SKU: PR.114423500
ISBN 9781491137758. UPC: 680160691531.
Commissioned by The Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program, IMPRESSIONS FROM THE CHINESE ZODIAC is a suite of three characteristic pieces within reach of advanced pre-college saxophonists, and introducing advanced techniques. The work is equally satisfying and impressive for top-level performers. The movements are titled:1. Rooster Singing Out in the Morning2. Monkey Jumping Around in the Forest3. Tiger Walking Down from the Mountain.Commissioned by The Juilliard School for Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program, Impressions from the Chinese Zodiac was composed for any size saxophone in 2022. It consists of three independent movements featuring different musical characteristics with various performing techniques. The inspiration for the music came from impressions of three animal signs (rooster, monkey, and tiger), from the twelve in the Chinese Zodiac.The first piece begins with a repeated phrase imitating a rooster’s loud singing in the morning; the pitch with fluttertongue sounds like the noise from the rooster’s throat), followed by phrases of a pentatonic melody drawn from The Sun Is Rising With Our Joy, a Chinese folk song from Sichuan province. There are descending passages, simulating the dropping-down sound of the singing. Each passage is different from others, each of which should be played accurately and smoothly. The melody is moved up a step with variation, followed by an echo of the rooster singing at the end of the piece. Now the sky is bright, so the rooster call returns up four scale steps!The second piece includes two Chinese folk songs: Thinking of My Darling (from Shanxi province) and Guessing (from Yunnan province). Both songs have large interval skips spanning different registers, as well as microtonal intervals in their original singing, which show the characteristics of the regional musical languages respectively. The tone colors should be matched when registers are changed. The microtonal pitches (quarter-tone flat or three-quarter-tone flat) may be done by bending the tone with one’s lips. The image is the monkey jumping around lively, and the music is played humorously. The high and long pitch with a yelling-down effect at the end of the piece brings the music to an exciting peak.The third piece features the strong and brave tiger, with accented tones in the lowest register. The first 3-pitch motive is developed throughout the piece, while peristaltic chromatic material is formed in various shapes and directions, to show the gestures of a mighty and fierce image.Getting accustomed to special fingerings for the chromatic passages and trills, along with precisely notated articulations, and the techniques of tongue slap and key clicks, are the basic goals to achieve in this piece.
SKU: HL.380355
ISBN 9781705152065. UPC: 196288018988. 9.0x12.0x0.414 inches.
Need to bring more good vibes into your day? This collection features 30 feel-good favorites from yesterday and today arranged for piano/vocal/guitar, including: Best Day of My Life (American Authors) • Cover Me in Sunshine (P!nk & Willow Sage Hart) • Don't Stop Me Now (Queen) • Good Day Sunshine (The Beatles) • Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys) • Happy (Pharrell Williams) • Lovely Day (Bill Withers) • Rise Up (Andra Day) • This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman) • Walking on Sunshine (Katrina & the Waves) • What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong) • and more.
SKU: HL.1091718
ISBN 9781705176030. UPC: 196288099345. 9.0x12.0x0.361 inches.
Learning to play a musical instrument is one of the most satisfying experiences a person can have. Being able to play along with other musicians makes that even more rewarding! The Strum Together series enables players of five different instruments – or any combination of them – to “strum together†on 70 fabulous songs. The music for each song displays the chord diagrams for five instruments: ukulele, baritone ukulele, guitar, mandolin and banjo. The chord diagrams indicate basic, commonly used finger positions. More advanced players can substitute alternate chord formations. This new collection includes 70 sing-along classics: ABC • All of Me • Bad Moon Rising • Bennie and the Jets • Cat's in the Cradle • Cecilia • Dancing Queen • Don't Stop • Don't Stop Believin' • From Me to You • Hey, Soul Sister • Hooked on a Feeling • I Will Wait • Iko Iko • Learning to Fly • Listen to the Music • Lollipop • Me and Bobby McGee • One Love • Shake It Off • Stayin' Alive • Sugar, Sugar • Summer of '69 • Teenage Dream • Thank God I'm a Country Boy • Waiting on the World to Change • Yellow Submarine • and more.
SKU: HL.301272
ISBN 9781540064110. UPC: 888680964368. 9.0x12.0x0.337 inches.
The Strum Together series enables players of five different instruments – or any combination of them – to “strum together†on great songs. This easy-to-use format features melody, lyrics, and chord diagrams for five popular folk instruments: standard ukulele, baritone ukulele, guitar, mandolin, and banjo. This collection includes 70 all-time country favorites: Always on My Mind • Boot Scootin' Boogie • Could I Have This Dance • Deep in the Heart of Texas • Friends in Low Places • Green Green Grass of Home • Happy Trails • Hey, Good Lookin' • I Fall to Pieces • Jambalaya (On the Bayou) • King of the Road • On the Road Again • Ring of Fire • Sixteen Tons • Take Me Home, Country Roads • When Will I Be Loved • Your Cheatin' Heart • and more.
SKU: HL.48000909
UPC: 073999257076. 8.25x11.75x0.2 inches.
Contents: I Took That Trip towards an Early Daybreak * What Is There Arising from behind Your Eyelids * I am Walking over Tiny Spots of Snow * Deep is the Night * In the Great Wild Woodlands * In Between Grey Stones * Lucky Cat * To You I Would Make a Gift of Sunflowers * I am Not Speaking, I am Singing * Vocalise * Melancholy * The Squirrel * O Wonderful World * Song of My Heart * Like a Pale Mask, the Hour of Parting * Spring Song * Summer Night * Herbsttag * Winter.
SKU: YM.GTP01101268
ISBN 9784636108996. 9.5 x 12 inches.
The In C Major series, designed for beginners who have recently started playing the piano, allows you to choose and expand your repertoire with the songs you want to play, making it easy for new piano players to enjoy. This collection features 20 popular songs from the golden era of Vocaloid music and beloved anime theme songs. It includes nostalgic and renowned Vocaloid tracks, as well as iconic anime songs that have been covered by music games and various artists. All the songs are arranged in keys without key signatures (either in C major or A minor), making it an enjoyable book to dive into. Give your favorite song a try and enjoy playing!
SKU: HL.244643
ISBN 9781785585005. UPC: 888680747336. 9.0x12.0x0.61 inches. English.
This comprehensive collection contains the most well-known, best-loved pieces of music that every pianist should have in their repertoire. You'll find classical favorites, famous film themes, laid-back jazz, chart hits, wedding music, Christmas classics and handy must-haves like “Auld Lang Syne†and “Happy Birthday to You,†all organized into themed sections for navigation. With everything from Mozart to Mariah Carey, Einaudi to Elton John and John Williams to Justin Bieber, this is the ultimate dip-in resource for pianists!