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The is a freely adapted arrangement of the popular English folk song Scarborough Fair which was made famous by Simon and Garfunkel in he 1960s. The piano accompaniment is fairly straight-forward and the viola part is printed in large easy-to-read notation. It uses alto and treble clef and about the UK's ABRSM Grade 4 level. The duration is 02:50 and this lovely folk melody in the Dorian mode would make a really useful addition to your repertoire.

Scarborough Fair (for viola and piano)

Violin Solo

This piece is probably Handel's best-known melody, although it began life as an operatic aria. The opera was called Xerxes, sometimes written Serses and pronounced something like "ZERT-sees". It was commissioned by The King's Theatre in London and composed by Handel (who had become naturalized British and lived in London at the time) around 1737 and 1738. The opera is loosely based on the real historical figure King Xerxes, who ruled from around 522-486 BC and was the fourth king of the Achaemenid Empire, a vast region that covered most of the present-day Middle East including modern Turkey.  

The melody is often known simply as Handel's Largo (despite being marked "Larghetto" in the musical score) and is the opening aria in the opera. Known by its opening line Ombra mai fu the aria is sung by Xerxes to a plane tree: "Tender and beautiful fronds of my beloved plane tree, let fate smile upon you..."

Although the melody has survived over the years, the opera itself was a complete failure when it was first performed at the King's Theater in London's Haymarket in 1738. The style of the opera was not appreciated by London opera-goers and it generally received poor reviews. The audience may have been confused by the innovative nature of the work because Handel introduced unexpected comic elements into the plot.

This arrangement for bassoon is in E flat major. In the solo part, the lowest note is the B flat on the second line of the bass clef and the highest note is the E flat just above the bass staff. The piano part has been kept as simple as possible. Being so well-known, this piece would make a suitable encore.

Largo (from Xerxes) for bassoon and piano

Bassoon Solo

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Here are three refreshing new modern arrangements of three popular
  traditional carols "like you ain't never heard them before".
  Intended for the intermediate oboe player and a reasonably competent pianist,
  they are sure to brighten up your Christmas events whether at home, school,
  church or recital hall. The pieces could be used during a Christmas service
  or as stand-alone pieces at an end-of-term presentation. The audio sample
  includes recordings of all three pieces.
    
    
    
    The King Rides Out (based on "Good King Wenceslas") starts
  conventionally enough but turns into a country-style song and then there's a
  three-part Bach-like contrapuntal section, concluding with a wistful coda.
  "Waltz with Holly - or Possibly Ivy" (based of course on "The
  Holly and the Ivy") turns into a dreamy waltz with long extended phrases
  and a good vehicle to show the oboe player's tone quality. "The Merry
  Gentleman go Latin" is a lively rumba version of "God Rest You
  Merry, Gentlemen".
    
    
    
    Colin Kirkpatrick studied composition, cello and piano at London's
  prestigious Royal College of Music and after graduation followed a career in
  music education. He was a High School Music Director in London for about
  fifteen years and later became a Music Education Adviser for local
  government, with the added responsibility for training teachers and directing
  the instrumental teaching service.
    
    
    
    His music has been published by Boosey &amp; Hawkes, Novello, Paxton,
  Schott, Oxford University Press, Chester and Belwin Mills. He holds MA and
  PhD degrees and his other interests include reading, photography, travel,
  cooking and wine tasting.

Christmas Adventures for Oboe and Piano

Flute Solo Collection with Piano

This  quick and easy arrangement is
  essential for traveling musicians, instrumental and school groups and both
  amateur and professional ensembles. This arrangement is easy to use and you
  can play it with any virtually any combination of conventional instruments
  found in the band or orchestra. The arrangement can be used with orchestra,
  symphonic band, clarinet choir, brass ensemble, brass band, solos, duets and
  trios - almost anything! This arrangement is in six independent parts each
  transposed into a variety of keys. For the most satisfying sound you will
  need to get a good balance between each part possibly with an emphasis on the
  melodic line. If you have a non-standard ensemble, you can "pick and mix"
  as required. The piano reduction can fill missing parts or can be used as the
  basis for an accompaniment. This arrangement consists of the score with seven
  instrumental staves (including timpani) and three percussion staves. The
  following parts are included: Part 1 in B flat, E flat and C; Part 1a in C
  (8ve higher), E flat (minor 3rd lower for E flat cornet); Part 2 in B flat, E
  flat and C; Part 2a in C and B flat (8ve higher) E flat (minor 3rd lower for
  alto clarinet); Part 3 in B flat, E flat, F and C (alto and bass clefs); Part
  3a in B flat (8ve lower for 3rd clarinets); Part 4 in B flat, E flat, C and
  F; Part 5 in B flat and C; Part 6 in B flat, E flat and C. There are also
  parts for timpani, percussion (3 players) and piano reduction.

Norway National Anthem

Flexible Instrumentation Ensemble Collection

This piece is probably Handel's best-known melody, although it began life as an operatic aria. The opera was called Xerxes, sometimes written Serses and pronounced something like "ZERT-sees". It was commissioned by The King's Theatre in London and composed by Handel (who had become naturalized British and lived in London at the time) around 1737 and 1738. The opera is loosely based on the real historical figure King Xerxes, who ruled from around 522-486 BC and was the fourth king of the Achaemenid Empire, a vast region that covered most of the present-day Middle East including modern Turkey.  

The melody is often known simply as Handel's Largo (despite being marked "Larghetto" in the musical score) and is the opening aria in the opera. Known by its opening line Ombra mai fu the aria is sung by Xerxes to a plane tree: "Tender and beautiful fronds of my beloved plane tree, let fate smile upon you..."

Although the melody has survived over the years, the opera itself was a complete failure when it was first performed at the King's Theatre in London's Haymarket in 1738. The style of the opera was not appreciated by London opera-goers and it generally received poor reviews. The audience may have been confused by the innovative nature of the work because Handel introduced unexpected comic elements into the plot.

This arrangement for clarinet in B flat and piano is in E flat major. The lowest note in the clarinet part is written C just below the treble staff and the highest note is written F on the top line. The piano part has been kept as simple as possible.

Largo (from Xerxes) for B flat clarinet and piano

Clarinet Solo

Here's a brand new collection of best-loved Christmas hymns and carols arranged for brass, to brighten up your next Christmas event. They are presented in a set of two books and include full four-part instrumental scores plus parts for 1st B flat trumpet, 2nd B flat trumpet, horn in F (with a separate optional part for horn in E flat), trombone and/or tuba. The tuba part is also optional because it either doubles the trombone part or plays an octave below. Both trombone and tuba parts appear on a single staff in the bass clef at concert pitch. The arrangements can be used with brass quartet, brass quintet or brass ensemble. There is also an optional but useful simplified keyboard part included for less experienced keyboard players that could be used as the basis of an accompaniment for a solo, duet, or trio setting. The arrangements are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used as interludes in a concert or service, or they could be used to accompany solo, choral or congregational singing. The arrangements been written in brass-friendly keys as often as possible. While the hymns mostly use the traditional harmonies, the carols have been treated more freely. Book 1 includes the following 19 titles: Angels from the Realms of Glory (Melody: Gloria); Away in a Manger (Melody: Mueller); Unto Us a Child Is Born (Melody: Puer Nobis); Christians Awake! (Melody: Yorkshire); Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly (Melody: Nos Galan); Go Tell it on the Mountain; Good Christian Men, Rejoice (Melody: In Dulci Jubilo); Good King Wenceslas (Melody: Tempus Adest Floridum); I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In; It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Melody: Carol); Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep (Melody: Rocking); O Christmas Tree (Melody: Tannenbaum); O Come all ye Faithful (Melody: Adeste Fidelis); O Little Town of Bethlehem (Melody: Saint Louis); O Holy Night (Melody: Cantique Nol); Silent Night (Melody: Stille Nacht); The Holly and the Ivy; We Wish You a Merry Christmas and What Child is This? (Melody: Greensleeves)

Your Favorite Christmas Hymns and Carols for Brass, Book 1

Brass Ensemble Collection

Pierre Phalese (1510-1575) was a Flemish publisher and his First Book of Dances, an extensive collection of dances in four parts, was published in Leuven in 1571. They are attractive pieces and are sure to be popular at any concerts, public recitals or end-of-semester events. These are the thirteenth and fourteenth dances in the original publication. This arrangement is scored for virtually any combination of conventional wind instruments and percussion, with optional keyboard part. The flexible arrangement makes them playable by all sorts of non-standard ensembles. The optional keyboard part enables you to use the piece as a solo or duet and trio for mixed instruments.

Two Almandes, First Book of Dances (Pierre Phalese, 1571) for Wind Instruments

Cloud Nine is a stand-alone piece for B flat clarinet and piano. Written in concert E flat major, which modulates to C major, the first part of the piece stays in the low register and any awkward movement around the break has been avoided. The top note for the clarinet is the written A above the staff (written A5) and this occurs only once. The piece is around UK Associated Board Grade 3 and the piano part is quite accessible. It's a slow, dreamy piece with full dynamic range and ideal for the easy-intermediate clarinet standard.

Cloud Nine (for clarinet and piano)

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A lovely melody in 3/4 time, quietly reflective with a short a cappella section in the middle. Colin Kirkpatrick’s setting of the text by Danny Alorean is sure to please, and quite easy to sing. The text looks at Bethlehem through the eyes of the shepherds. This piece would be ideal for a nativity play or part of a Christmas service or concert. The SSA voicing makes this choral piece ideal for a girl-choir or boy-choir or indeed any community choir which has no tenor or bass singers. The vocal ranges are: Soprano 1: C4 – F5; Soprano 2: B flat 5 – D5 and Alto: A flat 3 – C5. (Duration: 02:50)
 
If you like this choral piece, you might also be interested in the other Colin Kirkpatrick Nativity Anthems in this SSA series (also available for SAT and SATB): See this Little Town, I Saw Three Ships, Sing! For a Boy has been Born and Rejoice and Sing on Christmas Morn.

And a Star is Shining in the East

SSA Octavo

These arrangements of favorite Christmas carols are sure to brighten up
  your next Christmas event. 
    
    The publication consists of full scores for each carol plus separate
  instrumental parts and an optional simplified keyboard part. All the arrangements
  are in four parts, reflecting the traditional SATB voicing. The parts include
  1st trumpet in B flat; 2nd trumpet in B flat; horn in F; horn in E flat;
  trombone and optional tuba; optional bass in B flat and bass in E flat.  There are also two optional baritone parts
  in B flat (TC) and C (BC) in case you need them. They are the same as the
  tenor part.  In some carols, you might
  prefer to assign any baritones to doubling the bass or doubling the melody an
  octave lower. The baritone part in C is also playable by trombone. The
  trombone and tuba parts appear on a single staff.  Of course, you can use any number of
  instruments to a particular part. The optional keyboard part has been
  simplified and whenever possible limited to single notes in the left hand
  part and no more than two-note chords in the right. Using the keyboard part,
  you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios. 
    
    Because the music has been set in brass-friendly keys, the arrangements are
  not necessarily compatible with other Colin Kirkpatrick arrangements of the
  same title. This collection includes the following favorite carols: Angels We
  Have Heard On High (Gloria); Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (Es ist ein Ros
  entsprungen); O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Veni Emmanuel); The First Noel; Ding
  Dong! Merrily on High (Bransle de l'Officiel); O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste
  Fidelis); Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn); Go Tell It on the
  Mountain; O Little Town of Bethlehem (St. Louis); O Holy Night (Cantique de
  Noel); Silent Night (Stille Nacht); Away in a Manger (Mueller); Joy to the
  World (Antioch); O Christmas Tree (Tannenbaum); We Three Kings (Kings of
  Orient); I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (Waltham); What Child is This?
  (Greensleeves); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; Good King Wenceslas (Tempus
  Adest Floridum) and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

America's Favorite Christmas Carols arranged for Brass

National Anthem of Greenland (for orchestra)

Full Orchestra Score & Parts

The Water Is Wide (also known as O Waly, Waly) is an old folk song of Scottish origin and like so many other folk songs exists in many variants. The lyrics partly date back to the 1600s but the song remains ever-popular today. This attractive arrangement is for E flat alto saxophone, B flat tenor saxophone and piano and is intended for intermediate players. The arrangement would be useful for student or professional recitals, end-of-semester concerts or would make a popular encore number for a concert. It would make a popular addition to any events with a Scottish flavor or romantic themes. The imagery of the lyrics describes the challenges of love and has been reflected in the lyrical tenor sax part of this arrangement. The folk song is the same one that the British composer Benjamin Britten arranged for voice and piano. This new arrangement is sure to go down well with audiences.

The Water Is Wide (alto sax, tenor sax and piano)

Alto Sax

This is one of the most popular and best-loved folksongs of all time, made famous by Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan and many others. The song is thought to have originated over four hundred years ago. Scarborough Fair is in the Dorian mode and a song suitable for any happy occasion. Its celebratory quality would make it ideal for holidays, end-of-semester concerts, weddings or folk music events. 

There are many different versions of the lyrics and by the end of the 19th century, dozens of variants existed. In this arrangement, four of the most popular verses have been used. The repeated chorus of "parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme" is significant. In olden times, these herbs had medicinal purposes. In addition, parsley was associated with comfort, sage with strength, rosemary with love and thyme with courage. 

Scarborough (SKAH-buh-ruh) is an English coastal town in the county of Yorkshire. It was occupied by the Romans during the fourth and fifth centuries but today has become the largest holiday resort on the Yorkshire coast with a thriving fishing industry.  

In this arrangement, each section of the choir shares the melody and the voice parts avoid difficult leaps. All the vocal parts are safely within normal range. Your choir is sure to enjoy singing this rewarding arrangement. 

Scored for SATB choir, the vocal ranges are Soprano: D4-E5; Alto: B3-C5; Tenor: E3-E4; Bass: G2-B3.

Scarborough Fair

SATB Octavo

This is one of the most popular and best-loved folksongs of all time, made famous by Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan and many others. The song is thought to have originated over four hundred years ago. Scarborough Fair is in the Dorian mode and a song suitable for any happy occasion. Its celebratory quality would make it ideal for holidays, end-of-semester concerts, weddings or folk music events. 

There are many different versions of the lyrics and by the end of the 19th century, dozens of variants existed. In this arrangement, four of the most popular verses have been used. The repeated chorus of "parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme" is significant. In olden times, these herbs had medicinal purposes. In addition, parsley was associated with comfort, sage with strength, rosemary with love and thyme with courage. 

Scarborough (SKAH-buh-ruh) is an English coastal town in the county of Yorkshire. It was occupied by the Romans during the fourth and fifth centuries but today has become the largest holiday resort on the Yorkshire coast with a thriving fishing industry.  

In this arrangement, each section of the choir shares the melody and the voice parts avoid difficult leaps. All the vocal parts are safely within normal range. Your choir is sure to enjoy singing this rewarding arrangement. 

This is an arrangement for SSA choir and ideal for boy or girl choirs. The vocal ranges are Soprano 1: D4-E5; Soprano 2: D4-C5; Alto: A3-B4.

The original Celts (pronounced “Kelts”) came from Central Europe, where they thrived around two thousand years ago. As the Roman Empire expanded, many Celtic peoples moved westward to Britain and Ireland and today many Celtic traditions remain in those countries. These countries have a rich heritage of folk music and these five popular folk songs are among the best-known. The songs, arranged for flute(s) and piano may be played as separate items of performed in any order. All the arrangements avoid flute technical issues and are approximately the standard of UK’s ABRSM Grade 3.

1. Wales: Si Hei Lwli, ’Mabi (Sleep, my Lovely Baby)

In the Aeolian mode, this is one the most popular Welsh lullabies. The first part of the piece is in the low and middle register. The highest note in the flute part is D (D6) just above the staff.

2. Wales: Llwyn Onn (The Ash Grove)

This melancholy song is one of the most well-known melodies in Wales and was originally a harp tune. The music is mostly in the flute’s middle register and the highest note is C above the staff (C6).

3. Scotland: Eriskay Love Lilt 

This is one of the most well-known of all Scottish folk songs and comes from Eriskay, a small Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides. The piece is written in the flute’s middle and high register. The highest note is G above the staff (G6). 

4. Scotland: The Skye Boat Song

This favorite British folksong refers to real historical events. Most of the piece is in the middle to high register.  The highest note is D6 above the staff.

5. Ireland: The Minstrel Boy

This melancholy and much-loved song tells of a young soldier-musician who has gone to fight in a war, his small harp slung on his back. Much of the piece is in the middle register and the highest note is C6 above the staff.

Five Celtic Folk Songs for flute and piano

Flute Solo with Piano

This ever-popular piece is often performed at weddings, funerals and many other solemn ceremonial events. It has always been a favourite among instrumental players and often used in recitals or concert encores. In 1853, the well-known French composer Charles Gounod added his own melody over a rippling keyboard accompaniment which was a slightly adapted version of the Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV846, from Book I of J. S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, published in 1722.

Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria

Oboe Solo with Piano

Cloud Nine is a stand-alone piece for B flat clarinet and piano. Written in concert E flat major, which modulates to C major, the first part of the piece stays in the low register and any awkwards movement around the break has been avoided. The top note for the clarinet is the written A above the staff (written A5) and this occurs only once. The piece is around UK Associated Board Grade 3 and the piano part reasonably accessible. It's a slow, dreamy piece with full dynamic range and ideal for the easy-intermediate clarinet standard.

Cloud Nine (for Clarinet and Piano)

Clarinet Solo with Piano

The is a freely adapted arrangement of the popular English folk song Scarborough Fair which was made famous by Simon and Garfunkel in the 1960s. The piano accompaniment is fairly straight-forward and the clarinet part is printed in large easy-to-read notation. It is about the UK's ABRSM Grade 4 level. The arrangement starts in D minor (concert) the moves to A minor (concert). The lowest clarinet note is written A just under the treble staff and the top not is written B just above the staff. Awkward movement atound the break has been avoided. The duration is 02:50 and this lovely folk melody in the Dorian mode would make a really useful addition to the repertoire of a student clarinet player.

Scarborough Fair (for B flat clarinet and piano)

O Holy Night was composed in 1847 by Adolphe Charles Adam (1803-1856), a French composer with many operas and ballets to his credit. The Christmas song has become an essential item in many Christmas services and concerts. This arrangement is scored for either solo high voice or vocal duet, accompanied by piano. The voices fall easily into high school vocal ranges and the piano part is also easy with conventional, notation and chord symbols, being a simplified version of the original.

First performed in 1847, the original song achieved fame quickly and has been translated into many languages. The most popular English translation was written in 1855 by John Sullivan Dwight. The song was evidently featured in the world's first radio broadcast on Christmas Eve of 1906.

This arrangement is in C major and 6/8 throughout and all three verses are shown. O Holy Night has been recorded by many choirs and singers including Luciano Pavorotti and Placido Domingo, Mariah Carey, John Berry, The Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald and Celine Dion.

O Holy Night (for 1-2 high voices and piano)

Two-Part

This quick and easy national anthem arrangement is essential for
  traveling musicians, bands, instrumental and school groups and both amateur
  and professional ensembles. This arrangement is easy to use and you can play
  it with any virtually any combination of conventional instruments found in
  the band or orchestra. The arrangement can be used with symphonic band,
  clarinet choir, brass ensemble, brass band, solos, duets and trios - almost
  anything! This arrangement is in six independent parts each transposed into a
  variety of keys. For the most satisfying sound you will need to get a good
  balance between each part possibly with an emphasis on the melodic line. If
  you have a non-standard ensemble, you can "pick and mix" as
  required. The piano reduction can fill missing parts or can be used as the
  basis for an accompaniment. This arrangement consists of the score with seven
  instrumental staves (including timpani) and three percussion staves. The
  following parts are included: Part 1 in B flat, E flat and C; Part 1a in C
  (8ve higher), E flat (minor 3rd lower for E flat cornet); Part 2 in B flat, E
  flat and C; Part 2a in C, (8ve higher) E flat (minor 3rd lower for alto
  clarinet); Part 3 in B flat, E flat, C and F; Part 3a in B flat (8ve lower
  for 3rd clarinets); Part 4 in B flat, E flat, C and F; Part 5 in B flat and
  C; Part 6 in B flat, E flat and C. There are also parts for timpani,
  percussion (3 players) and piano reduction.

USA National Anthem

Flexible Instrumentation Ensemble

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