All site ▾
All site▾
Free sheet music
Sheet music books
Digital sheet music
Musical equipment
My account
(log-in)
£
£
EUR €
USD $
GBP £
CAD $
CNY ¥
Français
Free Sheet Music ▾
▽ INSTRUMENTS
ACCORDION
BALALAIKA
BANJO
BASS
BASSOON
BLANK SHEET M…
BOOKS
BOUZOUKI
CELLO - VIOLO…
CHARANGO
CHOIR - VOCAL
CLARINET
CORNET
DOBRO - GUIT.…
DOUBLE BASS
DRUM
DULCIMER
ENGLISH HORN
EUPHONIUM
FLUGELHORN
FLUTE
GUITAR
HANDBELLS
HARMONICA
HARP
HARPSICHORD
HORN
LUTE, THEORB
MANDOLIN
MARCHING BAND
MARIMBA
OBOE
ORCHESTRA - B…
ORGAN - ORGAO
OTHER INSTRUM…
PANPIPES
PERCUSSION
PIANO
RECORDER
SAXOPHONE
TROMBONE
TRUMPET
TUBA
UKULELE
VIBRAPHONE
VIOLA
VIOLA DA GAMB…
VIOLIN - FIDD…
XYLOPHONE
ZITHER
NEW ADDITIONS
|
GENRES
|
20th century
Afro-americans
Ballad
Baroque
Bluegrass
Blues
Brazilian/Choro
Celtic
Celebrations
Classical
Classical modern
Contemporary
National Anthems
Jazz
New age
Opera
Ragtime
Renaissance
Romantic
Sonata
Tango
Traditional
Waltz
Occitan song
Song
Chinese traditional
Ethnic
Klezmer
Flamenco
Folk
Japanese traditional
March
Medieval
Musette
Orientale
Pasodoble
French popular
Popular Dance
Reggae
Swing
Latin/World
INSTRUCTIONAL
:
Blank sheet music
Children
Dictionaries
Instructional methods
Music theory
Musicology
Rhythmic Solfege
Solfeges
Studies
SACRED
:
African Hymns
Chassidic
Christian
Christmas
Gospel
Gregorian
Israeli
Sacred Hymns
Wedding
DIFFICULTY
|
Beginner
Easy
Intermediate
Intermediate/advanced
Advanced
TOP DOWNLOADS
|
TOP DOWNLOADS
TOP 100 SOCIAL RANKING
COMPOSERS
|
Member composers
Historical composers
All composers
INSTRUMENTATIONS
|
SOLO
DUET
TRIO
QUARTET
QUINTET
ENSEMBLE
ALL
ADVANCED SEARCH
|
Digital Sheet Music
HOME
|
NEW ADDITIONS
|
PIANO
|
Piano sheet music
Piano solo
Piano, Voice, Guitar
Piano duet
Easy Piano
Piano Method
Methods
Studies
Organ sheet music
Organ solo
Organ duet
INSTRUMENTAL
|
Strings
Violin
Viola
Cello
Doublebass
Harp
Woodwinds
Flute
Clarinet
Oboe
Saxophone
Bassoon
Brass
Trumpet
Horn
Trombone
Tuba
Guitar
Guitar Tabs
Piano, Voice, Guitar
Bass
Folk
Accordion
Banjo
Dulcimer
Ukulele
Mandolin
Chamber music
String quartet
Wind quintet
Brass quintet
Handbells
ORCHESTRA
|
Concert Band
Jazz Ensemble
Jazz combo
Brass band
Marching band
Methods
Orchestra
String orchestra
CHOIR / VOICE
|
Choir
SATB
TTBB
SSAA
3-parts
2-parts
Voice
Piano, Voice, Guitar
Piano, Voice
Voice solo
Voice duet
GENRES
|
20th century
Asian
Bluegrass
Blues
Broadway / Musicals
Celtic
Christmas
Classical
Children
Country
Fingerpicking
Flamenco
Folk Rock
French songs
Funk
Gospel
Halloween
Instructional
Instructional - Studies
Jazz
Klezmer
Latin / World
Latin Pop
Medieval / Renaissance
Metal / Hard
Movie / TV
Movie Walt Disney
New Age
Patriotic
Pop
Reggae
Rock
Rock Alt.
Sacred / Church
Soul / Rap
Tango
Traditional
Video Game
Wedding / Love
CHRISTMAS
|
All Christmas
Christmas Piano
Christmas Guitar
Christmas Voice/Choir
Halloween
DIFFICULTY
|
Beginner
Easy
Intermediate
Intermediate/advanced
Advanced
Music Sheet Library ▾
HOME
|
NEW ADDITIONS
|
PIANO
|
Piano (all)
Beginner Piano
Easy Piano
Piano Solo
PVG
Best Sellers
New additions
GUITAR
|
Guitar (all)
Beginner Guitar
Easy Guitar
Guitar TAB
Guitar (without TAB)
Best Sellers
New additions
VOICE/CHORAL
|
Choral & Voice (all)
Solo voice
Choral 2-Part
Choral 3-Part
Choral SATB
Choral TTBB
Choral SSAA
Choral UNISON
Best Sellers
New additions
INSTRUMENTATIONS
|
BEST SELLERS
|
CHRISTMAS
|
GENRES
|
20th century
African
Asian
Bluegrass
Blues
Broadway / Musical
Celtic
Christmas
Classical
Country
Children
Eastern Europe
Exams
Fingerpicking
Flamenco
Folk Rock
French songs
Funk
Gypsy jazz
Gospel
Halloween
Instructional
Instructional - Studies
Instructional - Chords/Scales
Jazz
Klezmer
Latin / World
Latin Pop
Medieval / Renaissance
Metal
Movie / TV
Movie Walt Disney
New Age
Patriotic
Pop
Reggae
Rock
Rock Alternative
Sacred / Church
Soul / Rap
Tango
Traditional
Video Games
Wedding / Love
SECTIONS
|
ARTISTS
PUBLISHERS
CLASSROOM
GIFT IDEAS
BOOKS ABOUT MUSIC
PLAY-ALONG
ADV.SEARCH
Musical Equipment ▾
GUITAR
|
KEYBOARD
|
PERCU.
|
STUDIO
|
SOFT
|
PA
|
LIGHT
|
DJ
|
MIC
|
EFFECTS
|
WINDS
|
TRAD.
|
FLIGHT
|
CABLES
|
ACC.
|
GIFT
|
BRANDS
--INSTRUMENTS--
ACCORDION
AUTOHARP
BAGPIPE
BANJO
BASS
BASSOON
BOOKS
BOUZOUKI
BUGLE
CHORAL - VOCAL…
CLARINET
CORNET
DIDGERIDOO
DJ GEAR
DRUM
DULCIMER
EUPHONIUM
FLUTE
FRENCH HORN
GUITAR
HANDBELLS
HARMONICA
HARP
HARPSICHORD
LAP STEEL GUIT…
LUTE
MANDOLIN
MARCHING BAND
MARIMBA
MUSIC COURSE
OBOE
OCARINA
ORCHESTRA - BA…
ORGAN
PANPIPES
PERCUSSION
PIANO
RECORDER
SAXOPHONE
SYNTHESIZER K…
TROMBONE
TRUMPET
TUBA
UKULELE
VIBRAPHONE
VIOLA
VIOLIN - FIDDL…
VIOLONCELLO - …
XYLOPHONE
ZITHER
James Siddons Music and Writings
Not classified
7
Piano & keyboards
Piano solo
14
2 Pianos, 4 hands
5
Organ
2
Organ, Trumpet (duet)
2
1 Piano, 4 hands
1
Easy Piano
1
+ 1 instrumentations
-
Retract
Guitars
Voice
Choral SATB
2
Choral TTBB
1
Woodwind
2 Clarinets (duet)
1
Flute
1
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
1
Woodbrass
French Horn and Piano
3
Trumpet, Piano
1
Trumpet
1
French horn
1
Strings
Violin
1
Percussion & orchestra
Percussion Ensemble
2
Brass ensemble
1
Others
Home
Best Sellers
New releases
Methods
Studies
Sellers
Sellers
Americans
At Musicnotes
At Sheetmusicplus
At Virtualsheetmusic
Europeans
At Tomplay
At Prof-Editions
At Note4piano
At Noviscore
At Quickpartitions
International artists list
French artists list
Top artists
Top artists
POP
Adele
Daft Punk
Avicii
Pharrel Williams
Bruno Mars
Lily Allen
Birdy
John Legend
Passenger
Emeli Sand�
Beatles
NEW AGE / CLASSICAL
Yiruma
Ludovico Einaudi
John Williams
Piazzolla
John Rutter
Dmitri Shostakovich
Benjamin Britten
Ennio Morricone
Paul Mealor
John Rutter
Eric Whitacre
John Tavener
Christmas
Halloween
Easter
Wedding
Sacred
International Artists :
• Bethel Music
• Roxy Music
• Bay, James
FREE SHEET MUSIC
188,000+ free sheet music
SHEET MUSIC LIBRARY
1,500,000+ buy and delivery
DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC
2,000,000+ buy and print
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
200,000+ buy and delivery
Sheet Music Membership ($37.75/year)
Digital sheet music, access after purchasing
Post mailing
Digital sheet music
Sorting and filtering :
--INSTRUMENTS--
ACCORDION
AUTOHARP
BAGPIPE
BANJO
BASS
BASSOON
BOOKS
BOUZOUKI
BUGLE
CHORAL - VOCAL…
CLARINET
CORNET
DIDGERIDOO
DJ GEAR
DRUM
DULCIMER
EUPHONIUM
FLUTE
FRENCH HORN
GUITAR
HANDBELLS
HARMONICA
HARP
HARPSICHORD
LAP STEEL GUIT…
LUTE
MANDOLIN
MARCHING BAND
MARIMBA
MUSIC COURSE
OBOE
OCARINA
ORCHESTRA - BA…
ORGAN
PANPIPES
PERCUSSION
PIANO
RECORDER
SAXOPHONE
SYNTHESIZER K…
TROMBONE
TRUMPET
TUBA
UKULELE
VIBRAPHONE
VIOLA
VIOLIN - FIDDL…
VIOLONCELLO - …
XYLOPHONE
ZITHER
style (all)
AFRICAN
AMERICANA
ASIAN
BLUEGRASS
BLUES
CELTIC - IRISH - SCO…
CHILDREN - KIDS : MU…
CHRISTIAN (contempor…
CHRISTMAS - CAROLS -…
CLASSICAL - BAROQUE …
CONTEMPORARY - 20-21…
CONTEMPORARY - NEW A…
COUNTRY
FINGERSTYLE - FINGER…
FLAMENCO
FOLK ROCK
FOLK SONGS - TRADITI…
FRENCH SONGS
FUNK
GOSPEL - SPIRITUAL -…
HALLOWEEN
INSTRUCTIONAL : CHOR…
INSTRUCTIONAL : METH…
INSTRUCTIONAL : STUD…
JAZZ
JAZZ GYPSY - SWING
JEWISH - KLEZMER
LATIN - BOSSA - WORL…
LATIN POP ROCK
MEDIEVAL - RENAISSAN…
METAL - HARD
MOVIE (WALT DISNEY)
MOVIE - TV
MUSICALS - BROADWAYS…
OLD TIME - EARLY ROC…
OPERA
PATRIOTIC MUSIC
POLKA
POP ROCK - CLASSIC R…
POP ROCK - MODERN - …
POP ROCK - POP MUSIC
PUNK
RAGTIME
REGGAE
SOUL - R&B - HIP HOP…
TANGO
THANKSGIVING
VIDEO GAMES
WEDDING - LOVE - BAL…
WORSHIP - PRAISE
Relevance
Best sellers
Prices - to +
Prices + to -
New releases
A-Z
skill (all)
beginner
easy
intermediate
avanced
expert
Sellers (all)
Musicnotes
Note4Piano
Noviscore
Profs-edition
Quickpartitions
SheetMusicPlus
Tomplay
Virtualsheetmusic
with audio
with video
with play-along
You've selected:
James Siddons Music and Writings
Piano solo
Sheetmusic to print
14 sheet music found
<
1
Earliest Piano Pieces of James Siddons
Earliest Piano Pieces of James Siddons
#
Piano solo
#
INTERMEDIATE
#
James Siddons
#
Earliest Piano Pieces of James
#
James Siddons Music and Writings
#
SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972665 Composed by James Siddons. 20th Century,Blues,Contemporary,Jazz. Score. 20 pages. James Siddons Mu...
(+)
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972665 Composed by James Siddons. 20th Century,Blues,Contemporary,Jazz. Score. 20 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #5753473. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972665). This album features the earliest finished compositions by composer-pianist James Siddons. These five works were composed in 1965-66, when the composer was 16 and 17 years old, and scored in manuscript notation then, except Improvisation in Blues, which was improvised on the composer's piano at home and recorded on a 1964 Sony tape deck using 7-inch tape reels and the tape deck's own microphone. This tape recording, and the manuscript scores, were placed in storage for over fifty years, at which time the tape recording was found to have good enough quality to be converted to digital format. This digital recording and the manuscript scores were scored in Sibelius in 2020.
$8.99 ≈
£6.76
Title Page Art for 'Raphael's Angels Sing and Dance Around the Mountain of the Lord'
Title Page Art for 'Raphael's Angels Sing and Dance Around the Mountain of the Lord'
#
Piano solo
#
Contemporary
#
James Siddons
#
Title Page Art for 'Raphael's
#
James Siddons Music and Writings
#
SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.972649 Composed by James Siddons. Contemporary. Score. 1 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #4822809. Publishe...
(+)
Piano Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.972649 Composed by James Siddons. Contemporary. Score. 1 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #4822809. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972649). This item is the title page art (title and illustration) for the piano solo Raphael's Angels Sing and Dance Around the Mountain of the Lord. Purchasing this art work and the sheet music (see separate item in SMP catalogue for James Siddons) will provide the pianist with a complete edition. This music is the soundtrack for the video Raphael's Angels Sing and Dance Around the Mountain of the Lord, and makes a zesty recital piece when played alone.
$1.99 ≈
£1.50
Raphael's Angels Sing and Dance Around the Mountain of the Lord
Raphael's Angels Sing and Dance Around the Mountain of the Lord
#
Piano solo
#
INTERMEDIATE
#
James Siddons
#
Raphael's Angels Sing and Danc
#
James Siddons Music and Writings
#
SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972648 Composed by James Siddons. Children,Film/TV,Ragtime,Sacred,Spiritual. Score. 8 pages. James Siddon...
(+)
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972648 Composed by James Siddons. Children,Film/TV,Ragtime,Sacred,Spiritual. Score. 8 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #4822605. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972648). This sheet music is the exact piano solo score of the soundtrack of the James Siddons video Raphael's Angels Sing and Dance Around the Mountain of the Lord. The music works well as a piano recital piece, and may be used to accompany the video (with sound muted) to create a silent-movie effect --- project the video from YouTube onto a projection screen, with piano placed near the screen (foot of the stage). The two hymn tunes heard in the music are Holy! Holy! Holy! and Every Time I Feel the Spirit.
$4.99 ≈
£3.75
Sonata Hymnica No. 1
Sonata Hymnica No. 1
#
Piano solo
#
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
#
James Siddons
#
James Siddons Music and Writin
#
#
Sonata Hymnica No. 1
#
James Siddons Music and Writings
#
SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972645 Composed by James Siddons. Arranged by James Siddons Music and Writings. 20th Century,Concert,Folk...
(+)
Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972645 Composed by James Siddons. Arranged by James Siddons Music and Writings. 20th Century,Concert,Folk,Gospel,Jazz. Score. 19 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #4350561. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972645). About the Sonata Hymnica Series Program Note Composer James Siddons draws on the ethos of American rural hymns and spirituals to create evocations of the deeper, larger meaning of familiar church melodies. These sonatas for piano solo explore these deeper meanings in a variety of contemporary musical influences, while keeping in mind the acoustics of small rural churches of the late nineteenth century, with wooden floors and walls, high ceilings, and dimensions determined by local builders who knew how to shape a room for excellent acoustics in an age of no electricity and no microphones. These sonatas are but partly about the specific melodies and words, and mostly about their meaning in spiritual contemplation . . . and the piano, resonating, reverberant, sometimes whispering---as a sacred harp. Although these sonatas have no specific titles, the first sonata may be thought of as the Prayer Sonata, the second as the Travel Sonata, as in a spiritual journey, and the third sonata is about our greatest fear, that of being alone and without God. Performance Note The pianist must keep in mind that these sonatas are about playing the piano as much as playing a composition. Musical effects characteristic of the piano and descriptive of the memory in American culture are the substances of these piano solos. Touch is important: in many places, several dynamics are called for on the same beat. All three pedals on an American piano (damper, sostenuto, and sustain) are needed. The orchestral and cinematic structure of this music requires extensive use of three staffs, which may consist of two treble and one bass staff, or one treble and two bass staffs. In basic grand-staff passages, the two staffs may both be treble or both bass. The musical influences in these sonatas include religious song in rural America, the chromaticism and Expressionism of Arnold Schoenberg and his followers, and the tone colors of the music of Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu.DurationsSonata Hymnica No. 1 --- 15 minutes.Sonata Hymnica No. 2 --- 11 minutes. Sonata Hymnica No. 3 --- 9 minutes. About the Composer Composer, musicologist, and pianist James Siddons studied composition with Dika Newlin, a protégé of Arnold Schoenberg, and electronic music with Merrill Ellis, founder of the electronic music program at the University of North Texas, where he also earned a PhD in musicology. After a year at the University of London, where he studied musical analysis at King’s College and electronic music at Goldsmiths’ College, Siddons spent two years in Japan as a research scholar at Tokyo University of Arts, participating in the Ethnomusicology Seminar of Fumio Koizumi. Siddons has also studied theology and liturgy at the Duke University Divinity School. In addition to books and articles on contemporary music and music in Japan, Siddons was written compositions in many genres. Recordings of his piano performances are available at online streaming services. His website is www.JamesSiddons.com His performing rights organization is ASCAP.
$9.50 ≈
£7.14
Sonata Hymnica No. 2
Sonata Hymnica No. 2
#
Piano solo
#
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
#
James Siddons
#
James Siddons Music and Writin
#
#
Sonata Hymnica No. 2
#
James Siddons Music and Writings
#
SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972646 Composed by James Siddons. Arranged by James Siddons Music and Writings. 20th Century,Concert,Folk...
(+)
Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972646 Composed by James Siddons. Arranged by James Siddons Music and Writings. 20th Century,Concert,Folk,Gospel,Jazz. Score. 17 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #4350577. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972646). About the Sonata Hymnica Series Program Note Composer James Siddons draws on the ethos of American rural hymns and spirituals to create evocations of the deeper, larger meaning of familiar church melodies. These sonatas for piano solo explore these deeper meanings in a variety of contemporary musical influences, while keeping in mind the acoustics of small rural churches of the late nineteenth century, with wooden floors and walls, high ceilings, and dimensions determined by local builders who knew how to shape a room for excellent acoustics in an age of no electricity and no microphones. These sonatas are but partly about the specific melodies and words, and mostly about their meaning in spiritual contemplation . . . and the piano, resonating, reverberant, sometimes whispering---as a sacred harp. Although these sonatas have no specific titles, the first sonata may be thought of as the Prayer Sonata, the second as the Travel Sonata, as in a spiritual journey, and the third sonata is about our greatest fear, that of being alone and without God. Performance Note The pianist must keep in mind that these sonatas are about playing the piano as much as playing a composition. Musical effects characteristic of the piano and descriptive of the memory in American culture are the substances of these piano solos. Touch is important: in many places, several dynamics are called for on the same beat. All three pedals on an American piano (damper, sostenuto, and sustain) are needed. The orchestral and cinematic structure of this music requires extensive use of three staffs, which may consist of two treble and one bass staff, or one treble and two bass staffs. In basic grand-staff passages, the two staffs may both be treble or both bass. The musical influences in these sonatas include religious song in rural America, the chromaticism and Expressionism of Arnold Schoenberg and his followers, and the tone colors of the music of Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu. Durations Sonata Hymnica No. 1 --- 15 minutes.Sonata Hymnica No. 2 --- 11 minutes. Sonata Hymnica No. 3 --- 9 minutes. About the Composer Composer, musicologist, and pianist James Siddons studied composition with Dika Newlin, a protégé of Arnold Schoenberg, and electronic music with Merrill Ellis, founder of the electronic music program at the University of North Texas, where he also earned a PhD in musicology. After a year at the University of London, where he studied musical analysis at King’s College and electronic music at Goldsmiths’ College, Siddons spent two years in Japan as a research scholar at Tokyo University of Arts, participating in the Ethnomusicology Seminar of Fumio Koizumi. Siddons has also studied theology and liturgy at the Duke University Divinity School. In addition to books and articles on contemporary music and music in Japan, Siddons was written compositions in many genres. Recordings of his piano performances are available at online streaming services. His website is www.JamesSiddons.com His performing rights organization is ASCAP.
$9.50 ≈
£7.14
Seven Pieces in Twentieth-Century Styles
Seven Pieces in Twentieth-Century Styles
#
Piano solo
#
INTERMEDIATE
#
James Siddons
#
Seven Pieces in Twentieth-Cent
#
James Siddons Music and Writings
#
SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972635 Composed by James Siddons. 20th Century,Contemporary,Ragtime,Standards. Score. 10 pages. James Sid...
(+)
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972635 Composed by James Siddons. 20th Century,Contemporary,Ragtime,Standards. Score. 10 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #3022927. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972635). These seven short pieces were composed in the early months of 1976 as imitations of some of the composers and musical styles of the early twentieth century. They were never performed or published at the time. They are useful as didactic studies for student pianists. The seven pieces areI. Intonatione In the Whole-Tone ScaleII. Prélude and Nocturne in ModesIII. An Impression of ImpressionismIV. An Imitation of Roy HarrisV. Adding Chord-Tones While Shifting MetersVI. Ragtime BitonalityVII. Diatonic Waltz Program Notes: The Intonatione In the Whole-Tone Scale recalls the Renaissance Italian musical form that evolved into the prèlude in later organ music, as well as the use of Italian forms in the atonal music of Arnold Schoenberg, and some neo-Baroque composers of the twentieth century. In contrast, the whole-tone scale is reminiscent of generally tonal composers, including Debussy. The Martial Prèlude and Nocturne in Modes recalls the many pre-twentieth century pairings of preludes with fugues and other forms. The pairing with a nocturne evokes an air of Romanticism. The Martial Prèlude is a march-like fanfare, in Lydian mode on C. The Chopinesque Nocturne is in Phrygian mode, on E flat. An Impression of Impressionism evokes some of Debussy’s Preludes pour Piano, including a suggestive title at the bottom of the page, as Debussy himself did. For the young pianist aiming to master the works of Debussy, the arpeggio patterns, block chords, and sequential motives will prove helpful as introductory exercises. An Imitation of Roy Harris was inspired by the occasion in 1976 when James Siddons heard Roy Harris speaking in person about his compositions. Siddons was impressed by Harris’ youth in Oklahoma, and how the solidity of American rural life shaped Harris’ symphonic music. When taking questions at the end of the lecture, a young composer asked Harris about his creative methods when composing music. Well, Harris responded, You don’t pull up a potato just to see if its growing. Adding Chord-Tones While Shifting Meters is a technical exercise that is nonetheless fun to listen to, and fun to play. A student pianist should be asked to analyze the harmony in this piece, and to describe what shifts are taking place when the musical meter (as well as phrasing and rhythm patterns) change. The echoes of Stravinsky and Bartók should be apparent to the listener and pianist. Ragtime was not regarded as art music of the same caliber as Stravinsky and Schoenberg, or even Copland and Gershwin, until the 1970s. The inclusion of ragtime in these seven pieces would not have been accepted by composers of the early twentieth century, Stravinsky excepted. Ragtime Bitonality explores how such piano music might have sounded had major composers of the 1900-1920 era taken an interest in its march-like vitality. There is even a touch of atonality! In contrast to the powerful rhythms and juxtaposed tonal relations in much early twentieth-century music, there were works by many composers that continued familiar melodic patterns and balanced forms, offering musical relief in a turbulent era in music history. The Diatonic Waltz is offered here as a quiet, peaceful conclusion to our tour of musical styles in classical music of a century ago. About the Composer: James Siddons is a composer and pianist as well as musicologist. His research guide to the music of Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu was published in 2001. For more information, see www.JamesSiddons.com
$5.00 ≈
£3.76
Sonata Hymnica No. 3
Sonata Hymnica No. 3
#
Piano solo
#
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
#
James Siddons
#
James Siddons Music and Writin
#
#
Sonata Hymnica No. 3
#
James Siddons Music and Writings
#
SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972647 Composed by James Siddons. Arranged by James Siddons Music and Writings. 20th Century,Blues,Concer...
(+)
Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972647 Composed by James Siddons. Arranged by James Siddons Music and Writings. 20th Century,Blues,Concert,Jazz,Spiritual. Score. 12 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #4350581. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972647). About the Sonata Hymnica Series Program Note Composer James Siddons draws on the ethos of American rural hymns and spirituals to create evocations of the deeper, larger meaning of familiar church melodies. These sonatas for piano solo explore these deeper meanings in a variety of contemporary musical influences, while keeping in mind the acoustics of small rural churches of the late nineteenth century, with wooden floors and walls, high ceilings, and dimensions determined by local builders who knew how to shape a room for excellent acoustics in an age of no electricity and no microphones. These sonatas are but partly about the specific melodies and words, and mostly about their meaning in spiritual contemplation . . . and the piano, resonating, reverberant, sometimes whispering---as a sacred harp. Although these sonatas have no specific titles, the first sonata may be thought of as the Prayer Sonata, the second as the Travel Sonata, as in a spiritual journey, and the third sonata is about our greatest fear, that of being alone and without God. Sonata Hymnica No. 3 draws on two melodies from the African-American experience. One, Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)? was first published in 1899 in W. E. Barton’s Old Plantation Hymns but existed earlier as a folk hymn. It became the first spiritual to be included in a major hymnal, The Hymnal 1940 of the Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child was sung by the Jubilee Singers of Fisk University from 1870 on, and was published in the Rev. Dr. Barton’s Old Plantation Hymns in 1899. Performance Note The pianist must keep in mind that these sonatas are about playing the piano as much as playing a composition. Musical effects characteristic of the piano and descriptive of the memory in American culture are the substances of these piano solos. Touch is important: in many places, several dynamics are called for on the same beat. Duration --- . Sonata Hymnica No. 3 --- 9 minutes. About the Composer Composer, musicologist, and pianist James Siddons studied composition with Dika Newlin, a protégé of Arnold Schoenberg, and electronic music with Merrill Ellis, founder of the electronic music program at the University of North Texas, where he also earned a PhD in musicology. After a year at the University of London, where he studied musical analysis at King’s College and electronic music at Goldsmiths’ College, Siddons spent two years in Japan as a research scholar at Tokyo University of Arts, participating in the Ethnomusicology Seminar of Fumio Koizumi. Siddons has also studied theology and liturgy at the Duke University Divinity School. In addition to books and articles on contemporary music and music in Japan, Siddons was written compositions in many genres. Recordings of his piano performances are available at online streaming services. His website is www.JamesSiddons.com His performing rights organization is ASCAP.
$9.50 ≈
£7.14
Sonata Hymnica No. 4
Sonata Hymnica No. 4
#
Piano solo
#
INTERMEDIATE
#
Contemporary
#
James Siddons
#
Sonata Hymnica No. 4
#
James Siddons Music and Writings
#
SheetMusicPlus
Composed by James Siddons. 20th Century, Christian, Concert, Gospel, Traditional. Score. 24 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #6135401. Publishe...
(+)
Composed by James Siddons. 20th Century, Christian, Concert, Gospel, Traditional. Score. 24 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #6135401. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings
$9.50 ≈
£7.14
Christmas Beside an Old Piano
Christmas Beside an Old Piano
#
Piano solo
#
INTERMEDIATE
#
Christmas
#
James Siddons
#
Christmas Beside an Old Piano
#
James Siddons Music and Writings
#
SheetMusicPlus
Composed by James Siddons. Post-Romantic, Christian, Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Christmas. Score. 38 pages. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings...
(+)
Composed by James Siddons. Post-Romantic, Christian, Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Christmas. Score. 38 pages. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings
$14.99 ≈
£11.26
Sonata Hymnica No. 5
Sonata Hymnica No. 5
#
Piano solo
#
INTERMEDIATE
#
James Siddons
#
Sonata Hymnica No. 5
#
James Siddons Music and Writings
#
SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972672 Composed by James Siddons. Christian,Concert,Contemporary,Easter. Score. 17 pages. James Siddons M...
(+)
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972672 Composed by James Siddons. Christian,Concert,Contemporary,Easter. Score. 17 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #6671707. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972672). Sonata Hymnica No. 5 has the subtitle Scenes of Calvary. Landscape paintings and printed illustrations of the Cross of Calvary were ubiquitous in Christian literature in the late 19th century, so it not surprising that allusions to such art are found in the texts of hymns. The three hymns heard in Sonata Hymnica No. 5 all evoke some sense of seeing, in a spiritual way, the scene of the Crucifixion. Sonata Hymnica No. 5 opens with a sturdy and rugged statement of When I Survey the Wond’rous Cross, written by Isaac Watts in 1707. This poem continues: On which the Prince of Glory dy’d, . . . See from His Head, his Hands, his Feet, Sorrow and Love flow mingled down! In the United States, music educator Lowell Mason (1792-1872) composed a tune in 1824 for singing Watts’ hymn. Named HAMBURG tune, it was an adapted form of some Gregorian chant in Church Mode I. This combination of poem and tune became very popular; so much so, that by the 1880s, elaborations of it appeared in print. The most enduring is the pairing of Watts’ poem and Mason’s tune with a simple camp meeting song, At the Cross, to be a refrain. It has the phrases, At the cross, where I first saw the light . . . It was there by faith I received my sight. The centerpiece of Sonata Hymnica No. 5 is the tune TOPLADY, the usual tune for singing Rock of Ages. This tune was composed in 1830 by Thomas Hastings (1784-1872), an associate of Lowell Mason in New York. He wrote hymns and hymn tunes, published hymnals, and worked tirelessly to elevate choral singing in churches. Hastings indicated that he intended his tune for singing Rock of Ages by naming it after the author of the hymn-poem, the English pastor Augustus Toplady (1740-1778). The Rev. A. B. Grosart wrote in a memorial that Toplady was no poet or inspired singer, but an impulsive, rash-spoken, reckless preacher who could nonetheless picture vanishing gleams of imaginative light in his hymnic verses. A better impression was gained by poet A. C. Benson (1862-1925), who, upon hearing Rock of Ages sung at William Gladstone’s funeral at Westminster Abbey in 1898 --- a rare State funeral attended by several members of the British Royal family --- wrote, To have written such words which should come home to people in moments of high, deep, and passionate emotion . . . there can hardly be anything worth doing better than that. This high compliment came from the poet who, a few years later, would write the words of Elgar’s Coronation Ode for King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. A camp meeting song, a rash-spoken English pastor, two American music educators, a State funeral at Westminster Abbey --- such is the wide world of influence and inspiration of these three Scenes of Calvary.
$9.50 ≈
£7.14
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
#
Piano solo
#
INTERMEDIATE
#
Traditional
#
James Siddons
#
When I Survey the Wondrous Cro
#
James Siddons Music and Writings
#
SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1369552 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James Siddons. Christian,Easter,Lent,Religious,Sacred. Score...
(+)
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1369552 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James Siddons. Christian,Easter,Lent,Religious,Sacred. Score. 6 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #953917. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.1369552). This piano solo requires a grand piano to achieve its full effect. A dramatic interpretation of When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (HAMBURG Tune) flows into a tranquil setting of the tune NEAR THE CROSS (the melody of Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross), interpreting the stanza that describes rest beyond the river. Suitable for recital or worship in Lent, especially the week before Easter. Duration: 4 mins, 30 secs. Difficulty: moderate, including ability to play octaves and rapid arpeggios. Â A similar interpretation of HAMBURG Tune is found in James Siddons' Sonata Hymnica No. 5, Scenes of Calvary..
$5.00 ≈
£3.76
Do You Want To Know A Secret?
Do You Want To Know A Secret?
#
Piano solo
#
INTERMEDIATE
#
Rock
#
The Beatles
#
James Siddons
#
Do You Want To Know A Secret?
#
James Siddons Music and Writings
#
SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972659 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by James Siddons. Rock. Score. 4 pages...
(+)
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972659 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by James Siddons. Rock. Score. 4 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #5304159. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972659). Composer-pianist James Siddons presents a jazz-piano interpretation of a classic Lennon-McCartney song.
$5.99 ≈
£4.50
Girl
Girl
#
Piano solo
#
INTERMEDIATE
#
Rock
#
The Beatles
#
James Siddons
#
Girl
#
James Siddons Music and Writings
#
SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972658 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by James Siddons. Rock. Score. 7 pages...
(+)
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972658 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by James Siddons. Rock. Score. 7 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #5304165. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972658). Composer-pianist James Siddons presents a jazz-piano interpretation of the Lennon-McCartney song Girl that moves from smooth jazz to nostalgia for friends happily singing together.
$5.99 ≈
£4.50
Yesterday
Yesterday
#
Piano solo
#
INTERMEDIATE
#
Rock
#
The Beatles
#
James Siddons
#
Yesterday
#
James Siddons Music and Writings
#
SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972657 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by James Siddons. Contemporary. Score....
(+)
Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972657 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by James Siddons. Contemporary. Score. 4 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #5304125. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972657). Composer-pianist James Siddons sets the beautiful melody of Paul McCartney's Yesterday to smooth piano-jazz harmony.
$5.99 ≈
£4.50
<
1
