Discover the favorite practice routines of today's finest sax players. Each artist gives you a personal look at how to practice that can help you improve your technical ability as you develop your own personal sound and style. Included are exercises and tips relating to technique, tone and intonation, musicianship, scales and chords, articulation, ear training and much more. If you ever feel unins…

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896). Par BRUCKNER ANTON. Anton Bruckner (b. 4.9.1824, Ansfelden, d. 11.10.1896, Vienna) didn’t have it easy. Throughout his life, the Austrian composer was plagued by self-doubt. Anton Bruckner came from a simple, rural background. After the death of his father, he was accepted as a choirboy at the monastery of Sankt Florian in 1837. After several years as a school assistant…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Philip Sparke was so inspired and moved by his first visit to New York, that he had to capture the moment in one of his compositions. At first a general picture of New York is presented as all the sights and sounds are taken it. Eventually the composer finds himself in Manhattan. Walking along a street, music can be heard wafting from one of the jazz-clubs. This musical represen…

Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. This new edition of Johannes Brahms?s Schicksalslied, op. 54 for mixed choir and orchestra is a modern Urtext edition of the score based on current editorial principles. It is based not only on the composer?s personal copy of the first edition as the primary source, but also on the engraving manuscript which was long thought to have been lost. Thus the composer?s handwritten c…

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896). Par BRUCKNER ANTON. Anton Bruckner (b. 4.9.1824, Ansfelden, d. 11.10.1896, Vienna) didn’t have it easy. Throughout his life, the Austrian composer was plagued by self-doubt. Anton Bruckner came from a simple, rural background. After the death of his father, he was accepted as a choirboy at the monastery of Sankt Florian in 1837. After several years as a school assistant…

Pass on your best wishes and celebrates friends', childrens' or pupils' birthdays with these attractive greeting cards featuring fun, music-themed illustrations by Andy Hammond. The inside has been left blank so you can compose your own personal message. Perfect for students, teachers and all music lovers. Each card is packaged individually with its own envelope. This pack of 16 contains 4 differe…

Par METHENY PAT. Note-for-note guitar transcriptions from Pat Metheny's Grammy Award winning solo guitar album. All the songs from the record have been carefully transcribed under Pat's supervision. Metheny's collection of acoustic solos blends Jazz with some strong Folk and Pop influences - he even performs personal arrangement's of Norah Jones' Don't Know Why and Gerry And The Pacemakers' Ferry …

Par TAILLEFERRE GERMAINE. A cycle of songs from the Les Six composer setting French texts from the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries. This version for voice and piano from 1930 follows the version for voice and orchestra from 1929. This is regarded as Tailleferre's most feminist work, the poems addressing the difficulties experienced by women, especially marital and affairs of the heart, and per…

Par HYUNG-KI JOO RICHARD. Hyung-ki Joo, a phenomenal piano talent, is often seen touring with violinist Alexsey Igudesman, while composing, arranging, recording, and generally promoting the performance and enjoyment of classical music. Surprisingly, Lullaby for Leo represents his first published piece, 'one of the most personal pieces I've ever written,' according to the composer. A sleepless baby…

Including the Transcendental Etudes, Ed. Busoni. Par LISZT FRANZ. Liszt's reputation as perhaps the greatest pianist of all time is powerfully supported by his dazzling body of work for solo piano. The undiminished popularity of his etudes with pianists and audiences alike have made them among the most performed and recorded works for solo piano in the Romantic reportoire. The first volume, Series…

Par HAKIM OMAR. Widely acclaimed for his versatility, technological prowess, and groove, Omar Hakim is one of the most successful live and session drummers of the past 25 years. This DVD combines two of his classic videos, Express Yourself and Let It Flow, and covers a number of important concepts, including developing a fluid style on the drumset, thinking compositionally to develop more musicall…

Above the central prayer of Christianity, the composition with its dense sounds and atmospheric colours develops a mood of profound awe and self-contained strength. An expressive composition of our new composer Pascal Martiné - personally recommended by the editors of your choral department! / Choeur SSAA A Cappella