Wynn-Anne Rossi: Alaskan Tour, An Sparkling, calm, playful, and exciting, this uite offers a wide array of emotions for the student to explore. Contents include: Dog Sledding; Salmon Run; Puffin Hat Dance; Northern Lights; Polar Bear Soft Shoe; In Search of Gold; Arctic Moon; Sunlit Ice Castle. SEK 165.00 1
Edwin McLean: Old Soft Shoe, The The 12-bar blues swing of The Old Soft Shoe is presented here with crystal clarity. Students will learn the blues construct simply by playing it through. Easy-to-play jazz riffs with cute words. Written in the key of G, with appropriate blues accidentals. SEK 80.00 1
Baumgartner, Burson, Costley, Pulju, Strickland: Composers Showcase, Book 2 Contents include: Mojave Moon; Top Secret; Beneath the Stars; Country Dances, Set II; The Factory Tour; Ghost Town; and Desert Sands. SEK 122.00 1
Kathleen Massoud: Nana's Lullaby This graceful piece encourages soft, expressive playing with its sweet and wistful melody. SEK 80.00 1
Ryan Fraley: Darkness is Always Soft, The This work combines dissonant harmonies with a very beautiful and tonal melody throughout. Highlights of the work include bold fanfares, flowing contrapuntal lines, extensive percussion writing, and a haunting ending that will surprise you and your audience. Highly recommended! SEK 971.00 1
Mary Leaf: Creeping Footsteps Spooky Halloween piece focuses on soft, staccato playing throughout. Set in middle C position, this solo features hand positions shifting by the octave. SEK 80.00 1
Edwin McLean: Puccini: Three Operatic Operas Contents include: Quando m'en vo' (Musetta's Waltz); In quelle trine morbide (In those soft laces); and O mio babbino caro (O my dear father). SEK 133.00 1
Kevin R. Olson: Stargazing A lovely, gentle melody to be voiced over with a soft accompaniment. This solo features crossed-hand figures, broken chord accompaniment, and encourages playing with "light thumbs." SEK 69.00 1
Soon Hee Newbold: Fire Dance - String Orchestra (Score and Parts) This tour de force by Soon Hee Newbold will challenge your orchestra as they conjure images of fire and daring dances. The infectious rhythms and melodies are passed throughout the orchestra as the work develops amidst a wide array of dynamics. A short, contrasting lyrical section makes the work even more compelling before returning to the opening thematic material and moving to a thrilling conclusion! SEK 897.00 1
Robert Schultz: Jazz And Blues Book 1 Contents include: Blues Over Easy; Fast Lane; Goin' Down to Monty's; Just the Facts; Knuckle Down; Lucky Day; Round About; Shortcut Alley; Snap Street; Soft Shoe; Stop on a Dime; Sun Shadow; Sweet Talk. SEK 165.00 1
Brian Balmages: Beyond the Summit Opening with a soft rhythmic motive in the percussion, the piece builds to a grand thematic statement. A beautiful lyrical section includes several melodic statements that are then intertwined in the powerful concluding material. Experience the musical and emotional intensity you?ve come to expect from Brian Balmages! SEK 1406.00 1
Traditional: Quietly Come and Whisper Perfect for the holiday season, Quietly Come and Whisper is a beautiful and sensitive setting of a famous holiday carol. Well within the range and rhythmic abilities of young bands, this piece offers beautiful lyrical lines and suspensions. A key change from Eb to F leads to a soft conclusion. SEK 685.00 1
Brian Balmages: Parade of the Jesters Perfect for getting away from the usual march sound without excluding one from your program, this creative work adds several interesting twists to the familiar formula. Written primarily in the lydian mode, the piece opens with a soft and playful dance-like melody. A strong trio and surprise ending compliment this exciting composition. An ideal festival work. SEK 685.00 1
Kevin Costley: A New Beginning A rich and colorful piece written for the Intermediate level student, A New Beginning is full of lyrical rubato melodies that leave plenty of room for musical expression and imagination. Comprised of contrasting sections of tempi and dynamics, and ending with a soft and reflective feeling, this piece covers the musical challenges and skill needed to further advance any student?s musical capabilities. SEK 80.00 1
Quincy C. Hilliard: Shadows in Time An alto sax cadenza opens this lyrical work. The simple, yet beautiful theme is introduced by solo trumpet. As the piece develops, everyone has a chance to play the melody. A final cadenza by the flute brings the work to a soft conclusion. Quincy provides some excellent opportunities for your percussionists to use unique instruments. A great change of pace for your concert. SEK 685.00 1
Irving Berlin: Play A Simple Melody Here's a fun-to-play arrangement of one of Irving Berlin's most famous classics. This arrangement is masterfully scored to double all important lines and will sound great no matter how small your group is. From soft shoe to swing, this piece will have all the toes tapping. See if you can recognize the three other familiar melodies toward the end of the piece! SEK 759.00 1
Soon Hee Newbold: Arabian Dreams Depicting some of the composer's favorite legends of the Middle East, Arabian Dreams is written in several sections. Beginning with imagery suggesting a fiery sunrise, the piece is soft and reflective in nature. Becoming more animated, it quickly progresses into the faster pace of market life before culminating in a magnificent ride on a galloping horse through a desert oasis. Soon Hee Newbold at her best! SEK 1120.00 1
Brian Balmages: Incantation And Ritual This fantastic work conjures images of an ancient tribal gathering. The opening?s mysterious Incantation uses a soft, chant-like melody with slight intrusions by the percussion, foreshadowing the intense ritual to follow. As the opening builds, the driving beat of the ritual takes over with great fire. Percussion infuses this work with relentless energy as the piece draws to a powerful conclusion. Do not miss this one! SEK 897.00 1
Samuel R. Hazo: In Heaven?s Air This beautiful chorale allows for a lot of music making. Modulating from Ab to the key of Bb, the piece follows the glorious journey of a soul to Heaven. Soaring lines in the brass and woodwinds contrast the soft opening and closing textures of this wonderfully scored work. Optional notes in several parts make this appropriate for more advanced groups as well. Premiered at the 2001 Music Educators National Conference. SEK 1046.00 1