SKU: HL.49044872
ISBN 9790220135620. UPC: 841886027718. 8.25x11.75x0.05 inches. English.
Charm me Asleep is a gentle, lilting piece with a beautiful melody and homophonic texture. This is one of a pair of works, along with Slow, Slow, Fresh Fount, written by Watkins for the Cardiff Polyphonic Choir on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; performed together or separately, they are excellent additions to the repertoire.
SKU: HL.50512967
SKU: HL.49044871
ISBN 9790220117527. UPC: 841886025936. 8.25x11.75x0.05 inches. English.
A beautiful work of contemporary polyphony in which shifting textures create momentary dissonance. An alluring melody passes between the voice parts. This work can be performed alone or as a pair with Charm me Asleep.
SKU: HL.126655
ISBN 9781480386785. UPC: 888680004576. 8.5x11.0x0.152 inches. John Jacobson/John Higgins.
Did you know under evergreen trees all over the world, Santa's toys come alive on Christmas Eve? It's true! For a period of time when you and your family are fast asleep, there is genuine glee under the tree with marching toy soldiers, beautiful princess dolls, marionettes dancing off their strings, teddy bears that tango, rag dolls that rock and roll, and so much more! Your cast members will love acting out the personalities of their favorite toys, all the while discovering that “Christmas dreams, large or small, can come true, for one and all.” This charming holiday musical features five original songs and easy-to-learn rhyming dialog with over 30 speaking parts. The ENHANCED Teacher Edition includes piano/vocal arrangements with choreography, helpful production guide with staging and costume suggestions, PLUS an enclosed CD-ROM with reproducible singer and speaking parts. Suggested for Grades K-3. 25 minutes.
SKU: MB.30963
ISBN 9781513468204. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This exceptional collection of 41 truly beautiful airs and ballads from the British Isles offers both well-known tunes by the prolific blind Irish harpist, Turlough O??Carolan and rarely heard melodies by anonymous composers; all have stood the test of time. Arranged for soprano or tenor recorder, these include O??Carolan??s classically influenced ??Lord Inchiquin? and ??Eleanor Plunkett? as well as ??O Gentle Dove? and ??Cuckoo Dear??? both examples of the strong tradition of song in Wales. Among other tunes, the haunting modal melodies of ??The Dark Slender Boy? and ??Enchanted Valley? express the melancholic heart and soul of the British Isles.A few of these songs have taken on a life of their own in modern times. ??Bonny at Morn?, a popular traditional tune of northern England and Scotland, was arranged for soprano voice and harp by the 20th century British composer, Benjamin Britten. ??The Skye Boat Song? originally recounted Bonnie Prince Charles Edward Stuart??s journey to the Isle of Skye after his defeat at the historic Battle of Culloden. Later, the song evolved into a lilting lullaby and was more recently used as the theme song for the popular Outlander television series.Departing slightly from recorder notation practice, author Marcia Diehl has judiciously arranged these melodies complete with spare slur markings to aid the amateur player in authentically and musically rendering these tunes.
