Winter Beautiful

Par . The Piano Player: Wintertide presents 20 seasonal and wintry pieces of classical music, specially arranged for intermediate solo piano. Contents include ?Carol of the Bells? by Mykola Dmytrovych, ?Sleigh Ride? by Leroy Anderson, ?The Snow? by Edward Elgar, ?Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy? by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and ?Sinfonia? from Christmas Oratorio by J.S. Bach. The cover features Edward Bawden?s watercolour Great Bardfield, 1955, and a double-side colour print provides the full artwork as a beautiful collectible. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Recueil / Piano

Sung in unison, two, three, and eventually four-part round, this beautiful melody was penned by sixteenth century master of polyphony Thomas Tallis. An excellent teaching piece, the lyrical tune (set with an original winter text) sits so well in the voice. As a special touch, phrases from 'In the Bleak Midwinter? are artfully woven throughout. / Choeur SAB

Sung in unison, two, three, and eventually four-part round, this beautiful melody was penned by sixteenth century master of polyphony Thomas Tallis. An excellent teaching piece, the lyrical tune (set with an original winter text) sits so well in the voice. As a special touch, phrases from 'In the Bleak Midwinter? are artfully woven throughout. / 2 Parties Mixtes

Uses: AdventScripture: Isaiah 11:1-10; 53:2Bittersweet and filled with deep longing this time-honored tune provides a beautiful backdrop for pre-Christmas worship gatherings. A sensitive originaltext is filled with poetic imagery reminding us of our need for a Savior. Even in the coldest winter there is hope. That central theme covers this piece with a blanket of assurance. Beautifully arranged this is a very specialaddition to the Advent repertoire.

Music played an enormous role in the works of William Shakespeare, while his own sonnets, poems and soliloquies have provided continuing inspiration for many composers through the years. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, inspired by the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death in 2016, is an exciting anthology of choral works that are settings of Shakespeare's words. For choirs of all types and abilities, this collection has been edited by David Wordsworth so that all the pieces are fantastic both to sing and hear.The collection features some beautiful settings that have well and truly stood the test of time, such as Thomas Arne's Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind and Henry Leslie's How Sweet The Moonlight Sleeps. More recent settings from 20th century and contemporary composers include Ernest Moeran's Sigh No More, Ladies, Gary Carpenter's Lo, Here, The Gentle Lark and John Tavener's Fear No More and Look In Thy Glass.Not only this, the Shakespeare Choral Collection boasts several works that were specially commissioned, including John Joubert's Be Not Afeard, Richard Sisson's Light Thickens and Pawel Lukaszewki's Weary With Toil, I Haste Me To My Bed. Some pieces have never appeared before in print, such as those by Kevin Olsen, Bernard Hughes and John Gardner. These songs truly are a joy to perform, with some relatively simple arrangements that are purely fun to sing, while some more complex settings that will be thoroughly rewarding for choirs and audiences alike.A total of 26 fantastic works comprise The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, which would work as a wonderful concert programme on its own, or could provide a wealth of options for choirs looking to expand their repertoire with a range of unique settings. Also included is a fascinating introduction by editor David Wordsworth, and notes describing each piece.Words written by indisputably the greatest writer in the English language can only be matched with music by composers of talent and renown such as these. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection is an essential anthology of stunning settings of beautiful words which will be performed and enjoyed for many years to come. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

What a wonderful idea! Make beautiful music such as this available at the Grade 1 level! Even young bands love to play enchantingly beautiful melodies. You’ve spent a lot of time and effort in helping your students learn to play full value notes breathe in appropriate places and stretch out their phrases so that they sound more mature and less like beginners. IN THE BLEAK MID-WINTER by Holst is a perfect opportunity for them to truly realize the value of these things you’ve been teaching. Your musicians will come away from the experience of preparing this piece with a better understanding of how to shape a melodic phrase and play with warm reserved elegance.Captivating!

What a wonderful idea! Make beautiful music such as this available at the Grade 1 level! Even young bands love to play enchantingly beautiful melodies. You’ve spent a lot of time and effort in helping your students learn to play full value notes breathe in appropriate places and stretch out their phrases so that they sound more mature and less like beginners. IN THE BLEAK MID-WINTER by Holst is a perfect opportunity for them to truly realize the value of these things you’ve been teaching. Your musicians will come away from the experience of preparing this piece with a better understanding of how to shape a melodic phrase and play with warm reserved elegance.Captivating!

What a wonderful idea! Make beautiful music such as this available at the Grade 1 level! Even young bands love to play enchantingly beautiful melodies. You’ve spent a lot of time and effort in helping your students learn to play full value notes breathe in appropriate places and stretch out their phrases so that they sound more mature and less like beginners. In the Bleak Mid-Winter by Holst is a perfect opportunity for them to truly realise the value of these things you’ve been teaching. Your musicians will come away from the experience of preparing this piece with a better understanding of how to shape a melodic phrase and play with warm reserved elegance.

This haunting song by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson is a poetic reflection on the winter landscape and longing for love with layered vocals and a rich harmonic underpinning. A starkly beautiful choice for winter programsand pop jazz and concert ensembles. Optional violin and cello. Available separately: SATB SAB SSA ChoirTrax CD. Duration: ca. 4:00.

This haunting song by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson is a poetic reflection on the winter landscape and longing for love with layered vocals and a rich harmonic underpinning. A starkly beautiful choice for winter programs and pop jazz and concert ensembles. Optional violin and cello. Available separately: SATB SAB SSA ChoirTrax CD. Duration: ca. 4:00.

Guitar chords and lyrics for 18 songs from the Canadian folk troubadour including: Beautiful · Bitter Green · Carefree Highway · Early Mornin' Rain · (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me · I'm Not Sayin' · If You Could Read My Mind · Rainy Day People · Song for a Winter's Night · Sundown · Talking in Your Sleep · The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald · and more.

This beautiful simple piece for mezzo soprano and piano sets part of Alexander McCall Smith's poem Winter Poem. It was first performed at Clare Hall College Cambridge on 8th December 2012.

The imagery of fire in the midst of winter snow is perfectly portrayed in this beautiful and mysterious setting of a song by Brendan Graham and MacDara Woods. Wonderfully crafted for choir piano and cello you will weave amagical tapestry of sound in concert! Available separately: SATB SAB SSA ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:15.

The imagery of fire in the midst of winter snow is perfectly portrayed in this beautiful and mysterious setting of a song by Brendan Graham and MacDara Woods. Wonderfully crafted for choir piano and cello you will weave a magical tapestry of sound in concert! Available separately: SATB SAB SSA ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:15.