece. Scored for 5-part mixed chorus (divisi soprano) and piano on a text of Harriet Prescott Spofford try the piece in a group reflecting the power of music for Women's History Month or American Music Month.

Opt. Percussion-Unique 2-part choral work is accompanied by percussion and Orff-style instruments or piano. Repetitive like falling rain and develops with countermelodies. This title is available in SmartMusic.

Christopher Hogwood’s first ever critical edition of the much performed concert overture goes back for the first time to all the sources. Hogwood examines not only Mendelssohn’s autograph but also the first edition of the score and orchestral parts which Mendelssohn saw to print. A manuscript copy with additional music thought to have been performed under Mendelssohn’s direction but later deleted as well as the composer's own two and four-hand piano arrangements of the composition were also taken into account.As with the other overtures in this series the score contains a lengthy introduction a critical commentary andfacsimiles.First ever critical edition of this concert overture.Additional music included in score and parts stemming from a source used by Mendelssohn for a performance of the work.Full score & parts (BA9056) and study score format 22.5 x 16.5cm (TP396) available for sale

An ebullient and optimistic piece full of enchanting melodies and infectious rhythms. Scored for counter-tenor and tenor soloists chorus and orchestra it plays for 40 minutes. The composer has made a keyboard arrangementsuitable for piano or organ.

Psalm with a large Orchestral scoring in an Urtext edition.Bilingual foreword (Ger/Eng).Original German as well as English text.Includes a Piano reduction by the composer.The setting of Psalm No.42 Op.42 Wie der Hirsch schreit nach frischem Wasser (As the hart pants after the waterbrooks) for Soloists mixed Choir and full Orchestra dates back to 1837. The well-known Mendelssohn specialist John Michael Cooper has evaluated the first printed edition of the score prepared by the composer himself as well as taking all other important sources into account. This Urtext edition is rounded off by a detailed criticalcommentary (Ger/Eng). The Piano reduction is by Mendelssohn and is an authentic part of this edition.

Matyas Seiber (1905-1960) was a Hungarian composer who lived and worked in the UK from 1935 onwards. He was born in Budapest and studied with Kodaly and toured the country to collect folk songs. Some ofthese were later published in 1949 as Three Hungarian Folk Songs with English words by A. L. Lloyd (1908-1982) a singer musicologist and self-styled ?Folklorist?.Three Hungarian FolkSongs have been arranged for TTBB Male Voice Choir by the composer Trevor Widdicombe. A Piano reduction is included for rehearsal purposes. The songs are individually titled: The Handsome Butcher - Apple Apple - The Old Woman.

The Music Factory was written to introduce beginner players to ensemble playing as early as possible. Thanks to the low grade of difficulty of this piece this it is possible to play in a ‘real band’ after only a few lessons. Because of the four-part instrumentation The Music Factory is suitable for smaller strengths taking into account that it is important to divide parts evenly among the players. Also includes an ad-lib keyboard/piano part to support the ensemble.

Beethoven Forever was written to introduce beginner players to ensemble playing as early as possible. Thanks to the low grade of difficulty of this piece this it is possible to play in a ‘real band’ after only a few lessons. Because of the four-part instrumentation Beethoven Forever is suitable for smaller strengths taking into account that it is important to divide parts evenly among the players. Also includes an ad-lib keyboard/piano part to support the ensemble.

Cyclist in Moscow was written to introduce beginner players to ensemble playing as early as possible. Thanks to the low grade of difficulty of this piece this it is possible to play in a ‘real band’ after only a few lessons. Because of the four-part instrumentation Cyclist in Moscow is suitable for smaller strengths taking into account that it is important to divide parts evenly among the players. Also includes an ad-lib keyboard/piano part to support the ensemble.

The Syncopated Band Parade was written to introduce beginner players to ensemble playing as early as possible. Thanks to the low grade of difficulty of this piece this it is possible to play in a ‘real band’ after only a few lessons. Because of the four-part instrumentation The Syncopated Band Parade is suitable for smaller strengths taking into account that it is important to divide parts evenly among the players. Also includes an ad-lib keyboard/piano part to support the ensemble.

The Syncopated Band Parade was written to introduce beginner players to ensemble playing as early as possible. Thanks to the low grade of difficulty of this piece this it is possible to play in a ‘real band’ after only a few lessons. Because of the four-part instrumentation The Syncopated Band Parade is suitable for smaller strengths taking into account that it is important to divide parts evenly among the players. Also includes an ad-lib keyboard/piano part to support the ensemble.

Silly Scales was written to introduce beginner players to ensemble playing as early as possible. Thanks to the low grade of difficulty of this piece this it is possible to play in a ‘real band’ after only a few lessons. Because of the four-part instrumentation Silly Scales is suitable for smaller strengths taking into account that it is important to divide parts evenly among the players. Also includes an ad-lib keyboard/piano part to support the ensemble.

The ballad of Barbara Allen a story of a heartless beauty who scorned the love of a local lad and the tragic outcome for both has been around since at least the mid-1600’s and has never fallen out of the national songbook. Manyplace its origins in Scotland or the North of England but it entered national ownership centuries ago.Reginald Redman was an extremely prolific composer and the founder and conductor of the BBC’s West Country Studio Orchestra andthe West Country Singers. In addition to the many light Orchestra pieces suites and song cycles Redman wrote he produced numerous arrangements of West Country traditional songs. This charming and effective setting of the sadtale of Barbara Allen is arranged for three equal Voices SSA and Piano accompaniment.

Now available in an SSA voicing this exquisite original musical setting features a beautiful countermelody and lyrical piano writing enhancing a wonderfully refreshing new text!