Meadowlands

(The Most Famous Melodies of All Time Arranged for Easy Guitar). For Guitar. This edition: Easy Guitar TAB. Book; Guitar Mixed Folio; Guitar TAB; Solo Guitar TAB (EZ/Int). 288 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Soprano & Organ

SKU: SU.80101426

For Soprano & Organ. Composed by Carson Cooman. Vocal/Choral, Solo Voice. Accompanied by organ. Performance Score. Zimbel Press #80101426. Published by Zimbel Press (SU.80101426).

Set includes 2 scoresCirce (2010–11), a cantata for soprano and organ, takes a contemporary approach to the genre of the baroque secular solo cantata. As with many baroque works, the subject matter is taken from the classical world; in this case it is the story of Circe, the sorceress (or minor goddess: daughter of the sun god Helios and the sea nymph Perse) from Homer’s Odyssey. However,in the spirit of contemporary adaptation, the texts are three poems by American poet Louise Glück from her book Meadowlands (1996), a large section of which contains poems related to characters from the Odyssey. In the Odyssey, Odysseus and his men, returning home from the Trojan War, are lured to Circe’s island (Aeaea). Through her magic, Circe transforms Odysseus’s men into animals, but with help from the god Hermes, Odysseus is able to resist her magic himself, and Circe is forced to restore his men to human form. For the next year, Odysseus and his men remain on the island in leisure, and Odysseus becomes Circe’s lover. However, after the year has passed, Odysseus decides to continue the journey home to Ithaca (to return to his wife Penelope, who is patiently waiting for him). Circe reluctantly lets him go. Despite her divine heritage, the Circe of Glück’s poems is consumed with the quite human emotions of longing, bitterness, and jealousy. The musical language of the work is contemporary, though there is a great deal of allusion to baroque style and specific musical forms (including sarabande, loure, ground, plaint, and musette).Soprano and Organ Duration: 9’ Composed: 2010 Published by: Zimbel Press.

By Brian Balmages. Young Band. FJH Young Band. Moscow, 1941 was commissioned by the Perry Hall Middle School Band and funded by the PTA. Directors Nwil Fishler and Kelly Clavell asked that the piece be dedicated to Larry Bondar, a music teacher who has been affecting the lives of students for over 40 years, and an icon in the Baltimore area. Mr. Bondar is of Russian descent, so it seemed fitting that the commission be based on one of Russia's most famous songs, Meadowlands. Score for this title: B1320S. Concert Band. Level: 2.5. Score and Set of Parts. Composed 2006. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc.

Book Banjo

SKU: HL.118

Banjo. Instructional and Bluegrass. Instructional book. With banjo tablature, introductory text, instructional photos and instructional text. 208 pages. Published by Centerstream Publications (HL.118).

ISBN 9780931759338. UPC: 073999255065. 9x12 inches.

Clawhammer Style Banjo - A Complete Guide For Beginning And Advanced Banjo Players| From Ken Perlman, here is a brilliant teaching guide that is destined to become the handbook on how to play the banjo. The style is easy to learn, and covers the instruction itself, basic right and left-hand positions, simple chords, and fundamental clawhammer techniques; the brush, the 'bumm-titty' strum, pull-offs, and slides. For the advanced player, there is instruction on more complicated picking, double thumbing, quick slides, fretted pull-offs, harmonics, improvisation, and more. The book includes more than 40 fun-to-play banjo tunes.

(Formerly 2000 Fingerpicking) Format: Book/CD Set. Series: 2000 Series. 408 pages. 8.75x11.75 inches. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

Concert Band - Grade 3

SKU: AP.51032

Composed by Brian Balmages. Concert Band - Flex Instrumentation; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. MakeMusic Young Band. Programmatic. Score and Part(s). Duration 4:20. MakeMusic #00-51032. Published by MakeMusic (AP.51032).

ISBN 9781470670573. UPC: 038081591889. English.

Now available in ColorFlex format, Moscow, 1941 is a powerful work by Brian Balmages based on the famous Russian song Meadowlands. The music tells the story of the Red Army successfully defending Moscow against the German invasion of WWII. Exploring various sounds, colors, and harmonies, this captivating work is sure to inspire your students and audience! (4:20).

By Janet Vogt; Martha Sherrill Kelsey. Piano. Piano Discoveries Library. Level: Level 2. Educational piano collection. Published by Heritage Music Press.