Mah Na Mah Na: Concert Band: Score

37 Part Books with Conductor Score and CD-Here is a follow-up to the popular Concert Favorites Volume 1 that features even more terrific easy works for beginning bands. Perfect for groups with limited rehearsal time this collection is also an economical way toprovide your players with quality literature. (Beginning level to Grade 1.5)Includes: Gallant March High Adventure The ?Hey? Song Beethoven's Ninth Bandroom Boogie Amazing Grace Infinity Concert March Latin Fire Linus and Lucy Star Trek Generations American Spirit March Gathering in the Glen The Loco-Motion Scarborough Fair and Royal Fireworks Music.

“I wrote The Nonantum Bulgar in response to a request for a klezmer-style piece for middle school band. Since my local middle school (F. A. Day) is located in close proximity to Nonantum the oldest area of Newton MA Idecided to imagine the dedication of the Adams St. Shul our city's oldest synagogue which took place around a hundred years ago (December 15 1912). According to the Yiddish and English poster announcing the dedication theevent featured the a prominent Boston cantor and choir and a klezmer orchestra leading a 'Grand March' down Adams St. The piece tries to re-create what the klezmer band might have played on that occasion.A Bulgar is aRomanian Jewish Dance that was very popular among Jewish immigrants at the beginning of the twentieth century. The trumpet solo that opens the piece is a typical rubato prelude with the trumpet playing 'cantorial-style' Jewishornaments and phrasing in the manner of Eastern-European Jewish prayer leaders. Once the dance starts the piece is underscored with a Romanian Jewish 'Bulgaresca' rhythm heard in the trombone snare drum and tympani. The'bulgar' section of the piece begins with a typical klezmer band orchestration of the time featuring solo clarinet (played with a somewhat nasal tone) trumpet (or even more ideally cornet) trombone saxophone tuba andpercussion. The percussion section is prominently featured in the third strain. In the final round of the opening melody the band slows down in the manner of a Russian 'Grand March ' bringing the piece to a proud and majesticconclusion.” --Hankus Netsky

Letter from Sado is an exciting new piece for young band based on a Japanese haiku of the same name. Sado refers to Sado Island in Japan in which various artists religious and military leaders were sent in exile many years ago. The island has historically had a strong community of taiko drummers and as such the piece incorporates optional homemade taiko drums. Blackshaw writes: To capture the idea of interpretation and the concept of reading between the lines the students are invited to become decision makers about particular sections in the music. For example the opening and closing sections of the piece use the same material which is a selection of repeated melodic figures.The students themselves decide how to play these figures as individuals in small teams and then as a whole band. Their decisions include ideas regarding tempo (how fast?) dynamics (how loud?) and articulation (smooth short or hard?). To inspire them we use the haiku poem; i.e. the opening section invites the students to play the material as if it were a 'stormy wild sea' and the closing section invites the students to play the same melodic figures but this time draw their inspiration from 'Heaven's River ' or as we know it the Milky Way. In-between there is an elaborate heavily textured section that becomes increasingly powerful. The music doesn't rest harmonically until the whole band plays in unison. These multiple layers of sound represent the many thoughts and ideas that would have surrounded those individuals sent to Sado Island in exile the final unison is representative of their own breakthrough experience sending them on a pathway to inner peace and acceptance. Embrace your players' creativity offer them your trust and see how far Letter from Sado can take your band!

Gregorian chant is one of the earliest forms of notated music using free flowing rhythms and simple melody. In Old Churches composer Michael Colgrass uses these elements to create an aura of voices echoing in themonastery. Using easy graphic notation students have a fun and creative way to explore sound production along with the compositional process. (Includes score and parts.) (5:20)CD-ROM Now Available!Designed toenhance the musical experience the CD-ROM for Michael Colgrass' Old Churches includes video clips of the St. John's Abbey monks singing photos of various sacred spaces such as Ayer's Rock in Australia as well as ahistory of standard Western notation. In addition this CD-ROM enables students to explore graphic notation and composition with built-in notation software Finale Notepad®. Guaranteed to engage your students and provide addedinsight into this unique work.04002010/$14.99 (CD-ROM)04002702/$60.00 (Band set with CD-ROM)

A super chart from a super arranger! As you would expect Sammy Nestico has given a new look and his special touch to each of these Christmas favorites. It's just what you need for your holiday concert. Includes: I'll Be Home For Christmas The Christmas Song Frosty The Snowman and Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.

for Clarinet and Concert Band / Harmonie-Intermezzo est le deuxième mouvement extrait du Concerto pour Clarinette de Satoshi Yagisawa. Le concerto a été créé en 2010 par l?Orchestre d?Harmonie d?Higashi-Hiroshima sous la direction d?Atsushi Kageyama avec la participation de Shinsuke Hashimoto clarinettiste de l?Orchestre Symphonique d?Hiroshima. Cette oeuvre s?inspire du fait que Satoshi Yagisawa et Shinsuke Hashimoto sont tous deux diplômés du Conservatoire de musique de Musashino.Le Concerto pour Clarinette représente l?apogée de la série de concertos de Satoshi Yagisawa qui comprend aussi une Suite concertante pour piano et orchestre un Concerto pour trompette unConcerto pour trombone un Concertino pour saxophone et un Concertino pour percussion solo et orchestre d?harmonie.En raison de sa grande popularité le thème émouvant du deuxième mouvement qui est intitulé Intermezzo est souvent interprété indépendamment.Soliste: Degré de difficulté 4

For the Beauty of the Earth-From the opening sounds of the drums A Celebration of Praise will dramatically take both musicians and audience members on an inspiring and greatly satisfying musical journey. Noted composer James Swearingen has majesticallycreated a young band setting of the popular hymn For The Beauty of The Earth. Well-suited as a concert opener this outstanding work features solid scoring techniques for beginning players as well as challenging but playableparts for the percussion section. (Grade 1.5)

The Odyssee tells the story of Odysseus the undaunted hero. In times long ago the blind poet Homer wrote this famous epic. The 'Odyssey' follows the 'Iliad' the story of the bloody war between the Greek and the Trojans. This battle endsafter ten years thanks to the Odysseys famous trick. the Trojan Horse. The Odyssey is not a war epic but a story about perseverance loyalty adventure and the survival instinct of its ingenious hero. In The Odyssey Homer describes howOdysseus the king of Ithaca had to endure another ten years of affliction after the ten years of war in Troy before he could finally return to his home land. During those years his wife Penelope had to try and keep her many admirers away.These men not only wanted het hand but also the kingship. To prove her husbands worth she played a trick: 'As soon as I have finished weaving this shroud for my father-in-law Laertes I will choose one of you to become my husband' she promisedthem. But during the night she secretly loosened what she had woven during the day prolonging the time until Odysseus would finally return. After twenty long years when he finally stood at the door she wondered: Is this really my husband? Ishe an imposter? Cunningly she asked him to move the bed because only she and her husband know that the bed was immovable and was build around an old three trunk! Odysseus was deeply moved: this really was his wife his Penelope! Nearly threethousands years later the loyalty and strength of this character and all the dangerous adventures that Odysseus survived thanks to courage and intelligence still moves us today. Odyssee by Jan Bosveld is not just an adventure story butrather a characteristic piece in which memories of Homers story can be heard. The composition opens with a firm stirring theme describing our hero Odysseus in detail: This man is not to be taken lightly. The further development of thisshort introduction completes this character sketch: trustworthy perseverant and a genius. After that we can picture Odysseus on the lonely beach of Ogygia. Do the trumpets depict his memories of the war of Troy? Does he think of his wife as werecognise the weaving loom of Penelope in the murmuring eighth? In the solemn plaintive part that follows we can imagine Penelope feeling lonely sitting in the womens room with her servants.One of the girls plays the harp but that does notclear the sombre atmosphere. Then we can imagine seeing the sorceress Circe who changed Odysseus men into swine. After she gives a simple magic sign something follows that reminds us of the sound of pigs grunting. Then the Odysseus theme resounds:the hero comes to savi his comrades. Assisted by Hermes he forces Circe to lift the spell. The piece ends the same way as it began with an animated theme: Odysseus is still the same undefeated and not to be taken lighty!

Score-Commissioned by the Michigan State University Alumni Band this three movement work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Karel Husa was the winner of the first Louis Sudler International Wind Band Composition Competition in 1983.Previously available only in rental we are proud to offer this important work for publication.A note from the composer: Divided into three movements this work is a display of virtuoso passages given to solo instrumentsas well as to the groups of the ensemble. In the Fanfare of the first movement the brass section “concertizes” in groups of four brass quintets (2 trumpets horn trombone and tuba or baritone) spread from left toright in back. The saxophones (S A T B) are placed in front of the brass quintets and the woodwinds occupy the front of the stage with percussion on the left and right side. These groups like the brass quintets play in theconcertante style particularly in the first and last movements. At the same time each movement contains individual solo passages (for example timpani and flute in Movement I – “Drum Ceremony” andEnglish horn and other low woodwinds in Movement II – “Elegy”). The composition of this piece was prompted by the excellence of wind and percussion players today and by the incredible growth of wind ensembles orchestras and bands in the last 25 years. It is intended for their enjoyment.

Tone Poem for Concert Band-Jeanne d?Arc dite la Pucelle d?Orléans est née le 6 janvier 1412 à Domrémy un village de Lorraine. Fille d?un couple de paysans Jeanne ne sait comme la plupart de ses compatriotes ni lire ni écrire. La guerre de Cent Ans opposant la France à l?Angleterre faisait alors rage. De nombreuses provinces étaient tombées sous la domination des Anglais alliés aux Bourguignons tandis que les Français n?opposaient plus aucune résistance. À treize ans Jeanne entendit pour la première fois des voix célestes qui la chargèrent de la mission divine de libérer son pays et d?aider le Dauphin à regagner le trône de France. Plus tard elle identifia ces voix comme étant celles de saintMichel archange sainte Catherine et sainte Marguerite. Surmontant tous les obstacles elle fut finalement reçue par le Dauphin Charles et réussit à le convaincre de lui donner une armée. Sous ses ordres les soldats français parvinrent à contraindre les Anglais à lever le siège de la ville d?Orléans. Cette victoire apparut comme le signe de l?intervention divine. En 1429 Jeanne d?Arc mena le Dauphin à Reims où il fut sacré roi de France sous le nom de Charles VII. Jeanne d?Arc resta dans l?armée et poursuivit son avancée victorieuse. Elle fut arrêtée par les Bourguignons et rachetée par les Anglais déterminés d?en finir avec elle coûte que coûte. Jeanne d?Arc fut accusée d?hérésie et d?avoir porté des habits masculins. Elle fut condamnée à mort à moins de se repentir et d?abjurer. Mais convaincue du caractère divin de sa mission Jeanne refusa de se soumettre. Charles VII fit preuve d?une incommensurable ingratitude envers la Pucelle en l?abandonnant lâchement à son sort. Le 30 mai 1431 elle fut brûlée vive à Rouen. Plusieurs témoins de son exécution attestèrent que son c?ur résista à toutes les tentatives du bourreau de le réduire en cendres. Conformément à ses prédictions les Anglais furent définitivement « boutés hors de France » quelques années plus tard. L?Église béatifia Jeanne d?Arc en 1909. Elle fut canonisée en 1920.