Par COHEN MARY / SPEARING ROBERT. Quartetstart Level 1 is a break-through for string quartet teaching! Combining the multitudinous talents of Mary Cohen ? whose acclaimed Superseries materials have transformed modern string teaching methods ? and composer Robert Spearing, Quartetstart Level 1 provides a first-class collection of original pieces written specially for string players of around ABRSM …

Par MARSH LIN. Songscape is a timeless collection of 24 songs covering an exciting range of musical styles, from ethnic music, theatre, pop classics and rounds, to Lin Marsh's wonderful original pieces. It is also ideal for bringing confidence to classroom and concert singing, and a must for recently formed choirs. / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / Matériel D'Orchestre

Par COLL FRANCISCO. Francisco Coll’s imposing 5-minute motet Stella was written for ORA and Suzi Digby in 2016. Inspired by, and subtly drawing on a renaissance masterpiece – Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Ave Maris Stella – this arresting work for 8-part choir is ideal for disciplined and able ensembles looking for a new challenge. / Choral Music / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes

Par BALLET WILLIAM. This is the 'a capella' version of Alexander L’Estrange’s beautiful mixed voice composition, Lute-book Lullaby. First performed by the choir Tenebrae, directed by Nigel Short, who also commissioned the work, it was first performed on 12th September 2002, at St Luke's, Chelsea, London at a concert in support of Downs Syndrome. The piece can be found on the Signum Records CD Mot…

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Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. George Benjamin’s Sometime Voices for baritone, chorus and orchestra is a setting of Caliban’s famous speech in Act III Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Composed in 1996, the 9-minute work places long, forceful baritone lines above an orchestra that drifts between an eerie tranquillity and mercurial activity. Behind this, the chorus, acting as spirits – sometimes benign, …

Par DOBSON SIMON. Torsion was commissioned by the Leyland Band and first performed on 23 January 2010 at the Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass, Manchester, by Leyland Band conducted by Jason Katsikaris. This colourful and dynamic work is the most personal and ambitious that Simon Dobson composed during his residency with the Lancashire brass band. The dictionary defines torsion as …

Par BREWER MIKE. This exciting collection presents choirs with a terrific opportunity to experience the excitement and energy of African music! Building on the success of Hamba Lulu, this volume taps into a rich seam of African culture and includes the festive song Banuwa, alongside the Zulu 'bird' song Izintakana and a new arrangement of the South African wedding song 'Babevuya', coupled with the…

Par HARRIS PAUL. More Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 1 brings together saxophone study repertoire spanning the entire spectrum of technique and providing a firm foundation for progress. Featuring core studies alongside specially composed pieces by Paul Harris, these comprehensive collections apply the Simultaneous Learning approach to instrumental technique. Book 1 begins at elementary level an…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Written for Vaughan William's choir in surrey, these are beautifully judged for amateur voices. The music is direct and sharply characterised. Originally with orchestra, they are equally suitable for performance within choral concerts or as church anthems, with either organ or piano accompaniment. / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / SATB

Par ADES THOMAS. Thomas Adès’s second work for string quartet, The Four Quarters was written for the Emerson Quartet and was premiered by them at Carnegie Hall in 2011. The winner of the 2012 British Composer Award for Chamber Composition, the 20-minute work charts the progress of a day. Glassy harmonics typify the opening movement Nightfalls, whilst playful pizzicati abound in Serenade – Morning …

Become the featured soloist on twenty specially recorded arrangements of some fantastic hit songs from past and present! Part of the hugely successful Take The Lead series, this bumper edition gives you the opportunity to learn songs as diverse as Angels by Robbie Williams and Gershwin's Fascinating Rhythm , arranged as accessible Piano solos with Guitar chord symbols. The music is complete with t…

Par SCULTHORPE PETER. Kenneth Hince of the Australian says '...one of his finest works...a composer thoroughly at ease with himself, working in a mode that has come to terms with his tradition and with his environment, and using it with assurance to create music of great beauty and economy...the most convincing demonstration Sculthorpe has given us his powerful originality of mind.' The Australian…

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Malcolm Arnold's 'Clarinet Concerto #2, Op. 115', was dedicated to Benny Goodman, and first performed by him as part of the 'Red Rocks Music Festival' with the Denver Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brian Priestman on 17 August 1974. The third movement, known affectionately as 'The Pre-Goodman Rag', is an outrageous ragtime parody with a hauntingly wistful middle section. The w…