Students and audiences alike will enjoy this entertaining, original work, written in D Major and based on a 3/3/2 Samba feel. Rhythms are varied, but repetitive, requiring students to explore different bowing combinations, using slurs, ties, and accents. Dynamics and articulations are also varied, helping to create the lively dance-feel. This piece would also lend itself to the addition of some ad…

Voici une méthode pour jouer, dès le début, avec un très beau son d'Alto ! M'appuyant sur plus de 20 ans de pratique de l'enseignement, je propose ici, fort de mon expérience auprès de mes élèves, non seulement les bases de la technique AUER pour la main droite, mais aussi les indications et exercices complémentaires nécessaires. - Sarah LABROUSSE-BAERTFormation : Alto SoloInstrumentation : AltoNi…

The Children's and Female Choruses were composed in a single burst of creative activity at the zenith of Bartók's career, in the summer of 1935, between such masterpieces as the String Quartet #5 and the Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. These short choral pieces are based on folk texts that Bartók further polished and stylized. The music, however, is wholly the composer's own, although i…

Par TOMASI HENRI. French composer and conductor, Henri Tomasi (1901-1971) published Variations Gregoriennes Sur Un Salve Regina 1964. As with his other wind compositions, Gregorian Variations for Trumpet and String Orchestra and Organ reduction was well-received by audiences. Tomasi was born in Marseille, but his Father and Mother were originally from La Casinca in Corsica. Despite being pressured…

Based on the early Gregorian melody, this graceful ABA setting will work both in concert or worship service. A dramatic addition to any program. / Choeur SATB A Cappella

Par CHATROU PAUL. Paul Chatrou, born in the Netherlands, studied piano and composition in Utrecht. He played in various ensembles for which he also composed music. He is teaching the piano and composition both private and in various educational institutions. As a composer, he works mainly freelance. He writes both instrumental and vocal compositions in a romantic style based on classical technique…

Opera in tre attiDuring Handel's lifetime Giulio Cesare in Egitto was among his most successful operas. Today it is still one of the most frequently performed, owing to the rich variety of its scenes and its remarkably inventive arias and ensembles, which embellish the underlying affects with virtuoso aplomb.The piano writing contains the musical numbers from the main version and observes the edit…

for Ensemble. Par BERNHARD GANDER. take nine by Bernhard Gander is a 12-minute work for a 12-part ensemble scored for: BCl(Cl), CbCl, Cbsn(Bsn) – Hn, Tpt, Tba – Perc – Pf – Vln, Vla, Vlc, DB. The work is based on rhythms in 9/16 and 9/8 time, but also 8/16, 8/8, 10/16 and 10/8 beats, which may seem complex at first, but sounds transparent to the audience. The main musical inspirations of Bernhard …

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. Based on the Italian folk song 'Tiritomba' this entertaining work is a musical vehicle to take you on a ride on an 'Italian Carousel'. / Niveau : 1 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. Based on the Italian folk song 'Tiritomba' this entertaining work is a musical vehicle to take you on a ride on an 'Italian Carousel'. / Niveau : 1 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par KIRKBY-MASON BARBARA. Part 3 of Barbara Kirkby-Mason's album of pieces for the elementary Pianist, with melodies and exercises intended to develop a keen sense of rhythm, feeling and balance at the keyboard. The book features a full guide to basic music-reading and note-finding at the Piano, followed by a gradual but progressive series of miniature lessons, each covering a different aspect of …