Format : Octavo
SKU: HL.1422269
ISBN 9798350120998. UPC: 196288199403. 6.75x10.5x0.305 inches.
From prophecy and promise to powerful proclamation, this work is a celebration of light and joy! Filled with beloved carol tunes and original seasonal selections, the cantata is traditional in style but fresh with meaning and relevance. The work's thoughtful scripture-based narration journeys the listener through the timeless account of the birth of Jesus and the coming of the Light of the World. Festive orchestrations and a full line of rehearsal support products aid learning and provide directors with a variety of performance options. Songs include: Prelude of Promise; The Light of Hope; Carol of the Rising Star; Dreamers of the Dawn; A Morning Star Will Rise; Star of Promise; A Whisper on the Wind; A Child Is Born; You Are the Star; Carols of Hope, Songs of Light.
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.365817
UPC: 840126962086. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches. Isaiah 49:13, Psalm 108:2, Romans 15:11.
From the opening bell tones in the piano, this anthem awakens the worshipping church to praise. Incorporating the early-American hymn tune PISGAH, this original piece celebrates the sacred call of music in proclaiming the joy of the Lord. The folklike character in the substance of the music is displayed in the melodic contours and rustic harmonic vocabulary. This is the day for singing and for sending alleluias soaring!
SKU: HL.1105189
UPC: 196288102106. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.
Now available for SSAA.This thrilling new arrangement by twin brothers Matt and Adam Podd became an internet sensation shortly after we were all quarantined due to Covid-19. Drawing on friendships in the New York City Broadway, church, and opera worlds, more than 120 world class singers and players came together to create the virtual choir and orchestra. In the final chorus, the arrangers very cleverly turn the iconic phrase “How can I keep from singing?†into “Keep Singing.†A message we all need to hear and remember during times of isolation and at all times.
SKU: PR.114422260
ISBN 9781491133866. UPC: 680160683352. 9 x 12 inches.
Legends of the phoenix are found in stories from ancient Egypt and Greece. While each culture possesses a range of stories encompassing the myth, these tales tend toward similar traits: a sacred bird with brilliantly colored plumage and melodious call lives for typically 500 years, then dies in a nest of embers, only to be reborn among the flames. Phoenix Rising consists of two movements: I. Dying in Embers represents an old phoenix settling on top of a pile of embers and breathing its last breath; II. Reborn in Flames depicts the newly-born phoenix getting its first taste of flight.Legends of the phoenix are found in stories from ancient Egypt and Greece. While each culture possesses a range of stories encompassing the phoenix myth, these tales tend to share similar traits: a sacred bird with brilliantly colored plumage and melodious call lives for typically five hundred years; then the bird dies in a nest of embers, only to be reborn among the flames.In Egyptian stories, the phoenix gathers scented wood and spices for its funeral/rebirth pyre, then collects the ashes from its earlier incarnation and flies them to the temple of the sun in Heliopolis to offer as a tribute to the sun god.In Greek myths, the phoenix was approximately the size of an eagle and was adorned with red and gold feathers; it would fly from either India or Arabia to Heliopolis to give its offering. The bird’s association with immortality and resurrection are particularly intriguing aspects of these tales, giving numerous writers (including William Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis, and J.K. Rowling) a rich resource for their own stories.Phoenix Rising consists of two movements. I. Dying in embers represents an old phoenixwho is settling on top of a pile of embers and breathing its last breath. II. Reborn in flames depicts the newly-born phoenix getting its first taste of flight.Phoenix Rising was commissioned by saxophonist Christopher Creviston, who has recorded the work on the Blue Griffin label. The composer has also made editions of the work for flute and for clarinet (also available from Theodore Presser Company).
SKU: PR.114419610
ISBN 9781491132302. UPC: 680160677108. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: CF.SPS77
ISBN 9781491147726. UPC: 680160905225. 9 x 12 inches. Key: Bb major.
In Atlas Rising, composer Carl Strommen derives inspiration from the statue of Titan Atlas lifting the universe on his shoulders. Unlike Sisyphus (of perpetual rolling stone fame) the monumental effort of Atlas was successful. This piece takes this idea and models it into an exceptional piece for contest/festival performance.Atlas Rising was commissioned by WorldStrides OnStage and is dedicated to the thousands of directors who have traveled to a WorldStrides event over the past thirty-five years . WorldStrides OnStage offers performance experiences that fuel the passion of performing artists of all ages with breathtaking productions, prestigious events and premier venues . They provide performance opportunities all over the world where debuts are made, mentors are met, co-stars become lifelong friends and inspirations build bright futures .Directly across the street from St . Patricks Cathedral on 5th avenue and in front of Rockefeller Center in NYC, is the Lee Lawrie sculpture of Atlas holding up the heavens . Titles are always a problem - so after listening to a few playbacks, this very imposing statue of the Titan Atlas lifting the Universe on his shoulders came to mind - starting slowly with the low brass, “Rising†moves steadily with determination and intensity to a powerful and “muscular†conclusion . Unlike Sisyphus (of perpetual rolling stone fame) the monumental effort of Atlas was successful . As with all performing pieces, attention to dynamics and articulation are critical - In “Atlas Rising†- the conductor has many opportunities to interpretive discretion, particularly in the opening slower sections and after measure 109 on to the conclusion .
SKU: AP.18817S
ISBN 9781470650780. UPC: 038081174419. English.
Depicting the thrill of a hot-air balloon ride, Northwest Rising is yet another concert showstopper from Robert Sheldon. From the excitement of the initial liftoff to the quiet calm of floating in air, to the anticipation of the thrill of landing, this piece will take your band and audience on the musical balloon ride of a lifetime. Woodwind glissandi, refreshing harmonies and driving percussion help make Northwest Rising as fun to perform as it is to listen to. Another winner from Robert Sheldon!
SKU: HL.1422274
ISBN 9798350121049. UPC: 196288199458.
SKU: HL.1422273
ISBN 9798350121032. UPC: 196288199441. 5.0x5.0 inches.
SKU: HL.48009794
UPC: 073999175349. 8.5x11.5x0.427 inches.
Contents: As cheers the sun * And shall my sin-stain'd soul * Author of Peace * Ah! Think what ills * Alas! Erastea * Banish love from thy breast * Beneath the Vine * Bless'd the day * Capricious man * Daughter of Gods * Endless pleasure, endless love * Faithful cares in vain extended * Guardian Angels * Hide me from day's garish eye * My heart with tender pity swells * Me, when the sun begins to shine * No more shall armed bands * No, no, I'll take no less * Oft on a plat of rising ground * O killing shock of unexpected pain * O lovely youth * Sinners, lifts your eyes and tremble * Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures * Together lovely innocents.
SKU: HL.4008967
UPC: 196288282167.
“Rising into a New Era” was commissioned by the city of Landeck in 2023 to commemorate its 100th anniversary since being declared a city. The composition serves as the introductory part of a trilogy, encapsulating the years from 1923 to 1956, depicting Landeck's transformation from a market town to a city. The outset of the piece is characterized by a reserved and hushed atmosphere, reflecting the initial uncertainty during a period of economic challenges. The optimistic anticipation of a new beginning is only echoed by the sound of the city's new bells. The central motif, threading throughout the entire composition, is derived from the name of the city: LAnDECk (A-D-E-C). This motif unfolds at the onset within the resonance of the city's bells, gradually evolving into the main theme through the gentle tones of the clarinets. Following the initial years of the burgeoning city, where a positive societal shift and newfound security are symbolized by a second musical theme, the sudden eruption of the Second World War disrupts this progress. A mournful melody, borrowed from the cheerful second theme of the piece, speaks of sorrow, nostalgia, yet also solace and hope for peace and freedom. A “Vivace furioso” captures the uncertainties and intense turbulence of the war. These tumultuous emotions gradually settle, culminating after a delicate oboe and saxophone solo into the now powerful main theme presented in the form of a majestic chorale. A “Vivace con bravura” brings the composition to a radiant conclusion, signifying a strengthened future for the city of Landeck.
SKU: HL.4008968
UPC: 196288282174.
SKU: HL.14012557
Danish.
Per Norgard GEMINI RISING for harpsichord soloFirst there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there isThe title literally Ascending Twins - was borrowed from astrological terminology but refers, purely musically, to two essential circumnstances in the work: A constant duplicity in the melodic basis, as well as an almost constantly ascending tendency. Even when - as is the case in the start - falling figures appear, the combination of several such figures produces an ascending impression. GEMINI RISING was composed for Elisabeth Chojnacka and premiered at a concert in Copenhagen in November 1990.Per Norgard.
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.14032296
UPC: 884088814052. 9.0x12.0 inches.
During his year in residence, Talbot composed a new piece of music each month, scored for up to five instruments. The resulting twelve compositions were then premiered on Classic FM and were recorded on CD. January - A Yellow Disc Rising From The Sea was the first piece to be composed and is scored here for solo piano.