Bridge of Light

SKU: CF.YAS210F

ISBN 9781491160701. UPC: 680160919307.

In the dim moonlight on a night long past a rider emerges from the fog and slowly dares to cross a mysterious and unsettling bridge. The trembling rider hesitates, unsure whether he is more nervous about the legend of the headless horseman or the creaking and shifting he feels under his own horse's hooves. Haunted Bridges is a work for string orchestra inspired by Washington Irving's Ichabod Crane and his ill-fated ride in Sleepy Hollow. The piece contains allusions to the tune London Bridge is Falling Down, first as a creeping counter-melody and later as a theme in a twisted 3/4 section whose shifting harmonic progression draws to mind the fall of the fabled bridge. Haunted Bridges contains alternating F/C-sharps and -naturals throughout and devilishly unpredictable harmonic patterns. The piece also calls for numerous extended techniques that students will enjoy, including playing behind the bridge, sul ponticello, portamento, and seagull glissandi. Special techniques: Haunted Bridges calls for a handful of extended techniques, most of which are self explanatory or commonly known. The technique appearing in the Violin II part from measures 58-72 may require some additional explanation. This figure is sometimes referred to as seagull glissando and is achieved by lightly touching the finger to the string and gliding up and down the string, producing many transient natural harmonics as the finger crosses the nodes of the string. It is suggested to start with the 3rd finger on the A string and slowly glissando up beyond the natural A harmonic, then slowly back down, continuing in this pattern until measure 73. It is also intended for each player to vary their speed slightly so that the timing of the glissandi are all a little different, resulting in a shimmering, aleatoric effect.
In the dim moonlight on a night long past a rider emerges from the fog and slowly dares to cross a mysterious and unsettling bridge. The trembling rider hesitates, unsure whether he is more nervous about the legend of the headless horseman or the creaking and shifting he feels under his own horse's hooves. Haunted Bridges is a work for string orchestra inspired by Washington Irving's Ichabod Crane and his ill-fated ride in Sleepy Hollow. The piece contains allusions to the tune London Bridge is Falling Down, first as a creeping counter-melody and later as a theme in a twisted 3/4 section whose shifting harmonic progression draws to mind the fall of the fabled bridge. Haunted Bridges contains alternating F/C-sharps and -naturals throughout and devilishly unpredictable harmonic patterns. The piece also calls for numerous extended techniques that students will enjoy, including playing behind the bridge, sul ponticello, portamento, and seagull glissandi.Special techniques:Haunted Bridges calls for a handful of extended techniques, most of which are self explanatory or commonly known. The technique appearing in the Violin II part from measures 58-72 may require some additional explanation. This figure is sometimes referred to as seagull glissando and is achieved by lightly touching the finger to the string and gliding up and down the string, producing many transient natural harmonics as the finger crosses the nodes of the string. It is suggested to start with the 3rd finger on the A string and slowly glissando up beyond the natural A harmonic, then slowly back down, continuing in this pattern until measure 73. It is also intended for each player to vary their speed slightly so that the timing of the glissandi are all a little different, resulting in a shimmering, aleatoric effect.

About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series

This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
--Occasionally extending to third position
--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty
--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts
--Viola T.C. part included
--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels

SKU: HL.159231

UPC: 888680616816. 6.75x10.5 inches.

Global superstar Adele has broken all records with her new album 25 and this single exceeds all expectations with a light island feel over the inviting synth pop groove. Singers will love performing this mesmerizing hit in concert!

SKU: BT.BOE8013

ISBN 9783954562848. German.

Von Olivia Rodrigo bis Indiana Jones

Nach dem großen Erfolg der Serie piano gefällt mir! präsentiert Hans-Günter Heumann unter dem Motto Die leichte Art Klavier zu spielen“, den Nachfolger zur gleichnamigen Serie mit neuem Outfit. Das große Anliegen des Autors ist es, mit einfachen, aber dennoch gut klingenden Arrangements, die Spielstücke sehr leicht zugänglich zu machen. Der 1. Spielband von piano gefällt mir! light enthält 20 Chart- und Film-Hits und bietet ein unkompliziertes Spielvergnügen für Anfänger*innen und Wiedereinsteiger* innen. Die Titelliste umfasst eine große Auswahl an populären Charthits, wie Wellerman, My Head & My Heart (Ava Max), Good 4 U (Olivia Rodrigo), Girls Like Us (Zoe Wees), The Winner Takes It All (ABBA). Dazu kommen bekannte Filmmusiken, u.a. Raiders March aus Indiana Jones“ sowie Theme from Jurassic Park aus Jurassic Park“. Alle Songs sind pädagogisch aufbereitet und mit Tempoangaben, Fingersätzen, Akkordsymbolen und dem Text versehen.

SKU: LP.765762166622

UPC: 765762166622.

Rally the voices of your choir and congregation to join all creation in lifting their praise to our great God and King with this anthem written by Klaus Kuehn and Thomas Miller. Arranged and orchestrated by Daniel Semsen with a bridge highlighting women s voices and a unison line in the final chorus this enthusiastic piece is a choral delight for listeners and singers alike.

SKU: LP.765762218208

UPC: 765762218208.

Rally the voices of your choir and congregation to join all creation in lifting their praise to our great God and King with this anthem written by Klaus Kuehn and Thomas Miller. Arranged and orchestrated by Daniel Semsen with a bridge highlighting women s voices and a unison line in the final chorus this enthusiastic piece is a choral delight for listeners and singers alike.

SKU: MB.3802404658

ISBN 9783802404658. 8.5X5.75 inches.

This book features some of the most popular childrens songs and folksongs for the descant recorder in the key of C. All songs have been arranged for the beginning recorder player and -if necessary- slightly simplified to make playing them even more fun. There are even fingering diagrams for the recorder in the appendix.

SKU: HL.44011005

UPC: 884088637651. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

White Light was commissioned by Fumiko Teramoto, oboist with the Musashino Grand Concert Band in Tokyo, Japan. The request was for a moderately slow piece of intermediate difficulty that included the work “white” (Ms. Teramoto's lucky color) in the title. The composer used this suggestion to write a piece that was both bright and light in terms of harmony, color and orchestration, with much use of simple major and minor chords and an emphasis on the pure, transparent timbres of the upper woodwinds of the band; he was also keen to capture the essence and history of the oboe as a solo instrument. The piece is pastoral in character and often almost baroque in style. It opens with a chorale-like passage on flutes and clarinets; the soloist enters with a recitative over trilling clarinets. The main theme is then introduced, accompanied by the woodwinds. After a short bridge passage, a change of key heralds a second theme by the soloist, with gentle brass punctuations. This builds to a climax, ending on a high trill from the soloist. After short passage over a timpani roll, the band recalls the main theme, taken up once again by the soloist. This leads to a short cadenza before the closing bars bring the work peacefully to a close.

SKU: HL.119098

ISBN 9781480341364. UPC: 884088905262. 9x12 inches.

An amazing selection of songs from VH-1's special arranged for instrumentalists. Includes: All Along the Watchtower • All Shook Up • American Pie • Beat It • Blowin' in the Wind • Blue Suede Shoes • Bohemian Rhapsody • Born to Be Wild • Born to Run • Bridge over Troubled Water • California Dreamin' • Dream On • Every Breath You Take • Fire and Rain • Free Bird • Gloria • Good Vibrations • Great Balls of Fire • A Hard Day's Night • Hey Jude • Hotel California • (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction • I Heard It Through the Grapevine • Imagine • Jump • Layla • Let It Be • London Calling • Louie, Louie • Maggie May • My Generation • Piano Man • Proud Mary • Respect • Rock Around the Clock • Roxanne • Smells like Teen Spirit • Stairway to Heaven • Stand by Me • Sunshine of Your Love • Superstition • We Are the Champions • When Doves Cry • Yesterday • You Shook Me All Night Long • and more.