SKU: HL.48024503
UPC: 888680896713. 9.0x12.0x0.108 inches.
Providing a unique concert experience, this programmatic work depicts the story of what newspapers in 1916 described as “the poison soup plot”! At a Chicago banquet for dignitaries and politicians, a mass murder plot involving poison soup was hatched and nearly successful. However, thanks to a large number of unexpected guests, the dilution of the soup to feed everyone, and a quick thinking doctor with an antidote, tragedy was averted with no loss of life. Musical cues follow the events, and detailed program notes are included with the suggestion of including dancers to help tell the story. Imaginative and entertaining! Recorded by the University of Kansas Symphonic Band (Lawrence, KS) – Matthew O. Smith, conductor. Dur: ca. 7:45.
SKU: LM.PB730
ISBN 9790231307306.
J'ecris faux, le chante de la main gauche - Je m'en rappelle pas - J'apprends le metier (acte 1) - Rien a te mettre - L'enfer (acte 2) - 17 ans - Pas a me plaindre - Deux dans mon egotrip (acte 3) - Beaupadre - Un poison - Un arracheur de sacs - Les bulles - Paris (...) - Quand (bonus).
SKU: HL.142528
UPC: 888680049355. 6.75x10.5 inches.
From Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, this short medley captures the electric atmosphere of the Brill Building, headquartered at1650 Broadway in New York City, and the pop music scene of the time. A walk down any hallway would vividly showcase the sound of an era! This 2-minute medley includes: Love Potion Number 9, Poison Ivy, Splish Splash, Stupid Cupid, There Goes My Baby, Yakety Yak.
SKU: PR.11442148S
ISBN 9781491135426. UPC: 680160687701.
SKU: CF.CM9735
ISBN 9781491161159. UPC: 680160919741. Key: A minor. Latin, English. Christopher Smart and ZRS.
Origins of the Tarantella The tarantella is a popular southern Italian dance with origins in the 11th century. (There is even some mention of the tarantella in ancient Greek mythology.) Of the possible sources of the dance, the most popular comes from the villages of Tanto and Tarentum (little spider), Italy. During harvest, workers in the field were sometimes bitten by the tarantula spider. To combat the poison, the afflicted workers went into a frenetic, almost musical exorcism to sweat the venom out of their pores. In the millennium since, the very energetic nature of the dance has remained, although the curative focus of the dance has given way to more enjoyable endeavors, even stately courtship. Origins of the Text Christopher Smart (1722-1771), also known as Kit Smart or Jack Smart, was born in Kent, England and suffered from what is now believed to be acute asthma and other health issues as a child. As such, he did not work in the fields, but spent much time reading and writing, a passion that he nurtured for a lifetime. Well known in London literary circles, his career as a writer floundered due to mounting debts and his falling out of favor with the literary establishment: Sadly, he was forced to confinement at St. Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, though this was based on his mounting debt, and not on insanity. (Confinement, or debtor's prison, was common during this period if one's debts could not be paid.) During his confinement, he worked on two of his most famous works, Jubilate Agno and A Song of David. (Part of Jubilate Agno [Rejoice in the Lamb] was set to music by English composer, Benjamin Britten.) Smart's writing style (which, at times, bordered on the absurd), along with his many obsessions, lead to frequent misperceptions of his work and his lucidity. In this present work, portions of Smart's Jubilate Agno were used in mm. 24-31, 103-110 and 149-156. The remaining text was gathered by the composer, including the rapid, almost patter-like, delivery of words from A-Z in the alphabet. (Christopher Smart had a preoccupation with the alphabet.) These words both rhyme and accentuate the frenetic nature of the spider dance: theraphosa [teh-rah-fo-sa] a genus of tarantula spiders bellicose [beh-lee-ko-sah] hostile; aggressive odiosa [o-dee-o-sa] hateful; vexation tenebrosa [teh-neh-bro-sa] creeping; dark nemorosa [neh-mo-ro-sa] wooded; shady lapidosa [lah-pee-do-sa] stony area; gritty The convergence, then, of the medieval tarantella (spider dance), the writings of a brilliant poet who bordered on the absurd, and the infusion of strong, descriptive and otherwise random, rhyming words, synthesizes to make dramatic lyrics for this work. About the Composer Z. Randall Stroope is an American composer and conductor. He has served as Professor of Music at three universities (an Endowed Professor at two), conducted 47 all-state choirs, and directed over 40 times at Carnegie Hall, among other American venues. Randall guest conducts full-time, and composes from his home studios on Merritt Island, Florida and in Sandia Park, New Mexico. Performance Notes Text: In Latin, the r is flipped; use s instead of z on endings such as phosa, cosa, and so on; the Latin o is a cross between oh and aw; in the transliteration above, I chose to simply use an o for consistency. The director will blend the oh and aw in the rehearsals to his/her own preference. Lastly, tarantula is pronounced tah-rah-n-too-lah (avoid teh-ran-choo-luh) within the confines of this text. Stomp: This can be done by the entire chorus, or just the first row. It is as much visual as it is auditory. The string quartet is preferred over piano when that option affords itself. I created a piano score that is a viable option and included it in the piano/vocal score if a performance uses chorus/piano.The tarantella is a popular southern Italian dance with origins in the 11th century. (There is even some mention of the tarantella in ancient Greek mythology.) Of the possible sources of the dance, the most popular comes from the villages of Tanto and Tarentum (“little spider”), Italy. During harvest, workers in the field were sometimes bitten by the tarantula spider. To combat the “poison,” the afflicted workers went into a frenetic, almost musical exorcism to sweat the venom out of their pores. In the millennium since, the very energetic nature of the dance has remained, although the curative focus of the dance has given way to more enjoyable endeavors, even stately courtship.Christopher Smart (1722-1771), also known as “Kit Smart” or “Jack Smart,” was born in Kent, England and suffered from what is now believed to be acute asthma and other health issues as a child. As such, he did not work in the fields, but spent much time reading and writing, a passion that he nurtured for a lifetime. Well known in London literary circles, his career as a writer floundered due to mounting debts and his falling out of favor with the literary establishment: Sadly, he was forced to confinement at St. Luke’s Hospital for Lunatics, though this was based on his mounting debt, and not on insanity. (Confinement, or debtor’s prison, was common during this period if one’s debts could not be paid.) During his confinement, he worked on two of his most famous works, Jubilate Agno and A Song of David. (Part of Jubilate Agno [“Rejoice in the Lamb”] was set to music by English composer, Benjamin Britten.) Smart’s writing style (which, at times, bordered on the absurd), along with his many obsessions, lead to frequent misperceptions of his work and his lucidity. In this present work, portions of Smart’s Jubilate Agno were used in mm. 24-31, 103-110 and 149-156. The remaining text was gathered by the composer, including the rapid, almost patter-like, delivery of words from A-Z in the alphabet. (Christopher Smart had a preoccupation with the alphabet.) These words both rhyme and accentuate the frenetic nature of the spider dance:The convergence, then, of the medieval tarantella (spider dance), the writings of a brilliant poet who bordered on the absurd, and the infusion of strong, descriptive and otherwise random, rhyming words, synthesizes to make dramatic lyrics for this work.Z. Randall Stroope is an American composer and conductor. He has served as Professor of Music at three universities (an Endowed Professor at two), conducted 47 all-state choirs, and directed over 40 times at Carnegie Hall, among other American venues. Randall guest conducts full-time, and composes from his home studios on Merritt Island, Florida and in Sandia Park, New Mexico. In Latin, the “r” is flipped; use “s” instead of “z” on endings such as “phosa,” “cosa,” and so on; the Latin “o” is a cross between “oh” and “aw”; in the transliteration above, I chose to simply use an “o” for consistency. The director will blend the “oh” and “aw” in the rehearsals to his/her own preference. Lastly, “tarantula” is pronounced “tah-rah-n-too-lah” (avoid “teh-ran-choo-luh”) within the confines of this text.Stomp: This can be done by the entire chorus, or just the first row. It is as much visual as it is auditory. The string quartet is preferred over piano when that option affords itself. I created a piano score that is a viable option and included it in the piano/vocal score if a performance uses chorus/piano.The tarantella is a popular southern Italian dance with origins in the 11th century. (There is even some mention of the tarantella in ancient Greek mythology.) Of the possible sources of the dance, the most popular comes from the villages of Tanto and Tarentum (“little spider”), Italy. During harvest, workers in the field were sometimes bitten by the tarantula spider. To combat the “poison,” the afflicted workers went into a frenetic, almost musical exorcism to sweat the venom out of their pores. In the millennium since, the very energetic nature of the dance has remained, although the curative focus of the dance has given way to more enjoyable endeavors, even stately courtship.Christopher Smart (1722-1771), also known as “Kit Smart” or “Jack Smart,” was born in Kent, England and suffered from what is now believed to be acute asthma and other health issues as a child. As such, he did not work in the fields, but spent much time reading and writing, a passion that he nurtured for a lifetime. Well known in London literary circles, his career as a writer floundered due to mounting debts and his falling out of favor with the literary establishment: Sadly, he was forced to confinement at St. Luke’s Hospital for Lunatics, though this was based on his mounting debt, and not on insanity. (Confinement, or debtor’s prison, was common during this period if one’s debts could not be paid.) During his confinement, he worked on two of his most famous works, Jubilate Agno and A Song of David. (Part of Jubilate Agno [“Rejoice in the Lamb”] was set to music by English composer, Benjamin Britten.) Smart’s writing style (which, at times, bordered on the absurd), along with his many obsessions, lead to frequent misperceptions of his work and his lucidity. In this present work, portions of Smart’s Jubilate Agno were used in mm. 24-31, 103-110 and 149-156. The remaining text was gathered by the composer, including the rapid, almost patter-like, delivery of words from A-Z in the alphabet. (Christopher Smart had a preoccupation with the alphabet.) These words both rhyme and accentuate the frenetic nature of the spider dance:The convergence, then, of the medieval tarantella (spider dance), the writings of a brilliant poet who bordered on the absurd, and the infusion of strong, descriptive and otherwise random, rhyming words, synthesizes to make dramatic lyrics for this work.Z. Randall Stroope is an American composer and conductor. He has served as Professor of Music at three universities (an Endowed Professor at two), conducted 47 all-state choirs, and directed over 40 times at Carnegie Hall, among other American venues. Randall guest conducts full-time, and composes from his home studios on Merritt Island, Florida and in Sandia Park, New Mexico.In Latin, the “r” is flipped; use “s” instead of “z” on endings such as “phosa,” “cosa,” and so on; the Latin “o” is a cross between “oh” and “aw”; in the transliteration above, I chose to simply use an “o” for consistency. The director will blend the “oh” and “aw” in the rehearsals to his/her own preference. Lastly, “tarantula” is pronounced “tah-rah-n-too-lah” (avoid “teh-ran-choo-luh”) within the confines of this text.Stomp: This can be done by the entire chorus, or just the first row. It is as much visual as it is auditory. The string quartet is preferred over piano when that option affords itself. I created a piano score that is a viable option and included it in the piano/vocal score if a performance uses chorus/piano.
SKU: BT.DHP-1115044-010
9x12 inches.
Encourage by his role model, David Bowie, British singersongwriter George Alan O’Dowd reinvented himself as a dazzling and stylishly unique artist known as Boy George. Boy George founded the group Culture Club, which had several worldwide hits during the 1980’s. One of his biggest hits was Karma Chameleon, which Peter Kleine Schaars has used to create this dazzling arrangement for concert band. Aangemoedigd door zijn lichtend voorbeeld, de popzanger David Bowie, maakte de Engelsman George Alan O’Dowd van zichzelf ook een bijzondere stijlicoon: Boy George. Als zodanig begon hij de popgroep Culture Club. Hiermee veroverdehij in de jaren tachtig de wereld met meerdere hits. Eén daarvan is de onvergetelijke Karma Chameleon, die Peter Kleine Schaars nu met een arrangement voor harmonieorkest nieuw leven inblaast.Ermutigt von seinem leuchtenden Vorbild, dem androgynen Popsänger David Bowie, erfand sich der Brite George Alan O’Dowd als schillernde und stilistisch einzigartige Kunstfigur neu: Boy George. Als dieser gründete er die Gruppe Culture Club, die in den 1980er-Jahren die Hitparaden der Welt mit mehreren Songs stürmte, darunter das unvergessene Karma Chameleon, dem Peter Kleine Schaars nun mit seinem Arrangement für Blasorchester neues Leben einhauchte.David Bowie fit entrer l’androgynie et la mode dans le rock. Encouragé par ce modèle flamboyant, George Alan O'Dowd s’invente un personnage troublant au style singulier : Boy George. Dans la foulée, il fonde le groupe, Culture Club, qui balayera les hit-parades mondiaux avec des tubes comme Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?, Church of The Poison Mind, It’s a Miracle et l’incontournable Karma Chameleon, qui fera de Boy George, une superstar. A scoprire le doti e ambizioni artistiche di George Alan O’Dowd fu David Bowie che lo fece diventare uno dei massimi esponenti del rock’n’roll, inventando per lui un personaggio quasi androgino, dallo stile unico, appunto Boy George. Quest’ultimo fonder la band Culture Club che sar in vetta alla classifi che delle hit parade mondiali con successi quali Do you Really Want to Hurt Me?, Church of The Poison Mind, It’s a Miracle e l’evergreen Karma Chameleon, che far di Boy George una vera superstar.
SKU: BT.DHP-1115044-140
Encourage by his role model, David Bowie, British singersongwriter George Alan O??Dowd reinvented himself as a dazzling and stylishly unique artist known as Boy George. Boy George founded the group Culture Club, which had several worldwide hits during the 1980??s. One of his biggest hits was Karma Chameleon, which Peter Kleine Schaars has used to create this dazzling arrangement for concert band. Aangemoedigd door zijn lichtend voorbeeld, de popzanger David Bowie, maakte de Engelsman George Alan O??Dowd van zichzelf ook een bijzondere stijlicoon: Boy George. Als zodanig begon hij de popgroep Culture Club. Hiermee veroverdehij in de jaren tachtig de wereld met meerdere hits. Eén daarvan is de onvergetelijke Karma Chameleon, die Peter Kleine Schaars nu met een arrangement voor harmonieorkest nieuw leven inblaast.Ermutigt von seinem leuchtenden Vorbild, dem androgynen Popsänger David Bowie, erfand sich der Brite George Alan O??Dowd als schillernde und stilistisch einzigartige Kunstfigur neu: Boy George. Als dieser gru?ndete er die Gruppe Culture Club, die in den 1980er-Jahren die Hitparaden der Welt mit mehreren Songs stu?rmte, darunter das unvergessene Karma Chameleon, dem Peter Kleine Schaars nun mit seinem Arrangement fu?r Blasorchester neues Leben einhauchte.David Bowie fit entrer l??androgynie et la mode dans le rock. Encouragé par ce modèle flamboyant, George Alan O'Dowd s??invente un personnage troublant au style singulier : Boy George. Dans la foulée, il fonde le groupe, Culture Club, qui balayera les hit-parades mondiaux avec des tubes comme Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?, Church of The Poison Mind, It??s a Miracle et l??incontournable Karma Chameleon, qui fera de Boy George, une superstar. A scoprire le doti e ambizioni artistiche di George Alan O??Dowd fu David Bowie che lo fece diventare uno dei massimi esponenti del rock??n??roll, inventando per lui un personaggio quasi androgino, dallo stile unico, appunto Boy George. Quest??ultimo fonder la band Culture Club che sar in vetta alla classifi che delle hit parade mondiali con successi quali Do you Really Want to Hurt Me?, Church of The Poison Mind, It??s a Miracle e l??evergreen Karma Chameleon, che far di Boy George una vera superstar.
SKU: BT.DHP-1115044-030
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
SKU: BT.DHP-1115044-130
