SKU: GI.G-6107
English. Text Source: Ref., Timothy Valentine, vv. Thomas Catania. Text by Timothy Valentine.
Two pennywhistles, flutes or recorders.
SKU: MB.98215M
ISBN 9780786690060. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Grey Larsen, in the 150 Gems collection, has given us a most welcome follow-up to his encyclopedic volume, The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle Mel Bay Publications, 2003 and The Essential Tin Whistle Toolbox Mel Bay Publications, 2004 . The Gems feature not only meticulously-selected tunes, but represent the first major offerings that use Larsens innovative system of notating Irish ornamentation. This book with access to online audio will help players gain a deeper understanding of the Irish musical tradition as well as provide new material to enhance the experience of the solo player and Irish session participant alike.
SKU: LO.60-1260H
UPC: 000308101546.
Instr umentation: 5/4/4/4 (Alto and Tenor Saxophone double on Soprano; Trumpets double on Flugelhorn) This composition won the 2003 ASCAP/IAJE commission in honor of Quincy Jones and was premiered at the 2004 International Association for Jazz Education conference. The piece opens with a haunting soprano saxophone solo which may also be played on pennywhistle, wood flute, piccolo or other soprano woodwind instrument. As the composition unfolds, unique colors of the ensemble are explored as the harmonic structure becomes denser. Other featured solo instruments are trumpet, tenor saxophone, piano and drums.
SKU: HL.370290
UPC: 840126993608. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches.
A Life Well Lived is the first publication in the Emily Crocker Emerging Composers Series. The piece uses the Edgar Albert Guest poem, Compensation, to consider what we would like to be able to say about our lives, looking back in old age. The melody has a familiar folksong sound similar to those heard in Ireland and Scotland. The addition of a pennywhistle or flute enhances the warm, comfortable tone of the piece.
