from '3 Hymnes pour la Sainte Vierge' (SSCon chorus and organ)

Op. 39- Fernando Sor's Six Country Waltzes Op.39 for two Guitars as edited by Siegfried Behrend.

from The Four Noble Truths-The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. They concern themselves with Dukkha which has no exact translation but can mean suffering stress or sadness etc. Magga is The Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Dukkha - the Fourth Noble Truth - which gives us a description of eight disciplines which can help us eliminate the origins of stress from our lives.

A joyous Hymn and Dance- Viva La Music—A joyous Hymn and Dance— is a cheerful piece of some 3:20 in length. It is comprised of two parts: a festive hymn with a recurring theme and a dance in the style of a lively jig. Thanks to its melodic character its positive mood and its punchy wit Viva La Musica can equally serve as a short opening piece or as a finale. This work can even be played by a very small ensemble and due to its lyricism and simple structure it is especially suitable for youth wind band.The composer has dedicated Viva La Musica to the town of Fritzens in Tirol (Austria) and to its music guild.

For SATB String Bass and Snare Drum arranged by Bennett Williams.

John Vine's O Little One Sweet for 2-Part Choir.

SATB chorus

Quarter Military Band QMB 415-Symphonic Band (full score). Grundman C

This work by Spanish composer and conductor Teo Aparicio Barberán is a fantasy based on typical Spanish music. It starts with an exquisite seguidilla with a compelling rhythm and continues with a magnificent and exotic Andalusianromance . We are then treated to a dash of Fandango and the piece ends with a Mediterranean Copla . This is the perfect challenge for musicians who love Spanish music and style.

Band director and radio presenter Yutaka Nishida hails from Tokyo and is the Frank Renton of the Japanese brass band world. He presents a weekly two-hour music programme on the Japanese national radio station Digital Radio Musicbird. The programme is called The Bandwagon and the station commissioned Philip Sparke to compose a march which could be used as the theme tune. The result is this bright and breezy march in simple ABA form. A great lively item for any concert.

David Sanger' s Mass For The Parishes for SATB choir. Mass For The Parishes is intended for use in churches with varying resources. It may be used as a Unison congregational setting with or without Choir or as a Choir and Organ only setting. The Soprano part in the Gloria and Sanctus many be used as a descant above Unison singing. If the congregation is singing it should follow the top voice of the Organ part. A separate congregational copy is available (set of 20) ECS366CONG.

Fishermen Of England from The Rebel Maid by Montague Phillips . For SATB choir.

CCS 9-TTBB. Holst G

In completion of the first part (Hortus Musicus 50 now out of print) this second part to the ' Music To The Midsummer Night's Dream ' contains all the remaining four-part instrumental pieces from Henry Purcell 's opera 'The Fairy Queen' (1692). Similar to the pieces in the first part the composer wrote them for performance by Strings but they can also be played by Wind Instruments only (in particular wood-wind) or with string and wind instruments mixed and also with one or several instruments to a part. The pieces were put in such an order that they again present a small self-contained suite. The titles to the several numbers which arepartly mentioned more exactly in this book indicate their place in the above named opera by Purcell . They elucidate at the same time the character of the various pieces. Thus No.1 Air (Second Music) is originally a (second) introductory piece of music for the opera which still precedes the actual Overture. No.2 Jig No.5 Air and No.8 Air are instrumental postludes to the first fourth and second acts of the opera respectively whereas No.4 'Dance for the Followers of Night' No.6 'Dance for the Green Men' and No.7 'Monkeys' Dance' present a motley picture of the operatic construction which provided a great number of allegoric persons and figures. From a purely musical point of view this second part too of the ' Music To The Midsummer Night's Dream ' contains gems of old instrumental music. May this present book help to gain new friends for the noble art of the great Old-English composer.

A collection of Scott Joplin's three most popular rags—Maple Leaf Rag The Entertainer and Solace. Maurice Hinson has contributed his knowledge and expertise to create an edition that will help the pianist perform ragtime music in a stylistcially appropriate manner.

‘Late Night Music’ takes us right back to the sounds of the 1970’s with a great collection of fabulous megahits:‘In the Stone’ ‘Can you feel it’ ‘Relight my Fire’ and ‘I’m so excited’.This arrangement by Juri Briat provides a highly varied combination of powerful rock songs and swinging big-band sounds along with intimate romantic ballads for a blue-lit dance floor.

Nine Amen and Halleluja Movements- Between 1728 and 1747 Handel composed these nine two-part movements for soprano and instrumental bass. Though speculation exists the occasion for which the pieces were composed as well as the exact date of their composition remain unknown. The soprano sings short liturgical phrases such as “Amen” “Allelujah” “Alleluja amen” or “Amen alleluia”. The editor has supplied a text for the movement HWV 275 which until now has for reasons unknown been without text. The Amen and Hallelujah movements are in easy keys (using up to one sharp or two flats) and the modulations rarely move to harmonically distant tonal areas. Handel figured the bassline very detailed which playsmostly an accompanying supportive role imitating the voice in a few places. The vocal part is distinguished by the repetition of motives by repeated notes but also by short or extended coloratura. Presumably these movements were intended for use in teaching. Today these short movements of between 25 and 76 bars lend themselves well to use in church services. Based on the Urtext of the “Halle Handel Edition” Idiomatic realization of the continuo part

Jan Kubelik (1880-1940) is regarded as one of the most outstanding Czech Violin virtuosos. He studied Violin under Otakar Sevcik and composition under Josef Foerster Karel Knittl and Karel Stecker at the Prague Conservatory. After his studies he focused solely on his concert career. Kubelik made the Czech Violin tradition famous around the whole world and he was hailed as a new Paganini ( Paganini redivivus ). Nowadays his most played pieces are small compositions for Violin and Piano including this Minuet In An Old Style composed in 1930. They have been highly regarded for their perfect instrumental stylisation and the use ofpurely violinistic cantilena. 6 Violin concertos are set broadly rather like symphonies than concertos. Kubelik also composed Orchestral and Piano accompaniments for the works of Paganini (preserved in manuscripts) and cadenzas for numerous Violin concertos.

Flugel Horn Tenor Horn & Baritone Trio from Hymn-The River Alladale provides the inspiration for this lyrical piece which has a lilting melody with an unmistakeable Scottish feel. The trio of Flugel Horn Tenor Horn and Baritone provide a wonderful sense of flowing with the river which as the piece progresses broadens and grows stronger as it nears the outlet to the sea by the Summer Isles. Bring a touch of Scots magic to your concert with this delightful piece.

Meditation on 'Quem Pastores Laudavere'-Carol of the Shepherds is based on the hymn tune 'Quem Pastores Laudavere' which dates back to the 14th century and is widely known throughout the Christian world. Although the melody has been set to a number of different texts in different countries it was originally a carol celebrating the Christmas story in particular the visit of the Angel Gabriel to the shepherds.