For years, the composer worked in an elementary school, which necessitated driving to work early in the morning, often just as the sun rose. Working in a very rural district, that drive took him past countless farm fields, the sort that lay fallow and empty in the late fall and winter. On many a morning, […]
This week we have a new full orchestra arrangement from the one and only Sandra Dackow! “Time to go, get your gear, party’s o-ver” (Dr. Dackow’s very loose translation). This wonderful aria, written as a humorous little military march, has Figaro informing the young Cherubino that he’s in the army now and life just won’t […]
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As you know, each Friday we highlight one of this year’s new titles. This week, we’ve got a setting of a 19th-century hymn tune with a famous historical tie. “Nearer, My God, to Thee” was written in 1841 by Sarah Flower Adams. It has been set to music several times. The setting most famous in […]
This week for New Music Friday we have the first grade 5 title we’ve ever published at Tempo Press: Robert McCashin’s arrangement of the first movement of Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 4. Franz Schubert was born in Vienna in 1797. He was taught music on the violin and viola by his father, an amateur musician […]
Have you performed a Tempo Press publication with your orchestra? Is it on YouTube? If yes, we’d love to share it on our YouTube channel! We want to highlight the great performances we see from real school and youth orchestras around the world. Particularly in these times of separation and isolation, when many concerts have […]
Happy Friday, everyone! We have another new music selection for you this week: Balkan Dances, a collection of arrangements of folk music by Marcia Stockton. This suite comes from the rich folk music traditions of southeastern Europe. Five folk dances from Romania, Moldova, Hungary and Serbia that were selected for approachable rhythms, scales, and harmonies. […]
Daniel Levitov, the editor of Susan Brown’s Two Octave Scales and Bowings for Cello is featured in the November issue of The Strad magazine. The article focuses on Levitov’s methods of developing more expressive playing in his from his students. Read the whole thing over at The Strad‘s website. Cellist Daniel Levitov maintains a vibrant career as […]
Some of the best holiday concert titles, aren’t necessarily holiday music at all. Composer Mark Barnard originally wrote Joyeux for a family holiday video and it captures the joyous spirt of the holidays, but it is not explicitly holiday themed. As such, it is an excellent change of pace for your concerts this December. With its […]
Tango del Sol Brillante, or “Tango of the Bright Sun”, is an exotic, engaging and playful dance with catchy melodies and a fun rhythmic pulse enhanced by percussion instruments. Its suave feel and instant appeal to the ear will transport you to Argentina and back. The rhythmic pattern of the main theme is intended to […]
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