New Music Friday: Symphony No. 4 “Tragische”, First Movement
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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 […]
New Music Friday: Balkan Dances
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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. […]
New Music Friday: Joyeux
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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 […]
New Music Friday: Tango del Sol Brillante
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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 […]
New Music Friday: Minstrels from Preludes Book 1, No. 12
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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 […]
New Music Friday: Mumbai and Garam Masala
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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 […]
New Music Friday: Summer from the “Four Seasons”
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Welcome to the first installment of our new Friday feature where, every Friday for the next several weeks we will be highlighting one of our 2020-2021 new issues. This week’s featured title is Jennifer Meckler’s arrangement of the third movement of Summer from “The Four Seasons”. Ms.Meckler is an exciting up-and-coming new arranger has studied with Sandra […]