A Tribute to the King : The Music of Elvis Presley

The Music of Elvis PresleyMedley of: All Shook Up; Also Sprach Zarathustra; Cant Help Falling In Love; Cmon Everybody; Hound Dog; Jailhouse Rock; Love Me TenderCommissioned by the Sarasota Orchestra.

Composing with Constraints : 100 Practical Exercises in Music Composition

Composing with Constraints provides an innovative approach to the instruction of the craft of music composition based on tailored exercises to help students develop their creativity. The 100 exercises that are included contain aunique set of guidelines and constraints intended to place the student in a specific compositional framework. By using the methodologies in this book, students will be able to create their own outlines for their compositions,making intelligent and educated compositional choices that balance reasoning with intuition.

Tom Jones in Concert : She's A Lady - It's Not Unusual - Delilah - Help Yourself

Having scored many hits over a long career, especially in the sixties and seventies, Tom Jones remains a world star. Gilbert Tinner has now created a fantastic and easily playable arrangement with songs from this period. This medley includes She’s a Lady, It's Not Unusual, Delilah and Help Yourself.

Hymn to the Fallen : For Concert Band with Optional Chorus

Steven Spielberg's twenty year association with John Williams has produced yet another powerful cinematic achievement, this time a gripping, realistic view of the horrors of WW II. Williams' score includes this simple hymn, usingchorus as an instrument of the orchestra, adding a special reverence and poignancy to the simple melody. Arranger Paul Lavender brings us this edition for the concert band stage.

Hymn to the Fallen : For Concert Band with Optional Chorus

Steven Spielberg's twenty year association with John Williams has produced yet another powerful cinematic achievement, this time a gripping, realistic view of the horrors of WW II. Williams' score includes this simple hymn, usingchorus as an instrument of the orchestra, adding a special reverence and poignancy to the simple melody. Arranger Paul Lavender brings us this edition for the concert band stage.

Vocal Works with Orchestra

G. Henle Publishers bundles all of Beethoven’s vocal works with orchestra in one complete package that will make the hearts of singers beat faster. From the two masses and Beethoven’s only oratorio, to his popular Choral Fantasy and setting of Goethe’s “Meeres Stille und Glückliche Fahrt”, to “Ah perfido!” and other solo arias, this slipcase provides an opportunity to study the entire range of Beethoven’s vocal art – at the highest level of quality of course. All of the study editions are based on the text from the Beethoven Complete Edition with footnotes that refer to interesting questions about the edition and performance. In concise prefaces, the editors give insight intothe current state of research regarding genesis and performance history. G. Henle Publishers bundles all of Beethoven’s vocal works with orchestra in one complete package that will make the hearts of singers beat faster. From the two masses and Beethoven’s only oratorio, to his popular Choral Fantasy and setting of Goethe’s “Meeres Stille und Glückliche Fahrt”, to “Ah perfido!” and other solo arias, this slipcase provides an opportunity to study the entire range of Beethoven’s vocal art – at the highest level of quality of course. All of the study editions are based on the text from the Beethoven Complete Edition with footnotes that refer to interesting questions about the edition and performance. In concise prefaces, the editors give insight intothe current state of research regarding genesis and performance history.

The Pianist's Guide to Historic Improvisation

John Mortensen's The Pianist's Guide to Historic Improvisation is a course-tested pedagogical method for learning to improvise, providing intermediate-level pianists with a path to mastery of the improvisational techniques of the 17th and 18th centuries.

A Tribute to Harry James

Prior to the second world war Harry James was a ‘name’. In 1939 this trumpet player/composer founded his own orchestra with which he undertook a series of successful tours. Naohiro Iwai wrote this solo for trumpet with wind band accompaniment as an ode to Harry James, making use of the golden oldies Sleepy Lagoon and Ciribiribin.

Salute to American Jazz

The master of jazz arranging, Sammy Nestico, pays tribute to America's most notable art form with this montage for concert band. Four distinct styles in the history of American jazz are represented with Dizzy Gillespie's Nightin Tunisia, W. C. Handy's St. Louis Blues, Duke Ellington's It Don't Mean a Thing, and Weather Report's Birdland. Treat your players to some of the greatest music of the jazz era.

Chamber Music with String Instruments

Chamber music lovers will be thrilled about this special offer: Beethoven’s complete music for string instruments and mixed wind/string ensembles is now available in a slipcase with 13 study editions. The collection spans from small occasional pieces for string duos, to that central genre for Beethoven, the string quartet, with the immeasurable, boundless Grosse Fuge op. 133, to the famous early Septet op. 20, one of the most popular works for larger chamber ensemble. All study editions follow the musical text from the Beethoven Complete Edition and contain an informative preface and a short Critical Report with information on the sources and the most important readings foreach work.  

Downtown Divertimento : for wind orchestra

The inspiration for Downtown Divertimento comes from Johan de Meijs daily wanderings in Chelsea, in lower Manhattan. The day begins with a leisurely walk to Madison Square Park with his dog Alice. They visit the dog run where she meets up withother city canines. On the way back they have a moment of reflection looking at the nearby Flatiron Building, the striking triangular city landmark. Johan goes for a run later in the day. His jogging shoes naturally head for The Highline, anabandoned railway viaduct that was transformed into a lushly landscaped National Park. He absorbs the spectacular views of the Hudson River and the majestic New York skyline as if seeing them for the first time.The movements are:1) Dog Play (at Madison Square Park)2) Flatiron Reverie3) Hitting the Highline

Flight: DUC325 Concert Ukulele (With Bag)

FLIGHT DUC325 is a lovely concert ukulele with a tone that is both punchy and warm, thanks to the unique combination of a spruce solid top and zebrawood body. Featuring an arched back and a built-in pickup, you will be amazed at the massive sound this ukulele will give you, for years to come.    

Dances with Wolves

Along with John Williams, John Barry is probably one of today's greatest composer's of film scores. Dances with Wolves was one of his best with the music reflecting the truly panoramic nature of this Kevin Costner epic.

Music and Social Justice : A Guide for Elementary Educators

In this book author Cathy Benedict offers practical suggestions to help elementary and middle school teachers and students think critically about the world around them, by engaging with themes such as friendship, racism, poverty,religion, and class.

Mahalo Java Series Concert Electro Ukulele - Trans Brown With Padded Bag & Shoulder Straps

ELECTRIC ACOUSTIC MODEL Expert craftsmen have hand selected Indonesia’s finest tone woods to bring you the Mahalo Java Series. Exotic nato bodies are carefully crafted with unique tone enhancing features and matched with mahogany necks and teak fingerboards to reproduce outstanding tonal quality and projection. A distinctive, high quality see-through finish is applied to every Mahalo Java Series ukulele to reveal the inherent beauty and quality of the natural tone woods and enhance every musical nuance. Mahalo Java Series ukuleles feature an arched back and Graph Tech NuBone XB bridge saddles to increase projection and bass response. Aquila Super Nylgut strings are fitted to produce a fuller, louder and more balanced sound, rich in tonal harmonics. ELECTRIC ACOUSTIC MODEL. Equipped with stage ready under-saddle pickup and MVT2 on-board preamp system with built-in LCD tuner. Just plug in for a great sounding amplified performance! You’ll be amazed at the quality and performance of the Mahalo Java Series - Play one today! SPECIFICATIONS: BODY: Nato with Arched Back NECK: Mahogany HEADSTOCK: Slotted FINGERBOARD: Teak BRIDGE: Teak FRETS: 16, Nickel MACHINE HEADS: Waverly Style, Gold Plated STRINGS: Aquila Super Nylgut SADDLE: Graph Tech NuBone XB NUT: ABS, White SCALE LENGTH: Concert - 379mm FINISH: Matt ELECTRONICS: MAHALO MVT2 On-board Preamp with Tuner WITH HEAVY DUTY CARRY BAG WITH SHOULDER STRAP

Creative Music Making at Your Fingertips: : A Mobile Technology Guide for Music Educators

This practical guide for music educators collects tried-and-true strategies for effectively using iPads, smartphones, and different apps in music classrooms from kindergarten through college to support students' creativeengagement with music and help them realize their musical potential.

TWELVE TO REMEMBER, TWELVE TO COME

TWELVE TO REMEMBER, TWELVE TO COME

How to Train Your Dragon

Composed by John Powell, the exciting and emotionally powerful music from the film How to Train Your Dragon has taken on a life of its own, featuring magnificent adventure themes along with hints of Celtic influences.

Move to the Groove

In this three-part piece, Peter Kleine Schaars uses the initials of the German concert band association otherwise known as the Bund Deutscher Blasmusikverbände (BDB). With ‘B’ equating to a B flat, various themes based on this sequence of notes follow one another: a funky fanfare, a comical waltz and a soulful set in a Mowtown style. With this much variety your audience will soon be in the groove!

Salute to Richard Rodgers

Best-known for his innovations in musical theatre, celebrated American composer Richard Rodgers would have been 100 years old in the year 2002. To celebrate his centennial, this adventurous work includes a varied cross-section ofhis compositions from the collaborations with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II to his Emmy award-winning film score Victory At Sea. Includes: Song of the High Seas, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, Bewitched, The Carousel Waltzand Climb Ev'ry Mountain. A marvelous tribute to one of the masters of melody.

Teaching Music To Students With Autism

Palle Mikkelborg: Going To Pieces Without Falling apart (Score)

Palle MikkelborgGOING TO PIECES WITHOUT FALLING APART2002for violin, harpe og strygereTilegnet Elise Båtnes og Helen DaviesForord l ProgramnoteEn solful d morgentur i Melbourne bragte mig forbi en boghandel der specialiserede sig i "spiritualbooks", og i vinduet faldt mine øjne på et citat som øjeblikkeligt ramte mig følelsesmæssigtstærkt- og jeg følte at jeg havde fundet titlen på den komposition jeg på tankeplan allerede vari gang med. Citatet lød:"going to pieces ... without falling apart"Tre temaer og relaterede skalaer, baseret på henholdsvis Elise Båtnes', Helen Davies' og BergenKammerensembles navne, har været afgørende for dele af tonesproget, og forekommer både ielose-up og mere douche i kompositionens syv hovedafsnit.Det barnlige, det enkle, det her-og-nu naive, det umiddelbare, kom til at spille en vigtig rolleunder arbejdet. Ikke fordi selve mit tonesprog er særligt meget anderledes end ellers (hvordanskulle det også kunne blive det?), men formuleringen: at go to pieces fik mig til at tænke på "atblive som barn på ny", atter at være u-bange, at turde tro på det enkle.Udover denne- i bedste betydning- enkle inspiration er ønsket at kompositionens kurve kanopleves som en mulig "meditiations-rejse"; i starten en tro på egen ro, langsomt breder uroensig, og i lystfulde glimt ser man sig selv "danse" en rituel dans, med åndehuller her og der; ogfristelsen til at rive forhænget væk og go to pieces, og angsten for måske at miste sig selv undervejs,breder sig. Dog, til sidst erkender man at det var rejsen værd, og at man heller ikke denne gangfaldt apart, men kan se frem mod atter at vise livet sin respekt ved spirituelt fuldstændigt at givesig hen, dog vel vidende at livet merciless & merciful, med kærlig hånd villade dig"go to pieces ... without falling apart"Men selvklart er mit egentlige ønske: at man blot lader musikken leve sit eget ordløse liv - atlytteren har sin egen rejse.Palle Mikkelborg

Wings to Fly : Overture for Young People

This piece was composed for the youth wind band at the Marienschule in Saarbrücken, Germany. The title praises the importance of an education emphasizing freedom, responsibility and getting to know and accepting one’s limitations in order to become a well-educated and good-hearted citizen. During the piece, the composer refers to aspects of a typical school-age experience, such as friendship, disappointments, challenges, values and goals. The point is that education gives us all ‘Wings to fly’. This is a noble piece, full of variety, with nice sections for all instrumental groups.This piece was composed for the youth wind band at the Marienschule in Saarbrücken, Germany. The title praises the importance of an education emphasizing freedom, responsibility and getting to know and accepting one’s limitations in order to become a well-educated and good-hearted citizen. During the piece, the composer refers to aspects of a typical school-age experience, such as friendship, disappointments, challenges, values and goals. The point is that education gives us all ‘Wings to fly’. This is a noble piece, full of variety, with nice sections for all instrumental groups.

Fly Me To The Moon : (In Other Words)

This famous evergreen, performed by Frank Sinatra and many others, is now arranged with lovely solos for trumpet and flute. After an ‘authentic’ opening, Bart Howard allows the arrangement to glide into a bossa nova.

A Salute to Richard Rodgers

Best-known for his innovations in musical theater, celebrated American composer Richard Rodgers would have been 100 years old in the year 2002. This adventurous work includes a varied cross-section of his compositions from thecollaborations with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II to his Emmy award-winning film score Victory At Sea. Includes: Song of the High Seas, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, Bewitched, The Carousel Waltz and Climb Ev'ry Mountain. Amarvelous tribute to one of the masters of melody.