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 […]
A special guest is a great way to raise interest in a concert and increase recruitment and retention. However, whether it’s the school principal, a parent, the mayor or a local celebrity you’ll need the perfect piece to highlight them. That’s where the sheep comes in. The Adventures of Mary and Her Lamb is the […]
A lot of video games were played at our house during quarantine this spring. One of the most popular ones was Untitled Goose Game, a hit game about a mischievous goose wreaking havoc in a tidy, little village. One of the game’s many charms is its inventive use of Debussy’s Preludes as a score: The […]
This week we have a two-for-one special for New Music Friday. Bob Lipton has created two titles using the same themes for different grade levels. We have Garam Masala for beginning orchestras and Mumbai for intermediate orchestras. Bob Lipton is a tuba player and retired music teacher. During a trip to India, he heard music […]
Haunted houses! Vampires! Pirates! It’s always fun to include a Halloween piece (or two!) at your October concerts and Tempo Press has you covered for scary and spooky orchestra music. There are original pieces by Mark Barnard, Jason Krug, Thom Sharp, and more. Plus, arrangements from Sandra Dackow, Robert McCashin, and Robert Longfield. So whether […]
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