Edward Bunting (1773–1843) the first systematic collector of Irish folksongs was educated as an organ and piano player in Belfast. His life's work fell upon him at nineteen years old when he was commissioned as a scribe to notate performances at a gathering of traditional harp players in Belfast in July 1792. He was so inspired by the music that aided by some of the harpers he embarked immediately upon travels around northwest Ireland to collect some of the old songs already close to disappearing. He published his first collection of Irish music four years later. In that volume and two later ones he published almost 300 airs—some of them according to tradition datingas far back as the tenth century—and practically single-handedly rescued his country's ancient music from oblivion. The present collection the last of Bunting's three such gatherings contains 151 Irish airs arranged for piano with the Irish names of the airs their authors and (where known) their dates of composition. Hard to find elsewhere this is an indispensable book not only for students or lovers of Irish music but also for students of general music history.Reprint of the Hodges and Smith Dublin 1840 edition.

Three Quintets for Percussion-Three easy pieces for five percussionists scored for tambourine bongos cowbell triangle vibraslap temple blocks and drum kit.

Full Score editon of Peter Sculthorpe's Concerto For Piano a wonderful piece full of fascinating sounds and a sure sense of drama.

Le Papillon qui tapait du pied- The Butterfly that Stamped is a story from the anthology Just So Stories written by Rudyard Kipling for his daughter who suffered constant bad health. The book inspired composer Maxim Aulio to compose this work which is in a French impressionistic style. The piece opens with a beautiful palace surrounded by the impressive gardens of King Solomon. It is in these gardens that the baritone saxophone makes its appearance representing King Solomon himself the flute representing the butterfly couple the clarinet representing Queen Balkis and the trumpet the djin.

Rob Goorhuis schreef de compositie Amsterdam voor Amsterdam Brass in 2002. Het werk beleefde haar premi?re in 2003 in een uitvoering van de opdrachtgever. De componist zelf Amsterdammer van geboorte heeft in dit werk zijn herinneringen aan de toen ook al bruisende stad muzikaal verwerkt in een combinatie met het heden. De geluiden van de stad zoals Goorhuis die in de 50-er jaren hoorde zijn al dan niet abstract weergegeven in Amsterdam. Amsterdam bestaat uit drie in elkaar overgaande delen. Het eerste deel (Allegro Moderato) beschrijft de grote drukte in de Nederlandse hoofdstad die altijd leeft beweegt zindert en schijnbaar nooit 'slaapt'. Devoortdurende zestiende beweging in de diverse instrumenten benadrukken die immer aanwezige drukte in de stad die in de volksmond bekend staat als 'Mokum'. Zelfs de klanken van een Amsterdams draaiorgel zijn goed hoorbaar in dit eerste gedeelte. De karavaan vuilnisauto's die elke ochtend om 5 uur door de straat van de nog jonge Rob Goorhuis reed is een hoorbare herinnering aan vervlogen tijden. Het tweede deel brengt ons in het Vondelpark aan de rand van het centrum. Het thema wordt voorgesteld door de bugel en voert via variaties op dit thema in diverse andere instrumenten naar een drukker gedeelte van het stadspark om vervolgens weer kort terug te keren naar de oase van rust. Het tempo en de begeleidende beweging zijn bepalend voor het bijzondere karakter van dit middendeel. Het derde deel zet ons weer met beide benen in het bruisende hart van de stad. De euphonium introduceert het grillige thema met karakteristieke toonladderfiguren en kwartsprongen dat in de verschillende stemmen canonisch wordt verwerkt. Halverwege duikt onopvallend het thema van het middendeel weer op dat steeds opvallender naar voren komt resulterend in een verrassend slot. Verplicht werk Nederlandse Brassband Kampioenschappen 2004 - 1e divisie.

The Tallowmere Annual is a unique collection of words sound and ink paintings by musician and artist Keaton Henson. This hardback special limited edition mixed-media book tells the fragmented story of a town that never existed Tallowmere seemingly empty showing only outlines of living things words once spoken and the sounds of distant mourning. The first of its kind the book’s front cover holds an MP3 pack embedded with an audio jack for headphones and sound controls. Readers can plug in and listen to a recorded score created specially by Keaton as an accompaniment to reading the book and viewing the artwork. Visit www.welcometotallowmere.com for moreinformation.Detailed Specification: Cover: Cased edition with scuff proof matt lamination 4-colour with spot UV front and back. Insides: End papers: black 140gsm uncoated wood-free paper 128 pages 157 gsm matt art paper in sewn sections Original artworks created by Keaton: India ink on paper. Black and white striped head and tail bands. Battery pack features: Embedded in cardboard panel on front inside cover 3x AAA batteries supplied with each pack removable batteries On/off switch Audio playback features: Audio chip has play/stop button and volume controls audio lasts for approx. 20 mins audio jack to be inserted centrally into the bottom of the cased cover. The Tallowmere Annual is a unique collection of words sound and ink paintings by musician and artist Keaton Henson. This hardback special limited edition mixed-media book tells the fragmented story of a town that never existed Tallowmere seemingly empty showing only outlines of living things words once spoken and the sounds of distant mourning. The first of its kind the book’s front cover holds an MP3 pack embedded with an audio jack for headphones and sound controls. Readers can plug in and listen to a recorded score created specially by Keaton as an accompaniment to reading the book and viewing the artwork. Visit www.welcometotallowmere.com for moreinformation.

Judith Strickland offers musical adventures in this latest early intermediate collection entitled All Aboard! From titles such as Rush Hour Taxi Grand Canyon Mule Ride and Hot Air Balloon students will be taken on a wide array of musical adventures through these descriptive solos. Judith Strickland offers musical adventures in this latest early intermediate collection entitled All Aboard! From titles such as Rush Hour Taxi Grand Canyon Mule Ride and Hot Air Balloon students will be taken on a wide array of musical adventures through these descriptive solos.

The title and scope is not new but the message and the desire of the composer is clear. It is mainly that music can solve problems and can plead for peace in the whole world. Musically Peace for the World is a brief opening work with a fanfare-like opening followed by a melodious middle part and a end that refers to the opening.

The Phillip Keveren Series-Phillip Keveren takes a chance on ABBA with these 15 arrangements in classical piano style. Songs include: Dancing Queen Fernando Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) Mamma Mia Money Money Money S.O.S. Take a Chance on Me Thank You for the Music Waterloo and more. In this volume multi-talented Keyboard artist and composer Phillip Keveren has arranged 15 hit songs from the Swedish pop group ABBA in a classical style for Piano. With Keyboards playing a prominent role in many of these recordings [ABBA's] songs are a delight to arrange for solo Piano. Various styles of classical literature inspire all of these settings. 'The Winner Takes It All' and 'Fernando' mine the Romantic style of classical Piano literature while 'Chiquitita' uses a Bach two-part invention as a springboard. - Phillip Keveren The Phillip Keveren Series: Abba For ClassicalPiano includes the songs S.O.S . I Have A Dream Mamma Mia Super Trouper Take A Chance On Me Waterloo Thank You For The Music and more.

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from Wicked-Now available in an expressive unaccompanied setting this ballad from the musical Wicked takes on deep and emotional meaning with solo vocal lines and the full range of the choir. A powerful reminder of the importance of the friends in our lives.

The Vineyard praise chorus Hosanna has been adapted into a compelling arrangement for choir and optional brass by top arranger Lloyd Larson. An ideal anthem for Palm Sunday this powerful setting will heighten your worship experience. Performance Time: Approx. 2:45.Available separately: SATB. Instrumental ePak and BonusTrax also available.

This programmatic piece tells the biblical story of the fall of Jericho. The music paints a vivid picture of the procession of armed men and seven priests marching around the city for seven days before blowing their trumpets and to the cheers of the crowds watching as the walls came tumbling down. A dazzling opening work for any concert.

Pull out all the stops in this wonderful swinging Big Bigger ... Can be played in all tempi and is therefore always surprising.

The classic Christmas favourite is given a fantastic swinging makeover in this arrangement by leading Japanese arranger Naohiro Iwai. Your players will absolutely love performing this work that is definitely NOT that same old Christmas arrangement.

for Four Clarinets and Percussion-Dedicated to the first worldwide hit in 5/4 - Take Five Gimme Five! uses a rhythm that is identical to the classic jazz hit. It also reflects the semi-modal approached used by saxophonist Paul Desmond when he performed one of the few jazz melodies that is instantly recognisable. This swinging piece will bring back memories of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and will be extremely popular with both players and audiences.

Three memorable songs from legendary shows are combined in this splashy new medley from Paul Murtha. Your band will enjoy the classic showbiz style of these energy-charged stage tunes. Includes: Luck Be A Lady (Guys and Dolls) Mame and Cabaret.

For 2 horns plus rhythm.

The Odyssee tells the story of Odysseus the undaunted hero. In times long ago the blind poet Homer wrote this famous epic. The Odyssey follows the Iliad the story of the bloody war between the Greek and the Trojans. This battle endsafter ten years thanks to the Odysseys famous trick. the Trojan Horse. The Odyssey is not a war epic but a story about perseverance loyalty adventure and the survival instinct of its ingenious hero. In The Odyssey Homer describes howOdysseus the king of Ithaca had to endure another ten years of affliction after the ten years of war in Troy before he could finally return to his home land. During those years his wife Penelope had to try and keep her many admirers away.These men not only wanted het hand but also the kingship. To prove her husbands worth she played a trick: As soon as I have finished weaving this shroud for my father-in-law Laertes I will choose one of you to become my husband she promisedthem. But during the night she secretly loosened what she had woven during the day prolonging the time until Odysseus would finally return. After twenty long years when he finally stood at the door she wondered: Is this really my husband? Ishe an imposter? Cunningly she asked him to move the bed because only she and her husband know that the bed was immovable and was build around an old three trunk! Odysseus was deeply moved: this really was his wife his Penelope! Nearly threethousands years later the loyalty and strength of this character and all the dangerous adventures that Odysseus survived thanks to courage and intelligence still moves us today. Odyssee by Jan Bosveld is not just an adventure story butrather a characteristic piece in which memories of Homers story can be heard. The composition opens with a firm stirring theme describing our hero Odysseus in detail: This man is not to be taken lightly. The further development of thisshort introduction completes this character sketch: trustworthy perseverant and a genius. After that we can picture Odysseus on the lonely beach of Ogygia. Do the trumpets depict his memories of the war of Troy? Does he think of his wife as werecognise the weaving loom of Penelope in the murmuring eighth? In the solemn plaintive part that follows we can imagine Penelope feeling lonely sitting in the womens room with her servants.One of the girls plays the harp but that does notclear the sombre atmosphere. Then we can imagine seeing the sorceress Circe who changed Odysseus men into swine. After she gives a simple magic sign something follows that reminds us of the sound of pigs grunting. Then the Odysseus theme resounds:the hero comes to savi his comrades. Assisted by Hermes he forces Circe to lift the spell. The piece ends the same way as it began with an animated theme: Odysseus is still the same undefeated and not to be taken lighty!

for trumpet and piano (or organ)