Par SPARKE PHILIP. Fanfare and Celebration was commissioned by the Brass Band of the Western Reserve (Dr Keith M. Wilkinson, director) to celebrate their 15th anniversary. Based in north-west Ohio, the band was formed in 1997 and was competing in the Championship Section of the North American Brass Band Championships in less than three years. The first performance of Fanfare and Celebration took p…

We are extremely proud to present a three-piece halftime show based on the unforgettable music of the jazz-funk band Tower of Power. Started over 40 years ago, the band is still going strong and wowing sold-out audiences everywhere with their soulful tunes and impeccable musicianship. Victor López combines two of their most popular hits into Part 1 of our show. (2:15) / Marching Band

Based on the hymn 'Jerusalem' by Sir Hubert Parry. Par DE HAAN JAN. Brass Band Gloria Deï, l’ensemble qui a commandé cette œuvre, réside dans le village frisonne de Gerkesklooster (Pays-Bas), où se trouvait autrefois le village de Wigerathorp. Un monastère du nom de Jeruzalem y fut construit au XIIIe siècle. Il a inspiré le compositeur à fonder cette pièce sur le bel hymne bien connu Jerusalem, d…

Par L\'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER / L\'ESTRANGE JOANNA. Commissioned by Twyford School in Hampshire, The Twyford Carols by Joanna and Alexander L?Estrange comprises four uplifting and heartwarming Christmas songs for unison/2-part children?s choir and piano accompaniment. The jazzy and joyous Rejoice, rejoice! and its reprise, which feature clapping and optional percussion, frame two charming carols Save…

Par CURNOW JAMES. This work for Tuba and Brass Band was commissioned by and written for internationally renowned tuba soloist Steve Sykes. The Tuba plays four notes (F, Bb, G, C) during the opening. All the themes and much of the harmonic structure are based on these fours notes and their permutations. The soloist receives ample opportunity to showcase his or her technical prowess and expressive c…

Opera. Par BARRY GERALD. Gerald Barry's new opera is based on Lewis Carroll's two beloved books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. As with Barry's last opera, the lauded The Importance of Being Earnest, the composer has created the libretto himself from the author's original texts. Thus, the work remains faithful to many aspects of the Alice story but is trimmed and c…

Par RHODES PHILLIP. Text: Based On The 'Ode' By John Milton / Contemporain / Répertoire / Soprano

Arranged For Violoncello et Piano. Par DVORAK ANTONIN. In 1891 Dvorák arranged the final eighth dance of his popular first set of the Slavonic Dances Op. 46 for violoncello and piano. The Czech composer Jirí Gemrot, born in 1957, has followed his example and has arranged the remaining dances for the same scoring. However in order to approach Dvorák’s ideal sound Gemrot based his arrangements on th…

Par MASSENET JULES. Cendrillon (Cinderella), with a libretto by Henri Cain based on Perrault's fairytale, premiered in 1899 in Paris. Best known for composing over thirty operas, the composer, Jules Massenet (1842-1912) purposely did not attend the premiere, but received a telegram the following day from baritone Fugère recording its triumph. Incorporating the composer's sense of humour and wit, t…

Urtext. Based on Robert Schumann. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke, Band III/1/5. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. Amongst the lesser known works by Schumann, his piano pieces evidence of the previous masters that he studied. He was heavily influenced by both Bach and Beethoven. We can clearly see Bach’s influence in this Gigue and Fughette. / Date parution : 2015-11-20/ Recueil / Piano

Finest Quality Cream Paper, ideal for pencil, ink, ballpoint, and water based fibre-tip pens. Includes two pages of music theory: clefs, note values, notational abbreviations and key signatures./ Accessoire / Cahier de Musique/Bloc/Feuilles

Par BARTOK BELA. Bartók's Mikrokosmos has been one of the milestones in pedagogical piano repertoire for 80 years - and yet it is also far more than a 'classical' piano primer. These 153 piano pieces, organized in ascending order of difficulty, engage not only with technical aspects of piano playing but also with the fundamentals of composition - from 'Imitation and Inversion,' 'Ostinato,' and 'Fr…