Percy Hall

This is an English Hymn tune first published in 1783. It became so popular with the colonists in America that it seems to be an integral part of our musical past as well. This arrangement consists of...

A fun and whimsical piece that gives slurred eighth note passages to all parts, but still keeps third and fourth mostly under the break. Written in the keys of C and F, there are a few accidentals in...

G. B. Sammartini (1698-1775) war als St. Martini von Mailand bekannt, um ihn von seinem Bruder Giuseppe zu unterscheiden, der in England arbeitete. Dies ist eine charakteristische Komposition für Stre...

Alexander Luigini (1850-1906) war ein italienischer Violinist, Dirigent und Komponist, der in Frankreich geboren wurde und den größten Teil seines Lebens dort verbrachte. Sein bekanntestes Werk ist Ba...

The title is a play on words: the style is that of a polka, with the staccato style indicated by dots over or under the note heads. This piece was originally composed for flute trio. It has been so po...

The first tune: When Love is Kind comes from Ireland, and the second: Flow Gently Sweet Afton comes from Scotland. In political history the Scotch and Irish peoples have spent much time fighting each...

Aura Lee und "Dixie" sind bekannte Melodien aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, die immer noch populär sind. Für die richtige Interpretation von "Aura Lee" ist ein Legato-Spiel erforderlich, und "Dixie" sollte i...

This arrangement was designed for Middle School and easy High School use in situations where there are no (or few) color instruments such as oboe, bassoon, bass clarinet, tenor and baritone saxophones...

Dieses Arrangement wurde für den Einsatz in der Mittelstufe und in der Oberstufe konzipiert, wo es keine (oder nur wenige) farbige Instrumente wie Oboe, Fagott, Bassklarinette, Tenor- und Baritonsaxop...

I. Air, II. Minuet, III. Jig: Optional instrumentations (AATB, AATT, AAAT, AAAA) offer many choices to young groups.

I. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, II. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray; A legato first movement is beautifully harmonized in the key of A-flat at a slow tempo. The second movement moves a little faste...

I. Steal Away, II. Little David Play Your Harp; Starting with a beautiful legato melody in 4/4, this work modulates from F to A-flat before changing to an up tempo in 2/4 that is light and lively. Com...

I. My Lord, What a Mornin', II. King Jesus is a Listenin', III. My Lord Delivered Daniel; Class C' high school medley of three spirituals in F A-flat and B-flat. Solos in all three parts. Ranges are e...

Verdi's music transcends the boundaries of its genre. This excerpt from Aida has become a part of popular culture. It includes a significant number of bowings and fingerings to assist less experienced...

One of Bach's most famous melodies (actually written as a chorale by Johann Schop and embellished by J.S. Bach), this is a timeless classic with value on any program. The chorale melody is placed an o...

Louis Spohr ist ein deutscher Komponist, der zur gleichen Zeit wie Beethoven lebte. Er war ein hervorragender Geiger und ist vor allem durch seine Kompositionen für die Violine bekannt geworden. Proud...

The title Two Auras is a play on words. This arrangement presents the college song Aura Lee in two versions, first as a ballad, and then as a waltz. The melody is familiar dating back to the Civil War...

Class 'B' Viola quartet based on Concerto in D Major for Four Violins by Georg Phillip Telemann. Here it has been moved to G major for the viola and places equal demands on the first three parts while...

Edvard Grieg ist der meistverehrte Komponist Norwegens. Das "Lied des Wächters" ist lyrisch, im Gegensatz zum marcato-staccato Stil des folgenden "Lied der Matrosen". Die Rhythmen sind nicht schwierig...

This duet of unusual instrumentation was written for the composer's sister-in-law and husband. Based upon the popular hymn tune (also known as "Dix") of the same name, the work presents four subtle va...

This trio was created for the Mansfield Symphony Woodwind Trio to play at children's concerts. It tells the story of how during the American Revolution and Civil War young boys shouldered a rifle and...

I. Meditation, II. Whimsical Dance: All four parts solo in the first 4/4 legato movement. The third and fourth parts stay in the chalumeau register throughout. The second movement is a light, fast 2/4...

The Biblical story of Noah, who took two of every animal aboard the ark before the flood devastated the world, is a familiar one. In this quartet, four clarinets are paired off, two by two, in present...

Louis Spohr is a German composer who lived at the same time as Beethoven. He is remembered most for his compositions for the violin. However, "Proudly as the Eagle" is a vocal excerpt taken from one o...

Mozart's magical minuet movement from Symphony No. 40 comes alive in this masterful edition for string orchestra by Percy Hall. The grace and style of the classic minuet still charms audience and play...