Par BACEWICZ GRAZYNA. Studying the sketches for works which a composer considers to be finished, perfected, is a fascinating activity. It enables one to penetrate the secrets of creative work, to compare the initial outline of a composition with its final version. A sketch is generally left untitled, but it does occur that a composer enhances the status of such a draft by giving it a title, before…

Par JANACEK LEOS. Janácek's 2nd String Quartet, Intimate Letters, is regarded as a highlight of the modern string quartet literature. It was written during the composer’s last year of life, between 29 January and 19 February 1928, inspired by the ageing Janáèek's exceptional love for Kamila Stösslová. The Moravian Quartet devoted themselves to this impressive work; Janácek attended a total of thre…

Par FAURE GABRIEL. This volume of 'oeuvres complètes de Gabriel Fauré” contains Fauré's four secular choral works in their orchestral arrangements, namely 'Les Djinns”, 'La Naissance de Vénus”, 'Madrigal”, and 'Pavane”. These works were composed between 1876 and 1887 - thereafter Fauré wrote choral compositions based only on sacred texts. The first three works are presented here for the first time…

2010/14. Par COULT TOM. This set of inventive and hugely contrasting Etudes for solo violin were written between 2010 and 2014, the last two as commissions from the London Sinfonietta. The final piece in this 8-minute collection is the most unusual: serene and meditative, it utilises a novel technique by which the player sustains hushed three-note chords. / Etudes et exercices / Etude / Violon

Remember fighting off the Sandman, desperately struggling to stay awake at the chance that you might catch a glimpse of Saint Nick. Every rustle or bump made you jolt from your quilted pod and race to the living room where the lit tree posed, draped in soft light. Still no Santa!It took all your energy to climb back into bed with your eyelids drawn and your body heavy. Tucked back in as best as yo…

Learn Music By Ear. Par MURPHY HENRY. (Formerly titled Basic Bluegrass Runs on Guitar Volume 1) Tired of just strumming the guitar? Wish you could add a little variety to your ryhthm playing? These runs will do it! Each run is explained note-by-note in Murphy's easy-to-learn style. She also shows you how these runs fit into simple three-chord bluegrass songs. Most of the runs are taught in the key…

An Integrated Approach to Musical Literacy. Hinshaw Music. Softcover Audio Online. 48 pages. Hinshaw Music Inc. #HMB270. Published by Hinshaw Music Inc.

By Mark Hayes. Choral. Audio CD. Published by Shawnee Press.

By 2011 KMEA All-State TTBB Chorus, All-State SATB Chorus & All-State SSAA Chorus. By Various. For choir. Mark Records. Audio CD. Published by Mark Custom Music

A Cantata for Christmas. Arranged by John Leavitt. Sacred Choral. Christmas Eve, Christmas Sacred, Cantata, Sacred, Carol, Holiday, Christmas. Softcover, Full Score and Parts. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.157564).

March/April 2018. By Emily Bear. By Andrew Lloyd Webber, Benj Pasek, Glenn Slater, John Jacobson, Justin Paul, Roger Emerson, Zoltan Kodaly. Arranged by Emily Crocker, John Higgins. Music Express. Classroom Resources, Choreography, Young Choir, Children's Choir, Elemen…

By Mark Hayes. Choral. Sheet Music. Published by Shawnee Press.

By Larsen. For Mixed Choir Unaccompanied. Published by Oxford University Press.

Carols for Choirs 3 by David Willcocks and John Rutter (1945-). Edited by David Willcocks, John Rutter. For mixed choir. Mixed Voices. . . . for Choirs Collections. Christmas, Choral Collection. Choral collection. 208 pages. Published by Oxford University Press

By Natalie Sleeth. Arranged by Martha Thompson. (SAB or Three-Part). Contemporary and Sacred. Print Music Solo (SAB Choir). Published by Hope Publishing Company.

More Songs and Games for the Music Class. Composed by Susan Brumfield. Music Express Books. Softcover Audio Online. 48 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(Incorporating When Johnny Comes Marching Home , Yankee Doodle Boy and Y). Arranged by Rae Moses. For Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Bass, Keyboard. Octavo. 12 pages. Duration 1 minute, 40 seconds. Published by BriLee Music

By Ralph Vaughan Williams. For Mixed Choir Unaccompanied. Published by Oxford University Press.

Arranged by Mac Huff. (2 Part Singer). Choral. Size 6.8x10.5 inches. 48 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Arranged by Andy Beck. For SoundPax. Choral Octavo. Christmas. Instrumental Accompaniment. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Appleby & Fowler. For Unison Song Book Melody Edition. Published by Oxford University Press.

Responsorial Psalms, Gospel Acclamations, and Universal Prayers for the Liturgy of the Word. Composed by David Haas / Stephen Pishner. Psalms Series. Sacred. 36 pages. GIA Publications #8483C. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-8483C).

Composed by Various. Arranged by Tim Sharp. For Choral (Score and Parts). Brookfield Christmas Choral. Published by Brookfield Press

By Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). For Choral (TBB). BH Secular Choral. 22 pages. Boosey and Hawkes #M051481705. Published by Boosey and Hawkes

Arranged by Mark Hayes and Marvin Gaspard. For Choral (Score & Parts). Shawnee Press. Shawnee Press #LB5494. Published by Shawnee Press

(Your Favorite Rhymes in One Big Musical Collection!). By Mark Burrows. For Choral (CLASSRM KIT). Collections. Book with CD. 87 pages. Published by Shawnee Press