Keith Stein was already a phenomenal clarinetist when he attended the very first session of the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan. Stein was then accepted into the Chicago Symphony, and became one of its youngest members. He earned a...
“Adon Olam” is one of the most familiar hymns in all of Jewish liturgy. The Adon Olam Folio features 58 varied melodies that can be traced to Spain, Germany, England, North Africa and Ladino Romances. Others borrow from Jewish and...
This Spanish piece was originally written for guitar. It might sound like a stretch to arrange a piece from guitar to clarinet quintet but this really works! The flavour is preserved and the parts are not too difficult. Add something different to...
Meaning "fat drum," Taiko is often used to refer to the modern art of Japanese ensemble drumming and is the first native Japanese music to spread throughout the world. Beginning with a unique effect by the flute section, the sounds instill a sense...
We couldn't believe our ears when we heard this one: a Tahitian folk song arranged in authentic South Pacific male chorus style, complete with some spoken word sections and handclaps. Includes phonetic pronunciation beneath the Tahitian text. ...
A tableau can be defined as a picturesque grouping of persons, striking a pose. So too is my vision of this piece as I see a group of individuals in a statuesque, albeit somewhat regal setting, each with a dignified character of their own and each...
The light-hearted melody is perfectly combined with a rhythmic ostinato accompaniment in this piece that will leave you tapping your feet and smiling. Written in C major, the many accidentals used throughout give it a slight jazzy feel. The two...
It has been said that Beethoven preferred his later works to his earlier ones and was continually dedicated to the exploration of new ideas. The inclusion of a Scherzo as the second movement of the Ninth was itself a new idea. The freely composed,...
You'll be startled at the bold presence and sonority of this fresh new festival work for your middle school string or full orchestras. Created by Robert W. Smith, "Symphonic Statement" is dedicated to his daughter, Savanna Grace Smith. A perfect...
After a traditional scoring of this perennial favorite, a set of variations featuring various sections of the band is presented. The rhythmic and melodic variations provide an effective tool for teaching variation form. Correlated with Accent on...
The Belwin Student Instrumental Course is a course for individual instruction and class instruction of like instruments, at three levels, for all band instruments. Each book is complete in itself, but all books are correlated with each other....
The Belwin Student Instrumental Course is a course for individual instruction and class instruction of like instruments, at three levels, for all band instruments. Each book is complete in itself, but all books are correlated with each other....
