Lessons and Activities Based on the Works of Aaron Copland-We are pleased to announce the launch of the Leonard Bernstein Young People's Classics a new series for the music classroom that presents essential selections from the Leonard Bernstein recorded library with units of study builtaround them. The first in this series features some of the more popular works of Aaron Copland including Fanfare for the Common Man and his ballets Billy the Kid Appalachian Spring and Rodeo.Makemusic listening engaging and active with beautifully-designed full-color listening maps easy-to-follow lesson plans and full-length recorded orchestral versions of Copland's music. Included in the Classroom Kit is the BernsteinCentury Copland CD featuring Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic. The Enhanced CD in the Teacher book contains audio folksong recordings full-color PDFs of the student booklet student handouts and bonusmaterials all for duplication or projection.Part II features an in-depth study of Copland's ballet Rodeo specifically 'Hoe-down ' based on the Artful Learning transformative learning system inspired byLeonard Bernstein. Working together in learning centers students engage in cross-curricular activities that are incorporated into the music lessons. Available separately: Teacher Book/Enhanced CD Student Book 5-Pak theBernstein Century Copland CD and a Classroom Kit (1 Teacher Edition/Enhanced CD 20 Student Books 1 Copland CD). Suggested for Grades 5-9.

Scottish Opera Version-Deluxe hardcover full score of Bernstein's comic operetta as performed by the Scottish Opera in 1989. HPS 1180

Ballet-Bernstein’s first composition in the genre Fancy Free composed in 1944 became extremely popular. The story of the ballet is fairly simple and was later reused by Bernstein in On The Town his popular first Broadway musical. The story devised by Jerome Robbins takes place in New York City where three sailors on shore leave meet three girls in a bar who they dance with and end up fighting over. They soon realize they were foolish to let the women become between their friendships.The music is based on a considerable number of popular styles of the day. At the beginning you hear Big Stuff a popular hit Bernstein later recordedas a single and made famous by Billie Holiday. Bernstein’s music is comprised of a fusion of different genres from Latin-American to Popular and Classical to Jazz all of which are footprints in his inimitable style.Available here as part of the Hawkes Pocket Score edition (No.1135) is the Study Score for Bernstein’s popular ballet Fancy Free.

A Concert Overture-When Mstislav Rostropovich (or 'Slava' to his friends) invited Leonard Bernstein to help him launch his inaugural concerts as Music Director of The National Symphony Orchestra he also asked him to write a rousing new piece for the festivities. This overture is the result and the world premieretook place on October 11 1977 in Washington D.C. This is the full study score.

Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1134-Study score to Bernstein's choreographic essay for full orchestra.

This full score incorporates Bernstein's final revisions to the Scottish Opera Version and is available in full score format for the first time.

Symphony No.5 Op.50 was composed by Carl Nielsen in 1922. Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) was a Danish musician often seen as his country’s greatest composer. While his operas and songs have become embedded in the cultural heritage of his native Denmark internationally he is better known for his symphonies and concertos – distinguished by his prominent use of Brass instruments and dramatic changes in tonality. His Symphony No.5 (Op. 50 FS. 97) was composed in 1922 and is often seen as his “War Symphony” despite the composer denying any such direct influence. Strangely it is formed ofonly two movements and does not have any title. Often said to be a modernist piece it is constantly restless some would say pulsating. Brought to fame by Leonard Bernstein in 1962 scholars and musicians are still trying to understand this enigmatic work.