Ursula Mamlok was born in Berlin in 1923, but was forced to emigrate via Ecuador to New York in 1939 because of her Jewish descent. In 2006 she returned to the city where she was born.Fünf Phantasiestücke, composed in 2012/13 for a small mixed ensemble consisting of oboe, violin, viola and violoncello, draws its appeal from the broad spectrum of emotions, feelings and states described musically in…

Thomas Fellow, author of the successful standard work Fellow Guitar Book and a famous concert guitarist who performs all over the world (European Guitar Quartet, Friend `n Fellow, Hands on Strings), expands his Guitar Music Collection with this and the following volume 2 with an extensive amount of compositions in his own modern, stylistically open sound language.This book of 18 DELIGHTFUL CROSSOV…

Par HIMES WILLIAM. A marvelous suite! The bright, cheerful opening will engage the entire audience from the first measure. Movement 1 is based on El Tortillero (The Tortilla Vendor), and is very creatively scored including the joyful dissonance of a busy street corner. The heartfelt and poignant second movement makes a pleasant contrast, and the Allegro Festivo marking for the third movement means…

With 21 more fantastic One Direction songs arranged for Really Easy Piano, Volume 2 takes songs from their massive third and fourth albums, Midnight Memories and Four, respectively. With song notes and useful performance hints, this book is the best way to learn some of 1D's best songs.As One Direction continue their meteoric rise to fame, becoming even more of a household name, their third and fo…

Vocal strength is essential to producing a good sound and singing with control and confidence. A weak voice is one that tires easily, one that is inconsistent in sound quality and/or pitch and dynamics, and one that gives out many years before the singer is ready to stop singing.Vocal strength is not all about singing loudly, it's about singing well. The exercises and musical selections in Vocal E…

Arrangeur: James Galway. Par BOEHM THEOBALD / JAMES GALWAY (ED.). Theobald Boehm was a goldsmith and inventor of the Boehm flute (1847). He was also an engineer, composer, industrialist, and the director of the Bavarian steel works. In addition, he was the solo flutist of the Bavarian State Opera, and a well-known soloist and teacher. He played many of his own compositions on the numerous tours he…

Bel Canto for Flute offers valuable études, beautiful concert pieces and the inspiring experience of playing together with a harp!Emily Beynon presents 20 short tone studies that were initially intended as training for singers, but are equally suitable for flute players wishing to develop a beautiful sound, smooth legato and expressive vibrato.On the CD two versions of each piece can be heard: a d…

Par WEBERN ANTON. Composer and choir master Clytus Gottwald comments on his transcription of Anton Webern’s Im Sommerwind (1904) as follows: “First of all I had to eliminate all those parts of the source material that had strictly instrumental designs, reducing the work – to quote Wolfgang Rihm – to its singable remnant. What was so surprising, however, was that such a reduction did not lead to a …

Return to the piano with the beloved music of John Thompson. Par THOMPSON JOHN. Return to the piano with the beloved music of John Thompson! Whether it's been two years or two decades, this is the perfect time for those with a few months or a year of lessons to dive back in at their own pace. Composer Jason Sifford carefully curated the best of Thompson's easiest music in a simple but progressive …

Jessica O'Leary (Editor). Over the years, many examination pieces have captured the imagination of teachers and students, but the stars of past syllabuses are often forgotten. This collection brings together best-loved grade 2 Violin pieces, including Kalinka, Got those 3rd Position Blues? (Huws Jones) and Waltz from Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky). Containing fresh editions of folk and classical ma…

Ed. Critica A. Borin. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Casa Ricordi Milano in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia (Istituto Antonio Vivaldi). Critical edition by Alessandro Borin. The six Concerts op. VI for violin, strings and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi were published in Amsterdam by Roger in 1719. Although the contribution of Vivaldi was probably modest – even to assume that the collection wa…

Ed. Critica A. Borin. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Casa Ricordi Milano in partnership with Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia (Istituto Antonio Vivaldi). Critical edition by Alessandro Borin. The six Concerts op. VI for violin, strings and continuo by Antonio Vivaldi were published in Amsterdam by Roger in 1719. Although the contribution of Vivaldi was probably modest – even to assume that the collection wa…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Since most of the bands competing in the 4th Section of the Dutch National Championships have many young players, this piece is stylistically youthful especially in the opening and closing sections. An arpeggio pattern appears numerous times in all registers and is the basic musical element of the main melody, alternating with a second theme that has a slightly different mel…

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. Two melodies in the Scottish style meet head-on in this energetic new arrangement. Your students will love the “bagpipe sound” and rhythmic color of the Scottish “snap”. This arrangement can also be used with young bands as a lesson in the concept of counterpoint. Each of the two main themes is clearly stated on its own, but remarkable things happen when they are played togethe…

Instrumentation : Medium-Low voice - PfThis is the first ever complete critical edition of Henri Duparc's songs. Edited by Roger Nichols, the elegantly presented music is supported by a fully comprehensive Critical Commentary which illuminates as never before the compositional stages of these beautiful songs. Roger Nichols' international reputation as a leading authority on French music makes this…