16 Dramatic Music Part 1

2-Part and Piano-Roger Emerson's contemporary settings of spirituals are characterized by dramatic contrasts in dynamics style texture and more - just what you need to feature your younger ensembles at their best. This classic African-Americanspiritual offers all the musical and motivational rewards you could wish for! Available separately: : SATB 3-Part Mixed 2-Part and ShowTrax CD. Perfomance Time: Approx. 2.45.

Dramatic Music Part 1 (Full Score)-A highly authoritative and accurate edition of Henry Purcell's Dramatic Music with a wide selection of his Vocal and Instrumental music for the stage. This edition has been edited under the supervision of the Purcell Society by Margaret Laurie.

This dramatic work uses the style and methods of the late baroque period as introduction to the classics. The tenor and bass parts will work well with any age including those with changing voices. A great teaching and performancepiece! Available separately: SA(T)B TB. Duration: ca. 3:00.

Written for the 2000 and More in 2004 music conference in Orlando Florida this festive song of praise is a joyful program opener or general use anthem for young voices but choirs of all ages will enjoy it's positiveup-beat spirit. The opening is a dramatic gesture calling the choir to praise before surrendering to a happy rhythmic style of writing that is sure to set feet tapping. Wonderful!

Adele's album 25 is overflowing with beautiful dramatic music including this soulful ballad that expresses the pain of lost love. This will be a powerful choral showcase that will connect with every audience!

Set in a flowing triple meter this poetic setting based on a line from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night has a sweeping dramatic quality that will enchant choirs from high school to community. Accessible and very singable! Availableseparately: SATB SAB SSA. Duration: ca. 2:00.

If you seek truly dramatic music look to opera. Opera has been enormously influential on Classical Popular and Film and Television music over the years. James L. Hosay’s new intermediate level piece OPERATICA incorporates the important elements of Opera and Classical music to bring exhilarating drama to the concert band stage. Style and technical considerations make this a rich learning experience for the band. Add in the dimension of music history by studying Opera and Classical music and you have a wonderful teaching tool! The grand theme explores a multitude of colors as it twists and turns its way through opera-style development and variation. Whether for formal festival or spring concert use you will find this to be a thrilling addition to your library.Opulent!

from Andrea Chanier-It has been said and wisely so that if you wish to find TRULY dramatic music look to opera. This is an essentially complete transcription of Act IV of Umberto Giordano's tragic opera ANDREA CHENIER. One night before French poet Andrea Chenier's impending execution his lover Madeleine comes to the prison at St. Lazare and wishing to die rather than live without him through bribery manages to exchange places with a young woman who is like Chenier scheduled to mount the scaffold the following day. James Curnow fully utilizes his considerable orchestration skill with this immensely powerful transcription. Well performed the ending is absolutely awe-inspiring. If yourgroup has the skill to play at this level you definitely MUST explore this significant transcription.

from Memphis-Winning the 2010 Tony Award for Best Musical Memphis explores the frenzied birth of rock & roll and the dramatic stories of the black musicians who paved the way for a new generation of artists. This is the dynamic final numberfrom the show with high energy lyrics and an irresistible hook that will bring your audience to its feet! Available separately: SATB SAB 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Combo parts available digitally (tpt 1-2 tsx tbn bsx syn gtr b dm). Duration: ca. 4:00.

Dramatic Music Part 2 (Paperback Edition)-Volume 20 of the ‘Purcell Society’ series Dramatic Music Part 2 contains 16 pieces by Henry Purcell for intermediate/advanced (Grades 6-8) Voice(s) String Instruments and Continuo. The collection includes (among others) At The Close Of The Evening (The Knight Of Malta) If Thou Wilt Give Me Back My Love (A Fool's Preferment) and The Danger Is Over The Battle Is Past (The Fatal Marriage). Edited under the supervision of the Purcell Society by Ian Spink.Henry Purcell was an English composer. Although incorporating Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions Purcell'slegacy was a uniquely English form of Baroque music. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest English composers.The Purcell Society founded in 1876 is an organization dedicated to making the complete musical works of Henry Purcell available. Between 1876 and 1965 scores of all the known works of Purcell were published in 32 volumes.

For Violin and Cello.Published 2008.Dedicated to Peter Sheppard Skaerved and Neil Heyde.'This music was composed during my DAAD residency in Berlin in October ? November 2007. If I were to describe itin one sentence I would say that it is based on the idea of 'two things seen/heard as one'.'a2 (a due) is a well-known term to musicians; it is often found in orchestral scores indicating a given passage that is to be playedby two instruments of the same family. Although violin and cello could well be regarded as 'first cousins' of the string family the literal implementation of the term a2 as a 'compositional strategy' would have been too much (!)for a piece of chamber music consisting of no more than two players. Not surprisingly this never happens in this work; in fact the opposite is true: regardless of how it appears on paper (i.e. on one or two staves) the musicfor each instrument is constantly based on two layers.'This musical 'interpretation' of the title gives an indication as to how the textural format of the piece operates. However this was by no means the only thought that'preoccupied' my mind whilst composing this music. Berlin made a profound impression on me. The remnants of the wall in Bernauer StraÃ?e and the cobbled two-stone line tracing the wall across where it once stood ? a clear reminderof what not so long ago there were two different worlds in one city ? provoked a strikingly dramatic effect. Border death-strip killing and escape to freedom had a particularly evocative resonance especially of the time when Ilived for three years in a remote town in Southern Albania right at the border with Greece. There there was a nameless road whose destination the authorities did not want you to know but the locals called it the'death-road'.'In no way programmatic in this context the extra-musical dimension of the principal idea is very much part of the piece. Here the musical and extra-musical interpretations cannot easily be separated for they

Here is the music from this dark and dramatic Broadway musical in a well-crafted medley by Ed Lojeski. Explore the deep passions and powerful secrets of this classic tale told through music. Includes: Alive!; Facade; Murder Murder!; A New Life; Once Upon a Dream; Someone Like You; This Is The Moment. Available: SATB SAB SSA Instrumental Pak ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 10:30.

A Sacred Cantata based on Early American Songs-From the composer who brought you Tapestry of Light The Rose of Calvary and The Lenten Sketches comes a new work filled with the music of grace. The life of Christ is dramatically presented in this choral cantatathat tells the gospel story using American folk songs and hymns. Filled with time-honored tunes and texts this masterfully arranged work will connect with the congregation and choir alike.Divided into threesections-Ministry Humility and Victory-this cantata can be done progressively throughout Lent Holy Week and Eastertide or it can be performed as one large celebration of the life of Christ. The miracle and blessing of Christ'searthly ministry the humility of His passion and the victory of His resurrection fill this work with emotion and power. Thoughtful narration and spectacular orchestrations crown the cantata with variety and skill. Optionalmoments for congregational participation are included to incorporate your community of faith. A full line of support products is available.

The dramatic and powerful themes of Hans Zimmer helped define the action in this Academy Award-winning movie blockbuster. Skillfully adapted for the marching field by John Wasson and Will Rapp here is a complete show based onthis emotional music. Part 1 includes Barbarian Horde and The Battle. This opener starts out mysteriously before building to the flowing main theme. An intense percussion pattern leads to the exciting battle sequence that closesout this powerful arrangement.