SKU: HL.234744
9.0x12.0x0.035 inches.
Composer's Note: The Lullaby from The Unicorns arose from an opera libretto I commissioned from John Heath-Stubbs (1918-2006) in the late 1960s. In his story two unicorns are discovered in a remote part of Africa. Both the East and West want to obtain them for research so they send out rival expeditions. The Western technique is to lure the unicorn with a young girl singing a lullaby. Both East and West capture unicorns but the mythical animals escape in the end. I never completed the opera but I made a six-movement suite from it called The Unicorns. There are three songs and three instrumental numbers and the first performance was given with Elisabeth Soderstrom and Solna Brass under Lars-Gunnar Bjorklund at Ekensbergskyrkan, Solna, Sweden on 31 October 1982. This version was recorded and my arrangement of the three songs for voice and piano was recorded by Marilyn Hill Smith. The career of the Lullaby continued with a version for clarinet and piano, which I premiered with Jack Brymer aboard the Sea Princess in the Mediterranean on 29 September 1986. The oboe version was for Sarah Francis, and Duke Dobing and I have recorded it for flute an piano. Lullaby can be played with a variety of solo instruments and is also available for piano left hand and piano solo.
SKU: CF.CPS215F
ISBN 9781491153093. UPC: 680160910595.
Irish Lullaby is based on the song Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby). Carl Strommen does what he does best in creating a beautifully orchestrated piece with diverse harmonies that will be the highlight of your next concert. It will be a great piece to teach phrasing and musicianship.Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (“That’s An Irish Lullaby†) was written in 1913 by composer James Royce Shannon (1881–1946) for the Tin Pan Alley musical, Shameen Dhu. The original recording by Chauncy Olcott became No. 1 on the music charts. The song was then brought back to prominence by Bing Crosby’s performance in the film Going My Way (1944). Crosby’s solo sold over one million copies.The University of Notre Dame Band, started in 1845, is the oldest college band (in continuous existence) in the United States. The band played as students left to join the armies during the Civil War, World War 1 and 2, Korea and Vietnam. In 1871, the band played a benefit concert for the victims of the Great Chicago Fire. The bands performances in countless settings and venues include the Sydney Opera House, Bejing Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, and, in 2011, was awarded the prestigious Sudler Trophy, considered the “Heisman Trophy†of Collegiate bands.The Bands Director, Ken Dye, is only the sixth director in its long history. Dr. Dye served as composer/arranger for the Sydney 2000 Olympic band, and has produced over 1800 works for band and orchestra.
SKU: CF.CPS215
ISBN 9781491152416. UPC: 680160909919.
SKU: HL.14019545
ISBN 9780853606345.
The Unicorns is a suite for brass band and soprano voice completed in 1982 to a commission from Solna Brass of Sweden. The story called the Unicorns is by the poet John Heath Stubbs. This is the lullaby from The Unicorns, now arranged for both Oboe and Clarinet.
SKU: HL.327506
ISBN 9781540081520. UPC: 888680989743. 9.0x12.0x0.416 inches.
If you're anxious to put those piano lessons to work, here are 50 calming pieces to play while you continue your studies! Songs are arranged for easy piano with lyrics and include: Bella's Lullaby • Blowin' in the Wind • Brian's Song • Chariots of Fire • (They Long to Be) Close to You • Dawn • Fields of Gold • Gabriel's Oboe • Imagine • Longer • Mia & Sebastian's Theme • New York State of Mind • Over the Rainbow • Tears in Heaven • Time After Time • The Wind Beneath My Wings • Yesterday • You've Got a Friend • and more!
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