SKU: GI.G-008765
UPC: 641151087658.
Lisa Stafford provides us this heartfelt and tender musical treatment of an anonymous inscription found in Germany near the end of World War II. This piece truly strikes a universal chord: I believe in God even when he is silent.‚ The lovely melody highlights the women in verse 1 and the men in verse 2. Verse 3, for choir a cappella, subtly changes tonality to the relative minor and is rejoined in the tonic key by the organ on the final verse.
SKU: HP.8123
UPC: 763628181239. Tom S. Long.
Lent & Easter Musical From Tom Long and Allen Pote, this 35-minute cantata is a fresh retelling of the gospel from the perspective of three women: Mary, the mother of Jesus, Rachel, the woman caught in adultery, and Mary of Magdala. For SATB choir featuring three solo parts for soprano, alto and mezzo-soprano, plus smaller solo parts for tenor and baritone. The story that is told culminates in a moving description of the events of Easter morning, and its implications for us, His followers.
SKU: HP.8125
UPC: 763628181253. Tom S. Long.
SKU: HP.8124
UPC: 763628181246. Tom S. Long.
SKU: HP.8122
UPC: 763628181222. Tom S. Long.
SKU: CF.YAS131
ISBN 9780825894671. UPC: 798408094676. 9 x 12 inches. Key: G major.
If you are looking to work on the musicality of your ensemble this year, look no further than this beautiful new piece from composer George Sweet. Lush harmonies and cascading sounds make this a wonderful piece of music. It is contemporary and fresh and uses all of the forces of the string orchestra to great effect. An elegant choice for your next concert or festival performance.The title, A Silent Echo, refers to the lasting influence, or echo, that a singular event can have on the period of time following it. These echoes can result from events which range from triumphant to tragic. The resulting echo has a lasting influence, which can still be felt, on both private and public levels, long after the causal event has transpired. The piece opens with a series of inverted pyramid chords. Make sure that each voice is balanced properly with the others, so that all of the notes of the resulting chord blend together evenly. The main theme appears at m. 9 in the first violins. Once again, be careful to balance this section so that the resulting dissonances fit within the chord. The second violins play the melody at m. 19, which leads to a short B-section at m. 29. Be careful not to lose momentum when playing the pyramid chords directly preceding the B-material. After both A- and B-themes are presented again, new material occurs at m. 54 and leads the piece through a vibrant C-section that reaches a climax at m. 63. Both A- and B-themes are then restated which brings the piece to a quiet and subdued close.
About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series
This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:--Occasionally extending to third position--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts--Viola T.C. part included--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels
SKU: GI.G-CD-524
In the crazy, often relentless pace of today's world, Liam Lawton brings us to a place of peace and solace with his new recording, In the Quiet. Meditative melodies are combined with reflective texts to create a unique and wonderful listening experience filled with the traditional Celtic spirituality found in all of Liam's music. Each song in this collection offers a gentle and beautiful reminder of God's holy presence in our lives. The title song, written in response to the horrific events of September 11, 2001, speaks of God being beside us even when the worst is happening. So Longs My Soul is a song of great hope and trust in God, based on Psalm42. Ruah, meaning breath of God speaks of the grace of the Holy Spirit. In the words of Fr. Lawton, I hope that this collection of songs will draw you into the quiet so that you too may hear the silent whisperings and longing of God for all of us. Note - Octavo Breastplate (G-5987) is not part of the collection, but sold separately.
SKU: LO.99-2897L
UPC: 000308130249.
No Stone Could Hold Him is a spirited witness to the ministry, passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus, the Rock of our Salvation. Written by celebrated composer Lloyd Larson, this powerful work is filled with scripture-based images of Jesus as A Rock in a Weary Land, even when tempted by Satan to turn these stones to food; as the Solid Rock on which we stand through Winds of Change and Shifting Sand; as Jerusalem's triumphant King who commands the rocks to keep silent; as the Cornerstone of our faith, betrayed and crucified; and as the risen Savior whom no stone could hold in the tomb. Inspired by these images, the music is bold and enlivening with rousing original music alongside energetic spirituals and gospel songs. This dramatic work is an exceptional choice for Easter worship with its seven choruses and options for duets and solos. It can also be performed during the Lenten season or Holy Week by omitting the final chorus.
SKU: MB.3802404658
ISBN 9783802404658. 8.5X5.75 inches.
This book features some of the most popular childrens songs and folksongs for the descant recorder in the key of C. All songs have been arranged for the beginning recorder player and -if necessary- slightly simplified to make playing them even more fun. There are even fingering diagrams for the recorder in the appendix.
SKU: GI.G-009075
UPC: 641151090757. English. Text by Anonymous.
SKU: M7.VOGG-465
ISBN 9783802404658. English.
This book features some of the most popular Children's songs and Folksongs for the (Descant-) Recorder in C. All songs have been arranged for the beginning recorder player and - if necessary - slightly simplified to make playing them even more fun. This makes Voggy's Recorder-Songbook the ideal companion to Voggy's Recorder Book or any other recorder school or just as a collection of nice songs to play.
SKU: CF.BF131
ISBN 9781491153765. UPC: 680160911264. 9 x 12 inches.
Inspired by Clarence Cameron White’s book The Violinist’s Daily Dozen, The Violinist’s Daily Sixteen is a collection of daily exercises compiled by Roland Vamos. Intended for student and professional violinists, the collection provides the performer with a variety of exercises for daily warm-ups. Mr. Vamos also focuses on developing dexterity and flexibility in the fingers and joints, the first and fourth fingers in particular. Each of the sixteen exercises is notated for each of the four strings, and Vamos recommends that the exercises be practiced as warm-ups, choosing a different string for each day of practice.Also included with the Daily Sixteen is a comprehensive set of studies for developing fluency with scales and arpeggios. Mr. Vamos’ unique methodology is to begin with major scales and arpeggios, followed by minor scales and arpeggios, all of which are notated in two, three and four octaves. Alternate fingers are provided, as well as a variety of slurred and mixed bowings using the three parts of the bow whenever feasible. It is a remarkably systematic approach to performing scales and arpeggios on the violin and will surely benefit students and professionals alike.ForewordThis short hand-setting set of exercises was inspired by a book entitled The Violinist’s Daily Dozen, conceived by Clarence Cameron White, a prominent African-American violinist, composer and arranger who enjoyed the bulk of his career in the first half of the twentieth century.I have practiced this set of exercises since I was twelve years old. It has served me as a superb warm-up and hand setting tool. Over the years, I have found that there are some aspects of this warm-up routine that were not given sufficient attention or not addressed at all. Consequently, I have expanded the Daily Dozen to create a new work entitled The Violinist’s Daily Sixteen.I have also paid particular attention in this work as to how these exercises are to be practiced. In exercises one and two, I have indicated some notes to be played before the actual written exercises. This is to ensure that the fourth finger will be over the string in a position ready to strike even though it is not being used. Before playing exercises three, four, nine, ten, eleven and twelve, I have indicated silent fingers to be placed on the notes they would be playing if they were being used.I have replaced Mr. White’s grace notes with notes of specific value and have slowed down the exercises so that the first joint (the joint nearest the string) of each finger can move with flexibility and strength. At no time should the first joint buckle.In Mr. White’s version, the last exercise gave the first finger some very valuable backward extensions. In this exercise (number 14 in this book), I caution the student not to move the hand along with the first finger. The hand should remain in position while the first finger independently moves back and forth.It became obvious to me that if the first finger were given the opportunity to develop the dexterity that Mr. White’s twelfth exercise emphasizes, the fourth finger could benefit from an exercise that gives it a forward extension. Consequently, I added another exercise to create a Baker’s Dozen (thirteen).Several years later, I felt that the second and third fingers should also have an exercise to further develop their dexterity…hence exercise fourteen was added to create a “Vamos Dozen.â€Because the first finger did not have sufficient practice in the development of the first joint in the original version, I have added two exercises to precede White’s fifth exercise. After re-working and re-numbering these exercises, I have come up with a total of sixteen exercises. It is my suggestion that these be practiced as a warm-up, choosing a different string each day.—Roland VamosEvanston, Illinois 2017 PrefaceScales are a means of teaching a person the fingerboard on his or her instrument. The fingers move across the strings and are required to make shifts, all in highly organized patterns. Scales and arpeggios are the foundation upon which our repertoire is built. Many scale books have been written; each one being organized in its own specific way. The Flesch Scale System has been a standard for many decades. It is very comprehensive and systematic. From the point of view of establishing similar patterns, it has one drawback: it is organized by starting with a major key, followed by its relative minor, going through the circle of fifths. I believe that it is more profitable to do only major scales with their arpeggios first, going up chromatically, and then follow them in a similar way with the minor scales. In using this approach, the similarities in fingerings between the various scales are more apparent. It is also profitable to have alternate fingerings whenever possible. My approach to scales and arpeggios includes a variety of slurred and mixed bowings using the three parts of the bow whenever feasible. These bowings are not all-inclusive. Whenever a particularly awkward bowing pattern is encountered in the repertoire, it can be practiced as an additional bowing variation in the scales and arpeggios.   I have chosen to introduce the three and four octave scales by teaching two octave scales across the strings in one position going up chromatically through seven positions; starting on the first, second, third, and finally fourth fingers in major and melodic minor.—Roland VamosEvanston, Illinois 2017.