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Early Americans
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Marsha Chusmir Shapiro
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - SKU: A0.963581 Composed by Marsha Chusmir Shapiro. Contemporary. Score and parts. 29 pages. Marsha Shapiro #3866181. Publis...
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String Orchestra - Level 3 - SKU: A0.963581 Composed by Marsha Chusmir Shapiro. Contemporary. Score and parts. 29 pages. Marsha Shapiro #3866181. Published by Marsha Shapiro (A0.963581). Grade 3: Early Americans is an original composition for string orchestra which depicts the people from three periods of early American development: the era of the Native Americans, the Colonial Period and the time of Westward Expansion. In the first part (I Native Americans), solo celli imitates the beat of a drum over which the first violin plays a plaintive modal melody which is later layered in canonic style by the other strings. The second section (II Colonists) depicts the classical European dance style brought to the colonies with Yankee Doodle superimposed over the top. In the final section, Westward Expansion (III Pioneers) is symbolized by the square dance tune which is also posed in canonic style.
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Captain Jefferson (cello & piano DUET)
Captain Jefferson (cello & piano DUET)
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Captain Jefferson
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Piano Solo, Piano Accompaniment, Cello - Early Intermediate - Digital Download Arranged by Musikeo. Individual Part, Score. 5 pages. Published by Mus...
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Piano Solo, Piano Accompaniment, Cello - Early Intermediate - Digital Download Arranged by Musikeo. Individual Part, Score. 5 pages. Published by Musikeo
This song is included in the original soundtrack of the motion picture "News of the World".
News of the World is a 2020 American Western drama film co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Paulette Jiles, and starring Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel. The film follows a Civil War veteran who must return a young girl who was taken in by Native Americans as a little girl to her last remaining family.
News of the World was released theatrically by Universal Pictures in the United States on December 25, 2020, and was released by Netflix in other international territories on February 10, 2021.
Individual Parts and Full Score are provided. Enjoy!
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Captain Jefferson (violin & piano DUET)
Captain Jefferson (violin & piano DUET)
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Captain Jefferson
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Piano Solo, Piano Accompaniment, Violin - Early Intermediate - Digital Download Arranged by Musikeo. Individual Part, Score. 5 pages. Published by Mu...
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Piano Solo, Piano Accompaniment, Violin - Early Intermediate - Digital Download Arranged by Musikeo. Individual Part, Score. 5 pages. Published by Musikeo
This song is included in the original soundtrack of the motion picture "News of the World".
News of the World is a 2020 American Western drama film co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Paulette Jiles, and starring Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel. The film follows a Civil War veteran who must return a young girl who was taken in by Native Americans as a little girl to her last remaining family.
News of the World was released theatrically by Universal Pictures in the United States on December 25, 2020, and was released by Netflix in other international territories on February 10, 2021.
Individual Parts and Full Score are provided. Enjoy!
$5.99 ≈
5.35€
Captain Jefferson (violin, cello & piano TRIO)
Captain Jefferson (violin, cello & piano TRIO)
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Captain Jefferson
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Piano Solo, Piano Accompaniment, Violin, Cello - Early Intermediate - Arranged by Musikeo. Individual Part, Score. 7 pages. Published by Musikeo...
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Piano Solo, Piano Accompaniment, Violin, Cello - Early Intermediate - Arranged by Musikeo. Individual Part, Score. 7 pages. Published by Musikeo
This song is included in the original soundtrack of the motion picture "News of the World".
News of the World is a 2020 American Western drama film co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Paulette Jiles, and starring Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel. The film follows a Civil War veteran who must return a young girl who was taken in by Native Americans as a little girl to her last remaining family.
News of the World was released theatrically by Universal Pictures in the United States on December 25, 2020, and was released by Netflix in other international territories on February 10, 2021.
Individual Parts and Full Score are provided. Enjoy!
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Captain Jefferson (piano)
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Captain Jefferson
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SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Early Intermediate - Digital Download Arranged by Musikeo. Score. 2 pages. Published by Musikeo...
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Piano Solo - Early Intermediate - Digital Download Arranged by Musikeo. Score. 2 pages. Published by Musikeo
This song is included in the original soundtrack of the motion picture "News of the World".
News of the World is a 2020 American Western drama film co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Paulette Jiles, and starring Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel. The film follows a Civil War veteran who must return a young girl who was taken in by Native Americans as a little girl to her last remaining family.
News of the World was released theatrically by Universal Pictures in the United States on December 25, 2020, and was released by Netflix in other international territories on February 10, 2021.
Enjoy playing this beautiful piece on your piano!
$5.99 ≈
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Rejoice and Be Merry, Gallery Carol, Roud V9595, Harp I
Rejoice and Be Merry, Gallery Carol, Roud V9595, Harp I
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Traditional English Carol
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Serena O’Meara
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Rejoice and Be Merry, Gallery
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O'Meara Music
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Instrumental Duet Folk Harp,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - SKU: A0.803977 Composed by Traditional English Carol. Arranged by Serena O’Meara. Chris...
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Instrumental Duet Folk Harp,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - SKU: A0.803977 Composed by Traditional English Carol. Arranged by Serena O’Meara. Christmas,Folk,Holiday,Multicultural,Sacred,World. Score and parts. 5 pages. O'Meara Music #5888957. Published by O'Meara Music (A0.803977). This happy Carol was collected by Ralph Vaughn Williams in the early 1900’s. The melody is similar to other Christmas songs. It migrated to Appalachia and became the basis of numerous Americans folk songs. This is a fun, rhythmic, diatonic Carol arranged for Lever or Pedal Harp has 4 verses of 16 measures each plus interludes. Dynamics are clearly marked.Â
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Rejoice and Be Merry, Gallery Carol, Roud V9595, Harp II
Rejoice and Be Merry, Gallery Carol, Roud V9595, Harp II
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Traditional English Carol
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Serena O’Meara
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Rejoice and Be Merry, Gallery
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O'Meara Music
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Instrumental Duet Folk Harp,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - SKU: A0.803978 Composed by Traditional English Carol. Arranged by Serena O’Meara. Chris...
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Instrumental Duet Folk Harp,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - SKU: A0.803978 Composed by Traditional English Carol. Arranged by Serena O’Meara. Christmas,Folk,Holiday,Multicultural,Sacred,World. Score and parts. 5 pages. O'Meara Music #5888961. Published by O'Meara Music (A0.803978). This happy Carol was collected by Ralph Vaughn Williams in the early 1900’s. The melody is similar to other Christmas songs. It migrated to Appalachia and became the basis of numerous Americans folk songs. This is a fun, rhythmic, diatonic Carol arranged for Lever or Pedal Harp has 4 verses of 16 measures each plus interludes. Dynamics are clearly marked.Â
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Rejoice and Be Merry, Gallery Carol, Roud V9595, Score & Parts
Rejoice and Be Merry, Gallery Carol, Roud V9595, Score & Parts
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2 Harpes (duo)
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Traditional English Carol
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Serena O’Meara
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Rejoice and Be Merry, Gallery
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O'Meara Music
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Instrumental Duet Folk Harp,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - SKU: A0.803976 Composed by Traditional English Carol. Arranged by Serena O’Meara. Chris...
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Instrumental Duet Folk Harp,Instrumental Duet - Level 3 - SKU: A0.803976 Composed by Traditional English Carol. Arranged by Serena O’Meara. Christmas,Folk,Holiday,Multicultural,Sacred,World. Score and parts. 13 pages. O'Meara Music #5888955. Published by O'Meara Music (A0.803976). This happy Carol was collected by Ralph Vaughn Williams in the early 1900’s. The melody is similar to other Christmas songs. It migrated to Appalachia and became the basis of numerous Americans folk songs. This is a fun, rhythmic, diatonic Carol arranged for Lever or Pedal Harp with 4 verses of 16 measures each plus interludes. Dynamics are clearly marked. You will receive the Score, Harp I and Harp II
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PIANO SONATA
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Aaron Robinson
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PIANO SONATA
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Music at Immanuel
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - SKU: A0.1477723 Composed by Aaron Robinson. 20th Century,Classical. Score. 55 pages. Music at Immanuel #1055103. Published by Mus...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - SKU: A0.1477723 Composed by Aaron Robinson. 20th Century,Classical. Score. 55 pages. Music at Immanuel #1055103. Published by Music at Immanuel (A0.1477723). Dedicated to pianist Eric Xi Xin Liang, PIANO SONATA by American composer Aaron Robinson is a programmatic work on a monumental scale. Composed in four movements representing four areas of Maine: Machigonne (Portland), Down East, Malaga Island and Katahdin, each paints a detailed portrait of a specific time and place in the State’s history. Its compositional structure draws heavily on the sights and sounds associated with each region while weaving original themes throughout. Mimesis is used to represent the native calls of the indigenous birds found within the state, such as the phoebe, bobolink and the pileated woodpecker; while hymns, songs and sea shanties are incorporated to represent various time periods. Movement I - MACHIGONNE - Native Americans originally named what is today the Portland peninsula of Maine “Machigonne”, which translates “Great Neck”. The movement quotes several sacred and ritual songs of the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine. The struggle between centuries of habitation by the native peoples of the area is represented by the arrival of early settlers and illustrated by juxtaposing hymn tunes and dance music of the past eras.Movement II - DOWN EAST - is the eastern coastal area of the state closely associated with the French territory of Acadia. Replete with historic sea shanties and tunes, the sound of tolling ship and buoy bells, lighthouse fog horns, and ocean winds are intertwined to create a high-spirited journey which culminates in the familiar Shaker tune from Alfred, Maine.Movement III - MALAGA ISLAND - Today an uninhabited reserve, Malaga Island was once the home to an interracial community dating from the 1860s to 1911, when its residents were forcibly evicted by the State. The opening theme represents the remnants of the island in its present state; haunted by the memories and unsettling muted solitude of the past and its historical injustice. A peaceful hymn depicting simpler times becomes slowly unraveled, erupting in a traumatic chaos that is never resolved. A ghostly refrain can be heard in the distance as the movement concludes.Movement IV - KATAHDIN - Mount Katahdin (“Catahdrin”), called “Great Mountain” by the Penobscot Native Americans, is located within the Northeast Piscataquis County, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. The grandeur of its majesty is portrayed by the original themes depicting epic rising and falling passages traversing over centuries. Native Americans believed the mountain to be the home of the storm god Pamola (a place to be avoided), which is characterized by ever-changing major and minor keys within the often times turbulent motifs. The sonata ends in a tonal key: bringing the atonality and discordant change of the work and its representation as a whole to a final resolve.PIANO SONATA lasts approximately 25 minutes.
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The Story Of Reuben Clamzo & His Strange Daughter
The Story Of Reuben Clamzo & His Strange Daughter
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Chorale TTBB
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FACILE
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Arlo Guthrie
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Craig Hanson
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The Story Of Reuben Clamzo &am
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Edition Craig Hanson
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Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 2 - SKU: A0.1270160 By Arlo Guthrie. By Arlo Guthrie. Arranged by Craig Hanson. A Cappella,Comedy,Folk. Octavo. 6 pages. Edi...
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Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 2 - SKU: A0.1270160 By Arlo Guthrie. By Arlo Guthrie. Arranged by Craig Hanson. A Cappella,Comedy,Folk. Octavo. 6 pages. Edition Craig Hanson #862589. Published by Edition Craig Hanson (A0.1270160). For TTBB chorus a cappella and solo voice. As performed by Arlo Guthrie.Wanna hear something? You know that Indians never ate clams. They didn't have linguini! And so what happened was that clams was allowed to grow unmolested in the coastal waters of America for millions of years. And they got big, and I ain't talking about clams in general, I'm talking about each clam! Individually. I mean each one was a couple of million years old or older. So imagine they could have got bigger than this whole room. And when they get that big, God gives them little feet so that they could walk around easier. And when they get feet, they get dangerous. I'm talking about real dangerous. I ain't talking about sitting under the water waiting for you. I'm talking about coming after you.Imagine being on one of them boats coming over to discover America, like Columbus or something, standing there at night on watch, everyone else is either drunk or asleep. And you're watching for America and the boat's going up and down. And you don't like it anyhow but you gotta stand there and watch, for what? Only he knows, and he ain't watching. You hear the waves lapping against the side of the ship. The moon is going behind the clouds. You hear the pitter patter of little footprints on deck. ‘Is that you kids?’ It ain't! My god! It's this humongous, giant clam!Imagine those little feet coming on deck. A clam twice the size of the ship. Feet first. You're standing there shivering with fear, you grab one of these. This is a belaying pin. They used to have these stuck in the holes all around the ship… You probably didn't know what this is for; you probably had an idea, but you were wrong. They used to have these stuck in the holes all along the sides of the ship, everywhere. You wouldn't know what this is for unless you was that guy that night.I mean, you'd grab this out of the hole, run on over there, bam bam on them little feet! Back into the ocean would go a hurt, but not defeated, humongous, giant clam. Ready to strike again when opportunity was better.You know not even the coastal villages was safe from them big clams. You know them big clams had an inland range of about 15 miles. Think of that. I mean our early pioneers and the settlers built little houses all up and down the coast you know. A little inland and stuff like that and they didn't have houses like we got now, with bathrooms and stuff. They built little privies out back. And late at night, maybe a kid would have to go, and he'd go stomping out there in the moonlight. And all they'd hear for miles around...(loud clap/belch).... One less kid for America. One more smiling, smurking, humongous, giant clam.So Americans built forts. Them forts --you know—them pictures of them forts with the wooden points all around. You probably thought them points was for Indians but that's stupid! 'Cause Indians know about doors. But clams didn't. Even if a clam knew about a door, so what? A clam couldn't fit in a door. I mean, he'd come stomping up to a fort at night, put them feet on them points, jump back crying, tears coming out of them everywhere. But Americans couldn't live in forts forever. You couldn't just build one big fort around America. How would you go to the beach?So what they did was they formed groups of people. I mean they had groups of people all up and down the coast form these little alliances. Like up North it was call the Clamshell Alliance. And farther down South it was called the Catfish Alliance. They had these Alliances all up and down the coast defending themselves against these threatening monsters. These humongous giant clams. Andt hey'd go out there, if there was maybe fifteen of them they'd be singing songs in fifteen part harmony. And when one part disappeared, that's how they knew where the clam would be.Which is why Americans only sing in four part harmony to this very day. That proved to be too dangerous. See, what they did was they'd be singing these songs called Clam Chanties, and they'd have these big spears called clampoons. And they'd be walking up and down the beach and the method they eventually devised where they'd have this guy, the most strongest heavy duty true blue American, courageous type dude they could find and they'd have him out there walking up and down the beach by himself with other chicken dudes hiding behind the sand dunes somewhere.He'd be singing the verses. They'd be singing the chorus, and clams would hear 'em. And clams hate music. So clams would come out of the water and they'd come after this one guy. And all you'd see pretty soon was flying all over the sand flying up and down the beach manmanclamclammanmanclam manclamclamman up and down the beach going this way and that way up the hills in the water out of the water behind the trees everywhere. Finally the man would jump over a big sand dune, roll over the side, the clam would come over the dune, fall in the hole and fourteen guys would come out there and stab the shit out of him with their clampoons.That's the way it was. That was one way to deal with them. The other way was to weld two clams together. [I don't believe it. I'm losing it. Hey. What can you do. Another night shot to hell.] Hey, this was serious back then. This was very serious. I mean these songs now are just piddly folk songs. But back then these songs were controversial. These was radical, almost revolutionary songs. Because times was different and clams was a threat to America. That's right. So we want to sing this song tonight about the one last... You see what they did was there was one man, he was one of these men, his name will always be remembered, his name was Reuben Clamzo, and he was one of the last great clam men there ever was. He stuck the last clam stab. The last clampoon into the last clam that was ever seen on this continent. Knowing he would be out of work in an hour. He did it anyway so that you and me could go to the beach in relative safety. That's right. Made America safe for the likes of you and me. And so we sing this song in his memory. He went into whaling like most of them guys did and he got out of that, when he died. You know, clams was much more dangerous than whales. Clams can run in the water, on the water or on the ground, and they are so big sometimes that they can jump and they can spread their kinda shells and kinda almost fly like one of them flying squirrels.You could be standing there thinking that your perfectly safe and all of a sudden whop.... That's true... And so this is the song of this guy by the name of Reuben Clamzo and the song takes place right after he stabbed this clam and the clam was, going through this kinda death dance over on the side somewhere. The song starts there and he goes into whaling and takes you through the next...I sing the part of the guy on the beach by himself. I go like this: Poor old Reuben Clamzo and you go Clamzo Boys Clamzo. That's the part of the fourteen chicken dudes over on the other side. That's what they used to sing. They'd be calling these clams out of the water. Like taunting them making fun of them. Clams would get real mad and come out. Here we go. I want you to sing it in case you ever have an occasion to join such an alliance. You know some of these alliances are still around. Still defending America against things like them clams. If you ever wants to join one, now you have some historic background. So you know where these guys are coming from. It's not just some 60's movement or something, these things go back a long time.Notice the distinction you're going to have to make now between the first and easy Clamzo Boys Clamzo and the more complicated Clamzo Me Boys Clamzo. Stay serious! Folk songs are serious. That's what Pete Seeger told me. Arlo I only want to tell you one thing... Folk songs are serious. I said right. Let's do it in C for Clam...Iet's do it in B... For boy that's a big clam... Iet' s do it in G for Gee, I hope that big clam don't see me. Let's do it in F... For …he sees me. Let's do it back in A...for a clam is coming. Better get this song done quick. The Story of Reuben Clamzo and His Strange Daughter in the Key of A.
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I'll Be True To My Honey Boy. Comic Song and Chorus
I'll Be True To My Honey Boy. Comic Song and Chorus
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Piano, Voix
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George Evans
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I'll Be True To My Honey Boy.
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Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries
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Piano and voice - SKU: LV.5386 Composed by George Evans. Portraits, Courtship, Love, African Americans, Dialects, Weddings. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4...
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Piano and voice - SKU: LV.5386 Composed by George Evans. Portraits, Courtship, Love, African Americans, Dialects, Weddings. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.5386). I'll Be True To My Honey Boy. Comic Song and Chorus. Words and Music by George Evans. Published 1894 by Howley, Haviland & Co., 4 East 20th Street in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Courtship, Love, African Americans, Dialects, Weddings. First line reads There's a charming little yaller gal, yaller gal, she nearly drives me wild.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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Trail of Tears, Op. 144
Trail of Tears, Op. 144
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Quintette de Cuivres: 2 trompettes, Cor, trombone, tuba
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Trail of Tears, Op. 144
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Brass Quintet - Level 3 - SKU: A0.1489498 Composed by Dr. Daniel N. Thrower. 21st Century,Chamber,Historic,Instructional,Multicultural,World. 17 pages. ...
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Brass Quintet - Level 3 - SKU: A0.1489498 Composed by Dr. Daniel N. Thrower. 21st Century,Chamber,Historic,Instructional,Multicultural,World. 17 pages. Https://gildedmusicpress.com/ #1066363. Published by https://gildedmusicpress.com/ (A0.1489498). Rounding out the “American Trails” with the fifth composition in the collection, “Trail of Tears” is in reference to the heart-wrenching dark history of over 60,000 American Indians being expelled from their lands. During the period between 1830 and 1850, natives from five tribes were forcibly displaced from their homelands in what later became known as the American Deep South. These “Five Civilized Tribes” included the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee, and Seminole nations. Under the leadership of President Andrew Jackson, Congress passed the “Indian Removal Act” in 1830 which revoked all land ownership from all Native Americans in the Southeast. Although Jackson was not the originator of the movement to remove the Indians, it was his top legislative priority upon taking office. In his mind, they were a primary obstacle for the fulfillment of the Manifest Destiny and American national success. There were many opponents to the violent legislation, such as David Crockett of Tennessee and Catherine Beecher.The most brutal year of the Trail of Tears occurred in 1838 among the Cherokee who had resisted the Treaty of New Echota of 1836 through petitions and pleas to the US government. Despite their efforts, the expulsive treaty was ratified and the resistant Cherokee were compelled by militia to vacate all lands east of the Mississippi River. The heaviest death tolls occurred in the summer and winter months of 1838 after the deadline to depart had passed in May. Disease, exposure, starvation, and harassment by frontiersman compounded the physical exertion of the “death marches” that killed many.This composition extensively borrows the four-note motif from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. That symphony was composed in the early 1800s in Europe at the same time as the growth of the anti-Indian sentiment across the American frontier. Rather than primary thematic material, “Trail of Tears” uses the motif as a morose, plodding accompanimental pattern that adds depth of sorrow to the musical homage.
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Ragtime du Québec
Ragtime du Québec
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Flûte traversière
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Various
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Diana McNulty (ASCAP)
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Ragtime du Québec
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Diana McNulty
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Flute Solo - Level 3 - SKU: A0.904630 Composed by Various. Arranged by Diana McNulty (ASCAP). Folk,Jazz,Multicultural,Traditional,World. Individual part...
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Flute Solo - Level 3 - SKU: A0.904630 Composed by Various. Arranged by Diana McNulty (ASCAP). Folk,Jazz,Multicultural,Traditional,World. Individual part. 61 pages. Diana McNulty #3008833. Published by Diana McNulty (A0.904630). About this Collection: The music of Québec has been historically rich in cultural diversity, with Celtic and French influences. Québécois composers of the early 1900's were no less inspired by their closest neighbor, the United States. Ragtime emerged at the turn of the 20th century in the U. S. as a popular style of African American dance music, and was an important predecessor to Jazz. During that time, large numbers of African Americans were immigrating north to Canada in search of a better life. With them, they brought music that would be embraced by Canadian composers such as Jean-Baptiste Lafrenière and his contemporaries. For flutists who enjoy expanding their repertoire into a variety of musical styles, this collection of ragtime pieces provides an opportunity to explore a genre that is largely underrepresented this instrument. Ragtime is a quirkly, lively, and entertaining style of music which lends itself well to the character of the flute's voice. Includes 11 pieces, with parts for flute and piano.  Taxi Rag Allonzo, Allons-y! Raggity-Rag Rag Tags Rag Donia Intermission Rag John Chow Au Pole Nord Moulin-Rouge Some Rag Plan, Ra, Ta, Plan  www.dianamcnulty.com
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James Reese Europe: "The Clef Club March", arranged for solo piano
James Reese Europe: "The Clef Club March", - solo piano
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Piano seul
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James Reese Europe: "The
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - SKU: A0.534530 Composed by James Reese Europe. Arranged by Paul Wehage. 20th Century,Folk,Holiday,Patriotic,Ragtime. Score. 8 pag...
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Piano Solo - Level 4 - SKU: A0.534530 Composed by James Reese Europe. Arranged by Paul Wehage. 20th Century,Folk,Holiday,Patriotic,Ragtime. Score. 8 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3627013. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.534530). James Reese Europe (February 22, 1880 – May 9, 1919), sometimes known as Jim Europe, was an American ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer. He was the leading figure on the African-American music scene of New York City in the 1910s. In 1910 Europe organized the Clef Club, a society for African Americans in the music industry. In 1912 the club made history when it played a concert at Carnegie Hall for the benefit of the Colored Music Settlement School. The Clef Club Orchestra, while not a jazz band, was the first band to play proto-jazz at Carnegie Hall. The Clef Club March opened this historic concert.
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American Anthem- theBanner
American Anthem- theBanner
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John W
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American Anthem- theBanner
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John Fisher
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Small Ensemble - Level 2 - SKU: A0.972955 Composed by John W. Fisher. Contemporary,Holiday,Patriotic. Score and parts. 2 pages. John Fisher #3537133. Pu...
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Small Ensemble - Level 2 - SKU: A0.972955 Composed by John W. Fisher. Contemporary,Holiday,Patriotic. Score and parts. 2 pages. John Fisher #3537133. Published by John Fisher (A0.972955). 1st of a patriotic trilogy arranging the words of our National Anthem that begins pp at the dawns's early light and as the star spangled banner finally becomes visible, it crescendos in a dramatic ending. Used with the pledge, or with the declaration or standing by itself it is a fine choral arrangement of words we as Americans hold so dear.
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Americana Fanfares, Vol. 2, Op. 137
Americana Fanfares, Vol. 2, Op. 137
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Quintette de Cuivres: 2 trompettes, Cor, trombone, tuba
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Brass Quintet - Level 4 - SKU: A0.1489490 Composed by Dr. Daniel N. Thrower. Chamber,Classical,Historic,Patriotic. 38 pages. Https://gildedmusicpress.co...
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Brass Quintet - Level 4 - SKU: A0.1489490 Composed by Dr. Daniel N. Thrower. Chamber,Classical,Historic,Patriotic. 38 pages. Https://gildedmusicpress.com/ #1066354. Published by https://gildedmusicpress.com/ (A0.1489490). Three of these seven short pieces are worthy to open any brass quintet concert or recital. Two fanfares are too short for a concert feature but work extremely well in a ceremony or celebratory setting. The last two short pieces aptly serve contrasting special purposes, as explained below.“Fort Pierre Fanfare” is about 40 seconds in duration, and was composed to open the feature concert at the South Dakota Bandmasters Association convention in 2022. Offutt Brass, from the US Air Force Heartland of America Band, was invited to perform that concert. Before the final piece of the concert, when gifts were exchanged between the sponsor and performers, beautiful presentation copies of the sheet music were presented to the sponsor. In performance, staging directions on the music can be extremely effective or cringy, depending on how they are conveyed. If there is any inkling that there may be a cringe factor, ignore them, and play the fanfare already on stage.“Enduring Freedom Fanfare” is nearly a minute of music. It was composed as a gift for the outgoing Commander of the US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Major Rafael Toro-Quiñones. His leadership was strong and inspiring, and he held a place of high esteem among many of the fine military musicians that he led. The Change of Command ceremony was toward the end of the Covid-19 shut-downs, so the work was not performed at the ceremony. Chief Remley, from the command’s satellite location in Nebraska, hand-delivered some finely printed presentation copies to Major Toro-Quiñones.“Noble Eagle Fanfare” is slightly over a minute in length, and, like “Enduring Freedom Fanfare,” was composed as a gift for another outgoing Commander of the US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Captain David Neil Regner.“Pilgrims’ Fanfare” was composed on what many Americans acknowledge as “Pioneer Day,” 24 July 2023. Not only honoring the thousands of pioneers that settled the western United States, but also the pilgrims that voyaged across the ocean to settle in the new continent. It is about 15 seconds in duration and is effective for any occasion in need of a magnificent fanfare.“Flightline Fanfare,” as its title implies, was composed for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the dedication of the newly renovated flightline at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Unfortunately, the ceremony itself was altered last-minute, and the 15-second fanfare was not used. However, like “Pilgrims’ Fanfare,” it is very handy for any event demanding a splash of pomp.“American Interlude” is a soft 75-second underscore for an MC’s moving speech or dedication. It was originally composed as a smooth segue between two moving patriotic pieces of different keys in a concert setting, but can be used in any similar appropriate situation.“Troop 184” is dedicated to my childhood BSA Scoutmaster, Gerry Nielson, who molded me in significant ways into the man I am decades later. It is functional music, akin to a fight song, and can be easily marched to. Words may be crafted as a customized hiking ditty, or it can be featured before or after ceremonies as prelude or processional music. The duration can also be customized, as there is a written optional repeat, lengthening the tune from 45 seconds to a minute and a half.
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Lewis & Clark Trail (for Brass Quintet & Optional Percussion)
Lewis & Clark Trail (for Brass Quintet & Optional Percussion)
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Quintette de Cuivres: 2 trompettes, Cor, trombone, tuba
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Lewis & Clark Trail
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Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 4 - SKU: A0.1158189 Composed by Dr. Daniel N. Thrower. 20th Century,Chamber,Classical,Patriotic. 40 pages. Https://gi...
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Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 4 - SKU: A0.1158189 Composed by Dr. Daniel N. Thrower. 20th Century,Chamber,Classical,Patriotic. 40 pages. Https://gildedmusicpress.com/ #758465. Published by https://gildedmusicpress.com/ (A0.1158189). The majority of the composition is boisterous, upbeat, exciting, and western! Though perhaps overly romanticized, those thrilling impressions are brought to the modern observer in the monuments and tributes all along the Lewis and Clark Trail. Indeed, from the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis to Floyd’s obelisk; from numerous visitors’ centers to historic markers throughout the more than 7000 miles traversed, Lewis and Clark and the others are kept in grateful memory for their inspiring work of opening the gateway to the west. Many working brass quintets throughout the nation joined a consortium of performances for the fall of 2019—particularly near September 23, as that was the date the expedition ended in Saint Louis, Missouri, where it also began. With the images of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in mind, the compositional process occurred quickly, and a draft of the full-length work was printed for a reading with Offutt Brass one week after it was begun. A final product was to be delivered to the consortium members by the end of April for enough time to bring the work to life in the fall. Within the music itself are several hidden meanings which, though imperceptible upon listening, are significant nonetheless. It will be noted that there is little rest for the players. For the span of 4’40â€, out of nearly 1000 measures of collective music, there is a total of 99 complete measures of rest shared between the performers. Throughout the expedition 33 key personnel participated, three of whom famously ring in the ears of all Americans: Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the well-known Shoshone guide, Sacagawea. To acknowledge the arduous nature of this enormous undertaking, what little rest there is in this composition multiplies the number of explorers with the three most famous names.
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A Whitman Triptych: III. Facing West (Downloadable)
A Whitman Triptych: III. Facing West (Downloadable)
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David Conte
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A Whitman Triptych: III. Facin
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E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital
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Soprano voice and tenor voice soli, SATB choir unaccompanied - Moderately Difficult - SKU: MQ.8323-E Composed by David Conte. Advanced/Collegiate. Secul...
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Soprano voice and tenor voice soli, SATB choir unaccompanied - Moderately Difficult - SKU: MQ.8323-E Composed by David Conte. Advanced/Collegiate. Secular, 21st Century, Americana, Children, Creation/Nature, Hope/Assurance. Instrument part. 9 pages. Duration 5 minutes, 42 seconds. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8323-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8323-E). UPC: 600313483233. English. The three a cappella choral pieces that comprise “A Whitman Triptych†were composed between 2012 and 2014. O Setting Sun was commissioned by the Madison Chamber Choir, Madison, Wisconsin, Anthony Cao, conductor, and was premiered on April 20th, 2012. “What is the Grass†was composed for Cappella SF, Ragnar Bohlin, conductor, and is being premiered on tonight’s concert. Facing West was commissioned in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge by the International Orange Chorale, Zane Fiala, conductor, and was premiered on May 27th, 2012. I first set Whitman to music in 1986,when I adapted part of “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed†as the basis for my composition “Invocation and Dance.†I went on to set “Good-Bye, My Fancy†for Male Chorus and Soprano Saxophone in 1992, and “Song of the Open Road†for Mixed Chorus and Piano in 2004. Like so many composers, I have found the visionary quality of Whitman’s verse inspiring; the vigor and intensity of the poetry seem naturally to draw out music. Facing West is drawn from the Children of Adam book from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. The full title of the poem is Facing West From California's Shores. Though Whitman never visited California, his biographer Justin Kaplan made the insightful observation that he imagined California's shores to be the starting point for a journey through time and culture. Here was Walt, 'a child, very old,' facing home again, looking over to it, joyous, as after long travel, growth, and sleep, asking: 'But where is what I started for, so long ago?/And why is it yet unfound?' The invitation from the International Orange Chorale to compose a piece in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge led me easily and naturally to this great poem. The tone of Facing West is rich and complex, and draws on one of Whitman's favorite themes of using travel to distant lands as a metaphor for spiritual development. In his poem, Whitman strikes notes of reflection, of longing for adventure, and ultimately ends with a question. The continuing relevance of this question is for me beautifully addressed by the contemporary American writer Edmund White in his 1980 book States of Desire. To paraphrase somewhat, White writes: California is where dreams may come true, and the problem it presents is whether, after all, we wanted these particular dreams to be fulfilled - or would we have preferred others? Did we know what price these dreams would exact? Did we anticipate the ways in which they would unsuit us for the business of daily life? Or should our notion of daily life itself be transformed? For Americans, California's coast is as far as one can go in establishing new roots and new ways of living. As a transplanted Midwesterner who has made California his home for nearly three decades, I experience the Golden Gate Bridge as a beautiful monument to the aspirations and dreams of a restless and inventive people, qualities that Whitman's poem captures perfectly. -David ConteDuration: 5:42
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