Par IWAN EWA. Scrabble or Macao - these aren't that hard games yet. But how to play scales on the violin? It turns out that the rules are simple. First, you have to learn the song, because it gives you tips on how to play a new scale. Now even a minor scale full of flats will not be scary anymore! A song can be sung and played. The next step is to practice the melody and play it with the accompani…

Par COHEN MARY. Bags of Style takes you on a fantastic musical journey through ten centuries of time, from the 12th to the 21st century. This is great material for concerts, or to liven up history or drama lessons. Each piece is complete in itself, so does not need an accompaniment, but for fun you could ask a friend to improvise a simple rhythm on drum or percussion to fit with your part. Written…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. A major piece to feature your Clarinet section! James L. Hosay has used his considerable compositional skill beautifully in creating this exuberant new offering for your band. It’s a great showpiece for your reeds, but it leaves no one behind when the fun begins. The Baroque and Classical underpinnings of this original composition open the door for a wonderful educational encou…

Set de parties séparées : violino primo, violino secondo, violone, basso continuo Twelve Sonatas, Opus 16 Edited by Stewart Carter The present edition comprises the instrumental works of Isabella Leonard (1620-1703), an Ursuline nun who spent her entire adult life in a convent, the Collegio di S. Orsola, in Novara, Italy. A very prolific composer, Leonarda published nearly 200 compositions during…

Für Orgel. Par JOST CHRISTIAN. There is no other work more closely associated with the organ than Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata in D minor. During my compositional preparation, I repeatedly found myself returning to this work. I had a number of different formal models in mind, but felt myself gravitating towards the rhapsodic character of toccata form so that my new composition for organ ultimat…

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…

A Supplement to Any Method Level 1-3. Par FITZPATRICK NEAL. This collection of 57 short pieces explores the essential musical and technical elements of modern classical guitar playing. Building on the centuries-old style of music written for the guitar, Neal Fitzpatrick adds a contemporary 21st-century twist to this rich tradition.The author writes, When composing music for any instrument, it is e…

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…

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 1 Violin pieces, including Land of the Silver Birch , Dvorák's Largo from the New World Symphony and Gershwin's Oh, Lady, Be Good . Containing fresh editions of folk and class…

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…

5 Impromptus for Piano Scholarly-critical edition based on the Urtext from “OEuvres complètes de Gabriel Fauré” Musical text at the forefront of scholarship including comprehensive source research With performance suggestions (Fr/Eng/Ger)Fauré composed his 5 impromptus in two distinct periods of his career, in 1881–83 and 1906–09. Inspired by Chopin’s example, the brilliant early imprompt…

Par JOHNSON TIMOTHY. With a name like Yankee Doodle how could you help but be a little bit of your rocker? This arrangement explores the wacky side of Yankee Doodle, even throwing in a few other well-known songs along the way. Every part of the band gets to play the melody, even if only a few notes here and there. / Niveau : 1 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Concert Band

The Richard Wagner Complete Edition presents the composer's entire output for the first time in a reliable form. The conductor Michael Balling, in the early years of the 20th century, attempted to make Wagner's work more accessible for research and performance, but the edition only reached 10 volumes - some with grave shortcomings - and was discontinued after Balling's death in 1925. A further att…