New Publications

By James Johnson ASCAP 1551618.   This is one of Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) most remarkable and famous poems,  a sonnet written in the  “sprung rhythm” that he devised. The poem is subtitled “To Christ our Lord,” and is characteristic of the ecstatic passion evident in so many poems by Hopkins, an English convert to […]

By James Johnson ASCAP 1551618. I finally completed this work, having begun imagining it many years ago. I believe it is the first musical setting of this darkly humorous poem from Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll.  Briefly, Alice encounters a pair of chubby twins named Tweedledum and Tweedledee who recite the poem to […]

Music by British Composer PHILIP STOPFORD is now available at http://www.musicroom.com This is GREAT NEWS for UK customers who can purchase the HAL LEONARD publications directly in the UK.    Philip has sold over 100,000 copies of his music in the USA, and of particular interested at this time of year would be his Christmas […]

JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! A brand-new secular novelty about adopting an adorable pet for the Holidays. Heartfelt story intro, uptempo swing choruses and bridge, dixie scat breakdown, final big turnaround and light ending. SATB chorus with piano; optional bass and drums. Duration 5’45”. An old-fashioned, corny but sincere family holiday message for tough economic […]

I have a short arrangement of the text Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow – SATB a cappella. It’s just one page – it could be that last piece for the choir to sing while folks are fumbling for their coats and carkeys. I can send a copy as a pdf. Contact me if […]

A jazzy arrangement of Notturno op.9 n. 2 by Chopin is available. The arrangement is rather challenging, TTTBB or SATTB. You can listen to it on my page, at fabioalessi.webs.com    Greetings Fabio Alessi