Richard Reed Parry's Quartet For Heart And Breath is an innovative and original piece based on the performers' own bodily rhythms. This sheet music is for String Quartet (Violin/Violin/Viola/Cello).Richard Reed Parry is familiar to millions as the lead singer of rock band Arcade Fire, yet his foray into classical music is equally worthy of attention. Quartet For Heart And Breath is an experiment into using the performers' heartbeats and breathing to dictate the tempo. The performers are instructed to wear stethoscopes in order to listen to their heartbeats closely, while one complete breath corresponds to one bar and two heartbeats equal two crotchets.The result is a quiet and subtle piece, as each instrument has to play softly so as to be able to keep in time. The piece also has a naturally occurring dynamism in that the players' heart rates constantly change as the performance goes on, with each instrument falling in and out of sync sometimes culminating in a beautiful moment of all heartbeats matching each other. Interestingly, this unique aspect means that no performance will ever be the same, meaning to hear or play this composition will be a truly once in a lifetime experience.Quartet For Heart And Breath is a superbly one-of-a-kind composition by Richard Reed Parry. Commissioned by the Kronos Quartet, this piece makes for a wonderfully distinctive performance, with fascinating implications for the connection between the music and the body. / Quatuor A Cordes

Richard Reed Parry's Quartet For Heart And Breath for mixed Ensemble.Quartet for Heart And Breath was commissioned for Kronos Quartet by the 2009 MusicNOW Festival. The mixedEnsemble arrangement was premiered by yMusic.Instrumentation: Flute Clarinet in Bb Trumpet in Bb Violin Viola Violoncello and Double Bass (optional).'This piece is based around the idea of using the widelyvarying internal rhythms of the performers? bodies as performance parameters. There is no actual tempo or meter built into the piece. The breathing rates of the players are used in alternation with the individual performers? heartrates to determine the pace at which all of the musical material is played. This requires that the performers generally play quietly and delicately with little or no vibrato so as to be able to hear their heartbeats adequately.This in combination with thenatural variance between the different heart rates results in a kind of delicate musical ?pointillism?: starts and stops which are somewhat staggered parts which repeatedly line up and fall out ofsync with each other different individuals? pulses rising and falling. The piece is never performed exactly the same way twice.The performers wear stethoscopes positioned over their hearts so that each can follow his orher own heart rate. Two eighth notes/quavers correspond to the two sounds of a normal heartbeat and performers should match as closely as possible the staccato and irregular rhythm they hear. When instructed to ?play to breath? the natural cycle of one inhalation and one exhalation or vice versa will determine the length of the bar (two quarter notes/crotchets) without any attempt to make it metronomic. For wind players this means that the phrase isextended to encompass the whole of their natural breath without straining to hold for as long as possible. When one instrument is designated the leader their breath will determine the starts of phrases and the procession from

Compiled to accompany the 2005 album release, this collection of classical tear-jerkers celebrates the most poignant and bittersweet melodies of all time, arranged as superb Piano solos. Within this anthology you will find classical pieces that tug at the heartstrings, those special musical moments that have you drifting away in an ocean of memories and sweet melancholia. A superb resource for the Piano soloist that is brimming with works from across the ages, all of which possess the power to bring a lump to the throat of even the most staunch audience member, including themes from The Deerhunter , Life Is Beautiful and The English Patient . / Piano

Treble Clef Version-Richard Reed Parry's Duet For Heart And Breath Treble Clef version for Viola (or other instrument of suitable range) and Piano (or other polyphonic instrument).The performers wear stethoscopespositioned over their hearts so that each can follow his or her own heart rate. Two eighth notes (quavers) correspond to the two sounds of a normal heartbeat and performers should match as closely as possible the staccato andirregular rhythm they hear. When instructed to ?play to breath? the natural cycle of one inhalation and one exhalation or vice versa will determine the length of the bar (two quarter notes/crotchets) without any attempt to makeit metronomic.'This piece is based around the idea of using the widely varying internal rhythms of the performers? bodies as performance parameters. There is no actual tempo or meter built into the piece. The breathingrates of the players are used in alternation with the individual performers? heart rates to determine the pace at which all of the musical material is played. This requires that the performers generally play quietly anddelicately with little or no vibrato so as to be able to hear their heartbeats adequately. This in combination with thenatural variance between the different heart rates results in a kind of delicate musical ?pointillism?:starts and stops which are somewhat staggered parts which repeatedly line up and fall out of synch with each other different individuals? pulses rising and falling. The piece is never performed exactly the same way twice.'- Richard Reed Parry.

Peace love good will to all - these are the expressions of Christmas in our hearts. Spread the holiday joy with this heartwarming original. Performance Time: Approx. 2:50.Available separately: SATB SAB 2-Part and ShowTrax CD.

The Heart network is the largest commercial radio network in the UK, comprising 33 regional stations reaching more than 7.3 million people in the UK every week. Heart's phrase is 'More Music Variety', playing a mix of pop tracks and upbeat classics. This songbook, arranged for voice and piano with guitar chord boxes, features 30 pop favourites from artists including Take That, Duffy, Leona Lewis, Michael Buble, Robbie Williams and many more./ Recueil / Piano, Chant et Guitare

A Winter Musical for Young Singers-Melton is everyone's friend. In fact he's so full of love and cheer that the tiniest thing sets his heart aglow and his body a-meltin'. One chorus of “Oh Christmas Tree” and he shrinks an inch! Not a good situationif you are a snowman! With a heart that warm he'll soon be nothing but slush! 20 minutes long with five original songs rhyming dialog and a castload of your favorite winter characters make up this charming musical for primarygrades that reinforces the 'heart-warming' message of the season: “it's about love!” Complete piano/vocal arrangements choreography staging and costume ideas are all included in the Teacher Edition. The ReproduciblePak offers vocal lines lyric sheets and dialog for your star performers. The available CD makes a professional-level performance a real possibility for any elementary students. Ideal for a small classroom or a cast of thousands “Melton the Warm-Hearted Snowman” will warm the hearts of performers and audiences alike! Songs include: What a Perfect Winter Day Melton the Warm-Hearted Snowman Tough Love! Cool Carols It's About Love.

17 Songs of Love and Caring-This unique collection includes easy piano arrangements of 17 inspirational ballads from top pop and country stars such as Enya Enrique Faith Hill Tim McGraw Lonestar Alan Jackson and others. Songs: Amazed · Blessed · Breathe · Bring on the Rain · Hero · I Hope You Dance · I Need You · I'm Already There · It's Your Love · Me and You · My List · One More Day (With You) · Only Time · There You'll Be · Valentine · Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) · You Had Me from Hello. Also available in a P/V/G edition (00310935).

Hal Leonard Easy Piano songbooks provide musically satisfying arrangements for anyone with a few years of experience at the piano. These simplified presentations include original bass lines chord progressions syncopation andlyrics ? everything you need to enjoy playing your favorite songs right away! This collection of nearly 20 classic favorites includes the title songs and: The Hokey Pokey ? Over the Rainbow ? Sing ? This LandIs Your Land ? When I Grow Too Old to Dream ? and more.

This matching folio features the 2010 Oscar and Golden Globe winner for Best Original Song, The Weary Kind, along with 13 more titles from songwriters including T Bone Burnett, Townes Van Zandt, Waylon Jennings, and others. All songs are arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)

Our folio features all the songs from this quintessential Beatles album: Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite - A Day in the Life - Fixing a Hole - Getting Better - Good Morning Good Morning - Lovely Rita - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - She's Leaving Home - When I'm Sixty-Four - With a Little Help from My Friends - Within You Without You. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)