The music scene took notice of Erik Satie (1866-1925) all of a sudden: The world premiere of his ballet 'Parade' on 18 May 1917 caused quite a scandal. The production which involved Sergey Diaghilev with his 'Ballets Russes', Pablo Picasso (scenery and costumes), Jean Cocteau (story) as well as Léonide Massine (choreography) divided the music scene of Paris, yet made the composer widely known. Sat…

Par BAKER DUCK. This definitive volume of gospel music arranged for fingerstyle guitar is sure to become a classic. Duck Baker has applied his expertise as a guitarist and musicologist to produce a labor of love and scholarship that will delight performers and audiences alike. Various facets of religious folk music are presented with generous performance/historical notes and vintage photographs. M…

Each songbook in the Big Book series provides musicians of all ability levels with a big list, over 40 songs, of the very best songs from a favourite musical genre. This Boog Book of TV songs features classics such as Fantasy Island, Road Runner, A-Team and many more. Anywhere The Heart Goes (Meggie's Theme); As Long As We Got Each Other; Bad Boys; The Ballad Of Davy Crockett; The Ballad Of Gilli…

10 pieces in 10 styles from around the world. Par MOWER MIKE. From Rio to Red Square, Mike Mower's Musical Postcards features ten captivating pieces in different musical styles from around the world. Experience the thrill of Puerto Rican salsa, the magic of an Irish reel, the romance of French café music, and much more ' Available in editions for alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet and violi…

Par ALBENIZ ISAAC. As one of the leaders in the renaissance of Spanish music at the turn of the twentieth century, Isaac Albéniz was regarded as the founder of the Spanish 'national school.' Always fascinated with the music of Andalucia, Albeniz composed numerous small but beautifully performed portraits of his native Spain. These brightly colored piano pictures of his native land are sufficient r…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. In his Prelude ? The Truth from Above, outstanding arranger and curator Paul Hindmarsh has distilled the essence of a timeless Christmas classic by Ralph Vaughan Williams into five minutes of ravishingly unforgettable music for brass band. The variants of the Herefordshire tune popular from the Fantasia on Christmas Carols and The Oxford Book of Carols are skilfully and…

Par STANLEY YATES. This new series of graded repertoire for guitar has been put together with the aim of providing students with the most attractive, stylistically comprehensive, and inspiring music available, while at the same time realistically meeting the pedagogical needs of teachers. Students and teachers will therefore find in these volumes some of the most representative and attractive musi…

Par . The Symphony: From Mannheim to Mahler is a fascinating and accessible guide that considers the development of the symphony from a number of different perspectives: analytical, historical, and critical. Exploring important milestones, touchpoints, events, key works, and the composers that surround the genre, it also includes a composer timeline, detailed case studies and comprehensive music e…

Par GARDEL CARLOS. Carlos Gardel is one of the most significant figures in the history of the Tango. Now, string players will certainly welcome Diego Collatti's arrangements of some of Gardel's most famous pieces. The arrangements retain all the alluring, captivating qualities of the originals and players will soon become familiar with the diverse and expressive characteristics of the genre. Suita…

Psalm 109 (110). Par CARISSIMI GIACOMO. These psalm settings are in the tradition of classical vocal polyphony as practiced in the modified a cappella style of the 17 th century [“stylus gravis”]. Characteristic of this style is the continuo line, which generally doubles the vocal bass, only occasionally functioning independently. Despite its closeness to the tradition of the a-cappella style, Car…

This anthem was commissioned in 2012 by Simon Winters to celebrate 25 years of the chamber choir Felicitas. Thinking about the unaccompanied vocal texture brought me back to my 1995 setting of the words of The Venerable Bede, Christus Est Stella, which in turn made me think of the beautiful words of Vidi speciosam. The setting seeks to convey the ecstatic nature of the text, set almost exclusively…

The piece, commissioned by Eszter Lázár and the Hungarian Radio, was composed in 1995 on occasion of the 50th anniversary of Béla Bartók's death. Its world premiere was held on 1 October in the Hungarian Radio, performed by János Fejérvári.The fantasy-like one-movement composition resembles the structure of classical sonatina. Study is an important piece of contemporary viola music and deserves to…