August, lebe, lebe, König from Cantata 207a. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. A Festive Tribute (“Hommage festif”) est le titre de cet arrangement du superbe choeur extrait de la cantate profane BWV 207 écrite par Bach en 1726, mais qui connaîtra un franc succès dans sa deuxième mouture intégrée dans la Cantate BWV 207a Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten (“Résonnez, éclatantes trompettes !”). …

August, lebe, lebe, König from Cantata 207a. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. A Festive Tribute (“Hommage festif”) est le titre de cet arrangement du superbe choeur extrait de la cantate profane BWV 207 écrite par Bach en 1726, mais qui connaîtra un franc succès dans sa deuxième mouture intégrée dans la Cantate BWV 207a Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten (“Résonnez, éclatantes trompettes !”). …

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. In the most literal sense: a piece for an occasion. The actual occasion was Jan de Haan’s twentieth anniversary as a conductor of the top Dutch brass band, “Soli Deo Gloria” (Leeuwarden). To mark the occasion, the band commissioned the Belgian comopser Jan Van der Roost to create a surprise piece: without knowledge of the person being celebrated, a suitable source of inspira…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. In the most literal sense: a piece for an occasion. The actual occasion was Jan de Haan’s twentieth anniversary as a conductor of the top Dutch brass band, “Soli Deo Gloria” (Leeuwarden). To mark the occasion, the band commissioned the Belgian comopser Jan Van der Roost to create a surprise piece: without knowledge of the person being celebrated, a suitable source of inspira…

INSTRUMENTATION : 1-2 SOPRANO RECORDERS VERSION : EDITION WITH CD DESCRIPTION : HASN'T EVERY RECORDER PLAYER DREAMED OF PLAYING THE MOST CELEBRATED CLASSICAL MELODIES AS A SOLOIST' HERE YOU WILL FIND THE FINEST PIECES IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR ONE OR TWO DESCANT RECORDERS, WITH A CD TO PLAY ALONG WITH. ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY YOU WILL ENCOUNTER MANY FAMOUS COMPOSITIONS, FROM EINE KLEINE NACH…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Harlequin was commissioned by, and is dedicated to, euphonium virtuoso David Childs. The piece takes its inspiration from the happy and sad masks that symbolise the Commedia dell'Arte (which features Harlequin as one of its main characters) and comprises of two movements, a slow modal ballad followed by a frenetic faster movement. A fantastic showpiece for the euphonium and bras…

One of the least known of the great Russian pianists of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, Alexander Siloti (1863-1945) was one of the most influential and progressive. As a concert promoter, he introduced the music of dozens of composers to the Russian public in the famous Siloti Concerts of 1903-1917, including Albeniz, Debussy, de Falla, Delius, Elgar, Enesco, Mahler and Schoenberg. A stud…

Par BUREN JOHN VAN. “Recently I have again studied the poetry of Hermann Hesse, the most significant ‘Maulbronnian’. His poems ‘A Toccata from Bach’ and ‘Playing the Flute’ inspired me to write the present piece. In ‘Playing the Flute’ he expressed his idea about the essence of music: It is ‘time made aesthetically perceivable. And in the present, to be sure. And thus, once again, the identity of …

d'après The Turn of the Screw d'Henry James. Par GUILLOU JEAN. Though the work bearing this title is a portrait of childhood, it is a childhood quite different from the purely gameplaying and dreamlike childhood that is customarily represented. The childhood described here is carrying the seed, in all its purity, of all positive and negative qualities to be found the fully-grown men: a childhood b…

Eight years in the making, this 'prequel' to The Commandments of R and B Drumming delves into the rhythm and blues of the 1940s and 1950s, an incredible musical era when shuffles ruled the airwaves and modern groove playing was in its infancy. Written by Zoro and Daniel Glass, drummer for Royal Crown Revue, this book is loaded with history, photos, graphics, exercises, and transcriptions, and incl…

Encore is the official collection of best-loved ABRSM Piano exam pieces from Grades 1 to 8.Book 4 features popular pieces set on ABRSM Grades 7 and 8. Have fun exploring modern favourites and timeless classics, like Willie Wagglestick's Walkabout or a Beethoven Allegro. Plus, we've included background information and new ideas for exploring the music. Encore is perfect for:Developing skills and te…

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par PARRY CHARLES HUBERT. Everyone will instantly recognise this great patriotic hymn that is often thought of as the second English national anthem. This brass band arrangement by Philip Sparke is sure to be used over and over again at your band’s performances. Your audience will not be able to help themselves from joining in with this rousing song everytime you use it as the …