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A light ballad in a Latin style, the bass clarinet solo part may also be played by tenor saxophone. The principal difficulties will be with some advanced range requirements for bass clarinet. Rio de l...

The spoken word is an excellent tool for teaching rhythm. Combined with an easily mastered musical vocabulary, it can lead a group to an excellent performance now and in the future. Alligator Stomp by...

The opera "II Guarany" was produced with great success at La Scala in Milan on March 17, 1870. Giuseppe Verdi wrote that the opera was the work of a "true musical genius." Although the style and libre...

Funiculi, Funicula by Luigi Denza is one of the most famous of all Italian street songs. In this arrangement for band, Philip J. Lang has recreated the driving festival spirit with exciting coloration...

For high voice and piano. A Masters Music reprint edition. Contents: A Coronal; Passing Dreams; A Land of Silence; and In Spring.

Johannes Brahms was not a religious man in the usual sense of the term, so it should be of no surprise that when he wrote the German Requiem; it did not follow the prescribed five movement form of the...

American composer and band director John Joseph Morrissey (1906-1993) served as an officer in the music branch of the U.S. Army Special Services during World War II before beginning a long career as h...

Troldhaugen, or "knoll of the trolls," was the name given to the villa where Grieg lived from 1885 until his death. This work began as a piano piece intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his...

While best known for his operas, Gioachina Rossini (1792-1868) did compose other music, among which is the large collection, PÉCHÉS DE VIEILLESSE ("SINS OF OLD AGE"). Composed of 150 vocal,...

This exciting work for brass choir (German title: DER STREIT ZWISCHEN DAVID UN GOLIATH) tells the Biblical tale of David and Goliath in eight compositions. Approx. performance time 14 minutes.

This concert suite includes five movements, each characterizing musically the mood or feeling generated from William Shakespeare's OTHELLO and prefaced by a quote from the text itself. Resulting from...

Composed in 1955. Selections: While by my Sheep; In Dulci Jubilo; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; I Saw Three Ships; From Heaven High I Come to You; We Three Kings of Orient are; and March of the Kings....

Aleksandr Borodin (1833-1887) composed his Petite Suite for piano between 1880 and 1885. This selection of three pieces from the suite has been edited and arranged by Herbert Withers. Movements includ...

The final work of Ernest Bloch's Jewish Cycle, "Schelomo" (Hebrew for "Solomon") features the cello acting as the voice of King Solomon. The liturgical character of this work requires the distinction...

This is the first of Debussy's three sonatas for cello. Composed in three movements of varying styles, this beautiful and interesting piece became one of the most performed cello sonatas of the 20th c...

The guiding principle of this edition by Janos Starker is to provide suggestions led by musical considerations based on the underlying rules of string playing. It is hoped that this edition will encou...

Kodaly's Sonata for Cello is among the most significant pieces in the cello repertoire. The suggested bowings and fingerings in this edition are the result of over six decades of performances, some of...

Brahms famously described this piece as "certainly not difficult to play", and while easier than some of his other very challenging works, it is still a quality performance piece. The SONATA NO 1 is w...

From Janos Starker: DON QUIXOTE by Richard Strauss is based on Cervantes's saga of the adventures of the Don, and is one of our major cello works. When I first performed it with Fritz Reiner and the C...

This book is devoted to selections from Béla Bartók's transcriptions of 809 Romanian instrumental melodies. It is a student/teacher book, an entertainment for cello enthusiasts, and a romp for any two...

This duet of unusual instrumentation was written for the composer's sister-in-law and husband. Based upon the popular hymn tune (also known as "Dix") of the same name, the work presents four subtle va...

A gorgeous rock ballad for solo oboe, orchestra and jazz rhythm section, Thoughts on an August Day is the perfect addition to any summer pops concert. Feature your oboe player in this tender interlude...

A full-out gallop from start to finish, The Race Horse is a thrilling moto perpetuo that will have the audience riveted by its driving rhythmic energy and cinematic style! Includes clarinet parts in A...

The PUCCINI REDISCOVERED series, performing editions edited and annotated by Michael Kaye, are based on the most authentic sources, many of which have not been considered in other editions on this wid...