Souvenir de Porto Rico - Marche des Gibaros by Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869). Arranged by Karl Hinterbichler. Brass Quintet. For 2 trumpets, horn in F, trombone, tuba. American. Advanced. Full score & set of parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2216). Gottschalk was one of America's first important composers. His numerous works for piano are mostly light. His Marche des Gibaros from the Souvenir de Porto Rico transcribed by Karl Hinterbichler is lively and bright. American born Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869) was one of the great pianist/composers of his day. He began his career in Europe but spent most of his life touring from coast to coast in the US, as well as South America, and the Caribbean.He composed more than 100 works which combine the typical European Romantic virtuoso style with musical traditions from South America, the Caribbean, Spain and sacred and popular songs from the United States.Originally for solo piano, Souvenir de Porto Rico (op. 31), bears the subtitle Marche des Gibaros, a reference to the peasants of the island. The simple melody derives from a Puerto Rican song 'Si me dan pasteles, les denmelos calientes,' 'If you give me cakes, give them to me hot,' sung by strolling musicians during the Puerto Rican Christmas season. This simple melody is then subjected to a series of variations. The music depicts the sound of strolling musicians, first heard in the distance, coming ever closer, rising to a climax and then fading as the Gibaros march away into the distance. The syncopated rhythms strongly suggest its Caribbean origins. Instrumentation is for 2 Trumpets in Bb (Trumpet 1 doubles on Piccolo), Horn, Trombone and Tuba.

The Best American Short Plays 2007-2008 edited by Barbara Parisi. Applause Books. Softcover. 384 pages. Published by Applause Books (HL.314795). ISBN 155783749X. 5.5x8.5 inches. Applause is proud to continue the series that for over 60 years has been the standard of excellence for one-act plays in America. Our editor Barbara Parisi has selected the following 14 plays: A Roz by Any Other Name and Weïrd, by B. T. Ryback; Bricklayers Poet, by Joe Maruzzo; Laundry and Lies, by Adam Kraar; Light, by Jeni Mahoney; House of the Holy Moment, by Cary Pepper; The Disruptive, Discursive Delusions of Donald, by Michael Roderick; The Perfect Relationship, by Jill Elaine Hughes; The Hysterical Misogynist, by Murray Schisgal; The Perfect Medium, by Eileen Fischer; Outsourced, by Laura Shaine Cunningham; Elvis of Nazareth, by Jay Huling; Dead Trees, by Rick Pulos; Five Story Walkup, by Daniel Gallant, including his own play and others by John Guare, Neil LaBute, Quincy Long, Laura Shaine Cunningham, Clay McLeod Chapman, and Daniel Frederick Levin; and G.C., by Theodore Mann.

The Best American Short Plays 2006-2007 edited by Barbara Parisi. Applause Books. Softcover. 380 pages. Published by Applause Books (HL.314794). ISBN 1557837481. 5.5x8.5 inches. Applause is proud to continue the series that for over 60 years has been the standard of excellence for one-act plays in America. Our editor Barbara Parisi has selected the following 16 plays: DEBOOM: WHO GIVES THIS WOMAN?, by Mark Medoff; And Then, by Amelia Arenas; The Cleaning, by Zilvinas Jonusas; Breakfast and Bed, by Amy Fox; The News from St. Petersburg, by Rich Orloff; Double Murder, by Scott Klavan; Running in Circles Screaming, by Jeni Mahoney; Witness, by Peter Maloney; Asteroid Belt, by Lauren Feldman; Glass Knives, by Liliana Almendarez; Hearts and Minds, by Adam Kraar; In Conclusive Woman, by Julie (Pratt) Mollenkamp; Mixed MeSSages, by Mike Pasternack; Amouresque and Arabesque, by Victor Gluck; and The Birth of Theater, by Jules Tasca.

An American Hymn Suite by John A. Behnke. For organ. Funeral; Trust, Unity, Healing & Peace; General. Easy-Moderately Easy. Published by Concordia Publishing House (CR.97-7237U1).

Scottish Suite: The Bluebells of Scotland by Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). Anderson Classics. Pops American: 20th Century. Full score. Composed 1951. Duration 2 minutes. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A9107-FSC).

Second Regiment Connecticut National Guard March by Reeves, David Wallis (1838-1900). Arranged by Anderson, Leroy (1908-1975), Orchestrator. Anderson Classics. American Pops: Romantic. Full score. Composed c1860/1973. Duration 3 minutes. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A9101-FSC).

Waltz Around the Scale by Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). Anderson Classics. American Pops: 20th Century. Full score. Composed 1970. Duration 3 minutes. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A9100-FSC).

Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). Anderson Classics. American Pops: 20th Century. Full score. Composed 1947. Duration 3 minutes. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A9098-FSC).

March of the Two Left Feet by Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). Anderson Classics. American Pops: 20th Century. Full score. Composed 1970. Duration 3 minutes. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A9097-FSC).

Mother's Whistler by Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). Anderson Classics. American Pops: 20th Century. Full score. Composed 1940. Duration 3 minutes. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A9095-FSC).

Governor Bradford March by Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). Anderson Classics. American Pops: 20th Century. Full score. Composed 1948. Duration 3 minutes. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A9094-FSC).

Lullaby of the Drums by Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). Anderson Classics. Pops American: 20th Century. Full score. Composed 1970. Duration 3 minutes. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A9085-FSC).

Clarinet Candy by Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). Anderson Classics. Pops American: 20th Century. Full score. Composed 1962. Duration 3 minutes. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A9083-FSC).

Fiddle-Faddle by Leroy Anderson (1908-1975). Anderson Classics. Pops American: 20th Century. Full score. Composed 1947. Duration 3 minutes. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A9081-FSC).

Woodland Sketches, Op. 51 by Edward MacDowell (1861-1908). Arranged by Woodhouse, Charles (1879-1939), Orchestrator. American: Romantic. Keyboard/conductor score. Composed 1896. Duration 26 minutes. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A8442).

Turtle Dove by Folk Song. Arranged by Cassler, Glenn Winston (1906- ), Arranger. Pops American English. Keyboard/conductor score. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A6056).

The Deserted Ballroom by Morton Gould (1913-1996). American Pops: 20th Century. Keyboard/conductor score. Composed 1938. Duration 3.5 minutes. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A6045).

Revival, a Fantasy on Six Spirituals by Morton Gould (1913-1996). Sacred/Hymns Pops American: 20th Century. Keyboard/conductor score. Composed 1947. Duration 7 minutes. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A6029).

Yankee Doodle by Folk Song. Arranged by Gould, Morton (1913-1996), Arranger. Pops American National Anth/Patriotic: 20th Century. Keyboard/conductor score. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A6022).

Red Cavalry March by Morton Gould (1913-1996). American Pops: 20th Century. Keyboard/conductor score. Composed 1943. Published by Edwin F. Kalmus (KM.A6017).

American Perspective One by Jackson Berkey (1942-). For cello / piano. Original Works. Score & part. Duration 9 minutes. Published by SDG Press (MT.J00943-SET).

Sonata by John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951). For violin / piano. Sonatas; Original Works. 20th Century; American. Score & part. Composed 1913. Published by Masters Music Publications Inc. (MT.M1646-SET).

Wedding Album Book 2 by Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), and George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). For 2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Tuba. Jazz/Ragtime. 20th Century; American. Set of parts (no score). Published by Masters Music Publications Inc. (MT.M3133-SET).

Sonata, Op. 78a [First Publication] by Arthur William Foote. For viola / piano. Sonatas. Post-Romantic; American. Score & part. Composed c1913/1998. Published by Masters Music Publications Inc. (MT.M2918-SET).