Par CHOSTAKOVITCH DIMITRI. Just back from a trip to Leipzig in the early autumn of 1950 where he heard Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier at the Bicentennial Bach Competition played by the Russian pianist Tatiana Nikolaeva, Shostakovich began his own series of 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87, based on Bach's model. He composed them quickly, starting on October 10, 1950, and finishing on February 23, 1951…

Mandolin Solos - Mac Gann John (Transcribed). Par MC GANN JOHN. Ce livre présente des transcriptions de David Grisman solos et patrons de l'accompagnement de la CD Shady Grove. L'enregistrement de Shady Grove contient certaines représentations merveilleuses d'Old-time music américain par David Grisman et Jerry Garcia, deux des plus grands joueurs de la musique américaine. C'est une collection vibr…

Par BERTALI ANTONIO / BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. Dieterich Buxtehude was an accomplished viola da gamba player. This is shown not only by the famous portrait of the Domestic Music Scene by Johannes Voorhout (1674), but above all by his compositions. Buxtehude’s affinity with the viola da gamba is evident in the demanding soloistic tasks that he assigned to the six-stringed instrument, most of which push …

 Faire réfléchir avec humour sur un problème épineux de la musicologie par le biais d'une histoire sonore un peu surréaliste mettant en relation des personnages qui n'auraient jamais dû se rencontrer, tel est le but de cette nouvelle comico-acoustico-musicologique,La justification de l'accord parfait mineur a occupé nombre de théoriciens et n'est pourtant pas en soi un sujet divertissant, J'ai ess…

Par DE HAAN JAN. Variations on a Chord was composed on the occasion of the second lustrum of the Dutch Brass Band Championships celebrated in 1990. The piece is the immediate sequel to Contrasten a piece which was composed in 1986, and which is performed all over the world. Not only was the final chord of this previous work used as a starting point for the new composition, but Variations on a Chor…

Par JOHNSON TIMOTHY. An imaginative look at a good old-fashioned Christmas! From aromas of family favorites cooking in the kitchen, to the images of decorated trees, snow scenes, and caroling - all are a part of that wonderful celebration. Rather than just taking the same old Public Domain Christmas carols for one more go ‘round, Timothy Johnson has composed the majority of THREE HOLIDAY SCENES us…

Part 3 of the bestselling John Thompson's Kinderleichte Klavierschule follows the methods of the first two volumes but now focuses on the importance of listening and playing musical phrases instead of individual notes.As always, games and exercises go hand in hand, in order to make learning to play the Piano as fun and exciting as possible. The funny characters and illustrations help to bring the …

Par BOSVELD JAN. Since the Middle Ages there have been many stories about a mysterious swan knight. He is called Lohengrin but he is not allowed to tell anyone his name. However, after telling his wife his name he disappears forever. As in many stories from this age, trust and love are the main issues. The Zwaanriddersage (Swan Knight Saga) was commissioned by the NIB (Dutch Institute for Wind Mus…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Music is perhaps unique among the performing arts in its ability to express and convey the subtlest nuances of human emotion This ability is exploited in When the Spirit Soars which attempts to capture in music the feeling of extreme happiness, sometimes almost too much to bear, that we all experience at one time or another. Often this happiness can be tinged with sadness (we ca…

Pièce pour trombone seul, niveau fin de cycle 2, début de cycle 3.En marge de son oeuvre pour trombone seul 'Instable', Bernard de Vienne donne ici aux apprentis musiciens une courte oeuvre au sens formel du terme.Slap est bien sa musique, mais simplifiée afin d'être jouable plus facilement. L'écriture ne cède en rien aux facilités d'usage dès que l'on écrit pour des élèves. Un certain nombre de t…