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Hunting High And Low
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Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1147401 By a-ha. By Pal Waaktaar. Arranged by Arild Mjaaland. Pop,Rock. Score and parts. 68 pages. Aril...
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Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1147401 By a-ha. By Pal Waaktaar. Arranged by Arild Mjaaland. Pop,Rock. Score and parts. 68 pages. Arild Mjaaland #747608. Published by Arild Mjaaland (A0.1147401). Hunting High and Low is the debut studio album by Norwegian new wave band A-ha, released 1985. The album was a huge commercial success, reaching high positions on charts worldwide. The group was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards in 1986. Arrangement for Concert band and Vocal Soloist(s).
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Hunting High And Low
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Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1497179 By a-ha. By Pal Waaktaar. Arranged by Richard Johnsen. Pop. 73 pages. Richard Johnsen #1073600....
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Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1497179 By a-ha. By Pal Waaktaar. Arranged by Richard Johnsen. Pop. 73 pages. Richard Johnsen #1073600. Published by Richard Johnsen (A0.1497179). A symphonic version of a-ha's legendary pop song Hunting High and Low for concert band and solo flugelhorn at the start. Beautifully arranged by the late Norwegian musician Richard Johnsen. The recording was made by Oppsal Janitsjar in Oslo 2012, conducted and produced by Richard Johnsen. Listen to the full arrangement by Richard Johnsen: Hunting High and Low >
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Hunting High And Low
Hunting High And Low
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Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.997710 By a-ha. By Pal Waaktaar. Arranged by Johnny Sonntag. 20th Century,Pop,Rock,Wedding. Score. 2 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.997710 By a-ha. By Pal Waaktaar. Arranged by Johnny Sonntag. 20th Century,Pop,Rock,Wedding. Score. 2 pages. Johnny Sonntag #603378. Published by Johnny Sonntag (A0.997710). Simplified arrangement for solo piano of the beautiful song by the Norwegian band A-ha. The arrangement contains G and F clefs and chords. Have a good time! Arranjo simplificado para piano solo da bela canção da banda norueguesa A-ha. O arranjo contem claves de G and F and acordes. Divirta-se!
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Horn Sonata No. 1 (Complete)
Horn Sonata No. 1 (Complete)
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French Horn Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.767341 Composed by Mike Lyons. Concert,Contemporary. Individual part. 8 pages. Lyons Music Services...
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French Horn Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.767341 Composed by Mike Lyons. Concert,Contemporary. Individual part. 8 pages. Lyons Music Services #3514991. Published by Lyons Music Services (A0.767341). This is a brand new piece composed for French Horn without accompaniment. It has three movements all connected by the opening material of the first movement. I am publishing this piece as separate movements as well as a complete edition. 1st. Movement: The opening movement is marked andante. It opens with a repeated tonic followed by an arpeggiated 1/16th figure with a closing descending scale. These three ideas form the basic musical material for the whole sonata. Throughout the first movement these three ideas are transformed and manipulated, expanded and contracted while maintaining a clear musical structure (basically Ternary form). As with sonata form, the final reprise of the original ideas is transformed by their 'journey'. The style of the music is rather like a Bach partita for solo instrument. The movement takes the player through most of the horn's range, but does not require any extended techniques, so should be handleable by moderately skilled players. 2nd. Movement: This slow movement requires excellent breath control. It uses the repeated not idea from the 1st movement to open, expanding the rhythm to create a rather melancholy pattern. Later, the scalic 1/16th are utilised to link to the Più mosso section where the arpeggio idea (this time descending) helps to create a feeling of wide open space and emptiness. The player is in an empty universe, drifting slowly away as the dynamics become ever quieter until the ending at ppp. 3rd. Movement: This movement opens with a similar idea to the previous two, but at a fairly quick Allegro (quarter = 132) and using arpeggios in triplets to drive the music through. The dotted half noes with crescs at the end of the phrase should really be pushed into brassiness at the end of the cresc. I ask the player to do rip glisses, some of them difficult to achieve, and also gestopft and 'half stopped'. Although these are 'hand horn' techniques that survive from before the invention of valves, they are still useful to create a different effect than from standard mutes. Where these techniques are asked for, a silvery, ethereal tone is required as a contrast to the brash 'hunting horn' style of the outer sections of the movement. The middle part of this movement is quasi a cadenza. The stopping instructions are intended to have an effect on the tuning as well as the timbre of the notes. The first pair of each group of three should be slurred smoothly. The final section reprises the beginning of the movement, but at breakneck speed. quarter = 144 is advisory only. The faster the better. This movement again makes use of the extremes of the horn's range and makes high demands on stamina and tonguing.
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Hunting High And Low
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Tenor Saxophone Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1390689 By a-ha. By Pal Waaktaar. Arranged by Ednaldo Gomes. Pop,Rock. Individual part. 2 pages...
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Tenor Saxophone Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1390689 By a-ha. By Pal Waaktaar. Arranged by Ednaldo Gomes. Pop,Rock. Individual part. 2 pages. Ednaldo Gomes #974243. Published by Ednaldo Gomes (A0.1390689).
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Take On Me
Take On Me
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Bass Guitar TAB - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1388068 By a-ha. By Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, and Pal Waaktaar. Arranged by Jared Plane. Cont...
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Bass Guitar TAB - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1388068 By a-ha. By Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, and Pal Waaktaar. Arranged by Jared Plane. Contemporary,Pop. Score. 6 pages. Jared Plane #971664. Published by Jared Plane (A0.1388068). Magne Furuholmen's original programmed bass line as played on the A-ha song, Take On Me released on their 1985 album, Hunting High and Low. This transcription comes with Standard Notation and bass TAB, and is a great exercise in playing octave on the bass guitar. This line is suitable for early-intermediate bass players and students.
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Take On Me
Take On Me
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Take On Me
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Drum Set,Drums - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1494662 By a-ha. By Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, and Pal Waaktaar. Arranged by Felipe Gonçalves....
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Drum Set,Drums - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1494662 By a-ha. By Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, and Pal Waaktaar. Arranged by Felipe Gonçalves. Pop. Score. 5 pages. Felipe Gonçalves #1071254. Published by Felipe Gonçalves (A0.1494662). Drums simplified arrangement music Take On Me by A-HaÁlbum: Hunting High and Low Year: 1985.
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Hunting High And Low
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By a-ha. For guitar. Pop. GTRCHD. 2 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music...
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By a-ha. For guitar. Pop. GTRCHD. 2 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music
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Pal Waaktaar: Hunting High And Low for guitar
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Instantly printable sheet music by a-ha for guitar (chords) of MEDIUM skill level. / pop
Instantly printable sheet music by a-ha for guitar (chords) of MEDIUM skill level. / pop
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A-ha: Take On Me for Piano Solo
A-ha: Take On Me for Piano Solo
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Piano Solo - Early Intermediate - Digital Download By a-ha. Arranged by Flavio Regis Cunha. Score. 6 pages. Published by Flavio Regis Cunha...
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Piano Solo - Early Intermediate - Digital Download By a-ha. Arranged by Flavio Regis Cunha. Score. 6 pages. Published by Flavio Regis Cunha
"Take On Me" is a song by Norwegian synth-pop band A-ha. The original version was produced by Tony Mansfield and remixed by John Ratcliff. The 1985 version was produced by Alan Tarney for the group's debut studio album, Hunting High and Low (1985). The song combines synth-pop with a varied instrumentation, including acoustic guitars, keyboards, and drums.
The original "Take On Me" was recorded in 1984 and took two versions and three releases to chart in the United Kingdom, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in October 1985. In the United States in October 1985, it became the only A-ha song to top the Billboard Hot 100, assisted by wide exposure on MTV of its innovative music video, directed by Steve Barron. The video features the band in a live-action pencil-sketch sequence. The video won six awards and was nominated for two others at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards.
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Fifteen Safari Duets for Tubas
Fifteen Safari Duets for Tubas
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Composed by Gregory Fritze. Classical Period, Contemporary Classical, Jazz, Method, Etudes and Exercises. Score. 38 pages. Published by Musica Nova US...
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Composed by Gregory Fritze. Classical Period, Contemporary Classical, Jazz, Method, Etudes and Exercises. Score. 38 pages. Published by Musica Nova USA
Fifteen Safari Duets for Tubas was composed for playing duets with my tuba students. The fifteen duets are at different levels of difficulty and various styles so that we always had duets to play no matter what ability of student. There is something in each duet for students to learn from the basics of tone production, rhythms, melodic phrasing, jazz, graphic notation, etc. Most are sight readable and some have been performed in concerts. They are all fun to play. Although for tubas, they may be played on any instrument.
In 1988 I spent a month in Kenya on safari and experiencing the African wildlife and culture, thus the inspiration for these duets that were composed soon after the trip in 1989 and 1990 and have been a regular part of my teaching ever since. Four of these duets are recorded on the compact disc “Tuba Safari” (Troy 1173) on Albany Records.
1. Elephants at Stave
This duet presents the cantabile style studied for playing the tuba. I find that this duet helps the student much like the melodies of Borgodni etudes. There are more elephants in Tsavo than anywhere else in Kenya. It was not uncommon to see large families of thirty elephants at a time.
2. Gallop – Thompson Gazelle at Amboseli
This duet provides an opportunity to read in a sharp key, D major, as well as basic rhythms and articulations. I find that the more advanced students can read in a faster tempo and other students can work in a slower tempo – a common choice in all of the duets. Large herds of playful Thompson Gazelle were a usual occurrence in most of the game parks in Kenya.
3. Rhinos at Nairobi Game Park
This waltz helps the student match phrasing in a cantabile setting. There are a few instances where the teacher (playing the first part) plays a phrase then the student plays a similar phrase. The rhinoceros is a very noble animal that can grow to more that 1,000 pounds and is known for its horn. The Nairobi game park is located just outside the city, giving a sense of surrealism to the panorama.
4. Giraffes at Nairobi Twiga Park
This is in a “rock” style with syncopated rhythms and cantabile melodies. The Nairobi Twiga park is just outside the city and is the only place where one can feed the giraffes. Along with their long necks they have very long tongues.
5. Warthogs at Ngulia
Legato scales and syncopated rhythms are the features of this duet. Warthogs have tails that are held upright when they run.
6. Baboons at Kiliguni
This duets alternates in rock style and swing. Baboons are sometimes a problem because they will try to steal food from the tourists’ tables. They will work together where one causes a diversion while the others steal.
7. Pastoral – Cape Buffalo at Samburu
The key of A for this duet gives variation for the students. Cape Buffalo are in large herds on the savanna. The Samburu Lodge dining area was built next to a watering hole. At the beginning of breakfast there were no animals, but in fifteen minutes more than 500 cape buffalo were at the water hole.
8. Song - Hippos at Mzima Springs
This is the easiest of rhythms and range of the duets, especially for the 2nd(student) part. Hippopotamuses can grow up to 4,000 pounds and spend most of their time sleeping in the water during the day. At night they go on land to hunt.
9. Leopards at Kimana Lodge
This duet is non-metric and uses graphic notation. This was a favorite duet of my students as many have never experienced this notation before. The leopard is a large predatory cat that usually hunts at night.
10. Colobus Monkeys at the Ark
This is an Invention in the Bach style. The Ark is a building that was built in 1969 at a watering hole for tourists to watch wildlife. The colobus monkey is black with white on its forearms and chest.
11. Zebra Migration at Masai Mara
This duet is in a “Medium Swing” jazz style. The great migration between the Masai Mara and Serengeti involves about two million wildebeest, zebras and other animals every year. It is considered one of the most impressive natural events worldwide.
12. Ostrich at Samburu
This duet works on double time and half time. The ostrich is the largest bird in the world. In Samburu there was an ostrich that hung around the lodge, her name was Margaret. She was very friendly with everybody but she would steal your hat.
13. Cheetah at Voi
This is another duet that includes graphic notation. The cheetah can run up to 80 miles an hour when chasing after prey. When not hunting prey it often walks very slowly.
14. Gallop – Gerenuk at Buffalo Springs
This gallop displays different types of articulation. The gerenuk is an antelope with a slightly extended neck so it can eat higher leaves from trees.
15. Lions at Mara Sopa
This duet is in the style of a fanfare. The lion is considered the king of the savanna.
Gregory Fritze is a prize-winning composer and Fulbright Scholar, as well as an active performer. He recently retired from Berklee College of Music where he was Tuba Professor and Chair of Composition, serving on the faculty from 1979 to 2016. He has written over one hundred compositions for orchestra, band, chamber ensembles and soloists. He has won over sixty composition awards both nationally and internationally including First Prize in the 1991 TUBA Etude Contest. His compositions include works published by several publishers in the United States, South America and Europe that have been performed extensively throughout the world. Many of his compositions are available on ITunes, Youtube and Soundcloud.
His compositions are recorded on Albany Records, MSR Classics, Crystal Records, Mark Records and others. He has been a guest lecturer, conductor and performer at many colleges, universities and music festivals in the United States, Canada, Japan, South America and Europe. He was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1954 and has Composition degrees from the Boston Conservatory and Indiana University. He now resides in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida.
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