Par VERDI GIUSEPPE. Among Verdi’s many compositions, as a work of sacred music, the Requiem remains unique. It was composed as a musical memorial for the Italian national poet Allessandro Manzoni, deeply admired by Verdi, and was first performed on the first anniversary of his death on 22 May 1874 in Milan Cathedral. The exploration of many extremes places Verdi’s tonal language with musical means…

Par WASHBURNE PETER. Explore the fretboard and engage your creativity in playing the most awesome musical instrument— the electric bass! Extreme Bass Grooves reflects the author's ability to create inspired, rhythmic electric bass compositions that can be played solo or with an ensemble, virtually inviting another instrumentalist to improvise over the bass and percussion lines. Each groove featu…

Par RAVEL MAURICE. As a prestigious composer of the early 20th century, Maurice Ravel 's Pièce en Forme de Habanera contains many features which continue to make the composer's music popular and loved to this day. Known for his masterful melodies and rich harmonies, Pièce en Forme de Habanera clearly exemplifies these qualities through flourishing Saxophone lines and evocative, chordal and rhythmi…

Soon after its composition in 1886, Camille Saint-Saëns asked Auguste Durand that Le Carnaval des animaux, which he thought of as a parodic fantasia, should only appear in print posthumously. He probably believed that this entertainment would tarnish the seriousness of the rest of his oeuvre. The Carnaval was therefore published in February 1922, two months after the composer's death. Nevertheless…

Par KASHPEROVA LEOKADIYA. Leokadiya Kashperova (1872–1940), hitherto consigned to a footnote in musical history as Stravinsky’s piano teacher, is undergoing rediscovery. A double graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatoire, she emerged as a virtuoso pianist and composer in the romantic tradition. She was associated with some of the great musicians of her day, including Balakirev and Auer. She perf…

Cesar Franck's Sonata for Piano and Violin is one of the most treasured works in the violin repertoire, a masterpiece of cyclic form with a gracefulness and expressive force almost paradigmatic for the age of musical Romanticism. This work was composed in 1886 and was dedicated to the Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe.After Franck's death in 1890 the original publisher of the Sonata, the…

Par BLOW JOHN. Edited by Barry Cooper The organ voluntaries, double or cornet voluntaries and psalm-tune settings by John Blow form a substantial corpus of material - 48 pieces in all - that sheds much light on the developing keyboard style of the late 17th century. Predominantly serious and contrapuntal, they bear witness to the technical mastery of their composer and to his role as an important …

Arrangement: Coates Dan. Par COATES DAN. Certaines des chansons plus durablement populaires en simples, jouables accords de piano. Idéal pour les pianistes débutants. Table des matières : Au fil du temps - ensorcelé - Cabaret - grands espoirs - je me suis beaucoup o ' Nuttine - It Ain't nécessairement donc - Love and mariage - peut-être cette fois - n'a jamais rencontré un homme que je n'aimais - …

Inspired by the Valley of Fire state park in the southwest United States that boasts stunning red sandstone formations created more than 150 million years ago. Located in Nevada's oldest state park in the Mojave Desert, at certain times of the day, when reflecting the sun's rays, these brilliant sandstone formations create the visual illusion of actually being on fire. An emotional composition tha…

For Bb (Tenor) Sax - Beginner Series. Par GORDON ANDREW D.. Andrew D. Gordon has created 30; 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles, keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues, Boogie Blues, Jazz Blues, Minor Blues, Country Blues, Latin Blues, Old Time Jazz Blues, Jazz Swing Blues, Classic Blues Rock, Soulful Blues, Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has …

Beginner Series. Par GORDON ANDREW D.. Andrew D. Gordon has created 30: 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles, keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues, Boogie Blues, Jazz Blues, Minor Blues, Country Blues, Latin Blues, Old Time Jazz Blues, Jazz Swing Blues, Classic Blues Rock, Soulful Blues, Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12…

Nine Pieces For Jazz Piano. Par ILES NIKKI. Completing Nikki Iles's musical journey through the seasons, Jazz in Autumn presents nine elegant jazz arrangements and original compositions for solo piano. With a variety of styles including swing, folk, gospel, funk, and contemporary, Jazz in Autumn presents a unique exploration of this evocative season. / Niveau : Très Avancé / Recueil / Piano

Par CABEZA JUAN. Piano Train Trips is a collection of 18 piano etudes, plus a series of supplementary exercises. The etudes (stations) are designed to practise one specific musical aspect in each piece and are composed in styles that are appealing to students. Styles include: scales, intervals, pentascales, chords in inversion, and more and hellip - The exercises focus on the technical pattern emp…