Par PELLEGRINO MICHEL. Après le style New Orleans, la clarinette poursuit son chemin dans la musique de jazz et aborde des styles différents. Elle traversera la période 'Swing', avec les grands orchestres de danse, pour arriver à l'époque 'Be-Bop'. Cette musique ne s'adresse plus à la danse mais à l'expression directe d'autres sentiments, d'autres recherches musicales. C'est l'époque de Charlie Pa…

Arrangeur: Jonathan del Mar. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. In late 1821 Beethoven began work on his final piano sonata op. 111 which has been considered a towering masterwork ever since its publication. Thomas Mann gave it a literary monument in his novel 'Doctor Faustus' in whose musical-theoretical digressions the main motif of the 'Arietta' is set to the syllables 'Wiesengrund', the middle name of …

Par KOH JOSEPHINE. Teachers' Choice, Selected Piano Repertory and Studies for Grades 6 and 7 is compiled to provide teachers and students with good options for the 2019 and 2020 ABRSM piano examinations. This series of interesting and appealing piano pieces contains editorial suggestions for pedagogical purposes. Most teachers will find helpful teaching points to develop stylistic awareness in the…

Par SLAWSON BRIAN. In Santa’s Strut, Brian Slawson combines a funky drumset beat and blues-like melodies to form an easy level percussion ensemble piece that’s perfect for a holiday-themed concert requiring minimal rehearsal time. After a brief introduction, the central section of the piece features the mallet instruments playing melodies based on a blues scale, which are contained in a 12-bar blu…

Par TELEMANN / VEILHAN. German baroque composer, Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) was a self-taught multi-instrumentalist, becoming a composer against his family's wishes. However, his musical career saw him hold important positions and to this day, he remains a major composer. His sublime 12 Fantasies for Flute is superbly arranged for Recorder by Jean-Claude Veilhan. Telemann composed his 12 F…

Les bruits de l'eau ' jets d'eau, cascades et ruisseaux ' ont toujours été l'un des sujets favoris de l'impressionnisme musical. À la suite de Liszt, qui avait déjà suivi cette voie avec ses «Jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este», Ravel s'est lui aussi inspiré de ce thème. Il a ce faisant innové sur le plan composition: dans ses «Jeux d'eau», il a développé une harmonie «en suspens» et atteint de nouveaux…

Accompanies Third Edition. Par BLACKWELL KATHY / DAVID. This book contains piano accompaniments for Viola Time Joggers. Characterful and easy to play, these piano parts provide stylish accompaniments to all of the pieces in the pupil book. Essential for teachers and musical parents, this book will help motivate all young violinists as they learn to play. / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Recueil / Pia…

Symphonic Etudes. Par SHCHEDRIN RODION. Many of Rodion Shchedrin’s compositions are distinguished by deeply Slavonic feeling and thrilling virtuoso displays. Even though Shchedrin has won recognition all over the world for his work, he remains an essentially Russian composer who has not broken off his ties to Russian musical folk traditions and poetry. It is thus not surprising to learn of his pro…

Par MANTOVANI BRUNO. Contrary to what one might think, it is particularly difficult to write a solo or concertante work for an instrument that a person is very familiar with. Whenever I encounter this situation, I always feel a certain reserve or prudence, or even apprehension about leaning toward facility, in terms of gestures. Lack of objectivity can result in the imagination being more instrume…

Beethoven's Grande Sonate in C major op. 53 (1803-04) marks his turn towards large-scale symphonic influenced piano works. Since its first publication this highly virtuosic piece, dedicated to Beethoven's friend and patron Ferdinand, Count Waldstein, has lost none of its magnetism. To this day it remains a pianistic challenge and a musical touchstone for every performer. Jonathan Del Mar, currentl…

Par GYORFFY ISTVAN. Hungarian-style dance music which flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries - generally referred to as ungaresca - represents a valuable part of European musical tradition. István Gyorffy's work (2007-2010) is a late successor of this tradition. It was written with the intention of embodying the eastern-central European tradition in order to present an alternative to the curren…

Beginning intermediate LevelJazz Phrasing for Saxophone features ten melodic pieces which are easy to play, yet convey the essence of mainstream (Swing/Bebop/Bossa) jazz vocabulary. The pieces are catchy and melodic, demonstrating the use of sequence and voice-leading to make a musical statement.The book includes two play-along CDs (one for alto and one for tenor) featuring a world-class rhythm se…

Par POOT MARCEL. Belgian composer, Marcel Poot (1901-1988) was a professional composer, professor and musician. He studied at the Belgian Conservatory and went on to attain success as an Organist and composer. His substantial compositions for wind and brass are still performed to this day, Legende for Horn in F and Piano being no exception. In 1925, Poot and several of his contemporaries founded '…