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GOUNOD/BACH “Ave Maria” Piano Version

MUSIC NOTATION PREPARING SCORES AND PARTS $14.48 Whether you notate music by hand or use computer software, this practical reference will show you today’s best practices rendering the details of your scores and parts. Improve your music’s legibility and express your ideas clearly to get the best possible representation of your music. You will learn to: create scores that are easy to conduct and parts that are easy to perform; understand the unique practices and standards for handwritten vs. computer-generated scores, such as those by Finale and Sibelius ; lay out scores with proper instrument order, measures per page, and common alignment practices; understand the publication standards for orchestral, big-band, vocal, and rhythm-section-based scores; use appropriate practices for different styles, such as pop, commercial, classical, and jazz; and more. Music Notation – Preparing Scores and Parts is used as a notation textbook by Berklee College of Music’s Contemporary Writing and Production Department. It presents the definitive word in score and part preparation, based on contemporary publishing-industry practice.

The Beatles Complete Scores $52.76 Here is a tribute to the greatest and most influential pop music group the world has ever known — The Beatles…

Old Scores $25.99 Old Scores

Sounds & Scores $23.06 Sounds & Scores

Savannah Scores $16.5 Savannah Scores

Orchestral Music Catalogue Scores $37.45 Orchestral Music Catalogue Scores

Classic John Barry Scores $16.98 Given that much of John Barry’s fame as a film composer rests on his influential work for the James Bond series, this 007-free collection isn’t likely to please the majority of his fans; listeners who can get past this admittedly stunning oversight will nevertheless find much to savor here, however — in addition to Academy Award-winning material from Born Free and Dances with Wolves. Classic John Barry Scores includes performances lifted from Out of Africa, Midnight Cowboy and Somewhere in Time, all performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. ~ Raymond McKinney, All Music GuidePerformers: Jaroslava Eliasova – Piano

Welcome Home [With Free Music Download] $14.99 “Designed to honor returning military veterans as well as raise awareness of their dedication and sacrifice, this moving 40-page gift book features true stories of returning service people and their families. Full-color photographs depict the mixed emotions veterans experience as they return home to their family and friends. In addition to the stories, written by Stephen Mansfield, the book also includes a foreword by best-selling singer/songwriter Amy Grant. The book’s title is based on the title of the original song Welcome Home by Amy Grant which is available as a free download with purchase of the gift book.”

Scores to Settle $17.86 Scores to Settle brings classical music to life through stories about the struggle to create and perform it…

Scores: Songs from Copacabana and Harmony $11.98 Long before the world new him as a hit-maker and entertainer, Barry Manilow wrote an original song score for an adaptation of The Drunkard. The show was a success and it fueled Manilow’s dreams to take his music to the Great White Way, but a job with Bette Midler and a song called “Mandy” forever changed his career trajectory. Years later after the hits had stopped, Manilow and his writing partner Bruce Sussman rediscovered their love for Broadway musicals and looked to their 1978 hit “Copacabana” as inspiration for a show. Written with Jack Feldman, Copacabana – The Musical played in London’s West End in 1994 and a successful American tour followed in 2000. Still, Broadway proved elusive and Manilow set his sights on a new project, Harmony, an original musical about the Comedian Harmonists, who were a popular German vocal act during the ’20s and ’30s and whose demise was instigated by the rise of the Nazi regime. The musical debuted at the La Jolla Playhouse in 1997, but it has yet to be launched as a Broadway production. In the meantime, Manilow revives songs from Copacabana and Harmony for Scores and, for the most part, successfully reshapes them into solo pop songs that stand on their own. The campy tunes from Copacabana are ripe for this format as the show’s genre-shifting songs already lean toward pop. The big-band workout “Dancin’ Fool” captures the excitement of that era, while the bombastic “Bolero de Amor” works better in this context rather than the appropriately cheesy stage version. But Manilow’s penchant for going over the top gets the best of him with most of the Copa songs as the clichéd “Just Arrived” sounds like a weak cousin to Funny Girl’s “I’m the Greatest Star” and tepid ballads like “Who Needs to Dream” demonstrate that Manilow hadn’t fully abandoned his saccharine past. The Copa set ends with an unnecessary dance mix update of “Copacabana” that eliminates all the campy fun of the original. Fortunately, Manilow and Sussman took a good leap forward with their score for Harmony. Musically and lyrically these songs are denser and their textures blend together forming a more consistent piece of work. The songs are more theatrical and they outshine Copa’s scattershot pop with belters like “This Is Our Time!” and quieter songs like “And What Do You See?” sounding like they leapt off a Broadway stage and onto disc. Manilow and Sussman may not be Rodgers & Hammerstein or Kander & Ebb, but with Harmony they prove that they are capable of writing good melodies, solid lyrics, and big showstoppers. Scores may be the final curtain call for these songs, but it is a fitting tribute to two of Barry Manilow’s pet projects. ~ Aaron Latham, All Music GuidePerformers: Greg Bartheld – Sequencing; David Benson – Sequencing;

Orchestral Music Catalogue – Scores $23.46 Buy and sell [Orchestral Music Catalogue - Scores] at great prices.

The Secret Of The Video Game Scores $23.95 The Secret Of The Video Game Scores

He shoots! He scores! $11.78 He shoots! He scores!

Local Scores $12.3 In Local Scores Terrance Cox has created one of the most exciting collaborations of poetry and music ever produced, and debuts here in oral form accompanied by a musical tour de force…

Fancy Free Sheet Music $42.95 Ballet. By Leonard Bernstein. (Study Score). This edition: M051211357. Boosey and Hawkes Scores and Books. 160 pages. Published by Boosey & Hawkes.

Pop $17.73 Pop

eMedia Piano Scores Unlimited Software $49.95 Own the largest digital collection of popular piano sheet music from the masters, printable in book form, royalty-free with no restrictions, or simply listen and enjoy these classics.Print the majority of the magnum opuses from the piano repertoire directly on any printer. It’s as simple as choosing a score, previewing and printing it, or simply listening. This amazing DVD-ROM includes 630 classical scores, 2500 printable pages, and over 26 hours of recorded audio. Instructors, students, performers, libraries, schools, and music enthusiasts can enjoy listening to and printing these high-quality, professional scores without copyright restriction. Use freely for your exams, classes, performances, or for use at home.Note:Print as many copies of the scores as you like. Printed scores can be distributed and are royalty-free, but under no circumstances can they be resold or be part of a commercial transaction. It is illegal to make copies of this DVD-ROM.All levels – beginner to expert:To help you in your choice, each piece is searchable by composer or title. Composers include: Bach, Beethoven, Bizet, Boccherini, Chopin, Clementi, Couperin, Czerny, Daquin, DeBussy, Diabelli, Franck, Gluck, Gounod, Gurlitt, Haendel, Haydn, Joplin, Lully, Martini, Massenet, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Pachelbel, Purcell, Rameau, Scarlatti, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, Tchaikovski, Telemann and more.Find the score you want:It’s easy to select and print high-quality scores. Sort scores by difficulty level, composer, style, or alphabetical order.26 hours of audio:Recorded performances of each score are included as exportable MP3 files that are royalty free, without restriction, and interpreted by virtuoso pianists. Add to your music collection or use them as listening programs personally or with students.

The Norton Scores $52.19 This superb anthology coordinates with The Norton Recordings and provides scores for most of the works discussed in The Enjoyment of Music, Tenth Edition.

Mcgonigle Scores! $11.35 Achieving a perfect balance of sport and humour, McGonigle Scores is a certain delight for hockey fans, McFarlane fans, and anyone who enjoys a fast-moving and highly entertaining tale…

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Paramount Pictures 90th Anniversary: Memorable Scores $18.98 Paramount Pictures 90th Anniversary: Memorable Scores actually covers a little less than 60 years of film music, but who’s counting — they were 60 good years. Presented primarily in chronological order (the first and last tracks are the exceptions), this disc presents both original soundtrack recordings and some re-recordings of music — mostly main and end titles — representing Paramount’s film legacy. In so doing, the disc manages to highlight many of Hollywood’s pre-eminent composers as well as present a sort of capsule overview of the changes in film music styles over the years. Starting with straight orchestral masterworks of the ’40s and ’50s (from composers such as Miklos Rozsa and Elmer Bernstein), the disc then moves to Henry Mancini’s early-’60s pop sound with his “Moon River” and “Baby Elephant Walk.” The late ’60s and early ’70s represented a time of great diversity in film and film music, here encapsulated in the syrupy strains of Love Story, immediately followed by the sublime “Waltz” and “Love Theme” from The Godfather. Jerry Goldsmith’s triumphant Star Trek: The Motion Picture fanfare and John Williams’ unforgettable Raiders of the Lost Ark usher in the post-Star Wars blockbuster sound. Synthesizer-based, pop-influenced music, such as “Axel F.” from Beverly Hills Cop, threatened to take over film soundtracks in the mid-’80s, while Maurice Jarre brought an orchestral sensibility to the all-electronic score in his brilliant “Building the Barn” from Witness. By the ’90s, symphonic sounds, rock rhythms, and synthesizers began to blend, while composers utilized a full palette to really open up their orchestrations. This disc covers a lot of ground, with the penultimate track from Jerry Goldsmith’s score to The Sum of All Fears bringing it all together. His use of vocals with unique instrumentation amidst traditional brass and strings provide a glimpse at the power still inherent in the best film music. From the opening strains of John Williams’ powerful “Hymn to the Fallen” to Mark Mothersbaugh’s delightful “Baby Shower Happenings,” this is an interesting and insightful collection. Some of the tracks aren’t as “memorable” as Paramount’s marketing department might want you to believe (the inclusion of music from Tomb Raider seems particularly gratuitous) and all of the music here has been previously available elsewhere, but as a sampler and a study of the development of film music as an art form, it’s not bad at all. ~ Neil Shurley, All Music GuidePerformers: Terence Blanchard – Trumpet; Tim Morrison – Trumpet; Thomas Rolfs, Jr. – Trumpet

This Is Pop Music $16.99 This Is Pop Music

Free Pop $8.83 Free Pop

Free $7.98 LaShell Griffin may be the winner of Oprah’s Pop Star Challenge, but her debut album, Free, shows that she’s actually a gospel star waiting to happen. As the winner of Oprah’s competition, Griffin definitely helped separate the contest from its inspiration, American Idol: after years of honing her skills in her church’s gospel choir, she is a more seasoned and independent performer than the young singers that come out of American Idol’s pop-star factory. Unfortunately, this isn’t always reflected on Free. The album tries to blend contemporary R&B, middle-of-the-road pop, and gospel into something that will appeal to as many people as possible, and ends up short-changing Griffin’s voice in the process. Most of the album consists of pretty, vaguely inspirational songs such as “Learn to Breathe,” “Rise,” and “He’s Coming Again”; even though Griffin gives them all the passion she’s got, they still sound meandering and somewhat tuneless. Anyone who saw or heard Griffin’s performances on the Pop Star Challenge or its accompanying CD knows that she’s a powerful performer when she’s given good material, but too often on Free, she’s let down by bland songwriting. But, while the album is a disappointment, it’s not an outright disaster. Free top-loads its track listing, getting off to a strong start with “You Are Mine” — a song that shows off the intimacy and power of Griffin’s voice — and the single “Free,” the album’s best fusion of smooth gospel and urban sounds. Not surprisingly, Griffin is the most engaged on the songs that sound the most personal, as well as the ones that play to her gospel strengths. “I Can Only Imagine” is one of the album’s liveliest tracks and one of the most musically interesting, with a syncopated beat, strings, and keyboards giving it a unique pop sound. “This Is Who I Am” takes a similarly streamlined approach, allowing Griffin the breathing room to really show off the musical and emotional range of her voice. This song, and a few others on Free, attempt to reflect Griffin’s roots as a stay-at-home mother of five from Detroit. The urban pop of “Get Away” celebrates her few moments of private time; it’s pretty charming, even if the hip-hop-styled shoutouts to Oprah, the Harpo staff, and other behind-the-scenes players feel more than a little forced. “Faith” is a duet with Griffin’s husband Lee (who also has an impressive voice that’s both smooth and smoky) that is closest to her gospel roots and suggests how much more consistent Free would have been if it hadn’t been diluted with weak songwriting. All in all, Free is a nice album, but Griffin has the ability to deliver a lot more. Although the Pop Star Challenge gave her the opportunity to make an album in the first place, she seems hampered by the confines of the contest. Griffin clearly has the voice and the “faith” to make a show-stopping gospel album; maybe she’ll get to make that album later in her career, but Free isn’t it. ~ Heather Phares, All Music GuidePerform

Orchestral Music (Class M1000-1268) Catalogue; Scores $60.61 Publisher: Washington: Government Printing Office Publication date: 1912 Subjects: Orchestral music — Bibliography Catalogs Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

The 3-Part Consort Music – 3 scores Sheet Music $9.75 By Byrd. For ATB Recorders or Viols. String Trios, Recorder Trios. Early Music Library. 3 Scores. Published by London Pro Musica.

Love Is Free Sheet Music $3.95 By Sheryl Crow. For Piano/Vocal/Chords. This edition: Piano/Vocal/Chords. Sheet. Original Sheet Music Edition. Pop; Rock. Sheet. 8 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Orchestral Music (Class M1000-1268) Catalogue: Scores $50.99 Orchestral Music (Class M1000-1268) Catalogue: Scores

Unsettling Scores: German Film, Music, and Ideology $19.95 Unsettling Scores: German Film, Music, and Ideology

Student Workbook with Exercises and Scores for Introductory Music Theory $61.95 Student Workbook with Exercises and Scores for Introductory Music Theory

Anthology of Scores for a History of Music in Western Culture $63.58 Anthology of Scores for a History of Music in Western Culture

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Settling Scores $63 Classical music was central to German national identity in the early twentieth century…

8 Rondeaux – 3 scores Sheet Music $9.75 By Guillaume Dufay. For ATT Recorders. Recorder trios. Early Music Library. 3 Scores. Published by London Pro Musica.

2 Rondeaux – 3 scores Sheet Music $6 By Guillaume de Machaut. For ATT Recorders. Recorder trios. Early Music Library. 3 Scores. Published by London Pro Musica.

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To Be Free $44.98 There’s no question that Nina Simone is richly deserving of a three-CD (plus one DVD), 51-song box set such as To Be Free. From the late ’50s until her death, she was one of the great unclassifiable pop singers of the 20th century, and if her voluminous recording career was erratic, the first 15 years at any rate had many highlights. Any complaint about this particular package has more to do with the balance of eras represented than the quality of the contents, which is generally very good. If one is to criticize, however, it’s that it does seem heavily weighted toward her 1967-1973 recordings for RCA, which take up about two-thirds of the three audio discs. Perhaps that’s because it’s on the RCA/Legacy label, but certainly a good case could be made that her pre-1967 recordings for a variety of other companies (most often Philips) were worthy of greater representation. To focus on the positives, however, most of disc one does include strong pre-RCA tracks from the first decade of her recording career, including some of her best-known classics of the time, like “My Baby Just Cares for Me,” “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” “See-Line Woman,” “I Put a Spell on You,” and “Four Women.” While the RCA era arguably saw her move too much into pop-oriented production on occasion and too many covers of pop/rock hits, the selections from that era are chosen with intelligence, including a good number of live tracks. The two post-1973 cuts — one from 1978 and one from her final proper album, 1993′s A Single Woman — seem like afterthoughts to ensure that most of her career was covered in some way, but that’s justifiable considering that the last three decades of her life saw little in the way of noteworthy recordings.Though there’s not much in the way of rarities, the set also does contain half a dozen previously unreleased live tracks of merit; four songs from the hard-to-find album A Very Rare Evening, recorded live in Germany in April 1969; and a couple (a live cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne” and an alternate version of “Ain’t Got No — I Got Life”) that make their first U.S. appearance. The most tantalizing item for serious Simone fans is the DVD of a 1970 television special, though it turns out to be a little less exciting than one might have hoped. Lasting just 23 minutes, it intersperses scenes of her recording in the studio and performing on-stage (most of the songs being fragments, highlighted by a complete live version of “Go to Hell”) with interview snippets in which Simone offers basic comments on the rewards and difficulties of being a creative musician. Still, in all this is a very good box set illustrating Simone’s facility at jumping between and blending numerous genres, including soul, pop, rock, jazz, Broadway, classical, and even (on the previously unissued 1973 live performance “Nina”) world fusion music of sorts with backing by sitar and kalimba. Just don’t necessarily take it as a summation of all her greatest work, with much mo

4 Ballades – 3 scores Sheet Music $8.75 By Guillaume de Machaut. For ATT recorders or voices. Choral or Vocal Music, Recorder Trios. Early Music Library. 3 Scores. Published by London Pro Musica.

Pop Pop $12.29 Pop Pop

Music of the Baroque: An Anthology of Scores $63.27 A companion volume to David Schulenberg”s textbook, Music of the Baroque, Second Edition, Music of the Baroque: An Anthology of Scores includes works by such celebrated Baroque composers as Bach, Handel, Lully, Monteverdi, and Sch: utz while also featuring compositions by lesser-known composers including Barbara Strozzi and Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre. This second edition complements the textbook”s emphasis on performance practice while adding important instrumental works for lute (Gaultier), chamber ensemble (Rossi, Castello, and Legrenzi), and trumpet with strings (Torelli), as well as excerpts from a grand motet (Lalande). Newly prepared scores are provided for works by C. P. E. Bach, Biber, Frescobaldi, Froberger, Lully, and other composers. Offering an unparalleled portrait of European music from 1600 through 1750, the collection is an ideal instructional package for courses in the history of Baroque music.

Unsettled Scores $27.98 The idea came from Forever Einstein’s Chuck Vrtacek: to put together an album of Cuneiform Records artists interpreting tunes from their label mates. Since the label had a pretty stable roster by 1994-1995, with most of them sharing some common musical aesthetics, the project has the possibility of being interesting. And it is. Unsettled Scores is not a compilation album or a label sampler. All tracks with the exception of one can’t be find anywhere else (Volapük’s rendition of Nick Didkovsky’s “Three Curiously Insubstantial Duets No. 3″ would later appear on their CD Slang!, along with No. 1 and 2). And yet, this is not an “unreleased material” patchwork: all tracks have been put together in 1994-1995, especially for the project, therefore one can feel the artistic cohesion of the whole. Ex-Soft Machine Hugh Hopper, Richard Pinhas, Doctor Nerve, and Univers Zéro all get tribute to the important place they hold in Cuneiform’s catalogue. Some of the numerous highlights on Unsettled Scores include: Philarmonie’s beautiful reading of Miriodor’s “Transsibérien”; the latter’s Present/Univers Zéro medley (including parts of “Promenade Au Fond D’un Canal” and “Heatwave”); a incredibly fast version of Daniel Denis’ “Bulgarian Flying Spirit Dances,” delivered by the prog-core Japanese outfit Happy Family; Djam Karet’s spirited jam on Richard Pinhas’ “Dedicated to K.C.”; George Cartwright’s jazzed-up take on Univers Zéro’s “Complainte”; and finally an unreleased Univers Zéro piece completed by Nick Didkovsky (that one’s a real treat!). Other renderers/renderees include Forever Einstein, The Muffins, Piero Milesi, David Borden, Birdsongs of the Mezosoic, Phil Miller, Henry Kaiser, U Totem, Virgil Moorefield, and Forrest Fang. Any fan of the Cuneiform roster will find something to like in here, but Univers Zéro aficionados will be particularly delighted. ~ François Couture, All Music GuidePerformers: David Borden – Casio, Keyboards, Korg Synthesizer; Guigou Chenevier – Machines, Percussion; Mike Henderson – Guitar (Electronic); Coco Roussel – Drum Sequencing, Drums (Snare), Percussion; C.W. Vrtacek – Casio, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Telecaster; Gayle Ellett – E-Bow, Guitar (7 String Electric), Organ, Sampling, Synthesizer; E

4 Italian Songs – 3 Scores Sheet Music $9.75 By Guillaume Dufay. For ATT Recorders, Viols, Voices, or Instruments. Miscellaneous Music, Recorder Trios, Choral or Vocal Music, String Trios. Early Music Library. 3 Scores. Published by London Pro Musica.