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Anthem: Fire & Water (Study Score)

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:51:00 -0600

Anthem: Fire & Water is a six-minute work for antiphonal choirs, harp, organ, and strings. Written in a contemporary tonal style, this accessible piece is a setting of Isaiah 43:1-2. It combines two translations, the NRSVA and the Latin Vulgate, in an antiphonal manner.

Anthem: Fire & Water was commissioned by a chapter of the United Methodist Church marking the chapter's 125th anniversary and commemorating its perseverance through both a fire and flood.

This edition is an 8.5" x 11" study score containing the full orchestration. The full-sized conductor's score and parts are available from the publisher. Contact us for more information.

Anthem: Fire & Water (Piano-Vocal)

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:51:00 -0600

This edition is an 8.5" x 11" vocal score with an accompaniment arranged for piano or organ. Purchase of this edition (including the digital version) entitles you the right to reproduce copies as needed for performance purposes. The full-sized conductor's score and parts featuring the original orchestration are available from the publisher. Contact us for more information.

Alternate Edition Available: Study Score

Saxomaphone! (Study Score)

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:03:19 -0600

Saxomaphone! is a nine-minute "rendezvous" for saxophone quartet. Combining classical and popular idioms, this accessible work charms audiences with three short movements.

"Funky Foray" features a highly-syncopated funk-based melody that occasionally delves into meters of 5 and 7. "Gentle Gesture" is a quiet meditation employing Impressionist harmonies. And "Harmonious Happenstance" is an eclectic rondo that moves freely between a pompous fanfare, a jazz waltz, and a squeaky four-part fugue.

This edition is an 8.5" x 11" conductor/study score. Parts are available as a free digital download or from the publisher on request.

Saxomaphone! (Set of Parts)

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:03:19 -0600

Saxomaphone! is a nine-minute "rendezvous" for saxophone quartet. Combining classical and popular idioms, this accessible work charms audiences with three short movements.

"Funky Foray" features a highly-syncopated funk-based melody that occasionally delves into meters of 5 and 7. "Gentle Gesture" is a quiet meditation employing Impressionist harmonies. And "Harmonious Happenstance" is an eclectic rondo that moves freely between a pompous fanfare, a jazz waltz, and a squeaky four-part fugue.

This edition is an 8.5" x 11" conductor/study score. Parts are available as a free digital download or from the publisher on request.

A Dust of Snow

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:54:01 -0600

A Dust of Snow is a setting of the Robert Frost poem of the same name from his 1923 collection New Hampshire; a poem with notes and grace notes. This miniature is set in an accessible, lyrical style with a vocal range from E4 to G5. The text is as follows…

The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

This edition is an 8.5" x 11" score arranged for soprano voice and piano. A karaoke-style rehearsal recording of this song's accompaniment is available in mp3 format as a free download.

Incidental Music for Proof (Score)

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:19:21 -0600

Incidental Music for Proof was commissioned for a production of David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. This atmospheric score enhances the play's theme of the struggle between mathematical genius and mental illness.

Musical themes are present for all four of characters, as well as a prologue and interlude, scene change music, and underscore for the play's most dramatic moments. Portions of score can also be played as a suite in a concert setting.

This edition is an 8.5" x 11" full score arranged for violin, viola, cello and piano. It's coil-bound for easy page turning during performance. Individual string parts are available from the publisher or as a free digital download.

Incidental Music for Proof (Set of Parts)

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:19:21 -0600

This free digital document contains a complete set of string parts ready to download and print.

Three Rocky Mountain Miniatures

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:23:14 -0600

Three Rocky Mountain Miniatures is a setting of three charming short poems by Wyoming author Janell Hanson. The poems portray aspects of rural ranch life in both humorous and serious treatments. The three movements are entitled "Entering a Wyoming Ranch," "Forty Below," and "Conversation with a Rancher."

This edition is an 8.5" x 11" score arranged for baritone voice and piano. Vocal range: F#2—E4. Approximate duration: 4 minutes.