Finding Middle Ground

Tools for Success in Middle-Level Choir

Nathan Dame

BriLee Music

BLB027 - $32.99

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Through the expertise of outstanding middle-level choral directors and practical research, Finding Middle Ground offers choral music educators tried-and-true warm-ups, rehearsal techniques, recruitment and retention strategies, and repertoire selections catering to the specific needs of middle school treble, tenor-bass, and mixed choirs.Those who teach adolescents know the only constant is change and that practically nothing is immune to it. Students and schools are changing rapidly, leaving choral directors searching for solutions to adapt choral programs accordingly. Finding Middle Ground with your students and within your choral program can be the key not only to surviving, but thriving!

Riverglass

Blake Buehler

Alias Press

Flute, Clarinet in Bb, Violin, Cello, Piano, Percussion

494-03279 - $28.99

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Lauded as “...a fast, exciting new work; the perfect concert closer,” “Riverglass" captures the energy of sunlight dancing on fast-moving water. Inspired by the aftermath of a flood, it evokes a sense of fluid motion and renewal. As the waters recede after a torrential flood, the sun’s rays reflect off fragments of scattered glass casting a dazzling array of light and color across the ground and trees. This vivid scene is the inspiration for “Riverglass," a musical journey that mirrors the beauty of light and water. 

Actin' Joe Cool

Chris Prather

Alias Press

Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Percussion 4, Percussion 5

494-03288 - $24.99

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"Actin' Joe Cool" channels bold attitude and theatrical flair, bringing to life the swagger of confidence that shines in performance. With dynamic shifts between unpitched percussion and shared marimba acrobatics, this piece exudes a cheeky energy that’s as entertaining as it is audacious.

A Samba for Sam

David Campo

Alias Press

Flute, Bassoon, Percussion 1, Percussion 2

494-03269 - $22.99

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Evoking the sun-drenched Caribbean through playful melodies for flute, alto flute, piccolo and bassoon, and with driving rhythms performed on traditional Central and South American percussion instruments, A Samba for Sam invites the listener to conjure up images of cerulean sky, azure water, and golden sand. While requiring virtuosic technique and serious musicianship for the players, A Samba for Sam is unrelentingly happy and doesn't take itself too seriously. 

Adiel's Story

A Sonata for Trumpet and Piano

David Campo

Alias Press

Trumpet in Bb, Piano

494-03268 - $20.99

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Experience the power of resilience and renewal in Adiel’s Story. This moving sonata, inspired by Adiel Nájera’s fight to overcome a life-altering stroke, captures his journey from uncertainty to triumph. Each movement echoes his struggle, perseverance, and ultimate return to music, with rich harmonies and the evocative tones of the trumpet and flugelhorn. More than a composition, it’s a tribute to Adiel’s strength and the love of his family—a celebration of hope and the unbreakable human spirit.

Awaken!

Paul Rudy

Alias Press

Trombone, Piano

494-03289 - $20.99

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"Awaken!" is a powerful musical exploration of growth, resilience, and self-discovery. Commissioned by the University of Missouri, this piece charts the journey of confronting shadows and integrating life lessons, and inviting listeners to awaken their fullest potential.

The 39th City

Paul Rudy

Alias Press

Flute, Piano

494-03290 - $17.99

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"The 39th City" invites listeners on a transformative journey inspired by Human Design and the Gene Keys. Through rich, evocative music, it explores a personal quest for freedom and fulfillment, weaving a sonic map to the "house of freedom" where intuition and surrender hold the keys to a life of ease and authenticity.

Imaginary Folksongs

Stephen Lias

Alias Press

Flute, Piano

494-03286 - $22.99

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Adapted from the popular saxophone version, this engaging set of six short pieces runs the gamut from virtuosic to melancholy to humorous.  With a little beat-boxing thrown in, this is sure to be an audience pleaser.  

Hear My Prayer

Sacred Music for Prayer and Contemplation

Various
arr. Elisabeth Parry, John Alley

Aurea Capra Editions

Flute, Piano

494-03281 - $29.99

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A collection of meditative sacred music for prayer and contemplation arranged for flute and piano (or organ). These beautiful arrangements are ideal for moments of contemplation and reflection during church services, weddings and funerals, or simply as quiet concert pieces. Includes music by Mendelssohn, Bach, Handel, Massenet, Purcell, Mozart and Bohm.Recorded piano accompaniments by John Alley available to download atwww.aureacapra.com

Rejoice Greatly

Sacred Music for Prayer and Contemplation

Various
arr. Elisabeth Parry, John Alley

Aurea Capra Editions

Flute, Piano

494-03280 - $29.99

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A collection of joyful sacred music for praise and celebration arranged for flute and piano (or organ). Includes works by Bach, Handel and Mozart, as well as lesser known pieces by Buxtehude and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. These beautiful arrangements are ideal for weddings, worship, church celebrations, or simply as uplifting concert pieces.

Equator Loops

Stuart Greenbaum

Promethean Editions

Piano

PE053 - $20.00

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Equator Loops is based on a simple melodic idea that expands and contracts step-wise in a “mirror image” of itself around the note D in the very centre of the piano keyboard. Development is strictly organic – this single idea is used exclusively throughout the piece – and progresses in “waves” of fluctuating intensity. The composer’s decision to limit himself to such minimal germinal material lends the piece a hypnotic, even obsessive, feeling; interest is focused on the development of a demisemiquaver rhythmic motive and gradual expansion of the music into wider registers.

Three Optical Allusions

Stuart Greenbaum

Promethean Editions

Piano

PE052 - $20.00

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In each of these three pieces there is a constant element in the form of a musical fragment whose repetition permeates the whole. The effect is the suspension of sound in time, and the performer needs patience in playing this music, as one never moves far from home. A perfect piece for the advanced student performer wishing to expand their repertoire of Australian classics.

Il Signor Bruschino

Gioachino Rossini
arr. Melanie Thorne

Sempre Music

Piccolo 1, Piccolo 2, Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3, Flute 4, Alto Flute 1, Alto Flute 2, Bass Flute 1, Bass Flute 2, Contrabass Flute

SM-F90G - $37.00

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This overture if from an early opera by Rossini.  It is typical of Rossini’s lighthearted, yet energetic style.  The original was forward-looking with the instruction for the Second Violins to tap their bows on their music stands.  In this arrangement, the tapping is replaced with ‘key taps’.

Sonnerie de Ste Geneviève du Mont de Paris

Marin Marais
arr. Melanie Thorne

Sempre Music

Clarinet in Eb, Clarinet in Bb 1, Clarinet in Bb 2, Clarinet in Bb 3, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Sopranino Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone 1, Soprano Saxophone 2, Alto Saxophone 1, Alto Saxophone 2, Tenor Saxophone 1, Tenor Saxophone 2, Baritone Saxophone, Contra-alto Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, Bass Saxophone

SM-MW91H - $40.00

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‘The Bells of Sainte-Genevieve du Mont de Paris’ is a work by Marin Marais written in 1723, originally for viol, violin and harpsichord with basso continuo.  The original is written as a passacaglia or chaconne.  This arrangement for clarinet/saxophone choir is a slightly shortened version of the original with rhythmic and melodic interest in all parts.  Considering this work is nearly 300 years old, this ensemble gives the music a surprisingly contemporary sound.

After the Sun

Melanie Thorne

Sempre Music

Clarinet in Eb, Clarinet in Bb 1, Clarinet in Bb 2, Clarinet in Bb 3, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Sopranino Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone 1, Soprano Saxophone 2, Alto Saxophone 1, Alto Saxophone 2, Tenor Saxophone 1, Tenor Saxophone 2, Baritone Saxophone, Contra-alto Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, Bass Saxophone

SM-MW90H - $40.00

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After the Sun is a tango-based composition that really explores the sonorities of this ensemble.  The opening replicates the sound of castanets and heel clicks, anticipating the energetic tango that will take place.  The driving rhythms are infectious and combined with contemporary, yet accessible, harmonies, this piece should provide a satisfying structure to the end.

Jazz Zone – Saxophone

An introduction to jazz improvisation for saxophone

James Rae

Universal Edition

Tenor Saxophone

UE038780 - $27.95

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In writing this book James Rae has drawn upon his extensive performing and teaching experience and presents, in an accessible and straightforward manner, a "way in" to the somewhat daunting area for the aspiring jazz musician - that of improvisation.Using the online audios, the player will feel immediately supported and in the right harmonic and stylistic environment for taking those first steps. Musical examples with the rhythm section backing of professional jazz musicians will help steer the player into the more liberated world of improvisation.

Play it Cool – Trumpet

James Rae

Universal Edition

Trumpet

UE038796 - $28.50

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Designed for the trumpet beginner, this sheet music collection of ten performing pieces provides stimulating performance material in various styles (Swing, Funk, Reggae, Blues and Latin) at the easies possible level. The accompaniments (piano or online audio) provide a solid backing and encourage the soloist to play with energy and enthusiasm and in the right style. Each piece is recorded with a professional soloist for listening and learning and is followed by a minus-one track for playing along. In combination with other books available for saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet, viola and violin, Play it Cool makes excellent elementary ensemble material.

Groove Trumpet

Manuel Hilleke

Universal Edition

Trumpet, Trumpet 2

UE038803 - $27.95

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Our author Manuel Hilleke has compiled eleven groove-based original compositions and arrangements for professional section and solo playing. Based on simple song forms, you can try yourself in different styles such as jazz, funk, rock 'n' roll, reggae and so on. Valuable playing guides, graphical instructions for phrasing and articulation as well as exercises for improvisation support you in doing so.The enclosed MP3-CD provides the authentic band experience. It was recorded live by professional studio musicians and contain a full version of each piece with trumpets, trombones, saxophones, sousaphon and drums. First, get inspiration from the full version. After that, play the solo to the play along!This edition is extremely versatile: as a complement for one-to-one and group teaching, for individual study, for performances, or just for the fun of it.

O Holy Father Nicholas

for mixed choir a cappella

Arvo Pärt

Universal Edition

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

UE038114 - $17.95

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O Holy Father Nicholas was commissioned by Nektarios S. Antoniou for The Schola Cantorum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in honor of the rededication of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at Ground Zero, New York.First performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 31st and on November 1st, 2021 by Artefact Ensemble, under the direction of Benedict Sheehan.

Grieg Favourites

Edvard Grieg
arr. Mike Cornick

Universal Edition

Piano 4 Hands

UE021847 - $24.95

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All these Grieg favourites, arranged by Mike Cornick will be very familiar to pianists but perhaps not in this guise. Mike has arranged them for one piano, four hands, the ubiquitous piano duet that was so popular decades ago in the days before gramophones. The selection starts with possibly Grieg’s best known work, the theme of the second movement of the Piano Concerto. The fame of that music was, of course, helped by Morecambe, Wise and Previn but you will find no “right notes … in the wrong order” in Mike’s masterly arrangement. The book also contains pieces from Peer Gynt, Lyric Pieces and Two Elegiac Melodies and will be great material for intermediate players to present at a festival or concert. If you enjoy these arrangements, look for Mike’s book Elgar "Favourites" (UE021779) for the same combination.

Sonate in Eb major

Op. 18

Richard Strauss

Universal Edition

Violin, Piano

UE038126 - $37.50

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Based on traditional sonata form, this expressive piece contains distinctive Straussian characteristics evident in his later symphonic settings and operas. Strauss appreciated this work very much and performed it often. The new attractive notation of this edition should be another incentive for every serious violinist to perform, as Strauss did himself, this most beautiful early work. Based on the text of the Critical Edition (Richard Strauss Works). Based on traditional sonata form, this expressive piece contains distinctive Straussian characteristics evident in his later symphonic settings and operas.Strauss was very fond of this work and performed it regularly. This new edition should be another incentivefor violinist’s to perform this most beautiful early work. Based on the text of the Critical Edition (Richard Strauss Works).

Zwei Lieder

nach Texten von A.F.v. Schack

Richard Strauss

Universal Edition

Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto 1, Alto 2, Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Bass 1, Bass 2

UE036724 - $16.50

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The songs based on texts by Adolf Friedrich von Schack were published for the first time in the years 1886–1888. The composition dates are not known. In op. nos. 15, 17 and 19, almost all of the texts used by Strauss were written by Schack; he only interpolated the Michelangelo madrigal in op. 15.Strauss dedicated the song Heimkehr to his aunt Johanna Pschorr, an alto.The song Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten conceives love as fulfilled togetherness: when two people find each other through love...

Play-Alongs for Flute

Selected pieces from Bach to Satie

Various
ed. Barbara Gisler-Haase

Universal Edition

Flute, Piano

UE038804 - $28.50

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Play Alongs for Flute - selected pieces from Bach to Satie - provides the opportunity to play well-known pieces from the Baroque to the Romantic era with accompaniments on the online audio, each presented as a performance to listen to followed by a version to play along to, as well as original pieces from the flautist's repertoire. There are also arrangements of famous works by Haydn, Amadeus Mozart, Schubert, Satie and many more. Live recordings of string instruments, flute piano and guitar will further encourage young musicians to play in ensembles.

Daybreak on Skeppsholmen

Victoria Borisova-Ollas

Universal Edition

Clarinet in Bb

UE038380 - $18.95

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You can feel the morning calm on Skeppsholmen, an island in Stockholm in this piece. In this solo for clarinet, Victoria Borisova-Ollas paints a picture of the district which reflects its charm in idyllic nature, beautiful views of the city and cultural life.This work exploits the full range of the instrument in flowing motifs, themes and detailed rhythms. Coupled with an intensive design our curiosity about the island is awakened. This contemporary composition makes use of traditional playing techniques that allow the instrument to shine with virtuosity.

Text as Source and Material

in Contemporary Music Theatre

ed. Christa Brüstle

Universal Edition

UE026865 - $41.95

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​Musical practice is permeated by valuation and judgment. Audiences judge performers and composers; performers dote on and honour certain works while disregarding others; composers respect audiences or despise them. How do such valuations come about? Why do some valuations prevail while others fade into oblivion? And which standards, if any, underlie them? Such matters must be explored ever anew, for established valuations lose credit just as fresh ones arise and spread. In 1968 Harald Kaufmann founded Studien zur Wertungsforschung, enlisting the resources of philosophical aesthetics for understanding questions such as these. Valuations, Kaufmann argued, are not mere opaque feelings lying outside the realm of reasoned dispute. Rather, valuations are amenable to and stand in need of reflection and argument. Human attitudes manifest a diversity of values. There may not be a single elevated stance - from which we are able to contemplate the entirety of musical values. On the other hand, abstaining from valuation, or pretending that valuation is beyond the realm of scholarly inquiry are no viable options for the study of music. To the contrary, inquiry into these subjects is a prerequisite for a full understanding of music.

Urtext Primo Volume 7

9 Compositrices de 3 Siècles | 9 Compositoras de 3 Siglos

Elisabetta Gambarini, Louise Farrenc, Lili Boulanger, Marianna von Martines, Francisca Gonzaga, Marie Jaëll, Mel Bonis, Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel

Wiener Urtext

Piano

UT052014 - $21.95

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The 7th volume in the Urtext Primo series features female composers across three centuries and includes Elisabetta Gambarini and Marianna von Martines (representing the 18th century), Louise Farrenc, Fanny Hensel, Clara Schumann, Francisca Gonzaga and Marie Jaëll (19th century) as well as Mel Bonis and Lili Boulanger (20th century). Already published is an edition in German and English, this new volume is in French and Spanish. It includes practice and playing tips, short biographies of the composers and tabular information on the level of difficulty.