This original piece is in a style reminiscent of the music of the rich cultural heritage of the Appalachian Mountain area. Music is an important part of the Appalachian way of life. In fact, Appalachian music is one of the best-known manifestations of the culture. Traditional Appalachian music is derived primarily from the English and Scottish ballad tradition and Irish and Scottish fiddle music. …

You Raise Me Up , written by Secret Garden's Rolf Løvland and Irish novelist Brendan Graham, achieved its unique success mainly through being recorded by so many artists - around 150 of them to date. Originally intended as an instrumental entitled 'Silent Story' Løvland's melody only acquired lyrics after the Norwegian composer invited Graham - whose novels he knew - to turn it into a song for Sec…

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 FRANCES IRWIN. Monde mélodies pour l'accordéon est une collection de chansons plus aimés de partout dans le monde. Quatre-vingts joyaux musicaux des trente-six pays est disposés ici pour l'accordéon, avec également donnés afin que les autres instrumentistes peuvent se joindre à des accords. Accordéonistes à tous les niveaux de compétence seront en mesure d'utiliser cette collection et d'appréc…

A tremendously fun arrangement of a South African greeting song that exclaims, 'Bless you in the name of the father!? The use of a soloist and Percussion brings this setting to life. A perfect closer for your concert, festival or honour choir! / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Percussions

Par MCDOWALL CECILIA. for SSATB unaccompanied McDowall's moving and poignant setting of this three-movement work is both an exposition on the horrors of war and a celebration of healers. Inspired by renowned nurse Clara Barton, the text is drawn from Barton's own words, the poetry of Sean Street, and the African American spiritual There is a balm in Gilead. / Date parution : 2025-01-21/ Répertoire…

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…

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…

Balafon, the first of Christian Lauba's Neuf Etudes for Saxophone, is an 'African song? that uses the ancient technique of circular breathing. This soloist work - splendidly performed in the album 'Hard? by Richard Ducros, one of the greatest interpreters of Lauba's works for saxophone - was expanded and transformed, with the composer's approval, by saxophonist Philippe Geiss into a piece for Saxo…

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…

For years, musicians have been requesting a high quality funk/fusion play-a-long of well-known recorded hits. Well, be assured that this set delivers. The Grammy-winning Brecker Brothers band has successfully blended jazz, funk, rock, electronics and contemporary rhythms into exciting, energetic music, and this is your chance to play some of their greatest hits!! This is definitely one of the most…

Par FISHER CHRISTOPHER / KNERR HAGUE JULIE. Pattern Pieces 2 is designed to supplement any standard piano method. As the name implies, it contains pattern-based pieces that are to be taught by rote. A code for corresponding digital audio tracks is included. Pattern Pieces 2 contains pieces excerpted from Repertoire Books 2 and 3. It also includes newly composed works. Table of Contents:     S…