Format : Sheet music
SKU: GI.G-8657
ISBN 9781622770649.
Edited and Photographed by Michael Stillwater  Waldron Island Reflections offers images and words from Shining Night, the award-winning documentary film about the life and music of Morten Lauridsen. Morten Lauridsen, among the leading American composers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, draws his inspiration from the serenity of nature. In his summer residence on remote Waldron Island in the San Juan Archipelago many of his greatest works are composed. For anyone who appreciates nature as inspiration for creativity, Waldron Island Reflections provides a glimpse into a unique Pacific Northwest haven where timeless words are given a musical voice through Lauridsen’s sublime artistry. About the music of Morten Lauridsen: In 2007 Morten Lauridsen received the National Medal of Arts, the highest artistic award in the United States, from the President in a White House ceremony “for his composition of radiant choral works combining musical beauty, power, and spiritual depth.†He is Distinguished Professor of Composition at the USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles. www.mortenlauridsen.net/ “For those of us who need great music to live and feel more fully, these works speak clearly to the soul and illuminate our greater hope.â€â€“ St. Louis Post-Dispatch “This is celestial and spine-tingling stuff. Contemporary choral music really doesn’t come any better than this.†– Daily Express  Michael Stillwater is a filmmaker and music educator whose award-winning documentary, Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen, was deemed “a heartening rarity†by Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal. www.shiningnightfilm.net.
SKU: HL.267465
UPC: 888680734213. 5.0x5.0x0.15 inches.
Following the huge success by Harold Arlen of Over The Rainbow he was both incredibly busy and incredibly successful. In 1943 he wrote the film score for The Sky's The Limit and, although the film was not a huge success, My Shining Hour was the #1 song of its day. Since then if has been covered by countless jazz musicians as well as song stylists. Here is a strong arrangement for your choir that they will love to sing.
SKU: HL.267463
UPC: 888680734190. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Following the huge success by Harold Arlen of “Over The Rainbow” he was both incredibly busy and incredibly successful. In 1943 he wrote the film score for The Sky's The Limit and, although the film was not a huge success, “My Shining Hour” was the #1 song of its day. Since then if has been covered by countless jazz musicians as well as song stylists. Here is a strong arrangement for your choir that they will love to sing.
SKU: HL.267462
UPC: 888680734183. 6.75x10.5 inches.
SKU: FJ.FJH2367
ISBN 9781619283503. UPC: 241444437216. English.
This collection focuses on American folk songs, folk ballads, and popular songs that feature adventurous women-the pioneers, the trailblazers, the sweethearts. Primo is stacked on top of Secondo part; most are about 60 measures in length with the melody moving between each part. Some titles are: Sweet Betsy from Pike; The Yellow Rose of Texas; Oh! Susanna; and more. This book is interesting and well written-a good source for recital material.
SKU: XC.MCB2103
UPC: 812598037111. 9 x 12 inches.
This 6/8 concert march by Steve Parsons is fresh and dynamic. Bursting with excitement, From Sea to Shining Sea is a great concert opener or closer.
SKU: XC.MCB2103FS
UPC: 812598036572. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: AP.45796S
UPC: 038081524726. English. Katherine Lee Bates.
With rich textures and warm melodies, here is a new setting of the cherished classic arrangement, From Sea to Shining Sea by Douglas E. Wagner. Like Maurice Whitney's more advanced arrangement, this fresh scoring stands alone as a superb concert band-only version for young bands or advanced bands with limited rehearsal time, as well as an easily adaptable accompaniment for SATB choir (00-WBCH93252). Ideal programming for graduations, spring concerts, and patriotic settings. (4:30).
SKU: BT.AMP-340-140
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Of Skies, Rivers, Lakes and Mountains was commissioned by the Northern California Band Directors' Association to honour their 50th Anniversary in 2012. The first performance was given by the Association’s 2012 Honor Band, conducted by Dr Royce Trevis, in the Harlen Adams Theater, California State University, Chico, California, on 4th February that year.The brief for the commission asked for a piece that celebrated the United States’ natural resources and composer Philip Sparke turned to Katharine Lee Bates’s lyrics for the song America the Beautiful, of which the first and last verses are:O beautiful for spacious skies,For amber waves of grain,For purplemountain majestiesAbove the fruited plain!America! America!God shed His grace on thee,And crown thy good with brotherhoodFrom sea to shining seaThe three movements each take their title from these verses:1. O Beautiful for Spacious Skies: Opening with filigree woodwind figuring, this movement aims to recreate the light and lightness of a spring sky, birds and blossoms floating on gentle breezes.2. From Sea to Shining Sea: A vivacious celebration of water bubbling in streams, rivers and lakes.3. For Purple Mountain Majesties: A slow final movement representing an awe-inspiring range of mountains Of Skies, Rivers, Lakes and Mountains is geschreven in opdracht van de Northern California Band Directors' Association, ter gelegenheid van het vijftigjarig jubileum van deze organisatie, dat in 2012 werd gevierd. De première werd op 4 februari van dat jaar onder leiding van dirigent Royce Trevis uitgevoerd door de Association’s 2012 Honor Band, in het Harlen Adams Theater, California State University, Chico, Californië.De componist kreeg het verzoek een werk te schrijven dat een lofzang zou zijn op alles wat de natuur van Verenigde Staten te bieden heeft. Philip Sparke gebruikte de tekst van Katharine Lee Bates voor de song America the Beautiful, waarvan heteerste en laatste couplet als volgt luiden:O beautiful for spacious skies,For amber waves of grain,For purple mountain majestiesAbove the fruited plain!America! America!God shed His grace on thee,And crown thy good with brotherhoodFrom sea to shining seaDe titels van de drie delen van de compositie zijn ontleend aan deze coupletten:1. O Beautiful for Spacious Skies: Dit deel, dat opent met verfijnde figuren in het hout, is een poging om het licht en de lichtheid van een lentehemel te herscheppen, met vogeltjes en bloesems die wiegen in een milde bries.2. From Sea to Shining Sea: Een levendige ode aan water dat stroomt in beken, rivieren en meren3. For Purple Mountain Majesties: Een langzaam laatste deel waarin het beeld wordt opgeroepen van een indrukwekkende bergketen Of Skies, Rivers, Lakes and Mountains wurde von der Northern California Band Director’s Association (Dirigentenverband Nord-Kaliforniens) zum 50-jährigen Jubiläum im Jahr 2012 in Auftrag gegeben. Die Uraufführung mit dem Ehrenorchester 2012 des Verbands fand am 4. Februar desselben Jahre unter der Leitung von Dr. Royce Trevis im Halen Adams Theater an der California State University, Chico Kalifornien) statt.Der Kompositionsauftrag verlangte ein Stück zu Ehren der Reichtümer der Natur Amerikas. Der Komponist Philip Sparke wählte daher die erste und letzte Strophe aus Katherine Lee Bates’ Text zum Lied America the Beautiful, die da lauten:O beautiful for spaciousskies,For amber waves of grain,For purple mountain majestiesAbove the fruited plain!America! America!God shed His grace on thee,And crown thy good with brotherhoodFrom sea to shining seaDie Titel der drei Sätze stammen alle aus diesen Strophen:1. O Beautiful for Spacious Skies (O wunderschön, der weite Himmel): Mit filigranen Figuren im Holz beginnend, will dieser Satz das Licht und die Leichtigkeit des Frühlingshimmels, die Vögel und von einer sanften Brise getragene Blüten zum Leben erwecken.2. From Sea to Shining Sea (Vom Meer zum strahlenden Meer): Mit lebhafter Musik wird hier in Flüssen, Bächen und Seen sprudelndes Wasser zelebriert.3. For Purple Mountain Majesties (Die Erhabenheit der purpurrot leuchtenden Berge): Der langsame Schlusssatz richtet den Blick auf ehrfurchtgebietende Gebirge. Of Skies, Rivers, Lakes and Mountains est une commande de la Northern California Band Directors' Association pour marquer son 50e anniversaire, en 2012. Cette œuvre a été créée par le Honor Band 2012 de l’Association sous la direction du Dr Royce Trevis au thé tre Harlen Adams de l’université de Californie Chico, Californie, le 4 février de cette même année.La commande stipulait que la pièce devait célébrer les ressources naturelles des États-Unis. Le compositeur Philip Sparke s’est donc inspiré des paroles de Katharine Lee Bates pour la chanson America the Beautiful, dont voici les premier et dernier couplets :O beautiful for spacious skies,For amberwaves of grain,For purple mountain majestiesAbove the fruited plain!(Oh belle pour tes vastes cieux,Tes vagues de grains ambrés,La majesté de tes montagnes violettesDominant des plaines fruitées !)America! America!God shed His grace on thee,And crown thy good with brotherhoodFrom sea to shining sea(Amérique ! Amérique !Dieu t’a donné sa gr ceCouronnée de la fraternité des hommesDe la mer la mer étincelante)Les trois mouvements empruntent chacun leur titre ces couplets :1. O Beautiful for Spacious Skies: S’ouvrant avec des figures en filigrane jouées par les bois, ce mouvement cherche recréer la lumière et la légèreté d’un ciel printanier, d’oiseaux et de fleurs flottant au gré d’une douce brise.2. From Sea to Shining Sea: Plein de vivacité, ce mouvement évoque les frémissements de l’eau des ruisseaux, des rivières et des lacs.3. For Purple Mountain Majesties:Le dernier mouvement, lent et majestueux, dépeint une impressionnante chaîne de montagnes.
SKU: HL.279258
ISBN 9781787600058.
24 popular works for tenor voice with piano accompaniment featuring selected works from the major exam board syllabuses, spanning grades 5 to 8 and beyond. Includes a preface and performance notes by James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook, and a digital version of the book to view on any device. Contents: DVORAK: Jsem Jako Lipa Kosata * ORR: Into My Heart an Air that Kills * CHAUSSON: Serenade Italienne * MENDELSSOHN: Be Thou Faithful Unto Death * OBRADORS: Con Amores, La Mi Madre * LISZT: Du Bist Wie Eine Blume * SCHUBERT: An Sylvia * FAURE: les Roses d'Isphahan * HANDEL: Where'er You Walk * BIZET: Chanson D'Avril * PURCELL: Ah! How Sweet It Is to Love * VENABLES: Because I Liked You Better * BACH: Mein Verlangen ist, den Heiland zu umfangen * HAYDN: Piercing Eyes * BERKELEY: The Riverside Village * DRING: It Was a Lover and His Lass * HURD: Prayer * BOULANGER: Soleils Couchants * HAHN: C'est a Paris! * L'heure exquise * HAGEMAN: Do Not go, My Love * BARBER: Sure on this Shining Night * ARNE: Where the Bee Sucks * HELY-HUTCHINSON: Old Mother Hubbard * sullivan: Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast.
SKU: HL.279259
ISBN 9781787600065. 0.309 inches.
25 popular works for baritone or bass voice with piano accompaniment featuring selected works from the major exam board syllabuses, spanning grades 5 to 8 and beyond. Includes a preface and performance notes by Donald Maxwell and Angela Livingstone, and a digital version of the book to view on any device. Contents: JOLIVET: Nous Baignons * PARRY: Love is a Bable * DEBUSSY: Beau Soir * PALADILHE: Psyche * CHAUSSON: Le charme * POULENC: Chanson a boire * Mazurka * FAURE: Aurore * Clair de lune * Munro: My Lovely Celia * BIZET: Chonson d'avril * DUTILLEUX: La Faute en est a toi * PUIG-ROGET: Le Diable dans la Nuit * VENABLE: Flying Crooked * ABOULKER: Le Lion devenu vieux * IBERT: Chanson de Fortunio * Chanson du Rien * DUKE: Loveliest of Trees * Weir: Blackbirds and Thrushes * Dring: It was a lover and his Lass * WARLOCK: Chopcherry * VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Silent Noon * HAHN: A Chloris * HAGEMAN: Do Not o, My Love * BARBER: Sure on this Shining Night.
SKU: BT.MUSWMR000550
ISBN 9780711962217. English.
Fun repertoire for beginning pianists to complement the Easiest Piano Course. A comprehensive collection of 26 songs from around the world, including such favourites as Rio Grande, Men Of Harlech and Sky Boat Song.
SKU: KJ.WB84
A patriotic sensation! This medley take you from coast to coast with America, Yankee Doodle and America The Beautiful. A collection of familiar melodies to please young and old alike! (Correlates with the Best In Class Band Method, Book 1, Page 26).
SKU: CL.012-3145-01
A brand new and very impressive arrangement of America The Beautiful that gives the patented Warren Barker treatment to this classic patriotic melody. Also includes an optional vocal part to allow it to be used by a vocal soloist or group. Starting softly, it builds to a strong, lush and vigorous ending that is sure to impress. A superb arrangement!
About C.L. Barnhouse Classics Series
Under the editorial supervision of Dr. Alfred Reed, these classics from master composers have been adapted and arranged for concert band. A perfect way to acquaint concert band performers and audiences with some of the greatest classical music of all time!