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A singular look at Abraham Lincoln's decision to go to war over the slavery issue and secession of states in 1861, Road to Freedom is a perfect vehicle for cross-curricular study. It reflects the trou...

Teaching points abound in this exciting work, but technique does not get in the way. Some eighth note / eighth rest counting spices things up and a wider than usual array of percussion instruments add...

Composer's Notes Portrait of a Clown is in ABA form surrounded by an eight-bar introduction and coda: Introduction (beginning at measure '1') A (beginning at rehearsal letter 'A') B (beginning at rehe...

Composer's Notes Portrait of a Clown is in ABA form surrounded by an eight-bar introduction and coda: Introduction (beginning at measure '1') A (beginning at rehearsal letter 'A') B (beginning at rehe...

Suggestions for performance: VERSE 1: as slowly and sustained as possible; the horns must be heard clearly (do not hesitate to double the horns with a trumpet in measures 5-10 if necessary). VERSE 2:...

Suggestions for performance: VERSE 1: as slowly and sustained as possible; the horns must be heard clearly (do not hesitate to double the horns with a trumpet in measures 5-10 if necessary). VERSE 2:...

Frank Ticheli Composition Contest Winner

Frank Ticheli Composition Contest Winner

Composed in June 1973, 'The Headless Horseman 'was first performed in July 1973 by the Manasquan (New Jersey) Summer School Concert Band. The score was subsequently revised and engraved in 1980 under...

Above all, 'Joy 'is an expression of its namesake: simple, unabashed joy. A boisterous, uninhibited quality is implied in the music, not only at climactic moments, but also by the frequent presence of...

Above all, 'Joy 'is an expression of its namesake: simple, unabashed joy. A boisterous, uninhibited quality is implied in the music, not only at climactic moments, but also by the frequent presence of...

THE SHAKERS The Shakers were a religious sect who splintered from a Quaker community in the mid-1700's in Manchester, England. Known then derisively as 'Shaking Quakers' because of the passionate shak...

Much of the sound-texture/open-form music composed during the last several decades has been intended for orchestra; Streets and Inroads tries to balance the scales, as it were, by providing materials...

Much of the sound-texture/open-form music composed during the last several decades has been intended for orchestra; Streets and Inroads tries to balance the scales, as it were, by providing materials...

Dieses Flötenkonzert wurde zunächst für anfangende Flötisten, die schon bis zu einem gewissen Grade über die nötigen solistischen Eigenschaften verfügen, geschrieben. Der erste Teil folgt der Traditio...