After a twelve-year interval, Dvo?ák once again turned his attention to the string quartet in summer 1893. He had been musical director in New York since autumn 1892 and spent the summer in Spillville (Iowa) where a group of Czech immigrants had settled, thus making him feel at home. The beautiful natural surroundings led him to write this unconventional string quartet in the tradition of Beethove…

This chart-topping title track from Billy Joel's album pulses with energy and African-style gospel harmonies. / Voix Mixtes

Michael Richard (Ed). Par MICHAEL RICHARD. Book and CD Created by two of the country's leading jazz educators, the book and CD is designed as a practical guide for teachers at all levels, with hundreds of musical examples. It provides practical guidance for GCSE, Standard Grade, a comprehensive view of jazz incorporating swing, Latin, rock and African music, written vamps for keyboard accompanimen…

Par MATTIOLI PAULO. Avec cette série de DVD, n'importe qui peut apprendre à jouer de la batterie de main sans apprendre à lire la musique. Tout d'abord, vous simplement regardez la rythmique joué avec la caméra vue de joueurs Eye, (aucun transpositeur main gauche droit!) puis chanter avec le rythme tel qu'il apparaît à l'écran, tout comme les mots d'une chanson. Enfin, vous jouez le long comme cha…

Par RICKER RAMON. Improvisation is at the heart of Jazz, but knowing how to play stylistically correctly in a large Jazz ensemble is also a necessity. 'How to Play Lead Alto Saxophone in a Big Band' offers tips, suggestions, examples and a play along CD to help you put it all together. The repertoire covers many jazz styles from Basie to Latin and African-influenced music to ECM and contemporary j…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Kum Ba Yah is one of the most popular and loved of all American folk songs. It is sung in places of worship, around campfires and at social gatherings all over the world. This bright and happy arrangement makes use of African percussion and rhythm underneath velvety-smooth chords and flowing lines. It can also be enhanced by the use of an optional electric bass part. / Niveau :…

Par BRAVO LEONARDO. “Tres Norteñas” was born during a journey through northern Argentina, Peru, and Bolivia, inspired by the majestic Andean landscape, its villages, and the richness of its ancestral culture. In an overview, the work is not descriptive, but evokes the landscape and the mysteries that inhabit these lands. It consists of three pieces, each based on rhythms from northern Argentina. W…

Anyone interested in learning to play acoustic guitar can pick up this well-paced, comprehensive method and get started right away. Beginning concepts include right- and left-hand technique, reading music, basic improvisation, barre chords, picking technique, playing bass lines, and basic arranging. Intermediate topics include alternate tunings, scales, how to play in upper positions of the finger…

Par SIMONE NINA. Of all the major singers of the late 20th century, Nina Simone was one of the hardest to label. She recorded extensively in soul, jazz, and pop and was also comfortable with blues, gospel, and Broadway. She has subsequently been labelled as a 'soul' singer in terms of emotion, rather than form. Her repertoire included jazz standards, gospel and spirituals, classical music, folk so…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Kum Ba Yah is one of the most popular and loved of all American folk songs. It is sung in places of worship, around campfires and at social gatherings all over the world. This bright and happy arrangement makes use of African percussion and rhythm underneath velvety-smooth chords and flowing lines. It can also be enhanced by the use of an optional electric bass part. / Niveau :…

Traditional Appalachian Fiddle Tunes from Surry County, NC. Par . The Round Peak area of Surry County, North Carolina consists of a number of small communities which border Mt. Airy, NC. The Round Peak musical style is synonymous with the old time music pairing of the fiddle with the African-derived banjo and was considered to be the defining ensemble sound for community dance music as played by t…

Par PRICE FLORENCE. Florence Price (1887-1953) is noted as the first African-American female composer of symphonic works, and is only in recent years beginning to receive the recognition so richly deserved. Her Symphony No. 1 was completed in 1932 and first performed in 1933 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Here is a sparkling transcription for band of the third movement (Juba Dance). (Grade 4) …

14 high quality transcriptions for saxophone, with chord symbols. Includes biography, discography and notation guide. African Skies Beau Rivage Beirut Cabin Fever Delta City Blues El Nino How Long 'Til The Sun Impressions Madame Toulouse Naked Soul Slings and Arrows Sumo Syzygy Two Blocks From The Edge