Par BRAHMS JOHANNES. Brahms? elegy Nänie op. 82, based on the poem by Friedrich von Schiller, was composed in 1880/81 following the death of the painter Anselm Feuerbach, whom Brahms greatly admired. In contrast with the poem, Brahms? Nänie ends full of hope: after earthly decline, beauty can live on in art. As in his Deutsches Requiem op. 45, in Nänie Brahms creates a musical connection between m…

Par MARK KAILANA NELSON. While the 'ukulele is enjoying a well-deserved renaissance on the mainland, in the land of its birth, it has never gone out of style. Hawaiians took to the 'jumping flea' right from the start, creating music of stunning beauty and versatility. Now intermediate players can learn to play lovely finger style solo arrangements of classic Hawaiian songs, folk songs, standards-e…

Arr. Jan De Haan. La nouvelle collection Essential Elements European Band Series offre des pièces de concert idéales pour les Classes d’Orchestre, les Orchestres Juniors ou les Orchestres à l’école. Ces pièces ont été conçues parallèlement et en complément de la méthode Essential Elements, mais peuvent également être utilisées de manière indépendante. Chaque set est livré avec un CD sur lequel est…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Kentish Dances (“Danses du Kent”) est une commande du Bromley Youth Music Trust pour le Bromley Youth Concert Band (Orchestre d’Harmonie Junior de Bromley) placé sous la direction de Michael Purton. L’oeuvre a été donnée en création par la formation dédicataire, le 16 mars 2008 au St John’s, Smith Square à Londres. La ville de Bromley est située dans le comté du Kent à l’extrémi…

in E flat major. Par STEFANI JAN. Composition was completed at the beginning of 1825, in stylistic terms it falls between Classicism and Romanticism. The straddling of stylistic epochs is evident in the four-movement design of the quartet, which refers do Classical solutions established during the previous centrury also in other genres. Nethertheles, it is worth drawing attention to the third move…

Written for ages 5 and 6, My First Piano Adventure® captures the child's playful spirit. Fun-filled songs, rhythm games and technique activities develop beginning keyboard skills. Three distinguishing features of the Lesson Book A make it unique and effective for the young 5-6 year old beginner. 1. A strong focus on technique embedded in the book through playful technique games, chants, and carefu…

The choral collection Mozart · Haydn contains sacred music of two famous pairs of composers from the Viennese classical school: father and son Leopold and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the brothers Joseph and Johann Michael Haydn. Works selected for this collection include Latin and German settings, canons, motets and movements from the Ordinary of the Mass for a cappella choir or with keyboard acc…

The choral collection Mozart · Haydn contains sacred music of two famous pairs of composers from the Viennese classical school: father and son Leopold and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the brothers Joseph and Johann Michael Haydn. Works selected for this collection include Latin and German settings, canons, motets and movements from the Ordinary of the Mass for a cappella choir or with keyboard acc…

Par KLIPHUIS TIM. This book/CD set is the first method ever for learning Gypsy Jazz Violin in the style of Stéphane Grappelli. Have you, too, often listened to Grappelli's solos thinking 'I wish I could do that, but it is way over my head?” Here is the answer. Simple theory, licks and stylistic lessons point you towards your first authentic Gypsy Jazz improvisations, which you can try out with the…

75 Jeux rythmiques ouvrant sur 5 compositions polyrythmiques préface de Gérard Authelain Aujourd'hui, les percussions corporelles constituent une discipline dont les vertus pédagogiques, thérapeutiques ou artistiques sont reconnues au même titre que les autres pratiques instrumentales. Elles nous placent devant une évidence : celle de re-connaître notre corps comme le premier des instruments su…

Arr. Jan De Haan. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN / MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER. La nouvelle collection Essential Elements European Band Series offre des pièces de concert idéales pour les Classes d’Orchestre, les Orchestres Juniors ou les Orchestres à l’école. Ces pièces ont été conçues parallèlement et en complément de la méthode Essential Elements, mais peuvent également être utilisées de manière indépen…

Par APPLEBAUM SAMUEL. An all-time best seller, the Belwin String Builder is a string class method in three parts in which Violin, Viola, Cello and Bass play together throughout. Each book however, is a complete unit and may be used separately for class or individual instruction. The material in the book is graded realistically so that only the minimum of explanatory material is required. Each melo…